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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesdey, August 14, 1996 - FIVE
Sheriff» Report
The Morrow County Sheriff's
office in Heppner reports
dispatching the following
business during the past week:
Aug. 6: Morrow County
deputy responded to the Irri-
gon area for a disturbance;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the Lexington
area for an animal problem;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the Wagon Wheel
Addition in Irrigon for a sus
picious person;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the Wagon Wheel
Addition in Irrigon for a fami
ly disturbance;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Spray Am
bulance to Service Creek for an
adult female with an unknown
injury. No transport was made;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the Irrigon area
for a reported burglary. Fur
niture of unknown value was
taken;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Spray am
bulance to a residence on
Kahler Basin for a male with an
unknown injury. No transport
was made;
Morrow County deputy
responded to assist the Oregon
State Police with a report of an
intoxicated pedestrian. The
OSP located the pedestrian;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Boardman
Fire Dept, for a smoke investi
gation in the West Glen area.
They were unable to locate the
source;
Morrow County deputy
responded to an Irrigon resi
dence for a family disturbance.
The problem was resolved;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Boardman
Emergency Medical Techni
cians and Fire Dept, for a report
of a motor vehicle accident on
1-84 milepost 177. The call was
canceled en route.
Aug. 7: Morrow County
deputy responded to Oregon
Street, Irrigon, to recover a
stolen vehicle;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Heppner
Fire Dept, to a fire on Bell
Canyon;
Morrow County deputy took
a report of a theft from Lex
ington;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Fossil am
bulance to the Fossil Grade
School for a person with a
broken ankle. The patient was
transported to St. Charles
Hospital in Bend;
Morrow County deputy
responded to West Glen,
Boardman, for a report of illegal
burning.
Aug, 8: Morrow County
Sheriff's office dispatched the
Spray ambulance to a residence
in Spray for a 72-year-old
female with an unknown ill
ness. The patient was airlifted
to Bend;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Condon Fire
Dept, to a fire at the landfill;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Boardman
ambulance to 1-84 eastbound
milepost 151 for a person who
refused medical attention;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the Irrigon area
for a report of vandalism to
some shrubs and drip water
system;
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Morrow County deputy
responded to Irrigon for a sus
picious juvenile problem;
Morrow County deputy
responded to Wilson Road,
Boardman, for an alarm. It was
a false alarm;
Morrow County deputy took
a report of a traffic problem in
Irrigon.
Aug. 9: Morrow County
deputy assisted the Boardman
Police Dept, with an arrest of
a drunk driver;
Morrow County deputy res
ponded to a report of a domes
tic assault in progress in Irri
gon. Jose Jaime Lira Carmona,
31, of Irrigon, was arrested for
Assault IV Domestic. Carmona
was lodged at the Umatilla
County Sheriff's office jail;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Arlington
ambulance to a residence on
Cedar Spring Road for a
20-year-old male with an un
known illness. The patient was
transported to Mid-Columbia
Medical Center in The Dalles;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the Irrigon area
for a traffic problem;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the lone area for
a report of a theft of gasoline on
Baseline Road;
Morrow County deputy
assisted a citizen at the High
way 730 and Bombing Range
road junction;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the lone Fire
Dept, to a residence on Goose
berry Road. The fire was ex
tinguished;
Morrow County deputy
assisted a citizen by giving him
a ride to Irrigon;
Morrow County deputy
responded to a residence in Ir
rigon for a family disturbance.
It was resolved.
Aug. 10: Morrow County
deputy responded to assist the
Boardman Police Dept, with a
building search at Riverside
High School. They were unable
to locate anything;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Boardman
ambulance and Fire Dept, and
a Morrow County deputy
responded to a one vehicle roll
over on 1-84 milepost 166. No
transport was made;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Fossil am
bulance to 7th Street, Fossil, for
a child with an illness. No
transport was made;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Fossil PA to
respond to the clinic for a
female with an injury. No
transport was made;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the Umatilla Fish
and Wildlife Refuge, Patterson
Ferry, Irrigon, for a report of
vandalism;
Morrow County deputy ar
rested Richard J. Mills, 42, Her-
miston, for Burglary I and
Assault on a Public Safety Of
ficer. Mills was lodged at the
Umatilla County Jail;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Spray and
Fossil Fire Depts. and am
bulances to assist the Oregon
State Forestry Dept, with a
forest fire;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the Irrigon area to
assist the Irrigon Fire Dept., if
needed, for a structure fire;
Morrow County deputy
responded to a traffic hazard
one mile west of Boardman on
1-84.
