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RECORDS Friday, March 31, 2017 East Oregonian PUBLIC SAFETY LOG OBITUARIES DEATH NOTICES WEDNESDAY 12:05 a.m. - A Hermiston woman on Southeast Eighth Street called police to trespass a male who refused to leave her house. 1:01 a.m. - They had the melted chocolate, but not the marshmallows or graham crackers. The Boardman Rural Fire Protection District responded to a trailer fire on the westbound side of Interstate 84 near milepost 173. Boardman fire marshal Marty Broadbent said the rig was hauling Hershey bars, Kit Kats and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. “That was a real heart breaker,” he said. The driver unhooked the tractor from the trailer and pulled away from the flames and was not injured, Broadbent said. The crew worked on the fire until about 4 a.m., he said, then received a second call to the fire at 5:30 a.m. Boardman said the only losses were the trailer and the chocolate, and he has heard plenty of s’mores jokes. 4:41 a.m. - Hermiston police received a report of a vehicle theft on East Wilshire Avenue. 8:15 a.m. - Vandals threw eggs at several vehicles on Northeast Gladys Drive, Hermiston. 8:51 a.m. - Pendleton police received a report of a vehicle break-in on Southeast 10th Street, and then a caller a few minutes past noon said someone during the night entered another vehicle near the first break-in. 10:02 a.m. - A Hermiston man reported someone cashed checks using his account information. 10:07 a.m. - A caller reported the theft of a fifth-wheel trailer from Margaret Avenue and Highway 395, Umatilla. 11:21 a.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 9-1-1 report of a male pushing a female at Locust Mobile Village trailer park, 1501 N. Elizabeth St., Milton-Freewater. 12:38 p.m. - A Milton-Freewater resident on the 1400 block of Chestnut Street reported someone drove into her motor home earlier in the week. 1:35 p.m. - Employees at the Pendleton Rite Aid, Melanie Square, 1900 S.W. Court Ave., told police they found a possible stolen or fraudulent $100 bill. 2:42 p.m. - An employee at Smoke City, 125 S.E. Fourth St., Hermiston, reported the theft of a $200 vape kit. 4:35 p.m. - A man at the Pendleton Wal-Mart, 2203 S.W. Court Ave., told police someone stole his PlayStation, laptop and more from the back of his pickup. 5 p.m. - Two males fought outside a Stanfield home on the corner of East Harding Avenue and North Wayne Street. 5:28 p.m. - A resident on West Beebe Avenue, Hermiston, complained about the neighbor’s dogs making waste in her yard. She said she even has it on video. 6:53 p.m. - Columbia Harvest Foods, 1411 Sixth St., Umatilla, advised police a remodeling crew would be in the store most of the night working on a new kitchen. 9:56 p.m. - Umatilla police received a report that a student driver refused to get out of a semi at the Umatilla Port of Entry. Dr. Robert G. Rives DDS Peggy D. Favorit Pendleton March 31, 1920-October 24, 2016 Umatilla Feb. 9, 1953-March 28, 2017 Two sentenced for kidnapping, assault over destroyed property BEND (AP) — An Oregon woman and a California man will spend several years in prison for kidnapping and assaulting a couple that stayed in their home. The Bulletin reports that 36-year-old Alisha Bryden was sentenced Tuesday to 6 ½ years in prison and 37-year-old Jeremiah Degraw was sentenced to 7 ½ years in prison on Wednesday. Both entered guilty pleas in exchange for amended charges last week. Degraw and Bryden are accused of retaliating against a couple who rented a room from Bryden and then stole and destroyed his possessions. After the theft, Degraw and Bryden went to their guest's room to confront them. A fight ensued and Bryden and Degraw restrained their victims and severely beat them. Later, Bryden and Degraw called their victims' family members and asked for ransom money. Shore leave was canceled for an old sailor. Dr. Robert G. Rives joined the Navy the month after the attack on Pearl Harbor from his childhood home in Pembroke, Kentucky, to begin a 40-year career in uniform. Born in Pembroke March 31, 1920, he died in Pendleton, Oregon, October 24, 2016, of natural causes. Soon after joining the Navy, the young seaman took advantage of a Navy program to study dentistry at the University of Louis- ville, then adminis- tered to Navy men and women until his retirement in 1982. Bob, as most knew him, retired as a Navy captain after serving on three carriers, including assignments to multiple war zones and to the Naval Academy at Annap- olis, Md. He was also generous with Rives his time, mentoring officers and sailors under his command. The son of western Kentucky farmer, George Rives (known as the Wheat King of Christian County), and his wife Katherine Graham, Bob often remi- nisced