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P r 3 S I E u cr WET7FLL ORE *> Z Ï S P A F - R l. E U f i t î i -j i • w K ! • - 3 The Heppner Gazette-Times M o rro u ; C o u n t y ' s H o m e - O w n e d W e e k l y N e w s p a p e r VOI I BI M l >J VVM>MMl\V M M , 111, i I* \ l . l s H «‘ I >| >m*r. O ri‘)!"n 25 Police nab robbery suspects Richard Glenn McCawley kneels in front of Sheriff Roy I lr a k » i patrol car while an unidentified officer read» him his rights left Officer llill Caldera is at the far John W Krebs and llichard Glenn McCawley were arraigned Friday morning June I before District Court Judge Kalph Currin in the court room at Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner District Attorney Richard McSer ney reports that the [>air were charged with Attempted Murder Assaulting a Public Safety Officer, Fx-Convict in Possession of Fire arm. Possession of a Firearm by an Inmate of a Penal Institution Cn authorized l'»e of a Motor Vehicle. Burglary I. and Kohbery I The charges stem from a robbery which the two allegedly committed at the lone Branch of the Hank of Fastern Oregon on Wednesday. May 29 Following the arraignment, the Dis tricl Attorney said that he was undecided which option to pursue I > take the case to the Grand Jury, or 2 1 take the case to preliminary hearing Judge Currin set a tenta live date of June 12 for the latter Attorney Wallace I) Terry. Pen dleton. was appointed as the public defender for John Krebs Thomas Dillon of HermislOfi was appointed to defend McCawley Krebs who was serv mg time at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem for the June 9. 19RJ robbery of the floor courtroom at the Morrftw County Courthouse to the holding room in basement Morrow County Sheriff s Office Heppner police defend actions The Heppner city police depart ment Monday defended its action during last week s bank robbery in lone during which a city police car left town traveling at a high rale of speed The department had received some criticism for leaving Heppner to go to the lone robbery last Wednesday with some citizens von ingconcerns that the town may have been unprotected Some also won dered if it were necessary for the police to drive so fast Police Chief Doug Kuthbun told the Heppner City council Monday night that the department's first responsibility is of course to the city of Heppner. and that as soon as Patrolman Merle Cowell left town he and patrolman (iary Bingham immediately went on stand by duty giving the town police protection A third patrolman was also in the city. Kathbun said Cowell's part in the robbery invol ved helping to secure the bank after the robbery and interviewing a witness He then returned to Hepp ner As for the speed of the police car leav ing town. Cowell said there is no department policy on how fast an officer should drive, but that police officers in pursuit of a suspect must take into account that a dangerous criminal must tie caught before he is able to harm other people He added that police are always careful, es pecially while in pursuit, to enter intersections slowly and with cau lion Kathbun also pointed out that the city has a mutual aid agreement with the county sheriff where the city will assist when necessary and likewise the county helps out when necessary In other business, the council heard from a representative of the ITS Geological Survey, who asked permission for his agency to pul a weir, or water flow monitoring i devise into Willow Creek The council delayed action on this op ting instead to put out more infor ■nation on the weir and then ask for public comment on the proposal The Weir would lx- a cement apron located in Willow Creek downstream from Hager Dark More information will appear later ir. the Gazette Times heard from Heppner resident Marcia Anderson, who asked that changes he made in swimming lesson schedules so that young swimmers would gain mori* benefit from the lessons Anderson asked that classes bo changed to allow for advancement and that the water temperature lie higher during the youngsters lessons approved an ordinance allowing property owners to move a mobile home onto |(l or residential proper ty. if a mobile home had been located on the property previously Before passage of the ordinance landowners weren’t allowed to re place a mobile home on an K l zoned lot The placing of a new home requires planning commission ap proval. however authorized the city manager to advertise for gas bids for city vehicles hired Hu- following people to run the swimming pool this summer Margrel Kincaid pool manager. Sandra Ward, senior lifeguard Michelle Aaron and Dawn Palmer junior lifeguards Weed tour set for J une 11 A tour of the most serious noxious weeds in Morrow County will tiegin at I I