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Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, December 27,2006 - FIVE Family gives thanks By kathy Aney of the East Oregonian November 23, 2006 issue Travis Bellamy and Tyson Niles, now 23, were born an hour apart. Since then, their paths haven't meandered too far apart. As c o u sin s and friends, they spent hours to g e th e r as boys, four- wheeling and hunting in the wheat fields surrounding the house where Travis lived, with his family near Heppner. As young men, they joined the Marines - Tyson jo ined first, then Travis. They ended up on the same base in Iraq. This week, parents, siblin g s, cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents em braced the two young men at an em o tio n al hom ecom ing at the R iv erfro n t Lodge in Boardman. “ I t’s nice to have them back in the United S ta te s ,” said M ary Kay Bellamy, Travis' mom. She said having both boys in Iraq at the same time was emotionally taxing, but it was also oddly comforting for the parents knowing they were together. "We knew they were going to watch out for each other,” said Sam Bellamy, Travis' dad. “ If we did n ’t hear from Travis, I could call Kitty and Darrell and find out about Tyson," said Kitty Niles, Tyson’s mom. "It was a double check.” D arrell and K itty New Year’s Eve party planned The S eventh-day Adventist Church will hold its second annual New Year's Eve Party on Sunday, Dec. 31, from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the church gym. There w ill be snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, games, face painting, ping pong, board games and other fam ily activ itie s, plus a Warren Miller ski movie. This is a free party and everyone is invited to attend.__________________ ORDER I Magnetic Door Signs HERE Heppner (¡axel Ie-Times 676-922H Niles, Tyson’s parents, live near Pasco. Darrell said he stayed fairly positive. “Statistically, it was safer than being on the highways here," he said. “I didn't dwell on the dangers.” Kitty had a harder time suppressing her fears. "I worried," she said. “ On one hand, I was extremely proud of them - on the other, it was extremely worrisome.” T he c o u sin s had d ifferen t ra tio n a le s for joining the Marines. Tyson sought self-im provem ent and "something different.” Travis, a 2002 Heppner High School graduate, said his reason for signing on was to carry on a noble tradition. “ I followed out of respect for veterans that fought before me,” he said. T yson, a w ater p u rifica tio n sp e c ia list, arrived at the Alquim Marine base in the A1 A nbar P rovince first. He was surprised when he learned that Travis' unit had been as- , signed to the base. "We really h ad n 't seen each other,” Tyson said. “We'd been at opposite sides of the country” Tyson didn't know w hen Travis would show up. They finally met in the chow' hall last March. “I was sitting down eating when he came up to me,” Tyson said. “ I w ent c ra z y ,” remembers Travis. In Iraq, Tyson stayed m ostly on base, w iring b u ild in g s and rep airin g g e n erato rs. His w ater p u rifica tio n role w a sn 't necessary as the troops relied on bo ttled w ater, so he performed electrical work. Travis repaired tanks at night and ventured out on patrols during the day.. "The fear of hitting a ro ad sid e bom b was a constant threat,” he said. "We averaged 30 missions a month.” His unit often patrolled twice a day. Travis made it through w ithout injury, though he lost a close friend. Now that they are safely back in the U .S., Travis still has more than a year to serve stateside at the Marine base in Twentynine Palms, Cal. Tyson is hoping for a job with Burlington Northern Santa Fe. 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The su b je c t was town, wearing reflective tape checked out the accident and and playing a game, trying to a tow was on its way. authorized to be there. -M C SO re c eiv e d report get from one end of town to -MCSO received a report of The Morrow County from a subject in Irrigon who the other without the parents a m otor vehicle accident w ith a v eh icle in the Sheriff’s Office reports han said he had sold a vehicle and finding them. sagebrush on Hwy. 730. -MCSO received report of a dling the following business: the b u y er had not been 55-year-old diabetic man -MCSO received a report of making payments. -MCSO responded to a non -MCSO received report of a who had stomach pain and a fender bender. OSP was injury