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Redmond academy looks to expand nationally Michael Bremont, director of RPA, said he’s been working with both the Salem and Cheyenne school districts for the past six months to create charter schools that offer a more university-style feel to schooling. RPA offers an open campus with coursework that carries credit hours like college.

The school makes an effort to

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REDMOND — The director of Redmond Proficiency Academy says it’s likely a Salem version of the charter high school will open in 2012, and one in Cheyenne, Wyo., will begin in 2013. A New York charter is possible beyond that.

allow students to design and direct their own education while bringing in specialty instructors from the community. The school also offers a three-week January term between two regular semesters that offers weeklong specialty seminars on topics developed by the academy’s teachers. And the charter doesn’t have require-

ments to enroll. As Bremont says, “There is nothing a student can do to improve their chance of getting in. We take everyone.”

Bremont said the Redmond charter, in its third year, has been a success, and there is a market for similar schools across the country.

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HEALTH CARE IN CENTRAL OREGON

What a monopoly means to your costs • Consolidation trends could raise the issue more, experts say

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Spectators gather to cheer on two racers as they near the finish line during the eighth annual Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation Classic race Sunday at Mt. Bachelor. More than 65 racers participated in the 5K, 10K and 20K races. For more information about upcoming races and events, visit www.mbsef.org/nordicraces.

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Immigration for the wealthy: Program raises money, debate

“We are built to forage, just like rats, just like dogs. (Our brain circuitry) compels us to go out there ... to get good stuff, even if we don’t know what that good stuff is.”

— Brian Knutson, psychology and neuroscience professor, Stanford University

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Affluent foreigners are rushing to take advantage of a federal immigration program that offers them the chance to obtain a green card in return for investing in construction projects in the United States. With credit tight, the program has unexpectedly turned into a mainstay for the financing of these projects in New York, California, Texas and other states.

The number of foreign applicants, each of whom must invest at least $500,000 in a project, has nearly quadrupled in the last two years, to more than 3,800 in the 2011 fiscal year, officials said. Demand has grown so fast that the Obama administration, which is championing the program, is seeking to streamline the application process.

Still, some critics of the program have described it as an improper use of the immigration system to spur economic development — a cash-for-visas scheme. And an examination of the program by The New York Times suggests that in New York, developers and state officials are stretching the rules to qualify projects for this foreign financing.

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For the past several years, many Central Oregonians needing a urologist faced a difficult decision: pay more to see an out-of-network urologist at the sole urology clinic in town, or travel across the mountains to see an in-network urologist at a lower cost.

Bend Urology’s regional monopoly on urology services — and the rates it can ask from health plans because of it — will end next year with the launch of a new, competing urology practice. But many health policy experts say trends toward provider consolidation could mean more physician clinics will soon wield such tremendous market power.

“More and more specialists, and more physicians in general, are deciding they can’t make ends meet running a solo practice, and hospitals are buying out practices left and right, and basically getting more market share,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, associate professor of health policy at the Harvard School of Public Health. “As a response, two things happen: practices start charging more to private insurance companies, and if there’s been real market consolidation, it becomes incredibly hard for patients to get care.”

Health insurance plans take different strategies in building their networks of providers to treat their members. Some simply set a rate and send patients to any physician willing to accept that payment. Others strictly limit patients to a closed network of providers with whom they have contracted favorable payment rates.

But the most common type of plan, a preferred provider organization, creates multiple tiers of providers, using lower co-pays to steer members to in-network doctors with whom the plan has negotiated discounted rates. Most plans allow members to see out-of-network physicians, but members must pay more to do so.

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Recent brain scans show that in people considering products and prices, the area of the brain that regulates dopamine kicks in, possibly putting us in the mood to shop and not stop.

Brain strain: We’re not really wired to cut back on shopping

By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Chennel King, a nurse from Norwalk, Conn., went Christmas shopping the other day with a new holiday companion: a budget.

Despite a tough economic situation — her husband was laid off almost a year ago — King didn’t want to disappoint her five children. So she still went to a mall in subur-

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Plenty of Americans are having to hold back this year as the lure of flashy ads, tempting bargains and family expectations clashes with the realities of the economy. Experts in consumer behavior say that situation can strain the brain.

Scientists say we are to some extent wired for shopping. It seems to tap into cir-

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cuits that originally spurred our ancestors to go out looking for food, says Brian Knutson, an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Stanford University.

“We are built to forage, just like rats, just like dogs,” Knutson said. So we have brain circuitry that “compels us to go out there ... to get good stuff, even if we don’t know what that good stuff is.”

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CHICAGO — When Supervalu Inc. decided to put nutritional labels on its food, the grocery chain was determined not to play nanny to its customers, according to Chief Marketing Officer Julie Dexter Berg.

“We would never put a sign on Cheetos and say: ‘This is something you should not be buying,’” she said.

By not calling out unhealthy food, Supervalu’s labeling program may be setting itself up to fail, said Michael Jacobson, executive director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a Washington-based advocacy group. The labels won’t help win the war on obesity because they’re being drowned out by the likes of Cheetos maker PepsiCo and Kraft Foods, he said.

“People have habits and preferences; they trust brands,” Jacobson said in a telephone interview. Nutrition is “not nearly as visible as the big picture — the brand name.”

With a record two-thirds of Americans overweight or obese, companies from Wal-Mart Stores to Supervalu are trying to avoid blame for the obesity epidemic.

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MITT ROMNEY

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he mind of Mitt Romney is a supremely rational place.

Arguments are compiled and advanced on the basis of analytics, not emotion. He can offer up the gauzy bromides that are every politician’s stock in trade: “I love America! I love its freedoms!” But he is most fervent and animated in his pitch to be president when he talks about how he has fixed stuff before and he can fix stuff again. Concrete examples spill out of his mouth and accrete. He bounces on the balls of his feet, speaking quickly, enunciating carefully, never with notes.

“I love small-business people like you,” he says, pitching himself to a crowd of about 100 people — business owners, lawyers, chamber of commerce types — in Manchester, N.H. Romney ticks off what he says people in business understand, about the economy and job creation and making the nation hum again, that people in government do not. It’s a seven-point pitch, eminently sensible, and after each point, like the experienced corporate team-builder he is, Romney affirms the good sense of his audience: “And you understand that in the private sector.”

“Now, in government, people tend to ignore the implications of incentives,” he says. This will turn out to be a story about helping the homeless, but he will tell it through numbers, not individuals.

In Massachusetts, he explains, he inherited a projected $3 billion deficit when he became governor in 2003 and proceeded to pore over budgets looking for reductions. “Now, I wasn’t going to cut homeless support. But I wanted to see if the money was well-spent,” he says, and he came upon an unexpected category: hotels.

“And they said, ‘Well, Governor, you have to understand, if someone shows up for shelter and the homeless shelter is full, we simply tell them to go check into a hotel and we’ll pick up the bill.’ And I thought to myself” — and here he pauses before his punch line — “I bet the word gets around.” His audience chuckles.

So Romney made a simple change: The newest arrival got a shelter bed, and the person there the longest went to a hotel. Before, the state was renting an average of 500 hotel rooms a night, at a cost of $20 million per year. Afterward, that line item fell to zero. “And the tens of millions of dollars we saved we were able to use to get people into permanent housing.”

This did provide a pathway to a stable, independent life, homeless advocates said.

“Incentives,” Romney exclaims, “have impact.”

And that’s it.

He doesn’t conjure a vision of a child shivering under an overpass. He doesn’t declare that what drives him is the belief that in the United States, families should not sleep on the street. He doesn’t float some bold, untested idea. But those uncertain about where to locate Romney’s core convictions — or if he has any — might consider whether they are embedded in this example.

“He’s a wonk who looked at things in a cost-effective way,” said Robyn Frost, the executive director of Massachusetts’s Coalition for the Homeless, who for two decades has been working on issues affecting the poor. Frost credits Romney for not cutting the budget for the homeless and for forming public-private partnerships that made headway on an intractable decades-old problem.

“I do think he acted out of a moral compunction to make those changes,” she said, “as well as a conviction that he could.”

Mitt Romney, 64, is what

used to be called — before the politics of personal confession — an upstanding citizen. He is a man with a prodigious intellect who has been married to his high school sweetheart for 42 years, donates 10 percent of his money to his church (a considerable sum, as his self-made fortune is upward of $250 million) and, those close to him to say, acts generously, earns the loyalty of his staff and drives himself relentlessly to get the job done, whatever it is.

This is the way he has lived his life, friends, family members and aides say. They argue that these traits are more revealing of his presidential timber than his adherence to ideological purity.

And, they add, obeisance to ideology would impose a rigidity that would inhibit Romney’s real talent, which is forging new ways to fix old problems.

Instead, voters have been signaling to pollsters for months that they don’t buy what Romney, with his 25 years in the business sector, is selling. Voters can’t figure out what his values are, some say, given his shifting, and sometimes diametrically opposed, positions on abortion, immigration, health care and climate change.

The problem is that in business, there is no ideology and but one principle: making money. In government, there are dozens of each — all built upon social compacts, truths held to be self-evident, and moral consequences.

If Romney were to wake up Nov. 7 as president-elect, said Kevin Madden, his chief spokesman in 2008 and an informal adviser now, “the governor is going to go, ‘Phew. Thank gosh that’s over. Now let’s have a Cabinet meeting and actually do something.’ “ If Romney seems aloof, or slippery, ignore it, Andy Peterson seemed to suggest when he introduced the candidate at a town hall meeting last month in Peterborough, N.H. “Take a careful look at Mitt Romney and see if you see what I see,” said Peterson, a former state legislator who runs a real estate business. He is “a man who displays a nimble mind capable of both subtle nuance and broad understanding, combined with a principled degree of restraint in words and deeds.”

It may be hard to identify with a guy who earned his law degree and his MBA from Harvard at the same time, before he turned 30 and while he and his wife were raising two young boys born close together, and who then went on to make a fortune.

Or as Peterson’s wife told him about Romney, “He’s too rich and too good-looking” to be president. He seems too perfect and tidy, his trim hair and waistline in keeping with his disciplined mien and his formidable multi-state operation.

Some who worked with Romney in business and in government found him imperious and condescending, and once in a while, his discipline falters and a phrase comes out that appears dismissive. At a Michigan event, talking about Detroit’s glory days, he gestured toward some elderly folks and said, “The wheelchair set over there, you remember.”

But Romney is not unaware of his flaws as a candidate and clearly has improved his performance since 2008.

His devotion to data and his

businesslike reserve coexist with a capacity for empathy, those closest to him say. In Michigan, when rival Rick Perry couldn’t remember for those long seconds the third of three federal agencies he said he would cut, it was Romney who jumped in with a suggestion to try to help.

In Massachusetts, Romney’s hunt for “efficiencies” and “incentivizations” — and the threat of losing millions in federal funding for health care from the George W. Bush administration — is what propelled him and his team to institute a health-care system that served as a model for the Obama administration’s plan.

Was he moved to help people, selling the plan politically as cost controls? Or was insuring the poor just a happy side effect of a better bottom line? Does it matter? The net result was the same.

“Look, he does have an overriding philosophy about caring for people,” said his brother, Scott Romney. “Government should be efficient, it needs to be there to help solve people’s problems, and we need to reduce our costs.”

And in service of these goals, Romney’s flip-floppery could be interpreted as a flexibility of thinking that might help him bust through warring ideologies in Washington — an asset, not a deficit — and fix his biggest set of problems yet.

HAPPENINGS • The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to take up a bipartisan Senate measure to extend a payroll tax break and unemployment insurance. A3 • The Pakistani Supreme Court will investigate whether President Asif Ali Zardari’s government was behind an unsigned memorandum purportedly asking the Obama administration’s help to curb the military’s influence and avert a possible coup in the wake of the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May. A3

IN HISTORY Highlights: In 1843, “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens, was first published in England.

Ten years ago: Argentina’s president, Fernando de la Rua, decreed a state of siege as his country’s economic crisis triggered violence.

Five years ago: A Libyan court convicted five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor of deliberately infecting 400 children with HIV and sentenced them to death. (The six later had their death sentences commuted and were transferred to Bulgaria, where they were pardoned and set free.)

One year ago: Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko won re-election.

BIRTHDAYS Rhythm-and-blues singer-musician Maurice White (Earth, Wind and Fire) is 70. Paleontologist Richard Leakey is 67. Actress Alyssa Milano is 39. Actor Jake Gyllenhaal is 31.

— From wire reports

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Israeli fighting Facebook alters name, is now Mark Zuckerberg The Associated Press JERUSALEM — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, meet your Israeli doppelganger: Mark Zuckerberg.

Israeli entrepreneur Rotem Guez says he has legally changed his name to that of Facebook’s CEO, a gimmick meant to persuade the social networking site to back

down from what he says are threats to sue him.

He says Facebook has pressed him to close his online business Like Store, calling it illegal. Like Store promises to enhance companies’ online reputations by offering Facebook users free content only accessible by clicking “like” on the companies’ profiles.

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By Jennifer Steinhauer New York Times News Service

WASHINGTON — The House Republican leader on Sunday flatly rejected a short-term, bipartisan Senate measure to extend a payroll tax break and unemployment insurance, setting the stage for a bitter year-end congressional collision and the potential loss of benefits for millions of Americans.

In an interview on “Meet The Press” on NBC, Speaker John Boehner said his members broadly opposed the two-month extension that passed the Senate 89-10, believing that it would be “just kicking the can down the road.”

“It’s time to just stop, do our work, resolve the differences and extend this for one year,” Boehner said. “How can

you have tax policy for two months?”

The surprising setback threatened the holiday plans of lawmakers and President Barack Obama, deeply embarrassed Republican leaders in both chambers and raised the specter of a year-end tax increase that economists have warned could set back the already fragile economic recovery

The House is scheduled to take up the Senate bill — passed in a rare Saturday session — when members return to Capitol Hill tonight. House leaders expect the bill to fail and their members to then consider and perhaps vote on an amended version this same night.

Democrats, led by Sen. Harry Reid, the majority leader, reacted angrily to the turn of

events in the House.

“When we met last week, Speaker Boehner requested that Senator McConnell and I work out a compromise,” Reid said, referring to the minority leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. “Neither side got everything they wanted, but we forged a middle ground that passed the Senate by an overwhelming bipartisan majority.”

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Military, activists vie for support in Egypt CAIRO — Egypt’s ruling military and the revolutionaries who demand they immediately step down battled for a third day in the streets on Sunday — and competed fiercely for the support of a broader public that has grown tired of turmoil since the fall of Hosni Mubarak 10 months ago.

The generals appear to be winning the fight for the public, despite a heavy-handed crackdown on protesters around Cairo’s Tahrir Square using a roughness that rivaled even that of Mubarak’s widely hated police force.

Before dawn today, security forces mounted a charge and cleared hundreds of demonstrators away from the area, according to videos posted on the Internet.

The protesters have tried to drum up Egyptians’ anger at the military by spreading videos and photos of military police savagely beating young men and women to the ground with sticks and truncheons — and the resonant scene of a woman in a conservative headscarf being stripped half naked by soldiers who stomp on her chest.

Philippines death toll tops 700; more missing The death toll from a devastating late-season storm in the southern Philippines rose to more than 700 Sunday after massive floods washed away entire villages, drowned residents in their sleep and swept victims out to sea, authorities said.

Hundreds remained missing as beleaguered rescue workers patrolled the Philippine Sea off the south island of Mindanao in search of bodies. Officials attributed the rising toll from Typhoon Washi to the unlucky confluence of such factors as the absence of a flood warning, high tide, darkness and a false sense of security.

The typhoon dumped a month’s worth of rain in just 12 hours Friday on some parts of an island unaccustomed to such searing storms — smashing homes and bridges, uprooting trees and carrying off vehicles.

As the storm moved out to sea Sunday, more than 35,000 people flocked to hastily erected evacuation centers.

— From wire reports

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The last vehicles in a convoy of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division cross the border Sunday from Iraq into Kuwait.

The brigade’s special troops battalion are the last American soldiers to leave Iraq.

The convoy’s arrival in Kuwait, after a week of ceremonies in Baghdad marking the end of the war, was kept shrouded in

Officers decline to testify in WikiLeaks case The Washington Post Questions about lax computer security and the judgment of his superior officers on Sunday dominated the third day of a pre-trial military hearing for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence officer charged with turning over government secrets to WikiLeaks.

In addition, two of the Army’s witnesses — among Manning’s superiors — declined to testify on the grounds that their testimony may incriminate them.

Manning, 24, faces 22 charges, including “aiding the enemy,” for allegedly turning over information to the website WikiLeaks.

The hearing, in a military courtroom at Fort Meade, Md., will determine if the government has sufficient evidence to proceed to a court-martial.

secrecy to protect the almost 500 troops and more than 110 vehicles that were part of the last convoy.

The quiet exit of the last U.S. forces highlighted the danger and uncertainty that remains in Iraq, even as violence throughout the country has fallen to its lowest level since the 2003 invasion.

— The Washington Post

Israel completes swap for captured soldier

By Dalia Nammari The Associated Press

BEITUNIA, West Bank — Israel released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners late Sunday, the second and final phase of a swap with Gaza Hamas militants that brought home an Israeli soldier after five years in captivity.

Under the Egypt-brokered deal, Israel agreed to exchange a total of 1,027 prisoners for Sgt. Gilad Schalit, who was captured by Gaza militants in June 2006. Schalit returned home in October when Israel freed the first batch of 477 prisoners. Sunday’s release of 550 prisoners completed the swap, the most lopsided in Israel’s history.

The release Sunday night was not infused with the same drama as the first phase, since the most signifi-

cant players in the trade had already been freed.

The Oct. 18 return of Schalit, who appeared pale and thin but otherwise healthy, was the first public sighting of him since his capture, and the plight of the young man had captured Israel’s attention for years. Schalit has mostly stayed out of the public eye since returning home.

The prisoners freed in the first round included dozens of militants serving life sentences for involvement in bus bombings and other deadly attacks on Israeli civilians that killed hundreds. Their release set off celebrations in the Palestinian territories, particularly Hamas’ Gaza stronghold.

The release took place quietly under the cover of darkness, as most of the prison-

Pakistani crisis prompts leader to race home

By Eric Schmitt and Salman Masood New York Times News Service

ISLAMABAD — A tense showdown between Pakistan’s powerful army and its besieged civilian government brought President Asif Ali Zardari hurrying back to Pakistan early today, after weeks of growing concerns by his supporters that the military has been moving to strengthen its role in the country’s governance.

Pushed by the army, a Pakistani Supreme Court hearing set to begin today will investigate whether Zardari’s government was behind an unsigned memorandum that surfaced in October, purportedly asking the Obama administration’s help to curb the military’s influence and avert a possible coup in the wake of the U.S.

raid that killed Osama bin Laden in May. The case has brought tensions between Pakistan’s military and its civilian leaders to perhaps its highest pitch since Zardari was elected three years ago. And it may also complicate the United States’ efforts to bring its relationship with Pakistan out of crisis after the bin Laden raid and U.S. airstrikes last month that killed 26 on the Pakistani side of the border with Afghanistan.

Soon after the memo became public, the army demanded that the government investigate allegations that the memo was orchestrated by Husain Haqqani, then Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States and a close aide to Zardari — a charge Haqqani denied as he was recalled from

his post. Opposition lawmakers quickly joined the chorus calling for action, and message records appearing to implicate the ambassador were leaked to the news media.

Adding to the political drama has been the absence of Zardari, 56, who unexpectedly left the country on Dec. 6 for medical treatment and

was recuperating at his home in Dubai from what his doctor described as strokelike symptoms.

Some Pakistani and Western officials said last week that if Zardari returned, it could be only for a cameo appearance before Dec. 27, the fourth anniversary of the death of his wife, Benazir Bhutto.

ers descended from buses and made their way into the West Bank and Gaza.

In Gaza, hundreds of wellwishers greeted the freed prisoners by waving Palestinian flags and shooting guns in the air.

“We managed to get 20 percent of our prisoners released from Israeli jails in exchange for one soldier,” Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida said in Gaza. “We are going to continue our efforts to get all prisoners released,” he said.

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New York Times News Service NEW YORK — Less than 12 hours after the horrific death of a woman who was burned alive in the elevator of her apartment building, a man who the police said was “reeking of gasoline” surrendered and implicated himself in the crime, the police said Sunday.

The police said in a statement that the man, Jerome Isaac, 47, came into a transit police station about two and a half miles from the apartment building in Brooklyn, around 3 a.m. Sunday.

“He confessed to the crime, claiming that the woman owed him money for work he had done in the last year,” said Paul Browne, the chief spokesman for the New York Police Department.

The attack was captured in chilling surveillance video. Two cameras show a man dressed as an exterminator, wearing white gloves, with a protective mask perched atop his head and carrying a container on his back.

The man attacks the woman, Deloris Gillespie, 73, as she tries to leave the elevator on the fifth floor.

As the doors open, the man first sprays her in the face and then douses her from head to toe with what a city official said was an accelerant. She turns and cowers, raising her hands.

The man struggles to ignite a barbecue lighter, which he uses to set Gillespie on fire. He retreats momentarily into the hall and then returns with a Molotov cocktail and hurls it at her. Suddenly, the silent video goes white with a conflagration.

Isaac faces charges of first- and second-degree murder and arson.

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Health care Continued from A1 For physicians, securing a spot in a health plan’s network means a steadier stream of patients and an advantage against competitors down the block who are not in the network. To the extent possible, plans look to build a network that includes physicians of all specialties.

But when a practice represents the entire supply of a given specialty in a region, it has less incentive to discount its rates. According to multiple insurance plans, Bend Urology has used its exclusive position in Central Oregon to extract higher payment rates than other practices in the region.

LifeWise Health Plan of Oregon, for example, has not had a contract with Bend Urology since the practice terminated its agreement in March 2007.

“We have attempted to reestablish a preferred provider agreement; however, Bend Urology requested rates that were significantly above those of other providers in our network,” LifeWise officials said in a statement provided to The Bulletin. “Increased rates for providers have to be passed on to customers in the form of higher premiums. Therefore it would not be fair to our customers for LifeWise to accept the higher cost requested by Bend Urology.”

The plan’s 3,100 members in Deschutes County can still see the urologists at the practice but must pay the higher out-of-network rates. The plan’s closest in-network specialists are in Eugene, Salem or Portland.

Officials from Bend Urology said they don’t believe the rates they’re asking of insurance plans are significantly out of line with other practices in town or urologists across the state. The practice uses a national contracting agency to help set its rates and does have a contract of some sort with the vast majority of insurance plans serving the region.

“We realize the impact on our patients if we’re not contracted,” said Dr. Nora Takla, one of the partners in the practice. “We do everything we can to come to terms with an insurance company.”

But not all of those contracts mean the practice is considered an in-network provider. Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield has one of the largest networks of physicians in the state, and all but a handful of practices in the network are considered preferred providers. Bend Urology is one of the few exceptions.

Alison Goldwater, vice president of provider services at Regence, said the plan must weigh the benefits of patient access against the costs of higher rates.

“It’s a tough balancing act,” she said.

Goldwater said she has been using Regence’s own market power to take a harder stance against provider rate increase requests. Although a single specialty such as urology represents only a small piece of the health care dollar, plans feel they must draw the line somewhere or face constant rate creep.

“Small incremental costs add up, and we are working very hard to keep the cost of health care down,” Goldwater said.

Central Oregon, she said, is in a unique position. Larger population centers in the Willamette Valley all have competing specialty providers, while smaller communities in Eastern Oregon don’t have the volume of patients to support multiple providers in the same specialty.

Bend seems to fall right in the middle.

As Bend has grown in size over the past decade, it has attracted more competing specialists offering patients and health plans various options for care. Until recently, there were other urologists in the region.

But as those older independents retired, it left Bend Urology as the sole provider.

“We certainly have not made any conscious change in our policy when we went to being the only providers in urology,” Takla said.

Goldwater said Regence does have a preferred provider agreement in place with Dr. Andrew Neeb, who is leaving Bend Urology next year to form his own practice. Bend Urology has also come back to the bargaining table with Regence, reopening contract talks within the past month.

“This is increasing competition,” Goldwater said. “We’re now able in this more rural community to provide health care at a lower cost.”

Peter McGarry, vice president

of provider networks for PacificSource Health Plans, said plans must consider the trade-offs when choosing whether to contract with a practice, and won’t decide to include or exclude a provider based solely on cost.

“Is it worth it for us to pay more because of member satisfaction or a commitment we’ve made to an employer group or marketability?” he said. “And it has to be weighed against the downside of paying more.”

Plans must also consider the impact of paying some providers in town more than others, and whether giving in to demands for higher rates will set a precedent down the line. Geographic concerns also come into play.

“If we didn’t have a specialty group, say, in Corvallis and we asked a member to go to Salem for that access, maybe that’s not as big a concern,” he said. “In Central Oregon, it’s a little different. It’s such an encapsulated community and ... for lack of a specialist in town, you really have to go over the mountains or to Portland. That’s definitely a bigger concern.”

Angela Jordan, administrator at Bend Urology, said the practice does have a set level of payment rates below which the practice cannot meet its overhead.

“If we go below that, we’re really doing our business an injustice,” she said.

But at the same, the clinic tries to weigh that against the impact on the community of not having a contract with a given plan.

“Knowing that we’re the only urology (clinic), it’s really important for us that we’re available to all of our community members,” she said.

The practice offers a 20 percent discount to patients with whom the plan has no contract, if they pay up front. If a health plan contracts at out-of-network levels with the practice, that rate already includes some discount, but members still face higher rates and cost-sharing.

“Unfortunately, it’s the nature of the business,” Jordan said.

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“We work really hard to cover the community and in those instances that we can’t, we typically go back and say, ‘What else can we do?’ when we look at it the following two years in the contract. We reopen that discussion again to see if we can come to an agreement.”

Bend Urology also sends its doctors to John Day and Burns every month to see patients there.

Leveraging market power to get better insurance rates is much more common with hospitals, and has not been studied to the same extent as physician practices. A report drafted but not yet released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis developed a model that factored in the time and distance a patient would have to travel to find the next nearest specialist. The more geographically isolated a practice, the higher its market power and the higher the rates it charges, the report concluded.

Jha, who was not familiar with the particulars of Bend Urology and its contracting, said he increasingly hears of physician practices, particularly multispecialty practices, flexing their market share muscles to demand higher rates.

“Health plans usually just eat it and deal with it,” Jha said.

“But sometimes they say, ‘If we keep saying yes, and just paying these high rates, where does it stop?’ So that’s why health plans walk away.”

In some cases, a practice may simply feel it has enough patients and doesn’t need to discount rates to secure extra business. In other cases, such practices justify boosting rates to commercial payers to offset shortfalls from government programs.

“Is that all they’re doing? Or are they really being monopolistic to enhance their profits?” Jha asked. “You’d have to look at their books and their payment arrangements to know. My sense, in general, is that most of these guys do this as a way to maximize their revenues.”

— Reporter: 541-617-7814, mhawryluk@bendbulletin.com

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Immigration Continued from A1 These developers are often relying on gerrymandering techniques to create development zones that are supposedly in areas of high unemployment — and thus eligible for special concessions — but actually are in prosperous ones, according to federal and state records.

One of the more prominent projects is a 34-story glass tower in Manhattan that is to cost $750 million, one-fifth of which is to come from foreign investors seeking green cards. Called the International Gem Tower, it is rising near Fifth Avenue in the diamond district of Manhattan, one of the wealthiest areas in the country.

Yet through the selective use of census statistics, state officials have classified the area as one plagued by high unemployment, the federal and state records show. As a result, the developer has increased the project’s chances of attracting foreigners who will accept little, if any, return on their investment in the project if it means they can secure U.S. visas for their families.

In interviews, New York State economic-development officials praised the program but were reluctant to accept responsibility for administering it. Indeed, some state officials who certified projects for the program acknowledged that they did not know what was being built.

They said they were following guidance from federal regulators.

“This program serves as a valuable tool to support jobcreating projects that will put areas of high unemployment on a continued path to economic recovery and growth,” said Austin Shafran, a spokesman for Empire State Development, the state agency that oversees the program in New York.

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EB-5 conferences, like this one by Exclusive Visas in New York, are thronged by investors. Under the EB-5 program, investors receive a visa that provides residency for two years and can be converted into a permanent green card if the holders can show that their investment produced at least 10 jobs, even if the project has not been completed.

state officials, investors in faraway places like Shanghai and Seoul along with U.S. developers have been flocking to the program, which was created by Congress during the recession of 1990.

Under the program, known as EB-5, investors receive a visa that provides residency for two years and can be converted into a permanent green card if the holders can show that their investment produced at least 10 jobs, even if the project has not been completed.

With the surge in EB-5 projects, many lawyers and consultants, in the United States and overseas, are getting involved. In China alone, more than 500 agents are jockeying to connect wealthy Chinese people to U.S. developers, experts said. Investors throng EB-5 conferences.

Many, successful in their own countries, said they wanted to secure U.S. residency for their children. But the competition has given rise to unsavory practices, EB-5 lawyers and consultants said, like agents who falsely promise guaranteed returns.

The minimum investment in the program was set at $1 million and has not changed

in more than 20 years. But if the project is in a rural area or a place where the unemployment rate is 50 percent above the national average, the threshold for investing is $500,000, not $1 million.

Officials in other states have expressed dismay over how New York developers were using the program. They said New York was unfairly siphoning off investments from lessdeveloped areas.

“A lot of projects are in areas that are head-scratchers,” said James Candido, an official with Vermont’s Department of Economic Development.

Other states have sometimes not allowed such questionable development zones. California told a developer to relocate a manufacturing plant for a surgical-products company from a more prosperous part of San Jose to a poorer one, said Brook Taylor, a spokesman for the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development in California.

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Continued from A1 Brain scanning in his lab shows that deep brain circuitry called the nucleus accumbens goes to work when people are considering products and prices.

When brain cells in that area release a chemical called dopamine, people are motivated to take action, he said.

So the very prospect of shopping — maybe brought on by ads and other marketing tools — may arouse that circuitry and put us in a mood to hit the stores, and then to keep on shopping, he said. “You feel good. … It’s exciting,” Knutson said.

Other circuitry reacts to excessively high prices and dampens the enthusiasm to buy, he said. The competing signals — buy and don’t-buy — are passed to the front of the brain, in the prefrontal cortex, where a decision about whether to purchase something is apparently made, he said.

But how does that decision get made when money is tight? Knutson said he hasn’t studied that question. But he notes that yet another area of

Academy Continued from A1 “Opening more schools across the state and out of state has been the plan (from the beginning),” Bremont said.

“It’s clear education is something that people understand needs to change across the country. We can’t continue to function as we have for the past 75 years, and we need to start competing across the board with other countries in our schools.”

The Salem-Keizer Public Schools Board will vote on the proposal Jan. 10.

“The board heard from the charter review committee that while we have a couple concerns, we feel they can be ad-

• Stay away from the mall: When you’re surrounded by attractive goods and crowds of people buying them, “natural human desires can trigger off intense cravings” to buy, says George Loewenstein, a professor of economics and psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. “Not spending when you’re tempted to spend is exhausting and miserable,” like not eating when you’re hungry, he says.

• Set a hard budget: If you do go to a mall, commit yourself beforehand to a hard limit on spending, Loewenstein recommends. “Generally, people tend to be a lot more tempted when there is some kind of uncertainty about whether you’re going to get whatever it is you’re tempted

waist and you’re trying to watch your wallet ... it’s probably not a good recipe at being successful at both of those,” she said.

• Keep it in perspective: What do you do when you’ve decided to buy a $1,000 TV, but then you see another model for $1,500 that has more features?

If you buy the less expensive one, won’t you miss what you passed up for just $500 more?

That’s the time to ask yourself, “What else could I do with that $500?” says Michael Norton of Harvard Business School. “It really changes your mindset.”

If you think about using the money to vacation in Florida or invest in a college fund, “that can help you avoid buying more expensive things,” he said.

by,” he said.

• Make it stick with cash: But how to make that budget limit stick? “The last thing you want to do is spend with a card, especially a credit card, or even a debit card,” Loewenstein said. “It doesn’t feel like spending.” Much better to count out some cash and put it in an envelope. When the cash is gone, you’re done shopping.

Even before then, the act of forking out cash introduces “the pain of paying.”

• One thing at a time: Kathleen Vohs, an associate marketing professor at the University of Minnesota, says that if you’re trying to hold down spending, ease up on other demands for self-control like dieting.

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the brain, called the cingulate cortex, responds to conflicts like wanting to buy something that costs too much. So maybe it pitches in when a shopper feels restrained by a budget.

King, the recent mall shopper, isn’t sure how much she

spent last year but it was a lot, with new bedroom sets, a camera for one daughter, a camcorder for one son, and four PlayStations. This year, she turned down the requests of her oldest two for an iPad. But she didn’t consider cutting

out Christmas totally. And she’s mindful to buy the same number of presents for each kid.

“You only live once,” King said. “If it’s something my kids really want, I try to get it at the lowest possible price.”

dressed in the contract phase,” said Joseph Grant, charter liaison with the Salem district.

“We recommended they approve the charter.”

Grant said one major concern with the charter is its ability to appeal to two groups of students: those below the poverty line, and those learning English as a second language.

“But through the negotiation process we expect that to be worked out,” Grant said.

The Salem charter expects to begin with 250 high school students and eventually serve as many as 500, as the Redmond Proficiency Academy does now.

The school will receive funding the same way RPA does.

The state pays a set amount to

educate each student enrolled in a district. If a student enrolls in a charter school, the district keeps 5 percent of the state payment and the charter receives the rest.

Bremont intends to act as director of both schools.

If approved, the Salem school will be the second new campus RPA will open next year. Earlier this month, the Redmond School District announced that an RPA middle school will open in 2012.

