FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Time», Heppner. Oregon Wednesday July 11, 1990
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The Heppner
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 of March 3, 1*79. Second class postage paid
at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503) 676-V228.
\ddress communications to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Hepp
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Counties; $23 elsewhere.
Joyce Hughes ........................................................... Office Manager. Typesetting
April Sykes ........................................................................................... News Editor
Beth Rafferty.........................................................................Graphics Department
Becky E v a n s ......................................................................... Graphics Department
Monique Parret . ...................................................................................Distribution
Kay Rene Qualls........................................................................................... Bindery
David and April Sykes, Publishers
L e tte r s to th e E d ito r
LCDC controls imposed on owners
To the Editor:
I am the owner of a 34-acre or
chard in Pleasant Hill. In the 22
years I have owned it, it has proven
impossible to make it profitable; in
fact, it has lost many thousands of
dollars until all efforts to make it
succeed were abandoned in 1986. It
is now reverting into a jungle.
We have been told by the land-use
planning board that we cannot con
vert it to other uses and that it must
stay as farmland. Can this really
happen in the United States: citizens
being deprived of the value and free
use of their property by the state of
Oregon without compensation or
concern? Surely this must be
unconstitutional.
If the voters of the state see fit to
impose on property owners the con
trols of LCDC, the least the state
should do is either to buy property
that the state will not allow owners
to use at their best advantage or
otherwise adequately compensate
said owners.
(s) Mr. Louis W. Johnson
345 Palomino Drive
Eugene, OR 97401
Demand peace dividend
To the Editor:
Our public schools are in
desperate need of adequate funds.
Property taxes on our homes are
growing steadily more oppressive.
We must demand a peace divi
dend: a return of federal tax dollars
which shouldn’t be spent preparing
for war.
For example, one Trident sub
marine costs $1.8 billion. The Pen
tagon wants to build 15 more
Tridents.
According to the “ Oregon Blue
B ook,” our public schools
(kindergarten through high school)
cost Oregon taxpayers $1.6 billion
in the 1986-87 school year.
It is widely recognized that the
Cold War is over. Do we need more
Trident submarines, each with 36
nuclear missiles, to protect us from
a weakened Soviet Union?
I urge letters to the President,
Congress, Oregon legislators and
local officials claiming the peace
dividend.
Here is where the money should
come from to reduce Oregon’s pro
perty tax burden and ensure an
educated citizenry.
(s) Paul W. Orr
856 Highland NE
Salem, OR 97303
All Saints Church plans retreat
The All Saints Episcopal Church
will have a parish family retreat
Saturday, July 14, at Cutsforth Park,
from 10 am to 4 pm.
Those who want to go up Friday
night may bring their R. V.s or tents
or sleep in sleeping bags' In the 4-H
building.
For the noon meal the church will
furnish hamburgers, hot dogs and
drinks. Those attending are asked to
bring desserts or salads, chips, plates
and utensils.
Just in Time for Summer Rodeos
jeans tor women in a
large selection of colors
Reg. $2895-$3795
NOW
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Sheriff’s Report
The Sheriffs office at the cour
thouse in Heppner reports dispat
ching the following business during
the past week:
July 3: Morrow County deputy
responded to an lrrigon residence
and began investigation of a reported
telephone harassment;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the lone fire department
to a fire in a structure on Hwy. 74;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Arlington ambulance
to a rural residence on Hwy 74,
seven miles north of Cecil. One 19
year old male was transported to
Good Shepherd Hospital with an
unknown illness;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Boardman area for a report
of motorcycles on private property.
Deputy was unable to locate
anything upon his arrival.
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to Browns' Truck Stop in lrrigon
for a driving complaint report;
Morrow County Sheriff s office
dispatched the Condon fire depart
ment to a grass fire one mile north
of Condon
July 4: Morrow County deputy
assisted a disabled vehicle in the Port
of Morrow area;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the lone Cemetery to in
vestigate a report of vandalism. In
vestigation is continuing;
Morrow County Sheriff s office
dispatched the Condon fire depart
ment to a report of a vehicle fire
north of Condon;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to lone to investigate a report of
beligerent citizens. Problem was
resolved;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the lrrigon area to investigate
a report of harassment. The problem
was resolved;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
arrested Alan Roberts, 28, of lone,
on two Heppner Justice Court war
rants for Reckless Driving and At
tempt to Elude Roberts was releas
ed and given a date to appear;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to a residence in the Boardman
area to assist a person with an
unknown illness. Problem was
resolved;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to a residence in the Boardman
area for a family dispute. The pro
blem was resolved;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to lone to investigate a report of
a neighborhood disturbance. T he'
problem was resolved.
