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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 2 0 ,1 9 9 9 - FIVE Ione students receive youth group awards Laftto right: Koroy Morgan, Jeremy Rietmann, Allison Halvorsen, Salli McElligott, Nikki McElligott, Adrienne Swanson, Shelby Krebs, Brad Burright, Jeremiah McElligott, Mark McElligott. lone Ecumenical Youth Group leaders Cathy Halvorsen and Jen McElligott recently selected high school students to receive the Youth Group Footstep Award for the 1998-99 year. In order to receive this award students must regularly attend meetings, participate in one or more service projects and help sell and/or deliver Christmas trees, the group's annual fund raiser. Students receiving awards were Katie Tworek, Mark McElligott, Nikki McElligott, Camie Burright, Miranda McElligott, Adrienne Swanson, Allison Halvorsen, Chanssa Gates, Korey Morgan, Jeremy Rietmann, Shelby Krebs, Jeremiah McElligott, Salli McElligott, Adam McCabe and Brad Burright. Youth group members received their awards at the fall organizational meeting. Earlier this spring seniors Niki Sullivan and Jessica Krebs received outstanding service awards for four years o f full participation in the group. lone Youth Group members will meet at 5 p.m. Sunday, October 31, at St. William's Catholic Church. That evening they will go door to door in lone to collect food for the Neighborhood Center's food baskets for the needy o f South Morrow County. Mustang C-team is 2-2-8 for the season Weston-McEwen C-team, 12-15, 4-15, and the Wahtonka JV team, 15-17,6-15, on September 25, in tournament play in Heppner. They tied with the Condon JV team, 8-15, 15-12. The Heppner team had pretty even scoring in the tournament game against Weston-McEwen, said coach Missy Cutsforth. Genia Grant had five service points and Cindy Gall, four, in the Wahtonka tournament game. In their tournament match-up with Condon, top scorers were Aleshia Geer with five, Molly Turrell with four and Nicole Sisk with three. The lone JV beat the Mustangs in two at home on September 28, 7-15, 1-15. The Mustangs lost to the LaGrande C-team in an away game on October 1,8-15 12-15. Molly Turrell scored eight service points in that game and Whitney Sherritt and Nicole Wilson, each made four. The C-team Mustangs won their first league game of the season against the Pilot Rock C- team on October 5 in three, 8-15, 15-4, 15-11. Nicole Sisk scored seven service points and Genia Grant, five. They lost to the Stanfield C- team in three on October 7 in another league match-up, 14-16, 15-9 and 2-15. In that game, Jesse Kempas was top scorer with 10 service points. Aleshia Geer made six and Megan Healy, five. On October 9, the Heppner girls took another league win over the Wahtonka C-team in two, 15-11, 15-6. Jesse Kempas scored another 10 points for the team; Tiffany Matheney, six, and Aleshia Geer, five. The C-team lost to the Weston McEwen C-team in three in an evenly matched game on October 12, 6-15, 15-6, 11-15. Tylynn Smith and Molly Turrell each earned eight points in that contest and Megan Healy, six. The Heppner team lost to Pilot Rock in an away game, 5-15, 13- 15. Molly Turrell made nine points and Nicole Sisk, four. The next C-team game was scheduled for Tuesday, October 19, at Stanfield. They also have an away game with Weston- McEwen on Thursday, October Former Heppner Postmaster Mike McGuire presents postal awards to 21, beginning at 5 p.m. and home games against Sherman County employees Jeri Wight (left) and Barb Watkins on Saturday, October 23, at 1 for outstanding Former Heppner Postmaster honored p.m. and Pilot Rock on Tuesday, Mike McGuire presented special performance and also received a October 26. at 5 p.m. They will achievement awards to Heppner bonus. travel again on Thursday, They were nominated for the October 28, to Stanfield for a 5 Post Office employees Jen Wight awards by McGuire, who has p.m. game and Saturday, October and Barb Watkins. 30 to Culver for a 1 p.m. match The two employees were since moved to Nyssa. up. Their last game is at home with Weston-McEwen on Tuesday, November 2, beginning at 5 p.m. C-team members are Nicole Sisk, Whitney Sherritt, Tylynn Smith, Genia Grant, Megan Healy, Cindy Gall, Nicole Wilson. Tiffany Matheney, Marcy Miller, Jesse Kempas, Rachel Howard. Molly Turrell, and Aleshia Geer. The Heppner High School Mustang C-team has two wins, two ties and eight losses so far this season. The team tied with the Condon JV team in a non-league game on September 16, 15-12, 2- 15. Aleshia Geer and Cindy Gall each made five service points in the game. The C-team girls lost to the LaGrande C team in a non-league game September 17, 6-15, 4-15. Molly Turrell and Tiffany Matheney each made two service points. In another non-league match up, the HHS girls lost to the lone Cardinals JVs, 11-15, 3-15. Megan Healy made five service points in that game. The Heppner girls lost to the Postal employees honored iP/ease join ns in ceCeSrating a 25td Wedding Anniversary fo r - G A R Y & MARCIA KEMP Saturday, Octo6er23,1999 5:00p.m. at tfie Meppner ‘EC£s CiuS Births Absoiutefy 9(p Gifts, •PCtast! B rittn e y P aige F lliso n -a daughter Brittney Paige was bom to Elizabeth Parke and James Ellison o f Boardman on October 5, 1999 at Good Shepherd Com munity Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 6 lbs. 14 oz. R oberto Isaias C ervantes- a son Roberto Isaias was bom to Guadalupe Ramos and Roberto Cervantes of Boardman on Oc tober 