The new middle school will be housed in the Hartman Campus near Redmond High School and offer coursework similar to the RPA high school, but will operate under a closedcampus environment.

Bremont said he hopes to

see the Cheyenne school open in 2013. A liaison for the academy is currently working in the Wyoming community to create a proposal for that school district.

And the state of New York recently announced that it is looking to open charter schools over the next few years.

“So we will take a look at that as well,” Bremont said.

“The plan is to have this across the country. I like the public school option of a charter school because it’s for everyone. I want to provide something that works in the public sector, and I want to show it can be done with what we’ve got.”

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That may lead people to believe that egg products are better than actual eggs, “but that’s not necessarily the case,” McCaffrey said while holding a carton of Egg Beaters at a Chicago Jewel-Osco store. “Food doesn’t come in a vacuum.”

Less than one-third of consumers say they completely understand nutritional labeling programs, according to a 2011 study from the Arlington, Va.-based Food Marketing Institute. Among those with access to health information at the supermarket, only 7 percent use it each time they shop, the study said.

Carolyn McGee, a 57-yearold housewife in Chicago, says she’s more concerned with price and doesn’t heed shelf or front-of-package nutrition claims.

“If I don’t think it’s good for me, I just don’t buy it,” said McGee, who was picking up frozen pizza, shrimp and hot sauce at one of Supervalu’s Jewel-Osco stores.

Nutrition iQ is affecting what consumers buy, Supervalu CEO Craig Herkert said in an interview. Healthy fare such as a certain whole wheat flour and pizza sauce are selling more briskly, he said.

Food labeling won’t be as effective as long as grocers remain reluctant to anger manufacturers by singling out “bad” foods, Jacobson said.

A European Union program to use red, amber and green circle warnings on foods with high salt, fat, sugar and calories died last year under pressure from lobbyists. The big food companies “went to war” on the “trafficlight” labels and legislators caved, Jacobson said.

“And they’d go to war here because they hate the idea of red dots on their food,” he said.

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Continued from A1 Two years ago, food companies including Kraft and Kellogg pulled their own healthy labels following an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration.

Working with first lady Michelle Obama and her campaign to fight obesity, Supervalu is using color-coded labels to highlight foods rich in protein, say, or low in saturated fat. Wal-Mart has committed to lowering salt, sugar and fat in some foods.

Walgreen is selling fruits and vegetables at some of its drugstore locations.

After being picked on for selling fatty, processed fare, many stores see healthy food labels as a must, said Brahm Ahmadi, chief executive officer of People’s Community Market, an independent grocer in Oakland, Calif.

“To win goodwill among decision makers at all levels of government is probably seen as a good investment,” he said.

Supervalu’s food label system, dubbed nutrition iQ, began appearing in the Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company’s Albertsons stores in 2009, after 13 months of testing and surveys of 7,000 consumers. The initiative has since expanded to the grocer’s Jewel-Osco, Cub, Acme, Shoppers, Hornbacher’s and Farm Fresh chains.

To qualify for one of 18 colored labels that call out certain health benefits — pink means 100 percent fruit juice, dark orange means whole grains — an item has to have low saturated fat, sodium and sugar. Other programs have used stars and scores from one to 100 to rate foods.

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Sweet treat tradition ends after 32 years

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WASHINGTON — Although a state agency plans to grant Portland a 10-year variance on a requirement to upgrade its water system to combat diseases in drinking water, the Environmental Protection Agency has no plans to relax its enforcement nationwide. It does, however, intend to reexamine the underlying rule.

Last month, the Oregon Health

Authority announced its intention to give Portland’s Bull Run water system an exemption from a requirement that it install a $90 million treatment facility to prevent the presence of cryptosporidium — a potentially fatal microscopic parasite — in the drinking water supply.

Costs for a similar treatment plant for Bend’s Bridge Creek water system are projected at $29 million.

“EPA is not currently planning

a change to the (Safe Drinking Water Act) enforcement policy at this time,” an EPA spokeswoman wrote in an email. “EPA is, however, planning to conduct a retrospective regulatory review of the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water (LT2) rule,” referring to the agency’s longterm plan for reducing disease-causing microorganisms in drinking water.

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n the mid-1970s, Kim Plummer was working at an office in California when one of her co-workers gave a small paper plate of homemade Christmas cookies to each employee.

“I remember thinking, ‘What a nice, simple thing to do,’” Plummer recalls. “It kind of says, ‘I enjoy working with you.’”

In 1979, Plummer moved to Bend and took a job at Bend Research. In December, she thought back to those cookies and decided to perform a similar act of kindness for her 25 or so co-workers.

Every year since then, Plummer has baked a bag of holiday goodies for each co-worker. One woman dubbed Plummer — who works as an executive assistant for the pharmaceutical research firm — the resident “carbohydrate chemist.”

She has prepared more than 3,100 bags of treats over the years. Each bag contains carrot cake, cranberry ginger cookies, butter spritz cookies, walnut fudge, cashew brittle and caramel corn — all baked from scratch in the kitchen of her modest 1945 home.

Research scientist Ed LaChapelle has worked at Bend Research since 1977 and received a bag of goodies for every year of Plummer’s tenure.

“For some reason, I never remember until I come in some early December morning and then, whoa!

There it is!” he says. “It seems like it’s always on a Monday, so it gets the week off to a good start.”

LaChapelle has a routine. He takes the bag to his desk and rummages for his least desired item. As Christmas approaches, he munches his way to his favorite: the fudge.

This year, LaChapelle was even more startled than usual to find the bag of goodies in his mailbox. The company has ballooned to more than 250 employees.

“I was surprised that she pulled it off this year,” he says.

Then he saw a letter next to the bag, in which Plummer explained that this is her last year baking gifts.

“Next year, we’ll be grousing a bit, I think,” LaChapelle says. “But I don’t blame her. It was a gift for a long time. And the memory of it will continue to be a gift.”

Plummer had vowed to continue the tradition until she retired or the company payroll hit 300. Retirement is still a few years off, but it’s not a stretch to think that Bend Research could exceed 300 employees in 2012.

Besides, her wrists and legs felt sore after preparing 20 batches of fudge and six batches of caramel corn on the day after Thanksgiving this year — with days of baking yet to go.

Plummer learned the basics from her parents. Her father baked bread, especially sourdough. Her mother got creative with desserts.

Once, Plummer recalls, she baked little cakes inside ice cream cones, then turned them upside down and decorated them to look like pilgrims wearing Puritan hats.

The end of this workplace tradition won’t spell the end of Plummer’s baking career. She’ll continue to make treats for friends and family.

“I can’t swear that I won’t take platters (of sweets) in to work next year,” she says. “Just not 500 pounds of them.”

As the company has grown, Plummer has made subtle changes, mostly to the packaging of the sweets. For example, she recently started labeling the ingredients.

“I used to know everyone personally, so I could accommodate any food allergies,” she says. If someone was allergic to walnuts, for example, she’d make a batch of plain fudge.

Since she started keeping records in 1994, Plummer says she has used 1,265 pounds of granulated sugar, 715 pounds of flour, 463 pounds of butter, 242 pounds of chocolate, 213 pounds of walnuts, 192 pounds of raisins, 158 pounds of brown sugar, 143 pounds of raw cashews, 94 pounds of carrots, 60 pounds of popcorn and 30 gallons of corn syrup in her gifts to co-workers.

“I wish,” she says with a sigh, “I’d kept track the first 15 years.”

— Lily Raff McCaulou is a columnist for The Bulletin. 541-617-7836, lraff@bendbulletin.com

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U.S. Forest Service volunteer ranger Steve Moore talks about the variety of animal tracks that can be found in the area while leading a snowshoe tour on Mount Bachelor on Sunday.

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Mt. Bachelor ski area.

That is, until more than a dozen people on snowshoes headed out for a tour with volunteer rangers Steve Moore and Cheryl Sumerlin, with the U.S. Forest Service.

As the group crunched over the icy snow, Sumerlin noted that the area has not had much snow recently.

“If you were out here in fresh powder, you would hear how whisper-quiet snowshoes are,” Sumerlin said.

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Central Oregon’s outlook for a white Christmas is not good.

There is little chance of precipitation this week — only Tuesday has a slight chance of rain and snow throughout Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties, according to the National Weather Service office in Pendleton.

Meanwhile, the cold, dense air from an inversion will remain over Crook and Jefferson counties and a section of Deschutes County, from Redmond north. The inversion will trap pollution and create fog.

The precipitation on Tuesday “might help scrub it out a little bit,” said weather service hydrometeorological technician Rob Brooks.

However, unless the storm packs a wallop, Brooks said the stagnant air might return.

In Bend, temperatures are forecast to get colder this week, with daytime highs in the 30s to 40s, and overnight lows from 18 to 24 degrees, according to the weather service website. There is a slight chance of rain and snow beginning on Tuesday afternoon and lasting through Tuesday night.

Madras has a similar forecast, with a chance of precipitation on Tuesday. Temperatures are forecast to be as high as 50 degrees on Tuesday, with highs in the 30s and 40s later in the week.

Overnight lows will likely be in the 20s.

Prineville also has a slight chance of rain and snow on Tuesday.

High temperatures are expected to be in the high 30s to mid-40s for much of the week, with overnight lows from 15 to 22 degrees.

U.S. Forest Service volunteer Tom Schill helps Kathy Morton, of Sisters, strap on her snowshoes for a tour on Mount Bachelor on Sunday.

“The goal (of the tour) is for you to enjoy the national forests, or our other public lands, on your own.”

— Steve Moore, volunteer ranger, U.S. Forest Service

A 77-year-old bicyclist involved in a traffic crash Friday died at a local hospital Sunday.

Leonard Crabtree, of Terrebonne, died on Sunday morning, said Sgt. Dan Bilyeu of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. The crash is still under investigation.

Following the collision, Crabtree was taken to St. Charles Redmond, where he was listed in fair condition. But by Saturday night, he had been downgraded to critical condition.

On Friday morning, Crabtree was riding west on Central Avenue in Terrebonne, and when he came to U.S. Highway 97, he rode his bicycle onto the highway.

Jennifer Davis, 24, of Crooked River Ranch, was driving a Ford Focus on the highway and was unable to avoid hitting Crabtree, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Crabtree was not wearing a helmet.

— Bulletin staff reports

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Elementary school mulls art-based program

By Patrick Cliff The Bulletin

Elk Meadow Elementary School could offer an artsfocused option to students in Bend-La Pine Schools by fall 2012.

The district already has several options for students, from the International Baccalaureate program at Bend High School to Bend-La Pine’s four magnet schools.

Elk Meadow’s program would begin as a small part of the larger school, though it could eventually grow to fill an entire building.

Unlike magnet schools, the bulk of Elk Meadow’s program would likely be filled by students from its neighborhood boundary.

The district may reserve a few spots for students from other parts of the district.

Many details remain undefined, but the Elk Meadow program would use art to teach the school’s existing curriculum. The approach gives kids a chance to be creative, whether in math or in reading, according to Heather Korman, a fifth-grade teacher who has helped plan for the possible program.

Kids in schools today, Korman said, have not always

had that chance.

“It felt like we were squishing creativity out of (students),” she said.

Students would be able to choose the program, according to the district.

Because it remains in the planning stage, it is not certain how many students or teachers would be involved in the program.

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REFLECTING UPON THE WATER Mike Uriz, of Bend, snapped this photo of two geese wading in the Deschutes River near the Old Mill District.

Uriz used a Canon SX30 IS with a telephoto setting.

Snowshoes Continued from B1 The 90-minute hikes are organized by the U.S. Forest Service, Mt. Bachelor ski area and the nonprofit Discover Your Northwest. Volunteers explain basic forest ecology on the mountain while introducing people to snowshoeing. People have used snowshoes for approximately 6,000 years, often for practical purposes such as hunting, Moore said. “You will find, when you get these on your feet, it’s going to feel a little different,� Moore said. “You’re going to feel like a duck.�

On Sunday, the tour headed uphill a bit, then stopped in a small clearing. “The reason some of us are out of breath is the parking lot at Mt. Bachelor is 6,300 feet,�

Sumerlin said.

That is higher than Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood, Sumerlin said.

Tour participants learned that the mountain hemlock trees on Mount Bachelor are a primeval forest, which was not logged because the dense trees contain so much water that they sank to the bottom of

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Gail Hahs, of Beaverton, gets a feel for her snowshoes while participating in a guided tour led by U.S. Forest Service volunteers Sunday afternoon on Mount Bachelor.

mill ponds. They learned that snowmelt from the Cascades provides Bend’s water supply, and that animal tracks across the snowshoe trail might be from a pine marten.

The tours are free, although volunteers accept donations to support the program. For example, some of the snowshoes were purchased with donated money, Moore said. “The goal is for you to enjoy the national forests, or our

other public lands, on your own,� Moore said.

After the tour, Kathy Morton, 56, and Cathy Luther, 59, were ready to do just that.

Morton, who lives in Sisters, said they were talking about renting different types of snowshoes to try them out before eventually purchasing some.

Then, the two women might try to get their own group together to go snowshoeing.

Luther, of Madras, said she

What: Free snowshoe tours at Mount Bachelor When: As conditions allow, on weekends and holidays through April 1. Tours leave at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Where: Meet at the U.S. Forest Service snowshoe hut between the Mt. Bachelor Guest Services and Ski and Sport buildings.

Call the snowshoe hotline, 541-383-4055, for up-todate tour information. For additional information or to schedule a group tour, call the Deschutes National Forest at 541-383-4000.

Weekday tours can be scheduled for 10 or more people.

had gained confidence in her ability to participate in the sport. “I was nervous I might not be able to do it,� she said.

But it didn’t take long for her to pick it up. “I loved it,� Luther said. — Reporter: 541-617-7829, hborrud@bendbulletin.com

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Water rule Continued from B1 Earlier this year, the EPA announced that it intends to include the LT2 rule in a six-year review process “to evaluate effective and practical approaches that may maintain, or provide greater protection of, the water treated by public water systems and stored prior to distribution to consumers,� according to its website.

Additionally, the agency plans to hold public meetings with stakeholders on the issue during 2012.

A cryptosporidium outbreak in Milwaukee’s drinking water in 1993 led to more than 100 deaths, largely elderly people and people with weakened immune systems. More recently, the pathogen sickened dozens of people at an Idaho water park in August 2007, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The federal rule, which has been in effect since 2006, is supposed to target high-risk water systems, particularly those that include open-air water storage. Once the stricter standards are in place, they would save between 20 and 314 cryptosporidium-related deaths a year, according to the EPA. Portland applied for its variance in June, and the Oregon Health Authority undertook an intensive, months-long analysis —

— Reporter: 541-633-2161, pcliff@bendbulletin.com

which included consultation with the EPA — before issuing its decision, said Gail Shibley, administrator of the Office of Environmental Public Health, a branch of the Oregon Health Authority. “The proposed decision, including the conditions, reflects the facts very specific to Portland’s raw water source as applied to the law and the present state of scientific understanding,� she wrote in a recent email.

No other water system in Oregon — including Bend — has applied for a variance, she said. Last month’s announcement is based on the specifics of that raw water source and means nothing regarding any other system or its sourcewater, she added.

She declined to comment on Bend’s situation, saying it would be inappropriate to speculate on hypothetical requests for variances that have not been made.

Bend has tested its water once a month since July 2006 and found small amounts of cryptosporidium five times.

By contrast, Portland didn’t detect any cryptosporidium in its water during the year it was preparing its variance application, despite testing hundreds of samples. — Reporter: 202-662-7456, aclevenger@bendbulletin.com

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Continued from B1 Allison Gardner, another teacher involved in the planning, said using art across subjects is not for everybody. But the approach can change how students feel about school, Gardner said.

In math, students might paint patterns as a way to learn how to recognize patterns in numbers, Gardner said. Another lesson could use dance to teach students about patterns. “It’s enjoyable. It gets kids excited to come to school,� she said.

Elk Meadow Principal Bruce Reynolds is optimistic that the program can open in the fall. He and his staff need to refine the plan and decide how big the program would be and exactly how it would operate.

After the holidays, Elk Meadow staff members will visit Buckman Elementary in Portland, an established arts school.

Reynolds said Bend is an artsy area, which leads him to believe the program will be a success. “It may be smaller initially, but if there’s enough interest, I could see it expanding school-wide,� he said.

Bend-La Pine has waded through several controversies surrounding its magnet

schools, particularly around admissions policies. This year, some people have pushed the district to revisit the rules giving priority to siblings of students at the magnets, to those who live nearby and to children of staff members.

Elk Meadow’s approach is being referred to as a “focus program,� not a magnet. That is in part an acknowledgement of the periodic controversy around magnets, according to Lora Nordquist, the district’s chief academic officer for elementary programs and curriculum.

The program at Elk Meadow, though, would also be more low key than at a magnet. The arts students, for instance, would still be part of the larger school.

The district must still give a final approval to the proposal, but Elk Meadow has a few things going for it. Unlike the IB Middle Years Programme at Pilot Butte Middle School or the dual-language program at Bear Creek Elementary, the Elk Meadow plan likely would not require much financial investment from the district.

The Elk Meadow program would also start small and grow only with interest, Nordquist said. “That will reflect the will of the school community. Nobody is going to impose that on the school.�

Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo 255 Capitol Street N.E. Salem, Oregon 97310 Phone: 503-947-5600 Fax: 503-378-5156 Email: superintendent.castillo @state.or.us Treasurer Ted Wheeler, Democrat 159 Oregon State Capitol 900 Court St. N.E. Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-378-4329 Email: oregon.treasurer @state.or.us

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011 • THE BULLETIN

O N Wyden no stranger to health care reform Medicare continue to be a public program and have sought SALEM — U.S. Sen. Ron to hammer Ryan and other Wyden took quite a bit of heat Republicans for supporting from his fellow Democrats “privatization.” and even the White House Wyden shrugs off the this week when he teamed criticism. with a Republican conHe said the Medicare gressman to propose a issue is a “long-running significant redesign of battle” and “any time Medicare. you try to break the Under fire for a bigridlock you stir up a partisan health care lot of passion. I underproposal, Wyden is on stand that.”

Wyden familiar ground.

Wyden insists he’ll The four-term Orebe vindicated, and gon Democrat has made said his critics would waves before with bold ideas be more supportive if they’d on the topic. His 2006 Healthy spend more time mulling the Americans Act was widely specifics. blamed for the eventual demise of former Sen. Bob Ben- Early work in health Wyden said he has been nett, a conservative Republican who angered tea party ac- interested in health care since tivists by working with Wyden his work with seniors as a young lawyer in the 1970s. on the issue.

“This issue cannot be He co-founded the Oregon ducked any longer,” Wyden chapter of the Gray Panthers, told The Associated Press, ex- a liberal activist group that ofplaining his decision to work ten focuses on issues affecting on a bipartisan Medicare pro- seniors. He later was a lawyer posal. “It’s been put off again for a legal aid group for the and again. This ought to be elderly.

Through those jobs, he said, an opportunity to look at approaches that can be fresh and he quickly concluded that health care was “the most imhelp to break new ground.”

The proposal, crafted portant issue,” because most with Wisconsin Republican other aspects of life require Rep. Paul Ryan and released good health.

Wyden has a long history Thursday, would guarantee Medicare’s existence for fu- of trying to break ground on ture retirees and allow private health care, sometimes with companies to compete. The blunt ideas that are never enprivate competition proposal acted but force Congress to was anathema to some Demo- have a conversation, said Jim crats, who have insisted that Moore, a political science proBy Jonathan J. Cooper The Associated Press

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2 arrested in Portland protest PORTLAND — Portland police say they arrested two protesters during an unpermitted Occupy Portland march.

The march wandered through downtown Portland on Saturday night. Officers say the arrests came when they tried to shepherd demonstrators back onto a sidewalk after the crowd moved into the streets.

Forty-five-year-old Jonathan Michael Zook and 33year-old Eric Neil Bowen were arrested for investigation of second-degree disorderly conduct, interfering with police and resisting arrest.

Missing woman found dead in crash RAINIER — The body of a missing 19-year-old Rainier woman has been discovered, and investigators say her death appears to be the result of a high-speed crash.

Searchers last saw Nichole Sherman on Nov. 13 and labeled her disappearance highly suspicious.

On Saturday, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office searchers found her body inside her red 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier in a creek bed.

She was last seen leaving her fiancé’s mother’s house in St. Helens to drive to a friend’s house.

An autopsy has been scheduled.

Man shot by sister’s fiancé dies in hospital SALEM — A Yamhill County man shot by his sister’s fiancé has died in a McMinnville hospital.

The Friday night shooting stemmed from an argument between 30-year-old Frank Delmont and Mark Fendall.

The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office says the argument escalated into a fight and Fendall retrieved a handgun, shooting Delmont in the stomach, the Salem Statesman Journal reports.

No charges have been filed.

A 2-year-old boy was in the home at the time of the shooting.

— From wire reports

fessor at Pacific University.

“It’s a pretty good tactic,” Moore said, “because he doesn’t have the power in the Senate to sit at the central table and say, ‘This is what we’re going to do.’ It’s interesting that he’s working with Paul Ryan, who does have that power in the House.”

Wyden’s Healthy Americans Act would have loosened the link between employment and health coverage for Americans not yet on Medicare. It did not become law, but pieces of it did become part of the health care overhaul that President Barack Obama eventually signed in 2009.

Under the Wyden-Ryan plan, current beneficiaries and those close to retirement would get to remain in Medicare as it is now.

But the program would be reengineered for those 54 and younger. Upon reaching 65, future retirees would have a choice between traditional Medicare and regulated private insurance plans, all competing to lower costs and provide quality care. Seniors would get a fixed amount to spend on a health plan, no matter which coverage they selected. Low-income, and older, sicker people would get more money.

The plan also would limit the overall increase in Medicare spending, holding it to no more than 1 percent above the rate of economic growth.

DEATH PENALTY IN OREGON

Gary Haugen case estimated to have cost state $1.2M The Associated Press legal work, travel and other SALEM — Oregon’s tax- expenses. payers spent a lot of money • $239,175 for the 1,820 trying to execute two-time hours of work the Oregon murderer Gary Haugen be- Department of Justice logged fore the governor gave him a on the case. reprieve last month.

• $150,000 to $200,000 to A review by the Salem prosecute Haugen and his Statesman Journal co-defendant, Jason puts the tab at over Brumwell, accord$1.2 million for the ing to Marion County past five years. That deputy district attorincludes costs of his ney Don Abar. legal defense, which • $57,573 for the topped $850,000 state Department of before Gov. John Haugen Corrections, which Kitzhaber canceled spent the money on the execution set for lethal injection drugs, this month. training, office expenses, Haugen was serving a life equipment and overtime. sentence for the 1981 killing The state Supreme Court of his ex-girlfriend’s mother, upheld Haugen’s conviction Mary Archer, when he killed and sentence in November another inmate in prison 2010. The death-row inmate and was sentenced to death. then wrote a series of letters He had waived his appeals to court officials calling the and agreed to be executed, state’s capital punishment and he called the governor a system arbitrary and vindiccoward for canceling it. tive. He indicated he wanted Kitzhaber said he won’t to waive his further appeals oversee any more execu- and die in protest of the tions because he believes the system. state’s death penalty process That led his attorneys to is unfair — a decision that question his competency. frustrated Marion County After psychological reviews, deputy district attorney Don the high court voted by a 4Abar, who handled Haugen’s 3 margin on Nov. 21 to allow case. Abar said the governor his execution to proceed. negated “six months of hard The next day, Kitzhaber work and a lot of wear and canceled it. He called Oretear.” gon’s death penalty system “a “That was just all up in perversion of justice,” saying smoke because the governor the state only executes people waited until the 11th hour who volunteer. Since capital to say, ‘Gee, I can’t do this,’” punishment was legalized 27 Abar said. “That probably years ago, only two people aggravated me more than have been executed — both anything else.” during Kitzhaber’s previous Among the costs for Hau- stint as governor from 1995 gen’s case: to 2003. Both of them, like • $853,084 and counting Haugen, waived their legal for his legal defense, accord- challenges. ing to the Office of Public Kitzhaber said he has Defense Services. The tab long regretted allowing the covers his 2007 death pen- two earlier executions. His alty trial and the automatic spokesman, Tim Raphael, appeal of his conviction and said the governor “struggled sentence to the state Supreme mightily” with his decision Court. Just under $598,000 in the Haugen case and went to attorney fees and ex- waited until Nov. 22 to anpenses; more than $255,000 nounce it because he wanted went to investigations, psy- to let the court proceedings chological evaluations, para- play out.

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edmond police officers and the city are in contract talks. The issues: wages and benefits. The city’s financial situation: challenging.

That is not at all unusual. But the police officers and the city are handling these negotiations in a special way. The negotiations are going to be open.

Most negotiations in Oregon between unions and government are closed to the public. Oregon law says they can do that unless both parties agree to open the doors.

When the doors are closed, the public is locked out of an important debate about how money is spent.

Of course, any final contract has to be voted on in an open public meeting. But by that point, the deal is essentially done. There is extremely limited time for the public to look at the deal, and the public can get no sense of the negotiations. Were both sides reasonable?

In the past, the Bend police and city of Bend have allowed the public into their negotiations.

Last year, one of the state’s largest employee unions, the American

When the doors are closed, the public is locked out of an important debate about how money is spent.

Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, allowed the public to watch its contract negotiations with the state.

Those are exceptions. And now Redmond joins those few proud examples.

Nobody enjoys somebody else looking over their shoulder, perhaps second-guessing every move they make. Letting the public in also doesn’t make it any easier for the union and the city to negotiate.

But in Redmond they are opening they doors because they believe the public should know how the city is supporting public safety and how mindful the parties are of spending other people’s money.

That’s got it right.

Conger’s effort finds $230M more for schools

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regon’s state retirement system is a $60 billion thicket of good intentions, elaborate formulas and breathtaking unfunded liabilities — $7.7. billion in promises that Oregon currently can’t keep.

State Rep. Jason Conger, RBend, is proposing a bill for the 2012 legislative session with a package of reforms. He’s not trying to make changes across the entire Public Employees Retirement System, called PERS. His reforms focus on PERS beneficiaries who work in schools. “Rather than giving automatic pay increases for the wealthiest of PERS recipients, the School Savings Act allows us to invest in our classrooms and our kids’ futures,� he said in a statement.

PERS is complicated. And the bill, which is still being developed, will likely be complicated, as well.

The complexity makes PERS difficult to understand and difficult to reform. So we want to focus on one element of Conger’s proposal. It could mean as much as $230 million per biennium more for classrooms.

The average PERS recipient is not making millions in retirement benefits a year. The average benefit is $24,000 a year, according to PERS. PERS calculated last year

that about 58 percent of current retired members get that $24,000 or less. The $24,000 doesn’t include Social Security benefits or any other money or investments a retiree has.

There is a cost-of-living adjustment to the PERS benefit. It is limited to a maximum of 2 percent.

Conger’s proposal would limit the application of the COLA to the first $24,000 in benefits. That means many PERS retirees would not feel an impact. The impact to others would be small, but of course noticeable.

It’s a safe bet that this or other changes proposed in Conger’s package would face a legal challenge from some PERS beneficiaries.

Paul Cleary, executive director of PERS, said a similar change to the COLA has recently been made in three other states. It’s survived a court challenge in two. The third is still moving through the courts.

Conger’s package of reforms may face a difficult time in the February session. Time is limited.

PERS is complicated. And if the past is any guide, some legislators insist that PERS doesn’t need to be changed. We’d say that the best use of the $230 million more per biennium is for more teachers, incentives for good teachers and better course materials.

Losing sleep over city of Bend’s misguided surface water project

By Raymond H. Taylor sleep very restlessly. Last night it seems as though I was up every half hour replacing blankets that had found their way to the floor with all the tossing and turning.

Not surprisingly, the subject of my angst was the city’s ongoing work on the Bridge Creek surface water improvement project (SWIP); a misnomer in my mind, since the surface water doesn’t need any improvement!

I keep hearing over and over from the broad mix of Bend citizens that I talk with: “Why is the city spending so much money NOW to treat a surface water supply that we don’t need?� The issue, of course, is much more complex than that, but it’s a legitimate question based on fiscal concerns, personal economic stress and just plain common sense.

Few of us realize that right now the city is spending over $18,000 every day (including weekends and holidays) on this project for consulting fees, engineering services, design and materials purchases.

Why? Because the City Council has been misled into believing that the Bridge Creek supply is the only way to effectively meet the future water needs of our community. However, there are some very attractive alternatives to this project, and it’s not

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IN MY VIEW too late for the council and city staff to step back and reevaluate all the options.

Presently, the city has the capability to provide over 30 million gallons of water per day from its existing wells, which is significantly more than is needed to meet demand even on maximum usage days. As demand increases with growth, additional wells and storage can be added as needed. This groundwater-only approach is inexpensive, easy to operate, extremely flexible and responsive to localized system needs. It would not require the expensive, highly technical treatment systems necessary to use the Bridge Creek source, nor would it require new pipelines to transport the water from source to treatment. This approach could be put into operation immediately at a fraction of the $68 million dollar cost estimated for the surface water improvement project.

The fact is, Bend already is using predominately well water to meet its needs, and could easily transition into a well-water-only system.

The city has based its SWIP decision on unrealistic growth predictions, unreasonably low construction cost estimates and unobtainable operating costs. It also cites concerns

over the loss of its long-standing water rights on Bridge Creek and Tumalo Creek, when in fact these rights can be leased in-stream and still be retained by the city. Using well water while leasing the creek water rights in-stream would not only benefit the ratepayers, but would also boost the flows of Tumalo Creek.

These are just a few of the issues for which there is significant, unbiased information that either was not made available to the council prior to its decision or was just not considered. In short, the well-water-only option deserves due consideration, and that has not been done. It is time for the city staff and the council to step back and carefully reevaluate all the options available, rather than be stampeded into a very expensive surface water treatment system that would cost every Bend water consumer nearly $1,500!

Over 1,000 influential Bend citizens have already signed a petition urging the council to reconsider its decision. We all have the opportunity to voice our concerns to council members simply by going to www .stopthedrain.org. Check out the information available there and then decide for yourself. Hopefully, we will all sleep better! —Raymond H. Taylor is a citizen of Bend and a retired water utility executive.

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It’s time to forbid drivers from using handheld devices

By Deborah A.P. Hersman Special to The Washington Post

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n AAA Mid-Atlantic survey of drivers in the Washington region published last week found that more than 200,000 people drive on the Capital Beltway every day. Of those surveyed, many are driving distracted — 56 percent admitted to talking on their phones and 21 percent admitted to recently texting behind the wheel.

Distraction is deadly. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data show that crashes attributed to distractions killed 3,092 people last year.

On Tuesday, after completing its investigation of a 2010 highway accident in Gray Summit, Mo., where a pickup driver who had been texting ran into a truck and set off a series of collisions that killed two and injured 38, the National Transportation Safety Board issued its strongest recommendation yet on distracted driving.

The board called for the 50 states and the District of Columbia to ban the nonemergency use of portable electronic devices for all drivers. The

The second half of the 20th century brought changing societal norms about the dangers of smoking and health. The first half of this century must address distraction and safety. safety recommendation also urges targeted communication campaigns to inform motorists of the new laws and suggests using NHTSA’s model of high-visibility enforcement to support these bans.

The NTSB has conducted investigations for nearly 10 years into crashes across all modes of transportation that involved distraction from portable electronic devices. The first incident was a February 2002 crash in which a novice driver, distracted by a cellphone conversation, crossed the median on Interstate 95 near Largo, Md., flipped over and landed on a minivan. Five people died. Since that crash, the board has issued almost 20 safety recommendations to eliminate distraction from portable electronic devices in aviation, rail and marine travel and on highways.

The level of distraction will only

rise as new handheld devices are released each year and the automotive industry develops ever more sophisticated in-vehicle infotainment systems. A partnership between Intel and Toyota is exploring “ways to integrate vehicles with the home to provide a seamless connection across all areas of people’s lives.�

Yet what is the price of that seamless connection?

It’s too high. Just ask the families of those 3,092 people who died last year.

We are still learning what the human brain can — and cannot — handle. We know that there are four types of driver distraction — visual, aural, manual and cognitive — and that the use of portable electronic devices involves several of these, if not all of them. Studies published in 2008 in the journal Brain Research as well as in

the Journal of Experimental Psychology show that it is more distracting to engage in a cellphone conversation than it is to talk with a passenger.

Studies published as early as 1997 and 2005 have shown that there is little difference between hands-free technology and handheld devices when it comes to cognitive distraction.

Distraction is a complex issue.

There are varying degrees, myriad devices and a host of factors. The NTSB intends to convene a forum next year that likely will include traffic safety experts, advocacy organizations and others to focus on distraction, both as it relates to humans and to the technologies built into vehicles.

The second half of the 20th century brought changing societal norms about the dangers of smoking and health. The first half of this century must address distraction and safety.

Maybe someday we will have cars that do the driving for us or devices that will shut down when safety is compromised. But today we know that electronic devices that pull a driver’s attention away from his or her primary task are unsafe.

A Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study of commercial drivers published in September 2010 found that a safety-critical event is 163 times more likely if a driver is texting, e-mailing or accessing the Internet.

At the NTSB, our charge is to investigate accidents, learn from them and recommend changes. In Gray Summit and on highways across the United States, thousands of people were killed last year in the blink of an eye. In the typing of a text. In the push of a send button.

Washington residents remember well the 2009 Metro crash on the Red Line in which nine people were killed. The number of fatalities from distractions on U.S. roadways is the equivalent of one Metro crash every day of the year.

It’s time to put a stop to distraction.

Just because we can stay connected when we drive does not mean we should.

