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News B lu e Moun t a in E ag l e W edn e sd ay , Augu s t 19 , 2015 A5 M e rk l e y c a l l s f o r m o r e i ldr e a s s i s t an c e F i re season has inc reased by 60 days , sena to r says LONG CREEK — Ju s t a day be fo re the Canyon C reek Comp lex f i re fo rced re s iden t s to evacua te f rom the i r home s , O regon Sen . Je f f Me rk ley to ld tho se a t - tend ing a town ha l l mee t ing in Long C reek tha t mo re a s - s i s tance i s needed to f igh t w i ld f i re s in the s ta te . “He re we ’ re in the m id - d le o f a bunch o f f i re s” and the re a re too few re sou rce s to sp read a round , Me rk ley sa id a t the Aug . 13 mee t ing a t the Long C reek Commu - n i ty Cen te r . “Sen . (Ron ) Wyden (D -O re . ) and I have been advoca t ing fo r a f ix to th i s ,” he added . The two Democ ra t ic sen - a to r s a re seek ing a fede r - a l budge t amendmen t tha t wou ld inc rea se fund ing fo r f i re f igh t ing by 100 pe rcen t o f the ave rage co s t to f igh t f i re s ove r the pa s t 10 yea r s , Me rk ley sa id . He no ted tha t the f i re sea son ha s inc rea sed by 60 day s and tha t change s in c l ima te and fo re s t manage - i lab le fo r ce l lphone se r - men t and a “ lack o f inve s t - ava ice . Me rk ley sa id he wou ld men t” in th inn ing na t iona l v to the p rob lem . fo re s t s po se a h ighe r th rea t look in o f f i re than eve r . O th e r qu e s t ion s C e l lphon e s e rv i c e M e rk l ey a l so d i s cu s s ed R e spond ing to a qu e s t ion th e p ropo sed T ran s -Pac i f - abou t how ce l lphone se rv ice ic Pa r tne r sh ip t rade ag ree - can be imp roved in ru ra l a r - men t , suppo r ted by P re s - ea s , Me rk ley ag reed tha t the iden t Ba rack Obama . He inab i l i ty to u se ce l lphone s sa id tha t a f te r read ing the c rea ted a pub l ic sa fe ty i s sue ag reemen t , he had seve ra l a s we l l a s an econom ic i s - conce rn s abou t m in imum sue . wage s , env i ronmen ta l and He sa id fede ra l fund ing labo r s tanda rd s in the o the r i s be ing ded ica ted to in - pa r t ic ipa t ing coun t r ie s and c rea se un ive r sa l b roadband the econom ic l iab i l i ty the in ru ra l a rea s , bu t l i t t le wa s p ropo sed ag reemen t m igh t C OPS & C OURTS A r r e s t s and c i ta t ion s in the B lue Moun ta in Eag le a r e taken f rom the log s o f law en fo r cemen t agenc ie s . Eve ry e f fo r t i s made to r epo r t the cou r t d i spo s i t ion o f a r r e s t ca se s . C ir cu i t Cour t CANYON C ITY — The G ran t Coun ty C i r - cu i t Cou r t repo r ted the fo l low ing f ine s and j udgmen t s : • Lyne t te Jud i th Dough ton , 50 , p lead - ed gu i l ty to d r iv ing unde r the in f luence o f in tox ican t s . She wa s sen tenced to ja i l fo r 35 day s and bench p roba - t ion fo r 24 mon th s and f ined $2 ,300 . On one coun t o f reck le s s d r iv - ing , she p leaded gu i l ty , wa s sen tenced to bench proba t ion fo r 24 mon th s and wa s f ined $500 . He r d r ive r ’ s l icen se wa s re - voked fo r l i fe . Gran t Coun ty Sher i f f CANYON C ITY — The G ran t Coun ty She r - i f f ’ s O f f ice repo r ted the fo l low ing fo r the week o f Aug . 7 -13 : • Concea led handgun l icen se s : 10 • A ve rage inma te s : 11 • Book ing s : 7 • Re lea se s : 12 • A r re s t s : 1 • F inge rp r in t s : 9 • C iv i l pape r s : 13 • W a r ran t s p roce s sed : 6 • A s s t . /we l fa re check : 5 in John Day ; c i ted a F t . Co l l in s , Co lo . , man fo r speed ing ; a r re s ted a Bake r C i ty man fo r a re s t ra in ing o rde r v io la - t ion . Aug . 