RECORDS/COMMUNITY
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
East Oregonian
PUBLIC SAFETY
FRIDAY, JULY 22
7:39 a.m. — Morrow County Sheriff’s Office responded to an
assault on Steagall Road, Irrigon. The female victim was at the res-
idence, and male suspect was riding around the area on a four-
wheeler. The sheriff’s office made an arrest.
8:29 a.m. — Umatilla police responded to Sloane Avenue on a
report of a vehicle theft.
8:46 a.m. — Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received a report
from Steagall Road, Irrigon, of harassment and stalking. The caller
said she has received dozens of restricted calls and believes it is
her neighbor.
11:40 a.m. — Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office Search and Res-
cue responded to East Birch Creek and Forest Service 54 roads,
Pilot Rock, after receiving a 911 call requesting search and rescue
and emergency medical services.
1:11 p.m. — Morrow County Sheriff’s Office responded to a
report of an airplane that went off the runway and had a minor
crash at Lexington Airport, 65820 Airport Road, Lexington. No one
was injured.
2:23 p.m. — A caller on East Buckley Street, Echo, reported she
is having issues with payments on her city water and utility bill. She
requested a police escort to Echo City Hall so she can “pick a fight
with the city clerk.”
8:15 p.m. — Emergency services in Morrow County responded
to a report of a kitchen fire on Steagall Road, Irrigon.
SATURDAY, JULY 23
11:43 a.m. — Hermiston police responded to the 1800 block of
South Highway 395 on a report of a burglary.
12:30 p.m. — Umatilla County sheriff’s deputies responded to
Canal Road, Hermiston, on a report of a burglary. This case is under
investigation.
4:48 p.m. — Pendleton police responded to the 300 block of
Southwest Third Street on a report of a burglary.
8:15 p.m. — A resident on South First Street, Irrigon, reported
a dog was on her property and attacking and eating her chickens.
Morrow County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation.
SUNDAY, JULY 24
8:16 a.m. — Pendleton police responded to the 200 block of
Southeast Fifth Street on a report of a burglary.
9:13 a.m. — Pendleton police responded to the 2400 block of
Southwest Perkins Avenue on a report of a burglary.
10:31 a.m. — Morrow County Sheriff’s Office responded to
Southeast Matlick Street, Heppner, on a report of an assault.
The victim said she had bruises but did not need emergency
medical services.
DEATH NOTICES
2:19 p.m. — Hermiston police responded to the 500 block of
Northeast Fourth Street on a report of an assault.
3:28 p.m. — Umatilla County sheriff’s deputies responded to
McNary Beach, Umatilla, on a report of a fight.
3:41 p.m. — Pendleton police responded to the 1100 block of
Southgate on a report of a burglary.
4:41 p.m. —A 911 caller near Highway 395 and Margaret Ave-
nue, Umatilla, reported a black pick up had hit the utility pole and
the lines were down. Emergency agencies responded.
6:40 p.m. — A caller at McKay Reservoir, Southwest Douglas
Drive, Pendleton, reported a fight. Police responded.
8:57 p.m. — Hermiston police responded to the 100 block of
Southwest 10th Street on a report of an assault.
9:11 p.m. — Morrow County Sheriff’s Office responded to
Northwest Morgan Street, Heppner, on a report of an individual’s
son smoking fentanyl in their shop, when she tried to take it from
him he tackled her to the ground and was fighting her for it. The
sheriff’s office made an arrest for domestic violence.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
July 22
• Morrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested Bryon Keith Greiss, 47,
for fourth-degree assault.
• Hermiston police arrested Maria Garcia Martinez, 30, for resist-
ing arrest and six counts of assault of a public safety officer.
• Hermiston police arrested James Michael Carlson Hart, 26, for
second-degree theft, second-degree escape, second-degree crim-
inal trespass, resisting arrest and on a warrant for failure to appear.
July 23
• Pilot Rock police arrested Denise Lee Ann Mora, 50, on six war-
rants for failure to appear.
• Morrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested Eric Edward Opheim,
48, for reckless endangering, misdemeanor fleeing, driving under
the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving and resisting arrest.
• Boardman police arrested Manuel Antonio Zacarias Gutierrez,
19, for DUII.
• Morrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested Julio Lopez Larios, 28,
for fourth-degree assault, strangulation and menacing.
July 24
• Morrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jesse Austin Corbin,
25, for fourth-degree assault.
• Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office arrested Brandon Burke Creel,
36, for menacing, attempted unlawful use of weapon, second-de-
gree criminal mischief and felon in possession of a weapon.
July 25
• Umatilla Tribal Police arrested Van John Sohappy, 41, for DUII
and misdemeanor driving while suspended.
Colleen V. Humphries
Hermiston
Jan. 28, 1930 — July 24, 2022
Colleen V. Humphries, 92, of Hermiston, died July 24,
2022, in Hermiston. She was born Jan. 28, 1930, in Row
River. Services will be announced. Arrangements are
with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Share memories at
www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Mila C. Watt
Hermiston
Feb. 7, 1928 — July 21, 2022
Mila C. Watt, 94, of Hermiston, died July 21, 2022, in
Hermiston. She was born Feb. 7, 1928, in Lewiston, Idaho.
