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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 11, 2005 Journalist with local ties to write comprehensive story on Heppner flood H eppner, its flood and its people will have a new light shining upon it that the whole world will have a chance to see Joann Byrd, a journalist with 47 years o f e x p e rie n c e and ties to H eppner, has decided to undertake the project o f writing the “whole story” o f the 1903 Heppner flood B yrd, cousin to Heppner businessman Cliff Green, had spent many a day in Heppner visiting relatives as a small child and had alw ays heard about the flood However, it w asn’t until recently that she really becam e interested in the story. A fter reading the book, “Days o f Sorrow,” and hearing about the 100th year commemoration, Byrd, who now resid es in S e attle, contacted Green and asked for a little tour Green was glad to accommodate her and showed her the flood monument and places the flood had touched This led Byrd to question who had written “THE” story on the flood and learned that not much had been written On her way home from the visit to Heppner, she said she became haunted with the idea o f writing the story. Writing is not a new thing to Byrd. She began a life-long career in journalism at the age o f 13. Feeling that the East Oregonian was not covering activities at her junior high school, McCune Junior High in Pendleton, she a p p ro a ch e d the publisher/editor o f the paper to do something about it. They suggested she write stories for the paper, which lead to the c re atio n o f “ M cC u n e ’s C o rn er” and Byrd’s love o f writing The job appealed greatly to her and she enjoyed talking with people and having a “license to snoop around.” Byrd continued to write for the East Oregonian th rough high school and college and expanded her writing fields. She attended University o f Oregon and never looked at any other field than journalism. H er c a re e r has in cluded w o rk in g as ex ecu tiv e e d ito r o f The H erald in E v e re tt, WA, ombudsman (internal critic) for The Washington Post and she retired in 2003 from the position as editor o f the editorial page at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. She has also taught journalism ethics at Poynter Institute and the University o f Washington She was also one o f three outsiders brought in during 2003 to help the New York Times figure out how Jayson Blair could have gotten away w ith p lag iarism and fabrication at the paper She is also the primary author o f the ethics decision-making p ro c e ss known as the Ethics Tool. For the past six years, Byrd has also been a member of the P u litz e r Board, which makes the Joann Bvrd f i n a l decision on who wins the Pulitzer Prizes. N ow that Byrd is retired, although she is still on the Pulitzer Board, which takes four months out o f her year, she plans on writing fu ll-tim e on th is book project. In the book, Byrd hopes to tell the whole story o f the H eppner Flood, focusing on the people lost, the people who survived and the people who helped She also wants to shed a light on how the flood has influenced H ep p n er and th e surrounding area through the years. In the telling o f the story, she plans to incorporate information on the geology o f the Willow C reek Valley, how flash floods occur and how the w e ath e r situ a tio n cam e about Byrd also hopes to make the story interesting to bo th th o se in M orrow County and those beyond. She feels that the story o f com ing th ro u g h such devastation and continuing to grow and flourish is a story that is universal to all. In addition to using re so u rc e s such as the M orrow County Museum, h isto ric a l so cie tie s, newspapers, records at the University o f Oregon, Byrd hopes that descendants o f those who went through the flood will come forward with sto rie s, jo u rn a ls, le tte rs p ic tu re s and o th e r information that can help her find the complete story. She also hopes to find out in fo rm atio n ab o u t d e sc e n d a n ts w ho have moved away from the area Byrd is also looking forward to being able to “ask all the questions no one asks” and