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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
EO Forum eyes climate impacts
Blue Mountain Eagle
PENDLETON – The
Eastern Oregon Forum will
host a program on “Climate
Change: Impacts to the
Mid-Columbia Basin” at 7
p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, in
room ST-200 in the Science
& Technology Building at
Blue Mountain Community
College in Pendleton.
Tickets are $6 at the door.
Students are admitted free.
The forum will examine
current climate trends local-
ly, and explore the impacts
and opportunities related to
the Blue Mountains uplands,
forests and local agriculture.
Speakers will include:
Mary C. Wister, science and
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tional Weather Service in
Pendleton; David Powell,
retired silviculturist and cli-
mate change coordinator for
the U.S. Forest Service; and
Chad Kruger, director of the
Washington State Univer-
sity Center for Sustaining
Agriculture and Natural Re-
sources.
On March 10, a second
Eastern Oregon Forum will
focus on climate change im-
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and public health.
For more information,
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contact Karen Parker at 541-
966-3177.
The Eastern Oregon Fo-
rum is a collaborative effort
among leaders from Blue
Mountain Community Col-
lege, InterMountain Edu-
cation Service District, the
East Oregonian, American
Association of University
Women, and Harriet Isom,
former United States ambas-
sador.
On patrol in the outdoors
JD adds two
new OSP game
wardens
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Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – Two game
wardens, Patrick McCosker
and Khris Brandon, have
been added to the roster
at the Oregon State Police
John Day Outpost.
McCosker, who has been
with OSP for about a year
and a half, was transferred
to John Day about two
months ago from Pendle-
ton, where he was assigned
to the Pendleton office as a
patrol officer.
his main interest in joining
OSP was to work in the
Fish and Wildlife Divi-
sion, in a location plentiful
in backcountry.
“Over the last 13 years,
I’ve had the opportunity to
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hunt in John Day several
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times and love the area,”
Khris
Patrick
McCosker said.
Brandon
McCosker
He and his wife have
two sons, and all are set-
Brandon, an OSP officer tling in and happy with the
for five years, transferred welcome they’ve received
recently from the Oregon in Grant County.
coast.
A Reedsport native,
McCosker said he en- Brandon has been with
joyed working patrol in OSP since August 2008.
Pendleton, but was “pleas- He worked for about two
antly surprised” to land years in the Patrol Divi-
the John Day position after sion in Coos Bay, before
such a short time with the transferring to Fish and
state police. He added that Wildlife.
He stayed there about
four years before seek-
ing a transfer to John
Day, still with Fish and
Wildlife.
Earlier, Brandon was
assigned to a commercial
fisheries position on the
coast. He is also a firearms
instructor for the state po-
lice.
Before his law enforce-
ment career, he worked for
12 years as a line clearance
tree trimmer. His hobbies
include mostly outdoor
recreation activities, such
as hunting, fishing and
shooting.
He and his wife have
three children, all of whom
are in schools in the John
Day area.
Contributed photo
Jamie Schafer, left, is sworn in as the new mayor for
the City of Monument, by Councilor Jim Stubblefield.
The ceremony took place during a special city
council meeting on Jan. 9.
Wanted: Camp host
HINES – The Emigrant
Creek Ranger District is seeking
a volunteer campground host for
the Idlewild and Joaquin Miller
campgrounds.
The host is needed from May
17 through Nov. 13, and must
provide their own trailer or RV.
Hosts generally are available
to the public Thursday through
Monday, including holidays.
Duties include campground
clean-up, litter patrol, and clean-
ing and restocking bathrooms.
Hosts are reimbursed for gas
for travel between the camp-
grounds and receive $19 per
day for out-of-pocket expenses.
They get a free campsite and
propane.
For further information con-
tact Brian Speeg, recreation
technician for the ranger district
at 541-573-4348.
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$260.
