POUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 14,
Hansens win July yard of month;
Youngs take August honors
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The Heppner July Yard of the Month winners were Hoby and Susie Hansen
of 380 South Gilmore. The Yard of the Month is sponsored by the Heppner
Garden Club and Green Feed and Seed.
The Heppner August Yard of the Month w ent to Bruce and Linn Young of
270 NE Chase. The Yard of the Month is sponsored by the Heppner
Garden Club and Green Feed and Seed.
AWANA to begin Sept. 4
It’s time for another year
o f fun at AWANA Truth and
Training Clubs. Children in
kindergarten through sixth grade
are invited to attend and play relay
games, hear Bible stories and
earn awards for memorizing Bible
verses.
AWANA Truth and
Training
Clubs
are
nondenominational Bible clubs
sponsored by Lexington Baptist
Church with help from the
Christian Life Center, Heppner
First Christian Church, and Valby
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AWANA meets front
6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays at
Lexington Baptist Church starting
on Wednesday, September 4,
where” Failed Plans” will be the
theme. This year’s club will show
some new changes in uniforms,
songs, and workbooks for those
in grades three-six.
For more information,
contact Glenn Anderson at 989-
8555.
UI scholarships announced
The University of Idaho in
Moscow, Idaho has announced its
cash and tuition scholarships for
students attending the university
in the 2002-2003 academic year.
Following are local students who
qualified and scholarships
received:
Heppner-Meghan Bailey,
Idaho Tuition Waver, Presidential
Award; David Bates, Academic
Transfer Waver; Brad Bowman,
Idaho Tuition Waver, Presidential
Award, Top N on-Resident
Award; Matthew Jepsen, Jones
Family Music Award; Bobbi
Rankin, Presidential Award; Codi
Rosecrans, Top Non-Resident
Award; Brian Rust, Fred Reichert
Agriculture Award, Presidential
Award; Sam Van Liew,
Presidential Award; Scott Van
Winkle, Academic Tuition Waiver.
Ione-Jessica Krebs, North
Idaho Fdn. Seed Assn. Inc.
Award, William E. Folz Award;
Adam McCabe, Idaho Tuition
Waiver, Presidential Award.
Irrigon-Cody Gordanier, Top
Non-Resident Award, Transfer
Tuition Waiver; Matthew
Gordanier, Presidential Award.
2002
Sheriff's Report
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County Sheriffs
Office (MCSO) reports handling
the following business:
July 8? MCSO deputy
cited Erick Kynaston, 18, for
exceeding the maximum speed
limit, 98/65; no operator’s license;
and driving uninsured. Ezequiel
Salgado, 28, was cited for
permitting the unlawful use of a
motor vehicle.
MCSO deputy cited
Fortunato Diaz-Minjarez, 20, for
failure to appear/possession of a
forged instrument I and criminal
trespassing II. Subject was lodged
at the Umatilla County Jail with
$20,000 bail.
MCSO received a
request for officer contact n
Irrigon regarding the caller being
harassed by someone who had
been told not to call or stop by but
continues to do so.
MCSO received a report
of a stolen four-wheeler at a
residence in Irrigon.
MCSO received a call
from Irrigon reporting that a man
had taken the caller’ ATM card
and used it to take $160 out of
her account without permission.
MCSO deputy cited
Rodrigo Rodriguez, 28, for
possession o f a controlled
substance.
MCSO received a report
of a tire tread in the lane on the
freeway near Boardman.
MCSO deputy arrested
Ralph Carl Greer, 42, for failure
to appear/possession o f a
controlled substance II. Subject
was lodged at the Umatilla County
Jail on $20,000 bail.
MCSO received a
request for officer contact from
Tim’s Gun Shop in Irrigon
regarding a vandalism that had
occurred.
The Morrow County Sheriffs
Office (MCSO) reports handling
the following business:
MCSO received a report
o f a domestic disturbance in
Irrigon. Tony Kellar, 29, was
cited for driving while license
suspended/revoked.
MCSO received a call
from Heppner that the neighbor’s
dog is chasing emus behind the
caller’s house.
v : " ;::"KlCSOreceived’a report
of a domestic dispute that had
occurred about 20 minutes before
on Main Street in Boardman.
MCSO deputy arrested
James Daniel Elliott, 23, for
felony elude. Elliott was lodged
the Umatilla County Jail. He was
also cited for failure to use a
helmet, driving while license
suspended, and no insurance.
MCSO received a report
of shots being fired in the vicinity
of the fish hatchery.
MCSO deputy arrested
Billie Mac Cole, 46, for failure to
pay fines/driving while license
suspended, driving uninsured.
