About an hour east of me, along I-84, lies Rufus, OR (pop 270). Don’t blink, you’ll miss it. Named for an early settler, Rufus Carroll Wallis, it’s a little over 1 square mile in size. The mayor, Dowen Jones, was elected with a whopping 76 votes in 2018. I was shocked this week to read a story about Rufus in my morning WaPo.  The story is bizarre. On Halloween night, an SUV traveling on I-84 abruptly pulled over to the shoulder. A car slowed after seeing the maneuver, and tried to get the license plate to possibly call for help. As they passed, Mr. Mayor decided to make Halloween really scary, stepped out of the passenger side and began shooting at the vehicle which contained 2 adults and 2 children. They were not injured but I guess they did get a good description because he was arrested the next day and charged with attempted murder and assault. The city council president was surprised, and told NBC news he was a good guy. A good guy with a gun, until he wasn’t.