NEWS
MyEagleNews.com
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
New officer installed for the Grant
County Chamber of Commerce
Ragged Ruby Project draft
decision released for 45-
day objection filing period
Blue Mountain Eagle
Rininger sworn in
as president-elect
By Rudy Diaz
Blue Mountain Eagle
The
Grant
County
Chamber of Commerce
welcomed a new officer last
week.
Vicki Cunningham was
installed as a director for
the chamber Oct. 2 during
its annual installation din-
ner at the Elks Lodge in
John Day.
Longtime member Ruth
Harris swore in Vicki Cun-
ningham as a director and
Sherrie Rininger as the
president-elect. Kim Rand-
leas was scheduled to be
installed as a director but
was absent and will be
installed at the next cham-
ber meeting.
Jerry Franklin remains
president of the chamber,
and Rininger will take the
helm when Franklin vacates
the position.
The board also presented
achievement awards. Angie
Jones, from Grant County
Transportation
(People
Mover), got the first plaque
of the night for her dedica-
tion and commitment to the
people of Grant County and
their transportation needs.
Hope 4 Paws received a
civic award for their suc-
cess in rescuing stray and
abandoned dogs and cats
through researching hom-
ing efforts or reuniting pets
with their rightful owners.
Franklin presented the
last award of the night
to Fair Manager Mindy
Winegar.
“We decided this year
that we would start giv-
ing an annual achievement
award, presented from the
Grant County Chamber of
Commerce,” Franklin said.
Mindy Winegar received
the annual achievement
award for her hard work
and dedication for the Grant
County Fair.
The Eagle/Rudy Diaz
Vicki Cunningham was installed as a new officer in the Grant County Chamber of Commerce
Oct. 2 at the John Day Elks Lodge.
The Eagle/Rudy Diaz
Ruth Harris, seated at left, swears in Grant County Chamber of Commerce Director Vicki
Cunningham, right, and President-elect Sherrie Rininger at the annual installation dinner
Oct. 2 at the John Day Elks Lodge.
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The
Blue
Moun-
tain Ranger District has
announced the 45-day
objection filing period for
the draft record of deci-
sion for the Ragged Proj-
ect began Sept. 26, one
day following the publica-
tion of the legal notice in
the Blue Mountain Eagle.
Individuals and enti-
ties who have previously
submitted specific written
comments regarding the
proposed project during
either of the scoping peri-
ods or the 45-day com-
ment period on the draft
environmental
impact
statement may submit an
objection, according to a
press release.
The draft record of
decision includes upland
restoration activities (com-
mercial and non-commer-
cial thinning), aspen resto-
ration, bat gate installation,
prescribed burning, road
maintenance for haul, tem-
porary road construction,
road and recreation system
changes, designating wild-
life connectivity corridors
and forest plan amend-
ments. The project docu-
ments can be accessed on
the Forest Service web-
site at fs.usda.gov/pro-
ject/?project=49392,
or
copies can be requested
by contacting Sasha Fer-
tig at 541-575-3061, sasha.
fertig@usda.gov, or Beth
Parker at 541-575-3187,
bethany.parker@usda.gov.
Objections may be
mailed to Regional For-
ester, Objection Review-
ing Officer, Pacific North-
west Region, USDA Forest
Service, Attn: 1570 Objec-
tions, PO Box 3623, Port-
land, OR 97208-3623.
Objections
may
be emailed to objec-
tions-pnw-regional-of-
fice@usda.gov.
Put
“OBJECTION” and the
project name in the sub-
ject line. Electronic objec-
tions must be submitted as
part of an actual email mes-
sage, or as an attachment in
Microsoft Word (.doc), rich
text format (.rtf), or porta-
ble document format (.pdf)
only.
For
electronically
mailed objections, the
sender should normally
receive an automated elec-
tronic acknowledgement
from the agency as con-
firmation of receipt. If the
sender does not receive an
automated acknowledge-
ment of the receipt of the
objection, it is the send-
er’s responsibility to ensure
timely receipt by other
means.
Objections may also
be hand delivered to
the Pacific Northwest
Regional Office, 1220 SW
3rd Ave., Portland, OR
97204, between 8 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m. Mondays
through Fridays excluding
federal holidays.
Objections may also
be faxed to: Glenn Casa-
massa, Regional Forester,
Attn: 1570: Objections at
503-808-2339. Objections
must be postmarked or
received by the reviewing
officer within 45 days from
the date of the publication
of the legal notice.
Specific directions on
how to file an objection
are provided in 36 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR)
218.8 (see ecfr.gov). The
objection must contain the
minimum required con-
tent requirements speci-
fied in 36 CFR 218.8(d)
and incorporation of docu-
ments by reference is per-
mitted only as provided in
36 CFR 218.8(b). It is the
objector’s responsibility
to ensure timely filing of a
written objection with the
reviewing officer pursuant
to 36 CFR 218.9. All objec-
tions are available for pub-
lic inspection during and
after the objection process.
For more information,
contact Fertig or Parker.
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.
Justice Court
Violation of basic rule:
Dustin S. McGorty, 38, Rid-
dle, Sept. 18, 75/55 zone,
fined $165; Steven C. Frie-
drich, 53, Kaysville, Utah,
Sept. 18, 85/55 zone, fined
$265; Christina R. Coyne,
52, Caldwell, Idaho, Sept.
