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REGION Wednesday, September 23, 2015 East Oregonian Umatilla Co. rejects wind farm plan By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian Umatilla County Board of Commissioners took a stand against a wind farm, concerned the development would harm farmland. d Wheatridge Wind Energy d LLC seeks to build a 500 megawatt, 292-turbine wind farm in Morrow County d and on a section of Umatilla County. But the company’s preliminary application to d the Oregon Department of Energy and its Energy f Facility Siting Council does address where it would not install transmission lines. r That violates Umatilla County planning requirements. Commissioner Larry Givens said at the board’s meeting last week the trans- mission lines would have negative effects on irrigated farmlands in Umatilla County. The board voted 3-0 against the application and found Wheatridge failed “to provide adequate evidence to comply with Umatilla County and state of Oregon standards” and the “applica- tion does not comply with relevant state law standards and should be denied.” The adoption of the ¿QGLQJVFDPHDIWHUWKHERDUG RQ6HSWUHMHFWHGWKHDSSOL- cation for the same reasons. Givens and Commissioner Bill Elfering at that meeting were critical of the compa- ny’s application for being vague about where it would install the lines. Elfering said the company did not even specify where it would place substations and needs to show where those lines would go. The county last Wednesday also voted to pay WR .HOOLQJWRQ /DZ Group of Lake Oswego for its work on reviewing this case and making recommen- dations. Givens explained the situation involves how the :KHDWULGJH SURMHFW UHODWHV to the Navy’s bombing range in Morrow County and to the Boardman to +HPLQJZD\ SURMHFW WKH kilovolt electric transmission line that would run from a substation near Boardman to the Hemingway substation near Melba, Idaho. Due to the complexity, he said, county planning director Tamra Mabbott and county counsel Doug Olsen suggested outside assistance. Mabbott told the commis- sioners the county is seeking reimbursement for the lawyer fees from the Oregon Depart- ment of Energy. The county DOVRQRWL¿HGWKHVWDWHDJHQF\ and the siting counsel about opposing the Wheatridge application. HERMISTON Race, banquet keep Horneck’s memory alive $30,000 or so to make it to the $100,000 mark. If we had $100,000, it means $4,000 or $5,000 (each year).” Lions Club member Charlie Clupny Two events are planned Saturday to t remember Don Horneck and raise money said Horneck was an active member, and for a memorial scholarship created in his the club wanted to honor his work in the community. He said many other volun- honor. A 5K fun run and walk at Riverfront teers outside the club have stepped up to help as well. Hermiston High Park starts the day at 9 a.m., and School Principal Tom Spoo DEDQTXHWDQGDXFWLRQDWSP will be cooking the meat at at the Hermiston Conference the banquet, and Ford Bonney &HQWHUZLOO¿QLVKWKHIHVWLYLWLHV from Hale’s Restaurant will Horneck, who died from a be the auctioneer for a variety heart attack in September 2014, t was an agronomist and soil of donated items. All proceeds EHQH¿WWKHVFKRODUVKLSIXQG scientist at the Oregon State “The whole purpose behind University Hermiston Agricul- this is to see if we can’t get tural Research and Extension W Center for 15 years and was another Don Horneck (through the scholarships) because he a member of the local Lions Horneck was known all over the world,” Club. Both organizations have teamed up to honor their former member Clupny said. “He’s worked all over the a ZLWK WKHVH HYHQWV EHQH¿WLQJ WKH 'RQ world out of little Hermiston, so there’s Horneck Memorial Scholarship Fund farmers and people in agriculture and agribusiness that are indebted to this guy through the OSU Foundation. t HAREC Director Phil Hamm said the for the work that he did his whole life.” N endowed scholarship fund currently has Horneck’s wife, Vicki, said she was DERXW DQG WKH LQWHUHVW HDUQHG looking forward to the events. She said from the fund will provide annual schol- her son was traveling from Brazil and a daughter was traveling from Atlanta to arships for OSU agronomy students. “What we’re hoping to do here is to attend, along with another daughter who make that endowed scholarship more lives in the area. t valuable than it is today,” he said. “It Vicki Horneck said it has been a would be great if we could raise another GLI¿FXOW \HDU EXW VXSSRUW IURP IULHQGV By SEAN HART East Oregonian Saturday schedule • Registration for the Don Horneck Memorial Scholarship 5K Run/Walk on the Oxbow Trail begins at 7:30 a.m. at Riverfront Park, and the run/walk be- gins at 9 a.m. Basic registration costs $20 and can also be completed online at active.com. • The Don Horneck Memorial Ban- quet & Auction begins with a social hour at 6 p.m. at the Hermiston Con- ference Center. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., followed by live and silent auctions. Tickets cost $35 and are avail- able at the Hermiston Chamber of Com- merce, Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston Agricultural Research and ([WHQVLRQ&HQWHU.XKQ/DZ2I¿FHDQG Banner Bank. Other donation levels are available, ZKLFKSURYLGHGLIIHUHQWEHQH¿WVIRUERWK events. For more information, contact Charlie Clupny, 541-720-4130. has helped her through. She thanked everyone who helped establish and contributed to the scholarship fund and everyone who helped organize these events. “I think the scholarship is great,” she said. “I think it’s something that Don would really appreciate. Agronomy is DQH[WUHPHO\LPSRUWDQW¿HOGDQGDORWRI people don’t know that much about it. It LVMXVWDZLGHRSHQ¿HOGDQGHDV\WRJHW DMREULJKWQRZEHFDXVHWKHUHDUHQ¶WWKDW many of them out there.” HERMISTON d Desert Arts season opens with Sounds of the Cinema By TAMMY MALGESINI East Oregonian People will have an oppor- tunity to walk down memory lane as Presidio Brass pres- ents Sounds of the Cinema. Celebrating the world of Hollywood, the group combines a brass quintet, piano and percussion instru- PHQWV DV LW SUHVHQWV MD]] and classical music used in PRYLHV ¿OP VRXQGWUDFNV and musicals. The San Diego-based group opens WKH 'HVHUW $UWV Council season Saturday in the Hermiston High School DXGLWRULXP 6 )LUVW 6W Tickets are $40 for adults and $22.50 for students. Tickets bought in advance are discounted by $5. People will hear recog- nizable songs that evoke memories, said Mary Corp, past president of Desert Arts Council. ³7KH\ DUH JRLQJ WR HQMR\ hearing some of their favorite songs in new arrangements,” Corp said. “It’s very high energy.” Phyllis Shovelski, Desert Arts president, said the unique sound of Presidio Brass captivates audiences. People in attendance, she said, will be tapping their toes and cheering for more. “Expect a big dose of humor with blazing virtu- osity, sensitive moments and ¿UVWFODVVHQWHUWDLQPHQW´VKH added. While in town, the group will present a master’s class with the Hermiston High School band. Last season, an a cappella group did something similar with the school’s choir, Corp said. “It allows them to spend time with people that are tops in their instrument with the music industry,” Corp said. “They can have a better vision of the possibilities if they practice or really commit to their instrument.” Corp, Shovelski and the rest of the Desert Arts Council are excited about the VHDVRQ 8SFRPLQJ shows include Second City Comedy Tour, Dancing with the Hermiston Stars, A Temp- tations Revue and the Eastern Oregon Arts Festival. The latest crop of impro- visational greats from Second City will present Holidazed & Confused Wednesday, Desert Arts 2015-16 season Presidio Brass •Saturday, Sept. 26 Second City Comedy Tour •Wednesday, Dec. 3 Dancing with the Hermiston Stars •Saturday, Jan. 9 A Temptations Revue •Friday, Feb. 12 Dec. 3. The boisterous revue promises to have people laughing through the holiday season. The third installment of Hermiston stars will dance their way across the stage, while raising money for their favorite charities. The popular event is Saturday, Jan. 9. Former lead singer of the Temptations brings unfor- gettable Motown hits and choreographed dance steps to Hermiston. With songs like “My Girl’ and “Sugar Pie Honey Bunch,” it provides a perfect prelude to Valentine’s Day. The performance is Friday, Feb. 12. Closing out the season is the 12th arts Festival May LQGRZQWRZQ+HUPLVWRQ It features regional artists, as well as music, festival food and kids’ activities. “Desert Arts season will amaze you with quality and professional level of perfor- mance and presentations,” Shovelski said. Ticket packages or single show tickets can be purchased at www.desertartscouncil. com. In addition, people can buy Presidio Brass tickets at the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, 415 S. Highway 395, or Hermiston Parks and Recreation, 180 N.E. Second