SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 4,2006
Candidate Forum to be held at
Hunting season puts Oregon
BMCC
B rauer; and fo r county livestock at potential risk
A m e r i c a n
Association o f University
Women (AAUW) will host
a c an d id a te forum on
Thursday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m., at
the
B lue
M ountain
C om m unity
C o lleg e
(B M C C )
T h e a ter
in
Pendleton. Present will be
c an d id a te s
for
state
legislature. Bob Jenson and
Ben T alley; for ju d g e ,
Annette Spicer and Chris
commissioner, Larry Givens
and Bob Reese.
Mary Alice Ridgway
will be the moderator for the
Forum. After introductory
remarks, candidates will be
asked questions o f local,
county and statew id e
interest and be given two
minutes to respond.
The forum is free
and the public is encouraged
to attend.
R anchers, sheriffs
"Sometimes
deputies, and officials with ranchers are missing a cow
the Oregon Department of or tw o when c a ttle are
Agriculture are hoping to brought in from the open
keep livestock out o f the range in late fall, and they
c ro ss-h a irs this fall as don t
know
w hat
hunting season a rriv e s, happened, says Wallowa
Whether it is accidental or County Sheritt Fred Steen,
intentional, cattle have been "It could be attributed to a
shot either by hunters or l°t ° t things. From time to
opportunistic poachers this time, we find cows that are
tim e o f year. R aised butchered in open range,
awareness of the problem
"There has been no
and planned patrols in rural s*gn ° f the carcasses being
Oregon over the next several u tiliz e d , so i t ’s not a
Morrow County Health Department will be holding weeks could take a bite out poaching issue, it s a case of
a flu shot clinic at the St. Patrick’s Senior Center in Heppner of crime when it comes to criminal mischief. We are
livestock killings.
still sorting out whether the
on Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
“This
is
a
time
o
f
suspects are hunters.”
MCHD will also be holding a clinic in Boardman
on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at the Boardman Senior Center from year to be a bit m ore
1° rare
cases,
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and in Irrigon on Monday, Oct. 16 from concerned simply because frustrated hunters who can’t
there are more people out seem to find game animals
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
th e re ,”
says
R o d g er take it out on livestock.
H uffm an, O D A ’s B rand There is even a reported
In sp ectio n
P rogram case in the North Powder
This Saturday, Oct. 7 restaurant. Play will start at
Manager. "The opportunities area ° f Union County of a
is the first Saturday of the 7 p.m. and the evening will
to shoot livestock are greater 12-year-old Portland boy,
month and that means it’s be filled with fun, food and
because the cattle are out on on his first ever hunting trip,
time to play pinochle. That's friendship, all for only $5 per
open range and farther away shooting a black angus bull
right. Holly Rebekah Lodge person.
from ranches and houses, mistakenly thinking it was a
is starting their monthly card
Keep the afternoon
The ability to discharge a bull elk. But when livestock
parties at the lodge hall in of Sunday, Oct. 15 open.
firearm without much notice are shot this time of year, it
Lexington. Turn west at the Bunko starts then.
this time of year is much is more likely to be someone
easier.”
committing a pre-meditated
Justice Court
A rancher hearing a crime.
gunshot in the spring or
D ep en d in g
on
Report
sum m er may becom e whether the district attorney
su sp ic io u s. But d u rin g prosecutes for a Class C
The Morrow County Justice Court reports handling
hunting season, the sound is Felony or a misdemeanor,
the following business:
not uncom m on. H unting the sentence for deliberately
Bruce A. Bailey, Jr., 33, Hermiston, Failure to Use activity provides a good k illin g liv e sto ck could
Seatbelt, Fine $76.
cover for those who would involve imprisonment of up
Mikel Britt, 18, Heppner, Minor in Possession, Fine kill livestock. The bonafide to five years, a fine of up to
$166.
hunter is not the problem. $100,000, restitution to the
David Bradner Hubbard, 51, Astoria, Violation of Those who take advantage v ictim , loss o f hunting
the Basic Rule, 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, fine $113.
of the situation are.
privileges, and forfeiture of
Micah David Southworth, 24, Heppner, Violation
“It’s a misnomer that v eh icles, firearm s, or
of the Basic Rule, 78 mph in a 55 mph zone, fine $244.
hunters cause problems with archery equipment. An act
Shane D. Stottlemire, 18, Heppner, No Operator’s livestock shootings when, in that some might consider
License, fine $244.
fact, these killings are done vandalism or just a malicious
Frances Ina Bowman, 73, Echo, Violation of the by people out there who are stunt is actu ally a very
Speed Limit, 49 mph in a 33 mph zone, fine $113.
basically crim inals,” says serious crime.
