East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, February 06, 2016, WEEKEND EDITION, Image 2

Historic Oregon Newspapers

East Oregonian : E.O., February 06, 2016, WEEKEND EDITION, Page 2A, Image 2

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 2016)

Prev Page of 36 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (1.4 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 36 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextWEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast SUNDAY TODAY MONDAY Partly sunny Fog in the a.m.; clouds and sun 51° 31° 51° 31° TUESDAY Fog in the a.m.; clouds and sun Mild with clouds and sun PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 52° 32° 53° 33° 56° 39° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 54° 30° 51° 31° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 59° 36° 44° 28° 65° (2015) -12° (1989) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.01" 0.22" 0.23" 1.73" 1.04" 1.61" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday LOW John Day 46/29 Ontario 43/26 Bend 48/29 55° 31° 45° 29° 61° (1967) -10° (1989) 0.00" 0.05" 0.17" 1.15" 0.78" 1.45" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today New First Feb 14 Full Feb 22 7:11 a.m. 5:08 p.m. 5:32 a.m. 3:27 p.m. Last Mar 1 Caldwell 45/27 Burns 40/15 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Hi 54 41 48 56 40 41 54 49 54 46 47 45 41 58 54 58 43 55 51 53 51 54 40 43 51 50 52 Lo 41 17 29 44 15 16 37 27 30 29 26 22 23 37 45 45 26 30 31 39 27 38 26 22 37 32 30 W pc pc pc pc pc c pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Sun. Hi 60 41 54 63 40 42 58 50 51 52 51 46 46 64 60 65 44 52 51 59 55 59 42 48 59 49 49 Lo 45 20 30 47 18 23 39 30 31 33 26 26 28 37 46 47 25 30 31 42 28 39 30 27 40 33 32 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc pc s s s pc pc s s s s pc pc s pc s s pc pc pc s pc pc s pc pc pc WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 42 59 52 54 69 28 56 59 34 77 50 Lo 18 48 41 41 37 14 45 47 15 69 36 W s s sh r pc c c pc s sh r Sun. Hi 46 60 46 50 70 32 51 59 35 79 46 Lo 19 53 37 44 37 29 44 50 20 67 36 W s s sh sh pc sn c r s s pc WINDS Medford 58/37 PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Feb 8 Albany 52/37 Eugene 54/37 TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records 56° 38° Spokane Wenatchee 40/26 44/27 Tacoma Moses 52/34 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 46/28 44/28 51/41 51/35 52/30 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 51/35 50/32 Lewiston 55/30 Astoria 52/32 54/41 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 53/39 Pendleton 41/16 The Dalles 54/30 51/31 55/33 La Grande Salem 45/22 54/38 Corvallis 53/37 HIGH 52° 33° Seattle 52/40 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 51° 33° Today WEDNESDAY Sunny Saturday, February 6, 2016 (in mph) Boardman Pendleton Klamath Falls 47/26 REGIONAL FORECAST Western Washington: Cloudy with a shower this morning, then clouds and sun this afternoon. Eastern Washington: Clouds and sun today. Partly cloudy tonight. Intervals of clouds and sun tomorrow. Cascades: Partly sunny today, but mostly cloudy across the north. Partly cloudy tonight. Northern California: Clouds and sun today. Partly cloudy tonight; cold. Brilliant sunshine tomorrow. Sunday NE 4-8 NE 3-6 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Clouds and sun today; cloudy in the morning, then some sun across the north in the afternoon. Eastern and Central Oregon: Partly sunny today. Partly cloudy tonight. Today WSW 7-14 WSW 7-14 0 1 2 www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ (DVW2UHJRQLDQ(USPS 164-980)LVSXEOLVKHGGDLO\H[FHSW6XQGD\0RQGD\ DQG'HFE\WKH(20HGLD*URXS6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25 3HULRGLFDOVSRVWDJHSDLGDW3HQGOHWRQ25Postmaster:VHQGDGGUHVVFKDQJHVWR (DVW2UHJRQLDQ6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25 0 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Didn’t receive your paper?