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RECORDS Friday, April 6, 2018 East Oregonian PUBLIC SAFETY LOG OBITUARY DEATH NOTICES WEDNESDAY Betty Ruth Poulson Dora M. Starr Pendleton September 16, 1941 - March 30, 2018 Lexington Aug. 19, 1941 - April 2, 2018 2:35 a.m. - Hermiston police received a report of gunshots at Northeast 10th Street and East Theater Lane. 8:18 a.m. - Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office took a report for illegal dumping at Whiteman and Powerline roads, Milton-Freewater. 9:16 a.m. - Umatilla police took a report for a burglary on Bobwhite Avenue. 9:22 a.m. - A Milton-Freewater resident on the 300 block of Southwest Second Avenue told police someone stole one of their solar lights Tuesday night and stole the other one last week. 9:42 a.m. - Umatilla police dealt with graffiti at Walla Walla Street and Cowlitz Avenue. 11:04 a.m. - A Hermiston woman on the 1100 block of West Joseph Avenue reported the theft of her passport. 11:27 a.m. - Pendleton police looked into possible drug activity at the Pendleton Tech And Trade Center, 700 N.W. 15th Drive, Pendleton. 11:44 a.m. - A caller reported a male and female physically fighting on Northeast Sixth Street, Hermiston. 6:02 p.m. - Pendleton police received a report of a male choking a girl at a home on Southeast Byers Avenue. 6:44 p.m. - A woman at Locust Mobile Village, 1501 N. Elizabeth St., Milton-Freewater, reported the theft of her vehicle. She said the car didn’t work so she did not know how someone stole it. 7:47 p.m. - Several people were smoking marijuana in a shed on Hemlock Court, Umatilla. 8:28 p.m. - More gunshots in Hermiston, this time a caller said they were on East Browning Avenue. 11:22 p.m. - Pendleton police responded to residents yelling outside on Northwest Ellis Avenue and warned them to stop. ARRESTS, CITATIONS •Hermiston police arrested Maranda Yvette Thongdy, 25, of Stanfield, for felony fourth-degree assault. •Milton-Freewater police arrested James Charles Warner, 52, of 513 N.E. Eighth Ave., Milton-Freewater, for eight counts of identity theft, eight counts of credit card fraud and one count apiece of first- and second-degree theft. The last charge is a misdemeanor and the rest are felonies. •Reports of a man jumping into traffic on Interstate 84 east of Pendleton ended with the arrest of a Meacham man. Oregon State Police at 4:47 p.m. responded to the reports near milepost 234 on the eastbound side of the freeway. Witnesses told trooper Mitchel Pace they almost hit the man, and the Oregon Department of Transportation was driving a truck behind him and directing traffic around him while he strolled down the middle of the road. Pace contacted Glen Michael Gorski, 62, and found he was under the influence of a controlled substance. The trooper arrested Gorski and booked him into the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton, for second-degree disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. •Umatilla police arrested Alvaro Rosas Mendoza, 26, for felony fourth-degree assault. •Oregon State Police at 7:35 p.m. stopped a vehicle for speeding east on Highway 730 near milepost 186. OSP Sgt. Seth Cooney smelled marijuana in the Chevrolet Blazer, which led to a search of the car and the discovery of marijuana and paraphernalia. Cooney cited Christopher Jacob Jones, 19, of Umatilla, for minor in possession of marijuana. MEETINGS FRIDAY, APRIL 6 No meetings scheduled MONDAY, APRIL 9 IRRIGON FIRE DISTRICT, 7 a.m., Irrigon Fire Department, 705 N.E. Main Ave., Irrigon. (541-922-3133) OREGON WHEAT COM- MISSION, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Port of Morrow Riverfront Center, 2 Marine Drive, Boardman. (Diana Thompson 503-467-2161) PENDLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT, 6 p.m., Pendleton School District office, 107 N.W. 10th St., Pendleton. (541-276- 6711) 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) 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) 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) HERMISTON CITY COUN- CIL, 7 p.m., Hermiston City Hall council chambers, 180 N.E. Second St., Hermiston. (541- 567-5521) AT H E N A - W E S TO N SCHOOL DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Athena Elementary School li- brary, 375 S. Fifth St., Athena. (Kim Thul 541-566-3551) TUESDAY, APRIL 10 PENDLETON PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION, 12 p.m., Pendleton City Hall community room, 500 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. (541- 276-8100) PORT OF UMATILLA COM- MISSION, 1 p.m., Port of Uma- tilla offices, 505 Willamette Ave., Umatilla. (541-922-3224) PENDLETON FARMERS MARKET BOARD, 5:30 p.m., Pendleton Early Learning Cen- ter, 455 S.W. 13th