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November temps warmer than normal in Pendleton
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — The
Pendleton area experienced
warmer than normal tempera-
tures during the month of
November, according to
preliminary data received
by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration’s National Weather
Service Offi ce in Pendleton.
The average temperature
during the month was 44.7
degrees, 3.4 degrees above
normal. High tempera-
tures averaged 53.7 degrees,
4.5 degrees above normal,
according to the monthly
climate summary.
The highest temperature
was 71 degrees recorded Nov.
15.
Low temperatures aver-
aged 35.6 degrees, 2.2 degrees
above normal. The lowest
temperature for the month
was 25 degrees, recorded
Nov. 17. There were three
days with the low tempera-
ture below 32 degrees.
There were nine days
during the month where
the low temperature dipped
below 32 degrees.
Precipitation for the month
totaled 1.35 inches, 0.17
inches below average. Since
January, precipitation totaled
7.37 inches, which was 3.82
inches below normal, the
report said. Since October,
the water year precipitation
at the Pendleton airport has
been 2.38 inches, which is
0.15 inches below normal.
The highest wind gust was
68 mph on Nov. 15, the report
said. There was one day when
the wind exceeded 50 mph.
The outlook for Decem-
ber from NOAA’s Climate
Prediction Center calls for
near normal temperatures
and above normal precipi-
tation. Normal highs for the
Pendleton airport fall from 42
degrees at the start of Decem-
ber to 39 degrees at the end
of the month. Normal lows
fall from 29 degrees to 27
degrees. The 30-year normal
precipitation is 1.47 inches.
CTUIR swears in elected offi cials
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian, File
Lineman Nathan Drushella hangs a holiday decoration Nov.
19, 2021, over South Main Street in downtown Pendleton.
The National Weather Service in Pendleton reports the Pend-
leton area experienced warmer than normal temperatures
during November.
LOCAL BRIEFS
Frontier Regional 911/Contributed Image
Frontier Regional 911 in Condon reports Autumn Jones, 22,
of Boardman, is missing. She drives a bright red 2014 Volk-
swagen Jetta Wagon TDI. The sheriff ’s offi ces of Wheeler,
Morrow and Grant counties are looking for Jones.
Authorities looking for missing woman
Photos by Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
Kat Brigham, incum-
bent chair of the Con-
federated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reserva-
tion Board of Trustees,
speaks Wednesday,
Dec. 1, 2021, during a
swearing-in ceremony
in which she and other
members of the board,
the general council and
youth council took oaths
of offi ce at the Nixyaawii
Governance Center in
Mission.
MORE COVERAGE You can fi nd more photos of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation’s ceremony to swear in offi cials at www.eastoregonian.com.
Lindsey Watchman,
incumbent chair of the
Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Res-
ervation General Coun-
cil, speaks Wednesday,
Dec. 1, 2021, after taking
the oath of offi ce at the
Nixyaawii Governance
Center in Mission.
Program at EOCI teaches adults inside about environment
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — Some
adults in custody at the state
prison in Pendleton have
been learning more about
the environment.
Eastern Oregon Correc-
tional Institution in a
press release reported it
has implemented Roots of
Success, an environmen-
tal literacy curriculum to
educate youths and adults
from marginalized commu-
nities about environmen-
tal problems and solutions,
and even preparing them for
environmental careers.
Raquel Pinderhughes,
professor of urban studies
and planning at San Fran-
cisco State University,
founded Roots of Success
based on her decades of
experience working with
at-risk populations.
Adults in custody at the
prison facilitate the program
in a classroom setting wear-
ing masks and observing
social distancing, according
to the press release.
AICs Phillip Luna, David
Salsman and Patrick Gaze-
ley-Romney received train-
ing to facilitate Roots of
Success classes in Decem-
ber 2020.
“We get real world teach-
ing experience,” according
to Salsman.
“Teaching this class
allows me to connect with
individuals I wouldn’t
normally connect with about
a subject we all can relate
to,” Luna said in the press
release.
