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Wednesday, December 22, 2021
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Oregon OKs cap and trade plan
By SIERRA DAWN
McCLAIN
Capital Press
SALEM — Oregon’s Envi-
ronmental Quality Commission,
or EQC, a governor-appointed
panel, voted 3-to-1 Thursday
to approve the “Climate Protec-
tion Program,” a sweeping plan
aimed at cutting greenhouse
gas emissions by regulating
fuel-related pollution.
The move is controversial
and sparked more than 7,600
comments from Oregonians
during the public comment
period, according to Depart-
ment of Environmental Qual-
ity staff.
Climate activists say the
new rules are long overdue and
may not be extensive enough.
Critics say the program has
the potential to significantly
increase fuel prices, impacting
all Oregonians and dispropor-
tionately hurting sectors that
rely on transportation, including
agriculture.
The plan, which will be
phased in starting Jan. 1,
2022, will require fuel suppli-
ers in Oregon to reduce green-
house gas emissions from the
products they sell 50% by
2035 and 90% by 2050.
DEQ will issue free com-
pliance credits to fuel suppliers
covering each metric ton of car-
bon dioxide emitted from burn-
ing the fuel they sell.
The allowable emission
cap will become smaller each
year, forcing suppliers to sub-
stitute “cleaner” options for
fossil fuels, raise prices to
lessen demand or purchase
alternative credits.
The plan was developed by
DEQ after Republican walk-
outs in 2019 and 2020 killed
efforts to pass economy-wide
“cap and trade” legislation.
After the walkouts, Gov.
Kate Brown outflanked Repub-
licans with a far-reaching use
of her executive powers to
achieve the same general goals.
March of 2020, she signed an
executive order directing agen-
cies to craft a plan to regulate
emissions.
A year and nine months
later, commissioners voted to
approve the new rules.
“I’m proud that today, Ore-
gon is taking the historic step
to put tools in place to dramat-
ically reduce greenhouse gas
emissions,” Brown said in a
statement.
restraining order violation.
Dec. 13: Responded with Oregon
State Police to West Main Street, John
Day, for a report of prowlers.
Dec. 14: Responded to West Main
Street, John Day, for a theft report.
Dec. 14: Responded to Sunset
Motel, John Day. Travis Freniere, 35,
of John Day was arrested on an Ore-
gon parole Board warrant.
Dec. 14: Responded to South
Canyon Boulevard, John Day, for an
injured animal.
Dec. 14: Responded to South-
west Fourth Avenue, John Day. Jacob
Dolecki, 27, of Ortonville, Michigan,
was arrested for theft by receiving.
Dec. 14: Responded to Highway
395 South near milepost 25C to assist
a motorist.
Dec. 14: Responded to Ches-
ter’s Market, John Day, for a report
of an intoxicated motorist. Rhonda
Lee Hilliard, 54, of Mt. Vernon was
arrested.
Dec. 15: Responded to Riverside
Mobile Home Park, John Day, for an
unattended death.
Dec. 15: Responded to West
Bench Road west of John Day to
assist a motorist.
Dec. 15: Responded to East Main
Street, John Day, to assist a motorist.
Dec. 16: Responded to the John
Day Trailer Park for an assault report.
Brandon Stout, 28, of John Day was
arrested.
Dec. 16: Responded to Depot RV
Park, Prairie City, for a welfare check.
Dec. 16: Responded to North
Mountain Boulevard, Mt. Vernon, for
a civil problem.
Dec. 16: Responded to Barnes
Avenue, Seneca, for a parking
complaint.
Dec. 16: Responded to South-
west Council Drive, Mt. Vernon, for
harassment complaint.
Dec. 17: Responded to Rebel
Hill Road, Canyon City, for a wel-
fare check.
Dec. 17: Responded to Riverside
Mobile Home Park, John Day, for a
trespassing complaint.
• John Day Ambulance
Dec. 11: Dispatched to Dog
Patch Lane east of John Day for
a 96-year-old man with a medical
issue.
Dec. 11: Dispatched to Belshaw
Creek Road for an 84-year-old female
with severe abdominal pain.
Dec. 11: Dispatched to Valley
View Assisted Living for a 68-year-
old female with a fall injury.
Dec. 12: Patient transfer at the
airport.
Dec. 12: Dispatched to Valley
View Assisted Living for a 74-year-
old male who was found unconscious.
Dec. 13: Patient transfer at the
airport.
Dec. 13: Dispatched to Portal
Lane, Canyon City, for an elderly
female with a fall injury.
Dec. 13: Patient transfer at the
airport.
Dec. 13: Patient transfer at the
airport.
Dec. 13: Dispatched to West
Main Street for a pedestrian vs. vehi-
cle accident.
