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Wednesday, January 4, 2017
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 re-
port the court disposition of
arrest cases.
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Elected officials sign their name on the dotted line at the swearing in
ceremony, including Surveyor Mike Springer, left, Sheriff Glenn Palmer and
Treasurer Julie Ellison.
Grant County elected
officials are sworn in
Blue Mountain Eagle
Three newly elected and
two incumbent Grant County
officials were sworn in Friday
morning at the circuit court-
room at the Grant County
Courthouse in Canyon City.
County Judge Scott Myers
led the ceremony as Surveyor
Mike Springer, Assessor Da-
vid Thunell, Treasurer Julie
Ellison, Sheriff Glenn Palmer
and County Commissioner
Jim Hamsher agreed to their
duties.
The courtroom was filled
with more than 50 people in
the audience.
Circuit Court
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Circuit Court
reported the following fines
and judgments:
• Delbert Baldwin New-
man, 54, was convicted
with second-degree-disor-
derly-conduct,
sentenced
to 10 days in jail and fined
$100.
•
Shawn
Coleman
Kite, 48, was convicted
of
fourth-degree-assault
constituting domestic vi-
olence, interference with
making a report and driv-
ing under the influence of
intoxicants and sentenced
to 54 months probation, 17
days in jail, 80 hours com-
munity service, required to
install an interlock ignition
device, one year suspended
drivers license and fined
$1,255.
Grant County Sheriff
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Sheriff’s Of-
fice reported the following
for the week of: Dec. 29.
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 3
• Average inmates: 7
• Bookings: 5
• Releases: 7
• Fingerprints: 8
• Civil papers: 1
• Warrants processed: 2
• Asst./welfare check: 1
Grant County Judge Scott Myers welcomes
the audience to the Friday morning swearing in
ceremony.
Justice Court
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Justice Court
reported the following fines
and judgments:
• Violation of the basic
rule: Kailey Nicole Neal,
20, Prairie City 70/55 zone,
Nov. 11, fined $160.
• Driving while suspend-
ed: Benjamin Lee Keith, 36,
Canyon City Nov. 8, fined
$435.
• Exceeding the speed
limit: Gabriel Kirk Ma-
cleod, 45, La Grande, Dec.
14, fined $135.
• Pass in no passing zone:
Gregory Ronald Greb, 38,
Pendleton, Nov. 24, fined
$220.
• Careless driving - ac-
cident: Jason H. Clark, 35,
Baker City, Dec. 10, fined
$435.
• Careless driving: Greg-
ory Ronald Greb, 38, Pend-
leton, Nov. 24, fined $220.
• Driving while revoked:
Kent Arthur Vaught, 48,
Gold Hill, Nov. 9, fined
$435.
• Truck exceeding speed
limit: Isaac Humphries
Otto, 54, Dec. 20, 70/60
zone, fined $110.
• Driving Uninsured:
Richard Scott Cavens, 59,
Bend, Nov. 12, fined $260.
• Driving while suspend-
ed: Richard Scott Cavens,
59, Bend, Nov. 12, fined
$435.
• Small claims: Diane
Hastwick vs. John Day Riv-
er Veterinary Center, mon-
ey judgment of $1855.29
awarded to John Day River
Veterinary Center.
• Probation violation:
Caleb Vielma, five concur-
rent days in jail.
• Telephonic harassment:
Adam Leland Gilliam,
Bend, issued a suspended
sentence with 12 months
probation of 72 hours jail
time with credit served, 80
hours community service,
no contact with victims
fined $450.
Dispatch
John
Day
dispatch
worked 115 calls during the
week of Dec. 27 - Jan 2.
Along with the various traf-
fic warnings, trespassing,
injured animals, noise com-
plaints and juvenile com-
plaints, these calls included:
• John Day Police: Dec.
30: Responded to a report of
a suspicious person at 1188
Brewing Company and ar-
rested a 46-year-old Wis-
consin resident for criminal
trespass. Received a report
of “speed racing” on High-
way 26 near Pine Creek.
Jan 1: Arrested a 20-year-
old Seattle resident for
DUII.
• Grant County Sher-
iff: Dec. 27: Responded to
a report of shots fired on
Ingle Street in Mt. Vernon.
Responded to a report of a
domestic dispute between
an intoxicated subject and a
minor. Dec. 29: Responded
to a report of a snow plow
vs. elk accident on Highway
402.
• John Day ambulance:
Dec. 27: Responded to a
41-year-old female with
sharp pain in her head. Dec.
28: Responded for an un-
conscious female subject
with possible alcohol poi-
soning.
