SIX- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, O n ^ o n Wednesday, June 5, IW1
New barbershop opens
Vacation Bible school planned
“ Journey With Jesus" is the
theme of this year’s Vacation Bible
School co-sponsored by All Saints
Episcopal,
H eppner
United
Methodist and Hope Lutheran chur
ches
June
24-28.
Children ages three through sixth
grade (grades just completed) will
have lots of opportunities to sing
songs, do arts and crafts and learn
about the various aspects and per
sonalities involved in the life and
ministry of Jesus of Nazareth.
The opening sessions will be held
in the United Methodist sanctuary at
9 a m. and will finish at noon. As
part of the program the children will
be asked to bring canned food for the
Neighborhood Center of South Mor
row County
“ If you live in wonderful south
Morrow County and would like to
enroll your child in this fine spiritual
program, please call Cheryl Etchison
at the M ethodist parsonage,
676-9224," said Hope Lutheran
Pastor Stan Hoobing. “ Coordinator,
Cheryl, and the talented staff look
forward to seeing you at Vacation
Bible School, June 24-28,” Rev.
Hoobing added.
Conservation poster winners named
Verne Bell
After a 36-year absence, Verne
Bell, raised in Heppner. has return
ed to his home town to set up a
barber shop.
Bell left the area in 1955 and was
in the barbering business in Salem
and Grants Pass for over 20 years.
Returning to Heppner with Bell is his
mother, Beulah (Batty) Ogletree, a
retired school teacher and long-time
Heppner resident. Bell has a grown
daughter, Debbie Dorman, and a
granddaughter, Tanika, 13, of
Lebanon.
The barber shop, located at 186 E.
May, will be open Tuesday through
Saturday, from 9 a m. to 6 p.m. Bell
says that no appointments are
necessary and walk-ins are welcome
Jane Rawlins (left) presents checks to Adrienne Swanson and
Molly Barrow (front). Back row Tiffani Jones, Lela Gribskov,
Allison Halvorsen, Megan Proudfoot and Rosanne Baker.
Gwynn Drake to speak at
M ethodist church
Sunday, June 9, former Heppner
resident Gwynn Drake, will be at the
Heppner Methodist Church to lead
worship and preach. The worship
service will begin at 10:30 a.m.
Gwynn is the daughter of the Rev.
Grace Drake of Heppner and has
two brothers Rick and Doug Drake.
“ Gwynn received Christian
education in the church’s Sunday
school and worshipped God here,”
said current pastor Gerry Etchison.
"She returns as a professional
clergyperson, and has served the
Myrtle Point United Methodist
Church for the last four years."
Everyone is invited to hear Gwynn
preach this Sunday.
Anti Brady Bill
To the Editor:
In recent weeks, a great deal has
been written about the Brady bill in
the national press. Unfortunately,
much that has been written and said
about the bill is untrue.
While every American feels very
sorry for all the pain and suffering
that Jim Brady has had to endure, the
the bill named after him must still be
debated openly and honestly.
A few weeks ago, Congressman
Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Chair
man of the House Subcommittee on
Crime and Criminal Justice held
hearings on the Brady bill.
Unfortunately, opponents of the
bill, including Congressmen and ex
pert witnesses, were barred from
those hearings. Apparently, Con
gressman Schumer has about as
much respect for the First Amend
ment as he has shown for the
Second.
Among those not allowed to testify
was Jacquie Miller, one of the vic
tims in the highly publicized “ assault
weapon" shooting at the Standard
Gravure printing plant in Louisville,
Kentucky.
Like James Brady, Jacquie was
severely wounded and is confined to
a wheelchair. But unlike Brady, she
was not allowed to testify as a pro-
gun witness. You see, Jacquie was
armed and, had she not stopped to
render assistance to a victim of the
shooting, was within seconds of en
ding Westbecker’s mad shooting
spree with her own .38 revolver.
Along with this letter is the
testimony Jacquie was not allowed
to give at those hearings. I think it
would be a service to your readers
if you would include her testimony
or the Brady bill true/false quiz, also
enclosed in your next article on gun
control.
I am pro-gun and support the right
to keep and bear arms, the Brady bill
is not a harmless waiting period, but
a permit-to-purchase law. It would
change gun ownership from a right
to a privilege that could be granted
or denied at the whim of a police
chief. Whether you are pro- or anti
gun. wouldn’t you agree with the
public’s right to know this
information?
If you need further information, I
would recommend that you contact
Gun Owners of American (703)
321-8585. They are a Washington,
D.C. based pro-gun lobby group that
can provide some balance to anti-gun
groups like Handgun Control that
wrote the Brady bill. Sarah Brady is
Chairman of Handgun Control, Inc.
Sincerely
(s) Ed Betts
Box 1348
Umatilla, OR 97882
Bill of Rights to be displayed
Lovgren presented plaque for service
Heppner Mayor Cara Costa presents City Administrator mar
shall Lovgren with a plaque commemorating 20 years of ser
vice to the city of Heppner. Lovgren retired at the end of May
after 13 years as city administrator.
Letters to t he E d ito r
Conservation Poster Contest Winners Jane Rawlins, Tiffani
Jones and Jessica Montenegro.
Eight arrested on drug charges
Morrow County Sheriff s office.
Boardman Police Department, Her-
miston Police Department and U.S.
