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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 18, 2016 A5 C OPS & C OURTS ther convictions before Nov. 11, 2016. • David Wesly Burke, John Day, was convicted of third-de- gree theft. He was sentenced to 240 hours in jail and 20 hours of community service, with a stipulation of an executed sen- tence of 20 days in jail without credit for time served for fail- ing to successfully complete any term or condition of pro- bation. He was ordered to have no contact with Len’s Drug of John Day and ined $254.99. Small Claims • Karen Chadwick v. Martin Leuenberger. Money judgment awarded to Martin Leuenberg- er for $150. Dispatch John Day dispatch worked 141 calls during the week of May 9-16. Along with the various trafic warnings, tres- passing, injured animals, noise complaints and juvenile com- plaints, these calls included: • John Day Police: May 9: Arrested a man for fourth-degree assault and stran- gulation. May 13: Arrested a Baker City woman for driving under the inluence of intoxicants. May 14: Responded to a re- port of a dog attack on McHa- ley Street in Prairie City. • Grant County Sheriff: May 12: Theft reported in Canyon City. May 13: Arrested a John Day man for unlawful use of a irearm, disorderly conduct and minor in possession. May 14: Responded to a re- port of a woman with dificulty breathing in the Fields Peak area. • John Day ambulance: May 10: Dispatched for an elderly man; paged for an el- derly woman with dizzy spells. May 11: Paged for a man who injured his leg. May 14: Responded for a 92-year-old man. • Prairie City ambulance: May 10: Responded for an 81-year-old man who fell. May 15: Responded for a 63-year-old man with chest pains. • Mt. Vernon Rural Fire Department: May 10: Forest ire report- ed in the Widows Creek Ranch area. Justice Court CANYON CITY — The Grant County Justice Court re- ported the following ines and judgments: • Driving while suspend- ed-violation: Joseph Scott Hayzlett, 40, John Day, March 25, ined $435; Travis A. Palm- er, 25, Mt. Vernon, March 16, ined $435. • Driving uninsured: Joseph Scott Hayzlett, 40, John Day, March 25, ined $260; Travis A. Palmer, 25, Mt. Vernon, March 16, ined $260. • Registration sticker ex- pired: Joseph Scott Hayzlett, 40, John Day, March 25, ined $110. • Operating without a li- cense: Joshua Wayne Haskins, 32, Prairie City, March 19, ined $260. • Violation of the basic rule: Shane Jerold Dillavou, 26, Pendleton, April 24, 78/55 zone, ined $260; Nathan Lee Gordanier, 31, Canyon City, April 23, 80/55 zone, ined $220; Kathy L. Meyer, 44, Mt. Vernon, March 18, 50/30 zone, ined $135. • Careless driving-accident: Thomas Allan Kelso, 63, John Day, April 19, ined $370. • Dog as a public nuisance: Mary P. Rowell, 27, Prairie City, April 23, ined $260, with a six-month diversion, to be dismissed if there are no fur- John Day biomass collaborative awarded USDA funding Blue Mountain Eagle U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon is applauding the U.S. Department of Agri- culture’s decision to award a groundbreaking project with funding to continue its innovative work using wood waste for renewable energy. The Oregon Torrefaction Project will convert for- est wastes to a low-carbon product that can be used to heat and power homes and businesses. Processing in John Day will create access to rural jobs and reduce transportation costs. “Thanks to communi- ty efforts that responsibly tripled the harvest from MANAGER Continued from Page A1 Walker previously worked as co-manager of Cabela’s from 2013-15 in Kalispell, Mont., and was Horizon Air’s customer ser- vice manager from 1998- 2007 in Kalispell. She received a “Rookie of the Year” excellence in leadership award at Hori- zon as customer service manager, and said the sta- tion thrived and was one of three cities nominated for Station of the Year out of 47 stations Horizon Air serves. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business econom- ics from Boise State Univer- sity, in Boise, Idaho. A resident of Canyon City, Walker, her husband Kevin and their daughter Morgan moved to the area in October of 2015. Walker’s husband and her parents were raised in the Malheur National For- est, there’s a huge increase in the amount of biomass available,” Wyden said. “This project addresses several local industry and community needs by build- ing new markets for wood wastes from forest health restoration and wildfire risk reduction, all while creat- ing good-paying jobs in the woods.” The project is a pub- lic-private partnership be- tween the U.S. Forest Ser- vice, the U.S. Endowment, Bonneville Environmental Foundation and private enti- ties including Ochoco Lum- ber and Portland General Electric. “We are excited to work with our partners on the ground, including the local collaboratives and the For- est Service, to build mar- kets that can enhance forest restoration activities,” said Matt