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EASTERN OREGON FR EE ! marketplace Place classified ads online at www.easternoregonmarketplace.com or call 1-800-962-2819 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. After hours, leave a voicemail and we’ll confirm your ad the next business day. Email us at classifieds@ eastoregonian.com or fax: 541-278-2680 East Oregonian Deadline is 3 p.m. the day before publication 211 S.E. Byers Ave. 333 E. Main St. We accept: Pendleton, OR 97801 Hermiston, OR 97838 See www.easternoregonmarketplace.com for classified ads from all over Eastern Oregon EAST OREGONIAN • HERMISTON HERALD • BLUE MOUNTAIN EAGLE • WALLOWA COUNTY CHIEFTAIN Postal Customer Local TUESDAY May 08, 2018 104 Special Notices 104 Special Notices 166 Good Things to Eat PLEASE CHECK YOUR AD ON THE FIRST DAY OF PUBLICATION. Farm raised beef and pork. Also PORK SAUSAGE. Processed at Folletts. Call for details. (541)256-0907 While we are happy to make any necessary corrections, we can not be responsible for errors appearing for mul- tiple days. Thank you! 184 Personals Contact Dayle or Grace at CLASSIFIED LINE AD DEADLINES classifieds@eastoregonian.com 107 Public Notices East Oregonian 3pm the day prior to publication 1-800-962-2819 to place your classified ad! EO-9556 PUBLIC NOTICE Survey Entry Notification as required by ORS 672.047 CK3, LLC is providing Pro- fessional Land Surveying Services for the Umatilla County Surveyors Office. The project primarily consists of establishing State Plane Co- ordinates on all existing mon- uments at Section Corners and One-Quarter Corners additionally we will be renew- ing and establishing reference monuments/ties to help locat- ed these monuments in fu- ture surveys, lastly we will be re-establishing any lost corner monuments (few are assumed to be lost). The County uses this infor- mation in a number of dif- ferent ways. These corner monuments may not neces- sarily represent your property boundaries. Complete record/ title research regarding your private boundaries has not been made apart of the proj- ect. Hermiston Herald 10am Tuesday 1-800-962-2819 classifieds@eastoregonian.com GARAGE SALE? Advertise it here in the classifieds! WHY store items you’ll never use again? Exchange them for cash with a low-cost ad in the classifieds. You can find your dream home Check out our Real Estate Listings in the Classifieds STANDARD PRE-SORT PERMIT #73 U.S. POSTAGE PAID PENDLETON, OR 97801 502 Real Estate 504 Homes for Sale 504 Homes for Sale Attention Sellers, Prices are up! Now may be the time to gain some equity and move up to a larger home. Call Matt Vogler for a free Market Analysis. John J. Howard & Assoc. (541) 377-9470 $139,900- ATHENA. Totally re- built 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Dbl pane windows, metal roof, new wiring, plumbing, electrical. New kitchen cabinets, flooring, and countertops. 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Harris the bike trails past on one of Area. The a bicyclist rides Trails Recreation Cattle watch as Pendleton Adventure land for cattle. Tuesday at the doubles as pasture recreation area 76/53 WINNER OF THE 76/55 8 By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian New St. Anthony do boost physician nu ctors mbers Busy bus business the Community Develop- mental Disabilities Program, while the Community Justice Department, which houses parole and probation, adds one. But the sheriff’s office comes away with the real boon with another dispatcher, corrections officer and road deputy. Sheriff Terry Rowan said this is a solid step to meeting the long-term needs of his department. Back in 2013, Rowan put together a strategic plan to address those needs, starting with more road deputies. Under the budget proposal, the criminal division will be up to 19 employees, he said, and that means better MAY 5-6, 201 GENERAL EXCELLEN CE AWARD Teen father strikes plea for killing infant son F UMATILLA COUNTY BUDGET 2017 ONPA $1.50 78/53 Evan Freel ton-Freewater has of Mil- a deal to plead guilty tentative to killing his infant son. Freel, 18, and his Dr. Malcolm Townsley attorney, Kara Davis defense will be one of the of Pend- first doctors to leton, negotiated Wednesday practice in the new clinic on the second with the Umatilla floor of St. Anthony’s Staff photo by E.J. Harris District Attorney’s County medical office building. Office. Davis said the settlement conference resulted Freel agreeing to plead with The federa guilty to first-degree manslaugh- that land l government and the city ter and accept a