RECORDS
Thursday, February 18, 2016
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
MONDAY
4:26 p.m. - A man reported the theft of his white 1995
Ford F150 pickup with expired Wyoming tags from Southeast
Greenwood Avenue, Irrigon.
6:12 p.m. - A driver reported two cars tried to make her pull
over on the westbound side of Interstate 84 near Boardman.
She said one car would drive in front of her, then slow down
while the second got right behind her, then they would switch
positions. One car was red, older and “banged up,” and the
other was blue and may have been a four-door Buick with a
large mirror across the windshield. The cars pulled off at exit
168. 3olice could not ¿nd the cars.
10 p.m. - Two males tried to get into a woman’s room at the
Sub Zero Motel, Irrigon.
TUESDAY
7:32 a.m. - A Pendleton woman on Southwest 29th Street
reported someone broke into her car during the night and stole
some items. A minute later, a man over at Pendleton Square
Apartments, 300 S.W. 28th 'rive, reported ¿nding a registration
and receipts belonging to the woman and a stereo in front of
his house. He said he was concerned someone broke into a
vehicle.
8:22 a.m. - Transients in a homeless camp on Umatilla
River Road and Interstate 82 moved their “junk/trash” from the
embankment to a parking area near the road, a caller said,
and Umatilla County’s code enforcement should do something
about it. She said it “makes the community look trashy.”
8:29 a.m. - Talking about trash, a caller told Pendleton
police someone dumped bags of trash, mail and a mattress at
Southeast 10th Street and Goodwin Avenue.
8:50 a.m. - Someone shot through a dining room window
on East Loop Road, Hermiston. The caller said the bullet was
on the Àoor on his home and it may have happed during the
previous evening.
8:56 a.m. - Umatilla police received complaints about the
homeless camp moving back toward the city from county
property.
9:33 a.m. - Burglars got away with several items from a
shop on Cobb Road, Milton-Freewater. The owner reported
the crime and said he would meet a Umatilla County sheriff’s
deputy.
110:05 a.m. - A Stan¿eld woman reported someone stole
her identity and now she has a $36,000 debt in Tennessee.
2:42 p.m. - A Umatilla woman reported a man she knows
stole $980 from her and a cellphone is also missing from her
house.
4:46 p.m. - A Pendleton man reported his ex-girlfriend took
his gun and sold it without his permission.
5:07 p.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Of¿ce received a
complaint about an owner neglecting a dog on North Townsend
Road near East Theater Lane, Hermiston. The caller said the
dog has been tied up all day for the past six months and it does
not appear to have food or water.
5:33 p.m. - A Umatilla man told police his wife was going to
call and say he hit her in the head.
6:42 p.m. - A female reported her mother kicked her out
of the house in Pendleton and now she is with her sister in
Athena. She said her mother now is texting her “mean things,”
such as telling her she is “into drugs and heroin and swear
words.” She also reported she saved the texts and would like to
show them to a Umatilla County sheriff’s deputy.
9:11 p.m. - A Milton-Freewater man reported the theft of his
white 2016 Toyota Camry from the 800 block of North Elizabeth
Street.
MEETINGS
THURSDAY, FEB. 18
HERMISTON IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, 4 p.m., district of-
¿ce conference room, 366 E.
Hurlburt Ave.
UMATILLA COUNTY SPE-
CIAL LIBRARY DISTRICT,
5:15 p.m., Pendleton City Hall
second Àoor jury room, 501
S.W. Emigrant Ave.
AT H E N A - W E S TO N
SCHOOL DISTRICT SPE-
CIAL MEETING, 6 p.m. exec-
utive session, special meeting
to follow, Athena Elementary
School, 375 S. Fifth St., Athe-
na.
UMATILLA RURAL FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT EX-
ECUTIVE SESSION, 6 p.m.,
Umatilla Fire Department, 305
Willamette St., McNary.
PENDLETON PLANNING
COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Pendle-
ton City Hall council chambers,
501 S.W. Emigrant Ave.
ECHO CITY COUNCIL, 4
p.m., 20 S. Bonanza St.
FRIDAY, FEB. 19
No meetings scheduled
MONDAY, FEB. 22
U M AT I L L A - M O R R O W
HEAD START, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,
New Hope Community Church
fellowship hall, 1350 S. High-
way 395, Hermiston. (Leanna
541-564-6878).