Hi a m June II. with a hosted lunch at the Willows Grange Hall in lone Bus transportation will lx- pro v idl’d for the tour which will stop at research Inals on yellow starthislle diffuse knapweed, and spikeweed Other tour stops w ill include dalmation toadflax. Klamath weed, goatgrass. Kussian knapweed Scotch thistle, and many more During the tour, there will tie a weed identification contest for all those interested, says Bob Costa list Kxtension Agent (or Morrow County f irst, second and third place prizes will tie awarded Noxious weeds pose a serious economic threat to Morrow County Awareness is one of the ties! weapons in the fight against these weeds For more information on the weed tour, contact the OSl' Fxten sion Service in Heppner t it7fi 9M2 or the Morrow County Weed Control District (076M52) Attic fire controlled by Fire Dept. The Heppner Fire Dept respond ed to an alarm at 6 55 Wednesday. May 29 Three trucks and 21 firefighters responded to the blaze in a trailer house owned by Norman Paulus and rented by Chuck Wal singham and Pat |,ovgren located on Linden Way They struggled to control the fire for about an hour, reports Fire Chief Forrie Burken bine The fire was believed to have started in the area of the rhimqey. and most of the roof had to be removed to get at the fire, said Burkenbine The chimney had been installed properly, according to code and had been inspected Cause of the fire was undetermined as of Monday. June :l Extensive damage to the attic and walls between the living and dining rooms was estimated at $l2,ono $14 non which Burkenbine said was covered by insurance He reported no loss to the furnishings & - f “ *"■ V llw r . rues r Wed S7 42 12 42 4« 71 F 27 411 73 T 40 fill Sat , June l M 44 T Sfi s i*. Mon June :l 76 Total precipitation tor Mav was I M ' normal precipitation for the month is 1 2«r M a) ■ May 29 65 56 i W b> th** ( ! it\ o f l l c p p n r r * Seniors graduate High School graduation the (usi saii i'bank escaped Sunday Mav 19 tug step in the lives of young people, He ami McCaw lev who escaped with happened Iasi weekend tor 41 sen him allegedly entered the bank at lor* at Heppner High School and 2 SO p m Don Bristow who was seven seniors at lone High School w i' hing from Bristow s Market Valedictorian Jell Ball told class acr'is» Main Street from the Bank m ates teachers and (riends at lone reported that he called the Sheriff's High School commencement ser 911 emergency numlier shortly after vices Fridav May 11 that their o h s r i v mg two men putting on masks graduation was a beginning an as they walked down the alley opening of doors to their future between Kietmann s Hardware and expectations and beiause of their the Hank They were having experiences at lone schools, they trouble with their masks.' he said could go forward with knowledge Thev put them on. took them off and confidence Guest speaker and seemed to have a problem " Steve l.indslrom contended that the Ttw Sheriff s office reports that advantages o( attending the small the first call to the 911 numlier came school which be graduated troni 21 in very soon after the bank's robbery years earlier outnumbered the dis alarm sounded in their office advantages Self confidence gained i Ifficers from the sheriff's office, the from friendship, or love of his Oregon State Police, and Heppner classmates and Ihe community and l*ohce responded from all points of not being aide to hide in Ihe masses the counly but to learn to s|ieak bis mind and Dave Barnetl who was watching defend his ideas topped his list of from his service station across ihe advantages Green street from the hank reports Six honor students addressed that he dialed the sheriffs 911 friends teachers, tarinly and class emergency number when he saw a mates. Saturday. June t at H II S man in dark clothes and a dark commencement services Their mask enter the bank He was speeches dwelt on post experiences, watching from Ihe office of the their feelings at the present concern station while (he man in dark mg graduation and the possibilities clothes whom he believed to be which the future holds Guest Krehn went into the bank and waved speaker. Courtney Kiser. The a gun around The other suspect Dalle* reminisced with the class of dressed in lighter colored blue Ili atmui their experiences in his clothes entered the bonk later fifth glade class He challenged Barnett said that the dispatcher them to achieve several things in from Ihe Sheriff's Office urged him their future, among them to read a to stay on the line and continue to book that they didn t have to read, i |i ■scribe what he could see happen and to help someone les s tortunate ing inside the tiank than themselves He concluded with Bristow reported that the suspects an Irish blessing (or the students, left lone at the east end of Main which ha* been a them* for their Street and that another lone rest senior year »)*o bad seen skid marks on Awa i ds prx-M H < ! lie D ig 1' Johnson grade reported that the School commencement serv ice in vehicle allegedly driven by the eluded the Oregon School Fniploy suspects was abandoned in that ei-s Association Scholarship Kandy area McCain- lone American Legion The Sheriff's Office reports that two Morrow County deputies located the suspects vehicle abandoned near lone and a tew minutes later Sheriff Drago observed suspi-ct John Krebs operating a while IlNtt Plymouth on F.lla road North bound Sheriff Drago reporls that he pursued and stopped the v ehicle He fired at the suspect vehicle when it tru’d to back over him No one was hit The vehicle then continued on North with a second Morrow County Deputy joining Ihe chase As the vehicles approached the Jumper Canyon road and Bombing Range road intersection a responding Ore gun State Police Officer was able to block the road The suspect vehicle was stopped at approximately 3 15 p m at a site five air miles from the tiank Other units converged and four suspects were taken into custody Arrested at the scene were Sheri Lynn Holtz. 22. lai Grande. Sandra Mac belle Burgess. 14. Woodburn Richard Glenn McCawley. 4*. State Penitentiary, John VSilliam Krclis :14, State Penitentiary, Salem Also in the vehicle was an IH day old baby belonging to Sheri Holtz Sherill ivpartm enl reports that the tiaby is in the custody of childrens service division The suspects are also suspects in at least two burg lary's that occurred in Arlington on Mas ■ All of the money taken in Ihe bank robliery is believed to have lieen recovered when a search warrant Heppner graduates (atxive) and was executed on the vehicle the suspects were arrested iikconlmurs prepare to receive d iplom as the Sheriff A gun was also recover ed from Ihe vehicle The gun is tielieved to have tx-en the one used in the tiank robbery Sheriff Drago received scrapes and bruises when Ihe suspect vehicle backed into his vehicle knocking him down No further injury s occurred Gerald II Pierson, president of Ihe Bank of Fastern Oregon, has offered the following statement "The employees at Ihe lone Branch handled the robbery as well as could be expected Any robliery is a scary event and the threat to take hostages made this robliery more tense We re fortunate that the robbers changed their nund at the last moment and took no one We are thankful to the people of lone who so alertly contacted authorities and to the enforcement officers who re sponded so very quickly The ijeppner police and representatives of the Sheriff's Department and Highway patrol were on the way to the Bank before the robbery was completed < 'ooperation of the three enforcement agencies resulted in Ihe apprehension of the alleged robbers in a little over an hour and it appears that all of the stolen money was recovered We are very thank ful that no one was badly hurt during the robbery and the subsequent r>hl9# ** Scholarship Paula Anderson Car dmal Club Scholarship Jeff Ball and Bands McCabe Blue Mountain Community College tuition scholar ship Mark Meyers Carl Troedson scholarship Paula Anderson and Kandy McCabe, Bill Gates Sr Ath leie award Bandy McCabe. Saluta torian award Mark Meyers and Val edictonan award Jell Ball Awards presented at the Heppner High School commencement serv ice included Blue Mountain Cominun ilv College Tuition Waivers Avenlle Punter and Fllen Ubogust, B M C C Nelson Memorial Steve Currin, Charles Kyd Slephi Payne. Ameri can U-gioit Slephi Payne Kinzua Nancy M artin, Oregon Scholars Stephanie Payne and Renee Strulh ers Monkey M em o ria l Janelle McFlhany Jim Barrett Stephanie Payne Columbia Basin Stephanie Payne and Sieve Currin. I S Army Reserve Scholar Athlete Award Ste phallic Payne Lions Vo Tech Nell Frederick Kent Klukkert Bridged Greenup Im p ro vem en t Aw ard Vicki McDaniel Morrow County educational AssociadonJodi Mat lison Soroplimist Citizenship Jodi Padtierg and Joe Jemniett. Sorop lin iis t Aeademie Janelle Mi Flhany . Noroptimisl Vo T it h Avenlle Pan ter Pioneer Hospital-Judy Padherg Stephanie Payne. Avenlle Panler and Jennifer Hughes. F.lks Most \ aluable Students J in I i Padtierg amt Joe Jemniett, Slephi Payne and Mike Bergstrom. Renee Struthers. and Steve Currin. Linfield Honors Renee Struthers. Degree of Honor Protective Association Mike Berg slro n i Oregon School Fniployeeit Association Mike Bergstrom. W il lamette Recognition Scholar Slepfi at.w r\y tW ; Tr. c tls.on'<< hotai t.iup* Kelli Bergstrom Slephi Payne. Mike Bergstrom. Sheila Coe Wanda Riley Trisha Mahoney Hence Stru Itieis Jodi Madison. Jodi P.idlMTg > -S Z Z4 lone graduates (below )
