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Serving Central Oregon since 1903 www.bendbulletin.com Madras 2000: 7.7% 2010: 14.4%
Prineville 2000: 6.8% 2010: 11.7%
Hit-run case readied for grand jury torney Traci Anderson said Wednesday. Anderson said her office would meet with police Monday to determine if they’re ready to take the next step in the investigation of the crash that killed Anthony “Tony” Martin on Jan. 26. Martin, 48, was struck by a south-
By Scott Hammers The Bulletin
Redmond 2000: 5.8% 2010: 9.3%
Sisters 2000: 17.6% 2010: 23.6%
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Prosecutors and Bend police are close to setting a date for a grand jury to consider charges in a hit-and-run accident that killed a Bend man in January, Deschutes County Chief Deputy District At-
bound vehicle as he pushed his bicycle across Third Street a short distance north of Revere Avenue. Martin died at the scene. The driver did not stop. Bret Lee Biedscheid, 38, of Bend, has since been identified as a person of interest in the case, but has not been
arrested. Two days after the crash, an attorney representing Biedscheid contacted Bend police and surrendered a 2008 GMC pickup matching the description of the one that struck Martin. See Hit and run / A5
2000: 6.4% 2010: 12%
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Comparing 2010 and 2000 census data. For a larger list of communities across Central Oregon, see Page A4.
Census data reveal spike in housing vacancies
By Hillary Borrud The Bulletin
By Tim Doran The Bulletin
Housing vacancy jumped in many Central Oregon communities between 2000 and 2010, census figures show, with the latest once-a-decade population count apparently reflecting when it took place — directly after the worst economic crisis since World War II. In Bend, Madras, Prineville and Redmond, vacant housing units increased several percentage points from 2000 to 2010, although the U.S. Census Bureau cautioned that resort communities with a high number of seasonal homes drive up vacancy numbers. Still, local planning and building officials attribute part of the increase to the economy. “No doubt, some of that, maybe a lot of it, is due to the overbuilding of housing during the last three or four years and the number of foreclosed homes that either are, or will be, on the market soon,” said Brian Shetterly, long-range planning manager with the city of Bend. The census, which is required by the U.S. Constitution, determines how many representatives each state gets in the U.S. House of Representatives. Census Day, the official date for the count, fell on April 1 last year, and data released in late February also help Oregon officials redraw state legislative districts. See Vacancies / A4
Case closed? Panel agrees: Ivins was the anthrax killer A panel of psychiatrists who studied the medical records of Bruce Ivins said Wednesday the FBI’s case that he mailed the anthrax letters in 2001 was persuasive. Since there will be no trial for Ivins, who killed himself in 2008, the panel’s review — which adds new detail to the FBI’s account of Ivins’ eccentric secret life — may be the closest substitute. For the story, see Page A4.
Photos by Pete Erickson / The Bulletin
From left, students Daisy Gallegos, 16; Sarah Edwards, 16; Katie Benedikt, 18, and Harley Paulsen, 18, mix cement for fence posts while helping with the construction of a house and several fences at Parkway Village on Wednesday.
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High School in Bend and 10 parents and staff members finished a three-day volunteer project
break this week, helped at two sites, including building
LA PINE — A La Pine Water District commissioner has been indicted by a grand jury for the alleged theft of thousands of dollars which the commissioner allegedly took from a La Pine woman who was incarcerated. C o m m i s - BarbeAnn sioner Barbe- Nelson-Dodson Ann NelsonDodson, 54, was indicted on 11 counts of felony theft and one count of misdemeanor theft on March 10. On Wednesday, Nelson-Dodson resigned from the water district’s board. The resignation was effective immediately, NelsonDodson wrote in a statement to the district Wednesday. The alleged victim of the theft, Margot Gaddis, 68, of La Pine, said Wednesday that she believes Nelson-Dodson stole at least $60,000 while Gaddis was serving 10 months last year at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility on a felony DUII and attempted arson. See La Pine / A5
Inside • La Pine City Council postpones vote on takeover of water and sewer districts, Page C1
new homes for families in need at Parkway Village off Boyd Acres Road. Other students helped with Habitat’s neighborhood revitalization initiative by working to
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remodel foreclosed homes and prepare them for families.
Clinical trials may become more enticing for patients
MENDING FENCES Summit High social studies teacher Nate Neil helps sophomore Harley Lill, 15, install a fence at Parkway Village in Bend on Wednesday. “I think it’s a lot of fun and I’m really making a difference,” Harley said. Neil said if she hadn’t been volunteering, she would “probably be sleeping in and playing video games with my sisters.”
By Shari Roan Los Angeles Times
A FAMILY AFFAIR “I think it’s fun to contribute,” said Summit High freshman Seth Millard, 14. He and his brother, Kiel Millard, 16, both members of the Summit lacrosse team, have joined together to help on the volunteer project.
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LOS ANGELES — Enrolling patients in clinical trials is one of the biggest barriers in cancer research. Only 3 to 5 percent of adult cancer patients enroll in clinical trials. And the number of participants hasn’t grown over the last decade. Some studies never enroll enough participants to complete the project. Patients cite complex requirements, lack of insurance coverage or lack of awareness for not enrolling in trials. That may be changing, thanks to advances in molecular medicine, according to the author of a commentary published Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Because of strides in molecular medicine, studies will be based on some knowledge of which people are most likely to benefit. See Cancer / A4