Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 2016)
WEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast WEDNESDAY TODAY Mostly cloudy Cloudy, bitterly cold; p.m. snow 24° 13° 19° 17° THURSDAY FRIDAY Very cold with a little snow Very cold with clouds and sun PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 22° 13° 18° ؏2° 12° ؏1° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 21° 19° 27° 15° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 36° 26° 39° 26° 75° (1921) -23° (1919) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.12" 0.67" 0.55" 11.97" 9.27" 12.06" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday LOW 35° 40° 62° (1933) 0.06" 0.23" 0.62" 8.13" 6.50" 9.12" SUN AND MOON Dec 20 Bend 28/16 Burns 27/12 2° New 7:28 a.m. 4:11 p.m. 4:33 p.m. 6:43 a.m. First Dec 28 Jan 5 Caldwell 29/20 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Hi 44 22 28 51 27 25 40 25 27 32 38 29 29 43 46 49 26 25 24 41 30 41 17 27 42 24 32 Lo 32 6 16 42 12 9 30 14 15 19 29 15 14 37 34 37 15 10 13 31 14 29 2 11 30 14 12 Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Boardman Pendleton Klamath Falls 38/29 REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Some brightening in central parts today; partly sunny across the north. Cloudy in the south. Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly cloudy today; cold. A bit of snow in the south tonight; cold across the north. Western Washington: Sunny to partly cloudy today, except variable cloudiness across the south. www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ East Oregonian (USPS 164-980) is published daily except Sunday, Monday and Dec. 25, by the EO Media Group, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. Periodicals postage paid at Pendleton, OR. Postmaster: send address changes to East Oregonian, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. Eastern Washington: Plenty of sunshine today; however, some clouds toward the Cascades. Cascades: Cloudy today. A bit of snow with little or no accumulation in the south tonight. Northern California: A bit of snow in the interior mountains today; rain and drizzle at the coast. 0 W pc sn sn r sn sn sn sn sn sn sn sn sn r r r sn c sn sn sn sn c sn sn c pc Hi 41 79 56 56 74 14 49 58 45 97 62 Lo 17 62 45 44 44 7 35 41 23 78 48 Wed. W pc pc pc sh pc sn pc s c pc r Hi 37 74 48 54 74 20 48 57 35 96 53 Lo 19 58 40 44 48 8 35 42 16 66 38 W s pc t pc pc sn s pc c pc r Today Wednesday NE 4-8 NNE 6-12 NNE 4-8 NNW 6-12 0 0 0 The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Local home delivery Savings off cover price EZPay $14.50 41 percent 52 weeks $173.67 41 percent 26 weeks $91.86 38 percent 13 weeks $47.77 36 percent *EZ Pay = one-year rate with a monthly credit or debit card/check charge — a cask of contaminated filters — to the disposal site on Nov. 9. Workers there measured radiation levels seven times higher than reported in the shipping manifest. Energy Northwest spokesman Mike Paoli says that though the radioactivity of the source was higher than on the manifest, the dose received by those handling the shipment remained well below the workplace safety standards. The commission says there was no undue risk to the public, but a transpor- tation accident could have potentially exposed people to excessive radiation levels. A three-member inspection team will spend this week at the plant near Richland. Hearing in Logan Kitzhaber crash pushed to 2017 LINCOLN CITY (AP) — An attorney for Logan Kitzhaber has been granted more time to investigate evidence from the traffic crash that resulted in the teenager facing criminal charges. The Oregonian/ OregonLive reports the son of former Gov. John Kitzhaber attended Monday's court hearing in Lincoln County. His attorney, Ben Eder, told Judge Sheryl Bachart that three weeks would be plenty of time and agreed to next appear with his client on Jan. 17. Kitzhaber's car struck a motorhome on the Fourth of July after trying to pass another vehicle on U.S. 101 north of Lincoln City. Kitzhaber and a couple traveling in the motorhome were injured. Kitzhaber was charged with assault, DUI, reckless driving, criminal mischief and recklessly endan- gering another person. Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. 