Editorial
W O - T W Heppner ( . iir t lr 1lmr< Mrppnrr Oregon. M rdnrtdiji, March II. I«U
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
th * N t f a » i
Letters to the Editor
Something Special
It sounds an awfully lot like a cliche; but this team is
really something special. Yes. I’m talking about the
members tor their
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enthusiastic
g a z e t t e - t i m e s H
To the Editor
music
who
played
for
us
at
all
home
Heppner Fillies, the team that for a brief period of time
There are so many people that we
games, district, regional and state
would like to personally thank for
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unified an entire community.
tournaments
Published every Wednesday and entered as second class matter at the
their confidence and support in
To the lone Student Body tor the
Hoot Office at Heppner Oregon under the Act of March J. 1*7*
making this basketball season so
By now. you all know the story. Heppner High
lovely rose corsages and the send off
Second Class postage paid al Heppner O regon Office at 147 West Willow
special
they gave us as we headed to state
Street Telephone >5031 «76 *22*
School’s
girls' basketball team did it all They won the
First of all to our coach, Mr
18 liiiln* Ml B H p H and the Mur
Address communications to the Heppner Gazette Times. P O Bo* 3T7
Royer, who with his knowledge
league They won the District. They won the Regional
row County Court and to Mayor Cara
Heppner Oregon »7*36 110 in Morrow. Umatilla Wheeler A Gilliam
guided us to third best in the state
Costa and the City of Heppner lor the
counties, $12 elsewhere
To Mr Payne for his helping hand as
They finished third in the State With a tiny line up that
proclamations that gave us our own
Eileen Haling
Office Manager
assistant coach
Sandy Holtz
special Fillies days March I and
Newspaper Editor
To our parents who stayed behind
saw itself described as everything from "scrappy” to
M ary Ann Cerullo
March 7. 1985
Graphics I lepa riment
us through all our frustrations, hurts
Joyce Hughes
To Scott Jones. East Oregonian
"gritty” to "sparky” to “spunky,” the Fillies grabbed
Typesetter
and Joys and who by their example
M arcy Bacon
sports editor for his excellent cover
Oarkroom Tec hnician
gave us the foundation for winning
the headlines of the newspapers and the hearts of the
agr of our gam es and his special
the first place sportsmanship trophy
D a v id and A p ril Sykcu. Publisher«
moral support To the editors of
at district and again at state
fans
Heppner Gazette Times and K l'M A
To the Heppner Booster H u b for
for their fine coverage
Now that the season is over and the cheering starts to
their signs and very enthusiastic
"W e are proud to be from
support We especially enjoyed all
die down, it’s time for the obligatory editorial telling
Heppner1
the signs on the w ay to Pendleton To
Ju stice C o u r t
D.A/s Report
From the three of us who graduate
our many fans who followed all our
the team what they really meant to the community.
we want to say thanks again From
games and who cheered (or us in our
Report
the rest of us we w ill see you again
Only this time, it really comes from the heart. It's true.
losses as well as our wins And a
next year on the basketball court
special thanks to those who support
The Fillies brought a sense of togetherness to this
The Morrow County District At
Thanks again - you are a great
ed us at District, Regional and Stale
Justice Court at the Morrow
torney 's office at the Morrow County
bunch of people and we love you all
tournaments
community
that is hard to describe in words Seeing the
County Courthouse in Heppner
Courthouse in Heppner reports
' s l The Heppner Fillies
To our Student Body and Rally
reports handling the following bust
handling the following buMZiews dur
Jodi Padherg.
people of Heppner in the stands in Pendleton, then
squad for the pep assemblies and
ness during the past week
mg the past week
Slrphi Payne
hard work throughout the year To
Malt Gw in Murray, lone Exceed
LaGrande. then Pendleton again, fans got a sense of
Paul J Focht. 23 Irrigon. indicted
Ellen Arhogast.
our dance team lor their great
mg the Maxim um Speed '74 mph in
by Grand Jury on a charge of Theft
lama Reid.
