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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
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Senators confirmed to serve on high-paid power council
By Paris Achen
Capital Bureau
Courtesy photo/Ted Ferrioli
Sen. Ted Ferrioli, R-John
Day, was confirmed
by the Oregon Senate
Nov. 15 to serve on the
Northwest Power Planning
& Conservation Council.
He must resign his Senate
seat by Jan. 16.
Sens. Jackie Winters, R-Salem, and Richard Devlin,
D-Tualatin, both have changes ahead. Winters was
elected as the new Senate Minority Leader. Devlin is
leaving the Senate to serve on the Northwest Power
Planning & Conservation Council.
appointments on the Senate
floor.
“I still wish an aye vote
but it is bittersweet,” she
said.
“I don’t know if there’s
Capital Bureau/Paris Achen
anything
sweet
about
it,” Senate President Pe-
ter Courtney, D-Salem,
C OPS AND C OURTS
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.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week of Nov.
9-15:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 3
• Average inmates: 16
• Bookings: 15
• Releases: 10
• Arrests: 2
• Citations: 1
• Fingerprints: 1
• Civil papers: 8
• Warrants processed: 4
• Asst./welfare check: 5
• Search and Rescue: 0
Andria Kelley, 23, Can-
yon City, was cited Nov. 15
for operating a motor vehicle
without proper lighting.
Justice Court
The Grant County Justice
Court reported the following
fines and judgments:
Carrying a loaded firearm
or bow on an ATV: Walter Ea-
ton, 48, Burns, Sept. 17, fined
$260.
Unlawful operation of a
motor vehicle in a wildlife
area: Haskell J. Matheson Jr.,
45, Redmond, Sept. 15, fined
$435.
Operating an ATV without
a permit: Haskell J. Matheson
Jr., 45, Redmond, Sept. 15,
fined $160.
Violating the basic rule:
Keith E. Sweeney, 63, Bend,
Oct. 29, 71/55 zone, fined
$160; Jake H. Weitzner, 25,
Weston, Florida, Oct. 23,
82/55 zone, fined $260; Rich-
ard E. Gerber, 73, Eugene,
Oct. 29, 71/55 zone, fined
$160; Michael J. Heald, 30,
Grants Pass, Aug. 21, 49/35
zone, fined $160; Kaylene A.
Chamberlain, 30, Redmond,
Sept. 23, 73/55 zone, fined
$160; Michael J. Miller, 47,
Springfield, Sept. 4, 74/65
zone, fined $110.
Violation of speed limit:
Logan S. Keck, 28, Overland
Park, Kansas, Aug. 23, 81/65
zone, fined $160; Kevin L.
Hamilton, 54, San Francisco,
California, Aug. 21, 50/35
zone, fined $160; Errol M.
Lang, 25, Lawrence, Kansas,
Aug. 21, 40/25 zone, fined
$160; Alexander B. Rich-
mond, 29, Los Angeles, Cal-
ifornia, Aug. 21, 53/35 zone,
fined $160.
Exceeding speed limit:
Tracy J. Mund, 33, Prairie
City, Oct. 23, 74/65 zone,
fined $160.
Driving uninsured: Damon
M. Dougan, 19, Pendleton,
Aug. 16, fined $260; Poppy R.
Grover, 38, Canyon City, Aug.
20, fined $260; Benjamin L.
Keith, 37, Canyon City, Sept.
23, fined $260; Kaylene A.
Chamberlain, 30, Redmond,
Sept. 23, fined $260.
Driving while suspended:
Benjamin L. Keith, 37, Can-
yon City, fined $435; Kaylene
A. Chamberlain, 30, Red-
mond, Sept. 23, fined $435.
Register sticker expired:
Poppy R. Grover, 38, Canyon
City, fined $260; Damon M.
Dougan, 19, Pendleton, fined
$110.
Ashley R. Wanker, 30,
Culver, was convicted of dis-
orderly conduct and ordered
to pay a $435 fine.
Oregon State Police
Nov. 15: Responded to a
dispute in progress at the John
Day Police Department park-
ing lot. Stephen R. Johnson,
28, Prineville, was arrested
and charged with reckless en-
dangering a person. Thomas
B. Forsythe, 77, Prineville,
was arrested and charged on a
warrant in Crook County.
Nov. 16: Advised of a cow
on Highway 26 near Pine
Creek.
Nov. 16: Advised of cows
on Highway 19 near Cant
Ranch Park.
Nov. 17: Stopped a vehicle
going 56/35 zone on Highway
26. The passenger, Adrian L.
Couey, 32, John Day, was ar-
rested and charged with con-
tempt of court for violating a
protection order.
