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Tuesday, February 21, 2017
East Oregonian
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MILTON-FREEWATER
College Community Theatre stages Gang members
on witness list
musical of biblical proportions
for slaying trial
East Oregonian
A family-friendly musical
with catchy tunes and a coat
of many colors will be staged
by the College Community
Theatre.
“Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat” tells
the tale of Israel’s favorite
son — including his triumphs
and tribulations as written in
book of Genesis in the Bible.
The stage director is Doreen
Matteson and Bill Mayclin
serves as the musical director.
“Presented with humor,
high energy and wonderful
music, Joseph’s story is
ageless,” Matteson said. “It’s
a saga of love, mistakes,
betrayal, jealousy, injustice
and lies.”
A
Pay-What-You-Can
Preview Night is Thursday
at 7:30 p.m. in Bob Clapp
Theatre, located in Pioneer
Hall at Blue Mountain
Community College, 2411
N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton.
Subsequent performances are
Feb. 24-25 and March 2-4 at
7:30 p.m. and matinée shows
are Feb. 26 and March 5 at 2
p.m.
Tickets for regular perfor-
mances are $20 for adults and
$10 for children and students.
Children under age 3 will not
be admitted. The Pioneer Hall
box office is open Monday
through Fridays from noon to
2 p.m. To reach the box office,
people can call 541-278-
5953. Available tickets will
be sold at the door. However,
advanced reservations are
strongly encouraged.
Matteson said in today’s
world, the production would
be the ultimate Reality TV
By PHIL WRIGHT
East Oregonian
Photo contributed by Debbie McIntosh
Cast members Sarah Pilch, Bill Mayclin, Lisa-Marie Patterson, Mona Hern, Jessie
Patterson, Jonathon Wolotira, Brittany Johnson and Rebecca Frostad rehearse for
the College Community Theatre production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicol-
or Dreamcoat.” A Pay-What-You-Can Preview Night is Thursday in Bob Clapp The-
atre at BMCC in Pendleton.
show. Yet, she said, it’s one
of her favorites because
ultimately, love wins —
although tested to the limits,
Joseph holds on to his dreams
because his faith and hopes
for the future never die.
The show, Matteson said,
will leave audiences feeling
energized.
“An ancient story, yes,
but one whose lessons we’d
be wise to pay attention to
in these times of anger and
violence,” she said.
The 35 member cast
includes Jonathan Wolotira
in the title role, Emily
Muller-Callender as The
Narrator, Andy Cary as
Pharaoh,
Bill
Mayclin
appearing as both Jacob and
Potiphar, Rebecca Frostad
playing Mrs. Potiphar and a
wife, Harper Jones II as Judah
(one of Joseph’s brothers)
and the Baker, and Zack
Rock playing Dan (another
brother) and the Butler.
The rest of Joseph’s
brothers are played by Greg
Alexander, Bill Dochnahl,
Murray Dunlap, Trevor Jones,
Nick Leonard, Rick Pullen,
John Summerfield, Collin
Taber and Daniel Winn.
Appearing as the wives are
Cheryl Carlson, Mona Hern,
Brittany Johnson, MaKenzie
McLeod, Katie Montchalin,
Jessie Patterson, Lisa-Marie
Patterson, Sarah Pilch, Taryn
Schmidt, Ellen Wardell and
Ashlee Zaugg.
Members of the youth
chorus are Addison Bonzani,
Kendall Bonzani, Madeline
Breiling, Sanika Patterson,
Ellie Samford, Freddie
Schreier, Gisele Short and
Brielle Youncs. The orchestra
includes David Chorazy,
Caty Clifton, Alan Feves,
Greg Schulburg, Marilyn
Van Vliect, Phil Winter and
Margaret Mayer, who also
serves as conductor and
rehearsal pianist.
For more information,
contact
cct@bluecc.edu
or visit www.bluecc.edu/
community/college-commu-
nity-theatre.
One
of
Umatilla
County’s longest-pending
murder trials looms less
than two weeks away.
