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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
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MNF welcomes new deputy forest supt.
VA, Chrysler,
among Ryan
Nehl’s varied
background
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – Ryan Nehl,
Malheur National Forest’s
new deputy forest super-
visor, brings a variety of
rich experiences to his new
job.
Nehl, who started in his
new position June 14, pre-
viously worked for the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs
Contributed photo
Ryan Nehl is the new deputy forest supervisor for
the Malheur National Forest.
in Columbus, Ohio, where
he was a facility planner for
the Chalmers P. Wylie VA
Ambulatory Care Center.
He started his career with
the VA in 2007 in Cincin-
nati.
Prior to his federal ser-
vice, Nehl worked for the
Chrysler Corporation and
the Howard County, Indiana
Health Department.
He earned a bachelor’s
degree in psychology from
Hanover College in 1997,
and a master’s in natural
resources and environmen-
tal management from Ball
State University in 2007.
Nehl said he’s looking
forward to learning about
the Malheur and the com-
munities adjacent to the for-
est.
“I firmly believe in the
mission of the Forest Ser-
vice, and am drawn to the
challenge that it presents,”
he said.
Nehl added that even
in the short time he’s been
here, he’s met a lot of in-
formed and passionate citi-
zens and other stakeholders
in Grant and Harney coun-
ties.
He said he and his fam-
ily – wife Sherry, and four
children, ages 18, 10, 9
and 5 – are “thrilled about
the move to Eastern Ore-
gon.” They look forward to
spending time outdoors here
– bicycling, riding motorcy-
cles, fishing, camping and
hiking.
The family has already
joined the Gleason Pool
crowd, Nehl said, where
they’ve enjoyed swimming
and meeting people from
the community. They were
also eager for the Fourth
of July festivities in Prairie
City, and getting to know
their new neighbors.
Nehl said he looks for-
ward to being a part of the
MNF team.
“My ultimate goal is to
engage the public in discus-
sions that will help shape
the strategic direction for
the forest,” Nehl said.
Crews successfully completed ODFW acts to help native ¿sh
burnouts on Corner Creek ¿re Fishing hours curtailed on most Oregon rivers
Fire 90 percent
contained, enters
mop-up phase
Blue Mountain Eagle
DAYVILLE –
Fire
crews successfully complet-
ed about 250 acres of burn-
out operations just south of
Black Canyon Wilderness
this past weekend, which
finalized the effort to es-
tablish a solid line around
the wildfire that started by
lightning June 29.
Favorable weather condi-
tions assisted fire managers
in completing this critical
piece of ground just east of
Mud Springs campground,
which will prevent the fire
from moving northwest into
more difficult terrain within
the wilderness.
Light winds dispersed
the smoke, instead of push-
ing a large column south-
ward into the communities
of Paulina and Burns.
The fire sits at about
29,657 acres and is current-
ly about 90 percent con-
tained. Firefighting efforts
will focus on patrolling and
securing containment lines,
mopping up and monitor-
ing. The fire continues to
burn internally, creeping
and smoldering at a low to
moderate intensity.
As of Thursday the inci-
dent command post at Day-
ville School will be demo-
bilized. Fire camp just west
of Dayville is also being de-
mobilized.
Meanwhile, a local
Burned Area Emergency
Response team has assem-
bled and has begun work-
ing on an assessment of the
burned area for immediate
post-fire threats to human
life, property, and natural
resources.
The South Fork Road/
County Road 42 reopened
for public use last week,
but an area closure remains
in effect on the Ochoco Na-
tional Forest, covering all
National Forest lands west
of Forest Service Road
5820.
For a detailed map of the
closure area on Ochoco Na-
tional Forest and a copy of
the closure order, visit the
forest website athttp://www.
fs.usda.gov/ochoco/.
West Fork Fire
Management of the West
Fork Fire was transferred
back to the Malheur Nation-
al Forest effective July 13.
As conditions allow, fire
crews will continue to mop
up along the fire lines and
patrol the area. Crews have
completed a line around the
northern and western perim-
eter, as well as most of the
eastern perimeter.
At present the fire pos-
es no immediate threat, but
as seasonal weather returns
and unburned fuels between
the fire and the containment
lines dry, the fire will contin-
ue to be monitored closely.
The closure on Forest
Road 2150 from the in-
tersection of Forest Road
2150-070 to the Aldrich
Mountain Lookout has been
lifted.
Blue Mountain Eagle
SALEM – The Ore-
gon Department of Fish
and Wildlife has curtailed
fishing hours on most of
Oregon’s rivers to avoid
additional stress on native
fish already suffering from
high water temperatures and
low stream flows from this
year’s drought.
Effective Saturday, July
18, and until further notice,
all waterbodies defined as
streams in the 2015 Oregon
Sportfishing
Regulations
are closed above tidewater
(where applicable) to fish-
ing for trout salmon, steel-
head and sturgeon from 2
p.m. to one hour before sun-
rise.
The following sections
of the John Day River will
have complete closures:
The mainstem of the John
Day River above Indian
Creek near Prairie City; the
Middle Fork of the John
Day River above Mosquito
Creek near the town of Ga-
lena; the North Fork of the
John Day River above Des-
olation Creek and Desola-
tion Creek.
