EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 1, 2001
Sheriff's Report
The M orrow C ounty S h e riff s
Office (M CSO) reports handling
the following business:
-M CSO, Oregon State Police
received a report o f a person in a
vehicle that threw a bottle at the
caller’s vehicle, hitting the driver
side door.
-M CSO received a report that
a M id-Columbia bus was broken
down at Pacific Pride at the Port
o f Morrow and would be taken care
o f the next day.
-MCSO received a report o f dogs
barking constantly at a location in
Im gon.
Ju n e 11: MCSO, Oregon State
Police received a report of a vehicle
on 1-84 that hit the center divider
three times and was riding on their
brakes. The caller thought the dnver
was either intoxicated or fatigued.
-MCSO received a report o f
unwanted vehicles and campers on
Barenbrug property. The caller
wanted them removed. The
Boardman Police Dept, responded.
Two subjects were asked to leave.
-MCSO received a request for
background information check on
two separate subjects.
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept
received a report o f three juveniles
turning headgates on irrigation
ditches in Boardman.
-MCSO received request for a
deputy contact regarding a returned
check.
Man pleads guilty
to sex charge
Michael Maurice Shelton plead
not guilty July 25 from the Umatilla
County jail on measure eleven
charges o f first degree rape, first
degree sodomy and first degree
unlawful sexual penetration and
assorted other sexual offenses
stemming from his alleged sexual
contact with a m inor on M ay 18,
according to M orrow County
District Attorney David C. Allen.
Shelton was held in custody on
$200,000 bail. He was set to appear
in court again July 26 with his
defense attorney.
Allen said the charges involve
ajuvenile victim who was incapable
o f consent by reason o f mental
incapacitation.
4-H News
Pins and Pots
and Patterns and Pans
By Emily Bergstrom, reporter
On Friday, July 27, the club had
a 4-H meeting. Krystal Naim s
worked on one o f her fair projects.
Megan Orr cut out one o f her fair
projects too. Emiiy Bergstrom
studied for clothingjudgmg contest.
Brianne Jones looked at her book
for the home environment. Members
also made plans for 4-H group get-
together at the Bergstrom's house
on Aug. 5.
Marriage Licenses
The M orrow C ounty Clerk's
office at the courthouse in Heppner
reports issuing the following
m arriage licenses:
July
24-R obert
W ayne
M orehouse, 36, Heppner; and
M ary Elizabeth Connor, 29,
Heppner.
July 26-Robert Louis Vandecar
IV, 22. Im gon; and
M egan M ane Smythe. 22,
Boardman.
July 27-Shawn Marshall Hempel,
22. Beaverton; and
Crystal Hope Tallm an, 22,
Boardman.
Volunteers needed
for stuffing
party
Volunteers are needed
for an envelope stuffing party for
the
W illow
Creek
Valley
Economic Development Group
m ailing project. The project is
designed
to
help
recruit
businesses and needed jobs for
the Heppner com m unity.
The stuffing party will be
held August 7, 8 and 9 from 4-9
p.m. at the Heppner Forest
Service conference room.
People are invited to
work as long as they can.
Pizza and drinks will be
provided.
A ttention Ju n io r H igh K id s
-MCSO received a request for
an ambulance for a farm worker
with a possible compound fracture
Heppner responded w ith assistance
-MCSO. Boardman Police Dept
received a request for an officer
in Boardman regarding a male
subject chasing his grandson with
a knife.
-MCSO received a report of cows
out. The cows were located and put
back in; the owner was contacted
-MCSO received a report of trash
dumped in Im gon.
-M CSO deputy cited three
juveniles, 15, 16 and 13, for
Unlawful Possession o f an Inhalant.
All the juveniles were cited and
released.
-MCSO. Boardman Police Dept,
received a report o f an audible
alarm. Everything was okay and
the alarm reset.
-M CSO, Oregon State Police
received a report o f an abandoned
911 call in Boardman at Potlatch.
