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lone Schools education staff to be honored at Crystal Apple Awards 11 • 1 1 1 1 1 • 111 .... 11 1 1 1 11 11 1 ■ 1 1 11 Bessie Wet/ell Newspaper Library University of Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 lone School Dis trict em ployees Barbara Collin and Allison Rudolf are among the 35 educa tion staff to be honored at this year’s Crystal Apple Awards in Pendleton. Collin has been a kindergarten teacher in the HERBM r 50<: azette imes VOL. 130 NO. 18 10 Pages Wednesday, May 11,2011 lone School District for eight years, while Rudolf has served as an academic advisor in the district for six years. The two women are among six Morrow County award recipients. The Morrow Coun ty School District was also represented in the awards, with several winners from N orth M orrow schools. Those w inners include: Kyle Carpenter, who has been a language arts teacher for three years at Riverside High School; Bob Carson, fourth grade teacher at Irri gon Elementary School for 33 years; Tammy Ellis, an ELL educational assistant at Riverside High School for 18 years and Judy Yo der, a 15-year educational assistant at Windy River Elementary School. T h e U m a tilla - Morrow Education Service D istrict (U M ESD ) will host its 12th annual Crys tal Apple “Excellence in Education” Awards on May 11, at which time it will honor the 35 winners of the prestigious award from 12 Umatilla and Morrow county school districts, as well as the UMESD. Each year, the UM ESD, along with its 12 component school districts in Umatilla and Morrow counties, honors teachers and education staff for their dedication and commitment to students, as well as their abilities to go above and beyond the call of duty in their schools. Nominations are subm it te d o v er a tw o -m o n th period by ad ministrators, co w o rk e rs, parents, stu Barbara Collin d e n ts an d co m m unity members. Winners are se lected from these nominees by school district office administration. The Crys tal Apple honorées will receive their apples during a special ceremony May 11 at the Pendleton Red Lion Ballroom. “The Crystal Ap ple Awards are a way for the UMESD and our local school districts to show their appreciation for staff who have shined over the past year,” said Casey White, Director of the Crystal Ap ple Awards. “Since our area has so many o u ts ta n d ing teachers and educa tion staff, it is truly an Allison h o n o r fo r Rudolph those who are selected to receive this award.” In addition to the 35 Crystal Apple Award w inners, Lifew ays will rece iv e the U M E SD ’s Community Partner Award for its strong collabora tion with the UMESD in the growth o f the Uma tilla County Wraparound Program. The winner of the Doug Flatt Memorial Leadership Award—which honors outstanding leader ship by a school district adm inistrator— also will be announced during the ceremony. The name o f this individual will not be revealed until that time. Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Lexington boy wins agricultural Phone scams targeting “family in trouble” on the rise scholarship The Morrow Coun The female caller told the Investigating these Local student Brett H arrison o f L exington was one o f five students in the region to receive The McGregor Company’s Standing Tall for Northwest Agriculture Scholarship. T he M c G re g o r Company program is di rected toward supporting agriculture at the student level. Harrison, a senior at Heppner High School, received the award because he “showed great interest in the ag industry” as evident ty Sheriff’s Office is report ing an increase in the phone scams that involve the ruse that a family member is injured or in trouble. “ T y p ically , the caller will start the call with a plea for help that they either wrecked their car, or were injured, or even arrested,” says Undersheriff Steve Myren. “The caller will sound very convincing and, as a result, the intended victim(s) are more shaken about their relative being in trouble or injured than whether or not the phone call is legitimate.” Myren adds, “ In a recent case, the tearful female voice claimed to be Snowfall totaled 1 the daughter of the elderly inch, with at least 1 inch victim and said that she had of snow reported on 1 day. been arrested in Canada. The heaviest snowfall was I inch, reported on the 29th. The greatest depth of snow on the ground was 1 inch on the 29th. The Oregon De The outlook for partment of Fish and Wild May from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center calls for life (ODFW) will kill two below normal temperatures wolves from the Imnaha and above normal precipita pack in response to repeated tion. Normal highs for Hep livestock losses caused by pner rise from 66.8 degrees the pack. Under Oregon Ad at the start of May to 70.8 ministrative Rules (OARs) degrees at the end of May. associated with the state’s Normal lows rise from 41.2 W olf C onservation and degrees to 44.3. Management Plan, ODFW may use lethal control of wolves after confirming two depredations by wolves on livestock in the area. In this case, there were two slightly. Winter conditions previous livestock depreda were more severe during tions by Imnaha wolves that the 2010-11 winter. Over were confirmed by ODFW winter survival for deer and within the last week. There elk herds was generally fair. were also two cows killed in Fawns and calves did enter February, both confirmed as the season with excellent wolf kills. body condition due to a wet Lethal control is summer and good forage used only after non-lethal condition*. methods have been tried. Landowners in the area have used electrified fladry in his application and essay, according to a McGregor Company release. Harrison plans to attend Washington State University and focus on Ag Economics. He and the other four recipients will each receive $1,000. “ We want to en courage