Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 2018)
NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Saturday, August 25, 2018 Woman who survived Las Vegas shooting becomes officer person for someone else in that situation. When they’re going through something crappy or going through a hard time, I want them to see me and be like, ‘OK, she’s going to fix it. She’s going to make it better.’” Card was attending the concert with her mother, Robin Baird of Eugene, and Baird’s longtime boyfriend, Kevin Lee, and his adult daughter, Kaila Lee. Baird spoke to The Reg- ister-Guard four days after the incident and described how her family had escaped when Stephen Paddock opened fire from an upper- story window of the Man- dalay Bay hotel into the concert crowd as country singer Jason Aldean was performing. “We thought it sounded like fireworks; like one went off,” Baird said in the interview. “And I was look- ing for smoke or something, but then all of a sudden, I heard more shots, like a gun going off.” Baird and her family started running, she said, taking cover under their ris- er-style VIP suite. Other people soon joined them, pushing and crawling their way under as best as they could. The gunshots stopped for a moment, and then started By CHELSEA DEFFENBACHER The Register Guard EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Ten months ago, Lau- ren Card was running from danger. Now she’s ready to run toward it, after taking an oath to serve and protect the residents of Springfield as the newest member of its police force. Card, 23, was attending the Route 91 Harvest Coun- try Music Festival in Las Vegas last October when a gunman killed 58 people and wounded more than 500 in the worst mass murder in modern U.S. history. Monday, Card was sworn in as a Springfield police officer, a career decision that she said was inspired by the shooting. Card remembers run- ning with the panicked crowd during the “madness and craziness” caused by the shooting. But she also recalls how she felt relief when police officers arrived and ran toward the chaos. “And in that moment, I kind of had a sense that, ‘OK, the police are here. They are going to fix it. They are going to make it better. Everything is going to be OK,’” she said earlier this week. “I want to be that Andy Nelson/The Register-Guard via AP Springfield Police Officer Lauren Card poses for a pic- ture, in Springfield. Card was sworn in as a Spring- field Police officer 10 months after surviving the mass shooting in Las Vegas in October 2017. again. The bullets were ric- ocheting off the metal struc- tures around the stage. “It felt like it was in the venue, and it felt like it was getting closer, so we knew we needed to leave,” she said. “We got out from under the suite and just started running. And we kept going.” Baird described how her family climbed fences, a 10-foot brick wall and other obstacles to make their way as far down the Las Vegas strip as they could. They were separated briefly — Card with Baird and the Lees together — but reunited when they all took cover in the MGM Grand hotel. Since the Vegas air- port was on lockdown, they rented a car and drove to Arizona to catch the next flight home with noth- ing but the clothes on their backs. “Our legs were cov- ered in mud; we were in dirty, filthy clothes,” Baird said of arriving at the air- port. “I was wearing a white shirt, and the back was just all nasty, from falling and climbing. We were wear- ing cowboy boots. I am sure people were just thinking, ‘What the hell have these people been doing?’ But I didn’t care. We just needed to go home.” This week, Card’s mother praised her daugh- ter’s choice to take such a SUNDAY MONDAY Mostly sunny Mostly sunny and breezy 76° 54° 72° 56° TUESDAY Sunny to partly cloudy WEDNESDAY Pleasant with plenty of sunshine Sunny and beautiful PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 75° 50° 83° 52° 88° 57° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 78° 55° 76° 56° 81° 50° 86° 53° OREGON FORECAST 92° 57° ALMANAC Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. Seattle Olympia 64/57 73/47 76/48 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 76/57 Lewiston 68/58 79/57 Astoria 65/56 Pullman Yakima 76/51 67/53 79/54 Portland Hermiston 70/58 The Dalles 78/55 Salem Corvallis 73/53 Yesterday Normals Records La Grande 77/48 PRECIPITATION John Day Eugene Bend 76/54 75/43 79/48 Ontario 85/58 Caldwell Burns 75° 58° 86° 56° 101° (1970) 40° (2010) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Albany 75/54 Boardman Pendleton Medford 82/53 0.00" 0.03" 0.15" 5.13" 6.65" 6.07" WINDS (in mph) 84/56 79/36 0.00" Trace 0.32" 6.49" 11.37" 8.27" through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. Pendleton 75/44 