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Champions! The Blue Mountain PRAIRIE CITY BOYS EAGLE league champs for the first time in 11 years Page B1 Grant County’s newspaper since 1868 W edNesday , F ebruary 14, 2018 Police: 5 pounds of pot leads to arrests • N o . 7 • 20 P ages • $1.00 www.MyEagleNews.com Brotherly love McGuire sisters marry Stinnett brothers Wyoming, Colorado men face multiple charges By Sean Hart Blue Mountain Eagle Two out-of-state men were arrested after police said they found 5 pounds of marijua- na Thursday during a traffic stop in Grant Daniel County. Aaron Daniel Presley Aaron Pres- ley, 32, of Cheyenne, Wy o m i n g , and James Clarence Mack, 54, of Colorado Springs, Col- James orado, each Clarence face charges Mack of exporting more than 1 pound of mari- juana from the state, criminal conspiracy to export more than 1 pound of marijuana and possession of more than 4 ounces of marijuana in a public place, according to in- formation filed in court Fri- day by Grant County Chief Deputy District Attorney Mara Houck. Wedding plans made while brothers hunted By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle W hen the McGuire sisters met the Stinnett brothers, it was a “dou- ble match” made in heaven. On Nov. 13, 1977, Kathy McGuire married Frank Stinnett and Laurie McGuire married Charlie Stinnett in a double wedding ceremony. Both sets of siblings grew up on Humbolt Street in Canyon City, and Kathy and Laurie were friends with Frank and Charlie’s sisters. “I met Frank on Valentine’s Day,” Kathy said. “He gave his sister and me a ride to school to Grant Union.” Through the girls’ friendships, Laurie also met Charlie. The two couples courted, and Kathy said when they decided to tie the knot, it was a short engagement. “They (Frank and Charlie) went elk hunt- ing for two weeks, and we made wedding plans,” Kathy said. See LOVE, Page A10 See ARRESTS, Page A10 Predator control returns to Grant County Federal position unfilled for nearly 20 years Contributed photo A double wedding ceremony was performed by Pastor Milo Franke, center, for Charlie Stinnett and Laurie McGuire, left, and Kathy McGuire and Frank Stinnett, right. The ceremony took place on Nov. 13, 1977, at the Assembly of God Church in John Day. Both couples celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary three months ago. “ We always say that last half day of elk season is the definition of love.” Kathy Stinnett County prepares to take ownership of tax foreclosures By Richard Hanners Blue Mountain Eagle By Richard Hanners eight years ago. He then landed an aerial hunting position for Wildlife Services out of Burns for about three years before continu- ing that work in Baker City about four years ago. Wildlife Services A windfall or a headache. Grant County will take ownership in April of nearly three dozen foreclosed properties, some with back taxes accumulating since the 1980s. But while a few properties will attract buyers, some have little value, and some actu- ally pose liabilities. The Grant County Court will decide how to deal with the properties after April 8. The county hasn’t filed for foreclosure on prop- erties with back taxes for a long time, so the county court has requested advice on the pro- cess from Ron Yockim, the county counsel in Roseburg. Grant County Judge Scott Myers said sev- eral ideas include holding a sealed auction See CONTROL, Page A10 See TAX, Page A10 Blue Mountain Eagle It’s been nearly two decades since a federal animal damage control officer has been assigned to Grant County. The last person to hold that position was Ed Nikolaus, who worked part-time in 1999, Wild- life Services State Director David Williams told the Eagle. That all changed last year fol- lowing the lobbying efforts of several local ranchers. Nick Lulay is the new Wildlife Services agent for Grant County. Lulay said he learned about hunting and trap- ping while growing up in Lyons. Contributed photo A coyote attacks a sheep in this photo from the USDA National Wildlife Research Center, the research arm of Wildlife Services. “A lot of my training has been on the job — especially aerial hunting,” he said. “You don’t or- dinarily get a lot of opportunities to do something like that.” Lulay’s career in animal dam- age control began when he volun- teered to work for a trapper about