RECORDS/COMMUNITY
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
PUBLIC SAFETY
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2
12:04 a.m. — Pendleton police
responded to Rainbow Cafe, 209 S. Main St.,
on a theft complaint. Police took a report.
1:04 a.m. — A 911 caller at Cadillac
Jack’s Saloon & Grill, 1703 S.W. Emigrant
Ave., reported there is a man in the park-
ing lot with a gun. The caller said his man-
ager told him to call the police. Police
responded.
1:13 a.m.
—
Pendleton
police
responded to Space Age Fuel, 1700 S.W.
Emigrant Ave., on a report of a domestic
disturbance.
4:05 a.m. — A 911 caller on South-
east 12th Street and Southeast Byers Ave-
nue, Pendleton, reported a car crash. Emer-
gency agencies responded.
4:11 a.m. — A 911 caller on Bridge and
Agnew roads, Hermiston, reported their car
battery died. Umatilla County sheriff’s dep-
uties responded.
9:08 a.m. — Hermiston police took a
report of a theft on the 1600 block of North
First Street.
3:03 p.m.
—
Hermiston
police
responded to the 600 block of North First
Street on a report of an assault.
4:55 p.m.
—
Hermiston
police
responded to the 1300 block of North First
Street on a theft complaint.
6:03 p.m. — A caller at the Circle K and
Mobile station, 329 N. Main St., Heppner,
reported the theft of her cellphone from
the cart she drives. The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
10:46 p.m. — A resident on Summit
Lane, Boardman, reported a loud party
off Kunze Lane across the canal. A Morrow
County sheriff’s deputy responded.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3
6:45 a.m. — Emergency services
responded to the eastbound side of Inter-
state 84 at Boardman for a semitrailer fire.
Occupants walked away from the cab,
which was on fire.
9:42 a.m.
—
Hermiston
police
responded to the 1500 block of West High-
land Avenue on a theft complaint.
9:45 p.m. — A Boardman resident
reported loud music was coming from a
large gathering near Hilltop Road and Vil-
legas Lane, and he was a quarter mile from
there and could hear the music. A Morrow
County sheriff’s deputy responded and
advised the homeowner to turn down the
music.
4:17 p.m. — Local emergencies ser-
vices responded to the eastbound side of
Interstate 84 at Boardman for a two-vehi-
cle crash.
11:23 p.m. — A caller on Southwest
Fourth Street, Irrigon, complained about
loud music. A Morrow County sheriff’s dep-
uty found the source and told them to turn
it down or he would issue a citation if he
returned.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 4
12:11 a.m. — Police responded to a call
about a man with a hammer being threat-
ening at Port View Apartments, 320 Colum-
bia Ave. N.E., Boardman.
3:13 p.m. — A Heppner resident on
Northeast Campbell Way reported the
theft of two propane tanks from their front
porch. The caller said this was frustrating
because it is an ongoing issue. A Morrow
County sheriff’s deputy responded and
took a report.
5:11 p.m.
—
Hermiston
police
responded to the 800 block of West Juniper
Avenue on a theft complaint.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
Sept. 3
Hermiston police arrested Brandon
Nicholas Saucillo, 36, for third-degree
assault.
Sept. 4
Pendleton police arrested Dylan James
Frostad, 25, for second-degree disorderly
conduct and attempted unlawful use of a
weapon
Hermiston police arrested Ty Cody
Davies, 29, for first-degree, second-degree
and third-degree theft, unauthorized entry
into a motor vehicle, credit card fraud and
on a warrant.
Boardman police arrested Angel San-
chez, 25, for driving under the influence of
intoxicants (controlled substance).
Stanfield police arrested Cyrrus James
Shaver, 21, for third-degree assault and vio-
lating a jail release agreement.
Milton-Freewater police arrested Zenia
A. Charles, 27, for harassment domestic vio-
lence and interfering with making a report.
Sept. 5
Oregon State Police arrested Jairo Gal-
van Morales, 31, for, DUII (alcohol), first-de-
gree aggravated theft, unlawful possession
of a firearm, possession of methamphet-
amine and delivery of methamphetamine.
