Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 8, 2003 - THREE
Leonard Foundation issues Tests showed coliform
scholarship awards
bacteria in City of Heppner
The Red and Gena
water
Leonard Foundation has receive scholarships may be
Buy a shoe, help a child
Brent Eckman and Jannie Allen stand in front of part of
the trail of sneakers that is making its way down the hall
of Heppner Elementary School.
As a fundraiser tor the
Juvenile Diabetes Walk/Run to
be held in Hillsboro, on Oct.
12, 5/6-grade teacher Jannie
A llen and student Brent
Eckman have been working to
sell sneakers. Each sneaker
costs just $1 and the money
earned will be presented at the
walk.
The goal is to reach the
HES office with the trail o f
sneakers. Currently, they are
about % o f the way there.
Community members, as well
as stu d en ts, have been
encouraged to chip-in and
donate so that the goal can be
meet. Already, most o f the 5/
6-grade class, and the rest of
HES, have brought in their
dollar(s).
Eckman, and his team
of family and friends, will be
participating in the walk to help
fund research into Juvenile
Diabetes.
Red Cross to hold fundraiser
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The Columbia Basin
District o f the American Red
Cross will be holding their
second annual Harvest Moon
Festival, Saturday, Oct. 11,
from 5:30-11:30 p.m., at the
Hermiston Community Center.
This year's theme is “The Big
Band Era.”
Festival-goers will
have the o p p o rtu n ity to
participate in a silent auction,
enjoy a prime rib and salmon
dinner, take part in a live
auction, and dance the rest of
the night away to the “Power
Swing Band." During the silent
auction and dinner, fiddler,
Dan Emert, will serenade the
crowd.
Auction items include
a
P en d leto n
b lanket
We Print
Business Cards
Heppner
G azette-T im es
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memorializing the World Trade
Center, a 3-night stay at the
Bar-M Ranch, dinner at El
Cazador’s, baskets filled with
various items, and much more.
Funds raised from the
event will go to help fund the
Columbia Basin D istrict’s
D isaster S erv ices. The
program helps with single
family fires, sheltering, shelter
for lire fighters, and with other
natural disasters.
T ickets cost $35
each, purchased before the
event; $30 each, for two or
more, purchased before the
event; or $40 at the door. Call
for tickets at 922-6415,922-
3058, 564-5171, 276-1211,
or (800) 675-1215. Tickets
may also be purchased at
Hermiston Commercial Title,
Bank o f Eastern Oregon-
Irrigon and
H eppner
branches, B anner Bank-
B oardm an and U m atilla
branches, Huwe’s Has It All
in lrrigon. Echo City Hall,
Boardman Pharmacy and
Pendleton Red Cross.
issued scholarship awards of
$2000 to each o f 41 Eastern
O regon resid en ts. The
scholarships are awarded to
students who have graduated
or obtained a GED from
A rlin g to n ,
B oardm an,
C ondon, Echo, F ossil,
Heppner, Hermiston, lone,
Monument, Pendleton, Pilot
Rock, Spray, Stanfield, Ukiah
and Umatilla High Schools.
Nine students from
Morrow County were among
the 41 to receive scholarships.
This is the fourth year
that Alma Solano, a 1999
graduate o f Riverside High
School has received the
scholarship. Solano is the
daughter of Jose and Elena
Solano of Boardman. She is
pursuing a degree with a
double major in Spanish and
Agribusiness.
T hree
M orrow
County students are receiving
the scholarship for the third
year. Richard Campbell is the
son o f K elly and Debra
C am pbell o f lone. He
graduated from lone High
School in 2001 and is currently
attending BMCC to obtain an
AAOT. K yle M cD aniel
graduated from Heppner High
School in 2001 and is the son
o f Scott and Joan McDaniel.
He is enrolled at OSU and is
studying History in a study
abroad program at Suxxes
University in Brighton, U.K.
Korey Morgan is the son of
Virgil and Debbie Morgan. He
graduated from lone High
School in 2001 and is enrolled
at Eastern Oregon University
in the Ag B usiness and
Management program.
Three students are
receiving the scholarship for
the second year. Kyle Carson
is the son of David Carson and
D oreen von Reyn. He
graduated from Riverside High
School in 2002 and is studying
Exercise and Sport Science at
Oregon State University.
