FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 20, 1996
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County Sheriff's
office in Heppner reports dis
patching the following business
during the past week:
March 5: Morrow County
deputy began an investigation
of theft from a vehicle at the
Taggares Farms in Boardman;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Condon
ambulance to the Bank of East
ern Oregon for an adult with an
injury. The patient was trans
ported to the Gilliam County
Medical Center;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Mitchell am
bulance to the Mitchell Trading
Post for an adult female with an
injury. The patient was life-
flighted to Bend;
Morrow County deputy
began an investigation of theft
from a job site in Irrigon.
March 6: Morrow County
Sheriff's office dispatched the
Condon ambulance for a trans
fer to Summit Springs Village;
Morrow County deputy
assisted the Boardman Police
Dept, with a fight near the Sen
try Market;
Morrow County deputy took
a burglary report from Ceasar
Gutierrez, Country Garden
Estate, Irrigon. The burglary is
still under investigation.
March 7: Morrow County
Sheriff's office dispatched the
lone Emergency Medical Tech
nicians and Heppner ambu
lance to a residence on 2nd
Street for a female with an
unknown illness. The patient
was transported to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in Heppner;
Morrow County deputy took
a report of suspicious circum
stances in Irrigon;
Morrow County deputy took
a report of harassment in
Irrigon;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Boardman
Fire Dept, to 1-84 milepost 168
east of Boardman for a bridge
fire;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Boardman
ambulance for an adult male
with a back injury at the Board-
man Ambulance Hall. The pa
tient was transported to Good
Shepherd Community Hospital
in Hermiston;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Boardman
ambulance to a rollover on
Tower Road. They were unable
to locate the vehicle;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Fossil am
bulance for a female with an
illness. The patient was trans
ported to the clinic;
Morrow County deputy
responded to a criminal mis
chief in the Irrigon area. One
juvenile was cited.
March 8: Morrow County
deputy responded to a juvenile
problem in the Irrigon area;
Morrow County deputy took
a report of vandalism to the
Willow Creek Park day area;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Condon
ambulance to the Seales Ranch
for a female with an illness. The
patient was transported to the
clinic;
Morrow County deputy
responded to Heppner Hill in
Heppner for a motor vehicle ac
cident. No injuries occurred.
March 9: Morrow County
deputy responded to check out
a suspicious 9-1-1 call in the
Boardman area. An APB was
sent out for a welfare check;
Morrow County deputy took
a criminal mischief report from
the Heppner area;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Fossil
Emergency Medical Techni
cians to Haven House for a pa
tient who had fallen;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Boardman
ambulance to Willowfork
Drive. One male patient with
injuries was transported to
Good Shepherd Community
Hospital in Hermiston.
March 10: Morrow County
deputy responded to the Irri
gon area to assist the Hermis
ton Police Dept, in locating a
runaway juvenile;
Morrow County deputy
responded to assist the Board-
man Police Dept, for a prowler
at a Boardman residence;
Morrow County deputy
handled a traffic complaint in
the Irrigon area;
Morrow County deputy
handled a civil matter in the
Boardman area;
Morrow County deputy
responded to a citizen assist on
1-84 milepost 146;
Morrow’ County deputy ar
rested Joan Marie Martin, 48, of
Canby, on a warrant out of the
Hermiston Police Dept, for
Contempt of Court/Theft III.
Martin was cited and released
to appear in Hermiston Muni
cipal Court on March 25 at 8
a.m.
March 11: Morrow County
Sheriff's office dispatched the
Fossil ambulance to the Haven
House for a citizen assist. No
transport w'as made;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Arlington
ambulance and Fire Dept., the
Boardman ambulance and Fire
Dept, and AirLife to 1-84 mile
post 147 for a multi-vehicle ac
cident. Patients were transport
ed to both Good Shepherd
Community Hospital in Her
miston and the Mid-Columbia
Medical Center in The Dalles;
Morrow’ County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Condon
ambulance to Summit Springs
for a female with an injury. The
patient was transported to Mid-
Columbia Medical Center in
The Dalles;
Morrow County deputy
assisted a citizen with a flat tire
on Highw'ay 207 milepost 8;
Morrow County deputy
responded to an animal com
plaint on 4th Street in Irrigon.
March 12: Morrow County
Sheriff's office dispatched the
Condon ambulance to trans
port a subject from Summit
Springs Estate to Mid-Colum
bia Medical Center in The
Dalles;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Boardman
Fire Dept, to Big Foot Indus
tries on Tower Road. It was a
false alarm;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Arlington
ambulance and Fire Dept, to
1-84 milepost 136 for a two vehi
cle accident. One adult male
was life flighted to Walla Walla,
WA.
