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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.
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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
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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
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its work on reviewing this
case and making recommen-
dations. Givens explained the
situation involves how the
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to the Navy’s bombing
range in Morrow County
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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
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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
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Horneck, who died from a
be the auctioneer for a variety
heart attack in September 2014,
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scientist at the Oregon State
“The whole purpose behind
University
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this is to see if we can’t get
tural Research and Extension
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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
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Horneck Memorial Scholarship Fund farmers and people in agriculture and
agribusiness that are indebted to this guy
through the OSU Foundation.
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Horneck’s wife, Vicki, said she was
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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.
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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
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Banner Bank.
Other donation levels are available,
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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
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people don’t know that much about it. It
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many of them out there.”
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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-
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and classical music used in
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and musicals. The San
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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ordinance sent to
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in compliance with state
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The city of Hermiston was legalized in Oregon
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notices to commercial 91, it is currently still illegal
property owners about at the federal level.
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the effects of a proposed
ordinance banning all Umatilla County voters as
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activity within city limits.
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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
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your property values.”
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to grow, process or sell October 14 at city hall,
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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
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More West Nile virus found in test sites
MORROW COUNTY — Three more Morrow County
mosquito pools have tested positive for West Nile virus.
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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.
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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
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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.
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