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Newspaper Page TextREGION Thursday, June 7, 2018 Guilty plea for DUII homicide Ukiah man rolled vehicle, throwing East Oregonian Anthony King Enriquez of Ukiah drove drunk in March and killed his friend in a crash. Now he’s going to prison for the crimes. Enriquez, 42, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Mor- row County Circuit Court to criminal negligent homi- cide and driving under the influence of intoxicants, Dis- trict Attorney Justin Nelson reported. Circuit Judge Eva Temple sentenced Enriquez to five years, five months in state prison in accordance son. “The two then left for to a plea deal. Enriquez will Ione in Mr. Herrig’s work receive credit for the time he truck with Mr. Enriquez spent in the Umatilla County driving the vehicle. Mr. Jail, Pendleton, following Enriquez stated that he drove the crash. because Mr. Her- rig was too intoxi- Nelson said cated to drive.” Enriquez and Enriquez Joshua Herrig, reported he looked 35, were friends down at his phone and occasionally at 5:33 p.m., Nel- worked together. son stated, and They met during when he looked the lunch hour on up he was off the March 21 and pur- chased three cases Enriquez road. He over-cor- rected, the pickup of Budweiser. “They then met back up crossed the highway and he after work (around 5 p.m.) over-corrected again. The and decided to go to Ione for pickup rolled, ejecting Her- dinner,” according to Nel- rig. He died at the scene. Enriquez got out of the vehicle and admitted to being the driver and to con- suming three beers before the crash, Nelson stated. A blood draw two hours after the crash showed Enriquez had a blood alcohol content of .19 percent, more than twice the legal limit of .08 percent. Nelson also said his office and the victim assis- tance office kept Herrig’s family informed of the sta- tus of this case and consulted them prior to accepting the plea deal. Herrig’s mother and sister gave statements to the court at the sentencing hearing. Rural program aims at catching colon cancer By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN East Oregonian Residents of some of the most rural parts of East- ern Oregon can now get easier access to colon can- cer screenings. The East- ern Oregon Healthy Liv- ing Alliance is offering free screening kits to peo- ple in Gilliam, Morrow and Sherman counties. Peo- ple between the ages of 50 and 75 can pick up a kit from one of several differ- ent locations in the three counties. The Fecal Immunochem- ical Test kit allows people to take the test, which checks for blood in the stool, in the privacy of their own home, and then return the kit at a designated location. Colorectal cancer is pre- ventable, according to the organization’s press release, and a person can mini- mize their risk by getting screened regularly. John Adams, executive director of the Eastern Ore- gon Healthy Living Alli- ance, said the organization looked at all the counties in the area and their health needs. “Based on population and identified need, we’re trying to share resources,” he said. The Healthy Living Alli- ance focuses on much of the same coverage area as the Eastern Oregon Coor- dinated Care Organization, which provides services for Medicaid-eligible people in 12 Eastern Oregon counties, including Umatilla County. East Oregonian BRIEFLY Pendleton City Council adopts $80M budget At a meeting Tuesday, the Pendleton City Coun- cil unanimously adopted an $80.1 million budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The budget includes a $16.5 million for water and sewer projects, $1.3 million for street projects, $500,000 for a new fire engine, and $100,000 for a 22-passen- ger bus. The city has not disclosed how much money it expects in marijuana tax revenue, but given that the city coun- cil is earmarking 50 percent of revenue for street repair, one can deduce that the city is expecting $200,000 over the next fiscal year. The fiscal year runs from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. Umatilla County adopts $79M budget CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Nolan the Colon provides information about colorectal cancer at the 2017 Family Health & Fitness Day at Hermiston High School. The Eastern Oregon Healthy Living Alliance is offering free screening kits to people in Gilliam, Morrow and Sherman counties. Adams said rural coun- ties in Oregon were a pri- ority because of their aging populations. “Throughout Eastern Oregon, there’s higher rates of older adults than the state average,” he said. According to the 2010 census, about 15 percent of Morrow County residents are 65 and older, while about 25 percent in Sher- man County and 27 percent in Gilliam county fit that demographic. Adams added that one in three Oregonians from ages 50 to 75 are not screened as recommended, and that Eastern Oregon’s rates of screening are even lower. The rate of new col- orectal cancer diagnoses in Morrow County is 43.2 percent, he said, as com- pared to a state rate of 37.1 percent. He said the rate of mortality in Eastern Oregon communities from 2009 to 2013 was 18.9 percent, as compared to 14.5 percent statewide. A list of the locations where