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NORTHWEST East Oregonian A2 Thursday, August 4, 2022 EOU board retreat to Boardman a 8great opportunity9 as crucial priorities for the university. <What better way to inform the trustees and the senior/staf/at/the/university/ than to go do it in person,= Seydel said. Seydel said, for example, the trustees plan on doing a tour of the Port of Morrow. <I think it may just be like one of the larger facili- ties there that we have some student or some alumni work- ing at,= he said. Seydel also said the board would sponsor panels on various subjects during the outreach session. <One on education, as you might guess, with people from the area. And like Blue Mountain Commu- nity College and the school districts around the area and the ESDs,= he said. Another panel will address Contributed Photo economic development Eastern Oregon University’s board of trustees will host a public reception during its annual retreat from 5-6:30 p.m. Monday, issues, including challenges Aug. 8, in the SAGE Center Gallery, Boardman. with work force priorities. <Because that is where dent and hear about what we in places such as Ontario, serve the region,= he said. <I think a lot of times we hear the largest needs are are doing, and for EOU to Baker City, Enterprise and The retreats are also part (people) think its just a large, particularly in that region,= learn more about the needs of Pendleton along with remote of/the/university9s/heritage,/ you know, big vast area with Seydel said. the area,= Seydel said. Seydel said. The trustees enjoy the sessions. more cows than people. Like During the retreat, the <This goes back to our we tell people on the west outreach sessions, Seydel The outreach sessions are board also plans to host important to the board, he founding,/you/know,/that9s/ side, there is a lot going on. said. <They are 8Hey, who panels on economic devel- said. why we were founded was And when they get out here, opment and education and <Most of our board is in 1929 is to serve this area, they9re/always/amazed,=/he/ should we be talking to? said. conduct regular business. from the greater Eastern serve this region,= he said. What areas should we be A full agenda will be made Oregon region so they all Seydel said the retreats The outreach sessions also making/sure/we/cover?9/And/ available in early August. have a vested interest in the also highlight the amount of provide board members with they9re/usually/jumping/right/ Seydel said the board success of the university and activity 4 both economic and valuable knowledge regard- on board and our helping us previously conducted retreats what it does and how we educational 4 in the region. ing what area residents see out,= he said. By ANDREW CUTLER The Observer LA GRANDE 4 Eastern Oregon/University9s/board/ of trustees will hold its 2022 annual retreat Aug. 8-9 in Boardman. The meetings will include engagement with local and regional business leaders, local representatives and regional stakeholders to discuss/the/university9s/role/in/ business, industry and educa- tion in the area. The Boardman session is part of a larger program by the board/to/conduct/fact-onding/ tours across the region, said Tim Seydel, vice president for University Advancement at Eastern Oregon University. <The board has been intentional about going out, not wanting to do a retreat (in/La/Grande)./Let9s/go/out/ into the region and meet with, you know, the parts of that we serve,= he said. Trustees will host a public reception from 5-6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, in the SAGE Center Gallery. The public is invited to attend the recep- tion and share their EOU stories and hear comments from President Tom Insko and/the/board9s/chair,/Rich- ard Chaves. <This is a great opportu- nity for community members, alumni and friends to meet with trustees and the presi- Forecast for Pendleton Area TODAY FRIDAY | Go to AccuWeather.com SATURDAY Cooler; breezy this afternoon Partly sunny and pleasant 86° 54° 85° 54° SUNDAY Plenty of sunshine MONDAY Sunshine and very hot Hot with plenty of sunshine PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 93° 59° 103° 67° 97° 66° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 86° 53° 87° 51° 94° 55° 105° 64° 100° 59° OREGON FORECAST ALMANAC Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. PENDLETON through 3 p.m. Wed. HIGH LOW TEMP. Seattle Olympia 68/52 78/46 84/48 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 85/55 Lewiston 75/53 88/55 Astoria 69/53 Pullman Yakima 82/55 74/49 89/58 Portland Hermiston 78/56 The Dalles 86/53 Salem Corvallis 79/53 Wednesday Normals Records La Grande 86/50 PRECIPITATION John Day Eugene Bend 83/54 88/52 90/54 Ontario 100/66 Caldwell Burns 99° 65° 94° 60° 106° (2021) 42° (1937) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Albany 79/54 0.00" 0.00" 0.02" 7.48" 2.46" 5.16" WINDS (in mph) 96/64 93/52 0.00" 0.00" 0.03" 11.13" 4.35" 8.34" through 3 