• Oregon State Patrol:
Dec. 27: Responded to a
Semi that slid off Highway
26 near Dixie Summit.
Oregon Senators urge officials to renew Secure Rural Schools funding
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden
and Jeff Merkley urged
federal officials to make
much-needed federal timber
sales payments as quickly
as possible to Oregon coun-
ties in need of funding for
schools, roads and law en-
forcement, according to a
press release from Wyden’s
office.
In letters to Interior
Secretary Sally Jewell and
Agriculture Secretary Tom
Vilsack, the senators noted
that congressional failure
to reauthorize Secure Rural
Schools (SRS) funding puts
a premium on ensuring the
federal timber payments are
sent in a timely fashion to
Oregon counties.
Counties no longer re-
ceiving an SRS payment as
of Jan. 1 will instead receive
payment under a federal act
that provides them 25 per-
cent of the federal timber
sale revenue from nation-
al forestlands generated in
each county, the senators
wrote Vilsack.
In 2015 when SRS was
not reauthorized until after
the 25 percent payments
were made, the 25 percent
payment was $50 million
nationwide compared to
about $300 million from
SRS the previous year.
“Without
the
certainty of SRS payments,
schools, libraries and jails
close, roads go unpaved
and become unsafe, mental
and physical health services
are scaled back or even
ended and fewer and fewer
law enforcement officers
patrol larger and larger ar-
eas,’’ Wyden and Merkley
wrote. “We have talked to
counties in Oregon expe-
riencing these hardships,
which will be made even
worse if the remaining
25 percent payments are
delayed.”
In their letter to Jewell,
the senators made a similar
point urging that the 18 Ore-
gon O & C counties receive
their payments in a timely
fashion under the 1937 O &
C Lands Act and 1939 Coos
Bay Wagon Road grant fund
providing counties with 50
percent of the revenue from
O & C federal timber sales.
When SRS was n
ot reauthorized in 2015,
those counties received $18
million from those federal
timber sales and an addi-
tional $19.9 million after
SRS was reauthorized.
Wyden and Merkley are
continuing to work on reau-
thorizing the SRS program,
which has brought almost
$4 billion since 2000 to
Oregon’s timber counties
Magone Project objection period began Dec. 28
Blue Mountain Eagle
The 45-day objection fil-
ing period for the draft record
of decision for the Magone
Project on the Blue Mountain
Ranger District began Dec. 28,
2016, with publication of a le-
gal notice in the Blue Mountain
Eagle, according to Forest Ser-
vice press release.
Individuals and entities
who have previously submit-
ted specific written comments
regarding the proposed project
during the scoping period or
the 45-day comment period on
the draft environmental impact
statement may submit an objec-
tion.
The project documents can
be accessed on the Forest Ser-
vice website at: fs.usda.gov/
project/?project=44907, or you
can request a copy by contact-
ing Sasha Fertig at 541-575-
3061 or sashafertig@fs.fed.us.
541-620-4255
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and schools all across the
state.
Last year’s SRS funds
were paid to the counties
in March 2016 and include
payments from the Bureau
of Land Management and
the Forest Service. In Ore-
gon, 33 counties received
a total of $95 million in
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$9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth
Secure Rural Schools pay-
ments earlier this year.
Wyden co-authored the
original SRS legislation in
2000 with then-Sen. Larry
Craig, R-Idaho.
A TTENTION G RANT C OUNTY
V ETERANS :
Did you know there may be VA benefits available for
you as a result of your spouses’ military service?
See your Grant County Veteran Services
Officer today for more information,
located at Grant County Court House.
Call 541-575-1631 for an appointment
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CULTURAL COALITION IS SEEKING
GRANT PROPOSALS FOR OREGON
CULTURAL TRUST GRANT AWARDS
The coalition has $6,000 from the Oregon
Cultural Trust to distribute in Grant County to
organizations for projects relating to culture.
Projects may be related to the visual or
performing arts, heritage, and/or humanities.
• Friday January 6th - Test and Tune
• Saturday January 7th - Snow Drags
Registration Starts @ 7:30 AM
Racing Starts @ 10:00
• Sunday January 8th - Snow Oval
Registration Starts @ 7:00 AM
Race Time is @ 10:00
Applications are available from Karin Barntish,
131 W. Main Street, John Day or call Kris Beal at
541-932-4892 for more information or an
application.
For any questions
regarding rules or any
additional information call
Grant applications will be accepted until
January 13, 2017 at 5:00 pm.
Bill 208.870.8216
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or
Garrett 541.792.1014
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