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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A3 LOCAL NEWS Woman on motorcycle leads oficers on 120 mph chase Suspect arrested on eluding, drug charges westbound at milepost 154. The oficer attempted to pull her over, but she sped away. Gilliam County Sher- iff Gary Bettencourt said Scholl pulled into Arling- ton to get gas when she By GEORGE PLAVEN Staff Writer encountered another dep- A 39-year-old woman uty and sped back onto was arrested Thursday af- the highway heading east. ter leading oficers Bettencourt said on a motorcycle they clocked Scholl chase on Interstate at speeds up to 120 84 in Morrow and mph. Gilliam counties Scholl ran out of that reached speeds gas at milepost 146, in excess of 120 hopped the guard- mph. rail and attempted to Shannon Marie Scholl run toward the Co- Scholl, of Vancou- lumbia River. Bet- ver, Washington, also tencourt said Scholl fell tried to lee on foot after down a steep embankment running out of gas on the and was quickly arrested. freeway. She was charged Nobody was seriously in- Friday in Gilliam Coun- jured in the chase. ty Circuit Court with two The Morrow Coun- counts of attempting to ty Sheriff’s Ofice has elude a police oficer, also cited Scholl with reckless driving and pos- speeding, driving while session of methamphet- suspended and driving amine. without insurance. She The pursuit began in was taken to Northern Morrow County, where Oregon Regional Cor- a deputy clocked Scholl rectional Facility in The driving 92 mph on I-84 Dalles on $1,000 bail. NEWS IN BRIEF Echo church sets Bible school Art show seeks participants Singing, games, Bible stories and skits are featured during vacation Bible school in Echo. Open to ages 3-12, the event is Monday, July 25 through Friday, July 29 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Echo Community Church, 21 N. Bonanza St. Participants also will receive snacks. The free event is open to children of any faith. For more information, call Donna at 541-376-8664. Artists from any medi- um are invited to apply to participate in the 16th an- nual Harvest of Art Show, which runs in conjunction with the city’s festival, which has been re-named Milton-Freewater Rocks! Entry forms are available at the Milton-Freewater Li- brary, The Arts Portal Gal- lery or by calling Blanche Mason at 541-938-5126. The deadline to enter is Sat- urday, Aug. 13. There is a $7 fee for each entry. The show opens Friday, Aug. 19 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Central School, 306 S.W. Second Ave., Mil- ton-Freewater. It continues the same hours on Satur- day, Aug. 20 and Sunday, Aug. 21 from noon to 4 p.m. A closing reception is set for Sunday, with prizes awarded and artists’ work returned. For more information, call 541-938-5516 or 541- 938-5126. Tri-Cities group jazzes up park series A mixture of jazz and rhythm and blues will be per- formed by 7-Wheel Drive during the upcoming Music in the Parks. Based out of the Tri-Cities, the band features singer Lori Tyler with Steve Haberman on piano, Gary Danielson, baritone sax; Wayne Land, alto sax; Stan Pitman, trum- pet; Dave Campbell, bass; and Jerry Larson, drums. The free concert is Mon- day at 7 p.m. at Irrigon Ma- rina Park. Concessions are available for purchase from Judy’s Chuck Wagon. People are encouraged to bring a blanket or chair and enjoy the music. The concert series alternates each Mon- day between Boardman and Irrigon marina parks. It runs through Aug. 22. For more information, call Tami Sher- er at 541-571-0844 or Renee Couchman at 922-1560. STAFF PHOTO BY ALEXA LOUGEE One of several windows damaged in a string of incidents around Hermiston. NIGHT OF MISCHIEF PROVES COSTLY FOR CAR OWNERS By ALEXA LOUGEE Staff Writer A vandal with a BB gun is believed to have caused damage to vehicles in Hermiston and possibly be- yond in the early morning hours last week. The Hermiston Police Department was dispatched to six calls of car windows either broken or shot at on Tuesday, July12. Hermis- ton Police Captain Darryl Johnson believes all the in- cidents were related. According to reports, the vandal or vandals appear to have used a BB gun to shoot at empty vehicles, but as far as car owners could tell, nothing had been sto- len from any of the vehi- cles. In some cases the win- dow shattered and fell out; in other cases the window was hit and cracked. STAFF PHOTO BY ALEXA LOUGEE Islas Auto Sales along Highway 395 had four cars with windows damaged July 12. In a report taken from Aspen Grove Apartments, three tenant vehicles parked along the road near the complex had windows damaged. In each reported case the shattered window was a side window. Bloomz Coffee Bar opens downtown By JADE McDOWELL Staff Writer A quick latte or cinnamon roll is now within easy walk- ing distance of downtown businesses after Bloomz Coffee Bar opened Tuesday. The coffee shop, locat- ed at 140 NE 2nd Street, is leasing space from Sim- mons Insurance Group on the former RoeMark’s property next to Scrubs Life. It offers a variety of food and drinks, including coffee, lemonade, choc- olates, bagels, breakfast sandwiches, scones and other pastries. “We’re trying to serve the downtown business base,” said Rod Zumwalt, one of the shop’s co-own- ers. His family also owns Bloomz Floral & Boutique, which will continue to be located nearby at 215 E Main St. He said they hope to build a relationship with regular customers from the downtown area who will stop in for a coffee and maybe some breakfast too on the way to work. The shop is not com- pletely furnished yet (more seating will be forthcoming in the next few days) but is open for business. Zumwalt said after the soft opening they will continue to adjust the hours and other compo- nents according to demand. “We will start 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Fri- day, but we’re going to play it by ear what the customer base wants,” he said. % 0 APR for 60 mos. on 9 different 2016 models 2016 Camry Flowers • Candles • Jewelry • Plants • Balloons & More! Put a smile on the heart with the power of flowers. HWY 395, HERMISTON 541-567-4305 2016 Camry Hybrid 2016 Sienna up to $2500 Cash Back Savings! OR 2016 RAV4 AWD 2016 Corolla 2016 Prius Liftback V 2016 Avalon 2016 Avalon Hybrid 2016 Prius (2016 Camry, 2016 Camry Hybrid, 2016 Avalon & 2016 Avalon Hybrid) Mon-Sat 8am-6pm • Sun 12pm-5am www.cottagefl owersonline.com Lease a 2016 Corolla LE $ 139 /mo. Listening sessions planned for female veterans A pair of listening sessions are set for women who have served in the military. Elizabeth Estabrooks, the womens veterans coordina- tor from Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs, is inter- ested in feedback regarding improvement of services, problems with iling claims and how the ofice can pro- vide assistance. She will be available: •Tuesday, July 26 from 2:30-4 p.m. at the Bar- tholomew Building, 110 N. Court St., Heppner. •Wednesday, July 27 from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Port of Morrow, 2 Marine Drive, Boardman. For more information or to share your story if unable to attend, contact Estabrooks at 971-720-9116 or elizabeth. estabrooks@state.or.us. The cost to replace the windows can range dras- tically depending on the vehicle’s make, model and year, according to Kellye Finch at West Coast Auto Glass in Hermiston. Car owners are looking at costs between $325 and $1,400 per window, including la- bor, to repair the damage. 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