A4 THE BULLETIN • TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021
Redistricting
TODAY
Today is Tuesday, March 9, the
68th day of 2021. There are 297
days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
In 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court,
in United States v. The Amistad,
ruled 7-1 in favor of a group of
illegally enslaved Africans who
were captured off the U.S. coast
after seizing control of a Span-
ish schooner, La Amistad; the
justices ruled that the Africans
should be set free.
In 1916, more than 400 Mexican
raiders led by Pancho Villa at-
tacked Columbus, New Mexico,
killing 18 Americans. During
the First World War, Germany
declared war on Portugal.
In 1933, Congress, called into
special session by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, began its
“hundred days” of enacting New
Deal legislation.
In 1945, during World War II, U.S.
B 29 bombers began launching
incendiary bomb attacks against
Tokyo, resulting in an estimated
100,000 deaths.
In 1954, CBS newsman Edward
R. Murrow critically reviewed
Wisconsin Sen. Joseph R. Mc-
Carthy’s anti-communism cam-
paign on “See It Now.”
In 1959, Mattel’s Barbie doll,
created by Ruth Handler, made
its public debut at the American
International Toy Fair in New
York.
In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court,
in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan,
raised the standard for public
officials to prove they’d been
libeled in their official capacity
by news organizations.
In 1976, a cable car in the Italian
ski resort of Cavalese fell some
700 feet to the ground when a
supporting line snapped, killing
43 people.
In 1987, Chrysler Corp. an-
nounced it had agreed to buy
the financially ailing American
Motors Corp.
In 1989, the Senate rejected
President George H.W. Bush’s
nomination of John Tower to
be defense secretary by a vote
of 53-47.
In 1990, Dr. Antonia Novello was
sworn in as surgeon general, be-
coming the first woman and the
first Hispanic to hold the job.
In 1997, gangsta rapper The
Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher
Wallace) was killed in a still-un-
solved drive-by shooting in Los
Angeles; he was 24.
In 2000, John McCain suspend-
ed his presidential campaign,
conceding the Republican nom-
ination to George W. Bush. Bill
Bradley ended his presidential
bid, conceding the Democratic
nomination to Vice President
Al Gore.
Ten years ago: After a trip to
the International Space Station,
shuttle Discovery ended its
career as the most flown U.S.
spaceship, returning from orbit
for the last time.
Five years ago: Six days before
the Florida primary, Democrats
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sand-
ers tangled in an intense debate
in Miami over who was the true
friend of American Hispanics,
and had even worse things to
say about Republican front-run-
ner Donald Trump.
One year ago: Global stock
markets and oil prices plunged,
reflecting mounting alarm over
the impact of the coronavirus.
An alarmingly sharp slide at
the opening bell on Wall Street
triggered the first automatic
halt in trading in more than two
decades; the Dow industrials fin-
ished nearly 8% lower. A cruise
ship with at least 21 infected
people aboard was allowed to
dock in Oakland, California after
days idling at sea while dozens
of those aboard were tested.
Italy’s premier put the entire
country on lockdown to combat
the coronavirus, urging all 60
million Italians to stay home.
Today’s Birthdays: Singer Lloyd
Price is 88. Actor Trish Van Devere
is 80. Singer-musician John Cale
(The Velvet Underground) is 79.
Former ABC anchorman Charles
Gibson is 78. Rock musician Rob-
in Trower is 76. Actor Jaime Lyn
Bauer is 72. Magazine editor Mi-
chael Kinsley is 70. TV newscaster
Faith Daniels is 64. Actor Tom
Amandes is 62. Actor-director
Lonny Price is 62. Actor Juliette
Binoche is 57. Rock musician
Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five) is
53. Rock musician Shannon Leto
(30 Seconds to Mars) is 51. Actor
Emmanuel Lewis is 50. Actor
Jean Louisa Kelly is 49. Actor Kerr
Smith is 49. Actor Oscar Isaac is
42. Comedian Jordan Klepper
(TV: “The Daily Show”) is 42. Rap-
per Chingy is 41. Actor Matthew
Gray Gubler is 41. Rock musician
Chad Gilbert (New Found Glory)
is 40. NHL defenseman Brent
Burns is 36. Actor Brittany Snow
is 35. Rapper Bow Wow is 34.
Rapper YG is 31.
— Associated Press
Continued from A1
Democrats and Republicans
in the Legislature are uniting to
ask the Oregon Supreme Court
to reset the clock on delays and
give the Legislature a shot at
drawing the maps for the 2022
election. If the block-by-block
data needed to create districts
that meet federal and state civil
rights laws becomes available
Sept. 30, lawmakers want up to
60 days to draw the maps and
submit them to the governor
for approval.
House Speaker Tina Kotek,
D-Portland, said last week that
if the courts agree, the Legisla-
ture would return in the fall for
a special session to handle re-
districting.
The request to send the
mapping back to lawmakers
has bipartisan support.
Democrats have the upper
hand in shaping the district
maps to their liking. The big-
gest prize is a sixth congressio-
nal district that Oregon is ex-
pected to receive, it’s first in 40
years. The U.S. Census Bureau
has said it will officially notify
states of their gain or loss in
Hearing schedule
1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Includes Clatsop, Columbia, parts of Multnomah,
Washington, and Yamhill counties.
