Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
by the grade school in Irrigon;
MCSO received a report of
dogs repeatedly going onto
The Morrow County Sheriffs neighbor’s property;
MCSO deputy, Oregon State
Office in Heppner reports
handling or dispatching the Police responded to a report of a
following business over the past suspicious person inside the
several weeks:
Cenex store in Lexington. An
employee was inside the locked
Feb. 2: MCSO dispatched to
office after hours when someone
the Boardman Police Dept, a
entered the locked store. It turned
report of three shots fired in an
out
to be a cleaning employee;
area west of 4th and Old
MCSO
dispatched to the
Highway 30 in Irrigon.
Boardman
ambulance
a report of
Feb. 3: MCSO received a
a
79
year
old
female
with heart
report of a breach of a restraining
problems. She was transported to
order in lone;
MCSO dispatched to the Good Shepherd Community
Hospital in Hermiston.
Boardman Police Dept, a report
Feb. 6: MCSO dispatched to
of a 1997 green Toyota stolen in
the Oregon State Police a report
Boardman;
MCSO dispatched to the o f an unwanted woman at a
man’s residence at the Wagon
Boardman Police Dept, a report
Wheel Addition. No restraining
o f a 13 year old runaway who
order
was in effect keeping her
possibly stole a car;
from
him;
MCSO received a report of a
Boardman
Police
Dept.,
possible sex abuse case from
Boardman
ambulance
and
EMTs
Oklahoma;
MCSO dispatched to the responded to a report of a 20 year
Heppner Police Dept, a request old patient having convulsions at
for an officer concerning the Boardman Dental Clinic;
MCSO received a report o f a
livestock on property in Heppner;
MCSO
officer
reported lost boxer dog in Irrigon;
MCSO dispatched to the
locating a vehicle on Columbia
Lane in Irrigon. Boardman Police Oregon State Police and
Dept, officer requested prints. A Hermiston Police a report o f a
female suspect later showed up vehicle in the ditch near the
and confessed to taking the comer of Patterson Ferry and
Columbia in Irrigon. The vehicle
vehicle.
Feb. 4: MCSO deputy, Boardman had the windows broken out and
Police Dept., Oregon State Police had been torched;
and
Boardman
ambulance
MCSO received a report of
responded to a report of a fight at someone in Washington charging
the Nomad in Boardman. long-distance phone calls to a
Subjects were located on the person in Morrow County;
MCSO dispatched to the
eastbound on-ramp. One victim
was bleeding. One patient was Heppner Police Dept, a report of
taken to Good Shepherd an ashtray stolen from a car in
Community
Hospital
in Heppner, but was not previously
Hermiston, and a second person reported;
MCSO received a report of a
was detained for questioning.
Tow truck was called because window discovered open at a
truck was blocking part of the residence in Irrigon while the
owners were away;
ramp;
MCSO dispatched to the
MCSO dispatched to the
Boardman Police Dept, a report Heppner Police Dept, a report of
of a truck making a lot o f noise a panic alarm at Bank of Eastern
in the parking lot of the Nugget Oregon in Heppner. It turned out
to be a false alarm, people had
Inn in Boardman;
MCSO received a report of a been working on the phones;
MCSO dispatched to the
loose dog in Irrigon;
MCSO dispatched to the Heppner ambulance a report of a
Heppner Police Dept, a request man with a possible heart attack
for a welfare check on a person in Heppner. The patient was
in Heppner. The man was transported to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner;
reported to be okay;
MCSO received a report of
Heppner Police Dept, and
Heppner ambulance received a dogs going onto a neighbor's
report of a possible drug property in Boardman and
overdose in Heppner. One patient threatening livestock;
MCSO dispatched to the
was transported to Pioneer
Heppner Police Dept, a report of
Memorial Hospital in Heppner;
MCSO dispatched to the dogs barking in Heppner;
MCSO dispatched to the
Boardman Police Dept, a report
of a possible missing child in Boardman Police Dept, a report
Boardman. The child was found; of a woman's ex-husband at her
Feb. 5: MCSO dispatched to home who was refusing to leave.
the Oregon State Police and He apparently had a restraining
" ODOT a report of an injured deer order against her;
MCSO received a report of
on Highway 207 south of the
theft
of gasoline and other items
Buttercreek grade junction. The
from a residence in Irrigon;
deer was put down;
MCSO deputy responded to a
MCSO dispatched to the
Heppner ambulance and lone report of a man pounding on a
EMTs a report o f a person door trying to get to a woman
unresponsive in lone. One patient inside.
