RECORDS
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
East Oregonian
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
FRIDAY
12:03 p.m. - Hermiston police received a request to check on
the welfare of child at a home on Southwest 11th Street after an
adult there yelled and may have thrown something at the child.
3:13 p.m. - A caller reported the theft of her wallet, which
contained her driver’s license and $472, from her vehicle at the
Hermiston Safeway, 990 S. Highway 395.
3:29 p.m. - Hermiston police took a report for a burglary
more than a month old on Northwest 12th Street involving the
theft of a snow blower, air compressor and other tools.
4:15 p.m. - Pilot Rock police responded to Southwest Cedar
Street on a report of a solicitor violation, but police did not find
anyone causing trouble.
8:26 p.m. - Stanfield police took a report of an assault on
East Coe Avenue.
SATURDAY
8:46 a.m. - A 911 caller on West Juniper Avenue, Hermiston,
reported locking an infant in the car while the car was running.
SUNDAY
4:18 a.m. - A 911 caller on North Townsend Road,
Hermiston, reported a domestic violence emergency.
3:21 p.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office took a report
for a burglary on Northeast Riverside Avenue, Pendleton. About
40 minutes later, the sheriff’s office took another burglary report,
this time in Weston.
MONDAY
5 a.m. - The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office took a report
on telephonic harassment and opened an investigation into a
possible restraining order violation.
4:27 p.m. - A Boardman-area resident reported someone
charged $3,500 on his credit card, and he may know the
suspect. A Morrow County sheriff’s deputy got back the man’s
card, and he no longer wanted to pursue the case.
5:25 p.m. - A Pilot Rock officer responded to Southwest
Birch and Second streets to help someone locked out of a
vehicle.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
Sunday
•Morrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jayden Amund
Taylor, 19, of Irrigon, for fourth-degree assault.
•Milton-Freewater Police Chief Doug Boedigheimer on
Tuesday provided the background on what led to the arrest of
two Walla Walla residents.
Milton-Freewater police at 2:44 a.m. Sunday responded to
El Ojo De Agua Bar And Grill, 1004 S. Main St., where a crowd
of about 30 to 40 intoxicated people were outside the bar.
“Officers were directed inside the bar on a fight in progress,
which upon entry had stopped,” Boedigheimer reported.
Outside the bar, police tried to arrest Jesus Pedro
Villalpando, 27, for disorderly conduct, and he resisted. Officers
struggled with Jesus Villalpando, according to the police chief,
when Rosa Isabel Flores Villalpando, 29, “interjected herself
into the matter and punched an officer in the face.”
Police arrested her for assaulting a public safety officer,
interfering with a police officer, second-degree disorderly
conduct and second-degree mischief.
Police booked the pair into the Umatilla County Jail,
Pendleton. Boedigheimer also stated the bar is under investiga-
tion for violation of Oregon liquor laws.
Monday
•Law enforcement caught a naked burglary suspect in the
basement of a Hermiston-area home.
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office reported deputies and
Hermiston police at about 3:30 a.m. responded to a burglary on
the 1000 block of West Nelson Lane, Hermiston. The officers
entered the basement and found a man without a stitch on
standing in the corner. Deputies arrested Federico Hernandez-
Hernandez, 33, of Kelso, Washington, for first-degree burglary,
first-degree trespass and third-degree mischief.
•Hermiston police arrested Nicolas Lucas Rhorer, 31, of
Hermiston, for felony possession of methamphetamine and
violating parole.
•Boardman police arrested Lois Ann Hibbitts, 51, of Sheridan,
on a warrant and for possession of methamphetamine,
•Hermiston police arrested Eduardo Venegas, 25, of
Hermiston, for domestic violence assault and strangulation.
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OBITUARIES
Heather Lynn Gastin
Jane Elizabeth Akers
Pendleton
January 18, 1973 - February 16, 2018
Boardman
January 10, 1943 - February 17, 2018
Heather Lynn Gastin, 45,
of Pendleton passed away
in Richland, Washington, on
February 16, 2018.
She was born on
January 18, 1973, in
La Grande, Oregon,
to Lynn Murray and
Nancy Hermann.
Beginning
in
childhood Heather
was very feisty
and you never had
to wonder what
was on her mind.
She
graduated
from Imbler High Gastin
School in 1991.
