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$ Over 300 Inside: Area farms, families featured in edition: pages A6-9 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015 YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER worth of savings. SEE INS IDE! HERMISTONHERALD.COM Preventing crimes through design Hermiston leaders prioritize city goals ¿JKW EDFN DJDLQVW FULPLQDOV LV WR prevent the incidents from happen- ing. She said people can prevent crimes by using organizations, such as neighborhood watch, me- chanical features, such as gates DQGORFNVDQGQDWXUDOWHFKQLTXHV such as Crime Prevention Through BY SEAN HART Environmental Design. HERMISTON HERALD 6DQGRYDO VDLG VKH LV FHUWL¿HG Home and business owners can to provide CPTED assessments WDNH VLPSOH VWHSV WR UHGXFH WKH on commercial and residential OLNHOLKRRG RI EHLQJ WDUJHWHG E\ properties and would be happy to criminals. provide guidance to people who Hermiston Police Department are interested. She said CPTED, &ULPH 3UHYHQWLRQ 2I¿FHU (UL which focuses on using natural ca Sandoval explained options surveillance, territorial reinforce- available to reduce crime at the ment, natural access control and SEAN HART PHOTO Hermiston Chamber of Commerce maintenance, helps deter theft, Business to Business luncheon burglary, vandalism, drug and +HUPLVWRQ3ROLFH'HSDUWPHQW&ULPH3UHYHQWLRQ2IÀFHU(ULFD6DQGRYDO H[SODLQV&ULPH3UHYHQWLRQ7KURXJK(QYLURQPHQWDO'HVLJQWHFKQLTXHVKRPH Tuesday. prostitution crimes. and business owners can use to reduce the likelihood of criminal activity on Sandoval said many crimes their property. SEE CRIMES/A14 are occurring, and the best way to Improving visibility, boundaries deters criminal activity Skate park, cleaning up community rank highly BY SEAN HART HERMISTON HERALD During the last several months, Hermiston leaders have developed a list of goals for the city. Elected leaders and city department managers met in January and Febru- ary, and the results of the goal-setting process were announced at the Hermis- ton City Council meeting Monday. The mayor and council LGHQWL¿HG DGGLQJ D VNDWH ERDUG SDUN KRVWLQJ FRP munity clean-up events and developing a proactive approach to code enforce- ment as the highest priority initiatives. The highest pri- ority capital projects identi- ¿HG E\ WKH HOHFWHG OHDGHUV include constructing a nat- ural gas line to service the southern industrial area, de- SEE GOALS/A2 QUEST FOR SELF DISCOVERY TODAY’S WEATHER Cloudy High: 64º Low: 43º OUTLOOK • THURSDAY Lots of sun High: 74º Low: 45º • FRIDAY Mostly sunny High: 76º Low: 51º MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO Two Rivers Correctional Institution inmate Peter Millard feeds his dog in training, Duke, a chocolate lab and Chesapeake Bay-mix, some treats Tuesday eve- ning in his cell. Duke remains by Millard’s side throughout the day as Millard teaches him commands and socially acceptable behavior. A complete weather forecast is featured on page A2. selected inmates to train a group of six dogs from Hermiston Humane Society and Pet Rescue, Millard has not only found a new purpose convicted for gang-related E\PHQWRULQJDQGWDNLQJFDUH BY MAEGAN MURRAY homicide 19 years ago in of a dog while he serves the HERMISTON HERALD -DFNVRQ &RXQW\ KRZHYHU rest of his six years at TRCI, Before he went to prison, he had to say goodbye to all the opportunity has allowed Two Rivers Correctional In- dogs, including his own. That him to rediscover himself. ³,OLNHWRVD\,¶PDZRUN stitution inmate Peter Millard meant living beyond the life considered himself a dog per- expectancy of his beloved in progress,” he said. “I’ve come a long way since I was son. canines. Millard grew up with “Both my dogs died of old 18 and was sent to prison. the animals and relished the age while I’ve been in pris- Over the years, I’ve sepa- rated myself from that. With time he spent with his own on,” he said. WZRGRJVLQ-DFNVRQ&RXQW\ 7KLV\HDUWKDQNVWRDQHZ SEE TRAINING/A14 When he was arrested and program at TRCI that allows Two Rivers inmates discover themselves by training rescued dogs Find the Hermiston Herald on Facebook and Twitter and join the conversation. FOR LOCAL BREAKING NEWS www.HermistonHerald.com MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO Two Rivers Correctional Institution inmate Phil Florek gets the dog he is training, Zoe, to perform a standing trick Tues- day morning at the institution. ,QYDVLYHSODQWIRXQGOXUNLQJLQ+HUPLVWRQ QDWHVPDOOQDWLYHSODQWVDQG³WDNH over everything” in areas under trees, where the plant thrives. While Durfey is most concerned with preventing garlic mustard from spreading into the timber from Cabbage Hill, he said people should be aware of the high-prior- BY SEAN HART ity invasive species as it continues HERMISTON HERALD to spread down the Umatilla River $Q LQYDVLYH SODQW ZHOO NQRZQ and inform the county weed con- LQZHVWHUQ2UHJRQDQGWKH3DFL¿F trol department when it is found. Northwest has been spreading in ³$V ORQJ DV ZH NQRZ ZKHUH LW Umatilla County. LVDQGSHRSOHNQRZDERXWLWWKDW¶V Umatilla County Weed Control half the battle right there,” he said. Supervisor Dan Durfey said garlic ³:KHQ ZH NQRZ ZKHUH LW¶V DW LI PXVWDUG PDGH LWV ¿UVW DSSHDUDQFH LW¶V H[SDQGHG OLNH WKLV VWXII KDV in eastern Oregon atop Cabbage ZH FDQ PDNH D EHWWHU JDPH SODQ Hill several years ago and has on containing it.” since traveled down drainages to He said garlic mustard is a SUBMITTED PHOTO the Umatilla River all the way to cool-season herb native to Eur- Invasive garlic mustard, pictured here at an infestation on Cabbage Hill, has the Oxbow site in Hermiston. SEE UNWELCOME/A2 been found along the Umatilla River near the Oxbow site in Hermiston. He said the weed will elimi- Garlic mustard dominates other species under trees and in cool drainages Hermiston Herald $1.00 © 2015 EO Media Group