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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 3,2013 School district prom otes, hires new ad m in istrators Morrow C ounty School District has promoted a high school principal, and hired an elementary prin cipal and two high school assistant principals for the 2<ll V 14 school year. Follow ing the resigna tion of Robert Elizondo, principal of Riverside High School in Boradman, the district has promoted Marie Shinier to fill the vacant position. Shinier has been the assistant principal for the past two years at KHS; prior to that, she taught so cial studies at Ontario High School for nine years. “ I enjoy the challenges of education, w orking w ith teachers, parents and stu dents. and the opportunities to make education hap pen for each student,” says Shinier. To replace Shinier, the district has hired Brandon Hammond from Sherman Elementary School in Grass Valley, OR. Hammond served as a principal there for one year, served on the Achievement Compact Ad visory Committee, and was the district ELL Coordina tor. Hammond is anxious to move his family to the Boardman community in the near future, and says, "I have a strong commit ment to maintaining per sonal integrity, high ethical standards, and a conviction for the wellbeing of each child." In Irrigon, the district promoted Irrigon Elemen tary School Principal Matt Matz to Sam Boardman Hughes shows award- winning steers Elementary in Boardman, replacing retiring Jacque Johnson. With that move, Erin Stocker, long-tim e elementary teacher, will fill the position as prin cipal. Stocker taught for 12 years at AC Houghton before moving to Irrigon Elementary School last fall to become the head teacher responsible for literacy coaching. With all o f her career having been in Irrigon, Stocker says she would not consider ever leaving the community. The graduating class of 2013 was the first class that Stocker taught when she came to Mor row County. She says she is excited to be a part of the administrative team, as well as staying connected Tumbling students show off talent with the teaching respon sibilities. Also w ith Matz moving to Boardman, the assis tant principal position was opened at Irrigon Jr/Sr High School. From a large pool of candidates, Tina Joyce w as selected to serve as as sistant principal at Irrigon High School. Joyce is not a stranger to Morrow County, having been raised in Lex ington and graduated from Heppner High School. “My vision for a school leader is to advocate and sustain a school culture and instructional program that is conducive to learning and growth for all students. My commitment to education reaches beyond the class room and into the commu nity," says Joyce. * Report Morrow County Dis trict Attorney Justin Nelson has released the following report: -Juan Rodriguez, Jr., 18, was convicted of Rob bery II, a Class B Felo ny, and was sentenced to 60 months in custody of Oregon Youth Authority, three y ears’ post-prison supervision, and is subject to numerous conditions, including having no direct or indirect contact with the victim and no affiliation with gangs or known gang members, wearing of gang colors, use of gang symbols or other gang-associated activity, and ordered to pay $1,100 in fines, fees and assessments and pay $100 in restitution. He was also convicted o f Robbery I, a Class A Felony, and was sentenced to 60 months in custody of Oregon Youth Authority, three years’ post prison supervision, w ith numerous conditions and ordered to pay $200 in fines, fees and assessments. Two counts of Robbery 1-firearm, Assault IV, Theft II and Strangula tion were dismissed. Students of local tumbling instructor Cynthia Sumner recently held a tumbling demonstration at Heppner Elementary School. The Lexington resident has been teaching tumbling classes to area youth for 32 years and has had classes in Heppner, Lex ington, lone and C'ondon. Top: Sumner assists Calvin Rietmann in an exercise while /.abrina Masterson, Megan Doherty and Tiffany Hollis await their turns. Bottom: Phegglcy Padberg, Keltic Rietmann and Moira l)i Salvo demonstrate headstands w ith help from Sumner. Photos hy Andrea Di Salvo Community lunch menu Nazarene and Seventh-day Adventist church mem bers will serve lunch on Wednesday, July 10, at St. Pat rick’s Senior Center. The meal will include oven-fried chicken, corn cas serole, summer squash and zucchini, hush puppies, and cherry parfait. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. R ainfall still low despite Ju n e show ers High temps and low moisture predicted for July Maken/i Hughes of Heppner recently raked in the awards at area livestock shows. Top: Maken/.i Hughes with her champion steel at the Northwest Farm Supply Jackpot Steer Show in llermiston. OR. Inset: Hughes displays her trophy from the I Icrmislon show. Bottom: Hughes at the Eastern Oregon Live stock Show in I nion. OR, where she won Champion Market Heppner and surrounding areas gut a taste of the predicted Steer and the Champion Home Grown Award. Hughes is the July heat earlier this week as display ed by this Bank of East daughter of Kcs in and Angie Hughes of Heppner. Both steers ern Oregon readout in Heppner on Monday. -Photo hy Andrea were bred and raised by the Hughes family. - Contributed Di Salvo photos 98% Angels honor vets at Music in the Parks July 8 at 7 p.m. at the Irrigon Marina Park is “ Honor the Veterans Night." Per forming that night are 98% Angels. 