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FridayApril 18, 2014

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Water accord signing todayEvent begins at 9 a.m. at Collier State Park

Hulda MaloyRalph Wheeler, Sr., 85

— See page A4

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DAILY BRIEFING ONLINE INDEX OBITUARIES

U.S. tells jury Egyptian imam pursued terror

The trial for a man suspected of attempting to start a terrorist training camp in Southern Ore-gon, among other crimes world-wide, has begun. See page A8.

Reservoir to be flushed due to urinating teen

The mix of 38 million gallons of treated water and one teen’s urine has proven unacceptable to Portland officials who plan to flush away the whole lot. See page A9.

Vol. No. 23,598

WeekenderBest bets

for this weekend with Doug

Higgs

From The hearTObesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death.

STarT Now:To lose weight, you must use up more calories than you take in. Since one pound equals 3,500 calories, you need to reduce your caloric intake by 500—1000 calories per day to lose about 1 to 2 pounds per week.

Visit healthyklamath.org for resources.

Referring to a line from a late 1940s movie, “For me, nobody handles Handel like you handle Handel,” it could have been true for the fictional conductor of an orchestra in the film. This will be a live perfor-mance with voices of George Frideric Handel’s traditional composition of “Messiah” by

a community choir, under the direction of James Hurst, at 6 p.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church, 230 N. 10th St. Admission will be free with freewill offerings to benefit the Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank. ■ “Mamma Mia The Movie Sing-A-Long” will

be at 7:30 p.m. today in the Ross Ragland Theater. Tickets are $15. ■ A spaghetti feed fundraiser will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday in the American Legion Club at North Eighth and Pine streets with dinner music by We Blue It. Advance tickets are $6 and at the door $7.

BNSF shooting leaves one deadEmployee killed in his office; suspect in custody

Forshee II

By TRISTAN HIEGLERH&N staff reporter

A homicide Thursday morning at the BNSF Railway facility in Klam-ath Falls is under investigation. A suspect is in custody and has been charged with murder.

According to Mike Trevino, BNSF spokesperson, the victim was Emery W. Connor, a mechanical engineer with eight years of service with the company. According to Trevino, Connor was “shot and killed in his office in Klamath Falls … by another employee.”

According to a press release put out by the Klamath County District Attorney’s Office, officers responded to the 1800 block of Laverne Avenue (across from the Washburn Way Walmart) at 6:12 a.m., today for a reported murder. One deceased male, who had been shot multiple times,

was found at the scene. James Harold Forshee II, 58,

was taken into custody at the scene and charged with murder, according to the release.

The case is set to be presented to a grand jury Thursday, April 24, for confirmation of the charge, according to the release.

See SHOOTING, page A5

Live event coverageFollow live coverage of today’s pact signing at Collier Memorial

State Park, from H&N reporter Lacey Jarrell, beginning at 8:45 a.m. at her-aldandnews.com or at @LMJatHandN.

By LACEY JARRELLH&N Staff Reporter

Today stakeholders and officials will sign a pact that could put to rest an era of contentious water conflicts in the Klam-ath Basin.

“It’s a tremendous opportunity for heal-ing the upper Basin community,” said Roger Nicholson, an upper Basin irrigator and member of the Klamath Basin Task Force.

Members of the Klamath Tribes, upper Basin irrigators and officials, including Department of the Interior Sec-retary Sally Jewell and Gov. John Kitzha-ber, are meeting today at the Collier Memorial State Park to sign the Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agree-ment (UKBCA).

Klamath Tribes and upper Basin stakeholders have been working to final-ize the pact for eight months.

“I think people are very happy to have reached this point,” said Rachel Wray, a spokeswoman for Kitzhaber.

Tribal Chairman Don Gentry said the agreement sets an optimistic tone for the restoration of Tribal treaty resources, the Tribes and the region.

“It’s been a long road for the Klamath Tribes to get to this point. Our leadership has long supported settlement,” Gentry said.

According to the agreement, 30,000 acre-feet of water must be permanently retired by upper Basin landowners over a five-year period. The water will pro-vide increased in-stream flows in Upper Klamath Lake tributaries.

See SIGNING, page A3

Dwindling budget for

sheriff’s office

<< Klamath County Sheriff Frank Skrah asks for a zero-growth budget for next year, rather than having to take $2.4 million in cuts. H&N photo by Samantha Tipler

Klamath County citizens: Public safety is first priority

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Budget committee asks sheriff’s backers to help find long-term solution for budget

By SAMANTHA TIPLERH&N Staff Reporter

Dan Dunn, of Sprague River, has spoken in support of the Klamath County sheriff’s department before, and he was one of nearly 30 people who did so again at Thursday’s budget hearings. But he also had a message for the people in the audience.

“If they don’t fund the sheriff’s depart-ment, get your concealed handgun license, get yourself a gun,” he said.

By SAMANTHA TIPLERH&N Staff Reporter

Discourse turned to shouting at the Klamath County Budget Committee hearings Thursday as committee members strug-gled with how to fund the sher-iff’s office and county jail.

Last year the budget com-mittee gave the sheriff’s office $1.7 million in road funds to bridge its funding gap. The

2014-15 budget proposes using $500,000 in road funds, but the sheriff’s budget still faces a $2.4 million shortfall.

At the time, Del Fox said it was a bridge to be crossed, not lived on. A year later, sitting as chairman of the budget com-mittee, Fox was frustrated by the lack of progress and seeing the same needs come up again.

See SAFETY, page A3 See BUDGET, page A3

Did you miss Wednesday’s H&N forum for the county commission candidates?Video coverage of the event is

now available online at::http://bit.ly/1gEVblo.

EGG HUNTSFind a list of the best places to find Easter treats this weekend

on page A2.

Find a schedule for Easter services on the Faith page, A10.

NBA playoffsTrail Blazers gear up for

postseasonSee page B1