6, 1999 at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. Everyone it invited to a Holiday Branch at the lone legion Hall on Oct. 24 from 9 a m -1 p m. for the benefit of the lone Public library The brunch is spnnsnrrbbt to Itnr topic Hub (oit: Adult! $6 • Family $15 • K-u years $3.50' 44 sponsored by NfG€ I Sheriffs Report The Morrow County Sheriffs Office (MCSO) reports handling the following business Boardman Fire Dept , Boardman ambulance received a request to assist Hermiston and Umatilla units on 1-84 milepost 199 eastbound with several multiple vehicle accidents between mile posts 196 and 207 involving fire, injuries and hazardous material Three patients, including one trauma patient, were transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston MCSO received a report from a man in Lexington who believed his estranged wife broke a back window out of his trailer earlier this week when she took her boom box and 75-100 of his cassettes Oregon State Police received an inquiry from a woman in Hepp ner who was concerned about travelers. MCSO. Boardman Police D ept. Boardman ambulance re ceived a report of a 30 y ear old woman who was unconscious She had been cleaning a closet w hen stuff fell on her The patient w as transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. MCSO received a report of an intoxicated unwanted male at Sandpiper Apts The subject broke a bottle in the parking lot w ith lots of kids around Boardman Police Dept re ceived a report that the tin roof was blowing off the Boardman Senior Center Sept. 26: MCSO received a report from a deputy of a light flashing in a classroom at A C Houghton school in Imgon It was a light switch going bad. MCSO received a request for information concerning a subject who is late on his car payment. MCSO received a report from a woman that a subject in a pickup was harassing her daugh ter. driving by. revving the motor and screeching tires. MCSO received a report that a male subject received a repair bill for an 1985 Taurus that had been reported stolen. It had been recovered by the Bums Police Dept MCSO received a report of a large black and white sheep dog on 1-84 eastbound MCSO received a report of a verbal domestic dispute with two people arguing, breaking things and veiling at each other since the previous night Boardman Police Dept a r rested Robert Shane Swan. 23, Boardman. for Failure to Pay Fine/ Criminal Trespass II. Failure to Pay Fine/Theft III. Failure to Pay Fine/Aiding in a Game Violation. Taking Deer in Closed Season, and Failure to Pay Fine/DUII Swan was lodged at UCSO jail with a $2.267 fine Boardman Police Dept re ported to MCSO. UCSO and Or egon State Police that a white Dodge pickup pulling a trailer veered off the freeway into the ditch The pickup was hit by a black sports car with no license and a temporary license in the back window The vehicle was located abandoned at milepost 173 eastbound on 1-84 MCSO received a report of someone putting a sign on the caller's guest's car that says. "We'll get the dogs.” MCSO received a report of a cabin on Hisler Ranch broken into with an oak rocker, a generator and other items missing Boardman Police Dept re ceived a report from a woman who said she awoke to find her new black 1995 Pontiac sports car with a temporary registration in the back window missing Boardman Police Dept re ceived a report of a child destroy ing property at Columbia View Apts The caller hung up while on hold MCSO received a report of a suspicious female, cither intoxi cated or a mental subject, kicking dirt and yelling at cars that went by: M CSO deputy arrested Cardona Herrcrra Romeo. 46. for Probable Cause. Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle He was lodged at the UCSO jail on a $6.000 bail Boardman Police Dept a r rested Santos Guardado. 35. on a Hermiston Circuit Court warraat for Failure to Appcar/DUIl He * was lodged at the UCSO jail on a $10.000 bail MCSO received a request from a woman for a standby while she gets her kids from an Imgon resi dence. M CSO. Boardm an Police Dept received a request for an officer for a man who was told to leave the Boardman BP station as he was swearing in front o f the customers. The subject was re moved MCSO received a report that someone broke into her property in Imgon. MCSO received a report of a possible drunk driver on Highway 730 who was all over the road. An officer was unable to locate anyone. Boardman Police Dept re ceived a request for an extra pa trol A female subject left her car at the Sentry Market as it had bro ken down Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston received a report from a wom an in Boardman that her baby was choking. While on the phone the baby started crying and the woman refused an ambulance S e p t. 27: Boardm an Fire Dept received a report of a brush fire at a railroad marker east of Boardman MCSO received a report of a bull out on Highway 730 across from A C. Houghton school that was almost hit several times The owners were contacted. MCSO received a report of cows out in Imgon The same owners as above were advised. MCSO received a report of a burglar alarm in Imgon It was a false alarm M CSO. H eppner Rescue. Heppner ambulance received a report of a one vehicle accident on Highway 207 two miles out of Heppner toward Ruggs It was a non-tnjury accident and the am bulance was cancelled Heppner Police Dept received a request from the Neighborhood Center to do a background check. MCSO received a report of trespassers on Gooseberry Road in lone MCSO received a report o f a buck hit off Highway 74. MCSO received a report of sto len fishing poles at the Im gon Marina. MCSO received a request from an Albany woman for a welfare check on her mother in Irrigon. Heppner ambulance received a report of a 32 year old man with a back injury at Penland Lake. MCSO received a report o f a two month old calf missing from Boardman. MCSO received a report from a man that som e people had horses on his property and he wouldn’t move them. MCSO received a request to speak to an officer concerning guns that were confiscated. Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a strange-acting woman on Highway 74 outside of Hepp ner who was walking out in a field. A deputy advised she was hitch hiking to Pilot Rock. MCSO received a request for an extra patrol from a Boardman woman who felt unsafe from threatening notes she received. MCSO received a call from a man who said his hired hand’s car was disabled. MCSO, B oardm an P olice Dept., Imgon ambulance received a report of a motor vehicle acci dent on Highway 730 in Imgon. Mike Leonard Stanley, 36, Imgon, was arrested for DU II-M otor Vehicle Accident. He had a blood alcohol level of .13. MCSO, Boardman and Uma tilla police depts., Imgon ambu lance received a report o f a do mestic dispute with eight people involved and backup was re quested. John Joseph Homer, 52, was arrested for Assault IV-Do- mestic Felony/Child Present and Criminal M ischief III. He was released on his own recognizance due to an injury and was trans ported by a deputy to Good Shep herd C om m unity H ospital in Hermiston. MCSO received a report o f a City of Imgon sewer pump going off and keeping neighbors awake. MCSO received a report from a woman that her ex-husband went into her storage shed and took her belongings. MCSO and Oregon State Po lice received a report from a deputy that he almost hit a llama on Highway 730. No Umatilla County deputy was available to handle the call. Sept. 28: Oregon State Police received a report o f a truck all over the road on 1-84 eastbound. MCSO, Imgon ambulance re ceived a request for assistance for a woman who had fallen and needed assistance getting up. Boardman Fire Dept received a report o f a fire alarm at River side High School. All was okay. MCSO received a report of a burglar alarm at Inland Empire Bank in Boardman. It was an employee error. MCSO received a report of dogs chasing horses in Irrigon. The caller painted orange on the dog and turned it loose if anyone calls. Heppner Police Dept, received a request for an officer from a man who wanted to talk to an of ficer about his son’s marijuana use. MCSO received a report of a su sp icio u s blue pick u p on Sandhollow Road. MCSO received a report of a horse found in Boardman. MCSO received a report o f a cabin off Hisler Road broken into and items missing. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report o f dogs running loose. MCSO received a report from a man that the manager o f his trailer court quit and took some of the petty cash with her. MCSO received a report of a drive-off from the Cenex Store in Lexington. MCSO received a report from a deputy that he would check out suspicious activity past the high school. MCSO, Heppner ambulance, lone Quick Response Team re ceived a request for an ambulance for a 17 year old with heavy post partum bleeding. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. Heppner Police Dept, received a request for an officer from a woman who said her son was cre ating problems. Morrow County Behavioral Health responded. MCSO received a request to respond to Praine Apts, for ten- ant/landlord problems. Oregon State Police received a report o f speeding semis going 70+ and driving carelessly on I- 84 eastbound. Heppner Police Dept, received a report from a woman that a male subject threw a rock and cracked her rear windshield. Irrigon Fire Dept, received a report of a fire alarm at an Irrigon residence. It was a false alarm. MCSO received a report of an intruder in a home in Boardman. All was okay. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of 2-3 dogs bark ing from a woman who said she didn’t want people to accuse her dogs o f barking. An officer was unable to locate any excessively barking dogs. MCSO received a request for assistance from a woman in lone who said her 15 year old daugh ter didn’t want to stay home. Sept. 29: MCSO received a report of a visibly drunk driver with a Boardman address who just left Umatilla. MCSO deputy arrested Fred Allen Silva, 37. Boardman He had a blood alcohol level o f . 10. Silva was cited and released. MCSO deputy arrested Scott N. Jansen, 21, Prosser. WA. on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Appear-Negotiating a Bad Check. Jansen was lodged at the UCSOjail. MCSO received a report of suspicious activity with two male subjects trying to start a Blazer or Bronco with one subject seen crawling out from under the fence at the bulk tanks. MCSO received a report o f a small fender-bender in Heppner. MCSO received a request for an officer concerning juveniles who have made threats at Colum bia Middle School in Imgon. They were detained in the office. Oregon State Police received a report of an erratic driver on I- 84 westbound. MCSO received a report o f approximately five boxes of blank checks stolen from lone. Hermiston Police Dept, ar rested Mary Dzintra Mathews. 45, on an Imgon Justice Court war rant for Negotiating a Bad Check.
