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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 3,2010 - SEVEN Artist-in-residence helps Irrigon HES announces honor card recipients Heppner Elemen Mahon, Marlee Mitchell, Fowler, Sophie Grant, Lo students create pioneer mural tary School recently an Madelyn Nichols, Kevin gan Grieb, Payton Lehman, nounced their honor card re Rea, G enevieve Sm ith, K evin M urray, Sydney A .C . H o u g h to n students, from kindergar teners to third graders, walk the main hallway and point out to any visitor, which part of the new mural is “theirs.” From brush grass to Native American tulle huts, the creation belongs to them. Carol Poppenga, a Lewiston, Montana based artist, spent two weeks working with A.C. Hough ton students. Students leam some art in their regular classrooms, but the school does not offer a separate art class. Poppenga began the residency by giving students a crash course in drawing and painting, and helped them brainstorm for mural ideas. S tu d e n ts cam e up with two scenes from Oregon’s pioneer days: a wagon train stopping for the night; and a Native American village on hills overlooking the Columbia River. The river’s edge is an exact reproduction of the Columbia flowing between A stu d en t at A .C. H oughton w orks on a m ural in the school's m ain hallw ay. -Contributed Photo Irrigon and Boardman. During the second week of the residency, Pop penga pulled three students at a time from class, gave them long white tee shirts and a paintbrush. The young artists received simple in structions: adding wool to a small herd of sheep, legs to a horse, or red combs on chickens and so forth. Students, instruc tors and families are all excited about the mural. DA’s Report “When I picked my grand daughter up after school, all she could talk about the whole evening was the mu ral,” shared Pam Docken. The residency was paid for by individual and group donations to North Morrow Community Foun dation. Arts East, the East ern Oregon Regional Arts Council also provides finan cial support and administers residencies for nine eastern Oregon counties. cipients for the second quar ter of the 2009-10 school year. Students received their honor card by maintaining positive grades, citizenship, and behavior. One hundred twen ty-five students received the honor card which in cludes 12 items that tho students receive from our local businesses. Recipients are: Mark Adams, Kylie Boor, Kaden Combe, Ce- drick Dayandante, Kendall Dowdy, Cody Fletcher, Brock Hisler, Blane Ma honey, Jonathon Waddell, Savannah Morlan, Amelia Baker, Conor Brosnan, Jace Coe, Hannah Green, Brett Jewett, Gracie Orem, Chloe Payne, Joseph Sherman, Noah Stone, Roen Waite, Rylee Bray, Roy Collins, Alexis Cutsforth, Gracey DeLoach, Gaige Futter, Hunter Greenup, Hailey Holmgren, Hayden Hyatt, Mikel Jaca, Jackson Leh man, Andrew Looslie, Max Kenneth Troxell, Tyson Vawser, Sydney Wilson, Logan Angell, Suzanneah Cason, Alison Cecil, Drew Coe, Casey Fletcher, Kel- len Grant, Gavin Hanna, Jacob Hines, Kami Holtz, Evan K ollm an, M ason Lehman, Trevor Linnell, Abbie M arick, Tresslyn McCurry, Nichole Proph- eter, Jason Rea, Dylan Rill, Cheyenne Shaw, Makayla Silvia, Jordan Spaulding, Jorden Sweeney, Cami Va- nArsdale, Morgan Burch, M adison Com be, Jacee C urrin, K eegan G ibbs, Claire Grieb, Derek How ard, Cason Mitchell, Hunter Nichols, Hayden Qualls, Leo Waite, Carson Bro snan, Riley Gorham, Di ana Healy, Alex Lindsay, Jaiden Mahoney, Gibson McCurry, Olivia Schmidt, Caitlyn Scrivner, Nichole Shaw, Naleah Stone, Reiah Waite, Cody Wizner, Chris Beam, M organ C orrea, Tristan Estabrook, Bryan Qualls, Nalani Stone, Kane Sweeney, Becca Waddell, Emily Cecil, Kaden Leh man, Josh Dowdy, Caden Hedman, Tim Jaca, Faith Jones, CJ Kindle, Rylee Kollm an, Jake Lindsay, K aelyn Lindsay, Janice Munkers, Skyler Palmer, Em ily Pappas, Amanda Rea, Cailtynn Bailey, Lexi Bray, Patrick Collins, Kolby Currin, Kellie Eadler, Jessi ca Kempken, Will Lutcher, Victor Meyer, Weston Put man, Emily Rea, Brian Rill, Dem itra Schm idt, Ryan Smith , and Rian Wizner. B u sin esses that sponsor the honor card are: Stable of Youth, Heppner Shell, Wheatland Insurance, Greg Smith and Company, Community Bank, Corner stone Gallery, Bank of East ern Oregon, Willow Creek Diner, Murray’s Drug, The Video Store, Sweet Produc tions, and Heppner Family Foods. American Legion and Auxiliary to hold potluck The American Legion and Auxiliary will meet Tuesday, February 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Heppner United Methodist Church for a potluck. # Morrow County District Attorney Elizabeth Bal lard has released the following report: -Robert James Gates, 51, was convicted of As Morrow County Clerk Bobbi Childers has re sault in the Fourth Degree, a Class A misdemeanor and leased the following report of marriage licenses issued: was sentenced to 180 days incarceration with 179 days The next St. Patrick’s meeting will be held on -January 20: Wayne Richard Wilson, 75, Heppner suspended, 12 months bench probation, and other condi Wednesday, February 10, at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Thos and Janet Nadia Beamer, 75, Heppner. tions. Gates was also convicted of Harassment, a Class B planning to attend are asked to RS VP by calling 541 -676- -January 22: Pablo Madrigal Garcia, 34, Board- misdemeanor and was sentenced to 90 days incarceration 5536. Snacks and beverages will be served. man and Roselia Madrigal Armenta, 33, Boardman. with 90 days