COMMUNITY/REGION
East Oregonian
A6
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Spooky fun aplenty this Halloween
music by Scott Wilson. Communi-
ty-wide trick-or-treating afterwards
(541-457-2246).
Treats, costumes
and haunted places
provide abundance
to do this weekend
STANFIELD
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
UMATILLA COUNTY —
Whether it’s frightful fun, tasty
treats or just hanging out with
friends, as Halloween approaches
there are a variety of things to do
in the area.
With Halloween falling on
Sunday, people have an opportunity
to take in lots of events and activi-
ties throughout the weekend. From
businesses and churches to bars and
municipalities, numerous groups are
ready to celebrate with much more
than candy.
Here’s a sampling of some of the
Halloween happenings (entry to
activities are free, unless otherwise
noted):
PENDLETON
The Pendleton Downtown Asso-
ciation, Pendleton Public Library,
Heritage Station Museum, Pendle-
ton Parks & Recreation and Pendle-
ton Underground Tours are back in
the saddle after the global pandemic
resulted in a somewhat subdued
Halloween in 2020.
And people are ready to get
spooked. The Pumpkin Palooza
Mystery Party at the Underground
sold out quickly. However, don’t
fret — there’s lots of frightfully fun
things planned in Pendleton.
The library is hosting a Hallow-
een Storytime Saturday, 11 a.m. at
Helen McCune Gymnasium, 500
S.W. Dorion Ave. Costumes are
encouraged. Members of Altrusa
International of Pendleton will pres-
ent a free book and snack to each
child.
Kids can collect candy at a pair
of Saturday events — Trick or Treat
Downtown on Pendleton’s Main
Street 3-5 p.m. and during Heri-
tage Haunt 3-5:30 p.m. at Heritage
Station Museum, 108 S.W. Frazer
Ave. In addition, staff and volun-
teers at the museum have been busy
transforming both its indoor and
outdoor space into a family-friendly
holiday zone, said Shannon Gruen-
hagen, marketing and tour coordi-
nator.
“I am super excited about being
able to come back into the grounds
this year,” Gruenhagen told Go!
Magazine earlier this month. “I’m
switching it up a little bit, so we’ll
have some new things, and, of
course, the spooky caboose.”
For parents concerned about
the fright factor, Gruenhagen said
the event is geared for kids 12 and
younger, saying it will be more
spooky than scary.
Be sure to save some energy
for Sunday, 2-4 p.m., as the annual
Halloween Carnival Returns to the
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian, File
People hand out candy during a drive-thru adaptation of Treats on Main
on Halloween 2020. Treats on Main & Beyond returns Friday, Oct. 29, 2021,
with trick-or-treating in downtown Hermiston and games and activities at
the Hermiston Community Center.
Pendleton Convention Center, 1601
Westgate. Numerous community
groups and organizations, busi-
nesses and churches run game
booths. In addition, there will be
face painting, a photo booth and
snacks.
Other Pendleton activities:
FRIDAY
• Trick-or-Treat at McKay
Creek, 3-5 p.m. at McKay Creek
Estates, 1601 Southgate Place. Held
in the parking lot (face coverings
required), features trick-or-treat-
ing, snacks and Halloween games.
(541-276-1987).
SUNDAY
• Trunk-or-Treat, 6-7:30 p.m.
at the Free Methodist Church, 1711
S.W. 44th St. Includes food, games,
face painting and collecting candy.
(To decorate a car and hand out
candy, call 541-276-6015.)
HERMISTON
After a drive-thru version in
2020 because of COVID-19 regu-
lations, Treats on Main and Beyond
returns this year. The popular event
off ers safe trick-or-treating Friday,
3-5 p.m. in downtown and on Festi-
val Street.
Little ghosts, goblins and super-
heroes are invited to don their
costumes and prepare to get a cache
of candy. Participating businesses
will have signs in their windows
inviting kids to come inside for a
treat.
After wandering the core down-
town area, head to the Hermiston
Community Center, 415 S. Highway
395, 4-6 p.m. for carnival games, a
haunted house, glow maze, prizes
and much more.
