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TODAY
On Jan. 18, 1943, during
World War II, Jewish insurgents
in the Warsaw Ghetto launched
their initial armed resistance
against Nazi troops, who even-
tually succeeded in crushing
the rebellion.
In 1778, English navigator
Captain James Cook reached
the present-day Hawaiian
Islands, which he named the
“Sandwich Islands.”
In 1911, the fi rst landing of
an aircraft on a ship took place
as pilot Eugene B. Ely brought
his Curtiss biplane in for a safe
landing on the deck of the
armored cruiser USS Pennsyl-
vania in San Francisco Harbor.
In 1913, entertainer Danny
Kaye was born David Daniel
Kaminsky in New York City.
In 1957, a trio of B-52s com-
pleted the fi rst non-stop,
round-the-world fl ight by jet
planes, landing at March Air
Force Base in California after
more than 45 hours aloft.
In 1975, the situation comedy
“The Jeff ersons,” a spin-off from
“All in the Family,” premiered
on CBS-TV.
In 1990, a jury in Los Angeles
acquitted former preschool
operators Raymond Buckey and
his mother, Peggy McMartin
Buckey, of 52 child molestation
charges.
In 1991, fi nancially strapped
Eastern Airlines shut down
after more than six decades in
business.
In 1993, the Martin Luther
King Jr. holiday was observed in
all 50 states for the fi rst time.
In 2005, the world’s largest
commercial jet, the Airbus A380
“superjumbo” capable of fl ying
up to 800 passengers, was
unveiled in Toulouse, France.
In 2011, Chinese President Hu
Jintao arrived at Andrews Air
Force Base outside Washington
for a four-day state visit; Presi-
dent Barack Obama welcomed
him with a private dinner in the
White House residence. The
fi rst director of the Peace Corps,
R. Sargent Shriver, died in
Bethesda, Maryland, at age 95.
In 2019, Jason Van Dyke, the
white Chicago police offi cer
who gunned down Black teen-
ager Laquan McDonald in 2014,
was sentenced to nearly seven
years in prison.
In 2020, ahead of opening
statements in the fi rst Senate
impeachment trial of President
Donald Trump, House prose-
cutors wrote that Trump had
“used his offi cial powers to
pressure a foreign government
to interfere in a United States
election for his personal polit-
ical gain,” while Trump’s legal
team denounced what it called
a “brazen and unlawful attempt
to overturn the results of the
2016 election.”
Today’s Birthdays: Movie
director John Boorman is 89.
Former Sen. Paul Kirk, D-Mass.,
is 84. Singer-songwriter
Bobby Goldsboro is 81. Come-
dian-singer-musician Brett
Hudson is 69. Actor-director
Kevin Costner is 67. Country
singer-actor Mark Collie is 66.
Actor Mark Rylance is 62. Actor
Alison Arngrim (TV: “Little
House on the Prairie”) is 60.
Former Maryland Gov. Martin
O’Malley is 59. Actor Jane Hor-
rocks is 58. Comedian Dave
Attell is 57. Actor Jesse L. Martin
is 53. Rapper DJ Quik is 52. Rock
singer Jonathan Davis (Korn)
is 51. Former NAACP President
and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous
is 49. Singer Christian Burns
(BBMak) is 48. Actor Derek Rich-
ardson is 46. Actor Jason Segel
is 42. Actor Samantha Mumba
is 39. Country singer Kristy Lee
Cook (TV: “American Idol”) is 38.
Actor Devin Kelley is 36. Actor
Ashleigh Murray is 34.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2022
Store manager saluted with Patriot Award Kevan
elected
to OSBA
committ ee
Terry Michael, of
Rite Aid, honored
for employee
assistance that has
helped the
National Guard
Bruce Kevan
will be taking
input from 34
school boards in
Eastern Oregon
By DICK MASON
The Observer
LA GRANDE — A
civilian who is boosting
La Grande’s National
Guard unit, the 3rd Bat-
talion, 116th Cavalry, was
saluted by a Department of
Defense agency on Friday,
Jan. 14.
Terry Michael, the
manager of La Grande’s
Rite Aid store, was pre-
sented with the Employee
Support of the Guard and
Reserve program’s Patriot
Award, which recognizes
employers and their man-
agers whose help make it
possible for people to be
employed and serve in the
National Guard or another
reserve branch of the
Armed Forces.
Michael has worked
at Rite Aid in La Grande
for about 11 years and
was nominated by Pamela
Frederick, a member of the
3-116. Frederick worked at
Rite Aid for a number of
years before taking a posi-
tion at Grande Ronde Hos-
pital in late 2021.
Frederick, in her Sept.
14, 2021, nomination letter,
wrote that Michael goes
above and beyond to see
that everything goes well
By DICK MASON
The Observer
Dick Mason/The Observer
Rite Aid store manager Terry Michael receives an award on behalf of Rite Aid, La Grande, from Oregon
National Guard Maj. Jorge De Anda on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022.
while she is on National
Guard duty.
