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TW O-The llrppn rr Ü I W lM - T la N . Hrppnrr. Orrgon VSrrfnr.il»». Jais 17. 19*5 .t a flt i o m ? T h e O fficia l N ew sp ap rrof the Letter« to the Editor City of Heppner arul (hr County of Morrow . Antelope Defense Fund formed I k « H t p p .fi GAZETTE-TIMES M o » . « ( M a l y a H u a a O a . i l M t a k ly W l » m n i U S P S 740 430 I’ ubliahrd r i r r * Wrdnr»day and rn lrrrd a i irco aa c la n m allrr al Ihr l ’ « l tlfflr r al Hrppnrr Oregon under the A d of March ]. 1*79 Net ood I la »» postage paid al llrppn rr. Oregon Office al 147 W r»t Wilton Street Telephone ' S « » 871 9728 Sddrrss communicates to the lleppnrr t.a le tte Tim e». P.O Bo» 117. Ileppnrr. Oregon • ; » It subscription« l l 1 in M o r r o «. I matilla M heeler A Gilliam counties. 111 elsewhere KUenn Saling Office Manager Newspaper Kditor (•raphics departm ent Typesetter H an d s Molo M a r c s Bacon l i r a is r Kenned» D avid and A p ril Sykes, Publisher* H eppner Obituaries Police Report The Heppner City Police Depart ment reports handling the following business during the past week July 8 I l i t ii m naaist fire deportm ent, 3 f t and 3 52 p m aasiat M orrow County S h e r if f * Department II 10 p m an officer was requested for a security check July 9 H S3 p in received a report of cruelly lo animal. 10 It p m assist motorist July 10 II 56 a m citation issued for dog com plaint. 5 10 p m citation issued for Theft. 5 31 p m citialion July 10 II 55 a m cltialion issued for dog complaint .5 10 p m citation issued for TTieft. 5 31 and 5 33 p m citation issued for parking violation July 1112 noon citation issued for Driving While Suspended. 3 03 p m assist Morrow County Sheriff Dept 5 32 p m request officer for security check, II 20 p m assist motorist July 12 12 15 report of intoxicated person, 10 p m elederly check. II ( H p m request officer for secur ily check July 13 2 51 p m report of vehicles blocking alley. 10 p m elderly check Hi 5* p m request officer for security check July I f II p m recovered lost dog Summer Time Is C A N N IN O TIMK See Us For Supplies C o a st to C o a st If e can help you Dewey W alter Irv in Dewey Walter Irvin, 59. died July It al Qood shepherd Hospital in Hermiston following mayor surgery He was born in John Day to Harry and Klassie Vinson Irvin. September 15,1925 He spend much of his life in and around Morrow and Grant Counties He lived in Is lin g to n during his you n ger y ea rs and worked as a truck driver most of his life S u rvivors Include his m olh er Klassie Breeding of Hermiston. a brother George of Irrigon and s e v e ra l n ieces and nephews Memorial services will be held later in Monument Phyllis N orm a Stout Phyllis Norma Stout died July 9. 1985 in Spokane. Washington She is survived by her husband Charles J Stout, two sons Paul J Stout. C asp er. W yom in g and C harles W Slout. W ard COVC Alaska, one daughter. Barbara A rm stron g. Spokane. Wa two broth ers, Ues Clum pner. Bremerton. Wa and Jess Clumpner. latcy. Wa nine grandchildren, nine great grandchildren P h y llis Stout was an a c tiv e member of Klecta Chapter No 20 Order of the Kastern Star Kuneral S t r r iC M w ere held Thursday. July II, 19*5 at the Kiplinger Kuneral Home. f305 N Division. Spokane. Washington, with the Rev John Tusant officiating and the Klecta Chapter No 20. Order of the Kastern Star participating Inurnment will tie at the Riverside Mausoleum ________ Morrow County Grain G row ers u jj f F A R M T I R E S * O ntha farm »«rvic« for your I — - ___ ^ IM..C.G.G' Com m ends Oregon P U C To the Kditor For tim e untold, one group of people has been d is p la ce d by another It is not a unique occur rrnor Nevertheless, there is some thing unsettling in the scenario we have witnessed in Central Oregon over the past four years The truth is we face a grave situation in dealing with Bhagwan Shree Kajneesh and his followers Whilr our public officials deal with the issues of land use. election laws, conflict of Church and State and violation of im migration regula lions no effort has been made to relieve those who have home the brunt of this invasion the people in the community of Antelope These people have seen their p ro p erty valu es d ep leted th eir taxes raised Their school has been loat. litigation is still pending in the Kahneeshee effort to gain title to the old Community Church In the town itself people have found the constant H ajn eeshee s u rv e illa n c e and harassment so threatening that they have lite r a lly abondonrd th eir homes and left Only three fam ilies who lived in Antelope in July of 19*2 remain and we find il necessary to leave for extended periods of tim e It is a tragedy for Oregonians to stand by while Kajneeshees ridicule our values, disrupt our community, destroy our way of life and use our tax money to further entrench their religious commune Over the years hundreds, perhaps thousands of people have said to me, “ I wish I could h e lp '" - Well now Hospital Notes Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner reports admitting and dts c h a rg in g the fo llo w in g patients during the past week Maxine Schmidt. Heppner ad mitted July 8. discharged July 12. Mary Osmin. Heppner admitted July 8. discharged July 9, Steve Hoffert, Heppner admitted July 8. discharged July 8; Wallace Matthews, lone admit ted July 10. discharged July 11. and Mylo PrmdJe. Salem admitted July 12. discharged July 12 The following patients were still re c e iv in g c a re at the hospital Monday Orville Cutsforth. Heppner ad mitted July 9. Ceclta Healy, Heppner admitted July 10; Joe Yocom Is lin g to n admitted July 14 and l.inda Smenus. Heppner admit ted July 12 you can We have formed the Anlelopr Defense Fund, a non profit corporation whose sole purpose is assisting m em ber» of the Antelope community in protecting their rights and helping them seek redress in the courts for wrongs already suffered We need you Only with the support of your