Volunteer opportunities are plen-
tiful to help with the event. Busi-
nesses, clubs, groups and individuals
are encouraged to contact Hermiston
Parks & Recreation at 541-667-5018
or parksandrec@hermiston.or.us.
Five vie for four city council
Other Hermiston activities:
FRIDAY
• Teen Halloween Party, 2:30
p.m at the Hermiston Public Library,
235 E. Gladys Ave. For youths in
sixth through 12th grades, includes
snacks, games and costume compe-
titions (541-567-2882).
• “Hocus Pocus” Movie Night,
6 p.m. at Hermiston Athletic Club,
80903 N. Highway 395. View the
PG-rated Halloween-themed fl ick.
Costs $5 per person, which includes
water, snacks and goodie bags for
kids. To reserve a spot, call 541-256-
2995.
SATURDAY
• Halloween Party, 11 a.m. to
1 p.m. at Next Chapter Bookstore,
1000 S. Highway 395, Suite C.
Features a Halloween storytime,
book-themed crafts and spooky
cookies. Costumes welcome (541-
667-7080).
• Adult Halloween Party, 5 p.m.
at Cozy Corner Tavern, 198 E. Main
St. Includes live music, a costume
contest and prize money (541-567-
9229).
• Midway Halloween Party,
9 p.m. at Midway Bar & Grill, 1750
N. First St. Features a costume
contest, a trivia contest, refreshment
specials and music with MC Sandi
(541-567-5180).
SUNDAY
• Fall Fest, 3-5 p.m. at Hermis-
ton Church of the Nazarene, 1520
W. Orchard Ave. Features trunk-or-
treating, hay rides and glow-in-the-
dark carnival games (541-567-3677,
www.hermnaz.church).
HELIX
SUNDAY
• Helix Halloween Fest, 1-5 p.m.
at Helix Pub & Market, 206 Concord
St. Family-friendly event, held
inside/outside, activities include
a barbecue (cost varies), hayrides,
barrel train rides, cornhole games
and activities for the kids. Live
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
• Haunted Library, 6-9 p.m., at
Stanfi eld Public Library, 180 W. Coe
Ave. Costs $5 per person (541-449-
1254).
SATURDAY
• Stanfield Fall Festival,
5-8 p.m. at Bard Park. Family fun
includes game booths, hay rides, a
hay maze, a hot dog dinner, trunk-
or-treating, a raffl e ticket and a pass
for the Haunted Library. A fund-
raiser for Stanfi eld Parks & Recre-
ation, the cost is $20 (pre-pay $15
by Oct. 29 at the library, 180 W. Coe
Ave.).
SUNDAY
• Trunk or Treat, 6-8 p.m. at
Crossroads Community Church,
350 N. Sherman Ave. Includes
candy, hot cocoa and a prayer tent
(541-449-3434).
UMATILLA
FRIDAY
• Trick or Treat on Sixth
Street, 4-7 p.m., Sixth Street. First
30 minutes are “sensory friendly”
with no flashing lights or loud
sounds. Safe trick-or-treating (541-
922-3226).
• Trunk or Treat, 4-7 p.m.
at Victory Square Park. Also, a
booth by the Umatilla Museum and
Historical Society, who are hosting
a pet costume contest. Prizes will be
awarded to the top dogs — or other
animals. (541-922-4825)
• Haunted House, 4-7 p.m. at
Infi nity Watch Collectibles, 1300
Sixth St. Frightful fun and treats
(541- 922-3581).
• Music in the Park, 7:30-
10 p.m. STATIK will perform.
ECHO
WEEKEND
• Echo Corn Maze & Pump-
kin Patch, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
Friday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Satur-
day; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday,
300 N. Dupont St. Costs is $10 and
includes corn crib, mini corn maze,
straw bale maze and tunnels. Addi-
tional $1 fee for zip line and kiddie
cars (www.echocornmaze.com,
509-528-5808).
• Field of Screams, 7-9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday. The haunted
maze costs is $12.
• K9 Days, noon to 3 p.m.,
Sunday. Well-behaved dogs are
welcome. Also, representatives
from Pendleton Animal Welfare
Shelter will bring adoptable dogs.
