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Former Heppner High School teacher sentenced to prison for having sexual contact with students 11 Bessie 1 1 1 Wetzell 1 •• 111 • 11 • Newspaper * 111 ■ * Library 1 11 111 1 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 Cannin sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to various sex charges A ttorney G eneral John Kroger announced on July 29 that former Hep pner High School teacher HEPPNER Wendy C annin was sen- Sexual Abuse in the Sec- tenced to three years in ond Degree. Cannin admit- prison for having ted having sexual sexual contact with c o n ta c t w ith tw o two students o f her students at “ It is p ar the school. She had ticularly offensive an on-going rela for a teacher to prey tionship w ith one on students,” said of them. A tto rn ey G eneral Wendy After serv Cannin Kroger. ing her sentence, Cannin, 31, Cannin must regis pled guilty to Rape in the ter as a sex offender. T h ird D e g re e, Sodom y S enior A ssistan t in the Third Degree and Attorney General Rachel Bridges prosecuted the case for the Oregon Department o f Justice. A ttorney General John Kroger leads the Or egon Department of Justice. The Department’s mission is to fight crime and fraud, protect the environm ent, improve child welfare, pro mote a positive business cli mate, and defend the rights o f all Oregonians. NOAA issues monthly climate summary for Heppner imes VOL. 129 NO. 31 8 Pages Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Hostile application to acquire BEO Bancorp withdrawn “ I am pleased to announce that the applica tion made to the Federal Re serve Bank by Community Bancshares, Inc. to acquire up to 100% o f the outstand ing shares o f BEO Bancorp has been withdrawn,” said President and CEO, Jeff Bailey. “Though I will not speculate as to why the ap plication was withdrawn, I understand that the Federal Reserve Bank received lit erally hundreds o f letters from shareholders, custom ers, and employees in op position to the application. I am certain these letters made a difference and was a factor in the final decision,” continued Bailey. “ B e c a u se o f the overwhelming message to rem ain independent that we heard from our share holders and com m unity, we will diligently proceed w ith actio n s to b u ttre ss the existing anti-takeover m easures already w ithin the articles o f incorpora tion and bylaw s, as well as adopt further measures suggested by counsel. With these m easures added to defenses already existing w ithin O regon sta tu te s, we will in fact be an even stronger, more independent corporation,” said EVP and CFO, Mark Lemmon. “ T h e B o a rd o f D ire c to rs, m an a g e m e n t and employees o f Bank o f Eastern Oregon thank the stakeholders for resound ingly voicing support and c o n v ic tio n for B ank o f Eastern Oregon to remain staunchly independent, lo cally owned and operated, as well as an integral part of our communities,” con cluded Bailey. For further infor m ation on the com pany or to access internet bank ing, visit BEO’s website at http://www.beobank.com. Residents able to have discarded vehicles towed for free * Now, through the end of August, Heppner res idents who would like to get rid of junked and discarded vehicles can do so with help from the M orrow County Sheriff’s Office. The sher iff’s office, in support o f the City of Heppner, will make arrangements for residents to have their vehicles towed for free during the month o f August, before the city’s permit requirement begins to be enforced. T h ro u g h A u g u st 31, residents can call the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office at 541-676-5317 to initiate a tow request. After August 31, residents will be required to have a permit or risk being cited for code violations. Heppner resident to hold CD signing H eppner resident Nella Britt will hold a CD signing on Friday, August 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Victorian Rose. B ritt w ro te tw o songs over 21 years ago. “All Their Tears” was writ ten for an adopted daughter and a son whom she adopt ed out as an infant, reunit ing with him 25 years later. The second song, “Free at L ast” , was w ritten for a friend who visited Britt in a hospital after a nervous breakdown. Another song, “A Blended Family” was writ ten for her family and all families who have adopted, step, foster, or children that have been adopted out and have found their birth par ents and blended with their adoptive parents, into the family structure. “All Their Tears” and “A Blended Fam ily” are being dedicated to all adopted children and their families. Britt recently had the her songs published and will be touring in October and N ovem ber to A dop tion Agency annual events According to pre- liminary data received by NOAA’s National Weather Service in Pendleton, tem peratures at Heppner aver aged near normal during the month o f July. The average tem perature was 69.6 degrees w h ich w as 0.2 d eg rees above normal. High tem peratu res averaged 85.4 d eg rees, w hich w as 0.3 degrees below normal. The highest was 98 degrees on the 10th. Low tem p e ra tures averaged 53.8 d e grees, which was 0.7 de grees above normal. The lowest was 42 degrees, on the 4th. On 12 days, the tem