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DEATH NOTICES
Bette June Brock
Hermiston
Dec. 4, 1933 - Sept. 6, 2017
Bette June Brock, 83, of Hermiston died Wednesday,
Sept. 6, 2017, at her home. She was born Dec. 4, 1933, in
Washington. A private family gathering will be held. Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the
online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
Mary V. Smith
College Place, Wash.
June 16, 1919 - Sept. 6, 2017
Mary V. Smith, 98, of College Place, Wash., died
Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in College Place. She was born June
16, 1919. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Free-
water is in charge of arrangements.
UPCOMING SERVICES
SATURDAY, SEPT. 9
DISSELBRETT, DAVID — Celebration of life from 3-7
p.m. at Quality Inn, 5188 Wittenberg Lane N.E., Keizer, Ore.
GREEN, RUSS — Memorial service at 3 p.m. at
the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main St.,
Milton-Freewater.
HARKENRIDER, FRANK — Celebration of life service
at 11:15 a.m. at the Hermiston High School commons, 600 S.
First St.
MILLS, RICK — Remembrance gathering at 2 p.m.
at Hat Rock State Park, Hat Rock Road off Highway 730,
Hermiston.
SELTMANN, MARK — Celebration of life with Masonic
rites at 1 p.m. at the Weston-McEwen High School gym.
TATONE, ALICE — Graveside service with military
honors at 1 p.m. at Riverview Cemetery, Boardman, followed
by a reception at the Boardman Senior Center, 100 Tatone St.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 10
HUNKAPILLAR, STEVE — Celebration of life from
2-5 p.m. at the Pendleton Country Club, 69772 S. Highway
395, Pendleton.
MONDAY, SEPT. 11
ALFORD, SHARI — Celebration of life service at 4
p.m. in the chapel at Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave.,
Hermiston. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery.
FLINK, SHIRLEY — Graveside services at 10 a.m. at
Desert Lawn Memorial Park, 1401 S. Union St., Kennewick,
Wash.
WATKINS, JOSEPH — Memorial service at 2 p.m. at
Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop, 131 S.E. Byers
Ave. A reception will follow at the First Christian Church, 215
N. Main St., Pendleton.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 12
STANTON, CURTIS JR. — Visitation from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. at Burns Mortuary, 336 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
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MEETINGS
For a complete listing
of regional events, visit
easternoregonevents.com
Dorion Ave, Pendleton. (541-966-
0380)
LEXINGTON TOWN COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Lexington Town Hall,
425 F St., Lexington. (541-989-
8515)
MONDAY, SEPT. 11
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13
IRRIGON FIRE DISTRICT, 7
a.m., Irrigon Fire Department, 705
N.E. Main Ave., Irrigon. (541-922-
3133)
PENDLETON SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 6 p.m., Pendleton School
District office, 107 N.W. 10th St.,
Pendleton. (541-276-6711)
STOKES LANDING SENIOR
CENTER BOARD, 6 p.m., Stokes
Landing Senior Center, 195 N.W.
Opal Place, Irrigon. (Karen 541-
922-3137)
HERMISTON SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 6:30 p.m., district office,
502 W. Standard Ave., Hermiston.
(541-667-6000)
M I LT O N - F R E E WAT E R
SCHOOL DISTRICT, 6:30 p.m.,
Central Middle School, 306 S.W.
Second St., Milton-Freewater.
(541-938-3551)
HEPPNER CITY COUNCIL,
7 p.m., Heppner City Hall, 111
N. Main St., Heppner. (541-676-
9618)
MILTON-FREEWATER CITY
COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Milton-Free-
water Public Library Albee Room,
8 S.W. Eighth Ave., Milton-Free-
water. (541-938-5531)
PILOT ROCK FIRE DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Pilot Rock Fire De-
partment, 415 N.E. Elm St., Pilot
Rock. (541-443-4522)
HERMISTON CITY COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Hermiston City Hall
council chambers, 180 N.E. Sec-
ond St., Hermiston. (541-567-
5521)
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. 6 p.m.
study session, 7 p.m. regular
meeting. (541-938-5531)
ATHENA-WESTON SCHOOL
DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Weston Middle
School modular, 205 E. Wallace,
Weston. (Kim Thul 541-566-3551)
ADAMS CITY COUNCIL, 7
p.m., Adams City Hall, 190 N.
