A4 THE BULLETIN • SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021
House headed for vote on pandemic relief bill
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Members of
House were debating the $1.9 trillion
package aimed at helping the coun-
try rebuild from the pandemic Fri-
day night, and the legislation seemed
headed toward passage.
A virtual party-line House vote
was expected on the COVID-19 relief
measure, which embodies President
Joe Biden’s push to flush cash to indi-
viduals, businesses, states and cities.
The White House issued a statement
reinforcing its support for the new
president’s paramount initial goal.
“The bill would allow the admin-
istration to execute its plan to change
the course of the COVID-19 pan-
demic,” it said. “And it would provide
Americans and their communities an
economic bridge through the crisis.”
Republicans have lined up against
the plan, calling it an overpriced
and wasteful attempt to help Dem-
ocratic allies like labor unions and
Democratic- run states.
A look at highlights of the legislation:
would increase the tax break to $3,000
for every child age 6 to 17 and $3,600
for every child under the age of 6.
More checks
The legislation provides a rebate
that amounts to $1,400 for a single
taxpayer, or $2,800 for a married cou-
ple that files jointly, plus $1,400 per
dependent. Individuals earning up to
$75,000 would get the full amount as
would married couples with incomes
up to $150,000.
The size of the check would shrink
for those making slightly more with a
hard cut-off at $100,000 for individu-
als and $200,000 for married couples.
Aid to states and cities
The legislation would send $350
billion to state and local governments
and tribal governments. While Re-
publicans in Congress have largely
objected to this initiative, Biden’s push
has some GOP support among gover-
nors and mayors.
Bigger tax breaks for
households with kids
Under current law, most taxpay-
ers can reduce their federal income
tax bill by up to $2,000 per child. The
package moving through the House
Aid to schools
The bill calls for $130 billion in ad-
ditional help to schools for students in
kindergarten through 12th grade. The
money would be used to reduce class
sizes and modify classrooms to en-
hance social distancing, install venti-
lation systems and purchase personal
protective equipment. The money
could also be used to increase the hir-
ing of nurses, counselors and to pro-
vide summer school.
Spending for colleges and universi-
ties would be boosted by $40 billion,
with the money used to defray an insti-
tution’s pandemic-related expenses and
to provide emergency aid to students to
cover expenses such as food and hous-
ing and computer equipment.
Aid to businesses
The bill provides another round
of relief for airlines and eligible con-
tractors, $15 billion, so long as they
refrain from furloughing workers or
cutting pay through September. It’s
the third round of support for air-
lines.
A new program for restaurants
and bars hurt by the pandemic
would receive $25 billion. The grants
provide up to $10 million per entity
with a limit of $5 million per physi-
cal location. The grants can be used
to cover payroll, rent, utilities and
Wildfires
Continued from A1
Two years ago, commission-
ers tasked a citizen commit-
tee to look into whether new
building code standards aimed
at making homes more resil-
ient to fires should be applied,
and if so, where in the county
they would be required.
The state in 2019 intro-
duced stricter building code
regulations for new construc-
tion in wildfire-prone areas.
The amended code prohibits
things such as flammable roofs
and requires features, includ-
ing fire-resistant siding and
ventilation openings that are
covered by nonflammable ma-
terial.
Local governments, how-
ever, have the discretion to de-
cide how and where these reg-
ulations are applied.
As a part of this effort, the
citizen committee evaluated a
map that shows where wildfire
hazards are in the county since
2001. An area is considered
at risk for wildfire based on
things like topography, weather
and how much fuel the land
has — like shrubbery, grass
Oregon Department of Transportation/Submitted photo
A damaged guardrail along state Highway 22 near Gates in October 2020. Nearly 10 miles of guardrails
across the state were damaged during wildfires and will need to be replaced.
or trees, according to Oregon
Department of Forestry stan-
dards.
This map puts the whole
county in a wildfire hazard
zone.
According to the commit-
tee’s final report, which was
discussed by commissioners
Wednesday, the committee
was split as to whether the
zone should apply to the whole
county or just in sub regions,
with five of the 11 committee
members recommending the
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Adventist
Cascade Seventh-day
Adventist Church
We seek to enhance quality of life
for all people in our communities,
adhering to the ideals described
by the Bible. We seek to share both
our faith in God and the church’s
commitment to the betterment of all
human beings.
Pastor: Jeffrey Coleman
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Zion Lutheran Church ELCA
541 NE DeKalb Ave.
541-389-8888 Ext. 200
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St. Francis Of Assisi
Roman Catholic Church
St Thomas Roman Catholic
Church
Rev. Jose Thomas Mudakodiyil, Pastor
Rev. Steve Garza, Parochial Vicar
541-382-3631
1720 NW 19th Street
Redmond, Oregon 97756
541-923-3390
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Corner of Franklin and Lava
Main Church & Office:
2450 NE 27th Street
Father Todd Unger, Pastor
Sunday gathering times:
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21129 Reed Market Rd.
