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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 18,2006 Crum Ranch tractor catches fire School report cards show significant growth in Morrow County Schools Monte Crum's tractor and no till drill up in flames. P h o to b> John B ristow H eppner and lone Fire Departments responded to a tractor fire at Monte Crum's ranch on Ella Road near lone on Tuesday, Oct. 10 . Steve Ball, a ranch hand for Crum Ranches, was in the process of planting when he noticed flam es coming up from under the tractor. He quickly got off the tractor and ran to his home, which is about 1/8 mile from where he was working and called in the fire. Wayne Rietmann, who lives across the road from the field, also spotted the fire and made a call to the fire department. Heppner and lone fire departments responded to the scene and put out the fire. H ow ever, the fire restarted Wednesday, Oct. 11 and had to be put out again. No land was dam aged in the fire; however, it is believed that a no-till drill attached to the tractor was damaged. Engagement Bacon-Huff School G ra d e s R e p o rt C a rd Sam B oardm an E lem entary KG-4th Satisfactory W indy R iver Elem entary Riverside Jr/Sr High School AC Houghton Elem entary Irrigon Elem entary School Irrigon Jr/Sr High School Heppner Elem entary Heppner Jr/Sr High School 5 -6 fri ■ fri 7 -12 fri KG-4 ir in 5 -6 »fi m 7 -12 tfl KG-6 fr) fri 7 -12 KT W The recent release of the O regon State School Report Cards was cause for c e le b ra tio n in M orrow County. All schools showed significant growth in many areas w hile two schools earn ed the p re stig io u s “exceptional” school rating. During the 2005-06 school year the M orrow C ounty School D istrict B oard of D irecto rs, administrative team and staff set lofty performance goals for all of their students. The goal read that, “Each student will achieve annual reading and m ath R1T gains prescribed by Oregon State grade level standards. Each student, a grade level or more deficient in reading a n d /o r m ath sk ills, w ill achieve RIT gains sufficient to ach iev e the stan d ard within three years.” It is o b v io u s from the outstanding perform ance and growth shown on the state rep o rts that the implementation of this goal played a significant role in positively impacting student performance. Heppner Elementary and AC H oughton Elementary joined the elite crowd of schools that earned Satisfactory Will be rated 07/08 Exceptional Will be rated 07/08 Will be rated 07/08 Exceptional Strong the prestigious “exceptional" school rating. In both schools, reading scores soared into the upper 90th percentile followed close by w ith o u tsta n d in g m athem atics results well above the state average. Sim ilarly, H eppner Jr/Sr High School was one of only 42 schools in the state to earn an impressive “strong” rating with an 18 percent im provem ent in reading sco res w hile h olding m ath em atics re su lts 12 p ercent above the state average. Across the district other schools were equally as im p ressiv e. At Sam B oardm an E lem en tary (rated Satisfactory), reading scores came in at 94 percent, 10 percent above sim ilar schools and 4 percent above the state av erag e. M ath em atics sco res ap p ro ach ed the 90th p e rc e n tile , w ell above comparison schools at 83 p ercen t. W indy R iver E lem en tary (rated Satisfactory), Boardman's 5th and 6th grade school (c u rre n tly 4 th -6 th ) also show ed n o tab le performance. Over the last three years, reading scores Two county chase ends in arrest W hile traveling to work at approxim ately 8 a.m. Tuesday. Oct. 17, along Bombing Range Road in M orrow C ounty, Undersheriff Steve Myren stumbled upon a car on the side o f the road. In the pro cess o f try in g to approach the car, the driver headed towards the trees of the Potlatch Tree Farm . “The p u rsu it w ent for approximately 32 miles at speed up to 115 mph,” said Undersheriff Myren. The ch ase w ent through Potlatch Farms into Umatilla County and onto I- 82. The car traveled through two sets of spike strips and Michael Huff and Katie Kaum at one point was traveling north bound in the south bound lane o f 1-82, said U ndersheriff M yren. The driver eventually traveled through a fence and ended up in a field where he was apprehended. A lejan d ro A vila- Vera, 22, of Hermiston, was charged by both Morrow and Umatilla counties with attempting to elude a police officer, reckless driving and possession of a controlled su b stan ce. He also had outstanding Umatilla County warrants. He was lodged at U m atilla C ounty Jail on $38.000 bail. Bill and Marcy Bacon, formerly o f lone and Heppner, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Marie Bacon to Michael Huff of Bend. The bride-elect is a 2001 graduate of lone High School and a 2005 graduate of University of Montana- Western. She is currently the technology operations manager for the Bend-LaPine School District. The groom-elect is a 2000 graduate of Crook County High School and a 2005 graduate of Oregon State University. He graduated in 2006 with his m aster's in education from Eastern Oregon University. He is currently Sheriff's Report a teacher at St. Francis Middle School and a football coach at Mountain View High School, both in Bend. The Morrow County Sheriff's Office reports han The couple plans to wed on Saturday, March 24, dling the following business: 2006 in Prineville. The couple plans to make their home in -MCSO received a Oct. 10: MCSO and Bend. Boardman PD received a report about a male subject