FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 19,2011
Former classmates reunite in Phoenix
Wheat Foundation
scholarships offered
The Oregon Wheat Foundation w ill provide up to
12 scholarships for high school seniors whose families are
members of the Oregon Wheat Growers League. Students
whose family members are employed by OWGL members
are also eligible.
The scholarship requirements include an essay
on any topic related to the wheat industry and a summary
o f the student's school and community involvement. One
$1000 award will be made to a qualifying student from
each o f the participating counties, w hich include Baker,
Gilliam, Klamath, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla,
Union, Wallowa, and Wasco. In addition one award will
be made in the Willamette Valley Counties, and one in
the Central Oregon Counties.
Application forms are available from the Oregon
W heat Growers League website at www.owgl.org, or
Cindy Osterlund, scholarship coordinator for the Oregon
Wheat Foundation, PO Box 322, Condon, OR 97823.
Applications are due February 1,2011.
Three students, from the 1939 first grade class at Lexington
School met in Phoenix after the BCS game, June Van Winkle
DuVall, Vesta Cutsforth Kilkenny, Marge Bauman Garmendia.
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UMESD, UCSO to hold first
annual summit on school safety
DA’s Report
The Morrow Coun-
ty District Attorney’s Office
has released the following
report:
-Brooks Scott Rea,
28, was convicted o f Iden-
tity Theft, a Class C felony,
and was sentenced to 18
months supervised proba-
tion, 90 sanction units with
30 jail units, 80 hours of
com m unity service, and
other conditions. Rea was
also c o n v ic ted o f T heft
in the Second Degree, a
C la s s A m isd e m e a n o r,
and was sentenced to 180
days in carceratio n w ith
180 days suspended, 24
m onths bench probation.
40 hours o f com m unity
service, and other condi-
tions. Total fines, fees, and
assessments are $2,496.
-C o re y E d w a rd
Parker, 32, was convicted
o f Forgery in the Second
Degree, a Class A misde-
meanor, and was sentenced
to 180 days incarceration
and pay $569.50 in fines,
fees, and assessments.
-Joy A rlean Col-
lins, 37, w as c o n v ic ted
o f Criminal Mistreatment
in the Second D egree, a
Class A misdemeanor, and
was sentenced to 180 days
in c a rc e ra tio n w ith 180
days suspended,36 months
bench probation, complete
80 hours o f community ser-
vice, other conditions, and
pay $1,238 and fines, fees,
and assessments.
-Lori Jaye Layton,
50, was convicted o f Mak-
ing a False Claim for Health
Care Payment, a Class C
felony, and was sentenced
to 180 days incarceration
with 180 days suspended,
five years bench probation,
other conditions, and pay
$1,058 in fines, fees, and
assessments.
-Raylene Mae Pul-
lum, 48, was convicted of
T he U m a tilla -
Morrow Education Service
D istrict, in coordination
with the Umatilla County
Sheriff’s Office, will hold
its first annual Safety Sum
m it on January 20 in an
effort to network on best
practices in school safety.
The Safety Sum m it will
take place at the Umatilla
County S h e riff’s O ffice,
4700 NW Pioneer Place,
Pendleton.
The Safety Summit
will bring together school
district and law enforce
ment officials from Uma
tilla, Morrow, Union and
Baker counties to enhance
r e l a tio n s h ip s b e tw e e n
school districts and police,
share best p rac tic e s for
school safety and take a
proactive approach to cri
sis in schools. Participants
will tour the sheriff’s office
dispatch center, and dis
cuss recent trends in school
violence, best practices for
th re a t a ssessm en ts, and
discuss em ergency com
munications plans.
“ R e se a rc h has
shown that school safety
is one o f the public’s top
priorities, and o f course,
it’s also one o f ours,” said
Dr. Mark Mulvihill, super
intendent o f the UMESD.
“We want to create an open
dialogue and coordinate
on best practices in school
safety, while also taking a
proactive approach to crisis
response in schools.”
U m atilla C ounty
Possession of Methamphet-
amine, a Class C felony,
and was sentenced to six
months bench probation, 18
months supervised proba-
tion, 90 sanction units with
30 jail units, 80 hours of
community service, other
conditions and pay $728
in fines, fees, and assess-
ments.
