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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2016 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A5 RECORDS Students learn energy efficiency lessons By JADE McDOWELL Staff Writer Students in the Colum- bia Basin Student Home- builders Program got a lesson Wednesday in the importance of energy effi- ciency. The program, which is in its third year, produc- es a high-end house each year built by high school students from Hermiston, Stanfield and Umatilla un- der the mentorship of var- ious local contractors and experts. One of those part- nerships is with the Energy Trust of Oregon, a nonprof- it dedicated to helping util- ity customers save money through energy efficiency. The houses the students build have a much better en- ergy efficiency rating than the average Oregon home of the same size, something teacher Curt Berger said was important to the Herm- iston School District. “We’re trying to give the students the best experi- ence we can,” he said. “The higher quality the home they’re building, the more they learn, and these are re- ally nice homes.” He said he wanted to give students, who may not have grown up in such a high-end home them- selves, a “vision of what’s out there” and teach them ways to make their own fu- ture homes more energy-ef- ficient. The high energy performance score is also a draw for homebuyers who DEATH NOTICES will save significant money on their utility bills. “There’s no reason not to build energy-efficient homes,” Berger said. “... I just think it’s the right thing to do.” On Wednesday, Energy Trust of Oregon employees visiting the class encour- aged students to visualize creating a six-sided “ther- mal boundary” that keeps air from moving in and out of a house. If heated or cooled air is escaping through the attic, ducts in the floor or nail holes in the wall, then the home’s HVAC system is working harder than it needs to, rais- ing the homeowner’s ener- gy bill and adding wear and tear to the system. Students learned: Heat rises, which means the insulation with the high- est “R value,” or resistance to heat, should be used in the attic area. Amenities like showers and fireplaces often block future access to the walls behind them, so it’s espe- cially important to get the insulation there right the first time, before installa- tion. Different parts of the house call for different types of insulation, caulk or other strategies, which students will start using as they move from putting up studs to putting up walls and ceilings. It is important to make sure insulation around elec- PUBLIC SAFETY LOG Arlene M. Poe Jimenez Hermiston July 12, 1943-Nov. 16, 2016 Arlene M. Poe Jimenez, 73, of Hermiston died Wednes- day, Nov. 16, 2016, at her home. She was born July 12, 1943, in Salem. Recitation of the rosary will be held Tues- day, Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Hermiston, followed by Mass of Christian buri- al at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Boardman. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condolence book at burns- mortuaryhermiston.com. Wesley James ‘Bud’ Englert Hermiston March 26, 1932-Nov. 16, 2016 Bud Englert, 84, of Hermiston died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, at his home. He was born March 26, 1932, in Newberg, Ore. Arrangements are pending. Nell E. Bishop Kennewick, Wash. Aug. 28, 1947-Nov. 15, 2016 Former Hermiston resident Nell E. Bishop, 69, of Ken- newick, Wash., died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, at her home. She was born Aug. 28, 1947, in Fredericksburg, Texas. A funeral service will be held Monday, Nov. 21 at 11 a.m. at the Burns Mortuary chapel in Hermiston. A private burial will be at Wallula Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermis- ton is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com. James A. Watt Hermiston Jan. 9, 1925-Nov. 14, 2016 James A. Watt, 91, of Hermiston died Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in Richland, Wash. He was born Jan. 9, 1925, in Clarkston, Wash. A graveside service with military hon- ors was held Saturday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. at the Hermis- ton Cemetery. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Sign the online condolence book at burns- mortuaryhermiston.com. BIRTHS Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston NOV. 8, 2016 MEDELEZ — Lilia Medelez and Lee Medelez of Hermiston: a boy, Alexander Medelez. OBITUARY POLICY The Hermiston Herald publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include small photos and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. Expanded death notices will be published at no charge. These include information about services. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at www.hermistonherald.com/obituaryform, by email to obits@hermistonherald.com, by fax to 541-276-8314, placed via the funeral home or in person at the Hermiston Herald or East Oregonian offices. THURSDAY, NOV. 17 4:50 a.m. - An Irrigon resident on Southeast California Avenue reported someone broke into her garage, car and pickup. 