REGION
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
East Oregonian
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MILTON-FREEWATER
HERMISTON
First Stop Mart hit again by burglars
Commissioners approve
enterprise zone expansion
East Oregonian
The First Stop Mart in
Milton-Freewater was the
target of another burglary
early Monday morning.
A commercial burglary
alarm sounded at about
3:25 a.m. on Monday at the
convenience store at 85713
Highway 11, Milton-Free-
water. Umatilla County
Sheriff’s deputies responded
and found the front door
damaged, according to a
press release.
Video surveillance shows
a white four-door sedan
pull up in front of the store
and two people with dark
clothing, bandannas covering
their faces and gloves on
their hands get out, the press
release said. The suspects
then stole unspecified prop-
erty from the store and left
east on Stateline Road.
The store had been robbed
East Oregonian
Photo by Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
Two people broke into the First Stop Mart in Milton-Freewater early Monday morn-
ing and stole items from the store.
at gunpoint last Wednesday
night by a hooded man
also wearing gloves and a
bandanna.
The sheriff’s office asked
anyone with information
related to this crime to
please contact the Umatilla
County Sheriff’s Office at
541-966-3600 or at any of
the following: Capt. Dave
Williamson, 541-966-3613;
detective Kacey Ward,
541-966-3638; or the county
dispatch at 541-966-3651.
BRIEFLY
Umatilla man arrested
for attempted rape,
sexual abuse
UMATILLA — A Umatilla man
was arrested Sunday for two counts of
first-degree attempted rape, one count
of first-degree
sexual abuse
and one count of
burglary in the first
degree. Manuel
Ramirez Andres
was arraigned
Monday at the
Hermiston Circuit
Court, and has a
hearing Dec. 18 at
Ramirez Andres
8:15 a.m.
Andres, 31, who
will be represented by Intermountain
Public Defenders, is reported to have
entered a home in Umatilla, threatened
the victim, and attempted to rape her.
According to the report, the victim
was incapable of consent because of
physical helplessness.
Andres spoke to Judge Eva Temple
in Spanish through an interpreter, but
said his first language is Q’anjob’al, a
Mayan language spoken in Guatemala
and part of Mexico. Temple said the
court would get a Q’anjob’al interpreter
for the next hearing.
Umatilla County Lead Deputy
District Attorney Jaclyn Jenkins said
her client, the victim, also needed an
interpreter, but spoke in Spanish.
Pendleton man to change
plea to arson charges
PENDLETON — Thomas Eugene
Satterwhite of Pendleton has a hearing
Wednesday afternoon to change his plea
to arson charges.
Satterwhite, 35, faces three counts of
first-degree arson, a class A felony under
Oregon law. Pendleton Police Stuart
Roberts said Satterwhite was evicted
from the house at 325 S.E. Court Ave.,
and in response filled a spray bottle with
gasoline, doused the carpet and set it
ablaze.
“It was extinguished before it caused
extensive damage,” Roberts said, “and
three others were in the residence at the
time.”
A Umatilla County grand jury
indicted Satterwhite on Oct. 19, which
led to the charges from the district
attorney’s office and a warrant for
Satterwhite’s arrest. He has been in the
Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton, since
Oct. 30.
Satterwhite’s hearing to change
his plea takes place in the Pendleton
courtroom of Circuit Judge Jon
Lieuallen. Court records also show
Satterwhite plans to change his plea to a
charge of methamphetamine possession.
Carlin hearing set for Jan. 8
STANFIELD — A man who arrested
in Umatilla County last month on two
counts of murder and one count of
attempted murder in Lewiston, Idaho,
will remain in Oregon until at least Jan. 8,
when he has a hearing.
Richard Carlin, 73, appeared before
Judge Eva Temple Monday via video
from the Umatilla County Jail. Temple
asked Carlin’s court-appointed attorney,
Herman Bylenga, if Carlin still wanted
to go ahead with the hearing to fight
extradition on Jan. 8, and Bylenga said
his client did.
Bylenga said he had recently had
some trouble communicating with Carlin,
because the latter had been having some
heart problems. Carlin was brought into
the room in a wheelchair.
Deputy District Attorney Craig
Russell said the state of Idaho was
currently trying to obtain a governor’s
warrant to bring Carlin back to Idaho.
Carlin was arrested on Nov. 21 at the
Pilot Truck Stop in Stanfield, after fleeing
Idaho. Carlin is accused of killing his
ex-wife, Raetta Dee Carlin, 72, and his
daughter Michelle Lynn Carlin, 50. He is
also accused of wounding his grandson,
Jonathan Michael Spaeth, 20.
At his initial hearing on Wednesday,
Nov. 22, Carlin told Judge Dan Hill that
he did not want to go back to Idaho, as he
thought there was no way he would get a
fair trial there.
Carlin is a registered sex offender in
Idaho.
Crash near Wallowa Lake
claims one life
JOSEPH — A Molalla man died
Thursday in two-vehicle crash near
Wallowa Lake.