0 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery BRIEFLY 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday Copyright © 2016, EO Media Group RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Federal regulators will begin inspecting the Columbia Generating Station after the nuclear plant shipped waste that had higher radioactivity than was reported. The Nuclear Regula- tory Commission says operator Energy North- west has been temporarily barred by the Washington Department of Health from sending waste to a commercial disposal site. Regulators said Monday the plant shipped low-level nuclear waste Lo 32 23 19 45 25 25 33 18 19 31 36 29 27 44 34 40 27 19 17 31 15 31 16 24 31 19 20 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed major holidays Feds begin special inspection of nuclear plant Hi 42 26 23 53 28 28 37 22 21 34 42 31 29 49 40 47 29 24 19 36 23 37 19 28 35 23 29 Today (in mph) — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — SALEM (AP) — Oregon's leaders cele- brated the first year of the state's unique automatic voter registration system in the presence of bags of hazelnuts. Gov. Kate Brown said at a Monday news conference that 270,000 Oregonians were registered to vote under the so-called motor-voter program. She said more than 97,000 of them cast ballots in November. Under the year-old program, Oregonians of legal age are automatically registered to vote when they apply for or renew a driver's license or state ID. So why the hazelnuts? Secretary of State Jeanne P. Atkins said they represent Oregonians registered under motor-voter and that both hazelnuts and the registration program are Oregon icons. She said she hopes that other states adopt the voter registration program. She said the nuts are on loan and that her staff isn't going to eat them. W pc pc c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c s c c c pc WORLD CITIES Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 Leaders give a nod to motor voter, hazelnuts NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Wed. WINDS Medford 43/37 PRECIPITATION Dec 13 14° John Day 32/19 Ontario 26/15 29° 27° -5° (1972) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today Full Last Albany 40/30 Eugene 40/30 TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records 0° Spokane Wenatchee 17/2 23/8 Tacoma Moses 41/23 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 23/4 25/9 40/29 39/25 32/12 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 41/28 24/14 Lewiston 25/12 Astoria 29/16 44/32 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 41/31 Pendleton 25/9 The Dalles 27/15 24/13 33/20 La Grande Salem 29/15 41/29 Corvallis 41/31 HIGH 20° Seattle 39/28 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 24° 15° Today SATURDAY Frigid with a snow shower Tuesday, December 13, 2016 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: A new blast of arctic air will invade the North Central states today. Rain will dampen parts of the Southeast with snow showers for the Rockies. A bit of rain and snow will affect central California. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 87° in Marathon, Fla. Low -20° in Orr, Minn. NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 57 60 44 44 14 65 29 41 67 47 19 33 59 40 30 70 -12 9 78 73 34 78 29 65 53 67 Lo 36 45 36 29 -2 41 20 30 57 27 2 16 38 14 10 45 -18 -5 67 55 10 58 15 49 30 52 Wed. W pc r pc pc sn c c pc r c pc sn pc c c pc c pc s c sn pc pc pc pc pc Hi 59 57 44 42 15 57 34 39 58 36 16 24 54 28 21 70 -5 3 77 68 24 74 30 66 47 68 Lo 37 31 25 24 8 28 33 21 39 13 -3 12 38 12 6 43 -11 -15 66 46 4 47 15 50 26 55 W pc pc pc pc pc pc sn pc c pc pc c c c sf pc s s pc pc pc sh s pc pc pc Today Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Portland, ME Providence Raleigh Rapid City Reno Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tucson Washington, DC Wichita Hi 45 52 84 17 10 50 74 43 44 24 42 74 36 42 56 22 52 54 37 42 66 59 39 76 46 35 Lo 22 32 71 4 1 31 58 34 23 13 33 51 27 32 39 2 37 47 17 28 53 53 28 48 35 17 W pc pc sh pc pc sh t pc pc pc pc pc pc pc sh pc r c pc c pc c s pc pc pc Wed. Hi 38 45 84 15 7 44 63 41 44 22 42 77 37 40 54 20 58 61 33 43 66 63 37 80 45 38 Lo 15 25 65 0 -7 20 44 23 23 7 26 53 17 24 31 1 44 52 15 39 54 56 32 47 27 17 W s pc pc pc s pc pc pc pc s pc pc c pc pc pc r c s sn pc r pc pc pc pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. Advertising Director: Marissa Williams 541-278-2669 • addirector@eastoregonian.com Advertising Services: Laura Jensen 541-966-0806 • ljensen@eastoregonian.com Multimedia Consultants: • Terri Briggs 541-278-2678 • tbriggs@eastoregonian.com • Elizabeth Freemantle 541-278-2683 • efreemantle@eastoregonian.com • Jeanne Jewett 541-564-4531 • jjewett@eastoregonian.com • Chris McClellan 541-966-0827 • cmcclellan@eastoregonian.com • Stephanie Newsom 541-278-2687 • snewsom@eastoregonian.com • Dayle Stinson 541-278-2670 • dstinson@eastoregonian.com • Audra Workman 541-564-4538 • aworkman@eastoregonian.com Classified & Legal Advertising 1-800-962-2819 or 541-278-2678 classifieds@eastoregonian.com or legals@eastoregonian.com NEWS • To submit news tips and press releases: • call 541-966-0818 • fax 541-276-8314 • email news@eastoregonian.com • To submit community events, calendar items and Your EO News: email community@eastoregonian.com or call Tammy Malgesini at 541-564-4539 or Renee Struthers in at 541-966-0818. • To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: email rstruthers@eastoregonian.com or visit www.eastoregonian. com/community/announcements • To submit a Letter to the Editor: mail to Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 