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Blue Mountain Eagle
RECALL
in county successes, in-
cluding tripling the timber
harvest, actively manag-
ing federal lands to ensure
infrastructure
remains,
creating Bates State Park,
supporting Lake Creek
Youth Camp, bringing
“millions of transporta-
tion dollars” to the county,
keeping the county “fis-
cally strong” and writing
the Community Wildfire
Protection Plan.
For the remaining
two and a half years of
his term, Britton said in
the statement he plans to
work on expanding pro-
tection from floods on
Canyon Creek, engaging
the Forest Service on ac-
cess issues, developing
new water storage sites
and protecting the agri-
cultural community from
outside intervention.
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Dayville resident Ju-
lie Carr started the recall
petition in March, accus-
ing Britton of failing to
represent constituents on
road and access issues; re-
fusing to call for an inves-
tigation into the handling
of the 2015 Canyon Creek
wildfires; failing to recuse
himself in decisions with
agencies where he bene-
fited both personally and
financially; and deliber-
ately misrepresenting his
intentions of attending a
community meeting Jan.
26.
In his justification
statement, Britton said the
reasons offered for his re-
call were “baseless.” He
said he has participated
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drawn with Sharpie pens and
sprayed with rubbing alcohol
— which also won a Champi-
on ribbon at the Oregon State
Fair in Salem.
This year, she’s entering 17
projects in horticulture, baking,
photography, art and table set-
ting. She’ll also enter a speech
competition.
Dani’s mom, Jennifer Gold-
blatt, said she entered both her
children, including her son Jay,
in 4-H at the earliest time pos-
sible.
“I grew up doing 4-H,”
Jennifer said. “They have to
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Dani Goldblatt, 15, and
her Nigerian dwarf goat,
Rocco.
research projects, and it gets
them used to speaking in front
of people, and they learn lead-
ership skills.”
Dani, who enters Grant
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
FIRES
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Unity, grew to 2,043 acres
by Tuesday morning, Wal-
lowa-Whitman
National
Forest Public Affairs Spe-
cialist Matt Burks said.
The nearest private land is
2 miles east of the fire, he
said, and no private prop-
erty or ranches were at
risk.
A total of 282 people —
nine 20-person hand crews,
13 fire engines and two he-
licopters — were assigned
to the fire, Burks said.
Crews successfully con-
ducted a burnout Monday
night to establish an anchor
point, he said, and contin-
ued working to secure the
anchor point Tuesday.
The cause of the fire is
unknown.
Union Junior-Senior High
School as a sophomore later
this month, said she’s looking
forward to the fair and help-
ing the newer 4-H youth learn
the ropes, including teaching
them to clean their animal
pens and how to show their
animals.
She said 4-H is a program
she’d recommend to other
youth.
“It’s fun,” she said. “It’s
a great opportunity to learn a
lot of good skills you can use
throughout your life.”
For more information on
the 4-H program, contact
Shanna Northway at the OSU
Extension offi ce in John Day at
541-575-1911.
Oregon Department of Forestry/Joe Hessel
Firefighters attend the morning briefing for the
Weigh Station Fire near Meacham.
Whitney Fire
About
11
miles
north-northwest of Unity,
crews battled the Whitney
Fire, which was also reported
Sunday, according to the Blue
Mountain Interagency Dis-
patch Center morning brief-
ing. The fi re was about 15
acres as of Monday morning,
Burks said, and crews have
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automatic gate for the airfi eld
and the Forest Service. In the
summertime, the gate is used
frequently and, if left open,
could be a hazard if wildlife
enter, she said.
Another safety need, she
said, is the replacement of
regulators that control the
runway lights. Only one of
the two runways has lights,
and depending on the wind
direction, a pilot may want
to land on the currently unlit
runway. Walker said they are
expecting the delivery of the
parts on Aug. 8.
constructed lines around the
entire fi re.
Five engines, two hand
crews and a bulldozer were
working to improve the fi re
line and containing the fi re,
he said.
