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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Oregon Trail Library District MCSD swears in new board announces digital magazines member OTLD, in partner- ship with Recorded Books (Prince Frederick, MD), now offers the digital-mag- azine service RBdigital. RBdigital features full- color, digital magazines for instant desktop read- ing, mobile streaming and mobile-app download. With this service, patrons can add new and back issues to personal reading libraries with no holds, no checkout periods, and no limits to the number of magazines checked out and down- loaded. And with personal notifications for favorite magazines, patrons never miss an issue. ESPN, Irish Roots, HGTV Magazine, and American Patchwork and Quilting are just a few of the popular magazine titles available from RBdigital. Library director, Kathy Street, states the district is excited to have digital magazines to offer patrons. For more information on how to access this ser- vice, contact a staff member at any OTLD branch or go to http://oregontrail.ploud. net/ Sheriff’s Report The Morrow County Sheriff’s Department has released the following information: November 27: Morrow Gooseberry Rd, Ione that port on Depot Ln, Irrigon County Sheriff ’s Office there is a vehicle in the that there is a black car received a report on I84 E, middle of the road that they parked east of her residence Boardman that an extended can’t grade around. Has near the stop sign with two cab gray Ford Ranger is been there since last night. subjects in the vehicle. RP swerving in and out of the -MCSO received a re- asked if they were broke road. Unable to locate, ad- port on Hwy 74, Heppner down and they said no. vised OSP. that a distracted driver is Deputy responded, subject -MCSO received a re- swerving and appears to will be moving on. -MCSO received a re- port on SE Utah Ave, Irri- have a dog either in their gon that a 4-door mid-sized lap or in the front seat. port at Bunker Hill Ln/Hwy car, possible Buick flying Deputy advised that they 74, Heppner that there is an down the road, went down need to have their dog se- injured deer on the east side of the road between airstrip to Tenth. They always drive cured while traveling. by M-F around 0500. Un- -MCSO received a re- shed and Bunker Hill. Deer able to locate. port on Knapp St, Irrigon was dispatched. ODOT was -MCSO received a re- that her neighbor called advised for removal. -MCSO initiated activ- port on NE Washington her and advised that a dog Ave, Irrigon that there is a jumped the fence and killed ity at Linden Way, Heppner. bike in his yard, the bike is her pregnant goat. RP stated Jamie Rae Rankin was ar- not his grandkids, believes that this isn’t the first time rested on warrant, lodged it might be stolen. Bike that this dog has killed her at UCJ, no bail. -MCSO received a re- picked up and taken to IJC. animals. Dog owner issued -MCSO received a re- citation for dog at large as port on Wilson Ln, Board- man that adult male that port at Irrigon Marina on a public nuisance. NE Seventh St, Irrigon that -MCSO received a re- lives across the street has there is a vehicle believes it port at SE Chase St/SE been harassing her 13 year is a Lexus that has been in Skyline Rd, Heppner that old daughter. -MCSO received a re- the area overnight with no they see flames in the area port on SE Division St, one around. Windows are at the top of SE Chase. up and fogged up, thinks it -MCSO received a re- Irrigon that 50 year old is suspicious. Vehicle was port at Wilson Ln/Toms walked away from GSH, out of gas, subject was wait- Camp Rd, Boardman that there is a physicians hold ing for someone to bring there has been a fiber optics on subject and he needs to her some. company in the area since be brought back to the hos- -MCSO received a re- this summer and they don’t pital. Male is hallucinating port on SE Division St, Ir- appear to be operating very and is paranoid. -MCSO received a re- rigon that she purchased an safely. They don’t have item on Ebay, paid through flaggers and when they do port on Boardman Ave NW, Pay-Pal. Person will not they are not easily visible. Boardman of ongoing theft respond now. -MCSO received a and vandalism. -MCSO received a re- -MCSO received a re- report at Halvorsen Ln/ port of a juvenile complaint Smith Rd, Ione that a blue port that Russell Whitbeck at Irrigon Learning Center, Mitsubishi Eclipse is at the was arrested by HPD on IJC Columbia Ln, Irrigon. location. Believes someone warrant. Cited and released to appear. -MCSO received a re- is possibly camping. -MCSO received a re- port on NE Court St, Hep- -MCSO received a re- pner that puppies are out. port at Hwy 207 Echo, Lex- port on Hwy 74 Lena, Hep- Deputy responded and dogs ington of a possible MVA. pner that she heard gunfire returned to home next door. Vehicle with multiple flat and then saw a herd of 20- 25 deer