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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 13, 1991 | k . s = = = = = = Sheriffs Report The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow J O N PA = ====■■ The Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper U S.P S. 240-420 Pubti'ihed ever» Wednevda» and entered as second-class mailer at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Second class postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503) 676-9228. Address communications to the Heppner Oazette-Times, P.O. Bo* 337, Hepp ner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $15 in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant Counties; $23 elsewhere. Joyce H u g h e s............................................................Office Manager. Typesetting April Sykes ........................................................................................... News Editor Carol Atherly ....................................................................... Graphics Department Becky Evans ......................................................................... Graphics Department Monique P a r r e l...................................................................................... Distribution Penni Keersemaker........................................................................................Bindery Bob S m ith ........................................................................................................Printer David and April Svkcs. Publishers Letters to the Editor Let everyone sacrifice in financing war To the Editor: Ronald Reagan promised a balanc ed budget, to cut the deficit and to lower taxes. He was only able to ac complish the latter. The deficit grew by leaps and bounds. The S & L debacle is a result of the Reagan era. George Bush promised to be the education president, balance the budget, lower the deficit, and raise no new taxes. He has failed in every instance. The Persian Gulf War will be his legacy. Our children and their children wiil pay for these failures. We have over 450,000 service men and women in the Persian Gulf. They and their families are paying the price in family disruption, lost income and sacrifice of lives while those producing war materials are prospering. The rest of us feel little effect from the war. We sit in front of our TV and are entertained as we watch the war. How do we become involved? It is an “ Alice in Wonderland” situa tion. We need to lower our national debt-we need to finance the war. Why can't we have an increase in taxes so that everyone is sacrificing to finance the war, lower the national debt, and save the future for our children and their children. At 81 years of age, somehow I feel left out of the action. Sincerely (s) C.W. Posey 0586 SW Palatine Hill Rd. Portland, OR 97219 Obituaries Lynn M. Murray Gravside funeral services were held for Lynn M. Murray on Tues day, Feb. 12 at High View Cemeteerv in lone. Mr. Murray. 41. died Feb. 8, 1991 at his home in lone. Mr. Murray was bom April 19, 1949 at Seaside to Sherman and Iona Duncan Murray. He attended grade school at Prairie City then moved with his family to LaGrande where he attended and graduated from LaGrande High School. He attend ed a saddlery school near Hillsboro. He traveled a great deal and spent time in Colorado, Arizona, and California, but always returned tc Eastern Oregon. He had been a resi dent of lone for the past 2 1'h years and had also lived at Enterprise and Troy. He worked with his father at the Rhea Creek Saddlery near lone. He supported and gave freely of his time to help the formulation of the Umatilla Tribal Rodeo Associa tion, a program designed to en courage youth participation. He enjoyed working with animals, especially horses and shoed horses for many people in the area. He lik ed hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Eagles and Elks lodges and the Cowboys for Christ. Survivors include daughters Heidi Ruth and Kady Murray, both of LaGrande and Heather Murray of Imbler; parents Sherman and Iona of lone; sisters, Dayle Jennings and Lavina G reenough, both of LaGrande and Aline Leakely of Kalispell, Mont.; brother Nolan Murray of Abbotsford, B.C.; grand parents, Laura Shook of Newberg and Myrtle Duncan of Westport, and three granddaughters. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Anthony Care Unit, 1601 S.E. Court, Pendleton, OR 97801. Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner, was in charge of arrangements. Tansy J. Seehafer The funeral for Pansy Jane Seehafer was Saturday, Feb. 4, in the chapel at Bums Mortuary in Her- miston. Burial was at Riverview Cemetery in Boardman. Mrs. Seehafer, 89, of Boardman, died Tuesday, Feb. 5. 