A12 The BulleTin • Thursday, May 27, 2021
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TODAY
FRIDAY
TONIGHT
HIGH
64°
LOW
37°
A morning shower; clouds
breaking, cooler
Intervals of clouds and
sunshine
ALMANAC
Yesterday Normal
Record
77°
67° 89° in 1902
37°
39° 22° in 1908
PRECIPITATION
24 hours through 5 p.m. yesterday
0.11"
Record
0.77" in 1945
Month to date (normal)
0.78" (0.73")
Year to date (normal)
2.15" (4.86")
Barometric pressure at 4 p.m.
30.05"
SUN, MOON AND PLANETS
Rise/Set
Today
Fri.
Sun
5:28am/8:37pm 5:27am/8:38pm
Moon
10:42pm/6:25am 11:46pm/7:22am
Mercury 6:33am/10:05pm 6:30am/10:00pm
Venus
6:26am/9:58pm 6:27am/10:00pm
Mars
8:33am/11:56pm 8:32am/11:54pm
Jupiter 1:42am/12:15pm 1:38am/12:11pm
Saturn 12:56am/10:42am 12:52am/10:38am
Uranus
4:19am/6:27pm 4:15am/6:23pm
Last
New
First
Full
Jun 2
Jun 10
Jun 17
Jun 24
Tonight's sky: Hercules, the Hero, is nearing
overhead before midnight.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
UV INDEX TODAY
10 a.m.
Noon
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
2
3
9
5
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index ™ number,
the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low,
3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.
POLLEN COUNT
Trees
Moderate
Weeds
Low
Source: Oregon Allergy Associates
MONDAY
79°
50°
Pleasant with partial
sunshine
Partly sunny, nice and
warm
EAST: Partly sunny,
windy and warmer
Thursday. Fair and
cool Thursday night.
Sunny and pleasant
Friday.
CENTRAL: A mix of
clouds and sun Thurs-
day with a gusty wind
and a passing shower
or two in the north.
Sunny Friday.
WEST: Morning rain in
the northwest Thurs-
day, tapering to show-
ers in the afternoon.
Partly sunny Friday.
85°
55°
Very warm with sun and
clouds
Astoria
57/48
Hood
River
NATIONAL WEATHER
As of 7 a.m. yesterday
Reservoir
Acre feet
Capacity
Crane Prairie
47964
87%
Wickiup
72722
36%
Crescent Lake
23955
28%
Ochoco Reservoir
10051
23%
Prineville
82252
55%
River fl ow
Station
Cu.ft./sec.
Deschutes R. below Crane Prairie
121
Deschutes R. below Wickiup
1190
Deschutes R. below Bend
125
Deschutes R. at Benham Falls
1500
Little Deschutes near La Pine
139
Crescent Ck. below Crescent Lake
16
Crooked R. above Prineville Res.
30
Crooked R. below Prineville Res.
179
Crooked R. near Terrebonne
65
Ochoco Ck. below Ochoco Res.
12
-0s
0s
10s
20s
30s
40s
50s
60s
70s
80s
90s
100s
110s
NATIONAL
EXTREMES
YESTERDAY (for the
T-storms
Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
Rain
Showers
Snow
Flurries
Ice
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Cold Front
Source: USDA Forest Service
Truffles
The lightning strike
Lefevre co-founded the Or-
egon Truffle Festival in 2006 as
a way to promote Northwest
truffles use among local chefs,
and local chefs have found no
shortage of ways to use them.
“In Oregon, it’s all about in-
gredients, and the most unique
example of Oregon ingredients
is truffles,” Vitaly Paley, chef
and owner of Paley’s Place in
Portland, said. Paley is a for-
mer Iron Chef and a veteran of
Portland’s food scene.
“When the truffle season
starts, I can’t wait until the first
truffle walks in through the
door of our restaurant. To be
able to smell it for the first time
that year opens up new possi-
bilities,” he said.
What exactly is that smell?
It’s a difficult question to an-
swer because as truffles mature
their aroma evolves.
