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Wednesday, January 16, 2019
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Maynard recognized for 30 years service
By Richard Hanners
Blue Mountain Eagle
Valerie Maynard was rec-
ognized by the John Day
City Council for 30 years of
service at the John Day 911
Emergency
Communica-
tions Center during the city
council’s Jan. 8 meeting.
Maynard is now the dis-
patch manager for the Grant
County Emergency Com-
munications Agency, which
continues to operate at the
John Day City Hall location
while remodeling work con-
tinues at the agency’s new
location in the John Day Fire
Hall.
According to the plaque
presented to Maynard, she
was recognized, “For han-
dling each emergency with
uncompromised competence
and integrity, for being the
steady voice in a storm, for
using courage and compas-
sion, and for providing such
a meaningful service to the
citizens of Grant County.”
In other city council
news:
• Councilors Paul C.
Smith and Shannon Adair
were sworn in. Councilor
Gregg Haberly and Mayor
Ron Lundbom were absent
and will be sworn in at a later
time.
Councilor
Brandon
Smith, who also was absent,
was appointed council pres-
ident. He will replace Steve
Schuette, who has served
a long time as council
president.
• A request from Heart of
Grant County to waive sys-
tem development charges
for the nonprofi t group’s
new offi ce and shelter was
tabled after Councilor Dave
Holland noted that the pro-
posed site once had homes
connected to city water and
sewer. The site was likely
grandfathered in and not
required to pay system devel-
opment charges, he said.
A report on the city’s sys-
tem development charges
fund by Anna Bass of the
Solutions accounting fi rm in
John Day was postponed.
• The council unani-
mously approved two reso-
lutions relating to funds used
to complete the John Day
Fire Hall.
The fi rst approved a
10-year $306,345 interfund
loan from the city’s water
fund to its general fund at
3.34 percent interest.
The second approved a
20-year $168,976 loan from
the city to the John Day
Rural Fire Protection Dis-
trict at 1.5 percent interest to
cover the district’s share of
the tenant improvements at
the fi re hall.
The city council agreed
in April 2018 to pay off the
$62,000 promissory note on
the land for the fi re hall and
borrow $300,000 to com-
plete construction of the fi re
hall using fi nancing from
Washington Federal.
City Manager Nick Green
said the rural fi re district
board approved the loan and
fi nancial arrangement. Cost
overruns for construction of
the fi re hall were blamed on
unexpected requirements by
the state.
• The city council will
review an audit report on
Jan. 22 and present its
annual public safety report
on Feb. 12. The city’s Urban
Renewal Agency, which
oversees the new home and
remodeling rebate program,
will meet on Feb. 26.
ness on Northeast First Street
in John Day for a criminal mis-
chief report.
Jan. 9: Dispatched to North
Canyon Boulevard for a report
of a deer on the hood of a
vehicle.
Jan. 12: Advised of possible
shots fi red near a mobile home
park on West Main Street in
John Day.
Jan. 12: Following a traf-
fi c stop on West Main Street in
John Day, Bobby Lee, 41, John
Day, was cited for driving with
a suspended license.
Jan. 13: Following a traf-
fi c stop on Highway 26 west of
John Day, Andria L. Kelley, 24,
Mt. Vernon, was cited for driv-
ing without insurance.
Jan. 13: Advised of a shop-
lifter at a grocery store in John
Day.
• Oregon State Police
Jan. 7: Advised of a cow on
Highway 26 near Moon Creek
Road.
Jan. 11: Advised of a man
lying in the middle of Highway
26 near Moon Creek Road.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Offi ce
Jan. 7: Advised of a theft on
Highway 26 west of John Day.
Jan. 8: Advised of a suspi-
cious vehicle in Mt. Vernon.
Jan. 8: Advised of a suicidal
person in the Laycock Creek
area.
Jan. 10: Received a report
of littering on Little Canyon
Mountain.
Jan. 10: Advised of a theft
on East Main Street in John
Day.
Jan. 11: Received a report
of a cougar sighted on North
Johnson Avenue in Prairie City.
Jan. 12: Following a traf-
fi c stop on West Main Street in
John Day, Jeffrey E. Shaffer,
56, Boise, Idaho, was cited for
expired tags.
Jan. 12: Advised of an
assault on Moon Creek Lane in
Mt. Vernon.
• John Day ambulance
Jan. 8: Dispatched to Scenic
Drive North in Canyon City for
a 74-year-old man.
Jan. 8: Responded to a
senior home in John Day for a
91-year-old woman.
Jan. 8: Dispatched to Scenic
Drive North in Canyon City for
an elderly man with a breathing
problem.
Jan. 9: Responded to North
Johnson Avenue in Prairie City
for a woman in labor.
Jan. 9: Responded to a
senior home in John Day for an
87-year-old man.
