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Wednesday, March 4, 2015
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New college opens in John Day
Cosmetology
is just the start,
owner says
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JOHN DAY – Those inter-
ested in a cosmetology career
can now follow that dream
right here in Grant County.
Eastern Oregon College of
Industrial Arts, LLC/College
of Cosmetology opened re-
cently in John Day, promising
new opportunities for students
as well as services for the
community.
Owner Nina LeAnne Gast
has spent many years in the
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and as an instructor. Her mis-
sion is to offer a student-cen-
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vative, comprehensive salon
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The 2nd meeting of Biennial
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Monday, March 2, 2015 at 4:00pm
at the USDA Conference Room at
721 S. Canyon Blvd., in John Day.
Contact Jason Kehrberg or
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dustry, and I wanted an edu-
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cosmetology instructor Dari-
an Maynard.
The College of Cosmetol-
ogy is only the start – Gast
plans to add other vocational
programs in the future.
The educational facility is
the only one of its kind in this
part of the state.
The school offers a range
of courses in barbering, hair
design, nail technology and
esthetics. Courses are offered
individually or in combina-
tion, on a full- or part-time
basis.
New classes are offered
as often as every six weeks,
and most programs range
from four to 18 months, Gast
said.
Students who success-
fully finish a program will
receive a certificate of com-
pletion, and can take the
applicable state exam to be-
come licensed.
The facility includes a
full salon in the main area,
facial and pedicure rooms
and a nail area, each with
several stations. In addition,
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students have a library area,
break room and lockers.
“I would like our students
to feel like they are a priori-
ty,” Gast said.
The college also offers
the community a full menu
of salon services – perms,
hair cuts, massages, nails and
more – at a reduced price,
as part of the educational
process. Appointments are
preferred but walk-ins are
accepted.
The school is certified by
the state of Oregon, but not
currently accredited. Gast
said she will seek national
accreditation once other vo-
cational programs are added.
Gast has taught cosmetol-
ogy college in other cities,
including Medford and Al-
bany. Her certifications in-
clude Career School Teacher
Registration, and last year
she earned a bachelor’s de-
gree in liberal studies from
Eastern Oregon University.
Having lived in Grant
County before, she returned
in 2008 and styled hair at a
salon while “seeking direc-
tion,” she said. About 3 1/2
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Nina LeAnne Gast, right, owner of Eastern Oregon
College of Industry and Arts, LLC/College of
Cosmetology, and fellow instructor Darian Maynard
are ready for both students and clients at the new
educational facility in John Day.
years ago, a friend planted
the seed of an idea to open
a cosmetology college, and
she began working toward
that.
The effort at times seemed
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Gast said, but “every time
I hit a wall and wondered
what to do, someone steered
me in a direction and had an
answer.”
“I loved and missed
teaching,” she said.
Gast said she had consid-
erable support and advice
from Grant County Eco-
nomic Development Coor-
dinator Sally Bartlett and
Eloise Boren of ER Printing
and Graphics. Kathy Can-
cilla also offered help, and
GREAT Corp. assisted with
a loan to get things going.
Gast welcomes anyone
interested in taking classes
to stop in, pick up an ap-
plication packet, and take a
tour.
Class hours are 8:30 a.m.-
5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
Hours for client services are
1-5 p.m. Wednesday, and 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Fri-
day.
For more information, call
541-575-0700, or visit “EO-
CIA, LLC College of Cosme-
tology” on Facebook.
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fer was effective last Friday.
This week, the Bank
Reale in Pasco opened as
Bank of Eastern Washington,
a branch of Bank of Eastern
Oregon.
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Eastern Oregon was founded
in 1945 as Gilliam County
Bank in Arlington. Since then
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in Eastern Washington,” said
Jeff Bailey, president and
CEO of Bank of Eastern Or-
egon. “Our goal is to expand
upon and execute the orig-
inal vision of Bank Reale’s
founders: to provide un-
equaled customer service and
serve the banking needs of
the local Pasco community as
well as the outlying rural ar-
eas of the Columbia Basin.”
indicted Sanders on 26 counts
including attempted aggra-
vated murder, menacing,
coercion, criminal mischief
and recklessly endangering
another.
The hearing last week
brought the dismissal of all
but the two coercion counts
from the original indict-
ment.
A new filing by Carpen-
ter lodged the attempted as-
sault charges.
Sanders was in court
with his attorney, Robert
Raschio, as the judge pro-
nounced the sentence. The
terms include:
• For coercion, a class
C felony – 25 months on
each of the two counts, to
be served concurrently, with
credit for time served, and
36 months of post-prison
supervision on each count.
He was ordered to have no
contact with the victims.
• Attempted assault, a
class A felony – 20 months
on the first count and 28
months on the second, to be
served consecutively, with
no credit for time served,
and with 36 months of
post-prison supervision.
Sanders, if he qualifies,
may apply for treatment
and or programs that could
reduce the amount of actu-
al time spent in prison, but
he must serve a minimum of
36 months before being re-
leased on any alternatives to
incarceration.
Sanders declined to make
a statement at the hearing.
Of six people named as
victims in the original in-
dictment, only Moyer spoke
last week, attending the
hearing by teleconference.
She told the judge she
fears Sanders will come af-
ter her when he gets out of
prison.
She said the events of
that night have affected her
for life, and she can’t even
go shopping or be in crowds
without fear.
“I’m scared to death
when a gun fires,” she said.
“My life has changed.”
She said she hopes Sand-
ers gets help “and doesn’t
do this to another female
again when he gets out.”
The hearing also dealt
with the status of three guns
related to the incident –
weapons that were hidden
that night in October and
remained missing until just
a few weeks ago.
Carpenter said Sanders
and his attorney accom-
panied authorities to the
Seneca site where he had
stashed the guns. One gun
was located then, and Sher-
iff Glenn Palmer later found
the others with help of a
metal detector.
In court, the guns were
described as a .357 Mag-
num, a Smith and Wesson
40 caliber, and a 300 Win-
chester rifle.
Sanders forfeited any
right to any guns seized
from the incident.
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