EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, May 26,2010
Morrow County Court weekly meetings held
The Morrow Coun
ty Court met on May 12 in
Irrigon with Judge Tallman,
Commissioner Grieb, and
Commissioner Rea in at
tendance. Following is a
summary o f the meeting
provided by Leann Rea.
The court reviewed
and approved the minutes
from the April 7 meeting.
The court reviewed
and a p p ro v e d v o id e d
checks, retirement taxes,
payroll, and account pay
ables in the net total amount
of$219,594.12.
Road Report
Laurel Lane: The
crew finished paving on
L au rel Laqe T u esd ay ,
May 11. The hot mix plant
broke down around noon
on Thursday of last week,
so was unable to finish last
week as planned. Port of
Morrow: While near the
port, assisted them with
paving a few approaches,
this will be completed this
morning (Wednesday, May
12). L exington G range
Road: When the port work
is com pleted the equip
ment will be moved to the
Lexington Grange Road
to do some patching in
preparation for the overlay
with hot mix on Thursday.
Miscellaneous: While being
rained out from the paving
projects, the crew worked
on signs in the Irrigon and
Boardman areas as well as
Juniper Road and Bombing
Range Road. There were nu
merous signs blown down,
leaning or missing from the
recent wind storms. Weeds
were burned along Juniper
Road. There were places
where the road was down
to one lane due to the weed
piles. Bid Opening: The
court opened two bids for
window replacement at the
courthouse. The bids will be
reviewed for completeness
and a recommendation will
then be made to the court.
Permit: A permit from Iron
Triangle LLC to temporar
ily pile logs along a road
right-of-way was reviewed
and on the recommendation
of the Road Department ap
proved and signed.
Sheriff Report
Ken Matlack, Mor
row County Sheriff, brought
an employee work status
situation to the court’s at
tention. The court decided
that allowing an employee
to return to work after an
accident or illness should
be handled on case by case
basis. The decision would
require information from
the attending physician, the
department head and the
county court.
Fair Board
Rod Taylor, Fair
Board chair met with the
court to discuss changing
the by-laws. The court rec
ommended some additional
changes and asked Taylor to
discuss the newly proposed
changes with the board and
then come back to the court.
The maintenance o f the
new snack shack and the
use of the recently vacated
maintenance building were
discussed. The court ap
pointed Rod Taylor, Wendy
M cPherson, and Cheryl
Taylor to a three year with
terms set to expire Decem
ber 31, 2012.
Commission on Children
& Families
A report from Kim
Camine, Director for the
Commission on Children
& Families, stated that the
recent review by the state
indicated that all reports
and w ork was su ccess
fully being performed by
the one person office. The
court then reviewed and
approved a waiver for two
FTE’s for the Commission
on Children & Families.
This will allow the addi
tional funds received from
the state to be used for
programs as opposed to
another employee.
Wind Project
Chris Mason (di
rect descendent o f Bert
Mason Sr., owner of the
grocery store in lone at one
time) made a presentation
to the court regarding a new
method for the creation of
wind projects in Morrow
County. This new concept
keeps a lot more control of
the project in the hands of
the local land owner as op
posed to large developers.
The court conduct
ed the following business:
Authorized a one year lease
to Community Solutions for
office space in the Gilliam
& Bisbee Building with
an option of renewal. The
court authorized a lease
with Tim Hedman for the
loading dock area o f the
Gilliam & Bisbee. A “Pe
tition to Intervene” with
regards to the PGE Inte
grated Resource Plan was
reviewed and approved. Re
viewed and signed a resolu
tion regarding the National
Forest related safety-net
payments. The court used
the same formula as in past
years, with 12% of the full
county payment for Title II
projects (roads etc) and 3%
for Title III expenditures
(can include education).
Various correspondences
and upcoming meeting no
tices were reviewed.
If you would like
to be placed on the list to
receive county minutes,
contact K aren W olff at
(541)676-5620.
The Morrow Coun
ty Court met on May 19 in
Heppner at the Emergency
O perations C enter with
Judge Tallman, Commis
sioner Grieb, and Commis
sioner Rea in attendance.
Following is a summary
of the meeting provided by
Leann Rea.
The court reviewed
and approved the minutes
from the April 14, April 28,
and May 5 meetings.
The court reviewed
and approved account pay
ables in the net total amount
of $ 185,021.06. There was
an additional amount ap
proved to pay for aviation
fuel.
Road Report
Port o f Morrow:
The crew finished paving
three approaches for the
Port of Morrow on Wednes
day the 12th. Misc: The crew
did some hand patching
Eastregaard Road and Paul
Smith Road, and then moved
the paving equipment to the
Lexington Grange Road.
Lexington Grange Road:
Started paving on Lexing
ton Grange road on Thurs
day the 13th, and have paved
approximately 1.2 miles.
