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RECORDS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A5 PUBLIC SAFETY LOG MONDAY, APRIL 13 • On Southwest 10th Street, a caller reported receiving a scam phone call that showed a Hermiston Police Department number. • A caller from a business on North First Street reported he QHHGHGDQRI¿FHUWRUHPRYHDGLVJUXQWOHGFXVWRPHUIURPWKH property and said, “You better hurry up and get here before he gets a whoopin’.” • A female reported a male was harassing her on Southwest 11th Street. • Packages were reportedly stolen from a mailbox on Col Jordan Road. • An attempted burglary was reported on Sixth Street in Umatilla. • An irrigation pipe was reportedly stolen on Canal Road in 6WDQ¿HOG SUNDAY, APRIL 12 • A caller reported a female stole items from a business on East Cornell Place. • A caller reported someone had information about bicycles stolen on Southeast Sixth Street. $FDOOHUUHSRUWHGDULÀHZDVVWROHQRQ(DVW1HZSRUW$YHQXH • On Third Street in Umatilla, a male reported he was on pro- bation, had been drinking, had a pocket full of drugs and wanted to go to jail. • Someone reportedly smashed a back window of a residence on John Day Street in Umatilla and stole approximately $1,200 in cash and jewelry. SATURDAY, APRIL 11 • A female reported a male had been threatening her on West Hermiston Avenue. • A vehicle fuel line was reportedly cut on West Hermiston Avenue. • A caller reported someone stole a pistol on Walker Road and WKDWKHUHFHLYHGDQRWLFHVRPHRQH¿OHGDWD[UHWXUQLQKLVQDPH • A house on East Willow Street in Echo was reportedly egged. FRIDAY, APRIL 10 • Two vehicles were reportedly broken into on Southeast Carter Drive, and a cell phone, golf clubs and a hunting backpack were stolen. $FDOOHUUHSRUWHG¿QGLQJDSLOHRILWHPVLQFOXGLQJDVRXQG mixer that appeared to be left or stolen on East Hurlburt Avenue. • Three bicycles were reportedly stolen from a patio on South- east Sixth Street. *UDI¿WLZDVUHSRUWHGRQ1RUWKZHVW6HYHQWK6WUHHW • A caller reported two boys were counting money in front of a residence on West Quince Avenue and appeared to be buying drugs. • Cans were reportedly stolen from a yard on Northeast Sixth. • An Xbox and games were reportedly stolen during the week on East Sandstone Avenue. • A customer reportedly deposited fraudulent checks at a bank on North First Street and withdrew the money. • A male was reportedly assaulted on East Main Street by a person who left the scene on a black motorcycle. • A caller reported packages were stolen from a mailbox on Col Jordan Road. $FDOOHUUHSRUWHG¿QGLQJDVPDOOSLVWRORQ8PDWLOOD5LYHU • A caller reported seeing a stolen vehicle on Cliff Street. ARRESTS :HQG\/\QQ/RQJIDLOXUHWRSD\¿QHV • Jason Paul Broyles, 35: failure to appear, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia. • James Jeffery Nelson, 49: Hermiston Municipal Court war- UDQW²IDLOXUHWRSD\¿QHV ,VLGUR$PEUL]0HQGR]DIDLOXUHWRSD\¿QHV • Richard Tyron Ruiz, 44: Hermiston Municipal Court warrant ²IDLOXUHWRSD\¿QHV • German Garcia, 48: failure to appear. • Leon Glenn Wagoner, 49: failure to appear, failure to pay ¿QHVGULYLQJXQGHUWKHLQÀXHQFHRILQWR[LFDQWVGULYLQJZKLOH license suspended or revoked, driving uninsured. • Daniel Gene Boyer, 29: parole violation, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia. • Jacob Carson Royce Barthel, 20: second-degree burglary, second-degree theft, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle. • Ceira Rachelle Hendon, 21: failure to appear. • Randy Scott Neely, 42: driving while license suspended or revoked. al seats can become very uncomfortable, and robed graduates would feel even continued from page A1 warmer. He said there is also a 25 percent probabil- the letter stated. “The extra ity of rain, based on his- seating to watch the cere- torical weather reports. Of mony on the TV screen in those days, 68 percent of the auditorium is nice, but it the time, a light rain fell. He is not the same experience said wind is also a concern. as being there. Maiocco said, when he Parent Lori Davis said was assistant superinten- the parent group was most- dent of the Richland School ly concerned about seating, District, he’d have to make including handicap access, the decision as to wheth- and tickets for families. er graduation