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Once suspended judge to run for Court of Appeals
Controversial former
Marion County judge to
run for Court of Appeals
Whitney Woodworth
Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
More than three years after he faced fel-
ony charges that were dismissed and was
suspended from the Marion County Circuit
Court, former judge Vance Day is running
for a seat on the Oregon Court of Appeals.
In a video posted on his campaign web-
site, Day said Oregonians deserve to live in
a diverse community and not have the gov-
ernment bully them.
“As a former circuit court judge, I know
how to work within the judiciary to bring
about change,” he said in the video, adding
that he was asking for voters’ help in “mak-
ing Oregon a great state again.”
Day, now a resident of Powell Butte, has
filed to run for position 3 on the Oregon
Court of Appeals. Appeals court judicial
races are typically quiet affairs, attracting
little media attention and not many con-
tested spots. Every position on the bench is
a statewide race.
Position 3 is the only Court of Appeals
race with two candidates running. Day is
running against the incumbent, Honorable
Darleen Ortega. Ortega was the first wom-
an of color and the only
Latina to serve as an appel-
late judge in Oregon when
she was appointed in 2003.
The Oregon Supreme
Court suspended Day from
the Marion County court in
Day
March 2018 after finding
the Commission on Judicial Fitness and
Disability had proven Day was guilty of six
out of eight misconduct charges and or-
dered the judge be suspended for three
years.
His suspension came after years of con-
troversy, during which Day was accused of
allowing a participant in the Veterans
Treatment Court that Day presided over to
handle his family’s firearms after being
convicted of a felony DUI.
An ethics investigation also looked into
claims that Day refused to marry same-sex
couples, hung a portrait of Adolf Hilter in a
courthouse art display and bullied a referee
at his son’s soccer game.
Day told the Statesman Journal after the
charges were dismissed that he was target-
ed for his politically conservative and
Christian beliefs.
“I’m the first person to ever push back
against the decades of liberal elites in Ore-
gon government,” Day said.
Following the commission’s ethics hear-
ing, Day was charged with two counts of
illegal possession of a firearm and two
counts of first-degree official misconduct
for the firearms incidents with the veter-
ans.
The case was moved out of Marion
County after Day’s attorneys sought a
change of venue due to the intense media
coverage.
In October 2018, a Multnomah County
judge dismissed the firearms charges just
hours before he was set to stand trial after a
key witness refused to testify. With their
key witness gone and the statute of limita-
tions up, prosecutors with the Oregon De-
partment of Justice’s criminal division
could not refile charges on the case after
the dismissal.
Day’s law license remains active. Al-
though he stopped hearing criminal cases
in 2016 when charges were filed against
him, he was free to seek office once his sus-
pension was complete.
Who is Vance Day?
Appointed in 2011 by then-Gov. John
Kitzhaber, Day ran uncontested in 2012 and
was re-elected to a six-year term as Marion
County Circuit Court judge.
He worked as a private practice attorney
for 20 years and served as the chairman of
the Oregon Republican Party from 2005 to
2009.
The years proceeding his suspension
were marked by controversy and height-
ened media attention for his beliefs on
same-sex marriage, his treatment of par-
ticipants in the veterans court, actions at
the courthouse and behavior in the com-
munity.
The commission found Day implement-
ed a system of discrimination by ordering
his staff to screen out same-sex couples
looking for Day to perform a marriage.
In Oregon, judges may perform mar-
riages but are not required to, and Day’s
staff never carried out his plan. Day pub-
licly stated that his Christian beliefs pre-
vent him from performing weddings for
same-sex couples.
Day has long maintained he has been
targeted for his religious beliefs, especially
those surrounding marriage.
“It’s not about a gun,” he said about the
charges. “It never was.”
Day told the Statesman Journal in 2018
that he saw an outpouring of support.
He later emerged as the president of the
Promise Keepers, a national non-profit
evangelical Christian organization that op-
poses same-sex marriage and promotes
chastity, in late 2018.
The CEO of Promise Keepers Ken Harri-
son said on Steven Bannon’s podcast in
2021 that liberals and the LGBTQ commu-
nity are “destroying the identity of the
American people.”
For questions, comments and news tips,
email reporter Whitney Woodworth at
wmwoodworth@statesmanjournal.com,
call 503-910-6616 or follow on Twitter
@wmwoodworth.
