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REGION Friday, February 20, 2015 East Oregonian HERMISTON Mail theft case continues with a suspended license. Wil- son already was a suspect in The Umatilla County several cases of mail and iden- 6KHULII¶V 2I¿FH LV LQYHVWLJDW- WLW\ WKHIW WKH VKHULII¶V RI¿FH ing mail theft following an was investigating during the past few weeks. Jons arrested arrest a week ago. Camille Sue Wilson, 43, of Wilson’s passenger, Matthew Irrigon, faces charges of mail James Way, 24, of Hermis- theft, identity theft, theft by re- ton, on outstanding warrants. ceiving and forgery, according Sheriff’s deputy Loren West- to a written statement from the moreland also responded and VKHULII¶V RI¿FH 6KH UHPDLQV talked with Wilson. The deputy found Wilson in the Umatilla County Jail, was in possession of several Pendleton. 7KHVKHULII¶VRI¿FHDUUHVW- pieces of stolen mail, includ- ed Wilson last Friday after ing checks, credit cards and +HUPLVWRQSROLFHRI¿FHU:LOO parcels from several people Jons stopped her for driving and addresses in Umatilla, East Oregonian Hermiston and Irrigon. None of the mail was in her name, according to the sheriff’s RI¿FH DQG VRPH SHRSOH UH- ported the items stolen that GD\ 7KH VKHULII¶V RI¿FH DOVR suspects Wilson forged stolen checks at local businesses. “Wilson could face sever- al more charges as the cases GHYHORS´ WKH VKHULII¶V RI¿FH stated. Umatilla County Circuit Court records show Wilson has a criminal history going back more than a decade and has other criminal cases pend- ing for theft, identity theft and forgery. 7KH VKHULII¶V RI¿FH DOVR asked citizens to pay close attention to mailboxes and remove items as soon as pos- sible. And if you cannot check you mailbox, have someone you trust to do it for you, es- pecially if you are expecting checks, credit cards or oth- er valuable packages. If you you’re out of town, the sher- LII¶VRI¿FHVXJJHVWV\RXKDYH WKHSRVWRI¿FHKROG\RXUPDLO And never send cash in the mail. Instead, consider using VHFXUH RQOLQH ¿QDQFLDO VHU- vices. HERMISTON Theatrical event fuses African culture, acrobatics East Oregonian After sell-out seasons in Europe and an extended de- but run in Australia, Cirque Zuma Zuma is coming to Hermiston. Like its predecessor, Cirque du Soleil (of Canada), this theatrical production is a synthesis of circus styles. Cirque Zuma Zuma fuses Af- rican culture with acrobatics, comedy and dance. As part of the Desert Arts Council season, the event is Friday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Hermiston High School auditorium, 600 S. First St. Advance tickets are $35 for adults and $17.50 for students, while tickets pur- chased at the door are an ad- ditional $5. “Cirque Zuma Zuma em- bodies the mysticism, mag- ic and excitement of a rich, earthy and tribal continent,” said Karen Bounds, event coordinator for Desert Arts Council. “The music and per- cussion that highlight each act transport viewers to a ex- citing world of pure imagina- tion.” The tradition of dance and acrobatics in Africa goes back more than 2,500 years. Cirque Zuma Zuma Police search for shooting suspect 23-year-old man transported to hospital late Friday night not disclose the nature of the injury and did not know if the victim was still in the A 23-year-old man was hospital. +X[HOVDLGRI¿FHUVKDYH transported to the hospital after being shot late Friday contacted the victim’s fam- ily, but she was not ready to night in Umatilla. Umatilla Police Chief release his name. She said, 'DUOD +X[HO VDLG RI¿FHUV because of the ongoing in- responded to a report of vestigation, she would also DERXW ¿YH VKRWV ¿UHG QHDU not comment as to whether Chinook Street and John the incident may have been Day Street at about 11:15 gang-related. The shooting occurred p.m. “We found one victim, outside, east of McNary and the suspect was gone Heights Elementary School on arrival,” she said. “We and north of the Umatilla were doing area searches Baptist Church, Huxel said, and have not been able to and she is hopeful the sus- locate him and have not pect will be located. “We always encourage been able to identify him.” Huxel said the victim people, if they have infor- was transported to Good mation, to call us and pro- Shepherd Medical Center. vide us that information if She said the investigation we haven’t already spoken was ongoing. She would to them,” she said. By SEAN HART EO Media Group Forest Service, BLM announce 2015 grazing fee Contributed photo Cirque Zuma Zuma features African culture combining acrobatics, dance and come- dy. The theatrical presentation is Feb. 27 in Hermiston. pays homage to the cultural tradition of dance and acro- batics while revolutionizing ensembles with a fusion of circus acts, such as clowning, acrobatics, mime and contor- tionists. With an added layer