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Thursday, October 8, 2015 OFF PAGE ONE FISH: Chemical not harmful to other animals at the low concentration used in ponds Page 8A East Oregonian Continued from 1A ¿VKHU\RYHUZLWKDFOHDQVODWH Duke said. “You can’t control (gold ¿VKRQFHWKH\JHWLQKHUH´KH VDLG³7KH\RYHUSRSXODWHDQG VWXQWWKHPVHOYHVRXW´ The same treatment will be done at nine other ponds across northeast Oregon, including: Keyhole, Granite 0HDGRZV *ROG¿VK <HOORZ jacket and Windy Springs ponds in Umatilla County; Luger and Peach ponds in Union County; Kinney Lake in Wallowa County; and Balm 5HVHUYRLU LQ %DNHU &RXQW\ The ponds will be restocked ZLWK WURXW DQG UHDG\ WR ¿VK again by next spring. “That’s the whole goal of our program, to get better recreation and better oppor WXQLWLHV´ VDLG .\OH %UDWFKHU DVVLVWDQW ¿VK ELRORJLVW IRU ODFW in Enterprise. %UDWFKHU DQG .HYLQ Drake, of Pendleton, wore EULJKW\HOORZ7\YHNVXLWVDQG respirators Wednesday as they rowed across Boundary Pond VSUD\LQJ URWHQRQH RYHU WKH entire surface of the water. Within minutes, dozens of ¿VK FRXOG EH VHHQ JDVSLQJ and struggling before going EHOO\XS %UDWFKHU VDLG DOO WKH ¿VK should be dead within a day. They will return Friday to check the pond and gather up DV PDQ\ RI WKH GHDG ¿VK DV they can in nets, which they will bury at an ODFW site. 7ZRSHVWLFLGHLQYHVWLJDWRUV from the Oregon Department of Agriculture were also on scene to make sure Drake and Bratcher followed instructions on the rotenone label, sprayed at the correct concentration and put up signs around the pond to alert the public. Rotenone is a naturally occurring substance found in the seeds and stems of certain plants. It has been used successfully before in 2UHJRQ WR UHPRYH XQZDQWHG Tui chub at Diamond Lake on the Umpqua National Forest, DQGJROG¿VKDW0DQQ/DNHLQ WKH$OYRUG9DOOH\ The chemical is not harmful to humans and other animals at the low concen tration applied to the ponds, Bratcher said. “It’s not possible to consume enough ZDWHU RU ¿VK WR JHW D OHWKDO GRVHRIURWHQRQHIRUDVPDOO DQLPDO´%UDWFKHUVDLG +RZHYHU WKH SRQGV ZLOO remain closed to all recre ation for at least four weeks until the rotenone naturally breaks down enough to meet drinking water standard. That should happen in three or four weeks, Bratcher said. In all, it will cost ODFW about $10,000 to treat all 10 ponds, Bratcher said. “It’s all coming from OLFHQVHGROODUV´KHVDLG 5HOHDVLQJ OLYH ¿VK LV illegal in Oregon without a license. Duke said he realizes SHRSOHPLJKWKDYHWKHEHVWRI intentions when transporting ¿VKLQWRQHZERGLHVRIZDWHU but it only creates problems PRYLQJIRUZDUG ³/HW XV EH WKH ¿VK PDQDJHUV´'XNHVDLG³'RQ¶W be the Johnny Appleseed biologist and spread a whole EXQFKRI¿VKDURXQG´ ——— Contact George Plaven at gplaven@eastoregonian.com or 541-966-0825. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Kevin Drake and Kyle Pratcher, with the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, use a rowboat to spray the pesticide rotenone to kill the fish in a pond Wednesday in the Umatilla National Forest east of Meacham. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Cannisters containing the pesticide rotenone sit in the back of a truck in the Umatilla National Forest on Wednesday east of Meacham. MARIJUANA: SHUFHQWRI3HQGOHWRQYRWHUVUHMHFWHG0HDVXUH Continued from 1A Though marijuana sales would be banned, consuming, possessing and growing of small amounts of marijuana will still be legal under Measure 91. If the council failed to ban marijuana sales before Dec. 24, a ban could only come WKURXJK D YRWHU DSSURYHG referendum. Kerns said she was concerned about the timeline ZLWK D YRWHU UHIHUHQGXP which would appear on the 1RYHPEHUEDOORWDWWKH