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Sheriff ? Report
Thr Morrow Counly S h rn ff* Of-
flee al the Morrow County Court
house in H rppnrr reports handling
or dispatching the following bus
in n s during thr past week
March 3 at I iw p m a Boardman
ambulance transported two persons
to Good Shepherd Hospital in Herm
iston from a one vehicle accident
near milepost 137 on I M . at II ZS
p in a Hoardman ambulance Irans
ported Ronald Black. 71 to Good
Shepherd Hospital with an illness
March 4 S a m
Boardman Fire
Dept responded to a vehicle fire al
Sicard Farms on Wilson Kd Amount
of damage is unknown
March 6 9 34 p m the Morrow
County Sheriff's Office arrested
James l.aV ern Wilson, 32. SI
Munes. Idaho, for allegedly Driving
While Suspended
Match m l ill p m
the Morrow
County Sheriff's Office assisted the
Boardman Police Dept in the arrest
of Kevin Edward Andreason. 34.
Doardinun. on a charge of Driving
While Under thr Influence of Intos
icants He was released on his ow n
recognisance
March 9 2 p m
a Boardman
ambulance transported a man with
an injury to Good Shepherd llospitul
from the rodeo in Boardman
Heppner
Police Report
The Heppner Police Dept reports
handling the following business dur
mg the past week
March 3
10 II p m officer re
q u e s te d for security check
March 5 II 10 p in check out a
suspicious male II 49 p m extin
guished vehicle fire
March 7 11 07 a m responded to
disturbance. 3 45 p m five cita
turns issued for Driving on Side
walk. 10 12 p m officer requested
for security check. 10 55 p m offi
cer requested for security check
March 8 2 32 p m took report of
Hit and Kun, II u9 p n i report of
Reckless D river. II 25 p in -citation
issued for Excessive Tire Noise
,Vlurch9 12 lb a m checked out a
suspicious male. 12 24 u in officer
requested for security check
March 10
10 10 a m -citation
issued for Failure to Yield Right of
Way to Pedestrian
Births
rTt>.
Jena Marie Dawes a daughter.
Jena was born lARoger and Lucile
Dawes in Wenatchee, Washington,
at Central Washington Hospital.
February 24 She weighed 7 lbs 15
or
Grandparents are Dr Harold and
Delta Huber. Heppner and Jerry and
Mane Dawes. Wenatchee
Ryan David Sheridan • a son.
Ryan wus born March 8 to the Rev
Michael and landa Sheridan of
Ontano He weighed 7 lbs 8oz
The Rev Sheridan is the former
pustor of thè United Methodist
Church in Heppner
V F W. to sell
baked gfxxls
The V F W Auxiliary No 41H4 will
have a bake sale Saturday. March 15
in front of the post office beginning
at 9 a m All members are asked to
contribute a baked item
D.A.'s Report
The Morrow County District At
to rn ry 's O ffice at the Morrow
County Courthouse reports handling
the following business during (he
past week
Mary Krin Wilson. 2ft Boardman.
