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Golfers save house
from going up in flames
Heat lamp ignites deck ﬁ re
said. “Flames were com-
ing between the deck boards
and right up along the siding
and going up to the over-
hang of the roof.”
He said “miraculously”
they were able to douse the
Grant County ﬂ ames and knock the ﬁ re
Sheriﬀ Todd
down before the ﬁ re depart-
McKinley
ment showed up.
“Then it looked kind of
silly because it didn’t look like there was
that much damage,” he said.
Marshall said the neighbor, whom the
Eagle could not identify, was the real “hero.”
Marshall, who is from Powell Butte and
recently purchased a property in Dayville,
said it turned out that they knew the owner
of the house, Sylvia Ross.
He said Ross’s great aunt is like a par-
ent to him.
Ross said in a Monday email that the
damage could have been so much worse.
“Their actions were instrumental in pre-
venting a signiﬁ cant loss of property and
damage,” McKinley said. “As sheriﬀ , this is
what I like to see. Neighbors helping neigh-
bors, and looking out for each other. There
needs to be more of this.”
McKinley said the chickens survived.
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
Quick action by neighbors and golfers
saved a local home.
On April 12, a ﬁ re broke out on the deck
of a home near the John Day Golf Course.
According to a press release from the
Grant County Sheriﬀ ’s Oﬃ ce, a heat lamp
on three young chickens caught some of the
bedding on ﬁ re, which led to the deck catch-
ing on ﬁ re.
Todd McKinley, the county’s sher-
iﬀ , said a quick-thinking neighbor called
for help to a couple of nearby golfers. He
said the golfers used water from a nearby
hot tub, found a garden hose and sprayed
down the deck before the ﬂ ames engulfed
the house.
Dennis Marshal, one of the golfers, said
he, his wife and another couple were playing
golf on the green when the neighbor started
yelling for help and waved her arms at them.
Marshall told the Eagle they immediately
dropped everything and jumped in the golf
cart to help.
“There was a point where I thought the
whole house was going to be gone,” he
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
A5
Fire staff prepare for
prescribed ﬁ re operations
Blue Mountain Eagle
After carefully monitoring
conditions across the Mal-
heur National Forest, ﬁ re oﬃ -
cials have determined that
conditions are within speciﬁ c
parameters, including tem-
perature, relative humidity
and fuel moisture to start pre-
scribed ﬁ re operations in spe-
ciﬁ cally planned units.
Emigrant Creek Ranger
District ﬁ re crews are plan-
ning to begin operations
on the Silvies Unit 7, total-
ing 4,000 acres and Marshal
Divine Unit B, 1,000 acres.
Ignitions could begin as early
as April 19 and continue into
coming weeks depending on
weather, conditions and if
objectives are being met. Sil-
vies 7 Unit could impact For-
est Road 3110, Forest Road
3120 and Forest Road 31 to
the Silvies crossing. Marshal
Divine Unit B will be along
Highway 395 from Forest
Road 2820 to Joaquin Miller
Campground.
Prairie City and Blue
Mountain Ranger Districts
are continuing to monitor
conditions to begin spring
prescribed ﬁ re activity.
For the safety of ﬁ reﬁ ght-
ers and the public, roads and
areas of prescribed ﬁ re activ-
ity will be signed. Avoid
these areas so as not to inter-
fere with ongoing operations.
For safety, roads, trails and
areas may need to close tem-
porarily as ﬁ reﬁ ghter opera-
tions are taking place. Smoky
conditions may also reduce
visibility to a level that would
require additional temporary
closures.
During prescribed ﬁ re
operations, there is potential
for impacts to camping and
hunting. Hunters are advised
to plan ahead. For their safety
they should not camp in or
near an area of prescribed ﬁ re
activity.
Spring operations reduce
surface fuels, increase height
of some canopy, reduce small
tree densities and help pro-
mote ﬁ re resilient trees,
thereby improving the abil-
ity to protect communi-
ties from wildﬁ re. Addition-
ally, these prescribed ﬁ res
improve wildlife habitat, pro-
mote long-term ecosystem
integrity and sustainability by
reducing the risk of high-se-
verity wildlandﬁ re.
