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Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Allison Blair chosen as ODF’s John Day Unit forester
Blue Mountain Eagle
Allison Blair has been
selected as the John Day Unit
forester for Oregon Depart-
ment of Forestry’s Central
Oregon District.
Blair has been serving
as the interim unit forester
since June of 2019 and will
officially begin her new role
starting May 1, according to
an ODF press release.
The John Day Unit for-
ester is responsible for man-
aging fire protection on nearly
1.5 million acres of forest and
rangeland, in addition to man-
aging staff responsible for
administering Oregon’s For-
est Practices Act and forestry
technical assistance for land-
owners in Grant, Gilliam,
Wheeler, Morrow and Har-
ney counties.
In Blair’s more than
20-year career with ODF,
she has served as a seasonal
firefighter, dispatcher, wild-
Contributed photo
Allison Blair is the John Day Unit forester for Oregon Depart-
ment of Forestry’s Central Oregon District.
land fire supervisor and most
recently as the community
wildfire forester for ODF’s
West Oregon District prior to
her interim role as the John
Day Unit forester. Her expe-
riences on the fireline, man-
aging fire crews and work-
ing with landowners and the
public provide her a strong
foundation as she fills this
role permanently. Throughout
her career, Blair has partic-
Grant Union Basketball
head coach recovering
after ATV accident
Blue Mountain Eagle
Grant Union basketball coach RC Huerta
was seriously injured in an ATV accident over
the weekend and was airlifted to St. Alphonsus
Hospital in Bend.
Jesse Huerta, his wife, said
he broke his collarbone, a cou-
ple of bones in his skull and
ended up with blood clots that
were surgically removed over
the weekend.
Jesse said the doctor’s
planned to move RC out of the
RC Huerta
intensive care unit Tuesday
and said that he could tentatively be released
from the hospital on Wednesday.
She said his release is dependent on his
progress and ability to carry out day-to-day
activities.
Jesse said she has been “inundated” with
calls and text messages of support and concern
from several of coach Huerta’s players and
community members.
“It seems like the whole community of John
Day is really concerned, and that’s heartwarm-
ing,” she said. “Every single person who RC
knows loves him.”
A donation fund has been setup online at
https://gf.me/u/x55cw8.
ipated in the statewide wild-
fire response effort and cur-
rently has qualifications as a
strike team leader, task force
leader and is a division super-
visor trainee.
“I am honored to have
been selected to continue
as the John Day Unit for-
ester and become a perma-
nent part of ODF’s Central
Oregon District,” said Blair,
expressing her enthusiasm
for beginning this new role.
“I have always respected the
fire program in Eastern Ore-
gon, so I was excited for the
opportunity to temporarily
fill the position last summer.
I enjoyed the challenges and
successes and building rela-
tionships with landowners
and the community.”
Previous John Day Unit
Forester Ryan Miller is now
Central Oregon District’s fed-
eral forests restoration coor-
dinator working with federal
land managers to increase
pace, scale and quality of res-
toration work on federal for-
est lands in central Oregon.
ODF’s Central Oregon
District continues to serve
landowners and the public as
an essential service for Ore-
gonians. For additional infor-
mation on ODF’s Central
Oregon District, including
contact information and unit
offices, visit odfcentralore-
gon.com.
OTEC announces board election results
Blue Mountain Eagle
Oregon Trail Electric Coopera-
tive held its first-ever virtual annual
meeting on May 30 at OTEC’s Baker
City Headquarters. Board President
Charlene Chase opened the meeting,
then turned it over to OTEC’s attor-
ney Ron Williams, who announced
the election results for three board of
directors positions.
For Position 1, Union County,
George Galloway received 2,388
votes, and Cory Miller received
1,956 votes.
For Position 2, Baker County,
Aletha Bonebrake received 2,965
votes, and Tamyra Keller received
1,486 votes.
For Position 3, Harney County,
Robert Cargill received 2,443 votes,
and Laurie Draper received 2,048
votes.
OTEC would like to congratulate
the board members who were elected
and would also like to thank all the
candidates for their hard work and
interest in their communities and the
cooperative. OTEC plans to hold its
2021 annual meeting in Baker City.
Free use firewood
authorizations expire June 1
Blue Mountain Eagle
Starting June 1, all free use firewood authorizations will expire on the Mal-
heur National Forest.
Visitors are able to purchase personal use firewood permits at each of the
Malheur National Forest offices. Personal use firewood permits are intended
to be used for the collection of firewood, not other forest products.
The price remains $5 per cord, with a four-cord minimum purchase. The
personal use firewood program allows for a maximum of 16 cords per house-
hold, per year. Post and pole permits are available for the harvesting of post
and poles in forest designated locations. The minimum purchase price of a
post and pole permit is $20.
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The Mt. Vernon Museum will host a grand opening June 6.
Museum to host grand opening June 6
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Mt. Vernon Museum will host a grand opening from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday June 6 in the old city hall building at
199 W. Main St., Mt. Vernon. The museum features school and
town history.
OBITUARIES
Harley ‘Jack’ Askew
Harley “Jack” Askew, 60, of Mt. Vernon passed away on
May 29 at his residence. Service details with be announced
soon. Arrangements have been entrusted to Driskill Memorial
Chapel. To leave an online condolence, visit driskillmemorial-
chapel.com.
Lawrence ‘Larry’ Goings
March 30, 1964 — May 2, 2020
Lawrence “Larry” Goings, son of Shirley Hale (Walls) and
Albert Goings, passed away unexpectedly in a car accident in
John Day, Oregon, on May 2, 2020. A
celebration of life will take place once
the COVID-19 mandates are lifted.
He was born on March 30, 1964, in
McMinnville, Oregon. He grew up in
McMinnville, where he met his high
school sweetheart, Karen. They had two
children, Cody and Amber.
Larry married his love, Mary Schram-
men, on May 12, 1994. The two of them
spent their years together exploring the
northwest; living in Oregon, Idaho and
Washington, but the valley was always their home. Through
their journey together, he touched many lives and made lifelong
friends. Larry was a mountain man through and through. He was
passionate about hunting, fishing and his grandsons — he sure
knew how to make them laugh. He was larger than life. Larry
will be deeply missed by all who loved and cared for him.
Larry is survived by wife Mary Goings; daughter Amber
Goings; son Cody Goings (Jenna); brother James Goings (Liz);
sister Maryann Goings; grandsons Jayden, Ethan, Landon,
Grayson and TJ.
He is preceded in death by his mother Shirley and father
Albert.
Thank you to all who have offered kind words, love and sup-
port during such a difficult time. Online condolences can be
shared at tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com.
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