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Serving Central Oregon since 1903 • $1.50 Monday • May 31, 2021 Vietnam War memorial proposed at Capitol Derailed by the pandemic, idea still in planning stages The Oregonian and The (Eugene) Register-Guard A Vietnam War memorial at the Oregon Capitol would fea- ture granite columns with the names of Oregonians who died in the conflict. Members of the House Vet- erans and Emergency Manage- ment Committee toured the site last week on the southwest corner of the Capitol grounds. It would sit near a memo- rial for World War II veterans, which was dedicated in 2014, long after many of those veter- ans had already died. Backers of the Vietnam memorial said they hope this one will be com- plete in time for more veterans of that era to experience it. The target completion date is Veter- ans Day 2023. “I’m hoping this time we can get it up so that there can be that moment for Vietnam veterans and those who had different perspectives on the war to find a space where they can reconcile,” said Rep. Paul Evans, D-Monmouth, who chairs the House Veterans Committee. “That’s the real hope of this particular project for me.” The memorial will incorpo- rate many of the existing trees in that section of the Capitol grounds, and organizers say they’ll add some vegetation native to Southeast Asia. The project may also include input from Oregonians who are of Vietnamese heritage. “I’d like to hear their stories,” said Stephen Bates, the presi- dent of the Vietnam War Me- morial Fund, the Boring-based nonprofit spearheading the project. Where the project stands now The statewide project was derailed by COVID-19, and now it’s trying to regain foot- ing. See Memorial / A4 Rendering via The Oregonian an artist’s rendering of a Vietnam veterans memorial on the grounds of the oregon Capitol in Salem. OREGON BROKEN TOP DROP Wildfire danger rising Parts of the state near triple-digit temperatures By BRadLEy W. PaRKS Oregon Public Broadcasting Carson Storch and Hugo Carrillo take in the sights of the Cascades and surrounding area while zip lining at Mt. Bachelor on Saturday. The zip line course features an 866-foot vertical drop that spans 3,443 feet. Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin TODAY’S WEATHER Very warm High 86, Low 56 Page a10 INDEX Comics Dear Abby Horoscope A7-8 A4 A4 Kid Scoop Local/State Nation/World A9 A2 A3-4, 10-12 Puzzles Sports Weather A8 A5-6 A10 The Bulletin An Independent Newspaper We use recycled newsprint Monday E-Edition, 12 pages, 1 section DAILY Temperatures are expected to climb across Oregon through Memorial Day and into the rest of the week. Temperatures are likely to be in the low- to mid-90s across much of the state, in- cluding the Portland metro area. The forecast calls for slightly hotter temperatures in Bend and Central Oregon. Southern Oregon is pre- paring for highs potentially exceeding 100 degrees. That’s not the earliest triple digits have been recorded at the Medford Airport, but it’s about a month earlier than normal. National Weather Service meteorologist Miles Bliss said temperatures will likely peak Tuesday, followed by a slight cooldown starting Wednes- day. “We stand to break a few records, potentially,” Bliss said. The short heat wave com- bined with dry conditions is raising fire danger in some parts of the state. Forecasts from the U.S. Forest Service’s Wildland Fire Assessment System show the greatest fire danger entering the weekend in southwest, central and north-central Or- egon. The Oregon Department of Forestry and Office of Emer- gency Management advise checking weather forecasts, fire restrictions and road con- ditions before traveling some- where to beat the heat. Many popular hiking and camping spots in Oregon remain either covered with snow or destroyed by wildfire. Those recreating on the water should also remember that rivers, lakes and streams fed by mountain runoff remain extremely cold, despite the hot weather. “It’s almost as cold as the ocean itself,” Bliss said. “If people are wearing drysuits to stay warm there, it’s good reason to wear a life jacket and swim with friends inland as well.” U|xaIICGHy02329lz[
