SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Folk singer to perform at Heppner library
Folk singer Adam Miller strums the autoharp in accompaniment
to a folk song before a crowd at a Milton Freewater library
performance. Miller will be in Heppner Aug. 15 at 10:30 a.m.
Photo by Andrea Di Salvo
Renow ned A m erican
folksinger and storyteller
Adam Miller will present
a lively performance at the
Heppner library on Friday,
Aug. 15.
O ne o f the p re m ie r
autoharpists in the world.
Miller is an accomplished
folklorist, histo rian and
song collector, having a
repertoire o f over 5,000
songs.
He accom panies his
baritone voice with finger-
picking acoustic guitar and
stunning autoharp melodies.
A masterful entertainer.
Miller performs nationally
and has d is tin g u is h e d
himself as one of the great
interpreters o f A m erican
folk tales and folk songs.
His perform ances appeal
to all ages.
The Heppner program
will be held at 10:30 a.m. on
Aug. 15 at the Oregon Trail
Library D istrict’s branch
library.
Miller also will appear
at the Boardman library at
2 p.m. that same day.
For further information,
c o n ta c t lib ra ry d is tric t
director Marsha Richmond
at 541-481-3365.
T h e p r o g r a m is
sponsored by the library
d istrict in collab o ratio n
with Libraries o f Eastern
Oregon (LEO).
West wins Shrine
All-Star game
USDA extends deadline for ELAP
W A S H IN G T O N —
U .S . D e p a r tm e n t o f
Agriculture (USDA) Farm
S erv ice A g en cy (F S A )
A d m in istra to r Juan M.
Garcia announced last week
that the enrollment deadline
for the 2012 and 2013
Emergency Assistance for
Livestock, Honeybees and
Farm-Raised Fish Program
(ELAP) has been extended
to A ug. 15. O rig in a lly ,
p ro g ra m s ig n - u p w as
scheduled to end Aug. 1.
Fhe new deadline gives
livestock, honeybee and
farm-raised fish producers
who experienced losses
because of disease, adverse
weather, wildfires or colony
collapse disorder between
Oct. 1, 2011 and Sept. 30.
2013 an ad d itio n al two
weeks to enroll in ELAP.
“Because ELAP is an
im portant safety net for
key sectors o f A m erican
agriculture, we’ve provided
this two-week extension so
that producers can submit
required docu m en tatio n
and ap p ly for p rogram
benefits,” said Garcia.
Producers
are
encouraged to contact their
local FSA service center or
visit FSA's website at www.
fsa.usda.gov for additional
in fo rm a tio n re g a rd in g
ELAP.
ELAP was authorized
by the 2 0 14 Farm Bill.
DA’s Report
M o rro w C o u n t y
D istrict A ttorney Justin
N elson has released the
following report:
-Gary Dow Williams,
5 9 , w as c o n v ic te d o f
D r i v i n g U n d e r the
Influence o f intoxicants
(D U II), a Class C felony,
and sentenced to 15 months
prison time with credit for
time served. The defendant
was also given two years
post-prison supervision, to
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wish to take advantage of the services above or de
sire more information, Please call any of the following
numbers to set up a LO C A L appointment or just to
talk:
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Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) @ 541-676-9161
include alcohol evaluation
and attendance o f a victim’s
impact panel. Fines, fees
and assessm ents totaled
$946.
-Gary Dow Williams,
59, w as a d d itio n a lly
c o n v ic ted o f F ailu re to
P e rfo rm Du t i e s o f a
Driver, Property Damage,
a C lass A m isdem eanor,
and sentenced to 180 days’
ja il tim e w ith credit for
tim e served, sentence to
run concurrent w ith the
previous count. Fines, fees
and assessm ents totaled
$393.
-Gary Dow Williams,
59, w as a d d i t i o n a l l y
convicted o f DUII, a Class
C felony, and sentenced
to 12 months prison time
with credit for time served,
sentence to run concurrent
with previous DUII count.
The defendant was also
given two years post-prison
su p e rv isio n , to include
a lc o h o l e v a lu a tio n and
attendance o f a victim 's
impact panel. Fines, fees
and assessm ents totaled
$691.
