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Friday, June 22, 2018
East Oregonian
PENDLETON
Turner to marshal Fourth of July parade
Salute to Freedom is
the theme of the Pendleton
Fourth of July parade, which
is hosted by Pendleton VFW
Let ‘er Buck Post 922.
People are invited to fill
out an entry form and join the
parade. Each participant will
receive a ribbon and trophies
will be presented in 14 cate-
gories. In addition, the VFW
will present a “Patriot Tro-
phy” to the entrant with the
most judge’s votes. Parade
entry forms are due Mon-
day, June 25. Late entries
will be assigned places at
the end of the parade in the
order received and won’t
be included in judging or
announcing.
Pendleton Mayor John
Turner is the parade grand
marshal.
In June 2003, he retired
from the U.S. Marine Corps
as a colonel with 28 years
of active service. During his
career as an infantry officer,
he led Marines in combat
during the Gulf War, served
as a NATO staff officer in
Belgium and was the chief
of staff for the Marine Corps
Department of Plans, Pol-
icies and Operations in the
File photo
A group of children watch the 2016 Fourth of July parade on Main Street in Pendle-
ton. Registration is required by June 25. Late entries will not be judged or announced.
Pentagon.
The parade is Wednes-
day, July 4 at 10 a.m., start-
ing at Pendleton City Hall.
The staging area at the West-
ern Auto and Baxter park-
ing lots, 320 S.W. Emigrant
Ave., opens at 7:15 a.m. The
line-up areas will be manned
starting at 8:15 a.m., and
parade entrants must report
to the area no later than 9:15
a.m.
The parade will travel on
Southwest Dorion Avenue
to Main Street and then to
Southwest Court Avenue to
the Pendleton Convention
Center. The awards will be
presented at noon at Ham-
ley’s Park on Main Street.
Entry forms are available
at the Pendleton Chamber of
Commerce, Dean’s Pend-
leton Athletic, DG Gifts,
Elite Guns & Tactical and
the Pendleton Downtown
Association, 369 S. Main
St. For more information or
to request a form via email,
contact Fred Bradbury at
fbradbury@yahoo.com or
541-377-7474.
PENDLETON
Driver fled after crashing near Safeway
By PHIL WRIGHT
East Oregonian
Pendleton Police Chief
Stuart Roberts said James
Lloyd Waligorski, 27, of
Pendleton, turned himself
in following a one-vehicle
smash-up early Wednesday
behind Safeway.
The crash occurred about
2:30 a.m. at Southwest 23rd
Street and Court Avenue,
right behind the back corner
of the grocery store. Roberts
said that, based on statements
from witnesses and vehi-
cle occupants, the car travel-
ing from the top of the nearby
overpass at about 60 mph and
without lights.
The speed zone at the top
of the overpass is 40 mph and
drops to 25 before 23rd Street.
The driver lost control on
the curve near Oxford Suites,
Roberts said, and the car
hit the curb at Safeway and
plowed into a tree and power
box and came to a stop on its
side.
“That’s probably the
best case scenario,” he said.
“Had the power box and tree
not been there, they proba-
bly would have gone into the
back of Safeway.”
The driver and front pas-
senger wore seatbelts, but
Universities
teaming up
to bridge urban-
rural divide
Eastern Oregon Univer-
sity and Portland State Uni-
versity are teaming up to help
bridge Oregon’s urban-rural
divide.
The two universities have
launched the Urban-Rural
Ambassador Institute, which
will bring together students
from both universities for a
collaborative course that will
take students to both sides of
Awakening service
includes river
baptisms
UMATILLA — An out-
door Sunday Service in the
Park is planned in Umatilla.
The free event is Sunday,
June 24 from 9:30-11:30
a.m. at the Umatilla Marina
Music
on the
Lawn
6:00-9:00 pm
Local police evader lands
in Clackamas County jail
deputies and the Oregon
State Police troopers.
Edmiston said his depart-
ment received a tip Olney
was in the Clackamas
area and worked with the
Clackamas County Sher-
iff’s Office. Deputies there
caught Olney after a chase
Wednesday morning.
Court records show
Clackamas
County
arraigned Olney on ini-
tial charges of vehicle theft
and two counts of flee-
ing, all felonies. Edmiston
said the Clackamas County
Sheriff’s Office also ques-
tioned Olney about the Feb.
24 incident and is provid-
ing that report to Hermiston
police.
Madrigal, too, is behind
bars, but in the Umatilla
County Jail, Pendleton. The
district attorney’s office
charged her with com-
mitting vehicle theft and
first-degree criminal mis-
chief stemming on Feb. 24.
State court records also
show Olney has a crimi-
nal history going back to
the late 1990s, and his first
conviction for vehicle theft
came in 2001. He pleaded
guilty in 2006 in Clacka-
mas County to multiple fel-
ony counts of theft. Those
crimes landed him in prison
for a number of years.
Olney re-started his
criminal activity in 2017,
according to police and
court records.
By PHIL WRIGHT
East Oregonian
East Oregonian
Staff photo by Phil Wright
The scene behind the Pendleton Safeway shows plen-
ty of damage from where a car crashed early Wednes-
day. Three passangers went to St. Anthony Hospital, a
fourth received medical attention at the scene, and the
driver ran but later turned himself in. Pendleton Police
Chief Stuart Roberts said speed was a factor and alco-
hol may have contributed to the crash.
none of the three passengers
in the back were belted, Rob-
erts said. One of the rear pas-
sengers scrambled free and
helped the rest get out.
