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Thursday, January 1, 2015
East Oregonian
BRIEFLY
HERMISTON
Umatilla County
waste committee
has open position
The Umatilla County
Solid Waste Advisory
Committee has a vacancy
and is advertising for the
open position.
In a press release, the
county encourages people
from the east and central
parts of the county to apply.
The position is open until
are encouraged to apply by
Jan. 30.
Interested parties can
submit applications to the
Umatilla County Planning
Department, Room 104, 216
SE 4th Street in Pendleton.
Development
Authority meets
Monday
Let it go
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Alivia Wadkins, 3, of Irrigon squeals with glee as she sleds headfirst down the snow hill on Wednesday in
Hermiston. The snow was created by the Hermiston Parks and Recreation department at Sunset Elementary
School using a man-made snow machine.
Best of the 2014 EO public safety log
Jan. 1 A report of public
urination proved a bit costly for
a Umatilla man.
A man at about 4:40 p.m.
reported a drunk male urinated
right next to his vehicle, which
had his children inside, on the
200 block of North First Street,
Hermiston. Umatilla County
sheriff’s deputies arrested
Anthony Todd Richards, 47, of
Umatilla, for disorderly conduct,
resisting arrest and on a
Umatilla County warrant and for
contempt of court.
Richards at the end of
February pleaded guilty to
menacing and second-degree
disorderly conduct. A circuit
court judge suspended a 60-
day jail sentence for Richards,
but ordered him to pay $200 in
Jan. 30 A Helix man at
11:31 p.m. reported he did not
appreciate a Umatilla County
sheriff’s vehicle that drove onto
his property on the 43200 block
of Holdman Road and set off
perimeter alarms. He added
Feb. 18
helped save an older man who
was under a book case.
A caller at 11:11 a.m.
reported the 76-year-old man
was not answering his door
on the 300 block of Northeast
33rd Place. She said she was
at the residence, where he lives
alone, and she had not heard
from him in almost a week. An
and found the man in a hallway
with a bookcase on top of him.
An ambulance took the man
to St. Anthony Hospital, Pend-
senior disabled services.
Feb. 27 A woman at 9:03
p.m. told Pendleton police
another woman loaned her
$40 so she could buy metham-
phetamine, and now the loan
provider has been harassing
her for the money. The caller
said she wanted to pursue
talked to her about options.
March 19 A threat of vio-
lence seemed to solve a room-
police he wanted his roommate
evicted from a residence at 111
N. Prescott St., Echo. Police,
though, told him he must follow
eviction procedures through
court. The man said he would
beat his roommate with a bat
get him to leave.
Police responded and con-
tacted two men. One gathered
his belongings and left.
April 2 A Pendleton woman
at 11:33 a.m. told police her
puppy’s head was stuck in a
glass jar. The agency told her
to contact a veterinarian.
April 14 A woman became
a target at a Hermiston-area
stop sign when someone threw
a rotten turkey at her. Someone
in a dirty, older Jeep Chero-
kee at about 7 p.m. stopped
at intersection of East Punkin
Center Road and Northeast
10th Street and threw the bird
out of a window at the woman.
She told Umatilla County dis-
patchers the Jeep swerved “all
on 10th Street toward Diago-
nal Road. She said she was
not able to get a license plate
number, but the turkey was on
the side of the road near the
stop sign. She also said she did
not move the carcass.
May 3 A Heppner woman
at 12:17 p.m. reported she was
out of town and had a man
check on her residence on the
500 block of Northwest Jones
Street, but when she arrived
home Thursday he was lying
on her couch. He also ate her
food, she said, and multiple
items were missing from the
home.
June 13 A guest at the
Rodeway Inn & Suites, 635 S.
Highway 395, Hermiston, told
police at 10:36 a.m. the room
she checked into was nothing
like the photographs she saw
of the room, so she wanted
her money back. Hotel staff
refused and told her to get off
the property. Police considered
this a civil issue.
June 30 Careful who you
let into your home. A Pendleton
man at 9:43 a.m. reported he
let a homeless woman stay
with him, and when he got up
in the morning she was gone
and so were $1,500 in money
orders.
July 10 A man at 9:44 p.m.
COMING EVENTS
THURSDAY, JAN. 1
FIRST DAY HIKE, 12 noon to
1 p.m., Emigrant Springs State
Heritage Area community building,
65068 Old Oregon Trail Highway,
Meacham. Guided one-mile hike
or snowshoe adventure (bring your
own snowshoes). Dress in layers,
wear sturdy shoes and bring water,
a camera or binoculars for wildlife
viewing. Light refreshments will be
served following the hike. In case
of inclement weather, contact the
(541-983-2277 or www.oregon-
stateparks.org).
FRIDAY, JAN. 2
WALKING FOR WELLNESS,
VFW BINGO, doors open at 6
p.m., games start at 7 p.m., Herm-
iston VFW, 45 W. Cherry St.
full breakfast/$3 for lighter meal.
