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THE BULLETIN • TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022 A13 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022 TODAY TONIGHT HIGH 79° LOW 50° Cooler but pleasant with plenty of sun Sunny and pleasant ALMANAC Normal Record 78° 104° in 2021 44° 27° in 1945 PRECIPITATION 24-hour total 0.00" Record 0.98" in 1907 Month to date (normal) 0.75" (0.63") Year to date (normal) 2.32" (5.49") Barometric pressure at 4 p.m. 30.02" SUN, MOON AND PLANETS Rise/Set Today Wednesday Sun 5:25am/8:52pm 5:25am/8:52pm Moon 4:43am/9:09pm 5:33am/9:56pm Mercury 4:14am/7:21pm 4:16am/7:25pm Venus 3:33am/6:25pm 3:33am/6:27pm Mars 1:40am/2:50pm 1:38am/2:50pm Jupiter 12:57am/1:17pm 12:54am/1:13pm Saturn 11:23pm/9:35am 11:19pm/9:31am Uranus 2:28am/4:51pm 2:24am/4:47pm New First Full Last Jun 28 Jul 6 Jul 13 Tonight's sky: New moon. Jul 20 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI UV INDEX TODAY 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 10 10 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 Grasses Very high Trees Moderate Weeds Moderate Source: Oregon Allergy Associates SATURDAY 85° 54° Sunny 83° 52° Partly sunny with a thundershower Partly sunny EAST: Plenty of sun- shine today; windy in the afternoon. Mainly clear tonight. Sunny and nice tomorrow. Monday Today Wednesday Monday Today Wednesday City Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Portland Astoria 64/53/0.00 63/55/r 63/54/c La Grande 97/55/0.00 81/50/s 79/50/s Prineville La Pine 93/47/0.03 75/45/s 79/46/s Baker City 97/48/0.00 84/44/s 79/45/s Redmond Medford 97/63/0.00 88/55/s 88/56/s Brookings 59/52/0.01 63/51/pc 67/52/s Roseburg Newport 61/50/0.13 59/51/c 61/50/pc Burns 101/50/0.00 89/42/s 82/46/s Salem North Bend 64/51/Tr 63/52/pc 63/52/pc Eugene 93/55/0.00 77/51/pc 78/50/pc Sisters Ontario 104/55/0.00 99/60/s 90/59/s Klamath Falls 94/48/0.00 82/43/s 82/44/s The Dalles Pendleton 98/62/0.00 85/57/s 84/56/s Lakeview 92/39/Tr 85/44/s 82/45/s Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice, Tr-trace As of 7 a.m. Monday Reservoir Acre feet Capacity Crane Prairie 48293 87% Wickiup 67610 34% Crescent Lake 18020 21% Ochoco Reservoir 9886 22% Prineville 43295 29% River fl ow Station Cu.ft./sec. Deschutes R. below Crane Prairie 244 Deschutes R. below Wickiup 1280 Deschutes R. below Bend 133 Deschutes R. at Benham Falls 1610 Little Deschutes near La Pine 110 Crescent Ck. below Crescent Lake 10 Crooked R. above Prineville Res. 46 Crooked R. below Prineville Res. 142 Crooked R. near Terrebonne 45 Ochoco Ck. below Ochoco Res. 10 Monday Hi/Lo/Prec. 96/69/0.00 97/51/0.02 103/54/0.00 97/61/0.00 92/60/0.00 93/51/0.05 104/62/0.00 Today Wednesday Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 77/56/pc 76/55/pc 81/48/s 83/47/s 83/46/s 83/47/s 81/53/s 80/52/s 76/54/pc 78/54/pc 78/47/s 83/49/s 85/59/s 84/59/s NATIONAL WEATHER -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s NATIONAL EXTREMES MONDAY (for the 48 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 Fireworks Continued from A11 “The decision was made early because we wanted people to be able to make plans with their families,” said Flagstaff city spokesper- son Sarah Langley. Fire officials in some cities worry that the cancellations could prompt some people to ramp up their use of con- sumer fireworks in residen- tial areas. “We are typically worried about exposure of sparks and fire to homes and dry brush,” said Phoenix Fire spokesper- son