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East Oregonian
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
PUBLIC SAFETY
Friday, Nov. 12
9:05 a.m. — A vehicle crashed into
a utility pole at Diagonal and North
Edwards roads, Hermiston, knocking
down come lines from the pole.
9:26 a.m.
—
Pendleton
police
responded to Motel 6, 620 S.W. Tutuilla
Creek Road, on a report of a disturbance.
9:43 a.m. — Rite Aid, 105 S.W. Second
Ave., Milton-Freewater, reported some-
one stole two bottles of cologne.
11:16 a.m. — Pilot Rock police
responded to a 911 call about a domestic
disturbance on Southwest Cedar Street.
12:21 p.m. — Pendleton police
responded to the 2200 block of South-
west Court Avenue on a report of an
assault. Police cited a person.
4:51 p.m. — Hermiston police
responded to the 800 block of South
Highway 395 on a report of a robbery.
7:04 p.m. — Emergency services
responded to South Earl Street, Stanfi eld,
for a motor home on fi re.
Saturday, Nov. 13
2:12 a.m. — A 911 caller reported a
vehicle rolled on Rhea Creek Road, Ione,
and someone was injured. The Morrow
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce and other emer-
gency agencies responded.
4:56 a.m. — A 911 caller at Driftwood
RV Resort, 800 W. Kunze Lane, Boardman,
reported losing her emotional support
dog, a Saint Bernard/husky mix. Board-
man police said they would keep an eye
out for the dog.
10:20 a.m. — A caller at the North Mor-
row County Transfer Station, 69900 Front-
age Lane, Boardman, reported losing his
wallet, which contained about $85 cash
and several credit cards.
4:01 p.m. — A caller at Love’s Travel
Stop, 78665 Tower Road, Boardman,
reported he received a report of a man
by the garbage about an hour earlier and
telling someone on the phone he was
“hiding from the cops.” The man then took
off in a vehicle without license plates to
a Motel 6.
7:18 p.m. — A resident on Craig Road,
Hermiston, reported people parked in
two vehicles on Shoop Lane near his
house were suspicious and yelling.
8:13 p.m. — A 911 caller reported
hearing gunshots on Highway 207, Echo.
Sunday, Nov. 14
3:47 p.m. — A caller on Southwest
Cedar Street, Pilot Rock, made a com-
plaint about harassment.
7:32 p.m. — A resident on Olson Road,
Boardman, reported hearing gunfi re from
a semiautomatic weapon and loud music
from the area of Kunze Lane for about 30
minutes. The caller said this could be a
party.
10:31 p.m. — A caller reported hearing
four gunshot coming from west of North-
west Oregon Avenue, Irrigon.
Arrests, citations
Nov. 13
• Umatilla Tribal Police arrested Rich-
ard Danial Lemmon, 26, for assault and
domestic abuse.
• Hermiston police arrested Luizinho
Martinez Penaloza, 28, for strangulation
and violating a restraining order, both
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
misdemeanors.
• The Umatilla County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
arrested Nicholas Perry Knudtson, 19, for
driving with a suspended/revoked license,
driving under the infl uence of intoxicants,
reckless driving and three counts of reck-
less endangering.
• The Umatilla County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
arrested Seth Ryan Charette, 37, on two
warrants for failure to appear and on
charges of reckless driving and reckless
endangering.
• An Oregon State Police trooper at
10:17 p.m. on Highway 395 near mile-
post 3A, Umatilla, saw two vehicles take
off from a stop light at high speeds and
with engines hitting “high audible” revo-
lutions per minute. The trooper stopped
one vehicle, a gray Chevrolet Camaro.
The 17-year-old male driver from Herm-
iston admitted he and the other driver
were friends and were racing, according
to OSP.
The teen also was driving without a
license.
The trooper had a tow truck take the
Chevrolet, and the teen got a ride from a
friend.
• Oregon State Police cited Jose Maria
Ambriz Ponce, 18, for DUII.
HERMISTON — For
the past nine years, Martha’s
House has served as a drug-
free transitional housing
program for the greater
Hermiston area. The fami-
ly-first mission is to help
create pathways from home-
lessness to a stable and
sustainable lifestyle.
The community is invited
to learn more during an
upcoming open house. The
event is Saturday, Nov. 20,
2-4 p.m. at 305 S.E. Fourth
St., Hermiston. People will
have an opportunity to tour
the facility, meet the house
manager and volunteers
and ask questions about its
services and programs.
Mar tha’s House is
managed under its parent
organization Eastern Oregon
Mission, which also operates
Agape House. The program is
in the midst of some changes
and is excited to share about it
with the public and commu-
nity leaders. For more infor-
mation, call 541-567-8774,
visit www.agapehouseherm-
iston.org or search Facebook.
Nov. 14
• The Umatilla County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
arrested Pedro Antonio Pineda, 30, for DUII
(alcohol) and reckless endangering.
• Pendleton police arrested Dino James
Jones, 35, for two misdemeanor counts of
fourth-degree domestic violence assault.
Artist residency focuses on creativity
Nika Blasser/Contributed Photo
Pendleton artist Nika Blasser created a series of cyanotypes (a historical photo process)
during a fall 2021 artist residency at Ucross in northeastern Wyoming.
