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REGION Wednesday, March 2, 2016 East Oregonian Page 3A ECHO Hundreds of cyclists to ride Red 2 Red By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian The Echo Red 2 Red cross country mountain Eike race is e[pected to more than douEle Echo¶s population this weekend as Eikers from all over the country arrive for the annual race. Organizers are e[pecting 400 to 40 participants for Saturday’s race, many Eringing family or friends along for the weekend. Organizer Stephanie Myers said the race, which is in its eighth year, has grown in popularity Eecause of the unique terrain, and the fact that it’s the ¿rst OBRAsanc tioned race of the season in Oregon and most of the Paci¿c 1orthwest due to the mild, dry terrain. ³<ou Must can’t ride anywhere else this time of year,” Myers said. She said usually aEout 40 percent of riders come from out of state. Myers said participants in the race, which offers a 13mile Eeginner’s course, a 2mile course and a 32mile course, get a good workout. ³People think it’s Àat Eecause we live in a relatively Àat area, Eut the course is de¿nitely not Àat,” she said. The trails for the race — including a new one this year — are on private prop erty Eelonging to Sno Road Winery owners Lloyd and Lois Piercy. Lloyd said hosting the race over the years has Eeen ³a lot of fun.” They allow people to use the trails if they ask permission, and he said they have seen a lot of local chil dren out there each weekend and gotten to know people from all over the country that way. Many of those people heard aEout the trails and aEout Echo from seeing videos and pictures posted Ey Red 2 Red participants. He said descriEed the terrain as left “in its native clothes.” “It’s a true desert steppe, the way it’s supposed to Ee,” he said. “Even though it’s desert, it’s truly Eeautiful.” So far the cycling commu nity has Eeen considerate of the land, he said. Piercy and Myers Eoth said they hope to see more trails in the area in the future. “I think this is the ¿rst of several trails that could Ee Euilt around here,” Piercy said. “We could Eecome a Eicycle area. I think we already are.” He said few mountain Eike races start and end in towns, leaving family and friends with little to entertain themselves for a couple hours. But Red 2 Red Eegins and ends in downtown Echo, offering a Eoost for local Eusinesses. Piercy said over the weekend, some of those economic Eene¿ts also trickle to Hermiston and Pendleton as people look for hotels or additional shopping. “Even if you don’t ride, come out and enMoy the day,” he said. “It should Ee fun to watch.” Participants can register and pick up packets )riday, March 4 from 47 p.m. at Echo Bike and Board, 23 S Main St. in Pendleton or Saturday from :3010:30 a.m. at Sno Road Winery, 111 W Main St. in Echo. Registration is $0 for adults or $20 for Munior riders. The race kicks off at 11 a.m. at the corner of Main Street and Dupont Street in Echo on Saturday. Awards and a rafÀe will Ee held after the race at appro[imately 3:30 p.m. On Sunday, a separate 7. kilometer poker run will start at 8 a.m. for runners and 10:30 a.m. for riders at the Echo West Vineyard trail head. Registration is $20 and cash prizes are handed out for the top ¿ve poker hands dealt at checkpoints along the trail. )or more information aEout either event visit www. echored2red.com or call Myers at 412892444. ——— Contact Jade McDowell at jmcdowell@eastorego- nian.com or 541-564-4536. PENDLETON Artist shares love of native plants in new exhibit East Oregonian Contributed “Alders Along the Rogue” is among the artwork by Frances Stilwell that will be on display at Pendleton Center for the Arts. The exhibit opens with an artist’s reception Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m. ComEining science and art, a new e[hiEition at Pendleton Center for the Arts features the pen and pastel works of )rances Stilwell, a retired Eiophysicist and ethologist. )rances Stilwell is passionate aEout sharing her knowledge of native plants, and her artwork provides the perfect vehicle for viewers to Eroaden their under standing of the haEitats in which they grow. Her e[hiEit, “Oregon’s Botanical Landscape: An Oppor tunity to Imagine Oregon Before 1800,” is Eased on her Eook of the same name. The e[hiEit will open Thursday with an artist’s reception from :307 p.m. at the arts center, 214 1. Main St., Pendleton. It’s free and open to the puElic. Created during a span of 2 years, Stilwell painted while she stood or sat in the haEitat of each native plant. Each painting is presented along with printed te[t and maps that educate the viewer aEout the regions in which the plants live. A memEer of Eoth the 1orthwest Pastel Society and the 1ative Plant Society of Oregon, Stilwell hopes the e[hiEit will inspire others to e[plore the natural world more fully, and use their artistic side to speak aEout their e[periences. The arts center is open Tues days through )ridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. The e[hiEit remains on view through Saturday, March 26. Admission is free. In addition, area teachers are invited to schedule ArtZOOM sessions during the e[hiEit. ArtZOOM provides free Skype Eased virtual gallery tours, including a guided art proMect, to classEound groups. )or more information, call 412789201 or visit www. pendletonarts.org. Photo contributed by Oregon State Police Oregon State Police seized approximately 25 pounds of cocaine and 44 pounds of methamphetamine during a trafic stop Feb. 23 in Sherman County. Cops seize $2.3M worth of drugs GXULQJWUDI¿FVWRS East Oregonian Oregon State Police arrested two men and seized more than $2.3 million worth of cocaine and methamphetamine dXring a traf¿c stop )eE. 23 in Sherman County. $lEerto $leMandro Martinez, 32, of Moses Lake, Washington, and Jose Joel Helguera Del Rio, 31, of Royal City, Washington, were Eooked into Multnomah County Mail on multiple federal drug and ¿rearm charges. 