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Page 2A WEATHER East Oregonian TODAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Sunshine; windy this afternoon Sunny, breezy and not as warm Sunny and beautiful 88° 58° 79° 51° REGIONAL CITIES Forecast SUNDAY MONDAY Sunny Times of clouds and sun Today PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 83° 51° 91° 63° 90° 57° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 89° 61° 83° 49° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 93° 87° 109° (1897) 60° 57° 37° (1916) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.00" Trace 0.26" 5.00" 7.96" 8.21" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday Corvallis 81/52 LOW 96° 87° 106° (1967) 56° 57° 42° (1973) 0.00" Trace 0.12" 3.25" 4.85" 6.04" SUN AND MOON Aug 22 Aug 29 6:01 a.m. 7:55 p.m. 11:57 a.m. 10:43 p.m. Last New Sep 5 Sep 12 John Day 88/53 Ontario 96/60 Bend 84/47 Burns 89/44 Caldwell 93/58 Medford 94/58 PRECIPITATION Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today First Full Albany 81/52 Eugene 82/52 HIGH 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 92° 56° Spokane Wenatchee 85/57 89/64 Tacoma Moses 72/55 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 91/58 84/52 67/56 71/53 93/55 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 71/58 89/62 Lewiston 91/60 Astoria 93/62 70/56 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 78/59 Pendleton 85/48 The Dalles 89/61 88/58 84/61 La Grande Salem 88/53 80/54 TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records 94° 60° Seattle 72/58 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 87° 51° Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Eastern Washington: Mostly sunny today; extreme fi re danger. Mainly clear tonight. Cascades: Not as warm today; plenty of sunshine; however, some clouds across the north. Northern California: Low clouds followed by sunshine at the coast today; plenty of sunshine elsewhere. Hi 90 91 92 73 77 69 75 80 86 68 83 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 2I¿FHKRXUV0RQGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\DPWRSP &ORVHGPDMRUKROLGD\V www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ (DVW2UHJRQLDQ(USPS 164-980)LVSXEOLVKHGGDLO\H[FHSW6XQGD\0RQGD\ DQG'HFE\WKH(20HGLD*URXS6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25 3HULRGLFDOVSRVWDJHSDLGDW3HQGOHWRQ25Postmaster:VHQGDGGUHVVFKDQJHVWR (DVW2UHJRQLDQ6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25 Lo 52 37 41 56 38 43 48 50 49 45 44 41 34 55 48 51 54 48 51 56 38 53 50 40 54 56 49 W pc s s pc s s pc s s s s s s s pc s s s s pc s pc s s pc s s Lo 67 83 69 61 56 47 59 64 71 50 76 W s t s pc t s s s c s sh Hi 90 95 89 74 73 72 84 83 84 72 87 Fri. 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Earlier this year, Hayes ¿OHGDODZVXLWVHHNLQJWREORFNWKHUHOHDVHVD\LQJVKHZDVQRW DSXEOLFRI¿FLDOVXEMHFWWRWKHVWDWH¶VRSHQUHFRUGVODZ Under Prall’s order, court staff will review the records and ÀDJHPDLOVWKDWDUHVXEMHFWWRWKH2UHJRQLDQ¶VSXEOLFUHFRUGV request. Kitzhaber resigned in February amid allegations that Hayes did private consulting work for organizations seeking WRLQÀXHQFHVWDWHSROLFLHV 2UHJRQKHDOWKRI¿FLDOVUHOHDVHGUDIW UHFUHDWLRQDOPDULMXDQDUXOHV 3257/$1'$3²2UHJRQSXEOLFKHDOWKRI¿FLDOVKDYH released draft rules for medical marijuana dispensaries selling legal recreational pot. The Oregon Health Authority’s rules limit the type of marijuana products sold as of October 1 to seeds, dried leaves DQGÀRZHUVDQGSODQWVWKDWDUHQRWÀRZHULQJ$VH[SHFWHG edibles won’t be sold to recreational users at medical mari- juana dispensaries. The products can be purchased in limited quantities, LQFOXGLQJXSWRRQHTXDUWHURXQFHRIPDULMXDQDÀRZHUVRU leaves per day. Only adults age 21 and older will be able to enter the dispensaries, which will verify age via a state or federally issued ID. Each purchase will be recorded. Lawmakers passed legislation to temporarily allow recreational sales at medical dispensaries because full retail marijuana sales are not to begin until late in 2016. Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. “ Summer Days & Country Ways” Morrow County Fair August 19 th – 23 rd Thursday 20th Exotic Animals & Kid Zone 9:00 Livestock Confirmation 10:00 Old Time Fiddlers 2:00 BENNY THE BEAVER 3:00 Ice Cream Social 3:00 Talent Show 6:00 Murray’s Wine Tasting: Live Music 6:00 OTPR NPRA Slack Friday 21st Exotic Animals & Kid Zone 9:00 Showmanship sheep & swine 1:00 Showmanship beef 3:30 Master Showmanship 8:30 Youth Dance sponsored by 4-H 7:00 OTPR/NPRA Performance 10:00 Live Music: Michele Drey & Branded Saturday 22nd Exotic Animals & Kid Zone 10:00 Parade 12:00 Buyers Lunch 1:15 FFA Awards 2:00 Youth Livestock Auction 7:00 OTPR/NPRA Performance 10:00 Live Music: Michele Drey & Branded 1:15 Sunday 23rd Morrow County Rodeo ADMISSION Fair: Adults $3.00 • 6-12 $1.00 Rodeo: Adults $10 • 7-12 $7 THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS
