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School District to go
property ownership
The Morrow County School
District has decided to go to
court in an effort to determine
ownership of a piece of prop
erty bordering Columbia
Junior High School in Irrigon.
Part of the property, which
is 50 feet wide and runs along
Main Ave. across from the
school, is being used now for
school parking. The district
would like to know who owns
it.
Ownership of the land came
to light recently when devel
opers in Irrigon talked to the
school board about building a
shopping center there.
No owner had been named
and the district feels it may
have a right to the land.
"The district might acquire
the property because of evi
dence of use." School District
Attorney Bob Abrams told the
school board at its monthly
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! it no mor significant tint than now for all of us to count our blessings, to be
thankful that hop springs eternally from the Christmas message and In the great example
of the lite and death of Christ
Because God gave to the world His Only Son, there is lor all men the promise of a greater
and better tomorrow.
This Is the season of peace. Christmas brings pause, never an end to the many ills, the
many weaknesses of a human world. It will bring a total peace only when all men accept
the Spirit ol Christ and make Christmas a year long observance.
For Christians, it it a time of true faith. Each In his own way can renew strength and
courage In the quiet stillness of a church, in the darkness of a solitary room, in the hustle
and bustle of the crowd. Let us reach out tor the hope and joy that symbolizes the Christ
mas Spirit. There Is no better time to find the peace and faith that can be ours because
Christ lived and died for all mankind.
meeting Monday night.
Abrams said title to the land
is confused, but a railroad
company has been paying
property taxes on the land.
Developers had proposed a
shopping center may be built
Murder suspect denied, bail
Thomas Winston Westmore
land III of Umatilla was ar
rested last Friday night by
Oregon State Police, Hermis
ton, and has been charged in
the shooting death of Michael
Brown, 29, of Irrigon, Morrow
County District Attorney Ann
Spicer reported Tuesday.
Westmoreland, 20, was ar
raigned Monday, Dec. 20, in
Irrigon, and has been charged
with alleged Aggravated
Murder, Murder, First Degree
Robbery and Theft. No bail
requirement was set on the
Tibs Heppneir
Morrow County's Home-Owned
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to court to
on that and adjoining proper
ty, but subsequent reports say
that they have since changed
their minds and moved the
proposed site farther down
Main Ave., away from the
school.
murder charges, Spicer said.
The charges stem from the
shooting death of Brown early
Friday morning at Brown's
Truck Stop in Irrigon. Michael
Brown, stepson of Paul
Brown, owner of the truck
stop, was discovered dead in
the office of the truck stop by
an Irrigon woman who repor
ted the incident to Irrigon City
Police.
Spicer would not disclose
information which led to
Westmoreland's arrest.
An investigation of the mur
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determine
It could cost between two
and three thousand dollars to
lake the problem through
court, Abrams told the board.
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der is being conducted by the
Oregon State Police, Hermis
ton, with the aid of the Irrigon
Police Department, the Mor
row County Sheriff's Depart
ment and the Umatilla Police
Department. Westmoreland is
being held at the Umatilla
County Jail in Pendleton.
Dennis Doherty of Hermis
ton was appointed council for
him. with the case to go to a
grand jury tentatively on
January 3.
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IIKPPNEH. OKKdON
Two lone homes destroyed
Two homes were destroyed
by fire the past week.
Wednesday. Dec. 15. the
home of Don and Gail Papin
eau was burned to the ground.
The fire started in the morn
ing, no one was home and the
house and all its contents were
destroyed.
The house is located on
Highway 74. outside the city
fire district, so the city fire
department could not respond.
"It wouldn't have made any
difference." one lone fireman
said, "because it was destroy
ed before anyone could have
"gotten there anyway."
A collection drive to furnish
the family with clothes,
household items, money and
other goods was launched im
mediately. June Crowell. manager of
the Bank of Eastern Oregon,
lone branch, which served as
the drop off spot for donations,
said Monday that the response
had been "wonderful,"
"We got in donations of
clothing, blankets and even
some furniture and applian
she said. 'The people
have just really come through
on this."
It was the second time the
family of five had been burned
out. In 1978 the family's home
in Lexington also burned
down.
