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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 12,1999 Sheriff's Dept. The Morrow County Sheri tT s Office (MCSO) reports handling the follow ing business: MCSO deputy g a i n e d a speeder at the Boardman BP sta tion. The person had allegedly been going 100+ mph and hitting the guardrail before Arlington. Boardman Police Dept, backed up the deputy. Tommie Lee Thomas, 34, was cited for Driving while Licensed Suspended Felony. MCSO received a report of a six year old who had not returned home in Lexington by 9:27. He was last seen at 4 p.m.; he said he was going to the creek. The boy was located April 19: MCSO received a report of a blood-soaked towel behind a refrigerator in Irrigon. The caller requested a deputy to look at it. MCSO received a report of a person driving who is legally blind. MCSO received a report of the shed next the bathroom at the lone City Park vandalized. Oregon State Police received a report of a van weaving all over the road. MCSO received a report of a 12 year old assaulted at a school. Larry Dean Cook, 20, was ar rested by Cottage Grove Police on a Heppner Justice Court war rant for Theft II and Failure to Appear. MCSO received a report of a herd of cattle on Highway 206 (Heppner-Condon Highway). MCSO received a report of a possible drunk driver on Highway 730 towards Boardman. A per son reported that the vehicle was moving really slow, going 40 in a 55 mph zone. The driver threw a beer can at him. An officer was unable to locate anyone. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a request to speak to an officer. Heppner Fire Dept., fire chief, received a report of flames com ing from achimney of a Heppner residence. There wasn’t a fire. MCSO deputy cited tf subject MCSO received a report of a dog complaint in Imgon. MCSO, Oregon State Police received a report of a possible, drunk driver on 1-84. MCSO received a request for an officer concerning garbage blowing in a neighbor’s yard. MCSO received a report of someone stealing prescription drugs from a home. Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a burglar alarm at Heppner Elementary School. Ev erything was okay. MCSO received a report of a dog complaint in Boardman. April 21: MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report of an alarm at Kegler’s Sentry Mar ket in Boardman. An officer was unable to locate anything amiss. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report o f a fight in progress at the Sentry Market in Boardman. MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report of a stu dent at Riversida High School threatening to make “Riverside look like Denver.” The juvenile was in the principal’s office. One 15 year old was lodged at the Umatilla County Juvenile Deten tion Center on a charge of Men acing. MCSO received a report that a woman was concerned about her husband in Boardman. Every thing was okay. MCSO received a request for a deputy at Columbia Middle School in Irrigon. MCSO received a report of black smoke in Boardman. The caller believed his neighbor was burning rubber or plastic illegally. MCSO deputy cited a 14 year old for MIP-Tobacco. MCSO received a request for a deputy at the Imgon Annex. MCSO received a report that someone had stolen a magneto from a tractor in lone. The crime, which was determined to have occurred in Gilliam County, was later determined to be a matter of someone borrowing a part. MCSO received a report of three carloads of g?op]e parked forexts^lv.cmfiseiftxsaca vefreie. jgF cars April 20* MCSOtieputV'dited Adam Suchy, 20, for MIP; Mat thew E. Hurst, 19, for MIP and Driving while License Suspended, No Insurance and Knowingly Possessing a Fraudulent Driver’s License; and John W. Lindsay, 20, for MIP, Providing False Informa tion to a Police Officer, Failure to Pay Fine/Drivmg While License Suspended. Lindsay was lodged at the UCSOjail. MCSO received a report that dirt was being moved at the Riverview Trailer Park and the dust was bothering the complain ant. ^¿TiCe Dept, re ceived a report of a car, reported to have been trashed, parked on the road to Rivercrest Farms. