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DESCHUTES COUNTY
Deschutes County cases: 6,053 (14 new cases)
Deschutes County deaths: 65 (zero new deaths)
Crook County cases: 782 (1 new case)
Crook County deaths: 18 (zero new deaths)
Jefferson County cases: 1,983 (4 new cases)
Jefferson County deaths: 30 (zero new deaths)
Oregon cases: 158,007 (517 new cases)
Oregon deaths: 2,303 (5 new deaths)
What is COVID-19? It’s an infection caused by a new coronavirus. Coronavi-
ruses are a group of viruses that can cause a range of symptoms. Some usually
cause mild illness. Some, like this one, can cause more severe symptoms and
can be fatal. Symptoms include fever, coughing and shortness of breath.
130
(Dec. 4)
108 new cases
120
(Jan. 1)
90
new
cases
110
*No data
available on
Jan. 31
due to state
computer
maintenence
(Nov. 27)
7 ways to help limit its spread: 1. Wash hands often with soap and water for
at least 20 seconds. 2. Avoid touching your face. 3. Avoid close contact with
sick people. 4. Stay home. 5. In public, stay 6 feet from others and wear a cloth
face covering or mask. 6. Cover a cough or sneeze with a tissue or cough into
your elbow. 7. Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
90
80
70
47 new cases
50
(Nov. 14)
7-day
average
40
31 new cases
28 new cases
(Oct. 31)
30
16 new cases
(July 16)
(Sept. 19)
9 new cases
20
(May 20)
1st case
100
60
COVID-19 patients hospitalized at
St. Charles Bend on Tuesday: 10 (1 in ICU)
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SOURCES: OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY,
DESCHUTES COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES
New COVID-19 cases per day
10
(March 11)
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2nd Congressional District
redistricting hearing set for Wednesday
The House and Senate committee for the 2022
redistricting of legislative and congressional dis-
tricts is holding a virtual hearing on Wednesday
at 5:30 p.m. for residents who live in the 2nd
Congressional district.
The Legislature is moving ahead with the legal
requirement to hold two hearings for each con-
gressional district despite a six-month delay in re-
ceiving data to draw new political district lines.
The 2nd Congressional District includes all of
Oregon east of the Cascades, as well as portions
of southwest Oregon. Though the hearing is di-
rected toward the counties in the congressional
district, discussion will also include legislative
districts in the region.
To access the hearing online, go to https://olis.
oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Committees/
SRED/Overview and click on the icon with a
camera on the right side of the screen for 3/10/21.
Registration is required to testify by phone
or video link. You will receive a confirmation
email. Use the online form at bit.ly/bbtestify or
call 833-588-4500.
The window for submitting written testimony
for Wednesday’s hearing has passed. Written testi-
mony can be submitted for consideration during
the second hearing for residents of the 2nd Con-
gressional District on March 20 at 1 p.m.
Submit written comments online via the Or-
egon Legislative Information System testimony
portal. It will be included in the public records at
bit.ly/bbpubliccomment.
Submit comments via email to oregon.redis-
tricting@oregonlegislature.gov or via U.S. mail
to Oregon Redistricting Committees, 900 Court
Street NE, Room 453, Salem, OR 97301.
Police: 2 drug trafficking suspects
found with pounds of meth, opioids
Two men were arrested in Southern Oregon
after they were allegedly found with more than
10 pounds of methamphetamine and thou-
sands of opioid pills.
The Grants Pass Department of Public Safety
said detectives were watching Jonathan James
Lawson and Jesus Rubio for trafficking narcotics.
On Sunday, Lawson was driving a Volkswa-
gen SUV with Rubio as his passenger on Inter-
state 5. Police stopped them south of Azalea.
A law enforcement dog reportedly alerted to
the possible presence of narcotics in the SUV,
so police said Lawson and Rubio were detained
while the vehicle was searched.
According to police, more than 11 pounds of
methamphetamine was found along with over
10,000 oxycodone pills that may have been laced
with fentanyl. Two guns and two bullet-resistant
vests also were found, police said.
Lawson and Rubio were arrested and lodged
in the Josephine County Jail for charges includ-
ing delivery and possession of methamphet-
amine and oxycodone. Lawson was also held
on charges of being a felon in possession of a
firearm and body armor. It wasn’t immediately
known if they have attorneys.
University of Oregon board approves
tuition increases for new students
University of Oregon’s new incoming under-
graduate students will see a tuition increase next
year between 3% and 4.5%, with no additional in-
creases for the rest of their undergraduate career.
The university’s board of trustees approved
increases to tuition and fees on day two of its
meeting Tuesday. New undergraduate students
who are Oregon residents will see an increase of
4.5% and new out-of-state undergraduate stu-
dents a 3% increase.
