REGION
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
East Oregonian
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MILTON-FREEWATER
Body of missing
man found in
Harris Park
Had not been seen
since April 26
East Oregonian
Get to know the classics
Staff photo by Gary L. West
A 1933 Ford Coupe owned by Todd and Mary Dimbat was one of the hot rods on display at the ACES Car Show
on Saturday in Echo. More than 100 vehicles were on display at the show, which is a fundraiser for the high
school car club that puts it on.
BRIEFLY
Pendleton High
School Class of
’86 plans reunion
PENDLETON — The
Pendleton High School
Class of 1986 will hold
its 30-year reunion July
8-10, and is looking for
classmates.
Alumni can get
more information and
register for the event at
www.classcreator.com/
Pendleton-Oregon-1986/
class_classmates.
cfm or email
phsbucksclassof86@
gmail.com
Short plays
feature BMCC
acting classes
PENDLETON — A
handful of brief theater
productions are featured
in the Ten-Minute Play
Festival.
In its 11th year, the
event showcases the
acting classes of the Blue
Mountain Community
College theatre arts
department. The four
plays are performed
by 14 acting students.
Intermediate acting
students are directing two
of the plays.
The public is invited
to the free performances
Thursday at noon or 7
p.m. in Bob Clapp Theatre
in Pioneer Hall at BMCC,
2411 N.W. Carden Ave.,
Pendleton.
For more information,
contact Craig McIntosh,
BMCC theatre arts
instructor, at 541-278-
5928 or cmcintosh@
bluecc.edu.
Class to tour
schools before
demolition
PENDLETON — The
Pendleton High School
class of 1967 is planning
to gather at Sherwood
Heights and Washington
elementary schools prior
to them being torn down.
Classmates are
invited to get together,
tour the buildings and
possibly re-create
class photos. A project
manager from Kirby
Nagelhout Construction
will be onsite during the
gatherings. The schedule
is:
•Saturday at 10 a.m. at
Sherwood school, 3111
S.W. Marshall Ave.
•Saturday at 11 a.m. at
Washington school, 1205
S.E. Byers Ave.
For more information,
call Colleen at 541-969-
9053.
School Days
celebrates Flora
centennial
FLORA — A birthday
cake, 100 mini cupcakes
and the singing of “Happy
Birthday” are all part of
the annual pioneer skills
day at Flora School.
The public is invited
to join the School Days
celebration Saturday from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
historic school, which is
Detectives from the Walla
Walla Police Department
found the body of a missing
Milton-Freewater man near
Harris Park in Umatilla
County who may have been
murdered a month ago.
Gabriel Ledezma Rodri-
guez, 34, hadn’t been seen
since April 26, and police
began a homicide investi-
gation soon after, focusing
on a basement apartment in
Walla Walla.
Police believe he was
killed in late April, but the
incident wasn’t reported for
several days. Police then
worked with Rodriguez’s
father in Milton-Freewater
to ile a missing person
report.
According to a press
release from the WWPD
on Saturday, detective inter-
views led law enforcement
to his body near Walla Walla
River Road.
Oficials
identiied
the body on Saturday
afternoon, but Walla Walla
police Detective Sgt. Matt
Wood told the Walla Walla
Union-Bulletin there was no
deinitive cause or manner
of death, and they were
awaiting the results of toxi-
cology tests.
Deputies
from
the
Umatilla County Sheriff’s
Ofice assisted in recovering
the body.
HERMISTON
located about 35 miles
north of Enterprise in
Flora. Birthday “gifts,” in
the form of drawings, will
be given away each hour
to those in attendance. In
addition, a special quilt
will be rafled off towards
the end of the day. The
winner of the quilt doesn’t
need to be present.
A Dutch oven lunch
will begin around noon.
The tickets, which are
$10, will be sold in the
Country Store. Also,
orders will be taken for a
“Happy 100th” T-shirt.
In addition to
celebrating the
100-year-old buildings,
School Days highlights
pioneer life and the skills
that helped them survive.
In the past soap makers,
blacksmiths, spinners,
weavers, jewelry makers,
quilters and painters have
participated in the event.
Local artisans will sell
handmade items.
For more information,
contact 541-828-7010,
info@loraschool.org or
visit www.loraschool.org.
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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
or Renee Struthers at
211 S.E. Byers Ave.,
Pendleton. Call 541-564-
4539 or 541-966-0818
with questions.
Senior Citizen Prom features dancing, bingo
party like they do now,”
Halvorson said.
GeorgeAnne Smith, 66,
said the Senior Citizen Prom
facilitated interactions with
her fellow residents that
didn’t center around meal-
time. Also, she said it was
fun to get dressed up.
Johnson and Della Burch,
71, were both crowned
prom queens. Thrilled with
the honor, Burch said she
couldn’t wait to call her
granddaughter and tell
her about it. Johnson took
advantage of the honor by
calling Mendoza over for
one inal photo opportunity.
“The looks on their
faces says it all,” said Alex
Quesada, outgoing Key
Club president.
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Contact
Community
Editor Tammy Malgesini at
tmalgesini@eastoregonian.
com or 541-564-4539
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
Armando
Mendoza’s
dance card was full as a
handful of silver-haired
ladies vied for his attention
during Saturday’s Senior
Citizen Prom at Brookdale
Hermiston.
When Nene Johnson, 86,
spotted the Umatilla High
School senior dancing with
88-year-old Ruth Hawes,
she scurried across the
room and tapped him on the
shoulder.
“You’re going to get your
butt kicked,” Johnson said
with a sly smile.
Taken aback by her
directness, Mendoza asked
why.
“You’re dancing with
someone else,” Johnson
responded with a laugh.
Mendoza was invited to
attend the event by Laura
Zepeda, outgoing vice pres-
ident of the Hermiston High
School Key Club. He said
it seemed like an enjoyable
way to create extra fun for
residents of the senior living
facility.
The Key Club, a student
group afiliated with Herm-
iston Kiwanis, organized the
event.
All the smiling faces,
Zepeda said, made the
effort worth it. About two
dozen students helped with
the prom, which included
Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
Nene Johnson, right, asks to cut in while Armando
Mendoza is dancing with Ruth Hawes during the Se-
nior Citizen Prom Saturday at Brookdale Hermiston.
dancing, bingo, pictures,
refreshments and conversa-
tion.
Vanessa Ambriz, a HHS
junior and Key Club vice
president, said it was a
great way to bring the two
generations together. Ruby
Halvorson, 89, agreed.
“It makes your heart just
beat happily,” she said. “I’ve
enjoyed everything — the
laughing, the dancing and
everybody is so friendly.”
Lori Scheel, Brookdale
Terrace executive director,
said she appreciated the
efforts of the high school
students. The event, she said,
provided an opportunity for
the residents to socialize
with the younger generation
while spurring memories
from their youth.
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With her face beaming,
Halvorson shared about
attending her high school
prom and graduation in
Haines. However, she said
the celebrations back then
weren’t as elaborate.
“They didn’t throw a big
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