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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 7,2005 - FIVE Heppner Booster Club will meet Sheriff's Report The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) re The Heppner Booster Club will meet Dec. 14, 7 ports handling the following p.m. in the Heppner High School home economics room. business: Nov. 25: - MCSO received a report that possible stolen e le c tro n ic s, w ere found outside the residence. -MCSO received a report that a home that the reporter was housesitting for was ransacked. -MCSO received a report that Hermiston PD arrested Serafín Zuniga Dela, 37, on an IJC warrant for failing to appear for driving w hile suspended. -MCSO received a report about an attempted break in to the reporter’s residence. O nly the w indow was tampered with. -M CSO received a report that a loud stink bomb with gas went off in a lounge. No in ju ries or b re a th in g problems occurred. It’s the magic of the season. Christmas is the reason. It’s a time for family. A time for friends. A time of giving -BPD received a report that and hometown living. Celebrate the spirit of Christmas. subjects were taking tires off And Celebrate the spirit of your hometown by a vehicle in an apartment shopping locally for Christmas this year. parking lot. -BPD received a report that Celebrate the spirit of your hometown! a residential burglar alarm on Member the front door w ent off. FDIC Ì Alarm company left message at resid en ce. An o ffice r checked the residence and everything was secure. -BPD received a complaint about stolen tires and rims. -BPD received a report that Kevin Ray Dieter, 24, was issued a citation for going 44 mph in a 25 mph. -BFD received a report that the reporter turned on his propane tank right next to a DOUBLE DUTY ROOM burnt trailer and his daughter A guest room is nice to ates a quiet, comfortable place and wife fainted. Daughter have, but in many cases this for the children to do their and w ife are fine now. infrequently used room can be homework. Line the walls Reporter requested someone a waste o f good everyday with bookshelves, add a few to check it out. space. Since there never seems comfortable chairs, a table and Nov. 26: -MCSO received a to be enough space in a home, some lamps and you’ll have a report that a dog that was on it makes sense to have a room cozy library where you can enjoy your favorite books or property not allowing dogs like this do double duty. Fitting a sofa bed into the TV. was picked up. A spare bedroom can also scenario is the key here. That -MCSO received a report way, a library, play room or be transformed into a home that Gresham PD arrested even a home office offers you office by adding a functional Jose Gabriel May-te, 36, on a guest room plus something desk with room for a computer an IJC warrant for failing to else when you have no sleep- and filing cabinet. A spare pay fine for Theft II. bedroom can also easily be over guest. -MCSO received a report A sturdy desk, good light transformed into a play room. that tw o v e h icles w ere ing and a bookshelf or two cre- 180 W. Baltimore #5 running, while the subjects of Heppner, OR 97836 the car were locked out. Past Real Estate columns and Bank of Eastern Oregon property listings are available at www.heppner.net/heritage REALTOR H 541 - 676-9228 THINK BIG This year, think big! Give your friends and family the gift with lifesize benefits: an Air Life of Oregon Gift Membership. For only $50 annually, it’s a small price to pay for such a big gift! -M CSO received a report that Clackamas Co arrested Gary Beeler Jr„ 41, on an UC warrant for failing to pay fine for d riv in g w hile suspended. -MCSO received a report th at a car w indow was broken and the stereo was stolen. -MCSO and BPD received a report from an eight year old that his drunken dad was beating on the door. No w eapons were involved. N eith er p aren t speaks English. -MCSO received a report that a subject paid with a counterfeit $100 bill. -MCSO received a report that a subject lost his washer som ew here betw een Tri- C itie s and B oardm an. Subject backtracked to go look for the washer. -BPD received a report that Daniel Campos Figueroa, 27, was issued a citation for going 32 mph in a 20 mph School Zone. -BPD received request from a 14 year old for the police to come to the residence. -BPD received a report that Juan Cambero Altamirano, 23, was a rre sted for menacing. -HA assisted a male with difficulty breathing. Subject was transported to PMH. -IA assisted an 83-year-old female who was conscious and b reath in g , trying to vom it. S u b ject was tra n sp o rte d to G ood Shepherd Hospital. Nov. 27: -MCSO received a rep o rt th at a co u p le o f donkeys or mules were at a d ifferen t re sid en c e and reporter advised that we call the owner of the residence. -MCSO received a report that D ennis C h risto p h er McMillan, 27, was issued a citation for maintaining a dog as a public nuisance. -MCSO received a report from a female caller on a cell phone about a road rage incident with a Black Chevy SUV. -MCSO received a report that the reporter found a black DVD player in her yard. -MCSO received a report that Scott Anthony Sudemo, 34, was issued a citation for failu re to y ield to an emergency vehicle. -MCSO received a report that a su b jec t retu rn ed something that was stolen to a deputy. -MCSO received a report that a su b ject punched reporter in the face. -MCSO received a report about an elderly