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A14 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM ODORS continued from Page A1 “Sometimes it smells like dead flesh,” said Kathy Bak- er, a longtime Stanfield resi- dent who owns a store, Fun Fashions Boutique, down the street from the factory. “It hurts your nose.” Other Stanfield residents described the smell as that of rotten or burnt potatoes, which is the primary product the plant deals with. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality repre- sentatives said they contacted the factory early last week after receiving 17 complaints in a single day, and that the company had immediately responded. “We contacted the facility and said we’d received com- plaints and we need to look into reducing the odors,” DEQ’s Greg Svelund said July 12. “That was on Mon- day. The company already sent us information about what they think the odors may be, and have come up with a rough plan to repair it. It was remarkably fast.” Svelund said the issue arose after a winter fire dam- aged the facility’s scrubber, which is a device that uses water or oil to absorb pol- lutants and allow a less con- centrated smell to leave the factory. In addition to Stanfield, 3D IdaPro operates factories WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017 FROM PAGE A1 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis- consin and Burley, Idaho. Mark Johnson, the com- pany’s vice president of operations, said as far as he knew no complaints had been made directly to the company — but they had been contacted by DEQ and Stanfield’s city manager. “Basically, it’s part of a raw material strain we bring in,” Johnson said of the cause of the smell. “There was a fire and it burned down our air cleaning equipment. We put up a new scrubber as quickly as possible, but the new one is undersized. We’re currently working with our environmental engineering firm and DEQ, who will help us design a scrubber system that’s the proper size.” Johnson said he has only been with the company for two months, and that the company had been operating in Stanfield for less than a year. He said about 50 people are employed at the Stanfield factory. Svelund said there is no specific date by which the company has to repair its air cleaning device. “It will be an ongoing process,” he said. “It could be something other than the scrubber. There’s no firm deadline.” Despite the quick re- sponse, some residents are concerned about the histo- ry of the company, and the problems they have had in STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY Kathy Baker, owner of Fun Fashions Boutique in Stanfield, is among Stanfield residents turning up their noses over the foul smells they say are coming from 3D Idapro Solutions plant. other states. Residents of Wisconsin Rapids complained in late 2016 about a smell many lik- ened to “bad cheese” coming from one of IdaPro’s facto- ries, but by April 2017 it was reported to have disappeared. In 2016, the company faced some criminal charges. According to southern Idaho newspaper the Magic Valley Times-News, the company was charged with two mis- demeanor counts of failure to conform to permitted use requirements and two counts of non-permitted use. The company pleaded not guilty on all counts. Winebarger said many people with businesses downtown have complained that they can’t eat lunch out- side or display goods out on the sidewalk. He said people have been making calls to DEQ since the beginning of this year, but so far had not seen any changes. “First, they blamed the fire,” he said. “Then they started blaming the product, said they’re going to make the stacks higher, put in mis- ters.” Winebarger said the smell is worse when the wind is blowing toward town, or when trucks drive through the area — including through West Coe Avenue, where Stanfield’s library and popu- lar restaurant the Broken Bar- rel are located. Winebarger and Baker both noted that they don’t object to the business being in town. “The people from Stan- field don’t want to see any- body lose their jobs,” Baker said. “It’s about the horrible smell it’s creating. We want to have businesses. But people don’t even want to sell their homes here (with the smell).” Winebarger said he was concerned that the city of Stanfield didn’t do enough research before allowing the business to open in town. “Nobody voted on this,” he said. “I think if they had taken five minutes and looked up (the company’s) past, they would have said ‘no.’ Everybody wants the business, but when it chases everything else away, you can’t.” MEALS “This year, we added a new side, having activities with the meals,” said Rikk- ilyn Larsen, the child nutri- tion director for the Umatilla School District. Four loca- tions in Umatilla offer meals throughout the week and one, McNary Heights Elementary School, is the only program in the area that offers dinner. Some of the students at McNary Heights are there for summer school, but others come just for the lunchtime events. She said the activities have been a good addition to the program. “I think it draws in more kids. At Kiwanis Park, we had kids lined up all the way to McNary Market, and they were all in circles doing yoga,” Larsen said. Head Start offers art proj- ects and literacy activities, as well as lessons geared toward the parents. “We had the OSU Exten- sion Service come and do food sampling,” said Toni Eddy, the child nutrition manager for the local Head Start. “The kids get to try the foods, but the parents can take home the recipes.” Other locations are near playgrounds or pools, and some sites have field trip op- portunities for students. Eddy said the program is funded by the USDA. This year, she said they received a supplemental grant from Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, which allowed Head Start to expand to another summer lunch program in Irrigon. In order to meet USDA requirements, Eddy said they have to serve certain things: two ounces of protein, a serv- ing of grain, and a combined serving of 3/4 cup of fruits and vegetables. “We do sandwiches, wraps and salads,” Eddy said. “Tuna, chicken salad sandwiches. And we’re start- ing to get local fruit in. We had blueberries donated from a local farm, and starting next week we’ll have watermelon and cantaloupe donated.” Eddy said donations from local farms help keep Head Start’s food costs low, and allow students to enjoy fresh produce. The program is free to all kids ages 1 to 18, and Larsen said they encourage parents to come and eat with their children as much as possible. “We charge $2 for adult meals, and it’s an unlimit- ed salad bar,” she said. “We try to have a variety so the kids can find something they like.” Families and kids can also find summer meal sites near them by texting “food” or “comida” to 877-877, calling 211-info, or by looking up summerfoodoregon.org. • • • Lewis Martuscelli, a member of Stanfield Lodge No. 920 Loyal Or- der of Moose, was recently summoned to receive the Pilgrim Degree of Merit. The highest honor that can be bestowed on a Moose member, the confer- ral for Martuscelli was held June 3 in the House of God in Mooseheart, Illinois. The degree is currently held by less than one percent of fraternity members. The Pilgrim Degree represents devotion to the principles and ideals in caring for children and seniors, and is only earned by members who have given years of exceptional service to the Loyal Order of Moose and its philanthropic endeavors. Martuscelli will be hon- ored locally Saturday, Aug. 12 at 3 p.m. at the Stanfield Community Center, 225 W. Roosevelt Ave., with a din- ner to follow at the lodge, 615 E. Coe Ave., Stanfield. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by Aug. 1 by calling 541-449-1157. • • • continued from Page A1 BY THE WAY BTW continued from Page A1 shot 9-hole format — re- ceiving bronze medals for the teams of Jonathan Kinsel/Tye Stewart, and Jonathan Wilson/Don Headley. Bringing home the gold were Jason Car- gill and Kris Neustal, the 2016 Local Program Coach of the Year. Four Bocce` athletes earned a fourth place fin- ish for the team of Jillian Smalley and Lyall Arey with a bronze medal finish and sportsmanship award going to the first time Uni- fied Bocce` Team of Misty Larsen and Jessica Sex- ton. The Athletics (track and field) events took place at the Liberty High School, where first time participant in the Pentath- lon event, Jenny Marick, got a gold medal. Many medals and even more smiles were earned at the two-day event, said Kristi Smalley, communications director. ALLONEWO2017O RAV4’SOINOSTOCK AV4 AV V4 SOINOSTOCK $ Special Olympics pro- vides athletic training and competitions for children and adults with develop- mental/intellectual disabili- ties. For more information, call Angela Schneider, lo- cal program coordinator, at 541-314-0166. • • • A highlight of the June 19 American Red Cross blood drive held at Good Shepherd Medical Cen- ter in Hermiston was Chris Fischer reaching the 5-gal- lon donation milestone. 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