RESTAURANT ROUNDUP
Cary's Bakeshop, Heroes
Tap House, Cadillac Grille,
Epilogue Kitchen
Em Chan
Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
In Restaurant Roundup, Em Chan
shares some local restaurants' latest
updates. Have a question for a restau-
rant you'd like Em to look into? You can
send
her
your
inquiries
at
echan@statesmanjournal.com.
Cary's Bake Shop
The mobile Japanese and American
bakery is back in the Office Depot park-
ing lot to serve its delectable treats af-
ter being temporarily closed longer
than originally expected.
Owners Cary and Akiko Takara orig-
inally announced on their Facebook
page at the end of December that the
bakeshop would reopen Jan. 19, 2022.
However, once the date came closer, an
update went online that the bakery
would continue to be closed due to Aki-
ko taking care of her mother in Japan.
"My mother was in critical condi-
tion, so I was taking care of her," Akiko
said. "She's much better now, so I came
back."
The two announced they would be
back Wednesday, February 23, and
winter store hours would be Wednes-
day and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.
"We're glad to be back," Akiko said.
To keep up with what will be avail-
able at Cary's Bakeshop, follow the
bakery's Facebook page.
Address: 2945 Liberty Rd South
Heroes Tap House
The Heroes Tap House has an-
nounced on Facebook they will be
moving to a newer, updated space in
the coming months.
Owners Kari and Donovan Wallace
opened the tap house in the memory of
their son who passed in 2015, and are
hoping with the move to make the
space more family-friendly, extending
hours children are allowed in and gen-
erally updating the interior.
"Our lease was up (for the current
location) so we excitedly said yes since
the buildout in the new building is
more updated," Kari said. "The furni-
ture is being made by my husband and
it'll be the same vibe, but it'll be updat-
ed."
Kari added that the biggest upside to
the new space is a year-round covered
outdoor seating area. The space is the
former Geek Squad location in the pla-
za just across from the restaurant's
current space.
"We're hoping to move by end of
April, beginning of May," Kari said.
"The menu will be updated a bit to in-
clude more family-friendly meals —
full meal deal, stuff — but with the re-
vamping we'll still offer 24 beers, 10
taps, full bar, Lotto and all that."
Cary's Bakeshop sells a variety of Japanese baked goods at their food cart in
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To keep up with the moving up-
dates, follow Heroes Tap House's Face-
book page.
Address: 4435 Liberty Rd South
epilogue-kitchen.square.site. For up-
dates and general details, follow their
Facebook page.
Cadillac Grille
Epilogue Kitchen
Still riding high from the semi-final-
ist James Beard Foundation Award,
Epilogue Kitchen is also celebrating its
three-year anniversary with a special
menu for the week. From March 10-13,
dinner service will be a fixed menu and
completely gluten-free, with an option
for it to be vegan and non-vegan.
Menu items include sweet potato
and watermelon radish mille feuille,
mushroom consomme, and corn pud-
ding, among others. The four-course
vegan option is priced at $50 while the
6-course non-vegan option is $90.
"We're really excited about this me-
nu and can't wait to share it with you,"
owners Jonathan James and Maura
Ryan wrote in a Facebook post.
To make a reservation, go to Epi-
logue
Kitchen's
website,
The Yard food park's Cadillac Grille
food truck is under new ownership as
of March 1. After two years, former
owner Lisa Salter sold the food truck to
new owners.
According to a Facebook post, the
truck will be open seven days a week as
of March 1 as it heads into its third year
of operation.
Salter declined to comment on new
ownership details.
To stay in the loop on Cadillac
Grille's changes, check out their Face-
book page for more details.
Address: 4106 State St
Em Chan covers food and dining at
the Statesman Journal. You can reach
her at echan@statesmanjournal.com,
follow her on Twitter @catchuptoemily
or see what she's eating on Instagram
@sikfanmei.ah.
Oregon22 to bring millions of dollars in economic impact
Megan Banta Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
Officials and tourism experts across
Oregon are working to seize the opportuni-
ty that is the World Athletics Champion-
ships Oregon22 coming to Eugene and
“maximize the economic impact on the
state,” Gov. Kate Brown said.
Oregon is ready to welcome “thousands
upon thousands of visitors” as the event
being held in Eugene highlights the state’s
beauty and bounty for an international au-
dience from July 15 to 24, Brown said.
