NEWS
MyEagleNews.com
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
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COPS AND COURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle
are taken from the logs
of law enforcement agen-
cies. Every effort is made to
report the court disposition
of arrest cases.
GRANT COUNTY
SHERIFF
SHOOTING
THE BREEZE
The simple
joys of being
out and about
with Andy
A
ndy turned 2 a couple
of months back and
man, is he growing.
Everyone elbows me when
they see him and smirks, say-
ing, “Before
too long he
will be grad-
uating high
school!”
It’s all
about per-
Dale Valade
ception, I
suppose.
Some days it goes fast; some
days and nights, time drags
on.
His love for the outdoors
and getting his hands dirty
has manifested itself since the
time he fi rst became mobile.
When he was but a young
babe, Emma would lay him
outside on a blanket in the
grass and, with toys in each
hand and a toothless grin
adorning his little face, he
would crawl off the blanket to
explore.
Now that he can walk
and run, he makes larger and
larger sweeps no matter the
geography. It’s not enough to
hear what’s over the next hill
or at the bottom of the draw,
he has to go see for himself.
I’ve got to watch myself. I
will be watching him play and
catch myself having a vision
of the future.
I see him racing on a stick
horse or hauling mulch for
his mother’s fl owerbed in the
back of his hand-me-down
Tonka dump truck. I see him
catching his fi rst fi sh and
carving willow arrows for his
homemade willow bow. I can
feel myself digging gravel out
of his forearm as he sobbingly
tells his mother and me of
his fi rst bicycle wreck. I feel
pride as Emma hangs his fi rst
bullseye on the refrigerator.
When I snap back into
reality as suddenly as I had
drifted off , my heart is full
as Andy excitedly holds an
informal demolition derby on
the kitchen table — without a
proper permit, I might add.
Children are our future,
and as such our heads are full
of hopes and dreams in their
behalf. We say to ourselves
that even though it may be too
late for some of us, that there
is all of the time in the world
for them. And someday they
will be where we are, look-
ing at their kids like we look
at them, fi nally appreciating
what you did, and why, for
their sake.
Life really isn’t fair, but it
can be fulfi lling if you make
time to do the right things in
spite of being tired, broke and
getting older every year.
The more time we spend
out and about, away from
electronic interference, the
closer I feel to fi lling the
enormous shoes of being a
“good parent.” Being outside
— even if it’s not a big, pre-
planned shebang — allows us
to focus on each other and to
interact as a family.
Vacations and outings
alike begin increasingly to
mean more as we plan less.
Just being together to enjoy
one another’s company is
huge. After all, it’s less what
you’re doing and more who
you’re doing it with.
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Dale Valade is a local
country gent with a love for
the outdoors, handloading,
hunting and shooting.
JUSTICE COURT
The Grant County Jus-
tice Court reported the fol-
lowing activity for the week
ending Dec. 22:
Traffic citations filed: 2
Violations filed: 2
Misdemeanors filed: 4
Hearings held: 15
Persons on probation: 44
• Violation of basic
rule: Efrain G. Camacho,
33, Canyon City, Nov. 28,
76/55 zone, fined $265;
William Elmer Grubbe, 78,
Prineville, April 30, 75/55
zone, fined $100.
• Violation of speed
limit: Raegen S. Sherman,
27, John Day, April 26,
52/35 zone, fined $265;
Keith Justin Kelly, 49, Sen-
eca, Nov. 18, 31/20 zone,
fined $75; Tye A. Rook-
stool, 40, Canyon City, May
24, 33/20 zone, fined $250;
Noah Phillip Fulfer, 27,
Redmond, June 15, 45/25
zone, fined $165; Kassidy
L. Williams, 21, Canyon
City, April 23, 48/35 zone,
fined $85; Daniel Earl Hib-
bard, 39, Eugene, March
11, 83/55 zone, fined $225.
