A6 THE BULLETIN • SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021
OREGON | TRANSGENDER DISCRIMINATION SUIT
Judge dismisses
woman’s lawsuit
against pageant
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Zoran Bargas, 25, of San Luis Obispo, runs the 40-yard dash during a tryout Saturday for the Oregon High Desert Storm at the Deschutes
County fairgrounds.
“I think it’s awesome.
Anything that can bring
people together and watch
some football.”
Tryouts
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“I’ve been nervous this
whole week,” Bargas said. “So
I’m just ready to get it done.”
Bargas was joined by about
20 other men, some from
Central Oregon, some from
out of state. The men ran
through several drills to show
off their fitness during the
team’s three-hour tryout.
Prior to the tryout, the team
signed 11 players with profes-
sional football experience, in-
cluding wide receiver L.J. Cas-
tile, who played briefly for the
NFL’s Cleveland Browns. The
team plans to invite 40 play-
ers to a training camp in April
and cut the roster down to 25
players for the first game of
the inaugural season May 8.
The High Desert Storm
will play a 12-game schedule
through August against four
other teams in the American
West Football Conference.
Six games will be played in-
side the First Interstate Bank
Center at the fairgrounds.
The first home game will be
May 22.
Once the football season
starts, it will be one of only a
few options for local sports
entertainment beyond high
school athletics.
The region has Bend Elks
baseball and the Central Or-
egon Outlaws, a semi-pro
outdoor football team. But
the other closest professional
sports are on the west side of
the Cascades in Eugene, Sa-
lem and Portland.
Norma Bautista, man-
ager at The Hideaway Tavern
sports bar in Bend, said she
believes local sports fans will
be excited to have another op-
— Norma Bautista,
manager at The Hideaway
Tavern sports bar in Bend
Oregon High Desert Storm coach Keith Evans talks to a group of ath-
letes before starting tryouts for the football team at the fairgrounds.
tion in Central Oregon. And
the new football team could
bring more business to The
Hideaway Tavern’s Redmond
location, near the team’s home
games, she said.
“I think it’s awesome,” Bau-
tista said. “Anything that can
bring people together and
watch some football.”
Eric Wellman, manager of
Sidelines Sportsbar & Grill
in downtown Bend, said it
makes sense the region would
attract more professional
sports since the population
has grown steadily in the past
few years.
“That’s the logical step,”
Wellman said. “We are defi-
nitely happy about that.”
At the tryout Saturday, a
group of players came from
the Central Oregon Outlaws.
The local players were inter-
ested in the chance to play
more football in their own
community.
JT Brewster, a 27-year-old
furniture company employee
from Redmond who plays
for the Outlaws, said he al-
ways thought the expo cen-
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ter would be a perfect place
for indoor football. Brewster
played football at Redmond
High School and is excited by
the possibility of playing again
in Redmond for the High
Desert Storm.
“I think it’s a good oppor-
tunity for the community
to have something like this,”
Brewster said.
None of the players are
going to get rich playing,
though.
Those who make the team
and are on the game-day ros-
ter will earn $175 for each win
and $150 for each loss, ac-
cording to the league.
The team plays eight-on-
eight football on a 50-yard
field, which is a smaller ver-
sion of an NFL game, which
features 11 players on each
side and a 100-yard field.
The small-scale football
allows fans to be closer to
the action, said High Desert
Storm head coach Keith Ev-
ans.
“It’s very fast and high
paced,” Evans said. “It’s great
family entertainment. It’s a
big difference from being out-
doors, where you are so far
away from the field. This, you
are up on it and you hear it.”
Evans, who has coached
eight other indoor league
football teams in Alaska, Flor-
ida and Washington, said
there are several logistics to
starting a team from scratch
including finding housing for
the players and coaches from
out of town.
The team’s success will rely
on the help from the Central
Oregon community, he said.
“We need the community
involved,” Evans said. “We
need their support.”
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OBITUARY
John Flood
February 10, 1950 - February 12, 2021
John Flood, a Bend resident for thirteen years, passed on
Friday, February 12. He was 71.
His wife, Jane, made the announcement of his sudden
passing.
An avid outdoorsman, John and his family took full
advantage of all that Central Oregon had to oû er;
including cycling, hiking, û shing, camping and hun} ng.
March 12, 1948 - January 26, 2021
John Snyder Flood was born in Clayton, New Mexico
in 1950 to Paul and Frances Flood. During his early
years, his family relocated to Oregon. John graduated
from Astoria High School in 1968 and went on to the
University of Oregon. While at Oregon, he played on the
Men’s Rugby Club Team. He graduated in 1972 with a
Bachelor of Science degree. He would make great use of
his Oregon educa} on as a stock and commodi} es trader
and his love for his home state.
Jed Langley, 72, passed away January 26, 2021. He
had been dealing with heart failure and cared for by
hospice. Born March 12, 1948 in Portland, Oregon. He
earned his bachelor degree in educa} on from Oregon
State University, then married Susan Hillesland in
1975. He is survived by his wife, son Werner and
daughter Kory.
John9s next adventure centered on avia} on. Av er
earning his pilot’s license and garnering the necessary
û ight hours, he û ew as a pilot for United Express, Atlan} c
Coastal Airlines and Independence Air un} l 2006. Av er
a nearly twenty year career as a commercial pilot, John
focused his energies in the commodi} es market as a
trader.