St., Pendle- ton. (541-969-9466) WESTON CEMETERY BOARD, 6 p.m., Memorial Hall, 210 E. Main St., Weston. (541- 566-3313) PENDLETON LIBRARY BOARD, 6 p.m., Pendleton Pub- lic Library meeting room, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave, Pendleton. (541-966-0380) LEXINGTON TOWN COUN- CIL, 7 p.m., Lexington Town Hall, 425 F St., Lexington. (541- 989-8515) PENDLETON CITY COUN- CIL WORKSHOP, 7 p.m., Pend- leton City Hall, 500 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. (Donna Bigger- staff 541-966-0209) Megabucks 11-24-26-36-38-48 Estimated jackpot: $3 million Powerball 08-24-42-54-64 Powerball: 24 Power Play: 4 Estimated jackpot: $60 million Win for Life 15-61-62-74 She enjoyed painting, knit- ting, crocheting, gardening, cooking and mystery novels. Survivors include her sister, Beverly Kennedy; daugh- ters Stacy Evans, Wendy Poulson and Brenda Hughes; sons Matthew Poulson and Mark Poulson; eight grandchildren; and four great-grand- children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence; parents James and Nina Bartlett; and brothers William Bartlett and Charles Bartlett. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.pioneerchapel.com COMING EVENTS FRIDAY, APRIL 6 FREE FIRST FRIDAY, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, 47106 Wildhorse Blvd., Pendleton. Free admission all day. (541-966-9748) “H2O TODAY” EXHIBIT OPENING, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Ta- mastslikt Cultural Institute, 47106 Wildhorse Blvd., Pendleton. Trav- eling Smithsonian exhibit explores the beauty and essential nature of water. Free admission opening day. (541-429-7700) TARTAN DAY, 12-4 p.m., Sug- ar Shack, 353 E. Main St., Athe- na. Wear your plaid and enjoy a Scotch egg for lunch, and enjoy bagpiping and Highland dancing with Cassandra Humphreys. (Sue Friese 541-566-3880) STORY AND CRAFT TIME, 2 p.m., Echo Public Library, 20 S. Bonanza, Echo. (541-376-8411) VFW BINGO, 6 p.m., Herm- iston VFW, 45 W. Cherry St., Hermiston. Doors open at 6 p.m., games begin at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. (541-567-6219) GREG WOOLDRIDGE MEET- AND-GREET, 6 p.m., Maxwell Event Center, 145 N. First Place, Hermiston. Meet Capt. Wool- dridge, a Republican candidate for governor of Oregon, and have your questions answered. Free. (Jeff Lorton 541-429-1933) SATURDAY, APRIL 7 PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 7-10 a.m., Stanfield Community Center, 225 W. Roosevelt, Stan- field. Costs $5 for full breakfast/$3 for light meal. (541-449-1332) ADULT OPEN GYM, 7-8 a.m., Pendleton Recreation Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Pick- up basketball for adults only. Free. (541-276-8100) STUFF THE BUS EVENT, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Walmart, Fiesta Foods and Safeway, 1350 N. First St., 1875 N. First St. and 990 S. Highway 395, Hermiston. Leader- ship Hermiston Class 21 will collect donations of household cleaning products, snacks, canned foods, cereal, juice boxes, bottled water, personal hygiene supplies, pa- per products, plastic utensils and baby supplies. Checks and cash donations welcome. All donations support those in need Hermiston. (Aimee Cook or Brad Wayland 949-328-0441 or 541-667-6119) L’IL BUCKS OPEN GYM, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Pendleton Rec- reation Center, 510 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. For students in first through third grades. (541- 276-8100) Dora M. Starr, 76, of Lexington died Monday, April 2, 2018, at her home. She was born Aug. 19, 1941, in Pendleton. A memorial graveside service will be held Saturday, April 7 at 10 a.m. at Sunset Hills Cemetery in Umatilla. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements. Robert Jack ‘Bob’ Kasari Fort Collins, Colo. Aug. 27, 1922 - April 2, 2018 Former longtime Stanfield resident Robert (Bob) Jack Kasari, 95, of Fort Collins, Colo., died Monday, April 2, 2018, in Fort Collins. He was born Aug. 27, 1922, in Reedley, Calif. A funeral service will be held Saturday, April 14 at 11 a.m. at Burns Mortuary chapel in Hermiston. Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery in Stanfield. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condo- lence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com UPCOMING SERVICES FRIDAY, APRIL 6 No services scheduled SATURDAY, APRIL 7 CARDWELL, AMOS — Graveside service at 11 a.m. at Prairie City Cemetery, Prairie City, Oregon. HAM, KELLY — Celebration of life at 3 p.m. at the Hermiston Christian Center, 1825 W. Highland Ave., Herm- iston. HARRIS, SYLVIA — Memorial services at 3 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1113 Lamb St., Milton-Freewater. HERRIG, JOSHUA — Celebration of life and potluck at noon at the Morrow County Fairgrounds, 74473 Highway 74, Heppner. Bring a dish to share, casual dress requested. POULSON, BETTY — Memorial service at 10 a.m. at Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop, 131 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton. Visitation will follow the service. RIGGEN, DON — Memorial service at 2 p.m. at the Pilot Rock City Hall council chambers, 144 N. Alder Place. SMITH, WANDA — Celebration of life from 4-7 p.m. at The Country Church, 32742 Diagonal Road, Hermiston. STARR, DORA — Memorial graveside service at 10 a.m. at Sunset Hills Cemetery, Umatilla. 