;
* • v :
* *
¿V
.
‘ V
••
'
, *
•
*»«•
*
• ••.
•• • *
, “
, ( ,
i
, , . «#• . ' y
r »« :
t • -, ■ . . ' » * * « * * , T. .
, ^ .'■*> HIT»», à *
•
•
•
•
/ * •
* >■
» '
*;
r -I
...
.
•
f- -
7
T7
> • **i
'. .
*• •
‘•*2^ •
• ■ ,
. *:•*■ ..-•
V*
t
«•*..
\
•% * — X J I "l '
■ ■
•
■
•
.. ,
^ * • •• » • »
—
» 1. , » ^ » —
0 - ■ {
!
■. ■■■■
* I
Drug ring smashed by local police officers
? F S 3 l e
In the early morning hours o f
November 25 after a lengthy in
vestigation by law enlorcement
agency v in Umatilla County and
M ottow County. a large cocaine and
tar heroin sales ring was broken up
in the Hermiston Umatilla area A
search warrant was versed on a
residence in the Me Nary area o f the
city o f Umatilla Isahc V Nunez.
20. was arrested al the resilience and
H E T Î tl> -
K
*74
charged with Pos-scssion o f Heroin
and Cocaine Seized at the residence
was several pounds o f suspected co
caine and several ounces o f
suspected tar heroin Handguns and
a sawed o ff shotgun were also seiz
ed Also seized was approximately
$8.500 in currency Law enforce
ment personnel from the Oregon
State Police. M o rro w County
S h.-nfr. n r r . i ' ~ ,;n ,
ShenlT"s Office and Pendleton FMlice
Department all worked together on
the investigation which has resulted
in the largest seizure o f cocaine
and or tar heroin in Eastern Oregon
to date An estimated street v alue o f
the drugs is between $300,000 to
$400,000 The investigation is con
tinuing and further arTests are
expected
OWGL elects Peterson President
Morrow County's Home-Owned Newspaper
T h e H eppner
lines
a zette
VOL 105 NO 48
W ednesday. December 2, 1987
Heppner 25«
Santa’s Little Helper
10 Pages
Don Peterson. lone fanner, was
elected as president of the state wide
Oregon wheat Growers League at
the closing o f their annual conven
tion today.
closing o f their annual convention
today
Peterson and his wife Martha fann
as a partnership with their sons. Paul
and Joel, in the Valby-Fightmile
area. Id nulcv south o f lone Their
two other children, son Kerry and
daughter Kristine, live in Portland
and Hermiston respectively.
Peterson is a third generation
farmer following his father. Oscar,
and grandfather. John His farm is
"very livcht ra in fa ll." he said, poin
ting out that only an average o f 14
inchcv falls on their farm ground
Peterson has been active in a
number o f organizations He is a
past state president and national
director for the National Farmers'
Organization. He has also been
county president and vice chairman
o f the Transportation and Federal
Programs committee tor the O re g o n
Wheat Growers League He has
been secretary-treasurer and vice
president o f the O W G l tbe past two
years
The Petersons are active in the
Valhy Lutheran Church which
recently celebrated its 102nd an
niversary Valby is one o f the few
"co u n try' churches, he said, in
Oregon and holds regular Sunday
services, sharing their pastor with
ihc Heppner Church
" I am interested in developing the
political action and the marketing op
portumtics o f the Oregon Wheat
Growers Ix a g u c ." stated Peterson
"W e must work to return our
markets to the marketplace instead
o f government, and I'm working
toward that end during this coming
year."
Peterson said that. "Sometimes
wc dont realize the strength that we
all have by working together I think
that the Oregon Wheat Growers
Lxague can verve the purpose to help
all o f agriculture .'*
Krebs conviction reversed
row County D istrict Attorney
Richard J McNemey and Krebs,
five other charges arising from the
robbery incident were also
dismissed.
Judge West ordered that the Krebs
case be remanded to the Morrow
County Circuit Court for further
proceedings.
