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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
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Prairie City native earns coveted rank of Navy chief petty officer
Navy Office of Community
Outreach
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Navy Chief Naval Aircrewman Richard Kaneaster of
Prairie City was recently promoted to chief petty officer,
an accomplishment that only one in five eligible sailors
achieve each year.
Achieving the title of
“Navy chief” is a major hon-
or and milestone. According
to the Navy Personnel Com-
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
Andrew M. Johnson, 39, Mt.
Vernon, pleaded guilty Sept. 28
to fourth-degree assault con-
stituting domestic violence
committed on or about July 29,
2017. He was sentenced to 30
days in jail, 40 hours of com-
munity service and 36 months
of supervised probation. He
was fined $350 and ordered to
have no offensive contact with
the victim.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff’s
Office reported the following
for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 4:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 4
• Average inmates: 15
• Bookings: 1
• Releases: 2
• Arrests: 0
• Citations: 4
• Fingerprints: 2
• Civil papers: 3
• Warrants processed: 3
• Asst./welfare check: 2
• Search and Rescue: 0
• Cited: Denise Staats, 50,
Long Creek, driving uninsured
and no operator’s license; Me-
gan Sanderson, 24, Lebanon,
violation of basic rule 75/55
zone; Christine Daum, 28, John
Day, driving while suspended
and driving uninsured; Ben-
jamin Keith, 37, Canyon City,
driving while suspended and
driving uninsured.
Justice Court
The Grant County Justice
Court reported the following
fines and judgments:
• Driving uninsured: Brett
A. Young, 22, Roseburg, July
17, fined $260.
• Exceeding state speed lim-
it: Bethany M. Blumenschein,
38, Bend, Sept. 2, fined $160.
• Violation of the basic rule:
Brett A. Young, 22, Roseburg,
July 17, 75/55 zone, fined
$160; Bengt H Karlsson, 62,
Kristianstad, Sweden, Sept. 17,
75/55 zone, fined $160; Robert
B. Weseen, 59, North Vancou-
ver, B.C., Sept. 3, 77/55 zone,
fined $260.
• Exceeding speed limit:
Joanna O. Kaimuloa, 34, Port-
land, Aug. 29, 47/25 zone, fined
$220.
• Use of cell phone while
driving: Mariah F. Frazier, 23,
Canyon City, Aug. 18, fined
$135.
• Violation of speed limit:
Jeremy M. Ashlock, 28, Rog-
ers, Arkansas, Sept. 14, 51/30
zone, fined $260; Oqnjen Pet-
ras, 46, San Francisco, Califor-
nia, Aug. 20, 46/30 zone, fined
$160; Floyd R. Lephart, 73,
Durango, Colorado, Sept. 2,
52/35 zone, fined $160.
• Pass in no passing zone:
Sunao Kitahara, 37, Cerritos,
California, Aug. 21, fined $270.
• Richard B. Hight III, 47,
Bend, was convicted of operat-
ing a motor vehicle in a man-
aged area. He was fined $335.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
160 calls during the week of
Sept. 25-Oct. 1. Along with the
various traffic warnings, tres-
passing, injured animals, noise
complaints and juvenile com-
plaints, these calls included:
• John Day Police Depart-
ment
Sept. 25: Dispatched to a
non-injury motor vehicle acci-
dent in John Day.
Sept. 25: Dispatched for a
cow in a yard in Prairie City.
Sept. 27: Received a report
of sex abuse in John Day.
Sept. 29: Report of someone
using an individual’s checks in
John Day.
butes different experiences
for their selection.
“My path to the selection
as a chief petty officer was
difficult, and I experienced
some very rough times,”
said Kaneaster. “Those ex-
periences reminded me to
treat others the way I like to
be treated. Staying motivat-
ed and not giving up proved
my commitment to my com-
mand, which in turn, my
leadership did not give up on
me, even after I let some of
them down.”
During the ceremony,
the honored sailors invite
friends and family members
to pin on the two gold an-
chors that adorn the newly
appointed chiefs’ uniforms,
while the sailor’s sponsor
places the combination cov-
er on their heads.
“These past weeks have
reinforced the importance
of my family and their sup-
port,” said Kaneaster. “In
the past, some days have
passed without truly appre-
ciating what they do for me,
especially my wife. In the
last few weeks I think about
my family many times a
day and truly appreciate all
the support they give me. I
have also reflected a lot on
the mentors who have giv-
en me advice and helped
me throughout the way. It is
a great feeling and reminds
me how great it is to have
such a positive support sys-
tem of family, friends and
mentors.”
Grant could leverage airport repairs
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
Sept. 28: Sheriff’s deputies
and Long Creek fire responded
to a fire in Long Creek.
Sept. 28: Report of horses
on Highway 26.
Sept. 29: A minor on Main
Street in John Day was cited for
being in possession of alcohol.
Sept. 30: Report of a sin-
gle-vehicle rollover on Highway
26.
Oct 1: Responded for a re-
port of a theft at a hunting camp
in Granite.
• John Day ambulance
Sept. 25: Responded for a
69-year-old male in Prairie City.
Sept. 25: Responded for a
elderly female who fell in Prai-
rie City.
