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Blue Mountain Eagle
Something new is up – and
down – at the courthouse
an employee to use a hand crank
to get it moving again. It also
has a weight limit that can be a
problem for some of the heavi-
er chairs, and some users were
leery about the open platform
and uneven motion.
Tammy Wheeler, Circuit
Court trial court administrator
for the 24th Judicial District,
said the County Court is to be
commended for taking swift ac-
tion on the elevator installation.
“They saw it as a top prior-
ity,” Wheeler said. “This is a
shining effort of the state and
county governments working
together.”
Circuit Court is among the
of¿ces housed on the top Àoor
of the courthouse, and therefore
one whose clients were often
likely to use the stairlift – an old
system Wheeler said was “de-
grading.”
“For us, having access to our
citizens is very important,” said
Wheeler.
Blue Mountain Eagle
CANYON CITY – There¶s
a new mode of transportation
at the Grant County Court-
house.
It¶s taken more than a few
years, but the courthouse ¿nally
has a working elevator.
The long process was com-
pleted on June 30, according to
Grant County Judge Scott My-
ers. The County Court had been
working to fund and construct
the elevator since at least 2013.
First day of operation for the
new mode of transportation was
July 9. It was constructed in part
of the stairwell.
The elevator replaces a stair-
lift that was installed in 1989 at
a cost of 33,557. A motorized
open platform, it moved along
a staircase railing, rounding two
corners and over 24 steps, to the
third Àoor where the Circuit and
Justice courts are located.
It could carry someone in
The Eagle/Cheryl Hoefler
Deputy Clerk Julie Ellison
and attorney Jonathan
Bartov test out the new
elevator at the Grant
County Courthouse in
Canyon City.
a wheelchair, or a person was
able to ride seated on a fold-out
chair. +owever, Courthouse
staffers who operate the lift say
it would draw attention and em-
barrass people who needed to
use it. It often stalled, requiring
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
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Rep. Bentz mining bill goes to governor
Blue Mountain Eagle
SA/EM - +ouse Bill 3089,
introduced by Rep. Cliff Bentz
(R-Ontario) and co-sponsored
by Rep. Brad Witt (D-St. +el-
ens) passed the +ouse and
Senate earlier this month and
has moved to Oregon Gover-
nor .ate Brown for her con-
sideration.
+ouse Bill 3089 directs the
State Department of Geology
and Mineral Industries (DOG-
AMI) to conduct a study of the
mineral resource potential of
Eastern and Southern Oregon
Counties, and then to report its
¿ndings to the /egislative As-
sembly. It also asks DOGAMI
to post the report on its website
making information regarding
Eastern Oregon¶s mineral re-
sources widely available.
The bill states, “In East-
ern Oregon, including Lake,
+arney, Malheur, Baker and
Grant Counties, diversifying
the types of natural resource
uses that contribute to local
economies enables those econ-
omies to better withstand tem-
porary economic declines that
affect speci¿c natural resource
uses.”
Rep. Bentz has worked
since 2011 to gain support for
and to pass this important leg-
islation.
“Mining is already ex-
tremely important to Eastern
Oregon¶s economy, but most
of the State, and for that mat-
ter, the world, has no idea of
the billions of dollars of min-
erals waiting to be put to use.
This mineral audit will dis-
close the variety and location
of these vast natural resource
so readily available for the cre-
ation of jobs and businesses,
and of course, revenue for our
schools,” said Bentz.
Said Rich Angstrom, 3res-
ident of Oregon Concrete and
Aggregate Association, “The
importance of +B 3089 can-
not be overstated. It refocuses
DOGAMI on mineral deposits
for commercial development.
This will help Oregon¶s econ-
omy, especially the areas of
Eastern and Southern Oregon.
This bill provides some hope
that prosperity will return to
Oregon¶s rural counties.”
“This is a modest but sig-
ni¿cant win for Eastern and
Southern Oregon,” said Dave
+unnicutt, 3resident of Or-
egonians in Action. “For the
¿rst time, the state of Oregon
has recognized that mining is a
natural resource use. We hope
that this bill spurs industry to
look to Eastern and Southern
Oregon for new mining oppor-
tunities.”
The “mineral audit” will
include a list of previous stud-
ies and inventories done, an
estimate of the cost of making
these previous studies avail-
able online, and a detailed list
of which mineral commodities
are available and most likely to
be economically developable.
