FOUR - Heppner GaiHteTbiws, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 27, 1991
arrested Robert Daryl Cate, Jr., 19,
Irrigon, for Burglary I and Theft I
The Official Newspaper of the
charges.
Cate was transported and
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City of Heppner and the
lodged at Benton County Jail.
County of Morrow
February 21: Morrow County
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Sheriff
s office dispatched the Fossil
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The Heppner
ambulance to the Asher Clinic for a
transport;
Morrow County Sheriff s office
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
dispatched the Boardman ambulance
to Riverside High School. One
U S P S 240-420
female with an unknown injury was
Published every Wednesday and entered as second-class matter at the Post Office
at Heppoer. Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Second class postage paid
transported to Good Shepherd
at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 West WUlow Street. TeleplMne (503) 676-9228.
Hospital;
\ddress communications to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Hepp
Morrow County deputy assisted a
ner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $15 In Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant
citizen
with an animal problem;
Counties; $23 elsewhere.
Morrow County deputy assisted
Joyce H ughes............................................................Office Manager. Typesetting
the Boardman Police department
April Sykes ........................................................................................... News Editor
Carol Atherly .......................................................................Graphics Department
with a report of an unknown subject
Becky E v a n s.........................................................................Graphics Department
near the grade school;
Monique P a r r e t...................................................................................... Distribution
Morrow County Sheriffs office
Penni Keersemaker........................................................................................Bindery
dispatched
the Fossil ambulance to
Bob S m ith ........................................................................................................Printer
a residence in Fossil; no transport;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
David and April Svkes. Publishers
dispatched the Heppner Fire depart
ment to an alarm at Heppner Junior
High. Alarm turned out to be false;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Condon ambulance to
the clinic in Condon. One patient
was transported to Mid Columbia in
The Dalles;
To the Editor:
Morrow County Sheriffs office
The search is on for the Judges received a polite and subdued ap arrested Toby Dale Rodriguez, 19,
who were used to decide the winner plause, one you might hear at a Boardman, on a Circuit Court Pro
of the halftime entertainment award memorial service. The Heppner bation Violation for Forgery I.
at the District 7 basketball tourna dance team received the biggest, best Rodriguez was lodged at Benton Jail;
ment held in Pendleton over the and most sustained ovation I’ve ever
Morrow County deputy respond
heard for a halftime performance ed to the Irrigon area to investigate
weekend.
I want to catch up to them to ask and all of the schools and spectators a small child reported missing. Child
them on what basis the award was in attendance joined in for the spon was located and OK;
given. At the risk of being too sar taneous applause.
Morrow County Sheriffs office
What a shame that the efforts of dispatched the Arlington ambulance
castic, let’s think about the possible
all of the members of the Heppner to the Arlington Fire Hall. One
criteria.
Originality? The winners did a dance team and advisor Michelle female was transported to Good
stale old jig with boys dressed up in Warburton weren’t rewarded.
Shepherd Hospital with an unknown
To the Heppner Dance Team,
skits and boring Scottish music. The
illness;
Heppner dance team did a fresh and thanks for the great halftime enter
Morrow County deputy respond
original dance routine, including tainment throughout the year. You ed to the Irrigon area to locate a
boys that performed well with the really are winners.
missing animal. Horse was located;
(s) George Koffler
girls.
Morrow County Sheriffs office
Heppner
Crowd response? The winners
dispatched the Fossil ambulance to
the Asher Clinic. An 80 year old
male was transported to The Dalles.
February 22: Morrow County
deputy responded to Taggares
Jerry H. Brosnan
ving with the military in Saudi Farms, Boardman, to a report of
Jerry H. Brosnan, 81. of Heppner,
Arabia; a daughter Theresa burglary. Damages and losses ap
died Monday, Feb. 25, 1991 at
Brassfield of Boise; brother, Lester proximated at $6,700. Investigation
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Hansen of McArthur, Calif.; sister, is continuing;
Heppner.
