POUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, M arch 4, 1992
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
The Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
Morrow C ounty’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
U S P S 240-420
Published t t e r t Wednesday and entered as second-class matter at the Pust Office
at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1874. Second class postage paid
at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (593) 676-4228.
Address communications to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Hepp
ner, Oregon 47836. Subscriptions: $1$ in Morrow, Wheeler. Gilliam and Grant
Counties; $23 elsewhere.
Joyce Hughes ............................................................Office Manager. Typesetting
April Sykes ............................................................................................News Editor
Mary Van B ibber..................................................................Graphics Department
Monique P a r r e l..................................................................................... Distribution
Penni K eersem aker........................................................................................Printer
David and April Sykes, Publishers
Letters to the Editor
What shall we give the children?
To the Editor:
The Oregon Together Group
shares with you the following ar
ticle by Ms. Anne Meyer, a
member of the NFP Advisory,
entitled:
“ What Shall We Give the
Children?”
We give them our attention; for
one day it will be too late.
We give them a sense of value,
a place for the individual in the
scheme of things, with all that ac
crues to the individual: self-
reliance, courage, conviction,
self-respect and the respect of
others.
We give them a sense of
humor; laughter leavens life.
We give them the meaning of
discipline; if we falter at
discipline, life will do it for us.
We give them the will to work:
satisfying work is not the lasting
Weather Report
by City of Heppner
Feb. 26 - March 1, 1992
High
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Thurs.
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38 .02 fog
38 .01 fog
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Market Report
Compliments of the Morrow County Grain Growers
Tuesday, M arch 3, 1992
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joy, but knowing that a job is well
done, is.
We give them the talent for
sharing; that it’s not so much
what we give, as what we share.
We give them the passion of
truth; bounded on precept and ex
ample, truth is the beginning of
every good thing; the power and
faith engendering mutual trust.
We give them the knowledge of
being loved; beyond demand for
reciprocity, praise or blame, for
those so loved are never lost.
Parents, teachers, coaches,
grandparents and adults in
general will find the following
good advice to pass on to
children.
Sincerely,
(s) Rev. Stan Hoobing
Convenor of Oregon
Together Group
Sheriffs Report
The Sheriff s office at the cour
thouse in Heppner reports dispat
ching the following business dur
ing the past week:
February 25: Morrow County
deputy responded to Irrigon
regarding a dog problem. In
vestigation is continuing;
M orrrow County deputy
responded to back up Oregon
State Police on a non-injury ac
cident on 1-84;
M orrow County deputy
responded to Hwy 74, north of
Heppner regarding a complaint of
an injured animal. Situation was
taken care of;
Morrow County deputy began
investigation of a neighborhood
disturbance on Hwy 74, just
south of Heppner;
Morrow County deputy began
investigation of a possible
domestic abuse at the Port of
Morrow exit on 1-84. Call was
unfounded;
M orrow County deputies
responded on Division St. near
Irrigon to investigate a report of
an unknowiVunwanted vehicle.
Deputy was unable to locate vehi
cle upon arrival.
February 26: Morrow County
deputy responded to the BPA
substation near Boardman for a
report of vandalism and tresspass
ing. Investigation is continuing;
M orrow County deputy
responded to Eastern Oregon
Farms in Boardman for a report
of illegal dumping;
M orrow County deputy
responded to a residence on Black
Horse Canyon near Heppner, for
a report of a juvenile problem.
There was no action taken by
complainant;
M orrow County deputy
responded to a residence in Ir
rigon Mobile Court for a report
of a disturbance.
February 27: Morrow County
deputy took a report of a theft of
tools taken from the Kilkenny
residence in the Lexington area.
Amount of value was unknown;
M orrow County deputy
responded to the Boardman area
for a report of reckless driving;
Morrow County Sheriff s of
fice responded to the Irrigon area
for a report of an animal problem;
M orrow County deputy
responded to the Boardman area
for a report of a missing subject.
