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BLAZERS DEFEAT CLIPPERS IN GAME 5 AGRICULTURE TODAY BASKETBALL/1B UDDERLY ORGANIC KENNEWICK MAN TO RETURN TO TRIBES Hermiston dairy grows to meet demand for organic milk. REGION/3A DROUGHT KILLER Pendleton aquifer recharge project shows potential for farmers. PAGES 8-11A A line of Holstein dairy cows eat in the feed barn on Tuesday at the Cold Springs Dairy east of Hermiston. Staff photo by E.J. Harris THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016 140th Year, No. 139 WINNER OF THE 2015 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD One dollar Wildfi re season expected to be less severe By DAN ELLIOTT Associated Press DENVER — The upcoming wildfi re season across the U.S. isn’t expected to be as bad as last year’s infernos, when a record 15,800 square miles burned, the nation’s top wildland fi refi ghting offi cial said Wednesday. But parts of the nation should expect a rough season after a warm, dry winter or because “So where of long-term drought, U.S. we anticipate Forest Service the severity Chief Tom Tidwell said. of the fi re Southern California, season will other parts of the South- not be at the west, Alaska same level as and Montana are all vulner- last year, we able, he said. still expect to “So where we anticipate have some the severity of areas that the fi re season will not be at will be really the same level active.” as last year, we still expect to have some — Tom Tidwell, areas that forest service chief will be really active,” Tidwell said. Tidwell discussed the fi re outlook with The Associated Press four days before the federal government issues its wildfi re outlook for the summer season. He was in Denver for a conference on forest health. California is vulnerable because much of the state remains in a drought, See WILDFIRE/12A Staff photo by E.J. Harris Riverside sophomore Andruw Sorensen and Irrigon sophomore Josh Myers assemble a computer tower during the STEP Tech Expo on Wednesday in Pendleton. Getting a STEP up IMESD hosts tech expo for students By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian Staff photo by E.J. Harris Dell account executive Pleschette Fontenet takes a selfi e with a group of high school students during the STEP Tech Expo on Wednesday in Pendleton. Career technical education has become a buzzword in teaching circles, as local districts expand their focus outside academics to include vocational training and professional skill development. Continuing with that trend, the InterMountain Education Service District hosted its fi rst STEP Tech Expo at the Pendleton Convention Center Wednesday, inviting 125 high school students from across Eastern Oregon to get hands-on experience with local professionals. STEP stands for Student Technology Expanded Programs and is one CTE-focused project covered by a $198,000 state grant. In a convention center conference room, IMESD staff instructed students to take apart and reassemble a computer before quizzing them on common error messages. That exercise was one of several sessions around the convention center. Other students were studying computer hardware, there was a session See EXPO/12A Walla Walla dog show fi nds home in Pendleton By KATHY ANEY East Oregonian The Pendleton Convention Center has gone to the dogs. Or is about to. Hundreds of canines will strut their stuff at the Walla Walla Kennel Club Dog Show this weekend. Though this is a new event for Pendleton, this competi- tion will be the club’s 100th dog show since 1934. “This is a signifi cant show for us,” said Jan Robles, the club’s obedience chair. Robles said club members got frustrated with their last venue, the Walla Walla County Fair- grounds. Conditions outside were rough enough to require orange cones strategically placed next to possible hazards. Inside “fuses blew all the time.” Then one of the members ran into Pendleton Convention Center Manager Pat Kennedy who asked: “Would you be interested in coming to Pendleton?” They were and Kennedy couldn’t be more over the moon. “Ever since I took this job, I’ve been trying to get a major league dog show here,” Kennedy said. Kennedy shows dogs himself, though not in American Kennel See DOGS/12A Staff photo by E.J. Harris Pendleton Convention Center manager Pat Kennedy poses with is two Shi- loh shepherds, V and Sebastian, outside of the Pendleton Convention Cen- ter. Kennedy helped to bring this weekend’s AKC Dog Show to Pendleton.
