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651 Help Wanted
613 Houses
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Community Counseling
Solutions (CCS)
is seeking a full time Clinical
Supervisor to provide clini-
cal supervision/oversight of
the drug treatment program
located within Umatilla and
Morrow County. Additional-
ly, this individual will provide
direct treatment services as
needed. This position will
be based in either Hermiston
or Boardman – location is to
be determined.
Individual
must have a Masters degree
from an accredited university
in psychology, sociology or
other human services related
field and have five years of
relevant experience. Salary
is $46,200 - $68,300, DOEE.
Position closes May 4, 2018.
Please apply online at our
website, communitycounsel-
ingsolutions.org
Hermiston
High End Rental located at
2442 NE 8th. It is a spacious
two bedroom with master
bath, walk in closet, and ap-
pliances including washer
& dryer. Rent is $1495 plus
Security deposit and credit
check fee. Garbage & yard
service paid by owner. Call
541-567-3795 for more info.
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Counseling Corner
It’s Not Just Age That Brings On That Mid-Life Crisis
from the American Counseling Association
H
ave you
reached
mid-life
yet? It’s a simple
question, but a
difficult one to
answer. Adolescents
may see mid-life
beginning at 30.
Adults in their 40s
may view 50 or 60
as when mid-life
begins.
Although
experts say that
mid-life is usually
somewhere
between 35
and 65, age is only part of the equation.
More important are the feelings you
have of moving between youth and your
senior years, and what you do with those
emotions.
651 Help Wanted
The real “need” of this period is
to accept mid-life as a normal part of life,
and to see it as an opportunity where you
can use the experience and wisdom you’ve
gained to make a difference in people’s live
and to contribute to society.
Annual Salary:
$62,858 - $69,131
AG TECH
AgriNorthwest, a local ag-
ricultural operation, has an
immediate opening for a
fulltime Ag Tech located in
Boardman, OR. Desired
candidate will assist farm
managers with technical
and supervisory assign-
ments that include the safe
operation and maintenance
of circles, application of
fertilizer and pesticide, and
assist in water scheduling
and irrigation. Agronomy
Degree or related field ex-
perience required. Salary is
commensurate with experi-
ence. Full-time employees
receive excellent benefits
including: Medical, Dental,
Group Term Life, Disability,
Retirement Plus Plan, 401k,
Flex-Spending, and other
miscellaneous value-added
benefits. Qualified appli-
cants may send a resume
to
careers.agn@agrinw.
com with the job title in the
subject line.
Walla Walla Community College
(WWCC) is seeking applicants
to fulfill the full-time tenure-track
role of Diesel Mechanic Tech-
nology Instructor in the Correc-
tions Education program located
at the Washington State Peni-
tentiary in Walla Walla, Wash-
ington.
Qualifications: Experience in
Diesel and heavy-duty me-
chanics, to include heavy truck,
agriculture, construction and
forestry equipment and or work
experience equivalent to Jour-
neyman level experience. Ev-
idence of in-depth knowledge
of Diesel Mechanic Technology
and understanding of basic re-
pair and diagnostics. Must cur-
rently hold a Class A CDL with
airbrake endorsements or able
to obtain endorsement.
This position will remain open
until filled. For detailed position
description, salary informa-
tion, qualifications and applica-
tion procedure please visit the
WWCC website at
http://apptrkr.com/1209785
WWCC is an equal opportunity
employer.
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It’s also a good time to begin
exploring activities to help you feel healthy
and relaxed. Starting or maintaining an
exercise regime, for example, won’t make
you 21 again, but is a means of making the
best of where you actually are in life.
Mid-life is also an excellent time
to examine your life goals. Maybe you want
to think about a career move or to consider
social or relationship changes. It may be a
time to talk with a professional counselor
if you find that you need guidance in
understanding the changes mid-life has
brought.
What are observers saying about what
Commissioner Murdock has brought to Umatilla
County in his first full term?
Mid-life is only a crisis for
someone unable to accept the changes
maturing brought. When handled correctly,
mid-life can be an opportunity to explore
who you are and what goals you want to
achieve as your life moves forward.
On the subject of making the most of tax dollars:
“Taxpayers don’t want public agencies that
whine about not having enough money. Rather,
they want those in charge to function effectively
and efficiently and provide a stable level of
programs and services. Commissioner Murdock
is the chief budget officer for the county and he
is proud of the fact the county balanced next
year’s budget on February 6.”