1991, at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. She was born Jan. 24, 1902 at Lewiston, Idaho. On Aug. 20, 1922, she married William Seehafer in The Dalles. The couple lived in Sherman County un til 1927 when they moved to Helix. In 1937, they moved to lone and in 1948 they moved to Bickleton, Wash, where they lived before com ing to Boardman in 1958. She and her husband celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in 1986 before his death later that year. She was a member of the Chris tian Church, Order of Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile and the Green field Grange. Survivors include daughters Margaret Smith of Baker Eulenna (Mrs. Charles) Vaughn of Board- man, Gladys (Mrs. George) Holer- man of Philomath, LaRilla (Mrs. Ronald) Tye of Enterprise. Billie (Mrs. Bill) Ballweg of Fort Worth. Texas and Mildred Tavares of Ven tura, Calif.; sisters Nelle Gwynne of Modesto, Calif and Winnefred Morgan of Ceres. Calif.; 21 grand children, 35 great grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Fund. Burns Mortuary. Hermiston, was in charge of arrangments. Come Join Us For The 9 3 r d ELKS ANNUAL & CRAB FEED SAT. FEB. 16 »0 a.m. - Registration 1:30 p.m. - Ladies Tea l p.m. - Lodge 6 p.m. - CRAB FEED TWO BANDS - Northern Lights & The Kickers COURTESY CARS AVAILABLE BREAKFAST Sun., Feb. 17 8-11 a.m. Members and out o f town guests Heppner Elks 358 t ft ft-MIHl Hit, hn n t i s \1<,t 14- N. M ilin The Sheriffs office at the cour thouse in Heppner reports dispat ching the following business during the past week: January 29: Morrow County deputy reported a deer caught in a fence on Hwy. 207, milepost 141; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Irrigon area to take a report of theft. Aaron Wanner, Hermiston, reported a stereo, speakers and amp stolen from his vehicle parked in Ir rigon. Total value was $1,038; Morrow County deputy cited and released Roger D.Norman Jr., 30, Irrigon, for carrying a concealed weapon and felon in possession of a firearm. January 30: Morrow County deputy responded to the Boardman area to investigate a report of shots fired in the vicinity on Wilson and Olsen roads. Deputy was unable to locate report. January 31: Morrow County deputy responded to the lone area for a report of suspicious circumstances; Morrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the Condon ambulance to a residence on N. Oregon street for a female with an unknown illness. One female was transported; Morrow County Sheriff s office dispatched the Arlington ambulance to a motor vehicle accident on 1-84 mile post 113. Two people were transported to Mid Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles with unknown injuries; Morrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the Arlington ambulance to a motor vehicle accident on 1-84, mile post 120 west bound. One per son was transported to Mid Colum bia Medical Center in The Dalles with unknown injuries; Morrow County deputies respond ed to a residence in Irrigon for a complaint of a possible burglary. Call was unfounded. February 1: Morrow County deputy assisted Heppner Police department with a report of a wanted person in Heppner; Morrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the Fossil ambulance to a residence on Kinzua Road in Fossil. Request was cancelled by the party calling; Morrow County deputy arrested Jose Adam Gonzalez, 30, of Board- man for Criminal Mischief. Gon zales was lodged at Benton County Jail. February 2: Morrow County deputy arrested Lynn James Walters, 52, Hillsboro, for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. Walters was lodged at Benton County Jail; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Irrigon area for a report of a purse that had been stolen from Pauls; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Irrigon area to take a report of a stolen carburetor from Richard Hinz. Carburetor was valued at $ 200 ; Morrow County deputy arrested Jose Adam Gonzalez, 30, Board- man. for Possession of Less than one ounce. Gonzalez was released on his own recognizance; Morrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the lone Fire department for several burning Cottonwood trees along Highway 74 one mile south of lone. February 3: Morrow County deputy responded to a Lexington residence for a juvenile problem. Problem was resolved; Morrow County deputies assisted Oregon State Police with a search for suspicious