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DANCERS CELEBRATE ALASKA MUSEUM ANNIVERSARY
Canadian man arrested with rifles and ammunition in Washington By Gene Johnson The Associated Press
Kodiak Alutiiq Dancers perform outside of the Alutiiq Museum last weekend as part of the museum’s 15year celebration. The museum of native heritage, culture and art was originally funded by a $1.5 million grant the Kodiak Area Native Association received from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council.
SEATTLE — Federal agents said Thursday they have arrested a Canadian gun dealer who kept a stash of sniper rifles and ammunition at a Washington storage unit near the U.S. northern border. Oliver King — who also uses his given name, Hamid Malekpour — was arrested Wednesday in Ferndale, which is about 10 miles south of the Canadian border. He made an initial appearance Thursday at U.S. District Court in Seattle on charges of making false statements to a government agency and being an alien in possession of firearms. A hearing was set for next Wednesday to determine whether he should continue to be detained pending trial.
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Continued from C1 Initially, Merkley said, he thought the amendment was dead, since Democratic leaders weren’t willing to take the week of floor time needed to overcome a filibuster. Then, “we found an unusual parliamentary procedure,” Merkley said. To get around the filibuster, Merkley refiled his amendment as an add-on to an unrelated proposal by U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan. In Senate lingo, that’s a “second-order amendment.” Under Senate rules, Merkley’s second-order amendment couldn’t be filibustered. Coincidentally, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., railed against political gamesmanship by Republicans after one of his amend-
ments was killed by the controversial second-order amendment that was filed on his proposal. Wyden’s amendment would have made it harder for senators to anonymously block legislation. Brownback’s amendment was one of the top Republican priorities for changing the financial regulation bill. It would have exempted auto dealers from oversight by a new consumer protection agency created in the financial bill. The procedural wrangling was still ongoing at 3 p.m. Thursday, Merkley said, as Democrats and Republicans negotiated a compromise over the dueling amendments. In a break from lobbying other senators, Merkley said he thought his amendment was still on track to receive a vote. But by the early evening, it
became apparent Republicans would rather sacrifice Brownback’s amendment than allow a vote on Merkley’s. Top Democrats, including Sen. Chris Dodd, of Connecticut, and Majority Leader Harry Reid, of Nevada, huddled on the Senate floor. Merkley arrived a few minutes later to learn that he’d lost. Afterward, Merkley said Reid promised to advocate for the amendment in the conference committee, where the House and Senate will resolve differences between their financial reform bills. If that doesn’t work, Merkley said he hadn’t identified his next step. “I haven’t even thought about down the road,” Merkley said. Keith Chu can be reached at 202-662-7456 or at kchu@bendbulletin.com.
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Continued from C1 Reynolds has been a certified pilot since the mid-’70s. For years he used his plane to fly as far as the East Coast from Bend for his business. Reynolds also began volunteering his time and his plane to transport people needing medical care outside of Central Oregon but who were unable to afford the cost of a flight. He continues to do this work as a pilot for the nonprofit organization, Angel Flight West. Reynolds keeps a hangar in Bend and still comes home regularly to visit friends and family. “He is still very active in outdoor recreation and in this community,” said Taffy Gleason, last year’s winner of the award. “He believes strongly in family, faith and a willingness
According to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, he entered the U.S. at Blaine the previous night and lied when he said he was going to pick up his wife at a Bellingham mall. The Iranian native also lied about why he had a new Canadian passport just issued that morning, the complaint said. He told border guards that his old one had gone through the wash, but agents found it during a secondary inspection — with no water damage. The old one, which was not set to expire until 2013, had been canceled, but it was not immediately clear why. It had three visas for Iran, two issued last year and one issued this year. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tailed King as he left the border crossing. He drove to McMinnville,
to help others.” Reaching his 70s has not slowed Reynolds down; he remains an active hiker, fisherman and biker. At the age of 72, Reynolds rode 100 miles in the Reach the Beach ride that winds from Portland to Pacific City to raise awareness for the American Lung Association of Oregon. Though Reynolds has done the ride a number of times, in 2008 he rode in honor of his oldest son, Brian Reynolds, who died of cancer in late 2007. Reynolds has been attracted to leadership and public service from an early age. He was listed as the Master of Ceremonies for a Mother’s Day celebration at the First Methodist Church in Bend in 1949; Reynolds would have been 14. Reynolds continues to stay active in his new community in North Lake Tahoe. He has worked on the
where he went to a gun shop and loaded his car with four guns and 480 rounds of .50-caliber ammunition. Agents say he then drove north to the Ferndale storage unit, where he had $30,000 worth of sniper rifles, handguns and ammo. When asked about the weapons in his car, King said he was a hunter, according to the complaint. Amir Zarandi, who owns the Oregon gun shop, McMinnville Hunting and Police Supplies, said King is a consultant and has bought weapons there for years. Zarandi said King also manufactures ammunition, is well known in the business and “doesn’t do anything illegal.” “He’s a good person,” Zarandi said. “I’m sure this is just a technicality sort of thing.”
