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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 9 Local & Entertainment Newspaper lawsuit CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 As McQuisten had long since let that registered business name lapse and had never used it, she simply signed a statement agreeing not to use the name, and the Perkinses’ counterclaim was then dropped. With the counterclaim fi nished, that left the main lawsuit with which to be dealt. The defendants fi led a motion for summary judgment hoping to have the suit dismissed in its entirety. Two of the fi ve claims were dismissed, but three upheld to continue to jury trial fi rst in the spring, then bumped to the early summer of 2016. Then, due to a criminal trial and other court calen- dar confl icts, that civil trial was bumped again to Octo- ber of 2016 after being on hold for months. As the trial date drew nearer, Rebecca Knapp ex- pressed her desire to resign as attorney for the defense, and petitioned the court for formal removal from the case, which was granted. On June 4, 2016, Gina Perkins was arrested in a situation completely unrelated to the lawsuit at 912 Front Street in Haines, for Criminal Mischief 2, Disorderly Conduct 2 and Criminal Trespass. Perkins was arraigned on these charges and lodged in the Baker County Jail on $13,000 bail. She was re- leased and transported to a facility where she received psychiatric care. On July 10, the follow- ing post appeared on The Record-Courier’s Face- book page: “Because of health reasons, the Record- Courier is closed and won’t be printing any further editions until further notice. I apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your kindness and support.” Thus sadly ended a local icon—a more than 115-year-old newspaper. Shortly thereafter, Lynn Perkins contacted Man- nix along with Mannix’s fellow attorney Connor Harrington, who also worked on the case, and stated that they as the defense no longer had an attorney, had not retained a new attorney, and were now fi nancially destitute. He also pointed out his wife’s medical issues, and confi rmed that the couple had defaulted on their agreement with Brinton. The Perkinses had fi led for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy protection previously in 2010, and that protection had been lifted in 2011. Plaintiffs further consid- ered the fi nancial situation of the defense in that items such as the defendants’ vehicles would be exempt from a court ruling if the defense was protected by any newly fi led bank- ruptcy, which the plaintiff believed a possibility. No liquid and few other assets to speak of were now associated with their newspaper. In addition, Gina Perkins had also previously owned and operated multiple businesses briefl y, includ- ing It’s the Bag Lady and The Speckled Hen prior to working at the Economic Development Offi ce, but was now unemployed. Mannix advised Mc- Quisten that she would most likely spend more money attempting to col- lect the amount he felt would be awarded dur- ing trial, than the defense would ever realistically pay. The plaintiff offered up a settlement agreement to close the matter. According to the settle- ment paperwork fi led, in exchange for the suit to be dropped, “Defen- dants hereby confi rm that Defendants do not hold any right, title or owner- ship to the name, assets, or subscriber lists, of The Record-Courier, a news- paper businesses located in Baker County, Oregon, and Defendants confi rm that all archival records of The Record-Courier previously in Defendants’ possession are now in the posses- sion of the Baker County Library.” In addition, “Defendants hereby agree not to engage in, consult with, be em- ployed by or otherwise be involved in any business or enterprise which publishes news articles whether in paper, electronic or other form of medium located within 100 miles of Baker City, Oregon, for a period of fi ve years from the date of this Agreement.” McQuisten believes that the one positive that came from the situation is that the Baker County Public Library now has possession of the historic archives from The Record- Courier. Library Director Perry Stokes says that due to the width of the bound archives, shelving at the local library isn’t suffi - cient to display them. Any donations from the public toward helping construct such a display are wel- come. Meanwhile, The Baker County Press continues to operate regularly com- ing up on its third year of reporting Baker County news, releasing a new is- sue like clockwork every Friday afternoon. Hells Canyon road delays expected The road over Hells Canyon Dam will be closed during work hours Monday, Sept. 26 through Thursday, Sept. 29, with brief openings to allow traffi c to pass. Delays could last up to four hours. The (All times are Mountain Time.) Monday: The road will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to noon, and 1-4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday: The road will be closed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday: 7:30 - 11:30 a.m. and from noon to 4:30 p.m. Maintenance crews will be using a crane to install stoplogs on the upstream side of the dam. 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