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Thursday, May 11, 2017
Historic first: Oregon Supreme
Court to have majority women
this
historic
appointment,”
Gov. Brown said
in a statement
We d n e s d a y.
“Throughout her
career,
Becky
Duncan has been
a model of intel-
lectual rigor and
professionalism.” Duncan
Appointed as
an appellate court judge in
January 2010 by Gov. Ted
Kulongoski, Duncan is the
only member of the Court
of Appeals who worked as
a career public defender
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
SALEM — Gov. Kate
Brown has selected Appel-
late Court Judge Rebecca
Duncan as the next Oregon
Supreme Court justice.
Duncan’s appointment
gives the seven-member
high court a majority of
women for the first time in
the court’s history.
Duncan succeeds Justice
David V. Brewer of Eugene,
who plans to retire June 30.
“No one is better suited
than Becky Duncan to
BRIEFLY
Large rockslide closes old highway
through Columbia Gorge
PORTLAND (AP) — Oregon transportation officials
say a large rockslide has closed a highway near the
Washington-Oregon border.
The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Department of
Transportation announced Tuesday that Columbia River
Highway or U.S. 30 located between Hood River and The
Dalles may be closed for two to three weeks. Department
spokesman Peter Murphy says travelers headed to Rowena
viewpoint will be able to access the area by heading east
on the highway from Mosier.
Officials say Sunday’s rockslide left lots of debris on
part of the highway, some of which will require special
equipment to remove. Geology specialists will examine
the area for the potential of future slides and ensure
cleanup safety.
The department plans on sending rock scalers at a later
time to remove any rock that appears to be a hazard.
be of great value to the high
court,” the governor said.
She earned her law
degree from the University
of Michigan Law School.
With Duncan’s appoint-
ment, Oregon joins several
other state high courts with
women majorities, including
Washington,
California,
New Mexico, New York,
West Virginia, Wisconsin
and Tennessee.
———
The Capital Bureau is a
collaboration between EO
Media Group and Pamplin
Media Group.
before her judicial
service.
She worked as a
trial attorney with
the Metropolitan
Public Defender
in
Washington
and Multnomah
counties and then
as assistant chief
defender in the
Office of Public
Defense Services for nearly
a decade.
“Her experience repre-
senting the accused first as
a trial lawyer and then as
an appellate advocate will
Portland foster care provider
accused of embezzlement
PORTLAND (AP) — The executive director of a
now-closed Portland foster care agency has been indicted
on charges she embezzled more than $800,000 from the
nonprofit.
The federal grand jury indictment says 56-year-old
Mary Holden Ayala spent ill-gotten gains on travel, beauty,
luxury goods, mortgage payments, a home-remodeling
project and a commercial property.
Justice officials have been investigating Ayala for
several years. She ran Give Us This Day, a state-licensed
agency that handled hard-to-place foster kids before
closing in 2015.
The Oregon Department of Justice filed a lawsuit that
year accusing her of misspending at least $2 million in
state funds to the detriment of the children in her care.
FBI agents arrested her Tuesday in Mississippi and
she remains in custody there pending a detention hearing.
She’s charged with theft, money laundering and filing false
tax returns.
PENDLETON
Grazing conference focuses on holistic ranching
intense fires will be larger,”
Finkelnburg said.
The purpose of the
presentation wasn’t to scare
people or sway anyone’s
politics, Finkelnburg said,
but to give ranchers food for
thought on what manage-
ment decisions they may
face in the future.
Doug Warnock, who lives
north of Walla Walla near
Prescott, Washington, is a
board member, secretary and
treasurer of Roots of Resil-
ience. He said the group
hosted its last big grazing
conference in 2015 at the
Washington Family Ranch
near Antelope.
This year, they wanted
a more accessible site,
Warnock said, and decided
on Pendleton. He said the
purpose of holistic manage-
ment is to engage in practices
that enhance and preserve
the ecosystem — ultimately
developing a grazing plan
that puts the animals in the
right place at right time for
the right reason.
“In the long term, we want
to take care of the land,” he
said. “If (attendees) can learn
anything they think will
enhance the management of
their property, I think it will
be worthwhile.”
———
Contact George Plaven
at gplaven@eastoregonian.
com or 541-966-0825.
By GEORGE PLAVEN
East Oregonian
As climate models predict
a shift to wetter springs and
hotter summers across the
Pacific Northwest, farmers
and ranchers will almost
certainly be affected one
way or another.
