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> 41 A o u r a 1 mm mm m Ï8e Heppaer G M ur A row Z (o«alv E T • H T E -T IM E S o a H ) tM d tta tk lv _ ^ USPS 240 420 Published every W«-«lne*<$»y and entered a* m u n d c li» ! matter at the l*oal Office at Hrppner Oregon under the Act ol March 3. 1*7» Second Class postage paid at Hrppner. Oregon Office at 147 West Willow St/eel Telephone < 5031 676 9228 Addrr»» communications to the Meppner Gazette Times I* O Box 337 Meppner Oregon »7*36 $10 in Morrow. I matilla Wheeler A Gilliam counties $12 elsewhere c' ,*ef n Of f i ce Manager Sandy Holtz Newspaper Editor Mary Ann ( erulio Graphics Department Joyce Hughes Typesetter Marcy Bacon Darkroom Tec hnician | ( )hituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow David and April Sykes, Publishers _________ _________ _____ / Letters to the Editor Legislature off to good start To the editor The l»85 Oregon legislature is off to a good start in dealing with the major issues confronting us pro perty tax relief, the funding and quality of public education, health care cost containment, and water policy reform Many other issues of importance to you issues that might not make the nightly news w ill come tiefore the legislature this session, and I'll be working hard to see that these issues receive the legislative scrutiny they deserve I'm encouraged by the high level of dedication and intelligence that ha* assembled for this 1*86 session I know that public decision making often seems slow or confusing, and I'm sometimes frustrated at the process myself But in a democracy like our*, every opinion has a right Sheriff’s Report The M orrow County S h e riff's Office at the Morrow County Court house in Meppner reports handling or dispatching the following busi ness during the past week On January 28. a Boardman am bulance transported a woman with an injury to St Anthony Hospital in Pendleton Also on January 28. the Morrow County Sheriff's Office investigated a report from Gourmet Foods. Boardman of a broken window on one of their pickups and the theft of a battery and 10 gallons of gasoline from another vehicle and of other m iscellaneous autom otive items Kstimate of vandalism damage and stolen Items is $350 In a third January 28 incident, a Boardman ambulance transported a male who had been bitten by a horse from a Boardman residence to Good Shepherd Hospital in Mermiston In a fourth January 28 incident, the Meppner Police Department ar rested F e rre ll M G riggs, 18. Meppner. on a charge of Assault IV and David M Gage. 38, Vancouver. Washington, and a Juvenile on charges of Assault IV and Disorder ly Conduct On January 2», the Meppner Police Departmen cited David M Gage. 38. Vancouver, on a charge of Driving While Suspended On January 30, the Morrow County Sheriff s Office investigated a report of vandalism by the Army Corps of Kngineers Approximately 25 feet of split ra il fence had l>een torn out at the viewpoint at Willow Creek Dam On January 31. the Boardman Police D epartm ent received a report of the alleged theft of one color HCA television valued at $300 and damage estimated at $55 done to a room at Dodge City Inn Also on January 31. a Meppner Ambulance transported a male sub ject from a Meppner residence to Pioneer Memorial Hospital On February I, the Boardman Police I>epartment responded to a one vehicle accident with no injuries in front of the Chevron Station in Boardman Also on February 1. the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office and the Boardman Police Departm ent responded to a two vehicle no injury accident in front of the 76 station in Boardman In a third February 1 incident, the Boardman Police Department ar rested James A Vawser. 2», Antioch. California, on a charge of Theft I In a fourth February I incident, the Morrow County Sheriff's Office responded to a one vehicle roll over near mile post No 174 on Highway 730 No injuries were reported On F ebruary 2. a Heppner ambulance responded to the Wagon Wheel and transported one male subject to Pioneer M em orial Hospital On February 3, the Meppner Police Department responded to a no-injury motor vehicle accident llene I-aughlin. 