People are encouraged to make
a donation of food or supplies for
shelter animals. Wander through the
maze 4-6 p.m. as costumed charac-
ters hand out candy 4-6 p.m. Admis-
sion on Halloween is $7.
———
Contact community writer
Tammy Malgesini at tmalgesini@
eastoregonian.com or 541-564-
4532.
Police pursue
man for more
than an hour
after stabbing
By BRYCE DOLE
East Oregonian
HERMISTON — Police
chased a man by car and foot
through Hermiston for more
than an hour on Tuesday, Oct.
26, after a stabbing, according
to Hermiston Police Chief Jason
Edmiston.
The arrest came, Edmiston
said, after the man crashed his
car into someone’s garage.
Anthony Robert Jones, 44,
is in the Umatilla County Jail,
Pendleton, on numerous charges,
including fi rst-degree robbery,
second-degree assault, stran-
gulation, endangering a person
protected by a restraining order
and attempting to fl ee.
Edmiston said police at about
9:50 p.m. on Oct. 26 responded
to the Walmart Supercenter after
receiving reports of a domes-
tic incident. Officers found a
44-year-old woman was stabbed
twice.
Jones, police reported, is her
ex-husband and the suspect in
the stabbing.
Bystanders told police the
man was trying to get money
from the woman. She drove to
Good Shepherd Medical Center,
Hermiston, along with police.
Jones left his car at Walmart,
so police waited for him there.
He returned and got in the
car before police could stop him,
Edmiston said. That began a car
chase around Hermiston that
would last from 12:14 a.m. to
nearly 1 a.m.
At least four police cars
pursued Jones, who Edmiston
said traveled at “crazy” speeds
around town. Police tried to
set down spike strips but were
unable to in time, Edmiston said.
The car chase ended when
Jones crashed into a garage
on the 800 block of East Pine
Avenue. He fl ed on foot. Police
caught Jones and arrested him
around 1:25 a.m. on the 200
block of Southeast Seventh
Street. He remains in the jail on
preliminary bail of $530,000.
Edmiston described the
length of the chase around town
as “atypical.” He said police
want car chases to end sooner,
calling it a “risk versus reward”
scenario. He said police decided
to continue the evening pursuit
because there were few cars on
the road and the weather was
favorable.
The case now is in the hands
of the Umatilla County District
Attorney’s Offi ce.
State court records show
Jones has a history of criminal
cases, including a 1998 convic-
tion for attempted murder.
Committed to excellence for our readers
seats in Hermiston | REGION, A3
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,
First Place Awards
2020
News Photo -"Embracing Disaster" by Ben Lonergan
A large crowd of Black Lives
Matter
protesters link arms and march
through downtown Pendleton
on
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020.
144th Year, No. 191
WINNER OF THE 2019 ONPA
Proactive
approach
pays off
N
BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTE
$1.50
ST
200 march through
streets of Pendleton
in peaceful Black
Lives Matter protest
THE WEEK
IN PHOTOS
Stuart Roberts met
five
HANDED
UMATILLA COUNTY SENTENCE WALLA times with organizers
IN
RESIDENTS WANTED DOWN MURDER prior to Aug. 29 march
A
WALL
By ALEX CASTLE
FOR COVID-19 STUDY
East Oregonian
A2
NORTHWEST,
AWARD
Protest draws a crowd
TIO
EDI
Pendleton
WEEKEND
Police Chief
REGION, A9
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
LIFESTYLES, A10
By ALEX CASTLE AND
ANTONIO SIERRA
East Oregonian
P
ENDLETON — Pendleton
Police Chief Stuart Roberts
praised the proactive safety
planning of organizers with the
Black Lives Matter protest on
Sat-
urday, Aug. 29, as a key in keeping
the event peaceful.
And aside from a few minor
incidents between some protesters
Counterprotesters watch
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
and counterprotesters, the plan-
from across the road as Black
Lives Matter protesters lay
Park in Pendleton to pay tribute
down at Roy Raley
ning paid off.
to George Floyd on Saturday,
Aug. 29, 2020.
