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The Official Nr w spjprr of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morro«
To the Kditor
It « a t a welcome sight to nee the
first police car arrive in lone fo|
lowing the Ma> 9 robtn-ry of the
Hank of Kaslern Oregon
A call was made to the t i l
emergent) number as the robber*
a err entering the banh and then the
"long wait began
The long w ait" turned out to be a
very short time The first sheriffs
deputy arrived followed b) the
Heppner City Police and O S P in
what must have been a record time
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I ileen Sallng
Office Manager
Sand) H oili
Nrwxpaprr Editor
Marrv Hacon
Graphic« llepartmenl
I »erme Kennrdv
To the Kditor
During the hank robbery in lone
on May 29 the Heppner City Police
Department was asked to assist the
Morrow County Sheriff s Depart
menl The City Police Oregon Stale
l*olice and the Sheriff s Department
are always prepared and expected
to assist each other
»hen the Returner Cilv patrol car
and officer on duly went to lone last
Wednesday officer Hinghom and I
T yp rxrllrr
Letters to the Editor
Concerned about emergency speeding
exceeded the speed lim it at a high
rale One such incidence happened
last summer when la-xinglon cele
brated the county centennial, a
police car drove through town at a
high rate of speed The town was
tilled with residents young and old
enjoying games ami activities
In contrast ambulances with
patient* in a lift- and death situation
only exceed Ihe speed lim it by III
miles in accordance with Ihe law
We are asking all law official* to
please slow down and drive care
fully before a tragedy k ill* or injure*
one of our children or resident*
Signed t'oncerned Citizens
ofla-xingfnn
Mr amt Mrs Kay I’ apineau
Candy (•all's
Kenny Oates
Mr and Mr* Wayne I ’apim-au
Mr and Mr* Morris MrCarl
lamia Jones
Mr and Mr* John Tillechca
Cherry Webber
Mr and Mr* John Hippie
Mr and Mrs Joe Yocom
Jack Yocom
Mr and Mr* Mark f ’oihter
Charlene K I ’apineau
K u ril. I’ upineau
Mr and Mrs Oary | l Munkers
Mi and M ii \i B ran II
t armen l/xtslie
Crystal I’apineau
1/Irene i ’apineau
Marion Hoinnsoti
Sharon Schoonover
laiurem e Schoonov cr
Co-operation of law enforcement agencies
To the Kditor
Tins letter is in reference to the
armed robbery of the Hank of
Kaslern Oregon on the afternoon of
May 29
I was on duly for Ihe (Tty of
Heppner when the call came in I
checked with the Morrow County
Sheriff's dispatcher and was told of
the situation and that tny assistance
w as needed
All units in Ihe area were being
pressed into service
Morrow
County Sheriff Dept . Oregon Stale
Police. Boardrnan P D . Irrigon
I* D . Arlington and Heppner P D I
will not go into further detail of this
tieeause Ihe case is still pending
I w ill add Ihe following infor
mat ion for the benefit of the citizens
of Heppner. la-xington. and lone
( I I Heppner Police Department
has a mutual aid agreement with
sheriff's department
llnder this
agreement, we provide assistance to
each other wher misled
III
Just b«i.i.use we are a
municipal police, our authority does
not end at the city lim its We have
police powers withing Ihe houndries
of the Stale of Oregon
(3)
When I left town on the
afternoon of May 29. Chief Hathhun
came on duly and Officer Hmghaiu
was at his residence on standby
alert Thus, the City of Heppner was
not left unprotected It no one had
been able to take over. I would not
have left Ihe clly
I believe this quick response trom
all police agencies was crrtainly
instrumental in the apprehension
and capture of those involved
I know rnanv citizens of lone join
me in saying thanks lo the City of
Heppnrr which spared an officer
done A special thanks to the ( ity
of Heppner which spared an officer
to come lo our aid and to Sheriff Roy
Dr ago who »pejrheaded Ihe capture
at great personal risk lo himself
is) Don Bristow
lone. Oregon
Needed to assist
Davit) und April Syke«. Publishers
To the Kditor
l.asl Wednesday, local police
officers sped through our town of