&DOO EHIRUHQRRQ7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\ RUEHIRUHDP6DWXUGD\ for same-day redelivery 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 2I¿FHKRXUV0RQGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\DPWRSP &ORVHGPDMRUKROLGD\V 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATES /RFDOKRPHGHOLYHU\ 6DYLQJVRIIFRYHUSULFH (=3D\ SHUFHQW ZHHNV SHUFHQW ZHHNV SHUFHQW ZHHNV SHUFHQW (=3D\ RQH\HDUUDWHZLWKDPRQWKO\FUHGLWRUGHELWFDUGFKHFNFKDUJH -10s -0s 0s showers t-storms 10s rain 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s high warm front stationary front low Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 80° in Oceanside, Calif. Low -22° in Gunnison, Colo. NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi 50 52 42 46 48 52 46 39 53 48 41 41 55 47 40 56 12 39 81 60 46 54 47 61 55 78 Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Lo 25 32 31 26 31 30 28 29 35 28 31 28 36 24 28 29 -6 32 65 35 29 39 32 41 35 52 W s pc pc pc sf pc pc pc pc pc pc c s pc c s pc c sh r pc pc s s pc s Sun. Hi 54 56 45 51 45 57 46 43 48 51 43 47 65 36 47 63 8 33 76 64 49 55 48 67 61 83 Lo 26 38 35 31 27 38 27 29 35 35 27 33 39 18 32 34 -1 10 62 41 28 34 26 44 38 56 Today W s s pc pc s s s pc r pc pc pc s pc pc s pc sn s s pc pc pc s s s Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Portland, ME Providence Raleigh Rapid City Reno Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tucson Washington, DC Wichita Hi 53 54 77 38 35 53 57 43 52 41 46 73 39 39 50 53 52 66 55 37 75 62 52 72 47 52 Lo 33 35 55 31 30 31 39 33 32 30 29 45 26 27 31 27 27 42 35 24 52 49 40 39 32 30 W pc pc sh c c pc pc pc s pc pc s pc pc s s s s pc pc s s pc s pc s Sun. Hi 55 59 64 41 37 56 61 46 58 41 50 77 42 43 47 39 54 68 54 39 77 66 55 78 49 51 Lo 35 37 45 28 16 36 44 33 31 24 33 50 19 29 30 22 26 43 34 23 56 49 43 45 33 30 W pc pc pc sf sn s s pc s pc pc s s pc pc s s s pc s s s pc s pc pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. ADVERTISING Advertising Director: Jennine Perkinson MSHUNLQVRQ#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP NEWS To submit news tips and press releases:FDOO ID[HPDLOQHZV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Multimedia consultants 7HUUL%ULJJV WEULJJV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP -HDQQH-HZHWW MMHZHWW#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP 6WHSKDQLH1HZVRP VQHZVRP#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP 'D\OH6WLQVRQ GVWLQVRQ#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP To submit community events, calendar items and Your EO News: HPDLOFRPPXQLW\#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRPRUFDOO7DPP\0DOJHVLQL LQ+HUPLVWRQDWRU5HQHH6WUXWKHUVLQ3HQGOHWRQDW &ODVVLÀHG$GYHUWLVLQJ FODVVL¿HGV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Real Estate Advertising: Jodi Snook MVQRRN#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Copyright © 2016, EO Media Group ﬂurries 30s National Summary: Dry and mild air will return to the Northeast today as high pressure builds. Snow showers will dot the Great Lakes and northern Rockies. Showers will impact portions of Florida and eastern Texas. Legal Advertising:$PDQGD-DFREV DMDFREV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Single copy price: 7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\6DWXUGD\ 20s To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: HPDLOUVWUXWKHUV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRPRUYLVLWZZZHDVWRUHJRQLDQ FRPFRPPXQLW\DQQRXQFHPHQWV To submit a Letter to the Editor:PDLOWR0DQDJLQJ(GLWRU'DQLHO :DWWHQEXUJHU6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25RUHPDLO HGLWRU#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: VSRUWV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: 6WHYH.QREEH VNQREEH#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Three-tier minimum wage House signals support of subsidy for large solar projects plan set for Senate vote “Passing