RECORDS
Thursday, September 1, 2022
PUBLIC SAFETY
MONDAY, AUG. 29
8:17 a.m. — Morrow County Grain Growers
Inc., 350 Main St., Lexington, reported the theft
of a pickup from the front lot. Whoever took it
also forced their way out. Staff were conducting
an inventory to see if anything more was missing.
The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office took a report.
8:41 a.m. — Umatilla County sheriff’s depu-
ties responded to Wildwood Lane, Umatilla, on a
report of a restraining order violation.
11:14 a.m. — Morrow County Sheriff’s Office
received a call for an all-terrain vehicle accident
on Forest Service Road 21, Heppner, at the Mor-
row County OHV Park.
11:23 a.m. — Umatilla County sheriff’s dep-
uties served a stalking order on Southwest Zeta
Court, Pendleton.
1:35 p.m. — A 911 caller on Southwest Cedar
Street, Pilot Rock, reported a house fire. Emer-
gency agencies responded.
2:23 pm. — Pendleton police responded to
Taco Bell, 2001 S.W. Court Place, on a report of a
domestic disturbance.
3:29 p.m. — Hermiston police responded to
East Highland Avenue on a report of an assault.
3:43 p.m. — Hermiston police responded to
South First Street on a report of a fight.
5:06 p.m. — Umatilla police responded to
Powerline Road and Eagle Avenue on a report of
a drunk driver.
5:21 p.m. — A caller at Bucknum’s, 152 N. Main
St., Heppner, reported two people were arguing
out back, and a female came into the establish-
ment and asked for a Morrow County sheriff’s
deputy.
8:04 p.m. — A 911 caller on South Alba Street,
Ukiah, reported a drunk driver who had drank
a bottle of whiskey, vomited and is now uncon-
scious and continuing to vomit. Emergency
agencies responded.
TUESDAY, AUG. 30
11:28 a.m. — A caller told the Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office he found a post on a classified ads
website for someone in Irrigon selling stop signs,
but this seemed suspicious because it looks like
the sign used to be on a post.
2:27 p.m. — Pendleton police responded to
Jays Stor All, 4406 S.W. Perkins Ave., on a report of
a burglary at a storage unit.
4:41 p.m. — An Irrigon resident reported she
bought a vehicle a couple of months ago but the
seller had not turned over the title. A Morrow
County sheriff’s deputy explained options.
5:44 p.m. — A caller told the Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office someone dropped off a box of kit-
tens to her in Hardmin and she would like a dep-
uty to take them to an animal shelter. A dep-
uty took the kittens to fuzzball Animal Rescue,
Hermiston.
7:11 p.m. — A caller told Milton-Freewa-
ter police about a business on the 100 block of
Northeast Fifth Avenue with a broken window.
8:09 p.m. — A 911 caller on Grace Lane, Mil-
ton-Freewater, reported her husband tried
to hit her. Umatilla County sheriff’s deputies
responded.
8:36 p.m. — Pendleton police responded to
Pendleton High School, 1800 N.W. Carden Ave.,
on a report of child abuse/neglect.
8:37 p.m. — Pendleton police responded to
South Main Street and Southeast Court Avenue
on a report of two males fighting. Police were
unable to locate the fight.
8:46 p.m. — A 911 caller on Tutuilla Creek
Road, Pendleton, reported a female driving a
small white car en route to Pendleton was “slur-
ring her words and appeared very intoxicated.”
The caller gave the Umatilla County Sheriff’s
Office the license plate number, and the sheriff’s
office referred it to another agency.
9:19 p.m. — A caller on D & N Shaw Lane,
Milton-Freewater, reported a loud party behind
the church. Umatilla County sheriff’s deputies
responded.
11:12 p.m. — A resident on Marshall Loop,
Boardman, reported someone broke into his
garage and broke the window on his vehicle.
Boardman police responded and took a report.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
Aug. 29
• Morrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested
Jorge Luis Rodriguez, 51, on a Morrow County
warrant for second-degree kidnapping, unlawful
use of weapon, first-degree burglary, fourth-de-
gree assault and two counts each of coercion and
menacing.
• Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office arrested
Joseph Charles Hlavka, 41, for second-degree
burglary, delivery of methamphetamine and
three felony probation violations.