WESTLAND IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, 1 p.m., district
of¿ce, 77096 Highway 207,
Echo.
NIXYAAWII COMMUNITY
SCHOOL BOARD, 4:30 p.m.,
Nixyaawii Community School,
73300 July Grounds Lane,
Pendleton.
UMATILLA BASIN WA-
TERSHED COUNCIL, 6 p.m.,
Stafford Hansell Government
Center, 915 S.E. Columbia
Drive, Hermiston OR Pendle-
ton City Hall community room,
501 S.W. Emigrant Ave.
HERMISTON CITY COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Hermiston City
Hall, 180 N.E. Second St.
IRRIGON
COMMUNITY
PARK & RECREATION DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Irrigon Fire Sta-
tion, 705 N. Main St., Irrigon.
M I LT O N - F R E E WAT E R
CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Mil-
ton-Freewater Public Library
Albee Room, 8 S.W. Eighth St.
MORROW
COUNTY
HEALTH DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Pi-
oneer Memorial Hospital, 564
E. Pioneer Drive, Heppner.
LOTTERY
Tuesday, Feb. 16
Mega Millions
09-31-33-46-64
Mega Ball: 4
Megaplier: 3
Estimated jackpot: $94
million
Lucky Lines
03-06-09-16-FREE-20-21-
25-31
Estimated jackpot:
$20,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 7-4-4-9
4 p.m.: 4-5-2-7
7 p.m.: 9-5-2-6
10 p.m.: 5-7-6-1
Wednesday, Feb. 17
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 1-8-4-9
ADULT OPEN GYM, 6-7
a.m., Pendleton Recreation Cen-
ter, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave. Half-
court basketball for adults. (541-
276-8100).
WALKING FOR WELL-
NESS, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Pendle-
ton Recreation Center, 510 S.W.
Dorion Ave. (541-276-8100).
PRESCHOOL STORY AND
CRAFT TIME, 10:30 a.m., Mil-
ton-Freewater Public Library, 8
S.W. Eighth Ave. (Lili Schmidt
541-938-8247).
BOARDMAN
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 noon,
Boardman Senior Center, 100
Tatone St. Costs $4 for seniors
or $5 for adults. (541-481-3257).
HERMISTON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 noon,
Hermiston Senior Center, 435 W.
Orchard Ave. Costs $4 or free for
children under 10. Extra 50 cents
for utensils/dishes. Meals on
Wheels available. Transportation
arranged by donation. (541-567-
3582).
PENDLETON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 noon,
Pendleton Senior Center, 510
S.W. 10th St. Costs $3.50 or $6
for those under 60. Pool, puz-
zles, crafts, snacks, Second
Time Around thrift store 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. For Meals On Wheels, call
541-276-1926. (541-276-7101).
SKILLS FOR LIFE, 3-5 p.m.,
Pendleton Recreation Center,
510 S.W. Dorion Ave. Includes
gym activities and life skills for
middle and high school students.
Free, but registration requested.
(Danny Bane 541-379-4250).
STRAWBERRY
SHORT-
CAKE SNOWBERRY DAYS,
4:30 p.m., Pendleton Public Li-
brary, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave. Ages
0-7 can enjoy a screening of
“Snowberry Days” and an indoor
snowball ¿ght. Free, but registra-
tion required. (541-966-0380).
THE
ARC
UMATILLA
COUNTY BINGO, 6 p.m. doors
open, bingo starts at 7 p.m. 215
W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston.
(541-567-7615).
FIDDLER’S NIGHT, 6:30-
8:30 p.m., Brookside Assisted
Living, 980 W. Highland Ave.
Join jam session or just listen.
(541-567-3141).
PENDLETON
LITTLE
LEAGUE
REGISTRATION,
6:30-9 p.m., Pendleton City
Hall community room, 501 S.W.
Emigrant Ave. Cost is $60 per
athlete; can register at www.
pendletonlittleleague.com (pend-
letonlittleleague@gmail.com)
FIRST DRAFT WRITERS’
SERIES, 7 p.m., Pendleton Cen-
ter for the Arts, 214 N. Main St.
Features a reading by poet Brit-
tney Corrigan from her new work
“Navigation”; participants can
sign up for 3-5 minute open mic.
(541-278-9201).
FRIDAY, FEB. 19
ADULT OPEN GYM, 6-7
a.m., Pendleton Recreation
Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave.
