SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 1. 2009
lone Red White & Blues... Cruisin' to the Blues
4’" of July Celebration
Event Schedule
Grand Marshall, Bill Kietmann
Friday, July 3:
16“1 annual golf tournament
9 a.m.
Paintball Course
11 a.m. -7 p.m.
Talent Contest
6:30 p.m.
Music by Bad Influence Paintball Shooting Gallery
Food by Taylor’s, Syd’s Lemonade Stand, Beer Garden
Willow Creek Country Club
lone High School
lone City Park
lone City Park
lone City Park
Saturday, July 4:
Fireman’s Breakfast
5K run/walk
Topic Club Book Sale
Children’s Fish Pond
Paintball Course
Altar Society Pie Sale
Red, White & Blues Parade-
Cruisin’ to the Blues Car Show
American Legion Bingo
Free swimming
Spanish Club BBQ Rib Dinner
lone Blues Festival
Boat Trip Auction
Fireworks Display
7-10 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
11 a.m.
11 a.m. -7 p.m.
noon
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
After Parade
2-4 p.m.
3-7 p.m.
3 p.m.
7 p.m.
at dusk
lone Fire Hall
lone City Park
lone Fire Hall
lone Fire Hall
lone School
St. Williams Church
Main Street lone
lone City Park
American Legion Hall
lone Swimming Pool
American Legion Hall
lone Amphitheater
lone Amphitheater
lone City Park
Other events throughout the day include: Straw Money Pile, Dunk Tank, Pie Throwing,
Ducky Races, Horseshoes, Volleyball, Paintball Shooting Gallery, Beer Garden, and Food
Vendors.
Wetherells win Boardman Yard of the Month
Barbara and Mike
Wetherell were no strangers
to landscaping in a desert
setting when they moved
to Boardman from Condon
and Arlington. They have
pragm atically and lov
ingly created a Shangri-La
amidst cow pastures on
Kunze Road. For over 30
years they have coaxed
beauty from the desert’s
unyielding clim ate and
sand.
Compost was car
ried from Arlington to en
rich the sandy soil. Exist
ing locust, Russian Olive
and Cottonwood trees were
left to create shade while
more desirable trees could
establish. Some trees were
selectively removed leav
ing plenty of habitats. Fox
es, rabbits and many birds
are at home there.
The W etherells
utilized huge granite er
ratic boulders left here
by the M issoula Flood,
placing them artistically
in their landscape, after
removing them from their
pasture. One garden path is
made from brown Blalock
Canyon rocks. Forgotten
bricks from the old Arling-
ton School reside alongside
Barbara and Mike Wetherell
a courtyard made from
broken cement chunks out
of the old irrigation canal
channel. In the courtyard
on a hot summer evening
friends can sit and visit in
the shade of two huge pine
trees, surrounded by the
sound of gently splashing
w ater and evening bird
song. On some occasions,
there is Pruterberry cham
pagne made from Mike
and Barbara’s very own
Pruterberry bushes.
The dictionary de
scribes Shangri-La as an
imaginary remote paradise
on earth. Congratulations
to Barbara and Mike Weth
erell for creating a real
Shangri-La for the Board-
man June 2009 Yard of the
Month.
Morrow County Court weekly meeting held
T h e M o rro w
County Court met on June
17 in Boardman with Judge
Tallman, Comm issioner
Grieb and Commissioner
Rea in attendance. Fol
lowing is a summary of
those meeting provided by
Leann Rea.
T he c o u rt a p
proved the minutes of June
10.
The court reviewed
and approved accounts
payable in the amount of
$480,457.30.
The road depart
ment provided the fol
low ing rep o rt: M yers
Lane - The crew finished
the paving on June 10.
Hauled and placed 9,929
tons of hot mix, at a cost
of $57.50 per ton for a to
tal o f $570,917.50. It took
a total of 10 days to pave
the 5.6 miles of road. The
shoulder work and paint
striping will be done later.
Juniper Lane - The pav
ing equipment has been
moved to Juniper Lane,
and the crew has started on
shoulder work. The crew
started paving on Juniper
Lane June 15. This paving
project was finished on
June 17. The crew paved
in between some o f the
good sections of the road.
Plans are to pave 2.5 miles
this year and another 1.3
mile left to finish in the
next fiscal year. Had two
Granite Northwest trucks
with pup trailers and four
ODOT trucks helping haul
the hot mix. To date the
crew has hauled and placed
1,095 tons o f hot mix.
lone-Boardman Road -
The rest of the week will
be spent patching potholes
on this road and the rest of
Juniper Lane along with
continued road sweeping
and some sign work. Also
have some washouts to fix
on Cecil Road, Fairview
Lane and Strawberry Lane.
