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WEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast FRIDAY TODAY Rather cloudy Cloudy with a bit of snow 32° 29° 33° 26° SATURDAY SUNDAY Cloudy, a little snow; chilly Mostly cloudy and very cold PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 30° 21° 26° 11° 25° 20° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 34° 26° 32° 27° PENDLETON TEMPERATURE LOW 43° 26° 39° 25° 68° (1933) -16° (1990) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.00" 1.49" 1.04" 12.79" 9.84" 12.55" Corvallis 42/38 HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday Yesterday Normals Records LOW John Day 33/25 Ontario 20/10 Bend 35/26 40° 22° 38° 27° 70° (1933) -12° (1990) Burns 22/11 0.00" 1.11" 1.03" 9.01" 6.90" 9.53" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today New First Jan 5 7:33 a.m. 4:14 p.m. 1:04 a.m. 12:51 p.m. Full Last Jan 12 Jan 19 Caldwell 24/15 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Hi 49 19 35 52 22 27 43 34 32 33 36 29 29 44 47 52 20 34 32 42 33 42 31 32 42 33 31 Lo 39 11 26 43 11 18 37 28 27 25 27 24 24 36 40 43 10 25 29 37 24 37 24 24 39 26 22 W r pc pc r pc pc r c c pc pc pc pc c r r pc c c r pc r c pc r c c Klamath Falls 36/27 Hi 45 24 36 47 32 31 43 36 34 37 38 32 30 44 45 47 28 34 33 42 38 42 32 33 42 35 34 Lo 35 12 21 36 15 22 33 26 26 26 23 24 23 33 35 36 22 22 26 33 19 32 26 24 33 25 19 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W c sn sn r sn sn r sn sn sn sn sn sn r r r sn sn sn r sn r sn sn r sn sn WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 43 76 54 47 72 32 50 58 46 73 67 Lo 20 64 41 38 44 27 34 37 27 66 56 W s s s pc s c r pc sh pc sh Fri. Hi 39 73 55 54 72 29 48 57 33 77 61 Lo 20 66 40 41 45 26 43 38 22 68 45 (in mph) Today Friday Boardman Pendleton S 3-6 S 6-12 NNE 4-8 N 4-8 W s pc pc c s sn pc s sf pc s UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Rather cloudy today and tonight with a little rain. Eastern Washington: Rather cloudy today. Eastern and Central Oregon: Partly sunny today; cold in the upper Treasure Valley. Cascades: Considerable cloudiness today; a bit of snow, accumulating a coating to an inch. Northern California: Mostly sunny today. 0 0 1 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery SUBSCRIPTION RATES Local home delivery Savings off cover price EZPay $14.50 41 percent 52 weeks $173.67 41 percent 26 weeks $91.86 38 percent 13 weeks $47.77 36 percent *EZ Pay = one-year rate with a monthly credit or debit card/check charge Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday Copyright © 2016, EO Media Group By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press AP Photo/Andrew Selsky In this Dec. 7 photo, Jim Sproul, a member of the dissolved Grant County Public Forest Commission, gestures while visiting Malheur National Forest near John Day. The armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters caused a sensation and glob- al headlines, but a quieter and perhaps more important struggle is being waged by those trying to use the levers of power, and not firearms. killed by a 2015 fire that burned 43 homes and more than 172 square miles. He blamed the U.S. Forest Service, saying it let the forest grow too thick, allowing the blaze to crown and become a “huge fireball.” Sproul wants the agency to open more burned areas for loggers to salvage trees. At the Squeeze-In, commission members voiced more complaints. “You’re missing the point,” growled Commissioner Mike Smith from beneath the brim of his cowboy hat. “The point is, they want to make it so you can’t make a living in rural Oregon, so you have to leave.” Others nodded assent. Commissioner Dave Traylor said he suspects the government and environmentalists want to create a 200-mile-wide corridor from Canada to Mexico, with only animals present and no humans. Federal officials say no such plots exist. District Ranger Dave Halemeier noted the Forest Service has increased its transparency. “We meet with the public before we even have an idea of what we want to do in an area,” Halemeier said in an interview. “Historically, we’d come up with a plan and then present that plan, and now the public’s involved in developing that plan.” Malheur National Forest Supervisor Steve Beverlin said he had productive talks with a forest -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain commissioner about modifying rules for gathering firewood, but faced hostility at commission meetings. “It was difficult to engage