Capt. Evan Gammage. “We get so many calls around this time of year.” In New Mexico, the most destructive wildfire season in modern history won’t stop that state’s major cit- ies, including Albuquerque and Santa Fe, from holding Fourth of July fireworks dis- plays under fire department supervision. Many local jurisdictions still prohibit the private use of fireworks amid a punish- ing drought that continues despite the recent arrival of summer monsoon rains. Some national forests in the U.S. Southwest eased or rescinded fire restrictions, and welcomed back visitors to vast tracts that temporarily were closed because of wild- fire danger. Fireworks are al- ways prohibited in national forests In Sacramento, Cal Expo officials announced they won’t have a fireworks dis- play because of staffing and resource shortages. Instead, they are focused on the Cali- fornia State Fair & Food Fes- tival to be held the last two weeks of July. In Lompoc, on Califor- nia’s central coast, the an- “We are typically worried about exposure of sparks and fire to homes and dry brush. We get so many calls this time of year.” — Phoenix Fire spokesperson Capt. Evan Gammage nual Fourth of July fireworks show won’t be held because of concerns about potential fire hazards. A popular northern San Joaquin Valley fireworks show that in pre-pandemic times brought tens of thou- sands of people to Lake Don Pedro, California, was can- celed because of drought concerns, including the lake’s projected low level. “The safety of our guests and being good stewards of the land entrusted to us are our highest priorities,” the Don Pedro Recreation Agency said in a statement. The fire danger also prompted Lakewood and Castle Rock in Colorado to cancel their pyrotechnic dis- plays. Still, an Independence Eve fireworks show with live music by the Colorado Sym- phony is planned July 3 at Denver’s Civic Center Park. The Southgate Mall in Missoula, Montana, canceled its annual Fourth of July cel- ebration and fireworks show without giving a reason. Elsewhere in the U.S., some North Carolina towns canceled displays after a re- cent fireworks-related explo- sion killed a man on a small farm and a large cache of fireworks were destroyed in a related fire. In Minneapolis, a fire- works display over the Mis- sissippi won’t be held because of staff shortages and con- struction at a nearby park. Monday City Hi/Lo/Prec. Abilene 93/67/0.01 Akron 78/61/0.00 Albany 80/69/0.30 Albuquerque 70/59/0.73 Anchorage 64/49/0.00 Atlanta 91/76/2.56 Atlantic City 75/71/0.49 Austin 101/75/0.92 Baltimore 84/74/0.01 Billings 85/52/0.00 Birmingham 92/74/0.15 Bismarck 88/47/0.00 Boise 104/65/0.00 Boston 77/70/0.67 Bridgeport, CT 75/70/0.91 Buffalo 72/64/Tr Burlington, VT 81/68/1.20 Caribou, ME 73/63/0.21 Charleston, SC 90/68/Tr Charlotte 90/76/0.36 Chattanooga 89/73/0.44 Cheyenne 86/47/0.02 Chicago 80/60/0.00 Cincinnati 80/62/0.02 Cleveland 75/66/0.00 Colorado Springs 75/54/0.00 Columbia, MO 83/60/0.00 Columbia, SC 85/73/0.12 Columbus, GA 96/74/0.05 Columbus, OH 81/62/0.00 Concord, NH 80/68/0.04 Corpus Christi 96/71/0.00 Dallas 94/73/0.00 Dayton 80/60/0.00 Denver 88/54/0.00 Des Moines 83/55/0.00 Detroit 77/60/0.00 Duluth 76/44/0.01 El Paso 91/72/0.00 Fairbanks 82/53/0.00 Fargo 83/53/0.02 Flagstaff 79/44/0.00 Grand Rapids 73/55/0.00 Green Bay 78/53/0.00 Greensboro 85/72/0.53 Harrisburg 87/74/0.10 Hartford, CT 76/71/0.06 Helena 94/50/0.00 Honolulu 87/71/0.00 Houston 99/79/0.04 Huntsville 90/73/0.00 Indianapolis 80/59/0.00 