THE BULLETIN • FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012
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W E AT H ER FOR EC A ST Maps and national forecast provided by Weather Central LP ©2012.
TODAY, APRIL 13
52
Bob Shaw
Tonight: Partly cloudy.
Today: Partly to mostly cloudy, isolated afternoon showers, possible thunderstorms.
HIGH Ben Burkel
SATURDAY
LOW
Astoria 54/41
50/45
Cannon Beach 52/42
Hillsboro Portland 59/41 58/38
Tillamook 58/41
Salem
54/40
60/37
65/38
Maupin
58/32
Yachats
56/37
56/43
50s
51/26
54/42
Gold Beach
54/37
53/44
Hampton 49/24
45/24
Baker City 53/31
John Day
Unity 50/31
52/32
50s Juntura 56/32
52/25
Jordan Valley 48/31
Frenchglen
WEST Showers with snow above 3,500 feet today. Rain and snow ending tonight.
Yesterday’s weather through 4 p.m. in Bend 24 hours ending 4 p.m.*. . 0.00” High/Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46/32 Month to date . . . . . . . . . . 0.38” Record high . . . . . . . . 81 in 1940 Average month to date. . . 0.30” Record low. . . . . . . . . 11 in 1968 Year to date . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.46” Average high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Average year to date. . . . . 3.65” Average low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Barometric pressure at 4 p.m.29.72 Record 24 hours . . .0.37 in 1956 *Melted liquid equivalent
CENTRAL Cloudy with showers likely today. Showers early tonight.
OREGON CITIES
Yesterday’s state extremes • 63°
50/36
• 24°
Fields
McDermitt
51/32
Burns
49/25
-30s
-20s
-10s
Yesterday’s extremes
0s
Vancouver 55/45
10s Calgary 57/32
20s
30s
Saskatoon 56/32
Seattle 59/43
40s Winnipeg 51/45
50s
60s
Thunder Bay 52/38
70s
80s
90s
100s 110s
Quebec 56/36
Halifax 46/32 Portland Portland To ronto 57/37 59/41 St. Paul Green Bay 59/38 Bismarck Buffalo Boston • 92° 56/50 64/38 57/47 55/39 Boise 56/44 Fort Stockton, Detroit 56/37 New York 60/47 Rapid City Texas 66/48 Cheyenne 60/39 Des Moines Philadelphia Columbus Chicago 56/36 • 17° 66/55 65/47 64/46 61/53 Omaha Salt Lake Washington, D. C. Hibbing, Minn. 73/56 City San Francisco 65/46 St. Louis Denver • 1.53” Louisville 56/38 Kansas City 56/46 70/60 66/36 69/53 73/61 Auburn, Calif. Charlotte 70/43 Albuquerque Las Oklahoma City Nashville Vegas 70/46 Little Rock 77/64 75/55 Los Angeles 80/61 66/45 Phoenix Atlanta 58/50 78/56 Honolulu 73/50 Birmingham 83/69 Dallas Tijuana 77/54 81/66 57/46 New Orleans 80/67 Orlando Houston 82/63 83/71 Chihuahua Miami 87/51 84/69 Monterrey La Paz 91/69 81/56 Mazatlan Anchorage 81/55 46/33 Juneau 53/33
(in the 48 contiguous states):
Sunrise today . . . . . . 6:24 a.m. Sunset today . . . . . . 7:48 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow . . 6:23 a.m. Sunset tomorrow. . . 7:49 p.m. Moonrise today . . . . 2:27 a.m. Moonset today . . . 12:29 p.m.
