PROSPECTORS WIN WAPITI LEAGUE
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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
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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