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Samuel W. Heath
Sam uel W H eath. 67. Heppner,
died Thursday , March 14 1985 at
flood
S h e p h e rd
C o m m u n ity
Hospital. H erm iston
He was born May 28, 1917 in
H odgeman County. K ansas, the son
of William and H arriett fSheeksi
H eath
He moved to Portland in 1942
w here he worked in the shipy ard s In
1946 he purchased and operated a
ranch on Khea Creek with his
fam ily In 1967 he leased and operat
ed the Heppner Bowl until his
retirem ent in 1979
Survivors include brothers Kolph
H eath. K im berly. Idaho. Klmer
H eath. Heppner and P earl Heath
Pendleton, and a sister Jessie
AI i I mi II P ortland
Henry "Jo e " G aarsland.
age 71 of lone, died Tuesday March
12 at SI E lizabeth Nursing Home in
Baker
Kuneral service» were held on
K nduy, M arch 15 at 2 p m in the
lam grell Monroe M ortuary Chapel
P astor Russell Schott of the C alvary
Baptist Church officiated and inter
m eni followed in Mount Hope- fe m e
tery in Baker
G aarsland was iMirn in E verett
Township Minnesota to Ole and
Caroline G aarsland He received Ins
education in B attle Cake Minnesota
He served in the U S Army for four
years during World War li He was
baptised and confirm ed in Skibtbedt
i C hurch' in Battle laike Minnesota
Kuneral serv ux-s w ere 2 p m
Saturday, March 16 at the Heppner
f irst C hristian Church The Kev
Don Shelton officiated Parley Drake-
played the organ
Casket liearers w ere Bob Hubbard
(iene Doherty P ete S chw arnn. Dad
Turner. Dallas H arsin, and (iary
Watkins Honorary b e arers were Al
Ketsch Boti Schiller. Riley Munk
ers, Al Bunch Bob Hoskins, and
Klwyn Hughes
Concluding m T
vices and interm ent were at Hep
(Hier Masonic Cemetery
I- riends who w ish many contribute
to the American C ancer Society,
Oregon Division, 0330 S W f urry.
P ortland <>rr BT20I
Sweeney Mortuary . Heppner was
in charge of arran g em en ts
To the Kditor
Matt Doherty would tie a good
c o m m is sio n e r for th e P o rt of
Morrow
The P o rts' industries are big
taxpayers in the county and have
huge nav rolls
FARMERS
THERE IS ANOTHER CHOICE
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We Can Help You
Lrges ‘yes’ vote for schools
To the Kditor
As a form er board m em ber of the
Morrow County School D istrict. I
urge vour support of the levy by
voting "y es" on March 26
Sixty -one citizens who served on
seven different com m ittees ranging
from com puter education trans
(Mirtation risk m anagem ent, to the
build in g n e e d s of e a c h school
deserve our respect and thanks (or
the lim e and concern that they have
given freely lor the students of our
To the Editor
Iaist year Heppner got its first, in
a very iong tim e, publicly available
tr a n s p o rta tio n
T hro u g h m any
years, as folks grew older and more
of them found them selves living
alone som e of them moved away
from here just because they felt so
housebound and disliked to ask
friends and neighbors for help
Buzz Lynch cam e up with the idea
of providing this on call car. which
he owns It employs very courteous
and com petent drivers all day und
all night
Hazel Hamlin telephoned m e last
week to say that she had heard that
the Courtesy Car might be d is
c o n tin u ed
H azel feels q u ite
emotional about this service. “ It's
such a good thing, and is one good
thing that just m ustn't come to a ^
end She has been so appreciative
of this service, she says it has tieen
so beneficial to a growing num ber of
older folks and lo many others also,
who for various reasons n«-ed rides
She wonders if everyone realizes
lhat this service m eans so much to
this comm unity and is so hopeful
that more helpful support will come
in soon
Buzz Lynch says the car is busy
from 6 a m
until 3 a m
and it
averages about eight trips each
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Their recom m endations guilded
preparations of this budget We all
know that the pric e of every thing is
up The district has found that
growth in num bers of students and
new educational standards require
more staff m em ber» All of this adds
to the total dollars needed to run our
schools
Help your children to a tietter
education Vote "yes on March 26
S incerely.
1 s - Jean Bennett
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day and often from It to 15 each
night He says the trips a re often to
the banks, to various stores, to the
doctors' offices or for recreation
T his s e rv ic e c a n n o t a c tu a lly
charge folks for rides because it is
not licens»-d as a public ca rrie r, hut
its operation and upkeep is costly
Alton V arnell is now m anaging the
M-rv ice and has several other helpful
courteous com petent drivers work
ing with him
Buzz Lynch gave us this list of the
businesses that have contributed lo
the Courtesy Car Bonnie’s B arber
Shop, Bud's Hub. B ucknum 's. the
Wagon Wheel, Country Kose, Vinh's
Chevron. C entral M arket, the E lk ’s
Club. Case F urniture
Heppner
Auto P a rts , M urray's Drug Store. D
& L Auto Hepuir Hay Boyce Insur
ance T urner V anM arter and B ry
ant. and G reen's Feed and Seed in
addition to the 15 businesses, 9
thoughtful and generous persons
have contributed llene laiughlin.