Half-court basketball. (541-276-
8100).
WALKING FOR WELL-
NESS, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Pendle-
ton Recreation Center, 510 S.W.
Dorion Ave. (541-276-8100).
EOCI CAREER FAIR, 9-11
a.m. and 2-4 p.m., Eastern Ore-
gon Correctional Institution, 2500
Westgate, Pendleton. Seeking
applicants for nurses, food coor-
dinators, quali¿ed mental health
professionals and psychiatrists,
and correctional of¿cers. Tours of
the facility available. Profession-
al attire recommended; no blue
jeans allowed. Assistance avail-
able for ¿lling out applications.
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OBITUARIES
Arlen L. Buroker
Marlois Ann Keeney
Milton-Freewater
June 10, 1932-February 11, 2016
Hermiston
February 17, 1949-February 13, 2016
Arlen L. Buroker passed
away February 11, 2016, due
to complications from open
heart surgery.
Arlen was born on June
10, 1932, to parents Merrill
A. and Esther (Feigner)
Buroker. He grew up on
the family farm on the
Walla Walla River,
learning from an
early age the value
of hard work and the
love of horses. As a
young boy Arlen
helped harness the
team of Percheron
work horses and it
was his job to drive
the team pulling
the hay wagon,
even though he
was so young he
had to stand up
to work the hand
brake with both
feet. He also helped
his
stepmother
Helen (Shepherd)
Buroker to milk
the cows and feed
and care for the
hogs and sheep and
chickens. Always Buroker
enterprising, as a
very young boy Arlen raised
rabbits for meat and sold to
a local restaurant. An avid
and accomplished horseman
his whole life, at age 9 Arlen
started breaking the family
Shetland ponies to ride and
drive and perform various
“tricks,” and soon was well
known as a great hand with
horses and began training
horses and ponies for friends
and neighbors. He was an
active 4-H member with his
Guernsey dairy cows.
In 1946 when Arlen was
14, the family moved to a
farm along Dry Creek in
the Umapine area, where
the Buroker family remains
today.
Arlen
attended
Tum-a-Lum grade school and
graduated from McLoughlin
Union High School in 1950.
He was very active in FFA,
earning the Better Farming
Award, District Speaking
Contest and many more
accolades. He was chapter
president, Oregon state pres-
ident and received the pres-
tigious National American
Farmer Degree. He was also
honored by the Milton-Free-
water Junior Chamber of
Commerce as “Outstanding
Young Farmer,” winning
second place in the Oregon
State competition.
In October 1950 he
married his high school
sweetheart Patsy White,
eventually buying acreage
adjoining the family farm
in Umapine and building a
house there in 1960. In 2015
Patsy and Arlen celebrated
their 65th wedding anniver-
sary.
Arlen was very active
in community service and
local 4-H clubs
and FFA chapters.
He served on the
Milton-Freewater
Junior Show fair
board and Umatilla
County Fair board
(chairman), and the
Umatilla County
Planning Commis-
sion. He was an
excellent cattleman
and horseman and
farmer. He was a
voracious reader,
always
reading
various
trade
journals to keep up
on the latest trends
and innovations.
He loved raising
and working the
family beef cattle
herd, especially if
it could be done
from the back of
a horse. As a young man
he enjoyed traveling to
local rodeos and competing
in wild cow milking, cow
riding, and tie-down calf
roping.
After retiring Arlen and
Patsy traveled extensively
throughout the U.S. and
loved their many adventures
in their motor home, where
they met many new friends.
Preceded in death by his
mother and father, Merrill
and Esther Buroker, and
son-in-law Mike Elkington.
Survived by his beloved
wife Patsy, daughters Lorri
Wright, Merrilee Buroker
and Linda Hall; son-in-law
Tim Smock; grandchildren
Seth Elkington (wife Sara)
and Jennifer Elkington;
great-grandson
Charlie
Elkington; sister Calista
Berg (husband Larry); and
stepmother Helen Buroker.
A celebration of Arlen’s
life will be held at a later
date.
Memorial
contribu-
tions may be made to the
McLoughlin High School
FFA Chapter, Blue Mountain
Humane Society or Hospice
in care of the Munselle-
Rhodes Funeral Home, 902
S. Main, Milton-Freewater,
OR 97862.
