FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Local youth represent county
at 40 th spelling championship
Conor Brosnan of Hep-
pner, Lilee Roggow of Ir-
rigon and Ryan Ibarra of
Hermiston will be repre-
senting Morrow County
this year at the Oregon
Statewide Spelling Cham-
pionship.
The spelling champion-
ship will take place at the
Oregon State Fair in Salem
this Saturday, Sept. 5, from
10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The
contest will take place at
the Hart of the Garden at the
Oregon State Fairgrounds.
Students competing in the
championship have won
their school, district and
county written spelling
contests.
This is the seventh year
Oregon Spellers has spon-
sored the Oregon Statewide
Spelling Championship.
Oregon Spellers is an all-
volunteer group that formed
in 2009 in response to the
Oregon Department of
Education’s budget-driven
decision to eliminate their
state-level spelling contest,
which they had run for 33
years. Oregon Spellers is
funded solely by donations.
For more information, visit
the Oregon Spellers’ web-
site at http://www.oregon-
Heppner cross country off to a
great start
spellers.org.
Following the Champi-
onship, Emily Sinovic from
KATU will be the emcee for
“The Bee at the Fair”—a
“just for fun” verbal spell-
ing bee also sponsored by
Oregon Spellers. The bee
is open to all Oregon State
Fair patrons. The junior
division for 12 and under
will begin at 2 p.m. in Co-
lumbia Hall (Creative and
Artistic stage) with the teen
and adult division to follow
at 3 p.m.
The Heppner High
For more information,
School
boys’ cross country
contact visit http://www.
team
placed
second at the
oregonspellers.org.
Green and Gold Invite last
week in Pendleton—a great
start for a new team.
Running for Heppner
were (above L-R) Hayden
Qualls, Trent Smith, Hunter
Nichols, Reno Ferguson,
Parents who do not Mitchell Von Gunten and
want their child’s hearing Skyler Palmer.
to be screened should notify
Running in the girls’
their child’s school as soon middle school race were
as possible.
(right L-R) Hannah Palmer
Anyone who has ques- (ninth place) and Madelyn
tions regarding the hearing Hunter (second place).
screening program, contact
There is still time to
the local school principal join if anyone is interested.
or the IMESD Audiology Ask at the school office for
Department at 541-966- more info.
3147. Information can also
-Contributed photos
be found on the IMESD
website at www.imesd.k12.
or.us.
IMESD provides free hearing
screenings to students this fall
PENDLETON—The
InterMountain Education
Service District (IMESD)
will provide free hearing
screenings to public el-
ementary school students at
area schools this fall.
Hearing screenings are
conducted annually by the
IMESD’s Audiology De-
partment for public school
students in Umatilla, Mor-
row and Union counties.
The program is coop-
eratively sponsored by 18
regional school districts.
Students to be screened
include kindergarten, first
and third grade students,
new students to a county
and parent/teacher/princi-
pal referrals of students in
other grades.
Children who fail the
initial screening will be
re-screened within a three-
week period.
Screenings begin Sept.
1 and continue through
Nov. 12.
DA’s Report
Visit your local library in September
for chance to win children’s books
Ready 2 Learn is spon-
soring prize packs for fami-
lies who use their library
cards during the month of
September. There will be
10 prize packs total—each
prize pack contains new
children’s books, learning
games and a $50 deposit
into an Oregon College
Savings Plan account (ac-
count must be opened by
cardholder).
How do you enter?
When you use your Ready
2 Learn card to check out
a book or attend a library
program anytime during
September, your card is
scanned and you are entered
to win.
The drawing takes
place Oct. 1 and winners
will be announced on the
Facebook page: www.face-
book.com/readytolearnor-
egon. Limit one entry per
cardholder and one prize
pack per family. If you
don’t have a Ready 2 Learn
card, you can visit your lo-
cal library and sign up for
one for free.
Ready 2 Learn is a pro-
gram designed to give par-
ents and children ages birth
through five years access to
a world of books, movies,
music and fun activities,
plus opportunities to meet
other parents of young chil-
dren and a free monthly
newsletter.
The R2L card also
helps families start building
a college savings account
in their child’s name. For
more information about
Ready 2 Learn, visit ready-
tolearnoregon.org.
Ready 2 Learn is for
children who live in Uma-
tilla, Morrow, Union, Baker,
Grant and Wallowa coun-
ties through a partnership
with regional libraries, the
InterMountain Education
Service District, Greater
Eastern Oregon Behavioral
Health Inc., Eastern Oregon
Coordinated Care Orga-
nization and the Institute
of Museum and Library
Services.
Ready 2 Learn is fund-
ed by a Library Services
and Technology Act grant
managed through the Or-
egon State Library. Addi-
tional funds are provided by
the Oregon College Savings
Plan.
Founded in 1945
by farmers & ranchers.
Morrow County Dis-
trict Attorney Justin Nelson
has released the following
report:
-Marco Antonio Gar-
cia, 29, was convicted of
Unauthorized Use of a Ve-
hicle, a Class C Felony, and
was sentenced to have his
driver’s license suspended
for one year, as well as six
months prison time with
credit for time served and
one year post-prison super-
vision. An additional count
of Theft II was disposed
without conviction. Fines,
fees and assessments to-
taled $200.
