Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, Apnl 9,2014
Youth group experiences 30 hours of
‘famine’ to help end world hunger
The Ecumenical Youth Group raised $1,014.66 during the
World Vision 30-hour fast toward fighting world famine.
Left to right: Merilee McDowell, Vicki Rayburn, the Rev.
Elke Sharma, Chris E. Pryor, Taylor Disque, Hayden Qualls,
Sydney Qualls, Robanai Disque. Other youth group members
not pictured include: KacieGray, Austin Moses, Michael Reed,
Kaitlyn Harper and Blake Greenup. - Photo by April Sykes
The
Heppner
Ecumenical Youth Group
participated in a World
Vision 30 Hour Famine
that took place at All Saints
Episcopal Church recently.
The group began their
famine at noon on Friday,
Feb. 28, and finished on
Saturday, March 1, at 6 p.m.
The group, w hich
consisted of nine youth and
five adults, began its famine
with a Bible study led by
Dave DeMayo, member
o f the Hope Lutheran
and All Saints Episcopal
Church shared ministry.
They continued reading
scriptures and associated
Bible studies connected
with the famine study
materials throughout the
30 hours.
Other members of the
shared ministry volunteered
to help with the group’s
efforts. Cherry Webber
donated craft materials,
Merilee McDowell came
and spoke to the kids about
MS and the community
MS Walk that is coming
up in April, and Dan Sharp
played games with the kids
and made sure that the
heat system was working
properly for the all-night
event.
The youth also made
a poster for a Portland
homeless shelter called
O peration N ightw atch.
They have been gathering
rain gear, books and
magazines for this shelter
for the past month and
wanted to send a poster to
brighten their shelter walls.
Items gathered so far for
the shelter are hats, coats,
ponchos, hand warmers,
scarves and boots. The
Friends o f the Library
donated a hundred books for
this outreach project, and
the youth group members
say they are very grateful
for their generous donation.
The youth gathered
cans of chili at the World
Famine and donated 40
cans of chili for the All
S aints E p isco p al and
Hope Lutheran Church
shared ministry food boxes
that were distributed on
- FIVE
St. Pat’s drama
benefits local schools
March 23. The youth group
donated 40 cans of tuna
to the food boxes as well,
which the youth paid for
out of their youth group
account from monies that
they have raised through
various fundraisers held
over the past year.
The kids watched the
DVD series, “The Bible,”
played games, knitted,
crocheted, and had prayer
time and lots of interesting
discussion about facts on
world famine, as well as
famine in our country, state
and city.
The kids that
participated in the famine
w ere Blake G reenup,
Kasey Gray, Chris Pryor,
Sydney Qualls, Hayden
Qualls, Cassie Bowles,
Austin Moses and Michael
Reed. Youth leaders that
participated in the famine
were Robanai Disque, Vicki
Rayburn, the Rev. Elke
Sharma and Shelli Britt.
Taylor Disque served as
a youth volunteer for this
event.
Donations gathered by
the group totaled $ 1,014.66.
Top: Donations collected at the lone production of The Life
of St. Lawrence O ’Toole were recently presented to the school
supply fund at lone Community School. Father Condon and the
St. Pat’s Players present a drama each year with showings in
lone and Heppner. Shown is Anne Morter presenting the check
to lone principal Sarah Crane-Simpson. Bottom: Heppner
Elementary School teacher and St. Patrick’s parishioner Mary
Ann Elguezabal accepts a check for the Heppner production
proceeds from Dan Van Schoiack, who played St. Lawrence
in the play. -Contributedphotos
BMCC, AARP to
lone speech students
offer driver’s safety head to state contest
course in Heppner
DA’s Report
Blue M ounta in
Community College and
AARP have teamed up
to offer a driver’s safety
course in Heppner on April
17.
The AARP D river
Safety Program is reportedly
the nation’s first and largest
course for drivers age 50
and older. The course is
designed to help people
learn defensive driving
skills and get a refresher of
the rules of the road. Once
the course is completed,
participants may be eligible
for a discount on their auto
insurance. The class will
be held at the Morrow
County Extension Office
in Heppner from 8:45 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Cost is $20 for
non-members of AARP and
$ 15 for AARP members.
Please call to reserve a
space in the class. Contact
BMCC Morrow County
at 541-422-7040 or email
at amorter@ bluecc.edu,
or contact the instructor
directly—Lou Bisson at
541-989-8141. Minimum
enrollment must be met
to hold this class, so pre
registration is required.
Daniel Holtz and Joe Doherty, both lone juniors, are headed
to the state speech and debate tournament after placing at
districts in Hood River last Saturday. TJ Patton (not pictured)
will also represent lone at state. -Contributedphoto
Sheriff’s Report
January 15: Morrow
County Sheriff's Office
received report of theft
from a Boardman man.