+ouse Bill 3089 awaits the
Governor¶s signature. More
information about +B 3089
can be found at https://olis.leg.
state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Mea-
sures/Overview/+B3089.
C OPS & C OURTS
+ighway 395 in Canyon City.
July 9: Report of kids
throwing ¿recrackers at people
on Main Street in John Day.
July 10: ID theft reported
in Bates; theft reported in the
Moon Creek area.
July 12: Dispute reported
on North Mountain Boulevard
in Mt. Vernon.
• John Day ambulance:
July : Responded for an
81-year-old woman who fell;
responded to an 80-year-old
man who fell.
July 8: Responded for a
3-year-old woman.
• Mt. Vernon ambulance:
July 11: Requested for a
0-year-old woman having
severe chest pains.
Justice Court
John Day dispatch worked
15 calls during the week of
July -12. Along with the
various traf¿c warnings, tres-
passing, injured animals, noise
complaints and juvenile com-
plaints, these calls included:
• John Day Police:
July 7: Arrested a John Day
man for criminal mischief and
probation violation.
July 8: Arrested a John Day
man for harassment.
• Grant County Sheriff:
July 7: Dispatched for a re-
ported four-wheeler accident
on Ritter Road.
July 8: Responded to a re-
ported motorcycle accident on
CANYON CITY – The
Grant County Sheriff¶s Of¿ce
CANYON CITY – The
Grant County Justice Court
reported the following ¿nes
and judgments:
• Failure to renew registra-
tion: Nancy Ellen Smith, 55,
Bend, ¿ned 110.
• Violation of the basic
rule: James Robert Stiles, 29,
John Day, 75/55 zone, ¿ned
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30 zone, ¿ned 10.
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CANYON CITY – The
Grant County Circuit Court
reSorted the IolloZing ¿nes
and judgments:
• Shawna Gibson, 52,
was found guilty by jury
verdict of driving under the
influence of intoxicants.
She was sentenced to jail
for 30 days and supervised
probation for 18 months, and
¿ned 3,500. +er driver¶s li-
cense was revoked for life.
She was found guilty by jury
verdict of refusal to take a
test for intoxicants, and ¿ned
500.
• /owdell Jagade +ereford,
53, pleaded guilty to DUII.
+e was sentenced to jail for
15 days, supervised probation
for 24 months and 80 hours
community service, and ¿ned
2,000. +is driver¶s license
was suspended for three years.
+e pleaded guilty to careless
driving, and was ¿ned 20.
The court dismissed one count
of driving uninsured.
• Jeramy Frank Gibson, 28,
pleaded guilty to fourth-de-
gree assault. +e was sen-
tenced to jail for one day,
supervised probation for 18
months and 40 hours com-
munity service, and fined
100. +e was also ordered
to have no contact with the
victim, except supervised
contact under authorized di-
rection. The court dismissed
one count of second-degree
criminal mischief and one
for harassment. +e was also
convicted of probation vi-
olation. The sentence was
revoked and reinstated, with
the same terms and conditions
as previously imposed, plus, a
domestic violence assessment
and any recommended treat-
ment, and no intoxicants or
controlled substances.
Grant County Sheriff
reported the following for the
week of July 3-9:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 5
• Average inmates: 11
• Bookings: 3
• Releases: 2
• Arrests: 1
• Fingerprints: 3
• Civil papers: 8
• Warrants processed: 2
• Asst./welfare check: 12
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The family of Dave Herburger would like to thank all the many
friends, family, and people who knew Dave for the overwhelming
show of concern and support at the time of his passing and for the
past two and a half years since his brain injury.
Thank you for your calls, visits, cards, offers of help and the
numerous other things you have done.
A special thank you to Jamie Wright for organizing the reception,
and to all of the families who contributed food and help. It was so
meaningful to get to spend time with so many who cared for Dave.
We are grateful to Blue Mountain Care Center, who took over
Dave’s care in March of 2013. The compassionate and loving care
they provided and their interaction with his jokes and wit was
wonderful. We are grateful for the added time, over two years with
our beloved favorite cowboy, that we hadn’t thought we would have.
Thank you to all who contributed to the Wounded Warrior Project,
and the Ranch and Rodeo museum, in Dave’s memory.
With love and gratitude,
Carlene Herburger
Davey and Robin Herburger and family
Fonda and Mike Woodward and family
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