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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
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“ 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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