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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Dove project public meeting scheduled +$51(< &2817< ± The Malheur National Forest is holding a public meeting to discuss the Proposed Ac- tion for the Dove Vegeta- tion Project on the Emigrant Creek Ranger District from 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 19 at the +DUQH\ &RXQW\ &RPPXQLW\ Center, 484 N. Broadway in Burns. The Dove project is locat- HGLQWKHIRUHVWRQWKH8SSHU South Fork John Day River ZDWHUVKHG ZLWKLQ +DUQH\ and Grant Counties. The project proposes to treat almost 27,000 acres of vegetation and com- mercial and non-commer- cial treatments. Landscape scale fuel treatments are also proposed across 38,595 acres. Forest road activities would include closing, sea- son closing, decommission- ing and opening roads. The public comment peri- od ends Oct. 23. The scoping document can be accessed on the Forest Service website at: www.fs.usda.gov. For a hardcopy request, questions about the meeting or project, contact Lori Bailey, NEPA Planner at 541-573-4300 or labailey@fs.fed.us. PLAN VKHULII¶V GHVLUH WR LQYRNH FR- ordination status and would encourage the county court WRH[HUFLVHLWVULJKWWRFRRUGL- nation status, the fact remains the sheriff does not have that right,” Webb said. Commissioner Boyd Brit- WRQVDLGKHGRHVQ¶WNQRZKRZ the committee can claim to represent all of Grant Coun- ty, and despite asking several times, nobody can tell him ZKDW H[DFWO\ FRRUGLQDWLRQ ORRNV OLNH +H FRPSOLPHQWHG WKH H[LVWLQJ %OXH 0RXQWDLQV Forest Partners, a collaborative working group that he said has accomplished a lot of active management on the forest. ³2WKHU FRPPXQLWLHV DUH MHDORXVRIZKDWZH¶UHGRLQJ´ %ULWWRQVDLG³%\JROO\ZH¶UH WUHDWLQJPRUHDFUHVDQGZH¶UH moving forward.” While the county court is hesitant, the Grant County Public Forest Commission did approve support for the sheriff at a meeting Wednesday night Oct. 7. The public forest com- mission is an elected body that provides input on man- agement issues. Two of the VKHULII¶V DSSRLQWHG GHSXWLHV — Roger McKinley and Dave Traylor — also serve on the commission, and took part in the vote. 7KHGHFLVLRQZDVQ¶WXQDQ- imous. Larry Blasing voted against it, admitting he was kind of in the dark about the process. ³7KHUHZHUHDFRXSOHRIXV that were blind,” Blasing said. ³0\ WKRXJKW ZDV EHIRUH ZH MXPSLQWRWKLVOHW¶VPDNHVXUH everything is correct.” Traylor, a longtime resi- dent of the county, said the FRPPLWWHH RI VKHULII¶V GHSX- ties will bring their plan for- ward to the county for a vote QH[WVSULQJDVDQLQLWLDWLYH+H LV FRQ¿GHQW LW ZLOO SDVV E\ D wide majority. ³,¶OO JODGO\ GHEDWH DQ\RQH who wants to come in and VD\ FRRUGLQDWLRQ LVQ¶W JRRG´ 7UD\ORU VDLG ³,W¶V ZKDW ZH should have been doing all along.” Gil Riddell, policy director for the Association of Oregon Counties, said he is not sure if the sheriff needs approval from the county court to in- YRNH FRRUGLQDWLRQ +RZHYHU he said the association already has agreements with the For- est Service and BLM to coor- dinate for counties. ³,W¶V HDUO\ VKDULQJ RI LQ- IRUPDWLRQ´5LGGHOOVDLG³,W¶V happened historically in many of our counties already.” Steve Beverlin, forest su- pervisor on the Malheur Na- tional Forest headquartered in John Day, said the agency will GLVFXVV 3DOPHU¶V UHTXHVW 7KH forest works closely with the Grant County Court, he said, and believes they have a solid process of engagement. Beverlin said he wants to establish a relationship with Palmer, and has tried diligent- ly to communicate with him through letters, emails and phone calls. ³+H¶V GHFOLQHG WR HQJDJH with me at all,” Beverlin said. %HYHUOLQ VDLG KH¶G ORYH to have a coordinated Search and Rescue plan throughout the forest, and said a partner- VKLS ZLWK WKH VKHULII¶V RI¿FH LVH[WUHPHO\LPSRUWDQWIRUWKH health and safety of residents. ³:H¶UHWU\LQJYHU\KDUGWR engage proactively, and have an open dialogue about how lands are managed in the coun- ty,” he said. Contact George Plaven at gplaven@eastoregonian.com or 541-966-0825. Continued from Page A1 Palmer declined to com- ment on the plan, saying he would have to coordinate with his appointed deputies before speaking about its purpose. Coordination is a law that requires the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Manage- ment to work together with lo- cal governments on how their public lands are managed. Cit- ies, counties and tribes can all coordinate, but