Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - THREE
Justice Court Report
Morrow C ounty Justice
o f the Peace Ann Spicer
has released the follow ing
Justice Court report:
-Nicholas Dean Wol
ford, 27, Heppner, Failure
to Appear/Failure to Regis
ter Vehicle, $110 fine.
-Barbara L. Cutsforth,
61, Heppner, Failure to Use
Seatbelt, $110 fine; Failure
to Carry Proof of Insurance,
$260;
-Treston Gregory Ma-
ben, 18, Heppner, Careless
D riving with A ccident/
Injury, $435 fine, 100 hours
community service to in
clude activities related to
driving improvement and
providing public education
on traffic safety, complete
a traffic safety course, and
one-year suspension o f
d riv er’s license if other
conditions are not met.
From the North End
-Thomas Allen Gonty,
70, Heppner, two counts
of Nuisance Abatement in
violation o f the Heppner
Nuisance Code, with a $50
fine on each count; ordered
to clean up property in five
days.
-Betty Ann Bums, 64,
of lone was found guilty
of Violating the Basic Rule
80/55 and fined $260.
Boardman quilt group plans
10th annual show
DA’s Report
M o r r o w C o u n ty
D istrict A ttorney Justin
Nelson has released the
following report:
-Luis Alberto Nunez,
29, w as c o n v ic te d o f
H a ra s s m e n t, a C la ss
B m is d e m e a n o r, and
sentenced to 90 days jail
time; however, execution
of 30 days of incarceration
was suspended and the
defendant sentenced to
one year bench probation,
conditions of probation to
include anger management
and batterers evaluation and
recommended treatment.
A d d itio n a l c o u n ts
w ere disposed w ithout
conviction. Fines, fees and
assessments totaled $750.
-Orin
Andrew
W h i tb e c k , 5 0 , w a s
convicted of one count of
Theft I, a Class C felony,
and sentenced to 24 months
prison time with credit for
time served, sentence to run
concurrent with previously
imposed sentences, and
to one year post-prison
supervision. A dditional
co u n ts w ere d isp o sed
without conviction. Fines,
fees and a s s e s sm e n ts
totaled $500.
-Juan Rodriguez, Jr.,
18, was convicted of Rob
bery II, a Class B Felo
ny, and was sentenced to
60 months in custody of
Oregon Youth Authority,
three y ears’ post-prison
supervision, and is subject
to numerous conditions,
including having no direct
or indirect contact with the
victim and no affiliation
with gangs or known gang
members, wearing of gang
colors, use of gang symbols
or other gang-associated
activity, and ordered to pay
$1,100 in fines, fees and
assessments and pay $100
in restitution. He was also
convicted of Robbery I, a
Class A Felony, and was
sentenced to 60 months in
custody o f Oregon Youth
Authority, three years’ post
prison supervision, with
numerous conditions and
ordered to pay $200 in
fines, fees and assessments.
Two counts of Robbery I-
firearm. Assault IV, Theft
II and Strangulation were
dismissed.
Sheriff's Report
A p r il 25 ( c o n t.) :
-MCSO arrested Jasmine
A b ercro m b ie,18, on an
Oregon Youth Authority
warrant for Unauthorized
Use o f a Motor Vehicle,
absconded from Portland.
She was lodged at Umatilla
County Jail.
-MCSO received report
that the Army Depot was
going to be doing some
demolition that day.
A p ril 26: -M orrow
County S heriff’s Office
received report from an
Irrigon man that several
juveniles dragged one of the
picnic tables to the top of
the dome at the skate park
and are sitting down eating.
-MCSO received report
from M CSO s e rg e a n t
that an older Ford pickup
pulling a flat bed trailer on
Sand Hollow Rd./Baseline
Lane looks suspicious.
He stopped the vehicle on
Spur Loop Rd. and warned
the driver for no lights or
license plates on the trailer.
-MCSO arrested Cory
Patrick Winston, 38, on
a U m atilla w arrant for
Failure to Appear/Criminal
Trespass I, Assault IV and
Harassment. He was lodged
at Umatilla County Jail with
$10,000 bail.
-MCSO deputy advised
he was out with a male
su b ject in a d u m p ster
behind the Napa store in
Heppner.
-M CSO rece iv ed a
complaint from an Irrigon
man who said he wanted
his neighbors contacted
because they park their
v e h ic le s b lo c k in g the
entrance way to his house.
He said he had told them,
but they would not move
th e ir v e h ic le s. M CSO
responded and the vehicles
were moved.
-Irrigon A m bulance
and MCSO received report
of a male in his 60s outside
the motel in Irrigon with
a sw ollen and bleeding
face. He reported that the
male was conscious, but
w asn’t sure if he fell or
w as a ssa u lte d . M CSO
and Irrigon A m bulance
responded and the patient
was transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital.
