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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, January 11, 2017 A5 G RANT C OUNTY C OURT Court appoints officers, committee volunteers Commissioner Hamsher takes part in first county court meeting By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle The Eagle/Rylan Boggs New Grant County Commissioner Jim Hamsher participates in his first Grant County Court meeting Jan. 4 at the Grant County Courthouse in Canyon City. County Treasurer Julie Ellison was appointed as budget officer for the 2017-2018 fiscal year and As- sessor David Thunell was named tax collector. The appointments took place at the Grant County Court meeting Wednesday, Jan. 4 where new Grant County Commis- sioner Jim Hamsher took part in his first meeting. The court also: • approved order 2017-01, which authorized investments on local and state levels in institutions such as the John Day branches of U.S. Bank, Bank of Eastern Oregon and Umpqua Bank. • reviewed and signed signature cards to bank institutions required by the court for moving large sums of money. • accepted the audit for the 4-H and Extension office. • approved a business phone for county Fair Manager Mindy Wine- gar. • reviewed and approved Veanne Weddel to the Volunteer Communi- ty Advisory Council. • approved Robert Watt, Robert Bagett, Ron Lundbom, and Scott Myers to a one-year term on the Airport Commission. • appointed Amy Kreger to a two-year term on the Budget Com- mittee. • discussed the lack of applica- tions for the three vacancies on the College Advisory Board. • appointed Donna Palmer, Lu- cas Moore and J.C. Oliver to two- year terms on the Fair Board. • appointed Mike McManus, Scott Myers and Katy Cary to the Mental Health Advisory Board. • appointed Marge Walton, Hai- ley Boethin and Dan Driscoll to three-year terms on the Planning Commission. • appointed Nick Green and Boyd Britton to two-year terms on the South East Area Commission on Transportation. • appointed Andy Day and Mike Kilpatrick to two-year terms on the Wildlife Advisory Board. C OPS & C OURTS Arrests and citations in the Blue Mountain Eagle are taken from the logs of law en- forcement agencies. Every ef- fort is made to report the court disposition of arrest cases. Grant County Sheriff CANYON CITY — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported the following for the week of Dec. 29 to Jan. 4: • Concealed handgun li- censes: 6 • Average inmates: 7 • Bookings: 9 • Releases: 8 • Arrests: 1 • Fingerprints: 4 • Civil papers: 9 Report big game hunt results by Jan. 31 Blue Mountain Eagle Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials are asking hunters to remember to complete a report for each 2016 deer, elk, bear, cougar and pronghorn tag purchased. Even if hunters weren’t successful, ODFW asks that reports be made online at www.reportmyhunt.com or call 1-866-947-6339. People who do not report will be forced to pay a penalty when purchasing a 2018 license. • Warrants processed: 3 • Asst./welfare check: 2 Justice Court CANYON CITY — The Grant County Justice Court reported the following fines and judgments: • Failure to obey traffic control device: Alyssa Naomi Lambeth, 18, Canyon City, Dec. 18, fined $220. • Careless driving — ac- cident: Frank Hart Cordelle, 74, Prairie City, Dec. 16, fined $370. • Jordan W. Downing, 19, Canyon City, was found guilty of minor in possession of alcohol and minor in pos- session of marijuana and sen- tenced to a suspended drivers license for two years and fined $520. • Charles J. Born, Long Creek, was found guilty of a wildlife violation and fined $685. • Thomas Rick Taylor was found guilty of keeping a dog as a public nuisance and fined $1,000, ordered to have no contact with the victim and required to prove that the dog in question is currrent on all vaccinations, post signs warning of a dangerous dog on his property, ensuring the dog is leashed and muzzled when not on the property and ensuring the dog is leashed and muzzled when any per- son under the age of 18 is on the property. • Ray Klein Inc. vs. Darla R. Davis and Corey D. Davis. Money judgment of $969.37 awarded to Ray Klein Inc. Dispatch John Day dispatch worked 131 calls during the week of Jan. 2-9. Along with the vari- ous traffic warnings, trespass- ing, injured animals, noise complaints and juvenile com- plaints, these calls included: • John Day Police Jan. 5: Responded to a possible case of child abuse. Arrested a 39-year-old Mt. Vernon resident on a Grant County warrant. Received a report of possible animal ne- glect. • Grant County Sheriff Jan. 2: Responded with JDPD to a report of a vehicle that had hit a deer on High- way 26. Jan. 4: A 47-year-old was arrested in Springfield on a Grant County Warrant. Jan. 7: Responded to a complaint of an aggressive dog running loose. Was ad- vised of suspicious circum- stances at a residence in Mt. Vernon. Responded to a re- port of a vehicle blocking someone from leaving the Grant Union High School parking lot. Jan. 8: Responded to a re- port of a motorist stranded in the Middle Fork of the John Day River. • John Day ambulance Jan. 6: Responded with the Prairie City am- bulance to a report of a 57-year-old female with low temperature. • Oregon State Police Jan. 2: Responded to a vehicle slide off on Highway 26. • John Day Public Works Jan. 6: Responded to a re- port of frozen water mains. Two die in fatal crash following reported kidnapping in Ontario Reported victim from Weiser, unrelated driver from Vale dead after collision Blue Mountain Eagle Two people died after a crash following a reported kidnapping in Ontario Mon- day, Jan. 9. With officers in pur- suit, an alleged kidnapper crashed into another vehicle, killing the reported victim and the driver of the oth- er vehicle, according to an Oregon State Police press release. The woman who was re- portedly kidnapped, Anita S. Harmon, 40, of Weiser, Ida- ho, was