66. Meppner. report edly slid off the roadway on Gilmore street Also on February 3, the Morrow County Sheriff's Office responded to a one vehicle no-injury accident on Highway 730 at I 84 Jet On February 4. the Heppner Fire Departmen responded to a small house fire at 215 Baltimore Also on February 4. the Meppner Police Department responded to a two vehicle no-injury accident on Main Street to be heard, and every interested citizen has a right to participate in the government As Senate Majority leader I m in a key position to influence the content of legislation and the course of legislative deliberation, and I accept my responsibility to see that the law making process is working for you and with you I urge you to share your views on the issues with your local legislators, and I encour age you to contact me if I can provide any additional information or assistance Yours truly, is > Senator Steve Markovich D Canby Senate M ajority leader State Capitol Salem Oregon »7310 1*00*82 1211 ------ ----------------------------- Hospital Pioneer Memorial Hospital re ports admitting and discharging the following pa'ients during the past week David M Cross. Pendleton admit ted January 2» discharged Febru ary 4. I)ean Kobinson. Meppner admit ted January 31. discharged l- ebru ary 2 The following patients were still receiving care at the hospital Tues day Thomas Huston. Mepppner admit ted February 2, Richard Schmidt. Sr . Meppner admitted February 2. I aula Palmer. Lexington admitted February 2, and Charles Buchanan. 1-exington. ad milted February 2 Health Dept. Friday. Feb * free immunizations ind blood pressure clinic, » a m noon. 1-4 p m . Health Department Dffice. l-exington Tuesday. Feh 12 free imtnuniza lions, Irrigon County Offices. 1-4 p m Lt. Col. Robert W. Shaw Betty C. Fickardt Ivola I. kegley l» la I Kegley. *7, of Hood River died January 2* She was born January 20. I**8 in Callaway Nebraska, to Frank and Mamie Wollington She lived in Da lies port. Washington, from 1*52 until she married I j r r y Kegley on September 26. 1*76 when she moved to Hood River She attended the Seventh-day Ad ventist Church in Mood River Survivors include her husband. I.arry of Hood River, a sister Sadie Peterson, of Caldwell. Idaho and a brother Herbert C Wollington. of Cheyenne. Wyoming Graveside services were held Thursday . Jan 31 at 2 p in at High View Cemetery in lone with the Rev l,eroy Womell officiating Anderson Funeral Home of Mood River was in charge of arrange ments D.A.’s Report The Morrow County District Attor ney s Office at the Morrow County Courthouse in Meppner reports han dling the following Grand Jury indictments during the past week Judith Roher Boardman. charge* food stamp and welfare fraud William Shaw Seattle charge« with Theft I 1 ram isco Madreros charged w ill Criminal Mischief I P o r t C o m m issio n to meet The Port of Morrow w ill hold a regular commission meeting F'ri day. F'eb 13 at 1 p m at the Port Office in Boardman BUSINESS DIRECTORY Elvin Lee Ely Flin l-ce Ely, 7». died W'ednes day. Jan 30 at Delamarter Care Center in Pendleton He was born in Morgan June 3. 1906. the son of Hiram Otto and Ida Mime Fly Me graduated from lone High School in 1*24 and worked at Krebs Brothers Ranch« on August 28 1*29 he married Myrtle B ( handler in Cecil They moved to Boardman in 1936 He worked for Cnion Pacific Railroad 10 years, then worked 20 years (or the Oregon State Highway Depart menl He retired in 1*70 and moved to Pendleton in 1973 Me was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church Survivors include his wife. Myrtle B Fly . Pendleton three- daughters Maxine Lilly of Pendleton. Ora Vaught of Prosser Washington and Eileen Gilbert of Pilot Rock son Allen la-e of Seattle. Washington, brother Franklin of Pendleton, sis ters Edith Mathews and Margaret Akers of lone 13 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren Funeral services were held Satur day. Feb 3 in the chapel of Burns Mortuary. Pendleton, with inter ment following at Olney Cemetery Legal secretaries slate meeting A monthly meeting of the I’endle Ion Area la-gal Secretaries Associ at ion will la- held on Tuesday. Feb I*. 