SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 6,2010
Students learn about the importance of soil
The Morrow Soil
and W ater C onservation
District held their annual
conservation poster contest
entitled “Dig-it! The Se
crets o f Soil” with Morrow
County Schools.
This year’s theme
emphasized the importance
o f soils in your every day
life. Almost all o f the min
erals and nutrients we need
for life, to nurture us, to
help us grow, give us energy
and keep us healthy come
from fields, gardens, trees
and pastures. The entire
earth, every ecosystem ,
every living organism, is
dependent upon soils.
T he f ir s t p la c e
w inners com peted in the
O re g o n A s s o c ia tio n o f
Conservation District con
test in November. Julianne
Carlson of lone Community
School and Jose Ramirez
o f R iverside Jr/S r High
School placed first in the
state competition and will
receive a $25 savings bond
from OACD and will com
pete on the National level
in February 2010.
C o n te st w in n e rs
are:
4th-6,h grade - 1”
place, A lly H aguew ood,
lone Community School;
2nd place, Lexi Bray, Hep
pner Elementary School; 3rd
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office reports han
dling the following business:
September 16:
-MCSO received report that
flashing lights are covered
by the “Putting Oregon To
Work” sign on Hwy. 730 in
Irrigon and people are un
able to see them until they
are right up on them.
-M CSO received
report o f two head of cat
tle out along the highway
across from a pond in Lex
in g to n . The ow ner w as
contacted.
-M CSO received
a com plaint from a male
subject in Heppner that he
was being harassed by a
park host about his camp
ing spot.
-MCSO deputy re
ported that safety presenta
tions for children had been
scheduled.
-M C SO received
a request for information
regarding child placement.
-M CSO received
report from an Irrigon sub
ject that kids stand all over
Columbia Road in Irrigon.
The subject d id n ’t w ant
contact, but was concerned
about kids getting hit.
-M CSO received
request to assist an Oregon
State Police trooper with a
drug search in lone.
-M C SO received
report from a Lexington
resident that he received a
check that was denied be
cause o f insufficient funds.
The reporter talked to his
attorney and was advised
to make a report with the
sheriffs office.
-M C SO a rre ste d
Paula L. Taylor, 53, on an
Irrigon Justice Court war
rant for Failure to Pay Fine/
Curfew Ordinance. She was
also arrested on a Umatilla/
M orrow County Com m u
nity Correction Detention
warrant with no bail. She
w as lodged at U m a tilla
County Jail.
-M CSO received
report that a 78-year-old
male was refusing to take
his medications and refus
ing to go to the doctor. The
reporter wanted an ambu
lance to assist in making
him go. The caller was ad
vised that a patient cannot
be forced to take his meds.
-M C SO received
req u e st for in fo rm a tio n
concerning his arrest in
Morrow County in 1971.
-M C SO received
place, Nalani Stone, Hepp
ner Elementary School.
7,h-9,h grade - I s'
place, Julianne C arlson,
lone Com m unity School;
2nd place, Celina M unoz,
Irrigon Jr/Sr High School;
3rd place, Alondra Ramir
ez, R iverside Jr/S r High
School.
10th- 12th grade - l 5’
place,Jose Ramirez, River
side High School; 2nd place,
Shelby Drago, Riverside Jr/
Sr High School; 3rd place, Top Left Photo: Pictured (L-R) are: Front Row - Lexi Bray, Emily Cecil, Skylar Palmer, Kaelyn Lindsay, and Jordan Wil
F e lip e C a ld e ra , Irrig o n liams. Back Row - Merilee McDowell from the Morrow County Soil and Water Conservation District, Rylee Wagoner, Cait-
lynn Bailey, Janice Munkers, Nalani Stone, Sydney Qualls, Jessica Kempken, Faith Jones, Rylee Kollman, and Weston Put
High School.
man.
Top Right Photo: Pictured (L-R) are lone Community School students Ally Haguewood and Julianne Carlson.
Bottom Left Photo: Pictured (L-R) are Irrigon Jr/Sr High School students Felipe Caldera and Celina Munoz.
Bottom Right Photo: Pictured (L-R) are Heppner Elementary School students Sydney Maben and Melissa Martin. -Contrib
uted Photos
report that a male subject
was riding his bike through
tow n and stopped at the
Neighborhood Center get
ting food.