sentence of Umat the U.S. Army Corps of illa would approximately 14 of Engin like back eers owns years in is in the prison. more than Old Town 2600 aches Site. Measure 11, Oregon’s of land within mandatory minimum the urban growth bound sen- tencing law for ary of the serious Virtual clinic can city of Umat Staff photo by E.J. Harris crimes, covers first-degree offer illa. A portio manslaughter and n of benefits of medical mandates a sentence of at least care 10 without The state charged years. ing to the County leaving home Freel Health Rank- with murder and first-degree ings. That was before the recent By KATHY ANEY criminal mistreatme departures. The U.S. nt related Army East Oregonian to the June 2016 death Cheryl Pearce, director Corps of Engi- of physi- infant son. Freel’s of his cians clinics at St. neers owns Anthony Hospi- the competency has been mental tal, majority has heard plenty hen a primary care of tral issue in the case. the cen- rying about too few of people wor- riverfront the tor retires in rural doc- Davis prop- physicians in Amer- said psychologists town. erty ica, people along with the get nervous. state and the defense A shortage of internists, Columbia the “They’re asking, found ‘What are we River, pedia- tricians and family Freel lacks mental going to do in Pendleton? including ability the ’” Pearce cians is most acute practice physi- cannot fully understand and said. “‘It’s pretty marina, in scary. his the This year, Pendleton in rural areas. own actions. Those had a lack of primary We already city of Umat illa. clinic when retiring loses an entire were significant, she findings here’s one more.’” care and now Staff photo by E.J. Harris Marier and Norm internists Dan the question of intent said, to Pearce rushes to Sitz close their in the reassure them. By JADE practice. Marier retired crime. The hospital has MCDO signed three new in January. Sitz leaves in June. East Oregon WELL District Attorney family practice physicians. About 39 percent Another doctor, ian “The land A new Frank Szumski, leaves of land in Umatilla mus said he could Dan Pri- suite of offices for is just sitting urban growth been idle ifty years health City ’s there providers bounda limits the end of the month Pendleton at The completely ment on the case at not com- for opens this month. ry is the federal “It’s a major 50 years,” Mark idle, and it’s this renovated clinic to practice in John Day ago, construction of Staff photo by government. owned by La Grande. will have space E.J. Harris Ribich said. Court records show time. Lock attraction Urban growth The new clinic, for up to eight doctors. Dalles change and Dam east of the need to be able for the city Freel on the sec- boundary 82 goes to court June 1 physician ratio of The exodus means ond The and to floor d . the utilize they of St. Anthony’s McNary city of Umati their patients per 40 physicians forever. Ribich has Federally Wash that.” 395 medi- must to find new providers. his plea. Davis said to change owned land to the National Rural cal office building, Dam 100,000 people put togeth lla called Ore. The U.S. Army the opens later this Health Asso- er a private the to sentence Freel at plan is ica compares to 53 in rural Amer- ciation. In 2017, The patient-to-p group Council with Umatilla Riverfront Wash. rimary care 100,000 Umatilla County month. Urologist Aimee Rogers ing on flood predic Corps of Engineers, physicians per ing. The law allows the hear- had a ratio of one Advisory urban residents, according River Ore. primary care doc- has already moved in. The space land along the banks tions, acquired the act- citizens of two stated goals: educat Co l umbia dants to wait up to defen- city’s lobby Umati tor to each 1,960 requiring of the Colum residents, accord- Umatilla everyo for legisla lla about the issue, e the before sentencing, 48 hours 730 move to higher ne north of Fifth bia River, the Army tion that would See DOCTORS/8A and Southshore Drive Sixth but Davis Corps said she doubted Stre “comp never did flood, ground. Much Street to land et that within Umati of Engineers to re-con el” of the site but the happen in this case. would neers still vey owns hundre Army Corps of Engi- ary back to the lla’s urban growth within Umati bound - So far the city of Umatilla. lla’s urban ds of acres of land By ANTONIO SIERRA 730 Bo A group of growth bound include Ribich advisory counci wd each successive year. Radar Umati East Oregonian l’s members in ary. Road , Raelynn time to return lla citizens La Galleg believes it’s Dave Meade and ne the shoreli By the 