Counseling Corner” is provided
by the American Counseling Association.
Comments and questions to ACAcorner@
counseling.org or visit the ACA website at
www.counseling.org.
So while you might buy that
sports car, there are better ways to make
mid-life produce positive results. Start
Seasonal General Tree Fruit
Worker. Zirkle Fruit Co, 352
Harrison Road, Selah, WA
98942, is offering temp, outdoor,
agricultural work for 415 quali-
fied farm workers in Okanogan,
Rock Island and Pateros Areas.
Must be legally present in the
U.S. The wage offer is $14.12/
hr. &/or piece rates, depending
on the crop activity. Crop activ-
ities include Pruning, thinning,
picking, tree training, & other
orchard work involving numer-
ous varieties of apples, pears &
cherries. Must have 1 mo. exp.
Positions are avail 06/11/2018 –
11/03/2018. We anticipate a 35
hr. work wk and will guarantee
75% of these hours. Housing
available to workers at no cost,
including U.S. workers who can-
not reasonably return to their
permanent residence at the end
of each working day. Reason-
able cost of inbound transpor-
tation and subsistence to the
worksites will be provided or
paid by the employer upon com-
pletion of 50% of the contract,
or earlier if appropriate. Tools,
supplies & equipment will be
provided at no cost to the work-
er. Workers may apply at their
local State Workforce Agency
or may contact the WorkSource
Okanogan, 126 S. Main St, WA,
98841 Monica Reyes 509-826-
7540. Please reference Job Or-
der #194883583. Applicants will
be interviewed by the employer
by telephone at the time of re-
ferral or as soon thereafter as
possible.
Trades Experience wanted.
Years of experience counts.
with making a list of lessons you’ve learned
since adolescence and examine how this
knowledge has served you and helped
enrich your life and the lives of others.
Alfred Adler, a major counseling
influence, emphasized mid-life is a period
when it’s important to separate wants from
needs. That can help simplify life and keep
you from chasing shiny new objects in a
midlife crisis that really aren’t going to make
you younger or even appear younger.
Manufacturing facility
Needing a welder/ truck
mechanic with minimum 2 years
experience with mig and tig
welding structural seal and at
least 1 year mechanic expe-
rience. 40 hrs per week with
occasional overtime. Pay based
on experience and weld test.
541-567-2992
Diesel Mechanic Technology
Instructor:
FOR QUICK CASH
Use a classified ad to sell items around
your home you can no longer use.
Mid-life period isn’t necessarily
just calendar-based. Often, it’s more seeing
you no longer look or feel as youthful and
energetic as you once did. That realization
can lead some people to start taking action
to make them appear younger -- buying that
sports car, for example.
651 Help Wanted
Community Counseling
Solutions (CCS)
is seeking two full time cli-
nicians to work in Hermiston
and Pendleton (one for each
location) providing alcohol
and drug treatment services
to individuals enrolled in drug
court. If qualified, these indi-
viduals will also provide men-
tal health treatment services
to same population. Qualified
individuals must be certified
as an alcohol and drug treat-
ment counselor in Oregon
(CADC). Additionally, individ-
uals must also have a Bache-
lors degree in social work or
psychology, or a high school
diploma and five years of
equivalent training/work expe-
rience, or equivalent combi-
nation of education and work
experience. Wage/salary is
$31,800 - $61,800, DOEE.
Position closes May 4, 2018.
Please apply online at our
website, communitycounsel-
ingsolutions.org
Full-Time Employment
The Boardman Chamber of
Commerce is seeking an
energetic, creative, detail ori-
ented professional to serve
as Executive Director. Appli-
cants should have a proven
track record of budget man-
agement, knowledge of local
legislative concerns, and abil-
ity to attend required cham-
ber functions. Must have ex-
cellent communication and
customer service skills. The
Director is also responsible
for administering Community
Development Programs.
Desired qualifications: Lead-
ership experience in a mem-
ber-based organization. DOE
$48,500 plus benefits.
Posting open until Wednes-
day, May 9 2018. Please send
cover letter, resume, and 3
letters of recommendation to:
hr@boardmanchamber.org
Boardman, Oregon
541-571-1624
www.hirealicensedcontractor.com
Tuesday, May, 1, 2018
On the subject of energy & commitment:
“He models what he expects from employees -
he’s among those who open the Courthouse in
the morning and among those who close it in
the evening - every day.”