-A ntonio M oises
Ramirez, 51, was convicted
of: Sexual Abuse in the First
Degree, a Class B felony.
and was sentenced to 75
m onths incarceration, 45
months post-prison supervi-
sion, and other conditions;
Sexual Abuse in the First
Degree, a Class B felony,
and was sentenced to 75
m onths incarceration, 45
months post-prison supervi-
sion, and other conditions;
Sexual Abuse in the First
Degree, a Class B felony,
and was sentenced to 75
m onths incarceration, 45
months post-prison supervi-
sion, and other conditions;
and Sexual Abuse in the
First Degree, a Class B fel-
ony, and was sentenced to
75 months incarceration, 45
months post-prison supervi-
sion, and other conditions,
Total fines, fees and assess-
ments are $3,439.48.
-Jacob Allen Gos-
vener, 19, was convicted
o f S exual A buse in the
Third Degree, a Class A
misdemeanor, and was sen-
tenced to five years super-
vised probation, 30 days
incarceration, and other
conditions. Gosvener was
also convicted o f Sexual
Abuse in the Third Degree,
a C lass A m isdem eanor,
and was sentenced to 30
days in carceratio n w ith
30 days suspended, five
years supervised probation,
and other conditions. Total
fines, fees, and assessments
are $1,266.
UndersheriffTerry Rowan,
w ho’s helping coordinate
the event w ith the U M
ESD, said he would like to
see this Summit get local
school and law enforcement
officials more in tune with
one another.
“ P re d o m in a n tly ,
this Summit is about getting
both law enforcement and
school adm inistrators on
the same sheet o f music,”
Rowan said. “We’re mak
ing sure w e’re all up with
the tim es and staying on
top of issues dealing with
school safety.”
Mulvihill said he’s
hoping the Safety Summit
becomes an annual event
for school officials and law
e n fo rc e m e n t in E astern
Oregon.
“School safety is
sues need to be addressed
up front in order to be pre
pared and keep our kids as
safe as possible,” Mulvihill
said.
So far, around 30
officials from school dis
tricts and law enforcement
agencies from around East
ern Oregon are signed up to
attend next week’s Summit
at the sheriff’s office.
Any law enforce
m ent a g e n cy or school
district that would like to
attend the Summit should
register online at www.um-
esd.kl2.or.us/profdev/880
or contact Lizette Berryessa
at 541-966-3126 or e-mail
Lizette.berryessa@umesd.
kl2.or.us.
Oregon Water Coalition annual
meeting and conference to be held
T he 16,h a n n u a l
meeting and water confer
ence of the Oregon Water
Coalition will be held at
the Hermiston Conference
Center, 415 S Hwy 395,
H erm iston, on Tuesday,
January 25, starting at 8:30
a.m. A business m eeting
will be held and attendees
will hear from the Oregon
Water Coalitions President
Luke Maynard.
S p e a k e rs at the
co nference w ill include
Mike Ladd and Tom Paul
- OWRD speaking on the
topic o f Hydraulic Wells
on the Umatilla River. Also
discussed will be legislation
updates by Kristina McNitt
Ecumenical Youth Group to host
Valentine’s Day dinner fundraiser
The Ecumenical Youth Group o f Hope Lutheran/
All Saints Episcopal will host a Valentine’s Day dinner
fundraiser on Monday, February 14, from 6-8 p.m. at All
Saints Episcopal Church in Heppner.
The cost for the dinner is $10 and will include
lasagna, salad, French bread, cupcakes, and sparkling
cider and coffee.
and o p in io n s and w ater
litigation will be discussed
and p resented by David
Filippi.
D uring the noon
hour the O regon W ater
C oalition w ill be jo in ed
by members o f the Herm
iston C ham ber o f C om
merce for the luncheon, the
presentation o f the OWC
Annual Awards by Laura
Schroeder and Chet Prior.
Guest speaker during the
luncheon is J.R. Cook who
w ill p resent updates on
the Recharge Project, Bill
#3369.
Those planning to
attend are asked to RS VP to
541-567-6151 for lunch.
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Traffic
There were four traf
fic stops, two were issued
citations.
Two people riding
bicycles were warned for traf
fic violations.
MCSO received a
driving complaint. The deputy
made contact with the people
involved.
A hit and run motor
vehicle crash was reported.
Code Enforcement
A caller reported a
dog getting into a neighbor’s
garbage. •
A found dog was re
ported.
A dog was reported
getting into garbage cans. The
owners were warned and will
keep the dog contained.
A code enforcement
contact was initiated for a per
son living in a camp trailer.
D eputies worked
with two residents regarding
junk vehicles.
A resident reported
an on-going issue with the
neighbor’s barking dogs. The
complainant did not want a
citation issued.
