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TWO - The Heppner The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and rhe County of Morrow The Heppner , J OTTPA GAZETTE-TIMES Mrr bitty '$ Ime-OwiH Weekly Hewspir' U SPS. 240-420 Published every Thursday and entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Second-class postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503) 6769228. Address communications to the Heppner Gazette Times. P.O. Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 97836. $10.00 in Morrow, Umatilla, Wheeler k Gilliam counties: $12.00 elsewhere. David and April Hilton Sykes, Publishers An invitation To the Editor: I am writing to you in my capacity as president of the Salem Jaycees. It is my understanding that in the past, your city has had an active and productive Jaycee Chapt er. On behalf of the Oregon Jaycees and the Salem Jay cees, I wish to extend an invitation to the young men of your community to once again enjoy the benefits and associa tions of Jaycee membership. The board of directors of the Salem Jaycees has authorized our chapter to sponsor the establishment of a new Jaycee organization for the city of Heppner. This means that provided at least 20 young men of your -community between the ages of 18 to 35 express an interest in becom ing Jaycees, the Salem Chapt er will, at its own cost, send a chapter management team to your city, assist those young men in establishing their own chapter, and purchase for them, all materials necessary to establish that chapter. In addition, for the first 20 members, Salem will contri bute $3 each toward their first year membership dues, thus making the cost of initial membership only $25. Finally, the Salem chapter will provide ongoing consultation to the officers and board of directors of the new Heppner Jaycees so long as they desire. Interested young men should contact Mr. Harold McLean, deputy district at torney for Morrow County at 676-5269 or 676-5401. Sincerely, N.Thomas Wilson Good Sense To the editor: I think BMCC is an import ant part of our communities. Groups that build up our community need to be suppor ted and encouraged. And BMCC builds up all our communities. It is a source of trained, skilled workers. It is home to intelligent, active teachers and staff who are important additions to our community life. The college brings us theater and music that's otherwise hours distant. An it's run efficiently with an ear to the desires of our com munities - that's the real icing on the cake. I'm particularly biased in favor of BMCC because of the top quality extension courses I've taken in my home town of Heppner. t I think it's good sense -business wise and community citizenship wise - to pass the BMCC budget. JohnS. Maas Rte 1 Box 3394 Heppner Vote yes To the editor: I am a student at Blue Mountain Community College. I started my college career in 1978 in the Law Enforcement program at Blue Mountain. After one year of schooling, I was able to get a job with the Morrow County Sheriff's Office and then later I was a security officer for Payless Drug Stores. After being involved in Law Enforcement I discovered it was not the career for me. I was then able to go back to Blue Mountain to find another Gaiette-Timet.Jleppner. Oregon, Thurdy, The Editor career. If Blue Mountain was not in this area, I don't think I would attempt to go back to school. The next closest college in the area is Eastern Oregon State College. The tuition at EOSC is double that of Blue Mountain. I am very impressr with Blue Mountain Community College and I hope you are too. Please vote yes for BMCC! Thank you, Diane Holland Cassens 705 N.W. Sixth St. Pendleton, OR 97801 'Yes' vote a must To the editor: This letter is written in support of the March 30, 1982, levy election to support the Blue Mountain Community College budget. In addition to the full time students, who are able to gain higher education by having a college close to home, the field extension programs offer a real opportunity for our citi zens of all ages. Pioneer Memorial Hospital recently was able to offer an Emer gency Medical Technician refresher course to ten of our local folks as an extension project from BMCC Of particular interest to us, who are included in health care delivery, are the BMCC courses for licensed practical nurses and the associate degree program for registered nurses. In recent years, sev eral of our nursing assistants have achieved these goals and are employed in the Morrow and Umatilla counties' hospitals and nursing homes. Some are now enrolled and more are planned. These people can and do commute, working part-time while fur thering their skills. BMCC has no tax base, a yes vote is a must in order to continue serving our citizens. Sincerely, A.K. Felt Administrator Pioneer Memorial Hospital Support BMCC's budget To the editor: Blue Mountain Community College presents its budget for voters' approval Tuesday, March 30, 1982. 