FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 14, 2001
Sheriff's Report
The M orrow C ounty S h e riff s
Office (M C SO ) reports handling
the following business:
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
cited Antonio Arellano Sandoval,
32, for Failure to Use Seat Belts and
Child Endangerm ent.
-M CSO received a report o f an
unwanted person at a residence in
Irrigon.
-Oregon State Police received
a report o f a vehicle on the side o f
the road on 1-84 westbound with
a sign in the window that read "Help
Need Police".
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept,
officers arrested G ilberto Chapa
Hernandez on an Im gon Justice
C ourt w arrant for Failure to Pay
Fm e/D isorderly C onduct and
Delivery o f a Controlled Substance
Such II. He was also cited for
Driving while License Suspended
infraction and Failure to Obey Traffic
Control Device. He was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail with $ 12,645
bail. The vehicle was impounded.
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept,
received a report o f a dog left in an
abandoned vehicle between the 76
Station and the Nomad in Boardman.
The owner got the dog and left.
-MCSO deputy assisted Oregon
State Police in stopping a vehicle
in Irrigon.
-M CSO received a report o f a
semi-truck all over the roadway on
1-84 eastbound. The vehicle was
stopped; the driver was given a
verbal warning and released.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
cited Thanh T Nguyen, 22, for
Failure to Carry Proof o f Insurance
and Failure to Obey Traffic Control
Device.
S ep t 27: Boardman Police Dept,
officer advised he was trying to stop
a motorcycle with no lights on that
wouldn't stop. MCSO, Oregon State
Police assisted but were unable to
locate the motorcycle.
-M CSO received a request for
information from a caller from Mid-
Colum bia Bus Co. regarding a
possible problem with a parent whose
child was removed from a bus. The
caller was advised MCSO could not
do a civil standby without a court
order.
-MCSO deputy assisted in picking
up Daniel Roy Walchli, 27, to be
lodged at the Umatilla County Jail
on a Um atilla County parole and
probation violation.
-MCSO received a request for
deputy contact in Boardman
regarding the neighbor's dog in the
caller's yard again. The dog was
wrapped around her dog's tie stake
with a chain.
-Oregon State Police received
a request for a truck inspection.
-Oregon State Police received
a report o f a vehicle on 1-84
westbound that was driving
erratically and braking suddenly.
-MCSO, Boardman Ambulance
received a request for an ambulance
at RD Offutt Farms in Boardman.
A male subject had been run over
by a fully loaded potato truck and
had a severe leg injury.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
arrested Cindy L. Messersmith, 40,
on an Imgon Justice Court warrant.
-MCSO received a request from
a Heppner subject who wanted
advice about getting n d o f horses
that his tenants own. The horses were
chewing up the caller's corrals.
-M CSO received a report from
Im gon that a 15-year-old juvenile
ran away from home.
-MCSO received a report from
Boardman o f several batteries stolen
from equipment.
-Heppner Police Dept, received
a report o f a pickup all over the road1
on Highway 74 between Lexington
and Heppner.
-M CSO deputy cited Antonio
Ruiz, 48, for Violation o f the Basic
Rule, 83 mph in a 65 mph zone and
Driving while License Suspended
violation.
-Oregon State Police received
a report o f a deer hit off Highway
207 out o f Lexington that needed
to be put down.
-Heppner ambulance received
a request for an ambulance for a
person in Hardman who had fallen
and was bleeding from the head.
Transport was refused.
-MCSO received a report from
a caller in Imgon that juveniles were
pounding on her windows.
Sept. 28: MCSO, Boardman
Police Dept, received a report from
a caller at Dodge City Inn in
Boardman that a 49-year-old male
had fallen and injured his ankle. An
officer advised the subject was
intoxicated and had lost feeling in
the nght side o f his body. There was
no response from the Boardman
Ambulance and Imgon was paged.
-Oregon State Police, Sherman
County Sheriff s Office received a
report from Moro that someone cut
the back legs o ff o f a deer and left
it alive. It was attempting to crawl
on its rem aining legs.
-M CSO, Oregon State Police
received a report o f potato trucks
in Irrigon driving too fast.
-M CSO deputy cited Kent
Wendell Cate, 33, for Driving while
License Suspended misdemeanor.
Violation o f the Basic Rule, 61 mph
in a 45 mph zone, Dnving Uninsured
and on circuit court warrants for
Felony Possession o f a Firearm,
Failure to Appear-C Felony and local
charges o f Felony Possession o f a
Firearm. He was lodged at the
Umatilla County Jail. The vehicle
was towed.
