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On this day, May 5, 1903, James Beard, US culinary expert, author (Delights & Prejudices), was born in Portland, Ore.

Also on this day, May 5, 1945, A Japanese balloon bomb exploded on Gearhart Mountain in Oregon, killing Mrs. Elsie Mitchell, the pregnant wife of a minister, and five children after they attempted to drag it out the woods in Lakeview, Oregon. The balloon was armed, and exploded soon after they began tampering with it. They became the 1st and only known American civilians to be killed in the continental US during World War II.

Also on this day, May 5, 1945, Bly minister Archie Mitchell, his pregnant wife Elsie, and five children from Mitchell's Sunday school class were on a Saturday morning picnic. Thirteen miles northeast of Bly, or about sixty miles northeast of Klamath Falls, Mitchell parked the car, and Elsie and the children headed to Leonard Creek. Mitchell later remembered: "As I got out of the car to bring the lunch, the others were not far away and called to me they had found something that looked like a balloon. I heard of Japanese balloons so I shouted a warning not to touch it. But just then there was a big explosion. I ran up there--and they were all dead." It was a Japanese balloon bomb. They were 70 feet tall with a 33-foot diameter paper canopy connected to the main device by shroud lines. Balloons inflated with hydrogen followed the jet stream at an altitude of 30,000 feet.




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Lane County State House Race Heats Up
Conrad and Harbick square off over HB 2002

Oregon Representative Charlie Conrad (R-Eastern Lane County) has taken grief over his vote for HB 2002, which allows girls of any age to obtain an abortion without her parents’ knowledge.

Having spent his working career in enforcement, Conrad must have known that backlash was coming because he immediately filed a vote explanation stating, "I voted "No" on advancing this bill to the floor due to my concerns about providing reproductive health care to minors, particularly children under 15 years old, without the involvement of their parents." Somehow he put aside the probability of liberal health care providers taking advantage of the loophole when he talked to providers that wouldn't take such action without consulting parents.

Conrad continues to defend his vote saying, "We need a government comprised of people working together, not in opposition, to solve the issues plaguing us today – in short, those who embrace and practice the once vaunted Oregon Way." Conrad has been criticized for voting for HB 2279, which repeals residency requirement in Oregon's Death with Dignity Act paving the way for out-of-state patients. He also voted with Democrats on critical enforcement bills relating to paramilitary activity and domestic terrorism, HB 2572 and HB 2772 among others.

In a letter to supporters, Oregon Right to Life Executive Director Lois Anderson said, "When Conrad voted to expand abortion last year under the radical bill HB 2002, we knew he had to learn his radical positions have consequences. And so we worked hard to find a stellar, pro-life candidate who could challenge Conrad’s seat in HD 12."

"It’s hard not to get excited when you find a candidate like Darin Harbick," Anderson said. "Not only is Darin a successful businessman, devoted husband and father, and involved member of his community, but he is also a faithful pro-life advocate."

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Harbick is a self-made businessman founding several businesses located in the Upper McKenzie Valley. He currently co-owns Harbick’s Inc., a logging/dump truck business, with his son. While managing his businesses, he served 14 years on the McKenzie School board, the Lane County Tourism board, and coached high school and college women’s basketball. Harbick says, "The most rewarding business is our faith-based residential treatment home which serves people who suffer with mental illness."

Harbick currently holds a 27 point lead over Conrad, primarily over HB 2002. After the vote, Lane County Republican Party passed a resolution and issued a letter requesting Representative Charlie Conrad resign citing his voting record and listed ten grievances of how his vote does not align with their stated values affecting children and parents. Now it will be up to voters to determine which will advance to the General Election. Currently there are no challenger, but minor parties have not held their primaries.


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Post Date: 2024-04-26 09:49:50Last Update: 2024-04-26 19:30:53



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