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Wanted: facts
To the Editor:
Wanted: someone to tell
Mr. Rice some facts before he
spouts off about a man I served
with throughout his position
as sheriff. I was happy to help
Sheriff Palmer and the commu-
nity as a deputy. I am so sick
and tired of people spouting off
about someone they only think
they know. I have been proud to
serve with the sheriff and saw
that he responded to the needs
of the citizens in a timely and
appropriate way. He is truly
concerned for the well-being of
our county.
I recognize service to the
community as I served in other
areas too, including food bank
manager and my church. Also,
Mr. Rice, I served my country
during war, and have a son who
served. So, Mr. Rice, get your
facts, and I sure wouldn’t want
you guarding my back.
Walt Hall
John Day
Poetic justice for
Sheriff Palmer?
To the Editor:
Voters, ponder this possibili-
ty. Given the Justice Department
investigation of (Sheriff) Palm-
er, if Palmer is re-elected, will
Palmer cause legal problems
against which the county may
have to defend itself by using
tax dollars? Will voters literally
put their tax money where their
vote is — and possibly cause
their taxes to increase — by vot-
ing for Palmer?
If the Palmer investigation
rules against him, may it [1] end
Palmer’s re-election, [2] end
his being elected to any pub-
lic ofice anywhere by Palmer
losing the credibility necessary
for election to public ofice and
[3] end his chance of ever being
hired in law enforcement any-
where again? If so, then Palmer
can thank the Bundy “patriot”
criminals for his possible chron-
ic unemployment and his fam-
ily’s possible bankruptcy. Talk
about poetic justice.
If Palmer loses, then talk
about citizen action against gov-
ernment oficials; talk about the
people taking back their govern-
ment; talk about ground-swell
Constitutional action; talk about
true patriotic practice; talk about
political empowerment; talk
about real revolution by that
bastion of freedom known as
the “Vote Keepers”; talk about
overwhelming occupation by
that protector of liberty known
as the “97 percent”; talk about
poetic justice; talk about true
justice.
If Palmer loses, and if Bundy
“patriot” criminals signed Palm-
er’s Constitution copy, then
Palmer can read why he lost the
election, why he lost his job and
why he lost his future every sin-
gle time he reads their signatures
in his Constitution copy. Talk
about poetic justice.
Palmer shall ind out his
real sentence, which shall be
imposed on him by the jury of
his peers — voters — on elec-
tion day in November, which
probably will be after the results
of the Palmer investigation. If
Palmer loses, then we already
know what his reply may be:
“Ambush!”
Brian McDonough
Bennington, New Hamp-
shire
• Average inmates: 15
• Bookings: 3
• Releases: 8
• Arrests: 1
• Citations: 3
• Fingerprints: 9
• Civil papers: 8
• Warrants processed: 1
• Asst./welfare check: 3
• Megan Long, 22, John Day,
was cited for driving uninsured
and expired plates.
• Edward Thomas, 26, Pendle-
ton, was cited for violation of the
basic rule, 75/55 zone.
• Lucas Lee Forrest, Long
Creek, was convicted of harass-
ment. He was sentenced to 12
months probation, 30 hours com-
munity service and ined $500.
Government
overreach at
the local level
To the Editor
People in general are sick
of big government telling them
how or what to do in their lives
and on their own land. Not to
mention over regulation and
abuse of power. Well, we have
a situation in our own county
where local government decid-
ed Grant County residents do
not have the right to grow a le-
gal cash crop or own a business
that is 100% legal under Oregon
law. Yes, I’m talking about mar-
ijuana! Like it or not, when the
law passed it became your right.
No different than drinking a beer
or smoking a cigarette is your
right. We have the opportunity
for jobs, revenue, and economic
recovery in Grant County and
just two county oficials spoke
for everyone and said no, once
again. A gentlemen wanted
a resort area for motorcycles
on his land and was denied. A
state park was blocked so the
county could continue collect-
ing $18,000 in property taxes.
