Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 9,2014
Riverside students tackle
robotics pilot program
BOARDMAN—
Riverside Jr.-Sr. High
School students had the
opportunity to participate in
a three-week pilot Robotics
program during the school’s
summer school program
earlier this month. Students
worked together in three
groups to build their own
robots using the VEX IQ
robotics platform. Each
group was responsible
for planning and putting
together their own robots
that could move in all
directions as well as grasp
and lift small objects.
Robotics helps students
develop valuable skills
such as communication,
problem so lv in g , and
math application skills
in addition to learning
more about engineering
and automation. In the
three short weeks teachers
were able to see students
-SEVEN
HHS technology students
attend national conference
Riverside students “race” their robots through a timed course
at the culmination of a three-week robotics program earlier this
summer. The class was a pilot program for the school’s plans
to introduce a robotics program this fall. -Contributedphoto
m ake g re a t g ain s in
communication, teamwork,
and self-confidence, said
Riverside Principal Marie
Shimer.
As a c u lm in a tin g
p ro je c t, each g ro u p
maneuvered their robots
through a race track that
included having to pick
up and move an object
in a tim ed race. This
introductory program was
an exciting first step for
Riverside as it plans to
introduce robotics programs
Pictured at a Washington Nationals game during their trip to D.C. are TSA members Cade
for both junior high and Arbogast, Kai Arbogast, Jesse Boyd and Bryan Fowler with advisor Dave Fowler. -Contributed
high school students this photo
fall.
Students from the Design.
to promoting TSA in our
Heppner Chapter of the
While in D.C., they community and our region,”
T e c h n o lo g y S tu d e n t also visited the Smithsonian says Arbogast.
A s s o c i a t i o n (T S A ) Museums and other capital
Oregon TSA has three
participated in the National attractions. With nearly competitions scheduled
TSA C o n fe re n c e in 7,000 in a tte n d a n c e , for next year at BMCC,
Washington, D.C. recently. this was the largest TSA which will include Flight
As part of the TSA conference ever.
Endurance, Manufacturing
conference, they attended
Heppner TSA President P ro to ty p e, S tru c tu ra l
a Washington Nationals Cade Arbogast, Treasurer Engineering, Architectural
baseball game.
Kai Arbogast, Sergeant M odel, 3D C om puter
A s p a r t o f th e at Arms Jesse Boyd and D esig n , P ro m o tio n a l
conference, they competed Reporter Bryan Fowler all Graphics, Fashion Design,
in Structural Engineering, hope to attend next year in D rag ster D esign and
T e ch n o lo g y P roblem Dallas, TX.
T ech n o lo g y P ro b lem
Solving and D ragster
“ We are committed Solving.
Simple Harmonies to perform
at Music
Music
in the Parks
in the Parks
is back this summer in
Boardman and Irrigon.
Next Monday, July
14, at 7 p.m., visitors to
Boardman Marina Park
will be able to enjoy some
“Simple Harmonies” from
husband and wife duo
Kevin and Kim Paulson.
The Paulsons, from the
Oregon Coast, provide
a varied blend of songs
with harmonizing vocals,
guitar and harmonicas.
Songs are chosen to be
encouraging, joyful and
memorable for the whole
family, sometimes with
a story-behind-the-song
shared.
The couple performs
in retirement and assisted
Sheriff's Report
Simple Harmonies, aka Kevin and Kim Paulson.
liv in g c o m m u n itie s ,
v e teran s’ hom es, g o lf
resorts, benefit concerts,
r e s t a u r a n t s , fa m ily
re u n io n s , b irth d a y s ,
weddings, celebration of life
gatherings, churches, home
concerts and community
events.
SAGE Center to host free half
day camps
Oregon s Dairy Princess Ambassador coming
to share information on the dairy industry
BOARDMAN—Dairy
education is coming to the
SAGE Center later this
month in two free half-day
camps with Oregon’s Dairy
Princess A m bassador,
Danielle Bull.
The event is July 25
with the morning session
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
and the afternoon session
from 1-4 p.m. at the SAGE
Center, 101 Olson Road,
Boardman. The camps are
open to students entering
third through sixth grades.
To register for this free
event, please go to http://
visitsage.com.
During the morning
or afternoon, students
will learn about the dairy
industry, play games, and
tour the SAGE Center.
“Morrow County is
highest dairy-producing
county in the state and we are
excited to partner with the
dairy princess ambassador
program to educate youth
about sustainable dairy
operations,” said Kalie
D avis, SAGE C en ter
manager.
As the dairy princess
ambassador, B ull’s job
is to travel the state of
Oregon visiting schools,
community groups, fairs
and other public events
sharing information about
the dairy industry. Bull
is O regon’s 55th Dairy
Princess Ambassador.
A c c o rd in g to th e
Oregon Dairy Women,
by the end of Bull’s year
of service, she will have
presented to over 15,000
students in Oregon.
For more information,
contact the SAGE Center
at 541-481-7243 or go to
the SAGE Center website.
Chamber lunch
meeting
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Report
The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce will be Thursday, July 17, at noon in Heppner
City Hall conference room.
SAGE Center manager Kalie Davis will be the guest
speaker; she will be promoting the upcoming Morrow
County Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 4, from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m., as well as giving an update of the SAGE
Center.
Cost of lunch is $10; Willow Creek Diner will cater.
Chamber lunch attendees are asked to RSVP at 541 -
676-5536 no later than the Tuesday before to guarantee
a lunch.
