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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, August 10, 2016 A5 Recall raises campaign inance questions Complaint filed against committee in favor of recall By Rylan Boggs and Sean Hart Blue Mountain Eagle A campaign inance com- plaint has been iled against the Committee to Recall Boyd Britton, while another group campaigning to keep the county commissioner in ofice recently learned it was required to register as a politi- cal action committee. The complaint, iled by Kimberly resident James O. Kelly with the Oregon Secre- tary of State Aug. 5, accuses the committee of failing to report any campaign inance activity. An account summary ob- tained from Oregon Elections System for Tracking and Re- porting (ORESTAR) conirms that the Committee to Recall Boyd Britton had not iled any contributions or expenditures as of Monday. Julie Carr, the treasurer for the committee, could not be reached for comment. Kelly claims the commit- tee established March 20 did not report contributions and expenses related to the print- ing of 72 recall signature pages or ile a Certiicate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures. Kelly claims the signa- ture-gathering committee has also been active in supporting the recall and “is required to declare its intent to function as a political committee ded- icated to supporting the re- call.” The committee was not registered as a political action committee for the recall elec- tion as of Monday, according to information obtained from ORESTAR. Kelly noted the group has not reported any inancial in- formation after gathering the signatures. “At the very least there should have been reporting of: printing and postage for the distribution of an estimat- ed 4,000 mailers in support of the recall that appeared in mailboxes countywide on or around July 28, 2016,” Kelly stated in the complaint. Secretary of State Com- munications Director Molly Woon said the department will be contacting both Kelly and the committee to further investigate the complaint. Woon said the committee could possibly face ines de- pending on the outcome of the investigation. “At the Secretary of State’s ofice, we believe transparen- cy is an advantage,” Woon said. On the other side of the political battle, Vote No on Boyd Britton Recall, which is registered as a political action committee for the recall, has reported $10,743 in contributions, including $250 from Kelly, and $5,856 in expenditures. Another group that voiced support for Britton, however, did not realize until last week that doing so with collective funding was required to be reported. Grant County Positive Ac- tion Treasurer Judy Schuette said the organization recently learned it was legally required to register as a political action committee for the recall elec- tion, which it did Aug. 2. She said the group, which is not afiliated with a political par- ty, never intended to become a political action committee, but when members pooled their funds to purchase adver- tising against the recall, the group become legally classi- ied as one. “As soon as we understood that we technically were a po- litical action committee, we were the ones who contacted the Secretary of State’s ofice and said, ‘What do we do? How do we ix this?’” she said. “We didn’t know that we were going to have to do all this. Evidently, if more than one person takes in a dona- tion to support a campaign or person, and since we had our members donate to help pay for the ad, it opened up this other door that we didn’t know we’d have to be going through.” Schuette said the group has seven days to report a contri- bution, and she would be re- porting contributions and ex- penditures to the Secretary of State Tuesday, seven days af- ter registering as a committee. The Eagle/Angel Carpenter John Day Volunteer firefighters respond to the Gleason Pool with a large fan to quell some fumes from a chemical mixture in the pump house at the facility. Fireighters respond for fumes at pool Blue Mountain Eagle John Day volunteer ire- ighters responded to Glea- son Pool at about 4:30 p.m. Friday after a report of fumes in the facility’s water treat- ment room. The department came with one engine and four on Blue Mountain Eagle The Grant County Court meeting Wednesday, Aug. 10, will begin at 1:30 p.m. The few items on the agen- da include signing contracts related to the Grant County Fair, which begins that day. For more information, contact Laurie Wright, 541- 575-0059. C OPS & C OURTS Grant County Sheriff The Grant County Sheriff’s Ofice reported the following for the week of Aug. 8: concealed handgun licenses, 7; average in- mates, 10; bookings, 7; releases, 7; arrests, 1; ingerprints, 5; civil papers, 22; warrants processed, 2; asst./welfare check, 3; search and rescue, 2. Justice Court The Grant County Justice Court reported the following ines and judgments: • Failure to perform the du- ties of a driver: Linda Marie Bond, John Day, sentenced to 10 days jail, 12 months probations, 10 days community service, and ined $1,797.46. • Violation of speed limit: Dawn Marie Thomas, 53, Au- burn, Washington, 43/25, Aug. 9, ined $160. Exceeding speed limit: Ker- LETTERS Continued from Page A4 Cooperation, collaboration and coordination To the Editor: For one county commis- sioner, cooperation, collabo- ration and coordination is the same thing. So for those who have a challenged vocabu- lary, here’s what the dictio- nary has to say. Cooperate: to act jointly or concurrently to a common end. Collaborate: to work with another person or group to achieve or do something; to give help to an enemy. Coordinate: to put in the same order or rank. Steve Beverlin, Malheur forest supervisor, told those at the Wednesday meeting that all three of the “C’s” were used in arriving at deci- sions involving forest issues. Yes, one can cooperate with whatever may come ith Gene Crabb, 24, Canyon City, 75/65, July 29, ined $135. • Violation of basic speed rule: Sakhan Meth, 42, Tualatin, 76/55, June 24, ined $260; Jer- emy S. Taylor, 44, Bend, 75/55, July 19, ined $135. • Driving while suspended: Travis James Freniere, 30, John Day, July 8, ined $435, July 13, ined $435; Harry Samuel Nard- strom, 36, John Day, July 9, ined $435; Melinda Paris Cox, 42, Prairie City, June 24, ined $435; Melinda Paris Cox, July 1, ined $435. • Driving uninsured: Travis James Freniere, July 8, ined $260, July 13, ined $260. • Failure to properly use safe- ty belt: Sierra Lynn Dahlen, 16, Prairie City, July 28, ined $110. • Failure to renew registra- tion: Nicky Joe Ballou, 39, John Day, June 21; ined $110. Dispatch John Day dispatch worked 178 calls during the week of Aug. 1-7. Along with the vari- ous trafic warnings, trespass- ing, injured animals, noise com- plaints and juvenile complaints, out of collaboration, but the result is based on appeasing and placating the environ- mental community that has a strangle hold on our natural resources. Coordination is a law passed by Congress that the county has been loathe to invoke. If the court were to use coordination and had a natural resources plan to back them up, then all cit- izens of the county would become “stakeholders,” not just a few that collaborate to secure a piece of what we once had that made our county vibrant so many years ago. The Grant County Pub- lic Forest Commission will be working on a natural re- sources plan for the county. With input from a public that desires to see genuine improvement on our for- ests, among many goals, achieve a healthy, fire-resis- tant landscape. Surely with the intelligence, education, hands-on life experiences, we citizens can create a rea- sonable natural resources these calls included: • Oregon State Police: Aug. 5: Responded to a truck accident at Highway 26, mile- post 182. • John Day Police: Aug. 1: Responded with sheriff’s ofice to a possible do- mestic at Riverside Trailer Park in John Day. Aug. 3: Received a report of theft from Mt. View Mini Mart in Prairie City. • Grant County Sheriff: Aug. 2: Responded to a report of shots ired on Ingle Street. Aug. 3: Advised of a phone scam in John Day; responded with OSP to a report of a verbal dispute involving an intoxicated subject in Mt. Vernon — sub- jects were contacted and advised to return to their residence. • John Day ambulance: Aug. 3: Dispatched for a woman with chest pain in John Day; responded for a 62-year- old female with dificulty breathing. • Dayville Fire Department: Aug. 1: Responded to a ire at Franks Creek Road. plan suited to Grant County. It is imperative we have a natural resources plan (not to be confused with a land- use plan already in effect). The county court must as- sert their authority in co- ordination so we can help ourselves now and provide a future generation a “future.” Dave Traylor John Day PETE’S DRAGON PG The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon. FRI-THURS (12:45) (4:10) 7:10 9:35 SUICIDE SQUAD PG-13 A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency. FRI-THURS (12:45) (4:00) 7:00 9:40 NINE LIVES PG Kevin Spacey & Jennifer Garner. A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family’s cat. FRI-WED THURSDAY (12:45) (4:20) 7:20 9:45 (12:45) (4:20) 7:20 9:45 $9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth 04290 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. He said a maintenance per- son would be looking into the issue. John Day ambulance was on standby at the scene, and John Day Police chief Rich- ard Gray closed off the area. The pool was closed at the time of the call, and no one was injured. Chip sealing to start Aug. 15 on Highway 26 Blue Mountain Eagle County Court meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. board, along with John Day Fire Chief Ron Smith. Two ireighters with masks on placed a fan near the building to dissipate the fumes. Smith said there was an equipment failure inside the water treatment room, which blew and spread some gran- ules, causing a strong smell. A 30-mile section of High- way 26, between the junction of Highway 19 and Mt. Vernon, and a short section of Highway 395 in Mt. Vernon will be chip sealed starting Aug. 15. The Oregon Department of Trans- portation expects the sealing to take three weeks and to have the roads painted by Sept. 15. Additionally, ODOT crews will repair damage caused by erosion to the Highway 26 Beech Creek Bridge, east of Mt. Vernon. Workers will be on the roads Mondays through Saturdays, and drivers can expect up to 20-minute delays as well as loose rock on the roads. ODOT is asking that live- stock be kept off the roads during the chip sealing process to prevent adhesion problems caused by animal waste. For updated information on high- way work and current travel in- formation throughout Oregon, visit tripcheck.com or call the toll-free Oregon road report at 511 or 800-977-6368. Blue Mountain Eagle & Bisnett Insurance Co-ed Couples Teams H ORSESHOE T OURNAMENT Double Elimination Bracket Play A UGUST 11 AT 5:30 P . M . G RANT C OUNTY F AIRGROUNDS H ORSESHOE P ITS Must be 21 or over to play due to the location of the pits. Early sign ups are recommended. Only 14 teams. Sign up now by stopping by the Blue Mountain Eagle to fill out the registration form or at the horseshoe pit before 5:15 p.m., Aug. 11. Tournament starts promptly at 5:30 p.m. $25 ENTRY FEE PER TEAM All entry money awarded to the top three places of the tournament, with an added $100 CASH PRIZE by the Eagle & Bisnett Insurance. For more information or to sign up, contact Marissa Williams at the Eagle, 541-575-0710.