“A ripe truffle is unmistak-
able. It has the aroma of choco-
late, coffee, tobacco, black cur-
rant, a little bit of earthiness,
some fungus-y smell, but for
the most part, it’s really fruity,”
Paley explained.
“A lot of people compare
the aroma of truffles to ozone,
a rare upper atmosphere gas
that’s formed when lightning
strikes the ground,” DeBened-
etti said.
Truffles are versatile and can
be used in a number of dishes,
from pasta or salad dressing
to omelets and more. Truffle
flavor can be infused into any-
thing with some sort of fat.
DeBenedetti even infuses
Oregon hazelnuts with Ore-
gon white truffles to create La
Truffe stout.
“North America generally
represents probably the single
largest market for fresh truf-
fles on the planet,” Lefevre said,
speaking from what could be
seen as the epicenter of that
market: Oregon.
“On some level, in the sense
that say Wisconsin is identified
with cheese and Idaho with po-
tatoes, the brand of truffles is
Oregon’s to lose.”
fits Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s
plan to grow Amazon’s enter-
tainment business more aggres-
sively to better compete against
Netflix and others.
“This gives them the oppor-
tunity to acquire talent that
has a better expertise at cre-
ating movies and hits,” said
Brian Yarbrough, a consumer
research analyst with Edward
Jones.
Streamers are looking to
build their own library of in-
tellectual property for series, as
more companies are launching
their own rival platforms in-
stead of selling to others. Am-
azon’s acquisition of MGM
increases its catalog of content
and gives it a prolific TV pro-
duction engine. Beverly Hills-
based MGM is responsible for
shows such as “The Handmaid’s
Tale,” “Vikings” and “Fargo.”
“Clearly Amazon is in full
throttle in terms of spending
on programming,” said Brahm
Eiley, president of the Conver-
gence Research Group, based
in Victoria, British Columbia.
“That’s the only way that you
are going to reduce churn and
keep eyeballs on your program-
ming at the end of the day.”
The deal comes after years of
speculation that one of the large
tech players — Apple, Google,
Facebook or Amazon — would
buy a proper studio after years
of either dabbling in entertain-
ment or trying to build their
own production pipelines.
“The real financial value be-
hind this deal is the treasure
trove of IP in the deep catalog
that we plan to reimagine and
develop together with MGM’s
talented team,” said Mike Hop-
kins, senior vice president of
Prime Video and Amazon Stu-
dios in a statement. “It’s very
exciting and provides so many
opportunities for high-quality
storytelling.”
Amazon spent $11 billion
on music and video content in
2020, up from $7.8 billion in
2019, according to the Conver-
gence Research Group. That
amount is expected to grow to
$15.5 billion this year, the re-
search firm forecasts. Amazon’s
“Lord of the Rings” series alone
is estimated to cost $465 mil-
lion for one season.
Paying nearly $9 billion for
MGM represents a significant
step up.
Owning a studio won’t be
easy for Amazon, and MGM
comes with unique challenges.
The studio’s biggest property,
the James Bond franchise, is
one it shares with “007” pro-
ducers Barbara Broccoli and
Michael G. Wilson, who wield
enormous control over the se-
ries through their British pro-
duction company Eon.
Known for its roaring lion
logo, MGM was formed in 1924
with the combination of Metro
Pictures Corp., Goldwyn Pic-
tures and Louis B. Mayer Pro-
ductions.
Schuyler Moore, a partner at
Greenberg Glusker, said he ex-
pects to see more consolidation.
In the past, studios had so much
power because they controlled
distribution, but that’s changed
in the streaming world, where
studios have become produc-
tion houses for streamers.
“The truth is, whoever con-
trols distribution wins,” Moore
said. “Content is not king. Dis-
tribution is king.”
Continued from A11
“There was an existing in-
dustry infrastructure that the
truffles could be sold into,” Le-
fevre said.
(Editor’s note: It may be
tempting to try mushroom
hunting yourself, but keep in
mind that there are several
species of mushrooms that are
very dangerous to humans and
animals. Never consume a wild
mushroom without consulting
an expert.)