In 1997 Heather moved
to Pendleton and worked at
the ESD for about six years
before returning to school,
and graduated from BMCC
in 2002. For the last 10 years
Heather worked at BMCC as
an academic secretary.
On July 3, 2003, she
married John Gastin in
Newport, Oregon. She
enjoyed gardening, collecting
owls, coloring, cooking and
always enjoyed expressing
herself through art.
Heather is predeceased by
her grandparents, father Lynn
Murray, and sister Kady
Murray.
She is survived by her
husband, John Gastin of
Pendleton; mother
Nancy
Hermann
of Pendleton; sister
Heidi Ruth of Pend-
leton; brother Geoff
Olsen of St. Cloud,
Minn.;
children
Zach Mangione of
Meridian,
Idaho,
Levi Coalwell of
Watford,
N.D.,
Ryan Gastin of
Pendleton,
and
Travis Gastin of
Eagle River, Alaska; nieces
Kaila Mendoza of Pendleton,
Kim Michaels of Lind,
Wash., Morgan Warner
of Hastings, Minn., Ellie
Murray of Bloomington,
Ind., Karlee Olsen of St.
Cloud, Minn., and Briela
Olsen of St. Cloud, Minn.;
and great-nieces Harlee and
Peyten.
A Celebration of Heath-
er’s Life will be held at a later
date.
Burns
Mortuary
of
Pendleton is in charge of
arrangements.
Betty Ann (Thompson) Gertlar
Lynnwood, Wash.
January 14, 1930 - February 14, 2018
Betty Ann was
born in Spokane,
Wash., and spent
most of the last 20
years in Boardman,
Ore.
Betty was highly
involved for years
in the running of the
Boardman Senior
Center, including
as
treasurer. Gertlar
She was also an
involved member
of Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church of
Boardman.
She was known
as a giving and
sweet lady, a great
cook and a hard
worker.
Betty Ann is
survived by her
husband of 62
years, LaVern; sons Rick,
Ken and Dave;
and granddaughter
Brooke.
Services will be
held on Monday,
February 26, 2018,
12:30 p.m. at St.
John’s
Lutheran
Church, Medical
Lake, Wash.
Interment will be
at Washington State
Veterans Cemetery,
Medical
Lake,
Wash.
In
lieu
of
flowers, the family
requests donations
be made to either
the
Parkinson’s
Fund,
Evergreen
Health Foundation,
Kirkland, Wash., or
to the Boardman
Senior Center in
Boardman, Oregon.
DEATH NOTICES
Howard L. Hagen
Gresham
Jan. 23, 1916 - Feb. 20, 2018
Former Pendleton resident Howard L. Hagen, 102, of
Gresham died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Gresham. He was
born Jan. 23, 1916, in Pendleton. Arrangements are with
Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop.
Albertsons buys Rite Aid in health care push
By TOM MURPHY
AP Health Writer
The owner of Safeway and
other grocery brands is buying
the drugstore chain Rite Aid
as retailers continue to plunge
deeper into health care and
adjust to swiftly changing
shopping habits.
Albertsons
Companies
executives said Tuesday that
their purchase of Rite Aid’s
more than 2,500 remaining
stores will help the combined
company become a “leader in
food, health and wellness.”
The combination will
have 4,892 stores and more
than 4,300 pharmacies with
a stronger presence on both
coasts of the U.S. market.
Leaders of both companies
said the deal will help attract
pharmacy customers who tend
to spend more at Albertsons
grocery stores.
That comes as the grocer
starts to strengthen same-day
deliveries, a meal-kit business
and other products that cater
to customers who want fast
service.
Retailers
have
been
pushing home deliveries
and other customer-friendly
services in the wake of
expanded competition from
Amazon. The online giant
bought the grocer Whole
Foods last year and plans to
roll out a two-hour delivery
service this year to customers
who pay for its $99-a-year
Prime membership.
Amazon’s
competitors
also are bulking up health
care services, which cannot
be purchased online. Late
last year, Rite Aid rival CVS
Health Corp. said it would
buy the health insurer Aetna
for $69 billion. That deal
could turn many of the chain’s
AP Photo/Matt Rourke
This 2016 file photo shows a Rite Aid location in Philadelphia.
9,800 stores into one-stop-
shop locations for an array of
health care needs like blood
work and eye or hearing care
in addition to their traditional
role of filling prescriptions.
