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r »••••. • '* f • » - • » ■ • " * * . . • » * • v \ • •. • * «-• « « / • . • • -- ^ a J . . ,:*» .. » « ^ ' • • ••• . . . . • * . '* . • ». * *. ‘ . •' \ - ' • *. * - * . T _ K ~a .• . •' •• v* • . >- . . .. , • —^ 3»**. Hughes earns ‘Hats O ff award - installation tops of ‘Town and Country’ BESS l E W E T Z E L L U OF ORE NEVSi'APbR EUGENE OK The Heppner Morrow County's Home Owned Newspaper azette v o i. 108 NO. 3 Claudia Hughes. Heppner. receiv ed the “ Hals OfT award at the Heppner Chamber of Commerce luncheon and installation Tucs . Jan 16 Hughes was honored fie her "ser vice to the chamber and the com munity ** Hughes is the Chamber of Commerce manager Cliff Green was installed as i hamber president. Bob Kahl as first vice president LoRaync Bowman, second vice president. April Hilton Sykes, secretary, and Harley Sager, treasurer Also honored were Fred l.undin. retiring board member, and Mary (ioheen. acting secretary and past presidents. George Koffler, Harley Sager. David Sykes. Birdine Tullis. Bill Kuhn. Fred Lundin and Larry M ills 1989 F reu d « at F o rrie Burkenhinc received a plague for his past year’s service J.*c Bums of Bums Mortuary of llerm iston spoke on economic development in the Hcrmiston area Boardmembers are lAnig Dubu que. Hank Dennis, Meg Murray, larry Mills, Doyle McCaslin and Bill Kuhn .3 ; Heppner 25* •, - • . • * «. ' ■ a; • \ . J a.4 ;', x • „ • • * : ? -r i j mi. " . • • ] 3 •* *.1 ., ■ t l -V ' y * Claudia Hughes receives a "little som ething'' as recipient of the "Hats O ff" cham ber of com m erce award 1 . • • • ■-.• \ A,. imes W ednesday, January 17, I WO .4 ‘ . ' * ’ . r- , • ’ i • * t • . .* > • ♦ t • • ••. « w _ ■ ••• ■ v • \ -C ’ • i * • • . . • \ i Pages 3 • - • A-. *’ **, • /* «C # *4 « V /* . T m 4 Suit against school board dismissed A suit filed June 20, 1080. in the wake of the teachers' strike against the Morrow County School District txwrdmembers Dwayne Carroll. Bill Doherty, Jerry McElligott, Marcia Kemp, Bob Mahoney and Julie Ashheck. by seven Morrow County residents has been dismissed in part, according to the Morrow County Superintendent Doyle McCaslin County residents, David Alldritt, Ralph DeBoer, Ed Glenn, Glcnna Greer, John Dawson. Kelly Wright and Richard Wright, claimed the hoard violated legal duties through misappropriation of funds when the hoard hired “ at least three illegal professional strike breakers,“ com mitted traud by misrepresentation to parents of sludcrua-the qualification o f replacem ent teachers; and violated state election laws follow ing (he resignation of school board member Joe Stevens on Feb 2 1, I9S9 In a telephone hearing on Dec 28 the charge of fraud was dismissed Still pending arc the questions of employment of strike breakers ami violation of election laws Although the suit did mu mention a dollar amount, it did indicate that the group was going after hoard members' personal assets, and not district money The suit asked that individual board members be ordered to repay to the district all money spent to “ recruit, solicit, and advertise for strike breakers and to pay profes sional strike breakers for their illegal services," during the strike The suit id so fiskol that hotirrt members p*v plaintiffs attorney’s fees The suit said the hoard conducted a “ fraudulent campaign" to parents Power outage caused by vandal shooting pole A power outage that lasted more than three hours and forced closure of schools was caused by u person shooting insulators on a power pole, according th Fred Toombs, Colum bia Basin Electric manager Shots fired at seven insulators on a string on a power pole caused a bd thousand volt line from Board man to Baseline Road to go out, said Toombs Toombs said that the pole was in the desert area about a mile west of Hoardman Farms "It was a very inaccessible area.” he said Power went out at 9 a m and was not restored until around 12:45. fhe outage affected Heppner, lone and larxington Schools were closed at 12 30 p.m. "Someone is going to get killed doing this,” said Tiximhs. explain ing that shooting a power pole could cause a power line to fall and seriously endanger or kill someone. " It’s a very dangerous practice.” he added Toombs also said that anyone shooting power poles could he prosecuted Toombs said that the outage caus ed a "tremendous loss to ourselves and our customers ” Sign created for Heppner schools of district students that the replace ment teacher* hail been properly recruited .md hned when in fact they had not Although once again the suit did m>t name an esail amount, it did say the board members should he made to pay "substantial general ami special damages." for pain, anger, embarrassment and other emotional distress caused by hiring the replace ment teachers The suit further stated thal as a result of the failure by the hoard to declare Stevens scat vacant, the voters of the district w n deprived of the right to have a timely vote on u replacement board member ” The seven county residents who •filed fhe tnw snit are being represented by a Portland attorney Ralph Wiser, a member of the law firm of Durham. Drummonds. Smith and Wiser of Portland Dorian Forrar. an employee for the Morrow County School District and Lance Marvin, a student at Heppner High, conceived and designed the enframe sign which represents Heppner Elementary and Middle School facilities For the past few years Dorian has enhanced the landscaping for schools in Heppner He and principal Don Cole felt a need for a sign that would represent the educational facilities and strengthen the landscaping around the school grounds Lance Marv in created the graphics for the sign last year and Lance and Dtrek Osmin managed to complete the majority of the work Lance, who was a national art awards winner for two years, used wild life and farming figures in his *1 project design, these emblems representing the state of Oregon This school year the students in Mr Forrar'* vocational education program completed the project with Kevin Scott helping to put the finishing touches on the new landmark Weather Report by C*y of Tun Thurs. frt Sal. Sun Mon. jan 9 H If h M 45 .35 .38 45 42 4.3 wsastmm - 15. 