Ocariz and Max win PPP

Teaming up, training hard

Four fifth-graders competing in Pole Pedal Paddle

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

The “Fantastic Four," who have been friends from kindergarten and are currently fifth-graders at Miller Elementary, will be one of two teams participating in the 12-and-under category in the 37th annual U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle today. The....MORE

People on the Move

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

Kathleen Bailey has joined Washington Federal in Bend as a small business banker. Bailey was previously a branch manager at South Valley Bank and Trust and a small business specialist with Wells Fargo Bank. She has 14 years of experience in the....MORE

What s going up?

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

General Contractor: Ray Hayes Construction Co., BendDetails: Crews are wrapping up construction on a nine-unit hangar building at Bend Municipal Airport. Ray Hayes Construction Co. has been working on the hangar since December, contracted by Bend....MORE

In focus: Benefits backlog

Vietnam veterans’ new battle: getting disability compensation

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

LOS ANGELES — Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war. He got married, raised two sons and made a career working at credit unions. But as Otte neared retirement, memories of combat flooded back. Starting in 2005, he filed a....MORE

Syrian group claims role in newspaper hacking

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

The website and several Twitter accounts belonging to The Financial Times were hacked Friday by the Syrian Electronic Army in an ongoing campaign that has targeted an array of media outlets ranging from The Associated Press to the parody site The....MORE

Sports On the air

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

TodayGOLF Time TV/RadioEuropean Tour, World Match Play Championship 3 a. m. GolfPGA Tour, Byron Nelson Championship 10 a. m. GolfPGA Tour, Byron Nelson Championship noon CBSWeb. com Tour, BMW Charity Pro-Am noon GolfLPGA Tour, Mobile Bay LPGA Classic 2 ....MORE

Sports in Brief

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

SoftballDucks to regional final — Oregon advanced to its fourth straight NCAA regional final with a 3-0 win over North Carolina on Friday afternoon at Howe Field. En route to a school-record 100th career victory, senior Jessica Moore (26-4)....MORE

Scoreboard

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

ON DECKTodaySoftball: North Marion/St. Paul at Madras in Class 4A play-in round, 2 p. m. Boys tennis: Class 5A state championships at Tualatin Hills Tennis Center in Beaverton, 9 a. m.; Class 4A/3A/2A/1A state championships at the University of Oregon....MORE

Need to know

Rising seas a new reality for many

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

PHILADELPHIA — The night Meghan Wren got stranded by floodwaters and had to sleep in her car, she knew it was time for a reckoning. She had been driving to her waterfront home along the Delaware Bay in South Jersey. As she crossed the wide....MORE

Horse racing

Orb favored at Preakness today

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

BALTIMORE — Everything’s a go for Orb. The Kentucky Derby winner was in a playful mood the day before the Preakness, making faces for photographers between nibbles of grass outside his stall at Pimlico Race Course.“He’s....MORE

Today's read: Back from the brink

Once thought extinct, big trout is recovering

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

PYRAMID LAKE, Nev. — Hour after hour, Brian Dunn lofted his fly line into the turquoise-blue water of this shimmering desert lake north of Reno. Finally, just after lunch, his line straightened and a smile spread on his face. Before long, a 6-....MORE

TV spotlight

Not whodunit, but why they done it

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

By Michael Korb© Zap2itYou’ve got to love it when people are willing to mix it up a little. Let’s face it; the traditional cop show has felt tired for years. Most are so formulaic that the crimes almost solve themselves. But with....MORE

Major League Baseball

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

StandingsAll Times PDT———AMERICAN LEAGUEEast DivisionW L Pct GBNew York 26 16 .619 —Boston 25 17 .595 1Baltimore 23 18 .561 2½Tampa Bay 21 20 .512 4½Toronto 17 25 .405 9Central DivisionW L Pct GBCleveland 23 17 .....MORE

La Grande drug raids prompt $5M lawsuit

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

LA GRANDE — A 2006 drug raid on a local home could end up costing Union County and the city of La Grande dearly. The two entities are being sued for more than $5 million in damages stemming from a pair of 2006 drug busts. A tentative trial date ....MORE

Israeli Settlement protests

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

A Palestinian hurls stones Friday at Israeli forces, not pictured, as tear gas fumes swirl in the background, during a protest against the expansion of the nearby Jewish settlement of Ofra outside the village of Deir Jarir near Ramallah, West Bank.....MORE

College baseball

Ducks top Beavs in series opener

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

EUGENE — Tommy Thorpe allowed just two hits over eight-plus innings and Oregon defeated Oregon State 3-0 Friday night in the opening contest of a three-game Civil War series at PK Park. Thorpe (6-4) struck out seven and walked two for the No.....MORE

Dictator ruled Argentina during the ‘Dirty War’

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentina’s former dictator who led the country’s military junta from 1976 to 1981, has died. He was 87. Videla died Friday in a Buenos Aires prison from natural causes, the....MORE

NHL playoffs

Crosby gets hat trick as Penguins edge Sens

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

PITTSBURGH — The Ottawa Senators have plenty of respect for Sidney Crosby. As they’re quickly learning, perhaps a little too much. Working in wide-open swaths of ice left by Ottawa’s tentative defense, the Pittsburgh superstar needed ....MORE

Commuter train crash injures at least 60

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

Two Metro-North Railroad trains collided after a derailment near Fairfield, Conn., at the height of the evening rush Friday, injuring 60 people, five of them critically, and snarling transit corridors in the Northeast, authorities said. An eastbound....MORE

Golf roundup

Bradley still on top

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

IRVING, Texas — Keegan Bradley again bogeyed Nos. 1 and 18 in the Byron Nelson Championship. Unlike the first round, Bradley didn’t set a course record. But he still finished with a three-stroke lead. Bradley started and ended his round....MORE