Dec. 13: Responded to Valley
View Assisted Living for a female
with a medical issue.
Dec. 13: Patient transfer to St.
Luke’s Medical Center, Boise.
Dec. 13: Dispatched to Valley
View Assisted Living for as 65-year-
old male with breathing difficulties.
Dec. 14: Patient transfer at the
airport.
Dec. 15: Dispatched to Adam
Road for an 83-year-old male with
breathing difficulties.
Dec. 15: Patient transfer at the
airport.
Dec. 16: Patient transfer at the
airport.
Dec. 16: Dispatched to Chester’s
Market for a fall injury.
Dec. 17: Dispatched to Northwest
Thompson Avenue for an 80-year-old
female with breathing difficulties.
• Prairie City Ambulance
Dec. 13: Responded with John
Day Ambulance to South Main Street
for a 28-year-old male with injuries to
his hands and back.
• John Day Fire
Dec. 11: Responded with Grant
County Sheriff’s Office to Valley
View Drive, John Day, for a struc-
ture fire.
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.
Grant County Circuit Court
Dec. 9: Travis Mark Bryers, 22,
of John Day pleaded guilty to sec-
ond-degree disorderly conduct and
was sentenced to 18 months of bench
probation and 40 hours of community
service or work crew time. Bryers
also was ordered to undergo a mental
health evaluation, complete any rec-
ommended treatment programs and
take medications as prescribed.
Dec. 14: A charge of driving
under the influence of intoxicants
against Stacy Lee Heinrich was
dismissed.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff’s
Office reported the following for the
week ending Dec. 15:
Concealed handgun licenses: 4
Average inmates: 11
Bookings: 8
Releases: 7
Arrests: 2
Citations: 0
Fingerprints: 5
Civil papers: 13
Warrants processed: 5
Asst./welfare check: 1
Search and rescue: 1
Justice Court
The Grant County Justice Court
reported the following activity for the
week ending Dec. 15:
Traffic citations filed: 3
Violations filed: 0
Misdemeanors filed: 4
Small claims/civil filings: 3
Hearings held: 5
Persons on probation: 43
To collections/DOR: 69
Community service hours: 10
License suspensions: 7
• Violation of basic rule: Andrew
James Hendrickson, 28, Eugne, Nov.
25, 85/55 zone, fined $265; Kegan
Wayne Forrester, 29, Monument,
Nov. 11, 75/55 zone, fined $165;
Joshua Lewis Edward Allan, 25,
Newberg, Nov. 13, 75/55 zone, fined
$165; Kyle Linn Cook, 50, John Day,
Nov. 8, 75/55 zone, fined $165; John
Raymond Harvey, 37, Pendleton,
Nov. 21, 74/55 zone, fined $165; Dale
Richard Clifton, 21, Springfield, Nov.
10, 75/55 zone, fined $165; Dusty
Dale DeGrande, 29, Terrebonne,
Nov. 27, Nov. 27, 75/55 zone, fined
$165; Nicholas S. Loman, 24, Bor-
ing, Nov. 8, 73/55 zone, fined $165.
• Exceeding speed limit: Dan-
iel Lee Farmer, 73, La Pine, Dec. 2,
75/65 zone, fined $165; Nicole Marie
Mills, 21, Seneca, Nov. 8, 77/65 zone,
fined $265; Joan Constance Smit, 75,
Denver, Nov. 15, 56/30 zone, fined
$265; Mark Groom, 51, Prineville,
Nov. 13, 38/25 zone, fined $165;
Marcus R. Vinson, 22, Baker City,
Nov. 12, 75/65, fined $165; Adam
Caesar Guzman, 25, Klamath Falls,
Nov. 8, 40/20 zone (school zone),
fined $325; Rachel Ellen Bellinger,
31, Mt. Vernon, Dec. 6, 74/65 zone,
fined $165.
• Driving uninsured: Nicholas
Adam Houston, 28, Springfield, Nov.
27, fined $265; John Thomas LaFran-
chise, 56, John Day, Nov. 6, fined
$265.
• Operating without proper fend-
ers: Sharon Dee Christensen, 48,
Canyon City, Nov. 8, fined $165.
• Driving while suspended: Tim-
othy Alan Edwards, 30, John Day,
Nov. 3, fined $440; John Thomas
LaFranchise, 56, John Day, Nov. 3,
fined $440.
• Failure to register vehicle: John
Thomas LaFranchise, 56, John Day,
Nov. 6, fined $115.
• Careless driving causing an
accident: Stephanie Marie Moothart,
28, Canyon City, Dec. 13, fined $440.
