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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-"Pmes, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 16,1998 Sheriffs Report The Morrow County ShentTs Office (MCSO) reports handling the following business during the past weeks: MCSO received a report of a gray motor home pulling a red Es cort on 1-84 eastbound driving er ratically and running vehicles off the road. MCSO received a report of a male, apparently drunk, who w ouldn't leave a residence in Boardman. MCSO received a report of a juvenile problem in Imgon. One juvenile allegedly said they would kill the resident’s dog if it wasn’t tied up and then left. They came back to the residence with base ball bats and rocks. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report o f a large deg that wouldn’t let tenants in their apts. in Boardman. MCSO deputy responded to A.C. Houghton school for a re port o f juvenile harassment. MCSO dispatched to the Hepp- ner Police Dept, a request for an officer concerning vandalism. MCSO received a report of a fight between three men and then more men at the Senior Center in Irrigon. An officer was unabie to locate anyone. MCSO dispatched to the Hepp- ner Police Dq>t. several reports of shots fired near the Heppner Cemetery. MCSO received a report of a suspicious vehicle blocking a driveway in Irrigon. Two other vehicles pulled up with at least six females getting out of the ve hicles. All was okay, the first ve hicle turned out to be disabled. Aug. 26: MCSO received a report of a disoriented male, 18- 20 years old, on a woman’s front steps in Boardman. MCSO received a request to deliver a message from a man in AZ. to his wife staying at her sister’s home in Irrigon. MCSO received a report of a van broken down on Highway 730 that was broken into and items stolen. MCSO received a report of a duplex in Irrigon broken into with the house vandalized and a refrig erator stolen. MCSO received a report of a man allergic to spray that was being sprayed in lone. Oregon State Police arrested Josephine Hargraves, 58, for Theft II and Computer Crime. MCSO received a request for an officer for a vehicle parked on property in Heppner. It turned out to be a civil problem. MCSO received a report of ju veniles putting rocks and sticks on the roadway on Highway 74. MCSO received a report of a house broken into in Heppner. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Fire Dept, a report of a fire alarm in Boardman. The call was cancelled in route. MCSO received a request to contact a trucker concerning a family emergency. MCSO received a report o f shots fired in an alley behind a residence in Heppner. MCSO deputy, Heppner Police Dept, responded to a report of a vehicle parking along a driveway in Heppner. A man at the resi dence demanded an officer or he would take matters into his own hands. MCSO received a report of an open door at a residence in Boardman. All was okay. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman ambulance a report of a woman who had vomited blood and fainted in Boardman. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. Aug. 27: Heppner Police Dept, arrested Dan Mathews, 43, for Failure to Appear/Possession of Less Than I oz. Marijuana, Fail ure to Pay Fine/Driving While Li cense Suspended. Mathews was lodged at the Umatilla County Shen f f s Office jail. MCSO received a report of an entry alarm at Sam Boardman Elementary school. MCSO deputy responded to a report o f an RV wreck at the Boardman rest area. MCSO received a report that the shot fired the previous night in Heppner was a dog shot. The dog showed up with a bullet wound in its shoulder. MCSO received a request for an officer in Boardman. MCSO received a request for a deputy concerning a theft by deception. MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a request for an officer concerning incidents hap pening the previous day. MCSO received a report of an assault of a woman who was beat up in Imgon. MCSO received a report of a car in the canal by the west irri gation district shop. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a Nintendo stolen from the Trail Apts, in Boardman. MCSO deputy cited Leona Lyons, 54, for Harassment. MCSO received a report of loud music in lone. MCSO received a report of a theft in Heppner. MCSO received a report of a pickup driving too fast and run ning stop signs in Irrigon. Aug. 28: MCSO received a report of a cut phone booth cord and the lock on the Little League candy shack broken at the Imgon Manna. MCSO dispatched to the Or egon State Police a report of a possible drunk dnver on 1-84 west bound. MCSO received a report of a gray Ford Escort Wagon pulled out of the West Extension Imga- tion Canal in Irrigon. Three juve niles (10-12 years old) had been seen a month earlier allegedly driving the car down Canal Road. MCSO received a report of dogs found-one female chocolate lab and one male gray schnauzer mix. Sheriff Drago requested extra weekend patrol on Shaw Creek and Blake Roads as log trucks were speeding and driving reck lessly. MCSO received a report of a burglar alarm at the Irrigon Medi cal Center. The alarm was can celled. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman ambulance a report of a 67 year old female with previ ous chest pains anlfl nilmbness in her arm having chest pains again. MCSO received a report of a possible drunk driver headed to Boardman from Imgon on High way 74 in a flatbed truck. An of ficer was unable to locate the ve hicle. MCSO dispatched to the Gilliam County Sheriffs Office a report from a woman in Condon that her 12 year old grandson had locked her out of the house and was inside breaking things. MCSO received a report that a man had tried to run another man off the road near Heppner. Rich ard Loid, 31, was cited for Reck less Endangering. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Fire Dept, a report of a car on fire on Wilson Road near Laurel Lane. MCSO deputy, Heppner and Lexington ambulances responded to a report of a strange man at a residence in Lexington who ap peared to be sleeping but wouldn’t wake up. The man was trans ported to the detox center in Pendleton. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report o f a dom estic dispute at the Outback Apts, in Boardman. A man would not let a woman back into their apt. The subjects had restraining orders against each other. MCSO received a report of a subject parked in an old station wagon at the Morrow County School District office parking lot in Lexington who was bothering customers at the MCGG Cenex Store. MCSO received a report of a woman who said she had been raped a week or so ago by a man from lone. The woman did not want to press charges and is mov ing away. MCSO received a report of suspicious activities and persons in Heppner. Aug. 29: Boardman Fire Dept, and Boardman ambulance re sponded to a report o f a rollover car accident-injuries occurred. MCSO dispatched to the Or egon State Police a request for a m essage to be d elivered to Cutsforth Park. A man with a heart condition needed assistance in getting an elk out. MCSO dispatched to the City of Heppner a report of a major sewer problem. MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a report that the cafeteria door at the Heppner El ementary School was unsecure. MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner ambulance and Lexington EMTs a request for an ambulance in Lexington. MCSO received a report of a possible DUII just entering Mor row County. MCSO received a report o f a theft at a hunting camp. MCSO received a report of garbage dumped at the Irrigon Cemetery. MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a report o f a sus picious person at a Heppner resi dence. An officer was unable to locate anyone. Heppner Police Dept, arrested John W. Roberts, 49, for DUII. MCSO received a request for a deputy concerning something that might occur up Shaw Grade. MCSO received a request for an officer concerning a male sub ject on the mill premises who was asked to leave, but wouldn’t. MCSO received a request for an officer concerning juveniles in the park. Aug. 30: MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a re port of a situation that may esca late into a domestic dispute. MCSO received a report of a county truck in Imgon that was broken into and the face o f the radio stolen. MCSO deputy cited Wesley Medley, 18, Gabriel Escobedo, 19 and Issac Reyes, 19, with Crimi nal Trespass I. MCSO received a report of a purse found on the Heppner/ Condon Highway belonging to a Heppner resident. MCSO received a report o f an elderly overweight man pushing a van on the shoulder of 1-84 west bound. MCSO received a report of a domestic dispute in the Boardman area. A man threatened his girlfriend’s father with a shovel. MCSO received a report of an ATV missing with a possible sus pect in Irrigon. MCSO received a report of a sewer and waterline problem at Cutsforth Park. MCSO received a request for assistance in serving an eviction notice. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a request from a man for an officer because his wife took his car without his permission. Both the husband and wife were on the title of the car. MCSO received a request for an officer concerning two women involved in a dispute. MCSO deputy, Heppner Police Dept, responded to a report of a man hit on the head with a fist. Three people were in the apt. who wouldn’t leave. MCSO received a report of a woman following another woman and becoming a problem. Boardman Police Dept, re quested backup for a suspicious vehicle at the Trail Apts, in Boardman. Aug. 31: MCSO received a report of an unsecured gate at the Umatilla Fish and Wildlife Refuge at Patterson Ferry. MCSO received a report of a cow hit on Highway 207. MCSO received a report of a boat in distress on the Columbia River one mile west of Boardman. The boat was grounded. MCSO received a report of cows in a yard on Highway 74. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a wallet of an lone man lost at Sailboard Beach in Boardman. MCSO received a report of a cell phone lost at the Irrigon Mar ket. MCSO received a report of a BP gas credit card stolen out of a purse on Slaughterhouse Road. MCSO received a report of a dog jumping out at kids as they walked home from school. The dog almost attacked a man who attempted to help the kids. MCSO received a report of two runaway juveniles who had a weapon. MCSO received a request for extra patrol at A.C. Houghton El ementary School to slow down traffic when kids are arriving at school between 7-8 a.m. MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a report of a con trolled bum at Church and Jones streets in Heppner. MCSO deputy and Boardman Police Dept, responded to a re port o f a man’s son beating on his daughter. One juvenile, 15, was arrested on two counts of Assault IV, Criminal Mischief II and MIP- tobacco. The juvenile was lodged at the Umatilla County Detention Center. MCSO received a report of a window broken out of a truck and the stereo system stolen. Sept. 1: MCSO dispatched to the Boardman ambulance a re quest for an ambulance for a woman with a diabetic problem. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hos pital in Hermiston. MCSO received a report o f a pickup idling for 30 minutes by the Catholic Church in Boardman. The pickup them left. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a car keyed in Boardman. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman ambulance a request for an ambulance for an elderly woman who fell and possibly broke her hip. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston. MCSO received a report of neighbors harassing a woman’s horse and finally hitting it with a car. Heppner, lone fire depts. and Oregon State Police responded to a report of a grass fire close to a bam on Baseline Road off High way 207. MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner ambulance a request for an ambulance for an elderly woman who fell at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. MCSO deputy and Oregon State Police received a report of a man shoving an elderly woman at the Lexington CENEX station. They left in two different vehicles northbound on Highway 207. Of ficers were unable to locate them. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a trespasser at Frontier Trailer Park. MCSO and Oregon State Po lice received a report of someone in a beige truck heading toward Hardman from Heppner throwing something out of his window and breaking another person’s back vehicle window. MCSO received a report of a speeding tan/brown station wagon in Imgon with juveniles throwing dust and rocks. MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner, lone and Lexington fire depts. on standby a report of a bam fully engulfed on Baseline Road. The fire had restarted from an earlier fire. MCSO received a report of a two-tone light brown truck that tried to run another car off the road in Irrigon. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a white goat in the road on Wil son Road. The owner was reunited with the goat. MCSO received a report of a possible DUII eastbound on 1-84. Four teens were in the vehicle speeding and throwing cans from the vehicle. Sept. 2: MCSO received a re port of a lost cell phone between Hermiston and Boardman. MCSO received a report of a m otor vehicle accident near Tower Road. It was a non/block- ing, non/injury accident. MCSO dispatched to the Or egon State Police a report of a vehicle doing 75 mph plus, on I- 84 westbound. MCSO received a report of trucks following a vehicle too close. MCSO received a report of a suspicious vehicle at Rivercrest Farms. MCSO received a report of a vehicle keyed in Irrigon. MCSO dispatched to the Or egon State Police a report o f a truck carrying explosives that had blown a tire on 1-84 eastbound. MCSO received a request to deliver a message of a death to people camping at Bull Prairie campground. MCSO received a report of a one year old and two year old walking on Skyview Drive in Boardman unsupervised. The babysitter was located. MCSO received a report of a vehicle in another person’s drive way sitting too close to the road in Lexington. MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a report of four youths messing around with a woman’s pickup. She yelled at them and they left. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a window broken out at the Boardman Post Office. Sept. 3: MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a re port o f a kid spraying “freon” around a man’s window on Co lumbia Drive at 5 a.m. The fumes burned the man’s eyes. The man agreed it wasn’t a life-threaten ing situation and agreed to con tact the police in the morning. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman ambulance a report of two pickups with three or four guys and one man on the ground. The caller didn’t believe the car was just being worked on. An of ficer was unable to locate anyone. MCSO and Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a bro ken window on a vehicle at the fairgrounds and the snack shack door was open. Trade seminar set at BMCC Area business owners and potential business owners are invited to come and meet Oregon International Trade experts at a free, half-day seminar offered Friday, September 25. This International Trade Seminar will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Blue Mountain Community College Small Business Development Center located at 37 SE Dorion in Pendleton. Participants will leam about the variety of opportunities that exporting offers and how to get their products into the global market place. Topics include: "Exporting and a Global Economy", why exporting makes sense for your company; "Export Planning", how to use research and planning to identify markets, duties, license requirements and protection of property rights; "Marketing Your Product or Service", how to use state and