Heppner Gazette- Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 14,1997 - NINE
with Theft III and released. Mar
tin Benitez-Rojas, 28, was cited
for Theft III, and Criminal Pos
session of a Forged Document;
MCSO received a report of an
abandoned new bom calf near
Homestead;
MCSO received a report of two
abandoned dogs in Irrigon;
MCSO received a report of a
vehicle broken into while the
owner was at his parents’ home
in Irrigon;
MCSO received a report o f
three juveniles who had allegedly
broken into a concession shack at
the Irrigon Marina;
MCSO dispatched to the
Boardman Police Dept, a report
of a rottweiler in a neighbor’s
yard.
May 1: MCSO dispatched to
the Boardman Police Dept, a re
port of loud trucks at the Nugget
Motel in Boardman;
MCSO received a report of a
screaming and cursing woman.
The woman said she was being
harassed. A M orrow County
deputy was unable to locate any
thing;
MCSO received a report of at
tempted arson at an Irrigon resi
dence. Someone had set fire to a
man’s porch;
MCSO dispatched to the
Boardman Police Dept, a report
of an alleged threat to a student
at Riverside High School;
MCSO dispatched to the
Boardman ambulance, Boardman
Police Dept., Oregon State Police
a report o f a single vehicle
rollover on 1-84 milepost 160,
eastbound;
MCSO received a report of a
driver hitting gravel at Boardman.
It turned out he was tired;
MCSO received a report of
truck speeding. A M orrow
County deputy was unable to lo
cate;
MCSO received a call from a
Portland woman who had left her
purse at a restaurant in Irrigon.
The purse was located at Mac-In-
Laws;
Morrow County deputy no
ticed a door open at the Morrow
County Road Shop in Lexington.
He checked and secured the build
ing;
M CSO dispatched to the
Boardman Police Dept, a report
of two males in a white pickup
who were upset because a busi
ness was closed in Boardman.
The males allegedly went behind
the building and urinated;
MCSO dispatched to the
Boardman Police Dept, a report
of juveniles loitering in a park
ing lot at Sentry Market in Board-
man;
MCSO received a report of a
juvenile missing from her home
in Irrigon. The juvenile was
picked up by a Stanfield Police
officer and returned to her par
ents.
May 2: MCSO dispatched to
the Boardman Police Dept, a re
port of dogs barking at a residence
in Boardman;
M CSO dispatched to the
Boardman Police Dept, a report
of a man collapsing on Kunze and
Main streets in Boardman. They
•were unable to locate the man;
MCSO received a report of
someone shooting and killing
ducks at a residence in Irrigon;
MCSO received a report of
vandalism at Sunridge Mobile
Homes in Irrigon;
MCSO dispatched to the Hepp
ner am bulance a report o f a
woman who had fallen at the St.
Patrick’s Senior Center;
MCSO received a report of an
abandoned vehicle in an alley
way in Lexington;
MCSO received a report of a
cabin broken into at B lake’s
Ranch. Thomas Hammon, 31,
was charged with alleged Bur
glary I, and Criminal Mischief II;
MCSO received a report of
kids throwing rocks at a residence
in Boardman;
MCSO dispatched to the
Boardman Police Dept, a report
of a woman who said she was run
off the road by a black low-rider;
MCSO received a report of a
starving dog. The report turned
out to be unfounded;
MCSO dispatched to the
Boardman Police Dept, a report
of puppies abandoned in Board-
man;
Morrow County deputy re
burglary at a residence in Board-
man. Oil was dumped all over the
garage floor;
MCSO dispatched to the Hepp-
Gang expert holds workshop
Jesus Villahermosa, a member
of
the Pierce County,
Washington, Sheriff s Office and
founder of Personal Awareness
Protection Training, Inc., spoke
to parents, public, school staff,
and law enforcement officers on
April 24 and 25 in Boardman.
The
workshops
provided
participants practical tips for
identifying gang activity.
Villahermosa recommended
that parents and officials watch
for signs of gang involvement,
such as youth adopting known
gang colors as part o f their
wardrobes
and
displaying
nicknames on clothing that may
also feature gang names,
symbols, terms or numbers.
