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W EDNESDAY , J ULY 6, 2016
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County fair revels in country
ANNETTE UTZ
FOR THE APPEAL TRIBUNE
When the Oregon State Fair-
grounds open for the 156th an-
nual Marion County Fair on July
7, everything will be spinning,
from the turnstiles, Ferris
wheel and cotton candy ma-
chines to the bucking broncs
and the homegrown riffs of
country singer Lexi Tucker.
Tucker, with her sights set on
Nashville, hails from both Stay-
ton and Silverton. She will be
playing on the fair’s main stage
from 2:45 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July
10. Having grown up in the east
Mid-Willamette Valley, she ap-
preciates life in a rural setting
and was active in 4H when she
was younger.
“My other passion, beyond
music, is riding horses and my
love for animals,” Tucker said.
“I began riding when I was 5
years old,” Tucker said. “I did
equestrian team in high school.
My current horse was a rescue
gelding that I broke and trained
myself.
“I grew up showing sheep
with 4H at the Marion County
Fair so it definitely influenced
my country background. (Rais-
ing sheep) and my horse taught
me a lot about what it means to
be country.
It taught me about hard work
and responsibility, to be com-
If you go
SPECIAL TO THE STAYTON MAIL
See FAIR, Page 2A
Country singer Lexi Tucker strums her guitar for her horse.
What: Marion County Fair
Where: Oregon State Fairgrounds,
2330 17th St. NE, Salem
When: Thurs. - Sun., July 7 – 10.
Gates open on all days at 10 a.m.
and close at 10 p.m. on Thursday, 11
p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 6
p.m., Sunday.
Cost: $9 for ages 12 to 61, $5 for
seniors 62+ and youth 6-11, age five
and under free.
Information: For an event
schedule, visit
http://www.co.marion.or.us/CS/Fair/.
A detailed event schedule for
4H-FAA events can be found at
http://www.co.marion.or.us/CS/Fair/
visit/Documents/Fair%20Program%
20for%20Web%202016-06-27.pdf.
Lawmaker’s
actions
questioned
by officer
No complaint filed, ticket
case shows ethical debate
GORDON FRIEDMAN
APPEAL TRIBUNE
WILLIAM SULLIVAN/SPECIAL TO THE STATESMAN JOURNAL
Three Sisters is reflected in Scott Lake.
Explore Oregon one
adventure at a time
ZACH URNESS
APPEAL TRIBUNE
There’s no mistaking it, sum-
mer is here to stay.
The best time to be an Orego-
nian comes during those blessed
months between July and Septem-
ber, when mountains, coast and
forest are all open for the explor-
ing.
Below, I’ve put together nine of
my favorite summer trips. I’ve
made an effort to avoid places that
get massive crowds, such as the
Mount Hood, Three Sisters and
Mount Jefferson areas. Those
places are worth exploring in the
right circumstances, but it’s al-
ways been my goal to introduce
readers to places they might not
have otherwise considered.
See ADVENTURES, Page 3A
BILL SULLIVAN/SPECIAL TO THE STATESMAN JOURNAL
Paintbrush blooms line a Bachelor Mountain trail with Mount Jefferson in the
background.
A Portland police offi-
cer accuses Rep. Jodi
Hack, R-Salem, of possi-
bly overstepping ethical
boundaries for legislators
when she confronted him
about traffic tickets is-
sued to her son. Hack, who
faces re-election for the
first time in November,
denied the allegations.
Hack
represents
House District 19 which
includes parts of Salem,
Aumsville, and Turner
Officer Laurent Bonc-
zijk ticketed Hack’s 22-
year-old son, Reece Hack
on Jan. 9 after he was in-
volved in a crash on I-5
northbound in Portland,
just south of the Marquam
Bridge. He was cited for
careless driving, driving
without a license and fail-
ure to carry proof of in-
surance and registration.
Reece Hack’s license had
been suspended for not
paying fines related to
previous violations, Bonc-
zijk said.
The encounter be-
tween Jodi Hack and
Bonczijk occurred later,
at the Multnomah County
Courthouse. Hack accom-
panied her son to his court
date for the tickets. The
pair spoke with Bonczijk
about how the tickets
would be handled once in
front of a judge, a normal
occurrence according to
the officer. But the con-
versation didn’t go well,
he said.
“She was extremely
rude and there’s no ques-
tion in my mind that she
was trying to impress
upon
me
that she’s a
state legis-
lator and
for that rea-
son I better
be dismiss-
Jodi Hack
ing
tickets,” Bonczijk said.
“Her whole attitude was,
‘I’m a state legislator and
how dare you ticket my
son.’”
Hack said she did not
use her status as a legisla-
tor to attempt to get the
tickets erased. Instead,
Hack said, Bonczijk was
“a jerk right out of the
gate” during the conver-
sation.
She accused Bonczijk
of profiling Reece “be-
cause he’s an athlete”
though did not give an ex-
planation of how the offi-
cer would have known her
son is an athlete. Reece
Hack is listed online as a 6
foot 2 inch tall freshman
quarterback for the Wil-
lamette University Bear-
cats. “He profiled him be-
cause he has previous
tickets on his record.
What does it matter if he
has tickets on his record?”
the lawmaker said.
Also troubling to Bonc-
zijk was a letter Hack
brought to the courthouse
. It was from the Oregon
DMV and addressed to
Hack as a state legislator.
According to the letter, a
constituent
contacted
Hack to clarify rules
about provisional driver’s
licenses, which are given
to drivers under the age of
18 — the same kind of li-
cense still belonging to
See HACK, Page 2A
EPA cites 8 facilities for violations
TRACY LOEW
APPEAL TRIBUNE
Federal environmental regula-
tors penalized eight Oregon facili-
ties, including Pacific Coast Sea-
food, Oregon State University, and
two Stayton gas stations, during
the first three months of 2016.
Violations of environmental
laws put public health and the envi-
ronment at risk, the U.S. Environ-
mental Protection Agency said in a
news release Tuesday.
The facilities cited were:
» Oregon State University, Cor-
vallis: $275,000 for violating haz-
ardous waste management rules.
» Oregon Ice Cream, LLC, Eu-
gene: $55,000 for violating risk
management program require-
ments.
» Portland General Electric
Beaver Generating Plant, Clatska-
nie: $2,025 for violating spill pre-
vention and control rules.
» Pacific Coast Seafood Compa-
ny, Warrenton: $1,925 for violating
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spill prevention and control rules.
» Stayton Arco AM/PM, Stay-
ton: $420 for violating under-
ground storage tank rules.
» Stayton Texaco, Stayton: $420
for violating underground storage
tank rules.
» Bureau of Indian Affairs
Roads Department — Warm
Springs, Madras: $420 for violat-
ing underground storage tank
rules.
See FINES, Page 2A
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Births......................................2A
Calendar ...............................2A
Classifieds..............................3B
Life..........................................4A
Obituaries .............................3B
Sports......................................1B
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