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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
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• 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
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Palmer informed
us of law, saving
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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
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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
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Nicky A. Sprauve
Canyon City
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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
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Fleck could not be reached
with a false address.
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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-
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requirements.
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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.