FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 13, 1991
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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.
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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.
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