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Thursday, November 10, 2016
East Oregonian
Communities celebrate Veterans Day
East Oregonian
Veterans Day provides
an opportunity to express
appreciation to those who
have served in our country’s
military. Several groups and
organizations are planning
special events or meals to
honor those who served our
country. In addition, several
area schools are planning
Thursday programs to honor
veterans.
THURSDAY
Area veterans are invited
to a number of local schools
for special recognition. The
programs are also open to
the public:
•Echo School District at
10 a.m. A parade starts at
the school, 600 Gerone St.
It will be followed by an
assembly at 1 p.m.
•Heppner High School at
10 a.m. Rep. Greg Smith is
the guest speaker during an
assembly at the school, 710
Morgan St. (A free luncheon
for veterans and a guest
follows. RSVP is requested
via kanepsweeney@gmail.
com or 541-676-9138).
•Sam
Boardman
Elementary School at 10
a.m. Assembly honors
veterans with patriotic songs
performed by students at the
school, 301 Wilson Lane,
Boardman.
•Pilot Rock High School
at 10 a.m. An assembly in
the high school gym will
feature patriotic musical
selections from students in
grades K-12. The Pilot Rock
School District also invites
all military veterans, retired
and active duty, to a free
breakfast for themselves and
a guest prior to the assembly
in the high school cafeteria.
To RSVP, call 541-443-
2671.
•Stanfield
Secondary
School at 3 p.m. A Veterans
Day assembly at the high
school, 1120 N. Main St.
File photo
Stanfield class of 2015 graduate Pfc. Payton Wright of the U.S. Marine Corps
talks about missing his hair with former classmates during a 2015 Veterans Day
ceremony at Stanfield Secondary School.
File photo
Harvey Sample Jr., a veteran of three wars, waves to
the crowds during the 2014 Veterans Day parade in
Milton-Freewater.
FRIDAY
Area veterans and others
are invited to celebrate
those who have served
during
Veterans
Day
events:
•Hermiston Conference
Center at 8 a.m. Free
breakfast and program for
veterans, service members
and their families at 415
S. Highway 395, Herm-
iston. (RSVP required via
541-567-6151 or info@
hermistonchamber.com).
•Traditions
Buffet
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. A
free Traditions Veterans
Day buffet for those who
present
their
military
identification or show up
in uniform at Wildhorse
Resort & Casino, located
off Interstate 84 Exit 216
at Mission. The buffet costs
$16.95 for non-military
guests.
•Main
Street,
Milton-Freewater at 11
a.m. A Veterans Day parade
will honor those who have
served. Line-up begins at
9:30 a.m. in the parking
lot at Freewater School, 17
N.W. Eighth Ave. at Main
Street. For more informa-
tion, call 541-938-3633.
•Pendleton
Pioneer
Chapel, Folsom-Bishop at
11 a.m. Program honoring
veterans at 131 S.E. Byers
Ave., Pendleton.
•Chuckwagon Cafe from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A free
Veterans Day S.O.S. Lunch
for all active and retired
veterans and immediate
Gold Star family members
at 81027 N. Highway 395,
Hermiston. Transport staff
for veterans can dine for
half price. Bring medals,
photos, memorabilia and
stories to share.
•Hermiston Elks Lodge
at 6 p.m. Reservations
required via 541-561-6972
for free steak dinner for
veterans and their spouse at
480 E. Main St., Hermiston.
PENDLETON
City discusses building knowledge on building codes
By ANTONIO SIERRA
East Oregonian
Pendleton building offi-
cial John Lindstrom said he
tries his best to balance busi-
ness interests with the city’s
building code when evalu-
ating new developments, but
that doesn’t prevent conflict.
Lindstrom explained some
the nuances of the building
code to the Pendleton City
Council at a workshop
Tuesday and discussed how
the city could help developers
meet the code without being
cost prohibitive.
Lindstrom said much of
the city’s building code is
prescribed by state statute,
meaning he doesn’t have the
“Each city needs someone to help
walk these projects through the
process so they guys doing the work
can get the work done.”
