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REGION Friday, January 30, 2015 East Oregonian Company wants to save air tankers Outdated aircraft were used by USFS until 2011 By GEORGE PLAVEN East Oregonian A California-based company is ask- ing the public to help save six large, ma- neuverable air tankers and return them WR¿JKWLQJZLOG¿UHVDFURVVWKH:HVW The Lockheed P-3 Orion, originally developed for anti-submarine warfare, ZDV XVHG IRU DHULDO ¿UH¿JKWLQJ E\ WKH 86)RUHVW6HUYLFHWKURXJK$HUR8QLRQ Corporation, of Sacramento, California, which provided the tankers under exclu- VLYHXVHFRQWUDFWV In 2011, the Forest Service canceled its contract with Aero Union following a dispute over safety and maintenance SUDFWLFHV7KH FRPSDQ\ VRRQ ZHQW RXW of business, and the tankers were later purchased by United Aeronautical, a VSDUHSDUWVDQGPDQXIDFWXULQJIDFLOLW\ One of Aero Union’s former pilots, 'DOH+HDGFDPHDFURVVWKHROG3ÀHHW DWD¿UH¿JKWLQJFRQIHUHQFHODVW$SULODQG decided to buy the planes back before WKH\ ZHUH GLVPDQWOHG +H IRUPHG KLV RZQFRPSDQ\2ULRQ$HULDO)LUH¿JKWHUV and launched an Indiegogo crowd fund- LQJFDPSDLJQWREULGJHWKH¿QDQFLDOJDS XQWLOWKH\FDQVHFXUHSULYDWHLQYHVWPHQW Enter Indiegogo, a website that al- PENDLETON Fight over toilet leaves questions East Oregonian Contributed photo The P-3 Orion air tanker was used for fighting wildfires until the U.S. For- est Service canceled its contract with Aero Union in 2011. lows individuals to make small contri- EXWLRQVWRDSURMHFWRUFDXVH+HDGVDLG the P-3 campaign is meant support the SXUFKDVH DQG UHSDLUV RI WKH 3V $F- cording to the campaign web page, Ori- RQ KDV UDLVHG MXVW RI LWV PLOOLRQJRDO Jennifer Jones, a USFS spokeswom- an for the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, said their focus now LV PRGHUQL]LQJ WKH ÀHHW ZLWK SODQHV that can meet certain criteria for speed, SRZHUDQGFDSDFLW\IRUFDUU\LQJ¿UHUH- WDUGDQW These “next-generation” tankers, compared to the older “legacy” tank- HUVDUHFUXFLDOWRHQVXUH¿UH¿JKWHUVFDQ safely and effectively battle large blazes, -RQHVVDLG ³:H¶UHLQDVLWXDWLRQQRZZKHUHZH have hazardous fuel buildup, we have climate change, we have long-term GURXJKW :H ZDQW WR PDNH VXUH ZH have an effective capability to respond,” -RQHVVDLG ——— Contact George Plaven at gplaven@ eastoregonian.com or 541-564-4547. Umatilla County backs Pendleton drone range place and entity investing in the remote-controlled Umatilla County Board DLUFUDIW ,I D ODUJH VWRUH IRU of Commissioners gave example, was deciding to its support to the city of locate in one city or another Pendleton for developing an in the county, he said the unmanned aerial system test board could not pass this kind RIVXSSRUW UDQJH The board, though, did Board chairman Bill Elfering said he and not attach dollars to the commissioners Larry Givens resolution, but Elfering said and George Murdock that is a possibility in the approved the supporting IXWXUH 7KH FRXQW\ UHFHLYHV UHVROXWLRQ7KXUVGD\PRUQLQJ about $300,000 a year from He said the board did that the state lottery for economic because Pendleton is in a development and the 2015- unique position as the only 16 county budget could have East Oregonian HERMISTON about a third of that available IRUMREFUHDWLRQ The county considers projects on a case-by-case EDVLV IRU HFRQRPLF EHQH¿WV he said, such as increasing WKH SURSHUW\ WD[ UROOV 7KH drone base at the airport in Pendleton does not have direct effect on the county, but if a manufacturer moved in that would lead to jobs and people needing housing and the county would see a boost WKDWZD\ Elfering said he and Murdock toured the project at separate times and while now it is in the testing phase the site has the potential for manufacturing and real job JURZWK “That’s what I really would hope it develops into,” he said, akin to what the Cessna Aircraft Company KDVGRQHLQ:LFKLWD.DQVDV The board during its administrative meeting also approved a policy to send text messages