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Blue Mountain Eagle
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Grant County offi ces open by appointment
only, but circuit court remains open
GRANT UNION STUDENTS
OF THE MONTH
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
All Grant County public offi ces are
open by appointment only.
A county-wide email said, “Due to
circumstances beyond our control, eff ec-
tive Friday, April 30, 2021, all county
offi ces will be closed to the public and
accepting appointments only. The situ-
ation will be re-evaluated on or around
May 6th.”
A subsequent press release from Cir-
cuit Court Judge Rob Raschio’s offi ce
said, while the county would be limiting
access to offi ces to appointment-only,
the Grant County Courthouse would be
open, and the circuit court would be open
to the public.
“The Grant County Circuit Court
remains open to the public for all mat-
ters including fi lings for civil matters,
emergency hearings to protect citi-
zens and any other matter,” Raschio
said. “The staff is prepared and
Eagle fi le photo
The Grant County Courthouse on Sept. 15.
ready to assist members of the pub-
lic. The vast majority of our hearings
are being held over video recorded in
the courtroom with parties appearing
remotely.”
PERKINS EARNS
FIREFIGHTER CERTIFICATION
County Commissioner Jim Ham-
sher said Thursday that he is trying to
get more guidance from the state on
guidelines while the county remains in
extreme risk.
Seventh grade
Madisen Underwood
Parents: Jennifer Smoot
and Mark Underwood
Eighth grade
Logan Randleas
Parents: Lucas
and Katrina Randleas
Ninth grade
Quinlan Taylor
Parents: Ken
and Kimberly Taylor
10th grade
Katelyn Rigby
Parents: Vardan
and Megan Rigby
11th grade
Katelyn Hughes
Parent: Nate Hughes
12th grade
Ashleigh Ostberg
Parents: Fred and Shilo
Ostberg
Training dates announced for
national rappel certifi cation
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Malheur National
Forest announced on April
29 that the rappel certifi ca-
tion training will run May 3
through May 8 and continues
on May 24 through May 28,
according to a press release.
Starting May 3, the John
Day Airbase will host a
weeklong annual certifi ca-
tion session for returning
rappellers.
During the May 5 session,
approximately 50 rappellers
and training cadre will uti-
lize the 50-foot high rappel
tower, two rappel simulators
and helicopters to accom-
plish their required annual
certifi cation. The training
sessions are also refreshers
for helicopter rappel spotters
and pilots, according to the
press release.
Classes will be training in
small groups to assist in main-
taining social and physical dis-
tancing. Returning rappellers
sessions are held for re-certi-
fi cation purposes; the sessions
involve safety review, tower
training, helicopter mockups
and live rappels.
The May 24 session is an
initial certifi cation event to
train approximately 35 new
Contributed photo
Marcus Perkins of the Canyon City Fire Department received
his NFPA Firefi ghter 1 certifi cation on April 15, 2021.
OBITUARIES
Nick Ballou
Mtn. View Mini-Mart 211 Front St., Prairie City 541-820-4477
Weekly Specials
Sunday - Family Style Joy’s Choice | Thursday - Asian | Saturday - Sushi
rookie rappellers. Each rap-
peller must complete equip-
ment review, ground and
tower training, and fi nish
with eight error-free live rap-
pels to be certifi ed as a heli-
copter rappeller with the U.S.
Forest Service.
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A celebration of life service for
Nick Ballou was held Friday, April
30, at Blue Mountain Baptist Church
in Baker City.
Eagle fi le photo
Two rappellers descend from
a training platform at the
Grant County Airport in 2017.
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