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News Blue Mountain Eagle MOSIER ogy and science and made it come alive,” he said. “I ended up getting my under- Continued from Page A1 graduate degree in organ- Mosier said medical ismal biology at Portland school is not for the “weak State University.” willed” and the work load is Mosier said he’d be hap- tough, but added he feels at py to answer questions peo- home in the hospital setting. ple have about the medical “My whole life has been fi eld and school. in hospitals” while helping His advice to those con- care for his younger brother, sidering a medical career Stuart, he said. is to choose it for the right Stuart, who is one year reason: helping others. his junior, was diagnosed “It takes an incredible with focal segmental glo- amount of dedication and merularsclerosis, which drive to help people and affects the kidneys. He has be a good doctor,” he said. received kidney dialysis “Doing this for the money treatments on a regular basis will not get you through the since he was a boy. 11 years it takes you to get The elder brother helped there.” with those treatments on Mosier and his fami- many occasions, including ly will live in Tri-Cities, when they Washington, were college for more roommates. rotations at The treat- hospitals ments are and clin- three days ics there, a week for including Both doctors of medicine, o b s t e t r i c s , eight hours each of those M.D.s, and doctors of os- p e d i a t r i c s teopathic medicine, D.O.s, and internal days. M o s i - are licensed physicians, medicine. er said his practicing in all areas of He plans brother has medicine. Students of os- to graduate been his main teopathic medicine have in May of i n s p i r a t i o n additional training in the 2018. in his choice musculoskeletal system, He’s fi n- to become a and focus on a “whole per- ishing up his son” approach to treatment third doctor. year “ T h a t ’ s and care. of medical my biggest school, and thing,” he during his said. “I’ve seen the good fourth year, he’ll begin nar- medical care we’ve had with rowing down what type of Stuart, and the bad medical medicine he’d like to prac- care. I want to provide good tice with auditions for resi- care for all my patients, so dency programs. they don’t go through some For now, he’s lean- of the struggles we’ve been ing toward family medi- through.” cine, internal medicine or When he’s “stressed out surgery. and burned out,” he said he He said his time spent thinks of his brother, who at Strawberry Clinic was doesn’t have the luxury of a a good opportunity to see day off from his condition. a variety of health issues Two Grant Union teach- under one roof. ers who were infl uential for “I want to thank Dr. him were math teacher Matt Leiuallen, the medical as- Jones and biology teacher sistants, providers, nurs- Randy Hennen. es, everyone up here who He described Jones as a helped make this a great ro- teacher who cares about his tation,” he said. “Also, the students. patients who allowed me to “Math is not easy for ev- see them — it was much ap- eryone, and he makes it eas- preciated.” ier to understand,” Mosier The biggest reward, for said. his work, he said, is “seeing “In medical practice, a patient who improves be- people don’t understand cause you were able to treat what’s going on with them properly.” them,” he said. “I like to “It reminds you that think I incorporate the same you’re not just a person teaching styles as (Jones) to that takes tests and stud- help educate people on their ies until 3 a.m.,” he said. conditions.” “This is because you want “Mr. Randy Hennen got to help people. It’s a nice me really interested in biol- reminder.” What’s behind a medical title? Wednesday, September 7, 2016 BIOMASS Continued from Page A1 The result is a dry, crispy material that can be ground up and burned as fuel. “It’s about a half-step below making charcoal,” Lei said. At its peak generating ca- pacity, the Boardman Coal Plant blasts through roughly 300 tons of coal every hour. Since torrefi ed biomass be- haves similarly to coal, that means it will take 8,000 tons to keep the facility humming for a full day. To get that kind of supply, PGE has partnered with a newly incorporated company called Oregon Torrefaction, which will use small-diam- eter and beetle-killed trees to create the fi nal prod- uct. The full-day test burn will be conducted later this year. Oregon Torrefaction reg- istered as a benefi t corpo- ration with the state July 1, incorporating environmental quality into its bottom line. Its partners include the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, Bonneville En- vironmental Foundation and Ochoco Lumber Co., based in Prineville. Bruce Daucsavage, presi- dent of Ochoco Lumber, said their goal is to prove torrefi ed biomass can become a viable and sustainable commercial business