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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, January 18, 2017 A5 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. Circuit Court CANYON CITY — The Grant County Circuit Court re- ported the following fines and judgments: • Drew Isaac Box pleaded guilty to possession of meth- amphetamine and, through a judgment on conditional discharge without entering a judgment of guilt, was sen- tenced to 18 months probation and 40 hours community ser- vice and ordered to pay a $400 fine. Upon successful comple- tion of probation, the proceed- ings would be dismissed. • Shayla Metzger was con- victed of driving under the influence of intoxicants and sentenced to 18 months proba- tion, one year suspended driv- ers license, 48 hours in jail and fined $1,255.00. • Michael Heard violated his probation agreement and was sentenced to 12 months additional probation and fined $25. Grant County Sheriff CANYON CITY — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported the following for the week of Jan. 5-11: concealed handgun licenses, 6; average inmates, 8; bookings, 6; re- leases, 6; arrests, 1; citations, 2; fingerprints, 1; civil papers, 8; warrants processed, 4; asst./ welfare check, 2; search and rescue, 1. • Driving uninsured: George Drossel, 51, Nampa, Idaho. • Dog as a public nuisance: Janelle Martens, 27, Canyon City. Justice Court CANYON CITY — The Grant County Justice Court re- ported the following fines and judgments: • Driving uninsured: Donna Marie Trembly, 42, Mt. Ver- non, Oct. 19, fined $260; Tra- vis James Freniere, 30, John Day, Nov. 18, fined $1,000. • Careless driving — acci- dent: Travis James Freniere, 30, John Day, Nov. 18, fined $2,000. • Driving while suspend- ed: Travis James Freniere, 30, John Day, Nov. 18, fined $2,000; Tia Marie Dilley, Mt. Vernon, fined $487. • Semi-trailer exceeding 53 feet: Carolyn T. Land, 68, Grand Saline, Texas, Nov. 3, fined $110. • Use of prohibited lighting: Benjamin Lee Keith, 36, Can- yon City, Nov. 8, fined $160. • Failure to register vehicle: Jason Lloyd Dinger, 37, Baker City, Nov. 11, fined $110. • Dog as a public nuisance: Christopher B. Labhart, 66, John Day, Nov. 26, required to pay $600 restitution to victim and fined $260, which will be dismissed if no further convic- tions in six months. • Steven Woehlert, La Pine, had his probation suspended until Sept. 14, 2017, and was fined $185. • Hunting on cultivated or enclosed lands of another: Paul D. Stulty, Bend, fined $435 and required to pay $350 in resti- tution to Oregon State Police and Russel’s Meats and $500 to OHA-TIP. • Second-degree criminal trespass: Richard Michelson, Bend, fined $435 and required to pay $500 restitution to OHA- TIP. Jan. 11: Responded to a re- port of animal abuse in Prairie City. Received information about a possible explosion or gunshot in Prairie City. Jan. 13: Took a report of credit card fraud in Prairie City. • Grant County Sheriff Jan. 13: Responded to a vehicle that slid into Canyon Creek in Canyon City. Advised of an ongoing restraining order violation. Jan. 15: Advised of a report of an animal in distress in Mt. Vernon. • John Day ambulance Jan. 10: Paged for a female subject with difficulty moving and weakness. • Oregon State Police Jan. 10: Advised of a slide- off accident on Highway 395 B. Jan. 12: Responded to a re- port of horses running at large on the highway near Fox. • Dispatch Jan. 10: Advised of a false Apple support phone scam cir- culating in the area. Received a report of a non-injury accident in which a semi-truck had slid off Highway 395 near milepost 96. • John Day Fire Depart- ment Jan. 13: Responded to a chimney fire in John Day but were asked to stand down by the owner. • John Day Public Works Jan. 9: Responded to a re- quest to turn off water mains so pipes could be repaired. The Eagle/Rylan Boggs John Day City Manager Nick Green, left, and City Council President Steve Schuette listen to feedback during a city council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 10. John Day sets minimum price for old fire hall New council members sworn in By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle John Day City Council members set the minimum bid price for the city’s old fire hall. The minimum bid price for the old city fire hall was set at $62,500 at the John Day City Council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 10. People have expressed in- terest in the property, but no offers have been made. MEETING NOTICE Dispatch John Day dispatch worked 107 calls during the week of Jan. 9-15. Along with the var- ious traffic warnings, trespass- ing, injured animals, noise complaints and juvenile com- plaints, these calls included: • John Day Police Jan. 9: Responded to a hit and run at Iron Triangle. UPPER MAINSTEM AND SOUTH FORK JOHN DAY RIVER AGRICULTURAL WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT AREA PLAN Michael B. DesJardin Dentistry, PC Preventive, Restorative & Endodontics 170 Ford Rd. • 541-575-1311 208 NW Canton John Day 541-575-2725 mbddental@live.com michaelbdesjardindmd.com DIAL-A-RIDE EXPANDED HOURS 541-575-2370 John Day, Canyon City, Mt. Vernon, Prairie City areas M-F 7am - 6pm SAT 9am - 4pm Every other Monday in John Day at Blue Mountain Hospital New Patients Welcome! 