REGION
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
HERMISTON
Student to sing at Oregon Capitol
after catching representative’s ear
By JADE MCDOWELL
East Oregonian
When the 2015 legisla-
tive session begins in Salem
on Monday a Hermiston
sixth grader will be adding
her voice to the mix.
Nattalie Gray won’t be
testifying in front of the
Oregon House of Represen-
tatives but she will sing for
them. Her rendition of “God
Bless the U.S.A.” will help
kick off the session.
Nattalie, an honors stu-
dent at Armand Larive Mid-
dle School, was given the
honor of helping open the
session after catching the at-
tention of Rep. Greg Smith,
(R-Heppner) when she sang
the national anthem at his
son’s football game at Ken-
nison Field.
“When I was done sing-
ing he told me I did a really
good job,” she said.
Not surprisingly, the
11-year-old didn’t recognize
her state representative by
sight, but when he extend-
ed the invitation to sing at
the Capitol building, she re-
alized he must be someone
important.
“When he asked me to
sing at the state Capitol, I
thought he meant some kind
of football game,” Nattalie
said. “I didn’t know what he
meant but I could tell it was
big.”
Photo contributed by Robert Luke/Lukes Photos
Nattalie Gray, 11, sings at the Hermiston Swim Team
talent show January 3 at the Hermiston High School
auditorium. She will sing the national anthem on Mon-
day at the state Capitol in Salem to open the 2015 leg-
islative session.
Once she understood ex-
actly where she would be
performing, she was even
more excited. She chose
“God Bless the U.S.A.” be-
cause it has special meaning
to her father, Bruce, as the
song that was played at his
graduation from Army boot
camp.
Nattalie said after she
sings she will probably stick
around for a while to watch
the legislative process at
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at the Capitol.
She said singing is one
of her favorite hobbies and
“always will be.” She sings
all the time — at church, at
talent shows, as a “mini-con-
cert” for the neighbors and
even under her breath in
class when her attention
wanders.
It was the singing in class
that impressed her teacher
enough get her an invitation
to sing the national anthem
when Heppner played at
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have snowballed from there.
Nattalie said she isn’t
very nervous. She has been
practicing plenty, and ad-
ministrators at Armand Lar-
ive showed their support by
letting her practice by sing-
ing “God bless the U.S.A.”
at a recent assembly.
“I think it’s going to be
fun,” she said. “I’m thankful
for the opportunity.”
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Contact Jade McDowell
at jmcdowell@eastorego-
nian.com or 541-564-4536.
HERMISTON
MILTON-FREEWATER
East Oregonian
statement said Gonzalez at about
10:30 p.m. Thursday broke into
The Milton-Freewater wom- Campos-Diaz’s apartment at
an who suffered a slashing at the 921 Cowl St., Milton-Freewa-
hands of an ex-boyfriend soon ter, stabbed her twice in the
torso and once in the throat. Of-
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is “recovering well considering tranged couple’s 4-year-old
the gravity of her injuries” and child also was in the apartment
should be going home in a day but was not physically harmed.
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or two.
Her ex-boyfriend, Ramon zalez broke into the apartment
Jonathan Leon Gonzalez, 22, through a window.
Campos-Diaz
underwent
remains in the Umatilla County
Jail, Pendleton. He pleaded not emergency surgery at Provi-
guilty Friday in Umatilla Coun- dence Saint Mary’s Medical
ty Circuit court to charges of at- Center, Walla Walla. Gonzalez
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A man shot in Hermiston Thursday night has im-
proved from critical to serious condition.
Giovanni Avila, 21, of Umatilla was transported
by air ambulance to Legacy Emanuel Medical Cen-
ter in Portland with a gunshot wound to the chest af-
ter an incident outside Foxwood Apartments, 1072
W. Orchard Avenue.
The shooting remains under investigation. Police
said Friday that Avila, his younger brother and two
friends were involved in an altercation with three
unknown males from Hermiston when the shooting
took place. Raul Frias, 22, was also transported to the
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unless we are given more information to pursue,”
Hermiston police Chief Jason Edmiston said Friday.
“Unfortunately we have very limited information to
dig into.”
On Monday he said the department did not have
any new information to release.
BRIEFLY
Calling all
leprechauns
HEPPNER — A
planning meeting for the
upcoming Wee Bit O’ Ireland
celebration is set this week.
People are asked to
RSVP for the Wednesday
meeting, which is at 6 p.m. at
Heppner City Hall. Pizza and
beverages will be supplied.
For more information
or to RSVP, contact
the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce at
heppnerchamber@
centurytel.net or 541-676-
5536.
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STANFIELD — Krispy
Kreme donuts will be
available for purchase in
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School band is holding the
fundraiser to help support its
band tour in April to Lake
Chelan, Washington.
The original glazed
donuts, which are $11 per
dozen, can be purchased
Friday from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. at Hermiston Wal-Mart,
1350 N. First St., or Main
Street Market, 225 S. Main
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BAKER CITY —
Photographer Michael
Anderson will lead a pair
of upcoming classes at
Crossroads Carnegie Art
Center.
