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SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A5 RECORDS PUBLIC SAFETY LOG THURSDAY, APRIL 16 • A caller reported a juvenile attempted to steal cans from a residence on Northeast 10th Street. • A caller reported hearing four gunshots on Southwest 13th Place and said her car was hit with a bottle of alcohol. • An employee reported approximately 90 sprinklers were VWROHQRQ&DQDO5RDGLQ6WDQ¿HOG $SDQKDQGOHUZDVUHSRUWHGO\LPSHGLQJWUDI¿FRQ+LJKZD\ 730 in Umatilla. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 • A caller reported a business paid for a room at a hotel on +LJKZD\IRUDQHPSOR\HHEXWWKHHPSOR\HHUHIXVHGWR FRPHRXWRIWKHURRPWRVXEPLWWRGUXJDQGDOFRKROWHVWLQJSHU company policy. The caller wanted the employee to vacate the URRPEXWKHUHIXVHGWRDQVZHUWKHGRRU • A caller reported someone was illegally digging on his property on Geer Road. • A caller reported a drunk driver ran into some signs on Southeast Columbia Drive. • An intoxicated male was reportedly stumbling into the lane RIWUDI¿FRQ(DVW0DLQ6WUHHW • Tools were reportedly stolen from a garage on West 6SUDJXH6WUHHWLQ(FKR • A caller reported someone poured gasoline under his KRXVHRQ1RUWK(DUO6WUHHWLQ6WDQ¿HOG TUESDAY, APRIL 14 • A theft was reported at a business on North First Street. 2Q6RXWKHDVW7KLUG6WUHHWDFDOOHUUHSRUWHGVRPHRQH opened a cable account in her name. • A caller reported someone threatened to kill his son on (DVW6XQVHW'ULYH • Four Black Angus heifers were reported missing on Leaf Lane. 2Q:HVW+HQVHO5RDGDFDOOHUUHSRUWHGVRPHRQHIUDXGX- OHQWO\¿OHGWD[HVXVLQJKLVQDPH • A vehicle tire was reportedly slashed on Chinook Avenue in Umatilla. 2Q-R\FH:D\LQ(FKRDFDOOHUUHSRUWHGUHFHLYLQJDIUDXG- XOHQWFDOOIURPVRPHRQHFODLPLQJWREHIURPWKH³7D[%RDUG´ IURPDQXPEHUOLVWHGDV+HUPLVWRQ3ROLFH'HSDUWPHQW ARRESTS =RH\1DUNHOOH.QDXVKLWDQGUXQGULYLQJXQGHUWKH LQÀXHQFHRILQWR[LFDQWVUHIXVDOWRWDNHXULQHWHVW -XVWRQ$OH[DQGHU6PLWKUHVWUDLQLQJRUGHUYLRODWLRQ DEATH NOTICES BIRTHS Elisabet Flores St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton Umatilla Aug. 31, 1975-April 11, 2015 Elisabet Flores, 39, of Umatilla died Saturday, April 11, 2015, as the result of an automobile crash in Hermiston. She was born Aug. 31, 1975, in Prosser, Washington. A funeral service was held Thursday, April 16 at New Hope Community Church, Hermiston. Burial followed at the Hermiston Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements. Sign con- dolences at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com. Bea Cooper Hermiston Bea Cooper, 84, of Hermiston died Thursday, April 16, 2015, at her home in Hermiston. Arrangements are pend- ing with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. APRIL 13, 2015 HINES — Lacey Jensen and Tommy Hines of Lexing- ton; a girl, Karter Jo Hines. APRIL 14, 2015 SIERRA — Kelly Maureen Buschke and Alvaro Salva- dor Sierra Zuniga of Hermiston; a girl, Nona Bella Buschke Sierra. Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston APRIL 14, 2015 OROZCO — Jacqueline Orozco and Carlos Orozco of Hermiston; a girl, Feliz Mia Orozco. Hermiston students speak their way to state competition BY SEAN HART HERMISTON HERALD Local students showed off their speech and debate skills at the district com- petition April 11 in Herm- iston. Hermiston High School communications teach- er and speech and debate adviser Kathryn Podle- snik said the event went well, and several students earned the chance to com- pete in the state compe- tition Thursday through April 25 at Western Ore- gon University. She said eight students from HHS competed against students from four other schools: Pine Ea- gle, Halfway; Ione; Hood River Valley; and Horizon Christian, Hood River. Hood River Valley won the sweepstakes trophy with 146 points, Podlesnik said, while Pine Eagle earned 58, HHS earned 50, Ione earned 10 and Horizon Christian eight. Podlesnik said all eight HHS students who com- peted at the district com- petition will be attending the state competition, and the top two winners for HDFK FDWHJRU\ TXDOL¿HG WR compete at the next level. The following is a list of winners from HHS. Rebekah