-Irrigon A m bulance
r e c e iv e d r e q u e s t fo r
an a m b u la n c e fo r an
8 4 - y e a r - o l d f e m a le
who was unresponsive,
but b re a th in g . Irrig o n
Ambulance responded and
transported her to Good
Shepherd Hospital.
-M C S O r e c e iv e d
report from a woman in
I
the Boardman rest stop
bathroom inside a stall
that would not unlock. An
employee for the rest area
was contacted and removed
the broken lock.
-MCSO received report
of sheep on both sides of the
road on Bombing Range
and no one with them. The
owner was contacted and
advised that the sheep were
supposed to be there and
a sheep herder was on the
scene with them.
-MCSO received report
from a Heppner man that
some people showed up
to do a test drive on a *99
cream colored Chrysler,
but have been gone for over
an hour. He said he did not
think they were trying to
take the vehicle, but was
worried that something may
have happened to them. He
called back and advised that
they had returned.
-MCSO received report
from a man on Lewis &
C lark D rive pro v id in g
security for wind towers
in Boardman that he had
noticed a vehicle driving
slowly around the location.
MCSO responded, but was
unable to locate the vehicle.
-MCSO received report
of a white Jeep Cherokee
on the lawn at Country
Garden Road in Irrigon.
The caller advised that it
looked like it was parked
by someone who must have
been intoxicated. He also
advised there was one male
in the back seat. MCSO
responded and determined
that the vehicle had run
out of gas and rolled onto
the lawn. MCSO arrested
Shealee Kay Bailey, 25, on
a Umatilla County Circuit
Court warrant for Failure
to Appear/Possession of
M etham phetam ine. She
was lodged at U m atilla
County Jail with $15,000
bail.
A p ril 27: -M orrow
County S heriff’s Office
r e c e iv e d r e p o r t th a t
th e H erm isto n P o lice
D e p a r tm e n t a r r e s te d
A lycia Ann B alen tin e,
24, on a Morrow County
P a ro le and P ro b a tio n
w arran t for F ailure to
A p p e a r/P o s s e s sio n o f
M etham phetam ine. She
was lodged at U m atilla
County Jail with no bail.
-MCSO received report
of a hound dog puppy found
in a crate in a garage in
Heppner. The owner of the
dog was discovered.
-MCSO received report
from a man in Irrigon that
someone had thrown a rock
through his office window.
A deputy responded.
-M C S O r e c e iv e d
request from an Irrigon man
for extra patrol around the
area of his home because of
a lot of suspicious activity
and criminal mischief. A
deputy advised that they
would give the area extra
patrol.
-M C SO c ite d Joni
Jenelle Hanson, 18, for
V iolation o f the Speed
Limit, 87 mph in a 65 mph
zone.
-MCSO cited Stephanie
Lee Cruz, 46, for Violation
of the Basic Rule, 73 mph
in a 55 mph zone.
-MCSO received report
from a woman on Cain
Lane in Irrigon that there
was a black cow in her yard.
She said she would check
with the neighbors to see
who the cow belonged to.
MCSO later received report
that they got the cow where
it belonged and was advised
to disregard the call.
-MCSO received report
o f a male trespassing at
a tru ck in g business on
Frontage Lane. A 24-year-
old male was trespassed
from the lo catio n and
advised that if he returned
he would be arrested.
-M C S O r e c e i v e d
request from Hermiston
Police D ep artm en t for
a ssistan ce lo c atin g an
address. HPD advised they
had received a 911 call with
a language barrier from a
man who said he was being
assaulted at his residence.
HPD was unable to locate
the address in Hermiston
and requested that MCSO
check Irrigon. A deputy
checked the area, but was
unable to find a matching
address.
-MCSO
Code
E n fo rc e m e n t a d v ise d
speaking with a subject
regarding an RV and a
previous incident in Irrigon.
-Irrigon Ambulance,
Irrigon Fire Department
received report of a subject
with off and on abdominal
pain on his right side.
-MCSO received report
of an injured deer still alive
in the roadway on Hwy.
730, Irrigon. The caller said
that the deer had either been
injured earlier or was bom
with a birth defect as it had
only three legs.
-M C S O r e c e i v e d
report from a subject on
Blackhorse Canyon Lane
in L ex in g to n th a t his
neighbors keep on setting
off explosions and have
been for several hours and
Members of the Boardnian Quilt Croup holding the 2014 raffle quilt are Tammy, Kathy, Laura,
Millie, Carol and Glenda. -Contributedphoto
“Patchwork,-an Ameri
can Tradition,” is the theme
o f the Boardnian Q uilt
Group's 2014 quilt show.
The 10lh annual quilt
show will be held Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 10 and
11, from 10 a m. to 4 p.m.
at the Boardnian Senior
Center, 100 Tatone Street.
This year’s featured
quilter is Cheryl Tallman
from Boardman.