2017 fiscal Purdy Road Kelly Nobles os, Mel Ray, ne to local year, With the exception Bensel Road the program control. . They hope of aquatic center Pendleton’s recorded and parks and recreation public about 44,000 Intended ridership: N transportation services, all See SORE general public rides. And transportation is program with only Cost: $3.25 per /12A on might be its least-know ticket per one-way a few months left curb to curb service. a dial-a-ride basis with 1 mile voucher (up to six cab For more information, service that is gaining n in the current fiscal year, Services times: tickets per week) call 541-276-829 82 in Carter said seven 4. Source: City popularity. the transit sys- a.m. to 3 a.m. except days per week, 5 of Umatilla 395 Senior and Disabled tem had already Jade McDowell holidays At a recent collected and Alan Kenaga/EO Intended ridership: Taxi Ticket Voucher coverage and increased ton City Council Pendle- 40,000 rides. Media Group Aquatic Center Transportat adults 60 and over meeting, and disabled individuals safety. ion Reasons vary Finance Director Intended ridership: PEN as to Cost: $2 per one-way general public Linda why public DLETON The division has the staff Cost: free, but donations Carter had to clarify cab voucher (limit- transportation ed number of vouchers) are encouraged to is growing to provide 24/7 coverage Service times: three the councilors in Pendleton Service times: seven that now, but Rowan said that during the summer days per week city’s transit system the despite an admitted lack a.m. to 3 a.m. except days per week, 5 from scheduled of was awareness. up spots pick- would create times with only holidays. open to the public one deputy on duty. Filling The owners of just seniors and and not Senior Meal Site Evaluations Elite Parks and Rec Interpark disabled Taxi, Transportation another uniform provides residents. Intended ridership: the Pendleton cab Transportation Intended ridership: more coverage and builds Cost: free trips to adults 60 and over general public, but chiefs at odds show But despite a minimal company that runs the cilors that geared the toward Pendleton in a backup. That matters children senior center for lunch service for advertising presence, heart and he had “a happy Cost: free over spending the it’s because the city, say most, he said, in the county’s Service times: five city continues to Service times: service in the wake a humble heart” surrounding the retirem of their cus- days per week , see its tomer remote areas where other law between parks on of strong ent. six-pronged transportati a prearranged recreation service. But Carter personnel support. voter this Ciraulo again decline Daily Van Service enforcement are not nearby. schedule issues week to say d program grow year on said the ridership numbers Less than Intended ridership: (Let ‘Er Bus) after really started Commissioner George Care-Ride a year later, the department, why he left By ANTON year. Ciraulo is to jump when Cost: $1 per ride general public IO SIERR but three Murdock, who writes the out performance Intended ridership: A East Oregon Since the program the city introduced a taxi An April of the job. Service times: 7 evalua ian annual budget messages for lic who need prompt members of the pub- a.m. to 7 p.m., Mon- voucher recorded 24,000 announced 23 press release from his two-year tions day-Friday; 8 a.m. rides in general program for the but not an ambulance medical attention the county, said finances have to 5 p.m., Saturday; On May 16, the 2013 fiscal public. a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday only retiring Ciraulo was not provide insight to tenure 8 2017, Pendle Cost: free rides year, ton Fire Chief stabilized due in part to the some the from to Regardless of the transportation system the Mike Ciraul - but immediately the city, with internal conflict he of emergency room St. Anthony Hospital rea- boom in economic develop- joined the has had o Elite Transit Tickets admin seen its ridership leaving Service times: arranged ment from large data centers Mac’s Bar celebration at from the fire department. grow department istration over by patient or See BUS/8A & Grill as doctor budget, person The and other big projects, such porters toasted sup- provid press release didn’t nel and the - city’s a resoun e Fire Chief a reason for victory for manage- ment structu ding Mike Ciraul re. See BUDGET/8A at Easter fire station the $10 million lo’s abrupt departure, Cirau- o speaks Corbett decline EO file photo n Orego Ciraulo, City bond. at an and ment n Correc June 8, 2017, d