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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 2, 2001 - FIVE Sheriff's Report The Morrow County S heriff s Office (MCSO) reports handling the following business: -MCSO received request for phone contact regarding questions about a landlord/tenant situation. -MCSO received request for deputy contact regarding the theft of a CD player at Columbia Middle School. -Im gon Ambulance received request for an ambulance for a 60-year-old male with chest pains. One subject was transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center. -MCSO received request for phone contact regarding the sale o f a sewing machine. The caller had not received the money and can't get the machine back. -MCSO received report that a subject wrote a forged check for $8,000 when her father was dying. The caller requested phone contact. -OSP, MCSO received report from a woman that a dark blue mini van with two males was in her driveway. The subjects were also walking through her field. -HPD received report from an anonymous person that a Heppner subject was keeping a small terrier dog in a small cage and the dog was dying. -MCSO cited a 13-year- old and an 11-year-old for Theft by Receiving and a 14-year-old for Theft II. -Boardman Ambulance received request for an ambulance for a 30-year-old female who was vomiting blood but conscious.. One subject was transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center. -MCSO received request from a woman for help in finding the address where her daughter is. The caller knew the phone number, but not the location. March 2: MCSO, BPD received report of an audible alarm at the Port of Morrow administration building. Upon arrival deputy said there was a subject inside. Officer was unable to locate the subject after building search. -Irngon Tire Department received report o f a fire in the parking lot o f Bake's Restaraunt. All units were told to disregard for it was a controlled bum. -MCSO received report o f a vehicle traveling 85 mph- plus on Hwy. 730 towards Boardman. -M CSO, Heppner Ambulance, EMTs, Heppner Rescue, ODOT received report of a one- vehicle motor vehicle accident with injuries. The accident was off the road at Hwy. 207 mp 20-21 near Spray. One subject was transported by Airlife to Bend. -MCSO received request for deputy contact from an Irngon woman regarding a restraining order. -OSP received report of a speeding vehicle with occupants passing around some type o f cigarette on 1-84 westbound. Two vehicles were reported, both with Washington plates. -MCSO received report of a pickup driving recklessly in lone and almost hitting the caller. -MCSO received report o f a possible break-in at the caller's residence in Im gon. A rear window was broken. -BPD, MCSO received report o f a domestic dispute in progress. Apon arrival BPD, MCSO arrested Robert Allen Golladay, 39, for three counts o f Assault IV, two counts of Kidnapping I. The subject was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $68,000 bail. -HPD received report that a suspicious male had walked through the caller's back yard in Heppner. -MCSO received report from an Im gon woman that a prowler rattled her windows and then she heard a gun shot and believed it hit her window. M arch 3: MCSO received report of two additional gun shots going off at the previous caller's residence. She reported seeing a tan van leaving the area at a high rate o f speed. - M o n m o u t h Police Department arrested Michael Charles Cannan, 24, on an Irrigon Justice Court warrantfor Failure to Appear/Driving While Suspended. Bail was set at $ 6 , 000 . -MCSO deputy cited Kacy John Childers, 18, lone, for MIP-Consumption. -Heppner Fire Chief received a flood warning for Shobe Canyon Creek, which was reported by the flood computer to be at stage four. The chief checked the creek and found no water in the creek at all. Officials at The Dalles were advised to fix the problem. -OSP received a 911 hang-up call from the Irrigon Laundromat. It was possibly children playing. MCSO recontacted with a male subject who said there no emergency. -MCSO arrested Charles William Davis, 42, on a Morrow County Circuit Court warrant for A ssault II, Crim inal Mistreatment I, and a Heppner Justice Court warrant for Comtempt of Court. The subject was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $56,000 bail. He was also ordered not to return to a residence per a restraining order and officials were to notify the victim if he is released. #§ « O The Morrow County Sheriffs Office reports handling the following business: March 3: Morrow County Sheriffs Office received report of the caller's neighbors building a fence and putting the dirt onto the caller's yard. The neighbor also called and reported that she had kicked the dirt back into the holes. -MCSO received request for a welfare check on the caller's three children visiting their father for the first time, whom she heard just got out o f jail. -MCSO received report of a deputy out walking with a subject down 1-84 and giving him a ride to Irrigon. -MCSO received report of a juvenile subject walking around packing a pistal. -MCSO received report of a possible DUI1 headed from Imgon to Boardman. The subject was intoxicated and had a case of beer in the vehicle. -MCSO cited Stephen Ray Partlow, 54. for Open Container, DUII and impounded the subject's vehicle. -H e p p n e