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News B lu e Moun t a in E ag l e NEED s a id th e f a i rg round s s t a f f co - o rd in a t ed a lo t o f th e r e l i e f e f fo r t . Th e s t a f f d id a good job o f coo rd in a t ing th e a c c ep t an c e o f don a t ion s and hou s ing o f f e r s and h e lp ing en su r e th ey go t to peop l e who w e r e imp a c t ed by h ad no h e lp o r gu id an c e . “Kudo s to th e f a i rg round s s t a f f who w en t abou t th e job o f m ak ing su r e p eop l e w e r e g e t t ing th e i r n e ed s m e t . Bu t I th ink i t cou ld h av e b e en a smoo th e r e f fo r t i f w e h ad h ad an em e rg en cy m an ag e r , ” sh e s a id . “Th e r e w a sn ’ t r e a l ly any - A5 PC TEEN TAKES DOCUMENTARY ROLE d e l iv e r a r e co rd ed m e s s ag e w a rn ing th em o f imp end ing em e rg en c i e s . Du r ing th e C anyon C r e ek Con t inu ed f rom Pag e A1 Y ou c an ’ t p l an fo r wh en an em e rg en cy w i l l o c cu r , sh e s a id , bu t you c an p l an fo r how to r e spond to on e . “ I th ink i t ’ s impo r t an t to b e ah e ad o f an em e rg en cy , ” sh e to ld th e B lu e Moun t a in E ag l e . B rook s vo lun t e e r ed a t th e G r an t Coun ty F a i rg round s du r ing th e h e igh t o f th e C an - W edn e sd ay , S ep t emb e r 23 , 2015 to d e l iv e r w a rn ing m e s s ag e s to do z en s o f hom e s in a sho r t sp an , P a lm e r s a id . “How c an you s end th r e e G ran t Coun ty She r i f f G lenn Pa lme r hom e s in 15 m inu t e s and ex - p e c t to e f f e c t iv e ly commun i - c a t e to th e pub l i c wh en th e r e ’ s an imp end ing d ang e r on you r doo r s t ep ? ” h e s a id . “ I th ink th e pub l i c d e s e rv e s b e t t e r th an th a t . ” body t ak ing th e l e ad on th a t . Th a t d i s tu rb s m e . No on e w a s s t epp ing up to t ak e th a t ro l e on . ” “Ev e rybody h ad a p i e c e o f th e pu z z l e bu t nobody w a s ho ld ing th e pu z z l e box , ” B rook s s a id . “Th a t ’ s wh a t th e ro l e o f an em e rg en cy m an ag e r i s . ” P a lm e r wou ld l ik e to s e e th e coun ty in s t a l l a so - c a l l ed r ev e r s e 9 -1 -1 sy s t em , wh i ch wou ld au tom a t i c a l ly d i a l r e s - id en t s ’ phon e numb e r s and coun ty ’ s em e rg en cy r e spon s e w a s a id ed by Po s t r e s id en t Jod i e F l e ck , who vo lun t e e r ed h e r t im e to do th ing s l ik e up - d a t e m ap s and p l an s and id en - t i fy r e sou r c e s . P a lm e r s a id th e job o f an em e rg en cy p l ann e r i s a fu l l - t im e on e , and i t t ak e s a lo t o f t im e and r e sou r c e s th a t h i s o f - - th ing l ik e imp l em en t a r ev e r s e 9 -1 -1 sy s t em . “ I t ’ s a job in i t s e l f , ” h e s a id . The Eag le /Ange l Ca rpen ter P ra i r ie C i ty H igh Schoo l sen io r Amaya Zweyga rd t reads a te lep romp te r fo r a documen ta ry on Ma in S t ree t in John Day w i th Em i ly Chao o f L .A . wo rk ing sound and I rene Lus z t ig o f San ta C ru z , Ca l i f . , beh