RECORDS
Thursday, July 20, 2017
East Oregonian
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
OBITUARIES
DEATH NOTICES
TUESDAY
Alvin L. ‘Al’ Sather
Larry E. Castro
Hermiston
June 19, 1935 - July 15, 2017
Pilot Rock
Jan. 17, 1945-July 16, 2017
9:13 a.m. - Hermiston police received a report of a white
SUV driving erratically and blowing stop signs at West Hartley
Avenue and Northwest 10th Street, Hermiston.
10:54 a.m. - The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received
a report of a disturbance on Southeast 13th Place, Irrigon. A
deputy responded and found people were having a landlord/
tenant issue.
12:38 p.m. - Rabbits belonging to a Pendleton resident on
Southwest Kirk Avenue got out and ate a neighbor’s flowers
and plants, prompting that neighbor to complain to police.
1:43 p,m. - A man told Hermiston police he has a situation
where his son is harassing his wife.
1:47 p.m. - Someone has been stealing guns during the
past few months from a home on Black Mountain Lane,
Heppner. The homeowner said she did not notice at first
because her husband recently died. She also said she was in
no rush to make a report, so law enforcement could “get here
when you get here.”
2:39 p.m. - Someone dumped cleaning supplies and
equipment in a driveway on West Beebe Avenue, Hermiston,
the home owner told police, and he asked for an officer to
check it out.
3:01 p.m. - A woman told Hermiston police someone
stole her purse from her unlocked car on Southwest Sixth
Street, and her purse contained her cellphone, checkbook,
bank card, driver’s license, house key and new prescription
glasses.
3:12 p.m. - A vehicle crashed and started a grass fire at
Bombing Range Road and Homestead Lane, Boardman. The
Morrow County Sheriff’s Office and Boardman police and fire
responded. Firefighters contained the blaze, and the lone
crash victim refused medical treatment.
8:17 p.m.- The Pilot Rock Rural Fire Protection District
responded to a house and structure fire about 5.5 miles up
Birch Creek Road outside Pilot Rock. There were no injuries
or loss of life.
8:32 p.m. - A resident on Joy Lane, Hermiston, reported
her husband tried to hit her.
9:26 p.m. - An Irrigon resident reported people are
harassing her via the internet and saying she needs to be
punished. She said she suspects the two teenage boys that
hit her car a couple of months ago are behind the harass-
ment. She also said she saw the teens Monday night in a
“commotion” with her friends.
9:57 p.m. - Law enforcement received a report of domestic
violence in progress at a home on Dos Palos Court, Umatilla.
11:46 p.m. - A Umatilla resident on Cherry Street told
police three intoxicated males came to his house.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
Tuesday
•Oregon State Police arrested Donald Levi Padgett, 35,
of Pilot Rock, during a traffic stop. The trooper found Padgett
had a warrant for his arrest out of Missouri for second-de-
gree assault. Padgett is now in the Umatilla County Jail,
Pendleton.
•Morrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested Preston Joe
Morris, 18, 75014 Washington Lane, Irrigon, for first-degree
robbery, second-degree theft, menacing and third-degree
assault.
Wednesday
•Hermiston police arrested Spencer Allen Califf, 34, 259 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston, for attempt to flee, reckless driving
and unauthorized use of a vehicle.
HONORS
Bodmer named to COCC Dean’s List
BEND — Twain Bodmer of Adams was recently
named to the spring 2017 Dean’s List at Central Oregon
Community College. The Dean’s List recognizes students
enrolled in 12 or more graded credits who receive a term
GPA of 3.60 or better.
SUPPORT GROUPS
THURSDAY, JULY 20
OPEN SUPPORT GROUP,
10 a.m.-12 p.m., Bowman
Building, 17 S.W. Frazer Ave.,
Pendleton. (541-276-6671 or
541-379-1589)
LOST
AND
FOUND
YOUTH OUTREACH, 3 p.m.,
Pendleton Recreation Center,
510 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendle-
ton. Help for youth 12-18 facing
challenges. (Danny or Leslie
541-379-4250 or 541-276-
3987)
HEALTHY CHOICES AA
MEETING, 5-6:30 p.m., St.