No call, no text, no update is worth a human life. — Deborah A.P. Hersman is chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

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OREGON NEWS

O Volunteer hours up Kim was North Korea’s in Ashland’s parks ‘Dear Leader’ since ‘94

Wesley James Huber

Aug. 19, 1927 - Nov. 29, 2011

On November 29, 2011, Wesley J. Huber, 84, passed away at home with his son from cancer. He was born August 19, 1927, in Cosmopolis, WA. In 1932, he and his family Joseph and Anna Rose Huber moved to Bend.

Wesley James Wes enHuber listed in the Navy in August of 1944, where he served two years. He returned to Bend to finish school at Bend High School with the class of 1947, he then attended COCC, in 1948.

Wes was in the laundry industry for 33 years. He was employed by Bend Troy Laundry, American Linen Supply, and owner operated Nu-Way Laundry for 10 years. He also worked for U-Haul Company and spent four years at Pozzi Window. In 1977, he obtained an Oregon Tax Prepares License and worked for Bachelor Book Keeping during the tax season. Wes also worked for the M&J Tavern doing accounting and payroll until present.

He is survived by his son, Marty Huber of Bend; brothers, Bill Huber of Concord, CA., Richard Huber of Bend. He is preceded in death sister, Jean Houck of Madras.

He was at one time an active member with the Bend Jaycees and life member of the Elks and Eagles, and a member of the V.F.W., American Legion, and a volunteer with R.S.V.P. Read Together Program for grade school children for the last ten years.

He was an avid sports fan and loved to play golf.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., at the M&J Tavern. All are welcome.

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Deaths of note from around the world: Bonnie Prudden, 97: One of the most visible postwar champions of physical fitness in the 1950s. Died Dec. 11 in Tucson, Ariz.

Bob Brookmeyer, 81: Jazz musician, composer, arranger and educator. Died Thursday in New London, N.H., of cardiopulmonary arrest.

Vaclav Havel, 75: Czech leader and writer whose eloquent dissections of Communist rule helped to destroy it. Died Sunday in Bohemia.

— From wire reports

By Vickie Aldous

Ashland Daily Tidings

By David E. Sanger New York Times News Service

Kim Jong Il, the reclusive dictator who kept North Korea at the edge of starvation and collapse, banished to gulags citizens deemed disloyal and turned the country into a nuclear weapons state, died Saturday morning, according to an announcement by the North’s official news media today. He was reported to be 69, and had been in ill health since a reported stroke in 2008.

Called the “Dear Leader” by his people, Kim, the son of North Korea’s founder, remained an unknowable figure.

Everything about him was guesswork, from the exact date and place of his birth to the mythologized events of his rise in a country formed by the hasty division of the Korean Peninsula at the end of World War II. North Koreans heard about him only as their “peerless leader” and “the great successor to the revolutionary cause.” Yet he fostered what was perhaps the last personality cult in the Communist world. His portrait The Associated Press file photo hangs beside that of his father, Kim Il Sung, in every North North Korean leader Kim Jong Il smiles during a meeting with Korean household and build- then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in Pyongyang, ing. Towers, banners and even North Korea, in October 2000. North Korean television anrock faces across the country nounced today in a special broadcast that Kim, reported to be 69, had died in Pyongyang. bear slogans praising him.

Kim was a source of fascination inside the Central Intelligence Agency, which in- the heroic People’s Army!” rean missile over Japan, sendterviewed his mistresses, tried In his youth and middle age, ing that much larger and more to track his whereabouts and there were stories about his powerful nation into a panic. psychoanalyzed his motives. playboy lifestyle. There were But he could not learn to And he was an object of paro- tales of lavish meals at a time feed his own people, and his dy in American culture. his country was starving — his country became even more Yet those who met him were cook wrote a book after leaving dependent on China for food surprised by his serious de- the country — and his wavy and fuel and on “humanitarmeanor and his knowledge hair and lifted heels, along with ian” donations from South Koof events beyond the hermit a passion for top-label liquor, rea and the U.S. kingdom he controlled. made him the butt of jokes.

In June 2000, Kim played “He was a very outspoken There was also speculation host in Pyongyang, the North’s person,” said Roh Moo-hyun, that he had been involved in capital, to the first summit who as South Korea’s presi- the 1983 bombing of a South meeting with a South Korean dent met Kim in Pyongyang Korean political delegation in president, Kim Dae-jung, since in 2007. “He was the most flex- Burma, and that he had known the peninsula was divided ible man in North Korea.” of, and perhaps had ordered, more than five decades before.

Wendy Sherman, who served the kidnapping of Japanese citiThe South Korean leader reas counselor to Secretary of zens. Nothing was ever proved. ceived the Nobel Peace Prize State Madeleine Albright, said, Washington put North Ko- later that year, though his repu“He was smart, enrea on its list of state tation was soon tainted by revgaged, knowledgeable, FEATURED sponsors of terrorism elations that a South Korean self-confident, sort of North Korean company had paid off the North OBITUARY after the master-director of agents planted a bomb Koreans, and presumably their all he surveyed.” that blew up a South leader, to arrange the trip.

Albright met Kim in October Korean passenger jet in 1987 — Once Bush took office in 2000 in what turned out to be a under instructions from Kim, January 2001, all cooperafutile effort to strike a deal with according to one of the agents, tion between Washington and North Korea over limiting its who was caught alive.

Seoul over how to deal with missile program before PresiKim campaigned for power the North came to a crashing dent Bill Clinton left office. relentlessly. He bowed to his halt. Bush rejected the South’s “There was no denying the father at the front porch each “sunshine policy” of engagedictatorial state that he ruled,” morning and offered to put the ment with North Korea, and Sherman said. “There was shoes on the father’s feet long ended Clinton-era talk that he no denying the freedoms that before he was elected to the and Cheney viewed as dangerdidn’t exist. But at the time, Politburo, at age 32, in 1974, ous appeasement. there were a lot of questions in said Hwang Jang Yop, a forAs soon as President Barack the U.S. about whether he was mer North Korean Workers’ Obama came into office, Kim really in control, and we left Party secretary who had been ordered a second nuclear test, with no doubt that he was.” a key aide for the Kim govern- this one more successful than And though he presided over ment before his defection to the first. And he waited out a country that was starving and Seoul in 1997. the predictable hail of interbroke, he played his one card, “At an early age, Kim Jong national condemnation. The his nuclear weapons program, Il mastered the mechanics of move aborted any efforts by brilliantly, first defying the power,” Hwang said.

Obama to engage with the Bush administration’s efforts to It was not until 1993, as the North Koreans. And the next push his country over the brink, existence of the Yongbyon nu- three years were spent with then exploiting America’s dis- clear plant and North Korea’s the United States and South traction with the war in Iraq nuclear weapons ambitions be- Korea demanding that the to harvest enough nuclear fuel came publicly known, that Kim North live up to the denuclearfrom his main nuclear reactor appeared to be his father’s un- ization pledges it made during at Yongbyon to produce the fuel disputed successor. That year, the Bush administration. for six to eight weapons. he became head of the NationInstead, it did the opposite.

Kim is believed to have been al Defense Commission, the In November 2010, the North born in Siberia in 1941, when North’s most powerful agency, Koreans showed a visiting scihis father was in exile in the in charge of the military. entist from Stanford UniversiSoviet Union. But in North In 1994, in a showdown with ty, Siegfried Hecker, an apparKorea’s official accounts, he the United States, North Korea ently working uranium enrichwas born in 1942, in a cabin, threatened to turn its stockpile ment plant that the country Abraham Lincoln-like. The of nuclear fuel into bombs. It had been building for years. cabin was in a secret camp of was the closest the two counThe same year, the North anti-Japanese guerrillas his tries came to war since the made two attacks against the father commanded. armistice ending the Korean South Korean military, sinkLittle is known of his up- War was signed in 1953. The ing a ship and later shelling bringing, apart from the of- standoff was defused when an island near Northern waficial statement that he gradu- Kim Il Sung welcomed former ters. The episodes caused the ated in 1964 from Kim Il Sung President Jimmy Carter, who U.S. and South Korea to conUniversity, one of the many in- pushed Clinton and Kim into duct new joint exercises, even stitutions, buildings and monu- a deal. while the Chinese, apparently ments built to commemorate his Within a month, however, fearing a complete collapse of father. At the time, North Korea Kim Il Sung, the country’s the North Korean regime, inwas enmeshed in the Cold War, founder and Great Leader, creased its economic aid. and the younger Kim watched was dead. Many doubted at Since his health crisis, in many crises unfold from close the time that the younger Kim 2008, Kim had been grooming up, including North Korea’s sei- would take over. There were his third son, Kim Jong Un, zure of the USS Pueblo, a U.S. rumors of a military coup, believed to be in his late 20s, to spy ship, in 1968. He appeared and theories that he would be be his successor. episodically at state events, allowed to keep his fast cars Despite his ill health, he rarely speaking. When he did, and to consort with visiting was reported to have visited he revealed that he had a high- European “entertainers” as one of the military units that pitched voice and little of his long as he did not try to run attacked the South, to hand father’s easygoing charisma. the country. Like much intelli- out medals, and recently even The world did not hear his gence about North Korea, that managed one last visit to his voice until 1992 when he is- turned out to be wrong. benefactors in China. But it is sued a one-liner while overKim consolidated power in unclear whether his son, and looking an enormous Armed the late 1990s, and flexed his presumed successor, accomForces Day parade: “Glory to muscle by testing a North Ko- panied him on the trip.

Residents and employees of local businesses have adopted six parks and Lithia Park’s Japanese Garden as part of an expanding effort to keep Ashland’s parks system largely free of chemical pesticides.

Ashland Parks and Recreation Department Volunteer and Event Coordinator Lori Ainsworth is hoping even more individuals and organizations will step forward to adopt parks or other sections of Lithia Park.

Volunteers commit to working in their adopted park at least four times per year, taking on tasks like pulling weeds, laying down mulch and fighting invasive plants such as blackberry brambles.

“It’s the fine weeding and picking and invasive species removal that is the help that our parks staff really need,” Ainsworth said. “Every park, open space and field could definitely stand some help four times a year.”

While volunteers have worked in Ashland’s parks system for years, the parks department started a push to recruit even more volunteers after deciding to forego most chemical pesticides, which include herbicides, insecticides and fungicides.

When parks workers do apply pesticides, they now rely mostly on organic products that use natural ingredients.

Volunteers have logged 7,312 hours of work in the Ashland parks system this year — a jump up from 4,946 hours in 2010, according to parks figures.

Those hours include time spent weeding, volunteering at the North Mountain Park Nature Center, working on trails and acting as park, pool and ice rink hosts, Ainsworth said.

Most of the volunteers who have adopted Ashland parks are taking a break right now because of the frozen ground and wintry weather.

A crew of volunteers from the Albertsons grocery store in Ashland expects to get back out in February or March after spending a November day pulling weeds and cutting blackberries along the Calle Guanajuato, said store director Paige Vaughan.

The calle, behind businesses on the downtown Ashland plaza, follows Ashland Creek. It has a paved sidewalk on one side of the creek and a more

“It’s the fine weeding and picking and invasive species removal that is the help that our parks staff really need. Every park, open space and field could definitely stand some help four times a year.”

— Lori Ainsworth, volunteer and event coordinator, Ashland Parks and Recreation Department

natural area with trees, plants, a wood-chip walking trail and stairs on the opposite side.

The Albertsons crew was out working on the calle despite cold weather and rain, Ainsworth said.

“We have volunteer shirts that we wear for our volunteer activities,” Vaughan said.

“When we were working, we had a lot of people comment and ask what was going on.

It was neat to say, ‘We’re from Albertsons and we adopted this park.’ A lot of people were like, ‘Wow! Thank you.’”

Vaughan said she would definitely recommend to other businesses that they adopt Ashland parks.

“It’s a great way to build teamwork and cohesion. It’s nice to get together outside of work, and it’s great to be involved in the community,” she said.

Wells Fargo bank recently adopted the Railroad Park, while the Soroptomists service club has helped with Garden Way park for years, Ainsworth said.

Some groups, such as a local Ultimate Frisbee club and the I Heart Ashland faithbased service group, haven’t formally adopted parks, but they have helped out at places such as North Mountain Park, Ainsworth said.

At Ashland’s Dog Park, frequent visitors may be familiar with Louise Shawkat and her beagle, Harry, who have adopted the town’s off-leash romping ground for canines.

While large volunteer groups schedule work days to pitch in at their adopted parks, Shawkat is able to work at the Dog Park at any time that fits her schedule.

Charles D. Herman Oct. 1, 1922 - Dec. 11, 2011

★★★★

Dad was born to Charles Edgar and Anna Herman in Werner, North Dakota. He was the youngest of 4 children. Lorene, George, and Alma preceded him in death. Shortly after his birth, the family relocated to Oregon City. He liked to tell the story of that trip in a Model T Ford, although he probably only knew it as related to him by his siblings.

He enlisted in the Army Air Force during WWII. Stationed in London on D-Day, he often talked about the allied air invasion looking like a city in the sky as they crossed the English Channel.

After the occupation, he was stationed in Germany and rented a room from a German couple. They became wonderful friends, and kept in contact after the war. Transportation was an old BMW motorcycle that required extra spark plugs for every trip.

Postwar, Dad enlisted in the National Guard and worked as a mechanic at Camp Withycombe in Clackamas, Oregon. He met Martha Hutto and they were married in 1946. Their marriage produced a son, Charles, in 1952 and daughter, Dee Ann, in 1955.

In 1964 Dad moved the family to a small acreage in Redland, OR. He and Dee Ann became avid horsemen. When not busy with that, he helped his son Chuck try to stay on the road through many mechanical projects.

After his marriage ended around 1980, he met Kathleen Moser.

Interestingly, Kathleen was an English war bride. She emigrated to the U.S. with an American G.I. after the war. She was widowed when she met Dad. They married in 1982 and proceeded to lead a very active retired life. Summers were spent in Bend, Redmond, or Crooked River Ranch. In winters, Bullhead or Sun City, Arizona were preferred destinations. Dad became an avid golfer in retirement.

Dad passed away in his sleep on Sunday, December 11. He leaves behind his wife, Kathleen; son Chuck, and daughter-inlaw Becky Herman; daughter, Dee Ann Mathre; as well as grandson, Jason Moser; granddaughter, Amanda Herman; and great-granddaughter Paris Moser.

There will be no service.

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W E AT H ER FOR EC A ST Maps and national forecast provided by Weather Central LP ©2011.

TODAY, DECEMBER 19

TUESDAY Tonight: Mostly cloudy.

Today: Partly cloudy.

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Tomorrow Rise Set Mercury . . . .5:46 a.m. . . . . . 3:16 p.m.

Venus . . . . . .9:48 a.m. . . . . . 6:53 p.m.

Mars. . . . . .10:51 p.m. . . . . 11:58 a.m.

Jupiter. . . . . .1:20 p.m. . . . . . 2:50 a.m.

Saturn. . . . . .2:25 a.m. . . . . . 1:25 p.m.

Uranus . . . .12:11 p.m. . . . . 12:16 a.m.

Yesterday’s weather through 4 p.m. in Bend 24 hours ending 4 p.m.. . . 0.00” High/Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48/20 Record high . . . . . . . . 62 in 1980 Month to date . . . . . . . . . . 0.00” Average month to date. . . 1.00” Record low. . . . . . . . -12 in 1964 Year to date . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76” Average high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Average year to date. . . . 10.95” Average low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Barometric pressure at 4 p.m.30.17 Record 24 hours . . .0.94 in 1929 *Melted liquid equivalent

Moon phases

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Sunset today . . . . . . 4:29 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow . . 7:36 a.m.

Sunset tomorrow. . . 4:29 p.m.

Moonrise today . . . . 1:44 a.m.

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ROAD CONDITIONS Snow level and road conditions representing conditions at 5 p.m. yesterday. Key: T.T. = Traction Tires.

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . .30-32 Hoodoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . no report Mt. Ashland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . .21-32 Mt. Bachelor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 32 Mt. Hood Meadows . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . 41 Mt. Hood Ski Bowl . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 . . . . . .21-30 Timberline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . 52 Warner Canyon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 . . . no report Willamette Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . no report

Pass Conditions I-5 at Siskiyou Summit . . . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires I-84 at Cabbage Hill . . . . . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Aspen, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . .16-20 Hwy. 20 at Santiam Pass . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Mammoth Mtn., California . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . .18-24 Hwy. 26 at Government Camp. . Carry chains or T. Tires Park City, Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . . . . 18 Hwy. 26 at Ochoco Divide . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Squaw Valley, California . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . . . . 12 Hwy. 58 at Willamette Pass . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Sun Valley, Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . . . . 20 Hwy. 138 at Diamond Lake . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Taos, New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . .45-53 Hwy. 242 at McKenzie Pass . . . . . . . . Closed for season Vail, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . . . . 18 For links to the latest ski conditions visit: For up-to-minute conditions turn to: www.skicentral.com/oregon.html www.tripcheck.com or call 511 Legend:W-weather, Pcp-precipitation, s-sun, pc-partial clouds, c-clouds, h-haze, sh-showers, r-rain, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice, rs-rain-snow mix, w-wind, f-fog, dr-drizzle, tr-trace

TRAVELERS’ FORECAST NATIONAL

NATIONAL WEATHER SYSTEMS -40s

THURSDAY

Mostly sunny.

50 20

WEST Becoming partly cloudy today.

Mostly cloudy skies tonight.

43/15

Grants Pass 43/26

Hampton

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Joseph

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NORTHWEST NEWS

Pendleton rancher fights wolves with PowerPoint

By Joseph Ditzler Ea st Oregonian

PENDLETON — Like an itinerant preacher, Casey Anderson has a message.

The 56-year-old Idaho ranch manager was a popular speaker at ranchers’ gatherings the past year: October at the Cattle Producers of Washington annual meeting in Moses Lake, Wash., and in January the Intermountain Rangelands Symposium in Twin Falls, Idaho. In May 2010, he spoke at a public symposium in La Grande cosponsored by the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association.

His message is simple: Wolves are coming. Get ready.

“I want to show the facts and have the scientific research to back it up,” he said. “That’s my message. I don’t have to raise my voice, yell and holler, scream and point my finger.

Most of the information you get is from wildlife biologists, the Humane Society, Defenders of Wildlife, and they have their agenda. Most of the things they say are not true.

That’s the way I give my talk.”

Anderson, a Pendleton native who learned his trade in the Blue Mountains, speaks against a backdrop of anxiety and conflict as wolves spread into Eastern Oregon, reclaiming territory they haven’t inhabited in 65 years.

He knows firsthand what impact wolves have on a big livestock operation. What’s more, he has data to bolster his claims. Or, he has some data to suggest that wolves prey on cattle in ways researchers are just beginning to comprehend.

His PowerPoint presentation consists of charts and graphs — the record of wolf and cattle movements tracked by satellite — interspersed with photographs of mutilated calves.

But the study Anderson cites, and is part of, is still under way. An Oregon State University researcher involved with it cautions against reading too much into what Anderson, who runs the OX Ranch east of the Snake River, has to say. Another said he’s fine with Anderson’s presentation,

“I don’t have to raise my voice, yell and holler, scream and point my finger. Most of the information you get is from wildlife biologists, the Humane Society, Defenders of Wildlife, and they have their agenda. Most of the things they say are not true. That’s the way I give my talk.”

— Casey Anderson, Pendleton rancher and wolf opponent

and points out that OX Ranch owners Tim and Joe Hixon are widely recognized wildlife conservationists.

“I’m not really nervous about Casey’s presentation,” said Douglas Johnson, professor of ecology and rangeland management at OSU. “I guess I wouldn’t put this as any kind of ‘us against them.’ The way we look at it is an issue that we really need some hard information so people can make policy decisions.”

As wolf numbers in Oregon grow — the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirms 25, with more likely — livestock producers gird for increased conflict with wolves.

Meanwhile, the study continues even as its data informs real-world applications. “You don’t need to finish the study to draw out management practices to minimize the threat from wolves,” said Johnson.

“Evaluation of Wolf Impacts on Cattle Productivity and Behavior” is a 3-year-old project that thus far has gathered data from only two collared wolves, not nearly enough on which to base firm conclusions.

Anderson, in an interview, also qualified his remarks, saying much of his information is based on one wolf’s ramblings in summer 2009.

During that period, on the OX alone, researchers affixed 10 cows with GPS collars out of total herd of 450. The collars recorded position data every five minutes.

Meanwhile, researchers caught one male gray wolf, B446, and fitted it with a GPS collar that recorded position data every 15 minutes. Eventually, the data showed the wolf present at two cattle kills and probably involved in one. As a result, wildlife authorities killed the wolf after 190 days wearing the collar and downloaded its information, Anderson said.

“This data just flat blew us away,” he said.

On several occasions, the wolf and collared cattle were basically in the same spot, according to his records.

Anderson believes his cattle are becoming primary prey for wolves, based on one wolf’s movements paralleling those of his herd over that one summer.

John Williams, OSU extension agent in Enterprise, said the study group doesn’t endorse Anderson’s presentation. Data from one wolf in one season does not provide sufficient data to support any firm conclusions, he said.

Nonetheless, the plainspoken rancher with a laptop earned his platform by playing a key role in the study thus far.

“He’s the one that’s living it,” Williams said. “We’re the researchers.”

The Oregon Beef Council provided $154,807 in grants in June-September 2009, according to a November 2009 report. Johnson said the beef council provides some funding each year, but didn’t know how much.

Conservationists questioned whether a study funded in part by a special interest and undertaken in part by researchers with the OSU extension service could produce an unbiased result. Steve Pedery, conservation director for Oregon Wild, described the extension service as advocates for agriculture.

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• The state branch is helping lead an Army pilot project to produce the same amount of energy it consumes effective resource management, according to a news release.

In the U.S. Army, more than just The Oregon Army National Guard the uniforms can be green. was the only National Guard enThe Army has launched an tity in the nation selected to parinitiative to be more environticipate in the Net Zero initiative, mentally friendly through a an effort to reduce the use of strategy called Net Zero, an efenergy, water and generation of fort to produce the same amount waste at Army forts, depots and of energy and other resources GREEN other installations. as it consumes by 2020.

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Hammack, the Army’s assistant secThe Guard’s Camp Rilea, in retary for installations, energy and Warrenton, was one of six chosen environment, announced in April to become a net zero installation for the locations that would create pilot water.

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By John Markoff New York Times News Service Photo courtesy Oregon Military Department

Joe Haag, environmental technician for the Oregon Army National Guard, tests the water at Camp Rilea’s wastewater treatment plant. The work is part of the Guard’s sustainability effort.

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By Eryn Brown Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Most people don’t take it literally when they’re told to shoot for the moon — but thinking small isn’t Naveen Jain’s way. The 52-year-old Internet entrepreneur is a co-founder of Moon Express Inc., one of several companies in the Google Lunar X Prize competition, in which privately funded teams will try to put robots on the moon by 2016.

Jain’s plans don’t end at reaching the moon’s surSCIENCE face. MoonEx, as his company is also known, plans to make billions mining the moon for precious resources. It also hopes to let customers send messages and materials to the moon.

Jain spoke with the Los Angeles Times about the project.

Why go to the moon?

Q: Our interest in the A: moon came because we think it’s a great business, not because it’s a great hobby. My whole thinking really is, how do we use science and entrepreneurship to solve the big problems?

The MoonEx project came about because we started thinking: There are a tremendous amount of resources that are available on the moon, and the moon has never been explored from the perspective of an entrepreneur.

Every 6 inches of moon has been mapped. But no one has combined the data together and realized (that) these resources are right here.

What kinds of Q: Rare resources? earth elements.

A: Today, 80 percent of these come from China, which now has a policy not to export them. That means we’re held hostage.

We know we can get these elements on the moon.

What makes MoonQ: Ex different from moon landers of old?

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More than 70 years ago, the MIT electrical engineer Harold (Doc) Edgerton began using strobe lights to create remarkable photographs: a bullet stopped in flight as it pierced an apple, the coronet created by the splash of a drop of milk.

Now scientists at MIT’s Media Lab are using an ultrafast imaging system to capture light itself as it passes through liquids and objects, in effect snapping a picture in less than twoTECH trillionths of a second.

The project began as a whimsical effort to literally see around corners — by capturing reflected light and then computing the paths of the returning light, thereby building images coming from rooms that would otherwise not be directly visible.

“When I said I wanted to build a camera that looks around corners, my colleagues said, ‘Pick something that is more safe for your tenure,’” said Ramesh Raskar, an associate professor of media arts and sciences at the Media Lab. “Now I have tenure, so I can say this is not so crazy.”

Raskar enlisted colleagues from the chemistry department to modify a “streak tube,” a supersensitive piece of laboratory equipment that scans and captures light.

Streak tubes are generally used to intensify streams of photons into streams of electrons. They are fast enough to record the progress of packets of laser light fired repeatedly into a bottle filled with a cloudy fluid.

The instrument is normally used to measure laboratory phenomena that take place in an ultra-short timeframe.

Typically, it offers researchers information on intensity, position and wavelength in the form of data, not an image.

By modifying the equipment, the researchers were able to create slow-motion movies, showing what appears to be a bullet of light that moves from one end of the bottle to the other. The pulses of laser light enter through the bottom and travel to the cap, generating a conical shock wave that bounces off the sides of the bottle as the bullet passes.

The streak tube scans and captures light in much the same way a cathode ray tube emits and paints an image on the inside of a computer monitor. Each horizontal line is exposed for just 1.71 picoseconds, or trillionths of a second, Raskar said — enough time for the laser beam to travel less than half a millimeter through the fluid inside the bottle.

To create a movie of the event, the researchers record about 500 frames in just under a nanosecond, or a billionth of a second. Because each individual movie has a very narrow field of view, they repeat the process a number of times, scanning it vertically to build a complete scene that shows the beam moving from one end of the bottle, bouncing off the cap and then scattering back through the fluid.

If a bullet were tracked in the same fashion moving through the same fluid, the resulting movie would last three years.

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TV picks for the week

By Chuck Barney

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FOR MONDAY, DEC. 19

TV SPOTLIGHT

Contra Costa Times

“Who’s Still Standing?�

8 tonight, NBC The new trivia game show “Who’s Still Standing?� drops losing contestants through a trap door and out of the competition. Apparently, it’s no longer enough to send folks home with a pat on the back and some car wax. “VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul�

9 tonight, VH1 “VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul� is a two-hour special packed with rousing performances from powerhouse female artists. Among those taking the stage at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York are Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan and Florence and the Machine. “Chopped�

10 p.m. Tuesday, Food Network Another season of the frantic cooking show “Chopped� gets under way as four chefs are challenged to whip up tasty treats using mystery ingredients. Tonight, they’re told to include rabbit in their main entrees. “A Home for the Holidays�

8 p.m. Wednesday, CBS In the annual special, “A Home for the Holidays,� Martina McBride and guests celebrate the joys and rewards of adoption. Among those scheduled to appear: Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Denise Richards, Gavin DeGraw and Katherine Heigl. “American Horror Story�

10 p.m. Wednesday, FX Just as we were getting totally sucked up into the over-thetop madness that is “American Horror Story,� Season 1 comes to what we expect will be a shocking — or kooky — end.

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“Hollywood at Home�

8 p.m. Thursday, HGTV “Hollywood at Home� is a new special that has celebrities welcoming us into their not-sohumble abodes. Among those giving tours: actress Andie McDowell, Olympians Natalie Coughlin and Carly Patterson, dance pro Mark Ballas and country singer George Jones.

THE DESCENDANTS (R) 3, 6 J. EDGAR (R) 3:30, 6:30 LIKE CRAZY (PG-13) 3:40 MONEYBALL (PG-13) 3:10, 6:20 TAKE SHELTER (R) 6:10 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN — PART 1 (PG-13) 3:50, 6:40 YOUNG ADULT (R) 3:20, 6:50

“The X Factor�

8 p.m. Thursday, Fox Simon Cowell’s prediction was wrong. His new musical talent show didn’t match “American Idol� in ratings mojo. Not even close. But it more than made up for it with an array of offbeat artists (including rappers), fiery feuds among the judges and plenty of compelling, tear-drenched drama. Now, the field finally has been whittled to some stellar finalists, and we’re about to find out who nabs that $5 million recording contract during a two-hour finale that is bound to be as bloated as it is glitzy.

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ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) Noon, 12:30, 1, 2:10, 3, 3:45, 4:20, 5:10, 6:30, 6:55, 7:20, 9, 9:30 ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (PG) 12:50, 7:05 ARTHUR CHRISTMAS 3-D (PG) 4:15, 9:40 HAPPY FEET TWO (PG) 1:30, 4:30 HUGO (PG) 3:50, 9:30 HUGO 3-D (PG) 1:20, 6:40 IMMORTALS (R) 10:10 JACK AND JILL (PG) 1:50, 4:50, 7:50 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — GHOST PROTOCOL IMAX (PG-13) 1, 4, 7, 10 NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG-13) 12:40, 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10 THE MUPPETS (PG) 12:25, 3:30, 6:25, 9:10 PUSS IN BOOTS (PG) 12:10, 3:05 SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF

“Wait, Wait ... Don’t Tell Me!�

8 p.m. Friday, BBC America “Wait, Wait ... Don’t Tell Me!� delivers the popular NPR quiz show to television in a special pegged to the news events of 2011 and featuring a panel of American and British guests.

Peter Sagal is our host. “A Christmas Story�

8 p.m. Saturday, TBS Sneak some caffeine into that eggnog and let the marathon begin. Jean Shepherd’s classic “A Christmas Story� returns for its annual daylong airing. We double-dog dare you to watch ’til you drop.

• Open-captioned showtimes are bold. • There may be an additional fee for 3-D movies. • IMAX films are $15.

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The finale finds Constance (Jessica Lange) scheming to raise Tate’s baby as her own.

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Asa Butterfield plays Hugo Cabret in “Hugo.�

SHADOWS (PG-13) 12:15, 12:45, 3:10, 3:25, 3:40, 6:35, 6:50, 7:10, 7:30, 9:35, 9:45, 10:05, 10:25 THE SITTER (R) 2, 5, 8, 9:05, 10:15 TOWER HEIST (PG-13) 6:45, 9:15 THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN — PART 1 (PG-13) 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:25

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NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG-13) 11:30 a.m., 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30

Redmond Cinemas

NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG-13) 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN — PART 1 (PG-13) 6:30, 9:30

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:45

SISTERS

THE SITTER (R) 1:15, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:35

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HUGO (PG) 3:45, 6:30

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J. EDGAR (R) 4:15 MARGIN CALL (R) 7:15 THE MUPPETS (PG) 5

REDMOND

HUGO 3-D (PG) 1:35, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 9

Sisters Movie House

Due to Monday Night Football, no movies will be shown today.

After 7 p.m., shows are 21 and older only. Younger than 21 may attend screenings before 7 p.m. if accompanied by a legal guardian.

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) 1:05, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20, 9:20

2, 4:15

THE MUPPETS (UPSTAIRS — PG) 6

NEW YEAR’S EVE (PG-13) 7

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 4, 7

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13) 4, 6:45

Pine Theater’s upstairs screening room has limited accessibility.

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ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G) 11:15 a.m., 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15 THE MUPPETS (PG) 11:45 a.m.,

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City Edition Talk of the Town Local issues.

Desert Cooking Oregon Joy of Fishing Journal Get Outdoors Visions of NW The Yoga Show The Yoga Show Talk of the Town Local issues.

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The 700 Club (N) ‘G’ Ă… 67 29 19 41 “Willy Wonka & Chocolateâ€?

Hannity (N) On Record, Greta Van Susteren The O’Reilly Factor Ă… Hannity On Record, Greta Van Susteren The Five 54 61 36 50 The O’Reilly Factor (N) Ă… Pioneer Wo. Pioneer Wo. Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive 177 62 98 44 Deen Family Christmas (4:00) ›› “Monsters vs. Aliensâ€?

How I Met How I Met Two/Half Men Two/Half Men ›› “Christmas With the Kranksâ€? (2004, Comedy) Tim Allen. ››› “Marley & Meâ€? (2008) Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston.

131 My First Place My First Place My First Place Hunters Int’l House Hunters Love It or List It (N) ‘G’ Ă… House Hunters House Hunters House Hunters House Hunters House Hunters House Hunters 176 49 33 43 My First Place Pawn Stars ‘PG’ Pawn Stars ‘PG’ Pawn Stars ‘PG’ Pawn Stars ‘PG’ American Pickers (N) ‘PG’ Ă… Pawn Stars ‘PG’ Pawn Stars ‘PG’ Invention USA Real Deal ‘PG’ 155 42 41 36 Pawn Stars ‘PG’ Pawn Stars ‘PG’ American Pickers ‘PG’ Ă… Reba ‘PG’ Ă… ››› “While You Were Sleepingâ€? (1995) Sandra Bullock. Ă… ›› “The Holidayâ€? (2006, Romance-Comedy) Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law. Ă… Project Accessory ‘PG’ Ă… 138 39 20 31 Reba ‘PG’ Ă… The Rachel Maddow Show (N) The Last Word The Ed Show The Rachel Maddow Show The Last Word Hardball With Chris Matthews 56 59 128 51 The Ed Show (N) 192 22 38 57 Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness › “Scary Movie 2â€? (2001) ’ SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob My Wife & Kids My Wife & Kids That ’70s Show That ’70s Show George Lopez George Lopez Friends ’ ‘PG’ Friends ’ ‘PG’ 82 46 24 40 Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda SpongeBob Stolen Voices Dr. Phil Violent relationships. ‘PG’ The Rosie Show ’ ‘PG’ Ă… Rollin’ Zach Rollin’ Zach Half-Ton Dad ’ ‘PG’ Ă… Half-Ton Mom ’ ‘PG’ Ă… Dr. Phil ’ ‘PG’ Ă… 161 103 31 103 Stolen Voices College Basketball Southern Mississippi at Arizona State (N) (Live) College Basketball Virginia at Oregon The Dan Patrick Show 20 45 28* 26 College Basketball Wyoming at Denver (N) (Live) (6:12) 1,000 Ways to Die ’ ‘14’ Ways to Die Ways to Die (8:12) 1,000 Ways to Die ’ ‘14’ Ways to Die Ways to Die (10:12) 1,000 Ways to Die ’ ‘14’ Ways to Die Ways to Die 132 31 34 46 “Star Wars VI: Returnâ€? ›› “House of Waxâ€? (2005, Horror) Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray. Ă… ›› “The Haunting in Connecticutâ€? (2009) Virginia Madsen. Ă… “Population 436â€? (2006) 133 35 133 45 (4:30) › “Friday the 13thâ€? (2009) Jared Padalecki.

