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THE BULLETIN • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2021 A13 “We are really looking for a more sustainable solution if we could come up with the right concept.” — Anthony Mitchell, Jefferson County Faith Based Network executive director Shelter Continued from A1 “It is the most welcoming and comfortable environment,” Mitchell said. The shelter’s seven-person staff worked to spruce up the building and prepare it for the first night, Jan. 9. Since then, the shelter has been open nightly, 6 p.m. to 7 a.m., and has housed between 10 to 15 people. The shelter is serving slightly fewer people compared to past years, but that is because the Warm Springs Indian Reser- vation opened a winter shelter this year, Mitchell said. Still, the shelter in Madras is the only option for homeless people in the city, he said. In addition to housing, the shelter offers meals. Each per- son gets a dinner at night, a breakfast in the morning and a sack lunch to take when they leave. “We want to show compas- sion and love and help people keep safe and warm and avoid the ill effects of dangerous winter weather here,” Mitch- ell said. If a developer plans to tear down the shelter building after the property is sold, Mitchell said, he would be interested in moving the building to another location in Madras. Mitchell said he and mem- bers of the faith-based net- work, a group of church and city leaders, see the building as a permanent solution to house homeless people in the winter. “We are really looking for a more sustainable solution,” Mitchell said, “if we could come up with the right con- cept.” Dean Guernsey/Bulletin photo Pat Abernathy, shelter coordinator, left, checks on guests, including Eric Frank who enjoys a meal Monday at the Jefferson County Winter Shelter in Madras. Gus Burril, Madras city ad- ministrator, said the city is working with the faith-based network to consider options for a permanent warming shel- ter, including moving the cur- rent building. “We will see what the devel- opment community wants to do with it,” Burrill said. “If we find a developer who wants to tear down that building, we Virus deaths in the U.S. top 400,000 as Trump leaves office BY ADAM GELLER AND JANIE HAR The Associated Press As President Donald Trump entered the final year of his term last January, the U.S. re- corded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Not to worry, Trump insisted, his adminis- tration had the virus “totally under control.” Now, in his final hours in office, after a year of presi- dential denials of reality and responsibility, the pandemic’s U.S. death toll has eclipsed 400,000. And the loss of lives is accelerating. “This is just one step on an ominous path of fatalities,” said Dr. Irwin Redlener, di- rector of the National Cen- ter for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University and one of many public health ex- perts who contend the Trump administration’s handling of the crisis led to thousands of avoidable deaths. “Everything about how it’s been managed has been in- fused with incompetence and dishonesty, and we’re paying a heavy price,” he said. The 400,000-death toll, reported Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the population of New Orleans, Cleveland or Tampa, Florida. It’s nearly equal to the number of American lives lost annually to strokes, Alzhei- mer’s disease, diabetes, flu and pneumonia combined. With more than 4,000 deaths recorded on some re- cent days — the most since the pandemic began — the toll by week’s end will probably sur- pass the number of Americans killed in World War II. President-elect Joe Biden, who will be sworn in Wednes- day, took part in an evening remembrance ceremony Tuesday near the Lincoln Me- morial in Washington. The 400,000 dead were represented by 400 lights placed around the reflecting pool. The bell at the Washington National Ca- thedral tolled 400 times. The coronavirus would al- most certainly have posed a grave crisis for any president Death Continued from A1 “On a family ski trip, Brecken was suddenly taken from this world when he was in a tragic accident,” reads the page. “Brecken brought so much light into the lives of those around him and we are so very sad his family is hurt- ing.” His is the fourth death at Mt. Bachelor since 2018. Two people died in tree wells on the same day in 2018. A third per- son died in a tree well in March 2019. The estates of the two peo- ple killed in 2018 are suing Mt. Bachelor for $15 million each. would want an opportunity to work with them to relocate the building for shelter needs.” David Notari, director of de- velopment at Shepherd’s House Ministries, a homeless shelter that oversees Bend’s emer- gency warming shelter, said he is pleased to see a similar effort in Madras. Shepherd’s House offered training and support to the Madras faith-based network three years ago when it started planning for a warming shel- ter. The Bend shelter has since stepped away, Notari said. “They felt self-sustaining enough to go it on their own,” he said. “We are still there as a support mechanism, and we are there to cheer them on.” For Mitchell, he sees poten- tial in Madras’ new shelter. It could use some renovations, but the layout is ideal for of- fering separate rooms for men and women, Mitchell said. Even the staff have their own administrative room. The staff plans to keep the shelter clean and organized while it stays open through March. “We are definitely going to leave the building in better shape than we got it,” Mitch- ell said. e e Reporter: 541-617-7820, kspurr@bendbulletin.com C LASSIFIEDS The Bulletin Create or find Classifieds at www.bendbulletin.com General Merchandise Rentals 200 600 204 Want to Buy or Rent 607 Rooms for Rent Wanted $ Cash paid for vintage, fake, & fine jew- elry. Top $ paid for Gold & Silver. I buy in bulk. Honest Artist. Elizabeth 541-633-7006 LaPine- Female seeking female roommates, rent $550-$800/mo. No pets, drinking/smoking. Chris- tian home. 541-977-6560 CASH for Wood dress- ers. Dead washers & dryers. 