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
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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.
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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
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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. Baker
was also convicted o f Violation o f Rules and Restrictions
Associated with Hunting from a Motor-Propelled Vehicle,
a Class A Misdemeanor reduced to a Class A Violation.
Total fines, fees and assessments were $1,374.
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