1 would like to urge all voters to support this budget for operating Blue Mountain Community College for the next year. BMCC does not have a tax base and we must vote for their operating levy to allow them to continue to educate people in our area. With the increasing costs in the four-year institutions, BMCC's educational offerings become more important to people in our area. BMCC has done an excellent job of meeting the educational needs in our thinly populated district and deserves our support. I strongly urge a YES vote to continue this unique and excellent educational institu tion in our area. Very truly yours, Abrams & Kuhn Robert B. Abrams DMV office slates closure The Department of Motor Vehicle's field office in Hepp ner will be closed Monday, March 22 through Friday, March 26, said Gene Marty, manager. March 18, 1982 - Obituaries Robert E. Peterson IONE -Robert E. Peterson, 49, a lifetime resident of lone, died Tuesday, March 9, 1982 at St. Anthony Hospital in Pen dleton. He was born Aug. 21, 1932, in Heppner, the son of Henry and Adina Anderson Peterson. On June 11, 1955, he married Donna Lovgren, at Valby. Mr. Peterson farmed in the lone area. He was a member of the Oregon Wheat Growers League, the Oregon Cattle men's Association, the Elks Lodge No. 358 at Heppner, Willows Grange and the Valby Lutheran Church. He served on the board of directors for the Federal Land Bank. Funeral services were held Thursday, March 11, at Valby Lutheran Church, with the Rev. John Maas officiating. Organist was Rikka Tews. Casket bearers were Tom White, Dale Woodward, Rudy Bergstrom, Gene Doherty, Louis Carlson and Herb Ek strom Jr. Concluding services and interment were at Valby Cemetery. Sweeney Mortuary was in charge of arrange ments. Mr. Peterson is survived by his wife, Donna, a daughter, Dawn and a son Rick, all of lone; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peterson, Pendle ton; brothers, Ted of Portland and Herbert of lone; and a sister, Marjorie Skuzeski, of Portland. Those who wish may contri bute to the Valby Lutheran Church memorial fund, or to the American Cancer Society, directly or through Sweeney Mortuary in Heppner. Frances Leathers MEDFORD-Frances Leathers, 82, a former area resident, died Monday, March 8, 1982, at Rogue River Hospital, Medford. She was born Nov. 26, 1899. (in Walla Walla, Wash., the, daughter of Fred and Ida Moody Pyle. She moved tor Parker's Mill near Hardma'n as a child. She was married to Carl E. Leathers on July 13, 1921, in Heppner. They lived in Hard man for a number of years, moving to Portland in 1942 and then to Medford upon Mr. Leather's retirement. While living in Portland, Mrs. Leathers was an active mem ber of Saints Peter and Paul Episcopal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl, in 1974, and a daughter, Jeanne Mc Roberts, in 1970. Funeral services were Wed nesday, March 10, in Medford, at the Episcopal Church. Mrs. Leathers is survived by three grandchildren: Jay McRoberts of Medford; the Rev. Kerry McRoberts, Pe Ell, Wash.; and Mrs. Mike Fossen, Applegate, Ore.; three great-grandchildren and a niece, Mrs. Alex Thompson of Portland. Gerald W.Baker Gerald W. (Wes) Baker, Heppner, died February 28, 1982, in Red Bluff, Calif. Mr. Baker was born Feb ruary 18, 1911, in Vancouver, B.C. He was preceded in death by his wife Lola. In January, 1981, he married Esther Gentles. He is survived by his wife Ester; a daughter Barbara Hayes of Heppner; a son, Jerry of Beaverton; one brother and two sisters. Justice Court Justice Court at the Morrow County Courthouse ir, Heppner handled the following cases during the past week: James Calvin Jones. Hepp ner - Violation of the Basic Rule (48 mph in a 35 mph zone). $28 fine. Samuel Paul Bellamy. Lex ington - Expired Vehicle License. $6 suspended fine. Larry Joyce Westerling. Pendleton - Expired Vehicle License. $6 fine. HOSPITAL NOTES Patients admitted and re leased from Pioneer Me morial Hospital during the past week include: Verna Brinda, Heppner admitted March 8, released March 11; Robert Chervenell, Lexing ton - admitted March 9, released March 12; and Damon Powell, Kimberly admitted March 10, released March 12. Patients still receiving care at the hospital as of Monday, March 15 included: Zetta Brosnan, Heppner -admitted March 9; and Steven Estberg, Heppner -admitted March 10. Births ri Stanley Gene Cutsforth A. son, Stanley Gene, was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Cutsforth, Lexington on March 12 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. He weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barratt, Heppner and Mr. and Mrs. Walt Lacey of Condon. Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth and Alta Cutsforth, all of Heppner. Great-great-grandmother is Alice Keeney of Walla Walla, Washington. 1' ! " " School . Lunch Menus Heppner Elementary School Thurs.. March 18 - Student Council Day - tamale pie. sticks and dip, fresh fruit and milk. Fri., March 19 - beans and wieners, juice, carrot sticks, bread and butter and milk. lone Schools Thurs., March 18 - chicken and noodles, cinnamon rolls, peas and carrots, fruit and milk. .;' ' . . Fri., March 19 - vegetable beef soup, peanut butter and chopped ham sandwiches, crackers, pickles, dessert and fruit. Mon., March 22 - Fri., March 25, spring vacation. Sheriffs Report The Morrow County Sher iff's Office at the Morrow Co." Courthouse in Heppner hand led the following calls during the past week: On March 9, Thomas Pat rick Kinkade, 21 of Monroe, was issued a citation by a Morrow Co. Sheriff's deputy for allegedly Driving While Suspended. Also on March 9, Pete McElligott, Heppner, reported the theft of three Powder River Panels from his ranch. The panels were valued at $150 each. A Morrow Co. Sheriff's deputy responded. On March 10, Sidney Zinter Jr., Gooseberry Hoad, lone, also reported the theft of three Powder River Panels and one gate. Total value. $550. The property was stolen from a ranch along Highway 206 and Gooselx'rry Road. A Morrow County Sheriff's deputy re sponded. In another March 10 inci dent. Mark William Rogers. 25 of Irrigon was cited for allegedly Driving While Sus pended by a Morrow Co. Sheriff's deputy. He was lodged at the Umatilla Co. Jail on a warrant from the Pendleton Police Department for Driving Under the In fluence of Intoxicants. On March 12. Bill Holstcin. Taggares Farm in Boardrnan, requested an ambulance for a man with a possible heart attack. Boardrnan and Herm iston ambulance teams re sponded. On March 13. a Heppner Police officer issued a citation to James Davis Galleher, Heppner, for allegedly Driv ing While Suspended. Also on March 13, a Board man Police officer issued a citation to Isidoro Jaimes Luvianos for allegedly Driv ing While Suspended. Marriage Marriage License applications were received at the Morrow County Clerk's office at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner from: Earl Francis May, 62 and Mildred Lucille Howell, 71, both of Heppner; and Merle LeRoy Newcomb, 55 of Pendleton and Erin Patricia Feathergill, 55 of LaGrande. Wedding Announcements Unrein Valentini Mr, Jack D. Unrein, son of Wilma Mc Timpeny of Heppner and Miss Margaret F. Valentini, both of Alexandria, Virginia, announce the forthcoming wedding, on Saturday, March 20. The couple will reside at Alexandria, where Unrein is stationed as a staff sergeant. Public Meetihcs" Monday. March 22 Hep pner Fire Department, Fire Hall, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 24 -Morrow County Court, County Building, Irrigon, 9 a.m. and Heppner Public Library board, Library, 8 p.m. Monday, March 29 Morrow County Planning Commission, Courthouse, Heppner, 7:30 p.m.; Heppner Fire Depart ment, Fire Hall, 7:30 p.m. DA Report mi fciniuu ; Kenneth Gates of Lexington went to trial last Wednesday, March 10 on a charge of alleged Disorderly Conduct arising out of an incident at Bucknum's Tavern in Hep pner on Jan. 10, reported District Attorney Ann Spicer. Gates was found not guilty by jury in Morrow County Justice Court. in other news, Spicer report ed Charles F. Ferguson, 30 of Prineville was arraigned Fri day, March 12 in Morrow County Circuit Court on an order to show Cause (why his probation should not be revok ed). Spicer said the matter would be continued March 17. Ferguson had been sentenced in March 1980 to three years probation for First Degree Theft. Kathleen Canfield of Board man entered a guilty plea in Morrow County Circuit Court last Friday, March 12 after waiving indictment on Dec. 9 on charges of Theft in the First Degree. Charges stem med from the theft of money from the U.S. National Bank in Boardrnan. She is awaiting a pre-sentence investigation and the trial will be held in about six weeks, said Spicer. Paravelle II Jf Two-tone silver M' 110 00 Sis is Dial One dia- tW. Uyi mood 1115.00. W ill ..as precious as Time itself The eternal beauty of the diamond. It almost makes time stand still. And its everlasting quality is expressed brilliantly by Caravelle with fine 1 7 jewel