Jan. 11: Transferred a
patient to the airport in John
Day.
Jan. 12: Dispatched to River
Lane in John Day for an elderly
woman who collapsed.
Jan. 12: Responded to a
senior home in John Day for a
woman with stomach pain.
Jan. 12: Received a 911 call
from East Main Street in John
Day.
Jan. 13: Transported a
patient to the airport in John
Day.
• Prairie City fi re
Jan. 12: Responded to a
grass fi re on West 13th Street
in Prairie City.
• John Day fi re
Jan. 13: Responded to
Northeast Dayton Street in
John Day for a report of an
electrical fi re.
COPS AND COURTS
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
Justin L. Teeman, 28,
Burns, pleaded guilty Nov.
29 to driving under the infl u-
ence of intoxicants and mis-
demeanor
fourth-degree
assault committed on Aug. 9.
He was sentenced to 45 days
jail, 24 months probation,
80 hours community service
and $2,455 in fi nes and fees.
His driver’s license was sus-
pended for one year, and he
was ordered to install an igni-
tion interlock on any vehicle
he drives. Charges of reck-
less driving while endanger-
ing another person and reck-
less driving were dismissed.
Joyce A. Offi cer, 65, John
Day, pleaded guilty Jan. 10
to misdemeanor fourth-de-
gree assault committed on
Oct. 19. She was sentenced to
120 hours jail, 18 months pro-
bation, 20 hours community
service and $200 in fi nes and
fees.
Mitchell D. Long, 48, John
Day, pleaded guilty Jan. 10 to
misdemeanor failure to report
as a sex offender committed
on Nov. 19. He was sentenced
to 12 months probation, 10
hours community service and
a $100 fi ne.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff’s
Offi ce reported the following
for the week of Jan. 9:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 7
Average inmates: 14
Bookings: 8
Releases: 7
Arrests: 0
Citations: 4
Fingerprints: 2
Civil papers: 20
Warrants processed: 5
Asst./welfare check: 0
Search and rescue: 0
Jan. 4: Two juveniles in
Prairie City were cited for sec-
ond-degree criminal trespass.
Jan. 7: Shannon Brad-
ley, 49, Dayville, was cited
for driving with a suspended
license and warned for driving
with no insurance.
Jan. 8: Lauren Lindahl, 23,
Huntington Beach, California,
was cited for violation of basic
rule, 60/30 zone.
Justice Court
• Violation of basic rule:
Christie L. Hanson, 44, Mil-
waukie, Dec. 8, 71/55 zone,
fi ned $165; Ramona A. Webb,
38, Baker City, Dec. 22, 78/55
zone, fi ned $165.
• Exceeding speed limit:
Angel M. Almanza, 66, Fair-
view, Dec. 30, 56/30 zone,
fi ned $265; Galen G. Tracy,
24, Bend, Jan. 4, 51/35 zone,
fi ned $165; Barbara J. Law-
son, 56, Jamieson, Dec.
13, 50/30 zone, fi ned $165;
Chance J. Fleetwood, 20, Mt.
Vernon, Nov. 6, 80/65 zone,
fi ned $265; Charles C. Paul-
son, 41, John Day, Nov. 1,
75/65 zone, fi ned $100; Mau-
reen V. Hoodie, 51, Burns,
Dec. 28, 50/30 zone, fi ned
$165.
• Driving uninsured: Tylor
J. Gifford, 24, John Day, Dec.
16, fi ned $265; Quinten H.
King, 22, Prairie City, Dec.
20, fi ned $265.
• Driving while suspended:
Tylor J. Gifford, 24, John Day,
Dec. 16, fi ned $440; Quinten
H. King, 22, Prairie City, Dec.
20, fi ned $440.
• Failure to obey traffi c
control device: Quinten H.
King, 22, Prairie City, Dec.
20, fi ned $265.
• Failure to renew regis-
tration: Quinten H. King, 22,
Prairie City, Dec. 20, fi ned
$115.
• Failure to obey traffi c
control device: Quinten H.
King, 22, Prairie City, Dec.
20, fi ned $265.
• Operating with a nonstan-
dard light: Greg L. Whatley,
32, John Day, Dec. 17, fi ned
$100.
• Failure to install ignition
interlock device: Quinten H.
King, 22, Prairie City, Dec.
20, fi ned $440.
• Exceeding permitted
weight limit: Kyle Lovell, 56,
Prairie City, Dec. 10, fi ned
$300; Chad A. Gassner, 32,
Baker City, Dec. 13, fi ned
$150.
• Failure to drive within
lane: Jacob I. Light, 28, Baker
City, Nov. 16, fi ned $225.
• Illegal alteration of
license plates: Tylor J. Gif-
ford, 24, John Day, Dec. 16,
fi ned $265.
