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News Blue Mountain Eagle B REAKING N EWS A LERTS at Les Schwab Tires in john 'D\ FLWHG D 3UDLULH &LW\ woman for maintaining a GRJDVDQXLVDQFHDUUHVWHGD John Day man for disorder- ly conduct at Meadowbrook apartments. • Grant County Sheriff: April 18: Cougar sighting reported in Mt. Vernon. April 20: Theft reported in Mt. Vernon. April 23: Cited a Canby woman for allowing a dog as a nuisance at Clyde Holliday 6WDWH 3DUN UHSRUW RI VKRWV ¿UHGRQ,QGLDQ&UHHN5RDG • John Day ambulance: April 18: Responded for a 90-year-old man. April 19: Dispatched for a woman with a medication SUREOHPSDJHGIRUDZRPDQ ZLWKGLI¿FXOW\EUHDWKLQJ April 20: Responded for a 67-year-old man. April 23: Responded for a 62-year-old woman who injured her foot. April 24: Responded for DQ \HDUROG ZRPDQ UH- sponded for an 85-year-old woman. • Long Creek ambu- lance: April 21: Responded for a 65-year-old woman with a broken leg. April 23: Dispatched for a man bucked off a horse. • Mt. Vernon ambu- lance: April 24: Responded for an 82-year-old woman. • Mt. Vernon Fire De- partment: April 22: Report of a VWUXFWXUH ¿UH RQ +DUSHU Creek Road in Mt. Vernon. • John Day Rural Fire Department: April 23: Reported brush ¿UH RQ 3DWWHUVRQ %ULGJH Road. cury at high enough levels to pose a threat to human health if not eaten in moderation. Samples were collected Elevated levels of mercu- ry have been detected in Or- between 2008 and 2014. The egon bass, prompting health advisory affects bass from all RI¿FLDOV WR ZDUQ UHVLGHQWV waters in Oregon, and will against eating too much of remain in effect for the fore- seeable future. WKH¿VK Bass are the focus of con- The Oregon Health Au- thority issued a statewide cern because they are a res- advisory April 19 after eval- ident species — that is, they uating tissue samples from live in the same place their 62 bass from 11 water bodies entire life, unlike salmon across the state, including the and steelhead. Bass are also Columbia, Snake, John Day, top predators, eating other Grande Ronde and Owyhee FRQWDPLQDWHG ¿VK ZLWKLQ WKH rivers. Results showed mer- ecosystem. By George Plaven EO Media Group OHA is recommending the general population eat no more than six meals worth of bass per month. A meal is about the size and thickness of your hand. Pregnant and nursing women, infants and children are at higher risk of mercury, and should eat no more than two meals per month. Should more data be- come available, OHA said it will update advisories as QHFHVVDU\ $OO VWDWHZLGH ¿VK advisories are posted online DW ZZZKHDOWKRUHJRQRUJ¿- shadv. Stolen Prairie City vehicle recovered in Redmond Shell burglary still under investigation Blue Mountain Eagle A vehicle stolen in Prairie City was recovered in De- schutes County. The vehicle, stolen April 12, was recovered three days later by Redmond Police De- partment left in the bike lane on SW Airport Road near Sixth Street in Redmond, ac- cording to a John Day Police Department press release. The case remains open. Police Chief Richard Gray recommends not leaving valuables or the keys in ve- hicles and locking the doors. The department is also investigating the April 16 burglary of the West Shell station. Anyone with information about either incident is en- couraged to contact the de- partment, 541-575-0030. Publisher’s Clearing House scam surfaces in Grant County Blue Mountain Eagle John Day Police Depart- ment is warning residents about a fraud scheme reported in Grant County. People have been contact- ed and told they won prizes from Publisher’s Clearing House that they can claim af- ter paying fees, according to a press release. The instructions request wire transfers or payments to be mailed. They send checks to be deposited into person- al accounts, which are later canceled, causing overdraft charges and losses. The calls are untraceable, and the contact number pro- vided is from Jamaica, which causes long-distance charges. The scam spans the United States with individual losses of thousands of dollars. The police department en- courages people to report any suspicious funds sent to them. For more information, vis- it info.pch.com/consumer-in- formation/fraud-protection. Pro Saw Shop and a Whole Lot More 02131 • Releases: 13 • Arrests: 2 • Citations: 3 • Fingerprints: 2 • Civil papers: 3 • Warrants processed: 3 • Asst./welfare check: 2 • Eric Towers, 32, John Day, was cited on April 19 Circuit Court CANYON CITY — The for maintaining a dog as a Grant County Circuit Court public nuisance. • Christopher Woodell, UHSRUWHG WKH IROORZLQJ ¿QHV 32, Long Creek, was cited on and judgments: • Christopher Witmore April 18 for failure to carry was convicted of contempt license and failure to drive in of court for failure to make lane. FRXUWRUGHUHG ¿QDQFLDO SD\- ments and failure to serve Justice Court ¿YHGD\ MDLO VDQFWLRQ +H CANYON CITY — The was sentenced to 20 hours Grant County Justice Court additional community ser- UHSRUWHG WKH IROORZLQJ ¿QHV vice and 120 hours in jail. and judgments: • Dog as a public nui- sance: