Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 16, 2020 -- SEVEN
Sheriff’s Report
The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office has released the following information:
September 13: Mor-
row County Sheriff’s Office
received a report at Willow
Creek Campground on Wil-
low Creek Rd, Heppner of
verbal argument between
husband and wife. Parties
separated for the night.
-MCSO received a re-
port at Irrigon Marina on
NE Seventh St, Irrigon
of a campsite behind the
baseball diamond. There
are three vehicles. Deputy
spoke to management and
they advised camping is
allowed this weekend for
the softball tournament.
Unfounded.
-MCSO received a re-
port on Hwy 207 Echo,
Lexington that the speed
sign is down. ODOT ad-
vised.
-MCSO received a
report on SE Utah Ave,
Irrigon that a pickup is
parked near the stop sign
on Seventh, halfway out in
the road. MCSO responded,
individuals are moving the
vehicle.
-MCSO received a re-
port that RP lost his two
chocolate labs off the 2105
road off of ditch creek. Both
are males. Older has a red
collar and younger has a
green collar.
-MCSO received a re-
port at Threemile Camp-
ground on Threemile Rd,
Boardman that there is a
trailer that looks to have
been set up, but there is
no vehicle there. Deputy
checked during the night
and located a pickup there.
-MCSO received a re-
port on I 84 E, Boardman
of a vehicle traveling at
Morrow County School
Superintendent Dirk Dirk-
sen told the school board at
their Monday night meeting
at Riverside High School
in Boardman it would be
advisable to put off a bond
measure to fund school
building remodels and con-
struction considering the
current COVID-19 pan-
demic. “Now is not the
right time,” he said, adding
“Talking about the bond
numbers would not be pos-
itive as we move forward,”
citing “financial stress.”
“It’s still in the queue, but
it’s not the right time,” com-
mented board Chair Becky
Kindle.
The board approved
moving action on the bond
issue to a “future date.”
Dirksen suggested to the
board that the district con-
tinue to work to put the
bond together and put it
up to the voters in the May
2022 election.
Dirksen reported to the
board, concerning current
COVID-19 data, the dis-
trict is in “Safe Harbor”
until January 4, adding
the current number of cas-
es is “higher than we’ve
been for a while.” Howev-
er, he said there was “no
school spread.” “We’ve
had COVID in the schools”
but “not spread within the
schools.” He said the dis-
trict is hoping to extend
Safe Harbor but anticipates
the possibility of a “critical
change from what we are
doing at the present time.”
Dirksen said they hope
to restart the sports pro-
grams with a Feb. 8 football
practice, with other fall
sports tentatively beginning
Feb. 22; season two with
baseball, softball, tennis
and track to begin April 5;
winter sports, swimming,
basketball and wrestling,
to begin in May. “There are
a lot of changes coming,”
cautioned Dirksen.
The board also:
-received enroll -
ment figures for Decem-
ber-A.C. Houghton Ele-
mentary, Irrigon-203; Sam
Boardman Elementary,
Boardman-321; Heppner
Elementary-167; Irrigon
Elementary-187; Windy
River Elementary, Board-
man-253; Heppner Jr./Sr.
High School-144; Irrigon
Jr./Sr. High School-369;
Riverside Jr./Sr. High
School, Boardman-464;
Morrow Education Center,
Irrigon-122; total-2,230.
Enrollment by community
is as follows: Boardman
lost 24 students from 1,062
in 2019 to 1,038 in 2020;
Heppner, minus 10, from
321 in 2019 to 311 in 2020;
Irrigon, minus 64, from 823
to 759; MEC, plus 64, from
58 in 2019 to 122 in 2020;
district totals from 2,264
to 2,230.
-approved employment
action for December: resig-
nations/non-renewals-for
Gabriela Bautista, ACH ed
assistant; Alonso Gonzalez,
IJSHS ELL teacher; Tre-
sa Grieve, WRE behavior
tech; Judy Yoder, WRE ed
assistant; employment/pro-
motions/transfers-Lyman
Branson, RJSHS facilities
coordinator, Adriana Ca-
denas Garcia, transfer to
IJSHS department secre-
tary/registrar, Beth Har-
rington, transfer to ACH
assistant custodian, Leah
Harris, RJSHS temporary
business ed teacher, and
Tammi Lien, transfer to
HES full-time assistant
custodian; extra duty con-
tracts-Adriana Cadenas
Garcia, IJSHS assistant
girls’ soccer coach, Michael
George, HJSHS junior high
assistant boys’ basketball
coach, Anna Wedding,
HJSHS junior high head
girls’ basketball coach.
-rescinded policy on
the district’s counseling and
guidance program and re-
vised policy for the School
Counseling Program.
-revised policy on
“Equal Educational Op-
portunity” and “Threats of
Violence.”
-adopted policy “All
Students Belong.”
-heard the following
announcements: no school
from December 18 to Jan-
uary 2, 2021 for winter
break; board work session
January 11 at the district
office in Irrigon.
Not the right time for a bond
measure, says Dirksen
high rates of speed, 124+
mph, heading east. Unable
to locate.
-MCSO received a
report at I 84 E/Gilliam
County Line, Boardman
that a white Mustang is on
the road just parallel to I 84
parked in the middle of the
road. OSP was unable to get
to it due to the barrier wire
on I 84. MCSO responded
and vehicle was not there.
Unable to locate.
-MCSO received a re-
port on Wilson Ln, Board-
man that there is red horse
running around in the blue-
berry fields. Made contact
with owner and they will
put it in the correct pen. Not
hurting anything where it is
at. Not a hazard.
-MCSO received a
report on Doolittle Can-
yon Ln, Heppner that the
neighbor’s dogs are barking
again. Deputy respond-
ed and did not hear any
barking dogs in the area.
Unfounded.
-MCSO received a re-
port on I 84 W, Boardman
that a blue Honda with WA
plate was unable to main-
tain lane on the freeway,
varying in speed from 50-
80 and almost went off the
road several times.
-MCSO received a re-
port on S Main St, Heppner
that there was an old blue
grey car by the old Heppner
pool, male subject with
long white beard reaching
into the vehicle and then
stopped as soon as he saw
RP drive by. RP thought
it was odd. Made contact,
it was the owner of the
vehicle.
-MCSO received a re-
port on Short Rd, Irrigon
the neighbor reports that
there is a burn, possibly a
controlled burn but with the
burn ban in effect and all
the fires in Oregon he felt
he should report it.
-MCSO received a
report at Mountain Glen
Apartments on NE Pioneer
Dr, Heppner that there are
people on their deck being
loud. Deputy made contact
with two people outside.
-MCSO received a re-
port on C St, Ione that
there was a loud blowing
up sound, not a gun shot,
more like and electrical
transformer blowing. Un-
able to locate.
September 14: Mor-
row County Sheriff’s Of-
fice received a report of a
fight at Columbia View on
Columbia Ave NW, Board-
man.
-MCSO received a re-
port on S First St, Irrigon
that subject broke windows
in his vehicle, still there.
-MCSO received a re-
port that Johnny Lee Evans
was arrested on UCCC
warrant.
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