craftsmanship. Caravelle. Making time more precious, and gift-giving more exciting. y? eterson's Jewelers Heppner Licenses 5 WhatVYour- Opinion? f. Question: "Morrow Co, was told last week that they would have to move prisoners from the Umatilla Co. Jail because of overcrowding. Morrow Co. was forcedjo find emergency temporary housing for their four prisoners at the Wasco Co. Jail at The Dalles. What do you think the solution to the jail problem is?" "I think we could use one (a jail)." said Alberta Johannes, Heppner. "I worked as a matron at Brown Co. Jail at Green Bay Wisconsin. They need one here, where we could have juveniles and women, too. They shouldn't put them with the hardened criminals." The only president of the United States to serve as a Chief Justice of the Su preme Court was William Howard Taft, whose term ran from 1921 to 1930. Health Dept. Friday, March 19 - ,rw blood pressure clinic and immunizations, Lexington Health Dept. office, 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 23 - free blood pressure clinic and immunizations, Irrigon Coun ty offices, 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, March 26 - free blood pressure clinic and immunizations, Lexington Health Dept. office. 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4 p.m. by BULOVA Polished goidton u jnd bracelet lA Buck dial On dia mond 1110. DO. hrfs. Diamonds 676-9200 lone Garden Club honors Yard of Month winners Yard of the Mdnth winners for 1981 were honored by the lone Garden Club at their meeting on March 10. Jean Nelson and Loree Hubbard acted as hostesses for the tea, Guests present included Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Chllders. Marge Hams, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lindstrom, Margaret Morgan, Vera Rietmann, Lou Mcintosh, Don Bristow for his mother Mary, and Laura Holtz. Mr. and Mrs. Roby Chappell were not able to attend. Other guests for the day were Mrs, Ron Cecil and her daughter. Helen Martin showed pictures of the hon orees gardens and other gardens in the area. Members were reminded of the following upcoming events: Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home visit on March 16 and annual plant sale on April 29. The club will help with the spring clean-up of lone during the week of March 22 27. Everyone is asked to have clippings placed near their burning barrels for Water Supply Outlook The U. S. Forest Service has released the following Water Supply Outlook for Morrow County as of March 1 : Water supplies are forecast to be above average during the next five months. Valley BUSINESS DIRECTORY AUTO PARTS HEPPHER AUTO PARTS 234 N. Main Heppner 676-9123 FLOOR COVERING M & R FLOOR COVERING Linden Wev Carpet, Linoleum, 676-9418 Ceramic Hppnr Cabinets, FURNITURE CAS FURNITURE H.ppiw Carpet, Linoleum, Counter Tops Installed Beauty Rest Mattresses, Fabrics and Accessories, Sherwin Williams Paint INSURANCE TURNER 9 VAN MASTER LRRT1NI 'O b . MEDICAL SUPPLIES Vm3 MEDICAL CENTER PHARMACY ) J Free Mailing Service on Prescriptions Hospital Supplies T ' Mon. - Fri. 9-6 p.m. Sal. 9-1 p.m. Located in the Medical Center 1 100 Southgate, Pendleton 276-1531 OIL PRODUCTS Chevron DEVIN co. CHEVRON PETTYJOHN OIL Mbil arm Chemiccil Srving 3 CvntV Petroleum Products Phone: 422-7254 OFFICE SUPPLIES -Omt Rgitra "Fumrtur 'RaoondttKHttd Equipment r-TnMwrltr Ewclflc t Electronic r-Ccullori 'Copiani - I ERMIST0N FFICE EQUIPMENT CENTER. INC. 56MJH7 ION FIR8T Pf!I!fTEl SERVICES FOR ISGJ.IE 0R CSfglSSS M7 Wii!ow HEPPIER GAZETTE-TU.tS 76-W2 pickup on March 26 and 27,., said a garden club spokesper- son, i s l "" Koau "jueporr"" The Morrow County Public Works Department has re-, leased the following Work Report for the weeks ending March 6 and 13: Roads bladcd these past two weeks were: Howton, Petty'! Canyon, No. 653 between Baseline and Petty's Canyon,, L. Morgan, Holtz, Gar Swan son, Bert Peck, Paul Brown, Halvorsen to Eight Mile, Lena Hlsler, Bill Zlnncr and Base line to Lindsay Road. Roads graveled and bladcd were: Baker E. W. Road, Straw berry West Road and Klncaid Holtz Road. Cold mix patching was done on the north end of the lone Gooseberry Road. Shoulder and culvert work was done on darks Canyon Social Ridge and Irrigon Road No. 722. precipitation was below aver age along the Columbia Riyer but was above average at 'the high elevations in the south part of the county. Amounts received were: Heppner 0.58" 59 percent Avg. Ukiah 1.85" 185 percent Avg. Tile' Kitchen (fel 1 Counter Tops alt ut Uruuanat unui iwuint I. INSURANCB ow"" OIL inc. 676-3 PRODUCTS COMPANY Shop Overhauls Mlnltnnc FKlory Tfdnd Contracts TKtVMCWl UmRIM Pwk Ut t Dtllvwy ' , HF.HMISTON. OREGON
