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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
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Proposed law would limit traffi c stops
By ALEX WITTWER
EO Media Group
EASTERN OREGON — Police
offi cers might not be able to pull
over Oregon drivers for faulty lights
starting next year if a bill in the Leg-
islature becomes law.
Senate Bill 1510 would limit
police offi cers from
initiating
traffi c
stops for taillight,
headlight or license
plate light issues, as
well as make offi -
cers require verbal
consent to search
a vehicle. Drivers
Bell
will also not have
to worry about getting fi x-it tick-
ets — those would be unenforce-
able unless the lighting or equip-
ment violation was accompanied by
another violation such as speeding.
If passed, the legislation would
take eff ect on Jan. 1.
The Senate bill is part of a
broader reform initiative started in
the 2021 legislative session with
House Bill 2002 — a 47-page doc-
ument which would have made
sweeping changes to Oregon’s
criminal justice system. That bill
Alex Wittwer/EO Media Group
An Oregon State Police trooper’s signature hat sits in the cabin of an OSP
service vehicle on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. A law in the Oregon Legislature
could remove the ability for offi cers to stop motorists for faulty lights.
died in the 2021 legislative session.
The change to the laws regard-
ing police offi cers initiating traf-
fi c stops from lighting violations
comes from text within HB2002.
Testimony on the bill was largely
in support of the new restrictions on
police stops, citing racial disparities
in the Oregon criminal justice sys-
tem and the use of pretextual police
stops as a way to target minorities.
But for rural law enforcement
offi cials, the inability to stop vehi-
cles with faulty lighting is a con-
cern for safety.
“I’m not in favor of that leg-
islative change,” said La Grande
Police Chief Gary Bell. “The way
I see it, essentially, we’re talking
about a public safety issue. I under-
stand that this is packaged in some
of the criminal justice reform legis-
lation eff orts, and I appreciate those
eff orts, I understand.”
Bell said that often in inclem-
ent weather or low light — such
as a country road in rural Oregon
on a winter’s night — the loss of
a headlight poses a serious safety
concern.
“When we see a vehicle approach-
ing us with two headlights — you’re
able to discern the outboard sections
of that vehicle,” he said. “If you see
one headlight, in hours of darkness
or low light, you know, is it a motor-
cycle or is it a vehicle with a head-
light out, and which headlight is it?
If it’s a two-lane highway or a road-
way, you don’t know — are they in
their lane or your lane? It’s genu-
inely a safety issue.”
Bell also said that in his many
years working as a law enforce-
ment offi cer, and among the count-
less times he’s stopped motor-
ists for faulty equipment, he often
heard the driver state that they
were unaware that their headlights
were out. That can spell disaster,
Bell said, if the other headlight fails
as well, creating a situation that is
“straight up unsafe.”
O utlook
SENI
R
Did you have a
nice Valentine’s
Day? We celebrated
by ordering a heart-
shaped pizza. Yes,
we knew that we
Rose Coombs
would be having
pizza at senior
dinner, but we indulged anyway. After all, it was heart shaped!
So we are pretty well pizza-ed out now. And they were both
really good. The one at senior dinner had a lot more toppings
than what I ordered – and I only had to remove a few olives
and a couple of pieces of onion. Then I ate the whole thing!
We had a nice big green salad to go with the big pizza slice,
along with a chocolate pudding cup and a lemon cake/cookie
for dessert. Yummy, yummy in the tummy. Thanks to Pam
and her new oven the pizzas were perfectly cooked! Our
sponsor is Tootie Cernazanu in memory of Jim Cernazanu
and Blanche Lundbom. Thank you for your generous
donation to our cause.
The delivery people included Gwynne, Carlos, Del, and
Mary. Pam held down her post at the front desk and Ginger
and Angie helped with whatever needed help. Remember, if
you are housebound due to physical limitations, you may be
eligible to have a meal delivered to you. Let us know and we’ll
get the paperwork to you and sign you up.
Ah, yes. The paperwork. In order for us to be reimbursed
by the government, we have to prove that you actually are
receiving a meal. So, even though some of the questions on
the new form are more than silly, just fill out what’s necessary
and return it to the meal site. Then we can get some money
back from the government! And that’s a good thing, right?
Did you know that it is possible to get bursitis in your
foot? Found out that those little bursas are all over the body.
Anywhere that parts of your body come in contact with
other parts, there is a little bursa to cushion the friction. And
sometimes the friction causes inflammation. And that is what
is known as bursitis. How do I know all this? ‘Cause I went
to the podiatrist to find out why my foot started having pain
all of a sudden. His Rx to alleviate the pain was a cortisone
injection in the are of pain. Yikes! So am trying some
alternative therapy first… Pray that it works.
Got to work on another of those ten year old projects this
week. Should have only taken a day or two to accomplish, but
I managed to stretch it out to a week… ahem. Then there is
the little protective strips on the drawer pulls in the kitchen.
They have been there for 10 years, too. The builder told me
that they could come off after the pull had been installed, but
I kinda liked the color so I left them on. Well… now that I
want to take the strip off, it doesn’t want to come! Oops. (‘Be
sure your sin will find you out.’)
Revelations 21:4 “He will wipe every tear form their eyes. There
will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old
order of things has passed away.” 21:5 “He Who was seated on the
throne said, “I am making everything new!”