Nov. 17: Responded to
South Canyon Boulevard in
John Day. Joshua M. Semler,
40, John Day, was arrested
and charged on a warrant from
Grant County Justice Court.
Nov. 18: Stopped a vehi-
cle on Highway 26 near Dixie
Summit. Justin L. Shaw, 24,
Eagle Point, was arrested and
charged with DUII, open con-
tainer, driving uninsured and
speeding.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
144 calls during the week
of Nov. 13-19. Along with
the various traffic warnings,
trespassing, injured animals,
noise complaints and juvenile
complaints, these calls includ-
ed:
• John Day Police De-
partment
Nov. 13: Responded to
Meadowbrook
apartments
in John Day for a suspicious
person.
Nov. 13: Dispatched a
deer hit by a motor vehicle on
Highway 26 near the Mead-
owbrook apartments.
Nov. 13: Responded to
Northwest Second Street in
John Day for a domestic dis-
pute.
Nov. 13: Dispatched to
South Canyon Boulevard in
John Day for a juvenile prob-
lem.
Nov. 14: Responded to
Northwest McHaley Street in
Prairie City for a report of a
prowler.
Nov. 14: Dispatched to
Highway 26 east of John Day
for an injured buck that need-
ed to be put down.
Nov. 15: Responded to
Main Street in John Day for
a report of a suicidal subject.
Nov. 16: Dispatched to a
report of a cow on Highway
26 west of John Day.
Nov. 16: Responded to an
antique store in Canyon City
for a report of criminal mis-
chief.
Nov. 16: Dispatched to
Main Street in John Day for a
report of a trespasser.
Nov. 16: Responded to
Northwest McHaley Street in
Prairie City for a report of a
prowler.
Nov. 18: Advised of a hit-
and-run on Main Street in
John Day.
Nov. 18: Responded to a
grocery store in John Day for
a report of disorderly conduct.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
Nov. 13: Responded to
Humbolt Street in Canyon
City for a report of fraud.
Nov. 13: Responded to
Highway 26 east of John Day
for a report of fraud.
Nov. 13: Dispatched to
Rebel Hill in Canyon City for
a report of shots fired.
Nov. 14: Responded to a
report of child abuse in Day-
ville.
Nov. 15: Dispatched to
Main Street in John Day for
a report of a dispute with an
intoxicated subject.
Nov. 18: Responded to
Dayville for a report of shots
fired.
Nov. 19: Received a report
of a stolen horse in the Ritter
area.
• John Day ambulance
Nov. 13: Responded to
Elm Street in John Day for a
58-year-old man.
Nov. 14: Dispatched to
Izee Lane for a 75-year-old
man.
Nov. 14: Responded to
Canyon City for a woman
who had fallen.
Nov. 14: Dispatched to
East Franklin in Dayville for
a man suffering from medica-
tion withdrawals.
Nov. 17: Responded to
Seneca for an 88-year-old
man.
Nov. 17: Dispatched to
Main Street in John Day for
an 84-year-old woman with
flu-like symptoms.
Nov. 17: Responded to
Seventh Avenue in John Day
for an 84-year-old woman
with post-surgical pain.
Nov. 18: Dispatched to
Strawberry Village in Prairie
City for a 17-year-old boy
with a knee problem.
Nov. 18: Responded to a
senior center for a 92-year-old
man.
Nov. 18: Dispatched to Mt.
Vernon for a 67-year-old man.
• Dayville fire
Nov. 17: Advised of a
brush fire along Highway 26.
Feds threaten to end state’s criminal justice funds
By Paris Achen
Capital Bureau
The U.S. Department of
Justice has threatened to end
millions of dollars in criminal
justice grant funding to Ore-
gon over the state’s sanctuary
policies that prohibit the use of
state and local resources to en-
force federal immigration law.
In a letter Wednesday, Act-
ing Assistant Attorney General
Alan Hanson asked the Oregon
Criminal Justice Commission
to address whether Oregon’s
policies violate federal statute.
The Edward Byrne Memo-
rial Justice Assistance grants
are a primary source of feder-
al funding for state and local
law enforcement jurisdictions,
including police and sheriff’s
departments. Oregon receives
about $4 million of the grant
money every two years, said
Bryan Hockaday, a press sec-
retary in Oregon Gov. Kate
Brown’s office.
“Without this funding, pub-
lic safety coordination and the
success of speciality courts
will be significantly impact-
ed,” Hockaday said.
Capital Bureau file photo
The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened to end
millions of dollars in criminal justice grant funding to
Oregon over the state’s sanctuary policies that prohibit
the use of state and local resources to enforce federal
immigration law.