Aug. 11: Morrow County
Sheriff's office dispatched the
Fossil ambulance to the Asher
Clinic for a patient transport.
The patient was transported to
the Madras Hospital-
Morrow County sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Condon
ambulance to standby for the
Forest Service and respond to
the Fossil area if needed;
Morrow County deputy ar
rested Rocky John Rodriguez,
29, on a warrant out of the Mor
row County Sheriff's office for
Criminal Trespass II. Rodriguez
was released on his own recog
nizance with a court date;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice paged to Spray ambulance
to Service Creek for a female
with an illness. No transport
was made;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the lone Fire
Dept, to a field fire at the
Harvey Smith Ranch on Ridge
Road. The Heppner Fire Dept,
was also dispatched to provide
mutual aid;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the Fish Hatchery
Road, Irrigon, for a report of a
suspicious vehicle. The depu
ty was unable to locate;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the on-ramp to
1-84 Boardman for a disabled
vehicle;
Morrow County deputy
responded to a residence on
Wilson Road for an animal
problem.
Aug. 12: Morrow County
deputy responded to assist the
Boardman Police Dept, with a
disturbance at Lamb-Weston;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Arlington
Fire Dept, for a vehicle on 1-84
westbound milepost 141. The
vehicle was lost;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Heppner
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ambulance to Kinzua Mill for
an adult male with an injury.
The patient was transported to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner;
Morrow County deputy be
gan an investigation of a bur
glary at an lone residence;
Morrow County deputy
responded to Western Empire
in Irrigon for a theft report of
four CB radios and gasoline;
Morrow County Sheriff's of
fice dispatched the Boardman
ambulance to Willowfork Drive
for a male with an illness. The
patient was transported to
Good Shepherd Community
Hospital in Hermiston;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the Irrigon area
for a neighborhood dispute;
Morrow County deputy
responded to the In-igon area
for a neighborhood problem.
DeSpains to
celebrate 50th
anniversary
Bob and Aloha DeSpain,
Heppner, will celebrate their
50th wedding anniversary with
an open house reception on
Saturday, Aug. 24, from 2-5
p.m. at All Saints Episcopal
Church in Heppner. Everyone
is invited to attend.
The DeSpains were married
Aug. 21, 1946, in Lewiston,
Idaho, after Bob returned from
three years in the Navy Arm
ed Guard.
The couple lived in Pendle
ton for two years while Bob
worked as a logger, and then
they moved to lone, where Bob
worked for Gordon White and
Paul Pettyjohn on oil plants. In
1956, Bob began working as a
custodian at the lone Schools.
In 1962, the DeSpains bought
the Franz Bread and Blue Bell
distributorships and moved to
Arlington. In 1970, they bought
Heppner Auto Parts and mov
ed to Heppner. Bob retired in
1988, but is working now with
the Youth Conservation Corps
through the U.S. Forest Ser
vice.
Aloha worked as bookkeeper
at the businesses they owned.
The DeSpains have three
children: Robert Lee and his
wife, Jean Marie, of Veneta;
Chris and his wife, Louie, and
children, of St. Helens; and
Merry Brannon and her hus
band, Russell, and son, of
Heppner. The DeSpains also
raised a niece, Kathy Simpson,
who "evolved into a daugh
ter.” She lives in Pendleton.
The couple have six grand
children.
The DeSpains both enjoy be
ing in the countains and play
ing bridge. A lot of their spare
time now involves their church,
All Saints Episcopal.
Hunter's
Education
class slated
A hunter education course
has been scheduled for the
Heppner area. The course will
be given on Aug. 20-22, 27-29,
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the
Forest Service office in Hepp
ner.
As a general rule, all six ses
sions should be attended for
the student to pass.
In addition to learning safe
hunting techniques, students
taking this class will learn pro
per hunter ethics, basic wildlife
management and outdoor
skills. The course is required for
all hunters younger than 18 in
Oregon, unless they hunt on
their own property.
Anyone interested should
register by calling Russ Morgan
at 676-5230, days, or 676-5882,
evenings. There is no fee for
the course.
