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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 2,2005 - SEVEN Sheriff's Report The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) re ports handling the following business: Oct. 18: -BPD received a report of a subject at Chevron Station yelling and w earing scrag g ily clothes. -B PD re c eiv e d a report that Susan Donnell H arris, 29, was issued a c ita tio n for driv in g uninsured. -B PD receiv ed a report that a driv er was warned for driving habits. Subject is going to the rest area to sleep for two hours. Subject w as-all over the road. -MCSO received a report that Gene Ray Ball, 19, was arrested by UCSO on multiple warrants. -MCSO received a report that Hermiston PD arrested Vanessa Chavez, 19, on an IJC warrant, for failing to appear for driving while suspended. -MCSO received a report that a vehicle ran through the reporter’s fence last night. -MCSO received a report that Federico Galvez Angulo, 40, was issued a citation for driving without a license. -MCSO received a report of a vehicle with his breaks on fire. -MCSO received a report that D w ayne Boe Losacco, 38, was issued a citation for driving while suspended. -MCSO received a re p o rt th at R olando C ardenas Avila, 29, was issued a citation for driving uninsured. -MCSO received a hang up 911. Attempted to call back 3 times, no answer, left message on cell phone. Subject called back, advised everything was ok; son was playing with the phone. -MCSO received a report that Chaunesy Lynn A llan, 34, was issued a citation for no operater’s license. -MCSO received a report o f a m issing adult driving a 1999 White Ford Explorer. Subject should have been home no later then by 6:30 or 7 p.m. Subject later made contact with the home and is ok. -MCSO received a re p o rt th at F ran cisco Acevedo, 39, was issued a citation for no operating license. -MCSO received a report that Kevin Edward Ellison, 40, was arrested by M CSO on Union County Warrant for failing to appear for d riv in g u n d er the influence. -MCSO received a hang up 911 from cell phone. Oct. 16: -BPD -MCSO received a report of a subject flipping an ATV, possibly dislocated or broke shoulder. Subjects drove th e m selv e s in, reporter requests the MCSO notify PMH o f incom ing patient. -M C SO a rre sted Joseph William Hall, 53, for driving under the influence and driving while suspended. -MCSO received a report that Roy Nunez, 19, w as arre sted by O SP- Hermiston on IJC warrant for failing to appear for driving while suspended. -MCSO received a report that Douglas Co SO a rre sted R ich ard N eil B ritta in , 44, on M CSO warrant for failing to appear for Theft I. -MCSO received a report that the reporter had a male subject in her yard. Reporter last saw the subject about five minutes before the call. -MCSO received a report that three vehicles were road hunting on the Irrigation property. Oct. 20: -M C SO received a report that Francis D avid Pesak, 66, was arrested on UC warrant in La Grande for failing to appear for driving while suspended. -MCSO received a rep o rt that Tyson Jon Fitzm aurice was issued a citation for going 75 mph in a 55 mph. -MCSO received a report that Thomas Redfield Finlay II, 37, was issued a citation for going 82 mph in a 65 mph. -MCSO received a report that Jeffery Layton Holmes, 34, was arrested on UC warrant for failing to pay fine for d riv in g w hile suspended. -MCSO received a report that a dog showed up in the m orning to the reporter’s house. The dog was bloody in the face and acted like it been abused. -MCSO received a report about a vehicle sitting across the street, parked on side o f the road facing apartments. Male subject is waiting for wife. -MCSO received a report that a three year old chewed on the end of a glow in the dark stick. Subject was transferred to poison control center. -M C SO a rre sted Robert Curtiss Pullum, 37, for D om estic IV-DV, strangulation and interfering with a 911. -MCSO received a report on a male getting beat up. The reporter across the street requests we call the police. Unknown weapons and injuries. -MCSO received a report that Alex Ahumada, 19, was arrested by OSP on UC warrant for failing to pay fine, contem pt o f court, driving while suspended and possession of less than an ounce of Marijuana. -B PD re ceiv ed a rep o rt th at th ere was a d o m estic in p ro g ress. Between male and female, both are form er m ilitary p e rso n al, both hig h ly intoxicated. -IFD were requested at school bonfire. Oct. 21: -M C SO received a report of a brown Chevy pickup parked in a field . S u b ject w as a construction inspector that was supervising a building project on 11 St. just south of Idaho St. No problems noted and no act taken. -MCSO received a report that a brown truck pulling a trailer broke off one of the reporter’s sprinkler received a report that Fred Eugene Stephens Jr., 45, was issued a