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The Baker County Press 75¢ TheBakerCountyPress.com All local. All relevant. Every Friday. Friday, July 3, 2015 • Volume 2, Issue 27 2A rally turns racially charged • LOCALS, SHERIFF tend a rally to support the Capitol Building in Salem Second Amendment. The where Sheriff Joe Arpaio JOE ARPAIO FACE rally was organized by the of Arizona, invited by the OFF AGAINST PAID Oregon Republican Party ORP, was scheduled as the (ORP). keynote speaker. PROTESTERS What followed wasn’t The pro-2A crowd, about quite what the 2A support- 500 in total, was listening ers had anticipated. to State Representative Submitted by Heidi Justus. BY KERRY McQUISTEN [email protected] “The hatred—it was pal- Greg Barreto of Cove, Sheriff Joe Arpaio at left, was walked to his car by guards and supporters, pable,” said BCRCC Chair, ORP Chair Bill Currier, including Suzan Ellis Jones (at right) of the Baker County Republicans. Suzan Ellis Jones. Rep. Sal Esquival, Rep. Five Baker County Jones, along with Carole Mike Nearman, and Sen. Jones. ism and demands for am- residents, all members of “We’d heard ahead of Dyke, Wayne Dyke, Kody Kim Thatcher speak, That presence ended up nesty by a large group of the Baker County Repub- time that the Oregon Dem- Justus and Heidi Justus of when a smaller crowd—an having nothing to do with illegal immigrants within lican Central Committee ocratic Party and ACLU Baker City, were gath- estimated 200—began to the heart of the rally itself, the crowd of protesters. (BCRCC), traveled to had planned to round up ered on the steps of the gather across the street. but instead focused on rac- SEE 2A RALLY PAGE 5 Salem last weekend to at- a counter-presence,” said ‘Surviving America’ films here

Submitted by The Depot Inn ‘Surviving America’s’ Dave Canterbury (left) poses with Weldon Reedy of The Depot Inn. Submitted Photo. Baker County’s Trevor Dunn (left) poses with from . • ACTORS AND CREW STAY IN SUMPTER, SPEND TWO DAYS FILMING IN COUNTY

BY MEGHAN ANDERSCH KISS tribute band to [email protected]

The Sumpter area will again be featured on a reality perform at Barley Brown’s television show airing on a major network this fall. The town played host last week to a group fi lming a new show called Surviving America. The cast and crew lodged at • BAND PHANTOM KISS WILL KICK OFF Baker County residents. the Depot Inn in Sumpter. And, laying down the beat, from Twin Falls, Idaho, Joe HELLS CANYON MOTORCYCLE RALLY Otero assumes the form of the Catman made famous by SEE SURVIVING AMERICA PAGE 11 original Kiss drummer . BY BRIAN ADDISON Phantom Kiss members don exact replica costumes and [email protected] play the same make and model instruments as the original Kiss. “ you got the best, the hottest band “We’ve invested thousands of dollars into the costumes, Cattlemen talk in the world … Kiss.” Those words, taken from the 1977 the instruments, and the stacks of Marshal amps,” said Kiss “Alive II” comprise possibly the most famous intro- Trevor Dunn during a recent interview from his home in duction in rock and roll history. Baker City fans will have Sumpter. “We do this to pay tribute to the Kiss fans. Our water supply the chance to relive childhood memories when Kiss trib- whole goal was that when you close your eyes you hear ute band Phantom Kiss takes the stage Friday night, July Kiss and when you open your eyes you see Kiss.” • ROCK CREEK DRAINAGE AREA CRITICAL 10, during the Hells Canyon Motorcycle Rally. Phantom Phantom Kiss band mates Dunn and Hall both have Kiss will set up and take the stage in front of concert host had direct contact with members of the original Kiss Barley Brown’s Brew Pub. members. released an autobiography in BY TODD ARRIOLA Lyle Hall, from Idaho Falls, Idaho, fronts the band as 2014 and Dunn informed him of Phantom Kiss during a [email protected] the Starchild made famous by Paul Stanley. Hall not only book-signing in Portland. It is tradition for Kiss to throw looks the part but possesses a striking vocal similarity to guitar picks out to the audience during concerts and Phan- The Baker County Livestock Association (BCLA) Stanley. tom Kiss upholds that tradition. During the book signing, hosted a meeting on Wednesday, June 24, at the Best Lead guitarist Mike Dunn takes the stage as the Space- Dunn handed Stanley a Phantom Kiss guitar pick. Western Sunridge Inn, the focus of which was a presenta- man aka . About a month after the book-signing, Dunn and his tion by Baker County Soil and Water Districts (SWCD) Mike’s father Trevor Dunn, complete with blood and wife attended a 40th anniversary Kiss concert. After the District Manager Whitney Collins, regarding the critical signature ax bass, plays Gene Simmons’ Demon charac- concert, the Dunns attended an acoustic concert per- water supply situation in the Rock Creek drainage area, ter. formed backstage by the band. west of Haines. Both Dunns, father Trevor and son Mike are 10-year SEE PHANTOM KISS PAGE 8 SEE WATER SUPPLY PAGE 3

Your weekend weather forecast for Baker County. Sunny and hot. Highs around 97. Lows at night ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Friday in the high 50s. Our forecast made possible by this generous sponsor: Haggen’s community meeting Page 3 Travel Mgmt./Access Committee Page 7 Saturday Sunny and hot. Highs around 95. Lows at night in the high 50s. Cycling Classic’s Sumpter route Page 8 Woman injured in pitbull attack Page 8

Sunny and hot. Highs a few degrees cooler County’s sage-grouse protest letter Page 9 Sunday Offi cial weather provider for around 93. Lows at night in the high 50s. DEQ fi nes Huntington Page 11 The Baker County Press.