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Phrase
on Bend
officer’s
keychain
draws ire
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‘Bend Village’ project will
bring condos, hotels, retail
Josh Spano says motto
is not extremist, that
it honors his military
enlistment oath
BY GARRETT ANDREWS
The Bulletin
A Bend Police Department
officer will be investigated for
allegedly violating policy by
wearing a keychain connected
to a far-right group while in
uniform on Saturday.
Bend Chief Mike Krantz
did not identify the employee,
though Cpl. Josh Spano is the
officer seen in a photograph
circulating on Reddit and Face-
book. Attached to the front
of Spano’s service vest is an
item reading “molon labe” in
Greek lettering, a phrase asso-
ciated with the far-right Three
Percenters militia.
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April was
warmer,
drier than
normal in
Bend area
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A development with condos, retail and more is being planned along the bluff above the Deschutes River and Bill Healy Bridge in southwest Bend.
BY BRENNA VISSER
The Bulletin
A roughly 250,000-square-foot devel-
opment overlooking the Deschutes River
near Farewell Bend Park will include con-
dos, retail, restaurants and hotel lodging,
according to planning documents filed
with the city of Bend.
The project, which would be called
“Bend Village,” proposes building seven
buildings on roughly 7 acres of land off
ings to be 65 feet tall with no special ex-
ceptions or variances.
The company behind the project is
Heritage Hospitality Group, which is
based in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Hiren
“Chico” Patel, the CEO and founder of
the hospitality group, did not answer
questions over text about what the vision
for the project is or when he expected the
project to be completed.
the corner of SW Century Drive and
Colorado Avenue, according to city doc-
uments. The complex also runs along
Mount Bachelor Drive, with some front-
age along Reed Market Road near the Bill
Healy Bridge. It would be near the Pine
Ridge Inn.
The buildings would range roughly be-
tween 50- and 60 -feet tall, according to
city documents. The zone the village is
proposed to be built in allows for build-
Weather service: Lack
of rain is adding to
drought conditions
See Bend Village / A2
BY KYLE SPURR
The Bulletin
As a parent, Cogdill has seen
firsthand how the COVID-19
pandemic has affected her
daughter’s education with hav-
ing to do remote learning away
from the classroom. The chal-
lenges of the pandemic also
gave students an opportunity to
share their thoughts and experi-
ences. Cogdill hopes to keep an
open communication with stu-
dents well past the pandemic.
April weather in Bend was
warmer and drier than nor-
mal, with no major rainfall all
month, according to the Na-
tional Weather Service office in
Pendleton.
The weather service re-
ported in its monthly climate
summary that the total precip-
itation in Bend last month was
0.12 of an inch , which was 0.66
of an inch below normal. Mea-
surable precipitation of at least
0.01 of an inch was recorded
on two days. The heaviest pre-
cipitation was 0.07 of an inch
on April 25.
See Sisters / A4
See April / A1
Newcomers seek positions in 2 spots on Sisters School Board
BY KYLE SPURR
The Bulletin
The Sisters School Board
could have two new members
after the May 18 special dis-
trict election.
Incumbent Edie Jones is
being challenged by architect
and builder Kevin Eckert for
the Position 5 seat, and two
newcomers, Jenica Cogdill
and Rodney Cooper, are fac-
ing each other for the Position
1 seat, which opened when
board member Jay Wilkins
did not seek reelection.
Board member David
Thorsett is running unop-
posed for his Position 2 seat.
Position 1
Jenica Cogdill
Cogdill, 43, manager of
customer experience at Les
Schwab Tire Center, said she
was motivated to run for office
for the first time because she
has a daughter in the fourth
grade and felt the school
board needed more represen-
tation from local parents.
“I just see there is a need for
that voice and that perspec-
tive,” Cogdill said.
Cogdill has a background in
marketing and consulting while
living in Eugene and Portland.
She and her family moved to
Sisters about three years ago.
Cogdill said she has been
impressed with the Sisters
School District and hopes to
use her experience with bud-
gets and finances to help con-
tinue the district’s successes.
“This is a community that
really values and supports ed-
ucation,” Cogdill said. “I’m not
looking to make big sweeping
changes. I respect the culture
and the norms of the Sisters
School District.”
COVID-19 cases continue rising in Deschutes, Crook counties
COVID-19 infections
are rising in Deschutes and
Crook counties, likely keep-
ing both at the extreme risk
level, according to state statis-
tics released Monday.
Gov. Kate Brown will an-
nounce risk levels on Tuesday
for all 36 counties. The data
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used in those decisions was
published Monday.
Brown last week ordered
15 counties — including De-
schutes and Crook — into the
extreme risk level, which bars
indoor dining, restricts the
size of gatherings and limits
many activities.
Brown had earlier ordered
a moratorium on extreme
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risk restrictions as long as
statewide COVID-19 hospi-
talizations remained under
300. The number was sur-
passed last week and now is
at 351
The new data shows that
from April 18 to May 1, De-
schutes County’s COVID-19
cases rose to 1,055, or 546.6
per 100,000 people. Tests
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were 8.8% positive.
Crook County reported
123 cases during the period
— 524.7 cases per 100,000
with 9.3% of tests positive.
Statewide, there were
11,266 cases from April 18 to
May 1, or 265.9 per 100,000.
Tests were 6.4% positive.
Jefferson County is cur-
rently rated as high risk,
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the second most restric-
tive category. It reported 69
COVID-19 cases during the
test period, 289.4 per 100,000
residents. Both were increases
since risk levels were adjusted
last week. But the county’s
test results fell from 9.2%
positive to 8.9% positive.
Any changes to risk levels
announced Tuesday would go
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into effect on Friday. Brown
has said she wants the extreme
risk level restrictions to last no
more than three weeks. But
that was based on the idea that
the county infection numbers
and rates would begin to fall
with the new policy. The next
new data will be released on
May 10.
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