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A12 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016 FROM PAGE A1 relax and pretend nobody is there just like you’re in the gym shooting with a friend or something because when you’re tensing up everything is short. It helps a lot and makes me calm down to not think too much.” And calm he was. He took the court one more time in the inals just as smooth and relaxed as he was in Round 1, sinking ive 3-pointers in the irst 30 seconds of the round. As time ticked down, he swished home his sixth, sev- enth, and eighth made shots to clinch the title, resulting in a big cheer and numerous high-ives from the several hundred people that had gath- ered around to watch. In the slam dunk con- test, Hermiston native Kee- gan Crafton took home the championship in a rather anti-climactic competition with two dunks that garnered some big cheers from the crowd. Crafton, a 2015 Hermis- ton graduate, misired on his irst attempt of the irst round, but followed up with a big up- and-under reverse dunk that drew a near-perfect score of 28 from the three judges. The only other competitor to slam home a dunk was one that went by the name ‘Miguel’ with a 24 score that sent him to the inals by default. In the inals, ‘Miguel’ went for success over lash by throwing down a two- hand straight-on dunk that garnered a score of 25. That brought Crafton back to the court, and the crowd instant- ly was behind the hometown guy. Crafton started from the left wing, tossed the ball in the air to cause a big bounce and then proceeded to grab the ball at its highest point and throw down a vicious two-hand dunk to send the crowd into a roaring cheer. The dunk received a perfect 30 score from the judges to claim the victory. “There was no planning in that at all,” Crafton said with a wide grin. “I had no idea what I was going to do, I just thought it up there on the court.” It’s the second time that Crafton has won the event, after he claimed victory in 2014, and he says he loves coming back for the event each year. “It’s absolutely exhilarat- ing,” he said. “I love every minute of this.” Crafton and Paola each received Takin’ it to the Streets Nike dri-it shirts and basketball shorts for winning the events. to purchase four new cardi- ac monitors and a new pa- tient transport ambulance. Transport ambulances are usually smaller and quicker vehicles than a traditional ambulance. Decreasing re- sponse times is a priority for the new ire district. With all the proposed updates and purchases, Stanton said the district plans to hold off spending signiicant money until the tax revenue is received by the district in November. The process of hiring six full-time ireighter para- medics will begin this fall with the goal of fully staff- ing the Diagonal Road sta- tion by March 1, 2017. The next ire board meeting will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 10 at Station 23 on Westland Road. BASKETBALL: continued from Page A1 “You never really lose it, that’s for sure. I played in college and that’s what I was known for, and as you get older you don’t get as high off the ground as you used to, that’s why I don’t enter the dunk contest,” he laughed. Six competitors took the court to go for the 3-point contest, with the top two advancing to the champi- onship. As the defending champion, Paola was the last to go of the group. The irst three competitors made a combined nine 3-point- ers, before Brandon Castro found a rhythm and sank 11 on 24 shots (46 percent) to set the tone. Tim Cave then followed up Castro’s perfor- mance with nine 3s, which meant Paola would need to hit 10 shots to advance to the inals. Once the clock started, Paola’s experience in the event showed as the 45-year- old started out at a steady pace with his smooth jump shot as to not tire him as easily. After making two of his irst seven shots, Paola found a groove and sank sev- en of his next eight attempts to tie him with Cave before swishing two more home to advance to the inals with 11 makes on 21 total shot at- tempts (52 percent). In the inals Castro was the irst to shoot and he FIRE: continued from Page A1 at $100,000. “This is kind of ridicu- lous,” ire board member Mike Hawman said in re- sponse to the proposed ig- ure. The city proposed the second and third years’ rent be $65,000, the fourth year’s rent be $30,000 and succeeding annual rent be $1 a year after that until 2115, when the term of the lease would end. Board members and Fire Chief Scott Stanton all conceded they need a lease agreement with the city, but there was no way they could afford the proposed 9,999,900 percent increase. The board voted to allow Chief Stanton to enter into negotiations with the city for a more affordable lease price. Stanton said he was conident they could ind “middle ground for what would be fair.” Mark Morgan, Hermis- ton’s assistant city manag- er, said the lease agreement is a conversation the city and the ire district have been having for a couple of years. Under Oregon law there STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY Keegan Crafton, of Hermiston, won Saturday’s slam dunk competition during the 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Main Street. STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY Cardell Jones goes up for a shot as Krieg Mueller defends Sunday in the championship game of the Takin’ it to the Streets elite division of the three-on-three basketball tournament. jumped out to a quicker pace that forced several missed shots early and resulted in just two makes out of 12 shots in the irst 30 seconds. Castro rebounded a little in the latter half of his round with ive makes on 12 shots to inish with seven. Seeing that mark, Paola said he wasn’t too focused on the number as much as just inding a rhythm and shooting like he knew how. “I’m 45 and been doing it a long time and you can tell when the kids get in the inals and they tense up a little bit,” Paola said. “You just have to go out there and is a property tax cap of $10 per $1,000 assessed value. With the new ire district tax rate passed by voters in the spring, increasing from $1.25 per $1,000 to $1.75, the city of Hermiston will lose $130,000 in revenue to the ire district. “We know it would be ridiculous to charge (the ire district) $130,000 a year (to lease the building),” Mor- gan said. “We’re not trying to bend them over the bar- rel.” Morgan indicated it was more of a starting point for discussion. He said there have also been conversa- tions to spread the amount out over seven or eight years to lower the payments. Stanton also updated the board on bond projects, in- cluding equipment replace- ment priorities for this year. The top priority this year is making upgrades to Station 22 on Diagonal Road to make it suitable for 24-hour stafing. Upgrades needed include phone, speakers, computers and other infor- mation technology-related projects. Stanton said the IMESD is already working on the upgrades. Other priorities for the year are purchasing six to eight new sets of personal protective equipment and a new Type Six ire engine. Type Six ire engines are usually built on a pickup truck frame and can bet- ter respond to areas where a traditional engine might struggle. These engines are a good it for ighting grass ires because they can pump water while driving, where most traditional en- gines must be in park. The district also wants Rogers Toyota Of Hermiston 1550 N. First St., Hermiston, OR 97838 HUGE INDEPENDENCE DAY SALE June 30th - July 31st, 2016 Flowers • Candles • Jewelry • Plants • Balloons & More! Put a smile on the heart with the power of flowers. 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