7 p m for a dinner meeting at Frasu s Restaurant in Mermiston followed by a talk by Attorney Thomas J D illon on probate City planning commission to meet The Meppner City Planning Com mission w ill hold a regular meeting on Monday February II. 1*85 at 8 p m at Meppner (Tty Mall AUCTIONEERS — l l r p p n r r F l r m r n t a r v School Meppner High School Thursday, Feb 7 barbecued beef on a bun, salad, corn, dessert and m ilk, or salad bar and milk Friday. Feb 8.soup and sand wiches. and milk Monday. Feb 11 hot dogs, tater tots, vegetable sticks, gelatin and milk Tuesday, Feb 12-chill, cornbread. salad, fruit, and m ilk, or salad bar and milk Wednesday. Feb 13 lasagna. French bread, salad, fruit, and m ilk, or salad bar and milk Correction A front page story in last week's Gazette-Times about the Meppner Kconomic Development Corpora turn s annual meeting contained in correct information about the poss ible closure of the Heppner DMV office ME DC President Jim Mayes says only that there is a possibility of its closure Schmidt named to board Floyd Bunt spoke to the Meppner Morrow Co Chamber of Commerce at Tuesday's noon meeting about changes which w ill effect businesses by the year 19*5 Chamber president Doug Smith announced that John Ochsner had resigned from the Cham tier Board and presented Cindy Schmidt as the elected member to fill out Ochsner's term Steve landstrom. Manager of the Port of Morrow w ill he the guest speaker at the February 12Chamber HO W ARD SALM ON AUCTIONEER 4 8 1 -6 5 8 6 "K e Jo nil types of mictions. convert your belongings to cash in one day _______ AUTO PARTS / --------- HEPPNER AUTO PARTS 2 3 4 N . M a in H e p p n e r 6 7 6 -9 1 2 3 ELECTRICIAN Marriage Licenses * oU n u m E le c t * c - •4 The Morrow County Clerk's Office at the Morrow County Courthouse in Meppner accepted the following application for a marriage license Ronald la*wis Toombs. 24. and Vicki F’aye Smith. 21. both of Heppner *»$<««Nti8l U * « • ( ( • * ! t • ( ' • ( ■ H i r t l A >M«$tM«t « Tom W elb o rn ph 676-5252 FLOOR COVERING Ni A R FLOOR COVERING Carpet, Linoleum , Linden Way Ceramic Tile , Kitchen 676-9418 Cabinets, Counter Tops_____ Heppner Lunch Menus Friday Feb » Bov Scouts special Monday. Feb 11 beef on a bun. celery with peanut butter, fruit, and m ilk, or salad bar and milk Tuesday, Feb 12 Lincoln s birth day and milk or salad bar and milk Wednesday, Feb 13-soup, sand wlCh, vegetable sticks, sauce, and milk Thursday. Feb 14 Valentines Day Wednesday. Feb 13 Morrow County Court 9 a m . Courthouse Heppner Port ol Morrow i p m . No l Marine Drive, Boardman Monday. F'eb 18 Heppner FTre lirp i 7 8i p m . FTre Hall. Morrow County School Board. I p m . Disl rid Office, la-xinglon Tu«-s«la>. F eh 19 Meppner Mor row Chamlier of Commerce Noon. FJks Hub. Meppner lone Planning Commission. 7 30 p m . (Tty Mall Wednesday. F'eh 2o Morrow ( «Mini) Court, 9 a m . Courthouse. Meppner Monday F'eb 25 Morrow Co Planning Commission. 7 30 p m . Meppner FTre Dept .7 30 p m . FTre Mall. Meppner Tuesday. F'eh 26 Pioneer Mem «•rial Hospital Board. 9 30 a m . hospital Meppner Morrow ('ham tier of Commerce Noon FJks Club Heppner Wednesday, Feb 27 Morrow County Court. 9a m Morrow (Turn ty Annex Bldg Irrigon Meppner Library Board H p m . Meppner Lihrarv Morrow County Justice Court at the Morrow County Courthouse in llrp p n rr report* handling (he follow mg business during the past week Christopher A Murray la-xmgton Failure to Display License IMate. $13 fine Milton l>re Williams. Ralhdrum Idaho FvXpired Vehicle License. $» fine Thomas Frank Alexander. Board man Violation of the Basic Rule SI mph in a 35 mph zone'. $30 fine 1,1 Col Robert W Shaw. I S Army Springfield. Virginia, died on January 27. 