Sept. 25: Responded for an
elderly male on Highway 26.
Sept. 25: Responded for
a 97-year-old female in John
Day.
Sept. 26: Responded for a
9-year-old female in John Day.
Sept. 26: Responded for a
male in Mt. Vernon.
Sept. 27: John Day and Prai-
rie City ambulance responded
for a 65-year-old in Prairie City.
Sept. 28: Responded for a
55-year-old male in John Day.
Sept. 28: Responded for a
74-year-old male in John Day.
Sept. 28: Responded for a
female in John Day.
Sept. 28: Responded for a
63-year-old male in Canyon
City.
Sept. 30: Responded for a
female in John Day.
Oct. 1: Responded for a
28-year-old female in John
Day.
• Oregon State Police
Sept. 25: Advised of cattle
on Highway 395.
• John Day fire
Sept. 27: John Day fire,
Grant County Sheriff’s Office
and Oregon State Police re-
sponded to a car fire on High-
way 26 near Luce Creek.
By Richard Hanners
Blue Mountain Eagle
“Someone is making
money on it, but we need to
get this federal money when
we can,” Britton said.
In other county court
news, Thad Labhart of Com-
munity Counseling Solutions
was directed to go ahead and
draft a communication and
response protocol to deal
with suspected suicides by
people under 24 years of age.
Grant County, as the local
mental health authority, is re-
quired to prepare the protocol
under Senate Bill 561, which
was passed by the legislature
in 2015.
Under the bill, authorities
such as the county govern-
ment would “take a leader-
ship role in their communities
to form collaborative partner-
ships for responding to youth
suicides and reducing the risk
of contagion,” according to
the Oregon Health Authority.
Under the protocol, a
medical examiner would no-
tify the county of a suspected
suicide within 72 hours and
report the suspected suicide
to the OHA’s Suicide Inter-
vention Coordinator within
seven days. The medical ex-
aminer would report the final
disposition of the fatality
to the county, which would
then inform OHA.
“OHA is aware that SB
561 implementation rais-
es privacy concerns and
encourages (local mental
health authorities) and com-
munity entities to seek legal
advice regarding the author-
ity to disclose suspected
youth suicide information,”
OHA said.
Information to be collect-
ed about a confirmed sui-
cide could include whether
a youth was in custody of a
government agency, if the
suicide happened in a public
place, whether the decedent
left a note, if there was ev-
idence of bullying, if social
media was involved, wheth-
er other suicides by children
or young adults occurred in
the past year, and if any trau-
matic events had occurred
recently.
The County Court also
made the following board ap-
pointments at their Sept. 27
meeting:
• Extension and 4-H Ser-
vice District Advisory Coun-
cil, Lorie Croghan through
2019.
• Fair Board, Jake Tay-
lor through 2018 and Jonna
Bishop through 2019.
• Mental Health Advisory
Board, Kathy Smartt through
2017.
• Senior Citizens Advi-
sory Council, Chris Labhart
through June 2020.
• Eastern Oregon Coor-
dinated Care Organization,
Kenneth Taylor III, with no
established term limit.
Grant County will seek
to leverage $5,222 into
$522,217 for repairs at the
Grant County Regional Air-
port.
Deteriorating
aprons
caused by large aircraft such
as firefighting tankers have
led to complaints by hangar
and aircraft owners con-
cerned about flying debris
harming engines and other
equipment or property.
The Grant County Court
on Sept. 27 approved a re-
quest by Airport Manager
Haley Walker to apply for a
Critical Oregon Airport Re-
lief grant from the state that
can be used to fund the 10
percent match required for
the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration’s Airport Improve-
ment Program funding.
The apron reconstruction
is scheduled to take place in
2018 or 2019. If all works out,
the FAA will pay $469,995,
COAR will pay $47,000, and
the county will pay $5,222.
While the county court
members recognized the
funding advantages, they also
expressed surprise about the
need to conduct an environ-
mental assessment for the
project. An assessment was
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Navy Chief Naval Air-
crewman Richard Kaneaster
of Prairie City was recently
promoted to chief petty offi-
cer, an accomplishment only
one in five eligible sailors
achieve each year.
Kaneaster, a 1998 Prairie
City High School graduate, is
currently serving with Fleet
Air Reconnaissance Squad-
ron Four.
“Being selected as a chief
will provide me the opportu-
nity to do more for sailors,”
said Kaneaster. “I will hold a
position where my voice will
carry more clout, which I will
use to voice my thoughts and
opinions.”
mand, only 8.5 percent of
sailors currently serve at the
chief petty officer rank.
To be selected for this pro-
motion, sailors must be a pet-
ty officer 1st class, and suc-
cessfully navigate through
two qualifying factors: a
job-based exam and a selec-
tion review board. A sailor’s
record can proceed to the re-
view board only after scoring
high enough on the exam.
Once the exam is passed,
their records are reviewed by
a panel of senior Navy lead-
ers who meet for six weeks
to determine if the individ-
uals meet the standards for
selection as a chief petty of-
ficer. A sailor’s performance
is evaluated for at least five
years, and each sailor attri-