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“The contact with the two
groups started while float-
ing on the Deschutes River
and the group of suspects
followed the victims in an
attempt to engage in conver-
sation after exiting the river
at Drake Park near the Gal-
veston Bridge,” the statement
reads. “It is not believed the
two groups knew each other
prior to the confrontation.”
Responding officers in-
terviewed several people but
made no arrests.
The incident was de-
scribed differently on social
media by people claiming
to know parties involved, as
well as an unsigned state-
ment circulating online.
“A small group of teen-
age friends were unprovok-
ingly harassed and chased
by a large group of adults
between the ages of 20-30
from Tumalo Avenue to Riv-
erside Boulevard, where they
were caught and brutally at-
tacked,” the statement reads.
Juhnke said he could not
confirm or deny any infor-
mation in the statement.
The statement echoes a
GoFundMe page for recent
Mountain View High School
graduate Tristan Rosch West
that had raised $14,245 of
its $10,000 goal by Thurs-
day evening. The page states
West suffered a fracture to
his orbital socket and spine.
“While the spinal fracture
will heal on its own, Tristan
must undergo surgery to re-
pair the significant damage
to the eye and awaits sched-
uling with a Maxillofacial
Surgeon,” the page reads.
The families of the al-
leged victims released a joint
statement to The Bulletin
through one of their moth-
ers, Aubrey McGarry.
“We would like to first ex-
tend our heartfelt gratitude
and thanks for the outpour-
ing of love, support, prayers
and concern for these young
men and our families,” the
statement reads. “We also
want to let the community
know that the Bend Police
Department has been in
contact with us, and we ap-
preciate everything they are
doing to protect the integ-
rity of the investigation and
eventually hold responsi-
ble those involved with this
crime.”
Bend Police asks anyone
who witnessed the incident
to contact nonemergency
dispatch at 541-693-6911
and reference case 2021-
36261.
Reporter: 541-383-0325,
gandrews@bendbulletin.com
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Downtown parking changes
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People parking in downtown Bend will no longer be allowed to move
to another free on-street parking spot 750 feet away when their two-
hour limit is up. Instead, people will be encouraged to go to paid o˜-
street parking if they want to stay downtown longer than two hours.
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These changes will allow
people who really just need to
go to downtown for a couple
of hours to run an errand or
eat a meal to do so, while peo-
ple who need or want to stay
downtown for longer have a
safer, more reliable alternative
to constantly needing to move
their car around to avoid cita-
tions, Marx said.
Marx recognizes that not
everyone will be happy about
paying for parking, but pointed
out that the previous way Bend
managed parking was confus-
ing. Previously, two hours of
parking was free on lots down-
town, but any additional time
after that was not.
“We have received so much
feedback on, ‘We don’t know
what to do on your lots,’” Marx
said.
Earlier this year, the city
eliminated free parking from
the parking garage, and the city
has not seen a decrease in the
number of cars.
“This garage has never been
as busy as it is right now,” Marx
said.
Other changes include park-
ing limits in the Mirror Pond
South and North parking lots
being extended from four
hours to six hours, and making
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Reporter: 541-617-7820,
kspurr@bendbulletin.com
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Residents are especially
eager to celebrate since
the Fourth of July is the
first holiday after the state
on Wednesday lifted all
COVID-19 restrictions.
“Everybody is really ex-
cited the parade is back,”
said Khrisma Carter, events
director for the Redmond
Chamber of Commerce,
which is organizing the pa-
rade. “We got a lot of last
minute entries this week.”
So far, 60 groups have
signed up for the Redmond
parade, which will start at
10 a.m. Sunday and cruise
down Sixth Street. Redmond
is also hosting a second an-
nual porch parade, where
residents are welcomed to
drive through neighbor-
hoods and admire decorated
homes. Redmond’s fireworks
show will be held at about
10 p.m. Sunday at the De-
schutes County fairgrounds.
Carter said the parade will
extend a few more blocks
than usual to allow people to
social distance. The added
space will also accommo-
date a larger crowd that is
expected because Bend can-
celed this year’s Fourth of
July Pet Parade.
“We’ve had a lot of calls
from people asking if we
are having a parade because
they were bummed that
Bend canceled its pet pa-
rade,” Carter said. “We are
having it, so come on down.”
After the Redmond pa-
rade, people can drive
north to Madras and en-
joy a Fourth of July parade
at 1 p.m. Sunday. The pa-
rade starts at D Street and
SE 10th Street and ends at E
Street and Seventh Street.
Horn, a Madras resident,
plans to leave the Redmond
Parade and enter his home-
town’s parade. Two parades
in one day will make up for
a lost Fourth of July last year,
he said.
Horn’s only worry will
be the heat. Temperatures
have dropped from the
100-plus-degree heat wave,
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but are expected to be in
the mid-90s on the Fourth
of July.
“It does present a bit of a
problem,” Horn said. “I’ve
got to keep an eye on it.”
Joe Krenowicz, executive
director of the Madras-Jef-
ferson County Chamber of
Commerce, said he trusts
people will take care of
themselves and stay cool in
the heat and practice social
distancing if necessary. For
those uncomfortable with
the heat or pandemic, the
Madras parade will be lives-
treamed on the chamber’s
Facebook page.
Either way, the commu-
nity is enthusiastic about a
large celebration this week-
end, Krenowicz said.
“Our community defi-
nitely wants and needs to hit
this hard for the Fourth of
July,” he said.
Madras held its Fourth
of July parade last year de-
spite the pandemic, but had
to cancel its celebration in
Sahalee Park. This year, the
park celebration has re-
turned.
The celebration on Sun-
day will feature farmers
market vendors from noon
to 4 p.m., live music before
and after the 1 p.m. pa-
rade and a flag ceremony at
2:30 p.m.
Krenowicz said it will be a
good feeling to have an all-
out Fourth of July.
“We certainly believe peo-
ple are ready to let go of
COVID-19,” he said, “and
get back into as close as we
can to normal activities.”
While Bend’s traditional
pet parade and celebration
were canceled, Bend resi-
dents can see professional
fireworks shows following
the Bend Elks baseball game
on Saturday, and at 10 p.m.
Sunday, when a show will
launch from the top of Pilot
Butte. You cannot, however,
light off your own fireworks
this year as the city and
county have banned all fire-
works through July 9 due to
extreme fire danger.
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the Troy Field Lot a paid-park-
ing lot with all-day parking
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People can pay for parking
on these lots or in the garage
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with a parking payment app,
or with cash and credit card,
Marx said.
Paid parking will be re-
moved from NW Irving Street,
and on-street parking will be-
come two hours of free park-
ing, according to Marx.
For people who work down-
town, Marx said the city is
hoping to promote a monthly
parking permit that “costs less
than Netflix.” The cost ranges
between $10 and $30, depend-
ing on someone’s income,
Marx said.
Mindy Aisling, executive di-
rector of the Downtown Bend
Business Association, said
while business owners have
differing opinions, the associa-
tion itself supports the changes.
One benefit is that money
generated from parking fees
stays within the downtown
parking district, which can be
used to improve downtown
over time, she said.
“It helps put people in the
right places,” Aisling said. “I
think it will be easier for peo-
ple to park downtown.”
People who have never used
a parking app to pay for park-
ing in Bend can go to Parkin-
gapp.com and search for an
app that can be used to pay
for parking at the lot of their
choosing, Marx said. Residents
can use a digital coupon with
the term “Bendite” and get two
hours of free parking in lots
through August, Marx said.
Reporter: 541-633-2160,
bvisser@bendbulletin.com