Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppoer, Oregon Wednesday, Aprii 3, 1991 - THREE
Sheriffs Report
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
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The Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
U .S.P.S. 240-420
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M Heppner, Oregon under the Act of M arch 3,1*7*. Second daeo poet age paid
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ner, Oregon 9703«. Subscription«: $13 in M orrow, W heeler, Gilttam and G rant
Countiee; $23 ehew here.
Joyce H ug hes............................................................ Office M anager, Typesetting
April Sykes
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Carol A th eriy ..................
..........................................G raphics Department
Becky Et
..........................................G raphics Department
Monique
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Pernii Keersemaker
Bob S m ith ..............
-Printer
David and April Svkes. Publishers
Births
Obituaries
Aaron Myles VanGorder-a son
Aaron Myles was bom to Nathan
and Mary VanGorder of Boardman
on March 17, 1991 at Good
Shepherd Community Hospital in
Hermiston. The baby weighed 8 lbs.
6 oz.
Jennifer Ann Curti»-a daughter
Jennifer Ann was bom to Timothy
and Ina Curtis of Irrigon on March
17, 1991 at Good Shepherd Hospital
in Hermiston. The baby weighed 6
lbs. 2 oz.
Jesse William Rutherford-a son
Jesse William was bom to Shannon
Rutherford of Boardman on March
20, 1991 at Good Shepherd Hospital
in Hermiston. The baby weighed 7
lbs. 10 oz.
Kayla Ann Sweeney-a daughter
Kayla Ann was bom to Brenda and
Greg Sweeney of Heppner on March
27, 1991 at St. Anthony Hospital in
Pendleton. The baby weighed 8 lbs.
2 oz.
Grandparents are Pat and Billy Jo
M cM inn, Prineville, form erly
Heppner.
The baby joins a sister Kristina at
home.
Health Dept.
The Morrow County Health
Department lists their following
monthly schedule:
Thursday, April 4-blood pressures
and immunizations, Heppner office,
8:30 a.m .-4:30 p.m.;
Tuesday, April 9-blood pressures
and immunizations, Irrigon County
offices, 1-4 p.m.;
W ednesday, April 10-blood
pressures, Sr. Citizen Mealsite, 11
a.m.-noon;
T hursday, A pril
11-blood
pressures, Heppner office, 8:30
a.m-4:30 p.m. There will be no
immunizations;
Tuesday, April 16-blood pressure
and immunizations, Boardman City
Hall, 1:30-4 p.m.;
W ednesday, A pril 17-blood
pressures, lone Bank of Eastern
Oregon kitchen, 2-3 p.m.;
T hursday, A pril
18-blood
pressures and immunizations, Hepp
ner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.;
Tuesday, April 23-blood pressures
and immunizations, 1-4 p.m. Irrigon
County office;
W ednesday, April 24-blood
pressures, Sr. Citizen Mealsite, 11
a.m.-noon;
T hursday, A pril 25-blood
pressures only, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
County Health office.
Edna Vaughn Culler
Edna Vaughn Merrit Culler, age
81, for several years a resident of
LaPine, died Friday, March 15,
1991, at her home.
Edna was bom December 9, 1909,
in Heppner, to John and Catherine
(Huston) Vaughn.
She was raised and educated in
Heppner before moving with her
family to Portland. She later moved
to Pasco, WA., where she resided
for 44 years. She married James R.
Culler in Couer d ’Alene, Idaho, on
June 23, 1973. They moved to
LaPine in 1983. She was a retired
retail salesperson.
She is survived by her husband,
James, at the family home; son Dean
Moyer of Kennewick, Washington;
two daughters, Sandra Haller of
Spokane, and Carol Anderson of
Kennewick; four grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services were held Tues
day, March 19, 1991, in the
Deschutes Memorial Gardens in
Bend. Memorials may be directed to
the hospice of Bend, Box 1146,
Bend, Oregon 97709. Deschutes
Memorial Gardens Mortuary was in
charge of arrangements.
Celia Matteson
A graveside service for Celia Mat
teson was held at Heppner Masonic
Cemetery Saturday, March 30.
Mrs. Matteson, 83, died Tuesday,
March 26, 1991, at St. Vincent
Hospital in Portland.
She was bom April 12, 1908 in
Monte Vista, Colo., to Joseph and
Nellie Milsom Mahon.
She moved to Heppner in 1924,
where she married Loren J. Mat
teson Sept 2, 1927. She was a resi
dent of Heppner until her death.
Survivors include her daughters
Dorothy Scott and Kathleen Lynch,
both of Heppner; a sister, Hannah
Olp of Mitchell; a brother. Jack
Mahon of Joseph; three grand
children
and
eight
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1968; a son, Darrel, in
1938; a grandson, Curtis, in 1984;
and two brothers and two sisters.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Pioneer Memorial
Hospital, P.O. Box 9, Heppner,
Ore. 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary was in charge
of arrangements.
