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Page 10A OFF PAGE ONE East Oregonian Tribes gather at Wildhorse Pow Wow By JONATHAN BACH East Oregonian Cinema will be unaffected by the Pendleton Cinema sale. Humphrey said he’ll miss Following the closure the happy faces streaming of Pendleton Cinema, the RXWRIWKHWKHDWHUDIWHUD¿OP Round-Up City will be ends, but the long drive times without a movie theater for it took to oversee his theaters WKH¿UVWWLPHLQGHFDGHVWKH were taking a toll. nearest theater now being the After Destiny Theatres ¿YHVFUHHQ FLQHSOH[ DW WKH bought Pendleton Cinema Wildhorse Resort & Casino. in 1994, Humphrey said ,Q /RZHOO 6SLHVV he looked repeatedly into converted a former grocery upgrading the theater. Each store into a three-screen time, the plans didn’t pan out cinema, prompting the as economically feasible. shuttering of the Rivoli and “It would never be able to United Artist theaters. pay for itself,” he said. 7KH ¿UVW WKUHH PRYLHV Unlike Hermiston, which on the Pendleton Cinema EHQH¿WV IURP D ³YLEUDQW marquee were “Arthur,” economy” and a larger “Paternity,” and “The customer base, Humphrey Watcher in the Woods.” said Pendleton simply ——— doesn’t have enough people Contact Antonio Sierra at to support a movie theater. asierra@eastoregonian.com Humphrey said Hermiston or 541-966-0836. Staff photo by Kathy Aney World Champion Jingle Dancer Acosia Red Elk participates in an intertribal exhibition on Friday during the start of the 21st annual Wildhorse Pow Wow. IURP$UL]RQDWRVHOOWXUTXRLVHMHZHOU\DW the event. Vendors at the pow wow sell every- thing from cowboy hats to shortcake to T-shirts with American Indian themes. Norbert Anderson, from Vancouver, :DVKLQJWRQVDLGKHHQMR\HGWKHGDQFLQJ This was his third time to the pow wow. Staff photo by Kathy Aney Tribal dancers participate in the Grand Entry on Friday at the start of the 21st annual Wildhorse Pow Wow. He once stopped at Wildhorse for its casino and found himself attending the pow wow, he said. Elaine Richards, 74, looks out at the children on the lawn. “It’s really neat that even little children are carrying on the tradition,” she said. The ceremonial event runs from Friday to Sunday. FIRE: Destroyed two storage trailers, saved home Lightning strikes were UHVSRQVLEOH IRU ERWK ¿UHV coupled with intense heat and drought that has left the region essentially a tinderbox now into summer. /DQGV,QQZDV¿UVWLQOLQH to face the Sugarloaf Fire as it raced toward private property up Dick Creek 5RDG MXVW RXWVLGH WKH UXUDO community of Kimberly. Buce recalls how quickly WKHÀDPHVDWHXSJUDVVDQG MXQLSHU WUHHV ZKLOH EHDULQJ down on their own house and rental cabins. Without much time to act, Buce evacuated all guests at the inn while he stayed EHKLQG WR DVVLVW ¿UH¿JKWHUV responding from the Bureau of Land Management. They set up sprinklers in strategic locations and did back burning of dried grasses to protect structures. 7KH¿UHGLGGHVWUR\WZR storage trailers and charred every last acre Buce’s land to a blackened crisp, but with the help of the BLM they were able to save his home and business. “It was so close,” he said. “It happened so fast, and it was so big. You look back DQGMXVWZRQGHUKRZGLGLW not burn the house.” Aundrea Larson, her husband Chris, and two children were among those staying at Lands Inn when WKH ¿UH VWDUWHG7KH IDPLO\ along with Aundrea’s parents, are building a cabin farther up Dick Creek Road as an escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. /DUVRQVDLGWKH\KDGMXVW CINEMA: Nearest theater now is at Wildhorse Resort & Casino Continued from 1A ,W¶VWKHGUXPEHDWWKDWVWUXFN¿UVWDW the Wildhorse 21st Annual Pow Wow on Saturday. A steady but urgent pulse picked up over time as men sang a high-pitched chorus and hit the drum, which is meant to represent a heart beat, according to Ernestine Morning Owl, one of the pow wow’s coordinators. “If there were no drum, there would be no dancing,” said Morning Owl of the mutual dependence the two have in American Indian culture. Eagle feathers and vibrant garments ÀRZHGLQWKHKRWEUHH]HDVDQ\RQHIURP young children to old men danced around the resort’s south lawn. After each dance, the drummers alternated. Musicians came from across the United States and Canada to participate in the pow wow, according to Morning Owl. Leslie Nicholas, 25, from Maine, was one such drummer. He’s been part of a drum circle for 15 years and attributed a