Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (April 15, 2016)
FALSE ALARM PROMPTS EVACUATION LODGE SALE INSIDE: FINALIZED HOME & WALLOWA GARDEN LAKE/2A GUIDE BMCC/3A FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016 140th Year, No. 130 Your Weekend • • • Dancing with your Pendleton Stars Household hazardous waste collection event Main Street Cowboys Spring Carnival For times and places see Coming Events, 6A Weekend Weather Fri Sat Sun 62/35 68/39 75/43 PENDLETON WINNER OF THE 2015 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Feds bring murder charge in death of Pendleton man By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian Julian Darryl 6iPpson faces a ¿ rstdegree Purder charge for the shooting death of Antonio “Tony” JiPenez of Pendleton. In addition, codefendant 9ictor Joseph Contreras pleaded not guilty Wednesday to ¿ ve counts that steP froP allegedly shooting Beau Welch at the saPe party where JiPenez was killed. Welch threw that party at his hoPe on Willow Drive on the 8Patilla Indian Reservation near Pendleton on March 18. At around 530 a.P. the ne[t Porning, Welch becaPe concerned when possible rival gang PePbers started to get upset, according to an FBI af¿ davit. Welch, 31, and JiPenez, 2, tried to get the troublePakers to leave. The arguPent ended in Welch¶s driveway in a round of bullets that left Welch shot and JiPenez dead. A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted 6iPpson on charges of ¿ rstdegree Purder, possession of a ¿ rearP in furtherance of a criPe of violence and felon in possession of a ¿ rearP. Prosecutors allege 6iPpson used a .40caliber Ruger pistol to shoot and kill JiPenez. The 8.6. Attorney¶s Of¿ ce for Oregon ¿ led the indictPent Tuesday in 8.6. District Court, Portland. Contreras ¿ red a *lock .40caliber pistol and seriously injured Welch, according to court docuPents. The grand jury indicted Contreras on charges of assault with intent to coPPit Purder, assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harP, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, possession of a ¿ rearP in furtherance of a criPe of violence and felon in possession Perkins among streets targeted by Pendleton for repair Zac Brown Band to play in July of a ¿ rearP. Contreras pleaded not guilty to the charges during an arraignPent Wednesday. Court records also show 8.6. Magistrate Judge Paul Papak set Contreras¶ ¿ veday jury trial for June 14 in Portland. Contreras rePains in the MultnoPah County Jail, Portland. Federal prosecutors have jurisdiction over the case because 6iPpson and Welch are PePbers of the Confederated Tribes of 8Patilla Indian Reservation and the shootings occurred on Indian lands. WESTON County OKs wind farm plan DevelopPent would build 46 turbines East Oregonian Zac Brown Band will play in Pendleton July 16 as the headline act oI the ¿ rst Pend leton Whisky Music Fest. Ticket prices for the event, which will be held at Pendleton Round8p 6tadiuP, have not yet been released. Tickets will go on sale April 22. The threetiPe *raPPy Awardwinning group, froP Atlanta, has released eight singles that reached the top of the Billboard Hot &ountry songs list, Post notably “Chicken Fried” and “Toes.” The eightPan group is currently touring North APerica as part of their “Black out the 6un” tour. The festival will also include country Pusician Drake White, country singer Jackson Michelson, froP Corvallis, and DJ 6overnT. “With an intiPate venue and good entertainPent, we know this will be an e[peri ence to rePePber for both our fans and the coPPunity,” Pendleton Round8p Associ ation president Bill Levy said in a written statePent. Pendleton Whisky Fest is sponsored by Hood River Distillers as well as the Pend leton Round8p Association, Happy Canyon CoPpany, the city of Pendleton, Legacy Dodge and others. In addition to Pusic, inter active gaPes and activities will be on site, according to a press release froP the orga nizers, who said they hoped the event would becoPe an annual festival. One dollar By GEORGE PLAVEN East Oregonian With the city council recently approving water and sewer rate increases to address underground utility needs, Patterson said that A Californiabased wind energy coPpany plans to build four to six turbines on private farPland north of Weston, with construction to begin later this year. The Chopin Wind Project will generate 10 Pegawatts and connect to Paci¿ c Power¶s electrical grid via an underground transPission line. Developer BayWa Wind says it will break ground shortly before suPPer and aiP to ¿ nish by fall. Turbines could range in height froP 262 to nearly 300 feet. Chopin has Porphed into a Puch sPaller project than when it was originally proposed in 2011. At the tiPe, developers planned for 33 turbines and Pega watts, which raised concerns froP a local conservation group over noise and effects on wildlife, the viewshed and property values. 8Patilla County approved the turbines, but not a proposed 11Pile overhead power line. Progress stalled. In the PeantiPe, the county altered its setback standards for wind turbines located near See STREETS/12A See WIND/12A Staff photo by E.J. Harris Workers with Pioneer Construction work on a section of road at the intersection of Southeast 12th Street and Byers Avenue on Thursday in Pendleton. Digging out of a rut City plans repairs with street utility fee Poney More inside By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian As revenue froP the street utility fee begins to trickle in, the city of Pendleton is starting to plan street repairs for the upcoPing construction season. At a city council work shop Tuesday, city staff presented a list of streets that will be paved and crack sealed this year. In an interview after the Peeting Public Works Director Bob Patterson said the list isn¶t a ¿ nal docuPent, but rather a list of streets that can be upgraded without fear that utilities under the pave Pent will soon have to be repaired or replaced. Patterson said soPe of the streets in need of paving also have aging underground infrastructure underneath. For a list of proposed repair locations see page 12A STANFIELD Bryan Johnson resigns as principal, AD Has accepted job as assistant principal and athletic director in (phrata, Wash. By JENNIFER COLTON East Oregonian The principal, athletic director and head baseball coach at 6tan¿ eld 6econdary 6chool is changing froP one teaP of Tigers to another. The 6tan¿ eld 6chool Board accepted the resignations of Principal Bryan Johnson and his wife, social studies teacher Katie Johnson, froP the 6tan¿ eld 6chool District on Wednesday. The Johnsons have worked for the district for a decade and will be returning hoPe to (phrata, Wash., where Bryan Johnson has accepted a position as assistant “This community has been great for our family, and we’ve really loved it.” — Bryan Johnson principal and athletic director. “The 6tan¿ eld 6chool District is a great place to work,” Bryan Johnson said. “The word I keep using is µbittersweet.¶ I¶ve used that word over and over. We¶re excited for the new opportunity, but we¶re going to Piss it here.” See JOHNSON/12A EO fi le photo Stanfi eld coach Brian Johnson talks with the boy’s baseball team during a past practice in Stanfi eld.
