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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 29, 2013 CAR CHASE •Continuedfrom PACE ONE his heels, decided to try to running stop signs at the Highway 730 intersection and again at Washington Lane. The suspect’s vehicle started two fires along the road, which were later put out by the lrrigon Rural Fire Protection District. By this point, the sto len car was boxed in by Bowles on the right and Neubert directly behind on Washington Lane, a short distance east of West 4th Road. Bartz swerved his vehicle into the left side of Bowles’ pickup, at which point Bowles pushed the suspect’s vehicle onto the soft shoulder, where it lost traction and was forced to stop. Bartz immediately fled on foot to the north, toward the Columbia River and the cover of some trees. A female passenger, 19-year- old Kaitlyn Christm an, stayed in the vehicle and was detained by MCSO Deputy Stokoe. Christman did not face charges. W hile B ow les and Neubert continued the foot pursuit, officers from the Boardman and Umatilla police departments arrived at the scene and the area was surrounded. The sus pect, with Bowles hot on escape by jumping into the Columbia River. Bartz tried to swim but was too ex hausted and began to floun der, at which point he began calling for help. Bowles, assisted by Neubert, waded into the river and was able to pull the suspect from the current; the deputies took him into custody without further incident. The suspect was trans ported to the U m atilla County Jail, where he was lodged on the charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle ($7,500), attempt ing to elude ($7,500), at tempting to elude on foot ($6,000), driving while suspended ($6,000), failure to perform duties of driver involved in a property dam age crash ($6,000), failure to perform duties of driver involved in an injury crash ($12,500), criminal mis- chiefll ($6,000) and escape 111 ($6,000), as well as a Benton County, WA war rant for failure to appear on charges of possession of stolen vehicle ($10,000). Bartz was also on pa role with the Organ State Parole Board. Total bail was set at $57,500 for Oregon and $10,000 for Washing ton. Heppner represented in Spray rodeo parade Memorial Day weekend, Dick and Jannie Allen were honored as grand marshals of the Spray rodeo and parade. Archie Ball escorted his grandsons Casey and Cody Fletcher in the parade on the 1939 Chevrolet pickup he restored. Heppner Elementary School students .Jorden Sweeney, Hunter and Madelyn Nich ols, and Sage Ferguson rode along as well as tribute to Mrs. Allen, who will be retiring this year from teaching. Ball built the flat bed of the pick-up from a portion of the old Heppner Elementary/High School gymnasium floor. Pictured (L-R)are Archie Ball, Jorden Sweeney, Hunter Nichols, Casey and Cody Fletcher, Madelyn Nichols, Sage Ferguson, Karen Smith-Grif- fith, Jannie Allen and Brandi Sweeney. -Contributedphoto CLASS OF 2013 Tyler E. Berry Julianne Elise Carlson George-A lexander V. Smith Breyanna M. Hynes- Kissler The wrong pho tos o f these students were inadvertently used in last week 's publication o f local graduates. The Gazette- Times apologizes to the students and their families for the error. Aidan S. Wright \ Speaker warns against ‘sustainable development’ in environmental movement The en v iro n m en tal movement, and especially the ideas of Agenda 21 and “sustainable development,” has become a threat to our lifestyle, especially to those who make their living off the land in the west, a for mer Coast Guard researcher and self-proclaimed expert on the subject told a Hep pner crowd recently. Robert Powell, who travels throughout the state speaking about Agenda 21 and sustainability, says although alarmists in the environmental movement say global warming and environmental disaster are on the way, the end result of their movement is more about moving people off the land into high-density areas using mass transportation than about the environ ment. Powell said environ mentalists would just as soon see those in rural areas off the land, and he points to an agenda all the way down to local planning commissions as attempting to accomplish this. He says the environmentalists use the crisis of global warm ing to frighten people into accepting their views. Agenda 21 is an action plan passed in 1992 by the United Nations with regard to sustainable development, and Powell says many in positions of power are using those ideas to wrest own ership of land away from individuals and to the gov ernment. He pointed to the effort to establish wolves back onto the land and water policies—stating that At a recent program in Heppner, speaker Robert Powell explains how certain aspects of the environmental movement have become a threat to our lifestyle. all water ultimately belongs to the government—as two examples. About 45 people at tended the meeting, spon sored by the Willow Creek Tea Party Patriots. Powell urged them to become involved in not only their local govern ment but also the educa tion system, which he says is teaching our children values against individual ownership of land and per sonal freedom. May yard of the month honored By Kay Proctor Honors for the first Yard of the Month of 2013 belong to Bob and Eva Kilkenny of 565 Hagar. Bob lived on the family farm outside o f Heppner all his life, but the couple moved to town in 2009 after a particularly bad winter. Their new home was origi nally built in 1949 by local businessman Irv Lynch, but needed some TLC. Since Bob is (supposedly) retired, they enlisted the help of their talented neighbor and