• Driving uninsured:
Raegen S. Sherman, 27,
John Day, April 26, fined
$265.
• Driving while sus-
pended:
Tyler
Duane
Dehiya, 28, Izee, Nov. 30,
fined $440.
• Failure to install an
ignition interlock device:
Raegen S. Sherman, 27,
John Day, April 26, fined
$440.
• Careless driving caus-
OREGON STATE
POLICE
Dec. 21: A blue Jeep
Grand Cherokee, license
No. 082WPG, was found
abandoned on Highway 26
at Dayville and tagged for
removal.
Dec. 22: The driver of a
white Toyota Tacoma fell
asleep at the wheel shortly
after 4 p.m. while driv-
ing on Main Street in John
Day and went off the road,
shearing off a street sign
and damaging a telephone
pedestal, then left the
scene and did not report
the crash. The driver was
located and interviewed
on Dec. 23. Jesse Austin
Corbin, 25, of John Day
was cited for failure to per-
form the duties of a driver
in an accident causing
property damage and for
careless driving. No one
was injured in the crash.
Dec. 24: At 8:29 p.m.,
a trooper responded to a
slide-off crash on High-
way 395C near milepost
4. The vehicle had minor
front-end damage, but the
driver, a 36-year-old John
Day woman, was able to
drive it out of the ditch.
Dec. 25: A driver
and his young son were
injured in a single-vehi-
cle crash at 1:55 p.m. on
Christmas Day when their
Chevy Lumina lost trac-
tion on an icy stretch of
Highway 26 near milepost
93 in Wheeler County.
The car went off the road
and rolled down a rocky
30-foot
embankment
and came to rest in Rock
Creek. The driver and his
juvenile passenger were
transported to Blue Moun-
tain Hospital in John Day
with unspecified injuries.
James A. Hercher, 39, of
Long Creek was cited for
careless driving causing an
accident.
DISPATCH
Grant County dispatch
worked 121 calls during
the week ending Dec. 23,
including:
• Oregon State Police
Dec. 17: Advised of a
spun-out vehicle partially
blocking Highway 395B
near milepost 69.
Dec. 17: Advised of
a non-injury accident on
Highway 395C near mile-
post 13. No troopers avail-
able. Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office responded.
Dec. 17: Advised of
a non-injury accident on
Highway 26 near milepost
187.
Dec. 19: Advised of a
pickup truck and trailer on
fire on Highway 26 near
milepost 71, in Wheeler
County.
Dec. 19: Responded to
Unity for a public assist.
Dec. 20: Advised of a
hazard in the road on High-
way 26 near milepost 76.
Dec. 21: Advised of an
animal complaint on High-
way 26 near milepost 156.
Dec. 21: Advised of a
welfare check request on
Highway 26 near milepost
165.
• Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office
Dec. 17: Responded
to East Riverside Street,
Mt. Vernon, for an animal
complaint.
Dec. 18: Responded to
Advantage Dental, John
Day, for a commercial bur-
glar alarm.
Dec. 19: Responded
to Highway 26 near mile-
post 159 for warrant ser-
vice. Olle Starnes, 51, of
John Day was arrested on a
Grant County warrant.
Dec. 19: Responded to
Dollar General, John Day,
for violation of a no contact
order.
Dec. 20: Responded to
Little Dog Creek Lane for
an alarm.
Dec. 20: Responded to
Blue Gulch Road, John Day,
for a livestock complaint.
Dec. 20: Advised of
a livestock complaint on
Schoolhouse Lane, Ritter.
Dec. 20: Advised of a
shoplifter at Radio Shack,
John Day.
Dec. 20: Advised of a
suspicious person at Ches-
ter’s Market, John Day.
Dec. 20: Responded to
Strawberry Village Apart-
ments, Prairie City, for a
domestic dispute.
Dec. 20: Responded
to East 11th Street, Prai-
rie City, for a domestic
dispute.
