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RECORDS East Oregonian PUBLIC SAFETY LOG OBITUARIES DEATH NOTICES FRIDAY Johnnie O. England Romeo E. ‘Buck’ Bolen Hermiston January 17, 1937 - June 26, 2017 Milton-Freewater Oct. 11, 1929 - June 30, 2017 Tuesday, July 4, 2017 12:49 a.m. - Pendleton police were called to the vicinity of Southwest 17th Street and Emigrant Avenue after reports of several intoxicated males who were yelling at people in passing vehicles and trying to incite them to stop and fight. 7:29 a.m. - A passerby on Southwest Birch Street, Pilot Rock, called police to report a person in a blue Nissan 350 Z sports car with no license plates and “wrecked on both sides” was passed out behind the wheel and couldn’t be wakened. The caller couldn’t tell whether the driver was male or female. Pilot Rock police investigated. 9:15 a.m. - Medication was reported stolen from a resi- dence on Stiller Lane, Milton-Freewater. The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office took a theft report. 10:05 a.m. - Hermiston police were asked to check on a woman who was reportedly lying on the concrete on the north side of Newport Park, 515 E. Newport Ave. 10:47 a.m. - A Umatilla resident reported an attempted burglary at his home on Kiwi Court sometime during the previous night. 10:59 a.m. - The landlord of a residence on South Third Street, Athena, reported a staircase stolen from a rental property and posited that the previous tenant had absconded with it. 11:15 a.m. - Umatilla County dispatch was notified of a tree that had fallen on phone and cable lines on Diagonal Road, Hermiston. 11:15 a.m. - Pendleton police and Cascade Natural Gas were called to a rental property on Northeast Riverside Drive, Pendleton, after a backhoe hit an underground gas line, causing a leak. 3:07 p.m. - Umatilla police took a report of a vehicle vandalized in the parking lot at Umatilla High School, 1460 Seventh St. 9:28 p.m. - Pendleton police looked for, but were unable to find, a reported suicidal subject on the 10th Street Bridge. 9:52 p.m. - An intoxicated man on a porch on Walla Walla Street, Umatilla, was removed by Umatilla police. 9:53 p.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a burglary at a residence on Despain Gulch Road, Pendleton. SATURDAY 12:55 a.m. - A resident of West Van Buren Street, Athena, called the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office when she was awakened by someone banging on her door. 2:15 a.m. - Four cows were killed and another injured when they wandered onto Highway 207 near Simplot Road outside Hermiston. Two vehicles also were damaged during the crash, and another cow was chased up Simplot Road to get it off the highway. 5:19 a.m. - A resident of South Hill Apartments, 248 S.W. 28th Drive, Pendleton, reported a man trying to break into his vehicle. 9:05 a.m. - The trailer of a semi rig came unhooked at the intersection of West Elm Avenue and Northwest 11th Street, Hermiston, blocking the intersection. 10:14 a.m. - Stanfield police received a report of four men carrying shotguns at North Slope Mobile Home Park, 650 N. Lucy St. 1:15 p.m. - Calls about burglaries and attempted burglaries continued with reports from residents of Cold Springs Loop and Highway 204 near Weston. 6:01 p.m. - A woman who was assaulted by her sister on Northwest Dawn Drive, Hermiston, reported her face was now swollen and asked for contact from a Hermiston officer. 10:02 p.m. - Pendleton police responded to a report of shots fired near Night Moves Body Art, 608 S.E. Dorion Ave., but were unable to locate a shooter. 11:30 p.m. - Hermiston police were called to check on a man crawling on the ground and acting strange on Northwest 12th Street, but were unable to find the man. SUNDAY 12:31 a.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office deter- mined that a report of a dog stabbed during an attempted burglary on East Punkin Center Road, Hermiston, was unfounded. 12:50 a.m. - Hermiston and Stanfield police and Umatilla County sheriff’s deputies were called to a business on North First Street, Hermiston, on a report of several subjects fighting inside and outside the business. 1:59 a.m. - A report of a fight and a woman with a knife brought Pendleton police to a residence on Southwest 17th Street. 3:26 p.m. - Pilot Rock police investigated, but were unable to locate, a reported explosion in the area. 5:33 p.m. - A woman at McNary Dam near Umatilla called Oregon State Police to report finding a pill bottle containing a small bag with white residue on the grounds. An officer retrieved the bottle, but was unable to test the insufficient amount of powder. He was also unable to check the bottle for fingerprints, as the caller had handled the bottle with her bare hands for about 30 minutes. The bottle was logged into evidence for destruction. 5:51 p.m. - A resident of South Highway 395, Hermiston, reported a possible burglary in progress and wasn’t sure if someone was still inside, and requested contact from Hermiston police. 