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A2 The BulleTin • SaTurday, January 29, 2022 The Bulletin LOCAL, STATE & REGION how to reach us CIRCULATION didn’t receive your paper? Start or stop subscription? 541-385-5800 PHONE HOURS 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday COVID-19 data for Friday Jan. 28 Deschutes County cases: 40,838 (401 new cases) Deschutes County deaths: 231 (zero new deaths) Crook County cases: 5,202 (62 new cases) Crook County deaths: 61 (1 new death) Jefferson County cases: 6,411 (35 new cases) The Bulletin had been tracking the seven-day average case Jefferson County deaths: 71 (zero new deaths) count based on state data since local cases were first reported, Oregon cases: 620,652 (7,222 new cases) Oregon deaths: 6,086 (19 new deaths) COVID-19 patients hospitalized at St. Charles Bend on Friday: 82 (8 in iCu). until the state stopped providing county-level data for weekends or holidays. When data is available, The Bulletin will continue to publish information about the pandemic. 7 a.m.-11 a.m. Saturday-Sunday and holidays MOUNT HOOD GENERAL INFORMATION 541-382-1811 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. ONLINE www.bendbulletin.com EMAIL bulletin@bendbulletin.com AFTER HOURS Newsroom ................................541-383-0348 Circulation ................................541-385-5800 NEWSROOM EMAIL Business ........business@bendbulletin.com City Desk .............news@bendbulletin.com Features.................................................................. communitylife@bendbulletin.com Sports ................. sports@bendbulletin.com NEWSROOM FAX 541-385-5804 OUR ADDRESS Street .............. 320 SW upper Terrace drive Suite 200 Bend, Or 97702 Mailing ........... P.O. Box 6020 Bend, Or 97708 B Crews rescue 3 climbers in 5 days ZANE SPARLING The Oregonian Authorities on Thursday warned mountaineers to take precautions on Mount Hood after rescue crews performed three missions over five days, including saving one man who was seriously hurt. George Stevens, 28, was with two friends Tuesday evening when he attempted to snow- board down from the steep Hogsback snow ridge. Instead, he slid on ice and plummeted into a gaping fumarole — or volcanic vent — and was un- able to escape, according to the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office. Volunteers with the Hood River Crag Rats and Portland Mountain Rescue responded to the area, known as Dev- ils Kitchen, about 8:30 p.m. They belayed a rescuer who was wearing a respirator and gas monitors down to Stevens about midnight. He was placed don ryan/aP file High winds whip snow off the western peaks of Mount Hood as seen from Government Camp. in a litter and hoisted to the surface. The rescuers set up a rope system to take Stevens, an Idaho resident, down 2,500 feet to the top of Timberline Ski Area’s Palmer chair lift. From there, a snow tractor took Ste- vens to an ambulance at the Timberline Lodge parking lot. The volunteers cleared the mountain at 4:30 a.m. Wednes- day. “It was well below freezing, pitch black dark, but it was clear so it was beautiful,” said Paige Baugher of Portland Mountain Rescue, estimating the wind speed at 20 mph. The first of the three recent rescue missions started after Iain Moses, 27, reached the summit of Oregon’s tallest peak about 9:50 a.m. Saturday but realized his equipment was failing and that he could not descend alone. Rescuers escorted Moses, a Eugene resident, down the mountain. The sheriff’s office reported he was unhurt and “in good shape.” Then, late Saturday night, rescuers saved a climber who had missed Timberline Lodge on descent and “ended up far off track,” Baugher said. 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Call to ask about deadlines, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Phone ..........................................541-385-5809 Fax .................................................541-598-3150 email .......................obits@bendbulletin.com Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District offers grants for on-farm projects The Deschutes Soil and Water Con- servation District announced it has $300,000 in available funding to help farmers and ranchers improve and up- grade their irrigation systems. The announcement, made in a press release, says the funding is for its On- Farm Efficiency Water Conservation Investment Program. One objective of the program is to help farmers currently using flood irri- gation convert to sprinkler systems. Pri- ority will also be given to projects that reduce off-site impacts to water bodies, including streams, rivers and irrigation canals. Erin Kilcullen, general manager for Deschutes Soil and Water Conserva- Chief justice asks lawyers to act as public defenders associated Press PORTLAND — Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters in an unusual public request is asking mem- bers of the