Moon phases Last
New
First
April 13 April 21 April 29 May 5
ULTRAVIOLET INDEX
Yesterday Friday Saturday City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Precipitation values are 24-hour totals through 4 p.m. Astoria . . . . . . . .52/40/0.02 Baker City . . . . . .56/32/0.03 Brookings . . . . . .48/42/0.46 Burns. . . . . . . . . 52/24/trace Eugene . . . . . . . .58/39/0.43 Klamath Falls . . .46/33/0.05 Lakeview. . . . . . .48/34/0.00 La Pine . . . . . . . .45/31/0.25 Medford . . . . . . .57/40/0.24 Newport . . . . . . .52/43/0.23 North Bend . . . . .54/43/0.09 Ontario . . . . . . . .62/37/0.14 Pendleton . . . . . .60/34/0.08 Portland . . . . . . .59/42/0.11 Prineville . . . . . . .47/33/0.16 Redmond. . . . . . .51/30/0.22 Roseburg. . . . . . .58/42/0.03 Salem . . . . . . . . .58/37/0.04 Sisters . . . . . . . . .48/31/0.26 The Dalles . . . . . 62/36/trace
Full
. . . .54/41/pc . . . . .56/42/pc . . . .53/31/sh . . . . .55/33/pc . . . .52/43/sh . . . . .55/44/pc . . . .53/29/sh . . . . .55/31/pc . . . .56/37/sh . . . . .58/39/pc . . . .46/29/sh . . . . .53/29/pc . . . . 47/28/rs . . . . .51/27/pc . . . .50/23/sn . . . . .47/28/pc . . . .56/39/sh . . . . .61/39/pc . . . . .53/41/c . . . . .54/41/pc . . . .54/42/sh . . . . .55/41/pc . . . . .59/37/c . . . . .63/39/pc . . . .62/36/pc . . . . .61/39/pc . . . .59/41/pc . . . . .59/42/pc . . . .52/28/sh . . . . .52/29/pc . . . .56/27/sh . . . . .54/30/pc . . . .58/40/sh . . . . .60/40/pc . . . .58/37/sh . . . . .59/39/pc . . . . . 52/26/r . . . . .48/27/pc . . . .65/38/pc . . . . .62/41/pc
SKI REPORT
The higher the UV Index number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Index is for solar at noon.
5
LOW 0
MEDIUM 2
4
HIGH 6
V.HIGH 8
PRECIPITATION
10
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 . . . no report Hoodoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . no report Mt. Ashland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . no report Mt. Bachelor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .157-185 Mt. Hood Meadows . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 157 Mt. Hood Ski Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . .97-103 Timberline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . 190 Warner Canyon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . no report Willamette Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . no report
Pass Conditions I-5 at Siskiyou Summit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No report I-84 at Cabbage Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No report Aspen, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . .24-32 Hwy. 20 at Santiam Pass . . . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Mammoth Mtn., California . . . . . . 2 . . . . . .50-90 Hwy. 26 at Government Camp. . . . . . . . No restrictions Park City, Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . .45-60 Hwy. 26 at Ochoco Divide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No report Squaw Valley, California . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . .27-94 Hwy. 58 at Willamette Pass . . . . Carry chains or T. Tires Sun Valley, Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . .30-70 Hwy. 138 at Diamond Lake . . . . . . . . . . No restrictions Taos, New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . no report Hwy. 242 at McKenzie Pass . . . . . . . . Closed for season Vail, Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 . . . . . .19-21 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
59 40
TEMPERATURE
Hermiston
47/28
HIGH LOW
57 38
Tomorrow Rise Set Mercury . . . .5:35 a.m. . . . . . 5:22 p.m. Venus . . . . . .8:04 a.m. . . . . 11:59 p.m. Mars. . . . . . .3:04 p.m. . . . . . 4:53 a.m. Jupiter. . . . . .7:22 a.m. . . . . . 9:35 p.m. Saturn. . . . . .7:38 p.m. . . . . . 6:48 a.m. Uranus . . . . .5:45 a.m. . . . . . 6:02 p.m.
52/30
Lakeview
HIGH LOW
59 37
PLANET WATCH
47/29
Klamath Falls 46/29
HIGH LOW
Mostly cloudy, slight chance of rain showers.
BEND ALMANAC
46/27
Ashland
Mostly cloudy, scattered rain showers.