Subject was located;
M orrow County deputy
responded to Irrigon for a report
of theft of service. Call was
unfounded;
Morrow County Sheriff s of
fice responded to the Irrigon area
for a request for a welfare check
of a transient. Deputy was unable
to locate anyone upon arrival.
February 28: Morrow County
deputy respoonded to an Irrigon
residence and began investigation
of a report of trespassing. In
vestigation is continuing;
Morrow County Sheriff s of
fice dispatched the Arlington am
bulance to a one vehicle rollover
on 1-84, mile post 143. One
female was transported to Good
Shepherd Community Hospital
with unknown injuries;
Morrow County deputy con
tacted an Irrigon resident regar
ding an animal problem;
Morrow County deputy con
tacted a citizen in Boardman
regarding a neighborhood
disturbance;
M orrow County deputy
responded to the P. Carrillo
residence in the Irrigon Mobile
Court, Irrigon, for a report of a
theft. A stereo was reported
stolen, am ount of value
unknown. Investigation is
continuing;
Morrow County deputy ar
rested Porter R. Brown, 28,
Portland, for Probation Violation,
Possession o f a Controlled
Substance and Conspiracy to
Deliver a Controlled Substance;
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Singspiration
slated Sunday
The community sinspiration
will be held Sunday, March 8 at
the Heppner Church of the
Nazarene at 7 p.m. The church
is located at 335 N. Gilmore.
Everyone is welcome for a time
of singing and fellowship.
Politically Cor
rect Buzz Words
The new politically correct buzz
word is “ biodiversity.” The idea is that
all of God's creatures (with one notable
exception) have a place on this earth.
Each and every bug, bird and blossom
have a role to play an essential niche
in the overall scheme of things, a par
ticular spot in the balance of nature.
The proponents of biodiversity claim
that the delicate balance of things can
be easily tweaked off center by the loss
of a single player. In order for the
whole forest to survive, every kind of
tree, bush, shrub, blade of grass is an
essential part. When one comes under
attack by its natural enemies, the others
rally round and come to the rescue.
This is all just a currently popular theory, of course. And it relies heavily
on the ultra conservative “ big bang” theory of creation. Bang. There you
have the earth, with all its creatures much as we see them today. If we
upset that creation, then the whole thing will suddenly go up in smoke.
Well, this biodiversity theory is diametrically opposed to the former
policially correct theory of evolution. Remember that? Evolution holds
that the earth and its creatures are constantly changing. The fittest are sur
viving and the weakest are not. That evolution applies not only to selec
tion of individuals within a species, but to whole species themselves. Well,
that idea is now out the window and everyone who dares write on the sub
ject is talking biodiversity.
The major difficulty with the new theory is that it entirely omits an essen
tial item in the formula. It’s sort of like trying to play basketball without
the basketball or like explaining government with mentioning bureaucrats.
The missing element is man. How can you seriously consider nature
without considering the most influential force in nature. Have we forgot
ten that men and women are also animals, parts of the creation, the ultimate
(as we now know it) link in the evolutionary chain?
Biodiversity assumes a static state of natural affairs without acknowledg
ing that man is part of those affairs, naturally that is. Most of the more
vocal advocates do acknowledge man but only be decrying man’s impact
on the natural status quo.
Well, all this leads to the current situation in the forests of Eastern
Oregon. For more than a century, man has been harvesting mature trees
to build his own nests. Since man is a bit more complex than a song bird,
his nests are a bit more complex, but built much the same, by gleaning
sticks and stems from the forest.
As the forest structure changes, so to do the relatively competitive edges
of the creatures in the forest. For many years the tussock moth, spruce
budworm and pine beetle have found competitive advantage and from time
to time have grown to epidemic levels. Those population levels have
threatened to overwhelm huge trees, but man with his superior intellect,
discovered the natural compound DDT to bring those epidemic popula
tion levels under control and preserve his nest making materials.
That control of epidemic population levels of one species by another
is not unique to man. Every vineyard hosts a few grape leafhoppers. But
when the leafhoppers get to epidemic population levels, a tiny wasp also
grows to great numbers and kills the leafhoppers just in time to save the
grapes growing in the vineyard.
