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A2 THE BULLETIN • FRIDAY, JULY 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 BEND AND THROUGHOUT OREGON Temperatures reach triple digits 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-11 a.m. Saturday-Sunday and holidays GENERAL INFORMATION 541-382-1811 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. BY CLAIRE RUSH AND GILLIAN FLACCUS • Associated Press/Report for America T emperatures at Bend Municipal Airport hit 104 degrees Thursday afternoon, at least the third straight day the airport recorded temperatures above 100 degrees, according to preliminary data from the National Weather Service. The weather service xtended its excessive heat warning in Central and Eastern Oregon by another day — through 11 p.m. Sunday. ONLINE www.bendbulletin.com EMAIL news@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 ADMINISTRATION Publisher Heidi Wright ..............................541-383-0341 Editor Gerry O’Brien .............................541-633-2166 DEPARTMENT HEADS Advertising Brian Naplachowski .................541-383-0370 Circulation/Operations Maria Johnson ..........................541-617-7830 Finance Wendy Dougherty ...541-383-0324 Human Resources ................541-383-0340 High temperatures could remain above 100 degrees un- til Sunday, when the weather service predicts it will only reach 99 degrees. Heat wave duration re- cords could be broken in the Pacific Northwest this week, and authorities in Portland are expanding capacity at some cooling centers as tempera- tures near triple digits and are forecast to extend into the weekend. “For the next several days through Saturday, we’re go- ing to be within a few degrees of 100 every day,” said Colby Neuman, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Portland. Temperatures in Oregon’s largest city are forecast to soar to 101 degrees again on Fri- day. On Tuesday, Portland set a daily record, 102 degrees. Seattle on Tuesday also re- ported a new record daily high of 94 degrees. In the Portland area, three people are suspected to have died from heat-related ill- nesses since Monday, Mult- nomah County officials said in a statement Thursday. The county medical exam- iner is investigating the deaths but did not provide additional details. The first death oc- curred Monday, and county Craig Mitchelldyer/AP Jesse Moore cools off in the Salmon Street Springs fountain in Portland on Tuesday. The National Weather Service has extended its excessive heat warning another day for Central and Easter Oregon. It now contin- ues until 11 p.m. Sunday. officials said the investigation could take “several weeks to months.” The next two deaths happened Wednesday and Thursday. Officials have not identified the people who died. Two additional people died this week after they were pre- sumed to have drowned, in- cluding a man pulled out of Henry Hagg Lake while swim- ming with his family on Tues- day and another man who was pulled from the Sandy River near Oxbow Regional Park on Wednesday. Officials have not identified either man. Multnomah County offi- cials continue to increase ser- vices to help people survive the heat, including increasing the capacity of overnight cool- ing shelters and keeping them open through at least Saturday morning. The county previously planned to keep cooling shel- ters open through Friday morning, but said on Thurs- day that it plans to keep ser- vices available “as long as forecasts indicate they are nec- essary.” About 170 people stayed overnight at Portland’s four cooling shelters, which can now accommodate nearly 300 people. A daytime cooling center will also stay open at least through Friday in north- west Portland’s Old Town neighborhood. The city of Portland is op- erating six misting stations at public parks, along with four 24-hour water filling stations. Three county libraries have ex- tended their hours until 9 p.m. to offer heat relief into the eve- ning, and TriMet will not ask for fares from those seeking rides to cooling centers. Heat-related 911 calls in Portland have tripled in recent days, from an estimated eight calls on Sunday to 28 calls on Tuesday, said Dan Douthit, a spokesperson for the city’s Bureau of Emergency Man- agement. Most calls involved a medical response, Douthit added. Multnomah County said more people have been visit- ing emergency departments for heat-related symptoms. Emergency department vis- its “have remained elevated since Sunday,” the county said in a statement. “In the past three days, hospitals have treated 13 people for heat ill- ness, when they would nor- mally expect to see two or three.” TALK TO AN EDITOR City Julie Johnson ...................541-383-0367 Business, Features, GO! 