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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (April 22, 2015)
News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, April 22, 2015 Burning and learning Firefighters train in scheduled fire attack in JD By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY – A total of ¿UH¿JKWHUV IURP WKUHH *UDQW&RXQW\YROXQWHHU¿UH departments participated in D ³EXUQ WR OHDUQ´ ¿UH WUDLQ LQJH[HUFLVHODVW6DWXUGD\ A few spectators gath- ered at a distance to watch the action at the Forest Ser- vice Compound, off Ford Road near Blue Mountain Hospital. The building for the training was provided by the Forest Service after sale attempts fell through. In the early part of the WUDLQLQJ FUHZV OLW DQG H[ WLQJXLVKHG ¿UHV LQVLGH WKH 1964 ranch-style house. The H[HUFLVH FXOPLQDWHG ZLWK D IXOO\ HQJXOIHG KRXVH ¿UH ZKLFK JDYH ¿UH¿JKWHUV H[ perience in controlling the blaze. 6HYHUDO QHZHU ¿UH¿JKW ers took part in the training, and John Day Fire Chief 5RQ 6PLWK VDLG ³WKH\ H[ SHULHQFHGWKHLU¿UVWLQWHULRU attack.” Among those training WKH QHZHU ¿UH¿JKWHUV ZHUH Smith and his assistant chief Ron Gabbard; Canyon City Fire Chief Matt Turner and assistant chief Charlie Caughlin; and Mt. Vernon Fire Chief Bill Cearns and DVVLVWDQWFKLHI7RGG0F.LQ ley, who is also the Grant County undersheriff. Smith said some simi- ODU ¿UH WUDLQLQJV DUH EHLQJ scheduled. Arrangements are still being made, but he said KHH[SHFWVWRKDYHDQRWKHU burn to learn this Satur- day using a couple of va- cant homes near the John Day City Park on Canton Street. A5 Great time to be a mayor Blue Mountain Eagle The Eagle/Angel Carpenter Volunteer firefighters from three area departments gathered for live fire training on Saturday in John Day. The building used for the “Burn to Learn” was provided by the Forest Service, a decommissioned house at the Forest Service Compound off Ford Road near Blue Mountain Hospital. JOHN DAY – GREAT Corp. is hosting a “meet and greet” to honor the mayors of Grant County’s nine cit- ies. The event will be at 5 p.m. this Thursday, April 23, at the Grant County Re- gional Airport. There will be light re- freshments. The roster of invited offi- cials includes Mayors Steve Fisher, Canyon City; Rob- ert Waltenburg, Dayville; Sandy Smith, Granite; Ron Lundbom, John Day; Don Porter, Long Creek; Jamie Schafer, Monument; Andy Anderson, Mt. Vernon; Jim Hamsher, Prairie City; and Andrea Combs, Seneca. GREAT, which stands for Grant Resource En- hancement Action Team, promotes economic devel- opment. C OPS & C OURTS • Warrants processed: 2 • Asst./welfare check: 3 • Search and rescue oper- ations: 1 • Charlie Houlet, 46, Can- yon City, cited for menacing and harassment. April 13: Report of a rock thrown at a pickup on Marys- ville Road. April 15: Harassment re- ported in Seneca; arrested a Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, man on a Grant County warrant. April 17: Arrested a Salem Circuit Court Dispatch man for driving under the in- CANYON CITY – The John Day dispatch worked ÀXHQFHRILQWR[LFDQWVDUUHVW Grant County Circuit Court 103 calls during the week ed a La Grande man for DUII. UHSRUWHG WKH IROORZLQJ ¿QHV of April 13-19. Along with • John Day ambulance: and judgments: WKH YDULRXV WUDI¿F ZDUQLQJV April 19: Responded for a • Tylor John Gifford, 20, trespassing, injured animals, 54-year-old woman. pleaded guilty to