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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 15, 1990 Sheriff’s Report The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow The Sheriffs office at the cour thouse in Heppner reports dispat J O N PA ching the follow ing business during The Heppner the past week: August 2: Morrow County depu ty responded to the Irrigon park to Morrow C ounty’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper investigate a reported theft of picnic tables. Investigation is continuing; U S P S 240-420 hiblbhHl e»er> Wednesday and entered a» second-elass matter at the Post Office Morrow County deputy recovered at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Second class postage paid a vehicle stolen out of Portland ear at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503) 676-9228. ly in the morning. Fernando Mar Address communications to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Bo* 337, Hepp quez, 21, Jorge Garcia Ramirez, 20, ner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $12 in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant Francisco Martinex, 23, and Lopez Counties; $23 elsewhere. A. Celso 25, address unknown, were Joyce H u g h es........................................................... Office Manager, Typesetting April Sykes ...........................................................................................News Editor arrested for Unauthorized Use of a Beth Rafferty.........................................................................Graphics Department Motor Vehicle and lodged at Benton Becky E v a n s.........................................................................Graphics Department County Jail; Monique P a rr e l.................................................................................... Distribution Morrow County deputy respond Kay Rene Q ualls...........................................................................................Bindery ed to the Irrigon area to investigate a possible civil problem; David and April Sykes, Publishers Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Boardman area for a report of theft of gas and batteries from a barn. Amount o f value was unknown; Morrow County deputy respond Ivan H. Severance ed to the Boardman area for a report of shots fired. Ivan H. Severance, 99, of Quin August 3; M orrow County cy and formerly of Manson and S heriffs office dispatched the Wenatchee, died Wednesday, July William W. Brannon Boardman ambulance and fire 18, 1990 in Central Washington A memorial service for William department to a motor vehicle acci Hospital in Wenatchee, WA. Ser “ Bill" W. Brannon was held at the dent on 1-84 milepost 160 east bound vices were July 21 at the Precht Rose Heppner Masonic Cemetery on lanes. There was no transport; Chapel with Pastor Don Wednesday, Aug. 15, 1990. Morrow County Sheriffs office Mr. Brannon, 51, was found dead Campbell officiating. Committal ser dispatched the Boardman ambulance f Friday, Aug. 10, 1990 at his home vices and interment were at the to a motor vehicle accident at 1-84, in Heppner. Fraternal Cemetery. milepost 161 east bound lane. There He was born Oct. 10, 1938 in He was bom Oct. 2, 1890, at was no transport; Heppner to James and Mary Cunn Franceville, Ind.. the son of William Morrow County Sheriffs office ingham Brannon. He attended and Nettie (Chapin) Severance. He dispatched the Heppner fire depart elementary school in Heppner and spent his early years there and mov ment to a wheat fire above . the graduated from lone High School. ed with his family to Heppner in Willow Creek Dam. Fire was He attended Oregon Technical In 1899. Mr. Severance was educated extinguished; stitute in Klamath Falls for two in the Burton Valley School, near Morrow County deputy respond years, then served with the U.S. Ar Hardman and Hardman, Pilot Rock ed to the Irrigon area for a report of my from 1960-63. Following his and Heppner public schools. He later a reckless driver. Deputy was unable discharge, he returned to Heppner attended what is now known as to locate driver upon arrival; where he has worked as an auto body Oregon State University at Cor Morrow County deputy respond repairman. vallis. He participated in the inter ed to the Irrigon area for a report of Survivors include daughters, collegiate track program, where he shots fired. Officer was unable to Tammy Berthold of Moser, Karmin ran the 3,000-m eter and the locate problem upon arrival; Jacobsen of Santa Clara. Calif., and 5,000-meter events. He also par Morrow County Sheriff s office Kelly Brannon of Heppner; sons, ticipated in cross country. dispatched the Heppner fire depart Russell and Marty, both of Heppner; He was a veteran of World War sister Darlene (Mrs. Harry) Snider ment to a flare up of a previous fire I, serving in the U.S. Army. After