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Write in Jean M. Brazell for mayor
Dear Lexington Voters:
Our town is in desperate need of leadership and
experience. We need someone who will gather the facts
and listen to all sides of an issue so that council members
can make an informed decision for all of us. Jean Brazell
has worked eight years for this town. Please write in Jean
M. Brazell for mayor.
Beverly J. Steagall
Lexington
M U R D E R IN D IC T M E N T
vated Theft in the First
Degree: The defendant,
on or between October 1,
2010 and October 4, 2010,
in Morrow County, Oregon,
did unlawfully and know
ingly commit the theft of
United States Currency,
of the value of $10,000 or
more, the property of The
Pheasant Café and Lounge.
The state further alleges
that the defendant exerted
control of the United States
Currency that is the subject
o f this theft in Morrow
County, Oregon.
A warrant was is
sued for Crum’s arrest on
October 7 for the murder of
Jessica Rae Killian, whose
body was discovered on
October 4 on a farm near
lone. She was believed to
have been killed sometime
between October 1 and 4.
Crum, a Morrow County
Sheriff’s reserve deputy,
was arrested on October
8 without incident during
a traffic stop in Harney
County.
C ru m w as a r
raigned Monday, October
11 and will enter a plea at
a hearing on Friday. A bail
hearing will also be held at
that time.
K illian also had
another child who did not
live with her.
The Oregon D e
partment of Justice is pros
ecuting the case at the re
quest o f Morrow County
District Attorney Justin W.
Nelson in order to ensure
the integrity of the process
because of the defendant’s
involvem ent in law en
forcement.
Anyone with any
information should call the
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office at 541-676-9061.
IONE AYP
-Continuedfrom Page ONE the teachers had a master’s
state news release, the dis
trict had $6,927 per student
in direct classroom expen
ditures for the 2008-09
school year, compared to
an average o f $4,670 per
student statewide. The dis
trict spent $1,296 in class
room support per student,
compared to $1,444 per
student statewide; $3,801
in building support per stu
dent, compared to $1,430
per student statewide; and
$360 per student for central
support, compared to $366
statewide.
According to the
state report, for the 2009-10
school year the lone district
had: 12 teachers with an
average o f 14.8 years of
experience; 41.7 percent of
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CLEAN UP
Letters to the Editor ~
-Continuedfrom Page ONE
Wednesday, October 13,2010
degree or higher; 7.7 per
cent had an emergency or
provisional credential as of
January 15. The report lists
two educational assistants
for the lone district and 3.8
other staff. One hundred
percent o f the classes at
lone were taught by “highly
qualified teachers,” com
pared to 96 percent state
wide.
According to state
figures, the district has no
special education students,
compared to an average of
14.6 percent state-wide and
3.7 percent of their students
were enrolled in English as
a Second Language pro
grams, com pared to 9.9
percent statewide.
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Pettibone held up several
sheets of paper. “I have four
pages o f comments from
Facebook (of people who
have heard about this). All
of them are behind us,” she
said.
Others in the audi
ence also were in support.
“I ’m here to support our
rural lifestyle,” said Jerry
Gentry, Heppner. “How far
do you want to carry this?”
asked Nancy Gochnauer,
also of Heppner.
Pettibone’s daugh
ter, Sibbea Browning, was
also at the m eeting. “If
someone else rides in town
is my sister being targeted?”
she asked. “We see sheep in
town all the time, and we
still see dog poop all the
time downtown. My sister
has been targeted,” she told
the council.
“She (Pettibone’s
daughter) is the only one
being observed, so she is
being targeted,” Mayor Les
Paustian said. “Clean up
you own poop the same as
dog owners.” Paustian said
the city has received numer
ous complaints besides Ed-
mundson’s asking why dog
owners are required to clean
up after their animals, and
horse owners are not.
The city also called
into questions if Pettibone
was violating her permit to
keep animals within the city
limits. City manager Dave
DeM ayo was instructed
by the mayor to read the
permit out loud to the coun-
cil. A nyone who keeps
animals on their property
is supposed to obtain a
permit from the city, and the
council was told Pettibone’s
permit allows her to keep 10
horses and she has 13 on her
property.
In the end P etti
bone and the council agreed
that an adult would clean
up within about a day after
animals went through town.
“We can live with that,”
Pettibone said. “We can
pick up right away.” “We do
not want to take away their
(daughters’) rights to ride
out to the fairgrounds,” the
mayor said.
Request to revisit apart
ment purchase
In other business,
the council heard requests
to reconsider their “no”
vote last month on purchas
ing a run-down apartment
complex on Chase Street
and turning the area into
parking.
At its September
meeting the council voted
not to spend $ 15,000 to pur
chase the property which is
along Willow Creek next
to the bridge in front of
the Morrow County Court
house.
Heppner resident
Larry Mills said he would
encourage the council to
re-think the decision not
to purchase the property.
“Once you get people to
stop in our community they
will spend money here,”
Mills said. “Our school
is down 20 kids (actually
29, see school board story
this week) again this year.”
Mills also said the extra
parking would help when
there is a trial at the Morrow
County Courthouse just
across the street. Beverly
Howe, owner o f Howe’s
About Pizza, says they have
seen people park in her busi
ness parking lot when going
to the courthouse across the
street. “We would be will
ing to expand our business
if we could get some more
parking,” Howe said.