— John Lindstrom, Pendleton building official
leeway to lower the safety
requirements.
“We are typically obli-
gated to follow state law,”
city manager Robb Corbett
said. “If we want to be more
stringent than the state law is
we’re allowed to do that. It
seems like it’s uncommon for
us to be less restrictive than
what the state (has).”
City councilor Tom
Young said it’s typical of
novice entrepreneurs to
underestimate how much
it costs to open a business,
including the money it takes
to meet building codes.
“Quite frankly, if they
don’t have the capital to do
it right, they shouldn’t be in
business,” he said.
Since the rules can’t be
changed at a local level,
Chrisman said the city needed
to educate prospective busi-
ness owners on the demands
of the building code, to the
agreement of Lindstrom.
“Each city needs someone
to help walk these projects
through the process so the
guys doing the work can get
the work done,” Lindstrom
said.
Several meeting attendees
suggested the city talk with
the Small Business Admin-
istration about filling such a
role. Lindstrom said he also
wanted to create a wider
public outreach program to
teach residents some of the
basics about the code.
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Contact Antonio Sierra at
asierra@eastoregonian.com
or 541-966-0836.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
THURSDAY, NOV. 10
TUMBLEWEED
TOAST-
MASTERS, 6:45 a.m., Eastern
Oregon Higher Education Cen-
ter room 134, 975 S.E. Colum-
bia Dr., Hermiston. Visitors wel-
come. (541-567-3360).
PENDLETON
KIWANIS
CLUB, 7 a.m., Roosters Restau-
rant, 1515 Southgate, Pend-
leton. Guests welcome. ((541-
278-5785).
ARTS AND CRAFTS FROM
THE DRY SIDE, 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. ,basement of Assembly of
God Church, 730 East Hurlburt
Ave., Hermiston. Use the Sev-
enth Street entrance. (541-567-
4446).
GOOD SHEPHERD MEDI-
CAL CENTER AUXILIARY, 9:30
a.m., Good Shepherd Medical
Center conference rooms 1&2,
610 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston.
New members and junior auxil-
iary members welcome. (Cindy
Schaan 541-667-3690).
UMATILLA DOG WALKING
CLUB, 10 a.m., 630 Switzler St.
at the dog wash in front of Uma-
tilla High School.
NARFE CHAPTER 2115,
11:30 a.m., Shari’s Restaurant,
319 S.E. Nye Ave., Pendleton.
(Janet 541-980-3268).
ROUND-UP REPUBLICAN
WOMEN, 11:45 a.m., to 1:15
p.m., Red Lion Inn, 304 S.E.
Nye Ave. Guest speaker: Ma-
rine Corps veteran Zach Knight
of Blue Mountain Action Council
and wife Amy will share a love
and war story. Luncheon admis-
sion $10; RSVP by Wednesday
at 8 a.m. to Marcia Stewart.
(541-276-1206).
HEPPNER CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, 12 noon, Heppner
Senior Center dining room, cor-
ner of Main and Willow streets,
Heppner.
HERMISTON LINEBACKER
CLUB, 12 noon to 1 p.m., Desert
Lanes, 1545 N. First St., Herm-
iston. Hear HHS football coach
David Faaeteete discuss last
week’s game and talk about the
upcoming tilt. RSVP by Wednes-
day at 3 p.m. to 541-567-5215.
Cost is $11 for members, $13 for
non-members.
HERMISTON
ROTARY
CLUB, 12 noon, Trinity Evan-
gelical Lutheran Church Parish
Hall, Fifth Street and Locust Av-
enue.
PENDLETON LIONS CLUB,
12 noon, Roosters Restaurant,
1515 Southgate, Pendleton.
UMATILLA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE BUSINESS-TO-
BUSINESS LUNCH, 12 noon,
Desert River Inn, 705 Willamette
Ave., Umatilla. RSVP to 541-
922-4825 or tasha@umatilla-
chamber.net three days prior to
meeting.
DESERT BELLES GAR-
DEN CLUB, 1:15 p.m. For more
information on location call 541-
567-8019.
