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CAMPERS EVACUATED NEAR PAISLEY BUCKS PREP FOR SEASON OREGON WILDFIRES/3A FOOTBALL/1B Visit Antiques and Art on Main in Pendleton for a vintage cookie cutter and $10 coupon MARILYN DALE OF MILTON-FREEWATER FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016 140th Year, No. 220 One dollar WINNER OF THE 2016 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD HERMISTON COACH, TEEN DEAD Suspect allegedly kills self after killing fellow coach; teen’s body found hours later East Oregonian A man was killed and a woman was shot Thursday in a Hermiston home by a man who then turned the gun on himself. And a teenager related to one of the victims was also found dead Thursday night in a remote, rugged area outside of town. Kenneth E. Valdez was killed at his home at 130 Northwest 11th Street. A 35-year-old woman, not yet identifi ed by police, was also found at the scene with a gunshot wound and taken to the hospital after giving a “detailed statement” to police. Jason E. Huston, who volunteered alongside Valdez as an assistant wrestling coach at Hermiston High School, was found dead at Your Weekend Contributed photo James “JJ” Hurtado, 14, was found dead Thursday night outside of Hermiston. the home from an apparent self-infl icted gunshot. Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston said the department is not searching for other suspects. Police searched throughout the day for James “JJ” Hurtado, 14, who police said was “related to one of the parties involved.” Hurta- do’s body was found around 8 p.m. in a “remote, rugged area outside of Hermiston,” according to a release from Edmiston. Hurtado was last seen at 10 a.m. when Huston picked him up in Umatilla and said they were going to play disc golf at McNary Park. Police fi rst responded to the house on 11th Street after an 11:18 a.m. report of a shooting. They entered the home and found Valdez and Huston dead and the injured woman in the same bedroom. Staff photo by E.J. Harris See SHOOTING/10A Police investigate the scene of a shooting that left two dead and one injured at the corner of Northwest 11th Street and West Madrona Avenue, Thursday in Hermiston. UAVs take flight at first Ag Drone Rodeo Farmers weigh the question: rent or own? • • • Milton-Freewater Rocks! at Yantis Park Morrow County Fair in Heppner Pilot Rock Community Day on Saturday For times and places see Coming Events, 5A Catch a movie Laika Studios/Focus Features via AP “Kubo and the Two Strings” is the latest stop-motion wonder from Oregon-based Laika Studios. For showtime, Page 5A For review, Weekend EO Weekend Weather Fri 89/55 Sat 95/62 Sun 97/59 By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian Standing on a stage at the fi rst Ag Drone Rodeo, orga- nizer Jeff Lorton compared the day’s events to those at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the site of the fi rst manned fl ight in 1903. The attendees of Thurs- day’s events were primarily concerned with unmanned fl ight, as dozens of people from across the state gath- ered at Ron Linn Airfi eld east of Stanfi eld for a series of drone demonstrations focused on agriculture. Hosted by the Pendleton Unmanned Aerial Systems Range and Oregon Future Farm, drone manufacturers and vendors like RDO, Insitu and MicaSense fl ew their UAS. Each company talked about their drone’s crop imaging capabilities and ease of use while piloting it on a short mission. Lorton said UAS would be a regular part of farming operations within 10 years and there was one already working on Hill Ranches near Pendleton. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Farmer Forrest Frantz of Hood River gives a close inspection to the Sensefl y eBee UAV on Thursday during the Ag Drone Rodeo at Linn Airstrip east of Stanfi eld. “This drone thing you’ve heard so much about is a reality,” he said. It’s certainly a reality for a group of students at Yamhill-Carlton High School, who are building a drone from scratch. A Yamhill County farmer commissioned the drone so he could use the unmanned aerial vehicle on his blueberry fi elds and other crops, Yamhill-Carlton math teacher Jordan Slavish said. The farmer agreed to pay for half of the cost to build it. A dedicated afterschool group of 6-7 students now gets a hands-on experience building their own drone. Slavish was accompanied by Jeff Breazile and his son Zach, one of the students working on the drone. Breazile, an engineer at Intel, said his employer is covering the expenses of the trip to Eastern Oregon, which the contingent is See DRONES/3A HERMISTON Local specialty crops featured at OSU dinner Region grows more than 200 varieties By GEORGE PLAVEN East Oregonian Phil Hamm is never one to hold back when it comes to promoting the Columbia Basin as an agricultural powerhouse. Farmers throughout the region grow more than 200 types of Staff photo by E.J. Harris Naomi Sanchez, left, with Finley Fresh Produce, hands a bag of crops, Hamm said, thanks to a vegetables to Anna Rademacher at the crop up dinner Thursday at unique combination of climate, HAREC in Hermiston. soils and clean water. The result is a bounty of nutritious vegetables like potatoes, onions and carrots to go along with sweet treats like famous Hermiston watermelons. All those and more were on the menu Thursday during a special “crop-up” dinner hosted by Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Agricul- ture. The dinner, which was held at OSU’s Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, featured dishes inspired by local ingredients, meant to educate and excite the public about See CROPS/10A