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REGION Friday, June 26, 2015 BRIEFLY Umatilla County :DGLQJSRRORIIHUV imposes emergency cool reprieve burn ban PENDLETON — With PENDLETON — A burn ban will go into effect at noon Friday in Umatilla County. The board of county commissioners Thursday morning approved the ban due to the dry conditions and the spike in hot weather that will send temperatures north of 100. The temporary ban applies on all open, non-ag- ricultural burning under the county’s jurisdiction. Commissioner Larry Givens said there has already EHHQDQXPEHURI¿UHVLQ the area, and the county will crack down on those who violate the ban. the mercury rising, the Til Taylor Wading Pool offers a respite from the heat for children 8 and younger. The pool is now open for the season Monday through Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at t Til Taylor Park, 700 S.E. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Children must be supervised by a parent or guardian. For more information, call 541-276- 8100 or visit www. pendletonparksandrec. com or Pendleton Parks & Recreation, 865 Tutuilla Road. 0DNH\RXURZQ 6WDQ¿HOGOLEUDU\ RIIHUV)ULGD\ÀLFNV ZHDUDEOHDUW 7KH6WDQ¿HOG3XEOLF Library Movies in the Park program provides free movies each Friday at dusk at Bard Park. For more information, including the movie line- up, search Facebook for ³6WDQ¿HOG3XEOLF/LEUDU\´ or contact 541-449-1254 or librarydirector@ FLW\RIVWDQ¿HOGFRP 3HQGOHWRQELUG club plans picnic 3(1'/(721²$¿HOG trip and annual Pendleton Bird Club Picnic is set for this weekend at the Indian Lake Campground. For those planning to SDUWLFLSDWHLQWKH¿HOGWULS meet Saturday at 6:30 a.m. in the northeast corner of the parking lot at Pendleton Safeway to carpool. For those only attending the picnic, meet at noon at site No. 1 at the campground, which is located about 20 miles southeast of Pilot Rock. Participants are reminded to bring sunscreen, a hat, cold drinks, food to barbecue and a potluck dessert or side dish to share with others. For more information, contact Jack Simons at 541-276-8566 or pendletonbirdclub@gmail. com. 0RYLHVLQWKH3DUN VWDUW6DWXUGD\ PENDLETON — )DPLO\IULHQGO\¿OPVZLOO be shown during Pendleton Parks & Recreation’s Movies in the Park series. The free movies are each Saturday at dusk at Community Park Eastside, 1000 S.W. 37th St. A complete schedule can be viewed at www. pendletonparksandrec.com or by searching “Pendleton 3DUNV5HFUHDWLRQ´RQ Facebook. Concessions will be available for purchase. For more information, call 541-276-8100 or stop by WKHSDUNVRI¿FH7XWXLOOD Road. $GYLVRU\FRXQFLO WRGLVFXVV%+ transmission line MISSION — A continuing discussion on the Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line and how it may impact exiting historic trails is planned in Mission. A meeting of the Oregon Historic Trails Advisory Council is Sunday at 9 a.m. at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, located near Wildhorse Resort & Casino. Boise-based Idaho Power has proposed a 300-mile transmission line that will cross both farms and forest land between Boardman and Hemingway, Idaho. The council also will discuss potential damage to historic trails by a local natural gas power plant. For more information, call Jim Ford at 541-659- 3818. Music on the Lawn PENDLETON — Youths ages 8-12 are invited to participate in a jewelry- making class. Beads and Beyond provides an opportunity for participants to design and assemble their own wearable art, including knotted necklaces, friendship bracelets, or upcycled odds and ends. The class will get youths started on a couple of projects, teaching each process clearly so you’ll able to make more at home. Led by Erica Edwards, the session is Saturday, July 11 from 2-4 p.m. at Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St. The cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. There’s also a $5 materials fee. To register or for more information, call 541-278- 9201. &OD\VWXGLRRSHQWR families PENDLETON — A family art class is designed to assist families and people of all ages to explore art-making together. The Family Clay Studio will feature two hours of open-ended art exploration in clay. The event is offered Saturdays from noon to 2 p.m. July 11 through Aug. 1 at Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St. The cost is $15 for adults or $20 for an adult/child pair. It’s free for teens ages 13-18. The cost includes three pounds of