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RECORDS Friday, October 21, 2016 PUBLIC SAFETY LOG WEDNESDAY 1:40 a.m. - Someone stole a wooden rocker and a table from a woman’s front porch on Southwest 11th Street, Hermiston. She also said she has had trouble with people taking items from her. 5:40 a.m. - A Weston man on North Franklin Street reported a break-in at his garage and the theft of tools worth at least $500. 1:23 p.m. - Staff at the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce, 501 S. Main St., Pendleton, asked police to remove a male from the ofice who refused to leave and was smoking a cigarette. 1:36 p.m. - Pendleton emergency services responded to the 200 block of Southwest 28th Drive, Pendleton, for a person attempting suicide. 4:02 p.m. - A male wearing a hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans threw rocks at vehicles at the Pilot Travel Center, 2115 S. Highway 395, Stanield. 2:19 p.m. - A Hermiston-area woman reported the theft of a lawn tractor. 2:41 p.m. - A mother reported a sex offender serving time at Two Rivers Correctional Institution, Umatilla, used his relative to send messages her daughter. The dispatch center advised her on what authorities to inform. 2:57 p.m. - Hermiston police warned a dog owner after a caller at Country Squire Estates, 1500 N.E. 10th St., Hermiston, reported the dog destroyed his decorations. 2:58 p.m. - Pendleton police received a call about tenants on Northwest Despain Avenue growing marijuana in violation of the rental agreement. 3:39 p.m. - A student at Sunridge Middle School, 700 S.W. Runnion Ave., Pendleton, reported her library book was lost or stolen. A Pendleton oficer helped her ind the book in a classroom. 4:18 p.m. - A Hermiston man on West Ridgeway Avenue reported someone broke in and ransacked his residence. 4:58 p.m. - Two men in their 50s and with goatees were on Northeast Mount Hebron Drive, Pendleton, in a white Honda Ridgeline trying to sell beef to an off-duty deputy. A caller said they may not have had a city business license. 9:56 p.m. - A law enforcement oficer reported hearing a loud explosion in the area of East Ridgeway Avenue, Hermiston. Police checked but did not ind anything suspicious. 9:58 p.m. - A Pendleton ambulance responded to Southwest Houtama Road, Pendleton, for a person who accidentally “double dosed” on Vicoden and morphine. 10:56 p.m. - A Hermiston man reported his daughter send text messages indicating she could be suicidal. ARRESTS, CITATIONS •Oregon State Police reported a semitrailer driver caused a crash near Stanield that sent one man to a hospital. The crash happened on the westbound side on Interstate 84 near milepost 191 about three miles east of the turnoff for Stanield when the semi driver at 9:44 p.m. tried to pass a latbed tow truck hauling a vehicle on the bed and towing a second. The semi rear-ended the truck, causing both vehicles to travel onto the right shoulder of the road and crash on their sides on an embankment. The vehicle the tow was hauling ended up in the road, according to state police, and the wreck totaled the semi and tow truck. The crash also closed the highway for some time. State police reported the tow driver, Karl Hartmut, 69, suffered a head wound that bled, and an ambulance took him to a hospital. The semi’s driver, Nickinder Harbaksh Athwal, 27, was not harmed, but state police cited him for following too close and warned him for unsafe passing and careless driving. •The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Ofice arrested Jerardo Pedro Sital, 18, no address provided, for irst-degree theft, two counts of identity theft, theft by receiving, criminal conspiracy, second-degree burglary, and possession of methamphetamine. DEATH NOTICES Betty Anne Bedortha Heppner Feb. 26, 1928-Oct. 17, 2016 Betty Anne Bedortha, 88, of Heppner died Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, at her home. She was born Feb. 26, 1928, in Tokeland, Washington. Arrangements are with Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner. Bernard W. ‘Bernie’ Carper Hermiston Oct. 20, 2016 Bernard W. “Bernie” Carper, 84, of Hermiston died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at his home. Arrangements are pending at Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. UPCOMING SERVICES FRIDAY, OCT. 21 GREENE, JOAN — Celebration of life service at 11 a.m. in the chapel at Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston. LINDER, CORA — Interment at 2 p.m. at the Herm- iston Cemetery. MCLAUGHLIN, HERB — Funeral mass at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 800 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton, followed by private burial. A celebration of life luncheon will follow services at 12 noon at the Pendleton Elks Lodge, 14 S.E. Third St. SATURDAY, OCT. 22 DOSS, CHET — Military graveside service at 11 a.m. at Skyview Memorial Park, 70116 S. Highway 395, Pendleton. FOWLER, KATHRYN — Graveside service at 10 a.m. at the Hermiston Cemetery. GREENE, PAMELA — Celebration of life at 3 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 425 S.E. Fourth St., Pilot Rock. KNIFONG, MICHAEL — Memorial service at 3 p.m. at the Enterprise Baptist Church, 1420 W. North St. MONACELLI, RUTH — Memorial gathering at 2 p.m. at the Oxford Suites, 1050 N. First St., Hermiston. OBITUARY POLICY The East Oregonian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include small photos and, for veterans, a lag symbol at no charge. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Expanded death notices will be published at no charge. These in- clude information about services. Obituaries and notices can be submitted online at www.eastoregonian.com/obituaryform, by email to obits@eastoregonian.com, by fax to 541-276-8314, placed via the funeral home or in person at the East Oregonian ofice. For more information, call 541-966-0818 or 1-800-522-0255, ext. 221. MEETINGS FRIDAY, OCT. 21 No meetings scheduled MONDAY, OCT. 24 U M AT I L L A - M O R R O W HEAD START, 11:30 a.m., 110 N.E. Fourth St., Hermiston. (ktassie@umchs.org). NIXYAAWII COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD, 4:30 p.m., Nixyaawii Community School, 73300 July Grounds Lane, Pendleton. UMATILLA BASIN WATER- SHED COUNCIL, 6 p.m., Staf- ford Hansell Government Cen- ter, 915 S.E. Columbia Drive, Hermiston OR Pendleton City Hall community room, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave. HERMISTON CITY COUN- CIL, 7 p.m., Hermiston City Hall, 180 N.E. Second St. IRRIGON COMMUNITY PARK & RECREATION DIS- TRICT, 7 p.m., Irrigon Fire Sta- tion, 705 N. Main St., Irrigon. M I LT O N - F R E E WAT E R CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Mil- ton-Freewater Public Library Al- bee Room, 8 S.W. Eighth St. TUESDAY, OCT. 25 WEST UMATILLA MOS- QUITO CONTROL DISTRICT, 3 p.m., district ofice, 3005 S. First St., Hermiston. (Janie Cuellar 541-567-5201). IONE SCHOOL DISTRICT, 3:30 p.m. work session, 4:30 p.m. board meeting, Ione Schools, 445 Spring St. UMATILLA COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, 6 p.m., USDA Ser- vice Center, 1 S.W. Nye Ave. Ste. 130, Pendleton. (Kyle Wag- goner 541-278-8049 ext. 138). East Oregonian Page 5A Donors pour $458M into Calif. initiatives SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Political donors have spent a record $458 million on 17 statewide November ballot initiatives in California, beating the state’s own record for the most spent on propositions appearing on state ballots in a single year, campaign reports iled Thursday show. The fundraising has soared at least $20 million past California’s previous record, when $438 million was spent on the campaigns for and against 21 measures on 2008 ballots. With inlation, fundraising in 2008 would be worth at least $490 million today. No other state has come close to those amounts. California is one of the few states that empower voters to enact laws affecting state revenue and spending. The proposals going before the state’s 18 million registered voters put billions of dollars at stake in this election. “That’s big business,” said Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, who commented before the record was broken. She and other campaign inance experts stress that big money lows to the contests that will have the biggest inancial impact and the inal push to sway voters is likely to include a spending blitz. “A lot of the oxygen is really being sucked up by the presidential race,” Levinson said. “For most voters, they’re just starting to think about the ballot measures.” Proposition 61, a proposal to cap what the state pays for prescription drugs at the lowest price the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs pays, has drawn the biggest spending. Pharmaceutical companies have contributed most of the $108 million that’s been raised to defeat it, including $22 million publicly disclosed Thursday. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which placed it on the ballot, has spent about $14 million backing it. Because Proposition 61 would not force drug companies to change their prices, the state legislative analyst says its iscal effect on the $3.8 billion market is unknown. Tobacco companies are among the other biggest spenders, contributing more than $66 million to oppose Propo- sition 56, a proposed $2 tax increase on every pack of cigarettes sold in the state. The California Hospital Association has spent more than $46 million opposing three measures that would affect funding for Medi-Cal, the state’s health care program for the poor. Most of the funding has come directly from the corporations facing massive gains or losses to their own bottom line on Nov. 8. “They’re called citizen initiatives because of who has to sign them, not necessarily who has to pay for them,” said Josh Altic, who directs research on ballot measures at Ballotpedia, an organization that aggregates electoral data from all 50 states. Two of the biggest individual donors are Republican Charles Munger Jr., who has contributed more than $10 million to support Proposition 54, seeking greater legislative transparency, and Napster founder Sean Parker, who’s given about $7 million supporting the effort to legalize and tax recreational marijuana, Proposition 64. The totals exclude money that’s transferred between allied campaigns as well as duplicate contributions recorded when one committee raised money for more than one proposition. The record amount also includes “A lot of the oxygen is really being sucked up by the presidential race. For most voters, they’re just starting to think about the ballot measures.” — Jessica Levinson, Professor, Loyola Law School in Los Angeles about $50 million raised in 2014 for some of this year’s ballot measures. That money does not appear in some calculations the secretary of state’s ofice provides online. Where does all the money go? The campaign reports show more than $40 million was used to pay signature-gath- erers who circulated petitions to qualify each of the 14 initiatives and one refer- endum for the ballot. Two measures were placed on the ballot by lawmakers, a process that does not require signa- tures. Overall, the reports show roughly $200 million has been spent on adver- tising and political consulting irms that coordinate research and media buys. About $115 million was spent to air 76,000 broadcast television adver- tisements supporting and opposing California initiatives through Oct. 17, according to an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity of data from Kantar Media/CMAG, which monitors media markets around the country and offers a widely accepted cost estimate. That igure does not include spending on cable TV, radio, online or mailers, nor the cost of producing ads. COMING EVENTS FRIDAY, OCT. 21 ADULT OPEN GYM, 6-7 a.m., Pendleton Recreation Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave. Half-court bas- ketball. (541-276-8100). WALKING FOR WELLNESS, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Pendleton Rec- reation Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave. (541-276-8100). STORY TIME, 10:15-11 a.m., Hermiston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave. (541-567-2882). TODDLER STORY TIME, 10:15-10:45 a.m., Pendleton Pub- lic Library, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave. (541-966-0380). FAFSA FRIDAY, 1-5 p.m., Blue Mountain Community Col- lege TRiO ofice, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton. Get help applying for inancial aid and illing out government-required forms. Free. (FinancialAid@bluecc.edu or 541-278-5759). ECHO CRAZY CORN MAZE, 2-10 p.m., 2.5 blocks north of downtown Echo (follow signs, no parking available at site, tickets available at the gate, 100 N. Du- pont St.) Corn maze (lashlights allowed), play area, straw bale maze, ire pit and concessions. Cost is $10 per person, ages 3-adult. Extra activities (additional fee) may include train ride, corn cannon and zip line. (echocorn- maze@gmail.com or 509-528- 5808). STORY & CRAFT TIME, 2 p.m., Echo Public Library, 20 Bo- nanza St. AFTER SCHOOL STORY TIME, 4 p.m., Pendleton Public Library, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave. Older siblings welcome. (541-966- 0380). FRIENDS OF THE WESTON LIBRARY BOOK SALE, 4-7 p.m., Weston Public Library, 108 E. Main