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HIDDEN CHAMBER FOUND INSIDE GREAT PYRAMID PENDLETON WINS RAINY REQUA BOWL WORLD/6A SPORTS/1B FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017 142nd Year, No. 14 Your Weekend Watch a game Judge allows Logman home treatment Woman pleaded guilty to knife attack, will not have to go to state hospital vs. By KATHY ANEY East Oregonian La Salle Prep vs. Hermiston Friday, 7 p.m., at Kennison Field, Hermiston Weekend Weather Fri Sat Sun Staff photo by Kathy Aney 47/30 44/33 One dollar WINNER OF THE 2017 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD 43/28 A relieved Vanessa Logman smiles at her husband at the end of Thursday’s hearing. The judge decided on a conditional release instead of commitment to the Oregon State Hospital. Logman cut the throat of a man while in the grip of mental illness. The woman who cut a man’s throat while in a mental crisis will not have to go to the Oregon State Hospital. Vanessa Logman never denied pulling a knife and cutting Bill Porter’s neck near Pilot Rock and injuring his ex-wife on July 4, 2015. Psychological evaluations suggest that the mother of four had a break with reality driven by her bipolar disorder and a change in medication. The defense and prosecution agreed to request 10 years under supervision by the state Psychiatric Security Review Board in exchange for Logman pleading guilty to assaulting Brenda Porter. The judge agreed. The only question was whether Logman would continue treatment in Pendleton or go to the state mental hospital in Salem. On Wednesday, Logman Winter weather coming to higher elevations See LOGMAN/10A Elk hunter kills wolf in self-defense First documented case in Oregon since wolves returned in 1990s East Oregonian LA GRANDE — The Oregon Department of Transportation is warning motorists that roadways will be slick beginning Friday and through the weekend as low temperatures and mois- ture — with the possibility of snow — come into the region. The warning is aimed especially at drivers in higher elevations during early morning hours, with the risk of “skidding, sliding and subsequent crashing” because of a loss of traction. ODOT also warns that snow plows and deicer trucks may be on the roads, and motorists should stay several car lengths behind. Studded tire season began Wednesday and will conclude March 31, 2018. While the modifi ed tires provide traction, ODOT has asked drivers to consider using other safety measures — such as traction tires or chains — or postpone travel if possible. A 2014 study showed studded tires caused about $8.5 million annually on Oregon highways. The National Weather Service is predicting temperatures in the 30s with snowfall at Meacham all weekend, with a chance of snow at lower temperatures Saturday and Sunday night. Visit tripcheck.com for updated road conditions. sat in the gallery holding hands with her husband Dan, waiting for court. Around them sat 25 friends and family members. That morning, Logman, 32, had hugged her sons goodbye, knowing she might not return home for days, months or years. As they sat waiting, Dan leaned close and whis- pered to her. Nervousness fl ed for a moment as she laughed. Umatilla County Circuit Court Judge Daniel J. Hill would need to consider whether Logman, who had By GEORGE PLAVEN East Oregonian Staff photo by E.J. Harris A PEACEFUL FUTURE The winning poster entry for the for the Lions Clubs International’s peace poster contest was by Sunridge seventh-grader Erin Picken. For more on the contest, see Page 10A. A 38-year-old Clackamas man says he feared for his life when he shot and killed a gray wolf Friday, Oct. 27 while hunting elk in Union County, according to Oregon State Police. Upon further investigation, the hunter will not face charges after authorities determined the shooting was in self-defense — a fi rst for Oregon since wolves returned to the state sometime in the late 1990s. The hunter, who was not identifi ed in a press release, reported himself to OSP and the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife. The man said he was hunting elk alone when he repeatedly noticed some type of animal moving around him. A short time later, the man observed three of what he assumed were coyotes. One began running directly toward him, and “fearing for his life” he shot it once at a distance of 27 yards. The other two then disappeared out of sight, and the man returned to his hunting camp in the Starkey Wildlife Management Unit. Still unsure if what he shot was actually a coyote, the man returned to the site with fellow hunters and discovered the animal was a wolf. A wildlife biologist examined the carcass, and found it was an 83-pound female associated with the OR-30 pair, which has been occupying the Starkey and Ukiah units since April. After consulting with the Union County District Attorney’s Offi ce, authorities decided not to prosecute the hunter. Killing wolves is illegal in Oregon, except in defense of human life or in limited circumstances involving livestock predation. An initial examination indicates the wolf was not a breeding female, but a DNA analysis will be done to be sure. See WOLF/10A Hermiston Foods employees prepare for life after closure CAPECO and Worksource Oregon help train those looking for new careers By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian Nearly 200 Hermiston Foods employees are getting help seeking new jobs as the plant prepares to process its last vegetable this month. NORPAC Foods Inc. announced at the end of June that it would be shutting down the vege- table-processing plant — Hermiston’s ninth largest employer — in order to consolidate the plant’s operations with a facility in Quincy, Washington. According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifi cation sent to the state, 199 people will be laid off, including 14 salaried employees, and “closure separations are anticipated to begin November 13, 2017 or within fourteen (14) days thereafter.” The notice states that there will be “some limited work” decommissioning the plant in the ensuing months. The notifi cation is required by law for layoffs involving at least 50 people. It gives the state’s dislocated worker unit a chance to partner with state and local agencies to help workers with the transition to unemployment or their next job. “The goal is to re-em- See FOODS/10A Staff photo by E.J. Harris Hermiston Foods on South Highway 395 in Hermiston will shut down in November, laying off 199 employees.
