REGION
Thursday, October 8, 2015
The third suspect in a
Milton-Freewater kidnapping
case is in jail in Benton
County, Washington.
Milton-Freewater police
Chief Doug Boedigheimer
reported the Benton County
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on Oct. 1 arrested John Adam
Phillips, 33, of Walla Walla,
on the local warrant for his
role in the Sept. 1 kidnapping
and assault of a man in
Milton-Freewater.
Boedigheimer stated he did
not have details of the arrest.
Phillips’
co-defendant,
Skyler Glasby, 26, of Dayton,
Washington, is in the Umatilla
County Jail, Pendleton. He
has pleaded not guilty to
felony charges of kidnapping,
assault, robbery and more.
Samantha Kaye Noethe, 31,
of Kennewick, is the third
co-defendant and in jail in
Walla Walla.
Boedigheimer
reported
she helped lure Joel Andrew
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Walla, into riding with her to
Wildhorse Resort & Casino,
Pendleton. But instead,
according to Boedigheimer,
she pulled into a driveway
in Milton-Freewater where
Glasby and Phillips beat
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money. They then took Litch-
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him again and left him in
Walla Walla County.
BRIEFLY
Altrusa Auction
includes pre-paid
9isa raIÀe
HERMISTON — Dozens
of items will be up for
bid during the Altrusa
International of Hermiston
Dinner & Auction.
People may attend the
silent and live auction free
of charge. The dinner, which
features chicken parmesan,
lasagna, salads, breads and
Italian cake, is $25 per
person. Dinner tickets can by
purchased at the Hermiston
chamber or Cottage Flowers.
In its 36th year, the event
is Saturday with doors
opening at 4:30 p.m. at
the Hermiston Conference
Center, 415 S. Highway 395.
The silent auction continues
until 8:30 p.m. Dinner is
served from 5:30-6:30 and
the live auction kicks off at
6:45 p.m.
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all night long. A special
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pre-paid Visa card. Less than
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sold.
Money raised from
the event will be used to
support projects in west
Umatilla County, Irrigon and
abroad. Among the causes
Altrusa supports include
Domestic Violence Services,
Martha’s House, Open Table,
Girls Night In, One Book
One Community and the
American Red Cross.
For more information, call
Donna Moeller at 541-720-
6551 or Shera Hopper at
541-571-6865.
Grange plans
Saturday bingo
PENDLETON — White
Eagle Grange will host its
bingo games every other
Saturday.
The upcoming games are
this weekend from 6:30-8:30
p.m. at 43828 White Eagle
Road, located 11 miles south
of Pendleton off Highway
395 between Pendleton and
Pilot Rock. Bingo cards are
50 cents for regular games
and $1 for the blackout game.
Prizes will be awarded for
winning games and a 50/50
pot for the blackout game.
People are invited to donate
prize items or food for the
snack bar.
In addition, the grange
will announce an upcoming
breakfast in November.
For more information or
to make a donation, contact
Gail Wilson at 541-276-3778
or g.wilson@q.com.
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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. Call 541-564-
4539 or 541-966-0818 with
questions.
Couple forms strong
bond after bringing
solar power to residents
By JADE MCDOWELL
East Oregonian
A Hermiston
High
School graduate is returning
home next week to share the
story of her 29-year rela-
tionship with the Peruvian
island of Taquile.
Tara Miller, class of
1965, and her husband Sam
Brown introduced solar
power to the island in the
middle of Lake Titicaca in
1988. They formed a close
bond with residents of the
island. The couple spends
two months on the island
every other year and have
hosted a few of Taquile
Island’s 2,200 residents at
their Colorado home in the
intervening years.
“We
have
several
godchildren there,” Miller
said. “We’re family.”
The couple, who are
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the island as tourists in 1986.
“We knew they housed
tourists in their homes and
we thought that would be
fun,” Miller said.
They planned to only
stay two days but ended
up spending a week there.
The man they were staying
with, Felipe Huatta Cruz,
told them it was his dream
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Tara Miller and Sam Brown celebrate Carnaval on Taquile Island.
to visit the United States.
Miller and Brown ended up
working out an agreement
with him to sell his textiles
in the United States on his
behalf and use the money
to buy a plane ticket for him
and his wife to come visit.
Two years later, Cruz saw
his dream come true.
Miller and Brown sent
Cruz back to the island with
a solar panel to give his
household electricity, and
the gesture started a rela-
tionship in which Miller and
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We’re family.”
Brown began trading solar
panels and solar cookers
for the rich textiles created
on the island. Now most
households on the island
have electricity, thanks to
solar power.
“They would take car
batteries — nasty, wet,
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the mainland to charge the
battery so they could have
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music and lights for a party,”
Miller said. “It was just a
no-brainer that they needed
solar power.”
She said they try to only
bring things the residents
have requested and try not to
come across as “great white
saviors.”
It was islanders who
taught Miller how to use
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purchased one in prepa-
ration for a visit, and she
said their friends on Taquile
Island have taught them
about culture, farming, art
and family.
“Just going there gives us
a reality check about what’s
important,” Miller said.
