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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
East Oregonian
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Walla Walla, Columbia County grain co-ops merge
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Members of two Walla Walla- were returned and of that number
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Less than 2 percent of ballots
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The merger, to go into effect returned, a total of 12, voted against
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Growers, based in Walla Walla,
and
Dayton-based
Columbia of those sent out, were returned by
County Grain Growers into a single Columbia County Grain Growers
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90 percent, voting in favor of the
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According to both companies,
for both cooperatives held in Walla
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Union-Bulletin
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members had to vote on the proposal
and two-thirds of those voted had to
approve the plan of merger for it to
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combined operations and Payne
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customers in the Dayton and Waits-
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will generate more than $2 million
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four barge loading terminals on the
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Board members with both
companies began discussing the
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tion included the possibility of
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consolidation of grain cooperatives
through mergers or marketing
agreements have altered the
sourcing of grain delivered to
terminals in Portland, where it is
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marketing deck impacts the
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in December in an online posting
explaining the reasons for the
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Other reasons are the enhancing
of the merged companies ability to
provide additional grain marketing
information and adding depth at key
positions in the organization, as well
as reducing voids created through
retirements that will occur over the
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Andy Porter can be reached
at andyporter@wwub.com or
526-8318.
UMATILLA
Relay gets ready to paint town purple Fire chief would
be desk bound if
he returns to post
Hermiston kick-off
event is Thursday
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
Uniting
communities
across the globe, Relay for
Life celebrates those who
have battled cancer, remem-
bers loved ones lost to the
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raising money to support
research and help those
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The signature fundraiser
for the American Cancer
Society, the event is often an
overnight activity — signi-
fying that cancer never sleeps
— held in communities
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event for Hermiston Relay
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June 25 at the Umatilla
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fundraising ideas and general
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helps in spreading the word
about the summer fundraising
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raised, Hunt said, not only
helps with cancer research,
but also provides resources
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East Oregonian
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The Cancer Commandos, a Hermiston Relay for Life team, cheer during their in-
troduction at a past American Cancer Society fundraiser in Hermiston. The kick-off
event for the 2016 Hermiston Relay for Life is Thursday at the Hermiston Church of
the Nazarene.
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Those with cancer can
receive assistance with travel
expenses for treatment, wigs
and other programs that help
with their overall well-being
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community service hours
while in high school, Hunt
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my life got cancer, so that
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as the youth chairperson,
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months leading up to the
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Hunt explained purple is the
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cancer and she hopes people
will help raise awareness
by wearing purple clothes,
putting up purple signs and
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Life committee is seeking
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nominations
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Contact
Community
Editor Tammy Malgesini at
tmalgesini@eastoregonian.
com or 541-564-4539
Umatilla Rural Fire
District
Chief
Mike
Roxbury remains out on
medical
leave,
and if he comes
back to work
he might not be
permitted to leave
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took a break from
his job back in
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of responding to Roxbury
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of directors in response
to the situation created a
list of responsibilities for
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The East Oregonian
obtained the list through
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Roxbury said the list came
out of his discussions with
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the possibility of working
his last year as an adminis-
tration chief, handling the
budget, overseeing money
from the bond that district
voters approved in 2014,
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plenty of work Roxbury
could do at a desk, from
developing a maintenance
schedule for vehicles to
updating the policy and
procedure
manual
to
having a transition plan in
place by the end
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not able to reach
board members
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Roxbury also
said he has two
doctors appoint-
ments in the next
10 days that will
help him develop
a clearer picture
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Those appointments, he
said, are a follow-up to the
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in October at the On-Site
Academy in Gardner,
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ment and training clinic
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counseling and therapy
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emergency service workers
suffering
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Contact Phil Wright at
pwright@eastoregonian.
com or 541-966-0833.
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Hermiston man injured in duii crash
PASCO — A Hermiston man was injured in a drunk
driving crash over the weekend in Pasco, according to the
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paid administrative leave pending the outcome of a Oregon
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Tribal Police Department also is among the graduates, as is
The council in the same closed-door meeting talked about
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the possibility of the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police
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reviewing the department and making recommendations for
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improvements and placing Zumwalt on probation until he
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train in Pilot Rock and Pendleton to get him ready to work
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the work will begin Tuesday in Milton-Freewater, then crews
will move on to Pendleton and should wrap up by the end
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the signals into compliance with statewide policy for signal
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Additional changes will take place to signals in Pendleton
at Southwest Dorion Avenue and 10th Street and the Dorion
and Southwest Fourth Street intersections to improve
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REWARD
Up to
$6,000
Anderson Land & Livestock, Umatilla County
Cattlemen’s Association, and the Oregon Cattlemen’s
Association will pay a cash reward not exceeding the
sum of $6,000 for information and evidence resulting
in the arrest and conviction of any person or persons
responsible for the shooting, butchering, and
mutilation of an Anderson Land & Livestock cow near
Feedville Road on the evening of January 14, 2016
Report information to the
Oregon State Police
541-567-3215
Or
1-800-452-7888
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