1*85 at Walter Reed Army Hospital after a brief illness Me was 38 years of age Shaw received his Bachelor s lie gree from Oregon State Cniversity in June 1*6» and a Commission at a 2nd LI in (Be I S Army at that time Me received h it MBA from Oregon Stale Cniversity in 1*69 and entered the M ilitary Service Lt Col Shaw's m ilitary career included duty at the Field Artillery School in Oklahoma, Combat Duly in Vietnam, and Service in Germany Mr also attended and was graduated from the Armed Forces Staff Col lege Mis last assignment was in the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, My I»ept of the Army, Washington. D C Me is survived by his wife Karen K and two sons. Matthew B and Tobin A his parents Col Ret and Mrs Clayton A Shaw of Corvallis, and a brother Steven M Shaw of Gresham Mrs Shaw is the former Harriet Hager of Meppner Memorial services were held at the Messiah Cniled Methodist Church in Spnngield Burial ser vices w ill lie held at Willamette National cemetery Portland later in the week Donations may tie made to Mes siah Cniled Methodist Church. 6215 Rolling Rd Springfield. Virginia 22152 or the Oregon State Cniversity Foundation. Admin Services Build mg Oregon Stale Cmv, Corvallis, Oregon *7331 Memorial services w ill be held on Thursday . at 2 p m at Prinev die for Betty C Fickardt. who died Sunday February 4. at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Meppner She was born September 8. 1917, near Matteson Butte the daughter of la*wis C Cason and Margaret Osten Cason She married Jack Fstberg in 193V. he died in 1953 She married Robert D Fickardt in 1*57. who survives in addition to a son. Steven I. Fstberg and a daughter. Margaret iPeggy 1 Brittner and four grandchildren. Jack and Phillip Fstberg and Ted and Ia-n Brittner all of Meppner Fickardt was a descendant of the Cason and llunsaker families early pioneers, who settled near Oregon (Tty I-atrr genera la ions moved to Eastern • Iregon Fickardt taught in the l» s Angeles schools until her retirement in 1*78 when she retired to Prinev die She was a member of the Cniled Pres byterian Church and Itelonged to the Crook County Garden Club and the Retired Teachers Association Public Meetings Justice Court Report school lav nines lor Meppner 5» Year* Ago February 7.1935 Morrow County was recompensed $5 (*8i for the $6,849 loss sustained in the failure of the Bank of lone when the county court acceded to the proposed settlement of Metropolitan Casualty Company . sureitie* of L W Briggs, county treasurer The county court received the resignation of county clerk Gay H Anderson and expected to fill the position by appointment until the November general election Heppner City Council approved a "memorial to congress with the intention of providing security for the watershed of the Willow Creek Valley The council's memorial was expected to result in a plan which would allow the area to be acquired by the city or otherwise protected as a watershed 10 Years Ago February 6, 1975 Sales of Oregon farm products during 1974 went over the one billion dollar mark Murray 's Drug Store in Heppner was robbed of over $600 in cash and checks over the weekend 25 Year* Ago F’ehruary 4. 1960 The Meppner City Council author lied the approval of a contract with the Pacific Power and Light Com pany for the installation of 16 new mercury vapor street lights along Main and May streets to join the already existing ones on Court Street The county school building com mittee approved by a vote of 24 to II a motion to build a new high school at lone but refused to approve any plan which would prov ide new high Give your Valentine a gift that will speak of your love day after day. year after year Nothing makes that m essage last longer than gold and precious gem stones— miracles of nature that have passed the test of time i CASE FURNITURE Heppner Carpet, lin o le u m . 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