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Page 8A OFF PAGE ONE East Oregonian BUDGET: County employed 420 a decade ago, down to 280 now budget documents. Continued from 1A Murdock said the county WLPH RI¿FHU XQGHU WKDW FRQ- has a little wiggle room for tract,” Rowan said. requests, but an increase in The criminal division of one place means a decrease WKHVKHULII¶VRI¿FHKDVD somewhere else. He said it million budget for 2014-15, will take a convincing argu- and a proposal of $2.6 mil- ment for the budget commit- OLRQIRUWKHQH[W¿VFDO\HDU tee to consider that kind of He also wants to boost move. The county employed jail staff. Rowan said with 420 people full time a de- an exception to one shift, cade ago, he said, and that’s correction deputies work the down to 280 now. “The ulti- jail control room. Hiring a mate goal,” as he stated in his QRQFRUUHFWLRQ RI¿FHU IRU budget message, “is to create that job, he said, would free a nimble organization de- XSDGHSXW\WRIXO¿OOWKHUROH signed to do more with less.” RIDFRUUHFWLRQVRI¿FHU The committee consists Additionally, the sheriff’s of the three county commis- RI¿FH SODFHG FRXUWURRP VH- sioners and three citizens. curity under the roof of the The county’s budget hearings corrections division. “By are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednes- hiring the person to work in day and Thursday and 8 a.m. control that also gives us lat- to noon Friday at the Umatil- itude to assign a corrections la County Courthouse, 216 deputy to work in courthouse S.E. Fourth St., Pendleton. security,” Rowan said, partic- Department head and staff ularly during a major trial or will present their budget re- to help handle high-security quests, and after each there is offenders. time for public input. The jail budget for 2014- ²²² 15 was $5.43 million, and the Contact Phil Wright at proposal for 2015-16 is $5.81 pwright@eastoregonian.com million, according to county or 541-966-0833. HISTORY: Victory at state isn’t an automatic ticket to the nationals minutes to 10. They located photos in the Oregon Histor- “It was called ‘the Tomb- ical Society archives. They stone Bonus,’” Cope said, got behind the microphone “because by the time you and then spent hours edit- got it, so many years would ing. The result was “Walter have passed, you’d be W. Waters and the Bonus dead.” Army: A Soldier’s Legacy.” Waters, who lived in The second-place state Portland after the war, or- team of Tucker Wilson and ganized about 300 men in Connar Westfall actually 1932 to travel to Washing- beat Cope and Flerchinger ton, D.C., to support a bill during an earlier competi- that would move up the date tion in Helix. for receiving bonuses. The “It was rather an upset so-called “Bonus Army” victory for them (at state),” took the train, riding in cattle said their teacher and advi- cars. When they arrived at sor Lorin Kubishta. the Capitol, the veterans had Wilson and Westfall’s attracted about 20,000 other documentary focuses on supporters who camped in the Scopes Monkey Tri- buildings abandoned during al, where John Scopes was the Great Depression and tried in 1925 for breaking marched against the slow Tennessee law by teaching bonus. evolution to his high school “It was pretty much the class. Attorney Clarence ¿UVWFLYLOULJKWVPRYHPHQW´ Darrow defended Scopes. Cope said. Kubishta expects great Congress defeated the things of both teams at na- bill 62-18. Four years later, tionals. however, legislators autho- “Both documentaries rized $2 billion in bonuses are exceptionally strong,” and in 1945 passed the G.I. he said. “I wouldn’t be sur- Bill. prised if one or both make “Roosevelt vetoed the ¿QDOVLQ'&²WKDW¶VKRZ bill, then Congress overrode good they are.” the veto,” Cope said. “It Victory at state isn’t an helped pull Americans out automatic ticket to the na- of the Great Depression.” tionals, said Denise Brock, The pair of young docu- education director at the Or- PHQWDU\ ¿OPPDNHUV VWDUWHG egon Historical Society. If with an idea and not much judges don’t think an entry else. will be competitive at the “The topic is kind of national level, they won’t obscure,” Flerchinger said. advance it. “There’s not a lot out there.” “If you’re going to rep- They conducted inter- resent the state of Oregon,” views of a National Guard Brock said, “it has to be recruiter, a