8:30-9:30 a.m., Pendleton Rec-
reation Center, 510 S.W. Dorion
Ave., Pendleton. Free. (541-276-
8100).
STORY TIME, 10:15-11 a.m.,
Hermiston Public Library, 235 E.
Gladys Ave. (541-567-2882).
TODDLER STORY TIME, 10:15-
10:45 a.m., Pendleton Public Li-
brary, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave. (541-
966-0380).
fund. Volunteers welcome. (541-
449-1332).
Senior Center, 510 S.W. 10th
St., Pendleton. Cost is $3.50 for
seniors, $6 for those under 60.
Meet new friends, enjoy pool, puz-
zles, crafts, snacks, Second Time
Around thrift store and more from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For Meals On
Wheels call CAPECO at 541-276-
1926. (Maxine 541-276-5303).
STORY & CRAFT TIME, 2 p.m.,
Echo Public Library, 20 Bonanza
St. Oct-May only
and immunization clinic for chil-
dren 11 and older also will be avail-
able; bring insurance information
and immunization records.
FREE FOR ALL, 9:30-10:15
a.m. Pendleton Center for the Arts,
214 N. Main St., Pendleton. Fami-
ly art experience for children up to
age 12. Children under 8 should
be accompanied by an adult. (541-
278-9201).
HIP & HANDMADE, 11 a.m. to
noon, Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pendleton.
Free drop-in art project class for
adults. (541-278-9201).
PENDLETON SENIOR MEAL
SERVICE, 12 noon, Pendleton
AFTER SCHOOL STORY TIME,
4 p.m., Pendleton Public Library,
502 S.W. Dorion Ave. Older sib-
lings welcome. (541-966-0380).
at South Hill Apartments, 248
S.W. 28th Drive, Pendleton,
asked police for help after he
handcuffed his friend and was
not able to remove the cuffs.
Aug. 20 A Pilot Rock resi-
dent at 3:59 p.m. reported he
was the victim of cyberbullying
and extortion. He said he met a
female through an online dating
site, and now she is posting
comments on Facebook about
him that are not true. And she
said she would not put his
information on Facebook if he
paid her $300.
Aug. 23 A Pendleton caller
at 8:05 p.m. reported her neigh-
bors on Southwest 13th Street
were “skinny dipping in their hot
her residence can see them.
people to get dressed.
Sept. 13 An angry father
at about 8 p.m. attacked his
daughter’s boyfriend in a resi-
dence on Southwest Goodwin
Lane. The man threw the boy-
friend down stairs, threatened
to break his jaw and kill him,
according to a report from the
boy’s father. The girl left with
her parents, and the caller said
he would meet with police.
Sept. 25 A woman in
Weston at 12:31 a.m. reported
a stranger kissed and bit her.
The woman told law en-
forcement she was house-sit-
ting on North Franklin Street
in the small town when she
went outside at about mid-
night. That’s when a stranger
grabbed her hair on the back of
the head and forcefully kissed
her. When she tried to get
away, she said, he bit her lip.
She said the assailant
was white, had dark hair, was
about 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet
10 inches tall and 20-30 years
motorcycle with a loud engine
toward Milton-Freewater. Uma-
Milton-Freewater police to be
on the lookout for the man. The
case remains open.
Oct. 14 A 17-year-old at
about 1:30 p.m. stole $1 from a
27-year-old man at Roy Raley
Park, Pendleton, walked across
Southwest Court Avenue and
bought a soda with the money
at Dave’s 12th Street Food
Mart after trying to get some-
one to buy marijuana.
Oct. 22 A woman at 10:37
a.m. told the Umatilla County
victim of fraud for a second
time at the hands of the same
man who committed the crime
successfully prosecuted the
suspect for fraud before, she
said, and now she received a
bill from the state of Oregon for
her Social Security number.
Nov. 20 A male at 1:46 p.m.
on North Golda Road, Hermis-
ton, reported his mother threw
his cat off the couch and he
wants her charged with animal
abuse.
Nov. 22 Some Heppner
residents at about 11:20 p.m.
hit golf balls onto the highway
into Heppner. Morrow County
sheriff’s deputy warned them
they would be responsible for
any damages. The deputy
reported, “The subjects will not
Dec. 6 An Irrigon woman at
6:27 p.m. reported she found
someone entered her locked
car on Washington Lane, took
a receipt from the car, wrote, “I
placed that under one of the
wiper blades.
Dec. 16 The Oregon State
Police at 11:56 p.m. investi-
gated a report of a vehicle in a
ditch on Highway 204, milepost
5.5, near Adams. The caller
vehicle someone was in it, but
when he drove past again no
one was there.
there was a black GMC at the
scene as well as a white Ford
driver of the GMC, Andrew K.
