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CHARGES:
continued from Page A1
Tuesday, adding the
assault is in the ¿rst de-
gree because of the level
of injury and the use of
a weapon. The criminal
mischief relates to dam-
age to the patrol car, and
the ¿nal two charges re-
late to the attack on Cpl.
Gill.
Taylor pleaded not
guilty during his arraign-
ment.
Taylor is no stranger
to the criminal justice
system. His record in-
cludes:
- In May 2014, he
pleaded guilty to at-
tempted unlawful use of
a ¿rearm and was serv-
ing three years probation
on that charge.
- On Oct. 17, 2015,
he pleaded not guilty for
duii. The case is pend-
ing.
- On Feb. 26 of this
year, he was arrested for
driving while suspended
and pleaded not guilty.
That case is also pending.
Heathman is a known
alias for Taylor, accord-
ing to Hermiston Police
Chief Jason Edmiston.
Taylor is scheduled
for a hearing April 4
for 11 charges on four
pending cases, including
probation violation, at-
tempted murder, duii and
driving while suspend-
ed. Trial on the attempt-
ed murder and related
charges is tentatively set
for May 10, according to
Primus.
As of Tuesday, Taylor
was incarcerated at the
Umatilla County Jail on
a bail of $230,000.
SIGNS:
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The department will also
upgrade the other signs
along Orchard and High-
land to meet current size
and reÀectivity standards.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016
FROM PAGE A1
BMCC approves contractor for Hermiston Ag center project
HERMISTON – Blue Moun-
tain Community College has se-
lected an Enterprise-based com-
pany to build the new Precision
Irrigated Agriculture Center in
Hermiston.
The project is being funded
through a $23 million bond voters
approved in May 2015.
The BMCC Board of Educa-
tion approved issuing an intent to
award a contract to Wellens Far-
well Inc, of Enterprise.
BMCC received ¿ve bids for
the project.
The Precision Irrigated Agri-
culture center, slated for property
off Feedville Road in Hermis-
ton, will be the ¿rst of three ma-
jor bond construction projects to
break ground for BMCC. BMCC
expects to issue a bid request for
construction of its Workforce
Training Center in Boardman in
April, followed by the updated
Facility for Agricultural Resource
Management (FARM) on the
Pendleton campus.
Good Shepherd earns gold seal for MRI program
Good Shepherd Health
Care System’s diagnostic
imaging department was
awarded a Gold Seal of Ac-
creditation in magnetic reso-
nance imaging by the Amer-
ican College of Radiology.
The gold seal represents
the “highest level of im-
age quality and patient
safety” for MRI tests, ac-
cording to a news release
from Good Shepherd.
To receive the seal the
hospital went through a
peer-reviewed evaluation
by board-certi¿ed physi-
cians and medical phys-
icists. The evaluation
examined image quality,
personnel quali¿cations,
facility equipment, quali-
ty control procedures and
quality assurance pro-
grams. The accreditation
also comes with a com-
prehensive report that the
department can then use
to continue improving its
practices.
Director of Diagnos-
tic Imaging Robert Rose,
Radiologic Technologist
(RT), R, CT, MR, said in
a news release from Good
Shepherd that the designa-
tion is “quite the accom-
plishment and something
our community should be
proud of.”
“This designation re-
quires an in-depth review
by the ACR of the quality
and safety of the service
we provide with MRI. In
addition, each of our tech-
nologists and radiologists
have to complete manda-
tory continuing education
credits which give them
the knowledge and ability
to provide the best service
possible for our communi-
ty,” he said.
The diagnostic imag-
ing department also had
a gold seal accreditation
from the American Col-
lege of Radiology for its
computerized tomography
(CT) scans and mammog-
raphy.
CENTER:
foot daylight basement
would cost roughly $80 per
square foot to build, adding
somewhere in the ballpark
of $480,000 to the project
that would not be covered
by the grant.
However, as Parks and
Recreation director Larry
Fetter put it, “We get one
shot to put a basement in
and that’s now.”
The basement could be
used for storage or future
expansion, he said. The
grant dictates that the cen-
ter be used only for people
age 0 and older for the ¿rst
¿ve years, but after that the
city plans to use the build-
ing in the evenings for ac-
tivities such as recreational
classes. At that point the
basement could be ¿nished
and used for classroom
space or another great hall.
Mayor David Drotz-
mann said his support of
building a basement de-
pended in part if the rest of
the project could be built
within the $2 million grant
budget or if the city would
also be asked to help with
costs like landscaping and
infrastructure.
Fetter said everyone
working on the project
was aware that they were
“beyond the envelope
right now” but they were
still looking at ways to cut
down on the cost, which
could include the removal
of some elements presented
Monday.
“We would like the op-
portunity to work through
that,” he said.
City councilors agreed
that they would possibly be
interested in the city paying
for a basement, but before
they made a decision they
would need clearer num-
bers and details, as well as
an idea of where that mon-
ey would come from out of
the city’s budget.
Appleby said the idea
on Monday was just to get
feedback, but she could
come back at the beginning
of May with more precise
numbers. She said the plan
was to have ¿nal blueprints
completed and bids sent out
in time to start construction
in October. She said con-
struction would take be-
tween nine and 12 months.
The current senior center
is located on the Umatilla
County Fairgrounds, which
will be turned over the
Hermiston School District
at the beginning of 2017.
———
Contact Jade McDowell
at jmcdowell@eastorego-
nian.com or 541-564-4536.
The entire $71,700 project
will be paid for by ODOT.
At a city council meeting
Monday night, city man-
ager Byron Smith said the
lights will be similar to the
lighted pedestrian-crossing
signs installed at cross-
walks on Highland next to
Hermiston High School to
remind cars to look for stu-
dents crossing the road.
When asked whether the
school district supported
the lighted stop signs near
the high school and West
Park Elementary, Hermis-
ton School District oper-
ations manager Mike Kay
said any efforts to improve
pedestrian safety
would be helpful.
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“This designation requires an
in-depth review by the ACR of the
quality and safety of the service we
provide with MRI...”
— Robert Rose
Director of Diagnostic Imaging
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