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