Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 18,2014 - THREE
Elementary school class ends year with a Community Bank
special outing
serves up customer
An e x p e r ie n c e in
“ We n e e d to see
the Heppner Elementary Mr. Kilkenny about my
appreciation
School classroom of Mary backpack,” pleaded Isaiah
Ann Elguezabal prompted
a very special field trip for
her elementary students
that HES Principal Matt
Combe forwarded on to the
Gazette-Times.
“ The last wefck o f
school, my students were
tak in g a s p e llin g test
and I noticed one of the
students had been looking
at someone else’s paper,”
said Elguezabal. “1 gently
corrected the student by
reminding everyone to keep
their eyes on their own
paper.”
“Howard (Bryant) told
us to always do an honest
day’s work and if you are
cheating, your aren't doing
an honest day’s work,” said
Connor McKinney, jogging
the memory of his fellow
classmates.
“Howard’s other rule
is to always tell the truth,”
declared Faith Holsinger.
“Mrs. Elguezabal, you
told us we could go to
Howard’s house,” added
Sophie Rodriguez.
“Can I go?” called out
Adrian Negrete.
“I want to go to o ,”
chipped in Kayden Riser.
“You told us we could
go see the man that gives us
flowers,” said Paige Bebee.
“What about the card
for my calf. Fluff?” asked
Owen Guerra.
King.
“Oh, my goodness!”
ex claim ed E lguezabal.
“ Everyone freeze for a
minute. I need to think.”
“I stopped and thought
for a moment,” she said. “1
realized school would soon
be over and the children
were reminding me of the
places 1 had promised to
take them.”
“Okay class. I’ll talk
to Mr. Combe and see if
we can take a field trip this
week,” she said.
“Of course, Mr. Combe
granted us permission to go
and the next morning Loma
Botefuhr and 1 made a trip
itinerary. We were lucky
when Jack Johns agreed
to be our chauffeur. Our
journey started at Howard
Bryant’s home where he
told the children about his
mother’s rules and growing
up on the farm w ithout
television. The children
had made a big poster of
’Life’s Rules’ for Howard.
The children were delighted
when he told them they
could pick a few flowers
from his garden.
“Next we headed over
to Bob Kilkenny’s house
with two big posters. One
poster was from Owen
Guerra with a picture of
his calf. Fluff, a bottle calf,
a treasured gift from John
Students from Mary Ann E lg u ^ a b a l's class at H eppner
Elementary made surprise visits to several notable people
in their lives during an impromptu end-of-the-year field
trip recently. Several of the students are pictured here with
Howard Bryant, whose ‘life rules’ inspired the children to—
among other things—greater honesty during a spelling test.
-Contributed photo
Kilkenny. Students had
another poster for Bob, and
inside it read, ‘Pencils are
yellow, backpacks are blue.
Thanks so much for all that
you do.’
“Bob gave each student
a pen and a flash lig h t
from Kilkenny Ranches.
1 quickly collected those
and h an d ed them out
at the end o f the school
day in a sealed envelope,
even though the students
were disappointed,” said
Elguezabal.
“Our final stop was
to be a surprise for Dave
Zachry, but instead he
surprised us by not being
home. I knew he wouldn't
mind if the children each
picked a stalk of rhubarb
and looked around at thg
beautiful yard that supplied
us with a fresh bouquet of
flowers each week. By the
end of the school year, the
children were able to label
21 different kinds of plants.
We also left Dave a big
homemade poster of many
different flowers with the
youngsters' signatures.
“It’s a good thing that
Jack was driving because 1
needed a few minutes of rest
to collect my thoughts... It
has been another wonderful
year at Heppner Elementary
School...It really does take
a village to raise a child,
and Heppner is the perfect
village to raise our children.
Thank you one and all for
helping raise our children;
we couldn’t do it without
you.”
Boardman rezones property, changes
political sign ordinance
During their June 3
council meeting, Boardman
City C ouncilors passed
tw o o r d in a n c e s , one
which rezones commercial
p ro p e rty and a n o th e r
pertaining to political signs
in the city.
Ordinance No. 2-2014
rezones 2.85 acres o f
property from Commercial
to Multi-Family Subdistrict
Residential. The property
is the western portion of a
5.15-acre parcel of property
located on S. Main Street
between Willowfork Drive
and W ilson Lane. The
ow ners o f the property
o r ig in a lly a p p lie d to
rezone the entire parcel to
Multi-Family Subdistrict
R esidential, but it was
the recom m endation o f
the Boardman Planning
Commission to rezone only
2.85 acres. Councilors voted
five to zero to approve the
zone change.
O rd in a n c e N o.
3-2014 changes the City
D ev elo p m en t C ode to
allow up to 4 ’ x 8 ’, or
32-square-feet, political
signs to be placed in all
areas in Boardman with
a 10-foot setback from
the sidewalks and streets.
