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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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