Main St., Adams. (541-566-9380)
TUESDAY, SEPT. 12
PENDLETON PARKS &
RECREATION COMMISSION,
12 p.m., Pendleton City Hall com-
munity room, 500 S.W. Dorion
Ave., Pendleton. (541-276-8100)
PORT OF UMATILLA COM-
MISSION, 1 p.m., Port of Uma-
tilla offices, 505 Willamette Ave.,
Umatilla. (541-922-3224)
HERMISTON
CEMETERY
DISTRICT, 4 p.m., Burns Mor-
tuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave.,
Hermiston.
PENDLETON
FARMERS
MARKET BOARD, 5:30 p.m.,
Pendleton Early Learning Cen-
ter, 455 S.W. 13th St., Pendleton.
(541-969-9466)
WESTON
CEMETERY
BOARD, 6 p.m., Memorial Hall,
210 E. Main St., Weston. (541-
566-3313)
PENDLETON
LIBRARY
BOARD, 6 p.m., Pendleton Public
Library meeting room, 502 S.W.
UKIAH SCHOOL DISTRICT,
8 a.m., Ukiah Community School,
201 Hill St., Ukiah. (541-427-
3731)
MORROW COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m., Ir-
rigon Public Library, 200 N.E. Main
Ave., Irrigon. (541-676-9061)
M I LT O N - F R E E WAT E R
CEMETERY
MAINTENANCE
DISTRICT NO. 3, 12 p.m., Mil-
ton-Freewater
Golf
Course
restaurant, 301 Catherine St., Mil-
ton-Freewater. (541-938-5531)
STANFIELD
IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, 12 p.m., district office,
100 W. Coe Ave., Stanfield. (Tiffa-
ny Harrell 541-449-3272)
PORT OF MORROW COM-
MISSION, 1:30 p.m., Port of Mor-
row, 2 Marine Drive, Boardman.
(Dori Drago 541-481-7678)
RIVERSIDE SITE COUNCIL,
5:30 p.m., Riverside High School
library, 210 N.E. Boardman Ave.,
Boardman. (541-676-9128)
WESTON CITY COUNCIL, 6
p.m., Memorial Hall, 210 E. Main
St., Weston. (541-566-3313)
ATHENA PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 6:30 p.m., Athena City
Hall, 215 S. Third St., Athena.
(541-566-3862)
CONDON PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 7 p.m., Condon City
Hall, 128 S. Main St., Condon.
(541-384-2711)
CONDON SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Condon Grade
School, 220 S. East St., Condon.
(541-384-2441)
HERMISTON
PLANNING
COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Hermiston
City Hall, 180 N.E. Second St.,
Hermiston. (541-567-5521)
STANFIELD SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Stanfield School
District office, 1120 N. Main St.,
Stanfield. (541-449-3305)
UMATILLA COUNTY FIRE
DISTRICT NO. 1, 7 p.m., Fire Sta-
tion 21, 320 S. First St., Hermis-
ton. (Reta Larson 541-567-8822)
HELIX SCHOOL DISTRICT,
7:30 p.m., Helix School library,
120 Main St., Helix. (541-457-
2175)
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RECORDS
Helicopter crash kills country singer Troy Gentry
By GEOFF MULVIHILL
Associated Press
LUMBERTON,
N.J.
— A helicopter carrying
singer Troy Gentry, of the
award-winning
country
music duo Montgomery
Gentry, crashed on Friday,
killing Gentry and the pilot.
The crash occurred
in a wooded area as the
helicopter approached the
Flying W Airport in Medford
hours before Montgomery
Gentry was due to perform
at a resort housed at the
airport, authorities said.