lady, which had a disabled dark green m in i-v an , was w alking eastbound from 153. -MCSO received a report that sem i-tru c k s w ere traveling together and not letting other vehicles pass. -MCSO received a report about a missing 25-year-old fem ale w ho has three daughters that she left with her mother. -B PD receiv ed a rep o rt about a possible drunk driver th at was tra v e lin g 184 westbound that was possibly heading towards Portland. -B PD receiv ed a rep o rt advising that the reporter’s m an ag er fell. She then advised she didn’t need to help that everything was OK. -B PD receiv ed a rep o rt about a possible trespass involving kids going into a house that the owner moved out recently. Subjects were given permission to remove items from that residence. -BPD arrested Dean Laroy Taten, 40, for assault IV-DV Felony. -IA assisted a female who was c o n sc io u s but had trouble breathing. Subject has congested heart failure, but she had no chest pains. Subject was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital. Boardman Ambulance was requested for mutual aid. Nov. 28: -MCSO received a report that Hermiston PD arrested a subject on an IJC warrant for failing to appear for driving while suspended. -MCSO received a call from a female reporting a male assaulting a fem ale in a parking lot. Citizen Review Board announces Blue Ribbon Awards The Morrow County Citizen Review Board has announced the winners of the 2005 Blue R ibbon Award. The recipients are Mike and Angie Smith and Sherree Mahoney. The Blue R ibbon A w ards w ere presented on Dec. 5 at the DHS Conference Room in Boardman; The Blue Ribbon Award is presented each year to community members who are tru ly d e d icated to to u ch in g the lives o f children. The first recipient is M ike and A ngie: Sm ith. Mike and Angie Smith have been foster parents for 8 years. Mike and Angie have had 29 children in their home with a range o f physical, medical and social needs. Mike and Angie have great advocating skills and ensure that the children receive the appropriate services. Mike an A ngie work with the biological parents to keep them in fo rm ed , m entor biological parents, and have icebreaker meetings with the biological parents. Mike and Angie are also adopted parents who ensure that the siblings keep in contact with each other. Mike and Angie continue to seek additional training, participate on the foster care panel and is the chair for the m onthly fo ste r parent support group. The second recipient is Sherree Mahoney. As of Jan u ary 2005, S herree Mahoney has been on the Citizen Review Board for 20 years. This has required Sherree to drive in from a co u n try ranch, th ro u g h H eppner, and on to Boardman for each meeting of the CRB. It would be easy to make excuses that it is just too far; but I have never heard Sherree com plain. S h erree is a d e d icated member of the board and makes positive and insightful M-C.t.S. 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Nov. 29: -MCSO received a rep o rt th at C h risto p h e r Bennett, 41, was lodged at UCJ on a P&P Detention. -MCSO received a report about a trespass involving two males. Both subjects were advised not to return or they would be arrested. -MCSO received a report that a juvenile male was issued a citation for failure to obey tra ffic co n tro l device. -MCSO received a report that Larry Keith Estle, 63, was issued a citation for failure to renew registration. case m I K a w a sa k i i n i t h f g o o d tu rf» * ro ll co n trib u tio n s during the rev iew s. (She serv es skillfully as the: chairman as needed.) Sherree was a CASA volunteer for 6 1/2 years, (This was during the time she was serving on the CRB.) She show ed ex trem e dedication, always putting h er com m itm en t to the children ahead of her own personal plans. S h erree, and her husband Bob, have been very active w ith the N ational H igh School R odeo Program. Sherree served on the scholarship committee for many years. During this time, Sherree and Bob have hosted 28 young people, having them stay 3 months at a time in their home. They have provided summer work for these children and have encouraged them in their love and participation in rodeo events. This was a commitment of time, and money, and an outreach of love and support that goes way beyond what could be expected of a very active set of parents and grandparents. They have 3 children of their own and 7 grandchildren. Sherree has a long list o f in v o lv em en ts, including Sunday School Teacher, V acation B ible School Teacher, and Room Mother Volunteer. She is also one of the first to su p p o rt: any organization that she has jo in e d as a lead er, or a worker behind the scenes. M ost recen tly , S herree joined with another local m o th er to o rg an ize the “Freedom March.” The Citizen Review board is a division of the Oregon Judicial Department made of local volunteers to review cases of children in substitute care. The Citizen Review Board was established in 1985 to ensure the citizenry in d ep en d en tly o f the D ep artm en t o f H um an Services and -the Oregon Youth Authority conducted reviews. Currently there are 80 review boards serving 33 out of Oregon’s 36 counties. The mission of the Citizen Review Board states that citizens will shape public policy and actively promote conditions to ensure every child lives in a safe, secure, healthy, permanent home, p re serv in g fa m ilies whenever possible. We Print Business Cords H eppner G a zette