or email editor@eastoregonian.com. • To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: 541-966-0838 • sports@eastoregonian.com COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: Mike Jensen 541-215-0824 • mjensen@eastoregonian.com Standoff defendant seeks to withdraw guilty plea for the goose is good for the PORTLAND (AP) — An gander,” Schwartz wrote in a Arizona man is the latest motion filed Sunday. “If the Oregon standoff figure to ask Nevada prosecutors can press for his guilty plea to be with- forward with trial, then Mr. drawn. O’Shaughnessy should be Joseph O’Shaughnessy pleaded guilty to a federal allowed to defend his Oregon conspiracy charge nearly three case in trial.” months before a jury acquitted When he pleaded guilty seven of his co-defendants, Aug. 1, O’Shaughnessy said including standoff leaders O’Shaughnessy he didn’t participate in the Ammon Bundy. occupation of the Malheur O’Shaughnessy is awaiting a National Wildlife Refuge, but felt a duty February trial on accusations stemming to provide security for those protesting from a 2014 standoff with federal agents federal control of public lands and the at a Nevada ranch owned by Ammon imprisonment of two Oregon ranchers. Bundy’s father, Cliven Bundy, Two of the other 10 defendants who Defense attorney Tony Schwartz said pleaded guilty — Ryan Payne and Eric O’Shaughnessy had a plea deal in Nevada, Flores — have sought to withdraw their but it was contingent on him pleading pleas. U.S. District Judge Anna Brown guilty in Oregon. Because the Nevada has yet to rule on their requests or plea offer fell apart, his client should be schedule hearings. able to withdraw his Oregon plea. Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Gabriel “As the idiom goes: what is good urged Brown to reject Payne’s request, saying the man knew his fellow occu- piers were proceeding to trial and an acquittal was possible. Gabriel said the government is in talks with a lawyer for Flores, who was a much lesser figure in the standoff than Payne. The government has yet to respond to O’Shaughnessy’s motion. In addition to the breakdown of the Nevada plea deal, Schwartz pointed to new information discovered after O’Shaughnessy’s Aug. 1 change of plea, such as the extent to which the govern- ment used confidential informants. Prosecutors in Nevada have described O’Shaughnessy as a midlevel organizer of the confrontation at Cliven Bundy’s ranch. The defendants there are accused of conspiring to assault federal officials who were rounding up Bundy’s cattle over unpaid grazing fees. O’Shaughnessy believes the case against him in Nevada is weak, Schwartz wrote. State crime lab scientist sentenced to 3 years in prison BEND (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a fired forensic scientist at the Oregon State Police crime labs Monday to three years in prison for stealing hundreds of pills from evidence submitted to the lab over two years, causing the state to re-evaluate over 2,500 drug cases statewide. Nika Larsen, 36, was sentenced after pleading guilty in August to two counts of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud and deception, The Oregonian/ OregonLive reported. Her sentence also includes 250 hours of community service as part of supervised release following her prison time. Larsen used her position to steal methamphetamine, morphine and other drugs while processing and over- seeing cases, the U.S. Attor- ney’s Office said. Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel wrote to the court that Larsen violated her position of trust “on a massive scale unprecedented in Oregon history.” An investigation found Larsen took the pills in Umatilla County between December 2013 and November 2014 and in Deschutes County between November 2014 and September 2015. She began working for the state in 2007. Oregon State Police launched an investigation in 2015 after a forensic scien- tist in the Bend lab found 18 oxycodone pills were missing. Investigators found some pills were missing, partially missing or had been replaced with non-controlled substances — all in cases handled by Larsen. Larsen told the judge Monday she wanted to express her deep “regret and shame.” “What started as a perceived easy and painless means of escaping my past and agonizing daily life turned into egregious acts that deeply impacted my friends, family and colleagues in the law enforcement and the legal community,” she wrote in a Dec. 6 letter to the judge that she read in court. Larsen suffered from substance abuse during the year before her arrest, according to her plea agree- ment. Season’s Greetings To Our Valued Customers, Neighbors and Friends Wishing you and yours a happy holiday season filled with good times, good friends and good memories. We thank you for your support this past year. You’ve delivered us nothing but kindness and we hope we’ve done the same for you. 80496 Highway 395 N • 541-567-7171 www.nwmetalfab.com CCB #66293
