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Hermiston Herald ld WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 HermistonHerald.com $1.00 er Volunte s, of rdina Rosa Ca loads boxes k an, Boardm a pickup truc to in t d a of foo morning Tuesday House. Agape DAWGS GET FIRST WIN OF THE SPORTS YEAR PAGE 10 ABOUT TOWN Birthday party provides Medicare information For seniors turning 65 soon, the Senior Health Insurance Benefi ts Assis- tance program would like to invite you to a fun and informative event. The free event will provide basic informa- tion about Medicare, recipients rights and re- sponsibilities, Social Se- curity and Social Security Disability. The Medicare Birthday Party is Satur- day, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Center No. 2 at Good Shepherd Medical Cen- ter, 610 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston. For more information, contact 541-667-3507 or cherrera@gshealth.org. Agape House marks 30 years of helping the community Agape House expands its recycling program STAFF PHOTOS BY KATHY ANEY Agape House Executive Director Dave Hughes looks up from his computer work Tuesday morning to answer a question from a volunteer. With the opening of Hermiston’s BottleDrop Redemption Center, fter 17 years of Agape House now pro- working at the front vides three ways people desk of the Agape can donate recyclable House, Adelina cans and bottles to help Torres is far from fund its weekend ele- judging anyone mentary school food who comes in to program. get an emergency •Drop cans and bot- food box to make it tles directly at Agape through the end of House. For those with the month. “Some people, when they large numbers of cans/ come in for the fi rst time, they cry bottles or businesses because they feel embarrassed,” that collect them, call she said. “I tell them it’s OK, but Agape House for pick- sometimes they pick up the box up service. Proceeds and they go outside crying.” from cans/bottles donat- The nonprofi t, which is cele- ed this way also will go brating its 30th anniversary with to Agape House’s auto- an open house on Sunday, serves mobile gas program and several hundred Umatilla County other small needs. residents per month with food, •For those who have clothing, showers, fi rewood, job a personal BottleDrop trainings, gas money and other account, people can do- help. nate from their recycling That knowledge doesn’t al- account at www.bottle- ways make the experience easier dropcenters.com. Click for those who fi nd themselves in on “Fundraising,” en- need of help. ter “Agape House” , tours be hosting a 30th anniversary open house with On Tuesday morning Torres and enter the • Sept. 25 from 2-5 p.m. the Agape House will on 500 Harper Road in Hermiston. and her coworker Ovelia Mu- amount to do- information and refreshments at its building s. good next parking lot sale of household noz greeted clients as they nate. Donors e • Oct. 8 from 8:30-11 a.m. is the Agape House’s Agap for eeds proc raise the top of McNary Dam to ss acro Run er Pow ” Dam trickled in. Some sat qui- t “Bes will receive a r Rive mbia k-in begins at • Oct. 15 will be the Colu is $25 and registration on race day is $30. Chec 14 Oct. on p.m. etly in the chairs, waiting 8 re confirmation befo ation gistr at Prere e e. ster onlin House and Martha’s Hous 5K at 9:45 a.m. and the Fun Walk at 10 a.m. Regi the , a.m. for a food box with an air 9:30 at email, which s start 10K The ary. McN in Ave 8 a.m. on Willamette /register. of someone who has been is tax-deduct- columbiariverbestdampowerrun.itsyourrace.com 10K 5K, run, kids’ pear. Register for the disap trees the re befo Farm there many times before. Tree n ible. dma Boar the Road in Boardman. • Oct. 22 is the last A Very Poplar Run through Others approached the desk •Stop by fi rst event starts at 9:45 a.m. at 77200 Poleline The n. larru ypop aver .biz/ eost at e onlin 15K and er apparel sharing day for people in need of wint a hesitantly, sounding unsure of be Agape House and will there e Hous e Agap the at • Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the procedure, or paced up and pick up a special coats and other winter weather items. over t nigh tery mys der mur a r, raise Fundraiser Blue Bag, fund ble • Nov. 12 is the Gobble Gobble Death and Trou See 30 years, A16 at e Hous e Agap the Call ed. limit is ng turkey dinner. Cost is $25 and seati See RECYCLE, A16 541-567-8774. By JADE McDOWELL Staff Writer ODD FREEWAY CHASE INVOLVING TEENS LEADS TO CHARGES By PHIL WRIGHT Staff Writer A 28-year-old man and 17-year-old boy from Hermiston face multiple charges follow- ing a harrowing stop- and-go chase on Inter- state 84. Oregon State Police reported a 16-year-old girl from Stanfi eld and a 16-year-old boy from Umatilla were eastbound on Interstate 84 from exit 182 around 7 p.m. Mon- day in a red Jeep Grand Cherokee when a silver Mazda 6 passed them. Christopher John Mallory and the 17-year- old were in the Mazda, which slowed in front of the Jeep, eventually making it stop in the fast lane. Mallory and the teen got out, ran to the Jeep and tried to open the doors. The boy driv- ing the Jeep took off, and the suspects gave chase in the Mazda. The scene played out twice more, state police reported, before the vic- tims crossed the median and tried to escape on I-84 heading west. Mallory and the 17-year-old again pur- sued, passed the victims and stopped in front of them. The juvenile sus- pect this time jumped on the hood of the Jeep. The victims again fl ed, and the teen fell, suffering minor injuries. State police Sgt. Lisa Sater said the boy had pain in his left arm, left leg and both wrists. Mal- lory lives near Good Shepherd Medical Cen- ter, Hermiston, she said, and he and the teen walked to the hospital for medical treatment. That’s where state police caught them. Sater said a dispute between an ex-boyfriend and girlfriend, one in each vehicle, led to the dangerous game of high- way tag, which lasted about 30 minutes. The two 16-year-olds were not injured, she said, but were shaken. Troopers cited the 17-year-old and arrest- ed Mallory for reckless driving, second-degree disorderly conduct, and two counts each of ha- rassment and reckless- ly endangering another person. The 17-year-old also faces a charge of second-degree mischief. Mallory is in the Uma- tilla County Jail, Pend- leton. Governor’s race features fi rst debate in Bend The fi rst debate be- tween Gov. Kate Brown and challenger Dr. Bud Pierce is this weekend in Bend. Presented by the Or- egon Territory Chapter of the Society of Profes- sional Journalists — in- cluding sponsorship by the East Oregonian — the questions will focus solely on issues facing Oregon’s rural residents. Candidates will get 90 seconds for opening statements, then will fi eld questions from a panel of journalists, including Tim Trainor, deputy managing editor of the East Ore- gonian; Emily Cureton, producer and host with Jefferson Public Radio; Erik Lukens, editor of The Bend Bulletin; and Pedro Quintana, reporter with KTVZ. Sara Roth, producer of longform and investigative projects for KGW.com, will moder- ate. The event is Satur- day from 6-7 p.m. at Riverhouse on the De- schutes, 2850 Rippling River Court, Bend. Due to space limitations, tickets are required. For general seating (free) or premium seats ($20), visit www.eventbrite. com/e/spj-gover- nors-debate-tick- ets-27499106568. Grange hosts Saturday breakfast Bring a hearty appetite for a breakfast at the Co- lumbia Grange. The meal will be served Saturday from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Columbia Grange, 32339 Diagonal Blvd., Hermis- ton. The price varies de- pending on what a person chooses to eat. A business meeting will follow the breakfast. Everyone is invited to enjoy the meal and learn more about the grange and its activities. For more information, call Scot Jacobson at 541-278-0615 or Doris Reid at 541-567-8663.
