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Nelson appointed as Morrow County District Attorney //•ftiin.i.f..fi(... n.i.,,11 Bessie W etzell N ew sp ap er Librarv University o f O regon ^ Eugene, O R 9 7 4 0 3 Governor Kulon- goski announced the ap pointment o f Justin Nel son as the Morrow County District Attorney, effective July 6. Nelson was elected as Morrow County District Attorney in the May pri mary, but his term is not scheduled to begin until January 2011. The office of Mor- ro w C o u n ty District Attor ney has been vacant since the resignation of former District Attorney Eliza beth Ballard in M arch. Since that time, the Oregon Depart ment of Justice has fulfilled the duties of the of fice at the gov ern o r’s direc tion. N e 1 - son previous ly served as a deputy district Justin Nelson (right) was sworn into office as Morrow Counts District At a tto r n e y fo r torney by Morrow County Clerk Bobbi Childers (left) on Tuesday, July 6, th e U m a tilla in the Morrow County Courthouse. Photo by Autumn Morgan County District A tto rn ey . He enee degree from Oregon Doctorate from Willamette earned a bachelor’s of sci- State University and a Juris University School of Law. Corrections officer arrested for assault and sex crimes VOL. 129 NO. 26 6 Pages Wednesday, July 7, 2010 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Heppner students compete at OHSRA Finals The Intermountain High School Rodeo Team secured its place in Oregon High School Rodeo at the state finals held June 17-19 in Prineville. Both boy’s and girl’s teams won dual titles for the third time in four years. The team is made up of students from Umatilla and Morrow coun ties. Representing Heppner at the finals were Taighler Dougherty, Willy Gentry and Devin Robinson. Devin R obinson won an individual title in tie down roping and Herm- iston’s Jade Crossley won the barrel racing. Robinson won Round 1 in a time of 10.69 seconds and was second in Round 2 in 11.29 seconds to win the average. The top ten advanced to the final round where he placed third. Crossley of Hermiston and Koty Kamm of Stanfield took home all around titles. The top four in each event at the end of the season qualify for the 62nd National High School Finals which runs July 18- 24 in Gillette, WY. Taighler Dougherty came to the finals in strong positions in the standings; 5,h in pole bending and 13th in barrel racing. Dougherty suffered a set back when her horse became ill shortly before her runs during the first performance. On a bor rowed horse she had never fidden she finished in a 5lh place tie with Crossley in poles and 13th in barrels. She was awarded the Ariat “Put Your Best Foot For ward” award for sportsman ship. Fifth-tenth places in each event qualify for the Silverstate High School Rodeo in Fallon, NV. Willy Gentry fin ished 6th in the bull riding season standings quali fying for the Silverstate High School Rodeo. He won Round 1 of bull riding with a score of 74. Gentry earned the right to compete at the NRA Shotgun Trap According to the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office, Robert Ray Grind- staff, 37, was arrested for rape, among other charges, on June 30. Grindstaff is a corrections officer at Two Rivers Correctional Insti tute. On June28, MCSO received a report from a fe male citizen who stated that her tires had been slashed the night of June 27. After an investigation, Grindstaff was arrested on June 29, by MCSO for Crim inal M ischief III for slashing the victim’s tires. Grindstaff was cited to appear in Ir- rigon Justice Court on July 26, 2010. On June 30, the same female citizen called 911 to report that her ex fiancé had just held a pistol to her head and assaulted her. During the assault a struggle ensued and the weapon discharged inside the residence. D eputy Lehman with the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene with cover units from the Oregon State Police, Boardman Police Department, and Umatilla Police Department. The suspect, Grindstaff, had left the scene and returned to his home in Irrigon. All responding units made contact with him at his resi dence and he was taken into custody without incident. Grindstaff, who is employed with the Oregon Department of Corrections as a corrections officer at Two Rivers Correctional Institute, was lodged at the Umatilla County Jail on the following charges: Rape I (x2), Unlawful Sexual Penetration, Sodomy I (x2). M enacing (x2). H arass ment (x2), Tampering with Physical Evidence, Point ing Firearm at A nother (x2), Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Burglary I, Coercion, Recklessly En dangering Another Person (x2). Assault IV-Domestic Violence, Strangulation and Attempted Assault I. Bail was set at $356,500. Rusty Glen Har ley, 34, was also arrested and lodged at the Umatilla County Jail on charges of Tampering with Evidence, Hindering Prosecution, and Offensive Littering with a bail of $15,000. School district budget up over $3.2 million The Morrow Coun ty School District 2010- 11 budget is up over $3.2 m illion over last y ear’s budget, according to the district’s