WEEKEND EDITION
HERMISTON’S
MYERS TO RACE
AT NORTHWEST
NATIONALS
SPORTS, B1
MOSQUITO DISTRICT
PROTECTS WEST
UMATILLA COUNTY
FROM WEST NILE VIRUS
BOARDMAN CAMP
DEMYSTIFIES
MANUFACTURING
FOR KIDS
LIFESTYLES, C1
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143rd Year, No. 202
REGONIAN
JULY 27-28, 2019
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White House
food stamp
proposal
would have
local impact
EO SPOTLIGHT
More than 17,000 local
residents would be affected
by changes to eligibility rules
By JAYSON JACOBY
EO Media Group
PENDLETON — A Trump admin-
istration proposal to change eligibil-
ity rules for food stamps would affect
some of the approximately 17,600 res-
idents in Umatilla and Morrow coun-
ties who receive aid under the federal
program.
The proposed rule change from the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, pub-
lished earlier this week, would sever
a tie between the Temporary Assis-
See SNAP, Page A9
BPA to keep
base power
rates fl at in
2020-21
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Regional economist Chris Rich speaks Friday during the Eastern Oregon Economic Summit at Hermiston High School.
By ANTONIO SIERRA
East Oregonian
H
ERMISTON — Two
emerging
employ-
ers in Eastern Oregon
sought to either ful-
fi ll or defy the region’s
economic projections
The Bonneville Power
Administration recently
established rates for power
and transmission services
Friday.
As a part of a presentation
during the inaugural Eastern
Oregon Economic Summit,
Chris Rich, a regional econo-
mist for the Oregon Employ-
ment Department, explained
to a room full of local business
leaders and government offi -
cials at Hermiston High School
how Eastern Oregon, which
the state defi nes as Baker,
Grant, Harney, Malheur, Mor-
row, Umatilla, Union, and Wal-
lowa counties, was trending
economically.
The employment department
See Summit, Page A9
By JESSICA POLLARD
East Oregonian
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
PORTLAND — The Bonne-
ville Power Administration, which
provides wholesale power to Uma-
tilla Electric Company, Hermiston
Energy Services, Pacifi c Power and
other area utilities, has reported that
the average wholesale base power
cost will remain fl at for the 2020-21
fi scal year.
The cost will remain at $35.62 per
megawatt-hour.
“If we have rate changes, it
doesn’t necessarily mean there will
Business leaders from around the state gathered Friday for the Eastern Oregon Economic Sum-
mit at Hermiston High School.
See Power, Page A9
Young artists still at play 25 years later
This year’s camp
features 66 participants
By BEN LONERGAN
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — When Adri-
enne Flagg started the Young Art-
ists at Play theater camp 25 years
ago, it was a way for the Portland
resident to visit family in Pendle-
ton and bring her love of acting to
a new community.
Since then, her family has
moved away and the town of Pend-
leton has kept her coming back and
helped the camp to succeed and
fl ourish.
“The town has been integral to
keeping us going. Every year we
have stayed with different fami-
lies and restaurants have donated
food to help us keep costs down for
students,” Flagg said. “It is really
a community thing. Many of these
artists have never experienced a
small community like this and it
is as important and benefi cial for
them as it is for the children.”
This year’s camp, hosted by
College Community Theatre and
Blue Mountain Community Col-
lege, features eight directors
and 66 participants at the camp.
The participants are divided into
groups of varying ages and have
spent all week learning new act-
ing and story skills to develop a
set of seven short plays in prepara-
See Camp, Page A9
IF YOU GO
What: College Community Theatre
and Blue Mountain Community
College presents “The Plays on
Forgiveness”
When: Saturday
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: Bob Clapp Theatre in
Pioneer Hall at Blue Mountain
Community College, 2411 N.W.
Carden Ave., Pendleton
Cost: Free and open to the public
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