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Klamath farmers, ranchers get
2018 operations plan months late
BRIEFLY
By GEORGE PLAVEN
EO Media Group
SALEM — It may be several
months late, but farmers and ranchers
in the Klamath Project finally know
just how much water is available for
the 2018 irrigation season — pend-
ing an injunction requested by the
Klamath Tribes to protect endangered
sucker fish in Upper Klamath Lake.
The Bureau of Reclamation
released its annual operations and
drought plans for the Klamath Project
on June 18, serving 230,000 irrigated
acres in Southern Oregon and North-
ern California.
Regulators calculate the water sup-
ply based on factors such as stream
flows, reservoir storage and existing
legal obligations for fish. Accord-
ing to the 2018 plans, irrigators can
use 233,911 acre-feet of water from
Upper Klamath Lake and the Klam-
ath River, which is 40 percent less
than the historical full demand.
As of June 18, the bureau had
already diverted 38,000 acre-feet for
irrigation, leaving roughly 196,000
acre-feet still in the pipeline.
Jeff Nettleton, area manager for
the Bureau of Reclamation office in
Klamath Falls, said this year has been
challenging on all fronts, from the
lack of usual snowfall to a court order
requiring more water in the Klamath
Steve Silton/The Herald And News via AP, File
This 2013 file photo shows Klamath Falls on the far side of Upper
Klamath Lake.
River to protect salmon from disease.
“I appreciate the willingness of the
entire community to work together
to seek solutions to meet these chal-
lenges,” Nettleton said. “Careful
management of irrigation and con-
tinued water conservation efforts will
help to minimize negative impacts of
the reduced water supply as we pro-
ceed through the season.”
The Klamath Basin, like much of
Southern Oregon, had a drier-than-
usual winter, with snowpack at 55
percent of normal by April 1, 46 per-
cent of normal by May 1 and com-
pletely melted by June 1.
The USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service anticipates
stream flows will be as low as 26 per-
cent of normal in parts of the basin
through September, and the bureau
warns that most agricultural produc-
ers will not have enough water “to
meet the requirements of good irriga-
tion practices for the acres served by
the Project.”
A federal judge in San Francisco
also upheld a ruling earlier this year
that requires more water from Upper
Klamath Lake be kept in-river to flush
away a deadly salmon-killing parasite
known as C. shasta.
House Democrats pull support from candidate
The release also cited House Major-
ity Leader Jennifer Williamson as sup-
porting the move.
But Molly Woon, deputy director of
the Democratic Party of Oregon, said
Tuesday that the group hadn’t taken a
position, and was supporting the local
Democratic party chapter, which Mon-
day issued a statement on social media
saying they continued to support Boddie.
“It does seem that there’s a lot of
uncertainty,” Woon said, including
around the nature and source of the
allegations.
A spokesperson for Boddie, a phy-
sician and Bend city councilman, said
Tuesday that the campaign had not been
By TOM JAMES
Associated Press
SALEM (AP) — Top Democrats in
Oregon’s state House have withdrawn
their support for the party’s candidate
in an important swing district following
allegations of unspecified misconduct.
In a statement late Monday, the par-
ty’s House campaign arm said it would
no longer support Bend Democratic
candidate Nathan Boddie after an inter-
nal investigation had substantiated alle-
gations of misbehavior.
But the release contained no details
on the nature of the allegations or their
source, and appeared to have created
some confusion among Democrats more
broadly Tuesday, with several saying
they were waiting for more information.
“I believe these allegations are cred-
ible,” the Democratic speaker of the
House, Tina Kotek, said in the Monday
release. “We are very disappointed in Dr.
Boddie.”
given details of allegations, but gener-
ally denied them.
“We still have not been informed
what the allegations are... but in the
realm the press release is suggesting,
they are most certainly untrue,” said
Alice Finer.
A spokesperson for FuturePAC,
which supports Democratic House can-
didates, did not return messages seeking
comment on the nature of the allegations
Tuesday.
The controversy likely marks a set-
back for Democrats, who are trying to
win Republican seats in swing districts
and secure a supermajority in the state
House.
Corrections
The East Oregonian ran incorrect information in the June 25 story “Police
catch trio after report of armed robbery.” The Stanfield officer was not alone
in the effort to catch the suspects, as the department reported. Rather, multi-
ple agencies were involved. The EO regrets the oversight.
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THURSDAY
Mostly sunny and
pleasant
Not as warm with
clouds and sun
84° 53°
76° 55°
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Pleasant with
clouds and sun
Partly sunny and
beautiful
82° 57°
Mostly sunny and
nice
82° 56°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
81° 59°
89° 57°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
75°
83°
104° (2015)
50°
54°
39° (1976)
PRECIPITATION
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
0.00"
0.42"
1.00"
6.49"
11.30"
7.51"
through 3 p.m. yesterday
HIGH
LOW
80°
83°
105° (2015)
49°
55°
39° (2007)
PRECIPITATION
0.00"
0.14"
0.54"
5.10"
6.59"
5.65"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
Full
Last
June 27
July 6
Albany
75/49
Eugene
75/47
TEMPERATURE
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
87° 59°
Spokane
Wenatchee
78/53
78/55
Tacoma
Moses
68/50
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 83/54
77/50
65/53
68/49
81/51
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
67/51
85/57 Lewiston
88/57
Astoria
85/57
64/54
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
73/54
Pendleton 80/47
The Dalles 89/57
84/53
79/57
La Grande
Salem
82/50
74/51
Corvallis
72/47
HERMISTON
Yesterday
Normals
Records
87° 60°
Seattle
67/52
ALMANAC
Yesterday
Normals
Records
84° 60°
New
5:08 a.m.
