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Thursday, March 28, 2019 East Oregonian A3 Hermiston aims for indoor pool proposal by fall By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian An indoor aquatic cen- ter, new city hall and paving Gettman Road are on the city’s list of goals. After a goal-setting retreat in February, the council approved a final write-up of their aspirations on Monday. The 43 differ- ent deadlines the city set for itself in the report tied into seven categories of goals. In public surveys citi- zens have named an indoor aquatic and wellness cen- ter as one of their top liva- bility priorities, and the city plans to have a concept for the center together by Nov. 1 and put together a strat- egy for funding by the end of 2019. That funding could include anything from bonds to formation of a spe- cial parks and recreation taxing district. EO file photo Mekena Royer talks to her swim class on June 11, 2018, at the Hermiston Family Aquatic Center. The city is hoping to add an indoor aquatics facility. “This is one of those goals that’s probably five years down the road to full implementation,” Smith said of the wellness center. Another long-term goal that the city plans to start taking steps toward is a new city hall. Overcrowd- ing at the current facility on Northeast Second Street has forced the city to move staff elsewhere, such as placing parks and recreation employees at the Hermiston Community Center. This year the city plans to conduct a comprehen- Police chase ends when suspects get stuck on flooded road near Stanfield By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN East Oregonian A man and woman on the run from the law picked the wrong escape route on Tuesday. Stanfield Police arrested Kelly Ray Chapman, 37, and Rebecca Ann Mayes, 27, after their car got stuck on flooded and muddy roads west of town. Stanfield Police Chief Bryon Zumwalt said he rec- ognized Chapman on one of the side streets in Stan- field, and tried to pull him over because he had a war- rant. Zumwalt said he ended up following Chapman for about 13 miles. “He went out some Driver attempting to evade police injures 3 women WALLA WALLA — Three Pendleton woman were injured Wednesday in Walla Walla when a woman fleeing police crashed into their car. The Washington State Patrol reported Kimberly Lane, 49, Whitney Lane, 21, and Kathryn Kinder, 75, were traveling south on State Route 125 in a gray 2013 Hyundai Elantra. Kimberly Lane was driving and at 3:40 p.m. stopped the car for the light at the intersection with Southeast Meadow- brook Street, College Place. Patricia Moreno Corona, 36, of College Place, stopped for the light as well in a red 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix. Jillian R. Hamilton, 29, of Walla Walla, also was head- ing south on 125 toward the red light in a green 1998 Acura CL. But she was flee- ing Walla Walla police offi- cers, and hit into the two stopped cars. The three Pendleton residents were injured and to Providence St. Mary Medical Center, Walla Walla. Corona was injured but did not need an ambulance. Walla Walla police arrested Hamilton and Chapman Mayes county and gravel roads, and ended up on Highway 320 — the Echo-Lexington Highway,” he said. Zum- walt said that Oregon State Police set up spike strips on the road, but Chapman went off-road and avoided them. He ended up on Highway 207, and Zumwalt was in the same area. Zumwalt went into the Space Age gas station off Highway 207 to see if Chap- man had stopped in there. BRIEFLY booked her into the Walla Walla County Jail for hit- and-run, driving with a sus- pended license, reckless driving, attempt to elude and failure to comply with police. Walla Walla VA hosts reception WALLA WALLA — All area men and women who served in active military duty from Nov. 1, 1955, to May 7, 1975, will be recog- nized during an event held in conjunction with National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The reception is Fri- day from 1-3 p.m. at Jona- than M. Wainwright Memo- rial VA Medical Center, 77 Wainwright Drive, Walla Walla. It will be held in the Veterans Canteen Service Patriot Brew Coffee Shop, in Building 143. All area Vietnam veterans and their families are invited to stop by to enjoy a piece of cake and punch. The public also is welcome to attend. Vietnam veterans who have not previously received a special lapel pin will be presented with one. Also, a pin is available for surviving spouses of deceased Viet- nam War veterans. 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Chapman has had a his- tory of encounters with local law enforcement, with almost 20 incidents in the past 10 ears, including rob- bery, identity theft, drug possession, assault and flee- ing or attempting to elude a police officer. dra@va.gov or visit www. wallawalla.va.gov. Hermiston man suspected of attempted arson HERMISTON — Police are looking for a man who is suspected of trying to set fire to an occupied home in August of 2018. Police are looking for Timothy Kelly, 27, of Herm- iston. Kelly has three sepa- rate warrants for his arrest, including one for allegedly trying to set fire to a home. The investigation on that case is open. According to a press release, Kelly is six feet tall and weighs about 150 pounds, and has blond hair that may be dyed green. Kelly’s other warrants are not related to arson. Anyone with information about him is asked to contact HPD at 541-667-5095. sive review of staffing it will need to accommodate growth over the next decade, including opportunities for automation, and the facili- ties needed to accommodate that staff. “Not just city hall, but do we have adequate space for the public works yard, do we have adequate space for the police department?” Smith said. City staff plan to identify a funding structure for new civic facilities by Sept. 30. The city also has its eye on several road projects. It plans to go out for bid on improvements to East The- ater Lane this fall, complete an overlay of West Hermis- ton Avenue by Oct. 31 and pursue an agreement with Umatilla County on getting Gettman Road paved. The city also plans to start look- ing this year at a location, design and funding possi- ects recently approved in the capital improvement plan, such as the new water tower northeast of town that will begin construction this year. The city council also hopes to adopt a strategic plan for the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center by July 1 and create a master plan for industrial lands. On Monday the city council also approved a re-zone of a property at 1135 W. Popular Ave. The 6,200-square-foot lot was changed from residential to commercial zoning. City planner Clint Spen- cer said Siemens is remodel- ing the former Edwards Sur- veying building at the corner of Southwest 11th Street and West Popular Avenue into new offices. The com- pany hopes to use the small re-zoned lot behind it to pro- vide additional parking for the office. Last suspect from August drive-by shooting in jail By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian Milton-Freewater police arrested the fifth suspect in a gang drive-by shooting last August. Police Chief Doug Boedigheimer in a written statement reported Aure- lio Villalobos Rodriguez, 38, of Milton-Freewater, also is the last sus- pect, and catching him was “the cul- mination Rodriguez of a com- plex and painstaking investigation of more than six months.” The spark for the inves- tigation was the gang-re- lated drive-by shooting the night of Aug. 17, 2018, on Fifth Avenue. The spray of bullets injured no one but threatened several people. Walla Walla police arrested four suspects the night of the shooting — Charley Lozano Magana, 25, Juan Venegas Esquivel, 25, and Michael Angelo Cantu, 27, all of Walla Walla, and Gabriel Arriaga of Milton-Freewater. He was 16 at the time of the shooting, according to Ore- gon state court documents. Police had not identified him by name until now. The case involved doz- ens of police interviews, Boedigheimer stated, and led investigators to areas that included cen- tral Oregon. 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