It was a fax machine misdialing.
-MCSO, Oregon State Police
received two reports o f a disabled
vehicle on 1-84 in the median.
-MCSO. Heppner Police Dept.
received a report o f three 22 shots
fired on Chase Street.
-MCSO received a report o f a
grass fire at the Frontier Trailer
Court. The caller called back and
said the lire was out.
-MCSO received a report that
a vehicle was speeding on Highway
730 in Im gon, alm ost hitting the
caller w hen he slowed for the 35
mph sign. The vehicle passed the
caller on the right in the turn lane
and went to Greg s Iavem
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept
received a report from Boardman
that an unknown subject followed
the caller's daughter home and took
pictures o f her.
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept.,
in response to an attempt to locate
request o f a person m issing from
Hermiston. received a report o f a
subject possibly staying in Board-
man that may have information.
-MCSO received a report o f a
missing lost heifer calf m Boardman.
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept,
received a report that ajuvenile had
ju st broken a window out o f a
Cadillac at Desert Springs Estates
in Boardman. M CSO was called
Woodcutters urged check before cutting
Woodcutters are urged to check
w ith their local Umatilla National
Forest Office or call the 24-hour
message phone to see if it is an "on
or o f f ’ firewood cutting day.
Restrictions on firewood cutting
could fluctuate over the next few
months, due in part to the
unpredictable, hot, dry weather o f
July and August.
The U m atilla National Forest
adopted the new fire danger rating
system in 2000 to allow more
flexibility with firewood cutting
restrictions. "Our new system allows
us to evaluate current and predicted
weather conditions to determ ine
if it will be an on or o ff day to cut
firewood," said John Robertson,
fire management officer. "We are
already experiencing o ff days, or
days where firewood cutting is
prohibited." said Robertson.
"However, the weather could change
tomorrow and our new rating system
allows us to change restrictions just
as quickly."
Woodcutters may call an updated
24-hour message phone to determine
firewood restrictions at (541) 278-
3405 or toll-free at 1-877-958-9663.
Restrictions will be announced
by 5 p.m. on the day prior to the
day the restriction will go into effect.
W eekend restrictions will be
announced by 5 p.m. on Friday.
"Hopefully, an o n /o ff system
will be easier for the public to
understand, while providing us more
flexibility to allow' firewood cutting
on lower fire d an g erd ay s," said
Robertson.
An approved chainsaw spark
arrester, shovel and an eight ounce-
or- larger fire extinguisher are still
required to be in the possession of
the firewood cutter. W oodcutters
are also required to remain in the
work area for a m inim um o f one
hour to watch for and suppress any
fires or sm oldering duff.
VIP rodeo seats still available
A limited number of VIP reserve
box seat tickets are still available
for the annual Oregon Trail Pro
Rodeo and Morrow County Rodeo,
August 17-19. "Reserve box seats
guarantee the best viewing in the
new grandstands with back rests
and ample arm room," said an OTPR
news release.
Seat prices are $36 each
(m inim um o f four) good for all
shows during the entire three-day
run. Each box has eight or 10 seats
per box. According to the release,
"M any ticket holders combine
family and friends to purchase an
entire box. Many businesses buy
tickets to com plim ent their best
custom ers
and/or
reward
em ployees." Tickets may be
requested at 676-5114.
The reserve area will be patrolled
this year to assure tickets holders
get the "most enjoyment and value
from their seats."
"So, get your family and friends
together and com e on down and
enjoy the cowboys, rough stock and
clown entertainment. Nothing better
for family fun than rodeo," said the
release.
No deficiencies in nursing home
By Molly Rhea
"No deficiencies" is the catch
phrase heard this week throughout
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home.
To the casual observer, "no
deficiencies" may not seem to be
that important, but in the health care
arena, it is a "very big deal”.
