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WEDNESDAy, JANuARy 30, 2019
Umatilla County seeks
utility rescue vehicle
HERMISTON HERALD
Umatilla County Emer-
gency Management is
shopping for a new rescue
vehicle.
The county board of
commissioners on Wednes-
day voted 3-0 for emer-
gency manager Tom Rob-
erts to seek bids on a new
utility task vehicle, or UTV,
with a patient transport
skid and tracks, as well as
a trailer for transporting the
unit and supplies.
Roberts told the board
the county won a $48,383
State Homeland Secu-
rity Grant to purchase the
equipment, which will
allow rescues in rough ter-
rain. Emergency manage-
ment has been trying to get
the grants for a couple of
years, he said, and at that
time the funds would have
paid for everything. He said
the department is looking to
buy everything in one pack-
age and will accept bids up
to the total of the grant.
The board of commis-
sioners also allowed the
Public Works Department
to buy a 2015 asphalt roller
for $34,125 and approved
the legalization for a sec-
tion of South Edwards
Road, Hermiston.
Matt Kenney, Umatilla
County Public Works sur-
veyor, told the board the
road has a “severe bend”
between East Harding Ave-
nue and East Loop Road,
but that was not reflected
in the count’s record align-
ment of the road, which
meant parts of the road
were outside of the record
right-of-way location. The
legalization centers the
right-of-way on the road’s
actual location. It’s an
administrative fix and there
are no plans to work on the
road.
Contributed photo
HH file photo
Bill Morris, left was honored for his Search and Rescue service. Sgt. Dwight Johnson and Sheriff Terry Rowan presented him
with the award.
A barn owl,
named
Helen, sits
with other
educational
birds at a
presentation
from Blue
Mountain
Wildlife
Umatilla County Search and Rescue
volunteers honored at annual banquet
By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN
STAFF WRITER
In 2018, Umatilla County
Sheriff’s Office Search and
Rescue responded to 21
active searches. Each of
those calls was handled by
a crew of volunteers, who
were honored for their ser-
vice on Friday.
Among those honored
were Volunteer of the Year
Julie Hendren, and Bill Mor-
ris, who received the Mission
Hour award for responding
to 16 missions, with a total
of 75 volunteer hours. Four
volunteers were also recog-
nized for their contributions
to the unit’s rope rescue pro-
gram: Josh English, Travis
Lundquist, Craig Russell
and Kevin Scheibner.
Umatilla County Search
and Rescue has 25 volunteer
members who assist with
missions, as well as meet-
ing at least once a month
for additional training and
preparation. That includes
lessons on tying different
kinds of knots, as well as
quickly assembling and dis-
mantling different types of
rescue equipment.
Volunteering goes to the birds
Blue Mountain Wild-
life is hoping to increase its
volunteer efforts.
The nonprofit organiza-
tion’s mission is to preserve
wildlife and the habitats in
which they live. Services
include wildlife rehabil-
itation and public educa-
tion. Its primary center is
located five miles south of
Pendleton at 71046 Appa-
loosa Lane, but the non-
profit takes in wildlife from
around the area.
Contributed photo
Julie Hendren, left, was named Umatilla County Search
and Rescue Volunteer of the Year. She is pictured with Sgt.
Dwight Johnson, Sheriff Terry Rowan and Search and Rescue
Coordinator Jan Good.
Currently they are
searching for a volunteer
coordinator.
Executive
director Lynn Tompkins
said the volunteer posi-
tion would require a person
who possesses some free
time as well as organiza-
tional and people skills.
For more information,
contact Tompkins at lynn@
bluemountainwildlife.
org, 541-278-0215 or visit
www.bluemountainwild-
life.org.
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