REGION
Friday, January 19, 2018
East Oregonian
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BRIEFLY
Hermiston man
hit, killed on
Idaho freeway
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Mick and Karen French of Cannon Beach watch as a
storm moves in at the South Jetty at Fort Stevens
State Park.
Waves crash over the South Jetty at Fort Stevens State
Park as people take to the observation tower to watch
the storm.
A Hermiston man was
killed Wednesday walking
across an Idaho highway.
Lawrence Handel,
72, was struck by a car
in Parma, Idaho, while
walking across U.S.
Highway 95. He was
pronounced dead at
the scene. Handel was
struck by a northbound
Ford Mustang driven
by Gustavo Neri, 22, of
Caldwell, Idaho.
According to Idaho
State Police, Neri was
wearing a seatbelt
and was not hurt. The
incident remains under
investigation.
Pendleton man
injured in Idaho
car crash
Brenna Visser/The Daily Astorian
Extreme high tides Thursday crash into the stairs at Tolovana State Park.
Storm waves pound Oregon Coast
EO Media Group
A Pendleton man was
injured Wednesday night
in a car crash in central
Idaho.
Osias Edmiston, 21,
of Pendleton, was driving
eastbound on Highway
12 near Lewiston, Idaho,
about 5:47 p.m. in a
Chevy Impala when he
pulled to the shoulder and
began to make a U-turn.
His vehicle was struck
by a Toyota Corolla
driven by Karee Picard,
53, of Lapwai. Picard’s
vehicle, which also
contained Francis Picard,
54, and a juvenile, was
engulfed in flames. All
three occupants of the
Toyota were wearing their
seatbelts and all three
PENDLETON DELPHIAN
CLUB, 1:30 p.m., Vert Club
Room, 345 S.W. Fourth St.,
Pendleton.
PENDLETON MASTERS
SWIM CLUB, 5-6 p.m., Round-
up Athletic Club pool, 1415
Southgate, Pendleton. $5 per
session coaching fee; non-RAC
members pay $8 pool fee per
session. (Tania Wildbill 541-310-
9102)
PENDLETON
EAGLES
LADIES AUXILIARY KITCH-
EN, 6-8 p.m., Pendleton Eagles
Lodge, 428 S. Main St., Pendle-
ton. Members and guests wel-
come. (541-278-2828)
COLUMBIA GRANGE, 6:30
p.m., Columbia Grange Hall,
32339 Diagonal Blvd., Hermis-
ton. 6:30 p.m. potluck, 7:30 p.m.
meeting. (Doris Reid 541-567-
8663)
SATURDAY, JAN. 20
PENDLETON
EAGLES
STEAK AND LIVE MUSIC,
6-11:59 p.m., Pendleton Eagles
Lodge, 428 S. Main St., Pendle-
ton. Dinner from 6-8 p.m., music
from 8 p.m. to midnight. Mem-
bers and guests welcome. (541-
278-2828)
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
The observation tower at the South Jetty in Fort Stevens State Park was a popular
place to watch the storm Thursday.
Oregon joins challenge of net neutrality repeal
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
Oregon has joined 20
other states and the District
of Columbia in launching
a legal challenge to the
Federal Communications
Commission’s decision Dec.
14 to repeal a rule barring
internet providers from
blocking or charging more
for access to one website
over another.
The
lawsuit,
filed
Tuesday in the U.S. Court
of Appeals in Washington,
D.C., asks the court to over-
turn the decision to repeal
“net neutrality” and to find
it unlawful. The suit alleges
that the decision by the FCC
was an abuse of discretion
and that it violated the
U.S.
Constitution
and
the Communications Act
of 1934. Furthermore,
attorneys general of the
states argue that the action
conflicted with notice-
and-comment rulemaking
requirements.
Other plaintiffs in the
case are the attorneys
general of New York,
California,
Connecticut,
Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois,
Iowa, Kentucky, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
New Mexico, North Caro-
lina, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Vermont, Virginia
and Washington
The FCC voted 3-to-2
along party lines to scrap the
rule approved by the FCC in
2015. The commission’s two
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum.
Democrats voted against it.
An investigation by New
York Attorney General Eric
Schneiderman’s
Office
found that commenters to
the FCC on the proposed
rule change illegally used
the identities of Americans
from around the country
to give feedback on net
neutrality. His office has
identified at least 2 million
fake comments.
Oregon Attorney General
Ellen Rosenblum has said
the repeal of would have
“lasting negative impacts
for our economy and almost
every aspect of our lives
and would “incentivize Big
Cable over other compa-
nies.”
Rosenblum spearheaded
a letter from 18 state attor-
neys general to the FCC
in early December urging
commissioners to delay
a vote until investigators
could determine whether
fraud was committed in the
FCC comment process.
Supporters of the rule
change argue that it will
benefit
consumers
by
spurring more competi-
tion between broadband
providers
and
cutting
Internet providers’ expenses.
FCC
Commissioner
Jessica Rosenworcel, one of
the two FCC commissioners
who voted against the rule
change, told NPR’s ‘The
Takeaway’ in December
that half of U.S. households
have only one choice for a
broadband provider.
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The Capital Bureau is a
collaboration between EO
Media Group and Pamplin
Media Group.