Now I hear their values will be
somehow compromised if mar-
ijuana processing is made legal.
Really? We have at least 10 plus
drive up locations where you
can purchase or go inside and
consume alcohol. Now hard li-
quor is available in our grocery
store where kids walk by daily.
Nothing was said about values
being comprised when children
watch adults purchase hard li-
quor. Don’t get me wrong, I
believe adults have the right to
drink or smoke what we choose
under and within the laws of our
state. We also have the right to
use our land for what we choose
to, to create jobs and bring reve-
nue to our schools and commu-
nity. If not this idea, then what
is the plan for Grant County?
Continue blocking every new
idea and watch our double digit
unemployment rate continue to
rise? Or, give this idea a chance
and maybe some badly needed
economic relief will come to the
ones that need it the most, the
working people of Grant Coun-
ty?
Brad Olson
Mt. Vernon
Sheriff had
courage to stand
up for beliefs
To the Editor:
This is to the great people of
Grant County. What I am about
to state is in defense of Sheriff
Palmer and the men who had
enough courage to stand up for
their beliefs.
What elected oficial does
not have a vested interest in the
community they serve? Any
good law enforcement oficial
would want to know both sides
of the coin instead of going into
a situation half-cocked, like we
have seen with federal agencies.
The word of God declares that
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
we need to respect the authori-
ties that are placed over us and
not speak evil about them, or
anyone else for that matter.
Though I am not home there
yet, I also have a vested interest
in the community. I am a devot-
ed man of God, a student of his
word, of history and the Consti-
tution.
Take the blinders off, people.
Do you not care that our federal
government is overstepping their
bounds, violating various state
and federal Constitution laws?
Our government has caused a
moral decay in this country for
decades. What once was immor-
al has now become accepted.
Ethics have taken a dump on the
plain of society. Big government
makes executive laws that make
things legal even though consti-
tutionally they are illegal. Our
elected oficials in Washington
feel they are above the law by
taking away our rights and make
simple, faithful people appear as
anti-government extremists.
The ranchers (that some of
you called criminals) have a
vested stake into the commu-
nity. They made a stand on the
basis of the livelihood, which in
turn puts money into the local
economy. For their future and
the future of our families in our
community is what they had the
courage to stand up and defend.
You should not be criticizing
them, but thanking them for
their sacriice.
What the government wants
to do does not just affect the
ranchers, but the entire commu-
nity. Those that legally protested
against the action stand for the
local communities and for up-
holding the rights afforded us by
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the U.S. Constitution.
Work together in love, not
against each other in indifference.
Rich Shafer
Childress, Texas
Palmer’s agenda
not in county’s
best interest
Letter to the Editor:
Regarding Joe Clarke’s de-
fense of Sheriff Palmer and his
personal attack on me (in the
Feb. 17 edition of the Eagle),
I’d like to reply. I won’t go into
Clarke’s remarks about come-
dy as I thought that was pretty
cleverly stated. What I do want
to point out is that it is he who
had his facts wrong. I never said
Palmer was at the felony arrest
site; I correctly stated he was
at the roadblock near Seneca
where the state police were al-
ready in place when he arrived.
I was born and raised here in
Eastern Oregon, and I have sev-
eral guns and lots of ammuni-
tion like Joe Clarke. However, if
I did need law enforcement pro-
tection, Glenn Palmer is the last
person on earth I would call. My
trust is not in him because he
has a different agenda beyond
the best interests of the citizens
of Grant County.
Terry Steele
Ritter
Editor’s note: This letter was
allowed in excess of the one-
per-month policy as a rebuttal,
because Joe Clarke mentioned
Terry Steele by name and made
direct claims of fact regarding
Steele’s previous letter.
