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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.