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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (July 20, 2016)
News & Opinion Blue Mountain Eagle C OPS & C OURTS Arrests and citations in the Blue Mountain Eagle are taken from the logs of law enforcement agencies. Ev- ery effort is made to report the court disposition of ar- rest cases. Circuit Court CANYON CITY — The Grant County Circuit Court reported the following fines and judgments: • Robert Chandler, 37, pleaded guilty July 14 to supplying contraband, a class C felony, April 27. He was sentenced to jail for 60 days, with credit for time served. He has a term of two years post-prison supervision, which, if vio- lated, could bring sanctions and possible additional im- prisonment. • Emily J. Buell, 38, pleaded guilty July 14 to first-degree forgery, a class C felony, on May 5. She was sentenced to five days in jail with credit for time served, supervised probation for 18 months and 40 hours com- munity service, which will be waived if she pays the entire compensatory fine of $152.50 with 60 days. She was additionally fined $200. Buell also pleaded guilty July 14 to second-de- gree theft, a class A misde- meanor, and was sentenced to jail for three days with credit for time served, 18 months probation and 20 hours of community ser- vice, which will be waived if the compensatory fine is paid. She was also fined $100. A count of mail theft was dismissed. • Michael Angelo Mar- cucci, 41, pleaded guilty July 14 to interfering with a firefighter or EMT, a class A misdemeanor, Jan. 28. He was sentenced to jail for 10 days with credit for time served, supervised proba- tion for 18 months and 40 hours community service. He is to have no contact with the victim unless and until approved by the vic- tim, the treatment provid- er, the probation officer (if applicable) and the court. He is required to step away from home if EMS responds to the Marcucci residence for any other person. He was fined $300. A count of harassment was dismissed. Grant County Sheriff CANYON CITY — The Grant County Sheriff’s Of- fice reported the following for the week of July 1-14: • Concealed handgun li- censes: 4 • Average inmates: 13 • Bookings: 4 • Releases: 9 • Arrests: 3 • Fingerprints: 6 • Civil papers: 21 • Warrants processed: 3 • Asst./welfare check: 3 • Search and Rescue: 2 Justice Court CANYON CITY — The Grant County Justice Court reported the following fines and judgments: • Violation of the ba- sic rule: Raymond Tyrelle Corwin, 18, Culver, 75-55, June 16, fined $160; Charlie Thomas Wolf, 20, Canyon City, 75/65, July 8, fined $110; Chance R. Currey, 26, Mt. Vernon, 75/55, June 22, fined $135; Elijah Allison, 41, Mt. Vernon, 73/55, June 21, fined $135; Richard Martell Davies, Arlington, 72/55, June 14, fined $135. • Exceeding the speed lim- it: Shahaylie Aspen Smarr, 25, John Day, 75/65, June ¿QHG 'HYLQ 6WHZ- art Bowman, 32, Baker City, -XQH¿QHG • Driving uninsured: Shawn Colman Kite, 47, Prairie City, June 25, fined $260; Dixie L. Blundell, 42, Grangeville, Idaho, June 5, $260. • Driving while suspend- ed: Shawn Colman Kite, June 25, fined $435. • No seat belt: Shawn Colman Kite, June 25, fined $110. • Failure to register vehi- cle: Dixie L. Blundell, June 5, fined $110. • Exceeding daily limit of fish: Eric V. Winton, 19, Canyon City, June 12, fined $135. • Use of cellphone while driving: Etoile M. Benge, 43, John Day, July 1, fined $135. Dispatch John Day dispatch worked 158 calls during the week of July 11-17. Along with the various traffic warnings, trespassing, in- jured animals, noise com- plaints and juvenile com- plaints, these calls included: • John Day Police: Re- ceived a report of a dog attacking another dog July 12; took a report of a hit and run with vehicle damage in Chester’s parking lot July 13; responded with ODFW to a possible cougar sight- ing at Mill corner in John Day July 13; report of per- son throwing fireworks out of vehicle window July 13; report of drunk driver in John Day July 15. • Grant County Sher- iff: Responded with Oregon State Police to a report of a dog attacking livestock in John Day July 11; dis- patched with John Day am- bulance for the unattended death of an elderly man July 11; responded to Tidewater in John Day for theft July 12; advised of a juvenile who became separated from his group July 12; respond- ed to identity theft in Mt. Vernon July 14; dispatched for report of a 2-year-old bit by a dog in Mt. Ver- non July 14; responded with OSP to a report of shots fired at Magone Lake July 16. • Oregon State Police: Responded with John Day ambulance to a motorcycle accident at the 300 block of Main Street in John Day, one injured, July 11; responded with GCSO to Long Box Ranch for a re- port of a person shooting across the highway July 15. • John Day ambulance: Responded for a wom- an with trouble breathing July 11; responded east of Mt. Vernon for a man who had difficulty standing and walking July 14; dispatched for a 37-year-old male with extreme intoxication and a wound to the head after a fall July 16; dispatched to a vehicle accident with injuries at Milepost 13 on South Highway 395 July 17. Road work planned on highways 395 and 26 Blue Mountain Eagle Beginning about July 28, the Oregon Depart- ment of Transportation will be chip sealing an 8-mile section of Highway 395 south of John Day be- tween Canyon Creek Road and the Paulina-Izee High- way junction, mile post 10-C to 18-C. The project is expected to take