strangula- noise complaints and juvenile • Dispatch: tion-constituting domestic complaints, these calls includ- April 18: Cougar sighting violence. He was sentenced ed: reported in Mt. Vernon. to jail for 10 days, supervised • John Day Police: • Mt. Vernon Fire De- probation for 24 months and April 13: Hit-and-run re- partment: 40 hours community service. ported at the Outpost Restau- April 14: Report of a fence He was ordered to have no rant. RQ¿UH contact with the victim, and April 17: Theft reported at Justice Court ¿QHG+HSOHDGHGJXLOW\ Chester’s Thriftway; cited a CANYON CITY – The to fourth-degree assault-con- Prairie City man for driving stituting domestic violence, without headlights, without Grant County Justice Court and was sentenced to jail for insurance and with a suspend- UHSRUWHG WKH IROORZLQJ ¿QHV and judgments: 30 days, supervised probation ed license. • Violation of the basic for 36 months and 80 hours • Grant County Sheriff: community service, ordered to have no contact with the YLFWLP DQG ¿QHG 7KH sentence is to be consecutive to the previous one. The court dismissed one count for men- Grant County Education Service District acing. Eastern Oregon University Grant County Sheriff Blue Mountain Community College and CANYON CITY – The Grant-Harney Court Appointed Special Advocates *UDQW&RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FH invite you to come and see reported the following for the our new building! week of April 10-16: • Concealed handgun li- censes: 17 Monday, April 27 from 3-5:30 • Average inmates: 17 • Bookings: 5 • Releases: 7 835 S. Canyon Blvd. • Citations: 1 • Fingerprints: 9 John Day, OR 97845 • Civil papers: 15 01735 OPEN HOUSE rule: Viktor Buhovetkas, 31, Pasco, Wash., 72/55 zone, ¿QHG =DPLQ /HRQ tich Chaschin, 41, Plamon- don, Alberta, Canada, 81/55 ]RQH¿QHG.HOO\2GHOO Haskins, 54, Prairie City, ]RQH¿QHG7UDYLV James Freniere, 28, John Day, ]RQH 5RQDOG Madison LeBlanc Sr., 63, Al- EDQ\]RQH¿QHG Ronald Lawrence Clure, 51, 3ULQHYLOOH ]RQH ¿QHG %UDQGL$QQ%XQG\ Clarkston, Wash., 75/55 zone, ¿QHG ([FHHGLQJ SHUPLWWHG weight limit: Joshua St. Ger- main, 37, Emmett, Idaho, ¿QHG )DLOXUH WR REH\ WUDI¿F WOMAN IN GOLD PG-13 Octogenarian Jewish refugee takes on the Austrian government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family. FRI & SAT (4:00) 7:00 9:40 SUNDAY (4:00) 7:00 MON -THURS 7:00 *PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2 PG Paul Blart has earned a vacation, but safety never takes a holiday. FRI & SAT (4:10) 7:10 9:45 SUNDAY (4:10) 7:10 MON - THURS 7:10 FURIOUS 7 PG-13 Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for the death of his brother. FRI & SAT (3:45) 6:45 9:35 SUNDAY (3:45) 6:45 MON - THURS 6:45 ( ) = Bargain Matinee *= No Tightwad Tuesday $8 Adult, $6 Senior (60+), $6 Child 01739 Arrests and citations in the Blue Mountain Eagle are taken from the logs of law enforcement agencies. Every effort is made to report the court disposition of arrest cases. control device: Hayden John <RXQJ -RKQ 'D\ ¿QHG • Possession of less than an ounce of marijuana: Tyler -DPHV.OLPHV&DVWOHIRUG ,GDKR¿QHG • Ralph Berton White, Canyon City, cited for no written record of transfer. He was sentenced to 12 months SUREDWLRQ DQG ¿QHG His antler buy/seller license was suspended for three years, and he was ordered not to buy or sell antlers while antler buyer/seller license is suspended.