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Breakdown of pandemic payouts
Cities, counties to receive millions in stimulus bill
Oregon communities
receive $4.26 billion
By Gary a. WarNEr
Oregon Capital Bureau
The $1,400 checks to individ-
uals is the best known part of the
$1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan
approved by Congress earlier this
month.
But alongside unemployment aid,
COVID-19 funds and other spend-
ing is money for states, counties and
cities to use to backfill their budgets.
In Oregon, that amounts to just
over $4.26 billion — the state gets
$2.62 billion, counties receive $818
million, larger cities get $438 mil-
lion, and other communities receive
$243 million.
There’s another $1.55 million for
state construction and renovation
projects.
The 278 local allocations range
from $10,000 for the city of An-
telope, population 50, in Wasco
County to $159.65 million for Mult-
nomah County.
Deschutes County gets $38.34
million; Jefferson County receives
$4.78 million, while Crook County
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is allocated $4.73 million.
Bend gets $12.65 million and
Redmond receives $6.4 million.
The package was proposed by
President Joe Biden and approved
by narrow Democratic majorities in
the House and Senate.
See Stimulus / A4
March
weather
typical for
early spring
Average temperature last
month in Bend was 39 degrees
By KyLE SPUrr
The Bulletin
March weather in Bend was typical for
the first month of spring. Temperatures
were mild and light snowfall turned to rain
throughout the month, according to the Na-
tional Weather Service office in Pendleton.
The weather service reported in its
monthly climate summary that the average
temperature for March in Bend was 39 de-
grees, which was 0.2 degrees below normal.
It was the exact same average as March 2020,
but much warmer than the near-record cold
average of 31.4 degrees in March 2019.
High temperatures last month in Bend av-
eraged 51.4 degrees, which was 0.5 degrees
above normal. The highest temperature was
68 degrees on March 29. The record high
temperature for the month in Bend was 83
degrees on March 12, 1916, according to
weather service data.
Low temperatures last month in Bend av-
eraged 26.7 degrees, which was 0.8 degrees
below normal. A total of 26 days had a low
temperature below 32 degrees.
See Weather / A6
OREGON HOUSE
Jackson Hogan/The Bulletin
roman russell, 18-year-old intern for Wahoo Films, operates the teleprompter while respect Outside CEO/co-founder Gina McClard reads a
script for a sexual harassment training video at the Wahoo Films studio in downtown Bend on Wednesday.
As businesses recover, intern
opportunities for students surface
By JaCKSON HOGaN • The Bulletin
B
end teenager Roman Russell began his ca-
reer in the film industry like many before
him: as an unpaid intern performing grunt
work.
Before filming began Wednesday morning, Rus-
sell stood motionless in front of a camera, holding a
white card, to correct the coloring. And during film-
ing, Russell operated the teleprompter so Respect
Outside co-founder and CEO Gina McClard could
read her message for a short film about avoiding
sexual harassment in outdoor workplaces.
Still, Russell — an 18-year-old senior at Baker
Web Academy — said he was already enjoying
his new job at Bend production studios Wahoo
Films.“It’s been hectic, but a good amount of hec-
tic,” he said, chuckling. “I’ve had a lot of fun with it
already.”
See internships / A6
Gun storage
requirement
heads for vote
By PETEr WONG
Oregon Capital Bureau
Jackson Hogan/The Bulletin
Wahoo Films intern roman russell, 18, of Bend, poses on camera as the compa-
ny’s media manager, Nate Quinn, tests the lighting before a shoot at the Wahoo
Films studio in downtown Bend on Wednesday.
Another gun regulation bill is headed for
a legislative debate and vote, this time in the
Oregon House.
House Bill 2510, approved Tuesday by
the House Health Care Committee, would
require the storage of firearms with trigger
or cable locks, in a locked container or in a
gun room. An offense is a Class C violation,
which carries a maximum fine of $500, un-
less someone under age 18 obtains access,
in which case it is a Class A violation with a
maximum fine of $2,000. No jail time is im-
posed for violations.
The committee vote was 6-4. All Demo-
crats voted for it, and all Republicans against
it.
TODAY’S
WEATHER
Mild with clouds
High 69, Low 37
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