at Willow Creek Dam; of Pilot Rock; stepfather, Herman his discharge, he returned to Oregon Morrow County deputy respond Blettell o f Heppner and five and married Anna M. Johnson on ed to the Patterson Ferry area to start grandchildren. Dec. 31, 1919. They made their an investigation on a juvenile pro Memorial contributions may be home in Montana for several years blem. Investigation is continuing; made to the Pioneer Memorial and later in Texas where he was Morrow County deputy respond Hospital Fund, P.O. Box 9, Hepp employed with Standard Oil of ed to Boardman for a civil matter. California in the oil fields. ner. OR 97836. Problem will be handled through After he retired in 1952, they civil channels. moved to Manson, WA. on Lake August 4: Morrow County depu Chelan. In 1977, they moved to ty responded to a neighborhood Wenatchee. Mrs. Severance died in disturbance in Irrigon. Problem was April of 1985 and he had lived the William Wesley Brannon, 51, was resolved; past month in Quincy, WA. discovered dead Friday, Aug. 10 at Morrow County Sheriff s office Survivors include three nephews, his home at Evergreen Terrace dispatched the Arlington ambulance Robert and Roger Campbell, both of Apartments in Heppner. to a one vehicle accident on 1-84 at Lexington and Donald Campbell of Heppner Police Chief Doug mile post 129; De Soto, Texas. Rathbun said that Brannon died of Morrow County deputy contacted Precht Rose Chapel, Chelan, WA. natural causes. a person in the Irrigon area on a civil was in charge of arrangements. problem; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Boardman area for an animal problem. Deputy assisted with getting a cow off the road and back into the pasture; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Irrigon area to deliver a message. Unable to Locate upon of ficers arrival. August 5: Morrow County depu ty responded to Irrigon to a * Thursday, August 16. Representatives neighborhood disturbance. Officer was unable to locate disturbance J from the Walla Walla VA Medical Center * upon arrival; Morrow County deputy arrested J will be providing benefits assistance from J Mary Arlene Timpy, 24, Irrigon for J 10-4 p.m. in the main exhibition building j Assault IV. Timpy was lodged in County Jail; * at the fairgrounds. This service is free of J Benton Morrow County Sheriffs office * charge and open to all area veterans. * * dispatched the Boardman ambulance jL jL to Taggares Farm s. Male ^ (Ad sponsored by American Legion Heppner Post 87) 4 . transported to Good Shepherd GAZETTE-TIMES Obituaries Man found dead J Heppner Bowl Will be open fo r lunch, dinner and open bowling on Mon. Aug. 20, 1990 LUNCH SPECIALS (Week of August 20th) Reuben Sandwich Turkey Croissant Grilled Tomato/Cheese Sand Cream o f Broccoli Soup Hospital with an unknown illness; Morrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the Arlington ambulance to provide mutual aid for the Rufus ambulance with an accident; Morrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the Boardman ambulance to Kincaid St. in Boardman. A child with an unknown illness was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Lexington area to in vestigate a report of a prowler. Deputy was unable to locate prowler upon his arrival. August 6: Morrow County depu ty responded to the Boardman area to investigate a report of suspicious circumstances. Investigation is continuing; Morrow County deputy respond ed to Irrigon to assist with a motor vehicle accident. Information was exchanged, no further action; Morrow County deputy respond ed to a residence in Irrigon for a report of an animal problem. In vestigation is continuing. August 7: Morrow County depu ty responded to the Boardman area to investigate a report of a stolen vehicle. Investigation is continuing. August 8: Morrow County depu ty began investigation of a theft in the lone area of old coins and jewelery stolen from Dale Madison. Value is unknown at this time; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Irrigon Marina for a report of vandalism at the park; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Port of Morrow area in Boardman to investigate a report of a suspicious vehicle. Call was unfounded. August 9: Morrow County depu ty received a report of a suspicious vehicle in Irrigon; Morrow County deputy advised a controlled bum in the Boardman area regarding the State Wide Ban on Agricultural burning; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Irrigon area for a report of a possible theft. Investigations are continuing; Morrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the Arlington ambulance to a one vehicle accident on Hwy 19 in front of the rail road houses in Arlington. Three males were transported to The Dalles; Morrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the Fossil ambulance to the Wheeler County Fairgrounds