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MyEagleNews.com
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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Organizer fails to gather enough
signatures on county judge recall
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
Contributed photo
A search and rescue crew carries a Bear Valley hunter with a
broken leg out of the forest Saturday to a helicopter in the
Percival Creek area in Grant County.
Bear Valley hunter
with broken leg carried
out of Percival Creek
Blue Mountain Eagle
On Saturday, the Grant County Sheriff ’s Offi ce Search
and Rescue teamed up with local ranchers and ambulance
crews from John Day and Seneca to carry a Bear Valley
hunter out of the Percival Creek area to an Airlink helicopter.
Sheriff Todd McKinley said crews packed the victim out
and fl ew him out successfully.
McKinley told the Eagle the search and rescue team has
had “quite a few” rescues this year.
A petition to recall Grant County Judge Scott Myers
failed to garner enough signatures by its Sept. 8 deadline.
Lydia Pluckchi, a compliance specialist in the elections
division of the Oregon Secretary of State’s Offi ce, told the
Eagle in a Friday email the recall process closed after the
deadline to gather signatures passed.
“Because no signature sheets for the petition were sub-
mitted,” she said, “the recall process is now closed.”
Myers declined to comment Friday. Chief petitioner
Joshua Walker did not immediately respond to the Eagle’s
request for comment.
In June, Walker, who lives in Seneca, fi led a prospective
recall petition with the Oregon Secretary of State’s Offi ce.
Walker wrote in his justifi cation that Myers has shown
a “lack of administrative oversight,” a “refusal to collab-
orate,” “fi nancial mismanagement” and a “lack of trans-
parency.” In addition, Walker wrote that Myers lacked
oversight over departments and county personnel, which
led to a lack of confi dence in his leadership and overall
dysfunction.
According to Deborah Scroggin, the state’s election
director, the chief petitioner was supposed to collect and
submit at least 578 valid signatures from registered voters
and submit them no later than 5 p.m. on Sept. 8.
If the recall petition had contained the required num-
ber of valid signatures, Myers would have had fi ve days
to decide whether to resign from offi ce or fi le a Statement
of Justifi cation that would have been included on the bal-
lot in the special recall election. The county would have
had to hold a special county-wide election for the recall
within 35 days.
The Eagle/Steven Mitchell
County Judge Scott Myers during a session of Grant County Court.
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
Ty J. Round, 42, pleaded
guilty Sept. 3 to delivery of
methamphetamine committed
July 10, 2020, and to deliv-
ery of methamphetamine, pos-
session of methamphetamine
and felon in possession of a
fi rearm committed on July
23, 2020. He was sentenced
to 23 months in prison and
36 months post-prison super-
vision. He was ordered to
complete 120 hours of com-
munity service. Counts of
manufacture of methamphet-
amine, possession of metham-
phetamine, delivery of meth-
amphetamine,
conspiracy
to commit a Class B felony,
felon in possession of a fi re-
arm, strangulation, fourth-de-
gree assault, harassment and
possession of a controlled sub-
stance were dismissed.
Charges of second-degree
criminal trespass and sec-
ond-degree disorderly con-
duct against Juan Rubio were
dismissed Sept. 7 based on a
motion by Grant County Dis-
trict Attorney Jim Carpenter
stating the victim requested
dismissal so long as Rubio
abides by a trespass order.
James G. O’Neill was con-
victed Sept. 3 of a probation
violation for failing to com-
plete an evaluation and recom-
mended treatment, complet-
ing community service work,
attending a victim impact
panel and paying fi nancial
obligations. His probation
was revoked, and he was sen-
tenced to 60 days in jail. He
was fi ned $25.
Philomena J. Dutcher, 38,
was found guilty by a jury
Sept. 1 of second-degree dis-
orderly conduct committed
Feb. 17. She was sentenced
to bench probation for 12
months.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce reported the following
for the week ending Sept. 8:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 6
Average inmates: 7
Bookings: 9
Releases: 11
Arrests: 0
Citations: 3
Fingerprints: 3
Civil papers: 13
Warrants processed: 3
Assistance/Welfare check:
0
Search and Rescue: 0
Sept. 7: Cited Gina Dun-
ning, 43, Terrebonne, for
speeding, 80/65 zone.