On the subject of accessibility:
“When I drop by the Commissioner’s office,
I can count on Commissioner Murdock
being there.”
On the subject of knowledge & experience:
“It’s not easy helping lead 300 employees and
balancing an $80 million budget.
Commissioner Murdock came to the position
with decades of experience and it shows in the
current state of the county.”
On the subject of past performance:
“Commissioner Murdock made a positive
difference at the Intermountain ESD, the Pasco
School District and at the East Oregonian. It
shouldn’t be a surprise that Umatilla County has
benefitted from this experience.”
VOTE GEORGE MURDOCK ON MAY 15 & HELP
KEEP UMATILLA COUNTY MOVING FORWARD
Current Umatilla County Commission Board Chair
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Legislature will meet
on business
for a special session
taxes.
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wants
said Tuesday she day to resolve
tors to meet that
in Oregon’s
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tax system” by tax break to
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passed
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Weston-McEwen senior Christina Swafford poses in the dress she won, along with a $2,000 scholarship and 100 prom dresses, from
the Portland charity Abby’s Closet. Abby’s Closet collects and redistributes used formal dresses to high school students in need.
Christina’s closet
Weston-McEwen student helps distribute 100 prom dresses
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UMATILLA — A father
Catch a movie
died after saving his son from
drowning in the Columbia River.
Umatilla County Sheriff
Terry Rowan reported a family
was fishing Wednesday evening
near the Umatilla Marina on the
Columbia River when the young
boy slipped into the water. The
Marvel Studios
father jumped in to rescue his son.
Avengers assemble
Umatilla Police Chief Darla
yet
again for 19th
Huxel said the father saved his
movie in
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son, but later drowned. Rowan
said the man died after several For showtime, Page
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Emergency responders took
the boy to Good Shepherd Weekend
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Medical Center, Hermiston, for
Fri
treatment of symptoms of hypo-
Sat
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thermia. Huxel said the wife and
mother was present and went to
the hospital with her son, who
was alive.
Authorities did not have the
boy’s medical condition or release 80/48 62/45
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the identities of the family.
Huxel said while the
drowning occurred within the
jurisdiction of Umatilla police,
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the sheriff’s marine deputy
would also investigate the death.
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A pair of culverts
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near the popular
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fishing
spot where Juan
Carlos Armenta
Staff
photo by E.J. Harris
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while sav-
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after jumping into
river to save son
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residents dren clutching her her two young chil-
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River claims fishe
rman’s life
29, 2018
Dairy files
Chapter 11,
stalls cow
auction
Mega-dairy
facing fina
ncial,
regulatory
issues
Governor
broadband signs
bill
stand in, she added,
McNary Dam, about and lately the
has released a lot a mile upriver,
he dreams of dozens of teenage girls
for a swift current. of water, making
were in a trailer on the edge of an
By PHIL WRIGHT
“You can definitely
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Athena wheat field.
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see the
and JAYATI RAMAKRIS
current going through
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East Oregonian
said after visiting
EO Media PLAVEN
Weston-McEwen High School senior Chris-
East Oregonian
Group
Thursday morning. the site again
tina Swafford and her parents traveled to Port-
Juan Carlos Armenta
A contro
The boy slipped
land and packed 100 prom dresses into the
gave his life Wednesday Madrigal
dairy filed versial Boardman
the water, and the and fell into
By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN Despite heavy construc-
evening to
back of their Honda Pilot. When they arrived
tion work on South
save his son from
bankruptcy for Chapter 11
in after him. Neither father jumped
East Oregonian
home in Athena, they installed clothing
knew how to
Street, the road will Main
chilly water of the drowning in the
11th hour protection at the
swim, Huxel said,
be clear
Columbia River
and
racks and paneled flooring into a storage
they
were
for
at
blocking an Thursday night,
the Umatilla Marina.
not
Civic leaders and educators the Pendleton Farmers
wearing life jackets.
trailer, converting it into a walk-in closet that
Market and other
sell off its auction Friday to
The boy survived
asked
visiting
lawmakers
Madrigal tried to heft
his son out
included a makeshift dressing room.
events for however weekend
of Umatilla, did not. but Madrigal,
in Boardm 14,500 cattle herd
of
Wednesday to remember the
the
water,
long the
an.
He was 35.
but
“We put it to way better use than storing
project takes.
The boy is a second
The liquida
them along the the flow moved
eastern side of the state as they
grader in the
ATVs,” Christina said.