July 5: Morrow County deputy
responded to Lexington to assist with
a motor vehicle non-injury accident;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched Boardman fire depart
ment to a grass fire on 2nd near
Columbia;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to a report of theft near lrrigon.
Taken from Wallace Fredericks
were log chain binders, cable come
along and gasoline;
Morrow County deputy took a
report of a diaper bag and a wallet
lost during the fireworks in lrrigon.
July 6: Morrow County deputy
assisted Oregon State Police with a
semi motor vehicle accident on 1-84.
There were no injuries;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Boardman fire and
ambulance dept, to a field fire on
NW Columbia;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to assist Heppner Police depart
ment with a neighborhood distur
bance. Problem was resolved;
Morrow County deputy arrested
Donald Ray Mills, 41. lrrigon, on
a Klamath Falls warrant for Proba
tion Violation Mills was lodged at
Benton County Jail.
July 7: Morrow County deputy ar
rested Vernon Douglas Sinclair, 40.
lrrigon, for Assault IV and disorder
ly conduct. Sinclair was lodged at
Benton County Jail;
Morrow County deputy located a
motorcycle on Bombing Range;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the lrrigon area for a possible
trespassing at the Weary Traveler.
July 8: Morrow County deputy
responded to the Boardman area to
assist with a neighborhood dispute.
Problem was solved;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to a residence in lrrigon to assist
with a juvenile problem. Investiga
tion is continuing;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to a motor vehicle accident in Ir-
rigon Deputy arrested Martin
Alvarado, 27 of California on
charges of Driving Under the In-
/ Have A
fluence of Intoxicants, No Operators
License and Driving Uninsured.
Alvarado was released on his own
recognizance.
During the week of July 2-9 Mor
row County deputies assisted three
disabled motorists.
July 9: Morrow County deputy
responded io Clark’s Canyon to a
report of criminal mischief/theft.
The Morrow County Road depart
ment reports that the value of items
stolen and the damage was approx
imately $950;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Boardman area to in
vestigate a report of harrassment.
Problem was solved;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the lrrigon area to investigate
a possible animal abuse problem. In
vestigation is continuing;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Boardman fire depart
ment to a report of a fire on East
Columbia in Boardman. Turned out
to be a false alarm;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Heppner fire depart
ment to a field fire on Sand Hollow
Road north of Heppner;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Lexington area to assist
with a neighborhood disturbance.
Problem was solved;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Boardman, lone and
Lexington fire departments to assist
Boeing with a fire on Boeing’s
property;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Boardman area to in
vestigate a report of a suspicious per
son. Report was unfounded;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the lrrigon area to assist with
a neighborhood disturbance. Pro
blem was solved.
Not long ago I suggested it was time
to make a plan for survival in the event
the spotted owl shut down the forests.
Well, that event has happened and still
many folks are hopeful the forests
won’t really be shut down.
It’s pretty plain that the political
mood across the county has turned en
vironmentalist. And that means preser
vation of the forests in their historic
condition is a higher priority than liv
ing with the bounty that forest harvest
can provide.
Yes, I know that sometimes people
cut off their nose to spite their face.
That may be exactly what’s happening.
Nevertheless it is, as I see it, a lost
battle.
And there is another one that is nearly lost. Just as the spotted owl is
endangered and the whole economy must be dismantled in order to save
a lousy bird you can’t even eat, we will soon be saving a fish that is
distinguished only by whether his fin is clipped.
The latest gamemlayed by the eco-maniacs is the move to call the Snake
River salmon endangered. Now understand that in order to make this latest
shut-down work they can’t get by with talking about Chinook salmon.
There are about two million of them in the Columbia River and many,
many millions more in just the rivers draining to the Pacific in North
America.
To make any creditable claim that the Chinook salmon is endangered
you have to get more specific than that. So the claim is that the “ species”
is the Spring Run Chinook that spawns naturally in the upper reaches of
the Snake River. No matter that millions of them spawn in hatcheries, we’re
talking about the naturally spawning ones. “ Wild” fish, distinguishable
from hatchery fish only by the clipped fin.