Kevin Drake graduated from
Heppner High School. He is
the son o f Douglas and Carly
Drake. He is enrolled at
University of Oregon with an
undeclared major. Ricky
Turner, son o f Barry and
Cindy Turner, is in the Animal
P roduction program at
BMCC. He is a graduate of
Riverside High School.
Two Morrow County
students are receiving the
scholarship for the first year.
Donald Adams, o f lone, son
o f Timothy and Terra Adams
is enrolled at EOU. Adam
Bergstrom, o f Heppner, is
enrolled in the John Deere
Diesel Mechanics program at
Walla Walla Com m unity
College. He is the son of Hal
and Rita Bergstrom.
To receiv e the
scholarship, students must
attend an accredited college,
university, community college,
vocational, trade or technical
program based in Oregon. It
is the intent o f the Red and
Gena Leonard Foundation to
benefit average students of
good character with poor
financial circumstances who
have a desire to seek further
educational opportunities, but
due to their lack of scholastic
performance, their ability to
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lim ited. In the selection
process, priority will be given
to students who: have a GPA
between 2.0 and 3.0; have
limited financial resources;
show the ability to be or
become upstanding citizens
and have an interest in a blue-
collar trade.
Applications may be
ob tain ed from school
counselors or by contacting
the Foundation office. For
more information contact
Tracy Gammell, Executive
Director, P.O. Box 1024,
Hermiston, OR 97833 or
(541)564-9177.
Steak Feed and
Auction to be held
The Heppner Booster
Club Steak Feed and Auction
will be held Saturday, Oct. 18
at the Heppner Elks Club. The
steak feed begins at 6 p.m.,
and d iners may enjoy
barbecued New York steak,
baked po tato , salads,
hom em ade bread and
homemade dessert until 8 p.m.
Steaks will be cooked by Lee
Ansotegui, Mike Proctor, and
their crew.
Cost for the dinner is
$10 each. Advance tickets
may be purchased at Heppner
Hardware and Hollomon’s.
Raffle tickets may also be
purchased at those locations
ahead of time. Raffle tickets
are 6 for $5, 15 for $10 and
40 for $20.
The Auction begins at
8 p.m. with local auctioneer
Ken Grieb at the helm. In
addition to the main auction,
there are numerous items up
for bid at the silent auction.
Proceeds from the
dinner and auction will go
tow ard e x tra -c u rric u la r
activities, both academic and
athletic, at Heppner Junior
High and H eppner High
Schools. Funds are also used
for scholarships for graduating
seniors.
Grant writing
workshop offered
in Heppner
Blue
M ountain
Community College will offer
a grant writing workshop in
Heppner entitled “Getting a
Grant: An Introduction to the
B asic s.” The fo u r-h o u r
seminar will be held Monday,
Oct. 13 beginning at 10 a.m.
The workshop will be
taught by Susan Plass, BMCC
Director o f Grants, who has
20 years experience with
grants and proposals. Topics
to be covered include
demystifying the grant-seeking
process, developing a winning
proposal and dealing with the
decision.
Cost of the workshop
is $ 10 per person and includes
lunch. Pre-registration is
required and may be done by
calling Anne Morter, BMCC
coordinator, at 422-7040.
Domestic
Violence to hold
training course
Domestic Violence
Services is holding a
volunteer training course
during the month of October.
DVS is currently in need of
volunteers to help w ith the
crisis line and other areas of
volunteer work.
The classes will be
offered Oct. 18, 21-23, 25,
28-30 and will be held at the
Pendleton Counseling Center,
1103 SE C ourt Place,
Pendleton. Volunteers must be
at least 18 years of age.
For tim es and to
register, call 276-3322 or
567-0424.
O ur w ater system
recently violated a drinking
water standard. Although this
in cid en t was not an
emergency, as our customers,
you have a right to know what
happened and w hat we did to
correct this situation.
We routinely monitor
for the presence o f drinking
water contaminants. We took
two samples to test for the
presence of coliform bacteria
during September 2003. Both
samples showed the presence
of total coliform bacteria. We
took follow up samples which
also show ed the presence of
total coliform. The standard is
that no more than one sample
per month may do so.
What should I do?
-You do not need to
boil your water or take other
corrective actions. However,
if you have specific health
concerns, consult your doctor.
