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WEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast WEDNESDAY TODAY Mostly sunny and nice Mostly sunny and pleasant 74° 48° 78° 48° THURSDAY FRIDAY Partly sunny and pleasant Partly sunny and pleasant PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 81° 53° 79° 54° 66° 46° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 81° 47° 77° 48° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 72° 74° 99° (1952) 50° 47° 21° (1926) 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" 0.91" 0.44" 12.28" 8.02" 8.82" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday LOW 73° 75° 95° (1952) 0.00" 0.36" 0.35" 7.01" 5.44" 6.47" SUN AND MOON Oct 5 Bend 71/41 Burns 69/33 6:47 a.m. 6:45 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 10:45 p.m. Last New Oct 12 Caldwell 71/43 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 72 72 71 74 69 68 76 71 77 72 74 71 69 83 66 70 74 77 74 78 72 78 70 69 76 74 77 Lo 53 36 41 57 33 40 49 47 48 47 41 42 40 51 50 53 44 47 48 56 39 52 47 40 54 53 47 W pc s s s s pc pc s s s s s s s pc s s s s pc s pc pc s pc s s NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Wed. Hi 81 74 75 74 72 73 85 75 81 75 76 75 73 88 74 79 75 81 78 83 78 87 73 74 82 79 80 Lo 54 35 42 55 33 41 49 49 47 47 40 42 41 51 54 52 44 47 48 59 38 53 49 39 57 54 47 W s s pc s pc s pc pc s s pc s s pc s s s s s pc pc pc s s pc s pc WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 74 92 79 68 75 54 67 73 86 69 81 Lo 50 79 63 53 60 37 52 56 65 55 71 W sh s s pc pc c pc t pc s pc Wed. Hi 74 93 78 68 74 50 69 74 77 75 78 Lo 48 82 62 57 58 34 55 56 59 64 71 W pc s s pc pc c pc s r pc c WINDS Medford 83/51 PRECIPITATION Sep 27 John Day 72/47 Ontario 74/44 46° 45° 26° (1934) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today First Full Albany 77/50 Eugene 76/49 TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records 72° 47° Spokane Wenatchee 70/47 74/52 Tacoma Moses 73/49 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 76/48 70/46 71/54 74/49 77/47 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 76/52 74/53 Lewiston 78/48 Astoria 74/49 72/53 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 78/56 Pendleton 68/40 The Dalles 77/48 74/48 79/50 La Grande Salem 71/42 78/52 Corvallis 78/50 HIGH 81° 55° Seattle 73/55 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 83° 49° Today SATURDAY Pleasant with clouds and sun Tuesday, September 26, 2017 (in mph) Boardman Pendleton Klamath Falls 74/41 REGIONAL FORECAST Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly sunny and nice today. Clear tonight. A blend of sun and clouds tomorrow. Western Washington: A blend of sun and clouds today. Clear to partly cloudy tonight. Oct 19 Eastern Washington: Partly sunny today. Mainly clear tonight. Mostly sunny tomor- row. Cascades: Partly sunny today; pleasant across the north. Clear tonight. Clouds and sun tomorrow. Northern California: Abundant sunshine today; cold in the interior mountains. Clear tonight. Wednesday NE 4-8 NNE 4-8 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Sunny and pleasant today, except some clouds across the north. Today NNW 3-6 WNW 4-8 1 2 4 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 4 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Local home delivery Savings off cover price EZPay $14.50 41 percent 52 weeks $173.67 41 percent 26 weeks $91.86 38 percent 13 weeks $47.77 36 percent *EZ Pay = one-year rate with a monthly credit or debit card/check charge Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s showers t-storms By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — Just a year after winning election, Gov. Kate Brown announced early Monday that she would seek a final term in office in 2018. In a video blasted across social media, the longtime Democratic politician contrasted her adminis- tration to that of President Donald Trump, while never mentioning him by name. “As your governor, it’s my job to make things better and stand up to anyone who would take our rights away,” Brown said. A former Oregon secretary of state, Brown ascended to the governor- ship in February 2015, when former Gov. John Kitzhaber stepped down amid an influence-peddling scandal. Oregon’s unusual line of succession made Brown the first openly bisexual governor in the nation’s history and Oregon’s second female chief executive. The state has no lieutenant governor, so the secretary of state is first in line after the governor. In November 2016, Brown was elected to complete the last two years of Kitzhaber’s four- year term. She defeated a Repub- lican challenge by Salem oncologist Bud Pierce, who was a newcomer to politics. But those two Brown years counted as her first term, and in Oregon, governors are limited to two consecutive terms in office. Brown’s announcement Monday was merely a formality. The governor has raised campaign funds in excess of $1.1 million since January in preparation for a showdown with ortho- pedic surgeon Rep. Knute Buehler, a Republican who announced his candidacy last month. Brown on Monday touted legislative accomplishments under her administration, including a $5.3 billion transportation package and expansion of the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s Medicaid program, to undoc- umented children. She also high- lighted passage of the Oregon Promise, which allows Oregon high school grad- uates to attend college for as little as $50 a semester, an increase in the minimum wage, and a program to phase out the use of coal. Buehler, who has raised $1.2 million, has criticized Brown for failing to address major problems in the state, such as the low high school graduation rate, and tax and spending reform. ——— The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front high Regular commuters on Interstate 84 started their week