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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Friday, August 3, 2018 More than 58,000 crop acres reported within Substation fire boundary half of the area engulfed in the Substation fire, which burned 78,425 acres. Ini- tial estimates from the Ore- gon Department of Con- sumer and Business Services calculated that nearly half of the crop of Wasco County may be lost as a result of the fire. The new numbers, which repre- sent crops planted in both Wasco and Sherman coun- ties, mean the loss could be even greater. Still, it’s too soon to say whether all planted crops were lost to the fire; the USDA doesn’t know how much of those crops were By ERICKA CRUZ GUEVARRA Oregon Public Broadcasting About 58,689 acres of crops planted in Wasco and Sherman counties were within the perimeter of the Substation Fire. While its unclear how much of those crops were harvested before the land east of The Dalles was engulfed in flames, the num- bers from the U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture rep- resent the first itemized estimate of the potential loss to Oregon’s wheat country. Crops make up more than saved before the area erupted in flames. “Unfortunately, we do not know how many acres were harvested,” said Kent Wil- lett, Oregon state specialist with the USDA’s Farm Ser- vice Agency. The numbers, calculated using geographic infor- mation system (GIS) anal- ysis of the fire area, are based on farmers’ reports to the USDA’s Farm Service Agency, which maintains records of what was planted. They paint a clearer picture of what was at stake in the fire. Wheat, grass and fallow made up the vast majority of crops. About 23,551 acres of grazing grass were within the fire’s perimeter. The fire hit wheat farm- ers hard. Roughly 100 farms grow wheat in Wasco County, where wheat made up more than 12,000 acres of planted crops within the Substation Fire perimeter. Wheat makes up more than 90 percent of farmland in the area and harvest season was just beginning when the fire erupted. “Every single neighbor lost something in this fire,” Cynthia Kortge, a Wasco County resident, told OPB. “Every single one.” Fox-12 Oregon via AP In photo taken from video provided by Fox-12 Ore- gon a fast-spreading wildfire moves through Dufur on Wednesday. The fire forced mandatory evacua- tions in the north central Oregon community. Dufur wildfire nearly triples in size; threatens structures PORTLAND (AP) — A new blaze in north-central Oregon nearly tripled in size overnight and Thursday threatened 172 homes. The fire near the town of Dufur spread to more than 23 square miles and was 5 percent contained in the afternoon. The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office says some structures have burned and at least 400 people have been told to evacuate. The fire, caused by humans rather than lightning, began Wednesday afternoon. By nightfall, Gov. Kate Brown declared it a conflagration, which authorizes the fire marshal to mobilize state-wide resources. It’s the third major wildfire in the area this summer. One scorched 125 square miles and killed a man. After an unusually warm July, firefighters caught a break with cooler temperatures Thursday. Officer involved in militia leader’s death named in court PORTLAND (AP) — A state police officer acciden- tally revealed in court Tues- day the name of one of the officers who fatally shot a militia leader who partic- ipated in the armed take- over of an Oregon wildlife refuge. The officer’s name slipped out this week during the trial of indicted FBI agent W. Joseph Astar- ita, who is accused of lying about firing shots toward Robert “LaVoy” Finicum’s truck, The Oregonian/Ore- gonLive reported. Astarita has pleaded not guilty. Authorities have con- cealed names of the officers involved in the shooting for more than two years citing concerns about threats from militias. Oregon law enforcement officials ruled the shooting justified. During the trial, the offi- cers involved were being identified as “Officer 1” and “Officer 1.” State police SWAT offi- cer Bob Olson acciden- tally identified Officer 1 by and had been told by federal officials that their group was dangerous. “I pray for him and hope he can see what he is doing,” Bundy wrote. “He is a brainwashed man who has been fed lies his entire adult life about what it really is to defend freedom.” The occupiers seized the refuge in 2016 to protest the imprisonment of two Ore- gon ranchers. Astarita’s trial is expected to last several weeks. his last name and rank on Tuesday. People