SIX- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 21, 1991
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The Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
Morrow C ounty’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
U.S.P.S. 240-420
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Letters to the Editor
Congressmen threaten livelihood of
Oregonians
To the Editor:
Recently Democrats AuCoin,
Wyden, DeFazio, and Kopetski
wrote a letter to the USFS Chief re
questing suspension of any sales in
the Auger Creek Drainage. They
claim the Forest Service should do
more studies and réévaluations.
(Auger has been studied under Rare
I. Rare II, two environmental
assessments, a draft EIS and present
ly is undergoing the final EIS. All
studies indicated the best overall use
for the area is commercial timber
production. These same con
gressmen decry the timber cutbacks
and request help for the devastated
timber industry in their districts.
Why are they exerting influence on
the Forest Service in an area they’re
unfamiliar with over the objections
of Congressman! Smith, who is
familiar with the issue? I feel they’re
trying to gamer political credibility
with the preservationist/obstruc-
tionist community without jeopardiz
ing their image as champions of the
working people.
AuCoin tried to stuff $4.2 million
in appropriation bills so the federal
government could acquire more land
in Eastern Oregon over the objec
tions of local residents and Con
gressman Smith. This action would
have further reduced local tax base
and jeopardized the shaky financial
footing of school systems.
Actions taken by these con
gressmen threaten the livelihood of
Eastern O regonians. Natural
resource utilization and enhancement
is the lifeblood of our area. The
livestock, mining, and lumber in
dustries are totally dependent on the
wise use of natural resources. These
congressmen have exposed their
p re s e rv a tio n is t/o b s tru c tio n is t
political leanings. Let your friends
and relatives know what their con
gressmen are doing.
We can’t afford to stand by and let
others use us as political pawns for
their self seeking needs.
(s) Mike Rice
HC 60. Box 4270
Lakcview, OR 97630
Donations asked for Day Care sale
Donations are being accepted for
the Heppner Day Care and Pre
school rummage sale to be held
Saturday, Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Anyone wishing to donate to the
sale may drop oft the items at the day
care center 7:30 a.m. , to 6 p.m.
weekdays. For more information
call the day care at 676-5429.
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The Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice at the courthouse in Heppner
reports dispatching the following
business during the past week:
August 13: Morrow County
S h eriffs office dispatched the
Boardman ambulance to the Outback
Apartments, Boardman. One female
was transported to Good Shepherd
Hospital with an unknown illness:
Morrow County deputies respond
ed to 9th and Washington St. in Ir-
rigon, for a report of a fight in pro
gress. Fight dissipated upon arrival;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Heppner Fire depart
ment to a wheat fire on Black Horse
Canyon north of Heppner;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Irrigon area to take a report
of a break-in. A VCR, CamCorder,
Camera and numerous guns were
reported taken from Greg Close.
Total value was $4,925;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to Kunze Road for a report of a
neighborhood disturbance. Problem
was solved.
August 14: Morrow County depu
ty responded to the Irrigon area for
a dispute.
August 15: Morrow County depu
ty responded to the Irrigon area for
an animal problem;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to take a report of vandalism to
a vehicle in the Boardman area.
August 16: Morrow County depu
ty responded to the Irrigon area for
a report of a horse running loose on
Washington St.;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Boardman EMTs to
the west bound Boardman rest area.
One female was transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital;
Morrow County deputies respond
ed to a residence on 4th St. West,
Irrigon for a report of an intoxicated
subject causing problems;
Morrow County deputy assisted
Heppner Police department at a
residence in H eppner for a
neighborhood disturbance;
Morrow County deputy arrested
Juanita Erivia, 50, Irrigon on two
Morrow County warrants for fre
quenting a place where controlled
substances are used. Erivia was
released on her own recognizance
with instruction to appear at a later
date;
Morrow County deputies arrested
Rodney G. Reynolds, 29, Irrigon,
for Assault IV. Reynolds was lodg
ed at Benton County jail.