Wyse placed ¿UVW LQ WKH 0HPRUL]HG Humorous category with “The Three Little Pigs” and second in the Prose Reading category with “Little Red Riding Hood.” In After Dinner Speak- ing, Madeline Bartley SODFHG ¿UVW ZLWK D SLHFH titled, “Student Loans.” Tymoteusz Chrzanows- ki placed third in After Dinner Speaking with “Mind Control” and sec- ond in Student Congress. Emma Munsterman and McKenna Mason placed second in Dual Interpreta- tion with “How to Survive a Horror Movie.” Steven Evans-Rente- ULD SODFHG ¿UVW LQ 3URVH Reading with “Angela’s Ashes.” In Student Congress, 0HJDQ*UHHQSODFHG¿UVW and Elizabeth Herrera SODFHG¿IWK er fellows and really only venture out of their dens on warm, sunny days. The best strategy for ¿nding them this time of year is to sit on a spot with a good view of open canyon sides and use binoculars or a spotting scope to locate them. The animals feed off and on during all daylight hours and patience is the order of the day when spotting spring bears. TURKEY: Spring tXrkey sea- son also starts this Wednesday (April 1). TXrkey nXmbers haYe increased this year in the district and they oYer-wintered Yery well with the warm winter that we had this year. Most of oXr snow is gone from mid and low eleYa- tion areas of the district. TXrkeys haYe spread into nesting areas throXghoXt the forested areas at this time. The best strategy for Ànding them is to traYel the forest roads or hike into areas where tXrkeys might be and call for them or MXst listen for their calls early in the morning. Coyote: Good nXmbers of coyotes can be foXnd throXghoXt Wallowa CoXnty. Calling coyotes with rabbit distress type calls has been effectiYe for hXnters. It is important to choose areas with abXndant coyote sign and little hXman actiYity. CoXgar nXmbers are moder- ate throXghoXt Wallowa CoXnty. Most lions are taken incidental to other hXnting; howeYer calling with fawn bleat, or locating a cougar kill and waiting for a cat to return are often successful techniques. NORTHEAST ZONE WILD- LIFE VIEWING BAKER COUNTY Bighorn sheep can be seen in the BXrnt RiYer Canyon west of DXrkee or along the Snake RiYer Road soXth of Richland. The best Yiewing is in the early morning and late in the eYening. Bald and golden eagles can be seen along the Snake RiYer. Take the Snake RiYer Road be- tween Richland and HXntington. Early in the morning and late in the afternoon are good times to Yiew wildlife. DriYing throXgh the foothills of the Baker Yalley and throXgh the Keating Yalley can tXrn Xp good nXmbers of deer. 41 MORROW GILLIA0 and WHEELER CO8NTIES The Àrst of oXr winter mi- grants has been spotted a rough-legged hawk. As winter’s bite increases so will the number of rough-legged hawks in the area. Try any of the areas in the northern portion of the District to see one in the grasslands. As raptors continue their migration into winter, take a longer look at any hawks you spot on power poles, occasionally it is a rare species. Short-eared owls can be seen along most of the grasslands along the foothills of the District. Watch for the irregXlar wing beat of the owl it is quite distinctive. We have had reports of a snowy owl near the Boardman Conservation Area. Access is limited but one may be able to see the owl from Immi- grant Lane. Deer are groXped for the win- ter and anywhere in the foothills is a good place to watch deer riv- er bottoms are best. Waterfowl are starting to show Xp on the waterways of the District. Canada and snow geese can be seen along the ColXmbia in moderate nXmbers. While on the ColXmbia yoX can see mal- lards, bufÀe-heads, teal, northern shovelers, scaup, American wi- geon, and gadwall. 