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Juveniles arrested on multiple charges in Irrigon HEPPNER G T 50¢ azette imes VOL. 138 NO. 2 6 Pages Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Students selected for Washington, D.C. trip Jacob Heideman, Ione, and Matthew Orem, Hep- pner, will act as student representatives for the Co- lumbia Basin Electric Co- operative NRECA Youth Tour in Washington D.C. this summer, June 13-20. While visiting the na- tion’s capital, the students will have a chance to speak with Oregon’s state repre- sentatives, learn about elec- tric cooperatives, listen to motivational speakers and tour national landmarks, which include the Smithso- nian and the Vietnam War Memorial. Jacob, the son of Dea- con and Erin Heideman, is a junior at lone Commu- nity Charter School. He is active in football, bas- ketball, track, band, choir, 4-H Ambassador and FFA where he is Green Hand’s president and club report- er. Jacob is also active in his community where he serves on the health clinic youth advisory committee, referees for youth football Two male juveniles were taken into custody in Irrigon on Jan. 3 in connec- tion with complaints con- sisting of thefts, unlawful entry into motor vehicles, unlawful use of a vehicle and trespassing. According to Morrow County Undersheriff John Bowles, the sheriff’s office had been investigating the reports filed between Dec. 29 and Jan. 3 and had iden- tified two male juveniles as the primary suspects. One male juvenile was found to have a felony warrant for absconding from the Homestead Youth Lodge in Pendleton and the other had a Morrow County Circuit Court warrant. On Jan. 3 a Morrow County Sheriff’s Office ser- geant received information that both male juveniles were in the area of NE Sixth and NE Seventh streets in Irrigon. MCSO responded to the area and after a ten minute foot pursuit, took both juveniles into custody. Both juveniles were arrested on the outstanding warrants as well as addi- tional charges of burglary, unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, theft, crim- inal trespass and escape. One juvenile has an addi- tional charge of unlawful possession of more than one ounce of marijuana. According to Bowles, the investigation led to multiple charges between the two juveniles and is estimated to close seven plus cases. Both juveniles were lodged at the Juvenile Northeast Regional Correc- tion facility in The Dalles, OR. The investigation is continuing. Commission votes to enlarge Enterprise Zone Amazon plans more server farms at Boardman Jacob Heideman Matthew Orem and basketball and vol- unteers with garden and clean up through his church and Willow Creek Terrace. Jacob enjoys working on his family’s farm, riding motorcycles, computer cod- ing and spending time with family and friends. Matthew is a junior at Heppner High School and the son of Eric and Brandi Orem. He participates in football, basketball and baseball. He is a member of FFA, FBLA and 4-H and has held positions of pres- ident, class secretary and FFA sentinel. He has earned his FFA Chapter Degree and is on the honor roll. Matthew’s community ser- vice has included serving at MCGG and Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative annual dinners, refereeing youth football and basket- ball, Elk’s Hoop Shoot, community clean-up’s and canned food drives. Mat- thew’s hobbies include rais- ing cattle, sports, motor vehicles and enjoying the outdoors. AEDs donated to high school Pictured (L-R): Heppner High School principal Matt Combe with ASB members Madison Combe, Marlee Mitchell, Gibson McCurry, Hunter Nichols, Casey Fletcher and Morrow County Health District CEO Bob Houser. Morrow County Health District’s Community Benefit Fund donated two Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) to Heppner High School on Monday. These defibrillators will be designated as travel equipment for student programs. MCHD’s Community Benefit Fund contributes to the advancement of health improvement services and community building activities in Morrow County. Heppner residents in custody Two adults and a ju- pner, are currently lodged at ceived on Jan. 6. Following the Umatilla Coun- an investigation, venile have been ty Jail with bail of Myers and Dixon arrested in connec- $20,000 each. were arrested and tion with a report According a female juvenile of a burglary at the the a press release was cited into ju- Mountain Glen from the Morrow venile court. All Apartments in County Sheriff ’s three suspects Heppner. Lovanna Michael Lovanna