East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, March 22, 2019, Page A5, Image 5

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    RECORDS
Friday, March 22, 2019
PUBLIC SAFETY
COMING EVENTS
WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
5:29 a.m. — A caller at the Neighborhood Center of South
Morrow County, 441 N. Main St., Heppner, reported a person
about 6 feet tall was “dumpster diving” in the nearby church
parking lot.
7:23 a.m. — Pendleton police received a report of drug activ-
ity at Fallen Field on Southwest 18th Street and Byers Avenue.
8:58 a.m. — Hermiston police received a complaint about
graffiti at Southeast Third Street and East Newport Avenue.
11:01 a.m. — A man on the 100 block of Southwest Sixth
Avenue, Milton-Freewater, reported someone punctured his
tires.
11:20 a.m. — A caller reported a wild turkey in the back
parking lot between Banner Bank and The Pheasant Blue Col-
lar Bar & Grill at Highway 395 and East Main Street, Hermiston.
12:27 p.m. — Hermiston police received a request to run
extra patrols in the area of the Solid Rock Community Church,
140 S.W. Second St., Hermiston, due to people in the parking lot
there living in a car and smoking drugs.
1:35 p.m. — A Hermiston woman asked to speak to an offi-
cer because her husband shoved her to the floor.
2:46 p.m. — A woman told Boardman police she saw a sil-
ver Nissan with Idaho plates that may be the car related to an
Amber Alert about a mother who police reported abducted her
10-year-old girl from Idaho and may have been in Eastern Ore-
gon. Other callers for about the next hour also reported seeing
that or similar vehicles. The police department of Nampa, Idaho,
reported finding the girl safe, canceling the Amber Alert shortly
before 4 p.m.
3:56 p.m. — A caller reported graffiti on the south side of the
restrooms at Hodge Park off East Highland Avenue and South
First Street, Hermiston.
4:37 p.m. — Another drug activity report came into Pendle-
ton police, this time at Brownfield Park, 12 S. Main St.
5:11 p.m. — Pendleton officers responded to Roy Raley
Park, 1205 S.W. Court Ave., for juveniles fighting while adults
watched.
10:19 p.m. — A caller reported seeing lights from two vehi-
cles and maybe someone with a flashlight on their property on
Petty Canyon Road, Ione. The person soon called back and said
there was no one there — the lights came from the full moon
shining on equipment. Wednesday’s full moon was a “super-
moon” because the moon was at perigee, the point in its orbit
closest to the earth. According to NASA, the moon was about
223,000 miles from earth, which was almost 17,000 miles closer
than usual. This also was the third and final supermoon of 2019.
FREE FRIDAY LUNCH, 12 p.m.,
Echo Community Church, 21
N. Bonanza St., Echo. Everyone
welcome.
STORY AND CRAFT TIME,
2 p.m., Echo Public Library,
20 S. Bonanza, Echo.
(541-376-8411)
VFW BINGO, 6 p.m., Hermiston
VFW, 45 W. Cherry St., Herm-
iston. Doors open at 6 p.m.,
games begin at 7 p.m. Every-
one welcome. (541-567-6219)
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
•Hermiston police arrested Alex James Crites, 19, for first-de-
gree theft.
•Pendleton police arrested Terrance Raymond Scherwinka,
47, of Pendleton, for two counts of reckless endangering and
one count each of reckless driving, second-degree disorderly
conduct and menacing, all misdemeanors.
East Oregonian
DEATH NOTICES
for special needs children
and families. (Casey Brown
541-276-8100)
BOOK SIGNING: CAROL
CLUPNY, 3-4:30 p.m., Our Lady
of Angels Catholic Church par-
ish hall, 565 W. Hermiston Ave.,
Hermiston. Meet Carol and
hear about her memoir, “The
Ribbon of Road Ahead: One
Woman’s Remarkable Jour-
ney with Parkinson’s Disease.”
