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VOL. 117
NO. 21
8 Pages
Wednesday, May 27,1998
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Men arrested for poaching antelope
Three Irrigon men have been
arrested for poaching an antelope
in the Heppner area. U.S. Forest
Service
Law
Enforcement
Officer Bob Wolfe and Oregon
State Police Troopers Jeff
Williams and Dave Rzewnicki,
Fish and Wildlife Division,
Heppner, arrested Paul William
Hays, 25, Allen Keith Tompkins,
35, and Shane I. Gonzales, 29, all
Irrigon, in connection with the
incident.
All three were arrested for
taking an antelope during closed
season. Hays was also arrested
on a felony warrant, Tompkins
on two misdemeanor warrants
and Gonzales was also arrested
for possession of a firearm by a
felon.
Officer Wolfe first received a
call from Rzewnicki that two
men were dragging a freshly
killed antelope about two miles
up Willow Creek Road above
Willow Creek Dam. Rzewnicki
Poached antelope
credits a tip from a private
citizen in obtaining the arrest.
Wolfe contacted Williams, who
at the time was around 30 miles
By Nova Rietmann
out of Ukiah.
As the lone United Church of
Wolfe said that he followed a
hunch after receiving the call and Christ's 36 annual auction
assumed the men would head approaches, members o f the
toward the national forest. His community are donating items,
hunch turned out correct. He and members of the church are
anxiously preparing.
The
watched the suspects until
Rzewnicki got into position and auction, set for June 6, is more
important to the church now
they apprehended the men on
after a fire gutted the building
Road 5321 between Ditch Creek
last April.
and Kelly Prairie picking
"We are hoping that because of
mushrooms.
the
fire more people will donate,
In addition to the antelope,
and
more people will come to the
Wolfe said that three guns,
auction,"
says
auction
including a Thompson semi
chairwoman,
Jannie
Allen.
"I am
automatic with a magazine, a .22
hoping
for
at
least
$5,000
more
rifle and a 30-30 rifle,
than last year."
miscellaneous
drug
The church is off to a good
paraphernalia, a Rottweiler dog
start.
Several cards have been
and illegally picked mushrooms
sent
to
the church and about
were also discovered in the
$
1,000
in
donations.
vehicle.
So
far,
some of the auction
Gonzales, the alleged shooter,
items
include:
a
family
is a paraplegic.
membership, golf balls and tees
from Willow Creek County Club;
a haircut with shampoo and
conditioner from Magnum Opus,
a salon in Portland; a night's stay
at Ditch Creek Guard Station
with a picnic lunch; a lamb from
Krebs Ranches; a two-night stay
in a condo at Inn of Seventh
Ken Schmidt, president of
Pioneer Memorial Hospital and
Nursing Home, has resigned to
pursue other interests, according
to Cara Osmin, board chair of the
All 4-H registrations are due in
Morrow county Health District. the Morrow County Extension
Dan Grant, chief financial office by 4:30 p.m. on May 29.
officer, will serve as interim
Members must be enrolled in 4-
president.
H by this time to be eligible for
At the request of the board, an
executive search for a candidate
will be launched immediately. A
new president could be in place Heppner Preschool
within 30 days, according to
Adventist Health vice president,
The Heppner four year old pre
Roger Rieger and liaison to the
school
class will hold their gradu
hospital's board of directors.
ation on Thursday, May 28, at 5:30
first. In that case, the student
may be suspended from activities
for the remainder of the activity
season or nine weeks, whichever
is greater, instead of the one-year
suspension.