“He keeps in touch
with me to make sure I
am all right, and makes
sure my area of respon-
sibility is covered in my
absence,” she wrote. “He
also keeps me up-to-date
so that when I return,
my entry back to work is
seamless.”
Michael, who credits
Frederick with being an
excellent employee, speaks
humbly of the praise he
received from her.
“I was just doing my
job. I’m working to make
sure my team is OK. I’m
taking care of the mem-
bers of our team the best
way I can,” he said. “I
always try to look out for
my employees and do what
I can to help them.”
The only people who
can nominate someone for
the ESGR Patriot Award
are National Guard mem-
bers or reservists in other
branches of the military,
according to Jack Johnson,
chair of Area Six of the
Oregon ESGR Committee.
Michael was presented
the Patriot Award by Maj.
Jorge De Anda, the execu-
tive offi cer for La Grande’s
National Guard unit.
“This is a small token
of our gratitude,” De Anda
said.
De Anda also presented
a Patriot Award to La
Grande’s Rite Aid store.
De Anda, prior to his
presentation, spoke of how
valuable reserves are to
the U.S. Armed Forces
because the United States
has not had a draft since
1972 when Congress ended
it. He said that half of
those in the Armed Forces
are reservists. The Army
National Guard is one of
seven reserve components.
The others are the Air
National Guard, the Air
Force Reserve, the Army
Reserve, the Marine Corps
Reserve, the Navy Reserve
and the Coast Guard
Reserve.
The Employee Support
of the Guard and Reserve
program was created in
1972 to help bolster the
military reserve programs.
“Without the support of
employers, our reserve pro-
gram would not be nearly
as strong as it is,” Johnson
said.
Gubernatorial candidate wants to bridge divide
Nick Hess makes
a campaign stop
in Union County
By DICK MASON
The Observer
ISLAND CITY — Nick
Hess was frustrated.
The Tigard busi-
nessman couldn’t fi nd an
Oregon gubernatorial can-
didate who represented his
ideas and viewpoints —
so the Republican gave up
his search and launched
his own campaign for
governor.
Hess is focusing on
bridging the political
divide between Demo-
crats and Republicans in
Oregon.
“I stand for bringing
people together. We still
are all Ore-
gonians at
the end of
the day,”
Hess said on
Thursday, Jan.
Hess
13, following
a presentation
in Island City to the Union
County Republican Cen-
tral Committee.
Hess, 35, said many
candidates are not inter-
ested in reducing the
schism that exists between
Democrats and Republi-
cans. He said this divide
must be bridged before a
Republican will ever be
elected governor.
Only 26% of Ore-
gon’s registered voters are
Republicans, according
to Hess, which means
that there are not enough
Republicans in Oregon to
elect a governor with their
support alone.
“To have any chance of
winning we have to build
a bridge,” he said. “It is
all about bringing people
together.”
Hess, who owns a com-
pany that provides cyber-
security services, said
reaching out to all voters
ties in with the philosophy
he has as a businessman.
“I look upon everybody
as a potential customer,”
he said.
Hess is one of more
than a dozen candidates
seeking to succeed Gov.
Kate Brown, who because
of term limits cannot seek
reelection.
Hess said that as gov-
ernor he would push for
transparency throughout
state government because
“transparency builds
trust.”
Hess said that more
transparency — in some
instances — would help
people develop a greater
belief in government. He
said he is convinced, after
doing investigations, that
Oregon’s elections are well
run, but he can understand
why some people suspect
voter fraud because it is
hard to get information
about the state’s electoral
system.
Hess had not been born
yet, the last time Oregon
had a Republican gov-
ernor. Still he said hopes
to invoke the memories of
the state’s last three GOP
governors if elected.
“I want to bring back
the days of Tom McCall,
Vic Atiyeh and Mark Hat-
fi eld,” he said, “governors
who represented all of the
people.”
Five Union County residents up for state roles
The Observer
SALEM — Gov. Kate
Brown submitted a list of
state board and commis-
sion appointments to the
Oregon Senate for con-
fi rmation and fi ve Union
County residents are up for
consideration.
Danny Bailey, a schol-
arship coordinator at
Eastern Oregon University,
and Maurizio Valerio, a
fi eld coordinator with The
Ford Family Foundation,
were reappointed to the
Eastern Oregon University
Board of Trustees. Bailey’s
appointment is for a two-
year term, ending in 2024,
and Valerio’s appointment
is a four-year term until
2026. Bailey is from La
Grande, while Valerio is
from Union.
Holly Sorensen, of La
Grande, was appointed
to a two-year term on
the Health Insurance
Exchange Advisory Com-
mittee. Sorensen is an out-
reach program manager
from Northeast Oregon
Network.
Kevin Loveland, of La
Grande, was appointed to a
four-year term on the Mor-
tuary and Cemetery Board.
