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WEEKEND EDITION RESCUED AFTER FIVE MONTHS AT SEA PUMPKIN BREAKFAST BOWLS WORLD/8A LIFESTYLES/1C RECIPE/4C OCTOBER 28-29, 2017 142nd Year, No. 10 $1.50 WINNER OF THE 2017 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD THE FINAL SHOWDOWN Staff photo by Kathy Aney Pendleton High School band director Andy Cary di- rects his musicians Friday at the rivalry game against Hermiston. Cary returned to school this week after a mystery infection sent him to the Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland. Hermiston defeats Pendleton in last game of classic rivalry By GEORGE PLAVEN and ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian Pendleton High School band director Andy Cary arrived at the Round-Up Stadium shortly after 5:30 p.m. to lead the Buckaroos pep band for one more showdown with rival Hermiston High on the gridiron. Across the street, fans began to gather for a tailgate party that featured a rock climbing wall, infl atable slide and bungee cord basketball. A few weeks ago, Cary was laid up in a hospital bed fi ghting a serious bone infection in his chest. But he knew there was no way he could miss this game. “I’ve had my Starbucks. I’m ignoring the pain right now,” Cary said with a smile. “It’s just a relief to be back with the kids.” Cary, who graduated from PHS in 1994, grew up with Pendleton vs. Hermiston circled on the calendar. But with the Bulldogs set to join the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association next season, Friday marked poten- tially the fi nal War on 84. “It’s hard to believe that’s real,” said Cary, who played offensive tackle for Pendleton from 1991-93. “This is part of our community.” On Friday, Oct. 13, Cary was forced to the hospital with what doctors determined was osteomyleitis, which is essentially like a staph infection in his sternum. He spent fi ve days recovering at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, before fi nally returning to school part-time on Thursday. Cary still has to wear a long catheter, known as a PICC line, underneath his green PHS band sweatshirt to push antibiotics into his system for the next six weeks. All things considered, however, he said he is feeling much better. “It’s worth it to be home with my (students), just playing music and having fun,” he said. As for the big game with Hermiston, Cary is confi dent the Buckaroos will see the Bulldogs again sometime down the road. Staff photo by Kathy Aney Hermiston’s Bulldog exults after a Hermiston touchdown on Friday against rival Pendleton at the Round-Up Grounds. For more photos from the game, visit us online at www.eastoregonian.com. See FOOTBALL/12A Letter: Women at Capitol stand up against harassment By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — One hundred and thirty women have signed a letter standing up against and casting light on harassment and sexism at the Oregon Capitol. Spearheaded by Rep. Jodi Hack, R-Salem, and Portland Democrats House Speaker Tina Kotek and Jennifer Williamson, the letter is modeled after one circulated in Sacramento following accusations of widespread sexual harassment in the California statehouse. “Oregon has more women in political leadership than any other state, and that has made a positive difference,” the letter by Oregon lawmakers states. “But it’s still not enough. As women working in the halls of our democratic institutions, we want to empower women to speak up without fear when they have been harassed, bullied, or dehumanized.” The letter coincides with an Oregon landing page on the “We Said Enough” website. California lawmakers created the website last week to encourage women to tell their stories of harassment and See CAPITOL/11A Foot falls in autumn Staff photo by E.J. Harris An abandoned pair of children’s shoes sit on a bench in Community Park as a runner in the 3A/2A/1A/ special district 5 meet runs past Friday in Pendleton. For more on cross country see SPORTS 1B.
