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TWO Thr Hrppnrr «.errile lime» Ilrp p n rr. Oregon VVrdnrsdey. March II . IMS iM Letters to the Editor The Official Newspaper of the Clly of Heppner and the County of Morrow t Iss1 . What's Your Opinion Obit narv Humane Society Volunteer t h * N 9ppm»t GAZETTE-TIMES ' Mutioa (oaaiy • MaarOwaad ^**kU N*»a>a|»af USPS 240 420 Published every Wrdnewday and entered as second-class matter at the I’oat Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3. 1879 Second < lav» postage paid at Heppner i Irrgon Office at 147 West Willow street Telephone 5U3 1 676 9228 Address communications to the Heppner Gazette Times I* t) Ho* 337. Heppner. Oregon «836 HO in Morrow. Umatilla Wheeler 4 Gilliam counties |I2 elsewhere Klleen Saling Office Manager Sandy Holtz Newspaper Editor Mary Ann Cerullo Graphics Ix-partm rnt Joyce Hughes Typesetter Marry Haron Darkroom Technician David uii (1 April Sykes. Publishers Editorial Keep business in Morrow County Businesses professional groups and development organizations have expended much effort in trying to keep business in Morrow County The recent SI Patrick's Day celebration in Heppner is only one example Businesses attempt to provide services and merchandise locally to keep business ui the uiuuly City an<|fuiM tf g iA iftiin e n t on Ihe other hand seem to tie try ing to force business gj' Of In i t f t i Th* cities of Hnardman. Irrigon and lone have contra« <■ g f o - g jil agotfispotgl serv ice with a firm from Hemnslon bet ause the county s landfill is lixafpd near Heppner making the cost to them prohibitive Although the county has supported the landfill, it says it wants out of the landfill business because if is not used by all county residents County Commissioner Jerry Peck of Hnardman. however claims that residents of Hoardtnan do want a site where they can haul items which they cannot put in their garbage cans for weekly pickup At a recent Solid Waste Disposal Committee meeting four of five city mayors expressed a m-ed fur a county owned operated landfill which could serve Ihe entire county The committee resolved to adv ise Ihe Court to turn the landfill over to the cily of Heppner At first glance, this may sound lik r keeping business at home, but the landfill bas s life expectancy of about in more years Then the city of Heppner w ill be at the same placr the county is now developing a new landfill site Or. like the cities to the north Heppner will tie forced to contract for service from an outside firm Taxes from local businesses and property owners support local services, therefore, local services should be provided The City of Hoardtnan should not have lo pay for drop box service Transferring operation of Turner laindfill to the city of Heppner is a backwards approach to keeping the cities separate hut equal Perhaps it's time for Ihe county to serve "the entire county by budgeting funds for a preliminary study of a centrally located landfill site before landfill development costs are even greater D M V office to close April 4<X5 . . , Gene Murty has announced The Heppner office of the Dept ol Thr wl„ jM. ,-|..s«-d A prl| Motor Vehicles w ill he closed Wed Mur„ -, ,jav tie in nesday and Thursday . April 4 and 5. (-olujon $200 REWARDl For the a rre st of person or persons responsible fo r the th e ft of tools, gas and dam ages to the a irc ra ft at the Lexington A irp o rt. Call 989-8549 or s h e riff 676-9061. ___________V o n A rsd o le C onstruction To the Editor A am a new voluntrer for the Pioneer Humane Society which is centered in Hermiaton but which covers Morrow County, too We deal In cruelty to animals adoption of animals, help in placing animals and l»-t find I D tags Vow that the town of Hept ner is planning on a dog pound it is so important lo get tags on your pets collars If you want to adopt a certain animal buy a pet I D tag or let us help you place your pet Call 676 «19 • s 1 Janet Tav lor Peoples' conference set for May To the Editor The Bishop s Keport received a lot of major media coverage earlier this year Not everyone agreed that there was a need for more welfare spending in America What do ( iregomans feel about this highly volatile issue ' We hop«- to get some idea at the Decisions 85 convention scheduled to fie held at <4-i4si«1** M u in i'» The opening speaker May 10 will be none other than Charlton Heston Join us in May at this peoples conference and help shape the < iregon consensus Hill Syemore Director f riends of Multnomah Co 402 SE lis t Portland Oregon »7214 238 6320 Engagements Lantis Harsin - Mr and Mrs Hay l^intis of Condon proudly announce Ihe engagement of their daughter laiura. to Dallas Harsin of Heppner Harsin is the son of Wayne and Joy Harsin. former Heppner residents now residing in f orest Grove lainUS recently completed courses for elementary teaching certification and is substitute teaching in Gilliam and Wheeler school districts Harsin is manager of th r Heppner Elks laidge No wedding date has been set Addie Kei zer Graveside services for Addie Serena Keizur were held in Weston Saturday Keizur. 