Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon W ednesday, September 24,1997 - T H R E E
Sheriff's Report
MCSO deputies and Oregon
State Police responded to a
residence for a report of a man
threatening to kill his wife. The
man was in the living room in a
chair with two handguns. Three
children, 12, 8, and 6 were asleep
in the bedroom of the residence.
MCSO arrested Douglas Alan
Bemus, 33, for menacing and
pointing a firearm at another. He
was lodged at the UCSO jail.
MSCO received a report of a
dog barking in Imgon.
To Boardman Police Dept., a
report of neighbors butchering
pigs, which stunk.
MCSO received a report of a
man driving drunk toward
Heppner or Hermiston.
To Boardman Police Dept, a
report of an employee at the BP
station in Boardman who had
burned a hand. The employee
was transported by private
vehicle to Good Shepherd
Community
Hospital
in
Hermiston.
To Boardman Police Dept., a
report of juveniles riding a four-
wheeler in Boardman without
t
helmets.
MCSO received a report from
a man in Boardman who said his
wife had taken their car and he
wanted to press charges against
her. The couple had had an
argument and the wife left.
To Boardman Police Dept., a
report of an older boy picking on
a younger one in Boardman. The
boys were friends, but the
situation got out of hand.
To Heppner Police Dept., a
report from a man in Heppner
who said his ex-wife took his
property.
To Boardman Police Dept., a
report of cameras found at a
residence in Boardman.
The Morrow County Sheriffs
office (MCSO) received and
responded to the following calls
or referred them to another
agency during the past two
weeks:
Sept. 15- MCSO received a
report of a .243 rifle and a .45
revolver were stolen from a
residence in lone.
MCSO received a report of a
boy brandishing a hand gun at
kids in Irrigon.
MCSO received a report of
people using drugs in front of
their daughter in Irrigon.
September 25, Thursday
Harry Hartley, DDGER, visitation. Spaghetti dinner
at 6 p.m. Come out and support your Grand Lodge
representative and lodge!
September 27, Saturday
State Vice President Jack Laurence visitation. Baron
of beef dinner with all the trimmings at 6 p.m. Every
one is invited.
October 2, Thursday
HUNTER’S NIGHT DINNER, with prizes galore! BBQ
ribs at 6 p.m.
October 3, Friday
Hunter Breakfast with ham, eggs, hotcakes, juice,
etc. All You Can Eat, $6.00. From Friday at 4 p.m. until
Saturday at 10 a.m. Ladies Elks Bake Sale at 4 p.m.
Bingo every Wednesday, starting at 7 p.m.
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lone
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Boardman Police Department
received a report of a motor
vehicle accident in Boardman. A
vehicle had hit the steam pipe
line the Port of Morrow is
installing. James A. Boyd, 64,
was cited for dnving while
suspended.
His vehicle was
towed.
Sept. 16- MCSO received a
request for a Heppner ambulance
for a person with either the flu or
food poisoning.
MCSO receive a report o f a
person in a maroon mazda PU
snagging fish at a fish hatchery.
Oregon State Police reported a
dog biting two kids in Irrigon.
They tied the dog up.
MCSO received a report of a
shop and motor home in Irrigon
being burglarized the previous
night.
MCSO received a report of
items being stolen from a boat at
the Imgon Manna.
MCSO received a request for a
deputy to interview an abuse case
in Imgon.
Heppner Police Department
received a report of a suspicious
male hiding when cars went by
on
the
Heppner-Condon
Highway.
Boardman Police Department
responded to a report of an adult
male dressed in karate attire with
a big knife strapped to his leg in
Boardman.
The man was
reported to follow women into
the women's restroom and was
harassing travelers, sitting on the
roof of the bathrooms, talking to
himself and acting strange.
Heppner Police Department
received a report of a car that
swerved to avoid a dog.
The
car got stuck in a sewer ditch in
front of Heppner City Park.
MCSO received a report of
lights flashing on and off at the
new apartment in Irrigon. The
power had gone off and had
come back on.
Sept. 17- Boardman Police
Department received a report of
a trespasser on property at
Coyote Springs/Port of Morrow.
The man was caught in a high
power room, then fled.
MCSO received a report of a
person driving up and down third
street in lone, going very fast.
To Boardman ambulance, a
report of a women who had
fallen at the Dodge City Inn
parking lot and was bleeding
form the head and was unable to
get up.
MCSO received a report of a
person going to a residence
supposedly with information on a
homicide two years ago.
MCSO received a report of
black cows on the highway north
of lone.
MCSO received a report of a
car hitting a steer in the road four
miles up Willow Creek.
MCSO received a report of
cows out on Highway 74
northwest of lone.
MCSO received a report of
dogs barking for hours in Irrigon.
Sept. 18- MCSO received a
request for a welfare check on a
man who is mentally ill and is
living in Irrigon. The man's
mother thinks he may have been
abused.
MCSO received a report of a
vehicle parked on property that
had windows broken out.
MCSO received a report of
five bad checks written at
Vickie's Video in Imgon.
