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awards banquet.
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the early 1970s, raising their family in
Boardman. Frances was an educator and
Ed an attorney.
During one of the frequent periods
when Boardman had no local newspaper,
Ed wrote, edited and published a brief
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in 1997 and began more than eight years
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Frances has always been beside
Ed, encouraging him from behind the
scenes. She was a compassionate and
nurturing educator and a great asset to
the Boardman community, a nomination
letter said.
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Penny Jurney was recognized as
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letter said Jurney is the kind of person the
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lighting and fundraising for the new
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Frances and Ed Glenn receive the Pioneer Award from Don Russell during
the Boardman Chamber of Commerce awards banquet.
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more than 25 years of law enforcement
experience, Stokoe has headed up the
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Morrow. More than $1,000 was raised
from auctioning off the table centerpieces.
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chamber.org.
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creating jobs in Pendleton.
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Monday report prepared
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called the Pendleton/Pilot
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city’s “most powerful tool
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expansion.”
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exchange for new jobs or
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applications for a total
of $19,943,346, which
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city of Pendleton and the
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enterprise zone exemptions
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Pendleton Woolen Mills.
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separate exemptions to add
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By JADE MCDOWELL
East Oregonian
The city of Hermiston is
setting its sights on the big
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plan.
The plan will outline
and prioritize the capital
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street department, water
department and wastewater
department.
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Mark Morgan told the
city council Monday that
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be expanded to include all
departments. But while
the city was starting from
scratch, it would stick to
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city’s infrastructure needs
centralized in one document
would help staff and the
council better plan for the
future.
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uncertainty,” he said.
Morgan said department
heads, working in conjunction
with city engineer Anderson
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nated by LED lights are being installed in four locations
in Hermiston.
The Oregon Department of Transportation will install
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The department will also upgrade the other signs
along Orchard and Highland to meet current size and
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paid for by ODOT.
At a meeting Monday night, city manager Byron
Smith said the lights will be similar to the lighted
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Highland near Hermiston High School that remind cars
to look for students crossing the road.
When asked whether the school district supported
the lighted stop signs near the high school and West
Park Elementary, Hermiston School District operations
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safety there would be helpful.
Perry & Associates, would
be asked to contribute to a
raw list of projects that would
be discussed with the city
council in June. The city’s
infrastructure
committee
would then work on paring it
down to a more realistic size
and prioritizing the top needs.
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by the city council sometime
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said he was excited to see the
process begin.
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step in the right direction,”
he said.
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ahead to upcoming costs
would help the city budget
accordingly.
After a presentation of
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which showed a healthy
ending fund balance and
departments in the city
spending below what was
budgeted for them, Drotz
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position than many of its
counterparts. That allows
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new senior center while still
taking care of its own needs,
he said.
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said the city’s staff needed
to be recognized for their
contributions toward the
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tion.
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are doing a fantastic job of
being good stewards of our
money,” he said.
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Contact Jade McDowell
at jmcdowell@eastorego-
nian.com or 541-564-4536.
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A pair of spring concerts are planned this weekend
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songs set to music by Randall Thompson utilizing text
written by Robert Frost. The work was commissioned
by the town of Amherst, Massachusetts, to celebrate its
bicentennial.
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which energizes the mind and body, is being offered
through Pendleton Parks & Recreation.
The stretching class meets Mondays and Wednesdays
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session for $6.66 per class.
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Partners agree on dispatch center funding
maintenance, including a
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Terry Rowan said the county
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their share of equipment and project.
maintenance costs for the
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dispatch needs. But the
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with the police departments
of Pendleton and Hermiston,
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expenses at the dispatch
center for years. The coun
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costs. Elfering said the
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tions, until each is paying a
fair percentage. And the larger
departments will continue to
pay the most because they are
the center’s biggest users.
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about 10 percent of the total
cost — police departments
will pay the rest.
The dispatch center this
year also needs about $70,600
in equipment upgrades and
By PHIL WRIGHT
East Oregonian
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yanked a proposal to ask
agencies to fund another
dispatcher. Some committee
members were skeptical of
the need for a new position.
Rowan said the dispatch
center plans to track staff
work hours better, to see if
there is a need for another
employee.
Jacob Tyler Jones
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