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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Free COVID test kits available
Unclear if wolves killed Izee cow
By STEVEN MITCHELL
Blue Mountain Eagle
IZEE — An investiga-
tor from the Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife
could not determine whether a
pair of wolves seen feeding on
a dead cow near Izee in a pas-
ture Thursday, Feb. 3, caused
the cow’s death, according
to the agency’s investigative
summary.
The summary classiﬁ ed
the cow’s death as “possible/
unknown” wolf predation.
According to ODFW’s web-
site, the “possible/unknown”
classiﬁ cation is used when a
report of predation lacks suﬃ -
cient evidence to suggest pre-
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The Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife could not
deﬁ nitively rule a cow found
dead near Izee had been killed
by wolves despite evidence
wolves had been in the area.
dation as the cause of the death
of an animal.
The summary noted that the
cow in Izee had been known to
be lame, was being doctored
for hoof rot, was alive the pre-
vious afternoon and died some-
time that night.
Ryan Torland, a district
biologist with ODFW, said in
a Monday, Feb. 7, phone inter-
view that after skinning the
entire animal and shaving most
of the hide, the agency could
not ﬁ nd evidence the wolves
bit the cow before it died.
However, Torland said,
the hide was missing from the
cow’s front left shoulder, and
portions of the hindquarters
were missing as well.
Additionally, Torland said,
there were wolf tracks in the
ﬁ eld and ODFW will continue
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to monitor the area.
“Certainly,” Torland said,
“wolves were in the ﬁ eld.”
Grant County had 10
wolves at the end of 2020,
according to the Oregon Wolf
Conservation and Manage-
ment 2020 annual report.
The report noted the number
of wolves in the state is actually
higher than the reported total
because not all wolves present
in the state are located during
the winter count.
“By no means do we think
that this is the exact num-
ber of wolves in the county
at any time,” Torland said in
April 2021. “But this is what
we’d consider a minimum
population.”
JOHN DAY — Free
at-home COVID-19 tests are
a phone call away.
Residents of the John
Day, Canyon City and Mt.
Vernon areas can call 541-
575-1487 to make arrange-
ments to get their tests.
Meanwhile, surrounding
communities can call or drop
by their local city hall:
• Long Creek drop-in
times are noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesdays,
Wednesdays
and Thursdays, or call
541-421-3601.
LOCAL BRIEFING
Students earn scholarships from Elks
Plea hearing delayed in sex crimes case
CANYON CITY — A plea hearing
for a Redmond man accused of trav-
eling to John Day to have sex with an
underage girl has been postponed.
Sae Hoon Kang is charged with
two counts of third-degree rape, four
counts of third-degree sodomy and
two counts of second-degree sexual
abuse. All the charges are felonies.
Kang was 27 at the time of his arrest
at a John Day motel on Oct. 6. The
alleged victim in the
case, who is not iden-
tified in court records,
was 15.
Kang was sched-
uled to enter a plea
before Judge Robert
Sae Hoon
S. Raschio in Grant
Kang
County Circuit Court
on Thursday, Feb. 3, but that hearing
has been postponed. It is now sched-
JOHN DAY — Five area
high school students have a lit-
tle more money in their college
funds thanks to the John Day
Elks Club.
The young people, all win-
ners in the local round of the
Most Valuable Student scholar-
ship competition sponsored by
the Elks National Foundation,
had dinner at the Elks Lodge
on Jan. 27.
Riley Robertson received
$200 in scholarship money for
ﬁ rst place in the girls’ compe-
tition, while Katelynn Barker
uled to take place at 3 p.m. on March
3.
Grant County District Attorney Jim
Carpenter is the lead prosecutor in the
case, with assistance from Chief Dep-
uty District Attorney Riccola Voigt.
Representing Kang is Port-
land defense attorney Graham C.
Fisher. Fisher did not immedi-
ately return a phone call seeking
comment.
Sheriﬀ asks for help to ID prowlers
attempted to enter a number of dif-
ferent vehicles and buildings in
the vicinity of Northwest Fourth
Avenue and Northwest Brent
Drive around 2:30 a.m. Monday,
Feb. 7, according to Sheriff Todd
McKinley.
Anyone who lives in those areas
is asked to check their vehicles and
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JOHN DAY — The Grant County
Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s
help to identify a group of prowlers in
the John Day area.
Home security video captured
images of at least two individu-
als, and possibly a third, as they
PRINEVILLE — Five of
the six winners of the John Day
Elks Hoop Shoot traveled to
Prineville on Jan. 29 to com-
pete in the district round of the
national tournament, which is
open to boys and girls between
the ages of 8 and 13.
Terrance Wainwright, Wyatt
Lieuallen, Ransom Bigsby,
Gracee Hueckman and Weston
Suchorski put their skills to the
test against other youngsters
from around the region.
PRAIRIE CITY JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST SEMESTER HONOR ROLL
SENIORS
JUNIORS
SOPHOMORES
EIGHTH GRADE
HONOR ROLL
*Judd, Marcus
Wall, Hannah
Lopez, Gavin
HONORABLE MENTION
Keith, Masyn
Lawrence, Tianna
Locke, Zenteyvia
HONOR ROLL
*Ashley, Kaitlynne
Koopman, Janie
Wright, Eli
Wilson, Betty A
McKay, Laken
HONORABLE MENTION
Teel, Cole
HONOR ROLL
*Brown, Treyton
*Clark, Sarah
*Hayzlett, Jasmine
Howard, Cayden
Mauseth, Sara
Winegar, Jaycess
Teel, Brooke
Voigt, Wes
HONORABLE MENTION
Reagan, Cody
Propeck, Madisyn
Kimble, Brianna
HONOR ROLL
Anderton, Alexis
Bryant, Mya
HONORABLE MENTION
DeHart, Kaitlyn
Anderton, Colby
Perez, Nicholas
Mills, Ashlee
Brown, Ava
Teel, Keira
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BAKER CITY — The
Bureau of Land Manage-
ment’s John Day-Snake
Resource Advisory Council
will hold a virtual meeting
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 17.
