FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2016
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 5
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KrisAnne Hall visits Burns Justus
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• BAKER COUNTY
MAN GIVES
FIRSTHAND
ACCOUNT OF
WILDLIFE REFUGE
TOUR
In contrast to Justus, Hunsaker is a former Federal
employee and has been an outspoken opponent of the
transfer of public lands to local control.
For more information on Kody Justus and his position
on Baker County issues, on Facebook go to “Justus for
Baker County,” or the website, www.JustusForBaker-
County.com. Voters are also invited to call him at 541-
519-4061 for more information.
Submitted by Jim Iler
On Monday, January
18, three carloads of us
from Baker County trav-
eled to Harney County to
attend the Kris Anne Hall
Constitutional lecture.
We arrived a couple
hours early so that we
could visit the Malheur
National Wildlife Ref-
uge to see for ourselves
the truth of the so-called
occupation. This is an
overview of the trip from
my perspective.
On arriving at the main
entrance to the Refuge,
we found six or eight rigs
parked, with a pickup
crossways in the lane.
Several men were standing
around an open bonfire, the
rest meeting and greeting
visitors. On being satisfied
of our intentions, security
radioed for a pilot car to
come to lead us through
the “compound” of build-
ings to the Welcome
Center.
We were astounded at
the number of cars and
trucks parked at various
buildings, most of them
from out of state!
We followed the pilot
car for hundreds of yards,
arriving at a large build-
ing at the south end of the
complex.
A number of cars were
parked there, and we had
a hard time finding space
to park.
Another outdoor bonfire
was blazing, at the south
end, with picnic tables and
canopies set up to make
shelter for the men and
women milling around and
talking.
Outside the door was a
sizeable inventory of five-
gallon propane tanks.
The door opened into a
large storage area, with
shelves of food and sup-
plies reaching to the ceil-
ing. Sacks of onions and
spuds and rice competed
with cases of canned goods
and bottled water and cof-
fee for space.
A couple of picnic tables
served as places to sit and
to hold boxes of supplies.
It seems that most visi-
tors brought something to
donate to the cause.
We then were guided
into the kitchen/reception
area. Here, women work
around the clock keeping
huge coffeemakers filled
and preparing food for the
inhabitants.
A big bowl of hard-boiled
Powerball
Submitted Photo.
KrisAnne Hall spoke to a packed house in Burns on Monday.
eggs just came off the
burner. The kitchen is set
up to serve a large number
of people, with multiple
stoves, sinks, refrigerators
and counter spaces.
A platter of snacks was
open to all, and one sink
was filled with frozen
meat, thawing.
People were milling
all around, some passing
through on some designat-
ed task, the others giving
tours and information.
The room had a radio
base station, and most
everyone who lived there
was carrying radios.
It was evident that com-
munications were very
effective, and that the
security squads were well-
organized.
There were tables and
chairs, and board games set
up. Several children were
playing in the building and
outside. There were several
dogs outside.
The IT guy in charge of
the electronics and the wir-
ing of the computer system
showed us the utility room
where he was setting up his
control station behind the
washing machines.
The remainder of the
building seemed to be
made up of a number of
“dorm rooms” off a central
hallway, where different
shifts could sleep. There
was said to be a central
bathroom and shower facil-
ity.
The community spirit of
everyone there was amaz-
ing. They are getting so
much outside support that
they are overwhelmed.
I looked at the visi-
tor’s sign-in log, and saw
hundreds upon hundreds
of names and addresses.
The donations jar held
hundreds of dollars in cash
donated just that day.
Another thing that is
very noteworthy is that
the organization of all
the people and activities
is so well coordinated as
to boggle the mind of a
bureaucrat.
The people there are very
careful to take their re-
sponsibilities seriously, and
they go to great lengths
to care for the people’s
property.
There are signs stuck ev-
erywhere, designating what
kind of trash goes in what
containers, no dogs inside,
wipe your feet, keep every-
thing neat, etc, etc.
Two of the women com-
plained to us about the un-
believable messes that they
found at the Headquarters
when they first came.
Some buildings were
filled with trash and gar-
bage that had to be cleaned
out and sanitized. They
said that the filth left by the
Refuge employees nearly
made them sick.
Volunteers were doing
a number of activities,
from food prep to organiz-
ing donations, to washing
clothes, to giving guided
tours, to supplying the
sentries, to settling in the
newcomer volunteers or
manning the roadblocks,
etc.
It was also interest-
ing that there were all
races and creeds there, all
working together in their
common goals. Leo Cas-
tillo was able to interview
several people for his local
radio show Sunday at 9
p.m. on KBKR 1490.
We then drove back to
the Memorial Building in
Burns, 30 miles away, to
attend the KrisAnne Hall
lecture.
We were again astound-
ed at the number of rigs,
mostly local, that filled the
parking lot to overflowing.
We had to park on a side
road off the parking area.
The hall was filled with
probably 300 people. Some
were in their “Sunday”
clothes, some just came
in from feeding cows,
some brought their infant
children, and some brought
their walkers.
A broad cross-section of
the community all came
to hear the truth about the
actual jurisdiction and
authority of the federal
government in their county.
And they got an earful!
KrisAnne’s mission was
to educate the people as
to the purpose and intent
of the Constitution, and
the strictly-limited and
enumerated powers and au-
thority of the government
of the United States.
She explained that the
federal government was
a “product of a contract”
between the several states
of the union, and that the
states reserved unto them-
selves all the powers not
specifically delegated to
the United States in Article
1 Sec 8.
She explained how the
process of Nullification
is being used all over the
country to prevent the
agencies of the federal
government from apply-
ing jurisdiction that was
never granted to them or
delegated to them. She
emphasized that no federal
legislation is valid if it
extends to any thing not
specifically granted as
above.