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. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 UKIAH SCHOOL DIS- TRICT, 8 a.m., Ukiah Commu- nity School, 201 Hill St., Ukiah. (541-427-3731) MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSION- ERS, 9 a.m., Irrigon Public Li- brary, 200 N.E. Main Ave., Irri- gon. (541-676-9061) M I LT O N - F R E E WAT E R CEMETERY MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 3, 12 p.m., Mil- ton-Freewater Golf Course restaurant, 301 Catherine St., Milton-Freewater. (541-938- 5531) STANFIELD IRRIGATION DISTRICT, 12 p.m., district of- fice, 100 W. Coe Ave., Stanfield. (Tiffany Harrell 541-449-3272) PORT OF MORROW COM- MISSION, 1:30 p.m., Port of Morrow, 2 Marine Drive, Board- man. (Dori Drago 541-481-7678) PENDLETON FAÇADE COMMITTEE, 3:30 p.m., Pend- leton City Hall community devel- opment conference room, 500 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. (Julie Chase 541-966-0204) RIVERSIDE SITE COUN- CIL, 5:30 p.m., Riverside High School library, 210 N.E. Board- man Ave., Boardman. (541-676- 9128) WESTON CITY COUNCIL, 6 p.m., Memorial Hall, 210 E. Main St., Weston. (541-566-3313) ATHENA PLANNING COM- MISSION, 6:30 p.m., Athena City Hall, 215 S. Third St., Athe- na. (541-566-3862) CONDON PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Condon City Hall, 128 S. Main St., Con- don. (541-384-2711) CONDON SCHOOL DIS- TRICT, 7 p.m., Condon Grade School, 220 S. East St., Condon. (541-384-2441) HERMISTON PLANNING COMMISSION, 7 p.m., Hermis- ton City Hall, 180 N.E. Second St., Hermiston. (541-567-5521) STANFIELD SCHOOL DIS- TRICT, 7 p.m., Stanfield School District office, 1120 N. Main St., Stanfield. (541-449-3305) UMATILLA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1, 7 p.m., Fire Station 21, 320 S. First St., Hermiston. The business meet- ing will include an executive session to discuss personnel matters. (Reta Larson 541-567- 8822) HELIX SCHOOL DISTRICT, 7:30 p.m., Helix School library, 120 Main St., Helix. (541-457- 2175) THURSDAY, APRIL 12 U M AT I L L A - M O R R O W COUNTY FARM BUREAU, 12 p.m., TBA, Pendleton. (Julie Spratling 541-457-8045) BOARDMAN RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, 1 p.m., Boardman Fire Depart- ment, 300 S. Wilson Lane, Boardman. (541-481-3473) LOTTERY Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Betty Ruth Poulson passed away at St. Anthony Hospital March 30, 2018, at the age of 76. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop with visitation after the service. She was born in Fraser, Colorado, on September 16, 1941, to James and Nina (Lovan) Bartlett. She moved Poulson to Elgin, Oregon, in 1946. In 1957, she met and married Lawrence Poulson. Betty worked at Eastern Oregon Training Center from the 1970s to the late 1980s. She enjoyed working with people with special needs. Page 5A Lucky Lines 01-05-10-13-FREE-17-21- 27-32 Estimated jackpot: $15,000 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 9-3-4-1 4 p.m.: 8-8-2-9 7 p.m.: 3-6-3-7 10 p.m.: 9-1-7-1 Thursday, April 5, 2018 Pick 4 1 p.m.: 3-8-4-8 For defenders and judges, comfort dogs do opposite By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — As dogs and other animals are increasingly used in courts to comfort and calm prosecution witnesses, a few voices are calling for keeping the practice on a short leash, saying they could bias juries. The use of dogs in courts has spread quickly across the U.S. with a growing number of laws and rulings in its favor — and, outside the legal world, a signifi- cant increase in the use of emotional support animals by the public. There are now more than 155 “courthouse facility dogs” working in 35 states, compared with 41 dogs in 19 states five years ago, according to the Courthouse Dogs Foundation in Bellevue, Washington. And that’s not counting an untold number of “emotional support dogs” that have been allowed case by case in many states. Many witnesses have been child sexual assault victims. There has been a divide among judges, however, with some not allowing dogs because of potential bias against defendants. And many defense lawyers don’t like the practice. Having