earliest. The city currently bans all PDULMXDQDUHODWHGEXVLQHVVHV through its business license code, which prohibits any EXVLQHVVWKDW¶VLQYLRODWLRQRI federal law. A city’s ability to do that is currently being contested by the state in a FDVHDJDLQVWWKHFLW\RI&DYH Junction, which is before the Court of Appeals. Kerns said the case could EHGHFLGHGEHIRUH1RYHPEHU DQG LI WKH FRXUW UXOHV DJDLQVW &DYH -XQFWLRQ LW could open the city to litiga tion. Many councilors had no problem bypassing Pend OHWRQYRWHUVWRHQDFWDEDQ Councilman Chuck Wood said the council has seen YLUWXDOO\ QR SXEOLF VXSSRUW for recreational marijuana VDOHV GHVSLWH KDYLQJ ³JREV´ ARC: %HQH¿WV from reliable source of rent Continued from 1A station, which has been running out of room at its Main Street location on nights the temperature dips below freezing this winter. She said the warming station EHQH¿WV IURP PRUH URRP DQGRQO\SD\LQJUHQWIRU¿YH months out of the year, while WKH $5& EHQH¿WV IURP D more reliable source of rent WKDQ WU\LQJ WR ¿OO HYHQLQJV ZLWK SULYDWH RQHQLJKW HYHQW rentals instead. Schroth said most of the $5&¶V RZQ HYHQWV GRQ¶W JR LQWR WKH HYHQLQJ DQG LI WKH warming station opens on bingo nights the homeless clients using the station for WKH QLJKW ZLOO KDYH D FKRLFH of showing up a little later than usual or sitting and KDYLQJ FRIIHH LQ WKH VLGH room while they wait for bingo to wrap up. The ARC of Umatilla County is located at 215 W. 2UFKDUG$YHQXHLQ+HUPLVWRQ of meetings about them. And although the council had seen some support for medical marijuana, Wood IHOW WKHUH ZHUH VWLOO ³NLQNV´ that needed to be worked out in the dispensary system and IDYRUHG EDQQLQJ ERWK IRUPV of marijuana sales. Councilman Neil Brown VDLGORFDOYRWHUVKDGDOUHDG\ made their choice against allowing marijuana sales GXULQJ WKH 1RYHPEHU election, suggesting the city didn’t need to hold a second round of elections on the issue. 7KH SHUFHQW RI Umatilla County residents WKDW YRWHG DJDLQVW 0HDVXUH ZDV DQ RIWFLWHG VWDWLVWLF during the meeting, but 3HQGOHWRQ YRWHUV GLGQ¶W reject the measure by the same margin. According to the Umatilla &RXQW\ (OHFWLRQV 'LYLVLRQ 55.7 percent of Pendleton YRWHUV UHMHFWHG 0HDVXUH 7KDWPHDQVWKDWRIWKH WKDW FDVW D YRWH RQ 0HDVXUH 91, 2,141 Pendletonians YRWHGWROHJDOL]HUHFUHDWLRQDO marijuana while 2,715 opposed. Although concerned DERXW WKH DGPLQLVWUDWLYH costs that would come with marijuana sales, Coun cilman Al Plute said trying to stop them was like “trying WR KROG EDFN WKH VHD´ DQG supported putting a ban up WRDSXEOLFYRWH Councilwoman McKennon McDonald said DYRLGLQJ D UHIHUHQGXP UHLQ IRUFHVWKHWRSGRZQVW\OHRI JRYHUQLQJWKDWPDQ\FLWL]HQV dislike about the council. “I feel something that’s so big, that effects the entire community in a way that people are really passionate about, I really think it should EH WKH LQGLYLGXDO SHUVRQ¶V decision rather than me sitting up here deciding for WKHP´VKHVDLG Plute and McDonald were joined by Councilwoman -DQH +LOO LQ YRWLQJ DJDLQVW a ban without a referendum, but they were in the minority. Wood, Brown, Council woman Becky Marks and Councilman John Brenne YRWHGWRGLUHFW.HUQVWRGUDIW DQRUGLQDQFHWKDWZRXOGRI¿ cially ban marijuana sales in city limits. Kerns said she would draft an ordinance in time for D¿UVWUHDGLQJDWWKHPHHWLQJ scheduled for Oct. 20, and ¿QDO FRQVLGHUDWLRQ DW WKH 1RYPHHWLQJ Other items discussed at the meeting included: &OHDUYLHZ 0HGLDWLRQ and Disability Resource CEO Darrin Umbarger JDYHDVKRUWSUHVHQWDWLRQRQ wheelchair charging stations his organization is obtaining through a grant. Working with the Pend leton Parks and Recreation 'HSDUWPHQW &OHDUYLHZ ZLOO install charging stations at Museum Park, Community 3DUN 3LRQHHU 3DUN 5LFH Blakey Park, Roy Raley Park, Til Taylor Park, %URZQ¿HOG 3DUN DQG WKH 8QLRQ3DFL¿F6KHOWHU With increased mobility comes increased responsi ELOLW\²&OHDUYLHZZLOOKRVW a training session to tutor wheelchair users on the rules of the road. • The council unani PRXVO\ DSSURYHG D split for funding streets. Under the formula, 70 percent of a street utility fee and the proposed gas tax would go toward residential streets in good condition. 