relative, Shane Laughlin, for work inside and out. Their goal was low- maintenance for the yard. Shane put in more than 100 hours on an excavator moving soil—mostly from the steep backyard area, leveling and gently sloping it. Underground sprinklers were put in. Beds around the house and lot edges are lined with river rock and Eva chose some easy-to- maintain plantings. W hile m oving dirt, some old bottle shards were found. Taking some old wood fencing from the yard, Shane used it for an inlay design in the kitchen’s wood floor. The hardwood flooririg had been recycled from the demolished gym at Heppner Elementary. The couple’s favorite spot is the backyard deck, where an oasis has been created. This includes a circulating marble fountain brought back from Vietnam, where the Kilkennys got to see workers hand-carving their creations. Eva, originally from Michigan, likes to grow vegetables, and a sunny spot at the top of the gentle slope was perfect for a garden. Shane built raised beds there in an elongated diamond shape, fitting them in a pattern. Also in the backyard, a worn-out outbuilding was going to be removed, but Shane had plans to rescue it. With salvaged materials, he added windows, a barn- The University of Oregon style door, wood shingles cement duck at the top of the and patterned wood to turn pine pole. -Contributedphoto it into a charming storage (L-R) Eva Kilkenny, Shane Laughlin and Bob Kilkenny in front of the backyard waterfall. -Contributedphoto unit. The lot backs up to a steep basalt cliff, where an aging flume clings high above. Shane excavated a pond at the base of the cliff and installed a recirculating pump system. The water is pumped over 50’ up the cliff, where he designed it to appear to cascade natu rally from the flume and fall to the pond below. The sight and sound of the waterfall create a backyard haven that is also viewable at night, because Shane added lighting to showcase the falls. And it’s all operated by a switch that he salvaged from a demolition project. The backyard has one tall pine tree for shade and another one that has been topped and delimbed. Re turning home one day, Bob and Eva could not locate their green and yellow Uni versity o f Oregon cement duck that had decorated their yard. When they final ly looked up, the duck was discovered now decorating the top of the pine. Shane had scaled the tree and in stalled it there “for fun.” Future plans include fencing. Shane was hesitant to be interviewed, stating that there “ ...is a lot more to do.” After much ques tioning, he disclosed he has an engineering education, contractor’s license and was in charge o f ground maintenance at Kah-nee-ta Resorts in Central Oregon for several years. The three. Bob, Eva and Shane, are a genuine team, have a lot of fun, make hard work look easy and have well-earned May’s Yard of the Month recognition. Green Feed/M orrow County Grain Growers, the City o f Heppner and the newly formed Heppner Vol unteers all co-sponsor Yard of the Month recognition. Missionaries to speak at Nazarene church G eorge and N ancy Miller, global missionar ies for the Church of the Nazarene in the Solomon Islands, will be speaking at the Nazarene Church on Sunday, June 2 at 6 p.m. The public is invited to the presentation and a time of fellowship with cookies and coffee after. G eorge and N ancy Miller are servants of the Lord and have served as missionaries for the Church of the Nazarene since 1989. Nancy and George both felt called to missionary service as children and this call was reaffirmed during their two month service as volunteers in the Raleigh Fitkin Me morial Nazarene Hospital in Manzini, Swaziland, in 1987. The Millers were ap pointed in 1989 and served for one five-year term as specialized assignment mis sionaries, and then were granted global missionary status in 1994. George received his B.S. in Medical Technol ogy from Southern Naza rene University in 1972. Following graduation the M illers moved to Carn egie, OK where George worked in the Carnegie Hospital laboratory and x- ray until their missionary appointment to the Naza re n e Hospital at Kudjip in the Western Highlands Province o f Papua New Guinea. Also, the Miller’s were active raising their four children and involved in their church, where they served in many capacities, including children’s minis ters, Sunday School teach ers, youth leaders, Caravan leaders, and Bible quiz directors. In the district, they were involved in the boys and girls camps, and Caravan program. During their 10 years o f service in Papua New Guinea, their primary re sponsibility was to the hos pital where George served as supervisor of the labo- ratory and x-ray de partments. They also ministered in churches and assisted as mis sionary advisors to the districts and in other capacities as there was opportunity. During their sec ond home assignment, George completed his education requirement for ordination and in 1999 was reassigned as District Superin tendent to the Solo- George and Nancy Miller mon Islands District. Nazarene K-12 school op They have served in that capacity since August erated by the Honiara, Zion 1999. Nancy completed her Church of the Nazarene. The Millers have four BA in Ministry in Christian Schools Education in 2007. children: Gloria and hus She completed this online band Scott Nelson, Greg from the program offered and wife Wendy, Geoffrey by N azarene Bible C ol and wife Churie, and Gary. lege. She served the past They also have 11 grand four years as principal o f children, ranging from 17 Zion Christian Academy, a years to seven months. All news and advertisement deadline: MONDAY AT 5 P.M.