August 17: Morrow County depu
ty assisted the Boardman Police
department with a report of a
domestic problem;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Hastings residence in lone
for a report of criminal mischief. In
vestigation is continuing;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Irrigon area for a report of
an intoxicated driver;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Mitchell ambulance to
the Jordan residence;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Irrigon area for a reported
break-in at the US Fish and Wildlife
on Patterson Ferry Road;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Irrigon Market for a child
on a bike that had been hit by a
vehicle;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Boardman ambulance
to the Coal Fire Plant for a Union
Pacific Rail Road employee. One
male was transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Wagon Wheel Addition for
a camper bus on fire. Irrigon fire
department responded to the scene;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the lone area for a possible
disturbance. Call was unfounded;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Irrigon area for a report of
theft of tools from a garage. Amount
of value was unknown;
Morrow County deputy cited
Charles H. Peck, 20, Heppner, for
Minor In Possession. Peck was cited
and released.
August 18: Morrow County depu
ty responded to a location near 9th
and Washington St. in Irrigon for a
report of a trespassing vehicle on
private land;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to a residence on Washington St.
Irrigon for a report of a possible pro
wler. Call was unfounded;
Morrow County deputies respond
ed to the Rea residence in lone for
a report of an unwanted person.
Leroy Rea, 34. lone, was arrested
for Violation of a Restraining Order.
Rea posted bail and released;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to assist the Heppner Police
department in a report of a domestic
assault in Heppner;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to the Jensen residence in Coun
try Garden Estates. Irrigon for a
report of an assault Investigations
are continuing;
Morrow County deputies respond
ed by patrol boat to a location on the
Columbia River near Crow Butte St.
Park. WA., for a report of a boater
in distress. Boater was brought to
shore safely;
Morrow County deputy respond
ed to a location south of Heppner on
Hwy 207 for a report of a disabled
vehicle;
Morrow County Sheriffs office
dispatched the Gilliam County rural
fire department to a lightning fire in-
the 30 mile canyon south of Condon.
Marriage Licenses
The Clerk’s office at the cour
thouse in Heppner reports issuing the
following marriage licenses during
the past week:
Merry Elizabeth DeSpain, 23,
Heppner; and
William Russell Brannon, 25,
Heppner.
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in Hepp
ner reports handling the following
business during the past week:
Joseph Gordon Hughes, 42,
Portland-Exceeding the Maximum
Speed Limit, 71 mph in a 55 mph
zone, $43 fine;
Sharat Chandra Agarwar, 28,
Tualatin-Exceeding Rural Interstate
Speed, 75 mph in a 65 mph zone,
$37 bail forfeited;
Ronald Lewis Toom bs, 30,
Hermiston-Exceeding the Maximum
Speed Limit, 74 mph in a 55 mph
zone, $49 fine;
Forest Kennedy Starrett, 67,
Hermiston-Exceeding the Maximum
Speed Limit, 71 mph in a 55 mph
zone, $43 fine;
Jam es
H ouston
Roach,
49-Attempting to Elude, $351 fine;
Driving While Suspended, $172
fine;
Jefferson T. Hiatt, Heppner-
Leaving Open Fire Attended, $147
fine;
Jean Louis W hitm an, 62,
Hillsboro-Exceeding the Maximum
Speed Limit, 65 mph in a 55 mph
zone, $43 bail forfeited;
Paul Frederick Seymour. 71, Tu-
junga, CA.-Exceeding the Max
imum Speed Limit, 72 mph in a 55
mph zone, $65 bail forfeited;
Robert Hugh C astles, 42,
Portland-Violation of the Basic Rule,
64 mph in a 45 mph designated
speed zone, $65 bail forfeited;
Earl Hom er C rism on, 72,
Pendleton-Illegal ‘U’ Turn, $42.50
bail forfeited.
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WCCC Golf
- — WCCC Barbecue
August 18, 1991
First flight: low gross-first Earl
and Peggy Fishbum 28; second-
Frank and Neoma Bailey.
Second flight: first-Lee and Eileen
Padberg and Frank and Kay Robin
son 29; second-Doug Gunderson and
Lucile Massey.
Third flight: first-Bob and Susan
Jepsen 30; second-Gene and Luvilla
Sonstegard.
K.P.: men-Earl Fishbum; women-
Eileen Padberg.
Longest put-Kelly Boyer.
