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About Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 1994-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 2019)
RECORDS Wednesday, september 25, 2019 DEATHS HermIstOnHeraLd.COm • A5 OBITUARIES POLICE LOG Joan M. Wright Clinton Patrick ‘Skip’ Walchli TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 11:53 a.m. the police received a report of people passing the school bus while it was stopped at northeast Fourth place and east Oregon avenue. Pendleton Hermiston July 21, 1943 — Sept. 17, 2019 August 27, 1939 — September 20, 2019 Joan M. Wright, 76, of Pendleton, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, in Hermiston. She was born July 21, 1943, in Tacoma, Washington. A private family gathering will be held. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrange- ments. Share memories with the family at www.burnsmor- tuaryhermiston.com. Clinton Patrick “Skip” Commission in 2002. The Walchli, age 80, passed award placed him in the away Friday, September 20, Potato Grower’s Hall of 2019, at his home, which Fame. In January of 2004 was filled with his loving Skip and Sherry’s farm family and many was selected as friends. Com- Business of the fort and grace was Year during the given to the family Hermiston Dis- tinguished Ser- when Skip chose vice Award to accept baptism Banquet. before he passed. Due to his The fifth child extremely gen- of Swiss immi- erous nature, grants Ernest and never can it be Pauline (Federer) Walchli said that any Walchli, Skip was person or com- born at “the old munity orga- home place” on South Edwards Road, Stan- nization who approached field, Oregon, on August Skip asking for support or 27, 1939. He spent his a donation ever went away childhood and teen years empty-handed. All the rising early to milk cows, accolades were wonderful attending school, excelling and greatly appreciated, but in numerous sports, com- what Skip loved was hav- pleting evening chores and ing his home filled with working towards his life- romping children, grand- long ambition of establish- children, and dogs. And he ing Walchli Farms. relished the aroma of fresh, During his senior year sweet-smelling hay cov- at Stanfield High School ered with the early morn- his football team went on ing dew. Skip is survived by his to compete in their first ever Class B State Cham- beloved wife: Sherry; sons pionship game, resulting in Bob (Rachelle), Patrick a tied score of 6 to 6 with (Nancy), Donnie (Karie) Culver. and Dannie (Karen), and After graduation, at the daughters Sherie (Marty) age of 17 years, Skip took Britt, and Judy (Cur- out a modest bank loan tis) Pederson; grandchil- and started farming water- dren Lacey, Leah, Lind- Mindy, Mandy, melons on his own, never sey, dreaming of the future Courtney, Heidi, Kalee, world-wide popularity of Garrett, Katie, Brenna, those award-winning sweet Jared, Luke, Marty, Cody, melons. That very same Jaylee, Sidney, Shandie, summer, being the avid ath- Michael, Johnny and Pres- lete he was, he challenged ton; 13 (plus 2 on the way!) himself further by playing great-grandchildren; sister in the East-West Shriners Betty (Ron) Furrer; sisters- in-law Marge Walchli and football game. Soon, Skip met and mar- Irene Walchli; and count- ried the love of his life, less cousins, nieces and Sherry Lou Vernon, and nephews. Skip was pre- they started their family. ceded in death by his par- In 1972 they purchased a ents, brothers George and home on Loop Road where John, sisters Margaret and they settled and raised Mary Ann, and daughter their family of seven chil- Cindy. dren, instilling in them a A Celebration of Life hard work ethic, enabling service will be held on Sun- the farm they established day, September 29, at the to prosper and grow. Skip’s family farm, 32697 E. Loop farm office walls are filled Road, Hermiston, Oregon, with numerous awards and at precisely 12:26 p.m., recognitions, a few being immediately followed by sponsorship