“I think what really gave us an
$1.50
opportunity to prepare to the
best LENCE AWARD
of ONPA
our ability
GENER
was the AL EXCEL
WINNER OF THE 2019 on the part of the BLM willingness
organizers
to communicate,” Roberts said
on
Aug. 31.
5REHUWVVDLGKHKHOG¿YHPHHW
ings with the protest’s organizers
new
— Briana Spencer, Nolan Bylenga
OHA also reported 396
each had two deaths. The cases of COVID-19 on July 24,
and John Landreth — in the
days counties
is 282. The 28
could be up ebbing.
leading
to
the event,
WKH WRWDO VLQFH WKH ¿UVW
that state’s death toll
and said
s show
projection
week account EULQJLQJ
Projections have state they “These
were turning
“communica
said deaths in the past of the total case appeared Feb. 28 to more
point,”
tive,”
we’re at a real
³HQJDJHG´
for just under 10%
DQG
³À
H[LEOH´
KHDOWKRI¿FLDOVVHHLQJ planning.
state’s
16,000.
the
LQ
than
,
WKHLU
that
Dr. Dean Sidelinger
WKH ¿UVW GHDWK ODWHU LGHQ
The percentage of tests
disease expert. “We VLQFH DV 3RUWODQG GDQFHU /\QQ
a real turning point
infectious
top
Roberts
said see
climbed over the past
drop WL¿HG
made con-
infections
to he also
on March 14. are positive
start
can
tact
with
those associated
on.” Bryan, 70, who died deaths lag week to 6.6%, up from 6.2% the
with the
By GARY A. WARNER
transmissi

again if we st, reduce
Bureau counterprote
Sidelinger said that
which
he noted came
ZHHNEHIRUH+HDOWKRI¿FLDOVKDYH
as
optimism”
For the Oregon Capital
being The
reports of infections and said they need the rate to be 5% or
more “cautious
loosely organized.
Oregon Health behind
day that the
and the spike in
on a addition
the In
to issued
stark hospitalizations,
to keep the pandemic under
11 Pendleton
some
lower
SALEM — On a day when SROLFH
after
ly
also
COVID- Authority
RI¿FHUV VWDWLRQHG DW WKH
cases on and immediate means control in Oregon.
one-day death toll from health event,
JXUHV
holiday
QHZ¿
Roberts
said there
deaths the Fourth of July is likely to
nine were
19 set a new record, Oregon
reported
Oregon
toll
two
also
deputies
See Hope, Page A12
from
one-day the daily death
the Uma-
a new
—
RI¿FLDOV VDLG VRPH ORQJUDQJH
24
July
Friday,
of
WLOOD &RXQW\ 6KHULII¶V 2I¿FH Umatilla climb higher.
forecasting offers a “glimmer RI¿FHUV
Deschutes and WZR
record.
IURP
WKH 8PDWLOOD 7ULEDO
hope” that the rise in infections
Police Department and 10 troopers
from Oregon State Police provid-
Budtender Iverson Winter
cards
ing assistance on Aug. 29.
checks identifi cation
y in
While police had a number of
at Kind Leaf Dispensar
y,
JULY 25-26, 2020
144th Year, No. 175
PENDLETON
Downtown
association
director
resigns
Chamber to take
a bigger role in
QRQSUR¿W¶VIXWXUH
e’ on COVID trends
Oregon has a ‘glimmer of hop
ID,
By ANTONIO SIERRA
East Oregonian
See Approach, Page A8
Pend-
PENDLETON — The n is
leton Downtown Associatio
execu-
now looking for its third g the
tive director since establishin
position in 2017.
W
2Q -XO\ WKH QRQSUR¿
Direc-
announced that Executive resign-
tor Wesley Murack was
“personal
ing immediately for
reasons.”
was
Murack
native,
Texas
A
in late
hired by the association
nt
2018 for his tourism developme
lly and
experience, both domestica
abroad.
Murack replaced Molly Turner,
intern to
who was elevated from
Q¶V ¿UVW
EHFRPH WKH RUJDQL]DWLR Turner
executive director in 2017. take a
to
quit less than a year later
Commu-
job with Blue Mountain
the posi-
that
adding
nity College,
a busi-
tion needed someone with
ness background.
