At the City Council meeting on January 3rd the gavel was passed from Phillip Houk to John Turner. Houk, who had been Mayor since 2005, chose not to seek reelection, prompting John Turner to run unopposed in the 2015 election. During a short speech after he was sworn in, Mayor Turner instructed Pendletonians to pitch […]
Author: James Hehn
An appeal for more time ended in disappointment when the City Council found that the Old City Hall property at 34 SE Dorion Ave constituted a nuisance, and refused to grant an extension for repairs. In July 2015, Eduardo Quezada was making flash powder when it exploded, costing him his life. The Quezada family has […]
A group of local citizens demonstrate at Brownfield Park every Saturday starting at noon. They plan to demonstrate weekly until construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline is stopped for good. “Defund DAPL! Say no to Wells Fargo! Say no to pipelines and oil-trains! Water is life!” The group is also demonstrating at banks that finance […]
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Regarding the Situation at Standing Rock
There was a surge of activity on social media regarding the situation at Standing Rock. Even the popular television and print news services took notice, but once the ratings peaked they pulled out and moved on to bigger things. When I founded this organization I intended to cover local news events as they happen. I […]
Despite severe winter weather and a delay in the delivery of construction supplies, the Quezada family has a great start on required repairs at old City Hall. Old City Hall was rocked by an explosion July 21st, 2015. The explosion was caused by the manufacturing of homemade flash powder. Eduardo Quezada, who was making the […]