8:32 a.m. - Goats, chickens and other animals at large at the corner of Depot Lane and Eighth Street, Ir- rigon, prompted a complaint to the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office. The caller said the animals were “out all the time all over the road.” 12:18 p.m. - Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office received a request to send deputies to a home on Joy Lane, Hermiston, for a man causing a disturbance. The caller added deputies were at the same house last week to deal with the same man. 3:47 p.m. - Burglars stole two TVs, gaming systems and more from an unlocked home on North Ott Road, Hermiston, while the resident was out of town. 6:19 p.m. - A Stanfield woman on Stage Gulch Road reported someone with a flashlight was prowling around her home, and she thought it was the same person who tried to get into her vehicle. 6:59 p.m. - A caller on East Theater Lane, Hermiston, reported dogs were attacking the neighbors’ dogs in their own yard, and the neighbors were not home. 8:26 p.m. - Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received a report of dog neglect on Southeast Kristen Drive, Irrigon. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16 8:47 a.m. - Someone stole a $1,000 fifth-wheel hitch from Victo- ry Lighthouse Church, 1940 N.E. 10th St., Hermiston. 8:51 p.m. - A caller reported four to five males were fighting near a small red pickup with white tailgate in the parking lot of Hermiston Plaza at East Highland Avenue and Highway 395, Hermiston. TUESDAY, NOV. 15 5:48 a.m. - Morrow County sher- iff’s deputy responded to a report of possible domestic violence on Northwest Union Avenue, Heppner, and determined there was no crime. 8:14 a.m. - A male reported his boss sexually harassed him at the construction site at the tree farm near Boardman. 9:42 a.m. - Irrigon residents began reporting vehicle break-ins. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office took reports until a little after 1 p.m. about the rash of crimes that occurred on South First and South- west Second streets and Northwest Oregon Avenue. 10:05 a.m. - The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office received a second-hand report that a black Isuzu Trooper left property on Northwest 11th Street, Hermiston, trical outlets, light switches and other breaks in the dry- wall is trimmed as precisely as possible around the hole so that air does not escape around the edges. If the floor is not prop- erly insulated cold air will rise from the crawl space into the home, possibly car- rying mold and other con- taminates with it. Ducts need to be sealed at every joint and other penetration area so that the air the furnace worked to heat is not escaping before ever reaching the people in- side the home. In the spring, Energy Trust of Oregon will be back to give the complet- ed home an energy perfor- mance score that potential buyers can use to compare with other homes and see what type of savings they might see on a lower energy bill. The process includes a blower door test in which a fan machine is temporar- ily installed into an exteri- or door frame and used to pull air out of the house. Sensors then measure how much air comes back into the house through various unsealed points. Corey Mason, a Hermis- ton student, said he learned a lot about how hot air and cold air move around a house, and the importance of sealing up every possible route for air to escape. “I didn’t realize even a little nail hole can make such a difference,” he said. OBITUARIES from a possible burglary. The caller, though, did not know which way the SUV went, its license plate, or a description of possible suspects, but she said she would call her husband who saw the vehicle and get that information. 11:17 a.m. - An employee of Hermiston’s water department warned a driver he would be cited and his vehicle towed if he again blocked a fire hydrant at Southwest 14th Street and West Highland Avenue. 3:20 p.m. - A caller driving toward Umatilla on Old River Road reported he saw a male hiding in bushes under the Interstate 82 overpass and a woman about a mile behind walking that direction. 5:30 p.m. - Boardman ambu- lance took a woman possibly suf- fering lead poisoning to Good Shep- herd Medical Center, Hermiston. MONDAY, NOV. 14 9:38 a.m. - Oregon State Police responded to dispatch an ill spike bull elk near Battle Mountain on Cunningham Sheep Co. property. Game troopers transported the carcass to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in Pendleton, for a necropsy. 