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15 30 23 30 NCIS Deception ’ ‘PG’ Ă… T.I. and Tiny Love & Hip Hop ’ ‘14’ Love & Hip Hop ’ ‘14’ Love & Hip Hop (N) ’ ‘14’ VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul (N) ’ ‘PG’ (11:05) Love & Hip Hop ’ ‘14’ 191 48 37 54 Behind/Music PREMIUM CABLE CHANNELS

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Boyfriend’s mom isn’t ready to give up holiday tradition Dear Abby: My boyfriend and I have been living together for nine months. We have decided to host Christmas dinner at our house and invited 20 people — 10 from each of our families. His mother, unfortunately, is having a hard time accepting that her 27-year-old son is growing up.

She says she feels “awkward� and that their family has had its traditions for many years. (My boyfriend has spent every Christmas Eve and Christmas night at his parents’ house since birth.)

I come from a family that is adaptable to change. Any suggestions for dealing with this potential future mother- in-law? — Free Spirit in Phoenix Dear Free Spirit: First of all, don’t plan on your boyfriend’s parents attending your Christmas dinner, and don’t take it personally if they don’t. She may be unwilling to change their Christmas tradition.

If and when a wedding date is set, or your boyfriend makes clear to her that your arrangement will be permanent, the three of you can then come to an agreement to alternate these holidays so you and your parents are able to also host these gatherings. This is how new families establish their own traditions and in-laws aren’t made to feel that one side is favored.

Dear Abby: I have been with my fiance for two years. Lately he’s been having trouble controlling his anger. His outbursts are becoming more frequent, and he feels like they’re justified. He says if I didn’t “nag� him so much there wouldn’t be any arguments.

I love him and want to spend the rest of my life with him, but I’m becoming frightened by the level he allows his anger to reach. Can you help a man like this deal with his anger? — Needs Help in North Carolina Dear Needs Help: No, and neither can you, as much as you might wish to. Only he can do that, and it would take will-

ingness on his part and counseling. Blaming you for his outbursts indicates he’s not ready to do that. The smartest thing you can do is leave before he escalates to hurting you physically. Without professional help, the behavior you have described will only get worse.

Dear Abby: I have an elderly neighbor I have been friends with for many years. Over the past several years she has had numerous medical problems.

I have done everything I can to be her friend. I do things around the house, bring her meals, whatever I can. She has no family and only one other friend besides me.

She is depressed and stays in bed most of the day, which contributes to her aches and pains. I keep telling her she needs to get up and walk or her pain will get worse. It has reached the point where she’s so nasty about everything that I don’t even want to talk to her.

I understand that she’s scared and feels beaten up. I try to talk about things that are noncontroversial — happy things. It doesn’t work. She turns everything into an argument. I don’t know what to do.

I hate to ignore her, but it’s really taking a toll on me. Am I a fair-weather friend? — Trying to be a Good Neighbor in Massachusetts Dear Good Neighbor: No, you are a caring friend. Your elderly neighbor is ill, and she may be becoming demented.

Because she is no longer able to care for herself or her home, contact the nearest hospital or senior center and ask to speak with a social worker on staff.

The woman you describe may need more help than you can give her, from people with the training to do it. — Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Horoscope: Happy Birthday for Monday, Dec. 19, 2011

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR You juggle many different concerns with skill and care. An innate sensitivity plays into the moment, guiding you as to when to be serious and when to be funny. This gift allows you to have a greater impact and more popularity. Network and expand your immediate circle of friends.

Professionally, you gain through your social abilities. Remain goal-oriented.

If you are single, know what you want. You can make it so this year.

If you are attached, emphasize your friendship. Your relationship can only grow. Socialize as a couple more often. LIBRA reflects similar concerns socially.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You might discover that your hands are full taking care of everything that others drop on your plate. Lighten up about what is going on. Not everything is as serious as it appears. Flow and work with the moment. Tonight: Say “yes� to an offer.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Stay mellow yet focused on what is important. Stay even but ready to assert yourself, especially if there is a problem. Your ability to please a key person in your life emerges. You are in sync with this person, adding to a more caring tone.

Tonight: Easy works.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You are full of fun and have a strong sense of direction.

What a bold mix you are capable of presenting. Don’t be overly disciplined or hard on others. They know you have boundaries, too!

Tonight: Fun lies ahead if you open the door.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Stay centered, knowing what is enough. You do need to get past a problem. Your lightness and humor make a big difference when a domestic associate becomes difficult.

Remember, many people have difficulty with the holidays. Tonight: Order in.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Keep conversations moving. You have a way of choosing the right words. Sometimes your demeanor moves a situation as much

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as words. Be willing to be open and put your ideas out there. Tonight: Speak your mind.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You can say whatever you want to say. You are able to make a difference. You possess an ability to tell someone you have had enough or he or she has been crossing your boundaries and be heard, if not liked.

Tonight: Close to home.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Reach out for someone who might have a case of the blues.

A conversation or an invitation might be just what the doctor ordered.

Return calls quickly. Remember, you could be looking at a short workweek.

Tonight: Join a friend or two.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HH Deal with your feelings before spouting answers. You might be having a strong negative reaction to a person involved, or a similar situation.

Detach, knowing you could be overly sensitive. Look within. Tonight: Visit with a family member.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH Listen to news that comes forward. Getting together with friends or associates points to a change.

Detach, and you will be able to deal with others on a more basic level.

You could encounter someone quite stubborn. Tonight: Where people are.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Take charge and worry less.

Running the show is right up your alley. Don’t push someone. Be more sensitive to others’ potential — not everyone has your skill set. You move through issues quickly. Tonight: Could go to the wee hours.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Your ability to see situations from the point of view of others is always a strong suit, but even more so now. Someone might be trying to hide his or her disdain or upset. You sense that. Make an extra effort to reach out to this person.

Tonight: Understand where you might be limiting your perspective.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH You might want to understand what is going on with a dear friend. This person could feel a bit tired and worn out by his or her recent schedule. Know that you need to take better care of yourself, too.

Tonight: Be a duo. Š 2011 by King Features Syndicate

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THE TRAIN MAN: Watch Michael Lavrich’s extensive collection of toy trains running on a track and ask questions; free; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-6 p.m.; Downtown Bend Public Library, 601 N.W. Wall St.; 541617-7050 or www.deschutes library.org/calendar. “WHEN CHRISTMAS LEFT RATTLER CANYON� AND “THE CHRISTMAS COMPETITION�: The Prineville Theater Association presents two Christmas plays; $2, free ages 6 and younger; 7 p.m.; Eastside Church, 3174 N.E. Third St., Prineville; 541-280-1115.

BRANDI CARLILE: The fastrising, rootsy singer-songwriter performs, with Secret Sisters; SOLD OUT; 7 p.m., doors open 6 p.m.; Tower Theatre, 835 N.W. Wall St., Bend; 541-317-0700 or www.towertheatre.org.

TUESDAY “GENEALOGY SHOW & TELL�: Bend Genealogical Society presents a genealogy program followed by a Christmas potluck; free; 10 a.m.; Rock Arbor Villa, Williamson Hall, 2200 N.E. U.S. Highway 20, Bend; 541-3179553 or www.orgenweb .org/deschutes/bend-gs.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Featuring performances by the Notables Swing Band and the Cascade Horizon Band; free; 10:30 a.m.; Bend Senior Center, 1600 S.E. Reed Market Road; 541-639-7734, notablesswing@aol.com or www.notablesswingband.com.

MENORAH LIGHTING: A lighting of a giant menorah; followed by music, crafts and more; free; 5 p.m.; Center Plaza, the Old Mill District, Southwest Powerhouse Drive between The Gap and Anthony’s, Bend; 541-633-7991.

VFW DINNER: A dinner of chili dogs; $5, free ages 5 and younger; 5 p.m.; VFW Hall, 1503 N.E. Fourth St., Bend; 541-3890775. “WHEN CHRISTMAS LEFT RATTLER CANYON� AND “THE CHRISTMAS COMPETITION�: The Prineville Theater Association presents two Christmas plays; $2, free ages 6 and younger; 7 p.m.; Eastside Church, 3174 N.E. Third St., Prineville; 541-280-1115. “THE SANTALAND DIARIES�: Innovation Theatre Works presents the humorous story of David Sedaris’ stint as a Christmas elf in Macy’s; $10; 8 p.m.; Innovation Theatre Works, 1155 S.W. Division St., Bend; 541-504-6721 or www .innovationtw.org.

WEDNESDAY “THE METROPOLITAN OPERA, THE MAGIC FLUTE�: Starring Ying Huang, Erika Miklosa, Matthew Polenzani, Nathan Gunn and Rene Papein in an encore presentation of Mozart’s masterpiece; opera performance transmitted in high definition; $12.50; 6:30 p.m.; Regal Old Mill Stadium 16 & IMAX, 680 S.W. Powerhouse Drive, Bend; 541382-6347. “THE SANTALAND DIARIES�: Innovation Theatre Works presents the humorous story of David Sedaris’ stint as a Christmas elf in Macy’s; $10; 8 p.m.; Innovation Theatre Works, 1155 S.W. Division St., Bend; 541-504-6721 or www .innovationtw.org.

THURSDAY RANCH CHRISTMAS TOUR: Tour the youth ranch and meet horses, followed by caroling; registration requested; free; 24:30 p.m.; Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch, 19344 Innes Market Road, Bend; 541-330-0123, crystalpeaks@cpyr.org or www .crystalpeaksyouthranch.org.

MAGIC SHOW: Mr. Magic presents an evening of humor, interaction and magic; $5, free ages 12 and younger with an adult; 7 p.m.; Sunriver Lodge, North Pole, 17728 Abbot Drive; 800-486-8591 or www .sunriver-resort.com/traditions.

BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA: The gospel music legends performs Christmas standards and gospel songs; with Smudge; SOLD OUT; 7:30 p.m.; Tower Theatre, 835 N.W. Wall St., Bend; 541-3170700 or www.towertheatre.org. “THE SANTALAND DIARIES�: Innovation Theatre Works presents the humorous story of David Sedaris’ stint as a Christmas elf in Macy’s; $10; 8 p.m.; Innovation Theatre Works, 1155 S.W. Division St., Bend; 541-504-6721 or www.innovationtw.org.

JAZZ AT THE OXFORD: A “Tom Grant Christmas,� featuring performances by Shelly Rudolph and Jackie Nicole; $35 (plus fees in advance); 8 p.m.; The

Brandi Carlile will perform to a sold-out crowd tonight at the Tower Theatre in Bend.

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Oxford Hotel, 10 N.W. Minnesota Ave., Bend; 541-382-8436 or www. oxfordhotelbend.com.

FRIDAY JAZZ AT THE OXFORD: A “Tom Grant Christmas,� featuring performances

by Shelly Rudolph and Jackie Nicole; $35 (plus fees in advance); 5 p.m.; The Oxford Hotel, 10 N.W. Minnesota Ave., Bend; 541-382-8436 or www.oxfordhotelbend.com. “LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW�: A screening of the Warren Miller film about skiing and snowboarding on peaks from India to New Hampshire; $10; 7:30 p.m.; Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Drive; 800-486-8591 or www.sunriver-resort.com/ traditions.

HAVE A HEART GIVE A HEART: Comedy event; proceeds benefit Christian Ruwalt, a 4-year-old who has undergone heart surgery and will need a heart transplant; $10 suggested donation; 8-10 p.m.; The Old Stone, 157 N.W. Franklin Ave., Bend; 518-420-6696 or dickeybisnotfunny@gmail.com.

JAZZ AT THE OXFORD: A “Tom Grant Christmas,� featuring performances by Shelly Rudolph and Jackie Nicole; $35 (plus fees in advance); 8 p.m.; The Oxford Hotel, 10 N.W. Minnesota Ave., Bend; 541382-8436 or www.oxfordhotelbend .com.

NIGHT SKY VIEWING: View the night sky; with a slide presentation; $6, $4 ages 2-12, free nature center members; 8-10 p.m.; Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, 57245 River Road; 541-593-4394.

SATURDAY ‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS: Featuring holiday trivia, caroling and a live reading of the holiday poem; free admission; 78 p.m.; Sunriver Resort, Homestead Room, 57081 Meadow Road; 800486-8591 or www.sunriver-resort .com/traditions.

SUNDAY COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST: A meal of eggs, hash browns, biscuits and gravy and meat; donations accepted; 7-11 a.m.; Eagles Lodge & Club, 235 N.E. Fourth St., Prineville; 541-447-7659.

MONDAY Dec. 26 ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS — TALES FROM THE WILD: Join a naturalist to experience wildlife close up and meet predators and prey; $7 plus museum admission ($10 adults, $9 seniors, $6 ages 5-12), $5 for members; 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-382-4754 or www.highdesertmuseum.org.

TUESDAY Dec. 27 ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS — TALES FROM THE WILD: Join a naturalist to experience wildlife close up and meet predators and prey; $7 plus museum admission ($10 adults, $9 seniors, $6 ages 5-12), $5 for members; 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-382-4754 or www.highdesertmuseum.org.

GOOD CHAIR, GREAT BOOKS: Bring your favorite books and find out the titles for the 2012 Good Chair, Great Book series; free; 2 p.m.; Sunriver Area Public Library, 56855 Venture Lane; 541-312-1080 or www .deschuteslibrary.org/calendar.

HISTORY PUB: Tor Hanson talks about “Whiskey Flat and Prohibition — The Happy Days of Home Brew and Moonshine in Bend’s Mill Worker Neighborhoods�; free; 6 p.m.; McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 N.W. Bond St., Bend; 541-3825174 or www.mcmenamins.com.

WEDNESDAY Dec. 28 ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS — TALES FROM THE WILD: Join a naturalist

to experience wildlife close up and meet predators and prey; $7 plus museum admission ($10 adults, $9 seniors, $6 ages 5-12), $5 for members; 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-382-4754 or www.highdesertmuseum.org.

FRUITION: The Portland-based acoustic string musicians perform; free; 7 p.m.; McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 N.W. Bond St., Bend; 541-382-5174 or www.mcmenamins.com.

THURSDAY Dec. 29 ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS — TALES FROM THE WILD: Join a naturalist to experience wildlife close up and meet predators and prey; $7 plus museum admission ($10 adults, $9 seniors, $6 ages 5-12), $5 for members; 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-382-4754 or www.highdesertmuseum.org.

MAGIC SHOW: Mr. Magic presents an evening of humor, interaction and magic; $5, free ages 12 and younger with an adult; 7 p.m.; Sunriver Lodge, North Pole, 17728 Abbot Drive; 800-486-8591 or www .sunriver-resort.com/traditions.

SCOTT PEMBERTON BAND: The Portland-based rockers perform; free; 7 p.m.; McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 N.W. Bond St., Bend; 541-382-5174 or www.mcmenamins.com.

FRIDAY Dec. 30 ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS — TALES FROM THE WILD: Join a naturalist to experience wildlife close up and meet predators and prey; $7 plus museum admission ($10 adults, $9 seniors, $6 ages 5-12), $5 for members; 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-382-4754 or www.highdesertmuseum.org.

NATURE AND THE PERFORMING ARTS: Jim Anderson leads an evening of storytelling, with live music and poetry; $20 or $15 nature center members in advance, $25 at the door; 7-9 p.m.; Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, 57245 River Road; 541-593-4394. “LIKE THERE’S NO TOMORROW�: A screening of the Warren Miller film about skiing and snowboarding on peaks from India to New Hampshire; $10; 7:30 p.m.; Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Drive; 800-486-8591 or www.sunriver-resort.com/ traditions.

SATURDAY Dec. 31 ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS — TALES FROM THE WILD: Join a naturalist to experience wildlife close up and meet predators and prey; $7 plus museum admission ($10 adults, $9 seniors, $6 ages 5-12), $5 for members; 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-382-4754 or www.highdesertmuseum.org.

TOUR DU CHOCOLATE: Ski a six- or three-mile loop, with chocolatethemed aid stations; registration required; proceeds benefit trail grooming at the park; $10 or $20 per car; noon-2 p.m.; Virginia Meissner Sno-park, Milepost 14 Southwest Century Drive, Bend; 541-350-3790 or www.meissnernordic.org. “MURDER ON THE MENU�: Buckboard Mysteries presents an interactive murder mystery dinner theater event; reservations recommended; $70; 6 p.m.; Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room, 901 S.W. Simpson Ave., Bend; 541-350-0018 or www.buck boardmysteries.com.

ROCKIN’ NEW YEAR’S EVE: Featuring cardboard instruments, singing and more; reservations requested; $70; 6:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.; Fort Funnigan, 17600 Center Drive, Sunriver; 800-486-8591 or www.sunriver-resort.com/ traditions.

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY: Featuring performances by Larry and His Flask, Willy Tea Taylor and more; $10 in advance, $12 at

the door; 7 p.m.; The Old Stone, 157 N.W. Franklin Ave., Bend; http://www.facebook.com/ events/172861469477659/.

IMPROV SHOW: Improv comedy in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?;� $8; 8-10 p.m.; 2nd Street Theater, 220 N.E. Lafayette Ave., Bend; 541-728-1237 or www.bendimprovgroup.com.

NEW YEAR’S EVE BASH: Featuring a performance by The Show, refreshments and more; proceeds benefit the Heart of Oregon Corps; $35; 8 p.m.; Century Center, 70 S.W. Century Drive, Bend; www.bendliveandlocal.com.

ONE STOP ALE TRAIL TOUR: Taste samples of local beers and rate them; proceeds benefit The Shepherd’s House and Bethlehem Inn; $30; 8-10 p.m.; Old Mill Brew Werks, 384 S.W. Upper Terrace Drive, Bend; 541-633-7670.

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY: Featuring a performance by the Out of the Blue Band, with refreshments; $60; 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.; Pronghorn Resort, 65600 Pronghorn Club Drive, Bend; 541693-5300.

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY: Featuring a performance by Bobby Lindstrom; free; 8:30 p.m.-midnight; Niblick and Greene’s, 7535 Falcon Crest Drive #100, Redmond; 541548-4220.

NEW YEAR’S EVE BONFIRE ON THE SNOW: Wanderlust Tours leads a short snowshoe hike to a bonfire and hand-carved snow amphitheater in the forest; a naturalist shares facts about the forest, animals and the night sky; reservations required; trips depart from Sunriver and Bend; $85; 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.541-389-8359 or www.wanderlusttours.com.

NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION: Featuring a performance by the Mosley Wotta and the Eric Tollefson Band; free, $10 for Mosley Wotta; 9 p.m.; McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 N.W. Bond St., Bend; 541-382-5174 or www.mcmenamins.com.

NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT: Featuring performances by Subliminal and Broken Down Guitars; $5 suggested donation; 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; M & J Tavern, 102 N.W. Greenwood, Bend; 541-4082599 or www.reverbnation.com/ subliminaltribute.

SUNDAY Jan. 1 POLAR BEAR PLUNGE: Take an icy plunge into the Lodge Village’s outdoor pool; hot chocolate served; free; 10 a.m.; Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Drive; 800-486-8591 or www.sunriver-resort.com/ traditions.

TUESDAY Jan. 3 GREEN TEAM MOVIE NIGHT: Featuring a screening of “Whaledreamers,� which explores the connection between whales and humanity; free; 6:30-8:15 p.m.; First Presbyterian Church, 230 N.E. Ninth St., Bend; 541-815-6504.

WEDNESDAY Jan. 4 “THE METROPOLITAN OPERA, RODELINDA�: Starring Renee Fleming, Stephanie Blythe, Andreas Scholl, Iestyn Davies, Kobie van Rensburg and Shenyang in an encore presentation of Handel’s masterpiece; opera performance transmitted in high definition; $18; 6:30 p.m.; Regal Old Mill Stadium 16 & IMAX, 680 S.W. Powerhouse Drive, Bend; 541-382-6347.

THURSDAY Jan. 5 CLASSICAL FORM TO ROMANTIC INTENTIONS: Michael Gesme talks about how Beethoven took a simple idea and elevated it with “Pathetique Sonata;� free; 6:30 p.m.; East Bend Public Library, 62080 Dean Swift Road; 541-3121032 or www.deschuteslibrary .org/calendar.

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Rare blue whale sightings off coast of Washington

By Craig Welch The Seattle Times

SEATTLE — He spotted the geyserlike spray from its blow hole first.

Biologist John Calambokidis was tracking humpback whales about 25 miles off the Washington coast last week when he saw what he presumed was an exhalation from a much bigger species, a fin whale.

But the creature that surfaced 100 yards away was even bigger than that.

“I was like, ‘Whoa, that’s no fin whale!’” Calambokidis said.

Instead, far out to sea in a

Army Continued from C1 Stan Hutchison, chief of planning and programming for the Oregon Military Department, said the Guard began implementing Net Zero concepts long before the term existed.

“The Oregon Army National Guard has been pursuing energy-efficient projects for a couple of decades to be a good steward and reduce our costs,” he said. “We have wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and wave energy potential.”

Paul Volkman, Net Zero Energy Project lead for the Army, said Oregon’s geographic diversity helped the proposals submitted by the Oregon Guard stand out from those sent in from other locations.

Another favorable element, he said, was the Guard’s plan to make all its sites across the state net zero in energy, as opposed to a single location on one property.

Finally, Volkman said, the Oregon Guard’s efforts to be sustainable prior to the program going Armywide made it an ideal candidate for a pilot installation.

“We chose the (entities) that gave our pilot program the best chance of success,” said Volkman, who is based in Washington, D.C. If the pilot installations are successful, he said, the Army will expand the program to other locations.

A ‘unifying vision’ According to Volkman, federal mandates require the Army to be more sustainable.

Initially, he said, the Army separately considered how to address the different mandates to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy and

Moon Continued from C1 Starting out, I knew nothing about the moon.

Or space. But that is what allows us to do things that other people have not done.

The space business has always thought, you want to build the biggest possible lander. My thinking was, why not build the smallest possible craft?

And instead of building a rover, we’re building a hover aircraft.

It’s going to be about 5 feet by 5 feet, and it will be self-guided.

A:

Q: The idea is to develop a A: system and take a lander to the moon for under $70 milWhat will this cost you?

lion. NASA had to spend billions of dollars to figure out how to do it. Now we’re able to use existing technologies.

By passing the torch to Q: companies like yours, is NASA giving up?

NASA isn’t giving up on A: the moon or outer space.

They’re simply passing this on to the private sector and saying, “Look, the science for this has been developed.” Now it’s up to the private sector to go out and create businesses.

Now there is a chance for the government to go out and push the envelope in space even further. They can go out and develop the technology to go to Mars, develop the technology to go to asteroids. I think the government is doing the right thing.

Who owns the moon?

Q: People A: right dodoyousay,have“What to go

tiny 20-foot research boat, Calambokidis and a colleague were seeing something so extraordinary it had been documented off Washington’s coast only twice before in the past 50 years — a blue whale, the largest animal on Earth.

Over the course of the afternoon Thursday, he would snap 100 photographs and watch as six of the glistening light-blue cetaceans glided beneath the surface in pairs and dived repeatedly above a deep underwater feature known as Guide Canyon.

Calambokidis, one of the

world’s foremost experts on the blue whale, has seen these massive marine mammals in California and South America so often that his organization, Cascadia Research, can actually identify individual animals by their markings. And yet spying so many of them up close in a place so unexpected was, for him, a spectacular experience.

“It’s still an incredible thrill,” Calambokidis said. “Here’s the biggest animal that ever lived, and it’s this beautiful, shimmering color. I get excited every time I see one.”

water intensity, but then realized they were all related.

“For us, Net Zero is a unifying vision,” he said. “It allows us, instead of trying to concentrate on many different goals, to have a singular goal.”

He said through participation in Net Zero projects, installations will reduce their energy load, which will reduce costs.

Unlike other Army projects, he said, Net Zero is not necessarily about costs. The initiative also brings a shift in thinking and business practices.

“If you begin with the end in mind, and you know at the end you want a net-zero facility, you can make trade-offs in the design process,” he said.

Marc Kodack, project manager in Washington, D.C., for the Army’s Net Zero Water Program, said research generated by the pilot projects will provide information to anyone trying to reduce their energy and water usage and waste generation.

Kodack said Net Zero is going beyond the baseline regulatory requirements to show what is possible.

While each pilot installation must pay for its own projects, he said the Army’s Net Zero initiative will showcase their sustainability efforts.

“We can highlight what they’re doing as an Army headquarters project,” he said.

“There has been no visibility in the past because there have been no programs.”

A road map To give pilot installations a road map, Volkman said, the military will pay to help them identify sustainability projects.

Since the Oregon Guard joined Net Zero, Hutchison said, personnel from the National Renewable Energy Laboratories, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been performing audits throughout Oregon’s installations.

After audits are completed, Hutchison said, projects will be developed for installations.

“I anticipate that the feasibility studies will reveal that we have some good projects in Central Oregon, primarily because of the good solar resources we have,” Hutchison said.

A former U.S. Air Force radar site near Christmas Valley has the potential to house large-scale solar equipment, which would help generate electricity and meet Net Zero targets.

up there and do this?” But it’s no different than looking at international waters, which nobody owns. You can go out there and fish, and the fish you bring in is yours. You can drill there, and the oil you bring in is yours. You still don’t own the water. How is it going to be different on the moon?

Managing costs Jim Arnold, environmental restoration manager for the Oregon Military Department, said the assistant secretary and her staff have been providing networking opportunities to help net-zero installations reach their goals.

“Instead of coming to the table with a bag of money, they’re bringing partners to help fund and strategies to help initiatives,” Arnold said.

Being part of the Net Zero initiative has validated the efforts at Camp Rilea and has provided a forum for pilot installations to share resource management approaches with each other, Army personnel outside the initiative and civilians, he said.

In the end, Arnold said, by integrating Net Zero concepts into daily operations, operating costs will be reduced, water, waste and energy will be managed more efficiently and security will be increased.

— Reporter: 541-617-7818, rrees@bendbulletin.com

Celebrating a waste-free Christmas

By Terri Bennett McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Di Wu and Andreas Velten / M.I.T. Media Lab via New York Times News Service

MIT’s camera captured this series of images — presented here as a single composite image showing the movement of light particles — over the course of a nanosecond.

Camera Continued from C1 “You can think of it as slow motion,” Andreas Velten, a postdoctoral researcher who is a member of the design team, said during a recent technical presentation. “It is so much slow motion you can see the light itself move. This is the speed of light; there’s nothing in the universe that moves faster.”

Raskar says the technology has a variety of promising commercial applications.

Last year, for example, one of his graduate students, Jaewon Kim, published a thesis envisioning portable CATscanning devices.

Raskar said he could also envision smartphone software that would capture and interpret reflections from, say, fruit. “Imagine if you have this in your phone about 10 years from now,” he said. “You will be able to go to your supermarket and tell if your fruit is ripe.”

Until now, picosecond speeds have largely been the province of an elite group of scientists clustered at the nation’s weapons laboratories.

At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Gary Jones is an optical physicist who builds ultrafast imaging systems that help character-

ize the first microseconds of events like laser fusion and nuclear explosions. “To get a two-dimensional image within a picosecond means you have to have a lot of electronics moving really fast,” he said.

For Raskar — who optimistically calls the project “femto photography,” using the term for quadrillionths of a second — it is about more than just engineering or science. “We were inspired by looking at the world in a unique way just because we could,” he said.

The system allows the naked eye to see information that has until now been rendered as data and charts.

The proper analogy is to the way astronomers use instruments like radiotelescopes to create images with “fake” colors to see things in new ways — or to the original inspiration of Eadweard Muybridge, the 19th-century British photographer who achieved a new understanding of a horse’s gait by creating a camera array with electromagnetic shutters set off by tripwires.

“We’re still trying to get our heads around what this means,” Raskar said, “because no one has been able to see the world in this way before.”

You know what I don’t want this year? More stuff. I don’t want to give stuff that won’t be used, receive stuff that won’t be used, or be surrounded by stuff that won’t be used.

This year I’m going to do my part and give gifts that don’t come with all that extra stuff!

When it comes to my family, I like to give the gift of an experience. This year, we’ll be on a family vacation during the holidays while we also celebrate my son’s graduation from college. It’s a trip I’ve been planning for more than a year and it’s one that is filled with different outings and adventures.

No gift wrap needed!

There are plenty of waste-free options for teenagers. Gift certificates for a manicure, online music stores or a night at the movies will always be welcome and come without all that gift-wrap. A personalized booklet with coupons for getting out of chores, eating out or staying up late are also creative and popular gifts for young adults.

For the bigger kids on the list — such as our spouses — there are plenty of thoughtful, wastefree ideas for them too. A gift of a night out on the town, a day of pampering at a local spa, a housecleaning gift certificate or tickets to a sporting event or concert are smart ideas that come without the clutter.

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kinds of things on the moon and control those activities over the Web. What people will do with that, you and I could only guess. We all knew people were going to do things on their iPhones. Who would have thought the No. 1 thing people were going to do is throw birds at pigs?

What are the biggest What is your relationQ: technical challenges you Q: ship with NASA? We have an agreement face?

There is no technical A: with NASA that allows A: challenge. It’s rocket us to use NASA technology science, but well-understood and allows us to hire NASA rocket science. All we’re doing, really, is trying to put together technology in the most optimal way to bring the cost down.

to do work for us. Also, NASA has matched the Google Lunar prize for $30 million. We’re one of those three companies in the running.

Our hover test facility is at NASA Ames (Research Center) in Mountain View.

But you do have to figQ: ure out how the lander will lower itself to the surface.

Yes, we have to develop A: a last-mile solution — a When do you think it last-10-feet solution. The prob- Q: might take off? lem is how to slow down, fire Right now, we’re shootthe propulsion, land in the A: ing for late 2013, two right place and be able to move years from now. around.

Q:

In addition to bringing resources back to Earth, you’re sending messages and other items to the moon, right?

We are asking people, “What does the moon mean to you — and would you pay to send something there?”

It’s the best time capsule you could ever find, because nothing gets destroyed there — even the astronauts’ footprints are still there. So would you pay $20 to send a picture of your family? Would you send the DNA of your pet? Would you send your grandfather’s ashes?

We’re building a platform that will allow people to do all

A:

Will scientists use Q: the MoonEx rover for research?

Absolutely! There will be A: scientific missions, there will be consumer missions, there will be business missions.

One could imagine a day Q: when there are various craft roving the moon, busily working away. How long in the future is that?

My gut is it will be the next five years.

A: Do you expect MoonEx Q: We to be profitable? wouldn’t be doing it A: if we didn’t think it could be a profitable business.

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CYCLING CENTRAL COMMENTARY

No. 1 Baylor tops No. 2 UConn WACO, Texas — Brittney Griner can finally forget about those missed free throws in Baylor’s one-point loss at Connecticut in another 1-2 matchup.

This time, Griner was flawless from the line and scored 12 of her 25 points in the closing run that pushed the topranked Lady Bears past No. 2 UConn 66-61 on Sunday night.

“That’s the first thing I looked at,” Griner said, holding the stat sheet that showed she made all seven free throws — six in that game-ending 27-11 spurt. “I just knew I had to knock them down, stayed calm and did everything I needed to do.”

The Huskies may have a hard time getting over the thought of Griner, Baylor’s 6-foot-8 junior All-America pick, making shots and swatting others away.

Griner also had nine rebounds and nine blocked shots for the Lady Bears (11-0), who overcame an 11-point deficit in the second half and won their second No. 1 vs. No. 2 game this season.

Baylor also avenged that loss at Connecticut early last season when the rankings were reversed and Griner missed eight free throws.

Bria Hartley led Connecticut (9-1) with 25 points.

It was the most anticipated home game ever for the Lady Bears, the first time a men’s or women’s game sold out in advance at the Ferrell Center. The record crowd of 10,627 included Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III. — The Associated Press

A simple cycling pleasure • Designed less for sport than for utility, J. Livingston bikes provide cyclists with a repurposed ride Laura Winberry For The Bulletin

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ith race season at a standstill until 2012, enough about training and heart rate and competition. What about just riding your bike?

In a cycling community such as ours that is

hooked on racing and training, the simple act of riding a bike can get lost in the scramble for who is fastest and fittest, and who is king of the Tuesday night group ride.

Not that there’s anything wrong with training and goals and being fit. Those things are what make many of us tick. But as John F. Kennedy once said — the quote is displayed in bold black lettering on a wall at the Bend Velo bike shop — “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.”

Nothing.

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Bend Velo owner Eric Power poses with a few of the J. Livingston bikes he recycles at the Bend Velo store in Bend.

PREP SPORTS COMMENTARY

Ridgeview’s 1,400-seat football stadium anchors its outside athletic facilities. Surrounded by an eight-lane track, the athletic field was built without a crown to make it usable for soccer matches as well as football. The field runs east to west with spectacular views of the Cascades. A practice field sits just behind the home bleachers in the picture.

For track season, the stadium houses two rings for shot put, two pole vault areas and two long- and triple-jump pits.

The Ravens’ two-level gymnasium covers 28,000 square feet. (By comparison, Redmond High’s gym is 19,000 square feet.)

