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2A — BAKER CITY HERALD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2019 MADISON Continued from Page 1A B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR SUNDAY, DEC. 1 ■ National Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Free Admission during December: Beginning Dec. 2, the center will shift to its winter schedule of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. MONDAY, DEC. 2 ■ Haines Fire Protection District Board: 7 p.m. at the Haines Library. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4 ■ Baker County Board of Commissioners: 9 a.m., Courthouse, 1995 Third St. FRIDAY, DEC. 6 ■ Live Music by Keith Taylor: Ragtime piano, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn Ave.; no charge. ■ First Friday Art Shows: Baker City art galleries are open late to showcase the month’s new artwork; opening times vary between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, Peterson’s Gallery and others. MONDAY, DEC. 9 ■ Baker County Library Board: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Riverside meeting room at the library, 2400 Resort St. T URNING B ACK THE P AGES 50 YEARS AGO from the Democrat-Herald November 29, 1969 “The Drug Scene Within Our Society,” will be examined for Baker area residents on Monday at 9:45 a.m. in the Education Service District building, 2090 Fourth St., in the third contemporary lecture presented by the division of Continuing Education. But her parents, John and Angie Sullivan, who weren’t home at the time, saw what they say is a clear case of bul- lying, or even harassment or assault, based on the surveil- lance cameras at their home that recorded two separate videos of just a little more than a minute each of the rock throwing and snowball pelting their daughter endured. The attackers were four boys, ranging in age from 9 to 11, the Sullivans said. The bullying actually start- ed on Nov. 20, they said, when their daughter was heckled on the playground by the boys who called her names and made derogatory comments about her. Madison returned to school on Thursday, but was upset by the treatment she’d received on the previous day and so her parents brought her home from school early. When Madison returned to school this Monday, she was attacked after school just as she arrived at the gate to her family home. “No kid should be victim- ized at their own house after school,” John Sullivan said. “Where is she supposed to feel safe at?” The incident began with the boys throwing rocks at her from across the street. As they approached they began 25 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald November 29, 1994 Saturday’s Twilight Christmas Parade in Baker City drew 41 entrants and a large turnout of spectators. 10 YEARS AGO from the Baker City Herald November 30, 2009 There will be a new Class 4A football champion in Oregon this season. That’s because last year’s champion, Astoria, fell 21-14 to Baker Saturday in the 4A quarterfi nals at Bulldog Me- morial Stadium. ONE YEAR AGO from the Baker City Herald November 30, 2018 Superintendent Mark Witty and members of the Baker School Board are on a mission. They hope to hear from voters who represent the opinions of the 4,744 people who opposed the District’s $48 million bond measure on the Nov. 6 ballot, and then use what they hear to go back to those same voters with a plan the naysayers would support. That was the consensus after a discussion of the topic Wednesday as part of a day-long work session at the District Offi ce. Had the measure passed, the bond money would have been paired with a $4 million state matching grant to build a new elementary school and to make other improve- ments throughout the District. To obtain that grant a second time, which Witty said would be a possibility, the District would have to seek approval of another bond in a November election. On Nov. 6, voters rejected the proposed measure, with 4,747 voting no and 2,199 voting yes. O REGON L OTTERY MEGABUCKS, Nov. 27 3-12-30-40-44-46 Next jackpot: $6.7 million POWERBALL, Nov. 27 15 — 26 — 37 — 53 — 55 PB 21 Next jackpot: $x million WIN FOR LIFE, Nov. 27 23 — 30 — 39 — 62 PICK 4, Nov. 28 • 1 p.m.: 2—5— 9 — 8 • 4 p.m.: 0 — 5 — 8 — 8 • 7 p.m.: 9 — 8 — 2 — 9 • 10 p.m.: 5 — 6 — 2 — 9 LUCKY LINES, Nov. 28 3-6-10-13-20-23-25-31 Next jackpot: $12,000 S ENIOR M ENUS ■ FRIDAY: Closed in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday ■ MODAY: Not available in time for publication in today’s paper Public luncheon at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St., 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $4.50 donation (60 and older), $6.75 for those under 60. 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John Collins/Baker City Herald Madison’s dad, John Sullivan, wonders what makes the four boys want do these kinds of things to others. GOLD S. John Collins / Baker City Herald Madison Sullivan received support from friends when she returned to school Tuesday. making snowballs to throw at her. One video shows the four boys standing face-to-face with Madison as they took turns throwing snowballs directly at her face and head. The Sullivans credit a fi fth boy in the group with seeking help for their daughter. They don’t know who scared the group away, but it’s apparent from the video that they were told to stop their attack on Madison and quickly ran from the scene together. The boys have been identi- fi ed through posting of the video clip on Facebook. South Baker administrators have taken action, but because of the boys ages and confi den- tiality requirements, they will not say what that action has been. The Sullivans said Tuesday that they were told by a parent of one of the boys that the four were suspended from school for three days. Superintendent Mark Witty said Tuesday that school ad- ministrators followed policies and procedures put in place to handle such situations. “From my view it was man- aged appropriately,” Witty said. He noted that while the school cannot supervise stu- dents once they leave school property, administrators do have the authority to apply school rules when student behaviors, including those on social media, affect the ability will not be any fuel and/or chemical storage facilities. Continued from Page 1A Fuel required for the equip- The proposal calls for the ment will be provided by a company to pay a