Aug. 31
Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office arrested
Michael Anthony Poledna, 20, for two counts
each of third-degree assault, menacing, reckless
endangering and first-degree criminal mischief.
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Harvest Bazaar
to plow into
Hermiston
HERMISTON — The
Hermiston Harvest Bazaar is
seeking artisans interested in
selling their wares.
Local artists and vendors,
including everything from
artwork, crocheted items and
woodworking to home decor,
jewelry and metalwork, are
encouraged to get a jumpstart
on holiday season bazaars.
Those interested need to
register by Sept. 23.
The bazaar is Oct. 1,
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the
Her miston Community
Center, 415 S. Highway 395.
Coordinated by Hermiston
Parks & Recreation, vendor
space options include one
table with two chairs for $40
or two tables and two chairs
for $80.
To register or to arrange
payment, call Diana at
541-667-5014. For other ques-
tions, contact 541-667-5018
or parksandrec@hermiston.
or.us.
Governor’s
Luncheon returns
for Round-Up
PENDLETON — The
Eastern Oregon Women’s
Coalition Annual Round-Up
Governor’s Luncheon returns
after a two-year break.
Bobby Levy, coalition
president and state represen-
tative from Echo, announced
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Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022
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10 p.m.: 1-0-9-6
Leo Ralph Hawley II
Hermiston
May 18, 1939 — Aug. 27, 2022
Leo Ralph Hawley II, 83, of Hermiston, died
Aug. 27, 2022, in Kennewick. He was born May 18,
1939, in Ashland. At his request no service will be
held. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston. Share memories at www.burnsmortu-
aryhermiston.com.
Michael O. ‘Mike’ Martin
Hermiston
May 3, 1955 — Aug. 30, 2022
Michael O. “Mike” Martin, 67, of Hermiston, died
Aug. 30, 2022, at his home in Hermiston. He was
born May 3, 1955, in Yakima, Washington. A funeral
service will be Sept. 10, 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran
Church, 485 W. Locust Ave., Hermiston. Arrange-
ments are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Share
memories at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Kathy L. Moore
Boardman
Dec. 11, 1955 — Aug. 26, 2022
Kathy L. Moore, 66, of Boardman, died Aug. 26,
2022, in Hermiston. She was born Dec. 11, 1955, in
McMinnville. A celebration of life gathering will be
Sept. 11, 1 p.m. at the Boardman Marine Pavilion,
Boardman. Arrangements are with Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston. Share memories at www.burnsmortuary-
hermiston.com.
UPCOMING
SERVICES
the return of the event, which
features speaker Katy Coba,
the state’s chief operat-
ing officer and director of
the Oregon Department of
Administrative Services.
Happy Canyon princesses
Samantha Crain-Allen
and Marley Johnson also
are special guests of the
luncheon.
The luncheon is Friday,
Sept. 16, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. —
right after the Westward Ho!
Parade — at Blue Mountain
Community College, 2411
N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton.
For more information,
visit www.facebook.com/
eowc.biz. RSVP to Bobby
Levy at 541-561-5557 or
bobby@eowc.biz.
— EO Media Group
VISIT US ON THE WEB AT:
www.EastOregonian.com
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2
Prosser, Bud — Service,
11 a.m. at Burns Mortuary of
Pendleton, 336 S.W. Dorion
Ave. He will be laid to rest in
the Pilot Rock Cemetery.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 4
Elwood, Alvin — Memo-
rial service, 3 p.m. at Valley
Life Center, 1795 S.E.
Miller Ave., Dallas.
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Pacific University
announces 2022
graduates
FOREST GROVE —
Pacific University recently
announced students grad-
uating in May and August
2022 commencement cere-
monies. Local students,
their field of study and
graduation dates include:
PEN DLETON —
Ginny Kerns, Doctor of
Occupational Therapy,
College of Health Profes-
sions, August 2022; and
Kila Solomon, Bachelor
of Science in Public Health,
College of Arts & Sciences,
May 2022.
HERMISTON — Jada
L. Burns, Bachelor of
Science in Kinesiology,
College of Arts & Sciences,
May 2022; and Vanessa
Rodriguez, Bachelor of
Science in Dental Hygiene,
College of Health Profes-
East Oregonian
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STUDENTS
sions, August 2022.