Anthony Hospital conference
room 1, 2801 St. Anthony Way,
Pendleton. (541-207-2548)
WOMEN FOR SOBRIETY
SUPPORT GROUP, 5:30-7
p.m., First Christian Church,
516 S. Main St., Milton-Free-
water. New members welcome.
(Kimberlie Krieg 541-861-3283)
CELEBRATE RECOVERY,
6-9 p.m., First Assembly of
God Church, 1911 S.E. Court
Ave., Pendleton. 6-7 p.m. large
group, 6-8 p.m. Celebration
Place (children K-5), 7-8 p.m.
open share group, 8-9 p.m.
Solid Rock Cafe social time (all
ages). Christ-centered 12-step
program for those with hurts,
habits and hangups. Childcare
is available for children ages
1-5. (541-276-6417)
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE/
SEXUAL ASSAULT WOM-
EN’S SUPPORT GROUP,
6-7:30 p.m., call for location,
call for location, Pendleton.
Sponsored by Domestic Vio-
lence Services. (541-276-3322)
TOPS, 6 p.m., Peace Lu-
theran Church, 210 N.W. Ninth
St., Pendleton. 6 p.m. weigh-
in, 6:30-7:30 p.m. meeting.
(Heather Endersby 541-969-
6997)
NARCOTICS
ANONY-
MOUS, 6:30 p.m., Helping
Hand, 346 S.E. Second St.,
Pendleton.
ADDICTION RECOVERY
PROGRAM, 7 p.m., Sev-
enth-day Adventist Church
seminary building, 800 S. First
St., Hermiston. Everyone is
welcome. (Kim Puzey 541-567-
3622)
LOTTERY
WALK AND ROLL SUP-
PORT GROUP, 7 p.m., Butter-
creek Apartments No. 33, 405
S.W. 11th St., Hermiston. For
anyone who is disabled or in a
wheelchair and has issues with
access or rights, or caregivers
of handicapped people. (Nana
Carpenter 541-303-3359)
OPEN AA MEETING, 7
p.m., complex, 680 W. Harper
Road, Hermiston. (800-410-
5953)
OPEN AA MEETING, 7:30
p.m., First United Methodist
Church, 191 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston.
HEPPNER
MIRACLES
OPEN AA MEETING, 7:30
p.m., All Saints Episcopal
Church parish hall, 140 W.
Church St., Heppner. (800-410-
5953)
NARCOTICS
ANONY-
MOUS, 7:30-9 p.m., First Unit-
ed Methodist Church, 191 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston.
NARCOTICS
ANONY-
MOUS, 7:30 p.m., Wesley Unit-
ed Methodist Church, 816 S.
Main St., Milton-Freewater.
OPEN AA MEETING, 8
p.m., United Church of Christ,
114 S. East St., Condon. (800-
410-5953)
FRIDAY, JULY 21
OPEN AA MEETING, 12
p.m., complex, 680 W. Harper
Road, Hermiston. (800-410-
5953)
CELEBRATE RECOVERY
GROUP, 6 p.m., Salvation
Army, 150 S.E. Emigrant Ave.,
Pendleton. (541-276-3369)
OPEN AA MEETING, 7
p.m., Yellowhawk Tribal Health
Center, 73265 Confederated
Way, Mission. (800-410-5953)
NARCOTICS
ANONY-
MOUS, 7 p.m., Episcopal
Church of the Redeemer, 241
S.E. Second St., Pendleton.
OPEN AA MEETING, 7
p.m., complex, 680 W. Harper
Road, Hermiston. (800-410-
5953)
NARCOTICS
ANONY-
MOUS, 7:30-9 p.m., First Unit-
ed Methodist Church, 191 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston.
OPEN
AA
MEETING,
7:30 p.m., Ione Community
Church, 395 Main St., Ione.
(800-410-5953)
Retired 1st Sgt. United
States Army Alvin L. “Al”
Sather, 82, of Hermiston,
Ore., passed away peacefully
at Lourdes Medical Center on
July 15, 2017, with his family
by his side.
