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East Oregonian
Saturday, February 8, 2020
UMATILLA RIVER FLOODING
Flood waters hit Umatilla County
By BEN LONERGAN
East Oregonian
The Umatilla River spilled its banks this week, causing widespread damage across
the county and displacing a number of residents from their homes and property. Gov.
Kate Brown declared a state of emergency on Friday in Umatilla County, and emergency
declarations were made in a number of communities in the county.
Staff photo by Jade McDowell
A man watches logs pile up at Threemile Dam on the Umatilla
River north of Hermiston.
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
Staff photo by Jade McDowell
Merle Meacham, left, talks from the porch of his home with neighbor Crystal Shorts on Friday afternoon. Both residents
stayed at a mobile home park on Thursday night despite evacuation orders. According to Meacham, the water levels never
rose higher than his steps and he was able to hunker down in relative comfort inside his home.
Shannon and Norman Rhodes of Hermiston help move Gerry
Root’s belongings through floodwater after her Echo home
flooded on Friday morning.
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
People survey the receding water level at Riverview Mobile Home Estates in Pendleton on Friday morning.
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
Camping trailers lay on their side at the Keystone manufac-
turing facility in Pendleton after flood waters from the Uma-
tilla River inundated the company’s property.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who sent
cards, food, flowers or donations for
HARRY NOBLE
and for all that came to his celebration of life.
A special thank you to Ken Huber of
Burns Mortuary, Marty Campbell, John
Wambeke, Tony Lundervold, the Military,
Don & Donna Eppenbach, Renate Meakins,
the Irrigon Sr. Center & Cowboy Church.
With much appreciation to, Dr’s Guy &
Jonas Oltman, Dr. Jeremy Anderson,
Good Shepherd IV Therapy & Vange John
Hospice for such compassionate care of him.
Helen Noble, Jerita Belyea, Jody Lafferty & Families
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
Cows eat from a trailer in a flooded field near Rieth on Friday afternoon.