OF ADAMS SCOTT CANYON FIRE CONTAINED SPORTS/1B MIKE DABULSKIS REGION/3A Visit the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce for a free charm trail starter bracelet GRIFFEY ENTERS HALL OF FAME 94/59 TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2016 140th Year, No. 202 One dollar WINNER OF THE 2016 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD HERMISTON Keepers of the cloud Class trains students for jobs at data centers By GEORGE PLAVEN East Oregonian Staff photo by George Plaven BMCC instructor Pete Hernberg, left, works with Taylor Nedrow to fi x a laptop computer as part of the college’s data center technician program. Every time someone updates their status on Facebook, fi res off an urgent email or buys a new product online, that information goes to live in massive buildings fi lled with computer servers known as data centers. Eastern Oregon, in particular, has become a popular location for some of the biggest companies on the Web to expand their server farms. Amazon began operating its fi rst data center in Boardman in 2011, and will soon be adding its fi fth and sixth. Meanwhile, Facebook has committed to building its third data center in Prineville, and Google broke ground in March on a new $600 million center in The Dalles. Lawsuit in Portland leads to playground closures in Pendleton With each new facility comes the need for trained employees to make sure servers are installed properly and running smoothly. Realizing the oppor- tunity for local workforce development, Blue Mountain Community College has established a one-year certifi cate program designed to prepare students See DATA/8A Oregon delegates react to DNC By KRISTENA HANSEN Associated Press Staff photo by E.J. Harris Orange fencing surrounds a play area that is under construction at Community Park in Pendleton. Parks & Litigation Cities respond to court’s ruling on legal immunity By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian An open hole in Portland led to three closed playgrounds in Pendleton. State law has long protected cities from lawsuits that result from parks and recreation use, but that changed in March thanks to an Oregon Supreme Court decision. The decision sprung from a case where Portland Parks & Recreation dug a hole at a park to fi x a sprinkler head. A legally blind woman jogging in the park injured herself in the hole and sued the worker who dug the hole and his supervisor. The case wound its way through the legal system all the way to the Oregon Supreme Court, which ruled that the city’s legal immunity in this case didn’t extend to its employees, effectively rendering recreational immunity moot. The ruling means an injured party could sue a municipal employee and the municipality would defend See PARKS/8A “The risks aren’t just a hole in the park or a bad playground. They come in all shapes and forms.” — Donnie Cook, Pendleton Parks and Recreation director Several Oregon delegates kicked off the Democratic National Convention in Phil- adelphia on Monday listening to Bernie Sanders in a packed, rowdy room of his supporters, who booed when the Vermont senator tried rallying them behind Hillary Clinton. Sanders’ bid was part of a larger, orga- nization-wide effort to prevent further divi- sion within the party after Sunday’s resig- nation of Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Her plans to step down after the conven- tion this week stem from thousands of emails that were leaked over the weekend showing DNC staff favored Clinton during the primary. More inside The revelations For more on the reignited strong leaked emails feelings among see page 6A some Sanders supporters, who have had mixed feelings about his endorse- ment for Clinton weeks ago in an effort to defeat GOP nominee Donald Trump in November. Matthew Keating, an Oregon delegate pledged to Sanders who also worked on his local campaign, said it was a “wise move” for Wasserman Schultz to resign and agrees with Sanders about shifting their focus to defeating Trump. “Sen. Sanders is a man of his word, and he said early on he was going to support the nominee,” Keating told The Associated Press. “We can hold our head high, but we have vitally important work still to do ... We’re not going away. This movement doesn’t end with a convention or an elec- tion.” More than half of Oregon’s 61 dele- See DNC/8A PENDLETON Seattle Cossacks contort atop classic Harleys By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian Staff photo by Antonio Sierra The Seattle Cossacks perform at Pendleton Bike Week. The motorcycle stunt acts at the fi rst two Pendleton Bike Weeks are a study in contrasts. While the inaugural bike week featured a high-fl ying stunt group with a DJ playing dubstep in the background, the Seattle Cossacks are decidedly more traditional. Performing on vintage Harley Davidsons, painted white and maroon to match their old-fashioned uniforms, the Cossacks’ bikes are See COSSACKS/8A Staff photo by Antonio Sierra The Seattle Cossacks perform at Pendleton Bike Week.