financial sum mary. Total requirements for the upcoming year are at $32,048,381 compared to $28,763,539 last year. Required resources, not including taxes, are up over $2.5 million to $25,173,098 for the upcom ing year, compared to $22,619,906 last year. Property taxes required to balance the budget for 2010-11 are up over $731 thousand Pictured is Devin Robinson, winner of the Oregon High School from $6,143,633 last year Rodeo Association Tie Down Roping, with John Gould, man ager Les Schwab Tire Center Heppner. The OHSRA award saddles were sponsored by Les Schwab Tire Center, Prineville, OR. -Contributed Photo Shooting Competition at the National Finals Rodeo after sharing a three way tie for first place at the OHSRA State Competition. Fifteen Intermoun tain team members quali fied for the Silverstate High School Rodeo. They are: Heppner’s Gentry - Bull Riding, Dougherty - Poles, Robinson - Steer Wrestling and Team Roping; Herm- isto n ’s D alton M assey, Brooke arid Zane Davis, Trent Ezell, Fabian Scotto, Jade and Callahan Crossley, Mary Shae Hays, and Mi chael Pederson; and Pend leton’s Pake Sorey, Cain Smith and Alex Simonton. Morrow County w ill also be represented by Boardman’s, Whitley Reece, member of the Columbia Basin Team at the Silverstate Rodeo and Nick Armstrong, indepen dent will compete in bull riding at the National High School Rodeo. Featuring over 1500 contestants from 41 states, five Canadian Provinces and Australia, the National High School Finals is the world’s largest rodeo. In ad dition to competing for over $200,000 in prizes, NHSFR contestants will also be vy ing for more than $350,000 in college scholarships and the chance to be named the National High School Rodeo National Champion. To earn this title, contes tants must finish in the top 20 after two go-rounds of intense com petition be fore advancing to Saturday night’s final championship performance. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: to $6,875,283 this year. The permanent tax rate is $4.0342 per thousand valu ation, with the local option levy at $ 1 per thousand. The levy for payment of bonded debt is $2,207.666, up from $1,351,193. Total instruction is up over $140 thousand, from $13,704,353 last year to $13,844,465 this year. Support services are up over $1.7 m illion from $9,039,375 to $10,774,786. Total enterprise and com m unity serv ices is up over $75 thousand, from $1,049,560 to $1,124,730 this year. Total other uses, All Saints Episcopal welcomes Anderson as new pastor Katy Anderson re wanting to be a pastor as cently preached her first a second career. She was service as the new full-time ordained as a minister in pastor at All Saints December 2008. Episcopal Church. Before be Anderson, coming a full-time a fourth g en era pastor, Anderson was a family law tion Lutheran pas tor, always wanted paralegal for 25 to be a pastor. She years. Before that served as the pastor she worked for sev of Valby Lutheran Katy en years teaching in from October 2007 Anderson the Hong Kong In through November ternational School. 2009. In 2008 she Anderson's completed seminary at Pa husband, Bruce, works in cific Lutheran Theologi La Grande as a lawyer. cal Seminary in Berkeley They have three children: where she enrolled in a Adam and his wife Con special program for people nie of Portland, Malia of Boston, MA, and Micah of Corvalis. They also have one grandson, Elliott of Portland. Anderson pastors services at Hope Lutheran on the first and third Sun days of each month and at All Saints Episcopal on the second and fourth Sundays. On the fifth Sunday in Au gust a service and picnic will be held at Heppner City Park. Anderson can be reached at the shared min istry office at All Saints Episcopal Church Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Deadline for Open Class livestock registrations July 9 The deadline for Open Class livestock registrations is July 9 at 5 p.m. To re serve a pen for your animal call the fair office at 541 -676-9474. This is for Open Class livestock animals only. MAIL-IN REBATE! SAVE ADDITIONAL 50*/QT. RfBATt L U T 1 13 fw rtt 9 * honwtioM or aMrets lot a matimum of $4 00. 2 0 W 5 0 .1 0 W 4 0 , 5 W 30 -BUY: ______ ^One NAPAGold Air or Cabin Air Filter •One NAPAGold Oil Filter AND •Five quarts of any brand motor oil MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. including debt service and transfers, are up over $460 thousand from $3,618,251 to $4,078,400. Facilities ac quisition was not funded this year or last. The contingen cy fund is up $220 thousand from $500.000 to $720,000 Other expenditures and re quirements are up over $2.6 million from $27,911,539 to $30,542,381. Total unap propriated or ending fund balance is up over $650 thousand from $852,000 to $1,506,000, in the event that the district is required to make additional budget cuts. Harvest Hours "Beginning ¡July 12th 7 am-6pm M -F 7 am- 5 pm Sat. G E T : FREE Limited Edition NAPA Filters Racing T-Shirt[ Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 * 1-800-452-7396 r » r n u m « g u t p m f n t t i » i t o o r w .i > s it o » 1 ir u r w m o it e n o t
