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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
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Bomb plan in place for county government
Forest plan
revision
expected in
mid-August
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County is one of a
handful of other Eastern Or-
egon counties with a bomb
plan in place.
Emergency Management
Coordinator Ted Williams
informed the Grant County
Court about the plan and an-
swered questions at a Grant
County Court meeting June
28.
Because of the plan’s na-
ture, it is not a public doc-
ument, and Williams was
unable to go into specific
details. He said the plan cov-
ers the courthouse and cor-
rections building across the
street but could be expanded
to include other buildings in
the area.
Williams said he creat-
ed the plan after seeing the
circuit court’s plan for such
an incident and realizing the
rest of the courthouse was
not covered. He also cited
a changing geopolitical cli-
mate, what he called un-vet-
ted immigrants and white
supremacist groups with a
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Grant County Judge Scott Myers reads from a document during a Grant County Court meeting Wednesday, June 28.
history of violence, as rea-
sons for creating a bomb
plan.
“We don’t know who
some of these people are,”
Williams said.
Williams said he is quali-
fied for creating such a plan
because of his years of expe-
rience creating plans for ven-
ues all over the world includ-
ing 1990 Goodwill Games in
Seattle.
The document contains a
continuity of operations plan,
which will keep local govern-
ment running in the event of a
bombing.
Williams said bomb
threats, once thought of as a
prank by some, would be tak-
en seriously.
Also at the meeting, Mal-
heur National Forest Super-
visor Steve Beverlin gave an
update on the forest plan revi-
sion for the Malheur Nation-
al Forest. He said the com-
pletion time frame has been
pushed back to mid-August.
Bill to require advance notice of
work schedule heads to governor
By Paris Achen
Capital Bureau
Oregon is poised to become
first in the nation to adopt a
statewide law to require ad-
vance notice of employees’
work schedules.
“It’s going to be a nation-
al model,” said Rep. Ann
Lininger, D-Lake Oswego.
The House of Representa-
tives voted 46-to-13 Thursday,
June 29, to pass the legislation.
The Senate approved the mea-
sure 23-to-6 June 22.
Gov. Kate Brown’s signa-
ture is the final step to enact
the law.
The legislation requires
employers in the retail, hos-
pitality or food service sectors
who have 500 or more em-
ployees to give at least seven
days’ notice of a work sched-
ule. The law would take effect
July 1, 2018. By July 2020,
the amount of required notice
would increase to 14 days.
Employers are exempt from
the requirement when there
are weather conditions beyond
their control.
The notice gives workers
more time to arrange child or
elder care and juggle schedules
for multiple jobs and school.
“I think that there is wide
agreement that we want fam-
ilies to be able to provide for
themselves. We want fami-
lies to be able to have and to
be able to sustain a job, and I
believe this bill will make that
easier,” Lininger said.
Employers may not sched-
ule workers for shifts without
a minimum of a 10-hour re-
prieve in between.
“I think it promotes safe-
ty as well as people’s good
health,” said Rep. Janelle By-
num, D-Clackamas, who owns
two McDonald’s franchises
in Portland. “On the business
side, I support this because I
believe it will make Oregon a
leader in the development of
this policy.”
When employers fail to
give the mandatory notice,
they will be required to pay
penalty compensation to the
employee.
Employees who wish to
work last-minute shifts or
shifts that are closer than 10
hours apart to earn more in-
come may join a standby list.
Employees on the standby
list who voluntarily pick up
last-minute shifts will not re-
ceive the penalty compensa-
tion.
Workers who think their
employer has violated the law
may file a complaint with the
Bureau of Labor and Indus-
tries or a civil complaint.
Rep. Greg Barreto, R-Cove,
who voted against the bill, said
Oregon’s policies are “picking
winners and losers.”
“In this regard, maybe a
Plaid Pantry that has a dif-
ferent model in the way it is
set up and has more than 500
employees is different from
say a 7-Eleven that has the in-
dividual stores,” Barreto said.
“Whether they have a certain
number of employees, we pick
and choose. Whether they are
in retail, hospitality and food
service versus other industries,
we pick and choose.”
He also gave a brief update
on the Forest Service’s activi-
ties at the Rainbow Gathering
and said there were approxi-
mately 3,600 people with 30
law enforcement officers. As
of June 28, he said there had
been 120 incidents, 56 viola-
tions and eight arrests in con-
nection with the Gathering.
The court also:
• approved the purchase
of two radios for the sheriff’s
office for $800 each.
• adopted the extension
and 4-H budget for the com-
ing fiscal year.
• approved county treasur-
er budget resolutions for each
county department.
• approved an agreement
between the county and the
Oregon Health Authority for
a representative for tort li-
ability coverage for county
psychiatric services.