the question is whether the sheriff has the same authority. The Forest Service has no UHJXODWRU\ GH¿QLWLRQ IRU ORFDO governments, though the state RI2UHJRQGH¿QHVWKHPDV³ all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service dis- tricts.” As a rural sheriff and the head of Search and Rescue, Palmer told the commissioners in a public meeting that his job depends on active forest man- agement — which his resourc- es plan emphasizes as a way to UHGXFH¿UHIXHOV$VDQH[DP- ple, he pointed to the Canyon &UHHN&RPSOH[ZKLFKEXUQHG 110,000-plus acres and de- stroyed more than 40 homes south of John Day. ³,ZDQWDVHDWDWWKHWDEOH´ Palmer told commissioners. ³7KHSHRSOH,UHSUHVHQWDUHQRW JHWWLQJ KHDUG ,¶P QRW JHWWLQJ heard.” To do that, Palmer depu- tized 11 people to write the Grant County Public Lands Natural Resources Plan, mod- eled on the same plan in neigh- boring Baker County. The deputies appointed were: Todd Smith, Elaine Smith, Mike Smith, Brooks Smith, Judy Kerr, Billie Jo George, Terry George, Dave Traylor, Rog- er McKinley, Jim Sproul and Frances Preston. All 11 deputies and Palmer are members of the special in- terest group Citizens for Pub- lic Access, which according WR WKH JURXS¶V )DFHERRN SDJH LV ³GHGLFDWHG WR WKH UHWHQWLRQ of all forms of public access in Grant County and Eastern Oregon.” $OVR VL[ RI WKH GHSXWLHV are members of two families — Mike and Elaine Smith are the parents of Todd Smith, and Frances Preston is the sister of Billie Jo George, who is mar- ried to Terry George. ³+H -LP 6SURXO MXVW VDLG LWZDVDGLYHUVHJURXS,ZRXOG DUJXHWKDWVL[RIWKHSHRSOH EHORQJWRWZRIDPLOLHV,VWKDW GLYHUVH" ,V WKDW D WUXH UHSUH- VHQWDWLRQ RI *UDQW &RXQW\" , ZRXOGDUJXHQRWQHFHVVDULO\³ said Commission Boyd Britton during a discussion regarding the 11 deputized citizens cho- sen to put together the plan. The plan the group craft- HG RXW RI WKH H[LVWLQJ %DNHU &RXQW\ SODQ LGHQWL¿HV PDQ- agement policies for things like cattle grazing, public access, logging, mining and UHFUHDWLRQ³*UDQW&RXQW\ZLOO not support federal and state agencies on land management decisions when the social and economic impact is not care- fully considered,” it reads. But others argue the plan GRHVQ¶WUHSUHVHQWWKHFRXQW\DW all. Former county judge Mark Webb said it appears Palmer GLGQ¶WIROORZWKHFRXQW\¶VSUR- cedures for appointing an ad- visory committee, nor did the FRPPLWWHH IROORZ 2UHJRQ¶V public meeting laws. ³:KLOH , DSSUHFLDWH WKH A9 Community HEALTH BEAT Quality Healthcare Close To Home 170 Ford Road, John Day • 541-575-1311 • www.bluemountainhospital.org Breast Cancer Awareness Ladies, picture this… You and seven of your friends hanging out. Take a look around; one of you will get breast cancer in your lifetime. Statistics show one in eight women develop breast cancer at some point in their life. With October being breast cancer awareness month, we should take a moment to discuss the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide…breast cancer. In the United States alone there are over 230,000 cases diagnosed and 40,000 deaths a year attributed to breast cancer. About 11% of all new cases of breast cancer in the US are found in women younger than 45 years of age. Through education and early detection, these rates are decreasing and you can be part of that decrease. It is also important to understand that females are not the only ones who can develop breast cancer. Male breast cancer represents between 0.5 and 1 percent of all breast cancers. Risk of developing breast cancer can be multifactorial. 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To calculate your own risk for breast cancer using the Gail model please visit http://www.cancer.gov/ bcrisktool/ Routine screening with mammography is available at Blue Mountain Hospital and you can call 541-575-4163 to schedule yours today. For your clinical breast exam and any concerns please visit your local primary care provider for evaluation. Go pink in October! Emily Lieuallen DO Strawberry Wilderness Clinic Blue Mountain Hospital Wood Brick/Wood Pellet pallet from Malheur Lumber and Land Owner Preference tag on Oliver Property Oct. 7 th Dr. McLellan - Bend Cardio Oct. 15 th Dennis Sell - Bend Hearing Oct. 7 th Bill Corrigan - Bend Urology Oct. 21 st Dr. McLellan - Bend Cardio Oct. 9 th Dr. Sandefur - Baker Ortho Oct. 23 rd Dr. Sandefur - Baker Ortho Oct. 13 th Dr. Rushton - Baker Podiatrist Oct. 27 th Dr. Rushton - Baker Podiatrist 02801