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After a lovely cooling trend last
week, where the high went from
ninety-three down to eighty, it
looks like we’re on our way back
up the thermometer. One can
always hope that the lows stay
near fifty or lower, as they did last
week, all being in the upper thir
ties to upper forties.
Calendar
Dates, times, and locations to the best
of our knowledge
June 26 - Baker City Cycling
Classic, Sumpter to Prairie
City and back, 12:30 p.m.
June 26 - Alpine Chapter OES
Open Installation, public
welcome, refreshments after,
Masonic Hall, 7 p.m.
June 27 - Potluck Memorial for
Red Cullum, Schoolhouse
Community Center, 1 p.m.
June 27 - Memorial for Bob
Houston, Bob Houston’s
place, 3 p.m.
June 30 - SVFD Auxiliary at
Schoolhouse
Community
Center, 10 a.m.
July 3-5 - Sumpter Fourth of July
Flea Market, Sumpter
July 3 - Bingo and Pie, Masonic
Hall, 6 p.m.
July 4 - Fur Fun Dog Show, Soda
Mountain Pet Supplies, 2 p.m.
July 7 - Sumpter Valley Commu
nity Volunteers, Schoolhouse
Community Center, 10 a.m.
July 7 - Sumpter Volunteer Fire
Department, City Hall, 7 p.m.
Organizations
Sumpter
Valley
Railroad
Restoration, Inc., held its monthly
board meeting on June 13. SVRR
is working with Sumpter Planning
Commission on an Evacuation
Plan for a worst case scenario in
which the residents must leave the
city, probably because of a forest
fire. SVRR has also set the dates
for celebrating the Heisler No. 3’s
100-year anniversary: Aug. 8-9.
History
In Aug. 1890, David Eccles built
South Baker yard, one end of
Sumpter Valley Railway. In Aug.
1915, notes were signed for
financing the purchase of No. 3
from the manufaetuafeoln Aug.
1969, Nils Christiansen and
Leland Myers met to discuss
restoring a railroad. The Heisler
was first put to work in Sumpter
Valley in 1915. It was the first
locomotive brought back to
Sumpter Valley after SVRR was
formed. The board and member
ship of SVRR are looking for
ward to sharing the Heisler’s
centennial with everyone.
Sumpter Valley Volunteers
The steering committee for
Sumpter Valley Community
Volunteers met June 17. LeAnne
Woolf continues to work with the
state on the 501(c)(3) application.
In the meantime, members have
already started looking forward to
fundraisers and work parties. A
small motorcycle group that
happened to visit Sumpter on a
community breakfast weekend
last year has inquired into the pos
sibility of having breakfast here
again. The Breakfast Club
benches have loose bolts and
could use a little sanding and
wood preservative. An historic
building in town has had trash
stacked up in front of it. People
are excited about kicking in to
support Sumpter and Sumpter
Valley.
City Business
On June 16, Judge Greg Baxter
heard arguments in a Plaintiffs’
Motion for Partial Summary
Judgment in the suit brought by
Myron Woodley, Ed Marshall,
Connie Marshall, Vem Hol-
lopeter, Karen Peters, and Patsy
Lindrose against John Young,
Myrna Clarke, Marlene Bork,
LeAnne Woolf, and the City of
Sumpter. At the time the suit was
filed (May 2012), Young, Clarke,
Bork, and Woolf were all mem
bers of the Sumpter City Council.
Woolf successfully ran for re
election last fall. The others are no
longer serving.
All plaintiffs except Myron
Woodley were in attendance.
Young, Bork, and Woolf were in
attendance; Clarke was at a fu
neral. Other current Council
members—Toni
Thompson,
Annie Oakley, and Bob Arm
bruster—were also in attendance,
as was current Sumpter mayor
Melissa Findley.
After hearing arguments from
plaintiffs’ attorney Martin Leuen
berger and defendants’ attorney
Carol Skerjanec, Judge Baxter
commented to attendees that the
purpose of the hearing was to
narrow down the issues, if possi
ble, before trial. He likened the
suit to a divorce in which both
sides needed to slow down and
consider the children: in this case,
the City of Sumpter. He also
urged participants to start thinking
about what is going to be done
from this moment on. A settle
ment conference was scheduled
for Aug. 7 with Judge Dretke. If
trial remains necessary, it is cur
rently scheduled for Sept. 16-18.
Delays may occur as criminal
matters take precedence in the
court over civil matters such as
this.
The motions argued on June 16
involve complaint that the City is
trying to’ establish an R.V park at
the Grounds, alleged violations of
open meetings law, alleged
improper declaration of emergen
cies inyolving repairs of City
water lines and buildings, con
cerns about following public pur
chasing law, alleged budget law
violation, the underlying causes
of a DEQ fine, and the disposition
of abandoned cars. Some of these
motions are based on claims made
in a Second Amended and Sup
plemental Complaint filed Janu
ary 2015.
Later, on the afternoon of June
16, Sumpter City Council held
Public Hearings and a Special
Meeting on its budget and
whether to accept State revende
sharing. The City budget was ap
proved as presented, as was State
revenue sharing.
Flea Market Review
On the evening of Friday, June
19, a review of the Memorial Day
Flea Market was held by Parks
Manager Anna Stafford. About a
dozen people attended. Anna
started with reading from feed
back forms. A list of questions
about the weekend had also been
presented by someone prior to the
June 9 council meeting.