Feb. 7: MCSO dispatched to
was transported to Pioneer
the Boardman Police Dept, a
Memorial Hospital in Heppner;
MCSO dispatched to the report of a car broken into at
Heppner Police Dept, a report of Riverside High School
MCSO received a report of a
someone taking stove oil out of a
radio
and wires tom out of a car
tank at a home in Heppner. The
and
the
car wouldn't start. The
buckets and hose were thought to
car was unlocked and parked
still be on the back porch;
MCSO dispatched to the under a carport at Country
Boardman Police Dept, and Garden Estates;
Oregon State Police a report of a
MCSO received a report of
pickup with camper headed power tools stolen from a
westbound on the eastbound side residence in Irrigon over
of 1-84 milepost 168;
Thanksgiving weekend. The man
MCSO dispatched to the had been working on the house;
Oregon State Police a report o f a
MCSO located a suspicious
possible domestic situation at the person who had tried to sell tires
Irrigon Mobile Court. Personnel at the Biggs Auto Truck Stop.
from A.C. Houghton went there The tires still had tags on them
to check on a student and and were believed to be stolen.
discovered a subject crying. People from the tire store arrived
MCSO had no one available to and said the tires were not theirs.
The man was sent on his way;
send;
MCSO received information
Boardman Police Dept, was
from
a runaway that she was
contacted concerning a child
abuse case that occurred in the staying in Hermiston because her
mother is an alcoholic;
county;
MCSO received a report o f a
MCSO dispatched to the
theft
of dirty coveralls and a
Boardman Police Dept, a report
"Day
Runner"
planner out o f an
o f a bike stolen at the Wilson
unlocked
pickup
in Irrigon;
Road Trailer Court;
MCSO
dispatched
to the
MCSO dispatched to the
Boardman
Police
Dept,
a
report
Boardman Police Dept, a report
of
a
man
yelling
and
cursing
at a
^»of a customer who refused to
woman
because
she
had
her
car
leave from the Boardman
parked on his side of the street.
Texaco;
MCSO received a report of The car had a flat tire and hadn't
dogs running across the highway been driven for about a month;
Sheriff's Report
MCSO received a request for
an officer to contact a woman by
the woman's ex-husband. He
couldn't get her by phone and
said it was his visiting day. The
man was told it is a civil
problem;
MCSO received a request to
deliver an emergency message to
Heppner people at the Sherman
County basketball game;
MCSO received a report of
tires slashed at the Cenex store in
Lexington;
Boardman
Police
Dept,
arrested a 41 year old man for
Driving While Under the
Influence
of
Intoxicants,
Possession of Less than One
Ounce o f Marijuana.
Feb. 8: MCSO deputy arrested
a 34 year old man for Giving
False Information to a Police
Officer, Driving While Under the
Influence of Intoxicants, Driving
While License Suspended - I,
Driving Uninsured and No
Vehicle Registration;
MCSO dispatched to the
Oregon State Police a report o f a
couple at Wasco leaving another
home in separate vehicles. The
couple had been fighting. The
man was later found in a
bedroom loading a weapon and
heading out the back door. The
mother was hiding in the
bedroom and the subject's wife
was hiding at a neighbor’s house
across the street. The man was a
ballistics expert, Navy SEAL and
a fighter. After mutual combat,
the subject, who was intoxicated,
was lodged at Goldendale on
charges of Menacing, Assaulting
a Police Officer and Resisting
Arrest. The wife reported her
husband had an AK47 in the
bedroom;
MCSO received a report that a
communications
officer
at
MCSO woke up to discover his
1998 maroon Toyota Camry was
missing from Irrigon;
MCSO received a report of two
chain saws missing from a front
porch in Irrigon;
MCSO dispatched to the
Boardman Police Dept, a report
of a black line spray-painted
down a car at the Desert Springs
Estates in Boardman;
MCSO received a report of a
male subject walking eastbound
on 1-84 near the Port of Morrow.
An officer took him to his home
in Irrigon;
NJCSO dispatched to the
Heppner Police Dept, a report of
subjects taking parts from a
pickup parked behind a residence
at Hill and Green streets in
Heppner. It turned out to be
people who had permission.
Feb. 9: MCSO received a
report of a door open at the
courthouse. Contacted person to
respond.
Heppner Ambulance received a
report of an 88-year-old man
who had 102 degree fever for
four days.
Boardman Police Department
received a report of a pickup
traveling west bound in east
bound lanes at 1-84 Highway 730
junction. Officer was unable to
locate anyone
MCSO received a report of a
vehicle reported as stolen
returned to a man in Boardman.
Boardman Police Department
arrested a 43-year-old man in
Boardman for Forgery II.
MCSO received a report of
several cars broken into at Bake's
Lounge in Irrigon.
Boardman Police Department
received a report of an on-going
problem of kids knocking on a
door at Trail Apartments in
Boardman and then running
away.