Linda Bisbee of Crescent and four
Morrow County deputy cited and
Recitation of the rosary will be
grandchildren.
released Kurt Lee Cate, 22, Irrigon,
7:30 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic
Memorial contributions may be for Driving While Suspended
Church in Heppner. Funeral Mass
made to the Vange John Memorial Infraction;
will be 11 a.m. Friday at St.
Hospice, Rox 306 Hermiston.
Morrow County deputy cited and
Patrick’s Chruch. Concluding ser
Bums Mortuary, Hermiston, was in released Kristine Lee Fields, 26, Ir
vice and burial will be at the Hepp
charge of arrangements.
rigon, for Driving While Suspend
ner Masonic Cemetery.
ed Infraction;
Mr. Brosnan was born Aug. 19.
Morrow County Sheriffs office
1909 at Heppner to John and Zetta
dispatched the Lexington EMTs,
Hager Brosnan, pioneer Butter
The Morrow County Sheriff s lone Fire department, Heppner Am
Creek ranchers. He attended
department at the courthouse in bulance to a one vehicle accident on
elementary school at Lena and at
Heppner reports dispatching the Hwy 206, mile post 15. Two males
tended Heppner High School.
following business during the past were transported to Good Shepherd
On March 28, 1936, he married
Hospital with unknown injuries.
week:
Marian J. Good, at Hermiston. The
February 23: Morrow County
February 19: Morrow County
couple moved to the family’s Butter
Sheriff s office paged the Boardman deputies responded to a location on
Creek ranch. Mr. Brosnan retired in
ambulance to the clinic for a patient Wilson Road in Boardman to assist
1974.
with an illness. There was no Boardman Police department;
He was a member of the Morrow
M orrow County deputy in
transport;
County Cattleman’s Association and
Morrow County deputy respond vestigated a report of a stolen vehi
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.
ed to Irrigon for a suspicious cir cle in the Boardman area. Vehicle
Survivors include his wife, at the
cumstance at a residence. Problem belonged to Jose Pacheco, Board-
home; sons, John of Hubbard, Ed
man. Amount of value was not
was resolved;
dy of Heppner and Daniel of Salem;
Morrow County deputy respond available;
daughter, Joann Wister of Portland;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
ed to an Irrigon business for a
brother, Joseph of Little Rock, Ark..
suspicious circumstance. Problem arrested Ignacio Navarro, 23,
14 grandchildren and three
Boardman, for unauthorized use of
was resolved;
great-grandchildren.
Morrow County deputy respond a motor vehicle. Navarro was lodg
Memorial contributions may be
ed to the Irrigon area for a possible ed at Benton County Jail. The vehi
made to the charity of donor’s
cle located was the same one that had
burglary. Call was unfounded;
choice.
Morrow County deputy respond been reported stolen earlier;
Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner, is in
Morrow County Sheriff s office
ed to the Irrigon area for a report of
charge of arrangements.
a neighborhood problem. Problem dispatched Airlife to meet the Con
don ambulance for a transport. One
was solved.
Richard Hansen
Graveside services for Richard
February 20: Morrow County 27 year old female was transported
Payton Hansen were held at
deputy responded to the Irrigon area to St. Anthony Hospital in
Willamette National Cemetery in
for a complaint from a citizen on a Pendleton;
Morrow County deputies assisted
Portland Wed., February 20, 1991.
suspicious circumstance;
Mr. Hansen, 74, of Boardman,
Morrow County Sheriffs office Boardman Police department with a
died Sunday, Feb. 17, 1991 at Good
dispatched the Mitchell ambulance to report of a family dispute on Wilson
Shepherd Community Hospital.
a vehicle accident on Hwy. 26, mile Road, Boardman;
Morrow County deputy respond
He was bom Nov. 27, 1916 at
post 51.5. One subject was
ed
to the lone area for a report of
Paradise. Calif, and had been a resi
transported to Prineville;
reckless
driving. Investigations are
dent of Boardman for the past year.