on the pleasures of driving a steel-wheeled tractor equipped with metal lugs down a rutted dirt road, harvesting wheat, milking cows and churning butter for his mother. He was stationed in Boston early in his career, where he met and married Laura Lundstrom on May 9, 1944, a match that continued 63 years until her death at 83 on December 12, 2007, in Pendleton. The Navy wife accompanied Bob to stations at both ends of the country and to such ports as Guam and the Philippines. Their daughter, Susan, was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on Jan. 5, 1950, and accompanied them to both the Philippines and Guam, where she met and married Charles Denight. In addition to the U of Louisville Dental School, Bob attended Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, Ky., and graduated Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green. Bob’s passions were history, crossword puzzles, trains and old tractors. After moving to Pendleton in 2007, he never missed the annual Old Iron Show in Roy Raley Park in Pendleton. For many years he built and ran various model train layouts. He might have been one of the few in Pendleton who relished the opportunity to sit in traffic and watch a train pass. Bob was a volunteer at Heri- tage Station, the museum of the Umatilla County Historical Society, for several years. Prior to moving to Pendleton, he spent many years as a volunteer with his wife, Laura, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, where they lived for 25 years after his retirement from the Navy. He also volunteered for Meals on Wheels. In addition to his daughter, Susan Rives-Denight, Pendleton, and her husband, Charles, Bob is survived by granddaughters Susan Laura Denight, Warm Springs, Ore., and Cristin Emmalynn Denight, Portland, Ore.; great-granddaughter Unah Malachite Rives Leonard, Portland; nephew George Peyton Kirk, Littleton, N.H.; nieces Nancy Rives McCann, Newberg, Ore., and Helen Rives, Gig Harbor, Wash.; cousin Walter A. Graham, Lexington, Ky.; and a host of members of his extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister Martha Kirk, Pleasant Hill, Calif.; brother George Rives, Portland, Ore.; and nephew Douglas Rives, Seattle, Wash. A celebration of life is being planned for a later date in Pendleton. Peggy D. Favorit, 64, of Umatilla died Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Richland, Wash. She was born Feb. 9, 1953, in Hood River. A private family celebration will be held. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com Darryl Stephen ‘Steve’ McGee Pendleton March 6, 1941-March 29, 2017 Darryl Stephen “Steve” McGee, 76, of Pendleton died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at his home. He was born March 6, 1941, in Pendleton. Arrangements are with Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop. Thomas James ‘Jim’ Power Hermiston Jan. 24, 1925-March 29, 2017 Thomas James “Jim” Power, 92, of Hermiston died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Hermiston. He was born Jan. 24, 1925, in Pendleton. At his request, no service will be held. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com UPCOMING SERVICES FRIDAY, MARCH 31 WHITE, JOHN — Graveside service at 1 p.m. at Olney Cemetery, Pendleton. SATURDAY, APRIL 1 BREHAUT, DANNY — Services at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 201 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. GREEN, GWYNETH — Memorial service at 2 p.m. at Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main St., Milton-Freewater. KNIFONG, LINDA — Memorial service at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Enterprise, 1420 W. North St., Enterprise REYNOLDS, RONALD — Celebration of life service at 2 p.m. at the Irrigon Marina, end of Northeast 10th Street, Irrigon. SULLIVAN, WALTER — Memorial service at 11 a.m. in the chapel at the Summerville Cemetery. WHITE, JOHN — Memorial service at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 2001 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, Wash. OBITUARY POLICY The East Oregonian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can in- clude small photos and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Expanded death notices will be published at no charge. These in- clude information about services. Obituaries and notices can be submitted online at www.eastorego- nian.com/obituaryform, by email to obits@eastoregonian.com, by fax to 541-276-8314, placed via the funeral home or in person at the East Oregonian office. For more information, call 541-966-0818 or 1-800-522-0255, ext. 221. HONORS CWU names winter honor roll students CHENEY, Wash. — Local students named to the Winter Term honor roll at Central Washington University for the 2016-17 academic year include: FRIDAY, MARCH 31 No