Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1988)
* ♦ , — s j 7 ^ pA T h e O ffic ia l N ew sp ap er o f the C ity o f H ep p n cr and the C ounty o f M o rro w ■■ Letters to the Editor f’ i GAZETTE-TIMES M o r r o w C o u n t y ’ s H o m e -O w n e d W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r U S P 8 240-420 PuM M wa r * ic j M n l m a » u td rn trrrd M w b U rt— n u l li f a Ik* PoM (NTIr* a M rpfxw r. O r t f — w d t r l ie M a t M i n t 3, I ITS Si r — 4 rt—i pn a —> paid ■I M rp p n rr. O n « — « *6* r M 147 W — VSIWm M r m T liip k n — ( M il » 7 k 4 2 » X dd rru t imimunK alxiM la I h r H rp p a i r (•—«ttr-1 lim a. P O . B a t 1)7, H ryp nrr O r r f — t T U i. Sakacriptlo— : 112 la M otto » . W hu t i r , (rMHa— —d O r— « I iHMlIn; $23 H * » l m Ju)cc l l u ( k n ........................................................... < >fTVr M i l —rr l a p —itlla « I Ham Hall ..................................................................................................... S— M fcor M a r k M n i l l i t n ............................................................................. l i r a p M n H rpartm rt»t David .............................................. (.ra p M n . Ad S a in .......................................................... Proof K radio« , IHOrlbuOun and April Sykes, Publishers J DA’s Report Obituaries Ceorge E. Kruger • • J ' • • ’ i' ' * * * ' \ * G rav es id e service was held T u e s d a y . June 7 . at G ib b s C e m e te ry at S h e rw o o d , fo r G e o rg e E K ru g e r, I s lin g t o n K ru g e r, 7 8 . was horn M a rc h 17, 1 9 1 0 , -it T t i i r r r f o k H e died S aturday, June 4 . at G o od Sam aritan C e n te r, H erm is to n Mr K ru g e r m a r r ie d H e le n , August 12. I 9 1 4 in T h e D alles They w ere m a rrie d for 53 years H e was a resident o f (.c xin g to n fo r the past 15 years, fo rm e rly o f Sherm an C o u n ty H e was a m em b er o f V e te ra n " I W W II ScaBecs and a life m e m b e r o f I O O F la id g c in A thena S u rv iv o rs include his w ife H elen o f l-e s in g io n . b ro th e r C y r il K ru g e r o f C o rv a llis , sister G e rtru d e Pitt o f Honncrs F e rry , Idaho M e m o ria l co n trib u tio n s may be m ade to the c h arity o f y o u r choice B urns M o rtu a ry was in charge o f arran gem ents. Clarence W. Johnson . - C la re n c e W . Johnson, a fo rm e r resident o f H eppn cr d ied June I in a P o rtlan d hospital H e was 7 2 . H e was born in iX n ig la *. N o rth D ako ta, and served as an infantry o f fic er d u rin g W o rld W a r II M r Johnson resided in H eppner fro m 1 9 5 0 to I <#>4 H e was a teacher, grade school p rin c ip a l, and high school lib ra ria n in 1 9 6 4 , he accepted an ad m in is tra tiv e position w ith the I^ine C o u n ty E ducation S ervic e D is tric t, in I ugene. retiring in 1977 In 1982, he and his w ife Janm a, m oved to P ortland Survivors besides his w ife include, daughter M a ry IX " V a il, win John, anti grandson J e ff D e V a ll, a ll o f P ortland <* ;*v ..i „ • \ . ,t r : r > ■ , 1 /W . * " ‘ V C i.' • V r - ■ r ,.t •* . ^ L l Jh ■ * / . L r ;, , Ï »f- . . • . ^ v * r V - r •- i \ - .* ;• - t » ' / . * ' •; / : V . » r ' e , / r v ‘f f > ; It-*.1 ï j - t a } . ; * 4 tr * V • , / 1 - [î • r ■*. ' * ‘7 r* - •i* » « ,- . , / * * . ; - « / . • A lk . V /--tü I / . i ■ ■ : ( ' t i4 k f ■ .V V V j ' pi * '■■■} Ci r (t 1 v' X r 4 ** ' ■ % V Äs < ’ V ) .* f ¥ ' " t M « Jr1 H * U ' 1 . H, 'K Fr -L M \ V -1 T h e D is tn c t A tto rn e y ’s o ffic e at the courthouse in H eppn er reports handling (he fo llo w in g business d u r ing the past week D a rre ll Pete H o tte l. 2 1 . Irrig o n . appeared fo r C hange o f Plea and p le a d g u ilty to D r iv in g W h ile Suspended on June 3, 1988. M m Judge R alph C u rrin H ottel was fin ed $ 1 0 0 , V ic tim s Assistance Fee o f $ 5 0 , B oard o f P olice Standards and T ra in in g assessment o f $ 1 0 One year p ro batio n on co n d itio n defen dant have no fu rther arrests leading to co n vic tio n fo r M a jo r T ra ffle o f fenses w ith in the pro batio n period Teresa Lynne Ross, 2 5, Boardinan appeared for arraign m ent on June 3. 