Jackson, MS 84/73/0.42 Jacksonville 89/65/0.00 Today Wednesday Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 88/69/t 95/71/pc 77/57/s 83/64/pc 77/54/s 83/59/c 81/63/t 84/66/t 69/56/pc 71/57/s 82/71/t 83/72/t 77/66/s 78/69/s 93/67/t 94/69/pc 81/59/s 87/64/s 91/60/pc 83/56/pc 87/71/t 86/71/t 83/61/s 92/59/pc 99/59/s 86/56/s 77/62/pc 80/65/s 78/61/s 81/63/s 71/58/s 74/59/pc 76/56/pc 79/58/pc 73/49/s 77/57/c 84/72/t 82/72/t 83/68/pc 84/68/t 84/70/t 86/72/t 87/59/pc 90/61/t 84/66/s 84/70/pc 79/56/s 85/62/s 75/59/s 83/64/pc 86/58/pc 90/60/t 84/61/s 90/65/s 84/71/t 84/70/t 90/73/t 84/71/t 80/57/s 86/64/s 78/51/s 83/56/pc 92/75/t 89/73/t 92/71/pc 93/74/s 79/59/s 85/63/s 92/64/s 92/62/t 85/66/s 91/70/s 80/61/s 84/63/sh 72/48/t 70/56/sh 88/71/pc 91/73/t 79/56/c 81/55/c 74/56/pc 88/66/pc 81/53/t 76/52/t 82/62/s 83/62/pc 82/58/t 77/64/s 80/65/pc 82/69/c 81/59/s 88/64/s 80/56/s 85/61/s 87/55/t 82/52/s 86/74/c 87/73/sh 95/75/pc 91/74/t 87/70/pc 88/71/t 81/59/s 87/64/s 90/70/t 89/72/t 90/73/t 87/73/t 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 72/60/pc 92/75/s 60/51/pc 106/78/s 94/80/t 81/69/c 83/72/s 79/61/pc 64/49/r 93/68/t 60/49/c 88/74/pc 93/74/s 73/50/t 88/78/t 66/51/sh 63/55/r 75/61/t 59/48/c 91/81/c 81/68/t 83/63/s 57/39/pc 65/58/pc 76/61/s 70/58/pc 90/61/s 89/78/t 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 Monday Hi/Lo/Prec. 77/50/0.00 81/57/0.00 76/55/0.00 105/85/0.00 83/65/0.14 83/50/Tr 86/75/0.00 86/62/0.00 84/65/1.08 77/55/0.00 88/73/0.00 90/77/0.00 76/62/0.00 85/58/0.00 90/74/0.00 90/78/0.03 77/72/0.29 81/76/0.29 92/71/0.59 84/66/0.00 83/51/0.00 92/74/0.17 108/86/0.03 80/58/0.00 82/75/0.50 103/79/0.16 77/61/0.22 74/65/0.06 73/68/0.66 93/76/0.08 88/45/0.00 99/62/0.00 87/73/1.64 75/63/0.01 102/59/0.00 83/61/0.00 98/69/0.00 101/78/0.03 75/62/0.00 70/56/0.00 82/59/0.00 68/53/0.42 93/67/0.00 91/64/0.00 85/52/0.00 93/59/0.00 83/57/0.00 93/79/0.11 96/71/0.11 87/65/0.00 83/75/0.21 76/62/0.05 98/53/0.00 107/82/0.00 Today Wednesday Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 78/54/pc 66/53/c 84/65/s 89/67/s 82/63/pc 84/62/pc 106/85/s 105/84/s 80/58/s 88/64/s 89/66/s 92/72/s 85/63/pc 90/70/s 85/66/s 87/67/s 82/60/s 89/66/s 81/60/pc 84/71/s 88/67/pc 92/75/s 89/78/t 89/79/t 85/64/s 75/67/s 82/61/t 90/75/pc 86/64/s 90/70/s 89/78/t 87/77/t 79/65/s 82/68/s 83/65/s 86/67/s 77/64/pc 81/66/pc 85/62/pc 90/64/s 89/67/s 92/73/s 92/75/t 92/73/t 111/85/pc 109/83/s 84/63/s 90/66/s 81/65/s 86/67/s 107/89/pc 106/88/t 76/54/s 82/61/s 76/56/s 77/58/s 80/60/pc 82/63/s 82/66/pc 85/68/c 90/59/s 95/60/t 93/60/s 92/57/s 82/62/s 85/66/pc 74/55/s 76/58/pc 97/58/s 91/55/s 85/66/s 92/70/s 101/74/s 94/69/s 91/74/t 96/74/pc 76/65/pc 74/64/pc 71/55/pc 68/55/pc 84/57/pc 79/55/s 78/55/t 81/60/t 88/73/t 84/73/t 68/56/pc 65/55/c 89/62/s 97/74/pc 82/55/s 76/56/pc 83/59/s 89/62/s 93/78/t 93/78/t 98/79/pc 100/77/t 87/64/s 91/66/s 81/66/s 87/69/s 86/63/s 91/66/s 85/52/s 81/53/s 109/83/pc 109/83/pc 102/82/0.00 74/55/0.29 75/70/0.18 90/66/0.00 72/56/0.00 86/73/0.28 102/90/0.00 88/79/0.00 70/57/0.69 72/66/0.21 77/59/0.00 72/64/0.00 98/70/0.00 59/30/0.03 64/55/0.00 76/69/0.01 81/75/0.52 97/78/0.00 88/79/0.07 85/63/0.00 59/48/0.07 91/78/0.00 85/74/0.00 91/77/0.00 70/61/0.00 81/61/0.00 92/66/0.00 88/66/0.00 111/84/s 71/57/t 74/57/pc 78/57/s 75/52/c 86/78/sh 104/88/pc 90/78/c 71/54/sh 75/54/pc 78/56/pc 74/65/pc 92/70/pc 61/37/pc 75/57/pc 72/64/sh 82/75/t 96/80/pc 88/77/t 84/59/r 59/47/c 94/81/t 85/73/s 88/78/pc 76/58/s 69/57/r 87/68/pc 91/66/pc INTERNATIONAL contiguous