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2A ܂ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018 ܂ APPEAL TRIBUNE Fire Continued from Page 1A Fire agencies put the blaze out before it reached buildings or nearby dense timber. The property owner was treated for smoke inhalation on the scene and was cited by the Oregon Department of For- estry. ODF charged the owner a $115 fee for being the first to respond at the scene with engines and personnel, said Bobbi Doan, Public Information Officer for ODF. The owner will also have to pay the cost of the response to the fire, which in- cludes the two-and-a-half hours that five personnel spent on scene, and the two engines used. Doan said that figure will be calculated and released in the next few weeks. Assistant Chief Ed Grambusch of Sil- verton Fire said Sunday’s yellow jacket fire was the second in the area in the last two weeks. “People get complacent when it rains, but it’s still really dry,” Gram- busch said. The first fire occurred on Aug 28. The owner was issued a warning by ODF, but was not fined, Doan said. “We were not the first to respond,” she said. “Silverton Fire took action, not ODF.” Agencies responding to Sunday’s fire were Silverton Fire District, Mt. Angel Fire, Drakes Crossing Fire, Marion County Fire District 1, Woodburn Fire, Canby Fire and Oregon Department of Forestry. Avoiding yellow jacket problems Judge Continued from Page 1A the attorneys who worked to bring the treatment court to Marion County. “It’s that type of philosophy of want- ing to help people, to share with them your knowledge, help get them on the path to housing, VA benefits, medica- tions, mental health treatment, addic- tion treatment ... because I respect the job that they did for our country and just wanted to give back and help them,” he said. A homeowner trying to burn out a yellow jacket nest set off a grass fire east of Silverton. PHOTO COURTESY OF SILVERTON FIRE DEPARTMENT August and September are peak months for the yellow jacket population, according to Oregon State University Extension Service. People are experiencing high yellow jacket volumes in their yards and gar- dens this year, said Gail Langellotto, an OSU Extension entomologist. Since it’s so dry, areas such as gardens have pro- vided yellow jackets with things like wa- ter that “unmanaged environments are not.” For those experiencing yellow jacket problems, the Northwest Center for Al- ternatives to Pesticides list simple steps to take to reduce or eliminate them: ܂ Don’t provide yellow jackets with food or drink. If eating outdoors, keep food and drink covered as much as pos- sible. ܂ Keep a secure lid on trash cans and eliminate any standing water. It is best to leave the nest sites alone or consider some other methods to re- duce their presence, according to Heather Stoven, horticulturist with Ore- gon State University Extension Service. The Northwest Center for Alterna- tives to Pesticides also recommends leaving nest removal to professionals with “expertise in working around stinging insects and protective cloth- The Candidates The campaign Anthony Behrens Wren pointed to his own experience — especially the past two years he’s been serving as pro tem judge — as what makes him a better choice for Marion County. “I think what qualifies me more than Mr. Behrens is the recency of my experi- ence,” he said. “For the past 12 years now, I’ve practiced in a courtroom al- most every day and for the past two years, I’ve just been proving the type of judicial candidate I am and the type of judge that I would be with the way that I interact with the people that appear be- fore me.”’ Behrens, who worked as a Marion County judge pro tem more than a dec- ade ago, said he doesn’t see why that would matter. “Being a judge ... is like riding a bike,” he said, adding that he had two years of judicial experience and five years of “quasi-judicial experience” as an ad- ministrative law judge. “If you take a look at my experience compared to his, there’s really not a comparison,” Behrens said. Wren has garnered more local, big- name endorsements: Marion County Sheriff Jason Myers, outgoing Marion County District Attorney Walt Beglau, district attorney-elect Paige Clarkson, Mayor Chuck Bennett and all 13 sitting Marion County judges. The endorsements of law enforce- ment, local attorneys and judges speak to his broad-based support, Wren said. Behrens said he’s collected several endorsements, including Judge Chris- topher Brauer, the district attorney who first hired him before becoming an Umatilla County judge as well as former Senate President Fred Heard, but he also questioned the value of endorse- ments. “That’s a real problem with our sys- tem,” he said. “People look at these en- dorsements like they mean anything.” Wren countered that, for months, he has met with community members to Occupation: Legislative liaison and senior policy adviser for the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services City of residence: Salem Family: Married with one son Website: behrens4judge.com Social media: facebook.com/Behrens4Judge Daniel Wren Anthony Behrens Behrens, or “The Bear”, as he was dubbed on billboards, yard signs and the May ballot, said he wants to run a fair, respectful courtroom without any bias. “You want to make sure you listen to everybody, not cut people off, not be ar- rogant or rude,” he said. “My whole thing is you treat the people that come before you like customers. They come to you for justice.” Behrens said he earned his ursine nickname working as a prosecutor in Umatilla County after he graduated from