vehicle; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the West Glenn Addition in the Boardman area to assist with a neighborhood problem. Problem solved; Morrow County deputy respond ed to 3rd St. in Irrigon to investigate a report of a missing vehicle. In vestigation is continuing; Morrow County deputy received information on a vehicle that failed to pay for services at Browns Truck Stop in Irrigon and located the vehi cle in the Irrigon area. Problem was solved; Morrow County deputy respond ed to 1-84 near Tower Road in Boardman for a report of an acci dent. Nothing was found. Vehicle was later found in Boardman. call was unfounded; Morrow County deputy attempted to locate a pickup in the Irrigon area reported involving a neighborhood problem; Morrow County deputy arrested Billie Lou Sadler. 42, Hermiston, on a Umatilla warrant for Contempt of Court. Sadler was transported to Umatilla Police and released into their custody. February 4: Morrow County Sheriff s office dispatched the Fossil ambulance to Haven House for a pa tient with an unknown illness; Morrow County deputy respond ed to a report of vehicles driving carelessly in Irrigon. Investigation is continuing; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Irrigon area to investigate a report of shots fired. Vehicle and suspects were gone upon deputy’s arrival; Morrow County deputy respond ed to Irrigon Marina regarding a problem with a juvenile. Problem was resolved. During the week of Jan. 28-Feb. 4 Morrow County deputies assisted two disabled motorists. February 5: Morrow County deputy took a complaint regarding an abandoned vehicle on private pro perty in Lexington; Morrow County deputies assisted Gilliam County locating a subject in volved in a domestic situation; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Irrigon area for a juvenile problem. Problem was resolved. February 6: Morrow County Sheriff’s office assisted Boardman Police department at a Boardman business on an audible alarm. Pro blem was resolved. February 7: Morrow County S heriffs office dispatched the Boardman ambulance to a Boardman residence for an unknown illness. One male was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital; Morrow County deputy respond ed to Hwy. 730 for an animal problem; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Irrigon area to assist Oregon State Police on a traffic stop. February 8: Morrow County S heriffs office dispatched the Boardman ambulance to a Boardman residence for a female with an unknown illness. Female was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the lone area to investigate a report of theft of services. Victim was Columbia Basin Electric. Amount of loss Whs unknown. In vestigation is continuing; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Eugene Miller residence, Rt. 1 Boardman, for a report of theft of a portable welder. Amount of value is unknown; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the Irrigon area for a report of shots fired; Morrow County deputy assisted Boardman Police department with a report of a prowler. February 9: Morrow County deputy assisted two citizens with a vehicle problem on 1-84, Boardman; Morrow County deputy assisted a Boardman citizen with information regarding a traffic problem; Morrow County deputy respond ed to S. 13th St. Irrigon, to in vestigate a report of suspicious cir cumstances. Situation was taken care of; Morrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the Boardman ambulance to a motor vehicle accident on E. Wilson. Patient refused transport; Morrow County deputy respond ed to a neighborhood disturbance in Irrigon; Morrow County deputy respond ed to the West Glen Addition/Board- man for a neighborhood disturbance; Morrow County deputy respond ed to Hwy. 74 by Kinzua for an animal problem; Morrow County Sheriffs office assisted Oregon State Police with a reported domestic on 1-84 mile post Pen Runs Dry Sometimes this old pen I wield literally drips with words of wisdom about some subject or another. I’ve tried a whole variety of tricks to make a point or two. Caustic is the stuff I like the best, but you don’t. Overstatement sometimes slips by. You liked the one about the leak under the kitchen sink best. That was intended to convey a message about how success at whatever endeavor is chosen, often depends on the mental at titude, not on the external forces at play. You remembered the leak under the sink. Oh well. Sometimes when I dig out that old pen to scribble another installment, it has run dry. Nothing. No nasty words about some governmental boondoggle or another. No clever similes