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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 6, 1992 Sheriffs Report 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 >- ! ' . i ' ' ' ■■{ - k N ’t U S.P S 240-420 PublKhrd «r*er> W rdn»da> and entered a» second-class, matter at the Post (MTtee at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 187V. Second class postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503) 676-9228. Address, communications to the Heppner Gazette-1 imes, P .O. Us IS 337, Hepp ner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $15 in Morrow, Wheeler. Gilliam and Grant Counties; $23 elsewhere. Joyce Hughes ............................................................tkfTUe Manager. Typesetting April Sykes ................................................................. '•* ..•••............. N*ws “ »or Mary Van B ibber............................................................. .. Graphics Department Monique P a r r e t.....................................................................................Distribution Penni keersem ak er......................................................................................." David and April Sykes, Publishers Obituaries Margaret A. Wright The funeral for Margaret A. Wright was held at the United Methodist Church in Fossil on Saturday, May 2. Private com mittal services were held at the Mayville Cemetery. Mrs. Wright, 72, of Fossil, died Monday, April 27, 1992 at Pacific Community Hospital in Newport. She was bom May 24, 1919 at Condon to George and Robena Smith Parman. She grew up on the farm her grandfather had homesteaded in 1889. She attend ed local schools and later graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in home economics. On Jan. 12, 1942 she married Jack L. Smith at Payette, Idaho. They lived on the Smith family farm near Mayville until his death in 1970. She was actively involved with her three sons in the operation of the family centennial farms near Condon and Mayville. She helped organize and promote the sale of Oregon wheat in Japan and South America. In September 1979 she married Herb Wright of Fossil and became active in Fossil com munity affairs. She had served as secretary of the Wheeler County Tourism and Economic Development Com mission and as a member of the Fossil Elderly Housing Commis sion; the Fossil United Methodist Church and the Gilliam County Births __ Kyle Wayne Tayloe-a son Kyle Wayne was bom to Cindy and Don Tayloe of bums on April 27, 1992. The baby weighed 7 lbs. 14 dz. Grandparents are Chuck and Marti Mitchell of Heppner. Rachelle Marie Knieriem-a daughter Rachelle Marie was born to Wendi and Randy Knieriem of Bums on May 1, 1992. The baby weighed 8 lbs. 3'/i oz. Grandparents are Chuck and Marti Mitchell, Heppner and Roy and Delores Knieriem, Burns. Justin Burkett Key-a son Justin Burkett was bom to Shel ly and Tim Key of lone on April 24, 1992 at Good Shepherd Com munity Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 9 lbs. 9 oz. Historical Society. She had serv ed on the Board of Directors of Condon Grain Growers and as a trustee of the Pacific International Livestock Exposition had been a member of the Oregon Wheat Growers League, Oregon Cat tlemans Association and Agri- Business Council of Oregon, she had served statewide with the Oregon Historical Society, the State Scholarship Commission and most recently was chair of the State Ethics Commission. Survivors include her husband. Herb at the home; sons Roger Smith, Loyd Smith and Gordon Smith, all of the Condon area; daughter Janet Pihas of Portland; stepdaughter Pat Maclnnes of Fossil; sisters, Janet Kirkpatrick of Portland and Jean Stranix of Corvallis; 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A sister Mildred, also died earlier. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fossil Ambulance Fund, PO Box 467, Fossil, Oregon 97830. Sweeney Mortuary, Condon was in charge of arrangements. Luis A. Villegas Recitation of the rosary for Luis A. Villegas was held Sun day, May 3 at the chapel at Bums Mortuary in Hermiston. Mass of Christian Burial was held Mon day at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Hermiston with burial at Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Irrigon. Mr. Villegas, 42, Irrispn died Tuesday, April 2 8 |mf992 it' Oregon Health Sciences Univer sity Hospital in Portland. He was born July 23, 1949 at Michaucan, Mexico and had been a resident of Irrigon for 13 years. He was employed by Pacific Northwest Farming of Boardman. He loved animals, especially roosters, which he raised. Survivors include his parents Jose B. and Margarita Ambriz Villegas of Irrigon; sons, Luis of Irrigon and Gerado and David both of Hermiston; daughters Louisa, M argarita and AnaMaria, all of Hermiston and Lupe in Mexico; brothers Julian o f Irrigon and G ilbert of Umatilla; sisters Celia of Mexico and Juana of Hermiston and one grandchild. Bums Mortuary, Hermiston, was in charge of