- Marco Antonio Gar-
cia, 29, was additionally
convicted of Theft II, a
Class A misdemeanor, and
was sentenced to discharge.
Fines, fees, restitution and
assessments totaled $1,209.
-Marco Antonio Gar-
cia, 29, was additionally
convicted of Possession of
Methamphetamine, a Class
C Felony, and sentenced to
have his driver’s license
suspended for six months,
as well as six months prison
time with credit for time
served, to run concurrent
with previously imposed
sentences, and one year
post-prison supervision.
Additional counts of Felon
in Possession of a Restrict-
ed Weapon and Carrying a
Concealed Weapon were
disposed without convic-
tion. Fines, fees and assess-
ments totaled $200.
-Marco Antonio Gar-
cia, 29, was additionally
convicted of Unauthorized
Use of a Vehicle, a Class C
Felony, and was sentenced
to have his driver’s license
suspended for one year, as
well as 18 months prison
time with credit for time
served, to run concurrent
with previously imposed
sentences, and one year
post-prison supervision.
Fines, fees and assessments
totaled $200.
-Kyle Eugene Mcken-
zie, 30, of Prineville, OR
was convicted of Viola-
tion of Wildlife Laws with
Culpable Mental State,
a Class C Felony, on the
charge of Taking a Bull
Elk in Closed Season. The
defendant’s hunting license
was suspended for life and
the defendant sentenced to
18 months supervised pro-
bation, to include 80 hours
of community service, and
five days jail time with
credit for time served. The
defendant was found not
guilty of an additional count
and acquitted of a third.
Fines, fees, restitution and
assessments totaled $8,500.
-Mario Morales, 32,
was convicted of Criminal
Mischief II, a Class A Mis-
demeanor, and sentenced
to 60 days jail time with
credit for time served, to
run concurrent with previ-
ously imposed sentences.
Morales was additionally
convicted of two counts of
Harassment, a Class B Mis-
demeanor, and sentenced to
60 days jail time on each
count, with credit for time
served, to run concurrent
with previously imposed
sentences. An additional
count of Assault IV – Con-
stituting Domestic Violence
was disposed without con-
viction. Fines, fees and
assessments totaled $300.
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July 25 (cont.):
-MCSO received report of
four black cats left at the
Umatilla National Wildlife
Refuge.
-MCSO received an
inquiry from a subject on
Kangaroo Court Lane in
Irrigon. The caller said a
male had been living there,
but had been gone for more
than 90 days and wants to
know if the stuff is now
his. He requested deputy
contact.
-MCSO received report
of loud music on Magic
Garden Lane in Irrigon.
MCSO responded and made
contact with both parties.
-MCSO received re-
quest from Columbia River
Ranch for an on-call nurse
to give an injection. M.C.
Health Department advised
who to contact at Home
Health.
-MCSO received con-
tact from a woman on Mag-
ic Garden Lane in Irrigon
who said that her ex is re-
strained from seeing or con-
tacting, but they were both
at the watermelon festival
and now she is concerned
for her safety. MCSO made
contact.
-MCSO received report
that a male was beating
up his mom on Wyoming
Street in Irrigon. MCSO
responded.
-MCSO received re-
port of a subject who lost
control of a vehicle and
wiped out a fence. MCSO
arrested Raul Tzompaxtle
Carvajal, 18, for Failure
to Carry and Present and
Reckless Driving. He was
lodged at Umatilla County
Jail. MCSO cited Miguel
Angel Hernandez Paz, 26,
for Providing a Vehicle to
an Unlicensed Driver. The
vehicle was impounded
for no insurance and no
licensed driver.
-MCSO received report
of a noise complaint. The
caller said the music on
the PA system in Heppner
had been playing non-stop
all day. The caller said he
did not want contact, but
would file a complaint with
city hall the next Monday.
MCSO was advised.
-MCSO received re-
port from a driver on Hwy.
74, Heppner, that she hit a
deer and it was on the road
suffering. She said it was
crawling in the middle of
the road. MCSO responded
and reported that the deer
was already taken care of.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon resident
that someone was throw-
ing stuff at their house. The
caller said they could hear
it, but when they went out
to look, they couldn’t find
anything or anyone. MCSO
responded and made con-
tact with the caller.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon subject
of loud music playing for
several hours on Hurd Place
around 10 p.m. MCSO re-
sponded, checked the area,
did not find any loud music
but did make contact with
a gathering, who said they
knew about the ordinance
and shut their music off at
10 a.m.
-MCSO received report
of neighbors playing very
loud music on Main St. in
Heppner. The caller said the
neighbors had a scanner and
didn’t want MCSO to give
out information over the
radio. MCSO responded,
but was unable to locate
the music.
-MCSO received report
of a party with loud music
on Washington Lane in Ir-
rigon. MCSO made contact
and the music would be
turned down.
-MCSO received report
of a party with loud music
on Crooked Road in Irri-
gon. MCSO responded and
they advised they would
turn the music down.
-Boardman Ambu-
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