ceremonies She said moving the would take place at Rich- venue to the stadium would land High School’s Fran also be a nice way to show- Risch Stadium or be moved FDVHWKH¿HOGDQGWKHFRP- indoors, often on short no- munity’s efforts in helping tice. When the event did to build the facility. take place inside, the high To respond to parents’ school had to have every- concerns, school district thing set up ahead of time RI¿FLDOV FRPSLOHG D UHSRUW to accommodate the move, analyzing the graduation and that would be no dif- sites, considering 12 points, ferent at Hermiston High including seating, weather School. and climate, viewing, logis- “We’d still have to have tics and sound. a fallback for the inclement Mike Kay, district op- weather,” Maiocco said. erations director, said the Kay said the district stadium has 248 more seats would still have to have all available than the gym, but the seating and the sound there were other factors to consider, including weather and cost. Kay said, on a nice day, with the average graduation day temperature of about 70 degrees, sitting on met- GRADUATION: NEWS IN BRIEF Agape House hosting parking lot sale Agape House is hosting a parking lot sale from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at the business, 500 Harper Road, Herm- iston. Clothing will cost $1 for three items, books are three for $1, furniture is priced as marked and people can name their price for knick-knacks. Donations are welcome through Friday. Proceeds help Agape House serve the needs of low-income residents in the community. Call Dave at Agape House, 541-567- 8774, for more information. Drama class to present ‘Beauty and The Beast Jr.’ Disney’s “Beauty And The Beast Jr.” will be presented by the drama class of Hermiston Parks & Recreation. The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under a spell. The young performers have been rehearsing for a pair of performances. The play will take place at 6:30 p.m. April 27 and April 28 at the Hermiston Conference Center, 415 S. Highway 395. Tickets reserved in advance are $2 each. Tickets at the door are $3. To purchase tickets or for more informa- tion, call 541-667-5018, or stop by the parks office at 180 N.E. Second St., Hermiston. Altrusa names scholarship recipients The Altrusa International of Hermis- ton Vocational Services Committee has selected two recipients for the Dorothy Juve Memorial Educational Scholar- ship: Brett Kane and Janelle Davis, both of Hermiston. Each student will receive $1,500 to assist with their education. Kane currently attends University of Candidate forum announced The Eastern Oregon Women’s Coali- tion and Hermiston Government Affairs team invites the public to attend a candi- date forum for Port of Umatilla Commis- sioner Position No. 1 at 6 p.m. Monday at the Hermiston Conference Center, 415 S. Hwy 395. The port commissioner race is between Joseph Franell and Jerry Imsland. )UHH\RXWK¿VKLQJHYHQWSODQQHG$SULO The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and its local partners will host a free \RXWK DQG IDPLO\ ¿VKLQJ event Saturday at the McNary Channel Ponds in Umatilla. The event begins at 10 a.m., when children 12 and younger will have the ¿UVW FKDQFH WR FDWFK RQH RI the hundreds of trout to be stocked for the event. The ponds will open for families WR¿VKEHJLQQLQJDWQRRQ ODFW will have loaner ¿VKLQJURGVDQGUHHOVDVZHOO as tackle and bait, for people who do not have their own gear. Staff and volunteers will also be on site to show people how to bait a hook, cast a rod DQGODQGD¿VK “It’s so easy to participate — we provide all the gear and instruction — that it’s a great way to introduce kids DQGWKHLUIDPLOLHVWR¿VKLQJ´ 2'): ¿VK ELRORJLVW %LOO Duke said in a press release. The event is open to the public, and pre-registration is not required. Children 13 DQG\RXQJHUFDQ¿VKIRUIUHH but 14- to 17-year-olds must possess a $9 juvenile angling license. Licenses must be pur- chased in advance and will not be sold on site during the event. In addition to ODFW, Hermiston Parks and Recre- ation Department and Tom Denchel Ford are sponsors of the event. The McNary Channel 3RQGV DUH D IDPLO\ ¿VK- ing destination and will be stocked several more times throughout the spring. To get to the ponds from Highway 730 in