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V s*#. Possibility of third baby being investigated The Hcppner Morrow County's Home-Owned Newspaper The H cppner Police Departm ent and the Oregon State l\» lic e are in vestigating the possibility that Paula t ynn Anderson. 22. a wom an who is said to have given b irth to tw o babies in M orro w County and “ set ting them asid e " to die. was preg nant when she lived in Baker in 1^85 o r 86 Anderson pleaded not guilty last AA ednesday to the charges o f m urder »'I tw o babies and tw o counts each o l concealing a corpse and conceal mg the b irth o f a babv She is being accused o f g ivin g b irth to a babv in lone between \ p n l I. IV87 and June I. I W and letting it die The cor pse was found in a closet at her grandm other s home in lone w h u h was found M arch 2 She is also ac cused o f giving b irth to a second child in Heppner between December I ' . IV 8 K a n d ! ebniarv I ' IVHV.uxf “ setting it aside" to die Ih e second baby was found in an apartment in H cppner February 15 Booster dub meets April 10 Hcppner H*»ostcr C lu b w ill meet M ondiiv April 10 at 7 p m at Ployh.tr InsuiaiKC Ih e agenda w ill include the up com ing Reno N ight and scholarship d istrib u tio n I vcrvone is asked to attend ibis Hotel residents enjoy apartment life lleppner 25' Wednesday, April 5. IV8V III Pac« * Ih e tw o dates set for the tria ls are Julv 17 and August 28 Ih e cases are to be charged separately due to the tim e fram e involved The tria ls are to he hoaid in C irc u it C ourl in M o r row County According to M orro w County D istrict A tiom ov. Je ff Wallace, " w e are aware o f the ( v is ib ility that w hile liv in g in Baker, Anderson was pregnant, and we are fo llo w in g up on that Baker attorney Boh M oon is representing Anderson She is being held w ithout bail in the Benton F ra n klin County fa il in I n C ities She has been held there since M arch 17 * • many e x tra s ." saw Judge Carlson It is rcallv gratifying that the public passed the levy on the tirsi ballot " I think it is an indication that the public is co n fid e n t the county governm ent is responsible and that we are m m dtul o l the tact that the le w we |Mit together reflects die con sers ulive nature o l the comm unity Ih e M o rro w County M edical I und lev v paswd w ith a viXe of 1005 ves and '2 2 no vote» I he Port of M o rro w Bond A uthorization was also a go w ith lH 0 yes and '8 2 no votes w ould be easier fo r them m>t to have to take care o f a house and do the yard w ork He is very happy w ith the move Bermec says " i t 's not like a house, but we like it ” She babysits w ith tw o c h ild re n several days a week T h e ir apartment hxiks over M am Street and i \ right across from the Post O ffic e T h e re a rc m e e tin g ro o m s dow nstairs fo r the residents use O ther groups u tilize these r»x*ms also I he hotel residents have created a com m unity in a com m unity I hey Itxik a lter each other and visit back and forth The rem aining apartments w ill be advertised w ithin the next tw o weeks in T r iC itie s , U m a tilla , W heeler. G illia m , Grant and U nion Counties Hie units rent fo r J b ' in eluding water, garbage and clectrici ty Telephone and telcv ision are o p tional These apartments are equip ped w ith lu ll kitchen fa c ilitie s and April 9-15 is Natl Victim’s Rights week A p ril M through A p ril 15, ly k y h a s been declared "N a tio n a l V ic tim 's Rights W e e k " to prom ote im prov ed services fo r crim e victim s The observance also marks the se cond fu ll year o f operation o f the V ictim s B ill o f Rights, established to g iv e p ro te c tio n to the o fte n o vcrh xike d crim e v ic tim I f you have been a v ic tim o f a crim e, you may have felt o v c rh x ik ed hy the c rim in a l justice system The rights o f the defendant, in eluding the right to an attorney, the rig h t to rem ain silent and the right to tria l, arc guaranteed by the C o n s titu tio n . These arc im p o rta n t safeguards intended to guarantee in d ivid u a l liberty N o w , how ever, crim e victim s have been re c o g m /o l and given rights w hich reflect their im portance to the system Legislation passed in Oregon in iv n t . established a Slate tund under w hich victim s o f violent crim es can be reim bursed fo r their medical ex penses and loss o f income It does not allow reimbursement tiir proper ty damage, how ever I he same legs datum also requires crim inal defendants to pay an assess ment to the C rim e V ic tim 's C om pensation Account (C IC A ), o t 520 fo r m isdemeanors. 