FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Ione FFA to install
Cardinals burn up the track on way to
new officers Thursday districts #6 in In high the jump.
Top 10 for 1A
The Ione FFA Chapter will host its first annual FFA banquet
on Thursday, May 14, at 6 p.m. at the Ione Legion Hall.
Highlighting the evening will be the installation of next year’s
officers. Pictured (L-R): Tarynn Angell (Vice President), Katie
Gilbert (Secretary), Morgan Orem (President), Emily Taylor
(Treasurer), Austin Carter (Reporter) and Danny Doherty
(Sentinel). Community members are invited to join the chap-
ter for a meal and program. Guests are asked to bring a side
dish. –Photo by Erin Heideman
COUNTY DECLARES
DROUGHT
-Continued from PAGE ONE no snowpack or storage.
in Baker, Wheeler, Crook,
Harney, Klamath, Lake and
Malheur counties.
Tallman said the county
court believes it is “the fair
thing to do” to follow suit
and declare an emergency
in Morrow County so live-
stock and crop producers
can get emergency aid if
needed. That need is likely,
since the Oregon Water
Resources Dept. has already
placed the Umatilla Basin
in “drought likely” status
due to reservoirs being
at roughly 50 percent of
normal with a continued
dry forecast. The John Day
Basin has been classified as
“drought unavoidable” with
Tallman also said the
county court has formally
requested that Gov. Brown
declare a drought emer-
gency in Morrow County
effective immediately.
“There is minimal or no
snow pack for the Umatilla
and John Day Basin, and
river flow amounts are at
historical lows,” stated the
court’s letter to the gover-
nor. “Agricultural econom-
ic impacts are anticipated.”
Tallman said Umatilla
County is also taking simi-
lar steps and that the state
is likely to review the two
counties’ requests at the
same time.
May water supply report:
Oregon snowpack peaks up to 90
percent below normal
The USDA Natural
Resources Conservation
Service in Oregon an-
nounced its May water sup-
ply outlook report shows a
continued trend this year
for record-low snowpack
throughout the state and
well below normal stream-
flow forecasts for the sum-
mer.
As of May 1, the state-
wide snowpack was at 11
percent of normal, and only
15 out of 112 snow monitor-
ing stations had any snow
left at all.
Throughout the winter,
Oregon’s snowpack was
confined to the highest of
elevations and was well
below normal across the
entire state. Sixty percent
of the long-term snowpack
monitoring sites set records
for the lowest peak snow-
pack levels, as well as the
earliest peak dates, since
measurements began more
than 30 years ago.
CREATIVE CARE
PRESCHOOL
Registration and Visitation Day
Wednesday, May 20th
10:00 am to 11:30 am
For all incoming
preschoolers for the
2015-2016 school year.
COME IN AND MEET THE
TEACHER AND REGISTER
FOR PRE-SCHOOL!
The Ione track team
attended the Umatilla Fi-
nale on Thursday, May 7,
bringing home fifth place
for the men and fourth for
the women. The team also
achieved two season bests
(SBs), both by Cord Flynn
and shot put and javelin,
one benchmark by Kaitlin
Garrett in javelin, and seven
personal records (PRs).
PRs were freshman Emily
Taylor, in javelin and long
jump (two of three events);
junior Jessie Flynn in 200M
and discus (two of three
events); freshman Sonia
Medina in Javelin; junior
David Smidmajer in 100M;
and sophomore Chris Pryor
in javelin.
Next up for the Cardi-
nals was the Arlington In-
vitational on Saturday. The
Ione men’s team came in
tenth, while women walked
away with seventh place as
a team. The Ione team mem-
bers also brought home 10
PRs from freshman Maggie
Flynn in 400M, shot put
and long jump (three of
three events); sophomore
Karsen Dumler in shot put
and discus (two of three
events); sophomore Chris
Pryor in discus; sophomore
Hector Aguilar in javelin;
freshman Kaitlin Garrett in
discus; junior Rachel Hol-
land in javelin; and junior
Frances Knop in javelin.