When Jed moved to Bend to prepare for the White
Water Canoeing World Cup with his twin brother
Jay, he became a cabinet maker and started Jed9s
Woodworking, which will con} nue under his most
excellent crew and shop manager. Jed loved singing
barbershop style and loved to quartet on Valen} ne9s
Day. More recently, he had taken up catch and
release û y û shing with his lifelong friend Tom. His true
passion was always waterskiing. He was kind hearted,
generous, hardworking, and loving. He always wore a
smile and touched many.
He was a devoted husband, brother, father, grandfather
and uncle.
Jed Langley
A memorial service will be held av er Covid 19 is less
of a concern. Dona} ons can be given to the Swank MS
Founda} on.
He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Jane; his sister, Ann
Meyer and her husband, Craig and their two children
Alyssa and Alex; his half-brother, Bobby Flood, and his
wife, Elli; his half-sister, Helen Lazar, his step-children
Jeû Hoxsey and his wife Kellie; Jennifer Parillo and her
husband Chris; and his two granddaughters Gena Hoxsey
and Elizabeth Parillo.
PORTLAND — A federal
judge Thursday dismissed
a lawsuit by a transgender
woman who accused the the
Miss United States of America
pageant corporation of dis-
crimination for denying her
the right to participate in com-
petitions.
U.S. District Judge Michael
W. Mosman found that the
pageant association cannot be
required to allow a transgender
woman to participate in light
of its mission to promote “nat-
ural-born” females.
“I view it as an association
that cannot under the Con-
stitution be required to allow
plaintiff to participate in what
defendant says is a contradic-
tion of that message,” Mosman
ruled from the bench.
Anita Noelle Green, of
Clackamas, said she was disap-
pointed in the ruling.
“This case brought aware-
ness to an issue many people
were and still are unaware of
and that issue is that discrim-
ination against transgender
people is still actively happen-
ing in the private and public
sector even within the pageant
circuit,” Green said in a state-
ment.
Attorney John T. Kaempf,
who represented Miss United
States of America LLC, said his
client is not anti-transgender
but just wants to hold a pag-
eant that is only for biological
females.
Green holds the title of 2019
Miss Earth Elite Oregon and
competed in the 2018 Miss
Montana contest.
Her application to partici-
pate in the Miss United States
of America national pageant in
2019 was rejected.
Dozens of horses seized
from Yamhill County farm
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CARLTON — The owner of
a horse farm southwest of Port-
land is facing a felony charge
for animal neglect, after inves-
tigators found nearly 50 horses
there were not being given ade-
quate food or water.
Susan Swango, 82, faces one
count of second-degree ani-
mal neglect, which is a felony
because of how many animals
she had.
She is scheduled to appear
in court in March. The Yamhill
County Sheriff’s Office said
earlier this month they got a
report that Silver Oaks Saddle-
bred, a farm in rural Carlton,
had its water turned off for not
paying bills.
The sheriff’s office said
Swango had been the subject of
previous animal neglect com-
plaints.
The sheriff’s office served
Swango with a warrant Feb. 19,
and at that time found that the
horses did not have enough
food and water, and were in
concerning physical condition.
They said Swango was getting
water for the horses from a
creek, but it was not enough.
It wasn’t clear if Swango has
a lawyer.
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OBITUARY
Arthur Kelly Conrad Jr. MD
October 18, 1951 - February 15, 2021
Kelly passed away in his
home on February 15,
2021 due to cardiac arrest.
Kelly was born on October
18, 1951 in Conrad, MT. He
had a deep love for the Big
Sky country and enjoyed
spending every summer
in Whiteû sh, MT with his
family. Kelly was a type 1
diabe} c from the age of 3,
which inspired him to dedicate his life to medicine and
serving others. He studied pre-med at Carroll College.
Av er at ending the University of Chicago Pritzker
School of Medicine, he moved to UNC Chapel Hill
for residency, where his son, A.K., was born. His û rst
daughter, Caitlin, was born in Rochester, Minnesota,
while comple} ng his fellowship in Pulmonary and
Cri} cal Care Medicine at the Mayo Clinic. His second
daughter, Naime, was born in Bend in 1986, where he
prac} ced medicine for over 30 years.
Kelly was a stellar student and a lifelong learner. He
had a wicked sense of humor and an infec} ous laugh.
He had a tender heart and was not afraid to show his
love and aû ec} on. He enjoyed the û ner things in life
including golf, cigars and bubble baths. Much like his
medical subspecial} es, he was equally passionate
about his favorite college basketball teams, the
Tarheels and Zags. His children were his greatest pride
and joy. He taught them what mat ered; compassion
and kindness, the value of hard work and family, and
the healing quality of humor.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Bet y and Jerry
Conrad. He leaves behind his wife, Sandra Berge; his
children, A.K. Conrad, Caitlin Conrad Fields (Jeremy)
and Naime Conrad; grandson, Karsten Fields; siblings,
Cindy Brown, Bill Conrad and Lisa Clark; and numerous
nieces.
He was loved tremendously and will be deeply missed.
There will never be another Kelly Conrad, Dad, Daddio,
Daddykins, Dolemite. We are proud to be his family
and û nd comfort knowing he lived an extraordinary
life and is now res} ng easy.
Dona} ons can be made to the Juvenile Diabetes
Research Founda} on at JDRF.org in his memory.
Tenta} vely a memorial service is scheduled for
Saturday, June 19 at the Bend Golf and Country Club.
An addi} onal no} ce will be placed in the Bulle} n in
early June to give service details.