Marie Myers, 37, Scott Dixon Office, a report of Marie Myers were charged with a burglary at the criminal trespass and Michael Scott I. Dixon, 39, both from Hep- apartments was re- The Enterprise Zone at Boardman has been expanded by 80 acres to accommodate a planned data center expansion. By David Sykes The Columbia River Enterprise Zone, CREZ, at Boardman is expanding after receiving a request from VaData for room to build additional computer server farms. Vadata is a subsidiary of Amazon. com and already operates a large number of data cen- ters at the Port of Morrow near Boardman. The city of Boardman recently annexed 80 acres and the proposed Enterprise Zone boundary expansion would encom- pass the newly annexed property. The Enterprise Zone offers businesses three- and five-year property tax exemptions for new invest- ments and job creation in the county. The commission voted unanimously at its Oct. 24 meeting to approve the expansion. The CREZ is governed by a six-member board of directors made up of two people each appoint- ed from the city of Board- man, Morrow County and the Port of Morrow. At its Nov. 7 meeting the commission heard a report from Anna Browne, the county’s 4-H Latino Outreach/Open Campus Coordinator. She discussed her duties as the coordinator for Morrow and Umatilla Counties. Both the open campus program, as well as the companion piece for Latino youth and families called the Juntos (which means together in Spanish) program, strive to assist students in their pursuit of higher education. The pro- gram is run through Oregon State University. Browne noted that many youth in the north end of Morrow County have visited the south end, and she and the commission discussed how to make all youth more aware of what happens throughout the entire county, and how to spread the word about 4-H programs available. Some of the services the program offers to Latino families is help in enrolling and starting in college, fi- nancial aid and scholarship support, resume writing and how to transfer from a community college to a university. The program says it helps “empower Latino youth and families to pursue higher educa- tion.” The program offers workshops, family nights, mentoring, after school clubs and college visits and summer camps. Recently the pro- gram served 30 families in Boardman and two in Irrigon. Additionally, 85 students have been served during college application week, essay workshops and resume workshops. Browne says they plan on expanding into Ione in the winter of 2019. In other business at the Nov. 7 meeting the com- mission voted to upgrade the county’s outdated phone system. Commissioners were told the current system has reached its “end of life” meaning the hardware will no longer be manufactured or supported. The new sys- tem is on a 36-month lease for $29,279. At its Nov. 28 meeting the commission received the preliminary 2018 popu- lation estimate for Morrow County from Portland State University’s College of Urban and Public Affairs Population Research Cen- ter. Commissioner Russell said he found it hard to believe the county’s pop- ulation decreased by five people from the previous year when Boardman alone has seen construction of 35 new houses and school enrollments have increased. The estimated popula- tion of the county as of July 1, 2018 is 11,885, five less than the at the same time in 2017. The Population Research Center produces the annual Population Es- timates for Oregon and its counties and cities, as well as the estimates by age and sex for the state and its counties. These estimates are important since they are used by the state and local governments, various Students in the Juntos pro- organizations and agencies gram participate in a STEM for revenue sharing, funds (science, technology, engineer- allocation and planning ing and math) class. purposes. 4-H honors CBEC with lunch Morrow County Grain Growers MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWER 350 MAIN STREET Lexington LEXINGTON, OR 541-989-8221 Offers vary by model. 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Does not apply to prior purchase. © 2018 Polaris Snowmobiles Morrow County 4-H delivered lunch to Columbia Basin Electric Co-Op of Heppner on behalf of the county 4-H Leaders Council as a recipient of the Friends of Morrow County 4-H award. CBEC is a generous contributor to the 4-H program and members. Pictured: Anna Browne (4-H/Junto’s educator), Tommy Wolff (CBEC general manager), Erin Heideman (Morrow County 4-H educator) and Debbie Lankford (CBEC member services).
