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REGION Wednesday, October 7, 2015 East Oregonian HERMISTON Local agencies connect to help others By TAMMY MALGESINI East Oregonian Employment, adult education information, haircuts, clothing, housing resources and dental and vision screenings are among the services people will be connected to during an event at the Hermiston Conference Center. Project Community Connect & Veterans Stand Down is Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Herm- iston Conference Center, 415 S. Highway 395. There is no charge for any of the services and each person will receive a hot meal during the event. More than 40 vendors will provide resources and services for those attending. Transportation can be provided for those in Milton-Freewater, Pend- leton, Umatilla, Irrigon DQG 6WDQ¿HOG WKURXJK WKH Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reserva- tion’s Kayak transportation on the Hermiston Hopper and Walla Walla Whistler. For schedule information, visit www.ctuir.org/trib- al-services/planning/kayak- public-transit. In addition, Morrow County residents can arrange a ride by calling Anita Pranger at 855-644- 4560. Coordinated by Commu- nity Action Program of East Central Oregon, the event helps connect people with resources and provides on-the-spot services for veterans, the homeless and EO file photo Judi Rae Rodriguez cuts Daniel Hurn’s hair during a Project Community Connect event in Pendleton. A similar event is planned to provide services for veterans and people who are homeless or at risk Wednesday at the Hermiston Conference Center. “The hope for having an event like this is for people in the community to get connected to resources.” — Maria Mendoza, case manager with CAPECO other at-risk individuals in WKHFRPPXQLW\,W¶VWKHVL[WK HYHQW RI LWV W\SH WKH ¿UVW time in Hermiston. Maria Mendoza, a case manager with CAPECO, said having the event in Hermiston provides a closer venue for people needing services in Morrow County. Mendoza said upwards of 200 people have participated in past Project Community Connect events. “The hope for having an event like this is for people in the community to get connected to resources,” Mendoza said. Volunteers are still needed for the event. People may work at the registration table, as an escort to assist in guiding people to locate the services they are looking for DQG WKH H[LW VWDWLRQ WR KDQG out toiletries and other items. To volunteer, contact Heidi Zeigler at 541-966-0908 or heidi.l.zeigler@state.or.us. For more information about the event, call Maria Mendoza at 541-289-7755 or Jennifer Richards at 800-752-1139. ——— Contact Community Editor Tammy Malgesini at tmalgesini@eastoregonian. com or 541-564-4539 Fire danger remains high for deer season (DVWHUQ2UHJRQUHPDLQVLQH[WUHPHGURXJKW *RII¿UHVWDIIRI¿FHURQWKH Umatilla National Forest. 5LÀH GHHU VHDVRQ EHJDQ “This will help a great deal over the weekend, and forest in preventing unwanted managers are reminding ZLOG¿UHVDQGH[SRVLQJIRONV KXQWHUV WKH ¿UH GDQJHU to unnecessary hazards.” As of Sept. 29, all of remains high throughout northeast Oregon and south- Eastern Oregon remains in H[WUHPH GURXJKW DFFRUGLQJ east Washington. Fire season usually to the U.S. Drought winds down by Oct. 1, 0RQLWRU 6HDVRQDO FDPS¿UH though warm, dry weather restrictions will remain in continues to linger in the effect on the Umatilla and area, leaving forest fuels Wallowa-Whitman national forests through the end of primed to burn. “Hunters and other the month. Regulated use closures recreationists are asked to HQVXUH WKDW ¿UH LV FRQWDLQHG are also in effect on land by following the seasonal managed by the Oregon restrictions,” said Brian Department of Forestry. East Oregonian Joe Hessel, unit forester for the ODF Northeast Oregon District, said the closures — which limit chainsaws, smoking and off-road vehicle travel — will remain until the woods get some substantial moisture. “At this point, protecting natural resources as well as WKHSXEOLFDQGWKH¿UH¿JKWHUV are our main priorities,” Hessel said. Deer hunters should do their homework before KHDGLQJ RXW LQWR WKH ¿HOG RI¿FLDOV VDLG 6RPH DUHDV remain closed around the still-active Grizzly Bear &RPSOH[ ZLOG¿UH LQ WKH Wenaha-Tucannon Wilder- ness, including north of Forest Service Road 62, east of Sawtooth Trail and south of TeePee Trail. &DPS¿UHV RQ )RUHVW Service land must be within ¿UH SLWV VXUURXQGHG E\ GLUW rock and commercial rings LQDQDUHDZKHUHWKHÀDPHV won’t easily spread. Fires must be attended at all times, and campers are required to have a shovel and one gallon of water with them at their campsite. For more information, contact the Umatilla National Forest at 541-278-3716; the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest at 541-523-6391; or visit the Blue Mountain Dispatch website at www. bmidc.org. HERMISTON Police chief provides details on big ag theft case By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian Hermiston police Chief Jason Edmiston said old-fashioned police work and modern technology led to Friday’s arrest of a man IRU VWHDOLQJ DQ H[SHQVLYH generator from a local agri- culture business. The statements clarify a narrative the Umatilla &RXQW\ 6KHULII¶V 2I¿FH released Monday, including which agency arrested Nolan Douglas McClatchy, 48, of Hermiston. He is in the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton, for violating parole and on a charge of ¿UVWGHJUHHDJJUDYDWHGWKHIW by receiving. The heading on the statement the sheriff’s sent Monday afternoon to media outlets said, “Sheriff’s 2I¿FH PDNH >VLF@ DUUHVW in major farm theft case in Hermiston.” Sheriff Terry Rowan said Tuesday while the heading may not KDYH EHHQ FOHDU WKH WH[W of the statement credited machines — has a GPS unit Hermiston police Sgt. Billy that allows tracking. Osborne with detaining the (GPLVWRQVDLGWKHRI¿FHU suspect. brought the information M & M Potato, 30572 to Osborne, the day shift Feedville Road, sergeant, who Hermiston, is KHDGHG RXW WR ¿QG in the county’s the equipment. jurisdiction. On Osborne also was Sept. 29 someone working with a with the business basic descrip- told sheriff’s tion of a white detective Darrin pickup hauling a Parsons of the trailer with a tarp theft of a $50,000 covering some- generator and a thing. trailer. Rowan said McClatchy “Lo and Parsons developed behold,” Edmiston information that pointed to said, Osborne spied the McClatchy as a suspect and rig at 80153 Rivera Lane, used that to obtain a search +HUPLVWRQRII%D[WHU5RDG warrant for his residence, and also saw McClatchy get 79602 Brown Lane, Herm- out of the pickup. Edmiston iston. said Osborne pulled up as The case advanced McClatchy was trying to Friday, Edmiston said, unhook the trailer and told when a Hermiston police the suspect they needed to RI¿FHU UHFHLYHG D FDOO IURP have a chat. a relative who works for Osborne found M & M Potato and stated McClatchy was wanted for the generator was on the move. The generator — like FDUV DQG RWKHU H[SHQVLYH Eagle Cap Excursion Train Beside the Grande Ronde and Wallowa Rivers Every Saturday in October Departs from Elgin at 10 a.m. violating parole and arrested him, Edmiston said, and the tarp did not cover all of the generator, so Osborne had a “plain view” of the machine. +HUPLVWRQSROLFHQRWL¿HG WKH VKHULII¶V RI¿FH DERXW 2VERUQH¶V¿QGDQG3DUVRQV came from Pendleton with the search warrant for McClatchy’s place. Rowan said Parsons and Osborne determined a pickup at the Rivera Lane address was stolen and related to the FDVH DQG WKH RI¿FHUV WRRN the search warrant and found the trailer at McClatchy’s residence. Edmiston said Herm- iston police arrested and processed McClatchy and transported him to the jail. Rowan said there is more work to be done and more charges are likely. ——— Contact Phil Wright at pwright@eastoregonian. com or 541-966-0833. Page 3A BRIEFLY Elgin teen dies in early morning head-on crash Farmers to be contacted for CEAP survey LA GRANDE — A nearly head-on crash Tuesday killed an 18-year-old Elgin man. Jason Tyler Parsons died about 6:40 a.m. while traveling westbound on Highway 82, just north of La Grande. According to Oregon State Police, Parsons was driving a Dodge truck when it crossed over the centerline and struck an eastbound International truck driven by David Zemmer, 29, of Baker City. Parsons was pronounced dead at the scene. Zemmer reported only minor injuries. Highway 82 was shut down for more than four hours while Oregon State Police and others investigated at the scene and removed wreckage. According to Oregon State Police, the accident remains under investigation. PENDLETON — Eastern Oregon farmers FDQH[SHFWDFDOOIURP the National Agricultural Statistics Service between October and February 2016 as part of a national survey on management and conservation practices. The Conservation Effects Assessment Project, or CEAP, gathers information from growers in order to determine the HIIHFWLYHQHVVRIH[LVWLQJ conservation practices, and improve programs that can help farmers protect their land, water and soil. NASS representatives will visit eligible farms to learn about production practices, fertilizer applications and pest management. All NASS survey information collected is kept private by law. Andrea Mann, district conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in ODOT taking Pendleton, said several local applications for farmers were contacted at the end of September and chain-up permits believed the call to be a The Oregon Department scam. She wants producers of Transportation will issue to be assured the survey is permits for individuals legitimate. interested in chaining up The NEAP survey will commercial vehicles during be conducted over two the winter months along years, with a second survey VSHFL¿FVHFWLRQVRI,QWHUVWDWH period to be conducted 84 in Eastern Oregon. from Sept. 2016 through The department’s Feb. 2017. The information 'LVWULFWRI¿FHLQ will ultimately serve as a 3HQGOHWRQZLOOLVVXH¿YH tool not only for farmers, permits for I-84 in the but for legislators and the Umatilla County area; the general public in crafting 'LVWULFWRI¿FHLQ/D conservation policies. Grande will issue three For more information permits for the I-84 Ladd about CEAP, visit www. Canyon area in Union nass.usda.gov. County; and the District 14 RI¿FHLQ2QWDULRZLOOLVVXH Large Highway one permit for I-84 west of Ontario in Malheur County. 395 project begins Interested parties have with small markers until Oct. 31 to contact the HERMISTON — DSSURSULDWHGLVWULFWRI¿FH Oregon Department of (see contact information Transportation crews EHORZ(DFKRI¿FHZLOO will begin preparing for hold random drawings permanent improvements Nov. 2 to determine who to U.S. Highway 395 in will receive a permit offer. Hermiston, Oct. 14. ODOT Permit Specialist The crews will place Tom Lapp in a written delineators on the roadway statement said those marking where center individuals will have a week to complete the permit median barriers will be DGGHGQH[W\HDUDWWKHEXV\ application and return it to U.S. 395 and Elm Avenue WKHGLVWULFWRI¿FH The permits will be valid intersection, according to an ODOT press release. between Nov. 1, 2015 and The markers will be April 1, 2016, according to installed on the Umatilla- the department, and those are the only people the state 6WDQ¿HOGKLJKZD\RQERWK the north and south sides at will allow to provide the the intersection with Elm service. Avenue (Oregon Highway For more information, 207). There will be minimal contact the appropriate LQWHUUXSWLRQVWRWUDI¿FZLWK 2'27RI¿FHDVIROORZV VRPHWHPSRUDU\WUDI¿F Tom Lapp, ODOT control in place. 'LVWULFW2I¿FH During the 2016 S.E. 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