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ELECTION
MORE BALLOTS CAST, BUT TURNOUT LOWER
IN 1ST ELECTION WITH MOTOR VOTER LAW
BROKEN BARREL OPENS IN
STANFIELD, SERVING FOOD AND
BEVERAGES ON COE AVENUE.
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IN HER SHOES
TAMMY MALGESINI FULFILLS
A TV JUNKIE’S DREAM WITH
‘70S TV ICON ERIK ESTRADA.
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HOLIDAY GIVING
LOCAL CHARITIES GET THEIR
GIVING CAMPAIGNS UNDER-
WAY FOR THE SEASON.
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THINGS TO DO
NEW ONLINE CALENDAR
LISTS EVENTS HAPPENING
THROUGH THE REGION.
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BRIEFLY
Holiday week deadlines
STAFF PHOTO BY JADE McDOWELL
A sign outside Hermiston proclaims support for President-elect Donald J. Trump and his running mate Mike Pence.
By JADE McDOWELL
Staff Writer
he avalanche of political posts on
your Facebook feed may suggest that
people are more politically active
than ever, but voter turnout was actually
down in most of the country.
Votes in some states are still being count-
ed, but an estimated 57 percent of eligible
voters fi lled out a ballot — on par with
2012 but lower than 2008 and 2004. Oregon, with its
more convenient vote-by-mail system, was at 79 per-
cent compared to 83 percent in 2012.
The trend holds steady in Umatilla County, where
unoffi cial results show voter turnout was down from
76 percent in 2012 to 71 percent in 2016. It was the
second-lowest of any Oregon county.
Despite the lower percentage, an increase of regis-
tered voters (mostly through Oregon’s new Motor Voter
system of automatically registering voters through the
Department of Motor Vehicles) meant an extra 2,388
ballots were cast in Umatilla County overall.
In Hermiston, voters were faced with a fi ve-way race
for City Council and the question of whether to allow
marijuana dispensaries in town. They opted for the sta-
tus quo, upholding the ban on dispensaries, keeping
the four incumbents on the City Council and playing a
mayor role in re-electing Umatilla County Sheriff Terry
Rowan.
On Monday night at the City Council meeting, May-
or David Drotzmann thanked Mark Gomolski, who ran
against councilors Doug Primmer, John Kirwan, Rod
Hardin and Manuel Gutierrez.
“Thank you, Mr. Gomolski, for putting your hat in
LOCAL RESULTS
Final unoffi cial election results for
candidates and issues on the ballot in
Umatilla County.
U.S. Congressional District 2 (Umatilla County
numbers only)
Greg Walden (R)
78 percent
James Cray (D)
22 percent
State Senate District 29
Barbara Dickerson (I)
Bill Hansell (R)
19 percent
81 percent
State House District 57
Greg Smith (R)
98 percent
State House District 58
Greg Barreto (R)
98 percent
55 percent
44 percent
City of Echo
Mayor
Eujena Hampton
Council, at large (vote for 3)
Robert W. Harris
Jerry L. Gaunt
write-ins
14 percent
86 percent
40 percent
46 percent
City of Hermiston
Council, at large (vote for 4)
Rod S Hardin
Manuel Gutierrez
Mark Gomolski
John F Kirwan
Doug Primmer
22 percent
18.68 percent
17.90 percent
18.23 percent
22.33 percent
City of Stanfi eld
Mayor
Tom McCann
35.58 percent
32.72 percent
28.39 percent
City of Umatilla
Council, Position 2
Michael A Roxbury
Cheryl Vermillion
58 percent
40 percent
Council, Position 4
Mark Ribich
98 percent
Council, Position 6
Roak TenEyck
98 percent
Measures
County Commissioner, Position 3
Bill Elfering
98 percent
Umatilla County Sheriff
Terry Rowan
Ryan M Lehnert
Council, at large (vote for 3)
Susan Whelan
Don Tyrrell
Pamela McSpadden
93 percent
City of Hermiston
Measure 30-119
Shall the city of Hermiston prohibit the
sale, manufacture, warehousing, and distri-
bution of marijuana in the city’s commercial
zones?
Yes
54.4 percent
No
45.6 percent
Umatilla School District, 6R
Measure 30-115
Shall Umatilla School District construct
and improve schools by issuing $10,500,000
in bonds and receive $4,000,000 in State
grant? If the bonds are approved, they will be
payable from taxes on property or property
ownership that are not subject to the limits
of sections 11 and 11b, Article XI of the
Oregon Constitution.
Yes
56.38 percent
No
43.63 percent
West Umatilla County Mosquito Control
Measure 30-121
Shall the District impose $.05 per $1,000 of
assessed value for operating purposes for 5
years beginning 2017-2022? This measure may
cause property taxes to increase more than
three percent.
Yes
49.85 percent
No
50.15 percent
See ELECTION, A12
City Council gives green light to buses
By JADE McDOWELL
Staff Writer
EO FILE PHOTO
A Kayak Public Transit bus picks up passengers at Roy Raley Park in
Pendleton. The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
and the city of Hermiston will provide bus service in Hermiston
beginning Jan. 2.
Hermiston’s free public bus system will
take to the streets in the new year.
The Hermiston City Council approved a
contract with the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation on Monday to
begin the service on Jan. 2.
Under the contract, Kayak Public Transit
will provide a fi xed-route bus service free
to any member of the public for at least 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The
route will loop through Hermiston once each
hour, stopping in residential neighborhoods
as well as grocery stores, medical clinics
and government buildings. The bus will also
provide doorstop service for qualifying dis-
abled residents who cannot reach a bus stop
on their own but live within three-fourths of
a mile of a stop.
See BUS, A12
All news, calendar, letters
to the editor or other material
to be considered for publica-
tion in the Nov. 23 edition of
the Hermiston Herald must
be received by noon, Friday.
Next week’s edition of the
Hermiston Herald will be
printed the evening of Mon-
day, Nov. 21, due to early
press deadlines.
We also want to make sure
readers have an opportunity
to plan for their long holiday
weekend with community
events, holiday closures and
retail sales promoted in ads
included in or inserted in the
Nov. 23 edition.
Thank you for your un-
derstanding and may you
and yours have a wonderful
Thanksgiving holiday next
week.
The Hermiston offi ce for
the Hermiston Herald and
East Oregonian will also be
closed next week on Thurs-
day, Nov. 24, to allow staff to
spend the holiday with family
and/or friends.
Community Fellowship
cooks up holiday meal
The fi rst of two holiday
season Community Fellow-
ship Dinners is Thanksgiving
Day in Hermiston.
Volunteers are needed for
the event, which is Thursday
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Hermiston Senior Center, 435
W. Orchard Ave. Everyone
is invited to enjoy a free tra-
ditional Thanksgiving meal
featuring turkey and all the
fi xings. Meal delivery and to-
go meals packaged for pick-
up are available.
The set-up party is Wednes-
day, Nov. 23, from 1-4 p.m. at
the senior center. Volunteer
shifts during the meal run be-
tween 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Financial donations to help
with Thanksgiving and Christ-
mas dinners can be made to
local churches, dropped in a
donation basket at the meal or
sent to CFD, P.O. Box 1551,
Hermiston, OR 97838.
For questions, call the
Community Fellowship Din-
ner board at 541-303-5886.
For meal delivery service
or a ride, call 541-567-3013
through Wednesday, Nov. 23.
On Thanksgiving Day, call the
senior center at 541-567-3582.