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SUSPECT DRIVES INTO RIVER FLEEING POLICE FAAETEETE VOTED TOP COACH NORTHWEST/2A SPORTS/1B FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2017 142nd Year, No. 52 One dollar WINNER OF THE 2017 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Your Weekend • • • First Day Snowshoe Hike at Emigrant Springs Murder mystery dinner theater in Hermiston The Spazmatics at Wildhorse on Sunday For times and places see Coming Events, 5A Catch a movie Niko Tavernise/Twentieth Century Fox Hugh Jackman gets so excited about starting a circus that he bursts into song and dance in “The Greatest Showman.” For showtime, Page 5A Weekend Weather Fri Sat Sun Staff photo by E.J. Harris Pedestrians and vehicles navigate snow-covered roads on Thursday in downtown Pendleton. PENDLETON’S SNOW POLICY 45/35 44/22 36/23 Bakery must pay fi ne for refusing to serve lesbians By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon’s Court of Appeals has upheld a decision to require the owners of a Gresham bakery to pay a lesbian couple $135,000 in damages for refusing to make them a wedding cake. Sweet Cakes owners Aaron and Melissa Klein’s refusal to bake the cake for Rachel and Laurel Bowman- Cryer in January 2013 made national headlines and prompted Bureau of Labor and Industries Commis- sioner Brad Avakian to award the damages to the couple for emotional distress. On Thursday, Dec. 28, the court affi rmed BOLI’s conclusion that the Kleins violated the civil rights of the couple and Oregon’s law that businesses not LET IT STAY Downtown streets still covered as businesses see customers slowly return Snowfall brings out entrepreneurs By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian Downtown Pendleton busi- nesses weathering this winter’s snow and ice differ on whether the city should have a snow plow. The sales crew at the Hamley Western Store, 30 S.E. Court Ave., said Thursday they would like to see the city cleared streets of snow that fell more than 36 hours prior. Jessica Lapp and Rachelle Erb said they have been walking to the store for each shift, and even traveling on foot has been treacherous. “I put on trail spikes just to get to work,” Lapp said. Store manager Penny French lives outside Adams, and said the worst driving of her trip to work was not on the long stretch of Highway 11, but the city streets she had to navigate in Pendleton. Pendleton Public Works Director Bob Patterson said the city has plows for the runways at the Eastern Oregon Regional Airport, because those are a requirement of the Federal Avia- By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian looking at getting a plow if the winters continue to deliver loads of snow and worse on a more frequent basis. But a plow would mean residents could not park on streets, would have to deal with berms and digging out vehicles. The snow plow discussion in Snowfl akes drifting from the sky may elicit groans from people worried about driving in it, but for others the snowfall is an opportunity. From teenagers armed with snow shovels to landscapers with plow attachments for their trucks, private snow- clearers can help fi ll in the cracks after government snow plows clear (or don’t clear) the streets and city-owned parking lots. Gary Foust of Hermiston said when snow hits it is hard for work to continue at the metal recycling yard he owns, so he advertises snow removal services to keep busy. See PENDLETON/3A See SNOW/8A Staff photo by E.J. Harris Traffi c negotiates a snow-covered Main Street on Thursday in downtown Pendleton. tion Administration. But on city streets, rather than remove snow, the city drops gravel, especially at intersections and on inclines. Erb said that is little help. Vehicles press the gravel down, she said, and soon enough the snow and ice cover it and the traction is gone. But Patterson said the city is See BAKERY/8A HERMISTON Calpine business manager enjoys outdoor adventure in his spare time By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN East Oregonian Staff photo by Jayati Ramakrishnan Jeff Krupp moved to Hermiston in March, and enjoys skiing and boating in his spare time. Jeff Krupp’s relocation to Hermiston could be considered a power move. Krupp, 45, moved north from Hayward, California in March to accept a new position as business manager with his longtime employer power-gen- eration company Calpine. “I’ve held all kinds of different management positions in power,” he said. “One area that was the weakest was fi nance. When the opportunity came up, it was a way for me to hone that skill.” Krupp had lived in California high-voltage electricity, power Our New distribution,” he said. “I’ve had Neighbors maintenance manager and oper- MeetÊEasternÊOregonÕsÊ newestÊresidents for about 17 years, but is happy to be in Eastern Oregon. “I love it here,” he said. “I wish there was more trees, but I think the community is some- thing to be proud of. People are nice, they stick together.” Though Krupp now handles the day-to-day fi nancial opera- tions for Calpine’s Hermiston Power Project facility, he has a long history with the company. “I’ve worked in turbine controls, all the way up through ation manager roles through different plants.” Born in Nevada, Krupp served four years of active duty in the Navy and two more in the reserves. He was largely stationed in the Mediterranean and the Middle East. After his service, he was enrolled in a college class where his lab partner mentioned that a power plant was hiring. He started working there, the beginning of a long career in power. See KRUPP/8A
