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At the regular Morrow County
School Board meeting Monday, June
17, the board approved a 3.5 percent
salary increase for confidential
employees and increased their salary
step increases from seven to 10
steps.
The board also approved a 4.5
percent salary increase for the direc
tor of curriculum and the business
manager positions currently held by
Mike Wsiaki and Chuck Rhoads,
respectively. Their salary package
will also include 20 vacation days,
with no more than 30 days ac
cumulated, 12 paid holidays, five
non-contracted days and a 260 day
work year, with a one-year contract.
In other business the board:
* approved a policy prohibiting
secret societies;
* appointed Chloe Pearson to fill
the vacancy on the Heppner-
Lexington Advisory committee
created when Carol Williams resign
VOL 110 NO. 25
Wednesday, June 19, 1991
6 Pages__ Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
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ner, but attended school in Portland
and served 20 years in the U.S. Air
Force before returning to the area in
1973. McEUigott and his wife,
Maryan, have eight children, seven
of whom have graduated from col
lege. The youngest McEUigott at
tends lone High School.
McEUigott said that he hopes he
gave the board continuity and said
the best a board member could do is
“ to plan ahead and hope something
will come of it.” He added that the
school board is “ bound by state
statutes and union contracts.”
McEUigott will be replaced by
John Rietmann, lone.
Festivities planned in honor of
Heppner’s physicians. Drs. Ed and
Jeanne Berretta, will be held this
Saturday, June 22.
A ladies’ luncheon will begin at
noon at St. Patrick's Catholic Parish
Hall. There is no charge for the lun
cheon and all ladies are invited to at
tend. Entertainment will be provid
ed by the lone Drama Club.
A golf play day in honor of Dr. Ed
Berretta is planned from 1 to 4 p.m.
at Willow Creek Country Club.
Green fees will be required from
those who are not members of
WCCC.
An Italian dinner is scheduled at
the Heppner Elks Lodge with a no
host social hour at 6 p.m. and din
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The lone pool opened for the sum
mer swimming season on Friday
June 14. The pool will be open from
2 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday. On Satur
day and Sunday, hours will be from
2-5 p.m. only. The pool will be clos
ed on Mondays.
A season pass is $20 for a single
person or $50 for a family. Daily
rates are 50 cents for students and
$1 for adults. Preschoolers are free.
Margaret Kincaid is the pool
manager this season.
Jerry McEUigott
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Morrow County School Board
member Jerry McEUigott of lone, at
tended his last school board meeting
as a board member Monday evening
after 10 years on the board.
McEUigott served with two
superintendents. Matt Doherty and
Doyle McCaslin. His retirement
from the board comes before Ralph
Reed assumes superintendents duties
July 1. Reed was present at Mon
day evening meeting as an observer.
McEUigott, 60, was bom in Hepp-
Carl Christman was sentenced to
five years in prison Monday, June
17, following his conviction for
second-degree manslaughter in con
nection with the May 11, 1990 hit
and run death of an injured motorist
who had crawled back on the road
following an accident, according to
Morrow County District Attorney
Jeff Wallace.
Christman, 33, of lone, had been
convicted by a Morrow County Cir-
.. cuit Court jury in April of second-
d^«ree manslaughter, felony hit-and-
run, reckless driving and three
counts of recklessly endangering.
Circuit Court Judge Pro-Tern
Richard Courson also ordered
Christman to serve a three-year
minimum sentence before being
eligible for parole on the
manslaughter charge. In addition.
ner at 7 p.m. Tickets at $8 each are Judge Courson imposed a three-year
on sale at the Chamber of Commerce prison term with a two-year
office, Murray’s Drug in Heppner minimum sentence on the felony hit-
and Condon and Bristow’s Market in and-run, and also imposed two-year
lone.
terms with a one-year minimum on
The Doctor Appreciation Day is each of the recklessly endangering
sponsored by the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce and the Heppner
Soroptimist club.
convictions. All of the sentences are
to run concurrently. The reckless
driving conviction was merged by
the court with the manslaughter con
viction for purposes of sentencing,
said Wallace.
The sentences stem from a May,
1990, incident in which Christman
drove his vehicle through a group of
passersby attending to Steven
Burland, 26, on Highway 207, bet
ween Lexington and Hermiston, in
stantly killing Burland who had
crawled onto the roadway from his
overturned vehicle. Christman fled
the scene and was later apprehend
ed at the Echo Tavern, where he was
arrested. He was shown to have a
blood-alcohol level of .23. The
reckless endangering convictions
were in connection with passersby
who were attending to Burland and
who w ere alm ost struck by
Christman’s vehicle, according to
Wallace.