Last Tuesday surveyors from
the Client Care M onitoring Unit,
o f the State o f Oregon's Senior and
Disabled Services, arrived in
Heppner for one o f their
unannounced annual visits to the
nursing home. "Although we expect
to see them (the surveyors) every
year," said Sandi Hanna RN, resident
care manager, "we never know when
they are going to show up, so it's
alw ays a challenge to keep
everything ready."
These surveyors are sent out from
their base office in Salem, in teams
o f two or three, to assess everything
from environment (which gets down
to the nitty-gritty o f how many
inches the banisters are from the
floor), to dietary (the food trays are
checked for appropriate diets,
temperature, and sanitation), safety
and abuse issues, as well as the
actual care each resident receives.
Surveyors wade through several
sets o f regulations, including the
Federal Register and the Oregon
Adm inistrative Rules. If, upon
inspection, it is discovered the
nursing home being surveyed is at
odds with any o f these edicts, the
nursing home is issued a "citation".
W hen this happens, the nursing
home staff is required to formulate
a "plan o f correction" to be sent back
to the surveyors, as well as make
any necessary adjustments. When
these citations are issued, it could
mean anything from a minor issue
that is easily resolved to immediate
closure o f the nursing home in
question. As you can see, this is
a very big deal in the health care
arena.
O f the 148 licensed long term
care facilities (nursing hom es) in
Oregon, less than 10 percent pass
the state surveys with absolutely
no deficiencies. And, at least since
1989, the earliest Pioneer Memorial
Nursing Home records retained,
this is Heppner’s first, totally
deficiency-free survey.
As can be expected, Hanna, as
well as the entire nursing home and
hospital staff, is thrilled with this
accom plishm ent.
"We are very pleased with the
quality o f care given here The care
is dem onstrated in the residents
appearance and attitude," stated one
o f the surveyors. "This is a quaint
facility with a friendly, caring staff.
W e always enjoy com ing to
Heppner."
back and advised that one tent
trailer, a v an and a pickup had their
windows shot out with a bb gun;
approximately 19 shots were fired.
-MCSO received a report o f a
found friendly stray white
terrier/cow dog in Heppner.
-MCSO. Heppner Police Dept
received a 9 1 1 call from a subject
who requested a ride home from
Heppner. The subject got a ride
home from someone else
arrested Rafael M artinez-Olguin.
33, on a Morrow County Circuit
Court warrant on a Stalking Order
Violation. He was lodged at the
Umatilla County Jail.
-M CSO received a report o f
vehicles on Corps of Engineers' land
in Imgon. It sounded like the people
were running dogs and the caller
was concerned for the wildlife in
the area.
-MCSO received a report o f a
noise com plaint in Im gon. The
caller wasn't sure if the noise was
from a residence or a car parked
in front. A deputy was unable to
locate the source o f the sound.
-MCSO, Heppner Police Dept,
received a report of an audible alarm
at Les Schwab Tires in Heppner.
It was the cleaning staff.
-MCSO deputy arrested Robert
Leinweber, 35, o f Im gon on a
Morrow County Circuit Court
warrant for Parole Violation/
Cnminal Trespass 1. He was lodged
at the Umatilla County Jail.
-M CSO received a report from
a caller in Boardman that she saw
ajuvenile skateboarder, then heard
possible shots or breaking glass near
the pharmacy. An officer was unable
to locate the juvenile or any broken
windows.
June 14: MCSO received a report
o f a strong odor o f burning brakes
in Imgon. The caller thought there
may be a fire nearby. A deputy w'as
unable to locate a fire.
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept,
received a report from a caller who
said his intoxicated wife just left
Boardman to go to Umatilla. The
w om an was found and was not
intoxicated. Jose Hernandez, 41,
o f Boardman, was cited for Initiating
a False Report.
-MCSO received a report from
Portland State University that
university police arrested Mark
Cramer, 45. on a Heppner Justice
C ourt warrant for Failure to Pay
Fine and Driving while License
Suspended. He was lodged at the
Multnomah County Jail on those
and an additional warrant.