performances at every home game
a 55 mph zonei. *30 fine
communion
with the ball club a spirit of oneness that
I
Dana Reid.
and al (he district, regional and
Ralph Tony Marlatt. Heppner
Roger Davidson. I*. Irrigon. indie
Penny
Connor.
may be once in a lifetime. It wasn't just that our
state tournaments To our manager
Driving Under the Influence of
ted by Grand Jury on a charge of
Missy Turner,
Monique Allen, stats person Janrlle
Intoxicants. $457 fine. 2 days in jail, 1
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community had a ballclub at the State Tournament; it
Andrea Ball.
McKIhany. and to Jean Strange
year driver's license suspension
Joseph P Focht. 23. Irrigon. indie
M issy Eubanks
To Mr Christensen and the band
Philip John Carlson. Heppner
wasn't just the fact that it was a first-ever appearance;
ted by Grand Jury on a charge of
Violation of the Basic Rule '36 mph
Theft I
Another
filly
fan
or that it was the first time (it appears) that Heppner
in a 25 mph zone*. $36 line
Edna Thomas 32. Hermislon, in
Neil Dwight Frederick, Jr . I-ex
dicted by Grand Jury on charges of
To those great and awesome Fillies.
You not only showed this state
has won a State Tournament game in basketball in
ington No Headlight When Requir
Driving While Revoked and Driving
your skills as a team, hut you also
As sheriff of Filli land. I Em a
ed Motorcycle, $15 line
nearly
30 years. No, it was something about the
Under the Influence of Intoxicants
displayed great character in bring
Flllifan. I hereby proclaim my pride
Brok Paul Tucker, Hermislon
Christopher Bennett. 2U. Umatilla,
ing home the sportsmanship trophy
in serving and supporting Steph.
character and personality of this team that really was
Violation of (he Basic Itule i4V mph
indicted by Grand Jury on charges
To the seniors
thanks it 's been
Jodi, Ellen. Missy T . Lana. Dana.
in a 35 mph zonei *36 fine
of Theft I und two counts of Cnauth
an honor To the returning Fillies
Penny. Andi. and Missy E Your
special.
Duane Leroy Dyer Hermislon
ori/ed Use of a Motor Vehicle
even better luck next year
pride in yourselvei and hard work
Violation of the Basic Rule <38 mph
The Fillies, with their all-out hustling style and
Roger Davidson. 1». Irrigon. indic
l(f Jean Strange
paid off when you showed 'em your
in a 25 mph zone) $36 fine
ted by Grand Jury on a charge of
I Em a Flllifan
stuff at the state tournament
determination were a true inspiration. The nine young
If .-It’ I
Patrick Erickson 18. Irrigon. in
Repair existing roads
ladies of coaches Mike Royer and Les Payne never
dieted by Grand Jury on two counts
by road* 3». miles apart but it seems
To the Editor
of
Theft
I.
Theft
II
and
two
counts
of
ever
stopped trying Saturday’s game against Corbett
Death Notice
Nearly every road in the Board- we need another one to save a few
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Ve
people
a
couple
of
mill**
travel
on
was a prime example. In what had to a disappointing
man area is in need ol maintenance
hide
and repair
some being very bad some occassions although a great
need
for
the
proposed
road
is
spot to be in the Third Place game - the Fillies put on
to tie resurfaced and other*
Funeral services for longtime lone
Pioneer employees needing
questionable it would just he handy
needing less work Ask the County
resident Joseph ' Joei Henry Gaars-
one of their best shows of the season.