In a press release, association
high-
President Angela Thompson nts
lighted some of the developme
including
in Murack’s tenure,
Oregon
obtaining a grant from the
ren-
Parks and Recreation to cover
Audito-
ovation costs at the Vert
rium and the old Eagles Lodge.
One of the last events Murack
departure
organized before his
concerts
was a series of outdoor
stoke
on South Main Street to help but
business during the pandemic,
COVID-
the series was cut short as
Umatilla
19 cases rose throughout
County.
reached
be
Murack could not
and
for comment, but Thompson
Pendleton Chamber of Commerce
about
CEO Cheri Rosenberg talked future
’s
the downtown association
Develop-
at a July 21 Pendleton
meeting.
on
ment Commissi
gap
Given the three-month
predeces-
between Murack and his
it would
sor, Thompson anticipated a new
take three months to hire mean-
executive director. In the exec-
time, she planned to assume she
utive director duties, although
please
Masks complicate
businesses asking
for identification
from customers
Pendleton on Wednesda
A truck fl ying a “Trump 2020”
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
July 22, 2020.
fl ag drives by a line of counterprot
ter during a protest at Roy
esters and shouts at Black
Raley Park in Pendleton
by Ben Lonergan
Lives Mat-
Staff
on photo
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020.
KLP¿JKWLQJIRUKLVOLIH7KH
EUDLQ
bleed resulted from a congenital
abnormality called arteriovenou
malformation (AVM), a tangle s
of
abnormal blood vessels connect-
ing arteries and veins in the
By KATHY ANEY
brain.
The knot of vessels impedes normal
East Oregonian
EORRGÀRZ
The abnormality is rare in chil-
LEXINGTON — Kelly Boyer
dren. People with AVM sometimes
doesn’t see her grandson
much go their entire lives
without a rup-
these days. COVID keeps the
Lex- ture. The average age
ington woman away.
of diagnosis
It’s a frustrating reality, espe- is 31 and the risk of hemorrhage for
cially since this spring 5-year-old untreated AVM is between 2% and
4% yearly.
Evan Kates suffered a brain
aneu-
rysm and several strokes that
left
See Grandmother, Page A8
Business or Economic Story - "A reopening plan 173
years in the making" by Antonio Sierra
Feature Photo - "Comet NEOWISE" by Ben Lonergan
Contributed photo
Brothers Cole, left, and Evan
Kates pose for an undated
photo. Evan, who
is now 5 and has a rare congenital
brain abnormality called AVM,
ering after a ruptured aneurism
is recov-
and several strokes this spring.
Local Column - Kathy Aney
Special Section - "Sidelined"
Third Place Awards
General Excellence
Feature Story - "At the brink: Local COVID-19 survivor
remembers how close virus came to killing him" by
Antonio Sierra
Spot News - "Community mourns: Colleagues mourn
Pendleton city councilor" by Antonio Sierra, Kathy
Aney
Photo Essay - "Banjo Man" by Ben Lonergan
Enterprise Reporting - "Stuck in the middle: Police
officers of color describe experiences in law
enforcement" by Jade McDowell
Small size belies big
COVID-19 problem
2020 Oregon Newspaper
Publishers Association
Better Newspaper Contest
Awards
Sports Photo - "Pickup Men" by Ben Lonergan
Page One Design - Andy Nicolais
See Director, Page A12
when it
the pair are neck-and-neck .
comes to the virus’ prevalence took a
Morrow County’s surge
the county
twist on July 15 when
at the pub-
announced that a worker
had tested
lic health department
, and two
positive for COVID-19
presumed
other staff members were
positive after falling ill.