Morrow County deputy respond
He served with the U.S. Air Force
ed to the Irrigon area for a continuing;
during World War II and remained
Morrow County deputy respond
neighborhood disturbance. Problem
ed to the lone area to take a report
in the service for 20 years. He was
was taken care of;
a member of the Veterans of Foreign
Morrow County deputy respond of a stolen battery from Herb Peter
Wars Post 4095 of Olivehurst, Calif.
ed to the Lexington area to take a son. Battery was valued at $60;
Survivors include his wife,
Morrow County Sheriffs office
complaint on a neighborhood distur
Dorothy, of Boise, Idaho; sons
dispatched the Boardman ambulance
bance. Problem was solved;
Charles of Boardman and Louis, ser-
Morrow County Sheriffs office to a Boardman residence. One male
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was transported to Good Shepherd
Hospital with an unknown illness;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Irrigon area for a noise
complaint;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Boardman area for an
animal complaint.
February 24: Morrow County
deputy arrested Dean C. Anderson,
30, Boardman for an animal at large.
Anderson was cited and released;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Heppner area to assist with
an overdue persons report. Subject
was located;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Mitchell ambulance to
Anton Ranch, Mitchell. One person
was transported by Airlife with an
unknown illness;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to Slaughterhouse Canyon for a
motor vehicle accident One subject
was transported to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital with unknown injuries;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Boardman ambulance
to a motor vehicle accident on 1-84
mile post 160. One person was
transported to Good Shepherd
Hospital with unknown injuries.
February 25: Morrow County
deputy responded to Lamb Weston
Inc. to investigate a report of a possi
ble harassment complaint. Matter
was referred to appropriate agency;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Wilson Trailer Court in Ir
rigon
for a neighborhood
disturbance;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Gunderson residence in Ir
rigon to a report of theft. Items taken
and value have not been determin
ed. Investigation is continuing;
Morrow County deputy made con
tact with a Lexington resident regar
ding a suspicious vehicle. Deputy
was unable to locate vehicle;
Morrow County deputy assisted
the Boardman Police department
with a report of a business alarm in
Boardman.
During the week of February
17-24 the Morrow County Sheriffs
deputies had nine motorist assists.
Heppner Police
Report
The Heppner Police department
reports handling the following
business during the past week:
February 18: 2:17 p.m.-Motorist
Assist.
February 20: 11:13 a.m.-Traffic
Accident; 11:10 p.m.-citation issued
for Minor In Possession.
February 21: 8:45 a.m.-five cases
of Worthless Documents.
February 22: 4:24 p.m.-Report of
Loose Animals; 11:30 p.m.-Assist
M orrow
County
S h eriff’s
Department.
February 23: 1:52 a.m.-Deliver
Message; 9:06 a.m.-Peace Officer
Mental Hold; 11:55-report of Loud
Party.
February 24: 3:17 p.m.-citation
issued for Driving While Suspend
ed; 3:26 p.m.-report of Fight; 7:23
p .m .-assist M orrow County
Sheriffs Dept.
Market Report
Compliments of the Morrow County Grain Growers
Tues. Feb. 26
Soft
Feb.
March
April
New Crop
White
*3.04
*3.04
*3.03
*3.01
Bariev
Feb.
March
April
New Crop
Pik
*104
*105
*106
*99
99 %
The Morrow
County Subsidy
The school budge! for next year was
adopted by the budget committee Feb.
25. Like all budgets there's some good
news and some bad.
First the good news.
The budget calls for a tax base of a
little over $9 million. That's compared
with a current tax base of about $1
million. How can that be good news?
While the legislature has done
nothing to sort out the uncertainties of
Measure 5, most observers at this point
suspect that tax base will figure in the
formula for distributing “ make up"
money in years to come. You’ll
remember that Measure 5 limits pro
perty taxes for schools to declining amount over the next five years to $5
per thousand of market value. $5 won’t begin to operate schools across
the state , so the legislature must “ make-up” the difference.
The catch is that Measure 5 does not require the legislature to make
up lost revenues in each district dollar for dollar. The consensus is that
the make up money will be distributed on a formula that will equalize
revenues for districts across the state. That means Morrow County will
suffer, maybe a lot. We spend more money per student than all but seven
of the 260 school districts in Oregon. And we do it with one of the lowest
tax rates in the state. Double whammy.
