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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 19, 2006 Heppner that a kitten was Robles on an Irrigon Justice dangling by its front legs and Court warrant for Failure to had been there for 48 hours. Pay Fine/Failure to Appear. The Morrow County Columbia Basin removed the Boardman PD cited Sheriff’s Office reports han kitten from the tree. Emmanuel Alvarez, Jr., 19, M CSO received a for No Insurance. Navivdad dling the follow ing business: report from OSP that Chad Contreras Aguilar, 28, was J u l y 4: Robbins, 35, was arrested on cited for Allowing Unlawful M C SO cite d an Irrigon Ju stice C ourt Use of a Motor Vehicle. Gregory Lyle Denton, 41, warrant for Failure to Pay J u ly 7: M CSO for Violation of the Basic Fine/Possession of Less than receiv ed a rep o rt from Rule, 71 mph in a 55 mph One Ounce of Marijuana. He M ontgom ery C ounty zone. was lodged at U m atilla Sheriff’s Office (Alabama) M CSO cited John County Jail. that Drew Allen Martin, 19, M ichael M cC oard for M CSO cited was arrested on a Grand Jury Driving while Suspended- R ebecca B rooke indictment for Sodomy I, violation and No Insurance. F u rste n b e rg , 39, for Sexual Abuse I x2. Sexual MCSO cited Kory Violation of the Speed Limit, Abuse I x3 and Sexual Abuse Glenn Killenback, 25, for 42 mph in a 30 mph zone. I x4. He w as lodged in Failure to Use Seatbelt. M CSO received a Alabama on $200,0(X) bail, MCSO cited Kevin report from a caller in Irrigon awaiting transportation to R ussell A sh, 27, for that a sub ject is at his Oregon. Violation of the Basic Rule, residence and the caller M CSO cited Todd 76 mph in a 55 mph zone. knows he was a warrant out John Lofft, 29, for Violation M CSO cited for him. The c aller also of the Basic Rule, 76 mph in Nicholas Arthur Keuler, 24, advised that the subject was a 55 mph zone. for Violation of the Basic being verbally abusive to his M CSO received a Rule, 71 mph in a 55 mph step-son and the she has report from a caller in Irrigon zone. custody of the step-son and that a rape had just occurred M C SO cited p rev en ted him from in Pendleton, but the subject Jonathan Edw ard Reuter, runawaying. The subject’s is from Irrigon. The call was 46, for Driving Uninsured. wife was also headed to the transferred to UCSO. M CSO received a caller’s house because she M CSO received a rep o rt from a c a lle r in was afraid of the subject. report from a caller in Irrigon H eppner th at his ren tal John J. Homer, Jr., 59, was that his neighbor was making property had been trashed by arrested on an Irrigon Justice threats, saying he was going renters and there is a dog at Court warrant for Contempt to call a friend and have the the location that has not been of Court/DUII. He was also c a lle r e lim in a te d . Both feed or given water. a rre sted on an B enton parties were advised to leave M CSO cite d tw o County, Washington warrant each other along. juveniles in Boardman for for F ailu re to A p p ear/ M CSO a rre sted Failure to Use Seatbelt. D istu rb in g an Erasmo Rodolfo Barrera, M CSO received a A rchaeological Resource. 19, on an Irrigon Justice report from Stanfield PD He was lodged at Umatilla Court warrant for Failure to that T hom as C h arles County Jail. Pay F in e /D riv in g w hile Waddell, 48, was arrested on M CSO received a Suspended. He was lodged an Irrigon Justice C ourt report from a caller in Irrigon at Umatilla County Jail. warrant for Failure to Pay that her son's bike was stolen M CSO received a F in e /D riv in g w hile a p p ro x im a te ly an hour report from the undersheriff Suspended. He was lodged before she called. It was a that he was attempting to at Umatilla County Jail. contact a vehicle with two 10-speed mountain bike. M CSO arrested a B oardm an PD females inside on a farm juvenile in Irrigon for MIP- arrested Michael William road. The driver was Driving alcohol and Possession of Cowan, 19, on a Morrow while Suspended-violation, Illegal Fireworks. C ounty C irc u it C ourt but there was nothing law M CSO received a w arran t fo r F ailu re to e n fo rcem en t co u ld do report from a caller in Irrigon A ppear/Theft II. He was because they were on a farm that the n e ig h b o r’s dog lodged at Umatilla County road. The driver refused a attempted to bite her in her Jail with $20,000 bail. consent search. yard. The c aller w anted M CSO a rre sted J u ly 6: M CSO deputy contact. Brian Michael Gutierrez, 21, M CSO received a received a 9-1 -1 hang-up call on a U m atilla C ounty report from a c a lle r in from a cell phone registered w arran t fo r F ailu re to Heppner that the neighbor’s in B oardm an. D ispatch A p p e ar/P o sse ssio n o f a dogs have broken through advised they could hear a C o n tro lle d S u b stan ce- in the the fence and are violent baby cry in g methamphetamine and False acting. She thinks they killed background. On call-back a Info