The infrastructure was
there, the stage was set, and
the truffles seemed to be wait-
ing to be found. The unique
aroma is an impressive tactic,
like a delicious billboard lead-
ing the way — if you know
where to look.
“You just got to have that
experience and that thirst and
that hunger to find them,” De-
Benedetti said.
Lefevre uses dogs to hunt
for truffles, and he says they
couldn’t be happier about the
job, gorging themselves on
truffles whenever they can.
“It’s self-reinforcing behav-
Amazon
Continued from A11
Amazon already has a studio
of its own, based in Culver City,
California, and run by former
NBC executive Jennifer Salke
since 2018. It has produced a
handful of acclaimed programs,
such as “The Marvelous Mrs.
Maisel,” and has released some
popular movies including “Bo-
rat Subsequent Moviefilm.”
The studio, which earlier won
awards for such arthouse fare
as “Manchester by the Sea,”
was nominated for 12 Oscars
with films including “Sound of
Metal,” “Borat” and “One Night
in Miami.”
But many of Amazon’s big-
gest hits were films that the
company didn’t actually make.
For instance, “Coming 2 Amer-
ica,” a big draw for Amazon
Prime Video this year, was ac-
quired from ViacomCBS’ Para-
mount Pictures. And if Amazon
wants to stay competitive it has
to ramp up production.
People close to Amazon who
were not authorized to com-
ment said the MGM acquisition
Very warm with sunshine
and patchy clouds
Stephani Gordon/OPB
La Truffe stout, created at Wolves & People Brewery, is infused with Or-
egon hazelnuts and truffles.
ior. They hunt truffles because
they love them too,” he said.
Yesterday
City
Hi/Lo/Prec.
Abilene
88/68/0.00
Akron
83/69/0.11
Albany
87/63/0.24
Albuquerque
86/56/0.00
Anchorage
61/50/0.00
Atlanta
88/69/0.00
Atlantic City
87/63/0.03
Austin
88/70/0.00
Baltimore
94/65/0.64
Billings
55/44/0.01
Birmingham
88/65/0.13
Bismarck
52/46/0.02
Boise
71/48/0.00
Boston
92/63/0.94
Bridgeport, CT 80/61/0.16
Buffalo
77/72/Tr
Burlington, VT
87/71/0.10
Caribou, ME
86/62/0.40
Charleston, SC 90/66/0.00
Charlotte
93/68/0.02
Chattanooga
91/67/0.00
Cheyenne
71/51/0.00
Chicago
82/65/0.77
Cincinnati
80/68/0.42
Cleveland
80/71/0.19
Colorado Springs 74/56/0.00
Columbia, MO
86/65/0.00
Columbia, SC
95/70/0.00
Columbus, GA
91/65/0.00
Columbus, OH
85/67/0.16
Concord, NH
92/60/0.17
Corpus Christi
88/76/Tr
Dallas
91/72/0.00
Dayton
80/71/0.14
Denver
77/53/0.00
Des Moines
81/56/0.07
Detroit
76/65/0.25
Duluth
57/42/0.00
El Paso
96/63/0.00
Fairbanks
69/43/0.00
Fargo
56/39/0.00
Flagstaff
67/40/0.00
Grand Rapids
75/61/0.73
Green Bay
73/62/0.08
Greensboro
90/68/0.00
Harrisburg
93/63/0.45
Hartford, CT
90/60/0.40
Helena
55/48/0.37
Honolulu
86/73/0.00
Houston
88/71/0.00
Huntsville
89/66/0.01
Indianapolis
79/68/0.12
