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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 7, 2018 - THREE Windy River teacher arrested Ione community shows on sexual abuse charges Cardinal Pride Robert Weems, 42, a Windy River Elementary School sixth grade teacher, was placed on paid admin- istrative leave, just one day prior to his arrest on Feb. 2 by The Dalles Police De- partment. According to the Mor- row County School Dis- trict press release, Weems was arrested on multiple counts of sexual abuse in the second degree and third degree as well as official misconduct. The school district an- nounced that they were made aware of a potential situation regarding Weems on the morning of Thurs- day, Feb. 1. Weems was hired to teach at the Board- man elementary school July 1. Weems is currently lodged at NORCOR on $3,000 bail. Robert Weems January warmer than normal According to prelimi- nary data received by NO- AA’s National Weather Ser- vice in Pendleton, tempera- tures at Heppner averaged warmer than normal during the month of January. The average tempera- ture was 39.4 degrees which was 4.2 degrees above nor- mal. High temperatures av- eraged 46.5 degrees, which was 2.9 degrees above nor- mal. The highest was 65 degrees on the 30 th . Low temperatures averaged 32.2 degrees, which was 5.4 degrees above normal. The lowest was 20 degrees, on the 1 st . There were 13 days with the low temperature below 32 degrees and four days when the high tem- perature stayed below 32 degrees. Precipitation totaled 1.31 inches during Janu- ary, which was 0.16 inches below normal. Measurable precipitation -at least .01 inch- was received on 14 days with the heaviest, 0.30 inches reported on the 16 th . Since October, the wa- ter year precipitation at Heppner has been 5.07 inches, which is 0.46 inches below normal. The highest wind gust was 52 mph which occurred on the 27 th . The outlook for Febru- ary from NOAA’s climate prediction center calls for above normal temperatures and near normal precipi- tation. Normal highs for Heppner during February are 47.4 degrees and normal lows are 28.2 degrees. The 30 year normal precipita- tion is 1.12 inches. Classic car Cruz-In scheduled The 17 th annual Cruz- In car show will again be held during the St. Patrick’s celebration in Heppner on Mar. 17. The car show will take place on Willow Street, between Heppner Market Fresh and St. Patrick’s Se- nior Center between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Registration for the classic vehicles will start at 9 a.m. and will cost $20 per vehicle. Car owners will be entitled to participate in the poker walk through the five participating downtown businesses, with a cash prize awarded to the first and second place poker hands. Some categories for awards will be Lepre- chaun’s choice, Mustang’s choice, best convertible, best 1910-1920’s vehicle, best street rod, best paint, best resto-mod car, best of show and many more. Car owners will vote on their favorite car for the partici- pants choice award. Judging will begin at 9 a.m., with awards begin- ning around 2:30 p.m. on Willow Street. The public is invited to view the cars and reminisce about the past. Sponsors for the Cruz-In include Heppner Auto Parts, Heppner High School, Les Schwab Tires, Pettyjohn’s Supply, Mor- row County Grain Grow- ers, Lexington Machine, Lexington Mini Market, Osmin’s Century Welding, Columbia Basin Electric, Murray’s Drugs and Hep- pner Market Fresh. For additional informa- tion, to obtain an entry form or to volunteer, contact the Heppner Chamber of Com- merce at 541-676-5536 or Gary Jones at 541-676- 5456. Ione community members were asked to wear letterman’s sweaters or jackets to the Throw- Back Cardinal night at the homecoming basketball game last Saturday to demonstrate their Cardinal Pride. Pictured (L-R back row): Keith Rea, Eric Orem, Gregg Rietmann, Virgil Morgan, Deacon Heideman, Jason Proudfoot, Monty Crum, Jerry Rietmann. (L-R front row): Brandi Orem, Jill Martin and Kate Knop. -Contributed photo Marquardt appointed to Oregon Hunter Education board Jim Marquardt, a Hep- pner hunter education in- structor for many years, has been appointed to a three-year northeast direc- tor position in the Oregon Hunter Education Instruc- tors Association (OHEIA). Irrigon resident, Greg Barron, currently the orga- nization’s president-elect, will take over as president on May 1 of this year. The board consists of directors representing the geographi- cal areas of the state as well as two directors at large, two special project directors and a webmaster. Heppner instructor, Darlene Marquardt is also the web- master and is on the ballot to be elected as secretary for the coming term. The next scheduled hunter education course in Heppner is scheduled for June, after school is out for the year. Registra- tion is available at https:// or.outdoorcentral.us/or/li- cense or at any location where you can purchase hunting or fishing licenses. For more information, con- tact Jim Marquardt at 541- 969-4845. According to a spokes- Jim Marquardt person, OHEIA is an orga- nization whose purpose is to work in partnership with ODFW to support hunter education instructors. The mission of OHEIA is to “improve the teaching of safe, ethical and responsible hunting.” Chamber lunch meeting to be held at senior center The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be the hosted annual luncheon for Willow Creek Develop- ment Group to be held at noon on Thursday, Feb. 15, in the senior center dining room. Gary Neal, General Manager of the Port of Mor- row, will be the speaker for the luncheon and the public is welcome. There is no charge for lunch, but attendees are asked to RSVP at 541-676- 5536 no later than Feb. 13. Alvin Liu of Gateway Café will be catering the lunch, serving BBQ ribs, BBQ chicken, BBQ beans, potato salad and dessert. Creative arts and crafts group to meet, plan sale Morrow County Cre- ative Arts and Crafts group will meet on Monday, Feb. 12, at 11:30 a.m. at Sweet Productions on Main St. in Heppner for a no-host lunch and meeting. Members interested in the sale for the St. Patrick’s celebration are asked to bring a list of items for sale. Also on the agenda will be a class with Darla Hanson, possibly with a fol- low along watercolor class or other class she teaches. The class doing the paint- ing will make the decision as to what they would like to paint. The class is free to members and $20 a day for non-members. The public is invited to attend. Members are asked to attend the Feb. 12 meeting or call Betty Mills, 541- 676-5546, if selling items during the St. Patrick’s festivities. Traveling Lantern to present Johnny Appleseed The 17th annual Cruz-In will be held on March 17. -File Photo The Traveling Lantern is presenting a program on Johnny Appleseed at the Ione School Feb. 14 at 2:30 p.m. The show will present Appleseed’s lessons of environmental stewardship, conservation, and sustainability that are relevant to children today, as they learn to protect and respect the beauty of nature around them. The public is invited to this educational program. ADVANTAGE DENTAL CLINICS Advantage Dental Group, PC The Advantage Dental Clinic has Re-opened in Heppner! FREE DENTAL CLEANING with the purchase of new patient exam and necessary x-rays. DID YOU KNOW? GUM DISEASE • is linked to • HEART DISEASE 143 N Main Street, Heppner, OR 888-468-0022 www.AdvantageDentalClinics.com Offer valid January 1, 2018 thru February 28, 2018. 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