RECORDS
Thursday, August 31, 2017
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
WEDNESDAY
6:10 a.m. - Milton-Freewater police took a report of a
burglary at a house on the 100 block of Northeast 14th Avenue.
10:12 a.m. - An Athena resident on East Currant Street,
Athena, reported a burglary.
11:05 a.m. - A crisis team responded to a disturbance at
Friday House, the adult foster care facility at 953 S. Main Place.,
Pendleton. About two hours later, Pendleton police responded
to a report of a resident who was violent and threatened staff.
Police made one arrest on a misdemeanor.
1:39 p.m. - The owner of some property on North Ott Road
asked the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office for information about
an eviction and a marijuana grow.
1:53 p.m. - Pendleton police received a complaint from a
resident of Southwest Goodwin Avenue about neighbors driving
on the caller’s property and yelling profanities at her children.
2:43 p.m. - A caller reported someone within the last couple
of days kicked in the front door of the blue building at the old
Floyd’s Truck Ranch, 74141 Barnhart Road, Pendleton, which is
next to the defunct Rodeo City Inn.
3:17 p.m. - Someone reported the theft of mailboxes from the
43000 block of Southwest Gateway Avenue, Pendleton.
3:22 p.m. - A Heppner man told the Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office he has a no-contact order with a woman, but she sent
him messages on social media, and he did not want to get into
trouble because she is contacting him.
4:42 p.m. - A Milton-Freewater man on the 800 block of
Evans Street reported a burglary and the theft of multiple items.
He said the crime happened last Thursday.
7:44 p.m. - Someone dumped lubricant oil into the bowl at
the Echo Skatepark, 10 W. Main St., Echo.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
•Pendleton police arrested Delbert Edwin Ferraris, 30, of
72490 Billy Road, Pendleton, for possession of methamphet-
amine. Umatilla County Circuit Court records show he began
serving 18 months probation on Aug. 2 for a reckless driving
conviction.
•The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office at 6:08 p.m. received a
report of domestic violence at a home on Depot Lane, Irrigon.
Deputies arrived and arrested Kristi Marie McNamee, no age or
address provided, for fourth-degree assault and harassment.
•The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office arrested Heather Marie
Clapper, 31, no address provided, for second-degree vandalism
and the domestic violence charge of felony fourth-degree
assault.
COMING EVENTS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31
PRESCHOOL STORY AND
CRAFT TIME, 10:30 a.m., MIl-
ton-Freewater Public Library, 8
S.W. Eighth Ave., Milton-Free-
water. (Lili Schmidt 541-938-
8247)
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., Our
Lady of Angels Catholic Church
parish hall, 565 W. Hermiston
Ave., Hermiston. Cost is $4 for
adults, free for children 10 and
under, $4 for Meals on Wheels.
Extra 50 cents for utensils/dish-
es. Bus service to parish hall by
donation. (541-567-3582)
ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS,
12 p.m., Pendleton Public Library
National Parks Program area,
502 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendle-
ton. Theresa Peasley, healthy
living director, will explain how
to consistently meet your goals.
Free. (Heather Culley 541-966-
0380)
PENDLETON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12-1 p.m.,
Pendleton 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)
SENSORY STORY TIME,
12:30 p.m., Boardman Public
Library, 200 S. Main St., Board-
man. For children from birth to
age 4. (541-481-2665)
SKILLS FOR LIFE, 3-5 p.m.,
Pendleton Recreation Center,
510 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendle-
ton. Gym activities and life skills
for middle and high school stu-
dents. Registration requested.
(Danny Bane 541-379-4250)
KARATE OPEN GYM, 5-6
p.m., Pendleton Recreation Cen-
ter gym, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. Lars Hansen will lead
this all-ages class. Wear com-
fortable clothes. No experience
necessary. (Casey Brown 541-
276-8100)
YARN CLUB, 5:30 p.m.,
Hermiston Public Library, 235 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston. (541-
567-2882)
THE
ARC
UMATILLA
COUNTY BINGO, 6-10 p.m.,
The Arc Building, 215 W. Or-
chard Ave., Hermiston. Doors
open at 6 p.m., seats may be
held until 6:30 p.m., then all
seats first come, first served;
games begin at 7 p.m. Proceeds
benefit Umatilla County citizens
with developmental disabilities.
