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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018
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The city of Hermiston on Monday entered an agreement with Carter and Wyatt Holdings LLC
on Highway 207 for how to deal with odor complaints from the facility.
DYNES
solution.
“I think the goal for us
and the city is what’s best
for us and the community,”
he said. “I think it worked
out well.”
The city and Dynes ran
into several road blocks
over the past few months.
There were challenges try-
ing to figure out how to use
city code to stop odor prob-
lems. The rule in Hermis-
ton is that an oral or written
comment from more than
three people in 12 hours
violates the nuisance code.
Dynes was fined $435
in September for violating
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lations,” said Hermiston
Mayor David Drotzmann.
City Manager Byron
Smith said the judgment
is an enhanced tool, as it
allows the city to circum-
vent the nuisance code and
inspect the property with-
out going through the entire
process of waiting for three
or more complaints within
12 hours.
Dynes said he felt that
the city and he worked
together to find a common
Hermiston’s nuisance code,
and ordered to abate the
smell. Citizens had been
submitting complaints for
about four months prior to
that. The company, Carter
and Wyatt Holdings LLC,
was also issued $29,534
fine from the Department
of Environmental Quality
in November.
The plant is due west
from a proposed mas-
ter planned housing proj-
ect called The Hayfields,
which is working with the
city to develop mixed-
use residential homes off
Feedville.
Hat Rock residents deny livestock district
ing some of Hat Rock State
Park. The Keys said live-
stock have caused a few
thousand dollars of damage
to their property, and setting
up and tearing down a tem-
porary electric fence to pro-
tect their land was getting a
bit much. Bob Keys is 84.
Some neighbors joined
the Keys in petitioning for
EAST OREGONIAN
HERMISTON — Voters
north of Hermiston rejected
the formation of the Salmon
Point Livestock District.
Bob and Sue Keys led
the effort to end open graz-
ing on about 2,600 acres
along the banks of the
Colombia River, includ-
the district, which the Uma-
tilla County Board of Com-
missioners approved for a
vote on March 21.
The county sent ballots
to 153 voters in the pro-
posed district and held the
election April 17. Accord-
ing to the unofficial results,
23 voters supported the dis-
trict but 43 voted against.
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The weekend concluded
with an all-city church ser-
vice that 750 people attended
at the Eastern Oregon Trade
and Event Center, with a
message from Terry Haight,
pastor at Assembly of God.
“Hermiston is a great
city,” said Henri Valette, a
pastor at New Hope Church,
during Saturday’s activities.
“The people who’ve grown
up here probably don’t real-
ize what an awesome place
it is.”
Valette, one of the event’s
organizers, said he liked the
town’s community spirit,
and the desire to make it
better.
Volunteers of all ages
turned out, with several ele-
mentary and middle-school
aged children holding up
signs for car washes and
picking up trash.
“We really want to make
it a better place,” said nine
year-old Cord Cooley.
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to attend training, which
begins Wednesday, May 2.
In addition to shelters
in Hermiston and Pendle-
ton, the agency maintains a
24-hour crisis line (1-800-
833-1161). They also offer
support services to people
in Umatilla and Morrow
counties who are victims of
domestic violence or sexual
assault.
Upon completion of the
training, volunteers will be
able to answer calls and have
an opportunity to advocate
for those impacted by vio-
lence. For more information,
contact 541-276-3322, vol-
unteer@dvs-or.org or visit
www.domesticviolenceser-
vices-or.org.
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Umatilla-Morrow Head
Start will expand in a new
location off Airport Road.
The city council unani-
mously approved Monday
Bailey Townsend, a
Hermiston Assembly of God
member, was washing cars at
Les Schwab. She said since
the event started in Herm-
iston three years ago, it has
evolved slightly. The church
did a block party, and has
handed out snacks to kids at
sporting events.
Townsend said she loves
Hermiston, her hometown,
because she wants to let peo-
ple know that there are oth-
ers that love them.
“I see a lot of hurting peo-
ple,” she said. “But we want
to let them know it doesn’t
have to be a sad, lonely
world.”
Several people helped
resident Andy Cooley clean
up his yard, in the neigh-
borhood off West Beech
Avenue.
“I think it’s great,” Cooley
said. “I haven’t been able to
haul anything off, so this has
been a great help. I could
never do it on my own.”
Belinda Cardoza and Vic-
toria Nunez were helping
out with Templo Fe, Espe-
ranza Y Amor. The church
had about 50 members
volunteering.
“Love God and serve
the world,” said Nunez in
Spanish.
Hermiston Mayor David
Drotzmann showed up with
his employees from his
optometry clinic. They dug
weeds and laid mulch at
McKenzie Park.
“The people are so giv-
ing,” he said. “Of their time,
of their resources. It makes it
enjoyable to live in a place,
raise a family, grow a busi-
ness in a place like that.”
Many people said they
didn’t have to think about
why they love Hermiston.
“It’s where I live,” said
Paul Wattenburger, as he
cleaned up a gravel area near
McKenzie Park. “It’s that
simple.”
Hector Ramirez, pastor
of Templo Fe, Esperanza Y
Amor, said he loves the town
because of its people.
“We care for them by
showing actions that we love
our city,” he said.
night two lease agreements,
one for a parcel of land to be
developed as a Head Start
bus depot, and another to
be developed as classroom
space.
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The March 19 American
Red Cross blood drive held
at Good Shepherd Medical
Center in Hermiston beat its
goal.
The goal for the month of
March was 34 units. From
49 appointments there were
41 donors, and 35 units were
drawn. The canteen was fur-
nished by the Hermiston
Grange.
It is estimated that 38 per-
cent of the population is eli-
gible to give blood, but only
8 percent of those eligible
actually donate, said Patti
Perkins, a Red Cross vol-
unteer. There is a need for a
constant and steady supply
of donors. Each blood dona-
tion can save the lives of up
to three people.
For information about
donor eligibility require-
ments, visit www.redcross-
blood.org.
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Umatilla High School
student Emanuel Tejeda
was recently featured as
part of “The Promise of
Oregon.”
The UHS junior is focused
on staying on track to gradu-
ate in order to achieve goals
he has for the future.
“I want to become an
architect and make amaz-
ing buildings and homes,”
he said.
Coordinated by the Ore-
gon School Boards Asso-
ciation, the “Promise” is
a statewide public educa-
tion support campaign. Jim
Green, OSBA’s executive
director, said Oregonians
must continue to invest in
public schools so the next
generation can reach its
potential.
For more information,
including photos and com-
ments from Promise partic-
ipants, visit www.promiseo-
regon.org.
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