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REGION Tuesday, February 16, 2016 East Oregonian Senate tips hat to Happy Canyon East Oregonian The Oregon Senate heaped praise Monday on the Happy Canyon Indian Pageant and Wild West Show in honor of its 100th anniversary. Sen. Bill Hansell (R-Athena) introduced a resolution to congratulate the Pendleton mainstay on its centennial year, and prin- cesses Appollonia Saenz and Elena Van Pelt opened the day’s session by carrying the ÀDJVRQWRWKH6HQDWHÀRRU The resolution listed the show’s accomplishments, including being the longest running outdoor wild west show in the U.S., enlisting 500 people, 50 animals and a live orchestra in the produc- tion, and attracting visitors from around the world to Pendleton. In 2012 the event was QDPHG WKH VWDWH¶V RI¿FLDO outdoor Indian pageant and wild west show by a resolution carried by Sen. David Nelson (R-Pendleton). Happy Canyon publicity director Corey Neistadt said Monday’s recognition was a celebration. “Happy Canyon is in some pretty esteemed company in the region and the state by hitting the 100 recognizing Clemons’ UHVROYH VKH ¿QDOO\ VOLSSHG WKH PHGDO DURXQG KHU QHFN Clemons went to his seat, while Youngman’s eyes misted. She had come to the town hall at Wyden’s request so he could honor the popular WHDFKHU ZKR LV ¿JKWLQJ cancer for the third time. Students started a Twitter campaign last month to get Youngman on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” or at least in the audience. The teacher had expressed a desire to meet the comedienne partly because of her emphasis on EHLQJNLQG The #YoungmanOnEllen campaign trended and attracted thousands of tweets, including one from Wyden himself. Youngman had come to the town hall from St. Anthony Hospital where she had gone Sunday night with a low white blood cell count and a fever. Wyden presented <RXQJPDQ ZLWK D ÀDJ WKDW KDG ÀRZQ RYHU WKH &DSLWRO +H LQVWUXFWHG VWXGHQWV WDNH out their cellphones and record a huge group cheer so loud “they can hear it all the way on the Ellen Show.” “There are times in the life of a community when the power of one person’s story captures the hearts of every- body who hears it,” Wyden said. “Señora Youngman comes from a family with a rich, long history of service and she has continued that tradition with dedication to her students and her belief in NLQGQHVV´ After the presentation, students queried the senator on a smörgåsbord of topics. Following are a sampling of Wyden responses. 2Q WKH WDNHRYHU RI WKH Malheur refuge: “We don’t want people coming from the outside and chipping away at the rule of law and the EHGURFNSULQFLSDOVWKDWPDGH our country what it is. That’s not the way we do it. In a GHPRFUDF\ ZH KDYH FKHFNV Construction trailer destro\ed in ¿re BOARDMAN — )LUH¿JKWHUV IURP %RDUGPDQ and Irrigon responded to a ¿UH 0RQGD\ PRUQLQJ DW D construction trailer outside a potato shed on Ullman Boulevard at the Port of Morrow. No one was hurt, though the trailer was destroyed, according to the Boardman Rural Fire Protection District. 7KHFDXVHRIWKH¿UHZDVQRW LPPHGLDWHO\ NQRZQ EXW GLG not appear to be suspicious. No one at the port could be reached Monday for comment. Hermiston man cuts sex crimes plea deal, avoids rape charge and sexually abused one woman multiple times in February 2015 in a hotel The Hermiston man room at Wildhorse Resort who faced police in a & Casino a few miles standoff in Pendleton last east of Pendleton on the fall is headed to prison for Umatilla Indian Reserva- tion, then threatened to more than seven years. harm her or her Ricardo family if she told Amezcua, anyone. The plea 27, made a deal alleviates deal Friday in the state’s burden Umatilla County of proving its Circuit Court, case at trial and Pendleton, allows Amezcua pleading guilty to avoid the to four counts of possibility of second-degree a much longer sexual abuse and prison stay one of delivering Amezcua under Oregon’s a controlled mandatory substance to a sentencing minor. Court records show minimum Circuit Judge Christopher law. First-degree rape, Brauer sentenced Amezcua for example, carries a to seven years, two months minimum sentence of eight years, four months. in prison. Umatilla tribal police The state also dismissed 13 counts against Amezcua and federal agents arrested as part of the deal, Amezcua at a North Hill LQFOXGLQJ WKUHH RI ¿UVWGH- home in Pendleton after a gree unlawful sexual standoff in September. As penetration and four of of yet, according to court records, Amezcua does not ¿UVWGHJUHHUDSH Amezcua was headed face federal charges. ——— to trial in early March. The Contact Phil Wright at Umatilla County District $WWRUQH\¶V 2I¿FH DOOHJHG pwright@eastoregonian. Amezcua raped, molested com or 541-966-0833. By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian Contributed photo Happy Canyon Directors stand with Sen. Bill Hansell, R-Athena, as well as princesses Appollonia Saenz and Elena Van Pelt on the Oregon Senate floor. \HDU PDUN ² WKH (2 WKH