West Point pro- good.” fessor and a woman who ex- ²²² perienced the Great Depres- Contact Kathy Aney at sion. They wrote a narration kaney@eastoregonian.com and whittled it from 20 or call 541-966-0810. Continued from 1A Tuesday, April 21, 2015 PENDLETON American Idol star to headline Round-Up concert Jack Michelson to open for Scotty McCreery East Oregonian American Idol winner and country music star Scotty McCreery will head- line the 2015 Round-Up and Happy Canyon Concert. Opening for McCreery will be Oregon’s own Jack- son Michelson during the Saturday, Sept. 12 event. Tickets go on sale Thurs- day, May 7. Bill Quesenberry, Round-Up president, and Jason Hill, president of the Happy Canyon Night Show, are excited about kicking off Round-Up week with the two solo artists. McCreery burst onto the national music scene in 2011 at the age of 17 when he won the 10th season of American Idol. He was named Breakthrough Artist at the 2013 American Coun- try Awards Establishing himself as one of country music’s hot new stars, by the time he turned 21, McCreery had sold nearly 2.5 million al- bums and received plati- num and gold album certi- ¿FDWLRQV7KUHHFRQVHFXWLYH albums debuted at the num- McCreery ber one position on the Bill- board charts. In addition to success in the recording studio, the singer/songwriter has prov- en himself a hit on the road. McCreery has toured with Brad Paisley and The Band Perry and headlined his own tours. His hits include “I Love You This Big,” “The Trou- ble with Girls” and “See You Tonight.” All three went platinum. McCreery also believes in giving back. He’s sup- ported numerous charitable causes, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospi- tal, World Vision, The Opry Trust Fund and MLB RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities). Michelson Concert opener Michel- son was raised on country, rock, reggae and soul mu- sic. Known as an audience pleaser, Michelson’s music ranges from raw country jams like “The Good Life” to ballads like “Fire Burns for You.” Michelson began his musical journey when he was 12 and tried to learn trombone, which he just as quickly surrendered. “I couldn’t play and sing at the same time,” he said of his venture into brass in- struments. “Writing songs came naturally after just a few days.” He has been selected to perform at the third annu- al Taste of Country Music Festival in June in New York state. He’ll share the stage with headliners Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Sara Evans and LoCash. The Pendleton Round- Up and Happy Canyon concert is Saturday Sept. 12 from 7-10:30 p.m. in the Happy Canyon Arena. Tickets may be purchased beginning Thursday, May 7 at 8:30 a.m. at the Round- Up and Happy Canyon of- ¿FH6:&RXUW$YH Pendleton. Tickets are also available by phone and on- line. Prices range from $40 to $130. For more information, call 541-276-2553, 800- 457-6336 or visit www. pendletonroundup.com/ events/2015/concert. FUEL: State will have to defend fuel standard in court Continued from 1A things,” Wind said. Here’s what Wind and the future employees must cross off their to-do list to launch the program by Jan- uary 2016: • Incorporate changes to the program that lawmak- ers passed this year. Sen- ate Bill 324, which Gov. Kate Brown signed into law March 12, modified and made permanent the fuel standard established in 2009. The new legislation removed one of the cost control provisions adopted by the state’s Environmen- tal Quality Commission earlier this year, and instead directed the commission to design a system to limit costs by issuing credits to entities that use alternative fuels. Senate Bill 324 also added new exemptions to the fuel standard for con- struction equipment, water craft and train locomotives, and state employees must write rules this year to im- plement changes contained in the new law. • Talk to fuel importers about changes in which entity is responsible for complying with the fuel standard. State law places the burden of complying with the standard on fuel importers and producers, but until January 2015 im- porters were defined as the entities that owned the fuel when it was first placed in a stationary tank in Oregon. That would have placed the compliance requirement on gas stations, and Wind said “we wanted to go higher up the fuel distribution