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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
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Federal board denies county’s proposed geographic names
the names for the creek and
meadow near U.S. Highway
26 near the Grant-Baker coun-
ty line to Wiwaanaytt Creek
and Wiwaanaytt Meadow at a
meeting April 14.
At the April 14 meeting,
the board changed the names
of 13 features in Grant Coun-
ty that previously contained
“squaw” in the name. Seven
of the names were proposed
by the county — Donaldson
Rock, Myrtle Spring, Frosty
Meadow, Mona Creek, Shoot-
ingstar Meadow, Sharp Creek
and Goose Creek — and six
By Sean Hart
Blue Mountain Eagle
The U.S. Board on Geo-
graphic Names denied Grant
County’s most recent request
to change names of two geo-
graphic features formerly
known as Squaw Creek and
Squaw Meadow.
In a Nov. 1 letter to County
Judge Scott Myers and Com-
missioners Chris Labhart and
Boyd Britton, U.S. Board on
Geographic Names Executive
Secretary Lou Yost said the
board had already changed
of the names were proposed
by the Confederated Tribes
of the Umatilla Indian Res-
ervation — Skaypiya Creek,
Little Skaypiya Creek, Kuck-
uc Creek, Wiwaanaytt Creek,
Wiwaanaytt Meadow and
Wewa Creek.
As of the April meeting,
the county had proposed re-
C OPS & C OURTS
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.
Grant County Sheriff
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Sheriff’s Of-
fice reported the following
for the week of Nov. 27-23:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 3
• Average inmates: 15
• Bookings: 8
• Releases:6
• Arrests: 1
• Fingerprints: 3
• Civil papers: 10
• Warrants processed: 2
• Asst./welfare check: 5
Justice Court
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Justice Court
reported the following fines
and judgments:
• Exceeding the speed
limit: Richard Lane Garaven-
ta, 69, Reno, Nevada, 51/35
zone, Nov. 11, fined $160;
Julie Anna Brown, 71, Bend,
58/45 zone, Nov. 7, fined
$135.
• Violation of the basic
rule: Michael J. Deblois, 41,
Westwood, California, 75/55
zone, Nov. 9, fined $160.
• Driving While Suspend-
ed: Caitlin Michelle Hulsey,
21, Pendleton, Aug. 30, fined
$435.
• Criminal possession of
rental property: Hanna Ann
Reilly, sentenced to 48 hours
in jail, 12 months probation
and 20 hours community ser-
vice and fined $1,089.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
150 calls during the week of
Nov. 21 to 27. Along with
the various traffic warnings,
trespassing, injured animals,
noise complaints and juve-
nile complaints, these calls
included:
• John Day Police
Nov. 23: Received a re-
port of a menacing male sub-
ject acting very aggressive in
downtown John Day.
Nov. 25: Possible hit and
run in the Len’s parking lot.
Responded to a report of a
domestic assault and arrest-
ed a 41-year-old John Day
resident. Police arrested
Kristopher Michael Good-
win, 26, for violation of a
release agreement after he
was seen in contact with
a person the court had or-
dered him not to contact.
Responded to a report of
someone shooting golf balls
at a residence.
Nov. 26: Responded to a
report of a subject who was
walking in traffic on East
Main Street.
• Grant County Sheriff
Nov. 22: Transported
an inmate to and from Blue
Mountain Hospital.
Nov. 24: Responded to
two reports of possible shots
fired four hours apart. Re-
sponded to a report of a party
involving underage persons
at the pit and then responded
to a report of a lost person an
hour later.
Nov. 25: Responded to
a report of a possible bur-
glary on Golf Club Road.
Responded to report of a
rollover accident with inju-
ries on Ingle Creek Road and
arrested a 22-year-old John
Day resident for DUII.
Nov. 27: Performed a
traffic stop and cited four
subjects for minor in posses-
sion. Responded with search
and rescue for a lost hunter
near Seneca. Responded with
OSP to a report of an assault.
• John Day ambulance
Nov. 24: Responded to
two calls of different subjects
coughing up blood.
• Dispatch
Nov. 22: Assisted a wom-
an in getting a tow for a
woman who drove off the
road and hit a tree near Mon-
ument.
• John Day Fire Depart-
ment
Nov. 23: Advised of a hot
water heater problem.
• Oregon State Police
Nov. 24: Advised of a pos-
sible drunk driver between
John Day and Mt. Vernon.
Nov. 25: Report of a sto-
len vehicle sighting on High-
way 395.
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taining the names Squaw
Creek and Squaw Meadow
for the two features near the
Grant-Baker county line. The
county submitted proposals
to change those names to Sul-
lens Creek and Sullens Mead-
ow June 8.
In the recent letter denying
the Sullens proposals, Yost
said the board considered
the proposals before denying
them.
“The BGN briefly dis-
cussed the proposals for Sul-
lens Creek and Sullens Mead-
ow at its July 14th meeting,
and again in more detail at its
August 11th and October 13th
meetings,” Yost said in the let-
ter. “At the October meeting,
the BGN voted unanimous-
ly to not accept the propos-
als since the Grant County
Court’s recommendation at
the time of the BGN’s April
14th decisions was to retain
the names Squaw Creek and
Squaw Meadow, and because
the County submitted the new
proposals after the decisions
had already been made.”
Britton, the commissioner
who led the county’s effort
to propose names intended to
be more authentic to the loca-
tions and easier to pronounce
for the majority of the local
population, said he was disap-
pointed with the board’s deci-
sion and the “tone” of Yost’s
letter.
Public Forest
Commission members
continue to urge
appeal of nullification
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
People who were elected to
the Public Forest Commission
continue to urge Grant Coun-
ty to appeal the circuit court
opinion to nullify the measure
that created the commission.
Grant County Circuit
Court Judge William D. Cra-
mer Jr. ruled the measure cre-
ating the commission should
not have been placed on the
ballot in 2002 because the
measure sought to assume
control of public lands in the
county, which conflicts with
paramount state and federal
law.
At the Grant County Court
meeting Wednesday, Nov. 23,
elected forest commissioner
Jim Sproul informed the au-
dience of a letter he sent to
county court members, stat-
ing, “To the county court con-
cerning the Cramer decision
on Grant County Forest Com-
mission. Constructive notice
is hereby given that the Grant
County Court shall appeal
the circuit court decision on
nullifying the Public Forest
Commission on behalf of the
Grant County Public Forest
Commission and the affected
citizens of Grant County.”
County Judge Scott Myers
said he sent the letter to the
county’s legal counsel, Ron
Yockim, for review. He said
no action would be taken until
Yockim responded.
Commissioner
Chris
Labhart reiterated his stance
against the appeal.
In other Grant County
Court news:
• The court approved a de-
cision to hire Mindy Winegar
to replace Fair Manager Mary
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Weaver, who is retiring. My-
ers said Winegar, who was the
fair office assistant, will start
at her new position Dec. 26.
• District Attorney Jim
Carpenter announced Deputy
District Attorney Matt Ipson’s
replacement will be Mara
Houck.
• The court approved the
hire of a new appraiser for the
county, Stephanie Williams,
who will begin training in De-
cember.
• The court finalized the
date of the county’s Christ-
mas potluck which is to be
held from noon to 2 p.m. on
Dec. 14.
• The court approved an
intra-fund transfer to the Road
Department to cover cost of
three new defibrillators.
• The court approved a
budgeted transfer to the un-
employment reserve.
• The court approved a re-
quest for $1,412 for two new
computers in the District At-
torney’s Office.
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