with a return to normal driving routines. The Oregon Department of Transportation opened the eastbound lanes of I-84 Saturday afternoon. A portion of the highway from Troutdale to Hood River had been closed since Labor Day because of the Eagle Creek Fire burning in the Columbia River Gorge. Fire activity continues near Shellrock Mountain and ODOT is diverting eastbound traffic onto west- bound lanes near milepost 52. The highway reopening was big news for Mark Stoffer, an electrician who lives in Corbett, Oregon, and commutes to work in The Dalles. He has spent the past three weeks waking up at 3 a.m. and says his daily drive of about an hour had more than doubled during the highway closure. “It was just really eating away at your regular routine and daily life,” Stoffer said. On Monday morning, he was happy to finally set his alarm clock for the usual time. “It’s like a breath of fresh air,” he said. “Even a lot of the guys that were coming through [Washington] Highway 14, they were all happy. Because everyone was just getting really tired last week. That extra time in the morning really eats away at you.” ODOT is still monitoring the highway and warns the rainy season puts the burned area at high risk of landslides. Corrections Meanwhile, four Columbia River Gorge State Parks have reopened. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Dabney State Recreation Area, Portland Women’s Forum State Scenic Viewpoint, Rooster Rock State Park and Star- vation Creek State Park suffered no major damage in the fire. “We’re grateful that Vista House still stands as well as other iconic features well- loved by Oregonians and visitors to our state,” said Park Manager Clay Court- right, with the West Gorge Management Unit. As of Monday morning, the Eagle Creek Fire has burned 48,668 acres and is 46 percent contained. Fire officials estimate the fire will be fully contained by Sept. 30. The Sept. 23 article “Waste recycler fined for odor” gave an incorrect address for the property blamed for the odor. It is 78227 S. Highway 207, Hermiston. The East Ore- gonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. low Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 99° in McAllen, Texas Low 10° in Bodie State Park, Calif. 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 69 88 77 82 65 90 69 80 88 89 89 90 91 62 89 83 52 56 88 91 91 91 67 82 89 93 Lo 54 68 70 67 44 67 47 65 71 62 60 67 72 44 67 63 36 41 74 73 67 69 55 65 70 63 W t s pc pc pc s s pc s s pc s c pc s pc pc r s pc s s t s pc s Wed. 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Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 or email editor@eastoregonian.com. • To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: 541-966-0838 • sports@eastoregonian.com COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: Mike Jensen 541-215-0824 • mjensen@eastoregonian.com Appeals court keeps blocking county’s GMO ban GRANTS PASS (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals has decided to keep blocking a voter-approved initiative that bans genet- ically engineered crops in Josephine County. The appeals court last week affirmed a lower-court decision that said a 2013 state law forbidding local action against genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, took precedence over the county’s 2014 ban. That ruling by Circuit Court Judge Pat Wolke came in a lawsuit from Oregon farmers Robert and Shelley White, who once grew GMO sugar beets for the Swiss corporation Syngenta. Portland attorney John DiLorenzo Jr., who repre- sented the Whites, said the appeals court decision made the county ordinance unen- forceable. In fact, the county never tried to enforce it and did not defend it in court, the Grants Pass Daily Courier reported. “Lots of jurisdictions have unenforceable codes on the books,” DiLorenzo said. “This is now one of them.” Mary Middleton, leader of the group Oregonians for Safe Farms and Families that defended the ban in court, conceded defeat. “I don’t believe there’s another next step in Oregon,” she said. “There’s not another court to go higher with this. We’ve come to the end of the road, in terms of litigation.” Middleton vowed to keep seeking change at the legisla- tive level, saying lawmakers are ignoring the will of the people. “We are not giving up, we are not giving in, we are going to continue to work on behalf of our farmers who have asked for protection in this beautiful seed-growing region,” she said. Josephine County’s initiative easily passed 58 to 42 percent in May 2014, a surprising margin given its conservative leanings. GMO crops make up the vast majority of corn, cotton, soybeans, canola and sugar beets grown in the United States and smaller percent- ages of alfalfa, papaya and squash. There is no evidence that GMOs are unsafe to eat, but changing the genetic code of foods presents an ethical issue for some. I-84 re-opens through Gorge over weekend By MOLLY SOLOMON Oregon Public Broadcasting 110s National Summary: Maria will track just east of North Carolina but bring gusty winds, rough seas and rain today. Heavy rain and storms will extend from northern Michigan to much of Texas. Most other areas will be dry. Copyright © 2017, EO Media Group Gov. Brown announces reelection bid -0s with Teddy k l a T A Presented by Um a ti l la Cou nty r ica l So ciety o t s i H Heritage Dinner 2017 at Hamley’s Slickfork Saloon Tuesday, October 10, 5:00 pm Treat yourself to a dramatic and engaging evening with the 26th President of the United States! Joe Weigand, the nation’s fore- most interpreter of Teddy Roosevelt, offers a vivid and rousing one-man theater experience, sharing stories about Ted- dy that are full of adventure, laughter and inspiration. Tickets: $50 UCHS Members; $55 General Admission. Available at Heritage Station Museum. A catered dinner is included and no-host bar offered.
