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POT: Sales would give city
competitive advantage over
other Eastern Oregon cities
while requesting taxes on fuel.
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Mayor Phillip Houk said
only “ballpark estimates” he’s gotten the opposite feed-
and that he rounded up some back.
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“I get lots of emails,
calculations. But his point to lots of conversations, from
the rest of the council and the people that are pleased about
public is that marijuana could not wanting us to become
be a viable source of revenue the ‘drug mecca of Eastern
for the city.
Oregon,’” he said.
Despite his arguments,
On Thursday, Plute said
members of the council that legalizing marijuana sales in
have opposed marijuana sales Pendleton would give the city
seemed unconvinced.
a competitive advantage over
Councilor Tom Young other Eastern Oregon cities,
brought up the fact that the none of which have allowed
state was going to change recreational pot sales.
its revenue sharing formula
Walla Walla has two recre-
in 2017 and would disperse ational marijuana stores, but
funds based on how many transporting the drug across
recreational
marijuana state lines would be a federal
retailers were in a community. crime.
He added that there were
“Why would anybody
going to be more “pothead do that when they can get it
stores” on the west side of here?” Plute said.
the state, which means they
The council is scheduled to
would get the lion’s share of vote on an ordinance banning
the revenue.
medical and recreational
Plute countered by saying marijuana sales Nov. 3, the
that even having as few as two same evening votes from the
marijuana stores in Pendleton populace will be tallied for the
would offset most of the loss gas tax.
in revenue that would come
It will be an uphill battle
with the change in funding to prevent the ordinance from
formula.
being passed — Plute was
Plute said an outright ban joined only by councilors
of marijuana from the council Jane Hill and McKennon
could negatively affect the McDonald in forming a
city in other ways.
minority that opposed the
During a recent door-to- drafting of the ordinance.
door campaign to convince
All three said they
voters to pass a 5-cent per preferred to let voters decide
gallon gas tax on the North on marijuana sales ban on the
Hill, Plute said prospective November 2016 ballot.
voters told him they wouldn’t
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vote for the gas tax because
Contact Antonio Sierra at
the council was “stupid” to asierra@eastoregonian.com
pass on marijuana tax revenue or 541-966-0836.
Friday, October 23, 2015
SHERIFF: Beverlin claims
Palmer has declined to contact him
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expressed how he has tried to
contact Palmer through email,
asked each to submit questions. phone calls and letters encour-
No questions were submitted by aging to him to meet and discuss
the sheriff.
coordination. Beverlin claims
Steve Beverlin, forest super- Palmer has declined to do so.
visor on the Malheur National
“I don’t know how to coordi-
Forest, had four questions:
nate with somebody if they are not
• Did the county court authorize going to talk with me,” Beverlin
the sheriff to send a letter Oct. 9 to said.
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Palmer said he is willing to talk
stating the county is asserting the with Beverlin anytime, and insists
coordination process with the the two have no personal disputes.
Forest Service?
“My door is open to the man,”
• Does the sheriff have the Palmer said.
statutory authority to represent
Without the sheriff in atten-
or commit the county in such dance at Wednesday’s work
matters without the county court’s session, the county court decided
approval?
to end it early because any further
• Did county counsel review discussion would be unfair to
and approve the Oct. 9 letter?
Palmer.
• Was the sheriff’s plan
Before adjourning, the county
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and other requirements set forth in session and legal opinion would
state or federal statute?
give the sheriff incentive to reach
The answer to each question by out to Beverlin.
the county court was “No.”
“I just want them to talk,”
At the work session, Beverlin Labhart said.
Some of the powder escaped from the bag,
which alarmed a school district employee
who called 9-1-1.
The district said students and staff followed
proper evacuation procedures and were
loaded onto buses. They planned to travel to
the Pendleton Convention Center, but once
the scene was declared safe, students returned
to McKay Creek Elementary by 1:50 p.m.
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said Assistant Superintendent Tricia Mooney.
“These types of incidents can be scary, espe-
cially for younger students, so their ability
to remain calm and follow directions this
afternoon is outstanding.”
Roads near the school were blocked and
the Pendleton Fire Department staged at the
Free Methodist Church across the street.
Pendleton and Oregon State police were also
on scene.
Police Chief Stuart Roberts said the state
police’s explosive unit was called to the
scene and was prepared to deploy a robot
to investigate the backpack if it had proven
necessary.
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Before 2014, the Round-Up
relied on a primary stock
contractor to choose rough
stock for the rodeo. Bracher
and O’Neill that year with the
idea that they could push up
the quality of the stock another
notch. The men are like scouts
for equine and bovine athletes.
They gather intelligence from
cowboys and stock contrac-
tors and study stats and videos.
They arrange for the standouts
to buck in Pendleton.
Good bucking horses
(and bulls) are just this side
of unrideable, they say. The
best buckers take cowboys
on crazy rides, but also give
the grittiest competitors an
opportunity to stick on and
earn high scores.
Whatever Bracher and
O’Neill are doing seems to be
working. In 2014, 19 saddle
broncs and 12 bareback
horses bucked at both the
Round-Up and the NFR. Six
stock contractors — Calgary
Stapede, Burch Rodeos,
Korkow Rodeos, Sankey
Rodeo, Outlaw Buckers and
Four Star Rodeo — provided
the animals.
“The Remuda Award is all
about providing the strongest
and most even pen of horses
possible so that the champi-
onship is decided more by
the skill of the rider than the
luck of the stock draw,” said
Jim Bainbridge, senior PRCA
public relations coordinator.
This is all music to the ears
of O’Neill and Bracher, but
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onto the Round-Up Associa-
tion Board of Directors.
“I sincerely commend our
board for having faith and
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of the comfort zone and give
us this opportunity,” O’Neill
said.
O’Neill also praised
three PRCA national event
representatives
(Heath
Ford, Rusty Allen and Cody
Whitney) who helped the
men decide which animals
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rounds. The men also relied
on feedback from cowboys
and the seven contractors that
supplied bucking stock for
the Round-Up this year.
“It’s a team effort,”
Bracher said.
Bracher said winning the
Remuda Award was one of
their long-term goals, but
even though they’ve check it
off the list, they don’t plan to
slow down. “We’ll keep the
foot on the throttle.”
Along with the trophy,
the Round-Up will receive a
Polaris Ranger, a side-by-side
utility vehicle. He laughed
when asked how the vehicle
will be used.
“Feeding
stock,
of
course,” O’Neill said.
The PRCA also honored
Three Hills Rodeo, in
Bernard, Iowa. The company
had six horses selected for the
2014 NFR.
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kaney@eastoregonian.com
or call 541-966-0810.
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