to a Police Office. He some of her cats. The dogs male advised that it was an was also cited for Violation are large and are repeatedly accident. Dispatch called of the Basic Rule, 76 mph in in her yard and she has small back a second tim e to a 55 mph zone. D riving determ in e ad d ress to children. while Suspended-violation J u ly 5: M CSO determine that everything and Driving Uninsured. received a report from a was okay. A deputy M CSO received a caller in Boardman that the responded and all was okay. report from Hermiston PD M CSO received a n e ig h b o r’s goats keep that Jody Lea Hendricks, 34, rep o rt from a c a lle r in getting out and are going was arrested on a Morrow onto his property and eating Heppner that two juveniles C ounty C irc u it C ourt around 5 or 6 years old were his wife’s flowers. w arran t fo r F ailu re to M CSO cited in Hager Park. The caller A p p e ar/P o sse ssio n o f a Michael David Leopold, 44, ad v ised th at one o f the Controlled Substance II. She For Violation of the Basic ju v en iles had a bow and was also a rre sted on an Rule 77 mph in a 55 mph arrow and they were both Irrigon Ju stic e C ourt throwing knives. zone. warrant for Failure to Pay M CSO received a M CSO cited F in e /D riv in g w hile Kathryn Diane Snyder for report from a caller in lone Suspended. She was lodged Violation of the Basic Rule, that her husband had went up at Umatilla County Jail on to Bull Prairie around 6:30 74 mph in a 55 mph zone. Umatilla County warrants MCSO cited Karen a.m. and had not returned by w ith holds p laced for Jean H opseker, 59, for 9 p.m . The c a lle r later Morrow County. her husband Violation of the Basic Rule, ad v ised M CSO received a returned home. 75 mph in a 55 mph zone. call on the business line from B oardm an PD M CSO received a a subject that said he lived rep o rt from a c a lle r in a rre ste d Ju lia n V elasco in Moses Lake, WA and that another person was sleeping at Bakes in Irrigon and - wanted to know if a deputy would be able to transport Large Banners Street Size Banners him to M oses Lake. The up to 60" x 15' up to 46" x 30' caller was advised that a deputy would not be able to Regular Size Banners Sheriff's Report BANNERS - advised to call a bus line to get a ticket. M CSO a rre sted Kevin Wayne Smith, 33, for Driving while Suspended- misdemeanor. B oardm an PD received a report from a caller stating that while he was out of town his house was broken into and some items were taken. Officers responded to the residence. B oardm an PD received a report that the caller’s vehicle had been hit by an o th er perso n . The driver of the other vehicle does not have a license, but the p arties ex ch an g ed information. Angel Jacob Martinez, 18, was cited for No Operator’s License. B oardm an PD received a complaint of loud noise in the area. A subject was warned about setting off fireworks after 4lh of July. J u ly 8: M CSO receiv ed a rep o rt from Hermiston PD that Aurelio C anare R osas, 24, was arrested on an Irrigon Justice C o u rt w arrant. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail on local charges. M CSO received a report of a motor vehicle accident at Willow Creek County Club in Heppner. Mikel Britt, 18, was cited for DUII. Cody Walton, 20, was cite d for M inor in Possession- alcohol. M CSO received a report from Hermiston PD that Ruben Moreno, 29. was arrested on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to A p p e ar/D riv in g w hile Suspended. M CSO arrested John Michael Thorp, 48, on a circuit court warrant for G rand Jury In d ictm en t/ U nlaw ful P o ssessio n o f Methamphetamine. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail on $20,000 bail. M CSO received a report from a caller in Irrigon that her n e ig h b o r was causing problems since she called about their dog. The neighbor had hit a child that the caller was watching. B oardm an PD received a report that five kids were kicking the caller’s car. Boardman PD cited Irma Pacheco Casteneda, 29, for F ailu re to O bey Traffic Control Device. B o a r d m a n ambulance responded to a residence with a one-year- old chocking on tinfoil. J u ly 9: M CSO received a report from a caller in lone that he heard shots fired from behind his residence. M CSO received a report from Pendleton PD that Randall Lee Case was arrested on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay F in e /D riv in g w hile Suspended. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail. M CSO received a report from Pendleton PD that Jeannette Kay Taylor, 47, was arrested on Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Failure to Perform Duties of a Driver. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail. M CSO received a report from a c a lle r in Boardman that she had a medical marijuana card, and her plants had been stolen the night before. M CSO received a report from a caller in lone that she heard shots again this m o rn in g , and was talking to a neighbor and they both heard the shots. M CSO received a report from a c a lle r in B oardm an that he was shooting his rifle and just wanted to let MCSO know in case of calls. M CSO received a report from a c a lle r in Heppner that someone stole the pick up off his property and it appears someone tried to go through the fence. Proposed changes in brand inspection travel fee be removed from program out for comment the administrative rule. W ith support and fees wil1 have to be Passed recommendations from the in the next le g islativ e Brand Advisory Group, the session. On the cattle side, O regon D ep artm en t o f th ere are m any new Agriculture is proposing a recommendations. The first new basic fee structure and other adjustm ents to the is a change in the law to livestock industry’s Brand increase the cap of the per Inspection Program . The head fee from the current goal is to m ain tain an $0.75 to $1. The $1 cap is effectiv e program at its the am ount needed to current service level. To do generate enough potential this, significant additional rev en u e to c o v er a revenue must be generated legislatively adopted budget and the program must look for the biennium 2007-2009. The Brand Advisory for ways to be as efficient as Group recommends that the possible. program work with the per- The first m ajor head fee set at $0.85 for the reco m m en d atio n by the years 2007 and 2008. With B rand A d visory G roup, w hich in clu d es a horse efficiencies, the program industry representative, is to could hop efu lly operate eliminate brand inspection several more years on the requirements on horses and same $0.85 per-head fee. o th e r eq u in es. The However, with increased recommendation is based on costs for fuel and labor, it’s what appears to be a lack of likely the financial outlook of c o n tin u e d su p p o rt and the program would have to compliance by a majority of be evaluated in two years or Oregon horse owners, who sooner if conditions change. Recently, a new $15 seem to have an indifferent travel fee has been approved attitude about the value of a for the Brand Inspection Brand Inspection Program. C u rren tly , a very low Program and is now in effect. p e rc en ta g e o f O re g o n ’s It has been added to the horse population is inspected current $10 service fee and by the p ro g ram . The ap p lied each tim e ODA recording of brands would tra v e ls to a point o f still remain for those who inspection. This new travel wish to permanently mark fee is expected to help meet th e ir h o rses, m ules and the short term funding needs d o n k ey s, to aid in theft to get the industry’s brand d eterren ce and recovery program through the next efforts. For fiscal year 2(X)5, legislative session. The Brand Advisory the co st o f equine Group supports making the in sp e c tio n s ex ceed ed $15 fee increase permanent revenue. and recommends that it be Equine owners who added to the $10 service fee want to continue with brand by changing the law. This inspection requirements will would increase the service need to come forward now and make their voices heard. fee to $25. The Group also If the program is to continue recommends that the $15 for horses, higher inspection • Another significant su g g ested ch an g e is removing the exem ptions currently in law for service fees at registered feedlots and liv e sto ck au ctio n m arkets. This exem ption was put into law in 1991, when the first service fee was ado p ted . The B rand A dvisory G roup has identified these inspection points as places where there should be a service fee. The final reco m m en d atio n is to change the law to allow a fee of $2 for hide inspections. The current fee cap is $0.75 and is not nearly enough to co v er the co sts of performing hide inspections. All p ro p o sals are now being distributed for comment and discussion by the a ffe cted liv e sto ck industries. Comments can be sent to the O regon Department of Agriculture, Brand Inspection Program, 635 C ap ito l S treet NE, Salem, OR 97301. Producers and horse owners can also contact any of the group members for input and also by accessing the O D A w eb site at oregon.gov/O D A /A H ID / li vest o c k -id /b ra n d -f e e - raise.shtml. The names of the advisory group members are also listed at that site. All comments must be received by A ugust 1, 2006 for inclusion in the discussions for the next le g islativ e session. For m ore information, contact Rodger Huffman, Animal Ownership Inspection and P red ato r Control Program Manager at (541) 562-9169. from 24" x 4 ' up to 36" x 15' Colors - logos - Made from Durable Material HOME'S MOOT f PIZZA M T A croaa from th * o o u rth o u * « In H«p©n#f C 7 ( 1 \ lo n e } ' * * * 3 -5 2 1 0 U 5 a « « s ta tio n July 3rd 4 4th *■ Call us for a price quote! Heppner Gazette-Times • 676-9228 188 West Willow Street, Heppner I I I