about three days to complete. Starting in August, chip seal work will also take place along Highway 26 between Mt. Vernon and the junction of state High- way 19 (mile post 124.17– 154.03), taking about three weeks to complete. More information will be shared when a start date for this project is confirmed. Expect up to 20-min- ute delays, reduced speeds, loose rock on the roadway, flaggers and pilot cars di- recting single-lane traffic through the work zones. Mi- nor delays during nighttime/ early morning hours for road sweeping. Slow down and watch for construction activities in the area and plan extra travel time during this highway preservation project. Mt. Vernon to shut off water for maintenance Wednesday The city of Mt. Vernon will shut off wa- ter for maintenance on Ingle Street from the LETTERS Continued from Page A4 Palmer informed us of law, saving SroSerW\ from ¿re To the Editor: We are now into a new fire season, and who knows what it may bring. Hope- fully nothing as bad as the Canyon Creek Complex of last fire season. I am submitting a copy of Oregon law 2013 ORS 477.100, which all land- owners in Oregon should be made aware of. (ORS 477.100: [1] The State Forester, or any agen- cy or organization with responsibility under this chapter to suppress fires, may not prohibit an owner or the owner’s agent from suppressing a fire occurring on the owner’s property or that poses a threat to the owner’s property. [2] Not- withstanding subsection [1] of this section, the forester, Beech Creek bridge to the Community Hall from 9 a.m. to noon today, July 20. agency or organization may prohibit an owner or the owner’s agent from sup- pressing a fire if the owner or agent conducts the action in a manner that the forest- er, agency or organization reasonably determines is likely to increase the risk of injury or damage to the personnel or equipment of the forester, agency or or- ganization.) Sheriff (Glenn) Palmer informed us of this law when we contacted him about our confrontation with the (Bu- reau of Land Management) and Malheur National For- est over their refusing to put a cat line across BLM (land) between the fire and private property. According to the law, a private citizen can do this himself with his own equipment. Thanks to Sheriff Palmer, the line was put across BLM (land), and the fire was held at that line. Be aware. Michael and Marsha Christensen John Day Commissioner Britton should be recalled To the Editor: The recall is not about personality, volunteer actions or whether or not someone is a “good guy.” Should a coun- ty commissioner continue to ignore the best interests of the county by catering to environ- mental, special interest groups and the Forest Service, while refusing to recuse himself from YRWLQJRQLVVXHVWKDWDUHDGH¿- QLWHFRQÀLFWRILQWHUHVW" The actions listed did not take place at one time but have been evident for a long time. Fi- nally, the situation has festered into the action of a recall. Mr. Britton should be recalled and a clear message sent to the coun- ty court that the county govern- ment is not going to be “going along to get along” anymore. We sould expect and have unbi- ased and honest representation IURPRXUHOHFWHGRI¿FLDOV Nicky A. Sprauve Canyon City The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. www.eomediagroup.com Wednesday, July 20, 2016 A5 Palmer’s legal expense fund receives more than $20,000 in donations Ur Six Way, Galts Gulch, CA 97632. The ZIP code actually corresponds to Malin, Ore- The legal expense trust gon, near Klamath Falls. The fund for Grant County Sheriff (DJOH FRXOG QRW ¿QG HYLGHQFH Glenn Palmer, who is being in- of an actual city named “Galts vestigated by the Oregon De- Gulch” in California or the partment of Justice, received United States. Galt’s Gulch is, however, more than $20,000 in dona- tions between April and June, mentioned in Ayn Rand’s 1957 including one that appears to novel Atlas Shrugged, as is the EH IURP D ¿FWLRQDO FKDUDFWHU character John Galt. Fleck could not be reached with a false address. 7UXVWHH -RGLH )OHFN ¿OHG by phone for comment. Fleck, the required quarterly state- Palmer and his attorney Benja- ment for the Glenn E. Palmer min Boyd from Hostetter Law Legal Expense Trust Fund Group in Enterprise have not with the Oregon Government responded to emailed questions Ethics Commission July 14, about the donation or the fund. Oregon law requires the reporting $20,450.15 in dona- tions and $5,268.93 in expens- names and addresses of people es from April 12, when the who donate more than $75 to these funds to be reported, but fund was created, to June 30. Someone who donated Government Ethics Commis- $100 June 7 is listed in the sion Program Manager Virgin- report as John Galt, 138 Got ia Lutz said in an email the stat- By Sean Hart Blue Mountain Eagle XWHVGRQRWPHQWLRQYHUL¿FDWLRQ requirements. “The statutes do not speak GLUHFWO\ WR DQ\ YHUL¿FDWLRQ RU auditing requirement of the Commission or the Trustee regarding donations, but that would not preclude the Com- mission from taking action if it were alleged that there may be a violation of Chapter 244,” she said. Donations more than $75 accounted for $14,720, with $3,654 coming from donations less than $75 and $2,076.15 coming from pro bono and in- kind donations. Of the listed donors, seven were from Grant County, and the largest county donation was $500. The Oregon Firearms Fed- eration Political Action Com- mittee donated $5,000, the largest in the report.