However, under the UO’s guaranteed tuition
model adopted by the board in March 2020, this
group of students won’t see any additional tui-
tion increases for the following four years.
Students who were already enrolled in 2020,
when the board adopted the guaranteed model,
will continue to see tuition and fee increases each
year of 3%, which was decided in March 2020.
— Bulletin staff and wire reports
Oregon Symphony prepares to welcome
live audiences this fall for 125th season
BY ROSEMARIE STEIN
The Oregonian
The Oregon Symphony on
Tuesday announced its plans
for returning to the stage to
celebrate its 125th season in
the fall of 2021 with a full slate
of concerts and a significant
sound upgrade.
The symphony has been
shuttered since coronavirus
restrictions went into effect in
March 2020. Under the direc-
tion of new music director Da-
vid Danzmayr, most recently
conductor of the Zagreb Phil-
harmonic Orchestra in Cro-
atia, the symphony’s 2021-22
season will bring a new con-
cert-going experience for au-
diences at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall. During the per-
formance break, the venue
has been equipped with a new
Meyer Constellation Acoustic
System, which allows design-
ers to adjust the sonic clarity,
warmth and resonance of mu-
sic within the space.
The Oregon Symphony is
the first major orchestra in the
United States to install the con-
stellation acoustic system in its
primary performance venue,
according to a recent sym-
phony news release, and the
change is the biggest upgrade
to the Arlene Schnitzer Con-
cert Hall since it became the
symphony’s permanent home
40 years ago.
Danzmayr’s first season also
brings the formation of a Cre-
ative Alliance, which Danzmayr
described as “musical innova-
tors, who will harness their own
unique perspectives throughout
this historic season.”
“In planning the concerts
The Bulletin file
Tumalo State Park can be seen in this 2018 photo. The state parks
department will be increasing fees for RV hookups at Tumalo and
other park campgrounds this year.
RV campers will pay
a little more at some
state parks this year
BY JAMIE HALE
The Oregonian
It will get a little more ex-
pensive to hook up your RV
at Oregon’s busiest camp-
grounds this year.
The Oregon Parks and
Recreation Department an-
nounced a $3 increase for
electric and full hookup
campsites at select state parks,
in effect during the busy
camping season from May 28
to Sept. 6.
The fee increase comes as
the parks department contin-
ues to anticipate big revenue
losses due to the coronavirus
pandemic.
Last year, the department
laid off 47 full-time and 338
seasonal employees as offi-
cials estimated a $22 million
budget shortfall by June 2021.
Park officials now estimate
the budget shortfall will total
$20 million.
Monday’s announce-
ment comes just before the
one-year anniversary of the
closure of all Oregon state
parks at the beginning of the
COVID-19 pandemic. The
loss of revenue as parks re-
mained closed in the spring,
coupled with losses of Ore-
gon State Lottery funds —
which in large part fund the
parks department — led to
the shortfall.
“Our visitors and staff
have weathered a rough 12
months,” parks Director Lisa
Sumption said in a news re-
lease Monday. “Our park
staff, operating with fewer
employees because of a reve-
nue shortfall that prevented
us from hiring our usual sea-
sonal staff, have rallied and
are looking forward to the
coming months.”
Aside from the pandemic,
Oregon’s state parks system
suffered from devastating
wildfires that swept across
the state last summer, as well
as brutal wind, rain and ice
storms this winter. As the
state’s busy camping season
approaches, a few popular
campgrounds remain closed.
Most campsites across the
state have either reopened or
are scheduled to reopen fol-
lowing closures caused by the
pandemic, including Devils
Lake and Cape Blanco state
parks on the Oregon Coast,
which recently announced
their reopenings.
An out-of-state camp-
ing surcharge, implemented
during the pandemic, ended
on March 1 and will not be in
effect this year.
Public health precautions
to prevent the spread of
COVID-19 remain in place at
state park campgrounds.
Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian file
The Oregon Symphony, shown in 2011 at Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall, will return to live performances in October.
for the Oregon Symphony’s
2021-2022 season, we’ve de-
signed a musical experience for
Oregon audiences that reflect
a fundamental belief of mine:
A composer’s musical expres-
sion is greatly shaped by their
environment, culture, and her-
itage,” Danzmayr was quoted
as saying.
The symphony has sched-
uled its opening performances
for Oct. 2-4.
Season subscriptions, avail-
able now, will allow access to
priority seats. Individual tickets
to all concerts will go on sale in
August 2021.
Full season details, ticket
information and pricing are
available at orsymphony.org or
503-228-1353.
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