MCSO responded to a report
of domestic dispute in progress
at the Country Garden Estates.
Oregon Police Department
received a report of a drive off at
BP in Boardman for $50. The
drivers were elderly.
MCSO received a report of a
female shoplifter at Kegler's
Sentry Market in Boardman.
MCSO responded to a report
of custodial interference in
Irrigon.
MCSO received a report of
several items missing from a
garage in Imgon, including:
computer, printer, and furniture.
The garage had been locked up.
A rlington
am bulance,
Arlington Fire Department,
Boardman Ambulance, MCSO
and the Oregon State Police
responded to a rollover at 1-84
west bound 151. A female was
hurt with several children. Three
were transported to GSH in
Hermiston.
MCSO received a report of a
suspicious pickup in another
person's driveway in Imgon.
MCSO received a report of
loud
music
at
Wagon
WheelLloop in Irrigon.
Sept. 19- Boardman Police
Department received a report of
a black Mazda driving erratically
and driving another vehicle off
the road.
MCSO received a report of
children out in the road on Miller
Road in Boardman.
MCSO received a request
for a welfare check on a man in
Irrigon who was reported to be
depressed and didn't show up for
work.
MCSO received a report of
cows out on Highway 730 near
Country Garden Estates.
MCSO received a report of a
car with "Emergency 911" on the
rear, speeding through the
parking lot at Brown's Auto
Truck stop.
MCSO received a report of a
vehicle partially in a ditch a forth
of a mile north of potato sheds on
Bombing Range Road.
MCSO received a report of a
rollover on 1-84 west bound mile
post 172. There were no injuries.
MCSO received a report of a
wrong way driver going west
bound in the east bound lane on
1-84 mile post 168.
MCSO received a report of a
non-injury accident at an
intersection at Front and Arcade
in
Lexington.
Anthony
Colmenero, 35, was cited for
failure to obey a stop sign.
Sept. 20- Boardman Police
Department received a report of
a loud party at Dodge City Motel
in Boardman.
MCSO received a report of a
temporary employee at Cascade
Specialties in Boardman who
was fired for doing drugs in the
bathroom. The man left on foot
after throwing rocks
and
breaking a window.
Boardman Police Department
received a report of a person who
didn't return a carpet cleaner
from Sentry
Market
in
Boardman.
Oregon State Police received a
report of a Ford Probe driven by
a man who had shot his wife.
The woman was pronounced
dead on arrival. OSP located and
pursued him. He was caught
without incident near Idaho.
MCSO received a report of a
woman screaming and shouting
along Columbia Lane.
Sept. 21- Boardman Police
Department received a report of
a red Dodge Charger parked at
Boardman BP all day with the
keys in it.
Boardman Police Department
received a report of a verbal
domestic dispute at the Outback
Apartments in Boardman.
MCSO received a report of a
suspicious activity (drugs) in
Irrigon.
MCSO received a report of
suspicious vehicles on California
street in Irrigon. Someone had
left a garbage sack full of beer
cans on the porch of a residence.
Heppner Police Department
received a report of someone
burning in barrels on Chase street
and the grass caught on fire with
no one attending to it.
MCSO received a report o f a
woman afraid to return home to
stop her boyfriend from throwing
her clothes outside at Irrigon
Mobile Park.
Oregon State Police received a
report of a vehicle in the ditch
four miles on Highway 74
between Pilot Rock and Heppner.
MCSO received a report of a
vehicle on 1-84 west bound mile
post 142.5 losing control and
going into a ditch.
Oregon State Police received a
report of a car weaving in and
out of lone on 1-84 east bound.
MCSO received a report from
an 11 year old that her mom and
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a man were fighting.
No
weapons were reported. The
mother said that her hair was
pulled but that it didn't hurt. The
man left on foot.
MCSO received a report of a
semi with the driver possibly
drunk on eastbound 1-84 mile
post 122. The semi was not
found
Boardman Police Department
received a report of a noisy
upstairs neighbor at the Outback
Apartments in Boardman.
MCSO received a report o f a
suspicious person in Imgon.
Boy had told a girl he had shot
someone in Imgon and that he
wasn't sure if anyone had found
the body yet.
Heppner Police Department
received a report of a cat stuck
under a kitchen sink at a
residence in Heppner.
Boardman Police Department
received a report of a non-injury
motor vehicle accident at Sam-
Boardman
Elementary
in
Boardman.
lone Site Council holds meeting
The first meeting of the lone
Site Council (ISC) was held on
Sept. 17. Chair Maureen Krebs
welcomed new parent represen
tatives Arlynda Gates and John
Collin.
Officers for 1997-98 were
elected by consensus. Chairper
son is Maureen Krebs; vice-chair,
Steve Schaber; secretary, Charity
McElligott; and reporter, Jeri
McElligott.
A code o f conduct was dis
cussed for site council. It was
agreed there have not been any
problems within the group, al
though the site council newslet
ter recommends that every coun
cil have a code of conduct. Helen
Marshall will research into what
other site councils are doing and
report back at the next meeting.