18 years or older, must have
proof of age and photo I.D. Basic
pot $20, prizes range from $20-
$750. (541-567-7615)
FIDDLERS NIGHT, 6:30-
8:30 p.m., Brookdale Assisted
Living, 980 W. Highland Ave.,
Hermiston. Enjoy light refresh-
ments, listen to some favorite
oldies or join in the jam session.
All ages welcome. (541-567-
3141)
DOKKEN IN CONCERT,
8 p.m., Wildhorse Resort &
Casino Rivers Events Center,
46510 Wildhorse Blvd., Pend-
leton. Grammy-award-winning
metal band Dokken will perform
a general admission, stand-
ing-room-only concert. Tickets
are $29, available at the gift shop
or online at 222.wildhorseresort.
com. 21 and older only. A no-host
bar will be available for purchas-
es. (800-654-9453)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 1
HEPPNER
FARMERS
MARKET, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Hep-
pner City Park, 444 N. Main St.,
Heppner. Local produce, crafts,
baked goods and more. (Don or
Jo Ann Shannon 541-676-8957)
FREE FIRST FRIDAY, 10
a.m.-5 p.m., Tamastslikt Cultural
Institute, 47106 Wildhorse Blvd.,
Pendleton. Free admission all
day. (541-966-9748)
STORY TIME, 10:15 a.m.,
Hermiston Public Library, 235 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston. (541-
567-2882)
PENDLETON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m., Pend-
leton Senior Center, 510 SW
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)
PENDLETON
FARMERS
MARKET, 4-7 p.m., 300 block,
South Main Street, Pendleton.
Local produce, baked goods,
crafts, jewelry, live music, food
vendors and more. (Cheryl Mont-
gomery 541-969-9466)
VFW BINGO, 6 p.m., Herm-
iston VFW, 45 W. Cherry St.,
Hermiston. Doors open at 6 p.m.,
games begin at 7 p.m. Everyone
welcome. (541-567-6219)
SATURDAY, SEPT. 2
PANCAKE BREAKFAST,
7-10 a.m., Stanfield Commu-
nity Center, 225 W. Roosevelt,
Stanfield. Costs $5 for full break-
fast/$3 for light meal. (541-449-
1332)
POW SATURDAY BIKE
RIDE, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Chamber
of Commerce Parking Lot, 108
S.W. Frazer Ave., Pendleton.
Weekly bike ride by Pendleton
on Wheels. Rides are open to
the public, as far and at a speed
comfortable for you. (Christine
734-755-7034)
L’IL BUCKS OPEN GYM,
8:30 a.m., Pendleton Recreation
Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. For students in first-
third grades.
HERMISTON
FARMERS
MARKET, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Festival
Plaza, Northeast Second Street
and Main, Hermiston. Local pro-
duce, baked goods, crafts, jewel-
ry, art, live music, food vendors
and more.
FREE FOR ALL, 9:30-10:15
a.m., Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendle-
ton. Free art classes for children
up to age 12. Children under 8
should be accompanied by an
adult. (Roberta 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., Pend-
leton. Free drop-in project class
for adults. (Roberta Lavadour
541-278-9201)
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 La-
vadour 541-278-9201)
KIDZ POW WOW, 1-4 p.m.,
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute Liv-
ing Cultural Village, 47106 Wild-
horse Blvd., Pendleton. Open to
all native and non-native youth
up to age 12. Kids can participate
in various dance styles and listen
to the music for each. No regalia
necessary. Every child registered
will receive a prize. Free. (541-
429-7700)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 3
FAMILY BREAKFAST, 8:30-
9:15 a.m., First Christian Church,
516 S. Main St., Milton-Freewa-
ter. Cost is by donation. Every-
one welcome. (541-938-3854)
ADULT OPEN GYM, 6:30
p.m., Pendleton Recreation
Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. Half-court basketball.
Adults only.
MONDAY, SEPT. 4
TOT TIME, 10 a.m., Pendle-
ton Recreation Center, 510 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton. For chil-
dren ages 0-5.
PRESCHOOL
STORY
TIME, 10:30 a.m., Athena Public
Library, 418 E. Main St., Athena.
For ages birth to 6. (541-566-
2470)
LOTTERY
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Wednesday, Aug. 30
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1 p.m.: 4-7-6-7
East Oregonian
DEATH NOTICES
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OBITUARY POLICY
Roy W. Hamblen
College Place, Wash.
