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Thursday, June 4, 2015
East Oregonian
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Search continues for Handgun found in El Camino
man swept away in implicated in drive-by shooting
Three men arrested in
John Day River
By GEORGE PLAVEN
East Oregonian
Authorities in Wheeler
County continue to search
for a 30-year-old Fossil man
swept away Sunday while
wading in the John Day
River west of the small city
of Spray.
On Wednesday, Sheriff
Chris
Humphreys
said
search and rescue crews will
continue looking through the
weekend and have shifted
their focus to “the recovery
side of the operation.” The
man’s name has not been
released.
Deschutes, Grant and
Crook county teams have
all assisted with the effort,
and Clatsop County — in far
northwest Oregon — plans
to send more volunteers on
Friday.
“Some
of
these
surrounding agencies have
been amazing,” Humphreys
said. “With this water stuff, it
becomes pretty technical.”
Humphreys said the man
was recreating in a section of
the river off Highway 19 near
mile marker 86 before he was
swept underwater. The John
Day River might not look like
much at this time of the year,
but Humphreys said looks
can be deceiving with fast-
moving water and deep holes.
“This river can catch you,
and really surprise you,” he
said.
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Contact George Plaven at
gplaven@eastoregonian.com
or 541-564-4547.
BRIEFLY
Irrigon places
bounty on
puncture vine
Dog show raises
money for humane
society
IRRIGON — Irrigon has
placed a bounty on puncture
vine throughout the city,
offering residents $1 per
bag to eradicate the noxious
weed.
Puncture vine produces
sharp, spiny burrs known
as goatheads that can pop
a bicycle tire or cause pain
if stepped on by bare feet.
The weed is a widespread
nuisance in Eastern Oregon,
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ditches and roadsides.
Beginning Saturday, June
13, the city will offer $1 per
bag to residents willing to go
out and pull puncture vine
in the community. The most
critical areas of concern are
bike and pedestrian paths,
sidewalks, alleys, side streets
and parks.
Bags can be picked up at
city hall, 500 N.E. Main Ave.,
during normal business hours.
The program will run through
Aug. 30 or until all bags have
been distributed.
Only puncture vine will
count toward the bounty —
no other weeds are allowed.
For more information, contact
Irrigon City Hall at 541-922-
3047.
WALLA WALLA —
Dogs of all shapes, sizes
and pedigrees will compete
for honors including Goldie
Oldie, Best Rescue Dog, Best
Puppy and Best Catch.
Serving as a fundraiser
for the Blue Mountain
Humane Society, the entry
fee provides a glass of wine,
a custom set of dog tags and
the opportunity of notoriety
and bragging rights.
In its third year, Best
in Show is Saturday, June
13 with registration from
11-11:45 a.m. and the event
from noon to 2 p.m. at
the Balboa Winery, 4169
Peppers Bridge Road, Walla
Walla. The fee is $25 per
dog, which includes entry
in one category. Additional
categories are available for
$10.
The event also includes
adoptable puppies on site,
Andrae’s Kitchen to serve up
hot dog-inspired fare, a wine
auction, a live art auction and
event swag.
Registration information,
including the categories,
is available at www.
bluemountainhumane.org/
news. For questions, call
509-529-5188.
Boardman seniors
serve Saturday
breakfast
BOARDMAN — The
First Saturday Breakfast
is this weekend at the
Boardman Senior Center.
The menu includes eggs,
ham, sausage, hash browns,
pancakes, biscuits and gravy,
coffee, juice and milk.
The cost is $5 per person.
The meal is Saturday from
7:30-10:30 a.m. at 100 Tatone
St., Boardman.
For more information, call
541-481-3257.
Boardman Thunder
seeks volunteers
BOARDMAN —
Planning is underway for
Boardman Thunder Fourth
of July celebration, but
volunteers are still needed.
The committee is meeting
Wednesday, June 10 and
Wednesday, June 17 at 6 p.m.
at the Boardman Chamber
of Commerce, located at the
SAGE Center, 101 Olson
Road, Boardman.
Assistance is needed
before/after the event, with
the parade, fun run, vendors
and kids’ games. Anyone
interested, but unable to
attend the meetings are
encouraged to call the
chamber at 541-481-3014.
Day care prepares
for rummage sale
HEPPNER — Donations
are being accepted for the
Heppner Day Care Rummage
Sale.
The event is Saturday,
June 13 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at 330 N. Gale St., Heppner.
People may drop items
off Friday, June 12 from 4-6
p.m., or to arrange pick-up
or other drop-off times,
contact Kacee Lathrop at
541-969-7764, lathropkc@
gmail.com; Jenn Wilson at
541-805-8917, jwilson08@
icloud.com or Petra Payne at
503-507-9670.
McKay Creek
Estates to replace
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PENDLETON — In
celebration of National Flag
Week, people may exchange
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one.
McKay Creek Estates
invites the public to exchange
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last) Monday, June 15
through Friday, June 19
at 1601 Southgate Place,
Pendleton. People may
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541-276-1987.
The Veterans of Foreign
Wars will properly dispose
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during a ceremony at a later
date.
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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.
Hermiston after incident
reported in Umatilla
By SEAN HART
EO Media Group
Police found a handgun Tuesday
evening during a search of a vehicle
implicated in a drive-by shooting
Sunday in Umatilla.