1988 before Judge R alph C u rrin E n try o f Plea set for June 17, 1988 Births B re n t M a r io n P a r k s -a son, B ren t, was b o m June 2 . 1 98 8. to D eb ra (P a lm e r) and C ra ig Parks o f H e r m is to n , at O re g o n H e a lth Sciences C en ter. Portland T h e baby w eighed 7 lbs 8 o f . G rand parents are M r and M rs l x c P a lm e r, lo n e, M r and M is F re d P arks, N o rth Bend G re a t g ra n d p a re n ts a re M rs M a rio n P a lm e r, lone and M r and M rs L in c o ln N ash, H ep p n cr A shley A n n K in g - a daughter A shley A nn was born to W en d y and D an K in g M a y 2 9 . 1988 at Kadlec H ospital in R ic h lan d . W a She w eighed 7 lbs. 11 OZ. G randparents are N ancy and Jerry M e y e rs . H ep p n er and N o rm a and Kay K in g . R ich lan d . W a G reat gran d m o th er Is L ila M y e rs o f H erm is to n and great grandfather is W a ll S ch uler o f A u ro ra Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hugh— Chambof M anage John A. Forsythe » M ilita r y funeral was held T u es d a y , M a y 24 fo r re tire d A ir Force C o l John A d ilb c rt "Jack l orsstlK o f P ortland and O tis , w h o died F r i d a y, M a y 2 0 . in a S alem hospital H e was 6 7 C o l Forsythe joined the U S A r my A ir Forces in 1 94 2, w in n in g his w ings as a b o m b a rd ie r, navigator and p ilo t H e su rviv ed 25 bom bing missions o v e r E uro pe in W o rld W ar II and 5 1 missions during the Korean W a r R eturning to reserve status, he rose to c om m and the 6 3 rd T ro o p C a rr ie r S quadron at P ortland A ir Base In 1959 he assumed com m and o f the M H ih A erospace Rescue and R ec o ve ry Squadron at P ortland A ir Base H e served fro m 1967 to 1971 as deputy assistant to the com m ander o f the M ilita ry A ir lift C iH iunand and ad vis er to the com ander o f the aerospace rescue and re c o v e ry service H e re tire d in 1973 a fte r logging 7 ,0 1 2 hours o f fly in g tim e d u rin g m o re than 37 years o f d u ty. H e was a (vast president o f the ( )rrg o n chapter o f the R eserve O f ficers A ssociation and active in the A ir F o rce A ssociation, the A ir Rescue A ssociation, the Elks D x lg e and the (Juiet B irdm en. an o rg a n i/a lio n o f pilots w ho had flo w n in the Euro pean (heater. In c iv ilia n life he operated (he a ir fie ld at Ir s in g to n in 1 9 4 5 -1 9 4 6 and flew lo r H ep p n er L u m b e r C o m p an y and as an e x e c u tiv e p ilo t fo r S k y w a y s A v ia tio n c o m p a n y at T ro u td a le H e wav b o m in A shland F o r the past 14 years he had hom es in P o rtlan d and O tis H e is su rvived by his w ife , Ruth Lepschat. son, L y n n o f G le n d a le , A n / , d a u g h ter, N an c y U sin g c r o f L e b an o n , m o th e r, L d n a C o f L in co ln C ity ; and fiv e g randchild ren T h e fa m ily suggests that rem em branccs be c ontribu tions to c h a rity . P riv a te b u rial was in W illa m e tte N atio n al C e m e te ry . A nd (he rain fe ll, and fe ll, and tell T h e fie ld s tu rn e d g re e n , the w ild flo w c rs blo o m ed in abundance, the grass g re w , and the rains fell again, and again and we c o m p lain cd (W e ll, al least it could rain at night and the sun could shine during the d a y ) A rc we e ve r satisfied ’ I t ’ s just hum an nature. I guess W h ile y o u ’ re w a ilin g fo r sum m er and o u r ‘ ’d ro u g h t’.’ lake a d riv e out in the c o u n try. Y o u ’ ll see how blue o u r m ountains really are and a beautiful variety o f w ild flo w c rs M o rro w C o u n ty looks clean and Ircsh M e a n w h ile , yin ir C h am b e r is still functio ning w ith the fo llo w in g p n v gram s scheduled fo r June June 14-G enctK Im provem ent and Y ie ld s In O u r Forests by N ancy la n k ford; June 21 E uropean H u m T o u ris m and R ecreation In Eastern O rego n by C lin t and Phil C arls o n . June 28 A ssix'iatcd O reg o n In dustries and th eir relation ship w ith C ham bers R em e m b er, i f you have program ideas, they are m ore than w elcom e S om etim es " th e old w ell runs dry ’ ’ and the rain doesn’t seem to help Sec you at C h am b er T o the E d ito r D issatisfaction , g ru m b lin g , and co m p lain in g arc not new issues in a sm all to w n V ie w s and opinions are shared over party lines, m orning c o f fee. and in the aisles o f the stores B ut la te ly , it seem s th a t the dissatisfaction o ver education and d isc ip lin e in o u r schools is becom ing a m ain topic Problem s have existed fo r years in (he public schools The frustration arises w hen parents feel that they have little , o r no say, in ho w the schools are run A dm inistration feds that it is their jo b . but w ho do parents voice th eir feelings to when they feel that the A d n u mst rat Kin is not doing an e ffe c tiv e jo b ’’ T h ey tu rn to each o th er, and they d o som ething about the situation These are our children O u r children are in (he care o f teachers each day o f the school y ea r, and w c do have a right to m ake judgm ents on the responsible care provided by the school system fo r our c h ild ren W h e n we hire a babysitter fo r our c h ild ren al hom e we w ant to be reassured that it is responsible care C a n we expect any less fo r our c h ild ren w h ile they are al school? W h en did it becom e policy for teachers to tell parents " w h a t is best fo r y o u r c h ild " ? I know the fin a l say in decisions concerning m> c h ild ren lies w ith th eir father and I. hut lo o o ften I have felt frustrated and " u p against the w a ll" try ing to resolve problem s W h en m y c h ild ren have a concern I lake the lim e lo fin d out w hether o r not the p ro b le m is w ith the teacher, o r (in m ore cases than not) w ith my c h ild ’ s opinion M y kids are no< alw avs rntht. and neither is their m om Parents d o need a voice and that is the purpose o f the new Teacher Evaluation F o rm in the lone com m u n ity W h e n th eir is a valid co n cern , but m aybe not serious enough fo r the A d vis o ry B oard, parents can docum ent that concern and subm it it fo r the p rin c ip a l's re v ie w T h is saves his tim e fro m angry parents storm ing into the o f fic e . and yet the parent can be sure that the p rin c ip al w ill look into the situation and fo llo w -u p w ith the teacher, coach, bus d riv e r, p aren t, and the student in vo lved T h e fo rm m ay be v ie w e d w ith ap- prehensKm , but anything new must he understood fo r what it is. and not what people w o uld like to th ink it is It is not to cause pro blem s It is to help parents, and the school m ain tain a balance o f com m um catH in w ith less hostility I t ’s tim e w e . as parents, take a v o ca l, and responsible role in the educatKm o f o u r youngsters W h en pro blem s arise, and w e feel that the a d m in is t r a t e " is n ’t handling i t " , o r w e feel brushed o ff, wc can docu m ent and put the w o rd out that wc are dissatisfied at tim es I f c ircumstance a n sc that a teac her re ce ive s s everal c o m p la in ts by paren ts th ro u g h the e v a lu a tio n system then may he that teacher sfKMild he re vie w e d m ore closely M a y b e then we w ill raise (he teaching standards for lone W e nerd m ore q u a lity , rather than retain in g teachers that arc not the best choice fo r educating o r d isc ip lin in g our children Because the c hildren com e first A n d the first deserve the very best (s ) R obin B aker Grew Tomatoes T h e G o v e rn o r cam e lo B oardm an a w h ile hack and you could sure tell he has never g ro w n tom atoes Som e tom atoes are g ro w n in a hothouse w here they can c o n tm l the tem pera!ure so that il h a rd ly varies fro m the ideal The hum idity is just ■ A S ! right and (here s not a hit o f d raft L * — — — ■ m m atoes ato rs have just the I w P P T T H othouse tom right am ount o if f a w h ole list o f soil ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ nutrients, all in proper balance Insects By Ed G le n n <• « . ' l i ■<I n . I i n . I . 