SUN AND MOON SCHEDULE
Rome
50/28
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny start, mostly cloudy finish, warmer.
54 28
Ontario EAST 59/37 Cloudy with showers likely today. Nyssa Showers ending 58/37 tonight.
49/28
51/30
Chiloquin
56/39
52/43
Vale 59/37
Paisley
Brookings
50/29
Union 54/32
Burns Riley
53/26
Silver Lake
40s Medford
Joseph
La Grande
Christmas Valley
46/21
Grants Pass
50/29
47/29
Brothers 51/23
Fort Rock 52/25
46/22
Chemult
58/40
Port Orford 53/43
Crescent
44/17
Roseburg
52/29
La Pine 50/23
Crescent Lake
54/41
Bandon
56/30
50/24
Oakridge
Cottage Grove 56/38
Coos Bay
Spray 57/32
Enterprise
Meacham
Mitchell 53/29
Prineville 52/28 Sisters Redmond Paulina 47/24 52/26 54/27 Sunriver Bend
Eugene
48/30
Granite
50/24
54/42
Florence
Wallowa
54/33
51/31
Madras
Camp Sherman
59/39
62/36
Condon
Warm Springs
Corvallis
60s
Pendleton
54/33
60/34
56/31
59/39
Hermiston 64/36
Ruggs
Willowdale
Albany
Newport
63/38
59/33
58/37
53/41
Arlington
Wasco
Sandy
Government Camp 44/28
59/38
63/36
The Biggs Dalles 61/38
59/41
McMinnville
Lincoln City
Umatilla
Hood River
MONDAY
Mostly to partly sunny and seasonably cool.
HIGH LOW
29
FORECAST: STATE Seaside
SUNDAY
Billings 59/36
FRONTS
Yesterday Friday Saturday City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Abilene, TX . . . . . .81/65/0.00 . . . 86/65/s . . .89/63/t Akron . . . . . . . . . .56/28/0.00 . . . 62/45/s . . .62/54/t Albany. . . . . . . . . .58/37/0.01 . . . 62/35/s . 68/53/pc Albuquerque. . . . .68/46/0.00 . . . 70/46/s . . 56/33/c Anchorage . . . . . .43/26/0.00 . .46/33/pc . 46/30/pc Atlanta . . . . . . . . .65/40/0.00 . .73/50/pc . . 76/57/s Atlantic City . . . . .60/37/0.00 . . . 59/43/s . . 64/51/s Austin . . . . . . . . . .86/66/0.00 . .82/69/pc . .83/71/w Baltimore . . . . . . .62/37/0.00 . . . 64/45/s . . 71/53/s Billings . . . . . . . . .62/47/0.04 . .59/36/pc . 55/34/sh Birmingham . . . . .69/40/0.00 . .77/54/pc . 82/59/pc Bismarck. . . . . . . .63/43/0.00 . .64/38/sh . 64/36/pc Boise . . . . . . . . . . .61/43/0.00 . .56/37/sh . . 59/38/c Boston. . . . . . . . . .56/44/0.32 . . . 56/44/s . . 67/50/s Bridgeport, CT. . . .58/43/0.03 . . . 63/44/s . . 63/49/s Buffalo . . . . . . . . .50/35/0.00 . . . 55/39/s . . .63/50/t Burlington, VT. . . .57/39/0.00 . . . 61/39/s . 64/46/pc Caribou, ME . . . . .50/37/0.00 . .53/33/pc . 56/37/pc Charleston, SC . . .67/41/0.00 . . . 69/47/s . . 73/57/s Charlotte. . . . . . . .63/33/0.00 . . . 70/43/s . . 74/52/s Chattanooga. . . . .65/39/0.00 . . . 72/48/s . 78/55/pc Cheyenne . . . . . . .62/41/0.01 . .56/36/pc . 51/33/sh Chicago. . . . . . . . .63/32/0.00 . .61/53/sh . . .70/60/t Cincinnati . . . . . . .62/28/0.00 . . . 66/51/s . . 73/55/c Cleveland . . . . . . .56/29/0.00 . . . 55/46/s . . .61/53/t Colorado Springs .66/46/0.00 . .60/35/pc . 62/31/pc Columbia, MO . . .65/34/0.03 . . . 