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Serving Central Oregon since 1903 • $1.50 MONDAY • January 11, 2021 COVID-19 in Oregon GOP legislators back new group seeking to defy state restrictions BY ANDREW THEEN The Oregonian Two Southern Oregon Re- publican lawmakers back a new group, Citizens Against Tyranny, that formed last month to defy Gov. Kate Heard Brown’s COVID-19 regula- tions, try to recall elected offi- cials who decline to sign onto their “declaration of basic rights” and publicly name private citi- zens who file complaints against businesses that don’t comply with Brown’s executive orders. Sen. Dallas Heard, a Repub- lican from Roseburg, is one of the group’s main supporters. On Friday night, Heard an- nounced he would raffle off his sports car, a 2000 Dodge Viper, to raise money to sup- Baertschiger port the group’s future endeav- ors. Sen. Herman Baertschiger Jr., R-Grants Pass, also spoke at a Friday event at a Roseburg church. The event appeared to be well attended, according to an hourlong video posted to Face- book showing with multiple camera angles. No one in view on the video appeared to be wearing a mask. Heard made headlines last month when he re- moved his mask in a floor speech at the Dec. 21 special session, saying Brown’s government “op- pressors” had “false authority” when demanding he wear a mask. As part of his lengthy speech Friday, Heard said people who file complaints against busi- nesses that choose to open despite COVID-19 regulations are “extremists.” See Restrictions / A10 Pedestrian killed on Bend Parkway Bulletin staff report A 42-year-old Bend man was killed Satur- day night when he was struck by a semi truck on the Bend Parkway. The Bend Police Department said in a statement early Sunday that Marlow White, of Bend, was a pedestrian and was seen by witnesses attempting to run eastbound across the Parkway, starting from the west side of the roadway just south of Hawthorne Ave- nue. The driver of the semi truck, William McCain, 56, of Alaska, saw White and braked while turning into the adjacent southbound lane of the Parkway in an attempt to avoid the collision, but the 2017 Volvo truck he was driving struck White. White was not in a crosswalk or pedestrian crossing. Officers from the Bend Police Depart- ment arrived and provided medical aid to the unconscious White. Bend Fire & Rescue paramedics took White to St. Charles Bend, where he died. The accident took place just after 7 p.m. McCain, the driver, remained on scene and cooperated with investigators. There was no indication that alcohol or other substances were a factor in this collision, according to Bend Police. Plane crashes on the reservation Bulletin staff report A small plane crashed in a remote part of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation on Saturday. According to the Warm Springs Police Department, dispatchers were notified at 2:30 p.m. by Seattle air traffic controllers of a possible plane crash in the area of the Mutton Mountains, which are in Wasco County. The plane was described as a Cessna Cita- tion 560 jet with the capacity to seat up to 11 passengers. The number of people on board was not known. The crash was confirmed by a U.S. Air Force flyover and an Oregon State Police aircraft. Warm Springs police responded with as- sistance from Warm Springs Fire and Safety, Wasco County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police. The crash site was accessed by all-terrain vehicle. No further information was available. UPDATES | WASHINGTON, D.C. Trump plans defiant final full week in office BY JENNIFER JACOBS, MARIO PARKER AND JOSH WINGROVE Bloomberg News Banned from social media and abandoned by some aides and Cabinet members after inciting a riot at the U.S. Capitol, President Donald Trump and a dwindling circle of ad- visers plan a defiant final week in office, ac- cording to people familiar with the matter. Trump is said to be con- fident Vice President Mike Pence and his Cabinet won’t attempt to remove him un- der the 25th Amendment. Pence is dismissive of the idea of trying to use that au- thority to drive Trump from INSIDE office, one person said — • Schwarzeneg- though Pence won’t firmly ger compares Capitol mob to rule it out either, a source Nazis, A4 told CNN over the weekend. Trump and Pence hav- • Former Ore- en’t spoken since Wednes- gon journalist describes the day, when the vice presi- chaos, A2 dent sheltered in place at the Capitol after the build- ing was stormed by Trump supporters. Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma told the Tulsa World newspaper he’d “never seen Pence as angry” as he was after being blasted by Trump for not intervening in the congressio- nal count of Electoral College votes. Trump tweeted that Pence lacked “courage.” Snacks to go Photos by RYAN BRENNECKE The Bulletin Julia Luke, 11, smiles as a gray jay swoops down in an attempt to grab a nut from her hand while taking a snack break after skiing at Virginia Meissner Sno-park with her father and family friend Saturday. At left, Luke stands perfectly still as the bird flies in to grab a nut placed on top of her head. TODAY’S WEATHER Rather cloudy High 44, Low 39 Page A10 INDEX Comics Dear Abby Horoscope A7-8 A4 A4 Kid Scoop Local/State Nation/World A9 A2-3 A3-4 Puzzles Sports Weather A8 A5-6 A10 The Bulletin ù An Independent Newspaper We use recycled newsprint Monday E-Edition, 10 pages, 1 section DAILY See Trump / A4 U|xaIICGHy02329lz[