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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
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Sheriff weighs in on roads PLAN
to close multiple roads in
Grant County.” The sheriff
said that statement and an
order signed last Septem-
ber by Beverlin’s predeces-
sor, Teresa Raaf, violated
the county’s road closure
ordinance.
The ordinance, adopted
last year, requires agencies
to consult with the County
Court and the sheriff when
proposing any road, trail or
byway limitations on the
public lands within Grant
County.
Beverlin this week reit-
erated his pledge – made in
Super: Review
is underway, as
promised
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY – Grant
County Sheriff Glenn Palm-
er last week added an official
voice to the discontent over
road closures with a letter to
Malheur National Forest Su-
pervisor Steve Beverlin.
The Jan. 20 letter con-
tended Beverlin had stat-
ed he would “take action
Eagle photos/Cheryl Hoefler
OSP Sgt. Tom Hutchison of the John Day Outpost
awards a trooper patch to Patrol Trooper Nicholas
Davey.
several recent public meet-
ings – to bring all road pro-
posals to the county to dis-
cuss. He also reaffirmed his
commitment to review the
roads in the September or-
der, a review he said is under
way now.
The September order af-
fected roads on the south
end of the forest, and Bever-
lin initially said he believed
all of them were in Harney
County, which would not be
affected by the Grant County
ordinance. He also noted that
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been briefed on any changes.
Members of the county’s
public access advisory board
protested that Grant Coun-
ty roads were affected, and
Beverlin said he would go
back and check all the roads
covered by the document.
This week, he said an
initial examination found “a
small number of short road
segments within Grant Coun-
ty.”
He said he hopes to have
the review done by the end
of February, and said he will
bring that information back
to the county courts in both
Grant and Harney counties.
OSP Game Sgt. Tim Brown of Pendleton awards a
trooper patch to Patrick McCosker, one of two new
Fish and Wildlife game wardens at the John Day
Outpost.
Two new troopers on the beat
Sgt. Tom Hutchison made
the presentation to Davey,
and Pendleton Game Sgt. Tim
Brown did the honors for Mc-
Cosker.
McCosker and trooper
Khris Brandon are two new
game wardens assigned to the
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ago. He and Davey have been
with OSP for 1-1/2 years, after
completing 22 weeks of train-
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to John Day from the Oregon
coast.
Watch the Eagle for more
on the new game wardens.
the target remains low when
compared to forest growth.
By itself, Iron Triangle de-
livers 20-30 million board
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feet to mills each year.
the stage for road closures,
Furthermore, a study by
setting aside more land that the American Forest Re-
could be more productively source Council and Associ-
managed.
ated Oregon Loggers shows
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show the three forests are 335 million board feet per
already growing at a rate year from the Blue Moun-
of 791 million board feet tains forests just to sustain
per year. Critics of the pro- current infrastructure.
The wood is there, Wil-
posed forest plan say it is
too passive to keep up with liams said, if they can agree
on a forest plan that encour-
the overgrowth.
Mark Webb, a former ages enough logging.
Grant County judge and
Environmental
member of the Blue Moun-
protection
tains Forest Partners col-
The forests, however,
laborative, said the plan
is not aggressive enough, aren’t only for people. A
resource-wise, to protect vast array of plants and an-
healthy forests and healthy imals call the forests home,
including old-growth trees
communities.
“The forests aren’t sim- and some endangered spe-
ply a tree farm. They’re cies.
The preferred forest plan
disturbance-driven,” Webb
said. “You’ve increased alternative calls for 91,000
the fuel loads so much, that acres of wilderness among
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it doesn’t do what it used to Wild, a group that describes
do. It just wipes everything itself as a leader in the con-
out, and destroys the eco- servation of roadless ar-
eas on the national forests,
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the ecosystem, but the rural an important place where
economy as well.
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Cutting more trees said Rob Klavins, Oregon
means more work for the Wild’s northeast Oregon
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preferred alternative, the
Decades of under-man-
predicted annual timber agement have left the for-
harvest would be 162 mil- ests damaged, Klavins said,
lion board feet per year, though the Forest Service
supporting 1,330 jobs.
should be careful not to
Zach Williams, a con- swing the pendulum too far
sultant with Iron Triangle toward over-logging and
Logging in John Day, said clear-cuts.
C OPS & C OURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle
are taken from the logs of
law enforcement agencies.
Every effort is made to re-
port the court disposition
of arrested listed.
to supervised probation for
24 months, 20 hours com-
munity service, $100 fine,
and $300 in restitution.
The court dismissed one
count for harassment. For
fourth-degree assault, he
was sentenced to 10 days
jail, supervised probation
for 24 months and 40 hours
community service, and
fined $100. The sentence
is to be consecutive to all
previously imposed ones.
The court dismissed counts
for strangulation and men-
acing. On all convictions
he was ordered to have no
contact with victims.
Circuit Court
CANYON CITY – The
Grant County Circuit Court
reported the following fines
and judgments:
• Tylor John Gifford,
20, pleaded guilty to sev-
eral counts. The sentenc-
es: For fraudulent use of a
credit card – 10 days jail,
supervised probation for
24 months and 80 hours
community service, $200
fine; for first-degree theft,
five days jail, bench pro-
bation for 18 months, $450
fine, $750 in restitution;
for first-degree forgery, 10
days jail, supervised pro-
bation for 24 months, 80
hours community service,
$200 fine. The sentenc-
es are concurrent with all
previously imposed ones.
For third-degree criminal
mischief, he was sentenced
Justice Court
CANYON CITY – The
Grant County Justice Court
reported the following fines
and judgments:
• Violation of the basic
rule: Wayne Steven Smith,
45, Riley, 65/55 zone, fined
$110; Harold Dean Black-
mer, 82, Clackamas, 75/55
zone, fined $160; Richard
J. Marsek, 66, Brookfield,
Wis., 73/55 zone, fined
$160.
• Fail to properly use
safety belt: Michael Gene
Gast, 26, Mt. Vernon, fined
$110; Shane Rickie Combs,
34, John Day, fined $110.
• Exceeding speed limit:
Samuel Preston Childress,
38, Bend, 44/30 zone, fined
$135.
• Open container of al-
cohol: Jacob M. Derosier,
27, John Day, fined $260;
Justin Alan Scheidegger,
20, John Day, fined $260.
• Driving uninsured:
Travis James Freniere, 28,
John Day, fined $260.
Dispatch
John
Day
dispatch
worked 127 calls during
the week of Jan. 18-15.
Along with the various
traffic warnings, trespass-
ing, injured animals, noise
complaints and juvenile
complaints, these calls in-
cluded:
• John Day Police:
Jan. 19: Harassment re-
ported on Front Street in
Prairie City.
Jan. 21: Grass fire re-
ported on Dog Creek Road.
Jan. 22: Cited a John
Day woman for failure to
provide proof of insurance.
• Grant County Sher-
iff:
Jan. 20: Arrested a John
Day man on a Umatilla
County warrant.
• Monument ambu-
lance:
Jan. 24: 61-year-old
woman with high blood
pressure.
• Canyon City Fire De-
partment:
Jan. 20: Dispatched for a
flu fire. `
• Long Creek ambu-
lance:
Jan. 19: Responded for a
63-year-old man.
• John Day ambulance:
Jan. 22: Responded for
a 73-year-old woman who
fell.
• Prairie City ambu-
lance:
Jan. 22: Responded for a
42-year-old man with pos-
sible heart attack.
• Oregon State Police:
Jan. 25: Report of shots
fired in the area of West
Bench and Rock Pit Road.
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