appeared at a court hearing before
Judge Kalph C u rrln March 7
charged with a Probation Violation
Probation was reinstated and w ill
terminate December 2*. 19*7
laiwrence John Cerullo. 33. Hep
pner. was sentenced March 7 before
Judge Kalph Curnn on a charge of
Rape III to five years formal Pro
bation to Parole and Probation to
pay |M la tba 11 lal l a w l * lark t o
the benefit of the Criminal Injuries
Compensation Account, to obtain
Mental Health treatment as pre
scribed and not to be released from
said treatment without his Proba
lion officer's permission. to have no
contact with the victim or with any
female under the age of 18 years
unless approved by the probation
officer, the defendant to submit to a
polygraph examination at the dir
ectionof his probation officer for the
purpose of determining if he has
compiled with the conditions of his
probation, and to have no admit
lance to Heppner High School
grounds or buildings
Correction
Last week a gremlin stole some
words out of the middle of a
paragraph in the I>exington news
We’ve made him give them back and
he is sorry
The corrected para
graphs should read as follows
Krda Pieper returned home on
Tuesday from a stay in SI Anthony
Hospital in Pendleton where she
received medical attention for a
broken arm Her daughter Lavelle
Brown and Marne Hall are visiting
tier this week Mrs Brown resides
in Newport and Marne Hall in the
Portland area
Mr and Mrs Bill Pudtierg have
returned home from a week's vara
turn in Portland where they attended
a reunion of some of the buddies Mr
Padberg served whith in the service
Knroute they visited with Mr and
Mrs Klinger and family
A story in last week's Gazette
Times under the headline, “ Out-of
town water users protest proposed
rate increase," contained a report
ing error
The paragraph concerning local
charges for vending permits should
have read
Churge for peddlers and door to
door salesmrn was changed from
the present 1100 per week to $150 per
year, and lowered from $25 per day
io $20
The Gazette Times regrets the
error
Hospital Notes
Pioneer Memorial Hospital rep
orts admitting and discharging the
following patients during th r past
week
Neal Bond, lone admitted March
h disi li.ii god March 10. and
Bertha Sager. Lexington admi
tied March 9 discharged March 10
The following patients, admitted
during the past week, were still
receiving care at the hospital Mon
day
Aloha DrSpain. Heppner adm it
ted March 5,
Jewell Hampton. Heppner
ad
milted March 9 and
Arnold Wilson. Heppner
ad
milled March B
Vi
KARATE
Mondays & Wednesdays
Lessons Begin Mar. 24
To the Kdllor
i Thu is a copy of a letter mailed to
the Morrow County Court and Bud
get Committee HKDC Chairman.
Cliff Green brought a ropy into the
Gazette Times office i
It has come to our attention that
some discussion has taken place
recently concerning the dissolution
of the Justice Court in Morrow
County
Supposedly this idea u proposed
as a cost rutting matter Our under
standing is that the County Court
feels this system must pay its own
way
• Possibly the Counly may see a
reduction in cost if the move is made
in operating the court system but
what would the costs then be to the
County Sheriff. City Holier Depart
ments. District Attorney's office,
individuals «house this system, and
other people outside the County'
Actually, historical data indicates
the actual cost to the County is
minimal rv rn in the worst years
What Counly function is self sup
porting’’ Surely it would be difficult
to show any that do. and this is the
reason we support all County serv
ices with taxes
The lasting effects of such a move
can tie detrimental to not only the
residents of the County that use this
system but absolutely devastating to
law enforcement personnel in per
formatter of their duties An obvious
hinderance to efficient police work
would be the difficulty in obtaining a
search warrant Since such a war
rant must be issued bv a judge and
lune wtll hold a commumty meel
since we would not have a judge ing on Wednesday March 19 at 7 30
available in this area, the Officer p m in thr high schooi cafétéria
There a rr two pur poses for this
would be required to drive to Hermi
The firsl is to provide
slon or even Pendleton to obtain a meeting
warrant Add to that the problem of information about th r Morrow Coun
finding a judge during off hours, the ty Schooi District Budget. the sec