of theatricality, it culminates in a seamless, energetic and dramatic experience. Cirque Zuma Zuma has been dubbed “ultimate Af- rican circus.” Each act at- tempts to push the boundar- ies of movement and the laws of gravity in an intense and exciting way. “The sheer athleticism those people have is incred- ible, each act appears effort- less and at times inhuman,” said Mary Corp, Desert Arts president. Tickets can be purchased at www.desertartscouncil. com, Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, 415 S. Highway 395, or Hermiston Parks and Recreation, 180 N.E. Second St. For more information, vis- it www.facebook.com/deser- tarts or call 541-567-1800. Roofs to be replaced on city hall, Vert Auditorium Auditorium and the Pendle- ton Recreation Center. Glenn Graham, facili- As the city of Pendleton ties superintendent, said the works toward putting to- roofs were around two de- gether a bond proposal to ad- cades old. The warranty for dress the city’s aging facili- the new roofs is for 25 years. Graham said the money ties, a handful of Pendleton buildings won’t have to wait for the new roofs will come for voters to get an important out of the nondepartmental budget. capital improvement. After Graham’s report, The Pendleton City Coun- cil approved a $206,455 bid the council voted 7-1 to ap- IURP$OO6XUIDFH5RR¿QJ prove the bid. Councilman :DWHUSURR¿QJ ,QF RI 6SR- Al Plute voted against. Consideration of the bid kane to replace the roofs on Pendleton City Hall, the Vert was not listed on the meet- By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian ing agenda. In other news, the council approved donation of a sur- SOXV ¿UH GHSDUWPHQW DPEX- lance to Clearview Media- tion and Disability Resource Center. In exchange for the donation, Clearview will take over non-emergency transport in Pendleton. When asked why the city couldn’t just sell the vehicle for its $4,000 value, Fire Chief Jason Walker said the loss in revenue was made up for by the fact that the department would no longer have to provide a service. Walker estimated the ¿UH GHSDUWPHQW FRQGXFWHG IRXU WR ¿YH QRQHPHUJHQF\ transports a week at a cost of $500 each, with many insurances not covering the service. Clearview CEO Darrin Umbarger said Clearview is going to partner with Wil- lowbrook Terrace to help provide the service. ——— Contact Antonio Sierra at asierra@eastoregonian.com or 541-966-0836. UMATILLA Council approves agreement with port The city of Umatilla has no immediate plans for the land it agreed to purchase from the Port of Umatilla to settle a year-long zoning dis- pute. At the regular meeting Tuesday, Umatilla City Coun- cil members unanimously ap- proved the agreement to pur- chase about 16 acres of land east of Big River Golf Course on the west side of Bud Drap- er Road, but City Manager Bob Ward said the fate of the property has not been deter- mined. “I think it’s important at this point for everybody to sit back and take several deep breaths,” he said. “We have no plan for any of those parcels, and when we come up with a plan at some point in the future, that plan will be developed collaborative- ly with the city, the Port of Umatilla, the adjacent prop- erty owners, both residential and industrial, and we will, together, determine what the future of those properties might be.” The dispute originated last spring when the city de- nied the port’s site review application for a $1.5 mil- lion state-funded industrial warehouse on a parcel of land west of Bud Draper Road. UMATILLA BRIEFLY PENDLETON By SEAN HART EO Media Group Page 3A Although a city map indicat- ed the land was zoned for in- GXVWULDOXVHFLW\RI¿FLDOVGLV- covered an error years before had changed the zone from residential without following proper procedures. The port appealed the decision to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, but with the agree- ment, the appeal will now be withdrawn. Ward said there are con- ÀLFWLQJLQWHUHVWVIRUWKHSURS- erty zoning to either remain residential or to be changed to “some level of industrial,” but not heavy industrial. He said, however, unless a de- veloper approaches the city seeking a determination, the issue will be considered “at the convenience” of the city Planning Commission, which is currently preoccupied with a project rewriting commer- cial zoning language. ³,W¶VEHHQGLI¿FXOWJHWWLQJ where we are. It won’t be any OHVVGLI¿FXOWJHWWLQJZKHUHZH need to be after this, but it will be a public process getting to where we need to be,” he said. “There is no imperative, at this point, to leap right into those discussions. Nothing is going to happen to that prop- erty, one way or another, until we have those discussions.” Ward said, eventually, the city plans to recover the purchase cost by selling or leasing the land. In total, the city will pay $219,687 for ap- proximately 16 acres, two of which are not owned by the port. The city will immediately pay $40,000, plus $3,687 in attorney fees, to John P. Ham- mer Properties for the 1.95- acre lot directly north of the Aramark Uniform Services. Ward said the city would tem- porarily loan itself the neces- sary funds from the River- front Development Project. The city will then pay the port four annual installments of $44,000 beginning July 1. :DUG VDLG EHFDXVH WKH ¿UVW payment coincides with the VWDUW RI WKH QH[W ¿VFDO \HDU FLW\ RI¿FLDOV ZLOO EH DEOH WR budget for these payments but must determine the reve- nue source for the additional funds. The property to be pur- chased from the port along Bud Draper Road includes Live Music at t the 3.12-acre lot directly south of the Aramark lot and four 1.95-acre lots north of the Hammer lot. With the purchases, Ward said the city would own all of the lots in the Draper Subdivision ex- cept the Aramark lot, which was not annexed into the city with the other lots in 2010. Also included in the pur- chase from the port is a 3.1- acre lot, which is adjacent to the northern Draper lot, around the northeast corner of the golf course. Ward said this lot is currently zoned for industrial use but will be con- sidered with the other lots. After several months of negotiations behind closed doors, the Port of Umatilla Board of Commissioners approved the land sale last week, and the city leaders ZHUH SOHDVHG WR WDNH WKH ¿- nal step Tuesday to end the dispute. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Jared Pennington SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Tyler Scruggs 9 PM - M IDNIGHT 541.278.1100 8 S.E. COURT, PENDLETON The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management announced the 2015 federal grazing fee will increase by 34 cents per head month beginning March 1. The fee is determined by a congressionally mandated formula based on the average annual change in beef prices, leasing rates for grazing on private land in 11 western states and the cost of livestock production. Ranchers will pay $1.69 per head month for grazing on Forest Service land, and the same price on BLM land. The fee applies to 8,000 USFS grazing permits and 18,000 BLM permits across 16 western states, including Oregon. The formula was established by congress in the 1978 Public Rangelands Improvement Act. For more information, producers can contact their local Forest Service RU%/0RI¿FH Missoula Children’s Theatre sets auditions STANFIELD — Auditions are open for a Missoula Children’s Theatre production next ZHHNLQ6WDQ¿HOG Performances of “Rapunzel” are planned with the casting of students from kindergarten through eighth grade. The auditions are Monday at 3:30 p.m. LQWKHJ\PDW6WDQ¿HOG Elementary School, 1120 Main St. Rehearsals are daily next week and the performances are Saturday, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The cost to view the program is $5 for adults and $1 for children 12 and under. For more information, call 541-449-1254. HHS hosts poetry contest HERMISTON — A Poetry Out Loud recitation contest will be held at Hermiston High School. The public is invited Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the school auditorium, 600 S. First St., Hermiston. The Hermiston students competing are Elizabeth Herrera and Tymoteusz Chrzanowski. The winner will advance to a regional contest Saturday, March 7 in either Salem or Portland. The judges include local poets Shaindel Beers, Ki Russell and Pamela Reese. There will be copies of the judges’ published works available for purchase and the audience may get them autographed. For more information, contact Delia Wallis at delia.wallis@hermiston. k12.or.us. AARP driving class comes to Morrow County Blue Mountain Community and AARP are teaming up to present two sessions of the AARP Smart Driver Course in 0RUURZ&RXQW\7KH¿UVW session is Wednesday at BMCC Boardman, 300 N.E. Front St., and the other session is Thursday, April 9 in Ione with a location to be determined. Both classes run from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. The class costs $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. Although geared for older drivers, students of all ages are welcome to learn defensive driving techniques, proven safety VWUDWHJLHVDQGQHZWUDI¿F laws as well as rules of the road. Pre-registration is required for the class as a minimum enrollment must be met to hold the class. To reserve a spot, call BMCC Boardman at 541-481-2099 or Lou Bisson at 541-989-8141. ——— Submit information to: community@ eastoregonian.com or drop off to the attention of Tammy Malgesini at 333 E. Main St., Hermiston or Renee Struthers at 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton. Call 541-564- 4539 or 541-966-0818 with questions.
