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REGION Tuesday, April 28, 2015 East Oregonian Page 3A BOARDMAN Man jailed after slashing family members By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian Boardman police arrested one man early Saturday after he slashed family members. Daniel Salinas, 26, faces two counts of attempted murder and more. Boardman Police Chief Rick Stokoe said police Sgt. Phil Morris received a call Friday at about 11:20 p.m. about a disturbance at Wilson Salinas Road Mobile Home Park, 600 Wilson Road Southwest, Boardman. A female and two males met the sergeant and said their brother caused their injuries. Stokoe said two of them suffered cuts, and while their wounds were not life-threatening they required medical help. An ambulance took one victim to Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston, where he received treatment, and Morrow County Emer- gency Medical Services treated the other victim at the scene. 6DOLQDV ÀHG WKH WUDLOHU where the quarrel occurred, 6WRNRH VDLG VR RI¿FHUV checked his trailer, but he was not there, either. Stokoe said Morrow County sheriff’s deputies and Oregon State Police troopers responded to help, and Hermiston police talked to the victim at the HEPPNER /D*UDQGHZRPDQ¿QGV support through MS Walk By TAMMY MALGESINI East Oregonian Emily Nash recalls the precise moment her life changed forever. The La Grande woman had experienced vision loss and eventually ended up at Oregon Health & Science 8QLYHUVLW\$IWHU¿YHGD\VRI medical testing, a physician told Nash at 10:45 a.m. on July 11, 2012, that she had multiple sclerosis. Although life-changing, the diagnosis was a bit of a relief. Initially, Nash said, medical professionals thought she might have brain cancer. “They did a ton of tests,” Nash said. “I was happy I didn’t have cancer.” Fast forward nearly three years later and Nash is captain of Team Em Dogg, a name that fell in her lap after a friend was listening to music by the rapper Snoop Dogg. Among Nash’s team members during Saturday’s Eastern Oregon MS Walk was Kelsey Hasenbank. The Pendleton woman joined more than two dozen other friends and family members in supporting Nash during the fundraiser in Heppner. “I never knew I had so many people in my life that Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini People welcome participants at the finish of Saturday´s Eastern Oregon MS Walk in Heppner. cared,” Nash said. “It’s pretty phenomenal.” Nash has participated in the Eastern Oregon MS Walk each year since her diagnosis. She said networking at the event and through the National Multiple Sclerosis 6RFLHW\KDVEHHQEHQH¿FLDO “On the outside we look ¿QH´ 1DVK VDLG DERXW PDQ\ people with MS. “But on the LQVLGH RXU ERG\ LV ¿JKWLQJ itself.” Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system. Symptoms range from numbness and tingling to blindness and paralysis. Merilee McDowell, who spearheaded the fundraising walk in Heppner 17 years ago, is thrilled people are still committed in the effort to help eradicate multiple sclerosis. She said it’s important to raise money for research and to provide support to others. In addition, McDowell said the walk provides an opportunity to catch up with others in the community. “I get to see people here that have MS and are still doing good,” said McDowell, who was diagnosed with the disease in 1977. Despite the wind and some sprinkles, 64 people participated in the walk. The group’s goal is to raise $14,000. Donations can still be made at www.walkms.org by scrolling to Oregon and clicking on the Heppner event. For more information, contact McDowell at 541-571-5853 or meri0120@gmail.com. For more about multiple sclerosis, visit www. defeatMS.com. ——— Contact Community Editor Tammy Malgesini at tmalgesini@eastoregonian. com or 541-564-4539 Eppenbachs named outstanding Irrigon citizens By GEORGE PLAVEN East Oregonian Irrigon residents came together Friday to celebrate some of the community’s most outstanding volunteers, students and business leaders during the Chamber of Commerce’s Don Eppenbach Eppenbach annual “Time to Shine” without the help we get.” awards banquet at Stokes Isabel Orozco, 18, Landing Senior Center. received the award for Youth “It takes a team to run of the Year for her accom- a village,” said chamber plishments both in and out president Phyllis Danielson. of the classroom. A senior at “This is to remind everyone Irrigon Junior-Senior High, in our community that the Orozco has amassed 41 level of volunteerism is college credits and served absolutely vital.” as a member of the National The award for outstanding Honor Society. Principal citizens was presented to Craig Benson described her Don and Donna Eppenbach “as academically sound as for their countless hours of they come,” and “an asset to volunteer work, even after any classroom.” retirement. The couple, both Orozco has also helped 79, spends much of their volunteer blood drives for time cooking and cleaning the American Red Cross and dishes