Bend, OR 97702
541-382-6081
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Church of Christ
Sunday
Sunday School - 9:45am
(Bible Classes for all ages)
Prayer Time - 10:40am
Worship - 10:50am
Evening Bible study - 6:00pm
Evening Worship - 6:00pm
Wednesday
Ladies Bible Study - 10:00am
Bible Study and Prayer - 7:00pm
Weekly Programs:
Tuesday Youth Night at 5:00 PM
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Jewish Synagogues
Congregation Shalom Bayit
Jewish Community of Central
Oregon (JCCO), an affiliate of
Reconstructing Judaism
Welcoming newcomers, interfaith
families, LGBTQ, and Jews by
choice for 30+ years.
Rabbi Yossi Feintuch
Sat, Feb 27, 6 PM Havdallah
Sun, Feb 28, 2 to 4 PM at Shul
Community Purim CAR-nival!
Fri, Mar 5, 7 PM
Erev Shabbat
Sat, Mar 13, 10 AM
Torah Service
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554 Newport Ave.
Bend, OR 97703
541-382-5242
Services:
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Christian Science
First Church of Christ, Scientist
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online church services at
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7:30 pm Wednesdays,
via Zoom.
In person services soon in our new
location on the corner of 10th NE and
Greenwood.
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Redmond, OR 97756, 541-923-7466
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Concordia Lutheran Mission
(LCMS)
“The mission of the Church is to forgive
sins through the Gospel and thereby
grant eternal life. St. John 20:21-23,
The Augsburg Confession,
Article XXVIII.8-9, 10.”
Sunday the 28th
“Abraham is the Father of Many Nations
because He is the Father of the Savior
of the World.” Genesis 17:4.
The Rev. Willis C. Jenson, Pastor
8286 11th Street, Terrebonne.
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Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Bend
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information about joining these and
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Thomas L. Counts, Pastor
Bus available for Sundays
Worship Opportunities
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Sunday Worship:
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Worship Service at 11:00 AM
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Youth–Senior High
Baptist
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3100 SW Highland Ave., Redmond
541-548-4161
Barry Campbell, Lead Pastor
“A Heart for Bend in the Heart of Bend”
60 NW Oregon Ave, 541-382-3862
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But Chang said these state
rules don’t go far enough.
While the regulations would
be for any new development
in the wildfire hazard zone, if
more than 50% of the lots in a
subdivision have already been
built out before these regula-
tions, the new structures also
don’t have to follow these reg-
ulations, according to a county
presentation.
“The wildfire hazard zone
we’re looking at is swiss
cheese,” Chang said. “There are
a lot of homes yet to be built
that have been exempted out
with this.”
The commission is track-
ing several wildfire bills going
through the state Legislature
before making a decision as to
whether the county will adopt
these regulations or not.
There are multiple bills be-
ing considered that address
making buildings of all kinds
more fire resistant and look
at wildfire hazard mapping,
which could all supersede local
efforts in Deschutes County if
passed.
Roman Catholic
Foundry Church
Pastor Duane Pippitt
www.redmondag.com
new codes should only apply
to new development in sub
regions primarily in the west
side of the county. The main
concern of this faction was the
cost that would be incurred to
developers to implement the
new regulations, and that they
should only be implemented
in the most vulnerable parts of
the county, said Kyle Collins,
an associate planner with De-
schutes County.
The other six advocated for
keeping the wildfire hazard
zone as is, saying that putting
the whole county in the haz-
ard zone is the most accurate
reflection of wildfire risk, and
that the subregions proposed
by the other half of the group
were arbitrary, Collins said.
The commission agreed
with the majority.
Commissioner Phil Chang
said no place is inherently safe,
and that’s important to make
sure people’s houses have the
best chance at survival if fire
arrives on their doorstep.
“We have extreme fire
weather on a regular basis,”
Chang said on Wednesday. “It’s
not every day, but it doesn’t
have to be every day. It just has
Lutheran
Assembly of God
WEDNESDAYS
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Adult Classes
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Minimum wage
The bill would gradually raise the
federal minimum wage to $15 per
hour by June 2025 and then adjust it
to increase at the same rate as median
hourly wages. However, that provi-
sion is not expected to survive in the
final bill. The Senate parliamentarian
ruled that it cannot be included in the
COVID-19 economic relief package
under the process Democrats chose to
undertake to get a bill passed with a
simple majority.