In Rite Aid, Albertsons
Companies is buying a chain
that has already remodeled
more than half of its stores
into a format that includes
expanded pharmacy services
and more health products.
Like its drugstore chain
competition, Rite Aid also
operates walk-in clinics that
can deal with cases of the
flu, sinus infections and other
relatively minor complaints.
It also has a pharmacy
benefit management business
that runs prescription drug
coverage.
Albertsons said it will
continue to run Rite Aid stand-
alone stores, and most of the
grocery operator’s pharmacies
will be rebranded as Rite Aid.
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Albertsons also runs Jewel-
Osco, Shaw’s, Vons and Acme
stores.
The deal will create a
company with “a large scale
and diversified revenue base
necessary to compete in
today’s highly competitive
food and drug retail environ-
ment,” Moody’s Vice Presi-
dent Mickey Chadha said in a
statement.
Rite Aid has struggled
with high debt levels and
tough competition from
larger rivals, as narrowing
drugstore networks have
pushed customers away from
its stores.
The nation’s largest drug-
store chain, Walgreens, tried
unsuccessfully to buy all of
Rite Aid last year but scuttled
that deal after encountering
regulatory resistance. Last
September, Walgreens Boots
Alliance Inc. announced a
slimmer agreement to buy
nearly 2,000 Rite Aid loca-
tions and some distribution
centers for about $4.38 billion.
For the remaining Rite Aid
stores, Albertsons Companies
is offering either a share of
its stock and $1.83 in cash or
slightly more than a share for
every 10 shares of Rite Aid.
The grocer did not disclose
a deal value. But it said the
combined company would
bring in about $83 billion in
annual revenue.
That would rank it just
below the Blue Cross-Blue
Shield insurer Anthem Inc.,
which is 29th on the latest
Fortune 500 list of largest
companies
The companies expect their
combined entity to trade on the
New York Stock Exchange.
Shareholders of Boise, Idaho-
based Albertsons, which is
currently private held, will
own more than 70 percent of
the combined company.
Jane Elizabeth Akers of
Boardman was born January
10, 1943, in Lufkin, Texas,
the daughter of John and
Alverna
(Allen)
Grantham.
She
passed away in her
home on Saturday,
February 17, 2018,
at the age of 75.
Jane grew up in
Corvallis, Oregon,
where she attended
school
through
her junior year.
She then moved
to Portland where Akers
she
graduated
from Wilson High
School in the early 1960s.
She lived in the Portland area
for several years until moving
to Boardman in 1978.
She worked as a cook for
Riverside High School and
Sam Boardman Elementary
School for 23 years. She also
worked many other part-time
jobs in the area.
Jane was a member of
the Boardman First Baptist
Church and she was the
co-founder of the Thanks-
giving Celebration Dinner in
Boardman. Jane was also a
charter member of Boardman
Fire Corps.
She was easy to get to
know any made many lasting
friendships. For many years
Jane delivered The Orego-
nian newspaper. A route
that should have taken 45
minutes often took hours as
she stopped and greeted her
many friends along the way.
She loved spending time with
her family, especially her
grandchildren.
Jane
married
Ivan R. Akers on
March 9, 1978.
She was preceded
in death by her
husband, Ivan, and
both of her parents.
She is survived
by her daughter,
Suzanne (David)
Gray; son Glen
(Annie) Whitson;
brother Al (Bev)
Grantham; sister
Grace
Grantham;
and
grandchildren Shawn Akers,
Nick and Zach Whitson and
Josh and Ari’el Gray. Along
with these, numerous people
who called her sister, mom,
grammy and closest friend
are recognized. Jane held
each in her heart.
The
family
would
like to acknowledge with
deepest gratitude those who
surrounded Jane with love
around the clock during her
final days.
Services
will
be
announced at a later time.
In lieu of flowers it is the
families wish for donations to
be made to the First Baptist
Church in Boardman.
To leave an online
condolence for the family go
to www.burnsmortuaryherm-
iston.com
John E. Pickelsimer
Pendleton
January 6, 1931 — Feb. 18, 2018
John E. Pickelsimer, 87,
of Pendleton passed away
on February 18,
2018, in the loving
company of his
three nieces and one
nephew.
John was born on
January 6, 1931, in Mifflin,
Ohio, to William and Tressie
(Smith) Pickelsimer.
John retired from the
service after serving 22 years.