All prescribed burn activ-
ity is weather and condition
dependent. With the poten-
tial for smoke to settle in cer-
tain areas during active oper-
ations, the public can monitor
the smoke and air quality in
our area and across the state
by visiting, http://oregon-
smoke.blogspot.com.
Additional
information
regarding prescribed burning
on the Malheur National For-
est is available on InciWeb
athttps://inciweb.nwcg.gov/
incident/7426 .
For further information on
the Malheur National Forest,
visit fs.usda.gov/malheur or
call the Supervisor’s Oﬃ ce at
541-575-3000.
eyelids. Lee consented to
ﬁ eld sobriety tests where the
trooper saw further indicators
of impairment. The trooper
arrested Lee and transported
him to the Grant County Jail.
The licensed passenger took
possession of the vehicle.
Lee provided a blood alco-
hol content sample of 0.00%.
Lee provided a urine sample,
but refused to participate in a
DRE evaluation. OSP issued
Lee a citation for DUII-Con-
trolled Substance and lodged
him in the jail.
April 14: OSP investigated
a single motor vehicle roll-
over crash with minor injuries
on Highway 26, near mile-
post 142. The single occupant,
a 17-year-old female driver,
swerved to avoid a collision
with a deer and lost control of
the vehicle. The vehicle left
the eastbound shoulder of the
roadway, rolling several times
and coming to rest on its driv-
er’s side, pointed towards the
north. The vehicle was towed
to an adjacent property. The
driver suﬀ ered only minor
abrasions and refused medical
attention.
report of a truck driving on the
Davis Creek Walking Trail.
April 14: Responded to a
commercial burglar alarm on
Apple Road.
April 14: Robert J. Bry-
ant Jr., 23, was cited for driv-
ing while suspended and
uninsured.
April 18: Gage Lambeth,
21, of John Day was cited for
driving while suspended and
with no insurance at Seventh
Street Park.
• Oregon State Police
April 16: Received a report
of an injured animal on High-
way 26 near milepost 138.
• Grant County Sheriﬀ ’s
Oﬃ ce
April 13: Received a report
of a possible vehicle theft on
Aslin Road.
April 14: Received a report
of a scam in Prairie City.
April 14: Driver warned
for blocking the roadway.
April 14: Along with the
JDPD, responded to a tres-
passing complaint on South
Humbolt Street.
April 15: Received a report
of a theft on Nugget Street.
April 16: Search and res-
cue responded to a stranded
motorist in the Malheur
National Forest.
April 18: Cited Felipe D.
Martinez, 29, of Ontario for
driving while suspended and
uninsured.
• John Day ambulance
April 13: Caregivers were
contacted on behalf of a Val-
ley View Resident. John Day
ambulance was requested for
a resident who had fallen.
COPS AND COURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle are
taken from the logs of law
enforcement agencies. Every
eﬀ ort is made to report the
court disposition of arrest
cases.
Grant County Circuit
Court
Jared J. Baker, 25,
pleaded guilty on April 15 to
a count of furnishing alcohol
to a person under 21. He was
ordered to pay a $440 ﬁ ne.
Brady K. Burch, 23,
pleaded guilty on April 15
to a count of fourth degree
assault constituting domestic
violence and a count of men-
acing constituting domestic
violence, both committed on
Dec. 30. He was sentenced
to 30 days in jail, 36 months
of bench probation, 80 hours
of community service and
ordered to pay $600 ﬁ nes
and fees. Counts of strangu-
lation, pointing a ﬁ rearm at
another and harassment were
dismissed.
Steven M. Warrington, 31,
pleaded guilty on April 15 to
a count of criminal driving
while suspended or revoked
committed on Dec. 15. He
was sentenced to 30 days in
jail, 18 months of bench pro-
bation and 40 hours of com-
munity service.