ODA livestock investigator
A rural version of a
Roy Hyder, who is based in n e ig h b o rh o o d
w atch
misinterpreted my question, Central Oregon. “With all program has been in effect
Every year. The Old so I thought it best to go that goes on during hunting in several areas of Eastern
seaso n , th ere is a good O regon. R an ch ers are
Farmer’s Almanac holds an along with her.”
atm
osphere for crim inal lo o k ing out fo r fellow
essay contest. For this year's
-We met on a blind
activity.
Nobody is alarmed ranchers. Law enforcement
edition, readers were asked date. We talked for hours,
to submit “funny, touching through a cruise on Boston during the deer season when officials encourage local
or wacky” stories about the H arbor and dinner. That shots are fired. The upside residents to keep their eyes
way they or their spouse evening he said, “Someone for us and the downside for and ears open. If they see a
proposed marriage. Here are is going to marry you and it the bad guys is there are a vehicle on the back roads
lot of legitimate hunters out that doesn’t seem to belong,
a few o f the (very might as well be me.”
entertaining) entries, which
-He looked at me there w ho m ake good there is nothing wrong with
appear in The 2007 Old very seriously and asked if I w itn e sse s if liv e sto ck writing down a description
and license plate. Chances
Farmer’s Almanac.
wanted to get married. If I animals are shot.”
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yder
p
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in
ts
out
are the vehicle owner is an
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was
doing did, I co u ld get an
housework while my Romeo engagement ring; if not, he that livestock killings are a innocent, bonafide hunter
w atched TV. D uring a was going to get a new gun. year around problem . In and there will be no case of
commercial break, he asked
The Old F arm er’s Central Oregon, three cattle livestock shootings. But
me to “fetch him another A lm anac is now tak in g were shot and killed earlier should an animal be shot and
cold one.” When I returned subm issions for its 2007 this summer while grazing killed, the information may
with his beer, he looked into Essay C ontest: The Best on the C ro o k ed R iv er com e in handy later on
my eyes and said, “How Thing I Ever Bought at a National Grasslands. He says during the investigation,
V arious co u n ties
would ya like to do this full- Yard Sale. Entries should be it was a case of vandalism,
plain
and
simple.
Meat
was
have
o
rg an ized p atro ls
time?”
no longer than 200 words
-“I never asked your and
su b m itte d
to taken from one o f the through their sheriffs office
and with some help from
m other to m arry me. I essaycontest@yankeepub.com animals.
"It seem s every ODA. Patrols are planned
merely wanted to know if by Friday, Jan. 26, 2007.
she could marry a man like Winners will be announced couple of years in Crook f°r Crook. Lake, Klamath,
me. I didn’t have the heart in The 2008 Old Farm er’s County, north of Prineville, Harney, Union, and Wheeler
we have a calf shot,” says counties. The preventative
to tell her that she had Almanac.
Hyder. “Cattle have been patrols will hopefully act as
killed by bow and arrow and a deterrent to illegal activity,
meat from the animals has
Some ranchers have
Any Size
been taken.”
p o in ted out that honest
In fact, a Jefferson hunters are often their best
Lots off Colors
C ounty sh eriffs d ep u ty friends when it comes to
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couple o f years ago and unlawful activity in range
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their wounds, undiscovered
"During the hunting
for weeks.
season, we do get a lot more
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Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County
Sheriff's Office reports han
dling the follow ing business:
Sept. 19: M CSO
arrested Josh Lee Munkers,
29, on an Irrigon Justice
Court warrant for Failure to
A p p ear/D riv in g
w hile
Suspended. He was lodged
at Umatilla County Jail on
$6000 bail.
-MCSO cited Lester
Ray M artin Jr., 36, for
Failure to Use Seatbelt.
-M C SO
cited
Christopher Dean Anderson,
46, for Violation of the Basic
Rule, 34 mph in a 20 mph
school zone.
-M C SO
cited
Lauren Brooke Barnard, 24,
for Failure to Use Seatbelt.
