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GAZETTE-TIMES
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
U S.P S 240-420
Published every Wednesday and entered as second-class matter at the Post Office
at Heppner, Oregon under the Act or March 3, 1879. Second class postage paid
at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503) 676-9228.
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Counties; $23 elsewhere.
Joyce Hughes ............................................................Office Manager, Typesetting
April Sykes ........................................................................................... News Editor
Beth Rafferty..........................................................................Graphics Department
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David and April Sykes, Publishers
Le tte rs to the Ed ito r
Lets have straight talk
To the Editor:
After reading the many news ar
ticles and letters to the editor regar
ding the threatened closure of the
Morrow County Neighborhood
Council. I feel it is necessary to res
pond. First let me state clearly that
we totally support the work being
done by the community to assist their
low-income neighbors.
The Neighborhood Council was
formed to fill the gap left when the
Blue Mountain Economic Develop
ment Council (BMF.DCV went
bankrupt. One of the key reasons for
this bankruptcy was that they failed
to adjust their operation to fit the
financial realities of a reduction in
funding.
When C A PECO was formed to
replace BMEDC. the board of direc
tors sought to cost-effective ap
proaches to meeting human service
needs o f our com m unities.
CAPECO set aside special grant
funds for community based services.
These services were to be delivered
by local groups in a manner deter
mined by local people. This program
has been extremely successful. To
day there are more community ser
vice groups established and
operating in our four-county area
(Morrow. Umatilla, Gilliam and
Wheeler counties) than at anytime in
the past. Community sponsored p ro
grams operate in Mitchell, Fossil.
Condon. Arlington. Irrigon, Board-
man, Milton-Freewater, Pendleton,
Hermiston and Heppner. Out of all
those programs only two have paid
staff: Hermiston and Heppner. The
Morrow County Neighborhood
Council is the only one that finds it
necessary to operate with a full-time
paid staff person. The Hermiston
Neighborhood Center, serving a
community with more people than
all of Morrow County, operates
three days a week with a part-time
paid staff person and volunteers.
Volunteers make up the bulk of the
service providers in our four-county
area and do an exceptional job.
Times have changed in the social
service business. Resources are tight
or dwindling and it is incumbent
upon all of us to be creative and cost-
effective about how we serve the
needy. Organizations like the Mor
row County Neighborhood Council
are vital to the well-being of our
communities but not at any price.
We have to be realistic about what
we can do with our limited
resources. The Neighborhood Coun
cil directors have refused to face the
fact that they can’t afford a full-time
operation, in fact, no one in our
four-county area can. The council’s
threat to close the center without
even trying an alternate approach is
unfair to the community, its funding
sources, and most importantly to the
low-income citizens who need these
services.
The council is threatening to shut
down on April 1, the community has
a right to ask why? If services are
the concern then shouldn’t an alter
native delivery strategy be attemp
ted before throwing in the towel
The community and the various fun
ding agencies for the council remain
committed to assisting the low-
income citizens of Morrow County.
CAPECO and the State of Oregon
have offered help in developing a
realistic and affordable service
delivery strategy But this help does
not and cannot include endorsing the
current business approaches of the
Morrow County Neighborhood
Council. The community is not get
ting a fair chance to consider all the
options before the council board of
directors elect to close the center.
The community has never failed to
support the Neighborhood Center,
now the board of directors should
consider the full range of their op
tions. Regardless of the final deci
sion of the council, the low-income
citizens of south Morrow County
will be served. But for now it is time
for the council directors to offer
straight talk on the future or resign
and let the community decide how
best to proceed.
Sincerely,
(s) Stan Foster
Kit George
wins lamb
Kit George, Heppner, was the
winner of the Heppner Day Care fat
lamb drawing.
The lamb was donated by Wade
West. The drawing was held St.
Patrick’s Day during the downtown
auction.
The Adventures of
Grazelda & Clem
(After Hours)
5:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
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SPRING IS HERE!
Now is the time to start on all of
those lawn & garden preparations
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To the Editor:
The 157th Infantry Association is
making a concentrated effort to
locate all former members of the
157th Infantry Regiment and the
158th Field Artillery. These units
were part of the 45th Infantry Divi
sion during World War II, and had
an outstanding record of combat
while fighting in Sicily, Italy. France
and Germany.
The Association conducts an an
nual reunion and a quarterly newslet-
Sheriff’s Report
The Sheriffs office at the cour
thouse in Heppner reports handling
the following business during the
past week:
March 13: Morrow County
Sheriffs office paged the Boardman
ambulance to the Boardman Clinic
to transport a patient to Good
Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to a Neighborhood Disturbance at
a residence in Irrigon;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to assist Boardman Police depart
ment with an audible alarm at the
Chevron station in Boardman;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Irrigon area for an in
vestigation of a possible theft.