14th Annual
Cattleman’s Workshop
FREE!
No Pre-Registration Required.
Free Tri-Tip lunch included!
Saturday, January 20th, 2018
Blue Mountain Conference Center • 404 12th Street, La Grande, OR
8:45 - 9:00
Workshop Introductions & Overview
9:00 - 10:00
“Quality Sells!” (Importance of Quality Beef Programs)
Robert Rebholtz Jr., Chief Executive Office & President, Agri-Beef Co., Inc.
10:00 - 10:45
“How Retailers Add Value to Beef Cuts”
Jeff Van Lith, National Retail Sales Manager, Agri-Beef Co., Inc.
10:45 - 11:15
Break (provided by sponsors)
11:15 - 12:00
“China/Pacific Rim Beef Export Market Update”
Brett Stuart, Founding partner of Global AgriTrends
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch (provided by sponsors)
1:00 - 1:45
“Use of Genomic-enhanced EPD’s to Improve Beef Quality”
Dr. Matt Spangler, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska
1:45 - 3:00
“Ins & Outs of 2016 National Beef Quality Audit”
Dr. Deb VanOverbeke, Interim Assist Dean, Oklahoma State University
Jesse Fulton, Associate Director – Producer Education, NCBA
NOTE: For more information, please contact Kim McKague at
(541) 562-5129 ext 21 • http://oregonstate.edu/dept/eoarcunion
House fire causes
minor damage
and evacuation
PENDLETON — A
small fire forced seven
Pendleton residents out of
their homes Wednesday
night.
The Pendleton Fire
Department received a
call about a structure fire
on Southeast Ninth Street
around 8:16 p.m., Fire
Chief Mike Ciraulo said.
When authorities arrived,
firefighters noticed some
light smoke coming from
the back of the house.
Based on the evidence
at the scene, Ciraulo said
the department thinks an
electrical problem with
a phone line and internet
line caused wiring in the
back of the house to burn.
That was the only damage
to the home.
A single home divided
into four apartments,
the house’s residents
were evacuated and
given vouchers from the
Red Cross to stay at the
Rodeway Inn because
power was shut off to the
home.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
FRIDAY, JAN. 19
The Oregon Coast is
used to crazy weather, but
Thursday’s offering was
especially impressive.
There was tidal flooding
in Nehalem and huge waves
surged onto the road on
the south end of Seaside.
In Cannon Beach, foamy
surf pushed right up to the
Second Street barrier while
people leaned over the
railing above to watch.
Thunder and lightning
made an appearance and
a hail storm swept up the
coast.
A coastal flood warning
was in effect for the area
through Friday afternoon
and the National Weather
Service said offshore buoys
recorded ocean swell heights
of up to 36 feet Thursday
morning.
By the afternoon, wave
heights were still near 30
feet and remained high
through the evening.
were transported to St.
Joseph Medical Center,
Lewiston, with injuries.
SUNDAY, JAN. 21
PENDLETON
EAGLES
BREAKFAST, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.,
Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428
S. Main St., Pendleton. Open to
members and guests. (541-278-
2828)
MONDAY, JAN. 22
BOARDMAN
QUILT
GROUP, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,
Boardman Senior Center, 100
Tatone St., Boardman. Quilt
construction, quilting updates,
education, history and friend-
For a complete listing
of regional events, visit
easternoregonevents.com
ship. Free. (Kathy Hyder 541-
571-7009)
NARFE OF HERMISTON,
12 p.m., Desert Lanes Bowling
Alley, 1545 N. First St., Herm-
iston. No-host lunch. All federal
employees, retirees and spous-
es are welcome. (541-567-2648)
IRRIGON MOOSE LODGE
TACOS AND BINGO, 6-9 p.m.,
Irrigon Moose Lodge, 220 N.E.
Third St., Irrigon. Tacos from
6-9 p.m., bingo from 6:30-9 p.m.
Open to members and guests.
(541-922-1802)
WESTON CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, 6 p.m., Memorial
Hall, 210 E. Main St., Weston.
VFW POST NO. 922 SO-
CIAL, 6:30 p.m., Pendleton
VFW Hall, 1221 S.E. Court
Place, Pendleton. (541-278-
2720)
SISTERS IN SONG RE-
HEARSAL, 6:30-8 p.m., Pend-
leton High School choir room,
1800 N.W. Carden Ave., Pend-
leton. Community women’s
choir performs a variety of music
in an atmosphere of supportive
and good-humored cooperation.
Spring concert May 20. No audi-
tions required. (Lezlee Flagg or
Cheryl Carlson 541-263-2755 or
541-429-0160)
INLAND
NORTHWEST
MUSICIANS CHORALE RE-
HEARSAL, 7 p.m., Harris Jr.
Academy gymnasium, 3121
S.W. Hailey Ave., Pendleton.
No tryouts; all welcome. No re-
hearsals June-July-August or
Christmas-New Year. (RaNiel
Dunn 541-289-4696)
Call for Vendors!
Community Health Fair
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Pendleton Convention Center
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Free Community Event
to Promote Wellness
N O C HARGE TO
H OST A B OOTH
To Reserve a Space
Call Emily @ 541-278-2627
emilysmith@chiwest.com
2801 St. Anthony Way, Pendleton, OR 97801