RECORDS
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
PUBLIC SAFETY LOG
MONDAY
1:33 a.m. - Boardman fire, ambulance and police responded
to Baja Court for a shed on fire. Crews extinguished the blaze.
7:35 a.m. - Oregon State Police responded to the Boardman
Rest Area on the eastbound side of Interstate 84 near milepost
160 after someone broke into the rest area’s maintenance
vehicle. Police found approximately $500 worth of chemicals,
work equipment and personal belongings were missing. The
crime occurred between 4 p.m. Monday and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
8:09 a.m. - Someone stole a UPS box in Irrigon.
10:41 a.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office took a
report of graffiti at the Athena City Park at South Fifth Street and
East Park Lane.
12:03 p.m. - A Umatilla mother called 911 to report her son
was breaking things at their home.
2:44 p.m. - A caller asked Umatilla County to send a code
enforcement officer to Highway 395 and South Ott Road,
Stanfield, for “garbage blowing everywhere.”
4:34 p.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office received a
report of three dead baby goats at Bensel Road and Highway
395, Hermiston.
5:26 p.m. - A 911 caller on Monroe Street, Umatilla, reported
a pit bull dog was being aggressive with a female pedestrian.
6 p.m. - An Irrigon resident on Locust Road asked for extra
patrols because someone may have poisoned his dog.
11:52 p.m. - Stanfield police checked into an incident of a
male pushing a child at Echo Meadows Road and Oregon Trail
Road, Echo.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
•Boardman police arrested Luis Mendel Rodriguez, of
Boardman, for domestic violence assault.
•Pendleton police arrested Selina Marie Martin, 36, of 105 W.
Main St., Hermiston, for second-degree theft, assault of a public
safety officer and resisting arrest. Umatilla County Circuit Court
records show the state alleges she stole candy and toys worth
at least $100 from the Pendleton Walmart, and she tried to fight
and injured officer J.D. Lambert when he was arresting her. She
ended up in the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton.
•Hermiston police arrested Tucker James Amos, 26, of
Irrigon, for first-degree theft and first- and second-degree
trespassing.
HUGHES: Applied to Pendleton
because of wealth of land, facilities
Continued from 1A
After leaving WOU,
Hughes found himself
contemplating his future
while recovering from a
knee injury.
While he could further
his basketball career by
playing in Europe, Hughes
said it would leave him
without a viable career path
once those opportunities
dried up.
Having worked for
Camp Cascade Conference
& Retreat Center during
his college years, Hughes
decided to look for jobs in
parks and recreation.
Hughes got his first
chance with the Newport
Parks and Recreation
Department in 2008.
As the department’s
sports coordinator, Hughes
gained
experience
in
planning and coordinating
events, a feature that would
quickly become his calling
card.
Jim Protiva, Newport’s
parks
and
recreation
director, said Hughes
was “exceedingly sports
minded” with the plan-
ning ability to see things
through.
“Liam’s a winner,” he
said.
Protiva said two events
he spearheaded while in
Newport — the Coast Hills
Classic, a mountain bike
race, and the Buccaneer
Rampage, a mud obstacle
course — are still going
strong today.
After several years in
Newport, Hughes said he
wanted to find a job where
he could implement his
vision rather than move
into middle management at
a bigger agency.
He found that opportu-
nity at the Sisters Parks &
Recreation District, where
he started serving as execu-
tive director in 2013.
During his tenure,
Hughes worked with Kris
Harwell, the district’s finan-
cial and project coordinator,
who praised Hughes for
his motivational skills and
enthusiasm.
Harwell
highlighted
events that were created
under Hughes’ watch, like
the Great Northwest Sports
Camp, a combination
outdoor-sports camp, and
the Sisters Homebrew
Festival.
While he achieved
success in Sisters, Hughes
chose to apply to the open
Pendleton position last
year because of its wealth
of land and facilities. With
the recent opening of a
bike park, Hughes said the
Sisters district didn’t have
any other land it could
develop and had to contend
with municipal priorities
when using city facilities
for events.
City Manager Robb
Corbett said the city
received applications from
a dozen qualified applicants
from across the country
and would have been
comfortable choosing any
of the four finalists who
interviewed for the job.
But what stuck out
to Corbett was Hughes’
event coordination ability.
While the city has pursued
economic
development
opportunities through the
Eastern Oregon Regional
Airport and the Pendleton
Convention Center, Corbett
said a parks and recreation
department that brought
more people to town
through new events could
be a real asset.
After playing college
basketball in Missouri,
Hopkins-Chery, Hughes’
high school classmate,
gravitated
toward
coaching. She’s now the
head women’s basketball
coach at the University
of California, Merced, a
45-minute drive from the
high school where Hughes
made his American debut.