going up over the -MCSO received a re- tires. port on NE Court St, Hep- -MCSO received a re- hill. RP isn’t sure if there pner that a male subject was port on W Seventh Rd, is a deer season going on looking around porch when Irrigon that a male subject or not. -MCSO received a re- no one was home, thought and his mother came out of it was suspicious. the house threatening him port on NW Jones St, Hep- -MCSO received a re- and doing all kinds of stuff, pner that his son reported to quest from UCSO to look advises it has been physical. him that a subject slapped him. for a white and orange -MCSO received a November 28: Morrow Isuzu commercial truck, 12 ft bed on Paterson Ferry County Sheriff’s Office re- report on Columbia Ln, Rd, Boardman. Unable to ceived a report at Rodeway Irrigon that there is a Rott- Inn on Front St SW, Board- weiler and a pit bull chasing locate. -MCSO received a re- man that a male is out by the her neighbors goats. -MCSO received a re- port on SE Eleventh St, dumpster. Unable to locate. -MCSO received a re- port on SE Charity Loop, Irrigon that chihuahua was attacked and killed by two port on Hwy 207 Echo, Irrigon that a female yellow large pit bulls that live Lexington that there is a lab has been missing for the deer on the side of the road last hour, no collar. She has down the street. been sick and RP was get- -MCSO received a re- with two broken legs. -MCSO received a re- ting ready to take her to the port at Halvorsen Ln/Ione- vet when she took off. -MCSO received a re- port at Columbia Ln, Ir- rigon that there is a lot of traffic turning around in his driveway and he is concerned because he has some expensive items on the property. Send out your Christmas wishes to your customers and the community! THE GAZETTE WILL PUBLISH ITS SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EDITION DECEMBER 20TH. THE CHRISTMAS SECTION WILL BE PRINTED IN FULL COLOR AND IS A GREAT WAY TO THANK YOUR CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR . For more information, or to be included in the Christmas edition, call 541-676-9228 or email megan@rapidserve.net by Monday, Dec. 18, at 5 p.m. By April Sykes Marcie Rodelo was sworn in as a member of the Morrow County School Board at its monthly meet- ing Monday night at Windy River Elementary School in Boardman. Rodelo, Boardman, re- places Thad Killingbeck, who had resigned from the board because he had moved out of the school district. Rodelo is the owner of a tax service business. Also at the meeting, the board approved designating the Morrow Education Cen- ter in Irrigon a “school.” MCSD Superintendent Dirk Dirksen said that the transi- tion would not only make it easier for students attending the alternative school, but also for online students as well. In other business, the board: -recognized the cham- pionship Riverside Junior/ Senior High School soccer team introduced by Princi- pal David Norton. -viewed a presenta- tion on the Windy River Elementary outdoor school program. -received the Decem- ber enrollment figures for the district as follows: A.C. Houghton Elementary, kin- dergarten through grade three-273; Sam Board- man Elementary, K-grade three-360; Heppner El- ementary, K-grade six- 168; Irrigon Elementary, grades four-six-216; Windy River Elementary, grades four-six-248; Heppner Jr./ Sr. High School, grades seven-12-172; Irrigon Jr./ Sr. High School, grades seven-12-360; Riverside Jr./Sr. High School, grades seven-12-397; Morrow Education Center-77; total equals 2,271. Dirksen said he was pleased to see that the district had gained over 70 students over the previ- ous year. -learned from Dirksen that the district had quali- fied prospective buyers for a piece of property near Heppner Elementary and was proceeding with a sale of the land. or inhalants, use of restraint -heard a brief report and seclusion, commu- from Dirksen on the time- nicable disease, non-pre- line for plan- scription ning a district medica- bond levy in tion, pre- May of 2021. scription -voted to medica- go out for bids tion, med- for a district ications, audit. Dirk- directory sen said that informa- 20 years had tion and passed since compli- the district had ance with last put the au- standards. dit out for bids. Marcie Rodelo -ad- -approved opted new, accepting and appropriat- revised or rescinded ad- ing unanticipated revenues ministrative rules on Core from the Oregon Dairy Teaching Standards. Council in the following -indicated support of amounts: $16,000 ($2,000 Scott Rogers for Oregon per school) for milk cool- School Board Association ers; $4,495 for “Healthy Board of Directors Position Celebrations” carts; $300 #2, Gorge Region. for ”Walk and Bike to -heard from Dirksen School Day”; and $2,800 concerning the work ses- for “Fuel Up and Play 60” sion planned for evaluation flag football kits. of the superintendent. -received the financial -approved the follow- report for 2017-18 which ing