Wednesday, December 27, 2017
REGION
East Oregonian
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HERMISTON
PENDLETON
Local felon in jail
for burglary at
undersheriff’s home
Arts center announces winter classes
By PHIL WRIGHT
East Oregonian
Local offender Dylan
Lieght Russell is back
behind bars after the
Umatilla County Sheriff’s
Office arrested him Dec. 17
for burglary and theft. The
victim was Undersheriff Jim
Littlefield and his family.
Police Chief Jason
Edmiston said his officers
on Dec. 17 at 11:20 a.m.
responded to the 1500 block
of West Joseph Avenue,
Hermiston, for a stolen
vehicle and took a report.
According to the report
summary, which the East
Oregonian obtained through
a public records request, a
male stranger entered the
home’s sliding back door
and stole a black purse and
a set of keys, which were on
the counter just inside the
door. The man used the keys
to steal a white 2015 Toyota
Rav4.
He also stole an iPad and
identification,
according
to court documents, and
damaged the Toyota in a
crash.
Littlefield said the sher-
iff’s office was able to track
the iPad to a location outside
the city of Hermiston.
“We found the device
and the stolen identification
in his possession,” Little-
field said.
The sheriff’s office that
night arrested Russell, 25,
now of Irrigon, and booked
him into the county jail in
Pendleton, where he has
remained.
The district attorney’s
office on Dec. 21 presented
evidence to a grand jury,
which indicted Russell for
first-degree burglary, unau-
thorized use of a vehicle,
second-degree theft and
second-degree
criminal
mischief.
Edmiston said Russell
has 25 arrests and 50 cita-
tions to his name, so local
law enforcement knows
him. The district attorney’s
office arraigned Russell
on Tuesday in Hermiston.
His next hearing is Jan. 8.
Circuit Judge Dan Hill is
presiding.
Hill also is familiar with
Russell. The judge in 2011
oversaw two cases against
Russell, one involving
theft and multiple vehicle
break-ins in Hermiston and
the other involving the theft
of a 2000 Toyota Camry that
he drove into a Hermiston
police car.
Russell waived his rights
to a jury trial in both. Hill
in one convicted Russell
for first-degree theft and
sentenced him to 13 months
in state prison, and the
judge in the other convicted
Russell of attempted assault,
unauthorized use of a
vehicle, methamphetamine
possession, fleeing police
and reckless driving. Hill in
that case sentenced Russell
to five years of probation.
Court records show the
district attorney’s office
plans to use Russell’s
criminal past to enhance
any sentencing out of this
new case.
BRIEFLY
Planning
commission may
decide on pot farm
PENDLETON — A
proposal for another
marijuana farm in Pend-
leton is headed back to
the planning commission
Thursday for the second
time.
Burnswell Family
Farms is owned by
Brandon Krenzler,
who also owns popular
Pendleton marijuana shop
Kindleaf. He purchased
the former Riverside
Nursery property, 341
N.E. Highway 11, with
the intention of growing
marijuana plants in
the land’s greenhouses
and selling them at the
dispensary.
Krenzler has already
gone before the Pendleton
planning commission
back in August, where his
conditional use application
was denied. He appealed
that ruling to Pendleton
City Council in November,
and city council referred
his updated application
back to the planning
commission.
The planning commis-
sion’s public meeting is
Thursday at 7 p.m. at city
hall, 500 S.W. Dorion
Ave., to once again discuss
the proposed grow.
Pacific Power
offers messages
on power losses
PORTLAND — Pacific
Power now offers its
customers cellphone alerts
on power failures.
Aric Muhlestein,
Pacific Power director
of customer service and
support, said in a written
statement the company’s
customers used to have
to call or go online for
updates on power outages.
“Now, after they sign
up, customers can receive
text or email updates
on an outage, including
changes to the estimated
time of restoration and
cause,” he said. “We also
have options for billing
reminders and payment
information.”
You can register on the
Pacific Power website at
pacificpower.net/alerts and
pick the types of notices
you want to receive.
Pacific Power mobile
phone app users already
have access to similar
information and updates
but still can sign up for
the text alerts if they find
that more convenient.
The app is available at
pacificpower.net/app.
Other website updates
include a new energy
usage and temperature
graph on the customer
account summary page,
and a faster, more stream-
lined process for when
customers move.
Burst water pipe
closes Pendleton
DHS office
PENDLETON — A
burst water pipe caused
flooding in the offices of
the Oregon Department of
Human Services office at
800 S.E. Emigrant Ave.,
Pendleton.
The facility is being
repaired and service
locations have temporarily
been relocated.
To contact the local
office and get information
about the new temporary
locations call 541-481-
9482 for child welfare, or
541-276-9060 ext. 0 for
DHS self-sufficiency.
Reporting child abuse is
unchanged. Call 541-481-
9482 or 1-800-547-3897
during business hours.
After hours, either call
911 or the city/county
dispatch: 541-966-3650,
option 7.
Other DHS Pendleton
locations are unaffected.
