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IRRIGON
Grant County voters back Britton
with 1,080 in favor.
in many county
Britton,
who
accomplishments,
has served as a
including tripling
the timber harvest,
Grant County voters made commissioner for
actively managing
a clear statement Tuesday 13 years, could
federal
lands,
that they wanted to keep not be reached
creating
Bates
County Commissioner Boyd Tuesday evening.
The
owner
State Park and
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almost two to one against the of a John Day
welding business,
responsible.
recall.
He said the
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complaints against
obtained from Grant County his statement of
Clerk Brenda Percy showed MXVWL¿FDWLRQ DJDLQVW WKH him by chief recall petitioner
2,035 votes against the recall recall that he has participated Julie Carr of Dayville —
More mosquitoes test
positive for West Nile
failing to represent constit-
uents on road and access
issues, refusing to call for
an investigation into the
handling of the 2015 Canyon
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recuse himself in decisions
with agencies where he
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intentions of attending a
community meeting Jan. 26
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using insect repellent and
wearing long-sleeve shirts
More mosquitoes have and pants when working in
tested positive for West mosquito-infested areas.
West Nile has also been
Nile virus in rural Irrigon.
The sample was collected found in 10 samples in
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the Oregon State Univer- samples in Baker County.
sity Veterinary Diagnostics Most people infected with
the disease show no symp-
Laboratory in Corvallis.
One other pool of toms, though approximately
mosquitoes tested positive 20 percent may develop
earlier this month, according fever, headache and nausea.
to the North Morrow Vector In rare cases, West Nile can
Control District. Residents OHDGWRLQÀDPPDWLRQRIWKH
are advised to take precau- brain, which can pose a
tions to avoid mosquito serious health risk.
For more information
bites and lower their risk
of infection. Tips include about West Nile, contact
eliminating standing water the Morrow County Health
where mosquitoes breed, District at 541-676-5421.
East Oregonian
STEM: Discussed strategies for teaching more effectively
Continued from 1A
Sipe’s husband, Kyle,
a middle school math and
science teacher, then brought
in robotics kits and let the
teens loose to learn how to
build and operate them.
They stayed up late into
the evening at the high
school gymnasium working
on their robots before
retiring to bed. Some slept
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hammock, and the lone girl
of the group on a table in a
science classroom.
Day two of the camp was
more training, with the teens
using phrases like “ultra-
sonic sensors” and “calcu-
late rotations” as freely and
commonly as “dude” and
“whatever.”
One training activity had
the teens separate into three
groups and take turns role-
playing as teacher, student
and observer.
Afterward they all met
and debriefed with the help
of Heidi Sipe.
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niques they thought worked,
things they found confusing
and strategies for teaching
more effectively.
Paige Matlack, 16, was
the lone girl among the 11
students.
The
Umatilla
High
School student said she likes
language arts and social
sciences, but enjoys math
and science, too.
“I like a challenge,” she
said. “And those challenge
me.”
The
cheerleader
and Key Club member is
looking ahead to college and
beyond, with hopes to be a
biology teacher one day.
Omar Benitiz, 17, will
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Corp. also endorsed Boutique Air
Continued from 1A
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Umatilla superintendent and STEM advocate Heidi Sipe, top right, talks to camp-
ers about their recent work session during the Greater Oregon Science Technology
Engineering and Math camp Tuesday in Umatilla.
Benitiz
likes
the
atmosphere of STEM and
robotics,
even
though
it’s competitive, he said.
“Everybody is rooting for
everybody, not against each
other.”
His favorite part is the
programming and he’s
hoping to make a career out
of it someday.
GOSTEM is a program
meant to increase student
interest in science, tech-
nology, engineering and
math.
It is a regionally focused
partnership between schools,
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businesses and community
leaders to push for innova-
tion and improvement.
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Contact Alexa Lougee at
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Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Alexander Gutierrez, second from right, instructs a
group of campers on how to program a robot during
the Greater Oregon Science Technology Engineering
and Math camp Tuesday in Umatilla.
be a senior at Umatilla
High School this fall. He
was introduced to STEM
through robotics at the end
of his eighth grade year. A
friend invited him to attend
a robotics meeting and he’s
been involved ever since.