Pendleton business
receives pair of
ESGR awards
East Oregonian
Ryan Lehnert/Contributed Photo
Retired Master Sgt. Ryan Lehnert, second from right, pres-
ents the Seven Seals Award to Jay Rogers, Pendleton Woolen
Mills yarn manufacturing manager, on Aug. 30, 2022, at the
Pendleton Woolen Mill. Also from left, are Sierra Hurty, ad-
ministrative assistant, and John Boston, mill manager.
his supervisor and employer
for the awards. Reed wrote
in his nomination, “My
employer has allowed my
time off for not only regular
military obligation, such as
drill and annual training, but
has been very supportive of
the orders I have been on in
support of Oregon’s Hospital
Support Mission.”
As a result of the nomi-
nations, ESGR presented
the Patriot Award to Jere-
miah Futter, the Pendleton
Woolen Mills graveyard
shift supervisor. The award
is given to individual super-
visors or bosses that provide
direct support to the service
member.
The Pat r iot Award,
Lehnert said, reflects the
efforts made to support citi-
zen warriors through a wide
range of measures — includ-
ing flexible schedules, time
off prior to and after deploy-
ment, caring for families and
granting leaves of absence, if
needed.
T he second awa rd ,
presented to Pendleton
Woolen Mills as a whole,
was the Seven Seals Award.
The special award, Lehnert
said, is the broadest and most
inclusive award given by
ESGR and is presented at the
discretion of the state chair or
by ESGR senior leadership.
The Seven Seals Award
is presented in recognition
of a significant individual or
organizational achievement,
initiative, or support that
promotes and supports the
ESGR mission — including
the efforts of the more than
3,600 volunteers who carry
out ESGR’s mission across
the nation on a daily basis.
For more information, search
www.esgr.mil/About-ESGR.
It is time to drop the pronoun ‘we’ already
MATT
HENRY
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
T
wo sure signs of
growing old are
swapping opera-
tion stories and becoming
a crank. It’s the latter one
that is more of an issue for
me; as an aging white male,
complaining about some-
thing petty is viewed as
my birthright. Yes, becom-
ing cranky in my dotage is
unfortunate but a sign of the
times. So I beg your mercy
and indulgence as I do what
many men my age do: bitch
about inane matters.
Of all things to complain
about I raise a truly import-
ant issue — the assassina-
tion of the queen’s own,
particularly the way that
pronoun usage, let alone
normal speech, has become
gloriously dumbed down,
thus making many of us
sound stupid. Hey, this is
important stuff, so keep
reading.
She, he, his, hers, us,
them, their, theirs, it, her,
him, you, y’all — how has
this become so confusing on
so many levels? Here’s an
example of what has become
a classic grievance, and
I hear this misuse up and
down the gamut from every-
day speakers to print media
to news hosts to profession-
als who should know better:
using him/her when the
sentence requires he/she.
For example, it’s become
commonplace to hear some-
one say, “Her and her girl-
friend went on a trip.”
Man, this grates on me
like claws on a chalkboard.
Obviously, if you don’t want
to sound like an idiot or a
kindergartner, the state-
ment is properly said, “She
and her girlfriend.” Much of
this has to do with forgot-
ten knowledge of subject
and object in a sentence,
but an easy way to check if
you’re speaking your own
native language correctly is
to take out the associating
qualifier in the phrase, “and
her girlfriend,” leaving you
with “Her went on a trip.”
Again, this is fine if you’re
3, but not if you’re 33. What
ever happened to “she” and
“he?” This has become the
most obvious and griev-
ous of language errors in
contemporary American
life. To one who sees proper
language use as high art
and evidence of possessing
a basic high school educa-
tion, I roll in the grave I’m
not yet inhabiting.
But the most common
mistake I hear today (and it
cranks me like no other) is
this terrible habit that has
developed particularly with
those who work with the
public. It’s the loss of the
simple “you” being replaced
with the ubiquitous “we.”
Walk into any restaurant
and you’ll get it from the
young server: “What are we
having today?” The nurse
in my physician’s office,
the assistant in my optom-
A5
DEATH NOTICES
Woolen Mills recognized for patriot support
PENDLETON — Pend-
leton Woolen Mills recently
received recognition for its
support of National Guard
members.