HERMISTON HORSESHOE
CLUB, 5 p.m., Weber Field, 600
S. First St., Hermiston. (Rick
Rebman 541-720-6402).
PENDLETON TEA PARTY
PATRIOTS, 5:30 tea time social,
meeting begins at 6 p.m., The
Saddle Restaurant, 2220 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton. Everyone
welcome. (KaSandra Williams
541-310-1312 or ptppatriots@
gmail.com).
ARC OF UMATILLA COUN-
TY BINGO, 6 p.m., doors open,
bingo starts at 7 p.m., 215 W.
Orchard Ave., Hermiston. (541-
567-7615).
PENDLETON
EAGLES
BURGERS AND KARAOKE, 6
p.m., Pendleton Eagles Lodge
#28, 428 S. Main St., Pendleton.
(541-278-2828).
PENDLETON
ELKS
LODGE NO. 288, 6 p.m. dinner,
7:30 p.m. Lodge meeting, 14
S.E. 3rd St.
TOPS, 6 p.m. weigh-in; 7
p.m. meeting, Peace Luther-
an Church, 210 N.W. Ninth St.,
Pendleton. (Heather Endersby
541-969-6997).
INLAND NORTHWEST OR-
CHESTRA, 6:30 p.m., Harris
Jr. Academy, 3121 S.W. Hailey
Ave., Pendleton. (RaNiel Dunn
541-289-4696).
COLUMBIA RIVER HAR-
VESTER, 7 p.m., Greenfield
Grange Hall, 209 N.W. First St.,
Boardman.
HERMISTON ELKS, 7 p.m.
480 E. Main St.
MAIN
ST.
COWBOYS
BOARD, 7 p.m., Meeting Hall,
29 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton.
PENDLETON BIRD CLUB,
6:30 p.m. potluck with meeting
following, First Christian Church,
215 N. Main St., Pendleton. An-
nual fundraiser with raffle and
donations. Everyone welcome.
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BRIEFLY
Umatilla County
turnout second
lowest in state
Umatilla County had the
second worst voter turnout
in the state.
According to the Oregon
Secretary of State Elections
Division, only 72.4 percent
of eligible voters submitted
their ballots by Tuesday.
Although the results are
unofficial, November 2016’s
turnout is below the 76.2
percent who voted in the
2012 presidential election
and the 80.2 percent in
2008.
Umatilla County is
only ahead of Clackamas
County, who had the worst
turnout rate in the state, and
Umatilla County’s turnout
is well below the state’s
76.2 percent rate. Morrow
County registered voters
returned their ballots at a 76
percent clip.
Despite the lower
percentage, more people
voted in Umatilla County
on Tuesday than in the
2012 elections, thanks to
the nearly 5,700 people that
were added to voting rolls
partly due to the state’s
Motor Voter law.
A total of 28,077 out of
38,800 eligible voters cast
a ballot this year versus
25,242 out of 33,112 four
years ago.
Crash sends
woman to
Pendleton hospital
PENDLETON — A
one-vehicle crash this
morning in Pendleton sent a
woman to the hospital.
Pendleton Assistant Fire
Chief Shawn Penninger
said dispatch called for the
department at 11:08 a.m.
to respond to Umatilla
Ready-Mix Inc., 3801
Westgate, Pendleton, for a
one-vehicle crash.
A unit arrived and found
a power pole and utility
lines in the road and a
vehicle with significant
damage.
“The car was on its
side,” he said. “But
bystanders pushed it onto
four wheels.”
One female was in the
car and medics treated her
for non-life threatening
injuries and took her in an
ambulance to St. Anthony
Hospital, Pendleton.
Pacific Power will repair
the pole, Penninger also
said, and the Pendleton
Police Department is
investigating the crash.
Openings available
on EOTEC board,
city committees
The city of Hermiston is
accepting applications for
the Eastern Oregon Trade
and Event Center board and
four city committees.
