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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
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G RANT C OUNTY C OURT
County to apply for fire, victim grants
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
John Day garbage
bills increasing
Blue Mountain Eagle
John Day residents will see
their garbage bills from Clark’s
Disposal increase this year.
The John Day City Coun-
cil approved a resolution to
enact a rate hike proposed by
Nancy Moffit of Clark’s Dis-
posal. The hike is in response
to the rising cost of living and
will range from $1 to $15, de-
pending on services rendered.
The rate for one 32-gallon
can per week will increase
from $15.50 to $16.50, and
the rate for one 45-gallon can
per week will increase from
$25.50 to $27.50. The last rate
hike was in 2012.
During the meeting, the
council also reviewed and ap-
proved changes to the city’s
yearly financial statement.
Several inaccuracies had been
brought to the attention of the
council and corrected by city
accountant Anna Bass.
C OPS & C OURTS
Grant County Sheriff
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Sheriff’s Office
reported the following for the
week of Jan. 19-25:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 10
• Average inmates: 6
• Bookings: 2
• Releases: 4
• Citations: 2
• Fingerprints: 6
• Civil papers: 26
• Warrants processed: 4
• Asst./welfare check: 2
• Failure to use lights:
Brady Burch, 19, John Day.
• Possession of marijuana
by person under 21: Feilen
Sayers, 19, John Day.
Justice Court
CANYON CITY — The
Grant County Justice Court
reported the following fines
and judgments:
• Dog as a public nuisance:
Mallory Rose Thomas, 26,
John Day, Aug. 5, fined $260.
• Lending, borrowing or
selling big game tag: Joshua
Ryan Ewings, 28, Dayville,
Dec. 31, fined $110.
• Exceeding speed lim-
it: Dustin R. Stephens, 25,
Haines, Nov. 16, 75/64 zone,
fined $160.
• Driving uninsured: Tyler
Duane Dehiya, 23, Mt. Ver-
non, Dec. 27, fined $130.
• Driving while suspend-
ed: Stephanie Michelle King-
smith, 26, Mt. Vernon, Sept.
19, fined $435.
contact each other.
Jan. 25: Investigated a hit-
and-run accident. Responded
to a bank hold-up alarm at
Umpqua Bank in John Day; it
was a false alarm.
Jan. 27: Responded to a
report of a unwanted disor-
derly subject at Valley View
Assisted Living and arrested
a 49-year-old John Day man.
• Grant County Sheriff
Jan. 23: Responded with
Oregon State Police to a re-
port of someone’s windshield
being shot while driving.
Jan. 24: Advised of a pos-
sible trespass in Mt. Vernon
and responded later in the day.
Jan. 26: Dispatched to a re-
port of criminal mischief to a
vehicle.
Jan. 27: Contacted a vehi-
cle with a gas hose hanging
out of its tank.
Jan. 28: Received a re-
port of a male subject going
through vehicles on South
Canyon Boulevard. Received
a complaint of protesters wan-
dering into the road.
Jan. 29: Advised of a sus-
picious vehicle following a
John Day resident.
• John Day ambulance
Jan. 25: Dispatched with
Prairie City Ambulance for a
51-year-old male who was hit
in the head with a metal bed
frame.
Jan. 27: Responded to a
26-year-old male with loss of
consciousness and difficulty
breathing.
Greg Close presented an update to the
court on recent projects performed in
the Grant/Morrow County OHV park.
The projects included maintenance
on bridges, roads and natural springs,
wood harvest for campers and manage-
ment of the roughly 300 miles of trails.
The court also:
• awarded a $22,000 contract to
S&C Electric for electrical work at the
fairgrounds.
• awarded a $73,769 to Troxell
Communications for a PA system at the
Comments are being ac-
cepted for the Malheur Na-
tional Forest’s Blue Dollar
Complex allotment manage-
ment plans grazing project.
The 30-day scoping peri-
od during which comments
are accepted began Jan. 25.
The planning area is located
in Grant and Harney coun-
ties, 18-30 miles south of
Prairie City, encompassing
about 40,364 acres within the
Malheur River Watershed.
The Prairie City Rang-
er District proposes to
continue authorization of
livestock grazing on three
grazing allotments within
the Blue Dollar Complex
project planning area us-
ing adaptive management
strategies designed to meet
Forest Plan standards and
guidelines.
