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Wednesday, August 7, 2019
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Forest implementing Phase A public use restrictions
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Blue Mountain and
Prairie City ranger districts
on the Malheur National
Forest implemented Phase A
public use restrictions Aug.
3.
The Emigrant Creek
Ranger District and the Uma-
tilla and Wallowa-Whitman
national forests have already
implemented Phase A with
an Industrial Fire Precaution
Level II, according to press
releases.
The restrictions regu-
late activities on the for-
est such as firewood cut-
ting, logging, thinning and
other commercial activities.
At IFPL II internal combus-
tion engines, such as chain-
saws, may not be operated
between 1-8 p.m.
Phase A is the second
level of restrictions, gener-
ally implemented when the
fire danger is moderate to
high. Prohibited activities
include:
1. Smoking, except
within enclosed vehicles and
buildings or areas cleared
of flammable material with
a minimum clearance of 3
feet.
2. Operating a chainsaw
outside the hours of 8 p.m.
to 1 p.m. local time. A one-
hour fire watch is required
after saw operations cease.
Saw operators are required
to have an ax (minimum
2-pound head, 26-inch
length), shovel (8-inch
wide, 26-inch length) and
fire extinguisher (minimum
ABC 8 ounces) in their
possession.
3. Operating or using any
internal or external combus-
tion engine without a spark
arresting device properly
installed, maintained and in
effective working order in
accordance with U.S Forest
Service Standard 5100-1.
4. Possessing or using
a vehicle off National For-
est System road where
access has been impeded or
blocked by earthen berm,
logs, boulders, barrier, barri-
cade or gate.
a. Except when parking
in an area devoid of vege-
tation within 10 feet of the
roadway.
Campfires should be in
fire pits surrounded by dirt,
rock or commercial rings,
and in areas not conducive
to rapid fire spread. Camp-
fires should have a mini-
mum clearance of a 3 feet
from the edge of the fire
pit. Please use existing pits
wherever possible. Camp-
fires must be attended at all
times, and completely extin-
guished prior to leaving.
Persons with camp-
fires should have a tool
such as a shovel and 1 gal-
lon of water in their posses-
sion. The shovel and water
can be used to extinguish
the fire before leaving your
campsite. Use the “drown,
stir, feel” method to ensure
your campfire is completely
extinguished before leaving.
Campfires in designated
wilderness areas should be
located so minimal distur-
bance is necessary to pre-
vent fire spread. Naturally
cleared areas, previously
used sites and areas where
vegetation is non-flamma-
ble (green grass) are exam-
ples. Use of a folding shovel
when backpacking will aid
in completely extinguishing
a campfire.
Check with local Bureau
of Land Management and
Oregon Department of For-
estry offices for any public
use restrictions in effect on
lands protected by them.
For more information
about Industrial Fire Pre-
caution Levels and Mal-
heur National Forest public
use restrictions and a list of
developed recreation sites,
call 541-575-3000 or visit
fs.usda.gov/malheur.
Road 15.
Aug. 1: Received a theft
report from Canyon City.
Aug. 2: Advised of a
power pole on fire on High-
way 26 in west John Day.
Aug. 2: Received a 911
call for a crash with injuries
near Kimberly.
Aug. 2: Advised of a
domestic dispute on McHa-
ley Avenue in Prairie City.
Aug. 2: Search and res-
cue personnel responded for
a woman and child who got
lost trying to find the Lake
Creek Youth Camp.
Aug. 3: Advised of a live-
stock complaint on Highway
26 west of Prairie City.
Aug. 3: Received a 911
call about a domestic dispute
on West Sixth Street in Prai-
rie City.
Aug. 3: Advised of shots
fired near a mobile home
park in Mt. Vernon.
Aug. 3: Received a
911 call about menac-
ing on South Fork Road in
Dayville.
Aug. 4: Advised of a sus-
picious person near Starr
Ridge.
Aug. 4: Received a 911
call about an assault on La
Costa Road in John Day.
Aug. 4: Advised of an
unattended death on Harper
Creek Road in Mt. Vernon.
• John Day ambulance
July 29: Responded to
Holland Drive in Mt. Ver-
non for a 33-year-old with
back pain.
July 29: Dispatched with
Seneca ambulance to High-
way 395 near Logan Val-
ley Road for a rollover crash
with injuries.
