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B8 Sunday, November 14, 2010 • THE BULLETIN
THE BULLETIN WEATHER FORECAST
Maps and national forecast provided by Weather Central LLC ©2010.
TODAY, NOVEMBER 14
MONDAY
Ben Burkel
Bob Shaw
FORECASTS: LOCAL Government Camp
HIGH
LOW
57
36
STATE Western
Ruggs
Condon
Maupin
48/39
47/36
53/36
41/34
Willowdale
Warm Springs
Marion Forks
60/43
53/43
Prineville
57/36
56/47
60/38
58/41
Redmond
Cascadia
Mitchell
Madras
Camp Sherman 52/33
59/37
Bend
57/36
54/45
45/24
Vancouver 50/45
Seattle 53/47
54/33
54/32
Burns
La Pine
55/34
Hampton
Crescent 53/31
Fort Rock 56/34
48/26
52/33
Bend
49/38
Idaho Falls Elko
Crater Lake 40/32
36/29
49/28
Reno
54/35
San Francisco
Cloudy skies with a chance of scattered showers.
42/29
Boise
57/36
50/32
44/32
74/51
56/35
Silver Lake
53/30
Missoula
Redding
Christmas Valley
Chemult
City
Helena
Eugene Partly to mostly cloudy 55/42 skies with a slight chance Grants Pass of showers. 53/44 Eastern
Salt Lake City
74/57
44/35
S
S
S
S
Vancouver 50/45
Yesterday’s U.S. extremes
S
Calgary 49/37
San Francisco 71/55
• 1.85” Algona, Iowa
Honolulu 84/71
Winnipeg 36/21
Rapid City 44/28
Salt Lake City Las 44/35 Vegas 66/47
Phoenix 73/48
Tijuana 72/55
Kansas City 52/35
Houston 60/52
Chihuahua 73/41
Anchorage 30/16
Juneau 42/37
S
S
S S
Halifax 46/36 Portland 48/40 Boston 50/43 Buffalo 60/39 New York 60/45 Philadelphia 62/46 Washington, D. C. 63/46
To ronto 52/37
Green Bay 42/30
Detroit 49/35 Columbus 56/36 Louisville 56/40
St. Louis 56/36
Charlotte 69/41 Nashville 57/36
Birmingham 65/46 New Orleans 73/57
Monterrey 80/54
S Quebec 40/32
Thunder Bay 36/27
Oklahoma City 58/38 Little Rock 59/38 Dallas 62/42
La Paz 80/50
S
Des Moines 45/30 Chicago 45/35 Omaha 45/28
Denver 44/23
Albuquerque 54/26
S
St. Paul 37/26
Cheyenne 32/23
Los Angeles 76/56
S
Bismarck 39/27
Boise 49/38
El Cajon, Calif. Alamosa, Colo.
Saskatoon 39/30
Billings 45/30
Portland 55/43
• 91° • 1°
S
Seattle 53/47
(in the 48 contiguous states):
Moon phases Full
LOW
Last
New
Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5
First
Dec. 13
Sunday Hi/Lo/W
HIGH
52 30
45 25
TEMPERATURE
Astoria . . . . . . . . 48/43/0.27 . . . . . 54/44/sh. . . . . . 54/45/sh Baker City . . . . . . 41/18/0.00 . . . . . 49/36/sh. . . . . . 48/38/rs Brookings . . . . . . 56/44/0.03 . . . . . . 57/51/c. . . . . . . 58/48/f Burns. . . . . . . . . . 35/20/0.01 . . . . . 50/38/sh. . . . . . 49/38/pc Eugene . . . . . . . . 49/37/0.07 . . . . . 55/42/sh. . . . . . . 55/41/c Klamath Falls . . . 45/24/0.00 . . . . . 53/35/pc. . . . . . 53/34/pc Lakeview. . . . . . . 37/19/0.00 . . . . . . 49/31/c. . . . . . 51/32/pc La Pine . . . . . . . . 37/21/0.00 . . . . . 55/32/pc. . . . . . 53/24/pc Medford . . . . . . .48/34/trace . . . . . . 53/44/c. . . . . . 56/42/pc Newport . . . . . . . 50/45/0.17 . . . . . 55/51/sh. . . . . . 55/51/sh North Bend . . . . . 52/37/0.14 . . . . . 57/48/sh. . . . . . . 57/46/f Ontario . . . . . . . . 42/27/0.00 . . . . . 51/39/sh. . . . . . 53/42/pc Pendleton . . . . . .47/32/trace . . . . . 52/41/sh. . . . . . 56/42/pc Portland . . . . . . . 46/42/0.10 . . . . . 55/43/sh. . . . . . 55/44/sh Prineville . . . . . . . 37/25/0.08 . . . . . 59/37/pc. . . . . . 54/35/pc Redmond. . . . . . . 50/21/0.04 . . . . . 54/37/pc. . . . . . 57/34/pc Roseburg. . . . . . . 50/37/0.02 . . . . . 55/48/sh. . . . . . . 59/47/f Salem . . . . . . . . . 49/39/0.07 . . . . . 56/42/sh. . . . . . 57/41/sh Sisters . . . . . . . . . 41/24/0.00 . . . . . . 55/35/c. . . . . . 58/31/pc The Dalles . . . . . . 52/35/0.05 . . . . . 54/44/pc. . . . . . 56/43/pc
SKI REPORT
The higher the UV Index number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Index is for solar at noon.
0
LOW
0
MEDIUM 2
4
HIGH 6
V.HIGH 8
10
ROAD CONDITIONS Snow level and road conditions representing conditions at 5 p.m. yesterday. Key: T.T. = Traction Tires. Pass Conditions I-5 at Siskiyou Summit . . . . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires I-84 at Cabbage Hill . . . . . . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Hwy. 20 at Santiam Pass . . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Hwy. 26 at Government Camp. . . . . . . . . No restrictions Hwy. 26 at Ochoco Divide . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Hwy. 58 at Willamette Pass . . . . . . . . . . . No restrictions Hwy. 138 at Diamond Lake . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Hwy. 242 at McKenzie Pass . . . . . . . . .Closed for season For up-to-minute conditions turn to: www.tripcheck.com or call 511
PRECIPITATION
Yesterday’s weather through 4 p.m. in Bend High/Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46/30 24 hours ending 4 p.m.. . . . . . . . 0.05” Record high . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 in 1933 Month to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.49” Record low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . -3 in 1978 Average month to date. . . . . . . . 0.55” Average high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Year to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.95” Average low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Average year to date. . . . . . . . . . 9.04” Barometric pressure at 4 p.m.. . . 30.37 Record 24 hours . . . . . . . 0.66 in 1941 *Melted liquid equivalent
Tomorrow Rise Set Mercury . . . . . .8:37 a.m. . . . . . .5:20 p.m. Venus . . . . . . . .4:54 a.m. . . . . . .3:21 p.m. Mars. . . . . . . . .8:48 a.m. . . . . . .5:40 p.m. Jupiter. . . . . . . .2:16 p.m. . . . . . .1:54 a.m. Saturn. . . . . . . .3:28 a.m. . . . . . .3:08 p.m. Uranus . . . . . . .2:20 p.m. . . . . . .2:13 a.m.
ULTRAVIOLET INDEX Monday Hi/Lo/W
LOW
Ski report from around the state, representing conditions at 5 p.m. yesterday: Snow accumulation in inches Ski area Last 24 hours Base Depth Anthony Lakes . . . . . . . no report . . . no report Hoodoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . no report . . . no report Mt. Ashland. . . . . . . . . . no report . . . no report Mt. Bachelor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . 18-25 Mt. Hood Meadows . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . no report Mt. Hood Ski Bowl . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . no report Timberline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . . . . 12 Warner Canyon . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . no report Willamette Pass . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . no report Aspen, Colorado . . . . . . no report Mammoth Mtn., California . . . 0.0 Park City, Utah . . . . . . . no report Squaw Valley, California . . . . . 0.0 Sun Valley, Idaho. . . . . . no report Taos, New Mexico. . . . . no report Vail, Colorado . . . . . . . . no report
For links to the latest ski conditions visit: www.skicentral.com/oregon.html
Atlanta 68/49
Orlando 79/52 Miami 80/66
Mazatlan 82/60
FRONTS
