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REGION Friday, August 3, 2018 East Oregonian Page 3A Parade pre-show Family brings home fourth treasure hunt prize features live music HERMISTON Andersons win National Night Out ice cream party HERMISTON — The Hermiston Downtown District invites people to enjoy the music of Dallin Puzey prior to the start of the Umatilla County Fair parade. As a way to help promote the kickoff of the fair and Farm-City Pro Rodeo, the district’s board of directors decided to coordinate a pre-show event. Debbie Pedro, Hermiston Chamber of Commerce executive direc- tor, said people often stake out spots early on the parade route, so it’s a perfect opportunity to have an event. “We thought we could provide some sort of entertain- ment for people to enjoy before the parade,” she said. The Downtown District Fair Parade Pre-Show is Sat- urday from 4:15-6:15 p.m. on Hermiston’s festival street, located on Northeast Second Street. Pedro said they only recently came up with the idea and decided to see what they could put together with a short time frame. Treats will be available for purchase from Yo Country Frozen Yogurt. Next year, Pedro said they will start making plans earlier and are hoping to expand the event. People are encouraged to provide feedback on what they would like included in next year’s pre-show event. For more information, contact Pedro at debbie@herm- istonchamber.com or 541-567-6151. By TAMMY MALGESINI East Oregonian The hunt for the golden medallion nearly went into extra innings as no one claimed the prize until after four clues had been printed — three in the East Orego- nian and a bonus clue in the Hermiston Herald. The Cam and Katie Anderson family came out of the bullpen to save the game Thursday morning at 4:15 a.m. — finding the prize under home plate in the bullpen at the Armand Lar- ive Middle School baseball field. This is the fourth time the Andersons and their four children, Gregory, 16, Grant, 14, Claire, 12, and Gabriel, 9, have found the medallion. Leading up to the Aug. 7 National Night Out, celebra- tion Tim Miears, Hermiston Police Department training officer/evidence custodian, hid the 3-inch medal. The Andersons won an ice cream social block party. It will be held during Tuesday’s festivities in the family’s Southeast Crestline Drive neighborhood. Grabbing some quarters early Wednesday morning, Cam and Katie ran approxi- mately a mile to the newspa- per office. After purchasing the EO, they realized they needed to run back home for additional change to buy a Herald for the bonus clue. With hints alluding to Staff photo by Jade McDowell The Anderson family stands behind the spare plate under which they found this year’s National Night Out medallion at the ballfield behind Armand Larive Middle School. Left to right are Claire, Greg, Gabe, Katie, Cam and Grant. the fact that Armand Larive used to be on the east side of town and after construction of a new building is now on the west side, and that “Lar- ive,” which is often mispro- nounced, sounds similar to larvae, which is another word for caterpillar, the Ander- sons knew they needed to go to the school. Also, a quick Google search revealed that Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer — mentioned in bonus clue — wrote “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” sending the Andersons to the school’s baseball field. “We literally looked for hours (Wednesday) ... I was 100 percent positive that it had to be there,” Katie said. However, the prize remained elusive, not only for the Andersons but for other would-be sleuths. Many were looking in the general vicinity, Katie said, and others said numerous people were scouring the area earlier in the day. “We just all overlooked it,” Katie said. Knowing that Thursday’s clue would certainly serve up the medallion’s location on a plate, Katie and Cam decided to swing for the fences. They purchased a short-term online subscrip- tion, providing early morn- ing access to the eEdition. Cam got online around 3:45 a.m. “All the kids were asleep, so my husband and I went to pick it up,” Katie said. “We knew exactly where it was.” In its 35th year, National Night Out aims to cre- ate safer communities with neighborhoods partnering with police in crime preven- tion activities. Mingling in a relaxed setting, Miears said, helps build relationships between police and citizens. Also, when neighbors know each other, they are more aware when people or things are out of place. People are encouraged to organize their own neighbor- hood block parties. Police will visit as many gatherings as possible. Contact Miears with details at tmiears@ hermiston.or.us or 541-667- 5112 (leave a message). Contributed photo Dallin Puzey will perform during the Hermiston Downtown District Fair Parade Pre-Show Saturday, Aug. 4 on the city’s festival street. BRIEFLY Police say Hermiston shooting suspect bit Pendleton officer PENDLETON — Alex Luis Ahumada of Board- man faces charges for bit- ing a Pendleton police officer while naked. Ahumada, 33, is the defendant in a May 19 shoot- ing case in Hermiston. Pendleton police Lt. Charles Byram said officers on Saturday responded to a report of stranger banging on the door, yelling and act- ing erratic. Officers spotted the suspect in a field behind the C M Sausage Co. at 1140 Tutuilla Road near South- west Marshall Avenue. Ahumada was naked, Byram said, under the influ- ence of some substance and in a state of “excited delir- ium.” Police tried to detain Ahumada, and one offi- cer recognized him because there was a warrant for his arrest. “Then the fight was on,” Byram said. “It took four officers just to get him under control, and during the con- frontation he bit one of the officers.” The victim was J.D. Lam- bert, and the injury was to his thumb. He went back to work after receiving medical treatment. Police hauled Ahumada to St. Anthony Hospital, Pend- leton, due to his intoxicated state. Byram said officers kept a watch on him there until Wednesday, when they booked him into the Uma- tilla County Jail, Pendleton, on multiple charges, includ- ing resiting arrest, interfer- ing with police, attempted escape and assaulting a police officer. A news brief in the Aug. 2, 2018, edition of the East Oregonian had incorrect information about Alex Ahu- mada’s incarceration. The EO regrets that error. Man sentenced for sexual abuse on reservation PENDLETON — A La Grande man was sentenced Thursday to three years in federal prison for sexually abusing a nine-year-old boy on the Umatilla Indian Res- ervation three years ago. Thomas James Adams, 23, plead guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact, and has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison. He is ordered to have no contact with the victim or his family, and is not permitted to be on the reservation without prior approval from his probation officer. Court documents state that in 2015, Adams attended the Pendleton Round-Up and stayed with the victim’s fam- ily at their home on the res- ervation. After other fam- ily members were asleep, Adams convinced the victim to participate in a series of dares. Those actions included running around the house naked, urinating outside, looking at pornographic pho- tos on Adam’s phone, mutual masturbation and touching each others’ genitals. The victim reported the incidents to his parents, who contacted tribal law enforcement. Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man suspected of stealing several vehicles after he led them on a chase earlier this week. Zachary Lorance Bartz, 25, is suspected of stealing multiple trucks and farm equipment, which the sher- iff’s office recovered on July 11 near Hermiston, but Bartz was nowhere to be found. On Monday he led police on a vehicle chase north of Hermiston. According to Stanfield police, he crashed the sto- len truck he was driving near Kik Road and Sunshine Road, and then ran, barefoot. Officers are still looking for him. He has an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The Stanfield Police Department, which assisted in the chase, posted on Face- book that Bartz sent them a message stating that he was in one of two states that had not adopted extradition laws. “I’ll make it easy for you those two states or [sic] South Carolina and Mis- souri good luck,” the mes- sage said. Bartz has several convic- tions of theft, fleeing police, burglary and other crimes, from 2011 to 2014. Umatilla County upgrades emergency management drone PENDLETON — Uma- tilla County is upgrading its unmanned aircraft system Bartz still at large after chase STANFIELD — The for the emergency manage- ment program. The program has used its drone during search and res- cue operations and to help police search for suspects. Undersheriff Jim Littlefield told county commission- ers at their regular meeting Wednesday in Pendleton the program is the only pub- lic safety agency in the area using a drone. 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