Topics for discussion will
include the Prineville District
of BLM’s Thirtymile Recre-
ation and Travel Management
Plan, the John Day River per-
mit system; implementa-
tion of the Forest Service’s
SEVENTH GRADE
HONOR ROLL
*Field, Emma
*Holliday, Silvie
Bailey, Bristol
Rookstool, Zane
Workman, Chet
HONORABLE MENTION
Harper, Tatyn
Johns, Brenna
Howard, Colbie
Leighty, Jonathan
Girvin, Paytin
*4.0 GPA
Honor Roll: 4.0 to 3.50
Honorable Mention: 3.49
to 3.0
JOHN DAY — U.S. Sen-
ate candidate Sam Palmer
will talk about his cam-
paign and answer questions
from voters in John Day next
week.
Palmer will be a guest at a
meeting of the Grant County
Republican Central Commit-
tee from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednes-
day, Feb. 16, at the Outpost
Pizza Pub and Grill, 201 W.
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Last Week’s Temps
John Day ...........................................................HI/LO
Wednesday ..................................................... 33/25
Thursday .......................................................... 40/23
Friday ............................................................... 45/25
Saturday .......................................................... 46/23
Sunday ............................................................. 47/24
Monday............................................................ 47/27
Tuesday ........................................................... 46/30
Main St. The public is wel-
come to attend.
Palmer, a Grant County
commissioner who works as
a registered nurse, is seek-
ing the Republican nomina-
tion for the Senate seat held
by Democrat Ron Wyden.
Palmer is one of seven people
who have ﬁ led to run in the
May 17 GOP primary.
Blue Mountain Eagle
“Cow with Flowers” Paint Party
He will bathe in an ADVERTISED TUB, shave with an ADVERTISED RAZOR,
have a breakfast of ADVERTISED JUICE, cereal and toast, toasted in an
ADVERTISED TOASTER, put on ADVERTISED CLOTHES and glance at his
ADVERTISED WATCH. He’ll ride to work in his ADVERTISED CAR, sit at an
ADVERTISED DESK and write with an ADVERTISED PEN. Yet this person
hesitates to advertise, saying that advertising doesn’t pay. Finally, when his
non-advertised business is going under, HE’LL ADVERTISE IT FOR SALE.
Then it’s too late.
AND THEY SAY ADVERTISING DOESN’T WORK?
DON’T MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE
Advertising is an investment, not an expense. Think about it!
VALLAD CATTLE
Jason & Deanne Vallad
(541) 881-7989
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valladcattle@gmail.com
Central Cascades wilderness
permit system; and anadro-
mous ﬁ sh management and
other issues on the John Day
River.
The meeting will be held
via Zoom for Government. For
meeting links, contact RAXC
coordinator Lisa Bogardus at
541-523-1407 or lbogardus@
blm.gov. The full meeting
agenda can be found online at
https://tinyurl.com/3prkm4f3.
Sam Palmer to talk about Senate bid
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ANGUS:
KCF Bennett Constitution
Connealy Black Granite
HEREFORD:
Mill Bar Hickok
Baldridge Command Behm 100W Cuda 504C
KT Small Town Kid
O’Neill’s Jock
Three of them rose to the
top and will move on to the
next round: Wyatt, Gracee and
Weston all qualiﬁ ed to take
part in the state free-throw
contest in Silverton in late
February.
The winners of that con-
test will qualify to com-
pete in the regionals at
Pasco, Washington, against
the best free-throw shoot-
ers from Alaska, Idaho and
Washington.
John Day-Snake RAC to meet online
A MAN
WAKES
UP in the
morning
after sleeping on...
an advertised bed, in advertised
pajamas.
Producers Livestock – Vale, Oregon
earned $100 for second place
and Carson Weaver got $50
for third. Max Bailey and Sam
McCracken tied for ﬁ rst place
on the boys’ side, each receiv-
ing $200.
Weaver’s
application
placed second at the district
level and was forwarded to the
state round of the progressive
competition. The Elks National
Foundation will award 500
four year-scholarships in this
year’s competition, ranging in
value from $1,000 to $12,500
a year.
Kids move on in free-throw contest
property for missing items or damage.
One of the individuals was wearing
black pants with white shoes, a pur-
ple hoody with a white logo across the
chest, and a light-gray jacket.
Anyone with information that
could help identify the suspects is
asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at
541-575-1131.
HONOR ROLL
*Holliday, Clyde
*Horrell, Josie
*Jacobs, Reece
*Watterson, Savannah
Judd, Tamara
Sagaser, Kydalin
HONORABLE MENTION
Rockhill, Lilly
Workman, Syrus
McKay, Skylar
Voigt, Gracie
Workman, Hagen
• Monument drop-in
times are 10 a.m. to noon
Tuesdays and Wednes-
day and 10 to 11:30 a.m on
Thursdays. The phone num-
ber is 541-934-2025.
• Prairie City drop-in
hours are 9 to 5 p.m. Mon-
day-Friday, but City Hall is
closed from noon to 1 p.m.
for lunch. The phone number
is 541-820-3605.
Each box includes two
test kits. Households with up
to four people will get one
box, while households with
ﬁ ve or more will receive two
boxes.
W EATHER F ORECAST FOR THE WEEK OF F EB . 9-15
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Mostly
cloudy
Partly
cloudy
Sunny
Sunny
Partly
cloudy
AM snow
showers
Partly
cloudy
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