St. Hardcovers for $1, paperbacks for 50 center, other media available. Free admission. (541-566-2378). PENDLETON FARMERS MARKET, 4 p.m. to dusk, 300 block South Main Street, Pendle- ton. Browse fresh produce, meats, baked goods and plants, locally crafted jewelry and items for the home. EBT, debit and credit cards welcome. (pendletonfarmersmar- ket.net). CRAB FEED BENEFIT DIN- NER, 5 p.m., Mission Longhouse, Confederated Way, Mission. Crab feed with plenty of sides and live music courtesy of James Dean Kindle and the Eastern Oregon Playboys. Tickets are $25 per person. Proceeds beneit the new Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center. NIGHT AT THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, 5-8:30 p.m., Children’s Museum of Eastern Oregon, 400 S. Main St., Pendleton. Includes dinner, games, crafts and a movie. Costs $20 members/$25 non-members, $10 for each ad- ditional child. Preregistration re- quired. (541-276-1066). FALL FESTIVAL, 5:30-7 p.m., Guardian Angel Homes, 540 N.W. 12th St., Hermiston. Chili or hot dogs and all the ixings plus cider and witch’s brew and desserts, kids’ games and food, face paint- ing, cupcake decorating, bounce house, two freaky rooms and a costume contest for ages 0-14; cash prizes for 1st-3rd places in each of four age groups. Free. (Leilani Pratt 541-564-9070). VFW BINGO, doors open at 6 p.m., games start at 7 p.m., Herm- iston VFW, 45 W. Cherry St. ABSOLUTELY NOBODY BENEFIT CONCERT, 7 p.m., New Hope Community Church, 1350 S. Highway 395, Hermiston. Staff photo by Kathy Aney Runners near the end of the one-mile course during the 2015 A Very Poplar Run at the Boardman Tree Farm. This year’s race is Saturday with late registration at 7 a.m. and races beginning at 9:45 a.m. Former BMCC college quartet re- unites for a beneit concert for Co- rey and Stacy Cooley. Suggested donation of $10 at the door. FOLK NIGHT, 7-9 p.m., Pend- leton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St. Contra and Western-style dancing, live music, live callers and lots of fun. Admission is $5 or $8 per couple; no partner neces- sary. (541-278-9201). “HAMMERSTEIN!”, 7:15 p.m., Blue Mountain Community College Bob Clapp Theatre, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton. A musical revue about the life and work of Oscar Hammerstein II. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors or $30 for a family of four, available at Pendle- ton Art + Frame, the BMCC Foun- dation ofice or at the door. (541- 278-5775) SAGE CENTER MOVIE NIGHT, 7:15 p.m., SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road, Boardman. “Al- ice Through the Looking Glass.” Admission $3 per person, includes free bag of popcorn. Bottled water and concessions available for pur- chase. All ages. (541-481-7243). SATURDAY, OCT. 22 A VERY POPLAR RUN, 7 a.m. late registration and packet pickup, races begin at 9:45 a.m., Boardman Tree Farm, 77200 Poleline Road, Boardman. 1-mile, 5K, 10K and 15K races. Cost to participate is $25 by 8 p.m. Oct. 20 (includes T-shirt), $30 day of race. T-shirts may be available for late registers for $10 each. Pre-reg- ister at http://eost.biz/averypop- larrun/ Proceeds beneit Agape House. HERMISTON’S OWN FARM- ERS MARKET, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., McKenzie Park, 300 S. First St., Hermiston. Food, crafts, live mu- sic, art. DISCOVERY DAY, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Family History Center, 850 S.W. 11th Ave., Hermiston. Registration at 8:30 a.m. followed by an opening session by Pres Snell at 9 a.m. and workshops every 45 minutes throughout the day. Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. is included. Photo scanning, family photo shoots, Puzzilla demonstration every 15 minutes, children’s games, exhib- its and contests and more. Bring a thumb drive for scanned photos. Free, but registration is requested; NO babysitting will be provided. (www.lds.org/familydiscoveryday). LIL BUCKS OPEN GYM, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Pendleton Rec- Live Music 9:00 PM FRIDAY, OCT. 21 Elwood reation Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave. For students in irst and sec- ond grade and parents/guardians. Free basketball skills and pickup games. UMATILLA COUNTY PO- TATO SHOW, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Weston Memorial Hall, 210 E. Main St. Food, crafts, school and adult exhibits, rafles, quilt show in Heritage Room, potato lunch available for purchase and more. Friends of the Library annual book sale offers $1 hardbacks and 50- cent paperbacks, plus other me- dia for sale; $1 a bag from 3-4 p.m. Free admission. FREE FOR ALL, 9:30-10:15 a.m. Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendleton. Family art experience for children up to age 12. Children under 8 should be accompanied by an adult. (541-278-9201). COATS FOR KIDS AND CHRISTMAS ASSISTANCE SIG- NUPS, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Salva- tion Army, 150 S.E. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. Each child can pick out a warm coat for winter weather (some adult coats available), and parents with children ages 16 and younger can sign up for inancial assistance for the holidays. (541- 276-3369). HALLOWEEN STORY TIME, 11 a.m., Pendleton Public Library, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave. Wear a cos- tume and enjoy fun Halloween stories, a snack and a free book for each child. Free. (541-966- 0380). HIP & HANDMADE, 11 a.m. to noon, Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendleton. Free drop-in art project class for adults. (541-278-9201). ECHO OKTOBERFEST, 2-10 p.m., Echo Ridge Cellars, 551 N. Thielsen St., Echo. Food, live music with Rowdy Fix (6:45 p.m.), craft brewers, games for all ages and more. Cost is $15, includes 3 coupons (4 if purchased in ad- vance) which can be applied to purchases of food, beer, haunted house or corn maze. Features Barley Brown and Prodigal Son craft beers, sausage and sides from H&P Cafe, Alexander’s Chocolate Classics and more. Additional coupons available for $5 each. Tickets available at the H&P Cafe, Echo Ridge Cellars or from any Echo Kiwanis member. All proceeds beneit maintenance projects at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. SCARECROWS ON MAIN AND MORE, 12 noon to 5 p.m., downtown Echo. Enjoy scare- crows created by residents, pumpkin decorating, book give- aways and an art project from 2:15-3 p.m. Free. ECHO CRAZY CORN MAZE AND HAUNT, 2-10 p.m., 2.5 blocks north of downtown Echo (follow signs, no parking avail- able at site, tickets available at the gate, 100 N. Dupont St.) Corn maze (lashlights allowed), play area, straw bale maze, ire pit and concessions. Haunt (sepa- rate path) 7-9 p.m., NO lashlights allowed. Cost is $10 per person, ages 3-adult. Extra activities (ad- ditional fee) may include train ride, corn cannon and zip line. (echoc- ornmaze@gmail.com or 509-528- 5808). SOCIAL MEDIA FOR BEGIN- NERS, 2 p.m., Pendleton Public Library, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave. An introduction to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Free, but registra- tion required. (541-966-0380). SAGE CENTER MOVIE MAT- INEE, 2:15 p.m., SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road, Boardman. “Al- ice Through the Looking Glass.” Admission $3 per person, includes free bag of popcorn. Bottled water and concessions available for pur- chase. All ages. (541-481-7243). ECHO HAUNTED HOUSE, 7-9 p.m., Echo Ridge Cellars warehouse, 551 N. Thielsen St. Cost is $2 per person; volunteers welcome. (Gary Marcum 541-377- 7766). GOSPEL BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, 7 p.m., First Chris- tian Church, 518 S. Main St., Mil- ton-Freewater. Som eof the best gluegrass musicains in the region will perform. A time of fellowship and refreshments will follow the concert. Free and suitable for all ages. “HAMMERSTEIN!”, 7:15 p.m., Blue Mountain Community College Bob Clapp Theatre, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton. A musical revue about the life and work of Oscar Hammerstein II. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors or $30 for a family of four, available at Pendle- ton Art + Frame, the BMCC Foun- dation ofice or at the door. (541- 278-5775) 10/21-10/23 Cineplex Show Times $5 Classic Movie 10/26 DIRTY HARRY Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (PG13) 1:10* 4:00 6:40 9:20 Keeping Up With the Joneses (PG13) 12:10* 2:30* 4:50 7:10 9:40 The Accountant (R) 1:20* 4:10 7:00 9:50 Ouija: Origin of Evil (PG13) 12:20* 2:40* 5:00 7:20 10:00 Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (PG13) 1:00* 6:50 The Magniicent Seven (PG13) 3:50* 9:30 Credit & Debit Cards accepted Cineplex gift cards available * Matinee Pricing wildhorseresort.com 8 S . E . CO U RT, P E N D L E TO N • 5 4 1 . 278 .1 1 0 0 541-966-1850 Pendleton, OR I-84 - Exit 216
