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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Myers sentenced
to 90 days in jail
County searches for new
veteran service offi cer
Travel
management
plan rolls forward
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County is seeking a
new veteran service offi cer.
Funding for the position
has almost doubled, and the
Grant County Court plans to
increase the position from
20 hours to 30 hours a week,
the commissioners said at the
July 26 meeting. The increase
in funds comes from Measure
96, an initiative approved by
Oregonians in the November
2016 election, which gives
1.5 percent of lottery funds to
veteran services.
In the interim, Harney
County Veteran Services Of-
fi cer Guy McKay has been
fi lling in. Former service of-
fi cer Jeff Wilcox left the po-
sition roughly a month and a
half ago, Grant County Judge
Scott Myers said.
Also at the meeting, Mal-
heur National Forest Supervi-
sor Steve Beverlin presented
on the upcoming travel man-
The Eagle/Rylan Boggs
Grant County Commissioner Jim Hamsher makes a
point during a Wednesday, July 26, Grant County Court
meeting.
court briefl y discussed the
merits of selling Communi-
ty Counseling Solutions, the
building they are currently
renting at 528 E. Main St.,
John Day. The building is ag-
ing, and the county leases it to
CCS for $15,000 a year.
The court also:
• approved a union con-
tract between the Grant Coun-
agement plan for the Malheur
National Forest. Beverlin
urged those in attendance to
notify the Forest Service of
dispersed campsites and other
locations accessible by road
that are important to them so
the agency can be aware of
them when creating the travel
management plan.
During the meeting, the
Known Oregon wolf packs
Confirmed pack/individual range
NOTE: Polygons represent estimated
ranges for known wolf packs with
radio-collared animals.
82
395
84
Portland
Pendleton
197
Unnamed
Heppner
5
26
Salem
Minam
Meacham
97
101
Chesnimnus
Wenaha Shamrock
Snake
Walla Walla
River
N. Emily
OR30
Desolation
22
Mt.
Emily
Catherine
26
84
Harl
Butte
OR29/36
OR37
20
26
126
Bend
Eugene
97
OREGON
20
58
Silver
Lake
OR25
5
101
Rogue
N
Keno (status unknown)
25 miles
199
Medford
5
*At least one breeding pair
395
Ontario
Wolf pack population
Pack/area
Total
Wenaha*
Walla Walla*
Snake River*
Minam*
12
11
9
11
Mt. Emily
Meacham*
Rogue
8
7
6
Desolation
Shamrock
Catherine*
1
4
5
Source: Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
(cont.)
Total
Keno
Heppner
Silver Lake
OR30 pair
Chesnimnus*
Harl Butte*
N. Emily
OR29/36
Lone/misc.
Minimum total
1
3
1
2
9
10
3
2
7
112
Alan Kenaga/Capital Press
Rancher asks ODFW to kill
wolves after latest attack
By Eric Mortenson
EO Media Group
A rancher in northeast
Oregon’s Wallowa County
requested the state Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife use
lethal control against the Harl
Butte wolfpack, which has
attacked calves six times in
the past year.
An ODFW spokeswoman
said the department received
the request Friday afternoon
and will make a decision in
the coming days. The request
came after ODFW confi rmed
a calf found dead July 26 had
been killed by wolves.
The calf was estimated
to have weighed 400 to 500
pounds but had been most-
ly consumed by the time the
carcass was discovered. Only
the skeleton and hide were
left. An ODFW investigator
estimated the calf was killed
July 20-22.
Data from a GPS tracking
collar showed a wolf des-
ignated OR-50 was within
200 yards of the carcass four
times from July 21 to 25.
Bite marks on the carcass and
fresh wolf tracks in the area
contributed to the confi rma-
tion.
ODFW has confi rmed six
attacks on calves by the Harl
Butte pack between July 15,
2016 and July 22, 2017. In ad-
dition to the calf found dead
most recently, another calf
was found alive July 21 with
multiple bite marks, including
one wound that was 4 inches
long and 3 inches wide. That
attack was estimated to have
occurred about a week earlier.
Both occurred on public land
grazing allotments.
The Harl Butte pack also
was blamed for killing a calf
on private pasture in April.
Killing wolves is not a
simple process, however. Un-
der Oregon’s management
rules, ODFW may autho-
rize “lethal take” if there
have been two confirmed
livestock depredations by
wolves in the area, or one
confirmed depredation fol-
lowed by three attempted
attacks, which can include
“testing or stalking,” depart-
ment spokeswoman Michelle
Dennehy said in an email.
However, the person re-
questing lethal control must
document that non-lethal
protection has been unsuc-
cessful, and the producer
must show nothing was done
that attracted wolf-livestock
confl ict and that he or she has
complied with laws and con-
ditions of any harassment or
take permit.
ODFW may authorize le-
thal control to be done by its
staff, by authorized agents
or by USDA’s Wildlife Ser-
vices.
Blue Mountain Eagle
A Mt. Vernon man will
serve three months in jail for
assaulting his daughter.
Dillon Myers, 20, Mt.
Vernon, was sentenced to 90
days jail, 72 months proba-
tion and 80 hours of com-
munity service July 26 in
Grant County Circuit Court.
He was fi ned $300.
Myers pleaded guilty to
one count of third-degree
assault and one count of
ty Road Department and the
Operating Engineers Local
701.
• approved an intergov-
ernmental grant agreement
between the Oregon Health
Authority and the county to
help fi nance public health.
• approved an order from
the Assessor’s Offi ce to desig-
nate the Blue Mountain Eagle
as the newspaper of record.
• approved a property ac-
cess permit for the Watermas-
ter’s Offi ce to drill and install
gauges on a bridge on the
South Fork Road.
