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A2 THE BULLETIN • SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2021 The Bulletin How to reach us LOCAL, STATE & REGION DESCHUTES COUNTY CIRCULATION Didn’t receive your paper? Start or stop subscription? 541-385-5800 PHONE HOURS 6 a.m.-noon Tuesday-Friday 7 a.m.-noon Saturday-Sunday and holidays GENERAL INFORMATION 541-382-1811 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Total COVID-19 cases as of Friday, Jan. 15: Deschutes County cases: 4,846 (43 new cases) Deschutes County deaths: 33 (1 new death) Crook County cases: 585 (4 new cases) Crook County deaths: 9 (zero new deaths) Jefferson County cases: 1,675 (14 new cases) Jefferson County deaths: 25 (zero new deaths) Oregon cases: 131,258 (1,037 new cases) Oregon deaths: 1,758 (21 new deaths) COVID-19 patients hospitalized at St. Charles Bend on Thursday: 41 (8 in ICU). Vaccines distributed: 6,264 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations given through St. Charles. ONLINE BULLETIN GRAPHIC 129 new cases 130 (Dec. 4) What is COVID-19? It’s an infection caused by a new coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that can cause a range of symptoms. Some usually cause mild illness. Some, like this one, can cause more severe symptoms and can be fatal. Symptoms include fever, coughing and shortness of breath. 108 new cases 110 100 90 new cases (Nov. 27) 90 80 7-day average 70 60 47 new cases 50 (Nov. 14) 40 31 new cases 28 new cases (Oct. 31) 30 16 new cases (July 16) (Sept. 19) 20 (May 20) 1st case 120 (Jan. 1) 7 ways to help limit its spread: 1. Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. 2. Avoid touching your face. 3. Avoid close contact with sick people. 4. Stay home. 5. In public, stay 6 feet from others and wear a cloth face covering or mask. 6. Cover a cough or sneeze with a tissue or cough into your elbow. 7. 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They may not be reproduced without explicit prior approval. ý Lottery results can now be found on the second page of Sports. Bulletin file photo Jenny Creek flows through the old Box-O Ranch in the Soda Mountain Wilderness area, an area managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. New campgrounds, higher fees proposed for BLM sites BY JAMIE HALE The Oregonian The Bureau of Land Man- agement is proposing some significant changes at its Northwest Oregon park sites, including new fees, two new campgrounds and an an- nual access pass that could be earned with volunteer hours. BLM officials released the proposal earlier this month, looking to raise day-use and camping fees across the board and implement new fees where none previously existed. In total, 16 day-use sites, camp- grounds and group facilities would see new fees, with mod- ified fees at two day-use sites and 13 campgrounds. Amanda Moore, a recre- ation manager for the BLM in Northwest Oregon, said the project has been a long time coming. Many of the park sites in the region were built in the 1960s, she said, and they hav- en’t seen any fee increases in at least a decade. “The intent of (the new fees) is to allow us to maintain the sites to protect public safety, and also to preserve the recreation opportunities there for future generations to enjoy,” she said. Public comment on the pro- posal will be open through Jan. 20, after which the proposal will go through the bureau- cratic process of approval. If the plan gets the green light, the BLM could implement some new fees immediately, Moore said, while others wouldn’t go into effect until “It’s clear that these are well known and highly popular campgrounds. A lot of our sites are remote, and some of them are just kind of out of peoples’ backyards.” — Brian Amstupz, a local outdoor recreation planner for the BLM later. Under the proposal, day-use parking fees would increase from $3 to $5 per vehicle, with higher fees of $10 and $20 im- posed on large vans and buses, respectively. Camping fees would all in- crease as well, with costs vary- ing by the type of campsite. On the lower end, primitive and basic campsites would be $15 and $20 per night, respectively, while full hook-up sites would cost $36. The price for cabins at the Fishermen’s Bend camp- ground would increase from $40 to $65 per night. Some camping fees could vary between campgrounds, including a sprawling new campground proposed at the Wildwood Recreation Site on Mount Hood, and a new campground at Pine Creek along the Molalla River Cor- ridor. The new Wildwood campground would include cabins, yurts and hook-up sites for RVs, according to the BLM proposal, while the Pine Creek campground would have basic campsites. The new developments would help the BLM match an already robust network