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JANUARY 21-22, 2017
141st Year, No. 70
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WINNER OF THE 2016 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
The 45 th president of the United States of America
P RESIDENT T RUMP
By JULIE PACE
AP White House Correspondent
WASHINGTON — Pledging
emphatically to empower Ameri-
ca’s “forgotten men and women,”
Donald Trump was sworn in as the
45th president of the United States
Friday, taking command of a riven
nation facing an unpredictable era
under his assertive but untested
leadership.
Under
cloudy,
threatening
skies at the West Front of the U.S.
Capitol, Trump painted a bleak
picture of the America he now leads,
declaring as he had throughout the
election campaign that it is beset by
crime, poverty and a lack of bold
action. The billionaire businessman
and reality television star — the
fi rst president who had never held
political offi ce or high military rank
— promised to stir a “new national
pride” and protect America from the
“ravages” of countries he says have
stolen U.S. jobs.
“This American carnage stops
right here,” Trump declared. In a
warning to the world, he said, “From
this day forward, a new vision will
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AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as
Melania Trump looks on during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington,
Friday.
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Hill Meat business of the year
By ANTONIO SIERRA
East Oregonian
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Pendleton honors its fi nest
Judy Wilkins and Dean Fouquette weren’t
named Pendleton’s man and woman of the
year just because they are good sports, but
also because what they’ve done for Pendleton
athletics.
Their contributions to Pendleton sports were
highlighted at the Pendleton First Citizens
Banquet at the Wildhorse Resort & Casino
Friday evening.
Wilkins moved with her family to Pendleton
in 1979 and has been involved in local athletics
ever since.
She coached junior high basketball and
volunteered at Pendleton wrestling events,
golf and tennis tournaments and the state 2A
basketball tournament.
She also lent her time to bigger picture
issues.
Larry B. Moore, the
chairman of the Umatilla
County Republican Party,
called the inaugural speech
“vintage Trump.”
He felt the newly elected
leader took his usual blunt
approach in his fi rst presiden-
tial address, which certainly
appealed to his “dyed in the
wool supporters” but didn’t
mend divisions.
“It’s hard to feel invited
to the table when you have a
stick in your eye,” Moore said.
Moore, who lives in
Milton-Freewater and has
been the county’s GOP chair
for about four years, said
his goal is to bring the entire
county together. He said
Democrats are not the oppo-
sition.
While Trump wasn’t
Wildlife bills
in lawmakers’
crosshairs
Proposals target cougar
hunting, roadkill, urban deer
By GEORGE PLAVEN
East Oregonian
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Judy Wilkins makes her acceptance speech after being named the woman of
the year at the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce’s First Citizens Banquet on
Friday at Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Mission.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Dean Fouquette raises a bouquet of fl owers after his acceptance speech after being named
man of the year at the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce’s First Citizens Banquet on Friday at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Mission.
State Sen. Bill Hansell (R-Athena) and
Rep. Greg Barreto (R-Cove) are sponsoring
a trio of bills in the legislature taking aim at
urban deer, cougars and the ability to salvage
roadkill animals.
Senate Bill 371
revives the debate over
hunting cougars with
dogs, a practice that was
banned in Oregon by a
1994 ballot measure. SB
371 would exempt indi-
vidual counties from the
ban, if voters approve an
initiative to do so.
Hansell
Similar bills failed to
pass the Senate in 2013
and 2015, but Hansell
said he’s not giving up.
“It gives them an
option at the local level,”
Hansell said. “Right
now, there’s just not a
very effective way to
control this predator
population.”
As of October 2015, Barreto
Oregon has more than
6,200 cougars statewide. The Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish & Wildlife allows for year-round
cougar hunting, but establishes hunt quotas
by zone. The state quota is 970 cougars,
including 270 in the Blue Mountains.
Chuck Becktold, chapter president for
the Oregon Hunters Association, said it is
very diffi cult to hunt cougars without dogs,
since the predators tend to be solitary and
nocturnal. Last year, 540 cougars were killed
in Oregon — just 55 percent of the overall
quota.
Cougars tend to be hard on deer and elk
populations, lowering the cow-calf ratios
where predator density is high, Becktold said.
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