Bulletin Daily Paper 10/15/11

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Cougs win big over Storm • D1

UO and OSU look to win at home • D1 OCTOBER 15, 2011

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BEND VENTURE CONFERENCE: THE WINNERS

Top prize stays local

Brett Mills, of Redmond’s RES Equine Products Inc., took home the big prize of $250,000.

By Jordan Novet The Bulletin

Wearing a cowboy hat, jeans and a blazer, Brett Mills took the big $250,000 prize from the Bend Venture Conference on Friday for his Redmond company, RES Equine Products Inc. “Yeehaw!” said a person in the audience

Photos by Rob Kerr The Bullletin

Bend vets notice rise in parvo cases, even after vaccination

Sheetal Dube, of Portland’s AudioName Inc., won the $10,000 prize from the Bend Venture Conference on Friday.

at the Liberty Theater in downtown Bend when Mills’ victory was announced. Mills, whose company sells boots and fly masks for horses with a replaceable Velcro closure system, beat out two companies revolving around websites and two companies that sell concrete products. See Venture / A4

Park & Rec says bridge will hinder offenses at Davis Park

A WAREHOUSE FULL OF WINTER GEAR — BUT ONLY TODAY

By Megan Kehoe

By Nick Grube

The Bulletin

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Bend veterinarians have seen an upswing in parvovirus cases in dogs, and the most startling part is that several of the cases involve dogs that already have been vaccinated. “It hasn’t been just young dogs that haven’t been vaccinated yet,” said Dr. Byron Maas of the Bend Veterinarian Clinic. “It’s been adult dogs with really good vaccination history.” Maas has seen six cases of dogs testing positive in the past two weeks. This alone is an abnormal number of cases for this time of year, Maas said, but what has caught his attention is that the dogs had all been vaccinated. In each case, the dog survived. Parvo is a virus that dogs can contract by ingesting the feces or vomit of an infected dog. The virus can stay active for up to two years in soil after leaving the body of an infected dog. Dogs that have contracted parvo display symptoms of severe vomiting and diarrhea; the disease can be deadly if left untreated. Veterinarians recommend a series of vaccinations starting at eight weeks old. The second shot should be administered at 12 weeks and the third at 16 weeks. There are also booster vaccinations that can be administered once a year, or once every three years. See Parvo / A7

Several neighbors on Bend’s west side are trying to get rid of what they see as lewd and disturbing behavior at Davis Park along the Deschutes River. The park, at the end of Northwest Revere Street across the water from the First Street Rapids Park trailhead, is secluded, and apart from some trails and a picnic table, it’s undeveloped. According to some people living nearby, the fact that Davis Park is in an out-of-the-way location has made it a prime spot for people to drink, smoke and otherwise take part in activities that could be deemed illegal or inappropriate. The Bend Park & Recreation District hopes a planned pedestrian bridge connecting the parks will solve the problem, but the project is at least a year off. The thinking is that more people passing through Davis Park from the bridge will discourage the unwanted behavior. Helen Harbin lives on First Street, though she doesn’t have a clear view of Davis Park from her house. When she goes to the First Street Rapids Park, however, she sometimes sees what she describes as disturbing behavior, and it’s more than just drinking. On at least one occasion, she saw a man urinating in the river. He was close enough, she said, that “you can see details … more than you want to know.” See Park / A7

Bishop’s indictment signals a sea change By A.G. Sulzberger and Laurie Goodstein New York Times News Service

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Roman Catholic bishop of Kansas City, Robert Finn, and the diocese he leads have been indicted by a county grand jury on a charge of failure to report suspected child abuse in the case of a priest who had been accused of taking lewd photographs of young girls.

“It’s something that I personally have been waiting for years to see, some real accountability.” — Michael Hunter, a victim of sexual abuse by a priest

The indictment, announced Friday, is the first ever of a Catholic bishop in the 25 years since the scandal over sexual abuse by priests first became public in the United States.

Finn, in a case that caused uproar among Catholics here, is accused of covering up abuse that occurred as recently as last year — almost 10 years since the nation’s Catholic bishops

passed a charter pledging to report suspected abusers to law enforcement authorities. Though the charge is only a misdemeanor, victims’ advocates immediately hailed the indictment as a breakthrough, saying that until now American bishops have avoided prosecution despite documents showing that in some cases they were aware of abuse. See Abuse / A7

Doctor recommends a flu shot? Like he should talk

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The Associated Press

Two-fifths of health care workers don’t get flu shots.

are, according to a recent CDC survey. “It’s one of the profession’s nasty secrets,” said Dr. Gary Rose, associate professor of general medicine at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Medicine. “Doctors need to take

care of the sick, and if they’re sick, they can’t do a very good job of it.” So now, across the country, it’s become a question of forcing health care workers to get vaccinated. See Flu shots / A4

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Doctors fight an annual battle to persuade patients to get flu shots. But it turns out that persuading the doctors — and nurses and other clinicians — to

take their own advice and get those very shots is nearly as trying. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone be vaccinated, but only about 63 percent of health care workers

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Volunteer Jeremy Kwit, of Bend, prepares gear Friday afternoon at the Mt. Bachelor Bus Barn for the Skyliners Winter Sports Swap, the annual event to raise funds for the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation. Inside is a plethora of winter gear and wear for kids and adults at family-friendly prices. The swap runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Mt. Bachelor Bus Barn, located at 115 S.W. Columbia Ave. in Bend. Cost is $3 per person, $6 per family. For more information, visit www.mbsef.org.

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TODAY’S WEATHER

Correction

Partly cloudy High 70, Low 43 Page C8

In a story headlined “Road access demanded for Jefferson wilderness designations,” which appeared Friday, Oct. 14, on Page A1, the office that Wayne Kinney represents was incorrect. Kinney is a representative for U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. The Bulletin regrets the error.

TOP NEWS HEALTH CARE: Obama abandons a key part of the law: long-term care, A3 UGANDA: U.S. sending 100 troops, A3 IMMIGRATION: Alabama law stalls, A3


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