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a request for an extra pa trol at Kegler’s Sentry Market in Boardman. Oregon State Police received a report of a ball of flame falling out of the sky and hitting the ground about 10 miles south of the freeway. Oregon State Police ad vised they had several calls and were checking it out. MCSO received a report of two young children who appeared Connors yard of the month a report of a tour bus tailgating on 1-84 eastbound. to be running away from home, MCSO received a report of a heading toward the marina in calf m and out of a fenced area Imgon. An officer was unable to several times. locate anyone. MCSO received a report from April 22: MCSO, Boardman a Boardman woman that the Police Dept, received a report of neighbor’s wolves howl all night people drunk and yelling, and scar and run in her yard during the day. ing the caller's wife and daugh She was concerned about her ter. The caller attempted to con son’s safety. tact them and they wanted to fight. Oregon State Police received MCSO received a request from a report of semi trucks playing a woman for a welfare check on some kind of tag by swerving at her daughter in Irrigon. The each other on 1-84 westbound. daughter was fine and would con Boardman Police Dept, re tact her mother. ceived a report of vandalism at the MCSO received a report of a Boardman Marina and four juve stray dog chasing chickens in niles in the vicinity. Imgon. Heppner Police Dept, received MCSO received a report of a request for an officer. flames coming from a chimney of lone Fire Dept., ODOT, re a house in Heppner. ceived a report from a man that MCSO received a report from the undercarriage of his vehicle Oregon State Police that they were working on a report of a was on fire. The fire was put out cow grazing in the barrow pit on without damage. Heppner Police Dept, arrested Highway 97. Rhonda Louise Breneman for MCSO received a request for Failure to Appear/Assault IV, a deputy to assist in taking chil Harassment. dren into protective custody. Heppner Police Dept, received MCSO received a report of stu a report from a woman that a ju dents in the office at Columbia venile in a green baseball cap and Middle School in Imgon for Dis shirt walking down Gilmore Street orderly Conduct. Boardman Fire Dept, received in Heppner who pointed two toy a report of a haystack on fire and machine guns at her and fired. MCSO received a report from threatening a hayshed in Board- a man that Services to Children man. and Families was looking for his Heppner Police Dept, received ex-wife and he believed she was a report from a man of kids throw calling his house and hanging up. ing rocks on his property. Hermiston Police Dept, ar MCSO received a report from a man in Irrigon that his cat was rested Roland Rodriguez, 31, on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant stuck in a tree. MCSO received a report of a for Failure to Appear/Driving suspicious vehicle in Boardman. While License Suspended. MCSO, Boardman Police The vehicle had been abandoned. Dept, received a report of a gold MCSO received a report of a semi truck being driven by a drunk possible drunk driver on 1-84. driver. An officer was unable to MCSO deputy arrested Michael locate the semi. Leo Hanser. 25, Richland, WA., Oregon State Police received for DLJII. a report of a yellow Mercedes- April 23: MCSO deputy ar Benz driving fast and swerving on rested Paul Lynn Brazlace, 36, on 1-84. a conditional release violation and MCSO, Boardman Police for Failure to Comply-Possession Dept, received a request for an of Marijuana. He was lodged at extra patrol in the area of the the UCSOjail. Boardman Marina Park with ap MCSO received a report of proximately two dozen gang mem someone driving by a home in a bers at the park. There was no blue Nova and throwing something problem at the time. that broke a car window. Heppner Police Dept, received MCSO received a report of 6- , - « H E ^ b t e p tMCfiffteing harassed s" of water on a roadway east of by another person. Miller on Kunze Road. Headgates Boardman Police Dept, re were closed and high water signs ceived a report of a white Toyota delivered to the site. pickup speeding and peeling out MCSO received a report of in Boardman. someone selling a 12-pack of beer Boardman Police Dept, re to a male subject. The person did ceived a report of an adult male not realize at first that the subject who had a child on the ground and who bought the beer was drunk was kicking him and swearing. already. City of Heppner received a re They headed westbound on 1-84. port of a dry reservoir in Heppner An officer located the vehicle and checked on a teenager in the ve and people without water. MCSO received a request for hicle. Hood River Sheriffs Office a welfare check from a man about deputy arrested Bruce Anthony his father. Jim, 53, on an Irrigon Justice Court Oregon State Police received warrant for Failure to Appear/ Boat