Thorson, 30, of Weston, denied
any knowledge of the situation,
but further investigation by the
the driver of both vehicles,
and he admitted he fell asleep
at the wheel of the Taurus. A
driver’s check showed he had
a suspended license, so both
vehicles were towed from the
scene, and police cited Thorson
for driving while suspended.
SUBMIT COMMUNITY NEWS
Submit information to: community@eastoregonian.com or drop
off to the attention of Tammy Malgesini at 333 E. Main St.,
Hermiston or Renee Struthers at 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton.
Call 541-564-4539 or 541-966-0818 with questions.
SATURDAY, JAN. 3
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAK-
FAST, 6-10 a.m., White Eagle
Grange, between Pendleton and
Pilot Rock on Highway 395 South.
Suggested donation $7 for ages 8
and up, $4 for ages 5-7 and free
for 4 and under. Donate 2 non-per-
ishable food items for $1 discount.
(Gail 541-276-3778).
PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 7-10
SCHOLARSHIP AND FAFSA
FAIR, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Riverside
High School, 210 Boardman Ave.,
Boardman. Riverside and Irrigon
High School students can receive
make plans to earn college credits
through Eastern Promise. Schol-
arship drawing and door prizes for
all high school students attending;
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a Committee of the Hermiston Senior Center
2014 Thanksgiving and/or Christmas
Thank you to all the participating businesses,
churches and individuals who donated time,
food and/or money.
~Community Fellowship Dinners Board~
Beason’s Chuckwagon
Café
Jan Cassens
Cottage Flowers
Rod & Michi Duncan
East Oregonian
Fiesta Foods
First Christian Church
Hermiston Foods, LLC
Hermiston Herald
Hermiston Senior
Center
Gary & Makayla
Humphreys
Joe Kiser
KOHU & KQFM
Kopacz Nursery &
Florist
Tom Marks
Reser’s Foods
Safeway
Sanitary Disposal, Inc
Shari’s Restaurant
Cathy Stolz
Swaggart Brothers, Inc.
Turkey Prep/Carvers
US Linen & Uniforms
Lisa Van Swoll
Wal-Mart DC Team
A Special Thank You to 24 of our local Churches
BOARDMAN — Work
toward redevelopment of the
former Umatilla Chemical
Depot will continue into the
new year as the Columbia
Development Authority has
on Monday, Jan. 5 at 1:30 at
the Port of Morrow.
Topics on the agenda
include discussions on
subleases for the concrete
igloos that used to store
munitions, contract awards,
personnel changes and an
update on the Economic
Development Conveyance
application.
The development
authority is in negotiations
with the U.S. Army over
the Economic Development
Conveyance, which it must
have in place before going
forward with industrial
development on the
property.
Demilitarization of the
fall, and authority members
have indicated the authority
is already getting interest
in pieces of industrial land.
As soon as the EDC is in
place it can begin selling
and/or leasing land for
projects, which the authority
estimates will eventually
result in 4,249 new jobs
and $3.6 million in property
taxes for the area.
The Columbia
Development Authority
meeting will run from
1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Sand
Hollow Conference Room
at the Port of Morrow, 2
Marine Drive in Boardman.
Robotics team
hosts kick-off event
UMATILLA — After
back to back trips to the
student robotics team is
hoping for a third.
The team is hosting a
community event on Jan. 3
at 7:15 a.m. in the Umatilla
High School commons
area to kick off the season.
Breakfast will be provided.
At the kick-off event
the team will watch the
live online unveiling of this
the challenge includes —
anything from throwing
balls through a hoop to
balancing blocks on a see-
saw — the team will have
six weeks to build a robot to
complete the task in timed
competition with other
robots.
The team will compete
in the FIRST Robotics
Competition circuit, a more
advanced version of the
FIRST Tech Challenge
robotics tournaments used
by other Umatilla County
school districts.
Class offers tips for
step-families
HERMISTON — A new
class to discover keys to
building a healthy blended
family begins Wednesday,
Jan. 7 at 6 p.m. at New
Hope Church, 1350 S.
Highway 395, Hermiston.
A class based on the
book “The Smart Step-
Family,” by Ron L. Deal,
will give parents with
blended families tips for
parenting the smart — not
hard — way. Materials will
be available during the free
class.
For more information,
call 541-567-8441.
Ski bus canceled,
discounts honored
PENDLETON — Due
to bus driver shortages,
Pendleton Parks &
Recreation will be unable
to offer transportation
to Anthony Lakes this
winter. Fortunately, the ski
destination will continue to
honor group discount rates
for $16 lift tickets or $16
rental packages for skiers
signed up by Jan. 8.
Skiers registered for the
group discount will have
their information forwarded
to Anthony Lakes, making
them eligible for great deals
when checking in at the pro
shop. The fee is $10 and
covers four Saturdays in
January (10th, 17th, 24th
and 31st).
For more information,
or to register, call the parks
stop by 865 Tutuilla Road.
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