A16 NEWS Blue Mountain Eagle Graduation Continued from Page A1 Prairie City Superinten- dent Casey Hallgarth said graduation for Prairie City High School will be at 6 p.m. May 28 on the football fi eld. They will have 14 seniors graduating. Hallgarth said the plan is to follow whatever guid- ance they are currently under, and they will have chairs and bleachers for families. “Prairie City School Dis- trict would like to thank all the staff for their commitment to the students through the dif- fi cult year,” Hallgarth said. “They truly had the best inter- est of the students.” Dayville Superintendent Kathryn Hedrick said gradua- tion is at 2 p.m. June 4 on the football fi eld. They have fi ve seniors graduating. She said they will ask that social distancing practices be followed; family units can maintain less distance. “...With the help of senior advisor Mrs. Sydney Thomp- son, it has been a diffi cult year, but our seniors have worked well together to get a new version of Dayville graduation together,” Hed- Wednesday, May 12, 2021 rick said. Monument Superinten- dent Laura Thomas said grad- uation is at 2 p.m. June 5 outside at the school. Seven seniors will be graduating from Monument High School this year. “Graduation this year will look similar to last year but with a few expansions from last year,” Thomas said. “Graduates and eighth grad- ers participating in eighth grade promotion will have an allotted number of seats on the grass for their family in front of the gym and the rest of the community is encour- aged to park across the street to view the graduation.” Long Creek Offi ce Man- ager Jennifer Garinger said their graduation ceremony is at 2 p.m. May 22 at the city park. Long Creek High School has fi ve seniors grad- uating this year. “It is nice this year to have more of a normal — still not completely normal because we’re not holding it indoors — graduation ceremony when we have many gradu- ates this year,” Garinger said. “I’m excited that they can have more of normal gradua- tion with such a large class for Long Creek.” Guns Continued from Page A1 Lyons took issue not only with the restrictions but also the process that allowed the House to merge its safe-stor- age bill with the original Sen- ate version, which dealt with fi rearms in public places. “This is an example of how bad this building can get,” he said. “We were locked out of the process in this bill.” But like his counter- part in the House, Republi- can Leader Christine Drazan of Canby, Girod also took issue with the way some gun rights advocates lobbied in opposition to it. The Senate’s March 25 vote on the origi- nal version prompted threats against some Republican senators, and a recall eff ort aimed at Girod, because they did not walk out to call a halt to Senate business. “There is a fringe group out there that is sure not wel- come in my offi ce,” Girod said. “It is not OK to threaten people’s lives, their staff . It’s not an appropriate way to lobby.” Three senators from dis- tricts east of the Cascades, all Republicans, voted against the bill. “It clearly infringed on the right to people’s self-defense,” Sen. Tim Knopp of Bend said after the vote. “I voted to sup- port women and minorities in my district who want the opportunity for self-defense for themselves and their fam- ilies as the Oregon Constitu- tion allows for.” Sen. Lynn Findley of Vale spoke at length against it. “This bill is not about gun violence, but about a fear of guns,” he said. Sen. Bill Hansell of Ath- ena did not speak during fl oor debate but said afterward he agreed with the sentiments expressed by the others. Key provisions of the revised Senate Bill 554: • Guns must have trigger or cable locks, be stored in a locked container or in a gun room. An off ense is a Class C violation, which carries a maximum fi ne of $500, unless someone under age 18 obtains access, in which case it is a Class A violation with a max- imum fi ne of $2,000. No jail time is imposed for violations. PMG fi le photo The Oregon Senate voted May 5 to accept the House version of a bill that combines requirements for locks and safe storage of fi rearms with a narrowed ban on con- cealed-handgun license holders bring fi rearms into some public places, notably the Capitol and the Portland airport. • Stolen fi rearms must be reported to police, generally within 72 hours. • Initial fi ling fees for con- cealed-handgun licenses are increased from $50 to $100, and for renewals, from $50 to $75. • The Oregon Capitol and the Portland airport pas- senger terminal are off -lim- its to all fi rearms, includ- ing those borne by holders of concealed-handgun licenses, except for law enforcement. (The bill specifi es airport ter- minals with annual passenger counts of 1 million; Eugene and Medford were at those thresholds in 2019 prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Spon- sors say that the ban applies only to Portland.) Violations are considered Class A misdemeanors with maximum punishments of one year in jail and a fi ne of $6,250. • Firearms bans for license holders are optional at the discretion of the governing boards of Oregon’s 197 school districts, 17 community col- leges, seven state universi- ties and Oregon Health & Science University. Notices must be posted online, and at entrances to buildings and grounds. • The fi nal version removes optional bans by cit- ies, counties and special dis- tricts. Firearms bans already apply to state courts, which often are in buildings main- tained by counties. EOMG fi le photo A cable gun lock. A bill headed to Gov. Kate Brown for signature mandates gun storage require- ments. The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. STRUCTION, LL N O C C AW Featuring: Roofing • General Construction Remodeling Fences Decks Storage Sheds Andy Wolfer 541-910-6609 www.eomediagroup.com and Much More! 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