Feb. 10: MCSO received a
report of phones being worked
on at the Bank of Eastern Oregon
in Arlington.
MCSO received a report of
panic alarm at BEO Arlington. It
was a false alarm because of
work being done on the lines.
MCSO received a report of a
red Jeep Cherokee parked the
wrong way on old Highway 730.
MCSO received a report of a
domestic problem at a home in
Heppner.
A son reportedly
threatened his mother and threw
things across the room. Another
son came and calmed things
down.
MCSO received a report of a
door open at a residence in lone
when resident returned.
MCSO received a report of an
open door at Morrow County
Road Department in Lexington
with no sign of forced entry.
Guy Van Arsdale was called to
secure door.
Feb. 11: MCSO received a
report of a truck that almost ran
a woman's car off the road on
Highway 730 between Irrigon
and Boardman.
MCSO received a report
through
Hermiston
Police
Department of a 911 call with a
female saying "Help, he's after
m," and then "He's here" before
call was disconnected. Call was
traced to a pay phone at Gregg's
Tavern in Imgon. Officers UTL
anyone.
MCSO, Heppner Ambulance,
Heppner
Fire
Department,
Lexington Ambulance, Oregon
Department of Trasnportation
and a tpw responded to a 911 call
advising of a motor vehicle
accident on Highway 207 near
Baseline road. One woman, still
behind wheel, refused transport,
but agreed to be checked out by
deputy.
MCSO received a report from a
man in Irrigon who said his 16-
year-old son stole $200 from
him. Man didn't want to press
charges, just scare his son, as he
said this was the first time the
boy had done this sort of thing.
MCSO received a report of
subjects pushing a vehicle north
on Olsen Road from Kunze
Road. Subjects were advised not
to move the car as they had had
some alcohol.
Feb. 12: MCSO received a
request from a female subject
who refused to leave from a
residence.
Problem was
resolved.
MCSO received a report of an
elderly female in Imgon with
breathing problems.
Boardman Police Department
received a report of an audible
alarm at SBE in Boardman. I
turned out to be a false alarm.
Boardman Police Department
received a report of six cows out
on Mt. Adams Street in
Boardman.
The owner was
contacted.
MCSO received a report of
yearling calves on South Depot
Road on Patterson Ferry.
Heppner Police Department
and Columbia Basin Electric Co
op received a report of a wire
down on Morgan Street. Turned
out to be a TV wire.
Boardman Ambulance and the
Boardman Police Department
received a report of a man with
history of congestive heart
failure and diabetes having
labored breathing and difficulty
in taking food, liquids and
medications.
MCSO received a request for
an officer to cite someone at
Columbia Middle School for
having less than one ounce of
marijuana residue.
MCSO received a report of an
injured yellow lab.
Heppner Police Department
received a request for an officer
concerning a complaint at Kate's.
MCSO and Boardman EMT's
responded to a report from a
truck driver at east bound rest
area near Boardman that she was
having trouble breathing.
Feb. 13: MCSO cited a 45-
year-old man with no operator's
license,
driving
uninsured,
careless driving, open container,
driving the wrong way on the
freeway.
Heppner City crew received a
report of water bubbling out of
the ground on Elder and Aiken
Streets in Heppner with a
possible broken water main.
Unable to contact city crew.
Oregon State Police received a
report of a citizen trying to waive
an officer down at the 1-84/207
junction at Buff-n-Brew.
Boardman Police Department
received a report of an intruder
alarm at the Barrick residence in
Boardman. House was secure.
Boardman Police Department
received a report of a tan/brown
station wagon hitting a stop sign,
a fence and posts before going on
toward the railroad bridge at the
Boardman Marina.
MCSO received a report of a
broken window at a residence in
Imgon.
MCSO received a request for
extra patrol on the west end of
Keenze Road toward canal. A
group of people were reported to
be parking and drinking out
there.
Wednesday, March 18, 1998 - NINE
person speaking in Spanish. On
second call a woman said
Feb. 21: MCSO received a re
nothing was wrong. Officer was
sent and redetermined it was a port o f six cows out at the
Outback Apts, in Boardman;
medical problem.
MCSO dispatched to the
Feb. 15: Boardman Police
Department received a report of Boardman Police Dept, a report
glass breaking at a residence in of snow tires stolen from behind
Boardman. A man chased a a trailer at Wilson Road Trailer
juvenile into the city park. Court;
Officers UTL anyone.
MCSO dispatched to the
MCSO assisted with an Boardman Police Dept, a report
ambulance run for a 65-year-old of a motion alarm at the River
woman with seizures at a
side High School shop building.
residence in Imgon.
MCSO received a report of an It turned out to be a false alarm,
audible motion alarm at Kegler's an employee was in the building;
MCSO deputy, Heppner Police
Sentry Market in Imgon. All
Dept, and Children’s Family Ser
doors were secure.
