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Crum indicted by grand jury on four counts Murder victim was pregnant A Morrow County grand jury handed down a four count indictm ent ag ain st S teven M ontie Crum, 29, of lone on Tues day, October 12. He was indicted on the counts of Murder with a Firearm - Pregnant Victim; Murder with a Firearm; Unlawful Use of a Weapon with a ih in l,u l,lllIH..... u . i . j i Bessie Wetzel) Newspaper Libran University o f Oregon ' Eugene, OR 97403 HEPPNER Firearm; and Aggravated w as pregnant and defendant Theft in the First Degree. knew that Jessica Rae Kil The indict lian was pregnant. ment stated: The state further al -Count leges that during the 1 M urder with a commission of this Firearm - Pregnant felony, defendant Victim: The defen used a firearm. dant, on or between -C o u n t 2 October 1,2010 and Murder with a Fire October 4, 2010, Steven Crum arm: The defendant, in Morrow Coun on or between Oc ty, Oregon did unlawfully tober 1, 2010 and and intentionally cause the October 4,2010, in Morrow death of Jessica Rae Kil County, Oregon, did un lian, another human being. lawfully and intentionally The state further alleges cause the death of Jessica that on or between October Rae Killian, another hu I, 2010 and October 4, man being. The state fur 2010, Jessica Rae Killian ther alleges that during the commission of this felony, defendant used a firearm. -Count 3 Unlaw ful Use of a Weapon with a Firearm: The defendant, on or between October 1, 2010 and October 4, 2010, in Morrow County, Oregon, did unlaw fully possess with the intent to use unlawfully against another Jessica Rae Killian, a handgun, a dan gerous weapon. The state further alleges that during the com m ission o f this felony, defendant used a firearm. -Count 4 Aggra- -See MURDER INDICT- MENT/Page FIVE Heppner man wants horse riders to clean up, same as dog owners "They should be required to clean up the manure," he says By David Sykes imes VOL. 129 NO. 41 10 Pages Wednesday, October 13,2010 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon First annual South Morrow County Oktoberfest to be held The first annual South Morrow County Ok toberfest will be held Satur day, October 16, at the lone Legion Hall. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and music will start at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $5 per person. Children 18 and under are free. Performing will be Rowdy Fix and Even Plane. Taylor’s Restaurant will be offering food. The Office Tavern will provide “Autumn Style” microbrew beer along with other bever ages. Latte’s and Sew Much More w ill have pumpkin ice cream cones available for purchase. Activities planned include pony and cart rides and an art contest. This event is spon sored by the Bank of East ern O regon, W heatland Insurance, Sand Hollow Ag., Morrow County Grain Growers, and 2rfarm. New deputy joins Morrow County Sheriff’s Department Ryan Jundt has joined the Morrow County Sheriff Department as a new deputy. He started his duties October 4 will be handling code enforcement. A graduate of Hermiston High School Jundt, 26, says his life long dream is to be a police officer. He will be moving to the North Morrow County area soon, and says he “looks forward to getting to know the community and working with the people in the area.” Jundt, who is single, will be attending the police academy at Deputy Ryan a later date. Jundt lone Community School earns outstanding report card The lone Commu nity C harter School re ceived an “outstanding” status in the state report cards just released on Oc tober 7. This is the second The district also year the school has been met all the standards for labeled outstanding. Prior the Average Yearly Progress to that the school received report. an “exceptional” rating for A cco rd in g to a two years in a row. -See IONEAYP/Page FIVE Program on state governm ent spending set for Sunday A program about excessive spending by the Oregon State Government and how is it effecting citi zens and their rights, is scheduled for Sunday, Octo ber 17, at 2 p.m. at Heppner High School. The program will be put on by Common Sense For Oregon, Inc., a non-profit, non-partisan organization. C om m on S ense also says its goal is: “By protecting O regon’s 100 year old Initiative System and Referendum Process, Common Sense For Or egon is an advocate for the voice o f the people. W riting and supporting ballot m easures, allows Common Sense to be on the front lines of the battle for Oregon’s future. Common Sense represents Oregon's interest in increasing open government through stron- ’ jw * . 0n e r r An unamed rider and his horse ride along Main Street in Heppner. -File Photo o f our town. I urge you to address the problem of horse manure on our city’s streets,” Edmundson said in a letter to the council that he asked to be read aloud into the record. The request sparked a lively debate between the council and Liz Pettibone, w hose daughters often ride horses through Heppner on the way to the fairgrounds. “What are kids supposed to do here?” Pettibone asked the council. “I can see this in other cities, but in Hep pner?” She said the horse manure is not the same as dog droppings. “It is chewed up grass. Just kick it and it will scatter around and be gone. I think this is ridiculous,” Pettibone said. “Kids are not a threat. They don’t ride on side walks and they don’t ride on Main Street. We five in a rural community. People are shocked that the city of Heppner wants to do this.” -See CLEAN UP/Page FIVE Heppner schools losing students