The crew will continue
paving, weather permitting.
Weather Damage: On the
evening of the 17th, experi
enced a couple of thunder
storms, washing debris and
mud onto or across some
roads. Some culverts were
overrun and washed away
the shoulder rock. The crew
spent yesterday fixing som,e
of the worst areas which
were Social Ridge Lane,
Baseline Lane, Nolan Road
and Clarks Canyon Road.
The work at these sites
will continue as time and
weather allows.
The court conduct
ed the following business:
Participated in the CSEPP
annual exercise. Reviewed
and signed a Plat for the
Emert 2nd Addition. Vari
ous correspondences and
upcoming meeting notices
were review ed and dis
cussed.
If you would like
to be placed on the list to
receive County minutes,
please contact Karen Wolff
at (541)676-5620.
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Children’s ADHD Telemental Health
Treatment Study (CATTS)
A Study for Kids with ADHD
Purpose of Study:
Seattle Children’s Hospital has been doing telemental health for 8 years. Telemental health focuses on
communities where it is difficult to get expert mental health care. Telemental health uses two way cameras to
allow a family in a rural area to meet with a psychiatrist in a distant city over the TV. Our telemental health
program has treated over 800 youth in five communities throughout Washington. Now, we are doing a study to
see how much telemental health helps children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Umatilla,
Morrow, and Wheeler Counties in Oregon are participating with our Washington sites. Care is free.
Eligible Children:
Children 6-12 years old already diagnosed with ADHD or who might have ADHD.
Study Process:
Children and their parent(s) receive an evaluation to clarify the diagnosis of ADHD and other problems.
All children are assigned to an intervention group:
a. six sessions of medication treatment ( 1.0 hour each) by a telepsychiatrist and behavioral
treatment (1.0 hour each) delivered by a therapist at a local clinic; or
b. a single session ( 1.5 hours) by the telepsychiatrist with expertise in ADHD who makes treatment
recommendations to the primary care physician.
Both groups participate for 25 weeks.
Both groups complete assessments 6 times during the study and are paid $35 for each assessment.
All sessions with the lelepsychlatrist and with the therapist are free to families.
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office reports han
dling the following business:
January 6: Mor
row County Sheriff s Office
cited Matthew Jones, 26,
for Driving While Sus
pended-violation, Driving
Uninsured.
-MCSO received
report of a vehicle sitting
at the pits in Heppner pos
sibly stealing fuel. MCSO
responded and the call was
unfounded.
-MCSO received
report from an Irrigon sub
ject that as he was driving in
his driveway his neighbor
stated that someone was
in the residence and they
knew no one should be in
the house.
-MCSO received
report that Hermiston Po
lice Department arrested
Jimmy Lorin Campbell, 42,
on an Irrigon Justice Court
warrant for Failure to Pay
Fine/Failure to A ppear/
Driving While Suspended.
He was cited and released
to appear with $683 bail
in full.
-MCSO received
report from a subject on
the county line road that
her residence was on fire.
Everyone was outside the
residence, but a subject
was on the roof trying to
fight the fire. Boardman
Fire, B oardm an A m bu
lance, Depot Fire, Irrigon
Fire and MCSO responded.
Irrigon Fire and Boardman
Ambulance were cancelled
before they arrived on the
scene.
-MCSO deputy ad
vised he was out on a field
interview with someone in
an all black car. The subject
was waiting to meet some
one for a new job.
-M C SO d ep u ty
conducted numerous checks
in the lone area.
-MCSO received a
request for a deputy to stop
by her residence regarding
her driver’s license.
-MCSO received
report from a H eppner
subject that he loaned his
pickup to a female the pre
vious night and she had not
returned it.
-MCSO received
request for contact from a
Heppner subject regard
ing a suspicious male who
showed up at his property
late the previous night.
-MCSO received
report from Boardman City
Works that there were burn
ing a large pile of Christmas
trees.
-M CSO arrested
Toby Dale Rodriguez, 38,
for Driving While Suspend
ed-misdemeanor. He was
released to appear.
-MCSO received
an inquiry regarding an
appointment to get a con
cealed handgun license.
-MCSO received
report from an Irrigon
woman that he boyfriend
left for work the previous
day and advised he would
be home by 5 p.m. and it
was almost 2 p.m. the next
day. She advised he went
to work with a construction
company from out of town,
but would be working at a
Boardman gas station. She
also advised they had been
having some problems and
had left for a week oqce be
fore. She requested deputy
contact. She was advised
that he was arrested the
night before on a DUII.
-MCSO reported
that Artemio Mendoza Gar
cia, 20, turned himself in
at Umatilla County Jail on
a commitment order for
DUII.