r P o lice Department, Heppner Ambulance received request for ambulance for a 36-year old male who had passed out and then fell. The subject was semi-concsious and breathing. One subject was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital. M arch 4: MCSO, Boardman Police Department received report of a non-injury motor vehicle accident on 1-84. No one was around the vehicle and the caller advised that it had just occured. -MCSO, BPD cited Andies Gonzalez-Garibay, 20, for DUII involved in an auto accident, two counts o f furnishing alcohol to minors, no operator's license, no insurance and open container. Bail was set at $18,534. Gabriel Mendoza-Aranda, 22, was cited for two counts of furnishing alcohol to minors. One juvenile subject was cited for MIP-consumption. All subjects were cited and released. -BPD received report of a loud party next to the caller's residence. The caller's requested an officer ask them to keep it down. -MCSO received an abandoned 911 call. Upon Recontacting Irrigon residence, and wds advised it was a misdialed number. -MCSO received report of a small, brown calf out with a green tag in its ear. -Oregon Department of Transportation received report of a stop sign down at Hwy 207/Buttercreek. -MCSO received report of several kids, eight to 14 years old, playing basketball in the roadway. The caller was concerned that someone will get hit. -BPD received report of four males leaving a bike at an empty residence and leaving in a gray compact car. -BPD received report that the caller's son had been bitten by a stray dog. No medical attention is needed and the dog has left. -MCSO received report of a dog that was shot and killed. -MCSO received report of a vehicle hitting the caller's fence and causing damage and tamng out a post. -BPD received report of a suspicious vehicle driving in the area with no lights on March 5: MCSO received report that the caller is attempting to repo a vehicle from a subject from Imgon. The caller is also involved in a verbal dispute with four residents. -Lexington Auto received report that the caller was locked out of her vehicle and it is still running. -MCSO received report of a handgun found on Hwy. 74 and the caller was bringing the gun up to the Sheriffs Office. -BPD received report that the caller had been contacted by a subject from Chevron in Boardman regarding a possible drunk driver. -BPD cited NicanorPena, 54, for DUII, Driving While Suspended/Harassment. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail. He was also arrested for Failure to Appear/ Driving While Suspended. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $15,000 bail. -MCSO received report of a cat left at an empty residence in Imgon. The caller was concerned for the welfare of the cat. -MCSO received report that the caller had sold a vehicle to a subject and signed the title over to the subject. The subject still hasn't put the title into his name and was driving the car around. The caller had also cancelled the insurance and is concerned. -MCSO received report of two people trying to get a student out ofColumbia Middle School with a phony story. -MCSO received report of someone trying to steal what the caller thought was anhydrous amoma from the propane plant on Riverside in Heppner. The subject had left a funnel and stole a fire extinguisher. -MCSO received report that a subject the caller has a stalking order against is entering her home while she is at work. -MCSO received report that kids were throwing rocks at the caller’s cows in Boardman. -BPD received report of an audible burglary alarm at the Blue Mountain Campus in Boardman. -MCSO received report of a subject riding a moped in Imgon again. A complaint and contact was made last year also. -MCSO received report of a burglary alarm at Potlatch Corp. in Boardman. It ended up being an employee error. -BPD received request for officer concerning a threat by phone. March 6: Boardman Ambulance received request for ambulance for a 70 year old female having lower back pain and requesting transport to the hospital. One subject was transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston. -MCSO received report of a shop building with an oil fire. -MCSO, Oregon State Police received request to speak to deputy to sign off on a citation from OSP. -OSP received report that the caller was stuck in the snow on Hwy 48 near Mount Hood. For Safety's Sake... P G & E G a s Transm ission N o rth w est takes every p recaution to e n s u re the safe operation of its interstate pipleine system , which, for the last 4 0 years, has safely and reliably delivered natural g as supplies to the region. 