1 1 o a c i * c are absolutely exclu ded and diseases eradicated at the first sign U n d e r these conditions, tom ato vines set and hear hundreds o f perfectly shaped, u n ifo rm ly sized tom atoes Bui (he hothouse tom atoes wc buy in the store are p ale, bland and tasteless N ot at all like ihe backyard tom atoes w c grow T h e re they have to fight the elem ents, the w in d , hot sun. ram and cool nights T h e insecis com e and lake a few hues ansi diseases lake th eir lo ll, not to m en tion Ihe kids, dogs and neighbors W hen those tom atoes finally get ripe, we w onder how they could have m ade it l l ’s those backyard tom atoes that are h n g h t. bright re d . honestly w h olesom e and c ontribu te so m uch to a w o n d e rfu l m eal As I see it. it ’s that way w ith kids w h ic h is w hat the G o v e rn o r cam e to see about W e ’ ve protected our kids fro m com pelH io n. sheltered th em fro m c o r poral punishm ent, isolated (hem fro m hard w o rk , insulated th em fro m tlie cold . hard, cruel w o rld T h e y ’ ve been pam pered, coddled and fussed o v er until th e y 're like a hothouse to m a to e . p ale, bland and tasteless. W c should shoo the kids out to hack y ard , talk lo ’em in p lain language lan d insist they use ihe same w hen an sw erin g ), pul ’em lo hard w o rk , let 'e m lake a few scrapes and bruises and smack ’e m good w hen they get out o f line A nd th e y 'll he just like backyard tom atoes, turn out b rig h t, honest, w h olesom e and c o n trib u te so m uch lo a w o n d e rfu l future / l J j rouas í rizriatioi :i easteri cresci NOW HAS r»0 T sir;»«‘t S p o r t i n g d Excellent camping facilities are close by T o the E d ito r I d o n 't th ink that the residents o f N o rth Eastern O reg o n realize what an excellent recreation spot we hasc at C u ts fo rth P ark O r v ille C'utsforth and his fa m ily have really g ive n us a park lo he proud o f (X its id e o fih c beautiful setting, (he park is close lo h u n tin g , h ik in g , fis h in g , and m ushroom ing, and is an outstanding cam pground There arc plenty o f lent sues and fu ll hook ups for R V ’ s at a very nom inal fee C h arle n e and E a rl Papincau arc d oing an outstanding jo b o f taking care o f (he park and are to he com m ended fo r th eir w o rk They are frien d ly lo everyo n e and enjo yable T h e y love the park and are proud o f it U sers notice this and m ake a special e ffo rt lo pick up In te r and keep the areas clean I art us all use il so wc d o n ’t lose it S in c e re ly , (s ) Fay and G ene P ierce H e p p n e r. O r Congrats to HHS track team T o (he E d ito r: M ay I congratulate the H eppner T ra c k T e a m . B am c v Lindsay, M ik e C o rre a . Jason D o u g h e rty , G ene L a n c a s te r, B ry a n P ad herg and D uane B all for doing such an exccp tional joh in th e ir com petition at the D is tric t T ra c k m eet in U m a tilla to allow them to go lo the Slate meet in Springfield where they became the State A C ham pions I f all o f the m em bers o f ihe team h a d n 't given th eir best eMorts at D is tric t, there w o u ld have been no chance to w in (h e S ta te C h am p io n sh ip It m akes m e proud to see these hoys and girls pul fo rth so m uch ex Ira e ffo rt in th eir o w n events and to cheer eac h other on to greater goals C ongratulations to the tw o coaches D a le C o n k lin and S teve B ro w n fie ld w ho I know are proud o f their teams' e fforts L o o k in g fo rw a rd to next y ea r. B rya n ' S in ce re ly , (s) Betty F u lleto n (G ra n d m o th e r) Thanks received from Cook T o (he E d ito r T u e sd ay , M a y 17. was a very im portant day in m y life and 1 hope in the life o f yo u r readers The voters in M o rro w C o u n ty gave m e a strong endorsem ent fo r election to the O reg o n S uprem e C ourt It was a hard fought cam paig n, albeit w ithout m uch in the way o f cam paig n funds on my pan W e cam e out first statew ide I helicse this victory was a result o f m y ac liv e p a n ic ip a tm n in governm