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Oregon bill would hike beer tax 2,800%
BY SIERRA DAWN M C CLAIN
Capital Press
SALEM — Oregon legislators introduced
House Bill 3296, dubbed the Addiction Crisis Re-
covery Act on Tuesday, which would increase the
state’s beer tax by 2,800% and wine tax by 1,700%.
Based on industry estimates, HB 3296 would
increase the cost of every bottle of wine sold in
Oregon by more than $2. The tax would be even
higher on ciders and beers.
The bill’s supporters say it will reduce under-
age and binge drinking by raising the wholesale
price of alcohol, and the money raised from
taxes will be invested in treatment and recovery
programs and infrastructure for people with al-
cohol addiction.
Opponents, including beer, wine and cider
business leaders, say the proposed tax could dev-
astate their industries at a time when they’re al-
ready struggling during the pandemic.
“It is unfathomable to think that now is an
appropriate time to increase any tax on one of
Oregon’s homegrown industries that has suf-
fered the most during the COVID-19 pandemic,
let alone one of this magnitude,” Scott Kelley,
owner and winemaker at Paul O’Brien Winery
in Roseburg, said in a statement Wednesday.
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Caldera High School
Building — and academic
culture — taking shape
Courses will stress lessons that
apply to post-graduate life
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Preparing students for adult world
One way Caldera High School will prioritize
real-world learning is through its multitude of
career and technical education courses, com-
monly referred to as CTE.
Not only will Caldera offer courses like
woodshop, business and manufacturing —
classes already found at other Bend-La Pine high
schools — but the school will combine these
courses in unique ways, Boyd said. Careers typ-
ically require knowing multiple skill sets, he said.
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Senate protests Gov. Brown’s
emergency COVID-19 order
BY GARY A. WARNER
For the Oregon Capital Bureau
BY JACKSON HOGAN
The Bulletin
riving south on SE 15th Street in Bend,
the new Caldera High School almost
looks complete.
Some aspects of the building are nearly fin-
ished, like the gym and many career and techni-
cal education classrooms. But others — namely,
traditional classroom spaces — still look like an
active, dusty construction site.
Kirby Nagelhout Construction Co. crews are
still putting the finishing touches on the tower-
ing Caldera High School in the southeastern
corner of the city. At the same time, Caldera
educators also are busy brainstorming what the
school’s academic focus and culture will be when
students walk through the doors in September.
As of now, school leaders like Principal Chris
Boyd plan to emphasize lessons that can be ap-
plied to post-graduate life.
“For a number of our students, they go
through school wondering, ‘Why am I learning
this?’” Boyd said. “We’re going to work really
hard to answer that question for students.”
Republicans
stage one-day
walkout, again
Dean Guernsey/The Bulletin photos
An expansive open design makes the library a central feature at Caldera High School.
Oregon OSHA cites builders
for safety violations in death
BY GARRETT ANDREWS
The Bulletin
The builder of the $114-mil-
lion Caldera High School proj-
ect in Bend maintained unsafe
conditions that contributed to
the death of a 38-year-old roofer
in August, according to a safety
report by Oregon Occupational
Safety and Health.
General contractor Kirby
Nagelhout Construction Co.
was cited for a single “serious”
safety violation and fined $2,450.
Its roofing subcontractor, River
Roofing, was also cited for a seri-
ous violation and fined $3,600.
The inspection report, re-
leased this week to The Bulletin
through a public records re-
quest, sheds light on the accident
that killed James Andrew Bick-
ers and the conditions inspectors
with Oregon OSHA say contrib-
uted to it.
A one-day Republican walkout in the Ore-
gon Senate on Thursday was sparked by Gov.
Kate Brown’s announcement that she will ex-
tend the COVID-19 state of emergency until
May 2.
“We had to get their attention,” said Sen.
Tim Knopp, R-Bend, one of the lawmakers
who was not present for Thursday’s sched-
uled session.
The Republicans sent a letter to Brown
protesting her decision and other COVID-19
restrictions and calling on her to support re-
opening the state Capitol, which has been
closed since March 2020.
“We need an open process for our constit-
uents to engage in testimony on bills,” said
Sen. Bill Hansell, R-Athena. “We want trans-
parency so people can have a voice in what is
going on.”
Hansell said he was taking part in virtual
committee hearings on Thursday and will
continue until the next scheduled Senate
floor session on March 3.
“I plan to be there,” Hansell said.
The emergency declaration extended
Thursday gives the governor the legal power
to issue executive orders on health and safety,
including restrictions on businesses, schools,
meetings and activities. It also now covers
vaccine distribution.
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Culinary institute
receives exemplary
accreditation
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The front of Caldera High
School on Wednesday.
BY JACKSON HOGAN
The Bulletin
Instructors at Cascade Culinary Institute
— the culinary school at Central Oregon
Community College — don’t rely on recipes
to teach their 80 students how to cook and
bake.
This academic term, when students learn
to make adobo fried chicken or salade niçoise
with hot salmon, they’ll focus on mastering
frying and roasting, which can be applied to
various dishes, said Wayne Yeatman, chair of
the Cascade Culinary Institute.
“We could do 10 dishes for 10 terms, and
have the techniques be the same,” he said. “If
you teach ratios and techniques, you don’t
need the recipe.”
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