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RECORDS Tuesday, December 26, 2017 PUBLIC SAFETY LOG Editor’s note: Due to the Christmas holiday, some agencies did not provide police logs by press time. FRIDAY 6:10 a.m. - A law enforcement officer advised the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office his patrol car had been hit by another vehicle at North Main and Northeast Front streets, Boardman. 6:45 a.m. - A resident of Washington Lane, Irrigon, told the Morrow County Sheriff’s Officer her friend thinks her husband was killed, and asked to speak to a deputy. 10:01 a.m. - A large hole was cut in a fence in the 900 block of Cowl Street, Milton-Freewater. 10:45 a.m. - A Morrow County sheriff’s deputy dispatched an injured duck owned by a resident of the Blue Spruce Apartments, 61228 Highway 207, Heppner. 1:47 p.m. - A woman reported her purse stolen from the 400 block of North Columbia Street, Milton-Freewater. 6:17 p.m. - A resident of Northwest Baltimore and Northwest Gale streets, Heppner, reported kids were running through the alley behind her home and spray painting her walls and vehicle. 9:07 p.m. - A man driving on South First Street and West Highway 730 in Irrigon almost hit a pedestrian wearing all black. The caller said no one was injured, but the man he almost hit wanted to start a fight, then left heading west. The caller requested contact from a Morrow County sheriff’s deputy at his home. 10:01 p.m. - Irrigon ambulance and fire crews and the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office reported to the area of Southeast Division Road and Hoop N Holler Lane, Irrigon, after a 17-year-old male rolled his parents’ Suburban. The young man declined medical assistance. SATURDAY 4:40 a.m. - Boardman ambulance and fire crews and Oregon State Police responded to a rollover accident on eastbound Interstate 84 near Boardman. One person was taken by ambulance to Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston for treatment. 10:20 a.m. - A resident of Paterson Ferry Road, Irrigon, advised the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office his foster child stole a moped and he wanted to report it stolen. He said Umatilla police arrested the juvenile Thursday night and then released him to DHS. 10:37 a.m. - A woman rolled her pickup on Dee Cox Road north of Heppner and was taken to Pioneer Memorial Hospital for treatment by private vehicle. 12:23 p.m. - The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle that spun out on westbound Interstate 84 near Boardman and ended up in the median. There was no indication of injuries. SUNDAY 1:14 p.m. - A resident of Parkside Road, Boardman, reported a trespasser was cutting trees on the neighbor’s property. 3:45 p.m. - The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police were busy dealing with multiple accidents, slide- offs and reports of dangerous driving by semis on Interstate 84 near Boardman, Highway 207 near Echo and Heppner, and in and around Irrigon through about 9:30 p.m. 5:55 p.m. - A resident of East Second Street, Ione, reported a transformer on fire in the alley behind her home. The Ione Fire Department and Columbia Basin Electric Co-Op responded. 5:58 p.m. - A white pickup struck an ambulance on East Highway 730, Irrigon, and kept driving. Morrow County sheriff’s deputies were unable to locate the hit-and-run driver. ARRESTS, CITATIONS Friday •Milton-Freewater police arrested Luis Vazquez Mendez, 27, address not provided, for driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless driving. •Umatilla Tribal Police arrested Ryan Tyler Patrick, 32, of Pendleton, for dangerous drugs and criminal activity in drugs, both felonies, and on multiple warrants. Saturday •Hermiston police arrested Zeus Moses Gutierrez, 37, Connell, Wash., for second-degree theft, second-degree possession of forged instrument, giving false information, felony possession of methamphetamine and on a warrant. Sunday •Pendleton police arrested Brandy Nichole Thompson, 29, Jefferson, Ore., for second-degree trespass and felony possession of methamphetamine. •Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office arrested Steve Allen Steele, 73, of Hermiston, for third-degree assault and menacing. Monday •Oregon State Police arrested Devin Dixon, 27, no address provided, for driving under the influence of intoxicants. UPCOMING SERVICES TUESDAY, DEC. 26 No services scheduled WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27 BURKHARDT, LENORE — Graveside service at noon at the Hermiston Cemetery. 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 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.eastoregonian.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. 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ADD THRE E JU FRIED SH MBO RIMP 7.00 H AMLEY S TEAK H OUSE Court & Main, Pendleton 5 4 1 . 