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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
East Oregonian
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BOARDMAN
Asst. football coach on
leave after altercation
with student athlete
has been a criminal viola-
tion,” Stokoe said. “But that
doesn’t mean we’re going to
A Boardman high school stop looking.”
Dirksen didn’t identify the
football assistant coach is on
leave and under investigation student involved and said the
following an incident with a school district is conducting
its own investigation after
student athlete.
Morrow County School learning about the incident
District superintendent Dirk from students and staff.
Dirksen said Neil Livingston He said the district placed
had an “altercation” with a Livingston on leave the day
player at a recent practice after the incident.
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at Riverside High School,
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would not specify the nature and did not return a message
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The East Oregonian left
it sparked a police investiga-
phone messages for Living-
tion.
Boardman Police Chief ston and sent him an email
Rick Stokoe said his depart- seeking comment. Living-
ment received a call to ston did not immediately
respond to an incident Oct. respond.
Livingston is a former
12 at 5:41 p.m. at the high
school. He said no one was member of the Boardman
injured and the investigation City Council and serves on
is ongoing. He said police the city’s budget committee.
want to interview “anybody That term expires at the end
and everybody” who may of the year. He also is one
have witnessed something of the co-founders of the
to determine if there was any Columbia River Tournament
in Boardman and owner of
wrongdoing.
“We haven’t found there Deadrock Sporting Goods.
By PHIL WRIGHT
East Oregonian
Sun blinds drivers, causes two wrecks
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Rescue vehicles gather at the scene of a wreck in the westbound lanes of Interstate 84 on Monday,
west of Pendleton. Sgt. Mark Banks of Oregon State Police said the wreck was one of two caused when
sun glare momentarily blinded drivers. The wrecks closed the westbound lanes for 45 minutes Monday
evening. Two passengers were hospitalized with minor injuries.
HERMISTON
Three hurt in Highway 395 crash
By SEAN HART
East Oregonian
Three people were transported to
the hospital, including one by Life-
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hicle wreck in Hermiston on Monday
afternoon.
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dispatched to the scene of a wreck at
Highway 395 and Baggett Lane north
of Hermiston at about 3:50 p.m.
He said witnesses reported a silver
Honda car was waiting in the turn lane
northbound on Highway 395 and then
turned left and was struck by a maroon
Scion traveling southbound on the
highway. Both vehicles came to rest
near Baggett Lane.
Hermiston Fire & Emergency Services
personnel responded and removed the
doors of the Honda to extricate the driver
and one passenger. Little said the driver
was transported via air ambulance to
an unknown hospital. The passenger
was transported by ambulance to Good
Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston,
MILTON-FREEWATER
Teacher honored for
culturally inclusive
teaching practices
East Oregonian
Staff photo by Sean Hart
Hermiston Fire & Emergency Services personnel attend to the driver of a
silver Honda involved in a wreck at the intersection of Highway 395 and
Baggett Lane north of Hermiston Monday afternoon.
he said, as was the driver of the Scion.
Little did not identify the names or
ages of the vehicle occupants before
they were transported from the scene,
but all three occupants were women.
There was no indication that intoxi-
cation contributed to the crash, he said,
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He said, however, the investigation is
ongoing.
BRIEFLY
Light to shine on
domestic violence
HERMISTON — In
recognition of Domestic
Violence Awareness Month,
the public is invited to an
event to honor victims
and survivors of domestic
violence.
Sponsored by Domestic
Violence Services, the Walk
of Remembrance includes
a short walk from the
organization’s Hermiston
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People are invited to meet
with the group Thursday at
6 p.m. at 240 S. E. Second
St., Hermiston. Participants
will light candles and, after
a moment of silence and
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the group will return to the
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conversation with others.
In addition, Domestic
Violence Services is hosting
upcoming volunteer training
in Hermiston for people
interested in helping the
organization in Umatilla or
Morrow counties.
The volunteer training
covers all aspects of
domestic violence, sexual
assault and stalking. When
completed, volunteers will
be able to answer calls on
the organization’s 24-hour
crisis line.
Anyone interested in
taking an active role against
domestic violence and
advocating for victims of
domestic/sexual violence is
invited to learn more about
opportunities with Domestic
Violence Services.
For more information
or to reserve a space in
the volunteer training, call
541-276-3322.
Relay for Life sets
planning meeting
PENDLETON —
Organizers for Pendleton
Relay for Life are gearing
up for its 2016 fundraising
event.
The planning meeting
for the June 17 event is
Thursday from 6-7 p.m.
in Meeting Room 4 at St.
Anthony Hospital, 2801 St.
Anthony Way, Pendleton.
Volunteers are needed
to help organize the event,
which raises money for the
American Cancer Society.
The public is invited to
attend and learn how to join
or start a team.
For more information,
call Heather Ficken at
541-377-0350, Carol
Preston at 541-379-6294,
relaypendleton@yahoo.com
or visit www.relayforlife.
org/pendletonor.
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Weston library
WESTON — The
Friends of Weston Library
is hosting its annual used
book sale, which is held in
conjunction with the Weston
Potato Show.
Books and other media
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Thursday, October 29
5:30pm-7:30pm
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are for sale Friday from 4-7
p.m. and Saturday from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. downstairs in
Memorial Hall, 210 E. Main
St., Weston.
Prices are $1 for hardcover
books and 50 cents for
paperbacks. From 3-4 p.m.
Saturday, the cost is $1 per
bag of books. Proceeds from
the sale will help provide
materials and programs at the
Weston Public Library.
To donate gently used
books, call the library at
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McCullough at 541-566-
3916.
Heidi Thorstad, a Spanish
teacher at McLoughlin High
School in Milton-Freewater,
was named the 2015 Cultur-
ally Responsive Teacher
Leader at a ceremony at
Eastern Oregon University
on Monday.
According to a press
release, the EOU Center
for Culturally Responsive
Practices gave Thorstad
the award for her work at
the center and the Oregon
Teacher Pathways program,
an EOU program that
is working with Eastern
Oregon high schools to turn
more local students into
teachers, especially among
minority populations.
In addition to lending a
hand in its creation, Thorstad
was credited with training
educators at other Pathway
schools the curriculum for an
“Introduction to Education”
class.
Thorstad
was
also
a frequent attendee of
center events, encouraging
colleagues and bringing
students with her.
“She also modeled every
Thorstad
aspect of culturally respon-
sive teaching and learning in
her classroom, and many of
her students shared testimo-
nials about the impact of her
teaching through forming
positive relationships and
maintaining high expecta-
tions for all students who
enter her classroom,” the
release states.
Thorstad said in a state-
ment that she was honored to
receive the award.
The Center for Culturally
Responsive Practices is a
resource and research center
for public school teachers
and administrators that
provides culturally inclusive
teaching practices.