Permits - On the recom
mendation of the road de
partment approved a permit
for an under ground power
line on Ridge Crest Lane
and a permit for a sewer
line crossing on Willow
Creek Road.
The court conduct
ed the following business:
Adopted the budget and the
supplemental budget in the
sum of $26,513,701 for the
fiscal year beginning July
1, 2009; Heard a presenta
tion from Angie Johnson,
with Oregon Department
o f Forestry, regarding a
Customer Service Survey
that needs to be completed
by the county. Decided
Judge Tallman and Burke
O ’Brien would work on
the survey and submit in a
timely manner. Ms. John
son will also be working
with Mr. O'Brien in getting
a fire guard station estab
lished at the OHV Park;
Decided to pay the SAIF
premium on an annual
basis and take advantage
of the 3% discount; With
the guidance of Fred Carl
son, finance director the
court reviewed the 2007-
2008 audit report; Heard
a presentation from Diane
Wolfe, Boardman Chamber
and Cheryl Bates, Heppner
Chamber; Reviewed and
signed grazing contracts for
the OHV Park; Signed the
Meyers Replat; Heard the
reading by title of Amend
ment of Zoning Ordinance
for Space Age Industrial
Zone, and minor amend
ments to the Transportation
System Plan; Reviewed
and approved a new job
description for OHV Park
employees; Reviewed and
signed an IGA between
the State o f Oregon and
Morrow County for parole
and probation services; Ap
proved a purchase pre-au
thorization for the county
clerk to replace a printer;
Reviewed and signed an
IGA for continuation of
services with NORCOR
Juvenile Detention for the
2009-2010 year.
The Court heard a
report for Planning Direc
tor, Carla McLane, regard
ing potential Urban Growth
Boundary questions in
Irrigon, wind generation,
transmission lines, and a
Goal 5 protection request.
The court needs
to find some pictures that
depict the county for a
calendar page. If anyone
has any photos they would
like to have considered,
please deliver them to Kar
en Wolff at the court house
in Heppner.
The court reviewed
miscellaneous correspon
dences and discussed up
coming events and decided
who would be attending
which events.
Office warrant for Failure
to Appear/Unlawful Pos
session of a Firearm. He
was lodged at Umatilla
The Morrow County County Jail with $25,000
Sheri IT’s Office reports han total bail.
-MCSO received
dling the following busi
report o f a vehicle with
ness:
A pril 12 cont: expired plates and an 09
-MCSO received report sticker in the window.
from an Irrigon subject that Boardman Police Depart
another female spun out ment, assisted by MCSO
in her car and the vehicle Deputy arrested Roberto
kicked up rocks onto her Francisco Perez, 26, for
sister’s car after they had altering plates.
a fist fight with each other.
-MCSO received
MCSO determined there report that Hermiston Po
was no crime committed as lice Department arrested
Ronald Eugene Leeper,
it was mutual contact.
33,
on a Heppner Justice
-Boardman Police
Court
warrant for Failure
Department received report
from a Boardman subject to Pay Fine/Giving False
that her parents went to the Information to a Police Of
casino and had not returned ficer and Failure to Carry
at 5:15 a.m. She said they and Present License. He
usually stayed only a few was cited and released w ith
hours. MCSO dispatch $1,499 bail in full.
-MCSO received
checked for motor vehicle
accidents in the area and report from an Irrigon
determined there weren’t woman that her daughter
any. The reporter called tried to choke her. MCSO
back to say the parents reported that they had
advised they were on their probable cause to arrest
the daughter of Assault IV
way home.
April 13: Morrow and Strangulation.
-Boardman Police
County Sheriff’s Office re
ceived an animal complaint Department received report
concerning a Heppner sub from a juvenile that another
ject who had emus and subject was throw ing rocks
chickens. A deputy advised at them and trying to knock
the subject that he needed down the fence between
to get permits for the ani two residences. An adult
advised that the dispute
mals within a week.
-MCSO received was between kids and the
report that Baker County adults would handle it.
-Boardman Ambu
Sheriff’s Office arrested
Ted Michael Graham, 39, lance received report that a
on an Irrigon Justice Court male subject had a bloody
warrant for Failure to Ap- nose that would not stop.
pear/Driving While sus
April 15: Morrow
pended. He was lodged County Sheriff’s Office
at Baker County Jail with received report from a sub
$6,000 bail.
ject in Irrigon that she had
-MCSO received stopped for a school bus
report from an lone woman and another female leaving
that from inside her house her driveway ran into the
she had heard screaming side of here vehicle. No
from a neighbor’s resi injuries were reported.
dence.