Well, those folks will succeed too. They’ll shut down the dams on the
Columbia and Snake Rivers, they’ll cut off irrigation water, they’ll stop
barge traffic and they may even turn off the drinking water.
But I have a plan. It may not help you folks much, but it will take care
of me.
You see. I’ve been doing a little research into my own family tree and
I’ve discovered that my great-grandfather’s second cousin lived with an
Indian woman most of his life. That makes me part Indian by common
law marriage.
I have renounced my status as Anglo-Saxon, Protestant male and ap
plied for membership in the Nez Perce tribe. I’ve been taking lessons in
fishing with a drift net and how to chum the river with a 400-hp outboard.
I eat my meat smoked and I’m learning how to dance.
As a back up plan, I’m learning how to make trail mix out of fruits and
nuts and I’ve started to sleep on the bare ground. I just bought a new pair
of hiking boots.
And it just occurred to me that my mother was a full blood female so
that must make me a half breed. Maybe I can learn to bat left handed as
well as right and hold my hand with a limp wrist.
I’m tired of being in the majority that has to step aside, and take a back
seat to every crackpot deal that comes along and then pay the bill. I don’t
know what will happen when the majority becomes endangered itself, but
in the meantime I’d rather switch than fight.
Obituary
Michael G. Currin
Michael George Currin, 25, of
Hermiston, died Monday, July 2,
1990, in an airplane accident on Mt.
Rainier, Wash.
Recitation of the rosary was Fri
day, July 6, in the chapel at Burns
Mortuary in Hermiston. Funeral
mass was held at St. Patrick Catholic
Church in Heppner, July 7. Burial
was at the Heppner Cemetery.
Currin was bom Dec. 2, 1964 at
Pendleton to Ron and Judy Lazinka
Currin. He grew up on the family
ranch on Butter Creek and attended
schools in Heppner. He received the
scholar/top athlete award at Hepp
ner High School.
He attended Blue Mountain Com
munity College and earned a degree
in history from Boise State Univer
sity in May 1989. After graduation,
he went to Alaska and worked on the
oil spill clean up.
On Nov. 4, 1989, he was married
to Judy Walchli at Hermiston.
He put himself through college on
rodeo scholarships and competed in
amateur rodeos before joining the
Professional Rodeo Cowboys
Association.
He was named National College
Steer Wrestling Champion, in 1984;
was all-around champion at the
Pendleton Round-Up and was Col
umbia River Circuit Steer Wrestling
Champion, both in 1988.
He enjoyed hunting, studying
history, basketball and anything
competitive.
Survivors include his wife Judy
Jean Walchli Currin of Hermiston;
his parents, Ron and Judy Currin;
brothers, Ron, Tony and Steve;
sister, Jennifer Currin all of Hepp
ner; grand mothers, Jennie Lazinka
of Pendleton and Helen Currin of
Heppner.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Mike Currin Memorial
Fund d o First Interstate Bank in
Pendleton to be used for the
Pendleton Round-Up in memory of
Mike Currin.
Bums Mortuary, Hermiston, was
in charge of arrangements.
Heppner Police
____Report____
The Heppner Police department
reports handling the following
business during the past week:
July 2: 6:08 p.m.-Dog Complaint;
7:16 p.m .-report of Criminal
Mischief; 7:39 p.m.-report of Child
Abuse; 7:52 p.m.-Welfare Check;
9:02 p.m.-Welfare Check; 10:46
p.m.-Welfare Check.
July 3: 12:30 a m.-Peace Officer
Hold; 7:07 p.m.-Domestic Problem.
July 4: 12:01 p.m.-False Alarm;
9:28 p.m.-Accident; 4:04 p.m.-
report of Theft.
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July 5: 8:52-citation issued for No
Operator’s License, Driving Under
the Influence of Intoxicants, Driving
While Uninsured; 1:40 p.m.-citation
issued for Minor In Possession by
Consumption.
July 6: 1.43-False Alarm; 2:30
p.m.-Children Services Division
Hearing; 6:52 p.m.-assist Hospital;
9:20 p.m.-report of Disturbance.
July 7:
00-Funeral Escort; 2:42
p.m.-Motorist Assist; 3:48 p.m.-
Warrant Arrest; 8:40 p.m.-Report of
Careless Driving.
July 8: 10:11 p.m.-request officer
for Security Check.
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