Weigh Station Fire
Crews continued to fi ght
the Weigh Station Fire near
A new stone sign is also
being installed. Currently, the
only sign displayed is from the
Forest Service, which leas-
es half of the airport. Walker
said she wanted to show the
airport’s offi cial name in an
additional sign. Last week,
she said they’ve ordered an
approximately 9,000-pound
stone sign from Ontario Rock
and Landscape Supplies.
“They’ll prepare the sign
and deliver and place it,” she
said.
Through grants from Con-
nectOregon and the FAA, the
process has begun to write a
master plan for the airport,
which Walker hopes will lead
to more opportunities for the
Robbins Farm Equipment
3850 10th St.
Baker City
10218 Wallowa Lake Hwy.
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1160 S Egan
Burns
86812 Christmas Valley Hwy.
Christmas Valley
541-523-6377
541-963-6577
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Meacham, which started Sat-
urday, according to an Oregon
Department of Forestry press
release from Jamie Knight.
The 688-acre fi re was about
35 percent contained as of
Tuesday morning.
Two outbuildings were de-
stroyed in the blaze, Knight
said, but no permanent resi-
dences were lost.
Residents in the area from
the weigh station on Dead-
man Pass to Emigrant Springs
State Park are on a Level 1
evacuation status — “ready”
in the “ready, set, go” system.
Impacts to travelers on
Interstate 84 should be min-
imal, she said, but fi re traffi c
will still be present and fl are
ups may cause brief areas of
smoke along the freeway.
The cause of the fi re is un-
der investigation.
George Plaven contributed
to this report.
airport in the future.
Walker also said she would
like to start a youth aviation
program at the airport. She
plans to discuss ideas with
the airport commission about
starting an ongoing program
to help youth gain an interest
in aviation and retain that in-
terest.
She said long-term goals at
the airport include:
• Hiring a consultant to
check the feasibility of a rural
commercial air service
• Hiring a seasonal work-
er, a graduating Grant County
high school student for an in-
ternship
• Bringing a fl ight instruc-
tion program to John Day
• Having a maintenance
shop for helicopters and air-
planes, which could be at the
Industrial Park
• Offering food and drinks
at the airport
• Adding hangars
Walker said her back-
ground working in the airline
industry has given her the ex-
perience to take on the man-
agement of the local airport.
“When the opportunity
opened, I was drawn to it
— I’m striving for continu-
ous improvement,” she said.
“Once you get the airline
industry in your blood, it
stays.”
Joe Intile, a former airport
commissioner at the meeting,
agreed.
“You’re a breath of fresh
air,” he said, adding that
what Walker said is true. “It
doesn’t leave; it stays with
you.”
Congratulations
Lundbom Family
Celebrating
YEARS
WITH
NAPA AUTO PARTS!
NAPA Portland is very proud to have the Lundbom family as NAPA store owners and are equally proud of the
manner in which they serve the community of John Day. Not only do they provide some of the best customer
service within the NAPA Portland family of stores, but they also are extremely acive in the community.
In April 1966, Don and Blanche
Lundbom, and kids, Ron and
Tooie, moved to John Day,
Oregon to open up a new
market for NAPA. They located
in a building with about 1300 sf
of loor space, the other 4000sf
was a repair shop. They had
a staring inventory of about
$2700. Don ran the sales and
Blanche ran the oice. In 1968,
we hired an outside salesman
and put in Marin Semour paint
and more inventory. In 1970 we
added a machine shop and added
2 more counter man and more
inventory. In 1976, Ron joined
the business and we bought the
building and added about 3000sf
of loor space and more inventory.
In 1987 we added a 5000sf
machine shop/ truck shop. Ron's
wife, Sherri, joined the business
in 1995 and helped Blanche run
the oice. Ron's son, Stefan and
his wife Tasha, joined the business
in 2011. Don always wished for a
true third generaion NAPA store
ownership. Don and Blanche
stayed acive in the business, but
slowed down in 2001 and enjoyed
going to Arizona in the winters and
gardening in the summers. Don
and Blanche were proud of their
associaion with NAPA and enjoyed
the many trips and the many
friends they made throughout
the years. It has been 50 years
and we have coninued to grow
our business with the help of
a great crew, great customers,
and a great partner with NAPA.