Hopkins-Chery
said
she wasn’t surprised that
Hughes had achieved
success so quickly in parks
and recreation, a tribute to
work ethic he demonstrated
back in England.
Having started his job
on Feb. 1, Hughes said
he’s spending his first days
meeting with staff and
learning about new parks.
Hughes oversees a
combined $2.7 million
budget from the general
fund and approximately
29 positions. In addition to
22 parks, the department is
responsible for operating
and maintaining the Pend-
leton Recreation Center, the
Pendleton Aquatic Center
and Olney Cemetery.
Hughes said he’s partic-
ularly excited about the
new playgrounds at Aldrich
Park, Sherwood Park and
May Park.
Tuesday
afternoon,
Hughes went out with
park staff to Aldrich and
Sherwood parks to discuss
logistics.
At Sherwood, Hughes
made a verbal note as the
shelter started to groan
under the wind.
“I’m sure the neighbors
will complain if we don’t
come fix it,” he said.
While Hughes is new
to town, his predecessor,
Donnie Cook, will be able
to lend his institutional
knowledge to parks and rec.
After retiring in January,
Cook is remaining with the
city as a part-time facilities
worker.
———
Contact Antonio Sierra
at asierra@eastoregonian.
com or 541-966-0836.
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OBITUARIES
Patricia Susan (Feehly) Brown
Leanne Mercer (Black) Gaunt
Irrigon
March 13, 1954 - February 2, 2018
Echo
January 16, 1939 - February 1, 2018
Patricia Susan (Feehly)
Brown, 63, of Irrigon passed
away surrounded by her
loving family and friends on
February 2, 2018. She was
born on March 13, 1954,
to L. Wayne Feehly Sr. and
Betty Magaw Feehly in
Wilmington, Del.
She was raised
in Elkton, Md.,
and graduated from
Elkton High School
in 1972. Her heart’s
desire was to be a
wife and mother.
She met the love
of her life, Martin
L. Brown Jr., in
1972 and they were
married on January Brown
27, 1973.
In 1979 they
moved to Oregon. They
lived in Boardman for a
short time before settling in
Irrigon. She worked at Lamb
Weston for many years
before moving to Florida. In
Naples,
Patty started working
for a local school district
as a food service worker.
She loved working with
the students and seeing
their smiling faces. She
enjoyed going to the beach
after work, swimming and
sitting in the warm sun.
Patty loved the ocean and
being outdoors. A favorite
hobby of Patty’s was going
shopping with her friends
and family.
In 2004, they moved
back to Irrigon to be closer
to their grandchildren. Patty
continued to work as an
assistant cook at Riverside
High School and later as a
head cook at Windy River
Elementary. She truly loved
working with children.
Patty was a 38-year
member of Irrigon Assembly
of God (now Family Worship
Center). While living in
Florida, she was a member
of Golden Gate Assembly of
God. Her accomplishments
are many but her most trea-
sured role other than that of
wife and mother was serving
her Savior. Patty volunteered
in many areas of church
including nursery worker,
cafe worker, treasurer and
youth group leader. She faith-
fully loved others for Jesus.
Patty was also a member
of Christian Motor-
cycle Association.
She loved to ride
motorcycles with
her husband and
friends,
sharing
Jesus with others.
Her
hobbies
included hiking,
boating,
fishing,
camping, spending
time with family
and working with
FWC youth.
Survived by her
husband of 45 years, Martin
L. Brown Jr.; son Marty
(Jennie); daughter Wendy
(Jim); grandchildren Marty
IV, Kyle, Cody, Ashley
and Katelyn; father L.
Wayne Feehly Sr.; brothers
Lawrence Jr. (Myrtle) and
Michael; sisters Peggy
(Frank)
Heverin
and
Colleen Norman (Joe);
and
numerous
aunts,
uncles, cousins, nieces and
nephews.
Patty was preceded in
death by her mother: Betty
Feehly.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions can
be made to the following
organizations: St. Jude’s
Children Research Hospital,
Vange John Memorial
Hospice, or the Family
Worship Center Youth.
A funeral service will be
held on Saturday, February
10, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the
Family Worship Center,
Irrigon, Oregon. Burial
will follow at Desert lawn
Memorial
Cemetery,
Irrigon, Oregon.
Please sign the online
condolence book at burns-
mortuaryhermiston.com
Burns
Mortuary
of
Hermiston, Oregon, is in
care of arrangements.
Anne Corrine Sharp
Umatilla
August 14, 1936 - February 2, 2018
Anne Corrine Sharp, 81,
of Umatilla was born August
14, 1936, in Sagle, Idaho (in
a shack between two trees),
the daughter of Alphonse
and Edna (Larson) Turcotte.
She passed away on Friday
February 2, 2018, in Rich-
land, Wash.