minimum wage is not going to be a silver bullet for problems faced by low-income Oregonians,” By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — A bill to set three different minimum wage rates in the state is KHDGHG WR WKH 6HQDWH ÀRRU next week. The bill would hike wages to $14.75 in the Portland metro area, $12.50 in rural and coastal areas with struggling economies and $13.50 in the rest of the state by 2022. The rates are based on median income and cost of living in those regions and what it takes WREH³VHOIVXI¿FLHQW´²WR pay basic expenses such as food, housing and transpor- tation, said Sen. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland, chairman of the Senate Workforce and General Government Committee. The committee passed the proposal Friday 3-to-2. “Passing minimum wage is not going to be a silver bullet for problems faced by ORZLQFRPH 2UHJRQLDQV´ Dembrow said. Dembrow said lawmakers still need to increase the earned income tax credit, address the FRVW RI FKLOG FDUH DQG ¿QG ways to increase afford- able housing in the state, where prices, particularly in the Portland area, have skyrocketed. The vote fell along party lines with the committee’s two Republicans, Sens. Tim Knopp of Bend and Kim Thatcher of Keizer, voting no. “I really feel the impact of this is going to negative LQ PDQ\ ZD\V´ .QRSS said. “I think it is going to hurt the people you’re WU\LQJWRKHOS´ He said small businesses would take an economic hit and employees would lose jobs. The Republicans said they plan to write a Dembrow — Sen. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland minority report and offer an amendment to the bill RQ WKH 6HQDWH ÀRRU 7KH bill could reach the Senate ÀRRU DV HDUO\ DV 7XHVGD\ Dembrow said. Dembrow authored the bill after months of meeting with stakeholders and consulting research on VHOIVXI¿FLHQF\ WKUHVKROGV for every county in the state, he said. The bill was intended to offer an alterna- tive to ballot initiatives that would raise the minimum to $15 or $13.50 statewide and would repeal a ban on municipalities and counties from setting a higher wage. 7KH ¿UVW SD\ EXPS would start in July, increasing the wage from $9.25 to $9.75 statewide. The minimum gradually will climb to $14.75 in 2022 in the Portland urban growth boundary, which includes parts of Mult- nomah, Washington and Clackamas counties. It will rise to $13.50 in Benton, Clatsop, Columbia, Deschutes, Hood River, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk, Tillamook, Wasco, and Yamhill counties, and parts of Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties outside Portland’s urban growth boundary. In rural areas, the minimum will increase to $12.50. Those areas include Malheur, Lake, Harney, Wheeler, Sherman, Gilliam, Wallowa, Grant, Jefferson, Baker, Union, Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. Crook, Klamath, Douglas, Coos, Curry, Umatilla and Morrow counties. The Legislative Fiscal 2I¿FH GHWHUPLQHG WKDW WKH cost of raising minimum wage for the state and local governments is indetermi- nate because it’s impos- sible to know how many positions will be affected by the time the increases take effect in the next seven years. Dembrow’s amendment, ¿UVW RIIHUHG :HGQHVGD\ nudged out a proposal by Gov. Kate Brown that would have set two minimum wage rates in the state. No polling has been done in the Senate on 'HPEURZ¶V VSHFL¿F proposal, according to Senate President Peter &RXUWQH\¶V2I¿FH/LQGVH\ O’Brien, spokeswoman for House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, said Kotek supports raising minimum wage but is still reviewing the Senate proposal before taking a stance on it. ——— The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. solar projects, and plans to would reduce the length of build another large project in the subsidy under the bill. Southern Oregon by the end Projects that do not produce power within two years would SALEM — House of this year. Brown said House Bill be kicked