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Vol. 229, Issue 17
RISE
Mardi Gras
County
considers
OR ‘cap
& trade’
The Wasco County Board of
Commissioners will consid-
er Senate Bill 1530, or cap and
trade, at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
27, at the county courthouse, 511
Washington St., suite 302.
The commission will consider
supporting, opposing or taking no
position on the controversial leg-
islation currently under consider-
ation by the state legislature.
At least 24 counties have ad-
opted resolutions opposing cap
and trade, or SB1530, including
the Eastern Oregon Counties
Association, which includes
Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Grant,
Harney, Jefferson, Klamath,
Malheur, Morrow, Sherman,
Umatilla and Wallowa counties,
according to the Oregon Senate
Republicans office.
Options before the commission
will be to support the bill, oppose
it, or take no stand.
Main Street took over the Civic Auditorium ballroom Saturday night with a “March Merch Madness Kick Off” fundraiser, “Mardi Gras—A Chefs Choice Dinner.” The
event featured music, dinner and a benefit auction, all in support of the The Dalles Main Street program. Participating restaurants included Duck Wall Fruit Co.,
Petite Provence, SweetHeart Bakery, Barge Way Pub, Zim’s Brau Haus, Lilo’s BBQ, Last Stop Saloon and Kainos Coffee. The 21-and-over event was well attended.
Pictured above left is Heather Fernandez of the Civic, shaking a drink. Above right, at top, Jewel Woolsey of The Dalles laughs as she orders a drink, and below her,
Phil Swaim of Mosier “pecks” out a drink as well.
Mark B. Gibson photo
Understanding
the legislation
Plaques honor medal recipients
■
Gibson
■ By The Mark
Dalles Chronicle
and the late U.S. Army veteran
Loren R. Kaufman, both Medal of
Honor recipients.
In February, the city received
In 2017, The Dalles and Hood
plaques with the request they be
River were each designated by
displayed in a “prominent indoor
the Oregon State Legislature
location in The Dalles.” The four
as a “Medal of Honor City” as
plaques name the city as a “Medal
petitioned by the Bend Heroes
of Honor City,” display Kaufman’s
Foundation.
The Foundation also successful- and Fadden’s framed photos and
ly petitioned that U.S. Highway 20 Medal of Honor citations, as well as
be designated the “Oregon Medal a framed copy of the legislation and
a title plaque.
of Honor Highway,” much like
The plaques were provided by the
Interstate 84 has been designated
non-profit Bend Heroes Foundation
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
at no cost to the city. The Bend
Highway.
foundation was instrumental in
Oregon’s Medal of Honor
recipients were connected with 12 getting the legislation adopted.
The plaques were presented to
cities—additional cities include
the city by Mayor Rich Mays and
Agness, Bend, Corvallis, Eugene,
Jordan Valley, Medford, Oakridge, Councilor Rod Runyon.
“The Dalles is honored to have
Portland, Richland and Salem. A
two recipients of the Medal of
13th city, McMinnville, has since
Honor,” said Runyon, who read the
been added.
The Medal of Honor is the high- citations before the council.
The first was Fadden, who re-
est military decoration awarded
by the United States government. ceived the award in 1903 while on
board the U.S.S. Adams for “gallant-
It is conferred upon members of
the Armed Forces who “distin-
ry, rescuing O.C. Hawthorne, lands-
guish themselves by conspicuous man for training, from drowning at
sea” on June 30, 1903.
gallantry and intrepidity at the
Runyon said that in falling over-
risk of life above and beyond the
call of duty during combat with an board, Hawthorne struck his head
enemy of our nation.”
and was knocked unconscious.
The Dalles was home to the late Fadden, who witnessed the fall,
U.S. Navy veteran Harry D. Fadden immediately dove overboard and
By Claire Withycombe
and Jake Thomas
Oregon Capital Bureau
SALEM — The arguments and
critiques are flying across the state
about Senate Bill 1530, Oregon’s
plan to set limits on—and
shrink—the state’s greenhouse gas
emissions.
Proponents of the program say
it’s needed in the face of federal
inaction on climate change, which
is already affecting the state.
Opponents say it would do little
to solve climate change while
increasing costs for consumers
across the state and particu-
larly damaging Oregon’s rural
economy.
The legislation, which is dozens
of pages and has been amended
repeatedly, has many moving
parts. The bill is expected to
make fuel, natural gas and other
carbon-intensive energy sources
more expensive. Proponents say
that will spur efficiencies and in-
novations that could cause energy
prices to drop.
The Oregon Capital Bureau con-
sulted energy and climate policy
experts and reviewed state and
federal reports and analyses to cut
See CAP&TRADE, page A4
TD Mayor to seek
second 2-year term
Gibson
■ By The Mark
Dalles Chronicle
The Dalles Mayor Rich Mays will
seek a second two-year term as
mayor in November.
“I want to continue, to follow up
on some of what has been started,”
Mays said. “Two years isn’t a very
long time.”
Mays cited continued funding for
street repair and addressing issues
with the city’s sidewalks being
non-compliant with the American
Disabilities Act as ongoing projects,
and said he hopes to continue his
support of beautification citywide,
as well as an initiative to place art
in public areas throughout the city
that is still in its infancy.
There are new projects he would
like to take on as well, he said. One
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February 26, 2020
Framed photos of U.S. Army veteran Loren R. Kaufman, above left, and U.S. Navy
veteran Harry D. Fadden, above right, with their Medal of Honor citations will be
part of a “Medal of Honor City” display in The Dalles.
Contributed photos
swam to his rescue, holding the un-
conscious sailors’ head above water
until the ship could return for them.
Kaufman was awarded the medal
on Feb. 10, 1950 for his actions Sept.
4-5, 1950, near Yongsan, Korea.
According to the citation, “Sfc.
Kaufman distinguished himself by
conspicous gallantry and intrepidity
above and beyond the call of duty
in action.”
While moving to reinforce an-
other unit, “Sfc. Kaufman, running
forward, bayoneted the lead scout
and engaged the column in a rifle
and grenade assault,” causing the
enemy to retreat in confusion.
Kaufman then led three addi-
tional assaults over the two day
period. “The dauntless courage and
resolute intrepid leadership of Sfc.
Kaufman were directly responsible
for the success of his company in
regaining its position,” the citation
reads.
The VA Clinic at the Oregon
Veterans Home in The Dalles is
named after Kaufman.
Historic Highway closed
through Feb. 28
Crews removing
loose rock in
the Oneonta
Tunnel area
Mayor Rich Mays
is to create a business retention
effort. “Tourism and visitors are
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Obituaries
The Historic Columbia River
Highway is closed through Feb.
28 as rockfall work is underway
near the Oneonta Tunnel east
of Multnomah Falls, according
to the Oregon Department of
Transportation (ODOT).
The 2017 Eagle Creek Fire
badly damaged the tunnel, a part
of the Historic Columbia River
Highway State Trail. The rockfall
work is needed to begin the pro-
cess of repairing and reopening
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Highway 30 east of Multnamah Falls will be closed through Feb. 28 as loose rocks
are removed from the cliffs around Oneonta Tunnel.
the tunnel.
Crews began scaling the
hillsides adjacent to the tunnel
to bring down loose rocks on
Comics
Marketplace
Sports
Sunday, Feb. 23. This will reduce
the threat of rockfalls and help
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