• Failure to yield before
entering: Virginia D. Harris,
71, Mt. Vernon, Nov. 28, fi ned
$200.
• Stephen P. Hancock, 43,
Canyon City, pleaded guilty
Jan. 9 to illegally cutting and
transporting forest products.
He was sentenced to 18 months
probation, 30 hours commu-
nity service and $375 in fi nes
and fees.
• Danny L. DuPriest, 51,
Mt. Vernon, pleaded guilty
Jan. 10 to third-degree theft.
He was sentenced to 120 hours
jail, 18 months probation, 30
hours community service and
$220 in fi nes, fees and restitu-
tion. Charges of third-degree
theft and second-degree crimi-
nal trespassing were dismissed.
• Ryan G. Chapman, 44,
John Day, pleaded guilty to
two counts of second-degree
theft. He was sentenced to 240
hours jail, 18 months proba-
tion, 30 hours community ser-
vice and $690 in fi nes, fees and
restitution.
Oregon State Police
Jan. 7: Investigated a nonin-
jury crash on Highway 26 near
Bear Creek Road. The vehi-
cle slid off the highway down
a steep embankment into a
barbed wire fence.
Jan. 10: Following a traf-
fi c stop on Highway 395 in
Mt. Vernon, Gerald L. Mack,
53, Prineville, was arrested
and charged with driving under
the infl uence of intoxicants.
His blood alcohol content was
allegedly 0.12 percent.
Jan. 12: Responded to High-
way 26 east of Dayville after a
woman called to turn herself in.
Lula J. Satterfi eld, 24, Crescent
City, California, was arrested
on a probation violation from
Del Norte County, California.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
176 calls during the week of
Jan. 7-13, including:
• John Day Police
Department
Jan. 7: Responded to a busi-
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GRANT COUNTY FARM
BUREAU ANNUAL MEETING
at the Airport, Sat Jan 19th 12:00pm
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Baker City, Oregon (OTEC) — The Oregon Trail Electric
Cooperative Board of Directors have appointed the
following members to the director nominating committee
for Baker and Union counties:
Positions 7 and 8 — Union County
Seats are currently held by incumbents Greg Howard and David Baum
•
Donna Beverage 541-786-1492
•
Mary West
541-910-4546
•
Russell Lester
541-910-0906
Position 9 — Baker County
Seat is currently held by incumbent Charlene Chase
•
Diana Brown
541-523-3679
•
DeeDee Clarke
541-524-1999
•
Fred Warner, Jr.
541-524-2040
The nominating committee handles interviewing and recommendations of qualified
candidates for the 2019 OTEC Board of Directors elections. If you are a member of
the cooperative and are interested in running for the OTEC Board of Directors, please
contact one of the committee members in your county.
The committee has requested any members interested in stepping forward for
consideration, please contact them on or before January 29, 2019.
The nominating committee must submit its nominations to the board secretary no later
than February 1, 2019.
Any member wanting to petition for placement on the 2019 Board of Directors election
ballot should contact Lea Gettle (541-524-2831) for the petition and conflict of interest forms.
Nominations by petition must be filed no later than March 5, 2019, must be signed by
the candidate and include at least 50 OTEC members’ signatures who are qualified to
vote. In addition, there must be a request that the candidate’s name be placed on the
ballot. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Wednesday, January 9, 2019
HED: OTEC nominating committee members appointed
Baker City, Oregon (OTEC) — The Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Board of Directors
have appointed the following members to the director nominating committee for Baker
and Union counties:
Positions 7 and 8 — Union County
Seats are currently held by incumbents Greg Howard and David Baum
•
Donna Beverage 541-786-1492
•
Mary West
541-910-4546
•
Russell Lester
541-910-0906
Position 9 — Baker County
Seat is currently held by incumbent Charlene Chase
•
Diana Brown
541-523-3679
•
DeeDee Clarke
541-524-1999
•
Fred Warner, Jr.
541-524-2040
The nominating committee handles interviewing and recommendations of qualified
candidates for the 2019 OTEC Board of Directors elections. If you are a member of
the cooperative and are interested in running for the OTEC Board of Directors, please
contact one of the committee members in your county.
The committee has requested any members interested in stepping forward for
consideration, please contact them on or before January 29, 2019.
The nominating committee must submit its nominations to the board secretary no later
than February 1, 2019.
Any member wanting to petition for placement on the 2019 Board of Directors election
ballot should contact Lea Gettle (541-524-2831) for the petition and conflict of interest forms.
Nominations by petition must be filed no later than March 5, 2019, must be signed by the
candidate and include at least 50 OTEC members’ signatures who are qualified to vote. In
addition, there must be a request that the candidate’s name be placed on the ballot.