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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
East Oregonian
Pilot Rock residents look
to OK living in RVs
Hundreds gather to remember
Umatilla County sheriff ’s deputy
By PHIL WRIGHT
East Oregonian
PILOT ROCK — Some resi-
dents of Pilot Rock are taking it
on themselves to revise a proposal
for a local law that limits living in
recreational vehicles.
The city council at its June 1
meeting discussed Ordinance
No. 592, a move to prohibit using
a recreational vehicle as living
and sleeping quarters when it is
parked or stored on a residential
lot, private driveway, city right-of-
way or any location the city coun-
cil does not approve for such use.
The ordinance allows an excep-
tion for recreational vehicles that
function as guest accommoda-
tions for no more than 14 days.
Several residents objected to
the proposal, according to coun-
cil meeting minutes. One man
argued it would make him home-
less, another said their RV served
as a place to quarantine because
of the coronavirus pandemic and
another said they depend on a
family member as a caretaker, and
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
Law enforcement offi cers salute the casket of Umatilla County Sheriff ’s Offi ce deputy Jason Post during
his funeral service Sunday, June 13, 2021, at the Pendleton Round-Up Grounds. The service drew more
than 300 people, including roughly 100 law enforcement personnel from throughout the region. At the
conclusion of the service, a parade of emergency vehicles escorted the casket to a private interment
ceremony at Skyview Memorial Park in Pendleton.
MILTON-FREEWATER —
One of two men facing murder
and more from a rash of crimes in
Milton-Freewater is going to prison
for more than 32 years.
Michael James Metcalfe, 21, of
Milton-Freewater, pleaded guilty on
June 4 to second-degree murder of
George Martin, according to a press
release from the Oregon Department
of Justice, which prosecuted the
case. Metcalfe also pleaded guilty
to felon in possession of a fi rearm,
unauthorized use of a motor vehicle,
second-degree burglary, four counts
of fi rst-degree robbery and a count of
fi rst-degree solicitation to commit
murder in the fi rst degree.
Baker County Circuit Judge
Gregory Baxter presided over the
Umatilla County case and sentenced
Metcalfe to life in prison with a
minimum 32.5 years of incarcer-
ation without reduction for any
reason.
Police the night of Jan. 4, 2020,
responded to a welfare check of
Martin at a residence in the 100
block of Southeast Seventh Street,
Milton-Freewater. Offi cers found
Martin’s body with a gunshot
wound.
The Milton-Freewater Police
Department with assistance from
the Umatilla County Sheriff’s
Office, FBI and state and local
agencies determined Metcalfe
murdered Martin, according to the
that relative lives in the RV on the
property.
Tiffany Schademan also
objected, noting she has been
taking care of her mother while
living in an RV. Schademan
proposed the city form a commit-
tee to provide a solution that
everyone agrees on. The county
voted 5-0 in favor of the commit-
tee and set July 6 as the date to
present its counterproposal to the
council.
“We want to make it clear that
it is legal to live in an RV as long
as it is following all the ordi-
nances already in place,” she said
Monday, June 14.
The committee met last week
for the fi rst time, Schademan said,
and meets again June 14 to go over
the draft of a proposal and listen
to residents. She said the goal is
to make a local law that serves the
needs of the community, and that
the city also can enforce.
She also said the commit-
tee also is working on gathering
signatures for a petition support-
ing the new proposal.
LOCAL BRIEFING
Man pleads guilty to M-F murder, more
East Oregonian
press release. Further developments
showed Metcalfe was responsible
for robbing victims in Milton-Free-
water on Dec. 14, 2019, at the Red
Tea Garden, on Jan. 3, 2020, at First
Stop Market and on Jan. 5, 2020, in
an alley.
The justice department also
reported while in custody, Metcalfe
solicited another jail inmate to
murder a witness who testified
before the grand jury about the
murder of Martin.
Jonathan Lee McDonald, 29, is
the co-defendant in the case. He
faces 15 counts in all, including for
fi rst-degree robbery, second-degree
arson and second-degree murder.
State court records show his case has
a settlement conference on Aug. 17.
Wallowa County
hosting Oregon State
Grange Convention
ENTERPRISE — The Oregon
State Grange is holding its 148th
annual State Grange Convention
in Enterprise from Saturday, June
19, through Thursday, June 24,
according to a press release.
The meetings will at the
Wallowa County Fairgrounds,
668 N.W. First St., Enterprise,
with a kickoff banquet and talent
show on June 19 at the Enterprise
Christian Church, 85035 Joseph
Highway, Enterprise.
G range members f rom
throughout the Oregon will be in
attendance, the release said.
The Grange, offi cially known
as the Order of Patrons of
Husbandry, is a fraternal organi-
zation with a rich history and an
important community presence
in the United States. The Grange
has its roots in agricultural tradi-
tions and today serves the needs
of communities across the coun-
try. The Oregon State Grange
began in 1873 and has commu-
nity Granges located throughout
Oregon.
The Oregon State Grange
is divided into six districts that
rotate hosting the state conven-
tion. District 6 is comprised of
the eastern 10 counties of Oregon.
With recognition of the impor-
tance of rodeos in Eastern Oregon,
District 6 chose the theme of “Get
Your Kicks in District 6.”
— EO Media Group
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