The band’s website
called
Gentry’s
death
“tragic” and said details of
the crash were unknown.
“Troy Gentry’s family
wishes to acknowledge
all of the kind thoughts
and prayers, and asks for
privacy at this time,” the
website said.
Gentry, who was 50 years
old, was from Kentucky.
Police got a call at about
1 p.m. of a helicopter that
was in distress, said Joel
Bewley, a spokesman for the
Burlington County prosecu-
tor’s office. The helicopter
crashed as emergency crews
arrived at the scene.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File
In this Nov. 2011 file photo, Eddie Montgomery, left,
and Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry arrive at the
45th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Gen-
try, one half of the award-winning country music
duo Montgomery Gentry, died Friday in a helicopter
crash, according to a statement from the band’s web-
site. He was 50.
Crews removed Gentry,
who was a passenger,
from the wreckage, but he
was pronounced dead at a
hospital, Medford police
Chief Richard Meder said.
The crews worked
for hours to remove the
body of pilot James Evan
Robinson from the mangled
wreckage. Robinson had
been living in Medford
but was originally from
Meigs, Georgia. He was a
helicopter pilot at the flight
school at the Flying W
Airport, police said.
Members of the country
duo’s band including the
other half of the duo, Eddie
Montgomery, were at the
airport when the helicopter
crashed, Meder said. They
were taken to the hospital
to see Gentry, he said.
The helicopter had
taken off from the Flying
W Airport but went
into distress and was
approaching the airport
to land when it crashed,
Meder said. The purpose
of the helicopter trip wasn’t
known.
The National Transpor-
tation Safety Board was
headed to the crash scene.
Gentry was born in
Lexington,
Kentucky,
where he met Montgomery
and they formed an act
based off their surnames.
Montgomery
Gentry
had success on the country
charts and country radio
in the 2000s, scoring No.
1 hits with “Roll With
Me,” ‘’Back When I Knew
It All,” ‘’Lucky Man,”
‘’Something to Be Proud
Of” and “If You Ever Stop
Loving Me.” Some of the
songs even cracked the Top
40 on the pop charts.
The band mixed country
music with Southern rock.
It was inducted into the
Grand Ole Opry in 2009.
It released its debut album,
“Tattoos & Scars,” in 1999.
U.S. Wheat says leaving NAFTA would be ‘disastrous’
By MATTHEW WEAVER
Capital Press
“Without NAFTA, under (World Trade
Organization) rules, Mexico can
impose tariffs up to 67 percent on
wheat, and right now it’s duty-free.”
The U.S. resumes efforts
to renegotiate a trade deal
with Canada and Mexico on
Sept. 1, as President Donald
Trump has again hinted that — Ben Conner, U.S. Wheat Associates director of policy
he may pull out of the deal.
A lot is at stake for U.S.
Secretary
Trump on Aug. 27 said Agriculture
on his Twitter account that Sonny Perdue and others wheat farmers. Mexico is
both countries were being helped “reverse course” at the crop’s largest market,
Conner said. NAFTA
“very difficult” while rene- the time, he said.
“The dynamics that eliminated market incon-
gotiating the North Amer-
ican Free Trade Agreement kept that in place, I think, sistency and trade barriers,
and he “may have to termi- are still the same,” he said. and increased exports into
nate?” In the same tweet, he “We’re still negotiating Mexico by 400 percent.
“Without NAFTA, under
called NAFTA the “worst and the agreement’s still
extremely important to a lot (World Trade Organization)
trade deal” ever made.
Terminating the deal of U.S. industry, including rules, Mexico can impose
would be “disastrous” for farm states and a lot of the tariffs up to 67 percent on
wheat, and right now it’s
agriculture and the wheat president’s base.”
The three countries’ duty-free,” Conner said.
industry, said Ben Conner,
director of policy for U.S. negotiators first met in “We’re exposed if there’s a
Washington, D.C., early change in policy in Mexico
Wheat Associates.
“If the president were in August. They “were not that we don’t have locked
to withdraw from NAFTA, totally on the same page in like we do with NAFTA
now.”
