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    Page 8, THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner, OR, Thursday, Jan. 6, 1977
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Morrow County Sheriff Lar
ry Fetsch called the New
Year's weekend a "quiet one,
even with the snow" for local
law enforcement officers.
But the snowy weather
brought slick roads, which
caused at least four accidents.
Two persons were struck by
vehicles on the icy roads.
Tammi Toll, although there is
no official report, allegedly
was hit by a vehicle sometime
early Saturday morning. Re
portedly, she was released
Free
contest set
The Elks' local hoop shoot contest will be
held in lone and Heppner this Saturday, Jan.
8, at respective high school gyms.
The contests, for boys and girls who were
eight-years-old by Apr. 1 and not more than
13-years-old, is slated for 10 a.m. Saturday.
Winners will advance to a district shoot in
Hermiston, then on to state, regional and
national contests.
Kegler's Korner
Central Market is assured of no worse than
a second place overall finish in the Spare
timers League after they rolled their way to
the first half championship by four and a half
games.
Central finished the first half with a
44'2-1912 record, ahead of Morrow County
Grain Growers in second at 40-24.
Central Market is comprised of Harriet
Evans, Eddi Skow, Mary Kennison, Doris
Flynn, and Jean Ball. Substitutes Faye Ruhl
and Ann Skow contributed to the champion
ship. At the end of the bowling year, there will
be a roll off with the winning team from the
second half and Central to determine the
year's title holder.
Last week, Central slapped MCGG for three
games to retain the league lead. Peterson's
took three from Coast-to-Coast to wrap up
third place and sent Coast-to-Coast to the
bottom of the totem pole.
Marie Turner, MCGG bowler, rolled a 208
game to obtain the last Bicentennial patch to
be awarded this year. Fiesta Bowl took three
from Gardner's to slip into fourth.
Standings
Central Market
MCGG
Peterson's Jewelry
Fiesta Bowl
Gardner's
Coast-to-Coast
Hermiston
faces two
Lawrence Richard Barnes,
32, Hermiston, was charged
last week with theft in the first
degree of a shotgun only a
week after being charged with
harassment.
Barnes, formerly of Board
man, was charged on Dec. 29
for theft of a shotgun from
Mark Docken, Boardman.
Two weeks ago, he was
charged with harassment,
involving his wife, who still
lives in Boardman.
Earlier in the year, Barnes
was acquitted of a menacing
charge against his wife. Re
portedly, Barnes' wife and
children left in a car and he
followed in a pickup, bumping
Obituary
Leta l.edbetter
Leta Nix Ledbetter, 79, died
in Pendleton, Monday, Jan. 3.
She was born Oct. 2, 1897, in
Madison County, North Caro
lina, the daughter of Charles
and Clara Dalton Nix.
Mrs. Ledbetter was a mem
ber of the United Methodist
Church, Heppner.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 2 p.m.,
at Sweeney Mortuary Chapel,
with Rev. Steve Tollefson
officiating. Sacred selections
were sung by Carl and Betty
Marquardt. Concluding ser
vices and vault interment
were at Heppner Masonic
Cemetery with Sweeney Mor
youth struck
holiday driving
from Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital. Dale Holland, a freshman at
Heppner High School, wasn't
so lucky. Holland was hit by a
vehicle driven by Delbert
Binschus, Heppner, Sunday
night while sledding.
Holland and his brother
Doug were sledding near
Corwin Street. Doug got out of
the way in the dark night
accident, but brother Dale
didn't. Dale suffered a separ
ated shoulder and a slight
concussion.
throw
44'2-19'4
40-24
35-28V2
32-32
23-41
17-47
man
charges
the car while driving.
He is scheduled for court
appearance this month.
Resignation
accepted
The Heppner Common
Council accepted the resigna
tion this week of Anne Doherty
from the Heppner planning
commission.
Ms. Doherty resigned, ac
cording to Mayor Jerry Swee
ney, because she did not be
lieve in the 14 goals set up by
the Land Conservation and
Development Commission.
The city of Heppner is in the
process of replacing her.
tuary in charge of arrange
ments.
Casket bearers were Jack
Pickens, Norman Bergstrom,
James Ledbetter, Donald
Isom, John Ledbetter and
Larry Kennedy.
