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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
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Rules approved for new Oregon Agricultural Heritage Program
Blue Mountain Eagle
The
Oregon Water-
shed Enhancement Board
approved
administrative
rules for the Oregon Agricul-
tural Heritage Program, final-
izing a new working lands
protection grant program for
the state, according to a press
release from the Coalition of
Oregon Land Trusts.
These rules were devel-
oped over the last year by the
11-member Oregon Agricul-
tural Heritage Commission.
The OAHP is Oregon’s first
voluntary grant program to
help farmers and ranchers
protect working lands and
the fish and wildlife habitat
they support.
The legislation autho-
rizing the creation of the
OAHP was signed into law
by Gov. Kate Brown in Sep-
tember 2017 after receiv-
ing strong bipartisan support
in both the House and Sen-
ate. OAHP is also supported
by a broad coalition of agri-
culture and natural resource
conservation groups.
“The diverse groups and
bipartisan support for the
OAHP really speaks to the
importance of Oregon’s
agricultural heritage for
all Oregonians,” said Rep.
Brad Witt (D-Clatskanie),
chief co-sponsor of a soon-
to-be introduced bill that
would provide the $10 mil-
lion necessary to fund the
OAHP.
The finalized OAHP
rules offer a suite of tools to
help farmers and ranchers
pass their legacies on to the
next generation. These tools
include a voluntary grant
match for working lands
conservation easements and
covenants, which help farm-
ers and ranchers preserve
working lands for agricul-
ture and the fish and wildlife
habitat they support.
If the proposed funding
bill passes during this leg-
islative session, farmers
and ranchers can apply for
grants to protect their work-
ing lands, enhance natural
resource values and assist
with succession planning. A
fully funded OAHP will also
make conservation projects
much more competitive for
a pot of matching federal
funds, recently enlarged by
the 2018 farm bill.
ument School.
Jan. 16: Received a
report of a dispute on
North Main Street in Prai-
rie City.
Jan. 16: Advised of
fraud on South Washing-
ton Street in Canyon City.
Jan. 16: Received a
report of suspicious cir-
cumstances at a store on
Main Street in John Day.
Jan. 17: Advised of ille-
gal drug possession in
Dayville.
Jan. 17: Received a
report of a juvenile prob-
lem in the Dixie Creek
area.
Jan. 18: Advised of a
domestic matter on Hum-
bolt Street in Canyon City.
Jan. 19: Search and res-
cue personnel provided
snowmobile safety train-
ing at the Huddleston
Snowpark.
Jan. 20: Advised of sus-
picious circumstances on
North McHaley Avenue in
Prairie City.
Jan. 20: Received a call
about a domestic matter
on Reynolds Road in Prai-
rie City.
Jan. 20: Search and
rescue personnel held a
trap shoot fundraiser at
a quarry in the Cupper
Creek area.
• John Day ambulance
Jan. 15: Responded with
Dayville fire and sher-
iff’s deputies for a medical
incident in Dayville.
Jan. 15: Transported
a patient to the airport in
John Day.
Jan. 16: Dispatched to a
mobile home park on West
Main Street in John Day.
Jan. 16: Transported
a patient from a mobile
home park on West Main
Street in John Day to the
airport.
Jan. 17: Dispatched to
Northeast Elm Street in
John Day.
Jan. 18: Transported
a patient to the airport in
John Day.
Jan. 18: Responded
to an apartment complex
in east John Day for a
45-year-old woman.
Jan. 19: Transported
a patient to the airport in
John Day.
Jan. 20: Responded to
Northeast Seventh Street
in John Day for a 72-year-
old woman.
Jan. 20: Received a
call from a senior home in
John Day.
Jan. 20: Dispatched
with Prairie City ambu-
lance to East Fifth Street in
Prairie City for a 62-year-
old woman.
Jan. 20: Responded to
North Johnson Avenue in
Prairie City for a 76-year-
old woman.
• Canyon City fire
Jan. 14: Responded to
North Humbolt Street in
Canyon City for a flue
fire.
COPS AND COURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle
are taken from the logs of
law enforcement agen-
cies. Every effort is made
to report the court disposi-
tion of arrest cases.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the
following for the week of
Jan. 16:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 23
Average inmates: 17
Bookings: 10
Releases: 8
Arrests: 3
Citations: 1
Fingerprints: 1
Civil papers: 12
Warrants processed: 2
Asst./welfare check: 0
Search and rescue: 0
Jan. 15: Andrew Long,
55, Bend, was cited for
speeding, 55/30 zone.
Justice Court
• Exceeding speed limit:
Kyle A. Reinstra, 29, Love-
land, Colorado, Dec. 5,
82/65 zone, fined $225.
• Driving uninsured:
Adrian Couey, 33, John
Day, Aug. 5, fined $265.
