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Page 12A OFF PAGE ONE East Oregonian QUILT: Features the names of lost classmates Continued from 1A Mike Selves Scholarship, given to a PHS grad enrolled LQ D FRPSXWHUUHODWHG program. Selves, a retired lieutenant colonel who had gone back to work for the Army as a civilian, oversaw 250 employees and was responsible for several thousand computers at the Pentagon. At this summer’s 50th reunion, Selves’ classmates raised another $3,500 for the scholarship fund by auctioning a quilt stitched in honor of Selves and 43 other deceased classmates. Those who bid on the quilt later decided to let the class keep and display the quilt as a memorial. The class raised an additional $3,000 with other live and silent auction items. “We were giving $500 each year,” said classmate Bonnie Sager, who oversees the scholarship. “But the added $6,500 allows us to step it up to $1,000 for the next 16 years.” 7KH JUHHQDQGJROG TXLOW features the names of lost classmates. Class member and quilter Cathy Gilham, who now lives in Kona, Hawaii, mailed blank green squares to classmates with LQVWUXFWLRQVWR¿OOWKHPZLWK high school memories. “We just kind of turned them loose,” she said. “What we got back was absolutely incredible.” Gilham pieced the squares together and had a +DZDLLDQIULHQGGRWKH¿QDO quilting. Whenever the class comes together, as they did in June, Selves’ name inevitably comes up in conversation. “He was beloved,” said friend Kathy Chapman Larson. “He was always in a good mood, always cracking jokes.” She said Selves’ 2001 memorial service in Pendleton evolved into an impromptu class reunion. “We all went up to the Red Lion and had our own video from the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton, for an arraignment at the county courthouse on felony charges stemming from a Sept. 14 secret indictment. He asked Circuit Judge Lynn Hampton if the proceeding could happen “where no one else can be around.” No, the judge replied. Then the state charged Amezcua with the following: IRXU FRXQWV RI ¿UVWGH gree rape; WKUHH FRXQWV RI ¿UVWGH gree unlawful sexual pene tration; WZR FRXQWV RI ¿UVWGH gree sodomy; IRXU FRXQWV RI ¿UVWGH gree sexual abuse; •three counts of VHFRQGGHJUHHVH[XDODEXVH •one count of coercion; •and one count each of possession of metham phetamine, possession of MDMA or ecstasy, and distribution to minors. The state alleges the sex crimes and drug delivery took place Feb. 19, according to court records, WOLVES: One of Porter’s calves killed in May ruled a ‘probable’ wolf attack several ranchers have their doubts. Eric Porter, who ODFW arrived the same owns the ranch where the day to investigate, noticing horse was killed, said the the carcass was mostly still location of injuries were intact except for a piece of typical with those of a wolf intestine on the ground 40 bite. yards away. 7KLVZDVQ¶WWKH¿UVWWLPH After surveying the Porter was disappointed scene, Hansen said they with the outcome of an LGHQWL¿HG HON DQG KRUVH investigation. In May, one tracks indicating the animals of his calves was killed had been in a tussle. There on the property, with wolf ZDV D VLQJOH KDOILQFK FXW tracks spotted nearby and on the horse’s nose, deep GPS coordinates placing a puncture wound into the collared wolf in the area. groin and scrapes on its side Yet even with that matching the size and space evidence, Porter said of elk antlers. ODFW ruled the incident a The horse struggled “probable” wolf attack since and slid down the hillside, bite marks appeared to be Hansen said, before it died from a coyote. of internal bleeding. There “All the evidence was were no predator tracks of there, but they wouldn’t any kind in the area, and no FRQ¿UPLW´3RUWHUVDLG sign of wolf bite marks. Oregon lists wolves as Roblyn Brown, ODFW endangered species east of assistant wolf program highways 395, 78 and 95, coordinator, said elk attacks and it remains illegal to kill on livestock are very rare DZROIH[FHSWXQGHUVSHFL¿F but have happened before. circumstances outlined in She cited an incident several the state’s wolf management years ago in southwest and conservation plan. Oregon where a young spike Todd Nash, a rancher bull charged a heifer and in Enterprise and wolf punctured the cow’s lungs committee chairman for the and liver. Oregon Cattlemen’s Asso “All we can do is follow ciation, said producers are our investigation protocol,” IUXVWUDWHGE\KRZGLI¿FXOWLW Brown said. is for them to prove wolves The U.S. Department are responsible for attacking of Agriculture Wildlife livestock. He sees the elk Services also agreed with ruling as a huge stretch. ODFW that it was an elk, not “I can sympathize with a wolf, that killed the horse QRW ¿QGLQJ ZROI WUDFNV EXW on Grouse Creek Ranch. EHFDXVH \RX ¿QG HON WUDFNV Despite the conclusion, in the area, that’s what you Continued from 1A Staff photo by E.J. Harris More than 100 classmates of Mike “Fuzzy” Selves signed the back of the quilt recently during a class reunion last June. makeshift wake and told Fuzzy stories,” she said. “Fuzzy” was Selves’ nickname since sixth grade. Gilham remembers their teacher dubbed young Mike with the moniker because of the boy’s fuzzy head of strawberry blonde hair. “Mr. Thatcher would go down the aisle and give Mike a Dutch rub,” she said. “He’d say, ‘Are you ready for math Fuzzy? Mike would just laugh and say yes.’” Selves’ sister, Karen Hart, of Hermiston, described her EURWKHU DV D JRRGKHDUWHG person who treasured rela tionships and was something of a prankster. She recalled a birthday during his