ent since 1952, w h en I first becam e ac liv e in public a tta in Ih e people know me and what I stand for I want lo extend mv thanks to yinir readers for th eir support W ith that support I becam e one o f tw o law yers w h o w ill he considered fo r election lo P osition 4 o f the SuprcnK- C o u rt this N o ve m b er I hojx- they can see fit U) support m e again, for the final round T hanks again fo r yo u r readers help, support and prayers G o d w ill m g. we shall he successful in N o ve m b er S in ce re ly , (s) V c rn C o o k C andidate for Suprem e C ourt Justice i n s C o u r s e SIX D IF F E R E N T T A R G E T S A V A ILA B LE ' • < hiiUiir H I i i n II • S ui i Ml i ir i l • D r i s i ' i i M in im u m 4 P eo ple Per G roup Hi Kt \rnation Unix •Itjihhil *IN»si* STANDARD TARGETS SPECIAL TARGETS MIT Each 25 M” fast 25 '5** Additional 25 For More Information Contact - :sn: pe - smo LANDFILL RATES CHANGE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1988 - Rates will be deter mined per vehicle and vary for citizens living inside the Heppner City limits and those who live outside. RATES WILL BE: Basic vehicle (car or pickup) inside city lim its ..........$6°° Flat bed truck inside city lim its .......... $25°° Basic vehicle (car or pickup) outside city lim its . . . $10°° Flat bed truck outside city lim its . . . $35°° Published June 8. 15. 22. 29. and July 6. 1988 THANK YOU T h e m e m b e rs o f th e g ra d u atin g class o f H e p p n e r H ig h S chool, 1988. an d parents w o u ld like to give a big round o f a p p la u s e to th e fo llo w in g p e o p le for th eir d o n atio n s to th e g ra d u a tio n " S e n io r N ig h t". T h e kids spent grad u atio n night .it the P e n d leto n A th letic C lu b and en jo y e d a full e v e n in g of using the fac ilities. Th e fo llo w in g p e o p le d o n a te d item s e ith e r as d o o r prize's or "m u n c hies” for the class. A big " T h a n k Y o u " to a ll o f you: Cal s Service Center McDonald's of Hermiston Heppner Booster Club Judy Handbury Shanna Geer Pendleton Bottling Company Court Street Market Janet Tucker Central Market Lott's Electric Peggy Fishburn Betty McLaughlin Susan Johnston Pat Dougherty rrrrtrrrrrrrrrr C o u rt S tre e t M a r k e t Senior News T h e H eppn cr M e a ls iic is having a L a th e r's D ay D in n e r o f baked ham on W ed n esd ay. June 15 The dinner w ill be s e n e d al noon Ih e Iasi W ednesday o f cas h month a birthday dinner is s e n e d w ith cake and icc cream L iim PF3 u m CHECK OCR EVERYDAY LOW PRICES WHERE TOUR DOLLAR MAKES MORE CENTS A s s o r tis i C ut Pork Chops * iM llE iX O N I G H T kl'".». $rere ÎS ¿0 oz reg I 29 Parkav Margarine i 111 i u I xv reg 79‘ 1st 4 5 ea W estern Family t p Heppner Booster Club’s Y ^ Ä j p ^ M r k i s l C h u n k Lite oz. O il or W ater pa<k Re* 1 29 89 * ea Thin Lunch Meats 2 w oz , 0 Cabbage 9 J Asparagus V 9 W estern Family D inners & Cheese 7 oz 3 9 * V 7 9 V • M r 9 Honcvdew Melons 9 Fresh N ew York Vern Mobley Auctioneer AUCTION ITEMS INCLUDE: Trip (or 2 to R eno 4 Sports Passes (HHS Home Oam—) (MCQG) 100 G al of G as 2 PAC-10 B asketball Tickets (D*vW Oil) Kitchen C enter C ords of Firew ood Silem Auction B H alf Bee* C h am Saw xj Steak * 4 ” 8 oz pkg. •4 * * b Rib Eye Sluak Prices good June 8 13 i uj i iLAJv C oni*t S ir o c l IM iflrlic t I I I N Court ■e— » * » — » — Heppner *»»»»* »»* »* »»— * »»— \ % 676-9643 4— mm ■ r i ' - OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK - 7 A M. - 6 P.M. (Pnckego Tour) O S U Basketball Tickets C anyon Lakes Golf P ackage Scores of Other Fantastic Prizes Mushrooms * V 1 9 Fresh Macaroni (21 & Over) , 8 G reen Solid Head Tuna Saturday - June 18, 7 p.m. Elks Lodge Upstairs Chief Rathbun’s Tips R em e m b er school is out so start w atch in g fo r young kids p layin g in the streets, fo llo w in g balls into the street >\ Governor Never Parents need a voice in <irhool The Heppner l.a ll Papincau Slianna PaulliM r . ly. June I, 11 F(HJK ■ Heppner Gazette-Time*, Heppncr. Oregon W« i, • >* » — — <
