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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (May 6, 2015)
News Blue Mountain Eagle Cool April ushers in warm temps in May Blue Mountain Eagle PENDLETON – Tem- peratures at John Day av- eraged colder than normal during April, according to preliminary data from NOAA’s National Weather Service in Pendleton. The average tempera- ture was 43.8 degrees, 2.9 degrees below normal. High tempera- tures averaged 59.1 de- grees, 1.3 degrees below normal. The highest was 81 de- grees on April 29. Low temperatures averaged 28.4 degrees, 4.5 degrees below normal, and the lowest was 22 degrees on April 16. There were 25 days with the low temperature below 32 degrees. Precipitation totaled 0.95 inches in April, 0.44 inches below normal. Measurable precipi- tation – at least .01 inch – was recorded on seven days with the heaviest, 0.27 inches, reported on April 6. Precipitation this year has reached 3.21 inches, 1.18 inches below nor- mal. Since October, the water-year precipitation at John Day has been 7.95 inches, which is 0.02 inch- es below normal. Snowfall totaled 0.5 inches, reported on April 5. The highest wind gust was 43 mph which oc- curred on April 29. The outlook for May from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center calls for above-normal tempera- tures and near-normal pre- cipitation. Normal highs for John Day rise from 65 degrees at the start of May to 73 degrees at the end of May. Normal lows rise from 36 degrees to 43 degrees. The 30-year normal precipita- tion is 1.90 inches. Wednesday, May 6, 2015 A5 ATV rolls over worker near creek Blue Mountain Eagle MT. VERNON – Rescu- ers were called out Monday to aid a 40-year-old man whose ATV rolled over him, breaking his leg, on steep terrain between Mt. Vernon and Dayville. Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer said the ac- cident occurred as Joseph “Scott” Hazlett was fencing on private land along Marks Creek. Coming to steep ground, he decided to walk it across the hillside, but the machine rolled over him. The ATV rolled several times and came to rest in the creek, and Hazlett was able to scoot down the hill, where he called his employ- er by cell phone and waited for help. However, those coming to his aid called the Sher- iff’s Office after finding Hazlett was about a quar- ter-mile from the end of a road and would need help getting packed out. Palmer said Hazlett’s right lower leg was broken in three places. He was tak- en by private vehicle to Blue Mountain Hospital and lat- er transferred to St. Charles Medical Center in Bend by ground ambulance. Access group meeting CANYON CITY – Citi- zens for Public Access will hold a meeting for residents concerned about public land access next Monday at the Canyon City Community Hall The meeting is set for 7 to 9 p.m. The public is invited. charge. Sentenced to 20 hours RIFRPPXQLW\VHUYLFHDQG¿YH days in Grant County Jail, to be suspended if the cleanup is completed by May 30, 2015. Fined $100. • David Edward Moles, John Day, was convicted of failure to brand traps. He was sentenced to 12 months pro- bation, 20 hours community VHUYLFH DQG ¿QHG +H was ordered to do no trap- ping while on probation, and return the trap after 30 days. Upon completion of terms of the probation, he will be el- igible for early termination of probation. If all terms are completed successfully, the charge will be reduced to a violation. Blue Mountain Eagle C OPS & C OURTS 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 arrest cases. April 27-May 4. Along with WKH YDULRXV WUDI¿F ZDUQLQJV trespassing, injured animals, noise complaints and juvenile complaints, these calls includ- ed: • John Day Police: Circuit Court April 27: Vandalism re- CANYON CITY – The ported in the 700 block of Grant County Circuit Court Brent Avenue. UHSRUWHG WKH IROORZLQJ ¿QHV April 29: Cited a Grants and judgments: Pass woman for speeding. • Thomas Richard Taylor, May 1: Cited a La Grande 48, pleaded guilty to solici- woman for speeding. tation of third-degree assault. May 2: Arrested a Prairie He was sentenced to bench City man for disorderly con- SUREDWLRQIRUPRQWKV¿QHG duct. $200, and ordered to have no May 3: Report of a person contact with the victims. trying to break into a John • Dennis Asher, 48, was Day motel. found guilty by jury verdict of • Grant County Sheriff: two charges. For possession April 27: Cited a John Day of methamphetamine, he was woman for no driver’s license. sentenced to jail for 10 days, April 30: Arrested a Bend supervised probation for 18 man for driving under the in- months and 80 hours commu- ÀXHQFHRILQWR[LFDQWV QLW\VHUYLFHDQG¿QHG May 1: Report of a drunk His driver’s license was sus- person throwing rocks at ve- pended for six months. For hicles in Mt. Vernon. failure to report as a sex of- • John Day ambulance: fender, he was sentenced to MDLO IRU ¿YH GD\V VXSHUYLVHG probation for 18 months and 20 hours community service, DQG¿QHG7KHVHQWHQFH is to be consecutive to the pre- vious one. Grant County Sheriff CANYON CITY – The *UDQW&RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FH reported the following for the week of April 24-30: • Concealed handgun li- censes: 17 • Average inmates: 17 • Bookings: 9 • Releases: 11 • Arrests: 1 • Citations: 4 • Fingerprints: 4 • Civil papers: 6 • Warrants processed: 1 • Asst./welfare check: 2 • A Canyon City juvenile JLUOZDVFLWHGIRU¿JKWLQJ • Stephen Hart, 20, La Grande, was cited for driving XQGHUWKHLQÀXHQFHRILQWR[L cants. Dispatch John Day Dispatch worked 124 calls during the week of John Bennett, 59, Las Vegas, Nev., did not complete diver- sion with City of Mt. Vernon, ¿QHG • Nuisance: John Bennett, 59, Las Vegas, Nev., did not complete diversion with the &LW\ RI 0W 9HUQRQ ¿QHG $100. • Driving while suspend- ed: Casey Joe Cernazanu, 28, 3UDLULH&LW\¿QHG • Tylor Gifford, proba- Justice Court tion violation on a driv- CANYON CITY – The ing-while-suspended misde- Grant County Justice Court meanor charge. Sentenced to UHSRUWHG WKH IROORZLQJ ¿QHV ¿YHGD\VLQWKH*UDQW&RXQW\ and judgments: Jail, concurrent with Circuit • Violation of the basic Court, and ordered to pay rule: Robert Floyd Ingersoll, $5.50 in restitution to the dis- 62, Welches, 75/55 zone, trict attorney. ¿QHG • Casey Jo Cernazanu, • Careless driving: Ken- John Day, probation viola- neth Wayne Primrose, 64, tion on an offensive littering &DQ\RQ&LW\¿QHG • Allowing unlawful oper- ation of a vehicle: Deanna D. Galindo, 33, Ft. Jones, Calif., ¿QHG • Dangerous building: April 28: Responded for a 93-year-old man. April 30: 49-year-old woman with extreme high blood pressure. May 1: 55-year-old man with trouble breathing. May 2: 37-year-old wom- an who dislocated her ankle. • Seneca ambulance: May 2: 82-year-old wom- an with possible stroke. 01754