states) National high: 119° at Death Valley, CA National low: 30° at Yellowstone N.P., WY Precipitation: 3.54" at St. Augustine, FL FIRE INDEX Not available Not available Not available Not available Not available Periods of clouds and sun NATIONAL Hood River 541-683-1577 WATER REPORT Bend Redmond/Madras Sisters Prineville La Pine/Gilchrist Plenty of clouds TRAVEL WEATHER Umatilla 88/59 Rufus Hermiston 78/55 88/59 83/59 Arlington Hillsboro Portland Meacham Lostine 84/59 74/52 77/56 78/47 Wasco 80/46 Enterprise Pendleton The Dalles CENTRAL: Sunshine Tillamook 79/45 81/56 85/57 Sandy 85/59 McMinnville 61/52 and breezy today; Joseph Heppner La Grande 72/54 Maupin Government 71/53 pleasant in central 81/50 80/46 Camp 84/54 Condon 82/51 Union Lincoln City parts during the 79/51 65/49 82/50 Salem Spray morning. Mainly clear 58/53 Granite Warm Springs 76/54 Madras 83/51 Albany 78/45 tonight. Newport Baker City 81/49 82/50 Mitchell 59/51 73/51 84/44 WEST: Mostly sunny Camp Sherman 82/51 Redmond Corvallis John Unity and nice today. Clear Yachats 76/49 83/46 74/50 Day Prineville 58/51 86/44 tonight. Partly sunny Ontario Sisters 82/48 Paulina 86/50 99/60 tomorrow, except sun- Florence Eugene 78/47 Brothers 82/46 Bend Vale nier in the south. 60/52 77/51 79/45 Sunriver 79/50 99/60 Nyssa 75/47 Hampton Cottage La Pine 100/61 Juntura Oakridge Grove 75/45 82/45 OREGON EXTREMES Coos Bay Burns 94/52 77/50 77/51 Fort Rock 63/51 Riley 89/42 MONDAY Crescent 80/43 85/45 High: 104° 75/44 Bandon Roseburg Christmas Valley Jordan Valley at Ontario Beaver Frenchglen Silver 61/52 81/53 84/43 92/49 Low: 39° Marsh Lake 89/48 Port Orford 76/39 83/41 at Lakeview Grants Burns Junction Paisley 61/52 Pass 95/51 Chiloquin 86/44 88/53 Rome Medford 78/46 Gold Beach 88/55 96/50 59/51 Klamath Fields Ashland McDermitt Lakeview Falls Brookings 93/49 85/54 82/43 92/49 63/51 85/44 Seaside 63/54 Cannon Beach 61/54 70° 48° 71° 50° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Astoria 63/55 MONDAY SUNDAY OREGON WEATHER TEMPERATURE High Low FRIDAY 84° 53° 83° 49° Clear to partly cloudy Bend Municipal Airport through 5 p.m. Mon. Monday 99° 57° THURSDAY WEDNESDAY 68/59/0.57 93/72/0.00 58/49/0.00 104/83/0.00 87/80/0.46 87/72/0.22 84/75/0.00 97/68/0.14 64/46/0.07 91/64/0.00 54/48/0.00 91/74/0.00 95/77/0.00 77/48/0.00 90/75/0.00 61/48/0.11 64/52/0.06 72/68/0.06 59/49/0.00 93/81/0.02 84/66/0.04 83/62/0.00 59/37/0.00 65/58/0.00 72/59/0.00 66/54/0.12 84/63/0.01 88/78/0.00 79/60/pc 91/75/s 60/51/r 111/81/s 95/81/pc 80/68/sh 83/72/s 73/64/t 64/49/r 97/69/pc 63/48/s 90/73/t 93/74/s 64/47/t 89/77/t 61/51/sh 66/53/sh 81/60/t 56/47/r 91/83/pc 80/68/t 85/64/s 57/37/pc 65/58/pc 72/58/pc 71/54/sh 92/62/s 87/79/t 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 107/82/s 75/54/pc 76/57/c 76/56/s 72/55/c 88/79/sh 105/84/pc 91/78/c 71/54/s 71/54/sh 79/58/pc 81/68/s 87/67/s 60/40/pc 75/56/s 72/62/r 78/73/sh 91/80/t 86/78/t 76/60/sh 65/50/pc 95/81/sh 85/74/s 90/76/pc 77/58/c 65/54/pc 95/69/t 91/70/pc Hay Continued from A11 “It should be as high or bet- ter than last year.” He said he sold his hay for $190-$290 a ton last year on the farm — where the buyer loads and hauls it from the farm. Kurt Melville agreed it will likely be comparable to last year, but he said he hasn’t been keeping close track of the mar- ket. “It’ll be a little bit lighter than normal,” he said. “Until we actually get some up, some- times it’s a bit deceiving, but I think it’ll be about 20% less than usual, but I could be com- pletely