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Letters to the Editor
The Official Newspaper of the
Clly of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
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GAZETTE-TIMES '
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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
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Gene Murty has announced
The Heppner office of the Dept ol
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Motor Vehicles w ill he closed Wed
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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
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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
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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
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