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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 11,2007 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner -H e p p n e r A m b u lance received report o f a 72-year-old m ale w ith a nosebleed. He was trans ported. GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow C ounty's Home-Owned Weekly N ewspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act o f March 3, I879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at IKS W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: edi(or(<r rapidserse net or davidfu heppner.net. Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions. $26 in Morrow County; $20 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $32 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions David Sykes..............................................................................................Publisher Autumn Morgan........................................................................................... Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $4 90 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 50 1 per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 50 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m. Dates for pub lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). 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On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • P lace a C lassified A d • Subm it a N ew s Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Sheriff's Report The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office reports han dling the following busi ness: June 19: MCSO re ceived report o f eight teen age boys running through back yards headed toward Idaho St. in Irrigon. -M C SO re c e iv e d report o f stuffed anim als and clothing on Highway 730 between Irrigon and Umatilla causing a hazard. ODOT and Umatilla Police D epartm ent advised that they didn’t have anyone on duty. MCSO deputy checked the area and discovered no hazard, just a few clothes and stuffed animals on the side o f the road. -M C S O re c e iv e d report o f a “weird sound” outside and to the rear of a Heppner residence. The subject said it sounded like a hurt bird. -MCSO received re port of a found Yorkie-type dog at an Irrigon residence. The reporter advised she would take it to the Humane Society later that day if no one claimed it. -M C S O re c e iv e d report o f a mean pit bull in the driveway o f an Irrigon residence. The dog would not let the subjects get out o f the car. Manuel Gutierrez was cited for Dog at Large. -M C S O re c e iv e d report that Hermiston Po lice D epartm ent arrested Doug Duane Jones, 29, on M orrow C ounty C ircu it Court warrant for Failure to A ppear/P ossession o f Methamphetamine. He was also arrested on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant for FTA/Criminal Trespass II. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail. -M C S O re c e iv e d report from the H eppner Mayor that a peddler with out a license was on Union Street. He advised MCSO that he would handle it. -MCSO, Boardman Ambulance received report that a woman hit a deer on 1-84 near Boardman. The woman sustained minor in juries due to flying glass; the accident was non-blocking and the deer was dead. -MCSO received re port o f two pistol shots on the 600 block o f Wilson or Mt. Hood streets or possibly at a tavern. Nothing out o f the ordinary was discov ered. -M C SO re c e iv e d report o f neighbors riding four-wheelers up the road on Division St. in Irrigon. -M C SO re c e iv e d report o f a six-year-old at tacked by a bull M astiff/ pit bull on Gun Club Lane in Hermiston. The victim was receiving care at Good Shepherd Community Hos pital. -M C S O a rre s te d Nolen Brice Brock, 47, on a Umatilla County Circuit Court warrant for Failure to Appear/Possession o f a Controlled Substance II. -B oardm an Police Department officer conduct ed several field interviews-a man in a vehicle parked on Front Street in Boardman who was determined to be taking a nap; a subject at the Chevron Station; two subjects in dark clothing; a female walking home from work; and additional suspi cious subjects. -BPD received re port from The Dalles PD concerning a possible sui cidal juvenile. BPD officer checked both rest areas for the vehicle and the subject and was unable to locate anything. -BPD received re port o f an open-line 911 call. The call was traced to PGE; PGE w as co n tacted and reported no emergency and everyone accounted for. -Boardman Ambu lance received report o f a 22-year-old non-pregnant female with bleeding. The subject was transported. -Irrig o n A m b u lance received report o f a nine-month-old choking on plastic. She later advised that he was conscious and breathing, cooing and bab bling and did not need an ambulance. -H e p p n e r A m b u lance received report o f a 66-year-old female with a shunt in her head vomiting. She was transported. June 20: MCSO re ceived report o f two ve