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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 13,2011 S C H O O L D I S T R I C T CITY TO RAISE W ATER/SEW ER FEES Deputies found two CALENDAR APPROVED Continued from PAGE l Liu said. The city wants investigated two assault calls. Continued from PAGE 1 ments.” Burrows said that the policy’s new wording through N. W. Naz was formulated following arene U niversity. She is a meeting he had with the working toward her doctor Morrow County Education ate in educational leader Association. ship. -heard a req u est T h e b o a rd a ls o from board Chair Barney heard a request from A.C. Lindsay to start school ear Houghton Elementary Prin lier in August to better co cipal John S ebastian for incide with OAKS (Oregon $5,000 from the district to Assessment of Knowledge assist id fund raising for a and Skills) testing. Bur recreational park in Irrigon. rows said that one o f the Sebastian said that the edu issues in moving up the start cational and recreational date is thfe Morrow County opportunities would benefit Fair held in mid-August in Irrigon children. The board Heppner. OAKS is a state indicated in terest in the wide student assessm ent proposal and requested ad program. ditional information from -appointed Brian Sebastian. Kollman of Heppner to the In other business, budget committee. the board: -adopted a Span- -heard an update on ish-language textbook. the Riverside High School’s -received the fol new ly in stalled heating, lowing enrollment figures: ventilating and air condi A.C. H oughton E lem en tioning system, which was tary, Irrigon, (kindergarten finished close to the dead through third grade)-254; line and under budget. Bur H eppner Elem entary (K- rows said that he anticipates sixth g ra d e )-186; H epp “a lot” o f energy savings ner High School (seventh- with the new system. 12,h grade)-206; Irrigon -adopted a revised Elem entary (fourth-sixth po licy on em p lo y ee a t grade)-227; Irrigon High ten d an ce w hich defines S c h o o l ( s e v e n t h - 1 2 ,h satisfactory attendance for g r a d e ) -3 0 7 ; R iv e rs id e employees as no more than High School, Boardm an an average o f one day o f (seventh-12th grade)-386; absence for illness or injury Sam Boardm an E lem en per month, except in cases tary (K -third grade)-318; o f major surgery, recovery Windy River Elementary, from a serious or life threat B oardm an (fo u rth -six th ening accident or illness or grade)-218; M orrow Ed as a result o f a documented ucation C enter, Irrigon, m ental or p h y sical d is (M orrow County School ability. The revised policy District students)-66; Mor states that u n authorized row E d u c a tio n C e n te r leave could “result in the (Um atilla School District initiation o f dismissal pro students)-28; Morrow Edu cedures as deemed appro cation C enter (lone stu- priate by the administration dents)-0; total-2196. and will be carried out in -approved the fol accordance w ith current low ing em ploym ent a c collective bargaining agree- tion: resignations-M aribel Jim enez, half-tim e RHS rally advisor; Dirk Dirksen, RHS head girls’ basketball coach, Heather M iller Ir rigon Junior/Senior High School science teacher; retirements-Wanda Dixon, IJSHS ed assistant posi tion, Ray Couchman, ACH assistant custodian, Renee Couchm an, IJSHS assis tant cook, Toni Witt, ACH kindergarten teacher; em- ploym ent-Em ily Holden, tem porary Heppner High School vo-ag teacher, re placing Beth D ickenson who is on parental leave. -received the fol low ing an nouncem ents: May 2-first budget meeting, Also looking for drag district office, 7 p.m.; May harrow/pull behind 9-next board meeting, Ir raker and w eed eater. rigon High School, 7 p.m.; May 9-second budget meet Contact ing, if needed, Irrigon High Corey Sweeney at School. W ANTED Used 4-wheeler wanted for maintenance of baseball & softball fields 541 256-0355 - w e n e e d to i n crease, but 1 think we need to go th rough ou r b u d get first,” he urged. Other council members did not agree. “ We need to bite the bullet and pass this,” Joanne Burleson said. The council voted three to one in favor o f the increase with Burleson, Keith Lewis and Cindy Doherty voting in favor and High voting against. Council members Judy B uschke and John Bowles were absent, and Mayor Les Paustian is not required to vote. Trade of HUD property discussed In other business the co u n cil d isc u sse d a possible property trade with local businessm an A lvin Liu. The city is in the process o f acquiring a re possessed Housing and Ur ban Development home at 160 S. Court St. in Heppner. The house had been on the market for sale, however, according to HUD rules, if a repossessed home does not sell in a certain amount of time, local public entities, such as the city govern m ent, m ay purchase the home for $ 1. The city must use the home, or proceeds from the home, to enhance low income housing or for the betterment of the com munity. Monday night the city discussed trading the home to Liu for another piece o f property on North Chase St. the city wants to turn into a parking lot. Liu and his wife Linda Crane, who also own the N orth western Motel and RV Park, and Cornerstone Gallery, had purchased the Chase St. property, which includes som e d ilap id ated a p a rt ments, wanting to restore the property. He later found out the property had been condemned and he would not be able to complete the renovation. “It is our