find out the information that som e assum e ev ery o n e already knows. She hopes to delve in to all aspects o f life in Heppner and the Willow Creek Valley at the time and how it was affected and is still affected by the flood. Byrd plans on spending approximately two y ears on th is p ro je c t, spending much time here in cR e a l Estate By DAVID SYKES REALTOR PRICE ESTIMATE NOT APPRAISAL Real estate brokerage is primarily a listing and selling business It is no secret that almost every real estate office would like the opportunity to list your home for sale Many offices offer market price es tim ates at no charge to homeowners A market price estimate usually consists o f an agent previewing the interior and exterior o f the home and. based on his or her experience, verbally estimating the value o f the home The v erbal mar ket estimate is a reasonable “guesstimate" and should not Past Real Estate columns and property listings are available at wnnv.heppner.net/heritage l be mistaken for a formal writ ten appraisal which may be needed for insurance or legal matters An appraisal is a written report based on the research o f variables such as compa rable sales, land values, zon ing. construction costs, market and financing conditions, etc. Don’t confuse the two. A free market estimate is a rough sales planning tool An ap praisal is a defensible formal document 180 W Baltimore #5 Heppner, OR 97836 W dtage Kami Co. REALTO R 01 541 -« 76-9228 H ep p n er and trav elin g aro u n d O reg o n , w hile returning home to Seattle periodically to take care of other business. She hopes to come out with a book o f ap p ro x im a te ly 4 0 0 -6 0 0 pages, including pictures, maps and footnotes “I hope to produce a book th a t will be TH E reliab le so u rc e on the Heppner Flood,” said Byrd Those interested in sharing their inform ation with Byrd can contact her in a variety of ways, or stop her on the street in Heppner with a story Byrd can be reached by e-m ail, joannbyrd@ gbonline.com ; by phone, (206) 285-7104; or by mail, 2419 8th Ave N. #302, Seattle, WA 98109. She is willing to travel to find a story and is interested in any sort o f information Sh eriffs Report a Prohibited Area Doudna was lodged at Clackamas County Jail. -M C SO cited Chelsey Rae Parker, 20, for Driving while Suspended- violation. April 28: Boardman PD cited L uis A lb erto Nunez, 19, for Driving while Suspended-violation The vehicle was impounded. -MCSO received a report from a caller in Irrigon that a fifth wheel trailer with no plate or registration left her residence Pamela Irene B ert, 24, w as cited for P e rm ittin g U nlaw ful O p eratio n o f a M o to r Vehicle. -M C SO cited Brittany Rose Kegler, 19, for No Operator’s License -M C SO a rre sted Leobardo Solis Jaquez, 53, on a Morrow County Circuit Court warrant for Failure to Appear/Unlawful Use o f a Motor Vehicle. -M C SO a rre sted Michael Duane Bacon, 46, on a Salem PD warrant for Failure to A ppear/D U II. B acon w as lodged at Umatilla County Jail with no local charges. -MCSO cited Tony Lee Wiser for Driving while Suspended-m isdem eanor. W iser was also cited for D riving U ninsured. The vehicle was impounded. A p ril 29: M CSO receiv ed a re p o rt o f a d o m estic d isp u te in B oardm an. C h arles Lockridge, 56, was arrested fo r A ssault IV -felony. Lockridge was lodged at Umatilla County Jail. -MCSO cited Diane M arie H enkels, 40, fo r Violation o f the Basic Rule, 72 mph in a 55 mph zone. A p ril 30: M CSO receiv ed a re p o rt from Eugene PD that Kenneth W. Hunter, 24, was arrested on an Irrigon Justice C ourt warrant for Failure to Pay F in e /P o sse ssio n o f a Controlled Substance- Less than O ne O unce o f Marijuana. Hunter was cited and released from Lane C ounty Jail to appear in Irrigon. -MCSO received a re p o rt from U C SO th a t Chad Ray Robbins, 34, was arrested on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Possession o f a Controlled Substance- Less than O ne O unce o f M arijuana R obbins was lodged at Umatilla County Jail on U m atilla C ounty w arran t w ith M o rro w County hold placed -B o ard m an PD arrested Juanita Longoria- Holman, 34, on a Morrow C