70/59/t . . .76/64/t Columbia, SC . . . .67/41/0.00 . . . 73/47/s . . 76/53/s Columbus, GA. . . .69/46/0.00 . .75/52/pc . 78/57/pc Columbus, OH. . . .60/31/0.00 . . . 65/47/s . . .69/55/t Concord, NH. . . . .56/36/0.01 . . . 62/30/s . 67/40/pc Corpus Christi. . . .86/73/0.00 . .84/73/pc . .86/74/w Dallas Ft Worth. . .79/62/0.00 . .81/66/pc . . .83/69/t Dayton . . . . . . . . .60/32/0.00 . . . 65/50/s . . .72/55/t Denver. . . . . . . . . .67/47/0.00 . .66/36/pc . . 59/32/c Des Moines. . . . . .61/35/0.00 . .66/55/sh . . .74/57/t Detroit. . . . . . . . . .59/33/0.00 . . . 60/47/s . . .65/55/t Duluth. . . . . . . . . .55/29/0.00 . .47/43/sh . 62/41/sh El Paso. . . . . . . . . .81/61/0.00 . . 83/61/w . .79/49/w Fairbanks. . . . . . . .49/24/0.00 . . .44/26/c . 49/26/pc Fargo. . . . . . . . . . .68/32/0.00 . .57/43/sh . 64/38/pc Flagstaff . . . . . . . .52/34/0.00 . .47/25/pc . .37/24/rs
Yesterday Friday Saturday City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Grand Rapids . . . .58/33/0.00 . .63/51/pc . . .65/55/t Green Bay. . . . . . .59/30/0.00 . .57/47/sh . . .68/50/t Greensboro. . . . . .62/32/0.00 . . . 67/44/s . . 73/51/s Harrisburg. . . . . . .59/41/0.00 . . . 63/41/s . 69/54/pc Hartford, CT . . . . .58/41/0.02 . . . 64/38/s . . 70/48/s Helena. . . . . . . . . .58/44/0.11 . .57/33/pc . 54/32/pc Honolulu. . . . . . . .80/67/0.00 . . . 83/69/s . . 82/70/s Houston . . . . . . . .83/65/0.00 . .83/71/pc . 84/72/pc Huntsville . . . . . . .66/36/0.00 . .74/51/pc . 80/57/pc Indianapolis . . . . .61/33/0.00 . .65/53/pc . . .72/61/t Jackson, MS . . . . .73/48/0.00 . .82/58/pc . 84/64/pc Jacksonville. . . . . .71/51/0.00 . .72/53/pc . 78/55/pc Juneau. . . . . . . . . .62/33/0.00 . . .53/33/c . 55/35/pc Kansas City. . . . . .53/39/0.05 . . . 73/61/t . . .77/61/t Lansing . . . . . . . . .57/29/0.00 . . . 62/49/s . . .67/56/t Las Vegas . . . . . . .69/49/0.00 . .66/45/sh . . 60/50/c Lexington . . . . . . .59/29/0.00 . . . 65/51/s . . 74/59/c Lincoln. . . . . . . . . .54/42/0.29 . . . 78/56/t . . .80/58/t Little Rock. . . . . . .69/47/0.00 . .80/61/pc . 82/66/pc Los Angeles. . . . . .61/50/0.00 . .58/50/sh . 61/50/pc Louisville. . . . . . . .62/34/0.00 . .69/53/pc . 80/63/pc Madison, WI . . . . .62/35/0.00 . .59/49/sh . . .70/56/t Memphis. . . . . . . .68/43/0.00 . .80/62/pc . 82/63/pc Miami . . . . . . . . . .88/67/0.00 . .84/69/pc . 81/69/pc Milwaukee . . . . . .58/31/0.00 . .51/48/sh . . .62/53/t Minneapolis . . . . .63/34/0.00 . .56/50/sh . 67/47/sh Nashville. . . . . . . .64/33/0.00 . .75/55/pc . 82/61/pc New Orleans. . . . .79/63/0.00 . .80/67/pc . 82/70/pc New York . . . . . . .61/43/0.00 . . . 66/48/s . . 72/51/s Newark, NJ . . . . . .62/43/0.00 . . . 65/45/s . 72/50/pc Norfolk, VA . . . . . .62/45/0.00 . . . 62/43/s . . 73/55/s Oklahoma City . . .73/55/0.00 . . . 