la'xtngton at an extreme rate of
speed
The authorities wiere re
sponding to the hank robbery in
lone
laiw officials please hear our
plea slow down before someone is
in lured,
Ihe Department of Motor Vehicles
statue No 4H7075 state** a driver of
an emergency vehicle can exceed
the designated speed lim it *o long as
he does not endanger persons or
property
At the lime of this incident Ihe
road was not ideal road conditions a*
it was slick from a recent rainfall
during the day
(a-xington i* a small town with lots
of traffic especially heavy semi
trucks carrying wood chips, lumber,
log*, wheal, petroleum products and
other carrying heavy freight
At any lim e these trucks travel
through town at the posted s|>ecd of
:» miles per hour
This fa d
combined with Ihe fa d that school
busies meet at different locations in
town with children walking and
riding bicycle* to and from these
busses
If ihe (tank robbery had
happened just one hour later these
children would have been getting off
•he busses and crossing the highway
heading home
Thi* incident isn I Ihe only lime
law- official* have sped through
town
Many times they have
Sheriff’s Report
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As (or a few uninformed
citizen s of la'xmglon who are com
plaining about the speed of the
patrol vehicles going through la-x
ington. those police officers were
responding to an emergency situ
alum where tune was of the essence
They are trained professionals who
know how to handle a patrol vehicle
at high sjMi'ds
iS> Do not criticize your law
enforcement officials, unless you
know what you are talking about
We have operating procedures that
we cannot divulge, because both
honest and no so honest would know
and that would defeat our purpose
i d If you have any questions, you
can contact me at lleppner City Hall
ami I w ill be available to talk to you
i l l MerleG Cowell
Assistant Chief
Heppner City P D
were on standby in Heppner
o f course you realize, the first
concern of the Heppner Police
Ik-partmenl I* the City of Heppner
II there was no officer to standby,
the car would not have gone
I would like to add that I think Ihe
Sheriff * Department did an ex
cel lent job
's ' Chief Douglas C Hathhun
Heppner City Police
To the Kditor
I want to publicly compliment
Morrow County Sheriff Hoy Drago
and all County. Stale, and Heppner
City Police officers for a job well
done These men w or k ill on the
apprehension of the robbers of Ihe
Hank of Kaslern Oregon in lone
In approximately one hour and 10
minutes the suspects were in
custody
I listened on the police
radio in our office at City Hall while
Sherill Drago efficiently directed
the chase His voice was marked
with strain
Another person who did a tirsi rate
job is Hila Hill who was dispatching
from the Courthouse
Her voice
remained calm which must have
given a feeling of support to the
officer* in their car* in the country
»Ille
Justice Court
The Morrow Counly S heriff s
office at the Morrow Coxznty Court
house in Heppner reports handling
of dispatching the following bust
ness during the past week
On May
He Heppner Kire Dept
responded to a mobile home lire on
tanden Wjy at 6 Id p in
On May 30. a Heppner ambulance
and the Heppner Police liept re
sponded to an accident and trans
ported a voung man with an injury to
Pioneer M em orial Hospital in
lleppner The injury was allegedly
caused when he was thrown from a
horse
On Mav Jl, the Morrow Counly
Sheriff * O ffice ihe Hoardrnan
l*»lice Department cooperated in
the arrest of K»bbie D Hagen. 32.
Hoardrnan on t h.irge* of \csault IV
and Menat mg He was lodged at the
Umatilla City Jail
Also on Wednesday. May j*4 the
local law enforcement agencies
cooperated under the direction of
Morrow Countv Sheriff Kov Drago
in the arrests of Sheri Lynn Holtz. 22
La Grande
Sandra M achelle
Hurgess 14. Woodtiurn Hu tu rd
Glenn Met aw ley 4», Oregon Stale
Penitentiary Salem, and John
William Krehs. 14 Oregon State
Penitentiary. Salem, following a
Compliments Sheriff’s Dept.
