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Final archery elk proposal released
for Aug. 6 commission consideration
East Oregonian
SALEM — The Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife has released
the final proposal for commission
consideration regarding changes to
how archery elk season is managed
for portions of Eastern Oregon within
the Blue Mountain region, according
to a press release.
The Aug. 6 commission meeting
will be online via Zoom. To testify
about the proposal, register at bit.
ly/3j0NHlp no later than 48 hours
before the meeting (Wednesday,
Aug. 4, at 8 a.m.). Comments also
can be sent to odfw.commission@
odfw.oregon.gov.
This final proposal includes two
major modifications from the origi-
nal draft proposal released in March:
Five units would be combined into a
single Eagle Cap Zone hunt, and there
would be a single general season hunt
for any part of the state not proposed
for controlled hunting. A map on the
big game review page has more infor-
mation. (The original proposal was for
a general Western Oregon and general
Eastern Oregon tag for any units not
managed as controlled hunts.)
The changes are needed to help
wildlife managers meet elk plan objec-
tives in areas with low bull ratios and
in areas with a high percentage of
branch-antlered bull harvest occur-
ring within the general archery
season. Current management strat-
egy only allows managers to alter
harvest during the controlled any-le-
gal-weapon hunts, resulting in signif-
icant changes to the season structure
and tag numbers for rifle hunting over
the last 30 years.
This proposal will be presented at
the Aug. 6 commission meeting for
potential adoption.
Additional information about
the big game review process can
be found at myodfw.com/articles/
big-game-hunting-season-review.
The remainder of the 2022 hunting
regulations will be presented at the
September commission meeting.
Under the proposal, 13 wildlife
management units and three sub-unit
hunts would move to controlled
archery seasons. These hunts would
be added to the current seven WMUs
Gary Lewis/Contributed Photo
A bull elk sounds off in Northeastern Oregon. The hunting season for archers
could change from a general season to a controlled season starting in 2022 in
many parts of the region.
within the Blue Mountains already
managed for regulated archery
seasons. These controlled hunts would
be the only opportunity for archers
who draw and purchase those tags.
Within the units proposed for regu-
latory change, ODFW is proposing a
mix of single WMU and a zone hunt
to obtain the reduction in harvest that
is the goal of moving to controlled
archery. Both alternatives provide the
control necessary for wildlife manag-
ers to regulate take to achieve the over-
all bull harvest reduction needed to
meet agency objectives.
WMUs not proposed for controlled
hunts would remain under the current
statewide general season framework,
allowing archers to continue to move
in response to conditions throughout
the state during the archery season.
MORE INFORMATION
To read the full proposal, visit www.
dfw.state.or.us, click on the link for
“commission,” then click on the
link to “Meeting Schedules and
Minutes” and scan down the page
to the agenda for Aug. 6. and follow
to Exhibit F.
Delish Bistro readies for reopening
By NICK
ROSENBERGER
East Oregonian
HERMISTON — With a
shock of teal and brick, Delish
Bistro reopens at its new loca-
tion at 1619 N. First St. in
Hermiston in just a few short
weeks. The move launches
the restaurant from a cramped
600-square-foot interior to an
expansive 6,000 square feet
where diners can expect to find
an array of dishes from around
the world.
Mother-daughter duo
Carol and La Nae Hull run
the restaurant, which offers
food ranging from Ameri-
can burgers to Italian gelato
to Vietnamese dishes. The
professionally-trained chefs
are hoping to open their doors
to diners by the time the Farm-
City Pro Rodeo rolls around
on Aug. 11.
“We’re getting excited,”
said La Nae, the head chef. She
said they cook and serve their
favorite foods from around
the world and the menu will
change depending on the
seasons.
“We have a good menu,”
Carol said. “We just love what
we’re doing — cooking for
people and making people
happy so hopefully that’ll
continue.”
With br ight colors,
spacious ceilings and vintage
posters lining the walls, the
new location is a departure
from previous restaurants in
the building. What used to be a
Fuddruckers, then Maverick’s
and finally Stet’s Steakhouse
with dark wood and interiors
now is light and shiny.
“We want people to feel
happy in here, and so we want
bright colors,” Carol said. “We
just wanted it to be a happy
place to come to.”
The Hull family also lacked
space in the previous loca-
tion and were thinking about
moving around three years
ago. Construction on the site
began in earnest in 2019 but
stalled for a while with the
Traffic changes
coming on East
Diagonal Boulevard
By PHIL WRIGHT
East Oregonian
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COVID-19 pandemic. Despite
this, they are close to comple-
tion and are hoping to open the
week of the rodeo.
According to Herman Hull,
Carol’s husband, the kitchen at
the old location was so narrow
“you had to turn sideways to
walk past each other.” The new
kitchen, in contrast, has plenty
of space for the range of food
they cook with dedicated line,
prep and baking areas.
“We just have more room
to do more stuff,” Carol said,
“and we added another double-
decker oven so we can get
more things done every time.”
The cramped conditions
were so bad that Carol was
coming into the kitchen at
3 a.m. to start the baking
before the kitchen would get
too packed with staff. She
wouldn’t get home until after
the restaurant closed in the
evening.
The new site, which is
right in front of the Hermiston
Home Depot, also will be host
to more than just food. With a
private event room for guests,
named the Hibiscus Room, a
stage for live music and micro-
phones to host a radio show for
Hermiston’s KOHU station
every Tuesday, Delish Bistro
has the opportunity to be a
bigger fixture of the Hermis-
ton community.
The family hopes to host
musicians during the weekend
and is interested in featuring
people from the local area,
those traveling around or
startup artists.