Al was born on June 19,
1935, in Malta,
Montana, to parents
Alvin O. and Juanita
Tatman Sather. He
was young when
his family moved
to Echo, Oregon,
where he was raised
and attended school.
Al was drafted into
the United States
Army at the age of
18. He met Joan
Adkison, who was
also in the Army and
stationed in Japan.
They were united
in marriage
on March
30, 1956,
at
Camp
Z a m a ,
Japan.
Al and
Joan had
five children
and lived
all
over
the United
States and Sather
Portugal
during his 20 years in the
Army. Al was deployed to
Korea, Vietnam, Thailand
and worked at the Pentagon
during his military career.
He loved spending time
with his family. Al was an
avid hunter and fisherman
who enjoyed camping in
the mountains and being
in the outdoors. He also
enjoyed carpentry. He loved
hunting trips with his son,
sons-in-law and grandsons
as well as John and Charlie
Smith, who he considered
family. Al spent a lot of time
yard saling, and loved to get
a good deal. He met many
friends through the years and
was always the highlight of
the party, making everyone
laugh. Al was a member
of many organizations: life
member of the NRA, Moose,
Elks, American Legion, 11th
Armored Calvary Regiment,
Disabled American Veterans,
and the Vietnam Veterans
Association.
Al was a wonderful
husband,
father,
grandfather,
great-grandfather
and was a mentor
to many. We will
miss you and are
very blessed to have
had this life with
you. LOVE YOU
FOREVER.
He is survived by
his wife of 61 years,
Joan Sather; daugh-
ters Jodi Desjardins
(Robert),
Kristi
Bartley
(Russ),
Lauri Stubenrauch
(Fritz)
and Shari
Humphrey
(Alan); son
William
S a t h e r
(Lori);
sisters Joyce
Jones and
Melinda
Buwalda;
grandchil-
dren Ryan
(Angela),
Matthew (Angela), Curtis
(Narci), Jessica (AJ), Brooke
(Travis), Mariah (Nick),
Alan and Amanda; nine
great-grandchildren: Cayden,
Alexia, Gavin, Aysa, Addison,
Macie, Camdyn, Cohen and
Cleo; and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Al was preceded in death
by his parents, two brothers
and a sister.
A graveside service with
military honors will be held on
Friday, July 21, 2017, at 4:00
p.m. at the Hermiston Ceme-
tery, Hermiston, Oregon.
Please sign the online
condolence book at burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
iston, Oregon, is in care of
arrangements.
Wednesday, July 19
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Larry E. Castro, 72, of Pilot Rock died Sunday, July 16,
2017, at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1945, in Scotia,
California, to Ernestine Mary Castro. Arrangements are with
Burns Mortuary of Pendleton. Sign the online condolence
book at www.burnsmortuary.com
UPCOMING SERVICES
THURSDAY, JULY 20
CALDWELL, DON — Viewing from 3-6 p.m. in the
chapel at Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston.
FULLMER, ED — Funeral mass at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church, 525 N. Gale St., Heppner. A luncheon will
follow at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall.
FRIDAY, JULY 21
BICKFORD, DANIEL — Funeral service at 11 a.m. at
St. Henry Catholic Church, 346 N.W. First St., Gresham.
CALDWELL, DON — Funeral service at 11 a.m. in the
chapel at Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston,
followed by burial with military honors at the Hermiston
Cemetery. A reception will follow the graveside service.
NELSON, JOYE — Memorial service at 3 p.m.
at Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main St.,
Milton-Freewater.
SATHER, AL — Graveside service with military honors
at 4 p.m. at the Hermiston Cemetery.
SATURDAY, JULY 22
ALBEE, SUSAN — Memorial services at 10 a.m. at St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church, 323 Catherine St., Walla Walla.
FRICKE, LOU — Graveside service at 10 a.m. at the
Hermiston Cemetery.
IRIBARREN, JACKIE — Service at 2 p.m. at Pendleton
Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop, 131 S.E. Byers Ave., Pend-
leton. Burial will follow at the old Pilot Rock Cemetery on
East Birch Creek Road. An information gathering will follow
at the Pilot Rock Community Center, 285 N.W. Cedar Place.
