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WEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast SUNDAY TODAY MONDAY Low clouds and freezing fog Mostly cloudy 34° 20° 35° 19° TUESDAY Plenty of sun Mostly sunny and chilly PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 38° 21° 38° 23° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 33° 22° 34° 22° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 28° 27° 40° 27° 67° (1915) -11° (1972) 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" 0.37" 15.33" 11.66" 11.84" through 3 p.m. yesterday LOW John Day 47/23 Ontario 30/14 Bend 46/22 32° 30° 41° 28° 72° (2015) -10° (1972) Burns 35/6 0.00" 0.01" 0.43" 8.77" 8.07" 8.90" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today Last New Dec 17 7:24 a.m. 4:11 p.m. 11:30 p.m. 12:14 p.m. First Full Dec 26 Jan 1 Caldwell 31/18 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 Klamath Falls 45/16 Eastern Washington: Low clouds and fog, freezing early in the day today. Eastern and Central Oregon: Areas of fog, freezing early today, but sunny in the south. Cascades: Mostly sunny today. Areas of fog late tonight. Partly sunny tomorrow. Western Washington: Low clouds and fog breaking for some sun today, but partly sunny at the coast. Northern California: Plenty of sun today. Clear tonight. Plenty of sunshine tomorrow. www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ East Oregonian (USPS 164-980) is published daily except Sunday, Monday and postal holidays, by the EO Media Group, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. Periodicals postage paid at Pendleton, OR. Postmaster: send address changes to East Oregonian, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 55 36 46 62 34 45 44 37 33 48 45 41 42 53 56 60 31 33 35 49 43 47 36 46 50 33 37 Lo 36 9 20 44 6 27 23 19 22 24 15 22 20 27 41 37 14 22 19 33 13 27 23 19 28 23 19 Hi 47 65 59 40 64 33 39 52 40 76 50 Lo 31 60 42 32 36 28 34 30 31 63 39 W pc pc s pc pc c pc pc pc s s W pc pc pc s pc pc pc c c pc s pc pc s pc s pc c c pc pc pc c pc pc c c Sun. Hi 43 72 62 46 63 35 50 55 46 79 57 Lo 22 60 46 35 35 33 44 53 17 65 50 (in mph) Today Sunday Boardman Pendleton NE 3-6 N 4-8 NE 3-6 N 4-8 W s pc pc r pc r r sh sn s s UV INDEX TODAY 0 1 1 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 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 Escaped Salem inmate back in custody on Friday afternoon. Department of Correc- tions officials said Hocker had exited a van and fled on foot Monday morning. Hocker was incarcerated in September at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville for coercion and felony assault charges. 0 The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. SUBSCRIPTION RATES install flow meters and report water usage to regulators by no later than Jan. 1, 2019. Cost sharing opportunities are available through OWRD and the Natural Resource Conservation Service, which will be discussed at both meetings. Justin Iverson, ground- water section manager for the department, said the desig- nation was made to address declining groundwater supplies in the sub-basin, which includes Milton-Free- water and Weston. “We’re pumping more than the aquifer is recharging,” Iverson said. Iverson emphasized that exempt groundwater uses are still allowed in the area, including domestic use and stock water wells. For more information, contact Iverson at 503-986- 0933 or local watermaster Greg Silbernagel at 541-278-5456. 0 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme Subscriber services: For mail delivery, online access, vacation stops or delivery concerns call 1-800-522-0255 ext. 1 Meetings planned on local groundwater rules change 1 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday Copyright © 2017, EO Media Group SALEM (AP) — Authorities say an inmate who escaped while being transported to a work assignment in Salem is back in custody. The Oregon Department of Corrections says Tualatin police officers arrested 42-year-old Lorrie Hocker W pc c c s c c pc c c c s c c pc pc pc c c c pc c pc c c pc c c Today REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Partly sunny today; pleas- ant in the south. Mainly clear tonight. 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed major holidays The Oregon Water Resources Department will host a pair of meetings in Umatilla County to discuss new water metering require- ments for farmers in the Walla Walla sub-basin. Informational meetings are scheduled for Monday, Dec. 11 from 5-8 p.m. at the Milton-Freewater Commu- nity Building and Tuesday, Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to noon at Weston Memorial Hall. On May 11, the Oregon Water Resources Commission designated the 300,000-acre Walla Walla sub-basin as a “serious water management problem area,” meaning OWRD will no longer approve new agricultural wells within the boundary. The designation also requires farmers and ranchers with permitted basalt wells to Lo 36 10 22 44 6 21 25 21 22 23 16 21 20 30 41 39 14 21 20 31 15 27 22 19 29 23 20 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. WORLD CITIES Shown is today’s weather. 