Fairs Are For
Kids
I remember the county fair when l
was a kid. That's where I learned about
cotton candy. Wonderful stuff, cotton
candy. In 30 years the only improve
ment modem technology could make
to cotton candy was to use different col
ors. No, the plastic bag is not an im
provement, just an ill-advised step
backward. Cotton candy comes on a
stick for a kid. They put it in bags for
old fogies.
Cotton candy used to be red. But
green and blue are OK, when you get
B\ Ed Glenn
tired of red.
1 won a blue ribbon once at a fair.
We had an old sow that was gentle
enough to ride. I did too. Except she had a pretty bony back so I made
a kind of saddle out of half a dozen gunny sacks. She didn’t get a blue
ribbon. But the turnip mom grew in the garden did. She gave it to me
to show in the fair and I’ve still got the faded blue ribbon. Is that allowed
these days?
I rode on the octopus at the carnival. Everyone rode on the octopus and
when they got off they groaned and moaned and walked like they were
dizzy. Not me. I was cool. I showed them 1 could walk and talk normal
like nothing even happened. I only rode once though.
Girls go to fairs too. When we slept in the empty stock pens, we’d talk
about sneaking over to the hog barn where the girls slept. I don’t think
anyone ever did. I did meet a girl at the fair though. I’d write about her
for you but she’s not the girl I married. You know how that goes.
I still go the fair. My kids eat cotton candy too. And they meet new
boys and girls and ride at the carnival. I’m sad that neither one has won
a blue ribbon. I go look at the fat steers and the colored chickens just like
my Dad used to. Francie likes to look at the art work. We all eat hot dogs
and drink out of a paper cup.
We visit with the neighbors and go home late in the evening. And I
remember all the fairs when I was a kid.
The fair wouldn’t be the same without kids hot on the trail of a blue
ribbon, or cotton candy or a new friend. Things like that are important
to kids. They build confidence and character. They provide a little com
petitive spirit for the years later with that is important. Kids do all kinds
of useful things with their time and fairs give them a chance to show them
off. They also give me a chance to see what this new generation is up
to. Fairs are fun for us all and it’s that fun that makes a fair best suited
for kids. They collect a lot of new memories of fun at the fair.
And it wouldn’t be the same for us without those memories from when
we were kids.
Some say fairs are for old folks. Maybe that’s true, once a year we can
roll the clock back 30 or 40 years and step in a cow pie just for old times
sake. It’s hard to say just how fuddy-duddy we would get without an an
nual stick of cotton candy to keep us young.
Of course, throwing a dime at the plates in the carnival booth wouldn’t
be the same without the memory of the big teddy bear you gave your
favorite girl, or so long ago. I don’t even remember her name, but I still
pitch a dime once in a while.
Fairs are really for kids. They bring their pet lamb, win a blue ribbon,
eat cotton candy and ride in the carnival. Why? So they can grow up with
some of these same memories. Without 'em we’d really grow into old
fogies.
Fairs are for kids. No matter how old we are.
AS I
SEC IT
Arts and C rafts
club to m eet
The monthly meeting of the Mor
row County Arts and Crafts Club
will be held Tuesday, August 27, at
Kate’s Pizza restaurant. The meeting
will start at 7 p.m. An evaluation of
the club’s participation in the Mor
row County Fair will be presented.
WCCC Ladies
August 20, 1991
Flight A: low gross-Lois Hunt;
low net-Coral Mitchell; least putts-
Harriet Pierson, Jan Paustian, Mar
tha Peterson; mystery ¿Barbara
Gilbert.
Flight B; low gross-Neoma
Bailey; low net-Carol Norris and
Doll Campbell; least putts-Bebe
Munkers; mystery ¿Maude Hughes.
Flight C: low gross-Daisy Collins;
low net-Karen Wildman; least putts-
Daisy Collins, mystery ¿Darlene
Scroggins.
i rene Sw anson
has visitors
Mike and Grace Delainey, Lon
don, Ontario, Canada, visited with,
his aunt Irene Swanson, from Aug.
6 to 13. The Delaineys came in on
the plane with the storm. Mike is the
son of Irene’s oldest sister.
ATTENTION
Bombing range road from
Boardman Farms to Finley Buttes
will be under construction by the
EUCON corporation for
approximately the next 10 weeks.
Expect 10 to 20 minute delays.
Your patience is greatly appreciated.
Thank You
M.C. Road Dept.
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