July 9: MCSO received
a call from Boardman that an
intoxicated person was sitting on
the caller’s front porch and she
wants him gone. The subject said
that he was dumped by two
subjects who fled in his pick up.
MCSO received a report
from a Morrow County Public
Works employee that someone
had started up a county fuel truck
at a crusher site near Skinner
Creek and pumped out the diesel.
Approximately 800 gallons was
stolen. The truck was still running
when the public works employee
had arrived on the scene.
MCSO received a report
from Irrigon that the caller
thought his windshield had been
shot out while he was driving.
MCSO received a call
from Irrigon with the caller saying
that her daughter was beating up
on her, then hung up. When the
residence was recontacted, the
caller said that the daughter had
left and no further assistance was
needed.
MCSO deputy arrested
Antonio Montez Jaime, 31, for
failure to appear/driving while
license suspended. Subject was
lodged at the Umatilla County jail
on $6,000 bail.
MCSO received a report
of two loose dogs at May and
Chase in Heppner. Jeremy M.
Walker, 25, was cited for two
counMff allowing a dog to run at
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^ M C S O received a report
of a horse trailer with the door
open headed north on the
highway toward Hermiston.
MCSO deputy cited
Garrett Curtis Brown, 37, for
violating the basic rule, 59/40.
MCSO received a report
from Irrigon that the caller’s
neighbors are walking across her
yard and she has no trespassing
signs up and is afraid that her
dogs might bite them.
MCSO deputy cited
Charmin Marie Hobson, 25, for
violation of the basic rule, 53/40.
MCSO received a report
from Irrigon of loud music coming
form the Irrigon Mobile Court.
MCSO received a report
of a male who was having a
seizure in Boardman.
MCSO deputy cited Iraj
Boroumand, 49, for violation of the
basic rule, 75/55.
; MCSO received a report
that the. caller’s ex-husband was
over two hours late with her
children.
MCSO received a report
that a wotaae at U mk Boardman
rest area was having car trouble
and was going to try to make it to
the next exit. She advised that
she has three children with her.
MCSO received a report
from Boardman that a boxer is
loose in the caller’s yard and she
is worried about her cats.
MCSO deputy cited
Dustin Dale Rollis, 21, for driving
while license suspended.
MCSO received a report
from Boardman that the caller’s
18-year-old son is out of control,
throwing articles and breaking up
stuff.
July 10: Boardman Police
Dept, officer located a vehicle in
Boardman with a subject in the
back who was unresponsive. An
ambulance was requested. It was
determined that the subject was
all right and the ambulance call
was cancelled.
MCSO, Boardman Police
Dept, received a report from a
caller in Boardman of two suspi
cious males behind the Banner
Bank. It was determined they
were working on the bank siding.
Ingrow n Toenails?
D r. Donald J . Carlson, Foot Specialist
will be a t th e Pioneer Memorial Clinic
on August 2 1 s t fo r the diagnosis
o f this and o ther fo o t problems.
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D airy neighbors discuss poor
condition of Morter Lane
By Doris Brosnan
agreem ent was that better
At the August 7 meeting education of the public about
of the Morrow County Court, behavioral health services is
neighbors to the new dairy on necessary. He informed the Court
Morter Lane, southwest of lone, that a staff member from the
addressed the poor condition of Fossil office has been temporarily
the road resulting from the heavy filling in while this office is short
truck traffic into the dairy. They on staff, and he shared the
voiced several concerns and Morrow County two-year report
questions, and the commissioners showing no critical incidents
and public works director Burke (such as a client’s death or abuse).
O ’Brien explained the county
Sager also told the commissioners
road system. O’Brien said that that he would like to hold a staff
Morter Lane is scheduled for retreat in the fall, invite a
some rebuild but it could not be motivational speaker and invite all
accomplished at this time because county employees to a second-
of other commitments, principally day presentation by that speaker.
the Juniper Canyon project.
Public works director
Judge Terry Tallman Burke O’Brien reported that the
opened a public hearing on the crew had completed five miles of
Wildlife Habitat Conservation and asphalt removal on Rhea Creek
Management Plan. One letter of Road, had finished touch-up work
support for allowing eligible on Sanford Canyon and were
property to receive a property tax working on the Juniper Canyon
deferral was read into record. realignment project. He submitted
The commissioners discussed the an application for a conditional-
issue and approved the program. use permit in the event that the
Judge Tallman also opened the ATV park project becomes a
public hearing for the second reality and Judge Tallman signed
reading o f the ordinance
it.
amending the comprehensive plan O ’Brien reported the need to
and the transportation system plan upgrade the county spray unit,
to incorporate the Lexington because the booms are falling off,
Airport layout plan and maps. As and the Court approved upgrading
no one appeared for the hearing, the spray and nozzle package.
