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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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Logging gear vandalized near Bend
By MICHAEL KOHN
The Bulletin
BEND — T2 Inc., a Sweet Home-
based timber company recently oper-
ating near Bend, reports that its
equipment was damaged by vandals
during a controversial logging proj-
ect in the Deschutes National Forest.
Company owner Jeremy Totman
said vandals stuff ed combustible gar-
bage into the exhaust pipes of com-
pany equipment last month.
Totman did not elaborate on any
damage that may have occurred to
company equipment.
The logging company is under
contract with the national forest to
conduct a thinning project in the
Phil’s Trail area that involved cutting
large trees greater than 21 inches in
diameter.
“It’s pretty sad when a story is
reported about some controversial
trees being removed, that our equip-
ment would then be vandalized,”
Totman wrote in an email. “The van-
dalism was intended to cause harm to
our equipment, employees and poten-
tially the forest by placing combusti-
ble garbage in our exhaust pipes.”
Courtesy Oregon Wild
Large trees — but not old-growth trees —were logged recently near Phil’s
Trail west of Bend.
On March 3, Bend-based non-
profi t Oregon Wild protested the
decision to cut the large trees and
organized a petition to rally the pub-
lic to stop the project.
Sgt. Jayson Janes, a Deschutes
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce spokesman,
said T2 reported the alleged vandal-
ism on March 7.
“There is no dollar amount of
damage,” Janes said. “They just
wanted to make us aware.”
Totman said he has been operat-
ing in Deschutes County for 15 years
and had never before encountered
threats or vandalism to his property.
“We have never seen contro-
versy like this on any other timber
sale, after we have already started the
project,” said Totman. “This specifi c
restoration project had been planned
for several years.”
Oregon Wild said it condemns the
incident but stands by its call to pro-
tect the trees.
“Oregon Wild opposes vandal-
ism, period,” said Erik Fernandez,
wilderness program manager for
Oregon Wild. “We also remain dis-
appointed that the Forest Service
approved the logging of dozens of
century-old trees that can’t be glued
back together.”
Jean Nelson-Dean, a spokesper-
son for the Deschutes National For-
est, said around 24 large trees were
felled in the Phil’s Trail area as part
of a project to restore forest habitat
and reduce the probability of a large
wildfi re.
The trees had been marked for
removal for two and a half years, said
Nelson-Dean, and an environmental
analysis and timber sale was made
prior to the marking of the trees.
Work in the Phil’s Trail area
started in March, with weekday clo-
sures to Lower Whoops and Pine
Drops, as well as portions of Phil’s
Trail and Storm King Trail. The
trails open up to the public at 3 p.m.
on Friday and close again at mid-
night on Sunday. When the project
began, Nelson-Dean estimated that
the work would take “a few months”
to complete.
Nelson-Dean emphasized that
the trees that were cut make up just
a “small number” compared to the
scale of the landscape restoration
taking place across the 275,000 acre
Deschutes Collaborative Project
area.
“We are focused on the larger
landscape and making sure that we
retain our forests by reducing the
eff ects of catastrophic wildfi re and
making our forests more resilient to
disease and insect infestations,” said
Nelson-Dean. “We have many exam-
ples of how the work we do makes a
diff erence.”
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
March
31:
Matthew
Walker was convicted of con-
tempt of court and sentenced
to 30 days in jail and one year
of probation and was ordered
to obtain an anger manage-
ment assessment and — if nec-
essary — enroll in a treatment
program within 30 days of the
assessment.
March 31: Ian Humbird, 26,
pleaded guilty to one count of
misdemeanor criminal trespass
in the fi rst degree and one count
of misdemeanor escape in the
third degree in connection
with an incident that occurred
on April 30, 2021. In a diff er-
ent case, Humbird pleaded
guilty to another count of mis-
demeanor criminal trespass in
connection with an incident on
May 5, 2021, and in another
case Humbird pleaded guilty to
misdemeanor resisting arrest in
connection with an incident on
April 20, 2021.
Humbird was sentenced
to 22 days in jail, 18 months
of probation and 20 hours of
community service. The sen-
tences will run concurrently.
He was also ordered to pay a
$100 fi ne, have no contact with
the victims and abstain from
using drugs and alcohol while
on probation.
