News
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
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Greenhouse designs shaping up
First harvest
slated for
mid-October
the loans will be paid back
through produce sales. Green
estimated the city would need
to market at least three-quar-
ters of the greenhouse harvest
to meet loan payments.
“The greenhouse will be
designed to operate as a break-
even venture in its first year of
operation,” he said.
The city has discussed
produce sales with Chester’s
Thriftway, Huffman’s Select
Market, Blue Mountain Hos-
pital and local schools, Green
said. The pilot-scale green-
house could be expanded, if
successful, and transition from
city water to reclaimed water
from the wastewater treatment
plant in the future.
Designs presented by
Manitsas showed three 25-by-
75-foot greenhouse bays lined
up side-by-side, with the
middle bay offset to provide
viewing windows on an inlet
between the outer buildings
on the south side and an outlet
for truck unloading doors on
the north side.
In Manitsas’ presentation,
one side bay contained hy-
droponic tanks and the other
side bay contained hanging
plants. The 8-millimeter twin-
wall polycarbonate walls will
provide some insulation, but
in the future reclaimed water
could heat the greenhouses
in winter and cool them in
summer. Reclaimed water is
typically over 60 degrees, so
the principle is comparable to
geothermal heating and cool-
ing, Manitsas said.
The greenhouse facility
is expected to attract tourists
passing by on Highway 26
— especially when it’s lit up
at night, Manitsas said. Visi-
tors will be able to view the
interior through the south-side
windows without entering the
greenhouses and potential-
ly contaminating the facility
with noxious weeds or other
pests. A portion of the green-
house could be reserved for
research purposes, Green
said.
cited for driving with a sus-
pended license and no insur-
ance.
Jan. 5: Received a report of
a hit-and-run crash at the De-
partment of Human Services
in John Day.
Jan. 5: Dispatched with
the sheriff’s office and Or-
egon State Police to West
Main Street in John Day for
a dispute. Madison Duvall,
19, John Day, was arrested
and charged with domestic
assault.
Jan. 5: Received a report of
a trespasser on South McHa-
ley Avenue in Prairie City.
Jan. 5: Report of a hit-and-
run crash on West Main Street
in John Day.
Jan. 5: Responded to re-
port of a hit-and-run crash
to a building at an apartment
complex on east Highway 26
in John Day.
Jan. 5: Shawn C. Kite,
49, Prairie City, was cited
for driving with a suspended
license on North McHaley
Street in Prairie City.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
Jan. 1: Responded with
Oregon State Police to a re-
port of a fight at a restaurant
on Main Street in John Day.
Jan. 1: Dispatched to Ad-
ams Drive in Canyon City for
a report of a trespasser.
Jan. 5: Responded for
a welfare check on North
Mountain Boulevard in Mt.
Vernon and found one person
wanted on a Jefferson County
warrant.
Jan. 6: Dispatched to a
report of menacing on West
Franklin Avenue in Dayville.
Jan. 6: Justin Shaw, 24,
Eagle Point, was stopped on
Highway 26 near Moon Creek
Road and arrested for DUII
and driving with a suspended
license.
• John Day ambulance
Jan. 1: Dispatched for a
male subject on North Wash-
ington Street in Canyon City.
Jan. 2: Responded to an
apartment in John Day for a
55-year-old woman.
Jan. 3: Responded to South
Bridge Street in Prairie City
for a 73-year-old man with a
possible stroke.
Jan. 4: Dispatched to a
senior home in John Day for
an elderly woman with chest
pain.
Jan. 4: Responded with
Monument ambulance to
Southeast Main Street in
Monument for a woman with
difficulty breathing.
Jan. 5: Dispatched to
Northwest Bridge Street in
Prairie City for a man with in-
ternal bleeding.
Jan. 5: Responded to
Southwest First Avenue in
John Day for a man with chest
pain.
Jan. 5: Dispatched to C Av-
enue in Seneca for a 61-year-
old man’s allergic reaction.
By Richard Hanners
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County residents
could see locally grown pro-
duce in grocery stores and
public institutions this year,
if the John Day Innovation
Gateway greenhouse project
proceeds as planned.
Matt Manitsas presented
the latest plans for the com-
mercial greenhouse project
to the John Day City Council
at their Dec. 12 meeting. The
council authorized spending
$105,000 from the city’s sew-
er fund to pay for a full-time
employee to run the green-
house and for related mate-
rials and services. Manitsas,
a Grant Union High School
and Oregon State University
graduate, was hired to over-
see the greenhouse project on
Aug. 14.
The city has partnered with
Sustainable Water of Glen
Allen, Virginia, to build a
5,600-square-foot greenhouse
at the former Oregon Pine
mill site in John Day. The
company is also involved in
designing a new wastewater
treatment plant for the city.
Greenhouse construction
is slated to start in July, with
first crop sales by mid-Octo-
ber. About $50,000 for site
preparation will come from
the city’s sewer and gener-
al funds, and the estimated
$350,000 cost for construc-
tion will come from a state
loan.
The council approved a
loan application to Business
Oregon Infrastructure Finance
Authority on Dec. 12. The city
will also need about $255,000
to cover the first year’s oper-
Contributed image
Initial designs for the city of John Day’s greenhouse.
Matt Manitsas
Nick Green
ating expenses. Business Or-
egon has agreed to reimburse
the city as they incur operating
expenses, City Manager Nick
Green said. The city is also
looking at other financing op-
tions, he noted.