89 died in Toledo Ore , March 13 UHLS She was a former longtime resident of Weston Horn in Bed Lake Minn July 15 1895 she was the daughter of Issar and Selma Kahles o r wick The family came to Oregon in iwxi and settled in the Condon area On Keb 14 1915 she married Hurt Keizur in Condon Keizur lived in Weston for many years, then in Salem from 1968 to 1984 before moving fo Toledo atxnjt a year ago Survivors include a brother Hoy orwick of Heppner thr«» grand children and five great grandchild ren Her husband Hurt Keizur and a daughter Violet Clark rill'd earlier Hateman Euneral Home. Toledo was in charg«- of arrangements Sifting Question "How do you feel about Westworld lot's proposal that they would operate the county hospital with the stipulation that the county build a new building'’ I f«*el that helnre we consider building a new hospital with tax pavers money . that there should tie a probationary period of several years to pro« e the n«-«-d for a n«-w facility . saul IH-lpha Jones la-xington through the Times FuircK Rodeo Court make appearance to 3 e a rs \ g u On March 21 at 7 30 the f a ir and Kodeo Court chaperone Ginger O’Brien, and the Morrow County f a ir and Kodeo court attended a regular meeting of the American Association of University Women Each girl gave a short speech on a separate aspect of the fair and rod«s> The group then asked them Hospital Notes I ’miieer Memorial Hospital in Heppner reports admitting and dis charging the following patients dur ing the past week la-nme Abies. Spray admitted March 20 discharged March 2:1 and Dana Nance, la-xington admitted March 21 discharged March 23 The following patients were still receiving care at the hospital Mon day Helen Keithlev Heppner admit ted March 23. tain Cecil, Heppner adm itted. March 21 Jessica Schoonover Hermiston admitted March 22 and Judy Hampton Heppner admit ted March 22 TURN ON THE WATER WITH M.C.G.G. IRRIGATION SYSTEMS specific questions said a f a ir and Hodisi spokesperson The C ourt would enjoy meeting with any other interested clubs and organizations to promote the 1985 f a ir and Kodeo Anyone interested in setting up an appearance at their meeting please contact Ginger o Hrien at 676 98«ri or Ellen Kennedy at 676 « 1 st Sheriff’s Report The Morrow County S h e riffs ( illu e .it the Morrow County Court house in Heppner reports handling or disjiatching the following cases during the past week On March IH the Morrow County Sheriff s office received a report of a theft of numerous hand tools at the co generation plant at Kinzua Estimated value of the loss is tlu.WM on March 20. the Hoardtnan f ir e Department responded to a pole on fire on Wilson Hoad Also on March 20. the Morrow County S heriffs office issued a citation for Driving While Suspend i*d to Joseph William Stensrude 23. \ ancouver on March 2o, the Morrow County Sheriffs office arrested olen E Nave II t nion on a charge of Hape I The incident allegedly occurred just west of Irrigon on March 24 the Morrow County S heriff s o ffice arrested Miguel Samora 24 Hnardman on a charge of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants He was released on his own recognizance D .A .’s Report The Morrow County D is tric t Attorney's Office at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner reports handling the following bust ness during the past week Olen Earl Nave 32. Irrigon arraigned March 21 on a charge of Hape I Michael S Halle 22. l>exington enrolled in the Alcoholism Diversion I ’rogram following a charge of Driving tn d e r the Influence of Intoxicants PLUMBING SUPPLIES The city of Heppner budget com mittoe submitted a budget within the six percent limitation to the city council The budget which would not require an election. cam«*d with it a recommendation to increase water and sewer rates in order to increase