But, as research suggests,
the news isn’t all doom and
gloom. Data compiled by the
Climate Impacts Research
Consortium shows a longer
growing season, combined
with increased concentra-
tions of carbon dioxide, may
actually increase the yield
potential for certain crops,
including hay and wheat.
Climate change and soil
health was just one of the
subjects covered Wednesday
during
the
Northwest
Grazing Conference at
the Pendleton Convention
Center. Other presentations
focused on water quality,
animal
behavior
and
matching cow size to the
local environment.
The conference was orga-
nized by Roots of Resilience,
formerly the Pacific North-
west Center for Holistic
Management, which focuses
on long-term approaches to
care for agricultural land.
Between 70 and 80 ranchers
registered for the event,
which continues Thursday.
Doug
Finkelnburg,
Staff photo by George Plaven
Matt Dahl, right, with Country National Beef, speaks
with guests Wednesday during the Northwest Grazing
Conference at the Pendleton Convention Center.
with the University of
Idaho Extension in Nez
Perce County, delivered
the climate change talk,
outlining a number of graphs
that showed temperatures
increasing by 2-6 degrees on
average over the 100 years
based on the amount of
greenhouse gases released
into the atmosphere.
The same models showed
an overall increase in annual
precipitation, with wetter
springs and wetter falls but
hotter, dryer summers. The
overall warming trend would
mean a longer growing
season, and higher levels of
atmospheric carbon dioxide
would provide a boost for
some crops to generate addi-
tional photosynthesis.
Overall, Finkelnburg said
pastures and forage could
experience a 10-30 percent
boost in yield potential.
“There are potentially
opportunities to take away
with a changing climate,” he
said.
On the flip side, Finkel-
nburg said it will take more
water to realize that growth
potential.
That
means
farmers and ranchers need
to be prepared for higher
irrigation demand, while
also dealing with an elevated
risk of large rangeland fires
where the majority of North-
west cattle graze in southeast
Oregon and southwest Idaho.
“The potential for more
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EUGENE (AP) — Police arrested a man accused of
bias crimes, including a threat against worshippers at an
Oregon mosque.
Eugene police spokeswoman Melinda McLaughlin says
officers arrested Chad Russell on Tuesday after responding
to a dispute at Monroe Park. The 44-year-old man was
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REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
TODAY
FRIDAY
A heavy t-storm
this afternoon
Clouds and sun, a
shower; cooler
70° 45°
58° 40°
SATURDAY
Partly sunny, a
shower; cool
SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy, a
shower; cool
MONDAY
Cloudy, showers
around; cool
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
56° 37°
61° 40°
62° 41°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
64° 44°
73° 48°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
77°
70°
93° (1924)
44°
45°
29° (1999)
PRECIPITATION
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
0.00"
0.04"
0.37"
8.25"
4.52"
5.48"
HERMISTON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
Yesterday
Normals
Records
LOW
82°
72°
96° (2013)
43°
45°
25° (1999)
PRECIPITATION
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
0.00"
0.07"
0.39"
5.95"
3.57"
4.38"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
Last
New
May 18
May 25
First
June 1
66° 42°
67° 45°
Seattle
58/46
ALMANAC
Yesterday
Normals
Records
63° 42°
5:29 a.m.
8:15 p.m.
9:03 p.m.
6:22 a.m.
Full
June 9
Today
Spokane
Wenatchee
73/43
67/45
Tacoma
Moses
58/43
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 73/47
73/43
57/45
58/42
71/40
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
57/45
75/47 Lewiston
77/49
Astoria
79/48
57/45
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
59/46
Pendleton 75/40
The Dalles 73/48
70/45
64/45
La Grande
Salem
78/42
58/44
Albany
Corvallis 59/44
59/43
John Day
75/42
Ontario
Eugene
Bend
86/51
59/43
61/34
Caldwell
Burns
85/52
73/37
Astoria
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Burns
Enterprise
Eugene
Heppner
Hermiston
John Day
Klamath Falls
La Grande
Meacham
Medford
Newport
North Bend
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
Portland
Redmond
Salem
Spokane
Ukiah
Vancouver
Walla Walla
Yakima
Hi
57
78
61
54
73
75
59
67
73
75
60
78
74
61
55
57
86
76
70
59
64
58
73
71
59
75
71
Lo
45
41
34
45
37
40
43
41
48
42
32
42
39
42
45
45
51
47
45
46
34
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38
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40
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NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
Fri.