Umatilla Police Chief Darla Huxel
said no one was injured in the shooting
on Eighth Street, and three men were
arrested soon after in a brown Chevrolet
El Camino in Hermiston.
She said Felipe Carrera Cisneros,
20, Hermiston, Lalo Murillo, 20,
Hermiston, and a 17-year-old male from
Washington were taken into custody.
After obtaining a warrant to search the
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State Police crime lab for testing.
At 6:35 p.m. Sunday, a 9-1-1 caller
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no one was injured, she said, and other
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Huxel said witnesses indicated three
people were in an El Camino that turned
to follow a male walking along the
road, who then “took off running” into
a house.
“The vehicle followed him,” she
said. “As they went by the house, they
discharged several rounds. No one was
hit by any of the rounds.”
She said bullets struck the house, a
fence and a nearby travel trailer. The
suspects then left the area.
With a description of the vehicle,
Huxel said UPD put out an attempt to
locate bulletin to other law enforcement
agencies.
Hermiston Police Chief Jason
Edmiston said OSP located the vehicle
near Old River Road in Hermiston, and
Umatilla commissioners push to delist wolves
East Oregonian
The Umatilla County
Board of Commissioners
unanimously passed a reso-
lution Wednesday urging the
Oregon Fish and Wildlife
Commission to remove
wolves from the state endan-
gered species list.
Oregon’s wolf population
has grown steadily since
2009, with most of the
predators concentrated in the
state’s far northeast corner.
The Oregon Department
of Fish & Wildlife counted
a minimum of 77 wolves
in nine packs at the end of
2014.
Local ranchers want to
see wolves delisted in order
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kill those animals that make
a habit of preying on their
livestock. Conservationists,
however, say the population
remains fragile and in need
of protection.
The Fish and Wildlife
Commission voted in April
to start the process that could
lead to delisting wolves
east of highways 395, 78
and 95. That decision came
after ODFW found at least
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A remote camera took this 2012 image of an adult wolf from the Snake River Pack.
four breeding pairs for three
consecutive years in the
region. Wolves remain feder-
ally endangered in western
Oregon.
County commissioners
are now prodding the Fish
and Wildlife Commission to
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of livestock producers. A
decision could come as early
as the commission’s Aug. 7
meeting in Salem.
“We’re getting depre-
dations, and we’re getting
issues with wolves,” said
commissioner Larry Givens.
ODFW
encourages
producers to use non-lethal
tools for hazing wolves
away from livestock in
areas where the predators
are known to have territory.
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fencing, range riders and
reducing attractants such as
bone piles.
19-year-old man seriously injured in crash
By PHIL WRIGHT
East Oregonian
A 19-year-old man is
in critical condition after
an SUV smashed into
him while he was riding a
motorcycle.
Mitchell
Alexander
Goodwin suffered “multiple
broken bones and a serious
head injury” from the crash
Tuesday in Milton-Free-
water, according to infor-
mation from Oregon State
Police.
Goodwin was driving
a Suzuki SV1000 motor-
cycle southbound in the
left lane of Highway
11 at about 2:10 p.m.
Tuesday when a Chevrolet
Captiva entered Highway
11 from West Crockett
Road, Milton-Freewater.
State police reported the
Chevrolet “T-boned” the
motorcycle.
An ambulance rushed
Mitchell to Providence St.
Mary Medical Center, Walla
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An SUV and motorcycle crashed Tuesday at the
intersection of Highway 11 and Crockett Road in
Milton-Freewater. The driver of the motorcycle was
flown to a Portland hospital and is in critical condition.
Walla, which transferred
him via an air ambulance to
Oregon Health & Science
University,
Portland.
Hospital
spokeswoman
Tracy Brawley said Mitchell
was in critical condition.
Oregon State Police Sgt.
Sterling Hall said, “He’s
lucky to be alive.”
Ambulances also took
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two Hermiston Police Department units
went to the area to assist. He said OSP
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trooper deployed a Taser because one
of the subjects was not cooperating, he
said, and the three suspects were taken
into custody.
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arrested Murillo at 6:45 p.m., and he was
charged with a Class A misdemeanor as
a felon in possession of brass knuckles.
He said Murillo, Cisneros and the minor
were all lodged in the Umatilla County
Jail in Pendleton following their arrests.
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attempted assault charge and is being
held on $50,000 bail.
Huxel said the investigation is
ongoing.
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conduct some more interviews on
possible witnesses, and some evidence
will be submitted to the crime lab for
evaluation ... It was good that we were
able to get that information out to the
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response in stopping that vehicle.”
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Rachel Lynn Ruchert, 59,
of Walla Walla, driver of the
SUV, and passenger Laurie
Susann Massey, 49, also of
Walla Walla, to St. Mary,
where they were treated and
released.
Hall said the crash inves-
tigation is ongoing, and it
was too early to say if there
would be citations or crim-
inal charges. He also said
Mitchell’s driver’s license
showed a Milton-Freewater
address, but state police
found he wasn’t living
there. Hall said police data
indicates Mitchell lives in
Weston. That also is what
Mitchell shows on his
Facebook page. Hall said
state police will check that
address as well.
Mitchell on April 3
posted about the motorcycle
on his Facebook page,
stating the 2003 model was
his second bike.