77/64/t . . .79/62/t Omaha . . . . . . . . .52/40/0.05 . . . 73/56/t . . .76/59/t Orlando. . . . . . . . .85/63/0.00 . .82/63/pc . 81/62/pc Palm Springs. . . . .77/49/0.00 . . .67/46/c . 70/51/pc Peoria . . . . . . . . . .63/32/0.00 . .64/56/sh . . .73/63/t Philadelphia . . . . .59/43/0.00 . . . 64/46/s . . 70/51/s Phoenix. . . . . . . . .75/59/0.00 . .78/56/pc . 64/47/pc Pittsburgh . . . . . . .56/30/0.00 . . . 63/42/s . . 66/53/c Portland, ME. . . . .57/36/0.01 . . . 57/37/s . 62/42/pc Providence . . . . . .57/42/0.05 . . . 63/42/s . . 68/48/s Raleigh . . . . . . . . .63/32/0.00 . . . 68/41/s . . 75/52/s
Yesterday Friday Saturday City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Rapid City . . . . . . .73/46/0.00 . . .60/39/c . 57/38/sh Reno . . . . . . . . . . .57/37/0.00 . . 43/30/rs . . 56/36/c Richmond . . . . . . .64/39/0.00 . . . 65/43/s . . 75/54/s Rochester, NY . . . .60/40/0.00 . . . 57/37/s . 68/52/pc Sacramento. . . . . .62/48/0.65 . .55/40/sh . 64/42/pc St. Louis. . . . . . . . .64/36/0.00 . . . 70/60/t . . .78/66/t Salt Lake City . . . .52/41/0.57 . .56/38/sh . 55/40/sh San Antonio . . . . .83/69/0.00 . .82/69/pc . .85/72/w San Diego . . . . . . 65/55/trace . .61/53/sh . 61/54/pc San Francisco . . . .61/50/0.36 . .56/46/sh . 58/47/pc San Jose . . . . . . . .64/49/0.40 . .57/44/sh . 63/44/pc Santa Fe . . . . . . . .63/40/0.00 . .63/40/pc . . . 49/28/
Yesterday Friday Saturday City Hi/Lo/Pcp Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Savannah . . . . . . .69/45/0.00 . . . 72/51/s . . 75/59/s Seattle. . . . . . . . . .57/44/0.02 . .59/43/pc . 59/44/pc Sioux Falls. . . . . . .51/40/0.22 . . . 70/47/t . 66/44/sh Spokane . . . . . . . .57/39/0.00 . .55/36/pc . 56/37/pc Springfield, MO . .60/43/0.00 . . . 72/59/t . . .76/62/t Tampa. . . . . . . . . .85/66/0.00 . .82/65/pc . 84/64/pc Tucson. . . . . . . . . .71/48/0.00 . . . 77/52/s . 61/40/sh Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . .70/51/0.00 . . . 76/64/t . . .78/67/t Washington, DC . .63/42/0.00 . . . 65/46/s . . 72/54/s Wichita . . . . . . . . .65/51/0.53 . . . 78/63/t . . .78/66/t Yakima . . . . . . . . .64/32/0.01 . .63/36/pc . 60/39/pc Yuma. . . . . . . . . . .76/54/0.00 . .77/49/pc . 70/48/pc
INTERNATIONAL Amsterdam. . . . . .55/34/0.00 . . .54/37/c . 54/42/pc Athens. . . . . . . . . .66/50/0.00 . .69/57/sh . 72/54/pc Auckland. . . . . . . .68/61/0.00 . .68/54/pc . . 70/54/s Baghdad . . . . . . . .91/68/0.00 . .84/60/pc . . 83/58/s Bangkok . . . . . . . .97/81/0.00 . . . 94/82/t . . .93/81/t Beijing. . . . . . . . . .79/55/0.00 . . . 75/53/s . . 79/55/s Beirut . . . . . . . . . .68/59/0.00 . . . 71/60/s . 75/61/pc Berlin. . . . . . . . . . .50/43/0.00 . .58/41/sh . . 61/43/c Bogota . . . . . . . . .59/50/0.00 . .61/49/sh . 58/49/sh Budapest. . . . . . . .55/36/0.00 . .66/50/pc . . 