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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 29, 1996 The Morrow County Sheriff's office in Heppner reports dispatching the following business during the past week: May 14: Morrow County deputy responded to take a vandalism report in the West Glen area of Boardman; Morrow County deputy responded to a residence in Ir- rigon for a neighborhood dis turbance; Morrow County deputy responded to an animal pro blem in the Irrigon area. It was unfounded; Morrow County deputy responded to the West Glen addition in Boardman for a reported prowler. May 15: Morrow County deputy took a juvenile report from the Lexington area; Morrow County deputy responded to Brown's in Irri gon for a juvenile problem; Morrow County deputy responded to the Heppner area for a theft complaint; Morrow County deputy responded to the Irrigon area for a report of shots fired. May 16: Morrow County deputy responded to the Irri gon area to take a theft report of a three-ton air conditioner valued at $780; Morrow County deputy responded to a vehicle rollover involving injuries at Slaughter House Road in Heppner. Two juveniles were taken to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. May 17: Morrow County deputy responded to the Irri gon area for a break-in at the Desert Supply on Highway 730; Morrow’ County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Condon ambulance to a Condon resi dence; Morrow County deputy responded to the Boardman area for a trespass complaint; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Condon ambulance to a residence in Condon. May 18: Morrow County deputy assisted a citizen on 1-84 milepost 176 eastbound; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Arlington Fire Dept, for a reported fire on 1-84 milepost 141 eastbound; Morrow County deputy responded to the Irrigon area for a civil matter; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Arlington ambulance to the BP station. One female patient was trans ported to the Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles; Morrow County deputy responded to assist the Board- man Police with an unwanted subject at the Dodge City Lounge. May 19: Morrow County deputy assisted the Umarilla Police Dept, with an investiga tion of a possible abduction. The Irrigon area was checked for a suspect vehicle; Morrow County deputy assisted a citizen with a tow on 1-84 milepost 152 westbound. May 20: Morrow County Sheriff's office dispatched the Morrow County deputy responded to Olson Road in Boardman for an animal abuse Donald J . Carlson, D.P.M. j 11 Medicine and Surgery of the Foot will be at Heppner Clinic on June 12 to treat all foot problems 676-5504 Pioneer Memorial Clinic 567-8750 APRIL IONE STUDENTS OF THE MONTH 9 ! * ' problem; Morrow County deputy responded to the Boardman area for a neighborhood pro blem; Morrow County deputy took a loud music complaint from the BP Station in Irrigon; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Arlington ambulance to 1-84 westbound at milepost 147 for male with car diac problems. The patient was transported to Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles. May 24: Morrow County Sheriff's office dispatched the Arlington Fire Dept, to a brush fire at 1-84 westbound milepost 150; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Boardman ambulance and Fire Dept, to a report of an accident on 1-84 between mileposts 170-171. The call was unfounded; Morrow County deputy responded on a juvenile pro blem in the Irrigon area; Morrow County deputy responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries on Highway 207 milepost 20 at Buttercreek junction. One pa tient with injuries was trans ported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Herm- iston; Morrow County deputy responded to West Glen in Boardman for a report of a loud party. May 25: Morrow County Sheriff's office dispatched Arl ington Fire Dept, to a grass fire on 1-84 milepost 125; Morrow County deputy responded to the Boardman area for a family disturbance; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Fossil EMTs to the Fossil Mercantile for a male with an illness; Morrow County deputy responded to a traffic hazard on Willow Creek and Balm Fork; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched Boardman am bulance to a Boardman resi dence for an adult male with an injury. No transport was made; Morrow County deputy ar rested William Edward Brown, 36 years old of Portland, for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants. He was cited and released. Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Boardman ambulance to Riverside High School for a female with an ill ness. The patient was trans ported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Herm- iston; Morrow County deputy responded to the Irrigon area for an animal complaint; Morrow County deputy responded to a Boardman residence for a domestic assault. Alisa Santillan, 29 years old of Boardman, was ar rested for Assault IV Domestic. Santillan was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail. May 26: Morrow County deputy assisted a citizen with a disabled boat; Morrow County deputy responded to Wilson Road, Boardman, for a suspicious person; Morrow County deputy arested David Joe Steelman, 43 years old of Boardman, for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants. Steelman was cited and released to appear in court; Morrow County deputy responded to Homestead and Bombing Range Road for a traf fic hazard. May 27: Morrow County deputy responded to a resi dence in Irrigon for a noise complaint; Morrow County deputy ar rested Adrian Fontanel-Galle- gos, 28, for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants. Fon- tanel-Gallegos was cited and released; Morrow County Sheriff' of fice dispatched the Arlington ambulance and Fire Dept, for a reported semi on its side on 1-84 milepost 124. One female pa tient with unknown injuries was taken to Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Boardman ambulance to a Boardman residence for an adult female with an illness. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Herm- iston; Morrow County Sheriff Of fice dispatched the Boardman ambulance to the Texaco Sta tion in Boardman for a male with illness. No transport was made; Morrow County deputy responded to the Heppner area for a report of a careless driver on Highway 74. May 28: Morrow County deputy arrested Jose Octavio Guzman-Madrigal, 29 years old of Irrigon, for Driving while License Suspended misde meanor. Guzman-Madrigal was cited and released. Umatilla opens for spring Chinook Increased numbers of adult spring Chinook returning to the Umatilla River at Three Mile Dam have enabled the sport fishery season to open for the first time since 1993. Return predictions, develop ed jointly by biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla ‘Indian Reservation, estimate that approximately 2,000 adults will return to Three Mile Dam. According to ODFW's Pendleton District fish biologist Tim Bailey, this figure is up significantly from pre vious years where returns were recorded at 1291 in 1991, 460 in 1992, 263 in 1994 and 388 in 1995. The fishery season opened May 25 and is scheduled to run to Friday, June 14, with the cur rent sport harvest goal an ticipated between 100-200 adult chinook. Areas open are eight miles of the Umatilla River from the Rieth Bridge to the Highway 11 bridge and seven river miles from the upper Umatilla Reser vation boundary at Ryan Creek upstream to the confluence of the North and South forks of the Umatilla River for a total of 15 river miles. The daily catch limit is two adult chinook and the season catch limit is set at six adult chinook. ODFW will have personnel conducting statistical creel checks during the season to monitor harvest. Biologists are asking anglers catching spring chinook who are not contacted by a creel checker to report the following information to them: the date and location the fish was caught, length and sex of the fish and whether the fish had any missing fins. "This in formation will assist biologists with developing an accurate estimate of the number of fish caught," said Bailey. Additionally, any spring chinook with the adipose fin missing is carrying a coded wire tag which ODFW person nel need returned to them for research purposes. Anglers are asked to cut off and turn in the snout of these fish to a creel checker or to deliver it (it can be frozen) to their local ODFW office. Anglers may also call ODFW's Pendleton District of fice at 276-2344 or the Her- miston Fish Research office at 567-1523 to arrange for ODFW personnel to pick up the snout. USDA plans agriculture survey Oregon farmers and ranchers will be asked to participate in a nationwide survey in early June by the Oregon Agricultur al Statistics Service (OASS) to measure 19% crop acreages and livestock numbers. The survey will determine how many acres will actually be in production this season and how many head of livestock are on hand. Facts are needed by farmers, ranchers and their farm organizations for making decisions and this survey will provide this basic information. The June Acreage Survey will also provide the basis for some of the objective yield surveys designed to estimate state and national yield levels during the 1996 growing season. Homer K. Rowley, state stat istician fo the OASS, notes that farmer and rancher cooperation is the key to developing ac curate estimates and that coop eration in Oregon on past sur veys has been excellent. Repor ting is voluntary and all indi- vidual data are kept confiden tial, with only state and na tional data published. Representatives from Row ley's staff will gather data for the estimates through mail, telephone and personal inter views of a cross-section of Oregon farmers and ranchers. There will be 50 trained local in terviewers collecting data from over 3,000 farm and ranch operators covering all Oregon counties. The main survey will be conducted during the first two weeks of June with addi tional cattle data collected dur ing the first week in July. Similiar surveys will be carried on in all states. The report on crop planted acreages and indicated acres for harvest, plus hog and pig num bers will be available June 28. Cattle numbers will be releas ed July 19. For more information, con tact Ron Kriesel or Kent Hod- dick at 1-800-338-2157. M CHS group enjoys "spring fling" By Delpha Jones Another Morrow County Spring Fling is over, this one to the Seattle area, where the group stayed at Isaquah, Wash ington's Holiday Inn. The group left Heppner by Mid-Columbia bus on Thurs day morning, picking up pass engers at Lexington and lone. They went by way of Golden- dale, Washington and over the pass to Yakima. On the first day, the group visited Roslyn, Washington, where the t.v. series, "Northern Exposure" was made. The group also visited a museum, some businesses and the cemetery. Different groups had their own plots and took care of them. There were 25 of these small cemeteries. The ear ly settlers and miners coming to this area had different burial customs. The Italians and Yugoslavians used especially elaborate markers, with many of them still standing. Many of the graves seem to be above ground due to the placement of the curbings. These also had ornate fences and other means to keep the livestock from the graves. Most of the areas are cared for by either family members or or ganizations, except the veter ans and city cemetery which have perpetual care. A quiet evening and dinner were