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REGION Friday, August 24, 2018 Independent candidate invited to first gubernatorial debate By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau All three major political party candidates have been invited to the first of three major gubernatorial debates before the Nov. 6 general election. Children First for Oregon, along with television station KOIN and Pamplin Media Group, will host the first major debate of the election season Oct. 2 with an atyp- ical format: Children will pose all of the questions to the three candidates. Incumbent Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, will face off with GOP nominee Rep. Knute Buehler, a Bend ortho- pedic surgeon, and Indepen- dent Party of Oregon nomi- nee Patrick Starnes, a cabinet maker from Brownsville. The “Debate for Oregon’s Future” marks the first time Oregon children and youth will ask all of the questions in a gubernatorial debate, according to Children First for Oregon, an nonprofit child advocacy organization. “We are so excited about the opportunity to highlight the voices and questions and issues impacting children’s lives through this debate,” said Tonia Hunt, executive director of Children First for Oregon. “This is a great opportunity to hear directly from young people in Ore- gon about what is happen- ing to them and what issues matter to them on a day-to- day basis but also how that affects their future.” Children First for Oregon is accepting applications on its website from children and youth who would like to par- ticipate. Applicants can apply online at https://www.cffo. org/debate/ as well as submit a question and learn how to submit a 30-second applica- tion video. The event “will be a lot more interesting and infor- mative for voters than tradi- tional debates, partly because it will be tougher for the can- didates to blow off questions from young people or switch to prepared talking points,” said John Schrag, execu- Patrick Starnes Gov. Kate Brown Rep. Knute Buehler tive editor at Pamplin Media Group. KOIN 6 anchor Jeff Gianola and Portland Tri- bune education reporter Shasta Kearns Moore will facilitate the questions and give participants advance tips on how to make sure the candidates answer their ques- tions, Hunt said. The debate is scheduled for 7 to 8 p.m. in the Portland area at a venue to be determined. The debate will be broadcast live by KOIN. The Independent Party has threatened legal action if debate hosts fail to include their nominee in debates. Party officials cited a rela- tively new law that requires hosts to either invite all statewide candidates from all major political parties to public debates and forums, or alternatively, report a cam- paign contribution to the can- didates who were allowed to participate. The campaign finance law, adopted in 2017, requires disclosure of $750 or more of spending by individuals and nonprofit groups that ref- erence, and effectively cam- paign for or against, a can- didate within 60 days of a general election. Previously, people and groups had to report that type of spending only when they included spe- cific words such as “elect” or “vote for” in public commu- nications. House Bill 2505 exempts from the require- ment nonpartisan candidate debates or forums “when all major party candidates for the state office have been invited to participate.” The IPO became Oregon’s third major political party in 2015 after party members accounted for more than 5 percent of those registered to vote in the 2014 general elec- tion. Schrag said his initial reluctance to include Starnes in the debate stemmed from wanting to give maximum time to candidates who have orchestrated a serious cam- paign such as raising a signif- icant amount of money. “For me, it’s a math issue: There will be only a few tele- vised governor candidate forums this year, and each forum has a hard start and stop time, which means there is a finite number of minutes for questions and responses,” Schrag said. Starnes said he had not been invited to debates Oct. 4 by KOBI-TV in Medford and Oct. 9 hosted by KGW-TV and The Oregonian, as of Thursday, Aug. 23. “I am hoping this breaks the logjam loose,” Starnes said. “I’m looking forward to the debate, especially hearing the questions from the young people of Oregon because they aren’t going to ask the questions we usually get, and we are going to have to explain things in a way they can understand. It’s going to make it more real and more State police identify cornfield runner HERMISTON — Oregon State Police identified the car thief suspect who escaped Wednesday into a cornfield near Hermiston as Marco Antonio Garcia. Police spent nearly five hours searching for a man who crashed a stolen vehicle into a guard rail near Herm- iston and ran into a nearby cornfield. State police Thurs- day morning reported Gar- cia, 32, faces charges for unauthorized use of a vehi- cle, hit and run (for dam- aging property), attempt to elude in a vehicle (felony) and on foot (misdemeanor), reckless driving, speeding FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 up to age 12. Children under 8 should be accompanied by an adult. (Roberta Lavadour 541- 278-9201) YARN CLUB, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Hermiston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. (541-567-2882) FAMILY HISTORY WORK- SHOPS, 10 a.m., Church of Je- sus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 850 S.W. 11th St., Hermiston. Workshops, photo scanning and more. (Stephanie Blackburn 541- 567-6251) HIP & HANDMADE, 11 a.m.