March 31: Evan Hodge,
43, pleaded guilty to misde-
meanor harassment in con-
nection with an incident on
Jan. 21. He was sentenced
to one year of bench proba-
tion and ordered to complete
20 hours of community ser-
vice and have no contact with
the victim unless and until
approved by the victim. He
was also ordered to pay $200
restitution to the victim and a
$100 fi ne.
April 1: Vega Nunez, 75,
pleaded no contest to a count of
disorderly conduct in connec-
tion with an incident on Aug.
31. Nunez was ordered to pay
a fi ne of $440.
Oregon State Police
April 5
At 8:40 a.m. Oregon State
Police Wildlife Division
responded to a report of multi-
ple dead turkeys on South Fork
Road south of Dayville.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce reported the following
for the week ending April 6:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 18
Average inmates: 11
Bookings: 4
Releases: 4
Arrests: 1
Citations: 1
Fingerprints: 8
Civil papers: 8
Warrants processed: 8
Asst./welfare check: 1
Search and rescue: 0
Justice Court
The Grant County Justice
Court reported the following
activity for the week ending
April 6.
Persons on probation: 45
Traffi c citations fi led: 10
Small claims/civil fi led:1
Hearings held: 17
Violation of the basic rule:
James Hammar, 63, Spray,
March 23, 79/55 zone, fi ned
$265.
Robin Olterman, 61, March
14, 75/55 zone, fi ned $265;
Ann Lee, 43, John Day, 83/55
fi ned $265.
Exceeding the speed limit:
Dale Funkhouser, 62, Crane,
March 1, 85/65 zone, fi ned
$265; Elizabeth Sherbaugh,
58, Mt. Vernon, 49/30 zone,
fi ned $165; Malcolm Zoon, 26,
Bend, 80/65, fi ned $225; Erica
Paraskevakos, 55/35, fi ned
$165.
Failure to yield to bus
lights: Ardin Hoyt, 31, Canyon
City, March 1, fi ned $440.
Careless driving: Arlin
Hoyt, 31, Canyon City, March
1, 5/20 zone, fi ned $265.
Dispatch
Grant County dispatch
worked 114 calls during the
week ending April 6, including:
• Oregon State Police
April 1
10:10 a.m.: Advised of a
driving complaint on Highway
26 and North River Road.
April 3
1:15 a.m.: Provided dis-
patch with information regard-
ing a non-injury accident
on Highway 26 near Austin
Junction.
1:34 p.m.: Received a
report of a suspended driver
near the Outpost on Main
Street in John Day.
• Grant County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce
April 1
10:30 a.m. Responded to a
restraining order violation in
Canyon City.
1:08 p.m.: Received a
report of a theft at South Wash-
ington Street in Canyon City.
1:16 p.m. Received a report
of a theft at Industrial Park
Road in John Day.
6 p.m.: Cited Oleg Oleynik,
31, of Philadelphia for speed-
ing, 47/25 zone.
April 2
4:15 p.m.: Responded to a
911 cellphone call of a domes-
tic dispute at John Day City
Park and arrested Aleyda Wil-
son, 33, of John Day.
8:24 p.m.: Advised of a
black cow on Highway 26 near
milepost 147.
9:56 p.m. Responded to
Blue Mountain Hospital for a
domestic situation.
April 3
8:27 a.m.: Advised of a sus-
picious vehicle at the Mt. Ver-
non Community Center.
8:46 a.m.: Advised of
harassment by phone at Cot-
tonwood Street in Mt. Vernon.
10:08 am.: Responded to
a report of littering on High-
way 26.
11 a.m.: Responded to a
report of an abandoned vehi-
cle on Patterson Bridge Road,
John Day.
12:07 p.m.: Advised of
a dispute at Meadowbrook
Apartments in John Day.
5:38 p.m.: Advised of
a trespassing complaint on
North Cozart Street in John
Day.
5:46 p.m.: Responded to
a driving complaint on Chil-
dress Lane in John Day.
8:48 p.m.: Received a
complaint and warned owner
about barking dogs on South-
west Brent Street in John Day.
9:54 p.m.: Advised of a
driving complaint at Mead-
owbrook Apartments in John
Day.
April 4
3:11 p.m.: Responded with
Oregon Trail Electric Co-op
for a report of a downed
power line on Barnes Avenue
in John Day.