62/48/c Buenos Aires. . . . .75/57/0.00 . .81/67/pc . 79/56/pc Cabo San Lucas . .81/57/0.00 . . . 81/61/s . . 79/59/s Cairo . . . . . . . . . . .75/55/0.00 . . .86/72/c . . 92/79/c Calgary . . . . . . . . .46/32/0.00 . .57/32/pc . .43/28/rs Cancun . . . . . . . . .82/66/0.00 . .84/71/pc . 84/72/pc Dublin . . . . . . . . . .52/36/0.00 . .49/37/pc . 45/35/pc Edinburgh. . . . . . .50/39/0.00 . .44/32/sh . 49/32/pc Geneva . . . . . . . . .50/43/0.00 . .59/43/pc . 48/42/sh Harare. . . . . . . . . .70/59/0.00 . .67/49/pc . . 68/47/s Hong Kong . . . . . .84/75/0.00 . .86/72/pc . 85/73/pc Istanbul. . . . . . . . .63/45/0.00 . . . 65/52/s . 73/58/sh Jerusalem . . . . . . .61/48/0.00 . . . 69/55/s . 79/61/pc Johannesburg. . . .70/52/0.00 . .70/49/sh . 70/49/pc Lima . . . . . . . . . . .84/68/0.00 . . . 82/69/s . 81/69/pc Lisbon . . . . . . . . . .59/52/0.00 . .62/54/sh . 62/52/sh London . . . . . . . . .55/37/0.00 . . .54/36/c . 55/37/sh Madrid . . . . . . . . .59/48/0.00 . .58/39/sh . 55/37/sh Manila. . . . . . . . . .93/79/0.00 . .93/77/pc . 94/76/pc
Mecca . . . . . . . . . .99/81/0.00 . . . 97/76/s 100/79/pc Mexico City. . . . . .79/57/0.00 . . . 76/51/t . 74/49/sh Montreal. . . . . . . .54/37/0.00 . . . 59/39/s . 59/49/sh Moscow . . . . . . . .46/34/0.00 . . .52/38/c . 54/37/pc Nairobi . . . . . . . . .81/63/0.00 . . . 76/62/t . . .73/64/t Nassau . . . . . . . . .86/63/0.00 . .79/67/sh . 77/64/pc New Delhi. . . . . . .93/70/0.00 . .97/72/pc . 96/73/pc Osaka . . . . . . . . . .70/54/0.00 . .62/51/sh . 64/49/pc Oslo. . . . . . . . . . . .46/36/0.00 . . .45/32/c . .41/31/rs Ottawa . . . . . . . . .55/36/0.00 . . . 59/38/s . 55/47/sh Paris. . . . . . . . . . . .57/39/0.00 . .62/40/sh . 58/43/sh Rio de Janeiro. . . .90/75/0.00 . .86/73/sh . 89/73/pc Rome. . . . . . . . . . .66/45/0.00 . . . 58/49/r . 60/49/sh Santiago . . . . . . . .79/52/0.00 . .65/52/sh . . 74/53/s Sao Paulo . . . . . . .84/32/0.00 . . . 83/68/t . . .86/70/t Sapporo . . . . . . . .43/43/0.00 . . . 44/31/s . . 51/39/s Seoul. . . . . . . . . . .55/37/0.00 . .62/43/pc . . 66/45/s Shanghai. . . . . . . .68/52/0.00 . .66/54/sh . 66/56/sh Singapore . . . . . . .88/79/0.00 . . . 86/79/t . . .86/79/t Stockholm. . . . . . .54/39/0.00 . .45/35/sh . . 46/33/c Sydney. . . . . . . . . .68/57/0.00 . .72/57/pc . 75/62/pc Taipei. . . . . . . . . . .86/70/0.00 . .91/74/pc . 89/74/pc Tel Aviv . . . . . . . . .68/55/0.00 . . . 75/59/s . 82/61/pc Tokyo. . . . . . . . . . .70/52/0.00 . .65/53/sh . 63/51/sh Toronto . . . . . . . . .52/36/0.00 . . . 59/38/s . 62/53/sh Vancouver. . . . . . .55/45/0.00 . .55/45/pc . 57/45/pc Vienna. . . . . . . . . .50/37/0.00 . .62/45/pc . 55/44/sh Warsaw. . . . . . . . .63/37/0.00 . .60/41/pc . . 61/43/c
Gold prospectors draw crowd to North Bend event By JESSIE HIGGINS The World of Coos Bay