Jackson, MS
87/70/Tr
Jacksonville
92/67/0.00
Today
Hi/Lo/W
91/67/pc
73/56/s
69/45/s
85/58/pc
57/46/pc
86/70/pc
82/64/s
87/73/pc
86/62/s
68/47/pc
86/71/s
50/34/r
81/49/pc
80/53/s
80/56/s
65/46/s
65/40/s
58/34/s
93/72/pc
90/67/pc
86/69/pc
66/41/s
62/48/r
82/65/pc
65/53/s
73/47/s
81/53/t
94/67/pc
90/68/s
80/62/pc
77/43/s
87/75/pc
88/70/pc
80/63/pc
73/47/s
69/44/r
68/48/pc
46/35/r
94/65/c
58/35/pc
55/33/r
74/36/s
63/41/pc
50/41/r
87/66/pc
83/56/s
80/50/s
75/48/s
86/73/pc
87/73/pc
86/69/pc
81/65/c
89/71/s
93/67/pc
Amsterdam
Athens
Auckland
Baghdad
Bangkok
Beijing
Beirut
Berlin
Bogota
Budapest
Buenos Aires
Cabo San Lucas
Cairo
Calgary
Cancun
Dublin
Edinburgh
Geneva
Harare
Hong Kong
Istanbul
Jerusalem
Johannesburg
Lima
Lisbon
London
Madrid
Manila
58/43/sh
85/65/s
59/46/s
108/78/s
90/79/t
81/62/pc
82/71/s
58/47/sh
67/50/sh
71/54/pc
68/56/s
87/73/pc
97/71/s
70/42/pc
88/78/pc
60/50/pc
61/45/pc
69/47/sh
74/45/s
92/85/t
74/61/pc
80/65/s
69/47/s
69/62/s
78/57/pc
67/49/pc
87/62/pc
97/84/s
Friday
Hi/Lo/W
81/63/t
64/49/r
55/41/r
85/59/s
51/45/sh
86/65/t
68/54/r
88/70/t
74/53/r
70/43/sh
86/60/t
62/45/c
68/45/s
61/47/r
64/49/r
51/43/r
58/39/pc
58/33/pc
93/71/pc
89/66/t
86/57/t
74/46/pc
52/45/r
75/50/r
63/49/r
76/52/pc
59/45/pc
92/67/s
88/67/pc
70/51/r
63/41/pc
88/74/pc
81/64/t
70/48/r
81/51/pc
52/38/c
52/43/r
56/35/pc
97/66/s
49/36/s
66/42/c
77/38/s
52/39/r
55/38/c
87/64/t
66/51/r
65/45/r
62/39/sh
85/72/s
87/73/pc
84/53/t
70/45/r
85/66/t
93/66/s
City
Juneau
Kansas City
Lansing
Las Vegas
Lexington
Lincoln
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Louisville
Madison, WI
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Nashville
New Orleans
New York City
Newark, NJ
Norfolk, VA
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Orlando
Palm Springs
Peoria
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland, ME
Providence
Raleigh
Rapid City
Reno
Richmond
Rochester, NY
Sacramento
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Fe
Savannah
Seattle
Sioux Falls
Spokane
Springfi eld, MO
Tampa
Tucson
Tulsa
Washington, DC
Wichita
Yakima
Yuma
Yesterday
Hi/Lo/Prec.
53/44/0.44
88/64/0.00
77/61/0.39
93/75/0.00
83/67/0.78
86/53/Tr
86/70/Tr
79/63/0.00
79/75/0.87
76/63/Tr
85/72/0.19
86/76/0.00
81/66/Tr
66/55/0.00
83/66/0.26
90/71/0.00
86/65/0.05
94/66/0.05
97/72/0.00
87/61/0.00
85/54/0.00
92/67/0.00
101/80/0.00
84/66/0.02
92/64/0.11
95/73/0.00
85/69/0.18
88/58/0.14
86/58/0.00
94/70/0.00
52/40/0.82
77/44/0.00
95/68/0.00
83/70/0.10
88/52/0.00
88/68/0.16
72/52/0.00
88/73/Tr
70/65/0.00
66/52/0.00
75/51/0.00
84/44/0.00
93/68/0.00
63/50/0.00
72/52/0.00
70/47/0.00
84/65/Tr
89/74/0.00
96/69/0.00
85/64/0.00
91/69/0.76
86/62/0.00
78/42/0.00
99/74/0.00
Today
Hi/Lo/W
56/45/s
79/50/t
65/41/pc
96/72/s