5:56 p.m.: Advised of a
hog in the road on Highway
26 near milepost 142.
8:06 p.m.: Advised of a
cow in the road on Highway
26 near milepost 148.
April 5
12:07 p.m.: Received a
driving complaint at Grant
Union High School.
3:46 p.: Grant County
Parole & Probation arrested
Michael Roberts, 44, on Hum-
bolt Street in Canyon City on
a state parole board warrant.
11:08 p.m.: Responded to
a 911 call for a dispute at the
Elkhorn Motel in John Day.
John Day Ambulance took a
35-year-old female to Blue
Mountain Hospital for a frac-
tured hand.
April 6
12:28 p.m.: Arrested Scott
Lee, 28, in John Day on a state
parole board warrant.
1:06 p.m.: Received a
report of harassment by phone
on West Main Street in John
Day.
• John Day Ambulance
April 1
7:17 a.m.: Dispatched to
South Main Street, John Day,
for an 88-year-old male with
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severe weakness.
April 2
8:10 p.m.: Paged with Sen-
eca Ambulance to East Ave-
nue in Seneca for an 84-year-
old female requesting an
ambulance.
April 3
1:02 p.m.: Responded to a
911 call for a possible seizure
on Valley View Drive in John
Day.
April 4
1:31 p.m.: Responded with
Prairie City Ambulance to
Blue Mountain Care Center in
Prairie City for a female who
had fallen.
2:20 p.m.: Patient transport
Boise.
4:59 p.m.:
Patient
transport.
April 5
11:48 a.m.: Paged to Val-
ley View Assisted Living for
an elderly woman with fl u-
like symptoms.
12:58 p.m.: Responded to
Len’s Pharmacy for an elderly
male who fell and hit his head.
1:38 p.m.: Dispatched to
Valley View Assisted Living
in John Day for a 78-year-old
female with stroke symptoms.
April 6
12:20 a.m.:
Responded
to a 911 call from Valley
View Drive in John Day for a
74-year-old female who had a
series of falls.
11:04 a.m.:
Dispatched
with Long Creek Ambulance
to Southeast Eagle in Long
Creek for an 82-year-old man
with stroke symptoms.
12:39 p.m.: Paged to South
Canyon Boulevard for a
67-year-old female with a dia-
betic issue.
Grant County (Canyon City )
Kati Dunn, Will Thomson, Jeff MacNeilly
Baker (Baker City) Kyra Rohner
Malheur County (Vale)
Marcus Oatman and Kyra Rohner
• Criminal Law • Family Law • Wills & Probate • Notary Public
GRANT COUNTY
AWARDED
FEDERAL FUNDS
ARPAR SSA ALLOCATION OF THE EMERGENCY FOOD
AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM
Grant County has been selected to receive an award of $4,953 for the Emergency Food
and Shelter National Board Program to supplement emergency food and shelter programs
in the county.
The selection was made by a National Board that is charged by the Department of Home-
land Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives
from The Salvation Army, American Red Cross, Council of Jewish Federations, Catholic
Charities USA, National Council of Churches of Christ USA, and United Way of America.
The Local Board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help ex-
pand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country.
• Healthy Landscapes
• Healthy Communities
• Effective Government
Vote for Mark Webb
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The Local Board will determine how Grant County's award is to be distributed among
emergency food and / or shelter programs run by local service agencies. The Local
Board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive federal funds made available
through the ARPAR SSA Allocation.
Under the terms of the National Board award, local organizations chosen to receive funds
must be a private voluntary non-profit or unit of government eligible to receive federal
funds, with an accounting system and federal employer identification number. Organiza-
tions must demonstrate the capability to deliver qualified emergency food and/or shelter
programs. Private voluntary organizations must have a voluntary board and practice
non-discrimination. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply.
Grant County has distributed Emergency Food and Shelter funds previously to the Grant
County Food Bank, Prairie City Baptist Church Food Bank and Monument Food Bank.
These agencies were responsible for providing food to qualifying local citizens. Public or
private voluntary agencies interested in applying for Emergency Food and Shelter Pro-
gram funds under the ARPAR SSA Allocation may request an application by contacting
541-575-0059, Grant County Court Office, 201 S. Humbolt Street, No. 280, Canyon City,
OR 97820. Completed applications are due before 5:00 pm Wednesday, April 27th, 2022.