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REGION East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, June 22, 2017 PENDLETON BRIEFLY Police recover load of missing Indian regalia By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian Pendleton and Umatilla tribal police recovered most of the American Indian regalia and artifacts stolen from an unlocked storage shed. Pendleton Police Chief Stuart Roberts said officers found about 60-65 percent of the items, including many irreplaceable and the “big ticket” pieces. Police also found a saddle the owners did not know was missing. The family that owns the regalia and artifacts reported the theft on May 31 from an unsecured storage unit on 200 block of Southeast Frazer Avenue. Roberts said they had not been to the shed for several weeks, so police don’t know when the theft occurred. Pendleton police on June 2 issued a bulletin notifying the media and public about the thefts. Roberts said that notice “caused quite a stir.” That included a lot of tips to police, most of which did not help. Still, Roberts said, they followed up on each and one panned out. Monday evening police found the majority of the items at a business not far from the shed, Roberts said, but whether or not the people there are linked to the theft remains a question. Officers got some hemming and hawing when talking to people at the busi- ness, Roberts said, but they also uttered names of local offenders police know well. “We have what I would char- acterize as ‘loose suspects’ at this time,” he said. Not all the items turned out to be missing from the storage theft. Roberts said family members reported they had some of the items. The Pendleton chief also said storage unit thefts can be tough to crack. People sometimes pack stuff in a unit and won’t check it again for weeks, months or even years. And plenty of storage facili- ties lack surveillance cameras. Cyclist vs vehicle, woman sustains minor injuries HERMISTON — A woman riding her bicycle was struck by a small pickup truck at the intersection of East 5th and Main streets in Hermiston around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday. The woman was not wearing a helmet, and had some blood streaming down her face. She was conscious after the accident. She was examined by paramedics at the site and taken to the hospital for some minor head injuries. Four trees being removed from Hat Rock State Park Four large cottonwood trees are being removed from Hat Rock State Park after being deemed hazardous. The trees are dead or dying and in locations where visitors spend time. They are expected to be removed before the end of the week by Kelsy Garton Trees Service of Pendleton, along with some other work on park vegetation for a total cost of $8,500. During the work, portions of the park will be cordoned off for safety. Visitors are asked to respect all safety barriers and instructions from park staff or contractors. Photos courtesy of The Pendleton Police Department Pendleton and Umatilla tribal police recovered about 60-65 percent of the American Indian regalia and artifacts stolen May 31 from an unlocked storage shed in Pendleton. PENDLETON PDC to work with river property conservationists their support for the commission’s decision. The new committee will be comprised of members of the conser- vation group and the commission. The commission also approved the creation of the Fresh Start program, which awards up to $100,000 or 10 percent of the cost of building a new structure in the urban renewal district. The grant is paid on a reimbursed basis and in thirds — the first third when the foundation is set, the second third when two-thirds of the contractor’s expenses are paid by the building owner and the final third when the building obtains an occupancy permit. Councilor Becky Marks was the only member of the commission to vote against creating the program. After the commission meeting concluded, its members met as the Pendleton City Council. The council discussed several issues, including: • The council unanimously approved amending the lease with Boutique Air so the airline can begin offering car rentals from the airport. Airport Manager Steve Chrisman said Hertz terminated its lease at the airport when SeaPort Airlines declared bankruptcy. Pendleton’s Eastern Oregon Regional Airport has East Oregonian The clock is officially ticking on a group of Pendleton residents trying to preserve a piece of land north of the Umatilla River. At a meeting Tuesday, the Pend- leton Development Commission unanimously agreed to remove the half-acre property from its surplus inventory and begin working with a committee on alternatives to selling the property for development. The commission’s advisory committee has recommended that the newly formed committee will have until the end of the year to create a plan for the property, which could include the commission selling the land to a conservation group. The conservation group came out in force at the commission’s May meeting, filling the council cham- bers to request that the commission start working toward preserving the small parcel south of Northwest Seventh Street instead of marketing it to housing developers as had been planned. The contingent was smaller at Tuesday’s meeting, but two conser- vation group members that were at both meetings — Paul Daniello and Casey Brown — vocalized been without the service since that time. Chrisman said Boutique will operate its own car rental service, starting with a fleet of two cars with the intention of building it to 10. The lease will initially charge Boutique $250 per month for use of a parking lot and will rise to $750 per month on Sept. 1 or the fleet grows to 10 cars, whichever comes first. • Phillip Houk, Pendleton’s former mayor and a risk manager for Union Pacific Railroad, presented the council with a $10,000 check from Union Pacific for a future art project. Mayor John Turner said the money would likely go toward a planned veterans memorial near the corner of Highway 11 and Southeast Court Avenue. • The council unanimously approved selling $10 million in bonds as a part of the ballot measure voters approved in May. The bond sale is a part of early work on buying the equipment and building a new fire station on South- east Court Avenue that was promised during the campaign. The city is already negotiating with the Mackenzie group of Port- land to provide final architectural designs and engineering and still Didn’t receive your paper? 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The council canceled its meeting scheduled for July 4 and will instead hold a special meeting June 27 at 7 p.m. 2 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: Torrential rain and the flood risk from Cindy will extend from Texas to Georgia and across the interior South today. Severe storms will blast the North Central states as heat continues in the Southwest. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 122° in Needles, Calif. Low 34° in Embarrass, Minn. 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