TWO - Heppner (ia/elte- I m il', Heppner, Orison Wednesday. December 6, 1989
SherifFs dept, releases survey results
Sixty-nine percent of the people
polled in a Morrow Co Sheriff %
Dept survey feel that drunk driving
laws arc sufficiently enforced by the
Sheriff % Dept
The Morrow County Sheriffs
Department learned this and other
information after tabulating the
results of a survey they went out to
Morrow County citi/cns Oct II
The survey was intended first to
determine public feeling ah«>ui our
present performance and. second, to
find out what the public feels our
priorities should be for the coming
budget year." said the department
“ By using a system of survey
utilized by other sheriff s depart
ments in the stale.” saijf a Morrow
Co. Sheriffs Department news
release, "we arc able to give the
department a 95 percent reliability
level with a three percent plus or
minus error level, based on a
minimum return of 40 percent of the
surveys We sampled 3 4 percent of
the registered voters in the county
There arc 4,138 registered voters in
the county and we surveyed 142 of
them by selecting every 29ih voter
Of those surveyed. 74 or 52 percent
responded to the survey
hollowing are questions asked of
each voter, who agreed, disagreed or
voiced no opinion
Drunk driving laws arc sufficient
ly enforced by the Morrow County
Sheriffs department 69% agree,
14% disagree. 17% hail no opinion
The Morrow County Criminal
Justice System is well coordinated in
the way it deals with crime in the
county 60% agree. 20% disagree.
20% had no opinion
Present law enforcement practices
arc effective regarding minor pro
perty crime 52% agree. 24%
disagree, 24% no opinion
Current traffic enforcement prac
ticcs of the Sheriffs dcpartmeni are
good enough to meet the need for
public safety 80% agree. '%
disagree, 10% no opinion
Morrow County has a youth
alcohol abuse problem K4% agree,
4% disagree. 13% no opinion
Morrow County has a south drug
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program-88% agree. 1% disagree.
11 % no opinion
Reduction of illegal drug traffic-
should be a major priority for the
Sheriff s department 90% agree. 4%
disagree. 6% no opinion
The Sheriff s department should
rank calls for vers ice and respond
according to the seriousness of the
situation 83% agree. 7% disagree.
10% no opinion.
The lack of jail facility in Morrow
County (county jail) is a problem
which needs a solution-70% agree.
17% disagree. 13% no opinion
The Morrow County Sheriffs
department has sufficient staff to do
a good job with its law enforcement
responsibilities in the county 39%
agree. 32% disagree. 29% no
opinion
Generally, people convicted of
serious crimes in Morrow County
receive a sufficient penalty for their
crime 27% agree. 56% disagree.
17% no opinion
Seventeen percent of those respon
ding had been a crime victim in
I9H9 Nineiv nine percent reported
the crime to a law enforcement
agency.
Of the 52 percent responding 32
were males and .37 were females. 12
were 19-35 years old, 24 were
.36-50. 17 were 51 65. 12 were 66
or older and four did not provide a
year of birth
The agency primarily responsible
for delivering law enforcement is
Morrow County Sheriff Dept 58% ;
Heppner Police Dept 24%; Board-
man Police Dept 19%; Imgon
Police Dept 4%; Oregon Stale
Police9% , some responding put two
departments
The surveys requested that com
ments or concerns he written at the
bottom. “ The comments were very
favorable and included some ex
cellent suggestions which we intend
to follow up on.” said Sheriff
Drago “ We have received some
valuable information and direction
for the coming budget year ”
The surveys are available for
public inspection at the Mono*
County Sheriffs Office
Like levels at Willow Creek Dam
in Hcppncr will remain at 2063 mean
sea level for the I WO operating year
according to the Portland District,
U S Army Corps of Engineers
The Corps made this decision after
considering written and oral com
ments from a Sept 13 public
meeting at Hcppncr and comments
received from federal and state
fisheries agencies The Oregon
I Vpartment of fish and Wildlife and
the i s Fish and Wildlife Service
have both recommended further
fisheries studies and a review of ex
isting environmental documents
before pool levels arc changed
Hcppncr officials had asked the
( orps in raise the lake level and keep
it at a higher level through the sum
mer months to take advantage of
recreational opportunities.
The Corps announced in early
three alternative operating lake
levels, but that additional en
vironmental assessment might be
necessary before action could be
taken to raise the lake level.