citation for driving while suspended. -B PD re c eiv e d a re p o rt that H um berto M adrigal Garcia, 20, was issued a citation on an IJC warrant. -MCSO received a report that a 70-year-old female woke up on the floor and does not rem em ber falling. Subject is conscious and breathing. -MCSO received a 911 c all; th ere was a language barrier, a possible fight in progress between son and father. The subject involved, Jose A O riona Garcia, 20, was arrested on IJC warrant for failing to appear for driving while suspended. continued page 8 Shamrockettes announce raffle winners A VIEW FROM THE HILL by Doris Brosnan The staff and residents of Willow Creek Terrace The Shamrockettes Dance Team would like to announce that Jake VanDoom and Sue Gibbs were winners view a birthday as one of the most important reasons for a celebration, and they have had several such celebrations of the blanket raffle. during these past two months. The “baby” of the group, Blankets will be delivered to the winners. Fred Painter, was 79 in September, and Nina Harshman and Murl "Stubby” Rogers also celebrated their birthdays with their neighbors in September. In October, birthday girls Verna Brinda and Cleo Edwards were pleased to share their special days with friends. And, typical of a month at Due to their strong team w ork, the C ardinals game 14-25. At last, the the Terrace, N ovem ber will bring another birthday celebration, for George Jefferies. pulled out the win on their Cardinals took the match 15- A typical week at Willow Creek Terrace includes 8 in the last game. hom e co u rt ag ain st the exercises on weekday mornings, a movie matinee on the H elping the Redsides Friday, Oct. 28. weekend, Bingo or crafts with Duane Jones and other South Wasco is on the West Cardinals to their victory side o f the Big Sky was ju n io r S tep h an ie Nazarene Church members on Mondays, card games with C onference, which made Holland who made every Joe Burleson and Arnie A ppleton on Tuesdays, the afternoon reading of the Gazette Times with Suzanne Friday’s game a great chance one of her 25 serves over. Jepsen, M elissa M onaco, Betty C arlson, or Sharon Teonna for the Cardinals to see what Sophom ore Woodside on Wednesdays and an afternoon of games with they are to expect at the Vandever rotated in several St. Patrick Catholic Church members on Fridays. D istric t T ournam ent on times throughout the match A typical week at the Terrace will also include as a strong front row player. Saturday, November 5. several other lively activities that complete a wide variety lone took the first The Cardinals had defeated of pleasures. In Sept, residents enjoyed a piano performance game 25-12 giving them the C ondon Blue D evils on the 10. followed by music of the OF Time Fiddlers on co n fid e n ce fo r the next earlier in the week to force a the 11. They were pleased to visit with the Episcopal/ playoff game between lone game. By the end of the Lutheran Youth Group at dinner on the 18, and enjoyed and C ondon to fin a liz e second game the crowd was T ournam ent preparations for the Appreciation BBQ they hosted for holding onto th eir seats D istrict volunteers on Sept. 25, an event relished by guests and w hen they lost 20-25. positions “The key to our hosts alike. Luckily, they won the third wins against both Condon October brought Cindy Sumner’s Tumbling Class and South Wasco this week game 25-23 taking them to for a dem onstration, on the day before H allow een was our team effort and yet a fourth game. The match decorating on the 3. It was then that they started planning was taken back into the communication,” said lone their costuming for this year's spook night. While those Redsides’ hands in the fourth coach Brandi Orem. plans took shape, residents were delighted to have the Has- Been-Wanna-Be's back for a performance, with a little bit of dancing, on the 19lh. And the OF Time Fiddlers returned on the 23rd for more toe-tapping music and an Ice Cream Associated Women of the Social. That combination was such a hit that residents think World will hold their 2006 it should happen every time the fiddlers come. By Marlene Currin Family Triennial Meeting there. & Community Education On Halloween, Duane Jones held a special “trick- The Fam ily and or-treat” bingo session, and the staff and residents put in District VII Director The Annual Meeting Community Education of considerable time preparing for trick-or-treaters who might of Fam ily & Com m unity Oregon Board develop and pay them a visit. Everyone who did stop by was in for a E d u catio n w as held in write various lessons for the real treat because the staff members had dressed up like Portland, October 35, 2005. Oregon Study G roups in the people they will become in another thirty or forty years Marlene Currin of Heppner various counties. In October, and the residents had turned into "punk rockers.” and L ucille Staughan o f Mrs. Currin delivered