clay, JOD]HDQG¿ULQJV$GGLWLRQDO clay may be purchased. The facilitator will answer questions, as well as offer advice and ideas when needed. People are encouraged to bring a friend, a kid, a parent and have fun making something in clay. For more information or to register, call 541-278-9201. ++6FODVVRI sets reunion HERMISTON — The Hermiston High School Class of 1980 is hosting its 35-year class reunion. The event is July 18-19 in Hermiston. Friday, July 18 features a 1980s theme night for socializing and bowling at Desert Lanes in Hermiston. Festivities begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19 includes a golf tournament at 8 a.m. at Big River Golf Course, Umatilla. The golf tournament costs $40 for 18 holes and a cart. For the non-duffers, a fun walk starts at 9 a.m. at Riverfront Park in Hermiston. The reunion ¿QDOHLVGLQQHUDQGGDQFLQJ at Stetson’s Steakhouse in Hermiston. The social hour begins at 6 p.m., a class photo is set for 6:30 p.m. and dinner begins at 7 p.m. with a choice of prime rib or chicken buffet. The registration deadline is Tuesday, July 7. The cost, excluding golf, is $40 per person or $20 without dinner. People can register at www. debbibaioa.com or checks can be mailed to Di Fordice, 29723 Minnehaha Road, Hermiston, OR 97838. FRIDAY, JUNE 26 Retro Ed SATURDAY, JUNE 27 Elwood 6:00-9:00 PM H AMLEY S TEAK H ouse & S aloon COURT & MAIN, PENDLETON • 541.278.1100 East Oregonian Page 3A BOARDMAN 0XOWLSOHGRJVIRXQGDEDQGRQHG By JONATHAN BACH East Oregonian Kristina Blake, Board- man’s animal control RI¿FHUQHHGHGWRJHWWRWKH River Lodge and Grill. A woman there said she had found a litter of puppies and a mother Chihuahua who had been abandoned. But about half a mile from the lodge, she spotted a stray Shih Tzu. She couldn’t just ignore it. But as Blake’s pickup pulled up, the Shih Tzu got spooked and bolted. After a brief chase, it made for the river, according to Blake. By the time she got hip-deep in the river, it had swum too far away to pursue without a boat. The dog paddled north through the Columbia River “like she was trying to swim to :DVKLQJWRQ´VDLG%ODNH Blake presumes it drowned. The Columbia yawns wide between shores near Sailboard Beach. “There was nothing I FRXOGGRWRVDYHWKDWGRJ´ she said. For Blake, 47, who has only worked with animal control in Boardman since April, being unable to save the small dog was “trauma- WL]LQJ´ But she still had to get Staff photo by Jonathan Bach Abandoned puppies Dixie and Pebbles sit at a house that is part of the Fuzz Ball Animal Rescue network in Hermiston. The two puppies were reportedly aban- doned on June 17 in Boardman. to the deserted pups at the lodge, which she found with sunburned bellies and paws, FRYHUHGZLWKWLFNVÀHDVDQG worms. The next day, June 18, she heard a report of another stray and on Monday it was successfully trapped near the beach. It was a toy poodle, with one eye swollen shut from a prickly weed. Because of their proximity, Blake believes all six dogs — the three puppies, the poodle, the Shih Tzu and the Chihuahua — were abandoned by the same owner. Animal abandonment is a Class B misdemeanor, according to Oregon law. “I don’t want (Sail- board Beach) to become D GXPSLQJ JURXQG´ IRU unwanted animals, she said. There are options for those who do not want their pets anymore. “All of these dogs could have been placed very quickly if they had called a UHVFXH RU FDOOHG PH´ VDLG Blake. Two of the puppies are now with Fuzz Ball Animal Rescue, a volunteer-run rescue network in Herm- iston. Fuzz Ball has no RI¿FLDO ORFDWLRQ UDWKHU LW¶V made up of people willing to take in animals in need. Robin Barker, 50, of Fuzz Ball said the two puppies in her care were named Dixie and Pebbles. They scampered Thursday around WKHÀRRURIKHUKRXVHZKLFK is home to other abandoned animals as well. Barker said Fuzz Ball is always looking for foster parents for deserted animals. Blake urges community members who may know the dogs’ former owners to contact Boardman Animal Control at 541-571-0268. ——— Contact Jonathan Bach at jbach@eastoregonian. com or 541-966-0809. MILTON-FREEWATER United Methodist Church sets up cooling center Wesley United Meth- odist Church will open its With outdoor tempera- air-conditioned fellowship tures predicted to climb into hall doors at 816 S. Main St. triple digits this weekend, from 1-7 p.m. on Sunday, 2UHJRQ KHDOWK RI¿FLDOV the day temperatures in have issued a public health an expected heat wave are to be at