After two hours of in-
vigorating and informative
talk, punctuated often by
clapping and cheering, she
closed for the evening.
The introductory session
was followed on Tuesday
evening by another talk on
what needs to be done to
stop this unconstitutional
federal overreach in areas
such as gun control, man-
datory health care, forest
practices and environmen-
tal regulations crippling
local economies.
EOU presents ‘Soundtracks’ song extravaganza
Eastern Oregon Uni-
versity is bringing music
from movies, musicals
and video games to life
in “Soundtracks” opening
January 29-30 in McKen-
zie Theatre.
The high-energy song
and dance production
features a wide range of
songs from cult classics
like “Time Warp” from
“The Rocky Horror Pic-
ture Show,” the haunting
“Hanging Tree” from the
“The Hunger Games” trilo-
gy, to music from “Portal”
and other popular video
games and much more.
Act one opens with the
iconic “Star Wars” theme
and the nearly 30 numbers
to follow are all being
staged and choreographed
meticulously by the cast
and crew.
The music department
has collaborated on themed
concerts every winter
since its “Beatles Celebra-
tion” show in 2010. EOU
alumna Ariana Bloodgood,
of Hood River, is return-
ing as choreographer after
working on the hit 2015
production, “Then & Now:
Replay.”
This year Bloodgood
is bringing the Phoenix
Theatre group she directs
at Hood River Valley High
School to perform dur-
ing the Friday night and
Saturday afternoon shows.
Phoenix Theatre will also
give an individual perfor-
mance Friday afternoon
at Greenwood Elementary
School.
“Soundtracks: Songs
from Movies, Musicals &
Video Games” opens at
7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29
with repeat productions
at 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 30.
Red Cross Drug Store is
sponsoring the event.
Tickets are $8 for adults,
$7 for students and seniors,
or $6 for groups of 10 or
more. Purchase at Red
Cross Drug Store, Looking
Glass Books and the EOU
Bookstore.
For more information
call 541-962-3352 or email
pwordelm@eou.edu.
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Submitted Photo.
Teri Osborne holds up the big check in Salem.
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Osborne is a graduate of Burnt River High School in
Unity, and employed by OTEC. Her husband, Nathan,
drives a school bus for 5J.
Osborne doesn’t claim to know any secret to a winning
strategy.
Osborne said, “We do not by many lottery tickets, just
one every couple of months. We figured why not buy one
since it was so big?”
She went on to add, “We bought a ticket with five sets
of numbers— three were our own numbers and two quick
picks. We added the Powerplay to all lines. So it was a
$15 ticket. It was one of the quick picks that won.”
When the winning numbers were drawn, excitement
was in the air, as one might imagine.
She said, “I looked the numbers up on my phone while
we watching a show on TV and told Nathan that we had
missed being millionaires by one! We joked about that
was okay, we wouldn’t have known what to do with it
anyway.
“He asked if we win anything for four numbers and the
Powerball—and I couldn’t remember. I told him I thought
it did but that it was like a $100 or something like that
but not much. I was still looking on my phone to tell how
much when I found the payouts and I grabbed him by the
sleeve and was like, ‘Oh my gosh! It says $50,000!’”
Osborne continued the story, “He kept saying that can’t
be right. So we got on the computer and tried to look up
the numbers on the Oregon Lottery website, but it was
unavailable. We just kept looking for the numbers and the
payout to confirm. When we finally found it, it had all the
numbers and that the Powerplay was 2x. We had to look
up what that meant since we’ve never won anything on
a Powerball ticket before. That’s when we found it was
doubled. We still didn’t believe it. Neither of us slept well
thinking what if it’s true and how cool would that be.”
A sleep-deprived Osborne headed for the grocery store
first thing the next morning.
She said, “I went to Safeway about 6:30 a.m. to check
the ticket. I was pretty bummed because when I checked
the ticket (multiple times) the machine kept saying to
please try again. My first thought was that it wasn’t a
winning ticket, but I know the machine says, “sorry not
a winner,” when you don’t win so I didn’t know why it
giving that message.
“A checker saw me and let me know that they log into
the machine about 7 a.m. and I could check it then. So
I picked up a few things and put them in my car, then
went back to check the ticket. The machine lit up with
$100,000 and I am pretty sure I had a hot flash! The
Safeway employees were very excited and I still couldn’t
believe it. I let Nathan know it was official.”
With the Oregon lottery, claiming a prize that large
means a trip to Salem.
“We both had a pretty busy schedule for this week,”
she said, “so we wanted to go right away. I called the
Lottery office and asked what we needed to do and for a
prize that big we had to go there. The forecast was for bad
weather on the mountain passes so we worked it out with
our employers to be gone Thursday afternoon and Friday.
We had pretty good roads over to Salem. We went to the
Oregon Lottery office on Friday morning. When we filled
out the paperwork and handed it in the lady said, ‘Oh!
We’ve been waiting for you!’ Everyone at their office
was very friendly and excited for us. It was, of course,
an enjoyable experience. I was surprised to find out we
were the only ones who had won with the multiplier. For
an extra dollar and a chance to double or more a winning
ticket I couldn’t see a reason not to do it.”
The Osbornes took a detour on the way home.
She said, “We went to Eugene and saw our son, Keith.
Had a good visit with him and came home Saturday. We
plan to pay off some things, help our kids, and save the
rest. We have a couple things we want to do for ourselves
but nothing outrageous. We certainly don’t want to blow
it all.”
Have they been hit up for loans? Osborne replied,
“Everyone has been very nice about the whole thing and
no one has asked to borrow any. We do have plans to pay
it forward some, but won’t be sharing what we plan to do.
It’s not necessary. We still have feelings of disbelief and
are very thankful.”