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REGION Wednesday, February 10, 2016 East Oregonian Page 3A HERMISTON &RXQFLODSSURYHVDJUHHPHQWVIRUQHZWUDI¿FVLJQDO By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian The Hermiston City Council DSSURYHGWZRDJUHHPHQWV0RQGD\ WR LQVWDOO D WUDI¿F VLJQDO DW WKH intersection of Highway 207 and (OP $YHQXH QHDU *RRG 6KHSKHUG 0HGLFDO&HQWHU Work on the project is scheduled WREHJLQDWWKHHQGRIWKH\HDU The redesign of the intersection will also add a lane that will allow GULYHUVWUDYHOLQJVRXWKRQ+LJKZD\ 207/11th Street to turn left into *RRG 6KHSKHUG 0HGLFDO &HQWHU A concrete island will make it easier for pedestrians to cross the road between the hospital and the Oxbow Trail, and the work will also KHOS UHOLHYH ÀRRGLQJ SUREOHPV DW WKHHQWUDQFHWRWKHKRVSLWDOFDPSXV The total cost of the project will EHDERXWPLOOLRQ+DOIRIWKDW will be paid by an Oregon Depart- ment of Transportation grant, one fourth by the city and one fourth by *RRG6KHSKHUG+HDOWKFDUH6\VWHP Assistant city manager Mark 0RUJDQ VDLG *RRG 6KHSKHUG expressed interest in the project EDFN LQ ([SDQGLQJ WKH hospital that year resulted in about 300 more trips through the intersec- WLRQHDFKGD\ 2Q0RQGD\WKHFRXQFLODSSURYHG an agreement with ODOT to accept WKH JUDQW DQG DSSURYHG D VHFRQG DJUHHPHQWZLWK*RRG6KHSKHUG Morgan said shortly before work EHJLQVRQWKH(OP$YHQXHLQWHUVHF- tion at the end of the year, ODOT ZLOODOVREHLQVWDOOLQJDWUDI¿FVLJQDO at the intersection of 11th Street and 2UFKDUG$YHQXHDIHZEORFNVVRXWK RIWKHKRVSLWDO In other council news, on 0RQGD\WKHFRXQFLOJDYHDSSURYDO to the Eastern Oregon Trade and (YHQW&HQWHUWRWDNHRXWDORDQRI XS WR PLOOLRQ 7KH FLW\ DQG 8PDWLOOD&RXQW\KDYHHDFKSOHGJHG to back the loan with full faith and FUHGLW The loan will be used to allow donors to spread large donations out RYHUWZRWR¿YH\HDUVZKLOHJLYLQJ (27(& WKH XSIURQW FDVK WR ¿QLVK construction in time for the 2017 8PDWLOOD &RXQW\ )DLU DQG )DUP &LW\3UR5RGHR City manager Byron Smith VDLG WKH FLW\¶V ¿QDQFH GHSDUWPHQW felt comfortable backing the loan because the only money borrowed would be the amount that donors had signed a legally binding agree- PHQWWRSD\EDFN ³:H DUH YHU\ FRPIRUWDEOH WKH FLW\ZLOOQRWHYHUKDYHWRDFWRQWKDW IXOOIDLWKDQGFUHGLW´KHVDLG The EOTEC fundraising committee has raised more than $600,000 in the past couple months, WRZDUGDJRDOWRUDLVHPLOOLRQ 7KH¿QDODFWLRQWKHFRXQFLOWRRN on Monday was to direct the city recorder to post notice about the XSFRPLQJ¿OLQJGHDGOLQHWRUXQIRU mayor and municipal judge in the 0D\SULPDU\HOHFWLRQ 6PLWKVDLGWKHFLW\GLGQRWKDYH to run a notice in the newspaper or post it in public locations but he felt it was important to make the public aware of the opportunity to run for ERWKRSHQFLW\SRVLWLRQV Drotzmann told the East Orego- nian recently he was still undecided DERXWUXQQLQJIRUUHHOHFWLRQ The mayor’s term was changed from two years to four years BRIEFLY or mariaduron@ XPDWLOODHOHFWULFFRP Gubernatorial candidate to visit Pendleton PENDLETON — Oregon Republican gubernatorial candidate Bud Pierce will be LQ3HQGOHWRQ)HE Pierce will attend the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce 30th Annual Economic Outlook /XQFKHRQDQGYLVLWDORFDO Republican women’s group EHIRUHWUDYHOLQJWR%DNHU City for meetings with EXVLQHVVOHDGHUVDQGDSULYDWH IXQGUDLVHU Pierce said in a news UHOHDVHWKDWWKHJRYHUQRU¶V RI¿FHDQGRWKHU'HPRFUDWV KDYHLJQRUHGUXUDO2UHJRQ for too long, and it was time for politicians to start listening to the concerns of people who own businesses DQGODQGLQUXUDO2UHJRQ+H VDLGUHYLWDOL]LQJUXUDO2UHJRQ has been a key element of his DJHQGD The economic outlook OXQFKHRQLVDPWR SPRQ)HEDW WKH3HQGOHWRQ&RQYHQWLRQ &HQWHU7LFNHWVDUHIRU chamber members who SD\E\)HEDQGIRU QRQPHPEHUVRUDWWKHGRRU To purchase tickets call HSD hosting college, career night HERMISTON — The Hermiston School District is hosting its third annual K-8 College and Career Family 1LJKWRQ)HE 7KHHYHQWZLOOUXQIURP SPDW$UPDQG/DULYH 0LGGOH6FKRRO6: 1LQWK6W Students will be able to explore their options after high school by talking WRUHSUHVHQWDWLYHVIURP YDULRXVFROOHJHVDQGFDUHHU paths, 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Table sponsors are still QHHGHG$Q\RQHLQWHUHVWHGLQ promoting their business in this unique setting, call Julie &XOMDNDW STUDENT OF THE when Hermiston adopted a new FLW\ FKDUWHU EXW YRWHUV UHMHFWHG an amendment to change the municipal judge position from HOHFWHG WR DSSRLQWHG $WODUJH FLW\ councilors will be up for re-elec- WLRQ LQ 1RYHPEHU ,I PRUH WKDQ WZR FDQGLGDWHV ¿OH IRU PD\RU WKH May election will be considered a primary election, with the top WZR YRWHJHWWHUV DGYDQFLQJ WR WKH JHQHUDOHOHFWLRQLQ1RYHPEHU To run for mayor or municipal judge, candidates must turn in an application to the city recorder E\ SP RQ 0DUFK )RUPV DUH DYDLODEOH DW FLW\ KDOO RU RQOLQH DW VRVRUHJRQJRYHOHFWLRQVSDJHV PDQXDOVWXWRULDOVDVS[ ——— Contact Jade McDowell at jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com or 541-564-4536. PENDLETON For more information or to purchase tickets, call RUVWRSE\ WKHFKDPEHURI¿FHDW 6&ROXPELD6W0LOWRQ )UHHZDWHU Chalmers seeks at-large council appointment Good Shepherd offers babysitting basics class At-large Pendleton City Council candidate Paul Chalmers submitted a letter of interest to Mayor 3KLOOLS+RXN7XHVGD\RI¿- FLDOO\ H[SDQGLQJ WKH ¿HOG RISHRSOHORRNLQJWR¿QLVK out former councilor Jane +LOO¶VWHUPWR¿YH In his letter to Houk, &KDOPHUV JDYH D VKRUW summary of why he should EHDSSRLQWHGWRWKHVHDW ³, KDYH ¿OHG IRU WKH at-large seat and feel that ¿OOLQJ WKH VHDW ZRXOG EH a good opportunity to start the process towards SRWHQWLDOO\ ¿OOLQJ WKH IRXU\HDU WHUP´ KH VDLG ³, EHOLHYH P\ H[SHULHQFH LQ FRXQW\ JRYHUQPHQW and managing a less than SRSXODU RI¿FH FDQ EULQJ IRXQGDWLRQDOEHQH¿WWRFLW\ JRYHUQPHQW´ The “less than popular RI¿FH´ LV WKH 8PDWLOOD County Assessment and Taxation Department, a department he’s directed HERMISTON — Youths DJHVFDQOHDUQ childcare techniques to prepare them for what to expect when taking care of RWKHUSHRSOH¶VFKLOGUHQ Babysitting Basics 101 includes information about FKLOGUHQ¶VGHYHORSPHQWDO VWDJHVDVZHOODVEDVLF¿UVW DLGDQGFKLOG&35 8SFRPLQJVHVVLRQVDUH RIIHUHG6DWXUGD\)HE RU6DWXUGD\0DUFK7KH FODVVUXQVIURPDPWR SPLQ&RQIHUHQFH&HQWHU DW*RRG6KHSKHUG0HGLFDO &HQWHU1:WK6W +HUPLVWRQ7KHFRVWLV which includes lunch and all FODVVPDWHULDOV Those who plan to DWWHQGPXVWSD\LQDGYDQFH To register, or for more LQIRUPDWLRQFDOO East Oregonian IRU\HDUV Chalmers joins fellow at-large candidates Jim Swearingen and Paul Rabitaille in seeking DSSRLQWPHQWWRWKHVHDW Rick Rohde is also running for the seat, but has not submitted a letter RILQWHUHVW James Tibbets and Larry Anderson are seeking appointment, but neither PHQ KDYH ¿OHG WR UXQ IRU the seat in the municipal HOHFWLRQ People can apply for appointment to the remainder of Hill’s term, which runs through the end RIWKH\HDUXQWLO)HEDW SP ,QWHUYLHZV DQG D potential appointment will be made before the city FRXQFLOPHHWLQJ)HE Anybody who wants WR VHUYH RQ WKH FRXQFLO EH\RQG ZLOO KDYH WR ¿OH IRU HOHFWLRQ E\ 0DUFK Municipal elections will EHKHOG0D\ GET UP TO $ 150 TO SPEND ON WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY. 1 ( LIKE YOUR BEST FRIEND ) WEEK Jennifer Shimer R IVERSIDE H IGH S CHOOL Electric co-op holds open house BOARDMAN — Lunch DQGWRXUVZLOOEHSURYLGHG during an open house at the Boardman Operations &HQWHURI8PDWLOOD(OHFWULF &RRSHUDWLYH 7KHHYHQWLV7KXUVGD\ IURPQRRQWRSPDW 1((OGULGJH'ULYH %RDUGPDQ1RUWKHDVW (OGULGJH'ULYHIRUPHUO\ NQRZQDV3XVNDULFK$YHQXH is located off Northeast &ROXPELD$YHQXH7KHHYHQW LVIUHHDQGRSHQWRWKHSXELF For more information, contact Maria Duron DW Jennifer Shimer is a senior at Riverside Junior / Senior High School. 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