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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Sprucing up for St. Pat’s Pinwheels put a new spin on child abuse prevention The Morrow County Health Department, Mor- row County School District, and Ione School District are taking part in Prevent Child Abuse Oregon’s Pinwheels for Prevention ® campaign by “planting” pinwheel gardens in five locations throughout the county. The gardens will consist City crews repaint the shamrock on Heppner’s Main Street in of 150 eye-catching blue preparation for the Wee Bit ‘o Ireland celebration this week- pinwheels at each location end. -Photo by Megan Futter through the month of April. Pinwheels for Prevention happens each year during Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Pinwheels for Pre- vention campaign is part of a national movement to change the way people In the Ag room. Anyone interested in being a think about prevention. The friend of Heppner FFA is welcome to attend; campaign focuses on com- you need not have been an FFA member in munity activities and pub- high school. We are here to help our amazing lic policies that prioritize FFA chapter. Questions, contact healthy child development right from the start so abuse Angie Hughes, 541-676-9909 HEPPNER FFA ALUMNI MEETING March 31, 7 p.m. - THREE and neglect never occur. This year, the cam- paign is focused on recog- nizing the “extraordinary ordinary” things everyone can do to impact a child’s life. These “extraordinary ordinary” actions can be anything from organizing neighborhood activities to offering to babysit for a neighbor. Prevent Child Abuse Oregon says it is committed to shining a light on these kind of actions in order to help show that they are occurring statewide and being undertaken by people from all demographics. “You might not even re- alize that what you’re doing is enhancing the lives of the children and families you know,” said Pamela Heisler, Prevention Specialist at the Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon. “Every time you knock on a neighbor’s door Pinwheel gardens like this will pop up throughout Morrow County in April in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month. -Contributed photo to see if they need help with babysitting or homework, or reach out to someone being bullied by refusing to be a witness, volunteer at a local child-serving agency or even take a stand for a program or policy that you feel should be part of your community, you’re doing something extraordinary.” For more information on what is occurring in Morrow County, contact Erin Anderson at 541-676- 5421. “We know that people are out there making a dif- ference every day, and we want to celebrate that,” said Anderson. “We want to en- courage others to recognize the extraordinary things that others are doing, and hopefully by showing how often these kind of things are happening, we can make the idea of preventing child abuse and neglect every day a very ordinary one.” Look for the Pinwheels for Prevention parade entry in the St. Patrick’s parade on Saturday, March 19. JOIN US FOR THE BARTHOLOMEW BUILDING DEDICATION! DA’s Friday, March 18, 2016 Report At 2:00 p.m. 110 N COURT ST. HEPPNER, OREGON Refreshments to follow Named after Judge Bartholomew, Morrow County Judge in 1903 who shouldered much of the burden of recovery from the tragic Heppner Flood. Alba G. Bartholomew Decorative corbels add an older look to Morrow County’s new administration building and the columns along the side are just one of the ways the new building blends Judge Terry K. Tallman with the existing courthouse. Commissioner Leann Rea Commissioner Don Russell Former Commissioner Ken Grieb Term of Service- 2006-2014 (Planning and Construction phase) Morrow County Dis- trict Attorney Justin Nelson has released the following report: -Osvaldo Aguilar, 20, was convicted of Contrib- uting to the Sexual De- linquency of a Minor, a Class A misdemeanor. Sen- tence of 180 days jail time was suspended and the defendant sentenced to 24 months bench probation. Probation conditions in- clude 40 hours of commu- nity service, completion of the approved sex offender treatment program, no di- rect contact with children, register as a sex offender, and no contact with the victim until the victim is 18 years old. Additional counts were disposed without con- viction. Fines, fees and assessments totaled $600. -Dustin Dale Rodri- guez, 25, was convicted of Delivery of Methamphet- amine within 1,000 Feet of a School, a Class A felony, and was sentenced to 36 months supervised proba- tion subject to 180 sanction units with 90 jail units. Pro- bation conditions include 240 hours of community service, substance abuse evaluation; any violation of probation will result in 21-22 months prison time. Additional counts were dis- posed without conviction. Fines, fees and assessments totaled $1,000. Irrigon student named to WSU honor roll PULLMAN, Wash.— Adrienne Renee Cole of Ir- rigon has been named to the Washington State Univer- sity President’s Honor Roll for the 2015 Fall semester, the university announced this week. To be eligible for the honor roll, undergraduate students must be enrolled in a minimum of nine graded hours in a single term at WSU and earn a grade point average of 3.75 or earn a 3.50 cumulative GPA based on 15 cumulative hours of graded work.