278 .1 1 0 0 LARGE PARTY RESERVATIONS AVAILABLE! By NATALIE POMPILIO Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — It was a bloody day in Phil- adelphia: five people shot or stabbed dead. One of the shooting victims was Trina Singleton’s 24-year-old son, Darryl. In this city of 1.6 million people that tallied 269 homi- cides last year, Darryl’s death on Sept. 13, 2016, earned him a few lines near the end of a newspaper story, his loss overshadowed by the death of a 21-year-old cousin of rap star Meek Mill. “He was totally over- looked,” Trina Singleton said. “There were so many people shot that day, he was a number.” Now a new website is working to show that Darryl and victims like him are more than statistics. Since the Philadelphia Obituary Project went live in June, it has posted more than 30 in-depth obitu- aries of city homicide victims from the past 18 months. “We want to talk about the lives of the people, not their deaths. To dignify them. To humanize them,” said Cletus Lyman, a city lawyer who has spent more than $10,000 to fund the project. “We want to complete the picture and show the community that we’re losing real people.” Lyman grew up in a small Pennsylvania town reading obituaries, everyone’s obituaries, because in a town that size, every citizen was considered worthy of coverage. As an adult, he found himself frustrated by the way the deaths, especially of those who met violent ends, were covered. Lyman found Albert Stumm, a former Associated Press editor who is now a freelancer based in Spain, to AP Photo/Matt Rourke In this Thursday, Dec. 21 photo, Trina Singleton poses for a photograph in Collingda- le, Pa., with a photograph of her eldest son Darryl who was murdered. The Philadel- phia Obituary Project, a new website, is working to show that homicide victims in Philadelphia are more than statistics. manage the site’s content. “This is an unapologeti- cally positive effort because there’s a lot of victim- blaming that goes around,” Stumm said. “Yes, many victims have gotten into trouble before they got killed. But how they got there is less important to us than who they were.” The obituaries will include information about a victim’s criminal past if the family chooses to talk about it, Stumm said. In instances where a known violent offender is killed, the website won’t seek further details, he said, noting a founder of the Junior Black Mafia, which terrorized the city for decades, was not profiled after his murder in December 2016. Stumm said he didn’t know of any other similarly broad private efforts, though he pointed out that some news organizations have tried to write about all homicide victims in a given time period. Obituaries are part of the ritual of grieving, said Frank Farley, an educational psychology professor at Phil- adelphia’s Temple University. “We memorialize because we ourselves hope to be memorialized,” Farley said. “For many, the fear of disap- pearing from life with no notation, nothing noted, is a very grim thing.” With newspapers having less space and fewer staff, it’s more likely that homicide victims won’t receive the due they had been given in years past, although grieving loved ones can always pay to put a death notice in the newspaper. Typically, newspapers write articles about the deaths of only well-known locals and other public figures. When the Philadelphia Obituary Project’s reporters began contacting the families of homicide victims last year, some were hesitant. Then the effort began to get traction. The tribute to Darryl Singleton in the Philadelphia Obituary Project notes he attended crime-scene inves- tigation camp in Baltimore one summer and was taking classes to be an emergency medical technician. It shares his paternal grandmother’s remembrance of the summers he and his brother spent at her home in Georgia and the trips they made to local nursing homes, where Darryl would sing songs like “I Believe I Can Fly.” These good memories, Trina Singleton said, have helped the family mourn. “We’re talking about what he accomplished, so his life isn’t summed up by some gunshots,” she said. “That’s important for us as we go forward.” COMING EVENTS For a complete listing of regional events, visit easternoregonevents.com TUESDAY, DEC. 26 HERMISTON SENIOR MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m., Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church par- ish hall, 565 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston. Cost is $4 for adults, free for children 10 and under, $4 for Meals on Wheels. Extra 50 cents for utensils/dishes. Bus service to parish hall by donation. (541-567-3582) BOARDMAN SENIOR MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m., Boardman Senior Center, 100 Tatone St., Boardman. Cost is $4 for seniors 55 and over or $5 for adults. (541- 481-3257) PENDLETON SENIOR MEAL SERVICE, 12-1 p.m., Pendleton Senior Center, 510 S.W. 10th St., Pendleton. 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) CRAFTERNOONS, 4:15 p.m., Pendleton Public Library, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Drop in for a group or individual craft project. All ages. (541-966-0380) THE ARC ACTIVITY NIGHT, 5:30-6:30 p.m., The ARC Umatil- la County, 215 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston. Games, crafts and re- freshments. (541-567-7615) PENDLETON EAGLES TA- COS AND BINGO, 6 p.m., Pend- leton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main St., Pendleton. Regular packet $10, special packet $5. Proceeds donated to local charities. Public welcome. (541-278-2828) INSIDE OUTSIDE THE LINES ADULT COLORING, 6-7:30 p.m., Irrigon Public Library, 490 N.E. Main St., Irrigon. Materials provid- ed. Bring snacks to share. (541- 922-0138) PENDLETON KNITTING GROUP, 6 p.m., Prodigal Son Brewery & Pub, 230 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton. (541-966-0380) DIY @ THE LIBRARY, 6-8 p.m., Pendleton Public Library, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. December: Luminarias. For adults only. Registration required, limited to 10. (541-966-0380) STORY AND CRAFT TIME, 6:30 p.m., Milton-Freewater Pub- lic Library, 8 S.W. Eighth Ave., Milton-Freewater. For elementary school-age children. (541-938- 8247) WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27 WALKING FOR WELLNESS, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Pendleton Recre- ation Center gymnasium, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Good mu- sic, new friends and indoor walking for health. Free. (541-276-8100) BABY & ME LEARN & PLAY, 10-10:45 a.m., Hermiston Pub- lic Library back entrance, 235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. Engaging children and getting them excit- ed about music, improving motor skills and sparking creativity while supporting early literacy develop- ment. For children ages newborn to 4 years and parent/guardian. (541-567-2882) STORY TIME, 11:15 a.m., Hermiston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. (541-567- 2882) STANFIELD SENIOR MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m., Stanfield Com- munity Center, 225 W. Roosevelt, Stanfield. Cost is $3.50 for seniors, $6 for others. (541-449-1332) PENDLETON SENIOR MEAL SERVICE, 12-1 p.m., Pendleton Senior Center, 510 S.W. 10th St., Pendleton. 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) ADULT BEGINNERS’ COM- PUTERS, 3-4 p.m., Pendleton Public Library meeting room, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Registration is required. Classes tailored to the needs of the attend- ees. (541-966-0380) BULLET JOURNALS, 6 p.m., Pendleton Public Library meet- ing room, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Meet and discuss de- sign, layout, technique and more. Washi tape and markers will be available. Free and no registration required. (541-966-0380) VEGAN/SUSTAINABLE LIV- ING POTLUCK SUPPER, 7 p.m., location varies, Pendleton. Bring a vegan dish and recipe. Gluten-free friendly group. Call to RSVP and for driving directions. (541-969- 3057) THURSDAY, DEC. 28 WALKING FOR WELLNESS, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Pendleton Recre- ation Center gymnasium, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Good mu- sic, new friends and indoor walking for health. Free. (541-276-8100) PRESCHOOL STORY TIME, 10:15-11 a.m., Pendleton Public Library, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Stories and activities for young children. (541-966-0380) PRESCHOOL STORY AND CRAFT TIME, 10:30 a.m., MIl- ton-Freewater Public Library, 8 S.W. Eighth Ave., Milton-Freewa- ter. (Lili Schmidt 541-938-8247) HERMISTON SENIOR MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m., Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church par- ish hall, 565 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston. Cost is $4 for adults, free for children 10 and under, $4 for Meals on Wheels. Extra 50 cents for utensils/dishes. Bus service to parish hall by donation. (541-567-3582) BOARDMAN SENIOR MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m., Boardman Senior Center, 100 Tatone St., Boardman. Cost is $4 for seniors 55 and over or $5 for adults. (541- 481-3257) PENDLETON SENIOR MEAL SERVICE, 12-1 p.m., Pendleton Senior Center, 510 S.W. 10th St., Pendleton. 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) SENSORY STORY TIME, 12:30 p.m., Boardman Public Li- brary, 200 S. Main St., Boardman. For children from birth to age 4. (541-481-2665) SKILLS FOR LIFE, 3-5 p.m., Pendleton Recreation Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Gym activities at 3 p.m., life skills at 4 p.m. for middle and high school students. Registration requested. (Suzanne Moore 541-276-3987) WINE AND FOOD EVENT, 5-8 p.m., Arts Portal Gallery, 508 N. Main St., Milton-Freewater. (Laura Rose 541-938-5516) WRITER’S GROUP, 5:30 p.m., Hermiston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. Writing support group offering encourage- ment, inspiration and motivation. All writers welcome. (Jodi Hansen 541-567-2882) YARN CLUB, 5:30 p.m., Herm- iston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. (541-567-2882) MEETINGS MORROW COUNTY PLAN- NING COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Port of Morrow Riverfront Cen- ter, 2 Marine Drive, Boardman. (Stephanie Loving 541-922- 4624) ing upper conference room, 110 N. Court St., Heppner. (Roberta Lutcher 541-676-9061) HERMISTON LIBRARY BOARD, 4 p.m., Hermiston Pub- lic Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. (541-567-2882) WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27 THURSDAY, DEC. 28 TUESDAY, DEC. 26 MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m., Bartholomew Government Build- SALVATION ARMY ADVISO- RY BOARD, 12 p.m., Salvation Army, 150 S.E. Emigrant Ave., MIDNIGHT BALLOON DROP DRINK & APPETIZER SPECIALS SPECIAL Page 5A Obituary project makes homicide victims more than just stats H amley S teak H ouse Pick 4 1 p.m.: 3-2-0-3 New Year’s Eve DINNER East Oregonian Live Music TYLER BROOKS and the HOOK — NO COVER — in the S LICKFORK SALOON starting at 9 PM Pendleton. (Susan Lamb 541- 276-3369) MILTON-FREEWATER LI- BRARY BOARD, 4 p.m., Mil- ton-Freewater Public Library, 8 S.W. Eighth Ave., Milton-Freewa- ter. (541-938-5531) UMATILLA COUNTY PLAN- NING COMMISSION, 6:30 p.m., Umatilla County Justice Center, 4700 N.W. Pioneer Place, Pend- leton. 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