541-420-2218 Legal Notices 210 Pets & Supplies 1000 1001 Legal Notices & Public Notices Evan Vucci/AP President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, are joined by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, during a COVID-19 memorial event Tuesday at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. given its rapid spread and power to kill, experts on pub- lic health and government said. But Trump seemed to in- vest as much in battling public perceptions as he did in fight- ing the virus itself, repeatedly downplaying the threat and rejecting scientific expertise while fanning conflicts ignited by the outbreak. As president he was sin- gularly positioned to counsel Americans. Instead, he used his pulpit to spout theories — refuted by doctors — that taking unproven medicines or even injecting household dis- infectant might save people from the virus. The White House defended the administration this week. “We grieve every single life lost to this pandemic, and thanks to the president’s lead- ership, Operation Warp Speed has led to the development of multiple safe and effective vaccines in record time, some- thing many said would never happen,” said White House spokesman Judd Deere. With deaths spiraling in the New York City area last spring, Trump declared “war” on the virus. But he was slow to invoke the Defense Produc- tion Act to secure desperately needed medical equipment. Then he sought to avoid re- sponsibility for shortfalls, say- ing that the federal govern- ment was “merely a backup” for governors and legislatures. “I think it is the first time in history that a president has de- clared a war and we have ex- perienced a true national crisis and then dumped responsi- bility for it on the states,” said Drew Altman, president of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health care policy think tank. When the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion tried to issue guidelines for reopening in May, Trump administration officials held them up and watered them down. As the months passed, Trump claimed he was smarter than the scientists and belittled experts like Dr. An- thony Fauci, the government’s top authority on infectious diseases. As governors came under pressure to reopen state econ- omies, Trump pushed them to move faster, asserting falsely that the virus was fading. In early October, when Trump himself contracted COVID-19, he ignored safety protocols, ordering up a mo- torcade so he could wave to supporters outside his hos- pital. Once released, he ap- peared on the White House balcony to take off his mask for the cameras, making light of health officials’ pleas for people to cover their faces. “We’re rounding the corner,” Trump said of the battle with the virus during a debate with Biden in late October. “It’s go- ing away.” It isn’t. U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 100,000 in late May, then tripled by mid-December. Experts at the University of Washing- ton project deaths will reach nearly 567,000 by May 1. John McLeod, the ski area’s president and general manager, and Leigh Capozzi, its spokes- person, released details Tues- day about the boy’s death. “The 8 year-old was a skier and no, this was not related to a tree well and it will not impact the rest of the season,” Capozzi said in an email to The Bulle- tin. “Only portions, including the summit, of Mt. Bachelor terrain were closed on Sunday due to wind hold.” Mt. Bachelor also released a statement Tuesday after learn- ing the boy had died. “Our entire team at Mt. Bachelor is deeply saddened by our guest’s tragic passing and offers our deepest condolences and support to his family and friends,” the statement reads. Tristan Deathridge, a 22-year-old skier from Bend, was at Mt. Bachelor on Satur- day. Deathridge, who was also at Mt. Bachelor on Tuesday, said conditions are worst near the top of the mountain. “Conditions are super firm and I’d say icy for the past two weeks,” he said. “The precip we have been getting has been rain and with the freeze-thaw there’s been nothing new in weeks.” When asked about condi- tions on the slopes Saturday, Mt. Bachelor issued this state- ment: “When considering opening terrain at Mt. Bachelor, safety is our number one priority. Sev- eral variables are considered in terrain management decisions. These include analysis of snow levels on different aspects of the 360-degree mountain, vis- ibility, and the inherent condi- tions of the terrain. Only after these factors have been care- fully assessed will terrain man- agement decisions be made by the Mt. Bachelor team. Warn- ings and guest reminders are provided on the Mt. 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Pursuant to the Na- tional Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preserva- tion Act (NHPA), EDA is conducting an assessment of the potential of the proposed project to affect the environ- ment and/or historic properties. Notice is hereby given that the project is pro- posed to be located in, or may affect, a floodplain and/or wetland as defined by Executive Order (EO) 11988 and/or EO 11990. The project includes renovation and in- stallation of new curb, sidewalk, pav- ers, street trees, street lighting, and storm piping rang- ing from 12 inch to 42 inch in diameter. The project will be located on US High- way 97 and US High- way 26 from A Street to K Street as well as 2nd Street, G Street and B Street for the stormwater improve- ments all located with the City of Ma- dras proper within existing public rights of ways or existing City owned property. 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