March 13: Morrow County
Sheriff's office dispatched the
Heppner Fire Dept, to a field
fire above the Heppner Ranger
District office on South Main.
The fire was out upon arrival;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the Irrigon area
for a juvenile problem.
March 14: Morrow County
deputy responded to Kunze
Road in Boardman for a trace
on a 9-1-1 call from a juvenile.
Everything was all right;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Mitchell am
bulance to High Street. One pa
tient was transported to Bend
by Airlife;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the Stokes Lan
ding Senior Citizen building for
grafitti sprayed on the building.
It is still under investigation;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Spray am
bulance to Willow Street for a
male with an illness.
March 15: Morrow County
deputy responded to the Irri
gon area for a theft of services;
Morrow County deputy ar
rested Luella A. Jones, 23,
Pendleton, for Failure to Com
ply/ several charges. Jones was
cited and released;
assisted the Heppner Police
Dept, with a disturbance at
Miller's Mini Mart.
March 16: Morrow County
deputy responded to Bake's
Lounge for a fight in progress;
Morrow County deputy
responded to Beecher's in lone
for an alarm. The call was
canceled en route; it was a false
alarm;
Morrow County deputy
assisted a citizen who was
taken to his residence in Lex
ington;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Condon Fire
Dept, to a flue fire on Penn
ington Road in Condon;
Morrow County deputy
responded to Irrigon for a
prowler call. The deputy was
unable to locate;
Morrow' County deputy
responded to Linden Way for
a prowler call. The deputy was
unable to locate.
March 17: Morrow County
Sheriff's office dispatched the
Boardman Fire Dept, to a brush
fire on Wilson Road;
Morrow County deputy took
a report of theft of fuel in the
lone area.
March 18: Morrow County
deputy responded to a report
of vandalism in the Heppner
area;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the Irrigon area
for an animal problem;
Morrow County deputy
located a missing juvenile in
the Irrigon area;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Mitchell am
bulance and Fire Dept, for a
motor vehicle accident on
Highway 26 milepost 93. One
female was airlifted to Bend.
"H om e On The Range" workshop slated April 11-13
"Home on the Range", a
hands-on how-to workshop on
"planning your farm/ranch
recreation business" will be
held at the John Day Sunset
Inn, April 11-13.
The program will feature
Heppner area businessmen,
Phil Carlson and George Kof-
fler, as speakers.
The three-day conference fea
tures state, regional and local
officials and professional plan
ners who will lead attendees
through the steps of creating a
viable business plan, develop
ing a marketing strategy and
developing a financial plan.
Sessions include both general
discussion and one-on-one con
sultation. Rural property
owners will be able to come
away from the workshops with
plans in hand.
Registration for the work
shop is $90, which includes
most meals, the workshops
and tours.
Carlson, owner of TREO, an
upland bird hunting facility in
Morrow County will discuss
the pitfalls and successes he
has encountered in his eight
year old agri-tourism business.
Koffler, president of the Bank
of Eastern Oregon in Heppner,
will discuss financial planning
for farm-ranch recreational
businesses.
John Prosnik, Small Business
Development Center counselor
for the Regional Services In
stitute of Eastern Oregon State
College, will speak on the
basics of good business plann
ing. Linda Harrington, ex
ecutive director of the Upper
John Day Community Develop
ment Corp. will lead discussion
way or year round is becoming
increasingly popular as ran
chers and farmers seek to diver
sify their operations," Harr
ington said. "W e expect that
those attending this workshop
will walk away w ith a blueprint
for how to put their ideas into
immediate motion."
Farm-ranch recreational
businesses include rural bed
and breakfast establishments,
trail guides, outdoor recreation
providers for sports such as
whitewater rafting, hunting/
fishing, retreats, exotic animals
operations, guest ranches and
other opportunities for visitors
to share and enjoy rural ac
tivities. Additional incomes are
realized by rural providers as
they diversify their operations.
For additional information,
registration forms and con
ference itineraries, contact:
Home On The Range, P.O. Box
266, Canyon City, OR 97820, or
the Upper John Day Communi
ty Development Corp. at (541)
820-4722.
The workshop is sponsored
by the Upper John Day Com
munity Development Corp.,
and the Grant County Tran
sient Room Tax Committee.
lone Elementary team wins
Knowledge Master
lone Garden Club has meeting
The lone Garden Club met at
the home of Birdine Tullis on
Tuesday, March 12. Julia Hill
was greeted as a newcomer.
Tullis reported that children
in the first through fourth
grades made Woodsy Owl and
Smokey Bear posters which
were delivered to the Heppner
Forest Service office. Betsy
Kaiser, at the Ranger District
office, will see that the winners
are sent to the district.