Loveland is the owner of
Loveland Funeral Chapel,
La Grande.
Dwight Dill, of La
Grande, was reappointed
to a partial two-year term
on the Task Force on Uni-
versal Health Care. Dill is
the mental health director
at Center for Human
Development.
One Wallowa County
resident was also on
Brown’s list. Liza Jane
McAlister, of Enterprise,
was reappointed to a four-
year term as a public
member of the Oregon
Watershed Enhancement
Board. McAlister is cur-
rently the co-chair of the
board. She is the owner of
the 6 Ranch, a Wallowa
County Century Ranch
established in 1884.
NEWS BRIEFS
Pedestrian hit, killed
on Interstate 84
Self-infl icted gunshot took
life of man in shootout
BAKER CITY — A pedestrian
was hit and killed on Interstate 84
near Baker City early Sunday, Jan.
16. Oregon State Police Troopers
responded at 12:12 a.m. to the scene
near the Baker Valley Rest Area, at
milepost 295.
Preliminary investigation
revealed a westbound Volkswagen
Passat, driven by Karli McKim,
21, of La Grande, struck a pedes-
trian who was standing in the lane
of travel.
The pedestrian sustained fatal
injuries and was pronounced
deceased, according to state
police, who added the name of the
pedestrian will be released when
appropriate.
OSP was assisted by the Baker
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce, Baker City
Fire Department and the Oregon
Department of Transportation.
PENDLETON — Pendleton
police on Monday, Jan. 17, reported
a self-infl icted gunshot killed the
man who was involved in a shootout
New Year’s Eve on Interstate 84 near
Pendleton.
Pendleton police in a press release
reported an autopsy on Jan. 13 on the
remains of Nicholas Russell Proud-
foot at the Cowlitz County Corner’s
Offi ce in Longview, Washington,
determined the manner and cause of
death.
The autopsy also determined bul-
lets from a civilian victim and from
an Oregon State Police trooper did
not strike Proudfoot, according to the
press release.
Pendleton police identifi ed the
trooper as Sgt. Grant Jackson, a
member of OSP since 2007 out of the
La Grande offi ce.
Also, according to the press
release, “All investigative material
will be sent to the Umatilla County
District Attorney for his review.”
Commissioners to tackle
committee appointments
LA GRANDE — The Union
County Board of Commissioners will
meet at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19,
via a Zoom videoconference.
Actions the commissioners will
take include making appointments
to the Mount Emily Recreation Area
Nonmotorized Advisory Committee,
the MERA Motorized Advisory
Committee and the Airport Advisory
Committee.
To attend the meeting via phone
dial 669-900-6833 or 253-215-8782.
The meeting ID number is 814 2000
6863. To access the Zoom link, go
to www.union-county.org/commis-
sioners/agendaminutes and click on
the meeting’s agenda.
— EO Media Group
LA GRANDE — La
Grande School Board
member Bruce Kevan will
soon be speaking on behalf
of 34 Northeastern and
Southeastern Oregon school
boards.
Kevan is a
newly elected
member of the
Oregon School
Boards Asso-
ciation’s Leg-
islative Policy
Kevan
Committee.
The members are
responsible for talking to
school board representa-
tives from all of the school
districts in the region they
are assigned to and then
reporting what they were
told to the Legislative
Policy Committee.
Kevan will gather input
from the school boards
of the 34 school dis-
tricts in Union, Wallowa,
Baker, Malheur, Grant and
Wheeler counties. He is
beginning the process of
getting one contact person
from each of these school
boards.
The OSBA’s agenda for
Oregon’s 2023 Legislative
Session will be created by
the committee this spring.
The agenda will be made
based upon input its mem-
bers receive from Oregon’s
school boards concerning
what issues they want
to see addressed. Kevan
believes school fi nancing
will be one of the top
issues.
“Finances will defi -
nitely be a concern,” he
said.
He said many school
districts have lost enroll-
ment during the COVID-19
pandemic, which means
they will have less funding
in the future. Enroll-
ment plays an enormous
role in determining how
much funding school dis-
trict’s receive, since they
get more than $7,000
from the state per student.
Because of the pandemic,
more families have begun
homeschooling.
Kevan is taking on
the challenge of serving
on the OSBA Legislative
Policy Committee because
he believes it is critical
that the voices of Eastern
Oregon school boards be
heard. He believes this
is particularly important
because of key diff erences
between Eastern Oregon
and Western Oregon.
A retired educator who
worked in the La Grande
School District for 19
years, Kevan was an assis-
tant principal at La Grande
High School for nine years
and the principal of Cen-
tral Elementary School for
10 years. Kevan, who has
served on the La Grande
School Board for three
years, is not sure how
much his experience in
education will assist him.
“This will be a whole
new ball game,” he said.
It is a challenge he is
eagerly anticipating.
“It will be fun. I am
looking forward to it,”
he said. “It is going to be
interesting to work with
people from diff erent parts
of the state.”
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