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The new law defines “inju-
ry” to include physical harm,
threats, harassment and intim-
idation.
The crime is a Class A
misdemeanor punishable with
up to a year in prison and/or
a $6,250 fine (a separate law
already in effect makes im-
personating a police officer or
judge a Class C felony).
Poaching penalties
Would-be poachers who
get caught unlawfully taking
or killing wildlife will face
substantially higher fines in the
new year.
The penalty for illegally
killing moose, mountain sheep
and mountain goats will dou-
ble from $25,000 to $50,000.
A variety of other fees will in-
crease significantly, including
a hike from $1,000 to $5,000
for oversized sturgeon and
from $100 to $1,000 for wild
turkeys and sage grouse.
Sky lanterns
If you were planning on
kicking off the new year by
releasing a glowing Chinese
lantern into the atmosphere for
good luck, think again.
The lanterns (known as
sky lanterns, Chinese lan-
terns, UFO balloons or wish
lanterns) are “mini hot air bal-
loons” made of a paper sack
over an open flame that pushes
the lantern into the air.
House Bill 4140 prohibits
the release of the lanterns into
Oregon airspace. Oregon fire
marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple
BUDWIG
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Outside of the fun, Budwig
said that recording live tends
to move more quickly.
“Maybe not everything is
perfect, there’s a little more
creative element,” he said.
“You can make more albums
instead of spending 10 years
getting everything perfect on
one.”
The live recording facil-
itates the many-album ap-
proach of some of Budwig’s
musical heroes, namely Willie
Nelson and Bob Dylan.
“They’ve made a lot of
records that way,”” he said.
“Some are awful and some are
the best records of all time. I
think productivity is import-
ant.”
The Nevada Sowle record-
ing that Budwig is currently
HAYS
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“This is a gradual thing,”
he said. I’m not going to hire
20 people immediately and
have to lay them off in three
years.”
Hays plans to build the
facility on 22 acres he owns
on Russell Lane in Joseph.
He plans to incorporate local
resources into his manufac-
turing plans, including local-
ly-grown barley for the brew-
ery. His company is already
mining clay from a site in the
county and shipping it to his
Philadelphia factory. The ce-
ramic products made from the
clay have received positive
reviews from customers who
have purchased the product
from M. Crow, a store in a
trendy New York City neigh-
borhood.
“It’s working, the store is
getting really positive atten-
tion from the press,” he said.
But more than creating
another successful business
venture, Hays is interested in
creating a positive economic
impact in Wallowa County.
“If it’s not working for
JOSEPH
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The Eagles girls also came
away from the trip 2-1, and like
the boys, lost to top-rated Da-
mascus Christian.
Coach Lance Homan said
he was proud of the way his
girls played during their jour-
ney.
Dec. 28 saw the girls coast
to an easy victory over South-
west Christian 41-16.
“It is extremely hard to be
on a bus that long and come out
and perform like they did,” Ho-
called the uncontrolled, open-
flame devices an “extreme fire
hazard.”
“Once released you have no
control over where they may
land,” she said. “They could
end up on someone’s rooftop,
in a tree, or a pile of debris and
cause an unwanted fire.”
The Class A violation will
now be punishable by up to
$2,000 in fines.
Sex crimes
Victims of rape, child abuse
or other first-degree sex crimes
no longer need to worry about
their abusers hiding behind a
statute of limitations.
Senate Bill 1600 removed
the 12-year statute of limita-
tions on first-degree sex crimes
in Oregon, as long as the pros-
ecution has corroborating evi-
dence of the crime or multiple
victims come forward.
That law is joined by Sen-
ate Bill 1571, known as Melis-
sa’s Law, which requires that
all sexual assault forensic ev-
idence kits be kept for at least
60 years after collection. It also
directs the Oregon State Police
to create a position or group of
positions to handle inquiries
from victims and other law
enforcement agencies about
the testing of kits, and priori-
tizes the testing of kits that are
connected with active cases in
which the victim has agreed to
participate in prosecution.
grants will now face charges of
obstructing justice if they get
caught.