The language change is a
result o f local candidate
Don Russell asking for
clarification on the city’s
current code pertaining to
political signs. Councilors
voted five to zero to approve
the language changes in the
City’s Development Code.
In other city business,
c o u n c ilo r s a p p ro v e d
drafting a contract with the
owner of Frontier Trailer
Court, David Jones, who
also serves as a Boardman
City Councilor, allowing
him to make paym ents
to the city for System
Development Charges for
the expansion of his trailer
park located on South
Main Street. The contract
will be for the amount of
$18,908 to be paid over
two years. Councilors voted
four to zero to approve the
contract. Councilor David
Jones abstained from the
vote.
The next meeting of
the Boardman City Council
will be Tuesday, June 17,
at 6:30 p.m. at Boardman
City Hall.
Sheriff's Report
M arch 14: Morrow
County S heriff's Office
re c e iv e d re p o rt o f a
su sp icio u s v eh icle on
Frontage Lane. A deputy
determined that the subject
works for PGG fumigating
the trees.
-M C S O r e c e iv e d
request for deputy contact
on T a g g a r e s L a n e ,
B oardm an, because an
employee there was fired
and he was refusing to leave
and trying to fight people.
Hie caller called back and
advised MCSO to disregard
the request as the on-site
supervisor was going to
give the subject a ride.
-M C S O d e p u ty
received report of a white
building with graffiti.
-MCSO cited Gary C.
Morrison, 32, for Failure
to Obey a Traffic Control
Device.
-M C S O r e c e iv e d
report o f a small white
bus with Gilliam County
Transportation on the door
that was driving all over
the road, speeding up and
slowing down. The caller
made contact w ith the
driver and asked if she was
drunk, but she said “No.”
The Sheriff was advised
and attem pted to locate
the bus.
-MCSO received report
of graffiti at Tfireemile and
1-84.
-M C S O D e p u ty
advised he was trying to
catch up to a speeding
vehicle. The vehicle went
by the undersheriflf, who
turned around attempting
to catch up. Another deputy
was settin g up for the
vehicle. OSP also advised
of an incident with a white
half-ton pickup truck with
a dealer plate that forced
another vehicle in the bar
pit and threw a bottle at
them. OSP reported they
w ere en route. Joseph
Edward Armijo, 29, was
cited for Violation o f the
Speed Limit, 84 mph in a
65 mph zone.
-MCSO received report
from a Heppner woman that
she was assaulted by her
daughter-in-law, but did not
want to press any charges.
She said that her daughter-
in-law did not want to come
back to the property to get
her items. The caller wanted
to know if she had to let her
on the property to get the
items. MCSO made phone
contact.
-MCSO received report
of a small cream colored
dog running in and out of
traffic and causing people
to swerve on Hwy. 730/S.E.
Division, Irrigon.
-MCSO received report
from a 91-year-old female
in Heppner that she needed
transport because she was
weak from surgery. An
ambulance responded and
she was transported.
-MCSO received a 911
hang up call. On call back,
the man said he was on
the scene where a vehicle
went off the roadway. The
driver stated that he was not
injured. The information
was relayed to Washington
State Patrol.
-MCSO received report
that a female in Irrigon was
acting violently, destroying
property. The caller said
the woman was supposed
to have left the property,
but kept coming back. A
deputy made contact and
trespassed the woman from
the property.
-MCSO received report
o f a redbone hound dog
puppy in Heppner. The dog
was located by its owner.
-BPD received report
from a Boardman woman
th a t her n eig h b o r was
yelling, opening the door
and yelling outside and
slam m in g d o o rs. The
caller said she did not need
contact; she ju st wanted
the officer to make contact
with the neighbor so she
could get some sleep. BPD
responded and determined
that the subject had stubbed
his toe, but would keep the
noise down.
-BPD received report
of a runaway juvenile.
-BPD received report
from a woman that her
son threw her husband on
the floor. She said they
had been arguing and it
got out of hand. Officers
responded.
-BPD received report
of intoxicated people at the
hotel that were going in and
out to their vehicles. The
caller was worried that they
would drive their vehicles.
Officers made contact with
a male subject.
M arch 15: -Morrow
County S heriff’s Office
r e c e iv e d a 911 c a ll
transferred from Benton
County and then Umatilla
County. The call was made
by a S pan ish-speaking
m ale, but M CSO w as
unable to determine what
the problem was. The call
pinged near Butter Creek
and the coordinates of the
call were determined. A
deputy checked the area
but was unable to locate
anyone.
-M C SO , Boardm an
Police Department received
report of a sex crime with
two girls possibly assaulted
during the night.
-MCSO received report
from the manager of the
mobile court in Irrigon that
he asked a male subject in
a vehicle to move from the
middle of the road, but the
driver showed him a gun
and then left the scene.
-MCSO received report
of an iPhone found in a park
bathroom in Heppner.
-M C S O D e p u ty
reported being flagged
down on Fairview Way
in H eppner concerning
a missing eight-year-old
girl. She was located at a
neighbor’s house.
