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Road projects taking place in area
Travelers can expect to
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and construction workers
throughout eastern Oregon
as about 30 Oregon De-
partment of Transportation
projects get underway for
the summer.
A half-dozen road and
bridge projects have al-
ready begun or will begin
this month, as crews repair
and resurface pavement,
replace aging bridges and
culverts and perform other
work to help keep high-
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release.
Area projects being
completed by ODOT:
• U.S. 395 (Umatil-
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nor delays can be expected.
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restrictions, minor delays.
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project is ongoing. Com-
pletion: November 2015.
• Powerline Road (Uma-
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section of Powerline Road
and modify connection to
U.S. 730 at west end of
Umatilla River Bridge in
Umatilla. Flaggers, delays
up to 20 minutes at times,
detour for Powerline Road
access to U.S. 730 should
be expected. Work to start
early May. Completion:
September 2015.
Construction
time-
frames are estimates and
Umatilla City Council to
consider zone changes
Strip clubs,
marijuana
dispensaries would
not be able to open
downtown
BY SEAN HART
HERMISTON HERALD
What started almost a
year ago as a way to ad-
dress strip clubs in Uma-
tilla may finally come to
fruition Tuesday with an
expanded focus affect-
ing all commercial zones
in the city.
The Umatilla City
Council will hold a pub-
lic hearing and poten-
tially a vote on an over-
haul to the city’s zoning.
After a public hearing
this week, the Umatilla
Planning
Commission
recommended the coun-
cil make the changes af-
ter working on the docu-
ment for more than five
months.
The proposal would
change the zoning des-
ignation for several ar-
eas and specify each use
allowed in each zone.
The changes would only
apply to new businesses,
not those already in op-
eration.
Adult entertainment
businesses, such as strip
clubs, and marijuana
dispensaries would only
be allowed in the general
commercial zone and a
new zone, highway com-
mercial. With the zone
changes and use restric-
tions, these businesses
would essentially only
be allowed in several
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between Umatilla River
Road and Pollock Lane
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way 395.
Strip clubs would also
be prevented from open-
ing within 1,000 feet of
a school and 600 feet of
similar establishments.
Similarly, marijuana dis-
pensaries could not open
within 1,000 feet of a
school, public library,
city park or another dis-
pensary.
The meeting starts at
7 p.m. Tuesday at Uma-
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CBMS Student Council honored for achievement
Umatilla’s
Clara
Brownell Middle School
was one of eight high
schools and nine middle
schools in the state re-
ceiving recognition as a
high-achieving
student
council.
The award, sponsored
by the Oregon Association
of Student Councils, sets
high standards for councils
and honors them when they
achieve them.
Councils begin by set-
ting goals in the fall and
work hard all year to
achieve them, according to
a press release. In order to
receive the award, councils
must be involved in com-
munity service, activities
that promote school spirit
and pride, sportsmanship,
unity, recognition and in-
volvement in leadership
training.
“Student leaders have
the opportunity to make a
tremendous impact on the
climate of their school and
the academic success of
their student body by the
activities they sponsor,”
said Sara Nilles, executive
director for the association,
in a press release.
The Oregon Association
of Student Councils serves
middle and high school stu-
dent councils around the
state and is a department
within Confederations of
Oregon School Administra-
tors.
The schools were recog-
nized at the annual spring
conference banquet April 26.
subject to change. Ad-
ditional updates will be
shared throughout the con-
struction season.
ODOT reminds motor-
ists to slow down, pay extra
attention and be prepared
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tern changes when they
see those orange cones and
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in all work zones, regard-
less of the presence of con-
struction workers.
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dition information, vis-
it TripCheck.com. Road
condition information is
also available by phone by
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6368. Outside of Oregon,
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588-2941.
For updated eastern Ore-
gon highway projects infor-
mation, visit www.tinyurl.
com/ODOT-region5.
Moreno-Mendez
named Gates
Millennium Scholar
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senior Anabel More-
no-Mendez was recent-
ly selected as a member
of the Gates Millennium
Scholar Class of 2015 by
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Fund, the Umatilla School
District announced Thurs-
day.
For this prestigious
scholarship, only 1,000
students were chosen
across the United States
from a pool of 52,000 ap-
plicants. They were chosen
for their stellar academic
achievement, adept lead-
ership skills and commit-
ment to community ser-
vice.
Moreno-Mendez has
attended Umatilla schools
since kindergarten, start-
ing her education as an En-
glish language learner, ac-
cording to a district press
release. She comes from a
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her father is a small-busi-
ness owner in Umatilla.
Umatilla
Principal
Scott Depew describes
Moreno-Mendez as “a
hard-working,
driven
student who has had her
sights on being valedicto-
rian since seventh grade.”
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School graduation cere-
mony on June 6, More-
no-Mendez will realize
part of her dream, leading
her high school class as
valedictorian.
With a GPA of more
than 4.0, Moreno-Mendez
has taken all of the ad-
vanced courses her high
school has offered, includ-
ing honors and AP, accord-
ing to the press release.
She has participated in
Battle of the Books, math
competitions, been the
goal keeper for the girls
soccer team, participated
in track and the robotics
team and been a member
of Key Club, National
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high school clubs.
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As a police officer, George Price had to be able to read
people. Fortunately, he took a variety of sociology and
psychology classes at BMCC while he earned his criminal
justice degree in the 1980s. George says that he didn’t
have a very good GPA when he graduated from Hermiston
High School, but through the support of faculty and staff at
BMCC, he was able to raise his grades and graduate with over a 3.0
GPA. George’s BMCC education led to career in law enforcement —
locally, he spent 9 years with the Pilot Rock Police Department, and then after
a short stint at a central Oregon sheriff’s office, George spent the final 14 years of his law
enforcement career at the Boardman Police Department, where he retired Jan. 1, 2015.
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succeed like our many distinguished alumni! Check out the bond page on our website to
learn more about how BMCC could continue to provide an affordable education for family-
wage jobs, a safe and secure learning environment and protect the community’s
investment. Look for the bond on the May 19, 2015, ballot!
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