550 fo r D riv in g U nder the Influence o f Intoxicants and 550 for felony \ ( )nc half o f this money is then available to counties to set up V ic tim Witness program s adm inistered by the D is tric t At to m e y 's o ffic e In M o rro w C ounty, V i W ilg e rs serves as the program coordinator on a parttim e basis H er duties include contacting c rim e victim s and deter m in in g r e s t it u tio n , p r o v id in g assistance to crim e v ic tim s who wish to receive rcinibuisem en! for lost income and medical expenses, coordinating witness appearances at grand ju ry and tria ls, and helping v ic tim s through the often traumatic court p rix c s s Under recent leg isla tio n , crim e v ic tim s arc now given the right to sit through the tria l, and cannot be excluded fro m the co urtroom In a ddition, they now have the right to he present at sentencing and arc given more input into the sc men cing process Anyone interested in further infor mation on “ National C rim e V ic tim 's W e e k " o r recent crim e v ic tim 's legislation, should contact either W allace or the V ic tim 's W itness c o o rd in a to r, V i W ilg e rs at the M or row C ounty D is tric t A tto rn e y 's CM fic c . M o rro w C ounty C ourthouse. H cppner. OR hy c a llin g . 67b * 8 K>| School funding forum to be held A school funding fo ru m w ill he held Saturday. A p ril 8 fro m V I I a.m at the St P a tric k ’ s Senior Center and fro m 2-4 p m at R iv e r side H ig h School diw usxing MJR I C a rl Hostkrka and Representative M ik e N elson w ill he on hand to answer questions Carl is a represen I a liv e o f D is tric t 4<). Eugene and co author o f the h ill and C hairm an o f the House o f Revenue C om m ittee ‘ A nyone w ith questions, this w ould he a good to them answered, says Cara Costa. M a yo r o f H cppner opportunity gel T h is fo ru m is sponsored by “ Yes f o r K id s ". A video is being made o f the fo ru m and is available fo r view ing upon request A nyone w ith questions may con tact Cara at 676 M 4 4 evenings arc one bedroom I here is one lian d ic a p p c d access a p a rtm e n t downstairs w hich is not rented at this tim e The advantage o f illese apartments is th e ir accessibility to dow ntow n Ih e grocery store. Post O ffic e , and d rug store are w ith in w a lkin g distance Ihere is a dec k upstairs lo r Ihosc w ishing to use it Interested persons may contact Joyce kav H ollom an b ’ b '2 4 1 or Ann Spicer h7b u|41 Soroptimist hold Spring st \ le show Soroptimist Intern.itHin.il ot Hopp iK-r is holding a Spring sivlc s | h > w this weekend A pril 8 p ix u .ii / p m at Ihe C atholic C hurch I’.irish II.ill A fin g e r h»xl b u lle t is planned .is w ell as door prizes, im hiding a gem stone d o n a te d hv I'c tc r x o n 's Jewelers Serving w ill lx- ihe Hepp nei H ig h S ih o o l D . i i k e f'e.im In eluded in the program is tlx cl fervescent Jett W allace on tlx- piano I k kets w ill he on sale al ihe ilo o r lor S ' c .u h M erchants participating w ill be (ia iiln c r s M en's W ear. C ountry R ow F a b ric's Irx the Sfnx- Bov and I’clcrso n ’ s Jewelers la x .il merchants w ill have display b o o th s throughout the hall d is p l.iv mg items • • • . . , * • . . ' s .. •'V . . • • * O Teleconfcmice/toNvn meeting is April IS Oregon State U niversity We are planning a tow n hall meeting around the teleconference," said l.u n d in “ Ihe teleconference w ill begin at ’ p m and end at 8 I ' pm Ihe tow n hall meeting w ill follow imm ediately and last u n til about 9 p m I he meeting is at the Heppner F lks C lu b and everyone is w elcom e Wc hope that this ivjx- of program w ill help to answer ques lions about both school funding and the ballot measure to be voted on in May Ih e teleconference w ill also he transm itted on Heppner Cable T V channel V and can he received by those w ith satellite dish untcnnacs on W estar V , channel 4 U m a tilla C o u n ty is a n o th e r d o w n lin k site, and Ihe meeting w ill he held at Blue M ountain C om m uni tv C ollege in the Pioneer H all auditorium I or m ore in fo rm a tio n on that meeting contad M ike Stoltz ( is l 1 xlension agent in Pendleton, at 27b 7111. ext 2 V' Court to attend Portland Meadows races The opening o f the