Oregon State Police
Dec. 5: Shortly after 5 p.m., a
trooper responded to Highway 26
near milepost 173, where a Honda
CRV had struck and killed a deer on
the roadway. The driver, a 29-year-
old woman, was unhurt. Her vehicle
was damaged but drivable. The deer
was removed by the Oregon Depart-
ment of Transportation.
Dec. 13: At 1:51 p.m., a trooper
responded to Main Street and Can-
yon Boulevard in John Day for a
report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian acci-
dent. A Nissan Murano had struck a
65-year-old woman who was walk-
ing across South Canyon Boulevard
in the crosswalk. The pedestrian was
taken by ambulance to Blue Moun-
tain Hospital. The driver of the Nis-
san, Stephanie M. Moothart, 28, was
cited for careless driving.
Dec. 13: At 9:42 p.m., a trooper
responded to Highway 26 near mile-
post 171 for a single-vehicle roll-
over. The vehicle was totaled and was
towed from the scene. The driver,
who had been given a ride home by a
passer-by, refused medical treatment.
Dec. 16: At 9:03 a.m., a trooper
responded with the Grant County
Sheriff’s Office to the John Day
Trailer Park for a domestic assault
report. Brandon Lee Stout, 28, was
arrested on charges of assault and
menacing.
Dispatch
Grant County dispatch worked
165 calls during the week ending
Dec. 17, including:
• Oregon State Police
Dec. 10: Advised of a slide-off
crash on Highway 26 near milepost
187.
Dec. 11: Responded to Highway
7 near milepost 23 to assist a motorist.
Dec. 11: Advised of cattle trucks
that had slid off Highway 26 near
Dixie Summit.
Dec. 11: Advised of multiple
vehicles that had spun out on High-
way 26 near Dixie Summit.
Dec. 11: Advised of a driving
complaint on Highway 395 near
milepost 84B. While the 911 call was
being transferred to OSP, the vehicle
drove off the road.
Dec. 12: Advised of non-injury
accidents on Highway 26 in the Dixie
Mountain area.
Dec. 12: Advised of jackknifed
trucks blocking Highway 26 near
Fireside Lodge.
• Grant County Sheriff’s Office
Dec. 10: Responded to the Dollar
General store in John Day for a suspi-
cious person.
Dec. 10: Advised of a prowler on
North Canyon Boulevard, John Day.
Dec. 10: Advised of suspicious
circumstances on Northwest Fourth
Avenue, John Day.
Dec. 10: Responded to Southeast
Hillcrest Road, John Day, for a noise
complaint.
Dec. 10: Responded to Southwest
Main Street, John Day, to check on an
open door.
Dec. 11: Responded to Screech
Alley Loop, John Day, for a fraud
complaint.
Dec. 11: Traffic stop, Highway
395 at Inland Drive, Canyon City.
Driver warned for speeding.
Dec. 11: Responded to 1188
Brewing, John Day, for a car theft
report.
Dec. 11: Responded with Hope
4 Paws to Northwest Bridge Street,
John Day, to look for a missing puppy.
Dec. 11: Traffic stop, Highway 26
near milepost 155. Driver warned for
failure to maintain lane.
Dec. 11: Responded to Dark
Horse antique mall, John Day, for a
suspicious circumstances report.
Dec. 11: Advised of an overdue
motorist from Mt. Vernon.
Dec. 11: Responded with Oregon
State Police and John Day Ambu-
lance to South Humbolt Street, Can-
yon City, for a domestic violence call.
Dec. 12: Responded to Riverside
Mobile Home Park, John Day, for a
dog theft report.
Dec. 12: Responded to Trafton
Avenue west of John Day for an ani-
mal complaint.
Dec. 12: Responded to West
Main Street, John Day, for a sex
abuse report.
Dec. 12: Responded to Cot-
tonwood Street, Mt. Vernon, for a
domestic dispute.
Dec. 12: Advised of an overdue
motorist from Mt. Vernon.
Dec. 13: Responded to Southeast
Dayton Street, John Day, for a suspi-
cious person.
Dec. 13: Responded to North-
west Second Avenue, John Day, for a
report of an open door.
Dec. 13: Responded to South
Bridge Street, Prairie City, for a
From Doug and the crew at
Ferguson Surveying &
Engineering,
THE JUNIPER ARTS COUNCIL / GRANT
COUNTY CULTURAL COALITION IS SEEKING
GRANT PROPOSALS FOR OREGON
CULTURAL TRUST GRANT AWARDS
The coalition has $12,000 from the Oregon Cultural
Trust to distribute in Grant County to organizations
for projects relating to culture and / or heritage.
Applications are available from Karin Barntish,
131 W. Main Street, John Day, Oregon, or call
Kris Beal at (541)932-4892 for more information
or an application.
Applications are due by 5:00pm on
Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
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