Services will be announced at a later date. Arrangements
are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Share memories
at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
UPCOMING SERVICES
TUESDAY, JULY 26
Bradbury, Fred — Funeral service, 10 a.m. at the Pend-
leton Convention Center, 1601 Westgate. Burial will follow
at Olney Cemetery in Pendleton, with a reception afterward
at the Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main St.
Conner, Gary — Viewing, 8 am. at Burns Mortuary,
336 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Burial will follow at
Homeli Cemetery, between Cayuse and Thornhollow.
SATURDAY, JULY 30
Hernandez, Maria — Celebration gathering, noon at
McNary Beach, Umatilla.
Wickersham, Mark — Graveside service, 10 a.m. at
Pleasant View Cemetery, Stanfield. Celebration of life
follows, noon at McKenzie Park, Hermiston.
LOTTERY
Friday, July 22, 2022
Megamillions
14-40-60-64-66
Megaball: 16
Megaplier: 3
MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
Intermountain Education Service District, 2 p.m., district
office, 2001 S.W. Nye Ave., Pendleton (Danielle Sackett, 541-966-
3102).
Hermiston Public Library Meeting, 4 p.m., Hermiston Public
Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston (541-567-2882).
Oregon Trail Library District, 6:30 p.m., district office, 200 S.
Main St., Boardman. Contact the district office for Zoom meeting
login info (Kathy Street, 541-481-3365).
THURSDAY, JULY 28
Salvation Army Advisory Board, Noon, Salvation Army, 150
S.E. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton (541-276-3369).
Umatilla County Special Library District, 5:30 p.m., district
office, 425 S. Main St., Pendleton. Join the meeting at us02web.
zoom.us/j/84924329644 or call 971-247-1195, Meeting ID: 849 2432
9644, for audio only (Erin McCusker, 541-276-6449).
Pendleton Planning Commission, 7 p.m., Pendleton City Hall,
501 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton (Jutta Haliewicz, 541-966-0240).
Jackpot: $810 million
MONDAY, AUG. 1
Heppner Planning Commission, 7 p.m., city hall, 111 N. Main
St., Heppner (541-676-9618).
Pendleton School District work session, 8 a.m., district office,
107 N.W. 10th St., Pendleton (541-276-6711).
Irrigon Planning Commission, 6 p.m., Irrigon City Hall, 500
N.E. Main St., Irrigon (541- 922-3047).
Stanfield City Council, 6 p.m., council chambers, 150 W. Coe
Ave., Stanfield (Ben Burgener, 541-449-3831).
Umatilla City Council, 7 p.m., city hall, 700 Sixth St., Umatilla
(Nanci Sandoval, 541-922-3226).
Boardman City Council, 7 p.m., city hall, 200 City Center Circle,
Boardman. A link to the Zoom meeting is posted at the city’s
website, www.cityofboardman.com (Karen Pettigrew, 541-481-
9252).
Pendleton City Council, 7 p.m., council chambers, 500 S.W.
Dorion Ave, Pendleton (Donna Biggerstaff, 541-966-0201).
M I LT ON - F R E E WA-
TER — Thursdays are set to
“rock” at Freewater Square,
on the corner of Main
Street and Fifth Avenue in
Milton-Freewater.
The third Thursday of the
month through September,
Thursday Rock events will
bring a food truck and live
music, plus some friendly
competition to the Square
from 6-8 p.m.
The series began July 21
this year, but the Milton-Free-
water Downtown Alliance
is planning to host more in
2023.
Upcoming Thursdays
Rock events include a basket-
ball hoop-shooting competi-
4-5-10-14-19-21-28-29
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 0-6-0-2
4 p.m.: 7-3-0-1
7 p.m.: 1-2-0-7
10 p.m.: 5-3-6-9
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Powerball
39-41-54-59-62
Powerball: 12
Power Play: 3
Jackpot: $130 million
Megabucks
2-5-16-28-40-46
Jackpot: $3.7 million
Lucky Lines
2-7-10-13-19-24-27-29
Jackpot: $21,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 6-1-8-3
4 p.m.: 0-2-0-7
7 p.m.: 3-2-4-0
10 p.m.: 1-4-0-1
Win for Life
12-24-45-61
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Lucky Lines
3-5-11-14-17-22-25-32
Estimated jackpot: $23,000
Pick 4
1 p.m.: 7-7-0-0
4 p.m.: 6-3-5-7
7 p.m.: 7-3-7-9
10 p.m.: 6-5-5-9
Follow us on
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Clue one: Hermiston
National Night Out
treasure hunt
Thursdays Rock
brings food, music
to new M-F square
Lucky Lines
Jackpot: $20,000
TUESDAY, AUG. 2
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Saturday’s paper had the
rules and regs.