7KH RWKHU SHUFHQW ZLOO be used for neighborhood streets in poor condition. • The council unani PRXVO\ DSSURYHG WR DPHQG WKH VLJQ FRGH WR UHPRYH some outdated references. &LW\3ODQQHU(YDQ0DF. enzie said the Planning Commission will meet in 1RYHPEHU WR GLVFXVV PRUH VLJQL¿FDQWFKDQJHV • During the city manag er’s report, Robb Corbett said he has been meeting with InterMountain Educa WLRQ6HUYLFH'LVWULFWVSRNHV woman Michele Madril to discuss contracting her VHUYLFHWRFUHDWHDFRPPXQL cations master plan. Staff photo by E.J. Harris District Fish Biologist Bill Duke posts a sign warning of the presence of pesticides at a pond in the Umatilla National Forest east of Meacham. GUNMAN: ,QYHVWLJDWRUVKDYHQRW VKDUHGDQ\PRWLYHIRUWKHNLOOLQJV Continued from 1A again, went to the front of the classroom and shot and NLOOHGKLPVHOI´:HVHQEHUJ said. The attack in this rural timber town was the worst mass shooting in Oregon history. Eight students and a teacher died. Nine others were wounded. $ SULYDWH PHPRULDO KDV been held for Lawrence /HYLQH ZKR ZDV NLOOHG while teaching the class. $QRWKHU SULYDWH VHUYLFH was held Wednesday for \HDUROG 6DUHQD 'DZQ Moore of Myrtle Creek. More funerals are sched uled through Saturday. President Obama plans WR WUDYHO WR 5RVHEXUJ RQ )ULGD\WRPHHWZLWKYLFWLPV¶ families. Obama’s calls for stricter gun laws in the wake of the shootings did not sit well with many people in WKLV FRQVHUYDWLYH UHJLRQ where gun ownership is SHUYDVLYH Three county commis sioners appeared at a news conference Wednesday to try to tamp down any suggestion that Obama was not welcome. “Regardless of our differences with the president on policy issues, we await the president’s DUULYDO DQG ORRN IRUZDUG to his show of support for a community who LV JULHYLQJ DQG ZKRVH heartache is immeasurable, especially the families of WKRVH NLOOHG´ VDLG 6XVDQ Morgan, chairwoman of the Douglas County Commission, reading from a statement. ,QYHVWLJDWRUV KDYH QRW \HW VKDUHG DQ\ PRWLYH IRU the killings. 7KH\ KDYH VHL]HG guns — six found at the college and eight at the DSDUWPHQW +DUSHU0HUFHU shared with his mother on the outskirts of Roseburg. For your entertainment Walkin’ West Saturday, October 10 8 pm - 11 pm Red Lion Lounge 304 SE Nye, Pendleton 541-276-6111 1-800-733-5466 www.redlion.com/pendleton Photo by Walters Photography MONOTHON 2015 M ONOTHON , October 9 - 11, is a three-day monotype printmaking marathon by many renowned NW artists and a flash sale of their generously donated artwork. This biannual fundraiser supports Native American artist residencies and educational programming at Crow’s Shadow. Please join us for this exciting fundraiser and take home your own unique print from a NW artist! Formerly Raphael’s Restaurant New Hours SALE BEGINS AT 12 NOON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 Wednesday–Saturday Lunch 11–1:30 PM Dinner 4:30–close Sunday Brunch 10–1:30 pm Special thanks to our generous sponsors: Employees of Cayuse Technologies, Integrity Design & Copyworks, Read & Bose, Mari Sams Tester, and Walters Photographers. Open Nightly for Private Parties - No Room Fee w w w.crowsshadow.org Sundownbar&grill www.sundowngrill.com 233 SE 4th St., Pendleton, OR 97801 4 8 0 0 4 S t . A n d r e w ’s R o a d | Pe n d l e t o n , O R 9 7 8 0 1 | 5 4 1 - 2 7 6 - 3 9 5 4 541-276-8500