During testimony at the Monday
sentencing, Wallace called Joyce
Hughes, who was attending to
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Christman sentenced to three years for
second-degree manslaughter conviction
Drs. Ed and Jeanne Berretta
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Jerry McEUigott retires
from school board
By Anne Morter
D rs. appreciation day June 22
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Burland at the time of the accident
and was one of the three person
almost hit. Hughes said she was
angered by Christman’s actions and
also felt sorry for his wife and
children.
Defense attorney Warren Moon
asked for a more lenient sentence,
saying Christman had undergone
treatment for alcoholism and that his
family has suffered emotionally and
financially.
Wallace said Christman had two
prior drunk driving convictions, one
in 1979 and one in May of 1987.
In imposing the five-year prison
term, Judge Courson specifically
held that state sentencing guidelines
adopted by the 1989 Oregon
Legislature were unconstitutional.
Those guidelines provide for a
20-month maximum prison term for
C hristm an’s
second-degree
manslaughter conviction.
The judge also ordered that
Christman pay restitution to the
family of the victim in the amount
of $5.500.
Local kids take advantage of free swim
Pat W right appointed to fair board
Pat Wright of Lexington was
recently appointed to fill a vacancy
on the Morrow County Fair Board.
Wright retired as the county’s health
nurse in October, 1990. She has
been a resident of this area for 18
years.
“ Our fair is important to this
county," Wright said. “ And I now
have the time to contribute to the
community. 1 know a lot of people
in both ends of the county and I’ve
always been a good mediator when
it comes to dealing with interests of
different people,” she said.
Wright has been an active fair sup
porter and an exhibitor each year. In
addition to sewing and needlework,
she also is a painter and
photographer.
Her daughter Sandy, was a 4-H’er
who enjoyed showing rabbits and
horses. Wright said that at one time
“ Sandy’s prolific rabbits almost fill
ed the fair barn.” Sandy also serv
ed as a princess on the Morrow
Pat Wright
County Fair and Rodeo Court.
Wright said that premium books
should be ready for circulation this
Heppner TV holds annual meeting
The 36th annual meeting of Hepp
ner T.V. Inc., was held Tuesday.
June 11 at the St. Patrick’s Senior
Center. Six members attended along
with the board of directors. President
Greg Sweek presided over the
meeting as the out-going officer.
Hank Dennis of Barnett. Dennis &
Moro, Hermiston CPA firm, gave a
brief overview of the year’s finan
cial situation. No tax was incurred
for the year and a small profit was
shown. The board said they felt the
financial outlook was good and did
not anticipate expending for capital
assets, only operating expenses for
the coming year. A rate raise is not
anticipated until 1992 to keep the
cash flow even.
The year’s system improvements
were outlined by Tom Springer,
chief engineer. Linda Shaw was
elected to the board for a five-year
term. This position was held by E.E.
Gonty, who served 34 years with
Heppner T.V. Board of Directors.
He passed away May 26.
At the board meeting directly
following the annual meeting Riley
Munkers was elected president and
Dean Gilman vice president. Judie
Laughlin
was
re-appointed
secretary - treasurer.
month. This year’s premium book is
dedicated to Theta Lowe, Heppner,
who has been a fair superintendent
for many years.
The theme of this year’s fair is
“ Catch the Pioneer Spirit” and it
will be carried out throughout the
fair exhibits, booths and the
downtown Saturday m orning
parade.
The Saturday night street dance
following the 4-H and FFA fat stock
sale will again feature J.T. Johnson
and the Best Western Band.
In addition to the amateur talent
contest, the 4-H style review and the
log bucking contest. Saturday
and Sunday afternoon will feature
pro-rodeo events. This year there
will be a separate admission charge
for those performances.
Don Greenup, Heppner, was
chosen for the grand marshal. He
has been involved with fair and
rodeo for many years. Both his
daughters and granddaughters have
been court members and the family
has also been active fair exhibitors.
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Kim McCurry does a flip off the diving
board Sunday at the Heppner swimming
pool. Around 60 parents and children took ad
vantage of the free swim offered on the open
ing day of the Heppner swimming pool.
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The kids seemed to have a great time
despite the cool temperature outside. New
water heaters have been installed at the pool
this year. New filters are expected to be ship
ped from Conroe, Texas on June 28.
Compliments of the Morrow County Grain Growers
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