p.m. Wed. HIGH LOW TEMP. Pendleton 84/47 81/55 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date HERMISTON Enterprise 86/54 84/57 98° 64° 91° 60° 105° (2021) 40° (1910) PRECIPITATION Moses Lake 73/52 Aberdeen 80/51 81/55 Tacoma Wednesday Normals Records Spokane Wenatchee 70/54 Today Fri. Boardman WSW 10-20 Pendleton W 8-16 Medford 96/63 NE 4-8 N 6-12 SUN AND MOON Klamath Falls 91/55 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022 Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today 5:42 a.m. 8:20 p.m. 1:02 p.m. 11:31 p.m. First Full Last New Aug 5 Aug 11 Aug 18 Aug 27 NATIONAL EXTREMES Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 111° in Needles, Calif. Low 38° in Stanley, Idaho Beech Creek Fire spreads to 200 acres Highway 395 North remains closed between Mount Vernon and Long Creek By STEVEN MITCHELL Blue Mountain Eagle MOUNT VERNON 4 Fire crews with the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Malheur National Forest and Grayback Forestry battled a 200-acre/blaze/that/broke/out/ around 1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, and burned on both sides of Highway 395 North near milepost 106B. The/ore/was/zero/percent/ contained as of noon on Tues- day, according to Malheur National/Forest/oïcials. Grant County Sheriff Todd McKinley said Tuesday, Aug. 2, that air and ground crews, along with local land- owners, teamed up to limit the spread of the fast-mov- ing/blaze/that/knocked/out/a/ power line to Long Creek and forced the evacuation of two homes. Because of the hard work of/the/locals/and/oreoghters,/ McKinley said, those who were evacuated did not lose their homes. McKinley said there had no new spread of the/ore/overnight,/with/some/ Contributed Photo A heavy-duty air tanker drops fire retardant Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, on the Beech Creek Fire west of Magone Lake in Grant County. <decent rain= that worked in oreoghters9/favor. The/sherif/said/Oregon/ Trail Electric Co-op was working to restore power to the area. Highway 395 between Long Creek and Mount Vernon remained closed as of Tuesday. Grant County Emer- gency Manager Eric Bush said private property owners in the area were contacted on/Monday/and/were/ofered/ assistance for livestock and property protection. Malheur National Forest deputy/ore/staf/supervisor/ Eric/ Miller/ said/ the/ blaze/ was initially assigned two 20-person crews with six engines, one single-engine air tanker, plus two addi- tional heavy air tankers and a helitack crew. In addition, Miller said the Forest Service ordered other crews and resources and expected to have them in place Monday evening or Tuesday morning. Miller said people should stay away from the Beech Creek area west of Magone Lake, where the fire was burning, although the lake itself was still open and could be reached by other routes. There9s/a/lot/of/other/roads/ through the forest, Miller said, <so they should just avoid the area.= NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY IN BRIEF at/that/address/had/been/broken./Oïcers/also/ found blood. Wolfe/was/treated/for/superocial/cuts/and/ then taken to the Baker County Jail. Addi- BAKER CITY 4 Baker City police tional charges are expected, according to a arrested a man Monday, Aug. 1 on burglary, press release from Baker City Police Chief harassment and criminal mischief charges Ty Duby. Police had been looking for Wolfe based on less than six hours after he had been released an incident that happened about 40 minutes from prison. Alan William Wolfe, 35, whom police earlier, around 4:04 p.m. at 1690 Chestnut St. A woman at that address told police she described as a transient, was arrested at 4:46/p.m./at/1340/Auburn/Ave./after/oïcers/ had responded to a knock on her door, and responded to a report of a burglary in prog- that/a/man/she/didn9t/know/grabbed/her/and/ tried to kiss her after saying he was looking ress there. Baker City police, deputies from the Baker for a lost pit bull. The man was carrying a bottle contain- County/Sherif9s/Oïce/and/employees/from/ the Baker County Parole and Probation ing an alcoholic drink and a bag of personal Department/arrived,/onding/Wolfe,/shirtless/ grooming supplies, according to the press release. and bleeding from cuts to his arms. Police found the back window of the home 4 EO Media Group Baker City Police arrest man hours after he was released from prison Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s 0s showers t-storms 10s rain 20s flurries 30s snow 40s ice 50s 60s cold front E AST O REGONIAN — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 70s East Oregonian (USPS 164-980) is published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, by the EO Media Group, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. Periodicals postage paid at Pendleton, OR. Postmaster: send address changes to East Oregonian, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. 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