new St Pat r ic k ’ s H otel, senior housing has created quite a stir in the com m um ty Ten o f the 1^ apartments have ba*n rented and all but one on the th ird flix ir are fille d In v is itin g w ith M rs Bernice Nash, a resident at the hotel, it was discussed as to why she and her hus band, L in co ln had moved to the hotel in February M rs Nash said it was her husband's decision to sell their house and move He decided it « N * . '* V • ■ ; / • ’ * •/ » " • Operating levy, medical fund and I’nrt bond all passed Ih e M orro w County Operating L e w |\isscd last luesday w iih a to r.il o l 8 V ' yes and 708 no votes In a news release fro m the Coun tv Judge's o ffic e , it was said (hat the budget com m ittee w orked under a lim ita tio n that could not exceed h percent of Iasi vear's le w A ll departments and agencies that re quired taxpayer support were asked to honor that lim ita tio n I believe the taxpayers took a close look at the amount o l the levy and determined that it was a levy that supported the basic services w ithout • '5 ' % V - • — # • . * . * _ C-» • • '. 1 Paula Anderson A satellite teleconference and tow n meeting to discuss school fun dm g m Oregon is scheduled toi A p ril 18 according to Fred I undin. O regon Slate l tm e rsitv I xlension Agent " A panel o l expetts discuvs mg school lunding problem s and B allot Measure One w ill be broad cast live to Heppner and to seven teen other sites aiound O regon.' l.uiHhn said A teleconference is a live tcle vi sion transm ission in w hich the re c e iv in g station is lin k e d by telephone w ith the transm itting one " D o w n lin k sites such as ours w ill he able to ask questions o f the panelists during the broadcast," l.undin said S ponsored hy O re g o n State U niversity, the teleconference is ml ed "O re g o n School f unding at the ( 'rossrouds" Fhe three panelists are Richard M unn D ire cto r o f ihe O regon Department o f Revenue. James S che r/in g e r. D ire cto r o f the < Jrcgon I egislative Revenue < M'f'icc. and Dr Bruce W eber. I conom ist at Bernice Nash, St Patrick's Hotel resident, sits back and en |oys her new apartment with the two children she babysits each week Left of her is Christine Sweeney and on her right is Frankie Ledford '*• I'he M orro w County Queen Nan cy Bailey and her Princesses A m y Greenup. Jixlv Ashheck and Shawna Cash, w ill attend the Portland M eadows Races on A p ril 8 The l a i r and Rodeo sponsors a race. “ M o rro w County f air and Rodeo P u rse '' w hich w ill run that day I he Queen and C ourt w ill present the lucky w inner w ith a horse blanket and have their pictures taken w ith the winners I he C ourt w ill receive a backside lo u r ot the track at *) a lit w hich gives them a preview in to what r.ic ing is about Fhe l ower Fcrrucc w ith w indow s hy the finish lin e is furnished to r the C ourt and their fam ilies at I p in as the afternoon o f racing begins Ih e Nomad Restaurant in Board man sliows the races and bets can he made there also Ih e Queen and C ourt have also subm itted th e ir application to enter Wrangler playday is April 9 l or more inform ation contact Judv Barber at <»7(» 5 0 17 ' *T‘ * 'V !.. y • - « *«. «■ s > x -z * ■> « Weather Report '- f , - o X . • X ; « t .<■* V i - *-€■ ,■ V b '- .V ,. . . ' 4 ‘. 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V • * ' ?s thè Portland Rose Festival Paiadc this ycar A pplications in c lu d a ) thè names. descriptions and a colored photograpb o l thè court suhmitted no later than M arch U We sliould be hearing tro n i thè Rose Parade < >t lìc ia ls h y A p rii IO. cave M arlene ( i i r i m l ou rt ( 'h .q v io n e II w ili fx- mv tirsi expcricnce xsith rhe Rose Parade, bui ibis ve.u s o n ili express ed a reai destre lo go and they look w ondertul in their o u tfits so I sani lei s go to r il Queen N .iin v Bailey h.is choscm thè b rig h i and beautiful colors ibis ycar o t magenta and s ilvct 's attend U • Market Report Ihe H cppner W ranglers w ill he holding th e ir lirs t plavday Siind.iv A p ril •> I he dav w ill begin w ith the election o f officers, a |»'thic k at tw»>n and games w ill begin at I p m I here w ill he pole bending, bar re ll rac ing and slickhorve races lor live vears and under I here w ill he breakaway dum m y races lo r the older group Ne w members are welcom e to D - 's ♦ ‘■ ' . % ■ » • ’r i . 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