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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 CORRECTION Because of a production error, two pages were not published in the Saturday, Jan. 31 edition of the Hermiston Herald. The missing pages featured comics and puz- zles and the conclusion of stories that began on the front page of Saturday’s paper. The Hermiston Herald regrets the error and the inconvenience to our readers. Those pages and stories are being republished for our readers as they should have appeared in Saturday’s paper. The stories begin on this page and conclude on page 9. The Features page, with the comics and puzzles, is on page 8. Homeless dogs get new leash on life BY SEAN HART HERMISTON HERALD Some homeless dogs at the shelter in Hermis- ton will soon have a sec- ond chance to find a new home. Humane Society of Eastern Oregon Pet Res- cue Executive Director Beau Putnam announced Thursday the shelter will begin transferring some dogs that may have oth- erwise been euthanized to the Oregon Humane Soci- ety Second Chance Pro- gram, which places the animals up for adoption. Putnam said Pet Res- cue has transferred small- er dogs to OHS in the past, but breed restric- tions prevented some larger dogs from being accepted. He said he con- tacted OHS Thursday and was informed most dogs would now be accepted, and he set up a time to be- gin transferring dogs the same day. He said he now plans to transfer dogs on a monthly basis and pos- sibly more often. “Beginning early Feb- ruary, they’re going to SEE ANIMALS/A9 HERALD FILE PHOTO Humane Society of Eastern Oregon Pet Rescue volunteer Saige Borrego, 14, Hermiston, feeds the dogs at the shelter Jan. 15. Pet Rescue announced Thursday it will begin transferring animals the shelter cannot house in February. A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW NEW WEBSITE Subscribe & Stay Informed! Call today! 1-800-522-0255 &KLQHVH3ULQFLSDO'RQJ&DL·DQKDVDORRNDW6WDQÀHOGMXQLRU1DWKDQ+XUW\·VWRROEHOW7KXUVGD\ZKLOHYLVLWLQJWKHÀUVWVWXGHQWEXLOWKRPH Chinese administrator impressed by Hermiston homebuilding programs BY MAEGAN MURRAY HERMISTON HERALD While Chinese Princi- pal Dong Cai’an traveled to Hermiston Thursday to see what a “large” school in the United States is like, it wasn’t the size of the high school that he found most interesting. Because Cai’an’s school in China, Shaanxi Shiquan High School, enrolls about 3,000 students, about twice the size of Hermiston High School, HHS isn’t a large school. Cai’an, however, was most impressed with the career and technical ed- ucation programs available to the high school students. Cai’an said Chinese stu- dents spend their school days studying the tradition- al subjects of math, writing, reading and science, but that is all they do. “They are all studying to prepare for the college en- trance test,” he said. Chinese students face a good deal of pressure to do well on their college en- trance exams because those who do are admitted into a good college. His school, and many others like it in China, Cai’an said, do not have the opportunities for career and technical train- ing that they do in Herm- iston. The closest thing they have to those types of programs, he said, are af- ter-school clubs, but none focus on the same type of ¿HOGV IHDWXUHG LQ +HUPLV ton’s. On Thursday, Cai’an toured the school’s wood SEE TOUR/A9 MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO Chinese Principal Dong Cai’an looks at blue prints for the &ROXPELD%DVLQ6WXGHQW+RPHEXLOGHUV3URJUDP·VÀUVWVWX GHQWEXLOWKRXVH7KXUVGD\ Committee considering landscaping regulations Proposed ordinance would require aesthetic improvements in new developments BY SEAN HART HERMISTON HERALD To help improve the aesthetics in Hermiston, the city’s Commu- nity Enhancement Committee has been reviewing proposed land- scaping rules for new develop- ments. Assistant City Manager Mark Morgan said the committee is working on a proposed ordinance that would require certain portions of land under development to be devoted to features that would make the community more visual- ly attractive. Hermiston Chamber of Com- merce CEO and committee mem- ber Debbie Pedro said the land- scaping requirements would not require “a large footprint,” but they would have a large impact on the city. “Any nicer aesthetics on the outside landscaping of buildings is always really nice,” she said. “It just adds a touch of class to Herm- iston. When you’re talking about enhancing our industrial and com- mercial zones within the Hermis- ton boundaries, I think that is just a part of beautifying Hermiston. When that happens, Hermiston becomes more and more attractive to businesses and industry that are looking to move here.” Morgan said the current docu- ment is only a draft, but the com- mittee members have reached a consensus to recommend the guidelines, which would only apply to new businesses and multi-family residential units. Several minor details still need WREH¿QDOL]HGKHVDLGEHIRUHWKH committee solicits initial feedback from the Planning Commission. Morgan said the Community Enhancement Committee would seek public comment before send- LQJD¿QDOGUDIWEDFNWRWKH3ODQ ning Commission, which could SEE RULES/A9