time and money can we hope to prevail against the Kajneesh millions and their extrn sivr stable of lawyers Please help You can make a donation to the Antelope Defense Fund at any branch of First Inter state Bank of Oregon or »end to P O Bos. Antelope. Oregon 97U01 You can volunteer your time, wherever you live, by calling 489 3227 or 489 1283 The Antelope experience n one I would not wish on anyone Only through your efforts can we make sure that this story m not repeated in your community or any w here else in our state Spokesperson M argaret Hill Antelope 489 .1283' Fllen Smallwood Antelope '489 32271 Penny Treehy Madras Hoard of Directors Don Smith. Albany Dr G eorge Waldmann. Madras William Bowerman. Fugene Kelly li Rosemary McGreer, Antelope Antelope Defence Fund. Inc P O Box 185 Antelope < Iregon 97001 Phone 48» 3263 or 489 3227 Energy council tours Kinzua The twenty two m ember North west Fnergy t'ouncil was in Heppner las Friday, July 12. announced a Kinzua spokesperson Following a luncheon at the H eppn er F lk s Dodge, the council attended a meet ing hosted by Harry Kennison. manager of Kinzua. concerning the c o-gen era tion plant Kennison explained (he abilities of the plant and types of fuel which is uses to generate electricity Follow ing the meeting the energy council toured the plant YOUR HARVEST CREW To the Kditor Comments by sorrir of your colie agues with other publications zero in on the difference in the regulation or deregulation process in the long distance telephone business around the nation For expample. Oregon is cited by a national industry publication. "Telecomm unications R eport." as a progressive slate It describes legislation overwhelm ing approved by the Oregon legislatu re as "the must sweeping state deregulatory bill yet enacted by state lawmakers (anyw here! “ Briefly the legislation sponsored by Public Utility Commissioner G ene M audlin, to be e ffe c t iv e January I. 1988 Provides the possibility of equal deregulation for all providers of long distance service m Oregon Provides flexibility in pricing Allows the P I T to classify tele communications companies based upon competition and availability of service alternatives Commissioner Maudlin is to be commended for allowing competi lion to be the driving force in the telecommunication market place On the other hand, the Band Bulletin <61085» edttorally cast) gated the Federal Communications Commission for " coming up with a rule designed to drive telephone users a bit more crazy than they already are " Bid#. Inspector announces change in hours Office hours are S a m to 10 a m . leaving the remainder of the day for field work The office in Irrigon is located at the Courthouse Annex Huilding and the office in laxington is located at the Public Works Department Building The M orrow County B uilding Inspection Department announces changes in its operating hours Starting August I. the Building Inspector will work out of the Irrigon office Mondays. Wednesdays, and Fridays, and out of the l^rxington office Tuesdays and Thursdays Sifting through th< / L unos 10 Years Ago The Oregon Bicentennial covered wagon was stopping for a beef barbecue at Cecil on its way to meet with other state wagons of the Bicentennial Wagon train a reverse trek, the pilgrim age to culminate at Valley Forge on July 3. 1976 "K xtrem e hot days and high humidity spawned jienodic electric storms in a wide area The storms continued daily for over a week 1-isl Wednesday , the most severe storm hit near the Gooseberry and Condon areas "H all the size of ping pong halls was reported to have fallen in the Fight Mile area, causing dam age to the wheat crops While the total extent of the dam age is not known some ranchers estimate 10-too per cent loss of their crop "State Highway 2U6 near Fight Mile w as dosed due to mud slides in the area and the state maintenance crews worked during the night to clear the debris " 25 Years Ago A county w eed committee meeting at the county agent's office drafted a resolution asking the county court "to declare rye to be a noxious weed in the dryland farm ing areas of Morrow county and to prohibit it from being seeded and raised as a crop in such area " 50 Years Ago "Heppner folks tiasked in com fortable warmth this week, while all around reports come of an Intense heat wave over the Pacific North west Fven P o rtla n d and W illa m e tte V a lle y points w ere reporting new record high tempera lures, while the mercury 's peak here of 103 Saturday and Sunday did not approach the 25 year record of 108 reached in 1928 " The friends of Chris Davidson »Combirn . The Bulletin refers of course to the late May KCC dictum (hat in the name of competition requires all of us to pick a long distance company by a ballot process, or " be par celed out among the competing long distance companies " Consumers in Heppner are con tused So our advice is make sure you sign and send in vour ballot when you receive it Otherwise you will line your right to stay with A T 4 T . it that's your wish Finally, in the Folsom. CA . S acram en to County T e leg ra p h 15-8-85). a comment on the need for changr in the regulatory process slated that "Regulation left over from the monopoly era must he changed to fit the free market for long distance The regulator) process must corre spond with the realities of the market I concur And I am glad I live and work in Oregon where regulators and legislators are open enough in their thinking to recognize that Now if we could just get the FCC to recognize that the consumer will hrnefit if the rules of competition are the same for all Why don't y ou give them a call and suggest th at' is i David j Underhill Public Relations Manager A T A T 2125 S W Fourth Ave Portland, ( iregon 97201 ,Truck and Stub Le wis are invited to their wedding and reception on «Implement* Saturday, Ju ly 20, 7P.M . C-AU ON US at the °P*n Sunday , A m erican Legion H all 9 o m ' °l P m. 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