Willow Creek Lake to remain at
same level
November that it was considering
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Pre-Season
Savings
‘Life Lights reminder
Register now for
Hands on Science
’
The registration deadline for
Hands on Science, a science
discovery program for pre-
kindergarten through sixth grade
children, is Friday. Dec 8 The pro
gram is offered through the Umatilla
Educational Service District
Pre kindergarten age children will
explore construction in science and
literature on Mondays from 3 to 4
p m . kindergarten and first grade
students will test the strengths of
simple bridges and experiment with
stretching two dimensional shapes to
three, Mondays from 3 30-4 30.
second and third graders will use
materials for building which or
dinarily d»n>4 stand alone Tuesdays
3 30-4 30; fourth through sixth
graders will be “ inspector detec
tors," Tuesdays 3 30-4:30
Sara Carlson is coordinator for tfsc Shane Palmer (on ladder), Scott Johnston (c) and Jon Kindle
program. Georgia VanWinkle. the string
lights to remind students and teachers not
Hands-On-Science volunteer. Carol to drink Christmas
and
drive
or ride with someone who has been drink
Goodyear, teacher
ing
during
the
holiday
Each light represents a person that has
Cost for the eight week session is
agreed
to
this
542 Call Carlson at 422-7245 or
leave a message at Heppner F.lemen
The HHADD (Hcppncr High drive during the holiday season
tary School. 676 9128 for registra Against
A light was put up for each stu
and Driving)
tion or more information The pro Chapter at Drinking
dent and stalf member w ho pledged
Hcppncr
High
put
up
gram will begin Jan 8
"Life Lights” on December 5 as a m*t to drink and drive or ride with
vtcnsd reminder not to drink and someone who has been drinking
Artifactory a success
Local student
enrolls at UTI
Hcppncr resident Ty Zeller has
been accepted into the air condition
ing technology program at Univer
sal Technical Institute (UTI) in
Phoenix. Arizona Zeller is atten
ding Heppner High School and is
scheduled to begin classes at UTI on
Nov 12. 1990
Nationally accredited. UTI trains
students for careers in the
automotive, diesel, marine, and air
conditioning, refrigeration and
heating repair industries Students
graduate with the skills necessary for
entry into their chosen field of
training
Die Institute has campuses in
Phoenix. Arizona. Houston, Texas
and Glendale Heights, Illinois (near
Chicago) It has graduated neatly
2<>.(*X) technicians into the industry
since opening in 1965
Ptxoto b y
55/Alive classes
l,om the Garden club members.
offered again
By Beth Stephens
55/Alive Dnving Cla.vs will he of
fered at Stokes landing Senior
Center January II and 12 To
register call 922-3.348
Irrigon man
convicted
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Left Jean Bennett and John Hanna were just a few people
attending the artifactory sponsored by the Heppner Soroptimist
Club The annual event grossed around $1,100 this year.
Members say they expect to earn $500 after expenses
Chairperson for this years event was Marianne Kahl
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Visitors to the artifactory craft fair Dec 2 make their own Christmas wreaths with assistance
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Get a Performance
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and save
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Joys 9
An Irrigon man was convicted of
sodomy following a one-day jury
trial in Heppner Thursday, Nov. .30,
according to Morrow County
District Attorney Jeff M Wallace
latwcll Hinton. 55. was convicted
of first-degree sodomy by a Morrow
County Circuit Court jury which
returned its verdict late Thurvday
afternoon Circuit Court Judge
Robert Abrams ordered a pre
sentence investigation, and con
tinued the matter for sentencing un
til January 9
Hinton also faces sentencing on
January 9 for an earlier sodomy con
viclion in Morrow County Circuit
Court
Pastor returns
from trip to
Philippines
f
on labor
G el your tractor in top shape tor the
busy season ana save at oft season
prices W e II send a service technician
directly to your farm for a Perform ance Plus Checkup of
your C ase IH or C ase International tractor Then it you
w ant repairs, w e II do them in our Service C enter at a
special discount Don t wait until the busy season hits Get
your tractor ready to roll now at special Pre Season Service
Savings
says
ill
Morrow County Grain Growers
1-800-452-7396
Lexington, Oregon
350 Mam
989-8221
A missionary trip, sponsored by
Hcppncr Christian Missionary
fellowship, recently returned after
four weeks in the Philippine Islands
People from California. Texas.
Canada and Oregon served on this
team Che Rev I ynda Crane, pastor
of Heppner Christian Missionary
f ellowship. Dorothy Maudlin and
Kuhy Steers represented Heppner
“ Intensive ministry of the Gospel
of Jesus Christ was shared in
prisons, m street services, in
crusades, in Bible schools, in church
services and in a three dav teaching
seminar tor Philippine pastors.”
Pastor Crane Several thou
sand lives were touched hv this mis
sionary effort ”
In (he past 3 1 .> years Heppner
Christian Missionary fellowship has
sent teams to Africa. Russia. Israel.
Iceland. Malaysia. Mexico and the
Philippine Islands future plans call
for teams going to foreign mission
fields monthly, to the United States
weekly and to local areas daily All
ministries arc welcome to join these
efforts, says the Rev Crane
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