mentally healing quality to the music. He said he wished more people would try it out. It doesn’t matter if you’re black, white, Indian or otherwise, according to Nicholas. “Lots of power comes from that drum,” he said. “If people are feeling down, it uplifts them.” For one vendor, the drum group was a high point in the festival. “The drum makes you proud,” said ,UHQH<D]]LHZKRFDPHDOOWKHZD\ Continued from 1A Tuesday, July 7, 2015 ¿QLVKHG FRROLQJ RII LQ WKH John Day River and went to Dayville for ice cream when they saw smoke coming off Sugarloaf Mountain. “We got that sinking feeling,” she said. “We knew it was close. Unfortu- nately, our worst fears were FRQ¿UPHG´ Larson said they came back as quickly as they could up the winding dirt URDG ZLWK MXVW HQRXJK WLPH to gather their things and warn a few more neighbors. They spent the night in John Day, and didn’t sleep a wink. ³$W ¿UVW \RX¶UH MXVW worried about everybody’s place burning down,” she said. “We, really truly, had a lot less to lose. People up there have houses and FDELQV <RX MXVW IHHO IRU them.” The response from the neighbors was remarkable, Larson said. With extensive knowledge of the area, Buce was able to draw a map for ¿UH¿JKWHUV&UDLJ0HUNRUG who also lives nearby, stayed up all night doing burn backs and directing ¿UH¿JKWHUV A portion of the Sugar- loaf Fire also burned about 55 acres onto the John Day Fossil Beds National 0RQXPHQW 7KHQ MXVW D IHZGD\VODWHUDVHFRQG¿UH began in the park around the Blue Basin Overlook Trail which burned up fencing, part of a retaining wall and threatened an historic home. Several power poles were also damaged, knocking out power to the entire Sheep Rock Unit. 2012 NW Carden Ave. 541-276-1522 We’re Moving! St. Anthony Family Clinic Closed July 9th & 10th Opening Monday, July 13 th • 8 a.m. will be located at 3001 St. Anthony Way St. Anthony Hospital Medical Office Building 2801 St. Anthony Way Pendleton, OR 97801 541-966-0535 www.sahpendleton.org The Blue Basin Fire is under investigation as possibly human-caused. Mike Rubin, chief of facility management for the park, ¿JKWLQJ¿UHLQWKHSDUNFDQ be tricky because they try QRWWRXVHEXOOGR]HUVRU¿UH retardant that could damage fossils. Fire is fairly common at the park, he said, especially given the current drought conditions. “The big thing to keep in PLQGLVMXVWWRSD\DWWHQWLRQ WRWKH¿UHGDQJHUOHYHOVDQG plan accordingly,” Rubin said. With the Sugarloaf Fire now contained, the big emphasis is on Corner Creek Fire — by far the largest right now in Oregon. That EOD]HKDVDOUHDG\GHVWUR\HG one hunting cabin and crept up on local ranches. %ULDQ %DOORX ¿UH LQIRUPDWLRQ RI¿FHU ZLWK the Oregon Department RI )RUHVWU\ VDLG WKH ¿UH LV MXVW SHUFHQW FRQWDLQHG though conditions have improved which should help ¿UH¿JKWHUV “It’s sure looking a lot better now than it did last Friday,” Ballou said. Larson said the commu- nity is thankful for the hard ZRUN RI WKH ¿UH¿JKWHUV WR keep everyone safe. “I can guarantee you there was a lot of praying going on,” she said. “There were no lives lost and nobody’s home lost. We have a lot to be thankful for.” ——— Contact George Plaven at gplaven@eastoregonian. com or 541-564-4547. LEGISLATURE: Passed statewide requirement for paid sick leave Continued from 1A WR UHSHDO RI WKH MXVWHQDFWHG standard. Critics also raised questions about the assumed greenhouse-gas reductions in some of the alternatives proposed to the standard. :LWKQRGHDOLQWKHRI¿QJ the political ball will bounce back to the Portland City Council, which suspended its consideration of a street repair fee pending legislative discussion. Party lines Democrats were able to ÀH[ WKHLU PDMRULWLHV WR SDVV a statewide requirement for paid sick leave and a volun- tary retirement savings plan for workers without access to one. However, neither chamber advanced an increase in Oregon’s minimum wage, which at $9.25 per hour is the nation’s second highest state- wide rate only to Washing- ton’s $9.47. Advocates have taken steps toward qualifying a 2016 ballot measure setting a $15 rate by 2019. 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They can opt out within 21 days. ,WLVWKHQDWLRQ¶V¿UVWVXFK bill, advanced by Brown as secretary of state — and signed by Brown as one of her ¿UVWDFWVDVJRYHUQRU Brown will be up in 2016 for election to the remaining WZR\HDUVLQ.LW]KDEHU¶VWHUP Lawmakers will meet again in February for a session that is limited to 35 days.