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Call to ask about deadlines, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Phone ..........................................541-385-5809 Email .......................obits@bendbulletin.com LEGAL NOTICES Email .....................legals@bendbulletin.com LOCAL BRIEFING Redmond Police seek assistance to identify hit-and-run suspect Redmond Police are seeking the public’s help to identify a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that occurred Wednesday afternoon. Police responded to the crash at 2:54 p.m. in the parking area of the Redmond Skate Park, the department said in a news release Thursday. Witnesses told police they saw a Jeep Grand Cherokee collide with a black 2003 Chevrolet Silverado occupied by two juveniles. While there were no inju- ries reported, the Jeep Grand Cherokee was damaged on the rear bumper, but left without exchanging information. The driver was described as a white man in his 30s, medium build with a shaved head and wearing a black tank top. Anyone who witnessed or has in- formation on the incident is encour- aged to call the police department’s nonemergency dispatch number at 541-693-6911. Prineville Hotshots respond to Crescent Ranger District fire Ten smokejumpers and firefighters from the Prineville Interagency Hot- shots are responding to an approx- imately 4-acre fire on the Crescent Ranger District. The fire, located 3 miles north of the Mount Thielsen Wilderness, is burn- ing in heavy fuels and timber, the U.S. Forest Service said in a Facebook post on Thursday. Crews will use a helicopter, taking water from Crescent Lake, as part of firefighting efforts, the post added. Anyone in the area is advised to use caution. The Prineville Interagency Hotshot Crew is a 20-person wildland firefight- ing crew hosted by the Ochoco Na- Because of high temperatures, grass behind the site caught fire. Person- nel with the Bureau of Land Manage- ment were on scene to prevent further spread. Central Oregon counties drop to medium levels of COVID spread Anna Kaminiski/The Bulletin Jefferson County Fire & Emergency Services put out a fire Thursday at High Desert Golf Cars near Madras. tional Forest and based in Prineville. Hotshots are highly trained firefight- ers who respond to high-priority fires across the country. Fire destroys Madras golf cart company MADRAS — A fire at a golf-cart rental company undergoing a heavy remodel destroyed the building Thurs- day afternoon and threatened neigh- boring businesses and homes. Around 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Jeffer- son County Fire & Emergency Services received calls from neighbors of High Desert Golf Cars reporting a major fire in the two-story structure. The same business caught fire in June. Fire Chief Jeff Blake said the owners had just left the site around 15 minutes before the building caught fire. “We were able to make a good at- tack, and we were able to catch it be- fore it got to anyone,” Blake said. The fire was contained around 3:30 p.m., but a cause has not yet been determined. The Madras Police Department evacuated a mobile home park located near the construction site. With the temperature above 100 de- grees, neighbors doused their lawns with garden hoses to keep the flames away. Mike Brandenburg, who works next door at Gray’s Automotive, was work- ing outside in the afternoon. He went inside for several minutes and when he returned, the neigh- boring business was fully engulfed in flames. “It was intense,” he said. “It burned down pretty fast. I had a hose, trying to keep it from jumping into our yard.” COVID-19 community spread dropped in several Oregon counties including those in Central Oregon, where Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties all returned to medium levels, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The CDC on Thursday ranked 11 Oregon counties at high levels of com- munity spread, 20 at medium and five at low. A week ago, the agency listed 19 at high — including Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties — 16 at me- dium and one at low. The CDC monitors levels of COVID-19 to help communities de- cide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium or high and are deter- mined by looking at hospital beds be- ing used, hospital admissions and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area. The agency listed the following lev- els for Central Oregon: Deschutes County: Medium Crook County: Medium Jefferson County: Medium Precautions the CDC recommends for communities with medium levels: • If you are at high risk for severe ill- ness, talk to your health care provider about whether you need to wear a mask and take other precautions. • Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines • Get tested if you have symptoms — Bulletin staff reports OTHER SERVICES Back issues ..................................541-385-5800 Photo reprints ............................541-383-0366 Apply for a job ..........................541-383-0340 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. 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