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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 20, 1998 - THREE
Sheriff's Report
Morrow County Sheriffs
Office in Heppner reports the
following business over the last
several weeks:
May 11 - MCSO received a
report of a tow trailer stolen in
Irrigon.
MCSO received a report of a
loose emu walking on the road
near Fourth and Columbia,
Irrigon.
MCSO received a report of a
colt out on the road near
Boardman. Owner was told she
would be cited if animals get out
again.
MCSO received a report of a
camper being burglarized behind
old Ready Mix plant in
Boardman.
MCSO received a report of a
non-injury accident at Riverview
Trailer Court in Imgon.
MCSO received a report of
juveniles taking mail out of
mailboxes in Boardman.
MCSO received a report of a
woman pushed by an ex-
boyfnend at the Irrigon Sentry
Market.
MCSO received a report of a
stray dog in a woman's yard in
Boardman growling. The dog
was dispatched.
MCSO received a complaint
concerning the way officers
handled the previous dog call.
The Heppner Police
Department received a report of
a dispute at the St. Patrick Senior
Center. Thomas C. Chavis, 43,
was cited for disorderly conduct.
• MCSO received a report of a
black pickup spinning cookies
and driving carelessly when
children were present.
MCSO received a report of a
transient camping at the Imgon
Marina. Caller was concerned
that the man was sleeping and the
sprinklers were set to go on at
8:30 a.m.
Boardman Police Department
received a report of juveniles on
skateboards almost running a
woman over.
MCSO received a request to
speak to the officer who shot the
dog in a previous entry.
MCSO received a request for
an officer concerning a dispute
over property in Imgon.
' MCSO received a report, of. a .
fight with six-seven juveniles,
both males and females, m
Irrigon. Subjects were reported
to be fighting heavily and a male
allegedly forced a female into a
vehicle. Incident was thought to
be possibly gang related.
Heppner Police Department
received a report of a man
overdue at his home at The
Dalles from the Heppner golf
tournament. Man showed up
later.
MCSO received a report of a
person assaulted in Irrigon.
MCSO received a report of a
juvenile runaway located and
taken to parents in Umatilla.
May 12 - Heppner Ambulance
and Heppner Police Department
received a report of a man with
erratic breathing. The man was
transported to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital.
MCSO received a report of
suspicious activity on Coalmine,
with a pickup in the middle of
the road and two of three subjects
over the embankment messing
around.
MCSO received a report of a
person who possibly burgled a
shop in Irrigon.
MCSO received a report of two
vehicles with slashed tires at
Trail Apartments in Boardman.
MCSO received a report of
cows out on Highway 207 at
Willow Creek Highway.
, MCSO received a report of a
burglary at Archie's Sales and
Service in Boardman.
MCSO received a report of
three pumps vandalized east of
Tom Camp Road in Boardman.
MCSO arrested Jamie M.
McCormack, 26, on probable
cause charges of Theft II and
Burglary II.
MCSO received a report of
pumps vandalized east of Paul
Smith Road in Boardman. A
primer was also missing.
MCSO received a report of a
phone prank in Imgon. A girl
called another residence and said
she needed help and then started
laughing
Boardman Police Department
received a report of two
suspicious vehicles at Drift wood
RV park in Boardman.
Boardman Police Department
received a report of several calls
from juveniles playing at a pay
phone. Officer was unable to
locate anyone.
MCSO received a report of a
juvenile on someone else's
property in Boardman.
May 13 - MCSO received a
report of a domestic assault in
Irrigon. A woman's ex-husband
allegedly beat her and she left
residence without any of her
things.
Boardman Fire Department and
Boardman Ambulance received a
report of a fire at the Tidewater
chip dump with flames visible.
Irrigon Police Department called
for mutual aid with all available
personnel. Hermiston two units,
Heppner
and
Ione
Fire
Department all responded and the
fire was brought under control
about 1:42 and turned over to
Tidewater.
MCSO received a report of
personal garbage dumped in the
recycling bins by the post office.
Heppner Police Department
received a report of a new VCR
stolen from nursing home.
MCSO received a report of a
sexual assault that reportedly
occurred in a restroom in Imgon.
MCSO received a report from
a male subject who said his
brother used his name on a traffic
citation from Morrow County.
MCSO received a report of a
vehicle missing from Riverview
Mobile Court in Irrigon.
May 14 - Oregon State Police
received a report of a lost load of
a couple pieces of rough cut
lumber at Boardman rest area.
MCSO received a request for a
student to be cited for theft at
CMS in Imgon.
Teenager auto accidents increase during summer
"The month of May marks the
beginning of the most dangerous
time of the year for teenagers to
be behind the wheel of an
automobile," warns Marianne
Macina, regional manager for
Western Insurance Information
Service (WIIS).
"Automobile crashes are a
particular problem for our
youth," she says.
"The life
expectancy of every age group in
the U.S. has increased during the
past 75 years except one -
teenagers, whose death rate is
higher today than 20 years ago
mainly due to auto crashes."
More than 5,500 American
teenage drivers are killed every
year in traffic crashes, according
to the National Safety Council.
Here at home, the Oregon
Department of Transportation
(ODOT) Traffic Safety Section
preliminary statistics show that
Oregon teenage drivers (age 15 -
19 years old) were involved in
11,608 crashes in 1997 - 93 of
these crashes were fatal, 6,075
involved injuries and 5,440
resulted in property damage only.
One hundred ten people were
killed and 10,956 were injured
last year in collisions involving
teenage drivers in Oregon.