-MCSO received
report o f cows out near
Columbia and Hwy. 730,
Irrigon. MCSO responded
and the cows were in the
pasture.
-MCSO received
report that Daniel Marvin
Mize, 24, turned himself in
at Umatilla County Jail for
Possession of a Controlled
Substance-Marijuana and
Driving While Suspended-
misdemeanor. Bail was set
at $50,000.
-MCSO received
report of a bike found in the
creek in Heppner.
-MCSO arrested
a male subject on a parole
and probation warrant for
Parole Violation. He was
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail with no bail.
-MCSO received
report of an audible alarm in
Irrigon. MCSO responded
but it was a false alarm.
-MCSO received
report from an Irrigon sub
ject that her granddaughter
saw a male subject in a
black shirt outside their
window and he had left
their gate open. She report
ed that they had problems
with a prowler the previous
night and requested deputy
contact.
-MCSO received
report from an lone sub
ject that there was more
suspicious activity at their
ranch.
-MCSO received
report from an Irrigon sub
ject that there was a male at
their residence screaming
and yellow. The caller said
he had known the subject
for only a few months and
had never seen him act that
way before. MCSO arrested
Logan Mitch Wilson, 33, on
charges of Menacing, Re
sisting Arrest and Assault
of a Public Safety Officer.
He was lodged at Umatilla
County Jail with $19,500
bail.
Hunters Education
Course to be held June 8th, 10th, 15th and 17th \
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Heppner High School
Field day -June 12th at Lexington Gun Club
Any person under 18 who wishes to hunt must
I pass this course in order to acquire a hunting license
in the State of Oregon. Any person wishing to hunt out of state must
also hold a valid Hunter Education Card. The course is being taught by
[Jim and Darlene Marquardt.
To register for the class call Jim at 341-969-4843
The fee for the course is
$10 and is set by 0DFW
Infomation about the course can be viewed at
D^yvww.dfw.state.or.us/outdoor skills/hunter/courses/index.asi
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Contact David Sykes
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-MCSO received
report of a vehicle parked
all the way out in the street
in Heppner. The caller re
quested that a deputy re
spond.
-MCSO received
report from an lone subject
that he had checked his in
laws’ residence and discov
ered the back of the garage
had been damaged.
-MCSO received
report that Steven Michael
Zacharias, 44, was served
and Irrigon Justice Court
warrant for Failure to Pay
Fine/Failure to Appear.
He was lodged at Umatilla
County Jail on other charg
es with $2,302 bail.
Jan. 6 cont. :
-Boardman Police Depart
ment arrested Dustin Duane
Jackson, 33, on a Umatilla
County Circuit Court war
rant for Parole Violation/
Assault. He was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail with
no bail.
-BPD w arned a
driver for using a cell phone
while operating a vehicle.
-B P D a r r e s te d
Kelly Brister, III, 39, on a
Morrow/Umatilla County
Adult Parole and Proba
tion warrant for Probation
Violation. He was lodged
at Umatilla County Jail with
no bail.
-BPD received re
port of a criminal mischief
complaint.
January 7: Mor
row County Sheriff’s Of
fice received report from a
Boardman Police Depart
ment officer who advised
he was flagged down by a
subject who ran out of fiiel
near the 1-84 Tower Rd.
exit and wanted a ride back
to his vehicle. A deputy
transported him to the ve
hicle, put fuel in it and then
transported him back to a
motel in Boardman as he
did not have a valid driver’s
license.
-MCSO received
report of a subject in Irrigon
who had been speeding and
pushing kids off into bush
es, and then jum ped out
of her vehicle and started
threatening the caller.
-MCSO received
report from an lone subject
that someone had messed
with his pickup sometime
the previous night and
broke the hoist.
-MCSO received
report of a pack o f three
dogs that had been roam
ing farther and farther from
their home. The ow ner
said he would keep them
home.
-MCSO received
report from a small business
owner in Lexington that
several people wrote him
back checks.
-MCSO reported
that Rick D. Martin turned
himself into the sheriff’s
office on a circuit court war
rant for Failure to Appear/
Reckless Endangering-mis-
demeanor. He was released
on his own recognizance to
appear in circuit court.
-MCSO received
report of two horses in a
field in Boardman adjacent
to the caller’s filed.
-MCSO received
report o f a driving com
plaint on a semi. It was out
of MCSO area and the call
was transferred to OSR
-MCSO received
report of telephone harass
ment in Irrigon.
-MCSO received
report that Larry Dale Bush,
46, for parole violation and
Failure to Appear/Criminal
Mischief. He was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail with
$30,000 bail.
-MCSO received
report o f a male border
collie found at a Board-
man location. The dog was
brought in by a subject who
did not want to pay for the
animal and took off. Pet
Rescue wanted to know
what to do. MCSO paid for
the animal.
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