ATHENA — Jerad Ray
Croswell, doctor of optom-
etry, College of Optome-
try, May 2022; and Ashley
Lynn Swafford, Bache-
lor of Science in Biology,
College of Arts & Sciences,
May 2022.
HEPPNER — Sophie
Marie Grant, Bachelor of
Science in Biology, College
of Arts & Sciences, May
2022.
A private university
based in Forest Grove,
Pacific was founded in
1849. For more informa-
tion, visit www.pacificu.
edu.
AAUW announces
scholarship
recipient
PENDLETON — The
American Association of
University Women, Pendle-
ton Branch announced that
Joy Holmes was selected
to receive a scholarship.
Joan Deroko, commu-
nications vice president,
said the Pendleton woman
is in her second year at
Blue Mountain Commu-
nity College. In addition
to studying administra-
tive professional science,
Holmes is a member of the
Phi Theta Kappa Honor
Society.
Fou nd e d i n 1881,
AAUW advances gender
equity for women and girls
through advocacy, educa-
tion, philanthropy and
research. Members of the
nonpartisan organization
strive to break through
educational and economic
ba r r iers to empower
women.
The Pendleton branch,
which is the closest in the
region, was established
on Oct. 5, 1930. For more
information, visit pendle-
ton-or.aauw.net.
— EO Media Group
Wilfred Cyr
July 1, 1955 - August 22, 2022
Wilfred Cyr of Pendleton, Oregon, was
born on July 1, 1955, in Nagaajiwanaang
First Nation, (Northwest Bay) Ontario,
Canada, and entered into eternal rest
on Aug. 22, 2022, at St.
Anthony
Hospital
in
Pendleton, Oregon.
Wil was born to Roderick
and Lucy (Smith) Cyr,
but would also be loved
and walked through life
by the Treftlin family of
Ontario, Canada. A true
Canadian, he played hockey
throughout his early life.
Before there were street
lights in Nagaajiwanaang,
he remembers making his
own hockey sticks and using
a crushed can for a hockey puck. Despite
these humble beginnings, Wil would
eventually play college hockey for Rainy
River Community College in International
Falls, Minnesota. Through his life, Wil
worked as a firefighter, earned a black belt
in karate and won trophies in ice racing.
Wil was married to Elsie (Cloud) Cyr
for 17 years before he was unexpectedly
widowed in 1998. He was a devoted
husband and a man of Christian faith who
would spend hours studying the holy Bible
throughout his life.
Wil was highly intellectual and had
many years devoted to education. As a
fluent speaker of the Ojibwe language,
he would devote his life to sharing
and teaching the language. Wil studied
extensively throughout his life and earned
multiple degrees in his lifetime; associate
of arts degree in liberal arts, Rainy River
Community College, in International Falls,
Minnesota, 1977; bachelor of arts degree,
major in American-Indian studies, minor
in Ojibwe/Anishinaabe language, Bemidji
State University, Bemidji, Minnesota,
1981; bachelor of science degree, major
in community service, division of social
and behavioral sciences, minor in agency
management-business
administration,
Bemidji State University, Bemidji,
Minnesota,1987; and he was a candidate
for master of science in professional
education, Bemidji State University,
Bemidji, Minnesota.
Wil also obtained his Minnesota K-12
teaching certification for American Indian
language and culture.