Helen Martin, beautification
committee chairman, reported
that the city was contacted con
cerning the planters on Main
Street. Jean Nelson contacted
Betty Gray concerning the
town clean-up and was told
that a day was planned for
some time soon. Garden club
members will cooperate in this.
The spring plant sale is set for
Thursday, May 2 from 10 a.m.
at Tullis' home next to the park.
The members voted to con
tribute toward the renovation
and planting of the national
headquarters.
A video on hummingbirds
was shown for the program.
There are 302 known species in
the world, but only about 13 in
the United States. Because of
the great amount of energy ex
pended by the continuous
movement of their wings they
need food about every 15
minutes. They usually eat nec
tar, which is mostly natural
sugar, and small insects, stated
the video.
Park District meeting changed
The regularly scheduled
meeting of the Willow Creek
Park District has been changed
Gun Club holds shoot March 3
Tim Hedman led the 50 bird
event from the 16-yard line last
Sunday, March 3, at the Mor
row County Gun Club shoot.
He had a score of 48. Pat
Lovgren broke 47 out of 50
targets to take second.
Brian Thompson led the han
dicap event by breaking 47
targets. Harvey Childers broke
Arbuckle Nordic Club meeting set
A meeting of the Arbuckle
Nordic Club will be held Tues-
day, March 26, at 7 p.m. at All
Saints Episcopal Church
G e n u in e
L-R: back row: Bily Gates, Til Tullis, Tracey Griffith, Natalie
McElligott, Sheena Christman; second row: Johnny Collin, Kasi
Peterson, Alyssa Rietmann, Emily Key, Caitlin Orem; front row:
Tyler Raible, Taylor McElligott, Jeane Baker.
The lone Elementary "Great
A u k " team was recently
notified that they had won first
to Thursday, April 4, at 7 p.m. place in Oregon for the Know
at the lone City Hall.
ledge Master Open, a compu
Everyone is invited to attend. ter-generated general know
ledge test. The team completed
at the fifth grade level, even
though students in third and
45 targets for second place.
fourth grades were also mem
This event concluded the re bers of the team.
gular weekly shooting at the
Caitlin Orem was team cap
gun club; however, a Jack and tain and entered the answers
Jill shoot is scheduled for Sun into the computer. Other fifth
day, March 24 at noon.
grade students were: Til Tullis,
The gun club plans to open Tracey Griffith and Sheena
at least one day per month to C hristm an. Fourth grade
accomodate interested shoot students were: Emily Key,
Natalie McElligott, Billy Gates
ers.
and Johnny Collin. Third grade
students were: Kasi Peterson,
Parish Hall.
Taylor McElligott, Alyssa Riet
The meetjng will include a
mann, Tyler Raible and Jeane
j00^ at photographs from this
Baker, who was absent the day
year's activities, and planning
of the competition.
and leadership for next year.
Diana Kincaid, Talented and
Gifted coordinator, said the
team placed fourth overall in
C h e v r o le t
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schools with less than 200
enrollment; and 60th out of 407
in all competing teams nation
wide.
The team scored 100 percent
in the areas of current events,
literature, physical science,
biology, health, psychology
and trivia.
H H C to meet
The Heppner Coordinatinj
Council will meet on Tuesday
March 26, at 7:30 a.m. at th<
Heppner Ranger District office
Topics to be discussed in
elude the Ione-Boardman roac
project and Heppner city pro
jects, including Main Stree
modernization, conversion o
the old swimming pool anc
street signage progress.
The public is invited tc
attend.
Clay & Peggy Henderson
announce the opening of
Stor-4-U
mini storage
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Worship Service 3 p.m.
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on successful marketing techni
ques. Other scheduled speak
ers represent agriculture,
business consulting firms, the
Oregon Tourism Commission
and the Oregon Outdoors
Association.
The first day's tours feature
four businesses near Prairie Ci
ty: the Oxbow Ranch (roping
arena,
ranch
rodeos,
horsedrawn vehicle rides), Blue
Mountain Hot Springs (a ranch
and former resort), the River
side Schoolhouse Bed &
Breakfast
(a
vintage
schoolhouse converted to a
B&B), and Bed and Breakfast
By The River (a working cattle
ranch).
Great Expectations (a new
upland bird hunting facility
near Monument), Land's Inn
(an original family homestead
near Kimberly), and Thomas
Orchards at Kimberly will be
toured the second day of the
conference. Self-guided tours
of the Ponderosa Guest Ranch
in southern Grant County and
the Rawlins Land and Cattle
Co. and J Bar L Guest Ranch
south of Canyon City are of
fered on the third day.
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the public, whether in a small
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