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PROSPECTORS WIN WAPITI LEAGUE The – PAGE B1 Blue Mountain EAGLE Grant County’s newspaper since 1868 W EDNESDAY , N OVEMBER 2, 2016 • N O . 44 • 20 P AGES • $1.00 www.MyEagleNews.com Dissecting the Oregon Standoff trial A member of the Pacific Patriots Network at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in January. Many wonder if the verdict in the Oregon occupation trial will embolden militia groups to take up armed land battles throughout the West. Jury: 7 defendants not guilty of felonies related to refuge occupation By Bradley W. Parks Oregon Public Broadcasting Just as quickly as the defense proclaimed a victory for rural America, occupation opponents dubbed the result an embarrass- ing loss for the prosecution. And OPB/Dave Blanchard supporters of other movements — #BlackLivesMatter and #NoDAPL to name two — wondered aloud about the meaning of justice. But 41 days and eight months later, the leaders of the armed oc- cupation in eastern Oregon were found not guilty by a jury of peers. Still, questions remain: How did it happen? And what happens next? The Charges Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy and fi ve others were charged with See STANDOFF, Page A10 DREAM HUNT Hurler syndrome doesn’t slow down 12-year-old’s pursuit of bull elk P By Sean Hart Blue Mountain Eagle ursuing a small group of elk that broke away from a large herd on a recent hunt in Grant Coun- ty, 12-year-old Daniel Bosch crawled on his belly for 15 yards to position himself for a shot without spooking the animals. “When he hit the ground, he was moving,” his father, Mike Bosch, said. Daniel said he was “amazed” when he peered through his scope at the fi ve-by- four-point bull elk. From Michigan, where only a small herd of elk can be found in the entire state, Daniel said he’d never seen an elk so big, except on television. This time, with a videographer and guides, Daniel was the star of the show. Diagnosed with Hurler syndrome at 4 months of age, Daniel overcomes adversity with every step he takes. When he was born, his body did not make an enzyme that breaks down certain sugar molecules. Although a bone marrow transplant when he was 7 months old helped his body create the enzyme, Contributed photos Daniel Bosch and his father, Mike, pose with an elk antler shed found during a recent bull elk hunt in Grant County. Daniel was diagnosed with Hurler syndrome as an infant, but he accomplished a dream of hunting elk with his father, thanks to the Outdoor Dream Foundation. LEFT: Daniel Bosch, 12, had a good shot at this five-by-four-point bull elk during a hunt in Grant County, helped by local volunteers and a nonprofit providing hunts for children with life-threatening illnesses. “ It’s a really neat organization that takes these kids on these hunts fulfilling these dreams that they’ve had. It was my pleasure to help. It’s pretty amazing the foundation’s offering this opportunity for these kids. It’s pretty special.” Gale Wall Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation See HUNT, Page A8 Farm Service Agency returns to John Day Blue Mountain Eagle Complaint fi led against campaign to re-elect sheriff The Farm Service Agency is re-opening a satellite offi ce in the Grant County U.S. De- partment of Agriculture Ser- vice Center in John Day. The last agency offi ce in John Day shut down in 2012 because of budget cuts, Grant and Baker County Executive Director Trent Luschen said, and the new offi ce will help reduce travel time for those working with the agency. “It’s going to be nice to have that offi ce open over there,” Luschen said. “It’s a lot more convenient so pro- ducers don’t have to drive as far.” Luschen said demand from local ranchers and farmers spurred the offi ce’s return, and tribution/expense activity reported despite a campaign that has lawn signs and large A fi nance complaint has signs posted throughout the been fi led against people county,” Kelly said in the campaigning to re- complaint. “Two elect Grant County full-page ads have run in the local paper Sheriff Glenn Palm- paid for by ‘Citizens er. of Grant County and In the complaint Beyond in Full Sup- received by the Or- port of Sheriff Palm- egon Secretary of er’ ... At the present State’s offi ce Oct. Sheriff time, there is no 13, Kimberly res- Glenn such PAC registered ident James Kelly Palmer with ORESTAR.” states an active cam- According to paign in support of Palmer has been operating ORESTAR, the Oregon in the county “for many Elections System for Track- months,” but no committee ing and Reporting, only one is registered with the state. “There have been no con- See PALMER, Page A8 By Rylan Boggs By Sean Hart Blue Mountain Eagle The Eagle/Rylan Boggs Tracy Griffith poses for a photo in the recently re- opened Farm Service Agency office in John Day on Friday, Oct. 28. Griffith said it is her second week working in the office and she likes it so far. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden’s offi ce and fi eld representative Kath- leen Cathey helped facilitate it. In a statement, Wyden lauded the opening of the offi ce. “Oregon farmers have faced major challenges in re- cent years, including drought and raging wildfi res,” he said. “That’s why I am so glad my work with Senator Merkley to reopen John Day’s Farm Ser- See FSA, Page A8
