Heppner business has new owners
Charlie and Lisa Wiidom are the
new owners of Kate's Pin a and
Video World
The couple and their three
children Melissa. 10. Levi. .4. and
Kyle. 3, have moved here from
Kosehurg where Charlie managed an
Ahby's Pizza Inn for three years He
has worked as a manager for Ahhy ’•
for a total of 13 years He began
working for the pi/ra chain, he said,
four days after his sixteenth
birthday
The Wisdoms are enthusiastic
about the new business and will be
open at 8 a m seven days a week
They will have a new menu and in
tend to emphasize the pir/a more
They will begin making their own
sauce and promise to have them
ready to serve within 10 minutes
They will still bake doughnuts each
morning, will expand the salad bar.
and will continue to have
sandwiches
Both have a professional attitude
about the business and say they ex
pect to run the business as a
business They will change the em
phasis and develop an atmosphere to
attract fannies for dinner They hope
to cater to younger people and
"down the road a ways" may show
short videos on Saturday afternoons
Charlie and Lisa Wisdom
The Wisdoms have heen in Hepp
ncr for a week and would like to '
become more involved with the
community So far they say. they
have had a chance only to see the
restaurant and their home, although
they did make a trip to Pendleton on
Monday
Both are golfers Charlie has heen
a licensed pilot for three years and
has hunted elk in the Heppner area
each year
Sheriffs Report
The Morrow County Sheriff's Of
fice at the Morrow County Cour
thouse in Heppner repons handling
or dispatching the following business
dunng the past week
September I the ShenfTs Office
assisted one disabled motorist dur
ing the week of August 23 -
September I
September 2 a Morrow County
Sheriff s Deputy responded to a
residence outside the city limits of
Heppner after receiv ing a complaint
of a travel trailer being borrowed but
not returned
September 2 the Sheriff's Dept
livated a fire on the Bombing Range
Dispatch advised the Navy base of
the fire
September 3: the ShenfTs Office
assisted the Oregon State Police in
attempting to locate a vehicle
reportedly westbound in the east
bound lanes of 1 K4 State police
located the vehicle
September 3 the ShenfTs Office
made a warrant arrest of Theadore
Dale Rodnguer. on a charge of
Failure to Appear Negotiating a Bad
Check He is lodged at the Umatilla
City Jail AnotJier warrant was serv
ed for Failure to Complete a Diver
sion Program
September 4 a Shenff s Deputy
Heppner 4-H’er returns from Thai exchange
Two months in Thailand allowed
Heppner 4 H'cr Ken Curtis to ex
perience being a m inority--a
westerner among Thai military,
villagers, and youth
Selec ted for the tour by 4 H, Cur
tis joined other 4 H'crs last June for
two days of orientation w ith the Asia
Foundation in San Francisco
Following orientation, the 10
4 H'crs flew to Bangkok. Thailand,
where they were met by members of
(he Bangkok Asia Foundation and by
the Thai governntent
The group. Curtis said, was
ushered immediately to a VIP room
at (he airport and did not go through
the usual customs and security
checks because they were with the
government
The bulk of his time in Thailand
was spent at a Mobile Development
Unit which is a branch of the Thai
military involved with road and dam
construction, irrigation projects,
youth centers, and medical and den
(al care for villagers The youth
centers. Curtis said, are run by
military officers to teach kids better
ways to grow crops and raise
animals
A typical day. be said, began at f>
a m with the Thai national anthem
played over loudspeakers, followed
by a "rain bucket" shower and
breakfast of rice, pork or chicken,
cucumbers and raw string beans with
water to drink
During the morning his group of
4 H ers would tour MDU project» or
visit area farms to see fruit orchards
or vegetable crops Again at H a m .