ounty C ircu it C o u rt w arran t fo r F ailure to Appear/Attempt C Felony Assault Public Safety Officer and Interfering with a Police Officer May I: Boardman PD arrested Jam es G ary Jo h n so n , 41, on U C SO w a rra n ts for P aro le V io latio n /F o rg ery I and T h eft II and P aro le Violation/Forgery II -B o ard m an PD arrested A ndres O ctavio Chavarin, 23, on an Irrigon Justice C ourt w arrant for Failure to Appear/Theft III. -M C SO cited a fem ale su b ject fo r N o Operator’s License and for Possession o f a Controlled Substance II. Daniel Joseph Baker, 35 was arrested on Umatilla County warrants fo r F ailu re to A ppear/ Possession o f a Controlled Substance II and Failure to A ppear/H earing and was cited on Parole Violation B ecker was lodged at Umatilla County Jail The vehicle was impounded -Boardman PD cited Virginia Anna Kohn, 24, for Failure to Carry Proof o f Insurance and Failure to O bey T raffic C o n tro l Device -Boardman PD cited Maria Belen Mendoza, 36, fo r F ailu re to R eg ister Vehicle. -MCSO stopped two feihale su b jec ts in B oardm an. Toui M arie Pennock, 27, was cited for Possession o f Less than One O unce o f M arijuana and D elivery o f a C ontrolled Substance I. She was also arrested on Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Permitting Dog to Run at Large; on a Umatilla PD Probable Cause affidavit fo r F o rg ery II and P o ssessio n o f a Forged In stru m en t; and on a Umatilla County warrant for Parole Violation. Pennock w as lo d g ed at U m atilla C o u n ty Jail. A m anda L orraine Davis, 19, was arrested on a Union County w arran t fo r F ailure to Appear/Conspire to Deliver a C o n tro lled Substance. Davis was also lodged at Umatilla County Jail. -M C SO a rre sted Jerry B ulow , 53, for Possession o f a Controlled Substance II. -MCSO received a report from Hermiston PD that Craig M. Workman, 23, was arrested on an Irrigon Justice Court w arrant for Failure to Appear/Criminal Trespass II. -MCSO cited Pedro Hernandez Rodriguez, 33, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 79 mph in a 55 mph zone and fo r O pen Container. -MCSO cited Jeffery R ay W h itb eck , 20, fo r Permitting Unlawful Use. M ay 2: Boardman PD cited A ntonio Efrain G om ez M ontes, 21, for Violation of the Speed Limit, 43 mph in a 30 mph zone and for Driving Uninsured -Boardman PD cited Roberto Bemal-Ruiz, 22, for No Insurance. The vehicle was impounded. -MCSO cited Jeffery Lynn R asch, 45, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 75 mph in a 55 mph zone -MCSO received a report that a female subject was not sold alcohol so she just walked out o f the store w ith it. Faw n E lisabeth Ironbear, 23, was cited for Theft III -MCSO received a re p o rt from a caller in H ep p n er th a t a subject needed to be removed from the caller’s property as he was trying to start a fight Vernon Shad Jeffreys, 37, was arrested for Violation o f a R estraining O rder and Disorderly Conduct He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail Jesse James Jeffreys, 35, was arrested for Disorderly C o n d u ct, A ssault IV, Harassment and Menacing He was also arrested on two H ep p n er Ju stice C o u rt warrants for Failure to Pay F in e /D riv in g w hile Suspended He was also lodged at Umatilla County Jail T he M orrow C ounty Sheriff’s Office (M CSO) re ports handling the following business: -Boardman PD cited Brandon Saucillo, 19, No O p e ra to r’s L icen se and Failure to Carry Proof o f In su ran ce He w as also w arned fo r D efectiv e Equipment The vehicle was impounded -M C SO cited Ronald Ellis Dyer, 23, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 71 mph in a 55 mph zone -M C SO arrested C ipriano Vera, 51, on an Irrig o n Ju stic e C o u rt w arran t fo r F ailure to Appear/DUII-A. I -MCSO cited Joseph Lee Sw ope, 24, for No Operator’s License, Driving Uninsured and Failure to Register Vehicle He was also arrested on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Hit and Run P ro p erty and on an U m atilla PD w arrant for Failure to Pay Fine. April 24: Boardman PD arrested Matthew James Pesicka, 19, for Possession o f a Controlled Substance I, Possession