Umatilla, turn north onto Brownell Boulevard just west of Interstate 82; proceed to West Third Street; turn right on Third Street; and proceed through the I-82 un- derpass. The ponds are north of Third Street, between I-82 and McNary Dam. Signs point to several vehicle access points. For more information about the event, call Duke, 541-276-2344. Community gardeners JESSICA KELLER PHOTO Rikki Higgins, left, and Lillee Ruiz, Girl Scouts in Troop No. 51425, scoop up wood chips to apply to the Hermiston Community Garden at a community garden work party Saturday. Girl Scout troop members participated for their Earth Day project. Community garden work party organizer Chelle Hankinson said the work day was a success, drawing in the most volunteers ever, including people from Lifeways group, youth from the Umatilla County Juvenile Detention Services, master gardeners and plot owners. Hankinson said about a dozen garden work plots are available. People should call her at 541-564-6878 for more information. system arranged indoors, even while things were set up for graduation ceremo- nies at Kennison. The district would also have to rent additional seat- ing to accommodate an out- side ceremony, as well as indoor. 'LVWULFW RI¿FLDOV ZHUH also told that hosting a cer- emony at Kennison Field could jeopardize the war- ranty for the new track, where some seating would be situated. The company recommended, if the school district hosts something other than an athletic event, 3/4-inch plywood be placed on the surface. Kay said, based on the measurements of seating placement in the gymnasium, the district would have to put down about 350 sheets of ply- wood, which would cost about $21,000. Additionally, the district would have to pay more for the sound system because the company that provides the service would need dif- ferent equipment for cere- monies in the stadium, plus the standard sound system would still have to be set up in the gymnasium. There would also be added costs for additional seating and increased security for the outdoor location. Maiocco said cost was a big concern for him. “Twenty thousand is just the tip of the iceberg,” he said of the cost. “I don’t have any of these expenses programmed into our bud- get, currently.” School Board Chair- woman Karen Sherman said she was most con- cerned about the weather and was curious if the peti- 4/15 - 4/16 Cineplex Show Times $5 Movie Matinee 4/22 12:00 PM EASY RIDER FURIOUS 7 (PG13) 4:00 7:00 10:00 HOME (PG) 2D: 4:20 6:40 9:20 LEGENDS FROM THE SKY (NR) 4:50 7:10 9:30 THE LONGEST RIDE (PG13) 4:10 6:50 9:40 GET HARD (R) 5:00 7:20 9:50 FIND US ON FACEBOOK facebook.com/scishows Oregon. Davis attends Western Oregon University. The Dorothy Juve Memorial Educa- tional Scholarship is Altrusa’s annual spring scholarship. It was named in honor of Doro- thy Juve, who was dedicated to children and teaching; it was her life’s passion. This scholarship is awarded to a stu- dent who is approximately two thirds of the way through a post-secondary pro- gram. It is intended to help the student DWWDLQWKH¿QDOFUHGLWVQHHGHGLQRUGHUWR move into the job market. priorities A hundred years from now it will not matter what My bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove... but the world may be different because I was important in the Life of a Child. Credit & Debit Cards accepted Cineplex gift cards now available wildhorseresort.com 541-966-1850 Pendleton, OR I-84 - Exit 216 tion really represented how local parents felt. She said people as far away as Swe- den and Illinois signed the petition. Other board members wanted to know if anybody other than the parents ap- proached the school dis- trict about a venue change. Maiocco said no staff or student leadership request- ed the move. School Board member Greg Harris said, regardless of where the event takes place this year, the analysis was helpful because, as the school district continues to grow, the graduation site will become more of an is- sue. “It’s something we ha- ven’t talked about as a board,” he said. In other action, the School Board recognized the 2014-15 wrestling team for another successful sea- son and state championship. It also passed a motion to support the proposed Blue Mountain Community College bond effort.