Anne was raised
by her mother Edna
and
stepfather
Clarence Gottberg.
As a child she
lived in California,
northern
Idaho
and
Spokane,
Wash., where she
graduated
from
high school. She
married
Boyd Sharp
Sharp in Spokane
on June 24, 1956. The
couple lived in Spokane,
Baker City, Pendleton
and Klamath Falls before
moving to Umatilla in 2000.
Anne loved her family
dearly and enjoyed every
moment she had with
them. She enjoyed giving
Hallmark Christmas orna-
ments to her grandchildren
and
great-grandchildren
annually. Taking photos
of family to create photo
albums and update her wall
collages was important to
her. She enjoyed hosting
family
reunions
and
get-togethers. She was
an excellent homemaker,
kept a spotless home, was
a talented cook and loved
caring for her husband and
children. She also enjoyed
gardening, planting her
flowers, working in her yard
and traveling.
She was preceded in
death by her parents
and a brother, Billy
Gottberg.
She is survived
by her husband of
61 years, Boyd;
sons Rocky Sharp
and Mike (Jo)
Sharp;
daugh-
ters Deb (Joel)
Underwood, Sue
Sharp and Barbara
(Mark)
Lizotte;
13 grandchildren:
Cindy, Shane, Rachel,
Aaron, Anna, Andrea,
Joe, Stephanie, Leah, TJ,
Chantal, Josh and Bella;
12 great grandchildren; and
two brothers, Roy and Leon.
A funeral service will be
held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday,
February 10, 2018, at the
Burns Mortuary chapel. A
reception will follow the
service.
Family suggests memo-
rial donations be made to St.
Jude Children’s Research
Hospital or to Boys Town.
To leave an online
condolence for the family
go to www.burnsmortuary-
hermiston.com
Leanne Mercer (Black)
Gaunt of Echo was born
January 16, 1939, in
Bozeman, Montana, the
daughter of Darlene Rundlett
and Edgar Black. She was a
beloved wife, mother, grand-
mother and great-grand-
mother who went
to be with her Lord
with her husband
and
youngest
daughter by her
side on February 1,
2018, at the age of
79.
Leanne’s family
moved to Tacoma,
Wash., when she
was six years of
age. She met her Gaunt
future
husband
Joseph Goretti in
Tacoma and they were united
in marriage on September 10,
1955. In the coming years,
the couple were blessed with
three daughters, Sueann,
Sandy and Shari. After 25
years the marriage ended in
divorce.
Leanne later met Jerry
Gaunt and they were married
on August 17, 1981, and they
moved to Hermiston. In 1986,
Leanne and Jerry purchased a
small grocery store and ice
business in Echo. In 1990,
they moved to Echo where
they have resided since.
She is survived by her
husband, Jerry Gaunt of
Echo; daughters Sueann
and Sandy Goretti, both of
Tacoma, Shari (Chris) Hyde
of Hoquiam, Tammy (Jeff)
Anderson of Gig Harbor
and Peggy (Pat) Fereday of
Tacoma; one son,
Jeff (Higinia) Gaunt
of West Richland;
nine
grandchil-
dren and three
great-grandchildren.
Leanne’s family
would like to thank
Good
Shepherd
Hospice for the
wonderful
care
and service they
provided as well
as to a friend and
caregiver, Charlene
Marcum, for her love, prayers
and comfort that she gave to
Leanne and her family.
A memorial service will
be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday,
February 17 at the Echo
Community Church, 21 N.
Bonanza, Echo, OR 97826.
Memorial contributions
can be made in Leanne’s
memory to Echo Community
Church, 21 N. Bonanza,
Echo, OR 97826.
To leave an online
condolence for the family go
to:www.burnsmortuaryherm-
iston.com
Jenna Elizabeth Marie Thomas
Hermiston
September 28, 2002 - February 5, 2018
Jenna Elizabeth Marie
Thomas of Hermiston was
born September 28, 2002,
in Vancouver, Wash., the
daughter of Chris and Kaleen
(Kelly) Thomas. She passed
away near Hermiston on
February 5, 2018, at
the age of 15.
Jenna moved to
Hermiston as an
infant and attended
Highland
Hills
Grade
School,
Armand
Larive
Middle
School
and was currently
a sophomore at
Hermiston High
School. In high Thomas
school, she was a
member of the swim team
and the tennis team.
Jenna was a bright, kind
and thoughtful person who
had a passion for science,
computers and art. She was a
creative artist who had won
several awards for her char-
coal drawings. She enjoyed
new experiences in cuisine as
well as cooking and baking.
She was currently learning
the languages of Spanish and
Japanese and had attended
several academic camps at
UCLA, Southern Oregon
and University of Wash-
ington. She enjoyed water
sports, snow skiing and
going on trips with
her family.