2/2/. ODFW OUTDOOR REPORT Oregon Department of Fish anG :iOG /ife Àshing hunting, rec- reation opportunities NORTHEAST ZONE :eeNenG Àshing opportXni- ties: • The spring Chinook season opened April 16. • On the -ohn Da\ steelhead are being caught between Service Creek and Kimberly. • 0FNar\ Hatrock and Tatone ponds have been stocked and ¿sh- ing should be good. • As spring FontinXes ¿shing for holdover trout in Wallowa Lake can be good, with ¿sh in the to 20-inch range. BULL PRAIRIE RESERVOIR: rainEoZ and Erook troXt Remains open to Àshing all year. Approximately 200 trophy rainEoZ troXt Zere stoFked last fall and shoXld proYide fair Àsh- ing. Brook troXt are also aYail- able. GRANDE RONDE RIVER: The Grande Ronde will be Flosed to all Àshing on April 1 and will re-open on May 23 for troXt white¿sh and bass. HATROC. POND: troXt The Hat Rock State Park pro- Yides a trail system with easy angler access to the pond for the entire family. Fishing for rainbow troXt shoXld be good. HOLLIDAY PARK POND: rain- bow troXt Pond is schedXled to be stocked on April 1 and Àshing shoXld be good for both newly stocked and carryoYer troXt. IMNAHA RIVER: steelhead Anglers are still Ànding Àsh on the Imnaha with fair sXccess which should continue until the sea- son closes. Steelhead are making their ¿nal push and arriving at the hatchery facility on Little Sheep Creek so, don’t forget to try Big Sheep Creek where catch rates can be fantastic. Flow data for the Imnaha can be foXnd on the Idaho Power website. The Imnaha RiYer will close to all Àshing after April 1 20. The river will reopen for trout and white¿sh on 0ay 2, 20. JOHN DAY RIVER: steelhead RiYer Áow leYels are MXst right and steelhead are biting on Migs Àies and bait. )ishing for steelhead in the upper rivers above Kimberly will be closed $pril through $ug. . 0ost of the steelhead being caught are wild and are between Service Creek and Kimberly. 2')W encourages all anglers to keep any ad-clipped steelhead taken in this ¿shery. $ll wild adipose intact steelhead must be released un- harmed. -ohn 'ay 5iver Àows A few bass haYe been caXght below Kimberly dXring the warm- est days. LONG CREEK POND CAVEN- DER POND: trout Both ponds remain open all year. Long Creek Pond was stocked on April 13 and shoXld proYide good Àshing. Both ponds are now ice-free. CarryoYer troXt Xp to 1-inches are being caXght at CaYender Pond. MAGONE LAKE: rainbow and brook troXt Remains open all year and is cXrrently accessible by Yehicle. :ater temperatXres are still cold and Àshing is slow. McNARY PONDS: troXt A trail system proYides ac- cess to both pond and stream Àshing and the area also has seY- eral handicap accessible Àshing platforms. The ponds haYe been stocked and Àshing shoXld be good for rainbow troXt. A kids only Àshing eYent will be today from 10 am to noon with a family Àshing following. PEACH POND (Ladd Marsh): rainbow troXt The pond has no ice coYer. The Àrst spring stocking of rain- bow troXt is schedXled for the Àrst fXll week of April. ROULET POND: rainbow troXt The pond has no ice coYer. The Àrst spring stocking of rain- bow troXt is schedXled for the Àrst fXll week of April. ROWE CREEK RESERVOIR: rainbow troXt Remains open all year. Fish- ing is fair for carryoYer troXt bXt the water leYel is Yery low. TATONE POND: troXt The pond has been stocked and Àshing shoXld be good for rainbow troXt. UMATILLA FOREST PONDS: troXt The forest ponds remain open to angling year aroXnd with the low snow pack many of these ponds maybe accessible earlier than normal. Anglers should take caution and be prepared to encoun- ter snow drifts and downed trees blocking roads. UMATILLA RIVER: steelhead Steelhead season is winding down but anglers continue to catch good numbers of ¿sh in the Pend- leton area. During the three days creeled two weeks ago anglers caught and released 2 native and no hatchery steelhead. Anglers are Ànd best sXccess Xsing bobbers and Migs and drift Àshing for steelhead. Anglers shoXld consXlt the synopsis for detailed regXlations. Anglers are reminded spring Chinook season opens April 16 and steelhead season ends April 1. WALLOWA LAKE: rainbow troXt kokanee, lake trout As spring approaches an- glers will start to Ànd some stocked troXt that held oYer from last season’s stocking. These Àsh often range 1 to 20 inches and can be caXght in mXltiples. These Àsh are normally more common later in the spring; how- eYer with the warm weather and early spring anglers haYe already reported catching a few of these Àsh and one reward tag worth 0 has been retXrned from a heaYy 1-inch Àsh. Some experienced Àshermen are