I think that would cause yet,” Conner said.
NAFTA has room for
Conner said the U.S.
a lot of problems in farm
country,” Conner said. has not attempted to restart improvement, including a
“The president has a lot an entire trade agreement commitment from Canada
to treat U.S. wheat farmers
more negotiating experi- before.
“That’s effectively what equally when delivering
ence than I do, but if they’re
trying to make counterparts we’re talking about with across the border to a Cana-
in Canada and Mexico NAFTA,” he said. “I guess dian elevator, according to
concerned, it also has us (it) will be an experiment U.S. Wheat.
“It’s 23 years old, there’s
to see how that changes the
alarmed.”
In April, it also looked negotiating dynamic and a lot that can be modern-
like Trump might pull out the outcome of the agree- ized,” Conner said. “The
digital economy and all
of the deal, Conner said. ment.”
Pendleton bond sale
results in lower tax rate
East Oregonian
The city of Pendleton’s bond sale for a
voter-approved fire station project went well
enough that Pendleton taxpayers will end
up paying less than originally anticipated,
according to a city press release.
The city announced Tuesday that it the sale
had raised $9,999,860 but the city would only
be obligated to pay back $9,060,000 in debt,
meaning the 62 cents per $1,000 in assessed
value bond rate would fall to 51 cents after five
years.
Following the bond sale, Fire Chief Mike
Ciraulo said design firm Mackenzie would
continue to work on designs for the new fire
station and the city would proceed with plans
to hire a general contractor during the design
phase.
Approved by voters in May, the bond will
primarily fund a new fire station on Southeast
Court Avenue on the old St. Anthony Hospital
property, replacing the department’s current
station at 911 S.W. Court Ave.
sorts of things that were not
in trade agreements back
then are part of negotiations
now.”
The agriculture industry
has emphasized a need to
“do no harm,” in renegoti-
ating the deal.
Other than the localized
problem in Canada, “there’s
not a lot of improvements
that can really be made
in the North American
market,” Conner said. “So
for us, it’s mostly downside
risk. We’re hoping for that
little bit of upside.”
Conner would prefer
more focus be put on
negotiating trade deals with
countries in the growing
Asia-Pacific
region.
Trump withdrew from the
Trans-Pacific Partnership
trade deal with 11 other
countries in January.
The European Union
has reached a tentative
agreement with Japan, and
other countries are busy
negotiating their own trade
deals, Conner said.
“And right now we’re
sitting on the sidelines,” he
said.
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The Capital Bureau is a
collaboration between EO
Media Group and Pamplin
Media Group.
Freel murder case will proceed
East Oregonian
A Milton-Freewater teen-
ager accused of murdering his
infant son is now able to stand
trial, his defense attorney said
Wednesday.
At a status hearing at the
Umatilla County Courthouse in
Pendleton, Herman Bylenga of
Intermountain Public Defender
said this development will
require more time for Evan
Freel, 17, to meet with his
defense at Northern Oregon
Regional Correctional Facility
in The Dalles.
Linked via video to the
hearing from NORCOR, Freel
watched as Circuit Court Judge
Christopher Brauer set a Nov.
16 pretrial conference.
Seated next to District
Attorney Dan Primus, Chief
Deputy Prosecutor Jaclyn
Jenkins told Brauer that Freel
will be moved to the Umatilla
County Jail in Pendleton once
he turns 18 on Oct. 10.
Brauer suspended proceed-
ings in August after he found
Freel “lacks the fitness to
proceed” due to reports from
two clinical psychologists and
his defense. Brauer ordered that
Freel remain committed to the
Oregon State Hospital “until
capacity is gained or regained.”
Freel has pleaded not guilty
to murder and first-degree crim-
inal mistreatment.
The state has accused Freel
of killing his 5-month-old son,
Dominic, on June 8, 2016.
The search warrant affidavit
from Milton-Freewater officer
Morgan Dunlap stated a
medical examination of the
baby’s body showed multiple
injuries consistent with what
Freel told police he did to quiet
his crying son.