• Possession of less than an
ounce of marijuana: Kailyn
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marijuana: Mark C. Larimore,
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Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle are
taken from the logs of law en-
forcement agencies. Every ef-
fort is made to report the court
disposition of arrested listed.
Oregon State Police
• Jan. 19: At about 3:30 p.m.
Oregon State Police responded
to a single vehicle crash due to
icy conditions on Highway 26
near Austin Junction. The driv-
er and passenger, both Prairie
City juveniles, received minor
injuries.
• Jan. 20: At about 3:30
p.m., OSP arrested Cody Mi-
chael Bullard, 21, of Mt. Ver-
non, on a felony warrant for
probation violation. He was
lodged in Grant County Jail.
• Jan. 25: At about 6 p.m.,
OSP investigated a commer-
cial vehicle v. deer crash on
Highway 395 just north of Mt.
Vernon. Neither the driver nor
passenger, both of Burns, was
injured.
• Jan. 31: At 11:12 p.m.,
OSP arrested Seth Logan
Blakeslee, 18, of Monument,
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ence of intoxicants and mi-
nor-in-possession of alcohol.
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on Ingle Street in Mt. Ver-
non and in the Marysville/
Pit area; theft reported in the
Bumpy Road area.
• John Day ambulance:
Jan. 26: Requested for a
2-year-old who put some-
thing up their nose.
Jan. 28: Transported a
51-year-old with surgery
complications.
Jan. 29: Responded for a
91-year-old man who fell.
Feb. 2: 86-year-old wom-
an having breathing prob-
lems.
• Prairie City ambu-
lance:
Jan. 29: Paged for a man
with a possible heart attack.
• John Day Fire Depart-
ment:
Jan. 29: Report of sparks
coming out of a breaker box at
Riverside Mobile Home Park.
• Seneca ambulance:
Feb. 1: Responded for an
80-year-old woman.
for each; Ryan Glen Chap-
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$435; Kayla Leigh Nealy, 27,
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$435.
• Driving uninsured: Tay-
lor Lynn Tussing, 21, John
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Pattee, 26, Prairie City, (two
violations, Dec. 13 and 23),
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• Violation of the basic
rule: Julie Joline Smith, 53,
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$220; Seth Logan Blakeslee,
18, Monument, 71/55 zone,
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cle: Ryan Glen Chapman, 40,
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las William Gould, 53, Ma-
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lane: Ben G. Luethe Jr., 70,
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tion of a vehicle: Ryan Glen
Ford Cleaners
Providing a Quality Dry Clean & Laundry Service
New location – pickup & drop off every two
weeks at Kings in the John Day Plaza.
1st pickup – Jan. 28th
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Justice Court
CANYON CITY – The
Grant County Justice Court
Debbie Ausmus
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245 South Canyon Blvd.
and judgments:
John Day, OR 97845
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reported the following for the
week of Jan. 23-29:
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censes: 28
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• Releases: 13
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• Warrants processed: 2
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John Day dispatch worked
129 calls during the week of
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passing, injured animals, noise
complaints and juvenile com-
plaints, these calls included:
• John Day Police:
Jan. 30: Cited a man for
theft of services in Prairie City.
Jan. 31: Arrested a John
Day man for probation viola-
tion.
• Grant County Sheriff:
Jan. 27: Cited a Walla Wal-
la, Wash., man for speeding.
Jan. 29: Burglary reported
in the Corral Gulch Road area.
Jan. 30: Cited a John Day
man for driving with no insur-
ance.
Jan. 31: Responded for a
dispute in Long Creek; cited a
Pendleton man for no driver’s
license.
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A Special Board Meeting of the
Directors of Grant County ESD
will be held
Monday, February 9th, 2015, at the
Child Care Resource
and Referral Office located at
530 E. Main St. #6, John Day, OR.
The meeting will begin at 5:15 p.m.
The purpose of the meeting is to
appoint a potential board member to
a component school district board.
No executive session is planned.
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