about the family dog. No words of wisdom, period. Real authors call it “ writers block.” Journalists call it “ slow news day.” But what can an old hack like me call it? “ Empty pen.” Oh, I thought about commenting on the city of Portland’s plan to adopt a system of users fees for police service. They want to charge the Rose Festival Committee $250,000 for the extra police work during Rose Festival week. What an idea. Extend the concept and I can see all sorts of possibilities. The legislature could charge $50,000 for a new law. It wouldn’t become effective until the Governor’s office was paid $1,500 for a signature. Right here in Morrow County, the Road Department could charge $2,500 to fix a pothole and $100,000 a mile to mow the weeds along side the road. The county Court could charge $50,000 to make out a budget, if anyone wanted that done, increases no extra charge. Well, the whole idea of charging user fees for the basics of government is so absurd that it really isn’t worth writing about. I could name names on the City of Boardman’s list of accounts receivable of the City and County officials/employees whose water bills are way past due. Or the long list of folks employed by one governmental agency or another who live outside the district that pays them. Those folks can’t understand why some of us would like to keep our tax dollars at home. That makes me think of the long running battle as to whether govern mental folks pay taxes like the rest of us. The side I favor holds that when you receive tax dollars and then give part of them back, you’re still a net receiver and didn’t really pay any taxes yourself. But I’ve lost that argue- ment so often, I won’t mention it again. I could write about the diorama that I’m building with carefully detain ed models of Ml A1 Abrams tanks on one side and Russian T-72s on the other. But that whole war scenario loses its luster after watching three net work news programs in succession every evening. Especially when it comes home so vividly with the news that someone I know has been wounded and will be laid up in a hospital for months. He’s got a dangerous job I guess, he was wounded in Panama, too. I could write about how neatly the County Court dodged the issue of accepting a gravel road in a new subdivision (that isn’t a subdivision because they call it an “ Addition” ). They know that I was there when a former County Judge agreed to accept a graveled subdivision road that hasn’t seen the light of county maintenance since. Seems county standards for new roads require base rock, gravel, asphalt, rolled curb and gutter, all much higher standards than the county applies to the roads it builds. But the Coun ty Court knew better than to tell their luncheon hosts that. But none of those things stir the words in this old pen so it looks like you’ll just have to go without a column this week. Maybe by next week the ink will begin to flow again and we’ll have a good story to tell. 126. Unable to locate. February 10: Morrow County Sheriffs office attempted to deliver an emergency message to a resident in Lexington. Unable to locate resident; Morrow County deputy made con tact with an Irrigon resident regar ding a civil problem; Morrow County Sheriff s office dispatched the Fossil ambulance to a residence on 1st St. Fossil. There was no transport. February 11: Morrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the Arl ington Fire department to the Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. Page was cancelled; Morrow County deputy made con tact with an lone resident regarding an animal problem; Morrow County Sheriffs office arrested Juanita J. Montigue, 39, Boardman on two Morrow County Circuit court warrant charges of delivery of a Controlled Substance. Montigue was lodged at Benton County Jail; Morrow County deputies respond ed to a report of a hit and run on Kunze Road in Boardman. The vehi cle had hit a tree and was later located in the evening. No action was taken by involved parties. During the week of February 4-11 Morrow County Deputies assisted one disabled motorist. FINAL SALE DAYS Cowboy Cut SWEATSHIRTS WRANGLERS by Saturdays and Rodeo America NOW 14** WERE NOW II* * NOW men’s reg. 1995 boys’ reg. 1595 to 1 4 ** to II* * SWEATERS by Robert Bruce and Saturdays V-necks, crew necks & cardigans , WERE '/* p rice reg. 2495 to 4995 NOW 5** to 15** LADY WRANGLERS 13MWZ and Silverlake reg. 2995 to 3595 NOW •** to I*** LADIES DOWN COATS LEATHER COATS Five to chose from reg. 17000 to 24000 WERE by Tempco - ONLY 4 left NOW WERE 4 4 * * f NOW Gardner’s 193 N. Main St. 676-9218 MEN’S WEAR Heppner
