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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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DEATH NOTICES
SATURDAY
Tamra Jean Giles
Jesse Lynn Baxter
Hermiston
Dec. 3, 1940 — Feb. 4, 2019
Pendleton
March 20, 1988 — Feb. 7, 2019
Tamra Jean Giles (nee grandchildren. She lived life
Hobbs), age 78, passed away to its fullest. She nurtured
peacefully on Monday, Feb- an abiding testimony of her
ruary 4, 2019, in her home Savior and sought to follow
in Hermiston, Oregon. Him each day of her life.
Tamra was born
Tamra is sur-
vived by her
on December 3,
beloved husband,
1940, in Preston,
A. Ray Giles,
Idaho to Douglas
her seven chil-
Parkinson Hobbs
dren, Tadd (Eliza-
and Valeta Nelda
beth) Giles (Orem,
Hodges.
Utah), Tara Giles
A
dynamic
(Central
Point,
redhead, Tamra
Oregon),
Troy
embraced oppor-
tunities
and
(Susan)
Giles
Giles
worked to beau-
(Sandy,
Utah),
tify her surround-
TeAnn
(Shane)
ings. As a young adult, she Pratt (Meridian, Idaho),
served as a missionary for Tina (Joseph) Sullivan (Van-
the Church of Jesus Christ couver, Washington), Tony
of Latter-day Saints in the (Amanda) Giles (Beaverton,
North Central States Mis- Oregon) and A. Ray Giles II
sion, proclaiming the gospel (Moreno Valley, California),
that she dearly loved. While 27 grandchildren and three
on her mission, she met great-grandchildren.
She
another missionary, A. Ray is also survived by her sib-
Giles. After their missions, lings, Kayle (Gayle) Hobbs,
they dated and married on Charlene (Gary) Johnson
April 8, 1964. The two of and Nicholas (Janet) Hobbs
them began their little fam- as well as numerous nieces
ily in the military, moving to and nephews.
multiple places in the United
She is preceded in death
States and Canada: Cape by her parents and her sister,
Charles, Virginia; Boise, Clarice Lee McElroy, and
Idaho; and Newfoundland, her sister-in-law, Marlene
Canada.
Link Hobbs.
Tamra always had a
There will be a pub-
desire to be a mother and lic viewing at Burns Mor-
she applied her educational tuary (685 W. Hermiston
studies, hard work, and fru- Ave., Hermiston, Oregon)
gality to raise her family. at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb-
They made Medford, Ore- ruary 16, 2019. Memorial
gon, their home and Tamra services will follow at the
supported Ray in the fam- Church of Jesus Christ of
ily grocery business as the Latter-day Saints, 1035 S.E.
bookkeeper. With remark- Ninth St., Hermiston, Ore-
able determination she mas- gon, at 1 p.m.
tered many skills, including
Please share online con-
gardening, sewing, cook- dolences with Tamra’s fam-
ing, and researching geneal- ily at burnsmortuaryhermis-
ogy. Her journey in life was ton.com
Arrangements
are
spent serving others. Tamra
was particularly involved in with Burns Mortuary of
the lives of her children and Hermiston.
Pendleton resident Jesse Lynn Baxter, 30, formerly of
Halfway and Baker City, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at St.
Anthony Hospital in Pendleton. She was born March 20,
1988. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, Feb. 16,
2019, at 2 p.m. at Harvest Christian Church in Baker City. A
potluck reception will follow at the church. Arrangements
are with Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home and Cremation
Services. Share online condolences at www.tamispineval-
leyfuneralhome.com.
5:17 p.m. — Among the many crashes along Interstate 84
near Boardman, one semitruck driver reported he was hauling
two trailers and his rig slid off the highway and the crash punc-
tured the fuel tank.
SUNDAY
6:33 p.m. — An Oregon Department of Transportation truck
collided with a light pole on the 1100 block of South Main
Street, Milton-Freewater, causing damage to the pole.
MONDAY
3:14 a.m. — An Oregon Department of Transportation snow
plow went over the bank on Highway 74 near Heppner. The
driver refused medical help. That was one of more than a dozen
crashes or disabled vehicle calls emergency responders han-
dled Monday in Morrow County.
7:37 a.m. — Pendleton police responded to a vehicle crash
on Westgate. Throughout the day, Pendleton officer received
about 30 calls about wrecks and disabled vehicles due to the
winter weather.
11:57 a.m. — A Morrow County sheriff’s deputy responded
to Southeast Utah Avenue and 10th Street, Irrigon, on a com-
plaint about four males changing the tires on a black flatbed
pickup in a field. The deputy spoke to the group about sled
safety and hypothermia.