Another fire in lone, this one
on Saturday, burned to the
ground the home of Bill and
Sharon tapsley.
The Lapsleys, who have
three children, Richard, 15;
Jennifer, 7; and L'vid. 4 were
not at home when the fire
started Two boys saw the fire
lone woman named
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Anita Palmer
Anita Palmer of lone was
selected as a princess on the
1983 Pendleton Round Up
Department
The Oregon Department of
Justice has issued a consumer
alert to Oregonians receiving
promotional material from
American Testing Institute of
Miami, Florida. The Consu
mer Protection Services Sec
tion has confirmed that the
Miami Postal Inspector has
filed a civil complaint against
the business alleging mail
fraud, postal lottery fraud and
misrepresentation.
Weather
by the City of
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Fire engulfs Popineou home
in blaze. Family was not at
start at around 1:30 p.m. and
drove in a pickup truck to
Beecher's Cafe in lone to
report the fire.
The home was about one
mile out of town, so city fire
trucks did not respond.
The Neighborhood Center in
'rl Saturday,
The daughter of
Mar' Ann Palmer,
Lee and
she was
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of Justice issues consumer
Several local residents have
reported receiving the ma
terial. The promotional material
claims that "You have auto
matically been awarded one of
the twenty outstanding gifts
listed below worth between
$.!60 and $2.000..." Indivi
duals are asked to complete a
response form and forward
$14.80 to "help defray the cost
of shipping," handling, pos
tage, printing, and adminis
Heppner
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in lone last Wednesday. House and
home of the time.
Heppner began putting toge
ther bedding, clothing, food
and some toys for both fami
lies as soon as word was
received about the fires.
Bill Lapsley works for the
State Highway Department.
The family is staying with
Keith Vosberg and family.
to 1983 Pendleton
queen of the 1982 Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo. Prin
cess Anita's court experience
began in 1977, serving as a
pennant bearer for three
years. In 1981 she was a
princess on Morrow County's
court.
The princess started riding
as a small child and began
competing 12 years ago in the
Wranglers Riding Club. She
was also a 4 H member and
competed in 4-H Horse Shows
and the Wrangler's Open
Horse Show each year.
The 18 year-old has won her
share of awards. At this year's
4-H Horse Show in Heppner
she won four championship
awards in halter, English
jumping, colt training and
equitation. She also took re
serve champion and received
blue ribbons in stock seat.
tration of this testing proce
dure." The list of gifts includes
microwave ovens, cash gifts
of $2,000 and unlimited film
"for the rest of your life."
Postal authorities indicate
that this "free film" is the
item generally received. After
forwarding their $14.80, parti
cipants receive a coupon book
good for one free roll of film
when they pay to have a roll
High Low Preelp
Tues.. Dec. 14 47 42 .02
Wed.. Dec. 15 55 41 .03
Thurs . Dec, 16 53 41 .01
Fri.. Dec. 17 53 32
Sat.. Dec. 18 44 32 T
Sun.. Dec. 19 45 32 .03
Mon., Dec. 20 50 31 .02
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contents were totaly destroyed
Tuesday, an official from
the state Fire Marshall's of
fice was in lone investigating
the causes of both fires. No
cause had been determined,
but investigation would con
tinue through the end of the
week, he said.
trail and bareback equitation,
as well as placing in several
events in the Wrangler's show.
A 1982 graduate of lone High
School, she participated in
girls' basketball and volley
ball for three years, held
offices in National Honor So
ciety and Girls' Athletic Club,
was named in "Wrho's Who
Among American High School
Students," and was honored
with a citizenship award.
Princess Anita is a fresh
man at Oregon State Univer
sity at Corvallis.
Cyd Cimmiyotti of Pendle
ton was named as queen of the
1983 Pendleton Round-Up.
Other members of her court
are Tara Temple of Helix,
Andrea Beck of Walla Walla,
Wash, and Lisa Martin of
Adams.
alert
processed by specific out-of-state
photo labs.
Attorney General Dave
Frohnmayer warned Oregon
ians to "be on guard against
too good to be true promo
tional material. There is
usually a catch," Frohnmayer
said, "unfortunately it is the
consumer who falls victim to
the headlines and is caught
investing money in an unreal
istic dream."
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