SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2015
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Drunk driver passes
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runs out of gas
A driver in a hurry to get to
Pendleton for a date ended up
instead behind bars.
A Hermiston Fire & Emer-
gency Services ambulance
was eastbound on Interstate
84 and passing a semitrailer
at about 9 p.m. Wednesday
near milepost 190 when a
white Dodge Charger passed
the ambulance using the left
shoulder and median. A medic
in the ambulance reported the
muscle car nearly crashed.
The driver of the Charger
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sped away.
But the ambulance crew
saw the Charger again — this
time on the side of the road
near milepost 209. An Oregon
State Police trooper arrived
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said the car ran
out of gas.
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stated he was
trying to get to
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some female companionship
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reported.
Dartwell failed a sobriety
test. The trooper arrested him
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ence of intoxicants and reck-
less driving and booked him
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Pendleton. State police report-
ed Dartwell’s blood alcohol
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twice the legal limit.
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portation coordinator at the
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goes by the name Byron James
Smith with an age of 42.
City grant programs may spruce up Stanfield
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it will be an improvement
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Larsen said the City
Council
still needs to work
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residents improve the city’s city would cover and how
aesthetic appeal.
the applications would be
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allocated to facade and side- cause the funds are limited.
walk grant programs.
Larsen said he would ex-
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make improvements.
he said.
Budget includes
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facades, sidewalks
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projects are based on citizen
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Property owners could apply
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for grant money from the city
resources and size must be
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Tuesday. The budget includes
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program, as well as $20,000 for portion of our revenues are
a facade grant program.
cash on hand that we’ve
carried over from previous
Larsen said he hoped the years. We need to be care-
properties most in need of ful about spending that be-
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Free art activities series
planned for children
Free art activities for chil-
dren ages 6 to 17 will take
place from 9 a.m. to noon
each Saturday through June
26 in the gazebo at McKen-
zie Park in Hermiston. Art
instructor Laurie Ellis will
present a variety of fun and
educational projects. All
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Miller Foundation and the
Oregon Arts Commission.
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