05133 A man wakes up in the morning after sleeping on an ADVERTISED BED, in ADVERTISED PAJAMAS. 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. AND THEY SAY ADVERTISING DOESN’T WORK? DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE Advertising is an investment, not an expense. Think about it! Blue Mountain Eagle MyEagleNews.com Don’t get left behind, call today! Kim Kell 541-575-0710 During the meeting, the council discussed a Jan. 24 meeting with Rep. Cliff Bentz. City Manager Nick Green said he planned to show Bentz how decisions made on issues such as the transportation package, gas tax and property tax impact- ed communities like John Day. During the meeting, three city councilors, Dave Holland, Donn Willey and Steve Schuette, were sworn in as council members. Schuette was also unani- mously elected as council president. In other council news: • Dave Holland was ap- pointed to the public works committee • City Manager Nick Green was named the budget officer for the city. • Mike Miller, Mike Cos- grove, Dale Rininger and Tom Olson were appointed to the city budget committee. One committee vacancy still remains. The Biennial Review of the Upper Mainstem and South Fork John Day River Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan will be held January25,2017 at 4:00pm at the USDA Conference Room at 721 S. Canyon Blvd., in John Day. Contact Jason Kehrberg or Pat Holliday at 541-575-0135 with any questions. 2 CHAMBER CHATTER HAPPY NEW YEAR GRANT COUNTY! What an interesting year we just experienced. I am happy to begin a new and exciting 2017. The chamber’s had a very busy year and accomplished many of our goals and have a new year ahead of us which will be very challenging and productive for the future of Grant County. Much of our success has come from our active executive board and members along with some of the best volunteers anyone could ask for which I want to acknowledge here. (BOARD) Bruce Ward, Greg Armstrong, Bob Quinton, Scotta Callister, Amber Wright, Caleb Sturgil, Shannon Adair, Taci Philbrook, Elaine Eisenbraun and David Driscoll. (VOLUNTEERS) Sherry Feiger, Dorman Gregory, Larry Christianson, Nicki Cohoe, Elaine Husted, Pam Durr, Chuck Wilson, Mary Ellen Brooks, David Driscoll, Russ Comer, John Fiedor and our newest volunteer Karen Jacobs. And a very special Thank You to Tammy Bremner our Chamber manager and solar eclipse chairman. On August 21, 2017 Grant County will experience the eclipse and the question of the day from everyone is always are we really going to have thousands of visitors here to experience this event and the further that we get into it and the more folks that we speak to from around the world it appears that the answer is yes and we will definitely have our hands full. If you have any available rooms, an RV location or some bare ground or acreage that would accommodate some please contact Tammy at the Chamber office and get on the list so that we can direct folks in your direction. One of our more immediate projects is to enclose our front entry way on the interior side so that we can secure our office but still allow for 24/7 access for our guests traveling thru to collect vital information about our services and attractions in the county before driving onto the next location. We have also acquired a large flag pole for the front of the office which not only will be patriotic but also draw attention to our office and the Tesla charging station and our bike friendly location. We would appreciate any help from anyone who would be interested in helping us erect the pole. I would like to welcome three new members, the Grant County Snowballers, Dale and Sherrie Rininger, owners of ETC Unique Boutique for gifts and local artisans and Financial Advising, Ansel Krutsinger, owner. Our next open meeting will be Thursday, January 19, 2017. Board meeting at the Chamber office at 11 :00 am and then adjourn to the Outpost for the lunch meeting with our guest speaker Derek Daly, the Blue Mountain Hospital CEO. See you all at the meeting. Jerry Franklin President 04811