The lower, main gym can seat approximately 1,800 spectators. For practices and tournaments, six volleyball matches can be staged simultaneously between the lower and upper gym floors. Ten feet of clearance has been built in from the lowest bleacher to the outof-bounds line on the court.

Ridgeview’s 4,000 squarefoot weight room opens up to the gymnasium, as does the trainer’s room.

Photos by Ryan Brennecke / The Bulletin

Baylor center Brittney Griner (42) shoots over Connecticut’s defense on Sunday night.

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Panthers 28 Texans 13

Seahawks 38 Bears 14

Lions Raiders

Colts Titans

Patriots 41 Broncos 23

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Chiefs 19 Packers 14

Eagles Jets

Bengals 20 Rams 13

Cardinals 20 Browns 17

Saints Vikings

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Cool digs for Ridgeview • The new Redmond school will open next year, with dazzling athletic facilities for its sports teams

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edmond High athletic director Brent Walsh shows off Ridgeview High like a proud parent.

As he should. The Redmond School District’s new high school, which is scheduled to open in fall

2012, is downright awe-inspiring.

Walsh, who helped plan the athletic facilities at Ridgeview, last week gave Bulletin photographer Ryan Brennecke and me a tour of the $75 million, 280,000-squarefoot new school, located in the

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While the finishing touches are still being applied, Ridgeview’s athletic facilities instantly become the crown jewel of Central Oregon

as soon as they open.

“The possibilities are endless,” said Walsh, who envisions the school bidding to host Oregon School Activities Association state championship events sometime in the future.

Here’s a few of the highlights we saw, starting with the venues that will house winter sports teams: See Ridgeview / D6

HOCKEY

Punched out: The life and death of an NHL enforcer • Part 2: The making and the demise of brawler Derek Boogaard Editor’s note: Over six months, The New York Times examined the life and death of the professional hockey player Derek Boogaard, who rose to fame as one of the sport’s most feared fighters before dying at age 28 on May 13. This article, the second in a three-part series, revisits Boogaard’s development into the most feared enforcer in the NHL and the early signs of his physical demise.

By John Branch New York Times News Service

“I didn’t see it coming at all. I was in a bad position and he hit me hard, hardest I’ve ever been hit. I instantly knew it was broken. I didn’t lose consciousness, but I went straight on the ice. And I felt where it was, and my hand didn’t rub my face normally. It

was a little chunky and sharp in spots and there was a hole there about the size of a fist.” — Todd Fedoruk, former NHL enforcer The fist belonged to Derek Boogaard. Whenever he opened his right hand, the fingers were bent and the knuckles were fat and bloody with scar tissue, as if rescued a moment too late from a meat grinder. That hand was, until the end, what the family worried about most with Boogaard. How would he write when he got old?

When Boogaard closed his right hand, though, it was a weapon, the most feared in the NHL. The thought of Boogaard’s right fist kept rival enforcers awake at night. It made them alter their strategy and doubt their fighting acumen.

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Minnesota Wild’s Derek Boogaard, right, delivers a punch to St. Louis Blues’ D. J. King during a game in 2007.

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SCOREBOARD

Today SOCCER Noon: English Premier League, Manchester City vs. Arsenal (taped), Root Sports.

BASKETBALL 5 p.m.: Men’s college, Wyoming at Denver, Root Sports.

7 p.m.: Men’s college, Southern Mississippi at Arizona State, Root Sports.

7 p.m.: NBA Preseason, Utah Jazz at Portland Trail Blazers, Comcast SportsNet Northwest.

HOCKEY 5 p.m.: NHL, Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Versus network.

FOOTBALL 5:30 p.m.: NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers at San Francisco 49ers, ESPN.

Tuesday BASKETBALL 4 p.m.: Men’s college, Samford at Kentucky, ESPN2.

6 p.m.: Men’s college, Butler at Gonzaga, ESPN2.

7 p.m.: Women’s college, Tennessee at Stanford, Root Sports.

HOCKEY 4:30 p.m.: NHL, Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Versus network.

FOOTBALL 5 p.m.: College, St. Petersburg Bowl, Florida International vs.

Marshall, ESPN.

RADIO Today BASKETBALL 7 p.m.: NBA Preseason, Utah Jazz at Portland Trail Blazers, KBND-AM 1110, KRCO-AM 690.

Tuesday FOOTBALL 5 p.m.: College, Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl, Florida International vs. Marshall, KICE-AM 940.

BASKETBALL 7 p.m.: Men’s college, Global Sports Hoops Showcase, North Carolina Central at Oregon, KBND-AM 1110.

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B Golf • Lee Westwood wins in Thailand: Lee Westwood completed a wire-to-wire victory in the Thailand Golf Championship in Bangkok, shooting a 3-under 69 in windy conditions Sunday to beat Masters champion Charl Schwartzel by seven strokes. The thirdranked English star finished at 22-under 266 at Amata Spring Country Club. He opened with rounds of 60 and 64 and shot a 73 on Saturday in the Asian Tour event.

ON DECK Today Girls basketball: The Dalles Wahtonka at Crook County, 2:30 p.m.

IN THE BLEACHERS

Tuesday Boys basketball: Summit at Eagle Point, 6 p.m.; La Pine at Lakeview, 5 p.m.; Redmond at South Eugene, 6:30 p.m.; Bend at Madras, 7 p.m.; Crook County at Mountain View, 7 p.m.; South Wasco at Culver, 4 p.m.

Girls basketball: South Wasco at Culver, 2:30 p.m.; La Pine at Lakeview, 6:30 p.m.; Eagle Point at Summit, 6 p.m.; Redmond at South Eugene, 5 p.m.; Madras at Bend, 7 p.m.: Mountain View at Crook County, 7 p.m.

Wrestling: Crook County at Lebanon Tournament, 1 p.m.

Wednesday Wrestling: Crook County at Lebanon Tournament, 8 a.m.; Culver vs. Orting (Wash.) in Seattle, TBA

FOOTBALL College Bowl Glance Subject to Change All Times PST ——— Tuesday, Dec. 20 Beef ‘O’Brady’s Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. Marshall (6-6) vs. FIU (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN) ——— Wednesday, Dec. 21 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN) ——— Thursday, Dec. 22 MAACO Bowl At Las Vegas Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 5 p.m.

(ESPN) ——— Saturday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2), 5 p.m.

(ESPN) ——— Monday, Dec. 26 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 1 p.m.

(ESPN) ——— Tuesday, Dec. 27 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 1:30 p.m.

(ESPN2) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5), 5 p.m.

(ESPN) ——— Wednesday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl At Washington Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN) ——— Thursday, Dec. 29 Champs Sports Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4), 2:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), 6 p.m. (ESPN) ——— Friday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl At Dallas Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3), 9 a.m. (ESPN) Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa State (6-6), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6), 3:40 p.m. (ESPN) Insight Bowl At Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN) ——— Saturday, Dec. 31 Meinke Car Care Bowl At Houston Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6), 9 a.m.

(ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5), 11 a.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn.

Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 12:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) ——— Monday, Jan. 2 TicketCity Bowl At Dallas Penn State (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1), 9 a.m. (ESPNU) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 10 a.m.

(ESPN) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3), 10 a.m.

(ABC) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6), 10 a.m. (ESPN2) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif.

Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz.

Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma State (11-1), 5:30 p.m.

(ESPN) ——— Tuesday, Jan. 3 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 5 p.m.

(ESPN) ——— Wednesday, Jan. 4 Orange Bowl At Miami West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN) ——— Friday, Jan. 6 Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Kansas State (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 5 p.m. (Fox) ——— Saturday, Jan. 7 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), 10 a.m. (ESPN) ——— Sunday, Jan. 8 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN) ——— Monday, Jan. 9 BCS National Championship At New Orleans LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) ——— Saturday, Jan. 21 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, TBA, (NFLN) ——— Saturday, Jan. 28 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 1 p.m. (NFLN) ——— Saturday, Feb. 5 Texas vs. Nation At San Antonio Texas vs. Nation, 11 a.m. (CBSSN)

Little Caesars Bowl 2 2 W. Michigan Belk Bowl 1 2.5 Louisville

Purdue NC State

Wednesday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl 3 3 Holiday Bowl 4 3.5

Toledo Texas

Thursday, Dec. 29 Champ Sports Bowl 3 3 Notre Dame Alamo Bowl 9 9 Washington

Florida St Baylor

Friday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl Byu 2.5 2.5 Tulsa Pinstripe Bowl Rutgers 2 2 Iowa St Music City Bowl Mississippi St 6.5 6.5 Wake Forest Insight Bowl Oklahoma 15.5 14.5 Iowa Saturday, Dec. 31 Texas Bowl Texas A&M 9.5 10 Northwestern Sun Bowl Georgia Tech 3 3 Utah Fight Hunger Bowl Illinois 3 2.5 Ucla Liberty Bowl Vanderbilt 2.5 2.5 Cincinnati Chick Fil-A Bowl Auburn 1 1.5 Virginia

Oklahoma St

Monday, Jan. 2 Ticket City Bowl 6 6 Outback Bowl 2.5 3.5 Capital One Bowl 1 2 Gator Bowl 2 2 Rose Bowl 4.5 6.5 Fiesta Bowl 3.5 3.5

Michigan

Tuesday, Jan. 3 Sugar Bowl 1 (V) 2

Houston Georgia S. Carolina Florida Oregon

Betting Line Favorite 49ERS

NFL (Home teams in Caps) Opening Current Underdog Today 3 3 Steelers

Florida Int’l

College Tuesday, Dec. 20 St. Petersburg Bowl 4.5 4

Tcu

Wednesday, Dec. 21 Poinsettia Bowl 11.5 10.5

Boise St

Thursday, Dec. 22 Las Vegas Bowl 13 14

Saturday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl Southern Miss 6.5 6.5

Missouri

Marshall

Pittsburgh

Saturday, Jan. 7 Compass Bowl 5.5 5.5

La Tech

Arkansas St

Sunday, Jan. 8 Go Daddy.com Bowl 1 1

Monday, Dec. 26 Independence Bowl 3.5 4.5 N. Carolina Tuesday, Dec. 27

Clemson

Arkansas

Nevada

Penn St Michigan St Nebraska Ohio St Wisconsin Stanford

Virginia Tech

Wednesday, Jan. 4 Orange Bowl 2.5 3.5 West Virginia Friday, Jan. 6 Cotton Bowl 7 7.5

Arizona St

Air Force California

Kansas St

Smu

N. Illinois

Monday, Jan. 9 BCS Championship Game Lsu 1.5 PK Alabama V-Virginia Tech opened as the favorite

HOCKEY NHL NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE All Times PST ———

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 31 20 8 3 43 110 91 N.Y. Rangers 30 18 8 4 40 87 67 Pittsburgh 33 18 11 4 40 107 88 New Jersey 32 18 13 1 37 90 92 N.Y. Islanders 30 10 14 6 26 69 97 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 31 21 9 1 43 108 61 Buffalo 32 16 13 3 35 89 94 Toronto 32 16 13 3 35 100 105 Ottawa 33 15 14 4 34 102 116 Montreal 33 13 13 7 33 85 89 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 33 18 9 6 42 90 84 Winnipeg 32 15 13 4 34 89 97 Washington 31 16 14 1 33 91 96 Tampa Bay 32 14 16 2 30 87 107 Carolina 34 10 18 6 26 86 116 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 33 21 8 4 46 111 98 St. Louis 32 19 9 4 42 82 69 Detroit 31 20 10 1 41 104 69 Nashville 32 17 11 4 38 85 84 Columbus 33 9 20 4 22 80 111 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota 33 20 8 5 45 84 72 Vancouver 32 19 11 2 40 106 80 Calgary 33 14 15 4 32 82 94 Edmonton 32 14 15 3 31 87 87 Colorado 33 15 17 1 31 88 100 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 30 17 10 3 37 86 74 Dallas 31 18 12 1 37 80 86 Phoenix 32 16 13 3 35 84 85 Los Angeles 32 14 14 4 32 69 79 Anaheim 32 9 18 5 23 75 105 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games Florida 3, Carolina 2, OT Chicago 4, Calgary 2 St. Louis 6, Columbus 4 Today’s Games Montreal at Boston, 4 p.m.

Los Angeles at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Anaheim at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

Nashville at Washington, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 6 p.m.

BASKETBALL NBA NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Preseason All Times PST ——— Sunday’s Games Boston 76, Toronto 75 Miami 118, Orlando 85 Oklahoma City 106, Dallas 92 Today’s Games Atlanta at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Utah at Portland, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Washington at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Indiana at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Denver, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Men’s College Sunday’s Results ——— FAR WEST Oregon St. 101, Portland St. 68 Pepperdine 59, Montana St. 36 S. Dakota St. 92, Washington 73 Sacramento St. 75, North Dakota 64 Virginia 67, Oregon 54 Washington St. 66, W. Oregon 42 SOUTHWEST North Texas 69, Jackson St. 55 Prairie View 88, Dallas Christian 55 Texas Tech 87, Grambling St. 59 MIDWEST Canisius 90, South Dakota 80, OT Illinois St. 68, Norfolk St. 36 Iowa St. 59, Cent. Michigan 52 Missouri 94, William & Mary 56 Northwestern 87, E. Illinois 72 Oral Roberts 64, Xavier 42 SOUTH Wake Forest 67, Gardner-Webb 59 EAST Army 61, Texas-Pan American 59 Boston College 75, Bryant 55 Princeton 71, Northeastern 62 Seton Hall 80, Mercer 77, OT UConn 77, Holy Cross 40

Halftime—Oregon 30-28. 3-Point Goals—Virginia 6-15 (Zeglinski 3-8, Harris 2-4, Brogdon 1-3), Oregon 3-15 (Joseph 2-5, Sim 1-4, Kingma 0-1, Loyd 0-1, Emory 0-1, Singler 0-3). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—Virginia 39 (Scott 13), Oregon 25 (Sim 5). Assists—Virginia 12 (Evans 5), Oregon 11 (Loyd 4). Total Fouls—Virginia 19, Oregon 14.

A—8,750.

Oregon St. 101, Portland St. 68 PORTLAND ST. (6-5) Tapscott 6-10 4-7 18, Lozeau 3-6 0-0 6, McMullan 7-12 4-5 19, Odum 3-7 2-3 9, Harthun 3-8 2-3 10, Smith 0-0 0-1 0, Harvey 0-0 0-0 0, Whitmore 0-7 0-0 0, Parker 3-6 0-0 6, Cataldo 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-57 12-19 68.

OREGON ST. (9-2) Burton 4-8 0-0 8, Collier 6-8 2-2 14, Brandt 7-8 0-0 16, Cunningham 6-14 1-2 15, Starks 6-11 0-0 17, McShane 0-0 0-0 0, Barton 1-3 0-0 2, Murphy 0-0 0-0 0, Moreland 5-6 0-1 10, Mitchell 1-1 2-2 5, Nelson 4-8 3-4 14. Totals 40-67 8-11 101.

Halftime—Oregon St. 42-34. 3-Point Goals—Portland St. 6-15 (Tapscott 2-3, Harthun 2-4, Odum 1-1, McMullan 1-4, Whitmore 0-3), Oregon St. 13-21 (Starks 5-8, Nelson 3-3, Brandt 2-2, Cunningham 2-5, Mitchell 1-1, Barton 0-1, Burton 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland St. 28 (Odum, Parker, Tapscott 4), Oregon St. 37 (Moreland 13). Assists—Portland St. 10 (McMullan, Tapscott 3), Oregon St. 27 (Burton 9). Total Fouls—Portland St. 15, Oregon St. 16. A—5,248.

Women’s College Sunday’s Results ——— TOURNAMENT Beach Classic First Round Long Beach St. 76, W. Michigan 56 Wichita St. 90, Texas-Arlington 64 St. John’s-Chartwells Holiday Classic Championship St. John’s 64, Memphis 60 Third Place Louisiana Tech 89, Prairie View 83, 3OT FAR WEST Idaho 65, Wyoming 59 Northwestern 79, UNLV 49 Oklahoma 89, Ohio 57 Syracuse 70, Xavier 67 UC Davis 60, Denver 51 Washington 85, Houston 60 SOUTHWEST Arizona 67, Ark.-Pine Bluff 37 Baylor 66, UConn 61 New Mexico 65, Houston Baptist 38 Oklahoma St. 74, Texas-Pan American 35 SMU 73, Texas A&M-CC 64 TCU 60, Sam Houston St. 49 Texas A&M 71, Southern Cal 70 MIDWEST Canisius 81, Kent St. 64 Cent. Michigan 100, SE Missouri 59 Creighton 49, Bowling Green 47 Detroit 90, IPFW 60 Notre Dame 92, Kentucky 83 Valparaiso 67, Ball St. 53 Wright St. 77, Longwood 44 Youngstown St. 78, Akron 72 SOUTH Austin Peay 58, Belmont 56, OT Clemson 68, NC Central 48 East Carolina 70, Jacksonville 64 FIU 73, Delaware St. 57 Howard 63, Wake Forest 59, OT James Madison 71, CCSU 64 LSU 77, Lamar 35 Lipscomb 76, Gardner-Webb 65 Mercer 69, Troy 59, OT Middle Tennessee 94, Tennessee St. 53 Morehead St. 75, Robert Morris 69 NC State 66, Vanderbilt 59 North Florida 63, Jacksonville St. 47 Old Dominion 71, NC A&T 58 Purdue 62, Auburn 54 SC State 61, Coastal Carolina 59 South Carolina 79, North Carolina 48 Southern Miss. 67, South Alabama 62 UCF 41, Virginia Tech 32 UT-Martin 91, S. Illinois 70 VCU 74, Coppin St. 66 Virginia 92, Radford 43 EAST Boston College 67, Holy Cross 58 Colgate 54, NJIT 44 Cornell 65, Bucknell 45 Hofstra 66, St. Peter’s 52 Loyola (Md.) 70, George Washington 62 New Hampshire 52, Rhode Island 33 Penn St. 103, Wagner 42 Rutgers 62, Iona 29 St. Bonaventure 67, Marist 56 Yale 72, St. Francis (NY) 41

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Sunday’s Summaries

Virginia 67, Oregon 54 VIRGINIA (9-1) Harris 6-13 1-1 15, Scott 5-7 7-7 17, Sene 2-5 0-0 4, Evans 5-9 2-3 12, Zeglinski 3-10 0-0 9, Brogdon 4-8 0-0 9, Harrell 0-1 0-0 0, Ak. Mitchell 0-2 1-2 1, Atkins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-55 11-13 67.

OREGON (6-3) Ashaolu 1-3 0-0 2, Singler 2-11 0-0 4, Woods 3-4 3-8 9, Sim 4-10 0-0 9, Loyd 0-1 1-2 1, Kingma 1-3 0-0 2, Jacob 4-6 0-1 8, Emory 1-4 1-2 3, Joseph 7-12 0-1 16. Totals 23-54 5-14 54.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Waived F Tyrell Biggs and F Kyle Goldcamp.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Waived Gary Flowers, Julian Khazzouh, Tim Pickett and Tommy Smith.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled F Jeremy Morin from Rockford (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD—Recalled F Jed Ortmeyer and F Chad Rau from Houston (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled D Stu Bickel from Connecticut (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Reassigned D Evan Oberg to Norfolk (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Assigned F Cody Eakin to Hershey (AHL).

COLLEGE TCU—Named Eric Bell women’s soccer coach.

TEXAS—Named Angela Kelly women’s soccer coach.

Winter sports • Rookard, Kuck win long track titles: Jilleanne Rookard and Jonathan Kuck won longdistance races Sunday to wrap up their first U.S. speedskating allround long track championships in West Allis, Wis. Rookard, a 2010 Olympian from West Allis, posted a time of 7 minutes, 8.58 seconds to win the 5,000-meter race.

Kuck, who is from Champaign, Ill., captured the 10,000 with a Pettit National Ice Center track record time of 13:17.28.

Skiing • Schild wins Courchevel slalom in dominant style: Marlies Schild dominated her rivals and the treacherous Courchevel, France, course on Sunday to win her second straight slalom race of the season. Schild won by more than a second in Aspen, Colo., last month, and this time her margin of victory was even greater.

She finished 1.87 ahead of Finland’s Tanja Poutiainen and a massive 2.19 clear of Austria’s Kathrin Zettel. American Lindsey Vonn did not complete the first run.

— The Associated Press

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Blackhawks beat Flames to run win streak to five The Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks are on top of their game and back on top of the NHL. That is almost satisfying to Chicago bench boss Joel Quenneville, who became the 10th NHL coach to earn 600 victories as the Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Sunday night for their fifth straight win.

Steve Montador, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Patrick Kane also scored for the Blackhawks, who got 22 saves from Ray Emery.

Chicago vaulted past Minnesota into first place in the NHL standings with a league-leading 46 points. The Blackhawks improved to 7-0-1 in their past eight games.

“We did some good things for the most part,” Quenneville said. “Our puck possession game has gotten better as we’ve gone along.

“I don’t think we should be satisfied ... but we’ve gotten production from a lot of places.”

Quenneville, who led the Blackhawks to the Stanley Cup title in 2010 — the franchise’s first championship

since 1961 — is 162-81-32 with Chicago, the best winning percentage in team history. He took over five games into the 2008-09 season.

Quenneville reached 600 wins in 1,113 games, the second fastest in league history. Scotty Bowman, a Blackhawks senior adviser, did it in 1,002 games.

“I’ve been fortunate in a lot of ways,” Quenneville said. “I’m in a great spot here, very content, and I’ve got a nice team to work with.”

Quenneville received the game puck from team captain Jonathan Toews.

“You don’t get to that point without knowing a thing or two about hockey,” Toews said. “He’s done nothing but good things since he’s come into this locker room, for the guys in here.”

The Blackhawks keep looking better. They haven’t lost in regulation since Nov. 29.

“We’re building our confidence every game,” Toews said. “The last couple of games, we’ve distanced ourselves a little bit.”

Chicago built a 3-0 lead against the Flames and was in control throughout.

Calgary’s Olli Jokinen and Curtis Glencross scored power-play goals in the third period, and both had an assist. Miikka Kiprusoff made 21 saves.

“I think we were just too easy on them in general,” Calgary forward Lee Stempniak said. “We needed to make them play in their end to force them out of their comfort zone, and we just didn’t do it.”

Also on Sunday: Panthers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Hurricanes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 SUNRISE, Fla. — Kris Versteeg scored 3:08 into overtime, giving Florida a victory over Carolina. Stephen Weiss’ shot from in front was blocked, but Versteeg found the loose puck and swept it in from the left side of the crease for his team-leading 16th goal of the season.

Blues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Blue Jackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ST. LOUIS — Jason Arnott triggered a four-goal, third-period rally with the tiebreaking tally to lead St. Louis over Columbus. St. Louis won for the fifth time in six games and improved to 133-1 at home, tying Detroit for the most home wins.

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Chicago Blackhawks’ Marian Hossa reacts after scoring a goal during the third period of Sunday’s game against Calgary in Chicago. The Blackhawks defeated the Flames 4-2.

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Oregon State tops Portland State The Associated Press turning up the energy when CORVALLIS — Ahmad opponents are losing theirs.

Starks scored 17 points to “As we wear down a team lead six Oregon State playwe go and capitalize on ers in double figures Sunit,” he said. “We just wait day as the Beavers defeated for the point where we can Portland State 101-68. step it up defensively. Once Next up Angus Brandt had 16 we do that, we’re able to points and Jared Cunning- Oregon State at spread the lead like we did ham added 15 points and a Chicago State tonight.” career-high eight assists for • When: Oregon State coach Craig Oregon State (9-2). Devon Wednesday, Robinson agreed.

Collier and Roberto Nelson 5 p.m.

“What happens when had 14 points each, and Eric • Radio: our guys decide they want Moreland finished with 10 KICE-AM 940, to start playing defense, KRCO-AM 690 points and 13 rebounds. you end up wearing other “Pretty much the whole teams’ guys out,” Robinson team was playing good tosaid. “I thought we wore day,” said Nelson, a reserve who those guys out.” scored in double figures for the Oregon State was 13 of 21 on sixth straight game. “It was hard to three-pointers and Portland State stop everybody at once when they’re six of 15. going full speed.”

The Beavers have now scored Lateef McMullan had 19 points more than 90 points in three straight and Chehales Tapscott 18 for Port- games for the first time since the land State (6-5).

1991-92 season. Oregon State has The Beavers, who had a season- scored 90 in five games this season, high 27 assists, led 42-34 at halftime which was also last accomplished in but couldn’t put away the Vikings 1991-92. until late in the second half. Collier Oregon State scored seven scored six straight points to put Ore- straight points, five by Starks, to go gon State on top 53-38, but Portland ahead 16-7 in the opening minutes.

State answered with a 10-2 run. Mc- The Beavers added a 7-0 run, the Mullan’s three-point play with 15:33 last four by Joe Burton, to go up 23left made it 55-48.

10 with 12:21 to go in the first half.

A three-pointer from Starks with Portland State kept it close, with 9:23 remaining put the Beavers a Charles Odum three-pointer capahead 72-59 and started a 12-2 run ping a 7-0 run as the Vikings closed that turned the game into a rout. within 35-26. After Oregon State exStarks, who had five three-point- tended the lead back to 14, Portland ers for the second consecutive game, State scored the last six to make it said his team works in practice on 42-34 at halftime.

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Virginia pulls away for win over Oregon The Associated Press EUGENE — Mike Scott had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Virginia overcame a sluggish first half to defeat Oregon 67-54 on Sunday.

Joe Harris added 15 points for the Cavaliers (9-1), and Jontel Evans had 12.

Devoe Joseph scored 16 to lead the Ducks (6-3), who lost at home for the first time in six games.

Virginia trailed at halftime, 30-28, for only the second time this season.

It was the most points allowed by the Cavaliers in the first half.

“I thought our transition defense stunk in the first half,” said Virginia coach Tony Bennett, who improved to 8-2 against Oregon dating back to his years at Washington State. “And then we recommitted to it in the second half. They’re good in transition. It was alNext up most like we had to North Carolina recalibrate.”

Central at The Cavaliers imOregon proved on both ends • When: of the court after the Tuesday, 7 p.m. intermission. Scott • Radio: KBND- scored 13 of his 17 AM 1110 points in the second half and Virginia shot 54.2 percent from the field after hitting only 38.7 percent of its shots before the break.

Defensively, the Cavaliers held Oregon to 39.3 percent shooting in the second half after the Ducks had hit 46.2 percent in the opening half.

Virginia also went 11 for 13 from the free-throw line in the second half after not taking an attempt before the break.

“Coming out at halftime, I looked up at the hustle board and it said we had zero free throws,” said Harris, who had a large cheering section from his home state of Washington backing him up. “We were talking about it as a team, how we needed to get to the line, because we’re such a good free-throw shooting team. We kind of made it a focal point to be more aggressive, try to get more free throws in the second half.”

After Oregon went up 32-28 in the opening minute of the second half, the Cavaliers went on a 7-0 run, led by four points and an assist from Evans, to take a lead they wouldn’t lose.

Virginia secured the victory with a 15-5 run that made it 63-48 with 4:02 to play. That was the largest lead of the game for either team.

Though the Ducks shot better from the floor than the 36.6 percent Virginia had been allowing before the game, they became the latest team to be held below 60 points by the Cavaliers.

“The fact that they bounced back from a shaky start was a good sign,” Bennett said. “You can never assume, just because we’re a good defensive team, that it’s going to be there unless

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Oregon’s E.J. Singler gets past Virginia’s Malcolm Brogdon on the way to the basket during their NCAA college basketball game in Eugene Sunday. Virginia won 67-54.

you’re really almost foaming at the mouth and ready to play.”

Also on Sunday: Oral Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 No. 8 Xavier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 CINCINNATI — Dominique Morrison scored 19 points, leading Oral Roberts to a victory over previously unbeaten Xavier, which couldn’t do much with three of its starters suspended.

No. 9 Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Holy Cross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 HARTFORD, Conn. — Freshman Andre Drummond scored a seasonhigh 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Connecticut extended its home winning streak to 40 games against nonconference opponents.

No. 10 Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 William & Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sixth-man Michael Dixon scored a career-high 30 points and Missouri is off to its best start in two decades.

South Dakota State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 SEATTLE — Nate Wolters scored 34 points as South Dakota State broke Washington’s 32-game nonconference home winning streak. Griffan Callahan added 16 points and Chad White scored 12 for the Jackrabbits (10-4).

Washington State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Western Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 PULLMAN, Wash. — Marcus Capers had nine points to lead 11 players that scored for Washington State in a victory against Western Oregon.

The Cougars (7-4) led 28-25 at intermission, but used a 20-5 run in the second half to put away Division II Western Oregon (9-2).

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Kansas City interim coach Romeo Crennel is congratulated by defensive back Reshard Langford (48) and linebacker Derrick Johnson (56) following the Chiefs’ 19-14 win over Green Bay Sunday in Kansas City, Mo.

Chiefs’ win brings Packers’ unbeaten record to an end The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike McCarthy never put a whole lot of stock in a perfect season, except as a means of gaining home-field advantage and setting the Green Bay Packers up for another Super Bowl run.

Well, they still have a chance to earn home-field advantage.

The perfect season? That’s history.

Kyle Orton threw for 299 yards to outduel Aaron Rodgers, and the Kansas City Chiefs rallied behind interim coach Romeo Crennel for a shocking 19-14 victory on Sunday that ended the Packers’ 19-game winning streak. It was their first loss since Dec. 19, 2010, at New England.

“I personally always viewed the undefeated season as, really, just gravy,” McCarthy said. “The goal was to get home-field advantage and win the Super Bowl. That’s what we discussed.

“We were fortunate enough to be in the position to possibly achieve the undefeated season,” he added, “but we still have the primary goal in front of us, and that’s to get homefield advantage.”

Green Bay, playing without leading receiver Greg Jennings and top rusher James Starks because of injuries, can wrap up the No. 1 seed in its final two games against Chicago and Detroit. But the Packers no longer have the pressure of becoming the second team in NFL history to win a Super Bowl with a perfect record, or extending the secondlongest winning streak in league history.

“I think our ultimate goal is to win a Super Bowl. The next step is getting that number one seed in the playoffs,” Rodgers said. “We’ve got a home playoff game — we’ve got a bye secured.”

Rodgers was 17 of 35 for 235 yards and a touchdown, and he also scampered 8 yards for another touchdown with 2:12 left in the game. But the Packers (13-1) were unable to recover the onside kick, and Kansas City picked up a couple of first downs to secure the victory.

“They had a good game plan,” Rodgers said. “You have to give them credit.”

Ryan Succop kicked four field goals for Kansas City (6-8), which had lost five of its past six games and fired coach Todd Haley last Monday. Jackie Battle added a short touchdown plunge with 4:53 left in the game, points that came in handy when Rodgers led one last scoring drive.

“Everybody had marked it off as a win for the Packers, but those guys in the locker room, they’re football players,” Crennel said. “They decided they were not going to lay down, they were not going to give up, so they went out and played a tremendous game.”

Neither team looked all that tremendous in the first half.

Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson was hit twice with offensive pass interference, Rodgers was harassed by the Chiefs’ weak pass rush, and Green Bay wound up making five first downs.

One of them came when Kansas City’s Jeremy Horne ran into Packers punter Tim Masthay, giving them 15 free yards. The Chiefs tried to give Green Bay another gift later on the drive when Mason Crosby missed a 59-yard field goal attempt, but Kansas City had 12 men on the

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With another chance from 54 yards, the normally reliable Crosby still pushed the kick right.

Rodgers finished the half six of 17 for 59 yards, with a handful of drops between wide receiver Donald Driver and tight end Jermichael Finley.

In fact, things were going so badly for Green Bay that at one point it ran out of the wildcat despite having one of the best quarterbacks in the game.

The Chiefs were still clinging to a 6-0 lead when Rodgers finally hit down field, finding Finley over top the coverage for a 41-yard gain.

Three plays later, the Packers’ star quarterback hit Driver in the corner of the end zone for a 7-6 lead with 8:04 left in the third quarter.

Kansas City answered when Orton hit his own tight end, Leonard Pope, for a career-long 38-yard catch. Jon Baldwin added a 17-yard grab to set up Succop’s 46-yard, goahead field goal.

The Packers moved into field-goal range on their ensuing drive, but rather than have Crosby attempt a 56-yard kick in the same direction he had already missed, McCarthy elected to go for it on fourth-and-9.

Rodgers’ pass fell incomplete and the Chiefs took over.

In other games on Sunday: Colts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Titans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 INDIANAPOLIS — Dan Orlovsky threw one touchdown pass and the key block on an 80-yard TD run, leading the Colts to their first win of the season. Indianapolis (1-13) avoided becoming the second team in NFL history to go 0-16. The loss dealt a serious blow to the Titans’ playoff hopes. Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck was picked off twice and Chris Johnson rushed for only 55 yards for Tennessee (7-7).

Patriots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 DENVER — Tom Brady and New England shut down Tim Tebow and clinched a playoff berth with their sixth straight victory. The Patriots (11-3) won another AFC East title by bouncing back from an early 17-6 deficit and an awful first quarter in which they were outgained on the ground 167 yards to 4.

Eagles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 PHILADELPHIA — LeSean McCoy ran for three touchdowns to set two team records and keep Philadelphia alive in the NFC East race. The Eagles (6-8) have won two straight for the second time this season and somehow still have a chance to repeat as division champions despite underachieving most of the year.

But they have to catch Dallas (8-6) and the New York Giants (7-7).

Lions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Raiders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 OAKLAND, Calif. — Matthew Stafford threw a 6-yard TD pass to Calvin Johnson with 39 seconds remaining to cap a 98-yard scoring drive as Detroit rallied from 13 points down late in the fourth quarter. The win wasn’t sealed until Ndamukong Suh blocked Sebastian Janikowski’s 65-yard field goal attempt on the final play. Suh threw his helmet in celebration after providing a perfect exclamation in his return from a two-game suspension.

