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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A3 COMMUNITY Naturopathic physician steps Police evader lands in jail into his mentor’s shoes Olney took off and dragged Gill almost 100 feet, injur- ing him. Naythan Allen Olney Hermiston Police Chief evaded local police over Jason Edmiston said Olney and over earlier this year then “kind of went on a after injuring a spree of sorts.” Hermiston offi- The Umatilla cer. But his run- County Sheriff’s ning came to an end Office has three last Wednesday in cases involving Clackamas County. Olney, the Mor- row County Sher- Not that he didn’t iff’s Office has try to get away. two and Boardman Olney has been police has one. on the run since Olney Olney got away Feb. 24. Herm- iston police Cpl. Leon- from the Hermiston police, ard Stokoe stopped Olney, Umatilla police, Umatilla 36, early that morning in County sheriff’s deputies a 2014 Toyota Camry for and the Oregon State Police a traffic violation. Hermis- troopers. ton police at the time also Edmiston said his reported Lucia Madrigal, department received a tip 30, of Boardman, was the Olney was in the Clacka- mas area and worked with passenger. Stokoe found the car the Clackamas County had the wrong license Sheriff’s Office. Deputies plates, suspected it was sto- there caught Olney after a len and asked for back-up. chase Wednesday morning. Cpl. Doug Gill arrived. Court records show The officers tried to detain Clackamas County Olney and Madrigal, but arraigned Olney on initial By PHIL WRIGHT STAFF WRITER Hermiston native returns home to practice natural medicine By KATHY ANEY STAFF WRITER As a Hermiston High School student interested in medicine, Anton Alder once dreamed of becoming a neurosurgeon. Then he got an after- school job as a filing clerk at the Peterson Clinic in Hermiston. The teenager came into the orb of natu- ropathic physician Ken- neth Peterson — Dr. Ken — who eventually intro- duced him to a different approach to healing. Peter- son, who started the clinic in 1953, coupled traditional medicine with alternative practices such as nutri- tion, herbs and chiropractic manipulation. Alder, now 32, recently returned to Hermiston as a licensed naturopathic phy- sician to step into his men- tor’s big shoes. Peterson, who retired in 2017, was honored in 2010 as the longest continuously practicing naturopathic physician in Oregon. He received the Living Leg- end award, given by the National University of Nat- ural Medicine and the Ore- gon Association of Natu- ropathic Medicine. In the early days, he also provided primary care and delivered a number of babies. After Alder earned a biology degree at Brigham Young University-Idaho, he returned to Hermiston to work as Peterson’s assis- tant and help with the clin- ic’s neurofeedback pro- gram, led by Peterson’s son, Kris Peterson. He grew more intrigued as he assisted Dr. Ken. “I saw people get bet- ter with really simple treat- ments and thought that is really cool,” he said. “The more I followed him around, the more I realized that I really have to figure out what he’s doing.” He attended the Univer- sity of Bridgeport’s Col- lege of Naturopathic Med- icine. The first two years, he said, were compara- ble to conventional medi- cal school with classes on microbiology, anatomy, physiology and other sub- jects. The next two years were largely clinical. His dreams of becoming a neurosurgeon faded into the rearview mirror. charges of vehicle theft and two counts of fleeing, all felonies. Edmiston said the Clackamas County Sher- iff’s Office also questioned Olney about the Feb. 24 incident and is providing that report to Hermiston police. Madrigal, too, is behind bars, but in the Uma- tilla County Jail, Pendle- ton. The district attorney’s office charged her with committing vehicle theft and first-degree criminal mischief stemming on Feb. 24. State court records also show Olney has a crimi- nal history going back to the late 1990s, and his first conviction for vehicle theft came in 2001. He pleaded guilty in 2006 in Clacka- mas County to multiple fel- ony counts of theft. Those crimes landed him in prison for a number of years. Olney re-started his criminal activity in 2017, according to police and court records. Data center fee to be re-directed to taxing districts STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY Naturopathic physician Anton Alder returned to his hometown to practice. Kenneth Peterson “The more I got into neurology, the more I real- ized you do not want to cut into that