in Oregon, providing rural jobs while also improv- ing forest health. “There’s so much interest in Contributed photo/Oregon Torrefaction A large torrefier is being installed at a chipping yard in the Port of Morrow, which will process forest clutter into biomass for the Boardman Coal Plant. this,” Daucsavage said. “The technology is already proven.” With the decline of the tim- ber markets, Ochoco Lumber now owns the last remain- ing sawmill in John Day. The company was rejuvenated in 2012 by a 10-year stewardship contract with the Malheur Na- tional Forest, purchasing wood off federal restoration projects at fair market value. However, Daucsavage said a signifi cant portion of what’s harvested from those projects can’t be used at the lumber mill. The trees are either too small or too damaged to make boards. They could be chipped, but those markets aren’t worth enough for Ochoco Lumber to turn a profi t. On the other hand, if the clutter isn’t harvested, it will simply dry out and become nothing more than kindling for explosive wildfi res, like last year’s Canyon Creek Com- plex. Torrefaction could be the solution, Daucsavage said, especially if biomass can gain traction as a coal substitute. “It’s a really interesting green story,” he said. The majority of biomass for the PGE project will come off national forests, Daucsav- age said. Oregon Torrefaction is in the process of installing a large torrefi er at a chipping yard in the Port of Morrow, and from there the material will be trucked eight miles to the Boardman Coal Plant. It will take approximate- ly 800 truckloads to deliv- RODEO She learned her horsemanship skills working on her family’s ranch, involved in branding, fencing, haying and other jobs. Carter and Hutchison will stay busy this year and next visiting rodeos and pa- rades in other counties. “When I go to other rodeos, I’ll pro- mote the Grant County Fair and Rodeo and try to bring more people into our community and help it expand more,” Carter said. Hutchison will also have the role of promoting the local fair and rodeo. She is the daughter of Wade and Sim- mie Waddel of John Day, and she is a sophomore at Grant Union Junior-Senior High School. She said being a part of the Grant County Fair and Rodeo court is some- thing she’s aspired to since she was younger. “It’s something I wanted to do to im- prove and make the program larger,” she said. “I want to be a role model and have younger girls look up to me and try this when they get older. It improves your public speaking and teaches you many lessons that you can carry on for the rest of your life.” Hutchison was 4-H grand champion for sewing and won the fashion review, modeling the navy blue romper she won DOGS Continued from Page A1 “If it’s already attacked other animals and already at- tacked me, who knows what it would do to a kid,” she said. Bolman and Norton aren’t alone. John Day City Manag- er Nick Green said he began looking into problems with dogs after what appeared to be a high rate of incidents since he started in the position this summer. “There seems to be a lot of incidents related to animals on the loose,” he said. “Some- times that’s pet owners who just allow their dogs to run free. Sometimes it’s strays. But it makes it challenging for people who are out walking their dogs on a leash when a loose dog comes up.” The Eagle/Rylan Boggs Trinity Hutchison rides in the Grant County Parade on Saturday, Aug. 13. in the sewing division. She also won a 4-H blue ribbon, showing a pig. Hutchison has been heavily involved in youth rodeo events, the Cinnabar Mountain Playdays and the Cowkids Ro- deo, competing since age 2. She won her division in goat tying and dummy roping, and placed third in bar- rels at the Aug. 14 Cowkids Rodeo, and she placed third for the senior division at the Aug. 20-21 Cinnabar Mountain Play- days rodeo. When she’s not doing rodeo or help- Solving the dog problem John Day City Council will try to fi nd a solution to problems with dogs as a public nuisance at the next meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at the John Day Fire Hall. Green plans to discuss the problem with the John Day City Council at the Sept. 13 meeting to try to come up with a creative solution to solve the problem. In John Day and Prairie City, which are served by John Day Police Depart- ment, 58 dog complaints were reported between Jan. 1 and Aug. 8 this year, an average of about eight per month. Of those, 16 were for attacking an animal or a per- Your Rural Fa mily Health Clinic Grant County HEALTH Department 528 E. Main, St. E, John Day Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm Karen Triplett, FNP • Primary Care • Acute Care • Women’s Health Exams • Men and Children Exams • Immunizations • Family Planning • Contraception er all 8,000 tons of biomass. Daucsavage said they hope to start torrefaction in the