chain.” Now, an importer is defined as the entity that owns the fuel when it crosses the border into Oregon. • Inform fuel importers and producers of changes in reporting requirements. Importers and producers have already started to re- port to the state the amount of carbon generated during the life cycle of various fu- els, from extraction to com- bustion. But as the variety of pro- duction methods increases, the state wants more details about the fuels. For exam- ple, Wind said there used to “The agency has done a terrific amount of work in laying the groundwork for implementation.” — Jana Gastellum, climate program director for the Oregon Environmental Council be five types of corn etha- nol and now there are more than a dozen, each with a different level of carbon content. Oregon wants fuel producers and importers to use these more specific re- porting categories. • Build a webpage with information about all regu- ODWHGSDUWLHV²IXHOLPSRUW- HUV DQG SURGXFHUV ² DQG any entities that register to generate carbon credits. The state will also have to spend time in upcoming months defending the fuel standard in court. The same month lawmakers passed Senate Bill 324, the petro- leum industry and truckers ¿OHGOHJDOFKDOOHQJHVWRWKH fuel standard at the Oregon Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court in Portland. Nonetheless, one of the groups that pushed for the state to adopt the fuel stan- GDUGUHPDLQVFRQ¿GHQW2U- egon can implement it on schedule. “The agency has done D WHUUL¿F DPRXQW RI ZRUN in laying the groundwork for implementation,” Jana Gastellum, climate program director for the Oregon Environmental Council, said in a written statement. “And Oregon doesn’t have to start from scratch. For example, the credit platform isn’t be- ing created brand new, but merely revised based on California’s already suc- cessful web tool creating both time and cost savings for Oregon.” 7his story ¿rst appeareG in the Oregon Capital ,nsiGer newsletter. 7o sXE- scriEe go to oregoncapi- talinsiGer.com BRIEFLY Tickets available for Irrigon awards banquet ,55,*21²7KHUH¶VVWLOO time to get tickets to celebrate the people and businesses of Irrigon. Time to Shine, the Irrigon Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen Recognition banquet, is Friday from 6-9 p.m. at Stokes Landing Senior Center, 195 N.W. Opal Place. Tickets purchased in advance are $25 each and at the door they are $30. Chef Donna will be preparing diners a choice of salmon or prime rib and Anderson Events will provide no-host wine and beer for the celebration. For more information or to reserve tickets, call Phyllis Danielson at 541-922-3857. Classes offer caregiver help Free trainings with a focus on Alzheimer’s, medication concerns for older adults and issues with dementia are offered through Oregon Care Partners. Designed for caregivers, family members and people working in the health care profession, the upcoming classes include: •Living with Mid-Stage Alzheimer’s For Caregivers Thursday, April 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at NE Public Transit Building, 2204 E. Penn Ave., La Grande •Understanding Medication in Older Adults Part 2: Care Team Principles Wednesday, May 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Eastern Oregon University, La Grande •Person Centered Dementia Care: Leading Your Team to Success June 8-9 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Red Lion Hotel, 304 S.E. Nye Ave., Pendleton. For a full list of free classes or to register, visit www.oregoncarepartners. com. For more information, call Kathleen Stuart at 503- 334-9516. Can drive bene¿ts Umatilla seniors 80$7,//$²3DUHQWV of seniors at Umatilla High School are raising money for a safe and sober graduation party. A can drive is planned as part of the effort Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Columbia Harvest Foods, 1411 Sixth St., Umatilla. Also, donations can be made at www.gofundme. com/retfb7f 5K RUN, 5K WALK, 10K RUN, KID'S BUTTE SCOOT All races begin & end at Hermiston's Butte Park DRAWINGS • FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Online registration & race information at WWW.BUTTECHALLENGE.COM REGISTER ONLINE BY APRIL 23RD TO ORDER A CUSTOM TECHNICAL RACE T-SHIRT All proceeds benefit THE HERMISTON CROSS COUNTRY PROGRAM Thank you for your support!