Retired Oregon National
Guard Master Sgt. Ryan
Lehnert on Aug. 30 presented
a pair of Employer Support
of the Guard and Reserve
awards to the Pendleton
Woolen Mills.
Lehnert is a volunteer
with Employer Support of
the Guard and Reserve. An
entity of the Department
of Defense office, Lehnert
said in a press release that
it promotes cooperation
and understanding between
Reserve Component Service
members and their civilian
employers. It assists in the
resolution of conflicts arising
from an employee’s military
commitment.
Robert Reed, a former
Woolen Mills employee and
service member, nominated
East Oregonian
etrist’s office, the cashier
at Bi-Mart: “How are we
feeling today?” Gahh. First
and foremost — there is no
“we” here. There is only
“you” and “me.”
It is a question I can
never truly answer for
I know how I am, how
I feel, what I want, but
nothing about you. I try
to make a point and raise
one’s consciousness in
my response: “I have no
idea what you want, but I
know what I want,” vainly
hoping that the server
will get it, but they never
do. Laughing nervously
because that’s all you
can do with an old white
male crank, they repeat
their question. Folks, I
don’t want to sound mean
here but there is no “we.”
Beyond the normal hope
that one’s life is going
well, I could care less how
a stranger is doing, feel-
ing, wanting, etc. That
is, “How are we feeling
today?” Is entirely incon-
sequential to me at this
moment because we have
no relationship; we are but
momentary strangers to
one another. There is no
“we,” just “you” and “me.”
Whatever happened to the
simple, accurate, normal
and common use of the
word “you?” As in, “What
would you like?” How are
you doing today?” And so
on. And if you’re tempted
to use “we” in speaking
to more than one individ-
ual, Southern culture has
created the useful expres-
sion of the plural “you”
with “you all” or “y’all.”
Again, as with the
misuse of the pronouns in
my first example, if one
only knew how demeaning,
condescending and stupid it
sounds when one talks like
this. It may sound appropri-
ate when talking to a class
of first-graders, (“Good
morning class. How are
we feeling today?”) but not
when talking to anyone over
12. So please, I beg you —
begin to speak as an adult
like you were taught as a
child. Get your pronouns
right. Don’t come across as
a condescending idiot. Drop
the “we” unless it’s called
for, use “you” as it’s called
for, and swap out the “her”
and “him” for the appropri-
ate “she” and “he.”
But again, I beg your
mercy for listening to
yet one more white male
complain about something
ultimately inconsequential
on the grand scale of the
war in Ukraine, the wanton
trashing of our planet and
self-indulgent consum-
erism. But darn it, some
things are right to get all
cranked about. So I promise
I won’t bore you with my
surgery stories if you’ll just
start caring about the way
you sound when you open
your mouth. Have I made
the point with us?
———
Matt Henry, a native Buck-
eye, is a Roman Catholic
musician, a retired ABC/UMC
pastor and a volunteer at the
Outreach and the Warming
Station. No one should be
cold, hungry or lonely.
Beverly Kay Cant
Pendleton
July 26, 1939 — Sept. 2, 2022
Beverly Kay Cant, 83, of Pendleton, died Sept. 2, 2022,
at CHI St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton. She was born
July 26, 1939, in Beaverton. Arrangements are with Pend-
leton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop. Online condolences
may be sent to www.pioneerchapel.com.
Sharlene Ann Taylor
College Place, Washington
April 23, 1958 — Sept. 1, 2022
Sharlene Ann Taylor, 64, of College Place, Wash-
ington, died Sept. 1, 2022, at her home. She was born
April 23, 1958. A memorial service will be held at a later
date. Arrangements are with Munselle-Rhodes Funeral
Home of Milton-Freewater.
UPCOMING SERVICES
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9
McIntyre, Frederick — Graveside service, 1 p.m. at
Sunset Hills Cemetery, Umatilla.