lease fee, fuel truck from a reputable but the amount hasn’t been fuel delivery company”. determined. The main equipment they If the bulk test shows the plan to use is a Skyline that level of gold is below the can reach to 1,500 feet in operating cost and profi t, the length and dig down to 300 operation will stop and the feet. trenches dug will be leveled, That’s much deeper than according to the proposal. the fl oating dredge managed In a previous presentation when it was working the to the commissioners, Tofsrud gravels of Sumpter Valley up said the excavated earth will until 1954. go through a processing plant That dredge is the center- to separate the gold. piece of a state park in nearby The process will also re- Sumpter. trieve other valuable miner- According to Tofsrud’s als as well as mercury. proposal, the processing plant “And we need a signifi cant can handle up to 400 cubic amount of water for the yards of material per hour. gold plant,” Tofsrud said in The test will require a September. “The gold plant trench that is approximately will not use any water, it will 700 feet long, 150 to 600 feet recycle it. It will pump water wide, and 100 feet deep to from the area below and go reach bedrock. through the gold plant and In the proposal, they state send it back clean. We don’t “Given that the Team will use water, it’s total recycling.” cover all expenses initially According to their proposal, for the bulk test, it is impera- “During the bulk test there tive that proper research is of others to receive a free and appropriate public education. The Sullivans are disap- pointed with the three-day suspension. They don’t believe that it is appropriate for what happened to their daughter or that it provides any guar- antees that the boys will be monitored to prevent it from happening again. “I’m just outraged,” Angie said. “I don’t know what to do. “Her sisters found her sit- ting and crying on the porch in the cold all by herself.” Madison’s father usually is at the house when she comes home from school at 3:30, but on Monday he was working late. Fortunately, her two older sisters, Tiffany and Brooklyn Niehaus, ages 16 and 15 respectively, stopped by the house outside of their usual routine that day. In their fi rst visit with police, the Sullivans were told that because Madison was not seriously hurt and because of the boys’ young ages, no criminal action could be taken against them. After meeting with the parents and learning more about the incident, Chief Ray Duman said Tuesday that there would be an investiga- tion and that any evidence and information gathered would be turned over to the Baker County Juvenile Department for further consideration on whether to take the matter before the court. Because the boys all are younger than 12, under Oregon law they have no “cul- pable mental state” to commit a crime, Duman said. Their parents could be held accountable to pay for any damages, such as medical bills if Madison had required a doc- tor’s care, he said. The court also could impose a curfew on the boys or order other requirements as deemed appropriate. “This thing needs to get investigated and we’re going to do the right thing and we’re going to investigate,” Duman said. “This should never happen,” he said. “I hope this is a com- munity learning event.” Witty said the schools will continue to work on improv- ing school climate and offering strategies aimed at helping prevent bullying among students. “All of us want to treat each other with kindness and respect,” he said. “Those are critical traits for school and for the workplace.” He noted that the District serves 1,750 students. “The vast majority every single day treat each other and our staff with great respect,” he said. Duman said Detective Shannon Regan will con- tinue looking into the matter involving Madison and the boys. Duman said the police will have no control over how the case moves forward once the investigation is complete. “A lot of these things are learn as we go,” Duman said, regarding the decision of whether or not to pursue in- vestigation of the incident. “If we’ve made mistakes we’re going to correct them.” Child safety is something everyone in the community should take responsibility for, he said. Duman said he is proud of his Baker City Police Depart- ment employees who respond to 1,000 calls a month with just two offi cers per shift. “We’re doing the best we can,” he said. “I’d put these guys up against anybody I’ve ever worked with. “They are doing a good job for this community,” he said. carried out in order to fully assess the actual gold content and ensure that it will cover expenses with a reasonable profi t.” Tofsrud’s timeline calls for the test to be done in May and June 2020, with analysis of the gold content, and the subsequent decision about whether to try to proceed with mining, from September through November 2020. Rainier Skyline Excavators Inc. Special Projects RSE, the company submitting the proposal, formed a team for the bulk test. The team includes; Rainier Skyline (RSE) of Auburn, WEA, Shukran Investment Inc. (SII) of Vancouver, BC, Canada, Yellow Eagle Mining (YEM) of Utah, and Mark Ferns, former geologist with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Indus- tries offi ce in Baker City. The lease says RSE under- stands the county wants to bring a portion of the tailings area back to its original status in the rest of the valley after the test. “RSE further understands that the county does not have the fi nancial capacity to future reclamation after the bulk test. Hence it will be nec- essary for RSE team to verify the information from existing gold plant data.” S. John Collins/Baker City Herald Angie Sullivan says she hopes to raise more aware- ness about bullying. N EWS OF R ECORD DEATHS Laura Chapman: 76, of Baker City and formerly of Elgin, died on Nov. 26, 2019, at a Baker City care center. There will be a graveside service at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Elgin Cemetery. A full obituary will be published later. Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory in La Grande is in charge of ar- rangements. POLICE LOG Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce Arrests, citations UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, CRIMINAL TRESPASS II and PROBATION VIOLATION: Aaron Dale Duvall, 29, of 2210 Colorado Place, Tues- day, at his home; jailed.
