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News Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Prairie City man arrested on meth charges LETTERS 13 grams as “a large amount for a person to have.” Pfeifer was compliant during the arrest. Pfeifer was charged with deliv- ery and manufacture based on the items found in the car and state- ments he made, Gray said. Pfeifer is currently serving three years of probation, stem- ming from a burglary conviction in 2015, according to court doc- uments. ‘God is back’ Police: Pfeifer possessed meth, oxycodone, bags and scale By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle Thomas Pfeifer A Prairie City man was ar- rested on multiple drug charges Thursday. John Day police officers ar- rested Thomas Pfeifer, 47, and charged him with possession of methamphetamine, delivery of methamphetamine, manufacture of methamphetamine and posses- sion of oxycodone in John Day Thursday night. Pfeifer is currently being held in the Grant County Jail. Bail is set at $70,000. Pfeifer was arrested after John Day Police Chief Richard Gray re- ceived a call from dispatch about a suspicious subject passed out in a tan sedan in Len’s Drug parking lot at approximately 9:35 p.m. Gray woke Pfeifer and com- menced an investigation that led to Pfeifer handing over roughly 13 grams of meth and oxyco- done for which he did not have a prescription, as well as scales and plastic bags. Gray described Continued from Page A4 To the Editor: God is back. 2 Chronicles 7:14. God bless America and President Trump. Richie Colbeth John Day Gov. Brown responsible for May Day march mayhem Heidi Wright named COO of EO Media Group Blue Mountain Eagle Heidi Wright has been named chief operating of- ficer of EO Media Group, which owns the Blue Moun- tain Eagle. Wright succeeds John S. Perry, who is retiring after 44 years in the news- paper industry, including the last 12 with EO Media Group. Wright comes to EO Media Group from Western Communications, owner of the Bend Bulletin and other newspapers in Oregon and California. She is Wescom’s chief financial officer and human re- sources di- rector. She will join EO Media Group on June 1. Heidi S t e v e Wright F o r r e s t e r, President and CEO of EO Media Group, announced Wright’s hiring: “Our exec- utive committee – composed of Kathryn Brown, Susan Forrester Rana and me – is pleased to find a successor to Perry with the leadership ca- pabilities to help our compa- ny prosper in the digital age. Her prior experience with family-owned companies in our region is especially rele- vant.” Prior to joining Wescom, Wright was publisher of the Klamath Falls Herald and News, owned by Pio- neer News Group. She also worked as a publisher in Montana for Lee Enterpris- es. She has an undergraduate degree and an MBA from the University of Montana. “Heidi has a lifetime of experience in the West,” noted Kathryn Brown. “Her experience at newspapers in Butte, Klamath Falls and Bend make her well-suited to understand the commu- nities that EO Media Group serves in rural Oregon and Washington – as well as the extraordinary reach of the Capital Press, our agricultur- al weekly.” As chief operating officer, Wright will direct the busi- ness operations of EO Media Group and supervise publish- ers and corporate staff. The company’s headquarters are in Salem. “It’s an honor and privi- lege to be joining EO Media Group,” said Wright. “While I will miss my friends and colleagues at Western Com- munications, I am excited to become a part of the EO Me- dia Group family. My hus- band, Richard Schuurman, and I are looking forward to calling Salem home in the near future.” EO Media Group pub- lications include the Blue Mountain Eagle of John Day, Cannon Beach Gazette, Cap- ital Press, Chinook Observer, Coast River Business Jour- nal, Daily Astorian, East Or- egonian, Hermiston Herald, Oregon Coast Today, Seaside Signal and Wallowa County Chieftain. mons, 58, Bend, April 6, 59/45 zone, fined $160; Ricky Lee Bissonnett, 48, Baker City, April 7, 40/25 zone, fined $135. Violation of the basic rule: Michael Gene Jackson, 52, New Plymouth, Idaho, April 6, 70/55 zone, fined $135; Gerald P. Bai- ley, 69, Portland, April 18, 80/55 zone, fined $220; Trey Danner Shores, 18, Prineville, March 17, 79/55 zone, fined $220; Chloe Jade Casto, 20, Vale, April 23, 74/55 zone, fined $160; Devin Ali Sezgen, 39, Redwood City, California, April 6, 75/55 zone, fined $160. Violation of the speed limit: Yaquelin Garcia Delgado, 20, Gresham, April 6, 47/30 zone, fined $135; Gordon Bryan Hart- grove, 60, Evensville, Indiana, April 6, 43/25 zone, fined $160. Driving while suspended: Kevin John Rapp, 31, John Day, March 24, fined $435; Harry Samuel Nordstrom, 37, John Day, March 24, fined $435. Failure to register vehicle: Kevin John Rapp, 31, John Day, March 24, fined $110. Driving uninsured: Jason Dole, 35, Canyon City, April 15, fined $130; Adrian Leah Couey, 32, John Day, April 7, fined $130; Adrian Leah Couey, 32, John Day, April 21, fined $260. No seat belt: Chenise Cheryl Anne Mutchler, 21, John Day, April 22, fined $95. Ray Klein Inc. V. Walt Sharp. Money judgment award- ed to Ray Klein Inc. for $296.32. left in a hot vehicle at Chester’s Thriftway. Arrested a 50-year- old John Day resident for proba- tion violation and misuse of 911 after he called and asked for a ride from under a bridge. May 6: Took a report of a burglary in John Day. May 7: Warned a person for stalking. • Grant County Sheriff’s Office May 3: Received a report of a daughter possibly assaulting her mother. May 4: Responded with John Day Police to a report of shots fired in the Meadowbrook Apart- ments; it was just fireworks. May 5: Responded with John Day Police to a group of people fighting. Arrested a 50-year- old Bend resident for reckless endangerment after receiving a report of a reckless driver on Highway 26. The Grant County Emergency Manager was no- tified of high water in Canyon City. • John Day ambulance May 7: Responded with John Day Police to a lifeline ac- tivation. a more welcoming entrance to the city on Highway 26. He said this space could also be used for commercial de- velopment, such as showcase greenhouses, a local market, a restaurant and a microbrewery. Green said the proper- ty could be used to house