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Art Photography-Basic to
Advanced, places emphasis
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art pieces using a digital
photograph as a starting
point. The session is Friday
from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
A High Dynamic Range
(HDR) Photography class
is Saturday, Jan. 31 from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. The session
focuses on using HDR tools
and techniques to improve
photography.
Both classes are $75 each
($50 for members) and are
held at Crossroads, located
at 2020 Auburn Ave.,
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PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
FRIDAY
•An employee of Krome Diesel Repair at 8:37 a.m. report-
ed the theft of 1992 and 1996 Ford Ranger pickups from the
business at 31092 Baggett Lane, Hermiston.
•A caller at 8:48 a.m. told Pendleton police someone
stole all the LED lights from the dental business at 715 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
•A woman at 10:42 a.m. told Pendleton police a mechanic
found someone tampered with her vehicle.
•A Pendleton High School student at about 11 a.m.
threatened an administrator. A staff member asked Pendleton
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Feedville Road, Hermiston. A caller at 2:37 p.m. reported the
theft and said there was a knife at the crime scene.
•A crying woman at about 4:15 p.m. on Southeast Third
Street and Hailey Avenue, Pendleton, slammed her baby
carriage against a fence.
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while inside the Riverside Sports Bar & Lounge, 1501 Sixth
St., Umatilla. An employee of the business asked police for “a
courtesy drive through.”
•A Pendleton resident of Southwest 16th street at 9:01
a.m. told police someone stole gas and tried to break into a
vacant house, and it all happened after new people moved to
the neighborhood.
•A Helix resident on Harrison Street at about noon report-
ed a male and a female took pictures of her house and her
neighbor’s then left toward Athena in a blue pickup.
•A woman at about 1 p.m. slammed and broke the door at
Big Smoke, 1902 S.W. Emigrant Ave., after an employee of
the business told her she could not bring her children into the
business. The employee also gave police a description of the
woman and the car she drove.
•A Pendleton man at 1:11 p.m. reported he asked his girl-
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she took his two computers.
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Highway 11, Pendleton, told police she was the victim of an
assault and theft, but she refused medical help.
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she calls 9-1-1 and tries to get him arrested. He asked for a
deputy to talk to him about his options.
•A man at 9:38 p.m. reported that on the morning of Jan.
10, two males wearing ski masks stole his wallet, cellphone
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SUNDAY
•A Umatilla resident at 1:55 a.m. reported her ex-boyfriend
is out of jail and sent her a harassing text message.
•A man at 2:42 p.m. told Pendleton police a little boy wan-
dered into his house on Southwest Second Street and does
not know where he lives or his phone number.
•A caller at 2:43 p.m. reported that in the last 10 days
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racks and a 150-gallon watering trough, all worth a total of
$2,000, from property on Bingham Road, Adams.
•A Pendleton woman at 6:39 p.m. reported $400 in fraudu-
lent bank card withdraws from her account following the theft
of her purse.
•A Pendleton woman at 9:57 p.m. reported her juvenile
daughter, who does not have a license, stole her vehicle from
Pendleton Square Apartments, 300 S.W. 28th Drive. A police
sergeant talked to the daughter, who said she would harm
herself if she was in trouble for taking the vehicle. She also
said she told her mother where the vehicle was. The mother
told police she considered her daughter a runaway and au-
thorized the county juvenile services to lodge her when police
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Saturday
•Pendleton police arrested Bruce James Winkler, 29, of
Pendleton, on domestic violence charges of felony fourth-de-
gree assault and misdemeanor strangulation and menacing.
Sunday
•Pendleton police arrested Francisco Diaz Zarate, 20, no
address provided, for attempt to elude in a vehicle and on
foot, two counts of reckless driving, all misdemeanors, and
one count of possession of a forged instrument, a felony.
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HEALTHY SATURDAYS
Celebrating 95 years!
Come join us for
a Birthday
Celebration for
Ernie Rostock’s
95 th Birthday
Open House
All You Can Eat
Seafood Feast!
February 7 • 6:00 pm • $30.00
Proceeds to benefit Pendleton Elks’ Scholarship Program
Pendleton Elks Lodge #288
Baker City.
For more information,
contact 541-523-5369,
derek@crossroads-arts.org
or visit www.crossroads-arts.
org.
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Submit information
to: community@
eastoregonian.com or drop
off to the attention of Tammy
Malgesini at 333 E. Main
St., Hermiston or Renee
Struthers at 211 S.E. Byers
Ave., Pendleton. Call 541-
564-4539 or 541-966-0818
with questions.
East Oregonian
14 SE 3rd, Pendleton
541-969-2765 • 541-276-3882
Are you or someone you know ready to lose
those extra pounds and inches and learn how to
keep them off?
2nd Saturday, every month
10am-12pm
GSMC Wellness Center (behind hospital)
DEMENTIA
FREE presentation by Jennifer Baus from the
Alzheimer's Association as she provides information
on the types of dementia, how to recognize
them and an in-depth talk about what it
all means.
February 5th • 6-7:00pm
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