opportunity to make a timely and <»»f ptirpme n i lhe meeting is for
efficient search might well be lost
The business handled by this
system al present would be diverted
All Saints' Episcopal parish will
to either the Circuit or District Court install and commission members of
system t^engthly delays would be the Alter Guild Sunday. March 18
experienced by all who are forced to during worship service
use an already overloaded judicial
The next home bible study wtll
system in order to resolve matters meet at the Allen Hughes home on
that could be handled in a lesser
court In many situations, cited
people would merely have their
A community Peace Advocacy
cases dropped because of the time
delay between arrest and trial We group it forming in the lone Hep
pner area Anyone interested in
are sure the reasons for this are
participating in community educa
obvious
lion, action, and issue awareness is
There also seems to be some
urged to come to a meeting on
liability problem that arises should
Friday March 14 at 7 30 p m at the
the court determine to make this
lone United Church of Christ
move All citizens who are cited
Members of the Peace Advocacy
must be arraigned in a specific time
If they are not. they must be group are planning to have a table at
the St P atrick’s Day festivities in
released If they are incarcerated
longer than that time, who is res
ponsible'
We feel that the functions of
There w ill be an important meet
Justice Court are critical to the ing of the Morrow County School
counly and should continue
District Chapter I Advisory Commit
6
to
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Instructor M a tth ew G ree n u p
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R a g is t a r E v e n in g « :
676-5319
ICABO to give a progress report on
important issues such as the Bomb
mg Range road, land development
and others
All people interested in the future
of lone are encouraged to attend this
meeting
All Saints to install Altar Guild members
Butler (’reek Road
meet at the church
carpool
The Alter Society
gala, fun filled dinner
plans now to attend
Members w ill
at 7 p m to
is planning a
April 19 Make
Peace advocacy group forms
Heppner They w ill have peace
buttons, bookmarks, postcards, and
information available to the public
for a small donation
Future plans include providing
educational opportunities to the area
such as films and speakers, as well
as encouraging individuals to com
municatr with their senators and
representatives as important peace
issues arise
Chapter I meeting slated
Sincerely.
is I Clifford W Green
Heppner Economic Development
Corporation
Clifford W Green. Chairman
Armor-piercing bullet ban is bad news
To the editor
S 104 is a bill in the U S Senate
designed to ban so-called cop killer
bullets, also known as armor pier
ring bullets The irony is that the
bill w ill neither eliminate armor
piercing bullets nor w ill it save
police lives
The publicity surrounding the
armor piercing bullet has been cost
ly Since I9K4. there has been a 400
percent increase in head shots to
police officers Criminals have lieen
educated by the public debate about
the existence of soft body armor
worn by police
Another irony, a sad one. is that
virtually any rifle bullet w ill pene
Irate the soft body armor worn by
police
Banning bronze bullets
included in S 104 w ill offer no
greater protection to our policemen
than they already have I »-cause the
rifle bullets available to millions ol
hunters w ill still be on the market,
and still lie able to penelrale soft
body armor after the bill is passed
Meanwhile, no policeman wearing
a vest has t»-en killed by any of the
so-called cop k ille r“ bullets
S 104 is a bill that solves a
non existing problem while produc
ing publicity that has increased the
danger to policemen not bet a use of
bullets, but because of better infor
med criminals
And as a very
unpleasant side effect. many crucial
commercial uses of the projectiles
w ill be put on the banned list
They are at least three companies
known to GOA that are currently
producing hunting bullets that would
lie banned by the bill Thr bill's ban
reads as follows
The term ar
mor piercing ammunition' means
solid projectiles or projectile cores
constructed from tungsten alloys,
steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium
copper, or depleted uranium "
The bill specifically exempts steel
shotgun shot and provides for an
exemption for "sporting purposes'
