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Jackpot Rodeo rescheduled because of rain Because o f heavy rains, the Morrow County Jackpot Rodeo, which was to be held Sunday, Aug. 22, has been rescheduled to Sunday, Aug. 29 at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. The entries will be reopened and registrants can contact Teresa Hughes at 676- 9451 or 676-5978. If the weather is still bad, the rodeo will be held inside. photos by Sandy Matthews Bessie «etsell U of 0 Ne«3pap3r Library Eumene, OR 97403 50 $ HEPPNER Children of the Fair and Rodeo volunteers turned a rainy day into fun by “mud wres tling” in the rodeo arena. All the kids were covered from head to toe. ! imes - UL \ *«*- y •m itmttî VOL. 123 NO. 34 10 Pages Wednesday, August 25,2004 Morrow County residents help at Bite of Oregon (L-R): Terry Tallman, Benny the Beaver and Cheryl Tallman at the Morrow County booth at the Bite of Oregon festival. Promoting Morrow County during the Bite o f Oregon in Portland was: Karen Wolff, Claudia Hughes, Cara Osmin, Victor and Nancy Vander Does and Terry and Cheryl Tallman. Morrow County partnered with Umatilla County to kick off the Boot Loop Tour. Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon PMHH offers Lifeline services Pioneer M emorial Home Health (PMHH) has contracted with Lifeline to provide a 24-hour-a-day personal response service to seniors in the surrounding communities. The service Getting in on the fun. Princess Jessica Wainwright was pulled through the mud by Lane Bailey. provides quick assistance whenever personal support is needed, especially in a medical emergency. PM HH D irector, Molly Rhea, says, “ Helping seniors and people with d is a b ilitie s live w ith confidence, is a mission we hold close to our hearts and one that all o f us take seriously. We are proud to be a part of an organization that helps support the active and in d ep en d en t lifesty le o f elders in our communities. The Lifeline system is there w hen loved ones or caregivers can’t be.’ By simply pushing a lig h tw eig h t, w a te rp ro o f button that can be either worn around the neck or w rist, a su b sc rib e r is immediately connected to a continued page 3 Not wanting Sunday to be a total loss, children of the Rodeo volunteers, used the muddy rodeo Morrow County deputy charged with sexual abuse of 17-year-old girl Charges have been filed against Mark James “Jam ie” Rietm ann, 29, a Morrow County Sheriff’s deputy. He has been accused of sexual abuse concerning a 17-year-old g irl, and giving her cocaine when he worked as a technician for the D eschutes C ounty Sheriff’s Office. R ietm ann was indicted by a grand jury last week on charges o f sexual abuse and unlaw fully d e liv e rin g a co n tro lled substance to a minor. He was released from D eschutes County Jail after posting bail. “ We are in shock around here. It is out o f ch aracter,” said M orrow C ounty S h e riff Verlin Denton. Rietmann has been with the department for two years and was nam ed em ployee o f the year in 2003. He began as a contract officer, working exclusively in H eppner, and has cu rre n tly been w orking countywide. Rietmann has been relieved o f duty and has been p laced on paid investigative leave, said S h e riff D enton. A local internal investigation will be conducted while the Oregon State Police are handling the in v e stig atio n into the charges. According to Sheriff D enton, R ietm ann has maintained his innocence Rietmann began as a reserve deputy in Deschutes County in March 1997 and m aintained that position until December 1998. He was then hired as an animal control technician in January 1999 and was in that position until July 2002. His indictm ent is co n n ected to the OSP in v estig atio n o f form er Deschutes County deputy M ike M alloy, who was indicted on sex and drug ch arg es for his alleged involvement with two 17- year-old La Pine girls. A ccording to the indictment, Rietmann had sex with one of the 17-year- old girls. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. arena for “mud wrestling.” (L-R): Kelsie Fox, Megan Orr, Dalton Wellman, Lassie Wilson and Whitney Matthews. lone Education Foundation to hold fundraising dinner The lone Education Foundation is holding their 2nd annual fundraising dinner on Saturday. Sept. 25 at the lone American Legion Hall. An auction and raffle items will be included in the evening. A social hour will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner will begin at 7 p.m. The menu includes prime rib, crab, shrimp, salad, baked potato, bread and dessert. Two drinks will also be included in the meal, with choices o f beer, wine and soft drinks. Ticket prices are S25 for adults, SIO for children 12 and under; and children 6 and under free. Tickets are available at Bank of Eastern Oregon in lone. “Come enjoy a fun evening and help support the lone School,” said an event organizer. The lone Education Foundation is a 501 c( 3) no n -p ro fit corporation. Gazette-Times Closed for Labor Day The H eppner Gazette-Times office will be closed Monday, Sept. 6 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. All news articles and advertisements need to be turned in by Friday, Sept. 2, at 5 p.m., for the Sept. 8 edition of the paper. The o ffice will resum e norm al business hours on Tuesday: Sept. 7. END Of SEASONI 10% Off EVERTThltte IN STOCK! mm m i M orrow County C rain G row ers L e x in g to n 989-8221 • 1 -8 0 0 -4 5 2 -7 3 9 6 for farm «qulpmant, * w t «ur » t k »It« at WWW itKftf M t \