dogs and other emotional support animals in the witness box can illegitimately boost witness credibility and prejudice juries against defendants, Denver defense lawyer Christopher Decker argues. He has unsuccessfully fought the use of dogs in criminal trials several times. “I think it distracts the jurors from what their job is, which is to determine the truthfulness of the testi- mony,” Decker said. “It tends to imply or infer that there has been some victimization. It tends to engender sympathy. It’s highly prejudicial.” Facility dogs are trained to provide companionship without disruption in court- houses, prosecutors’ offices Courtesy of Ivy Jacobsen via AP This 2016 photo provided by Ivy Jacobsen, shows Jacob- sen of Lake Stevens, Wash., with a facility or comfort dog. and other legal settings. They work at courthouses all day, then go home with their handlers. Emotional support and “therapy” dogs are pets that can be registered with organizations and may or may not have been specially trained. Proponents say dogs help reduce the anxiety of traumatized victims, espe- cially children, so they can overcome the stress of telling their stories in a deposition room or courtroom. “We need to address how traumatizing it is for children to go through this process,” said Ellen O’Neill-Stephens, a former prosecutor who founded the Courthouse Dogs Foundation. “The whole point for me is I want to make it easier for people to engage in this process without suffering additional emotional trauma.” At least eight states have laws allowing the use of dogs to comfort children and other vulnerable witnesses. Similar proposed laws are pending in at least another four states, while court rulings in a handful of states have set precedents allowing the use of emotional support dogs. Ivy Jacobsen, of Lake Stevens, Washington, said three facility dogs helped her get through the three trials it took before her father was convicted of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager. After two hung juries, he was convicted at the third trial and sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2013. The judge in Jacobsen’s case did not allow a dog to accompany her on the witness stand during the trials because of objections by the defense. The animals helped her outside the courtroom, she said, during private ques- tioning by defense lawyers, counseling sessions and in courtroom hallways after proceedings. “It made it easier to talk knowing he was there,” said Jacobsen, now 23 and a police officer, referring to one of the dogs that helped her during a tense deposition. “I felt like he was in a way whispering toward me that everything was going to be OK. I was 16 or 17 at this time having to talk about very explicit, very uncomfortable things that I was not willing to say out loud.” It’s not clear how, or whether, the dogs are affecting juries and verdicts because of a lack of research. Studies by researchers at Wofford College in South Carolina involving mock jurors reviewing real cases have shown dogs have no effect on verdicts or witness credibility. The findings surprised the researchers, and they’re trying to determine why there is no effect. “We consistently find that the presence of a dog makes no difference,” said Wofford psychology professor Dawn McQuiston, a lead researcher. “It seems absolutely intuitive that it will elicit sympathy, that it will make the victim seem more like a victim, that it will make you feel sorry for them. We certainly expected these dogs would have an impact, so we were surprised when they didn’t.” Dogs also are being used to comfort trial witnesses in other parts of the world including South America, Europe and Australia. One jurisdiction in Australia recently rejected emotional support dogs in courts, The Canberra Times reported . Advocates say defense concerns can be resolved by placing dogs so they cannot be seen by juries and having judges tell jurors the dog is there but not to make any conclusions about it. Defense lawyers, however, say it’s not that easy. “The fact that a child needs a therapy dog is already a signal to the jury that there’s something they need therapy for,” said Connecticut public defender George Flores. “A child is sympathetic already. Give a child a dog and they’re much more sympathetic.” Destiny Theatres Fri - Wed, April 6 - April 11, 2018 Subject to change. Check times daily. Hermiston Stadium 8 Hwy 395 & Theatre Ln - 567-1556 MoviesInHermiston.com A Q UIET P LACE B LOCKERS (PG-13) (R-17) R EADY P LAYER O NE L OVE , S IMON (PG-13) (PG-13) I C AN O NLY I MAGINE (PG) S HERLOCK G NOMES (PG) P ACIFIC R IM : U PRISING B LACK P ANTHER (PG-13) (PG-13) $5. 50 Bargain Tuesdays** **ALL DAY TUESDAY, MOST MOVIES. Check ONLINE for more information!