Cardinals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Browns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Patrick Pe-

terson returned a punt 32 yards for Arizona and John Skelton threw 32 yards to Larry Fitzgerald to set up a 22-yard field goal by Jay Feely. It was the Cardinals’ third overtime win in seven games.

Seahawks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Bears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 CHICAGO — Red Bryant returned an interception 20 yards for the go-ahead TD in the third quarter and Seattle kept its faint playoff hopes alive. Brandon Browner returned another interception 42 yards for a TD in the final quarter as the Seahawks outscored Chicago 31-0 in the second half.

Saints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Vikings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 MINNEAPOLIS — Drew Brees threw for 412 yards and five touchdowns to give New Orleans its sixth win in a row. Brees completed 32 of 40 passes to help the Saints (11-3) overcome a slow and sloppy start and stay two games ahead of Atlanta in the NFC South.

Redskins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Giants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rex Grossman threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Santana Moss and Washington hurt New York’s playoff hopes. Darrel Young scored on a 6-yard run after one of three interceptions by the Redskins (59) and Graham Gano kicked three field goals. It was Washington’s second win in its past 10 games.

Panthers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Texans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 HOUSTON — Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes, DeAngelo Williams ran for a score and Carolina ended Houston’s seven-game winning streak. Newton completed 13 of 23 passes for 149 yards, outplaying opposing rookie quarterback T.J. Yates. The Panthers (5-9) built a 21-0 halftime lead, then ended Houston’s second-half rally when linebacker James Anderson intercepted Yates in the end zone midway through the fourth quarter.

Dolphins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Reggie Bush ran for a career-best 203 yards and a touchdown to lead Miami to a win over Buffalo in interim Dolphins coach Todd Bowles’ first game. Bush sealed the win with a 76-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Matt Moore threw two touchdowns passes, and Vontae Davis had two of Miami’s three interceptions.

Bengals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Rams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ST. LOUIS — Rookie A.J. Green had six catches and topped 1,000 yards for the season, and Cincinnati kept pace in the AFC playoff race.

Brandon Tate’s 56-yard punt return set up Bernard Scott’s go-ahead touchdown run late in the third quarter and Cedric Benson added a short scoring run in the fourth for the Bengals (8-6), who won for the second time in six games.

Chargers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Ravens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 SAN DIEGO — Philip Rivers threw for one score and reached the 4,000-yard mark for the fourth straight season, Ryan Mathews ran for two scores and hit 1,000 yards rushing, and San Diego kept its slim postseason hopes alive with a victory against playoff-bound Baltimore.

Baltimore’s Joe Flacco was sacked five times — three by former Ravens linebacker Antwan Barnes — and intercepted twice.

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NFL SCOREBOARD Summaries Patriots 41, Broncos 23 New England Denver

7 20 7 7 — 41 13 3 0 7 — 23 First Quarter Den—Tebow 9 run (run failed), 9:49.

NE—Ochocinco 33 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 7:24.

Den—Ball 32 run (Prater kick), 5:01.

Second Quarter Den—FG Prater 26, 13:47.

NE—Hernandez 1 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 8:43.

NE—FG Gostkowski 21, 5:49.

NE—Brady 1 run (Gostkowski kick), 1:12.

NE—FG Gostkowski 34, :00.

Third Quarter NE—Woodhead 10 run (Gostkowski kick), :39.

Fourth Quarter Den—Tebow 2 run (Prater kick), 8:41.

NE—Green-Ellis 1 run (Gostkowski kick), 4:10.

A—76,556.

——— NE Den First downs 26 23 Total Net Yards 451 393 Rushes-yards 36-141 31-252 Passing 310 141 Punt Returns 3-23 2-4 Kickoff Returns 0-0 4-71 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 23-34-0 11-23-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-10 4-53 Punts 4-40.5 3-55.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-3 Penalties-Yards 4-30 7-39 Time of Possession 33:41 26:19 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—New England: Ridley 11-65, Woodhead 7-40, Green-Ellis 10-17, Hernandez 1-16, Brady 6-2, Faulk 1-1. Denver: Tebow 12-93, McGahee 7-70, Ball 11-64, Johnson 1-25.

PASSING—New England: Brady 23-34-0-320.

Denver: Tebow 11-22-0-194, D.Thomas 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING—New England: Hernandez 9-129, Gronkowski 4-53, Welker 4-41, Green-Ellis 2-32, Ochocinco 1-33, Underwood 1-13, Woodhead 1-12, Edelman 1-7. Denver: D.Thomas 7-116, Ball 2-41, Decker 1-22, Willis 1-15.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Eagles 45, Jets 19 N.Y. Jets Philadelphia

0 13 0 6 — 19 14 14 10 7 — 45 First Quarter Phi—Parker 47 fumble return (Henery kick), 8:53.

Phi—Celek 26 pass from Vick (Henery kick), 2:05.

Second Quarter Phi—Vick 11 run (Henery kick), 12:18.

Phi—McCoy 9 run (Henery kick), 9:57.

NYJ—FG Folk 39, 6:27.

NYJ—Holmes 25 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick), 4:42.

NYJ—FG Folk 28, :46.

Third Quarter Phi—McCoy 1 run (Henery kick), 8:48.

Phi—FG Henery 28, 4:21.

Fourth Quarter Phi—McCoy 33 run (Henery kick), 14:40.

NYJ—Burress 9 pass from Sanchez (pass failed), 9:40.

A—69,144.

——— NYJ Phi First downs 13 20 Total Net Yards 241 420 Rushes-yards 27-94 33-160 Passing 147 260 Punt Returns 2-16 3-15 Kickoff Returns 6-174 4-68 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 2-20 Comp-Att-Int 16-29-2 15-22-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-30 3-14 Punts 6-40.3 4-34.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 5-3 Penalties-Yards 11-93 7-62 Time of Possession 29:57 30:03 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—N.Y. Jets: Greene 18-73, Tomlinson 3-9, Conner 1-7, Sanchez 2-3, McKnight 3-2.

Philadelphia: McCoy 18-102, Vick 5-32, Brown 6-18, Lewis 2-10, Kafka 2-(minus 2).

PASSING—N.Y. Jets: Sanchez 15-26-2-150, Brunell 1-3-0-27. Philadelphia: Vick 15-22-1-274.

RECEIVING—N.Y. Jets: Holmes 4-40, Tomlinson 4-12, Keller 3-73, Kerley 2-16, McKnight 1-27, Burress 1-9, Greene 1-0. Philadelphia: Celek 5-156, Maclin 3-57, D.Jackson 2-28, Harbor 2-20, McCoy 2(minus 5), Cooper 1-18.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Lions 28, Raiders 27 Detroit Oakland

7 7 0 14 — 28 7 10 0 10 — 27 First Quarter Oak—Murphy 12 run (Janikowski kick), 6:19.

Det—Johnson 51 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), 3:34.

Second Quarter Oak—Heyward-Bey 43 pass from Palmer (Janikowski kick), 9:07.

Det—Burleson 39 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), 1:14.

Oak—FG Janikowski 46, :00.

Fourth Quarter Oak—FG Janikowski 51, 8:12.

Oak—Curry 6 fumble return (Janikowski kick), 7:47.

Det—T.Young 3 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), 4:59.

Det—Johnson 6 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), :39.

A—59,069.

——— Det Oak First downs 25 26 Total Net Yards 432 477

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AFC 8-2-0 6-5-0 4-6-0 3-7-0 AFC 8-2-0 5-5-0 3-7-0 1-9-0 AFC 8-3-0 7-3-0 6-5-0 3-7-0 AFC 6-4-0 5-5-0 6-5-0 3-7-0

NFC 3-1-0 2-1-0 1-3-0 2-2-0 NFC 2-2-0 2-2-0 1-3-0 0-4-0 NFC 2-0-0 3-1-0 2-1-0 1-3-0 NFC 2-2-0 2-2-0 1-2-0 3-1-0

Div 3-1-0 3-2-0 2-2-0 1-4-0 Div 4-0-0 1-3-0 2-2-0 1-3-0 Div 3-2-0 4-0-0 2-3-0 0-4-0 Div 3-2-0 2-2-0 2-3-0 2-2-0

NFC 6-4-0 4-7-0 4-6-0 5-5-0 NFC 7-3-0 6-4-0 2-8-0 3-7-0 NFC 10-0-0 6-5-0 6-4-0 2-8-0 NFC 8-2-0 6-4-0 6-5-0 1-10-0

AFC 2-2-0 3-0-0 2-2-0 0-4-0 AFC 4-0-0 3-1-0 3-1-0 1-3-0 AFC 3-1-0 3-0-0 1-3-0 0-4-0 AFC 2-1-0 1-3-0 1-2-0 1-2-0

Div 2-2-0 2-3-0 3-1-0 2-3-0 Div 3-1-0 2-2-0 1-3-0 2-2-0 Div 4-0-0 3-2-0 2-2-0 0-5-0 Div 3-1-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 0-5-0

National Conference East W L T Pct Dallas 8 6 0 .571 N.Y. Giants 7 7 0 .500 Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 Washington 5 9 0 .357 South W L T Pct x-New Orleans 11 3 0 .786 Atlanta 9 5 0 .643 Carolina 5 9 0 .357 Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 North W L T Pct y-Green Bay 13 1 0 .929 Detroit 9 5 0 .643 Chicago 7 7 0 .500 Minnesota 2 12 0 .143 West W L T Pct y-San Francisco 10 3 0 .769 Seattle 7 7 0 .500 Arizona 7 7 0 .500 St. Louis 2 12 0 .143 x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division

PF 348 334 342 252 PF 457 341 341 247 PF 480 395 315 294 PF 307 284 273 166

PA 296 372 311 300 PA 306 281 368 401 PA 297 332 293 406 PA 182 273 305 346

Thursday’s Game Atlanta 41, Jacksonville 14 Saturday’s Game Dallas 31, Tampa Bay 15 Sunday’s Games New Orleans 42, Minnesota 20 Seattle 38, Chicago 14 Cincinnati 20, St. Louis 13 Carolina 28, Houston 13 Kansas City 19, Green Bay 14 Indianapolis 27, Tennessee 13 Miami 30, Buffalo 23 Washington 23, N.Y. Giants 10 Detroit 28, Oakland 27 New England 41, Denver 23 Arizona 20, Cleveland 17, OT Philadelphia 45, N.Y. Jets 19 San Diego 34, Baltimore 14 Today’s Game Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 5:30 p.m.

Home 5-2-0 3-4-0 2-5-0 2-5-0 Home 6-0-0 5-2-0 2-5-0 3-5-0 Home 6-0-0 4-3-0 5-3-0 1-6-0 Home 6-1-0 4-3-0 5-2-0 1-6-0

Away 3-4-0 4-3-0 4-3-0 3-4-0 Away 5-3-0 4-3-0 3-4-0 1-5-0 Away 7-1-0 5-2-0 2-4-0 1-6-0 Away 4-2-0 3-4-0 2-5-0 1-6-0

Thursday’s Game Houston at Indianapolis, 5:20 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24 Oakland at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

Denver at Buffalo, 10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 10 a.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Miami at New England, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.

Arizona at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 1:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 1:15 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 25 Chicago at Green Bay, 5:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 26 Atlanta at New Orleans, 5:30 p.m.

All Times PST

Rushes-yards Passing Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

19-57 375 3-33 2-35 0-0 29-52-0 2-16 6-42.8 1-1 9-72 28:27

22-132 345 2-17 5-84 0-0 32-40-0 3-22 5-47.0 1-1 10-86 31:33

——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Detroit: K.Smith 15-43, Logan 1-5, Stafford 1-5, T.Young 1-4, K.Williams 1-0. Oakland: Bush 18-77, Reece 1-26, Murphy 2-16, Moore 1-13.

PASSING—Detroit: Stafford 29-52-0-391. Oakland: Palmer 32-40-0-367.

RECEIVING—Detroit: Johnson 9-214, Burleson 7-81, Pettigrew 5-49, T.Young 5-21, Logan 1-19, Scheffler 1-4, K.Smith 1-3. Oakland: Heyward-Bey 8-155, Bush 7-62, Houshmandzadeh 6-52, Boss 3-47, Reece 3-16, Schilens 2-14, Moore 2-13, Murphy 1-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Oakland: Janikowski 65 (BK).

Cardinals 20, Browns 17 Cleveland Arizona

7 3 7 0 0 — 17 0 7 0 10 3 — 20 First Quarter Cle—Hillis 1 run (Dawson kick), 11:33.

Second Quarter Cle—FG Dawson 44, 11:33.

Ari—Roberts 9 pass from Skelton (Feely kick), :19.

Third Quarter Cle—Little 76 pass from Wallace (Dawson kick), 3:01.

Fourth Quarter Ari—Wells 1 run (Feely kick), 8:33.

Ari—FG Feely 33, 5:40.

Overtime Ari—FG Feely 22, 10:56.

A—60,443.

——— Cle Ari First downs 16 24 Total Net Yards 333 363 Rushes-yards 29-120 24-74 Passing 213 289 Punt Returns 3-40 3-33 Kickoff Returns 3-83 4-98 Interceptions Ret. 1-5 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 18-31-0 28-46-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-13 4-24 Punts 7-39.7 7-44.6 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 9-74 2-13 Time of Possession 31:22 32:42 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Cleveland: Hillis 26-99, Wallace 321. Arizona: Wells 15-51, Skelton 2-7, Roberts 1-7,

Stephens-Howling 3-6, Taylor 2-3, Smith 1-0.

PASSING—Cleveland: Wallace 18-31-0-226.

Arizona: Skelton 28-46-1-313.

RECEIVING—Cleveland: Little 5-131, Massaquoi 3-42, Norwood 3-21, Cameron 3-8, Hillis 1-9, Smith 1-9, Cribbs 1-3, Ogbonnaya 1-3. Arizona: Heap 7-69, Roberts 6-60, Fitzgerald 3-65, Doucet 337, Taylor 3-17, Stephens-Howling 2-18, King 1-24, Wells 1-10, Stuckey 1-7, Sherman 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Redskins 23, Giants 10 Washington N.Y. Giants

3 14 3 3 — 23 0 3 0 7 — 10 First Quarter Was—FG Gano 36, 9:14.

Second Quarter Was—Moss 20 pass from Grossman (Gano kick), 13:42.

Was—Young 6 run (Gano kick), 7:56.

NYG—FG Tynes 40, :02.

Third Quarter Was—FG Gano 43, 11:49.

Fourth Quarter Was—FG Gano 25, 14:57.

NYG—Bradshaw 3 run (Tynes kick), :33.

A—78,861.

——— Was NYG First downs 19 22 Total Net Yards 300 324 Rushes-yards 40-123 18-91 Passing 177 233 Punt Returns 1-(-2) 0-0 Kickoff Returns 3-27 4-104 Interceptions Ret. 3-52 2-0 Comp-Att-Int 15-24-2 23-40-3 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-8 3-24 Punts 2-33.0 4-49.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 2-48 8-75 Time of Possession 35:00 25:00 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Washington: Helu 23-53, Royster 10-36, Young 4-14, Armstrong 1-14, Paul 1-7, Grossman 1-(minus 1). N.Y. Giants: Bradshaw 10-58, Jacobs 8-33.

PASSING—Washington: Grossman 15-24-2185. N.Y. Giants: Manning 23-40-3-257.

RECEIVING—Washington: Gaffney 6-85, Helu 3-16, Moss 2-40, Stallworth 2-35, Paulsen 1-9, Young 1-0. N.Y. Giants: Nicks 5-73, Cruz 5-44, Manningham 3-57, Bradshaw 3-21, Pascoe 2-26, Hynoski 213, Ballard 1-15, Barden 1-6, Ware 1-2.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—N.Y. Giants: Tynes 44 (WL).

Colts 27, Titans 13 Tennessee Indianapolis

0 6 0 7 — 13 3 0 14 10 — 27

First Quarter Ind—FG Vinatieri 47, :00.

Second Quarter Ten—FG Bironas 53, 5:32.

Ten—FG Bironas 21, :21.

Third Quarter Ind—Wayne 18 pass from Orlovsky (Vinatieri kick), 9:36.

Ind—Lacey 32 interception return (Vinatieri kick), 6:31.

Fourth Quarter Ind—FG Vinatieri 40, 12:53.

Ten—Washington 7 pass from Locker (Bironas kick), 3:43.

Ind—D.Brown 80 run (Vinatieri kick), 3:26.

A—64,271.

——— Ten Ind First downs 21 10 Total Net Yards 388 287 Rushes-yards 19-66 34-205 Passing 322 82 Punt Returns 5-40 6-14 Kickoff Returns 1-0 0-0 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-32 Comp-Att-Int 38-56-2 11-17-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-9 0-0 Punts 7-47.0 7-45.9 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 7-70 4-25 Time of Possession 31:57 28:03 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Tennessee: C.Johnson 15-55, Locker 1-9, Harper 2-3, Hasselbeck 1-(minus 1).

Indianapolis: D.Brown 16-161, Addai 11-20, Carter 3-19, Garcon 1-8, Orlovsky 3-(minus 3).

PASSING—Tennessee: Hasselbeck 27-40-2223, Locker 11-16-0-108. Indianapolis: Orlovsky 11-17-0-82.

RECEIVING—Tennessee: Cook 9-103, L.Hawkins 8-88, C.Johnson 8-54, Washington 7-62, Williams 2-15, Hall 2-(minus 2), Stevens 1-9, Harper 1-2. Indianapolis: Wayne 3-33, Garcon 2-24, Addai 2-7, Felton 1-9, Eldridge 1-4, Tamme 1-3, D.Brown 1-2.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Bengals 20, Rams 13 Cincinnati St. Louis

3 0 10 7 — 20 0 6 0 7 — 13 First Quarter Cin—FG Nugent 21, 8:59.

Second Quarter StL—FG Jo.Brown 26, 4:18.

StL—FG Jo.Brown 43, :26.

Third Quarter Cin—FG Nugent 41, 10:22.

Cin—Scott 1 run (Nugent kick), :12.

Fourth Quarter Cin—Benson 4 run (Nugent kick), 9:14.

StL—Alexander 25 pass from Clemens (Jo.Brown kick), 1:08.

A—56,431.

——— Cin StL First downs 19 18 Total Net Yards 283 305 Rushes-yards 34-110 24-95 Passing 173 210 Punt Returns 2-71 0-0 Kickoff Returns 4-101 4-83 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-30 Comp-Att-Int 15-26-1 25-36-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-6 3-19 Punts 5-33.8 7-42.9 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 11-101 10-109 Time of Possession 30:03 29:57 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Cincinnati: Benson 22-76, Scott 7-20, Peerman 2-8, Hawkins 1-8, Dalton 2-(minus 2).

St. Louis: S.Jackson 18-71, Williams 3-16, Clemens 2-9, Norwood 1-(minus 1).

PASSING—Cincinnati: Dalton 15-26-1-179.

St. Louis: Clemens 25-36-0-229.

RECEIVING—Cincinnati: Green 6-115, Gresham 3-16, Simpson 2-14, Benson 1-11, Hawkins 1-10, Whalen 1-7, Cochart 1-6. St. Louis: S.Jackson 9-72, Lloyd 5-42, Pettis 4-38, Alexander 3-52, Kendricks 319, Williams 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—St. Louis: Jo.Brown 45 (WR).

Chiefs 19, Packers 14 Green Bay Kansas City

0 0 7 7 — 14 6 0 3 10 — 19 First Quarter KC—FG Succop 19, 8:56.

KC—FG Succop 32, :11.

Third Quarter GB—Driver 2 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 8:04.

KC—FG Succop 46, 3:45.

Fourth Quarter KC—FG Succop 20, 11:28.

KC—Battle 1 run (Succop kick), 4:53.

GB—Rodgers 8 run (Crosby kick), 2:04.

A—74,093.

——— GB KC First downs 16 23 Total Net Yards 315 438 Rushes-yards 18-102 39-139 Passing 213 299 Punt Returns 1-0 3-36 Kickoff Returns 3-68 1-22 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 17-35-0 23-31-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-22 0-0 Punts 5-53.4 2-49.5 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-35 7-55 Time of Possession 23:49 36:11 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Green Bay: Grant 12-66, Rodgers 3-32, Cobb 1-4, Kuhn 2-0. Kansas City: Jones 15-48, Battle 10-37, Breaston 1-25, McClain 4-20, McCluster 5-14, Orton 4-(minus 5).

PASSING—Green Bay: Rodgers 17-35-0-235.

Kansas City: Orton 23-31-0-299.

RECEIVING—Green Bay: Cobb 4-53, Finley 3-83, Grant 3-35, Nelson 2-29, J.Jones 2-17, Driver 2-7, Kuhn 1-11. Kansas City: Breaston 4-50, Bowe 4-49, McClain 4-26, Pope 2-72, Becht 2-20, Copper 2-20, McCluster 2-11, Jones 1-27, Baldwin 1-17, Battle 1-7.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Green Bay: Crosby 54 (WR).

Saints 42, Vikings 20 New Orleans Minnesota

7 14 14 7 — 42 3 10 0 7 — 20 First Quarter Min—FG Longwell 44, 12:20.

NO—Moore 5 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 2:51.

Second Quarter Min—FG Longwell 49, 13:13.

NO—Graham 1 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 10:04.

Min—Gerhart 10 pass from Ponder (Longwell kick), 6:59.

NO—Sproles 13 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 1:33.

Third Quarter NO—Gilmore 2 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 12:15.

NO—Moore 47 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 10:18.

Fourth Quarter NO—P.Thomas 1 run (Kasay kick), 12:50.

Min—Gerhart 16 pass from Ponder (Longwell kick), 5:12.

A—62,623.

——— NO Min First downs 36 12 Total Net Yards 573 207 Rushes-yards 38-161 18-105 Passing 412 102 Punt Returns 3-45 0-0 Kickoff Returns 4-90 1-28 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 32-41-0 14-32-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 4-18 Punts 1-51.0 7-48.1 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-65 8-84 Time of Possession 38:49 21:11 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—New Orleans: Ivory 18-74, P.Thomas 8-44, Sproles 8-33, Brees 2-4, Meachem 14, Collins 1-2. Minnesota: Peterson 10-60, Ponder 3-34, Gerhart 2-12, Webb 2-0, Harvin 1-(minus 1).

PASSING—New Orleans: Brees 32-40-0-412, Daniel 0-1-0-0. Minnesota: Ponder 14-31-1-120, Webb 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING—New Orleans: Colston 8-91, Graham 7-70, Moore 5-91, Sproles 5-79, P.Thomas 2-41, Meachem 2-22, Collins 1-12, Henderson 1-4, Gilmore 1-2. Minnesota: Gerhart 4-46, Harvin 3-8, Aromashodu 2-29, Rudolph 2-15, Arceneaux 1-10, Booker 1-7, Camarillo 1-5.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—New Orleans: Kasay 50 (WL).

Dolphins 30, Bills 23 Miami Buffalo

0 13 7 10 — 30 7 0 0 16 — 23 First Quarter Buf—Spiller 24 run (Rayner kick), 4:53.

Second Quarter Mia—Fasano 22 pass from Mat.Moore (Carpenter kick), 14:53.

Mia—FG Carpenter 20, 8:34.

Mia—FG Carpenter 26, 6:05.

Third Quarter Mia—Marshall 65 pass from Mat.Moore (Carpenter kick), 12:06.

Fourth Quarter Mia—FG Carpenter 26, 11:46.

Buf—Spiller 3 pass from Fitzpatrick (pass failed), 5:54.

Mia—Bush 76 run (Carpenter kick), 5:41.

Buf—Hagan 2 pass from Fitzpatrick (Rayner kick), 2:27.

Buf—FG Rayner 34, 1:22.

A—60,988.

——— Mia Buf First downs 17 21 Total Net Yards 448 404 Rushes-yards 38-254 19-113 Passing 194 291 Punt Returns 6-101 2-6 Kickoff Returns 3-53 4-134 Interceptions Ret. 3-8 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 10-20-0 31-47-3 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-23 3-25 Punts 6-46.3 8-48.0 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 2-0 Penalties-Yards 5-62 11-92 Time of Possession 28:49 31:11 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Miami: Bush 25-203, Thomas 1142, Bess 2-9. Buffalo: Spiller 12-91, Choice 5-15, Fitzpatrick 2-7.

PASSING—Miami: Mat.Moore 10-20-0-217.

Buffalo: Fitzpatrick 31-47-3-316.

RECEIVING—Miami: Marshall 3-84, Hartline 3-69, Fasano 2-28, Clay 1-30, Bush 1-6. Buffalo: Spiller 9-76, Nelson 6-60, St.Johnson 5-82, Choice 3-41, Martin 3-40, B.Smith 3-5, Hagan 2-12.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Buffalo: Rayner 26 (WL).

Seahawks 38, Bears 14 Seattle Chicago

7 0 17 14 — 38 7 7 0 0 — 14 First Quarter Sea—Lynch 2 run (Hauschka kick), 8:41.

Chi—Idonije fumble recovery in end zone (Gould kick), 2:23.

Second Quarter Chi—Bell 25 pass from Hanie (Gould kick), 1:51.

Third Quarter Sea—Lynch 3 run (Hauschka kick), 13:02.

Sea—Bryant 20 interception return (Hauschka kick), 12:12.

Sea—FG Hauschka 33, 1:03.

Fourth Quarter Sea—Robinson 2 pass from Jackson (Hauschka kick), 12:39.

Sea—Browner 42 interception return (Hauschka kick), 5:00.

A—61,542.

——— Sea Chi First downs 18 13 Total Net Yards 286 221 Rushes-yards 33-60 31-132 Passing 226 89 Punt Returns 2-44 1-7 Kickoff Returns 1-16 5-81 Interceptions Ret. 4-78 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 19-31-0 11-25-4 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-1 4-34 Punts 5-40.2 6-39.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 6-36 5-45 Time of Possession 31:37 28:23 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Seattle: Lynch 20-42, Forsett 6-12, Washington 3-6, Tate 1-2, Jackson 3-(minus 2). Chicago: Bell 15-65, Hanie 5-34, Barber 11-33.

PASSING—Seattle: Jackson 19-31-0-227. Chicago: Hanie 10-23-3-111, McCown 1-2-1-12.

RECEIVING—Seattle: Tate 4-61, Miller 4-23, Williams 2-31, Butler 2-19, Lynch 2-5, Obomanu 143, Morrah 1-21, Baldwin 1-13, Forsett 1-9, Robinson 1-2. Chicago: Bell 5-43, Sanzenbacher 2-26, Bennett 1-20, Knox 1-15, K.Davis 1-10, R.Williams 1-9.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Panthers 28, Texans 13 Carolina Houston

7 14 0 7 — 28 0 0 6 7 — 13 First Quarter Car—Smith 26 pass from Newton (Mare kick), 12:07.

Second Quarter Car—Shockey 9 pass from Newton (Mare kick), 12:19.

Car—Brockel 7 run (Mare kick), :55.

Third Quarter Hou—FG Rackers 26, 11:07.

Hou—FG Rackers 34, 2:53.

Fourth Quarter Hou—Foster 1 run (Rackers kick), 13:48.

Car—D.Williams 24 run (Mare kick), 9:54.

A—71,540.

——— Car Hou First downs 20 18 Total Net Yards 316 358 Rushes-yards 34-166 25-150 Passing 150 208 Punt Returns 1-1 5-63 Kickoff Returns 1-21 2-84 Interceptions Ret. 2-26 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 14-24-0 19-30-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-10 2-4 Punts 5-50.4 2-29.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 7-40 6-60 Time of Possession 32:34 27:26 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Carolina: D.Williams 15-61, Newton 7-55, Stewart 11-43, Brockel 1-7. Houston: Foster 16-109, Tate 7-26, Yates 2-15.

PASSING—Carolina: Newton 13-23-0-149, A.Edwards 1-1-0-11. Houston: Yates 19-30-2-212.

RECEIVING—Carolina: Smith 5-82, Shockey 2-35, Naanee 2-16, Olsen 2-15, Stewart 2-8, Brockel 1-4. Houston: Foster 5-58, Vickers 4-29, Daniels 2-29, Walter 2-26, B.Johnson 2-23, Dreessen 2-19, Jones 1-24, Tate 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Houston: Rackers 49 (WR).

Chargers 34, Ravens 14 Baltimore San Diego

0 7 0 7 — 14 7 10 14 3 — 34 First Quarter SD—Tolbert 2 run (Novak kick), 4:47.

Second Quarter Bal—Dickson 15 pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick), 13:27.

SD—FG Novak 45, 7:44.

SD—Mathews 1 run (Novak kick), :19.

Third Quarter SD—Floyd 28 pass from Rivers (Novak kick), 10:38.

SD—Mathews 3 run (Novak kick), 4:05.

Fourth Quarter SD—FG Novak 28, 4:28.

Bal—T.Smith 36 pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick), 1:55.

A—67,242.

——— Bal SD First downs 19 23 Total Net Yards 290 415 Rushes-yards 14-89 37-145 Passing 201 270 Punt Returns 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns 5-134 0-0 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-45 Comp-Att-Int 24-35-2 17-23-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 7-43 0-0 Punts 2-56.0 0-0.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 3-25 3-35 Time of Possession 25:48 34:12 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Baltimore: Rice 10-57, R.Williams 3-20, Flacco 1-12. San Diego: Mathews 26-90, Tolbert 8-40, Jackson 1-9, Hester 2-6.

PASSING—Baltimore: Flacco 23-34-2-226, Taylor 1-1-0-18. San Diego: Rivers 17-23-0-270.

RECEIVING—Baltimore: Rice 9-55, T.Smith 677, Dickson 3-36, Pitta 3-25, Boldin 2-51, R.Williams 1-0. San Diego: Floyd 5-96, Jackson 3-84, Gates 2-31, Mathews 2-19, Tolbert 2-18, McMichael 2-9, V.Brown 1-13.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Baltimore: Cundiff 36 (WR). San Diego: Novak 37 (WR).

Patriots clinch division, Ravens and Steelers in

By Barry Wilner The Associated Press

The Patriots own the AFC East title again.

New England won its ninth division crown in the 11 seasons Tom Brady has been the starting quarterback, beating Denver 41-23 on Sunday. The Patriots (11-3) are in position to gain a first-round playoff bye or even homefield advantage in the AFC, especially with South division winner Houston falling to 10-4 with a loss to Carolina.

Baltimore and Pittsburgh, who were tied for the AFC North lead at 10-3 heading into Week 15, also earned postseason berths before even taking the field. The Ravens, who lost to San Diego 34-14 Sunday night, got in thanks to losses by the Jets, Raiders and Titans. The Steelers, who play tonight at San Francisco, used a similar route.

“Never gets old,” defensive lineman Vince Wilfork said of the Patriots’ big win. “You work so hard the whole year to get to just one step. That’s just one of them. To come out division champs, that’s awesome.”

In the NFC, Green Bay (13-1) finally lost but already has the North crown and a first-round bye. The Packers need one more victory to clinch home-field advantage throughout the conference playoffs. The 49ers (10-3) already have won the West and are battling New Orleans (11-3), which leads the South, for the other first-round bye.

The Saints have a two-game division lead over Atlanta and play the Falcons in New Orleans on Dec. 26.

Dallas (8-6) grabbed back the NFC East lead when it beat Tampa Bay and the Giants lost to

Shockey rips Texans for anthem etiquette HOUSTON — Carolina Panthers tight end Jeremy Shockey criticized members of the Houston Texans for not putting their hands over their hearts during the national anthem.

Shockey says he saw “about 10 players” who didn’t do the traditional gesture when the anthem is played, and he told some of them how he felt during Carolina’s 28-13 victory.

“I was pretty upset in the way they weren’t showing respect to America during the national anthem,” Shockey said. “This is America and you should at least give respect to America.”

Shockey’s statements didn’t make their way back to the Texans’ locker room before it closed, and the team had no comment.

Shockey’s rant came in response to a reporter’s question about the Texans’ defense.

— The Associated Press

Washington. Still, the Giants (7-7) will win the division if they sweep their final two games, against the Jets and Cowboys. Barring that, Dallas takes the division.

But Philadelphia (6-8), which beat the Jets on Sunday to hurt New York’s wild-card chances, also can win the division — only if the Eagles win at Dallas and at home against Washington, and the Giants to lose to the Jets before beating the Cowboys.

Got that?

“It feels good to still have a chance to even be considered in the playoff race,” Eagles QB Michael Vick said. “We’ve been through a lot, but we’re resilient.”

Everyone in the AFC West was still alive, but Denver’s loss wasn’t too damaging because Oakland (7-7) fell to Detroit. Even after San Diego (7-7) beat Baltimore on Sunday night, the Broncos hold a one-game lead with two left: at Buffalo (5-9) and home for Kansas City (6-8).

“I definitely feel like we’re all right,” Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow said after falling to 72 as a starter. “We’ve got two big games and ... we’re excited about where we’re at. We’re going to continue to be positive and stay motivated and just try to improve like we’ve done every single day in practice.”

The AFC wild-card races couldn’t be more muddled. Either Pittsburgh or Baltimore, whichever finishes second in the North, will get one spot. The other will go to either the Bengals (8-6), Jets (8-6), Raiders, Titans (7-7) or Chargers.

“Go into the game thinking we have to run the table to control our own destiny, and we come out of the game needing to win out to control our own destiny,” Jets coach Rex Ryan said.

Atlanta and Detroit have that control in the NFC. Each is 9-5 and could get in even with two losses. A victory by each sews up those spots.

After visiting New Orleans, the Falcons finish by hosting Tampa Bay. The Lions host San Diego and travel to Green Bay to conclude the schedule.