-MCSO received
-MCSO received report of a male subject try
report from a male subject ing to break into a female’s
who said he was attempting residence in Heppner. The
to contract his 16-year-old subject left.
son he believed to be at his
-MCSO cited Lil
uncle’s house in Board- lian Joy Castile, 20, for Vi
man, but the uncle’s fam olation of the Basic Rule,
ily says his son was not at 73 mph in a 55 mph zone.
the residence. The caller
-MCSO received
advised that the 16-year- report that subjects are
old’s mother lives at a safe dumping vehicles on U.S.
house in the Salem area. A Army property in Irrigon.
deputy responded that the
-MCSO received
juvenile is fine, the family report from a woman that
has custody and wanted middle school girls were
the subject trespassed from harassing her niece, with
their property.
the girls sticking out their
-MCSO received tongues and showing inap
report of a car reposed in propriate finger gestures.
Heppner.
The deputy determ ined
-MCSO received that it was not a law en
report from Umatilla Coun forcement issue, but indi
ty Sheriff's Office of a 911 cated he would contact the
call from a crying female school.
who didn’t speak English
-MCSO received
in Irrigon. A deputy re report from an Irrigon resi
sponded.
dent that two boys “kind of
-Boardman Police guard” a bathroom entrance
Department received re in Irrigon. Deputy was un
port ofjewelry stolen from able to locate anyone.
a Boardman residence.
-Boardman Police
April 14: Morrow Department received re
County S heriff’s Office quest for extra patrol for
cited Ronda Jannien Eng the Hab Doc Apartments
lish, 53, for Violation of the because someone shot out
Speed Limit, 35 mph in a the lights with a .bb gun.
20 mph zone.
-BPD received re
-MCSO received port from an Irrigon wom
report o f a subject seen an that her daughter had
near his mother’s residence tried to choke her. The re
wearing a black sweatshirt, porter went to a neighbor’s
black jeans and black hat. residence and the parties
MCSO arrested Darwin were separated. MCSO had
David Sm ith, 21, on a probably cause to arrest the
Morrow County Sheriff’s daughter for Assault IV and
Office warrant for Failure Strangulation.
-BPD cited Rich
to Appear/Burglary and a
Umatilla County Sheriff’s ard Lee Anderson, 45, for
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No Operator’s License. The
vehicle was impounded.
-BPD received re
port that items that were
previously stolen had been
found and reporter wanted
photos taken of them.
-B PD a rre s te d
Artemio M endoza Gar
cia, 19, for Driving While
Suspended and Failure to
Carry and Present. The
vehicle was impounded.
-BPD received re
port that two families on
Blalock Court had a verbal
confrontation.
April 16: Morrow
County S heriff’s Office
received report of a vehicle
broken into in Irrigon the
previous night.
-MCSO received
report of a big black dog
in a Heppner woman’s yard
chasing her cats.
-MCSO cited Terri
Lynn Goodling, 39, Viola
tion of the Speed Limit,
34 mph in a 20 mph zone,
Driving While Suspended,
Driving Uninsured.
-M CSO, Board-
man Fire Department, Ir
rigon Ambulance received
report of a vehicle hit on
Highway 730. Noe Gutier
rez, 26, was cited for Fail
ure to Stop Before Entering
a Roadw ay. There were no
injuries.
-MCSO received
report of an expensive-
looking Native American
ceremonial outfit found in
Irrigon.
-MCSO received
report o f possible drug
activity on Morgan Street
in Heppner.
-MCSO received
report from an Irrigon sub
ject that someone had bor
rowed his trailer and tools a
month ago and will not re
turn them. A deputy made
contact with both subjects
and informed them that it
was a civil complaint.
-MCSO arrested
Keri Anne Martin, 30, on
a Heppner Justice Court
warrant for Failure to Pay
Fine/DUII and a Hermiston
Police Department war
rant for Failure to Appear/
Theft II. She was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail with
$11,858.76 bail.
-MCSO received
report of several subjects
supposedly selling spot
remover in the lone area.
Caller requested extra pa
trol in the area.
-Boardman Police
Department received report
from a Boardman woman
that her sister’s husband
hit her sister. The hus
band reportedly took off
to Portland to his mother’s
house.
-Boardm an Fire
Dept, received report of a
sawdust fire at the sawmill
with equipment engulfed,
but no buildings threat
ened.
-Irrig o n A m bu
lance received request
for an ambulance for an
11-year-old female going
into diabetic shock. She
was conscious, but had
fainted.
A pril 17: M or
row County Sheriff’s Of
fice cited Charles Vernon
Queen, 57, for Violation of
the Basic Rule, 81 mph in
a 55 mph zone.
-MCSO deputy re
ported a vehicle in the ditch
on Highway 730 with a
wrecker on the scene.
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