For every natural species control, there are some perhaps of dozens,
of other effects. So when man sprayed the tussock moth, a few fell in the
rivers and streams and the trout that ate them also died. Not to worry,
though, in a few generations the trout were back, the tussock moths were
back and the forests were still alive.
Enter the biodiversity advocates. They’ve persuaded man to stop spray
ing because DDT is a persistent chemical that stays in nature for a long
time. To prove that, they point to elevated DDT levels in live, healthy fish.
And that's why the forests in Eastern Oregon are dead. Biodiversity has
killed an entire forest. And it’s killing all the creatures in the forest, big
and small. Soon, the tussock moths will die, and the fish in the stream
and the elk in the woods and the song birds that made nests from the twigs
they gleaned from the forest that are no more.
And who’s in charge? The stupid men and women who think that they,
themselves are not part of the natural scheme of things.
Lutheran churches celebrate Lent
Ash Wednesday, begins the
1992 season of Lent, a solemn
time for Christians to reflect on
the suffering and death of Jesus
Christ. Midweek Lenten services
will be held at Hope and Valby
Lutheran Churches to observe
this solemn season of the church
year beginning March 4. Services
will begin at Valby with a Lenten
Soup Supper at 6 p.m. followed
by the worship service at 7 p.m.
Services will continue at Valby
on Wednesday evenings until the
week of April 12-18. The theme
of the Lenten Series is “ The
Body of Christ” and the theme of
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Mid-week Lenten Services at
Hope will be held on Thursday
evenings beginning March 5 with
a soup supper at 6 p.m. followed
by the worship service at 7.
“ How Close Is God’s Word,”
is the theme for the Sunday ser
mon. Sunday services at Valby
begin at 9 a.m. The adult Bible
class meets at 8:15 a.m. and is
studying the letters to Philemon
and Jude. Sunday School at Hope
begins at 9:30 a.m. with worship
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Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Boardman am
bulance to Lamb Weston for a
female with an unknown illness.
She was transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston.
February 29: Morrow County
Deputy responded to the Irrigon
marina for a report of suspicious
people in the area. Three
juveniles were sent home;
Morrow County deputy con
tacted a resident in the Boardman
area for a report o f a
neighborhood problem;
Morrow County deputy con
tacted an Irrigon resident off
Division St. for a report of
locating suspicious property;
M orrow County deputy
responded to Main St., Irrigon,
for a Motor Vehicle Accident
with injuries. Irrigon ambulance
also responded, transports
unknown;
M orrow County deputy
responded to backup the Heppner
Police department with a motor
vehicle accident on Main St.
March 1:
M orrow County deputy
responded to backup Heppner
Police departm ent with a
domestic disturbance on River
side St.;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Heppner am
bulance to a residence on S.
Court St. to transport a female
with an unknown illness to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital;
Morrow County deputy cited
and released Antonio Ruelas, 24,
Boardman, for Driving While
Suspended misdemeanor;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Heppner Fire
department to a flu fire at 195 N.
Court St. Fire was contained;
M orrow County deputy
responded to a residence in West
Glen Addition Boardman, for a
domestic disturbance. Estanislado
Alderete, 30, Boardman, was ar
rested for Assault IV domestic,
and lodged at Benton County Jail;
Morrow County deputy ar
rested Carl Bork, 21, Heppner,
on a Baker County warrant for
Assault IV. He was cited and
released to appear in Baker
County.
March 2: Morrow County
deputy responded to the Irrigon
area for a neighborhood
disturbance;
M orrow County deputy
responded to Cutsforth Park for
a burglary at Eldon Gilbert’s
cabin. Amount of value was
unknown at press time;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Spray Am
bulance to 10 miles south of
Spray for one male with injuries.
Male was transported to Fossil’s
Asher clinic and Air Life was on
standby;
M orrow County deputy
responded to the Boardman area
for a traffic problem.
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