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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 16,2012 PIT BULLS -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE A person reported a juvenile riding a bicycle without a helmet was al most struck by a vehicle. A deputy checked the area and was unable to locate the child. Two juveniles were warned for not wearing bicycle helmets. Code Enforcement- Eleven animal com plaints were reported. One citation was issued for Maintaining a Dog as a Public Nuisance. A deputy investigated a garbage issue at a resi dence. A child was reported to have been bitten by a dog. No offense occurred since the child placed his hand through a fence where the dog resided. Six code enforcement calls were taken regarding unlicensed vehicles and garbage. There were three noise complaints and two parking complaints. Theft Complaints- A person reported the Postal Service was com mitting theft by requiring postage and then charging for a post office box. A resident reported theft of narcotics. A business reported an ex-employee would not re turn keys and a uniform. MCSO received a re port of a gas drive off. There were three fraud complaints received; one concerning counterfeit money, and two ID theft reports. There were two reports of theft of medication from residences. All Other- Unwanted firearms were turned over to MCSO. A person called and reported two people who were in his cayport and the caller was uncertain if anything was messed with. A deputy contacted an ATV rider who was riding in a vacant lot without per mission. A person reported kids spray-painting behind a business. It was determined the juveniles were spray painting for a school proj ect. A person reported a neighbor who cut a fence. A deputy determined it to be a civil issue. A re s id e n t c a lle d MCSO and reported an other resident arrived home and started a fire outside. A deputy made contact and there were no problems. Graffiti was reported on an electrical box down town. A person reported to MCSO their vehicle was damaged. It was unknown where the damage came from. A juvenile was shot with a BB gun by another juvenile. A deputy inves tigated and determined it to be a game the two were playing and then things escalated. The deputy made contact with the parties in volved and their parents. A deputy investigated a complaint about statements a juvenile was making. The complaint was determined to be unfounded. A deputy responded to a report of shots fired. The deputy was unable to locate anything. A person reported hear ing rocks hitting their house overnight. The house was not damaged. A person reported some clothing was found be hind their house. It was determined the clothing belonged to children. An adult was arrested on an outstanding warrant. pit bull. Most of the council, however, was in agree ment to remove the pit bull from the dangerous animal list. Council member Cody High suggested either a city employee or a sher iff s deputy check out each dog and see if it appeared dangerous. Councilmem- ber Judy Buschke said her relatives own five of the dogs and they have had no problems. Judy Healy, with the city, said the main way the city finds out about vicious and problem dogs is if there is a complaint made. “We need to treat each dog on an individual basis,” Mayor Les Paustian said. The council agreed to come up with a new ordi nance, excluding the ani mals, for passage at a future council meeting. In other business: -The council agreed to let a local yoga group use city hall for classes each Tuesday night from 5:30 8 p.m. The group had been using the Forest Ser vice building but, with the busy season approaching, was not able to meet there anymore. - Was approached about selling two city lots on Riv erside to David and Terri Denton. The Dentons said the lots have weeds and trash on them and, if they bought them, they would clean them up and maintain the property. One of the lots had been used for the community garden, but that was moved up by the high school because of the weed problem. The Dentons did not offer a price, but the council told DeMayo to do some research and come up with a proposed asking price. The lot was appar ently donated to the city in 1997. - Had a lengthy discus sion about a contract with the Oregon Department of Transportation on a project to decommission the Sperry St. Bridge and put in a new street on the other side of the creek. Councilmember High spent some time ques tioning the city attorney about the contract and the process for its implementa tion. High said he wanted to “educate himself’ on the process for future dealings with the state. -The council approved an earlier planning com mission decision to grant a variance to Ed Struthers of A group of lone fifth graders, calling themselves the Fight Rock St. to build a garage Breast Cancer Club, raised S614 from bake sales and dona inside the property set-back tions for the Relay for Life. The girls, 10 and 11 years old, are pictured with employees at Heppner Community Bank. Back requirements. Sheriffs Report for row (L-R): Nicole Skillings, personal banker, Gracie Crum, Alexis Garrett and Nikki Worden, Community Bank branch April 2012 manager. Front row (L-R): Susanna Teeman, Payton Miller Traffic- and Renee Peterson. “They just decided they wanted to do There were eight traf something and thought of this all by themselves,” commented fic stops, resulting in four mom Elizabeth Peterson. -Photo by April Sykes citations. Local girls fight against cancer - FIVE Get to know South Morrow’s