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Serving Central Oregon since 1903 • $1.50 TUESDAY • February 9, 2021 SOCCER, CROSS-COUNTRY GET START T DATE CENTRAL OREGON PREP TEAMS • SPORTS PULLOUT, A5-8 Internet access slows vaccine signup Shevlin Park, Drake Park turn BY SUZANNE ROIG The Bulletin Deschutes County residents without internet access are find- ing it difficult to sign up for one of the limited number of vaccine doses available in the county, so health officials are making sure there are other options. When a limited number of vaccines was made available Monday, health care provid- ers throughout the county be- gan contacting their patients by phone, text or email. Some used their staff; others had automated calls to reach the roughly 168,000 senior citizens in Oregon who now qualify for a COVID-19 vaccine. About 33,000 who are 80 and older have already received a vaccine. See Internet / A4 Censures, security are at top of agendas in D.C., Salem Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin A runner makes her way along a footpath through Drake Park on Friday B BY KYLE SPURR The Bulletin end’s dedication to outdoor spaces began a century ago, when the city established Shevlin and Drake parks. BY GARY A. WARNER Oregon Capital Bureau The two original parks were the result of foresight With January’s ceremonial start of the year out of the way, both Congress and the Oregon Legislature have moved on to sometimes turbulent issues, including disciplinary action against their own members. by the early residents of Bend. Since then, the city has developed more than 80 additional parks. See Parks / A13 Bend Park & Recreation District/Submitted photo A circa-1960 photo shows Drake Park in the winter. West Linn,” Thenell said, re- ferring to the scandal-plagued force of the Portland suburb, including the wrongful arrest of a Black man. “The public is demanding reform, but of- ficers who are reporting mis- conduct are being forced out of the profession.” Bentz backs Cheney U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-On- tario, has confirmed he backed U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo- ming, in a secret GOP vote on Feb. 4 to decide if she should retain her position as House Republican Conference Chair. Cheney was one of just 10 House Republicans to vote Jan. 13 for impeachment of then-President Donald Trump on the charge of “incitement of insurrection” for agitating a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, resulting in five deaths and injuring over 140 police officers. See Cop / A4 See Salem / A4 Fired Redmond cop alleges bullying, ‘conspiracy’ Lawyer for Ryan Fraker: City Council should ‘take lesson from what happened in West Linn’ BY GARRETT ANDREWS The Bulletin A 19-year veteran of the Redmond Police Department was fired and his reputation ruined for reporting miscon- duct, the officer states in a new $5 million wrongful termina- tion lawsuit against his former employer. Donald “Ryan” Fraker, who worked for Redmond Police from September 2001 until his termination in February 2020, was the subject of an official “conspiracy” to undermine his career, according to the suit filed Friday in Deschutes County Circuit Court. Fraker’s lawyer, Dan Thenell, told The Bulletin the department suffers from a cul- ture of retaliation against whis- tleblowers, citing two other officers who quit or were fired after reporting misconduct. “The City Council should really look into what’s hap- pening. … They should take a lesson from what happened in Senate sets stage for rapid impeachment trial WASHINGTON — The Senate prepared Monday to launch a historic second im- peachment trial of Donald Trump on the accusation that he instigated the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, with Democratic TODAY’S WEATHER and Republican leaders agree- ing on a rapid timetable that could bring the proceedings to a close within a week. The charge is serious and the circumstances are unprec- edented — it is the first im- peachment trial for an ex-presi- dent as well as the first time any Mostly cloudy High 42, Low 25 Page A13 INDEX president has been impeached and tried twice. But there is lit- tle drama surrounding its out- come: The majority of Republi- can senators have signaled that they will not be voting to con- vict a former president. Under a deal negotiated by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Business Classifieds Comics A11 A14 A9-10 Dear Abby Editorial Horoscope A7 A8 A7 Schumer, D-N.Y., and Mi- nority Leader Mitch McCon- nell, R-Ky., there still exists the possibility that senators could vote after four days of argu- ments to extend the trial by calling witnesses and examin- ing testimony that could shed new light on Trump’s actions Kid Scoop Local/State Lottery A12 A2-3 A6 Obituaries Puzzles Sports A4 A10 A5-7 and motivations surrounding the events of Jan. 6. But that appeared exceed- ingly unlikely Monday, with Democrats wanting to move quickly to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief proposal and Republi- cans seeking to get past the internally divisive debate over Trump as soon as possible. Several Senate aides, speaking on the condition of anonym- ity to describe internal discus- sions, said they expect an ac- quittal vote as soon as Feb. 15, Presidents’ Day. See Trial / A14 The Bulletin ù An Independent Newspaper We use recycled newsprint Vol. 119, No. 34, 14 pages, 1 section DAILY BY MIKE DEBONIS The Washington Post U|xaIICGHy02329lz[