-M CSO received
report from an Irrigon sub
ject that his teenage step
daughter ran away and had
been seen around town.
-M CSO received
report that a bike was stolen
from a bus stop in Irrigon.
-M CSO received
request for deputy contact
from a fem ale in Irrigon
who said another female
subject kept showing up at
a trailer that the first female
bought from the second
female’s grandparents. The
granddaughter kept show
ing up at the resid e n ce
and threatening the new
renters.
-M CSO received
report that a subject in Ir
rigon was trying to pick up
his 17-year-old daughter,
however there was a cus
tody dispute and the mother
would not let the 17-year-
old leave.
-M CSO received
re p o rt from a H ep p n e r
woman received informa
tion that a subject parked
his bike in front o f her
house and walked to her
front walkway.
-M CSO received
report o f a three-vehicle
motor vehicle accident with
unknow n injuries on the
on-ram p on 1-84, Board-
man. Hermiston EMS was
contacted.
-M C SO received
report that a grader was
parked in the grocery store
parking lot running and
with the lights on.
-MCSO deputy re
ported he was flagged down
and received a report that a
male and female were yell
ing and having an argument
in Irrigon. The female left
the residence.
-Boardman Police
Department received report
o f a juvenile female missing
in Boardman. The juvenile
was last seen at 9 p.m. An
officer responded and ad
vised to send out an attempt
to locate.
-BPD cited Anto
nio Cazarez Chavez, 38, for
Driving Uninsured. He was
also warned for defective
equipm ent-passenger side
headlight.
-BPD cited Nestor
Corona Banderas for Driv
ing Uninsured. He was also
warned for failure to obey a
traffic control device-stop
sign.
\
-BPD cited Arturo
Villalobos, 25, for No Op
erator’s License, Driving
O utside R estrictions and
No CDL in a Commercial
Vehicle.
-BPD, Boardm an
Ambulance received report
o f a subject who had been ill
and then became incoherent
and pale and nauseated. The
subject was transported.
-BPD o fficer re
ported he was en route to
Pet Rescue with three cats.
-BPD received re
port of a male subject who
kept jumping into the lane
o f travel. He was advised to
stay on the sidewalk.
-BPD cited Jason
Dean W eber for D riving
While Suspended-violation
and Failure to Obey a Traf
fic Control Device.
- I r r ig o n A m b u
lance received report o f a
female in pain from a previ
ous dog bite. She had been
on antibiotics for an infec
tion. The patient refused
transport.
- lo n e EM S r e
ceived report o f a person
who had fallen in the re
stroom. There was no in
jury, but a subject needed
assistan ce in liftin g the
person, lone A m bulance
responded.
September 17:
MCSO received a request
for assistance in delivering
a death notice to a family in
Heppner.
-M CSO received
report o f suspicious cir
cum stances in Lexington
w ith a gate open that is
usually locked. The sub
ject advised there was no
damage to the gate and no
vehicles or people around
and suspected that they had
forgotten to close it.
-M C S O d e p u ty
transported a subject from
St. Charles in Bend to Hep
pner Circuit Court and back
to Bend if commitment was
ordered by court.
-M C S O , Irrig o n
Ambulance received report
from an Irrigon w om an
that her husband, who was
almost 90, fell out of bed
and she and her neighbor
c a n ’t get him up. It was
unknown if he had injuries
because of the severe pain
he always experiences. A
deputy responded to assist.
-MCSO deputy re
ported he was with a subject
who was camping on Hwy.
206, Heppner.
-M C S O a rre ste d
John Melvin Healy, 54, on
a w arrant for C ontem pt/
Failure to Complete Com
m unity Service. He was
released on his own recog
nizance.
-M C S O d e p u ty
transported a prisoner to
court and back.
-M C SO sergeant
advised he handled a park
ing issue while on another
call in Lexington.
-MCSO served an
Irrigon Justice Court war
rant to M ark Kyle Shea,
20, for Criminal Mischief,
Criminal Trespass II.
-M C SO received
report o f a white calf run
ning down the middle o f
th e ro ad on Hwy. 206-
Heppner.
-M C SO received
report from Oregon State
Police o f a vehicle in the
Salem area registered to
Morrow County that is tail-
gating and speeding.
-M C SO received
report o f a missing or sto
len camera from an Irrigon
residence.
