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growing hay. He said he was
approached by someone who
wanted him to grow marijuana
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to be processed into an oil out-
commercial marijuana opera- side the county. By doing so, he
tions in the county on the No- said, not only would he make
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opted to do. Cities and counties enue. Cooper said he would
that enact bans are ineligible to also have to hire employees to
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from marijuana.
could reduce unemployment.
At the Dec. 2 meeting, Brit-
Frances Preston, Prairie
ton said he believed the county City, said even if commer-
should enact the ban. When cial marijuana operations are
he was younger, he said, he banned people can still use
smoked marijuana “vigorous- marijuana.
ly,” but it made him lazy.
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hour, consisted of various ar- is the making of money in the
guments from members of county?” she asked.
the public who believed com-
Other arguments against
mercial marijuana operations the ban included forcing med-
should not be banned outright ical marijuana patients to travel
in the county.
outside the county, unneces-
Kimberly resident Jerry sary government intervention
Russell said he agreed with into personal liberty and the
banning retail operations — the continuance of illegal black
sale of marijuana to users — in market sales.
the county. He said, however,
Britton said the arguments
the county should not prevent gave him “some things to think
him from growing a cash crop about,” but he still believed a
that is now considered legal ban on commercial marijuana
by the state on his own land to operations should be pursued.
ship elsewhere to be sold.
“Your points are well tak-
Paul Cooper said he owns HQ´KHVDLG³,¶PDSURSR-
750 acres near Monument but nent, but you have given me
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015
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concern of landslides
holt Creek to catch debris
that might wash down in a
Day, where water-soaking southwest Washington have storm.
vegetation has been stripped triggered flood warnings
Walker said the staff will
away by fire.
through Wednesday after- continue to monitor those
“You guys do have steep noon, including the central treatments into the spring.
slopes and places where the Columbia River Gorge.
“It might take a little
ground has moved in the Hansen said anyone driv- warmer weather and little
past,” Hansen said. “What- ing or recreating in the area more rain to really have
ever people are doing on a should take precautions and an effect,” Walker said.
day-to-day basis, they need avoid steep slopes or can- “Those
early
thunder-
to be thinking about the yons, if possible.
storms are a big concern
landslide hazard.”
“Some of it is just know- too.”
The National Weather ing the landscape,” she said.
Hansen said people
Service in Pendleton is fore-
Roy Walker, fire staff of- should stay alert for land-
casting a chance of rain or ficer on the Malheur Nation- slides and listen for telltale
snow every day this week, al Forest, said treatments to sounds such as cracking
with as much as 2 inches of stabilize the ground after trees or boulders knocking
precipitation in the moun- the Canyon Creek Com- together. Water that sudden-
tains. Hydrologist Marilyn SOH[ ILUH VR IDU DSSHDU WR ly turns muddy, or suddenly
Lohmann said a colder front be holding up as storms changes flow, can also be an
LV H[SHFWHG E\ :HGQHVGD\ have washed over the indicator of a landslide up-
which should result in snow area.
stream.
accumulating at higher ele-
Helicopters have dumped
Forest property owners
vations.
wood mulch over the burned can also check their address
The lower elevations hillsides to prevent flood- for a history of landslides
could see a half-inch to ing into Canyon Creek, and in the area by visiting the
an inch of additional rain, placed wooden structures Statewide Landslide Infor-
Lohmann said.
known as log jams over mation Database website at
Much heavier rains portions of Canyon Creek, www.oregongeology.org/
in northwest Oregon and Vance Creek and Over- slido.
Mountains could see another 2 inches of precipitation
By George Plaven
EO Media Group
Another week of rain and
snow could heighten the
risk of landslides in forested
areas of Eastern Oregon, es-
pecially where wildfire has
already caused the ground
to become less stable.
Ali Ryan Hansen, earth
science information officer
with the Oregon Department
of Geology and Mineral In-
dustries, said landslides are
more prevalent west of the
Cascades, but have been
documented along Interstate
84 through La Grande and
the Blue Mountains.
Intense rainfall is a com-
mon trigger for landslides,
which can easily travel a
mile or more down steep
hillsides and canyon bot-
toms. Water and debris can
sweep even faster down
recently burned areas, like
Canyon Creek near John
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license was suspended for one
year. The court dismissed one
count for refusal to take a test
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Grant County Sheriff
Dec. 2: Hit-and-run re-
ported at Grant Union High
School.
John Day ambulance:
Nov. 30: Responded for a
73-year-old woman.
Dec. 2: Responded for a
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City.
Dec. 3: Responded for an
84-year-old man.
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40-year-old man; responded
for an 85-year-old man.
Prairie City ambulance:
Dec. 4: Responded for a
35-year-old woman.
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Failing to stop for bus
lights: Gina Leigh, 49, Mt.
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rule: Kathleen Proctor Curtis,
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and judgments:
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passing, injured animals, noise
complaints and juvenile com-
plaints, these calls included:
John Day Police:
Dec. 1: Arrested a man on
a Grant County warrant.
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Dec. 2: Trespassing report-
Grant County Circuit Court
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and judgments:
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Dec. 3: Arrested a Prairie
Michael James Cearns, *UDQW&RXQW\6KHULII¶V2I¿FH City man for violation of a re-
35, pleaded guilty to ha- reported the following for the straining order.
rassment. He was sentenced week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3:
Dec. 5: Arrested a John
to bench probation for 18
Concealed handgun li- Day man for disorderly con-
months and 40 hours of com- FHQVHV
duct at the Grubsteak Restau-
munity service. He was or-
Average inmates: 12
rant; cited a Burns man for
dered to have no contact with
Bookings: 8
speeding; arrested a North
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Releases: 10
Powder woman for DUII and
court dismissed one count of
Arrests: 2
cited her for speeding; re-
menacing.
Citations: 1
sponded to a report of a bar
Jessica Anne Thomas, 32,
Fingerprints: 7
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pleaded guilty to harassment.
Civil papers: 33
Grant County Sheriff:
She was sentenced to bench
Warrants processed: 5
Nov. 30: Report of an as-
probation for 12 months and
Asst./welfare check: 7
sault in Long Creek.
30 hours of community ser-
Regina Scott, 38, John
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harassment.
Dispatch
Patrick Lee Kinsey, 49,
pleaded guilty to driving un-
John Day dispatch worked
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