First hearing: March 9 at 5:30 p.m.
Second hearing: March 20 at 9 a.m.
Parts of Benton, Coos, Curry, Douglas, parts of Jose-
phine, Lane, and Linn counties.
First hearing: March 16, 5:30 p.m.
Second hearing: April 10, noon
2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Includes Deschutes, Umatilla, Jackson, Baker, Crook,
Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Klam-
ath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Union, Wal-
lowa, Wasco, and Wheeler and parts of Josephine
County
First hearing: March 10, 5:30 p.m.
Second hearing: March 20, 1 p.m.
Includes parts of Benton, parts of Clackamas, Lincoln,
Marion, parts of Multnomah, Polk, and Tillamook
counties
First hearing: March 18, 5:30 p.m.
Second hearing: April 10, 3 p.m.
3RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Includes parts of Multnomah and Clackamas coun-
ties
First hearing: March 11, 5:30 p.m.
Second hearing: April 10, 9 a.m.
the 435-member U.S. House by
April 30.
While Democrats would
be in the driver’s seat for re-
districting, Republicans want
the maps drawn and debated
in the Legislature. It gives the
minority party a chance to call
attention to districts it deems
unfair.
“This is one of the most im-
portant opportunities to par-
ticipate in when it comes to
our constitutional republic,”
said Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend,
a member of the Senate Redis-
Mathisen
Nurses
Continued from A1
Neysa Larson, another reg-
istered nurse, said the problem
goes beyond just being able to
fill the role of the technician.
There is also the knowledge
and experience that comes
with working at the hospital
and providing quality care.
“It’s knowing how to navi-
gate the system in an efficient
and effective way to be part
of the team,” said Larson. “To
deliver the most positive care,
even if they have the training,
they won’t be able to operate
under that roof.”
St. Charles spokesperson
Lisa Goodman said the new
workers were “thoroughly vet-
ted” to ensure they had the
proper qualifications and expe-
rience to work at the hospital.
The workers also went through
an on-site, onboarding process,
said Goodman.
Late last week, St. Charles
said it did limit surgical pro-
cedures and some cases were
moved to St. Charles Red-
mond. The hospital said it re-
started normal operations over
the weekend.
“Technicians came from
all corners of the country and
from some of the top medical
centers,” said Aaron Adams, St.
Charles Bend president. “We’re
pleased we have been able to
mitigate disruptions to our
health care services.”
Registered nurse Megan
Bovi said she normally looks
after four to six patients at a
time and her work has been
“stressed to the max” since the
March 4 walk-off. She looks
forward to having the techni-
cians back on the job.
“When I am looking to my
techs and respiratory therapists
to help and be my second, they
are absolutely standing up to
the plate,” said Bovi. “They say
how can I help you, how can I
get this done, and they help me
do my job better. We need to
stand behind them.”
Representatives from the
hospital and union are sched-
uled to meet again Wednesday
on a Zoom call with a federal
mediator. The med techs are
demanding higher salaries,
tricting Committee.
Knopp said the hearings
“will give people the ability to
advocate for districts that rep-
resent our community and to
help ensure that the districts
are drawn with an open and
transparent process.”
“It’s never wise to ride into town as somebody new and
bring a basket full of ideas until you listen and learn from
those doing the good work there.”
Continued from A1
Since July 2020, Mathisen
has been the director of edu-
cational leadership at George
Fox University in Newberg.
Before then, he spent 15 years
in Bend-La Pine Schools, most
recently as the deputy superin-
tendent for five years.
Mathisen was also the prin-
cipal of La Pine High School
for five years, the district’s ad-
ministrative superintendent
for three years, and he began
his career in the district in Sep-
tember 2005 with a two-year
stint as La Pine Middle School’s
principal, he said.
Before then, he was a mid-
dle and high school coach
and teacher in the McKenzie
School District in rural Lane
County.
Mathisen said his time in La
Pine gives him some knowl-
edge of how to lead rural
Legislature’s redistricting website:
www.oregonlegislature.gov/redistricting/
Map to locate your legislative and congressional
representatives: www.oregonlegislature.gov/find-
yourlegislator/leg-districts.html
Sign up to testify online or submit written com-
ments: olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/_Com-
mittees/SRED/Overview
— Jay Mathisen, shown at left
Submitted photo
schools, even though that com-
munity is different from Ma-
dras or Warm Springs.
“I think there are some
things that will transfer from
there,” he said.
Mathisen said he has never
worked in a school district
with a large Native Ameri-
can population like Jefferson
County. Typically, about a third
of the school district’s student
more benefits and better work-
ing conditions at the health
care system, the largest medical
provider in Central Oregon.
They say the compensation
they receive has not kept pace
with the soaring cost of living in
Bend, where the median price
of a home rose 12% last year.
The median salary for med
techs at St. Charles is $32 an
hour, said Sam Potter, spokes-
man for the Oregon Federation
of Nurses and Health Profes-
sionals, the union that is repre-
senting the med techs.