at the senior center, served as Key Club pres- as well as lending a helping ident. She plans to attend hand to the chamber, emer- Oregon State University gency assistance center and where she will major in Multicultural Arts Center. pharmacy. Don is a former mayor Benson also presented the and city administrator, award for Educator of the while Donna worked as Year, which went to music postmaster and has lived teacher Jeff Searles. Searles in Irrigon almost her entire is credited for essentially life. building the music program “I haven’t found another at Irrigon Junior-Senior place I’d rather go,” she said. High, and recently took “We couldn’t do any of this band students from Irrigon, unlawful use of a weapon and felon in possession of a weapon. Police also arrested him on two Umatilla County warrants. The arrest included a burglary charge, but Stokoe said police dropped that because Salinas was a family member with legal access to the residence. Salinas remains in the Umatilla County Jail, Pend- leton. His bond is $239,500. PENDLETON Happy Canyon honors dealer, actor though he once had to deal with a player who quickly added to his pile of chips The Happy Canyon after throwing a winning Board of Directors honored roll with the dice. “I refused to pay the two longtime volunteers Monday at its annual larger bet,” Reynolds said. appreciation dinner at the “He was going to come Pendleton Convention around the table to get me.” Center. Security escorted the Those who visit man out of the Goldie’s Saloon building. after the Happy Volunteer T.C. Canyon Indian Conner offered Pageant and Wild his services as an West Show will actor in the Wild recognize Bruce West show. He Reynolds, who started as a young has volunteered boy, playing as a craps dealer the part of “boy there for about 45 dancer.” He grad- years. Reynolds uated to war party “He’s been member, scout dealing craps and an Indian there as long as who is shot, falls I’ve been alive,” backward over said Happy some scenery, Canyon Director gets caught up Corey Neistadt. and hangs upside “He’s trained so down. Conner many others.” continues to act in His decades- the annual produc- long run started tion, which runs almost acci- Conner for four days. dentally when Jason Hill, president of 5H\QROGV ¿UVW YLVLWHG WKH charity casino. When his the Happy Canyon board, dealer had some trouble presented the awards to remembering how to do Reynolds and Conner. “We are very proud to payoffs, Reynolds offered some advice. The dealer have two individuals like invited him to come around T.C. and Bruce volunteer the table and help him out. year after year to make our “He asked permission event a memorable time and I went around, put on for the people that come a red vest and worked the hoping to have an enjoy- rest of the week,” Reyn- able evening,” Hill said. olds recalled. “I have been “We are very lucky to have working the craps table them.” ——— ever since.” Contact Kathy Aney at Most of his hours spent running the craps table kaney@eastoregonian.com went smoothly, he said, or 541-966-0810. By KATHY ANEY East Oregonian PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL Fall Registration Orozco Searles Boardman, Ione and Arlington to Disneyland for a performance. “He’s worked to turn that program into one of the ¿QHVW LQ (DVWHUQ 2UHJRQ´ Benson said. Business of the Year was presented to Citlali Mendoza on behalf of the Irrigon branch of the Bank of Eastern Oregon, for their work in local schools and contributions to the chamber and other community orga- nizations. Volunteer of the Year Angela Schneider-Lepez was not present to accept her award, but was recognized by Danielson for her years working with the local Boy Scouts, Watermelon Festival and the North Morrow Community Foundation. “I’ll tell her about your applause, and I’ll really lay on the guilt,” said Danielson to laughs from the crowd. Finally, Irrigon Fire Chief Larry Burns ran down a list of volunteers with the district CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT CLASS Oregon - Utah - Valid 35 States PENDLETON Red Lion - 304 SE Nye Ave. May 19 th • 1:00 pm or 6:00 pm Walk-Ins Welcome! OR/Utah: (Valid in WA) $80.00 or Oregon only: $45 www.FirearmTrainingNW.com • FirearmTrainingNW@gmail.com 360-921-2071 hospital. 2I¿FHUV TXHVWLRQHG multiple people, Stokoe said, but Salinas remained in the wind until he returned to his trailer Saturday at about 4:30 DP7KHRI¿FHUVZHQWLQDQG arrested him. Stokoe said Salinas faces the following charges: two counts of attempted murder, two counts of second-degree assault, three counts of menacing, two counts of Mendoza and their years of service — some spanning decades. He said his crew is outstanding, and commendable for what they do. “These are volunteers. They don’t get paid,” Burns said. “They get up at 2 a.m. and do what they need to do. And they do a good job.” ——— Contact George Plaven at gplaven@eastoregonian. com or 541-564-4547. 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