Wil served in many leadership positions
throughout his prestigious career;
education director, Grand Council Treaty
Three, Kenora, Ontario; treasurer of the
Council of Indian Students at Bemidji State
University; member of the Ontario Indian
Education Council; Band Council member
of the Nagaajiwanaang First Nation; guest
lecturer, University of Minnesota-Duluth,
Duluth, Minnesota; adjunct instructor,
University
of
Wisconsin-Superior,
Superior, Wisconsin; adjunct instructor,
Itasca Community College, Grand Rapids,
Minnesota; full-time tenured faculty,
Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community
College, Cloquet, Minnesota; First Nation
chairman/chief, Nagaajiwanaang First
Nation, Ontario, Canada; part-time faculty,
Sir Sanford Fleming College, Extension
Program, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada;
general session lecturer, The Saskatchewan
Indigenous Federated College, Northern
campus and extension departments,
division of Rainy Lake Ojibwe Education
Authority, Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada;
Anishinaabe
language
coordinator;
Rainy Lake Ojibwe Education Authority,
Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada; director
of Educational Support Services; The
Seven Generations Educational Institute,
Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada; subject-
specific expert panel, Ontario Ministry of
Education and Training, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada; adjunct instructor, Red Lake
Nation College, Red Lake, Minnesota,
adjunct
professor,
Bemidji
State
University, Bemidji, Minnesota; Upward
Bound program instructor, Bemidji State
University, Bemidji, Minnesota; full-
time faculty, Leech Lake Tribal College,
Cass Lake, Minnesota; adjunct instructor,
Red Lake Nation College, Red Lake,
Minnesota; adjunct instructor, White
Earth Tribal and Community College,
Mahnomen, Minnesota; academic dean,
Red Lake Nation College,
Red
Lake,
Minnesota;
interim
president,
Red
Lake Nation College, Red
Lake, Minnesota; and lastly,
as a general education
diploma instructor for the
Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation,
in Pendleton, Oregon.
Wil had received the
awards of distinguished
lecturer series, University of
Toronto, Toronto, Ontario;
and the exemplary service
award, Minnesota Indian Education
Association. Wil faithfully served as a
mentor and spiritual advisor to Indigenous
inmates at Minnesota Correctional
Facilities in Moose Lake and Stillwater,
Minnesota. Wil was a devoted instructor
who lectured others about understanding
the etymology of word origins and using
appropriate and positive connotative
terms of self-identification among his
people. He believed in and promoted the
term “Indigenous” as opposed to other
terms of self-identity such as “tribal” or
“native” due to the root word meanings
such as “unlearned” or “savage.” He would
often correct those who used the term
“Indian,” explaining “We are not Hindu.”
He believed in the power of words and
carefully chose to speak words of life.
Wil was united in marriage to Dorothy
Barkley on Jan. 6, 2001, in Fort Frances,
Ontario, Canada. They were blessed with a
son, Zechariah Cyr, on Aug. 13, 2001. Wil
was a proud father to his inherited sons,
Charles and Shane Wood.
He loved and exemplified Christ in the
home. He always kept everyone in high
spirits with his lighthearted demeanor
and latest jokes. Wil was considered the
“King of one-liners.” Wil was also a wise
counselor to many who knew him for his
patience to hear others out and kindly offer
sound advice. He earned his name “Wil the
Thrill” from his poker games which were a
favorite pastime while providing a thrilling
challenge. Wil was an avid golf player as
well as a poker analyst and was always
studying to master both of these passions.
Wil was a lover of classic country music
and even picked up playing the harmonica
and guitar for most of his years. He loved
traveling and his most memorable trip
was visiting Israel and Cairo. As a devout
believer in the Christian faith, he marveled
in visiting the places where Jesus lived.
Wil was baptized in the Jordan River while
visiting Israel, and this was a cherished
memory in his life.
Wil was challenged with diabetes in
his final years but never wavered in his
Christian faith. He remained steadfast in his
studies and ministry through social media
continuing to teach and profess the gospel
of Jesus Christ. Due to his unrelenting
faith, Wil was prepared for his passing.
He asked to be buried in Oregon to be
near his beloved wife and family. Wil also
expressed his desire for others to celebrate
his life rather than mourn. “His lord said to
him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant;
you have been faithful over a few things,
I will make you ruler over many things.
Enter into the joy of your lord.’” Matthew
25:21.
Wil is survived by his loving wife of
21 years, Dorothy Cyr of Pendleton; his
children, Charles (Nikki) Wood of Pilot
Rock, Shane (Tessa) Wood of Mission; and
Zech (Cheyenne Eby) Cyr of Pendleton.
Wil was preceded in death by his parents,
Roderick and Lucy Cyr; sister, Mabel Cyr;
sister, Mary Jourdain; brother, Buddy Cyr;
and brother, Norman Cyr.
A rosary was held on Wednesday,
Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. at Burns Mortuary in
Pendleton, and funeral services were held
on Thursday, Aug 25, at 9:00 a.m. at St.
Andrews Mission in Mission, Oregon.