Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday , December 11, 2013
Local schools receive
hygiene kit donation
Heppner Elementary and High School principal Matt
Combe received a donation of more than 25 hygiene kits
from United Way at a Heppner Chamber of Commerce
meeting. The presentation was made by United Way
executive director Kricket Nicholson. “United Way
supports several programs that provide services to the
greater Heppner area each year,” said a release.
Chamber Chatter
Heppner Chamber of
Commerce Director Sheryll
Bates reminds everyone
o f upcoming community
events.
Monday, December
9 - N om inations open
for Heppner Chamber’s
A n n u a l T ow n and
C ou n try C om m u n ity
Awards: If you want to
nominate someone for Man
o f the Year, Woman o f
the Year, Business o f the
Year, Citizen-Educator of
the Year, Youth Award or
Lifetime Achievement, you
can pick up nomination
forms at Bank of Eastern
Oregon, Chamber Office,
Comm unity Bank,
Murray’s Drug and the Post
Office The deadline is
Friday, December 20. The
forms need to be dropped
off at Kuhn & Spicer to be
considered for an award.
Sheriff's Report
October 5: Morrow
County S heriff’s Office
r e c e iv e d r e p o r t th a t
Boardm an
Police
D e p a rtm e n t a r r e s te d
Michael Angel Torres, 22,
for DUI. He was cited and
released. BPD also cited
Patricia Canchola, 19, for
Open Container.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon man that
around four kids w ere
hanging around his house.
MCSO responded, but did
not locate anyone.
-MCSO received report
from a woman in lone that
she had her keys stolen out
of her vehicle while it was
parked at the high school.
MCSO deputy responded
and took a report.
-MCSO received report
from a man in Irrigon who
had previously reported
kids hanging out around
his house that there were
several cops in his house
trying to execute a search,
but they did not have a
warrant. He reported he was
having to barricade himself
inside the house to keep
them away. He reported he
was on mental disability
and this was aggravating
him . MCSO responded
and referred the man to
Cofnmunity Counseling
Solutions.
-MCSO received report
of a white pickup truck on
Hwy. 74 Lexington that had
been there for several days.
-MCSO received report
of brown chickens in the
road, with one of them very
pretty colored, near the
Kinzua Mill Site. The caller
said she may know who
they belonged to and left
messages on the family’s
home and cell phones.
-MCSO received report
from a Heppner woman
that she had given a man
six mules to train, but has
subsequently heard that he
was arrested and charged
w ith a n im a l n e g le c t/
abandonment and she was
concerned about the welfare
of her mules. She requested
assistance in locating her
animals.
-MCSO received report
o f a dark blue or black
pickup truck parked in the
Irrigon Cemetery. A deputy
responded, but was unable
to locate anything.
-MCSO received report
of dogs barking since 6 a.m.
at a Heppner residence. The
caller said it was an ongoing
problem.
-MCSO received report
of a yellow dump truck on
1-84, Boardman, that had
so much black exhaust
smoke that it was obscuring
driving.
-MCSO received report
o f a subject on Hwy. 74,
Heppner, who advised of
suspicious circumstances
at a location. A deputy
responded and determined
that the subjects there have
keys to the facilities and the
caller recognized him.
-MCSO received report
of a drive-ofF at a Heppner
gas station.
-MCSO received
report o f a black mule
and a chestnut horse on
Hwy. 207. The owner was
contacted and the animals
taken care off.
-MCSO received report
of a male subject in Irrigon
who had come home drunk
and was violent with his
wife, hitting walls next
to her while the children
were there. The caller said
the subject left in a white
Toyota C orolla. MCSO
responded and determined
it was a verbal dispute only.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon woman
o f 13, 15 and 16-year-old
m ales being left hom e
alone w ith o u t p arental
supervision. The caller
was advised that they were
old enough to be at home
unsupervised.
-MCSO received
report from an Irrigon man
The upcoming winter storm season is near
and Morrow County Road dept, would like
to remind all motorists there is NO winter
maintenance on Coalmine hill (USFS route
53) towards Ukiah. For the rest of the County
winter maintenance practices include
plowing and sanding. The combination
of practices used at each site may vary to
accommodate the different climate, traffic,
and storm conditions encountered. Mor-row
County's goal is to provide a safe roadway.
