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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 23, 2008 MC Sheriff’s Office make MC School District announces district math contest results arrests during patrol Morrow County School District’s highest achiev On April 18 Sgt. Randy Rayburn and Detective Sgt. Terry Harper were conducting nighttime crime deterrence patrols on the south end o f Morrow County when they stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction near the intersec tion o f Barlow Canyon Road and Valby Road near lone. During the course o f the traffic stop the officers located some copper w ire which the occupants could not adequately explain. The subjects, Christa Lee Cole, 20, and Nick Louis Turcol, 45, both of Gresham, were arrested for Failure to Maintain Metal Records and lodged at the Umatilla County Jail. During the course o f this incident, a w hite Dodge pickup with a dark canopy was seen speeding away from the area. Initial attempts to locate the vehicle were un successful, however it was later located and arrests were made. MC Sheriff’s Office involved in pursuit ing math students gathered at Heppner High School on Thursday, April 17 to compete in the annual Mathemat ics Contest. Students and parents filled the auditorium in anticipation o f the test. With pencil and calculator in hand, students received testing room assignments and filed from the room to face a rigorous 50 item test that they would be required to complete in 60 minutes. In just over an hour, the tests were completed, collected and scored. The competition was fierce with few questions separating first place from tenth. All participating students gave it their best effort and are commended for rising to the challenge. The following is a list o f students who placed in the top ten for each o f the five grade divisions: 4th Grade: Rory Barresse ( I st), Jessica Kempken (2nd), Ryan Ibarra (3rd), Kristen Frederickson (4th), Kaden Clark and Trevor Fox (5th), Emily Pappas and Edith Velasco (6th), Juanita Aylett and Jose Agripino (7th), Patrick Col lins and Victor Meyer (8th), Nathan Verley (9th), Caitlynn Bailey, Julisa Garza and Ryan Hahn ( 10th). 5th Grade: Cade Arbogast, John Propheter and Isa bel Orozco (1st), Joe Schmidt and Morgan Smith (2nd), Ross Cutsforth (3rd), Alisha Sorensen (4th), Maddie Lindsay, Lisa Stanger and Colleen Barden (5th), Koyle Kendrick (6th), Skyler Hawks (7th), Kenzi Hughes (8th), Antonio Muniz and Teneisha Peterson (9th), Hans Rockwell and Sierra Koehler (10th). 6th Grade: Avika Sharma (1st), Jared Lemmon (2nd), Kelsey Caudron (3rd), Sarah Bose (4th), Keenan Helfrecht, Micha Hintz, MeKayla Kindle, Preston Tarpley and Jor dan Connell (5th), Arik Corpus (6th), Jefferson Dowdy and Margo Calvillo (7th), Ryan Dougherty (8th), Zach Burnett and Kaitlynn Linnell (9th), and Joe Amaral (10th). 7th Grade: Bryce Fowler ( 1st), Destany Griffin (2nd), Earl Propheter (3rd), Jacob Moore (4th), Lane Numerick (5th), Letcia Alvarez, Austin Gutierrez, and Maggie Collins (6th), Pablo Virelas-Garcia (7th), Samantha Thompkins (8th), Cheyenne Hackett and Faith Overton (9th), and Stephen Thompson (10th). 8th Grade: Briton Hanson (1st), Wyatt Bishop, Lance Bose, and Stephanie Schuler-Inskeep (2nd), Adriana Sanchez (3rd), Shane Smith and Trent Cannon (4th), Cody Nelson (5th), Justin Pranger (6th), Ignacio Zuniga (7th), Jaime Mendoza (8th), Cristina Martinez (9th), and Zachery Yocom (10th). On April Id at approxim ately 4:55 a.m. Sgt. Randy Rayburn observed a white Dodge pickup with a dark colored canopy northbound on Highway 207 north o f Lexington. The vehicle matched the description o f a suspicious vehicle seen speeding on Liberty School Road earlier in the night. Sgt. Rayburn attempted to stop the vehicle and pursuit ensued. Multiple MCSO units responded to assist. The vehicle reached speeds approaching 100 miles per hour. At around mile post 5 on Highway 207, the driver pulled off of the highway and proceeded through the wheat fields followed closely by Sgt. Rayburn. The driver ran into a drainage ditch where his vehicle became stuck. Sgt. Rayburn was able to take the passenger into custody at that time but the driver fled on foot. Shortly thereafter. Undersheriff Steve Myren located the driver hiding in a ditch a short distance away. The driver was identified as Larry Dale Bush, 45, of Benton City, WA. He was lodged in the Umatilla County fail on the following charges: Escape, Parole Violation, Failure to Appear/Assault III (warrant), Attempt to Elude (vehicle). Attempt to Elude (foot). Possession o f Meth- amphetamine. Delivery o f Methamphetamine, Criminal Trespass II, Criminal Mischief 1, Reckless Driving, and Driving While Suspended. The passenger, David Lynn Bailey, 44, of Hermis- ton was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail on the following charges: Failure to Appear/Possession o f Methamphet The Hermiston Area Chapter o f SMART (Start amine (warrant), Theft 1, Attempt to Elude, Possession of Making a Reader Today) is sponsoring a fundraiser , Methamphetamine, Criminal Trespass II, and Criminal “Swing into Spring with SMART” to support the K - 3 Mischief I. reading program in four Hermiston elementary schools, Stanfield Elementary, Heppner Elementary and lone Com munity School. This event will be held on May 9th at the Desert River Inn in Umatilla beginning at 7 p.m. It will be an evening o f music performed by the “Swing Set” from Walla Walla, dancing, drawings, and both a silent and live auction. Admission to this event Teleflora's Victorian teapot bouquet is $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Appetizers will be Radiant with roses in the served and there will be a no-host bar. Proceeds from this style of Victorian chintz, event will be used to help defray expenses for this year’s this enchanting SMART program at the listed elementary schools. ceramic teapot is a