GRANT COUNTY NPRA RODEO
The
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Blue Mountain
Charlie Barker
of Terrebonne
stays on in the
saddle bronc
event with a
score of 84
at the Grant
County NPRA
Rodeo at the
fairgrounds in
John Day.
EAGLE
Grant County’s newspaper since 1868
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
151st Year • No. 33 • 16 Pages • $1.50
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MEET FAIR GRAND MARSHALS
DEAN and JOYCE NODINE
THE 110TH GRANT
COUNTY FAIR
Wednesday-Saturday, Aug.
14-17, at the Grant County
Fairgrounds in John Day. Ad-
mission is free Wednesday.
Friday, Aug. 16
• 7-9 a.m.: Ranch Breakfast east
of the pavilion
• 10 a.m.: Kids Day Parade,
meet on Southwest First Street
near the Catholic Church (from
there, kids walk north on
Canyon Boulevard to Dayton
Street, then Main Street to
Dairy Queen)
• 7 p.m.: Parmalee concert
with Britnee Kellogg
opening, arena gates
open at 6 p.m., for tickets
visit eventbrite.com
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Joyce and Dean Nodine will be the grand marshals of the 110th Grant County Fair.
Saturday, Aug. 17
• 11 a.m.: Grant County Fair
Parade, starts at Grant Union
Junior-Senior High School,
north on Canyon Boulevard
to Dayton Street, then Main
Street
• 4 p.m.: 4-H/FFA livestock
auction
• 8 p.m.: Freestyle Bullfight-
ing, free at the arena with fair
admission
• 9:30 p.m.: Jessie Leigh con-
cert, free at the main stage
with fair admission
For more information, pick up
a fair book at the fair office at
411 NW Bridge St.
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
his year’s 110th Grant County Fair, Wednes-
day-Saturday, Aug. 14-17, in John Day will be
a special occasion for Dean and Joyce Nodine.
Not only have they been selected as this
year’s grand marshals, they are also celebrat-
ing 60 years of marriage on Thursday.
Longtime Grant County residents, the Nodines have
enjoyed a whirlwind of a life together, raising a family,
working as educators and volunteering in the community.
During the week of the fair, the couple will be in
their usual spot, serving up American Legion classics
at the hamburger stand near the main entrance of the
fairgrounds.
“It’s a lot of work, but you get to see a lot of people
that you otherwise wouldn’t get to see,” Joyce said.
She said many hours are spent chopping up the onions,
bell peppers and celery for the sautéed burger relish, but
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she stopped short of saying which spices are used in the
special recipe.
Dean, who will be running the cash register there, said
he’s looking forward to the fair.
“Over the years, it really has improved, and it is a good
fair coming up,” he said. “I enjoy seeing old friends and
meeting new people.”
The Nodines each grew up on farms in South Dakota.
They both joined the Navy after graduation and later
attended Dakota State University in Madison, where they
earned bachelor’s degrees in education.
They moved to John Day in 1962, as both were hired to
work at Grant School District with Dean as a vice princi-
pal and shop teacher and Joyce as a fourth-grade teacher.
Dean taught wood shop, mechanical drawing and
leather craft. He later became principal of Grant Union
and then was hired as superintendent of the school
district.
Justice court: How are fines
determined, and where do they go?
By Richard Hanners
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant County Justice of the Peace
Kathy Stinnett hears a lot of stories
in her job, but the top two questions
the court gets are where does money
“The revenue brought in by Jus-
from fines go and why are fines so
high. The answers are straightfor- tice Court is a byproduct of the court
ward but include many elements.
system,” she said. “It’s not why we
For one, justices of the peace do do what we do.”
not have the discretion to choose
The first $50 of any fine that is
whether or not to fine someone. The collected goes to the state, Stinnett
fines imposed on offenders are set by said, and the last $16 goes to the jail
statute, she said.
fund. What’s left in
“In the old days,
between is divided
maybe a judge
between the county
might dismiss a
and the agency that
fine,” she said.
wrote the citation.
Today, if a
For a $100 ticket
police officer pres-
issued by a John
ents the facts and
Day police officer,
a charge, she must
$50 will go to the
follow through —
state, $16 will go
that’s the law.
to the jail fund and
“The statutes
$34 will be equally
that define offenses
split between Grant
impose a duty upon
County’s
general
the court having
fund and the city of
jurisdiction to pass
John Day. If a sher-
The Eagle/Richard Hanners iff’s deputy issued
sentence,” Oregon
Grant County Justice of the Peace the ticket, then $34
state law states.
Kathy Stinnett.
will go to the county.
Setting fines
The lowest traffic
Traffic offenses are mostly vio- fine is $65. In that case, $50 will go
lations — offenses that can be pun- to the state and $15 will go to the jail
ished by a fine but not imprison- fund. If an offender is making pay-
ment. The minimum and maximum ments on an expensive fine, the jail
fines for a violation are set by stat- fund will not get its money until the
ute. Stinnett said she looks at a per- end of the payment schedule, but it
son’s record to determine the appro-
priate level of a fine.
See Court, Page A16
See Fair, Page A16
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By Richard Hanners
Blue Mountain Eagle