free screening kits can be picked up is below: Morrow County: Columbia River Health Services Clinic, 450 Tatone St., Boardman Pioneer Memorial Clinic, 130 Thompson St., Heppner Ione Community Clinic, 365 W. 3rd St., Ione Irrigon Medical Clinic, 220 NE Main Ave., Irrigon Gilliam County: Arlington Clinic, 120 On-The-Mall, Arlington Gilliam County Court- house, 211 S. Oregon St., Condon Sherman County: Sherman County Medi- cal, 110 Main St, Moro Grass Valley City Hall, Second Street, Grass Valley Rufus City Hall, 304 W. Second St., Rufus PENDLETON — The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners adopted the $78.7 million budget for 2018-19. The county’s fiscal year begins July 1. The board held the bud- get hearing Wednesday morning at the county court- house in Pendleton. Board chair George Murdock said the two days of budget com- mittee meetings in May did not use the typical line-by- line budget readings and instead focused on depart- ment needs and building for the future. He also said man- agers tend to like the coun- ty’s approach to start look- ing at the next budget in October. In addition to adopting the budget with a tax rate of $2.85 per $1,000, the board approved three positions for the sheriff’s office — a dis- patcher, corrections staff and a criminal deputy. The new budget includes the funds for the positions. Keep your eyes peeled when on the river SALEM — The Oregon Marine Board advised pad- dlers, rafters and tubers to look out for trees and other river obstructions. While the trees benefit fish, they can prove a risk for people on the river, accord- ing to the written statement DRONES: UAS is integral to the survival of the airport Continued from 1A there is an immediate need for that infrastructure. “We have the cookies but we don’t have the jar,” he said. Chrisman said the air- port is currently renting out 50,000 square feet of space to various companies, many of them UAS businesses. And there are enough drone com- panies waiting for space that airport management could easily fill three new hangars. While Chrisman said there was “nothing tremendously special” about the old Airport Road industrial park concept at the council workshop, he added on Wednesday that building the road was still a “wise investment.” It would take an additional $5.6 mil- lion to extend utilities to that site, which has been empty since the city purchased the 40 acres of land for $500,000 in 2011. Chrisman argued that fur- ther success at the UAS range could spur development off Airport Road because drone companies could look for land to buy near the UAS range, something they cannot legally do on airport property. “(Taxpayer) investment (on Airport Road) will not go for naught,” he said. “We’re just shifting the development.” Mayor John Turner, Chrisman and City Manager Robb Corbett agreed that the opportunity the UAS range offered was too immediate to pass up. That means the range now bears the responsibility of being an economic develop- ment engine, a prime source of income for the airport, and a way to pay back more than $2.5 million in airport debt. Turner said he often tells residents that job creation is not the most important mea- surement of success for the UAS range. With its poten- tial to generate revenue for the city, Turner stressed the importance of “sending money down the hill” to other operations like street repair and utility replacement. Chrisman did highlight a Summer Kickoff Party O N T H E L AW N Friday, June 8 LIVE MUSIC 5-10pm Scott Wilson & Murray Dunlap H amley S teakhouse & S aloon 8 S E C O U RT AV E , P E N D L E T O N • 5 4 1 . 2 7 8 . 1 1 0 0 few jobs created at the range, saying they were two to three times the average salary in Pendleton. According to the U.S. Census, Pendleton’s per capita income is $22,281 per year and its annual median household income is $46,913. Turner said perma- nent, local jobs were no lon- ger the most important aspect of drone range development. He said the range can help reduce the airport debt and increase the local economy, even if a large manufacturing or assembly business never decides to locate full-time in the area. Due to airline deregula- tion, the rise of the Tri-Cities and Walla Walla airports and the decline in hobbyist avia- tion, Chrisman said UAS is now integral to the survival of the Pendleton airport. Although operational and rental fees from drone com- panies may make it easier to sustain the airport, it will eventually be expected to pay back the loans it receives from other city funds. As a part of the 2018-2019 bud- get adopted by the coun- cil on Tuesday, the city will pay back $200,000 next fis- cal year. When the airport will take over debt repayment is the DENTAL Itsuratce Physiciats Mutual Itsuratce Compaty A less expetsive way to help get the dettal care you deserve If you’re over 50, you can get coverage for about No wait for preventive care and no deductibles – $1 a day* you could get a checkup tomorrow Keep your own dentist! You can go to any dentist Coverage for over 350 procedures including you want cleanings, exams, fi llings, crowns…even dentures “million dollar question,” Turner said. 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