Books will be available for
purchase and signing. (Carol
Clupny 541-720-4256)
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
FREE FOR ALL, 9:30-10:15 a.m.,
Pendleton Center for the Arts,
214 N. Main St., Pendleton.
Free art classes for children
up to age 12. Children under
8 should be accompanied by
an adult. (Roberta Lavadour
541-278-9201)
YARN CLUB, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.,
Hermiston Public Library, 235
E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston.
(541-567-2882)
HYDROPONICS, 10 a.m., Pend-
leton Center for the Arts, 214
N. Main St., Pendleton. Learn
how to grow plants indoors
in soilless media with Rich-
ard Bertam. Registration
requested. (Roberta Lavadour
541-278-9201)
HIP & HANDMADE, 11 a.m.-
12 p.m., Pendleton Center for
the Arts, 214 N. Main St., Pend-
leton. Free drop-in project
class for adults. (Roberta Lava-
dour 541-278-9201)
SATURDAY CRAFTS FOR
KIDS, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Herm-
iston Public Library, 235 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston. Drop
in and enjoy a new craft
each week. Kids only. Free.
(541-567-2882)
SUNDAY, MARCH 24
SPECIAL NEEDS OPEN GYM,
12:30-1 p.m., Pendleton Rec-
reation Center, 510 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Free
MONDAY, MARCH 25
WALKING FOR WELLNESS,
8:30-9:30 a.m., Pendleton
Recreation Center, 510 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Get
some exercise even when the
weather is bad. Free. (Casey
Brown 541-276-8100)
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME,
10:30 a.m., Athena Pub-
lic Library, 418 E. Main St.,
Athena. For ages birth to 6.
(541-566-2470)
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,
puzzles, crafts, snacks, Second
Time Around thrift store 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. For Meals On Wheels,
call 541-276-1926. (Tori Bow-
man 541-276-5073)
ART STUDIO, 4-5:30 p.m.,
Pendleton Center for the Arts,
214 N. Main St., Pendleton. Free
class for ages 7-12 to develop
skills and encourage art explo-
ration. (Roberta Lavadour
541-278-9201)
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
WALKING FOR WELLNESS,
8:30-9:30 a.m., Pendleton
Recreation Center, 510 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Get
some exercise even when the
weather is bad. Free. (Casey
Brown 541-276-8100)
Suspect in mob boss slaying
could face lethal Mafia justice
By TOM HAYS
Associated Press
NEW YORK — As
Anthony Comello sits in
jail on murder charges, he
may have more than legal
problems to worry about —
namely, whether the Mafia
is going to get its hands on
him.
The man he is accused of
killing was the reputed boss
of New York’s Gambino
crime family, Francesco
“Franky Boy” Cali, and
for that, Comello is almost
certainly marked for death
by the underworld. And it
makes no difference that
the slaying may have been
unconnected to mob busi-
ness and stemmed instead
from a romantic dispute.
“Somebody’s going to
try to get him,” predicted
Selwyn Raab, author of
“Five Families: The Rise,
Decline, and Resurgence of
America’s Most Powerful
Mafia Empires.” “It is part
of the Mafia code.”
Comello, 24, has been
behind bars in New Jer-
sey since his arrest there
last week on charges he
gunned down Cali outside
the mobster’s Staten Island
home. He is expected to be
brought to New York City
for a court appearance on
Monday under tighter-than-
usual security measures
that underscore the mob’s
bloody track record for
vengeance.
“We asked for protective
custody and he’s been given
that,” said Comello’s attor-
ney, Robert Gottlieb. “The
reason is obvious.”
New York City jail offi-
cials would not comment
specifically on Comello.
But inmates in danger
of reprisals are typically
housed separately and
watched more closely.
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Anthony Comello displays writing on his hand during his
extradition hearing Monday in Toms River, N.J. Comello is
accused of killing the reputed boss of New York’s Gambino
crime family, Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali.