The availability of ice at the
Grounds (short for Sumpter Val
ley Days Grounds) was listed in
both sources of comment. For
decades, an ice trailer has been
rented to sit at the Grounds so that
food vendors that many blocks
from downtown ice locations
have had quick and convenient
access. Tins year, new owners of
the business from which the
trailer has been rented weren’t
sure that the previous arrange
ment made good financial sense,
Anna reported. To alleviate the
situation, Annie Oakley trans
ported over 1900 pounds of ice
from the trailer downtown to a
chest freezer near die fire depart
ment’s booth. Annie is not a large
person and has declined to move
that much ice again in the future.
It is expected that during the
Fourth of July Flea Market, a
chest freezer of ice will be located
at the office (north end of shower
building) at the Grounds.
The other concern listed in both
sources of comment was the
vendor barbecue held at noon on
Sunday of the Memorial Day Flea
Market. Last year on the Sunday
evening of the Labor Day Flea
Market, Sumpter Volunteer Fire
Department hosted a vendor
appreciation dinner for vendors
from downtown and from the
Grounds. Cost was less than a
hundred dollars, and the sit-down
was enjoyed by all. It was briefly
discussed about whether and
when to hold the next, but the
matter never appeared before city
council.
A noon event led to vendors
who couldn’t afford to leave their
booths in the middle of a sales
day. There were reports of ven
dors who weren’t included on the
invitation list. There were reports
of vendors who very much en
joyed the pampering. Submitted
invoices totaled nearly $800. (The
invoice for the meat has since
been covered by a donation, or
donations.) Anna said there had
been no vote of council for the
meal. A reminder about spending
restrictions and limited decision
making authority was given.
Churches
Sunday morning services are
held at St. Brigid’s in the Pines at
Auburn and Bonanza in Sumpter
on the first and third Sundays of
the month at 11 a.m. followed by
a coffee ‘hour.’ Weekly services
at McEwen Bible Fellowship in
clude Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.,
Morning Worship at 11 a.m., and
Wednesday evening prayer at
6:45 p.m.
News and calendar items
received by. Sunday evening will
be included in the Sumpter col
umn the following week. Send in
news and/or photos with captions
of guests, births, group meetings,
any special occasion.
The City of Sumpter asks that
you please water on alternate
days, before 10 am and after 6
pm.
Merklev to Hold
Town Hall in
Huntington
Oregon’s
Senator
Jeff
Merkley will hold town halls in
Baker, Malheur and Harney
Counties in the coming weeks.
He will update constituents on
his work in Washington, DC
and answer their questions and
invite their suggestions about
how to tackle the challenges
facing Oregon and America.
‘There are huge issues facing
Oregonians and the best way
for me to effectively advocate
for Oregon’s families and busi
nesses is by getting out on the
road and holding a town hall in
every county, every year to
hear directly from Oregonians,”
said Merkley. “I invite all resi
dents of Malheur, Baker and
Harney Counties to come and
discuss what we need to do to
strengthen our state and na
tion.”
Merkley will be in Huntington
on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at
1:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 205
First Street.
District
Attorney
Discusses
Marijuana Law
In preparation for July 1,
District Attorney Matt Shirtcliff
had this to say about
marijuana:
"On July 1, Oregon will join
Washington and Colorado in
legalizing marijuana in certain
limited situations. July 1 is not
the
day
that
marijuana
becomes legal all the time.
Marijuana will remain illegal in
many circumstances, and it's
important for the public to know
that law enforcement will
continue to enforce laws
prohibiting the illegal use of
marijuana."
On July 1, 2015 and every
day after, the following will
be Illegal in Oregon:
• Possession of more than
eight ounces of marijuana in
private and/or four plants jzer
residence.
• Possession of more than
one ounce of marijuana in
public.
• Possession of any amount
of marijuana by those less
than 21 years of age.
• Use of any marijuana in
public.
• Transporting any amount of
marijuana out of state.
• Driving a vehicle while
impaired by marijuana, or by
a combination of marijuana
and another drug.
In conclusion, DA Shirtcliff
said, "We will work with the new
legalization
law,
including
people's right to legally possess
and consume marijuana, but if
the law is broken and kids and
the public are put at risk, my
office will not hesitate to hold
offenders accountable."
Outdoor Club
at Interpretive
Center for Kids
8-12 Starts
Soon
The National Historic Oregon
Trail Interpretive Center again of
fers the annual Thursday Out
door Club for ages 8 to 12
starting June 25 and each Thurs
day through July 30. The 2015
theme is “Surviving along the
Oregon Trail.”
Starting at 1:30 p.m. each
Thursday, each class focuses on
what it takes to survive condi
tions found along the Oregon
Trail. We can learn from the past
how to stay safe in the outdoors
today.
Participants who attend all six
sessions will receive a copy of
the book “Hatchet” about a
young man surviving in the
wilderness, and a simple survival
kit to carry in the car or a back
pack. Park Ranger Jeremy Mar
tin leads the sessions.
This year’s topics:
June 25: Animal Survival
July 2: Plant Survival
July 9: Pioneer Survival: How
emigrants survived cross
ing the “Great American
Desert”
July 16: Native American sur
vival skills
July 23: Winter Survival
July 30: Summer Survival
Class sizes are limited, so pre
registration is highly suggested
by calling 541 -523-1852. A cost
of $2 per class covers supplies.