Cooks can win
big at the fair
Morrow County cooks will
win cash, clothing, kitchen
ware and product premiums
from Oregon producers from
1996 Oregon's Best competi
tions at the Morrow County
Fair, opening Wednesday,
Aug. 14 in Heppner, according
to a news release from the Agri-
Business Council of Oregon
(ABCO). The third annual com
petition, sponsored by ABCO,
"honors kitchen experts for ex
cellence using Oregon pro
ducts."
All-new competition catego
ries include appetizers, child
ren's sandwich making and a
county-wide watermelon seed
spitting event.
Oregon Bread is sponsoring
kid's own sandwiches. For the
competitor, 15 or younger, us
ing the most Oregon products
in a sandwich, the award is a
19% Oregon Bread backpack.
Herm iston
Watermelon
Growers will serve up slices of
melon as part of their first an
nual Morrow County Fair
watermelon seed spitting com
petition, open to everyone.
Other contests and first place
awards include:
Breads-Bob's Red Mill Natur
al Foods, $25 plus two five
pound bags of Red Mill Flour
and a cap; Nor'Wester Brewing
Co. Beer Bread, four 16 ounce
Nor'Wester glasses and a tee
shirt; Hurst's Berry Farm for
Hurst's Blueberry Muffins, a
Hurst's Blueberry tee shirt and
hat; Santiam for Pumpkin
Dessert Muffins, first place
county fair winner apron, re
usable cotton grocery bag and
ceramic kitchen trivet; Tilla
mook Cheese Crackers, five
pack of 10 ounce Tillamook
Cheese Snack Bars.
Cookies-Gold 'n Soft Mar
garine for drop cookies, a Gold
'n Soft great chef apron,
universal measuring cup and
five coupons for free product;
Walls Berry Preserves for filled
cookies, 12 pack Walls Berry
Farm Preserves; Oregon Fruit
Products, for pastry turnovers,
a set of four Oregon Fruit cof
fee mugs.
Pickles-Steinfeld's for the
Best Pickle in the County,
Steinfeld's Gift Pack of six 16
ounce assorted pickles and a
Steinfeld's cap; Hermiston
Watermelon Growers, for
watermelon pickles, a 1996
Hermiston Watermelon red tee
shirt.
For competition rules and a
list of prizes, contact the Mor
row County Fair office.
BEO helps
sponsor
workshops
Six hundred students leaders
from around the state recently
attended the Oregon Associa
tion of Student Councils Sum
mer Leadership Workshops,
with the help of the Indepen
dent Community Banks of
Oregon (ICBO).
The two high school work
shops, held at Willamette Uni
versity in Salem, offered ses
sions on com m unication,
organization and time manage
ment, goal setting and project
planning.
The middle school camp,
held at Aldersgate Conference
Center in Turner, offered
young leaders an opportunity
to learn new leadership skills
through activity-based’ ses
sions.
Bank of Eastern Oregon, a
member of ICBO, helped co
sponsor the workshops. This is
the fifth year ICBO has co
sponsored the camps, which
have provided students leader
ship training for over 20 years.
Drug A Alcohol Froc
Teenage Dane«
sponsored by
Oregon Together
music by
Action Entertainment
MITI
$1.00 Admission
District to hire interim HHS principal
By April Hilton-Syk#*
Morrow County School
Superintendent Chuck Starr
and the school board recogniz
ed Heppner High School Prin
cipal Steve Dickenson for his
"seven years of service to the
district". Dickenson has ac
cepted a position as principal
and superintendent in the Col
ton school district which is near
Molalla.
Starr and the board said that
they planned to hire a principal
at HHS on a one-year interim
basis.
The board approved employ
ment of a music teacher at
Heppner and lone schools.
Elizabeth Slottee was hired as
a probationary music teacher.
The board also approved
employment of Glenn Zollner
for a probationary contract to
teach vocational agriculture and
an extra duty contract to serve
as FFA advisor at HHS; Mark
Bird for a probationary contract
to teach business education at
lone High School; Helen-Marie
Marshall, a probationary con
tract to teach science at lone;
Shawn Kempas, a temporary
contract to teach skill science
and daily living classes at
Heppner High School; Barbara
Stefani-Peterson for an extra
duty contract to serve as assis
tant volleyball coach at Hepp
ner Junior High.
