2A — THE OBSERVER
THuRSday, May 28, 2020
LOCAL/STATE
Daily Man faces attempted murder charge after hatchet attack
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TODAY
Today is Thursday, May
28, the 149th day of 2020.
There are 217 days left in
the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
On May 28, 1912, the
Senate Commerce Commit-
tee issued its report on the
Titanic disaster that cited a
“state of absolute unpre-
paredness,” improperly
tested safety equipment and
an “indifference to danger”
as some of the causes of an
“unnecessary tragedy.”
ON THIS DATE
In 1533, the Archbishop
of Canterbury declared the
marriage of England’s King
Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn
valid.
In 1863, the 54th Massa-
chusetts Volunteer Infantry
Regiment, made up of freed
blacks, left Boston to fight
for the Union in the Civil
War.
In 1908, British author
Ian Fleming, the creator
of James Bond as well as
“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,”
was born in London.
In 1918, American troops
fought their first major
battle during World War I as
they launched an offensive
against the German-held
French village of Cantigny;
the Americans succeeded in
capturing the village.
In 1937, President Franklin
D. Roosevelt pushed a but-
ton in Washington signaling
that vehicular traffic could
begin crossing the just-
opened Golden Gate Bridge
in California.
In 1940, during World War
II, the Belgian army surren-
dered to invading German
forces.
In 1957, National League
owners gave permission for
the Brooklyn Dodgers and
New York Giants to move
to Los Angeles and San
Francisco.
In 1959, the U.S. Army
launched two monkeys
aboard a Jupiter missile for
a suborbital flight which
both primates survived.
In 2003, President George
W. Bush signed a 10-year,
$350 billion package of tax
cuts, saying they already
were “adding fuel to an
economic recovery.”
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TODAY’S QUOTE
“The bravest thing you
can do when you are not
brave is to profess courage
and act accordingly.”
— Corra May Harris,
American writer (1869-1935)
ENTERPRISE —
Phillip Milton Evans of
Enterprise faces second-de-
gree attempted murder and
related charges stemming
from an attack Sunday
night.
Enterprise police
arrested Evans after his
roommate, Michael Zanello,
reported Evans attacked
him with an ax.
Passers-by about 9 p.m.
Sunday found the injured
Zanello on West North
Street and called 911. The
witnesses said
Zanello was
bleeding and
collapsed onto
the grass but
gave them
Evans
his name and
details of the
attack. His most obvious
wounds, they said, were to
his head.
Enterprise police, Wal-
lowa County sheriff depu-
ties and a Wallowa Memo-
rial Hospital ambulance
arrived minutes later.
Zanello, who was bleeding
from multiple wounds,
according to police, said
his roommate attacked him
with an ax.
An ambulance took
Zanello to Wallowa Memo-
rial Hospital, where an air
ambulance flew him to a
Boise hospital, according to
Enterprise Chief Joel Fish.
Wallowa County Dis-
trict Attorney Rebecca Fro-
lander said Zanello remains
in the hospital. She said
Wednesday afternoon she
was waiting on confirma-
tion of his medial condition.
Evans retreated to his
residence at 509 W. North
St., about 100 yards from
the scene of the assault,
where Enterprise police and
Wallowa County sheriff
deputies broke down the
dead-bolt-locked front
door, entered the building
and about 10 minutes later
emerged with Evans in
handcuffs.
Frolander’s office on
Tuesday filed preliminary
charges against Evans,
42, for attempted murder,
assault, unlawful use of a
State makes pandemic emergency
unemployment compensation available
The Observer
SALEM — The Oregon
Employment Department
recently announced it is
is providing unemploy-
ment benefits through the
CARES Act Pandemic
Emergency Unemployment
Compensation program.
PEUC is a 13-week
extension of Unemploy-
ment Insurance benefits
for claimants who have run
out of regular benefits and
provides the same weekly
amount as a claimant’s
regular benefit amount,
according to the depart-
ment’s recent press release.
Individuals receiving
PEUC also are eligible to
receive the $600 weekly
Federal Pandemic Unem-
ployment Compensation
benefit for each eligible
week between March 29
and July 25. PEUC is retro-
active to March 29, the first
payable week of the pro-
gram, and lasts for up to 13
eligible weeks of benefits
through Dec. 26.
There are two ways
to be eligible for PEUC
benefits.
The first is if someone
has used up all benefits
from a current claim for
regular unemployment
benefits, but the period of
the claim has not expired,
and a person does not have
another regular unem-
ployment claim available
to them in another state.
The second is if someone
was unemployed, ran out
of regular unemployment
benefits after July 1, 2019,
and a person does not have
another regular unemploy-
ment claim available to
them in another state.
Those eligible for reg-
ular unemployment ben-
efits are not eligible for
PEUC until those other
benefits are exhausted.
The state employment
department cannot accept
applications for PEUC
until someone has run out
of benefits or their claim
is expired. There are three
ways to apply for PEUC:
Online Claim System
— If you have exhausted
your regular unemployment
benefits, your claim has
not expired, and you file
weekly using our Online
Claims System, you will be
presented with an option
to file for PEUC when you
submit your weekly claim
for the first week with a $0
balance. If you select this
option, you will automat-
ically be placed into the
PEUC program. Make sure
you continue filing a claim
for benefits each week.