Umatilla School District,
Valley Farm’s tion of Lost
other people nearby marina. Several
consider how to help students. Lauren Juzeler, a city
STON
and
jumped
10,500
has
engineering
a
into
sibling in the district
The trailer is mostly empty on Wednesday:
and 4,000
HERMI
the
river to help.
cows
“One trend I’ve seen in my
technician, said
the waterline replacemen
heifers was replacement
Christina gave out 30 dresses to her peers at
Umatilla Police in fifth grade.
Life jackets hang
They dragged
state work is that geography
on a rack at the
t
Staff photo by
project taking place
Huxel said an officer Chief Darla menta Madrigal
Oregon state ordered in
Weston-McEwen and followed it up with
to nearby docks, the father and son
E.J. Harris
matters,” said Umatilla School
at 7:12 p.m. rigal
drowned while Umatilla Marina where Juan Carlos
where
court at
on the 400 block primarily
behest of
received the emergency
saving his son Wednesda
deliveries to Hermiston, Pilot Rock, Ione and
nor his son knew
Ar- rescue personnel worked fire and
the
District Superintendent Heidi
how to swim or
call to
Street will run on of Main
major farm Rabobank, a
respond to two people
Pendleton.
were wearing a y. Neither Mad- Madrigal, but to no avail. to revive
Sipe. “The only way to ensure
drowning at corner
life preserver.
He died at repayment lender seeking
through Thursday a Monday
the marina.
the scene.
Although this was the first time Christina
of the property,
that rural students with all to the
schedule
for $60 million
defaulted loans.
minimize the impact
a popular spot where Huxel said,
Madrigal, his wife
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
had distributed prom dresses on such a scale,
“That’s right in front
Huxel said the son
in
talent and none of the access the
can
and 7-year-old
on
two culverts
went to Good
where
son were fishing
downtown area.
However,
it was not her first experience lending out Christina Swafford converted her family’s utility trailer into a mobile dress shop.
on the northeast allow the Columbia River to flow current comes in the marina,” the Shepherd Medical Center, Herm-
succeed is to ensure partnerships.”
the bankru
petition filed
On Fridays, work
into the marina.
she iston, for treatment
said.
ptcy
formal wear to other students.
crews
The 14 members of the will
Joint remove
by Greg
She did not have of hypothermia. Velde, the dairy’s
The water there
te
all their equip-
Ever since she learned how expensive collection that was rented out to about 10 dresses each year in addition to awarding an
Interim Committee on Student
an
is
update
too
owner,
ment, clear away
deep to
on his the U.S. Bankru
in
formal dresses could be during her eighth girls each year.
annual scholarship.
the
See DROWNING/8A
Success visited Hermiston and
High
for the Eastern ptcy Court
cones that block signs
grade graduation, Christina and her mother
When she informed Abby’s Closet about
Christina continued her side project into
School as part of the listening
District of
California
the road and all the parts of
began collecting dresses to lend out to local her senior year as she started looking into her own project in her application, the orga-
on-street
tour they hope will help parking
them spots,
stays all foreclo automatically
and infill and
HNAN students who had trouble affording them.
nization not only awarded her the $2,000
scholarships to help pay for college.
sure actions
shape education in the years
to the trench
by credito
gravel
By JAYATI RAMAKRIS
being
rs,
The pair scoured thrift shops and clear-
That’s when she found out about Abby’s scholarship, but gave her 100 dresses from
dug
includi
East Oregonian
come.
auction schedu
to work on the waterline.
ng the
ance racks at department stores, adding them Closet, a Portland nonprofit that donates
led for Friday
The legislators were in Juzeler
the
at 11 a.m.
Council
said the biggest
Cecilia Espi-
to Christina’s old dresses to assemble a small thousands of secondhand and surplus prom
See CHRISTINA/3A
The Hermiston City
Under Chapte
noza checks
on a new way
$3.1M invested in
See EDUCATION/6A
See MAIN/8A
on Monday settled coming from
printed prod- ruptcy, companies r 11 bank-
production, while
TOP RIGHT
also protecting
to handle the odor
typically
Mid-Columbia region
uct bar codes develop reorga
storage
fish, wildlife, upland
on Friday : Gov. Kate Brown
nization plans
a fruit and vegetable
sage and
against their to restructure
grassland habitat.