meetings scheduled MONDAY, APRIL 3 Students throughout the Hermiston School District sparred for the top prize in a literary contest that’s become increasingly popular throughout the state: the Battle of the Books. Hermiston had a strong showing at all three grade levels, with the Rocky Heights Elementary School team besting all comers in the region to go to the state competition, while Hermiston High School’s team took second at regionals. The statewide event assigns students at each grade level a selection of fiction books, which students gather into teams of four to read and discuss. The teams are then quizzed on those books in head- to-head competitions. After making it to the top of their respective schools, teams went to a regional competition at Blue Mountain Community College. Rocky Heights beat a pool of 21 teams, including Highland Hills in the finals, to become the regional champions. The team, which includes Cate Doherty, Eleanor Larsen, Caden Lloyd and Glen Lystrup, will compete at the state competition April 8 in Salem. “We have an amazing team,” said Melissa Doherty, a Rocky Heights third grade teacher and coach of the winning team. “They gave up every recess to stay in the classroom and study, they made up their own battle questions — I’ve been so impressed.” Doherty said the competition has challenged students to read books they wouldn’t ordinarily pick up. At the state level, the students will be quizzed on the same 16 books they read for the previous competitions, but the questions will be much more difficult and specific. STOKES LANDING SENIOR CENTER BOARD, 6 p.m., Stokes Landing Senior Center, 195 N.W. Opal Place, Irrigon. (Karen 541- 922-3137) HEPPNER PLANNING COM- MISSION, 7 p.m., Heppner City Hall, 111 N. Main St., Heppner. (541-676-9618) M I LT O N - F R E E WAT E R PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 LOTTERY Wednesday, March 29 Photo contributed by Delia Wallis Ethan Atkinson, Chance Frederickson, Quincy Nordyke and Jessica Fer- guson were on the Hermiston High School Battle of the Books team that competed at regionals. At Rocky Heights, the winning team will also face off against a team of teachers on April 7. At the high school level, students usually read about 12 titles per team — often splitting the workload. Most are contemporary titles, but usually one or two classics are included. Seven teams competed within the high schools. A team of sophomores who called themselves The Book Tumors won the school-wide competition. That team, comprised of Ethan Atkinson, Jessica Ferguson, Chance Frederickson and Quincy Nordyke, went to the regional tournament and competed against several other high schools: Adrian, Baker City, Imbler Charter, Ione Community and Jordan Valley. Frederickson said his team went over some of the questions together, focusing on books they were quizzed on most during the first few rounds, but said the main preparation was just reading the books. He said most of the questions tested the students’ knowledge of facts and chronology of events in each book. At Sandstone Middle School, a team of sixth graders took the top prize. The Eragonic Readers, featuring Karter Arrit, Elizabeth Doherty, Gavin Doherty and Everett Wicks, had to compete for their victory in two matches in front of the entire school. Armand Larive’s champions bested a field of thirty-plus teams to win. The Seventh Grade Wonders of the World, featuring Hunter McDonald, Alyssa Miller, Bridget Sanders and Emma Williamson, were the school’s winners. Delia Wallis, the librarian for Herm- iston secondary schools, said she and the students were both surprised and excited they did so well, and she looks forward to having many students participate again. 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(541-276-6711) WESTON LIBRARY BOARD, 5:30 p.m., Weston Public Library, 108 E. Main St., Weston. (541- 566-2378) IRRIGON PLANNING COM- MISSION, 6 p.m., Irrigon City Hall, 500 N.E. Main St., Irrigon. (541- 922-3047) MEACHAM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, 6 p.m., Meacham Fire Department, Mea- cham. (541-786-2069) STANFIELD CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Stanfield City Hall council chambers, 160 S. Main St., Stan- field. (541-449-3831) UMATILLA CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Umatilla City Hall council chambers, 700 Sixth St., Umatilla. (541-922-3226) 3/31 - 4/2 Cineplex Show Times $5 Classic Movie 4/5 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES Fri - Wed, Mar. 31 - April 5, 2017 Subject to change. Check times daily. Destiny Theatres B OSS B ABY Live Music Jordynn Pendleton: Russell and Delaney Clem; Hermiston: JT Austin Harman; Stanfield: Sarah Lawrence; Umatilla: Camille Grove. 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