Dec. 20: Responded
to North Humbolt Street,
Canyon City, for a cow
loose.
Dec. 21: Responded to
Canyon City for a cow on
the loose.
Dec. 21: Responded
to NW Third Street, John
Day, for an open door at a
residence.
Dec. 22: Responded to
Riverside Mobile Home
Park, John Day, for suspi-
cious circumstances.
Dec. 22: Responded to
Elkhorn Motel, John Day,
for an unattended death.
Dec. 22: Responded to
Canyon City Park for crim-
inal mischief.
Dec. 22: Responded to
Elm Street, John Day, for a
welfare check.
Dec. 22: Responded
to Dreamers Lodge, John
Day, for a report of juve-
niles running on the roof.
Dec. 23: Responded to
South Canyon Boulevard,
John Day, for suspicious
circumstances.
Dec. 23: Advised of a
driving complaint on Cha-
rolais Heights, John Day.
• John Day ambulance
Dec. 17: Dispatched to
Blue Mountain Care Cen-
ter, Prairie City, for a
78-year-old female with
complications from a chok-
ing incident.
Dec. 18: Responded
to Rebel Hill Road, Can-
yon City, for a 79-year-
old male with difficulty
breathing.
Dec. 18: Responded to
Southeast Hillcrest Road
for a 72-year-old female
with a broken ankle.
Dec. 18: Responded to
Valley View Assisted Liv-
ing for a lift assist.
Dec. 19: Responded
to Bumpy Road for an
84-year-old male with chest
pains.
Dec. 19: Dispatched to
Valley View Assisted Liv-
ing for a 94-year-old female
who fell and hit her head.
Dec. 19: Dispatched to
Nelson Road for a 51-year-
old female with abdominal
pains.
Dec. 20: Dispatched to
Adams Road for a lift assist.
Dec. 20: Dispatched to
South Humbolt Street, Can-
yon City, for a 65-year-
old female with a medical
problem.
Dec. 20: Dispatched
to Southeast Hillcrest for
a male with breathing
difficulties.
Dec. 20: Patient transfer
at the airport.
Dec. 20: Patient transfer
at the airport.
Dec. 20: Patient transfer
at the airport.
Dec. 21: Responded
with Grant County Sheriff’s
Office to Patterson Drive,
Canyon City, for a suicidal
subject.
Dec. 21: Responded to
Riverside Mobile Home
Park for a 52-year-old
female with pain in her
abdomen and chest and
breathing difficulties.
Dec. 22: Patient transfer
at the airport.
Dec. 22: Dispatched
with Prairie City Ambu-
lance to North Johnson
Street, Prairie City, for a
71-year-old male withh
dizziness and weakness.
Dec. 22: Dispatched
with Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office to Prairie City
High School for a male
with an unknown medical
problem.
Dec. 23: Patient transfer
at the airport.
Dec. 23: Dispatched to
Valley View Assisted Liv-
ing for a male with a medi-
cal problem.
Dec. 23: Dispatched to
Valley View Assisted Liv-
ing for a female with a
medical problem.
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$23,600 - Parking Lot (Blue Mountain Care Center)
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Contributed photo
Father and son enjoying a fall
day on South Fork.
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the fol-
lowing for the week ending
Dec. 22:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 5
Average inmates: 10
Bookings: 10
Releases: 10
Arrests: 2
Citations: 0
Fingerprints: 4
Civil papers: 12
Warrants processed: 2
Asst./welfare check: 1
Search and rescue: 1
ing an accident: Jeffrey
Robert Parolini, 27, Long
Creek, March 22, fined
$375.
• Failure to drive within
lane: Jenifer Nicole Popp,
38, Sandy, July 13, fined
$240.
• Driving while sus-
pended: Steven Wayne
Wood, 41, Newport, Sept.
24, fined $440.
• Driving uninsured: Ste-
ven Wayne Wood, 41, New-
port, Sept. 24, fined $265.
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