to com- Ciraulo Manag tional Institu award ceremony on the in Pendle lic face of had been the pub- Corbett and Stuart er Robb Ciraulo and evaluations, but te on Thurs ton. Robert the city’s the fire depart day, ment, police chief s, to discuss Roberts agreed and - the review of firefigh he told the crowd Ciraulo’s direct superv and s. ters and city Over all decline isor, d that day coun- ment Acting as budget on the circum to com- the pub- stances See CHIEF /11A Sheriff’s office to see most added staff Umatilla County is adding 11 full-time positions in the 2018-19 budget, including three in the sheriff’s office. The county’s budget committee last week reviewed and approved the $78.7 million budget proposal, a boost of 7.6 percent from the year before, including $29.7 million in the general fund and $45.6 million in special revenue funds. The $75.3 million in those two funds will pay for the 311 full-time county employees in the upcoming fiscal year. The 11 new jobs include two each in human services and No. 142 SHORE BET Umatilla grou by Army Cor p hopes to regain land ps during dam develop purchased ment years allowing the company to forgo paying some property taxes for 15 years on three new developments in exchange for other types of payments to the county and local taxing districts. One provision of the agreement gives the county a $4 million per year “additional annual improvement payment” — which Pelleberg says the city deserves half of based on what he estimates is about $6 million the city has spent recruiting and supporting two of the developments covered in the agree- ments. The SIP agreement covers a total of three developments: one off Westland Road currently under construction south of Hermiston, one building added to the See SIP/8A By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian 142nd Year, Pendleton’s public transportation progra ms Federal lan d in Umatil la d er Roa Umatilla Riv ee news Rush will overs Day and in Enterprise John er of the Hermiston, ballot measure comment on another BE new requirements By CLAIRE WITHYCOM that would impose on firearm storage. be made in Comments must on the day of Capital Bureau p.m. writing before 5 to the Elections Registered voters of PORTLAND — comments on the the comment deadline the Oregon Secretary have time to submit of draft ballot titles Division of “legal sufficiency” Attorney General State’s Office. Petition 44 would require Initiative with a released by Oregon for two gun-related firearms to be secured Ellen Rosenblum engaged, or in that could be that lock cable petitions or trigger citizen initiative equipped with a locked container The draft ballot on the ballot in November. 8 to comment a lock. Voters have until May for a measure tamper-resistant initiative petition was title for the on a proposed ballot the transfer title Tuesday. that would criminalize anybody who firearms released require certain also of It would and possession “assault-style” or controls” a firearm — intended to restrict ty magazines “owns, possesses stolen or lost within to report the gun as weapons and high-capaci — in Oregon. See VOTERS/8A May 15 to And they have until Sun Road t on gun Voters can commen May 15 initiative titles until er takes New publish Oregonian st reins of Ea papers in Pendleton, By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian matilla County and the city of Umatilla are at odds over how payments from new Amazon data centers should be divided. The county wants to give the city about one fourth of a $4 million-per-year payment in lieu of property taxes, but City Manager Russ Pelleberg wants half. “The city has spent millions on these developments,” he said. “The county has done nothing.” In August, the county signed a Strategic Investment Program (SIP) agreement with Vadata, a data center development subsidiary of Amazon, Kathy Aney Sat W Staff photo by Kathy Aney Jesse Soto (hammering) and Mario Sanchez of C & C Construction work on a building that is part of Vadata’s data center campus near Two Rivers Correctional Institution. U Staff photo by E AST O REGONIAN Weekend Weather Fri PICS LIFESTY LES/ Lind Road for them, it’s out of the going to pull money while before we are “It’s going to be a airport by the wheelbarrow.” One dollar Cinco de Mayo fiestas all weekend long For times and places see Coming Events, 6A • SPECIAL OLYM 1C 2018 AWARD Powerline ture because hard to cap “It’s kind of City wants bigger cut of data center dollars MINOR Airport will pay down IMPACT debt with general fund I FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2017 