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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2020
COURTS
POLICE LOG
William L. ‘Bill’ Caplinger
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Echo
July 8, 1944 — February 12, 2020
7:26 a.m.— A burglary was reported on West Standard Avenue.
9:04 a.m.— On North First Street, a domestic disturbance was
reported.
9:09 a.m.— On East Jennie Avenue, a couple was involved in a
domestic disturbance.
9:16 a.m.— A manager on North First Street called the police
after a man in her workplace’s bathroom was asking people for
their names.
2:46 p.m.— On South First Street, a woman reported that her
home wifi and her families phones were all hacked.
2:58 p.m.— On West Moore Avenue, a resident called to report
their neighbor for grinding a car engine “at all hours” for the past
few weeks.
William
L.
“Bill” ting horse competitions
Caplinger was born on July throughout the Northwest.
8, 1944, in Pendleton, Ore- Bill enjoyed riding horses,
gon, to parents Lowell and hunting and his dogs.
Wilhelmina Lois Hedrick
He is survived by his
Caplinger.
He
brother, Rich-
ard
(Susan)
died on February
Caplinger; step-
12, 2020, at his
daughters Kim
home in Echo,
and Kaye Lim-
Oregon, at the
baugh,
Kathi
age of 75 years.
Bill was raised
Leckrone,
and
attended
Becky Thomas
schools in Pend-
Donaldson and
leton, graduat-
Caplinger
Lisa
Thomas
ing from Pendle-
Kuhlman; step-
ton High School
son Kelly Lim-
stepgrandchil-
in the class of 1962. He baugh;
then attended Blue Moun- dren Bridget, James and
tain Community College, Janelle Donaldson, and
studying accounting for Olivia and Kate Kuhlman;
two years. Bill served in niece Shelly Caplinger
the Oregon National Guard and nephew Derek (Carol)
for several years.
Caplinger; and numerous
With his first marriage, cousins.
Bill gained four stepchil-
Bill was preceded in
dren and in 1979 he mar- death by his wife Connie,
ried Connie (Coppinger) and his parents.
Thomas and gained two
A graveside service will
more.
be held on Thursday, Feb-
In the early years, Bill ruary 20, 2020, at 1 p.m. at
drove truck for the Grate- the Echo Cemetery, Echo,
ful Dead band and was part Oregon.
owner of Markle Trucking.
Those who wish may
He worked for Pendleton make contributions in
Grain Growers, where he Bill’s memory to the Amer-
served in many capacities, ican Diabetes Association.
Please share memo-
including grain division
ries of Bill with his family
manager when he retired.
Bill served for 10 at burnsmortuaryhermis-
years on the Pendle- ton.com. Arrangements by
ton Round-Up Board of Burns Mortuary of Herm-
Directors. He and Connie iston, Oregon.
enjoyed competing in cut-
DEATH NOTICES
Lonnie Ray Dobyns
Hermiston
April 14, 1937 — Feb. 13, 2020
Lonnie Ray Dobyns, 82, of Hermiston, died Thurs-
day, Feb. 13, 2020, in Hermiston. He was born April 14,
1937, in Byars, Oklahoma. A celebration of life service
will be held Saturday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. at the Herm-
iston Church of the Nazarene, 1520 W. Orchard Ave.
Arrangements by Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Share
memories at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Sentences
PENDLETON — The
following sentences have
been imposed in Umatilla
County courts:
FELONY
•Travis Ward, 28, pleaded
guilty to Unauthorized Use
of Vehicle: sentenced to
18 months probation, 90
sanction units, 30 maximum
jail units, 80 hours communi-
ty service, $200 fine, $1,800
fine-suspended and restitu-
tion to be determined.
Suits Filed
PENDLETON — The follow-
ing suits have been filed
in Umatilla County courts
(interest, court costs and
fees not listed):
•Scott Leander Camirand of
Umatilla (TRCI) vs. Mr. Kempas,
ODOC employee, of Umatilla
(TRCI): seeks $75.
•Scott Leander Camirand of
Umatilla (TRCI) vs. Cpl. M. Hill,
ODOC employee, of Ontario
(SRCI): seeks $30.
•Scott Leander Camirand
of Umatilla (TRCI) vs. Mr.
Summer, ODOC employee, of
Umatilla (TRCI): seeks $235.
•Scott Leander Camirand
of Umatilla (TRCI) vs. Mr. A.
Barerra, TRCI employee: seeks
$3.75.
•TD Bank USA N.A. vs. Blanca
Castro of Stanfield: seeks
$2,447.48.
•Margalee Morgan of Herm-
iston vs. Jon Lorence, Cindy
Noland and Noland Door Co.
Inc.: seeks $49,940.
•Merchants Acceptance Corp.
vs. Mariela Suarez of Umatilla:
seeks $1,970.65.
•Collection Bureau of Walla
Walla vs. Sean Zieske of Herm-
iston: seeks $1,452.13.
•Collection Bureau of Walla
Walla vs. Olivia D. Pedro of
Stanfield: seeks $243.56.