the city 's revenue The city of Heppner was covered with snow for the first day of spring 25 Tears Ago "Transfer of Ihe Hoarilman Bomb mg Range to the state of Oregon for development into a space age mdust rial park w ill he approved by the Department of Defense, ' Kloyd S B ryant assistant secretary of defense assured Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield at a meeting in Washington D C The Hehisch. Heppner High School s student newspaper r«-ceiv ed the Columbia Scholastic Ureas Association M edalist aw ard for publication of distinction '" The paper was «tilted by Carol K Ander son and publish«-d under the super vision of Mrs Margaret K irk The Hehisch was one of two student publications in the state of Oregon to receive such an honor Susan I ’artlow . daughter of Mr and Mrs John I’artlow of Hoardtnan was named I960 Fair and Rodeo LJueen 50 Years \go A dust storm of unprec«-dented proportions for March swept over Morrow County Sunday , as the high wind prevalent over much of the «-oast picked up the loose dirt in its path and pul residents to much inconvenience The ext«*nt of property damage is undetermined, though many bad blows were reported in newly plow ed fields Growing crops may have la-on damaged some, hut most reports indicate that the rain and snow which followed on Monday brought moisture to more than offset the damage Light and power service was interfered with at intervals, and telephone service was demoralized with outside points Those who ventured forth in auto mobiles found vision completely obliterated at times, and it was necessary lo stop cars completely at places At one time Sunday after nmm. five cars were reported staled bi-tween the Withycombe and Woods (arms on the Olex road, with danger of occupants smothering if assist ance were not given immediately A wrecker and stale police cars from Arlington respondi-d and got the cars out of difficulty T raffic was halh-ri entirely on the John Day highway between Condon and Arlington for a time Many farms homes suffered great inconvenience and actual hardship from Sunday's slo rm . when quantities of dirt drifted upon them One of the worst cas«-s ctt«-d was at the Julian Rauch farm north of Lexington where the dirt drifted in so badly that the family had to leave It was rep*irt«-d that when they went to look for their automobile, it was, covered up completely by Ihe dirt They were forc«*d to take refuge w ith neighbors until the storm subsid«-d Another case was reported south of Ix-xington where forty acres which a farmer had just plowed was blown out entirely to the depth of the furrow Monday's snow and rain, which for a time resembled a blizzard. caus«-d concern among upp«-r Willow cri-ok sheepmen who kept all hands busy looking after new Ixirn lambs that had b«-en turned out on the Considerable wind has prevailed since hut intermittent showers have helped to allay the dust Overcast skies today and warmer tempt-ra tur«-» are indicative of more rain HOW TO DECORATE A ROOM FOR $44.95 Justice Court Report Morrow County 350 Main street G rain G row ers Le< ,^ 9°r'gon Phone - 989-8221 1 800-452-7396 HARDWARE * A U TO M O TIV E * CHEM ICAL * Morrow County Justice Court at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner reports handling the follow ing business during the past week David Allan I ’hillips Gresham with crim inal negligence Hegulat ed Hunt <>|ierating a Motor Vehicle Closed Area 171 hail forfeited Huger Uharl«-* Conroy. Koring with crim inal negligence Hegulat ed Hunt ( iperating a Motor Vehicle. Closed Area 171 hail forfeited Lyle S m ith. P ortland w ith crim inal negligence Violation of a Cooperative Kestriction to wit Hoad Closure, passenger. 176 hail forfeited Joe Sturza. Heppner with cnm i nal negligence Angling Prohibited Method to wit Chumming 142 fine Gary D Walter, lone Open Container 'B eeri, $30 fine. Careless Driving, 157 fine Kelly Scott Kicsz, Washtucna. Washington Oprn Container of Liquor in a Vehicle. !3o fine Crescendo Chavez. Umatilla with crim inal negligence No Hesi dent Angling License. 138 fine Coast to Coast for BICYCLES M A C H IN ER Y |See o u r n e w ATV w ith b a llo o n tires THE BULOVA HARTFORD One of our many decorator wall clocks by Bulova A clock you can hang anywhere because the movement is quartz And the battery needs changing but once a year Picture what a good time can do for you And your wall For just $44 95 l Peterson’s ^ Heppner 676 9700 K r ran help you 1