He gave his heart to the Lord
at the age of 86.
He is prede-
ceased by his
parents, six brothers
and one sister.He
is survived by his
nieces and nephews.
Burns
Mortuary
of
Pendleton is in charge of
arrangements. Please visit
www.burnsmortuary.com to
sign the online guest book.
UPCOMING SERVICES
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21
MARTINEZ, JOVITA — Funeral service at 10 a.m. at
Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt, 1551 Dalles Military Road,
Walla Walla. Concluding interment will follow at Mountain
View Cemetery, Walla Walla. A reception will be held at the
funeral home following interment.
THURSDAY, FEB. 22
CRESSWELL, CHARLOTTE — Celebration of life at
2 p.m. at Holladay Park Plaza, 1300 N.E. 16th Ave., Portland.
PRESSNALL, HAROLD — Funeral services at 2
p.m. at Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main St.,
Milton-Freewater.
MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21
ATHENA-WESTON SCHOOL
DISTRICT SPECIAL MEETING,
7 a.m., Athena Elementary School
library, 375 S. Fifth St., Athena.
Personnel will be discussed. (Pau-
la Werner 541-566-3551)
MORROW COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m.,
SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road,
Boardman. (541-676-9061)
UMATILLA COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m.,
Umatilla County Courthouse room
130, 216 S.E. Fourth St., Pendle-
ton. (Doug Olsen 541-278-8208)
INTERMOUNTAIN EDUCA-
TION SERVICE DISTRICT, 5
p.m., IMESD office, 2001 S.W.
Nye Ave., Pendleton. 5 p.m. work
session, 5:45 p.m. regular meet-
ing. (Marla Royal 888-437-6892)
BOARDMAN
PLANNING
COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Boardman
City Hall, 200 City Center Circle,
Boardman. (541-481-9252)
PILOT ROCK SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Pilot Rock High
School library, 101 N.E. Cherry
St., Pilot Rock. (541-443-8291)
UMATILLA HOSPITAL DIS-
TRICT, 7:30 p.m., Umatilla Medi-
cal Clinic, 1890 Seventh St., Uma-
tilla. (541-922-3104)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22
SALVATION ARMY ADVISO-
RY BOARD, 12 p.m., Salvation
Army, 150 S.E. Emigrant Ave.,
Pendleton. (541-276-3369)
MILTON-FREEWATER
LI-
BRARY BOARD, 4 p.m., Mil-
ton-Freewater Public Library, 8
S.W. Eighth Ave., Milton-Freewa-
ter. (541-938-5531)
UMATILLA COUNTY PLAN-
NING COMMISSION, 6:30 p.m.,
Umatilla County Justice Center,
4700 N.W. Pioneer Place, Pendle-
ton. (541-278-6252)
PENDLETON
PLANNING
COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Pendleton
City Hall, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave.,
Pendleton. (Jutta Haliewicz 541-
966-0240)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23
EASTERN OREGON TRADE
& EVENT CENTER AUTHORI-
TY, 7 a.m., EOTEC main building,
1705 E. Airport Road, Hermiston.
(541-289-9800)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26
U M AT I L L A - M O R R O W
COUNTY HEAD START, 11:30
a.m., EOTEC, 1705 E. Airport
Road, Hermiston. (Monina Ward
541-564-6878)
NIXYAAWII
COMMUNITY
SCHOOL BOARD, 4:30 p.m.,
Nixyaawii Community School,
73300 July Grounds Lane, Mis-
sion. (541-966-2680)
CASON’S PLACE CHIL-
DREN AND FAMILY GRIEF RE-
COVERY CENTER BOARD, 6
p.m., Cason’s Place, 1416 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton. All those
interested in volunteering are en-
couraged to attend. (Matt Terjeson
503-720-1620)
UMATILLA
BASIN
WA-
TERSHED COUNCIL, 6 p.m.,
Eastern Oregon Higher Educa-
tion Center room 134, 975 S.E.
Columbia
Drive,
Hermiston.
(Michael T. Ward 541-276-2190)
Live Auction
Fundraiser
to benefit CON
SHEA
Friday, Feb. 23 • 7:00 PM
followed by
Live Music
with
Tyler Brooks & Murray Dunlap
H AMLEY S teakhouse & S Aloon
8 S . E . C O U RT, P E N D L E TO N • 5 41 . 278 .1 1 0 0