•CSO Financial Inc. vs. Angela T.
Camardese of Umatilla: seeks
$1,010.
•United Finance Co. vs. Lisbeth
Gonzalez of Irrigon: seeks
$1,962.49.
•United Finance Co. vs. Ruben
Gutierrez of Irrigon: seeks
$2,252.72.
•United Finance Co. vs. Jose
Verdugo Rios of Hermiston:
seeks $1,616.48.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12
10:34 a.m.— Someone on Northeast Second Street and East
Oregon Avenue called the police to report a small tan dog at the
local bus stop has been biting school children every day.
12:27 p.m.— On Northwest Spruce Street and West Beech Ave-
nue, a resident reported their neighbor for neglecting puppies.
3:34 p.m.— A domestic disturbance occurred on East Catherine
Avenue when a woman reportedly punched a man in the face.
11:11 p.m.— A drunk driver on West Ridgeway Avenue was cited
and released by police.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13
12:26 a.m.— On South Highway 395, fraud was reported.
8:34 a.m.— A man is concerned for his friend, who continually
has “transients” come to her residence and peer through her
windows.
1:49 p.m.— On South First Street, a camouflage colored pickup
truck was parked illegally on the south side of the high school
gym.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14
8:58 a.m.— A woman believes someone came into her home
Thursday night, because when she woke up Friday morning her
belongings were rearranged.
2:13 p.m.— A father is hoping an officer will speak with his son,
who continually enters their home by crawling into their garage.
He fears this is raising suspicions of criminal activity in the neigh-
borhood.
3:07 p.m.— The Fourth Street and West Moore Avenue street sign
reportedly fell down.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15
12:25 a.m.— A domestic disturbance was reported on East Sun-
set Drive,
2:56 p.m.‚ A domestic disturbance was reported on West Hartley
Avenue.
5:33 p.m.— On East Jennie Avenue, a domestic disturbance was
reported.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16
8:33 p.m. — Someone reported they were being harassed over
the phone.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17
9:23 a.m. — A man was reportedly run over by a semi-truck on
South Highway 395.
11:31 am. — Someone reported a property was full of junk that
was blocking view of the intersection of Northwest 10th Street
and West Madrona Avenue, and had aggressive dogs.
1:59 p.m. — A dog bite was reported at Victory Square Park.
Lucius Roy Holbrook III
Hermiston
Jan. 4, 1944 — Feb. 15, 2020
Lucius Roy Holbrook III, 76, of Hermiston, died Sat-
urday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Hermiston. He was born Jan. 4,
1944, in Florida. Arrangements are pending with Burns
Mortuary of Hermiston. Share memories with the fam-
ily at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Mark James Cliff
Umatilla
April 13, 1966 — Feb. 12, 2020
Mark James Cliff, 53, of Umatilla, died Wednes-
day, Feb. 12, 2020, in Hermiston. He was born April
13, 1966, in Portland. A funeral service will be held Sat-
urday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints, 15 Grant St., Umatilla. Burial
will follow at the Sunset Hills Cemetery in Umatilla.
Arrangements by Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Share
memories at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Elnora Panages
Hermiston
Dec. 24, 1930 — Feb. 14, 2020
Elnora J. Panages, 89, of Hermiston, died Friday,
Feb. 14, 2020, in Hermiston. She was born Dec. 24,
1930, in Clatskanie, Oregon. A graveside service at the
Riverview Cemetery in Boardman will be announced at
a later date. Arrangements by Burns Mortuary of Herm-
iston. Share memories at www.burnsmortuaryhermis-
ton.com.
•Bank of America N.A. vs.
Elizabeth Banda of Hermiston:
seeks $6,800.10.
•Credits Inc. vs. Sarah J. and
Brandon Deardorff of Stan-
field: seeks $622.33.
•Credits Inc. vs. Rebecca A.
Farrens of Hermiston: seeks
$3,225.11.
•Credits Inc. vs. Nancy Ro-
driguez and Jose Duenas of
Boardman: seeks $672.64.
Judgments
PENDLETON — The follow-
ing judgments have been
rendered in Umatilla Coun-
ty courts (interest, court
costs and fees not listed):
•Credits Inc. vs. Stephanie
Cronen of Hermiston: judg-
ment for $1,913.14.
•Credits Inc. vs. Tina Peck
(Tina L. Bonilla) of Hermiston:
judgment for $6,667.62.
•Credits Inc. vs. Ronald and
Susan Cochet of Hermiston:
judgment for $5,896.34.
•Nationwide Recovery Service
vs. Juliana Canchola of Uma-
tilla: judgment for $2,395.43.
•Bonneville Billing & Collec-
tions Inc. vs. Colton McKen-
ney of Hermiston: judgment
for $203.56.
•Evergreen Financial Services
Inc. vs. Sterling and Kathleen
Needles of Hermiston: judg-
ment for $306.88.
Divorces
PENDLETON — Divorce
decrees were signed in
Umatilla County Courts for:
Magda Esther Reyes Rosas
of Hermiston and Alberto
Hernandez of Umatilla.