1:18 p.m. — A caller in Irrigon complained about a gold
Chevrolet pickup pulling youths on a sled down the middle of
Southeast Utah Avenue toward 10th Street.
1:20 p.m. — Law enforcement took a report for a burglary
on Roper Lane, Stanfield.
5:55 p.m. — A semitrailer blew out a tire on Interstate 84
westbound near Boardman and dragged the wheel on the
ground at about 60 mph.
6:44 p.m. — A Heppner resident on Doolittle Canyon Lane
asked to speak to a Morrow County sheriff’s deputy about his
neighbors harassing him.
8:27 p.m. — Umatilla police responded to the Quality Inn,
705 Willamette St., for a domestic disturbance.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
•Milton-Freewater police arrested Markes Cantrell, 23, of Mil-
ton-Freewater, for driving under the influence of intoxicants.
UPCOMING SERVICES
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13
JANKE, CHERIE — Mass of Christian Burial at
11 a.m. at St. Helen’s Catholic Church, 70 S.W. Birch St.,
Pilot Rock. Concluding service and burial will follow at
the Pilot Rock Cemetery.
THURSDAY, FEB. 14
No services scheduled
FRIDAY, FEB. 15
No services scheduled
SATURDAY, FEB. 16
BAXTER, JESSE — Celebration of life at 2 p.m. at
Harvest Christian Church, 3720 Birch St., Baker City. A
potluck reception follows at the church.
GILES, TAMRA — Public viewing at 11 a.m. at
Burns Mortuary, 685 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston; fol-
lowed by memorial services at the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints, 1035 S.E. Ninth St., Hermiston.
MILLER, JUNE — Memorial service at 2 p.m. at
Berean Baptist Church, 8 N.W. Ninth St., Pendleton.
MILLS, NITA — Funeral service at 10 a.m. at Faith
Presbyterian Church, 1005 S.E. Ninth St., Hermiston.
Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery, Stanfield.
WALCHLI-HUNTER, SUSAN — Celebration of
life service at 5 p.m. at Burns Mortuary Chapel, 685 W.
Hermiston Ave., Hermiston.
MEETINGS
Drug trafficking
sentence may keep
Joaquin Guzman
in prison for life
Wednesday, February 13
Thursday, February 14
UMATILLA-MORROW COUNTY FARM BUREAU, 12 p.m., TBA,
Pendleton. (Julie Spratling 541-457-8045)
BOARDMAN RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, 4 p.m.,
Boardman Fire Department Station 1, 300 S. Wilson Lane, Board-
man. (Suzanne Gray 541-481-3473)
HERMISTON PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION,
5:30 p.m., Hermiston City Hall, 180 N.E. Second St., Hermiston.
(541-567-5521)
ATHENA CITY COUNCIL, 6:30 p.m., Athena City Hall, 215 S.
Third St., Athena. (541-566-3862)
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NEW YORK — Mex-
ico’s most notorious drug
lord, Joaquin “El Chapo”
Guzman, was convicted
Tuesday of running an
industrial-scale smuggling
operation after a three-
month trial packed with
tales of grisly killings, polit-
ical payoffs, cocaine hidden
in jalapeno cans, jewel-en-
crusted guns and a naked
escape with his mistress
through a tunnel.
Guzman, 61, listened
to guilty verdicts on drug
and conspiracy charges
that could put him behind
bars for decades in a max-
imum-security U.S. prison
selected to thwart another
one of the breakouts that
made him a folk hero in his
native country.
A jury whose members’
identities were kept secret as
a security measure reached
a verdict after deliberating
six days in the expansive
case. They sorted through
what authorities called an
“avalanche” of evidence
gathered since the late 1980s
that Guzman and his mur-
derous Sinaloa drug cartel
made billions in profits by
smuggling tons of cocaine,
heroin, meth and marijuana
into the U.S.
As the judge read the ver-
dict, Guzman stared at the
jury, and his wife watched
the scene, both with resig-
nation in their faces. When
the jurors were discharged
and Guzman stood to leave
the courtroom, the couple
traded thumbs-ups.
U.S. District Judge Brian
Cogan lauded the jury’s
meticulous attention to
detail and the “remarkable”
approach it took toward
deliberations. Cogan said it
made him “very proud to be
an American.”
Evidence showed drugs
poured into the U.S. through
secret tunnels or hidden in
tanker trucks, concealed in
the undercarriage of pas-
senger cars and packed in
rail cars passing through
legitimate points of entry
— suggesting that a border
wall wouldn’t be much of a
worry.
The prosecution’s case
against Guzman, a roughly
5½-foot figure whose nick-
name translates to “Shorty,”
included the testimony of
several turncoats and other
witnesses. Among them
were Guzman’s former
Sinaloa lieutenants, a com-
puter encryption expert
and a Colombian cocaine
supplier who underwent
extreme plastic surgery to
disguise his appearance.