NORTH BEND — Panning for gold takes patience, keen eyes and steady hands. Without training, novice gold-seekers will find it unproductive. So, the hands-on gold-panning display at the North Bend Prospectors’ first South Coast Outdoor Adventure Show on Saturday at the North Bend Community Center was popular. “Through here there’s been a steady stream,” said Milo Summerville, a ten-year member of North Bend Prospectors. Periodically there was a line out the door, he said. Although the club has existed for decades, this is the first year members put on a local show. Usually they raise funds by going on the road with other gold prospecting groups. But this year, gas prices were too high, said Bob Baldwin, president of North Bend Prospectors Inc. So they’re hoping to start a tradition. “Our purpose here mostly is to inform the public what we’re
“Our purpose here mostly is to inform the public what we’re about. It doesn’t hurt the environment like most people think it does.” — Milo Summerville, member, North Bend Prospectors
about,” said Summerville, who started gold panning 35 years ago. “It doesn’t hurt the environment like most people think it does.” In Oregon rivers and streams, gold occurs as small flakes that are mixed with sand and sediment. To remove the gold, prospectors slowly and methodically shake out the lighter materials and wash them away, leaving behind the gold flecks. It is not easy. At the panning display, club members supervised a large tub of water with sand and sediment at the bottom. Visi-
tors could practice using a pan to remove and clear the lighter dirt and debris, leaving the heavier dark sand and gold at the base of the pan. Hundreds came through to learn the art. Children were drawn to the dirt and water. They generally lacked coordination and patience, but still splashed the pan of sand in the water, trying to mimic the adults’ movements. Baldwin said gold panning is a fun family activity. When Baldwin joined the prospectors ten years ago there were 40 members. Now there are more than 200. “The price of gold is going up, and the baby boomers need something to do,” he said. The price of gold is currently more than $1,600 an ounce. But enthusiasts caution that it’s nearly impossible to make much money from gold panning. For experienced prospectors, who can invest a lot of time, gold panning could provide supplemental income. But most in the group consider it a hobby, Summerville said.
Benjamin Brayfield / The World of Coos Bay
Bill Peabody demonstrates how to separate gold from black sand during the gold prospectors’ show in North Bend on Saturday. Peabody has been prospecting as a hobby for 30 years. He started combing the ground for fossils in the Midwest. While he’s never struck it rich, the idea keeps him going. “Maybe if I roll one more rock it’ll be gold,” he said.