In other business, the board:
-approved an increase in meal
prices by 25 cents per meal for
the 1998-99 year;
-rejected all bids for the lone
pool sandblasting and painting
and awarded the project to Mike
Hanen for $8,080;
-accepted a first reading of a
contract with MIDCO for
transportation services and a
teacher evaluation plan;
-approved
resolutions
authorizing the county to invest
district funds and setting the
district's current borrowing limit
at $2 million if the-need arises;
-approved resignations from
Amanda Gilbertson and Lisa
Connell,
Sam
Boardman
E lem entary
educational
assistants;
Bingo
Ganvoa,
Columbia Middle School boys
and girls assistant basketball
coach; Bob Ployhar, Heppner
High
School
boys'
head
basketball coach; Susan Hisler,
HHS assistant volleyball coach;
and Michelle Erickson, Riverside
High School cheerleader advisor;
-approved employment for:
Don Holes, probationary contract
to serve as CMS principal for
1998-99;
Paul
Keefer,
probationary contract, SBE
intermediate
probationary
teacher for 1998-99; Mike
Jeppeson, SBE probationary
primary teacher for 1998-99;
Debra Kennedy, SBE primary
probationary teacher; Brenda
Profitt, SBE special education
probationary teacher;
Tory
Larsen, A.C. Houghton primary
probationary teacher; Karen
Holland, Heppner Elementary
School probationary teacher for
1998-99; Tauna Johnson, HES
probationary teacher for 1998-
99; Tony Pupo, transfer from
Rodeo has
web page
Music
program
planned for Wed.
The Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
and the Morrow County Jackpot
Rodeo now have a web page on
the internet were people can go
to find out dates and other
information.
The rodeo's page is located on
the Bank of Eastern Oregon's
web site and can be accessed at
www.beobank.com.
The page has dates, times, ticket
prices and other information
about the two rodeos.
The BMCC Concert Choir,
the BMCC Jazz Choir and the
"Absolutely Nobody Quartet"
will perform this Wednesday,
May 27at 7:30 p.m. at the
Heppner Middle School Gym.
The program is presented by the
Morrow County Arts Council
and there is no admission,
however donations would be
appreciated.
HHS graduation cerem ony, May 30
IUCC annual auction approaches
Ken Schmidt
resigns as
PMH CEO
The Morrow County School
Board approved a change in the
district's drug and alcohol policy
for student athletes which would
broaden schools' authority and
set harsher penalties for student
athletes violating the rules.
The first reading of the new
policy, which the board approved
at their regular May 11 meeting,
changes
the
criteria
in
establishing whether or not a
student athlete will be suspended
from athletics. With the previous
policy, the student had to confess
or be "caught" using drugs or
alcohol. Under the revised
policy, a student must "be
determined" to have used,
possessed or "have active
involvement with
drugs or
alcohol."
The duration of the student's
suspension remains the same on
the first offense, two weeks
and/or two contest days, but, in
addition to voluntary assessment,
the student will also undergo a
"plan of action". The plan of
action
will consist of three
assignments, additional academic
work, school service work and a
student contract. The plan may
vary from student to student.
The new policy also changes
the time period o f the
suspension.
P reviously
suspension did not extend from
one school year into the next.
Now suspension and any
corrective action will be applied
from one school year into the
next.
Penalties for any subsequent
offenses will also change. The
new policy
increases the
suspension period to one
calendar year and eliminates the
option of suspending a student
from athletics just for the
remainder of the activity season
or a nine-week period.
The revised policy, does
however give allowances for
students whose second offense is
more than three years after the
The Heppner High School
graduation ceremony will be held
this Saturday, May 30, beginning
at 7 p.m. in the high school
gymnasium.
A baccalaureate service will be
held Thursday, May 28, at 7 p.m.
Mountain, donated by Jean-
Mane Healy; a $20 gift
certificate from Powell's Books
in Condon, and much more.
Along with the auction items,
handmade items and antiques
draw a lot of people every year.
Plus, the price of the dinner
hasn't changed for at least 20
years- it's still $5 a plate.
The first auction work day is
set for May 30. Other work days
U.S. Senator Gordon H. Smith
are Tuesday, June 2, Wednesday, will be the featured speaker at
June 3, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., and
the lone High School graduation
Friday, June 5, from 9 a.m. until
in the high school gymnasium at
everything's done.
"I remember when the kids that 7p.m. on Friday, May 29.