suspended, 12 months bench probation, -January 29: Josue Eliuth Reyes-Cardona, 25, and other conditions. Total fines, fees, and assessments Umatilla and Angela Virginia Rodriguez, 35, Umatilla. were $1,133. St. Patrick’s meeting to be held Sheriff's Report The Morrow Coun ty Sheriff’s Office reports handling the follow ing business: O ctober 1: -BPD received a report from Lamb Weston that they are doing a 24-hour training exercise with a simulation ammonia leak with the use of smoke machines to make it look like an actual leak. Lamb Weston advised to send as sistance only if someone at the facility calls 911. The alarm company was also notified, since the alarms are triggered by smoke. -BPD received re port of a disturbance with a possible fight, but the reporter said the subjects split up. However she sug gested that the officers drive through the area to make sure they did not converge in another area. It was de termined that it was a verbal dispute over money and the Hermiston group involved had left the area. -BPD received re port o f a radiator in the middle o f the right hand lane on 1-84. -BPD received re port from a subject who said she had received a call from someone identifying himself as an officer with BPD or MCSO, but her phone died. She wanted to determine whether it was a prank or if an officer was re ally trying to contact her. -BPD cited Ameer Tillman, 25, for Driving Uninsured. The vehicle was towed. -BPD received a report from a subject who said she heard someone in the backyard and discov ered a fence board miss ing and medical marijuana plants gone. -BPD received re port of a subject receiv ing harassing phone calls. An officer responded, but the number showed up re stricted. The subjects were going to contact the phone company. -BPD officer at tempted to serve a warrant, but was unable to locate the subject as he had taken a vacation to Mexico. -B oardm an Fire Department received sev eral 911 calls to report a fire in the median on 1-84. A few minutes later a second fire was reported. O ctober 3: Mor row County Sheriff’s Office cited Carlos Salcedo, 18, The Spirit of Agriculture Agriculture is our country’s largest family business Lathers and sons, mothers and daughters. They all do their part on today’s family farm or ranch. A family working together... That’s the spirit o f agriculture. We believe in agriculture. 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A deputy responded and transported a Border collie to Pet Rescue. -MCSO received report of a red Dodge Pick up trespassing on a Board- man subject’s property. The reporter left a message on the vehicle for the owner to call. MCSO responded and determined the vehicle did have a pass to be there; it just wasn’t properly dis played. -MCSO received request from a subject to contact his father-in-law to let him know a family member had passed away. MCSO responded and made the notification. -MCSO received "pcdl Senvice 'DeattAfaty Get your ag loans from us. Bank of Eastern Oregon for Minor in Possession- alcohol; and Daniel Ma cias Lemus, 18, for MIP- alcohol. -MCSO, Heppner Ambulance received re port that a male subject had rolled his vehicle at the gravel pit on Willow Creek Rd., Heppner. The subject refused transport. MCSO cited Ronald Zach ary Whalen, 23, for offen sive littering. -MCSO received report of someone breaking into a cabin outside Ukiah. The call was transferred to Umatilla County Sheriff's Office. -M C SO deputy conducted a field interview in Heppner and advised kids who had been to the dance that the park is closed. -MCSO received report of a deer on the side o f the road. The reporter said her d au g hter’s ex- boyfriend hit it, but thought it was poached and left there. A deputy advised the deer was not hit, but left on purpose. He said if the re porter had any trouble with the male subject to contact the sheriff’s office. -MCSO received report from Umatilla Coun ty that they received a 911 call from the Irrigon area that sounded like some one was running. On call back there was no answer. Dispatch located a home phone number associated with the cell phone num ber. When contacted, the subject said she did not have a cell phone. 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The vehicle left travel ing toward Hwy. 730. -MCSO cited Larry Ephrem, 50, for Driving While Suspended-viola tion. -MCSO received report o f two vehicles, a white one and a red one, racing and sw erving in and out of traffic on Hwy. 730, Irrigon. A deputy re sponded, but was unable to locate anything. -MCSO received report o f a green Ford Ranger/Explorer all over the road on Hwy. 207- Echo/Butter Creek. The caller suspected that the driver was intoxicated and said that there were several vehicles behind the pickup. The subject was given a verbal warning for failure to maintain line and failure to yield. -MCSO received a report from OSP that they had transferred a call to Umatilla County Sheriff's Office concerning a white station wagon traveling west on Hwy. 730 with plates similar to one that may ran two vehicles off the road. MCSO deputy responded, but was unable to locate the vehicle. -MCSO received a request from an Irrigon woman for the sheriff's office to tell her 17-year- old daughter that she can't run away to live with her boyfriend. -MCSO cited Sal- vio Pena Gutierrez, 29 for Open Container. -Boardman Police Department assisted the Umatilla Police Department is showing were a juvenile subject’s parents live in Boardman. -Continued on Page E IG H T l