their highest. warning. And a Milton-Freewater Activities for children and church has issued an invita- beverages will be on hand; tion to residents in need of food will be served 4-6 p.m. The cooling center heat relief to its impromptu idea began growing as cooling center. Union-Bulletin organizers of the church’s monthly free dinner began reconsidering a plan to KDYH -XQH¶V ³2SHQ 7DEOH´ event at Yantis Park on Sunday, forecast to reach 106 degrees. “I simply started thinking realistically Wednesday morning. And then I started thinking of the elderly folks without air conditioning, and the folks living in tin PRELOH KRPHV KHUH´ VDLG the Rev. Tillie MakePeace. Current weather data forecasts a spell of blistering heat over 100 degrees by 1 p.m. every day. “And if you have high blood pressure, those temperatures can disable \RX´0DNH3HDFHVDLG The cooling center is open to all, but no animals will be permitted. TIKI: Spends winters searching for gold in Mexico Continued from 1A Jacobs, 12, interactions with Santos are part of the appeal of the stand. ³7KHJX\WKHUHLVDZHVRPH´.DGHQ VDLG³+HMRNHVZLWKHYHU\RQH´ Santos said he enjoys the interac- tions with the kids. “The little ones tell me, ‘This is the EHVWVKDYHGLFHLQ+HUPLVWRQ¶´KHVDLG Santos and his wife Inez Hernandez Santos run the Tiki Hut as part of an agreement with the city — they get to run their business on city property and in return they act as custodians of the spray park. They unlock the fence around the park every morning and then pick up all the garbage and lock the gate again before they head home. Santos also keeps a watchful eye on the park from the small hut, looking out for vandals or maintenance problems. ³/LWWOHWKLQJV,FDQ¿[EXWLIQRW, Staff photo by E.J. Harris KDYHWRFDOOWKHFLW\´6DQWRVVDLG He and his wife also have a portable Felipe Santos helps a customer with a shaved ice on Thursday at the Tiki shaved ice operation that can be hired Hut at Butte Park in Hermiston. This is the third year Santos has owned and operated the Tiki Hut. out for parties during the summer. Santos said working in the shaved Shaved ice can help people stay drinks frequently. Proper hydration, ice business for about six months out hydrated, but with temperatures DVZHOODVVXQVFUHHQKDWVORRVH¿W- of the year allows him to pursue one of expected to hit up to 110 degrees ting clothing, taking frequent breaks his passions during the winter. When he this weekend it will take more than a and avoiding alcohol and caffeine closes up shop he heads to Mexico to cool treat to stay safe in the heat. The can help prevent heat stroke. search for gold. following tips can help: 4) Know the signs of heat stroke He hasn’t struck it rich yet but that 1) Don’t make your air condi- and heat exhaustion, the risk of hasn’t dampened his optimism. tioner work any harder than it has which climb dramatically when the “If next year you don’t see me here, WR5HSODFHWKH¿OWHUPRYHIXUQLWXUH weather is above 90 degrees. Signs LW¶VEHFDXVH,DOUHDG\IRXQGLW´KHVDLG away from vents, clear leaves and include high body temperatures, In the meantime he contents himself debris from around the outdoor unit nausea, headaches, disorientation, with passing his summer days inside the and close your blinds during the vomiting and seizures. Use cool Tiki Hut, relaxing in the air conditioned afternoon. baths and ice packs placed on the space during slow times and feeding 2) Take care of your pets. Keep neck, back and armpits to cool the shoe box-sized ice blocks into the ice their water bowls full, make sure person down immediately and seek shaving machine when business picks they have shade if they have to spend medical attention. up on hot afternoons. time outside and do not leave them 5) Check on friends and The Tiki Hut is open 11 a.m. to 8 in the car under any circumstances. neighbors who may be vulnerable p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 3) Take plenty of water wherever to the extreme heat, especially those a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. It you go and remind children to take without air conditioning. also sells snack food, water, soda and packaged ice cream treats. Spaghetti Feed & Raffle Fundraiser for Doug Marquardt Sunday, June 28 th 4:00 - 7:00 pm Eagles Lodge $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for children 12 & under Family $25.00 Need volunteers to help with dinner and donations for the Raffle or food items. Contact Stacey Beaver 541-969-7110