Willamette University’s College of Law, where he garnered a reputation of being easy-going and affable like a bear. “But once you poke them, they get really aggressive,” Behrens said. “It’s like: Play fair with me, I’ll play fair with you, but if you start to get a little out of line, I’m going to call you on it.” Behrens has worked as the legislative liaison and senior policy adviser for the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services for the past decade and previously served as a judge pro tem in Marion County from 2005 to 2007 and as an administrative law judge for the Oregon Office of Administrative Hearings from 2000 to 2005. “I’ve been a public servant for over 20 years, and I feel really passionately Occupation: Pro tem judge and hear- ings referee at the Marion County Cir- cuit Court City of residence: Salem Family: Married with three children Website: danwrenforjudge.com Social media: facebook.com/danwrenforjudge about serving people,” he said. Behrens is self-funding his own cam- paign and estimates he has spent about $40,000 of his own money on the signs, billboards and other promotions. “(Self-funding) is something very important to me,” he said. “I don’t want to feel like I’m beholden to anyone.” In the days leading up to the May pri- mary, Behrens told the Statesman Jour- nal he felt some nastiness during the campaign, like missing campaign signs and lack of establishment support. “I’m an outsider ... and they definitely see me as a threat,” he said. “One of my goals is to help more peo- ple like me get on the bench — people with more diverse experience, with greater experience that surpasses the courtroom.” ܂ Avoid wearing perfume, hairspray or other scented products. Avoid wear- ing bright red, orange or yellow clothes, as these colors may attract them. ܂ Don’t provoke yellow jackets. Avoid insect nests and try not to swat at them. Do not allow children to throw rocks or other items at nests. 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Behrens has had those same opportunities to seek endorsements, he added. “Endorsements matter to demon- strate that community members from diverse perspectives believe I am the right person to serve as a judge in Mar- ion County,” he said. “Voters should not only look at endorsements but examine a candidate’s current service and qual- ifications when making their decision.” Behrens said he was happy with how he performed in the May primary. “I think people are tired of politics,” he said. “I am a kind of refreshing candi- date.” Wren dismissed Behrens’ labeling of his candidacy as a “political machine.” “I’m not sure what (he is) referenc- ing,” Wren said. “Since January 2018, I have been working hard to let the people of Marion County know who I am and why I am the best candidate for this po- sition.” This includes going to city council meetings, going door-to-door and neighborhood association meetings. So far, he’s spent about $18,000 on his campaign and received almost $27,000 in contributions. Judicial candidates do not ask for contributions, but communi- ty members are free to donate to their campaigns. “I look at all the support I have re- ceived and I’m truly humbled by their confidence in me,” he said. “Those en- dorsing me are from all sides and have determined I am the neutral party this position needs to decide the issues that will come before the court.” Ballots for the November election will be mailed to registered voters on Oct. 17. Voted ballots must be received by an elections office or a dropped off at an of- ficial Oregon ballot drop site by 8 p.m. on Nov. 6. For questions, comments and news tips, email reporter Whitney Wood- worth at wmwoodwort@statesman- journal.com, call 503-399-6884 or fol- low on Twitter @wmwoodworth Address: P.O. Box 13009, Salem, OR 97309 Fax: 503-399-6706 Michael Kim, ing.” However, those who feel there is no choice but to destroy a yellow jacket nest, Stoven and Langellotto list steps on how to do it safely. ܂ Locate and carefully mark the nest’s entrance. Langellotto suggests wearing protective gear that covers your skin. Marking the location will help you “find and treat the nest on a cool night, when worker yellow jackets are inside and relatively calm.” ܂ Use an insecticide labeled for yel- low jacket control and follow the direc- tions. Insecticide is quick-acting and can keep yellow jackets from flying out of their nest. ܂ OSU Extension Service suggests using the least toxic product first, with a “caution” label instead of a “warning” or “danger” label. Do not pour petroleum products into ground nests because it is dangerous and illegal. Those dealing with yellow jackets can also set traps which are available in yard and garden stores. Experts at OSU say using a synthetic attractant to lure worker yellow jackets into the trap is most effective, but fruit juice or meat work as well. Experts at the Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides recommend making homemade traps for a pesti- cide-free technique. Traps can be made by filling a five- gallon bucket with soapy water and hanging a protein bait a couple of inches above the water. Put a wide mesh screen over the bucket and bait so that pets or other animals don’t eat it. When yellow jackets grab a piece of the bait too heavy to fly with, they then fall in the bucket, get trapped in the water and drown. The Appeal Tribune encourages suggestions for local stories. Email the newsroom, submit letters to the editor and send announcements to sanews@salem.gannett.com or call 503-399-6773. Missed Delivery? 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