-People with severely
com prom ised
im m une
systems, infants, and some
elderly may be at increased
risk. These people should seek
advice about drinking water
from th e ir health care
providers. General guidelines
on ways to lessen the risk of
infection by microbes are
available from EPA’s Safe
Drinking Water Hotline at 1
(800) 426-4791.
What does this mean?
This is not an
emergency. If it had been, you
would have been notified
immediately. Coliform bacteria
are generally not harmful
themselves. Coliforms are
bacteria which are naturally
present in the environment and
are used as an indicator that
other, potentially-harmful,
bacteria may be present.
Coliforms were found in more
samples than allowed and this
was a warning of potential
problems.
Usually, coliforms are
a sign that there could be a
problem with the system’s
treatm ent or distribution
system (pipes). Whenever we
detect coliform bacteria in any
sample, we do follow-up
testing to see if other bacteria
of greater concern, such as
fecal coliform or E.coli, are
present. We did not find any
o f these b acteria in our
subsequent testing.
W hat happened?
What was done?
We have chlorinated
the w ater to provide
disinfection and increased
sampling for coliform bacteria
to catch the problem early if it
recurs.
For more information,
please contact City Hall at
676-9618.
Please share this
information with all the other
people who drink this water,
especially those who may not
have received this notice
directly (for example, people
in apartments, nursing homes,
schools, and businesses). You
can do this by posting this
notice in a public place or
distributing copies by hand or
mail.
This notice is being
sent to you by the City of
Heppner. State Water System
ID#:
4100369.
Date
distributed: Oct. 6,2003
DA’s Report
John Earl Watson was
convicted o f Harassm ent
P h y sical,
a
C lass-B
misdemeanor. Watson was
sentenced to 180 suspended
days in jail, one year bench
p ro b atio n , 20 hours o f
community, must enroll and
su ccessfu lly
com plete
B a tte re r’s In terv en tio n
Program adm inistered by
Morrow County Behavioral
Health, and pay $524 in fines
and fees.
Roger Dale Wilkinson
was found in violation of show
cause order allegations for
Theft in the First Degree.
Wilkinson was sentenced to six
months in jail and 12 months
probation.
Lars Ivan Jam es
W enberg pled g u ilty to
H arassm en t, a C lass-B
misdemeanor and Criminal
M isc h ie f in the Second
D egree,
a
C lass-A
misdemeanor. Wenberg was
sentenced to 365 suspended
days in jail, 24 months bench
p ro b atio n ,
40
hours
community service, completion
o f a misdemeanor alcohol
package and paym ent o f
$504.48 in fines, fees and
restitution.
Craig Michael Scott
pled guilty to Theft in the
Second Degree, a Class-A
m isdem eanor. Scott was
sentenced to 180 suspended
days in ja il, 40 hours o f
community service, 24 months
bench probation and payment
o f $624 in fines and fees.
Scott was also Convicted of
Assault in the Fourth Degree,
a Class-A misdemeanor. He
w as sentenced to 180
suspended days in jail, 40
hours community service, 24
months bench probation and
payment o f $874 in fines and
fees.
Francisco Gutierrez
Bernal pled guilty Rape in the
Second Degree, a Class-B
felony, Sodomy in the Second
Degree, a Class-B felony, and
Unlawful Sexual Penetration in
the Second Degree, a Class-
B felony. B ernal was
sentenced to 75 months in jail
and a period of probation to
be determined.
John Scott Reed pled
no contest to Attempting to
Elude a Police Officer, a
Class-A misdemeanor. Reed
was sentenced to 365
suspended days in jail, 40
hours o f com m unity, 24
months bench probation,
driving privileges suspended
for 90 days, and payment of
$624 in fines and fees.
Alvin Michael Bennett
pled guilty to Harassment, a
C lass-B
m isdem eanor.
Bennett was sentenced to 180
suspended in jail, 40 hours of
community service, 12 months
bench probation, completion
o f an anger management
course to be administered by
Cascade Centers, Inc., and
payment of $524 in fines and
fees.
Jo h n ath o n
Carl
Williams pled guilty to Failure
to Report as a Sex Offender,
a C lass-A m isdem eanor.
Williams was sentenced to
180 suspended days in jail, 18
months bench probation and
payment of $874 in fines and
fees.
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