-William Eugene Stolz,
40, was convicted o f one
count o f Theft I, a Class
C felony, and sentenced
to 24 m onths supervised
p robation subject to 90
sanction units with 30 jail
units. Probation conditions
include substance abuse
evaluation, mental health
evaluation, 3.75 sanctioned
units used for 60 hours
o f community service, no
contact with do-defendant,
and com pletion o f theft
counseling. Stolz was also
convicted o f one count of
Criminal Mischief I, a Class
Heppner’s Jordan Bailey (#23) makes a tackle for the East
team during Oregon’s 62“d annual East-West Shrine All-Star
football game last weekend in Baker City. The game, which
was tied at zero at halftime, suffered multiple lightning delays.
However, the teams pulled together to finish with a final 15-6
West victory. -Contributedphoto
C felony, and sentenced
to 24 m onths supervised
p ro b atio n subject to 90
sanction units with 30 jail
units. Probation conditions
remain thq same as above.
T o ta l f in e s , fe e s and
assessments were $891.
-In addition, William
E u g en e S to lz , 40, was
c o n v ic ted o f F ailu re to
Appear I, a Class C felony,
and sentenced to discharge.
Total fines were $100.
-David Lynn Hickox,
55, was convicted o f one
count of Assault II, a Class
B felony, and sentenced
to 70 months prison time
with credit for time served
and three years post-prison
supervision. In addition, the
defendant was convicted of
one count o f Possession of
Methamphetamine, a Class
C felony, and sentenced
to six months prison time
with credit for time served
and to run c o n c u rre n t
with the previous count.
Sentence included one year
post-prison supervision,
in addition, Hickox was
co n v icted o f one count
o f M enacing, a C lass A
m isd e m e a n o r, and was
sen ten ced to discharge.
In addition, the defendant
was convicted o f one count
o f Criminal M ischief II, a
Class A misdemeanor, and
sen ten ced to discharge.
Fines, fees, assessm ents
and r e s titu tio n to ta le d
$36,750.03.
Sheriff's Report
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A p r i l 24 ( c on i . ) :
-M C SO receiv ed report
from a female in Irrigon that
a male subject in a pickup
was following her and her
frien d s as th ey w alked
down the street. A deputy
responded and spoke with
the reporter, but was unable
to locate the vehicle.
-MCSO received report
from a subject in Boardman
who said employees at a
care facility forced him to
take m edication that the
nurse pulled him o ff of.
He said he had problems
after taking the medication
before and was afraid he
would have a medical issue.
He said he felt fine at the
tim e and d id n 't need an
ambulance, but wanted to
speak to a deputy. A deputy
responded and determined
th a t the su b je c t w ould
speak w ith C om m unity
Counseling Solutions the
next day.
-MCSO received
report of a rollover motor
vehicle accident on Hwy.
207-Spray, Heppner. One
male subject, reported to
be conscious but having
tro u b le b re a th in g , w as
trapped in a white Chevy
pickup. MCSO, Heppner
Fire Department, Heppner
Am b u l a n c e and O SP
re sp o n d e d . L ife F lig h t
transported the patient.
-MCSO received report
of a 68-year-old female who
advised that she had pain
all over her body. Irrigon
Ambulance responded and
transported her to Good
Shepherd Hospital.
-lone Fire Department
re c e iv e d re p o rt from a
deputy that there was a
fire on Ju n ip e r C anyon
Rd., o ne-half m ile north
o f Strawberry Lane with
6 fo o t fla m e s , 40 feet
a l o n g t he c r e e k b ed .
M C S O r e s p o n d e d . It
was determ ined to be a
controlled bum that hadn't
been called in.
-MCSO received report
of activity witnessed earlier
that day by an off-duty
officer at the Boardm an
Market. Boardman Police
Department arrested
S a ma n t h a L ee B ro w n ,
24, on a Umatilla County
w a rra n t fo r Fa i l ur e to
A p p e a r /P o s s e s s io n of
Methamphetamine.
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