Sept. 7: Cited Paul Rog-
ers, 64, Sarasota, Florida, for
speeding, 46/25 zone.
Sept. 8: Cited Wayne Faw,
65, Baker City, for speeding,
80/55 zone.
Grant County Justice
Court
The Grant County Justice
Court reported the following
for the week ending Sept. 9:
Traffi c citations: 20
Violation crimes: 1
Misdemeanors: 0
Small claims/civil: 0
Hearings held: 12
Persons on probation: 40
Community service hours:
0
License suspensions: 10
To collections/DOR: 0
Warrants issued: 1
Violation of speed limit:
Cody A. Bryant, 19, John
Day, Aug. 16, 55/35 zone,
fi ned $140; Kristy R. Scheer,
41, Bend, Aug. 6, 48/30 zone,
fi ned $140.
Violation of the basic rule:
Juvenile, 15, Sale, July 17,
75/55 zone, fi ned $265, sus-
pended for failure to appear.
Exceeding max weight
limit: Shane D. Nodine, 64,
Mt. Vernon, July 27, fi ned
$1,620.
Celeste D. Lee, 29, Mt.
Vernon, pleaded no contest
Sept. 8 to harassment and was
ordered to pay $440 in fi nes.
Nikolas R. Endicott, 49,
Pendleton, pleaded no contest
Sept. 8 to shooting an antelope
within 50 yards of a motor
vehicle and was ordered to
pay $440 in fi nes.
Oregon State Police
Sept. 3: Oregon State
Police wildlife troopers issued
a violation citation to a female
hunter in John Day after it was
found that she killed an elk
two days before activating her
electronic hunting tag.
Sept. 7: A trooper received
a report of a dead mule deer
buck near Chukar Canyon and
Cougar Ridge Roads in Can-
yon City. No visible wounds
or bullets were found on the
carcass, but the antlers were
removed.
Sept. 9: A trooper was dis-
patched to a single-vehicle
crash on Highway 19, near
milepost 119. The driver
moved the vehicle roughly a
quarter-mile away from the
scene. However, the troop-
er’s investigation turned up
that the driver became dis-
tracted, lost control of the
car, traveled outside of his
lane, rolled his car down
the southbound embank-
ment and landed in the John
Day River. The driver was
treated for possible injuries.
Sept. 10: A trooper
arrested Elias Howe, 23,
Kalamazoo, Michigan, who
was wanted as a person of
interest in a homicide inves-
tigation in Kalamazoo.
Dispatch
John
Day
dispatch
worked 183 calls from Sept.
6-12, including:
• John Day Police
Department
Sept. 7: Responded to
a trespassing report on
Southwest First Street and
arrested Leo Buzzard, 56,
of John Day for a violation
of his conditional release
agreement.
Sept. 10: Responded to a
report of trespassing at the
Sunset Hotel.
Sept. 10: Warned a caller
from Elkhorn Motel for
abusing 911 calls.
Sept. 11: Dispatched to
Sinclair on a report of a theft.
Sept. 11: Warned a driver
on a traffi c stop on Highway
26, milepost 161.
• Grant County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce
Sept. 6: Cited and released
Ian Humbird, 25, of Canyon
City on a Grant County war-
rant in Canyon City.
Sept. 8: Responded to a
report of a juvenile trespass-
ing on West Sixth Street.
Sept. 8: Responded to a
suspicious vehicular crash
with a calf on Austin Road.
Sept. 9: Responded to a
report of a forest fi re in Mt.
Vernon with the Mt. Vernon
Rural Fire Department on
McClellan Creek.
Sept. 9: Responded to a
report of trespassing on Cot-
tonwood Street.
Sept. 10: Removed multi-
ple obstacles from the road-
way between Mt. Vernon on
John Day.
Sept. 10: Responded to
Patterson Drive on suspi-
cious circumstances.