May 28, 1941 - Aug. 28, 2017
Roy W. Hamblen, 76, of College Place, Wash., died
Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, at his home. He was born May 28,
1941. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater
is in charge of arrangements.
The East Oregonian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can in-
clude small photos and, for veterans, a flag 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.eastorego-
nian.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 office.
For more information, call 541-966-0818 or 1-800-522-0255, ext. 221.
Yvonne K. Weatherford
Hermiston
Jan. 7, 1938 - Aug. 29, 2017
MEETINGS
Yvonne K. Weatherford, 79, of Hermiston died Tuesday,
Aug. 29, 2017, in Hermiston. She was born Jan. 7, 1938, in
South Dakota. A private family gathering will be held. Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the
online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
For a complete listing
of regional events, visit
easternoregonevents.com
UPCOMING SERVICES
THURSDAY, AUG.
31-FRIDAY, SEPT. 1
THURSDAY, AUG. 31
FERGUESON, BARBARA — Celebration of life service
at 4 p.m. in the chapel at Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston
Ave., Hermiston. A gathering will follow at the Cozy Corner
Tavern, 198 E. Main St., Hermiston.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 1
BROWN, ELANA — Funeral services at 10:30 a.m.
at the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main St.,
Milton-Freewater. Concluding services and interment will
follow at the Milton-Freewater Cemetery.
STRAUGHAN, JOHN — Graveside services at 1 p.m. at
Olney Cemetery, Pendleton.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Swenson scores education scholarship
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Nels Swenson has been selected for
the Upper Division Agricultural Education Scholarship from
the National Association of Agricultural Educators. Swenson
is studying agricultural education at Oregon State University.
He is a graduate of Pendleton High School.
NAAE awards the $1,500 scholarships to help offset
expenses during recipients’ student teaching experiences.
Twenty-two students from across the United States were
selected based on their academic performance as well as on
leadership and service activities.
The funding for the NAAE Upper Division Scholarship
program comes from Growth Energy, Herman & Bobbie
Wilson, National Geographic Learning | Cengage Learning,
and donations by NAAE members.
No meetings scheduled
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
HEPPNER PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 7 p.m., Heppner City
Hall, 111 N. Main St., Heppner.
(541-676-9618)
WESTON PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall,
210 E. Main St., Weston. (541-
566-3313)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
PENDLETON
SCHOOL
DISTRICT WORK SESSION, 8
a.m., Pendleton School District
office, 107 N.W. 10th St., Pend-
leton. (541-276-6711)
UMATILLA MORROW RA-
DIO & DATA DISTRICT, 1:30
p.m., Boardman City Hall, 200
City Center Circle, Boardman.
(Shawn Halsey 541-966-3774)
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,
Meacham. (541-786-2069)
BOARDMAN CITY COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Boardman City Hall,
200 City Center Circle, Board-
man. (541-481-9252)
STANFIELD CITY COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Stanfield City Hall
council chambers, 160 S. Main
St., Stanfield. (541-449-3831)
UMATILLA CITY COUNCIL,
7 p.m., Umatilla City Hall council
chambers, 700 Sixth St., Umatil-
la. (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)
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 6
MORROW
COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS,
10 a.m., Bartholomew Govern-
ment Building upper conference
room, 110 N. Court St., Heppner.
(Roberta Lutcher 541-676-5613)
PENDLETON
FAÇADE
COMMITTEE, 3:30 p.m., Pend-
leton City Hall administrative
conference room, 500 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton. (Julie
Chase 541-966-0204)
HERMISTON AIRPORT AD-
VISORY COMMITTEE, 4 p.m.,
Hermiston Airport lounge, 1600
Airport Way, Hermiston. (541-
567-5521)
WALLOWAS
MANAGE-
MENT UNIT PLANNING PUB-
LIC MEETING, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,
Oxford Suites, 1050 N. First St.,
Hermiston. The Oregon Parks &
Recreation Department will hold
a public meeting to begin the
planning process for the Wal-
lowas Management Unit. (Ian
Matthews 503-986-0744)
BLUE MOUNTAIN BOARD
OF EDUCATION, 6 p.m., Blue
Mountain Community College
Pioneer Hall boardroom, 2411
N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton.
