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BUS:
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recommendation.
The committee has been
working with the Confederat-
ed Tribes of the Umatilla In-
dian Reservation to craft a bus
route and times using infor-
mation from an online survey
conducted last month. A new
survey released Wednesday
on the city’s website (www.
hermiston.or.us) asks for in-
put on a name for the new bus
system, which includes op-
tions like the Watermelon Ex-
press and Hermiston Looper.
A map of the proposed bus
stops is also available on the
website.
The route as currently pro-
posed would run from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday, stopping in 25 loca-
tions and making one circuit
through town each hour. As-
sistant city manager Mark
Morgan said adding any more
hours per week would neces-
sitate hiring a second driv-
er, raising costs. The initial
survey about the bus system
indicated that 74 percent of
respondents preferred contin-
uous daytime service to a split
shift that would serve com-
muters in the mornings and
again in the late afternoon.
In an Aug. 8 work ses-
sion with the Hermiston City
Council, CTUIR Planning
Director JD Tovey said the
cost to the city would depend
greatly on the size of the sys-
tem. He said the tribes have
access to significant amounts
of federal grant money for
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family of Hermiston.
Tonya Thiel said she
made all of the full-body
costumes herself. It’s a
family tradition, she said,
for everyone to decide on a
theme and go together with
a group costume.
Other groups didn’t
coordinate. Tess Alexan-
der and Levi Nelson were
downtown with Alexan-
der’s younger sister, but Al-
transportation and could
bring in more using Hermis-
ton’s contribution as a match
and counting Hermiston rid-
ers in their system-wide rid-
ership count. The Kayak Pub-
lic Transit system currently
includes an inter-city system
that runs between 17 commu-
nities.
He said a fixed route
through Hermiston would
allow the bus that runs be-
tween cities to stop just once
in Hermiston, instead of three
times, saving enough time
to help the CTUIR reach its
goal of extending service to
Boardman in the future.
At a city council meeting
last Monday, city councilor
Doug Primmer said he was
excited about the work the
advisory committee has been
doing.
“All in all, the route looks
pretty comprehensive,” he
said. “It serves different areas
of town pretty well, and the
great thing about it is the cost
to the user is zero, and it is in-
tended to stay that way.”
The city still plans to oper-
ate its $2 taxi ticket program
for senior and disabled riders.
But staff expect that some of
those riders will start using
the free bus system instead,
reducing the $100,000 per
year the city has been contrib-
uting to that program.
The bus system will be
open to anyone. For more
information, including the
name survey and route map,
visit www.hermiston.or.us.
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Contact Jade McDowell
at 541-564-4536.
exander went as a female,
punk version of The Jok-
er and Nelson went as the
devil with black horns and
an all-black suit.
“Honestly, I just had a
corset from last year and
wanted to see what I could
do with it,” Alexander said
of her inspiration for the
costume. “And he just likes
wearing suits.”
“I like a professional
devil,” Nelson joked.
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Contact Jade McDowell
at 541-564-4536.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2016
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half on their own when
senior Deven Page broke
free for a 39-yard run up the
sideline into Hermiston terri-
tory, and their opening drive
of the second half didn’t in-
spire much confidence when
Line’s second sack on a third
down forced another punt.
Since it’s offense couldn’t
score, the Bucks defense took
matters into its own hands,
and when James dropped
back for another screen pass
senior lineman Jamal Vann
was ready and stepped in
front of the ball and returned
it 10 yards to tie the score.
In a game full of cost-
ly penalties on both sides,
Pendleton picked up a big
one with a delay of game on
the extra point. After moving
the ball back five yards, Se-
baztian Corona’s kick went
wide left to preserve the tie.
Pendleton finished the
game with nine penalties for
85 yards and Hermiston was
penalized 17 times for 127
yards.
With James struggling in
the passing game, Hermiston
went back to the run with
some success late in the third
quarter, and a 20-yard run
by Peter Earl highlighted a
string of six-straight runs to
bring the Bulldogs down to
Pendleton’s 10-yard line to
start the fourth quarter.
On first and goal James
took the snap and rolled
to the left where a Pendle-
ton defender was waiting.
James made the first would-
be tackler miss, then low-
ered his shoulder pads and
pushed through the tackles
of two more Bucks before
getting an escort for the last
five yards into the end zone.
The extra point was good to
make it 13-6 with 11:27 to
play.
“It was a blown play on a
bad snap, and I was just try-
ing to get into the end zone,”
James said. “It was a tough
game, but I tried to do my
best to do what I could for
my team.”
Late in the 4th quarter,
The Bucks got the look the
STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS
Hermiston’s Peter Earl rushes the ball chased by Pendleton’s Everett Willard in the
Bulldogs’ 13-12 win against the Bucks on Friday in Hermiston.
STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS
Hermiston quarterback Andrew James hands the ball off to Jonathan Hinkle in the
Bulldogs’ 13-12 win against the Bucks on Friday in Hermiston.
wanted at the line of scrim-
mage, and when one safety
was left to cover two receiv-
ers, senior Nick Lani was
able to haul in Bower’s pass
at the goal line with 19.3 sec-
onds left.
“It was just crazy. It was
surreal,” Line said of the
game’s final two minutes. “I
couldn’t believe it, it was so
fun and exciting.”
Looking for the win,
the Bucks went for two but
Bower was forced to scram-
ble and his pass into traffic
was easily broken up by Ena
and another Bulldog.
“I knew that (Bower) was
going to roll out and I ex-
pected it,” Ena said. “And I
just got it.”
The Bucks weren’t ready
to concede, but couldn’t gain
any ground after recovering
the onside kick at Hermis-
ton’s 47, forcing the long
field goal try as time expired.
Pendleton finished with
just 114 total yards while
Hermiston mustered 270.
The loss ended the sea-
son for Pendleton, while the
Bulldogs hope they can use
the win to get themselves
a little momentum heading
into the first round of the
playoffs this week.
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PHS
0 0
6
6 — 12
HHS
0 6
0
7 — 13
Scoring plays
2nd Quarter
2:17 — HHS, Dayshawn Neal 23 pass from
Andrew James (Neal kick missed), 6-0
3rd Quarter
8:24 — PHS, Jamal Vann 10 yard
interception return (Sebaztian Corona kick
missed), 6-6
4th Quarter
11:27 — HHS, James 10 run (Neal kick), 13-6
:19 — PHS, Nick Lani 27 pass from Nick
Bower (pass incomplete), 13-12
Individual statistics
PASSING — Pendleton (8-20-2, 78, TD):
Nick Bower 8-19-1, 78, TD; Nick Lani 0-1-1.
Hermiston: Andrew James 11-30-1, 122, TD.
RUSHING — Pendleton (28-36): Deven
Page 15-65; Gabe Walker 3-16; Nick Lani
2-10; Nick Bower 8-(-55). Hermiston (41-148,
TD): Andrew James 14-38, TD; Jonathan
Hinkle 18-52; Peter Earl 7-43; Jerry Ramirez
1-5; Dayshawn Neal 1-10.
RECEIVING — Pendleton: Nick Lani 3-37,
TD; Tanner Stephan 2-13; Sebaztian Corona
2-8; Jamal Vann 1-20. Hermiston: Dayshawn
Neal 4-66, TD; Tucker Salinas 2-7; Jerry
Ramirez 2-19; Vaemu Ena 1-36; Jonathan
Hinkle 2-(-6).
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