arrangements. The Sheriff s office at the cour thouse building in Heppner reports dispatching the following business during the past week; April 28: Morrow County deputy contacted a resident on Black Horse Canyon regarding a suspicious vehicle in the area; Morrow County deputies con tacted an lone resident regarding her missing vehicle. Vehicle was returned; M orrow County deputy responded to the Irrigon area for a report of an assault. Call was unfounded. April 29: Morrow County deputy responded to the Irrigon area for a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area. Investigation is continuing; Morrow County Sheriff s of fice dispatched the Boardman am bulance to the east bound rest area for one male with an illness. Male was transported to the Boardman Clinic; M orrow County deputy responded to a motor vehicle ac cident on Fuller Canyon Road. Two females were transported by private vehicle to Pioneer Memorial Hospital; Morrow County Sheriffs of fice dispatched the Heppner am bulance to the cafeteria of the Heppner Junior High school. One female with injuries was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital; Morrow County Sheriffs of fice responded to the Irrigon area for a juvenile problem; Morrow County deputy con tacted an lone resident regarding telephone harassment. Investiga tion is continuing; Morrow County deputy ar rested George Phillips Murphy, 21, on a Umatilla City warrant, Failure to Pay Fine. Murphy was transported and released to Umatilla Police Dept. April 30: Morrow County deputy responded to a family dispute in Irrigon; M orrow County deputy responded to an Irrigon resident to investigate an animal problem; M orrow County deputy responded to Tower Road South, exit 159. Cows were on the road; Morrow County deputy con tacted a Boardman resident with an emergency message; M orrow County deputy responded to an lone resident regarding a dispute over a barricade. May 1: Morrow County depu ty contacted a Boardman resident with an emergency message. May 2: M orrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the Arlington ambulance to a motor vehicle accident on 1-84, mile post 124 east bound. Four pa tients were transported to Mid Columbia Medical Center; M orrow County deputy responded to an Irrigon resident to investigate a report on a possi ble child abuse. Investigation continues; M orrow County deputy responded to the Irrigon area to investigate a report of a possible drunk driver. May 3: Morrow County depu ty responded to the Boardman area for an animal problem. A bull was loose on the road; Morrow County deputy receiv ed a report of a motor vehicle ac cident on Hwy. 730 mile post 177. Vehicle had sheered off a power pole and was still running upon officers arrival but no one was around; M orrow County deputy responsed to the Irrigon area to take a report of a stolen vehicle. Vehicle was recovered; M orrow County deputy responded to the Boardman area for a report of shots being fired; M orrow County deputy responded to the Irrigon area for a disturbance. Deputy was unable to locate anything. May 4; Morrow County depu ty responded to the Irrigon area for a neighborhood disturbance; M orrow County deputy responded to Rod’s Market to in vestigate possible crim inal mischief. Michael R. Snyder, 21, was arrested and transported to Benton County Jail; M orrow County deputy responded to the Irrigon area to investigate a possible report of a reckless driver. Investigation is continuing; M orrow County deputy responded to the Irrigon area for a family disturbance. D.A.’s Report The District Attorney’s office at the courthouse in Heppner reports handling the following business during the past week: Corey Owen, 23, Hilltop Drive Boardman, plead guilty to first- degree theft in Morrow County Circuit Court on April 24 in Heppner. According to Wallace, Owen admitted to receiving pro perty stolen from a building own ed by Longview Fibre in Boardman. Owen was placed on two years’ formal probation and ordered to serve 90 custody units. As a fur ther condition of probation he was ordered to have no contact with persons associated with criminal activity and to pay a $40 victim-witness assessment. Mustangs trounce Pirates By Andy Ashbeck Same Old Story You know me pretty well. It would have been impossible to write this col umn nearly every week for almost four years without baring a bit of my soul. I’ve just been looking through some of those old pieces and, not surprising ly, I’ve found some that put even me to sleep. There were some good ones though, some issues that really laid out how I felt than and how 1 feel now. Most of those pieces told you a great deal about me. You know, for example, that I’m married to Frances, a school teacher. I wrote her a birthday message on July 19, 1989. You know that son Harold has graduated from Riverside, anends BMCC and will go on to Oregon State. Daughter Laurel will graduate from Riverside this year, we have a dog and cat. You know a great deal about us all and how I