DYLANN ROOF SENTENCED TO DEATH 23/9 SGT. CLARK PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN NATION/5A REGION/3A Trump briefed on potentially compromising report NATION/7A WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2017 141st Year, No. 62 WINNER OF THE 2016 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD One dollar ENOUGH ALREADY Wrecks shut down I-82, snowfall doubles local average East Oregonian Another wave of winter hit eastern Oregon and Washington on Tuesday, shutting down Interstate 82 in two places and snarling traffi c elsewhere. Most Eastern Oregon high- ways remained open Tuesday after heavy snow forced their closure for much of the weekend, but icy conditions led to a wreck on the Interstate 82 bridge at Umatilla and the east- bound lanes near Coffi n Road in Washington. Oregon State Police Sgt. Seth Cooney said the bridge closure started when a blue Chevrolet Silverado pickup was heading into Washington, hit a patch of ice at the apex of the bridge, spun out and blocked traffi c. “It is a parking lot out there all the way over to the Wash- ington side,” he said late in the afternoon. And at 6 p.m., Cooney said See SNOW/8A Photo contributed by Caroline Jared A multi-vehicle pileup near Coffi n Road on Interstate 82 in Washington shut down the freeway for much of the afternoon on Tuesday. PENDLETON HERMISTON Ranch & Home gets incentive to build by end of year City could reimburse $300k if grocery store also builds By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian Staff photo by E.J. Harris Brandon Krenzler stands in the main retail area of Kind Leaf Pendleton marijuana dispensary on Monday in Pendleton. Krenzler, a co-owner of Kind Leaf Pendleton, says the store will be ready for inspection by the end of the month. Taking a shot at pot Race is on to bring retail marijuana to Round-Up City By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian With the table now set for a legal cannabis market, two Pend- leton businesses are working toward offering the main course. Two months after Pendleton legalized marijuana sales, the owners of Kind Leaf Pendleton and Pendleton Cannabis are currently navigating the state and city’s regulatory process. Both businesses took an important fi rst step when the Pendleton planning commission The Hermiston city council approved an agreement with Ranch & Home on Monday to reimburse the retailer for a slew of devel- opment costs if it fi nishes building a store in Hermiston by Jan. 1, 2018. Those incentives will increase if the company also convinces a grocery store to build next door by Oct. 1, 2018. City manager Byron Smith said economic development, particularly bringing more retail opportunities to Hermiston, is one of the top goals the city council has set. After a “long process” working with owner George Dress in the planning stage, Smith said the city felt it would be worth offering some incentives to get the ball rolling on construction of a Hermiston location. “This is a new approach,” he told the city council. Ranch & Home currently has two locations in the Tri-Cities and one in Milton-Freewater, and sells supplies for home and garden, livestock, pets, sporting goods and clothing. As a retailer, it is not eligible for the property tax breaks given to some businesses that build in Hermiston’s enterprise zone. According to the agreement approved Monday, if Ranch & Home gets a building permit by April 1 and an occupancy permit See HERMISTON/8A Closures for Wednesday Staff photo by E.J. Harris Brandon Krenzler, owner of the Kind Leaf Pendleton, paints a coat of primer on the wall of an offi ce space for his marijuana dispensary on Monday in Pendleton. approved their locations at a meeting Thursday. While previous public hear- ings on marijuana occasionally attracted resistance, no one publicly testifi ed against either business. And although there was some confusion as to whether Kind Leaf’s 1733 S.W. Court Ave. location’s proximity to the Pend- leton Convention Center violated the city’s zoning rules — a cannabis retailer can’t be within a 1,000 feet of a school, park or a public facility primarily attended by minors — both businesses faced little resistance in receiving approval from the commission. Despite the early victories, a signifi cant amount of the licensing process lies ahead of them before they can open up shop. “It’s a steep learning curve,” said Shawn Pace, a co-owner of Pendleton Cannabis on 816 Southgate. “It’s heavily regu- lated.” Pace originally was thinking about opening a coffee shop when ballot measures legalizing recreational and medical mari- juana passed in November. That development spurred him to make his fi rst foray into the cannabis industry. Once Pace fi nishes reno- vating the former lube shop into a marijuana retail space in about two weeks, he said he’ll request an inspection from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. See BUSINESS/8A Numerous schools will be closed Wednesday. They include: • Hermiston School District • Pendleton School District • Stanfi eld School District • Echo School District • Athena-Weston School District • Helix School District • Pilot Rock School District • Milton-Freewater School District • Umatilla School District • Morrow County School District • Harris Junior Academy In addition, other postponements and cancellations are in effect: • Head Start has canceled Wednes- day classes in Hermiston, Boardman, Irrigon. • ECSE preschool classes are can- celed Wednesday in the following districts: Milton-Freewater, Morrow County, Pendleton, Umatilla, Hermiston • Lifeways Day Treatment in Pendleton is closed Wednesday. • Non-emergency Umatilla County offi ces will open at 10 a.m. • Umatilla and Morrow circuit courts will open at 10 a.m. • The Irrigon Chamber of Commerce luncheon scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled.