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REGION Thursday, October 13, 2016 East Oregonian Page 3A PENDLETON Drug team busts Wicked Kitty owner Sept. search found methamphetamine, marijuana, more By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian The local drug traficking task force took down a downtown Pendleton busi- ness owner. Jason R. Lybrand, 45, owner of Wicked Kitty Tattoo & Piercing, faces felony charges of delivery and possession of metham- phetamine (two counts each), possession of a controlled Schedule II substance, and misdemeanors of unlawful delivery of marijuana and possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance. He is in the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton, in lieu of $80,000 bail. Pendleton Police Chief Stuart Roberts said the Blue Mountain Enforcement Narcotics Team began investigating Lybrand earlier this year, culminating in a court-approved search of his vehi- cles on Sept. 12. Roberts, who over- sees the team, said the search revealed 11.7 grams of Lybrand methamphetamine, 10.3 pounds of marijuana, 372 prescription pills, two vials of liquid methamphet- amine, two sets of scales, three riles and two handguns, plus paraphernalia with meth residue and $7,590 in cash. Lybrand ended up in jail the same week as the search. Roberts said that was due to Lybrand violating a court order out of Multnomah County. BENT sent evidence from the seizure to the Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division for testing and analysis, Roberts said, and a Umatilla County grand jury reviewed the case Tuesday and indicted Lybrand on the charges. As soon as police had the indictment, he said, they asked for an arrest warrant. Police documents show task force members arrested Lybrand at 4:28 p.m. Tuesday at his business, 132 S. Main St. Roberts explained the Schedule II and Schedule IV charges stemmed from some of the pills. And some of the marijuana from the September search was in packages and ready for ship- ping out of state. “The investigation is ongoing because there are a lot of legs on this,” Roberts said. That includes a inancial review of Wicked Kitty’s books to see if Lybrand used the business to launder drug money, Roberts said. Lybrand is the father of two teenage children who live with their mother. Court records show he “has not exercised parenting time with his children since January 2015.” And since February 2016 he was ordered to pay $660 a month in child support, but in July the children’s mother wrote to Lybrand’s attorney stressing the need to pay his child support. ——— Contact Phil Wright at pwright@eastoregonian.com or 541-966-0833. PENDLETON Land across from prison to be marketed to housing developers By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian Pendleton city oficials think they’ve found land for the next major housing development at the site of a former mental health facility. Without objection from the Pendleton City Council, City Manager Robb Corbett said at a work session Tuesday he would start marketing the former site for the Eastern Oregon Training Center to housing developers. Mayor Phillip Houk liked the idea. “I personally think that’s a perfect spot for all kinds of apartments,” he said. “It’s across the street from the prison, it’s close to the college, no one is going to complain too much about it. It’s in a location where you can get to a lot of locations.” Corbett said nearby Blue Mountain Community College is not interested in building dorms on the property, although he has ielded previous interest in developing the property for housing. “We’d maybe be willing to give up some value if we could get some affordable housing and we could get something that could complement the college campus. If someone puts apartments there, I could see that it would be very attrac- tive to college students,” he said. “Having a connection with the college could make it even more attractive. Some developers are just going to come in and they’re not going to think about the connection. They’re just going to want to slap something up and make a buck.” Mayor-elect John Turner said the land could be used for either an apartment complex or townhouses. Councilor Paul Chalmers said he was interested in whether the housing could be sold and become owner-oc- cupied, rather than rentals. But Economic Development Director Steve Chrisman said the land’s proximity to the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution would make that less than ideal. “I think ... staring into a prison is going to be tough sell,” he said. “That’s a deicient piece of property from a high-end residential standpoint.” With positions open at nearby Keystone RV Co. and Newlyweds Foods, and BMCC scholarship athletes in need of housing, Chrisman said apartment rentals would be more appropriate. The city acquired the 10-acre plot north of West- gate for free after the state shuttered and demolished the facility. ——— Contact Antonio Sierra at asierra@eastoregonian.com or 541-966-0836. inciweb.nwcg.gov via AP In this Aug. 24 ile photo, a plane drops ire retardant near the northwest side of Owyhee Canyon south of Vale. ODF declared an end to ire season Thursday. Fire season ends on ODF land East Oregonian As of Thursday morning, ire season has come to an end on the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Northeast Oregon District. The district includes roughly 2 million acres of private, state, county, municipal and tribal forestland in Umatilla, Union, Baker, and Wallowa counties, as well as small portions of Grant, Morrow and Malhuer counties. ODF declared ire season June 28 in the district, which saw a total of 38 ires that burned 871 acres — well below the district’s 10-year average of 7,500 acres. Fourteen ires were started by lightning, which is the lowest number since 1960. Cooler, wetter weather is now in the forecast, MISSION Tanya Tucker concert postponed Show rescheduled for Jan. 8 due to medical emergency East Oregonian Photography workshop focuses on Boardman tree farm East Oregonian The changing fall colors at the Green- Wood Resources tree farm near Boardman will make a picture perfect venue for an upcoming photography workshop. Offered through Hermiston Parks & Recreation, special permission has been arranged for the