The core curriculum
consists of 10 modules:
fundamentals of environ-
mental literacy, water,
waste, t ra nspor t at ion,
energy, building, health,
food and ag r icult u re,
community organizing and
leadership, fi nancial literacy
and social entrepreneurship.
Students who complete
the program receive a
certificate that employ-
ers and some educational
institutions value. As of
Aug. 21, 2021, EOCI grad-
uated 21 students from all
10 modules of the curricu-
lum and expected to grad-
uate approximately 40
more students by the end of
November.
Upon g raduating,
students are informed they
have completed an introduc-
tory level college course.
“Hearing it boosts their
confi dence — many indi-
viduals never imagined they
would complete a universi-
ty-level course,” facilitator
Gazeley-Romney said in the
release.
Roots of Success has
given AICs at EOCI a much-
needed respite from time in
their cells or stuck on their
housing units. The curricu-
lum keeps students engaged
with real-world conversa-
tions about environmental
issues and inspires them
to think about where they
fi t into their communities
upon release and how they
can give back.
“There is so much rele-
vant information about envi-
ronmental issues and careers
in this class,” according to
student Juan Sanchez.
“I didn’t realize there are
so many green employment
opportunities for felons
upon release,” student Scott
Steffl er said.
EOCI in the press release
also reported students can
look forward to larger class
sizes and more community
engagement-oriented proj-
ects around the institution.
BOARDMAN — Multiple sheriff ’s offi ces in Eastern
Oregon are on the lookout for a woman missing from Board-
man.
The Morrow County Sheriff ’s Offi ce on its Facebook
page reported it is working in conjunction with several
agencies to locate 22-year-old Autumn Jones, who the sher-
iff ’s offi ce described as an “at-risk individual.”
Jones is 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighs 300 pounds and
drives a bright red 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon TDI with
an expired Washington state temporary registration in the
rear window, according to a press release from Frontier
Regional 911, which serves Gilliam, Jeff erson, Sherman
and Wheeler counties. The vehicle also has dealer plates
from “All-Star Cars” on the rear plate area, according to
the notifi cation.
Jones was wearing a black Riverside High School T-shirt,
black sweatshirt, black tennis shoes and possibly wearing a
black Carhartt coat. Her last known location was on High-
way 19 east of Spray at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 28.
The Wheeler County Sheriff ’s Offi ce is the lead agency
because Jones was last seen in that county.
If you have had contact with Jones or have seen the vehi-
cle, call the non-emergency Frontier number, 541-384-2080,
or contact the Morrow County Sheriff ’s Offi ce at 541-676-
5317.
CDA digs into local road improvements
HERMISTON — The Columbia Development Authority
is looking to get a better idea of road development on the
former Umatilla Chemical Depot land.
The CDA in a press release Monday, Nov. 29, reported
it wants the information before signing a memorandum
of understanding with the Oregon Department of Trans-
portation and committing to spending $7 million on road
projects.
In a previous meeting, the Columbia Development
Authority Board voted to split the funds 50-50 between
the two counties. Now, according to the press release, “it
may be in the best interest of the CDA entities to prioritize
spending based on the county and state plans.”
Umatilla Commissioner John Shafer and Morrow
County Commissioner Jim Doherty reported they have
asked the planning directors of the two counties to give a
short presentation on the plans each county has adopted
for guidance on improvements to road projects on the land.
Shafer and Doherty also would like to hear from ODOT
on whether the interchange plans aff ect internal road
development. And the commissioners have asked Morrow
County Planning Director Tamra Mabbott to work with the
development authority staff to obtain ODOT’s intergov-
ernmental agreement on this before the meeting. The CDA
also aims to fi nd out about road improvements the Oregon
National Guard is planning at the site.
The Columbia Development Authority Board’s next
meeting is Dec. 9, starting at 1:30 p.m., Blue Mountain
Community College Eastern Oregon Higher Education
Center, 980 S.E. Columbia Drive, Hermiston. The board
also might meet in a closed-door session to discuss prop-
erty negotiations.
—EO Media Group
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