TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 5,2007
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Christmas arrives at Senior Center
Heppner
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The Christmas season is in full swing at St. Pat
rick’s Senior Center. Decorations were ( *cently put up all
around the center by many volunteers. The main Christmas
tree was put up by Keith Brudavold, who used his personal
decorations. The Christmas village on the piano was put up
by Jeanne Grijalva. The boughs were donated by Richard
Peck. Velma Wight, Kathy Turner, Travis Richards and
Billie Lacy also were on hand to help decorate.
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Birth Announcement
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office investigates
burglaries, arrest made
Charli Marie Campbell - Sara and Tygh Campbell
o f Pendleton announee the birth o f their daughter, Charli
Marie, on Monday, October 8. At birth she weighed nine
On November 28 the
pounds, 10 Vi ounces.
Morrow County S heriff’s
Grandparents are Greg and Janet Greenup o f Hep Office took two reports o f
pner and Steve and Rhonda Campbell of Pendleton.
residential b urglaries on
Sunset Lane near Irrigon.
In the morning hours
o
f
N
ovem
ber 28, a man
Morrow County District Attorney Elizabeth Bal
returned
to
his residence to
lard has released the following report:
find
an
unfamiliar
car and
-Lonny R. Gerig, 44, was convicted of Aid in Fish/
person
sitting
in
his
drive
Game Violation, an unclassified misdemeanor reduced to
way. When the homeowner
a Class A Violation, and will pay a $192 fine.
-David Jesse Drinkard, 27, was convicted of Flee attem pted to contact the
ing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, a Class C operator o f the vehicle, he
felony, and w as sentenced to six months in jail to be served sped away. The homeowner
concurrent to the time presently serving with the Oregon followed the vehicle to Um
Department o f Corrections, one year driver’s license sus atilla w here he lost sight of
pension, one year post-prison supervision, and pay $ 1,028 it after obtaining the license
in fines, fees, assessments and restitution. Drinkard was number. The hom eow ner
also convicted o f a count o f Possession o f Methamphet- returned to his residence
and found that it had been
amine, a Class C felony, which was later discharged.
burglarized. The crime was
reported to D eputy Ivan
Dike Jr. of Morrow County
who
began his investigation.
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Martin
During the day, attem pts
w ere made to locate the
suspect vehicle which had
been sold and had not been
re-reg istered to the new
G e n e r a l M o to rs
owner. These attempts led
V e h ic le s
Undersheriff Steve Myren to
numerous addresses in Um
A ll 2007:
atilla
and Morrow Counties
• C h e v y T ru c k s
Jan 13. 2008
in attempts to locate the ve
•G M C
hicle
and/or suspect. During
• C h e v y C a rs
this time frame, contact was
• C a d illa c s
made with Hermiston PD,
• B uicks
UCSO and U m atilla PD.
• Pontiacs
Later on the 28th, another
family near the first burglary
F O R D E T A IL S ...
scene on Sunset Lane found
that they too had been the
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victims o f a burglary. This
report was also taken.
U m a tilla C o u n ty
Murray's Drug is currently a
Deputy Jack Stew art de
veloped information as to
pharmacy provider for the following
a possible location o f the
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vehicle.
On N ovem ber 29,
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U m atilla PD located the
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suspect vehicle from the
first burglary parked near
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the suspect residence pro
vided by UCSO located near
30215 Scappelhorn Road,
Umatilla.
At the location, con
tact was made w ith Aaron
Autrey, 29 years of age out
Little Rock, AR. After in
terviewing Mr. Autrey and
searching a travel trailer, he
was subsequently arrested
for two counts o f burglary
in the first degree, felon
in possession o f a firearm,
and two counts o f theft in
the first degree. He was
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail. Nearly all o f the stolen
property was recovered and
returned to the victims of the
burglaries.
The Morrow County
Sheriff's Office appreciates
the U m atilla Police D e
partment, Umatilla County
Sheriff’s Office, Hermiston
Police Department, and the
Morrow County S h eriff’s
O ffice C o m m u n icatio n s
Center for their efforts in
this case.
“These cases only
re-enforce what we already
know, and that is that law en
forcement is a team effort,”
says U ndersheriff Myren.