- 12 p.m., Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendleton. Free drop-in project class for adults. (Roberta Lavadour 541- 278-9201) IRRIGON FARMERS MAR- KET, 3-7 p.m., Irrigon City Hall parking lot, 500 N.E. Main Ave., Irrigon. Local vendors, local pro- duce, crafts and more. (Aaron Palmquist 541-922-3047) BROADWAY BLOCK PAR- TY, 3-7 p.m., downtown, Broad- way Street, Milton-Freewater. Bounce houses, face painting, 5K run, food trucks, live music by Diego and the Detonators, adult beverages (21 and older) and more. Free and suitable for all ages. (Alex Hedges or Norm Saager 509-440-3530 or 509- 520-2183) more than 100 mph and driv- ing while suspended. State court records show Garcia lived in Boardman in 2017, when he pleaded guilty for conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine. According to the plea petition, Garcia made a deal to sell the drugs to a buyer for $50. He received a sentence of 30 days in jail and three years probation that started Nov. 6, 2017. Court records also show he has convictions in Morrow County in 2014 and 2015, including theft, unauthorized use of a vehi- cle and meth possession. COMING EVENTS STORY AND CRAFT TIME, 2 p.m., Echo Public Library, 20 S. Bonanza, Echo. (541-376-8411) AFTER SCHOOL 3-ON-3 BASKETBALL, 3:15-5 p.m., Pendleton Recreation Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. For ages 13-18. Free. (Casey Brown 541-276-8100) GIB OLINGER ELEMENTA- RY DEDICATION, 5 p.m., Gib Olinger Elementary School, 1011 S. Mill St., Milton-Freewater. Dedication at 5 p.m., ribbon cut- ting at 6 p.m., salmon barbecue at 6:30 p.m., (tickets available at the chamber and the school) Har- vest of Art show 4-8 p.m. Free. (Jennifer Konrad 541-938-5563) VFW BINGO, 6 p.m., Herm- iston VFW, 45 W. Cherry St., Hermiston. Doors open at 6 p.m., games begin at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. (541-567-6219) SATURDAY, AUGUST 25 IMAC BREAKFAST FUND- RAISER, 7:30-10:30 a.m., Stokes Landing Senior Center, 150 Columbia Lane, Irrigon. Benefits the Irrigon Multicultural Arts Center project. Costs $4.50. (Peggy Price 541-567-3806) FREE FOR ALL, 9:30-10:15 a.m., Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendle- ton. Free art classes for children Mirasol Family Health Center to hold health fair Saturday Mirasol Family Health Center in Hermiston is hold- ing a health fair on Saturday. The fair is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the health center, 589 N.W. 11th St. It will include wellness exams, immunizations, $10 sports physicals, music, free tacos from Tacos Xavi, games and a dunk tank. The event is free and open to the public, although children getting immunizations or exams must be accompanied by an adult. EOCCO Insurance has also donated backpacks for children who get wellness exams. SUNDAY, AUGUST 26 EVANGELIST MISHAYLE NO- HEA, 11 a.m., Mission Assembly of God Church, 47328 Short Mile Road, Pendleton. Nohea will share her testimony of her near death ex- perience, the reality of Jesus, Heav- en and Hell, and her deliverance from cancer. Everyone welcome. (Vern Kube 541-377-1880 or 541- 276-0310) MONDAY, AUGUST 27 EARLY MORNING BASKET- BALL, 6-7 a.m., Pendleton Recre- ation Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. All ages. Free. (Casey Brown 541-276-8100) PRESCHOOL STORY TIME, 10:30 a.m., Athena Public Library, 418 E. Main St., Athena. For ages birth to 6. (541-566-2470) PENDLETON SENIOR MEAL SERVICE, 12-1 p.m., Pendle- ton Senior Center, 510 S.W. 10th St., Pendleton. Costs $3.50 or $6 for those under 60. Pool, puz- zles, crafts, snacks, Second Time Around thrift store 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For Meals On Wheels, call 541- 276-1926. (Tori Bowman 541-276- 8/24 - 26 Cineplex Show Times $5 Classic Movie 8/29 • 12pm • Fat City ALPHA [PG13] 12:00* 2:10* 4:30 7:00 9:20 East Oregonian Page 3A IRRIGON Morrow County plans new building for north county Commissioners gather input through town hall meetings By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN East Oregonian Residents of Morrow County are being asked to give input about a new building planned for con- struction in Irrigon, which will house county services that are currently scattered around the northern part of the county. The new building will be constructed on the site that now holds the county planning department, the justice court, and parole and probation. The existing building will be torn down, and the new one will house the current services, as well as the sheriff’s office, the juvenile department, vet- eran’s services, and some office space for the district attorney, county commis- sioners and other county officials. County commissioners are in the process of hold- ing town hall meetings to gather input from commu- nity members, asking what they want the building to look like, how big it should be, and what kind of growth they can anticipate. County Commissioner Melissa Lindsay said the cost is still undetermined, but estimated it will come in somewhere between $4 million and $5 million for the entire project. Lind- say said the commissioners have not yet made a deci- sion about how the proj- ect will be financed, but the money will likely come from one of the county’s two main sources — the general fund, or Strategic Investment Program (SIP) agreement funds that the county already has from contracts with wind power and other energy compa- nies located in the county. Lindsay said the county began looking at a com- pletely new facility when, after a walk-through with a building inspector, they determined the building’s quality was not worth upgrading “The planning depart- ment and the justice court really outgrew it,” she said. She said at the first town hall on Tuesday in Board- man, about 15 people showed up. The next meet- ings are Monday, Aug. 27 at Heppner City Hall (111 N. Main St., Heppner), Wednesday, Aug. 29 at Ione American Legion Hall (325 W. Second St., Ione), and Thursday, Aug. 30 at Irri- gon City Hall (500 N.E. Main Ave., Irrigon). All meetings are from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Lindsay said the offices will not immediately account for any new staff, but it’s something they’re considering, as they keep up with the expanding north end of the county, espe- cially with growth from the port. She said there is no offi- cial start date for the con- struction yet, but commis- sioners hope to get things started before the end of the year, weather permitting. “We hoped to break ground going into this fall, but in order to engage the public with meetings, we had to delay it a little,” she said. “As a commission, we agree we want to get it done as quickly as possi- ble, and have a good, oper- ating building for services in north county,” Lindsay said. CHI St. Anthony Hospital Family Clinic CHI St. Anthony Hospital Family Clinic is recognized as a Patient -Centered Primary Care Home. 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