16 : A r re s ted a John Day man fo r a re - s t ra in ing o rde r v io la - t ion . • Gran t Coun ty Sher i f f: Aug . 10 : H i t -and - run repo r ted a t Boye r ’ s S to re in Monumen t . • John Day ambu - : lance Aug . 11 : D i spa tched fo r a man w i th che s t pa in . Aug . 12 : Reque s ted fo r a man who fe l l ; re - sponded fo r a 19 -yea r - o ld man w i th s ign s o f hea t d i s t re s s . Aug . 14 : Re sponded fo r a 20 -yea r -o ld man invo lved in a b icyc le ac - c iden t . Aug . 16 : Re sponded fo r a 59 -yea r -o ld man w i th hype r ten s ion and weakne s s . • Pra ir ie C i ty ambu - lance : Aug . 13 : 92 -yea r -o ld woman w i th po s s ib le hea r t p rob lem s . Ju s t ice Cour t CANYON C ITY – The G ran t Coun ty Ju s - t ice Cou r t repo r ted the fo l low ing f ine s and judgmen t s : • U se o f ce l lphone wh i le d r iv ing : B rad Lee Ha r tw ick , 38 , Canyon C i ty , f ined $160 ; Rod - ney Co le W i l son , 20 , John Day , f ined $160 . • V io la t ion o f the speed l im i t : T imo thy D . Emme l , 20 , Echo , 49 /25 zone , f ined $260 ; Ph i l ip Jame s Me rna , 60 , W e s t Y e l low s tone , Mon t . , 76 /55 zone , f ined $260 . • V io la t ion o f the ba - s ic ru le : Samue l R icha rd Ca r l ton , 69 , W a l la W a l - la , W a sh . , 76 /55 zone , f ined $160 ; Ba i lee M . Gu la r te , 24 , Impe r i - a l Beach , Ca l i f . , 65 /35 zone , f ined $260 ; Ma ry A . M i l le r , 65 , Go shen , Ind . , 77 /55 zone , f ined $260 ; John R . He inzk iu , 82 , Eugene , 75 /55 zone , f ined $160 . • D r iv ing wh i le su s - pended -v io la t ion : V in - cen t Rex T ie t jen , 50 , M t . V e rnon , f ined $435 . • No sea t be l t : Jo rdan Ch r i s tophe r Acke rman , 20 , John Day , f ined $95 ; R icky Da le W e ic - kum S r . , 58 , John Day , f ined $95 ; B randon M . Lambe th , 23 , John Day , f ined $95 . • D r iv ing un in su red : Ch r i s t ine N . Daum , 26 , K imbe r ly , f ined $260 . • M ichae l D i l lon G r i f - f i th , Seneca , wa s con - v ic ted o f m ino r - in -po s - se s s ion o f a lcoho l . He wa s f ined $260 , and h i s d r ive r ’ s l icen se wa s su spended fo r one yea r . D i spa tch John Day d i spa tch wo rked 182 ca l l s du r ing the week o f Aug . 10 -16 . A long w i th the va r iou s t ra f f ic wa rn ing s , t re s - pa s s ing , in ju red an i - ma l s , no i se comp la in t s and juven i le comp la in t s , the se ca l l s inc luded : • John Day Po l ice: Aug . 10 : H i t -and - run repo r ted a t the G ran t Coun ty Fa i rg round s . Aug . 11 : The f t repo r t - ed on No r th McHa ley S t ree t in P ra i r ie C i ty . Aug . 13 : C i ted a Bo i - se , Idaho , man fo r speed - ing ; a r re s ted a John Day man fo r fou r th -deg ree a s sau l t ; re sponded to a repo r ted f igh t a t R ive r - s ide Mob i le Home Pa rk . Aug . 14 : Second the f t repo r ted on No r th McHa ley in P ra i r ie C i ty . Aug . 15 : Re spond - ed to repo r t s o f sho t s f i red on Fe rgu son Road 02528 Our Serv ices by a reg is tered nurse inc lude : T R E A T • P ed i -Spa t r ea tmen t fo r you r fee t • Pa r t i cu la r a t ten t ion to D iabe t i c F oo t Y O U R • Mu l t i fun c t iona l ma s sage cha i r F E E T • Sk in In spe c t ion • Ca l lu s R emo va l • Na i l Cu t t ing W e a l so ch e c k y ou r b lood p r e s su r e , b lood su g a r l e v e l and o x y g en s a tu r a t ion . C a l l 54 1 - 5 75 - 1648 f o r a n a p p o i n tm e n t 00 $35 f e e e r v i c e s a v a i l a b l e a t t h e B lue Moun ta in Ho sp i ta l S H om e H e a l t h O f f i ce , FOOT CL IN IC 