SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2015
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Hermiston and Stanfield fire crews
extinguish small blaze on Hermiston Butte
No structures
threatened, no
injuries reported
Boardman man
arrested in hoax
BY SEAN HART
HERMISTON HERALD
No structures were dam-
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the Hermiston Butte just after
midnight.
Hermiston Fire & Emer-
gency Services Lt. Dennis
McClure said the agency was
dispatched at 12:12 a.m. to a
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swimming pool on the north-
west side of the butte.
He said three Hermiston
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responded and worked to
quickly extinguish the blaze.
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rain on the butte in the area
behind the swimming pool,”
he said. “It was controlled at
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was out, and they started to
mop up. At 12:55, all the hot
spots were put out, and they
cleared the scene.”
Although he was not at the
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indicates approximately one
acre of grass was burned, but
no structures were threatened.
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is undetermined, but with no
signs of arson reported, fur-
ther investigation is unlikely.
False report of shooting
locks down hospital
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any farther,” he said. “Some-
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A controlled burn planned
at the butte at 5 p.m. June 25
will probably still occur if the
weather conditions are appro-
priate, McClure said, because
only a small portion of the
butte was burned in the un-
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McClure said people
should be mindful of the dry
conditions this time of year.
“Conditions are really
dry all over the county,”
he said. “People should be
careful of where they burn
and what they do. They
should just be careful and
cautious of their activities in
dry areas.”
Umatilla County Sheriff’s
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fore noon after Rizo called
9-1-1 and claimed he had
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shot someone at the hospi-
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A reported shooting they determined that no
that turned out to be a hoax one had been shot, locat-
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Shepherd Medical Center custody without incident.
on Thursday.
Hermiston Police Chief
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24, of Boardman, was appeared “alcohol and/or
lodged at the Umatilla other potential mental is-
County Jail on charges sues were at play.”
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The incident may have
conduct, making a false caused some public incon-
report and misuse of 9-1-1 venience and alarm, but it
following the incident.
did provide an opportunity
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iston Police Department, dures at the hospital into
Oregon State Police and practice.
“In the past, we have
participated in tabletop
discussions with members
of the hospital so it is nice
to see a relatively seamless
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response and the hospital
policy and procedures,”
Edmiston said.
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man Kelly Sanders said
Rizo also appeared to have
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being taken into custody.
He said the medical center
was grateful for the quick
response by police, even
if it turned out no one was
injured.
“There was nothing
really to it, except it was
good practice for a situa-
tion like that,” he said.
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Echo community
dedicates official city tree
most of their lives and were
heavily involved in the com-
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munity, hosting all of the
Judges from the national class reunions and serving as
America in Bloom competi- a gathering place for alumni
tion got a feel for the commu- at all times of the year.
nity of Echo Thursday while
“Whenever people re-
attending a dedication cere- turned to Echo, they knew
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city tree.
come from Fred and Mil-
Bruce Riggs, a judge from dred,” she said.
New York, said he had want-
The tree was chosen and
ed to visit Echo for a while named through a communi-
and was not disappointed. ty-wide vote that included
Echo has won in the national surveys at the school and
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cities category three times
Anita Dorn, daughter-
since 2006, and Riggs said it in-law to Fred and Mildred,
is impressive how much city represented the family at the
manager Diane Berry does to ceremony. She said it was an
cultivate the Eastern Oregon honor to have the couple be
oasis.
memorialized with a plaque
“I’ve been involved in below the tree.
America in Bloom since it
“I was real proud, because
was created, about 11 years they were proud of this little
ago, and Diane is a legend,” town, and I know how they
he said.
would feel about it,” she said
The tree that was being after the ceremony.
dedicated Thursday, a red
After the tree was dedicat-
horse chestnut at Fort Henri- ed, city staff also dedicated
etta Park, was christened the the new picnic shelter, kitch-
Dorn Tree in honor of Fred en, playground and restrooms
and Mildred Dorn.
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Berry said the Dorns lived ished recently using a combi-
across from Echo School for nation of grants.
BY JADE MCDOWELL
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Class of ‘80
reunion next month
The Hermiston High
School Class of 1980 is
hosting its 35th class re-
union Friday, July 18 and
Saturday, July 19 in Herm-
iston.
Friday’s event is an 1980s
theme night for socializing
and bowling at Desert Lanes
Bowling Alley in Hermis-
ton. Festivities begin at 7
p.m. Saturday will feature a
golf tournament at Big Riv-
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8 a.m. and costs $40 for 18
holes and a cart. At 9 a.m.
on Saturday, a walk at Riv-
erfront part in Hermiston
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urday is dinner and dancing
at Stetson’s Steakhouse in
Hermiston. The social hour
begins at 6 p.m. and runs for
an hour. At 6:30 p.m. is a
class picture, and dinner be-
gins at 7 p.m. with a choice
of prime rib or chicken buf-
fet. During dinner are a me-
morial and awards presenta-
tion, and after is dancing.
The registration deadline
is July 7. The cost, exclud-
ing golf, is $40 per person
for $20 person without din-
ner. Checks may be mailed
to Di Fordice, 29723 Min-
nehaha Road, Hermiston,
or people can register on-
line at www.debbiaioa.
com.
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