Just don’t sit, use your
legs.
Bring some water, it’s
going to be hot.
Find the booty in the
hiding spot.
———
The annual National
Night Out treasure hunt is
underway in Hermiston.
The rules were printed in
the Saturday, July 23, East
Oregonian. Subsequent
clues will appear in Wednes-
day’s Hermiston Herald and
Thursday’s EO. A bonus clue
will be available Wednesday
afternoon at www.eastore-
gonian.com. If the medallion
hasn’t been located by Friday
morning, log onto the EO
website for additional clues.
The Hermiston resident
who finds the golden medal-
lion (hidden inside a small
treasure chest) will win an
ice cream social block party
Tuesday, Aug. 2 as part of
Hermiston’s National Night
Out festivities.
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Lillian Darlene Smith
March 16, 1937 - July 5, 2022
Max Erikson/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, File
Locals take in Freewater Square on its opening night, June 30, 2022, in Milton-Freewater. A
new community event series “Thursday Rocks” began at Freewater Square July 21, 2022, and
continues on every third Thursday of the month.
tion on Aug.18 and a roping
contest Sept. 15.
The Milton-Freewa-
ter Downtown Alliance is
committed to serving the
needs of the community and
bringing economic vitality
to downtown Milton-Free-
water by helping to bring
family-friendly, low-cost
activities to the city, accord-
ing to the nonprofit.
PDA announces
sidewalk sales
PENDLETON — The
Pendleton Downtown Asso-
ciation is hosting its Summer
Sidewalk Sale.
The event is Saturday,
July 30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
outside downtown Pendleton
businesses. People are invited
to shop for sales, including
vintage, second hand, home-
made and clearance items.
For more information,
search www.facebook.com/
PendletonDowntownAsso-
ciation or call 541-276-7411.
— EO Media Group
Debbie K. Tassell
May 16, 1955 - July 12, 2022
On the morning of July 12, 2022, Debbie K. Tassell
of Cottonwood, Idaho, passed away at St. Alphonsus
Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. She was 67 years old.
Debbie was born on May 16, 1955, in St. Maries,
Idaho, to Bruce and Lois O’Bleness Sr.
She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Kent
Tassell; and two daughters, Heidi and Hannah; two
sons, Eric and Ethan Tassell, all of Cottonwood, Idaho;
her father, Bruce V. O’Bleness Sr. of Coeur d’Alene
Idaho; two sisters, Lila Case of Spokane, Washington,
and Connie McCullough of Pendleton, Oregon; and two
brothers, Samuel O’Bleness, also of Pendleton, Oregon;
and Bruce V. O’Bleness Jr. of Hermiston, Oregon;
nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Lois S.
(Dean) O’Bleness.
L. Darlene “Dolly” Smith was
born to Reuben and Esther Hille
in Ritzville, Washington, and was
raised on a family farm in Ralston,
Washington, south of Ritzville,
Washington, where she attended
high school, graduating in 1955.
Darlene attended Washington
State University for one year, then
moved to The Dalles, Oregon,
where she worked at JC Penney and met her first
husband. They moved to Tri-Cities, Washington, then
Milton-Freewater, Oregon, where they owned the
A&W Drive-In.
They had two daughters, Julie Boyles and Jennifer
Boyles Erwin (Mark). After her divorce, she attended
Blue Mountain Community College and achieved a
degree in photojournalism.
Darlene worked for Key Technology in Milton-
Freewater, then Adams Tractor as advertising manager.
She met her husband Greg on the job at Adams Tractor.
They were married in 1982 and she worked for Agri-
Times newspaper as a salesperson, covering Eastern
Oregon and Washington. When Greg purchased KUMA
radio from his parents, Ted and Phyllis, Darlene became
a salesperson.
After the sale of KUMA in 1993, Darlene became a
busy landlady as she and Greg owned 60 units at one
time.
Darlene enjoyed traveling and the outdoors and
assisted Greg in producing Sportsmen Shows in six
cities, including Pendleton where they managed the
outdoor show at the convention center for 20 years.
One of the highlights of her life was teaming with
“Big Tom” Simonton and friend Silva Garton to produce
Cowpoke Cartoons coloring book and notepads,
utilizing Tom’s amazing talents for artistic drawings
of Pendleton Round-Up activities. Darlene also highly
enjoyed the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas where
she helped manage 50 family & friends to the event.
Darlene passed peacefully after a second stroke in
five months at Providence Seaside Hospital on Tuesday,
July 5 with Greg at her side. She loved being near the
water and requested ashes be spread in the Columbia
and Willamette rivers where they owned property.
Darlene is survived by her husband, Greg,
Hammond, Oregon; brother, Dennis, Tigard, Oregon;
two daughters previously mentioned, four stepchildren,
Todd Smith, Trevor Smith, Regan Smith and Sari
Collins, all residing in Salem, Oregon; 14 grandchildren
and 3 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Pendleton Center for the Arts or Tamastslikt Cultural
Institute at Mission.
A private family memorial service is being held at
her request.