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FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017 Layers of fog hang on the hills overlooking the Minam River on Thursday north of Elgin. Staff photo by E.J. Harris 141st Year, No. 104 One dollar WINNER OF THE 2016 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD PENDLETON N R U T E R OF THE COHO City’s fi rst marijuana dispensary to open Saturday Separate proposed shop permitted despite large public opposition East Oregonian Staff photo by E.J. Harris Coho salmon smolts shoot out of a hose into the Lostine River on Thursday outside of Wallowa. The Nez Perce tribe is reintroducing the fi sh to the Lostine River after a 31-year absence of a coho salmon run. Nez Perce, ODFW reintroduce salmon species to Grande Ronde Basin By GEORGE PLAVEN East Oregonian More online The Lostine River fl owed gently Thursday afternoon through Wolfe Ranch near Wallowa, where a truck hauling young coho salmon backed slowly down a gravel drive to the water’s edge. For the fi rst time in 31 years, coho were released into the Grande Ronde Basin, following a ceremony hosted by the Nez Perce Tribe and Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife. Approximately 50 people gathered to celebrate the occasion, marking a major milestone in the effort to restore a once-abundant fi shery. Guests watched from just upstream of the tribe’s Lostine salmon weir as a thick hose connected to the tanker For video about the reintroduction of coho salmon visit eastoregonian.com belched tens of thousands of fi nger- size smolts into the river. Silver fl ashes darted around the stream bank before the fi sh eventually took to the current and began their long journey to the Pacifi c Ocean. All together, eight trucks trans- ported half a million coho — or kállay in the Nez Perce language — to the Lostine River from the ODFW hatchery at Cascade Locks where they were reared. Tribal offi cials said See COHO/10A Staff photo by E.J. Harris Coho salmon smolts swim close to the banks of the Lostine River after being released Thursday east of Wallowa. Four months after Pendleton voters legalized marijuana sales, the city will get its fi rst recre- ational pot shop. Kind Leaf Pendleton has received both its state and city marijuana licenses, allowing it to open its doors Saturday at 8 a.m., according to Kind Leaf co-owner Brandon Krenzler. Krenzler said it will be thrilling to open the store, especially after navigating a regulatory process that includes a site plan approval, background checks and thousands of dollars in licensing fees. Besides the drug itself, Kren- zler said Kind Leaf will also sell other marijuana products like edibles, topicals and vaping equipment. Not including Kind Leaf’s three owners, Krenzler said the store will employ eight people. In addition to being the fi rst dispensary in Pendleton, Kind Leaf is also the fi rst cannabis retailer in Umatilla County. The county and every other city in it have opted to ban marijuana sales. Pendleton joins a handful of Eastern Oregon cities with a legal marijuana market, including Huntington, Sumpter and La Grande, although the latter only allows medical marijuana. Pendleton has proven to be attractive to prospective mari- See MARIJUANA/10A PENDLETON Remembering the Doolittle raiders Celebration at airport on “It takes a special kind of April 29 for 75th anniversary bravery to know that you’re not coming back to safety.” By ANTONIO SIERRA File photo A B-25 bomber from the 17th Bombardment Group takes off from the deck of the USS Hornet on April 18, 1942, on its way to bomb the city of Tokyo, Japan. Sixteen bombers took off from the carrier on the raid that was lead by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle. East Oregonian — Armondo Borboa, on the Doolittle mission Only remnants remain of the bustling Army base at the Pendleton airport during World War II, but organizers are looking to revive the spirit for a day. The Oregon National Guard and the Pendleton Air Museum are sponsoring the Doolittle Raiders Gala April 29 at the National Guard Armory. The gala is in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Raids. Led by Lt. Col. James Doolittle and featuring a group of soldiers stationed in Pendleton, the 80 members of the Army Air Corps’ 17th Bombardment Squadron, the “Doolittle Raiders,” fl ew a one-way bombing mission to Japan in response to the Pearl Harbor attacks, boosting American morale. All the planes landed in hostile territory. Eight men were killed in action or executed as prisoners of war, while many others were tortured and starved throughout the length of the war. Armondo Borboa was researching the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor when he learned that the Doolittle Raiders were also celebrating their diamond jubilee. See DOOLITTLE/10A