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REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
THURSDAY
Plenty of sunshine
Sunny and very
warm
94° 60°
95° 58°
Nice with
abundant sunshine
Sunny and very
warm
Very warm with
blazing sunshine
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
94° 58°
89° 54°
98° 67°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
98° 57°
100° 62°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
93°
87°
108° (1933)
59°
58°
39° (1909)
PRECIPITATION
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
0.00"
0.07"
0.21"
7.39"
5.00"
8.20"
HERMISTON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
Yesterday
Normals
Records
HIGH
LOW
94°
88°
105° (2008)
58°
58°
40° (1935)
PRECIPITATION
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
0.00"
0.05"
0.10"
4.99"
3.25"
6.05"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
Full
Last
Aug 18
Aug 24
New
Sep 1
102° 69°
Seattle
81/61
ALMANAC
Yesterday
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93° 53°
5:58 a.m.
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7:35 p.m.
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Today
SUNDAY
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Wenatchee
92/64
96/68
Tacoma
Moses
82/54
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Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 97/68
91/55
71/52
84/51
99/63
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
81/57
95/65 Lewiston
98/59
Astoria
97/64
70/55
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
83/61
Pendleton 90/54
The Dalles 98/57
94/60
93/64
La Grande
Salem
94/52
86/56
Albany
Corvallis 86/53
87/53
John Day
97/62
Ontario
Eugene
Bend
101/66
88/51
89/51
Caldwell
Burns
97/63
94/51
Astoria
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Burns
Enterprise
Eugene
Heppner
Hermiston
John Day
Klamath Falls
La Grande
Meacham
Medford
Newport
North Bend
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
Portland
Redmond
Salem
Spokane
Ukiah
Vancouver
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way to sun today.
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today; hot in the south and upper Treasure
Valley. Clear tonight.
Western Washington: Low clouds and
fog, then sunshine today, except sunny in
central parts.
Eastern Washington: Sunshine today. Clear
and moonlit tonight. Plenty of sunshine
tomorrow.
Cascades: Mostly sunny today; pleasant
across the north. Clear and moonlit tonight.
Northern California: Fog, then sun at the
coast today; hot in central parts. Mostly
sunny elsewhere.
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Thursday
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TODAY
Chrisman said there were
some complaints about the
lack of an on-site manager
and local phone number,
but the feedback was mostly
positive.
Two airport managers
said their boardings are
approaching the 10,000
mark, a threshold that
automatically triggers a $1
million grant from the DOT.
Chrisman also shared a
letter endorsing Boutique
from
the
Round-Up
Development Corp., an
economic
development
organization that includes
airport commissioner Mike
Short and mayor-elect John
Turner.
“Boutique has thrived
in the same types of rural
markets that has caused
SeaPort to go bankrupt,”
Short wrote. “Boutique’s
growth in enplanements
has been impressive while
SeaPort has remained
stagnant. Boutique does
not have issues with pilot
shortages while SeaPort is
chronically short on pilots
and SeaPort’s turnover of
key personnel is worri-
some.”
SeaPort wasn’t helped
by a turbulent 2016 that
saw the company drop a
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for bankruptcy, get hit with
a civil penalty from the
Federal Aviation Admin-
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that weren’t airworthy and
produce so few boardings
that the DOT is considering
stripping Pendleton of its
EAS subsidy.
The city has objected to
the DOT’s ruling, and if that
isn’t successful, Chrisman
expects the department to
issue a waiver.
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Contact Antonio Sierra
at asierra@eastoregonian.
com or 541-966-0836.
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11+, Extreme
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National Summary: Locally drenching thunderstorms will extend from central and eastern
Texas to Delaware and southern New Jersey today. A few storms will affect the western
Great Lakes, the southern Rockies and Great Basin.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 115° in Imperial, Calif.
Low 30° in Walden, Colo.
NATIONAL CITIES
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Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Fargo
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Los Angeles
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Memphis
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Miami
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Milwaukee
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Minneapolis
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Nashville
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New Orleans
92
New York City
87
Oklahoma City
87
Omaha
89
Philadelphia
92
Phoenix
107
Portland, ME
82
Providence
88
Raleigh
94
Rapid City
91
Reno
96
Sacramento
96
St. Louis
88
Salt Lake City
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San Diego
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San Francisco
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Seattle
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Tucson
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Washington, DC 94
Wichita
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