In other business, the board:
-heard updates on the bond
issue construction and techno
logy projects;
-heard that the legislature ap
proved an increase in substitute
pay to $103.55 a day for short
term substitutes and $119.60 a
day for long term substitutes.
-approved bids for Columbia
Middle School (CMS) for
asphalt paving from Blue
Mountain Paving, Hermiston,
for $9,500 for the driveway and
$12,315 for the parking lot; for
Sam Boardman Elementary
(SBE) from Sports Technology
Group, Freeland, WA, for
$51,884 for the SBE gym floor
replacement; for bread for
county schools from Adams
Distributing, Heppner, for 79
cents a loaf. Snyder Bakery,
Spokane, bid $1.52 a loaf for
north end schools only and
Gene's Foods, Walla Walla,
declined to bid; for milk for
lone schools from lone Market
at 23 cents a half pint for 3.8
percent milk (regular homogen
ized), 21 cents for two percent
and 23 cents for chocolate/skim
milk, for Heppner schools from
Central Market for 21 cents,
18.5 cents and 21 cents respec
tively, and for north end
schools from Daisy Dairy H,
Hermiston, for 21, 18.9 and
18.7 cents. Milk cost to students
is 25 cents a carton;
-heard a food service report
from Shirley Landauer. Food
service received $445,178 in
revenues and expended
$457,745, with a $12,567 trans
fer required. Landauer report
ed that the district encountered
$14,198 in unexpected ex-
penses, including $6,666 for a
dishwasher at CMS, $3,870 in
benefits for the district courier
and $3,662 for an additional
three-hour assistant cook for
CMS. She said that the district
served an average of 47 more
meals per day that in 1994-95.
She also said that the district
has been granted a two-year
waiver from implementing new
federal guidelines;
-approved employment for
Maryanne Anthony, education
assistant and laundry person at
Riverside High School (RHS);
Anastacio Garza, three-Vi hour
custodian at SBE; Jill Patten,
probationary contract to teach
language arts and social studies
at CMS and extra duty contract
as assistant CMS volleyball
coach; Brooke Chamberlain,
probationary contract to teach
special education at SBE; Israel
Ganvoa, extra duty contract to
serve as assistant volleyball
coach at RHS.
-accepted resignations from:
Marge Bertelson, from ed assis
tant position and extra duty
positions at CMS; Laura Com
bes, extra duty position at RHS.
-approved retirement for
Jeanne Creamer, secretary of
CMS.
A district-wide inservice day
will be held Wednesday, Aug.
28, at 8:30 a.m. at RHS.
Building inservice will be held
Thursday, Aug. 29 and teacher
workday will be Friday, Aug.
30. The first day of school will
be Tuesday, Sept. 3, following
the Sept. 2 Labor Day holiday.
The next regular meeting will
be held at the district office in
Lexington Monday, Sept. 9, at
7:30 p.m.
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Weather Report
________ By City of Heppner________
For the month of July
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Gardening questions? C o l the Extension Office at
6 7 6 -9 6 4 2 to be refered to a m aster gardener.
Governor Proclamé Aug. 1 l-l 7 Oregon Matter Gardener Week
Oregon’s Master Gardeners have arrived in the spotlight. In
recognition of 20 years of Master Gardener volunteer service help
ing Oregonians learn more about gardening, Oregon Gov. John
Kitzhaber has proclaimed the week of Aug. 11-17 "Master
Gardener Week.”
The proclamation noted that Master Gardener volunteers gave
90,000 hours of their time during 1995 in 26 Oregon counties
to "directly assist, counsel and advise Oregon gardeners”
this contribution calls for recognition of Master Gardener
volunteers by the communities they serve and all Oregon citizens.
Master Gardeners are graduates of the OSU Extension Service
Master Gardener Program. They volunteer to help Extension
agents answer home gardening questions from the public in ex
change for classroom instruction on home horticulture presented
by OSU faculty.
“This proclamation by Oregon’s governor is high praise for all
Master Gardeners and indicative of the hard work they’ve been
doing in helping Oregon gardeners over the past two decades,”
said Ray McNeilan, home horticulturist with the OSU Extension
Service and state coordinator of the OSU Extension Master
Gardener Program.
Oregon's Master Gardener Program has grown dramatically
since it began in the state in 1976.
"The program started with just a handful of volunteers back
then,” said McNeilan. "This year we had 3,000 Master Gardeners
representing counties all over the state.”
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