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SERVICES
SATURDAY, APRIL 1
BREHAUT, DANNY —
Services at 11 a.m. at the First
Presbyterian Church, 201
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
GREEN, GWYNETH
— Memorial service at 2
p.m. at Munselle-Rhodes
Funeral Home, 902 S. Main
St., Milton-Freewater.
KNIFONG, LINDA —
Memorial service at 1 p.m.
at the First Baptist Church
of Enterprise, 1420 W. North
St., Enterprise
REYNOLDS, RONALD
— Celebration of life service
at 2 p.m. at the Irrigon
Marina, end of Northeast
10th Street, Irrigon.
SULLIVAN, WALTER
— Memorial service at 11
a.m. in the chapel at the
Summerville Cemetery.
WHITE, JOHN —
Memorial service at 2 p.m.
at the First Presbyterian
Church, 2001 W. Kennewick
Ave., Kennewick, Wash.
SUNDAY, APRIL 2
No services scheduled
MONDAY, APRIL 3
No services scheduled
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
No services scheduled
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MEETINGS
MONDAY, APRIL 3
STOKES LANDING SENIOR
CENTER BOARD, 6 p.m., Stokes
Landing Senior Center, 195 N.W.
Opal Place, Irrigon. (Karen 541-
922-3137)
HEPPNER PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 7 p.m., Heppner City
Hall, 111 N. Main St., Heppner.
(541-676-9618)
M I LT O N - F R E E WAT E R
PLANNING COMMISSION, 7
p.m., Milton-Freewater Public Li-
brary Albee Room, 8 S.W. Eighth
Ave., Milton-Freewater. (541-938-
5531)
WESTON PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall,
210 E. Main St., Weston. (541-
566-3313)
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
PENDLETON SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT WORK SESSION, 3 p.m.,
Pendleton School District office,
107 N.W. 10th St., Pendleton.
(541-276-6711)
WESTON LIBRARY BOARD,
5:30 p.m., Weston Public Library,
108 E. Main St., Weston. (541-
566-2378)
IRRIGON PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 6 p.m., Irrigon City
Hall, 500 N.E. Main St., Irrigon.
(541-922-3047)
MEACHAM
VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT, 6 p.m.,
Meacham Fire Department, Mea-
cham. (541-786-2069)
STANFIELD CITY COUNCIL,
7 p.m., Stanfield City Hall council
chambers, 160 S. Main St., Stan-
field. (541-449-3831)
UMATILLA CITY COUNCIL,
7 p.m., Umatilla City Hall council
chambers, 700 Sixth St., Umatilla.
(541-922-3226)
PILOT ROCK CITY COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Pilot Rock City Hall
council chambers, 143 W. Main
St., Pilot Rock. (541-443-2811)
BOARDMAN CITY COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Boardman City Hall,
200 City Center Circle, Board-
man. (541-481-9252)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
MORROW COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m.,
Bartholomew Government Build-
ing upper conference room, 110
N. Court St., Heppner. (541-676-
9061)
HERMISTON AIRPORT AD-
VISORY COMMITTEE, 4 p.m.,
Hermiston Airport lounge, 1600
Airport Way, Hermiston. (541-
567-5521)
BLUE MOUNTAIN BOARD
OF EDUCATION, 6 p.m., Blue
Mountain Community College Pi-
oneer Hall boardroom, 2411 N.W.
Carden Ave., Pendleton. (Shan-
non Franklin 541-278-5951)
CONDON CITY COUNCIL,
7 p.m., Condon City Hall, 128
S. Main St., Condon. (541-384-
2711)
UMATILLA RURAL FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT, 7 p.m.,
Umatilla Fire Department, 305
Willamette St., Umatilla. (541-
922-2770)
LOTTERY
Thursday, March 30
Lucky Lines
01-08-11-13-FREE-20-23-
26-32
Estimated jackpot: $20,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 0-8-8-9
4 p.m.: 5-4-7-0
7 p.m.: 2-7-9-4
10 p.m.: 9-0-6-1
Friday, March 31
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 5-5-2-3
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Witness: Driver in crash admitted texting before collision
HOUSTON (AP) —
The driver of a pickup
truck that collided with a
church minibus in rural
Texas, killing 13 people,
apologized after the crash
and acknowledged he had
been texting while driving, a
witness said Friday.