To leave a condolence
for the family online visit:
www.munsellerhodes.com
UPCOMING SERVICES
THURSDAY, FEB. 18
RODRIGUEZ, CANDELARIO — Funeral mass at 1
p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 565 W. Herm-
iston Ave., Hermiston.
FRIDAY, FEB. 19
DEETER, ROBERT — Graveside service with military
honors at 3 p.m. at the Olney Cemetery mausoleum, Pendeton.
HOISINGTON, RICK — Visitation from 12 noon to 6
p.m. at Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop, 131 S.E.
Byers Ave., Pendleton.
FERGUISON, MIKE — Celebration of life potluck
gathering at 1 p.m. at the Oregon National Guard Armory, 900
S.E. Columbia Drive, Hermiston.
COMING EVENTS
THURSDAY, FEB. 18
East Oregonian
Marlois Ann Keeney was
born February 17, 1949, in
Niangua, Missouri, to parents
George William and Geneva
Pauline (Reese) Cain. She
died Saturday, February 13,
2016, in Hermiston, Oregon,
at the age of 66 years due to
heart-related health compli-
cations.
She graduated
from
Pendleton
High School. She
married
Robert
Keeney in 1989 in
Hawaii and worked
for the state of
Hawaii for many
years.
Marlois was an
excellent crafter of
beautiful lampwork Keeney
beads as well as
other crafts. She was very
close to her companion dog
Hoku. Sadly, Hoku passed
away the same evening as
Marlois. She had a love for
music and enjoyed playing
the organ and piano.
Marlois is survived by
sisters Janice (Al) Smith
of Keeau, Hawaii, Glenda
Phillips of Umatilla, Ore.,
Susan (Brett) Swearingen of
Pendleton, Ore., and Cindy
(Mark) Hobbs of Challis,
Idaho; brothers Jerry (Kay)
Cain of Grand Junction,
Colo., Wes (Jennie) Cain of
Pendleton, Ore., Tim (Leslie)
Cain of Pendleton, Ore., and
Randall (Sue) Cain of Cove,
Ore.; and many nieces and
nephews.
Marlois was preceded
in death by her
husbands, Robert
Coonrod and Robert
Keeney;
parents
George Cain and
Geneva
(Cain)
Keown;
brother
Larry L. Cain, and
infant brother Dale
E. Cain.
A gathering for
family and friends
will be held at 1:00
p.m. on Saturday,
February 20, 2016, at 72035
Tutuilla Road, Pendleton, OR
97801. A private burial will
be held later this summer.
Any correspondence may
be sent to the Tutuilla Road
address in care of Susan
Swearingen.
Please send condolences
at burnsmortuaryhermiston.
com
Burns Mortuary of Herm-
iston, Oregon, is in care of
arrangements.
Robert ‘Bob’ Wallace Sr.
Pendleton
June 14, 1943-February 14, 2016
Robert (Bob) Wallace Sr.
passed away February 14,
2016, in Pendleton, Oregon.
He was 72 years old.
A
memorial
service will be held
Saturday, February
20, 2016, at 2:00
p.m. at the Kingdom
Hall of Jehovah’s
Witnesses
in
Pendleton. Sign the
online condolence
book at www.
b u r n s m o r t u a r y.
com.
Burns
Mortuary of Pend-
leton is in charge of
arrangements.
Bob was born
June 14, 1943, in
Twin Falls, Idaho, Wallace
to William (Bill)
Harvey
Wallace
and Fern (Magof¿n) Wallace.
He
attended
school
in Twin Falls, Rich¿eld,
Shoshone, and Bellevue,
Idaho, and graduated in
1961. He served in the Navy
1962-1966 and was stationed
in Guam for a portion of that
time. He worked for Hertz
Rent a Car in Boise while
attending college after his
stint in the Navy. Bob also
worked for a taxi service as
well as Sun Valley Travels,
where he met and married
Lynda Dunbar in August
1969. He was most known
for ranching as he worked
for several Blaine County
ranches growing mainly
barley for Coors
and hay.
He was baptized
April 8, 1973, at the
Jehovah’s Witness
Convention
in
Brigham, Utah. He
was a loyal servant
of Jehovah for the
remainder of his
life.