July 31: Responded to
Chimney Gulch Road in
John Day for a 61-year-old
man with chest pain.
July 31: Dispatched to
Northeast Seventh Avenue
in John Day for a 74-year-
old man.
July 31: Transported a
patient to Bend.
Aug. 1: Responded to
Screech Alley Loop in John
Day for an 87-year-old man
who fell.
Aug. 1: Transported a
patient to Bend.
Aug. 1: Dispatched to a
mobile home park on West
Main Street in John Day for
a 56-year-old woman with
flu-like symptoms.
Aug. 2: Responded to
Summit Prairie Road in
Prairie City for a 47-year-
old woman who was injured
in an ATV crash.
Aug. 2: Transported a
patient to the airport in John
Day.
Aug. 3: Dispatched to
Highway 26 near Moon
Creek Road for a medical
evaluation.
• Long Creek ambulance
July 31: Called to East
Main Street in Long Creek
to transport an 81-year-old
woman to the hospital in
John Day.
• Forest Service
Aug. 1: Received a report
of suspicious circumstances
on Forest Road 2098.
Aug. 4: Advised of a pos-
sible fire west of Strawberry
Mountain.
Aug. 4: Received multiple
reports of a fire near High-
way 402 and Monument.
• John Day fire
Aug. 1: Responded with
Canyon City fire, John Day
police and state police to an
apartment complex on High-
way 26 east of John Day.
Aug. 3: Dispatched to
a restaurant on West Main
Street in John Day for a
fallen power line.
• Oregon Department of
Transportation
Aug. 3: Advised of a rock
blocking the northbound
lane on Highway 395 near
Magone Lake Road.
Aug. 4: Received a
report of a deer hit by a
vehicle and blocking High-
way 26 near Golf Club
Road in John Day.
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
Takoda L. Propeck, 20,
John Day, pleaded guilty
Aug. 1 to felony second-de-
gree sexual abuse committed
May 7. He was sentenced to
30 days jail, 60 months pro-
bation, 80 hours community
service and $600 in fines and
fees. He was ordered to reg-
ister as a sex offender. Two
additional counts of sec-
ond-degree sexual abuse
were dismissed.
Justice Court
• Violation of basic
rule: Jerry D. Flegel, 69,
Prineville, July 12, 55/30
zone, fined $165; Gregory J.
Gambee, 60, Portland, July
25, 81/55 zone, fined $265.
• Exceeding speed limit:
Howard A. Frazee, 53,
Santa Rosa, California,
July 8, 85/65 zone, fined
$265; Ronald L. Comer, 68,
Albany, July 25, 39/25 zone,
fined $165; Halie M. Leers-
sen, 23, Bend, July 7, 69/35
zone, fined $220; Nathan
T. Nowak, 32, Fort Collins,
Colorado, July 19, 48/25
zone, fined $165; Janice D.
Angell, 36, Gresham, June
29, 48/30 zone, fined $140.
• Violation speed limit:
Charles M. Toftdahl, 83,
Junction City, June 30, 64/35
zone, fined $220; Sierra R.
Swartz, 19, Lebanon, July
20, 51/35 zone, fined $160.
• Failure to drive within
lane: Vivek B. Rajgor, 30,
Pendleton, June 13, fined
$265.
• Failure to use lift axle:
Joshua A. Moulton, 34, Mt.
Vernon, June 6, fined $115.
Oregon State Police
suicidal tendencies who was
under the influence of meth-
amphetamine. He was taken
into custody on a mental
hold and transported to the
hospital in John Day.
July 28: Responded to a
single-vehicle crash on West
Riverside Street in Mt. Ver-
non. The GMC pickup truck
with its driver and single pas-
senger was still in the John
Day River. While assisting
them, signs of impairment
and open alcohol containers
were observed. Both men
were transported by EMS to
the hospital in John Day. The
driver, Devon R. Starnes,
45, Winder, Georgia, was
arrested and charged with
driving under the influence
of alcohol, reckless driv-
ing and reckless endanger-
ment of another person. The
passenger, Jason R. Love,
35, Jefferson, Georgia, was
cited for possession of an
open alcohol container.
July 29: While driving
southbound on Highway
395, came across a crash
near Logan Valley Road.
The vehicle was blocking
the northbound lane. The
driver was located at a store
in Seneca. No signs of alco-
hol or drugs were observed.