St. For more information, visit www.desertartscouncil. com, www.facebook.com/ GHVHUWDUWV RU FDOO 1800. Page 3A HERMISTON 1RWLFHRQPDULMXDQD ordinance sent to property owners in compliance with state RU IHGHUDO ODZV 0DULMXDQD The city of Hermiston was legalized in Oregon KDVPDLOHGPRUHWKDQ last year through Measure notices to commercial 91, it is currently still illegal property owners about at the federal level. “Hermiston voters, and the effects of a proposed ordinance banning all Umatilla County voters as FRPPHUFLDO PDULMXDQD a whole, opposed Measure E\ SHUFHQW´ FLW\ activity within city limits. The legal notice, manager Byron Smith said required as part of the in the news release. “The process to change Hermis- proposed ban therefore uses ton’s land use codes, states the allowances in Measure that the ban “may affect 91 to strengthen our existing PDULMXDQDSURKLELWLRQV´ your property values.” The planning commis- A news release from the FLW\FODUL¿HGWKDWWKHHIIHFW sion will hold a public if any, would come from hearing on the proposed no longer being allowed RUGLQDQFH DW SP RQ to grow, process or sell October 14 at city hall, and city council will hold a PDULMXDQDRQWKHSURSHUW\ During its Aug. 24 public hearing on the issue meeting the city council DWSPRQ2FWREHUDW directed staff to begin the city hall. The full notice to process to update Herm- property owners is avail- iston’s codes for all zones able at www.hermiston. to outlaw any land use not or.us. East Oregonian BRIEFLY More West Nile virus found in test sites MORROW COUNTY — Three more Morrow County mosquito pools have tested positive for West Nile virus. $FFRUGLQJWRVWDWHSXEOLFKHDOWKRI¿FLDOVWKHPRVTXLWRHV were collected Sept. 14 and 15 near Irrigon and Boardman. Seven other pools tested positive in August and early September. Emilio DeBess, public health veterinarian, says simple precautions can prevent the spread of West Nile virus. DeBess suggests eliminating sources of standing water such as bird baths, ornamental ponds, old tires and buckets. Other precautions include wearing long-sleeved shirts and making sure screen doors and windows are in good repair. Eighty percent of humans infected with the virus have no symptoms. Twenty percent have mild symptoms such as fever, headache and nausea. The most severe symptoms include convulsions and disorientation. Love Run revs up for Salvation Army PENDLETON — A motorcycle run and breakfast will help raise money for programs at The Salvation Army. The Love Run breakfast is Saturday from 8-9:30 a.m. at 150 S.E. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. It costs $3 per person. Registration for the no alcohol/no gambling bike run is at 9 a.m. and kickstands up at 10 a.m. The bike run is $20 per motorcycle and $5 for passengers. Prizes will be awarded for the best and worst hands. )RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQFDOOWKHRI¿FHDWRU 0HOLQGD'HQQLVDW Free class focuses on family history HERMISTON — People interested in learning more about searching their family tree and genealogy are invited to a free workshop. How to Index Historical Records is Saturday from 10-11 a.m. in the Family History Center at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 850 S.W. 11th St., Hermiston. The session is open to ages 12 and up. Those who attend can bring their own laptop, but it’s not required. The class will feature a presenter, an Internet demonstration and a time for questions and answers. For more information, contact Jeanette Byers at RUMHDQHWWHE\HUV#JPDLOFRP ——— Submit information to: community@eastoregonian.com or drop off to the attention of Tammy Malgesini at 333 E. Main St., Hermiston or Renee Struthers at 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton. Call 541-564-4539 or 541-966-0818 with questions. McKay Creek Estates presents: SAFETY Join us as we host a lecture series to increase safety awareness on fall prevention, common home injuries and provide solutions to keep you and your loved one safe! S FIRST SafetyMan says “Always be Safe to Ensure an Active & Independent Lifestyle” The Truth Behind Senior Moments - C O N C L U D E D TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 3:30 PM c c c D e s i g n Winner of the ONPA 2015 General Excellence Award P r i n t Q u a l i t y Staying Active to Prevent Falls A Staying active reduces your risk of a fall and improves your overall health and wellbeing. 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