7he men were pulled oYer at aEout 1:30 p.m. on Highway 97 south of %iggs Junction for a traf¿c Yiolation. Del Rio Less than a minute into the stop, an OSP trooper oEserYed a handgun in the Yehicle¶s gloYe Eo[. 1either Martinez nor Del Rio had a concealed weapons permit, and they were detained. A search of their Dodge Caravan later revealed appro[imately 2 pounds of cocaine and 44 pounds of meth. OSP patrols were assisted on scene Ey detectives from OSP and the Portland Police Bureau, the Sherman Martinez County Sheriff¶s Of¿ce, 8.S. Marshals Service and 8.S. Attorney¶s Of¿ce. An investigation is ongoing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. BRIEFLY Athena man dies LQWUDLOHU¿UH ATHE1A — An Athena man died Saturday night in a trailer ¿re. Jerry Lee LamEert Sr., 64, was the only victim in the ¿fthwheel trailer at 446 1. Third St. The callout to respond to the ¿re was at 10:44 p.m. Saturday, according to Athena Volunteer )ire Department, which e[tinguished the Elaze a short time later. Athena ¿re Chief John Reitz identi¿ed LamEert as the victim. State ¿re marshal Scott Goff said he investigated the scene and it looks like “discarded smoking material,” such as a cigarette, was the cause of the ¿re. (JJSURGXFHU KDWFKHVJUDQWIRU solar panels The Oregon Department of Energy has awarded more than $70,000 to install solar panels at a commer cial egg production facility in Milton)reewater. The )arm on Edwards Road was one of 13 recipients of RenewaEle Energy Development grants from the state, totaling $1. million. RenewaEle Energy Development grants help local Eusinesses and nonpro¿ts invest in Eiomass, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, wind, land¿ll gas or other types of green energy. “Solar installations are Eooming across the country right now,” said state energy analyst RoE Del Mar. “The overall cost of installing panels has dropped, and with the renewal of the federal ta[ credit, the time is right for Eusinesses and organizations to invest in this renewaEle energy resource.” Mahlon Zehr contracts with Wilco[ )amily )arms of Roy, Washington, to raise 30,000 cagefree chickens at The )arm on Edwards Road. The facility is e[pected to produce 8. million eggs per year, which will Ee sold at Oregon Costco stores. Most of Zehr’s equipment is fully automated. Grant funds will Ee awarded after the solar proMect is completed and operational. “ODOE is proud to support these diverse proMects that will generate renewaEle electricity for Oregon farms, small Eusinesses, our military and more,” said department Director Michael Kaplan. 6FKRROVKLUH superintendent from Walla Walla ATHE1A — The Athe naWeston School District has hired Laure Quaresma as its new superintendent. Quaresma, the assistant superintendent of Walla Walla PuElic Schools, will start July 1, replacing former superintendent Jerry Copeland. “I think Laure will make an outstanding contriEution to the district,” interim superintendent Jim Reger said in a press release. “Her e[perience as a teacher, a Euilding administrator and an assistant superintendent will all serve as assets in her new position in our district.” Reger, who was also an interim superintendent for the Milton)reewater 8ni¿ed School District, agreed to ¿ll the post temporarily after Copeland resigned to Eecome the human resources director at the InterMountain Educa tion Service District. Quaresma won the MoE over Tom Yahraes, the CEO of Big Sky Discovery Academy in Big Sky, Mont., and Roger Trail, the e[ecutive director of human resources for the Clarkston (Wash.) School District. According to the press release, Quaresma has Eeen Walla Walla’s assistant superintendent since 2010 and previously worked as an elementary principal, middle school assistant principal, university adMunct professor and teacher in Washington and Oregon. She earned a Eachelor’s degree in education from Western Washington 8niversity and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Eastern Washington 8niversity. Quaresma said she was eager to work in a small school district and familiarize herself with its communities. “It’s a strong school district that really supports its students,” she said. “I am eager to continue the concepts of teaching and learning through individ ualized instruction and discovering what motivates kids on their paths to college and career.” ——— Briefs are compiled from staff and wire reports, and press releases. 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