held at the motel in preparation for a busy Friday morning. The group visited Gilman, which consists of shops and cafes in older homes that had been redone. In the afternoon, the group visited the Boehm candy fac tory. They were given a tour of the buildings and grounds which consisted of a fountain dedicated to a friend and mountain climber of Boehm's who was also a mountain climber. In his youth, he skied from Austria to Switzerland for freedom from the army; later he migrated to the United States. A small chapel was built on the grounds for the family and is now used for small wed dings. The inside has paintings on the ceiling and imported marble statues from the old country. The group was shown how the candy is made, starting with pictures of the area where it is first grown and then im ported to other states. They were also shown many molds, like Easter bunnies, Santas, and chocolate roses. That evening, the group ate at "McGowens" and later went to the play, "The Quilters." Saturday also found the group busy again with a visit to musums and the historic depot. The depot is the project of the Historical Society and all res toration was done by volunteer labor and donations. TheH it was onto the Washington Din ner Train, where the group had lunch and a 3V2 hour scenic trip. The group enjoyed all of this from a dome-covered car which took the group through the valley. They saw several large businesses, including Boeing, and traveled over the longest wooden trestle in the North west, measuring 103 feet in height and 975 feet long. They also visited the Columbia Winery. Another point of in terest was Lake Washington. In honor of the moms on the trip, the travelers had Mother's Day brunch at Skamania Lodge en route home. Barbara Bloodsworth presented each mother with a violet corsage and they all enjoyed Ruth McCabe's caramel com treat on the way home. Door prizes were given during the three- day trip. The weather was cooperative most of the time and the rhodendrons were blooming all through the mountain areas. The travelers arrived home around 6 p.m. BMCC revamps auto, diesel programs Seeking to attract students in terested in national certifica tion, the Blue Mountain Com munity College (BMCC) auto body repair technology, auto motive technology, and diesel truck and heavy equipment technology programs are re vamping curriculum. Repre sentatives from the programs reported at the BMCC Board of Directors meeting that their in tent is to develop curriculum for all three programs which will eventually meet National Automotive Technology Educa tion Foundation (NATEF) standards. One of the first changes for all three programs will be a re quirement for a broader level of mathematics ability upon pro gram entry. Program instruc tors are expecting it to take two or more years to make all the changes necessary to fully align programs with NATEF. . i n i u mt i mi n i n mi m n i m m i m m m Q L-R Jennifer Thompson , Cory Rennetto. John Doherty and Siki Stdlivan sponsored by: WH^kTLMID — M M C * « WTI R m C y Happy 1 Danielle f Love, Mom & Dad > All Friends & Family are invited to an 8 0th Birthday Party for Dot Halvorsen Saturday, June 8 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Willows Grange Hall. Everyone is invited to a potluck to follow. The family requests no gifts, but would appreciate amusing or in teresting stories about Dot. T T T T T T T V r r i 1T T T T 1~WTTTTTTTTTTVBT T T T T T T 1 1 1 I T T T T lone 422-7410 t f 4» % » T r r r r T T T T T T r r r r r » i f Sheriffs Report Boardman ambulance to a resi dence on Kinkade for an infant with an illness. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Herm- iston; Morrow County deputy responded to the Irrigon annex for a disturbance report; Morrow County deputy responded to a reported acci dent on Patterson Ferry Road. The deputy was unable to locate; Morrow County deputy responded to a family distur bance in the Heppner area. May 21: Morrow County deputy began an investigation of child abuse at a Lexington residence; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Fossil am bulance to a residence on Highway 218 outside of Fossil for an adult male with an ill ness. The patient was life- flighted to Bend; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Fossil am bulance to the Mercantile Store for an adult male with an ill ness. No transport was made; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Condon ambulance to the Mini Mart on Main Street for an adult male with an illness. No transport was made; Morrow County deputy responded to take an animal; complaint in the Heppner area; Morrow County deputy responded to take a telephonic harassment complaint in the lone area; Morrow County deputy responded to take a theft report of a rototiller in the Boardman area; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Boardman Fire Dept, and ambulance for a reported vehicle rollover at milepost 170 westbound on 1-84. The call was canceled en route; Morrow County deputy responded to investigate a bogus 911 caller; Morrow County Sheriff's of fice dispatched the Heppner Fire Dept, to monitor creeks for heavy rainfall. May 22: Morrow County deputy responded to an Irrigon residence for an animal complaint. May 23: Morrow County depu ty began an investigation of criminal mischief at an Irrigon residence; Morrow County deputy responded to a call in the Lex ington area; Morrow County deputy responded to a motor vehicle accident on Highway 730. No injuries occurred; Morrow County deputy responded to California Street in Irrigon for a haystack on fire; Morrow County deputy responded to the Boardman area for a civil matter involving renters; Morrow County deputy responded to the Boardman area for a report of threatening messages left on an answering machine;