1 DW .31 32 31 29 33 33 35 1990 Prrt 04 05 .01 .02 .18 01 .0 pn#» George Koffler installs 1990 cham ber officers (l-r) LoRayne Sager, April-Hilton Sykes _____ Bowman, Bob Kahl, Harley • \y • : V ' - a V . tV r " * * 2* ** » 1 » ■‘•C , ■ ■ • 'C ■ * i r < . * - "4 s s » " » . >» «i m i a . ‘White wheat’ report author to speak Mike Kruger, author of the White Wheat Report." a weekly marketing newsletter, will appear at the Wheat Ixrague meeting Friday. January Id. at the Flks flu b The meeting starts at 1:30 p m in Hepp ner and will feature Kruger discuss ing marketing strategies for wheal producers in the Pacific Northwest Kruger grew up on a farm in the Colfax area of Washington After receiving a degree from the Univcr sity of Washington, he worked twelve years as a gram trader hctorc starting his newsletter for farmers The "W hite Wheat Kc[*>ri tor cusses on soft white wheal, unlike other marketing newsletters, and is widely read in the PNW The Wheat league meeting is part of Town and Country Days, ami is An Irrigon man was sentenced to 45 years in prison January V following his convictions on first degree sodomy charges, according to Morrow County District Attorney Jeff Wallace lowell Hinton. 55, was convicted in (Xtober of first degree sodomy by a Morrow County Circuit Court jury He was also later convicted of first degree sodomy in November following another one day jury trial Both convictions involved different incidents with the same eight year old victim Following a pre sentence in vestigation. Circuit Judge Robert Abrams imposed a 40-year prison sentence on Hinton for ihc sodomy convictions He also ordered that Hinton serve a mandatory minimum 20^year prison sentence before he ing released on parole Judge Abrams also revoked pro hat ion which had been imposed on Hinton for a I*485 attempted rape conviction, and ordered that he serve a five-year prison term on thal charge, with a 2-W year mandatory minimum sentence This sentence is also to run consecutively to the 40 years imposed on the sodomy con victions He further ordered that Hinton pay for the costs of treatment for the victim following his release from prison only one of many commodity groups meeting that day The SWCD has two speakers, one talking on ihc geology of Morrow County . and the other discussing groundwater They meet at It) a m. The Livestock Growers have in sited Mike Mehren, an animal uum tiomst from Hcrmiston. to speak on beef cow nutrition at their 3 p m meeting There will be a panel discussion at lunch This year the theme, “ In to the 90's With Pride and Coopera lion." will he discussed hy each panel member in terms of his economic area fhe five panel members, each representing a dit ferent economic sector, arc Frank Pearson, Kin/ua Lumber. Gary Neal, Port of Morrow, Hill Jcpsen, wheat farmer. Roger Williams, CSFS District Ranger, and George Koffler. hanker The banquet Friday evening will he preceded by a hosted social hour ai * p m The banquet is at 7 p m and the speaker this year is Jon Howcrman. cowboy poet There will ha a dance hand afterward at the Flks Dinner tickets are still available at scvcrul businesses in Heppner Market Report Compimento of rtse Morne Coxjnty Or un Qrn «et Tuesday, Jan. 16 Soft White Jan. Feb. M arch April »4.45 »4 49 »4.50 *4.52 »4.5.3 »4.54 »4.50 Bariev Jan. Feb. M arch Pik New C rop ^ ' Joe Burns Irrisoli man receives 45 years Lance Marvin with elem entary-m iddle school sign t »114.50 I »115 I »115 T »94^ *4.05 George Koffler installs 1990 Chamber of Commerce President Cliff Green "Into the 909s With Pride and Cooperation 99 v At ; • - « . •7> •... * lv • y ■ January 16 - 19. 1990 Heppner. Ore (All meetings are open to the public) i • 'v ^ • «S ». s Thursday, Jan. IS Winetasting, Flks Club Friday, Jan. 19 All meetings at the Flks ( luh 10 a m Noil Waler Conservation District Annual Meeting Small Woodlands Association Meeting 11 a m. 12 noon Luncheon and Panel discussion featuring Theresa Taaffc. ECOAC; Frank Pearson Kin/ua. (iary Neal. Port of Morrow; Roger Williams, IIS Forest Service; Bill Jepscn, wheat producer anil George Koffler, banker I 30 p m Wheal l eague meeting Morrow County CattleWomen's Meeting 3 p 111 Morrow County Livestock Growers Meeting "Beet Cow Nutrition" Mike Mehren "Tractor Safety for Minors” Bill Broderick W alco Company presentation p m Social Hour i hosted hy major chemical companies) p m Prime Rih Dinner SI I Gem drawing (donated hy Peterson's Jewelers) Special awards to incluik* Business of the Year. Citizen of the Year, and Educator Recognition Coronation of Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court and presentation of hucklcs Speaker Jon Bowcrman. cowboy poet p in Dance to Shawn Marie Band. Tickets available at Morrow County < train Growers, Extension office, Kahl Insurance. Murray Drugs and other local businesses p m. . N v- ”• 'A •»•••_ i* ! 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