Senator Smith of Pendleton
are grown and are now helping
was
swom in to the United States
used to be at the Grange at 8 a.m.
to get what thejywanted from the Senate on Jan. 7, 1997, becoming
toy section," comments Allen. the first U.S. Senator from
"A lot of people come and help Eastern Oregon since 1938. He
out. Even the farmers during serves on several important
their busiest season take time out Senate committees; the budget,
from farming to help.
The energy and natural resources and
auction is during one of the foreign relations committees.
Previously, Senator Smith has
busiest times of the year, but on
the first Saturday in June served in the Oregon State
everyone knows what they are Senate, winning his seat in 1992.
doing. In the year 2005 I know In 1995, his colleagues elected
what I'll be doing, I'll be at the him Senate president, a position
auction."
he held until he began his service
in the United States Senate.
Gordon Smith was bom in
Pendleton. He graduated from
Bnngham Young University with
participation in the Morrow a degree in history in 1976. It
County Fair.
For more information about
your children's enrollment, call
the Extension office in Heppner,
676-9642 or 1-800-342-3664.
at St. Patrick Catholic Church.
The junior senior breakfast
will be Friday, May 29,
beginning at 7 a.m. Seniors'
practice for graduation will be
Friday at 9 a.m.
Senator Smith to speak
at lone graduation
4-H registrations due May 29
was at BYU where he met his
wife,
the
former
Sharon
Lankford. He then earned a law
degree
from
Southwestern
University in las Angeles in
1979. Following his education
he served as a law clerk to
Justice H. Vem Payne of the
New Mexico Supreme Court and
practiced law in Arizona before
returning to operate Smith
Frozen Foods, a frozen vegetable
processing business in Weston.
Gordon and Sharon Smith have
three children, Brittany, 17,
Garrett, 15, and Morgan eight.
CMS
to Heppner Junior
High/HHS as physical education
teacher for 1998-99; and Cindy
Turner,
from
educational
assistant to secretary at ACH for
1998-99;
-approved successor contracts
and agreements for classified,
confidential and administrators
from July 1, 1998-June 30, 2001;
-approved classified and
confidential employees for 1998-
99.
LaRue, Raver
named to top
spots at BEO
Linda LaRue
Darrell Raver
Linda LaRue and Darrell Raver
each received promotions at the
Bank of Eastern Oregon Board of
Directors organizational meeting
held in April.
LaRue was named executive
vice president of the bank. She
also retained her position as chief
operations
officer at
the
institution.
LaRue is responsible for and
supervises
general
bank
operations and data processing
services and well as all reporting
requirements. She also serves as
secretary for both BEO Bancorp
and the Bank of Eastern Oregon
Board of Directors.
LaRue has been employed at
the bank since 1974. She served
in a variety o f capacities at both
the lone and Heppner branches
before being named cashier of
the bank in 1994.
Darrell Raver has been named
branch manager of the Heppner
branch and assistant vice
president of the Bank of Eastern
Oregon.
Raver has been with the bank
for one year. He joined the bank
after moving from Montana,
where he worked for Nonvest
Bank in Glasgow. Montana.
Other employees elected to new
positions were Melissa Lindsay,
Jeff Bailey and Mardean Patton,
assistant vice president and
Kevin McCabe, data processing
manager.
Re-elected to positions were
Harley Sager and Richard * ood,
vice president and George
Koffler. president and CEO.
Morrow Co. Fair to hold talent show
This year the Morrow County
Fair Committee is offering a
talent show for all ages. The
grand prize winner will be
awarded $200 towards a trip to
the state fair to compete in their
talent show.
Cash prizes will be awarded in
every age category for first,
second and third place winners.
All contestants must live in
Morrow County.
Anyone interested in becoming
a contestant should call CJ
Johnson at 541-676-9209.
SNAPPER LAWNMOWERS ON SALE
graduation, May 28
10% OFF
#
Stock on Hand. Good Through June 13th
p.m. at Heppner Daycare.
Friends and relatives are in
vited to attend.
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