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shooting Finicum because he
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By ANTONIO SIERRA
East Oregonian
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Voters will have no shortage of choices in
Pendleton City Council elections.
During a year in which many incumbents
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All
candidates incumbents
must clear 50 percent running
to be elected outright unopposed
in the May 17 munic- Page 3A
ipal election. If the
winning candidate in
any of the council’s four competitive races
can’t beat that mark, the two candidates that
garner the most votes will face off in a runoff
election Nov. 8.
A summary of each race is provided below.
Ward 1
Photo by E.J. Harris
Former Sen. Gordon Smith shares a joke about Donald Trump while speaking at the start of the Eastern Oregon Forum on
Tuesday at BMCC in Pendleton.
Fighting mental illness
hid his depression behind an
easy smile. The former Eagle
Scout loved to hunt, snowboard
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porch with grim news for him completed a two-year Mormon
and his wife, Sharon: 21-year-old mission trip to England. He had
Garrett Lee Smith, second of the an abundance of friends.
couple’s three adopted children,
“Although masculine and
had taken his own life.
strong, his was a gentle soul,”
Garrett, a student at Utah Smith said. “His dark, handsome
Valley State College, struggled
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with severe bipolar disorder and
Former senator raising awareness after losing son to suicide
By KATHY ANEY
East Oregonian
Gordon Smith often says he
is a member of a “fraternity of
sorrow.” It’s a club he hopes no
one else will have to join.
The former United States
senator from Pendleton appeared
Tuesday night at Blue Mountain
Community College as part
of this year’s Eastern Oregon
Forum series. He spoke on
“Living with the Challenges of
Mental Health.”
Smith’s journey into sorrow
began in 2003 with a knock on the
front door of his D.C. residence.
Councilor Becky Marks has faced oppo-
nents in her two previous bids and 2016 is no
different.
In addition to Marks, Renee Caubisens
and James Tibbets are also vying for the Ward
1 seat, which primarily covers the downtown
area, South Hill and Riverside.
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work, her 16 years of experience as attorney
includes work as a public defender for the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation from 1998-2010.
Caubisens has a bachelor’s degree from
State University of New York at New Paltz
and a law degree from Lewis & Clark
College.
Tibbets is a self-employed computer
repairman who previously applied for the
at-large council seat vacated by Jane Hill.
Ward 2
Filing just before the deadline, Scott
Fairley barely beat the clock to enter the
Ward 2 race.
The eastern region coordinator for the
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the Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality and the Oregon Department of
Transportation.
The University of Oregon graduate also
serves on the city’s planning and airport
commissions.
Fairley will face two candidates with
political experience.
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Old challenger enters race
for Umatilla Co. commissioner
By PHIL WRIGHT
East Oregonian
A former candidate for
Umatilla County commis-
sioner is challenging incum-
bent Bill Elfering.
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candidacy paperwork with
the county elections division
on Tuesday, the last day
to qualify for the May 17
election. He was one of six
candidates that ran in 2013
for an open seat on the county
board of commissioners.
George Murdock won that
race.
Bailor has a background
as a culture resource coordi-
nator for the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
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commission seats
up for election
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Reservation, according to his
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also makes the election
something of a classic in
Umatilla County: Bailor is
from Pendleton and Elfering
is from Hermiston.
Elfering is seeking his
second term on the board.
He oversees economic devel-
opment for the county and is
the board’s law enforcement
liaison.
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Creek Road in Rieth.
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