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Williams said the alerts
can be targeted to speci¿c ar-
eas, and people can customize
what alerts they receive. The
system will use three tiers of
advisories, similar to the sys-
tem used during the ¿re. Level
PALMER
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Payne, Ritzheimer and 14
others have since been indicted
by a federal grand jury on one
felony count each of conspiring
to impede federal employees.
Palmer was also at the John
Day Senior Center Jan. 26
where at least Payne was ex-
pected to speak. Palmer left the
center after learning the leaders
of the refuge occupation had
been arrested en route.
According to a letter to the
editor from his wife, RoseAnn,
the sheriff only planned to ad-
dress the crowd at the senior
center for a few minutes to
clear up false allegations that
he had met with occupation
leaders Ammon Bundy and
LaVoy Finicum and that he set
up the meeting at the center.
Palmer has refused to speak to
the Blue Mountain Eagle since
that night.
The state sheriff’s associ-
ation issued a statement last
week condemning the actions
of those who broke into the
1 indicates danger exists. Lev-
el 2 indicates signi¿cant risk.
Level 3 indicates immediate
danger with evacuation neces-
sary within 30 minutes.
The county hired Todd
Smith, Lil Buddy Construc-
tion, to increase the capacity of
Canyon Creek by building up
the walls with earth, sandbags
and eco-blocks. Lil Buddy
Malheur refuge and encour-
aged others “to take up arms”
against the government. The
statement says the country was
founded with three branches
of government — legislative,
judicial and executive — and
sheriffs are part of the executive
branch:
“We are a nation of laws,
and the executive branch can-
not override the laws passed by
the legislative branch, nor can
we ignore the clear guidance
of the judicial branch. There
is a process for changing the
laws of our great nation and for
amending our Constitution, and
that process does not involve
the armed takeover of govern-
ment facilities and disruption of
an entire community.”
The statement says the asso-
ciation supports the right of the
people to challenge the govern-
ment to make change but does
not “agree with or support any
citizen or elected of¿cial who
would advocate for change in
a manner that includes illegal
action, threats of violence, or
violence against any citizen of
the United States.”
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Construction bid $173,290 for
the project. Work has already
begun and is expected to be
completed within 45 days.
Doug Ferguson, Ferguson
Surveying & Engineering, said
the project would increase the
capacity of the creek to a little
more than 850 cubic feet per
second, which was the water
Àow during the 2011 Àood.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Williams said, although the
creek capacity would be close
to 1,000 cfs, severe Àooding
could still occur, with current
snowpack at about double the
normal level.
“In a worst case scenario,
we could see 2,000 cfs,” he
said.
Typical spring runoff is
between 250-350 cfs, and the
county is installing gauges at
several points in the creek to
monitor the water Àow. Wil-
liams said people would be able
to view the Àows online, and he
said evacuation routes to use if
Àooding does occur would also
be made public soon.
Williams said he also has
forms available for people
with mobility problems or
special needs, such as oxygen
tanks, to ¿ll out, so emergency
personnel know who needs as-
sistance before disaster strikes.
He said he has placed forms
at several locations, includ-
ing the hospital, and people
can also contact him to obtain
one or for more information,
541-575-4006 or 541-575-
0059.
The Eagle/Kim Kell
Jim Sproul, left, won the 440 Stock division at the Grant County Snowballers Seneca Winter Classic
last weekend.
Speedsters compete in the Seneca snow
Blue Mountain Eagle
SENECA — Snow and
fun were both Àying last
weekend at the Seneca Winter
Classic snowmobile races at
the Seneca airstrip.
Nearly 30 participants,
from the local area and as far
away as central Oregon and
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Boise, competed in the event
on Feb. 5-6 to the thrills of a
large crowd of spectators.
Several winners in a vari-
ety of classes won cash prizes:
440 Stock — Jim Sproul,
John Day
500 Stock — Megan Mc-
Glone, Boise
600 Stock — Damon
Rand, John Day
700 Stock — Damon
Rand, John Day
800 Stock — Justin Al-
veraz, Redmond
600 Improved — Damon
Rand, John Day
700 Improved — Damon
Rand, John Day
800 Improved — Jim
Sproul, John Day
800 Turbo — Ward
Brandsetter, Boise
1000 Turbo — Austin Al-
varez, Redmond
Outlaw — Terence Jal-
bert, Bend
Due to the lack of ade-
quate snowfall the past couple
of years, the popular event
hasn’t been held since 2013.
The Seneca Winter Clas-
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