Jody Kuchler told The
Associated Press he was
driving behind the truck and
had seen it moving errati-
cally prior to the Wednesday
collision on a two-lane road
about 75 miles west of San
Antonio, near the town of
Concan. Kuchler said the
truck had crossed the center
line several times while he
followed it.
Kuchler, 55, a self-em-
ployed welder, said he and
his girlfriend were driving
back to their home in the
nearby town of Leakey
when he came across a truck
that was driving erratically
across the road.
“He kept going off the
road and into oncoming
traffic and he just kept doing
that,” said Kuchler, who
followed the truck for at
Zeke MacCormack/The San Antonio Express-News via AP
Authorities investigate after a deadly crash involving a van carrying church mem-
bers and a pickup truck on U.S. 83 outside Garner State Park in northern Uvalde
County, Texas, Wednesday. The group of senior adults from First Baptist Church
of New Braunfels, Texas, was returning from a retreat when the crash occurred, a
church statement said.
least 15 minutes.
Kuchler said he called
the sheriff’s offices for both
Uvalde and Real counties
and told them “they needed
to get him off the road before
he hit somebody.”
Kuchler
said
he
witnessed the crash and
afterward, he checked on
both the bus and the truck
and was able to speak with
Students stay home, farmworkers
march for Cesar Chavez Day
LOS ANGELES (AP)
— California and several
other states honored Cesar
Chavez by closing schools
and state offices Friday, the
90th anniversary of the birth
of a man who went from
a grape and cotton picker
to an enduring hero for
laborers, Latinos and justice
seekers of all kinds.
Farmworkers in four
states also plan to march
Saturday and Sunday in
honor of Chavez, who died
in 1993, and in protest of
President Donald Trump’s
immigration policies.
Here’s a look at Chavez,
his legend and his legacy:
Farmworker to organizer
Chavez was born near
Yuma, Arizona, on March
31, 1927, and grew up
in a Mexican-American
family that traveled around
California picking lettuce,
grapes, cotton and other
seasonal crops.
He left school in seventh
grade to work full time in
the fields and later turned to
organizing for farmworkers’
rights.
In 1962, Chavez and
Dolores Huerta co-founded
the National Farm Workers
Association, which became
the United Farm Workers of
America.
Farmworkers
were
crucial to agribusiness in
California, which grows
nearly half the nation’s
fruits, nuts and vegetables,
but pay was poor and condi-
tions often miserable.
There were no toilets
in the fields for workers,
who weeded fields with
AP Photo/Paul Sakuma
In this March 7, 1979, file photo, United Farm Workers
President Cesar Chavez talks to striking Salinas Val-
ley farmworkers during a large rally in Salinas, Calif.
short-handled hoes that
forced them to bend over for
hours at a time.
Bosses
frequently
ignored the health and
wages of their workers,
many of whom were Span-
ish-speakers in the country
temporarily or illegally and
had little political or legal
clout to prevent abuses.
Grapes and grievances
There had been protests
and small strikes, but the
UFW, with Chavez as its
figurehead, helped organize
the farmworkers on a large
scale and turn their cause
into a movement.
The
UFW
staged
nonviolent strikes, boycotts
and protests that garnered
immense publicity and
had a significant effect in
California.
A five-year strike that
began in 1965 targeted
grape growers in the
central California town of
Delano. Workers demanded
pay equal to the federal
minimum wage. The fight
was marked by a nation-
wide consumer boycott
of non-union grapes, a
350-mile march by grape
pickers to the state Capitol
and a 25-day fast by Chavez.
In the end, the union
reached agreements with
growers that covered thou-
sands of workers.
