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I**HV 33 .•: • » *_/ Anderson enters “ no plea 55 contest in baby deaths The Heppner V O I. 107 n o . « f/ . . • ... *• ‘ imes Heppner 25' 10 P a t i n Getting ready for fair Paula Anderson. 22, of Heppner. entered “ no contest" pleas to two counts of criminally ncgligcm homicide Monday in connection with the deaths to her two infants The no contest pleas, which base the same legal effect as a guilty plea, were entered before Morrow Coun ty Circuit Court Judge Robert Abrams in Pendleton In return for Anderson's pleas to the homicide charges, charges of Abuse of Cor pse and Concealing the Birth of an Infant in both cases were dismissed In addition, the State agreed to recommend no .Kidition.il jail 1 1 nse other than the ti*ur months she has already served in the Benton Coun tv Jail, six years prohatHin. the max imum amount allowed under Oregon law, intensive therapy and treatment as part of the probation, and monitoring tor pregnancy at least every three months What we re trying to do here." xjyv Morrow County District At torney Jell Wallace, "is to protect any future children which she might base " "O ne ot the factors leading to the negotiated plea." says Wallace, “ is that the Slate did not have conclusive medical evidence that the children were actually horn alisc We would have hail to prove that by o r cutmtaniial evidence." The body of ihe first inlant was discovered in a Heppner apattim*nt by the Heppner Police Department on February 15. 19X9 Ihat baby was apparently bom January 29. and ihe body was moved several times before being taken to the apariim*nt where it was discovered The skeletal remains of a second infant were found in the closet o f a bedroom previously occupied by Paula Anderson at her grand mother's home in lone Those re mains were discovered by Heppner Police and the Oregon State Police Crime l-ah on March 2 The lone intani was apparently horn May, I9H7. and "set asKie" by Anderson Anderson was arrested on March 13 following her release fn*«n Char Coe and Kelsie Evans clean up the sheep barns ir preparation for Wednesday 's opening day of the 1989 Morrow • our'y i ,, t r, , o ( ntng of the county fair means five days of fun and excitement Sewer rate effective for August In the election of May I6. I9KO. voters in the City of Heppner ap proved a measure to authorize the 11 ty to issue General (Ibligaiion Bonds in an amount not »exceed S625.000 to improve and rehabilitate the city sewerage collection system anil tin- city sewerage treatment plan, the construction of additional sewerage treatment facilities and ihe acqmsi tK>n of property The bonds will mature over a period ot twenty years These bonds will be repaid hy users fees of the city sewer system Therefore this notice is to advise users that the additional fee of V< per unit will begin on the August billing Petitions presented for recall of hoard members Morrow County Clerk, Barbara Blimlswurth gave notice to two Morrow County School Board members that petitions had been turned in to her office to recall them from their positions on the hoard Ih e ap p ro p riate num ber of signatures had been turned in for these two hoard members Marcia Kemp and Bill Doherty were notified that they had five days to resign from the hoard or submit a 200 word rebuttal lor ihe charges presented against them An election will he held September 19, along with the regular election, for ihe recall of Kemp and Ikihcrty It defeated at this time, they will lx- removed from the hoard When contacted. Marcia Kemp replied. "I will not resign from the school board, (bun will face recall election on September 19 " Mm row County voters elected me ami they will decide whether I remain or not " "I will not succumb to Ihe wishes of the oik ’ s who sigiK-d the recall petition without letting the people I represent have a choice • Case unique to Oregon law According to Morrow County District Attorney. Jeff Wallace, the legal issues presented in the Paula Anders«>n case are unique to Oregon law The primary problem is that due to ihe condition ot the intant re mains, the Slate has no conclusive medical evidence to prove whether ihe apparent lull term inlanls were liveborn or stillborn Oregon law requires that the pro secution prove, hevond a reasonable doubt, that the infants were horn alise. says Wallace I sen it the case had gone to trial and a conviction had been obtained, a reversal on ap [val was a very sirong |*ossibility A no contest plea avoids that appeal and has the sank- efleet as a guilty plea In arriving at the negotiated plea in the Anderson caw. Wallace goes on to explain, experts in the held at the Multnomah County District At torney's office and the Kempe Center tor Child Abuse Prosecution in Denver were consulted All fell, given the slate of the es idence in this unique case, that (his was the best jmssihle course Stuart Dick the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court will he spotting a s | k * i ial new look tor tin- parade this ycai Silk llowcr arrangements have been donated to the court by the Hill («entry .»no ihe Alvin Axhheck families The Bowers were created through the eltotts and donated labor ot Cindy Schmidt of Country Rose Die flowers are bright fusehia in color with light pink and baby breath accented with metallic silver ribbon I ook for the girls in ihe purade' Special treat Q ueen finds tim e for her anim als N j i k v B a ilo , v o m ite s i ilnlil ot Dwight ami Jancll Hailcy ol Hcpp ikt