He said that when he went
to work that morning, the
lock to the gate had been
cut, one of his trailers had
been broken into and things
taken. A deputy responded
and took a report.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon man that
four horses showed up in
his driveway, two ponies, a
stud and one mare. MCSO
responded.
-MCSO received report
of a male with a shotgun
on the side of the road in a
red pickup with a dog. The
caller didn’t know if it was
hunting season or not. He
said the man didn’t appear
to be doing anything wrong,
but he wanted MCSO to
know.
-MCSO received report
of a subject in custody
at Umatilla County Jail.
UCJ said that they would
serve an Irrigon Justice
Court warrant to Carri
Ann Boylan for Failure to
Appear with $940.50 bail
in full.
-M C S O r e c e iv e d
report of a chimney fire
at a Heppner residence.
Heppner Fire Department
and a deputy responded.
January 16: Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office
received report from an
Irrigon woman of a fire
in the pig pens. She said
it was not threatening the
house at the time. Irrigon
Fire Department, Irrigon
Ambulance and MCSO
responded and extinguished
the fire.
-MCSO received report
from a subject in Irrigon
that he could hear a female
screaming “help, help.” He
said he wasn't sure what
was happening, but he could
hear a lot of noise. MCSO
and B oardm an Police
Department responded.
-MCSO Deputy
advised he was flagged
down by a female, but he
was out with a male and
giving a courtesy ride to
Umatilla.
-MCSO received report
from a male subject who
said he had legal custody
of his son with paperwork
stating the same and would
be coming to Oregon the
next week to pick him up.
He was concerned that there
may be issues and wanted
to advise MCSO- of his
plans. He was advised to
call dispatch when he was
in Irrigon and ready to make
contact.
-MCSO received a 911
call from a male subject
who said he met a woman
who wanted him to sell
drugs, but he didn’t want
to, so she threatened him.
The incident occurred in
Yakima and the caller was
calling from Sunnyside,
WA. He was referred to
Yakima police.
- MC S O r e c e i v e d
req u est for a records
check for someone with an
insurance company looking
for information on a Dec. 3
motor vehicle accident with
a 2002 Lincoln Continental
and a Pinto. MCSO searched
for the accident, but could
not find any that matched
that information.
- MC S O r e c e i v e d
report from a Boardman
subject that his roommate
was setting fires to things
outside the residence. He
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Morrow County
District Attorney Justin
Nelson has released the
following report:
-Earl Lee Sanders, 27,
was convicted of Sexual
Abuse in the First Degree,
a Class B felony, based on
a guilty plea. The defendant
was sentenced to 75 months
prison time with credit for
time served and 10 years
post-prison supervision
minus time actually served.
Recommended conditions
of post-prison supervision
i ncl ude sex o ffen d e r
follow-up treatment, no
direct or indirect contact
with the victim, victim’s
residence, victim's family
or the victim’s place of
employment, and that the
defendant complete a GED.
Additional counts of Sexual
Abuse I were disposed
without conviction. Total
fines, fees and assessments
were $200.
-E rasm a G arza Jr.
was found in violation of
probation; the defendant's
probation was revoked and
the defendant sentenced
to six mo n t h s wi t h
M orrow C ounty LSA.
Recommended as part of
post-prison supervision
was a drug package and
payment of fines and fees.
Financial obligations were
to be docketed as a civil
judgment. Total fine for the
violation was $25.
reported that dry shrubs by
the trailer were on fire. The
caller said that the suspect
is a 45-year-old man and a
psychologist was trying to
determine if he had mental
issues.
-MCSO cited Martha
Patricia Rojas Ochoa, 52,
for Violation of the Speed
Limit 85 mph in a 65 mph
zone.
-MCSO received report
of a suspicious vehicle near
the tribal fisheries area of
Boardman.
January 20: Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office
received report of a white/
silver headset missing in
Irrigon.
-MCSO received report
o f water gushing out of
a meter box and running
down to a storm drain in
Heppner.
-MCSO received report
of a white GMC Chevy
pickup driving by the
caller’s house at a high rate
of speed in Irrigon.
-MCSO received
report from the sheriff of a
suspicious vehicle parked
in the comer of a field on
Frontage Lane/County Line
Rd.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon man that
his house was egged the
previous night..
-MCSO received
request from an Irrigon
woman to have her husband
t r e s p a s s e d f r om t he
residence. She described
his pickup.
-MCSO received report
from a I leppner woman that
her car slid off the road and
ended up in a field. Heppner
Ambulance, Heppner Fire
Department and MCSO
responded. The woman
refused transport.
-MCSO received report
from a Heppner man of an
internet scam. He said he
had all the emails printed
off for a deputy to review.
A deputy responded and
spoke with the caller. It
was determined to be a civil
matter.
-MCSO received report
from a Heppner caller that
the neighbor’s dogs have
been outside all week and
the owner appeared to be
gone. They did not know
if the dogs had food or
water. A deputy checked the
residence and determined
that the two dogs and one
cat had food, water and
shelter. He was unable to
contact the owner.
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