“We review each
“shows that things
case on an individ-
are pretty quiet
ual basis and take
these days,” said
all necessary pre-
Howard Abadin-
sky, a criminal jus-
cautions,” Correc-
tice professor at St.
tion
Department
John’s University.
spokesman Jason
Cali
“He wasn’t afraid
Kersten said.
to walk out of his
Authorities say
Comello lured Cali out of house.”
Comello’s background
his house on the evening of
March 13 by smashing his is more obscure, but there
truck into Cali’s parked car. has been no allegation he
After speaking calmly for is connected to the mob.
a few moments, Comello The motive for the shoot-
allegedly drew a 9 mm ing remains under investi-
handgun and pumped sev- gation. News reports have
eral bullets into Cali’s body said Comello told inves-
in a scene captured by secu- tigators that Cali had
rity cameras at the home.
warned him to stay away
Unlike previous Gam- from a female relative of
bino bosses, including the Cali’s he was interested in
swaggering “Dapper Don” romantically.
John Gotti, Cali, 53, was
And then there was
a deliberately low-profile Comello’s bizarre behav-
gangster in an era of rela- ior during his initial
tive serenity for the city’s court appearance. He
crime families.
smiled inappropriately at
That Comello could times and flashed a hand
get close to Cali so easily scrawled with such slogans
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as “MAGA Forever,” a ref-
erence to President Don-
ald Trump’s Make America
Great Again motto. Weeks
ago, he tried to make a cit-
izen’s arrest of New York’s
mayor, police said.
“I don’t need to clear my
name,” he told the Daily
News in a brief and cryptic
jailhouse interview.
History suggests that
even if the slaying involved
an ordinary civilian who
didn’t have a beef specific
to the mob, the Cali killing
put a big target on Comel-
lo’s back.
Exhibit A: John Favara,
a neighbor of Gotti’s who
accidentally struck and
killed Gotti’s 12-year-old
son with his car in 1980
while the boy was riding
a minibike. Five months
later, Favara disappeared
and was never seen again.
Prosecutors later said Gotti
ordered Favara killed. An
informant reported that the
body was dissolved in a
barrel of acid.
Then there’s the case of
James “Whitey” Bulger, the
ruthless Boston crime boss
and government informant
who was beaten to death at
a West Virginia prison last
year. Among the inmates
suspected in the attack: a
former Mafia hit man who
was said to hate “rats.”
The
way
Comello
allegedly killed Cali —
gunned down right outside
the home where he lived
with his family — would
have violated the strict
rules of respect set down
by the Sicilian faction now
in charge of the Gambino
family, Raab said.
“For them, it’s the ulti-
mate insult,” he said.
“It can’t be excused just
because he’s a screwball. ...
He’ll be a marked man the
rest of his life.”
William ‘Willie’ Webster
Echo
April 28, 1950 — March 16, 2019
Former Umatilla resident William “Willie” Webster, 68,
of Echo, died Saturday, March 16, 2019, near Echo. He was
born April 28, 1950, in Winchester, Va. Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston is in care of arrangements.
Zachariah ‘Zach’ Acton
Stanfield
Sept. 12, 2012 — March 16, 2019
Zachariah “Zach” Acton, 6, of Stanfield, died Saturday,
March 16, 2019, at his home. He was born Sept. 12, 2012, in
Seattle. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 30
at 1 p.m. in the Burns Mortuary chapel in Hermiston. View
the full obituary or leave an online condolence for the fam-
ily at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
Dicky Lynn Wilson
Happy Valley
July 15, 1945 — March 17, 2019
Dicky Lynn Wilson, 73, of Happy Valley, died Sunday,
March 17, 2019, in Heppner. He was born July 15, 1945, in
Portland. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of local
arrangements.
UPCOMING SERVICES
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
CASTILLO CHAVEZ, ROGELIO — Funeral mass
at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church, 565 W.
Hermiston Ave., Hermiston. Burial will follow at the Herm-
iston Cemetery.
