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REGION Wednesday, July 15, 2015 East Oregonian Page 3A HERMISTON Former teacher buys student-built home Construction to begin on second home in several weeks By SEAN HART East Oregonian A former Hermiston HGXFDWRULVVHWWREHWKH¿UVW to turn the key on the inau- gural student-built home in Hermiston. Hermiston School District deputy superinten- dent Wade Smith announced Tim and Linda Turner placed the high bid of $330,033 for the Columbia Basin Student Homebuilder Program’s ¿UVW KRPH DW 0RQGD\¶V school board meeting. The Turners’ bid was well above the $268,500 reserve price. Smith said Tim Turner, a former teacher for the district, had been excited to try to purchase the 2,050-square-foot home at 895 W. Angus Court. “He and his wife have been stopping by the house consistently for the last three or four months.” Smith said. “It’s kind of neat to see him be the successful bidder.” Smith said the district is still working with the 7XUQHUV WR ¿QDOL]H WKH sale, but plans for the second student-built home were submitted to the city building department 0RQGD\ PRUQLQJ 6PLWK said foundation work on the second home should begin in several weeks and by the beginning of the school year the students will probably be framing the walls. In the program’s second year, Smith said more core students will be involved and will spend more time at the site each day. Roughly 75 to 100 students, including those taking horticulture and shop classes, participated LQ VRPH DVSHFWV RI WKH ¿UVW home. But 12 core students spent the most time at the site, a number that will likely be increased to 17 this year, he said. Instead of a two-hour time period at the site each day, he said the students will also be able to spend up to three and a half hours a day working on the home. “We wanted to start with a smaller group of students, more of an intimate group, so we could make sure we had a good understanding of what we’re getting ourselves LQWRWKH¿UVW\HDU´KHVDLG 6PLWK VDLG WKH ¿UVW year of the program was ³DPD]LQJO\ VXFFHVVIXO´ He said the Oregon School Boards Association has even invited the district to present information about the program as a model for other districts to replicate at the annual convention in November. BRIEFLY Council sends proposed zoning rules back to commission 80$7,//$²$IWHU two months of considering a proposed overhaul of 8PDWLOOD¶VFRPPHUFLDO]RQH rules, the city council sent the planning commission back to the drawing board 0RQGD\ The planning commission began writing a comprehensive set of regulations in October 2014, creating two new types of commercial ]RQHVDQGGHWDLOLQJZKLFK categories of businesses are allowed in each commercial ]RQHDIWHUFLWL]HQVSXVKHG the city to do something about the proliferation of adults-only businesses downtown. %XW&LW\0DQDJHU%RE Ward said some city coun- cilors voiced the opinion that Umatilla had a repu- tation for being unfriendly to businesses and that new, more stringent commercial ]RQHUXOHVZRXOGUHLQIRUFH that negative image. &RXQFLORU0HO5D\PDGH a motion to remand the rules back to the planning commission for revision during a special city council PHHWLQJ0RQGD\7KH motion passed 3-2. “I believe the intent is for the council and planning commission to sit down at some point in the future to discuss the vision and purpose,” Ward said. The council also passed a resolution extending the city’s moratorium on new adult businesses, which was set to run out Tuesday, for another 110 days. “There is a lot of work cut out for both the council and the planning commis- sion and I don’t think this is something that will be resolved quickly,” said Ward, about moratoriums on both adult businesses and marijuana dispensaries. 15-year-old arrested for armed robbery of 7-Eleven +(50,6721² Hermiston police arrested a 15-year-old early Tuesday on suspicions he robbed a convenience store at gunpoint. Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston in a written VWDWHPHQWUHSRUWHGRI¿FHUV at 12:24 a.m. responded to 7-Eleven, 775 S. Highway 395, on a report that an armed robbery just occurred. Hermiston police, DORQJZLWKRI¿FHUVIURP QHLJKERULQJ6WDQ¿HOGDQG Umatilla police and the Umatilla County Sheriff’s 2I¿FHVHDUFKHGWKHDUHDIRU the suspect — a younger, darker-complexion male wearing a purple and yellow basketball jersey, with a bandanna, black T-shirt and carrying a black bag with an unknown amount of money. About an hour into the investigation, Hermiston police Capt. Darryl Johnson saw a teenage boy matching the description in the area of East Jennie Avenue and Northeast Third Street. ³7KHPDOHÀHGRQIRRW but was eventually caught,” according to Edmiston. 