Fish Stories
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never sounded so good!__________
The Morrow County SherifT s of
fice reports dispatching the follow
ing business during the past week:
March 26: Morrow County depu
ty began investigation of a report of
missing tools from Big River Farms.
Tools were valued at $950;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to an animal problem in the Ir
rigon area. Problem was resolved;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Boardman ambulance
to 1-84 mile post 160, east bound for
a truck that had rolled over. Am
bulance was unable to locate truck
upon arrival;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
responded to Lexington for a report
of a juvenile problem.
M arch 27: M orrow County
Sheriffs office responded to the Ir
rigon area for a report of Loud
Music. Problem was resolved;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Irrigon area to investigate
a report of a possible prowler. Depu
ty was unable to locate anyone upon
arrival;
Morrow County deputy cited and
released Lester Ray Martin J r., 20,
Irrigon for D riving W hile
Suspended;
Morrow County deputies respond
ed to an Irrigon business for an in
trusion alarm. Alarm turned out to
be false.
March 28: Morrow County depu
ty arrested Roger Allen Pettit, 24,
Heppner, on a LaGrande Police
department warrant for Order to
Show Cause/Theft I, and a Umatilla
County warrant for Driving Under
the Influence of Intoxicants. Pettit
was transported to Umatilla County.
M arch 29: M orrow County
Sheriffs office dispatched the Arl
ington ambulance to the Village Inn
Motel for a male subject with an
unknown illness. One male was
transported to M id-C olum bia
Medical Center in The Dalles;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to a residence on Washington St.
in Irrigon, for a report of an animal
problem. No action was taken by
complainant at this time;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Lexington area for a
welfare check. Subject was unable
to be located;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Irrigon area to investigate
vandalism to mailboxes. Investiga
tions are continuing.
March 30: Morrow County depu
ty responded to the Irrigon Mobile
Court to assist Irrigon Fire Depart
ment with a structure fire;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Boardman ambulance
to a residence on Skyview Drive in
Boardm an. One fem ale was
transported to Good Shepherd
Hospital with an unknown illness;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to Kunze Road in Irrigon for a
traffic problem. Deputy was unable
to locate problem upon arrival;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Irrigon area for a
neighborhood problem. Problem
was resolved;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Boardman ambulance
to the Outbacks. One male was
transported to Good Shepherd
Hospital with an unknown illness;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Boardman area to assist the
Boardman Police department in a
family dispute. Problem was
resolved;
Morrow County Deputy respond
ed to an Irrigon residence to in-
vestigate the theft of gasoline from
a vehicle. Amount of value was
unknown;
Morrow County deputy arrested
Henry Carranza, 48, of Des Moines
Washington, on a Umatilla County
warrant for probation violation. Car
ranza was transported to Umatilla
County;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to an Irrigon residence to in
vestigate an assault. Investigation is
continuing.
March 31: Morrow County
SherifFs office dispatched the
Boardman ambulance to a Boardman
business for a female with an
unknown illnessd. One female was
transported to Good Shepherd
Hospital;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to an Irrigon residence to in
vestigate the return of the suspect in
the March 30 assault incident. Jose
Luis Lomas, 35, of Irrigon, was ar
rested for Assault IV and lodged at
Benton County Jail;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Irrigon area for a report of
criminal mischief. Investigation is
continuing;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Condon ambulance to
the Condon Trailer Court for a
female with an unknown illness. One
female was transported to Mid-
Columbia Medical Center in The
Dalles;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Heppner ambulance
to a residence on Elder St. in Hepp
ner for a female with an unknown
illness;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Boardman area to assist
Boardman Police department with a
report of a domestic disturbance;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
responded to the Irrigon area to in
vestigate a report of a reckless
driver.
April 1: Morrow County Sheriffs
office dispatched the Boardman am
bulance to the Learning Center for
an 18 year old male with an injury.
Subject was transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Arlington ambulance,
Arlington Fire department and
Boardman Fire Rescue units to a
motor vehicle accident on 1-84, mile
post 122. One male was transported
to Mid-Columbia Hospital in The
Dalles with an unknown injury;
Morrow County deputy made con
tact with a Hermiston resident
regarding a civil problem that occur
red in the Irrigon area;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to a residence in Irrigon to in
vestigate a complaint. Matter is to be
handled through civil means.
During the week of March 25 -
April 1 the Morrow County Sheriffs
office had no disabled motorist
assists.
April 2: Morrow County deputy
arrrested Joseph Paul Focht, 29, Ir
rigon, on a State Parole Board War
rant, Parole Violation. Focht was
lodged at Benton County Jail.
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in Hepp
ner reports handling the following
business during the past week:
Calvin Lee H endricks, 41,
Heppner-No Operator’s License,
$110 fine;
Troy A. W oodwadd, 21,
Heppner-Driving While Suspended,
$346.00;
Ray Papineau, 60, Lexington-
Open Container, passenger (beer),
$65.00;
Wayne Charles Plocharsky, 19,
Heppner-Failure to Use Seat Belt,
$38 fine;
Greg A. Jones, 23, Heppner-
Violation of the Basic Rule, 45 mph
in a 25 mph zone, $65 fine;
Ken Stookey, Heppner-Permit
Dog to Run At Large, $29 fine;
Jane Elizabeth Walker, 28. Ione-
Endangering Child Passenger, $38
fine;
Larry J. Cecil, 18, Heppner-
Violation of the Basic Rule, 50 mph
in a 35 mph zone, $65.