In 1970, nearly 10,000
workers went on strike
after lettuce growers and
other farmers in the Salinas
Valley signed deals with
the Teamsters that granted
that union — instead of the
UFW — the right to orga-
nize agricultural workers. It
was the largest farmworker
strike in U.S. history.
What followed was a
boycott that doubled the
price of lettuce and a brutal
battle with the Teamsters
with protests, mass arrests
and violence. UFW pick-
eters were beaten and shot,
one was killed and a UFW
field office was firebombed.
the driver of the truck, who
has been identified by the
Texas Department of Public
Safety as 20-year-old Jack
Dillon Young, of Leakey.
“He said, ‘I’m sorry, I’m
sorry. I was texting.’ I said,
‘Son, do you know what
you just did?’ He said, ‘I’m
sorry. I’m sorry,’” Kuchler
recalled.
Kuchler first shared the
account of what happened
with the San Antonio
Express-News.
The wreck occurred
along a curve in the road
where the speed limit
is 65 mph, according to
Department of Public Safety
officials.
Department of Public
Safety Sgt. Conrad Hein
declined to comment on
Friday on the cause of the
crash or if texting might
have played a role. But
officials have said the truck
driver appeared to have
crossed the center line.
Federal
investigators
would not comment on the
report Friday. However,
Jennifer Morrison, the
investigator in charge of
the team from the National
Transportation Safety Board,
said Friday that distracted
driving will be among the
issues investigated.
Farmers to plant record low
wheat, most soybeans ever
By DAVID PITT
Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa
— The amber waves of
grain are about to turn into
bean pods as farmers report
they’ll plant millions of
acres in soybeans instead of
wheat this year as a global
glut of the grain has made it
unprofitable to grow.
In its annual prospec-
tive
plantings
report
released Friday, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
said wheat acres will be
the lowest on record this
year at 46.1 million acres
and soybean planting will
be at a record high of 89.5
million acres.
The United States has
more than 1 billion bushels
of surplus wheat in storage
and the oversupply has
driven wheat farmers in
several states including
Kansas, Michigan, Minne-
sota, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Ohio and South
Dakota to shift previously
planted wheat acres to
soybeans.
“The big trend there
is that wheat is grown in
just about every continent
around the world except
Antarctica so those acres
elsewhere have increased
dramatically. The U.S. has
lost production to the rest
of the world,” said Todd
Hultman, a grain market
analyst for DTN, an
Omaha, Nebraska-based
agriculture market data
provider.
He said wheat over-
production caused prices
to collapse and made
production unprofitable.
Good growing weather for
wheat worldwide for four
consecutive years has been
a contributing factor, he
said.
Corn has experienced
a similar trend leading
farmers to cut corn acres
4 percent from last year
to 90 million, the USDA
report said.
If this year’s planting
weather favors soybeans
and more acres are shifted
out of corn, this could be
the first year since 1983
that farmers planted more
acres in soybeans than
corn.
Soybeans
have
produced large harvests
too, but it is a hot
commodity around the
world with demand highest
in China where soybean
meal feeds pigs, cows and
fish in a culture increas-
ingly seeking to eat more
meat. The record global
demand has maintained
more favorable prices for
soybeans making them
more profitable to grow
than corn or wheat, said
Chad Hart, an agricultural
economist at Iowa State
University.
It all shouldn’t change
much at the grocery store
except that plentiful grain
and soybean supplies
lead to low livestock feed
prices which help keep
the cost of producing beef
lower.
Friday’s report is based
on a survey of farmers
and is the first indication
for the year of planting
intentions.
COMING EVENTS
SATURDAY, APRIL 1
PANCAKE
BREAKFAST,
7-10 a.m., Stanfield Community
Center, 225 W. Roosevelt, Stan-
field. Costs $5 for full breakfast/$3
for light meal. (541-449-1332)
ARBOR DAY TREE GIVE-
AWAY, 9 a.m., Smitty’s Ace Hard-
ware parking lot, 1845 N. First St.,
Hermiston. Annual tree giveaway
features Red Maple, Serviceber-
ry, River Birch, Green Ash, Tulip
Tree, Quaking Aspen, European
Mountain Ash, Bald Cypress and
Japanese Zelkova. First-come,
first served and trees go fast.
