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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 5, 2017 MCGG announces raffle winner Morrow County Grain Growers held the drawing last Friday for the Camp Chef Pellet Grill and Smoker the company raffled to benefit local man John Nelson. Pictured are MCGG Chief Financial Officer Lisanne Currin and General Manager Kevin Gray drawing the winning ticket; not pictured is winner Don Barber, who was not present for the drawing. The raffle raised $1,130 to aid Nelson with medical expenses. -Photo by David Sykes Sheriff’s Report March 31 (cont.): -MCSO arrested Donald Lienol Baldwin, 51, on Benton County Warrants. -A male in Boardman advised of a complaint about two ducks on a neigh- bor’s property. The ducks have never come over to RP’s property. RP did not want to do anything at that time. -A male RP on I-84 west, Boardman reported that from Tri-Cities to I-84 he followed a white Subaru with a middle-aged white male wearing a black, green and yellow beanie that was taking hits off a marijuana pipe. MCSO was unable to locate. -An RP in Irrigon ad- vised there was a truck and trailer is parked between Ninth and Tenth, which is against city code. Donald Eugene Ford, 42, was is- sued a citation for Prohib- ited Commercial Parking. -A deputy check on a possible disabled vehicle on Highway 74 Lena, Hep- pner. Two dogs and male sleeping in their vehicle. April 1: -A Morrow County Sheriff’s deputy re- ported an agency assist for a disturbance in Umatilla. -A male in Heppner reported dogs were jumping into his fence. He advised he was very upset. -An RP in Irrigon ad- vised someone broke into the house but wasn’t there anymore; advised the sub- ject went all the way in and then left going toward Second St. -MCSO was advised that Pendleton PD arrested James Robert Martin on a Morrow County parole and probation warrant. -MCSO was advised of a female in Irrigon being pushed around and threat- ened by a brother-in-law over a neighbor issue she had nothing to do with. A deputy made contact. -A male in Heppner reported a dog barking in his front yard. The RP was very upset and yelling on the phone, and threatened multiple times to hurt the animal. -MCSO received report of someone fighting be- tween St. Patrick’s Senior Center and the store in Hep- pner. The caller advised she could no longer hear them but previously heard loud screaming. April 2: -Morrow County Sheriff ’s Office was advised of a fight in Irrigon; the caller advised a neighbor was getting beat up right across from their house. -A female in Irrigon ad- vised her dog was attacked by a neighbor’s dog earlier that morning. She advised it occurred on her property and the dog was now at the vet’s. Gaspar Bedolla Mad- rigal was cited for Dog as a Public Nuisance. -MCSO was advised of a break-in in Irrigon. RP advised she had been there several days before and the items were there. There was a small barbecue, camp chair and shop vac missing. A deputy responded and took a report. -A female in the Hep- pner area advised a stud horse kept getting loose and getting in with her horse. The RP stated the neigh- bors told her the horse had been out multiple times, and the RP advised some- one was going to get hurt. Deputy made contact with the owner. -MCSO was advised of cows out at Hwy. 207/ Baseline Ln. -An RP in Lexington requested emergency medi- cal services for a 65-year- old with chest pains and shortness of breath. Hep- pner ambulance and Lex- OSU’s food preservation and safety hotline opens July 10 By Gail Wells, OSU CORVALLIS, Ore.—Is it safe to bring deviled eggs to the church picnic? How do I preserve Grandma’s piccalilli relish? Do I really need to pressure-can green beans? For answers to these and other questions about safely serving and preserv- ing summer’s food bounty, you can talk to a Mas- ter Food Preserver from Oregon State University Extension. Call toll-free 1-800-354-7319 weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The hotline opens July 10 and closes Oct. 13. Typical hotline ques- tions include where to get pressure-canner gauges tested, whether an old fam- ily canning recipe is still safe and what to do if your refrigerator or freezer goes out. Answers are provided by Extension-trained and -certified Master Food Pre- ington Quick Response Team responded and the patient was transported. -MCSO advised that someone ran over a tree and spilled some corn in Irrigon. April 3: -A female in the Lexington area reported that her two big guard dogs were missing. She advised one was a pup, the other was dragging a chain, and they were not aggressive. -A female in Heppner advised she noticed some- one took gas from her son’s care the day before. She advised her son left the morning before. -A female reported that she was issued a ticket because her sister used her information but that she was not in the county at that time. She advised the incident took place in December, and she wanted to file identity theft charges. MCSO arrested Deborah Renee Cameron, 54, on charges of Identity Theft and False Info to a Police Officer. Female also was ar- rested on a Morrow County Justice Court warrant for Failure to Appear on Forg- ery II. April 4: -Morrow County Sheriff ’s Office was advised of animal com- plaint in Heppner, juveniles trying to return a goat. A deputy made contact with the owner. -An RP in Irrigon ad- vised of a red Ford that sped by the house every day; advised it had been going on for two weeks. MCSO contacted Josue Eduardo Millan, 22, and gave him a verbal warning for speed. He was also advised not to be driving and the contact OSU Extension’s Master Food Preservers offer reliable, research-based advice on putting up food safely. Call them toll-free at 1-800-354-7319 weekdays through October 13, 2017. -Photo by Jeanne Brandt, OSU. servers, a volunteer-based program active in 18 Or- egon counties. Master Food Preserv- ers is part of OSU Exten- sion’s Family and Commu- nity Health (FCH) program, which provides