207 that has
Pendleton at the Pendleton signs House Bill
Farmers Market
facility off Highway complaints in
Velde decline their debt. Te
By GEORGE PLAVEN
computer
Techn
Technology
4023,
“We all benefit,
president of Pendleton
I think, from
and Trade ology and Trade which increases
MAY ELECTION
on the bankru d to comment
been the source of
database at
— Hal McCune,
EO Media Group
having healthy populations
Center. CENT
Center.
broad
ptcy case.
the past few months. will allow
Avitas mari-
of fish
ER: Gov. band for rural schoo
and wildlife,” Bulay
See DAIRY
Brown chats
The agreement
said. “Some
ls,
juana produc-
A nonprofit land
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of these are very important
the property
with Pendle as education and
Staff photo
inspect
trust
to
based
city
tion
by Kathy
the
in Walla Walla
species,
ton High
techno
facility in
dismisses
plans to buy a from a cultural and economic
School culina logy leader Aney
Salem.
more quickly, and against the
conservation easement
s look
standpoint.”
ry stude
AP Photo/Don
nts at the
Ryan
the existing case
three miles of steelhead to protect
In
particular, Bulay
company.
habitat at a working spawning they intend
said
By ANTON
session to
to preserve healthy
ranch near
IO SIERR
After an executive the council
the Painted Hills
A
riparian habitat for
East Oregon
in
north-centra
settlement,
a
Oregon
Mid-Colum
ian
discuss
l steelhead,
Oregon.
fee and paperwork
State Chief
y to enter a
which are listed bia
When the Elgin
did not submit the
Officer to
voted unanimousl Hermiston
Information
in the Voters’
Blue Mountain
Hear the candidates
as
By PHIL WRIGHT
provide
School Distric
internet signal
with the
Land Trust threatened species. The easement a
required to be included
services
out last
judgment
recently
broadb
mailed
Hold-
t’s
includes
received
was
to
East
Oregonian
Wyatt
and
fails
school
a $1.42 million
3.1 miles of steelhead
winter, a
By PARIS ACHEN
The candidates for Umatilla
Pamphlet, which
company Carter and a member
grant from the Oregon
technician during the public bodies. It s and other
habitat in
district’s
Capital Bureau
County commissioner and District
week.
from the the Connecting also establishes
ings, and Luke Dynes,
Enhancement Board Watershed the Painted Bear Creek, adjacent to
Umatilla County commissioner Court
of the May 15 election
owner of the
internet
and
winner
service
Hills
to
The
Oregon
judge
have
another
opportu-
purchase
company
Unit
Fund
not
is
the
By ANTON
in the John
of
provid
the easement at
to help school
Schools
Oregon Bureau
Avakian, who
candidate John Shafer has bucked the nity to convince voters.
in November
IO SIERR
Canyon Creek Day Fossil Beds National Monu-
hops onto er often
The campaign for commissioner
will succeed Brad
s
A
By ANDREW SELSKY
plant. Dynes said keeps around
East Oregon
Ranch, located along
term.
ment.
a snow-
trend of local politicians relying on All five commissioner candidates
services. access these
signed a
mobile, drives
ian
seeking another four-year
More insid
latory system to
of Labor and Industries important race
2017 that the plant food out of
Associated Press
in the John Day Basin. Bear Creek
for secretary of
Historically, Canyon
themselves or family to support their will appear for a forum Monday,
ensure businesses
a part of bill that disconnects
Joseph
At a bill
than 10 miles more
e
Hoyle, who ran elected as labor
with marijuana licenses
1.6 million tons of taking fruit
may be “the most of,” said Val
the Oregon
Creek
Jason Bulay,
Franel
if
Gov. Brown
the CEO
up Mt.
campaigns.
Pendleton signing ceremony
Fanny and
conservation Ranch was owned by a land
obey the
6:30-8:30 p.m., at the American
state in 2016, said would use her
SALEM —
rules and don’t divert
landfills each year,
in — a 20 percent deduct tax code
on Friday,
of Eastern l,
you’ve never heard leader for the
director for the
and
and
Lamb Westo visits
cattle company
Oregon
Brown defend
Shafer, the mayor of Athena, is Legion Building, 500 W. Broadway
Gov. Kate qualifying
their product
a microwave repositions
ion from
commissioner she government and
that, according
electronic dance To the beat of into the black market.
and vegetable byproduct
the easement will land trust, said to the project
business
Hoyle, former majority
fry facility n
to restore
music, men and
Hermiston Telecom in
and feedlots
convene the ed her decision
Representatives
seeking the Position 2 seat on the Ave., Milton-Freewater.
service.
application, caused
under
connections in state to make sure that
women inside a slate-gray
to pass-through busine income for
selling it to dairies
A huge amount of
Creek Ranch stays ensure Canyon
construction
Oregon House of
Lou Ogden
chairman of and the
for a May Oregon Legislature
the federal
sses — with
data is entered
county board of commissioners. And the two judge candidates will
in agricultural
building
office.
