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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
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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
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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/.
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