picking Xp large lake troXt trolling at depth with downrig- gers. While lake troXt aren’t abXndant in Wallowa Lake it’s not Xncommon to Ànd Àsh oYer 2 poXnds. In 2014 the lake was stocked with tagged rainbow troXt in an effort by ODFW to better Xn- derstand the Xtili]ation of this Àshery. Tagged Àsh haYe been caXght at Yery high rates and oYer 2700 in rewards have been paid. Some of these ¿sh have like- ly held over from last year and are available to anglers. If you catch one of these tagged ¿sh, please report the number, location, date, where in the lake the ¿sh was caught and the si]e to the OD)W of¿ce in Enterprise or online. WALLOWA RIVER: steelhead mountain white¿sh Remember the Wallowa RiYer will be closed to all angling after April 1. The riYer will reopen for troXt and whiteÀsh on May 23. WILLOW CREEK RESER- VOIR: troXt Anglers are reporting good catches of rainbow troXt from 12 to 20-inches. Best catches are falling for PowerBait and night crawlers Àshed on the bottom. NORTHEAST ZONE HUNTING OPEN: COUGAR SPRING BEAR see regs, SPRING T8R- KE< opens April See the tXrkey hXnting fore- cast. WolYes in Northeast Oregon WolYes are protected by state law and it is XnlawfXl to shoot them. Coyote hXnters in north- eastern Oregon need to take ex- tra care to identify their target as wolYes can look like coyotes es- pecially wolf pups in the mid-sum- mer and fall. Please report any wolf sightings or wolf sign to La Grande of¿ce -2 or online with the Wolf Reporting )orm. Use the Oregon HXnting Map to see where to hXnt. UMATILLA COUNTY Bears will be distribXted in forested stringer areas throXgh- oXt the mid eleYations. Low to mid eleYation forest roads are ac- cessible from nXmeroXs access points throXghoXt the coXnty thus providing an earlier opportunity for those mid and upper elevations.. )oraging bears can be observed by glassing open hill slopes with a south/southwestern aspect. Earlier in the season bears can be obserYed throXghoXt the day. Bear nXmbers will begin to increase towards last half of April and shoXld persist Xntil the end of the season. HXnters are re- minded all bears are reTXired to be checked in within 10 days of harYest. TXrkeys are scattered throXghoXt the forested areas of Umatilla CoXnty look for turkeys along ridge tops crossing between drainages. Listen for gobbling tur- keys within early hours of daylight from atop high elevation spots above those drainages. Less than average snow levels have provided earlier access to mid and upper el- evations. CoXgar are well distribXted in forested areas of the Walla Walla 0t. Emily, and 8kiah units. Hunters will have best success by ¿nding a fresh naturally made kill and sitting on it, or by using predator calls. Some success has come from following tracks until the cougar is located. Coyote are numerous throughout the County and hunters should have good success calling. Remember to ask permission be- fore hunting on private lands. WALLOWA COUNTY Check the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest website or call them for the latest on Forest SerYice Rd 3 constrXction and detoXr roXte information. Re- member it is a designated snow- mobile roXte Xntil April 1 and is not maintained for passenger traYel Xntil mid-JXne. The soXth- ern 1 miles may be closed dXe to constrXction please call or check the website ahead of time. BLACK BEAR: Spring bear season started Wednesday and a good density of black bears exists throughout the district. 0ost of our snow is gone from mid and low ele- vation areas of the district, although more snow is in the forecast for this week. Bears will begin waking up and making forays away from their dens in search of early season foods, such as green grass, ground squirrels, and roots and tubers. In spring, black bears are fair weath- CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Eastern Oregon Arts Festival Art & Artist Vendors Wanted Details at www.desertartscouncil.com Info: Heather 541-667-5018 sign up for our email newsletter Get news from the Hermiston Herald delivered to your email Monday - Friday. 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