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The pennant bearers perform the grand entry at the start of the Farm-City Pro Rodeo on Wednesday in Hermiston. For more on the Farm-City Pro Rodeo, see Page 1B. Staff photo by E.J. Harris THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2018 142nd Year, No. 199 One dollar WINNER OF THE 2018 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD BOARDMAN UMATILLA COUNTY FAIR Neal to succeed father as Port manager By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN East Oregonian The Port of Morrow has a new helmsman. Ryan Neal, the current general manager of ware- housing for the Port of Mor- row, was selected unani- mously by the p o r t c o m - mission, and will fill the r o l e Neal to be vacated by his father Gary this fall. Neal said he was excited for the opportunity to con- tinue building on the suc- cesses of the current port staff. “I’d like to continue our strategic plan, and drive economic development,” he said. “I think we always try to find solutions to what- ever problems we run into, whether permitting or finan- Staff photo by E.J. Harris Chris Biro of McNea, Arizona, holds out one of his sun conure parrots for it to take a dollar bill from Grace Hartly, 16, of Umatilla during a performance of Biro’s “Pirate’s Parrot Show” on Wednesday at the Umatilla County Fair in Hermiston. Show on the road Entertainers and carnival workers talk about life on and off the fair circuit By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN East Oregonian T See POM/8A Staff photo by E.J. Harris Zoe Jones of Boise replaces popped balloons in a booth in the Davis Amusement carnival. here’s no place like a county fair to spend a carefree summer day, spinning on a carnival ride or watching a magic show. For the people behind the fun, it’s more than just seasonal shiftwork. Many performers and carnival work- ers devote their whole year to the rides and shows most people just see once a year. “When people say they’re going back to a real job, this is as real as it gets,” said Jim Dowis, a third-gen- eration carnival worker who does maintenance work for Davis Amuse- ment Cascadia, the company running the carnival at the Umatilla County Fair. “We work hard out here.” See ROAD/8A PENDLETON Portland couple loses RV to fire during lunch stop By BRITTANY NORTON East Oregonian Susan Moen and Phil Saun- ders had just bought their RV in April. But on Wednesday after- noon a fire engulfed the vehicle while on a pit stop in Pendleton. Although fire crews put out the flames it was unsalvageable. It now sits in The Saddle Restau- rant and Lounge parking lot as a blackened shell. Moen and Saunders, from Portland, spent three months refurbishing their new pur- chase. They bought a carburetor, cleaned the fuel tank, installed a rug and vinyl in the interior and painted it, Moen said. They just left home yesterday for plans of a weeklong road trip visiting var- ious family members in Boise, Lewiston and Spokane. They stopped at the Saddle Restaurant and Lounge on Southeast Court Avenue to eat lunch a little after noon. An hour later, Saunders See RV/8A Pendleton firefighters attack a recreational vehicle fully engulfed in flames in the parking lot of The Saddle Restaurant and Lounge on Wednes- day in Pendleton. Staff photo by E.J. Harris