research- based knowledge on all aspects of food, nutrition and family and community well-being. When it comes to food safety, calling the hotline is always a better bet than randomly searching the internet, advises Nellie Oehler, an FCH faculty Hermiston police regarding a warrant serviceable only by Hermiston. -MCSO received report of a 16-year-old runaway out of Irrigon. -MCSO assisted a woman in Heppner who had locked her keys and her dog in the car. -MCSO responded to a juvenile complain in Ir- rigon. -MCSO received a code complaint from a male in Irrigon who advised the neighboring house was vacant when he left last fall but now there were a bunch of household goods dumped between his house and their and there were rats and other vermin. He requested to speak to a deputy. April 5: -A female in Irrigon reported that she just picked up her kids and her ex poured stuff on her and took her jeep keys. -MCSO was advised of a dead steer that washed up on the shore on the east end of the Irrigon marina. The RP requested to have it removed before it started to smell. The matter was referred to another agency. -MCSO was advised of a missing 10-year-old in Irrigon; the RP advised she was supposed to be at the Shell with friends, that she had no cell phone, and that she had been threatened by another girl who said she would beat her up. The juvenile had been missing about an hour and a half. -MCSO arrested Jo- seph Lee Swope, 36, on a Morrow County warrant for Violation of Parole/Driving While Suspended, and a PC charge of Possession of Methamphetamine. -MCSO investigated a juvenile complaint in Heppner. -MCSO received a re- quest for a welfare check on a subject in Heppner. He was passed out on the couch and disoriented. -A female in Irrigon advised there was yelling coming from next door. She believed the house was empty and no one was supposed to be there. She advised she saw one male and one female there. -MCSO was advised of a 16-year-old runaway in Irrigon; the caller advised he was their grandson and he left on foot. MCSO was advised of a 13-yeaold female juvenile who ran away in Irrigon. -A female in Irrigon advised there was some- one walking around with a flashlight the night before, shining it in her neighbor’s house. -MCSO was advised of goats on the road near Irrigon. -MCSO arrested un- specified subjects on Ben- ton County warrants for Fraudulently Passing Bank Checks. -MCSO was advised of two dead dogs in the middle of the highway south of Ione; the RP advised they didn’t see who hit them. -The Irrigon High School principal advised MCSO that she had juve- niles in her office with drug paraphernalia. -MCSO was advised that Umatilla County Cor- rections arrested an un- specified subject, who was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with no bail. April 6: -Irrigon ambu- lance responded to Irrigon High School for a female student who passed out, pregnant, 4-5 months along, unknown why. The patient refused transport. -MCSO was contacted by a person trying to repos- sess a truck in Heppner. She advised she was pretty sure they had guns in it, and wanted information on her options. -MCSO was advised by an RP in Irrigon that dogs had just killed the daugh- ter’s cat in their front yard. member and Master Food Preserver coordinator in Lane County. “There’s a lot of mis- information online,” says Oehler. If you call the hot- line, you’ll get to talk to a real person, she said. And you can be confident that the information you’re get- ting is current and reliable. Last year Extension faculty, staff and volun- teers fielded 2,760 phone calls, 324 Ask an Expert questions and 1,625 office walk-ins queries on food preservation. OSU Extension also offers a wealth of online information on the topic. Extension’s Ask an Expert service also takes online questions about food pres- ervation and many other topics. Find more infor- mation about the Master Food Preserver program at Volunteer Programs. -A female in Ione ad- vised MCSO that an hour before a male subject was at her house causing a distur- bance, threatening to throw bricks through the window and threatening to take her child away. -MCSO was advised of a woman in Irrigon who appeared to be “mental.” She was throwing rocks and talking to herself. -MCSO conducted a welfare check on a female in Irrigon. She had a droopy face, but advised it was just stress. MCSO talked to the clinic, who advised it was not normal and the deputy returned to talk to the subject. -MCSO received a re- quest for a welfare check on a female in Hardman. -MCSO received a dis- turbance complaint regard- ing an adult son who was yelling at and threatening his father and mother in Boardman. -Boardman ambulance responded to Riverside high School, where a 17-year- old was having a seizure. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center. Submit fair and rodeo stories to the GT Anyone wishing to submit a story to be included in the Heppner Gazette-Times Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo special edition to be published Aug. 9 must have their stories turned into the GT by July 31. Those wishing to submit stores may email them to editor@rapidserve.net, send them to the GT at P.O. Box 337, Heppner, OR, fax them to 541-676-9211 or bring them by the office at 188 W. Willow, Heppner, OR 97836. We don’t fly airplanes We can’t train elephants We’re not good cooks We don’t build computers We can’t raise wheat We don’t practice law We can’t set a broken leg We don’t put out forest fires We can’t measure & cut lumber We don’t sell fat quarters We don’t rent movies We won’t charm snakes We don’t rotate tires We’re not painters BUT We can’t resole shoes WE We don’t fill cavities We don’t sell antiques SURE We don’t know jewelry CAN We can’t fill prescriptions We don’t savvy hardware We can’t fill propane tanks (and set up We don’t sell or bag groceries WEBSITES!) We shouldn’t run with scissors PRINT HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES 188 West Willow • 676-9228