M o rro w C o u n ty
District Attorney Justin
Nelson has released the
following report:
-Timothy Mark King,
45, was convicted of one
count of Harassment, a
Class B m isdem eanor,
and sentenced to one
year bench probation.
Conditions of probation
included no contact with
the victim, the victim ’s
residence or the victim’s
place of employment, and
continuation o f mental
health treatment. One count
of Disorderly conduct II
was dismissed. Fines, fees
and adjustments totaled
$ 100 .
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M arch 19 (c o n t.):
-MCSO Deputy advised
he was setting a cat trap to
assist an Irrigon subject in
catching a cat. The cat was
a female calico with extra
toes.
-M C S O r e c e iv e d
request for advice from
a Heppner woman who
wanted to know if she could
enter her residence since her
step-daughter padlocked it
up. She was advised that
she could enter it because
it was her residence.
-MCSO received report
of two 4x4s taking up one
lane of traffic near the tree
farms in Boardman. A
deputy checked the area,
but was unable to locate the
vehicles.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon man of a
white Honda that went past
his residence at 40-45 mph.
-MCSO received report
from a Heppner woman
that her renter had locked
herself out of the residence.
-M C S O r e c e iv e d
request for extra patrol
on Chase St. in Heppner.
The caller said she heard
what she thought was a
sander but it went on top of
Chase St., came back down,
stopped in his driveway
with the lights off, then
headed back down Chase
St. with the lights on and
appeared to go towards the
grade school.
-MCSO received report
of suspicious activity in
Lexington with two men
who appeared to be in their
50s sitting in a blue Dodge
pickup. The caller said one
o f them had a jew eler’s
glass and appeared to be
examining something about
the size of a pencil eraser,
then put it in a can and then
did it again with another
item.
-MCSO received report
of a suspicious person in
lone. The caller said that
one person, w earing a
safety vest and blue jeans,
driving a dark forest green
Jeep, went into a shed on
the property and took out a
box. The caller said he had
never seen the guy before.
-MCSO received report
of a gray station wagon with
an Alaska plate swerving
all over the road. The caller
thought he may have been
falling asleep.
-MCSO received report
from a woman in Heppner
that a male subject was
under the influence of
marijuana and alcohol. She
said that the man talked to a
friend of his on her speaker
phone and bragged about
being stoned and drunk.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon man that
his sister was missing. He
said she left to go to church
services in Hermiston in
a white Kia and normally
returns by 8-8:30 p.m., but
it was now 11:15 p.m. He
requested deputy contact.
OSP was advised.
M arch 20: Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office
re c e iv e d re p o rt o f a
wheelchair at the went
end o f Irrigon. MCSO
responded and moved
the chair for pick up the
following day. A deputy
advised that the chair was
no longer there.
- MC S O De put y
reported being out with
a suspicious vehicle in
Boardman.
-MCSO received report
of an abandoned bicycle
near the Gilliam Bisbee
Building in Heppner.
-M C SO re c e iv e d
request for deputy contact
regarding a dispute an
Irrigon woman is having
with her neighbor. The
neighbor says the caller
is blocking her driveway
when the caller waits with
her children in her car for
the school bus. ■
-MCSO blued out
an entry concerning with
Gilliam County and the
K-9 unit concerning drug
activity.
-MCSO received report
from a Heppner woman
that her neighbor’s dog is
out and it is an ongoing
problem.
-MCSO received report
of suspicious circumstances
near Water and Jones streets
in Heppner with a blue
pickup truck with a canopy
pulling a trailer with tools
parked at a residence across
the street from the caller
and started looking around.
The caller said that when
the people were confronted,
they said they were working
for a bank and the house
was empty. The caller said
the house was not empty
and he advised them to
leave.
-MCSO received report
of a light brown pit bull
injured, skinny and limping,
at the refuge in Irrigon. The
dog was transported to Pet
Rescue.
-MCSO cited a male
m inor in H eppner for
violation of the speed limit,
45 mph in a 25 mph zone.
He was also warned for
defective equipment-seat
belt. Another male minor
was warned for being a
minor in the back o f a
pickup.
-MCSO received report
from a girl in Irrigon that
she was calling for her
mother because a white car
hit their mailbox and kept
on going.
-MCSO received report
of someone shooting a gun
inside city limits in Irrigon.
Deputies located the short
and determined that the
location was out o f the
city limits, they had a good
backstop and were setting
up a firearm.
-MCSO received report
from a truck driver on 1-84
Boardman that a male ran
across the freeway and he
almost had to stop his truck
to avoid hitting him. The
driver continued on.
-MCSO received report
from a man in Boardman
that a male, out of breath
and with cuts on his hands,
had just run up to them. The
caller thought the man may
have been trying to steal a
vehicle. MCSO arrested
Michael K. Johnson, 22,
for Unauthorized Entry
o f a M o to r V ehicle,
U nauthorized Use o f a
Motor Vehicle, Attempted
Theft I and Disorderly
Conduct. He was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail with
$24,000 bail.
-MCSO received report
of a suspicious male with
baggy jeans, black sweater
and a backpack in a church
parking lot in Irrigon. The
caller thought it may have
been the same subject who
was breaking into vehicles
over the weekend. A deputy
made contact and advised
the subject that could not
sleep in the grass at that
location.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon man that
a white Pontiac or VW
with black trim drives by
his house very fast around
2:50 p.m. He says it seems
to happen around the same
time every day.