found dead inside the vehicle, though the cause of her death remains under investigation. The man who reportedly kidnapped Harmon, Antho- ny Wayne Montwheeler, 49, of Nampa, Idaho, received serious injuries and was also transported to an area hospi- tal. David Joseph Bates, 38, of Vale was pronounced deceased after the colli- sion. Bates’ passenger, Jessica Sara Bates, 35, of Vale was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries and was in stable condition Tuesday after- noon. Ontario Police Depart- ment responded to a report of a kidnapping in progress at about 6:45 a.m. at a con- venience store in Ontario, and as they arrived on scene, Montwheeler fled in a black 2014 Dodge pickup, accord- ing to the release. Officers received infor- mation Harmon was be- ing held against her will in the pickup and pursued the Dodge in the city and then south on Highway 201. Traveling southbound, Montwheeler crossed the center line and collided with a northbound 2001 Ford Excursion, driven by David Bates. Highway 201 near mile- post 29 was closed for more than six hours Monday while investigators processed the scene. The Oregon State Police, Malheur County Sheriff’s Office and Ontario Police Department are continuing the investigation with assis- tance from the Idaho State Police, Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Weiser Police Department, as need- ed. OREGON CAPITAL INSIDER Get the inside scoop on state government and politics! We’re investing in Salem coverage when other news organizations are cutting back. OregonCapitalInsider.com School official says no to fundraiser during Finicum event PATRIOT’S DAY R An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis’s actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath. FRI & SAT (12:45) (3:45) 6:45 9:30 SUN & MON (12:45) (3:45) 6:45 9:35 TUES-THURS (12:45) (4:00) 6:45 9:35 HIDDEN FIGURES PG Based on a true story. A team of African- American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program’s first successful space station. FRI & SAT (12:45) (4:00) 7:00 9:40 SUN & MON (12:45) (4:00) 7:00 9:35 TUES-THURS (12:45) (4:00) 7:00 9:35 WHY HIM? R FRI & SAT (12:45) (4:10) 7:10 9:35 SUN & MON (12:45) (4:10) 7:10 9:35 TUES-THURS (12:45) (4:00) 7:10 9:35 $9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth icum refused to stop, stating he was going to meet Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer, and fled with officers in pursuit when he encountered a roadblock. Finicum exited the vehicle and was fatally shot by Oregon State Police officers who told in- vestigators Finicum was reach- ing for a concealed pistol in his coat, according to former Mal- heur County District Attorney Dan Norris who investigated the police shooting. Norris said the Oregon State Police officers who shot Finicum did not vio- late protocol, but shots fired by an FBI Hostage Rescue Team that did not strike Finicum were under further investigation. You have seen or heard of Mel Gibson’s acclaimed film, Hacksaw Ridge. Now you can experience “THE REST OF THE STORY” with a FREE 101 minute documentary featuring interviews with Desmond Doss, the hero of the film, and those who served with him. Doss was the first non- combatant to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The documentary will be shown at: Grantville Theater, Canyon City Community Hall 7:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2017 Debbie Ausmus 245 South Canyon Blvd. John Day, OR 97845 OPEN WED. & THUR. 9 am - 5 pm 541-575-1113 24 hrs/7 days wk debbie.ausmus@ countryfinancial.com Congratulations Michal Madden Eastern Oregon Realty Top Producer Six years running! Principal Broker, Jerry Franklin is pleased to announce the 2016 Top Producer Award Recipient for outstanding service to the industry, our office and clients. We all appreciate Michal’s dedication and loyalty and wish her continued success in 2017. GIVE MICHAL A CALL for all of your real estate needs 541-620-4408 05059 05116 A Grant Union Junior-Senior High School fundraising group will not accept proceeds from a spaghetti dinner set to take place during a meeting in John Day hosted by the family of LaVoy Finicum, the refuge occupier killed by police en route to John Day Jan. 26, 2016. The group of students and parents have been raising mon- ey for a spring 2017 trip to Phil- adelphia, New York and Wash- ington, D.C., since the summer of 2015, but Grant School Dis- trict No. 3 Superintendent Curt Shelley said the spaghetti fund- raiser had not been approved as required. “This was not approved for- mally through the administration and will not be supported by our district,” he said. “The proceeds will not go to the school district as this was not approved, nor do we want to get involved in this political arena. We would like to stay neutral on these kinds of issues.” According to an Eventbrite listing, the itinerary for “Fin- icum Family Presents: The meeting with LaVoy Finicum that never happened in Oregon,” planned from 4:30-10:30 p.m. Jan 28 at the Grant County Fair- grounds in John Day, includes topics such as “The importance of Constitutional Sheriffs,” “Property Rights,” and “How ‘The media was established to be the watch dog for the people but has become the lap dog for the federal government.’” “As many of you know, La- Voy was on his way to a meet- ing the day he was shot and killed,” an event description on Eventbrite states. “We are hon- oring his memory by holding the meeting that never happened that day.” Planned speakers include Bill Norton, Krisanne Hall, Gar- rett Smith, Kate Dalley, Trent Loos and Morgan Philpot, ac- cording to the Eventbrite listing. Finicum, a spokesman for the occupation the Malheur Na- tional Wildlife Refuge in early 2016, was en route to a meeting in John Day with several others when Oregon State Police and FBI agents attempted to stop the vehicle he was driving. Fin- 05108 Blue Mountain Eagle
