REGION
Saturday, January 17, 2015
UMATILLA
City wants to extend
adult biz moratorium
By JADE MCDOWELL
East Oregonian
The Umatilla city coun-
cil will take public com-
ment next Tuesday on an
ordinance that would ex-
tend its moratorium on new
adult businesses for another
six months.
The original 120-day
moratorium was enacted in
September and is set to ex-
pire this month.
City planning director
Bill Searles said the plan-
ning commission needs two
or three more meetings to
process of determining out-
right uses, uses subject to
special standards and con-
ditional uses that will be
allowed in each commercial
zone.
Residents appeared be-
fore the city council mul-
tiple times in 2014 asking
the city to ban strip clubs,
but the Oregon Supreme
Court ruled that targeting
businesses involving nudity
is an infringement on free
speech.
Instead of making rules
Umatilla planning commis-
sion is overhauling its rules
for commercial zones to
specify where broader cate-
gories of businesses can set
up shop.
Searles said the commis-
sion plans to have a public
hearing in March at the lat-
then make a recommenda-
tion to the city council at its
March or April meeting.
Creating a detailed set
of rules for what types of
businesses are allowed in
each part of town will make
a more “user-friendly” pro-
cess for people wanting
to set up shop in Umatilla,
Searles said. Potential entre-
preneurs will be able to look
at a master list of where
their business would be al-
lowed instead of having to
work with the planning de-
The public hearing on
the ordinance to extend the
moratorium will be part of
the Umatilla City Council
meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday
at city hall, 770 Sixth St. in
Umatilla.
HERMISTON
Staff photo by Jade McDowell
Umpqua Bank opens
new location in old KFC
By JADE MCDOWELL
East Oregonian
Hermiston’s
new
Umpqua Bank location was
packed with well-wishers
during a ribbon-cutting and
open house on Wednesday.
Manager Art Flores told
the crowd that turning a for-
mer Kentucky Fried Chick-
en building into a bank had
proven harder than anyone
expected, causing “delay
after delay.” But he was
grateful for the support of
staff, Knerr Construction
and community members
through the process.
“I can’t say enough
thank you’s to all of you,”
he said.
Pastor Dean Hackett,
whom Flores described as a
“dear friend,” told the group
gathered for the celebration
that the process had indeed
been a long one.
“I know it has required
your patience and endur-
ance and stick-to-itiveness,”
he said, wishing Flores and
his staff “all the best.”
Chamber of Commerce
director Debbie Pedro said
the large turnout said a lot
about the way Flores and
his staff were involved in
the community.
“Thank you for making
this investment in Hermis-
ton,” she said.
Umpqua Bank was
founded in 1953 in south-
ern Oregon and in 2012 had
over 200 branches across
the West.
After moving from its
location on Highland Ave-
nue, Umpqua Bank is now
open for business in its new
building at 450 N. First
Street in Hermiston. For
more information about the
bank’s services visit www.
umpquabank.com.
By GEORGE PLAVEN
East Oregonian
up in Eastern Oregon, de-
spite a recent outbreak in the
Tri-Cities area of southeast-
ern Washington.
Earlier this month, the
Washington State Depart-
ment of Agriculture estab-
lished a quarantine zone
around parts of Benton and
Franklin counties to protect
More than 700 chickens,
ducks, turkeys and guinea
fowl were affected by the
outbreak, according to a re-
port in the Tri-City Herald.
Jim Hermes, an extension
poultry specialist with Ore-
gon State University, said the
disease was likely spread by
migrating wild waterfowl,
which are known carriers of
-
ble to becoming sick.
This particular strain of the
virus, H5N2, poses no known
health threat to humans, Her-
mes said, but can be highly
contagious in poultry.
The only reports of avi-
come from west of the Cas-
19, and most recently in a
wild mallard that was shot by
a hunter at Fern Ridge Wild-
life Area near Eugene.
“We haven’t seen any
here,” Hermes said. “The
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waterfowl that could be car-
rying the disease.
“Discouraging waterfowl
from being near your prop-
erty is really the best method,
or just keeping your birds in
-
es,” he said.
Blue Mountain Wildlife
in Pendleton will also not be
accepting any rescued wa-
terfowl from Washington
until the threat passes. Direc-
tor Lynn Tompkins they are
monitoring their raptors, and
will keep birds in isolation if
they show signs of being sick.
If any bird dies without
an apparent injury, Tomp-
kins said the state has agreed
to pay for testing at OSU’s
diagnostic laboratory. The
rescue center has brought in
16 wounded birds so far this
year — including seven from
Washington — and has expe-
rienced no problems.
“We’re just paying atten-
tion and trying to learn as
much as we can about it,”
Tompkins said. “I don’t think
it will be that big an issue.”
