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Local students attend writing festival
By Ashley < onklin
A contingent of nine l<xdl students
and two advisors attended the
Oregon Writing Festival at the
University of Oregon in Eugene on
Friday. May V and Saturday. May
10
Representing Heppner at the
festival were high school junior Sofi
Struthers. eighth grader Kim
Slookcy. sixth grader Nicole Dun
can. and Heppner High School
F.nghsh teacher l.inda Dulcher
Also attending were Jennifer
Richardutn from Riverside High
School, Hill Byrd Iron) Condon
Junior High School. Jim Davison
from lone Junior High School, jana
Mounts, from Sam Boardman
following business during (he past
week
Leonard David Ahcrcromhie. 28.
Irrignn entered a change of plea on
May 23 and pleaded Guilty to Driv
ing While Revoked before Judge
Ralph Curnn He was sentenced to
two years in the Oregon State Cor
rectHins Division which is suspend
ed on the condition that the Defen
dam successfully complete two years
probation to Parole and Probation,
pay $50 to the Crime Victims
Assistance program
Curtis Gene Cutsforth. 29. lex
ington entered a change of plea to
Guilty of Careless Driving He was
fined $7 to he paid to the Board of
Police Standards and Training and
lined $75 to he paid within 30 days
after sentencing
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Elementary , and David Wagenhlasl
from lone Flemcntary. David Ball,
a teacher from A C Houghton, also
was an advisor to the group
The contingent attended several
different workshops, presentations,
and sessions on different topics con
ccmcd with writing skills
A presentation by Kim StaHord to
those in grades 4 6 seemed to he
especially popular according to
Dutcher
"It was very informative, and the
kids enjoyed it." she said "This
group of kids represented
themselves, their school, and their
communities very well," she added
"I was proud lo he associated with
(his group "
May 19 2 TO p m
report of
Theft
May 20 12 28 citation issued tor
Violation of the Basic Rule (V) mph
in a 35 mph /one), 7 05 p rn
report of Civil Matter
May 21 10 U p m request of
ficer for security check. I 3.3 a m
- report of Hit and Run
May 23 8 06 p m
citation
issued for Expired Vehicle License
May 24 12 26 p m request ot
ficer for security check
May 25 3 25 a m - citation
issued for Violation of the Basic
Rule (38 mph in a 2 ' mph /one also
for Expired Vehicle I ícense, 7 42
citation issued tor Driving Under the
Influence of Intoxicants. 9 48 assist
Oregon State Police
District Attorney’s
Report
The Morrow County District Al
tome y's Office reports handling the
Health Dept. _
Tuesday. June 3 - h!<»«J pressures
and immunizations. 130 4 p m .
Boardnian City Hall
Wednesday, June 4
blood
pressures. 1-2 p m . lxxington
School Bldg
Friday. June 6 immunizations
W l blood pressures. 8 30 a m 4
p m .. Heppner office
Tuesday, June 10 - blood
pressures and immunizations. I -4
p m . Irrigon Counts Offices
Correction
Hill Cox has not been the mayor
of Heppner The position was incor
rectly licted ac one of his volunteer
activities in a story in last week's
Gazette Times headed "University
Women Honor Volunteers"
The Gazette regrets the error
Morrow County Grain Growers
Hospital Notes
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
reports admitting and dispatching the
following patients during the past
week
F.rma Hams. Heppner admitted
May 19, divhargcd May 21.
Betty C'umutt. Heppner admitted
May 20. discharged May 2 1.
Linda Sinenus, Heppner admit
ted May 20. discharged May 25.
Lois Cooney. Spray • admitted
Ma> 19 discharged Mav 24
Duane Ball. Heppner admitted
May 22. discharged May 25.
Gay Harshman. Lexington • ad
mined May 25. discharged May 26.
Mindy Binschus. Heppner ad
mined May 16. discharged May 18.
and
Archie Cox. Fossil - admitted
May 17. discharged May 26
The following patients were still
receiving care at the hospital
Tuesday
Viola Gilman. Heppner admined
May 20. and
Ray Blankenship. Heppner ad
mitted May 13
Justice Court
Morrow County Justice Court at
the Morrow County Courthouse in
Heppner reports handling the follow
ing business during the past week
1-arry Ray Stuhhcn. Vancouver.
Washington Driving Under the In
fluenccof Intoxicants. $582 fine plus
two days in jail with credit for time
served and one year's driver license
suspension
Michael D Graves. Hcppncr -
Violation of the Basic Rule (36 mph
in a 25 mph zone). $30 fine
David Jean F lo ra. Heppner Ex
ceeding the Maximum Speed (65
mph in a 55 mph zone). $13 fine
l^irry Dean Heath. Hcppncr
Truck Speeding (65 mph in a 55 ntph
zone), $13 fine
Kirk Leroy Robinson. Heppner -
Exceeding ihc Maximum Speed (73
mph in a 55 mph zone). $30 fine
Traci R Lindsay, l^cxington
Violation of the Basic Rule <43 mph
in a 25 mph zone). $30 fine
Ernest Robert Wood, Cocur
d'Alene. Idaho No Headlight When
Required-motorcycle. $17 fine.
