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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
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Burglar placed on home arrest for medical reasons
By Kyle Spurr
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photo
Harrison Ranch’s garden area is packed with rows
of lush, green produce.
FOOD
Continued from Page A1
The produce is not “organ-
ic,” Jeannette said, but grow-
ing as naturally as possible.
Scott takes canning orders,
and offers a variety of gift
basket options, too.
Got eggs on the shopping
list or need a holiday tur-
key? The Harrisons also raise
chickens and turkeys. On the
latter, Scott advises people to
call well in advance – early
springtime – to get their re-
quest in before he places the
order.
The Harrisons have been
mainstays at the Farmers
Market since its start six
years ago, and Scott sold pro-
duce privately for a few years
prior to that.
But the family has been
tilling and growing on their
ranch for over 35 years.
Homer and Jeannette put
down roots here when they
moved with their sons from
Columbia County in 1979.
In 1996, after their sons
had grown up and moved
away, they downsized and
sold part of the ranch. Scott,
who was active in 4-H while
younger, returned in 2009 to
help with chores and manage
The Eagle/Cheryl Hoefler
The spacious high
tunnel offers shelter and
an extended season
for some crops like
tomatoes, bell peppers
and eggplant.
the ranch.
Their older son is a long-
haul trucker, who helps out at
the ranch, too, whenever he
returns home.
Scott’s favorite aspect
of the Farmers Markets is
the opportunity to get fresh
produce to the public at a
reasonable price. He also en-
joys comments from people,
many who come from outside
the area.
One of the most frequent
positive responses from shop-
pers is about being able to get
food that “you can actually
taste.”
Contact Harrison Ranch by
mail at P.O. Box 551, Mt. Ver-
non, OR 97865, or by phone,
541-932-4718, for Homer and
Jeannette, or 541-733-8778,
for Scott.
MV seeks volunteers
Blue Mountain Eagle
MT. VERNON – The City
of Mt. Vernon is seeking town
residents to help with a door-
to-door survey.
The volunteers need to be
Proposals
sought
for forest
projects
By Blue Mountain Eagle
The Malheur, Umatilla and
Wallowa-Whitman Nation-
al Forests are seeking proj-
ect proposals to be funded
under the Secure Rural
Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act.
The act was reautho-
rized for two more years by
Congress.
The federal legislation
encourages
individuals,
nonprofit organizations, lo-
cal governments, and oth-
ers to propose projects that
restore watersheds, decom-
mission or maintain roads,
control noxious weeds, or
otherwise improve the con-
dition of the forest.
Proposed projects do not
need to be implemented on
Forest Service lands, but
must show a benefit to na-
tional forest resources.
Project proposals for
fiscal year 2016 funding
are due electronically by
November 16. Application
forms, instructions, and
submission guidelines can
be found online at www.
fs.usda.gov/main/wal-
lowa-whitman/working-
together/advisorycommit-
tees.
Another round of ap-
plications for project pro-
posals will be reviewed in
2017.
Eligible project propos-
als submitted to the Mal-
heur, Umatilla and Wal-
lowa-Whitman
National
Forests will be reviewed
by the Northeast Oregon
Forests Resource Advisory
Committee.
The committee will
provide forest supervisors
with a list of projects rec-
ommended for funding.
available all day Friday, Oct.
23, for training and surveying,
and possibly some evenings
and weekends.
Those interested should
call City Hall at 541-932-
4688.
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Of¿ ce has decided to
place inmate Thomas E.
Pfeifer on house arrest due to
medical reasons, rather than
have him serve his 60-day jail
sentence.
Pfeifer, 46, of John Day,
was arrested in July for
¿ rst-degree burglary and
¿ rst-degree criminal trespass
for breaking into a home near
Canyon Creek. He pleaded
guilty to the charges last week
and was sentenced to 60 days
in jail, followed by three years
of supervised probation.
Due to his ongoing med-
ical needs, Sheriff Glenn
Palmer and Jail Manager
Sgt. Josh Wolf
implemented
the alternative
incarceration
plan.
Pfeifer un-
derwent surgery
Thomas for colon cancer
E. Pfeifer in early April,
and has since
undergone several surgeries
because ofcomplications from
the cancer. He has undergone
treatment at Oregon Health
and Science University in
Portland.
“It’s a very rare event that I
let anyone out of jail,” Palmer
said. “This is one of those rare
opportunities. We can try this
for a while, and if this does not
work he is going back to jail.”
Pfeifer has complied with
a previous release agreement
while awaiting sentencing. He
was placed on a conditional
third-party release, released
from custody and given a court
appearance Aug. 5. He made
that court appearance and his
release continued.
“Pfeifer was not a problem
during the time he was re-
leased in August to the time of
sentencing, which was roughly
two months,” Wolf said.
While on house arrest,
Pfeifer is not to be out in the
community unless he seeks
prior approval from the Sher-
iff’s Of¿ ce and con¿ rms med-
ical appointments with jail
staff.
He is required to make dai-
ly phone calls to the jail. Staff
will also make periodic phone
A HUNTER ’ S SLEEPING TIP
FS plans fall prescribed burns
Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – The Malheur
National Forest is preparing
for fall prescribed burns over
the next few months, as weath-
er allows.
Designated areas planned
for treatment are:
Blue Mountain Ranger
District
Crawford Unit, Crawford
Creek area near the east end of
State Route 7.
18 Road Corridor.
Balance Unit, near Balance
Lake along the Middle Fork of
the John Day River.
Prairie City Ranger District
Knox Unit, southeast por-
tion of the PCRD.
16 Road Corridor.
Emigrant Creek Ranger
District
George Unit, west of the 45
road, Twin Springs Reservoir
and Gravelly Flat areas.
Whistle Unit by Delintment
Lake.
Maps of the burn units and
updates are available at Mal-
heur National Forest of¿ ces.
For more information on
prescribed burning, call 541-
575-3000. To report a wildlife,
call the John Day Interagency
Dispatch Center at 541-575-
1321.
Cindy’s
Grooming
Hours
Mon. 10-2
Tues. 9-5
Wed. 10-2
Other times available by
appointment only
calls and unannounced home
visits to ensure compliance.
Any unanswered phone calls
or home visits and the release
will be revoked.
“There comes a time when
we need to show a little com-
passion and take into consider-
ation that the staff and resourc-
es of the facility cannot meet
the need of the inmate, who
requires ongoing serious medi-
cal treatment,” Palmer said.
Local law enforcement
have been alerted to the alter-
native plan. If Pfeifer is found
out of compliance, he would
face an additional charge of
third-degree escape.
If community members
see a violation of the agree-
ment, they are asked to con-
tact the jail at 541-575-1134.
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Mountain View Mini Mart in Prairie City shares
advice on getting to sleep during hunting season.
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