ind the came ra . Yvonne Pepp in -W ake f ie ld o f The Da l les , whose le t te r Zweyga rd t is read ing o f f the te lep romp te r , s i ts in back . The p ro jec t , ca l led “Y ou rs in S is te rhood ” is a pe r fo rma t ive documen ta ry based on a co l lec t ion o f le t te rs to “Ms . maga z ine ” f rom 1972 -80 . Pepp in -W ake f ie ld w ro te a le t te r du r ing tha t t ime pe r iod , when she was 18 , desc r ib ing he r expe r ience bu i ld ing a cab in in the P ine C reek a rea nea r John Day . F i lm p roduc t ion w i l l take p lace in to 20 16 be fo re be ing re leased . C OPS & C OURTS d r iv ing un in su red and fa i l - Sep t . 20 : The f t repo r ted ing to s igna l . Po l ice c i ted in the 700 b lock o f Sou th - Rona ld John Bucc i , 57 , and we s t B ren t S t ree t ; a r re s ted Sa rah N icko l Thoma s , 35 , a Ba t t leg round , W a sh . , man Edgewood , W a sh . , fo r open fo r DU I I . con ta ine r v io la t ion . • Gran t Coun ty Sher i f f: • Sep t . 18 : A t abou t 9 :20 Sep t . 14 : C r im ina l m i s - p .m . , inve s t iga ted a non - in - ch ie f repo r ted in the Ba te s C ir cu i t Cour t ju ry comme rc ia l veh ic le a rea . CANYON C ITY – The c ra sh on H ighway 395 in Sep t . 15 : Su sp ic iou s pe r - G ran t Coun ty C i rcu i t Cou r t Seneca . son repo r ted a t the Canyon repo r ted the fo l low ing f ine s C i ty Ceme te ry . Gran t Coun ty Sher i f f and judgmen t s : Sep t . 16 : A s sau l t repo r t - CANYON C ITY – The ed in the Lowe • Devan Hayne s , 22 , r Y a rd a rea ; pleaded gu i l ty to ha ra s s - G ran t Coun ty She r i f f ’ s O f - the f t repo r ted on Co t ton - men t . He wa s sen tenced f ice repo r ted the fo l low ing wood S t ree t in M t . V e rnon . to bench p roba t ion fo r 12 fo r the week o f Sep t . 11 -17 : Sep t . 17 : Re sponded fo r mon th s and 40 hou r s com - • Concea led handgun l i - a pe r son in i t ia t ing a fa l se mun i ty se rv ice . He wa s cen se s : 4 repo r t in Monumen t . f ined $100 , and o rde red to • A ve rage inma te s : 13 Sep t . 18 : I l lega l f i re - have no con tac t w i th the • Book ing s : 13 wo rk s repo r ted on V i s ta v ic t im . He wa s conv ic ted • Re lea se s : 12 Lane . o f p roba t ion v io la t ion , and • A r re s t s : 2 • John Day ambu lance: sen tenced to ja i l fo r two • C i ta t ion s : 2 Sep t . 14 : Re sponded fo r mon th s and po s t -p r i son su - • F inge rp r in t s : 8 a 77 -yea r -o ld woman w i th pe rv i s ion fo r 24 mon th s , • C iv i l pape r s : 15 che s t pa in ; re sponded fo r and f ined $25 . • W a r ran t s p roce s sed : 4 a 94 -yea r -o ld man ; d i s - • A s s t . /we l fa re check : 11 pa tched fo r a 60 -yea r -o ld Or egon S ta te Po l ice • Me l inda Mo s s , 36 , M t . woman . • Aug . 27 : A t abou t V e rnon , c i ted fo r dog a s a Sep t . 15 : D i spa tched fo r 11 :30 a .m . , in Canyon C i ty , pub l ic nu i sance . a man who fe l l f rom a lad - se rved an a r re s t wa r ran t on • Ange lo Doga l i , 36 , de r . K imbe r ly M . W i l l iam s , 36 , Sp r ing f ie ld , c i ted fo r v io la - Sep t . 