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REGION/3A 96/62 MEN’S CHORUS GOES ON THE ROAD DAWGS WIN STATE Final Benghazi report SHOOTING/1B NATION/7A WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 140th Year, No. 183 One dollar WINNER OF THE 2015 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Dozens killed in bombing linked to IS More than 100 wounded in attack at Istanbul airport By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY, SUZAN FRASER and DOMINIQUE SOGUEL Associated Press ISTANBUL — A suicide attack at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport fl eeing the latest of several bombings to strike Turkey in recent months. The attacks have increased in scale and frequency, scaring off tourists and hurting the Turkish economy, which relies heavily on tourism. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Tuesday killed dozens and wounded more than 140 as Turkish offi cials blamed the carnage at the interna- tional terminal on three suspected Islamic State group militants. Hundreds of frightened passen- gers streamed out of the airport, Yildirim said 36 were dead as well as the three suicide bombers. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said 147 were wounded. Another senior government offi cial told The Associ- ated Press the death toll could climb much higher. The senior offi cial, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government protocol, at fi rst said EOU looks to Hermiston as it works to increase enrollment close to 50 people had already died, but later said that the fi gure was expected to rise to close to 50. Yildirim said three suicide bombers were responsible for the attack and all initial indications suggest the Islamic State group was behind it. See AIRPORT/8A HERMISTON Bracing for ‘the big one’ Luncheon discusses Cascadia earthquake By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian Staff photo by E.J. Harris Hermiston senior Bruna Cucolo, left, gets help fi lling out a college application to Eastern Oregon University from EOU admissions counselor Gina Galavizin at Hermiston High School in 2014. Sowing seeds in Umatilla County By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian Eastern Oregon Univer- sity has struggled to fi nd its footing over the past decade, but President Tom Insko said the university now has their feet beneath them and is heading in the right direction. “I like where Eastern is positioned,” he said. “We have a lot of work ahead of us, but that’s OK.” Two years ago, people weren’t so optimistic. The institution was struggling fi nancially and morale was low after staff layoffs and the decision to cut several majors. Enrollment was trending downward and the university was on its sixth president in 14 years. Today, some of those problems seem to be easing, starting with turnover in the president’s offi ce. Insko, who just completed his fi rst school year as EOU’s president, has promised he is in it for the long haul after leaving his job as regional manager for Boise Cascade. He does not see his alma mater as a stepping stone to a larger institution. The university has begun adding new programs of study again, and Insko said the school’s fund balance is Eastern Oregon University enrollment Total enrollment Umatilla County enrollment 4,300 4,200 4,100 4,000 3,900 3,800 3,700 3,600 3,500 3,400 400 350 300 When “the big one” hits Oregon, Hermiston residents will be facing weeks without electricity followed by a wave of up to 100,000 refugees from the west side of the state. “The implications are pretty tremendous for us,” Eastern Oregon Telecom CEO Joe Franell told Hermiston Chamber of Commerce members at Tuesday’s Busi- ness to Business luncheon. He said Oregon State University predicts there is a 40 percent chance of a magni- tude-9 Cascadia earthquake hitting Oregon in the next 50 years, which means the time to prepare is now. “Would you buy a lottery ticket if you had a 40 percent chance of winning?” he asked. “I would. So if there’s a 40 percent chance of us losing, I think we should prepare.” Franell is chair of the Oregon Broadband Advisory Council, and said the forecast is pretty grim. The Cascadia earthquake is predicted to last four to six minutes — decimating coastal cities, sending 80 percent of bridges in Portland tumbling into the river and breaking windows in Eastern Oregon. An estimated 1,700 offi ce buildings would be “pancaked.” The state predicts that on the coast it would take three to six months to restore elec- tricity and one to three years to restore running water and sewer systems. In the valley, it would be one to three months without electricity and up to a year without running water. 250 See EOU/8A 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 See EARTHQUAKE/8A PENDLETON So long Kwong’s Restaurant closing after 38 years By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian After nearly 40 years in busi- ness, one of Pendleton’s oldest restaurants will close July 24. Michael Kwong and his family have owned and operated Kwong’s Cafe for 38 years, serving Chinese food from the small 1003 S.W. Dorion Ave. restaurant. While running the business has been a family affair from the start, Michael Kwong has seen an increase in responsibility recently. Since his father’s stroke two years ago, he has taken on much of the prep work and all the cooking duties. With his mother’s impending retirement, Kwong decided to close the café rather than try to continue to meet the demands of a restaurant by himself. “It doesn’t really leave much room for anything else,” he said. While he won’t miss the long hours in the kitchen, he will miss the camaraderie he built with customers and the staff. Waitress Rachel Price See KWONG’S/8A Staff photo by E.J. Harris Rachel Price, right, serves orders to, from bottom left, Vickie Johnson, and Julie and Mike Jones on Tuesday at Kwong’s Cafe in Pendleton.