Alvin Bunch. Jim Lovgren, Kd
Tarnasky L E Dick Billy Kenny,
Paid Hislcf ii in < i.m- K o n e k
and Cornett Green
We know Hazel Hamlin co n tri
butes for each ride she has. but there
are some who use the c a r who never
pay Some wonder if the city of
Heppner or even the county of
Morrow might not help this wonder
ful service survive None of us
knows just when some sort of trouble
might strike in our lives, and we
might need the help of the Courtesy
Car which is available by dialing
676 5026. where a pleasant voice will
answ er "Cal s laiunge and will be
quick to offer help
Sincerely
s Justine W eatherford
Court St Heppner
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Voting for Matt with his strong
interest and background will assure
the Ports and counties growth and
future
Sincerely,
i * - Ken T urner
Appreciates Courtesy Car
G aarsland moved to (iregon after
serving in the Army and had Iw-en
living in the lone area until just
recently when he moved to Baker
A farm er most all of his life he
was a m em ber of the American
la-gion in lone ahd had r«-ceived his
40 year pin
Survivors include his sons, John
D G aarsland and J Melvin G aars
land both of Baker a daughter M
Elaine Johnston of La G rande and
his d aughter Jo Ann Hayes ol Van
l ouver Washington his sister. Kdna
M ien of B attle |„ike Minn . 10
g ra n d c h ild re n , two g re a t g ra n d
c h ild re n , n u m e ro u s n e ic e s and
nephews and his form er wife. Mar
garet Smith of Baker
ROTARY TILLERS
exended family K esearch is proving
that ihildren who a re allowed to
continue norm al relationships with
the non custodial fam ily have a
greater chanct- (or norm al emotional
growth
There is a toll free num ber I #w
982 1211. which allows a u r a s to all
Oregon legislators
This bill HB 2428 is of conc ern to
all fam ilies It concerns the welfare
of children The bill will die in
com m ittee if those interested in
children do not support it
is * Birdine Tullis
lone ( iregon 97843
Vote for Matt Doherty
Joseph Henry ‘Joe’ Gaarsland
Joseph
To the Kditor
It is my understanding that House
Bill 2428 the rights of gran d p aren ts
to see their grandchildren will be
h e ard in committer- in Salem on
March 22
Many gissi loving g randparents
with much to offer grandchildren in
term s of emotional support, stabil
ity and love at tim es of stryss are
denied the opportunity for various
reasons beyond their cnntrol
Children under stress such as the
breaking up of a family by divoro-
need the stability, love, understand
ing reassurance and support of the
Schools close for
spring vacation
Morrow County schools will be
closed next week M arch 25 29 for
spring vacation Classes will dism iss
at the reg ular tim e Friday and buses
will run as usual
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To 'he Kditor
I would like to bring to your
attention an issue of statew ide
im portance I have introduced legis
lation. HB 2211. that would limit
Oregon » school districts to the
election of board m em bers in May of
odd num bered years onlv
As you anow under c u rrrn t law
school districts a re the only rem ain
ing special districts holding annual
elections of directors More often
than not the election of school
directors in M arch is the first of at
least two elections held each year
as school districts prefer to wait
until later to present their levies to
district electors This year, only 54
school districts a m ere 1 5 (wreent of
the 353 school districts throughout
the state will hold director and levy
elections on M arch 26 Under the
provisions of HB22I1. most of these
districts would have needed only one
election this year In even num bered
years a district living within its tax
base would not need an election at
all l nder the current statute those
districts still needing to pass operat
ing levies will hold two elections
In 1984 elim ination of the even
year election of directors would
have m eant a savings of $422.<■"> to
school districts statew ide
K&ti
m ates for 198». put the savings at
over $5oo out)
opponents of the change to odd
year elections of directors, ‘(’onfed
eration of School A dm inistrators
Oregon School Boards Association
and O K A > claim that our purpose
is to create adm inistrative conven
lence They contend further that
odd year elections will c re a te a
situation wherein a m ajority of
board positions could change hands
breaking continuity in board policy
and function
One look at the anticpated savings
for school districts statew ide shows
that we a re not looking at m ere
adm inistrative
convenience
K ather. we see real and substantial
economic benefits for our schools
As to the latter argum ent, it is
possible even under current law for
a majority of board positions to he
open at an election Unscheduled
vacancies frequently occur requir
ing that the vacant positions be
placed on the ballot w ith the regular
ly scfw-duled openings It is not
unusual to s«-e three or even four
directors positions on the ballot at a
given election Krankly. I f*-el the
"continuity" argum»-nt sm acks elit
ism If a school tMiard espous»-s a
policy that is unpopular to a m ajor
ity of those it represent», the elect
or» should have the opportunity to
c h a n g e th at policy
a lth o u g h
experience indicat»*» that this is
unlikely to happen
Kor your information and (or the
sake of comparison the legislative
assembly elects seventy five per
cent of its m em bership every two
years Our county governm ents
elect the majority of their m em bers
at least once every four years Many
( iregon cities elet 1 their entire conn
ells every two years Obviously, the
subj»*ct ol continuity is not terribly
troublesom e to these governm ent
e n titie s What o th er g o v ern in g
I todies in this state ties ides school
boards elect their m em bers on an
annual basts''
Kinally. the intent behind limiting
the num ber of election dates is to
promot»* consolidation of more item s
on fewer dat«*s Klim mating the
even year election of directors is
consistent with this goal E lectors
tire of going to the polls again and
again Under HB 2211 voters would
know that on the second Tuesday in
May of odd numbered years they
elect school board and other district
directors, and on Ihe second T ues
day of even num bered years the
May prim ary election occurs
Sincerely.