Free. (541-667-5018)
FREE FOR ALL, 9:30-10:15
a.m., Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendleton.
Free art classes for children up to
age 12. Children under 8 should
be accompanied by an adult. (Ro-
berta Lavadour 541-278-9201)
YARN CLUB, 10 a.m.-12
p.m., Hermiston Public Library,
235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston.
(541-567-2882)
HIP & HANDMADE, 11 a.m.-
12 p.m., Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendleton.
Free drop-in project class for
adults. (Roberta Lavadour 541-
278-9201)
ORIGAMI
CLUB
FOR
ADULTS, 1-4 p.m., Hermiston
Public Library, 235 E Gladys Ave,
Hermiston. Classic Japanese
paper craft for adults only. (Jodi
Hansen 541-567-2882)
SATURDAY SPIN-IN, 1-4
p.m., Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendleton.
For spinners, knitters, weavers,
felters, fiber enthusiasts and folks
who are just fiber-curious. Drop-
ins welcome. (Roberta Lavadour
541-278-9201)
“TREASURE ISLAND” AU-
DITIONS, 2 p.m. & 5:30 p.m., A.C.
Houghton Elementary School,
1105 N. Main Ave., Irrigon.
TYLOR AND THE TRAIN
ROBBERS, 7-10 p.m., 40 Taps,
337 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pend-
leton.
NUKETOWN, 8 p.m., Wild-
horse Sports Bar, Wildhorse Re-
EO file photo
Rotarian Jim Stearns hands out free tree starts during
a past Arbor Day Tree Giveaway in Hermiston. This
year’s event is Saturday, 9 a.m. in the parking lot of
Smitty’s Ace Hardware in Hermiston.
sort & Casino, Mission.
ITTS CUZZEN, 9 p.m., The
Pheasant, 149 E. Main St.,
Hermiston. Cover band from
Spokane plays hits from the ’60s
to present.
SUNDAY, APRIL 2
FAMILY BREAKFAST, 8:30-
9:15 a.m., First Christian Church,
516 S. Main St., Milton-Freewa-
ter. Cost is by donation. Everyone
welcome. (541-938-3854)
SPECIAL NEEDS OPEN
GYM, 12-1:30 p.m., Pendleton
Recreation Center, 510 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Free for
special needs children and fami-
lies. (541-276-8100)
HYMNSPIRATION, 5-6 p.m.,
Victory Baptist Church, 193 E.
Main St., Hermiston. Food, fun
and fellowship, and singing great
old hymns with old and new
friends. Free. (Chris Finley 541-
571-2516)
ADULT OPEN GYM, 6:30
p.m.,
Pendleton
Recreation
Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. Half-court basketball.
Adults only.
MONDAY, APRIL 3
ADULT OPEN GYM, 6 a.m.,
Pendleton Recreation Center,
510 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
Half-court basketball. Adults only.
PREPARE OUT LOUD, 8-10
a.m., Pendleton Convention Cen-
ter, 1601 Westgate, Pendleton.
Steve Eberlein will share steps
people can take now to prepare
for Cascadia Subduction Zone
earthquake, how to locate your
loved ones following a disaster,
how many supplies you will need
to care for yourself and others,
and more. Public welcome. Free,
but RSVP is requested at www.
redcross.org/PrepareOutLoud-
Pendleton. (Monique Dugaw
503-877-7121)
WALKING FOR WELLNESS,
8:30-9:30 a.m., Pendleton Rec-
reation Center, 510 S.W. Dorion
Ave., Pendleton. (541-276-8100)
TOT TIME, 10-11 a.m., Pend-
leton Recreation Center, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. For
children ages 0-5. Costs $1 per
child per session. (541-276-8100)
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME,
10:30 a.m., Athena Public Library,
418 E. Main St., Athena. For ages
birth to 6. (541-566-2470)
PENDLETON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m., Pend-
leton Senior Center, 510 S.W.
