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GAZETTE-TIMES
ROW COUNTY'S HON OWNlS NEWSPAPER
Published every Tliljrsday , and entered s
second-class matter at the Post Office at Heppner.
Oregon under the Act of March S, 1879. Second-class
postage paid at Heppner, Oregon.
Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503)
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I David and April flilton Svkes, Publishers
Letters
to the Editor
An open letter to graduates
To the Editor:
This spring many of you will
receive the high school diplo
ma that you have waited for so
long. Congratulations. We're
proud of you.
But before you begin the
excitement and activities of
graduation week and the sum
mer ahead, please take just a
moment to think about some
people - some who may have
been your friends, brothers or
sisters - who didn't make it to
this important day. Or maybe
some who made it to gradua
tion but have been stopped
short of further achievement
because of the heartbreaking
tragedy of a traffic accident.
The month of May has long
been the starting line for a
race with death and injury on
our highways for young
people. Graduation has trad
itionally been the starting gun.
As June, July and August
come and go, the highest
monthly totals of the year
occur. We hope that you can
set a new, less tragic mark for
future graduating classes.
You see, traffic accidents are
a particular problem for peop
le your age. The life expect
ancy of every age group in the
U.S. has increased during the
past 75 years except one -teenagers
whose death rate is
higher today than 20 years ago
mainly due to auto crashes.
About 9,000 American teens
are killed every year in traffic
accidents. But, let's bring
that a little closer to home., .of
the 518 persons who died on
Oregon highways in 1982, 89 of
those were age 15 through 19;
6,794 in that age group were
injured.
You and your friends need
not become one of those statis
tics. The formula for survival
is so simple:
Obey all traffic laws and
drive within the posted speed
a traffic violation is just an
accident that didn't happen.
Buckle up your seat bely
every trip and make sure all
passengers do the same -sure,
seat belts may be un
comfortable at times, not
macho and wrinkle your clo
thes; but the alternative may
be two weeks in the hospital of
crutches for six months, a
seriously maimed friend fac
ing years of plastic surgery or,
even worse, death.
Avoid drinking and driving
- use the "designated driver
concept" and make a deal that
someone in your group won't
drink and will drive the oth
ers. Drive defensively - most
accidents are caused by driv
er error and are preventable.
As you celebrate this great
time in your lives, please keep
in mind the survival formula
recommended by the Oregon
Highway Users Conference
and Western Insurance In
formation Service. We're
many businesses and associ
ations who work together for
safe, efficient highway trans
portation. But, we are also
parents, brothers, sisters, fri
ends and neighbors of yours
who care about you and want
you around for a while.
Have a great graduation
and vacation. And please -Be
careful out there; take care of
one another.
OregonHighway Users
Conference Western
Insurance Inform e
tion Service
BMCC calls tax base milestone
To the Editor:
Voter approval of the col
lege tax base on May 15 was a
major milestone in the growth
and development of Blue
Mountain Community College.
The tax base not only pro
vides the college with a much
needed funding base, but more
importantly, it tells the col
lege and the Board of Direc
tors that you, the voters,
approve of the direction the
college has taken and of our
efforts to control costs.
We realize how difficult it is
to vote"Yes" on money meas
ures, particularly when there
are so many money measures
confronting you on the same
ballot. We consider the selec
tive "yes" vote on the college
tax base a vote of confidence
for the college.
The positive vote in Morrow
County wa3 particularly ple
asing as we realize the bene
fits of the college are not as
great as they are in the
Pendleton area. We do, How
ever, have many students
from the Morrow County area
and we do the best we can to
provide off-campus courses in
the Heppner area.
At its regular meeting on
May 16, the College Board
reviewed the results of the tax
base election and at that time
pledged to continue their ef
forts to manage the college in
a manner that would provide
the necessary quality pro
grams while paying attention
to the cost effectiveness of
those programs offered.
The establishment of a tax
base will not change our bud
geting process nor our budget
ing philosophy. It is our
intention to continue to monit
or costs as closely as possible
and we will not utilize the full
six percent increase unless
that increase is deemed neces
sary. We hope to continue to
retain the voters' confidence
and their support.
Thank you all for your sup
port for the college tax base
and for the college. We intend
to operate the college in a
manner that will justify your
support.
Sincerely Yours,
(s) Ken Dauble, Chairman
Board of Directors
(s)Ron Daniels, President
Blue Mountain
Community College
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The Class of 1974
would like to invite all friends and teacher
to their Ten Year Class Reunion.
Saturday, June 9
Heppner Ejks Club
Live musk will begin at 9 p-nr.
Hospital
Notes
The following patients were
admitted and released from
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner during the past
week:
Alice Anderson, Heppner -admitted
May 21, released
May 22.
Chris Berna, Condon, admit
ted May 23, released May 27.
Linda Cecil, Heppner, ad
mitted May 23, released May
24.
Joe Cunha, Heppner, admit
ted May 24, released May 28.
Greg Maben, Heppner, ad
mitted May 24, released May
i 25.