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WINDS Medford 52/30 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 Dec 9 Albany 47/27 Eugene 44/25 TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records 37° 24° Spokane Wenatchee 33/22 32/21 Tacoma Moses 48/27 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 34/23 37/25 53/36 50/27 36/20 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 49/28 33/23 Lewiston 33/22 Astoria 38/24 56/36 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 48/31 Pendleton 43/21 The Dalles 34/22 34/20 37/26 La Grande Salem 39/21 48/27 Corvallis 45/27 HERMISTON HIGH 37° 22° Seattle 50/35 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 35° 22° Today WEDNESDAY Partly sunny 35° 20° Saturday, December 9, 2017 -10s -0s 0s showers t-storms 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: A snowstorm will spread slippery travel from the coastal mid-Atlantic to New England today. Rain will slowly end in South Florida. 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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 Objections on both sides to wolf plan update By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Bureau SALEM — Environ- mental groups are alarmed by a proposal that would authorize lethal control of wolves in Eastern Oregon after only two livestock kills under “extreme circum- stances.” The regular threshold would be three livestock kills in 12 months, but the current draft of the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan would reduce it to two kills if non-lethal methods proved ineffective or couldn’t be implemented. “It moves too quickly to lethal control,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director for the Center of Biological Diver- sity, during a Dec. 8 hearing in Salem, Ore. Wolves in Eastern Oregon have been delisted under the federal Endan- gered Species Act, but they’re still regulated by the state government. Representatives of live- stock and hunting groups also found plenty they didn’t like about the plan, which the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is updating. For example, the plan sets a minimum population threshold of 300 wolves through 2022 but it doesn’t ensure that any particular “This irresponsible and unscientific plan should be shelved.” — Rob Klavins, Northeast Oregon field coordinator for Oregon Wild zone doesn’t become overpopulated with the predators, said Todd Nash, wolf committee chairman of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association. “Nowhere does it address a maximum number,” Nash said. Ranchers would like to see the agency create management units with caps on wolf numbers, but these suggestions have been largely disregarded, he said. Currently, Oregon is estimated to have more than 100 wolves. Based on trends seen in Idaho and Montana, however, that number can be expected to climb steeply in the coming years, for which the current draft plan fails to account, said Jim Akenson, conservation director for the Oregon Hunters Associ- ation. “I don’t know why in the world we would not look to our neighbors to see what will happen here,” Akenson said. The Oregon Farm Bureau would like to see the plan provide a greater allowance for lethal wolf control when they’re near homes or if they threaten livestock, pets and people, said Kevin Johnson, the organization’s representative. The agency should also increase its focus on collaring wolves as their population increases, so their movements and poten- tial livestock interactions would continue to be moni- tored, he said. Ranchers feel the plan is overly prescriptive in its wolf management policies despite expectations of a surging population, Johnson said. “They don’t feel like their positions are being heard.” Environmental groups, on the other hand, claim the plan is overly reliant on lethal wolf control, which they say is often ineffective. “Lethal control has often not stopped depredations,” said Nick Cady, legal director for Cascadia Wild- lands. The loss of a top pack member can cause the remaining wolves to become increasingly desperate and more likely to attack domesticated livestock, said Greenwald of the Center for Biological Diversity. “There’s increasing science that it creates more problems than it fixes,” he said. The current draft plan doesn’t benefit anyone “whether they’re wearing cowboy hats or driving Priuses,” said Rob Klavins, Northeast Oregon field coordinator for Oregon Wild. “This irresponsible and unscientific plan should be shelved,” he said. Scientists who the agency found credible enough to cite in the plan have objected to how their research was applied, Klavins said. “Those scientists deserve a direct response.” Corrections A quote was incorrectly attributed to Dr. Ajit Jetmala- ni in the article “Youth in Isolation” (Page 1A, Dec. 6). The quote was from a report Dr. Jetmalani contributed to, but was not his words. The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. Wishing everyone a Happy Holiday ! Electrical, Commercial, Residential, and Industrial PENDLETON STORE 214 SE Emigrant • Pendleton, Oregon 97801 Phone: 541-276-3154 • Fax: 541-276-5060 • 1-800-422-5510 HERMISTON STORE 80891 Hwy 395 North • Hermiston, Oregon 97838 Phone: 541-567-0114 • Fax:541-567-1701 30-24C CCB - 9144 BBC