Arts center sets
online auction
PENDLETON — People
are invited to bid on items for
a chance to win something
cool while helping raise
funds to support Pendleton
Center for the Arts.
Featuring unique hand-
crafted items, gift certifi cates
and a variety of experiences,
such as a private concert,
meals and more, bidders
might fi nd something cool
for their Christmas shop-
ping list. Items will be avail-
able for preview and bidding
beginning Wednesday, Nov.
17. Bids will close Saturday,
Nov. 27.
While the arts center is
looking forward to again
hosting its gala auction event,
the online fundraiser will
help cover expenses associ-
ated with the cost of health
insurance for the center’s
salaried and full-time staff .
For more information,
visit www.pendletonarts.org
or contact 278-9201 or direc-
tor@pendletonarts.org.
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ANNIVERSARY
Nika Blasser/Contributed Photo
Nika Blasser of Pendleton
worked on cyanotypes (a
historical photo process)
during a fall 2021 artist res-
idency at Wyoming’s Ucross.
person — basic design and
painting.
“It is great to be back in a
classroom with art students,”
she said. “I did miss teach-
ing and there seems to be a
lot of interest in these classes
at BMCC.”
For more about Blasser
and her work, visit her
website at www.nikablasser.
com or search Instagram @
nikablasser.
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PENDLETON — The
Pendleton Travel Club is
meeting to share upcoming
tours and ideas for future
trips.
The gathering is Thurs-
day, Nov. 18, 2 p.m. at The
Saddle Restaurant & Lounge,
2220 S.E. Court Ave., Pend-
leton. Everyone is welcome.
For questions, call Karen at
541-276-0923.
PENDLETON — The
Betty Feves Memorial
Gallery is accepting propos-
als for consideration for the
2022-23 academic year. The
call for artists includes both
established and emerging
artists.
Located at Blue Moun-
tain Community College in
Pendleton, the exhibit space
aims to connect emerging
and established artists with
BMCC students, staff and
the general public.
The gallery’s namesake is
Betty Feves, who moved to
Pendleton in 1945. She began
exhibiting her work in 1952
and became an internation-
ally known ceramic artist.
Feves helped mold the work
of many artists, off ering art
By TAMMY
MALGESINI
East Oregonian
said. “The
last couple
of years have
presented
many trials,
and being
among these
ext remely
Blasser
talented,
brilliant, and generous folks
was restorative on a spiritual
level.”
While at Ucross, Blasser
said she was able to delve into
several areas, including evap-
orated salt paintings, a series
of cyanotypes (a historical
photo process), as well as
photo and video work. Each
morning she would head to
her studio, where she spent
all day focused on making
artwork. After eating with
other residents, they would
either return to their indi-
vidual studios or share about
their projects at readings or
visit with others.
Last year at BMCC,
Blasser started with the
basic design foundations
sequence class, which she
taught on Zoom. This term,
she is teaching two classes in
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Betty Feves
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Nika Blasser
enjoys camaraderie
at Ucross
PENDLETON — Pend-
leton artist Nika Blasser
recently returned from a
fall 2021 artist residency
at Ucross Foundation, a
nonprofi t program in north-
eastern Wyoming.
She received studio space,
living accommodations,
meals by an onsite profes-
sional chef and a stipend to
help defray travel expenses.
Held in July and August,
Blasser said costs associated
with the fall residency were
supported by a partnership
with The Ford Family Foun-
dation. This was Blasser’s
fi rst time at Ucross and she
gave the facility and staff
high marks.
“It was a wholly support-
ive environ ment in a
gorgeous setting on a massive
ranch in eastern Wyoming
near Sheridan,” she said. “It
is a prestigious residency for
a reason, which I came to
more fully appreciate after I
arrived.”
Blasser called the invita-
tion to participate “an abso-
lute privilege and honor.”
Past residents may only apply
to re-attend after four years.
Residencies, Blasser said,
off er the time and space to
focus on art — something
that typically requires some
juggling while prioritizing
other work. Blasser, who
served as the marketing
director at Crow’s Shadow
Institute of the Arts for nearly
six years, began teaching at
Blue Mountain Community
College in the fall of 2020.
The Ucross residency,
Blasser said, offered more
opportunities for social inter-
action — a past residency
she participated in Denmark
was solo, thus a more soli-
tary experience. At Ucross,
she was among a cohort of
other creative individuals —
and they were able to connect
on a meaningful level while
sharing meals and projects
from their various disci-
plines, Blasser said.
“Being around the other
creatives committed to their
craft — writers, composers,
musicians, fi lmmakers, and
other visual artists — was
incredibly inspiring,” she
apprenticeships in her studio.
The Arts Council of
Pendleton raised money for a
commissioned piece by Feves
for the Vert Auditorium.
However, she died before it
was complete, and the funds
then were used to create a
gallery in her memory.
To be considered for the
2022-23 academic year,
submissions must be received
by Feb. 1, 2022. For more
information, call 541-278-
5952 or visit www.bluecc.
edu/community/feves-art-
gallery.
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