House Bill 4128 adds unli-
censed immigration consulting
“with the intent to defraud”
to the list of reasons someone
can be charged with obstruct-
ing governmental or judicial
administration. It also adds
offering unauthorized notary
services “with the intent to de-
fraud.”
The new law amends Ore-
gon’s definition of extortion to
include threatening to reveal a
someone’s immigration status
to law enforcement if they (or
a family member or friend) do
not deliver services or goods
or refrain from reporting ille-
gal activity.
Obstruction is a Class A
misdemeanor, while extortion
is a Class B felony.
panded in Oregon, thanks to
House Bill 4082.
Previously sex trafficking
could only be prosecuted if
the one “promoting prostitu-
tion” was receiving money
or property in exchange for
their role in facilitating the
sexual encounter. The charge
of promoting prostitution
will now apply to receiving
“goods and services derived
from prostitution” including
benefits like shelter or man-
ual labor.
Prostitution
The definition of “promot-
ing prostitution” has been ex-
Postmortem account
access
You can now leave your
Twitter handle or Instagram
photos to someone in your
will.
The Revised Uniform Fi-
duciary Access to Digital As-
sets Act addresses a problem
for the digital age: People are
having difficulty getting com-
panies to give them access to
their loved ones’ digital assets
after they die.
Oregon’s legislature joined
several other states in enacting
the law, which requires social
media companies and other
online platforms to give ac-
cess to social media accounts,
blogs, online videos, photos
stored in “the cloud” and oth-
er digital assets to fiduciaries
named in wills, or give users
an option such as Facebook’s
“legacy contact” setting that
allows users to name a third
party who can access their
account in the event of their
death.
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working on, is the singer’s first
solo album. Budwig tries not
to lay a heavy hand on the mu-
sician’s vision.
“I leave that up to the mu-
sician,” he said. “Since it’s a
live recording, I’m just trying
to catch it the best way possi-
ble.”
Gesturing at the stage set-
up, Budwig said everything is
arranged for a more polished,
clean sound.
“It’ll be live; but it’ll sound
like it’s well-produced,” he
said.
Sowle’s album was record-
ed with the digital setup. While
Budwig enjoys the simplicity
of the reel-to-reel, he said the
digital setup offers more flex-
ibility in recording multiple
instruments.
Sowle doesn’t like the idea
of musicians playing in isola-
tion booths either, or having
individual members record
their tracks at different studios.
“That’s crazy to me. I feel
like that wouldn’t be fun,” he
said.
What Sowle plays during
his two-day session is what the
record will sound like.
“After Saturday, since I
don’t want to do overdubs,
whatever we have recorded by
then is what we have — that’s
the album,” he said.
James Dean of the Pendle-
ton group “James Dean Kin-
dle and the Eastern Oregon
Playboys,” said that his band
recorded their upcoming al-
bum “Roaming Charges May
Apply” with Budwig.
He thought it was the most
accessible of the studios he
considered, and he enjoyed
the ambiance of the OK from
previous shows at the theatre.
The Playboys did some analog
recording on the TEAC reel-
to-reel, too.
“I wanted to work with
(Budwig) one-on-one to see
what our work relationship
would be like — see if we
could communicate properly
and if he was the right fit for
the band,” Kindle said.
After praising Budwig’s
good ear for recording, Kindle
noted other positives.
“He can work quickly.
Some of his methods are un-
orthodox, which I kind of like.
Overall, it was an enjoyable
recording experience. I’d defi-
nitely go back and record if it
was for the right project,” he
said.
Budwig laughed when
asked about what he charges
for his recording services.
“I normally just kind of
figure it out with people I
work with,” he said. “I can be
kind of flexible, because I re-
ally don’t record people who
don’t know me at all.”
the locals on that level, I’m
not interested in doing it,” he
said. “My main focus is cre-
ating a community economy
here. That’s what we’re about.
Not an art thing like I do, but a
manufacturing thing based on
sustainable local resources.”
Hays also spoke of his de-
sire that the county remain a
rural area with rural values.
“I don’t want to see a
stoplight in town ... I don’t
want this county to become
part-time homes and ranches.
I want this to be about fami-
ly-wage jobs,” he said.
Hays said his jobs will pay
$20-$50 per hour. He hopes to
create as many as 50 such po-
sitions over the next decade.