H ow ever,
V illaherm osa
cautioned
about
making
generalizations
and
stereotyping
sponded to a report of a domestic
dispute at a home at Taggares kids because of their fashion
statements; saggy clothes alone
Farms in Boardman.
are not necessarily indicative of
May 3: MCSO dispatched to gang involvement, but "hanging
the Boardman Police Dept, a re with" known gang affected youth
port of checks taken from a ve and preoccupation with gang
hicle in Boardman;
behaviors are cause for concern,
MCSO dispatched to the he said.
Boardman Police Dept, a report
He suggested that parents
of a domestic dispute in Board- check out what their children are
man. Smokey Lee Hibbitts, 32, reading, writing and listening to,
was arrested for Assault IV Do and reminded parents that
mestic. Hibbitts was lodged at the younger family members are
heavily influenced by older
Umatilla County Jail;
MCSO received a report of a brothers and sisters.
Villahermosa
recommended
disabled motor home on a hill
prevention and early intervention
before Hardman;
whenever possible and said that a
MCSO received a report of a "team" approach is effective.
family dispute at a residence in Parents who are fearful that their
Heppner;
children are being pulled into
MCSO received a report from gang activity should contact
the Heppner Police Dept, that two someone with gang specific
juveniles were taken into custody training.
Most staffs at the
schools, behavioral clinics and
for assault;
MCSO received a report of a police or sheriff s offices have
cow in the road on Kunze Street members with gang training.
They can help parents verify
in Boardman;
MCSO received a report of a signs of gang involvement. At
loose horse with a saddle and no the end of Villahermosa's
presentation, parents were given
rider. The owner was located;
brochures that pictured gang
MCSO received a report of two symptoms and cited ways of
people arguing over a horse in diverting youth from gang
Boardm an. The dispute was involvement.
settled;
Training offered to staff
MCSO received a report of a members and law enforcement
car full of people drinking and Friday was "gang specific"
driving in Boardman.
May 4: MCSO received a re
port of someone attempting to get
into a residence in Boardman;
The H eppner E lem entary
MCSO received a report o f
someone attempting to get into an School Kindergarten through 12
apt. above the shop at Potlatch grade music program will be held
Monday, May 19, in the gym.
Fiber Farm in Boardman;
MCSO dispatched to the
The HES all school barbecue
Boardman Police Dept, a report will be held May 30 at 7 p.m.
of someone knocking all the mail
Heppner High School will
boxes down on the main drive of hold its spring sports dessert on
Thursday, May 22, at 7 p.m. and
Sunndge Terrace in Boardman;
MCSO received a report of a the annual senior breakfast put
violation of a restraining order in on by the juniors will be held
Thursday, May 29, at 6:45 a m.
Lexington;
MCSO dispatched to the Hepp at the school.
ner ambulance, and Pilot Rock
and Pendleton ambulances a re
port of a pregnant woman who
The Morrow County Creative
had fallen off a horse and was
dragged about 15’. The woman Arts and Crafts Club will meet at
was conscious and alert but felt Willow Lanes Bowling Alley in
Heppner, Thursday, May 22 at 1
she was having the baby. The p.m. for lunch. A meeting will
Heppner ambulance was can follow at 1:30 p.m.
celled as it was determined she
Items to be discussed include
was closer to other units;
MCSO received a report of a
person who refused to leave a
residence in Irrigon;
A meeting of the North Central
MCSO received a report of a Oregon Regional Strategies
Board will be held Thursday,
May 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Heppner Elks Lodge, 142
N. Main.
The agenda will include a
report on Morrow County
projects including the history
museum, potato processing water
monitoring and the 1RP; and
reports from the chair, staff,
MCEDD, OED, the Workforce
jCm. 1
Quality Council, Tourism Task
Force, Environmental Services
endorsing
"zero
tolerance"
policies toward gang activities.
Knowing how to recognize gang
presence
and
consistently
applying
zero
tolerance
consequences in schools and
communities discourage gangs
from establishing themselves,
according to Villahermosa. He
also stated that statistics suggest
that gangs are thriving in rural
areas because the gang presence
is not recognized in time for
small towns to make an effective
response.
Villahermosa
recommends that communities
work collaboratively to develop
legislation,
policies
and
procedures designed to anticipate
situations that may arise.