Evidence at the scene indi-
cated vehicle was north-
bound when it failed to make
a left-hand corner and rolled
completely around landing
on its wheels.
Aug. 2: Responded to
a single-vehicle crash on
Highway 402 near Kim-
berly. A lone motorcy-
cle rider allegedly failed
to make a left-hand cor-
ner because of speed. The
motorcycle ran along the
guardrail for about 55 feet
before jumping on top of the
guardrail for another 50 feet.
The rider was thrown onto a
boulder. The rider was taken
by ambulance to the hospital
in John Day and then flown
to a hospital in Bend.
Aug. 3: After learning
about an online ad offering
taxidermy mounts for sale
or trade, the seller was con-
tacted. It was determined the
seller obtained the mounts
in exchange for work. Two
mule deer, two antelope and
one elk mounts were seized
pending location of the orig-
inal owners. Freddie L.
Columbus, 33, Mt. Vernon,
was warned for the offense
of selling taxidermy mounts
without a state permit.
Dispatch
John
Day
dispatch
worked 145 calls during
the week of July 29-Aug. 4,
including:
• John Day Police
Department
July 29: Received a theft
report from Northwest Sec-
ond Avenue in John Day.
July 30: Responded to a
mobile home park on West
Main Street in John Day for
a domestic dispute. Jared J.
Baker, 24, John Day, was
arrested.
July 30: Dispatched to
a hardware store on West
Main Street in John Day for
child endangerment.
July 30: Responded with
Grant County Community
Corrections to Northwest
Bridge Street in John Day
for probation violations.
Caitlin Brooks, 35, John
Day, and Caleb Vielma, 30,
John Day, were arrested.
July 30: Dispatched
with Community Counsel-
ing Solutions to Northwest
Third Street in John Day
for a person with mental
problems.
July 31: Received a bur-
glary report from Southeast
Dayton Street in John Day.
July 31: Received a bur-
glary report from Gleason
Pool in John Day.
July 31: Received a bur-
glary report from an antique
shop on South Canyon Bou-
levard in John Day.
July 24: Responded to a
domestic assault on High-
way 26 near Dixie Summit.
A woman allegedly attacked
her girlfriend of six years,
kicking and choking the girl-
friend, then using a 7-pound
pneumatic nail gun to smash
out the vehicle’s windows
to get to the girlfriend. She
also allegedly struck the
girlfriend with the nail gun.
A search of the car report-
edly turned up methamphet-
amine paraphernalia and a
suspected stolen chainsaw.
Briann D. L. Lancaster, 34,
Burns, was arrested and
charged with fourth-de-
gree assault, menacing and
harassment. Two days later,
Lancaster was arrested at
the Burns patrol office for
violating her release agree-
ment and returned to Grant
County Jail.
July 24: Responded to
Highway 26 in Mt. Vernon
for a 24-year-old man with
July 31: Responded to a
parking lot on Main Street
and cited Steve Warrington,
30, John Day, for driving
with a suspended license,
no insurance and expired
plates.
July 31: Received a call
from Northwest Bridge
Street in John Day about an
overdue motorist who was
located.
Aug. 1: Cited a woman on
Northwest Fourth Street for
having a dog as a nuisance.
Aug. 2: Received a theft
report from Northwest Can-
ton Street in John Day.
Aug. 2: Advised of
harassment at a mobile
home park on West Main
Street in John Day.
Aug. 2: Following a traf-
fic stop on Highway 26 near
Dog Creek Road, Marc L.
Strong, 63, Prairie City, was
cited for speeding, 64/35
zone.
Aug. 4: Dispatched to
West Main Street in John
Day for a dog chasing deer.
Aug. 4: Responded to
Northwest Third Street in
John Day for an assault
report.
• Oregon State Police
Aug. 3: Advised of live-
stock creating a hazard on
Highway 26 near Indian
Creek Bridge.
Aug. 4: Received a report
of a a noninjury crash on
Highway 395 near Dale.
• Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office
July 29: Received a 911
call about a burglary in the
Seneca Lodge.
July 29: Advised of a dis-
pute on Wilderness Road in
John Day.
July 30: Received a report
of animal abuse on Belshaw
Creek Road.
July 30: Dispatched with
state police to a motel on
Main Street in John Day for
a domestic dispute.
July 31: Advised of a
noninjury crash on County
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