Yesterday Sunday Monday City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Abilene, TX . . . . .58/34/0.00 . 61/36/pc . . 60/35/pc Akron . . . . . . . . .67/35/0.00 . .60/34/sh . . 51/33/pc Albany. . . . . . . . .63/27/0.00 . . .57/40/s . . 52/38/sh Albuquerque. . . .53/29/0.00 . 54/26/pc . . 51/25/pc Anchorage . . . . .40/34/0.07 . . .30/16/c . . .25/13/sf Atlanta . . . . . . . .68/41/0.00 . . .68/49/c . . 63/52/sh Atlantic City . . . .65/35/0.01 . . .60/48/s . . . 59/47/s Austin . . . . . . . . .65/48/0.00 . . .62/46/c . . . 65/37/c Baltimore . . . . . .65/30/0.00 . . .62/42/s . . . 61/46/s Billings. . . . . . . . .44/32/0.00 . . .45/30/c . . .49/32/rs Birmingham . . . .72/47/0.00 . .65/46/sh . . . .60/51/t Bismarck . . . . . . .34/17/0.00 . 39/27/pc . . .39/27/rs Boise . . . . . . . . . .44/27/0.00 . .49/38/sh . . 51/40/sh Boston. . . . . . . . .61/41/0.00 . . .50/43/s . . 54/47/sh Bridgeport, CT. . .61/40/0.00 . . .56/45/s . . 56/47/pc Buffalo . . . . . . . .61/31/0.00 . .60/39/sh . . 50/36/pc Burlington, VT. . .57/27/0.00 . . .52/37/s . . 50/36/sh Caribou, ME . . . .52/26/0.00 . . .42/29/s . . 43/31/pc Charleston, SC . .71/35/0.00 . . .71/47/s . . 73/59/pc Charlotte. . . . . . .69/27/0.00 . . .69/41/s . . 66/49/pc Chattanooga. . . .70/38/0.00 . .64/45/sh . . 59/46/sh Cheyenne . . . . . .32/23/0.01 . .32/23/sn . . 37/27/sh Chicago. . . . . . . .57/42/0.03 . 45/35/pc . . . 51/37/c Cincinnati . . . . . .74/32/0.00 . 54/33/pc . . . 55/35/c Cleveland . . . . . .69/32/0.00 . .57/37/sh . . . 51/36/c Colorado Springs 41/17/0.00 . 38/20/pc . . 46/25/pc Columbia, MO . .59/39/0.00 . 54/34/pc . . 56/38/pc Columbia, SC . . .69/30/0.00 . . .72/39/s . . 71/51/pc Columbus, GA. . .72/39/0.00 . 72/49/pc . . . .70/56/t Columbus, OH. . .70/35/0.00 . .56/36/sh . . 55/36/pc Concord, NH . . . .66/23/0.00 . . .50/36/s . . 53/39/sh Corpus Christi. . .70/54/0.01 . .63/51/sh . . 65/48/sh Dallas Ft Worth. .60/46/0.00 . . .62/42/s . . . 61/42/c Dayton . . . . . . . .70/43/0.00 . 52/32/pc . . 53/35/pc Denver. . . . . . . . .43/22/0.00 . 44/23/pc . . 49/29/pc Des Moines. . . . .51/36/0.71 . 45/30/pc . . . 50/35/c Detroit. . . . . . . . .61/37/0.00 . 49/35/pc . . . 50/36/c Duluth . . . . . . . . .38/32/0.63 . .33/24/sn . . 33/27/pc El Paso. . . . . . . . .62/31/0.00 . 66/34/pc . . . 62/31/s Fairbanks. . . . . . .19/14/0.05 . . 14/-2/sf . . 10/-10/sf Fargo. . . . . . . . . .39/26/0.00 . 41/26/pc . . . 38/30/c Flagstaff . . . . . . .52/17/0.00 . 48/20/pc . . 49/20/pc
Yesterday Sunday Monday City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Grand Rapids . . .58/43/0.11 . 45/34/pc . . 45/31/sh Green Bay. . . . . .48/41/0.31 . 42/30/pc . . 41/32/pc Greensboro. . . . .68/30/0.00 . . .68/39/s . . 68/50/sh Harrisburg. . . . . .62/28/0.00 . . .62/41/s . . 56/44/sh Hartford, CT . . . .65/30/0.00 . . .52/38/s . . 54/41/sh Helena. . . . . . . . .42/32/0.00 . .42/29/sh . . 45/32/sh Honolulu . . . . . . .86/71/0.00 . . .84/71/s . . 84/70/pc Houston . . . . . . .71/55/0.35 . .60/52/sh . . 63/47/sh Huntsville . . . . . .73/44/0.00 . .61/42/sh . . 54/48/sh Indianapolis . . . .70/45/0.16 . 52/33/pc . . . 54/35/c Jackson, MS . . . .75/52/0.09 . .62/49/sh . . 59/47/sh Madison, WI . . . .50/37/0.26 . 42/29/pc . . 46/31/pc Jacksonville. . . . .73/40/0.00 . . .74/51/s . . . 75/57/s Juneau. . . . . . . . .47/43/0.12 . . .42/37/r . . 42/33/sh Kansas City. . . . .49/36/0.00 . 52/35/pc . . 55/41/pc Lansing . . . . . . . .63/39/0.01 . 47/34/pc . . . 46/31/c Las Vegas . . . . . .67/44/0.00 . . .66/47/s . . . 67/47/s Lexington . . . . . .71/46/0.00 . 54/37/pc . . 