-M C SO
cited
Michael C. Dipo, 29, for
Failure to Use Seatbelt.
-MCSO received a
rep o rt from a c a lle r in
Boardman that a driver of a
semi with a full load of cars
was going 70 mph.
-MCSO received a
rep o rt from a c a lle r in
Heppner that someone was
burning near the courthouse
and the smoke was coming
into the caller’s house and
she would like to make a
formal complaint. The caller
also w anted a deputy to
m ake c o n tact w ith the
person burning and tell them
to stop. A deputy made
co n tact w ith the person
burning and the fire was legal
so there was nothing the
sheriff’s office could do.
-MCSO received a
report from Hermiston PD
that William R. Gibson, 38,
was arrested on an Irrigon
Justice Court warrant for
Failure to Appear/Driving
while Suspended. He was
cited and released to appear.
-M C SO
cited
Kenneth Marion Stookey,
43, for Driving Uninsured.
-MCSO received a
report from a caller in Irrigon
that her husband was
missing. She stated that no
one had seen him since he
was released from Umatilla
County Jail. The caller also
advised that she had a no
contact order against the
subject. An attempt to locate
was sent out to all of Oregon
and SE Washington to locate
the subject.
-MCSO received a
report from a caller in Irrigon
that her neighbor has animals
that are deceased and mange
ridden. She believed it was a
health hazard.
-Boardman PD cited
Gerardo Perez Serrato, 29,
for No Operator’s License
and No Insurance.
-B oardm an
PD
a rre sted M ichael Jerry
Moore, 57, on an Irrigon
Justice Court warrant for
Failure to Pay Fine/DUII. He
was lodged at U m atilla
County Jail.
-Boardman PD cited
Jesus Sanchez Morales, 23,
for No Operator’s License
and Driving Uninsured. The
vehicle was impounded.
Sept. 20: M CSO
cited Larry Ray Mattin, 70,
for Violation of the Speed
Limit, 34 mph in a 20 mph
school zone.
-MCSO received a
rep o rt from a c a lle r in
Heppner that a subject had a
mobile home trailer parked
to far out into the road. The
caller advises that the bus
d riv ers had to go into
oncoming traffic to avoid
hitting the mobile home.
-M C SO
cited
Zachary Steagall, 29, for
Failure to Use Seatbelt.
-M C SO
cited
Rebecca Lynn Cervantes,
30, for Violation of the Basic
Rule, 72 mph in a 55 mph
zone.
-M C SO
cited
Chaunesy Lynn Allan, 35, for
Driving while Suspended-
violation.
-MCSO cited Donna
Joan Grant, 73, for Failure
to Use Seatbelt.
-MCSO received a
report from a caller in Irrigon
that her housekeeper stole a
check from her residence.
The check was for $188.60
and the caller just found it
with the bank statement and
also had a copy o f the
cancelled check.
-M C SO
cited
Abraham Vargas Arriaga,
25, for F ailu re to Use
Seatbelt.
-M C SO arrested
Chrystal L. Montes, 20, on
an Irrigon Justice Court
warrant for Failure to Pay
F in e/D riv in g
w hile
Suspended. She was lodged
at Umatilla County Jail.
-MCSO was trying
to conduct a field interview
of two subjects that were
hid in g in the b ushes in
Irrigon. The subjects were
determined to be juveniles
and were w arned not to
trespass on the property
again and to not hide from
the police.
-M C SO
cited
Guillermo Castillo, 27, for
Failure to Use Seatbelt.
-M C SO found a
subject in Irrigon that had
been rep o rted m issing
earlier.
-MCSO cited Alicia
M arie Storey, 23, for
Violation of the Basic Rule,
70 mph in a 55 mph zone.
-MCSO received a
rep o rt from a c a lle r in
Heppner that the neighbors
throw garbage into the
d rivew ay betw een the
houses. There were at least
four to six bags of trash. The
caller wanted a deputy to
contact the subject.
-Heppner ambulance
received a report that a 76-
y ear-o ld
fem ale
was
conscious and breathing, but
co m p lain in g o f severb
stomach pains. The subject
was transported to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital.
-B oardm an
PD
received a report that every
m orning the d riv er of a
vehicle honks his horn and
wakes up the caller and his
wife. The caller wanted the
su b ject to be given a
warning.
-B oardm an
PD
received a report of four
m em bers o f an outlaw
motorcycle gang being in the
area.
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