8:49 p.m.
8:26 p.m.
4:55 a.m.
First
July 12
July 19
John Day
85/48
Ontario
95/62
Bend
80/44
Today
SUNDAY
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
79° 56°
Burns
88/49
Caldwell
93/62
SPRINGFIELD (AP) —
Springfield has terminated
a deal with U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforce-
ment that allows the agency
to house immigrants who are
living in or entering the coun-
try illegally in the Springfield
Municipal Jail.
Register-Guard
The
reports the Springfield City
Council voted unanimously
Monday to end the ICE con-
tract with the Springfield
Police Department.
ICE had been allowed to
rent up to five of the jail’s
100 beds at a time for inmates
transferred there from other
ICE detention centers.
Community members and
activists have spoken out in
protest against the ICE con-
tract for months.
A city council memo says
the jail housed 92 ICE detain-
ees last year. The jail held 40
to 50 ICE detainees a year in
previous fiscal years.
Wallowa woman
honoring late
daughter
with a park
LA GRANDE (AP) —
The mother of a young
woman who was killed in a
car crash is honoring her late
daughter by building a park
in Wallowa.
Audra Allen tells The La
Grande Observer that her
daughter, Effie Burns, said
shortly before the accident
that the small Eastern Ore-
gon town wasn’t as cared for
as when she was growing
up. Recalling that conversa-
tion, Allen decided to make a
space for Wallowa residents
to enjoy.
Allen envisions Wallowa
Memorial City Square as a
spot for town gatherings that
will incorporate a memorial
observation display.
Oregon State Police said
last year that Burns lost con-
trol of her Honda Civic while
traveling west on Interstate
84 near Gilliam County. She
was living in Gresham at the
time. Her baby was properly
secured in a safety seat and
survived the crash.
Astoria
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Hermiston
John Day
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La Grande
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Newport
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Ontario
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Redmond
Salem
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REGIONAL FORECAST
Eastern Washington: Partly sunny today.
Partly cloudy tonight. Times of clouds and
sun tomorrow.
Cascades: Mostly sunny today; pleasant.
Partly cloudy tonight. Times of clouds and
sun tomorrow.
Northern California: Low clouds followed
by sunshine at the coast today; plenty of
sunshine elsewhere.
Today
Thursday
WSW 7-14
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WSW 8-16
WSW 10-20
UV INDEX TODAY
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
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BATTLE
GROUND,
Wash. (AP) — An animal
rights activist was arrested
after taking hold of a chicken
that was among the thou-
sands being hauled by a truck
that crashed.
The Columbian reports
that the tractor-trailer landed
on its side while trying to
make a U-turn Monday after-
noon near Battle Ground.
That caused more than
5,000 chickens in small cages
that were headed for a Fos-
ter Farms processing plant to
spill onto the road.
It’s unclear how many
chickens died.
And as traffic was blocked
for hours for cleanup, about
30 animal rights activists
showed up to the scene to
protest.
One woman was arrested
because she picked up a
chicken and refused to give it
back, though she hasn’t been
booked.
The driver was ticketed for
making an improper U-turn.
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WORLD CITIES
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Animal rights
activist arrested
after chicken truck
crash
NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
Thu.
WINDS
Medford
84/53
Coastal Oregon: Sunshine in central parts
today; some sun across the north. Clouds,
then sun in the south.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly sunny
today; very warm in the south and upper
Treasure Valley.
Western Washington: Clouds and sun
today. Mostly cloudy tonight. Mostly cloudy
tomorrow.
PORTLAND (AP) —
Authorities say a wildfire
threatened a small town in
the Columbia Gorge, but
the blaze is now mostly
contained.
The Sherman County
Sheriff’s Office said in a
Facebook post Tuesday that
the fire burning near Rufus
is 95 percent contained. It
thanked firefighters, farm-
ers and “everyone else with
a hose.”
The sheriff had ordered
evacuations after the fire
broke out Monday. Rufus is
located east of The Dalles in
north-central Oregon.
Wildfire season is off to an
early start in a state that tends
to see most of its fire activity
from late July through early
September.
Several other large fires
are burning in Central Ore-
gon — all have more than 50
percent containment.
REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
TODAY
Springfield ends
jail contract
with ICE
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Crews contain
wildfire that
threatened Rufus
2
8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m.
0-2, Low
3-5, Moderate 6-7, High;
8-10, Very High;
11+, Extreme
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num-
ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018
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showers t-storms
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rain
20s
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snow
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cold front
70s
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warm front stationary front
110s
high
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National Summary: Heavy, gusty storms will focus from the eastern Great Lakes to the
Ohio Valley and southern Appalachians today. Storms will dot the Southeast and northern
Plains. Most other areas will be dry.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 111° in Needles, Calif.
Low 28° in Angel Fire, N.M.
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Baltimore
Billings
Birmingham
Boise
Boston
Charleston, SC
Charleston, WV
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
El Paso
Fairbanks
Fargo
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
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New York City
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Philadelphia
Phoenix
Portland, ME
Providence
Raleigh
Rapid City
Reno
Sacramento
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
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San Francisco
Seattle
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Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
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