class, which will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25. Participants will meet at Hermiston City Hall, 180 N.E. Second St., for the outing. Open to ages 16 and up, the cost is $15 for Hermiston residents and $19 for non-residents. Participants will be taught how to use manual settings, learn about aperture, shutter speed, ISO and saturation to capture the vivid fall foliage colors. Those attending the class must have a DSLR (digital single-lens relex) camera. The registration deadline is Friday, Oct. 21. To register, visit www.hermistonrecreation. com and click on “Program Registration,” call 541-667-5018 or stop by the recreation ofice, 180 N.E. Second St., Hermiston. EO ile photo Poplar trees shimmer in the sun at the GreenWood Resources Tree Farm near Boardman. Shutterbugs will have an opportunity to take fall foliage photos at the site during an upcoming photography workshop. HERMISTON County counts down last days of fair manager Move to EOTEC eliminates position By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian Don Slone’s job as Umatilla County Fair manager comes to an end Saturday, along with Ed Peterson’s position as head of fair maintenance. County Commissioner Larry Givens said moving the fair to the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center, Hermiston, means the county no longer needs to fund the positions. “We don’t have a fair- grounds any more,” Givens said. “And a lot of the fair manager position was over- seeing the grounds.” The county hired Slone and Peterson in February. County counsel Doug Olsen said the fair manager made $5,181 a month and the maintenance lead made $2,934. Givens said there have been no Slone decisions on who will manage the 2017 fair and who will pay for that work. The city of Hermiston and Umatilla County are co-owners of EOTEC. The fair’s ofice assistant, Angie McNalley, will keep her job. Olsen said she is the lone county employee working at EOTEC We will be closed on Mondays starting January 2nd 2017. 125 S. Main, Pendleton, OR 97801 (541) 276-9292 • penbkco@eotnet.net The county planned to extend its lease for the old fair site, which the Hermiston School District now owns, to accommodate a horse sale and collegiate rodeo. But Givens said the school district, which bought the property, decided not to extend the lease. Not being able to extend the lease has some cost advantages. “Economically, it makes more sense for us to put our efforts into getting the fair moved,” he said. Groundbreaking is underway on the rodeo arena, he said, which will be home to the Farm-City Pro Rodeo. After that, barns will be built for the 2017 fair. The county also is creating storage facilities at EOTEC to house fair materials. The bi-monthly EOTEC board meeting was resched- uled from this Friday to Friday, Oct. 21. Country music star Tanya Tucker was forced to postpone her Saturday, Oct. 15 concert at Wildhorse Resort & Casino due to a medical emergency. The show is rescheduled for Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. Tickets for the October show will be honored for the January date. Juliana Luke, Wildhorse Tucker events manager, said the time of the resched- uled show and further details will be announced as soon as possible. Tucker has been hospi- talized with an upper respi- ratory infection and needs to focus on her health, Luke said. “I cannot apologize enough to all the fans who bought tickets and were looking forward to seeing us on the road,” Tucker said. “I just feel terrible, but I’ll get even worse if I don’t take care of myself. I love you all.” Ticket holders who plan to attend the January Mark Your Calendars! OCTOB 3rd Annual Crab Feed 21 Mission Longhouse (aka Crab Shack) October 21st @ 5pm Tickets are $25 each (All You Can Eat!) Contact Lisa to Purchase at 541.278.7542 All Profi ts Go Toward Building of the New Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center Or email lisafusselman@yellowhawk.org Or via PayPal by visiting http://yellowhawk.org/crab-feed/ • Salad Bar • Rolls and Dessert Proceeds to benefit Pendleton Elks’ Charities Pendleton Elks Lodge #288 14 SE 3rd, Pendleton 509-948-2163 • 541-276-3882 ER The 3rd Annual Yellowhawk Crab Feed will be held at the October 14th • 5:30 pm • Homemade Mac ‘n Cheese concert date don’t need to take any action. They can simply present their ticket, which was dated for the Oct. 15 show, at the door of the rescheduled show. Those with tickets who can’t attend the Jan. 8 concert who would like a refund need to return to the place of their purchase. Refunds must be requested prior to Thursday, Nov. 10: •For internet ticket orders, visit www.wild- horseresort.com and follow the directions. Cards will be credited the full amount of purchase — allow 5-10 business days for the credit to appear on the account. •Tickets purchased at the Wildhorse Gift Shop need to be returned by the person who made the purchase. Tickets will be refunded by the same payment method as the original purchase. Tickets must be surrendered at the time of refund. For those who made hotel reservations at Wild- horse for the Oct. 15 show, reservations can be canceled by calling 800-654-9453. For other questions or concerns, contact events@ wildhorseresort.com. Submit community information to: community@ea- storegonian.com or drop off to the attention of Tam- my Malgesini at 333 E. Main St., Hermiston or Renee Struthers at 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton. Call 541- 564-4539 or 541-966-0818 with questions. Friday Night D inner Fried Chicken though Mitch Williams, wildland ire supervisor in La Grande, cautioned that conditions can change quickly. Williams urged landowners to remain vigilant, especially when burning slash piles. “If we have periods of warming and drying later in the fall, it’s essential for landowners to go out and check slash piles for remaining heat that could cause a problem,” he said. “It’s not uncommon for us to be ighting escaped slash ires in late October and November.” Slash burns must be registered with the local ODF ofice at least seven days prior to burning. Land- owners should also check with their rural, city or tribal ire departments for further burning restrictions. YELLOWHAWK TRIBAL HEALTH CENTER Entertainment: James Dean Kindle and the Eastern Oregon Playboys