in Fossil. One male was transported. August 10; Morrow County S h eriffs office 'dispatched the Boardman ambulance to mile post 165 1-84 for a two vehicle accident. Ambulance was unable to locate ac cident upon arrival; Morrow County deputy respond ed to a residence in Lexington to in vestigate a report of suspicious circumstances; Morrow County deputy respond ed to a residence in Irrigon to in vestigate a neighborhood dispute. Problem was resolved. August 11 : Morrow County depu ty and Arlington fire department responded to a car fire on 1-84 east bound lanes; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Irrigon area for a report of a juvenile problem. Investigations are continuing; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Lexington area for a complaint of loud music. August 12: Morrow County depu ty cited Lester Ray Martin, 51, Ir rigon, for Swine at Large. During the week of August 6-13, Morrow County deputies assisted one disabled motorist. Insignificant The legal profession is noted for ex amining the meaning of a word with a microscope. Exact and precise mean ings preoccupy the profession to an ex cessive degree. I remember writing a long scholarly paper one time on the difference between “ inadequate” and “ insignificant.” Thank goodness I have forgotten the fine points, if there were any. One word that is always bandied about in legal writing is “ relevant.” It means something like ‘logically or scientifically contented.' For example, if the question is ‘which is the best school teacher to hire for this district?’, is it relevant to know that another teacher whom the building principal respects, says " I think it is applicant That opinion is relevant to the selection of a new teacher. And that rele vant opinion is to be denied the building principal if the North Morrow County Advisory Committee has their way. You see, the practice for years has been for a building principal to call in two or three teachers to help in the interview process and give him the benefit of their opinions. Generally the teachers are either experienced in the subject matter the new teacher will teach, or are long term teachers whom the principal has grown to respect. And it’s pretty much up to the principal to figure what kind of staff he really wants since the district has no policy statement on the subject. Oh, sure the board has the final say, but they have so little information or stan dards, any rejection of a principal’s recommendation would be purely capricious. The practice came to light at last month’s board meeting, but the discus sion was hidden in ‘executive session’ so I can’t write about that. One board member voiced my sentiments when saying, “ I think this is discus sion of policy and belongs in open session.” But this is not the time to challenge the broader than necessary use of executive session to hide from the public view. But when it jumped up in the advisory committee meeting last week and they are now formally on record of being opposed to allowing principals to consult present teachers in the selection of new teachers, well...... In fairness to the committee, I should tell you that they believe that the practice tends to erode management prerogative in selecting employees. Well, yes, they are right. Just who a principal might select could be deter mined by the strong opinions of several respected teachers. I would agree that the teachers’ opinions would be relevant to the selection process. I remember a murder case in which the prosecuting attorney thought it was relevant to prove that the defendant had killed a fly at breakfast on the day of the murder. Relevant maybe, but insignificant. So too, is the reliance and thus surrender of management prerogative when the boss asks fellow employees for their opinion of the new hire-insignificant. Management gains so much more than it gives up that the subject re quires little consideration. The only person on either the board or the com mittee with any experience in the real business world of hiring or pro moting professional employees says this is the usual and ordinary course in business and industry. The principals throughout the district claim it’s a practice used everywhere in the education industry. They claim it is so valuable they will not do without it short of explicit and emphatic instruc tion from the board. As I see it, with the new support from the North Morrow Advisory Com mittee, the school board is on the verge of issuing those very instructions. The wrong instructions for insignificant reasons. ! ot SPECIAL HOURS <. The Morrow County Museum will be open Correction The Morrow County Search and Rescue earned $300 in a taco feed fund raiser, not $500 as stated in the Aug. 8 Gazette-Times. LEAGUES START TUESDAY SEPT. 4th NEW Phone 676-5125 10 am -2 p m Sat.& Sun. 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