A Pocket Book
Issue, Plain and
Simple
There’s a tax analysis story going
around that has received a lot of press
in Eastern Oregon newspapers lately.
A story that runs in the class with San
ta Claus and the Easter Bunny.
Three OSU professors profess to ex
plain the intentions of Oregon voters
when they adopted Measure #5 last fall.
According to Bruce Weber, Professor
o f A griculture and Resource
Economics, Brent Steel, Assistant Pro
By Ed Glenn
fessor of Political Science, and Robert
Mason of the Survey Research Center,
Oregon voters wanted lower property taxes, and, (this is the kicker) they
wanted a replacement tax to support schools.
This professorial study concluded ‘‘Most voters did not view their vote
as a mandate to for significant cuts in spending. Indeed, it is more consi-
tant with the idea that voters were seeking a replacement sales tax for
schools than that they wanted the major spending cuts now being propos
ed in state and local governments."
The study fails to consider several very basic truths about Measure #5.
First, it was cooked up by a real estate developer who was having trouble
selling expensive homes in the Portland Metropolitan area because of high
property taxes. Selling expensive homes recently has been hurt by the
escalating cost of construction, depressed economy, Oregon’s slow growth
rate and preservation issues. A lot of factors have adversely impacted ex
pensive home sales in addition to high property taxes.
The obligation that the State make up the lost revenues was added to
defuse ‘the sky is falling' arguement that effectively defeated the last pro-
pety tax limitation measure. Little thought was given the real impact of
the make up provision. The measure’s author is now frequently called in
to the legislature to explain what he intended and the answers are either
thought up on the spot or are nonsensical.
Many voters got on the Measure #5 bandwagon from pure hip pocket
politics. The measure promised lower property taxes and that great reser
voir of sentiment that government is too big and has too much money pro
mpted a yes vote from many voters. Many voters had no thought about
a replacement tax for school because they lump all forms of taxation for
all governmental purposes together and the total is too much.
Other voters do not favor a replacement tax, intending the very state
budget cuts that are now being made to fund the school make up money.
Altogether Oregon has one of the highest taxing structures in the nation,
classed by Money Magazine as a "Tax Hell.”
Then, of course, 48 percent of Oregon’s voters, mostly Eastern Oregon
folks, rejected the measure altogether. These people certainly did not want
a replacement tax. In Eastern Oregon voters very quickly recognized just
what the make up money would do. ‘ ’ He who pays the piper calls the tune. ’'
While property taxes to support schools are not an overwhelming favorite
of Eastern Oregon voters, they are smart enough to know that when the
huge majority of school money comes from Salem, so does the huge ma
jority of school control.
Local school boards have precious little direction now, and will have
much less when make up money pays the bill, whether it is funded by
a replacement tax or not.
Finally, when our professor friends say that Oregonians want a sales
tax to replace a property tax, they must be blind to the eight resounding
defeats Oregonians have given the sales tax over the past 40 years. Some
of those defeated proposals were even limited to school support.
Measure #5 was mostly a pocket book remedy, plain and simple. Measure
#5 was passed by Western Oregonians concerned about the taxes on their
expensive homes. It was not passed by Eastern Oregon farmers and business
men and the high proportion of voters who have taxable property other
than the family home. With even more to gain that the simple minded ex
pensive home owner, they knew the consequence would be a replacement
tax and they rejected the idea. To now postulate that "most voters were
seeking a replacement sales tax,” is ludicrous.
If Professors Weber, Steel and Mason get enough publicity from their
“ Legislative Discussion Paper,” it will be another great lie, told often
enough that it becomes believable.
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AS I
SEE IT
4-H News
ding the playday. Organizers want
to continue the work done during the
Christensen clinic.
Two-Trackers
The Two-Trackers horse club will
continue the English hunt seat over
fences class from 2 to 4 p.m. Sun
day afternoons during April.
Those attending the Wrangler
Playdays are urged to attend the hunt
seat classes as soon as they finish the
playday. Those not attending
playdays should come at 2 p.m. so
that the day may be split into an early
class and a late class for those atten
The Martingales
By Amber Peck, R eporter
On March 25 the Martingales held
a meeting in lone at the high school
library. They talked about riding on
April 5. Sybil Krebs also gave her
report about the quarter horse.
NOTICE TO WATER USERS
| Winter packing may now be removed from meters. Also a
reminder that the customer is liable for any damages to the
| equipment and that it is a violation to operate the meter stop that
i controls the flow of water to the meter unless there is a shut-off
i on the property side of the meter. Please contact the Water
Superintendent at City Hall if there is a problem with your water
service.
David Winters
! City Crew Foreman
Phone: 676-9618
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