REGION
Friday, December 1, 2017
East Oregonian
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Former Chrysler executive talks about race against Walden
East Oregonian
The
origins
behind
Tim White’s campaign for
Oregon’s second congres-
sional district are similar to
other Democratic candidates
running for the U.S. House of
Representatives in 2018: the
election of President Donald
Trump.
A retired Chrysler execu-
tive who lives in Bend, White
said incumbent Rep. Greg
Walden, R-Hood River, was
too close to Trump and wasn’t
delivering results to the people
experience to help
of a district that
turn the district
spans nearly 70,000
around.
square miles across
One of White’s
two-thirds of the
ideas is to invest
state.
in the district’s
“I think someone
road infrastructure,
needs to stand up
advocating
for
and say, ‘The king
east-west highways
has no clothes
that would connect
on,’” he said in a
Ashland to Inter-
Wednesday inter- Tim White
state 84 and Ontario
view.
White said the second to Interstate 5. White said these
district has an aging population types of projects and other
investments
with a manufacturing sector infrastructure
in decline. The 62-year-old would grow the economy by
thinks he can use his business improving transportation to
tourist destinations like the
Painted Hills and providing
incentives to manufacturing
and processing companies to
locate in rural Oregon.
White’s other positions
included increased investment
in education, opposition to the
Republican tax reform bill and
a law that would cap campaign
contributions at $5,000 and
require that they only come
from registered voters.
If White wins the nomina-
tion, Walden will make for a
formidable opponent.
Since he was elected to his
seat in 1998, Walden has won
re-election campaigns by wide
margins in a district that hasn’t
elected a Democrat since
1981. Despite representing
what’s been an uncompetitive
district, Walden already has
more than $2.8 million in his
campaign account.
White said he didn’t plan
on keeping up with Walden’s
fundraising but did acknowl-
edge he would have to appeal
to Republicans and conserva-
tives in the district to win the
seat. White said his message
is aimed at everyone, and not
just Democrats.
But before White can get a
chance at Walden, he’ll have
to emerge out of an unusually
crowded primary. The field
includes Jim Crary, a retired
attorney and oil company
executive from Ashland and
the 2016 Democratic nominee;
Jamie McLeod-Skinner, a
former Phoenix, Oregon, city
manager; Michael Byrne,
a Hood River stonemason;
and Ross Wordhouse, a Bend
businessman.
The Democratic primary is
May 15.
BRIEFLY
Ione man’s
attorney withdraws
from rape defense
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Pendleton Convention Center staff Kevin Hernandez uses a cherry picker to hang
Christmas lights while preparing for WinterFest on Tuesday in Pendleton. WinterFest,
formerly the Festival of Trees, will begin Dec. 1 and continue with family day Dec. 2.
Holiday Bazaars kick off at SAGE Center
Winter Market
•Friday, Dec. 1; 4-8 p.m.
•Saturday, Dec. 2; 9 a.m.-4
p.m.
•SAGE Center, 101 Olson
Road, Boardman
www.visitsage.com
Friday Ladies Night includes
refreshments and door prizes.
The Saturday family day includes
museum tours, and people are in-
vited to stay for the evening light
show from 5-10 p.m.
Retired Teachers (OREA)
Christmas Bazaar
•Saturday, Dec. 2; 9 a.m.-1:30
p.m.
•Roosters Restaurant, 1515
Southgate, Pendleton
Holiday Bazaar
•Saturday, Dec. 2; 9 a.m.-3
p.m.
•The Arc, 215 W. Orchard
Ave., Hermiston
Athena Holiday Bazaar
•Saturday, Dec. 2; 9 a.m.-3
p.m.
•Athena Elementary School,
375 S. Fifth St.
Artifactory Holiday Bazaar
•Saturday, Dec. 2; 9:30 a.m.-
2:30 p.m.
•St. Patrick’s Parish Hall, 525
Gale St., Heppner
Relay for Life Holiday
Bazaar
•Saturday, Dec. 2; 10 a.m.-4
p.m.
•Pendleton Early Learning
Center, 455 S.W. 13th St.
Bells of Peace Holiday
Baked Goods & Craft
Bazaar
•Saturday, Dec. 2; 10 a.m.-2
p.m.
•Peace Lutheran Church, 210
N.W. Ninth St., Pendleton
Winterphest Bazaar &
Light Parade
•Saturday, Dec. 2; 10 a.m.-2
p.m.
•Pilot Rock Community Cen-
ter
The Light Parade is at 5 p.m.,
followed by a chili feed ($) and
float awards.
Tate’s Christmas Frenzy
•Sunday, Dec. 3; 10 a.m.-3
p.m.
•Umapine Mercantile, 51604
Highway 332, Milton-Freewater
St. Mary’s Bazaar
•Saturday, Dec. 9; 9 a.m.-2
p.m.