Thomas Gates, lone, was
admitted to the hospital May
28 and was still receiving care
as of press time Tuesday.
Cecilia Bucknum, Heppner
was admitted to the hospital
May 23 and transferred.
Former Lexington
man graduates
basic training
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Private John Smith
Private John Smith, form
erly of Lexington, recently
graduated from basic training
at Marine Corps Recruit De
pot San Diego, Calif.
He is now on leave at home
in Lexington. From here he
will go to Fort Bliss, El Paso,
Texas, where he will be sta-v
tioned.
Former area man
speaks at
CPA conference
Former Heppner High
School gradutate, Russell R.
Kilkenny was one of the speak
ers at the farming and ranch
ing conference presented by
the Oregon and Idaho societies
of Certified Public Account
ants. Kilkenny, now a mem
ber of a Portland law firm,
addressed qualified retire
ment plans for the agricultur
al businessman.
Russell Kilkenny is the son
of Robert Kilkenny, a wheat
rancher near Lexington and
Vesta Kilkenny Handy a real
estate salesperson in Port
land. 'Father Rock'
celebrates 25 yrs.
The Rev. Robert Rekofke
S.J. know fondly as "Father
Rock", is celebrating his 25th
anniversary in the Priesthood
on Wednesday, June 13. Fath
er Rekofke served Heppner
Ione in the past and is current
ly at St, Margaret Mary Chur
ch, Box C, Big Sandy, Montana.
Sheriff's
Report
Obituaries
The Morrow County Sher
iffs Office at the Morrow
County Courthouse in Heppner
handled the following business
during the past week:
May 16, the Boardman Fire
Department responded to 20
Marine Drive where a pile of
chips were reported to be on
fire.
May 17, the Morrow County
Sheriff's office took a report
from Andy Arstein of Miracle
Potato and Cattle Co., of the
theft of a Miller Starfire weld
er from one of their storage
sheds. The welder was report
ed to have been taken some
time during the night before.
Value is $1,200.
Also on May 17, the Board
man Fire Department re
sponded to a grass fire behind
the Hi 11 view Christian Center
on Wilson and Olson roads in
Boardman. The cause of the
fire was listed as a neighbor's
burning barrel. The fire was
extinguished.
May 18, the Heppner Police
Department responded to a
vehicle accident at the corner
of E. May and Chase Streets in
Heppner. No injuries were
reported. Drivers If the ve
hicles were Archie N. Lucas,
19 of Heppner and Francis F.
Connor, 82, of Heppner. ' Con
nor was cited for Failure to
Yield Right-of-Way at a Con
trolled Intersection.
May 19, the Boardman Po
lice Department arrested Lyle
Lawrence Standberg, 23, from
Yakima, Washington, on a
charge of Driving Under the
Influence of Intoxicants. He
was also cited for No Valid
Operator's License. He was
lodged at the Umatilla Police
Department.
Also on May 19, the Morrow
County Sheriff's office issued
a citation to James D. Fowler,
31, Lexington, for Driving
While Suspended.
In a third May 19 incident, a
Boardman Ambulance re
sponded to Columbia Villa
Apts., No. 10 and transported
a female to Consolidated Good
Shepherd Community Hospi
tal in Hermiston.
May 20, a female with un
known problems was trans
ported from her residence on
Boardman Avenue to Consol
idated Good Shepherd Com
munity Hospital in Hermiston.
The Morrow County Sher
iff's office at the Morrow
County Courthouse in Heppner
handled the following business
during the past week:
May 23, a Boardman ambu
lance responded to the Shell
service station where a 13
month old child was reported
ly choking on a foreign object.
The child was transported to
Consolidated Good Shepherd
Hospital in Hermiston.
May 26, the Boardman Po
lice Department arrested
Tony Ray Sumpter, 33, of
Portland. He was arrested on
two Multnomah County Sher
iff's Office warrants: 1) un
lawful Possession of a weapon
and 2) Carrying a loaded
Firearm. He was booked and
posted bail.
Also on May 26, the Morrow
County Sheriff's Department
arrested Rodney J. Paulson,
27, Irrigon, on a charge of
Assault IV. He was lodged at
the Umatilla City Jail. He
later posted bail and was
released.
May 28, the Boardman Fire
Department responded to
items on fire at a railroad
overpass on Highway 730.
Sarah Ann
Prock
Sarah Ann Prock died on
Saturday, May 19, 1984 at the
Forest Grove, Oregon care
center. She had celebrated
her 100 birthday on March 21.
She was born in the state of
Missouri on March 21, 1884.
After arriving in Oregon, she
and her late husband Ernest
Prock raised five children in
the Heppner area; Ernest op
erated the only trucking con
cern in the Heppner farming
market until after WWII.
Sarah cooked many feasts
for the farm workers when the
crops were being harvested,
as well as being a mother and
homemaker. She was affec
tionatley known as 'Grandma'
to many of the area young
people. She is survived by a
daughter. Norma A. Merrill,
Portland; a son, Faye E.