State Bar to take on clients in need of public de- fense. In a letter Thursday, Walters asked members of the Oregon State Bar to “help in represent- ing those who are accused of a crime and cannot afford coun- sel,” calling it a very basic and fundamental right that Oregon is struggling to accommodate, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. The Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution affords people charged with crimes a lawyer provided by the state if they cannot afford their own. As of Friday, over 40 people in Oregon did not have a pub- lic defender. Of those 26 were in custody, according to the Office of Public Defense Ser- vices. The shortage is most pro- nounced in the state’s largest counties, including Mult- nomah, Marion, Lane and Washington. A report released last week by the American Bar Associ- ation found Oregon has just 30% of the public defenders it needs to do adequate represen- tation for its current caseload. tion District, said that between 23% to 26% of Central Oregon Irrigation Dis- Back issues ................................541-385-5800 Photo reprints .........................541-383-0366 Apply for a job ........................541-383-0340 Your guide to food, arts and entertainment in Central Oregon Pick up Thursday’s Bulletin for weekly event coverage and calendars — Bulletin staff report Kotek’s departure prompts appointments in the Legislature BY PETER WONG Oregon Capital Bureau The departure of former Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek, a Democrat, to run for governor has led to several ap- pointments, one to fill her dis- trict seat and another within the party’s leadership in the Legislature. On Thursday, Multnomah County commissioners ap- pointed Travis Nelson, a reg- istered nurse to the House District 44 seat in Portland vacated by Kotek. According to the House Majority Office, Nelson will be the first Black LGBTQ+ member of the House and the 10th member of color in the current House. There have Hope Starts Here Donate Today DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT Matching Funds Are Available OTHER SERVICES all Bulletin payments are accepted at the drop box at City hall or at The Bulletin, P.O. Box 6020, Bend, Or 97708. Check payments may be converted to an electronic funds transfer. The Bulletin, uSPS #552-520, is published daily by Central Oregon Media Group, 320 SW upper Terrace drive, Bend, Or 97702. Periodicals postage paid at Bend, Or. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Bulletin circulation department, P.O. Box 6020, Bend, Or 97708. The Bulletin retains ownership and copyright protection of all staff-prepared news copy, advertising copy and news or ad illustrations. They may not be reproduced without explicit prior approval. Bulletin file photo Irrigation wheels help water fields on a farm between Tumalo and Sisters in 2018. trict patrons use flood irrigation, and around 1% of Tumalo Irrigation Dis- trict patrons use flood irrigation. Funding is available only to De- schutes County landowners with wa- ter rights. Eligibility requires that the landowner produces hay or other ag- ricultural crops or raises agricultural livestock. Funding limits are set at $20,000 or 75% of the total cost of the project, whichever is less. Applications are avail- able through the Conservation District website. Landowners who meet the crite- ria for the funding must apply by Feb. 11. For additional information on the program, contact Tom Bennett, 541- 626-8590 or tbdeschutesswcd@outlook. com, conservation technician for the organization. Child Abuse Prevention Mtstar.org 541-322-6820 been a few white gay men, including current Rep. Rob Nosse of Portland Nelson will be sworn in at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, 30 minutes before the start of the 2022 legislative session. He will serve through Jan. 9, 2023, but is a candidate for a full two- year term in the May 17 Dem- ocratic primary. Nelson earned a degree in nursing from Washington State University. He moved to the Portland area in 2005. He is a board-certified registered nurse, a member of the Ore- gon Nurses Association and a founding member of the Alli- ance of Black Nurses of Ore- gon. He also has been a union representative and a former Black Caucus chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon. In the Legislature, Rep. Tawna Sanchez, D-Portland, will be the next House co- leader of the Legislature’s joint budget-writing committee. Sanchez’s appointment will take effect Tuesday, when Rep. Dan Rayfield, of Corvallis, who holds the co-leader posi- tion, is expected to be named House Speaker, succeeding Kotek. The speaker appoints the leaders and members of all committees. Sanchez, director of family services at the Native American Youth and Family Center in Portland, would be the first Native American to hold one of the Legislature’s most influential positions.