The restaurant is split up
between a breakfast area and
lunch and dinner areas. In their
last location, the Hulls had to
take out the bar because they
didn’t have enough space.
With the expansion, they will
be seeing a return to full alco-
hol service with beer, wine
and mixed drinks they can
sell to-go.
Starting at 7 a.m., eaters
can find homemade pastries
and coffee. There is lunch in
the afternoons, a happy hour
4-6 p.m. while dinner runs
Nick Rosenberger/East Oregonian
Herman Hull, left, Sarah Hull,
center, and Carol Hull pose
in front of a hand-painted
butterfly Sarah was work-
ing on near the entrance of
Delish Bistro on Thursday,
July 22, 2021, in Hermiston.
Mother-daughter duo Car-
ol and La Nae Hull (not pic-
tured) run the restaurant,
which will open at itd new
location, 1619 N. First St., in
a few weeks.
from 5-9 p.m. Some of their
dinner options include Hawai-
ian poke, pork spare ribs and
whole rainbow trout.
Delish Bistro is hiring
bartenders, cooks, bakers,
servers and dishwashers.
For more information, email
info@delishbistro.com.
A3
HERMISTON — Hous-
ing developments along
East Diagonal Boulevard
are prompting a reduction
in speed for a portion of the
road and the addition of a
four-way stop.
The Hermiston City
Council approved both with
unanimous votes at its meet-
ing Monday, July 26.
The city is going to install
the new four-way stop at the
intersection of Northeast
10th Street and East Diago-
nal Boulevard.
Clinton Spencer, Hermis-
ton’s planning director, told
the council that upgrading
the intersection to a four-
way stop when development
warranted has been a recom-
mendation in the city’s trans-
portation system plan since
2014, and that time has come.
“Specifically, when we
were reviewing the traf-
fic impact analysis for the
Diamond Run subdivision,
their traffic engineer said
a four-way stop would be
merited when this division
has built out,” he said.
Diamond Run is under
construction, he said, and
installing the stop now
makes sense before the proj-
ect wraps up and the school
year starts in the fall. The
change will make the inter-
section safer for students
traveling to Sandstone and
Highland Hills schools. The
subdivision also includes
a new walking path along
Northeast 10th Street, creat-
ing a safer off-street route for
pedestrians.
Drivers also are going to
have to slow down on East
Diagonal Boulevard between
Seventh and 10th streets due
to the new Santiago Estates, a
199-unit manufactured home
park. The council approved
lowering the speed limit from
35 mph along the stretch to
25 mph.
Spencer said this change
comes from a recommen-
dation from the city’s plan-
ning commission, which has
discussed the need to ensure
safe routes for children trav-
eling from the park to schools
south of Diagonal. The Santi-
ago Estates also will have a
school crossing at the park’s
entrance to allow students to
access the multi-use path in
the south side of East Diag-
onal.
Mayor David Drotzmann
said he was glad to see the
city taking action on the
street, adding with all the
new housing and schools
nearby, it’s going to be busy.
In other business, the
council:
•Amended the city’s
“Water Shortage Emer-
gency” section of its code to
bring it in compliance with
the adopted Water Manage-
ment and Conservation Plan.
This ordinance only updates
the process for declaring a
water shortage emergency
and does not declare a short-
age. The change becomes
effective in 30 days.
•Approved a city law
allowing the city manager to
declare an emergency.
City Manager Byron
Smith said staff were prepar-
ing the city’s emergency
plan and discovered there
is no authority in city law
or the charter to declare
an emergency. He said he
crafted a proposal based on
suggestions of similar ordi-
nances from the League
of Oregon Cities. He also
said the 27-page draft of an
emergency plan aligns with
Umatilla County’s plan and
with Umatilla County Fire
District 1, but this is for what
happens in Hermiston.
The council amended the
draft to require the council
to meet within seven days
of an emergency declara-
tion. The change to city law
becomes effective 30 days
after passage.
LOCAL BRIEFING
Showers and
thunderstorms to
accompany warm weather
PENDLETON — The National
Weather Service in Pendleton is project-
ing rain and thunderstorms to move
through the region during the next week.
According to meteorologist Rob
Brooks, the Weather Service is forecast-
ing thunderstorms from Wednesday, July
28, through Friday, July 30, as tempera-
tures rise to more than 100 degrees.
Meanwhile, monsoon-like moisture is
projected to create partly cloudy skies
with occasional showers.
Looking toward next week, Brooks
said there is between a 30% and 40%
chance of sparse showers on July 31
through Aug. 3.
Man arrested on weapons,
menacing charges
PENDLETON — Pendleton police
reported arresting a man who threatened
multiple people with a knife at Brook RV
Park, Pendleton.
Kristopher David Wood, 38, of Kent,
Washington, now faces charges of the
attempted unlawful use of a weapon and
more.
Pendleton Police Chief Chuck Byram
said officers on the afternoon of Tuesday,
July 27, received a report of a man who
approached two girls by the Umatilla
River near the recreational vehicle park
and asked them to help him locate his dog.
The girls told the park manager what
happened, and the manager confronted
the suspect, Wood. Byram said Wood
then pulled out a knife and threatened
the owner.
As he walked away, another man
confronted Wood. Once again, Wood
pulled out a knife before noticing the man
was carrying a firearm. Byram said Wood
asked the man to shoot him.
After interviewing multiple witnesses,
police arrested Wood on probable cause
and booked him into the Umatilla County
Jail, Pendleton, for attempted unlawful
use of a weapon, menacing, second-de-
gree disorderly conduct and second-de-
gree criminal trespass.
— EO Media Group
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