SUNDAY, JULY 23
No services scheduled
MEETINGS
THURSDAY, JULY 20
IONE SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD RETREAT, 3 p.m., River
Lodge, 6 Marine Drive, Board-
man. (Marla Royal 541-966-
3102)
ECHO CITY COUNCIL, 4
p.m., Echo City Hall, 20 S. Bo-
nanza St., Echo. (541-376-8411)
HERMISTON IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, 4 p.m., Hermiston
Irrigation District office confer-
ence room, 366 E. Hurlburt Ave.,
Hermiston. (541-567-3024)
UMATILLA COUNTY SPE-
CIAL
LIBRARY
DISTRICT
BUDGET HEARING, BOARD
MEETING, 5:15 p.m., Pendleton
City Hall Community Room, 501
S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton.
Budget hearing will be followed
by the regular meeting. (Aletha
Bonebrake 541-519-3255)
FRIDAY, JULY 21
No meetings scheduled
MONDAY, JULY 24
MORROW COUNTY PARKS
PLAN SUBCOMMITTEE, 1:30
p.m., Bartholomew Government
Building, 110 N. Court St., Hep-
pner. Morrow County Parks Mas-
ter Plan regarding recreation,
projections, tourism and a review
of the OHV Park will be discussed.
(Kirsti Cason 541-989-9500)
UMATILLA BASIN WATER-
SHED COUNCIL, 6 p.m., Pendle-
ton City Hall community room, 501
S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton.
(Michael T. Ward 541-276-2190)
HERMISTON CITY COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Hermiston City Hall
council chambers, 180 N.E. Sec-
ond St., Hermiston. (541-567-
5521)
Grocers seek state ban on taxing food
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
SALEM — The North-
west Grocery Association is
seeking a ballot measure in
2018 to constitutionally bar
taxes on food.
The association filed
paperwork Tuesday
to
petition for an initiative
proposing a constitutional
amendment prohibiting taxes
at every point of food sales,
from production, processing,
wholesale and retail, with the
exception of meals served at
restaurants.
“It really is just protecting
people’s access to food
and only food for human
consumption,” said Joe
Gilliam, the association’s
president.
The association’s action
comes as public employee
unions pursue placing a
corporate sales tax on the
ballot in 2018, a pared-down
version of Measure 97
defeated in 2016.
The grocery association
has launched a website to
campaign for the “Yes! Let’s
Keep Our Groceries Tax
Free” act.
Businesses and public
employee unions have
clashed over the last year over
how to address the state’s
revenue shortfall. Businesses
have called for reductions in
spending and public pension
benefits in exchange for any
increase in corporate taxes.
Unions favor a gross receipts
tax that would be based
on corporations’ sales and
EO Media Group
The Northwest Grocery Association is working to
place an amendment to the Oregon constitution on
the ballot that would bar taxes on food. The associa-
tion’s action comes as public employee unions pursue
placing a corporate sales tax on the ballot in 2018.
would put corporations more
in line with what individual
taxpayers contribute toward
state coffers.
Katherine
Driessen,
a spokeswoman for Our
Oregon, one of the groups
behind Measure 97, said the
grocery tax ban “is really
about padding the pockets
of large international grocery
chains like Walmart that
already receive billions
in subsidies from Oregon
taxpayers for their low-wage
jobs.”
“Everyone in our commu-
nity has to do their part to
fund our schools and our
services, and the last thing we
should be doing is creating
special interest carveouts for
some of the world’s largest
corporations that just don’t
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Gilliam
called
Our
Oregon’s comments “polit-
ical jargon.”
“Measure 97 was a gross
receipts tax, which was
defeated soundly,” Gilliam
said. “Gross receipts taxes
on any business with thin
margins can’t absorb the
cost. It drives prices up and
hurts people’s access to
food.”
Under the proposed
measure, the food industry
would continue to pay
corporate income tax, and
the sales of other household
goods and pet food still
would be subject to taxes,
Gilliam said. Walmart is not
among the association’s 400
members, he added.
The campaign will need
to collect 117,578 signatures
by July 2018 to win a place
on the general election ballot
the following November.
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The Capital Bureau is a
collaboration between EO
Media Group and Pamplin
Media Group.
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