Oregon22, which was postponed from
2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, is ex-
pected to bring more than 200,000 visitors
to Eugene and the Willamette Valley be-
tween athletes, coaches and spectators.
The World Athletics Championships
Oregon22 will be “a time for Oregon to
shine,” the governor added during a media
availability Wednesday morning.
Organizers expect the 10-day event to
draw millions of dollars in economic impact
and inspire people to visit Oregon for years
to come, said Todd Davidson, who heads
Travel Oregon.
“It cannot be overstated that the expo-
sure of Oregon on the world stage through
Oregon22 is an unprecedented opportunity
for the state,” Davidson said.
Here’s what else officials had to say
about the event.
Showcasing to a global audience
The World Athletics Championships,
hosted every two years in a different city,
commonly is viewed as the second-biggest
single sporting event in the world, said
Niels De Vos, the executive director of the
Oregon22 organizing committee.
It’s second only to the World Cup, he
said, though it has a larger reach.
By drawing global media, the 10-day
event will feature Oregon as a place to live,
work and play on social media and as part
of around 6,500 hours of live TV coverage
to an audience of around 1 billion people, De
Vos said.
Time for city,
state to shine
Though the event traditionally is hosted
in major global cities, Eugene is the “spiri-
tual home” of track and field, De Vos said,
and Oregon22 will show people how leg-
endary and unique the city is for the sport.
That starts with the recently renovated-
Hayward Field, and track athletes and fans
already know the venue has a certain mag-
ic, said Richie Hunter, vice president of uni-
versity communications for the University
of Oregon.
“Track athletes and fans around the
world know of the Hayward Field magic,”
she said. “We can’t wait to showcase this
magic and the magic of the University of
Oregon on the world stage.”
Oregon22 is also an “incredible opportu-
nity” to showcase Eugene, said Mayor Lucy
Vinis.
“Since learning Eugene would serve as
the host city of this event, the first time it
has been held in the United States, our local
leaders have come together around the
common purpose to welcome and inspire
the world,” Vinis said.
The city’s vision is to “celebrate our
unique community, create a sense of be-
longing for all visitors and build civic pride”
she said.
Doing that has required the city to make
significant investments, Vinis added, and
the city is still looking for financial help put-
ting on a free festival on the banks of the
Willamette River.
The festival will take place in and
around the city’s new Downtown River-
front Park, a multimillion-dollar linear park
featuring artwork and overlooks.
Oregon as a whole also will have the
chance to shine, Brown said, and she can’t
wait for the opportunity to show off the
state’s food, small businesses and outdoor
adventures.
come,” Davidson said.
Planning for
smoke, heat
Organizers are planning for a number of
possible contingencies, Brown said, includ-
ing smoke and weather.
There’s flexibility in the timetable, De
Vos said, if it’s “absolutely necessary to
move an event if air quality is so bad that
athlete health would be impacted.”
Brown pointed to shifts in event starts
during the Olympic Trials as an example of
what people could expect, specifically ref-
erencing an event that got pushed to 8 p.m.
because of sweltering temperatures.
Impact for
years to come
Hands-on opportunities at UO
A study in 2015 estimated $52 million in
spending directly related to the event and
$138 million in overall impact, Davidson
said.
Tens of thousands of people will be vis-
iting, he said, driving overnight stays and
support for small businesses not just in Eu-
gene but up and down the Interstate 5 cor-
ridor from Portland down to Roseburg and
beyond.
The economic impact will go beyond the
10 days of the event, Davidson said.
Some research shows around 60% of
visitors have purchased Oregon-made
products evenafter they return home, he
said, and there’s an expectation that people
watching the events from home will want
to visit after seeing what Oregon has to of-
fer.
“Ultimately, we expect the events to in-
spire future visits to Oregon for years to
Beyond economic impact, the event is
giving students and staff at UO opportuni-
ties for hands-on activities and research,
Hunter said.
For example, she said, faculty are study-
ing the impact of the event on the area’s air
quality, she said, with the goal of showing
no impact so Oregon22 can serve as a mod-
el for environmentally friendly event plan-
ning.
She encouraged people to look for the air
quality sensors on the track at Hayward.
Journalism and communications stu-
dents also are getting hands-on opportuni-
ties, she said, including the production of
media packages that will broadcast across
the world.
Contact city government watchdog
Megan Banta at mbanta@register-
guard.com. Follow her on Twitter @Mega-
nBanta_1.