«
-MCSO received a report from
Boardman that sem i-trucks were
not stopping at the four-way stop
at the com er o f Tom 's Camp and
Kunze roads.
-Boardman Police Dept.,MCSO
received a report from Boardman
o f a possible DUII. A subject was
denied alcohol at one location then
the subject w ent across to the Texaco
station. The subject was cited for
No Operator's License, Driving
Uninsured, Failurf tp ObpyTraffic
Control D evice and DUII,
‘-MCSO.lrngori City Hallreceived
a report o f a driving hazard in
Imgon. A hedge was blocking the
visual line o f oncom ing traffic at
the comer o f Utah and First streets.
-Oregon State Police received
a report o f a vehicle with Ohio plates
harassing cars that passed on 1-84
westbound.
-Oregon State Police received
a report o f a primer black helicopter
hovering over the lone area.
-Heppner Police Dept, received
a request for assistance from a female
subject who wanted to get her things
from a house in Heppner. She was
advised she needed to get a court
order.
-M CSO, Oregon State Police
received a report o f a drive-off for
$5 from the 76 Station in Im gon.
-M CSO received a report that
som eone tried to break into the
caller's residence in Boardm an.
-M CSO received a report from
an officer that he was out with a
vehicle that had hit a deer on
Highway 74. It was a non-injury
accident.
-Heppner Police Dept, received
a report from the Seattle Postal
Inspector o f an intrusion alarm at
They expect the flowers.
Include a memory.
Give Teleflora's Autumn
Candlestick Bouquet
Exactly what the holiday table has
been waiting for: warm candlelight
and fall's freshest flowers. A
stunning centerpiece, the bowl of
crackled glass nestles in
a golden three-candle
frame A lasting
reminder of a
wonderful season
the Heppner Post Office counter area.
The building was secure.
-MCSO received a report from
a caller in Im gon that a chocolate
lab dog was lost.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
cited a juvenile for Unreasonable
Sound Am plification.
-MCSO received a report from
a caller in Boardm an that some
people had blocked her driveway.
-MCSO received a report from
a caller in Imgon that a male subject
had broken into her residence and
threatened her.
-MCSO received a report o f a
lab hit in front o f the caller's
residence in Irrigon.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
impounded a vehicle in Boardman
as the driver’s license was suspended
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
cited Geoffrey Camine, 20, for MIP-
Alcohol.
f
-MCSO received a report o f a
male subject who had tried to break
into the caller's residence in
Boardman and was crouched outside
their door.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
arrested Gregory Alan Bass, 21, on
M orrow County Circuit Court
warrants for Criminal Trespass I
and Possession o f a Controlled
Substance Such II. He was lodged
at the Umatilla C ounty Jail with
$13,500 bail. Thom as Raymond
Carroll, 18, was also arrested on a
M orrow County Circuit Court
warrant for Criminal Trespass I. He
was lodged at the Umatilla County
Jail with $6,000 bail.
-Boardman Police Dept, received
a report o f an audible alarm at a
residence in Boardman. It was a false
alarm.
-Boardman Police Dept, received
a report o f several subjects in the
parking lot at the Trail Apts, in
Boardman who were being loud and
drinking.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
cited Dean Laroy Staten for Driving
while License Suspended I and
Driving Uninsured.
S ep t 29: MCSO, Heppner Police
Dept, received a report from a caller
in Heppner that a hunter wounded
a deer that was now limping toward
the residence with the hunter
following. The caller was concerned
the hunter would shoot by the
residence. The deer was down and
the hunter handled it. The caller later
called back about two more hunters
^ ^ q g d e q t o p . close totesi&nces.
,^ ^ u ty ,te sp o n < je d to qheckonthe
hunters.
-MCSO received a report from
Oregon State Police that a 20' wide
load on 1-84 eastbound was backing
traffic up five miles.
-MCSO received a report o f an
abandoned vehicle on 1-84 with a
tow tag had been moved to Frontage
Road with the tow tag removed.
Oregon State Police handled it.
-MCSO received a report o f a
911 hang-up call from Brown's Auto
and Truck Stop in Irrigon. It was
juveniles. A deputy talked to them.
-MCSO, Boardman Ambulance
received a report from one o f the
new daines that a male worker fell
in a hole. He was pulled out but
couldn't move anything. He was
conscious and breathing. The patient
was transported to Good Shepherd
M edical C enter in Hermiston.