As
Val Hoyle
the private sector
harvested marijuana
in
around the U.S.
21 special
version.
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Hermi
who is seeking the
See STEELHEAD/8A
at 78227
Broadband the Oregon
plants festooned into the system by Oregon’s 1,800
business taxes.
hip programs are “feeding
er oversees
session on
continue classrooms Page ston.
Commissioner Larry Givens has make their case at a bar associa-
Brown now
with radio-frequency
The plant, located fines for
licensees every
Umatilla County Commissioner candidate John Shafer has raised $6,000
the private
Advisory
The labor commission t through and public accommodations. a policy apprentices
wants to give
3A
Council, spoke
faced
proprietorship
Brown wants
more and to involve
raised $14,442 to keep the seat, tion forum Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
the workforce that
as
tags. In another room, identification means the state day, a reality that
Highway 207, has s nuisance
more in campaign contributions than his opponent, incumbent Larry Givens.
“We all benefit,
s the option sole
more tech-
before
state workforce developmen
the Legisla
Hoyle, who works Morse Center out needs.” That involves fostering
Brown at
to
has
lower
an
programs
a
expand
nology
employee
tremendous
hip
according
to
the
Oregon
Secretary
of
Hermiston’
tax rate.
of the
sector
I
entered
ture
think, from having
, Gov.
amount of
violating
the tag numbers
certifying apprentices s with govern- fellow at the Wayne at the University strong relationships with the business
ceremony the signing
tax break eligibility for a state
to the Pendle Kate Brown travele
In
into a tips. But information at its finger-
State’s online database of campaign effort, plus another $8,262 in-kind in all, including $419 in cash and Danforth said, Shafer is honest and
healthy populations
government database.
and told the
various
code.
to owners
their needs to
the reality also is
Law and Politics
and sealing partnership
audience that
proprietorship
statements,
Center to sign ton Tech and Trade d broadb
of sole Republican legisla
the state
of
finances, with more than $9,400 in for radio advertisements. Danforth’s in-kind from himself and his imme- well-qualified for the job of county
sector. The posi- for Oregon, is pitted against Tualatin and communicating and schools, she
fish
The
doesn’t
private
access
and
cannabis
and
s,
the
have
small
and
wildlife
a
can
ODOR/12A
of
tracking system
the
bill that suppor
operated by
ment
to
tors called
See
businesses Brown’s special
improv
touted as
.”
health care,
— Jason Bulay,
loans from the ranch he and his wife mother-in-law, Ann Jolly of diate family.
the state Legislature
commissioner. He also said he has
used by Avitas, a marijuana
with encouraging Mayor Lou Ogden for the position.
monitor all that data. manpower to
session “polit-
economic e education,
Blue Mountain Land
not registe one person that are ical theater
tion also is charged
ner Jack
urban-rural a way of closing ters and access
company
with wage
Milton-Freewater, continues to hold
own.
with a production
Danforth said his support for nothing personal against Givens, but
development
See BOLI/12A
Trust
The marijuana regulatory
digital
the
Union County Commissio
to
partnership red as a corporation, could have ,” over an issue that
but
and enforcing compliance
House Bill divide.
agency
is the backbone of facility in Salem,
But retired firefighter Charles the No. 2 spot in Shafer’s campaign Shafer is not about having his three terms for a total of 12 years on
Although government.
rights laws, such Howard also filed for the office
been solved
company. or limited liabilit
4023 allows
the short session
Oregon’s regu-
broadband
and hour and civil
during
Danforth of Milton-Freewater has with her $2,000 contribution.
personal commissioner on the the board is enough.
y
See MARIJUANA/8A
is nearly
workplace, housing
the
Following
State Sen. in March.
as equality in the
Shafer has raised about $20,800 board should Shafer win. Rather,
donated $7,000 cash so far to Shafer’s
the
See
passag
Bill
BROADBAN
federal tax
R-Athena,
Hansell,
See CAMPAIGN/3A
D/12A
did not attend
bill, the e of the
governor
the
the south end of
aterline work on Street is pinching
Pendleton’s Main nearby businesses.