who were involved in or supported the occupation of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge began circulating the offi- cer’s name and photo online that night. Several threats toward the officer followed. Finicum’s widow, Jea- nette, and Ammon Bundy have spoken out against these actions. Bundy, the occupation’s lead organizer, told support- ers to consider that the offi- cer was following orders Brown-Nike deal draws complaint from Portland resident PORTLAND (AP) — The Oregon Department of Justice will investigate a Portland man’s complaint about an apparent deal by Gov. Kate Brown, Nike and public employee unions to keep an initiative off the ballot. The union-backed pro- posal would have required Nike and other large com- panies to disclose tax pay- ments and other closely held business details. The unions later decided not to proceed. Around the same time, Nike donated $100,000 to a political action committee which is expected to campaign against two tax initiatives on the November ballot opposed by Brown and the unions. Richard Leonetti filed the complaint July 24 and it was first reported by Ore- gon Public Broadcasting. His letter said the arrangement violated a state law against paying to hin- der an initiative. He wrote that the Legislature passed the election law in question “to prohibit the payment of money in exchange for withdrawing initiatives, and if this practice is allowed then surely there will be a flood of initiatives filed with the sole motivation of securing payments to cer- tain PACs or organizations in exchange for withdraw- ing initiatives.” The complaint was sub- mitted to the Secretary of State’s office. It referred the matter to the Oregon Department of Justice to investigate — standard protocol. Representatives for the unions and the governor’s campaign told The Orego- nian/OregonLive that the complaint has no merit. Nike declined comment. Last month, Brown’s 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed major holidays SUBSCRIPTION RATES Local home delivery Savings off cover price EZPay $14.50 41 percent 52 weeks $173.67 41 percent 26 weeks $91.86 38 percent 13 weeks $47.77 36 percent *EZ Pay = one-year rate with a monthly credit or debit card/check charge www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday East Oregonian (USPS 164-980) is published daily except Sunday, Monday and postal holidays, by the EO Media Group, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. Periodicals postage paid at Pendleton, OR. 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The fire forced mandatory evacuations in the north central Oregon community. ADVERTISING Regional Publisher and Revenue Director: Christopher Rush 541-278-2669 • crush@eomediagroup.com Advertising Services: Grace Bubar 541-276-2214 • gbubar@eastoregonian.com Multimedia Consultants: • Kimberly Macias 541-278-2683 • kmacias@eastoregonian.com • Jeanne Jewett 541-564-4531 • jjewett@eastoregonian.com • Dayle Stinson 541-278-2670 • dstinson@eastoregonian.com • Angela Treadwell 541-966-0827 • atreadwell@eastoregonian.com • Audra Workman 541-564-4538 • aworkman@eastoregonian.com Subscriber services: For mail delivery, online access, vacation stops or delivery concerns call 1-800-522-0255 ext. 1 — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — TODAY re-election campaign told OPB that she had brokered a deal with Nike and the public employee unions to keep the corporate transpar- ency initiative off the ballot. But the unions disagree with that characterization. They said they dropped their initiative in order to focus on defeating the two anti-tax initiatives. “It was an internal deci- sion,” said Joe Baessler, political director for the American Federation of State, County and Munici- pal Employees. “We didn’t withdraw the measure because of Nike.” 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 -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: A swath of flooding downpours and thunderstorms will continue to affect the Southeast and Appalachians and spread to the Atlantic coast today. Storms will rattle the northern Plains and dot the Rockies. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 114° in Thermal, Calif. Low 33° in Walden, Colo. 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 Los Angeles Hi 90 82 84 83 86 87 88 91 85 81 83 86 97 83 86 97 70 85 87 94 87 88 94 107 92 88 Lo 66 70 75 70 55 70 57 72 75 66 67 68 72 62 66 75 54 68 78 74 67 72 69 87 67 70 W t t t t t t s c t c s pc s pc pc t c t sh pc pc c s s s s Sat. 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