Progress is well
on
its way at the
John Day
John Day Senior
Center. Air
Seniors
purification
equipment is in
Elise Huskey
and is filtering the
air in the whole
building 7 times
per hour. The dutch doors are installed for the kitchen. The
cooks are enjoying a new mixer. Sure makes their work
easier. The acrylic partition needed to protect food from
everyone’s breathing etc. has arrived. Plans are made for the
flooring. The area around the refrigerator and the kitchen
window is in progress of cleaning out so people can get to
the drink corner and the kitchen window easily. The cooling
system in the kitchen has been repaired and now the cooks
feel safe again. There still are some things to do but it does
take time to do all of these things. Chris Labhart is in charge
of all these activities and donates a lot of time for them.
Thank you Chris.
The Pokeno players had their first game in two years on
Friday, February 18th. It is so good to be able to meet with
other people. No matter how much we love our homes, we
do need to get away some times and see other people and
other things.
We never want to forget to thank our volunteers that help
make our center a success. The folks that greet us when
we pick up our meals, the drivers and drivers helpers, the
ladies that wash the dishes for takeout and others along the
way. Without all of you we cannot be successful. Thanks for
everyone that volunteers for anything at our center.
In the month of January our center delivered 616 meals to
folks in our community who do not have the opportunity
to get out much. 108 meals were picked up at the front
door. That is a lot of food folks. Our community is grateful
for all the nourishment coming from us. Our volunteers
served for 56 hrs. in January. Wow what a consensus.
For Thursday February 24, which is tomorrow, the lunch
will be fish tacos, pineapple cucumber salsa, cilantro lime rice,
cottage cheese and cookies. On Monday, February 28 Kim
and Shay will be making meatloaf, mashed potatoes, fruit of
their choice, and cherry hand pie. Now I do not know what a
hand pie is, so this will be something new for me. Last weeks
meals were great so this weeks sounds like it will be great as
well.
John 14:6 I am the way the truth and the life, No one can come
to the Father except through me.
We got served
chicken alfredo,
garlic bread, fiesta
corn, and apple pie
for our Tuesday
lunch. We thank our
Soo Yukawa
cooks Carrie Jewell
and Diana Harvey
for making our meal. It was a wonderful meal and a good
time of visiting with different folks.
Our greeters at the table were Jan Ensign and her sister
Susan Cavender. They collected and counted up the money
and filled the paperwork. Jan led us in the flag salute and
made announcements. Sylvia Cockrell prayed the blessing
over our meal. We had our usual crowd from Spray join us
for lunch.
Max Breeding turned 88 years young on February 14. We
all sang Happy Birthday to him. He was a Valentine’s Day
baby. Hope he had a great birthday.
Well, continuing on with my goat saga…Ginger did not die.
She is still recovering but still a little unsteady in her hind
legs. She is getting around and moving very slowly. I figure
she will be fully recovered in about a month. I released her
from solitude but she still seems to prefer being in the goat
shed, away from everybody else.
One of my young does became a first time mama. Minnie
had a very adorable, teeny, tiny doeling. This baby is the
tiniest baby thus far. She has La Maancha ears, white with
brown spots, and get this, blue eyes! Minnie had been out in
the pasture and I was having such a hard time trying to catch
her to bring her in. Apparently, Minnie had been sneaking in
through a hole in the fence for quite some time (that was how
I was able to catch her, saw her in the act and then buttoned
up the hole so she couldn’t get back out) and I did not know
it. That is, until I caught her.
Since Minnie had been sneaking into the goat pen, she
must have gotten bred by my new buckling goat, Yoshi. Bear
with me, I know this might get confusing. I figured out how
Minnie’s baby got blue eyes. Yoshi does not have blue eyes.
Remember how I ended up with three new goats from my
neighbor who moved away? They were Fern, Mei Mei, and
Remi. Remi is Yoshi’s daddy. Remi’s mama was Fern. Fern is
a very small black Nigerian Dwarf with blue eyes! Yoshi had a
different mama but the blue eyes must be a recessive gene and
got passed down to Minnie’s kid baby goat.
I named Minnie’s baby Thumbelina, Lina for short. Lina
has very short little legs. I think she is only about eight inches
long and about eight inches in heighth. I was doing the
happy dance when I saw that she had blue eyes. Looks like
Yoshi was an excellent investment!
It appears that Marianne and Yuki are both pregnant too.
That woman in Prineville thought she sold me some barren
goats. I got the last laugh. Ha.
Romans 3:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God
is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Prairie City
Seniors
Monument
Seniors
Oregon State Police has a pro-
gram in place that gives motorists
with faulty lighting a voucher for
auto parts stores to allow them to get
discounts on the parts needed to fi x
issues such as burnt-out bulbs.
But the law, if passed, would
limit those interactions and prevent
drivers and motorists from receiv-
ing those vouchers and the notifi ca-
tion that their equipment was defec-
tive. OSP offi cials said they weren’t
looking to discontinue the program,
however.
“ At this time there are no plans to
discontinue the Car Care Program,”
Oregon State Police Capt. Stepha-
nie Bigman said. “The passage of
SB1510 may aff ect the overall num-
bers of vouchers handed out, but
offi cers would still have the option
of providing the vouchers if the per-
son was stopped for an unrelated
violation.”
SB1510 would also make changes
to the way in which law enforce-
ment offi cers search vehicles.
Under SB1510, police offi cers
would require informed verbal con-
sent of the motorists to initiate a
search when no probable cause is
found. That verbal consent would
also need to be recorded.
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