hicles, one pickup and one car, going into Les Schwab, spinning tires and driving erratically. Deputy was un able to locate anything. -M C S O d e p u ty checked out a vehicle on 1-84 Patterson Ferry Rd. The driver was only talking a nap. -MCSO deputy ad vised he was out with two vehicles, possibly with car trouble. The vehicle was okay, just leaving. -MCSO received re port from the Irrigon Medi cal Clinic that a male sub je ct came into the clinic and m ade in a p p ro p riate remarks. -M C SO re c e iv e d report o f a semi tailgating several vehicles on 1-84 near Boardman. No deputy was in position. OSP was advised. -MCSO, Boardman Ambulance received report that an 85-year-old female had fallen and suffered a possible hip or leg injury. A nurse was on the scene. -MCSO received re port from an office in Hep pner that a suspicious male subject had been sleeping in a trailer and parking at the office. The subject told the deputy that he lives in Arlington and makes medi cal supply deliveries to the medical office. He said he was just taking a nap. -MCSO received re port of a badger underneath a vehicle at the clinic in Heppner. The badger was removed. -MCSO arrested An drew Scott Gomez on an Irrigon Justice Court war rant for Failure to Pay Fine/ Driving While Suspended. There was also a hold for a Gilliam County warrant. She was transported to Umatilla County Jail. -MCSO arrested Jer ry Lloyd Olson for Driving While Suspended m isde meanor. He was cited and released. -M C SO re c e iv e d report o f a group o f young adults selling magazine and acting strange in Cecil. -MCSO received re port o f a vicious pit bull that cornered a woman in Board- man. The dog then went after some juveniles. -M C S O re c e iv e d report a vehicle partially blocking Highway 207 near Lexington. It was a non-in jury motor vehicle accident. The vehicle hit a deer and a tow was en route. -MCSO received re port o f windows broken on two vehicles in lone. Two juvenile girls admitted to the damage and the private parties will handle it them selves. -MCSO received re port o f theft and burglary on Forest Service Rd. 21, Heppner. -MCSO received re port o f loud music and kids yelling on Second St. and Wyoming in Irrigon. -B oardm an Police Department cited to Maria Del Carmen Estrada Solano, We are now on HARVEST HOURS Monday - Friday 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 • 1 -800-452-7396 For f*nn «tfpM «. vl*lt our «rab sito it WWW m«M not i i 31, for Open Container. -BPD received re port o f a subject behind the Post Office in Board- man wearing only shorts. The subject said he just got off work and was cooling down. -BPD received re port of injured animals. Two baby birds were found and taken to Vector Control. -Boardman Am bu lance received report o f a 36-year-old unconscious fe male with labored breathing. She was transported to Pio neer Memorial Hospital. June 21: MCSO dep uty reported he was assisting Boardman Police Depart ment officer attempting to overtake a vehicle doing 96 mph on 1-84 west. Amanda Lou Smith, 22, was cited for Violation o f the Speed Limit doing 96 mph in a 65 mph zone. -MCSO received re port from a deputy who was out with a vehicle on 1-84 in a weird spot. The occupants o f the vehicle were deter mined to be camping by the river and the vehicle was well off the road. -MCSO received re port o f a horse in very bad health in Irrigon. Owners were warned that they had to put the horse down that day. The horse was put down. -M C S O re c e iv e d report that Kunze Rd. was completely blocked by trees that had been felled near Boardman. -M C S O K -9 D e ploym ent cited B randon Saucillo, 21, for Posses sion o f Less Than One Oz. Marijuana and for Driving While Suspended violation. Esteban M. Rodarte, 22, was cited for Possession of Less Than One Oz. M arijuana and Permitting the Unlawful Use o f Motor Vehicle. The vehicle was impounded. -MCSO cited Joshua Sidney Zinter, 24, for Fail ure to Register Vehicle and warned for Failure to Carry Proof o f Insurance and Fail ure to Maintain Lane. -M C SO re c e iv e d report from a B oardm an woman that a white Nubian goat showed up on her prop erty. She said she would take care o f it until somebody claims it. -M C SO , BPD re ceived report o f a fight in progress in Irrigon with several males attacking the c a lle r’s son. The a ssa il ants left in a gray Chevy pickup. It was determined to be a verbal dispute with both parties pushing and shoving each other but no punches thrown. Both par ties were throwing rocks at each other, but no injuries occurred. -MCSO received re port of a dog barking non stop in Heppner. -BPD received re port o f a window broken out o f a car with a rock. The parties have agreed to settle the situation civilly. -BPD officer report ed that he was attempting to overtake a vehicle at 81 mph near Irrigon. Amanda Rae Mack, 19, was cited for VBR 81 mph in a 55 mph zone. -BPD officer report ed he was out with a group ofjuveniles playing football in the middle o f the street. -Boardman