C OPS & C OURTS
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Circuit Court re-
ported the following ines and
judgments:
• Jeremy John Lawson, 41,
pleaded no contest to fourth-de-
gree assault/constituting domestic
violence. He was sentenced to jail
for 28 days. The court dismissed
one count of menacing/constitut-
ing domestic violence and harass-
ment.
• Santina Jean Mathew, 52,
pleaded guilty to driving under the
inluence of intoxicants. She was
sentenced to jail for 48 hours and
ined $585. Her driver’s license
was suspended for one year. She
was found guilty by court verdict
of recklessly endangering another
person. She was sentenced to jail
for two days, bench probation for
18 months and 40 hours commu-
nity service. She was ined $633
and her driver’s license was sus-
pended for 90 days.
Grant County Sheriff
CANYON CITY — The Grant
County Sheriff’s Ofice reported
the following for the week of Feb-
ruary 12-18:
• Concealed handgun licenses:
11
Justice Court
CANYON CITY — The Grant
County Justice Court reported the
following ines and judgments:
• Failure to drive within lane:
Taylor Mathew Myers, 26, Can-
yon City, Dec. 26, ined $260; Tel
Reece Abbe, 33, Riley, Jan. 28,
ined $260.
• Illegal stopping/parking: Brad
Lee Hartwick, 39, John Day, Jan.
4, ined $95.
• Exceeding the speed limit:
Timothy Scott Holt, 53, Canyon
City, 72/55 zone, Feb. 6, ined
$160.
• Failure to properly use safe-
ty belt: Shannon Lorene Britt, 53,
Prairie City, Jan. 25, ined $110.
• Violation of the basic rule:
Heather Marie Georges, 34, John
Day, 73/55 zone, Jan. 24, ined
$135; Edward R. Thomas, 25,
Pendleton, 75/55 zone, Feb. 13,
ined $160.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
130 calls during the week of Feb-
ruary 15-21. Along with the var-
ious trafic warnings, trespassing,
injured animals, noise complaints
and juvenile complaints, these
calls included:
• John Day Police:
Feb. 15: Arrested a John Day
man on theft charges; cited a
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WAKES
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morning
after sleeping on...
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pajamas.
He will bathe in an ADVERTISED TUB, shave with an ADVERTISED RAZOR,
have a breakfast of ADVERTISED JUICE, cereal and toast, toasted in an
ADVERTISED TOASTER, put on ADVERTISED CLOTHES and glance at his
ADVERTISED WATCH. He’ll ride to work in his ADVERTISED CAR, sit at an
ADVERTISED DESK and write with an ADVERTISED PEN. Yet this person
hesitates to advertise, saying that advertising doesn’t pay. Finally, when his
non-advertised business is going under, HE’LL ADVERTISE IT FOR SALE.
Then it’s too late.
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DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE
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Feb. 18: Arrested a John Day
man on a Grant County warrant.
Feb. 19: Structure ire on
Bragga Way reported.
Feb. 20: Trespassing reported
in the Dog Creek Road area.
• John Day ambulance:
Feb. 15: Responded for a
74-year-old man; responded for a
66-year-old man.
Feb. 17: Responded for a
67-year-old man.
Feb. 18: Responded for a
98-year-old man; responded for
a 45-year-old woman with chest
pains.
Feb. 19: Responded for a
62-year-old man who fell.
Feb. 20: Paged for a man with
low blood pressure and high pulse.
• John Day Rural Fire De-
partment:
Feb. 17: Grass ire reported in
the Meadowlark Road area.
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Costa Mesa, California, man for
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Feb. 16: Hit-and-run reported
at Chester’s Thriftway in John
Day.
Feb. 17: Responded to a dis-
pute at a John Day business; fraud
reported in Seneca; reported cou-
gar sighting in the South Johnson
Avenue area in Prairie City.
Feb. 20: Theft reported at a
Canyon City business.
• Grant County Sheriff:
Feb. 15: Hit-and-run reported
at the South Shell station.
Feb. 17: Trespassing reported
in the Bates area.
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