employment action: shows $24,687,161 in rev- Resignations/non-renew- enues, $24,800,240 in 2017 als-Virginia Garcia, SBE estimated expenditures, department secretary, Eliza- with a beginning fund bal- beth Gutierrez, north dis- ance of $3,451,046 and a trict office custodian and projected ending fund bal- Morrow Education Center ance of $3,337,967. ed assistant, Gina Patter- -adopted a resolution son, RJSHS assistant high to reorganize the Oregon school track coach, Sarah School Boards Association Ruloph, Windy River ed as a non-profit corporation assistant; Retirement-Kelly and adopt the proposed Wright, A.C. Houghton 2017 by-laws. Elementary ed assistant, -approved the first February 8, 2018, Employ- readings of new or revised ment/promotions/transfers- policies on public comment Tresa Grieve, MEC and at board meetings, commu- north district office as- nicable diseases, admission sistant custodian; Letician of resident students, student Hernandez, Sam Boardman safety and public records. Elementary department sec- -adopted rescinded, retary; Extra duty contracts- new or revised policies on Jorge Mendoza, Irrigon non-discrimination, evalua- Jr./Sr. High School boys’ tion of administrator, inju- C-team basketball coach. ry-illness report, weapons -heard the following in schools, criminal records announcements: winter checks-fingerprinting, eval- break-December 15-Janu- uation of staff, students ary 1; end of semester-Jan- with disabilities-child iden- uary 11, no school January tification procedures, spe- 15, Martin Luther King cial education evaluation holiday, no board meeting procedures, special educa- in January, next regular tion, expanded options, meeting February 12, Ir- graduation requirements, rigon Jr./Sr. High School. compulsory attendance, use of tobacco, alcohol, drugs -MCSO received a re- port on Steagall Rd, Ir- rigon that RP would like female trespassed from his property. The female is not there now, but comes to the property from time to time to visit other subjects. -MCSO received a report on Hwy 74, Hep- pner that she picked up a dog between Lexington and Heppner. The dog is a puppy, tan with black on his back and a wrinkly face. RP dropped dog off at Temples. -MCSO received a re- port at Northwestern Motel on N Main St, Heppner that an employee located a firearm in the bathroom at the RV park. It is a black handgun, says Survivalist on it. MCSO responded and it was an airsoft gun. -MCSO received a re- port on W Seventh Rd, Irrigon that his stepfather is being antagonistic and is saying snide and inflamma- tory things. -MCSO received a re- port at Knights Inn/Village Restaurant that a vehicle involved in an incident ear- lier may be reported stolen. -MCSO received a re- port on I 84 W, Boardman that a Fedex truck pulling doubles is going around 80 mph. November 29: Mor- row County Sheriff’s Of- fice received a report at Sinclair Station on W Main St, Lexington that a suspi- cious vehicle is following the Penske mail truck from Pendleton. Vehicle is a gold 4-door sedan driven by a subject with long dishwater blonde hair. -MCSO received a re- port on N Main St, Heppner that the neighbor’s puppies keep getting in her yard. They are there now and nobody seems to be home. The puppies are always run- ning in the road. RP doesn’t know what to do with the puppies. Britany Denise Blair was cited for dog as a public nuisance. -MCSO received a re- port on NE Utah Ave, Ir- Wheatland Insurance annual Canned Food Drive NOW THRU DECEMBER 18TH at Heppner & Ione Whealand offices. ALL DONATIONS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER TO HELP LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED. rigon that a white Hyundai Santa Fe that speeds through the area and doesn’t stop at stop signs. RP advised the vehicle has WA plates and the person has been living at the corner of Brandon for three months and should have them changed by now. -MCSO received a re- port at I 84 E/Hwy 730, Boardman that a commer- cial vehicle has been there since last night, but driver says he has help coming. -MCSO received a re- port on W Sperry St, Hep- pner that they are working on a roof and his co-worker, 26 year old male collapsed due to a back injury. Patient transported to PMH. -MCSO received a report on NW Jones St, Heppner that block and tackle out of the back of his vehicle has been taken. RP advised the subject will not give it back. -MCSO received a re- port on SE Eighth St, Irri- gon that a male subject and her mother are fighting. It is verbal so far. Jason James Abbot was arrested on LSA warrant and lodged at UCJ with no bail. -Continued on PAGE SEVEN F oster G randparents W anted ! Eastern Oregon Foster Grandparent Program Seeks persons 55+ (Income limits apply) to help students in Heppner area schools with reading. Receive a stipend of up to $450 month tax free. Call 541-276-4474 (Pendleton) or 1-800-541-5116 (toll free throughout Oregon).