CROWELL, JUNE — Viewing from 4-6 p.m. at Swee-
ney Mortuary, 320 E. Matlock St., Heppner, with recitation
of the rosary following at 7 p.m. at St. William’s Catholic
Church, 110 Main St., Ione.
GATES, KENNY — Memorial service at 11 a.m. at
Lexington Bible Church, 150 A St.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
CROWELL, JUNE — Funeral mass at 11 a.m. at St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church, 525 N. Gale St., Heppner, with
a reception immediately following the service at the church
parish hall. Graveside services follow at 3 p.m. at High
View Cemetery, Ione.
KEIMIG, LARRY — Celebration of life service with
military honors at 1:30 p.m. at Hermiston Christian Center,
1825 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston.
MILLER, GEORGE — Graveside service with mili-
tary honors at 3 p.m. at the Hermiston Cemetery.
OBITUARY POLICY
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1-800-522-0255, ext. 221.
MEETINGS
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
No meetings scheduled
MONDAY, MARCH 25
CASON’S PLACE CHILDREN
AND FAMILY GRIEF RECOV-
ERY CENTER BOARD, 6 p.m.,
Cason’s Place, 1416 S.E. Court
Ave., Pendleton. All those
interested in volunteering are
encouraged to attend. (Matt
Terjeson 503-720-1620)
UMATILLA BASIN WATER-
SHED COUNCIL, 6 p.m., Pend-
leton City Hall community
room, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave.,
Pendleton. (Michael T. Ward
541-276-2190)
MILTON-FREEWATER
CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., Mil-
ton-Freewater Public Library
Albee Room, 8 S.W. EIghth
Ave., Milton-Freewater.
(541-938-5531)
HERMISTON CITY COUN-
CIL, 7 p.m., Hermiston City
Hall council chambers, 180
N.E. Second St., Hermiston.
(541-567-5521)
IRRIGON COMMUNITY
PARKS & RECREATION DIS-
TRICT, 7 p.m., Irrigon Fire Sta-
tion, 705 N. Main St., Irrigon.
(541-922-3047)
MORROW COUNTY HEALTH
DISTRICT, 7 p.m., Pioneer
Memorial Clinic confer-
ence room, 130 Thompson
St., Heppner. (Tonia Adams
541-676-2942)
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1 p.m.: 2-3-1-7
4 p.m.: 4-6-0-5
7 p.m.: 5-9-1-4
10 p.m.: 4-4-3-6
Thursday, March 21, 2019
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1 p.m.: 0-2-9-5
ena. Annual meeting (Febru-
ary meeting canceled due to
weather). Includes election
of officers, approval of bylaw
revisions, a financial report
and review of last year’s activ-
ities. Everyone welcome. (Ann
Jolly 541-938-9553)
UMATILLA PLANNING COM-
MISSION, 6:30 p.m., Umatilla
City Hall, 700 Sixth St., Uma-
tilla. (Brandon Seitz 541-922-
3226 ext. 103)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
BUTTER CREEK IRRIGA-
TION DISTRICT, 8 a.m., River
Point Farms conference
room, 28790 Westport Lane,
Hermiston. (Bonnie Kyger
509-820-3202)
ECHO IRRIGATION DISTRICT,
8:30 a.m., River Point Farms
conference room, 28790
Westport Lane, Hermiston.
(Bonnie Kyger 509-820-3202)
MORROW COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS,
9 a.m., Bartholomew Govern-
ment Building upper confer-
ence room, 110 N. Court St.,
Heppner. (Roberta Lutcher
541-676-9061)
HERMISTON LIBRARY
BOARD, 4 p.m., Hermis-
ton Public Library, 235 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston.
(541-567-2882)
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
UMATILLA-MORROW
COUNTY HEAD START,
11:30 a.m., Head Start board-
room, 110 N.E. Fourth St.,
Hermiston. (Monina Ward
541-564-6878)
BLUE MOUNTAIN ALLI-
ANCE, 6 p.m., Athena Public
Library, 418 E. Main St., Ath-
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