of campgrounds in Oregon state parks, which boast some of the most popular camping options in the region, as well as camp- ing offered by the U.S. Forest Service around the state. Brian Amstupz, a local out- door recreation planner for the BLM, said several of the agen- cy’s campgrounds have proven to be quite popular, with oc- cupancy rates rising in the last few years as crowds have con- tinued to grow at outdoor rec- reation areas around Oregon. “It’s clear that these are well known and highly popular campgrounds,” he said. “A lot of our sites are remote, and some of them are just kind of out of peoples’ backyards.” Amstupz said the BLM is also trying to encourage some local stewardship with its new annual pass, which would ap- ply to most of the agency’s day-use sites in Northwest Or- egon. People could purchase a pass for $30 per year, or earn one with 12 hours of volunteer work. “We’re hoping that’s going to invite members of the commu- nity to take ownership” of the park sites, Amstupz said. The public can comment on the proposal until Jan. 20 by emailing the Bureau of Land Management at BLM_OR_ NO_REC_publiccomments@ blm.gov or calling 503-315- 5935. The University of Oregon is set to create an institute fo- cusing on environmental and racial justice after receiving a grant of more than $4.5 mil- lion, the largest humanities award in the school’s history. The Pacific Northwest Just Futures Institute for Racial and Climate Justice will fos- ter collaboration between the university’s College of Arts and Sciences and College of Design along with the Uni- versity of Idaho and Whit- man College in Washington. The grant came from The Andrew W. Mellon Founda- tion. “Oregon has a dark his- tory of racial discrimination,” John Arroyo, professor of planning, public policy and management and director of the new institute, said in a statement. “This institute will build a bridge between statements and action toward achieving racial and climate justice on the (university) campus and across the Pacific Northwest, and offer a model for the rest of the country on addressing the most pressing issues of our time.” Climate change has been shown to have a dispropor- tionate impact on communi- ties of color and people who depend on natural resources for their livelihood. Stephanie LeMenager, an English and environmental studies pro- fessor and co-organizer of the institute, said the initiative would focus on those issues. “There are so many peo- ple at the (university) whose work centers on the fight for racial and environmental T RINITY E PISCOPAL C HURCH “Oregon has a dark history of racial discrimination. This institute will build a bridge between statements and action toward achieving racial and climate justice on the (university) campus and across the Pacific Northwest, and offer a model for the rest of the country on addressing the most pressing issues of our time.” — John Arroyo, professor of planning, public policy and management and director of the new institute justice,” LeMenager said in a statement. “This institute will combine the imaginative and scholarly work of the human- ities with expertise in policy, design and historic preser- vation to help communities around the Pacific North- west.” The grant will also fund a post-doctoral scholarship program and environmental leadership training for stu- dents, officials said. “This award will support our researchers’ work to address racial and climate justice through a uniquely humanistic lens,” univer- sity President Michael Schill said in a statement. “It will empower the (university) to be a visionary leader in this arena.” Ring in the New Year with the ultimate home Stress Relief Love God, TRADE-INS WELCOME! Love Your Neighbor, Love Yourself JACUZZI " SUNDANCE " BULLFROG Worship online @ www.trinitybend.org Teen accused of causing $46K in damage in Portland ‘riot’ The Associated Press PORTLAND — A teen demonstrator arrested two weeks ago is accused of causing more than $46,000 in damage at a Portland protest, police say. The 15-year-old Colum- bia County boy is accused of burglary, rioting and other charges, according to Portland police. Police said he was ar- rested on a warrant during a gathering that began Dec. 31 and that he was being held in a Columbia County juvenile detention center as recently as Tuesday. Surveillance footage showed the boy committing crimes during the demonstration, which was declared a riot, ac- cording to police. Police didn’t say specifically what damage the boy is ac- cused of causing. But they have previously said that “severe damage” was caused to two Starbucks loca- tions. Other businesses also had windows shattered, photos provided by police showed. 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