In a statement, Potter said
the hospital is refusing the ne-
gotiate with the workers.
“The striking medical techs
are open to negotiations at any
time,” said Potter. “Yet the hos-
pital refuses to bargain until
Wednesday, leaving all of Cen-
tral Oregon in uncertainty.”
Meanwhile, strikers tried to
remain upbeat on the picket
line on Monday morning, play-
ing music and shaking to the
beat, despite the freezing tem-
peratures.
We are here for the duration,
there is no stopping us at this
point,” said Deidre Moore, a
respiratory therapist who has
worked at St. Charles for 28
years. “We want to be at work,
but we are here so we have to
keep morale up.”
Moore said she is concerned
about the way patients are be-
ing treated by the replacement
workers.
“We have heard some stories
population identifies as Native
American.
“I have not served in a com-
munity with a significant Na-
tive American population,”
Mathisen said. “I’m looking
forward to learning and listen-
ing and serving.”
However, Mathisen is
comfortable working and liv-
ing in a rural community.
He grew up in Warsaw, Indi-
ana, which is about the size of
Pendleton, and his wife is from
a rural area in California, he
said.
“My wife and I are both
small-town kids in terms of
our childhoods, and it feels re-
ally good, the time we’ve spent
in Jefferson County this past
week,” Mathisen said. “It feels
like a place we could settle in.”
Laurie Danzuka, chair of
the Jefferson County School
Board, said the board thought
Mathisen’s experience with
Central Oregon education was
a perk.
The other scenarios would
be for Secretary of State
Shemia Fagan to draw the
legislative district, while a
five-judge panel would be
appointed to draw congres-
sional districts. Most of that
work would be behind closed
doors. If the Oregon Supreme
Court decides to have courts
redraw the lines, that would
also shut out lawmakers from
voicing their opinions.
Under normal circum-
stance, the Legislature would
have received the necessary
data by April 1. It would then
have until the end of the cur-
rent regular legislative ses-
sion on July 1 to send maps
to Gov. Kate Brown for her
approval.
If for any reason lawmakers
could not agree, the mapping
would then go to Secretary
of State Shemia Fagan, who
would have until Aug. 15 to
submit maps.
“We are going to blow
by all the deadlines at this
point,” Rep. Andrea Salinas,
D-Lake Oswego, chair of the
House Redistricting Commit-
tee, said late last month.
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“Connections within the re-
gion, knowing the barriers we
face and the good things about
being in the region — those are
all definite advantages for us,”
she said.
But Mathisen’s outsider per-
spective, having never worked
in Jefferson County before, will
also be valuable, Danzuka said.
“It’s always exciting to say,
‘Hey, we’re going to start some-
thing else, and go forward, and
see what other improvements
we can make.’”
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OBITUARY
Todd Westmoreland
September 17, 1942 - December 18, 2020
they are not being treated the
right way, and that unnerves
us,” said Moore.
Alan Vaughn, a 23-year-vet-
eran of the hospital who works
in neurodiagnostics, was also
on the picket line holding a
sign and waving at passing cars
as they honked.
“People are feeling good;
they are pretty pumped; there
is a lot of energy out here,” said
Vaughn. “We all want to be at
work. I can’t imagine why the
hospital wouldn’t want this en-
ergy inside the hospital.
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Paul Joseph Phanco
of Redmond, OR
Sep 7, 1945 - March 2,
2021
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Todd Westmoreland was born on September 17,
1942 in Los Angeles, California. He grew up Southern
California at the beach, surû ng, scuba diving, playing
volleyball and û nding adventures in Mexico. He
earned his undergraduate degree from Oregon State
University and then received his juris doctor degree
from Lewis & Clark Law School in 1977.
Todd’s work throughout his life was notable for its
variety. He dove commercially for abalone and lobster
in Southern California. While in law enforcement, he
worked the û rst Wat s riots in LA while with the Sheriû 9s
Oû ce and then served as an oû cer with the California
Highway Patrol in Malibu and Central California. Av er
Todd became a member of the Oregon State Bar, he
joined Al and Rick Roll in their labor law prac} ce on the
Oregon coast. His prac} ce later expanded to include
worker9s compensa} on, social security and personal
injury cases. The many thank you cards found av er his
death are a testament to his commitment to helping
others, clients and strangers, wherever he found them.
Todd loved travel, Duck football and his three German
shorthair pointers. His travels took him to Africa, to
the Big Island of Hawaii each year and then to Kodiak
Island where he so enjoyed û shing. Another highlight
was his } me in Washington, DC and seeing a case
argued before the US Supreme Court.
Av er his re} rement to Central Oregon, Todd became
very involved with the 3Sisters Equine Refuge where
he worked with abused and neglected horses. He had
a true giv for ins} lling trust and connec} ng with these
animals who had suû ered so much.
Todd passed away very peacefully on December
18, 2020 at his home with his dog and sister by his
side. Todd is survived by his wife, two children, û ve
grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. Todd also
leaves behind many others who call him their trusted
and loyal friend.
Remembrances may be made to the 3Sisters Equine
Refuge in Bend Oregon in Todd9s memory.