54/37/pc Lincoln. . . . . . . . .47/34/0.01 . 48/28/pc . . 52/31/pc Little Rock. . . . . .68/46/0.30 . . .59/38/s . . 56/39/pc Los Angeles. . . . .78/54/0.00 . . .76/56/s . . . 74/55/s Louisville . . . . . . .74/47/0.00 . 56/40/pc . . 56/40/pc Memphis. . . . . . .65/48/0.23 . 59/42/pc . . 57/39/pc Miami . . . . . . . . .80/64/0.00 . . .80/66/s . . . 81/70/s Milwaukee . . . . .54/42/0.04 . 45/33/pc . . 48/38/pc Minneapolis . . . .36/33/0.97 . . 37/26/rs . . . 38/28/c Nashville . . . . . . .74/46/0.00 . . .57/36/c . . 56/41/sh New Orleans. . . .79/61/0.00 . .73/57/sh . . . .68/53/t New York . . . . . .64/46/0.00 . . .60/45/s . . . 57/46/s Newark, NJ . . . . .66/38/0.00 . . .62/45/s . . . 58/45/c Norfolk, VA . . . . .58/48/0.00 . . .64/43/s . . 66/52/pc Oklahoma City . .54/40/0.00 . 58/38/pc . . . 57/36/c Omaha . . . . . . . .44/34/0.13 . 45/28/pc . . . 49/33/c Orlando. . . . . . . .78/56/0.00 . . .79/52/s . . . 80/60/s Palm Springs. . . .82/50/0.00 . . .76/51/s . . . 80/51/s Peoria . . . . . . . . .62/41/0.00 . 49/32/pc . . 53/34/pc Philadelphia . . . .66/41/0.00 . . .62/46/s . . . 59/46/s Phoenix. . . . . . . .76/48/0.00 . . .73/48/s . . 72/48/pc Pittsburgh . . . . . .67/31/0.00 . .60/39/sh . . 51/38/pc Portland, ME. . . .65/32/0.00 . . .48/40/s . . 52/43/sh Providence . . . . .66/40/0.00 . . .54/43/s . . 56/46/sh Raleigh . . . . . . . .69/32/0.00 . . .68/39/s . . 69/50/pc
Yesterday Sunday Monday Yesterday Sunday Monday City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Rapid City . . . . . .48/23/0.00 . . .44/28/c . . .44/30/rs Savannah . . . . . .73/32/0.00 . . .72/46/s . . 73/57/pc Reno . . . . . . . . . .49/28/0.00 . 54/35/pc . . 55/33/pc Seattle. . . . . . . . .48/42/0.06 . .53/47/sh . . 56/46/sh Richmond . . . . . .67/35/0.00 . . .67/42/s . . 68/50/pc Sioux Falls. . . . . .43/32/0.00 . 41/24/pc . . . 43/28/c Rochester, NY . . .63/28/0.00 . .61/41/sh . . 50/35/pc Spokane . . . . . . .37/31/0.06 . . .40/31/c . . 48/39/sh Sacramento. . . . .69/38/0.00 . 75/51/pc . . 75/50/pc Springfield, MO. .46/35/0.00 . . .53/34/s . . 54/37/pc St. Louis. . . . . . . .66/46/0.01 . 56/36/pc . . 56/37/pc Tampa . . . . . . . . .76/56/0.00 . . .77/58/s . . . 80/64/s Salt Lake City . . .43/34/0.00 . .44/35/sh . . 47/37/sh Tucson. . . . . . . . .74/38/0.00 . . .70/39/s . . 68/37/pc San Antonio . . . .67/49/0.00 . . .62/47/c . . . 65/44/c Tulsa . . . . . . . . . .56/41/0.00 . 57/36/pc . . . 58/35/c San Diego . . . . . .74/52/0.00 . . .73/55/s . . . 72/54/s Washington, DC .68/37/0.00 . . .63/46/s . . . 63/48/s San Francisco . . .71/47/0.00 . . .74/57/s . . . 74/57/s Wichita . . . . . . . .53/37/0.00 . 53/35/pc . . . 55/35/c San Jose . . . . . . .75/48/0.00 . . .73/53/s . . . 74/53/s Yakima . . . . . . . .49/30/0.01 . 51/37/pc . . 56/36/pc Santa Fe . . . . . . .51/20/0.00 . 46/21/pc . . 45/22/pc Yuma. . . . . . . . . .77/47/0.00 . . .77/53/s . . . 77/52/s
INTERNATIONAL Amsterdam. . . . .54/48/0.30 . . .51/45/r . . . 50/42/c Athens. . . . . . . . .68/59/0.07 . .72/56/sh . . 71/55/sh Auckland. . . . . . .70/57/0.00 . . .67/59/s . . 66/58/pc Baghdad . . . . . . .82/50/0.00 . . .86/57/s . . . 87/55/s Bangkok . . . . . . .90/77/0.00 . 90/77/pc . . . .85/76/t Beijing. . . . . . . . .48/28/0.00 . 46/23/pc . . . 49/24/s Beirut. . . . . . . . . .77/68/0.00 . 84/66/pc . . . 85/67/s Berlin. . . . . . . . . .54/32/0.00 . .59/49/sh . . 