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REGION Thursday, April 23, 2015 East Oregonian IRRIGON New boat launch opens at Marina Park 'LVWULFWSODQVPRUH XSJUDGHVWRFRPH By GEORGE PLAVEN East Oregonian :LWK LWV KRW VXPPHU GD\V DQG SULPH ORFDWLRQ EH ORZ 0F1DU\ 'DP ,UULJRQ 0DULQD3DUNLVKRPHWRVRPH RIWKH&ROXPELD5LYHU¶VEHVW ZDOOH\H¿VKLQJ %XW DQ DJLQJ FUXPEOLQJ ERDW ODXQFK ZDV PDNLQJ LW LQFUHDVLQJO\ GLI¿FXOW IRU DQ JOHUVWRJHWRXWRQWKHZDWHU Larger trucks and trailers VWUXJJOHG WR EDFN GRZQ WKH QDUURZ UDPSV ZKLFK ZHUH EHJLQQLQJWREUHDNDSDUWRYHU \HDUVRIZHDUDQGWHDU 5HFRJQL]LQJ WKH YDOXH RI VSRUW ¿VKLQJ WR WKH OR FDO HFRQRP\ WKH ,UULJRQ &RPPXQLW\ 3DUN 5HFUH DWLRQ 'LVWULFW ZDGHG WKURXJK PXOWLSOH VWDWH DQG IHGHUDO SHUPLWVWR¿QDOO\UHEXLOGWKH ODXQFK ZKLFK EURNH JURXQG ODVW 'HFHPEHU DQG UHFHQWO\ SDVVHGLWV¿QDOLQVSHFWLRQ A ribbon cutting FHUHPRQ\ LV VHW IRU DP Saturday, though Phyllis 'DQLHOVRQ PHPEHU RI WKH parks district board of direc WRUVVDLGERDWHUVKDYHDOUHDG\ YLVLWHGIURPDVIDUDV6SRNDQH DQG-RKQ'D\WRXVHWKHQHZ DQGLPSURYHGPDULQD 7KDW¶V PRUH SHRSOH SR WHQWLDOO\ VSHQGLQJ PRQH\ DW ,UULJRQ¶V VKRSV DQG UHVWDX UDQWV VDLG 'DQLHOVRQ ZKR DOVRVHUYHVDVSUHVLGHQWRIWKH ,UULJRQ &KDPEHU RI &RP PHUFH DQG UXQV D EHGDQG breakfast in the city of about SHRSOH ³7KH PRUH SHRSOH ZKR DFFHVV RXU ODXQFK WKH PRUH YLVLELOLW\ZHKDYH´VKHVDLG ³:H¶UH IHHOLQJ DQ HQHUJ\ RI SRVLWLYH PRPHQWXP PRYLQJ IRUZDUG´ $QRWKHUSHUWXVVLVHSLGHP LFLVLQIXOOVZLQJLQ:DVKLQJ WRQ+DUGHVWKLWLV:DOOD:DO OD&RXQW\ZKLFKKDVVHHQWKH highest rate of infection in the VWDWH Walla Walla has 28 con ¿UPHGFDVHVVRIDUWKLV\HDU ZLWK DGGLWLRQDO VXVSHFWHG FDVHV ERRVWLQJ WKH QXPEHU to about 55, said Walla Wal la County Public Health Di UHFWRU+DUYH\&URZGHU7KH RI¿FLDOUDWHLVSHU SHUVRQV 3XEOLF KHDOWK RI¿ cials attribute the surge in SHUWXVVLV RU ZKRRSLQJ FRXJK WR D ZHDNHU YDFFLQH ¿UVW XVHG LQ WR UH SODFHDQHDUOLHUYDFFLQHWKDW WULJJHUHG KLJK IHYHUV DQG VHL]XUHV LQ VRPH FKLOGUHQ 7KHFXUUHQWYDFFLQHLVVDIHU EXWSURWHFWLRQVHHPVWRZDQH Staff photo by E.J. 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