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95/61 GRASS FIRE NARROWLY MISSES HOMES WILDHORSE PREPS FOR POW WOW REGION/3A COMMUNITY/6A TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 140th Year, No. 182 One dollar WINNER OF THE 2015 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Pendleton man dies in logging accident La Grande Observer COVE — A Pendleton man was killed Friday in a logging accident outside of Cove, according to Union County Sheriff’s Sgt. Nick Pallis. Just before 8 a.m., the La Grande Fire Department, Cove Quick Response Team and the Union County Sheriff’s Offi ce were dispatched to Moss Springs Road, about fi ve miles outside of Cove, to respond to the accident. According to Pallis, Patrick Corley, 48, was operating a forwarder, which picks up logs and stacks them in a pile, when the machine rolled over and down the hill. Other employees of the company, Corley Logging based in Pendleton, were on site and called for medical response after the accident. Police said Corley died at the scene and the case remains under investigation. The Occupational Safety and Health Administra- tion and the county medical examiner will be See ACCIDENT/8A DA checking open cases for evidence of tampering By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian Hot tubers Staff photo by E.J. Harris A group of inner tubers fl oat down the Umatilla River near the 10th Street bridge on Monday in Pendleton. The river will be one way to beat the heat this week as temperatures reach up near 100 degrees before cooling this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. For the week’s forecast, see Page 2A. The Umatilla County District Attorney’s Offi ce continues to investigate to what extent a crime lab technician’s drug tampering affected 1,354 cases. District Attorney Dan Primus said he has one deputy prosecutor handling the work and did not know when the project will fi nish. These are open cases, he said, and his offi ce has dismissed some and declined to prosecute others that forensic analyst Nika Larsen worked on, but he said he did not know how many. “I’m concerned about justice,” Primus said. “If there are cases that need to be dismissed, if that’s what has to happen, that’s what has to happen. Justice is not always a conviction.” So far though, Primus said, he has not asked the court to overturn — or vacate — convictions. Morrow County District Attorney Justin See CASES/8A PENDLETON Promenade offers a touch of European class Shop holds grand opening Monday By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian According to owner Ronna Hayden, not only does Prome- nade Design sell high-end furni- ture, chandeliers and bouquets, it also sells the stories behind them. Promenade opened its doors Monday, welcoming a steady stream of customers to the 1409 S.W. Emigrant Ave. store. Hayden, a Pilot Rock resi- dent, said she wanted to add a “European fl air” to the usual western wares sold in Pendleton. Hayden has a bachelor’s degree in architecture and design from the University of Central Missouri and did interior design and general contracting work for dental offi ces across Oregon before she decided to move into local retail. Hayden said one of her main goals was to avoid mass market goods from China made of cheap materials like plastic, instead opting for original goods made from wood and metal. She imports items from Denmark, Italy and France and purchases domestically from locales like central Texas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Hayden said her store is unique because she could tell customers the history behind the antique and vintage goods she sells and the craftsman who made it. Although the goods housed within its walls have a history, See PROMENADE/8A Staff photo by E.J. Harris Owner Ronna Hayden opened her business Promenade Design on Monday in Pendleton.