-s B arbara Huberts
Sheriff’s Report
D .A .’s Report
The Morrow C ounty D istric t
A ttorney's Office at the Morrow
C ounty C o u rth o u se in H ep p n er
reports receiving com plaints on the
following charges during the past
week
Driving Under the Influence of
Intoxicants (3 c a s e s '. Driving While
Suspended itwo cases). U nauthor
ized L's»- of a Motor Vehicle. Minor in
Possession, ( l i v i n g a F alse N am e to
an Officer. Negotiating a Bad Check
Assault IV. two counts of Theft I.
and Burglary 1
Hospital Notes
Patients adm itted and discharged
from Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner during the past week
include
John Glavey. Heppner adm itted
March It. discharged March 15.
Patti Nairns. Heppner adm itted
March 14 discharged March 15. and
Cheryl Ployhar. Heppner. ad m it
ted March 15. discharged M arch 17
FIdnu Bailey. Heppner. who was
adm itted to the hospital M arch 16
was still receiving care at press lime
Monday
Births
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\u h rv D a n rllr S lr u th e rs
a
daughter Aubry was born F ebruary
28 to Jo»- and Sarah S lruthers at
Williams Air Force Base. Mesa.
Arizona She weigh«-d 7 lbs 13 oz
G randparents are M aynard and
FIdna Slruthers Hermiston and
Carl and Geri Martin. Heppner
Great grandparents are M yrtle
Slruthers. Hermiston and Mildred
Morris. Heppner
G reat great grandm other is Iris
Martin. San Diego. California
The Morrow County S h e riff's
Office at Ihe Morrow County C ourt
house in Heppner handled or d is
patched the following business dur
ing the past week
On M arch II. Ihe Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the
Boardman Police D epartm ent in the
arrest of Honald Curtin Maxwell, 42.
Boardm an. on I tnatilla County
Sheriff's Office w arrants for Driving
Under the Influence of Intoxicants,
and a felony. Driving While Sus
pended He was lodged at the
U m atilla County Jail
On March 12. the Morrow County
Sheriff's Office was assisted by the
Boardman Police D epartm ent in the
arrest of Theodore Brian Anderson.
25 Boardman. on a charge of
Assault IV lie was lislged at the
U m atilla City Jail
On March 14. the Irrigon Police
D epartm ent arrested Mark William
M essersuuth 23 Irrigon. on charges
of Burglary I and two counts of Theft
I He was lodged at the U m atilla
County Jail
On Murch 16. the Irrigon Police
Department arrested Joseph H
Gonzales. 37. Irrigon on charges of
Driving
Under the Influence of
Intoxicants He posted bail und was
releas«-d
Also on March 16, the Heppner
Police D epartm ent arrested Mark
D Way, 19. Heppner. on a charge of
Driving
Under the Influence of
Intoxicants He was released on his
own recognizance
On M arch 17. the Heppner Police
D epartm ent arrested Mlchale Scott
Baife. 22. I.exinglon on charges of
Driving
Under the Influence of
Intoxicants He was released on his
own recognizance
on March 18. the Irrigon Police
D epartm ent arr»-sted Jose Kodri
guez. 28 Boardman on charges of
Driving
Under the Influence of
Intoxicants He was liKtged at the
Umatilla Police D epartm ent
o n M arch 18. the Boardm an Fire
D e p a rtm e n t resp o n d e d
to a
telephone pole on fire one fourth
mile west of Paul Smith Hoad on
Wilson Hoad
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