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Contact George Plaven at
gplaven@eastoregonian.com
or 541-564-4547.
Awards banquet recognizes city’s best
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
It was like a family re-
union in Heppner during the
Town & Country Communi-
ty Awards — siblings Jerry
and Judy Healy were recog-
nized as man and woman of
the year by the chamber of
commerce.
Others receiving awards
during Hooray for Heppner
and All That Jazz Thursday
night at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds included How-
ard Bryant, Petra Payne,
Maddie Lindsay and Wheat-
land Insurance.
Bryant
Man of the Year
In presenting the award,
Pat Sweeney said Jerry
Judy Healy
standards in challenging stu-
dents to succeed.
Moving to Heppner
during her senior year, Payne
lettered in three sports. She
attended Western Oregon
University, studied abroad in
Mexico and returned to teach
Spanish and coach softball,
developing a solid program,
leading to a state title in
2012.
Coming from a family
of educators, Payne said her
parents helped prepare her to
become the teacher she is.
Youth Recognition
Payne
At 96 years old, Howard
Bryant is a local historian,
and is often the go-to guy
when someone’s identity in
an old photo is needed.
“His memories are a trea-
sure to all of us,” said Kim
Cutsforth during the award
presentation. “His generosity
is a bonus.”
Cutsforth shared an ex-
tensive list of ways Bryant
has given back to the com-
munity — everything from
making donations for sports
equipment and sharing his
hunting cabin and outdoors-
man expertise to mentoring
others through his work in
the banking and insurance
industry.
Over the years Bryant has
been involved with the Wran-
glers and the Morrow Coun-
ty Fair & Rodeo, as well as
being a lifelong member of
the Masons, the Shriners and
the Methodist Church.
Bryant, who said he loves
Heppner and Morrow Coun-
ty, offered humble apprecia-
tion for the recognition.
“I’d like to meet this fel-
low,” Bryant said with a
laugh. “I don’t know him.”
Jerry Healy
Lindsay
Healy seems to have a daily
mantra of giving to others.
“I swear he gets up in the
morning with the idea that,
‘I’m going to go out there
today and help somebody. I
don’t know who, and I don’t
know how, but I’m going to
do it,’” Sweeney said.
Healy, who was born and
raised in Heppner, honed
his family’s commitment to
giving back to others while
serving with the Peace Corps
in the Dominican Republic.
Returning to Heppner, Healy
has been involved with many
efforts to help others, includ-
ing the Elks Lodge, St. Pat-
rick’s Catholic Church, the
Port of Morrow, the Inland
Development Board, the
Willow Creek Park District
and many other behind-the-
scenes efforts.
Healy said helping others
comes naturally and he often
recruits family and friends to
get involved.
“I just say, ‘Get in the
pickup, we’re going to go do
something,’” Healy said.
Woman of the Year
During the award pre-
sentation, Rhonda Winters
said Judy Healy’s mother
set a family example for
giving back, garnering the
Melonville Comedy Festival
January 24, 2015
Hermiston Community Center
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Lifetime
Achievement
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ribbon held by members of the Chamber of Com-
merce and Umpqua Bank at the bank’s open house.
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Snider
2005 Lifetime Achievement
award. The younger Healy,
Winters said, has learned
well with her organizational
skills, her dependability and
“go get ’em” attitude.
“Any community would
be blessed to have her, but
we are the lucky ones,” Win-
ters said.
Healy has been involved
with many volunteer activ-
ities, including rodeo and
sports-related events, dinners
and receptions for weddings,
funerals and class reunions,
and has been instrumental
in organizing the Lexington
Grange.
“We were raised to give
back,” Healy said. “It’s just
a blessing to be here to raise
my children here and give
back the way the community
gave to us.”
Citizen-Educator
of the Year
Heppner High School
Athletic Director Greg Grant
said Petra Payne has accom-
plished many things as a
teacher, coach, role model
and citizen — setting high
Payne presented Mad-
die Lindsay with the youth
award, highlighting her ac-
complishments in sports and
the community.
In addition to being a
three-sport athlete, Lindsay
has served on student coun-
cil, is a member of the Na-
tional Honor Society and has
assisted with canned food
drives, volunteering at the
Neighborhood Center and
with youth sports.
Business of
the Year
Jeff Bailey, in presenting
the award to Nancy Snider
of Wheatland Insurance, said
he was surprised she hadn’t
previously been recognized.
In addition to meeting
people’s insurance needs,
Snider is supportive and in-
volved in community activ-
ities. Wheatland Insurance
has been a major sponsor for
the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo.
Snider shared the recogni-
tion with her employees.
“Without
them,
we
wouldn’t be where we are,”
she said.
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ni at tmalgesini@eastorego-
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