When all wa* well I heard the
Sheriff ask Ihe dispatcher to call hi*
residence and tell them he would lie
a little late All m a days work. I
guess
I would also like for the citizens of
Heppner to know that during
emergencies our city patrol car and
the officer on duty have certain
duties to perform that may be
outside the city limits
At these
tim es other city o ffice rs are
standing by in Heppner and with no
compensation I might add In Ihe
event that therr would not la- an
officer lo stand by. then our patrol
car and officer would remain in
Heppner
Show your appreciation Wave at
an officer today
is - Mary Jean McCabe
Heppner Oregon
Heppner
Police Report
D .A .’s Report
robbery at the lone Branch of the
Hank of Kastem Oregon
Hospital Notes
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner reports a d n n tlin g and
discharging the following patients
during the past two week*
Dana Urowl. Heppner admitted
May Til discharged May 75
Lincoln Nash Hi ppner admitted
May 20 . discharged May 22
Douglas Dubuque. Heppner
admitlcd May 2u, discharged May
21.
Della McCurdy. Heppner
ad
m illed May 21 ». discharged May 26.
Jackie Mikesell Heppner
ad
milted May 21. discharged May 22.
taiwell Jones. Heppner admitted
May 21. discharged May 22 and
Madge Thomson. Heppner
ad
nutted May 31, discharged June I
The Morrow County D is tric t
Attorney s office al the Morrow
County Courthouse in lleppner
reports handling the following bust
ness during the past week
Patrick Verdell Krnkson. is Irri
gon. arraigned May JS on i barges of
Minor in Possession of Alcohol and
two counts of Driving While Sus
pended
Bernard Trujillo. (H. Huardtnan.
arraigned Mav 7H on a charge of
Driving While Under the Influence
of Intoxicants
John Krebs 35, Slate Peniten
tiary. Salem was arraigned May 31
on charges of Attempted Murder
Assaulting a Public Safely Officer.
Kx Convict in Possession of a Kire-
arm, possession of a Kirearm by an
Inm ate of a Penal In s titu tio n .
I «authorized I so of a Motor
Vehicle. Burglary I and Kobbery I
Richard Glenn McCawley. 46
Oregon State Penitentiary. Salem,
wa* also arraign)*) May 31 on
charges of A ttem pted M urder.
Assaulting a Public Safety Officer.
Kx Convict in Possession of a Kire
arm. Possession of a Firearm by an
Inm ate of a Penal In s titu tio n
Unauthorized Use of a Motor
Vehicle. Burglary I and Kobbery I
Kobbie Dean Hagen. 29. was
arraigned May 31 on charges of
Assault IV and Menacing
Oops.
A story atsiut the Pioneer Picnic in
last wix-k s Gazette Tillies contained
an incorrect spelling of K dith
Tinker Casi le » name She won the
prize for Ihe traveling the second
farthest lo attend the picnic
The Gazette Times regrets the
error
A story in last week s Gazette
Times which named the top scholars
graduating from Heppner and lone
schools contained an error
Hem*- Stulhers is the daughter of
Mr and M r*
Kd S truthers,
Heppner and Jodi Padberg, Ihe
daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee
Padberg, l/'xm glon
Somehow the type gremlins got in
and snatched a row of type from the
copy ready for pi ml
The Gazette Times regrets the
error
Justiee Court at ihe Morrow
County ( «urthouse in Heppner re
port* handlmg Ihe Mlowing liusi
The Heppner Police Department
ness iluring Ihe past w e r k
reports issuing the following cita
Tracev I.ynn Moore lh*rmi*'on
turns during the month of May
Illegal T Turn. 115 Ime
two citations for Driving Under the
Judith Ann Towne, He ml
Kx
Influence of Intoxicants
eissling Ihe Maximum Speed 65
two citations for Driving While
mph in a 55 mph Zone SI3 fine
Suspended
Mathew Charles McKlligotl. lone
Two citations and live warnings for
with rrim in a l negligence Angling
Speeding
Prohibiled Area Io wit
t lose
three citations and four warnings
Stream Tut fine
for Turning laine
Joseph P Mi K lligolt, lone wdh^
Usage
rrim inal negligence Angling Pro-
one citation for Other Moving
hlhited Area to w it Closed Stream
Violations
TW fine
x»ne citation and five warnings for
Donal Kotiert Kindsfallier, la-x
other License Violations
mglon Kxeeeding Maximum Speed
• 65 mph in .i > > mph /one $2i> ball
eight warnings (or Kquipmenl
(orfeiled
\ Dilations
la»uis A Carlson. lone Kxpired
two warning* for Parking Vio
Vehicle larense. Tu fine
la lions
one citation on an Arrest War
rant
The Heppner Police handled the
follow ing business during the
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month