Krumenauer, Project Manager for Oregon Torre- faction. “Projects like ours not only help build resilien- cy in the forest, they sup- port family wage jobs and the health of our rural com- munities.” The Eagle/Angel Carpenter City of John Day officials awarded four employees with certificates at their May 10 city council meeting, including, from left, 911 dispatcher Camillia Haney (front), 911 dispatcher Don Speakman, Sergeant Damon Rand of the John Day Police Department and John Day public works employee Monte Legg. John Day employees recognized for service By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle JOHN DAY — John Day City Council president Steve Schuette presented four city employees with certiicates of recognition at the Tuesday, May 10, City Council meeting. Camillia Haney was awarded for 10 years of ded- icated service to the City of John Day 911 Emergency Communications Center. Don Speakman, also an employee at the 911 Cen- ter, was awarded the Golden Stork Award for commend- able work in aiding in the emergency delivery of a baby boy on April 20, 2016. Sergeant Damon Rand was Lightning may have sparked North Fork ire Blue Mountain Eagle PENDLETON — A one- acre wildfire was detected last Wednesday afternoon in a remote area of the North Fork John Day Wil- derness northeast of Rabbit Butte, according to Andrew Stinchfield, fire manage- ment officer for the North Fork John Day Ranger District. The fire, located seven miles northwest of Granite, is believed to be sparked by a lightning storm that passed through the area on April 29. No structures, improve- ments or private land are threatened by the fire. Be- cause of the remote loca- tion, predicted rainfall in the forecast and numerous haz- ards to firefighters, the fire was monitored and managed indirectly. Become an Eagle fan today! Go to: facebook.com/ MyEagleNews FRI & SAT (12:45) (4:10) 7:10 9:40 SUNDAY (1:10) (4:10) 7:10 MON-THURS (12:45) (4:20) 7:10 CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR PG-13 Political interference in the Avengers’ activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man. FRI & SAT (12:45) (3:30) 6:30 9:30 (1:10) (3:30) 6:30 SUNDAY MON-THURS (12:45) (4:20) 6:30 THE JUNGLE BOOK PG Guided by Bagheera and Baloo, the man-cub Mowgli embarks on a journey of self-discovery. 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The court dismissed one count for third-degree theft/lost or mislaid property and initiating a false report. • Charles Robert Hunt, 48, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon, committed on or about April 10. He was sen- tenced to jail for 30 days, super- vised probation for 36 months and 80 hours community ser- vice. He was ordered to have no contact with the victims and ined $300. He pleaded guilty to menacing-constituting do- mestic violence, committed on or about April 10, and was sen- tenced to supervised probation for 36 months and 40 hours community service, and ined $600. The court dismissed one count for recklessly endanger- ing another person-constitut- ing domestic violence, ive for recklessly endangering anoth- er person, six for pointing a irearm at another and ive for menacing. • Benjamin Vincent Dodd pleaded guilty and was sen- tenced on several charges committed on or about Jan. 25. For unlawful use of a weapon against another, sentenced to jail for 30 days, supervised probation for 36 months and 30 hours community service, and ined $1,000; strangula- tion-constituting domestic vi- olence, jail for 60 days, super- vised probation for 36 months and 30 hours community service, and ined $100, plus $77.63 restitution to Paciic- source Community Solutions; fourth-degree assault consti- tuting domestic violence, jail for 30 days, supervised pro- bation for 36 months and 30 hours community service, and ined $100; menacing consti- tuting domestic violence, jail for 30 days, supervised pro- bation for 36 months and 30 hours community service, and ined $100. All sentences are consecutive. He was ordered to have no contact with the vic- tim. The court dismissed one count for second-degree assault constituting domestic violence and one for pointing a irearm at another. • Michael Dean Gibson, pleaded guilty to harassment, and entered into a deferred sen- tence and conditional release agreement for a 12-month pe- riod. He was ordered to com- plete 30 hours of community service and comply with any restraining or stalking order, and ined $500. Upon com- pletion, the harassment charge will be dismissed. 02131 Arrests and citations in the Blue Mountain Eagle are taken from the logs of law enforce- ment agencies. Every effort is made to report the court dispo- sition of arrest cases. 541-575-5750 206 S. Humbolt St. Canyon City office@rrlaw.biz Robbins Farm Equipment 3850 10th St. Baker City 10218 Wallowa Lake Hwy. La Grande 1160 S Egan Burns 86812 Christmas Valley Hwy. Christmas Valley 541-523-6377 541-963-6577 541-573-6377 541-523-6377