53/44/sh Bogota . . . . . . . .64/50/0.07 . .64/50/sh . . . .65/51/r Budapest. . . . . . .61/41/0.00 . . .62/44/s . . . 60/42/s Buenos Aires. . . .75/59/0.00 . 79/59/pc . . 73/58/sh Cabo San Lucas .81/63/0.00 . . .80/63/s . . . 82/64/s Cairo . . . . . . . . . .91/68/0.00 . . .82/63/s . . 79/62/pc Calgary . . . . . . . .52/23/0.00 . 49/37/pc . . 41/21/pc Cancun . . . . . . . .81/63/0.00 . 81/63/pc . . 82/64/pc Dublin . . . . . . . . .46/39/0.17 . 44/34/pc . . . 46/38/s Edinburgh . . . . . .48/34/0.00 . . 42/33/rs . . 43/34/pc Geneva . . . . . . . .64/52/0.00 . 61/51/pc . . . .53/41/r Harare . . . . . . . . .88/66/0.00 . 86/65/pc . . . 83/63/s Hong Kong . . . . .81/70/0.00 . . .79/68/s . . 78/67/pc Istanbul. . . . . . . .70/54/0.00 . 66/56/pc . . . 65/55/s Jerusalem . . . . . .81/56/0.00 . 85/58/pc . . 84/57/pc Johannesburg . . .88/59/0.00 . . .81/58/t . . 78/60/sh Lima . . . . . . . . . .70/61/0.00 . 69/59/pc . . 70/60/pc Lisbon . . . . . . . . .66/61/0.00 . .60/50/sh . . . 61/48/s London . . . . . . . .50/46/0.04 . .49/39/sh . . . 50/37/s Madrid . . . . . . . .55/39/0.00 . .55/41/sh . . 52/32/pc Manila. . . . . . . . .90/79/0.00 . . .88/78/t . . . .85/76/t
Mecca . . . . . . . . .99/79/0.00 . . .99/73/s . . 101/75/s Mexico City. . . . .73/39/0.00 . 75/44/pc . . . 78/43/s Montreal. . . . . . .54/27/0.00 . . .46/42/c . . 48/32/sh Moscow . . . . . . .46/43/0.16 . .48/35/sh . . 50/44/sh Nairobi . . . . . . . .75/61/0.23 . . .77/59/t . . 76/58/sh Nassau . . . . . . . .82/73/0.00 . 80/70/pc . . 81/72/pc New Delhi. . . . . .70/66/0.00 . .83/63/sh . . . 85/62/s Osaka . . . . . . . . .63/48/0.00 . 62/48/pc . . 57/39/sh Oslo. . . . . . . . . . .34/32/0.18 . .34/24/sn . . .31/19/sf Ottawa . . . . . . . .55/30/0.00 . .48/43/sh . . . 49/30/c Paris. . . . . . . . . . .61/57/0.06 . . .54/43/r . . 52/39/pc Rio de Janeiro. . .75/68/0.00 . 77/69/pc . . 79/70/sh Rome. . . . . . . . . .68/48/0.00 . 72/55/pc . . . 73/56/s Santiago . . . . . . .81/48/0.00 . . .79/47/s . . . 80/54/s Sao Paulo . . . . . .61/57/0.00 . .68/60/sh . . 75/63/sh Sapporo. . . . . . . .48/48/0.03 . .49/35/sh . . 37/32/sh Seoul . . . . . . . . . .63/37/0.00 . . .49/33/s . . . 45/31/s Shanghai. . . . . . .73/55/0.00 . 62/51/pc . . 57/48/sh Singapore . . . . . .90/77/0.07 . . .87/76/t . . . .88/74/t Stockholm. . . . . .37/34/0.00 . . .40/35/c . . 41/32/sh Sydney. . . . . . . . .90/68/0.00 . . .81/68/t . . . .70/65/r Taipei. . . . . . . . . .75/70/0.00 . . .76/69/t . . 72/64/sh Tel Aviv . . . . . . . .82/64/0.00 . 84/66/pc . . 85/65/pc Tokyo. . . . . . . . . .64/55/0.00 . . .66/54/c . . . .62/46/r Toronto . . . . . . . .54/30/0.00 . .52/37/sh . . . 45/36/c Vancouver. . . . . .46/43/0.18 . .50/45/sh . . . .48/41/r Vienna. . . . . . . . .61/39/0.02 . 57/43/pc . . 58/44/pc Warsaw. . . . . . . .57/46/0.31 . . .58/42/s . . . 57/41/s
Roseburg author works to end bullying By Anne Creighton The (Roseburg) News-Review
ROSEBURG — When Jim Knapp began the seventh grade at a new school, he was soon running home every day when the last bell rang — not because he was excited to be free of teachers and textbooks, but because he was terrified of the boys who tormented him in the hallways. “My very first day of school I was grabbed by the back of my pants in the bathroom, thrown into a mirror, and they tried to throw my books into the toilet,” Knapp said. Now, 50 years later, Knapp, a retired Roseburg educator, is trying to put an end to bullying. In 2006, he