because they wouldn’t share information,” Beverlin said Mark Webb, whose petition for judicial review led to the commis- sion’s dissolution, said he felt it was growing too close to Palmer and his “increasing belligerence toward federal government.” The leaders of the wildlife refuge takeover were planning to meet with Palmer when officers intercepted them on Jan. 26. State police shot and killed LaVoy Finicum as he appeared to reach for a pistol. Sproul said he had invited takeover leaders Ammon and Ryan Bundy to speak to residents about the Constitution and states’ rights, with no ulterior motives. “Anyone who says there’s a militia here is a liar,” Sproul said. “But are there patriotic citizens here? Hell yes.” Forest commissioners say no one informed them of the petition. Judge W.D. Cramer ruled Sept. 14 that the ballot measure that created the commission violated the U.S. and state constitutions and federal stat- utes. In explaining his ruling, Cramer said he “may have personal views that align with many on how public lands are managed (or not), and views on how those who live close to the land should be heard.” But “facts and the law” dictate a decision. 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Spotty snow will affect the Northeast, while spotty rain showers dot southeastern Florida today. Rain and mountain snow are forecast for parts of the Southwest and the Northwest. Other areas will be dry. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 80° in Marathon, Fla. Low -9° in Baker City, Ore. 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Advertising Director: Marissa Williams 541-278-2669 • addirector@eastoregonian.com Advertising Services: Laura Jensen 541-966-0806 • ljensen@eastoregonian.com Multimedia Consultants: • Terri Briggs 541-278-2678 • tbriggs@eastoregonian.com • Elizabeth Freemantle 541-278-2683 • efreemantle@eastoregonian.com • Jeanne Jewett 541-564-4531 • jjewett@eastoregonian.com • Chris McClellan 541-966-0827 • cmcclellan@eastoregonian.com • Stephanie Newsom 541-278-2687 • snewsom@eastoregonian.com • Dayle Stinson 541-278-2670 • dstinson@eastoregonian.com • Audra Workman 541-564-4538 • aworkman@eastoregonian.com One year after refuge takeover, quieter land battle unfolds JOHN DAY — On a recent wintry evening, members of the Grant County Public Forest Commission walked into the warmth of a rustic diner and took seats at their customary table for their bimonthly meeting. They voiced anger and frustration. At this meeting, they were officially a non-entity. A judge this fall dissolved the commission at the behest of a former county supervisor who worried it was becoming a risk, citing the take- over of a federal wildlife refuge in a neighboring county. While the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge grabbed the world’s attention, a quieter struggle over federal lands is being waged by those trying to use elections and the levers of government. Their grandparents and great-grandparents wrested a living from the West’s rugged landscape. But now, the forest commissioners say, the government is tightening access to the same natural resources by closing roads and curtailing logging and other industries that allowed previous generations to be self-sufficient. The commissioners feel they lost, by the stroke of a judge’s pen, a tool voters gave them to fight back. Kim McKrola, a local, voiced the concern of many: “I would think we should have more say, because what does the federal government know about what’s going on around here?” With 1,700 residents, John Day is Grant County’s biggest town, named for a fur trapper who in the early 1800s survived being robbed of everything by American Indians but trekked with a compatriot to safety. The second longest free-flowing river in the continental United States also bears Day’s name. Created by voters in a ballot measure 14 years ago, the forest commission was tasked with deter- mining the fate of public lands, which comprise 66 percent of the county’s 4,529 square miles. Hours before the meeting at the Squeeze-In Restaurant & Deck, forest commissioner Jim Sproul drove his pickup up a canyon and into the Malheur National Forest. “My great-grandfather came here in the 1870s. He started the Humboldt Mine,” the 64-year-old said. A pin on his cap proclaimed support for Sheriff Glenn Palmer, a sympathizer of the refuge occupiers’ cause. Sproul looked at skeletal trees NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Fri. WINDS Medford 44/36 PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Dec 28 Albany 43/38 Eugene 43/37 TEMPERATURE HIGH 28° 20° Spokane Wenatchee 31/24 29/21 Tacoma Moses 44/34 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 30/23 29/26 45/36 42/35 31/22 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 40/37 33/26 Lewiston 34/28 Astoria 30/26 49/39 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 42/37 Pendleton 27/18 The Dalles 32/27 32/29 31/27 La Grande Salem 29/24 42/37 through 3 p.m. yesterday HIGH 29° 14° Seattle 45/37 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 33° 20° Today MONDAY Partly sunny and very cold Thursday, December 22, 2016 Classified & Legal Advertising 1-800-962-2819 or 541-278-2678 classifieds@eastoregonian.com or legals@eastoregonian.com NEWS • To submit news tips and press releases: • call 541-966-0818 • fax 541-276-8314 • email news@eastoregonian.com • To submit community events, calendar items and Your EO News: email community@eastoregonian.com or call Tammy Malgesini at 541-564-4539 or Renee Struthers in at 541-966-0818. • To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: email rstruthers@eastoregonian.com or visit www.eastoregonian. com/community/announcements • To submit a Letter to the Editor: mail to Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 or email editor@eastoregonian.com. • To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: 541-966-0838 • sports@eastoregonian.com COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: Mike Jensen 541-215-0824 • mjensen@eastoregonian.com BRIEFLY Judge stops logging on former portion of Elliot State Forest EUGENE (AP) — A federal judge has banned logging on a former piece of Elliot State Forest near Coos Bay. The Register-Guard reports that Federal Judge Ann Aiken in U.S. District Court in Eugene on Monday issued a preliminary injunction barring Scott Timber Co. and Roseburg Forest Products from logging the area while she considers a lawsuit by a Eugene-based conservation group. Cascadia Wildlands in August filed the suit claiming Scott Timber and Roseburg could harm the marbled murrelet if the companies log the 355 acres of forest. The marbled murrelet is a small seabird that is federally protected. The bird nests in older forests in the Coast Range. Small quake strikes east of Salem; no damage reports PORTLAND (AP) — A small earthquake has been reported east of Salem, Oregon. The U.S. Geological Survey website says the earthquake happened at 3 a.m., about nine miles from Sublimity — a small town west of Silver Falls State Park. There have been no reports of damage, but Brenda Fuquay Chappell tells the Statesman Journal that windows and dishes rattled at her home in Lyons. The magnitude 2.5 quake occurred about 11 miles beneath the surface. DOJ: No violations in sheriff election BEND (AP) — An Oregon Department of Justice investigation found that no election laws were violated in the 2016 Deschutes County sheriff race. The Bulletin reports that current Sheriff’s Deputy Eric Kozowski challenged incum- bent sheriff Shane Nelson for the position. Kozowski said he and his supporters were harassed and received unequal treatment. The DOJ released its findings in a letter to Nelson in November. The sheriff did not distribute the results until Tuesday. The letter says Kozowski, Nelson and 12 others were interviewed as part of the investigation and emails between them were reviewed. It goes on to say Olson didn’t find any election laws broken but did discover a tense work environment that was worsened by Kozowski’s run against Nelson. The letter says DOJ has closed the investigation. Police look for man who dragged officer with stolen car SALEM (AP) — Police in Oregon are looking for a man they say dragged a police officer with a stolen car and drove the wrong way on several major roads. Salem police spokesman Lt. Dave Okada tells The Statesman Journal that two police officers spotted a car that had been reported as stolen Monday afternoon. Officer Eric Moffitt tried to contact the driver through the passenger-side door, but the man suddenly put the car in reverse and dragged Moffitt about 15 feet before he was able to free himself. Moffitt was hospitalized and later released. Witnesses reported seeing the man driving the wrong way down several streets. Officers and police dogs searched the area but did not find the man. Corrections December 26 th The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. Saager’s Shoe Shop Up to 50% Off Milton-Freewater, OR