of the Umatilla a luncheon. At 4 p.m. all County Fair Association, are invited to take part in the Pendleton Rodeo Asso- the procession forming at ciation, Happy Canyon, the farm and proceeding Ducks Unlimited, Herm- to Skip’s final resting place iston Future Farmers of and burial at Hermiston America, Pendleton Grain Cemetery. Growers, and HHS Booster The family requests that Club. He received count- those who wish to may less thank you acknowl- make a donation in Skip’s edgments from community memory to the Skip Wal- chli Memorial Fund, for groups. Skip was awarded an Hermiston FFA, c/o Burns Honorary State Degree Mortuary of Hermiston, from the Future Farmers of P.O. Box 289, Hermiston, America and special rec- OR 97838. ognition from the United Please share memories States Department of Agri- of Skip with his family at culture for good practices burnsmortuaryhermiston. and handling of his crops. com He was particularly pleased Burns Mortuary of by the recognition awarded Hermiston, Oregon, is in him by the Oregon Potato care of arrangements. Norma J. Simmons Joseph Jan. 31, 1927 — Sept. 22, 2019 Former Hermiston and Enterprise resident Norma J. Simmons, 92, died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Joseph. She was born Jan. 31, 1927, in Portland. A private burial will be held at Olney Cemetery, Pendleton. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. Share memories at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com. BIRTHS Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston SEPT. 12, 2019 HUBERD — Katherine H. Neel and Donovan G. Huberd of Hermiston: a girl, Evelyn Rain Huberd. SEPT. 13, 2019 AMES — Lisa M. Ginther and Andrew N. Ames of Irrigon: a boy, William Gregory Ames. SEPT. 14, 2019 GOATLEY — Katrina R. Goatley and Allen R. Goat- ley of Hermiston: a boy, Justin Lee Goatley. SEPT. 17, 2019 LOPEZ — Billie E. Roberts and Oscar D. Lopez of Boardman: a boy, Dante Alexander Lopez. staff photo by ben Lonergan A segment of trail in Umatilla winds along the Umatilla River near Umatilla High School. Cities soliciting feedback on Umatilla River Trails project HERMISTON HERALD A series of community workshops will solicit input on plans for the Umatilla River Trails project. West Umatilla County cities are planning to build a series of recreational trails along the Umatilla River that they hope will some- day be connected into a sin- gle trail that will take users from Echo to the mouth of the Columbia River in Umatilla. The trails would connect approximately 25 miles of river, providing access for walking, running, cycling, horseback riding, kayak- ing and more. Plans also include opportunities to highlight cultural, histor- ical and natural resources along the trail. Each workshop will begin at 5 p.m., with a presentation starting at 5:30 p.m. and opportunity to ask questions and give feedback on the proposal. More information, includ- ing an online survey, can be found on the Umatilla River Trails Project Face- book page. Workshops are as follows: • Oct. 7 at Umatilla City Hall, 700 Sixth St. in Umatilla • Oct. 8 at Echo City Hall, 20 Bonanza St. in Echo • Oct. 9 at Stanfield School, 1120 N. Main St. in Stanfield • Oct. 10 at the Herm- iston Community Cen- ter, 415 S. Hwy. 395 in Hermiston 4:21 p.m. a vehicle on sixth street keeps almost driving off the road. 4:42 p.m. a drunk driver was reported on east Highland avenue. 5:02 p.m. there was a domes- tic disturbance on West Laird avenue. 6:33 p.m. a maroon colored minivan was reportedly tail- gating someone on power- line road. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 9:28 a.m. Unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle was report- ed on southwest ninth street. 1:06 p.m. a woman called the police to report that on monday, sept. 16, a student alleged that she ran them over while she was driving on Highland avenue. she said this didn’t happen and that her insurance company advised her to report the incident. 