Steve Schaber state the Posi
tive School Action Committee
has not formed yet this year. The
council suggested finding a bet
ter way to select students of the
month. Principal Dick Allen and
Schaber will survey students in
grades 6-12 to see how they feel
about the committee. The coun
cil asked Allen to fully explain the
committee to students before con
ducting the survey. It was noted
two staff members who were ad
visors to the group are no longer
at lone.
Betty Reitmann was selected
teacher of the year by the Asso
ciation of Oregon Industries and
will be honored at a banquet in
Portland at the Benson Hotel.
Jessica Krebs was selected as
a student apprentice for the 4-H
career exploration program in the
food-service industry. She spent
10 days in Washington D.C. as a
counselor for the group.
Allen will discuss the results of
last spring’s assessment tests to
the students and send the results
to parents. The results showed 86
percent of students in third grade,
64 percent in fifth grade, 50 per
cent in eighth grade and 75 per
cent in 10th grade met or ex-
ceeded standards in reading and
literature. In math, m ultiple
choice, 50 percent of students in
third grade, 55 percent in fifth
grade, 50 percent in eighth grade
and 38 percent in 10th grade met
or exceeded standards. In the
open-ended math test, 55 percent
of students in fifth grade, no stu
dents in eighth grade and 50 per
cent of 10th grade met the stan
dards. It was noted that 10th grad
ers scored “exceedingly high” in
math on the SAT test.
Reitmann said that because stu
dents in grades K, one and two
will not be formally tested, the
primary teachers in the district are
meeting to discuss creating port
folio evaluations of students.
Allen said that on the week of
Sept. 29, students in grades 3-10
will be level tested. In the spring,
each student will be retested, with
academic growth expected. Re
sults will be shared with parents.
This year students will also be
given state writing tests, state as
sessm ent tests and Stanford
Achievement Tests in grades
four, six and eight.
The October in-service for
teachers will include the oppor
tunity to leam more about the use
o f the computer. Teachers in
grades 5-12 have the “Grade Ma
chine Program” now available.
Gary Hunt was appointed new
National Honor Society advisor.
Allen will discuss the future of the
club with him and report back at
the next meeting.
The yearbook advisor is now
an extra-duty contract position.
Mark Bird is organizing this
group which will meet after
school. Allen will report back to
the council questions the group
had about funding for the year
book and why the elementary
grades were omitted.
It was agreed to continue to
subscribe to “The Communique,”
an Oregon site council newslet
ter.
The next meeting of the ISC
will be Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Rietmann honored by AO I
Betty Rietmann, lone
Elementary
kindergarten/first
grade teacher has been chosen as
a 1997 Associated Oregon
Industries (AOI) Foundation,
Oregon Education Excellence
Award winner. She is one of 20
teachers in Oregon to receive this
recognition.
Foundation criteria for this
award is based on student
a c h ie v e m e n t,
s tu d e n t
attendance/participation, extra
curricular activities, parental
communication and involvement
and classroom activities.
Rietmann attended the awards
banquet at the Benson Hotel in
Portland on September 18.
Master of ceremonies for the
evening was Oregon Attorney
General Hardy Meyers. Portland
Mayor Vera Katz was keynote
speaker.
One of the goals of the AOI
Foundation is to recognize
outstanding teachers in the state
and to encourage them in the
pursuit
of excellence
in
education.
Rietmann was
particularly
recognized
for
striving to provide the best
learning environment for each
child in her primary classroom so
all will experience success in
academic
and
personal
development,
said
a
spokesperson.
Each winner receives a
specially designed crystal award
and a check for $1,000. They
also received congratulations
from Oregon Governor John
Kitzhaber and a letter of
congratulations from President
Bill Clinton.
Industries is the local area
which support the Foundation are
Pendleton Grain Growers and
Columbia Bus Company.
Meg Murray of Murray Drug
nominated Rietmann for the
award. Others from the lone area
attending the awards banquet as
special guests were lone School
Principal Dick Allen, Morrow
County School Superintendent
Chuck Starr, Deena Starr and
John and Kerry Rietmann.
Cub Scouts plan school scouting night
The Heppner Cub Scout Troop
#661 will hold their annual
"School Night for Scouting" this
Thursday, September 25, at 7
p.m. in the Heppner Elementary
School cafeteria.
The meeting provides
orientation material for any boys
interested in joining Cub Scouts.
Cub Scouting is open to all boys
in first through fifth grade.
"If your son is interested in
becoming a Cub Scout, this
meeting
is
the
perfect
opportunity for you to attend to
leam more about the scouting
program and meet with the
current Cub Scouts and their
families,"
said
a Scout
spokesperson.
A representative from the
Oregon Trail Boy Scout Council
will conduct the orientation.
The local troop is also in need
of adult leaders for various
positions. This meeting will also
provide information for anyone
interested in becoming a Cub
Scout leader.
"This orientation will be more
than your average run-of-the-mill
meeting," said the spokesperson.
"It promises to be fiin and
informative."
For more information, call
Kelly Memll at 676-9136, Shelli
Bntt, 676-5478, or Sandra Van
Liew, 676-5050.