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Page 10A OFF PAGE ONE East Oregonian Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Sen. Ted Ferrioli appointed to regional power council By RICHARD HANNERS EO Media Group and salmon. “We can’t have any species go extinct on our watch,” he empha- A major shakeup is in the works sized. Ferrioli said he’s not a climate for Oregon Senate District 30. Sen. Ted Ferrioli, R-John change denier. “The question of anthropogenic Day, was recently appointed to impacts is like asking represent Oregon on the how many angels can fit Pacific Northwest Elec- on the head of a pin,” he tric Power Planning and said. “What difference Conservation Council. does it make? The fact is His appointment must be that adding carbon to the confirmed by the Senate environment has been a Rules Committee, which concern of Oregonians will take up the appoint- for a decade.” ment Nov. 13-15. Ferrioli noted that the Ferrioli told the Blue regional power council Mountain Eagle he wants has focused on carbon to see the security of Ferrioli reduction by way of the regional power grid enhanced to protect it from cyber- conservation, which he character- attacks and even an electromagnet- ized as the “cheapest solution.” Political musical chairs ic-pulse attack by North Korea. If confirmed by the senate, “Power distribution systems are a favorite target,” he said. “The Ferrioli will submit his resignation Pacific Northwest has long known and a 30-day window will open for his replacement, according to a sense of peace and security.” He also cited his work on the Oregon Legislative Counsel. the Senate’s Natural Resources Republican precinct committees in Subcommittee protecting steelhead his district will submit the names of three to five candidates to the county courts or commissions in his district. The commissioners will then choose Ferrioli’s replace- ment, with the votes apportioned by the total number of electors in each county. Senate District 30 is the state’s largest, encompassing 36,000 square miles, including six coun- ties and parts of five more. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, whose House district includes Grant County, told the Eagle he’s interested in filling Ferrioli’s posi- tion. If appointed, Bentz would need to run for election in 2018 to finish Ferrioli’s four-year term. Replacing Bentz in the House would involve a similar process. Grant County Judge Scott Myers described it as “political musical chairs.” Democratic Gov. Kate Brown appointed Ferrioli and Sen. Richard Devlin, D-Tualatin, to the regional power council in October. Both have served in the Senate since 1997. Established by federal law in 1980, the power council is made up of two gubernatorial appointees each from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, backed by a full-time staff. Oregon council member serve three year terms, with appointees limited to three consecutive terms. Funded by the Bonneville Power Administration, the council helps develop strategies aimed at balancing the needs of power production and conservation with fish and wildlife protections. Council members are considered to be full-time state public officials. A Senate legacy Ferrioli moved to John Day in 1994 to become executive director of Malheur Timber Operators Inc., retiring in 2010 to a ranch near Mt. Vernon. He was elected to the state Senate in 1996 and is serving his fifth term. Ferrioli has served as chairman or vice chairman of legislative committees dealing with natural resources, stream restoration and species recovery, water and land use, revenue and rules. He also served on the Oregon Broadband Advisory Council and the Commission on Indian Services. Looking ahead to the council Regional power issues can be complex, and Ferrioli said he’ll rely on his predecessors and the power council’s professional staff to handle the learning curve. Outgoing council members from Oregon include Henry Lorenzen, a farmer and attorney from Pendleton, and Bill Bradbury, a former state senator and Oregon Secretary of State. Ferrioli noted that Gov. Brown had made a wise choice in appointing a Republican and a Democrat to the power council. “There’s symmetry to the choice,” he said. “Sen. Devlin is more of an expert on budgets, and I have extensive experience with natural resource issues.” Ferrioli said he supports regula- tion of power markets. “Unregulated energy leads to Enron-type companies — energy buccaneers,” he said. National security leaders say war authority sufficient Staff photo by E.J. Harris Chris Dacus holds a K2 meter close to a headstone as his wife, Ashlee, watches at Foster Cemetery outside of Stanfield. PARANORMAL: Spirit activity highest particularly between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. Continued from 1A The team employs research and electronic equipment on their quests, including digital audio recorders, a full-spec- trum camera and electromag- netic fields detectors. “We have more than enough to detect anything,” Durkee said. The patrol has a Facebook page and a number for people to call if they have a haunting or other experience they want to report or is troublesome. “Our purpose is to help people, families in need, anyone with these problems,” Chris Dacus said. They have a few places lined up for investigations and are open to more. Chris Dacus, a manager at the Pend- leton Walmart, said they work at their own expense, but the group accepts donations. They are also considering adding another member and would open their investigations to non-members