college years when he shared a box RI FKRFRODWHFRYHUHG JUDVV hoppers with friends who were unaware of the insect ¿OOLQJ DQG ODXJKHG DW WKHLU reactions. Her brother was a generous person, Hart said, who gave his parents a Buick sedan on their 50th anniver sary and “would do anything for anybody.” Hart still gets emotional when she lets her mind drift back to 9/11. Her daughter called that morning with the news that a jet, American Airlines Flight 77 carrying 58 passengers from Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles, had crashed into the Pentagon. “We were in shock and stayed glued to the television all day waiting for news,” she said. “We couldn’t get hold of his wife. The news was mostly about the twin towers, but there were little blips about the Pentagon here and there.” Eventually, they realized Mike wasn’t going to come home. “The plane basically went through his window,” Hart said. “The bullseye was his RI¿FH´ Ten days after the attack, RI¿FHUV IURP WKH 2UHJRQ Army National Guard noti ¿HG 6HOYHV¶ SDUHQWV WKDW KH ZDVRI¿FLDOO\PLVVLQJ Hart said both parents have since died. Their mother, who was extremely close to Mike, died in 2007 on the same date as her son — Sept. 11. “She passed away at 9:16 — the date of Mike’s birthday,” Hart said. “It was surreal.” Hart said her brother would have loved that his classmates honored him with a quilt and scholarship. “First, he would probably joke about it,” she said. “But he also would be very humbled and very apprecia tive.” The class is searching for a permanent home for the quilt, possibly at the high school. ——— Contact Kathy Aney at kaney@eastoregonian.com or call 541-966-0810. ARREST: Also arrested two others from the residence Continued from 1A Saturday, September 26, 2015 and the possession charges on Aug. 21. Circuit Judge Lynn Hampton said the indict ment alleges some charges occurred on the Umatilla Indian Reservation and asked if the victim, a female, was a member of an Amer ican Indian tribe. Chief deputy prosecutor Jackie Jenkins said no, the victim was not, and there would not be federal involvement in the case. Attorney Jill Weygandt of Intermountain Public Defender, Inc., Pendleton, asked for a later date to enter a plea due to the nature of the charges. Hampton set that for Thursday. The judge kept bail at $750,000. She ordered Amezcua to have zero contact with the victim in this case. Amezcua also pleaded not guilty to a charge of WKLUGGHJUHH HVFDSH UHODWHG to when he ducked arrest Sept. 18. Jenkins said she planned to merge the two cases. Court records show a Hermiston address for Amezcua as 300 W. Laird St. Hermiston police reported encounters with him in February 2008 for theft and burglary, in December 2012 for disorderly conduct and trespass and in December 2014 for unauthorized use of a vehicle. And this year, according to Herm iston police Capt. Darryl -RKQVRQ RI¿FHUV GHDOW ZLWK Amezcua for providing false information and a stop sign violation, shoplifting from WKH :DO0DUW 6XSHUFHQWHU unauthorized use of a vehicle DQG WKHIW RI D ¿UHDUP DQG then harassment. Those LQFLGHQWVDOOZHUHLQWKH¿UVW three months of 2015. Amezcua in 2005 was a senior basketball player for Hermiston High School. That year he drilled clutch free throws that earned the Bulldogs at least four wins, LQFOXGLQJ D QDUURZ victory over Pendleton. He was an assistant girls basketball coach for Echo High School as recently as 2010. ——— Contact Phil Wright at pwright@eastoregonian. com or 541-966-0833. Bunions: Treatment Starts At The Bottom People who go toe-to-toe with foot problems may be able to avoid suffering the agony of “da feet.” An increasingly common foot problem, especially among women, is bunions. A bunion is an enlargement of the joint at the base of the big toe - the metatarsophalangeal (MTP joint) - that forms when the bone of tissue at the joint moves out of place. This forces the toe to bend toward the others, causing an often painful lump of the bone on the foot. Since this joint carries a lot of the body’s weight while walking, bunions can cause extreme pain if left untreated. The MTP joint itself may become stiff and sore, making even wearing shoes difficult or impossible. Symptoms of bunions include: • Development of a firm bump on the outside edge of the foot, at the base of the big toe. • Redness, swelling, or pain at or near the MTP joint. • Corns or other painful motion of the big toe. Bunions can be genetic - foot type is handed down, so family members may inherit associated problems. Bunions can be caused by foot injuries and neuro- m u s c u l a r disorders, and people with flat feet or arthritis are prone to developing them. But perhaps the most common cause of bunions is the wearing of shoes that are too tight that cause the toes to be squeezed together - especially high heels, which is why bunions are particularly prevalent among women. Fortunately, some basic treatments can help. Bunion pads and ice packs are two ways to reduce swelling. Shoe manufacturers also come up with “walking” pumps (also known as “comfort” or “performance” pumps) which have a wider toe box for more freedom of movement. If pain persists, a podiatric physician can recommend other treatments, such as padding, orthotics and medication. In severe cases, surgery may be necessary to remove the bony enlargement. STAIRS: Repairs slated to start over next few days staff is generally aware of the city’s infrastructure Nancy Kerns and Public needs. Works Superintendent Jeff Public Works Director Brown. 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