isthis year's queen ot thè Mor row CiHintv I .nr ami Risico \ |9xo graduale ol Heppner. Nancy will tx' ■ittenduig Blue Mountain Communi ly College this (all lo nia|or in Ag Marketing Ibis Minime! in addilion lo ber heasy schedule ol court ap pearames Nancy has been working on sevcr.il area ramhes lor h.ovest For one monili she worked lor Wagon Irail Farins and Jim kluk kett rebuilding siiklc hars lor ioni hines and ile.inmg ami rnnning lite grani elevano She wdl .liso lx- working lor ber lathcr dunng wheat harvest .nid having -cuson During her free iiiik - tjiieen Nancy will be preparing her sheep ami cattle tor the l.ur N a n o 's most memorable event ibis summer was the Rose Paratie “ I would like to thank everyone who hcl|x-d us lo gel lo Portland wiihoul sour help we would have never nude il there ( hn ( 'ourl ( 'haperonc. Marlene Curnn has done a great loh with us this year keeping us in line anil on urne Hunk you See (Jiieen Nam y and the rest ot ihe 19X9 Morrow County lair and Rodeo Court from August 16 20 at the fairgrounds m Heppner "A special singing attraction has been added to enhance this year's fair". says Fair secretary. Marlene Curnn "We were very lucky to get this group at the last minute Ihe group called "Gabriel is troni Buttalo. New York the other tour members of the group come from the Nashville, lenii area I hey will he playing Sunday August 20 on the outdoor stage at the fairgrounds beginning at 4 p m and play about an hour I Ins inusu al group plays Cixmtrv ami Western music with a little Countrv Rock A Billy thrown in "G abriel" has pisi finished an overseas tout will» I mmilou Harris I hev have had live chart buster records in the Country lop 10 " G a b rie l" h a s com posed a number of songs, one of which he sold lo the Oakridge Bovs ami will lx- recorded this tall He also sold one of his songs to George Siraii Ibis is ,i special showing. I would like lo invile everyone to come out Sundav and see this great group", says Curnn. "we were very lucky to get them" Market Report M. >Mirai (»«* -• CV' »V#-* ■ i M onday, \u g . 14 'soft While \n g . Sept. O ct. '4.4X ’4 4M '4.49 '4.51 *4.52 Barky Aug Sept « k I Pik V w Crop *101 I *104 I *105 "XI I Lett to riaht Bill S heirbon, S teve Lankford. Linda Dunaway. Glen A nderson. J a c k ie B e rg s tro m New pagers for the Lexington EMTs will mean faster response ume for emergencies, says members of the Morrow County Medical Board which purchased the new -’•e n This ties them into the 9 1 1 and the hospital which means quicker ambulance response time.' say» Ernest Wick, county health * 3 administrator Wick says the pagers will mean lxxm gton's new rescue vehicle will arrive on the scene of an accident sooner, stabilizing a victim tor when the ambulance arrives “ In an accident a few minutes can mean saving somconcs life, says Jackie Bergstrom, chairman of the medical board which presented the new pagers Ixxington recently received a rescue vehicle through the Pioneer Memorial Hospital The vehicle will carry equipment to stabilize victims and will cover Ixxington and halt way to Heppner and lone Ixxington has six certified I M I \ f- M I s must spend a minimum ot 120 classroom hours to be qualified LOANS FOR LIVING 'Loans for Boats 'Loans for Cam pers 'Loans for Trailers K O 111 ft OF Ju a s te rn O re a on • • h$ur ln<U/vn>irnt H< H * **i “ \ ; . .V , • 7 > r * * .3V, •' 0 * n r J /**<«( . 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Dr Norman Janzer, concluded that the Defendant is suffering from a men tal disease or defect A State psychiatrist from the Oregon State Hospital concluded that she is sul lering from a personality disorder, but not to the extent that she couldn't appreciate the criminality of her con duct (She's not legally "insane") II the IX'fendant had been tound guil ty. but insaiK-. la very real possibility given the factual background), she would have been committed to the Oregon State Hospital Since State Hospital doctors have already decid ed that she is not “ insane", the defendant will probably receive more intensive thcreapy. treatment anil monitoring on probation thun she would at the State llospoital If probation is violated, that probation could then be revoked and a sentence ot tail tunc imposed w • <" ■ 1 Court has added new look < Machine and parent assistance is needed Contact 9X4 H450 *V • Soccer registration is underway W Registration tor the youth soccer program tor under tens and under eights (as of January I ) will be held ! at the Columbia Basin Conference room from 7 K p m fhursday. August 17 There will he a limit of fifteen players per team Practices will be week days at the Ixxington field (time to be announced later) Uniforms and equipment will be pro vided by ihe Heppner Basketball Alumni Association There is a fifteen dollar registra tion tee that covers insurance S«x ecr matches will he in Hcrrfuston and Ixxington a Pendleton hospital, and lodged in the Benton County Jail She was held there until she was released on her own recognizance hy Judge Abrams following a hearing in mid June Judge Abrams ordered that a pre sentence in v e stig a te be completed on A nderson, and that her recognizance release be continued pending sentencing Sentencing was set lor September 25 in Heppner “ Because of the inconclusive nature of the medical evidence, this case- presented legal issues unique to Oregon law ," says Wallace “ Our main thrust, obviously, is to protect any future children and monitor closely any pregnancies." s< %
