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
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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.
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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
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DA's Report
The Morrow County
DA’s office reports handling
the following business:
Daniel Leon Nolan
pled guilty to three counts of
Burglary II, a Class C felony.
He was sentenced to 24
months formal probation and
payment of $2513 in fines
and fees and was barred from
M orrow C ounty G rain
Growers and Heppner and
Lexington school property.
Jam es
K enneth
Ellison admitted to violation
of probation allegations for
Possession of a Controlled
Substance. His probation
was revoked and reinstated
and he was sentenced to five
days in jail and given a six-
m onth e x ten sio n on his
probation from the original
ex p iratio n date. He was
convicted of a second count
of the same crime and was
sentenced to five days in jail
and an e x ten sio n o f six
months on his probation
from the original expiration
date, to run consecutively to
the other sentence.
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.
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