exchange students All year, the com Leah and Troy Hyatt. The my city; my city is huge. munities of Heppner and 16-year-old is also in the People here are nice. The lone have had 10 exchange junior class at HHS. He weather is the same.” students from around the comes from Bangkok, Thai How has the experience world living in their midst. land. Coming front a back been fo r you? The Gazette-Times finally ground of school uniforms “The first two months took the opportunity to sit and black shoes, he has used were great, but it’s a differ down with some of them his freedom here to venture ent lifestyle. My host fam to get to know them better. into the fashion world, and ily are ‘home bodies,’ but 1 Here are a few of them. has become known for his like to go out. 1 am used to Junhan Zhu many colorful high-top more city life; I expected Junhan Zhu, sneakers. buses. But, you can walk or “Chuck,” is a What do you think everywhere here. It is small, 16-year-old e x o f Heppner ? but you have everything... ch an g e stu d en t “It was a sur tennis courts, swimming hosted by John prise. I thought it pool, basketball court, all and Ashli Gould would be big and that. In China, a small town of Heppner. Chuck full of people. 1 like doesn’t have anything.” just graduated from it here. It’s small What was the most difficult middle school in Junhan Zhu but t he thing about this ex China, but is in the (Chuck) people are perience? junior class at Hepp friendly. 1 “I had to be ner High School. He comes like the weather, more independent, from Karamay, in Xinjiang but not when it got like an adult. The province, China. He says hot.” food...l would like it is right in the middle of How has the experi America with Chi Asia, far from any ocean. ence been fo r you? nese food. Gravy Y i ni i n g Karamay is “real” desert, “Complicated. (Allen) is my favorite; I’m with no plants. “People live 1 think I have more probably the only there only for the oil,” he stories than anyone. one who doesn’t says. The oil attracts people A very different experi like cheese.” from many surrounding ence.” W hat d id yo u lik e countries; more than 50% What was the most difficult best? of Karamay is not thing about this ex “ Friends and free Chinese. perience? dom.” What do you think “Understand Wanghun Kim o f Heppner? ing the language. W anghun Kim, or “Small, small, The food is not “Hun.” is a 15-year-old, small.” spicy enough. For studying with the HHS How has the experi examples, I went junior class. He is also Sukrit ence been fo r you ? Itarasiri to Subway and or hosted by the Corbin fam “ Very good. (Suarez) dered a sandwich, ily. He comes from Daetu, Before I came here, and asked for lots South Korea. Apparently, I had a horrible ac ofjalapenos, honey Hun is well-liked by the cent, but when I came here, mustard, pepper Jack. Ev area animals, who, accord I improved very fast. In eryone asked, ‘Are you seri ing to his fellow exchange China, we go to school six ous? Can you eat it?”’ students, are always coming and a half days, but here, What did you like best? up to him uninvited. Hun only four. It’s so relaxing. “Friends, host family.” says he likes animals...but We have no sports teams Timing Liu maybe not as much as they in China, so I am enjoying Yiming Liu, or Al- like him. learning the sports here.” len,” is an 18-year- What do you think What was the most difficult old from Wuhan, o f Heppner? thing about this experi in Hubei province, “ M u c h t he ence? China. He is also same as Allen; “The language, es in the junior class small, but every pecially in the first two at HHS. and is be thing is here. months. I couldn’t under ing hosted by Linda How has the ex stand even one word.” and Terry Corbin. perience been fo r Wanghun Kim What did you like best? He says his home (Hun) Your “The lifestyle. It's so is “really, really dif ‘Very differ relaxing; you can do what ferent” from that ent. ever you want. You can of fellow Chinese student, What was the most difficult choose the subjects you Chuck. Allen has joined thing about this experi want to study in school. the basketball team here, ence? In China, we have to take which is a new experience “English, communica them all. Chinese school is for him. tion. Writing essays.” a lot harder than school in What do you think o f Hep What did you like best? America.” pner? “Friends. I come from Sukrit Itarasiri “Really different. For a boys-only school; now 1 Sukrit Itarasiri, or “Su me, really quiet. Safer than can meet girls.” arez,” is being hosted by Jepsen gets 4-H scholarship High school senior Re becca Jepsen of Heppner is the re cipient of the $1,000 Myers Me morial 4-H scholarship, R e b e c c a the organi Jepsen zation an nounced recently. Jepsen was one of 16 high school students from across Oregon who received state 4-H schol arship awards in March A dumpster will be Thursday, May 17, through for the disposal of yard through the Oregon State placed at the Public Works Sunday, May 20, for citi debris. University Extension Ser yard on Riverside from zens of Heppner to use Residents are asked to vice 4-H Youth Develop use the dumpster for yard ment Program. debris only. More than 80 Oregon 4-H members compet ed for the scholarships, which range from $500 to $4,500. They were evalu ated on their high scholastic achievement, 4-H projects and achievements, and per sonal essay describing their growth in 4-H. A group of 10 4-H agents and volunteers from counties across the state selected the scholarship winners. 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