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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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State awards $4 million grant for fish habitat
By Richard Hanners
Blue Mountain Eagle
After four years of work,
the John Day Basin Partner-
ship recently learned it has
been awarded a $4 million
Focused Investment Partner-
ship implementation grant
from the Oregon Watershed
Enhancement Board.
OWEB received appli-
cations from 10 organiza-
tions for the competitive
grant, and the local partner-
ship was ranked No. 1, part-
nership coordinator Kristen
Walz said. The group was
nominated for an OWEB
Outstanding
Partnership
Award in 2015.
The application was
for $12 million over three
bienniums, and the OWEB
announcement was for $4
million for the 2019-2021
biennium. According to
OWEB, the partnership esti-
mates it can leverage an
additional $9.7 million from
other funding sources for the
2019-2021 biennium.
The grant funding will be
used to improve fish habi-
tat for steelhead, spring chi-
nook salmon, bull trout and
other native fish species,
with three focus areas in the
John Day River basin: the
Middle Fork, North Fork
and the Thirtymile and Butte
creek watersheds.
The partnership rep-
resents 28 organizations in
Grant, Wheeler, Gilliam
and Sherman counties. That
includes watershed councils,
soil and water conservation
districts, forest and land-
owner collaboratives, tribes,
state and federal agencies
and conservation groups
from across the basin.
The partnership was
formed in 2014 to lever-
age partners and resources
to accelerate the pace and
scale of watershed resto-
ration in the John Day River
Basin. The partnership’s
goals are to improve Endan-
gered Species Act-listed
and Oregon-priority native
fish species viability, ridge-
top-to-ridgetop watershed
health and promote local
economies.
Contributed photo
North Fork John Day Watershed Council youth workers complete work on a culvert project in 2016 to improve fish passage.
Amy Charette, a water-
shed restoration coordina-
tor in John Day for the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs, said the partner-
ship has focused on orga-
nization building over the
past four years, including
developing operation and
action plans.
A steering committee
serves in an advisory capac-
ity. Each partner can cast
a vote on adding partners,
submitting grant applica-
tions and other matters. A
technical team will review
project proposals. The part-
ners bring technical exper-
tise to projects, Charette
said, including hydrology,
civil engineering, fish biol-
ogy, range management and
grazing specialists.
The partnership relies on
the Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife for advice
on evolving fish and water
quality monitoring technol-
ogies. The soil and water
conservation districts along
with the Forest Service
provide civil engineering
expertise.
The OWEB funding in
this grant is focused on
aquatic projects, but the
John Day Basin Partnership
will look for other funding
for projects such as enhanc-
ing upland watersheds,
Charette said. A basin-wide
goal is to improve stream-
flow and reduce stream tem-
peratures by retaining runoff
from snowpack.
Mid-Columbia chinook
salmon spawn in the John
Day River’s main stem in
late August and September.
Steelhead spawn in tribu-
taries in spring. Bull trout
spawn in headwater tributar-
ies in the fall, such as Des-
olation Creek in the North
Fork "area.
“This investment bene-
fits native fish species while
improving water quality and
supporting the local natural
resource economy,” OWEB
Executive Director Meta
Loftsgaarden said.
From 1999 through 2017,
OWEB awarded $17 mil-
lion in grants for projects in
Grant County. About 65 per-
cent of that funding went
to projects to improve irri-
gation efficiency, fish pas-
sage and upland conditions.
That work took place on 228
miles of streams, 1,161 miles
of fish habitat, 108,673 acres
of upland habitat and 189
acres of wetland or estuarine
habitat.
For more information
about the John Day Basin
Partnership, contact Kris-
ten Walz at jdbpcoordina-
tor@gmail.com or 541-
421-3018, or contact local
watershed councils.
Contributed photo
Members of the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps under
direction of the North Fork John Day Watershed Council
in 2016-2017 placed tree limbs in meadow gullies to slow
erosion and capture sediment at the Big Mosquito Project
along the Middle Fork of the John Day River downstream of
Galena.
COPS AND COURTS
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week of Feb.
6:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 8
Average inmates: 16
Bookings: 7
Releases: 7
Arrests: 1
Citations: 1
Fingerprints: 9
Civil papers: 21
Warrants processed: 1
Asst./welfare check: 0
Search and rescue: 0
Feb. 4: Kyle Milner, 22,
John Day, was cited for fail-
ure to update registration, to
provide proof of insurance
and to yield.
Justice Court
• Violation of basic rule:
David H. Ross, 25, Bend,
Jan. 3, 78/55 zone, fined
$265.
• Exceeding speed limit:
Jodi M. Steward, 35, Cedar-
ville, California, Dec. 11,
46/35 zone, fined $140;
Donald A. Jenson, 66, Bend,
Jan. 21, 54/30 zone, fined
$225.
• Violation speed limit:
Andrew S. Ballou, 25, Cald-
well, Idaho, Nov. 3, 74/55
zone, fined $165; Paul L.
Roark, 22, Mt. Vernon, Dec.
16, 46/25 zone, fined $140.
• Driving uninsured:
Christine N. Daum, 30, Prai-
rie City, Jan. 21, fined $500,
Jan. 25, fined $500; Stephen
P. Hancock, 43, Canyon
City, Dec. 17, fined $265,
Jan. 26, fined $265; Shan-
non L. Bradley, 49, Day-
ville, Jan. 5, fined $225;
Sarah M. Colton, 30, Prai-
rie City, Jan. 12, fined $225;
Jeramy F. Gibson, 32, John
Day, Sept. 4, fined $265;
Kevin G. Kimberling, 46,
Prairie City, Jan. 12, fined
$95.
• Illegal alteration of dis-
play of license plates: Andria
L. Kelley, 24, Mt. Vernon,
Dec. 9, fined $350.
• Use of cellphone while
driving: Kellie Combs, 38,
Prairie City, Jan. 27, fined
$265.
• Unsafe passing on the
left: Patrick E. Wright, 37,
Burns, Jan. 7, fined $265.
• Anne M. Mingus, 47,
John Day, pleaded no con-
test Feb. 6 to keeping a
dog as a nuisance. She was
ordered to pay $605 in fines
and fees.
• Peter J. Rupe, 38, John
Day, pleaded guilty Jan. 30
to third-degree theft. He
was sentenced to two days
jail, 12 months probation,
10 hours community service
and $200 in fines and fees.
Oregon State Police
Feb. 5: Investigated a sin-
gle-vehicle noninjury crash
on Highway 26 in Mt. Ver-
non. The driver lost con-
trol on a curve and struck
a guardrail. Daven W.
Mauseth, 18, was cited for
careless driving.
Feb. 8: Brett A. Nelson,
56, Mt. Vernon, was arrested
on North Mountain Bou-
levard in Mt. Vernon and
charged with a warrant from
Josephine County.
Dispatch
John
Day
dispatch
worked 144 calls during
the week of Feb. 4-10,
including:
• John Day Police
Department
Feb. 4: Received a fraud
report from a restaurant on
Main Street in John Day.
Feb. 5: Responded to a
shoplifting report from a
grocery store in John Day.
Feb. 5: Received a report
of a probation violation of a
no-contact order at a mobile
home park on West Main
Street in John Day.
Feb. 6: Advised of harass-
ment at an apartment com-
plex on East Main Street in
John Day.
Feb. 7: Received a bur-
glary report from a mobile
home park on West Main
Street in John Day.
Feb. 9: Responded to
South Canyon Boulevard
in John Day for a woman
reporting someone knocking
on her door in the middle of
the night.
Feb. 9: Following a traf-
fic stop on West Main Street
in John Day, Holly B. Smith,
Elgin, was cited for driving
with a suspended license
and no insurance.
Feb. 10: Following a traf-
fic stop on Main Street in
John Day, Tylor J. Gifford,
25, John Day, was cited for
driving with a suspended
license, no insurance and
altered license plates.
• Oregon State Police
Feb. 5: Advised of a non-
injury crash on Highway
395 near Starr Ridge that
was blocking the highway.
• Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office
Feb. 4: Received a theft
report from North Johnson
Avenue in Prairie City.
