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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
A month-by-month recap of 2016
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
January
• Ronald Roy Horsman,
68, of Long Creek died in a
fi re that destroyed his resi-
dence.
• Rod Carpenter killed a
trophy buffalo on a hunt in
the Henry Mountains of Utah.
The Boone and Crocket tro-
phy club rated Carpenter’s
buffalo in the top 10 for Utah,
scoring 124.
• Professional rodeo pho-
tographer and John Day res-
ident Lindsey Wyllie was
awarded “The Competitor
News” magazine’s 2015 Pho-
tographer of the Year, for the
fi fth consecutive year.
• Grant County Sheriff
Glenn Palmer met in John
Day with members of two
groups tied to the occupation
of the Malheur National Wild-
life Refuge.
• A helicopter pilot and his
passenger were injured in a
crash near Ritter Butte when
their helicopter, which was
being used to hunt coyotes,
ran out of fuel. Both men sur-
vived, but the helicopter was
deemed a total loss.
• Ammon and Ryan Bun-
dy and three other refuge oc-
cupiers were arrested by the
FBI and Oregon State Police
on Highway 395 north of
Burns and a sixth member of
the group was shot and killed
during the encounter. The
men were headed to a meeting
at the John Day Senior Center.
February
• After being convicted
of kidnapping and abusing a
woman, Matthew Eric Sagas-
er, 31, Mt. Vernon, was sen-
tenced to a total of 271 days
in jail and 36 months of super-
vised probation with no con-
tact with the victim. He was
ordered to pay a $600 fi ne and
$6,728 in restitution to Blue
Mountain Hospital.
• Brian Johns of Prai-
rie City was injured after
a 55-gallon drum he was
welding exploded outside his
Bridge Street home.
• The Grant Union Pros-
pector wrestlers placed sec-
ond with 158.5 points at
the 1A/2A Special District
4 Wrestling Tournament.
Clay Johnson (132 pounds)
and Antonio Dancer (138)
were district champions, and
Andrew Copenhaver (152)
qualifi ed for state with a sec-
The Eagle/Sean Hart
Cody Wilson stands in the doorway for the crowded Grant County Court session Feb. 17 and discusses a proposed resolution
condemning the occupation of the Malheur refuge.
Jim Sproul speaks out in favor of an investigation
into the Canyon Creek Complex fire at the Grant
County Court meeting Feb. 24. After listening to
testimony, the commissioners ultimately decided
not to fund the investigation.
ond-place fi nish.
• At least eight people fi led
formal complaints against
Sheriff Glenn Palmer with the
state Department of Public
Safety Standards and Train-
ing. The department sent the
complaints to the Oregon
Department of Justice, recom-
mending an investigation.
• Peggy Gray, who served
as John Day city manager
since 2001, announced plans
to retire July 1. She said her
time with the city had been
“great ... and a real educa-
tion.”
• Two people from Prairie
City were seriously injured in
a fatal crash near Pilot Rock.
Alexxyss L. Therwhanger, 20,
Kennewick, was pronounced
dead at the scene of a head-on
wreck on Highway 395 south
of Pilot Rock .
March
• The Grant County Court
opted not to fund an investi-
gation into the Canyon Creek
Complex fi re at the behest of
Darlene Yan of Multiverse speaks to a Grant County
crowd in August about next year’s solar eclipse.
the Public Forest Commission
and some community mem-
bers.
• Brennon Witty, 26, for-
merly of John Day, pleaded
guilty to a Class A violation
of Taking a Threatened/En-
dangered Species for shoot-
ing a radio-collared wolf in
October 2015. He was fi ned
$1,000, ordered to pay resti-
tution of $1,000 to ODFW,
and the fi rearm used in the
incident, a Savage Arms .223
rifl e with scope, was forfeited
to the state.
• The Grant County Court
passed a resolution condemn-
ing the armed occupation of
Every other Monday at
Earl C. Perry, 68, of Mt. Vernon passed away Tuesday, Dec.
20, at Blue Mountain Hospital. A celebration of life was held
Dec. 24 at the Perry household in Mt. Vernon. Arrangements
are under the care of Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon
Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. To leave a condolence, visit drisk-
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Earl C. Perry
He will bathe in an ADVERTISED TUB, shave with an ADVERTISED RAZOR,
have a breakfast of ADVERTISED JUICE, cereal and toast, toasted in an
ADVERTISED TOASTER, put on ADVERTISED CLOTHES and glance at his
ADVERTISED WATCH. He’ll ride to work in his ADVERTISED CAR, sit at an
ADVERTISED DESK and write with an ADVERTISED PEN. Yet this person
hesitates to advertise, saying that advertising doesn’t pay. Finally, when his
non-advertised business is going under, HE’LL ADVERTISE IT FOR SALE.
Then it’s too late.
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April
• Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife shot and
killed four Imnaha Pack
wolves in northeast Oregon
involved in fi ve confi rmed
livestock attacks .
• Sheriff Glenn Palmer
gave notice he intends to sue
the city of John Day and its
employees for a list of allega-
tions stemming from actions
related to the occupation of
O BITUARIES
A MAN
WAKES
UP in the
morning
after sleeping on...
an advertised bed, in advertised
pajamas.
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the Malheur National Wildlife
Refuge .
• An overwhelming major-
ity of voters, about 90 percent,
in Malheur County rejected
the idea of a national monu-
ment in a corner of southeast
Oregon known as the Owyhee
Canyonlands.
• Monument High School
junior Cauy Pool won fi rst
place at the Challenge of
Champions junior bull riding
competition in Prineville.
• The Oregon Depart-
ment of Justice opened an
investigation into a complaint
against Grant County Sheriff
Glenn Palmer.
• Blue Mountain Hospi-
tal CEO Randall Mee parted
ways with the hospital’s con-
tracted management provider.
• Scott Willingham, who
was linked to the refuge oc-
cupation, was arrested in
Mt. Vernon after reportedly
threatening to shoot federal
law enforcement agents if he
was not taken to jail.
• An elk joined the fun at
Dayville’s Bunny Hop 5K .
He completed the course on
South Fork Road, keeping
pace with the other partici-
pants, all the way into Day-
ville City Park but stopped
just short of crossing the fi n-
ish line.
• Grant County Sheriff
Glenn Palmer deputized Roy
Peterson, who was set to be-
gin trial in Grant County
Circuit Court on felony theft
charges stemming from the
acquisition of equipment for a
fi re district.
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