A Marion County Circuit Court
Judge has ruled that John Krebs
should be allowed to withdraw his
guilty plea to the 1985 robbery o f an
lone hank
In a Post-Convict Kin Relief A c
tum. Marion County Circuit Judge
Greg West ruled that Krebs, as part
o f a I '>85 plea negotiation, was
wrongfully allowed to plead guilty
to PosscssKvn o f a Firearm by an In
mate o f a Penal Institution Krebs
was an escapee from the Oregon
State Penitentiary at the time o f the
bank robbery. Since he was not ac
tually in the penitentiary when he
committed the robbery, the Court
t ' 9*?' * i
:* - * r
.
,,
»
to.
\ . *
Ç “ ■ *
; • •' I
*
,
1
V ."
•
- •
\
_
*i
*
.
: .
.
{
• J
•••
• i
]
7 ..r
‘
1
V
'
-j;*- v*
O
t
#
Don Peterson
Santa will be at
Benjamin
Franklin on
Friday
Santa Claus is co m ing to
town O n Friday . December 4 tnmi
3 p m to 4:30 p m. Santa w ill be
here in Heppner at the Benjamin
Franklin Savings and Loan
Cookies and punch w ill be served
throughout the day and during San
ta’s visit with the children
The Benjamin Franklin w ill be
hav ing an Open House all day from
9:30a.m to 5 p.m and they w ill be
having a special drawing for a $50
Sav ings PassNiok
Start the Christnuis season o ff
right Come on down to the Ben
jamin Franklin s "W isbbook" Open
I lo u s e . __________________ _____
. . 4*
- ' * * *
^ 9 - . «
S' * - . . r , J
. * > • V •* , .
-*
■ ■ . ••
s ' t.'V • .
•v s
• k
,
>
•
.
' *
>.
>
■ W
s
* ' tv
V
.
I
-S > V - Í A
1
X I
J ,
' Ä
v
;
rile d that “there was not an ade
quatc tactual basis tor a cons ictum
un the weaoons charge. Krebs was
aivo a llrv -it to ” ’♦flllnrw fits guihy
plea to Robber> in the First Degree,
which wav entered at the same time
As part o f the 1985 pica negotia
tion entered into between then Mor
Jessica Gutierrez, Heppner, daughter of Kim and Gayle Gutierrez, is shown giving Santa her
Christmas list at Les Schwab at the Christmas opening on Saturday.
Notice
People who may be vio lin # ihc
library or museum on Wednesday,
December 2, o r Thursday,
December 3. are asked to approach
with caution Workmen w ill be
repairing the sidewalk at this 1 1 live-
.
No winner last
week in Santa
contest
' V»
. ÍA
■ V 1 -
-N
*~c
International
exchange host
families needed
There were no winners last week
in the ()l Saint Nick contest, so this
week the prizes w ill be doubled
The businesses this week where
the Nixes w ill be located are The
Shoe Box. Pettyjohn s Building
Supply. Gardners Men's Wear and
Green Feed store Identify the San
tas and win cash for Christmas
Double'
Frank and LaVonne Mader
Blowing dust mi bad it caused
wrecks and tumble weeds mi thick
they would fill up Buttercrcck were
conquered by Frank and laVonne
Mader and family The Mader’ s
Sixty-Six Ranch was announced as
the Oregon Wheal Growers League
1987 Conservation Farm o f the Year
award winners at the OW GL Con
vcntHin Monday, November 30 The
M aders farm is near Echo on But-
tercreck in M orrow County.
The Mader family has turned a
disaster they purchased eight years
ago into a productive farm raising
the per acre yield o f wheat from 17
bushels to 47
Innovative farming techniques us
ed by the * ' ..*rs have minimized
erosKin o f the fine, silty mh I s The
Maders eliminated the moldNiard
plow and established a stubble mulch
tillage system They also use no-till
seeding with chemicals to minimize
soil disturbance
"Because the Sixty-Six Ranch is
farmed so carefully, using so many
successful new ideas, it tv seen as a
model for other farmers in Morrow
C ounty," said Fred Lund in M or
row County Extension Agent He
went on to say, "T he Maders are
looked to as leaders in farm
technology ”
Maders were selected by a com
mittce o f last year's Oregon Wheat
Growers Ixague county conserva
tion winners from around the state
These farmers took a week o ff from
busy spring schedules to travel over
1.650 miles and visit all eleven coun
ty and area winners for 1987
Don and Jean Bennett 1979. were
Ihc last Morrow County winners at
the state level
Are you fascinated by other
languages and cultures ' By hosting
a foreign exchange student, you can
meet the world in your own home
We arc seeking families to host
students from Brazil, M exico,
Japan. Colombia. Spain. Germany
and Thailand
One o f these Niys or girls, in
dividually selected for you. w ill live
as a member o f your family while he
or she attends the local high school
These excellent students arc very
carefully screened, covered by
medical insurance, and provide their
own spending money They arc
eager to experience our American
way o f life while sharing their
culture, hut they can only do so if
you arc w illing to open your hearts
and homes to them
If you would like to participate in
this unique learning experience,
please contact International Student
Exchange PO Box 58 Fort Jones.
