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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 16,2013 Oregon suffragist program Oct 23 at Heppner library The story of a woman who led the way for Oregon women to have the right to vote will be presented at a free community program at the Heppner library on Wednesday, Oct. 23. E a s te rn O re g o n historian Judy Allen o f W allow a C o u n ty w ill present “A bigail Scott D u n iw a y : T ir e le s s Suffragist” at the library at 7 p.m. All ages are invited to learn about Duniway, a prominent journalist and active leader of the women’s suffrage movement in the Northwest. This is the 100th year since the right for women to vote was approved in O regon, which was the seventh state in the U.S. to pass a women’s suffrage amendment. D u n iw ay tr a v e le d throughout the Northwest encouraging women to seek the right to vote. She was the author of the suffrage proclamation in Oregon and the first woman to vote in M ultnom ah County. She is a nationally- recognized leader in U.S. history. A lle n a tte n d e d Duniway G rade School in Portland and has had a lifelong interest in her local heroine. She later learned that Duniway is one of her husband’s ancestors. T h e p r o g r a m is sponsored by the Oregon T rail L ib rary D is tric t (OTLD) and Libraries o f Eastern Oregon. To learn m o re, c o n ta c t O TLD director Marsha Richmond at 541-481-3365. from Leo D eZoete for $5,000. The reservoir is located behind his home and the city did not have a legal easement to get to it. The co u n cil voted unanimously to give James and Tareena Healy of West Water Street a permit to keep four goats year round and a horse temporarily. They also voted to close the Hager Park restroom from Nov. I to March 1 to the public. It was also decided to meet on the third Monday, Nov. 18, next month because of Veteran’s Day. The c o u n c il a ls o learned that it needed to have a water study done at a cost of $ 10,000. C utsforth said the study is required by Oregon law and will be completed by Anderson and Perry. “We have to do this and it should have been done in 2004,” she told the council. “ W ill we have enough water? What are we going to need to do in the next 10 years?” Cutsforth said were some of the questions the study would address. The council received the following police report for September: Traffic- There were three traffic stops, with no citations. There were two parking complaints. MCSO investigated a motor vehicle collision. A deputy was flagged down and told about a vehicle with unrestrained children inside. The deputy was not able to locate the vehicle. Code Enforcement- Nine animal calls were reported. Two cats were transported to Pet Rescue. A ch ild was b itten by a dog. The dog was euthanized by the owner. Theft Complaints- A p erso n re p o rte d signing up for TV service, and provided credit card information to a salesperson, and later changed her mind and wanted to cancel. The caller was concerned it might have been a scam as the pricing was good. The caller was advised to contact her credit card company. M CSO re c e iv e d a report of a phone scam. The complainant did not give the caller any information. MCSO deputy arrested an adult for theft in the third degree. The adult had an item at his residence that belonged to a business. A deputy investigated a theft of medications from a residence. A deputy arrested an adult for theft of beer. All Other- MCSO in vestigated the sale o f c o n tro lle d substances. D eputies responded to two reports o f people fighting. MCSO attem pted to locate a missing juvenile. The juvenile later returned home on her own. MCSO received a report of a suspicious vehicle. A deputy was unable to locate the vehicle. MCSO arrested an adult on violation of a restraining order. Two welfare checks were conducted by deputies. Deputies responded to two false alarms. A d ep u ty a s s is te d a person with getting a package that was delivered to a wrong address returned. A deputy assisted with a missing juvenile, who was later located. A deputy investigated a broken window. A person reported a neighbor is killing their plants. A deputy determined it to be unfounded. A deputy responded to a dispute where a neighbor was upset with another neighbor over spray being applied when it was windy. A dep u ty issu ed a citation to a juvenile for possession of less than one ounce of Marijuana. A deputy investigated a possible domestic dispute. It was determined to be a verbal altercation. A person called MCSO to report kids climbing on the railing o f a business. A deputy contacted the juveniles. A p erso n re p o rte d finding a bicycle. The bicycle was collected as found property. MCSO receiv ed a rep o rt o f a possible burglary. It was unknown if anything was taken. A deputy investigated the violation of a restraining order. Councilm em ber Corey Sweeney also asked c ou n c i l m e m b e r John Bowles, who is a sheriffs deputy, if there had been an increase in the number o f reported cooler thefts. Sweeney said he had heard more reports o f coolers being stolen out of the backs of pickup trucks parked on Main Street. CITY COUNCIL -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE Cutsforth, who said the “ I am not in good en o u g h h e a lth to get aggressive about this to get it done myself,” she later told the G azette- Times, “and I felt it was the city and the engineers’ responsibility to make this right.” She a ls o c a lle d R e p r e s e n ta tiv e G re g Smith’s office and told one of Smith’s associate about the problem. C ity M anager Kim Cutsforth told the council that engineers had gone down Water Street during th e p ro je c t p la n n in g stage, and talked to all the home owners about their driveway entrances, but for some reason had missed McDaniel’s home. Therefore when the curbs and gutters were put in, no driveway entranced was installed. Cutsforth said she had called Ferguson about the issue and they were supposed to have someone here Tuesday to look at the problem, which they did. “ I am e n o rm o u sly happy about how this came out,” McDaniel repeatedly told the