off customers from
public works
last at
Bob Patterson, Pendleton’s
project is going to closing
director, said the
and involves
least a couple of weeks
of South Main.
all of the 400 block
south from the
The project stretches of South Main near
block
middle of the 500
Commerce to the
of
the Pendleton Chamber
and Emigrant Avenue.
intersection of Main parking on both sides
blocked
has
city
along
The
the work zone and
of Main through
Avenue at Main.
to
several spots on Emigrant
the immediate parking Co.,
That includes all
Wine And Coffee
the The Great Pacific nt at 403 S. Main St.
the popular establishme with the restaurant
EO file photo
the
Addison Schulberg
a nose dive when
Due to con-
said business took started Monday. The
Farmers Market. to tempo-
at the Pendleton
will have
construction project outside the restaurant
fruit at a booth on Main Street the market
outdoor Patrons purchase
work was “crazy loud”
the water main
with dust, making
air
the
struction to replace
filled
north.
and
in
move one block
located the water line
dining impossible. the city’s machines tore rarily
But as work crews afternoon, they discov-
to
On Tuesday,
original plan was
on Tuesday
to
the Pendleton Chamber,
Patterson said the in two to three weeks, question
The pipe they needed
up the road near commerce at the Great
ered it was empty.
the project
said the complete ly closing one side of the street as
503 S. Main St., but
down. Schulberg
to
N/12A
intermittent
restored
a
remained
Pacific
and service
See DOWNTOW
cost the business
the line was replaced
construction has already
few thousand dollars.
alf into it,” he said. customers.
“We’re only a day-and-a-h
W
nestin
out of a
owl looks e of Richland.
ing barn
outsid
A fledgl
n center
rehabilitatio
n of Main Street
work
water ises
closed after for
crews
Main
pipe’s location surpr
take weeks to finish
A pair of excavators
litter,
picked up
cars
Residents
ers, washed
planted flow
NAN
ston,
s to love Hermi
there. On
many reason
There are the people who live the annual
for
to
according hundreds turned out l churches and
Saturday, City” event. Severa eers to pick up
“I Love My zations sent volunt cars — all in the
civic organi flowers and wash they live.
trash, plant
the place where by several local
name of loving is spearheaded ston Christian
event
Hermi
The
and New
including
bly of God
churches
ston Assem
up
Center, Hermi unity Church.
to clean
Hope Comm of people worked the railroad
Park,
Groups
were free
Park, Hodge
b
McKenzie residents’ yards. There
of Les Schwa
tracks, and in the parking lots planted flowers
car washes Y Mas. Volunteers zie Park, and
on the
and Tacos
chips at McKen
pulled weeds
and laid bark
Rotary Club 395.
of
ers
memb
said Henri
Highway
footpath along is a great city,” Church. “The
“Hermiston at New Hope
ly don’t
pastor
here probab
Valette, a
e grown up
it is.”
people who’v an awesome place
what
realize
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See LOVE
WINNER OF THE 2017 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
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By CLAIRE WITHYCOM
Capital Bureau
gh
weeks. Althou
past two revolved around
reasons behind talks initially
30, the
mum on the ent, declining to departing on June moved
the retirem beyond what was retirement date was Ciraulo
comment a Monday after- up to Monday once the fire
Fire Chief written in
tted to leaving
.
Pendleton announced his noon press release the press commi ent.
A
ques-
to
ve
IO SIERR
referred
Mike Ciraulo
According and the city departm
By ANTON
Corbett
to the
Monday, effecti
ian
a
ent
led
Ciraulo
g
Oregon
,
what
retirem
East
markin
release
about
began having
fire tions
ton immediately, to his two-and-a- administration
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about the the
new Pendle
end
See FIRE
When the No. 1 opens sudden ar career with the city. discussions
ent over
who half-ye City Manager Robb chief’s retirem
Fire Station
fire chief
Both
Ciraulo were
in 2019, the it a reality will
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make
Corbett and
city.
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work for the
s at Blue
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be all right.”
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Labor commissione
d of’
you’ve never hear
‘most important race
Campaign money in,
money out in local races
Tons of legal pot
leave
regulators awash
in data
Kate Brown
to help clo signs bill in Pendle
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ton
ital divide
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