One Sinaloa insider
described Mexican workers
getting contact highs while
packing cocaine into thou-
sands of jalapeno cans —
shipments that totaled 25
to 30 tons of cocaine worth
$500 million each year.
Another testified how Guz-
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LOTTERY
Hermiston
Feb. 11, 1960 — Feb. 6, 2019
Susan I. Walchli-Hunter, 58, of Hermiston, died Wednes-
day, Feb. 6, 2019, in Portland. She was born Feb. 11, 1960,
in Hermiston. A celebration of life service will be held Sat-
urday, Feb. 16, 2019, at 5 p.m. at Burns Mortuary Chapel,
Hermiston. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston. Share online condolences at www.burnsmortu-
aryhermiston.com.
Kelly L. Ball
Everett, Washington
April 3, 1957 — Feb. 9, 2019
Kelly L. Ball, 62, of Everett, Washington, died Saturday,
Feb. 9, 2019, in Kirkland, Washington. She was born April
3, 1957, in Seattle. Services are pending. Arrangements are
with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Share online condo-
lences at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Glenn W. “George” Miller
Hermiston
May 20, 1936 — Feb. 10, 2019
Glenn W. “George” Miller, 82, of Hermiston died Sun-
day, Feb. 10, 2019, in Hermiston. He was born May 20,
1936, in La Grande. Arrangements are pending with Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston. Share online condolences at www.
burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
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Notorious drug lord ‘El Chapo’ convicted
By TOM HAYS
Associated Press
UKIAH SCHOOL DISTRICT, 8 a.m., Ukiah Community School,
201 Hill St., Ukiah. (541-427-3731)
MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m., Irri-
gon Public Library, 200 N.E. Main Ave., Irrigon. (541-676-9061)
MILTON-FREEWATER CEMETERY MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
NO. 3, 12 p.m., Milton-Freewater Golf Course restaurant, 301
Catherine St., Milton-Freewater. (541-938-5531)
STANFIELD IRRIGATION DISTRICT, 12 p.m., district office, 100
W. Coe Ave., Stanfield. (Tiffany Harrell 541-449-3272)
PORT OF MORROW COMMISSION, 1:30 p.m., Port of Morrow, 2
Marine Drive, Boardman. (Dori Drago 541-481-7678)
PENDLETON FAÇADE COMMITTEE, 3:30 p.m., Pendle-
ton City Hall, 500 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. (Julie Chase
541-966-0204)
RIVERSIDE SITE COUNCIL, 5:30 p.m., Riverside High School,
210 N.E. Boardman Ave., Boardman. (541-676-9128)
WESTON CITY COUNCIL, 6 p.m., Memorial Hall, 210 E. Main St.,
Weston. (541-566-3313)
ATHENA PLANNING COMMISSION, 6:30 p.m., Athena City Hall,
215 S. Third St., Athena. (541-566-3862)
CONDON PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Condon City Hall,
128 S. Main St., Condon. (541-384-2711)
CONDON SCHOOL DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Condon Grade School,
220 S. East St., Condon. (541-384-2441)
HERMISTON PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Hermiston City
Hall, 180 N.E. Second St., Hermiston. (541-567-5521)
STANFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Stanfield School Dis-
trict office, 1120 N. Main St., Stanfield. (541-449-3305)
UMATILLA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1, 7 p.m., Fire Station
21, 320 S. First St., Hermiston. An executive session will be held
during the meeting to discuss employment of personnel. (Reta
Larson 541-567-8822)
HELIX SCHOOL DISTRICT, 7:30 p.m., Helix School library, 120
Main St., Helix. (541-457-2175)
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Elizabeth Williams via AP
In this courtroom drawing, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, sec-
ond from right, accompanied by U.S. Marshals, gestures a
“thumbs-up” to his wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro, as he leaves
the courtroom Tuesday in New York.
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more evil than he was.
In closing arguments,
defense attorney Jeffrey
Lichtman urged the jury not
to believe government wit-
nesses who “lie, steal, cheat,
deal drugs and kill people.”
U.S. Attorney Richard
Donoghue called the convic-
tion “a victory for the Amer-
ican people who suffered so
much” while the defendant
poured poison over the bor-
ders. He expected Guzman
to get life without parole.
man sometimes acted as his
own sicario, or hitman, pun-
ishing a Sinaloan who dared
to work for another cartel
by kidnapping him, beating
and shooting him and hav-
ing his men bury the vic-
tim while he was still alive,
gasping for air.
The defense case lasted
just half an hour. Guzman’s
lawyers did not deny his
crimes as much as argue he
was a fall guy for govern-
ment witnesses who were
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