Court or the Road Department and
land will be held Friday. March 15. 2
observe
medical
Possibly
this
old
farmer
is
the
only
the answer is that there are no funds
Saturday night’s award ceremony was the confirma
p m at l-angrell Monroe Mortuary
one that feels this way but I believe
available to spend on the roads now
in Baker He died Tuesday morning.
records week
the
community
would
benefit
more
tion
of what we all knew to be the case. Despite being a
Many of these roads are used by a lot
March 12
if the existing roads were repaired
Governor
Vic
Atiyeh
has
pro
of
people
every
day
A complete obituary will run in
tremendously aggressive team, the Heppner girls (just
lor the use of many than our scarce
claimed March 17
23 Medical
The Morrow County Court now
next week's Gazette Times
tax
dollars
were
spent
to
build
a
new
Records Week in Oregon
plans to construct a new road
as they had been at the District) were awarded the
road to save a mile or two travel lor
In commemoration of the week.
between Wilson Road and the Port of
a
few
people
Sportmanship Trophy.
Eastern Oregon Regional group of
Morrow interchange and Highway
the Oregon Medical Record Assoc is
IH4 al a cost which they either don't
Maybe it is a cliche - but they made us all look good.
<*, Arnold Braat
lion met in Pendleton. March 8
know or aren't telling The Freeway
Route 1. Box 46A
Attending from Heppner were Joan
Hospital Notes
and Wilson Road are now connected
Thanks Fillies.
M .O .
hoardman. Oregon
McDonald. Associate Kecord Tech
mcian and Eastern Oregon Consult
HHS grad listed on
A erobathon
ant and Rita Worden. Medical
Records Director for Pioneer M em Whitman honor roll
The following patient was admit
Sheriff s Report
orial Hospital
to aid C F
ted and discharged from Pioneer
Whitman College students who
M orrow C otaal* • N o a r O r i f d
Memorial Hospital during the past
week
Juanita Carmichael. Heppner
admitted March 5 discharged March
B.
Two patients admitted March 9
were still receiving care al the
hospital at press lime Monday
Helen Dyer. Heppner and
1-eonard Cummerland. Heppner
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Church slates
clothing drive
The annual lone United Church of
Christ clothing drive will he held
March 21 at 9 30a m Those wishing
to donate items are asked to bring
them to the United Church of Christ
basement before March 21
have earned a 3 5 grade point
average or better throughout their
college careers were honored for
academic excellence al the college's
23rd annual Academic Recognition
Banquet
Area students honored include
Patrick Strulher*. a freshman, son
of Marie and Edwin Struthers. Hep
pner
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The Morrow County Sh e riff's
Office at the Morrow County Court
house in Heppner reports handling
or dispatching the following busi
ness during the past week
On March 4. the Morrow County
Sheriff's Office arrested M ary E
Wilson. 26. Kennewick, Washington,
on a charge of Driving While
Suspended She w as released on her
own recognizance
Also on March 4. the Morrow
County Sheriff 's Office responded to
a one vehicle rollover accident in
Irrigon Edna M Thomas. 32. Herm
iston was cited (or Driving Under
the Influence and released on her
own recognizance
On March 5. the Morrow County
Sheriff's Office and a Hoardman
ambulance responded to a one
vehicle rollover al the Port of
Morrow exit on 184 Unda A Me
Corkle. 23. Hermislon. was Iran*
ported to Good Shepherd Hospital in
Herm iston
Also on March 5. (he Morrow
County Sheriff's Office received
calls from people in the county who
had been contacted by phone advis
ing them that they had won a prize
In order to collect the prize, the
caller required them to give their
credit card number The Sheriff's
department repeats its advice to not
give credit card numbers to anyone
over the telephone in this kind of
situation
On March 6. the Boardman Police
Department assisted the Morrow
County Sheriff's Office in the invest
igation of a pickup belonging to Jim
Peterson of Boardman which was
alllegedly stolen from the C A I
parking lot The Vehicle has not
been recovered and investigation is
continuing
On March 7. a Boardman am
bulance transported a male subject
with a dislocated knee to (Food
Shepherd hospital from U 1 I in
Boardman
On March 8. a Heppner ambulance
transported a male subject with an