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The cost o f lunch is $6 50, to be paid at the door. Call the chamber by Monday, May 14, to RSVP at 481-3014. There is no charge to attend the meeting and public is invited to attend. Boardman chamber holds rose sale The Boardman Chamber of Commerce recently held its 2001 Rose Sale. Co-chairs Arlene Walters and Kate Close of Banner Bank organized the sale for the third year in a row . Local area businesses sold the roses that were picked up at Banner Bank on April 12. Portland General Electric Coal- fired Plant sold the most roses and won a $25 gift certificate to a Boardman restaurant of their choice. Proceeds from the sale of 66 dozen roses went to help support the Boardman Chamber of Commerce. Boardman Chamber volunteers The Boardman Chamber of Commerce welcomes new volunteers. Sue French, Eiline Fntzberg. Jo Olson and Irma Rodriguez. These four women, along with established chamber volunteers, Mary Lou Daltoso, Juanita Hawkins. Judy Scott, Dorothy Tryon, Shirley Zielinski. Audrey Zook and Mike Zook, will be welcoming visitors and new residents to the area this summer. Over the past couple years, since the office has been open, the chamber has seen an increase in phone calls, e-mails and drop-ins. The volunteers are needed to help keep up with that increase in requests about the community. "People in Boardman are Firewood permits available May 1 Personal-use firewood permits will be available May 1, for woodcutting on the Umatilla National Forest, according to Jeff Blackwood, forest supervisor. Firewood cutting areas on the North Fork John Day, Heppner, Walla Walla and Pomeroy districts open May 1, though many areas at higher elevations or on northern exposures may not be accessible until later this spring. The cost of firewood permits will remain at $5 per cord with a minimum purchase of two cords for $10. A maximum purchase of 10 cords total from National Forest lands is allowed during the calendar year. "We're encouraging people to cut their firewood early to avoid possible late summer closures," said Blackwood. Over the last few years, parts of July, August and September were closed to woodcutting due to severe fire danger. "With drought conditions in the forecast we could be looking at similar firewood cutting closures for this year," he said. Permits are available at all Umatilla National Forest offices. Permits will also be available at the Chevron station in Heppner, Mentzer and Elliott in Pilot Rock, Smitty's Ace Hardware in Hermiston, Dean’s Market and Deli in Pendleton, Rhode’s Supply and Granny's Store in Ukiah, and the Dale Store in Dale (some vendors may not be set up to sell permits until mid-May). Justice Court Report The Justice Court office at the courthouse annex building in Heppner reports handling the following business: Steven P. Cherry, 28, Heppner- Failure to Stop at Stop Sign, $132 fine; Harry R. Soto, 44, Umatilla- Anglmg Prohibited Method (two poles), $57 fine; Kimberly Sue Scalf, 32, Heppner- Failure to Carry Insurance. $90 fine; Karl Fredrick Luick, 45. Heppner- Violation of the Basic Rule, 77 mph in a 55 mph zone, $132 fine; Michael Duane Kindle, 52, Heppner-Violation o f the Basic Rule. 76 mph in a 55 mph zone, $132 fine; Dcana Rae Hendricks, 21, Heppner-Violatton of the Basic Rule. 73 mph in a 55 mph zone. $77 fine; John R l.eDoux. 48. Heppner- Failure to Wear Seat Belt, $59 fine; Nora L LeDoux. 48. Heppner- Failure to Wear Seat Belt $59 fine. fortunate to have these dedicated individuals to represent Boardman." said Jackie McCauley, Chamber director. Those interested in joining the Boardman Chamber of Commerce as a member or a volunteer may call 481-3014. School Calendar Heppner Elementary School Wednesday, May 2- Advisory Committee meeting, Heppner High School, 7 p.m. Friday, May 5-no school; Monday, May 7-Site Council, 6:30 p.m., PTC, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 11-no school. Monday, May 14-School board meeting, district office, 7:30 p.m.; Tupper Outdoor School for sixth graders May 14-18. Thursday, May 17- Morrow County School District Spelling Contest, Columbia Middle School, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 18-no school. Tuesday, May 22-Student body assembly, 12:40 p.m. Thursday, May 24-HES spring concert, 7 p.m. Monday, May 28- Memorial Day holiday no school. Friday, June 1-Freaky Friday, "Vacation Day." Monday, June 4-Site Council, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5-Awards night, 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 6- Student body assembly, 1:45 p.m.; Advisory Committee meeting, Heppner High School, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 7-Last day for students Monday, June 11-School board meeting, Riverside High School, 7:30 p.m. Heppner Jr./High School Wednesday, May 2- Advisory meeting, library, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 3-Four- - \ way golf, Heppner, 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 4-Varsity boys' golf at Enterprise, noon; Wizard of Oz, junior high gym, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 5-Pre- district track, Condon 11 a.m.; Varsity boys baseball vs. Condon at Heppner. 11 a.m.; Junior Senior Prom. Sunday, May 6-Wizard of Oz. Monday, May 7-Junior varsity boys' baseball, vs. Wahtonka at heppner, 4:30 p.m.; Varsity boys' and girls’ district golf, Wildhorse. Tuesday, May 8-Varsity boys' and girls' district golf, Wildhorse; Varsity boys’ baseball vs. Stanfield at Heppner, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 9-Site Council meeting, library, 7 p.m. Friday, May II-District track, Hermiston, 3 p.m.; Varsity boys' baseball at Pilot Rock, 3 p.m. Saturday. May 12-District track, Hermiston, noon. Monday, May 14-Morrow County School Board meeting, district office, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 18-State 2A track meet, Monmouth. Saturday, May 19-State 2A track meet. Monmouth; Varsity boys' baseball at Weston- McEwen, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23- Baccalaureate, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 26-HHS graduation, gym, 2 p.m. lone Schools Friday, May graduation, 7 p.m. 25-Ione