Jack Dempsey / The Associated Press

New England defensive end Mark Anderson (95) reacts with teammate Matthew Slater (18) after recovering a fumble in the second quarter of Sunday’s win over the Broncos in Denver. The Patriots clinched the AFC East after Sunday’s 41-23 victory.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011 • THE BULLETIN

History of hockey woven with violence

Boogaard Continued from D1 And, in the case of Todd Fedoruk, that fist shattered his face and dropped him to the ice, all while officials and teammates watched, an arena full of hockey fans cheered and Boogaard’s Minnesota Wild teammates banged their sticks against the boards in appreciation.

No single punch announced the arrival of a heavyweight enforcer the way it did on Oct. 27, 2006.

Fedoruk, 6 feet 2 inches and 235 pounds, had built a career as a nuisance and willing combatant.

Trying to avenge a hit that the 6foot-8-inch Boogaard had laid on an Anaheim Ducks teammate, Fedoruk chased Boogaard down the ice. He baited him with tugs on his jersey.

Seven seconds after their gloves dropped, the damage was done.

Surgeons inserted metal plates and a swath of mesh to rebuild the right side of Fedoruk’s face. His career was never the same.

Message sent. Players around the league took notice of the Boogeyman.

“I knew sooner or later he would get the better of me,” said Georges Laraque, long considered the toughest man in hockey. “And I just — I like my face, and I just didn’t want to have it broken.”

Boogaard was 24, in his second NHL season. He was already established as a fan favorite in Minnesota and a man to avoid everywhere else in the dangerous, colorful and sometimes unhinged world of hockey enforcers.

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By Jeff Z. Klein New York Times News Service

Ann Heisenfelt / The Associated Press file

Minnesota Wild’s Derek Boogaard (24) checks Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Keith Ballard into the Coyotes bench during a game in 2006.

“Derek would take two or three punches to land one good one. He wasn’t a defensive fighter. I remember he said: ‘I hate guys that hide. When I fight, I’m going to throw, and I’m going to throw hard. I don’t have an off switch.’ Anytime a fight didn’t go his way — a draw or maybe he thought he lost — that would eat at him.”

— John Scott, NHL enforcer

“I never fought mad. Because it’s a job, right? I never took it personally. Lot of times when guys fight, you just ask the other guy politely.

Because the job is hard enough.

Why make it harder by having to insult anyone? We know what the job is.” — Georges Laraque, former NHL enforcer

“Derek would take two or three punches to land one good one.

He wasn’t a defensive fighter. I remember he said: ‘I hate guys that hide. When I fight, I’m going to throw, and I’m going to throw hard. I don’t have an off switch.’

Anytime a fight didn’t go his way — a draw or maybe he thought he lost — that would eat at him.”

— John Scott, NHL enforcer

There has been fighting in hockey for about as long as there have been pucks. Early games, on frozen ponds and outdoor rinks, were often scrumlike affairs with little passing. Without strong rules, scores were settled with swinging sticks and flying fists.

The NHL, formed in 1917, considered a ban on fighting. It ultimately mandated that fighters be assessed a five-minute penalty. That interpretation of justice, now Rule 46.14, still stands. It has never been much of a deterrent.

The best way to protect top players from violent onslaughts, teams have long believed, is the threat of more violence, like having a missile in a silo. Teams employ on-ice bruisers, the equivalent of playground bodyguards. Hurt one of us, and we will send out someone bigger, tougher, to exact revenge.

“Having another player in the bench that is willing to come over and willing to punch you is a good deterrent for other violence on the ice — as crazy as that sounds,” said Matt Shaw, an assistant coach for the NHL’s San Jose Sharks.

Teams did not hesitate to promote the prospect of a ruckus. Fighting was not just necessary, they believed, but also part of hockey’s allure. Nearly half of NHL games, 600 or more in a typical season, pause for a two-man brawl.

“I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out,” the comedian Rodney Dangerfield used to say. Everyone still gets the joke.

Fighting is not tolerated in most hockey leagues around the world.

It is not part of college hockey in the United States and Canada, nor international tournaments like the Olympics.

But it is a mainstay of North American professional leagues, stretching from the NHL to smalltown minor and junior leagues.

Proponents believe the sport is so fast and so prone to contact that it needs players to police the shadowy areas between legal hits and dirty play.

With a mix of menace and muscle, enforcers settle grievances and slights between teams, be they real, imagined or concocted as an excuse for disorder. Sometimes fights are spontaneous combustions, a punch thrown to avenge a perceived cheap shot. Others are premeditated affairs, to settle simmering disputes — whether from last period or last season. Some are intended to reverse the momentum of a lopsided game. Some are a restless player’s way of proving himself to his team.

But there is generally order to the chaos, unwritten rules of engagement, commonly called “the code.”

It covers everything from how a fight originates (both players must agree, and they usually do because of a fraternal bond of responsibility) to how it ends (with a modest glide to the penalty box).

No sticks. Hands must be bare.

Face-protecting visors are not worn by most enforcers to indicate that their face is open for business.

Boogaard had size and determination, but not much else, when the Wild chose him in the seventh round of the 2001 NHL draft. He trained with a Russian figure skater. He continued lessons to bolster his boxing. He was sent for seasoning in the minor leagues, where Wild officials told the coaches to mold Boogaard into an NHL enforcer.

His minor league coaches did not have such vivid imaginations.

“We didn’t give him a chance, and we were the guys trying to help him,” said Shaw, the current Sharks assistant who coached Boogaard in the minor leagues and the NHL. “Give him credit. This guy willed his way to the NHL.” At his first camp after being drafted, Boogaard aimed his body at an opponent, who ducked at the last moment. Boogaard hit the glass and shattered it. His body tumbled out of the rink.

At 20, Boogaard was assigned to the Louisiana IceGators of the East Coast Hockey League. Within a year, he battered his way to the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, one rung below the NHL. Hard work endeared him to coaches. In the summer heat of Houston, Boogaard tirelessly ran up hills near the practice rink. He stayed late after practice, awaiting further instruction. Alone, he skated, shot and practiced the basics, hoping coaches would trust him enough to put him in the game.

Most important, Boogaard won fights. The Aeros replayed bouts on the video board and called it “Boogeyman Cam.” They had a Boogaard bobblehead promotion, and the fists bobbled, too.

Boogaard skated well for a big man, but he turned like a locomotive. When he aimed his body at players and missed, the rattling boards echoed an intimidating message. One coach told the Aeros staff that Boogaard was their most valuable player, because his team was frightened by his mere presence.

“That’s when it hit me,” Shaw said. “I went: ‘Good God. This guy’s going to play.’ ” Still raw, Boogaard went to the Wild’s training camp in 2005. He beat up an enforcer from Buffalo, then one from Chicago in preseason games. Jacques Lemaire, the Wild coach, saw the impact Boogaard had on other teams. He never played in the minors again.

In his first regular-season fight, on Oct. 16, 2005, against Anaheim, he pounded Kip Brennan before dropping him with a big right hand. Boogaard won again, then again. With each fallen opponent, the rookie’s popularity grew.

Such adoration is not unusual.

The enforcer, sometimes mocked as a goon or euphemized as a tough guy, may be hockey’s favorite archetype. Enforcers are seen as working-class superheroes — understated types with an alter ego willing to do the sport’s most dangerous work to protect others.

And they are underdogs, men who otherwise might have no business

in the game.

Boogaard went nearly five years between NHL goals and scored three times in 277 games. He spent 1,411 minutes on the ice and 589 minutes in the penalty box.

But he was quick to do an interview or sign on for charity work.

He was huge and imposing, yet he laughed easily and always kneeled to talk to children. His personality was an understated counterweight to his outsized reputation as a fighter. His No. 24 became a top-selling replica jersey.

“It was the fierceness of his brand and the gentleness of his character,” explained Tom Lynn, a former Wild executive.

“My back wakes me up. I get on the floor every morning. My left hand has been smashed and broken so many times I’m missing a knuckle. From the concussions, my memory — I have a lapse with my memory at times. It’s just little things, and important things. If you look at the fights I’ve had since I was 16, I’ve had about 300. These aren’t boxing gloves. These are fists. There has to be an impact.”

— Brantt Myhres, former NHL enforcer The worry was always about the hands. Like those of most enforcers, Derek Boogaard’s giant hands were mangled — especially the right one. But that was the most obvious cost of his work. The rest of the damage, physical and mental, he liked to hide.

Last winter, a friend said, a neurologist asked Boogaard to estimate how many times his mind went dark and he needed a moment to regain his bearings after being hit on the head, probable signs of a concussion. Four? Five? Boogaard laughed. Try hundreds, he said.

There is no incentive to display weakness. Most enforcers do not acknowledge concussions, at least until they retire. Teams, worried that opponents will focus on sore body parts, usually disguise concussions on injury reports as something else. In Boogaard’s case, it was often “shoulder” or “back,” two chronic ailments, even when his helmet did not fit because of the knots on his head.

“I hid my concussions,” said Ryan VandenBussche, 38, a former enforcer who estimates he had at least a dozen concussions, none of them diagnosed. “I masked them with other injuries. I’m not a huge guy, by no means, but I fought all the big guys. And I certainly didn’t want to be known as being concussion prone, especially early in my career, because general managers are pretty smart and your life span in the NHL wouldn’t be very long.”

Myhres said he had concussions diagnosed twice but estimated he had more than 10 in his career. Now 37, he feels his memory slipping.

Mat Sommerfeld toppled Boogaard the first time they fought in the Western Hockey League. He was only 6-2 and 200 pounds, but he was drafted by the Florida Panthers to be an enforcer.

Concussions ended Sommerfeld’s career. In his first rookie camp, his face was so swollen after a fight that he had to sleep sitting up for a few days. There were times he took the ice still woozy from a blow, only to be leveled again.

Now married with young children, working the family farm in Saskatchewan, Sommerfeld has had bouts of depression serious enough to warrant professional help.

“I don’t know if it’s worth it,” he

said. “It wasn’t for me.”

Boogaard likely had dozens of concussions before his death in May. No one knows.

“Obviously, I’ve used painkillers, with injuries and stuff. Get your shoulder rebuilt, get your knee scoped. It’s hard to go out that next night and fight that worldclass guy with broken knuckles.

I’ve gotten into the drugs. Not going to lie. I’m sure people think, ‘Oh, he’s making $1.5 million, how bad can it be?’ But they’ve never been in his shoes.” — Mitch Fritz, former NHL enforcer It was the middle of the 2007-08 season, and Boogaard knew that Fedoruk was in the midst of a decadelong battle with alcohol and drugs. Boogaard was taking prescribed pain medicine for his aching back.

“He’s like, ‘Man, these things work really good,’ ” Fedoruk recalled.

Boogaard and Fedoruk met as boys at camp for the Regina Pats in 1998. Almost a decade later, Fedoruk, three years older, was a teammate, mentor and confidant.

And Boogaard wanted to know about painkillers.

“Him knowing my history, I think he knew he could trust me,” Fedoruk said. “He could open up to me and maybe try and find out some things about that. He was asking questions like, ‘You’re taking because you like it?’ Stuff like that.”

Fedoruk said his advice was simple: Be careful.

Two years later, Boogaard was in substance-abuse rehabilitation.

Fedoruk would follow, for the second time in his career.

As a teenager, Boogaard was a bingeing beer drinker, but it never seemed unusual in the culture of Canadian junior hockey.

In the minor leagues, he began taking Ambien, a prescription sleeping pill. It has long been doled out in training rooms to players struggling to cope with chronic aches and the demands of the schedule.

On April 14, 2009, Boogaard had nose surgery. Seven days later, he had surgery on his right shoulder. He was prescribed Percocet, a combination of acetaminophen and oxycodone.

John Scott, a 6-foot-8-inch teammate of Boogaard’s now playing for Chicago, was prescribed oxycodone after nose and knee operations.

“It just dulls you right out,” he said. “Totally numbs everything.

You don’t feel anything. You’re in no pain, but you’re not yourself.

There’s no senses. Nothing. My wife was like: ‘This is creeping me out, man. You’ve got to stop taking those.’ And so I stopped.”

Boogaard did not. One September afternoon during the Wild’s preseason, disoriented while driving around Minneapolis, Boogaard was rescued by a police officer he knew. Boogaard slept on the officer’s couch.

Late one night soon after, at home with his fiancee, Erin Russell, Boogaard said he took four Ambien. She knew it was something more.

“I was scared,” Russell said. “I had never seen him that drugged up — falling all over the place and running into walls.”

A few phone calls and a day later, Boogaard was on a plane to California, headed to a substanceabuse program in Malibu.

“He just left,” Scott said. “He never told anybody he was leaving.

I remember talking to him and everything was fine and then all of a sudden he was just gone. They told us he was getting surgery, or it was a concussion or something. They made up some excuse and they never told us what happened. But we all kind of figured it out. It’s not that hard to see.”

In Tuesday’s Bulletin, A brain going bad: Unlocking answers to the brutal life and tragic death of a noted hockey fighter.

MONTREAL — It is one of sport’s biggest mysteries: How did hockey come to tolerate fighting? Hockey historians say no one knows why or even exactly when the game decided long ago to tolerate fighting while other violent-collision sports like rugby and football did not.

But Adam Gopnik, a writer for The New Yorker, has offered a theory that tries to explain why fighting and violence seem to be in hockey’s DNA. He regards violence as an outgrowth of organized hockey’s origins in late-19th-century Montreal, where ethnic groups formed rival clubs that gave the game the “archaic tang,” as he put it, “of my gang here versus your gang there.”

Gopnik, who grew up here and is a Canadiens fan, sees hockey as the most creative sport, but also “the most clannish, most given to brutal tribal rules of insult and retribution.” For him, the key lies in the fleur-de-lis, the rose, the shamrock and the thistle that adorn this city’s flag.

Gopnik offered his hypothesis in November at Canada’s biggest annual intellectual event, the Massey Lectures, which since 1961 have featured speakers like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Margaret Atwood. It is also contained in a book based on his lectures, “Winter: Five Windows on a Season.”

The first organized hockey games were played here in 1875 by English-Canadian rugby players looking for a winter sport.

For the first 20 years or so, the players were mostly members of Montreal’s English and Scottish elite; French Canadians joined in the 1890s, when the Catholic Church in Quebec started to drop its resistance to sports. Montreal’s Irish, as English-speaking Catholics, occupied a kind of middle ground between the Protestant Anglo-Scots elite and the Catholic French majority.

They all had their own hockey clubs, some of whose names are still etched on the Stanley Cup: the English, represented by the rose on Montreal’s flag, had the Victorias; the Scottish, with the thistle, had the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association; the Irish had the Shamrocks; and the French, of the fleur-de-lis, had the National and the Montagnards. The Shamrocks often allied with French clubs against the English and the Scottish in disputes over who would be allowed into the top leagues.

All the interethnic jockeying at the birth of organized hockey was uncovered by the historian Michel Vigneault, in a 2001 Laval University doctoral thesis. Gopnik, drawing on that thesis, calls early hockey “in part an improvisational game played on a frozen street, in part a brutal game of rugby played at high speed, in part a form of soccer on ice.”

Gopnik writes, “All these elements get mixed with residual British ideas of fair play and self-policing schoolyard justice, which produce both the long handshake lines at the end of playoff games and the sometimes ugly sense that the players should settle it themselves.”

Although Gopnik offers an explanation for the many violent incidents in early hockey, actual fighting between players seems to have been rare. As Bill Fitsell, founding president of the Society for International Hockey Research, said, “Fighting was not part of the original game.”

Fitsell, who in 1936 attended his first game at Maple Leaf Gardens and saw Toronto’s notorious defenseman Red Horner fight, has spent years studying 19th-century newspaper accounts. Those accounts often refer to violent play, stick-swinging and savagery, he said, but explicit references to fighting between players are “few and far between in the early years of the game.”

They include a “fisticuff engagement” in a game in Montreal in 1889 but hardly any others.

Occasionally, fights broke out, but stickswinging was the real danger. Violence might have reached a tipping point in the early 1900s, when the president of the Ontario Hockey Association called for an end to “slashing and slugging” before “we have to call a coroner to visit our rinks.”

The frequency and danger of early stickswinging incidents lends support to the oftcited rationale that fighting acts as a safety valve, preventing more serious incidents.

That defense of fighting was used by National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman recently — he called it a thermostat — while discussing the death of the enforcer Derek Boogaard.

Still, Fitsell said, newspaper accounts of fights involving punches did not appear regularly until the second decade of the 20th century. He added that fighting was not listed as a foul until 1915, in a National Hockey Association rule book, some 40 years after the first organized game.

Stick-swinging gradually subsided, with the incidents dwindling to a handful after the late 1970s. The last such incident to result in prosecution came in 2000, with Marty McSorley’s assault conviction for clubbing Donald Brashear in the head.

But as stick-swinging subsided over the decades, the frequency of fighting increased — what supporters of fighting see as the safety valve at work.

By 1960-61, the NHL averaged one fight every five games, but the rate rose steadily until 1987-88, when the average game had 1.3 fights. Then the rate dropped, and today the league averages one fight every two games.

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THE BULLETIN • MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011

Cycling

MOTOR SPORTS

IndyCar Series tries to steer through tragedy, upheaval

By Jim Peltz Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Two months after the nation was stunned by a 15-car crash that killed driver Dan Wheldon, the Izod IndyCar Series is trying to re-establish momentum heading into next season.

But after announcing last week that no one factor caused Wheldon’s death in the fiery wreck Oct. 16 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, IndyCar and its chief executive Randy Bernard now must overcome several issues still weighing on their effort to boost the sport’s popularity.

Among them: The series is rolling out a new race car whose ultimate performance is yet unknown.

IndyCar’s full 2012 schedule isn’t out.

The job of series race director remains unfilled.

Popular driver Danica Patrick has left the series for NASCAR stock-car racing.

IndyCar is grappling to find a financially viable balance of races on oval tracks and those on twisty street and road courses.

Entering his third season as IndyCar’s boss, Bernard remains sanguine despite the series’ struggle to draw more spectators and television viewers.

“I’m very optimistic,” Bernard said in an interview.

“We’re making significant progress.”

The schedule could be announced as early as today; the holdup was negotiations for IndyCar to return in June to Texas Motor Speedway, which, like Las Vegas, is a 1.5mile oval, Bernard said.

Most of next year’s race dates are known because the tracks or IndyCar announced the individual events.

IndyCar also said it won’t return to Las Vegas next October pending further tests of the new car at that track, indicating that the new night race Sept. 15 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., might be the season finale.

But Bernard said it was “5050” that Fontana would hold the last race because IndyCar might add one race that would be announced early next year.

Indeed, this year’s Las Vegas race wasn’t announced until Feb. 22.

So besides Fontana and Texas, the only ovals on In-

dyCar’s schedule appear to be Iowa and the sport’s crown jewel, the Indianapolis 500 in late May. That doesn’t sit well with some IndyCar fans that prefer oval tracks. But races this year at the Milwaukee, Kentucky and New Hampshire ovals had weak attendance and even the Las Vegas race, heavily promoted by Bernard, had fewer than 30,000 spectators.

“We need to take a step back and truly understand what our fans want to see on those ovals, because the product we were providing — besides the Indy 500 and Texas and Iowa — we’ve had marginal success at best,” Bernard said.

Some of IndyCar’s top teams agreed.

“We would like to have a combination of race tracks that are promoted well and move our brand to the next level of recognition,” said Mike Hull, managing director of Target Chip Ganassi Racing, whose drivers include series champion Dario Franchitti.

Tim Cindric, president of Penske Racing, said he’s more concerned with racing on an oval earlier in the season. “We still are looking at a schedule in which we don’t have an oval race before Indy and that to me is a flaw in the schedule,” he said.

“We’d definitely like to see that as well,” Bernard said of a pre-Indy 500 oval race, adding that Phoenix International Raceway was one track worth exploring.

Regardless, the series expects an added boost from its new race car. Teams also can now choose the cars’ engines from three manufacturers — Honda, Chevrolet and Lotus — and all three “will promote the (IndyCar) brand very, very seriously,” Hull said.

IndyCar also expects better TV ratings. Most of its races are shown on the relatively little watched Versus channel, but Versus’ name is being changed to NBC Sports Network next month in hopes of drawing more viewers.

IndyCar also removed Brian Barnhart as race-control director after several controversial decisions that angered drivers and teams. A successor wasn’t immediately named but “this person has to be in place before the first of the year” and “we’re very close to selecting one,” Bernard said.

Continued from D1 By combining old steel mountain-bike frames from the 1970s and ’80s with as many locally sourced parts and as much local labor as possible, Bend Velo, located on Northeast First Street and in its third year of operation, is bringing back one of the simple pleasures in life and creating beautifully repurposed utility bicycles.

Not just any bicycles, though. J. Livingston bicycles.

Inspired by the first friend Bend Velo owner Eric Power made in Bend several years back, a man named John Livingston, these bikes are the affordable, classy, “upcycled” answer to excuses for not riding a bike.

“He’s thrifty and he’s a bike commuter,” says Power of Livingston. “We had met at a party when I first moved here from California, and John asked me why I would spend so much money on a new bike, not made in the U.S., when I could cobble together an old frame and used parts and have something just as good.”

Power admits that he couldn’t come up with a solid answer to Livingston’s question. Coming from a racing background, Power was accustomed to clipless pedals, skinny tires and an aerodynamic position — none of which lends itself to a comfortable, street-clothed, sneakerfooted commute to work or the market, or even for a cruise around town.

When it comes to local commuting, convenience is often the deciding factor between bicycle and automobile. J. Livingston bicycles — which range in price between $600 and $900 — are produced for the purpose of self-propelled convenience, promoting the idea that, given the right tools, bike commuting can be more efficient and rewarding than driving, and at times (tight traffic, limited parking) even more convenient.

“J. Livingston bikes do everything

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Customer Scott Sall, left, of Bend, is shown a bike by Bend Velo owner Eric Power Tuesday.

they can to make the commute more comfortable and easy, so that it will just make more sense to get on your bike and go to the store,” says Power. “We incorporate fenders, kickstands, racks, an upright riding position, and pedals that don’t require special shoes.”

And if comfort, ease of use and cargo racks are not enough to get you commuting on two wheels, perhaps a commitment to supporting local business is.

J. Livingston bicycles are an amalgam of local artistry, manufacturing and craft.

Max Manufacturing of Bend makes the head badges and chain stays. Woody’s Fenders, also of Bend, provides custom fenders, and a local powder coater colors sanded frames to life. Sara Bella, yet another local company, sells bike-match-

ing messenger bags made from recycled vinyl banners.

“Lots of people fix up old bikes,” Power observes. “But to repurpose a frame, rename it and take it to this extent is something entirely different.”

And when it’s hard to find, say, a frame for a women’s bike, instead of ordering a new one from China, a local welder cuts the top tube on a men’s frame and rewelds it at a lower height, creating an entirely new women-specific frame.

Although Bend Velo offers a wide range of unisex J. Livingstons, Power finds that his customer base is composed of mostly middle-aged women.

“I get women who are riding uncomfortable bicycles their husbands had put them on,” he says. “And then J. Livingston Bikes opens up a whole new world for them.”

Power is keen on selling floor inventory, but he revels in the fact that women come in and are excited to choose their own colors, grips, saddle, pedals and racks. He says it makes them a part of the building process and, in turn, more committed to riding.

“When I see women who have purchased a J. Livingston out and about in town and they’ve, say, ridden to the farmer’s market and they come up and hug me because I’ve changed their lives, it’s super rewarding,” Power beams.

Whether to race, commute, “support local” or all of the above, Bend Velo is on a mission to get more Central Oregonians out of cars and onto bikes — for the incomparable pleasure or for utilitarian purpose alone. And a J. Livingston bicycle is the simple, recycled means to that desirable end.

— Laura Winberry is a freelance journalist who lives in Bend. She can be reached at laura@organicasana.com or at 201-819-4017.

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CAMPS/ CLASSES/ CLINICS INDOOR CYCLING CLASSES: At Powered by Bowen, 143 S.W. Century Drive, Bend; limited to eight riders per class; sessions at noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; at 6:30 a.m., 5 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays; and at 6:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Saturdays; $12-$18 per class; www.ReboundSPL.com, 541-585-1500.

BICYCLE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE CLINICS: Learn how to properly repair and maintain your bike; first and third Tuesdays of each month; free; Pine Mountain Sports, 255 S.W. Century Drive, Bend; advanced sign-up required; 541-385-8080;

www.pinemountainsports.com.

RIDES POLAR BEAR RIDE: Sunday, Jan. 1; 10 a.m.; road ride of about 30 miles to Alfalfa and back; some gentle rollers, no steep climbs; start at Hutch’s Bicycles on N.E. 3rd St. in Bend; free; info@hutchsbicycles. com; hutchsbicycles.com.

MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE: Start at Eurosports in Sisters, 182 E. Hood St.; 10 a.m. on Saturdays and 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays; take along lights for evening rides; 541-549-2471.

HUTCH’S MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE: Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.; meet at 6 p.m. at the Phil’s Trail trailhead west of Bend; rides will be 90 minutes to two hours in duration; carry lights and wear appropriate

clothing; 541-382-6248.

PINE MOUNTAIN SPORTS BIKE RIDE: Twice-monthly guided mountain bike rides hosted by Pine Mountain Sports and open to all riders; 5:30 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month; free; rental and demo bikes available at no charge (be at the shop at 5 p.m.); meet at 255 S.W. Century Drive, Bend; 541-3858080; www.pinemountainsports. com.

WORKING WOMEN’S ROAD RIDE: Casual-paced road bike ride for women from 90 minutes to two hours; 5:30 p.m., Mondays; meet at Sunnyside Sports, 930 N.W. Newport Ave., Bend; 541-382-8018.

EUROSPORTS RIDE: Group road bike ride starting in Sisters from Eurosports, 182 E. Hood St.; at 9 a.m. on Saturdays; at 11 a.m.

Tuesdays, Thursdays; all riders welcome; 541-549-2471; www. eurosports.us.

HUTCH’S NOON RIDE: Group road bike ride starting in Bend

from Hutch’s Bicycles east-side location, 820 N.E. Third St., at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays; and from Hutch’s west-side location, 725 N.W. Columbia St., at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays; pace varies; 541-382-6248; www. hutchsbicycles.com.

HUTCH’S SATURDAY RIDE: Group road bike ride begins at 9 a.m.

Saturdays in Bend from Hutch’s Bicycles east-side location, 820 N.E. Third St.; approximately 40 miles; vigorous pace; 541-382-6248; www. hutchsbicycles.com.

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ALWAYS STIRRING UP SOMETHING GOOD

Ridgeview Continued from D1

Gymnasium The baselines and bleachers are already painted and the OSAA seal is on the floor in Ridgeview’s new gym, which including the main playing area and the auxiliary upper-level floor is 28,000 square feet. For comparison, the gym facility at Redmond High measures about 19,000 square feet.

Even with the bleachers fully extended, spectators will be 10 feet from the court boundaries. (So if you need to make a run to the restroom or concession stand during a game, you won’t have to worry about being bowled over by a player or referee.) The high ceiling and exposed steel and wooden beams give the gym an urban industrial feel popular with current builders.

Wrestling room Ridgeview’s gym is nice, easily one of the best high school gyms in the area. The school’s wrestling room is state of the art, maybe one of the best in Oregon, high school or college.

“It’s one of the nicest mat rooms in the entire state,” beamed Walsh, a longtime wrestling coach before going into administration.

Natural light fills the 4,000-square-foot room through skylights and windows that look out at the Cascade mountains. The room, located on the second floor of the school, is equipped with a whiteboard for the coaches, cubbyholes for shoes, a spit sink, and wall-towall speakers.

Outdoor athletic center Ridgeview’s football stadium, track, and baseball and softball fields — varsity and junior varsity — are best viewed as an ensemble.

The complex has one main entrance, good for crowd control and for streamlined admission.

And a concession stand and restrooms are part of the package.

The football stadium, with a seating capacity of 1,400, is the centerpiece of the setup. A press box on the home side houses multiple soundproof rooms for coaches and media. The field itself was built without a drainage crown, leaving a flat surface for the soccer matches that will be played at the stadium. The football practice field conveniently connects with the stadium itself.

For track and field, the stadium contains an

eight-lane track and two pole vault pits. The jumping runway and pits are located on the west end of the football field, slightly below a small hill, which creates a natural seating area for spectators.

Approximately 40 feet southwest of the football stadium lie the varsity baseball and softball fields, both of which feature spacious dugouts and storage/changing rooms. The fields are situated less than 200 feet apart, making it possible for spectators to watch baseball and softball games at the same time.

East of the varsity baseball and softball fields sit two more diamonds, one each for junior varsity baseball and JV softball. The JV baseball field is expected to double as a soccer pitch.

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The Ridgeview campus also includes eight tennis courts, a day-care center for teen parents, and maybe the most state-of-the-art performing arts auditorium in Oregon east of the Cascades — it reminded me of Eugene’s Hult Center. The whole package, not just the athletic facilities, are first class all the way. The school’s main entrance and its common area look like a small college’s student union, complete with school merchandise store.

Walsh has already scheduled several athletic events for next year to showcase the new school. Ridgeview is set to host a four-team football jamboree in the fall as well as a freshman volleyball tournament. Next winter, the Adrian Irwin Memorial Tournament, a massive high school wrestling event staged annually in Central Oregon, will move from Bend’s Mountain View High to Ridgeview. And Walsh expects to host a basketball tournament as well.

Was the $75 million price tag worth it? You’ll have to ask a Redmond taxpayer. But without a doubt, Redmond has built a school and athletic facility that will be a source of pride for the city and the region for years to come.

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Customer Service Representative Ed Staub & Sons Petroleum, Inc. has an immediate opening for a professional, selfmotivated team member. Applicant should have customer service experience; answering phones, customer account maintenance, posting payments along with other tasks. This is a full time position. If you are comfortable multi-tasking and are detail oriented, then this may be the right opportunity for you.

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BEND’S HOMELESS NEED OUR HELP The cold weather is upon us and sadly there are still over 2,000 folks in our community without permanent shelter, living in cars, makeshift camps, getting by as best they can.

The following items are badly needed to help them get through the winter:

d CAMPING GEAR of any sort: d Used tents, sleeping bags, tarps, blankets. d WARM CLOTHING: Rain Gear, Boots d Please drop off your tax-deductible donations at the BEND COMMUNITY CENTER 1036 NE 5th St., Bend, Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (541-312-2069).

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Shari tising in this newspa656 Abell 541-743-1890. per is subject to the Houses for Rent Fair Housing Act SW Bend which makes it illegal 634 to advertise "any Apt./Multiplex NE Bend preference, limitation 3 Bdrm, 2 bath, 1300 sq. ft, all new carpet/paint. or discrimination .92 acre lot, dbl. ga!! NO APP FEE !! based on race, color, 2 bdrm, 1 bath rage w/opener, $995, religion, sex, handi$530 & 540 480-3393, 610-7803 cap, familial status, W/D hook-ups & Heat marital status or naPump. Carports & Pet An Older 2 bdrm, 2 tional origin, or an inFriendly bath, mfd, 938 sq.ft., tention to make any Fox Hollow Apts. woodstove, quiet .5 such preference, (541) 383-3152 acre lot in DRW, on limitation or discrimiCascade Rental Mgmt. Co. canal. $795. nation." Familial sta541-480-3393 or tus includes children 541-610-7803. $525 under the age of 18 Very clean 1 bdrm. living with parents or 658 w/private patio in quiet legal custodians, area no smoking/pets, Houses for Rent pregnant women, and 1000 NE Butler Mkt. people securing cusRedmond Rd. 541-633-7533, tody of children under 382-6625 18. This newspaper 2 Bdrm 1.5 bath, newly will not knowingly acremodeled, fenced, cept any advertising 3/4 acre, $850/mo + Alpine Meadows for real estate which is $600 fee. Pet nego.

Townhomes in violation of the law.

541-815-2621 1, 2 & 3 bdrm apts.

Our readers are Starting at $625. hereby informed that 3 bdrm., 3 bath farm541-330-0719 all dwellings adverhouse w/barn, 8 mi.

Professionally tised in this newspaW. of Terrebonne, no managed by per are available on smoking, horses posNorris & Stevens, Inc. an equal opportunity sible, $1100+dep, basis. To complain of 541-419-6542. discrimination call HUD toll-free at 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 1-800-877-0246. The 1304 sq ft, with 3-car toll free telephone garage. Very close to SWM, 5’8”/165, home schls; yard maint incl. number for the hearowner, seeks petite $850/mo, $1000 dep. ing impaired is SWF to spend quiet No pets or smoking.

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In River Meadows a 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 1376 sq. ft., woodstove, AUTOS & TRANSPORTATION BOATS & RVs brand new carpet/oak 908 - Aircraft, Parts and Service 805 - Misc. Items floors, W/S pd, $795.