Secure Upload — If
your claim for regular
unemployment benefits
already expired and you
are eligible for PEUC, you
will receive a letter from
ODE telling you how to
complete the PUEC appli-
cation and how to restart
your claim. You can apply
using the secure upload.
Mail — If you are eli-
gible for PEUC but cannot
access our electronic sys-
tems you can mail your
application. The applica-
tion is available here on
the CARES Act page of
our website or by calling
503-947-1563 and leaving
a message requesting an
application.
EOU announces reopening plans in development
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LA GRANDE — As
universities wrap up spring
term, Eastern Oregon Uni-
versity announced that
it is developing campus
reopening plans.
Oregon’s public uni-
versities are working with
state leaders and have
developed a framework
with guidelines from the
Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention for
review by the Oregon
Health Authority.
“We are looking for-
ward to the gradual
reopening of our main
campus in preparation for
fall term and a new aca-
demic year,” Vice Pres-
ident for University
Advancement Tim Seydel
said. “Our planning will be
in alignment with public
health guidance and with
students and our employees
at the forefront.”
To develop the oper-
Photo by Ben Lonergan/EO Media Group
The lawn in front of Inlow Hall at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande sits empty
on May 7.
ational details, EOU has
created teams to work
on specific resumption
plans for each area of the
university. These teams
include employees and stu-
dents who will help build
out resumption plans for
in-person classes, labs,
office spaces, building
access, athletics and resi-
dence halls. More specifics
will be available over the
next few weeks.
While Union County
was approved by the state
to begin Phase 1 of the
reopening process on May
15, EOU will continue to
operate through remote
access for the remainder
of spring term. Campus
offices and buildings also
remain closed to the public
during this time.
“We continue our com-
mitment to the health and
well-being of our students
and the continuation of
their academic progress,”
Seydel said. “Everyone,
including the local commu-
nity, has made an incred-
ible effort to serve our
students, not only academ-
ically, but also by reaching
out to make sure students
have the support they need
during this time.”
Former Bend lawmaker Knute Buehler rules out bid for governor
He backs Trump’s
reelection despite
earlier criticism
J
By Gary A. Warner
For the Oregon Capital Bureau
SALEM — Knute Bue-
hler said he will not run
for governor in 2022 and
endorses President Donald
Trump’s reelection this
November.
Buehler, the former two-
term state representative
from Bend, lost the Repub-
lican primary for the 2nd
Congressional District on
May 19. It was his third
loss at the polls for a major
office, following unsuc-
cessful bids for secretary of
state in 2012 and governor
in 2018.
In an exchange of
emails, Buehler said
Thursday that he wouldn’t
run again for the state’s top
job in two years.
“No, I am not consid-
ering a run for
governor in
2022,” Bue-
hler said. “But
I will support
a candidate
Buehler
who can help
restore fiscal
responsibility and bring
government accountability
to the state I love so dearly.”
Buehler didn’t specifi-
cally rule out a run for some
office someday, but spoke
of his personal political
career in past tense.
“Politics and public ser-
vice has been an exhila-
rating experience made pos-
sible by family, friends, and
tremendous supporters,”
he said. “I’ll never forget it,
but it is time to change my
focus to other pursuits.”
Buehler said he supports
Trump’s bid for a second
term. Buehler has said he
did not vote for Trump in
2016 and has been critical
at times of Trump’s actions.
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in 2014, despite a Dem-
ocratic voter registration
edge over Republicans. He
was reelected in 2016, then
launched his campaign for
governor in 2018.
Buehler won the GOP
primary to face Brown,
now governor.
The pair raised and spent
nearly $40 million, a state
campaign record. Despite
some polls showing the
race too close to call near
the end, Brown won with a
6 percentage margin over
Buehler.
Despite the loss, Bue-
hler was seen as a top con-
tender to run again in 2022,
when Brown wouldn’t be on
the ballot because of term
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an interview soon after the
2018 election.
But when U.S. Rep. Greg
Walden, R-Hood River,
announced last fall that he
would retire from Congress
after 22 years, Buehler
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Trump is his choice for the
White House in 2020.
“The President’s policies
have been good for Oregon
and good for the U.S.,” Bue-
hler said. “I will support his
election in November.”
Buehler was critical
of former Vice President
Joe Biden, the likely 2020
Democratic presidential
nominee.
“The policies being sup-
ported by Joe Biden, like
the ‘Green New Deal,’ open
borders, and government
takeover of our health care
system, are deeply con-
cerning,” Buehler said.
In 2012, Buehler decided
to make his first bid for
public office a run for a
statewide office, secre-
tary of state. He won the
GOP nomination but lost
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weapon, all felonies, and
menacing, a misdemeanor.
The charging documents
refer to the weapon as a
hatchet.
Evans’ next court
appearance is June 24.
State court records also
show Evans has several
criminal convictions in
Wallowa County, including
in 2016 and 2019 for felon
in possession of a restricted
weapon. He remains in the
Umatilla County Jail, Pend-
leton, in lieu of a $165,000
bail.
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