Oregon State Police reported the
crash occurred around 2:20 p.m. The
preliminary investigation revealed
Michael Paul Sprissler, 63, was driving
a 2000 silver Dodge Caravan south
on Highway 351 near milepost 5.5 (at
Wallowa Lake) when he veered across
the highway into the path of a white 1996
Ford F250 pickup.
The Ford struck the driver’s side of
the Dodge, according to state police, and
Sprissler was fatally injured and died at
the scene.
The driver of the Ford, James Anthony
Burton, 59, of Joseph, was not injured.
The crash led to the closure of
Highway 351 for about four hours
to allow troopers to investigate. The
Wallowa County Sheriff’s Office, Joseph
fire and rescue, and Oregon Department
of Transportation assisted.
Speed and icy road conditions could
be contributing factors in the crash, state
police reported, but the investigation is
ongoing.
State police also reminded drivers
“winter conditions are now upon us and
to travel with extreme care.” The public
safety agency urged driver to slow down
and watch for ice in shaded areas and
check the emergency equipment in your
vehicles, including the chains and snow
tires, to travel into Oregon’s snow zones.
For winter travel tips, visit: www.
oregon.gov/odot/pages/winter-driving.
aspx .
COMING EVENTS
TUESDAY, DEC. 12
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 par-
ish 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/dishes. Bus
service to parish hall by donation.
(541-567-3582)
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, puz-
zles, 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)
CRAFTERNOONS, 4:15 p.m.,
Pendleton Public Library, 502 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Drop in for
a group or individual craft project.
All ages. (541-966-0380)
PENDLETON EAGLES TA-
COS AND BINGO, 6 p.m., Pend-
leton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main
St., Pendleton. Regular packet
$10, special packet $5. Proceeds
donated to local charities. Public
welcome. (541-278-2828)
INSIDE OUTSIDE THE LINES
ADULT COLORING, 6-7:30 p.m.,
Irrigon Public Library, 490 N.E.
Main St., Irrigon. Materials provid-
ed. Bring snacks to share. (541-
922-0138)
PENDLETON
KNITTING
GROUP, 6 p.m., Prodigal Son
Brewery & Pub, 230 S.E. Court
Ave., Pendleton. (541-966-0380)
STORY AND CRAFT TIME,
6:30 p.m., Milton-Freewater Pub-
lic Library, 8 S.W. Eighth Ave.,
Milton-Freewater. For elementary
school-age children. (541-938-
8247)
HERMISTON TALENT SHOW
TRYOUTS, 6:30-8 p.m., Hermis-
ton High School commons, 600 S.
First St., Hermiston. All community
members, all ages, welcome to try
out. (L. Hamblin 541-571-5691)
REMEMBRANCE SERVICE,
7 p.m., Pendleton Pioneer Chapel,
Folsom-Bishop, 131 S.E. Byers
Ave., Pendleton. Remember and
honor those we have lost with spe-
cial music by J.D. Kindle and Aar-
on Swenson as main speaker. Call
the chapel for an ornament with a
loved one’s name. Everyone wel-
come. (Ron and Valori Martin 541-
276-1221)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13
PRE-CHRISTMAS BAKED
FOOD AND CRAFT SALE, 7:30
a.m.-4 p.m., Good Shepherd Medi-
cal Center conference room 6, 610
N.W. 11th St., Hermiston. A variety
of home-baked goodies and crafts.
Proceeds help fund scholarships
for local medical students and
equipment for the hospital.
BABY & ME LEARN & PLAY,
10-10:45 a.m., Hermiston Pub-
lic Library back entrance, 235 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston. Engaging
children and getting them excit-
ed about music, improving motor
skills and sparking creativity while
supporting early literacy develop-
ment. For children ages newborn
to 4 years and parent/guardian.
(541-567-2882)
STORY TIME, 11:15 a.m.,
P SYCHOLOGICAL S ERVICES OF P ENDLETON , LLC
Holiday Stress? We Can Help!
Hermiston Public Library, 235 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston. (541-567-
2882)
STANFIELD SENIOR MEAL
SERVICE, 12 p.m., Stanfield
Community Center, 225 W. Roo-
sevelt, Stanfield. Cost is $3.50 for
seniors, $6 for others. (541-449-
1332)
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, puz-
zles, 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)
ADULT BEGINNERS’ COM-
PUTERS, 3-4 p.m., Pendleton
12
Public Library meeting room, 502
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
Registration is required. Classes
tailored to the needs of the attend-
ees. (541-966-0380)
EAT WELL FOR HEALTH,
5:30 p.m., Pendleton Public Li-
brary National Parks area, 502
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. An
interactive talk about nutrition with
dietician Mary Lemm Davis. Free.
(541-966-0380)
CARRIE BREMER FARE-
WELL EVENT, 6-8 p.m., Athena
Public Library, 418 E. Main St.,
Athena. Congratulate the Athena
librarian on her almost 20 years
of service and her retirement. Ev-
eryone welcome. (Kristin Williams
541-379-0346)
DAYS OF
CHRISTMAS!