Schools and communities that
plan ahead typically reduce the
likelihood of an incident, and in
the event of one, they have a
response in readiness, Finally,
Villahermosa
emphasized
personal awareness and safety in
the schools, citing that aside
from gang issues and concerns,
many schools in this day and age
need to train staff for responding
to difficult, sometimes dangerous
situations.
"Parents, the public, school
staff
and
police
gave
Villahermosa 'two thumbs up,'"
reported Riverside High School
counselor,
Sharon
Barrick.
"People responding to surveys
following training were almost
totally unanimous in lauding
Villahermosa's expertise, level of
knowledge and ability to present
effectively. The workshop was
described
as
'excellent,
informative and worthwhile' by
people attending . Several said,
'Bring Villahermosa back; the
kids need to hear his message.'"
Villahermosa's visit was
sponsored
by
the
Gang
Intervention Task Force, part of
the Commission for Children and
Families in Morrow County.
Parents
interested
in the
brochures provided for the Gang
Awareness
Workshop may
contact Sharon Barrick at
Riverside High School. Copies
are also available at the Oregon
Trail Library.
End of year school program s held
The sixth-grade visit to the
high school will be held on
Tuesday, May 22, and the
following day a sixth-grade
parent meeting is scheduled at
the school.
lone High School's graduation
ceremonies will be Friday, May
30, at 7 p.m.; Heppner High
School's graduation will be
Saturday, May 31, at 7 p.m.; and
Riverside’s will be May 31 at 3
p.m.
M C Arts and Crafts Clu b to meet
the upcoming oil and watercolor
workshops and a bus trip to Mt.
St. Helens and vicinity. Ideas for
•a fair booth are needed.
Any interested persons are wel
come to attend.
Strategies board meeting slated
HflfVV 70th
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and thanks far the 95
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ner Police Dept, a report of sus
picious activity between the mo
tel and park in Heppner.
M orrow C ounty P arks
NOW OPEN!
Cutsforth Park and Anson Wright Memorial Park
F ull H ook -U ps for RV s - T ent S ites -- R estrooms
S howers - H andicapped R estrooms -- P layground
D ay U se A reas for P icnics , R ecreation ,
C lass and F amily R eunions
Volunteer Park Host Alw ays On Site
For More Information, call 541-989-9500
Task Force, Agriculture Task
rorce
and
Policies
and
Procedures Task Force.
H C C meets in Sept.
The Heppner Coordinating
Council will not meet during
June, July and August. The
I council will resume meetings in
September.
CA PECO plans
local meeting
CAPECO is sponsoring
meetings in each of its service
areas to identify and prioritize
the needs of low-income,
community members and to
develop programs which address
those needs.
The meetings
provide an opportunity for the
public to express their opinion on
program accessibility,, design
and outcomes, said a CAPECO
news release.
A meeting will be held in
Heppner at the Neighborhood
Center of South Morrow County,
441 N. Mam. on Tuesday, May
20, at 10:30 a.m.
Dept, of Ag. announces new locations
The Oregon Department of
Agriculture announces new
statewide locations for pesticide
applicator
and
pesticide
consultant
certification
examinations.
The location changes and
additions
are
effective
immediately with the exception
of one location which will be
added later. The new locations
are designed to increase the role
of community colleges in
administering the exams as well
as providing pesticide application
education in advance of the
testing
and
recertification
process,
said an Oregon
Department of Agriculture news
release.
The new locations are as
follows:
Central
Oregon
Community College in Bend;
Rogue Community College,
Grants
Pass;
Mt.
Hood
Community College, Gresham;
Oregon Institute of Technology,
Klamath Falls; Treasure Valley
Community College in Ontario;
Blue Mountain Community
College, Pendleton; Chemeketa
Community College, Salem;
Columbia Gorge Community
College, The Dalles.
Call 541-278-5930 to pre
register at BMCC.
Pre-registration is required to
take pesticide examinations at
the above locations. Walk-ins
are not accepted.
Photo
identification and social security
number is required. Persons
wishing to take an examination
must be able to identify specific
license type and exams required.
Pesticide examinations have
been offered in the past at ODA
branch offices around the state.
Commercial pesticide applicators
and consultants in Oregon are
required to be certified and
licensed
by
the
Oregon
Department of Agriculture.
For more information or help
in determining license types and
examinations needed, contact the
Oregon
Department
of
A g ricu ltu re's
Pesticide
Regulatory Unit at (503) 986-
4635.
B M C C Health Fair slated for May 16
The third annual Blue Mountain
Community College Health Fair
will be held Friday, May 16,
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4-7
p.m., in the McCrae Activity
Center on the BMCC campus in
Pendleton. The public is invited
to take part in the blood
screenings and other activities.
Anyone planning to participate
in the screenings must fast for
12 hours prior to having their
blood drawn. Water and usual
medications * are
okay.
Appointments are recommended.
Call
278-5896
for
an
appointment. The screenings
will be held in the McCrae
Activity Center Mezzanine from
8 a.m. to noon. The follow-up
session will be held Friday, May
23, at noon in the McCrae
Activity Center Mezzanine.
Other organizations that will be
represented at the Health Fair
include: CTUIR Tribal Health
Department, BMCC Health and
PE
Department,
BMCC
Associate
Degree
Nursing
Program, Hermiston Family Foot
Clinic, Amway Health Products
and Services, Full Circle Body
Work and Massage, Blue
Mountain Diagnostic Imaging,
Domestic Violence Services,
American Red Cross, and Lowfat
Life-Styles.
New to this year's fair are
fitness demonstrations which will
be held at the following times: 9
a.m, Power Weight Lifting; 10
a.m., Karate with Gregg Berlie;
11 a.m., Abdominal Toning; 12
noon, Step Aerobics, 4 p.m.,
Round-Up City Cloggers; 5 p.m.,
Jr. Jam dance groups; and 6 p.m.,
Dance Unlimited dance groups.
The opportunity to perform
CPR Challenges will be offered
from 4-7 p.m. This is an express
CPR recertification program.
For more information on the
Health
Fair
call
Martha
Yakovleff, Health and Physical
Education department
chair, at 541/278-5898.
Heppner bank included in sale
Gerald V. Brown, president and
chief executive officer of
Klamath First Bancorp Inc. and
its subsidiary, Klamath First
Federal Savings &
Loan
Association, has announced that
the association has received
conditional approval to acquire
25 branch offices of Wells Fargo
Bank.
The offices, located in rural
communities throughout the state
of Oregon, include branches in
Heppner, Hermiston, Condon,
Fossil, Pilot Rock, John Day,
Enterprise, Union, Moro, Prairie
City, Nyssa, Bums, Garibaldi,
Yamhill, Carlton, Scio, Monroe,
Coquille, Port Orford, Gold
Beach,
Brookings,
Riddle,
Oakndge, Lakeview and Merrill.
According to Brown, the bank
intends to close the transaction
on July 18.
The association currently
operates eight offices in central
and southern Oregon. Assets as
of March 31, 1997 were $684
million, said the bank.
Headstart now recruiting families
Headstart, a comprehensive children with disabilities.
To be eligible for Headstart,
program for families of three and
families
must
meet
the
four-year-old children, funded by
federal
income
state and federal grants, is following:
recruiting families for 1997-98 guidelines; the child must be
three or four age on or before
Headstart program.
The
program
offers September 1
A Headstart recruitment
comprehensive services which
include
education,
health, orientation in the community will
nutrition, social service and be held in the community. For
parent involvement. In addition, more information call 278-0770
assistance
is provided to in Pendleton or 676-9150 in
Heppner.
Physical therapy now at Boardman clinic
The Morrow County Health
District has begun offering
outpatient physical therapy
services at the Boardman
Medical Clinic, 203 Kinkade Rd.
A licensed physical therapist
and a massage technician will
offer traditional forms of
treatment, including: hot and
cold packs, ultrasound, massage,
""phonophoresis"",
electrical
stimulation, iontophoresis, joint
Kindergarten visit
set May 21 at lone
Kindergarten visitation day for
children who will be five years
old by September 1, 1997, will
be held at the lone Elementary
School on Wednesday, May 21,
from 9:45 to noon.
Students are invited to visit
school and eat in the cafeteria
that day.
Parents may also
register their child at this time.
They are asked to bring proof of
birth date, social security number
and record of immunization.
For more information call the
lone Elementary School at 422-
7555.
mobilization and exercise.,
Services will be available
Tuesday and Friday mornings.
The district says it intends to
increase hours as demand and
staffing permit.
For more information or to
make an appointment, call (541)
481-2267.