The furniture/wood shop
would cut furniture from raw
wood with computer-aided
design and computer con-
trolled 3-D carver/router. It
could be the first operation
on site, building tables for the
BDDW bran.
“The (Computer Numeri-
cal Control machines) we use
now are the best and baddest
you can buy,” he said. “It’s a
real high-tech shop.”
He said skilled workers
who run the machines would
make $30-$40 per hour.
“That’s the key to compet-
ing with China, super smart
people with wood working
knowledge,” he said.
As many in the audience
were unaware of what a CNC
machine is, Hays said that he
hoped to find locals with the
required skill set for employ-
ment.
“If anyone knows anyone
that can run a CNC machine,
I’m interested in talking to
them. It’s hard to hire any-
one over 35 who knows how
to run that stuff because they
didn’t grow up running iP-
hones, etc.”
He stated that he had a
much quicker transition time
hiring and training young
people from high schools or
engineering schools for jobs
in Philadelphia. “Technology
education is the key,” he said.
Joseph mayor Dennis
Sands said he had talked with
Hays about the project in the
past.
“Tyler has a lot of great
ideas and I’m very pleased to
see that he’s moving ahead,”
Sands said. “Once he gets
started, I think he’ll go gang-
busters.”
Susan Roberts came away
from the meeting feeling pos-
itive about what she heard.
“I was optimistic listen-
ing to him talk,” she said. “I
think it’s good to have some-
one come back and want to
do something for their home-
town. Twenty to 30 jobs is
very meaningful for us and
we’ll help him any way we
can.”
During a phone interview
the day following the lun-
cheon, Hays again empha-
sized his commitment to do
his part to maintain the rural
nature and values of the area.
“Even though I made my
name in New York, I grew
up here, my family’s here
and I’m very much a local,”
he said. “I want to make this
clear: M. Crow is here for cre-
ating Wallowa County jobs
and saving our county’s her-
itage and what we have now.”
Hays said he thought the
community response to his
plan was overwhelmingly
positive.
“It seemed like everyone
was real inspired by it, and I
got a lot of great comments
and connections – all kinds of
stuff,” he said.
man said. “I was super proud
of the intensity in which they
played the game. It was also
nice to give all 11 girls signif-
icant minutes of playing time.”
Alexis Sykora scorched the
rim with her leading 23 points.
Emma Hite followed with 10
and Ally Cooney contributed
four to the Eagles cause.
The following day, the
Eagles lost a 41-40 nail-biter
to eighth-ranked Damascus
Christian.
Homan said, despite the
loss, it was a good effort.
“I was extremely pleased
with the performance our girls
put in. I have a ton of respect
for Damascus and their coach
Dave Wakefield. His teams are
constantly one of the top teams
in the state year after year,” Ho-
man said.
Damascus scored with 4.7
seconds on the clock to go
up by 1. The Eagles stormed
down the court for a last-
ditch, game-winning shot that
rimmed out at the buzzer.
Again, Sykora led the Ea-
gles with 20 points while Laura
Makin sank eight points and
Madelyn Nelson scored four.
On Dec. 30, the Eagles took
care of North Clackamas Chris-
tian 55-18.
Sykora led the scoring with
19 points with Makin deliver-
ing 10 while Nelson and Hite
delivered seven points each.
Despite the short turnaround
between games and the loss to
Damascus Christian, Homan
thought the road trip a success.
“Overall this experience
was great. We were able to
spend some quality time to-
gether as a team and really fo-
cus on what we need to do to
get better,” he said.
The road trip left the Eagles
with a 1-1 Old Oregon League
record and 7-2 overall.
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Whistleblower
protections
Handing over evidence of
your boss’s corruption, abuse
or fraud won’t carry the same
risks it used to thanks to the
whistleblower protections im-
plemented with House Bill
6047.
State employees and non-
profit workers will be given
affirmative defense — which
amounts to protection from
criminal or civil penalties for
the commission of a specific
crime — for giving lawfully
obtained information about
wrongdoing to a law enforce-
ment agency, regulatory agen-
cy or manager.
January 4, 2017
Wallowa County Chieftain