so people can witness for themselves what can happen on a case. Partic- ularly between about 10 p.m. and 3 a.m., Chris Dacus said, when spirit activity is highest. You can find out more about the Paranormal Soul Patrol on Facebook. And you can contact the team at 541-969-7754. WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. national security officials on Monday warned congressional Republicans and Democrats demanding a new war authorization that existing laws governing combat operations against terrorist groups are legally sufficient and that repealing them prematurely could signal the United States is backing away from the fight. During testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged Congress to tread carefully. If lawmakers are compelled to replace the post-Sept. 11, 2001, laws, the two secretaries cautioned them against imposing restrictions and conditions on American military forces that allow their enemies “to seize the initiative.” Tillerson and Mattis said President Donald Trump doesn’t have permission from Congress to attack North Korea, but they indi- cated the U.S. Constitution gives him that power in certain circumstances where U.S. citizens and national security interests are being imminently threatened. The response troubled several Democrats who have expressed concerns over Trump’s confrontational statements toward North Korea and its budding arsenal of nuclear weapons. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., asked if the act of possessing a nuclear weapon capable of striking the U.S. qualified as an imminent threat, but both witnesses declined to answer. “Secretaries Tillerson and Mattis’s responses to my questions about the Adminis- tration’s war powers in North Korea were very worrying,” Murphy said. “The fact is, no president has unlimited power to start a war without congressional approval.” Murphy and several other Democrats are planning to introduce legislation that would prohibit Trump from starting a pre-emptive war against North Korea, absent an imminent threat or without express authorization from Congress. The testimony from Tillerson and Mattis came as the deadly ambush in Niger earlier this month is igniting a push among many lawmakers to update the legal parameters for combat operations overseas. Roughly 800 U.S. service members are in Niger as part of a French-led mission to defeat the extremists in West Africa. There are hundreds more American forces in other African countries. The bulk of the nearly three-hour hearing centered on arcane but crucial laws known as authorization for use of military force. One, to fight al-Qaida, was approved a week after the Sept. 11 attacks. TREE: ‘Friday was the worst day of my life’ Continued from 1A “Ivy’s a single mom,” said Irene Zaragoza, who set up the page with a goal of $5,000. “She’s not working now, she had to take time off.” Zaragoza said things are looking better than they were the first few days. “She was really fighting for her life,” Zaragoza said. “Ivy said it’s a long tunnel, but there’s a light at the end of it.” Coons agreed. “Friday was the worst night of my life,” she said. Coons said she does not know much about how the accident happened. “I don’t know whose house it was, I don’t even know who gave the report,” she said. She said she found out when she was at work, and one of her daughter’s friends sent her a message telling her she needed to come to the emergency room. According to Umatilla County Undersheriff Jim Littlefield, property owners in the 2000 block of Northwest 11th Street were cleaning up their land around 1 p.m. Friday, and there was an old shed supporting a tree with rotten roots. Littlefield said when the people on the property tried to remove the shed, the tree gave way and fell on Larson. –—— Contact Jayati Ramakrishnan at 541-564- 4534 or jramakrishnan@ eastoregonian.com OUT OF THE VAULT: Historical Vignettes from the East Oregonian By Renee Struthers Staff photo by E.J. Harris Chris Dacus holds a K2 meter, an electromagnet- ic field meter, one of many tools used in paranormal investigations. Allegedly, spirits can manipulate the electromagnetic field in an area and this meter can detect those fluctuations. A second look at the first draft of Umatilla County’s history, from stories of crime and punishment to natural disasters to the odd and absurd. NOW AVAILABLE IN THE AMAZON KINDLE STORE. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Community Forum We need to hear from you about Mental Health This Event is FREE Thursday • November 2nd • 2017 November 9th, 2017 • 5:30 pm - 8 pm Pendleton Convention Center 1601 Westgate, Pendleton 6:30 to 8:00 PM at Blue Mountain Community College Room ST 200 • 2411 NW Caden Ave. • Pendleton GO TO: http://bit.ly/2y0Gw3e This 90 minute planning session will focus on patient’s experiences with the current system of care and how we can improve these services! • Live & Silent Auctions • See the New PHS Food Truck! will be provided through KAYAK • details at http://bit.ly/2y0Gw3e BBQ Tri-Tip, Baked Beans, Hearty Potato Salad, Fresh Green Salad, Dinner Rolls, Cheesecake Lifeways, Inc • Blue Mountain Community College Oregon Washington Health Network • CHI St. Anthony Hospital and Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center Advance tickets: $25 each Available at Pendleton Chamber of Commerce, Pendleton School District Offi ce, Pendleton Art + Frame & from EFP Board Members Free Bus Transportation Project Collaborators For additional information contact Blue Mountain Community College at 541-278-5969