-Boardman Police and Fire depts.
received a report o f a fire alarm at
Sam Boardman Elementary School.
It was a false alarm.
-M CSO received a report that
the dog that had been hit yesterday
in Im gon was not doing well and
needed to be put down.
-Boardman Police Dept, received
a report o f a drive-off o f $5.50 from
the Texaco station in Boardman.
-M CSO received a request for
deputy contact regarding a drug
problem in the park in Irrigon.
-Boardman Police Dept, received
a report o f a big black dog in
Boardman. The caller was concerned
it m ay bite a child.
-MCSO deputy cited a juvenile
for Unlawful Lane Change and for
False Information to a Peace Officer.
The vehicle was impounded.
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept,
received a report from a caller in
Boardman that a male subject was
kicking the Lutheran Church sign.
All was okay; It was an employee
o f the church changing signs.
-M CSO received a report o f a
burglar alarm at a residence. It was
a false alarm.
-MCSO, Heppner Police Dept,
received a report o f a vehicle all
over the road on Highway 74.
-M CSO received a request for
deputy contact in Im gon regarding
a landlord who had turned o ff the
power to the caller's well. There was
no water and children lived at the
residence.
-M CSO received a report from
Imgon that a tax refund check was
stolen from the caller's mother's
residence.
-M CSO received a report o f a
vehicle swerving all over the road
on Highway 730.
-M CSO, Oregon State Police
received a report from a caller in
Imgon that three shots, possibly nfle
shots, were fired. Shells were located.
-Oregon State Police trooper
arrested Keith Aaron Inman, 20, on
an Gilliam C ounty Circuit Court
warrant for Possession o f a
Controlled Substance C Felony. He
was lodged at the Umatilla County
Jail with $25,000 bail.
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept,
received a report o f a highly
intoxicated person at the Port o f
Morrow. Officers w ere unable to
locate the subject.
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept,
Boardm an Am bulance, M orrow
County Juvenile Dept, received a
report from Boardman o f screaming
from the Sandpiper Apts. A patient
was transported to Good Shepherd
M edical C enter in Herm iston.
-Boardman Police Dept, officers
arrested Jaim e Jim enez-V entura,
22, for Driving w hile License
Suspended I and on an Irrigon Justice
Court w arrant for Failure to Pay
Fine/Driving
while
License
Suspended, Driving Uninsured. He
was lodged at the Umatilla County
Jail with $499 bail.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
arrested Artimio Mendoza, 48, for
DUII. He had a BAC o f . 14.
Sept. 30: M C SO received a
request for an am bulance from a
caller in Irrigon for a transport out
o f Hermiston. The caller was given
the phone number for the Hermiston
Police Dept.
-MCSO deputy cited Ai Jin Ying,
31, for Exceeding the M axim um
Speed Limit, 95 m ph in a 65 mph
zone.
-M CSO received a report from
a caller in Heppner that a subject's
dogs attacked her dog on her
property. The caller requested a
deputy contact.
-iw /flny'V
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
reported a large gas Spill' i t the
Texaco station in Boardman. The
attendant was instructed to clean
it; the Boardm an Fire Dept, duty
officer gave instructions on how to
clean the area.
-Boardman Police Dept, officers
arrested M atthew Lee W ilson, 20,
on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant
for Failure to Appear/Driving while
License Suspended, Speed Racing.
He was lodged at the Um atilla
County Jail w ith $6,000 bail.
-Boardman Police Dept, officers
received a complaint o f a drive-off
from the T exaco station in
Boardman. The attendant knew who
it was.
-MCSO, Boardman Police D ept
received a report from Boardman
o f a stereo taken from a car.
-Oregon State Police received
a report from Heppner o f hunters
Eastern Oregon receives
OLCC funds
Nine eastern Oregon counties
and the 55 cities in those counties
received $ 121,477 as their share o f
the O regon Liquor Control
C om m ission's Septem ber 2001
revenue disbursem ent.
The O LC C 's total statewide
allocation was $8.35 m illion for
September, $4.35 million to the state
general fund. Based on a population
formula, O regon's 36 counties
received $776,999 and $1.55 million
was distributed among its 239 cities.
The state Dept, o f Administrative
Services' city revenue sharing
account received $1.09 million.
