TEN- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 22,2013
IMESD honors 2013 Crystal
Apple Award winners
Lovers’ Lane bridge
replacement arrives
Workmen use a crane Tuesday morning to place the new Lovers' Lane bridge across Willow
Creek to Court Street. The bridge was purchased several years ago from the City of Pendleton
to replace the decaying and unsafe former structure. - Photo by D avid Sykes
Ranger district hosts May 31
fieldtrip
Group to tour Kahler Dry> Forest Restoration Project
The public is invited
to attend a fieldtrip to the
Kahler Dry Forest Restora
tion Project, located south
o f Heppner, on May 31.
The fieldtrip will provide
an opportunity to discuss
proposed vegetation treat
ments within the Kahler
project area.
The K ahler project
seeks to restore dry upland
forest conditions, improve
forest resiliency and reduce
the risk of uncharacteristic
disturbances throughout the
Kahler Creek watershed,
utilizing a combination of
thinning and prescribed
burning.
Kahler is an integrated
vegetation management
project proposed by the
Umatilla Forest Collab-
orative Group (UFCG).
The UFCG is a wholly-
independent collaborative
group whose mission is to
develop and promote solu
tions from a diverse group
of stakeholders to improve
and sustain ecological resil
iency and local community
socioeconomic health in and
near the Umatilla National
Forest. UFCG participation
is open to the public.
Transportation for the
tour is provided and in
cludes field stops to pro
posed project units in addi
tion to recent commercial
thinning units where simi
lar treatment prescriptions
were implemented.
Heppner participants
can board the bus at 9 a.m.
at the Heppner Ranger 0!?-"
trict office, 117 South Main
in Heppner, or can catch up
with the group at 10 a.m. at
the junction of State High
way 207 and Forest Road
21 West.
P articip an ts should
pack a lunch and be pre
pared to walk short dis
tances by w earing long
pants, sturdy footwear and
appropriate clothing for the
weather. The tour will end
back at the district office in
Heppner around 4 p.m.
For more information
about the fieldtrip, contact
Jon Day at the Heppner
Ranger District 541-676-
9187. For more informa
tion about the Kahler Dry
Forest Restoration Project,
visit the website at: http://
www.fs.usda.gov/projects/
urtiatilla/landmanagement/
projects,
Justice Court Report
Morrow County Justice
o f the Peace Ann Spicer
has released the following
Justice Court Report.
-A Heppner minor pled
no contest to careless driv
ing accident and no ops/
driving outside restrictions/
passenger in vehicle and
was fined $350 and $260,
respectively.
-Tara Mahoney, 48, of
Pendleton pled no contest
to violating the basic rule
76/55 and fined $260. A
further charge of no ops was
dismissed.
-Daniel C hristopher
Pryor, 44, of Heppner pled
no contest to VBR 94/55
and was fined $435.
-Shirlee Anne Sweigart,
69, of Heppner was found
guilty of maintaining a dog
as a public nuisance. She
was fined $ 160 and ordered
to pay restitution of $779.50
for veterinarian bills.
-Lynn E. Wiley, 63, of
Pendleton was found guilty in a tandem over the limit
of exceeding the maximum (34,000 pounds) at 36,900
weight by 2,900 pounds, pounds, and fined $200.
Yes, these donkeys
can jump
a« mk
t
Darren Doan brushes down his donkeys in preparation for the
donkey basketball game at Heppner High School on Friday,
May 17. -P hoto by April Sykes
PENDLETON - One
Heppner teacher and two
lone staff are among six
Morrow County education
staff members honored at
the 2013 Crystal Apple
Awards on
W ednes
day.
lone
staff hon
ored at the
event were
Kathy Bo
lin and Di Kathy Bolin
ana McEl-
ligott. Bolin is a bus driver
who has been with the lone
district eight years. McEl-
ligott has been two years in
lone; she teaches fourth and
fifth grade. The Heppner re
cipient was Morrow Coun
ty School District teacher
Karen Smith-Griffith, who
teaches fifth and sixth grade
at Heppner Elementary; she
has been with the district
26 years.
Other Morrow Coun
ty recipients were Kathie
Goad, Riverside Jr-Sr High
School Educational Assis
tant; Laura Rowe, Irrigon
Elementary Title I/Fifth
Grade Teacher; and Becky
Seewer, AC Houghton El
ementary Educational As
sistant.
The In terM o u n ta in
Education Service District
honored 49 education staff
members from 17 school
districts and the IMESD as
2013 Crystal Apple Award
winners during two ceremo
nies this month. A ceremony
to honor 35 education staff
from school districts in Um
atilla and Morrow counties
and the IMESD took place
on May 15 at the Pendleton
Red Lion Hotel Ballroom,
and a ceremony to honor 14
education staff from school
districts in Union County
will take place May 22 at
the Gilbert Event Center at
Eastern Oregon University
in La Grande.
Each year, the IMESD,
along with local school
districts, honors teachers
and other education staff for
their dedication and com
mitment to students, as well
as their abilities to go above
and beyond the call of duty
in their schools. Nomina
tio n s are
submit
ted over a
two-month
period by
adm in is -
trators, co
w o r k e r s , ___________
p a r e n t s , Diana
students
McElligott
and c o m
munity members. Winners
are selected from these
nominees by school district
office administration.
“ The C rystal Apple
Awards are a way for the
IMESD and our local school
districts to show their ap
preciation for staff who
have served as shining stars
over the past year,” said
Casey White-Zollman, di
rector of the Crystal Apple
Awards program.