SUPPORT GROUPS
SATURDAY, SEPT. 9
AA OPEN BOOK STUDY, 10
a.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church,
665 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston.
OREGON GREEN FREE
MEDICAL MARIJUANA SUP-
PORT GROUP, 12 p.m., Integrat-
ed Services Building, 1607 Gekel-
er Lane, La Grande. Lunch will be
provided. (Doreen 541-963-2529)
OPEN AA MEETING, 12
p.m., complex, 680 W. Harper
Road, Hermiston. (800-410-5953)
OPEN AA MEETING, 7 p.m.,
United Church of Christ, 114 S.
East St., Condon. (800-410-5953)
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the
Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St.,
Pendleton.
VISION FOR YOU OPEN AA
MEETING, 7 p.m., Good Shep-
herd Lutheran Church, 420 S.W.
Locust Road, Boardman. (Pat
541-215-2342 or 503-752-7459)
OPEN AA MEETING, 7 p.m.,
complex, 680 W. Harper Road,
Hermiston. (800-410-5953)
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
7:30-9 p.m., First United Method-
ist Church, 191 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston.
HEPPNER
MIRACLES
OPEN AA MEETING, 8 p.m., St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church parish
hall, 525 N. Gale St., Heppner.
(800-410-5953)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 10
HUNGRY SPIRIT OPEN AA
MEETING, 8:30 a.m., Roosters
Restaurant, 1515 Southgate,
Pendleton. (800-410-5953)
HARPER ROAD AL-ANON,
10-11 a.m., complex, 680 W.
Harper Road, Suite 2, Hermiston.
OPEN AA MEETING, 12
p.m., complex, 680 W. Harper
Road, Hermiston. (800-410-5953)
OPEN AA MEETING, 7 p.m.,
Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center,
73265 Confederated Way, Mis-
sion. (800-410-5953)
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
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 ANONYMOUS,
7:30-9 p.m., First United Method-
ist Church, 191 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston.
MONDAY, SEPT. 11
AA BIG BOOK STUDY, 12
p.m., complex, 680 W. Harper
Road, Hermiston. (800-410-5953)
PENDLETON
PARKIN-
SON’S
SUPPORT/TELE-
HEALTH FAMILY, 2-4 p.m.,
Pendleton City Hall, 500 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton. (Sue Pe-
terson 541-276-4569)
AL-ANON, 5:30-7 p.m., St.
John’s Episcopal Church, 665 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston. Book
study 5:30-6 p.m., meeting 6-7
p.m.
HOPE FOR HEALING SUP-
PORT GROUP, 6-7:30 p.m.,
Good Shepherd Medical Office
Plaza meeting room, 620 N.W.
11th St., Hermiston. Ongoing be-
reavement support group dealing
with loss and grief issues. (541-
667-3543)
AA BIG BOOK STUDY, 6
p.m., complex, 680 W. Harper
Road, Hermiston. (800-410-5953)
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
6:30 p.m., Episcopal Church of he
Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St.,
Pendleton.
OPEN AA MEETING, 6:30
p.m., Echo Community Methodist
Church, 21 N. Bonanza St., Echo.
(541-571-6257 or 800-410-5953)
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
7 p.m., Christ the King Lutheran
Church, 325 S.W. Sixth Ave., Mil-
ton-Freewater.
OPEN AA MEETING, 8 p.m.,
United Church of Christ, 114 S.
East St., Condon. (800-410-5953)
TUESDAY, SEPT. 12
TOPS, 8:30-10 a.m., Land-
mark Baptist Church, 125 E.
Beech Ave., Hermiston. (Barb
541-580-8668)
OPEN AA MEETING, 12
p.m., complex, 680 W. Harper
Road, Hermiston. (800-410-5953)
CANCER SURVIVORS LUN-
CHEON, 1-2 p.m., St. Anthony
Hospital, 2801 St. Anthony Way,
Pendleton. (Lori Weaver 541-278-
3233)