She said she and Brown
have participated in many
customs over the years, from
learning how to properly
use the coca leaf to joining
in the week-long celebration
known as Carnaval. In one
picture from their travels,
Brown stands with a wooden
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move down the street during
Carnaval and Miller wears
layers of skirts women on
the island wear to perform
traditional dances.
“I only wore about four
skirts there, but other times
I’ve worn 12,” Miller said.
“Clothes are important
there.”
It is those experiences
that Miller and Brown plan
to share in a presentation
at the Hermiston Senior
Center, 435 W. Orchard
Ave., on Friday, Oct. 16 at
7 p.m. After the presenta-
tion attendees will be able
to purchase textiles from
Taquile and pottery made by
Miller and Brown.
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Contact Jade McDowell
at jmcdowell@eastorego-
nian.com or 541-564-4536.
ECHO
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
An
accomplished
seamstress is the featured
quilter for this weekend’s
Boardman Quilt Show.
Marge Shankle, who
is a charter member of the
Boardman Quilt Group, was
thrilled by the honor.
“It was nice to be
chosen,” the Boardman
woman said. “It means that
the people I work with like
my work.”
In addition to heritage
and contemporary quilts,
wall hangings and other
quilted items submitted
for the show, a selection
of Shankle’s work will be
featured during the two-day
event. In its 11th year, the
Boardman Quilt Show is
Friday and Saturday from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Boardman Senior Center,
100 Tatone St. Admission is
$3.
The event also includes
The Country Store for
browsing and buying new
and vintage items. Also,
fabric vendors will be on
hand and door prizes will
be given away. A lunch and
beverage bar will be open for
people to make purchases.
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are $1 each or six for $5.
The drawing is Saturday at
3 p.m. The winner doesn’t
have to be present.
While enjoying the
displays, visitors are invited
to vote for their favorites.
A pair of people’s choice
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Cheryl Tallman of the Boardman Quilt Group shows
off the raffle quilt for this year’s Boardman Quilt
Show. The winner doesn’t have to be present during
the show, which is Friday and Saturday at the
Boardman Senior Center.
ribbons will be awarded.
Starting out with garment
construction,
Shankle
began making T-shirts and
western-style shirts for her
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she made jackets and suits
for family members and
others. Shankle later began
making wall hangings and
then expanded to full quilts
at the urging of one of her
children.
She made quilts with
patterns for her granddaugh-
ters as well as special quilts
using T-shirt blocks for her
grandsons when they gradu-
ated from high school.
“Now I’m on to baby
blankets for the great-grand-
children,” she said with a
laugh.
Shankle is particularly
proud of ribbons and special
awards she’s won the past
few years at the Morrow
County Fair. She has a host
of blue ribbons as well as
superintendent’s
choice,
people’s choice and judge’s
choice awards.
“That was about the
best thing that could ever
happen,” she said. “Getting
recognition for your work is
nice.”
Shankle invites anyone
interested in learning more
about the quilt group to
attend the show or join with
them Mondays at 9 a.m. at
the Boardman Senior Center.
For more information
about the show or quilt
group,
contact
Kathy
Morgan at midnite_kate@
hotmail.com or 541-314-
2150.
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Community
Editor Tammy Malgesini at
tmalgesini@eastoregonian.
com or 541-564-4539
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kidnapping
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East Oregonian
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GARY
WEST
Hermiston editor
Gary returned to Eastern Oregon as Hermiston editor and editor of
the Hermiston Herald in 2015, after 10 years working for EO Media
Group and the East Oregonian’s sister paper, the Capital Press. He has
worked for more than 25 years as an editor, reporter and photojournalist
at daily newspapers in Oregon and California, including previous stints
at both the East Oregonian and Hermiston Herald. He is a graduate
Echo High School and Oregon State University and proud citizen of
Beaver Nation. He has an adult daughter who lives in Portland.
Contact Gary at gwest@hermistonherald.com or 541-564-4532.
A scarecrow hangs out on a wall near the H&P Cafe
on Main Street in Echo as part of the 2014 Scare-
crows on Main contest. Participants can put their
decorating skills to use for cash prizes during
this year’s event with check-in required Saturday
by 9:30 a.m.
Scarecrow Central gets
ready for Halloween
East Oregonian
The city of Echo is gearing up for Halloween with
Scarecrow Central getting underway this weekend.
People are invited to register to bring or build a scare-
crow this Saturday on Echo’s Main Street. Participants
need to check in by 9:30 a.m. at Scarecrow Central at
Gathered Over Time, 210 W. Main St., Echo.
A volunteer will direct people where to put their
scarecrows. It must be completed and ready for judging
Saturday by 11 a.m.
Cash prizes will be awarded, including $50 for best in
show, $25 for people’s choice and $25 for the top scare-
crow created by kids. In addition, the judges will award
ribbons for other scarecrows. The scarecrows will remain
on display through the month of October.
For more information or to pre-register, contact Diane
at 541-376-8411, ecpl@centurytel.net or stop by Echo
City Hall, 20 S. Bonanza St., Dottie at Gathered Over
Time at 509-948-1151 or visit www.echo-oregon.com.