Suspended Operator's I icenwr. $140
fine
Sheriff’s Report
LARGEST
SELECTION OF
POWER GARDEN
EQUIPMENT IN
MORROW COUNTY
May 19 The Morrow County
Sheriffs Office at the Morrow
County Courthouse in Heppner
reports handling or dispatching the
following business during the past
week
On May 19, the Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State
Police responded to a report of a
suspicious vehicle and persons along
Bombing Range Road just South of
Homestead The people were inside
of the Bombing Range itself
On May 21. the Morrow County
Sheriff s Office responded to lone on
a complaint of a possible Domestic-
Dispute
Also on May 21. the Morrow
County Sheriffs Office dispatched
the Heppner Fire Department to a
house fire at 280 Oiurch St An
unknown amount of damage was
reported
In a third May 21 incident, the
Morrow County Sheriffs Office
responded to a motor vehicle acci
dent on Bombing Range Road after
receiving a report that a pickup had
hit a deer When the deputy arriv
ed, no one was there
Also on May 21. the Morrow
County Sheriff s Office responded to
the Wagon Wheel Addition in Ir
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In a final May 21 incident, the
Morrow County Sheriff s Office
responded to a hit and run accident
in the W agon Wheel Addition of Ir
rigon A fence was run into Charges
of Criminal Mischief I and insestiga
turn are continuing
On May 18 and 22. the Lions (Tub
in Imgon was burglarized Four
juveniles have been taken into
cudody and referred to juvetle court
On May 22. the Morrow County
Sheriff s Office assisted an Irrigon
citizen with an injured animal
In a second May 22 incident, the
Morrow County Sheriffs Office
recrised a report that two toolboxes
and tools belong to Oeta Walters,
lone, were taken from her yard
Value is unknown
Also on May 22. the Morrow
County Sheriffs Office and the
Oregon State Police attempted to
Uxatc a vehicle which a citizen had
reported driven by an intoxicated
person
On May 23. the Morrow County
Sheriff s Office assisted the Hepp
ner Police Dept in checking the top
fhxvr at the Heppner Hotel under
suspicious circumstances lights
were left on and window was found
open
In a second May 23 incident, the
Morrow County Sheriff s Office and
The Dalles office of the Oregon State
Police attempted to kxate a speeding
vehicle on I 84 west hound
Also on May 23. the Sheriff s Of
fice dispatced the Roardman Police
Dept to investigate a report of a
Burglary at the Rill Teft residence in
Boardman
On May 24. Boardman Police
Dept cited James Michael Huber.
28. Portland for allegedly Driving
While Suspended
In a second May 24 incident, the
Sheriffs Office received a report
who had observed a male subject in
the Boardman rest area destroying a
public telephone Information was
given to Oregon State Police
Also on May 24. the Sheriff s Of
fice received a report of numerous
thefts of fiNxl. gasoline and similar
items from the Beverly Boyle
residence in lone
Also on May 24. the Sheriff s Of
fice arrested William Moyer. 44,
Kennewick. Washington for alleged
ly Driving Under the Inllucnce of In
toxicants He was released on his
own recognizance
In another May 24 incident, the
Sheriffs Office responded to in
vestigatc a report (hat gasoline has
been stolen at the l>cxington airport
In a final May 24 incident, the
Sheriff s Office responded to an Ir
rigon residence to assist a citizen in
checking for an unknown male
wandering in the vacimty
On May 25. the Sheriff s Office,
at the request of another agency,
made a welfare check on an Irrigon
residence
In a second May 25 incident, the
Heppner Polxe Dept arrested Larry
R Stubben. 32. V ancouver,
Washington, on a charge of Driving
Linder the Influence of Intoxicants
He was lodged at the Umatilla Polxe
Dept
On May 26, the Morrow County
Sheriff s Office investigated a com
plaint of a vehicle stuck on Hwy 74
in Lexington
Also on May 26. the Boardman
Police Dept . the Morrow County
Sheriff s Office, and a Boardman
Ambulance assisted the Oregon Slate
Polxe with a two-vehicle accident on
I 84 near milepost 159 westbound
One person was transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston
One subject was fatal
On May 27, the Sheriffs Office
dispatched a Heppner Ambulance to
a residence in Lexington A baby
bom (delivered by a midwife) just
before transport and the mother were
taken to Good Shepherd Hospital
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