-M C SO received
re p o rt from a H ep p n er
woman that she had been
getting calls with no one
on the other end for the past
four days. A deputy made
contact and advised her of
her options.
-M C SO received
report o f six kids in a ve
hicle leaving Heppner High
School and one was sitting
on the lap o f another. A
17-year-old was cited for
No Operator’s License and
D riv in g O u tsid e P ro v i
sions.
-M C SO received
request for deputy co n
tact at an Irrigon residence
concerning loud music. A
deputy made contact.
-M C SO received
report that the driver and
passenger in a Volkswagen
Jetta were drinking bottles
o f beer on Hwy. 730 leaving
Umatilla. A deputy did not
observe any beer drinking
and did not have probable
cause for a stop.
-M C SO received
request for an emergency
number for Morrow County
Grain Growers. A Schwan’s
Truck driver had run out of
propane and needed some
fuel. A MCGG employee
was en route to help.
t
-M C SO received
request for contact from an
Irrigon woman regarding
her juvenile who needed
fingerprinting.
-M C S O d e p u ty
made contact with a con
struction company concern
ing someone turning on a
scraper at night in Irrigon.
-M C SO received
report o f vehicles unlaw
fully parked in Heppner.
-M C SO received
a rep o rt from a B oard-
man subject that his wife
called him and told him she
was on Wilson Rd. and hit
something, but she did not
know what. The reporter
went to the scene and ad
vised it was a deer and it
was on the side o f the road.
A deputy assisted.
-M C SO received
report from a Heppner sub
ject that a person was ha
rassing him.
-M C S O d e p u ty
re p o rte d he w as d o in g
transport for the Umatilla
C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice
from the Pendleton Round-
Up to the jail.
-M C SO received
report from a subject in
Heppner that when he an
swered his door, juveniles
threw g rav el at him . A
deputy responded to inves
tigate.
-Boardman Police
Department officer reported
he was out with a semi and
warned the driver for park
ing on a street posted for
no trucks.
-BPD cited Gabriel
R. Gonzalez Bautista, 32,
for No Operator’s License/
D riving O utside R estric
tions, No CDL or endorse
ments. He was also warned
for failure to dim his lights/
no high beam indicator.
-B PD officer re
ported he was w ith a subject
who wanted to report crimi
nal m ischief with a vehicle
keyed in the Lamb Weston
parking lot.
-BPD received re
port from a subject who said
someone had kicked in his
fence the previous night and
stole items from his yard.
An officer made contact,
but the reporter was unsure
o f what action they want
to take. The subject said
he would contact BPD at a
later date.
-BPD received a
report o f a suspicious ve
hicle in the area of Tatone
St. around lunchtime.
-BPD received re
port from a Boardman sub
ject that his wife had medi
cal marijuana and someone
kicked in the fence and
took the plant the previous
night.
-BPD received re
port o f m ale subjects in
a white or cream colored
vehicle who w ere doing
something in the parking
lot of the Trail Apartments.
The reporter said the sub
jects told her that nothing
was going on and told her
to get in her house, then
sped away. She suspected
drug activity.
-BPD reported he
was out with a citizen as
sisting with bicycle light
ing so the rider could get
home.
-H eppner A m bu
lance received report from
a subject that his grand
mother was talking to him
on the phone and they sus
pected she was having a
stroke. Heppner Ambulance
responded, but there was no
transport.
September 18:
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office received report o f
a panic alarm at the court
house in Heppner. It was
a false alarm. The janitors
set it off.
-M C S O d e p u ty
made contact with a subject
who possibly threw his lit
cigarette out the window.
It could not be determined
whether the cigarette came
from that vehicle or not.
-M C S O d e p u ty
m ade contact with three
females at the park in Hep
pner. MCSO cited Kaylee
Rae Lemmon, 18, for MIP
by C onsum ption w ith a
BAC o f .007, and Kelsie
Wain Fox, 19, for MIP by
Consumption with a BAC
o f .093.
-M CSO received
tw o 911 h a n g -u p /a b an -
doned calls from the Front
age Rd. area.
-M C SO received
a request for a report and
crash photos from a Sep
tem ber 9 incid en t from
the U.S. D epartm ent o f
Transportation's National
H ighw ay T raffic Safety
Administration in Washing
ton, D.C.
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