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Page 10A OFF PAGE ONE East Oregonian POKEMON: *DPH¶VVHUYHUVKDYHEHHQSURQHWRFUDVKHV Continued from 1A the park, allowing users to set multiple lures in close proximity. People are also commu- nicating about the game online. Corey Ford created the Facebook group, ³3RNHPRQ *R 3HQGOHWRQ 2UHJRQ´ IRU SOD\HUV WR arrange meeting times and SODFHV LQ WRZQ 7KHUH¶V only one Poké Stop near WKH )RUG IDPLO\ KRPH RII RI+LJKZD\$ORQJZLWK their two sons and room- PDWH $QWKRQ\ +DWFKHU &RUH\ DQG ZLIH +HDWKHU visit downtown Pendleton regularly to play. For Corey, 32, and +HDWKHU ZKR JUHZ XS watching the Pokémon tele- vision show that premiered LQ 3RNpPRQ *R LV a childhood dream come WUXH +HDWKHU VDLG 7KH\ believe Pokémon Go is MXVWDVSRSXODULQWKHLUDJH group as it is to kids and teenagers. ³<RX VHH D ORW RI NLGV running around, but I see D ORW PRUH DGXOWV SOD\LQJ´ Corey said. Prodigal Son Brewery and Pub owner Tim *XHQWKHU GLGQ¶W NQRZ WKDW his business at 230 SE Court Ave is designated as a Poké Stop when DVNHG 7XHVGD\ +H VHHV SRWHQWLDO IRU EXVLQHVVHV WR incorporate Pokémon Go in their marketing to attract customers. In addition to Poké Stops, users travel to gyms in order to train and battle RWKHU XVHUV¶ 3RNpPRQ Wednesday, July 13, 2016 WATER: )DUPVZLWKZDWHUULJKWVDIWHU RUGHUHGWRVWRSLUULJDWLQJ0D\ Continued from 1A Staff photo by E.J. Harris Corey and Heather Ford play Pokémon Go on their smartphones Tuesday in Pend- leton. The pair started a Pendleton Facebook page for local Pokémon Go users in the area as a way to get together and play. “You see a lot of kids running around, but I see a lot more adults playing,” — Corey Ford, Pokémon Go player Gym locations in Pendleton include Pendleton Arts &HQWHU +HULWDJH 6WDWLRQ Museum, First United Methodist Church and Pendleton Public Library. Pendleton Arts Center director Roberta Lavadour, who downloaded Pokémon *R 7XHVGD\ DOVR GLGQ¶W know the location was designated as a gym. She plans to make a sign outside and set up tables and chairs IRUSHRSOHWRSOD\ Pokémon Go has also UDLVHGVRPHVDIHW\FRQFHUQV When users open the game on their phones, a disclaimer UHDGV³5HPHPEHUWREHDOHUW DW DOO WLPHV 6WD\ DZDUH RI \RXU VXUURXQGLQJV´ 6RPH XVHUV KDYHQ¶W IROORZHG WKLV warning. +HDWK VDLG KH ZDV walking down Court Avenue Tuesday when saw a semi-truck driver slam on WKHEUDNHVDQGJHWRXWRIKLV car to catch a Pokémon. +HUPLVWRQ 3ROLFH Department also reminded people on their Facebook SDJH 7XHVGD\ ³1R WUHV- SDVVLQJ DQG GRQ¶W XVH \RXU SKRQHZKLOH\RX¶UHGULYLQJ skating, pedaling or oper- DWLQJ VRPH RWKHU W\SH RI YHKLFXODUJDGJHW´ 7KHJDPH¶VVHUYHUVKDYH also been prone to crashes, perhaps overwhelmed by WKHQXPEHURIXVHUVSOD\LQJ DWRQFH%XWIRUWKHPDMRULW\ RISOD\HUV3RNpPRQ*RKDV been well-received. ³:KHQ LW¶V XS DQG UXQQLQJ LW¶V UHDOO\ IXQ WR SOD\´ +HDWKHU VDLG ³,W NHHSV\RXPRYLQJ´ ——— Contact Will Denner at wdenner@eastoregonian. com. than 1,650 acres with senior water rights to the Umatilla River and McKay Reservoir. Their complaint against WKH:,'ZDV¿OHGLQIHGHUDO court, and claims the district worked up a water delivery VFKHPH WKDW EHQH¿WHG WKUHH ODUJHIDUPVZLWKMXQLRUULJKWV — L&L Farms, Eagle Ranch and Amstad Farms. For more than a decade, water KDV EHHQ WDNHQ IURP WKH SODLQWLIIV DQG UHGLVWULEXWHG WR MXQLRU ULJKWV KROGHUV LQ YLRODWLRQ RI 2UHJRQ¶V ³¿UVW LQWLPH¿UVWLQULJKW´EDVLV according to the lawsuit. Meanwhile, the same JURXSRIJURZHUVFODLPVWKH Water Resources Depart- PHQW IDLOHG WR HQIRUFH WKH law earlier this irrigation season. On May 3, Water- master Greg Silbernagel issued an order that, due WR GHFUHDVLQJ ÀRZ LQ WKH 8PDWLOOD 5LYHU IDUPV ZLWK ZDWHU ULJKWV DIWHU VWRS irrigating immediately. %XW ZKHQ VHYHUDO RI WKH GHIHQGDQWVODWHUFDOOHGXSRQ :,' IRU ZDWHU XQGHU WKHLU DQG SULPDU\ rights, the suit claims they were denied. Dixie Eche- verria said she met with Silbernagel on June 22, where he again declined to take action. ³7KHUH¶V QR ERRWV RQ WKH ground in Umatilla County LQ WKH :HVWODQG &DQDO´ Echeverria said. Mike Ladd, region PDQDJHU IRU WKH :DWHU Resources Department in Pendleton, said the depart- PHQW FDQ¶W FRPPHQW RQ pending litigation. The lawsuit against WID DOOHJHVWKHGLVWULFWXVHGIRXU tactics to misappropriate ZDWHU WR WKH MXQLRU ULJKWV holders, including granting ÀRRG ZDWHU FRQWUDFWV WKDW IDFLOLWDWHG RYHUSXPSLQJ 7KH GLVWULFW DOVR IDLOHG WR properly monitor water usage through the irrigation season, ignored priority GDWHV IRU ZDWHU ULJKWV DQG XVHG VRFDOOHG ³OLPLWHG ZDWHU´ GHOLYHU\ FRQWUDFWV WR LOOHJDOO\ GLYHUW ZDWHU IURP 0F.D\ 5HVHUYRLU WR MXQLRU users, according to the suit. Echeverria said she also asked the WID to list the IDUPVZKHUHZDWHUZDVVKXW RII DIWHU 6LOEHUQDJHO¶V ¿QDO RUGHU RQ 0D\ EXW ZDVQ¶W able to get an answer. WID Manager Mike Wick said they take the allegations seriously and are continuing to work with their attorneys on a response. The GLVWULFW LV UHVSRQVLEOH IRU approximately 260 users. ³,W¶V WKH LQWHQW RI WKH district board to have the district operate in a way that provides the maximum DPRXQW RI EHQH¿W WR WKH PD[LPXP DPRXQW RI PHPEHUVVHUYHG´:LFNVDLG IROORZLQJ D ERDUG PHHWLQJ on July 5. The next WID board meeting will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, July 18 at the 6WDIIRUG +DQVHOO *RYHUQ- PHQW&HQWHULQ+HUPLVWRQ ——— Contact George Plaven at gplaven@eastoregonian. com or 541-966-0825.
