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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2015 LOCAL WEATHER • FROM PAGE A1 Pet of the week Today's Weather Hi, my name is Jewel, and I am a kit- ten available for adoption at the Humane Society of Eastern Oregon Pet Rescue. I was a local stray, and I need a new home. I am 9 to 10 weeks of age and current on my shots. I am litter-box trained and can be adopted for $30 and come with a free vet- HULQDU\H[DPDQGDUHIXQGLI,DP¿[HG at 6 months of age. If you are interested in welcoming Jewel into your home, please stop by Pet Rescue at 1844 N.W. Geer Road, Hermiston, or call 541-564-6222. FIRE: 6WDQ¿HOG residents cheer on Kamy Dacus Hard work has paid off for a 10-year-old softball player. Kamy Dacus of Che- halis, Washington, who pitches for NW Speed 04 of Puyallup, Washington, was chosen for the USA North- west Region 10 Under Elite team. The 15-member ros- ter includes three pitchers. Kamy is the daughter of Canaan and Joy Dacus of Chehalis. Her father is a JUDGXDWH RI 6WDQ¿HOG High School. Kamy’s big- gest Eastern Oregon fans include her grandparents, Don and Dawn Dacus, and great-grandmother Beverly StewartDOORI6WDQ¿HOG .DP\ ZKR ¿UVW SLFNHG up a glove when she was 5, started playing select/travel ball when she was 7 years old. When she’s not pitch- LQJ.DP\SOD\V¿UVWEDVH She has traveled across the west coast for NW Speed. With the elite team, she will pack her bags for a July 10 trip to Orlando, Florida. Stewart is amazed at all the places her great-grand- daughter travels to play softball and is looking for- ward to cheering her on this weekend when she’s play- ing at the TRAC Center in Pasco. “They go all over, and I’ve been to their games,” Stewart said. Joy Dacus said her daughter’s team is on a streak, winning the last four tournaments it entered. Sat Sun Mon 6/27 6/28 110/73 109/73 Tue 6/29 Wed 6/30 102/68 7/1 101/66 104/69 Generally sunny de- Partly cloudy. Highs spite a few afternoon 107 to 111F and clouds. High near lows in the low 70s. 110F. Partly cloudy. Highs 100 to 104F and lows in the upper 60s. Sunshine. Highs 99 to 103F and lows in the mid 60s. Sunshine. Highs 102 to 106F and lows in the upper 60s. Sunrise Sunset 5:08 AM 8:51 PM Sunrise Sunset 5:09 AM 8:51 PM Sunrise Sunset 5:10 AM 8:51 PM Sunrise Sunset 5:10 AM 8:50 PM Sunrise Sunset 5:09 AM 8:51 PM Oregon At A Glance continued from page A1 hours and hours of prep work done.” (YHQ DIWHU WKH ¿UH¿JKW- ers were briefed on the plan, Fisher said the weather con- ditions had to be within a certain threshold for the oper- ation to commence. The conditions were as anticipated Thursday, so the ¿UH¿JKWHUVZHUHVHQWWRWKHLU assigned locations. Several engines were in place to pre- YHQW WKH ¿UH IURP JRLQJ EH- yond the prescribed burning DUHDDQG¿UH¿JKWHUVVSUD\HG water on the grass to create a wet line at the edge of the burning area on the southeast side of the butte. An ignition team lit the wicks of their drip torches DQGEHJDQSRXULQJDÀDPLQJ mixture of diesel and gasoline to ignite the grass along the wet line. Once a vertical strip had been burned, creating a black line devoid of fuel, the ignition team began advanc- ing counterclockwise around the butte. 7KUHH ¿UH¿JKWHUV FDUULHG torches, and the person about one-third of the distance from the top of the burn area began EXUQLQJ WKH XSSHU DUHD ¿UVW 7KH¿UHWUDYHOHGXSKLOOIURP where it was lit, and when the ¿UVW SHUVRQ ZDV D VDIH GLV- WDQFHLQIURQWWKHVHFRQG¿UH- ¿JKWHU EHJDQ OLJKWLQJ D VWULS about two-thirds from the top that burned to the area already EXUQHGDERYH7KHWKLUG¿UH- ¿JKWHUWKHQEXUQHGWKHORZHU third by lighting at the bottom of the area to be burned. “We break it into man- ageable pieces, so that way we don’t just burn the whole butte at once,” Fisher said, DGGLQJWKDWVXFKD¿UHFRXOG EHGLI¿FXOWWRPDQDJH 7KH ¿UH¿JKWHUV UHSHDWHG the process on several differ- ent sections of the butte until all of the desired areas were Local 5-Day Forecast Portland 100/70 Salem 101/66 Eugene 99/63 SEAN HART PHOTO Members of the ignition team light a controlled burn on the Hermiston Butte Thursday. Medford 106/67 Pendleton 108/71 Hermiston 110/73 La Grande 104/65 Bend 95/58 Ontario 107/70 Burns 101/72 Klamath Falls 99/60 Area Cities SEAN HART PHOTO Flames engulf grass and sagebrush on the Hermiston Butte Thursday, as Hermiston Fire & Emergency Services performed a controlled burn to remove potential fuel for the Fourth of -XO\ÀUHZRUNVGLVSOD\ burned. Phillips said the oper- ation went according to plan. “Everything went real- ly well,” he said. “We got it done in a pretty timely man- ner. We didn’t put up a whole lot of smoke right into any residential places or anything. We knew there was going to be smoke, but it was done well enough it consumed, the smoke was gone and dis- persed pretty well.” Fisher said the controlled burn provided opportunities for training and experience and created a safer environ- PHQW IRU WKH XSFRPLQJ ¿UH- works. “When they actually light WKH ¿UHZRUNV ZH¶UH QRU- mally busy with other calls throughout the city, so this prevents us from having to come and put out the butte and cover all the other calls,” he said. “It’s kind of preven- tative maintenance, and it’s nice because it kills the goat- heads, which nobody likes. Every year we’ve burned it, ZHKDYHQRWKDGDQRWKHU¿UH that I know of inside of our containment area. It’s been extremely successful in pre- YHQWLQJ DQ\ NLQG RI ¿UHV RU additional manpower being needed.” CONGRATULATIONS KAMY DACUS! 10 year old pitcher for the NW Speed 04 from Puyallup, WA was chosen for USA NW Region 10 under Elite team. Kamy is the daughter of Canaan and Joy Dacus of Chehalis, her father is a ‘97 Stanfield HS graduate. Her proud grandparents are Don & Dawn Dacus and Great Grandmother Beverly Stewart, of Stanfield. Earn While You Learn Program At Community Bank we recognize the importance of education and would like to encourage our student- customers in their academic success. Find out how your kids can earn money for their good grades! The annual program is available through July, ask your banker about it today or see details online. 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