federal trade resources to find buyers and distributors for products on the international market; "Knowing Your Export Customer", what to be aware of when doing business across cultures, product adaptation and cross-cultural negotiations; "Financing the Sale", obtaining the finances needed to export; and "Transporting the Goods", the mechanics of getting your product to the customer, customs, freight forwarding, and documentation. This free international trade seminar is sponsored by the BMCC Small Business Development Center, Oregon Economic Development Department, Small Business International Trade, US Department of Commerce. US Small Business Administration, and the Japan External Trade Organization. To register call the Small Business Development Center at 276-6233 or toll free 1-888-441- SBDC (7232). The Small Business Development Center is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The support given by the U.S. Small Business Administration through such funding does not constitute or express an implied endorsement of any of the co- sponsors) or participants opinions, products, or services. Disability related accommodations will be made if requested in advance. BMCC, CAPECO partners In recent years, eastern Oregon communities have been selected for the siting of four prison facilities. These facilities need staff for every area of operation, from cooks to clerks to correctional officers. The majority of the staff have and will continue to come from the local communities. Since the siting of the Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla, representatives of several local agencies have been meeting with representatives of the Two Rivers facility and other correctional officials. One important issue for local agencies during these meetings has been employment opportunities for local citizens. This past spring Blue Mountain Community College and Community Action Program East Central Oregon forged a partnership to develop an eight- week, pre-employment course for local citizens who may be interested in pursing a career in corrections. The course, Careers in Oregon Department of Corrections, or CODOC, was first offered this past summer term. The program proved very successful, with 15 area residents entering and completing the program, and approximately 30 people indicating an interest in taking the course at a later time, said a BMCC news release. That later time is now. The CODOC program is scheduled to begin October 12 at BMCC’s West Campus in Hermiston. In order to be admitted to the CODOC program applicants must possess a high school diploma or a GED and a valid driver's license, pass a drug screening and a criminal history investigation, successfully complete the ASSET placement test at BMCC and complete an evaluation and interview process. The course is designed to introduce participants to state government and to provide specific information about the field of corrections, including security writing, resume preparation and successful interviewing techniques. During the final four weeks of the program, participants will complete tours of Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution, Two Rivers Correctional Institution, attend an inmate orientation session and a facility staff meeting and complete individual on-the-job training assignments. Although local corrections officials support the philosophy of the CODOC program, it is not associated with nor endorsed by the Department of Corrections, said the release. A total of 20 credits from BMCC will be awarded to those who complete the program. Area residents who are interested in attending should contact the Advising and Testing Center at BMCC, 541/278-5929 or 541/278-5930. Births Je sse L ynn M alone-a daughter Jesse Lynn was bom to Melome Foster and David Malone of Irrigon on August 12, 1998 at Good Shepherd Community Hos pital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. M anuel P erez S anchez-a son Manuel Perez was bom to Elvira Sanchez Sausedo and Calixto Perez Rubio of Boardman on August 14,1998 at Good Shep herd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 8 lbs. 0 oz. Eloy Hernandez-a son Eloy was bom to Juana Sangerman and Eloy Hernandez of Boardman on August 15, 1998 at Good Shep herd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 9 lbs. 3.5 oz. E th an Jam es Fuchs-a son Ethan James was bom to Melissa and Kelby Fuchs of Boardman on August 28, 1998 at Good Shep herd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. Ja s sie l C a rm o n a -a son Jassiel was bom to Martha and Sergio Carmona of Boardman on September 7,1998 at Good Shep herd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 8 lbs. 1 oz. J o rg e C e sa r M ontoya Colin-a son Jorge Cesar Mon toya was bom to Lorena Colin and Jorge Serrano of Boardman on September 8,1998 at Good Shep herd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 9 lbs. 0 oz. Heinrich Joseph Padberg-a son Heinrich Joseph was bom to Sombaht and Robert Padberg of lone on September 9, 1998 at Good Shepherd Community Hos pital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. Biana Sarahi G utierrez Car- denas-a daughter Biana Sarahi G utierrez was born to Rosa Cardenas and Alberto Sahaqun of Boardman on September 9, 1998 at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 8 lbs. 10 oz.