“Our younger athletes
are really coming on strong
and improved in many of
their events this week,” said
coach Paula Emmel. “With
districts on the horizon, this
is exciting to see them come
together as a team.”
In the 1A Top 10 go-
ing into districts are Jorge
Aguilar, #10 in shot put;
Rachel Holland, tied for #5
in javelin; and Jessie Flynn,
#1 in 100M and long jump,
#2 in 300M hurdles, #4 in
200M, #6 in 100M hurdles
and in an eight-way tie for
Special District 3 from Ione
are: 100M-#1 Jessie Flynn,
#7 Rachel Holland; 200M-
#2 Jessie Flynn, #7 Rachel
Holland; 400M-#4 Rachel
Holland; 100M Hurdles-#3
Jessie Flynn; 300M Hur-
dles-#1 Jessie Flynn; 4x100
Relay-#4 Women, #6 Men;
Shot Put-#4 Jorge Aguilar;
Discus-#9 Jorge Aguilar;
Javelin-#3 Rachel Holland;
High Jump-three-way tie #3
Jessie Flynn; Long Jump-
#1 Jessie Flynn; and Triple
Jump-#7 Rachel Holland.
“Not far behind those
standings are several other
team members in multiple
events: TJ Patton, Maggie
Flynn, Kaitlin Garrett, Cord
Flynn, David Smidmajer
and Hector Aguilar have
been climbing up the dis-
trict ladder,” said Emmel.
“We may see several of
them place at district as well
as many more improve-
ments from the rest of the
team.”
The 1A Special District
3 championships will be
held in Moro, OR at 10:30
a.m., this Saturday, May 16.
Full team stats from last
week with placings shown
to eighth are as follows:
Umatilla Finale
Mens Results
100 Meters - Varsity
8. David Smidmajer 13.08a
200 Meters - Varsity
6. David Smidmajer 28.04a
8. Jorge Aguilar 29.51a
Shot Put - 12lb - Varsity
1. Jorge Aguilar 40-04.00
Cord Flynn 31-10.00
Karsen Dumler 28-09.00
Chris Pryor 23-06.00
Javelin - 800g - Varsity
8. David Smidmajer 102-07
Cord Flynn 97-06
Chris Pryor 62-01
Long Jump - Varsity
Karsen Dumler 12-09.00
Womens Results
100 Meters - Varsity
Maggie Flynn 15.23a
Emily Taylor 15.98a
200 Meters - Varsity
2. Jessie Flynn 27.70a
3. Rachel Holland 29.30a
Cardinal Maggie Flynn launches the shot put for a personal
record in Arlington Saturday. Flynn was three for three for
PRs in her events that day. –Photo by Paula Emmel
Shot Put - 4kg - Varsity
7. Rachel Holland 25-01.25
Ashley Medina 21-08.00
Sonia Medina 20-05.00
Frances Knop 19-03.00
Discus - 1kg - Varsity
4. Jessie Flynn 73-08
Maggie Flynn 66-01
Kaitlin Garrett 65-10
Ashley Medina 59-03
Sonia Medina 55-05
Frances Knop 39-02
Javelin - 600g - Varsity
2. Rachel Holland 103-11
Kaitlin Garrett 61-03
Emily Taylor 61-01
Ashley Medina 48-06
Sonia Medina 43-07
Frances Knop 29-09
Long Jump - Varsity
1. Jessie Flynn 15-05.00
Emily Taylor 11-07.00
Arlington Invitational
Mens Results
100 Meters - Varsity
David Smidmajer 13.17a
Hector Aguilar 14.57a
200 Meters - Varsity
David Smidmajer 27.75a
Hector Aguilar 29.58a
Shot Put - 12lb - Varsity
4. Jorge Aguilar 38-11.00
Karsen Dumler 29-09.00
Discus - 1.6kg - Varsity
Jorge Aguilar 107-08
Karsen Dumler 81-01
Chris Pryor 66-09
Javelin - 800g - Varsity
Hector Aguilar 97-06
David Smidmajer 74-04
Chris Pryor 59-08
Long Jump - Varsity
Karsen Dumler 12-09.50
Womens Results
100 Meters - Varsity
1. Jessie Flynn 13.25a
Emily Taylor 17.00a
400 Meters - Varsity
1. 11 Rachel Holland
1:07.69a
Maggie Flynn 1:14.54a
100m Hurdles - 33” - Varsity
4. Jessie Flynn 18.40a
300m Hurdles - 30” - Varsity
2. Jessie Flynn 49.44a
Shot Put - 4kg - Varsity
Maggie Flynn 26-08.50
Kaitlin Garrett 24-06.00
Frances Knop 18-01.00
Discus - 1kg - Varsity
Kaitlin Garrett 76-09
Frances Knop 38-01
Javelin - 600g - Varsity
3. Rachel Holland 108-00
Emily Taylor 60-11
Frances Knop 38-09
Long Jump - Varsity
1. Jessie Flynn 15-09.75
7. Maggie Flynn 13-03.00