In Oregon, where it is state law
to "buckle up", 154 teens (both
drivers and passengers) involved
in accidents in 1997 were
reported not wearing safety belts.
Even worse, 79 of the teen
drivers involved in accidents
Vmjkited (drugV o“r
alcohol). Another 1,313 of the
Oregon teens involved in
accidents last year were driving
too fast for conditions or were
exceeding the posted speed limit.
"As June, July and August
come and go, the highest
monthly totals of the year occur,"
says Macina. "That's why the
insurance companies through
WHS recommend the following
survival formula to teenage
drivers:
-Obey all traffic laws and drive
within the posted speed - a traffic
violation is just a collision that
didn't happen.
-buckle up your safety belt
every trip and make sure all
passengers do the same. It's not
only the law in Oregon, it's your
protection
primary
against
injury.
Car
serious
manufacturers install a safety
belt for the number of passengers
that it is safe to transport in that
vehicle. Make sure they all use
those safety belts, even in the
rear.
"Sure, they may be
uncomfortable at times, not
macho and wrinkle your clothes,"
says Macina, "but the alternative
may be two weeks in the hospital
or crutches for six months, a
seriously maimed friend facing
years of plastic surgery or, even
worse, death - so, why not start a
habit for life right now and
buckle-up?"
-drive defensively - most
collisions are caused by driver
error and are preventable.
-choose not to drink and drive.
The legal age to purchase,
possess or consume alcohol is 21.
Celebrate at an alcohol-free,
drug-free
graduation
party
sponsored by your school,
parents and community.
A recent study by the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety
shows that the claim experience
for U.S.
teenage drivers,
particularly 16-year-olds, isn't
getting better but worse. While
enough data isn't available to
assess why the death rate for the
youngest 1998 drivers is going
up while rates are trending down
among older drivers, even older
teenagers, some hypotheses seem
plausible:
-easier access to cars than ever
before;
- inexperience at driving; -and
driving more in high risk
circumstances - e.g. at night.
"Unfortunately, the problem of
deaths among 16-year-old drivers
is not going to decline without
help since the population of 16
year-olds will continue to grow
through the next decade," said
Macina.
Traffic safety advocates across
the country contend that a
promising way to reduce deaths
among 16-year-old drivers is to
adopt
graduated
licensing
systems that phase in driving
privileges in stages as young
beginners gain more experience
behind the wheel. Such stages
include six months or more in a
learning phase, during which
supervision is required; another
six months to a year in an
intermediate licensing phase,
during
which unsupervised
driving isn't allowed in high-risk
situations, for example at night
or with other teens in the car.
Since 1996, six states -
California, Florida, Georgia,
Michigan, North Carolina and
Ohio - have adopted programs
that include essential elements of
graduated licensing. Data, now
being collected on the results,
should begin to draw a picture in
early 1999.
Teenagers and their parents who
would like free information on
graduated licensing; drinking,
drugs and driving; auto insurance
basics; how to file an insurance
claim; how to save on auto
insurance premiums; shopping
for a safer car; and/or auto theft
prevention and more, may
contact the WHS
Pacific
Northwest Regional Consumer
Alert Office at 1 1855 SW
Ridgecrest Drive, Suite 107,
Beaverton, OR 97008; telephone:
800-457-8713; e-mail address:
wiisor@teleport.com.
"This information is also
available to groups through our
volunteer
Idaho
Insurance
Speakers Bureau," Macina says.
"Our speakers will address your
next assembly or class at no
charge. They often bring videos
or slide shows and arrive with
lots of handouts as well. They
are not allowed to sell or
promote an insurance company
or insurance agency. They are
simply giving of their time to
help the public better understand
how to prevent and reduce losses,
what insurance is, how it works
and how to make insurance work
for them." Parties interested in
the Speakers' Bureau may also
contact the WIIS regional Office.
WIIS is a nonprofit, non
lobbying, insurance consumer
education and communication
organization serving consumers
and insurers in 10 western states.
It is funded by property/casualty
insurance companies and is
affiliated nationally with the
Insurance Information Institute.
Marvin and Ruth Casebeer
invite friends and family to help celebrate
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Marvin's 80th Birthday
& our 40th Wedding Anniversary
on Sunday, May 31st
at the Strawberry Grange Hall, 204 N. McHaley
in Prairie City, from 1-4 p.m.
No Gifts. Please
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The family of Kenneth Du Va 11
would like to invite you to attend a barbecue
and celebration of Ken's life at the
Heppner Fairgrounds, following the service
at the Lexington Cemetery on June 6, 1998.
The service is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
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Sherry Sitter
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Culver, Oregon
Saturday, June 6 at 6p.m.
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EQUIPMENT
cruise on Lake Chelan, is
reminded to turn their slip in to
Betty Mills.
For more information on either
the bus trip or the workshop, call
Betty at 676-5546.
Both activities are sponsored
by Morrow county Creative Arts
and Crafts Club who will meet
Thursday, May 28, at 1 p.m. for
lunch and a meeting.
Visitors are welcome to attend.
COMPLETE
MEMORIAL
DAY
SUPPLIES
HERE
Sea'
Pioneer Memorial Clinic
will be closed Monday,
May 25th
for Memorial Day.
Walton workshop planned June 9th
Robert Walton, well known for
his murals done on the sides of
buildings, will offer a workshop
on Tuesday, June 9.
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Students attending may either
bring a painting they haven't
completed or start a new work.
Most of the painting will be
done with a pallet knife.
Anyone wanting to go on the
bus trip, featuring a private
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