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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
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Ferrioli attends Palmer gains new title, duties
governor’s
Sheriff takes on deputy ME post for Grant County
swearing-in
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SALEM – State Sen. Ted
Ferrioli attended last week’s in-
stallation of Gov. Kate Brown
after all.
Ferrioli stirred some criti-
cism Feb. 13 when he said he
wouldn’t attend the ceremony,
but planned to drive home to
John Day from Salem instead.
Last Wednesday, Feb. 18,
he issued a statement noting
that the decision to skip the
event “could easily have been
misconstrued as being about
Kate Brown as governor of Or-
egon.”
“That was not my intent,”
he said.
The statement noted that
both Sen. Jackie Winters (R-Sa-
lem) and Senate President Peter
Courtney (D-Salem) had urged
him to attend to escort the new
governor, and he agreed.
“I told President Courtney
that I would be honored to es-
cort the governor, but not as a
show solidarity with Demo-
crat Caucus Leaders who are
running a destructive, divisive,
partisan agenda using their su-
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opposition,” Ferrioli said.
He also described his
change in plans as a demonstra-
tion of solidarity with House
Republican Leader Mike Mc-
Lane (R-Powell Butte).
“I will attend because it
is the right thing to do and
because it is an honor to be
asked,” he said. “Most of all,
I will attend to remind the ma-
jority party that all Oregonians
expect Legislators to look be-
yond a Portland-centric politi-
cal agenda and do what is right
for Oregonians wherever they
may reside.”
Later in the day, the GOP
leader, McLane, issued a state-
ment congratulating the gov-
ernor and her family “on this
important day.”
“I’m hopeful that Gov.
Brown will guide our state in
a bipartisan manner and I look
forward to working with her to
serve all Oregonians,” McLane
said.
Ferrioli’s initial decision to
skip the ceremony drew criti-
cism from Democratic constit-
uents, who wrote letters to the
editor and called the Eagle with
their protests.
For more news out of
Salem, see stories in the
Capital Bureau section on
MyEagleNews.com.
CANYON CITY – Grant
County Sheriff Glenn
Palmer is the county’s new
deputy medical examiner,
certified to respond and do
certain medical procedures
in death investigations.
Grant County District
Attorney Jim Carpenter
and Dr. Dave Hall, the
county’s medical examin-
er, presented a certificate
to Palmer and congratu-
lated him on achieving the
new role last Friday at the
Sheriff’s Office in Canyon
City.
Deputy medical exam-
iners are trained to inves-
tigate deaths with unex-
plained
circumstances,
preserve evidence and
collect certain samples
that help with such inves-
tigations.
To qualify for the post,
Palmer took a 40-hour
class and also did a dozen
hours in an “externship”
– a hands-on practical ex-
perience with other pro-
fessionals – in Clackamas
County. The deputy med-
ical examiner training is
provided through the Ore-
gon State Medical Exam-
iner’s Office.
In his duties as sheriff,
Palmer often responds to
unattended deaths, acci-
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Receiving his certificate last Friday, Sheriff Glenn Palmer is congratulated by
District Attorney Jim Carpenter (left) and Dr. Dave Hall, the county’s medical
examiner.
dents, altercations and
other situations where
his new skills may come
into play. Palmer said his
training covered collect-
ing blood samples, pro-
cedures to get toxicology
and physical exams under-
way and to assess certain
factors that may mean a
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Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral B.J. Park told the court
CANYON CITY – The the amended indictment was
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rors in an earlier indictment
He said the new indict-
of Monument-area resident ment “cures” several errors in
Roy Richard Peterson.
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In a hearing Feb. 19 in a signature by the state’s at-
Grant County Circuit Court, torney, the omission of Grant
Judge William D. Cramer Jr. County as the location in sev-
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indictment.
ing date.
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Last week’s hearing was
set to hear arguments on a
demurrer objecting to those
and other aspects of the orig-
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Zachary Hostetler, Peterson’s
defense attorney.
Hostetler said he would
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indictment this week, and
asked the judge to set a new
hearing. Cramer scheduled
those arguments for March
19.
criminal investigation is
needed.
For Hall, the training
offers more flexibility for
initial response to death
reports, as he juggles the
demands of a medical
practice with the county
duties.
As medical examiner,
Hall is still the one who
determines cause of death
and signs the death certif-
icates.
B REAKING N EWS A LERTS
myeaglenews.com/breakingnews
The indictment charges
Peterson with two counts
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gree theft, one count of un-
authorized use of a vehicle,
possession of a stolen motor
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making a false statement in a
title application.
The case arose out of the
years-long effort to form and
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the Monument area.
C OPS & C OURTS
GRANT SCHOOL DISTRICT #3
Budget Committee Vacancy
Grant School District #3 is accepting applications
for two openings on its budget committee.
Applicants must reside within District 3’s
Boundaries and be a registered voter for one
year. Those interested in applying may pick up an
application from Superintendent Mark Witty, 401
N. Canyon Blvd., Canyon City. Application
deadline is Wednesday, March 11.
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MEETING NOTICE
plaints, these calls included:
92-year old woman who was tration: Shadwick Edward
UPPER MAINSTEM AND
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running down Highway 26
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near Moon Creek Road.
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The 2nd meeting of Biennial
Circuit Court
South Canyon Boulevard; re- and judgments:
CANYON CITY – The sponded to a violation of re-
• Exceeding speed limit:
Review of the Upper Mainstem
Grant County Circuit Court lease agreement in John Day.
Raymond Herbert Martin, 56,
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and judgments:
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interrupted by a woman from his past.
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Monday, March 2, 2015 at 4:00pm
A washed up actor battles his ego and
tenced to jail for four days,
Feb. 22: Criminal mischief
attempts to recover his family, his career and
himself in the days leading up to the opening
at the USDA Conference Room at
supervised probation for 18 reported in the 300 block of
• Violation of the basic
of a Broadway play.
FRI & SAT
(4:00)
7:00
9:35
months and 60 hours commu- West Main Street in John Day. rule: Hoang Nygyen Nguy-
SUNDAY
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721 S. Canyon Blvd., in John Day.
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transforms a team of athletes into
of menacing.
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championship contenders.
Pat Holliday at 541-575-0135
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plea, of conspiracy to deliver
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methamphetamine. He was Dayville.
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sentenced to jail for 17 days.
• Failure to property use
• John Day ambulance:
Grant County Sheriff
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reported the following for the woman who fell.
• No Oregon operator’s li-
Union, Wallowa, Baker and Grant counties. Please contact your local office
week of Feb. 13-19:
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of Community Connect for more information or to schedule your
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appointment. Funds are limited.
censes: 8
• Driving uninsured:
Canyon City, the 400 block
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Union
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13
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