Some streams will re-
main open for angling under
normal hours because they
are less prone to high wa-
ter temperature risks due to
springs, tides, cold water re-
leases from some dams and
high elevations.
Streams that will remain
open for angling under nor-
mal hours are:
Northeast Zone:
• The Wallowa River
above Sunrise Road; Los-
tine River above Pole Bridge
Campground; Prairie Creek;
Hurricane Creek; Spring
Creek; and all streams with-
in the Eagle Cap Wilderness
Area.
Southeast Zone:
• The Malheur River and
its tributaries; the Owyhee
River below the Owyhee
Reservoir; and the Blitzen
River and its tributaries
above Page Springs Weir
and Bridge Creek.
• The Klamath River and
its tributaries.
Central Zone:
• The Deschutes River
above Macks Canyon; the
Metolius River; the Fall Riv-
er; the Crooked River (from
mouth to Bowman Dam);
and Tumalo Creek.
• The Hood River and
its tributaries and the White
River and its tributaries.
Willamette Zone:
• The McKenzie River
and its tributaries; the Mid-
dle Fork of the Willamette
River below Dexter Dam;
the Middle Fork of the Wil-
lamette River and its tribu-
taries above Lookout Point
Reservoir; and Alton Baker
Canoe Canal.
• The mainstem of the
South Santiam River below
Foster Dam; Quartzville
Creek; the North Santiam
River above Detroit Lake;
and the Breitenbush River.
Southwest Zone:
• The mainstem Rogue
River from Fishers Ferry up-
stream to William Jess Dam
and all tributaries upstream
of the William Jess Dam and
Lost Creek Reservoir.
C OPS & C OURTS
Grant County Sheriff
CANYON CITY – The
Grant County Sheriff’s Of-
fice reported the following
for the week of July 10-16:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 10
• Average inmates: 12
• Bookings: 6
• Releases: 8
• Arrests: 1
• Citations: 1
• Fingerprints: 8
• Civil papers: 12
• Warrants processed: 3
• Asst./welfare check: 5
• Brad Hartwich, 38, Can-
yon City, cited for driving
uninsured, failure to change
address and failure to regis-
ter.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
122 calls during the week of
July 13-19. Along with the
various traffic warnings,
trespassing, injured animals,
noise complaints and juve-
nile complaints, these calls
included:
• John Day Police:
July 13: Cited a Weston
man for speeding.
July 14: Responded to
a report of harassment at a
Prairie City business; cited a
17-year-old driver for speed-
ing.
July 16: Report of a tres-
passer at Riverside Mobile
Home Park.
July 17: Cited a John Day
man for no seat belt.
July 19: Responded to a
burglar alarm at a West Main
Street business in John Day.
• Grant County Sheriff:
July 16: Theft reported in
Seneca.
July 18: Theft of service
reported at the West Shell
gas station.
• John Day ambulance:
July 15: Responded for a
92-year-old woman.
July 16: Responded for a
63-year-old woman who fell.
• Long Creek ambu-
lance:
July 13: Responded for a
51-year-old man with a back
injury.
Justice Court
CANYON CITY – The
Grant County Justice Court
reported the following fines
and judgments:
• Exceeding speed lim-
it: Katholeen Kay Martin,
56, Baker City, 50/35 zone,
fined $135; Souphaphone
Ounesivixay, 74, Pasco,
Wash., 50/35 zone, fined
$160; Shabnam Ghazizadeh,
26, Portland, 41/25 zone,
fined $160.
• Failure to properly use
safety belt: James Marion
Hilburn, 46, Prairie City,
fined $95.
• No operator’s license:
Mark R. Colyer, 35, Nyssa,
fined $260.
• Driving uninsured:
Mark R. Colyer, 35, Nys-
sa, fined $260; Travis B.
Farr, 22, Mt. Vernon, fined
$260; W. Mathew Ker-
stein, 38, Prineville, fined
$260.
• Violation of the ba-
sic rule: Joleen M. Moul-
ton, 51, Burns, 75/55 zone,
fined $135; Gregory Allan
Saranto, 56, Walla Walla,
Wash., 72/55 zone, fined
$160; Mark D. Heidt, 52,
Florence, 73/55 zone, fined
$160; Travis B. Farr, 22, Mt.
Vernon, 84/55 zone, fined
$260; Joshua J. Driscoll,
29, 49/25 zone, fined $160;
Scott Shelby McCallister II,
55, Portland, 72/55 zone,
fined $80; Cynthia Rae Ry-
an-Duke, 48, Central Point,
75/55 zone, fined $160; Lar-
ry J. Strole, 65, Boise, Idaho,
75/55 zone, fined $160; Lisa
Warner Shullanberger, 43,
Lakeview, 73/55 zone, fined
$160.
• Open container of alco-
hol: Scott William Hinkle,
32, Pilot Rock, fined $260.
• Careless driving-acci-
dent: Taylor Don Meliza, 18,
Salem, fined $435.
• Driving while sus-
pended-violation: Travis B.
Farr, 22, Mt. Vernon, fined
$435.
• Dawn Marie Salanti,
John Day, was convicted of
harassment, and sentenced
to 48 hours in jail, 18 months
probation and 40 hours of
community service, and
fined $350. She was ordered
to have no contact with the
victim.
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court disposition of arrest
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