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unknown problem to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital
Also on March 8. the Heppner
Police Department arrested Wayne
E Elorea. 20 . on a Heppner Circuit
Court w arrant for F ailu re to
Appear Forgery I He was lodged al
the Umatilla Police Department
In a third March 8 incident,
Erasm o Cantu. 25. Woodburn, was
arrested on a charge of Driving
While Suspended He was lodged at
the Umatilla Police Department
On March 9. the Morrow County
Sheriff's Office arrested Jeffrey P
Cutsforth. 25. 1-exington on a charge
of Driving Under the Influence of
Intoxicants He was released on his
own recognizance
Also on March 9. the Irrigon Police
Department arrested Danny J Tar-
box. 23. Umatilla, on a charge of
Driving While Suspended He was
released on his own recognizance
The Hoardman Police Department
is continuing an investigation of four
incidents of vandalism which are
believed fo have occurred during the
early morning The following in
cidents were included a glass panel
in the front door of the (.alter Day
Saints Church on Wilson Koad was
broken out causing an unknown
amount of damage, an unknown
amount of damage from a glass
window in the front door of Sentry-
Market being broken out. an exten
su e amount of damage at Sam
Boardman Elementary School. and
an unknown amount of damage at
the Baptist Church on V4illow Fork
and Dillabaugh Koad
On M arch
10. a Heppner
ambulance transported a female
with an illness from lone to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital
Also on March in the Irrigon
F'olice Department arrested Marvin
A Pourier. 19. Hermislon on a
Hermislon Municipal Court warrant
for Failure to Pay Fine • Violation of
the Basic Rule He was lodged at the
Hermislon Safety Center
Also on March II, the Morrow
County Sheriff's Office assisted in an
Oregon State Police arrest of John
Michael Todd 34. Salem, on a
Morrow County Sheriff's Office w ar
rant for Crim inal Mischief II
Radio Shack outlet
now in Heppner
SPECIALS
Pettyjohn’s Farm & Builder's Sup
plv in Heppner is now an authorized
Radio Shack dealer. Larry Petty
John announced this week
"W e will be carrying home and
car stereo systems, telephones and
accessories, C B s and security sys
terns," he said
Pettyjohn invites everyone to stop
by the store, look over the merchan
dise. and pick up their free Radio
Shack calalog <81 value, free with
coupon in this week's paper).
R E D W O O D PLANTER
B O X E S & POTS
M in i- G r e e n h o u s e s
with H u m id o m e
RIETMANNS
HARDWARE
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An Aerobathon to benefit those
who suffer from cystic fibrosis will
be held from fi 30 to 8 30 p m next
Monday. March 18 at the Heppner
Grade School Multi Purpose Boom
Volunteers may dance for one or
two hours to raise funds for cystic
fibrosis, an inherited disease which
kills more children than polio, di
abeles and rheumatic (ever combin
txl
Money raised will benefit
research projects that may even
tually lead to answers about the lung
and digestive disease w hich requires
large amounts o( medication and
nutritional control
"Anyone can participate by pick
ing up a sponsor form at Farm er's
Insurance in Heppner and signing up
pledges.'' says Heppner aerobathon
chairperson Joyce Hughes
For more inform ation, call
Hughes .it ' • ,
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What’s Your
Opinion?
Question "What are you planning
for this SI Patrick's b a y ’ "
" I'm going to wear a green T shirt
from an Irish bar in St l-oius,' said
Susan West of Heppner "and I'll be
sitting at the A A C W booth selling
cakes and. of course, watching the
parade I guess I'll just be hanging
out and having a good time "
PUBLIC NOTICE
lavltation to Bid
Morrow County Public Works Do
merit is requesting sealed bids
rock ui the north end of the
ooxeity in amounts of 11.700 yards of
o$l rock. 1.500 yards of top course,
and 1.000 yards of base course or
4,000 yards pit run base Hidding of
options will be accepted in accord
ance with the specifications Bids
will accepted until 10 oo a m on
Monday March 25. 1985. at the
Public Works Office in I-rxington,
Oregon Specifications are available
at the Public Works Office 676-9061
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Published
March 11. 1985
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