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Mustangs take district championship HEPPNER G T 50¢ azette imes VOL. 135 NO. 8 8 Pages Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Lady Cardinals place second in districts, headed for state The Heppner High School boys’ basketball team with the district championship trophy. Back Row (L-R): Coach Ken Grieb, Coach Mike Ehrsam, Coach Jeremy Rosenbalm and players Kevin Murray, Weston Putman, Patrick Collins, Logan Grieb, CJ Kindle, Caden Hedman and Wyatt Steagall. Front Row (L-R): Players Tommy Bredield, Kaden Clark, Jake Lindsay and Kevin Smith. Not pictured: Kolby Currin and Saul Erickson. -Contributed photo See full story PAGE SIX Math students discover the human equation in Doernbecher fundraiser Ione Lady Cardinals played last Friday and Saturday in the Big Sky District tournament and came out in second place. The Ione varsity girls won against Arlington 47-33 on Friday but then lost Saturday to Condon/Wheeler by 37-47. They next hosted Helix Tuesday in Ione for their irst-round state playoff game; results were unavailable at press time. Pictured back (L-R): Asst. Coach Kimmery Burright, players Ivy Sandford, Katelyn Bass, Morgan Orem, Hannah Padberg, Katie Gilbert, Ashley Medina, Sydney Qualls, Maggie Flynn, Coach Nathan Heideman, Manager Breawna Teeman and Coach Dawn Eynetich. Front (L-R): Lady Cardi- nals Emily Taylor, Rachel Holland, Jessie Flynn and Susie Teeman. -Photo by Sylvia Sandford By Andrea Di Salvo Heppner High School math students don’t do things by halves—espe- cially not when it comes to helping sick children. The students in HHS teacher Troy Morgan’s classes recently took on the task of collecting donations for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland. About 60 students participated in the collection of new school supplies, books, toys and games for patients at the Pam Norton helps HHS student Gibson McCurry during one See DOERNBECHER/PAGE of the blanket sewing workshops held to beneit Doernbecher THREE Children’s Hospital earlier this month. -Contributed photo Riverside High School ed assistant, sports Local 5k offers a springtime challenge coach arrested During the course of was transported to Clatsop An education assistant group of Riverside male athletes. the investigation, MCSO County and lodged at Clat- and sports coach at Riv- for a good cause The Morrow discovered Sum- sop County Jail on the pro- erside Jr./Sr. High School By Andrea Di Salvo Many locals are famil- iar with the Friends Help- ing Friends Remembrance Walk that takes place every year during the annual St. Patrick’s celebration. Some may not be so familiar with the run that offers runners an early-spring challenge for a good cause. Janelle Ellis of Hep- pner, who heads up the run, says the committee started the 5k run seven years ago, a year after the Remem- brance Walk began. “We had such a good turnout the first year in F ind the support of Donna Schon- bachler,” Ellis explains, “and there were enough young people involved who are very active in the com- munity who were starting to run, doing 5ks and 10ks in the area, that Susie (Hisler) thought we could appeal to both walkers and runners.” It turned out to be a good idea; participation in the run has grown each year, Ellis says. “Each year we’ve gained more runners, more from out of town. I think See REMEMBRANCE RUN/ PAGE TWO S hamrock ! in Boardman has been ar- rested as part of an ongoing investigation by the Board- man Police Department and Morrow County Sheriff’s Ofice. According to a state- ment by Morrow County Sheriff Ken Matlack, on Feb. 9, law enforcement began investigating a com- plaint that Matthew Ryan Summers-Johnson, 27, of Boardman was supplying alcoholic beverages to a Boardman man faces kidnapping, assault charges A Boardman man is facing charges of kidnap- Win $50 Gift Card ping and strangulation, among others, after an ap- parent assault on a female The Shamrock Hunt is in Boardman. back! The first person to On the morning of find the hidden shamrock Feb. 20, Morrow County will win a $50 Visa Gift Sheriff’s Ofice that it re- Card donated by the Bank ceived a report of a female of Eastern Oregon. outside a residence on Hill Top Road in Boardman. According to an MCSO -RULES- 1. A new set of clues to guide you to the press release, the caller hidden shamrock will appear in each edition of the Heppner informed law enforcement Gazette-Times. that the female had been 2. A total of five clues beginning with the Feb. 17 edition will assaulted, was covered in be published each week on the front page. blood and was only wear- 3. The hidden shamrock is not on private property and no digging or moving of objects, dirt or other materials is neces- sary to find the shamrock. 4. The first person to find the shamrock and bring it to the Heppner Gazette-Times office will claim their prize. CLUE #2 So here we are, from last week’s leads, ready for more, and here you will read Ahead lies a fork, right there in the street Do I Court with straight, or May I go right with my feet? On the corner a little ethnic pie shop, with a hint for you to pick the next stop. Number five on the food list tells you what to cross If you want to continue and find the shamrock. Now you are pointed and ready to move And number 19 keeps you right in the groove. See you next week, even you shamrock beginners, Cuz maybe you’ll be known as this year’s big winner. Sponsored by Bank of Eastern Oregon and The Heppner Gazette-Times County School mers-Johnson also District also placed had a warrant for his Summers-Johnson arrest out of Clatsop on administrative County for a proba- leave at that time tion violation from pending the in- a 2014 charge of vestigation. Sum- Matthew driving under the mers-Johnson, who Ryan inluence of intoxi- coaches football and Summers- cants (DUII). On junior varsity boys’ Johnson Feb. 16, MCSO basketball at River- arrested Summers- side, was hired by Morrow Johnson on the outstanding County School District in Clatsop County warrant. July 2015. Thursday Summer-Johnson City council plans special meeting The Heppner City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday, March 1, at 7 p.m. to discuss the contractor for the Heppner Fire Hall Project and an ap- plication for a liquor license for the Mustang Diner. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at city hall. For more infor- mation, call Heppner City Hall, 541-676-9618. ing coat. Boardman Police De- partment Oficer Matt Clinard and MCSO Dep- uty Matt Crowell were the irst to arrive at the scene. Boardman Ambulance also responded and transported the female to Good Shep- herd Hospital in Hermis- ton. She was then trans- ported to Kadlec Regional Medical Center for a seri- ous head injury. However, before be- ing transported, the fe- male told oficers that Tra- vis Lane Thomas, 44, of Boardman had kidnapped her and forced her into his motor home. While inside Thomas’s motor home, she said he bound her feet and hands and assaulted and strangled her for several hours before she was able bation violation charges; he remained in custody there as of Monday. Summers-Johnson may still face multiple counts of furnishing alcohol to minors in Morrow County. Morrow County District Attorney Justin Nelson told the Gazette Tuesday that he had not yet reviewed the charges and so had not de- termined whether to pursue prosecution. On the Inside... Obituaries... PAGE TWO to escape. Boardman PD and MCSO attempted to con- tact Thomas in his mo- tor home on Kunze Road in Boardman, but no one would come to the door. The MCSO detective then applied for and obtained a search warrant for the motor home. When of- icers served the warrant, they report that they found Thomas sitting on the loor of the motor home. They then arrested Thomas without incident, as well as seizing multiple items for evidence. Thomas was arrested and lodged at the Umatilla County Jail on charges of assault I, strangulation, kidnapping I, menacing and restraining order vio- lation. Hazmat responds to garbage truck... PAGE THREE His Little Feet in concert...PAGE THREE Real Estate... PAGE FOUR St. Pat’s boxing cancelled... PAGE FIVE Letters...PAGE FIVE Mustang Sports... 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