starting writing a bully prevention newsletter that now has international subscribers via the Internet. That same year he published his first novel, “Bobby’s Story,” based on his childhood as a victim of bullying. The book has been assigned in classrooms around the country. More recently, Knapp has taken his campaign to Douglas County school districts to raise awareness and prevent the type of violence that still haunts him. When his family’s orchard in Payette, Idaho, went under, Knapp’s parents lost everything. In an attempt to get back on their feet, the family moved in 1960 to Boise, a bigger city with more opportunities. But Knapp, an only child, said he wasn’t accepted by his new peers and was looked down upon by his teachers because of his family’s economic status. “I had a teacher say to me, ‘You will never amount to anything because you’re poor,’” he said. His classmates pointed and laughed at his old, worn clothes. Three boys in particular, two ninth-graders and a seventhgrader, physically and verbally intimidated him for sport, he said. Knapp, who was only 11 years old because he started school a year early, said his biggest mistake was never telling anyone
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Retired Roseburg educator Jim Knapp shows off his latest novel in his home office in Roseburg. Since retiring, Knapp has devoted his time to writing and speaking to teachers, students and parents about bullying. what was happening to him. “I never shared with my parents. They were struggling so hard to keep us alive,” he said. “They didn’t need another problem.” He continued to be bullied until he grew bigger and his tormentors graduated. “I was a small kid until I was 16,” said Knapp, who is now just over 6 feet. “The emotions involved with being bullied last forever though. I can still remember being humiliated.” Knapp said even though he outgrew his bullies, he never tolerated it happening to anyone else. His passion for the cause led him to a career in education. Since retiring, he has devoted his time to writing and speaking to teachers, students and parents about bullying. Bullying can lead to depression and suicide, and has been in the headlines in the past year across the country. Several teenage suicides have been blamed on nonstop verbal and physical abuse from peers. In Massachusetts, three 16-
year-old girls are being charged with bullying a classmate, 15year-old Phoebe Prince, so relentlessly that she hanged herself in January, according to The Associated Press. Another teen, 13-year-old Asher Brown, of Texas, was “bullied to death,” the boy’s parents told the Houston Chronicle after he shot himself in September. His family said he was picked on for his small size, his religion, and because he did not wear designer clothes and shoes. Kids also accused him of being gay. Knapp said he always wondered what he was doing to deserve the bullying, and it took him a long time to realize it wasn’t his fault. “That’s what I tell kids: ‘It isn’t about you, it’s about them.’” It’s important for parents to take the responsibility to be prevent bullying and prepare their kids to fit in, he said. Knapp advised parents to see that their children dress and act appropriately, he said. “Teach your kids compassion, and teach your kids to talk to an adult if they need help.”
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