22 W . Ma in , John Day . www .b luemoun ta inho sp i ta l .o rg 4 A s h e w a s w r app ing up th e town h a l l , M e rk l ey w a s in t e r - rup t ed by Long C r e ek c a t t l e r an ch e r Sh a ron L iv ing s ton , who h a s b e en a vo c a l c r i t i c o f n ew ru l e s d en ing th e w a t e r s o f th e U .S . p ro t e c t ed und e r th e f ed e r a l C l e an W a t e r A c t , known a s WOTUS . L iv ing s ton to ld M e rk l ey th a t Env i ronm en t a l P ro t e c - r t ion Ag en cy Adm in i s t r a to G in a M cC a r thy shou ld b e r ed . “B r ing wa te r r igh t s back to O regon and ge t EPA an d G ina McCa r thy ou t ,” L iv - ing s ton sa id to loud ap - p lau se . Me rk ley re sponded that the EPA wa s in s t i tu t ing a “who le se r ie s o f p ro tec - t ion s .” The EPA , he added , wou ld “en su re tha t fa rm ing and ranch ing a re no t un fa i r - ly imp inged upon” and s t i l l have an adequa te wa te r sup - p ly . C ra sh k i l l s 18 -y ea r -o ld d r iv e r B lu e Moun t a in E ag l e L eon a rd John R ad inov i ch , 18 , d i ed in a s ing l e v eh i c l e c r a sh S a tu rd ay on U .S . H igh - w ay 26 n e a r m i l epo s t 152 in G r an t Coun ty . A t 5 :12 a .m . S a tu rd ay , a s i lv e r T oyo t a 4 -Runn e r w a s t r av e l ing e a s tbound on H igh - w ay 26 n e a r m i l epo s t 152 wh en R ad inov i ch , th e d r iv e r , lo s t con t ro l o f th e v eh i c l e , a c - co rd ing to th e s t a t e po l i c e . Th e v eh i c l e v e e r ed o f f th e h ighw ay , ro l l ed and c am e to r e s t in a n e a rby e ld . R a - d inov i ch w a s no t r e s t r a in ed by a s e a tb e l t and w a s e j e c t ed f rom th e v eh i c l e . H e w a s p ro - noun c ed d e ad a t th e s c en e o f th e c r a sh . Th e p a s s eng e r , a 15 -y e a r - o ld juv en i l e , w a s p rop e r ly r e - s t r a in ed and no t in ju r ed . A l coho l i s b e ing inv e s t i - g a t ed a s th e con t r ibu t ing f a c - to r o f th e c r a sh . Th e G r an t Coun ty Sh e r - i f f ’ s D ep a r tm en t , John D ay Po l i c e D ep a r tm en t and th e O r egon D ep a r tm en t o f T r an s - po r t a t ion a s s i s t ed a t th e s c en e . P ro Saw Shop and a Who le Lo t Mo re 02131 B lu e Moun ta in Eag l e CASA t ra in ing fo r new advoca tes H ITMAN : AGENT 4 7 R An a s sa s s in team s up w i th a woman to he lp he r f ind he r fa the r and uncove r the my s te r ie s o f he r ance s t ry . FR I - THURS (4 :10 ) 7 :10 9 :40 SHAUN THE SHEEP MOV IE PG Shaun dec ide s to take the day o f f and have some fun and ge t s a l i t t le mo re ac t ion than he ba rga ined fo r . FR I & SAT (4 :20 ) SUN - TUES (4 :20 ) 7 :20 9 :35 THE MAN FROM U .N .C .L .E . PG -13 1960 ’ s C IA & KGB Agen t s wo rk on a jo in t m i s s ion aga in s t a my s te r iou s c r im ina l o rgan iza t ion . FR I & SAT 7 :00 9 :30 SUN - THURS (4 :00 ) 7 :00 9 :30 ( ) = B a rg a in M a t in e e $9 Adu l t , $7 Sen io r (60+ ) , You th 02544 By Nan cy M cCa r thy gene ra te fo r the Un i ted S ta te s . The sena to r a l so f ie ld - ed que s t ion s invo lv ing the p ropo sed in te rna t iona l ag reemen t w i th I ran , the po - la r iza t ion o f Cong re s s and how G ran t Coun ty can p re - pa re fo r the la rge numbe r o f tou r i s t s expec ted du r ing the to ta l ec l ip se in 2017 . WOTUS The t ra in ing w i l l be he ld a t the G ran t Coun ty ESD , Sep tembe r 1 1 th , Sep tembe r 12 th , Sep tembe r 25 th , and Sep tembe r 26 th . Anyone in te res ted in a t tend ing o r ob ta in ing mo re in fo rma t ion Ca l l T racey B lood a t (541 ) 575 -5574 GRANT -HARNEY COUNTY CASA