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541-548-4555
Aid to the unemployed
Expanded unemployment benefits
from the federal government would
be extended, with an increase from
$300 a week to $400 a week. That’s on
top of what beneficiaries are getting
through their state unemployment in-
surance program.
Baptist
For the most current information
for Bible study and worship:
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541-306-1323
60670 Brookswood Blvd.
Bend, Oregon 97702
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other operational expenses.
Temple Beth Tikvah is a member of the
Union for Reform Judaism.
We welcome interfaith families and Jews
by choice.
Our monthly activities include:
Services, religious education for
children and adults, Hebrew school,
Torah study, social action projects and
social activities
Rabbi Johanna Hershenson
Sunday, February 28 at 9:00 am –
Chevruta: Maimonides’ Guide for the
Perplexed
Sunday, February 28 at 10:15 am –
Tikun Olam: A Do-The-Work Group
Sunday, February 28 at 2:00-4:00 pm –
Shushan Purim CARnival
Wednesday, March 3 at 7:00 pm -
Hamsa Course, Jewish
Environmentalism
All Events meet via Zoom
To join a specific event, please email
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541-388-8826
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Embodying Spacious
Christianity & Welcoming All
230 NE 9th St.
(Across from Bend High)
www.bendfp.org
Facebook & Instagram: @bendfp
Speaking Sunday
Rev Dr. Steven Koski
Join us Sunday at 10am
ONLINE at bendfp.org or on
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Hours: 10am-3pm
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Weekend Masses:
All Weekend Masses
are at Main Church
Saturday-Vigil: 5 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m. & 10 a.m., 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 12:30 p.m. Misa en Español
Mass Schedule:
Weekdays 8:00 am
(Except Wednesdays)
Wednesday 6:00 pm
Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm
First Saturday 8:00 am (English)
Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00 am (English)
12:00 noon (Spanish)
Weekday Masses (M-F)
7 a.m.; Main Church
12:15 p.m.; Historic Church
8 a.m.; Saturday; Main Church
Confessions on Wednesdays
From 5:00 to 5:45 pm and on
Saturdays From 3:00 to 4:30 pm
Eucharistic Adoration (M-F)
7:30 a.m.-12 noon; Main Church
12:45 p.m.-6 p.m.; Historic Church
St. Edward the Martyr
Roman Catholic Church
Reconciliation: Main Church
Tuesday: 7:30 a.m.
Saturday: 8:30 a.m.
Saturday: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
NOTE: Seating at Mass is limited due
to social distancing requirements and
is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Masks are required. All Masses, except
the 12:15 p.m. weekday Masses, are
being live streamed and can be
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Holy Redeemer Roman
Catholic Parish
Rev. Paul Antao, Pastor
www.holyredeemerparish.net
Parish Office: 541-536-3571
HOLY REDEEMER ROMAN
CATHOLIC, LA PINE
16137 Burgess Rd.
Mass: Mon., Tues., Wed.,
Fri. 9:00 am & Sun. 10:00 am
HOLY TRINITY ROMAN CATHOLIC
SUNRIVER
18143 Cottonwood Rd.
Mass: Thurs. 9:30 am
Sat. 5:30 pm Sun. 8:00 am
OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS
ROMAN CATHOLIC, GILCHRIST
120 Mississippi Drive
Mass: Sun. 12:30 pm
HOLY FAMILY ROMAN CATHOLIC,
NEAR CHRISTMAS VALLEY
57255 Fort Rock Road Fort Rock
Mass: Sun. 3:30 pm
“We are a church family, centered on
the Eucharist, living and sharing our
faith and God-given talents and gifts.”
123 N. Trinity Way
PO Box 489
Sisters, OR. 97759
stedward@bendbroadband.com
541-549-9391
Father Sibi Poulose
Mass Schedule:
Weekdays 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil 5:30 pm
Sunday 9:00 am
Adoration
First Friday of the month
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Reconciliation
Saturday
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
or by appointment
Unitarian Universalists
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS
OF CENTRAL OREGON
“Diverse Beliefs, One Fellowship”
We are a Welcoming Congregation
February 28, 2021
“Until We Are All Free”
Rev. Scott Rudolph, Minister
As Black History Month closes,
we look at the many ways that the
Civil Rights movement invited
intersectionality as it sought justice
for the Black Community. We all
hold many identities.
“Until we are all free, none of us
are free.” (Emma Lazarus)
And that means all the parts
of each of us.
To join us on Sunday via Zoom,
click on the image at
www.uufco.org
9:30 a.m. chat, 9:45 a.m. service
ASL interpretation provided
Email dre@uufco.org for info about
children and youth classes.
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