73/56 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date HERMISTON Enterprise 76/54 74/58 74° 54° 85° 56° 105° (1898) 32° (1904) PRECIPITATION Moses Lake 68/54 Aberdeen 72/49 75/56 Tacoma Yesterday Normals Records Spokane Wenatchee 68/56 Today Sun. WSW 6-12 W 6-12 WSW 8-16 WSW 10-20 SUN AND MOON Klamath Falls 79/41 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today 6:08 a.m. 7:46 p.m. 7:43 p.m. 5:09 a.m. Full Last New First Aug 26 Sep 2 Sep 9 Sep 16 NATIONAL EXTREMES Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 107° in Needles, Calif. Low 25° in Bodie State Park, Calif. NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Judge dismisses marijuana racketeering case in Oregon SALEM (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a racketeering lawsuit filed by Oregon landowners who claim their neighbors are growing marijuana, caus- ing them discomfort and reducing their property values. The Capital Press reported Wednes- day that several property owners in Leba- non filed a lawsuit last year accusing their neighbors of growing marijuana in viola- tion of the Racketeer Influence and Cor- rupt Organization Act. Defendants say they stopped growing marijuana last October. U.S. District Judge Michael McShane ruled that the injuries alleged by the 10 plaintiffs including unpleasant noises, foul odors and reduced property values aren't the type that can be compensated under the act. He says they are allowed to refile their complaint since the lawsuit has a consti- tutional standing. FBI arrests music ministry leader on porn charges EUGENE (AP) — The FBI and Eugene police have arrested the music ministry leader at Christ Fellowship Church on federal child pornography charges. Authorities said Friday that long-time church member 38-year-old Edward Sam- uel Thompson was arrested at his Eugene home without incident and booked in a Springfield jail. His attorney, federal public defender Mark Weintraub, did not immediately return a call seeking comment Friday. Court documents show that an FBI agent tracked downloads of multiple por- nographic videos featuring children as young as 2 to Thompson's IP address. During the execution of a search war- rant, agents did not find the videos on Thompson's computer but found evidence that he had downloaded them. Court documents say he admitted to downloading and watching the videos and then deleting them after several days. More states take interest in coal terminal legal fight Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s 0s showers t-storms 10s rain 20s flurries 30s snow 40s ice 50s 60s cold front — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed major holidays www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ East Oregonian (USPS 164-980) is published daily except Sunday, Monday and postal holidays, by the EO Media Group, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. Periodicals postage paid at Pendleton, OR. Postmaster: send address changes to East Oregonian, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801. Copyright © 2018, EO Media Group situations. “She was asked how she felt like that had impacted her and how she might respond if she found herself in a similar circumstance, because ... depending on the person, that could be trau- matic for a long time and that could trigger post-trau- matic stress,” McKee said. Card replied that the experience will help her now that she’s a trained police officer, he said. Card said she already “knows what it’s like to be shot at,” and how she will respond if she finds herself under fire again, McKee said. “I thought that was really compelling.” As a female in a male-dominated profes- sion, Card is part of a small minority on the Spring- field police force. She is one of three female offi- cers in the department, after two women recently retired, out of 69 sworn officers. A fourth female officer has been hired but has yet to begin work. Card will be one of three working patrol when the fourth is sworn in. One of the females on the force is a detective. Card is a recent gradu- ate of Oregon State Univer- sity with a degree in kine- siology, the study of body movements. BRIEFLY Forecast for Pendleton Area TODAY bad experience and turn it into something good. “I am very proud of her for becoming an officer and wanting to serve the commu- nity, especially after Route 91,” Baird said Wednes- day. “She works really hard. With her achievements and strengths, I know she’ll be very successful.” Card said she returned to college two days after the shooting and tried to return to her normal life. “We all went through our own thing in our own way,” Card said. “At first I was having trouble focus- ing. I went through the ini- tial shock stuff, like, ‘Holy crap, what just happened?’ And it was hard for a while just to mentally process it.” She added that she came to the realization, “Yeah, it sucks that it happened. My heart is with the fami- lies that weren’t as fortu- nate as ours. But we made it out, and I don’t want this to affect me in such a nega- tive way and let it ruin my life. I want to do something with this, show that you can move on, you’re strong.” Springfield police Lt. Scott McKee, who was on the department’s hiring committee, said the group wondered how the shooting would affect Card’s ability to react in dangerous police 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Six states have lined up in support of Wash- ington state in a legal battle over its decision to block a proposed coal-ex- port terminal on the Columbia River. The Daily News reports attorneys general from California, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Massachu- setts and Oregon filed a “friend-of-the- court” brief this week arguing in sup- port of Gov. Jay Inslee’s administration in its defense against the federal law- Subscriber services: For mail delivery, online access, vacation stops or delivery concerns call 1-800-522-0255 ext. 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Local home delivery Savings off cover price EZPay $14.50 41 percent 52 weeks $173.67 41 percent 26 weeks $91.86 38 percent 13 weeks $47.77 36 percent *EZ Pay = one-year rate with a monthly credit or debit card/check charge Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday Circulation Manager: 541-966-0828 ADVERTISING Regional Publisher and Revenue Director: Christopher Rush 541-278-2669 • crush@eomediagroup.com Advertising Services: Grace Bubar 541-276-2214 • gbubar@eastoregonian.com Multimedia Consultants: • Kimberly Macias 541-278-2683 • kmacias@eastoregonian.com • Jeanne Jewett 541-564-4531 • jjewett@eastoregonian.com • Dayle Stinson 541-278-2670 • dstinson@eastoregonian.com • Angela Treadwell 541-966-0827 • atreadwell@eastoregonian.com • Audra Workman 541-564-4538 • aworkman@eastoregonian.com suit brought by Utah-based Lighthouse Resources. Lighthouse Resources claimed Washington state officials violated fed- eral laws in denying approvals for the Millennium Bulk Terminals project — a proposed $680 million facility in Longview, Washington, that would be the largest coal shipping terminal in North America. Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Utah, Kansas, Nebraska and Washing- ton’s Cowlitz County have previously filed amicus briefs in support of proj- ect backers. Wyoming man drowns in Oregon canoe accident BEND (AP) — An 84-year-old Wyo- ming man drowned and his daughter, a former Paralympic athlete, was injured when their canoe capsized in Ore- gon and they were swept over Class 5 rapids. Deschutes County sheriff's Lt. Bryan Husband told KTVZ-TV on Friday that Ronald Stevens, of Jackson, Wyoming, was pulled unconscious from the water by kayakers. Nancy Stevens, who is blind, was also pulled from the Deschutes River by kayakers and is hospitalized in good condition. The 54-year-old Nancy Stevens competed 20 years ago as a cross-coun- try skier in the Nagano, Japan Paralym- pic Games. The Bulletin reports that she was also the first blind woman to scale the 13,770-foot Grand Teton and has been a regular Pole Pedal Paddle competitor since 2013. The two were fly-fishing and were both wearing life jackets. Officials: Tossed cigarette caused fire near Madras MADRAS (AP) — Authorities say a cigarette tossed out of a car traveling on U.S. Highway 26 started a small blaze south of Madras earlier this month. Investigators don’t know who tossed the cigarette that started the Aug. 17 fire but are reminding Oregonians to be careful this fire season. The wildfire started by the cigarette was among more than 50 other blazes started in Central Oregon by lightning after a thunderstorm. Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. Classified & Legal Advertising 1-800-962-2819 or 541-278-2678 classifieds@eastoregonian.com or legals@eastoregonian.com NEWS • To submit news tips and press releases: call 541-966-0818 or email news@eastoregonian.com • To submit community events, calendar items and Your EO News: email community@eastoregonian.com or call Tammy Malgesini at 541-564-4539 or Renee Struthers at 541-966-0818. • To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: email rstruthers@eastoregonian.com or visit www.eastoregonian. com/community/announcements • To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: 541-966-0838 • sports@eastoregonian.com Business Office Manager: Janna Heimgartner 541-966-0822 • jheimgartner@eastoregonian.com COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: Mike Jensen 541-215-0824 • mjensen@eastoregonian.com