the November will find some of the residents attending Pendleton both attended the 2006 lessons to the County the Veterans Day Celebration at Heppner High School on Annual Meeting. President Councils of Union County at the 10 and later enjoying a drive for a look at the fall colors B onnie T eeples from LaG rande and U m atilla/ and the abundance of wildlife in the country. The families C ounty at Klamath Falls conducted the M orrow of the residents will be invited to join in holiday preparations Pendleton, and informed the m eetin g , and in stalled and dinners. Those special Nov. and Dec. dinners will feel President Elect Edgel Sudul m em bers o f the A nnual even more festive this year, as Melba Quackenbush’s from Boring to serve as the M eeting program . These grandchildren will serve them on two new sets of holiday new 2006 President of FCE. lessons include Container tablecloths, memorial gifts to Willow Creek Terrace. The F in lan d , “decking of the halls” party will be on December 3 this Lucille Straughan nominated G ard en in g , Surviving in a World of Hurt, year, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Volunteers will be heartily Marlene Currin to serve as Foundation for Character. District VII Director for a greeted, and finger foods will keep everyone's energy up term of three years expiring Faces o f D epression and for the decorating. Oregon Rocks and Gems. Dec. 31,2008. And so the pace continues. Boredom does not There are several reside at the Terrace, but sixteen vivacious residents do, Marlene Currin and Marylee Plitt of Chiloquin active study groups from and they view that pace as one of the best things about wrote a. lesson this summer Milton-Freewater, Athena, living on the hill. and p resen ted it to 72 Pendleton, two in LaGrande, m em bers on W ednesday and Heppner’s Pine City. For morning all about Finland. m ore in fo rm atio n about Finland is the country of a tte n d in g call M arlene Malcom-Martin study this year because the Currin, 676-9711. Cardinals win against Redsides Annual family & community education held Wedding St. Patrick’s senior center news Heppner Christian Church volunteers are hosting the noon meal at the senior center, Nov. 9. The board expresses gratitude to Central Red Apple Market for two boxes of bananas donated earlier in October. A word of appreciation to John Edmundson for digging out the puncture vine in the center’s parking lot. He attended to safety as well as beauty by taking note of this noxious weed, and disposing of it. The senior bus is taking passengers to the Columbia Basin Electric C oop’s Annual M eeting in Fossil on Thursday, November 3. Ed Baker announced that departure from the Senior Center is 2:30 p.m. Registration will take place after they arrive. Be sure to call the center office if you want to go. Flu shots will be offered again on November 12, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Morrow County Health Dept, staff will be conducting the immunizations. Registration will be in the common room, and shots are given in the center office. The next regular center board meeting will be November 16, 12:30 p.m. in the center office. Planning for a meaningful annual meeting will be one of the agenda items. Vaccine available for lone students By Bryn Browning The Morrow County Health Department will be offering to lone Community School students (ages 11-18), a combination Tetanus and Pertussis booster (Tdap). These vaccinations will be available at the November 9th Flu clinic, being held at the lone Fire Hall. This vaccine is recommended to all 11-18 year olds, but is only being offered to lone students at this time. It will later be made available to all others of this age group when vaccine supplies are available. lone students have been given priority as a result of the recent suspect Pertussis cases in the community. I a p p re cia te the M orrow C ounty H ealth Department and Jennifer Jaca for assistance regarding suspect cases of Pertussis (whooping cough) in our school. With their help we have been able to inform our parents and students on how the disease is spread and have taken precautions in the school to avoid additional cases. For more information on Pertussis, you can log onto the Center for Disease Control at www.cdc.gov i * Melissa M artin and Benham Malcom Benham Malcom and Melissa Martin were married October 15.2005 in a small ceremony and reception aboard the Chere Amie Yacht in Coronado, California. Benham Malcom was originally from Heppner. Oregon and Melissa Martin, originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. Benham is employed by Commercial Properties as a Senior Marketing Association for Commercial Real Estate. M elissa is employed by AAA Auto Club Arizona as M arketing Manager. The couple will reside in Chandler. Arizona. Attendees included Benham’s sister and her family; Camille. Steve. Amellia and Sara Peck of lone. Oregon.