The parks and recreation
committee has an opening
for a one-year term, the
budget committee has three
three-year terms open, the
recreation projects fund
advisory committee has
two three-year terms open
and the Hispanic advisory
committee is looking for
someone to fill the final six
months of a three-year term.
The seat on the Eastern
Oregon Trade and Event
Center board representing
the hotel industry —
currently held by Vijay
Patel — is also up for
appointment. The city of
Hermiston and Umatilla
County jointly appoint
someone to the seat every
four years.
For city committees,
applicants must not work
full-time for the city, sell
to the city or already be
serving on another city
committee. Preference will
be given to city residents.
Applications are due to
the Hermiston City Hall, 180
N.E. Second St., by 5 p.m.
on Nov. 28. They can be
found at city hall or online
at www.hermiston.or.us.
questions can be directed
to Lilly Alarcon-Strong at
541-567-5521.
HSD to make test
calls Saturday
HERMISTON — Parents
with children in the
Hermiston School District
will get a call on Saturday
night as part of a test of the
school’s emergency alert
system.
Starting at 6 p.m. the
district will send out
automated calls to the home
phones of parents to test the
School Messenger system,
which is used to inform
parents of snow days,
delays and other emergency
information. The test will
allow the district to time
how long it takes to reach
all parents, and to check for
glitches in the system.
If parents do not receive
a call on Saturday they
are encouraged to update
their information with their
child’s school. Anyone who
does not have a student in
the district but receives a
call can contact the district
at 541-667-6000 to be taken
off the list.
The district will also be
testing the Crisis Manager
smartphone app, which
parents can download on
their Android or iPhone as
another method of receiving
emergency updates from
their child’s school.
Storie postpones
solo show
PENDLETON — The
Friday solo performance of
John Storie of New West
Guitar Group at Pendleton
Center for the Arts has been
postponed.
Storie and his bandmates
are a favorite at the venue,
and the decision was made
to reschedule when the full
group is available after the
first of the year. Further
details will be released when
they are available.
For more information,
call 541-278-9201. For more
about the band, including
an opportunity to listen to
selections from their most
recent releases, visit www.
newwestguitar.com.
Elwood swings into
Great Pacific
PENDLETON — The
music of Colt “Elwood”
Haney is said to move the
soul.
The La Grande musician,
along with Brent Smith, will
perform Friday from 7:30-10
p.m. at Great Pacific Wine &
Coffee Co., 403 S. Main St.,
Pendleton. There is no cover
charge for the all-ages show.
For more information,
call 541-276-1350. For more
about Elwood, visit www.
elwood-music.com.
Grange holds
Saturday breakfast
HERMISTON — A
special breakfast to help
pay for needed repairs at the
Columbia Grange is planned
this weekend.
The public is invited to
attend the meal, which is
Saturday from 7:30-10:30
a.m. at 32339 Diagonal
Blvd., Hermiston.
For more information,
call Doris at 541-567-8663.
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from staff and wire reports,
and press releases. Email
press releases to news@
eastoregonian.com
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“ARTFUL ASKERS WORKSHOP”
Nationally renowned author, educator, public speaker, non-profit funding expert,
and trusted philanthropic relationship developer, Bob Vickers is coming to
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point for hundreds of agencies and missional projects over the past 30+ years,
including the White House, HUD, HHS, DOL, SAMHSA, United Way, Chambers of
Commerce, faith-based Churches and organizations, state offices, and countless
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person in attendance with the knowledge, instruction, and direction necessary
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designed for donors and those in need of funding, and it is applicable to any size fund or need.
Fortune 500 corporations pay hundreds and even thousands of dollars for this training and information – but this
opportunity has been underwritten by the generous people of Pendleton First Church of God – and registration
for this 1-day training is available for $75.00 per person (only $50./person if registered before Nov 12).
Whether you are a donor or in need of funding, you do not want to miss this opportunity!
Registration covers the day of training, training materials, lunch, and refreshments.
Seating is limited. Register by sending cash/checks to First Church of God, designated to the workshop.
Email FCOG at churchoffice@fcogpendleton.com or call 541-276-1894 for more information.