4:23 p.m. - People who were in a purple Dodge pickup and a white Toyota pickup could be in some trouble for illegal dumping at the Stanfield city compost site. They tried to hide garbage sacks under brush and grass clippings, and the attempts are on video. ARRESTS, CITATIONS THURSDAY •Oregon State Police in Hermiston arrested a 27-year-old Hermiston man for driving with- out a license and took him to the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton. While en route to the jail, the man suffered what appeared to be a series of seizures. An ambulance took the man to St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton, where police opted to cite and release him. WEDNESDAY •Hermiston police arrested Anna Louise Richards, 31, of Hermiston, for domestic violence fourth-degree assault and harass- ment. TUESDAY •Morrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested Nicolas Garza, 18, of 308 S.W. Kinkade Road, Boardman, for second-degree trespass and unauthorized use of vehicle. MONDAY •Hermiston police arrested Zane Quinton McDonald, 20, no address provided, for unlawful possession of marijuana and using an invalid license. Toshihiko Murata Pendleton February 26, 1963-October 12, 2016 On December 4, 2016, friends and family of Toshi- hiko Murata will celebrate his life with a memorial service at 2:30 p.m. at the Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main Street, Pendleton, Oregon. Toshihiko Murata was born February 26, 1963, in Kobe, Japan, and was raised in Otsu-shi, Shiga, Japan. He first came Murata to the United States in 1981 to participate in the World Peace March, where he met his future wife, Mary Jane Bagwell. He returned to Oregon in 1984 to pursue his education, earning a Bachelor of Science degree (1988) at Pacific University in Forest Grove and his doctorate in sociology (2001) at the Uni- versity of Oregon in Eugene. Toshihiko worked for Blue Mountain Community Col- lege (BMCC) as the associate vice president of institutional effectiveness, beginning in October of 2015. He was a research analyst and the adult basic education accountabili- ty coordinator for the Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce De- velopment for more than nine years before accepting the AVP position at BMCC and moving to Pendleton. Prior to working for the state, Toshihi- ko was a partner at Northwest Survey and Data Services, a survey research firm in Eu- gene. He also worked with Oregon Survey Research Laboratory at the University of Oregon. After 20 years together, Toshihiko and Mary Jane married on November 24th, 2000. They have been best friends and inseparable com- panions for more than 35 years. Toshihiko and Mary Jane began their relationship on the World Peace March, walking from Venice Beach, California, to New York City in 1981-82. The trek lasted eight and a half months. In 1983, Toshihiko published a book documenting his jour- ney: “I Walked 7000 kilo- meters Across America ... A March for Peace Across the Continent.” Toshihiko had a number of talents and was accomplished in many different ar- eas and hobbies. He enjoyed running, read- ing, and writing poet- ry. He was a talented artist, creating pieces in watercolor, pencil and ink, woodwork- ing, metal arts and jewelry and clay. He studied horticulture and took great pleasure in caring for his orchids and African violets, as well as the green onions he grew for his morning soba. Toshihiko was an avid cyclist and enjoyed building bicycles for specific purposes. He was also a member and officer in Toastmasters while living in Salem. His friends commented that Toshihiko was a brilliant thinker. BMCC President Cam Preus, who had known and worked with Toshihiko for a number of years, offered this special observation: “He was a person who kept his own counsel,” she said. “He was quiet. He spoke when he had something to offer.” Toshihiko is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Bagwell; his mother, Atsuko Matsuka- wa Murata; his sister, Hiroko Hiroi, brother-in-law Takaaki Hiroi and neices Misako Hiroi and Ayako Hiroi; and sister-in- law Alice Gachupin, nephew Courtland Gachupin and niece Apple Freeman of Portland. He is also survived by an un- cle, Noburo Murata, and aunts Kyoko Kanzaki, Noriko Mu- rata and Yoshiko Yamamoto. He is preceded in death by his father, Ryuichi Murata, and by his paternal and ma- ternal grandparents. In lieu of flowers, the fam- ily wishes that donations be made in Toshihiko’s name to the BMCC Foundation to support student scholarships. Please contact Margaret Gi- anotti at 541-278-5775. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.pioneerchapel.com. $5,233.32 plus interest, costs and fees. COURT REPORT Sentences The following sentences have been imposed in Umatilla County courts: MISDEMEANOR •Rosalba Lemus Carrillo, 28, Boardman, pleaded guilty to Forgery II: sentenced to 180 days jail-suspend- ed, 2 years probation, 60 hours com- munity service, $100 fine and $1,650 fine-suspended, plus court costs and fees. •Jamie D. Fetters, 36, Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Theft II: sentenced to $100 fine plus court costs and fees. •Woodie Lemuel Camp, 65, Board- man, pleaded guilty to DUII: sentenced to 60 days jail, 120 days jail-suspend- ed, 30 months probation, 160 hours community service, $2,065 fine, $1,690 fine-suspended and 1 year driver’s li- cense suspension, plus court costs and fees. •Hector Jacobo Holguin, 27, Hermiston, pleaded guilty to DUII: sentenced to 30 days jail, 150 days jail-suspended, 2 years probation, 80 hours community service, $2,255 fine, $2,000 fine-suspended and 1 year driver’s license suspension, plus court costs and fees; pleaded guilty to Reckless Driving: sentenced to $100 fine and 90 days driver’s license sus- pension. •Robert Jay Fetter, 45, Hermiston, pleaded no contest to Resisting Arrest: sentenced to $500 fine. Divorces Divorce decrees were signed in Umatilla County Courts for: Sabrina Lynn Zacharias and Joshua Lee Zacharias; Jackie Gooden McCoy and Domenique McCoy; Carla J. Hickey and Kevin D. Maurer. Marriages Marriage licenses have been reg- istered in Umatilla County for: Aden Kae Blake, 27, and Raeanne Danielle Steiner, 30, both of Hermiston. Robert Kent Jensen, 54, and Kandie Lynn Jacobs, 51, both of Stan- field. •Dana Hartman vs. Fred Hodgen: seeks $2,000 plus interest, costs and fees. sworth and Ernest Hollingsworth: judgment for $1,765 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Raudel C. Ro- driguez: judgment for $590.51 plus interest, costs and fees. •Wells Fargo Bank N.A. vs. Karin T. Gilliland: seeks $10,653.15 plus interest, costs and fees. •Charlie A. Roe vs. Cecilio Chavira Lopez (Cecilio Gutierrez) and Sandra Gutierrez: judgment for $7,373.50 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Anna Carl: judg- ment for $1,984.01 plus interest, costs and fees. •Wilmer W. Spurlock vs. Dave W. and Teresa K. Gunn: seeks $142,774.20 plus interest, costs and fees. •Matt Reniff vs. Tracy Strouse: seeks $4,750 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Lacy A. Erickson: seeks $4,473.06 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Allison Lee Kenne- dy: seeks $437.78 plus interest, costs and fees. •Cascade Collections Inc. vs. Ben- jamin Scott Cook: seeks $5,602.71 plus interest, costs and fees. Judgments Moises Ramon Lopez, 24, and Amy Edith Juarez, 22, both of Hermiston. Joel Lozano Molina, 57, and Laura Mendoza Garcilazo, 53, both of Uma- tilla. The following judgments have been rendered in Umatilla County courts: Franco Junior Sanchez, 22, and Mariela Garcia Martinez, 22, both of Hermiston. •Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Faith Quinlin: judgment for $1,174.50 plus interest, costs and fees. Suits Filed •Credits Inc. vs. Johnnie L. Evans: judgment for $3,727.54 plus interest, costs and fees. The following suits have been filed in Umatilla County courts: •Credits Inc. vs. Kaelynn Holling- •Credits Inc. vs. Brian G. and Christi Gettman: judgment for $1,016.58 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Andrea Madrid Lezama: judgment for $658.83 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Jose Pacheco and Maria Madrigal: judgment for $933.01 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Douglas and Dalonda Rebman: judgment for $688.80 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Phelicia Lepez: judgment for $1,849.26 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Marisa Garcia: judgment for $5,856.68 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Katherine Barth- el: judgment for $570.92 plus inter- est, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Jaynee Villanue- va: judgment for $4,272.11 plus inter- est, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Jesus Munoz Jr. and Cheyenne Munoz: judgment for $1,911.76 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Jacqualine M. Lieja and Gilbert Leija Sr.: judgment for $9,903.15 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Timothy Renegar: judgment for $8,487.90 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Tanalee James: judgment for $3,842.42 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Pablo G. Hernan- dez Garcia: judgment for $2,244.56 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Vania B. Flores: judgment for $10,000 plus interest, costs and fees. •Bonneville Billing & Collec- tions vs. Alexis I. Gomez: judgment for $495.31 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Brian H. Moore: judgment for $1,843.02 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Bruce M. Pike: judgment for $3,341.07 plus interest, costs and fees. •CSO Financial Inc. vs. Anthony B. Baumbach and Samantha J. Baum- bach (Samantha J. Scheeler): judg- ment for $1,132.73 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Mariah Kelly Nor- ris: judgment for $8,171.76 plus inter- est, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Cody Rolan and Alyssa Rolan (Garber): judgment for 5 Theater Cineplex Check wildhorseresort.com for showtimes $5 Matinee Classics Every Wednesday Credit & Debit Cards accepted Cineplex gift cards available 541-966-1850 Pendleton, OR I-84 - Exit 216