“ We often take for
granted the work our edu
cation em
ployees do
each day,
so it’s nice
to take time
to r e a l l y
reco g n ize
±
those spe Karen
Sniith-
cial people G ritti th
w ho r e
ally make a difference in
our schools and with our
kids.”
This will be the 14th an
nual Crystal Apple “Excel
lence in Education” Awards
ceremony for Umatilla and
Morrow counties, and the
second in Union County.
The C ry stal Appl e
Awards are sponsored by
the IMESD, Mid Colum
bia Bus Company, First
Investors, Bank of Eastern
Oregon, First Community
Credit Union, KCMB ra
dio, 99.9 The River radio,
KUMA radio, Rotary Club
of Pendleton, St. Anthony
H ospital, the Wildhorse
Foundation, and WC Con
struction.
Sheriff's Report
May 2: Morrow Coun
ty Sheriff’s Office cited
Samuel V. Abramov, 38, for
Violation of the Basic Rule,
71 mph in a 55 mph zone.
-MCSO cited Ramon
Garay Sanchez, 29, for Vio
lation of the Basic Rule, 86
mph in a 55 mph zone.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon woman that
she was chased by two pit
bulls.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon man that he
has had an ongoing prob
lem with a mechanic in the
Hermiston area. He report
ed that the mechanic had
an issue with his landlord
and was evicted. The caller
said he had been trying to
get his 10-wheeler back,
but the mechanic advised
he had sold it.
-MCSO received report
o f an elderly female at a
store in Heppner who was
very confused and could not
get a hold of her husband.
-MCSO received report
from a Heppner woman that
her purse had been taken
out of her vehicle the previ
ous day while parked at the
grocery store.
-MCSO cited Walter
Ernest Gerard, Jr., 55, for
Violation of the Basic Rule,
72 mph in a 55 mph zone.
-MCSO cited Kevin
Douglas Lenkersdorfer, 49,
for VBR, 75 mph in a 55
mph zone.
-MCSO received re
quest for deputy contact
concerning a field he ir
rigates, however the water
sometimes sprays on a road
that he owns and he has
gotten complaints from the
neighbors.
-MCSO, Heppner Fire
Department received report
of a controlled bum out of
control on Court Street in
Heppner.
-MCSO received report
from the caretaker for the
1-84 Boardman rest area
that he discovered some
suspicious stuff left at the
rest area.
-MCSO received report
of a suspicious vehicle, a
red Mustang with white
on the side, driving very
slow around Usage Lane/
Washington Lane and West
8th in Irrigon. Two females
in their 20s, one blonde and
one brunette, were reported
to be in the vehicle.
-MCSO received report
of a Traeger barbecue stolen
in Heppner, perhaps the first
week of February.
-MCSO received report
of an old motor home sit
ting on property in Irrigon
for a long time. The caller
said the plates had expired
in 2007.
-MCSO received report
of dogs barking all hours,
day and night on Morgan
St. in Heppner.
-MCSO received report
of dogs barking all the time
on Chase St./Center St. in
Heppner.
-MCSO received report
from a Lexington man that
he was being telephonically
harassed by his ex-girlfriend
and a male subject.
-MCSO received a call
from a crisis hotline that a
male subject in Boardman
had taken all of his blood
pressure bills, then threw
them up. The hotline re
quested a welfare check on
the man.
-MCSO received re
quest fora behavioral health
transport for a patient back
to a motel when he was re
leased from the hospital.
-MCSO received re
port of a subject driving
erratically on Hwy. 730/
182. MCSO and Umatilla
County S heriff’s Office
were both out of position.
-MCSO received re
port that Hermiston Police
Department arrested Sonny
Jam es Phipps, 26, on a
warrant for three counts of
Parole Violation/Possession
o f Methamphetamine and
Failure to Appear. He was
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail with no bail.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon woman
that someone had used her
credit card. She needed a
police report to fax to Wal-
Mart where the card was
used.
DA’s Report
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Morrow County Dis
trict Attorney Justin Nelson
has released the following
report:
-William Michelle Ad
ams, 55, was convicted of
Possession of Methamphet-
amine, a Class C felony, and
was sentenced to 19 months
prison time with credit for
time served and 2 years
post prison supervision.
Fines, fees and assessments
totaled $260.
-Dana Marie Flock, 27,
was convicted of Burglary
in the Second Degree, a
Class C Felony and was
sentenced to 90 sanction
days and 30 jail days. The
defendant was sentenced
to 18 months supervised
probation. Fines, fees and
assessments totaled $940.
She was ordered to pay
$ 1,000 in restitution to the
victim.
-Patrick Alan Greer, 33,
was convicted o f Sexual
Abuse in the Second De
gree, a Class C felony, and
sentenced to 24 months
prison time with credit for
time served and 5 years
post prison supervision
minus time served. The
defendant was further con
victed of Sexual Abuse in
the Second Degree, a Class
C felony, and sentenced to
24 months prison time with
credit for time served to
run consecutive with previ
ous sentences and 5 years
post prison supervision.
The defendant was further
convicted o f an additional
count of Sexual Abuse in
the Second Degree, a Class
C Felony, and sentenced to
30 months prison time with
credit for time served to run
consecutive with previous
sentences with 5 years post
prison supervision.
-Cynthia Ann Brown,
25, was convicted of Posses
sion of Methamphetamine,
a Class C felony, reduced to
a Class A Misdemeanor and
sentenced to 180 jail days
suspended and 24 months
probation. Fines, fees and
assessments totaled $500;
The defendant was further
convicted of Failure to Ap
pear in the Second Degree,
a Class A Misdemeanor,
and sentenced to 24 months
bench probation. Fines, fees
and assessm ents totaled
$ 1 , 000 ._________________
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