23, 75/55 zone, fined $165;
Richard D. Acrey, 36, Cen-
tral Point, Sept. 18, 68/55
zone, fined $140; Pamela
J. Pogue, 56, Boise, Idaho,
Sept. 24, 71/55 zone, fined
$165; Lee E. Knutinen, 80,
Astoria, Sept. 30, 50/30
zone, fined $165; Douglas
M. Pogue, 59, Boise, Idaho,
Sept. 24, 71/55 zone, fined
$165; Robert V. Shinn, 62,
Fox, Sept. 12, 79/55 zone,
fined $265; Catherine A.
Root, 24, Grants Pass, Sept.
18, 75/55 zone, fined $165.
Violation of speed: Tyler
D. Sheedy, 42, John Day,
Sept. 30, 62/45 zone, fined
$100; Ryder J. Morrison,
21, Morgan Hill, California,
Sept. 7, 45/25 zone, fined
$165; Thomas F. Alexander,
68, Arlington, Texas, Sept. 7,
45/25 zone, fined $165; Ste-
ven M. Polansky, 61, Port-
land, July 22, 53/35 zone,
fined $140; Ditino Mar-
tin, 68, Bend, Sept. 7, 54/35
zone, fined $165; James C.
Decker, 65, Albany, Sept.
23, 41/25 zone, fined $165;
Harvey P. Dosik, 81, Santa
Cruz, California, Sept. 7,
55/35, fined $165; Angela
Neumaier, 41, Bend, Sept. 7,
81/65 zone, fined $265.
Parking vehicle in viola-
tion of restrictions: Tyler G.
Warren, 30, Madras, Sept. 1,
fined $300.
Failure to yield right of
way to highway worker:
Tyler D. Sheedy, 42, John
Day, Sept. 11, fined $525.
Failed to drive within
lane: Robert S. Humphrey,
62, Hermiston, Sept. 9, fined
$265.
Takoda L. Propeck, John
Day, pleaded guilty Oct. 2
for criminal trespass. He
was sentenced to 90 days in
jail and 36 months of proba-
tion. He was ordered to pay
$100 in fines and $210 in
attorney fees.
Brandon
A.
Miller
pleaded guilty Oct. 1 for dog
as a public nuisance. He was
ordered to pay a $265 fine
and prevent dog from bark-
ing when he is away.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
161 calls during the week of
Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, including:
• John Day Police
Department
Sept. 30: Received a
report of a felon possessing a
weapon.
Oct. 1: Received a report
of an injured animal on For-
est Road 21.
Oct. 3: Received a dog
complaint on Highway 395.
Oct. 3: With Oregon State
Police and Grant County
Sheriff’s Office, responded
to a call of domestic dispute
on West Main Street.
Oct. 4: Call for possi-
ble domestic abuse on East
Main Street.
Oct. 4: Received a report
of theft on East Main Street.
Oct. 4: Arrested Tanner
J. Prock, John Day, on a
Grant County warrant.
Oct. 4: Responded to
criminal mischief on North-
west Bridge Street.
Oct. 4: Responded to a
report of a driving com-
plaint on Highway 26.
Oct. 5: Called for a pos-
sible assault on Southwest
First Street.
• Oregon State Police
Oct. 3: Dispatched to a
driving complaint on High-
way 26.
Oct. 3: Received a report
of 30 black Angus cattle on
the Highway 26.
Oct. 5: Received a report
of a noninjury crash of a
truck hitting a deer.
Oct. 5: Received a report
of several sports cars trav-
eling at a high rate of speed.
• Grant County Sheriff’s
Office
Oct. 1: Received a report
of criminal mischief near an
apartment complex.
Oct. 2: Received a report
of a suspicious vehicle on
McHaley Street.
Oct. 4: Received a death
notification in Long Creek.
• John Day ambulance
Sept. 30: Paged for a
45-year-old woman with
difficulty breathing.
Oct. 2: Along with Sen-
eca Ambulance, responded
to a report of a 63-year-
old man with difficulty
breathing.
Oct. 3: Dispatched to
Widows Creek for an elderly
man with an unknown medi-
cal problem.
Oct. 5: Responded to a
man who fell and injured his
hip near Pine View Lane.
Oct. 5: Responded to
a report of a 71-year-old
woman with difficulty
breathing on Violet Street.
• John Day fire
Sept. 30: Responded to a
flue fire on Highway 26.
• Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife
Oct. 5: Received a report
of a bear spreading garbage
in Canyon City.
Please Join us for the
Best of the Old West 1st Annual Grant County
Harvest Festival
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
October 18 & 19
— FRIDAY OCTOBER 18 —
starting at 3:00pm
Evening Market, Movie and Beer Garden
— SATURDAY OCTOBER 19 —
8:30am: Live Music, Pumpkin Painting,
Apple Press and Hayride
11am: Community Garden
Outdoor Pizza Oven and Pumpkins
12:00-3:00pm: Children’s Carnival
3:30-5:00pm: Pie Feed at Methodist Church
Saturdays
8:30am-12:30pm
Brent Street
between Umpqua Bank and
Bank of Eastern Oregon
www.JohnDayFarmersMarket.com
30 MINUTES CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE!
Schedule your
mammogram today!
541-575-4163