6:32 p.m. - A fight at Warehouse Beach near Umatilla brought Umatilla County sheriff’s deputies to the scene to break it up. ARRESTS, CITATIONS Weekend arrests for driving under the influence of intoxi- cants will be reported as part of a larger story in Wednesday’s East Oregonian. MEETINGS TUESDAY, JULY 4 No meetings scheduled WEDNESDAY, JULY 5 MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSION- ERS, 9 a.m., Bartholomew Government Building upper con- ference room, 110 N. Court St., Heppner. (541-676-9061) UMATILLA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSION- ERS, 9 a.m., Umatilla County Courthouse room 130, 216 S.E. Fourth St., Pendleton. (Doug Ol- sen 541-278-6208) HERMISTON AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 4 p.m., Hermiston Airport lounge, 1600 Airport Way, Hermiston. (541-567-5521) BLUE MOUNTAIN BOARD OF EDUCATION, 6:30 p.m., Blue Mountain Community Col- lege Pioneer Hall boardroom, 2411 N.W. Carden Ave., Pendle- ton. (Shannon Franklin 541-278- 5951) CONDON CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Condon City Hall, 128 S. Main St., Condon. (541-384- 2711) UMATILLA RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Umatilla Fire Department, 305 Willamette St., Umatilla. (541-922-2770) THURSDAY, JULY 6 ADAMS PLANNING COM- MISSION, 6:30 p.m., Adams City Hall, 190 N. Main St., Ad- ams. (541-566-9380) PENDLETON PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Pendle- ton City Hall council chambers, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pend- leton. (541-276-7811) FRIDAY, JULY 7 No meetings scheduled SALE starts July 5th Saager’s Shoe Shop MONDAY, JULY 10 IRRIGON FIRE DISTRICT, 7 a.m., Irrigon Fire Department, 705 N.E. Main Ave., Irrigon. (541-922-3133) PENDLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT, 6 p.m., Pendleton School District office, 107 N.W. 10th St., Pendleton. (541-276- 6711) AT H E N A - W E S TO N SCHOOL DISTRICT, 6 p.m., Weston Middle School library, 205 E. Wallace, Weston. July meeting includues executive session at 6 p.m., budget hear- ing at 6:45 p.m. and special board of directors meeting at 7 p.m. (Kim Thul 541-566-3551) HERMISTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, 6:30 p.m., district office, 502 W. Standard Ave., Hermiston. (541-667-6000) M I LT O N - F R E E WAT E R SCHOOL DISTRICT, 6:30 p.m., Central Middle School, 306 S.W. Second St., Milton-Freewater. (541-938-3551) HEPPNER CITY COUNCIL, 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 CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Mil- ton-Freewater Public Library Al- bee Room, 8 S.W. Eighth Ave., Milton-Freewater. (541-938- 5531) PILOT ROCK FIRE DIS- TRICT, 7 p.m., Pilot Rock Fire Department, 415 N.E. Elm St., Pilot Rock. (541-443-4522) There is a line outside the gates of Heaven, and there is no doubt in my mind who put it there — it was John. It was a game he played with us; if he beat us he would draw a line in our driveway. Our goal was to beat him and rub out his line. Like always, he beat us and drew his line first. Born January 17, 1937, in Grant, Nebraska, he moved to Plattsmouth, Neb., where he would meet the love of his life. Although as children the most romantic thing they did was squirrel hunting, John and England Cecelia started dating in high school. Shortly after graduating, they were married July 7, 1957. Together they would face everything head- on, because they knew they had one another for 60 years. John was in the military for 31 years as a Navy SEABEE. Later he worked for the State Department, which would take him all over the world. Germany was his favorite because he was able to live there with his family. Although over the years he missed many holidays and birth- days, there was never a holiday without letters to his loved ones. Home videos were sent for the moments he missed with his family. In return he sent photos wherever he was stationed in the world at the time. He retired in 1983 as a Senior Chief in the Navy. He spent the rest of his life in Hermiston with his wife and two children on a small farm. John worked and volun- teered in the community. He was always a giving man throughout his life and even in his death; he chose to give his body to science to help others. The last important thing you would know, if you knew John, is that his lucky number was seven. From his birth, marriage and even his passing, there was always a seven in the date. His first, middle and last names all had seven letters in them. As did his wife, Cecelia M. England — she has seven letters in her name. They continued this tradition with their two children, Clinton W. England and Roberta M. Downes, both of Hermiston. John is survived by his wife, his children, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. His celebration of life will be held at a later date at New Beginnings Christian Fellowship in Hermiston. Page 5A Romeo E. “Buck” Bolen, 87, of Milton-Freewater died Friday, June 30, 2017, in Milton-Freewater. He was born Oct. 11, 1929, in Chelan, Wash. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 7 at 1 p.m. at the Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home chapel in Milton-Freewater. Concluding services and inter- ment will follow at the Milton-Freewater Cemetery. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Barbara L. Good Milton-Freewater July 21, 1943-July 1, 2017 Barbara L. Good, 73, of Milton-Freewater died Saturday, July 1, 2017, at her home. She was born July 21, 1943, in Portland. A memorial service will be held Thursday, July 6 at 11 a.m. at the First Chris- tian Church in Milton-Freewater. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater is in charge of arrangements. UPCOMING SERVICES TUESDAY, JULY 4 No services scheduled WEDNESDAY, JULY 5 No services scheduled OBITUARY POLICY The East Oregonian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include small photos and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punc- tuation and style. Expanded death notices will be published at no charge. These include information about services. Obit- uaries and notices can be submitted online at www.eastore- gonian.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. With fight for Mosul in final stage, militants strike back By SUSANNAH GEORGE and ANDREA ROSA Associated Press MOSUL, Iraq — With the fight for Mosul in its final stage Monday, Islamic State militants sent female suicide bombers hidden among fleeing civilians, while Iraqi forces and the U.S.-led coali- tion unleashed punishing airstrikes and artillery fire that set dozens of buildings ablaze. At least one Iraqi soldier was killed and five were wounded in the two separate suicide attacks, the military said. On Sunday, a bomber in women’s clothing killed 14 people at a camp for displaced residents in Anbar province, a provincial offi- cial said. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. “These tactics don’t surprise me,” said Sgt. Ahmed Fadil, who patrolled Mosul’s Old City just 50 meters yards from the front. The militants “have nowhere to go. They’re trapped,” he said. Monday’s two suicide bombings against Iraqi soldiers followed three other such attacks by women — some of them teenagers — in the previous two days, said Sgt. Ali Abdullah Hussein. A soldier displayed the school ID card retrieved from the body of one of the bombers, showing her to be only 15. The photo was of serious young woman in a white hijab and indicated she had studied in Bangladesh. “Most of the people who blew themselves up today are women,” said special forces Lt. Col. Salam Hussein. He added that seven women strapped with explosives approached the troops Monday, “but thank God, our units stopped (them).” AP Photo/Felipe Dana A woman holds a young injured girl as Iraqi forces continue their advance against Islamic State militants in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Monday. Government troops advancing through the Old City were using rougher tactics to clear the remaining pockets of IS forces. The tempo of airstrikes was so great Monday that coalition aircraft couldn’t keep up with the requests for air support from Iraqi ground forces. Instead, they sought approval for artillery strikes. Associated Press drone footage showed the result: dozens of buildings burning in the Old City. While shops have reopened and civilian traffic fills streets in retaken neighborhoods, thick black smoke continued to rise just a few kilometers away from IS-held territory on the bank of the Tigris River that divides Iraq’s second-largest city. The area controlled by the militants is less than half a square mile. Islamic State militants swiftly overran Mosul in 2014. The U.S.-backed offensive to retake the city was launched in October and has proceeded slowly, even though Iraqi political and military officials had vowed to declare victory by the end of 2016. Iraqi forces began their push to retake the Old City in mid-June. Even though the militants are squeezed into smaller and smaller territory, the danger remains for units like Fadil’s. When they heard cries from civilians just around the corner, he and his colleagues rushed their commanding officer to safety into a nearby home that already had been cleared. They yelled at the group of sobbing women and children to hurry past. Fadil explained the reason for their caution. “They cry and then — boom! They explode themselves,” he said. “The closer we get to victory, the more suicide bombers they will send.” At one screening point, soldiers anxiously held civilians back at gunpoint, shouting at men and boys to strip to their underwear. Hussein, of the special forces, and a group of about a dozen men searched on foot Monday for more suicide bombers. An informant pointed out a house occupied by IS fighters. A soldier kicked in a door, shouted a warning and threw two grenades into the front room. A second soldier stuffed a rag into a plastic jug of gasoline, lit it and threw it inside. “There are some suicide bombers who refuse to leave the houses, so we’re forced to deal with them with smoke and fire and hand grenades,” Hussein said, noting that the troops burned only the basement, not the house. 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