Mrs. Ledbetter is survived
by two daughters, Barbara
Bergstrom, Glide, Ore.; Clara
Pickens, Spokane, Wash.; two
sons, James, Portland, and
John, Heppner; two sisters,
Jila Murray and Edna Han
sen, both of Asheville, No.
Carolina; nine grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Bergen, pre
ceded her in death in 1973.
He spent the night at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital,
but was home on Monday.
An lone woman, Sharlene
Marie Arends, 25, escaped
serious injury Thursday
morning when the car she was
driving hit a patch of ice and
rolled.
The accident took place on
Thursday morning, about
three miles southeast of lone.
The 1968 Volkswagen report
edly hit the patch of ice. Then,
when a rear wheel left the
pavement, it caused the ve
hicle to roll over three times.
Arends, who stayed in the
car, received bumps and
bruises, but sustained no seri
ous injury.
The car was totalled.
Sheriff Fetsch's wife, Don
na, was in a one car accident
last Tuesday when her car slid
off the road about six miles
north of lone and rolled over.
Mrs. Fetsch sustained
bruises, but had no serious
injury. The car she was
driving was totalled.
Lisence
revoked
ten years
James Marvin Richardson,
19, Heppner, was declared an
habitual traffic offender in
justice court last week.
Richardson, who has been
convicted of four major traffic
violations including eluding,
reckless driving and driving
while suspended, had his
driver's license revoked for
ten years.
An habitual traffic offender
is a person who has been
convicted of three major traf
fic violations in a five year
period.
No charges
in Lexington
eve fight
A fight that allegedly in
volved 11 persons New Year's
morning was broken up, but
no citations were issued, ac
cording to Morrow County
Sheriffs' officers.
The ruckus took place at
2:30a.m., Jan. 1. According to
Sheriff Larry Fetsch, 11 per
sons were "milling around,
yelling and shouting at each
other."
There were no arrests.
There were allegedly shots
fired, however, they were
explained as firecrackers
later. Also, during the same
event, a Heppner girl, Tammi
Toll, was reportedly hit by a
car and released from Pioneer
Memorial Hospital.
f Jiofrirr 1Q77 with
Court St. Market
Prices effective Jan. 7,8 Thurs. Fri.
Pork Spare Ribs
Sliced Bacon
Dinner Franks
Dry Onions
Large Oranges
U.S. 2 Spuds 20 lbs.
Lettuce
Heppner
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Boardman building
Permits top $2
Boardman's building per
mits heralded the ending year
on a $2 million plus note
Friday.
Building permit status had
stood $48,000 short of the
duo-million mark. Roy D.
Plant, project superintendent
for Coughran Enterprises,
Heppner
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to the state by mid-January
and bids would start being
accepted sometime in March.
.discussed the city's UniPac
control panel in the city hall,
which monitors city wells and
reservoirs. The panel is on the
blink, due possibly to old
copper wiring that tends to
Sisters listed on
fall honor roll
Fall semester honor roll has
been announced by the Uni
versity of Portland's Regis
trar's office with 503 students
achieving this academic hon
or. There were 100 students
who earned a perfect 4.0 grade
point average. Students quali
fying for the honor roll earn a
3.5 grade point average and
above.
Two sisters from lone are
listed on the University's
1 lb. pkg.
l heads
Court St. ilr!ief
5..
had the honor of pushing the
year's total over the edge
while signing three permit
forms totaling $130,000.
This' last
brought the
minute filing
year's total to
$2,075,894. Structures to be
built are two duplexes and a
common council
work improperly in the wind
and hard weather. United
Pacific Controls will look into
the problem.
.heard from Ralph Marlatt,
city crew chief. Marlatt said
the city had purchased ten
new fire extinguishers, were
working on a fence near the
grade school, and had done
regular hydrant maintenance
honor roll. Kathleen Marie
McElligott achieved a perfect
4.0 grade point average.
Kathy is a senior enrolled in
the College of Arts and
Sciences.
Her sister, Joan Eileen Mc
Elligott, achieved a 3.69 grade
point average. Joan is a junior
enrolled in the School of
Education. Kathleen and Joan
are the daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. Donald McElligott, Box
5, lone.
for
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Last minute
check signing
puts Boardman
permits over
$2 million
mark.
million
single family dwelling.