So by jacking our tax base up, maybe we can improve our share of make
up money in years to come.
Now for the bad news. The committee passed up a chance to maximize
the advantage. This year’s tax rate for Morrow County Schools and BMCC
combined is $12.22. Under the budget adopted Monday night the com
bined rate would be $12.72 next year. Measure 5 sets the limit at $15 next
year. So far so good, OK?
The following year the limit drops to $12.50. A little contraction for
‘92-93, that’s all. But then in ’93-94, the limit goes to $10 and that will
be a pinch. In ’94-95 we’re looking at $7.50 followed by $5 in ‘95-86
and thereafter. That’s when we’ll really be hand-out to the state. And that’s
when the state’s equalization will really hurt. Our very high per student
cost will have to come down significantly to allow the state to bring up
the very low per student costs in other districts.
This is the very last year Morrow County Schools will have to operate
in the manner in which we have been accustomed.
Except that the budget committee could have adopted a budget this year
at or near the $15 limit. The $2.5 million in additional revenues could
have been spent on a number of items that we will never have the chance
to again buy. A new roof here, a new computer there, the administration
already has a list of nearly $1 million of needed items that are not in the
budget. They certainly won’t find a place in any future budget.
The budget committee wouldn’t even tighten up the conservative budget
philosophy that has generated some $600,000 in surplus cash that isn’t
even in the budget. Not being budgeted, that extra cash carry-over can’t
be spent. But it certainly will be figured in the make up money distribu
tion in years to come.
According to the 1989-90 audit, the district underestimated its ending
cash balance by $1.25 million. A third of that was because beginning cash
was underestimated. Another third was because revenues were
underestimated and the final third because expenses were overestimated.
That same conservative philosophy lead the budget committee to estimate
beginning cash for ’91-92 at $1.6 million. Actual year end cash on June
30, 1990 was more than $2 million when it budgeted to be $1.4 million.
Worse, the conservative budget philosophy led the committee to estimate
two other revenue items at less than their combined total for any of the
past seven years.
Thus it appears that the 1991-92 budget, as adopted Monday night will
again generate excess cash that can neither be spent this year, nor can that
excess serve as a cushion against the coming lean years.
As I see it, Morrow County will unnecessarily subsidize other districts
across the state as Measure 5 takes effect in years to come.
Oh well, my kids will be out of school soon.
Justice Court
____Report___
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in Hepp
ner reports handling the following
business during the past week:
Jack Ernest Frank, 55, Milton-
Freewater-Failure to Flag Extended
Rear Load (logs) $20 fine;
Dawn Parm, 32, lone-Exceeding
the Maximum Speed, 75 mph in a
55 mph zone, $37 fine;
Merle Peter Patnode, 51, Yakima.
WA.-Violation of the Basic Rule, 57
mph in a 45 mph zone, $37 fine;
Phoebe Sandra Marquardt, 38,
Heppner-Disobeyed Stop Sign, $20
fine;
Leroy Keith Rea, 33, Ione-
Exceeding the Maximum Speed
Limit, 71 mph in a 55 mph zone, $37
fine;
Anthony Malone Johnston, 20,
Portland-Illegal Backing, $20 fine;
Kathy Holes, Heppner-Permitting
Dog to Run At Large, $29 fine;
Laura W egw erth, H eppner-
Permitting Dog to Run At Large,
$43 fine;
Michael McBride. 20, Heppner-
Criminal Mischief, $401 fine and 30
days in jail; $250 and jail sentence
suspended with one year probation
with no further violation of the law
excluding minor traffic; Minor In
Possession, $85 fine.
Births _
Tatiana Elizabeth Tayior-a
daughter Tatiana Elizabeth, was
bom to Elizabeth and Timothy
Taylor, Eugene, at Sacred Heart
Hospital on February 19, 1991. The
baby weighed 8 lbs. 15 oz.
Grandparents are Roger and
Rosalie Scharen, Heppner; Setseko
Taylor, Portland and Ivan Taylor,
Bend.
Great-grandparents are Ken and
Doris West, Portland.
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