5:52 p.m. a fight occurred at southeast Fifth street and east newport avenue. 8:06 p.m. a fight between two men was reported east main street. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 9:03 a.m. a domestic distur- bance occurred on southwest 10th street. 1:09 p.m. On northeast 10th street, an assault was reported. 2:17 p.m. a man living near West poplar avenue said that there was garbage every- where and an old bike left in the street. He said he would like for it to be cleaned up. 6:45 p.m. On east main street, a man was assaulted. pulled up right next to him. 6:52 p.m. two “kids” were pos- sibly going to fight on east main street and northeast tenth street. 10:08 p.m. Unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle was reported on West Juniper avenue. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 12:45 a.m. an armed subject was reported on southwest 11th street and West Orchard avenue. 12:55 a.m. On West Highland avenue, an assault occurred. 3:19 a.m. Unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle was reported on West ridgeway avenue. 6:29 a.m. there was a cow on the loose on southwest ninth street. 10:49 a.m. police took a re- port for domestic disturbance on south Highway 395. 12:37 p.m. On West ridgeway avenue, police responded to another domestic distur- bance. 4:31 p.m. a woman was walk- ing in the middle of the street at northeast Fourth street and east elm avenue. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 3:51 a.m. police responded to reports of shots fired on north First street. 5:35 a.m. On West Hermiston avenue, police took a report of a burglary. 12:48 p.m. police made an arrest following a domestic disturbance which occurred on northwest third street. 4:28 p.m. another domestic disturbance occurred on West Juniper avenue. 5:39 p.m. police responded to a domestic disturbance on West ridgeway avenue. 6:48 p.m. again on West ridgeway avenue, officers ini- tiated activity for a domestic disturbance. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 5:12 a.m. there was a big black garbage bag and other litter on northwest third street that looked suspicious. 8:44 a.m. a man reports that he may be on the hit list of an ex-coworker, according to someone he knows. 12:20 p.m. a woman reported that a green pontiac with a flat tire appeared on her street, and she wants to know what will be done with it. 10:16 a.m. On West ridgeway avenue, a man wants to indi- viduals to leave his residence. they moved in previously, and he doesn’t want them there anymore. 12:44 p.m. On West Juniper avenue, a man believes someone was looking around his vehicles and maybe en- tered his truck bed. Whoever it was seemed to have left behind a black bag. the man said none of his property had been stolen. 2:28 p.m. On southwest third avenue, a woman reported that the people neighboring her business have been tak- ing up the parking spaces. 3:19 p.m. a man wanted to speak to the police following a strange incident on thurs- day outside ace Hardware. He said he pulled into the park- ing lot to adjust his seat, and as he was leaving another car 10:36 a.m. a woman would like to speak to an officer about being harassed by phone by her daughter’s ex. 1:00 p.m. there is a strange school bus with boarded up windows in the parking lot near the dollar tree. It’s been there for several days, and people have been knocking on the door of the bus. 1:13 p.m. Unauthorized use of a motorized vehicle was re- ported on West elm avenue. 3:32 p.m. On north First street, there was a drunk driver. 