New requirements of the
grants bar local governments
from enacting laws that restrict
communication with federal
authorities about individuals’
citizenship status.
Hanson flagged specific
laws he said may put Oregon
in noncompliance with re-
quirements of the grant:
• House Bill 3464, which
took effect Aug. 15, prohibits
state and local authorities from
disclosing information about a
person’s citizenship or immi-
gration status;
• Oregon Revised Statute
181A.820 – on the books for
the past three decades – bans
law enforcement officers in the
state of using agency money or
other resources to detect indi-
viduals who are suspected of
nothing but violating federal
immigration laws.
“The department has not
made a final determination re-
garding Oregon’s compliance
with Section 1373,” Hanson
wrote. “This letter does not
constitute final agency action
and nothing in this letter cre-
ates any right or benefit en-
forceable at law against the
United States.”
Gov. Brown on Wednesday
defended the state’s sanctuary
policies.
“Oregon’s laws are in place
to uphold the civil rights of all
Oregonians, and the federal
government cannot, under the
U.S. Constitution, force state
law enforcement officers to
implement the policies of this
administration,” Brown said in
a statement. “These threats by
the White House administra-
tion to revoke funding to states
and to local law enforcement
agencies have already been
ruled unconstitutional in two
federal courts.”
cans for several years with
eloquent oratory often in
opposition to policy propos-
als by the Democrats, who
have a comfortable majority
in both chambers.
Senate Republicans on
Wednesday, Nov. 15, elect-
ed Sen. Jackie Winters,
R-Salem, to succeed Ferrio-
li as Senate Minority Lead-
er.
Ferrioli was elected in
1996 and has held several
leadership positions. Devlin
joined the Oregon House in
1996 before winning elec-
tion to the Senate in 2002.
He served as majority lead-
er from 2007 and 2010.
Both Senate seats will
be filled through appoint-
ments by county commis-
sioners in those respective
districts.
Resource
Advisory
Council
nominations
sought
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Bureau of Land
Management is seeking
public nominations for open
positions on 17 of its 36 Re-
source Advisory Councils
through Dec. 1.
Managers with the
Prineville and Vale district
offices are seeking to fill
openings in all categories
on the John Day – Snake
Resource Advisory Council.
This RAC provides advice
to the Prineville and Vale
districts of the Bureau of
Land Management, as well
as the Deschutes, Ochoco,
Umatilla, Malheur and Wal-
lowa-Whitman national for-
ests.
Composed of citizens
chosen for their expertise in
natural resource issues, the
RACs help the BLM carry
out its multiple-use mission
and stewardship of 245 mil-
lion acres of public lands.
Individuals may nomi-
nate themselves or others to
serve on an advisory coun-
cil. Nominees, who must be
residents of the state or states
where the RAC has juris-
diction, will be reviewed on
the basis of their training,
education and knowledge
of the council’s geographic
area. Nominees should also
demonstrate a commitment
to consensus building and
collaborative decision-mak-
ing. All nominations must
be accompanied by letters
of reference from any rep-
resented interests or organi-
zations, a completed RAC
application and any other in-
formation that speaks to the
nominee’s qualifications.
Completed applications
and letters of recommen-
dation can be mailed to:
Lisa Clark, ATTN: John
Day – Snake RAC Appli-
cation, 3050 NE Third St.,
Prineville, OR 97754, or by
email to lmclark@blm.gov.
For more information, con-
tact Clark, 541-416-6864.
I would like to thank
everyone for their prayers
and many acts of kindness
that have been given to me
during my recent illness and
recovery. Happy Holidays.
Sincerely, Bonnie Nance
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The Oregon Senate has
confirmed Sens. Richard
Devlin, D-Tualatin, and Ted
Ferrioli, R-John Day, as
the newest members of the
Northwest Electric Power
Planning & Conservation
Council.
The federally funded
council is charged with
leading the development of
long-term strategies to bal-
ance power generation with
wildlife conservation in a
region that includes Ore-
gon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana.
Gov. Kate Brown nom-
inated the two senators for
the appointments.
Sen. Ginny Burdick,
D-Portland, presented the
quipped in retort. “I’m un-
happy with both of you (for
leaving).”
Council members take
a salary of $120,000,
making the post one of
the highest paid political
appointments.
Both senators will have
to resign their elected posi-
tions in the Legislature be-
fore their first council meet-
ing Jan. 16.
Their departure leaves a
void in the Senate.
A renowned budget writ-
er, Devlin co-headed the
powerful Joint Ways and
Means Committee, which
must approve all spending
measures.
Ferrioli, along with Bur-
dick, is the longest serving
senator in the Legislature
and led the Senate Republi-