responded to a residence in Imgon
to investigate a report of vandalism
September 4 the ShenfTs Office
and the Irrigon Police Dept
responded to a residence in Irrigon
to a report of a possible domestic
disturbance which turned out to be
a verbal disagreement
he said the Thai anthem was played
over loudspeakers “ Everyone stop
ped what they were doing until (tie
anthem was o v e r." he said,
"because it was time to raise the
fla g "
Loudspeakers
were
every where, he said, not just in the
camp, but in villages, and places
which did not have stationary
loudspeakers had trucks with
loudspeakers driving around so the
message could be heard by all the
people
The Thai military and political
governments, he said, cannot be
separated Because Thailand is sur
rounded by communism a very
strong military is necessary The
MDUs served a dual purpose, he
emphasized Although their main
function is to oversee developments
and train villagers, if an actual in
vasion occured. the MDUs could be
directed to control the problem
The noon meal. he said consisted
of ncc. com on the cob. a soup made
of tofu and cabbage, and fruit (usual
ly rambutau which he described as
a big hairy strawberry that tasted
more like grapes
Because (he climate is so humid,
not much work can be done during
the hottest pan of the day, so a 30-60
minute nap usually followed the
mam meal Then the 4-H'ers had
free time which they usually spent
at the youth centers, visiting with
Thai youth and helping with the
youth projects until dinner time
The evening meal is the biggest
meal of the day. he said, consisting
of nee or "sticky rice" which is
eaten w ith the hands by rolling it in
to a ball and dipping it in whatever
other food isserved such as an
omelette cut in small pieces or raw
papaya shredded and covered with
tomato sauce The Thai dishes are
heav ily spiced, but since they realiz
ed we were foreigners, he said,
usually they left the spice out of at
least one item on die menu so we
could eat that Dessert was usually
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September 4 the ShenfTs Office
assisted Oregon State Police al die
site of a semi truck accident on I 84
approximately one mile East of
Boardman
No injuries were
reported
September 5 the ShenfTs Office
and Boardman police attempted to
locate a vehicle reportedly (raveling
westbound in die east hound lanes of
1-84 at a high rale of speed
September 5 the ShenfTs Office
investigated a report of harassment
and Careless Driving in the Irrigon
area
September 5 die ShenfTs Office
dispatched a Heppner ambulance to
a residence in Heppner for a male
subject flavins difficulty breathing
September 6 a Sheriff"s deputy
responded to a residence on Miller
lan e in Boardman after receiving a
complaint of an adult Furnishing
Alcohol to a Minor Mary Elizabeth
Sinor, 38, Boardman. was issued a
pineapple.coconut or some other
fruit
While in Thailand, he had an op
portunity to visit Bangkok and some
of the cutural sites Bangkok is
westernized with a McDonalds and
an A St W. and is very different
from die rest of die country. he said
He also visited the northern
regions and some remote villages
w here he said most of the people had
never seen a foreigner They came
and sat around us to pay respect to
the military and it was "weird be
ing a minority " The people were
very friendly through and a
translator helped us speak They
were pleased when I tried to say
simple things in their language, even
the greeting and "thank you for
showing me your farm" brought
smiles
An average-size farm, he said was
one-two acres which would yield
enough food for the farmer's family
and a "little left over to sell to die
market " Farmers use water buffalo
to plow the Ticlds and plant nee
The dam projects, he said, were
mainly to help supply water for the
refugee camps The Thai govern
ment is proud that it has been able
to consolidate many of the small
camps into larger ones which ex
pedites feeding, clothing, and keep
ing track of refugees
"Because the MDU was so close
to the border, there was always a
machine gun under the seal of the
vehicles and pistols in die glove box
You didn't really sec the weapons,
but they were there, 'just in case'
"One night," Curtis recalls he,
"heard thunder and. the next mom-
citation to appear for Furnishing
Septemher 6 die ShenfTs Office
assisted the Boardman Police Dept
in attempting to located an intox
icated person last seen in the Board -
man area
September 6 the ShenfTs Office
responded to Wilson Road after
receiv ing a complaint of a hull on die
road
Septemher 6 die Sheriff’s Office
dispatched a deputy, the Boardman
ambulance, and Oregon State Police
to a residence outside the Irngon ci
ty limits after receiving information
of a possible deceased subject A
68 year-old male was found dead of
apparent natural causes Oregon
State Police n handling the
investigation
September 6 the ShenfTs Office
and Boardman M ic e Dept receiv
ed information of a stolen vehicle
allegedly taken from a Boardman
resident The vehicle was located in
a ditch on E Columbia Avenue in
Boardman near the Port of Morrow
exit No apparent damage wav done
to the vehicle The ShenfTv office
is continuing the investigation
Septemher 7 the ShenfTs Office
dispatched tile Boardman Fire Dept
to a grass fire behind Wilson Road
Trailer Court near Faler Road The
fire was extinguished
Ken Curtis
ing, was told that the 'thunder' was
a bomb that had exploded 10 km
away It was too late to be scared
then."
He also had an opportunity to stay
with a family for a couple of days
with a translator from the MDU.
The family’s house was built off the
ground, on stilts, and the beds were
woven straw mats on the floor with
mosquito netting pulled over the
sleeper
The people and the officers at the
MDU were friendly and all were
easy to get along with, he conclud-
cd And. with the translator's help,
the simple phrases of the language
weren't difficult to leam
Will run write in campaign
Bob Taylor, 60, of l^exington will Wars (He served in the South Pacific
be running a write-in campaign for with the Marine Corps during
mayor He has lived in Lexington for World War II), the American
10 years He served as a special ci Legion. Oddfellows, and the U i
ty marshal in Fossil for ^1 years tngton Budget Committee
He and his wife. I.uella. have two
where he lived all of his life before
children and four grandchildren
moving to Lexington
Taylor works for Kinzua Corp , is
a member of the Veterans of Foreign
Candidates file
for city offices
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Most Popular
Class Ring
Four persons had filed for three
council position openings in Board
man by the September 4 deadline
those four names which will be on
the November general election ballot
are Ronald Black. Art Kegler. Clif
ford R Peck, and Steve R Zielinski
Three people have filed for three
positions on the Irrigon council
William H Cooley, Caryle Gallien.
and Stanley Paul Mills
Curtis J Papincau has filed for the
Lexington mayor opening Three
persons. Louts Eng. Shirley
McCarl. and Charley Sumner, have
filed for two council position open
ings at Lexington
Cara Costa, incumbent, was the
only one to file for the Heppner
mayor's position Three pexiple.
Terri R Denton. David Hanna, and
John Hempel. have filed for two
two-year openings on the Heppner
city council Four have filed for
three four-year positions on the
council Richard L Curtis. Charles
Holt. Doug Lowe, and Bob Allen
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