REGION Saturday, August 28, 2021 East Oregonian A3  ˜……™š„š™…—› œ™š—‰ …™”—Ž‹Ž”Ž’–—­­›—…ž…‹—–Ÿ¡¢    ­€‚ƒ’‰†  “”ƒ”‘‚‡Ž‘”‡‘•ƒ†ƒŒ‘‰–• ‚‰‡ ƒ‡‹ƒŒƒ†‰Œ‡ƒ–  ’‹  • †Œ‘„’ Œ”’ €“ ­€„ ’­ €­    ‰Š ’ ˆ‰†Šˆƒ €… ’‚ €ƒ €… ’‚ €„  ’’„ ƒˆ ’ ŒŽ‘’ €“ †Œ‘„’ Œ­’ €“ ƒˆ ’ ‹ ƒ ƒ†‡ ’‚ €„ ­€‚ƒ’’„ €… ’ — € ­€‚ƒ’ – ‰Š ’ …†‡†€ ƒ‹ ’ Œ”’ €“   ­€‚ƒ ­€„  €… ƒ†‡ ˆ‡ ‰Š ƒˆ ­‚ ƒ‹ ŒˆŽ †Œ‘„   ­€‚ƒ ­€„  €… Pendleton man crashes motorcycle into traffi c on I-84 By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian PENDLETON — A Pendleton man suff ered serious injuries Wednesday, Aug. 25, on the eastbound side of Inter- state 84 when he crashed his motor- cycle into a passenger car that was stopped because of a semitrailer crash miles ahead. Oregon State Police reported a heli- copter ambulance fl ew Stephen Chan- dler Peterson, 71, from the scene. OSP Lt. Karl Farber of the Pendle- ton Area Command said traffi c on I-84 began backing up after a semitrailer full of 50-gallon barrels of apple juice concentrate crashed at 7:23 a.m. on the bridge at Meacham near milepost 238. The driver of the semi, a 28-year- old man from Tacoma, fell asleep, and the big rig hit an impact barrier in the road construction zone. The driver over-corrected, Farber said, and the tractor-trailer spun, fl ipped and got hung up on the bridge, stopping short of going off . But the real problem was the mass of apple juice concentrate. Farber said the substance covered the surface of the bridge, making it slippery and sticky and a priority to clean up before traffic could again pass through safety. Road construc- tion is underway in the area, and the Oregon Department of Transportation has reduced travel on the bridge to one lane of eastbound and one lane of west- bound traffi c. The wreck shut down both directions of travel on the free- way between Ontario and Pendleton. Removing the concentrate was the main reason the closure lasted as long as it did, Farber said. ODOT reported the freeway was open again at 5:08 p.m. “We knew we were going to be shut down a long time, so we closed at the 216 for access to services at Arrowhead (Truck Plaza),” he said. “We had a lot of traffi c backing up on the freeway.” The traffi c backed up to about mile- post 213, about three miles east of Pendleton, where at 11:43 a.m. Peter- son and the Harley Davidson motor- cycle he was operating crashed into a Toyota Avalon. The crash threw Peterson from the motorcycle, according to a report from state police, which then collided with a semitrailer on the shoulder of the free- way. Farber said Petserson was not able to recount what happened at the scene. Medics from the Umatilla Tribal Fire Department responded and stabilized him. State police shut down westbound traffi c near the crash so a Life Flight helicopter could land and fl y him to a hospital. Farber said OSP did not know that destination, nor Peterson’s condition, but was following up on that. Oregon Department of Transportation/Contributed Photo A semitrailer crash Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, spills apple juice concentrate across the Meacham Bridge on Interstate 84 near milepost 238. The freeway in the area is under construction, reducing travel on the bridge to one lane each for eastbound and westbound traffi c. The wreck shut down a long stretch of I-84 in Eastern Oregon most of the day. GOBHI works to ensure smooth transition of services in Umatilla County East Oregonian UMATILLA COUNTY — Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc. on Friday, Aug, 27, announced its board of direc- tors took action to support the continuity of behavioral health services for Oregon Health Plan members in Umatilla County who are members of the Eastern Oregon Coordi- nated Care Organization. GOBHI serves as an administrative services orga- nization on behalf of the EOCCO and is responsible for administering the behavioral health benefi t, nonemergent medical transportation and for facilitating community conversations to improve the healthcare system in Eastern Oregon for EOCCO members. GOBHI also is one of the owners of EOCCO, the entity the state designated to manage healthcare benefi ts for Oregon Health Plan members in 12 rural and frontier coun- ties. There are approximately 23,000 EOCCO members in Umatilla County. GOBHI’s announce- ment comes in the wake of the Umatilla County Board of Commissioners selecting Community Counseling Solu- tions over Lifeways Inc. as the county’s provider for mental health and substance abuse treatment. GOBHI in a press release reported its board on Aug. 25 voted to terminate its “Comprehensive Behavioral Health Provider agreement” with Lifeways in Umatilla County effective Nov. 30. The board also adopted a new agreement with Community Counseling Solutions fulfi ll- ing this role eff ective Dec. 1. This timeline coincides with the county’s timeline for tran- sitioning providers. In each Oregon county, community mental health programs offer an array of behavioral health and support services, as well as crisis response and mobile crisis services. CCS is the provider serving Gilliam, Grant, Morrow and Wheeler coun- ties. The GOBHI board’s actions represent a step forward in the formal process of service transitioning from Lifeways to CCS. “We look forward to continuing our work with partners in Umatilla County to make this as smooth a tran- sition as possible,” said Karen Wheeler, GOBHI CEO. “We’re encouraged by conver- sations with CCS leadership about their commitment to meet the behavioral health needs in this community. We are aligned in our vision to improve service delivery in this county, particularly in the area of crisis response for vulnerable residents.” CCS will begin oper- ating the Umatilla County substance use disorder Save the Date September 9, 2021, 1:00 pm services effective Sept. 1, and mental health provider services eff ective Dec. 1. Kimberly Lindsay, CCS executive director, said in the press release the organization is “eager to learn more about what has worked and not worked, and are completely committed to providing high quality behavioral health services to those we serve.” Representatives from CCS, Lifeways and GOBHI are in regular communica- tion regarding the transition, according to Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, “to ensure continuity of operations and clinical care for Umatilla County residents, including EOCCO members.” “These par t nerships are critical,” according to Wheeler. “We must not lose sight of our common goal: making sure Umatilla County residents have the quality services they need to lead healthy and fulfi ll- ing lives. 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