four False Alarms, one
Thelt I. one Found Properly One
Trexor t urti* Ithra a vm Trevor
Careless Driving one Mental Hold
was lo rn at Pioneer Memorial Hos
onx* Assault on a Police Officer one
ptlal May to to Steven and Molly
Thelt II four Motorist Assists, two
Khea of la-xinglon He weighed K dog complaints, four Courteous
pounds
Driving Awards two traffic acci
Grandparents are Gene and Kay
Morrow County Chamber of Commerce Vice President Hirdine Tulhs
dents two prowler calls and one Hit
Pierce lleppner and Mildred and
- right i shows Pettyjohn family the chamber's appreciation for work done on
and Hun
Carl Khea lleim iston
The Heppner Police Dept assisted the family s larm and building supply store iq Heppner
Tlie Chamber's colorful sign saying Congratulations we're proud of you"
other local law enforcement
agencies on in occasions during the will I d - displayed in front of Pettyjohn Farm ft Builders Supply store to show
applet lation for renitNlt-ling work and the addition of a Radio Shack outlet,
month
at the store
anyone can call tor a transport by
We want them lo know the Chamber appreciates their continued
phoning 5«3 776 1234. also important
improvements of their business and the added product line It's good for
to remember is that the dispatcher
Heppner s business." said Tullis
when answering will ask questions
la-ft to right is Larry. Howard and Jo Pettyjohn The sign is moved by the
such a* the location of the accident
chamber around town to honor various businesses
An informational meeting lo dis
and condition of the patient This
cuss the extent of Ihe grasshopper
information is needed to dispatch
the proper medical materials and
piohlem in Morrow ( ounty is
exercises, reports a Wo.M news
lain F l.ongway Vince of lone la a release
attendants in the helicopter to tiest
scheduled lor Friday June 7 at 7
candidate for a Master of Science
p in at Ihe Morrow ( ounty Fair
(it Ihe needs of Ihe particular
degree in Film alum at the annual
patient
grounds
spring commencement at Western
Dick Jackson, stale of Oregon
The administrator Craig Manly,
A bridal shower for l>ebbi John
litegun Mate College in Monmouth.
Fnlotnologist. has been in Morrow
is completing his first full year as
June 15 The college w ill confer 142 son. bride-elect of Terry Starr, w ill
mologist ha* tieen in Morrow
the only paid staff of Lifeguard
master s degrees and 4t>7 bachelor s be held Friday. June 7, at 7 30 p tn
County for three days surveying Ihe
Craig has spent many endless days
degrees al the commencement at the lone United Church of Christ
situation He will present the result*
working with area hospitals, staff
Kveryone is welcome to attend
fo the survey and discus* the option*
phvscian*. and city and county
available to growers
governments seeking a solution to
common needs in medical transport
service for residents of Kasiern
t tregon
This is your service loo Servicing
most of Kaslern Oregon Morrow
A reunion lor the community of
County should lie very proud to join Kinrua has ta*-n scheduled lor June
G rant. Wallowa, and U m a tilla 15 beginning at H a in at the Isobell
counties Lifeguard i* a very unique Fdwards Hall in Fossil Then- w ill
medical transport service
tie a pot luck dinner
Thank you for your support
Reunions lor the classes of 1955
Sincerely
through I960 are also scheduled for
's i Peter W Slocum ihe day
All other alumni are
Ldeguard Hoard Memlier
welcome concluded a spokesperson
Make your gift to him a special one. See
Hertniston for the reunion
thi* exquisite gold jewelry,
ft
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Birilli s
Chamber honors Pettyjohns
Unselfish support gratifying
To the Kditor
It's most gratifying indeed, that
Morrow County residents so unself
ishly supported the areas K m rr
geticy Medical Transport Service
known as Lifeguard
This much
needed service was designed for
emergency transport from accident
scenes and has expanded to enter
gene y hospital transfers for the
critically ill and injured patients
What should la- remembered is that
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KIDS COME T O V A C A TIO N BIBLE
SCHOOL A N D TAK E A WEEK
Entomologist to
tell survey results
lone woman to receive M.S.
Bridal shower slated
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Kinzua reunion
slated
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