11,600
Overseeing a county of
Admin-
people, Morrow County said the
istrator Darrell Green
department
county’s public health
a
isn’t large enough to coordinate So
itself.
response to the virus by
See Problem, Page A12
Second Place Awards
Headline Writing - Andrew Cutler
U
More
MORROW COUNTY — have
than 1,400 cases of COVID-19
national
earned Umatilla County Morrow
g
attention, but neighborin
County hasn’t been spared.
as of
Morrow County’s 207 cases to the
n
July 21 pales in compariso but the
Umatilla County case count, means
former’s smaller population
See Crowd, Page A8
CROSSING THE DIVIDE
Jacob Bryant just wanted to
chat —
peacefully, and quietly, with
someone
associated with the Pendleton
Black
Lives Matter protest. Page A8
5-year-old suffers
life-threatening brain
aneurysm, strokes
at
and a plastic sneeze guard lay-
the counter provide other
ers of protection.
lit-
“The masks do make it a
M A T I L L A
XVXDO
— WOH PRUH GLI¿FXOW WKDQ
COUNTY
even
not
to
used
we
identi- because
Checking
sunglasses or hats when
¿FDWLRQ LV PRUH allow came in,” Krenzler said.
complicated when people far, he said, they hav-
So
everyone is wear-
seen anyone trying to use
ing a mask, but en’t
mask to get away with using
local businesses say a
else’s ID.
someone
they’re making it work.
For anyone who is opposed
Brandon Krenzler at Kind to wearing a mask or is wor-
peo-
of shop-
Leaf Pendleton said most
from ried about the risk
ple are still recognizable
business now
their ping indoors, the
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
their photo, even with But offers a walk-up window where
y in
to Kind Leaf Dispensar
mouth and nose obscured.
people can be served outside Signage on a plexiglass shield at the entrance
a mask and
they are required to wear
if staff do have a question,
advises customers that
y, July 22,
cus- the building.
the people Pendleton 21 years of age to enter the facility on Wednesda
they’re allowed to ask the and
said
Krenzler
be at least
tomer to step back 6 feet
PDVN
WKHLU
2020.
GRZQ
A12
SXOO
Page
\
EULHÀ
See ID,
mask
since the employee’s own
By ANTONIO SIERRA
East Oregonian
Counterprotesters joined in
chants
of “Blue lives matter,” “All
lives mat-
ter” and “USA” as roughly 200
ers against police brutality and protest-
injustice trickled into the park racial
to
to community speeches at 4 p.m. listen
At least one protester on the
Lives Matter side of the street Black
trading barbs with counterprote began
and organizers told them to stop sters,
engag-
ing or leave.
“We will not acknowledge them.
We
will not be them. Ignore them,”
Spencer, one of the protest’s Briana
organiz-
ers, said at the opening of the
event as
attendees donning masks and
carrying
signs circled around the park lawn.
Spencer, a Black, Puerto
Rican
woman of the Confederated
Tribes of
Grandmother raises funds
for her ailing grandson
By JADE MCDOWELL
East Oregonian
Morrow County tries
to navigate its own
way through pandemic
P
ENDLETON — Despite a pal-
pable sense of anger, a Black
Lives Matter march in Pendleton
remained peaceful and unim-
peded on Saturday, Aug. 29.
By 3:30 p.m., about 150 peo-
ple had gathered opposite
of
Roy Raley Park on Southwest
Court
Avenue with an array of American,
Confederate, “Trump” and “Thin
/LQH´ÀDJV2WKHUVFDUULHGVLJQV Blue
LQGLFDW
LQJ WKHLU VXSSRUW IRU SROLFH ZKLOH
RI¿

cers with the Pendleton Police
Depart-
ment stationed themselves at
the street
corners.
Feature Story Personality - "Finding peace: Pendleton
man coming to grips with trauma of Las Vegas
shooting" by Kathy Aney
The Astorian
East Oregonian
Bend Bulletin
Capital Press
LaGrande Observer
Baker City Herald
Wallowa County Chieftain
Blue Mountain Eagle
Hermiston Herald
Seaside Signal
Redmond Spokesman
Chinook Observer
Coast River Business Journal
Education Coverage - "Dashed dreams: $3.6 million in
Oregon Promise Grants revoked" by Kathy Aney
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan,
to increase
in Boardman is working
Columbia River Health
of a rapid testing machine.
ty through the acquisition
File
its testing capaci-
Lifestyle Coverage - "A spike in calls" by Kathy Aney
EASTOREGONIAN.COM