Raymond, Wilma — Graveside service, 11 a.m. at the
Helix Cemetery. A celebration of life follows at the Helix
Pub & Market, 206 Concord St.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
Cullers, Bob — Celebration of life, 11 a.m. at Satsop
United Methodist Church, 445 Ash Road, Satsop, Wash-
ington.
Martin, Mike — Funeral service, 10 a.m. at Trinity
Lutheran Church, 485 W. Locust Ave., Hermiston.
St. John, Deette and Russell — Celebration of life,
1-3 p.m. at Maxwell Siding Event Center, 145 N. First
Place, Hermiston.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 11
Moore, Kathy — Celebration of life gathering, 1 p.m.
at the Boardman Marina Pavilion, Boardman.
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
BMCF seeks
grant applicants
to apply, visit www.blue-
mountainfoundation.org.
WA L L A WA L L A
— The Blue Mountain
Community Foundation
is accepting applications
for the 2022 Discretionary
Grant Program.
The program is open to
public agencies, nonprofit
organizations and churches
based in and serving
Umatilla County and
several counties in Wash-
ington. Applications must
be submitted online by
Oct. 1.
Eligible organizations
can apply for grants of
up to $20,000 for general
operating support. Award
announcements will be in
December.
Established in 1984,
the BMCF strengthens the
well-being of area commu-
nities through the manage-
ment of more than $60
million in assets. The foun-
dation distributed more
than $8 million in grants
and scholarships in 2021.
For more information or
Boardman
continues with
adult art series
B OA R D M A N —
Adults have an opportu-
nity to get creative during
Boardman’s new adult art
series. A recent session
featured mandala rock
painting. Classes are every
other Monday; people can
register for one or more.
The upcoming Adult
Art with Roxie is Monday,
Sept. 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at
the Boardman Pool and
Recreation Center, 311
N.E. Olson Road, Board-
man. The next class is
Monday, Sept. 26. The cost,
which includes instruction,
all supplies, snacks and
refreshments, is $10 per
session.
For more information
or to register, visit www.
boardmanparkandrec.com/
activity-guide. For ques-
tions, call 541-616-1050.
— EO Media Group
MEETINGS
TUESDAY, SEPT. 6
Pendleton School District work session, 8 a.m., district
office, 107 N.W. 10th St., Pendleton (541-276-6711).
Irrigon Planning Commission, 6 p.m., Irrigon City Hall,
500 N.E. Main St., Irrigon (541-922-3047).
Stanfield City Council, 6 p.m., council chambers, 150 W.
Coe Ave., Stanfield (Ben Burgener, 541-449-3831).
Umatilla City Council, 7 p.m., city hall, 700 Sixth St.,
Umatilla (Nanci Sandoval, 541-922-3226).
Boardman City Council, 7 p.m., city hall, 200 City Center
Circle, Boardman. A link to the Zoom meeting is posted at the
city’s website, www.cityofboardman.com (Karen Pettigrew,
541-481-9252).
Pendleton City Council, 7 p.m., council chambers, 500
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton (Donna Biggerstaff, 541-966-
0201).
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7
Umatilla County Board of Commissioners, 8 a.m.,
Umatilla County Courthouse, room 130, 216 S.E. Fourth St.,
Pendleton (541-276-7111).
Umatilla Rural Fire Protection District, 7 p.m., Umatilla
Fire Department, 305 Willamette St., Umatilla (541-922-2770).
LOTTERY
Friday, Sept. 2, 2022
Megamillions
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Megaball: 20
Megaplier: 2
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Lucky Lines
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4 p.m.: 7-5-1-6
7 p.m.: 2-9-8-6
10 p.m.: 2-1-9-1
Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022
Powerball
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Powerball: 9
Power Play: 2
Jackpot: $159 million
Megabucks
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Jackpot: $5.6 million
Lucky Lines
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Jackpot: $32,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 2-0-5-0
4 p.m.: 6-6-9-4
7 p.m.: 8-2-4-5
10 p.m.: 6-6-6-8
Win for Life
3-8-27-37
Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022
Lucky Lines
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Estimated jackpot: $33,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 1-8-5-4
4 p.m.: 0-6-0-2
7 p.m.: 4-9-7-6
10 p.m.: 7-8-1-6