C a lifo rn ia
96032
or
i tOO : I } NOS i
or
I 916-168-2264 in California
First prize w ill be a $50.00 gift cer
tificate. second prize a $20 00 cer
tificate. and third prize a $10 cer
tificate Light up your community.
Sheep growers will
meet in Bend
The 92nd annual convention o f the
Oregon Sheep Growers Association
w ill he held at The Rivcrhouse in
Bend on Friday and Saturday.
December 4 and 5 More than 200
sheep producers from around the
state are expected to attend Top na
tional industry leaders w ill address
the convention delegates on Friday
morning B ill Pflugcr. San Angelo.
Texas. President o f National Wool
Growers Association and Tim In-
dart. Clovis. California. President o f
American Sheep Producers Council.
The Oregon Sheep Growers A ux
iliary w ill hold their annual meeting
on Friday afternoon
M ki
<■*
Bob and Cheryl Ployhar. Farmers Insurance Agency, stand
in front of their new business location, between 1st In
terstate and Fabrics. Etc on Mam Street They are still
awaiting the new windows for their building
Bob and Cheryl Ployhar recently
moved their business "U p to w n ".
The Farmer's Insurance Agency
recently purchased the Degree o f
Honor building, located at 127 North
Main, " to make more room and the
location more convenient for our
customers." said Boh They arc ex
panding into (he health insurance
market, handling medicare and nur
sing home policies "W c felt that a
local agency was needed here, for
convenience sake," Boh stated
They w ill be adding a conference
room for future use at a later time
Bob and Cheryl have two Mins,
Jerid. 9 and Darrin. 6
l>ook (or their Open House in
Dec ember, and stop hy to sec them
at their new location
Accident victim now
recuperating at home
Debbie Sharp. Heppner, was in
volved in a one-car accident last
Tuesday. November 24. aNiut 3
miles Miuth o f Heppner on the
Heppner Condon Highway The ac
culent occured around 9 a m
Debbie was taken to Pioneer
Weather Report
by
■
O y o f M opp” * '
Tues,
W«d
Thurs.
fn
Sat
Sun
Mon
51
48
44
38
35
36
56
29
26
29
25
23
20
16
05
0
0
0
0
01
04
Grow**«
I in sila i. Dec . I
Soft White
m 07 *3 119
*3 tl/» 3 13
»3 I5/V3 17
Barley
*90
*91
3 33
110*3
Dec
Jan Mar
Hard Red W inter
PIK
astern
Ml MBI « r o«c
M
•/
"Y our Mr tu n H flp ina Your Nvm hhor
A .P R .
■\ •
M
i
* v
v
à
*4*<
*’ ’ » '•J
i y
i ' r " bi-M
* tr - a
* -V
V
Market Report
Arlington • Heppner • lone
* -
• *.
- r* j- J I
-v
1 » " . , ■ - * •J
C o r * a t ft* Morrow Cxmrfy G
Dec
Jan
Feb
v
•
■
M e m o ria l H ospital and then
transferred hy ambulance to St An
tNm y's Hospital in Pendleton
She received a fractured pelvis in
the accident Debbie is now home
recuperating from the accident
November 24 - 30
High laiw Prêt.
- S*
:
OF
- r» -
' , . 7
<**• ‘v ■ .*•*
Chamber sponsors Outdoor
Lighting Contest
Sunday December 20, is the date
to have your homes all decked out
for Christtnjs They w ill be judged
for the best outdoor lighting display
^
*
s "
,
'»ss.,.