-MCSO received report
from a couple in Heppner
of a verbal dispute between
two males in front of the
caller's residence. They
reported that one male was
scream ing at the other;
when the second male
started to walk away, the
first male started running
toward him with a knife
in his right hand. He was
last seen on Main St. near
the bank.
C»nununit) Bank's Heppner branch held its annual customer
appreciation barbecue June 5. The event was well-attended
as community members gathered to share hamburgers and
conversation on Main Street in front of the bank. Photo by
David Sykes
IRRIGON
STABBING
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the abdomen. The suspects
then fled the scene.
Witnesses at the scene
identified the suspect who
stabbed VanFossen as Seth
Edward Lee Finch, 19, out
of Pendleton. OR.
An Attempt to Locate
teletype was put out and
the suspect was located and
arrested by Umatilla Tribal
Police. He was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail on
multiple charges.
M y re n s a id th e
investigation is ongoing
and additional arrests are
likely.
MCSO was aided in
response and investigation
by B o ard m an P o lic e
D ep artm en t, U m atilla
P o lic e D e p a r tm e n t,
U m atilla Tribal Police
Department, Oregon State
Police, Pendleton Police
Department and the Morrow
County Ambulance.
DA’s Report
M o r r o w C o u n ty
D istrict Attorney Justin
Nelson has released the
following report:
-K elly Ray Finger,
44, w as c o n v ic te d o f
Harassment, a Class Be
M isdem eanor, and was
sentenced to 90 days in
jail, suspended, with 24
months’ bench probation
with 40 hours of community
service with the Morrow
C o u n ty C o m m u n ity
Corrections Community
Service program, have no
offensive physical contact
with the victim, submit
a written apology to the
victim, submit to random
m onitored drug testing,
obtain a substance abuse
evaluation, com plete a
course in anger management
and comply with numerous
other conditions and pay
$1,000 in fines, fees and
assessments.
- F r a n k M a tth e w
T h o m p s o n , 5 0 , w as
c o n v ic te d o f D riv in g
U nder the Influence o f
In to x ican ts, a C lass C
Felony, and was sentenced
to lifetime revocation of
his d riv e r’s license, 40
days in ja il, 24 months
su p e rv ise d p ro b a tio n ,
participate in a substance
abuse evaluation, submit
to alcohol or controlled
substance testing, complete
240 hours o f community
service with the Morrow
C o u n ty C o m m u n ity
Corrections Community
S erv ice P ro g ram , not
use or possess alcoholic
beverages, not enter into or
frequent any establishment
w hose prim ary incom e
is derived from the sale
o f alcoholic beverages,
take A ntabuse, com ply
with a DUI1 package and
numerous other conditions
and pay $2,100 in fines, fees
and assessments.
-Ryan Duwane Payne,
35, w as c o n v ic te d o f
Sexual Abuse in the Second
Degree, a Class C Felony,
and was sentenced to five
years' supervised probation,
to have no direct or indirect
contact with the victim. her
family, her residence or her
place of employment, have
no contact with any female
or male under the age of
18 without prior written
approval from the court,
the probation office and/
or sex offender treatment
provider, participate in a
mental health evaluation,
complete a sex offender
treatm ent program , not
posses any type of sexually
su g g estiv e or e x p lic it
material, including writings,
p ic tu r e s v id e o ta p e s ,
audiotapes or access such
m aterials by com puter,
not enter any place where
item s or perform ances
o f a sexual nature are
the primary item of sale,
not be involved in any
organizations which would
place him in direct contact
with children, not frequent
or visit places that exist
primarily for the enjoyment
o f c h ild r e n , c o n s e n t
to and co o p era te w ith
penile plethysmographic
assessm ent as requested
by sex-offender treatment
p ro v id e r or p ro b a tio n
officer, not reside in any
dwelling in which another
sex offender who is on
probation, parole or post
prison supervision resides
without the approval of his
supervising probation of
officer, not reside within
three miles o f the victim,
register as a sex offender
p u r s u a n t to O re g o n
Revised Statutes complete
80 hours o f com m unity
s e rv ic e , co m p ly w ith
numerous other conditions
and pay $500 in fines and
assessments. Other counts
o f first and third degree
rape and unlawful sexual
p e n e tr a tio n , so d o m y ,
sexual abuse and furnishing
alcoholic liquor to a visibly
intoxicated person were
dismissed. Payne was also
convicted of Sexual Abuse
in the Second Degree and
sentenced to five years’
s u p e rv is e d p ro b a tio n ,
90 days in jail, 80 hours
o f com m unity serv ice,
submit to testing for HIV
and other communicable
diseases with num erous
additional conditions and
requirements and ordered
to pay $500 in fines and
assessments.
-Jarvis Donald Buck
was convicted of a probation
violation and was ordered
to complete 90 days in jail
of a previously suspended
sentence in the Umatilla
County Jail, concurrent
with any other sentence
now serving and ordered to
pay $125 in fees.