Library program
sparks creativity
HERMISTON — A
special program is
available that supports
early literacy development
and provides opportunities
for tiny tots to get excited
about music, spark
creativity and improve fine
and gross motor skills.
Open to newborns
through age 4, Baby &
Me Learn & Play is each
Wednesday at 10 a.m.
at the Hermiston Public
Library, 235 E. Gladys
Ave. Participants need to
enter through the library’s
back door.
The program is free.
For more information, call
541-567-2882.
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East Oregonian
Classes for children, teens
and adults are offered during
the new year at Pendleton
Center for the Arts. They
include drop-in projects,
weekend workshops and
multiple session classes.
The Art Rocks Teens
(A.R.T.)
programs
are
offered free for youths ages
13-18. Also, teens 16-18 can
participate in evening adult
classes for free. For youths
ages 0-12, scholarships may
be available to offset costs
for class materials, instru-
ment rentals or registration
fees.
Youth drop-in classes
•Messy Art: Children
ages 2-6 can enjoy creative
play and socializing. Parents
can learn to re-create the
simple and fun activities
at home. Plan on getting
messy and dress accordingly.
(Mondays: Jan. 8, Feb. 5,
March 5 from 5:30-6:30
p.m.)
•Paper Cache: Youths
ages 7-12 can create a piñata,
mask and other paper-and-
paste sculptures. Costs $10.
(Saturdays: Jan. 13, 20, 27
from 12:30-2 p.m.)
•Clay Creations: For
youths ages 7-12, the class
offers an opportunity to
explore clay building. Partic-
ipants can create pinch pots,
slab constructed boxes, free-
form sculpture and possibly
even try wheel throwing.
Costs $10 per session.
(Saturdays: Feb. 3, 10, 17
from 10:15 a.m. to noon).
•No School Make-and-
Take Crafts: Students ages 8
and up participate in free art
activities during non-school
days. (Fridays: Jan. 26, Feb.
16, March 9 from 10:30 a.m.
to noon).
Art Rocks Teens classes
•Guide to YouTubing:
Teens will learn to create
custom thumbnails and
channel art for their personal
YouTube channel. Also
includes tips on recording,
editing and expanding their
channel. Parent permission
is required. (Mondays: Jan.
8-March 5 from 3:30-5 p.m.)
•Book Club: Read and
discuss New York Times
File photo
Terry the Pomeranian lends a paw to his owner, Delanne Ferguson, during a
Saturday “Spin-In” for weavers and fiber enthusiasts.
Contributed photo
Youths play guitar at Pendleton Center for the Arts. The
Art Rocks Teens program offers free guitar classes in
the new year.
bestseller “Eleanor and
Park.” The love story by
Rainbow Rowell centers
around two misfit high
school students in 1986.
Due to some of the book’s
language, parental permis-
sion is required. (Mondays:
Jan. 8-29 from 4-5 p.m.)
Come early for free snacks.
•Acrylic
Painting:
Budding artists explore
painting styles and tech-
niques while creating two
finished works of art. (Tues-
days: Feb. 6-27 from 3:30-5
p.m.)
•Origami & Paper Arts:
Learn the basics of the
ancient art form and then
move on to book art folding
and more. (Tuesdays: Jan.
9-30 from 3:30-5 p.m.)
•Guitar & Bass: Focuses
on
chords,
strumming
patterns and how to tune and
care for your instrument.
Guitars available on loan.
(Thursdays: Jan. 11-March
22 from 3:30-5 p.m.)
Adult classes
•Hip & Handmade: Work
around a table and visit with
other participants during the
free drop-in class. (Satur-
days: 11 a.m. to noon).
•Knit Lab: The drop-in
sessions offer help with
knitting projects; crocheters
also welcome. Costs $10
per session. (Thursdays: Jan.
11-March 22 from 6-8 p.m.)
•Jam Night: A free drop-in
musical experience. People
are encouraged to bring their
instruments and join the jam.
(Thursdays: Jan. 4, Feb. 1,
March 1 from 7-8 p.m.)
•Jewelry Making-Bead
Stringing: Weekend work-
shop features using beads
and wire to make necklaces
and bracelets. Costs $30
for members or $35 for
non-members. Also, a $15
materials fee.
(Saturdays: Jan. 20-27
from noon to 2 p.m.)
•Guitar for Beginners
2: Adults interested in
honing long lost skills are
invited to bring an electric
or acoustic guitar. Costs
$60 for members or $65 for
non-members.
(Tuesdays: Jan. 9-March
13 from 7-8 p.m.)
For more information,
view the complete schedule
or to register, visit www.
pendletonarts.org or stop by
the arts center, 214 N. Main
St., Pendleton. For ques-
tions, contact 541-278-9201
or classes@pendletonarts.
org.
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Contact
Community
Editor Tammy Malgesini at
tmalgesini@eastoregonian.
com or 541-564-4539
Child sex crimes defendant seeks bail reduction
East Oregonian
Child
rape
suspect
Jose Guadalupe Sanguino
Cancino of Hermiston is
seeking to reduce his jail
bond more than $1 million.
His attorney, Mark C.