Speeding. Jim was cited and released. Boardman Police Dept, re Katie Michelle Sherer-A ceived a report of loud music at a daughter, Katie Michelle, was residence on Wilson Road. bom to Brett and Kristi Sherer April 24: Heppner Police Dept, April 19, 1999 in Tillamook. The baby weighed 7 lbs., 7 oz. received a request for an officer She joins sisters, Staci, six, and at the hospital apartments as a physician was trapped there by an Kalli, four. Grandparents are Marion and angry dog and couldn’t get out of Anita Fletcher of Tillamook, and the apt. to respond to an emer Dick and Margo Sherer of lone. gency at the hospital. Great-grandmothers are Irene Heppner Police Dept, received Beeler of Tillamook and Martha a report of a burglar alarm at Bartalamay of Odessa, Heppner Elementary School. It Washington. was runners registering for the Rolling Hills Run. MCSO, Oregon State Police, Hermiston Police Dept, received A volunteer is needed at the a report of a female who was un Neighborhood Center to scrape conscious and not breathing. the small fence and paint it to Hermiston Police Dept, later ad match the building. vised she was breathing but was * * * * still unconscious. The patient was Clarence Buchanan helps every transported to Good Shepherd week with dishes and cleanup Community Hospital in Hermiston. after the seniors' Wednesday Heppner Police Dept., Hepp lunch. Nella Bntt volunteered "on the ner EMTs, Heppner ambulance spot" one day at the senior and Air Life received a report of mealsite when a schedule mix-up a runner down during the Rolling resulted in no one else showing Hills Run. CPR was being admin up. istered and the patient was trans Births Volunteers needed Dean and Shirley Connor Dean and Shirley Connor have been selected as the winners of the Heppner Garden Club's Yard of the Month for May. The Connors' neatly-manicured yard is located at 385 Green St. in Heppner. The award is sponsored by the Garden Club and Green Feed and Seed. lone Legion Aux. plans poppy sale; Legion to hold service The lone American Legion Auxiliary Unit 95 will hold their poppy distribution on May 17-22. Lois Allyn will be selling poppies atthe MCGG mint-mart in Lex ington. Poppy chairman Vera Rietmann will be at the lone Mar ket. The lone Legion plans a Me morial Day service on Monday, May 31 at 10:30 a.m. at the lone High School football field. The service will be held at the lone Legion Hall in the event of inclem ent weather. Irene Holtz and Vera Rietmann will decorate the lone Market win dow for Memorial Day with the help of kindergarten and first grade student posters. “The funds generated from donations do a lot to support the American veterans and their fami lies,” said a spokesperson. Retirement Open House for SuficruHtetident Stcwi M orrow C o u n ty S chool District on Sunday, May 16th, 1999 Iona High School Cafataria 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. No gifts, please. ported to Pioneer Memorial Hos pital in Heppner. Air Life was activated. MCSO received a report from a woman who said her husband was there to pick up the kids and threatened her, then left. The hus band requested a deputy because he said she hit him and he wanted to press charges. MCSO, H erm iston Police Dept, received a 911 call from an Irrigon woman who said her son had been run over by a lawn mower. She said she was trans porting him to help by a private vehicle. MCSO received a report of an entry burglar alarm at A.C. Hougton in Irrigon. It was a false alarm. MCSO, Herm iston Police Dept., Hermiston ambulance re ceived a report of an elderly fe male in Irrigon with chest pains. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report from a man who said he was assaulted and threat ened. Jorge Ramirez Rosendo, 35, was cited for Menacing. Boardman Fire Dept., Fire 2, Rescue 1, received a report of a sprinkler alarm at Morrow Cold Storage. MCSO, Boardman Police Dept, received a report from a man in Boardman who said an other man in a white pickup threatened him and said he had a gun in his trunk and would shoot him. Roel Lomas, 26, was cited for DUII. MCSO received a request for an officer concerning six subjects behind a house, possibly drunk and yelling vulgar remarks in Irrigon. MCSO deputy arrested Martha Jane Vance, 31, on a detention warrant for Criminal Mistreat ment. Vance was lodged at the UCSOjail. MCSO, Irrigon ambulance re ceived a request to respond to Stokes Landing Senior Center for an adult male. CPR was in pro gress. The man was pronounced dead at Good Shepherd Commu nity Hospital in Hermiston. April 25: MCSO received a report of kids being loud and go ing in and out of a residence in Lexington. The kids left before officers arrived. MCSO deputy cited Luis Efran Peralta, 27, for DUII. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of loud music at a Boardman residence. One person was cited for Disorderly Conduct. Boardman Police Dept, ar rested Halid Velic, 24, for DUII. MCSO received a report of a kitchen window broken during the night in Imgon. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report o f the m en’s restroom in the day area at the Boardman Park graffitied. Heppner Police Dept, received a report of medication missing from a residence in Heppner. MCSO, H erm iston Police Dept, received a report of a 39 year old female in diabetic shock. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hos pital in Hermiston. Oregon State Police received a report of five sporty cars trav eling together on Highway 206 northbound, passing on double yellow lines and traveling at a high rate of speed. MCSO received a report of a possible drunk driver heading to wards Imgon from Umatilla. MCSO received a report of a dog problem and a request for a deputy. MCSO received a report of a missing waterbed. The owner said he knew who took it. April 26: MCSO deputy ar rested James M urray, 26, Boardman, for DUII. Murray was also cited for Open Container. MCSO deputy arrested Enrique Henry Cuevas Reyes, 26, on an Imgon Justice Court war rant for Failure to Appear/Con- cealed Weapon. He was lodged at the UCSOjail. Lincoln City officers arrested David C. Robertson, 38, on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Appear on a citation with Underlying Cause of Driv ing while License Suspended. MCSO received a report of tools stolen from a pickup parked on Turner Lane. MCSO received a request for an officer concerning garbage blowing into a neighbor’s yard and an old bumed-out van. MCSO received a report o f an audible alarm at Huey’s Wash-^ board tfi Ifrfgon. It was an^SfW^' ployee error. BMCC, CAPECO to offer corrections course Blue Mountain Community College, Community Action Program East Central Oregon and the Oregon Department of Corrections are again teaming together to offer "Careers in the Oregon Department of Corrections" (CODOC). CODOC is a short-term training opportunity to be held in Pendleton at the Umatilla County Criminal Justice Center (new county jail). The intent of the training is to prepare participants for formal application for employment with the Department of Corrections. The focus is general and is for persons interested in positions in any capacity, including food service, maintenance, medical service, clerical or corrections officers. The training will begin on Monday, June 7, and end on July 9. Classes meet Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. with a lunch break. The application process begins immediately and must be completed by May 24. Participants must be at least 21 • years of age and are expected to complete the following: a CODOC application; an ASSET placement test at BMCC's Pendleton campus ( the test is offered on Monday or Thursday at 9 a.m. and there is a $10 testing fee); a drug screening test; a background check; and confirmation of a high school diploma or GED certificate. Admission to the program will include an orientation/interview with a panel of correctional personnel. Included with the training is integrated work experience. The work experience is held in a "secure correctional setting”. Students will have direct inmate contact under supervision of correctional staff as assigned at area facilities. Cost for the five week program is $555 and students who successfully complete the program will receive a Blue Mountain Community College certificate of completion. Area residents who are interested in attending may contact the Advising and Testing Center at BMCC, 541-278-5936 or 541-278-5930. % IT ’S TIM E FO R TH E IONE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 3 7 th ANNUAL AUCTION & BARBECUE DRIVE TO WILLOWS GRANGE HALL IO N E, O REG O N , on SATURDAY, JU N E 5 th COUNTRY STORE OPENS AT 10:00 a.m. AUCTION BEGINS AT 10:30 a.m. BY TRIAD AUCTIONEERING SILENT AUCTION BEGINS 10:15 a.m. - BIDS OPEN 12:20 p.m. ANTIQUES - CRAFTS - HOME BAKED FOOD ITEMS HAND MADE ITEMS - NEW TO YOU - SNACK SHACK FISH POND - BOOKS - TOYS PIT BARBECUED BEEF DINNER AT 12>30 p.m . ADULTS $ 5 .0 0 • 6-12 YEARS $ 2 .5 0 • PRE-SCHOOL FREE Receiving donations and for pickup, phone: Laurel Cannon at 422-7165 • Bill Rietmann at 422-7296