accident on 1-84 with p o ssib le a ssau lt from a was dizzy at Willow Creek with the vehicles. tw o v e h icles, a D odge -MCSO received a report of Heppner woman. She said a Lake. pickup and a Kia, in the ditch male subject grabbed her -MCSO received report of a a Toyota pickup that had and another one on location arm while he was holding her w hite or silv er M ustang rolled over. It was a non to assist. d au g h ter and she was traveling 55 mph, straddling in ju ry acc id e n t w ith no -MCSO received request for a ttem p tin g to get her the fog line and center line. property damage. a deputy to respond to the daughter back. The woman O fficers w ere unable to -M C SO re sp o n d ed to a courthouse to speak with a vehicle that had slid off the also said she was hit in the locate the vehicle. female who had bruises. road on Hwy. 74. -M C SO cited C h an tell eye with an unknown object. -MCSO received report of -M C SO re c eiv e d report Leone Lynn M oreno, for -MCSO received report of a pickup pulling an em pty from a subject on Hwy. 730 failure to carry proof of Milky Way truck that had trailer that was all over the in Irrigon who said a vehicle in su ran ce and d efectiv e slid off the road on Hwy. road on 1-84. S h e riff 207. A deputy was unable to was driving down the center license plate light. followed vehicle for several line and almost hit him on I- -M CSO arrested Richard locate it. miles and observed that the Allen Combs, 52, for DUII -MCSO received report of vehicle was driving fine, not 84. -MCSO received report of a with a BAC of .25. on Hwy. ju v en iles playing w ith a allover the road. wheelchair in the middle of -MCSO received report that tre sp ass in p ro g ress in 730, Irrigon. Hardman. Decem ber 21: Boardman the road. The juveniles were Jam es Gary Johnson was -MCSO received report of Fire D ep artm en t and ad v ised to take the lo dged at the U m atilla suspicious circum stances B oardm an A m bulance wheelchair home. County Jail on a parole and w ith an Irrigon w om an received report of a non -MCSO received report of a probation warrant. Ford pickup in the ditch with -M C SO receiv ed report saying that a guy had asked injury motor vehicle accident no one around on Hwy 730. her about a surprise birthday on 1-84 from an Irrigon subject that -MCSO received report of a party. She said she had a -BPD received report of an 18-wheeler was blocking n o n -in ju ry acc id e n t h o rses and crim inal m ischief with a his driveway. By the time the s u b je c t's involving a Chevy on 1-84. d ep u ty resp o n d ed , the w ondered if it was window broken out o f a The vehicle had blown two retaliation. vehicle the previous night. vehicle had been moved. tires and driver was on the -MCSO cited Ryan Evan -BPD cited Michael Robert -MCSO received report of a phone with an insurance Paddock, 32, for VSL 70/55. O 'B e rg , 32, for D riving burglary and items stolen in company. Irrigon while the subject was -M C SO a rre sted C raig W hile S u sp en d ed and M ichael S cott, 23, on a Violating the Speed Limit -MCSO received report of a out of town for a week. Honda that had slid off the Klamath Falls warrant for 36/30. -M C SO receiv ed report F ailu re to A p p ear/ -BPD received report of a road on 1-84. It was a non from a female subject who Harassment. He was lodged silver Nissan all over the injury accident. said she was in a custody road, tailgating, speeding -MCSO received report of battle with her parents over at Umatilla County Jail. Volkswagen that had slid off -M C SO cited F elician o and acting aggressively. her son. Lomeli Gutierrez, 27, for no -BPD received report of an the road on 1-84. -MCSO assisted BPD with operator's license and failure audible alarm going off at -MCSO responded to a non a possible trespass. to carry proof of insurance. Sam Boardman Elementary. injury accident on 1-84 with D ecem ber 22: M CSO -B oardm an Police -BPD received report of a tw o v e h ic le s, a D odge receiv ed report o f three D epartm ent cited David subject having problem s pickup and a Kia, in the ditch suspicious males hanging Dwight Harlos, 39, for no with a gas station putting and another one on location around the bank in Heppner. operator's license and failure unleaded into her diesel to assist. R ep o rter said that the -MCSO received request for to carry proof of insurance. pickup. subjects were trying to hide -BPD received report of a -BPD received request from a deputy to respond to the and kept ducking whenever $25 d riv e -o ff from a a subject in Boardman who courthouse to speak with a a vehicle drove by. Boardman gas station. found a pit bull and didn’t female who had bruises. -M C SO , B oardm an December 23: MCSO cited want it to bite anyone. BPD -MCSO received report of Ambulance, Boardman Fire pickup pulling an em pty Michael Glade Binks, 39, for picked the dog up. D epartm ent receiv ed a trailer that was all over the VSL 90/65. -BPD received a 911 hangup report from OSP of a non road on 1-84. S h e riff -MCSO received request for “L*all ...... 