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Hi, my name is Forty. I am a male Great
Pyrenees available for adoption at the Hu-
mane Society of Eastern Oregon Pet Res-
cue in Hermiston.
I was surrendered by my owner, and
I need a new home. I’ve already had my
shots, and I am good with children and
other dogs. I am 5 years old and can be
adopted for $150. I come with a free vet
check and a three-day return policy. If I am
neutered within 60 days of adoption, my
owner will receive a $50 refund.
If you are interested in welcoming Forty
to your family, please stop by the humane
society at 1844 N.W. Geer Road, Hermis-
ton, or call 541-564-6222.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
International children’s
choir performing
His Little Feet International Children’s
Choir will perform at 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at
Hermiston High School, 600 S. First St.
The event is free and open to the public.
Children, ages 6 to 13, from India and
Ethiopia will be singing as part of the Light
Your World tour. Love offerings will be
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Little Feet.
Veterans Health Care
Transportation Town
Hall event planned
Morrow and Umatilla County Veterans
Services and Walla Walla VA Medical Cen-
ter will host a Veterans Health Care Trans-
portation Town Hall at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 5
at Stokes Landing Senior Center, 195 Opal
Place, Irrigon. Honorably discharged vet-
erans who pre-register will receive a free
spaghetti lunch. To R.S.V.P. or for more in-
formation, call 541-922-6420.
Elks taking orders
for annual crab feed
Money raised from the Hermiston Elks
Lodge’s annual crab feed helps support
youth programs in the community. The
crab feed is Jan. 30 beginning at 6 p.m.
Oregon At A Glance
at the lodge, 480 E. Main St., Hermiston.
People are invited to arrive early for the
happy hour beginning at 5 p.m. The cost is
$35 per person and orders for the crab must
be made in advance.
Place orders by Tuesday by calling the
lodge at 541-567-6923 or Jim Voss at 541-
571-5116.
Salem
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The Parkinson’s Disease Support
Group is moving its meetings from Good
Shepherd to Desert Lanes, 1545 N. First
St., Hermiston. The meetings are at 1
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more information, call Carol and Charles
Clupny at 541-720-4256 or 541-567-
9420.
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Fitness center ribbon
cutting coming up
Higher Power Fitness is opening a new
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1055 S. Highway 395, Suite 202, Herm-
iston, and the Umatilla Chamber of Com-
merce is helping owner Cindee Henderson
celebrate with a ribbon cutting at noon
Monday. The business offers personal
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program and small-group classes. For more
information, call Henderson, 541-314-
3096, about the business or the chamber,
541-922-4825, about the ribbon cutting.
BY SEAN HART
HERMISTON HERALD
A hotel development
on Highway 395 in Herm-
iston may be one step
closer to fruition after
city offiicals reached an
agreement with a proper-
ty owner who objected to
a street vacation request-
ed by the potential devel-
oper.
According to informa-
tion provided with the
City Council agenda, City
Manager Byron Smith
entered an agreement
with Rhonda Sallee that
states Sallee Properties
LLC will consent to the
vacation of a portion of
West Ridgeway Avenue
adjacent to the company’s
property, and portions of
the vacated right-of-way
will revert to ownership
by Sallee Properties. The
City Council will consid-
er an ordinance enacting
the street vacation under
the terms of the agree-
ment at its regular meet-
ing at 7 p.m. Monday.
During a public hearing
on the issue, Sallee said
the vacation would nega-
tively impact the value of
her property, and the city
was legally required to
pay for the damages if it
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ply as “Thrive.” The complete name of the organization is
“Made to Thrive.”
Corrections
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errors as soon as they are discovered. Incorrect
information will be corrected on Page 2A.
Errors commited on the Opinion page will be
corrected on that page.
Corrections also are noted in the online versions of
our stories.
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proceeded with the plans.
The agreement signed by
Sallee and Smith Thurs-
day stipulates no compen-
sation will be exchanged,
and Sallee will not appeal
or challenge the vacation.
According to the agree-
ment, the south 15 feet of
the entire 313-foot-wide
right-of-way on Ridge-
way Avenue between
North First Street and the
railroad will revert to the
owner of the property to the
south, where the potential
hotel would be built. The
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ern 210-foot-wide right-
of-way and approximately
1,691 square feet on the
western part of the right-of-
way would revert to Sallee
Properties, the agreement
states.
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agenda, Smith will report
on the feedback he received
during outreach sessions
about proposed revisions to
the city charter.
In a report to the coun-
cil, Smith said 10 peo-
ple in total attended two
public input sessions, and
three voiced strong con-
cern stating the munici-
pal judge should remain
elected rather than ap-
pointed and that the judge
should be required to be
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an attorney. Smith said
he also attended three lo-
cal service club meetings,
and the Lions Club, whose
president is the current
elected judge and attor-
ney Thomas Creasing,
agreed the judge should
be an elected attorney. He
said, however, the Noon
Kiwanis club expressed
no concern about chang-
ing to an appointed judge,
and the Rotary club spent
little time on the issue, but
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some members mentioned
appointing a judge might
avoid problems experi-
enced by counties, where
elected department heads
disregard the authority of
the governing body.
Smith said the coun-
cil has several options to
consider, but he recom-
mends requiring the judge
to be an attorney who
would be appointed for a
four-year term by the City
Council.
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