Company construction is
located in the H i 1 1 v i e w
Estates H2 south of Board
man. These will bring a total
of five Coughran buildings to
the city.
Plant and his family moved
to Boardman Oct. 4.
this week.
.discussed further the plight
of the Rourke house on Elder
Street. The council is toying
with the idea of tearing the
residence down. A house on
May and Chase, also planned
for destruction, is being held
up because of owner contacts.
.talked about city depart
mental budgets. Sweeney ask
ed department heads to start
formulating new budgets.
.was asked by Chief of
Police Dean Gilman to look
into more lighting of the
crosswalk between the hotel
and Gardner's. Gilman said
since the neon light at the
hotel was not in operation any
longer, the street was dark
and he feared possible mis
hap. Bill Gentry will be asked
to look into possible extra
lighting and costs.
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Horse monogement
workshop slated
A special management
workshop of interest to all
horse owners in Morrow,
Umatilla, and the surrounding
counties will be held Jan. 8 in
Heppner.
Vital management topics
covering all aspects of horses
will be discussed during the 10
a.m. workshop at the Morrow
County Fairgrounds.
The morning program will
feature Dr. Don Holton, OSU
Animal Scientist. Dr. Holton
will address the topics of
Births
Still waiting for the
1977 baby to be born at
the Pioneer Memorial
Hospital and our Tues
day deadline has pas
sed. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Pierce
joyfully announce the birth of
a grandson on Dec. 6 in
Pendleton Community Hos
pital. The baby's parents, Martha
and Dennis McQuinn, Pendle
ton, have named their son
Bryan Eugene. His birth
weight was 6 lbs., 5 ozs.
The baby's paternal grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Donald McQuinn of Spray.
To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd W.
Perrin, Heppner, a son, David
Johnathon, born Dec. 24 at
Good Shepherd Hospital, Her
miston, weighing 5 lbs. 12M; oz.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Hilton, Chelean,
Wash., and Mr. and Mrs.
Milford Perrin, Gaston, Ore.
Great-grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Rupert Hilton,
Chelean, Wash".; Mr. and Mrs.
James Perrin, Gait, Calif.;
Mr. and Mrs. Painter, Seattle,
Wash.; and Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Warner, San Anderas,
Caif.
To Mr. and Mrs. James
Murdock Stubblefield, Monu
ment, a son, Christopher
Corey, born Dec. 28, at Pio
neer Memorial Hospital, Hep
pner, weighing 7 lbs, 9' oz.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Campbell, Kimber
ly, and Mr. and Mrs. George
Stubblefield, Monument.
Great-grandparents are
Mrs. Mattie Stubblefield,
Monument, and Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Stratton, John Day, Ore.
Great-great-grandparent is
Mrs. Art Campbell, Mountain
Home, Ida.
'''ECMBE
Horse Psychology, Horse Nu
trition and Horse Reproduc
' tion.
In the afternoon, Dr. Norden
Stefanides, Hermiston, will
discuss all aspects of horse
health including internal and
external parasistes, immuni
zation programs, castration,
wire cuts, laminitis plus other
disease related problems.
The workshop will conclude
with a presentation by Lee
Ansotegui, Heppner, dealing
with the basic principles of
foot care. Ansotegui will
discuss common foot prob
lems, how to correct these
problems, how to trim feet
plus how to evaluate a good
horse shoeing job.
This workshop is open at no
charge to all interested per
sons. More information can be
obtained by contacting the
Morrow County Extension Of
fice. ,
Gymnasf
class
offered
Are you a tumbler
who would like to learn
more?
You can, right here in
Heppner But you'd bet
ter hurry and register.
Teresa Deford and
Blue Mountain Com
munity College are of
fering a gymnastics
class in Heppner each
Monday. So far, there
are only four who have
shown interest. The
class needs eight or it
will be cancelled.
The class meets each
Monday from 7:30 p.m.
to 10 p.m. The class is
held at the Heppner
Junior High gym and is
for anyone 16 years old
For more informatin
contact Ms. Deford at
676-5246.
CB'ers set
meeting
Morrow Co. CBers will hold
their next meeting Jan. 10 at 7
p.m., at the home of Lee
Howard, 635 E. Hager St.,
Heppner.
Patches will be on display;
also, there will be election of
officers
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