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About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 2018)
A2 Family Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Hazmat removal begins at Forest Service Danger tree removal project enters buildings at Dale administrative site objection period Blue Mountain Eagle Contractors will be- gin hazmat removal at the Dale administrative site on Wednesday, Sept. 5. The hazmat removal work is the first phase in the overall proj- ect to remove 14 buildings at the Dale administrative site and is anticipated to be ongo- ing until Sept. 30, according to a press release. Prior to demolishing the buildings, licensed contrac- tors will be remediating lead base paint, asbestos, poly- chlorinated biphenyl (also known as PCBs, which are chemicals found in some light fixtures) and buried heating oil tanks in order to prepare the site for the dem- olition. The demolition work is scheduled to occur ten- tatively from Sept. 15 to Nov. 30. Portions of the buildings have already been removed and repurposed at other Forest Service sites. The Forest will also con- duct future rehabilitation The Danger Tree Removal Project on the Emigrant Creek Ranger District has entered the 45-day objection period for the Final Environmental Assessment and the Draft De- cision Notice Aug. 29. The project addresses danger trees along the two- and four-digit roads located across the Emigrant Creek Ranger District, as well as campgrounds and other ad- ministrative sites in Harney, Grant and Crook counties. The draft decision would al- low for the removal of iden- tified danger trees across the district. Contributed photo Hazmat removal begins today of Forest Service buildings at the Dale administrative site. work by removing the waste water system, including the water system building, as funding becomes available. After the building remov- al work has been completed, the areas with soil distur- bance will be planted with native species. The restored site will provide the public with increased opportunities for accessing the National For- est, including camping, hiking and enjoying the nearby North Fork John Day River. The Dale administrative site is located on Hwy 395 approximately 1 mile north of Dale and 65 miles south of Pendleton. The land consists of about 37 acres and is also located within the North Fork John Day Wild and Scenic River corridor. Closures reduced on Harrison Fire Blue Mountain Eagle Umatilla National Forest officials have reduced the closure area associated with the Harrison Fire to provide access to National Forest lands not impacted by the wildfire or wildfire suppres- sion effort, according to a press release. The adjustment reopens National Forest System Trail 3002 (Lost Creek Trail) and NFST 3173 (Ben Harrison Trail) and reduces the size of the area closure. Approx- imately 47 acres within the Greenhorn Unit of the North Fork John Day Wilderness, north of the Ben Harrison Trail in the burned area, re- main closed. The current fire dan- ger rating remains at high and public use restrictions involving campfires and chainsaw use are in effect. A map and detailed de- scription of the reduced area closure is available at all Umatilla National For- est offices as well as on the Umatilla National Forest website: www.fs.usda.gov/ umatilla. Local students named to EOU dean’s list Blue Mountain Eagle At the close of spring term, 469 East- ern Oregon University students quali- fied for the dean’s list. These students maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher while completing at least 12 hours of graded EOU course- work during the term. Local students include Vanes- sa Houpt and Mariah Meyerholz of Canyon City; Jamie Waltenburg of Dayville; Hannah Brandsma, Cody Nielsen and Shawna Oates of John Day; James Hercher and Carmen Vaughan of Long Creek; and Lucinda Harper of Mt. Vernon. BEO offers a path of possibilities… Come see us today. Term Loans For specific directions on how to file an objection along with complete details for this project, access the Forest Service website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/pro- ject/?project=52029, contact Melissa Ward or Lori Bailey at 541-573-4300 or email comments-pacificnorth - w e s t - m a l h e u r- e m i g r a n t - creek@fs.fed.us. Objections concerning the project must be postmarked or received by the reviewing officer within 45 days from the date of the publication of the legal notice. All objec- tions are available for public inspection during and after the objection process. Blue Mountain Eagle Lines of Credit Prineville hunter rescued after two days upside-down in tree EO Media Group A Prineville man was in intensive care last week after spending two days stuck upside down in a tree while hunting in Umatilla County. Eddie Voelker, 70, was hunting in a favorite spot of his about 20 miles east of Ukiah off Highway 244. He fell out of a hunting stand in a tree and became entangled in his safety harness. He was suspended up- side down, more than 30 feet off the ground, for two days. According to a press re- lease from the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office, around 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 28, Union County dispatch reported that anoth- er hunter had found Voelker. Crews removed him from the tree using a bucket truck from Oregon Trail Electric Co-op. Voelker was life-flighted to Kadlec Regional Medical Cen- ter in Richland and, according to staff there, was still in critical condition last week. Jeanette Jacoby, a family friend of Voelker’s, told EO Media Group via email that he was in a drug-induced coma, and doctors did a procedure on him on Aug. 29 to relieve pressure on his brain. She said he was breathing on his own for a while, but on Thursday, doctors put him back on a ven- tilator. Jacoby said after he was brought down from the tree someone had to perform CPR on him. She said Voelker was alone, but had his dogs on the trip, and they were at the campsite. His family retrieved the dogs and some of his hunt- ing equipment from the site the day after he was found. Jacoby said Voelker’s fam- ily wants to thank the rescuers and everyone who helped him. Multiple agencies, includ- ing the Umatilla County Sher- iff’s Office, Pendleton Fire and Ambulance, the U.S. Forest Service, and Life Flight, re- sponded to the scene. O BITUARIES Donald Hubert James Donald Hubert James, 89, of Powell Butte passed away Tuesday, Aug. 28, at his home. There will be a viewing from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, at Whispering Pines Funeral Home, 3168 NE Third St., Prineville. There will be a burial at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at Juniper Haven Cemetery, 1555 N. Main St., followed by a memorial service at 11:30 a.m. at Prineville Community Church, 520 NE Elm St. All are invited to attend a reception in the fellowship hall following the service. Pastor Chris Cookston will be officiating. Ag & Commercial Real Estate & Breakfast John Day & Prairie City Branches Sat., Sept. 8th, 7:30-11am FREE RIDE S for children 1st to 12th grad e only Member FDIC b e o ba n k. c o m L AST W EEK ’ S T EMPS J OHN D AY ..................................................................... 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