Price Reduced - 2010 Beaver Patriot 2000, 850 - Snowmobiles 916 - Trucks and Heavy Equipment 541-480-3393 Walnut cabinets, soCustom Harley 925 - Utility Trailers or 541-610-7803 860 Motorcycles And Accessories lar, Bose, Corian, tile, DNA Pro-street swing 927 - Automotive Trades 4 door fridge., 1 slide, 865 - ATVs arm frame, Ultima 929 - Automotive Wanted W/D. $85,000 870 - Boats & Accessories 107, Ultima 6-spd 931 - Automotive Parts, Service 541-215-5355 over $23,000 in parts 875 - Watercraft alone; 100s of man and Accessories 880 Motorhomes hours into custom fab932 - Antique and Classic Autos 881 - Travel Trailers rication. Priced for 933 - Pickups quick sale, now, 882 - Fifth Wheels 935 - Sport Utility Vehicles $15,000 OBO 885 - Canopies and Campers 940 - Vans 541-408-3317 890 - RV’s for Rent 975 - Automobiles Beaver Santiam 2002, 687 40’, 2 slides, 48K, 881 885 931 immaculate, 330 Commercial for Travel Trailers Canopies & Campers Automotive Parts, Cummins diesel, Honda VT700 Rent/Lease Service & Accessories $63,500 OBO, must Shadow 1984, 23K, Lance-Legend 990 sell.541-504-0874 many new parts, Office/Warehouse lo11’3" 1998, w/ext-cab, Receiver hitch for Dodge battery charger, Gulfstream Scenic cated in SE Bend. Up exc. cond., generator, Dakota, exc. cond., good condition, Cruiser 36 ft. 1999, to 30,000 sq.ft., comsolar-cell, large refrig, $150 obo 541-536-3889 $3000 OBO. Cummins 330 hp. diepetitive rate, AC, micro., magic fan, 541-382-1891 sel, 42K, 1 owner, 13 Weekend Warrior Toy 541-382-3678. bathroom shower, We Buy Scrap! Auto & Hauler 28’ 2007,Gen, in. kitchen slide out, removable carpet, Truck Batteries, up to 693 $10. Buying junk cars fuel station, exc cond. new tires,under cover, custom windows, outKAWASAKI 750 2005 & trucks, up to $500, sleeps 8, black/gray Ofice/Retail Space hwy. miles only,4 door door shower/awning like new, 2400 miles, interior, used 3X, & scrap metal! fridge/freezer iceset-up for winterizing, stored 5 years. New for Rent $27,500.

Call 541-408-1090 maker, W/D combo, elec. jacks, CD/stebattery, sports shield, 541-389-9188 Interbath tub & reo/4’ stinger. $9500. shaft drive, $3400 An Office with bath, 932 shower, 50 amp. proBend, 541.279.0458 firm. 541-447-6552. various sizes and loAntique & pane gen & more!

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Cummins Diesel 3500 black leather interior.

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Classifieds Get Re541-382-3964, leave 4x4 long bed, 58K mi, $58,500 sults! Call 385-5809 msg. $34,900. Or buy as 541-306-6290 or place your ad unit, $48,500. on-line at Real Estate Itasca Spirit Class C 541-331-1160 bendbulletin.com Polaris Phoenix, MUST SELL 2007, 20K mi., front For Sale 2005, 2+4 200cc, For Memorial entertainment center, like new, low hours, 882 70 Monte Carlo all bells & whistles, Autos & runs great, $1700 or All original, beautiful, extremely good Fifth Wheels best offer.

Transportation car, completely new cond., 2 slides, 2 Call 541-388-3833 suspension and brake HDTV’s, $52,000 system, plus extras.

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Your classified ad will also appear on bendbulletin.com 19-ft Mastercraft which currently rePro-Star 190 inboard, ceives over 1987, 290hp, V8, 822 1.5 million page hrs, great cond, lots of views every month extras, $10,000 obo. at no extra cost.

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Call 385-5809 or place your ad on-line 20.5’ 2004 Bayliner at 205 Run About, 220 bendbulletin.com HP, V8, open bow, exc. cond., very fast 773 w/very low hours, Acreages lots of extras incl. tower, Bimini & custom trailer, *** $19,500.

CHECK YOUR AD 541-389-1413 Please check your ad on the first day it runs to make sure it is correct. Sometimes instructions over the phone are misunderstood and an error 20.5’ Seaswirl Spyder 1989 H.O. 302, can occur in your ad.

285 hrs., exc. cond., If this happens to your stored indoors for ad, please contact us life $11,900 OBO. the first day your ad 541-379-3530 appears and we will be happy to fix it as soon as we can.

Ads published in the Deadlines are: Week"Boats" classification days 11:00 noon for include: Speed, fishnext day, Sat. 11:00 ing, drift, canoe, a.m. for Sunday and house and sail boats.

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Jayco Greyhawk 2004, 31’ Class C, 6800 mi., hyd. jacks, new tires, slide out, exc. cond, $54,000, 541-480-8648

Alpha “See Ya” 30’ 1996, 2 slides, A/C, heat pump, exc. cond. for Snowbirds, solid oak cabs day & night shades, Corian, tile, hardwood. $12,750.

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Aircraft, Parts & Service Chevy Chevelle 1967, 283 & Powerglide, very clean, quality updates, $21,000, 541-420-1600 1/3 interest in Columbia 400, located at Sunriver. $138,500.

Call 541-647-3718

Phoenix Cruiser 2001, Carri-Lite Luxury 2009 1950 CHEVY CLUB 23 ft. V10, 51K. Large

by Carriage, 4 slide- 1/3 interest in wellCOUPE, Cobalt Blue, bath, bed & kitchen. outs, inverter, satelequipped IFR Beech Great condition, runs Seats 6-8. Awning. lite sys, frplc, 2 flat Bonanza A36, lowell, lots of spare $30,950. scrn TVs. $60,000. cated KBDN. $55,000. parts. $9995. Call 541-923-4211 541-480-3923 541-419-9510 541-419-7828

COACHMAN 1997 Catalina 5th wheel 23’, slide, new tires, extra clean, below book. $6,500.

541-548-1422.

Winnebago Access 31J 2008, Class C, Near Low Retail Price! One owner, non- smoker, garaged, 7,400 miles, auto leveling jacks, (2) slides, upgraded queen bed,bunk beds, microwave, 3-burner Companion 26’ 1992, range/oven, (3) TVs, Done RV’ing, nonand sleeps 10! Lots of smoker, exc. cond, storage, maintained, some extras incl., and very clean! Only $4500, 503-951-0447, $76,995!

Extended Redmond warranty available!

Call (541) 388-7179.

Winnebago Sightseer 2008 30B Class A, Top-of-the-line RV located at our home in southeast Bend. $79,500 OBO. Cell # 805-368-1575.

Executive Hangar

Chevy Corvette 1980,48k exc. mechanical cond., at Bend Airport new factory interior, (KBDN) black, yellow paint, exc.

60’ wide x 50’ deep, tires, must sell, make w/55’ wide x 17’ high rediculous cash offer. bi-fold door. Natural Call 541-385-9350. gas heat, office, bathroom. Parking for 6 cars.

Adjacent to Frontage Rd; great visibility for aviation bus. 1jetjock@q.com 541-948-2126 Chevy Corvette Coupe 2006, 8,471 orig T-Hangar for rent miles, 1 owner, alat Bend airport. ways garaged, red, 2 Call 541-382-8998. tops, auto/paddle shift, LS-2, Corsa ex916 haust, too many opTrucks & tions to list, pristine Heavy Equipment car, $37,500. Serious only, call 541-504-9945

2010 Cougar 276RLS, lrg slide, loaded with amenities, like new, 1982 INT. Dump with $24,995. 541-593-6303 Arborhood, 6k on re-

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Fleetwood Wilderness 36’ 2005 4 slides, rear bdrm, fireplace, AC, Kit Sportsman 26ft.

W/D hkup beautiful 1997, camp trailer, unit! $30,500. solar panel, catalytic 541-815-2380 heater, furnace, sleep 6-7, self contained, good cond., a must see. $4500.

541-388-6846.

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Komfort 27’ 2006, Like new,used 4x,fiberglass, Komfort 24’ 1999, 6’ 14’ slide-out,2 TV’s,CD/ slide, fully loaded,never DVD surround sound. used since buying, 21” awning, couch w/ $9700, 541-923-0854. queen hideabed, AC, heavy duty hitch, night/ FIND IT! daylight shades, pwr BUY IT! front jack, & more!

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NOTICE: OREGON NOTICE: Oregon state Levi’s Dirt Works: Landscape Contraclaw requires any- Residential/Commercial tors Law (ORS 671) one who contracts General Contractor: For all your dirt & requires all busifor construction work SPRINGDALE 2005 excavation needs. nesses that advertise to be licensed with the 27’, has eating area • Snow Removal to perform LandConstruction Con850 slide, A/C and heat, Montana 34’ 2003, 2 • Subcontracting scape Construction tractors Board (CCB). new tires, all conslides, exc. cond.

Used out-drive Snowmobiles which includes: An active license • Public Works • Concrete tents included, bedthroughout, arctic parts Mercury planting, decks, means the contractor • Small & large jobs for ding towels, cooking winter pkg., new OMC rebuilt macontractors/home ownfences, arbors, is bonded and inand eating utensils.

10-ply tires, W/D rine motors: 151 ers by job or hour. water-features, and sured.

Verify the Great for vacation, ready, $25,000, $1595; 3.0 $1895; installation, repair of contractor’s CCB li- • Driveway grading (low fishing, hunting or 541-948-5793 4.3 (1993), $1995.

SNOWMOBILES! cost-get rid of pot holes irrigation systems to cense through the living! $15,500 541-389-0435 &smooth out your drive) be licensed with the (2) Matching 550 cc CCB Consumer 541-408-3811 Arctic Cat Cougars w/ • Custom pads large/small Landscape ContracWebsite www.hirealicensedcontractor. tilt trailer, all in good • Operated rentals & autors Board.

This 875 com shape, $2500 OBO. gering • Wet/dry utils.

4-digit number is to be or call 503-378-4621.

Watercraft 541-536-2469 CCB#194077 included in all adverThe Bulletin recom541-639-5282 tisements which indi- Snowmobiles (4), with 4 mends checking with Ads published in "WaMONTANA 3585 2008, cate the business has place trailer, $3950, the CCB prior to contercraft" include: Kayexc. cond., 3 slides, Handyman a bond, insurance and 541-447-1522. tracting with anyone. aks, rafts and motorking bed, lrg LR, Arcworkers compensaSpringdale 29’ 2007, Some other trades ized personal tic insulation, all opERIC REEVE tion for their employ860 slide,Bunkhouse style, also require addiwatercrafts.

For tions $37,500.

HANDY SERVICES ees. For your protec- Motorcycles & Accessories sleeps 7-8, excellent tional licenses and "boats" please see 541-420-3250 Home & Commercial tion call 503-378-5909 condition, $16,900, certifications.

Class 870.

Repairs, or use our website: 541-390-2504 Carpentry-Painting, 541-385-5809 www.lcb.state.or.us to Pressure-washing, check license status Honey Do's. Small or before contracting HARLEY CUSTOM large jobs. On-time with the business. 2007 Dyna Super promise.

Persons doing landGlide FXDI loaded, The Bulletin Senior Discount. scape maintenance Pilgrim 27’, 2007 5th all options, bags, All work guaranteed.

To Subscribe call do not require a LCB wheel, 1 slide, AC, exhaust, wheels, 2 541-389-3361 or 541-385-5800 or go to license.

TV,full awning, excelSprinter 272RLS, 2009 541-771-4463 Bonded helmets, low mi., www.bendbulletin.com lent shape, $23,900.

29’, weatherized, like & Insured CCB#181595 beautiful, Must sell, Snow Removal 541-350-8629 new, furnished & $9995.

880 Margo Construction ready to go, incl Wine541-408-7908 LLC Since 1992 885 SNOW REMOVAL Motorhomes gard Satellite dish, • Pavers • Carpentry Free bids! Affordable $28,800. 541-420-9964 Canopies & Campers • Remodeling • Decks • maintenance.

A-Class Hurricane by Window/Door CCB 12-00009698.

Four Winds 32’, 541-220-0512.

Replacement • Int/Ext Harley Davidson 2007, 12K mi, cherry Paint CCB 176121 • 1978 Dynacruiser 9½’ Ultra Classic 2008 Tile/Ceramic wood, leather,queen, 541-480-3179 Debris Removal camper, fully selfToo many upsleeps 6, 2 slides, 2 I DO THAT! contained, no leaks, grades to list, imSteve Lahey Construction TVs, 2 roof airs, jacks, JUNK BE GONE Home/Rental repairs clean, everything maculate cond., Tile Installation camera, new cond., Viking Legend 2465ST l Haul Away FREE Small jobs to remodels works, must see! Will Model 540 2002, exc. clean, 15K miles.

Over 20 Yrs. Exp. non-smoker, new For Salvage. Also Fall jobs before Winter fit 65” tailgate opencond., slide dining, toi$14,900 Call For Free Estimate lower price, $54,900 Cleanups & Cleanouts CB#151573 ing. $2500 firm. let, shower, gen. incl., 541-693-3975 541-977-4826 OBO. 541-548-5216.

541-420-6846 $5500. 541-548-0137 Mel 541-389-8107 Dennis 541-317-9768 CCB#166678

built 392, truck refur- Chevy Wagon 1957, 4-dr. , complete, bished, has 330 gal. $15,000 OBO, trades, water tank with pump please call and hose. Everything 541-420-5453. works, $8,500 OBO. 541-977-8988 Chrysler 300 Coupe 1967, 440 engine, auto. trans, ps, air, MUST SELL frame on rebuild, reGMC 6000 dump painted original blue, truck 1990. 7 yard original blue interior, bed, low mi., good original hub caps, exc. condition, new tires! chrome, asking $9000 ONLY $3500 OBO. or make offer.

541-593-3072 541-385-9350.

GMC Ventura 3500 1986, refrigerated, w/6’x6’x12’ box, has 2 sets tires w/rims., 1250 lb. lift gate, new engine, $4,500, 541-389-6588, ask for Bob.

Pettibone Mercury fork lift, 6000 lb., 2 stage, propane, hard rubber tires, $3500, 541-389-5355.

Truck with Snow Plow!

Chevy Bonanza 1978, runs good. $5900 OBO. Call 541-390-1466.

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Hydraulic dump trailer w/extra sides, dual axle, steel ramps, spare tire, tarp, excellent condition. $6500 firm. 541-419-6552

Big Tex Landscaping/ ATV Trailer, dual axle flatbed, 7’x16’, 7000 lb.

GVW, all steel, $1400.

541-382-4115, or 541-280-7024.

Chrysler SD 4-Door 1930, CDS Royal Standard, 8-cylinder, body is good, needs some restoration, runs, taking bids, 541-383-3888, 541-815-3318

Dodge pickup D100 classic, nal 318 wide push button straight, runs $1250 firm.

831-295-4903

1962 origiblock, trans, good, Bend,

FIAT 1800 1978 5-spd, door panels w/flowers & hummingbirds, white soft top & hard top, Reduced! $5,500, 541-317-9319 or 541-647-8483 Ford Mustang Coupe 1966, original owner, V8, automatic, great shape, $9000 OBO. 530-515-8199 Advertise your car!

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Mercury Monterrey 1965, Exc. All original, 4-dr. sedan, in storage last 15 yrs., 390 High Compression engine, new tires & license, reduced to $2850, 541-410-3425.

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Plymouth Barracuda 1966, original car! 300 hp, 360 V8, centerlines, (Original 273 eng & wheels incl.)

541-593-2597

VW BAJA BUG 1974 1776cc en-

gine. New: shocks, tires, disc brakes, interior paint, flat black. $4900 OBO; over $7000 invested.

541-322-9529.

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Pickups

Chevy 4x4 1970, short wide box, canopy, 30K mi on premium 350 motor; RV cam, electronic ignition, tow pkg, new paint/detailing inside & out, 1 owner since 1987. $4500. 541-923-5911 Chevy S10 4x4, 1985, extended cab, AT, $1500. 541-848-0004 Chevy Silverado Z71 4x4, 2003, ext cab, 120K, extras! $11,500 Call 541-549-7580

Dodge Ram 1500 4x4, 2001 quad cab, 360 V8, less than 50K orig miles, must see to appreicate! $9300 obo. 541-350-4417

Ford F150 XLT 4x4, 2000 nice truck, loaded, 5.4L, AT, 200K mainly hwy miles, tow pkg, $6900.

541-815-9939

Ford F-250 1986, Lariat, x-cab, 2WD, auto, gas or propane, 20K orig. mi., new tires, $5000, 541-480-8009.

FORD F250 4x4 1994 460 engine, cab and a half, 5-spd stick shift,5th wheel hitch, 189K miles. $1950.

Call 541-389-9764

Chevy Tahoe LT 2001, Taupe, very clean, 102K miles, 1 owner, garaged, maint. records provided, new brakes, new battery, extra tires incl., lots of extras, $9500, 541-504-4224

Cadillac SedanDeVille 2002, loaded, Northstar motor, FWD, exlnt in snow, new tires, 1000 Champagne w/tan leather, Bose stereo.

Legal Notices Looks / runs / drives perfect, showroom LEGAL NOTICE condition!!$7100 OBO Let it be known that the Explorer 1998, V-8, 206-458-2603 (Bend) License Agreement 150k $3,800 or make between Robert Chevy Corvette 1988 offer. 541-549-1544 Green of Laguna 4-spd manual with Woods, CA. and 3-spd O/D. Sharp, Pastoral Energy LLC, loaded, 2 tops, (tinted 336 NE Hemlock Dr. & metal. New AC, Suite 12, Redmond, Ford Excursion water pump, brake & OR. has been termi2005, 4WD, diesel, clutch, master cylinnated as of 10/24/11. exc. cond., $24,000, der & clutch slave cyl. call 541-923-0231.

LEGAL NOTICE $6500 OBO. Notice of Preliminary 541-419-0251.

Jeep Grand Cherokee Determination for 1994, 4WD, black w/ Water Right Transfer grey leather, loaded, T-10845 / Mitigation auto, 5.3L, 65% tread Credit Project MP-129 on tires w/2 extras, Chevy Corvette 1989, great cond., 153K+ T-10845 filed by 350, AT, black, new mi., $3000, Deschutes River tires & battery, runs 541-550-7328.

Conservancy (PO & drives good.

Box 1560, Bend, $4800, OBO. OR 97709) and 541-408-2154 Central Oregon Irrigation District (1055 SW Lake Court, Redmond, OR 97756), proposes a Nissan Xterra S - 4x4 change in place of 2006, AT, 76K, good use and a change in all-weather tires, character of use un$13,500 obo. der Certificate 858-345-0084 83571.

The right allows the use of up to 2.977 Cubic Feet per Second (CFS) (priority dates of October 31, 1900 and December 2, Porsche Cayenne 2004, 1907) from a diver86k, immac.,loaded, sion (COID North dealer maint, $19,500. CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Canal) on the DesBMW 323i Convertible, 503-459-1580. chutes River in Sec. 1999. 91K mi (just 7K 29, T 17 S, R 12 E, per year), great winter Toyota FJ-40 W.M. for Irrigation in tires, beautiful car!

Sec. 14, T14S, Blue Book $9100, sell Landcruiser R13E, Sec. 3, 4, 5, $7000. 541-419-1763.

1966, 350 Chev, 9, and 10, T15S, Downey conversion, R13E, and Sec. 14, 4-spd, 4” lift, 33’s, Find It in T16S, R12E, W.M. three tops! $6500 The Bulletin Classifi eds! and Pond MainteOBO. 541-388-2875.

541-385-5809 nance in Sec. 8 and 9, t15S, R13E, W.M. 940 The applicant proVans poses to create an instream use in the Deschutes River CHEVY ASTRO EXT (from the COID 1993 AWD mini van, North Canal to the 3 seats, rear barn Chrysler PT Cruiser ‘08, mouth of the Desdoors, white, good $9600, 51k+ mi., auto, chutes River), at a tires/wheels. Pretty A/C, cruise, PDL/PW, maximum of 1.641 interior, clean, no tilt, CD, moon wheels CFS, and to estabrips or tears. Drives & caps, 70K mi. all lish mitigation credexc! $2950.

Free weather tires, great its in the Deschutes trip to D.C. for WWII cond., 541-504-1197.

Groundwater Study Vets!

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The appli318-9999 or cants also propose (541) 815-3639 cancellation of a portion of supplemental right under Chevy Gladiator Certificate 76714.

1993, great shape, The Water Regreat mileage, full Ford Mustang Consources Departvertible LX 1989, V8 pwr., all leather, ment has conengine, white w/red auto, 4 captains cluded that the interior, 44K mi., exc. chairs, fold down proposed transfer cond., $5995, bed, fully loaded, appears to be con541-389-9188. $3950 OBO, call sistent with the re541-536-6223.

Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 2005: StoNGo, 141k miles, power doors/trunk $7850.

Call 541-639-9960

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The Department has also concluded that the proposed transfer appears to result in mitigation credits pursuant to OAR 690-521-0300 & OAR 690-521-0400.

Any person may file, jointly or severally, with the Department a protest or standing statement within 30 days after the date of final publication of notice in the Department's weekly notice or of this newspaper notice, whichever is later. A protest form and additional information on filing protests may be obtained by calling (503) 986-0883.

The last date of newspaper publication is December 26, 2011.

If no protests are filed, the Department will issue a final order consistent with the preliminary determination.

LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Loan No: xxxxxx4290 T.S. No.: 1344691-09.

Reference is made to that certain deed made by Charles E Clausen Jr, as Grantor to First American Title, as Trustee, in favor of Commonwealth United Mortgage A Division of National City Bank Of Indiana, as Beneficiary, dated September 21, 2005, recorded September 30, 2005, in official records of Deschutes, Oregon in book/reel/volume No. xx at page No. xx, fee/file/Instrument/microfilm/reception No. 2005-66707 covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to-wit: Lot 42 of Braeburn, Phase III, Deschutes County, Oregon. Commonly known as: 19322 Brookside Wy Bend

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Monthly payment $1,907.45 Monthly Late Charge $.00. By this reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said Deed of Trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit; The sum of $316,566.90 together with interest thereon at 5.750% per annum from May 01, 2010 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee's fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advance by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of the said deed of trust.

Whereof, notice hereby is given that, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation the undersigned trustee will on March 19, 2012 at the hour of 1:00pm, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statutes, At the Bond Street entrance to Deschutes County Courthouse 1164 NW Bond, City of Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execu-

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LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE The Trust Deed to be foreclosed pursuant to Oregon law is referred to as follows (the "Trust Deed"):

Ford F250 SuperDuty 1. TRUST DEED INFORMATION: Crew Cab 2008, dieLexus ES330 2004, Grantor: Beck Bakery Building, LLC and Harry A. Orr, Jr. and Ietje Orr, as sel, low mi., Almost 74K mi, FWD, auto, Beneficiary: Roger G. Worthington and Ann M. Worthington, as Trustees of every option, heated Nissan Quest 1996 handles well in winter, Worthington Family Trust Agreement dated May 12, 1998 150k, $4900; Ford power seats, sun roof, heated lthr front seats, Trustee: Western Title & Escrow Company Windstar 1995 138k, Leer topper, etc. dual temp controls Successor Trustee: you will like what you $37,499 OBO. Call front & rear , automatic Craig G. Russillo, see, bring money, 541-306-7835. windows / doorlocks, 1211 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 1900, $1900.

Close to sunroof; keyless en- Portland, OR 97204 (503) 222-9981 Costco.Phone Bob, try, new tires, chrome Ford Ranger XLT Sr. 541-318-9999, or wheels, non-smkrs, Recording Date: September 25, 2008 2002, 4WD, exc.

Sam, son gray int/ext, $14,000 Recording Reference: 2008-39402 cond., tow pkg, PW, County of Recording: Deschutes County 541-815-3639. obo. 541-389-4037 camper shell, good Free trip to DC for studded tires, 100K The Trust Deed was modified by Modification of Trust Deed Agreement recorded on DeWWII vets. mi., $7150, cember 11, 2009, as Document No. 2009-52108, in the Deschutes County Records. The Modification substituted Handiorrco, LLC as Grantor in place of Harry A. Orr, Jr. and 541-280-7910

GMC ½-ton Pickup, 1972, LWB, 350hi motor, mechanically A-1, interior great; body needs some TLC. $4000 OBO. Call 541-382-9441

International Flat Bed Pickup 1963, 1 ton dually, 4 spd. trans., great MPG, could be exc. wood hauler, runs great, new brakes, $1950.

541-419-5480.

Toyota 4x4 1989, 5spd, 4-cyl, X-cab w/ bench seat, 68K miles on engine, new util box & bedliner, 4 extra tires w/rims, Kenwood CD, AudioBahn speakers, new paint, exc. cond. in & out, must see, $6500. 541-385-4790 935

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Plymouth Voyager SE 1995, lots of new work, runs good, snow tires included, $1300.

Call 541-306-7241 975

Chevy Tahoe 2003 pwr. drs, windows, driver's seat; CD; tow pkg; upgraded wheels; 3rd row seats; cloth; 1 owner;166K;exc.cond, $9900. 360-701-9462

Mazda Speed 3, 2007, 2. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY (the "Property"): Lot 9 and 10, in Block 4 of Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon black, orig owner, garaged, non-smoker.

Great cond, 77K mi, 3. DEFAULT: The Grantor or any other person owing an obligation, the performance of $12,500. 541-610-5885 which is secured by the Trust Deed, is in default and the Beneficiary seeks to foreclose the Trust Deed. The default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor's failure to do the following:

Automobiles AUDI QUATTRO CABRIOLET 2004, extra nice, low mileage, heated seats, new Michelins, all wheel drive, $12,995 503-635-9494.

Mercury Cougar 1994, XR7 V8, 77K miles, excellent condition, $4695.

541-526-1443

Audi S4 2005, 4.2 Avant Quattro, tiptronic, premium & winter wheels & tires, Bilstein shocks, coil over springs, HD anti sway, APR exhaust, K40 radar, dolphin gray, ext. warranty, 56K, garaged, $30,000.

541-593-2227

1980 Classic Mini Cooper All original, rust-free, classic Mini Cooper in perfect cond. $10,000 OBO. 541-408-3317

BMW 525i 2004

New body style, 4-WHEELER’S OR Steptronic auto., HUNTER’S SPECIAL! cold-weather packJeep 4-dr wagon, 1987 age, premium pack4x4, silver, nice age, heated seats, wheels, 183K, lots of extra nice. $14,995. miles left yet! Off-road 503-635-9494. or on. Under $1000.

Call 541-318-9999 or Buick Regal Grand Sport 541-815-3639.

1999, 140k, loaded with Free trip to D.C. it all for the persnickety for WWII Vets!

CHEVY SUBURBAN LT 2005, low miles., good tires, new brakes, moonroof Reduced to $15,750 541-389-5016.

Ietje Orr, as Trustees of the Harry A. and Ietje Orr Trust, under Trust Agreement dated August 28, 1979.

fun-car lover. This car in perfect condition is worth $6000, I’m asking $3000 to allow you to bring it up to perfection or drive it to NYC as is!

Call Bob, 541-318-9999 or Sam, 541-815-3639.

Cadillac DeVille Sedan 1993, leather interior, all pwr., 4 new tires w/chrome rims, dark green, CD/radio, under 100K mi., runs exc. $2500 OBO, 541-805-1342

Failure to pay monthly payments in the amount of $14,855.09, beginning July 1, 2011 and all successive monthly payments through the payment due September 1, 2011, late fees in the amount of $594.20 for each payment not made within 15 days of its due date, plus failure to pay when due real property taxes for the years 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 totaling $21,859.37, plus interest and penalties.

4. AMOUNT DUE: By reason of the default just described, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the Trust Deed immediately due and payable, those sums being the following: Principal balance of $2,225,220.97, together with unpaid interest of $22,227.44 through August 31, 2011, unpaid late charges of $1,782.60 through August 2011, Trustee's fees, attorney's fees, costs of foreclosure and any sums advanced by the Beneficiary pursuant to the terms of the Trust Deed. Interest continues to accrue on the unpaid principal balance at the default rate of 8.8 percent per annum, calculated on a 360-day year, from September 1, 2011, until paid.

5. ELECTION TO SELL: Both the Beneficiary and Trustee have elected to foreclose the Trust Deed by advertisement and sale as provided under ORS 86.705 to 86.795, and to cause the Property to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the Grantor's interest in the described Property which the Grantor had, or had the power to convey, at the time of the execution by the Grantor of the Trust Deed, together with any interest the Grantor or Grantor's successor in interest acquired after the execution of the Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations secured by the Trust Deed, including the expenses of the sale, compensation of the Trustee as provided by law and the reasonable fees of Mitsubishi 3000 GT the Trustee's attorneys. A Notice of Default has been recorded as required by ORS 1999, auto., pearl 86.735(3).

white, very low mi. $9500. 541-788-8218. 6. DATE AND TIME OF SALE: PORSCHE 914, 1974 Roller (no engine), lowered, full roll cage, 5-pt harnesses, racing seats, 911 dash & instruments, decent shape, very cool! $1699. 541-678-3249 Saab 9-3 SE 1999 convertible, 2 door, Navy with black soft top, tan interior, very good condition. $5200 firm.

541-317-2929.

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Date: February 14, 2012 Time: 10:00 A.M. (in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110) Location: Front entrance, Deschutes County Courthouse 1164 NW Bond Street, Bend, Oregon 97701 7. RIGHT TO REINSTATE: Any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the Trustee conducts the sale, to have this foreclosure dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by doing all of the following: a. payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due, other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred; b. curing any other default that is capable of being cured, by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed; and c. paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Trust Deed, together with the Trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amount provided in ORS 86.753.

If you believe you need legal assistance with this matter, you may contact the Oregon State Bar and ask for the lawyer referral service. Contact information for the Oregon State Bar is 503-684-3763 or toll-free in Oregon at 800-452-7636 or you may visit its website at: www.osbar.org. If you have a low income and meet federal poverty guidelines, you may be eligible for free legal assistance.

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In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word "Grantor" includes any successor in interest to the Grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by the Trust Deed, and the words "Trustee" and "Beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any.

We are a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used to collect the debt.

DATED: September 23, 2011. /s/ Craig G. Russillo Craig G. Russillo, Successor Trustee

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Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee's and attorney's fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word "grantor" includes any succes-

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Dated: November 11, 2011. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation 525 East Main Street P.O. Box 22004 El Cajon CA 92022-9004 Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation Signature/By: Tammy Laird R-397382 12/12, 12/19, 12/26, 01/02 PUBLIC NOTICE The Bend Park & Recreation District Board of Directors will meet in a work session beginning at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at the district office, 799 SW Columbia, Bend, Oregon. Agenda items include an update on the Colorado Dam Paddle Trail Study and a noxious weed report. The board will meet in a regular business meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m.

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g lot property, consideration of adoption of Resolution No. 339, Approving Appropriation Adjustments for Fiscal Year 2011-12 Budget, and a review of a draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) with OSU-Cascades. The December 20, 2011, agenda and board report is posted on the district’s website, www.bendparksandrec.org. For more information call 541-389-7275.

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LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Loan No: xxxxxx7074 T.S. No.: 1344983-09.

Reference is made to that certain deed made by Mel S Hulegaard Married Mary A Paris Married, as Grantor to Western Title and Escrow, as Trustee, in favor of National City Mortgage Co, as Beneficiary, dated April 24, 2003, recorded May 01, 2003, in official records of Deschutes, Oregon in book/reel/volume No. xx at page No. xx, fee/file/Instrument/microfilm/reception No. 2003-28835 covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to-wit: Lot 28, block 12, Newberry Estates Phase II, Deschutes County, Oregon *City Mortgage Co., subsequently known as National City Mortgage, Inc. Commonly known as: 17666 Henna Ct La Pine OR 97739.

Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes: the default for which the foreclosure is made is the grantor's: Failure to pay the monthly payment due August 1, 2011 of principal and interest and subsequent installments due thereafter; plus late charges; together with all subsequent sums advanced by beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said deed of trust. Monthly payment $307.63 Monthly Late Charge $15.38. By this reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said Deed of Trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit; The sum of $47,664.24 together with interest thereon at 5.375% per annum from July 01, 2011 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee's fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advance by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of the said deed of trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation the undersigned trustee will on March 26, 2012 at the hour of 1:00pm, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statutes, At the Bond Street entrance to Deschutes County Courthouse 1164 NW Bond, City of Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expense of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee.

Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee's and attorney's fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" includes their respective successors in interest, if any. Dated: November 17, 2011. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation 525 East Main Street P.O. Box 22004 El Cajon CA 92022-9004 Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation Signature/By: Tammy Laird R-398464 12/19, 12/26, 01/02, 01/09 1000

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LEGAL NOTICE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE Loan No: xxxxxx7756 T.S. No.: 1341405-09.

Reference is made to that certain deed made by Daniel Gl Morales and Barbara A Singer-morales Tenants By The Entirety, as Grantor to Deschutes County Title Co, as Trustee, in favor of National City Mortgage A Division of National City Bank, as Beneficiary, dated October 19, 2007, recorded October 26, 2007, in official records of Deschutes, Oregon in book/reel/volume No. xx at page No. xx, fee/file/Instrument/microfilm/reception No. 2007-56995 covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to-wit: Lot one of Awbrey Glen Homesites, Phase One, Deschutes County, Oregon.

Commonly known as: 2910 NW Underhill Pl. Bend OR 97701.

Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes: the default for which the foreclosure is made is the grantor's: Failure to pay the monthly payment due April 1, 2010 of principal and interest and subsequent installments due thereafter; plus late charges; together with all subsequent sums advanced by beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said deed of trust. Monthly payment $4,076.23 Monthly Late Charge $60.25. By this reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said Deed of Trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit; The sum of $569,790.14 together with interest thereon at adjustable interest rate from March 01, 2010 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee's fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advance by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of the said deed of trust.

Whereof, notice hereby is given that, Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation the undersigned trustee will on March 19, 2012 at the hour of 1:00pm, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statutes, At the Bond Street entrance to Deschutes County Courthouse 1164 NW Bond, City of Bend, County of Deschutes, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expense of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee's and attorney's fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, the words "trustee" and "beneficiary" includes their respective successors in interest, if any. Dated: November 11, 2011. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation 525 East Main Street P.O. Box 22004 El Cajon CA 92022-9004 Cal-Western Reconveyance Corporation Signature/By: Tammy Laird R-397375 12/12, 12/19, 12/26, 01/02