Feb. 4: Search and res-
cue personnel traveled to the
Starr Ridge Snow Park.
Feb. 4: Advised of crimi-
nal mischief at the Depot RV
Park in Prairie City.
Feb. 4: Received a fraud
report from Monument.
Feb. 10: Advised of a
domestic dispute on West
Front Street in Prairie City.
Feb. 10: Received a
report of trespassing at a
mini mart in Prairie City
• John Day ambulance
Feb. 4: Transported a
patient from North Wash-
ington Street in Prairie City.
Feb. 5: Responded with
state police and sheriff’s
deputies to a possible roll-
over crash on Highway 26 in
Mt. Vernon.
Feb. 6: Dispatched to a
senior home in Prairie City
for an elderly woman.
Feb. 6: Responded to
Southwest First Avenue in
John Day for a 64-year-old
woman.
Feb. 7: Dispatched to
Long Creek.
Feb. 8: Transported a
patient to the airport in John
Day.
Feb. 8: Responded to
South Fork Road in Dayville
for a woman who had fallen.
Feb. 9: Dispatched to a
mobile home park on West
Main Street in John Day for
a 79-year-old woman with
an insulin reaction.
Feb. 9: Transported a
patient to the airport in John
Day.
Feb. 9: Responded to the
Hall Hill area of Highway
26 east of Prairie City.
Feb. 10: Dispatched to
Charolais Heights in John
Day for a 9-year-old boy
with a head injury.
• Prairie City ambulance
Feb. 6: Dispatched to
Summit Prairie Road for a
medical alarm.
• Seneca ambulance
Feb. 7: Paged to C Ave-
nue in Seneca for a woman
who had fallen.
• Seneca fire
Feb. 10: Responded to a
structure fire on Park Ave-
nue in Seneca.
• Oregon Department of
Transportation
Feb. 5: Advised of poor
road conditions on Highway
26 between Mt. Vernon and
Dayville.
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The second installment of the
2018-19 property tax is due Friday,
February 15th, 2019 by 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Thursday
7am- 6pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Payments may be made at the Tax Collector’s Office
at the Grant County Courthouse in Canyon City, or the
payment may be mailed and postmarked no later than
February 15th, 2019. Please remember that
delinquent taxes accrue interest at the rate of 16% per
year. If you have any questions, please call the tax
office at 575-0107 or 575-0189.
Mendy Sharpe FNP
Apppointments
available
102917
Grant County Sheriff
Prairie City, Dec. 17, fined
$265; Jason W. Hardrath,
30, Klamath Falls, Dec. 22,
fined $265; Aaron M. Rose-
berry, 32, John Day, Feb. 21,
fined $265; Andria L. Kel-
ley, 24, Mt. Vernon, Dec.
9, fined $350; Shadwick E.
Moles, 32, John Day, Nov.
27, fined $265.
• Driving while sus-
pended: Christine N. Daum,
30, Prairie City, Jan. 21,
fined $1,000, Jan. 25, fined
$1,000; Kevin G. Kimber-
ling, 46, Prairie City, Dec.
17, fined $440; Aaron M.
Roseberry, 32, John Day,
Feb. 21, fined $440; Joshua
W. Haskins, 34, Prairie City,
Dec. 3, fined $550; Shannon
L. Bradley, 49, Dayville,
Jan. 5, fined $375.
• Driving while revoked:
Jeramy F. Gibson, 32, John
Day, Sept. 4, fined $440.
• Failure to pay appropri-
ate registration fee: Chris-
tine N. Daum, 30, Prairie
City, Jan. 21, fined $250.
• Failure to renew regis-
tration: Shadwick E. Moles,
32, John Day, Nov. 27, fined
$110; Stephen P. Hancock,
43, Canyon City, Jan. 26,
fined $115.
• Operating with a non-
standard light: Shilo Dawn
Burton-Harper, 29, Mt. Ver-
non, Dec. 20, fined $140.
• Expired registration
sticker: Sara M. Colton, 30,
104283
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.
PO Box 185
Canyon City, OR 97820
103428