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RUNNERS DIG DEEP — INTO CLOSETS — FOR UGLY SWEATER 5K The PAGE B1 Blue Mountain EAGLE Grant County’s newspaper since 1868 W EDNESDAY , D ECEMBER 14, 2016 • N O . 50 • 20 P AGES • $1.00 www.MyEagleNews.com World Traveler John Day man has visited all 50 states and all seven continents By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle C arl Lino has visited all 50 states and all seven continents. Despite having chron- ic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, that has caused him to cancel two recent trips, he doesn’t plan to stop traveling. The former high school principal started seri- ously traveling about fi ve years ago and typi- cally goes on monthlong trips. When he re- tired from Grant Union High School, he was gifted a monthlong trip to Europe from the kids and the community, he said. Lino often travels by sea for the n o i t simplicity as well as the social as- vaca le on station g a E pect. ion the took explorat perature a y t i “Cruises are fun,” he said. “You Carl rican yon C ng at e tem Li f Can , an Ame o says th ind blowi to o o don’t have to worry about cook- h o v p acati no of Joh n n i y n o w s i i L t te L l e r a r . u h t a t e o l S C C c city o on to the n Day to lmer ing. All that’s taken care of.” g and c Cir to Pa Antarcti w freezin sight f Huairou Great Wa ok the Ea s Lino said he usually chooses less at the was belo ph. and t Lino vis during a ll of Chin gle on m e r a h s e u h t strenuous activities when the cruise ships stop of Xi e Terrac ited were 2-1/2 wee near the 70-pl an. otta A k trip Tiena brisk . O rmy c n at port, but they offer everything from diving for oysters to ollec men Squ ther t i o n in t are climbing a mountain to visiting historical sites. h e city See LINO, Page A10 “ John Day isn’t a place; it’s a way of life. That’s what brings us back.” Cour te sy ph o to —Carl Lino Wash. congresswoman on Trump’s Deputy arrested on gun, domestic short list for Interior secretary violence charges By Jim Camden The Spokesman-Review EO Media Group file photo Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash. Washington Rep. Cathy Mc- Morris Rodgers is expected to be named interior secretary by Presi- dent-elect Donald Trump, the New York Times reported. McMorris Rodgers, elected to a seventh term last month, has been mentioned as a possible Interior Department secretary after she met with Trump on Nov. 20 in New Jer- sey. She also was named a vice chairwoman of the 13-member Trump transition executive com- mittee. If she gets the nod, McMorris Rodgers’ seat representing East- ern Washington would be fi lled in a special election in the spring or summer or in next year’s general election in November. But Trump has not made a decision and is still considering other applicants, a senior transi- tion offi cial with knowledge of the selection process but not au- thorized to speak publicly told the Tribune News Service late Friday. “No offer has been made,” the offi cial said. “We are still looking at candidates.” See LIST, Page A10 Dayville alumnus participates in 75th commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle U.S. Navy Lt. Robert J. Camp- bell Martin, son of Dayville resi- dents Dan and Pam Martin, took part in the 75th commemoration of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Wednesday, Dec. 7, on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. A fleet of aircraft carriers sailed by the USS Arizona Memorial, sit- uated directly above the site where the battleship Arizona sank with 1,177 offi cers and crew on board, during the attack in 1941. “All the sailors were on top of the aircraft carrier and saluted as they went by,” Pam said of the commem- oration event. “When they come into port, they all do that.” Lt. Martin was on the John C. Stennis as a fl eet of ships sailed past. He is a 1997 graduate of Dayville High Lt. Robert School, and J. Campbell has served in Martin the Navy for 15 years. Lt. Martin is currently sta- tioned on Bainbridge Island, Washington, and was also once stationed at Pearl Harbor. “We’re very proud of our son,” Pam said. “It was such a sad date, and my son and lots of people’s sons got to be a part of the com- memoration.” Pearl Harbor facts • The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on Dec. 7, 1941. • The Japanese attacked the United States without warning. • The attack lasted 110 minutes, from 7:55 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. • A total of 2,335 U.S. servicemen were killed and 1,143 were wounded. Sixty-eight civilians were also killed, and 35 were wounded. • The Japanese lost 65 men, with an additional soldier being captured. • Pearl Harbor is on the south side of the Hawaiian island of Oahu and is the home to a U.S. naval base. • The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II. • Just fi ve men who were assigned to the Arizona are still alive, in their 90s. Information from History1900s and Hawaii News Now. Blue Mountain Eagle A Grant County Sheriff’s Offi ce deputy was ar- rested on gun and domestic violence charges over the weekend. Joseph A. Hutchison , 25, was arrested by Or- egon State Police detectives at about 11:35 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, following an incident at his home in John Day, according to a press release from Grant County District Attorney Jim Carpenter. Hutchison has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon, a class C felony, and three misdemean- ors — pointing a fi rearm at another, fourth-degree assault constituting domestic violence and menac- ing — according to information fi led by Carpenter in Grant County Circuit Court. Carpenter said in the court document Hutchison pointed a pistol to- ward his spouse and knowingly caused her physi- cal injury. Hutchison, a corrections deputy for the Grant County Jail, was transported to the Baker Coun- ty Jail pending arraignment, Carpenter said. After being arraigned, Hutchison was released with the conditions that he “not have contact with the al- leged victim, not use intoxicants in any form and not possess fi rearms,” Carpenter said in the press release. Carpenter said, while Grant County will remain the venue for Hutchison’s case, further prosecution will be through the Baker County District Attor- ney’s Offi ce. A status hearing is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. Jan. 12 in Grant County Circuit Court. The investigation remains open, Carpenter said. According to the Oregon Criminal Justice In- formation Records Inquiry System, Hutchison is an active deputy sheriff with Grant County Sheriff’s Offi ce, and he enrolled in a Department of Public Safety Standards and Training Basic Corrections class Sept. 6. The sheriff’s offi ce declined to comment.