G azette-Tim es Tuesday. In other business the council heard a report from City Manager Kim Barratt Blvd. project was alm ost com pleted with landscaping and paint on the barriers and handrails the only remaining things to do. The lights on the stairway had been installed and were working. The B a ltim o r e walkway to the grade school stairs had been completed, Cutsforth said, except for irrigation and gravel. The lights are up and working on Lovers Land Bridge. She said the Elder and Quaid Street curbing has been started and sidewalks will be put in this week. She said if the paving does not get done before bad weather sets in the paving will be put off until next spring and the city will have a couple of gravel streets until then. Cutsforth said work has begun on the Sperry Street bridge project, but that removal of the bridge will actually be the last thing done on the project. She also reported that there was no financial statement to give the city council because the city was having trouble with its accounting software. 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Each p ho to must include some indication or reference to electricity or electrical infrastructure, t h o u g h t hi s r e q u i r e d element may be very minor. A p an el a p p o in te d by CBEC will perform independent ju d g in g o f entries. Judges’ decisions will be final. There will be two entry classes: entries of people/ ani mals and en tries o f landscapes/general interest. The same photo may be entered in both classes if desired, but a copy for each class will be required. Photos 8” x 10” are p re fe rre d , but smal ler entries are allowed. There will be awarded a first ($50), second ($35) and thi rd ( $15) place fini sh for each class. Ent rants will agree to allow Col umbi a B asin Electric Co-Op to enlarge, frame and perm anently display winning entries at CBEC’s discretion, with no compensation or value paid. Appropriate recognition will be noted o f entrant. All entrants must be m em bers/consum ers of Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. No single entrant may submit more than four entries in any one class. Anyone wishing additional information or details may call Penny Woodson of CBEC’s H e p p n e r of f i c e at 541-676-9146 or email penny w@columbiabasin. cc. Sheriff's Report Septem ber 2 (cont.): -MCSO cited Jose Jimenez Flores, 42, for Failure to Use Seat Belt. -MCSO received report of a motor vehicle accident on 1-84 Boardman. -MCSO received report from an Irrigon woman that stuff was stolen from her trailer. -M CSO receiv ed a 911 call from a woman in Irrigon who said that she needed a cop now and then hung up. MCSO responded. -MCSO received report from an Irrigon subject that another subject stole two of his bicycles the previous week. He did not want to report them stolen, but was just wondering if MCSO had located them. -MCSO cited Eduardo De Jesus Malpica, 28, for Failure to Use Seat Belt. He was also warned for “stop sign” and failure to carry and present. -MCSO received report of a motorcycle weaving all over the road doing about 85 mph on 1-84 Boardman and the woman who was also on the motorcycle holding her helmet on. MCSO cited Daniel Ray Hudson, 48, for speeding, 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, and Driving While Suspended-violation. -M C SO , Boar dman Ambulance received report of a male lying on the side of the road on 1-84 Boardman. A deputy and an ambulance responded. -MCSO received report of a missing black lab and a St. Bernard that chewed through a hole in the fence and missing from a Heppner residence. -MCSO received request from the Department of Human Services to assist in locating a female. A deputy responded. -MCSO, Irrigon Ambulance received report o f a male who wrecked his bike and was having a hard time standing on D ivision St. in Irrigon. Hiram P arker V ickory, 51, for Failure to Obey a Stop Sign (bicycle). Irrigon Ambulance transported the subject to Good Shepherd Hospital. -MCSO received report that a rock slide from rain com pletely blocked the road near B u ttercreek / Little B u ttercreek Rd. intersection about 50 yards on the H erm iston side o f the intersection. The county road departm ent was advised. i -B o ard m a n Fire Department received report of a fire burning in the ditch at three different spots on 1-84. - B o a r d m a n Fire Department received report of a fire alarm at a location. BFD and Boardman Police r e s p o n d e d , but we r e cancelled before arriving. The fire alarm was due to smoke from the 1-84 fire. -Boardman Ambulance received report of a 21 -year- old female who had cut her hand on a snow cone machine. An officer and an ambulance responded. -Boardman Ambulance received report of a male with an injured knee. -lone Fire Department, Lexington Fire received report of a fire just starting a b o u t 2 m i l e s f r om Lexington on Hwy. 207 that was starting to grow, lone Fire Department and Lexington Fire responded. -Irrigon Ambulance received report o f a male having stom ach issues. Irrigon Ambulance responded and transported the subject. September 3: Morrow County S heriff’s Office deputy reported he was out with a disabled vehicle on Hwy. 730/Paterson Ferry Rd. -MCSO received report from a Heppner woman that a pit bull and another dog were at her residence killing cats. She requested deputy contact. -MCSO received report from a Umatilla County S heriff's Office Deputy that he was out with a blue 1995 Dodge Neon and has not been able to get a hold of the owner. MCSO responded and contacted Umatilla Co. with results. -MCSO received report of two pit bulls at large in Irrigon. A white pit bull was transported to Pet Rescue. -MCSO spoke «with a subject at Les Schwab in Heppner to advise the driver that his vehicle registration had expired. -MCSO received report o f a child not picked up from school in Irrigon and the parent was 50 minutes late. The caller said she could not make contact with the child’s parent. -MCSO received report from an Irrigon subject that his neighbors were not feeding their horses and the horses were breaking down the fence to get into his property.
