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Rylee Palmer wins essay contest Rylee Palmer, a member of the Pine City study group, entered the Character Counts! essay and artwork competition, winning the local, state and national contests. This year’s char- acter focused on citizen- ship. The Association for Family and Community Education invites fourth graders to enter the essay and artwork contest each year. Each contestant was required to draw a picture depicting citizenship and write an essay about the picture. After winning the Mor- Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon row County contest, Palm- er’s entry was sent to the state contest, which she also won. Winning the state con- test put her in the running for the national contest and she won that as well. She will receive cash prizes for all three wins. Palmer’s winning entry Budweiser. that he looked down at his “They then met back phone at 5:33 p.m. and is on display at Murray’s up after work (around 5 when he looked up, he was off the road. He overcor- rected and the truck crossed the highway before he over- corrected it again. The truck then rolled, causing Herrig to be ejected from the ve- hicle. He died at the scene. Enriquez got out of the vehicle, admitted to being the driver and stated that he had consumed three beers prior to the crash. A blood draw obtained by the Or- Anthony King Enriquez egon State Police two hours p.m.) and decided to go to after the crash reported a Ione for dinner,” according blood alcohol content of to District Attorney Justin .189 percent, more than Nelson. “The two then left twice the legal limit of .08 for Ione in Herrig’s work percent. truck with Enriquez driving Nelson also stated that the vehicle. Mr. Enriquez his office and the victim stated that he drove because assistance office kept the Mr. Herrig was too intoxi- victim’s family informed cated to drive.” of the status of the case According to the news and consulted them prior to release, Enriquez reported acceptance of plea negotia- tions. Herrig’s mother and sister gave statements to the court at the sentencing hearing. HEPPNER G T 50¢ azette imes VOL. 137 NO. 24 10 Pages Drunk driver sentenced in death of passenger Anthony King Enriquez pleads guilty to criminally negligent homicide and drunk driving Anthony Enriquez, 42, of Ukiah, was sentenced to 65 months in prison after pleading guilty to criminal negligent homicide and driving under the influence of intoxicants charges that resulted from a crash on Mar. 21, 2018. The passen- ger of the vehicle, Joshua Herrig, age 35, of Hep- pner, was ejected from the vehicle and killed. Circuit Judge Eva Tem- ple sentenced Enriquez to five years, five months in state prison in accordance to a plea deal. Enriquez will receive credit for the time he spent in the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton, fol- lowing the crash. According to reports, Enriquez and Herrig were friends and occasionally worked together. On Mar. 21, the two reportedly met during their lunch hour and purchased three cases of Drug in Heppner. All participants in the contest receive a certificate and a treat. The character for the contest next year will be trust- worthiness. Local commissioner attends national leadership conference Doherty “rides the rails” to DC CBEC local manager elected to regional board Thomas Wolff, CEO and general manager of Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative based in Hep- pner, was recently elected by his peers to serve on the board of trustees of the Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA). NWPPA is an interna- tional association represent- ing and serving over 154 consumer-owned, locally controlled public power utilities in the Western U.S. and Canada, including Or- egon, Washington, Idaho, California, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Alas- ka and British Columbia. NWPPA exists to enhance the success of its members through education, training, public information, govern- mental relations and value- added services. NWPPA values local control, mem- ber needs, integrity, quality of products and services, effective representation and accountability. Wolff is a twenty-year employee of Columbia Ba- Rylee Palmer (right) pictured with Marilyn Perkins. Thomas Wolff sin Electric Co-Op, serv- ing in his fourth year as its CEO/General Manager. Wolff was chosen to re- place Terry Kelly of Salem Electric Cooperative who recently retired from the industry. Morrow County Commissioner Jim Doherty (left) with some of the other participants in the recent leadership conference held June 3-7 in Washington, DC (Capitol in the background). Alex Lindsay wins triple jump state title Alex Lindsay, Heppner, was one of 16 athletes se- lected to participate in the boys’ triple jump 2A state finals held recently at the University of Oregon. Lind- say’s 41’11” jump won him the state title. According to a source, the last time the boys’ triple jump title was won was in 1994 and the last time for girls was in 2010. Alex Lindsay stands on the podium after receiving his medal for the triple jump state Alex Lindsay title. -Contributed photo. Students learn about rice from around the world Students in Mrs. El- guezabal’s second grade reading group spent time at the end of the school year reading and learning about rice from around the Second grade students enjoy the rice dishes created by the chefs. Students participating were Mary Ashbeck, Jacob Blair, Zachery Christian, Addison Coe, Lizzie Ginn, Havin Gray, Isa Payne, Naomi Propheter, Joshua Severance Eva Worden and Julius Wright. By David Sykes Morrow County Com- missioner Jim Doherty re- cently attended a confer- ence in Washington DC aimed at helping county officials improve “the art and practice of public lead- ership.” Held June 3-7, the con- ference was attended by officials from 24 counties across the United States, who participated in work sessions aimed at devel- oping skills for a better county government includ- ing “increasing innovation and creativity, increase risk-taking, improve deci- sion making and develop better team building and communication.” Partici- pants also learned to “en- hance the capability of county officials to identify and implement innovative solutions to complex chal- lenges facing county gov- ernment.” Doherty has a leadership position at the state level, having recently been elected as second vice president of the Association of Oregon Counties (AOC). “It was an intense boot-camp styled struc- ture,” Doherty told the Gazette-Times upon his return. “A lot of would-be leaders reduced to question- ing whether they were up to the challenge. The focus was on getting beyond au- thority and focus on what it means to lead. I didn’t realize the gravity of being selected. Apparently around the country competition for a spot is normal,” he added. The $1,800 cost of the conference was paid for by AOC, and Doherty took the train back to DC to cut down on costs. “With an eye to the past election where many ‘jet setting’ commissioners were un- elected, I chose to get my- self there and back as frugal as possible. For $400 dol- lars one can get on the fast track and ride the rails from Pasco to DC,” Doherty said. He added that after a week of meetings he then took the Empire Builder train back to “God’s country.” He said while sitting on a train seat for 40 hours did show him the price of a flight vs a night on a train, “It’s still easier than sleeping on the ground at sheep camp.” said it is a famous and con- venient dish to serve when you have lots of company because it all cooks up in only one dish. Alvin Liu brought Tai- wanese mochi, a type of sweet rice dumpling. Liu explained that when the Japanese occupied Taiwan they brought mochi with world. To celebrate the end Chefs who participated in the them, and the Taiwanese of the unit, the students party were Carmen Healy, adapted their own version threw a “Rice is Nice” party Pat Sweeney, Alvin Liu and Kelsey Wolff. -See RICE/PAGE FOUR and invited community members to bring a rice dish from another country. The students learned how to eat with chopsticks and were inspired to discover that children who are only three years old, can pick up Green Mountain Grills a single grain of rice using 10% off accessories, chopsticks. sauces rubs and pellets Carmen Healy brought arroz con pollo from the Morrow County Grain Growers Dominican Republic. She Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 For farm equipment, visit our web site at www.mcgg.net Father’s Day Special $50-$150 OFF