8:21 p.m. a domestic distur- bance occurred on northeast sixth street. COURTS Sentences PENDLETON — The following sentences have been imposed in Umatilla County courts: FeLOny •brian Harold seelye, 31, Hermiston, pleaded guilty to Failure to appear I: sentenced to 90 days Oregon dept. of Corrections (dOC) and 2 years post-prison supervision. mIsdemeanOr •Juan rodriguez pacheco, 48, Irrigon, pleaded guilty to Interfering With peace/parole/probation Officer: sen- tenced to 17 days jail and $100 fine; pleaded guilty to Failure to appear II: sentence to discharge. •makinzee nikole senior, 25, stanfield, pleaded guilty to theft II: sentenced to 180 days jail-suspended, 2 years probation, 40 hours communi- ty service, $100 fine and $1,900 fine-suspended, plus restitution to be determined. Suits Filed PENDLETON — The following suits have been filed in Umatilla County courts (interest, court costs and fees not listed): •Quick Collect Inc. vs. James and Gretchan Varady (Gretchan ander- holm) of Hermiston: seeks $402.22. •Credits Inc. vs. tasha moulter of stan- field: seeks $1,967.31. •Credits Inc. vs. danielle Guyon Fuent- es of Hermiston: seeks $920.35. •ray Klein Inc. dba professional Credit service vs. tirah Jo mayenschein: seeks $19,641.38. •Capital One bank vs. margaret Jones and JIL Industries Inc.: seeks $2,324.5. •discover bank vs. adriana madrigal of Umatilla: seeks $1,830.59. •U.s. bank n.a. vs. ben booher d.O. LLC and benjamin W. booher of Hermiston: seeks $25,899.14. •ray Klein Inc. dba professional Credit service vs. Gwyneth Franklin of Herm- iston: seeks $1,043.12. •discover bank vs. brandon J. daniels: seeks $7,744.63. •United Finance Co. vs. alexander ahilon Carrillo of Umatilla: seeks $3,859.95. •Collection bureau of Walla Walla vs. Jonathan edwin mason of Umatilla: seeks $3,824.30. •Celia toribio amezcua vs. taylor reid mcKenzie and suzanne e. mcKenzie: seeks $121,000. •United Finance Co. vs. mallory murr of Umatilla: seeks $1,327.51. •United Finance Co. vs. Juan Carlos Gomez Chavez and silvino Velasquez of Hermiston: seeks $5,407.63. Judgments PENDLETON — The following judgments have been rendered in Umatilla County courts (interest, court costs and fees not listed): •Quick Collect Inc. vs. brandi George (Cox) and anthony George of Hermis- ton: judgment for $3,804.60. •td bank Usa vs. natalie K. Lytton of Hermiston: judgment for $2,469.63. •Cavalry spV I LLC vs. michael Leop- old: judgment for $1,123.02. •td bank Usa vs. tamara Chorey of Hermiston: judgment for $1,979.48. •Credits Inc. vs. naquasia Leanne smith of Hermiston: judgment for $797.10. •Credits Inc. vs. travis and robyn Crist of stanfield: judgment for $2,207.52. •Quick Collect Inc. vs. brandon and alana Wilson of Umatilla: judgment for $793.97. •Credits Inc. vs. edgar and martha Valdes of Irrigon: judgment for $2,251.20. Marriages •Credits Inc. vs. Luis rodriguez of Hermiston: judgment for $522.89. PENDLETON — Marriage licenses have been registered in Umatilla County for: •CsO Financial Inc. vs. Cody p. banks of stanfield: judgment for $2,932.10. adrian talamantes, 22, and estefania avila, 23, both of Hermiston. •Credits Inc. vs. Jose Luis munoz and Lourdes Carrillo Lopez of Hermiston: judgment for $2,237.93. Gustavo armenta, 32, and rosa mar- garita navarro, 32, both of Hermiston. •Great West Casualty Company as subrogee of Gold trucking LLC vs. trinity Freightline LLC: judgment for $2,980.82. •Credits Inc. vs. daniel e. and Lorie J. Graham of Hermiston: judgment for $747.14. •United Finance Co. vs. Jose Ochoa arreguin of Hermiston: judgment for $6,737.62. •United Finance Co. vs. Justina dunbar of Hermiston: judgment for $768.57. Divorces PENDLETON — Divorce decrees were signed in Umatilla County Courts for: michell Lee Lowrance and brian allen Lowrance of Umatilla; Casey G. O’brien and Heather m. O’brien of Hermiston. Grayson Cole byers, 24, and shelby Grace smith, 25, both of stanfield. Irvin didier manjarrez, 21, of board- man, and alondra mendez, 22, of Hermiston. dakota Grant thurmond, 25, of Herm- iston, and Karly morgan Farnsworth, 21, of Umatilla. ruben estrada Ochoa, 37, and rosa C. Guzman barrios, 24, both of Hermis- ton. Jarad Lloyd piercy, 45, and Colleen renee shaw, 42, both of echo. Jesus diaz Oronia, 29, and megan m. Fernandez, 33, both of Irrigon. shannon Lee edward Kack, 42, and Cassie Carin buck, 41, both of Herm- iston. Klinton Ivan mills, 41, and Jessica nichole edwards, 34, both of stan- field.