•St. Mary’s Parish Hall, 800
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
$1/includes raffle ticket. For
vendor space, call 541-276-2751.
Echo PTO Holiday Bazaar
•Saturday, Dec. 9; 9 a.m.-1
p.m.
•Echo School, 600 Gerone St.
Hermiston Farmers Christ-
mas Market
•Saturday, Dec. 16; 2-6 p.m.;
Sunday, Dec. 17; 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
•Hermiston Conference Cen-
ter, 415 S. Highway 395
Includes festivities, crafts,
food.
———
Admission is free unless
otherwise noted. Submit bazaar
information to: community@
eastoregonian.com or drop
off to the attention of Tammy
Malgesini at 333 E. Main St.,
Hermiston, or Renee Struthers at
211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton.
The full calendar is viewable at
www.easternoregonevents.com
HEPPNER — Corey
Scott Baker of Ione no
longer has a lawyer in the
rape and sex abuse case
against him.
The state alleged Baker,
40, raped and molested
a girl younger than 12 in
2016. He has pleaded not
guilty to first-degree rape
and sexual abuse.
Attorney Nicolas
Patterson of Pendleton filed
a motion Nov. 22 seeking
to withdrawal as Baker’s
lawyer.
“Attorney client
relations have broken down
to the point that I cannot
fulfill my obligations to
client, and client cannot
fulfill his obligations to
me,” according to the
request Patterson wrote to
the court.
Patterson also stated
Oregon Bar Association’s
rules for confidentiality and
ethics prohibited him from
providing in writing the
reasons for the breakdown.
“The Court could
order me to discuss this
matter,” Patterson’s request
continued, “or the matter
could be discussed off the
record in chambers, if the
Court believes that would
be helpful.”
Circuit Judge Eva
Temple heard the motion
Wednesday and granted
Patterson’s withdrawal.
Morrow County Circuit
Court records show the
court set a new pre-trial
conference in the case for
Jan. 11.
Baker also pleaded not
guilty Wednesday to a
new charge of first-degree
failure to appear. The state
alleged Baker did not come
to a Nov. 19 hearing in the
sex crimes case.
Gifford Urgent
Care adds
physician
HERMISTON — A new
physician is helping expand
access to medical services
at Gifford Urgent Care.
Matthew P. Carlson,
D.O. has joined the Gifford
team after previously
working as a family physi-
cian at the clinic at Touro
University in Henderson,
Nevada and as an associate
professor in the department
of primary care.
Before becoming a
physician, Carlson first
pursued a bachelor’s degree
in English while moon-
lighting as an EMT and
later a full-time paramedic,
until deciding to pursue
a degree in osteopathic
medicine from Touro
University.
Carlson will serve
patients with urgent but
not emergency-room-level
injuries — including
fractures, sprains, burns and
cuts — at Gifford Urgent
Care, located at 1050 W.
Elm Ave, Suite 110, in
Hermiston. Urgent Care
hours are Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. For more information
call 541-567-2995.
Local libraries
offer fine
forgiveness
The Umatilla and
Stanfield libraries each
have programs offering
forgiveness of library fines
this holiday season.
•Canned Food for Fines
at the Umatilla Public
Library, 700 Sixth St. For
each food item donated, 50
cents will be taken off fines
(up to $10). No dented or
outdated cans. Donations
will be picked up Dec.
8-9 for the Umatilla Fire
Department’s Christmas
Basket program. For more
information, call 541-922-
5704.
•Holiday Library Fine
Forgiveness at the Stanfield
Public Library, 180 W.
Coe Ave. From Dec. 1-15,
patrons can bring in their
library card and make a
donation of bath tissue
or non-perishable food
items to have late charges
forgiven. Donations will
be given to the Stanfield
Food Bank for distribution.
For more information, call
541-449-1254.
Relay for Life of Umatilla County
www.RelayForLife.org/UmatillaCountyOR
A N N UA L K I C KO F F &
HOLIDAY
BAZAAR
DECEMBER 2ND 10-4
Local loan officers bring Guild
Mortgage to Northeast Oregon
PENDLETON EARLY LEARNING CENTER
SW 13th ST And EMIGRANT AVE
Oregon’s #1 purchase lender now has
offices in Pendleton and Hermiston.
BENEFITING RELAY FOR LIFE
For more information visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/177903436090879/
Find out why so many homeowners go with Guild!
Pendleton Branch
Elaine Anderson
Hermiston Branch
Katie Johnson
Sales Mgr. | Loan Officer
NMLS #487577
112 S. Main Street
Pendleton, OR 97801
O: 541.304.2069
C: 541.429.5029
eanderson@guildmortgage.net
Loan Officer
NMLS #523220
1565 N. 1st St. #5
Hermiston, OR 97838
O: 541.371.5562
C: 541.720.2786
katie.johnson@guildmortgage.net
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