Jerry H ollom on,
who lives next door to the
apartment complex, wrote
a letter to the council in
which he said: “I was sur
prised at your decision last
month regarding the old
apartments at 120 N. Chase
St. I understand the main
purpose for purchasing this
property is to develop a
space for large rigs pulling
ATVs or fifth wheel trail
ers, or camp trailers, motor
homes etc., to have a place
to park (daytime only) so
they may shop a little in
Heppner, or just stop and
take a look around our com
munity. They may want to
get a bite to eat or buy a few
groceries that they need for
their trip.
“ T he w ay o u r
streets are designed, there
is no place for these large
outfits to park. We should
discourage them staying
all night in this spot, as we
have two overnight areas
for that purpose now, and
we don’t want to interfere
with their business. The
lot could also allow extra
parking for special occa
sions, such as St. Patrick’s
Day, etc.
Council member
Cody High, who was the
most vocal against the pur
chase last month, said he
has heard from constituents
around town who want to
know why, if the county is
going to benefit from the
parking with overflow from
the courthouse, they are not
purchasing the property?
M ayor P austian
said the whole purchase
may not be viable because,
if there is asbestos in the
buildings on the property,
the city will probably back
away from the deal. “The
county does not want to
get involved if there is as
bestos in those buildings,”
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-A patient from
Fire C hief Rusty L akeview H eights was
Estes told the council that transported from Bend to
an inspector was coming in Heppner for court.
the next few days to deter
-Deputies investi
mine if there was asbestos gated a complaint from a
in the structures.
citizen regarding someone
Paustian said the who was trying to hack
city would be “partnering” into the new computer she
with the county if the sale just purchased. It was deter
does go through, but they mined there was no crime;
are now just waiting for the the citizen was inexperi
inspection report. “We have enced with computers.
had a lot of input on this,”
-A person called
he said.
MCSO and reported hear
City Manager De- ing explosions in the past. A
Mayo said that the property deputy responded, and was
is in the flood plain so that told the person believed the
makes it more difficult to explosions were coming
rehabilitate the structures. from under the eaves, near
DeMayo said he had talked the satellite dish.
to a developer who wanted
-A deputy investi
to take the building “down gated a complaint from a
to the studs”, but the de caller who was concerned
veloper was informed that for his 17-year-old girl
under the flood plain rules friend, whom he just asked
he could not co this.
to marry him; her parents
“The said prop were not allowing her to
erty is located in the flood speak to him.
plain,” Hollomon wrote
-A deputy respond
in his letter, “so it would ed to a complaint where a
be difficult to ever build person moved out of a room
anything on the property they were renting, and were
now or in the future. I have having difficulty retrieving
lived next to these apart their belongings.
ments for 38 years and have
-Deputies handled
watched the deterioration a complaint where a ju
of this property, I have had venile was living with a
occasion to cover holes to relative, and needed to ob
keep starlings out of ceiling tain his property from his
space and I can tell you the room.
wood is rotten, the metal
-G raffiti was re
roof (put on several owners ported at the city park.
ago) leaks and has (in one
-A person reported
spot) been covered with a another person got their
plastic tarp held down with daughter’s cell phone wet,
bricks removed from old causing damage. It was de
chimneys on the property. termined to be accidental.
“As for dislocating
-MCSO received a
present tenants, there are call regarding people smok
several other low income ing marijuana.
properties in town that from
-A deputy investi
time to time advertise va gated an incident of tele
cancies.
phone harassment coming
“We have a very from Jamaica.
nice looking town and a
-M CSO in v e sti
very photographic court gated a possible sex crime.
house, however in their It was determined to be
present condition, these unfounded.
apartments are very dis
-MCSO was con
tracting.
tacted by a juvenile’s par
“I would like to ents who reported their
see you reconsider the op child entered another per
portunity to purchase this son’s residence and used a
property and make our computer.
town a more attractive and
-A school employee
inviting community. Please reported a student walked
don’t pass up this opportu out of Friday school.
nity,” Hollomon concluded
-A parent called
in his letter.
MCSO regarding th eir
C ouncilm em ber child, who was refusing
Cindy Doherty said if the to go to school. A deputy
city did buy the property responded and spoke with
that there be more than just the juvenile.
“an all asphalt or gravel
-A parent called
lot”.
MCSO to report their teen
The council did not ager left the residence with
take action, waiting instead out perm ission, and the
to hear the asbestos report parent was watching the
before making any further juvenile walking in a field.
decisions.
-MCSO received
Police report
a 911 call regarding an
T h e M o r r o w out of control juvenile. A
County Sheriff’s Depart deputy responded and made
ment made the following contact with the parties
monthly report to the city involved.
council:
-Deputies received
-Deputies investi a report o f an underage
gated a fight between two drinking party. All the peo
females over $3.00. An ple were of legal drinking
adult female was arrested age.
for Assault in the 4,h De
-MCSO received
gree.
a call regarding juveniles
-A deputy respond being threatened.
ed to a verbal fight between
-MCSO received
a male and female. Every three separate requests for
thing was fine, just a verbal welfare checks. Concerning
argument.
one of the requests, a dep
-MCSO received uty found an adult inside
two 911 hang up calls with the residence who required
in town.
medical treatment.
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