out of the program, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle signaled their support 4037 would provide much under an amendment added this week for a bill that would smaller incentives for solar to the bill before lawmakers which makes voted it out of committee. encourage large solar projects projects, sense because prices have Solar project developers in Oregon. The House Committee decreased. His company would have only until Jan. On Energy and Environment GHYHORSHG WKH ¿YH PHJDZDWW 2, 2017 to apply for the voted unanimously on Outback project in southern program, and the subsidy Thursday to send the bill Oregon, which received a ZRXOG EH OLPLWHG WR WKH ¿UVW to the budget writing Joint $10 million business energy 150 megawatts of solar proj- Committee on Ways and tax credit. Brown said the ects to be accepted into the production subsidy would program. The subsidy would Means. House Bill 4037 would provide a total of $250,000 to only be available for 2 to 10 create a state subsidy of half $300,000 to a similarly sized megawatt projects in Oregon. The program would sunset a cent per kilowatt hour of project. “When the (business in 2023. Any one program energy generated from qual- L¿HG SURMHFWV 7KH VXEVLG\ energy tax credit) died, the participant can only get the solar program for larger proj- subsidy for up to 35 mega- ZRXOGODVW¿YH\HDUV Legislative staff have yet HFWV VWRSSHG´ %URZQ VDLG watts of solar State Rep. Cliff Bentz, to put a price tag on the legis- “And so ironically, the (busi- lation, but a solar industry ness energy tax credit) hurt R-Ontario, was one of the representative who drafted solar development more than Republicans who voted to the bill estimated it could cost it helped it ... I think this bill move the bill out of the House a total of $5.7 million. The is a recognition that a small Committee On Energy and money would come from the amount of targeted invest- Environment. Bentz said the ment paid only for guaranteed solar subsidy would be key state general fund. ,W ZRXOG QRW EH WKH ¿UVW results is still a good idea in to ensuring solar projects are Oregon incentive for solar Oregon. But it took a long built in Oregon, if lawmakers projects: The state issued time for the dark cloud of the pass a bill this session to more than $50 million in (business energy tax credit) to double the state’s renewable energy mandate for the state’s business energy tax credits VWDUWWRFOHDUDZD\´ The bill does contain WZR ODUJHVW XWLOLWLHV 3DFL¿- for solar between 2006 and 2014, according to data from language intended to ensure Corp and Portland General the Oregon Department of EHQH¿WV JR RQO\ WR SURMHFWV Electric. Brown said it was not Energy. Still, Environment that actually produce energy. Oregon state director Rikki If a project sits idle and does surprising the bill has Seguin told lawmakers this not produce energy, the state bipartisan support. week that only 0.02 percent of the state’s energy comes from the sun. David Brown, a senior principal at Obsidian Finance Group LLC in Lake Oswego, drafted the bill with input from other interested parties. Brown said the company has Come, relax and enjoy the built the state’s three largest By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau BUCKAROO BOOSTER CLUB FUNDRAISER Join us Superbowl Sunday! game at the Red Lion Lounge. Doors open at 1:30 pm February 7 th LAND & SEA DINNER & AUCTION Over $40,000 in auction items up for bid! Wednesday, February 24 th • $ 25 per person Dinner 5:30-7:00 pm • Auction 6:30 pm Pendleton Convention Center Limited to first 500 tickets sold Tickets available at Big John’s Pizza, Pendleton Athletic, PHS Main Office, Dave’s Chevron and any Booster Board Member. PENDLETON ELECTRIC COMPANY D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. • GORDON’S ELECTRIC INC. McDONALDS of PENDLETON • PAPA MURPHY’S PIZZA McLAUGHLIN LANDSCAPING • THEWS SHEET METAL 3 0 4 S E N y e Av e . , P e n d l e t o n , O R redlio n .co m • 541-276-6111