Hi
54
50
53
51
53
45
56
56
64
54
50
49
48
59
52
54
58
64
58
57
56
56
53
50
57
60
64
Lo
44
30
33
44
29
30
42
37
44
35
30
34
33
41
44
45
40
42
40
46
32
43
38
32
46
43
40
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
W
sh
sh
pc
sh
pc
r
t
pc
pc
pc
pc
r
r
c
sh
sh
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WORLD CITIES
Today
Beijing
Hong Kong
Jerusalem
London
Mexico City
Moscow
Paris
Rome
Seoul
Sydney
Tokyo
Hi
88
85
79
70
82
46
70
76
77
69
76
Lo
47
78
55
54
57
30
52
59
60
58
64
W
s
pc
s
t
pc
r
t
pc
pc
pc
pc
Fri.
Hi
86
85
78
64
81
49
68
74
74
69
77
Lo
54
77
57
52
58
31
53
55
50
57
63
W
s
c
s
sh
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pc
t
pc
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pc
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WINDS
Medford
61/42
(in mph)
Klamath Falls
60/32
Boardman
Pendleton
REGIONAL FORECAST
Eastern Washington: A heavy thunderstorm
near the Idaho border and in the mountains
today; a shower elsewhere.
Cascades: Cooler today with periods of
rain; breezy.
Northern California: Partly sunny and
cooler today; a shower; however, dry in the
interior mountains.
Friday
WSW 6-12
SW 6-12
UV INDEX TODAY
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Coastal Oregon: Morning rain followed by
brief showers today; breezy in central parts
in the afternoon.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Periods of
sun today. A heavy thunderstorm across the
north; a shower near the Cascades.
Western Washington: Periods of rain today.
Considerable cloudiness tonight with a
shower.
Today
W 10-20
WSW 10-20
1
4
6
5
3
1
8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m.
0-2, Low
3-5, Moderate 6-7, High;
8-10, Very High;
11+, Extreme
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num-
ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017
-10s
-0s
showers t-storms
0s
10s
rain
20s
flurries
30s
40s
snow
ice
50s
60s
cold front
70s
80s
90s
100s
warm front stationary front
110s
high
low
National Summary: Drenching rain and locally gusty storms will extend from the middle
Mississippi Valley to part of the East Coast today. Severe storms will push across the south-
ern Plains as rain spreads over the Northwest.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 97° in Plant City, Fla.
Low 24° in Lake Yellowstone, Wyo.
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Fargo
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Hi
73
88
60
59
81
88
86
53
95
76
61
57
84
62
57
83
65
70
83
86
70
96
69
89
80
71
Lo
51
65
50
48
53
65
51
46
69
58
43
49
63
42
44
59
44
46
70
71
49
62
51
69
62
56
W
pc
s
pc
r
s
s
pc
c
s
r
sh
sh
t
c
r
s
sh
s
sh
c
r
s
r
s
t
pc
Fri.
Hi
80
81
56
58
85
79
57
53
92
66
64
58
79
78
63
87
65
75
84
88
67
93
72
91
71
71
Lo
56
62
50
49
50
59
38
44
67
52
44
47
58
49
44
63
44
46
73
62
46
65
50
64
52
55
Today
W
s
r
r
r
s
t
c
c
pc
r
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c
pc
pc
c
s
c
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pc
c
pc
s
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pc
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Nashville
New Orleans
New York City
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Portland, ME
Providence
Raleigh
Rapid City
Reno
Sacramento
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tucson
Washington, DC
Wichita
Hi
81
83
91
59
68
85
83
64
79
71
66
91
53
58
84
73
77
71
74
82
69
66
58
86
60
70
Lo
58
63
73
44
47
63
68
50
57
46
49
70
43
45
60
46
49
49
57
63
60
51
46
61
52
52
W
t
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s
c
pc
pc
pc
pc
c
pc
pc
s
c
pc
pc
s
pc
pc
r
s
pc
c
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s
r
r
Fri.
Hi
66
72
92
59
72
71
80
60
73
77
62
97
58
58
68
82
61
71
72
84
69
63
58
95
59
73
Lo
52
54
76
45
55
53
63
49
48
51
49
72
42
43
60
52
37
47
53
49
60
49
45
65
52
48
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
W
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