Fifty percent o f the taxes collected
on wine and m alt beverages,
$575,322, went to the state Office
o f Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Programs for prevention and
treatm ent activities. The Oregon
W ine A dvisory Board received
$15,185 from a two cent allocation
Thanksgiving is
Thursday, November 22
Ua
Country Rose
^ T , eleflora.
I
2 3 3 N. M ain • H e p p n e r
6 7 6 -9 4 2 6
«
out o f the 67 cents a gallon tax on
wine made or im ported here. The
fund is used for research and to
prom ote Oregon wines.
OLCC revenue is generated by
the sale o f distilled spirits to liquor
licensees and the public in 237 state
liquor stores, privilege taxes on beer
and wine, license fees, and fines for
liquor law violations. The OLCC
returned $100.1 million in revenue
to state and local coffers in 2000-
2001.
The September county allocations
are: Baker, pop. 16,750, $3,787;
Grant, 7,950, $1,797; Hamey, 7,600,
$1,718; Lake, 7,450, $1,684;
Malheur, 31,750, $7,178; Morrow,
11,100, $2,510; Umatilla, 70,850,
$16,018; Union, 24,550, $5,550;
and W allowa, 7,250, $1,639.
In Morrow County, Boardman
received $1,968.23; Heppner,
$943.53; lone, $219.81; Irrigon,
$1,176.88; and Lexington, $ 179.24.
Marriage Licenses
To send anywhere in the U S or
Canada, call or visit our shop.
shooting deer from the road.
-MCSO received a report o f a
boat at the Marina taking on water.
-MCSO, Burlington Northern
received a report from a caller in
Imgon that a tram on the Washington
side o f the Columbia River had a
continuous whistle blowing. All was
okay.
-MCSO, Oregon State Police
received a report o f someone
shooting from the road on private
property.
-MCSO received a report o f two
vehicles parked on Taggares property
that were possibly trespassing.
-Oregon State Police received
a report of an easy chair in the middle
o f the road on 1-84 eastbound that
was causing a hazard.
-Oregon State Police received
a report o f tires in the road on 1-84
eastbound.
-MCSO received a report o f a
dog found.
-Oregon State Police, Heppner
Police Dept, received a request to
deliver a message to a hunter who
was hunting south o f Heppner.
-lone Fire Dept, received a report
o f a grass fire on Rietmann Lane.
-MCSO deputy received a report
from a subject in Irrigon that his
vehicle was egged a week ago.
-MCSO received a report from
Boardman that the caller’s step-son
broke into the house, stole items and
ran away. The juvenile was returned
to his mother.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
cited Geraldine Stephens, 41, for
M aintaining a Dog as a Public
Nuisance.
-MCSO, Oregon State Police,
Heppner Police Dept, received a
report from Hardman that juveniles
shot at the windows on a shed and
broke a window on a vehicle.
-MCSO received a 911 hang-up
call from a pay phone at M arina
Front in Irrigon. A deputy discovered
the phone was dead.
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept,
received a report o f a fight in
progress at the Boardman Marina
between two males, possibly gang
members. The parties were separated.
-M CSO received a request for
deputy contact in Irrigon regarding
a stolen shot gun.
-Boardman Police Dept received
a report o f a large fire on
OlsaVKunze or WilsoiVKunze roads.
It was confirm ed that it was a
controlled bum , but the person in
^ a r g e was highly > jo ^ f ^ f e d .
Boardman Fire Dept, personnel was
contacted to ctfflik the fire.
-MCSO received a report o f three
horses loose in Boardman. The caller
put them into a corral.
-MCSO received a report o f a
single shot fired in Irrigon, possibly
from a shotgun. Deputies were
unable to locate anyone.
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept,
received a report from a caller in
Boardman that someone was trying
to get into the residence. Officers
were unable to locate anyone.
-MCSO, Oregon State Police,
Heppner Police Dept, received a
report o f a man poaching deer near
the boat ramps o ff W illow Creek
Road in Heppner. A suspect was
identified.
-Oregon State Police received
a report o f a swerving vehicle on
1-84 eastbound.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
Jieppnex tDay, Gwie
uU££ Be CLOSED
JVaaemBex 22-23
fax Shank* giving,.
The Morrow County Cleric’s office
at the courthouse in Heppner reports
issuing the following m arriage
licenses:
Nov. 19: Larry D. Overton, 41,
Hermiston; and
Olga J. Gerould, 42, Hermiston.
Nov. 19: H enberto M. Lepez,
35, Hermiston; and
Gracia A. Fernandez, 19.
