COMMUNITY
Friday, June 8, 2018
HERMISTON
Summer reading program
kicks off in wild way
East Oregonian
Corbin Maxey, aka The
Reptile Guy, is helping
kick off the Hermiston Pub-
lic Library summer reading
program.
At the age of 12, Maxey
founded Cyprus Hill Reptile
Reserve, a nonprofit orga-
nization dedicated to rep-
tile rescue, conservation
and education, in Merid-
ian, Idaho. He later went on
to attend Boise State Uni-
versity where he received
a bachelor’s degree in biol-
ogy. Over the years, he
has found homes for hun-
dreds of homeless, abused
and neglected reptiles and
amphibians.
Kids of all ages are
invited to catch Maxey
during his Summer of
Scales tour. He will make an
appearance Tuesday, June
12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Herm-
iston library, 235 E. Gladys
Ave. There is no admission
fee.
Maxey has been sur-
rounded by wildlife for as
long as he can remember.
He spent the majority of his
childhood observing snakes,
lizards, frogs and toads. He
even developed an exotic
animal collection, which
included Booger, his first
lizard.
A reptile and amphibian
activist from a young age,
at age 14 Maxey wrote, pro-
duced, and starred in “Rep-
tile Rampage,” a weekly live
performance at Zoo Boise in
Idaho.
The show was highly suc-
cessful and attracted thou-
sands of people. It helped in
spreading a message about
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Fundraisers scheduled
for shooting victim
having two car
washes
this
Two fundrais-
weekend
to
ers are scheduled
raise
money
for his medi-
to help pay for
cal
expenses.
the medical bills
He is a lifelong
of Erik Navar-
rete Campos.
Hermiston res-
ident.
Dona-
Navarrete
tions received at
Campos
was
the car wash will
shot early Mon- Campos
day morning at
help his parents
his residence in the 500 with his medical expenses.
One car wash will be
block of Hartley Avenue
in Hermiston and remains begin 9 a.m. Saturday in
in the hospital in critical the parking lot across from
condition. Police have not the Hermiston Post Office
announced any arrests or at 375 W. Orchard Ave.,
persons of interest in the and the other will begin
at 9 a.m. at Smitty’s ACE
case.
Family and friends of Hardware, 1845 N. First
Navarrete Campos are St., in Hermiston.
East Oregonian
BRIEFLY
Recount confirms
two-vote win
in 53rd district
primary election
Contributed photo
Corbin Maxey, aka The Reptile Guy, will help kick off the Hermiston Public Library’s
sumer reading program. Kids of all ages are invited to his presentation Tuesday,
June 12 at 5:30 p.m.
responsible pet ownership.
Maxey’s passion for
all animals influenced his
decision to commit his
life to them. Now 28 years
old, The Reptile Guy and
friends have been featured
on many TV shows, includ-
ing “Late Night with Seth
Meyers,” “Inside Edition,”
“The Tonight Show with
Jay Leno” and “The Today
Show.”
In conjunction with top
zoological facilities, Maxey
has expanded his reach in
working with all different
types of animals includ-
ing orcas, bottlenose dol-
phins, beluga whales, tigers,
giraffes, penguins, primates,
and reptiles.
Registration for “Librar-
ies Rock!” the summer read-
ing program, is Monday,
June 11 from 11 a.m. to 6
p.m. and Tuesday, June 12
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For
more information, call the
library at 541-567-2882 or
visit www.hermistonlibrary.
us. For more about Maxey,
go to www.corbinmaxey.
com.
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Contact Community Edi-
tor Tammy Malgesini at
tmalgesini@eastoregonian.
com or 541-564-4539
SALEM (AP) — A hand
recount has confirmed a
two-vote win by Jack Zika
in the Republican primary
election in Oregon’s 53rd
House district.
Early results had shown
Zika leading opponent Ben
Schimmoller by 11 votes,
but that lead shrunk to
two Monday after officials
counted additional votes.
The close margin, out of
nearly 9,000 votes cast, trig-
gered an automatic recount.
Deschutes County Clerk
Nancy Blankenship said
election staff finished the
count Thursday afternoon.
As primary winner, Zika
will compete with Demo-
crat Eileen Kiely in Novem-
ber’s general election;
Republican incumbent Rep.