Grant County Sheriﬀ
The Grant County Sheriﬀ ’s
Oﬃ ce reported the following
for the week of April 14:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 9
Average inmates: 7
Bookings: 3
Releases: 3
Arrests: 2
Citations: 5
Fingerprints: 2
Civil papers: 20
Warrants processed: 1
Assistance/Welfare check:
0
Search and Rescue: 0
Christian Wallace, 19,
Anderson, California, was
cited for driving uninsured,
careless driving and minor in
possession of marijuana.
Charlotte Dougharity, 75,
of Mt. Vernon was cited for
violation of basic rule, 74/55
zone.
Bradley Jones, 29, of
Redmond was cited for vio-
lation of basic rule, 85/65
zone.
Svetlana Izotov, 21, Van-
couver, Washington, was
cited for violation of basic
rule, 71/55 zone.
Dakoda Cazier, 25, of
John Day was cited for oﬀ en-
sive littering.
Grant County Justice
Court
Driving
uninsured:
Thomas E. Pfeifer, 51, Prai-
rie City, Nov. 26, ﬁ ned $135.
Thomas E. Pfeifer pleaded
guilty April 5 to a count of
driving while suspended. He
was sentenced to 15 days
in jail, 18 months of proba-
tion, 20 hours of community
service and ordered to pay
$2,460 in ﬁ nes. The ﬁ nes can
be waived upon successful
completion of probation.
Oregon State Police
April 4: A state trooper was
stopped on the side of Lay-
cock Creek Road near mile-
post 2. The trooper heard
what sounded like a motor-
cycle engine at high RPMs
approaching his location
from the north. The motor-
cycle came over a hill with
zero sight distance. Addition-
ally, the pavement ends at the
right side of the lane of travel
and transitions immediately to
loose gravel. Using rear radar,
the trooper got a speed read-
ing of 95 mph. The motorcy-
cle rapidly decelerated. The
trooper stopped the motorcy-
cle and contacted the driver,
Connor M. White, 19. The
trooper arrested White for
reckless driving. After the
arrest, White told the trooper
that he was riding by only
using one hand and resting his
other hand on his hip. Fron-
tier Towing responded and
removed the motorcycle. The
trooper transported White to
the Grant County Jail where
he was lodged and issued cita-
tions for reckless driving and
speeding, 95/55 zone. Upon
review of the trooper’s body
camera footage, which cap-
tured the radar reading, the
trooper saw the top speed of
the motorcycle was actually
97 mph.
April 6: A traﬃ c stop was
conducted on a westbound
vehicle for speed. Tristin S.
Brannon, 26, was issued a cita-
tion for violation of the basic
rule, failure to carry insurance
and driving while suspended.
The back seat passenger, Jubal
L. Wheeldon, 32, was arrested
on multiple felony warrants.
April 9: A state trooper
responded to a report of a
crashed vehicle in a creek near
milepost 94 on Highway 26.
When the trooper arrived, the
driver, Leo R. Placencia, 76,
was being treated by medi-
cal personnel. Placencia was
transported to Blue Mountain
Hospital for treatment. Fron-
tier Towing responded and
removed the vehicle from the
creek. During the course of
medical treatment, BMH staﬀ
drew a blood sample and ana-
lyzed it. Hospital staﬀ advised
that Placencia’s blood alco-
hol content was 0.15%. By the
time the trooper arrived at the
hospital, Placencia had been
discharged. OSP contacted
Placencia at his residence
and issued him a citation for
driving under the inﬂ uence
of intoxicants and reckless
driving.
April 10: A state trooper
stopped a vehicle at mile-
post 174 on Highway 26
for a speed violation. As the
trooper approached the vehi-
cle, the driver switched seats
with the female passenger.
The driver admitted to switch-
ing, saying the female told
him to. The trooper smelled
a slight odor of burnt mari-
juana. The trooper asked the
driver, John A. Lee, 60, South
Lake Tahoe, California, when
he last smoked marijuana, and
he told the trooper a couple
hours earlier. Lee had glassy,
bloodshot eyes and droopy
Dispatch
John Day dispatch worked
154 calls during the week of
April 12-18, including:
• John Day Police
Department
April 13: Received an ani-
mal complaint. Subject cited
for maintaining dog as a nui-
sance on Northwest Third
Avenue.
April 13: Responded to a
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