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Suspects arrested in Monday’s Devin Oil robbery in Heppner Library Eugene, OK VOL. 130 NO. 39 8 Pages Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Two male suspects around 7 a.m., The M or have been a rre ste d and row County Sheriff’s Office charged in connection with dispatch center received a recent robbery at Devin a telephone call from the Oil in Heppner. Devin Oil Company that a O n O c t o b e r 3 female employee in Hepp ner had been robbed o f cash and checks. The two male subjects had then fled the scene in a maroon-colored vehicle. The Devin Oil em ployee reported that the two subjects were wearing ski masks. She had struggled with one o f the suspects when he attempted to take the cash bag. The employee was not injured, but the man was able to pull the money container from her hands. The M CSO d is patcher put out an imme diate alert for vehicle and dispatched officers to the scene. Deputies responded south on Bombing Range Road and south from 1-84 on Highway 74 to Heppner. Oregon State Police officers were also dispatched south on Bombing Range Road to Hwy 207 and then north toward Hermiston. Nearly an hour lat Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon er, at 7:55 a.m., OSP Ser geant Sterling Hall was pro ceeding south on Hwy 207 when he met a northbound vehicle near 1-84 match- ing the description o f the suspect vehicle. He imme diately reversed direction and b e g a n pursuit. Hall saw the sus pects leave 207 at a high rate o f speed Cory Reiner and enter the e m p lo y e e parking lot o f Shearer Food just south of Hermiston. Shearer employees aided the sergeant by point ing out where the suspects had crashed over parking curbs and fled their vehicle on foot. H all d e te rm in e d that the suspects encoun tered a fem ale em ployee who was arriving at work and entered her vehicle in the parking lot. The sus pects attempted to flee the area with the female em ployee still inside the car. Hall was able to intercept the car and, after a short dis tance, the vehicle stopped. The tw o su sp ec ts w ere taken into custody w ith out further incident. The Shearer employee was not injured. All the money sto len in the H eppner ro b bery was recovered. The suspects involved in the robbery were identified as Shaw n M ichael M ayes, 18, o f Hermiston and Cory Edward Reiner, 37, o f Uma tilla. Mayes was charged with Robbery II, A ggra vated Theft 1, H a r a s s m ent and M e n a c in g w ith a t o tal bail o f $ 7 1 , 5 0 0 . Shawn Reiner was Mayes charged with Robbery II and Aggra vated Theft I with bail set at $62,500. Both subjects were lodged at U m atilla County Jail in Pendleton. “ T h e M o rro w C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice was assisted in this case by members of the Oregon State Police and Hermiston Police D epartm ent,” said a statem ent by M orrow County Sheriff Ken Mat- lack. “We are exceedingly thankful for the fast and decisive action taken by Sergeant Hall.” A dditional m em bers o f the Pendleton State P o lice o ffic e w ere d is patched and assigned to assist MCSO in the follow up investigation. Rick Worden hired as county finance director Booster Club auction Saturday By April Sykes H e p p n e r H ig h S c h o o l a lu m n u s R ic k Worden, 32, has been hired as the Morrow County fi nance director. He started with the county on August 23, replacing previous fi nance director Fred Carl son. Worden graduated from HHS in 1997 and re ceived a degree in business from Eastern Oregon Uni versity in LaGrande with an emphasis on economics in 2001. In 2007 he received a bachelor o f science degree in business administration, specializing in accounting. Prior to accepting Heppner. The family hopes to eventually move the p o sitio n w ith in to h is g r a n d M o rro w C o u n ty p a re n ts ’ (W ilb u r W o rd e n w o rk e d and Rita Worden) for Guyer & Asso home. His wife was ciates, a certified previously assistant public accounting manager at a Wells firm with branches Fargo branch, but is in L aG ran d e and Rick Worden hoping to become a B aker City. He is stay-at-home mom, currently in the pro said Worden. He said that cess o f becoming a CPA. W orden and his right now, he and his