wrong until we start running balers through fields.” Tyler Coppin, on the other hand, is quite optimistic as to the price this year. “I’m thinking this is going to be highest prices we’ll get in anyone’s lifetime,” he said. “It’ll be knocking on the door of $350-$400 a ton, maybe more.” He attributes this to the fact that competitors in the Ellensburg, Washington, and Columbia Basin areas had trouble with their crop getting Wage Continued from A11 And then last year, as Oregon got back to work, em- ployers faced a labor shortage and frequently had to pay far above the minimum to attract workers. The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since 2009 and doesn’t appear likely to rise anytime soon, with con- gressional Republicans and Democrats at odds over how high any increase should be. But most states, like Oregon, Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain Kerry Searles cuts alfalfa hay on a Cornerstone Farms Joint Venture field just north of Joseph on Wednes- day . It was the year’s first cutting of the alfalfa crop. rained on. “If we can get our hay in, it’ll be premium,” he said. Premium quality is the highest with the largest nutri- ent percentage. Coppin said his farm sells mostly as an export crop to Japan. “I’m already selling hay from last year for more than last year,” he said. Production cost But it’s not all about the Did You Know? Just 108,000 of Oregon workers earned the mini- mum last year, 5.1% of the workforce, according to a new report by Anna John- son, economist with the Or- egon Employment Depart- ment. That’s down from 6.6% in 2020, and 7.3% in 2019. have hourly minimums above the national rate. Oregon’s is among the highest, but a few are even higher. quality of the crop. Growers have to contend with the cost of production, as well. The growers interviewed — to a man — agreed the high cost of petroleum is affecting nearly everything. “Fuel prices are terrible; oil prices are terrible,” Coppin said. This not only affects fuel used in farm machinery, but the cost of transporting crops to market. It also boosts the cost of fertilizer and other chemicals heavy in petroleum. Tim Melville said it also af- fects the availability and cost of parts for farm machines. “Some of the parts have doubled in price in past 12 months,” he said. “Fertilizer’s double what it was last year.” Coppin said the production costs are also seen in the avail- ability of parts. “Everything’s hard to get,” he said, estimating costs are up 30%. “I don’t know anything’s not hard to get.” Washington’s hourly min- imum, for example, rose to $14.49 in January. It’s $17.27 an hour in Seattle, which ap- pears to be the nation’s highest minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage remains contentious politically because it increases costs for business owners and because some fear it would trigger lay- offs. Oregon restaurant owners say the escalating minimum wage is one reason menu prices were rising steadily even before the pandemic and the subsequent high inflation. Oregon’s steady increases over the past several years didn’t translate into higher unemployment, though. The state’s jobless rate has — ex- cept for the 15 months after COVID-19 hit — been under 5% since 2015 and is near a historic low now. And economists say the state’s higher minimum wage is one reason Portland has among the nation’s smallest gaps between high- and low- wage workers and why fewer Oregonians are moonlighting with second or third jobs.