98% Angels, oth- erwise known as Ma lic Rose and Renate Meakins, first met and began singing together in 1998 in the Blue The duo of Marie Rose and Re Jazz Choir Ensemble nate Meakins, also known as 98% while attending Blue Angels, will perform at Music in Mountain Community the Parks in Irrigon next Monday. College in Pendleton, -Contributed photo OR. Since then, the duo has performed in shows around the area such as the Irrigon Watermelon Festival, Music in the Parks, Umatilla Landing Days, Hermiston Variety Show and the Amboy Territorial Days. Hie girls also volunteer their time singing in local assisted living homes. I he style o f music they perform ranges from 1930s standards. Big Band sw ing music, hits of the 50s and 60s and popular contemporary and country tunes. According to prelimi nary data received by NO- AA’s N ational W eather Service in Pendleton, tem peratures at Heppner aver- aged near normal during the month of June. The average temper ature was 62.8 degrees, which was 0.1 degrees above normal. High tem peratures averaged 75.5 degrees, which was 1.1 degrees below normal. The highest was 90 degrees on the 29lh. Low temperatures averaged 50.2 degrees, which was 1.3 degrees above normal. The lowest was 42 degrees on June 20. Precipitation totaled 1.79 inches during June, which was 0.41 inches above normal. Measurable precipitation o f at least .01 inch was received on seven days with the heavi est, 0.50 inches reported on the 26,h. Precipitation this year has reached 5.54 inches, which is 3 .12 inches below normal. S ince O ctober, the water-year precipitation at Heppner has been 9.61 inches, which is 3 .11 inches below normal. The highest wind gust was 33 mph, which oc curred on June 7. The outlook for July from NOAA’s Climate Pre diction Center calls for above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipi tation. Normal highs for Hep pner during July are 85.7 degrees and normal lows are 53.9 degrees. The 30- year normal precipitation is 0.33 inches. Sheriff's Report May 21: -MCSO re ceived report of a teenage boy wearing black pants and shirt with a black ball cap with a red bill trying to get into an apartment though the window. The caller believed that only a single man lived in that apartment and did not be lieve the teenager lived there. -MCSO, Heppner Fire Department received re quest to secure the landing zone near the hospital in Heppner. -MCSO received report from a man on 1-84, Board- man, that there were people in his trailer. He said he was not sure when they got in there, but he could hear them talking and now his trailer was moving, driving people were in the trailer or cab. The caller pulled over to park and sleep for aw hile. He said he possibly took too much sinus medication. -MCSO arrested Raul Torres Chavez, 30, on an Irrigon Justice Court war rant for Failure to Pay Fine/ Failure to Carry and Present and Criminal Possession of Forged Instrument. He was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with $870 bail. He was also cited for Driving While Suspended-violation, Vio lation of the Basic Rule, 70 mph in a 55 mph zone and No Insurance. He was also verbally warned for Failure to Carry Registration. -MCSO received report of an audible alarm at an Ir rigon residence. The owner was not home, but it was ( advised. -MCSO received report from a Heppner woman of a deer in her driveway that needed to be put down. -M CSO cited Ross Thomas Nichols, 40, for No O perator’s License, Failure to Carry Proof of Insurance and Failure to Use Seatbelt. -MCSO received report of a male and a female rid ing on a silver four-wheeler on Utah Ave. in Irrigon. MCSO responded, warned three subjects for trespass ing and advised them not to be riding the four-wheeler in the street at all. -MCSO received report of a garage on fire in Ir rigon. fully engulfed with vehicles inside, including a lawn mower and a motor- had to lay oft'an employee two weeks ago and the ex employee has been harass ing him by phone since. The .caller wanted deputy contact. -MCSO received re quest for deputy contact from a Heppner man who wanted to know w hat steps he needed to take to get someone out o f his resi dence. -MCSO received report of a tree down by Bombing Range Rd. right by where the garbage is thrown. A deputy responded and was able to get it moved off the road. The road department was contacted and advised it would be cleaning it up the next day. -MCSO arrested Mi chael Brian Oliver, 20, on