next few days. “The idea is to invest dollars back into forest health and ru- ral communities,” Daucsavage said. Matt Krumenauer, of Salem, is the CEO of Oregon Torrefac- tion. He said the project with PGE is a perfect opportunity to see if the markets for biomass and utilities can match. “PGE was already planning to cease coal operations,” Kru- menauer said. “They’ve been the most progressive and most interested in seeing if this could be a viable alternative energy solution for them.” Brendan McCarthy, PGE’s state environmental policy manager, said a number of fac- tors will come into play before they decide whether biomass in Boardman makes sense for ratepayers. Cost and supply of the fuel is all part of the equa- tion, as well as what it would take to retrofi t the plant’s emis- sion controls for a new power source. If the full day test burn is successful, the next step will be to see if biomass can be used to power the plant for multiple days in a row. So far, McCarthy said they are encouraged by what they’re seeing, but it will continue to be a major effort moving forward. “It’s complicated,” McCa- rthy said. “You can see how creating this whole new way of energy, you really need to work through everything.” Grant County NPRA rodeo Continued from Page A1 Services Provided: A18 • Pregnancy Testing & Referrals • HIV Testing & Referrals • Cacoon • WIC • High Risk Infants • Maternity Case Management Grant County Health Department does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission, treatment, or participation in its programs, services and activitie s, or in employment. Appointments available Call and schedule your appointment today! TOLL FREE 888-443-9104 or 541-575-0429 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9 and 10 Admission is $8 each day; children under 5 and adults over 65 have free admission. Rodeo Slack starts at 8 a.m. Saturday and is free. Lindsey Wyllie of John Day will an- nounce at the rodeo. “It is the last weekend of the regular season,” he said. “It decides who goes on to the fi nals and who is out.” He added younger competitors will go up against seasoned cowboys. “It’s going to be electric,” Wyllie said. “Come out and root on your favorites.” ing on the family farm, Hutchison also participates in sports, including volley- ball and track. Hutchison said she and Carter will hold fundraisers this year to help with their travel and wardrobe expenses. The pair recently met with Pendle- ton Round Up’s 2013 Queen Brittany Doherty who taught them arena safe- ty, how to ride in at the opening of the NPRA Rodeo and various ways to pro- mote the fair and rodeo. “I might try for Miss NPRA and then from there the Pendleton Round Up court,” Hutchison said. son, and eight citations were issued. In 2015, there were a to- tal of 102 complaints for an average of 8.5 per month in John Day and Prairie City, Green said, with 185 in Grant County. Although the rate this year appears similar to 2015, Justice of the Peace Kathy Stinnett said she is seeing more than twice as many dog cases this year than usual — 12 in the first six months, compared to an average of six per year. “Dog owners and vic- tims all seem to be very uninformed about what’s involved in dog laws,” she said. “Anybody who owns a dog needs to be aware of what the law says.” Stinnett said a dog’s keeper — not necessarily the owner — can violate the Oregon dog as a public nui- sance law if the dog is off of a leash on any property except the keeper’s, wheth- er or not the dog displays aggression. Chasing people or vehicles, damaging prop- erty, spreading garbage, tres- passing and barking can also be cited. The court can also order a dangerous dog to be euthanized, she said. For the fi rst offense, Stin- nett said she often offers a di- version program that waives the fi ne if no other offenses are reported in six months. Maintaining a dog as a public nuisance is a class B viola- tion, she said, with a maxi- mum fi ne of $1,000 — not in- cluding restitution to victims. Stinnett said the offenses also cost the county resourc- es in court time and provid- ing assistance to victims. John Day Police Chief Richard Gray said animal complaints are also taxing on police resources. He said a single incident may take more than an hour of an offi- cer’s time that could be used for crime prevention. “We’ve had kids get bit. We’ve had cats get killed. We’ve had dogs bite other dogs,” he said. “It ultimately goes back to the owner. The owner needs to have control of their animal.” A TTENTION G RANT C OUNTY V ETERANS : Did you know Grant County Veterans Services Officer is available to assist YOU in applying for all VA benefits you may be entitled to? See your Grant County Veteran Services Officer today for more information, located at Grant County Court House. Open: Mon, Wed, & Fri 10 am - 4 pm, by appointment. Call 541-575-1631
