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REGION Saturday, March 21, 2015 Eight contested races on May ballot East Oregonian Of the 136 seats up for grabs on local boards and commissions, only eight will be contested on the May bal- lot while 27 will be decided by write-in. The Port of Umatilla board has three director positions on the ballot, with Joseph Fran- nell of Hermiston and Jerry Imsland of Pendleton com- peting for the same spot. Jerry E. Baker of Athena and Kurt Bendixsen of Hermiston are each running unopposed for two other open seats. Susan E. Plass of Pendle- ton is running against incum- bent Bryan Branstetter, also of Pendleton, for the Blue Mountain Community Col- lege Board of directors, while three of the board’s other zones have no candidates. Ed- die de la Cruz of Hermiston is running unopposed for the Zone 5 seat. The Hermiston School Board has two contested rac- es: James T. Leitch and Josh- XD*ROOHUDUHUXQQLQJIRUWKH VHDW YDFDWHG E\ *UHJ +DUULV and Rob Lovett is running against incumbent David W. Smith. In Milton-Freewater, Tina Kain and McKenzie M. Marly are running for the same seat on the school board and Wes - .RNOLFK DQG *LQD 0LOOHU will compete for a seat on the ambulance district board. Pilot Rock School Board will also have a race between -RH\$*URV-DFTXHVDQG9DU Rigby. Two Boardman men, Mark Pratt and Marty Broadbent, are running for an at-large po- sitions on Umatilla Morrow Radio & Data District. And Michelle M. Munro DQG -DQLH * &XHOODU ERWK of Hermiston, are running against one another for the Umatilla County Library Dis- trict. Election day is May 19 and ballots will be mailed out April 29. A full list of candi- dates is available on the sec- retary of state’s website. Milton-Freewater teen killed in car crash on I-84 East Oregonian A 14-year-old Milton-Freewater boy was killed Thursday in a car crash that injured four other peo- ple on Interstate 84 near Ladd Canyon. About 7 p.m., Fisher Schroeder was sitting in the center seat of a 2000 Ford Excursion that was pull- ing a travel trailer. Todd Schroeder, 54, was driving four passengers in the eastbound vehicle when it lost control and rolled over into the center median. Fisher was ejected from the vehicle and pro- nounced dead at the scene. Jerry Schroeder, 73, also of Milton-Freewater, was seriously injured in the crash and transported via air ambulance to Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland. The driver and two other juvenile pas- sengers suffered minor injuries and were treated DQGUHOHDVHGIURP*UDQGH5RQGH+RVSLWDOLQ/D *UDQGH Fisher was an eighth-grader at Rogers Ad- ventist School in College Place, according to the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. Photo contributed by Oregon State Police The cause of the crash is under investigation, A 14-year-old Milton-Freewater boy died Thursday night in a including the use of seat belts. wreck near milepost 277 of Interstate 84. HERMISTON Rowdy teenagers at parks targeted by ordinance By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian The Hermiston City Coun- cil will consider an ordinance Monday night to allow law enforcement to trespass peo- ple from city parks for “using park equipment in any man- ner other than its intended use and design.” According to the staff re- port attached to the ordinance, it came about because the po- lice department has been get- ting regular complaints about some rowdy teenagers who are reportedly causing problems at McKenzie Park by littering, PRFN ¿JKWLQJ VZHDULQJ XUL- nating in the cook shack and misusing equipment. Police haven’t been able to catch them in the act of doing anything illegal, and haven’t been able to per- suade the teens to relocate their hangout voluntarily, ac- cording to the report. The ordinance would give RI¿FHUVWKHODWLWXGHWREDUSHR- ple from parks for 30 days for things like jumping bicycles and skateboards from the ga- zebo to the top of a picnic ta- ble, which the teens have been caught doing. “Though this may not cause damage (which is what is needed for a vandalism charge), it is not what the pic- nic table was designed for,” the report says. On Monday the council will also consider a slew of budget adjustments involving interfund loans to pay for var- ious city projects. One resolution would transfer $115,000 from the general fund to the reserve fund to pay for improvements to Victory Square Park. Another resolution would FUHDWH¿YHQHZDFFRXQWVLQWKH reserve fund, including one for a skate park and one for a new entrance to Public Works off Elm Street. The third resolution au- thorizes a list of expenditures not originally included in the 2014-2015 budget that will cover increased personnel costs, equipment costs, main- tenance, software and other unexpected expenses. The supplemental budget can be examined online at www.hermiston.or.us or at city hall, 180 N.E. Second St. The