The event will feature
exhibited quilts, vendors,
door prizes, and a country
store.
Anyone who wants to
exhibit a quilt, contact Aunt
Ida's or Material Girl in
H erm iston; The Sewing
Basket in Prosser; Quilt-
mania in the Tri-Cities; or
Thimbles & More in Pend
leton for an entry form.
The group also will
have two items for raffle.
One is the quilt that the
group made (shown in the
accompanying photo).
The other is a hand
made, maple, ladder-style
quilt rack.
The two winners will
be chosen at 3:30 p.m. on
Saturday, Oct. 11.
For more information,
call Marge at 541 -481 -3633
or Kathy at 541-314-2150.
Boardman applies for ODOT
special city allotment
During their Aug. 5
council meeting, Boardman
City Councilors approved
application to the Oregon
Department of Transporta
tion (ODOT) for a Special
City Allotment.
Boardman applied for
construction of curbs and
sidewalks for a future con
struction of a street that will
be located between Faler
Road and Chaparell Drive.
These special city allot-
ments total $1,000,000 in
funds dispersed by the DOT
to cities with a population
of 5,000 or less.
Forty-six small cities
qualify for the allotments,
which are to be used for
street projects, not a part of
the state highway system,
that are inadequate, or are
in a condition detrimental to
safety. Each allotment will
be for $50,000 and will be
dispersed for the 2015-2016
fiscal year.
In other city business,
the city sold a parcel of land
located near the city’s waste
water lagoons to Umatilla
Electric for a radio tower.
The $131,000 is ear
marked for the new splash
pad park project.
The next meeting of
the Boardman City Council
will be Tuesday, Aug. 19,
at 7 p.m. at Boardman City
Hall.
Riverside seeks alumni for
academic ‘wall of fame’
Riverside Jr/Sr High
School is searching for
alumni who have gradu
ated from college or a trade
school.
The school is creat
ing an “Academic Wall
of Fame” for students. In-
formation to be included:
Riverside graduation year,
photo, college or trade
school attended with gradu
ation year, and professional
career.
The school is also inter
ested in military informa-
tion; Riverside graduation
year, photo, branch of ser
vice, time served.
Please submit informa
tion and any questions to
Brandon Hammond, Bran
don. hammond@morrow.
kl2.or.us.
Boardman to install new
elementary school zone signs
The Boardman Public
Works Department will be
installing flashing school-
zone lights in the elemen
tary school zone, located
on West Wilson Lane. Both
Sam Boardman Elementary
School and Windy River
Elementary School are lo
cated within that zone.
The signs replace the
old school zone signs,
which indicate motorists
should drive 20 mph during
the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The new flashing lights and
signage will indicate motor
ists should drive 20 mph
while the lights are flashing
and 30 mph all other times.
The Public Works De
partm ent plans to have
the signs installed before
school starts in September.
Boardman city council cancels
September meeting date
The Boardman City
Council has canceled their
regularly-scheduled Tues
day, Sept. 2, council meet-
ing, and will meet again at
their regularly-scheduled
Sept. 16 meeting. The city
council meeting will begin
at 7 p.m. at Boardman City
Hall Council Chambers.
The cancelation is due to a
scheduling conflict.
the explosions were shaking
his house. He said it was
scaring his kids and their
animals. A deputy made
contact and the neighbors
advised that they would
tell their neighbors the
next time before they shoot
Tanerite.
-MCSO Deputy advised
he was out with a vehicle
stopped with an ATV on
Bombing Range Rd. The
deputy determined that the
subjects in the vehicle were
visiting with a subject on
the ATV and advised them
to visit elsewhere where
they were not causing a
hazard.
-MCSO received report
o f two males stripping a
vehicle on Paterson Ferry
R d., Irrigon. A deputy
responded and checked
the area, but was unable
to locate a vehicle being
stripped down.
-M C S O r e c e iv e d
report at 10:25 p.m. from
an Irrigon man that his son
wasn’t listening and was in
the way. The son said he
wasn't in the way. A deputy
responded and determined
that the dispute was verbal
only and both subjects were
going to bed.
A p ril 28: -M orrow
County S heriff's Office
received report from an
Irrigon resident who said
that a dog kept coming on
his property and killing his
chickens, with nine killed
over the past two weeks.
-MCSO received report
from a Boardman man that
his n eig h b o r's dog has
attacked his n eig h b o r’s
goat. He said the dog left,
but the goat seemed to be
badly hurt.
-MCSO received
request for a welfare check
from an Irrigon woman
who said her mom and her
m om ’s husband were to
stay at the Irrigon marina,
but did not return there. The
parties were contacted.
-MCSO received report
from the Irrigon High
School principal that pop
cans were taken from the
school.
-MCSO received report
of a lot o f garbage flying
out the back o f a Hermiston
Transfer Sanitation truck on
1-84 Boardman.
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