83/65/pc
72/46/c
88/68/pc
75/59/pc
86/70/pc
52/42/r
89/72/pc
87/74/s
53/46/r
50/39/r
86/69/pc
88/72/pc
82/57/s
86/59/s
85/69/pc
82/58/c
71/45/t
93/69/s
100/71/s
72/52/t
85/60/s
100/73/s
75/56/s
77/46/s
82/53/s
91/67/pc
46/34/c
81/50/s
89/65/pc
64/46/s
85/54/s
86/59/t
81/58/s
88/74/pc
68/59/pc
67/53/pc
73/53/s
82/51/s
94/69/pc
58/49/r
54/40/r
67/44/t
81/56/t
91/74/s
96/65/s
82/58/c
86/66/s
79/51/t
69/43/sh
99/63/s
Friday
Hi/Lo/W
50/45/r
61/43/pc
54/40/r
97/71/s
74/50/r
61/41/pc
81/56/c
75/60/pc
78/54/r
48/36/r
81/56/t
87/73/s
51/46/r
61/41/c
79/52/t
88/74/pc
68/49/r
70/50/r
87/70/pc
72/55/t
58/40/pc
93/70/s
101/73/s
54/43/r
69/51/r
102/72/s
66/50/r
62/44/c
66/46/r
91/67/pc
65/46/pc
81/53/s
86/64/t
50/43/r
87/53/s
63/49/c
81/54/pc
89/72/pc
69/60/pc
66/53/pc
75/52/s
80/53/s
94/70/s
63/47/sh
59/39/c
65/41/pc
65/43/pc
89/74/s
99/66/s
72/52/c
76/57/r
70/48/pc
73/41/pc
100/64/s
111/80/0.00
79/57/0.04
86/72/0.05
73/50/0.18
74/54/0.00
82/73/0.00
102/76/0.00
73/59/1.12
54/46/0.30
82/68/0.15
59/50/0.35
75/65/0.00
71/50/0.00
75/38/0.00
77/52/0.00
71/51/0.00
75/51/0.24
73/65/0.93
88/84/0.04
51/47/1.98
69/56/0.00
92/76/0.07
84/70/0.00
74/64/0.12
77/73/0.04
59/54/0.06
68/37/0.00
64/46/0.06
104/79/s
80/60/t
62/40/pc
72/57/s
75/56/pc
84/74/s
105/78/pc
68/62/r
58/41/pc
61/38/pc
67/50/pc
78/70/s
71/53/s
69/41/s
79/59/s
67/51/c
68/55/sh
85/72/c
88/78/t
45/40/sh
67/52/s
101/83/pc
82/73/s
66/62/r
64/44/s
58/50/r
63/48/pc
64/46/sh
105/83/s
82/59/t
58/42/c
75/57/r
76/58/pc
84/74/s
103/77/pc
75/68/pc
67/48/pc
57/39/pc
69/52/pc
82/75/c
74/55/pc
64/42/s
84/67/c
59/52/sh
70/55/sh
89/69/pc
89/79/t
59/38/pc
62/50/s
104/79/r
81/73/s
75/68/pc
51/42/r
60/47/pc
64/50/pc
61/45/sh
INTERNATIONAL
48 contiguous states)
National high: 104°
at Death Valley, CA
National low: 23°
at Bridgeport, CA
Precipitation: 3.65"
at Texarkana, TX
FIRE INDEX
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
Near-record temperatures
NATIONAL
Yesterday
Today
Friday
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City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
Astoria
60/50/0.00 57/48/r
60/46/pc
La Grande
72/47/0.00 72/44/pc 65/36/pc
Portland
71/48/0.00 62/50/sh 67/48/pc
Baker City
69/39/0.02 74/37/pc 65/33/s
La Pine
72/26/0.00 60/31/pc 68/36/pc
Prineville
73/30/0.00 69/37/pc 68/39/pc
Brookings
60/46/Tr
57/46/sh 66/47/pc
Medford
83/44/0.00 72/44/pc 80/49/pc
Redmond
79/34/0.00 67/34/pc 70/38/pc
Burns
67/33/0.04 74/35/pc 69/36/s
Newport
55/43/Tr
55/47/r
57/46/sh
Roseburg
79/50/0.00 65/44/pc 76/47/pc
North Bend
60/46/0.00 60/48/pc 63/48/pc
Eugene
76/40/0.00 63/43/sh 70/44/pc
Salem
75/46/0.00 63/48/sh 70/48/sh
Klamath Falls
73/25/0.00 70/31/pc 74/37/pc
Ontario
73/48/0.01 83/50/pc 72/43/s
Sisters
73/30/0.00 61/37/c 69/39/pc
