Council To Transcribe Recording Of June 9 Meeting
By Debby Schoeningh
At Councilor Clair Button’s request Council approved at their June 23 meeting to have a full transcript made of the recording of the June 9 regular council meeting where City Manager Steve Brocato was fired. Button volunteered to pay for the cost because he wants to “ensure all citizens feel they have a complete and accurate record of what was said and what happened.”
Councilor Milo Pope said the minutes should be put into transcript form by
someone who is certified to do so. Council decided to have the City bear the
cost of transcribing.
Baker County Man Convicted Of Rape
On June 29, 2009 Charles Matthew Ferguson, 29, was sentenced in Baker County Circuit Court on the charge of Rape in the First Degree to 100 months with the Oregon Department of Corrections to be followed by 140
months of post prison supervision. The sentencing followed the conclusion of a three-day jury trial last week in Circuit Court. Judge Gregory Baxter presided over the trial and the sentencing.
Ferguson was convicted of Robbery in the First Degree and Burglary in the Second Degree in Washington County in 2004. The Baker County jury did not receive evidence of these prior convictions, as Ferguson did not testify at trial. The Court also sentenced Ferguson to 30 months with the Oregon Department of Corrections on the Sex Abuse Second degree count. This sentence will run con- current to the 100 months for the Rape First Degree count. District Attorney Matt Shirtcliff recommended the Court run the counts consecutive based on evidence of the Defendant’s “willingness to commit separate offenses.”
Hummer Hangs Nest Out With The Wash
A hummingbird built its nest between two wooden clothespins on a clothesline under the roofed patio at Annie Wong’s of Baker City. Annie was treated to a close-up view of the baby hummers when they hatched into the world. The mother hummingbird flits around Annie’s backyard searching for food to feed her off-spring. Hummingbirds feed primarily on the nectar of flowers and supplement their diet with small insects. They typically feed five to eight times an hour.
Adult hummingbirds found in this area weigh about 3 grams. A humming- bird’s weight will almost double this amount as they put on fat in getting ready for migration. They are about 3 1/2 inches from the tip of their beaks to the tip of their tails.
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