March 14: Morrow County depu
ty responded to First St. and Hwy
730 in Irrigon to investigate a two
vehicle accident. There were no
injuries;
Morrow County Sheriff s office
dispatched the Spray ambulance to
a residence in Spray for a female
with an unknown illness. Female
was transported by AirLife to Bend;
Morrow County Sheriff s office
dispatched the Boardman ambulance
to a residence in Boardman for a
female with an unknown illness.
Female was transported to St. An
thony’s Hospital in Pendleton.
March 15: Morrow County
Sheriffs office arrested Michael
Lane Brisco, 35, for Driving Under
the Influence of Intoxicants. Brisco
was cited and released;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Fossil fire department
to a residence in Fossil for a chimney
flue fire. Page was cancelled.
March 16: Morrow County depu
ty is investigating a stolen bicycle
valued at $125.00. Bicycle was
reported stolen from an Irrigon
school;
Morrow County Sheriff s office
dispatched the Boardman fire depart
ment to a fire at Desert Springs
Estates for an electrical fire.
March 17: Morrow County depu
ty cited and released Gary D.
Hecker, 33, Irrigon for Furnishing
Liquor to a Minor;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Heppner fire depart
ment to a residence on Gale St. for
a chimney fire;
Morrow County Sheriff s office
dispatched the Heppner ambulance
to Main Street in Heppner for a male
who was injured. Subject was
transported to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital with unknown injuries;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Arlington ambulance
to 1-84 eastbound at milepost 141 for
a male, 45, involved in a motor vehi
cle accident. One transport was
made to Good Shepherd Hospital
with unknown injuries;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Boardman fire depart
ment to the W. end of Kunze Rd. for
a large tree that was on fire;
Morrow County Sheriff s office
dispatched the Boardman ambulance
for a 93 year old male to be
transported to Good Shepherd
Hospital in Hermiston.
March 18: Morrow County depu
ty received a report and began in
vestigation of an unauthorized use of
a motor vehicle and possible
criminal mischief. Vehicle was driv
ing in seeded field at lone
(Gooseberry) area. Investigation is
continuing;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to a rural Irrigon address and talk
ed to parties involved in a civil
problem;
Morrow County Sheriff s office
dispatched the Pioneer Memorial
Hospital ambulance to one mile
north of Ruggs on Hwy 207 to a one
vehicle accident. One male was
transported to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital with an unknown injury. |
Morrow County Sheriff s office
dispatched the Boardman ambulance
to the Boardman westbound rest area
and transported one male to Good
Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to investigate a vehicle without
lights and engine off parked on
private property. Problem was
resolved.
March 19: Morrow County depu
ty responded to an audible alarm at
the Irrigon Market. No action was
needed;
Morrow County Sheriff s office
dispatched the Heppner fire depart
ment to a brush fire at the west end
of Heppner;
Fertilizer
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Grass Seed
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Sprayer
Sprinklers
Raindrip System
Seeds
COAST TO COAST
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ter is sent to each member. The
September 1990 reunion will be held
in San Diego, CA.
If any of your readers served, or
know of anyone who served with
either of these units, please contact
Ralph W. Frink, 19 Williamsburg,
Hershey, PA 17033, phone (717)
533-5482.
Thank you,
(s) R.W. Fink
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to begin investigation o f criminal
mischief. Lee Pieknell reported
damage done at a residence near the
Dry Fork area;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
arrested Jerry Walter Buschke, 53,
Lexington for Driving Under the In
fluence of Intoxicants. Buschke was
cited and released on his own
recognizance;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
responded to a report of a prowler
at Irrigon Mobile Court. Deputy was
unable to locate prowler, investiga
tion is continuing.
March 20; M orrow County
S heriffs office dispatched the
Boardman ambulance to the end of
East Kunze Road for an industrial
accident. One male was transported
to Good Shepherd Hospital.
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager
“ Out of the frying pan and into the
fire,” isn’t that how the saying goes.
That was the way people attending
the Cycle Oregon III meeting Mon
day night felt the day after the St.
Patrick’s Celebration ended. Some
of us were barely out of our green
and it was tough to switch into cy
cle gear. But switch we need to do.
The entire community and sur
rounding area stands to benefit from
the event on September 9 when
2.000 bicyclists arrive early in the
day to spend the night in Heppner.
Mark your calendars now because
feeding these people two meals and
entertaining them will take “ allt
hands on deck’ ’. To give you a small
idea of w hat this entails, there needs
to be 15 serving lines. For snacks,
purchased in the community, they
have consumed 600 pies. 400 tins of
cake and cookies, and 200 tins of
cinnamon rolls. Start baking now.