Tallman closed the hearing, and Com m issioner Dan Brosnan »
the Court approved the ordinance suggested the need to periodically
as amended.
update the Soil and Water
The Court discussed with Conservation District on the weed
planning director Tamara Mabbott plans.
the status of the building permits
O’Brien reported that for
for the Threemile Canyon Dairy. the Juniper Canyon project several
Also participating in the rental needs will have to be
discussion, Cheri Davis, the addressed quickly, and the
governor’s Eastern Oregon purchasing pre-authorization
representative, explained that the process every time would create
state could perform an on-site a paperw ork delay. The
evaluation at no cost to the county, accounting supervisor suggested
economic development specialist a blanket pre-authorization for
M artin Davis also noted the several rentals and periodic
option of turning the project over reports to the Court. The Court
to the state. No action was taken. agreed to the procedure and
Mabbott also provided the Court authorized O’Brien to sign the
comments on the resolution in rental agreements. Also for that
support of the revenue bonds for project, O’Brien noted that the
Beef Northwest Feeders. She county has received quitclaims
concluded that the proposed
from landowners for the right of
development is “consistent with
the comprehensive pJan”.pmsuant 0
J father action by th£ Court
to ORS Chapter 197. She also includes the following:
com mented on a proposed
- approval o f the
Cascade Natural Gas franchise purchase of three replacement
agreement, recommending a computers for the accounting and
clause requiring Cascade to personnel offices and purchase of
comply with applicable land-use a computer for the assessor’s
laws and to clarify that permission office;
to construct on private property
- approval of contracts
also requires consent o f the for the Children and Families
affected landowner.
Department with/for Domestic
Martin Davis updated the Violence Services, Heppner
Court on a variety of topics: 1) Preschool, CASA, a Juvenile
The representative of the owner A ssistant, Creative Care
of property that the county is Preschool, Client Specific, Youth
interested in for the ATV park met Investment, Community Safety
with public works staff and was Net, Heppner Daycare, and
receptive to what the county
Boardman Parks and Recreation;
wants to do at that site. He
- appointment of Cyde
discussed security and land-value Estes and reappointment of Burke
issues. 2) The Willow Creek O’Brien to the Safety Committee;
Valley Economic Development
- appointment of Jerry
Group had been in discussion with Breazeale, Judge Tallman, and
a company possibly interested in Gary Neal of the Port of Morrow
locating in the industrial site, but to
the
N ortheast Area
that company needs natural gas, Commission on Transportation;
which would cost too much to
- designation o f the
bring to the site. WCVEDG has Heppner Gazette Times as the
also started its buy-a-business new spaper o f record for
project, engaging business brokers publication of a foreclosure list;
to search for a business that
- approval of a five-year
would fit the community’s needs. agreement with Irvin Rauch for
One such possibility has been a rock pit and approval of an
brought to its attention, and addendum to the agreement with
WCVEDG has asked Davis to Devin Oil to adjust the price of
travel to the business site and fuel as previously agreed;
examine it closely. The Court
- approval of a permit to
agreed that the trip warranted Qwest Communication along
coverage by the county, and Davis Wyoming for the school;
agreed to figure expenses and
- approval o f fair
advise the Court. 3) Davis contracts;
maintains close contact with Judge
- approval of an increase
Tallman and asked if the other in on-call pay for managers, for
two com m issioners were consistency with the union
comfortable with the direction he contract amount;
is taking as the contracted
- approval of the minutes
economic development specialist. o f the June 21, 2002, public
They agreed that they would hearing on the application by the
address any problem that might Port
of
Morrow
for
seem to arise in the agreement.
comprehensive plan and zoning
Behavioral
health
amendments to allow the siting of
director Kelly Sager spoke to the a speedway and related facilities
Court about agreem ents he at the Port of Morrow;
anticipates bringing to the Court
- approval of an indirect-
for approval: for chemical cost-negotiation agreement,
dependency services and for contingent upon county counsel
Columbia Center for Living for approval, with the Oregon^
Anasazi software; and contracts Emergency Management.
for respite services, which the
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Court approved, with Emily
M arriage licenses
Unruh and Shirley Meadows.
Sager also noted that the
August 6, 2002: Joshua
governor would be addressing
budget matters that evening, so Glen Vandecar. 20, Umatilla, and;
agencies were anxious over Amie M arie Swanson, 19,1
possible vetoes. General Umatilla.