Prep roundup

Ridgeview, Crook County girls in fifth at state tennis

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

EUGENE — Ridgeview rolled at districts last week, qualifying seven players for the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A girls tennis state championships in the Ravens’ first year of existence. On Friday, the program’s top two doubles teams —....MORE

Prep track & field

Redmond boys and Summit girls lead at districts

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

REDMOND — With the help of three throwers going 1-2-3 in the shot put and with eight athletes placing in the top five in five events Friday, host Redmond High is in position to take the Class 5A Special District 1 boys track and field....MORE

Golf: Pacific Northwest Men's Master-40 Amateur

Beaverton golfer triumphs at Brasada

Former University of Portland golf coach Bill Winter downs Canadian

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

POWELL BUTTE — Golfers never know when the opportunity to win will come along in match play. For Bill Winter, a 48-year-old from Beaverton, that chance Friday came on the par-5 10th hole at Brasada Canyons Golf Club. Winter took advantage of an....MORE

Boys

Storm tennis team likely to trophy, in fourth place in 5A tourney in Portland

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

PORTLAND — Summit's quest for a third straight boys tennis state title appears to have fallen just short. The Storm wrapped up the second day of the Class 5A state championships at the Portland Tennis Center in fourth place with nine points,....MORE

Girls

Storm tennis team is in fourth place at Class 5A tourney in Beaverton

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

BEAVERTON — Behind the strength of doubles players Haley Younger and Kelsey Collis, Summit High is still in the hunt to trophy at the Class 5A girls state tennis tournament for the fourth consecutive year. The Storm, last season's state....MORE

Pole Pedal Paddle could be a sloppy one

• A low snowpack and possible precipitation could make for slow times on an updated course

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

Alpine and nordic skiers in today’s U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle will be racing on one of the lowest snowpacks in recent memory for this time of year at Mount Bachelor. And, somewhat ironically, forecasts are calling for a 50 percent chance of....MORE

Editor's choice

Treasury knew about IRS probe during 2012

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department’s inspector general told senior Treasury officials in June 2012 he was investigating allegations that the Internal Revenue Service had targeted conservative groups, disclosing for the first time on....MORE

New guide for diagnosing mental illness is fraught

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

For ADHD, the definition is being broadened, meaning the disorder could be diagnosed in more children. In the case of autism, the opposite is true. The new criteria are among the changes that will be released with the publication this weekend of the....MORE

Search for new city manager delayed

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

The Sisters City Council plans to wait until July to start looking for a new, permanent city manager. Andrew Gorayeb, interim city manager, said he knew of no plans by the council to start the hiring process earlier. Mayor Brad Boyd said the council....MORE

Greenwood Playhouse to be sold?

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

The board of the Cascades Theatrical Company has arranged a tentative deal to sell the Greenwood Playhouse, which has housed the company since the 1980s. Several board members believe selling the building, located on Northwest Greenwood Avenue, is....MORE

It's PPP day! But where's the snow?

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

Twelve-year-old Alden Dupras, above, and his teammate Calvin Keane, 11, not pictured, jockey for the best boat placement Friday afternoon at the unofficial “race before the race" in preparation for the Pole Pedal Paddle at Riverbend Park. The....MORE

Voices of faith

Does God shine a light on some more than others?

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

Use your light for goodThe Rev. Holly McKissick, Peace Christian Church, Kansas City, Mo.:I keep thinking of Susie. Beautiful. Bright. Amazing. And taken from her children, family and friends way too soon. The light shines unevenly; Dante had that....MORE

Correction

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

In a photo that accompanied a story headlined “Preserving links to the past," which published Saturday, May 11 on Page D1, a caption incorrectly identified a building. The building pictured at left in the photo, which appeared on Page D5, is....MORE

Facebook fights to regain IPO heat

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

SAN FRANCISCO — At the one-year anniversary of its initial public offering, Facebook Inc. investors find themselves struggling with the question of whether the glass is half-empty or half-full. Facebook’s debut was one of the hottest and....MORE

Consumer sentiment up to post-recession peak

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

WASHINGTON — Consumer sentiment perked up in May to its highest level in more than six years, according to a survey released Friday, helped by falling gasoline prices, a rising stock market and firmer housing prices. The preliminary May reading ....MORE

Today’s retirees face declining standard of living, study says

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

The retirement crisis is deepening, with recent generations of Americans less financially prepared for their golden years than their parents or grandparents, according to a new study. The study by the Pew Charitable Trusts suggests that people who....MORE

Spanish banker goes to prison

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

MADRID — Miguel Blesa, the former executive chairman of Caja Madrid, which is now part of Bankia, has become the first prominent Spanish banker to enter prison since the start of the financial crisis. He is accused of leaving his bank saddled....MORE

J.C. Penney board re-elected

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

NEW YORK — Ron Johnson’s job at J. C. Penney Co. ended after his attempt to overhaul the retailer wiped out a quarter of its sales and about half of its market value. The board members who hired him are staying. Investors voted to re-elect ....MORE

Yahoo casting an eye on Tumblr?

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

SAN FRANCISCO — Will Yahoo buy Tumblr?That’s the $1 billion question, courtesy of a report from tech blog All Things D. The struggling Internet giant is reportedly in serious talks to buy the blogging service in a deal that could be worth ....MORE

Support Groups

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

The following list contains support group information submitted to The Bulletin. Submissions must be updated monthly for inclusion. To submit, email relevant details to communitylife@bendbulletin. com. Abilitree Peer Group For Persons Affected by a....MORE