Fire De partment responded to a fire at a Boardman address. The subjects were advised to put the fire out as the bum ban was in effect. -Boardman A m bu lance received report o f an elderly male shaking and vom iting. He was tra n s ported to Good Shepherd Hospital J u n e 22: -M C SO received a fire call regarding a smell o f an electrical fire. Irrigon FD responded. -MCSO deputy was out with three juveniles. The deputy advised the ju v e niles they need to return to their homes. The juveniles advised they were on their way home. -M C SO and BPD received a report that an officer was enroute to the North Shell in Boardman regarding a stolen vehicle. The vehicle was located by the Hermiston PD. -MCSO received a report about a coyote that was hit by a car and was still alive. D ispatch was needed. -M C S O a rre s te d Keith Alan Buck, 37, for Probation Violation, Poss. Forged Check and Forgery II. -MCSO was advised by UCSO that a M CSO deputy was going 85-90 without lights or sirens. -M C SO re c e iv e d a report that two pieces o f equipment from Windy River Farms are too big. The tractors pulling the equip ment advised they will park and get a supervisor to come flag the equipment. -MCSO issued a ci tation to Edgar Adan Godi nez, 24, for making an un safe pass on the left. -MCSO issued a ci tation to Karen M itchell, 51, for failing to register vehicle. -MCSO received a report that the reporter stated she gave a vehicle to a male subject on May 13, 07, and he told her that she would have her vehicle in three to four days. The reporter has not heard from him since. -MCSO received a report about a stolen bike in Irrigon. -MCSO received a report that the reporter from Irrigon came home to find the door open and stuff all over. A DVD player, MP3, PC and guitars were missing from the home. -MCSO received a report that two males were going door to door selling books and m agazines to people in town. The people in town were calling city hall about it. The reporter advised they have no ped dlers license. -MCSO responded to a nine day old infant who was not breathing. The infant was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital. -MCSO received a report that there was a small fire at the post office in Ir- M orrow C ounty R oad C ommittee will meet at the P ort of M orrow in B oardman in the W ells S prings R oom on T hursday , J uly 19 th at 7 p . m . T he public is invited to attend . C ome and ask questions of your R oad C ommittee ! rigon. MCSO and Irrigon FD responded and the fire was put out. -MCSO responded to a grass fire and advised it was in Gilliam County. Boardman FD was called. -MCSO received a report that a mail box was at the end o f the reporter’s drive. Photos were taken and evidence taken in. -MCSO issued a ci tation to Michael R. Mas- terson, 38, for Furnishing Alcohol to Minors X2. -MCSO issued a ci tation to Cody J. Keisling, 18, for M IP/A lcohol by consumption. -MCSO issued a ci tation to William B. Berg strom, 20, for M IP/A lco hol. -MCSO issued a ci tation to H eriberto Pinto Ramirez, 27, for Driving while Suspended and failing to carry proof o f Insurance. -BPD received a re port o f an unknown injury M otor Vehicle A ccident. The accident involved a pick-up that rear-ended a semi truck. -BPD issued a ci tation to Wayne Bradley Schwabrow, for violating the basic rule by going 74 mph in a 45 mph zone and for Driving while Suspend ed. -BPD received a re port o f a suspicious person wearing a flannel coat walk ing behind the fire station in Boardman. -Irrigon Ambulance assisted an 82-year-old male who was com plaining o f severe abdominal pain. -Boardman Ambu lance reported a silver car speeding in excess o f 85 mph. J u n e 23: -M CSO received a report that there were a couple o f people in the state park in Irrigon. The reporter advised the juveniles looked like they were going to run from the deputy. -MCSO received a report that a male subject came up to the reporter’s residence asking for water for his car. The reporter did not know who it was and requested deputy as sistance. The male’s car was overheated and he received water. -MCSO issued a ci tation to Bertalicia Martinez Madrigal, 41, for violating the basic rule by going 72 mph in a 55 mph zone. -MCSO issued a ci tatio n to L arry D w ayne Fussell, 66, for violating the basic rule by going 74 mph in a 55 mph zone. Heppner Day care and Pre school to offer extended hours this fall The Heppner Day care and Preschool w ill offer extended hours, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, effective September 4. T he a fte r-s c h o o l program , the C olt C lub, will continue with p ick up services from Heppner Elementary School to the club headquarters at Hepp ner Daycare until 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Colt Club rates are in ef fect until 5:30 p.m. for all children from kindergarten on up. After 5:30 p.m., the day care rate will apply. On Fridays, Colt Club will be from I-4 p.m. Call Heppner Day care to sign up or for more information