if someone has the time and the
money to pursue an application
through ihe Treasury Department
andor thr courts to obtain an
exempt ion
The small companies involved in
making the solid core bronze or
brass hunting rifle bullets that would
be banned cannot afford the legal
fees that would be required to get an
exemption from the Secretary of the
Treasury-
Gun Owners of America has taken
a one half inch thick piece of iron to
the Hill to show the Senators and
their staffs that standard rifle bul
lets w ill pierce the iron while the
solid brass or bronze bullets willnot
pierce iron, let alone steel they melt
before they go through, making a
bronze coated crater and leaving
about a quarter inch of thr heal of
the bullet brazed into the crater
In other words, thr socalled " a r
mor piercing bullets w ill not pene
Irate even a metal as soft as iron,
while standard hunting rounds will
Tungstrn alloy projectiles which
are used in the petroleum industry,
and which S 104 would ban. are used
to fragment rock formations that lie
between deposits of oil and oil well
shafts
GOA then found th r maker of a
seismic gun that fires solid steel
projectiles 'another item on the
to lie banned list in S 1041 into the
ground so that petroleum 'and oth
er 1 geologists can hear what kind of
strata lie below thr surface at that
point
GOA has also learned that solid
steel projectiles are used by Ihe steel
industry to knock the slag from off
the backs of blast furnaces
The
construction industry uses solid
steel projectiles in pneumatic guns,
as well as an experimental depleted
uranium bullet that is being develop
ed by the New Mexico School of
Mines to open holes in which dyna
mile charges can be dropped to blow
off the rock faring covering ore
deposits
Had there been hearings in this
Congress on S 104 such information
could have been brought to light
If you think that they do not read
the bills in Washington, you may be
right
(s' Lawrence D Fra It
Executive Director
(l-arry Pratt is Executive Direct
or of Gun Owners of America, a
national grassroots lobby organiza
lion working to promote the fire
arms freedoms of Americans guar
anteed by the second amendment i
To the Editor
Saturday March 8 ended another
of Colt Basketball for the fourth
through the sixth graders in Hep
pner This year there were over 70
boys and girls who had the oppor
lunity to learn basketball skills,
teamwork, and have a fun time
Programs of this type are avail
able in most areas in Morrow and
Umatilla Counties We hope that all
of the parents whose children are
involved in these programs take a
few munutes to tell the adult volun
leers thank you
The volunteer
coaches give a lot of themselves to
prov ide the kids this opportunity
We want to especially thank the
men who gave their lime and energy
in Heppner Dave Gunderson Bob
Adelman. George Koffler. Dave
Hanna
Dale Hedman. Je rry
Healy Charlie bumner and all of
the others who helped in one way or
another thank you we appriciale
your time
If you have never been to one of
Ihe K l'M A coffee hours during St
Patrick's Day, you are missing
some good entertainment
Irish songs, stories and other
carrying on. all add up to good times
(or
The Koffee hour starts at 10 a m
upstairs at the Elks lodge, and is
open to everyone, with lots of
seating Or you can listen to the
show over Ihe radio and get in on the
fun that way
Appreciate Colt basketball volunteers
is > Stephen and Nancy Brownfield
Gixxi time to be had at Koffee hour
ATTENTION C J A 's
Home Health Aide Training coming soon in
Pendleton,
Heppner Elks - Upstairs
Community Calendar
lone community meeting slated
Sixty hours free instruction. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday for three consecutive weeks.
If you are interested in working for home
health or just expanding your credentials,
contact Tri-County Home Health Agency.
6 7 6 -5 1 3 3 .
Our Business Is Caring" • serving Gilliam,
Morrow and W heeler Counties.
Obituaries
Tilden H. Williams
A graveside service for Tilden H
W illiams was held al 2 p m Tuesday
al the Stanfield Cemetery March II
Williams. 74. died in Walla Walla
Friday March 7. I9B6 at the Veter
an's Hospital
He was born at Hardman. Ore on
Aug 6. 1911
An Army veteran of World War II.
Williams had lived in Hermiston.
Stanfield and Echo since 1950
Survivors include sons Steve and
Greg of Hermiston. thr«- daugh
ters
Terri Weems of Hermiston.