Ghalum Mohammad Oregon State Police • March 19: Police cited Wahdat, 63, John Day, Feb. Otis R. Waggoner, 64, St. ¿QHGZLWKPRQWK Helens, for second-degree diversion, to be dismissed if criminal trespass March 14 no further convictions before on Malheur Lumber Compa- Oct. 13. • Burning without a per- ny property. • March 15: At about 5 mit: Leroy Paul Titus, 36, p.m., on Highway 26 be- 3UDLULH &LW\ $SULO ¿QHG tween Mt. Vernon and Day- • Violation of the basic ville, arrested Russell Wayne Moore, 52, Redmond, for re- rule: David Clark Hannibal, IXVLQJ¿HOGVREULHW\WHVWV+H 53, John Day, 74/55 zone, was lodged in Grant County $SULO ¿QHG 7HUH- sa Marie Drury, 41, Burns, Jail. • April 2: At about 9 a.m., ]RQH0DUFK¿QHG received a report of a single /LQGD .HHQH\ vehicle crash on Highway Burns, 75/55 zone, April 5, 395 south of Long Creek. ¿QHG • Exceeding the speed Police cited Lucinda Choic- ey Johns, 53, Long Creek, limit: Cody Aaron Williams, 24, Bates, 50/35 zone, March for careless driving. • April 11: At 1:39 p.m., ¿QHG ,DQ$ 1RU- investigated a two-vehicle, ton, 66, Etobicoke, Ontario, non-injury crash on High- Canada, 60/40 zone, April 3, way 26 near Laycock Creek ¿QHG • Careless driving-ac- Road. Police cited Lisa Faye Miller, 53, Mt. Vernon, for cident: Lucinda Choicey Johns, 54, Long Creek, April unsafe passing. • April 17: At about 8 ¿QHG p.m., responded to report Small Claims of an intoxicated man on • Charles E. Williams v. a bicycle on Highway 395 in John Day. Police arrest- Austin Salvey. Money judg- ed Jeffrey Doyle Porter, 50, ment awarded to Charles E. Canyon City, for driving :LOOLDPVIRU XQGHU WKH LQÀXHQFH RI LQ- Dispatch toxicants—alcohol and con- John Day dispatch trolled substance. He was worked 204 calls during the taken to Grant County Jail. • April 19: At 7:24 p.m., week of April 18-24. Along responded to a two-vehicle ZLWKWKHYDULRXVWUDI¿FZDUQ- accident on Highway 26 ings, trespassing, injured an- imals, noise complaints and west of John Day. juvenile complaints, these calls included: Grant County Sheriff • John Day Police: CANYON CITY — The April 21: Hit-and-run re- Grant County Sheriff’s Of- ¿FH UHSRUWHG WKH IROORZLQJ ported near the People Mov- for the week of April 15-21: er in John Day. April 22: Cited a Prairie • Concealed handgun li- City woman for no opera- censes: 12 tor’s license. • Average inmates: 14 April 23: Theft reported • Bookings: 9 A5 +HDOWKRI¿FLDOVUHSRUWHOHYDWHGPHUFXU\LQEDVV C OPS & C OURTS Arrests and citations in the Blue Mountain Eagle are taken from the logs of law enforcement agencies. Every effort is made to report the court disposition of arrest cases. Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Michael B. DesJardin Dentistry, PC Preventive, Restorative & Endodontics New Patients Welcome! 208 NW Canton John Day 541-575-2725 mbddental@live.com michaelbdesjardindmd.com Your Rural Fa mily Health Clinic Grant County HEALTH Department myeaglenews.com/breakingnews 528 E. Main, St. E, John Day Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm Services Provided: Karen Triplett, FNP • Primary Care • Acute Care • Women’s Health Exams • Men and Children Exams • Immunizations • Family Planning • Contraception • Pregnancy Testing & Referrals • HIV Testing & Referrals • Cacoon • WIC • High Risk Infants • Maternity Case Management Grant County Health Department does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activitie s, or in employment. Appointments available Call and schedule your appointment today! TOLL FREE 888-443-9104 or 541-575-0429 ATTENTION: On April 15, 2016, at 9:40 a.m., my blue/gray Ford Escape was parked on Canyon Blvd. beside Mosier’s Furniture for approximately 10 minutes, then moved in to the alley and parked behind Radio Shack, remaining there for approximately half an hour. During this time, my car received damage to the driver’s side passenger door and extending to the rear panel. Evidence of white paint residue was left on the damage site. The hit and run was reported to the John Day City Police and an estimate of damages was obtained from 1st Choice Auto Body in the amount of $2,500 . If anyone witnessed this hit and run, please call Margot White at 541-792-0575 . I will accept a reasonable explanation from the individual responsible for this damage and am willing to work out a settlement beneficial to both parties if I am contacted from the date of this notice until Sunday, May 1st, at 6 p.m. Help is available for victims of sexual assault in Grant County. If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, please call: Heart of Grant County 541-620-1342 Grant County Victim Assistance Program 541-575-4026 Remember: sex without consent = sexual assault Every other Monday in John Day at Blue Mountain Hospital 170 Ford Rd. • 541-575-1311 This project was supported by Grant No. 2015-WR-AX-0008 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Wo m en, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/pro gram/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. Designed by the Blue Mountain Eagle