Woolen Mills, our sister organization the Pendleton Round-Up, Umatilla County Fair, and others,” he wrote in an email. “To be recognized for that type of longevity is amazing.” He said members of the board and all the volunteers IHHO OLNH D IDPLO\ DQG WR EH singled out at the state level PDNHV HYHU\RQH LQYROYHG “feel good inside.” The night show will RI¿FLDOO\FHOHEUDWH\HDUV during its performances Sept. 14-17. WYDEN: Honored Youngman with a ÀDJIURPWKH&DSLWRO Continued from 1A Page 3A PENDLETON and balances. People can’t FRPHLQDQGPDNHWKHLURZQ laws.” On the replacement of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: “This discussion should Staff photo by E.J. Harris be conducted with the dignity Spanish language teacher Kathryn Youngman speaks that this position warrants. during a town hall meeting with U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden It’s an urgent matter ... on Monday at Pendleton High School. Justice Kennedy, one of the VZLQJYRWHUVZDVFRQ¿UPHG in an election year.” On Bengazi: “We’ve already determined there was inadequate security there. All gym for the assembly. Continued from 1A sides have recognized that. ... -XQLRU (PLO\ *ULI¿Q It is a very dangerous world showed students holding who introduced Youngman, out there. There are lots up cards with adjectives VDLG VKH IHHOV D NLQVKLS of people and particularly describing the Spanish partly because of her own non-nation states who don’t teacher such as positive, fragile health condition, wish us well.” passionate, faithful and which involved a liver On barring Syrian refuges: courageous. Other clips transplant. She said her ³7KHLGHDWKDW\RXGRQ¶WWDNH featured groups from fellow students often deal Muslims is a terrible idea around the world holding with anxiety, depression and — that’s a repudiation of #YoungmanOnEllen signs doubts about self-worth. what our country stands for, from Mexico to Kansas “She has taught us that which is you treat everybody City, Australia to Butte, no matter what you struggle equally. Obviously, you need Montana. From Disne- with, whether it’s health-re- a vigorous screening process \ODQG +ROODQG 7RN\R lated or not, to always have a for refugees.” and Finland. The images positive attitude and always On whether to increase showed students, soldiers, EHNLQG´*ULI¿QVDLG humanitarian aid: “It is very DWKOHWLF WHDPV SROLFH RI¿- The students gave clear if we’re to deal with cers, fraternity and sorority Youngman a high-decibel these serious threats that soft PHPEHUV ¿UH¿JKWHUV DQG ZHOFRPH DV VKH ZDONHG power, which is what human- HPSOR\HHVDWEDQNVDSRVW slowly to the microphone. itarian aid is, must play a RI¿FH VWRUHV OLEUDULHV DQG 6KHORRNHGRXWDWWKHWHHQ- bigger and more forcible myriad others. agers and her colleagues, role.” Youngman had come to EDVNLQJ LQ WKH URDU DQG On mass shootings and school Monday morning ORRNLQJDPD]HG gun rights: “Are we just from the St. Anthony “I am overwhelmed going to shrug our shoulders Hospital, where she had beyond words,” she said. and say that’s the way it is? gone Sunday night with a A family member said , GRQ¶W WKLQN WKDW¶V JRRG low white blood cell count WKH\ GRQ¶W NQRZ H[DFWO\ HQRXJK 7KHUH DUH DOO NLQGV and a fever. 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Barring a last-minute FKDQJH¿YHDSSOLFDQWVZLOO be interviewed publicly Tuesday from 5 to 6 p.m. 7KH¿HOGLQFOXGHV-DPHV Tibbets, a self-employed computer repairman convicted of a hate crime, and Larry Anderson, the retired owner of Main Street Diner and the treasurer of the committee trying to recall councilor Al Plute. Neither Tibbets or $QGHUVRQ KDV ¿OHG IRU D full term, but the other three candidates have. Appointment to the city FRXQFLOZRXOGPDNHUHWLUHH Paul Rabitaille, J & B Automotive co-owner Jim Swearingen or Umatilla County Assessment and Taxation Director Paul Chalmers the nominal incumbent going into the May 17 contest. The fourth candidate in the at-large council race, retired Wal-Mart Distribu- WLRQ&HQWHUHPSOR\HH5LFN Rohde, did not submit his name for consideration in the appointment. 0D\RU 3KLOOLS +RXN said the council will draw from a generalized list of seven questions to interview the potential appointees. Following the inter- views, the council will convene for its regular meeting at 7 p.m., where members will begin publicly deliberating the candidates. If a candidate can JDUQHUDWOHDVW¿YHYRWHVKH will be appointed, immedi- ately sworn in and join the council on the dais. Appointment consid- eration will automatically continue to the next meeting if no candidate FDQDWWUDFW¿YHYRWHV The length of time it WDNHV IRU WKH FRXQFLO WR PDNHDSSRLQWPHQWVYDULHV +RXN VDLG WKH FRXQFLO sometimes chooses a new member in one meeting while other vacancies have WDNHQPRQWKVWR¿OO The latest vacancy came about when Hill UHVLJQHGLQ-DQXDU\WRWDNH a lobbying position with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The interviews and council meeting will be held Tuesday at the council chambers in city hall , 500 S.W. Dorion Avenue.
