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East Oregonian
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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
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REGIONAL CITIES
TODAY
FRIDAY
Sunny; beautiful
this afternoon
Mostly sunny and
pleasant
79° 51°
86° 55°
SATURDAY
Plenty of sunshine
SUNDAY
Blazing sunshine
and hot
MONDAY
Mostly sunny and
hot
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
92° 59°
96° 69°
97° 61°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
91° 53°
85° 50°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
80°
80°
102° (1973)
54°
53°
34° (1893)
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"
1.05"
0.93"
10.20"
6.45"
7.44"
HERMISTON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
Yesterday
Normals
Records
HIGH
LOW
83°
81°
100° (1970)
59°
54°
41° (2014)
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"
0.28"
0.46"
6.59"
4.64"
5.57"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
New
First
June 23 June 30
Full
July 8
101° 70°
102° 63°
Seattle
75/54
ALMANAC
Yesterday
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97° 56°
5:06 a.m.
8:48 p.m.
4:09 a.m.
7:14 p.m.
Last
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Today
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Wenatchee
77/52
82/56
Tacoma
Moses
75/46
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 83/52
75/48
70/49
77/47
85/51
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
80/52
82/57 Lewiston
84/48
Astoria
80/53
68/51
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
82/56
Pendleton 72/39
The Dalles 85/50
79/51
88/56
La Grande
Salem
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83/54
Albany
Corvallis 84/51
86/53
John Day
78/47
Ontario
Eugene
Bend
85/53
83/51
78/46
Caldwell
Burns
83/49
81/39
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
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Vancouver
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Klamath Falls
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REGIONAL FORECAST
Coastal Oregon: Breezy today with plenty
of sunshine; pleasant in the south. A starlit
sky tonight.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Plenty of sun
today; nice in the afternoon. A star-studded
sky tonight.
Western Washington: Mostly sunny today.
Tonight: a starry night. Sunshine tomorrow.
Eastern Washington: Plenty of sunshine
today. Clear to partly cloudy tonight. Mostly
sunny tomorrow.
Cascades: Plenty of sunshine today; nice
during the afternoon. A starlit sky tonight.
Northern California: Plenty of sun today.
Hot in central parts; pleasant at the coast.
Clear tonight.
Today
Friday
NNE 4-8
NNW 4-8
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NNE 4-8
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the program will receive
a free book. The theme is
“Build A Better World.” The
program is each Friday at 2
p.m. through Aug. 4
For more information, call
541-376-8411 or stop by the
Echo Public Library at 20
Bonanza St.
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— Founded Oct. 16, 1875 —
needs to purchase the property from
St. Anthony Hospital.
• The council unanimously
approved $848,894 in profes-
sional engineering services from
Murraysmith Inc. for water and
sewer projects.
Murraysmith will design 10 utility
projects that are a part of $3.9 million
in outsourced work.
• The council unanimously
approved a change order with Kerry
Fuller Enterprises of Bend to do
$108,000 in crack seal work.
• After meeting behind closed
doors, the council unanimously
agreed to begin the process of
donating a building at 1103 S.E.
Court Place to Domestic Violence
Services.
The nonprofit already uses the
building and wants to own it outright
to access a broader variety of grants,
City Attorney Nancy Kerns said.
• The council was set to consider
an ordinance establishing food
vendor regulations, but staff pulled
it from the agenda to clarify some of
the language. It will be considered at
the council’s next meeting.
The council canceled its meeting
scheduled for July 4 and will instead
hold a special meeting June 27 at 7
p.m.
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National Summary: Torrential rain and the flood risk from Cindy will extend from Texas
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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.
NATIONAL CITIES
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Albuquerque
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
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El Paso
Fairbanks
Fargo
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
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Omaha
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Philadelphia
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Phoenix
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Providence
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Raleigh
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Rapid City
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Reno
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Sacramento
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St. Louis
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Salt Lake City
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