Who are these people anyway?
Their average age is 39.62 years; 40
percent make over $50,000 a year
and the remainder over $70,000.
They choose to climb on a bike for
a week to see rural Oregon rather
than cruise the Carribean. Last year
30 states were represented and four
foreign countries. They love small
town entertainment and lots of good
food. They pay to have their bicycles
guarded, tents set up. luggage
unloaded...this is their vacation and
we want to make their Heppner stop
the most memorable one on the trip.
Put on your creative caps. More in
formation will be forthcoming.
Next week: Brian Scott, Oregon
Downtown
Development
Association.
Thought for the week: “ Obstacles
are the things you see when you take
your eyes off of the goal.”
Births
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The School
Mystery
There appears to me a mystery
abounding: what about the schools?
There isn’t much mystery in Board-
man, the schools are an important part
of the community. The town rallys
around the basketball team, the Junior
High spends most of a day picking up
trash in town. The auditorium is often
too small to hold the crowd that shows
up for some event or another and the
cake decorating contest at Sam Board-
man Elementary is a social highlight.
The role of the schools in Boardman
is clear. The community supports them
strongly. Boardman precincts nearly
always support school tax levies and this election period, the Boardman
seat on the School Board is contested by two highly qualified candidates.
There are two Boardman people vying for the same Advisory Committee
slot.
There’s no mystery about how important schools are in Boardman.
There’s not much mystery in Irrigon either. County-wide consolidation
took away their high school, their community identity, their pride. Many
of them are still sore, most of the rest don't care and they almost always
vote no on school money issues. Irrigon too is a known quantity, no mystery
there.
lone is well known too. Especially now that the Lady Cardinals have
firmly established themselves as the best in the state. Way to go girls. But
even before that, lone was quick to rally around its school. It may be the
most expensive school, per student, in the county. It may not be able to
make the broad curriculum offerings as other high schools in the county.
No matter, the folks in lone so strongly support their school no one in
their right mind would dare to suggest there might be a better way.
And when it comes to putting your money where your love is, the lone
folks do it with the same passion they feel about their school. Money items
on the ballot are heavily favored in lone. That’s something you can count
on. There’s no mystery in lone.
Look for the mystery about schools in Heppner. A full array of schools,
elementary, intermediate and high schools, with some of the best teachers
in the district. And more of them per student than in Boardman and Irrigon.
A great program, with graduates moving on to some of the best col
leges and universities. Others distinguishing themselves in business, in
dustry and on the family farm.
A great competitive spirit, most visible in the Heppner Fillies and
Mustangs both with a great basketball season, but also seen in FFA, speech,
essay and other competitions.
The mystery is the apathetically indifferent community attitude toward
schools in Hepner. School money issue election watchers say: Irrigon votes
heavily ‘no’, Boardman votes midly ‘yes’, lone votes heavily ‘yes’ and
if Heppner doesn't vote too heavily ‘no’, the issue will pass.
And school money issues have not had a pleasant reception in Heppner
over the years.
Now we have school director elections under way. There’s an abun
dance of candidates in Boardman. There are none in Heppner. Three posi
tions on the Heppner, Heppner/Lexington Advisory Committee have no
candidates. They may simply go unfilled.
With such a good school program as Heppner has, with such apparent
interest as some folks take in the hope for a better future, the mystery is
this: When the community is so indifferent how can the school remain
long? Who is it that will assure there are even any schools in Heppner?
The dedicated candidates in Boardman?
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex in Heppner reports
handling the following business dur
ing the past week:
C harles Henry Peck, 19,
Lexington-D riving U ninsured,
Failure to wear Headgear on a
motorcycle, License Expired, No
Operator License, $241.00;
Kenny Stookey, 26, Heppner-
Following to Close, Excessive Tire
Noise, $69 fine;
Melvin Duane Smith, 33, Ken
new ick, W A -D riving without
Headlight, $38 fine;
Clark S. Wilson, 43, Portland-
Allowed Unlicensed Juvenile to
Operate Vehicle, No Vehicle
License, $62 fine;
Pammy Johnson, Heppner-
Maintaining a Dog as a Public
Nuisance, $49 fine;
Donna Cox, Heppner-Allowing
Dog to Run At Large. $20 fine.
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March 23 - Prime Rib Dinner
(BOYS NIGHT OUT)
8 p.m .
March 24 - (GIRLS NIGHT OUT)
Juan Carlos Ruiz-a daughter Juan
Carlos was born to Carlos and
Candelaria Ruiz of Irrigon on March
10, 1990 at Good Shepherd Com
munity Hospital in Hermiston. The
baby weighed 8 lbs. 11 ozs.
8 p.m.
$25# cover charge
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