1 injury rollover on Tower Rd. a death notification for a -BPD officer responded to a followed vehicle for several A su b seq u en t rep o rt H eppner w om an who call reporting class breaking miles and observed that the indicated that there were requested that her mother be at Riverside High School. vehicle was driving fine, not injuries w ith one man cut and notified that her son was The noise had come from a allover the road. bleeding. involved in a fatal motor man scrap in g ice o ff a -MCSO received report that -MCSO received report of Jam es Gary Johnson was vehicle accident the previous windshield. lost Siberian huskies in night in Redmond. -BPD received report from lodged at the U m atilla Heppner. -MCSO received report of a a woman who said she heard County Jail on a parole and -M C SO , BPD receiv ed missing person in Hermiston. her dogs barking and when probation warrant. report of a domestic abuse -MCSO received report that she opened the door, she saw -M C SO receiv ed rep o rt w ith no in ju ries in three big dogs tore three a male subject jum p her from an Irrigon subject that B oardm an. John M arion little dogs apart in Heppner. fence and take off running an 18-wheeler was blocking Talbot, 47, was arrested for The big dogs were in a pen into the field beside her his driveway. By the time the dom estic harassm ent and d eputy re sp o n d ed , the at the tim e the subject house. interfering with a 911 call. reported. -Morrow County Sheriff's vehicle had been moved. He was lodged at UCJ. -M C SO receiv ed report Office arrested Kim Bernice -MCSO received report of a -M C SO receiv ed rep o rt from a woman in Boardman Jorgenson, 45, on probable burglary and items stolen in from a Heppner woman who that her son was assaulted at cause charges of DUII and Irrigon while the subject was said she awoke to a dog a bonfire by 13 other males resisting arrest and was cited out of town for a week. b ark in g and saw three about the same age. She said for VBR. The subject was -M C SO receiv ed rep o rt su b jects* co m e out o f a her son was just getting out lodged at Umatilla County from a female subject who garage. When she opened said she was in a custody of surgery and three other Jail. the door and yelled, the boys also had severe injuries. -MCSO received report of a battle with her parents over subjects took off running. -M C SO receiv ed report m otor v eh icle accident her son. -M C SO receiv ed two from a Heppner man that involving a semi off Tower -MCSO assisted BPD with reports of a subject opening multiple kids were going to Road. The accident was an a possible trespass. a front door of a Boardman be out between 5:30 p.m. old one and tow trucks were D ecem b er 22: M CSO b u sin ess w ith o u t a pass receiv ed report o f three and 8 p.m. running through already on the scene. -MCSO received report of a suspicious males hanging * ♦ V ♦ V ♦ motor vehicle accident on I- around the bank in Heppner. NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY 84 w ith the vehicle R ep o rter said that the co m p letely across the subjects were trying to hide a t TAYLOR’S RESTAURANT in IONE! median but not blocking. and kept ducking whenever Karaoke ~ Party Favors Oregon State Police advised a vehicle drove by. Midnight Champagne Toast! B oardm an they had already checked it -M C SO , B reakfast available a t 1 a.m . Ambulance. Boardman Fire out and driver had called for (Breakfast tic k e ts available a t Taylor’s) D ep artm en t re c eiv e d a tow. report from OSP of a non -MCSO received report of a We will be closed New Year’s Day blue SUV on its top. OSP injury rollover on Tower Rd. rep o rt TAYLOR’S RESTAURANT • 4 22 -9 8 00 advised they had already A su b seq u en t indicated that there were ♦ ♦ V ♦ injuries with one man cut and bleeding. -MCSO received report of R E V O L U TIO N lost S ib erian h u sk ies in Heppner. 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