2I¿FHUVGHWDLQHGWKH WHHQDQGVHL]HGDEODFN Wells Fargo bag with money police believed to be from the crime, Edmiston reported, along with a loaded handgun. Edmiston also said Hermiston detectives questioned the teen before booking him with the county’s juvenile department in Pendleton. ——— Briefs are compiled from staff and wire reports, and press releases. Email press releases to news@ eastoregonian.com Photo contributed by Angelika Dietrich Chief Joseph Days kicks off July 21 and runs through Saturday, July 25 in Joseph. Chief Joseph Days celebrates 70 years of Western heritage ters to serve on the court. Kilgore follows cousins It’s been 70 years since 3DLJH %DLOH\ TXHHQ Harley Tucker started the and Kylie Willis (queen Chief Joseph Days Rodeo ²DOVRWKHLUPRWKHUV on the east moraine above all served on the rodeo court, as did their grand- Wallowa Lake. A local stock contractor, mother, Darlene Tucker Tucker started the local Turner. Kilgore’s court event that attracted area LQFOXGHV SULQFHVVHV 0DUOL ranchers who came to 7UDF\0DOORU\ DQG -HVVH show their skills in riding, Ellen Woodhead. For the full Chief Joseph roping, and other contests WKDW UHÀHFWHG WKH OLIH RI D Days experience, plan on working cowboy. Today, arriving Tuesday, July 21 Chief Joseph Days draws for the 1:30 p.m. Bucking top cowboys from around Horse Stampede down the country, competing -RVHSK¶V 0DLQ 6WUHHW 7KH in hopes of winning their event kicks off the week’s way to the National Finals festivities. During rodeo perfor- Rodeo. RUJDQL]HUV ,Q D ¿WWLQJ WULEXWH WR PDQFHV Tucker, who died at the age encourage visitors to sit of 57 of a heart attack, the on the north side of the queen for the 70th annual +DUOH\ 7XFNHU 0HPRULDO Chief Joseph Days is Addie Arena. The seats feature Kilgore, the last of the WKH :DOORZD 0RXQWDLQV Tucker great-granddaugh- as a stunning backdrop. East Oregonian Rodeo action runs nightly Wednesday, July 22 through Saturday, July 25 at 7 p.m. Rodeo tickets for Wednesday are $14 (free IRU DJHV DQG XQGHU Thursday, $14 each; Friday, $17 for covered reserve or $15 for general admission; and Saturday are $20 and $17. 7KH IDVW À\LQJ 7XFN- erettes open each rodeo performance, and six-time comedy act of the year winner The Wild Child thrills audiences with death-defying motorcycle stunts and pyrotechnics. The Wednesday perfor- mance is family night. In addition to top cowboys, it features little buckaroos and high school bull riders just starting their careers. Thursday is Tough Enough to Wear Pink, so don pink duds and help support cancer screenings. The action keeps building with Friday and Saturday night performances. Afterwards, people can walk to the adjacent Thunder Room to enjoy music and dancing. During the day, visitors are encouraged to stroll GRZQ 0DLQ 6WUHHW¶V VKRSV and boutiques. In addition YHQGRUV¿OOWKHVWUHHWVZLWK specialty western gear, American Indian jewelry and crafts, as well as corn dogs, curly fries and kettle corn. On Friday morning, 0DLQ 6WUHHW FRPHV DOLYH at 10 a.m. with the Kiddie Parade, for entrants age 12 and younger. The Chief Joseph Days Grand Parade is Saturday at 10 a.m. For more information, a full schedule of events or to purchase rodeo tickets, visit www.chiefjosephdays.com. Tribes buy property at Lookingglass Creek Goal to protect QDWLYH¿VKZLOGOLIH By GEORGE PLAVEN East Oregonian After showing years of interest in the property, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation bought 666 acres in Union County that includes two miles of Lookingglass Creek. The tribes paid $1.764 million for the land on June 1, which will be reimbursed from the Bonneville Power Administration through the 2008 Fish Accords. Kelly George, land acquisition coordinator for the CTUIR, said the area will be managed by the tribes’ Department of Natural Resources for the protection RI QDWLYH ¿VK DQG ZLOGOLIH habitat. Lookingglass Creek is home to spring chinook, summer steelhead and bull trout as its focal species. “The water is cold, clean and clear,” George said. “A key point in this acquisition ZDV WR SUHVHUYH WKH ¿VK habitat in Lookingglass Creek.” The tribes have been interested in buying the property from the Nielsen Photo contributed by Kelly George The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation recently purchased 666 acres of land that includes two miles of Lookingglass Creek in Union County. “It is truly a pristine property, rich with natural resources.” — Kelly George, land acquisition coordinator for the CTUIR Gifting Trust for more than ¿YH\HDUV*HRUJHVDLG7KH property, located north of Elgin on Palmer Junction Road, will remain locked and access limited to tribal members. “It is truly a pristine property, rich with natural resources,” she said. “Having visited the prop- erty myself, I believed this ODQG VKRXOG EH IRU RXU people.” The tribes are working to develop a management plan for the property, which LQFOXGHV VL[ SRQGV DQG ¿YH cabins. 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