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A2 The BulleTin • Wednesday, sepTemBer 21, 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 7 a.m.-11 a.m. saturday-sunday and holidays GENERAL INFORMATION 541-382-1811 8 a.m.-5 p.m. mon.-Fri. 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. 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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 Environmental groups requesting updates to the Columbia River Treaty BY CAROL RYAN DUMAS Capital press Pacific Northwest groups represent- ing conservation, clean energy, wild- life, fish and other interests are urging U.S. officials to modernize the Colum- bia River Treaty to avoid what they de- scribe as an ecosystem collapse. The 32 organizations sent a letter to the U.S. State Department, Bon- neville Power Administration and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urg- ing them to provide information to the region on efforts to overhaul the treaty and involve citizens and tribes in decisions. “Chronic hot water is killing salmon and degrading Columbia and Snake River health today, with worse coming. A modern treaty must give Northwest people greater standing and more tools to withstand this rising damage,” the groups said. Signed in 1961 and ratified in 1964, the treaty coordinates flood control and power generation through a sys- tem of dams and reservoirs in Canada and the U.S. The groups are asking U.S. negotia- tors to partner with Canada to add the health of the river as a third, co-equal treaty purpose. They are also urging the administration to include Colum- bia Basin tribes in treaty governance, matching Canada’s recognition of the role of indigenous nations. The groups’ final request concerns flood control. The U.S. currently benefits from a collaborative flood-risk management plan that depends on assured Cana- dian water storage to minimize flood risk in the U.S. That critical collabora- tion ends on Sept. 16, 2024, if negotia- tions fail to extend it, the groups said. Capital press file The Columbia River at Crescent Bar, Washington. Groups representing conservation, clean energy, wildlife and other interests want U.S. officials to update the Columbia River Treaty with Canada. The treaty’s Permanent Engineering Board warns the general lack of plan- ning leaves “...no guidance on the op- eration of the Canadian storage system with significant consequences in both Canada and the U.S. for power gen- eration, flood risk management and social and environmental objectives,” they said. If a new agreement isn’t reached, the terms of the current treaty will shift responsibility for flood control from Canada to the U.S., potentially forc- 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. The U.S. lacks comprehensive plans for the shift of responsibility, said John DeVoe, executive director for Water- Watch of Oregon. “And we have grave concerns that federal agencies will further deprior- itize the health of fish and wildlife to manage flood risk. Upsetting opera- tions for fish and wildlife, agriculture, hydropower and other river uses due to inadequate planning and minimal consultation is an unnecessary and un- acceptable outcome,” he said. Oregon’s tuition-free preschool Man pleads guilty to program hitting major delays vandalizing Planned Parenthood clinic associated press Thousands of Oregon families who expected their children to start tuition-free state-provided preschool this month remain in limbo be- cause of staffing shortages that caused delays getting contracts to nearly 250 involved pre- schools. The Early Learning Divi- sion, which has overseen the Preschool Promise program since its 2016 inception, took over contracting duties from the Oregon Department of Education this year and has struggled to get contracts inked. It has yet to send pa- perwork to most of the 248 preschools in the program that serves families living at or below 200% of the federal poverty line, The Oregonian reported Tuesday. Many facilities new to the program or those expanding services are hesitant to accept children enrolled in Preschool Promise until they have a signed contract and payment for the care is assured, the newspaper reported. The agency now says the preschools chosen to serve an estimated 6,381 children must open no later than Oct. 30. It could not say when all contracts would be signed. The total number of children marks an expected increase of more than 2,000 slots from last year. “It’s super hard on families,” said Molly Day, director of Early Learning Multnomah, one of 16 regional hubs that helps coordinate Preschool Promise enrollment. “If you’re counting on your child to be in school while you’re work- ing, that’s very disruptive.” Day said her team has re- ceived hundreds of calls and emails in recent weeks from anxious parents seeking an update. While the burden falls on regional hubs to field parents’ questions and complaints, hub coordinators hardly have a better idea than parents do of when the Early Learning Di- vision will complete the con- tracting process. The state has directed pre- schools new to the program not to begin serving children until their contracts are firmly in place. It also has told pro- grams that are continuing or expanding in the program that they don’t have to serve chil- dren without the contractual guarantee of funding. “We need a way to figure out how to communicate these delays to families,” Day said. Marion Suitor-Barnes, di- rector of communications and outreach for the Early Learning Division, wrote in an email that the agency has em- ployed an “all hands on deck approach” to processing the contracts. The agency has only hired two of nine planned em- ployees for its new procure- ment office, she said. “We recognize this delay is affecting families, and we sin- email .....................legals@bendbulletin.com Back issues ..................................541-385-5800 photo reprints ............................541-383-0366 apply for a job ..........................541-383-0340 ing operational changes at eight dams and reservoirs in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, Brian Brooks, ex- ecutive director of the Idaho Wildlife Federation, said in a press release. Given the lack of transparency to date, the groups “are increasingly wor- ried about how the federal government will deal with uncertainties and oper- ational changes while protecting fish and wildlife, honoring tribal obliga- tions and supporting river communi- ties,” he said. LOCAL BRIEFING COVID-19 community levels for Central Oregon The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mon- itors levels of COVID-19 to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium or high and are determined by looking at hospital beds be- ing used, hospital admissions and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area. Data released Thursday by the CDC showed three Or- egon counties — Wallowa, Union and Baker — at high levels of community spread, five at medium and 28 at low. The agency listed the follow- ing levels for Central Oregon: Deschutes County: Low Crook County: Low Jefferson County: Low For communities at low levels, the CDC recommends staying up to date on vaccines and getting tested if experienc- ing symptoms. — Bulletin staff report cerely apologize. We are com- mitted to ensuring families have access to the early learn- ing and child care supports they need,” Suitor-Barnes wrote. Day said her team is still waiting to hear back from re- turning providers whether they will serve children ahead of getting a contract exten- sion. While larger schools may choose to take children be- fore receiving funding, home- based providers with less re- sources may not be able to take the risk, she said. “Every provider is going to have to make that choice if they want to be matched with families without a guarantee to be paid,” Day said. Preschools that don’t start until late October will likely have to extend the school day or school year to meet the re- quirement that children re- ceive the 900 hours of instruc- tion that Preschool Promise guarantees, Suitor-Barnes said. Defendant said he broke 5 security cameras, a window and sign at Grants Pass clinic associated press A man who broke win- dows and security cameras at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Grants Pass because he opposed abortion has pleaded guilty to two counts of violating the federal Free- dom of Access to Clinic En- trances Act. Devin Kruse, 27, of Grants Pass pleaded guilty Monday, The Oregonian reported. Kruse admitted he broke five security cameras, a window and a sign at the Grants Pass clinic on Nov. 23, according to his plea agreement. He also said he returned several days later and threw a concrete block through a window, tore down an intercom system and broke lightbulbs, docu- ments said. He told officers who ar- rested him that all Planned Parenthood facilities needed to be shut down, according to the agreement. “The First Amendment does not allow individuals to violate the civil rights of oth- ers. In this case, Mr. Kruse’s destructive and intimidating acts prevented women from accessing vital reproductive and pregnancy health ser- vices,” Natalie Wight, Ore- gon’s U.S. attorney, said in a statement. At a sentencing set for early next year, prosecutors will recommend that he face two years of probation, one for each count. He has also agreed to pay restitution to Planned Parenthood in an amount to be determined.