19 : D i spa tched fo r Canyon C i ty , and a r re s ted t ion o f the ba s ic ru le , 76 /55 a man w i th che s t pa in ; re - Ka thy Lee Meye r , 43 , M t . zone . sponded fo r a 47 -yea r -o ld V e rnon , fo r h inde r ing p ro s - man w i th che s t pa in ; paged D i spa tch ecu t ion . Bo th we re lodged fo r an 82 -yea r -o ld woman John Day d i spa tch who fe in G ran t Coun ty Ja i l . l l . rked 143 ca l l s du r ing • Aug . 29 : A t abou t 7 :15 wo ir e Depar t - • John Day F p.m . , re sponded to a repo r t - the week o f Sep t . 14 -20 . men t: ed d i s tu rbance a t the W agon A long w i th the va r iou s t ra f - Sep t . 15 : Re sponded Whee l T ave rn in M t . V e r - f ic wa rn ing s , t re spa s s ing , w i th o the r agenc ie s to the non . in ju red an ima l s , no i se com - a i rpo r t fo r a p lane po s s ib ly • Sep t . 2 : A t abou t 5 :45 p la in t s and juven i le com - in d i s t re s s . p.m . , se rved a sea rch wa r - p la in t s , the se ca l l s inc luded : Ju s t ice Cour t ran t on a cab in on D ix ie • John Day Po l ice: CANYON C ITY – The C reek Road no r th o f P ra i r ie Sep t . 16 : Sho t s f i red in G ran t Coun ty Ju s t ice Cou r t C i ty . Po l ice a r re s ted K r i s - the La Co s ta Road a rea . r ted the fo l low ing f ine s ta W i lhe lm ina , 47 , P ra i r ie Sep t . 17 : H i t -and - run repo t s : C i ty , on cha rge s o f po s se s - repo r ted in the Len ’ s D rug and judgmen • V io la t ion o f the ba s ic s ion o f a f i rea rm by fe lon pa rk ing lo t . le : Ma t thew Lee A rm - and po s se s s ion o f me tham - Sep t . 18 : The f t repo r ted ru phe tam ine , and R icha rd K . on Sou t rong , 55 , Lebanon , 72 /55 th B r idge S t ree t in s Lab rum , 52 , P ra i r ie C i ty , fo r P zone , f ined $160 ; Su san ra i r ie C i ty . po s se s s ion o f me th . Du r ing ima , 62 , Ca s t ro V a l ley , Sep t . 19 : C i ted a P ra i r ie Z a second sea rch la te r tha t C l i f . , 75 /55 zone , f ined i ty man fo r d r iv ing wh i le Ca n igh t , po l ice se ized 24 f i re - u $160 ; Ba r ry C . Gav r ich , 59 , s ing a ce l lphone . a rm s inc lud ing a 12 -gauge S t ree t Sweepe r , a M in i 14 and an M1 Ga rand , p lu s 11 used me th p ipe s . Thou sand s A TTENTION G RANT o f round s o f ammun i t ion we re pho tog raphed . C OUNTY • Sep t . 5 : A t abou t 7 p .m . , D id you know a se rv ice -connec ted a t H ighway 26 and S ta te d i sab led ve te ran i s en t i t led to Rou te 7 , po l ice a r re s ted FREE u se o f O regon S ta te Pa rk s? Je f f rey Doug la s Lu tey , 58 , See you r G ran t Coun ty Ve te ran Se rv ice s Edgewood , W a sh . , fo r d r iv - O f f ice r today fo r mo re in fo rma t ion , ing unde r the in f luence o f loca ted a t G ran t Coun ty Cou r thou se . in tox ican t s , ca re le s s d r iv - Open Mon , W ed , & F r i , 10 am - 4 pm , ing , no ope ra to r ’ s l icen se , by appo in tmen t . 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