intricate system unless it’s absolutely nec- essary,” he said. “There are times when it’s an abso- lute necessity, but if there’s any other way, it’s worth exploring.” Alder prefers to con- centrate on prevention and healing with less invasive methods. He said patients should expect long vis- its at least initially as he learns about physical con- dition, environment, eating habits and other relevant factors. He may order lab tests to provide additional information. “We have very distinct therapeutic order that we follow,” Alder said. “We consider the least invasive techniques first and work our way up.” That could mean nutri- tional changes, supple- ments, spinal manip- ulation, biofeedback, counseling, homeopathy or another technique. “In school, we are given a very large array of ideas,” he said. Alder said naturopathic physicians look for trends in the data as a way to pre- vent health problems from occurring. “Say someone’s blood sugar is going up and up. It’s not in the danger zone yet, but the trend is worri- some,” he said. “Let’s not wait until you are pre-dia- betic or diabetic to treat it if it can be prevented in the first place.” Alder knows his profes- sion has its critics. Much of the criticism comes, he said, because of unlicensed naturopaths who haven’t attended four-year naturo- pathic schools or passed licensing exams, but prac- tice anyway. Oregon requires licensure. Peterson expects his protégé to flourish as he launches his career. “I’m very proud of him,” Peterson said. “I’m very confident in him. He’s going to be a great doctor.” Alder who lives in Hermiston with his wife, Patricia, and three children, will start seeing patients on July 16. He joins clinic owner Kris Peterson, a chiropractic internist, and Trent Teegarden, who spe- cializes in sports medicine. By PHIL WRIGHT STAFF WRITER The Umatilla County Fire District and five other spe- cial tax districts are in line for a budget boost, thanks to data center revenue. The Umatilla County Board of Commission- ers during its public meet- ing Wednesday in Pendle- ton voted 3-0 to forgo any of the $500,000 community service fee from the Ama- zon subsidiary Vadata Inc. and distribute its share to six special districts as follows: 64 percent to the Uma- tilla County Fire District; 13.5 percent to the Uma- tilla Special Library District; 7.4 percent to the West Umatilla Mosquito Control District; 6.2 percent to the Uma- tilla-Morrow Radio District; 5.6 percent to the Port of Umatilla; 3.4 percent to the Herm- iston Cemetery District. The fee is part of Vada- ta’s deal with the county to avoid paying property taxes on massive data centers spanning two tax code areas, one inside the city of Uma- tilla in another outside in the county taxing district. The county anticipates Vadata will start paying the fee in 2019. County counsel Doug Olsen said the special dis- tricts in the two tax code areas met often to decide how to divvy up the fee and agreed to split it equally between the two areas, with each district then receiving its share based on its prop- erty tax rate. Olsen said the Ore- gon Business Develop- ment Commission has final approval and could consider the plan when it meets in July. He also said the com- mission will probably con- sider an earlier proposal to divide the fee according to what area is likely to have the most development. Commissioner George Murdock asked if the city of Umatilla was involved in the talks. The city initially pro- moted the idea of the county helping out the districts, he said. Olsen said the city wanted to “put everyone in the same pool and then divide up the $500,000,” but Oregon law requires dividing the fees according to tax code areas. “Since the city was unwilling to change that approach ... they were not included in the formal dis- cussions,” Olsen said. “I guess it makes it sounds as if the city of Uma- tilla doesn’t want to fol- low statute,” Commissioner Larry Givens said. “Is that a good way of summarizing that?” Olsen answered, “Yes.” No one from the city of Umatilla attended the meeting. Echo All School/ All Community Reunion 5 Theater Cineplex Friday July 6, 2018 Meet & greet at Sno Road Winery, Main Street 5:30-10 PM Motorcycle crash claims life BOARDMAN — Gordon Wayne Smith, 68, of Boardman, died Sunday in motorcycle crash in Morrow County. Oregon State Police reported Smith was driving a purple 2005 Harley Davidson FXD motorcycle eastbound on Highway 74 and failed to navigate a curve near mile- post 22 between Cecil and Ione. 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