Border Patrol officers arrested eight
people in Morrow County May 28
and 29, as a result of a two month
drug investigation. The officers seiz
ed cocaine, methamphetamine, rock
cocaine, marijuana, cash, two
vehicles and two handguns. The in
vestigation is continuing and further
arrests are expected, according to
Morrow County Sheriff Roy Drago.
Arrested were: Fernando Mar
tinez, 33, Boardman, for two counts
of delivery of controlled substance
and two counts of possession of con
trolled substance;
Jose Luis Mendoza, 24, Board-
man, for three counts of delivery of
controlled substance, three counts
possession of controlled substance,
conspiracy to deliver and possession
of a weapon;
Rosa Maria Reyes, 35, Boardman,
for frequenting a place where con
trolled substances are used;
Omar Diaz-Polomares, 19, Board-
man, for two counts delivery of con
trolled substance and two counts of
possession of controlled substance;
Blanca Estela Mendoza-Chavez,
24. Boardman. frequenting a place
where controlled substances are
used;
Antonio Ruelas, 23, Boardman,
for two counts delivery of controll
ed substance and two counts posses
sion of controlled substance;
Patricia Arellano, 31, Irrigon,
possession of controlled substance;
and
One male juvenile for two counts
of delivery of controlled substance
and two counts of possession of con
trolled substance.
W e Print
IN V O IC ES
Gazette-Times
Heppner
To the Editor:
Oregonians have a wonderful op
portunity to reaffirm their patriotism
and commitment to the principles
upon which this nation was founded
when the original Bill of rights
comes to Oregon for public viewing
June 19-23 at the Portland Expo
Center.
As a member of the Oregon Host
Com m ittee for the National
Bicentennial Program of the Bill of
Rights. I encourage all Oregonians
to come and see this document which
has served all Americans so well for
the past 200 years. As a teacher and
president of the Oregon Education
Association, I urge parents and
educators to avail our children of this
opportunity to learn about and
dedicate themselves to the rights and
freedoms for which countless
Americans have fought and died.
All of us as citizens of this great
country have an obligation to pass
our heritage on to future generations,
just as our forefathers passed it on
to us. In this respect, all of us must
be educators. The recognition that all
are equally endowed with the right
to life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness caused our forefathers to not
only author the Bill of rights, but
also to stress the importance of
education of all the people. Those of
us in public education have been
charged with this mission, and we
work toward it every day. But it is
not enough. All citizens must make
this their mission if the great
American system is to survive in the
future.
I invite all Oregonians to see
firsthand the heritage with which we
have been so richly endowed. Come
and see, come and learn, come and
reaffirm when the Bill of Rights
comes to Oregon in June.
Sincerely
(s) Karen Famous, President
Oregon Education Association
6900 S.W. Haines Road
Tigard, OR 97223
County math contest
winners announced
Katie
Tworek
and
Jake
McElligott, both from lone Elemen
tary and Shannon Benjamin, Hepp
ner, won first place in their levels in
the 1991 Morrow County School
District Elementary Math contest
held recently at A.C. Houghton
Elementary School.
Other winners were:
Fourth grade: second-Ian Sweek,
Heppner; third-Caity Daniels, Sam
Boardman; fourth-Leslie Halbert,
A .C. Houghton; fifth-M arta
Ramirez, sixth-Esequiel Torres,
both Sam Boardman; a tie for
seventh-Tim Dickenson, Heppner
and April Vice, A.C. Houghton;
eighth-Amy Burkenbine, Heppner;
a tie for ninth-Lela Gribskov, lone
and Kory Killingbeck, Sam Board-
man; and tenth-Sara Greif, Heppner.
Fifth grade: first-Jake McElligott,
lone; second-Lara Fritz, Sam Board-
man; third-Jessica Keersemaker,
fourth-Mindy Binschus, both Hepp
ner; fifth-Jessica Rencken, A.C.
Houghton; sixth-Kristi Mason, Sam
Boardman; seventh-Jayme Hanson,
eighth-Jonas Healy, both Heppner;
ninth-Kara Blackburn, tenth-Joe
Samson, both A.C. Houghton.
Sixth grade: first-Shannon Ben
jamin, second-Brian Koffler, third-
Toni Kemp, all from Heppner; a tie
for fourth-Robby Schultz, Heppner
and Megan Smyth, Sam Boardman;
fifth-Traci Dickenson, Heppner;
sixth-Robbie Vandecar, seventh-
Erika Cornejo, eighth, Nick Daniels,
all A.C. Houghton; ninth-Eric
Schonbachler, Heppner and tenth-
David Miller, A.C. Houghton.
Ribbons were awarded for the top
ten students.
Health care council seeks senior citizen
The Morrow County Health Care
Council is seeking a senior citizen
interested in representing the senior
citizen perspective on the council.
“ This project will be an opportuni
ty for someone to learn more about
rural health issues, and to have the
opportunity to play an influential role
in determining the direction of Mor
row County's health care system,"
said Morrow County Community
encourager Pam Sagely. “ Seniors
are a growing segment of the popula
tion in Morrow County and as a
group, access health services fre
quently. Their input would be very
valuable as we work toward
establishing health care goals in
Morrow County.”
For more details on the CDM pro
ject and the role of a council person
contact Sagely at 676-9122 or stop
by her office at the Columbia Basin
Electric Cooperative.
HEPPNER T.V. INC.
ANNUAL MEETING
Tuesday, June 11, 1991
8:00 PM at the St. Pat’s Senior Center
AGENDA: Board position to be filled.
Review of Financial Report.
Review of Year's Operation.
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