• approved a request from
Shannon Springer to allow
the Grant County Youth Live-
stock Auction Committee
to use the Planning Depart-
ment’s printer.
• extended the expira-
tion date of the agreement
for financing of community
disability development ser-
vices.
• approved budget trans-
fers for the county treasurer.
• approved a request from
the fairgrounds to purchase a
shade tent.
• paid dues to the Eastern
Oregon Counties Association
for 2017-18.
fourth-degree
assault July
13.
T h e
charges stem
from separate
incidents be-
Dillon
tween May
Myers
15 and June 3,
where Myers
admitted to unlawfully and
intentionally causing injury
to his infant daughter.
One charge of third-de-
gree assault was dismissed.
Fix pleads not guilty in
death of Pilot Rock man
Angela Marie Fix, the
40-year-old Pilot Rock
woman charged in the death
of Larry Castro, pleaded not
guilty to fi rst-degree arson
and second-degree man-
slaughter.
Fix entered the pleas
Monday morning during
her arraignment in Umatilla
County Circuit Court. She
remains in Umatilla County
Jail, Pendleton, on $500,000
bond.
A jury trial is scheduled
for 9 a.m. Sept. 11-12 before
Judge Chris Brauer. A pre-
trial hearing has also been
set for 8:15
a.m. on Aug.
24.
Fix was ar-
rested July 16
for arson fol-
lowing a fi re
Angela
that ravaged
Marie Fix Castro’s home
at 439 S.W.
Birch Place, Pilot Rock. Pilot
Rock Police Chief Bill Cal-
dera said Castro’s body was
inside the home. He was 72.
Fix has been assigned an
attorney, Kara Davis, from
Intermountain Public De-
fender.
C OPS AND C OURTS
(As of Dec. 31, 2016)
Estimated pack/individual range
A5
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle
are taken from the logs of
law enforcement agencies.
Every effort is made to re-
port the court disposition of
arrest cases.
Grant County Circuit
Court
Robert L. Crosby, II,
30, pleaded guilty to one
count of attempt to commit
a class A misdemeanor and
was sentenced to one year
probation, 30 hours com-
munity service and 10 days
in jail. He was fined $300.
Cherith Rose Sheedy
pleaded guilty to pointing a
firearm at another and was
issued deferred adjudica-
tion with a sentence of 24
months bench probation and
35 hours community ser-
vice and a $200 fine. Upon
successful completion of
probation, the charges will
be dismissed without enter-
ing a judgment of guilt.
Oregon State Police
Responded July 23 to
a serious motorcycle-deer
crash near milepost 172 on
Highway 395. The driver
was transported by ambu-
lance to Blue Mountain
Hospital.
Cited Ren Matthew Kirk-
patrick Sr., 41, John Day, for
driving under the infl uence
and open container after he
was pulled over and showed
signs of impairment. Kirk-
patrick had his 14-year-old
child with him and admit-
ted to previously smoking
marijuana. He consented to
a blood alcohol test and had
a BAC of .12 percent.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week of July
21-27:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 1
• Average inmates: 15
• Bookings: 13
• Releases: 10
• Arrests: 1
• Citations: 1
• Fingerprints: 3
• Civil papers: 16
• Warrants processed: 2
• Asst./welfare check: 5
Justice Court
The Grant County Jus-
tice Court reported the
following fines and judg-
ments:
Exceeding the speed
limit: Coleman Kerry My-
ers, 19, Happy Valley,
65/35 zone, July 7, fined
$260; Joan Devine, 73, Eu-
gene, 57/35 zone, July 16,
fined $160.
Beegie Julius Smith,
Klamath Falls, pleaded
guilty to one charge of
failure to install an inter-
lock ignition device and
one charge of driving
while suspended and was
sentenced to 24 months
probation, five days in
jail, suspended if proba-
tion is successfully com-
pleted, 80 hours com-
munity service and fined
$1,560.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch
worked 178 calls during
the week of July 24-30.
Along with the various
traffic warnings, trespass-
ing, injured animals, noise
complaints and juvenile
complaints, these calls in-
cluded:
• John Day Police
Department
July 24: Responded to
a report of illegal camping
behind The Outpost restau-
rant.
July 25: Responded with
the Grant County Sheriff’s
Office to a report of a do-
mestic disturbance.
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INSIDER
July 26: Dispatched to a
report of a theft in the River-
side Trailer Park. Advised of
a restraining order violation.
July 29: Responded to a
report of kids jumping off
the Patterson Street Bridge.
July 30: Received a
complaint of an ATV rid-
er speeding in a residential
neighborhood in John Day.
•
Grant
County
Sheriff’s Offi ce
July 25: Responded to a
report of trespassers on pri-
vate property near the Mul-
lin Ranch. Responded to a
report of telephonic harass-
ment.
July 27: Responded to a
report of shots fi red on Lay-
cock Road.
July 28: Advised of a re-
straining order violation in
Mt. Vernon.
July 29: Investigated a
report of harassment at the
Rainbow Gathering.
July 30: Responded with
Oregon State Police to a re-
port of underage drinking at
Magone Lake.
• John Day ambulance
July 27: Responded for
a 62-year-old man with a
head injury at Strawberry
Lake.
• Oregon State Police
July 24: Responded to a
report of an unwanted sub-
ject on Ritter Road.
July 25: Responded to a
hay truck that lost its load
near milepost 13.5 on High-
way 395.
July 27: Received a re-
port of a driver passing in
no-passing zones and al-
most running cyclists off
the road near milepost 186
on Highway 26.
• United States Forest
Service
July 24: Advised of a
forest fire near Fields Creek
and Rooster Combs.
July 30: Advised of a
forest fire on Highway 7.
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