Ambulances took three
passengers to St. Anthony
Hospital, Pendleton, and
medics at the crash scene
treated the fourth for superfi-
cial injuries. But Roberts said
the driver bolted.
The vehicle was an old
police car, Roberts said —
probably a 2011 Ford Crown
Victoria — and may not have
had rear seat belts.
Crown Vics were popular
with police departments and
came with a vinyl seat. Rob-
erts said some departments,
including Pendleton, removed
the seat and its restraints to
install a hard plastic insert that
prevented anyone from stash-
ing something in the crevices.
Police take out those inserts
when they recycle or auction
the cars, but they do to not
replace the restraints.
the state to study issues par-
ticular to that region.
Students can sign up now
for the intensive six-credit
course, which will be offered
for the first time in Septem-
ber. From Sept. 6-15, a mix
of students from both uni-
versities will spend five days
together in the Portland area
and five days in Eastern Ore-
gon learning about the chal-
lenges, needs and strengths
of both sides of the state.
“Our goal is to create a
new pipeline of future lead-
ers,” Governor Kate Brown
said in a statement released by
EOU. “It will challenge stu-
dents — whether from Pend-
leton or Portland — to pro-
vide creative solutions that
meet the needs of our diverse
communities and support our
local, thriving economies.”
Topics for the 2018
course will include trans-
portation, agriculture and a
“sense of place,” according
to EOU, but will evolve over
the years. Field trips, guest
speakers and cultural events
will be part of the intensive
10-day experience.
For more information visit
eou.edu/urban-rural.
& RV Park, 1710 Quincy
Ave. The topic is Awaken-
ing: Reflecting Our Creator.
People are invited to
enjoy free coffee, cookies
and pastries at 9:30 a.m. The
non-denominational service
begins at 10 a.m. People are
encouraged to bring a blan-
ket or lawn chairs and enjoy
the service.
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Robert also said alcohol
may have played a role in
the crash. Earlier that night, a
Pendleton officer encountered
the group at the Rainbow
Cafe downtown and could
smell they had been drinking.
The crash made local
rounds on social media. Rob-
erts said Waligorski, 27, saw
images from the crash on
Facebook, called police and
said he was at home. Officers
arrested Waligorski at about
5:30 p.m. and took him to the
Umatilla County Jail, Pend-
leton, for felony hit and run,
reckless driving and misde-
meanor hit and run.
The misdemeanor hit and
run is for damaging property
and the felony for injuring
people in the crash.
State court records show
Waligorski has convictions
from 2005 through 2012 for
the following: driving with-
out driving privileges; unlaw-
ful lane change; driving unin-
sured; violating a speed limit;
failure to obey traffic con-
trol device and driving while
suspended.
He also pleaded guilty in
October 2012 to property hit
and run.
Naythan Allen Olney
evaded local police over and
over earlier this year after
injuring a Hermiston officer.
But his running came to an
end Wednesday in Clacka-
mas County.
Not that he didn’t try to
get away.
Olney has been on the
run since Feb. 24. Hermiston
police Cpl. Leonard Stokoe
stopped Olney, 36, early
that morning in a 2014 Toy-
ota Camry for a traffic vio-
lation. Hermiston police at
the time also reported Lucia
Madrigal, 30, of Boardman,
was the passenger.
Stokoe found the car had
the wrong license plates,
suspected it was stolen and
asked for back up. Cpl.
Doug Gill arrived. The offi-
cers tried to detain Olney
and Madrigal, but Olney
took off and dragged Gill
almost 100 feet, injuring
him.
Hermiston Police Chief
Jason Edmiston said Olney
then “kind of went on a
spree of sorts.”
The Umatilla County
Sheriff’s Office has three
cases involving Olney, the
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office has two and Board-
man police has one. Olney
got away from the Hermis-
ton police, Umatilla police,
Umatilla County sheriff’s
STANFIELD
Hansell to speak at
outdoor worship service
STANFIELD — With
a theme of “We are Work-
ing Together to Serve God
and our Community,”
churches in Stanfield and
Echo are teaming
up to present an
outdoor worship
service.
The free event
is Sunday, July 1
at 9 a.m. at Bard
Park, Stanfield.
Sen. Bill Hansell
is the special
Hansell
speaker.
Scott Zielke
will serve as master of cer-
emonies during the pro-
gram, which features a
patriotic flavor with prayer
and music. Finger foods
and refreshments will be
served. People are encour-
aged to bring a blanket or
lawn chair.
Serving his second
term in the state legisla-
ture representing District
29, Hansell previously was
elected to eight consecu-
tive terms as a Umatilla
County commissioner.
In addition to his duties
as a public offi-
cial, Hansell has
been active in his
community and
church. A past
Athena citizen of
the year, he has
served as a volun-
teer coach, youth
group
leader,
Sunday school
teacher and 4-H
and FFA supporter.
Born and raised in Ath-
ena, Hansell and his wife,
Margaret, have been mar-
ried for 50 years. They
have raised six adult chil-
dren and are the proud
grandparents of nine
grandchildren.
For more information,
contact 541-449-3434 or
stanfieldag@eoni.com.
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