Six loose dogs were
reported. Three were returned
to owners. Two were trans
ported to Pet Rescue and the
other dog was not catchable.
A missing dog was
reported to MCSO.
A resident called and
reported a dog had been shot
with a BB gun. It was un
known who shot the dog.
Theft Complaints-
MCSO investigated
an attempted theft from a re
frigerator on a porch.
Beer and wine cool
ers were reported stolen from
a residence. A refrigerator,
which was in a back yard, was
pried open.
A person reported
beer was stolen from a patio
refrigerator. A juvenile was
subsequently arrested for the
theft, and other charges.
A citizen reported an
issue over a sale of a pick-up.
It was determined to be a civil
matter.
A citizen reported a
computer was stolen from a
residence in California. The
person was advised it would
have to be reported to the
proper agency in California.
A business reported
an employee stealing. The
business later reported they
would handle the issue within
the business.
A person reported a
theft of a Christmas gift from
an unlocked vehicle. A Wii
system was reported stolen
from within a residence.
A resident reported a
loss of $500 in an on-line fraud
in September.
All Other-
MCSO Deputies ar
rested four people for out
standing warrants. MCSO
Deputies investigated two
suspicious vehicles.
An open door at a
residence was reported. A
deputy secured the door. A
juvenile shot another juvenile
in the back with a BB gun.
A call was received
of juveniles shooting air soft
guns by the gas station. The
juveniles were contacted and
warned.
MCSO received a
call of juveniles in the street
yelling. The caller reported
the juveniles were leaving as
they were on the telephone
with MCSO.
A person reported
being harassed by another
person. A deputy made contact
tc A
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with the suspect and advised
the person to stop.
A deputy investigated
a possible domestic dispute. It
was determined to be a verbal
argument.
A resident called
MCSO and reported their
teenage child was en route to
the residence and was going to
kick in the door.
MCSO Deputies re
ceived a report of a child cus
tody dispute. Both parties were
referred to their attorneys.
Three juveniles were
warned for curfew violation.
A resident called and
wanted a deputy to speak
with her child about what her
parental rights were regarding
discipline.
MCSO investigated
an attempted burglary of a
residence.
MCSO investigated a
fight between several juveniles
and an adult.
MCSO Deputies re
sponded to a report of an as
sault in progress. No assault
had taken place between the
parties involved.
A deputy assisted
EMS with entering a secured
residence for a non responsive
person who was seen lying on
the floor of the residence.
A deputy responded
to a commercial burglar alarm.
Everything was secure.
-Heard from De-
Mayo that funds had become
available for a picnic shelter
and playground equipment for
Hager Park.
-L e arn e d th a t a
bridge purchased from the
City of Pendleton to replace
the “Lovers Lane” footbridge
in Heppner would cost the
city only $ 15,000 plus $3,400
shipping. The 100-ft bridge
was recently trucked to Hep
pner and is awaiting install
ment. DeMayo was to contact
ODOT in LaGrande and see if
the city could get reimbursed
for the bridge.
-Okayed a planning
commission decision to allow
the temporary location of an
RV on 146 Kirk Street. The
permit is good for one year
from the time 90 days ago
when Dan McBride moved the
RV on to his property.
City appointments
were made as follows:
P lanning C om
mission Term: Dave Fowl
er, Cherrie Clark, Nancy
G ochnauer, J e ff B ailey,
Vi Wilgers, Don Stroeber,
Tamara Lien.
Budget Commit
tee Position: John Goch
n a u e r, G a il G u tie r r e z ,
Steve Rhea, Tawny Miles,
Tom Wolff, Jackie Allstott,
Ralph Walker.
B e a u tific a tio n
Committee: Kay Proctor,
Sam Hombeck, Chuck Bai
ley, Joanne Burleson, Merle
Cowett.
Fire Dept A dvi
sory Com m ittee: M ike
Jones, Dean Robinson, Jay
Keithley, Steve Rhea, Hal
Bergstrom, Cindi Doherty,
Joanne Burleson, Sheryll
Bates.
Christmas Parade
of Lights: Sheryll Bates
Police C om m is
sion: Keith Lewis (Coun
cil), Merle Cowett.
U tilitie s C o m
m ission : Jo h n B o w les
(Council), Tom Wolff, Bob
Jepsen.
Personnel Com
mittee: Les Paustian (May
or), Keith Lewis (C oun
cil) John B ow les, Doug
Dubuque
Municipal Judge
Ann Spicer.
Z ech fs
H om em ade P ies
A v a ila b le b y th e s lic e
at T h e S t a b le o f Y o u th
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