to county employees in the event of an emergency, including for bad ZHDWKHU HERMISTON Student selected for :DVKLQJWRQ'&WULS East Oregonian Naomi Aguilar High school student wins songwriting contest them heartbroken until they IDOOLQORYHRQFHDJDLQ´ She said she started Hermiston High School senior Naomi Aguilar writing songs her freshman will have the chance to year of high school but has professionally record her become more serious about own song after winning WKHFUDIWODWHO\6KHVDLGVKH second place in Eastern wanted to thank Hermiston Oregon University’s high High School music teacher Joshua Rist for encouraging VFKRROVRQJZULWLQJFRQWHVW Her song “Bygones,” KHU As one of four contest about high school heartbreak, Aguilar will impressed the EOU judges winners, enough to award her second get a cash prize and the place out of 35 entries from opportunity to record her professionally at high school students across song (286KHZLOODOVRSHUIRUP WKHHDVWHUQKDOIRIWKHVWDWH “This song is about with the university’s music heartbreak and how to move department when they take on and not let it overcome their show on the road with a and drag you down,” Aguilar )HEFRQFHUWDW+HUPLVWRQ VDLG LQ D QHZV UHOHDVH +LJK6FKRRO Aguilar’s winning entry “Many girls around my DJH KHOSOHVVO\ IDOO LQ µORYH¶ can be listened to online at Although they believe it will HRXHGXPXVLFVRQJZULWLQJ last, it sadly doesn’t, leaving FRQWHVWZLQQHUV East Oregonian Madilyn Hofbauer will act as a student representative for the Umatilla Electric &RRSHUDWLYHLQ:DVKLQJWRQ '&WKLVVXPPHU Hofbauer, a junior at Hermiston High School, was selected to represent the cooperative at this year’s Youth Tour hosted by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association on -XQH :KLOH DW WKH QDWLRQ¶V capitol Hofbauer will have a chance to speak with Oregon’s state representatives, learn about electric cooperatives, listen to motivational speakers and tour national landmarks including the Smithsonian and the Vietnam war PHPRULDO +RIEDXHU KROGV D GPA, is involved in speech and debate, sings in the high school’s chamber choir, is on the Star Dust Varsity Dance Team and is the founder and president of DORFDOERRNFOXE6KHLVWKH daughter of John and Misty +RIEDXHU SUBMIT COMMUNITY NEWS Submit information to: community@eastore- gonian.com or drop off to the attention of Tammy Malgesini at 333 E. 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BUCKAROO BOOSTER CLUB FUNDRAISER Dinner and Auction Cracked Crab • Baked Salmon • Tri-Tip Steak • Complimentary Beer February 1 st in our Lounge Food & Beverage Specials Lounge opens at 1:30 pm Wednesday, February 11 th • $ 25 per person Dinner 6-7:30 pm • Auction 7:00 pm Pendleton Convention Center Limited to first 500 tickets sold Presented by: Free immigration presentation Saturday grams refer to a number of executive actions taken by Three attorneys from the President Barack Obama Tri-Cities will provide free WR DGGUHVV LPPLJUDWLRQ information about immigra- The president has said that tion law at Hermiston High certain groups of undocu- mented immigrants, such as 6FKRRORQ6DWXUGD\ Thomas Roach, Eam- those brought to the country mon Roach and Alva Guizar at a young age, can continue of Roach Law in Pasco will to work in the United States JLYHDSUHVHQWDWLRQDWSP without being deported if on the pros and cons of de- they pay taxes and pass a ferred action programs for FULPLQDOEDFNJURXQGFKHFN The event was originally undocumented immigrants advertised as taking place DQGZKRFDQDSSO\ The presentation is spon- at Hermiston Junior Acade- sored by Hermiston’s Sev- my but has been moved to enth-day Adventist church the Hermiston High School and will be held mostly in DXGLWRULXP)RUPRUHLQIRU- mation call Maria Durón at 6SDQLVK Deferred action pro- East Oregonain Love Notes Tell The World How You Feel, Send A Message To Your Special Someone For Valentine's Day! 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