intention to put people to work (re storing the HUD house),” Liu told the council. “This would be a good project and when we get done it will be nice like the Motel and the Cornerstone G allery,” he said. The HUD house has been vacant for some time and is in need o f repairs. Liu was not sure what would be done with the HUD home but assured it would con form to the R1 zoning o f the property. “What kind of trade are you talking ab o u t? ” Mayor Les Paustian asked. “Trade straight a c ro ss,” the Chase St. property to be used as a parking lot for RVs during hunting sea son and other times when large crowds are in town. Paustian indicated the trade would be beneficial. “This w ould benefit our intent and your intent,” he told Liu. “Merchants want it to be a parking lot,” Paustian said. He said the county also wants the extra park ing it would provide across the street and creek from the courthouse. “ I think this would be beneficial to the community,” said com munity member Tom Wolff who was in attendance at the council m eeting. He said the city needs more temporary RV parking off Main Street. DeM ayo said the c ity w ould c o n tin u e to work with HUD to acquire the property for a possible trade. Sheriffs Report for March 2011 Traffic- There were 20 traf fic stops; one resulted in a citation. A citizen reported high school students were speeding. A juvenile was contacted and warned about speeding. A m o to r veh icle hit and run crash was re ported. A m o to r v ehicle crash occurred when a per son drove over a concrete wall. J u v e n ile s w e re warned for not wearing a helm et while skateboard ing. Code Enforcement- Twenty-two animal complaints were reported, resulting in one citation being issued. A deputy warned person about littering. The person picked up the litter. Twenty-five code enforcement contacts were initiated, m ostly for old tires, trash and vehicles. Theft Complaints- A p e rso n c a lle d MCSO and reported their satellite T.V. dish was re m oved from their house by the company while they were not home. A person reported frau d u len t charges on a debit card. A person reported a mail scam. A business reported theft o f cigarettes. A citizen reported a theft o f coins. All Other- MCSO responded to two 911 hang up com plain ts, w hich w ere u n founded. MCSO Deputies I APRIL 24TH Our Friendly Staff In Heppner Gifts • Decorations Flowers • Candy Would Like To Thank Our Customers And Invite Prospective Customers To Come See Us Today! GIFT GASKETS! IO N E P rom A deputy assisted a motorist. A person reported to MCSO they were having issues with their landlord. The issues were resolved. A vehicle was dam aged by som eone keying it. A window was bro ken out o f a residence. An adult suspect was subse quently arrested for crimi nal mischief. A depifty dispersed several people w ere in v o lv ed in an argum ent. Deputies responded to three intoxicated person calls. T w ic e d e p u tie s responded to a business where a minor was attempt ing to acquire alcohol. A deputy responded to a business regarding new syringes that were found among donated items. The syringes were disposed of. A citizen reported being harassed by another person. The com plainant did not w ant to pu rsu e charges. A deputy received a report of a person being harassed on-line. A d etective co n tacted a person about post ing sexually-related infor mation of a minor online. A person reported their adult friend was miss ing after a night o f drink ing. The person reported missing was contacted and everything was fine. A deputy located a person who was reported as missing from Utah. The person was turned over to Community Counseling. business doors open. Two ite m s w ere found and turned over to MCSO. A wallet and keys were reported missing, to MCSO. A p e rso n c a lle d and reported a small child was at a residence alone. A deputy investigated and found the child was being supervised by adults. A person reported the lights were out on the cross, but they could see other lights flashing at the cross. A deputy responded and everything was fine. A person reported another person was pound ing on a neighbor’s door yelling, and then crawled through a window. A deputy responded and it was de term ined the person who crawled through the win dow lived at the residence. A p e rso n c a lle d M C SO and re p o rte d a person was advertising to charge people for parking at a party. A deputy responded and nothing was wrong. A person contacted a deputy regarding a wel fare check on an elderly person. The deputy made contact and referred the matter to DHS. A person misdialed a telephone num ber and, after speaking to the person, re q u e ste d M C SO m ake contact with that person because the person did not sound well. A deputy did make contact and all was fine. Two people were a rre ste d on o u tsta n d in g warrants. Heppner High School announces March Students of the Month Heppner High School recently announced the students of the month for March. The character trait for March was citi zenship. Pictured L-R: Justin Bailey, Lacey Davison, Blake Greenup, Alex Smith and Joe Schmidt. Not pictured: Rylee Kollman. -Contributedphoto DA’s Report The Morrow County District Attorney’s Office has released the following report: -Elisha Walter Baker, 56, was convicted of Viola tion o f Wildlife Laws with Culpable Mental State, a Class A Misdemeanor reduced to a Class A Violation. 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