30% OFF
Select Items each day!
Deadline to sign up for 2018
health insurance is Friday
East Oregonian
Friday is the last day to
sign up for health insurance
for 2018 through healthcare.
gov.
The deadline affects
those who don’t get their
health insurance through
an employer, the Oregon
Health Plan or Medicare.
Oregonians who purchase
their
insurance
inde-
pendently — such as those
who are self-employed —
are often eligible for subsi-
dies on their premiums if
they choose a plan through
the Affordable Care Act’s
insurance marketplace.
“People who need
coverage and haven’t
enrolled at HealthCare.gov
could be leaving money on
the table,” Chiqui Flowers,
administrator of the Oregon
Health Insurance Market-
place, said in a news release.
According to the news
release, in 2017 more than
70 percent of Oregonians
using healthcare.gov quali-
fied for financial assistance,
receiving an average of
$346 a month to help pay
for their coverage.
Studies show tens of
thousands of Oregonians
who qualified for such
subsidies did not enroll last
year, however. And if they
don’t enroll by Friday they
will miss out on that oppor-
tunity again. After the Dec.
15 deadline only those who
experience a qualifying life
event such as moving to a
different state will be able
to get 2018 coverage.
To start shopping for
plans visit healthcare.gov
or call 1-800-318-2596. A
directory of places offering
assistance locally is also
available at healthcare.
oregon.gov.
HERMISTON
Teacher concerned about impact
of sports schedule on academics
By JAYATI
RAMAKRISHNAN
East Oregonian
Some Hermiston teachers
are concerned the switch
to Washington’s athletic
conference is impacting
the way the district makes
academic decisions, a
teacher said at Monday’s
school board meeting.
Joshua Linn, a fifth-grade
teacher at Rocky Heights
Elementary School, said
that two calendars were
circulated to staff for the
upcoming school year, and
that on both schedules, the
district’s spring break was
now the same as Washington
state’s — and different from
that of the surrounding
districts in Oregon.
Linn said many teachers
were
concerned
that
the switch to the same
spring break as another
state — which he said was
to accommodate those
teachers that coach sports,
and will now be coaches
in the Washington system,
would negatively impact the
teachers and students in the
rest of the district.
“Teachers don’t have
the same spring break as
their children,” he said of
Hermiston teachers who live
outside the district.
Linn urged the board to
be careful that they weren’t
making decisions based
only on athletics.
“It sounds like when you
say, ‘do what’s good for the
kids,’ it looks like ‘what’s
good for sports programs,’”
he said.
HOLIDAY SALE
%
%
30 OFF 50 OFF
Thurs. Dec 14th To Sat. Dec 16th
Storewide including jewelry,
purses, housewares,
clothing, hats and more!
Clearance with items
being added daily
Wed., Dec. 13th All Christmas
Thurs., Dec. 14th All Stationery
Fri., Dec. 15th All Candles & bath Products
Sat., Dec. 16th All Christmas
Sun., Dec. 17th All Western
Mon., Dec. 18th Entire Store
(excluding fresh fl owers & plants)
Tues., Dec. 19th All Wall Art
Wed., Dec. 20th All Purses & Jewelry
Thurs., Dec. 21st All Willow Tree
Frid, Dec. 22nd All Farm & Garden
Sat., Dec. 23rd All Clothing
Sun., Dec. 24th All Christmas
*Excludes all fresh fl owers and plants. Watch for our
After Christmas Sale Dec. 26-31!
541-567-4305 • Hwy 395, Hermiston
www.thecottageonline.com
Mon-Sat 8am-8pm • Sun 12pm-5pm
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541-278-2222
The Umatilla County
Board of Commissioners
gave its approval for
Hermiston’s expansion of a
pro-business zone.
The Hermiston City
Council in late November
approved adding about
.86 square miles to the
enterprise zone around the
intersection of interstates 82
and 84 and Westland Road.
The expansion includes 32
parcels.
The site is outside the
city limits and required
buy-in from the county
board. Hermiston City
Manager Byron Smith told
the board at its meeting on
Wednesday the “Greater
Hermiston Enterprise Zone”
would help the city entice
new development.
The zone gives certain
companies a three- to five-
year exemption from prop-
erty taxes on new buildings
and equipment if those
capital investments result in
at least a 10 percent increase
in employees. County tax
assessor Paul Chalmers
told commissioners Oregon
law allows cities to have a
certain sized “footprint” for
enterprise zones, and while
Hermiston can move those
boundaries, the law limits
the size.
No one spoke against
the expansion, but Scott
Stanton, fire chief of the
Umatilla County Fire
District, told commissioners
the zone means less tax
revenue for public safety
while trying to increase the
numbers of businesses and
people in the area. He asked
the county to consider giving
public safety agencies
some money if businesses
operating in the zone pay
community development
fees to the like. Shawn
Halsey,
administrator
of the Umatilla Morrow
Radio & Data District,
which provides local public
safety
communications
support, echoed Stanton’s
comments.
Commissioners
approved the larger Herm-
iston zone 2-0.
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