Tickets may be purchased from the SMART coor manv-splendored dinators at Heppner Elementary and the lone Community gift. Mom will use School. They may also be purchased at the Stanfield School it for brewing tea District Office, Wilcox Furniture in Hermiston and the and display Greater Hermiston Chamber o f Commerce. it proudly. The SMART program is a reading program aimed She'll at improving the reading levels o f children in kindergarten treasure through 3rd grade. Studies show a child’s success in school it forever as a is greatly increased if they are reading at grade level by the symbol of your 3rd grade. The program depends greatly on the volunteers thoughtfulness. that read with children on a weekly basis. Funding for the program comes from the SMART foundation and also For nationwide or local from local supporters o f SMART. Without the local sup delivery, call or visit our shop port given to SMART by its volunteers and communities, it would not be possible to make this program available Mother’s Day is in our local communities. Sunday, May II Support the SMART program and join with other SMART supporters in the fun on Friday, May 9th, at “Swing Into Spring with SMART" at the Desert River Inn at 7 p.m. Any questions about this event or the SMART 217 North Main • Heppner program may be addressed to 541-567-9409 or 541-966- Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Heppner Lexington & lone 3276 or to the local SMART coordinators. SMART fundraiser to be held May 9 lone School schedule of events April 31: Watershed Field Day for 5th graders May 1-2: Crop Science Field Trip May 4-8: Outdoor School at Tupper (6th grade); 5th grade to shadow 7th grade for Vi day May 14: Crystal Apple Awards at Pendleton Red Lion May 18: NHS youth track meet for grades K-5 (TBA) May 19: Monthly school board meeting May 20: Memorial Garden dedication at 5 p.m.; Junior/ Senior banquet at 5:30 p.m. May 21: National Honor Society induction at 5:30 p.m.; High school awards night at 6 p.m. May 27: Kindergarten visitation May 28: Baccalaureate May 30: Graduation June 2-3: Physical Science field trip June 4: Middle school awards at 6 p.m. June 5: 8th grade dinner dance June 9: Monthly school board meeting/budget hearing June 10: Student’s last day for 2007-2008 Annual Watershed Field Day to be held This year’s Willow Creek Watershed Field Day will be held on Wednesday, April 30, from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at Duane Neiffer’s property west o f Lexington. Ap proximately 150, 5th grade students from Morrow County Schools will attend the annual field day. Water will be the focus o f the presentations dur ing the daylong education program. The day is divided into hands-on teaching sessions including: soils, weather, plants, compass and GPS/mapping, macro invertebrates, water quality and stream bank restoration. Also, the stu dents will plant trees to stabilize stream banks. The continued success of this field day is due to the support from many agencies, teachers, students, parents and schools. Caryn Appier, Umatilla/Morrow ESD coordi nates the field day with the help of the Natural Resources System Consortium and Morrow SWCD. Thimbleberries Quilt Club making quilt donation give warmth. M umujü D aiuj BEO FINANCIAL SER VICES REA MORROW COUNTY ★ Represents ALL of Morrow County ★ ★ Develop Family-Wage Jobs ★ ★ Keep Morrow County Livable ★ This ad paid for by the C ommittee to Fleet Leann Rea Morrow County C ommissioner The Heppner Thimbleberries Quilt Club made a charitable donation o f this quilt called Stars o f Hope. Thimbleberries is proud to be the sponsor o f a year long program raising awareness and support for Faith's Lodge, a non-profit organization that provides a place where couples and families facing the serious illness or death o f a child can retreat to reflect on the past, renew strength for the present and build hope for the future. The Quilt is at the shop and will be mailed off soon. We are encouraging anyone that would like to make a quilt for Faith’s Lodge or other organizations that need quilts, can come to the shop for a free workshop to sew on your projects on the second Sunday afternoon o f every month ____ VOTE LEANN COM M ISSIONER Picture are: Kathy Skinner, Renee Devin, Bonnie Wenberg, Cynthia Wenberg, Barb Coiner, Ann Spicer, Tonya Jones, Denise Cobel. Not in picture is Heidi Wenberg and C'orrine Miles. -Con tributed Photo R uss Murfiti Financial id visor * * * * * * IRA’s Life Insurance Long Term Care Pension Rollovers Retirement Planning Long Term Financial Needs Securities related products and services m ade available through BEO Financial Services are offered by Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., an independent registered broker-dealer, m em ber EINRA, SIPC, not affiliated with Rank of Eastern O regon, its affiliates, divisions, or subsidiaries. Advisory services offered through Pearson Financial Group, a registered investm ent advisor. • • • • • Not a Deposit of Bank of Eastern Oregon. Not EDIC Insured. Not Insured by any Federal G overnm ent Agency. Not G uaranteed by Bank of E astern O regon. May Go D oan in Value. Home O ffice: 279 N. M ain St.. Heppner, O R 9“W 6 * 541-676-9127 email: rmurtitt <1 rovalaa.com Fo r an appointment in your area, call Rank of F.a.tern Oregon. FFA Banquet to be held April 30 The Heppner High School FFA Banquet will be held Wednesday, April 30, at 6 p.m. at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. Members with last names beginning with A-M are asked to bring a dessert or appetizer and last names b eg in n in g w ith N-Z are asked to bring a salad/side dish. Meat and drinks will be provided by the chapter. The FFA Alumni an nual meeting will be held at 5 p.m., just prior to the banquet, at the fairgrounds. Anyone interested in sup porting the FFA ch ap ter are welcome. 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