10th St., Pendleton. Costs $3.50
or $6 for those under 60. Pool,
puzzles, crafts, snacks, Second
Time Around thrift store 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. For Meals On Wheels, call
541-276-1926. (541-276-7101)
ART STUDIO, 4-5:30 p.m.,
Pendleton Center for the Arts,
214 N. Main St., Pendleton. Free
class for ages 7-12 to develop
skills and encourage art explora-
tion. (Roberta Lavadour 541-278-
9201)
MOMENTUM
WORSHIP
EVENT, 7-8:30 p.m., Church of
the Nazarene, 1520 W. Orchard
Ave., Hermiston. The New Hope
Christian College’s touring team
presents worship through music,
dance, drama and technical arts.
Everyone welcome. Free (541-
567-3677)
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
ADULT OPEN GYM, 6 a.m.,
Pendleton Recreation Center,
510 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
Half-court basketball. Adults only.
WALKING FOR WELL-
NESS, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Pendle-
ton Recreation Center, 510 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton. (541-
276-8100)
TERRIFICALLY
FREE
TUESDAY, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Chil-
dren’s Museum of Eastern Ore-
gon, 400 S. Main St., Pendleton.
Free admission all day. (541-
276-1066)
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME,
10:30-11 a.m., Stanfield Public
Library, 180 W. Coe Ave., Stan-
field. (541-449-1254)
SENSORY EXPLORATION,
11 a.m., Children’s Museum of
Eastern Oregon, 400 S. Main St.,
Pendleton. For ages 0-3. Sen-
sory Bins provide endless ways
for little ones to experience new
things with all of their senses and
boost essential skills. (541-276-
1066)
PENDLETON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m., Pend-
leton Senior Center, 510 S.W.
10th St., Pendleton. Costs $3.50
or $6 for those under 60. Pool,
puzzles, crafts, snacks, Second
Time Around thrift store 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. For Meals On Wheels, call
541-276-1926. (541-276-7101)
BOARDMAN SENIOR MEAL
SERVICE, 12 p.m., Boardman
Senior Center, 100 Tatone St.,
Boardman. Cost is $4 for seniors
55 and over or $5 for adults. (541-
481-3257)
HERMISTON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m., Herm-
iston Senior Center, 435 W. Or-
chard Ave., Hermiston. Cost is $4
for adults, free for children 10 and
under, $4 for Meals on Wheels.
Extra 50 cents for utensils/dishes.
Bus service to Senior Center by
donation. (541-567-3582)
CRAFTERNOONS,
4:15
p.m., Pendleton Public Library,
502 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
Drop in for a group or individual
craft project. All ages. (541-966-
0380)
BINGO, 5 p.m., Hermiston
Senior Center, 435 W. Orchard
Ave., Hermiston. Doors open at
5 p.m., games begin at 6:30 p.m.
Everyone welcome. (541-567-
3582)
INSIDE
OUTSIDE
THE
LINES ADULT COLORING,
6-7:30 p.m., Irrigon Public Li-
brary, 490 N.E. Main St., Irrigon.
Materials provided. Bring snacks
to share. (541-922-0138)
PENDLETON
KNITTING
GROUP, 6 p.m., Prodigal Son
Brewery & Pub, 230 S.E. Court
Ave., Pendleton. (541-966-0380)
PENDLETON EAGLES TA-
COS AND BINGO, 6 p.m., Pend-
leton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main
St., Pendleton. Regular packet
$10, special packet $5. Proceeds
donated to local charities. Public
welcome. (541-278-2828)
STORY AND CRAFT TIME,
6:30 p.m., Milton-Freewater Pub-
lic Library, 8 S.W. Eighth Ave.,
Milton-Freewater. For elementary
school-age children. (541-938-
8247)