• Driving while sus-
pended: Adrian Couey, 33,
John Day, Aug. 5, fined
$440.
• Expired registration
sticker: Adrian Couey, 33,
John Day, Aug. 5, fined
$115.
• No operator’s license:
Tanner J. Prock, 22, Prairie
City, July 11, fined $240.
• Marvin R. Sims, 72,
pleaded guilty Jan. 15
to second-degree crimi-
nal trespass. He was fined
$500.
• Steven G. Baptista, 67,
Roseburg, pleaded guilty
Jan. 15 to second-degree
trespass. He was fined
$500.
• Jeramy F. Gibson, 32,
John Day, pleaded guilty
Dec. 12 to third-degree
theft. He was sentenced to
72 hours jail, 18 months
probation, 20 hours com-
munity service and $270 in
fines and fees.
Oregon State Police
Jan. 14: Investigated a
child welfare case in John
Day.
Jan. 15: Following a
traffic stop on Highway 26
near Prairie City, Daniel J.
Blood, 35, Baker City, was
arrested and charged with
driving under the influence
of controlled substances.
A search of the vehicle
allegedly uncovered meth-
amphetamine pipes, hypo-
dermic needles and drug
packaging. A 14-year-old
male passenger was given
a ride home with a family
friend.
Jan. 16: Following a
traffic stop on Highway 26
west of John Day, Anna M.
Gibson, 30, Long Creek,
was arrested and charged
with possession of meth-
amphetamine and posses-
sion of heroin. Suspected
drug paraphernalia and a
large quantity of prescrip-
tion drugs allegedly found
in the vehicle were sent
to the state crime lab for
analysis. Gibson allegedly
was visibly intoxicated
and suffering from heroin
withdrawals.
Jan. 17: Following a
traffic stop and arrest on
Ingle Street in Mt. Vernon
by the Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office, Michele L.
Trimble, 43, Mt. Vernon,
was charged with driv-
ing under the influence of
a controlled substance.
Trimble allegedly admitted
to smoking methamphet-
amine earlier in the day.
Jan. 18: Investigated a
report of a vehicle sliding
off the snow-packed road-
way on Highway 26 near
Dixie Summit. The driver
was not injured, and the
vehicle was not damaged.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch
worked 137 calls during
the week of Jan. 14-20,
including:
• John Day Police
Department
Jan. 14: Responded to a
mobile home park on West
Main Street in John Day
for a report of shots fired.
Jan. 15: Joe Radi-
novich, 41, John Day, was
cited for possession of
illegal fireworks.
Jan. 15: Received a
report of a theft at a gro-
cery store in John Day.
Jan. 16: Advised of sus-
picious circumstances at a
grocery store in John Day.
Jan. 17: Received a
report of a suspicious per-
son on Southwest Fourth
Avenue in John Day.
Jan. 18: Responded to
a report of suspicious cir-
cumstances in John Day.
Jan. 19: Following
a traffic stop on High-
way 26 in west John Day,
Heather M. Railey, 27,
Long Creek, was cited for
driving without a driver’s
license and proof of insur-
ance and for driving with
expired plates.
Jan. 20: Responded to
Northwest Third Street
for a report of suspicious
circumstances.
• Oregon State Police
Jan. 15: Advised of
a suspicious vehicle at
Highway 26 and Lower
Yard Road in John Day.
Jan. 16: Responded to
the Grant County Fair-
grounds for a report of
criminal mischief.
Jan. 18: Received a
phone call about a car fire
on Old Highway 26.
• Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office
Jan. 14: Advised of a
juvenile problem at Mon-
‘LaVoy: Dead
Man Talking’
documentary
to be shown in
Canyon City
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Finicum family and
Center for Self Governance
have completed the docu-
mentary “LaVoy: Dead Man
Talking.”
Parts 1 and 2 of the four-
part series will be shown at
6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30,
at the Grantville Theater, 129
S. Washington St., Canyon
City.
The showing is free, and
free dessert and coffee will
be available afterward.
The documentary is about
Arizona rancher LaVoy Fini-
cum, who participated in the
occupation of the Malheur
National Wildlife Refuge
near Burns in 2016.
Finicum was shot by
police Jan. 26 on Highway
395 en route to a planned
community meeting in John
Day. Investigators deter-
mined the use of deadly force
was justified.
Many other refuge occu-
piers were arrested, but most
were acquitted of the charges
in court.
This film provides Fini-
cum’s perspective through
homemade videos and inter-
views with his family and
those associated with him at
the refuge. It aims “to dis-
cover the motivations, frus-
trations and resolve that
prompted his fate decisions,”
according to promotional
materials.
The film will be pre-
sented by Finicum’s widow,
Jeanette Finicum, and pro-
ducer Mark Herr, who is the
co-founder and president of
Center for Self Governance.
For more information
about the showing, call
541-620-4974.
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