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WEEKEND EDITION BROWN, PIERCE FACE OFF SUFFERING VENOMOUS STINGS IN SECOND DEBATE 2A TO MAKE VACCINES LIFESTYLES/1C INSIDE: DRIVE AWAY HUNGER Details on October food drive on Page 3A OCTOBER 1-2, 2016 140th Year, No. 251 $1.50 WINNER OF THE 2016 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD CTUIR reaches $20M settlement with feds Bulk of money will go to tribal members in dividends By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian It’s a court settlement 70 years in the making. The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of the Interior announced Monday that it reached a $492 million settlement Dispatch committee readies for new phase By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian agreement with 17 tribes across the country, including a $20 million agreement with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. CTUIR spokesman Chuck Sams said the tribes sued the federal government decades ago because it failed to properly compensate the tribes for land use easement agreements for things like timber and agriculture. Sams said the federal govern- ment’s incomplete records of how it used those easements means no one will truly know how much the tribes should be compensated, but he credited the Obama adminis- tration for approaching settlement negotiations with more respon- siveness than previous presidential administrations. Ten percent of the $20 million settlement will go to Native American Rights Fund and another $100,000 to Rocky Hills Advisors, the remaining $17.9 million going directly to the CTUIR. From there, the money is further subdivided — 25 percent to the CORN MAKES A-MAZING RETURN Umatilla County’s Dispatch Advisory Committee could be on track to begin providing advice on dispatch operations. Sheriff Terry Rowan said the transition might happen as soon as this year. The dispatch center is under the umbrella of the sheriff’s offi ce. Umatilla County Commissioner Bill Elfering created the advisory group in the summer of 2015 in response to complaints about the sheriff’s offi ce charging cities and emer- gency districts for services while not giving them a say in how the dispatch center was operated. The group met several times since and hammered out a formula to charge for services based on a city or district’s assessed property value. Representatives from local cities shared the table with police, fi re and ambu- lance service administrators to create the funding formula. Advising the county’s dispatch operations, despite See DISPATCH/10A REINHOLD FISCHER OF HERMISTON Visit Rick’s Car Wash in Hermiston for a free deluxe wash Staff photo by Kathy Aney Brent Tyhuis, 2, son of organizers Bob and Gina Tyhuis, runs through a tunnel of corn Friday just off the main pathway through the Echo Crazy Corn Maze. Board of Trustees for economic development and social program- ming and the rest to CTUIR’s 3,000 enrolled members in the form of dividends. Sams said the exact amount each member will get won’t be determined until November, but as it stands now, each member is set to receive about $4,000. See CTUIR/10A Echo corn maze opens Saturday By TAMMY MALGESINI East Oregonian Bob and Gina Tyhuis’ 2-year-old son Brent is thrilled to have a corn maze in his back yard. “When we come down the hill he points and says, ‘Corn maze, mama.’” said Gina. “He absolutely adores the farm, he loves farming. Really, that’s the motivation for the corn maze.” The Tyhuis’ have been in Echo for about 18 months, although Gina’s family has farmed in “It’s a fun the area for some time. Juggling way to get responsibilities in the dirt with grape harvest, Gina and learn has been busy gearing up for a little bit the Echo Crazy Corn Maze & about agri- Haunt. culture.” The Tyhuis’ are offering — Gina Tyhuis, Echo Crazy Corn a corn maze Maze organizer Thursday through Satur- days in October from 2-10 p.m. The maze is located off Echo’s Main Street. People should park at 111 W. Main St., Echo. The entrance to the maze is several blocks north of downtown, between the 100-200 block of North Dupont Street. The cost is $10 for ages 3 and up. Major credit cards and debit cards will be accepted. Special haunts are planned for the maze Oct. 15, 22, 29 and 31 from 7-9 p.m. People will take a separate path for the fright experience, so participants can choose between the mild or scary path. The maze covers eight acres with pathways of about 1.5-2 miles. Gina Tyhuis said the maze wouldn’t be possible without the help of Barton Laser Leveling, who spent a couple of days cutting the paths. “If you get lost, you probably need to Google our website for our phone number and we’ll send a runner to get you,” Gina said with a laugh. Inspired by the fall extravaganza at Pasco’s Country Mercantile, the site also includes concessions and See MAZE/10A HERMISTON EOTEC promises arena in time for 2017 rodeo By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian With Hendon Construction at the helm for construction of a new rodeo arena, Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center members are feeling confi dent the Farm-City Pro Rodeo will ride into its new home in 2017. “There has been a lot of discus- sion, a lot of concerns about where we’re going to be,” Dan Dorran said at a board meeting Friday. “I have none.” Zeno Marvin, general manager for the Umatilla-based contractor, echoed that sentiment from the audience, said that although the year,” he said. Concerns about fi nishing the rodeo arena on time cropped up after drawings for the facility were supposed to be fi nished in February — Dan Dorran, but weren’t ready EOTEC executive board member until the end of May. The fi rst set company had been brought in “late of bids was then rejected and the bid to the party” they planned to take an was re-issued, resulting in Hendon aggressive approach to make sure the Construction not being hired until arena is complete by August 2017. September. “I can unequivocally say that EOTEC’s other major compo- we’re going to have a rodeo next nent, livestock barns for the Umatilla “There has been a lot of discussion, a lot of concerns about where we’re going to be. I have none.” County fair, is being overseen by Knerr Construction of Hermiston. John Eckhardt of Knerr Construction told the board Friday that the barns had been reduced in size, and had been through a “signifi cant amount of refi ning,” after the original request for proposals drew bids that were over budget. He said the company planned to bring back a new set of bids to the board for approval during a special meeting on Oct. 20. Mike Kay, who represents the rodeo board on EOTEC’s three- person construction committee, said despite prior bumps in the road See EOTEC/10A