Lakeview
71/29/0.00 71/34/pc 71/38/s
Pendleton
77/49/0.01 69/46/c 70/42/pc
The Dalles
80/53/0.00 69/51/sh 73/47/pc
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice, Tr-trace, Yesterday data as of 5 p.m. yesterday
-10s
88°
56°
TRAVEL WEATHER
Umatilla
72/52
Rufus
Hermiston
65/53
72/52
71/53
Arlington
Hillsboro Portland
Meacham Lostine
71/48
61/44 62/50
69/42
Wasco
75/41 Enterprise
Pendleton
The Dalles
Tillamook
73/37
69/50
69/46
Sandy
69/51
McMinnville
57/48
Joseph
Heppner
La
Grande
58/49
Maupin
Government
61/45
72/44
73/37
Camp
68/49 Condon 68/47
Union
Lincoln City
62/41
48/41
74/43
Salem
55/48
Spray
Granite
Warm Springs
63/48
Madras
73/39
Albany
65/36
Newport
Baker City
64/40
66/40
Mitchell
55/47
60/46
74/37
Camp Sherman
69/37
Redmond
Corvallis
John
Yachats
Unity
57/39
67/34
60/44
Day
Prineville
54/47
72/38
Ontario
Sisters
69/37
Paulina
75/38
83/50
Florence
Eugene 61/37
Bend Brothers 68/32
Vale
57/49
63/43
64/37
65/30
Sunriver
81/48
Nyssa
60/34
Hampton
Cottage
La Pine
83/49
Juntura
Oakridge
Grove
60/31
68/31
OREGON EXTREMES Coos Bay
Burns
81/40
58/41
61/43
Fort
Rock
59/46
74/35
Riley
YESTERDAY
Crescent
67/31
71/36
High: 83°
57/30
Bandon
Roseburg
Christmas Valley
Jordan Valley
at Medford
Beaver
Frenchglen
Silver
58/47
65/44
69/32
76/40
Low: 25°
Marsh
Lake
76/38
Port Orford
59/29
68/31
at Klamath Falls
Grants
Burns Junction
Paisley
57/48
Pass
79/46
Chiloquin
72/33
71/44
Rome
Medford
63/32
Gold Beach
72/44
81/46
55/46
Klamath
Fields
Ashland
McDermitt
Lakeview
Falls
Brookings
79/42
70/43
70/31
77/43
57/46
71/34
Seaside
57/50
Cannon Beach
57/50
WEDNESDAY
89°
58°
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
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WATER REPORT
Bend
Redmond/Madras
Sisters
Prineville
La Pine/Gilchrist
TUESDAY
OREGON WEATHER
TEMPERATURE
Grasses
Moderate
SUNDAY
77°
46°
67°
41°
Partly cloudy
Bend Municipal Airport through 5 p.m. yest.
High
Low
SATURDAY
57/46/0.96
88/68/0.00
57/48/0.00
104/72/0.00
95/82/0.00
82/55/0.00
81/72/0.00
60/48/0.32
66/53/0.12
70/41/0.00
68/48/0.00
91/71/0.00
97/68/0.00
66/41/0.12
88/80/0.05
61/41/0.00
61/45/0.22
70/48/0.00
72/43/0.00
90/80/0.11
77/61/0.00
85/64/0.00
67/42/0.00
69/62/0.00
79/57/0.00
61/43/0.00
82/55/0.00
97/82/0.01
63/47/pc
83/65/pc
61/53/r
112/77/s
87/78/t
82/56/pc
81/70/s
61/45/pc
67/52/r
68/50/pc
67/51/s
86/72/s
95/70/s
58/40/c
89/79/s
57/48/sh
57/48/sh
72/52/s
75/46/s
91/85/sh
73/60/pc
78/65/s
69/45/s
67/62/pc
79/57/pc
65/54/pc
84/60/pc
99/84/pc
Cannabis
Continued from A11
Morgan says she’s getting
calls from residents, includ-
ing those who are pro-can-
nabis, who say water is being
stolen, land is being clear-cut
up to the property lines for
cannabis farms and neigh-
bors are being threatened by
growers.