Boardman Police Department vices responded to a report of two
received a report of loud music at children who were allegedly mo
a residence in Boardman.
lested;
MCSO received a report of
MCSO received a request for
four stray dogs with collars at BP an extra patrol at Country Garden
station in Boardman.
Estates in Imgon. A man was
Heppner Police Department driving past a house slowly.
received a report of a van with
Feb. 22: MCSO received a re
windows broken out parked port of a man ejected from a bar
behind Kate's pizza.
MCSO received a report of in lone. The man’s vehicle was
computer burglarized in Imgon. located in Lexington;
MCSO dispatched to the
MCSO received a report of a
Boardman
Police Dept, a report
gate shot-up on slaughterhouse
Road.
Shells had been left of two men trying to buy alcohol
behind and person who reported at Boardman Sentry Market. They
incident believes they may be were turned down because they
from "same kids who shot up were drunk;
signs last year."
MCSO received a report of a
brown chevy pick-up west bound
on 730 towards Imgon swerving
all over the read and passing
people into on-coming traffic.
Boardman Police Department
received a report of a person
throwing
garbage
into a
Domestic Violence Groups are
neighbor's yard in Boardman.
offered
every Thursday from
Boardman Police Department
received a report of kids on 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Family Ser
property in front of Riverside vice Center in Heppner.
For more information, call Ali
High School on motorcycles
tearing up yard. Owner had cia Blake, 676-9251.
property posted.
Boardman Police Department
received a report of water tower
in Boardman being spot lighted.
MCSO received a report of a
suspicious half-ton pick-up.
Vehicle was there previous night.
A presentation of the town of
Officer UTL anything.
Lexington's strategic plan will be
held on Wednesday, March 18, at
7 p.m. at the school district office
board room in Lexington. The
meeting will give the community
The Morrow County Grain a chance to offer input and look
Growers has unveiled its new at the work put together by the
group.
web site at www.mcgg.net.
The site is devoted mostly to
the display of farm equipment
such as combines, tractors and
hay equipment, but it also has
links to weather pages.
The site has pictures of many
The Morrow County Fair
of the co-ops used farm
Board
is offering to put up
equipment, and interactive forms
brands
boards
for any person or
are available to contact the co
ranch that would like to donate
op.
The web site was developed and $100 to the multipurpose
For more
is administered by The Heppner building fund.
information
on
how
to get the
Gazette-Times.
board or make the donation, call
LaRae Kindle at the Morrow
County Fair office, 676-9474.
Domestic
Violence
Groups offered
Input sought on
Lexington plan
MCGG opens
web site
Brand board to
aid building fund
Heppner Lions
Club begins rifle Legion Post
raffle
lilt' :
87 plans
birthday party
American Legion Post 87 and
A uxiliary will celebrate the
L egion’s birthday M onday,
March 23, with a potluck dinner
at 6:30 p.m. in the United Meth
odist Church basement.
The Auxiliary will furnish
birthday cake.
Initiation of new members was
postponed until this meeting be
cause of illness.
Members are invited to attend
and help the Legion celebrate.
Steve Rhea with rifle
The Heppner Lions Club has
started its annual rifle raffle.
This year's gun is a Ruger
M77R Mark IT .280 Remington
with a 4 X 16 scope.
The rifle has a $500 value and
tickets are $5 each , or five
tickets for $20. Only $300
tickets will be sold.
The drawing will be held July
4. Anyone wishing to purchase
tickets for the raffle should
contact Steve Rhea at Van
Marter and Kahl Insurance.
Pot O ' Gold
winners told
St. Patrick's Pot O'Gold drawing
winners have been announced as
follows: Dorothy Generaux,
Vancouver, WA, who won at the
parade drawing; Shirlee Gaston,
Pendleton, who won at the social
hour; and Kay Fowler, Heppner,
who won at the auction.
Death Notice
Marion Balch Carlson
MCSO received a report of a
woman in a gray older model
Cadillac who pulled off the
freeway on 1-84 mile post 140
west bound and then flip a u-tum
and headed east bound in west
bound lanes.
MCSO received a call
concerning a runaway who may
have gone to a residence in
Imgon.
MCSO received a 911 call with
crying in the background and a
Have your own
W EB
PAGE
Heppner Gazette
676 - 922 «
Marion Balch Carlson, wife of
Clifford Carlson, who died ear
lier, died Monday, March 16,
1998.
A memorial service will be
held at First Emanuel Lutheran in
Portland at 10 a.m. on Wednes
day, March 25.
A memorial and burial service
will be held at Valby Lutheran in
lone at 4 p.m. on March 25. A
dinner will follow the service.