wife wife, Nicole, and their three are occupied in “chasing children. Daemon, seven, kids and helping my parents A rianna, five, and Eva, at the ranch.” “ It’s kind o f nice 19 m onths, are currently staying with his parents, coming home,” he added. Bob and Pam Worden o f “We’re pretty excited.” i J The Heppner High School Booster Club will hold its annual dinner and live auction this Saturday, October 8 at the Heppner Elks. Dinner will start at 6 p.m. with the auction fol lowing at 8 p.m. T he d in n e r w ill include steaks, potatoes, salad, rolls and dessert. Tickets are $ 12 and can be purchased at WindWave, Willow Creek Realty or at the door. Booster Club co o rd in a to rs say they are excited about the donations they have received for this y ear’s auction items, and A few of the donated auction items are on display in the win dow of Willow Creek Realty. -Photo by Megan Futter hope they spark a lot o f ex- -See BOOSTER CLUB/PAGE citement about the event. EIGHT Health district receives clean audit Gazette-Times Trophy Corner By April Sykes Top Left: Brian Jewett shot this five-point bull elk with a bow. Above: A 4x5 mule deer buck was taken in the Heppner Unit by first year hunter Tanna Osmin. The 12-year-old lives in Herm iston and is the daughter of Rick and Amy Osmin. Bottom Left: Creston O. Robinson of Heppner, age 90, bagged this 3-point deer on opening weekend of deer season. -Contributedphotos The Heppner Gazette-Times wants to see pictures o f your trophy animals from this hunting season. Stop by to have your picture taken, drop off photos, or email them to editor@rapidserve. net. % Local teen in critical condition Nineteen-year-old Richard Waddell o f Hep- pner was injured in a car accident in C olfax, WA last Monday. Richard, the son o f Gary and Amy Wad- dell, is currently in critical condition at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. A fund has been established at the Bank of E astern O regon in H ep pner to help with medical expenses, ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. 4 The Mor r ow C ounty H ealth D istric t has received a clean audit, Konrad Capeller, CPA and Oregon municipal auditor with Wipfli, LLP, report ed at the district’s regular m eeting in Boardman on September 26. In a financial re port, it was noted that the district had a net profit o f $178,671 in 2011, com pared to a profit o f $200,795 in 2010 (which included a $100,000 donation to the Columbia River Com m u nity Health Services clinic construction fund), and a loss of $387,155 in ‘09. The district's overall business grew slightly with gross patient revenue increasing $197,125 or three percent; net patient accounts re ceivable decreasing from $ 1 .0 9 7 ,2 5 7 in 2010 to $891,038 in 2011; net non patient revenues, including property taxes, increasing by nearly 23 percent; and the district’s total overall operating expenses increas ing by “only $292,627 or four percent.” “It’s always been a well-run hospital,” said Capeller. “ Despite being one o f the smallest hospi tals, the district was able to keep a million in reserve.” C a p e lle r a ls o c re d ite d M CH D’s C hief Financial Officer Nicole Mahoney for her diligence. M C H D ’s net a s sets have steadily increased from $1,753,080 in 2009 to $1,953,875 in 2010 to $2,132,546 in 2011. To tal operating revenues in creased from $5,671,798 in ‘09, to $6,095,889 in ‘ 10, to $6.179,567 in ‘ 11. Total operating expenses increased from $6,766,853 i n ‘09, to $6,959,017 i n ‘ 10 to $7,251.644 in ‘11, with the largest increases due to salaries and benefits. Sala ries and benefits increased from $4,646,672 in ‘09, to $$4,862,583 in ‘ 10 to $5,098.241 in ‘ 11. C apeller stressed to board members that the property tax revenue the district receives is vital to its continued financial success. P ro p erty taxes brought in $1,173,109 in 2011, $1,133,683 in ‘ 10 and $658,490 in ‘09. In contrast, donations and non-capital grants am ounted to only $13,327 in 2011, $21,504 in ‘ 10, dramatically reduced -See HEALTH DISTRICT PAGE EIGHT WE HAVE WHAT YOU NEED! W iper B lades W asher F luid _____ RV A ntifreeze M o r r o w C o u n t y G r a in G r o w e r s Lexington 989-8221 * 1-800-452-7396 r*r farm »qulpnwnl. rlstt our mb <tt< at www mefl Mt I