Move a S loppy Sfiondò giving,!
1
cited a juvenile for MIP-Alcohol.
Oct. I : M CSO, Grant County
S heriffs Office received a report
from a caller that his three-point buck
deer head had been stolen from
where they were camping in Grant
County.
-Boardman Police Dept received
a report o f an audible alarm at
Riverside High School in Boardman.
All was okay; a new janitor was
learning the alarm system.
-MCSO received information from
a subject in Irrigon regarding an
anim al problem .
-USFS received a report o f five
cows out on Highway 207 along the
24 Road. USFS personnel went to
check to gates.
-M CSO received a report o f a
H onda pum p engine stolen from
Ione-Boardm an Road.
-Heppner Police Dept, received
a report o f a vehicle unable to
maintain lane control and traveling
50 m ph on Highw ay 207.
-M CSO received a report from
a caller in Boardman o f a mailbox
dispute between the caller and the
person who delivers the Tri-City
Herald.
Oct. 2: MCSO received a report
from Irrigon o f loud music.
-M CSO received a report o f a
horse running loose along Depot
Lane in Imgon. The caller requested
the owner be contacted and the horse
rem oved.
-MCSO, Hermiston Police Dept,
received a report from a woman in
Irrigon that her son called her and
threatened to com m it suicide. She
said he would probably use pills.
The call was transferred to the
Hermiston Police Dept, as the subject
was in H erm iston.
-Irrigon Fire Dept., Irrigon
ambulance received a report from
Imgon o f a grass fire in a large field.
-M CSO received a je p o rt o f a
Germ an Shepherd dog found.
-M CSO deputy cited M aria
Hurtado, 37, o f Im gon for Failure
to Obey Traffic Control Device and
Failure to Carry Proof o f Insurance.
-MCSO received a report o f items
taken from a residence in Boardman.
-M CSO received a report from
a caller that a pit bull chased him.
-M CSO received a report o f
m anure dum ped on Tow er Road.
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept,
received a report from Boardman
that an unknown subject entered
the caller's residence. He thought
thje s ^ ie c t ipay still be on the porch.
v iF H O O «!
j j t i j jJi
tj'j—
•
Obituary
Janice "Roselle" Dowdy
Janice "Roselle" Dowdy, 64, died
Monday, November 5,2001, at her
hom e in Irrigon.
A celebration o f life memorial
Mass was held at Our Lady o f Angels
Catholic Church in Hermiston on
Thursday, N ovem ber 8, 2001.
Disposition was by crem ation.
The third o f eight children, she
was bom August 22,1937, at Baker
C ity, to John Joseph and Edith
M axine McNair. She attended St.
Francis Academ y in Baker City.
In the summer o f 1955, she met
Adolph M. Dowdy at a grange dance
in Haines. They were m arried
Decem ber 31,1955, at St. Francis
Cathedral in Baker City.
Throughout their m arried life,
the couple lived in Baker City,
Prineville, Parkdale, Tillamook, and
La Grande and for a short time in
Wicksburg, Arizona and Greenleaf,
Idaho. For the last two years they
had been residents o f Irrigon.
In 1987, Mrs. Dowdy decided
to obtain a business degree, so she ■
entered Eastern Oregon University
in La Grande, and worked toward
an associate degree in business. At
the age o f 50, her dream was realized.
Mrs. Dowdy had many interests
and hobbies including traveling,
pottery, oil painting, golf, fishing,
and occasionally writing a scalding
letter to the editor. According to
family, she had a sharp dry wit, a
loving heart, and a great love for
her family.
She was a member o f Our Lady
o f Angels Catholic Church in
Hermiston.
Survivors include her husband
o f 45 years, Adolph Dowdy, o f
Irrigon; daughter, Janis Hastings
o f the Tri-Cities, Washington; son,
Joe Dowdy ofFort Collins, Colorado;
brothers, David McNair o f Vandilia,
Illinois, Mark McNair o f Hood River,
Bill McNair o f Portland, and Hugh
M cN air o f Baker City; six
grandchildren,
one
great-
granddaughter, and many nieces and
nephews. She was preceded in death
by her parents, her brother, Danny
McNair, and sisters, Joanne Hughes
and Audrey Bradley.
«
Memorial contributions may be
made to Our Lady o f Angels Catholic
Church, directly, or through Bums
Mortuary, P.O. Box 289, Hermiston,
OR 97838.
*