Cogan of Portland, filed the
10-page motion with the
court Dec. 21 asking for a
hearing to reduce the bail
from $1,250,000 to $50,000.
That amount would allow
Sanguino Cancino to pay 10
percent — $5,000 — and get
out of the Umatilla County
Jail, Pendleton.
Cogan in the motion
argued the current bail amount
is excessive, Sanguino
Cancino and his relatives
would be hard-pressed to post
more than $5,000 cash and
he does not pose a flight risk.
Police confronted Sanguino
Cancino with the criminal
accusations weeks before
his Dec. 6 arrest, according
to Cogan, and while the
offenses carry decades of
prison time, he did not take
off or try to hide.
Sanguino Cancino has
14 siblings in the area who
would make sure he goes to
court, Cogan stated, and he
would be able to stay at his
brother’s home on W. Walls
Road in Hermiston.
Cogan
also
stated
Sanguino Cancino has lived
in Umatilla County since
1998 and at the time of his
arrest was “in the process of
obtaining his United States
citizenship so he could remain
in this country permanently.”
The court set the hearing
on the bail reduction for Jan.
3 at 2:30 p.m.
Sanguino Cancino, 36,
faces eight counts of first-de-
gree sexual abuse, one each
of second- and third-degree
sexual abuse and incest, and
two counts each of first-de-
gree sodomy and first-degree
rape. The state has alleged
Sanguino Cancino committed
the crimes against one girl
in 2005-2006 and against
another starting in 2010 when
she was younger than 12.
Hermiston police has stated
there could be more victims.
Sanguino Cancino also
was one of four men the
Blue Mountain Enforcement
Narcotic Team arrested
in 2003 for a drug deal
involving cocaine.
▪ And in another sex
crimes case, court records
show Jakob Kerby, 19,
of
Milton-Freewater,
pleaded guilty on Dec. 18
to attempted first-degree
rape, a class B felony, and
agreed to a prison sentence
of six years, three months,
although he will get credit
for the time he served in the
Umatilla County Jail since
his arrest on June 1, and
he will be eligible for time
off the sentence for good
behavior.
The district attorney’s
office agreed to dismiss
charges of first-degree sexual
abuse and unlawful sexual
penetration. Circuit Judge
Jon Lieuallen sentences
Kerby on Friday at 1:30 p.m.
in Pendleton.
COMING EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27
STANFIELD SENIOR MEAL
SERVICE, 12 p.m., Stanfield Com-
munity Center, 225 W. Roosevelt,
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
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)
BULLET JOURNALS, 6 p.m.,
Pendleton Public Library meet-
ing room, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. Meet and discuss de-
sign, layout, technique and more.
Washi tape and markers will be
available. Free and no registration
required. (541-966-0380)
VEGAN/SUSTAINABLE LIV-
ING POTLUCK SUPPER, 7 p.m.,
location varies, Pendleton. Bring a
vegan dish and recipe. Gluten-free
friendly group. Call to RSVP and
for driving directions. (541-969-
3057)
THURSDAY, DEC. 28
WALKING FOR WELLNESS,
8:30-9:30 a.m., Pendleton Rec-
reation Center gymnasium, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
Good music, new friends and
indoor walking for health. Free.
(541-276-8100)
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME,
10:15-11 a.m., Pendleton Public
Library, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. Stories and activities
for young children. (541-966-0380)
PRESCHOOL STORY AND
CRAFT TIME, 10:30 a.m., Mil-
ton-Freewater Public Library, 8
S.W. Eighth Ave., Milton-Freewa-
ter. (Lili Schmidt 541-938-8247)
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)
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)
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)
SENSORY STORY TIME,
12:30 p.m., Boardman Public Li-
brary, 200 S. Main St., Boardman.
For children from birth to age 4.
(541-481-2665)
SKILLS FOR LIFE, 3-5 p.m.,
Pendleton Recreation Center, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Gym
activities at 3 p.m., life skills at 4
p.m. for middle and high school
students. Registration requested.
(Suzanne Moore 541-276-3987)
WINE AND FOOD EVENT, 5-8
p.m., Arts Portal Gallery, 508 N.
Main St., Milton-Freewater. (Laura
Rose 541-938-5516)
WRITER’S GROUP, 5:30 p.m.,
Hermiston Public Library, 235 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston. Writing
support group offering encourage-
ment, inspiration and motivation.
All writers welcome. (Jodi Hansen
541-567-2882)
YARN CLUB, 5:30 p.m., Herm-
iston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys
Ave., Hermiston. (541-567-2882)
THE ARC UMATILLA COUN-
TY BINGO, 6-10 p.m., The Arc
Building, 215 W. Orchard Ave.,
Hermiston. Doors open at 6 p.m.,
seats may be held until 6:30 p.m.,
then all seats first come, first
served; games begin at 7 p.m.
Proceeds benefit Umatilla County
citizens with developmental dis-
abilities. 18 years or older, must
have proof of age and photo I.D.
Basic pot $20, prizes range from
$20-$750. (541-567-7615)