o f a Controlled Substance II, Delivery o f C o n tro lled S ubstance I, D elivery o f C o n tro lled S u b stan ce II and C om m ercial D rug Trafficking He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail. April 25: Boardman PD cited L au ra M arie Seibert, 19, for Possession o f a Controlled Substance-IV, Less than One Ounce o f Marijuana. -M C SO arrested Kevin Lee N o rto n on a UCSO warrant for Failure to A p p e a r/D riv in g w hile Suspended-m isdem eanor. N o rto n was lodged at Umatilla County Jail. -MCSO cited Jeffery Daniel M ironuck, 27, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 79 mph in a 55 mph zone. -M C SO arrested Andrew Scott Gomez, 20, on a UCSO Felony Warrant for Failure to Appear/Theft I-Unlawful Use o f a Motor Vehicle. Gomez was lodged at Umatilla County Jail A pril 26: M CSO arrested Debbie Sue Paine, 47, on two Union County w a rra n ts fo r F ailure to A p p e ar/P o sse ssio n o f a C ontrolled Substance II. Paine was lodged at Umatilla County Jail. -MCSO cited Jesse Lynn Reid, 24, for Driving while Suspended-violation and No Insurance -M C SO cited Shannon Lee Avila, 29, for Violation of the Speed Limit, 50 mph in a 25 mph zone. -B o ard m an PD arrested David Ramirez, 22, for DUII. A pril 27: M CSO receiv ed a re p o rt from UCSO that Prestin James Hugley, 21, was arrested on a M orrow County Circuit Court warrant for Failure to Appear/Contempt o f Court H ugley w as lodged at Umatilla County Jail -MCSO received a re p o rt from C lackam as County Sheriff’s Office that Dallas Jonathan Doudna, 34, was arrested on a Heppner Justice Court warrant for F a ilu re to Pay Fine/ Operating Motor Vehicle in Extension Service offers tillage workshops How does tillage affect your soil? What signs do you look for to know how soils are changing? The Oregon State University Extension Service will explore those questions and more in a senes of workshops focused on the rhizosphere and featuring Canadian soil ecologist Jill Clapperton. The workshop series begins at 9 a m. on Monday, May 16, at the Discovery Center in The Dalles. This full-day session will allow Clapperton and other regional experts to provide the background that will help land managers better understand the intricate relationships betw een soil quality conditions and tillage practices. C lapperton is considered the guru of the rhizosphere, widely respected for her work on how soil biology and ecology interact with soil m anagem ent systems to facilitate long-term soil quality and productivity, according to Brian Tuck, OSU Extension horticulturist in Wasco County. P re-registration is req u ested by calling the Wasco County office of the OSU Extension Service at (541)296-5494, by May 12. A $ 10 registration fee will be collected at the door and does not include lunch Lunch will be available for purchase at the Discovery Center Café. The next three days will be spent on the road as local farmers and orchardists have the opportunity to examine soil conditions with C lapperton in their own production areas under different practices. On Tuesday, May 17, participants will meet at 7:45 a m. at the Auction Yard on Highway 197 in The Dalles. The group will caravan to meet Clapperton at soil pits in a Wasco County orchard, various w heat farm ing systems (no-till, minimum till and plow ed) and an undisturbed site. The afternoon trip begins at 1 p.m. at the Sherman Experiment Station in Moro and travels to sites in Sherman County. On Wednesday, May 18, growers from the Condon area will have the same opportunity, beginning with a two-hour seminar followed by field visits to demonstration pits. This workshop begins at 9 a m. at the Bill Jepsen ranch, along the Liberty School Road between Condon and Ruggs The program runs from 9 a m. to 4 p.m , with a $10 fee to cover lunch and refreshments for the day. Please call the Morrow County Extension Service at 676-9642 to register and guarantee a lunch. On Thursday, May 19, the two-hour seminar will be repeated for U m atilla growers The program begins at 9:15 a m at the Adams Community Center in Adams. There is no charge for lunch that day and reservations can be made by calling (541) 278- 5403