She will be
missed by her
parents, Chris and
Kaleen
Thomas;
brothers Jack and
Adam; grandpar-
ents Ray and Sally
Thomas and John
and Teresa Kelly;
and many aunts,
uncles,
cousins,
distant
family
members and friends.
A funeral mass will be at
2 p.m. Friday, February 9,
2018, at Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church, 565 W.
Hermiston Ave., Hermiston,
Ore. A reception will follow
in the church parish hall.
To leave an online condo-
lence for the family go to
www.burnsmortuaryherm-
iston.com
DEATH NOTICES
William G. ‘Bill’ Jaeger
Woodburn
June 25, 1927 - Feb. 6, 2018
Longtime Condon resident William G. “Bill” Jaeger,
90, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, in Woodburn. He was born
June 25, 1927, in The Dalles. Arrangements are pending at
Sweeney Mortuary of Condon.
UPCOMING SERVICES
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7
No services scheduled
THURSDAY, FEB. 8
RITZ, PHYLLIS — Recitation of the rosary at 5 p.m. at
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 800 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton.
OBITUARY POLICY
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541-966-0818 or 1-800-522-0255, ext. 221.
MEETINGS
For a complete listing
of regional events, visit
easternoregonevents.com
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7
HERMISTON AIRPORT AD-
VISORY COMMITTEE, 4 p.m.,
Hermiston Airport lounge, 1600
Airport Way, Hermiston. (541-567-
5521)
BLUE MOUNTAIN BOARD
OF EDUCATION, 5 p.m., Blue
Mountain Community College
Hermiston campus, 980 S.E.
Columbia Dr, Pendleton. 5 p.m.
executive session, 6 p.m. regular
meeting. (Shannon Franklin 541-
278-5951)
MEACHAM
VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT, 6 p.m.,
Meacham Fire Department, Mea-
cham. (541-786-2069)
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)
WESTON PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 7:30 p.m., Memorial
Hall, 210 E. Main St., Weston.
(541-566-3313)
THURSDAY, FEB. 8
U M AT I L L A - M O R R O W
COUNTY FARM BUREAU, 12
p.m., TBA, Pendleton. (Julie Sprat-
ling 541-457-8045)
BOARDMAN RURAL FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT, 1 p.m.,
Boardman Fire Department, 300
S. Wilson Lane, Boardman. (541-
481-3473)
LOWER UMATILLA BASIN
WATER MANAGEMENT AREA
STAKEHOLDERS COMMITTEE,
2 p.m., Stafford Hansell Gover-
ment Center, 915 S.E. Columbia
Drive, Hermiston. (Janet Greenup
541-676-5452 ext. 109)
UMATILLA COUNTY SPE-
CIAL LIBRARY DISTRICT, 5:15
p.m., Pendleton Center for the
Arts boardroom, 214 N. Main St.,
Pendleton. (Erin McCusker 541-
276-6449)
HERMISTON PARKS & REC-
REATION COMMISSION, 5:30
p.m., Hermiston City Hall, 180
N.E. Second St., Hermiston. (541-
567-5521)
ATHENA CITY COUNCIL,
6:30 p.m., Athena City Hall, 215 S.
Third St., Athena. (541-566-3862)
UMATILLA SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Umatilla School
District office, 1001 Sixth St., Uma-
tilla. (541-922-6500)
PENDLETON
PLANNING
COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Pendleton
City Hall, 500 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. (Jutta Haliewicz 541-
966-0240)
FRIDAY, FEB. 9
No meetings scheduled
MONDAY, FEB. 12
IRRIGON FIRE DISTRICT, 7
a.m., Irrigon Fire Department, 705
N.E. Main Ave., Irrigon. (541-922-
3133)
PENDLETON SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 6 p.m., Pendleton School
District office, 107 N.W. 10th St.,
Pendleton. (541-276-6711)
HERMISTON SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT, 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)
ADAMS CITY COUNCIL, 7
p.m., Adams City Hall, 190 N. Main
St., Adams. (541-566-9380)
HEPPNER CITY COUNCIL,
7 p.m., Heppner City Hall, 111
N. Main St., Heppner. (541-676-
9618)
MILTON-FREEWATER CITY
COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Milton-Freewa-
ter Public Library Albee Room, 8
S.W. Eighth Ave., Milton-Freewa-
ter. (541-938-5531)
PILOT ROCK FIRE DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Pilot Rock Fire De-
partment, 415 N.E. Elm St., Pilot
Rock. (541-443-4522)
HERMISTON CITY COUNCIL,
7 p.m., Hermiston City Hall council
chambers, 180 N.E. Second St.,
Hermiston. (541-567-5521)
ATHENA-WESTON SCHOOL
DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Weston Middle
School library, 205 E. Wallace,
Weston. (Kim Thul 541-566-3551)