Gloria M iller of Pilot Rock and
Janet Henderson of Atlanta, sisters
Lucy Swanson of Eugene and l .ora
Nelson of Halcyon. Calif, and II
grandchildren
Burns Mortuary . Hermiston is in
charge of arrangements
V. Irvin Kitchie
V Irvin Ritchie died on March 2 at
a Milwaukie care center
He was born September 17, 1911 in
lone, the youngest of nine children of
the late John H and Lydia ' Ball >
Ritchie They were early settlers in
Morrow County , who came from Lee
County. Virginia
Ritchie was a veteran of World
War II. having served in the Army
A ir Corps He later worked in the
E xperim ental
D epartm ent of
Boeing Aircraft and in heavy con
slruclion. Seattle. Washington
He returned to Oregon in 1973 for
his retirement years He leaves his
wife. Anne, two stepchildren and
numerous nieces and nephews
Al his request, no services w ill be
held
Intombment w ill I»- in Crown Hill
Mausoleum. Denver. Colorado
Arleta Jean George
tee on Wednesday. March 19. at
Columbia Junior High in Irrigon. at
1 30 p m
Parents of students
involved in the Chapter I program in
any of the Morrow County schools
a rr encouraged to attend, stated a
news release from the school dist
net
The agenda will include reports of
the present programs at A C Hough
ton Elementary, Sam Boardman
Elementary. Columbia Junior High,
Riverside High, and Project Help
Other items for consideration w ill be
a needs assessment for 1986 87 and
plans for spring testing
Auxiliary slates
spring luncheon
Pioneer Memorial Hospital A uxil
iary w ill hold a no-host spring
luncheon at Kate's Pizza at noon
Wednesday. March 19
,,
A business meeting w ill be held
during the lunch and w ill be followed
by a visit to the nursing residents
Members and interested persons
are invited to attend
To help nursing home residents
celebrate St Patrick's Day. the lone
Garden (Tub w ill host a party March
17 and serve refreshments
Health Dept.
Friday. March 14 blood pressures
and immunizations al the Health
Dept office in Heppner from 8 30
am - 4pm
Tuesday. March 18 blood pres
sures and immunizations. Board
man City Hall. I 30 4 p m
Wednesday, March 19
blood
pressure clinic, lone Bank of East
ern Oregon kitchen. 3-4 p m
F riday. March 21 blood pressures
and immunizations Heppner Health
Dept office.8 30a m 4p m
Monday. March 24 • Friday.
March ¿8
Health Dept office
closed
Justice Court
Report
Arleta Jean George. .19. Beaver
ton. died February 27 at St Vin
cent's Hospital in Portland
She was born May 22. 194b at The
Dalles to Earl and Helen McCabe,
Morrow County Justice Court at
lone She was active in 4 II and the Morrow County Courthouse in
school activities and graduated from Heppner reports handling the folio
lone High School She attended wing business during the past week
Eastern Oregon College at lai-
Richard Ellis Pettyjohn, Heppner
Grande Columbia Basin College in
Exceeding the Maximum Speed '69
Pasco. Washington, and completed mph in a 55 mph zone i . $30 fine
her medical secretary work at Port
land Community College
She married Gary George April
u I t n M m m i w w in U m M M
United Church of Christ were she
•N e w & Used Lawn
held several church offices She was
Mowers
a don mother for Boy Scouts and Cub
Scouts and active in Campfire Girls
•N e w & Used Tillers
She is survived by her husband.
•Rental Mowers-
Gary, daughter Kristine George,
two sons. Kenneth Michael and
Tillers-Thatcher
Mark la-Roy. all of Beaverton, and
•Repair-Service-Parts
her mother Helen Crawford, lone
Funeral services were Tuesday,
For Your Mower/Tiller
March 4. II a m at the lone United
Church of Christ with the Rev Cathy
•Lawn & Garden
Barker and the Rev Bob Thoma
Fertilizer
(Bethel United Church of Christ.
•Lawn Ornaments
B eaverton.' o ffic ia tin g Nadine
Toombs was soloist and Kikka Tews
•Red or White Rock
was organist Casket bearers were
Bill Klinger. Vic Klinger. Ronnie
•Trees-Shrubs-Plant»
McCabe A lvin McCabe, Allen
•Come See Us-At
George, and Jim Petty john
Donations, for those who wish,
may be made to the Cancer Society
or a chanty of choice
Sweeney Mortuary. Heppner. in
676-9157
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care of arrangements
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