council will also dis- cuss its goal-setting process and consider the annexation of property at 1855 N.E. Second St. Before its regular meeting the council will listen to a pre- sentation by Blue Mountain Community College at 6 p.m. East Oregonian Page 3A BUSINESS BRIEFLY InterMountain ESD hires new communications specialist PENDLETON — Michele Madril has been hired as the new communications specialist at InterMountain Education Service District. Madril replaces Casey White-Zollman, who recently took a position as vice president of communications at Blue Mountain Community College. Madril will VHUYHDVWKHSXEOLFLQIRUPDWLRQRI¿FHUIRUWKH(6'DQG component school districts. She also will manage crisis communication responses and communicate inclement ZHDWKHUDQGGHOD\QRWL¿FDWLRQV In her previous marketing and public relations career, Madril worked in advertising, magazine writing, WHOHYLVLRQSURGXFWLRQDQGQRQSUR¿WRUJDQL]DWLRQV She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of North Texas. For the past six years, Madril has been a substitute WHDFKHULQWKH3HQGOHWRQ6FKRRO'LVWULFWDQGIRU¿YH\HDUV worked as director of Christian education and family ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Pendleton. Madril can be reached at michele.madril@imesd.k12. or.us or 541-966-3115. Emily Waite hired as Boardman chamber executive director BOARDMAN — The Boardman Chamber of Commerce recently hired Emily Waite as its new executive director. Hailing form Texas, Waite has past chamber experience and brings lots of fresh new ideas to the Boardman chamber, said Anna Browne, board president. A meet-and-greet open house is planned but no date has been set. For more information, call 541-481-3014 or stop by WKHFKDPEHURI¿FHORFDWHGLQWKH6$*(&HQWHU Olson Road, Boardman. Luncheon features business safety tips and BMCC bond information HERMISTON — The March Business to Business luncheon will include tips on how to protect your business from being victimized and information about the Blue Mountain Community College bond proposal. Erica Sandoval of the Hermiston Police Department will discuss Prevention Through Environmental Design. The topic will provide tips on how businesses can fortify their property to minimize the likelihood of being victimized. Also, Cam Preus, president of Blue Mountain Community College, will share details about the bond that will appear on the May 19 ballot. She will explain about the new facilities, overview of the bond and how it ZLOOEHQH¿WWKHVWXGHQWVIDFXOW\VWDIIDQGORFDOFLWL]HQV for years to come. The no-host luncheon meeting is Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. at the Hermiston Conference Center, 415 S. Highway 395. The meal is $10 for members and $13 for non- members. To RSVP, contact 541-567-6151 or info@ hermistonchamber.com. ——— Business briefs are compiled from staff and wire reports, and press releases. Email press releases to business@eastoregonian.com IRRIGON Freshman invited to medical conference By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian This summer a freshman from Irrigon Jr./Sr. High School will rub shoulders with Nobel Prize winners and some of the top surgeons in the world. Based on a nomination by school staff, Katlin Newdi- ger was invited to attend this year’s Congress of Future Medical Leaders. The con- ference is designed to inspire young would-be medical professionals at a time when the American Association of Medical Schools is warn- ing that America will face a shortage of 90,000 doctors by 2025. The death of a classmate last fall inspired Newdiger to become a psychiatrist to help people with depression and prescribe medications that can treat mental illnesses. physiology winners, the U.S. “I thought I wanted to be 6XUJHRQ *HQHUDO DQG WKH a nurse, or a nurse practi- surgeon who performed the tioner,” she said, “but then a ZRUOG¶V ¿UVW VXFFHVVIXO IXOO girl at school committed sui- face transplant. She will also cide, and I decided I get to rub shoulders wanted to become a with other future psychiatrist to help medical students. people like that.” “Being able to She said she À\DFURVVWKHFRXQ- doesn’t know ex- try and meet new actly why her people is really ex- teachers nominated citing for me,” she her, but they know said. about her career as- In order to be pirations and know able to go, Newdi- she takes school Newdiger ger needs to raise seriously. enough money for “I’m a straight A student the $985 tuition and plane and I aim for A pluses,” she tickets to Lowell, Massachu- said. setts, before the conference’s While at the conference April 27 deadline. Newdiger said she will get to Anyone interested in watch a surgery performed helping her with fundraising live and hear from a variety can call her at 541-561-6054 of speakers, including four or email katlin.newdiger@ Nobel Prize for medicine or gmail.com. 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