town’s recycling program and supports Red, White and Tahoe Blue, the organization that coordinates North Lake Tahoe’s Fourth of July celebrations. “His favorite quote is ‘service to the community is the rent we pay to live in the community,’” Gleason said. Reynolds’ dedication to community service has worn off on his family. Reynolds’ middle son, Bruce Reynolds, lives in Baltimore with his family, and his youngest son, Mark Reynolds, is an electrical engineer here in Bend. Lillian Mongeau can be reached at 541-617-7818 or at lmongeau@bendbulletin.com.
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Manhunt Continued from C1 Tactical officers from the Oregon State Police and FBI were working with police from Warm Springs, Madras and Bend, and sheriff’s deputies from Jefferson,
Seniors Continued from C1 Bill Willitts, one of the property owners, said donating the land met several needs. When Sisters annexed the 30-acre property into the city, the owners agreed to offer some affordable housing, and this project fulfills that agreement. But, Willitts said, the city’s older residents need affordable housing options. “We have some radical financial demographics here,” Willitts said. “Some seniors are living in poverty.” Deschutes County donated the land for Little Deschutes Lodge, Pacific Crest’s La Pine development. With the land donation, the developers would still have to find contributions worth more than $100,000. If the city waived all building permit fees, for example, that would be worth about $35,000, ac-
Wasco and Clackamas counties. Thursday evening, the FBI announced it is attempting to locate a person of interest, 21-year-old Waylon McKie Weaselhead, in connection with the incidents. A tribal member, Weaselhead is approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and 175 pounds. He has tat-
toos on both arms, a tattoo reading “5150” on his chest, and the words “weasel head” on his back. Anyone with information about Weaselhead’s whereabouts or the incidents involving shooting at police is asked to contact the Warm Springs Dispatch Center at 541-553-1171.
cording to Planning and Community Development Director Eric Porter. Forgiving the project’s property taxes for 20 years would equal about $5,000. It isn’t yet clear how much the city would have to contribute to the project, but staff is looking at all the options, City Manager Eileen Stein said. “There are a lot of different ways to demonstrate contributions,” Stein said. During the meeting, Rob Roy, Pacific Crest’s operating manager, said the tax breaks would make the affordable rents and entire project possible. “If you want affordable housing, I can’t guarantee it, but I’d say it won’t get built if (the tax break) is not going to happen,” Roy said. Pacific Crest’s most recent project, Discovery Park Lodge, is on Bend’s northwest side. The 53unit building has one- and twobedroom apartments, all but one of which are occupied. For each apartment, at least one
resident must be 55 or older and the income limits are set at 60 percent of median household income, or about $30,000, according to the lodge’s website. Monthly rents at the lodge range from $476 for a one-bedroom to $636 for a two-bedroom. Willitts said rents in the Sisters project could top out at more than $500. Councilor Bill Merrill said the city should request help from Deschutes County on the proposed project. People outside of Sisters, he said, might apply to live at the development and so city residents should not be left with the entire bill. “We’re asking residents of the city, through their tax dollars, to provide for this facility. But there’s not a way to keep non-city people from occupying (the apartments),” Merrill said. Patrick Cliff can be reached at 541-633-2161 or at pcliff@bendbulletin.com.
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