(Shannon 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)
U.S. clears breakthrough gene
therapy for childhood leukemia
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON
—
Opening a new era in cancer
care, U.S. health officials
on Wednesday approved
a breakthrough treatment
that genetically engineers
patients’ own blood cells
into an army of assassins to
seek and destroy childhood
leukemia.
The Food and Drug
Administration called the
approval historic, the first
gene therapy to hit the U.S.
market. Made from scratch
for every patient, it’s one
of a wave of “living drugs”
under development to fight
additional blood cancers and
other tumors, too.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
set the price for its one-time
infusion of so-called “CAR-T
cells” at $475,000, but said
there would be no charge for
patients who didn’t show a
response within a month.
“This is a brand new way
of treating cancer,” said Dr.
Stephan Grupp of Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia,
who treated the first child
with CAR-T cell therapy —
a girl who’d been near death
but now is cancer-free for five
years and counting. “That’s
enormously exciting.”
CAR-T treatment uses
gene therapy techniques not
to fix disease-causing genes
but to turbocharge T cells,
immune system soldiers that
cancer too often can evade.
Researchers filter those
cells from a patient’s blood,
reprogram them to harbor a
“chimeric antigen receptor”
or CAR that zeroes in on
cancer, and grow hundreds
of millions of copies.
Returned to the patient, the
revved-up cells can continue
multiplying to fight disease
for months or years.
It’s a completely different
way to harness the immune
system than popular immu-
notherapy drugs called
“checkpoint inhibitors” that
treat a variety of cancers by
helping the body’s natural
T cells better spot tumors.
CAR-T cell therapy gives
patients stronger T cells to
do that job.
“We’re entering a new
frontier in medical innova-
tion with the ability to repro-
gram a patient’s own cells to
attack a deadly cancer,” said
FDA Commissioner Scott
Gottlieb.
The first CAR-T version,
developed by Novartis and
the University of Pennsyl-
Brent Stirton/Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. via AP
In this 2015 photo, human T cells belonging to cancer
patients arrive at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.’s
Morris Plains, N.J., facility. The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) approved the first treatment that
genetically engineers patients’ own blood cells into an
army of leukemia-fighting assassins.
vania, is approved for use
by several hundred patients
a year who are desperately
ill with acute lymphoblastic
leukemia, or ALL. It strikes
more than 3,000 children
and young adults in the U.S.
each year and while most
survive, about 15 percent
relapse despite today’s best
treatments.
In a key study of 63
advanced
patients,
83
percent went into remission
soon after receiving the
CAR-T cells. Importantly,
it’s not clear how long that
benefit lasts: Some patients
did relapse months later. The
others still are being tracked
to see how they fare long-
term.
Still, “a far higher
percentage of patients go into
remission with this therapy
than anything else we’ve
seen to date with relapsed
leukemia,” said Dr. Ted
Laetsch of the University of
Texas Southwestern Medical
Center, one of the study sites.
“I wouldn’t say we know for
sure how many will be cured
yet by this therapy. There
certainly is a hope” that
some will be.
Most patients suffered
side effects that can be
grueling, even life-threat-
ening. An immune overreac-
Greg’s Sleep Center
tion called “cytokine release
syndrome” can trigger high
fevers, plummeting blood
pressure and in severe cases
organ damage, side effects
that require sophisticated
care to help patients without
blocking the cancer attack.
The FDA designated a treat-
ment for those side effects
Wednesday.
“This is remarkable tech-
nology,” said Dr. Mikkael
Sekeres of the American
Society of Hematology. But,
he cautioned that CAR-T
“isn’t a panacea.”
Among concerns, some-
times leukemia can develop
resistance, and sometimes
patients
worsen
while
waiting for their new cells,
said Sekeres, who directs the
Cleveland Clinic’s leukemia
program and wasn’t involved
with CAR-T testing.
“Unfortunately leukemia
grows so rapidly that it can
evade even the smartest of
our technologies,” he added.
To better ensure patient
safety, the FDA is requiring
Novartis to offer CAR-T
therapy
only
through
medical centers specially
trained and certified to
handle the complicated
treatment. Novartis expects
to have 32 centers around
the country, mostly in large
cities, running by year’s end,
with the first 20 offering care
within the next month.
Hermiston
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4:40 7:10 9:50
The Hitman’s
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4:10 6:50 9:30
Logan Lucky (PG13)
4:20 7:00 9:40
Annabelle: Creation (R)
4:50 7:20 10:00
The Nut Job 2:
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