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Wednesday, July 8, 2020
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THE ‘WATCH LIST’
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circumstances,” Myrick said. “It
seems that some of the people
that are not in an at-risk group
might be skeptical of vulnerable
people that are wearing a mask
and look at them differently, but
they don’t know that person’s
challenges or who they’re going
to... I wear a mask for my hus-
band too.”
Myrick said, if others choose
to not wear a mask, she acknowl-
edges that it’s their choice, but
would like the same respect in
her decision to have a mask on.
Myrick said she has received
comments from the public
regarding her mask. In one expe-
rience, Myrick said somebody
told her, “Excuse me, nurse,”
and said they needed her help.
She said the people were prob-
ably joking and trying to be
friendly, but because she does
not know them, she was unaware
of their intentions.
She said she hopes peo-
ple would be a bit more under-
Because of a surge in COVID-19 cases,
Gov. Kate Brown has created a “watch
list” of counties experiencing an out-
break.
Two counties — Lake and Malheur — are
represented by state Rep. Mark Owens,
R-Crane, and state Sen. Lynn Findley,
R-Vale, who also represent Grant County.
“In order for counties to stay open,
for our citizens to stay healthy, for our
small businesses to survive and for our
kids to go back to school, we have to be
diligent and continue to take these steps,
challenging and frustrating they may be,”
Owens said in a press release.
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Gov. Kate Brown announced that all Oregon residents are required to wear masks or face coverings in indoor
public spaces.
standing of a person’s decision
to wear a mask and their choice
to socially distance themselves
from others.
“We don’t understand why
this should be so controver-
sial towards the people that do
choose to wear masks,” Myrick
said.
Reynolds said, although
younger people have a lower
chance of dying from COVID-
19, they can be carriers of the
virus to vulnerable people.
“I hope to see the overall pop-
ulation, younger people as well
as older people, to be proactive
and participate in the health care
for all of us,” Reynolds said. “It
seems like one of the few things
we can do to help each other.”
Both legislators have closed their physi-
cal in-district offices in Vale and Ontario to
foot traffic but encourage constituents to
reach out with questions or for support.
“We’re collectively urging our constitu-
ents to follow the measures in place at
this time,” Findley said in the release.
“Our citizens need to feel safe and be
healthy, and our businesses are vulner-
able to being shut down again, and we
won’t make it through another round of
closures.”
Insurance
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A Jeep adorned with the stars and stripes is parked Saturday in the grass at the Fish House Inn and RV Park in Dayville to celebrate America’s independence.
Celebrate
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“Red, White, and Blue at Home Cel-
ebration” with a lamppost and chalk
art contest.
For the lamppost contest, Emma,
Jody and Ed Winkleman placed
first while Tiffnie and Grayson
Schmadeka placed second.
Nancy Moore took the top spot
in the home decorating contest, and
Shelley and Kelly Wyllie came in
second.
In the chalk art contest, Grayson
Schmadeka placed first in his cate-
gory, ages 0-6, Alaina Furry placed
first in the 7-12 group and Leah Furry
placed first in the 13-18 group. For
the adults, Carah Furry placed first.
Travis Furry won the best overall art
display.
Dayville City Recorder Ruthie
Moore said the goal of the city’s mod-
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But Hacke, in his motion
to volunarily dismiss the law-
suit, wrote that the Oregon
Supreme Court’s June 12 rul-
ing means the plaintiffs “can-
not establish that (Brown)
failed to comply with statu-
tory and constitutional time
limits and procedural require-
ments concerning the use of
her emergency powers.”
Shirtcliff
approved
Hacke’s motion to dismiss
the lawsuit.
Hacke said Wednesday
morning that he considered
revising the lawsuit, focusing
on a claim that Brown’s exec-
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Austin Lindstrom plays a set Saturday in downtown Dayville.
utive orders violate his cli-
ents’ constitutional rights to
religious liberty.
But he said it’s unlikely
the case would have gone to
trial sooner than late fall.
And even if he con-
vinced a jury that Brown had
exceeded her legal authority,
Hacke said the verdict could
be overturned by an appel-
late court. Hacke said the
U.S. Supreme Court ruling
in late May, rejecting a Cal-
ifornia church’s request for
an injunction blocking Cali-
fornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s
limits on the number of peo-
ple attending church services,
illustrate the steep legal road
that confronts plaintiffs chal-
lenging such restrictions
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ified celebration was for both resi-
dents and visitors to enjoy the holi-
day, but stay safe.
“Of course, we were all disap-
pointed to not have some of our
annual events,” she said. “We’ve
been doing most of these events
for approximately 35 years so they
were undoubtedly missed, but it was
really fun to try some new things.”
At the Fish House Inn and RV
Park, community members and vis-
itors enjoyed live music by Austin
Lindstrom and barbecue ribs by the
Stagecoach food cart.
The Stagecoach, which celebrated
its grand opening the day before, is
owned by Melody McGregor, Janet
Garland and Dayville Merc owner
Scott Knapp. They brought in Lind-
strom for entertainment.
“We want to help hold this com-
munity together,” Knapp said.
He said there is no better way
to bring people together than with
food.
based on First Amendment
protections.
“Governors have a lot
of latitude in this time to
protect the public,” Hacke
said. “They can infringe
on individual liberty if
they need to to protect the
public.”
Hacke said he still believes
he can make a compelling
with curbside service,
but unanswered questions
have prevented the library
from reopening so far.
“We just have to know
exactly how long to quar-
antine our books,” Grant
County Librarian Vicki
Bond said. “It has to
come from the gover-
nor’s mouth. That way
our county insurance
will cover it if somebody
claims they got COVID
from us or one of our
books.”
She said the library
is now planning to offer
curbside
service
by
appointment only start-
ing Monday, July 13. For
more information, call
541-575-1992 or email
grant047@ortelco.net.
Insurance was also part
of the decision not to open
Gleason Pool for the 2020
swimming season.
At a John Day City
Council meeting, Lisa
Weigum, a board mem-
ber of the John Day-Can-
yon City Parks and Rec-
reation District, said their
insurance provider told
her Gleason Pool would
have to be in complete
compliance at all times
with the rules for reopen-
ing. If their provider
heard that they were not
in compliance, Parks and
Rec would not have liabil-
ity coverage if somebody
were to contract COVID-
19 at the pool.
The county was also
awaiting guidance from
its insurance provider.
County
Commissioner
Jim Hamsher cited the a
lack of clarity from CIS,
the county’s insurance
company, as the cause
for a lack of clarity in
the county’s COVID-19
guidelines.
Grant County Judge
Scott Myers said the
insurance company would
cover a claim as long as
the county follows all of
the governor’s COVID-
19 guidelines.
case that Brown has exceeded
her authority, but he concedes
it would be a challenge to pre-
vail not only at the trial court
level but also to thwart subse-
quent appeals.
“I’m not going to say
impossible, but it definitely
would have been more diffi-
cult to win under the circum-
stances,” he said.
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