Heppner schools down 29 from previous By April Sykes M orrow County School S uperintendent Mark Burrows told the school board Monday night that Heppner schools are losing enrollment. He said that enrollment district wide is down 38 students from the previous year and the majority, 29 students, has been lost from the Hep pner area-12 from Heppner Elementary School and 17 from Heppner High School from the previous year. He said currently Heppner High School has 155 stu dents in grades nine to 12, including foreign exchange students. “It really smacks us in the face this year,” said Burrows. “I think we need to evaluate what we need to do to help keep Hep pner High School a viable co-curricular school.” Bur rows attributed the decline to “natural attrition and the econom y.” He said that enrollment in Boardman and Irrigon schools was “flat” and a decline of nine students in the north end was largely due to “Uma tilla kids who transferred to alternative education.” Board Chair Bar ney Lindsay suggested that the district investigate the number of home schoolers in south Morrow County in hopes that some home school families may be per suaded to enroll their chil dren in Heppner schools. “ I ’m doin g my p a r t,” jo k e d L indsay. “We’re due in March.” “This is a dirty joke,” quipped board mem ber Berto Hernandez, “but do we need to create jobs for Mexicans (in Hepp ner)?” The current dis trict enrollment report, as of October 4, fisted Hep pner Elementary School, kindergarten through sixth grade, as having 182 stu dents and Heppner Junior/ Senior High School, grades seven-12, with 212. Hep pner Elementary currently has 25 students in kinder garten, 31 in first grade, 21 in second grade, 21 in third grade, 32 in fourth -See LOST STUDENTS/Page SIX HHS, HES score ‘outstanding’ in state report card Ross Day is currently the Education Director and General Counsel forCommon Sense For Oregon. Inc., which according to its web site is a non-profit, non-partisan organization whose primary goal is to present pragmatic, common sense solutions to the problems facing Oregon. Photo by David Sykes ger government transpar- ency and fighting wasteful government spending with spending reform. Common Sense w orks to expose those guilty of government waste by awarding them with the Golden Fleece Award. Oregon’s budget ary problems lie not within a revenue problem but a spending problem . The reckless spending habits of the state are limiting the rights of the people to have economic liberties.” The program is be ing sponsored by the local Willow Creek Tea Party Patriots. Ballots to be mailed Friday M orrow C ounty Clerk Bobbi Childers has announced that ballots for the November election w ill be mailed on October 15. The deadline to return bal lots is 8 p.m. on November 2. Ballots can be dropped off at the following loca tions: New B oardm an Heppner resident John Edmundson thinks the same rules that apply to dog owners cleaning up after their animals, should also apply to people who ride horses in town. In a letter to the Heppner City Council, Ed mundson urged the city to ‘ address the problem of horse manure on our city’s streets.” “I hold the position that people should clean up any messes they make around town. I applaud your efforts to control dog fecal residue. 1 think the same policy should apply to people who ride horses around town. They should be required to clean up the manure that the horses leave on our streets,” Ed mundson wrote. “ O v er the past month I have cleaned up horse m anure on North Court St. and Main St. eight times. These deposits really detract from the appearance City Hall. 200 City Center Circle; Irrigon Annex park ing lot, 205 NE 3rd Street; Bank of Eastern Oregon, 280 West Main Street in lone; Morrow County Pub lic Works office parking lot in Lexington; and the Mor row County Courthouse, 100 S. Court Street in Hep- pner. Lexington and Irrigon drop sites will be open 24 hours. On election day, drop boxes at these loca tions will be open until 8 p.m. Ballots dropped off at the Post Office must be dropped off before 5 p.m. Postmarks do not count. Heppner Elemen tary School and Heppner Junior/Senior High both earned "outstanding" marks in the state report cards that came out last week. Both schools also met the stan dards in the Average Yearly Progress report. HES has been nam ed an o u tsta n d in g school two years in a row. HJSHS was termed “satis factory" last year. A ll th e o th e r schools in the district, A.C. Houghton Elementary, Ir rigon Elementary, Irrigon Junior/Senior High School, Riverside High School, Sam Boardman Elementary and Windy River Elementary School, Boardman, earned “satisfactory” marks for the 2009-10 school year. All the schools, ex cluding Riverside Junior/ Senior High School, met the standards in the Average Yearly Progress report. Stu dents at RJSHS considered “limited English proficient" did not meet the overall AYP in math and students with disabilities did not meet overall standards in English/language arts. Lim ited English proficient students did not meet academic status in English/language arts (read ing) in academic status. Students with disabilities did not meet the English/ Language Arts AYP, aca demic status and academic -See HEPPNER AYP/Page TEN GREEN FEED & SEED IN HEPPNER: dig did or smson rmni sale P lant S ale - F IN A L W E E K S All Trees, Shrubs S Perennials 30% O F F % ^ ^ I________ ________ 5 t Morrow County Crain Growers Green Feed & Seed 242 W Linden Way, Heppner » 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCOO main offic«)
