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A12 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM FIRE: look at ways to help ease the impact on the city’s continued from Page A1 general fund if a new dis- trict was formed, and the Hermiston Fire & lease agreement’s de-es- Emergency Services had calating prices were based leased part of the Bob on later discussions to that Shannon Safety Center effect. from the city for $1 per On Monday the City \HDUVLQFHWKH¿UHGHSDUW- Council also approved ment became its own tax- a lease with Hermis- ing district separate from ton School District for the city. But since voters 1.19 acres of property off approved a new combined Ridgeway Avenue near the ¿UH GLVWULFW ZLWK 6WDQ¿HOG Hermiston Public Library. in May, the district must The land, along with a por- sign a new lease. tion of Ridgeway Avenue Assistant City Manager and the parking lots behind Mark Morgan told the City the library, will be used for Council on Monday that a new senior center known due to compression laws as the Harkenrider Center. City Manager Byron that cap property taxes in 2UHJRQ WKH QHZ ¿UH GLV- Smith said the school dis- trict’s higher share of the trict was not quite com- tax revenue will mean the fortable with selling the city gets about $130,000 property, but it was willing per year less in property tax to sign a 50-year lease with revenue for its own general the city for $1 per year. The plans for the Har- fund. The higher rents for WKH ¿UVW IRXU \HDUV RI WKH kenrider Center, which new district are meant to the City Council reviewed give the city a chance to ad- on Monday night, include just slowly to the decreased 3,800 square feet on the main level and a 7,200 revenue. “Make no mistake, the square foot daylight base- city will feel the effects of ment. “The total is 11,000 WKHQHZ¿UHGLVWULFW´0RU- square feet, which is twice gan said. In July the city proposed what the existing senior $260,000 in lease payments FHQWHU KDV DYDLODEOH´ VDLG Larry Fetter, grant manag- RYHUWKH¿UVWIRXU\HDUV The contract also states er and parks and recreation that although the city has director. He said he continues to no intention of selling the building, but if it does put it work with the senior center up for sale sometime in the board on tweaks to things IXWXUH WKH ¿UH GLVWULFW FDQ such as paint color and the credit the $200,000 it al- number of handicapped ready spent on rent toward parking spaces, but they plan to put the project out purchasing the building. Morgan said Fire Chief to bid on Oct. 31 and award Scott Stanton told the City the bid Dec. 31, which Council in 2014 that the should allow construction district would be willing to WR¿QLVKLQ$XJXVW WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016 FROM PAGE A1 DQG³MXVWHYHU\WKLQJ´ “Even now, talking to his friends, I say, ‘Really, he OLNHGWRGRWKDW"¶´7RQ\VDLG He said people have talk- ed about what a dedicated friend Kenneth was, always willing to help someone out even if he had just worked all night. The brothers said that they appreciated people’s de- sire to give the family space to grieve, but now they were ready to hear stories, shared on Facebook or face to face, about their brother. “We’re at the point where we would like to see some of his friends, maybe hear some memories we didn’t know DERXW´7RQ\VDLG A celebration of life for Valdez will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at New Hope Community Church, 1350 S Hwy 395, with a pot- luck gathering to follow in the fellowship center. Tony said if people are looking for a way to help the family they could contact New Hope to volunteer to help cook, serve food or clean up so the fam- ily can focus on speaking with friends. Bye, who was released from the hospital over the weekend, is a nursing in- structor at Blue Mountain Community College. Nelson, one of her students, said Bye is a very kind person and a great instructor who ex- plains things to her students in a way that is easy for them to understand. She also said it has always been clear to those who know Bye how much she loves her family. “Her love for her children has radiated throughout her OLIH´VKHVDLG SHOOTING: continued from Page A1 counts have been set up for the family online, including one that had raised $20,407 for Bye and Hurtado’s fam- ily by Tuesday afternoon, and Hermiston Assembly of God is collecting money as well. The Valdez family said the best way to con- tribute to funeral expenses for Valdez is to donate to an account set up at Columbia Bank under the name Ken- neth Valdez. Nelson said organizers of the vigil hope to have a hand- out ready for Wednesday that will let people worried about scams know which fundrais- ers the families can vouch for. In the days following the tragedy, Hermiston School District also held a series of meetings for student ath- letes and coaches who knew Hurtado, Valdez and Huston through sports, and provided counselors at the school for anyone who needed to talk. Victims remembered Family and friends mourning Hurtado are re- membering the teen as a generous, athletic boy who loved his family. He attended Sandstone Middle School and was set to begin his freshman year at Hermiston High School next week. Hurtado’s great aunt, Ter- ressa Baldridge, speaking on behalf of the family, de- scribed him as a “fun, happy NLG´ She said he was a typical teenage boy who enjoyed video games, but he was also a talented athlete who at CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY THE HURTADO FAMILY James “JJ” Hurtado poses with the 2016 Oregon middle school team championship trophy in wrestling, which he helped Sandstone Middle School win. different times competed in football, baseball, wrestling and cross country. He even went to state for wrestling as a middle school student. “He was just an athletic kid with tons of energy and ORWVRIGHGLFDWLRQ´VKHVDLG Baldridge said he had a girlfriend he adored and she wasn’t surprised that adults remembering him on Face- book were describing him as a well-liked, polite young man. “He was a charmer, that NLG´VKHVDLG She said he was also ex- tremely dedicated to his family, talking with cousins and siblings almost daily via online video chats and often staying the night with his grandfather after his grand- mother passed away. A celebration of life ser- vice for Hurtado will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, Flowers • Candles Jewelry • Plants Balloons & More! th Put a smile on the heart with the power of flowers. s. HWY 395, HERMISTON 541-567-4305 at the Hermiston Assembly of God, 730 E. Hurlburt Ave. Valdez worked for UPS in Hermiston for 20 years. He wrestled for Hermiston High School as a teenager and in 2013 came back to the school as a volunteer wrestling coach. Two of his brothers, Daniel Diaz of Hermiston and Tony Valdez of Kenne- wick, said he was very proud of the high school wrestlers he coached and talked about their successes frequently to the rest of the family. “He worked nights, so he would go straight out of work to go to tournaments ZLWKRXWVOHHS´'LD]VDLG Tony Valdez said his brother Kenny was an ad- venturer who would try any- thing once. He loved outdoor sports, fourwheeling, horse- back riding, going to movies MEDICAL DIRECTORY FAMILY DENTISTRY Mon-Sat 8am-6pm • Sun 12pm-5am www.cottagefl owersonline.com Family Dentistry ~ N ew Patients Welcome~ 541-567-8161 995 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston Ryan M. Wieseler, D.D.S . 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