“ In this case, each entity
contributed something to the
investigation. In one case,
an agency had a last known
address that led to a vacant
house. However, the land
lord o f that vacant house
had additional information
that led another direction.”
Undersheriff Myren contin
ued, “While there are those
law enforcem ent officers
and agencies that tend to try
and handle cases with very
little external input or as
sistance, we feel that multi
agency problem solving is
far more productive in the
long run.”
MC Health Department calendar
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Thursday, Dec. 6 - Heppner Clinic 8:30 a.m.- 4:30
(closed 12-1)
Monday, Dec. I0 - Boardman Clinic 9 a.m.-4:30
(closed 12:30-1)
Tuesday, Dec. 11 - Boardman Clinic 9 a.m.-4:30
(closed 12:30-1)
Thursday, Dec. 13 - Heppner Clinic 8:30 a.m.-4:30
(closed 12-1)
Monday, Dec. 17 - Boardman Clinic 9 a.m.-4:30
(dosed 12:30-1)
Tuesday, Dec. 18 - Boardman Clinic 9 a.m.-4:30
(closed 12:30-1)
Thursday, Dec. 2 0 -H eppner Clinic 8:30 a.m.-4:30
(closed 12-1)
Monday, Dec. 24 - Boardman Clinic 9 a.m.-4:30
(closed 12:30-1)
Tuesday, Dec. 25 - Closed for Christmas.
Thursday, Dec. 27 - Heppner Clinic 8:30 a.m.-4:30
(closed 12-1)
Monday, Dec. 31 - Boardman Clinic 9 a.m.-4:30
(closed 12:30-1)
Boardman Tillicum Club
to give $10,000 in grants
The Tillicum Club of
Boardman will give $10,000
to Sam Boardman Elemen
tary School teachers who
were impacted by a fire at
the school last summer. A
special presentation will be
held during the Winter Con
cert, Tuesday, December 18,
at 6:30 p.m. in the school’s
gymnasium.
The Tillicum Club
applied for and received
a grant from the Morrow
County Needs and Issues
program, a program which
disperses tippage fees from
Finley Butte Landfill. The
T illicum C lub and M or
row County recognize the
impact teachers make, not
Boardman Council announces
meeting schedule changes
The City o f Boardm an Council m eetings for
January have been changed. The meetings have been
rescheduled to January 8, 2008 at 7 p.m. and January 22,
2008 at 7 p.m.
Senior Center Menu
St. Patrick's Parish members will be serving lunch
on Wednesday, December 12. The menu will include
salmon casserole, green salad, spiced pears, bread sticks,
and cookies.
A T T H E M C G G G R E E N FEED STO R E in H e p p n e r
Christinas Trees are now in!
We also sell Christinas Tree Permits & Wood Cutting Permits
Christmas Specials:
For detailed information on these plans,
visit www.medicare.gov
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these plans o r o u r services. A d d itio n a l
in fo rm a tio n w ill be m a d e as it is re c e iv e d .
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only to students but to an
entire com m unity. Many
o f these teachers sustained
personal loss o f supplies
and equipment, which was
not covered by insurance.
The grant will be divided
betw een the 26 teachers w ho
were impacted.
The Boardman Tilli
cum , organized in 1945,
is made up o f Boardman
area women interested in
fellowships and service to
the B o ard m an C o m m u
nity. They meet the second
Tuesday o f each month. The
Tillicum Club appreciates
Morrow County for making
the grant possible.
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Store Hours through Dec. 23: Mon-Fri 8-5:30 / Sat 8-4
We will be closed Dec. 24 a t 12 noon through Dec. 25
(W e will also be closed January 1)
M orrow C ou n ty Grain Growers Green Feed ¿Y Seed
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Piano recital
scheduled for
December 9
Forty local piano
students will play their fa
vorite Christmas pieces at a
recital on Sunday, Decem
ber 9, at 3 p.m. at Christian
Life Center, 535 W. Morgan
Street in Heppner.
The students range
in age from five to 18 and
represent all levels o f play
ing from brand new begin
ners to advanced students.
Cookies and punch will be
served following the recital.
The public is invited to at
tend.