Prock of Heppner; and by
eight grandchildren and num
erous great grandchildren.
Graveside funeral service
was on May 23 at 11 a.m. at the
Heppner Cemetery.
Henry E.
Peterson
Henry E. Peterson died Fri
day, May 25, 1984 at Delemart
er Care Center in Pendleton.
He was born September 27,
1894 to Aaron and Ida Peter
son at the home ranch near
lone.
He married Hilda Justus In
Walla Walla on November 10,
1960 and has resided in Pen
dleton since then.
Peterson was a lifetime
member of the Heppner B P.
O.E. No. 358, Valby Lutheran
Church and the lone Masonic
Lodge, No. 120, A.F. AND
A.M. He was a veteran of
World War I and a member of
the V.F.W., a 50-year member
of Rhea Creek Grange, a
lifetime member of the Ore
gon Wheatgrowers League
and a state Representative
from 1944 to 1954.
Survivors include his wife,
Hilda Peterson, Pendleton;
sons, Ted Peterson of Port
land, and Herbert Peterson of
lone; and one daughter, Mar
jorie Skuzeski of Portland; 11
grandchildren and one great
granddaughter. A son, Robert
preceded him in death in 1982.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, May 30, 1 p.m. at
Valby Lutheran Church with
the Rev. Jonh Maas officiat
ing. Rikka Tews provided
organ music.
Casket bearers were Jerry,
Greg, Todd, Treve, and Rick
Peterson and Tom and Steve
Skuzeski.
Concluding services and in
terment followed at Valby
Cemetery.
Contributions for those who
wish may be made to the
Valby Memorial Fund.
Sweeney Mortuary, Hep
pner, was in charge of arrangements.
Sifting
through the Times
10 Years Ago
Thursday, May 30,1974
lone and Heppner High held
awards and graduation cere
monies during the previous
week.
The Memorial Day Pioneer
Picnic hosted 230 guests.
25 Years Ago
Thursday, May 28, 1959
Recieving diplomas at Lex
ington High School's final
graduating ceremony were
Hank Pointer, Dora Sue Dav
idson, Lee Cornelison, Bar
bara Steagall, Laddie Hender
son, Judy Darnielle, Earl Pap
ineau, Steven Klinger, and
Keith Peck.
"About 70 residents of the
Boardman area last night in
dicated strongly that they did
not favor the elimination of
the seventh and eighth grade
class in the Boardman school
which would mean that those
students would be transported
to Irrigon, and they made it
plain that they did not want to
see the county school budget
reduced if it meant reducing
their school facilities."
Heppner city council award
ed contracts for the purchase
of six miles of steel water pipe
to Everett Den Herder of
Med'ord.
Karl L. Beach, 17, son ot Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Beach of
Lexington recently received
Congressman Al L'lmann's
principal appointment to West
Point.
Ml Years Ago
Thursday. May 31, 1934
Flood Damage heavy ;cloud
burst hits in southern hills,
large body of water from
Balm Creek inundates cuty.
Rhea creek swept. Heppner
people cleared from path by
siren; much property damage
reported.
"Willow Creek became a
mad, raging, muddy torent
through Heppner at 4:30
o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
overflowing its banks and in
undating much of the city, as
it was fed from the run-off of a
cloudburst which hit several
miles to the southeast. The
large flow of water came down
Balm creek into Willow."
Many businesses and homes
sustained damage as well as
bridges which were washed
out and many cattle and sheep
were lost by farmers.
Memorial services planned
by the American Legion and
Auxiliary were called off as
the "flood of Tuesday and its
eventualities took precedence
over all other events."
JJ You are invited to a
Pot Luck Dinner
k Dinner
to sav rare we u to
BILL & CAROL HELPIflNSTINE
and family
Wednesday, June 6, 1984
All Saints Episcopal
Parish Hall, Heppner
6:30 p.m.
If your last name begins with the letter:
A - G bring a dessert
H - R bring a main dish
L. S - Z bring a salad.
r V n Cherc are welcome mmf
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, We wish you success in the future!
Peterson's Pfe Jewel
Jewelers
676-9200
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Births
Justice Court
Report
Aaron I'hrlntouher Tworek a
son Aaron Christopher was
born May 22, 1984 to Lucy and
Conrad Tworek of lone at
Pendleton Community Mem
orial Hospital.
He weighed 7 lbs. 6 or.
Grandparents are Paul and
Agnes Doucet of Iota, Louisi
ana, and Ben and Josephine
Tworek of Omaha, Nebraska.
Justice Court at the Morrow
County Courthouse In Heppner
handled the following cases
during the past week:
James Duane Fowler, Lex
ington, Driving While Suspen
ded, $57 fine.
Thomas William Lowe, Hep
pner, Parking in the Road
way, no fine.
Frank Daniel Azevedo, Hep
pner. Illegal "IT Turn. $15
fine.
Craig Allen Miles, Offensive
littering, $41 bail forfeited.
Mark Earl Miller, Spray,
Defective Equipment, $38 bail
forfeited.
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