Marriages
PENDLETON — Marriage
licenses have been regis-
tered in Umatilla County
for:
Lorenzo Chavez Lopez, 37,
and Amelia V. Cortez, 33,
both of Hermiston.
Esgar Sanchez Carrillo, 28,
and Saida Benicio Rodriguez,
26, both of Umatilla.
Miguel Angel Rojas Cazares,
38, and Maria DeJesus Arrieta
Ochoa, 40, both of Hermiston.
Jeny Mendoza Garcilazo, 22,
and Marcos Mejia, 20, both of
Hermiston.
Sergio Barreto Pineda, 48,
and Ma Nereida Cruz-Meraz,
33, both of Umatilla.
Grants boost tourism in west Umatilla County
By JADE MCDOWELL
NEWS EDITOR
Hermiston and Umatilla
netted some tourism-pro-
moting cash this month as
the Eastern Oregon Visi-
tors Association announced
its first regional grants
program.
The city of Umatilla
received $7,000 toward
new wayfinding signs, and
the Hermiston Chamber of
Commerce received a total
of $7,000 to be split evenly
between a new tourism web-
site and a new visitor center.
Kimberly Nevil, the
chamber’s CEO, said the
money for the visitor center
will be used when the cham-
ber builds its new offices
and workforce development
center on South Highway
395. A visitor center will
be included in the project,
and Nevil said ideas for the
money include a mural pro-
moting Hermiston and an
interactive electric kiosk.
On the website side,
Nevil said the chamber has
a Travel Hermiston commit-
tee that has “really taken off”
in the last six months. The
committee hopes to take the
tourism-related parts of the
chamber’s current website
and spin it off into a separate
Travel Hermiston website
that would highlight hotels,
restaurants, events and other
attractions for visitors.
“Basically, ‘What can
you do during the weekend
while you’re here for busi-
ness?’” Nevil said.
The Travel Hermis-
ton committee meets at
7:30 a.m. the first Thursday
of every month at the Union
Club, 201 E. Main St. in
Hermiston, and the public is
welcome to attend.
The city of Umatilla
received $7,000 from the
Eastern Oregon Visitors
Association as well, to be
used to add wayfinding sig-
nage to help direct visitors to
attractions in the area.
The association paid out
a total of $81,850 for the
2019-2020 grant cycle after
receiving applications for
more than $322,000 in proj-
ects. The money comes from
the passage of House Bill
4146, which required Travel
Oregon to invest 20% of the
statewide lodging tax into
Oregon’s seven designated
tourism regions. The Eastern
Oregon Visitors Association
implements the money for
the Eastern Oregon region.
The association’s execu-
tive director Alana Carollo
said in a statement that they
were “ecstatic” about the
level of response for the first
grant cycle.
“The Grants Program has
been a great opportunity to
engage with new partners
and organizations, and to
further grow and align our
collaborative efforts,” she
wrote. “We are looking for-
ward to the product develop-
ment and economic impact
the project recipients will
have at the local, regional and
state level, and are excited to
see what next year’s submis-
sions will bring!”
Other grants awarded
include grants to various
Eastern Oregon visitor cen-
ters, museums, arts centers,
agritourism farms and the
Eastern Oregon Film Festi-
val in La Grande.
Inland Northwest Musicians score Oregon Arts Commission grant
HERMISTON HERALD
The Inland Northwest
Musicians were among the
101 recipients who were
awarded Small Operating
Grants through the Oregon
Arts Commission. Each of
the organizations received
$1,494.
Based in Hermiston, the
musical ensembles of the
INWM present concerts
across Eastern Oregon and
southeastern Washington.
The grant helps put gas in
the tank as the groups travel
throughout the region as
part of their commitment to
provide free music to rural
audiences.
The Small Operating
Grant awards are offered to
organizations with budgets
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under $150,000. The money
can have a huge impact on a
small organization’s service
to the community, said Car-
rie Kikel, communications
manager for the Oregon Arts
Commission and Oregon
Cultural Trust.
“This grant program was
developed to increase the
Arts Commission’s support
of Oregon’s small arts pro-
viders,” said Anne Taylor,
arts commission chair.
For more information
about the grant program,
contact Kikel at 503-986-
0081, carrie.kikel@oregon.
gov or visit www.orego-
nartscommission.org.
In other INWM news,
the group’s orchestra will
perform a concert in Mil-
ton-Freewater. The pro-
gram includes Saint-Saens’
“Symphony #3” and Albi-
noni’s “Adagio for Strings
and Organ.” The free event
is Saturday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m.
at the Milton Adventist
Church, 1244 N. Elizabeth
St. Donations are gladly
accepted.
Led by music direc-
tor and conductor, R. Lee
Friese of Athena, the perfor-
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mance also features organist
Randolph Pearson of Walla
Walla. Pearson performs on
the church’s tracker organ,
which is mechanically out-
fitted to be touch sensitive
by the player. Friese said it
will result in a magnificent
sound with the symphony.
For more information,
contact 541-289-4696 or
inwm@machmedia.net.