Sept. 11: Responded with
John Day and Seneca ambu-
lance, Oregon State Police
for an elderly man with a
broken leg on Izee Paulina
Lane.
Sept. 12: Responded to a
barn fire with John Day Fire
Department on Highway 26.
Sept. 12: Issued a cita-
tion to Shawn C Kite, 53, of
Prairie City for driving with
a suspended license and no
insurance at Depot Park.
• Oregon State Police
Aug. 29: Advised of a
cow on Highway 26 near
milepost 136.
Aug. 31: Received a
report of a vehicle-ver-
sus-deer crash on Highway
26 near milepost 163.
• John Day ambulance
Sept. 9: Responded to a
911 call with Grant County
Sheriff’s Office and the
John Day Police Depart-
ment to a vehicular crash on
Longview Lane.
Sept. 10: Dispatched to
Valley View Assisted Liv-
ing for a 90-year-old woman
with flu-like systems.
Sept. 12: Responded to
Dairy Queen for an 18-year-
old man having a seizure.
• Long Creek ambulance
Sept. 11: Responded to
Wall Creek to assist Monu-
ment ambulance on a medical
alarm call.
• U.S. Forest Service
Sept. 10: Responded to the
Barnhouse Campground for a
forest fi re.
Sept. 11: Responded to a
possible out-of-season fi re at
Penlin Campground.
Network Specialist
Background
Grant County ESD is a small Education Service District located in John Day, Oregon. The ESD provides services to five rural
school districts covering an area of approximately 4,500 square miles. The network encompasses 4,500 square miles, five
school districts, municipalities, and numerous County agencies. Three of the five districts are fiber-connected with the remaining
two districts wirelessly backhauled to the ESD.
Nature of Work
The Network Support Specialist works closely with the Information Systems Administrator to evaluate the needs and implement
solutions throughout the technology department and supported Districts. General concerns include maintaining the LAN
and WAN infrastructure, working closely with other support personnel, assisting in the design, planning and execution of
infrastructure to support new applications and technologies that promote increased achievement throughout technology. This
individual will use his/her knowledge of IT systems to triage problems and perform overall troubleshooting for potential on-net
and off-net support. This individual keeps abreast of emerging technology and industry trends that may be of benefit to the
network and makes recommendations accordingly. This individual will also assist in the construction and implementation of the
physical network.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, including ability to organize time and work on multiple
tasks;Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Self-motivated and able to work independently or with a team;
• Excellent interpersonal skills including excellent oral and written communication;
• Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Operating Systems;
• Current knowledge of Junos and Juniper Networks equipment;
• Possesses hands-on experience with system installation, configuration, and maintenance, including the PC environment,
server environment, and the LAN/WAN environment;
• Show an affinity for network topology and design;
• Understand and demonstrate a mastery of various networking protocols and services including: TCP/IP, NetBIOS, and
routing protocols;
• Demonstrates an ability to troubleshoot LAN connectivity issues including the physical plant and network protocols;
• Configure and administer network services including; DNS, DHCP, WINS, Active Directory;
• Configure and administer Internet filtering services for constituent Districts;
• Manage disaster recovery;
• Must be willing to work outside of the normal workday and must be able to safely lift 40 pound objects.
• Must be aware of confidentiality concerns and pass background check.
Suggested Training and Experience
• Bachelor of Science preferred, minimum three years in the networking field
• Certifications preferred (CompTIA A+, CompTIA Server+, MCP)
• Oregon Limited Energy Technician license preferred
Salary, Benefits, and Start Date
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage available
• PERS (Public Employee Retirement System) eligible position
• Vacation days as well as 11 paid holidays
• 260 day assignment
• Salary Range - DOEE
How to Apply:
Applications may be obtained at the Oregon Employment Department, the Grant County ESD Office, or online at http://www.
grantesd.k12.or.us/documents/Grant-ESD-Employment-Application.pdf.
Applications and resumes must be returned to the ESD Office at:
Grant County Education Service District
835 S. Canyon Blvd.
John Day, OR 97845
S261120-1
Grant County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits
discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status,
genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected
by
S261354-1
federal, state or local laws.