June 12: MCSO received a repon
ot a mean dog loose in Imgon. Die
owner was contacted.
-M CSO. Oregon State Police
received a report o f a careless driver
on Highway 730 eastbound who
was speeding and swerving.
-M CSO received a report o f a
panic alarm in Im gon. Everything
was okay.
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept,
entered a Boardm an juvenile as
missing.
-M CSO received a report from
the W est Extension Irrigation
District that someone was stealing
water.
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept,
received a report o f several
m ailboxes in the Boardman area
bashed in.
-MCSO. Boardman Police Dept
received a report from a child caller
o f a domestic situation in progress
between a male and female in
Boardman. Antonio Fem andez-
Garcia. 37. was arrested for Assault
IV/Domestic-Felony and Menacing.
He was lodged at the UCSO Jail.
Ju n e 13: MCSO, Boardman Fire
Dept, received a report o f a fire
alarm at the C olum bia River
Processing Plant in Boardman. It
was a false alarm.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
arrested Leobardo Jacquez, 25, for
Driving while License Suspended-
Infraction and Driving Uninsured.
The vehicle was impounded.
-MCSO received a report o f a
4-wheeler stolen from Imgon about
a week previous.
-MCSO processed a background
check for the U.S. Navy on a male
subject.
-M CSO received a request for
deputy contact in Im gon regarding
a problem with the neighbor kids
calling her names.
-M CSO, Im g o n Fire Dept,
received a report o f an illegal bum
in Im gon.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
-MCSO. Boardman Police Dept.,
Boardman am bulance received a
report o f a two-vehicle accident in
Boardman. It was a non-injury, non-
blocking accident.
-MCSO, Oregon State Police
received a report o f a gas dnve-off
from the Texaco Station in
Boardman. The caller called back
and said it was a computer mistake
and to disregard.
-MCSO received a report from
a caller in Hermiston that a Heppner
woman had rented property she had
not returned.
-M CSO. Heppner Fire Dept
received a report from a caller at
the city park in Heppner that a blue
log truck with his load on fire was
heading through town. I he truck
was located at the old mill.
-MCSO received a report of two
subjects who let) the Columbia Villa
Apts, in Boardman in a vehicle and
both had open containers. Boardman
Police Dept, was unable to locate
the vehicle.
J u n e 15: MCSO, Boardman
Police Dept, received a report o f
a commercial fire alarm activated
at the Columbia River Processing
Plant, later identified at the
Tillamook Cheese factory. It was
apparently a false alarm.
MCSO, Boardman
Police Dept, received a report o f
a com m ercial fire alarm at the
Tillamook C heese Factory in
Boardman. It was a false alarm.
-MCSO deputies cited Matthew
Wilson. 20, for MIP-Alcohol. Two
more citations for MIP-Alcohol were
issued to two juveniles. All the
citations were issued in Im gon.
-MCSO received a report o f a
80-year-old man who had a
nosebleed for two hours. Die caller
wanted suggestions on how to make
it stop. The caller was given
suggestions and advised to call the
hospital.
-M CSO. Oregon State Police
received a report o f a white Chevy
pickup that was all over the road
on 1-84 westbound. The pickup
turned o ff at Boardman.
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Fair kickoff dance
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Rebuilt in 1980, this 1169 sq. ft., nicely cared lo r home, on
one floor, has three bedroom s, one bath, baseboard heat and
a 14'xl 1' patio in back. It is located across from the city park.
The
2001
Morrow
County Fair Kick O ff Dance w ill
be held this Friday, August 3,
from 7:30 p.m. to midnight at the
M orrow County Fairgrounds in
Heppner.
There is no adm ission
charge for the dance, which is
sponsored by the M orrow County
Unified Recreation District. The
dance will feature the band,
"W est Coast W anted."
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