Some elements involved
with the proposed action may
include analysis of grazing
rotation strategies, riparian
area protection, development
of upland water sources and
construction of new fencing
or modification of existing
fence locations.
More information can be
obtained by contacting Mar-
ion Mahaffey at 541-575-
3302,
marionmahaffey@
fs.fed.us, or on the web at
fs.usda.gov/projects/mal-
heur/landmanagement/proj-
ects.
ODOT warns depositing snow on highways illegal
Blue Mountain Eagle
The state highway is
not a good place to deposit
snow from your driveway,
according to a press release
from the Oregon Depart-
ment of Transportation.
It is against the law to
deposit any object onto Or-
egon highways and high-
way right of way, including
snow.
ODOT officials said it
can be frustrating when
snowplows push snow from
the highway onto approach
roads, but shoveling that
snow back onto the road
or shoulder creates a haz-
ard for other highway users
and for winter maintenance
operations. Chunks of snow
and ice form an uneven road
surface that can surprise
drivers and cause crashes.
When snowplows create
berms of snow at the end
of driveways, ODOT asks
property owners to help by
shoveling that snow to the
sides of their driveways,
rather than back onto the
road or shoulder.
If you shovel snow onto
the roadway, you will be
asked to clear it away. Or
ODOT may remove the
snow and bill you for the
cost of doing so. In addi-
tion, you may be cited un-
der Oregon law; violations
are punishable as a misde-
meanor.
Martin graduates from telecommunications class
Blue Mountain Eagle
Officer Andrew Martin
of the John Day Police De-
partment grudated from the
Oregon Department of Public
Safety Standards and Train-
ing’s 102nd Basic Telecom-
munications Class Jan. 27.
The two-week course in-
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cluded emergency call han-
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agement, civil liability, ethics,
criminal law, overview of
fire-rescue and law enforce-
ment operations and other
topics. Upon completion of
the course, students will re-
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Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
202 calls during the week
of Jan. 23-29 Along with
the various traffic warnings,
trespassing, injured animals,
noise complaints and juvenile
complaints, these calls includ-
ed:
• John Day Police
Jan. 24: Took a report of
telephonic harassment. Both
parties were advised to not
fairgrounds.
• reviewed and approved chang-
ing a full-time clerical position to a
part-time position at the Assessor’s
Office.
• reviewed quotes for a new coun-
ty vehicle but decided to consider the
issue for another week before moving
forward with a purchase.
• discussed remodeling two suites at
the L Building Complex, 530 E. Main
St., John Day, to house four offices and
a conference and break room.
Comment period open for Blue Dollar project
Blue Mountain Eagle
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.
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Grant County Judge Scott Myers, left, and Grant County Commissioner Boyd
Britton participate in a Grant County Court meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 25.
Monday - Thursday
7am- 6pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Mendy Sharpe FNP
Apppointments
available
R obbins Farm Equipment
3850 10th St.
Baker City
10218 Wallowa Lake Hwy.
La Grande
1160 S Egan
Burns
86812 Christmas Valley Hwy.
Christmas Valley
541-523-6377
541-963-6577
541-573-6377
541-523-6377
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The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
John Day City Manager Nick Green participates in a
Tuesday, Jan. 24, John Day City Council meeting.
During a Wednesday, Jan. 25, Grant
County Court meeting, Victim As-
sistance Director Andrea Officer was
granted permission to solicit grant
funding for the upcoming fiscal year.
Money earned through grants will go
toward local victim services.
Economic Development Director
Sally Bartlett was given permission
to submit a Fire Management Assis-
tance Grant application on behalf of
the county. The grant would be used to
purchase a property downstream of the
Inland Bridge in Canyon City.
The house on the property would be
leveled, and flood preventative mea-
sures would be erected to help protect
the high school from flood damage.
Flooding has become an even great-
er concern in the wake of the Canyon
Creek Complex fire, which decimated
vegetation above Canyon City. With no
flora to help retain excess water from
snow runoff or rain, flooding is a con-
stant threat.
County Treasurer Julie Ellison’s re-
quest for a 1-percent cost of living ad-
justment increase for county employ-
ees for the upcoming fiscal year was
granted.
Morrow County Parks Manager