hydroponic greenhouses to provide year-round growing opportunities using reclaimed water from a proposed waste- water treatment plant, which is scheduled for a feasibility study this summer. The site could potentially house an amphitheater, an ag- ricultural experiment and re- search station, a visitor center or a new school. The land purchase is part of Green’s growth strategy for the city. He said with well-placed investment and development the city could attract new res- idents including digital com- muters, young families and active retirees. To facilitate the influx of new residents he is focusing on digital marketing and brand- ing, improving recreational amenities, improving broad- band connectivity and devel- oping new housing options. C OPS AND C OURTS Arrests and citations in the Blue Mountain Eagle are taken from the logs of law enforce- ment agencies. Every effort is made to report the court dispo- sition of arrest cases. Grant County Circuit Court Bryan Paul Martin was found not guilty of one charge of harassment and one count of strangulation by a 12-person jury May 4. Oregon State Police Cited Anthony Westlund, 43, John Day, for violating Measure 91’s personal allow- ance of marijuana after inves- tigating a residence with John Day Police May 2. Arrested Dominick Jacobel- lis, 35, Gladstone, on a Yam- hill County warrant and issued him a citation for violation of the basic rule, 74/55 zone, and driving while suspended. Jaco- bellis was housed in the Grant County Jail. Grant County Sheriff The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported the follow- ing for the week of April 27 through May 3: PROPERTY Continued from Page A1 The sites combined create an 83-acre complex Green has called the John Day Innovation Gateway. Present plans The purchase would allow for the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant to be built outside the floodplain and allow uninterrupted opera- tion of the current plant during construction. Once the new plant is com- pleted, the current plant could be cleared, allowing access to 30 acres of riverfront proper- ty. Green said this land could then be used for a variety of purposes. The current plant’s permit to operate, issued by the Oregon Department of Envi- ronmental Quality, expired in 2007 and will not be reissued • Concealed handgun licens- es: 11 • Average inmates: 13 • Bookings: 4 • Releases: 4 • Arrests:1 • Fingerprints: 5 • Civil papers: 10 • Warrants processed: 4 • Asst./welfare check: 1 Justice Court The Grant County Justice Court reported the following fines and judgments: Failure to notify department of name or address change: Dar- rell Wilfred McKrola, 40, Mt. Vernon, March 3, fined $110. No resident angling license: Joshua C. Stiffler, 31, Weston, April 2, fined $95. Hunting on another’s culti- vated or enclosed land: Jason M. Weller, Vernonia, fined $435; Craig T. Weller, Vernonia, fined $435; Byron James Weller, Ver- nonia, fined $435. Exceeding the speed limit: Haley Lynn Walker, 38, Canyon City, May 1, 73/65 zone, fined $135; Adrian Leah Couey, 32, John Day, April 21, 80/65 zone, fined $220; Steve Dwaine Sim- due to the plant’s age and prox- imity to the river. To improve connectivity in the city, Green also wants to extend Seventh Street through the new lot to Patterson Bridge Road and to create over a mile of trail along the north side of the John Day River to restore public access. The property also includes an industrial scale shop, which could be used by the city’s public works department to store its equipment indoors. This would allow the city to redevelop the parcel of land adjacent to the Seventh Street Complex park, where the de- partment is currently housed. Future possibilities Green has high aspirations for the property. He wants to beautify it by adding a welcome sign and bo- tanical gardens at the western end of the property to create Dispatch John Day dispatch worked 148 calls during the week of May 1-7. Along with the various traffic warnings, trespassing, in- jured animals, noise complaints and juvenile complaints, these calls included: • John Day Police Depart- ment May 1: Took a report of a house being egged in Prairie City. May 2: Cited a 33-year-old John Day resident for posses- sion of marijuana. Received a report of someone driving away from the Sinclair station without paying for fuel. May 3: Responded to a re- port of the back window broken out of a vehicle. May 5: Responded to a dog egon Solutions to survey resi- dents preferences for a project. Green’s priority is the new wastewater treatment plant. Establishing priorities To best determine what de- velopment projects will bene- fit residents, the city, county, hospital and school district are working with Oregon Solutions, a group that crowd sources solutions to local prob- lems. On May 11, representa- tives from the groups will have their first meeting to discuss priorities and goals. Results of the community survey will be made public July 17. Over the next three months, the groups will work with Or- A5 To the Editor: After seeing what hap- pened in Portland with the May Day march, I believe the responsibility lies 100 percent with Gov. Brown. She has de- clared our state a “sanctuary state.” This gives every anar- chist a license to destroy, pil- lage and burn the private and public property of our state. When the governor tells peo- ple that they do not need to obey the laws of our country, then you see the results of that action. It was on full display May 1. I believe that any public of- ficial that declares their com- munity a “sanctuary” commu- nity is not really working for the safety of that community. Portland was definitely not safe. I am appalled that our politicians are lumping immi- grants and illegal immigrants in the same category. I believe the people of Oregon are for immigration, but they are not for illegal immigration. When the politicians say you can ig- nore the law when it comes to illegal immigration, then the anarchists believe they have a license to do just what we saw on May 1. I believe that any public official that declares their community a “sanctuary” community, and that goes all the way to the governor, should resign, be recalled or voted out of office now. Nicky A. 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