ONPA GENERA L EXCELLENCE PENDLETON By JAYATI T WINNER OF THE Your Weekend UMATILLA decision taller RAMAKRISHNAN Resources wants NextEra Energy at its Wheatridge Wind East Oregonian blades on turbines in Umatilla and Morrow Energy Facility sites Hermiston School the counties. District administrators in Florida, bought wind NextEra, based said their decision to pull for the 292-turbine development rights The project would produce their youngest students farm in June 2017. megawatts of power on from a statewide reading a maximum of 500 separated into two sites — competition had nothing almost 13,100 acres about 7 miles northwest to do with the transgender the west turbine group east turbine group which topic of one of the books, of Heppner and the of Morrow and Umatilla but rather the graphic spans the border nature of portions of the counties. April told the Oregon NextEra in early it wants to use larger story. The principals of all Department of Energy Company spokesperson five elementary schools blades on its turbines. the blades would boost Steve Stengel said turbines from 476 feet to sent a letter home to blades parents last week, stating the height of the feet. The larger said, that one of the books, he a maximum of 500 to capture the wind, “George,” was incom- increase the ability E.J. Harris efficiency. Staff photo by and thus mean greater to build a 20 patible with the district’s wants Pendleton. also in human growth and devel- The company Airport on Tuesday storage site at Wheatridge Oregon Regional at opment curriculum. megawatt battery land at the Eastern battery storage site megawatt an approach to 30 a The book by Alex Gino units makes and East attack helicopter Stengel said the storage A U.S. Army AH-64 Wheatridge West. project’s existing footprint. tells the story of a child, struc- born male and known would fit into the 6 letter stated the finish to to all as George, who NextEra in the April a neutral-colored identifies as female and tures would have s. the prefers the name Melissa. blend into the surrounding asserted in the letter, asked Through the story, the Overall, NextEra significant, and thus a “Type B child explains this to her changes are not conduct to the energy department ed changes to the site best friend and others with review” of recommend process is faster and the help of a school play. certificate. That review Tricia Mooney, the public hearing. does not include a replied April 25 and district’s interim superin- ns The energy department the proposed modificatio tendent, said she read the stated it “considers thus warrant the longer, book and the school prin- g $100,000 a to be complex” and A review that includes cipals had all reviewed City also expectin more stringent Type to be portions of it. She noted public hearing. from marijuana taxes that the book has not been systems are new compo- The battery storage roads which the depart- repair banned, and is available used to not nents, the reply continued, Siting Council has not at the middle school ment’s Energy Facility By ANTONIO SIERRA noted NextEra did libraries. also state The evaluated. East Oregonian about potential adverse y “We just didn’t feel provide information systems, “particularl has accrued it was appropriate for effects from the storage risk.” he Pendleton airport in debt over safety and fire elementary schoolers,” related to impacts in NextEra’s court. Stengel more than $2.5 million and although she said. “In reading the with The ball now is the past few decades, will continue to work the it’s not coming there are scenes said the company Energy and provide book, relief is on the horizon, or unmanned aerial where the content is more the Department of from passenger flights if you will, than to yet mature, information it requests. systems. Wheatridge has meeting Tuesday what we feel is appropriate Construction of until May 2020 to break At a budget committee City Manager budget, at that grade level.” begin. NextEra has years to finish. Stengel elementary for the 2018-2019 the city will pay e school and marijuana ground and then three process means a greater Mooney said they felt Robb Corbett said debt from the general children (middl marijuana, school,” some scenes in the book said the longer review but should not push back $200,000 toward the through property tax children school) bringing ernalia to issues the company to funded were too graphic. In one, it easier for is cost paraph which and makes fund, all of these e of a products wind grow legally construction. E.J. Harris revenue and