Gene Whisnant announced
in December he wouldn’t
seek re-election.
Republicans have a reg-
istration edge in the district
of roughly 7 percentage
points, but nearly one-third
of the district’s voters are
non-affiliated, a potential
swing vote.
The Secretary of State
has until June 14 to certify
the race.
Bend city council
approves plans
for OSU campus
BEND (AP) — The
Bend City Council has
unanimously
approved
plans for a 128-acre Oregon
State University campus in
Bend that will serve up to
3,000 to 5,000 students.
The council’s vote
Wednesday follows a
required review by the city
that allowed the area where
the campus will be built to
be reclassified as mixed use
zoning.
The master plan covers
the existing 10-acre cam-
pus, a 46-acre former pum-
ice mine and the 72-acre
former Deschutes County
demolition landfill.
The plan details campus
districts that will serve aca-
demic functions, residential
housing, recreation, and an
innovation district where
businesses can locate and
collaborate with OSU-Cas-
cades research faculty and
student interns.
It also includes 10 miles
of walking and bike paths.
HERMISTON
Orchard Avenue, other
streets blocked July 8-10
East Oregonian
Photo courtesy of Les Stukenberg of the Daily Courier
Doug Hyde works on a statue of a Nez Perce woman in his Prescott Valley, Arizona, studio. Upon completion, the
statue will be part of an art installation project on Main Street in Joseph. Hyde, who was born in Hermiston, will
attend a public reception June 14 at Josephy Center for Arts and Culture.
American Indian sculptor works on Joseph project
JOSEPH — Sculptor Doug
Hyde of Prescott, Arizona, will
return near his old stomping
grounds as he prepares for an
art installation for a streetscape
project in Joseph.
Hyde, who was born in
Hermiston, was chosen by the
Josephy Center for Arts and
Culture for the “Plateau Indian
Art on Main Street” project.
He will be in Joseph to make
final decisions and planning
for the project. The public is
invited to a public reception to
meet Hyde Thursday, June 14
at 7 p.m. at the Josephy Center,
403 N. Main St., Joseph.
With roots with the Nez
Perce, Assiniboine and Chip-
pewa American Indian tribes,
Hyde attended the Institute
of American Indian Arts in
Santa Fe, New Mexico, as
well as the San Francisco Art
Institute. While serving in the
U.S. Army in Vietnam, he was
seriously wounded by a gre-
nade. During his recuperation,
Hyde learned to use power
tools for cutting and shaping
stone doing work in a friend’s
tombstone business, while
still studying art and work-
ing on sculptures. His sculpt-
ing career was launched after
entering some of his work
for a show, which was spon-
sored by the Northern Plains
Indian Museum in Browning,
Montana.
Hyde’s work has been
shown across the country,
including an installation at
the Smithsonian Institution
in Washington, D.C. Also, he
recently was named (along
with jazz vocalist Dennis
Rowland) Artist of the Year
in the 37th annual Governor’s
Art Awards in Arizona.
In recent years, Hyde has
made an effort to help many
American Indian tribes tell
their own stories in stone and
bronze. The Joseph project
offers him a chance to work
with his own tribal history.
For more information, con-
tact 541-432-0505, info@
josephy.org or visit www.jose-
phy.org.
Streets around Herm-
iston will be blocked off
July 8-10 for slurry seal
projects.
Contractors will be
working on Orchard Ave-
nue from SW 11th Street
to Highway 395 on those
days. Also included in
the project are downtown
parking lots, and portions
of Jennie Avenue, South-
west 7th Street, Southwest
9th Street, Moore Avenue,
Southwest Butte Drive and
single downtown blocks of
East Gladys Avenue, East
Newport Avenue, East
Hurlburt Avenue and East
Ridgeway Avenue.
Contractors will work
with surrounding residents
and businesses to try to
minimize the effects of the
maintenance, according to
a news release from the
city of Hermiston. A map
of all the projects is avail-
able on the city’s website
at hermiston.or.us.
The projects — part of
the city’s Street Preserva-
tion Program using gas tax
funds — will cost approx-
imately $115,000 and will
prolong the life of the roads
where a Type II Slurry Seal
is applied. The city com-
pleted the same type of
slurry seal along Highland
Avenue in 2016.
6/8 - 10
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