perature exceeded 90 degrees. P re c ip ita tio n to taled 0.29 inches during July, which was 0.06 inches below norm al. M easu r able precipitation -at least .01 inch- was received on 5 days with the heaviest, 0.16 inches reported on the 2nd. Precipitation this y ear has reach ed 10.24 inches, which is 1.66 inches above normal. Since Octo ber, the water year precipi tation at Heppner has been 13.38 inches, which is 1.01 inches above normal. The outlook for Au- gust from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center calls for above normal temperatures and near to below normal precipitation. Normal highs for Heppner during August are 85.2 degrees and normal lows are 53.1 degrees. The 30 year normal precipita- tion is 0.54 inches. The N ational Weather Service is an office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric A dm inistra tion, an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department. Morrow County Fair begins Wed. Coner and Carson Brosnan look at a Morrow County Public Works display in the process of being set up on Tuesday. The 2010 Morrow County Fair opened to the public Wednesday. Daily tickets are $3 for adults and $1 for kids. Ticket prices for the duration of the fair are $10 for adults and $4 for kids. Children under six can get in for free if they are accompanied by an adult. -Photo by Autumn Morgan New edition of “Morrow County Chronicles” on sale T he “ 2010 M or row County C hronicles” is now on sale. This 26th issue o f the Morrow County Historical Society’s ongo ing collection of historical articles will become avail able at the C ounty Fair b o o th to d a y , W e d n e s day. The price for the pub lication remains $5. This year’s collec tion features stories writ ten by several previous students o f som e o f the county’s early rural schools, more brief biographies of military veterans who call M orrow County “hom e,” and articles on two long time residents. T he C h ro n ic le s will remain on sale 2010 V olum e XXVII at the fair and will Morrow County Chronicles later be available at the County Museum and some businesses In Heppner, lone, and Boardman. M- The MC His torical Society en courages interested persons to submit ar ticles about Morrow County events, plac es, and/or people for each publication, and ideas are already be ing accepted for next year’s issue. Don Ep- penbach in Irrigon, M o rro w C o u n t\ H is to ric a l S ociety C a ro l Mi c ha e l in Boardman, and Betty with information. Carlson are contact people City of Boardman noxious weed program a success Nella Britt in South Carolina, Florida and at the Ronald Reagan B uilding in W ashington, D.C. Britt will be sell ing “All Their Tears” CDs and t-shirts for $15 ($7.50 without the shirt) and “Free at Last” for $7.50. $2 o f each sale o f a CD and “All Their Tears" t-shirt will go to the A doption A gency facilities. B ritt has been a resident o f Morrow County The City o f Board- per bag collected. The city big improvement along the man’s Puncturevine Control plans to burn the weeds city's bike path, streets, and Program has been dubbed a as soon as the bum ban is other public areas such as the Marina Park’s baseball huge success w ith over lifted. Each year the City fields. Many citizens, most 200 bags of Puncturevine collected. This is the city’s receives complaints o f the ly school-aged children, second year running the plant grow ing along the participated in collecting program, which originally bike path, sidew alks and the weed in the spirit of started o ff with a budget curbs. The spiny bur or seed helping out their commu pod from the Puncturevine nity. The City of Boardman o f $300. With so many par (Tribulus terrestris), also appreciates all the partici ticipants the city ran out known as a “G oathead”, pation in the program, and o f funds within the first contains 20 seeds equipped hopes to sponsor it again two weeks of the program, with long sharp spines ca next spring. For more informa leading the city council pable o f puncturing a bike to add another $300 into tire or a shoe. tion on the C ity 's Punc for over 35 years. She has this y e a r’s program. The The c i t y ’s code turevine Control Program, three step-children. Rusty city provided the bags, and com pliance official John call Boardman City Hall at Britt o f Lexington, Rick participants were paid $3 Russell said he could see a 541-481-9252. Britt and Mindy Costner, and Sarah Harris o f Hep pner, 11 grandchildren, and The City o f Heppner would like to remind residents that weeds need to be kept one great-granddaughter. under control to avoid being cited for a code violation. Britt’s son Randy, his son, daughter and granddaughter live in Florida. Britt’s hus AT MCGG GREEN FEED & SEED IN HEPPNER: band John died in 2007. He All Montana Silver was a logger in Morrow and Wheeler Counties for over 40 years. ALL NEW S AND A DVERTISEM ENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. City reminds residents to control weeds mail in rebate ! Buy 2 Wrangler Apparel Items 20% off Get $10 by mail | 30% OFF Last all week Nursery to save Stock! Promotion ends August 29, 2010 W ra n c jfe r Sale en<fc August 7th Morrow County Grain Growers Green fe ed & Seed 242 W. 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