The greenhouse is expected
to meet 100 percent of John
Day’s produce demand, about
1,200 pounds of leafy greens,
fruits and herbs per week, and
C OPS AND C OURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle are
taken from the logs of law
enforcement agencies. Every
effort is made to report the
court disposition of arrest
cases.
Grant County
Circuit Court
Charges against Thomas
B. Alsup, 57, Prairie City, of
felony possession of metham-
phetamine and misdemeanor
delivery of methamphetamine
were dismissed without prej-
udice Jan. 3. The district at-
torney’s motion for dismissal
without prejudice cited an on-
going investigation and pend-
ing laboratory results.
Charges against Shannon
L. Allison, aka Shannon L.
Kreger, 47, Prairie City, of
felony possession of metham-
phetamine and felony delivery
of methamphetamine were
dismissed without prejudice
Jan. 5. The district attorney’s
motion for dismissal without
prejudice cited an ongoing in-
vestigation.
Grant County
Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week of Jan. 4:
• Concealed handgun li-
censes: 3
• Average inmates: 18
• Bookings: 13
• Releases: 18
• Arrests: 2
• Citations: 2
• Fingerprints: 1
• Civil papers: 10
• Warrants processed: 4
• Asst./welfare check: 6
• Search and Rescue: 0
Jan. 2: Christine Daum,
28, John Day, was cited for
driving with a suspended li-
cense and no insurance and
failure to renew.
Jan. 3: Jason Wainwright,
28, Long Creek, was cited for
driving under the influence
of intoxicants, driving with a
suspended license and failure
to install an ignition interlock
device.
Jan. 9: Numerous people
from Grant County report-
ed receiving fraudulent calls
from someone claiming to be
from the IRS. The sheriff’s of-
fice advised people to hang up
without giving any personal
information.
Justice Court
The Grant County Justice
Court reported the following
fines and judgments:
• Violation of the basic
rule: John E. Robison, 73,
John Day, Jan. 2, 80/55 zone,
fined $220.
• Driving while revoked:
Christine N. Daum, 28, Can-
yon City, Dec. 3, fined $1,000.
• Driving while suspend-
ed: Christine N. Daum, 28,
Canyon City, Nov. 24, fined
$1,000, Nov. 24, fined $1,000,
Nov. 25, fined $1,000, and
Dec. 3, fined $1,000; Efrain
G. Camacho, 29, Prairie City,
Dec. 17, fined $435.
• Driving while uninsured:
Christine N. Daum, 28, Can-
yon City, Nov. 24, fined $260,
Nov. 25, fined $260, Dec. 3,
fined $500, and Dec. 3, fined
$500; Efrain G. Camacho, 29,
Prairie City, Dec. 17, fined
$260.
• Failure to renew registra-
tion: Christine N. Daum, 28,
Canyon City, Nov. 25, fined
$110, and Dec. 3, fined $125.
• Registration sticker ex-
pired: Christine N. Daum, 28,
Canyon City, Dec. 3, fined
$125; Efrain G. Camacho, 29,
Prairie City, Dec. 17, fined
$110.
• Operating with a non-
standard light: Tyrel L. Ash,
20, John Day, Dec. 11, fined
$160.
Joshua M. Semler, 40,
John Day, pleaded guilty to
misdemeanor disorderly con-
duct. He was sentenced to 24
months probation, 72 hours in
jail and 24.5 hours of commu-
nity service, and fined $200.
Oregon State
Police
Jan. 6: Received a report
of shots fired on East Main
Street in John Day.
Jan. 6: Robert H. Bryant,
20, Mt. Vernon, was arrested
and charged with DUII/Drug
after his Ford Taurus was
pulled over for speeding and
defective lighting on High-
way 26 near Clyde Holliday
State Park around 10 p.m.
Two female passengers were
cited for MIP Marijuana:
Rilee Sherman, 20, John Day,
and a 17-year-old juvenile.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
116 calls during the week of
Jan 1-7. Along with the vari-
ous traffic warnings, trespass-
ing, injured animals, noise
complaints and juvenile com-
plaints, these calls included:
• John Day Police De-
partment
Jan. 2: Investigated a re-
port of an assault at a senior
home in John Day.
Jan. 3: Christopher Keith,
36, Prairie City, was pulled
over on west Highway 26 in
John Day and cited for driving
with a suspended license and
no insurance.
Jan. 3: Responded to a
report of a flue fire on South
Canyon Boulevard in John
Day.
Jan. 4: Dispatched to a
report of trespassing at the
Grant County Fairgrounds in
John Day.
Jan. 5: James Jewell, 35,
Kimberly, was arrested on
west Highway 26 in John Day
and charged with DUII and
JUNIPER ARTS COUNCIL/GRANT COUNTY
CULTURAL COALITION IS SEEKING
GRANT PROPOSALS FOR OREGON
CULTURAL TRUST GRANT AWARDS
The coalition has $7,000 from the Oregon
Cultural Trust to distribute in Grant County to
organizations for projects relating to culture.
Projects may be related to the visual or
performing arts, heritage, and/or humanities.
Applications are available from Karin Barntish,
131 W. Main Street, John Day or call Kris Beal at
541-932-4892 for more information or an
application.
Grant applications will be accepted until
February 2, 2018 at 5:00 pm.
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541-573-6377
541-576-2160
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