• approved payment of
dues to the Local Govern-
ment Personnel Institute,
which offers assistance with
personnel issues.
• approved a request from
Grant County Fairgrounds
Manager Mindy Winegar for
the purchase of 105 posts
from Parma Post and Poles
for the fairgrounds.
• approved a $6,800 bid
for the NPRA Rodeo on Sept.
8-9.
• approved a contract with
the Old Time Fiddlers for the
Grant County Fair.
• approved an annual
airport backup generator
maintenance agreement for
$350.
• approved a transfer from
personnel services to the
Grant County Library for
$2,100.
Wallowa rancher
shoots wolf legally
By Steve Tool
EO Media Group
A Wallowa County cattle
rancher shot and presum-
ably seriously wounded or
killed a wolf June 25 in the
act of chasing livestock. It
is the first incident of its
kind in Wallowa County
and the second in the state.
The rancher and his
wife, who had suffered nu-
merous instances of wolves
harassing their cattle, saw
a wolf chasing a herd of
cows.
The rancher called
county commissioner Todd
Nash, who is chairman of
the Oregon Cattlemen’s
Association Wolf Commit-
tee, for advice. Nash told
the rancher he could legal-
ly shoot the wolf. The man
did and the animal limped
away.
Nash and Wallow Coun-
ty chief deputy Fred Steen,
who later contacted Ore-
gon State Police, respond-
ed to the scene. The team
did not find the wolf and
further investigation in-
dicated the rancher acted
within his legal rights.
The rancher’s identity
was not released.
“This is just to show you
can do this and have ano-
nymity,” Steen said. “It’s
absolutely legal to do such,
and we’ve always believed
it’s the rancher’s right to
protect his livestock as
private property. People
need to know this is an
option.”
C OPS AND C OURTS
Grant County Circuit Court
Michele Loretta Trimble
was convicted of one count of
harassment and issued a sen-
tence of three days in jail and
fined $200.
Benjamin Woods pleaded
guilty to one count of fourth-de-
gree assault and was sentenced
to 30 days in jail and fined $145.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff’s
Office reported the following
for the week of June 23-29:
concealed handgun licenses, 13;
average inmates, 21; bookings,
30; releases, 31; arrests, one;
citations, three; fingerprints,
seven; civil papers, nine; war-
rants processed, one; and asst./
welfare check, five.
Gordan Black, 83, Canyon
City, was charged with operat-
ing a vehicle without driving
privileges.
Dillon Winters, 19, John
Day, was charged with failure to
carry insurance and violation of
the basic rule, 55/30 zone.
Stephanie Lindsley, 53,
Trail, was warned for violation
of the basic rule, 75/65 zone and
driving uninsured.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
228 calls during the week of
June 26-30. Along with the var-
ious traffic warnings, trespass-
ing, injured animals, noise com-
plaints and juvenile complaints,
these calls included:
• John Day Police Depart-
ment
June 26: Took a report of
a suspicious subject in Prairie
City. Responded with Oregon
State Police, John Day Fire
Department and Oregon Trail
Electric Cooperative to a tree on
a power line. Received a report
of possible animal abuse in John
Day.
June 27: Received a report of
domestic violence in John Day.
Responded to a report of a male
subject walking into traffic. A
business owner requested police
contact and remove subjects
from their property.
June 28: Received a report
of a squatter on private proper-
ty. Conducted a traffic stop and
cited a 26-year-old Prairie City
resident.
June 29: Responded to a
report of assault of domestic
violence. Received a report of a
man yelling and cursing at cars
if they did not offer him a ride.
A local business reported a large
number of subjects loitering
near Chester’s.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
June 26: Responded with
OSP to a report of a runaway
from John Day. The runaway
was located later in the day and
returned home. Dispatched to
people sleeping under a bridge.
Responded to a report of an
alarm at Rocky Mountain Dis-
pensary.
June 29: Received a report
of a suspicious subject who
seemed to be hiding.
• John Day ambulance
June 26: Responded with
John Day Police and Grant
County Sheriff’s Office to a fe-
male at King’s Discount.
June 29: Responded to a re-
port of a seizure at the Rainbow
Gathering.
• Oregon State Police
June 29: Responded with the
Grant County Sheriff’s Office
and John Day ambulance to the
Rainbow Gathering.
• John Day Fire Depart-
ment
June 26: Responded to a
grass fire with Monument Fire
Department, John Day Fire De-
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• Monument Fire Depart-
ment
June 26: Responded with
Oregon Department of Forestry
to a grass fire.
• United States Forest Ser-
vice
June 26: Advised of a light-
ning strike near Highway 395.
June 27: Law enforcement
responded to an injured dog at
the Rainbow Gathering.
• Prairie City Fire Depart-
ment
June 26: Advised of a tree
that fell on a house in Prairie
City.
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