young people to consider careers in our most important industry in the Pacific Northwest— agriculture,” says company Brett Harrison -Contributed president Alex McGregor. photo NOAA issues climate summary for Heppner According to pre There were 11 days liminary data received by with the low temperature NOAA’s National Weather below 32 degrees. Service in Pendleton, tem Precipitation to peratures at Heppner aver taled 2.64 inches during aged colder than normal April, which was 1.24 inch during the month of April. es above normal. Measur The average tem able precipitation, at least perature was 44.7 degrees, .01 inch, was received on which was 4.5 degrees be 13 days, with the heaviest, low normal. High tempera 0.54 inches, reported on tures averaged 55.1 degrees, the 26th. which was 6.2 degrees be Precipitation this low normal. The highest year has reached 6.45 inch was 71 degrees on April 2. es, which is 0.76 inches Low temperatures averaged above normal. Since Octo 34.2 degrees, which was 2.9 * ber, the water year precipi degrees below normal. The tation at Heppner has been lowest was 26 degrees, on 12.37 inches, which is 2.89 April 8. inches above normal. May 15 deadline approaches for controlled hunt tags Tag proposals for controlled hunts for the 2011 hunting season are now online. Hunters now have less than a week left to apply for one of these controlled hunts before the deadline on May 15 at 11:59 p.m. Hunters can apply for controlled hunts online. at a license sales agent, at ODFW offices that sell licenses, or by mail or fax order using the application found on page 17 o f the 2011 Oregon Big Game Regulations. Most tag numbers are very similar to last year, though some are down Election Day Tuesday Election day is Tuesday, May 17. All ballots must be received by the Morrow County Clerk’s Office by 8 pm. that day. Ballots may be mailed or returned to the following drop sites: Boardman: New Boardman City Hall, 200 City Center Circle, Boardman, OR 97818, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday/on election day, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Irrigon: Irrigon Annex-outside drop box, 205 N.E. 3"1 St., Irrigon, OR 97844, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m./election day 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. lone: Bank of Eastern Oregon lone Branch, 280 W. Main St., lone, OR 97843, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m./election day 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Heppner: Morrow County Courthouse, 100 S. Court St., Rm. 102, Heppner, OR 97836, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Outside drop-courthouse parking log/election day 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information call the Morrow County Clerk, 541-676-5604/ 541-481 Graduation is coming! Heppner-June 4th «lone -June 3 rd We will be publishing our graduation pages featuring graduating seniors If you would like to be included on the pages please call Megan at 541-676- 9228 or email megan@rapidserve net The cost to have your name or busi ness name added to the page is $10 I victim that she needed bail money and to go to Wal- Mart to ‘wire’ the money to a law firm, which, of course, did not exist. The victim went so far as to wire nearly $1,000 to the suspect. “Happily, due to a very lucky spelling error, the suspect could not obtain the wire transfer. When the suspect called the victim back to ask them to correct the mistake, an alert Wal- Mart employee questioned the circumstances and sug gested that the victim try to call the daughter at her home to confirm the story. The daughter was found to be safe and sound in the Portland area and most as suredly NOT in Canada.” cases and ultimately pros ecuting them is difficult at best and, frequently, near to impossible. These and many other scams occur nearly daily all over the United States. The suspects use fake ID and disposable cell phone, and are usu ally long gone before the victim realizes what has happened. The Mor r ow County S heriff’s Office encourages everyone to be very careful if they receive phone calls of this nature. Those receiving such calls should ask the caller spe cific questions that only their relative could answer, and then make separate confirming phone calls to check on the relative. ODFW to kill two wolves in response to repeated livestock losses (flagged fencing known to deter wolves), removed bone piles that can attract wolves, and installed Radio Activated Guard (RAG) boxes that emit a sound when collared wolves draw near. ODFW has been track ing wolf location informa tion received by radio and GPS collars and a range rider is monitoring wolves and protecting livestock in the area. Wolves have also been hazed away from livestock operations. Many landowners in the area have changed grazing practices to reduce the risk of depre dation by wolves. ODFW will target sub-adult wolves, not the breeding pair. ODFW will conduct the operation on private land with livestock operations, in an attempt to kill wolves that are showing an interest in livestock. “Our ultimate goal is w olf conservation, but we need to respond when chronic livestock losses occur,” said Craig Ely, ODFW NE region man ager. “Wolves need to rely on their natural prey, not livestock.” Wolves from the Imnaha pack were also in volved in livestock depreda tions last year that killed six domestic animals between May and June 2010. Oregon currently has three wolf packs: the Imnaha (10 wolves at lat est count), Wenaha (six wolves) and Walla Walla (three wolves). The Walla Walla pack is new and wild life managers are still trying to determine their range, which could primarily be in Washington State. More information about Oregon’s wolves is available at http://ww w . dfw.state.or.us/wolves/. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. 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