Emily Taylor 9-02.75
Sheriff’s Report
October 8 (cont.): -A
person in Heppner advised that
a female was grabbed inap-
propriately by a male subject,
after which the female’s son
got between the two and the
male threatened the son. They
requested contact.
-MCSO arrested Sherry
Lynn Nelson, 51, on charges
of probation violation – al-
cohol. Subject was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail.
-MCSO received report
that a male subject in Irrigon
was at a residence threatening
to beat people up. Male subject
was intoxicated. There were
two children at the house.
Deputy made contact with the
male. He left and was advised
that if he returned and caused
more issues that night he
would be arrested for disor-
derly conduct.
October 9: -A male in
Heppner advised Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office that
he believes his mother had
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some silver coins stolen from
her house.
-MCSO received report
that a small child was scream-
ing at the top of his lungs in a
nearby house. It was unknown
who the child was or if there
were any adults present in the
house.
-A female in Pendleton
advised she and her boyfriend
got into an argument and he
was threatening to kill himself.
Caller requested a welfare
check at his home and the sur-
rounding area.
October 10: -A caller
in Boardman advised a cow
jumped out of the bushes and
hit his vehicle and damaged
it. Caller advised the cow was
okay but there were several
others out; he woke up the
owners but they did not speak
English. A deputy responded.
The cow owners and caller
would work out damages
among themselves.
-A caller in Heppner ad-
vised MCSO that a vehicle had
been parked in the alley behind
his house for the last three
days; he advised the vehicle
was a hazard and he wanted
a deputy to figure out what
it was doing there. A deputy
responded and determined the
vehicle was not a hazard and
was not blocking the alley.
-MCSO received report
of a flatbed trailer that was
submerged in Willow Creek
Reservoir and was now visible
due to the water level.
-A caller in Irrigon report-
ed a possible motor vehicle
accident. Reporting person
called back and advised units
could stand down; it was just
two subjects visiting with each
other.
October 11: -A caller
advised Morrow County Sher-
iff’s Office that he located a
camp in the mountains that
appeared to have been aban-
doned or the party unable
to return. There were tents,
chairs, clothes, and a woman’s
wallet. Oregon State Police
handled the call and checked
out the camp. MCSO assisted
and contacted the female who
was camping there and ad-
vised her to clean it up or face
offensive littering charges.
-MCSO was advised of
a couch in the eastbound fast
lane on I-84 near Boardman.
An officer responded and
the couch had already been
moved to the median. OSP
was advised and would contact
ODOT.
October 12: -A woman
in Irrigon requested a welfare
check on her elderly brother;
she advised they usually heard
from him every morning by 8
a.m. but had not heard from
him yet at 9 a.m. and couldn’t
reach him. A deputy respond-
ed. The male was fine, just felt
like sleeping in.
-A person in Irrigon re-
ported to MCSO about a male
subject wanting to buy juve-
nile females and take them to
Mexico.
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Radiologic Technologist
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imaging program at Linn-Benton Community College.
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Hospital in Pendleton.
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