“What’s different this year
is it’s much more in your
face,” says Josephine County
Sheriff Dave Daniel.
“This year I think we’re
seeing more cartel activity,”
Daniel says. “... They come
from all over the world to
here in Josephine County.”
Josephine County had a
record eight homicides last
year, four of which were con-
nected to the cannabis indus-
try, Daniel said.
Hemp became a legal cash
crop in Southern Oregon in
2019 after the U.S. farm bill
passed in 2018. The majority
of producers were growing
it for the CBD market, but
so much hemp was grown it
created a glut in the market,
according to Mason Walker
at East Fork Cultivars.
“The bottom fell out of the
market early last year and
the commodity prices for
hemp agricultural products
dropped by 90% in a six-
month period following that
crash,” Walker says. “So, for
hemp farmers it’s really chal-
lenging.”
He says that may have
caused people to switch from
legally growing hemp to il-
legally growing recreational
Dick’s
Continued from A11
“In addition to the gym-
crowd pivoting to working
out from home, our data also
show that many traditionally
less-active customers have
engaged more in fitness over
the past few months. Some
of this is because of an ab-
sence of other things to do
and some is related to more
people being conscious about
their health and wellbeing as
result of the virus,” said Neil
Saunders, managing director
of GlobalData Retail. “This
Mecca
Mexico City
Montreal
Moscow
Nairobi
Nassau
New Delhi
Osaka
Oslo
Ottawa
Paris
Rio de Janeiro
Rome
Santiago
Sao Paulo
Sapporo
Seoul
Shanghai
Singapore
Stockholm
Sydney
Taipei City
Tel Aviv
Tokyo
Toronto
Vancouver
Vienna
Warsaw
cannabis. After all, hemp is a
cannabis plant but, without
the chemicals that get people
high. Hemp’s regulation as an
agricultural product under
the Oregon Department of
Agriculture is comparatively
lax versus cannabis, which is
overseen by the Oregon Li-
quor Control Commission.
Now, three years since the
farm bill passed, Oregonians
are used to seeing huge fields
of hemp.
“I think it provides a sort
of visual cover for folks that
are maybe growing a large
amount of illicit cannabis,”
Walker says.
There are other reasons
Josephine County is a good
place to grow illegal canna-
bis. Law enforcement has
historically been under-
funded here, which makes it
easier to grow an illegal crop,
according to Sheriff Daniel.
“We don’t have the law en-
forcement resources to get all
of the grows that are within
Josephine County, not even
not even tip of the iceberg,”
Daniel says.
Now, lawmakers in Sa-
lem are taking up the issue
with new urgency. They dis-
cussed a bill to increase law
enforcement to bust illegal
cannabis grows. It would add
inspectors at the Oregon De-
partment of Agriculture and
give law enforcement maps
of licensed grows so they can
identify those that are unli-
censed. It would even give
the governor the authority to
call in the National Guard to
help inspect industrial hemp
operations.
trend has created a new wave
of shoppers, many of which
gravitated to specialist sports
retailers for the service and
authority they provide.
Dick’s now anticipates
full-year adjusted earnings
in a range of $8 to $8.70 per
share, up from $4.40 to $5.20.
Revenue is expected to be
between $10.52 billion and
$10.81 billion, up from $9.54
billion and $9.94 billion.
Those projections also far
exceed Wall Street projec-
tions for per-share earnings
of $5.46 per share, and reve-
nue of $9.9 billion.