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A16 NEWS Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Walden Continued from Page A1 Malheur National Forest. It also expanded the Good Neighbor Authority that allows the Forest Service to enter into forest steward- ship agreements with states to allow similar agreements between the Forest Service and counties. With Democrats in con- trol of the House, Walden was less optimistic about passage of the proposed Resilient Federal Forest Act, which calls for expedit- ing removal of burned dead trees and replanting after wildfires and removing the 21-inch rule that hampers commercial logging in East- ern Oregon. The proposed act also clarifies that the 1937 O&C Act mandates a minimum annual timber harvest of 500 million board-feet in some Oregon counties and makes categorical exclusions pro- vided in the 2018 Farm Bill available on all eligi- ble Bureau of Land Man- agement and Forest Service lands. Wilderness and fires Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer expressed his concern about difficulties search and rescue teams face in designated wilderness areas and wilderness study areas. Regulations protect- ing WSA also put a bur- den on local communities that rely on natural resource industries, he said. Walden noted that while only 4% of Oregon is des- ignated wilderness, wild- fires that originated in wil- derness accounted for about 32% of burned acres in the state. WSA protections are even more stringent than for wilderness and very difficult to remove once in place, he said. He also responded to a comment by Scott McDon- ald about wasteful spend- ing by the Forest Service. McDonald wanted to see fuel reduction and other pre- ventive measures focused on lands near homes, critical infrastructure and national parks. Walden agreed to keep an eye on how the Forest Ser- vice spent money received through a policy intended to protect forest health proj- ects from “borrowing” during firefighting emergen- The Eagle/Richard Hanners Rep. Greg Walden, left, speaks with Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer following a town hall meeting at the Mt. Vernon Community Hall on July 2. implementation of call authentication technology so consumers can trust their caller ID at no cost of their own. The bill also includes provisions that would help carriers in rural Amer- ica implement this new technology. Health care The Eagle/Richard Hanners Grant County Commissioner Jim Hamsher, left, speaks with Rep. Greg Walden following a town hall meeting at the Mt. Vernon Community Hall on July 2. cies. He noted that smoke from recent wildfires near Portland might affect vot- ers and help change wildfire policies. Robocall bills An estimated 47.8 billion robocalls were placed in the U.S. last year, Walden said. About 12.8 million were made in the 541 area code in just the month of May this year, he said. Robocallers are trying to steal your identity, Walden said. He’s traced calls to his cellphone back to Jamaica and Greece and played back a robocall he recorded from a person claiming to be Vice President Mike Pence call- ing from Air Force Two. Walden said he supported passage of the 2018 Ray Baum’s Act, which provided the Federal Communica- tions Commission with tools to better enable consumers and law enforcement to stay ahead of scammers, includ- ing calls from people outside the U.S. Walden supports passage of the Stopping Bad Rob- ocalls Act, which requires Walden joined Rep. Frank Pallone, D-New Jer- sey, to introduce the No Sur- prises Act to protect patients from giant unexpected med- ical bills during an emer- gency room visit. Up to one in five Amer- icans are subject to these surprise bills, Walden said. He described the cases of a woman who was billed $17,000 for a lab test that should only have cost $100 and a family with an infant who had hemophilia receiv- ing a $50,000 surprise bill. The draft bill is mod- eled after an Oregon state law but applies to all health plans, including federal plans, Walden said. He also described three bills aimed at reducing drug costs by stopping pharmaceutical Fourth First match First: Toby Thomas and Simmie Waddell Second: Jeff Larson and Justin Larson Second match First: Casey Fretwell and Larry Powell Second: Joe Chapman and Josh Chapman Continued from Page A16 PRAIRIE CITY Blue skies and a warm sun greeted resi- dents and visitors to this year’s Fourth of July parade in Prairie City. The parade kicked off down Front Street following the boom of the Whiskey Gulch Gang’s black powder cannon. The Baptist Assembly provided a rousing medley of military tunes as the color guard stood at Main Street. Kids ran after candy thrown by float riders, as big truck and derby car engines roared and emergency sirens wailed. Afterwards, parade watchers gathered in the park next to the city hall for barbecue, horseshoes and friendly conversation. PARADE RESULTS: Horse drawn vehicle First: Calvary Horse Camp with Grand Mar- shal Carla Wright Classic cars First: Ron Phillips, 1927 Model T Second: Rod Tygret, 1952 Dodge half-ton Third: Grumpy’s Graphics, 1935 Dodge pickup Float sweepstakes First: American Legion Second: Prairie Baptist Church vacation Bible school Walking individual First: Little Miss Grace Ricco Walking group First: Prairie City High School varsity cheer- leaders and the elementary girls from cheer camp TREAT YOUR FEET companies that tried to avoid competition. The CREATES Act would force innovating drug companies to provide suffi- cient samples so other com- panies could produce com- petitive generic drugs. Other legislation would make it illegal for brand-name drug manufacturers to pay other drug manufacturers not to produce generic drugs. The Blocking Act is aimed at speeding up the introduc- tion of generic drugs to the market. First elected to the Ore- gon House of Representa- tives in 1988, Walden served in the house until 1995 when he was appointed to the Ore- gon State Senate to fill a vacancy. He served in the senate from January 1995 to January 1997 and was suc- ceeded by Ted Ferrioli. Walden was elected to the U.S. House in 1998 and has won 11 successive elections by significant majorities. He has served as chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommit- tee on Communications and Technology. MONUMENT About 400-500 people came to Monument to attend a long list of July Fourth festivities in the city park, beginning with a color run and breakfast put on by the local 4-H group. The parade circled the city park twice begin- ning at 10 a.m. with emergency and gov- ernment vehicles and riders on horseback or ATVs. Live music played all afternoon the city park, along with apple bobbing and live auctions. A talent show was put on in the evening fol- lowed by a fireworks display at 10 p.m. The Eagle/Richard Hanners Kids scramble for candy thrown by passing floats during the Fourth of July parade in Prairie City. 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