How-ever, it is always up to the motorist to
drive according to conditions. Please use
extreme caution and common sense. They
will do their best and would appreciate
your patience. For your convenience the
road department would like to direct your
attention to a towing service in the area
If needed. Lexington Auto Body 541-989-
8565, Cell 541-561-5700,. Again be prepared
and be safe. Questions or concerns may be
addressed 541-989-9500.
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that a subject may come
to his residence and start
problems. He requested to
speak to a deputy. A deputy
made contact and advised
the other subject not to
return to the residence.
-M CSO deputy
reported a found vehicle
with the back license plate
beat up pretty good near the
potato sheds on Tower Rd.
The vehicle was clear with
no warrants.
-MCSO received report
from a Heppner woman
that some kids started up a
packer that a construction
company had left on the
road and drove it down
by the highway and left
in running. The c aller’s
husband moved the vehicle
so it would be out o f the
way.
O ctober 6: Morrow
County S heriff's Office
received report of a missing
hunter off roads 5730 and
60, the bottom of Johnson
Creek. Search and Rescue
was dispatched, but the
hunter had made his way to
Blake’s Ranch and notified
authorities.
-MCSO received report
from a man on Willow
Creek Rd., Heppner, that
the passenger of a rollover
accident w alked to his
house to report the accident.
He said that the driver
was still in the vehicle,
breathing, but unconscious
and bleeding. Heppner Fire,
Heppner Ambulance and
Morrow County Deputy
responded. The driver of
the vehicle was transported
by Life Flight and the
passenger was transported
by ambulance to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital.
-MCSO received
rep o rt from a man on
Hwy. 207-Spray, Heppner,
W h e a t l a n d
Insurance - Interoffice
H o lid a y C h a llen g e -
canned food collection now
through December 13:
All of the local Wheatland
Insurance offices are having
a canned food drive. Don’t
forget to drop off your non-
perishable canned foods
at our local W heatland
Office. The canned food
will be distributed to the
Neighborhood Center to
help with distribution to the
community
Thursday, December
19 - Heppner Chamber
Christmas E v en t-6 p.m.,
at the Morrow County
F a irg ro u n d s:
Start
collecting your “Rewards
C ard s” when you shop
locally at participating
merchants. Plan on bringing
them out and entering in the
prizes you want to be drawn
for, enjoy a good meal
catered by a local merchant,
pictures with Santa, and
participate in the penny
board and raffle items and
try to get a reward or two
from Scrooge!
Thursday, January
9 Heppner C ham ber’s
Annual Luncheon, 12-1
p.m. Mark your calendars
and plan on com ing to
the annual luncheon from
12-1 p.m. at Senior Center
Dining Room. Town and
Country tickets will also
be available for sale - $20
per ticket. Alvin Liu with
Cornerstone Gallery will
cater the lunch.
Thursday, January
16 - Heppner Chamber’s
Annual Town and Country
C o m m u n i t y Awa r d s
Eventi Nomination forms
will be available starting
M onday, D ecem ber 9,
and need to be turned into
Kuhn Law Office no later
than Friday, D ecem ber
20. The event will be held
at the M orrow C ounty
Fairgrounds and the meal
will be catered by “Puddin’
on the Ritz”. The theme is
“Heppner Magic, it’s the
People” and is sponsored
again this year by Ambre
Energy’s Morrow Pacific
P r o j e c t a nd P o r t l a n d
General Electric. The “no
host hour” will start the
evening out at 6 p.m. with
dinner and the program
to follow. Tickets will be
available starting on Friday,
January 3 at Heppner
Chamber, Bank of Eastern
Oregon, Murray’s Drug and
Community Bank.
FFA members speak on
national convention
Caitlynn Bailey and Kylee «oilman made a power point presentation at the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce meeting Dec. 5 on their trip to the National FFA Convention in
Louisville, KY.
As part of their assignment for the trip, they had to present to both a classroom and
a public meeting about their experiences there. The last public presentation will be held
after the FFA Greenhand initiation ceremony to be held Monday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m.
Everyone is invited to attend.
St. William’s youth donate to
children’s home in India
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Youth of St. William's
Catholic Church o f lone
p r e s e n t e d Fr. K u ma r
with a gift o f $980.55
for his children’s home
in India. The catechism
students collected coins
and held two bake sales this
fall to raise money and the
parishioners had a special
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PARTICIPANTS OVER 50
collection to help out. The
money will be used to help
repair the water system as
well as provide new clothes
and Christmas gifts for the
children in the home. The
catechism students were
grateful for the opportunity
to spread Christmas cheer
this season.
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