city fees. Linda Carter told the 2015 opposed the George’s older brother ton Police a Byram wrote. “Not EO file photo Staff photo by the issuanc of nine-year-old a to access. Umatilla County in comes into the bathroom and Pendle Wind Energy’s stances handled with seen Finance Director needs to act soon to recently a on Tuesday at the ana at city Both Eynon said they have mari- have been to specific circum farm because Wheatridge and makes a comment of Boutique Airlines Eynon said found with mariju committee that the to the Oregon Depart- Byram since standing with the citation due t.” the afternoon flight NAN Siting preliminary application e in edibles about having a dirty maga- student was elementary schools. he said, Lt. Chuck remain in good financial ers in Pendleton. the Energy Facility install Passengers disembark I RAMAKRISH ant increas aren’t Regional Airport i- each inciden By the numb legal only to By JAYAT Oregonian ment of Energy and Hermiston kind of an anomaly,” children signific was legalized. current revenues city’s auditors. where it would zine, assuring George that East firm, Dickey & Eastern Oregon to the similar loan, the airport’s ty, Corbett to see $22,608 “That’s marijuana lders. Recre- Council did not address and tell their mother. The city’s auditing the city about the to detect due school juana The county paid he won’t that would affect some enough to take on that responsibili it’s still rare to possess In 2014, cardho in Oregon to “It is hard marijuana infused foods transmission lines. Group of Lake Oswego has warned negative designation for minors ation of the adding that in possession. He said schools In another scene, Mooney after the meeting. email to medical marijuana years. Tremper, n legal an illegal interview e several in an s revenue. for Law in tary betwee grant load said said becam posi- d t remain to Kellington ional sales airport’s heavy debt start paying back the of the city’s ana, but legaliz changed that young marijuana s in the elemen es of mari- ties goal of the airport defend the county’s said, a transgender woman foods,” Byram have handle or use mariju for adults has voters, While the longterm from the Pendleton in 2017, recreat review the case and installation. c regular Oregonian. “We within our ational resource officer If the city doesn’t loans soon, Carter three instanc says that what’s between See AIRPORT/8A 18 crowd. in 2016 and ed by Pendleton East cases see two to per year — a statisti coun- legs is nobody’s drug in Oregon tion of including the Doug Olsen and the her a remains using revenue balance of the debt from the interfund nt edible Eynon likely for the under- years. the approv knowledge could issue the city a UAS Range to pay off the County counsel director, Tamra Mabbott, some things Police Capt. Travis ation for juana possession d in the last few er, the two differe year, where to our in the past.” were said the auditors business but hers and her JUANA/10A in a future audit, Hermiston to pinpoint if legaliz ana use that hasn’t change incident, howev ana in schools this reported instances ty’s former planning seek the outside advice. See MARI we have “material weakness” boyfriend’s. recent had no r suggested the county said it’s hard use has made mariju couple of years, In the most was growing mariju was we “This has nothing to do “For the past an increase of younge said the parent recreational nt among minors. because child’s parent ing with George the character, See WHEATRIDGE/8A taken the While he more prevale of hard to capture ” he said. their yard. learn the child had adults to been observ to for illegal, “It’s kind some not happy he said the ability always been See BOOKS/8A for them, it’s noted there has been ement. marijuana, City Manager Corbett, enforc he Robb — law But that worry in anecdotes Police Capta Hermiston s Eynon, — Travi 142nd Year, No. 141 One dollar WINNER OF THE 2017 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Wheatridge District wind farm explains seeks bigger book turbine blades By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian lization, no Since lega increase in significant ijuana underage mar on or dlet Pen use in but some ton, mis Her ds troubling tren THE FACES OF THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2018 2, 2018 AWARD HERMISTON AWARD LLENCE ERAL EXCE ONPA GEN ges ucker emer Missing tr 142nd Year, BOY SCOUTS WELCOME GIRLS REGION/3A Roberts an d Ciraulo cla shed before abrupt retire ment Subscribe and get it all, five days a week. 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