He is survived
by his wife, Lynda
Wallace of Pend-
leton, Oregon; his
six children, Joni
Taft of Pendleton,
Ore., Ginger Went-
worth of Pend-
leton, Ore., Robert
Wallace Jr. of Bellevue,
Idaho, Sandy Chitwood of
Bellevue, Idaho, David and
wife Danielle Wallace of
Pendleton, Ore., and Tom
Wallace of Bellevue, Idaho;
nine grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren;
two
sisters, Mary Shoemaker of
Bellevue, Idaho, and Delores
Rezendez of Torrington,
Wyoming; two brothers,
Jerry Wallace of Shoshone,
Idaho, and Jim Wallace of
Eckert, Colorado; and many
nieces and nephews.
DEATH NOTICES
Irene Ruby Mowan
Kennewick, Wash.
March 17, 1916-Feb. 17, 2016
Former Hermiston and Pendleton resident Irene Ruby
Mowan, 99, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, in Kennewick,
Wash. She was born March 17, 1916, in Backus, Minnesota.
Arrangements are pending at Burns Mortuary of Hermiston.
Sign the online guest book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
BRIEFLY
(Heather 541-278-3610 or Trish
541-278-7352).
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 Library, 502 S.W. Dorion
Ave. (541-966-0380).
STORY & CRAFT TIME, 2
p.m., Echo Public Library, 20 Bo-
nanza St.
AFTER SCHOOL STORY
TIME, 4 p.m., Pendleton Public
Library, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave.
East Oregonian photographer
E.J.Harris will talk about his
work. Older siblings welcome.
(541-966-0380).
NIGHT AT THE CHIL-
DREN’S MUSEUM, 5-8:30 p.m.,
Children’s Museum of Eastern
Oregon, 400 S. Main St., Pend-
leton. Includes dinner, games,
crafts and a movie. Costs $20
members/$25
non-members,
$10 for each additional child.
Preregistration required. (541-
276-1066).
VFW BINGO, doors open at
6 p.m., games start at 7 p.m.,
Hermiston VFW, 45 W. Cherry
St.
FOLK NIGHT, 7-9 p.m.,
Pendleton Center for the Arts,
214 N. Main St. Contra and
Western-style dancing, live mu-
sic, live callers and lots of fun.
Admission is $5, or $8 per cou-
ple; no partner necessary. (541-
278-9201).
“LILY,
THE
FELON’S
DAUGHTER,” 7:30 p.m., First
Christian Church, 518 S. Main
St., Milton-Freewater. Old-fash-
ioned melodrama presented by
the Milton-Freewater Melodra-
ma Actors. Admission is $8 for
adults, $5 for students. (Nancy
Wolfe 541-938-5312 or Helen
Richartz 541-558-3969).
Portland author to
sign new book
PENDLETON —
Portland author Tom
Towslee will be on hand as
he signs and discusses his
new book, “Paradise Girls.”
Towslee, a
former journalist and
communications director for
Sen. Ron Wyden, will share
about the novel and sign
copies of the book Saturday
from 1-3 p.m. at Armchair
Books, 39 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton.
The book details the
experiences of freelance
writer John Standard in
Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
Although he went there
to relax, he is thrust
into an investigation of
the disappearance of a
millionaire’s granddaughter
from Portland. It is suspected
that the young woman has
become one of the Paradise
Girls — young American
girls who are kidnapped
from their homes and forced
into prostitution in Mexico.
The book received a thumbs
up from author Phillip
Margolin, who compared the
book’s hero to hard-bitten
detective Travis McGee.
For more information,
call 541-276-7323.
Boardman hosts
weekly tax help
BOARDMAN —
Walk-in tax help is available
Wednesdays in Boardman.
People can receive
assistance with completing
their income tax forms
through AARP Tax Aid.
No appointments are
needed. People can drop in
Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Boardman Senior
Center, 101 Tatone St. The
service continues through
April 6.
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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.
2/17 - 2/18
Cineplex Show Times
$5 Classic Movie
2/24 12:00 PM
BROADWAY DANNY ROSE
DEADPOOL (R)
4:40 7:10 9:40
HOW TO BE SINGLE (R)
4:30 7:00 9:30
KUNG FU PANDA 2 (PG)
2D: 5:00 7:30
3D : 10:00
ZOOLANDER 2 (PG13)
4:50 7:20 9:50
THE CHOICE (PG13)
7:40
DIRTY GRANDPA (R)
5:10
THE FINEST HOURS (PG13)
10:10
Credit & Debit Cards accepted
Cineplex gift cards available
* Matinee Pricing
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541-966-1850
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