George
Rodriguez
Cantu, 24, of
Walla
Walla,
faces
murder
and
weapons
c h a r g e s
stemming
from the July
2015 drive-by
shooting death
of
Guadalupe
Jose Diaz in
M i l t o n - F r e e - Cantu
water. He has
been in the
Umatilla County Jail,
Pendleton, since March
2, 2016. Umatilla County
Circuit Court records
shows his two-week long
trial is on the docket to
begin March 6 in Pend-
leton.
The district attorney’s
office in late 2016 notified
the court it could rely on
as many as 16 witnesses at
the trial. Among the names
of police and forensic
investigators are Antonio
Carmona-Hernandez and
his older brother, Birzavit
Carmona-Hernandez.
Both are gang members
in their early 20s,
according to reporting
from the Walla Walla
Union-Bulletin, who were
mixed up in a deadly
shooting in October 2015
at a Walla Walla tavern.
They both took plea deals
in that case.
Antonio
Carmo-
na-Hernandez is serving
two years and two months
at Washington State
Penitentiary, Walla Walla,
after pleading
guilty
in
February 2016
to intimidating
a
witness,
first-degree
rendering crim-
inal assistance
and
criminal
mischief,
Birzavit
Carmona-Her-
nandez
is
serving time at
the Walla Walla County
jail after pleading guilty in
March 2016 to fourth-de-
gree assault and criminal
mischief.
In addition to murder,
Cantu faces charges of
unlawful use of a weapon
against another, unlawful
discharge of a weapon,
and unlawful possession
of a firearm.
Jaclyn Jenkins, chief
deputy prosecutor, has
submitted jury instruc-
tions and a verdict from.
Cantu has a trial readiness
hearing
Wednesday
morning at the Umatilla
County
Courthouse,
Pendleton.
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Contact Phil Wright at
pwright@eastoregonian.
com or 541-966-0833.
When they say “You need a hearing test!”
BRIEFLY
provide support during their
first year of college.
The press release states
that BMCC will provide
more information on
Summer Bridge soon.
BMCC receives
grants for
transitional
programs
Courtesy of the U.S.
Department of Education,
Blue Mountain Community
College has an extra
$50,000 in grants to support
its high school to college
transition programs.
BMCC announced
Monday that it received two
$25,000 GEAR UP grants
from the federal government
and detailed its plans for the
money.
A press release states that
one grant will go toward
the GEAR UP Academic
Enrichment Program, which
will take place June 26-30
at the BMCC Hermiston
center.
BMCC will provide
transportation for ninth
and 10th graders as they
introduce them to the
college experience in both
Pendleton and Hermiston.
The grant allows BMCC
to expand last year’s
program from 15 students
over three days to 30
students over five days.
High school freshman
and sophomores can register
at http://www.bluecc.edu/
enrollment-services/gear-up.
The other grant will
create a new program —
GEAR UP Summer Bridge.
Taking place between
July 10 and Aug. 4, Summer
Bridge is focused on
improving the academic
performance of first-time,
full-time, first generation
college students.
In addition to a jump
start on college and the
opportunity to earn some
college credit for the high
school seniors that utilize
Summer Bridge, BMCC
will also use the program to
Marchers to host
workshop on
running for office
PENDLETON — There
are well over 100 local seats
up for grabs in Umatilla
County for the May 16 elec-
tion, and the Blue Mountain
OR Marchers wants to
provide information to
prospective candidates.
The marchers, the group
that organized the March
on Pendleton in January,
will hold a workshop called
“Running for Office in
Oregon” at the Pendleton
City Hall Community Room
at 7 p.m. Feb. 27.
Attendees will hear
information from Pete
Wells, a former Pendleton
city attorney, municipal
court judge and the
Democratic candidate for
the Oregon House District
58 seat in 2010.
Wells will discuss
reasons for running for
office, selecting an office
to run for, how to file, the
election schedule, financial
reporting and other topics.
People interested in the
even are encouraged to
RSVP on the “Running for
Community Forum on
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Pain Management
EOCCO is offe ring th is co mmunity
forum intended for patients, family
members, and other interested
community members.
It is FREE to attend
Thursday, Februar y 23rd, 2017
6:30 - 9PM
St. Anthony Hospital
Conference Room s #1 & #2
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http://eocco.com/community/
or by calling
Briona at 503-952-5010
2801 St. Anthony Way, Pendleton, OR 97801
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