report that vehicles were threatening the reporter with parked on the shoulder of the money. The male subject was freeway three to three and a try in g to get into the N E W F O R T H E FALL half miles west of Boardman. residence. -MCSO cited Danial T h ere w ere tw o m ale Wayne W ilhelm , 19, for subjects and one fem ale subject out of the vehicles driving while suspended. -MCSO received a arguing. -MCSO received a report that a male subject report that at Irrigon High from H eppner backed up School an I-pod was taken half a block at extreme rates of speed. This act from this out of a locker. -MCSO received a subject occurs daily. -MCSO received a report from a caller in Irrigon request regarding the legal the he had a metal pipe frame cattle hauler stolen from him. age a child can be left home have increased 14 percent and m ath sco res by 8 percent. Riverside Jr/Sr High S ch o o l, re c en tly reconfigured into a 7th-12th grade school, is in the last of their three-year transition p erio d . Due to the re c o n fig u ra tio n and population change, they will not receive a report card rating until nexUschool year. However, the lack of rating didn’t keep Riverside from making stellar performance grow ths. Reading scores grew by 20 percent and math sco res by 32 p ercen t, outperforming comparison schools and surrounding districts in the region. The rem ain in g Irrigon schools of Irrigon Elementary and Irrigon Jr/Sr High School likewise are in their third and final year of transition without receiving a ratin g . At Irrig o n Elementary School (5th-6th grades), scores rose by 31 percent in reading and 18 percent in m ath em atics, outperforming comparison schools by 17 percent and 9 p ercent resp ectiv ely . At Irrigon Jr/Sr High School, reading and math scores notched up by 13 percent and 8 percent. Please help us in celebrating our outstanding. p e rfo rm an ce. We look forw ard to an n o u n cin g co n tin u ed su ccess throughout this school year and next. For m ore information or for broader e x p lan a tio n s o f re su lts, please contact Wade Smith, Assistant Superintendent, at 989-8202. alone. The age is usually 12. Sheriff made contact with the reporter from Heppner. -MCSO cited Dennis K eith M acnab, 47, for speeding. -MCSO received a report that the reporter heard two loud shots or possibly loud noises in an area in Heppner. -M C SO and Boardman PD received a report about an injury due to a motor vehicle accident at m ilep o st 16 on N orth Highway 207. Hermiston PD was called to dispatch ambulance. They dispatched Med Star and the victim was flown to a hospital in Tri- C ities. M CSO , ODOT, Heppner Fire, Echo Fire and H erm iston A m bulance assisted OSP on scene. -MCSO cited Oscar Rene Campos, 27. -MCSO received a report about a reporter in Irrigon that was getting harassing phone calls. -MCSO received a rep o rt that a sh e riff requested deputy check on a parking complaint on S First St. in Irrigon. The deputy checked the area; all vehicles were parked legally. -MCSO received a d riv in g co m p lain t from reporter whose daughter is picked up at a bus stop by a three-w heeler. The child rode on the h an d leb ars without a helmet. -MCSO received a AN A M ERICA N R EV O LU TIO N N ecklace • Earrings • Bracelet Red Beads with Borealis Beads and Sterling Spacers DON’T BE FOOLED Some dealers have tent sales, off-site sales and anniversary sales to make you think you are getting a bargain. W e just have every-day low prices that are always less than any of our competitors’ best sale price. Peterson s Heppner >5» Jewelers 676-9200 SHUtStlU. 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R onald G ene Beagles was convicted of Harassment Physical +. a Class B misdemeanor. He was sen ten ced to 90 suspended days in jail, one year bench probation and payment of $ 133 in fines and fees. D avid Lee Searle was convicted of Assault-4, Sec. 3 +, a Class C felony. He was sentenced to 36 m onths su p erv ised probation, 90 days in jail, 80 hours com m unity service and payment of $1283 in fines and fees. report that Pendleton PD arrested Saturnino Flores, 40, for failing to pay fine for driving while suspended. -MCSO received a report that a vehicle was p arked w ith the d riv e r asleep. The driver was just taking a nap. -B oardm an PD receiv ed a report that a vehicle was d isab led on freew ay o v e rp a ss in Boardman. The vehicle was pushed off the road. -B oardm an PD received a report that two groups were firing gunshot back and forth at each other in Boardman by the Family Foods. -B o ard m an PD received a report about an elderly man in Boardman w alk in g around the pharmacy looking confused. -B o ard m an PD arrested Jesus A lejandro C ardenas G arcia, 28, for failing to pay fine and failing to appear. -B o ard m an PD received a request from a reporter regarding contact about juveniles threatening her daughter in Boardman. -B oardm an PD received a report about a tractor on fire in lone. The tractor was still running in the wheat field. lone FD responded. -Irrigon Ambulance transported a subject who possibly had a heart attack, to Good Shepherd Hospital. O c t. 11: M CSO deputy cited Donald John Wysocki, 54. for Violation of the Basic Rule. 81 mph in a 55 mph zone. -In a follow-up theft case from the Kinzua Mill, Jeffrey Kane Olsen. 35. was arrested on a U m atilla County warrant for Parole V iolation/Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was lodged at the Umatilla C ounty Jail. A stolen m o to rcy cle w as also recovered. Continued next poRe