feel about a lot of issues. Take government for example: On January 11, 1989, I wrote that “ Private ownership of land and con trol of its use is one of the very cornerstones distinguishing us from the nations of the world.” Since then the Soviet empire has collapsed and the Russian people are regaining private ownership of land. More important ly, they are regaining control of its use. Is that a lesson we could learn? Part of government is the way we sort out the right to use water. You might get the idea that water rights are a favorite subject of mine since I wrote about them on December 2, 1989; February 28, 1990 and on September 5, 1990, I defended the idea the first in time, first in right, when allocating scarce water among water users. My soul is akin to all water users in arid county where there is rarely enough. Otherwise, governmental regulations have come under fire in a piece called “ Free” on May 2, 1990, and government spending blasted on September 26, 1990, in a piece called “ Too Bad We Don’t Have A Chance.” Economic development has always been close to this column. On June 28, 1989, Dorothy Krebs’ work as the first chair of the Morrow/Umatilla County Regional Strategies Committee was applauded and the following April 18, in a piece called “ We’re Real Pikers,” I listed what I think are the important factors of desirable growth: taxable construction, favorable impacts on business and agriculture, and addition to the potential for fur ther growth and development. In applying those criteria, I found development of secondary wood pro ducts industries desirable in a piece “ Timber Is Done” on May 9, 1990, but I found that a prison did not fit in an earlier article on August 2, 1989. Favoring county involvement in its own economic development was the subject of “ Great Experiment” on December 12, 1990. 1 guess I’ve always seen Morrow County as one whole unit, not the sum of two diverse parts. I suggested a cross county visitation in “ Armistice Day” of October 31, 1990 and again on December 19, 1990. In the earlier of those pieces I wrote that population should not be the basis of distributing county services, a position I continue to hold. I’ve made a few blunders too. On January 18, 1989, I wrote about a nightmare I had about the teacher’s strike. That led to an ill-advised ex change of classified ads. But on April 19, 1989,1 apologized to Gary and Marcia Kemp. Having regained some of my sensibilities. On September 6, 1989, I urged a “ no” vote on the school board recall election and ap plauded that result on October 18. Finally, on March 27, 1991, I wrote “ Crow Needs Salt” about how dedicated the school board is in pursuing education in this county. So there you have it. The author of this column is a known quantity. The same over the years. There’s no chance now to put on a new set of clothes and tell you what you want to hear. You’ve already readjust how it is as I see it.________________________________________________ OSU professor to speak at dinner There is still time for all friends of OSU - parents, volunteers, or alums to register to attend the Golf & Gala Dinner on Wednes day, May 13. The ’92 fun golf tournament will be repeated at Willow Creek Country Club. Prizes will be awarded to both men and women for net and gross scores. The cost is $2 for country club members and $10 for non members. The tournament starts at 1 p.m. The evening dinner will begin at the Heppner Elks Club with a no-host social hour at 5:30 p.m. A prime rib dinner will follow at 6:30 p.m. Price is $14.50 for the dinner. Harold Kerr will be pre sent to renew acquaintances with friends. The program will include comments from Dr. Michael Mailen, professor of agricultural and resource economics at OSU, and from Betty Brose, director of development, E.R. Jackman Foundation. Interested friends of OSU are asked to respond to E.R. Jackman foundation by April 17. for infor mation, or a registration form, contact the Extension office, 676-9642, prior to April 17. The Mustangs hosted cross country rivals Riverside Pirates on Thursday April 30 and defeated the Pirates 11-1. The two teams met earlier this season in Boardman, and Hepp ner dropped two to the Pirates but this time the Pirates danced to a different tune. Senior Jim Kindle started on the mound for the Mustangs pit ching the whole game giving up three hits and one run and strik ing out eight Pirate hitters. The Pirates scored their only run in Life * Auto * Home the first inning. The Mustangs Farm * Health ♦ Annuities scored six runs in the fifth inn ing to help 10-run the Pirates in- the sixth. The Mustangs combined for 10 hits lead by Scott Coe with three The Morrow Soil and Water and Jason Britt with two. The Proud to serve the community we grew up in! Conservation District will be giv final score was Heppner 11 ing away pine and fir seedlings Riverside one. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day, May 12, 13 and 14 at the T n n r i n n n i~8'8~8~ tn n n i'>' BT8~yyy8' 8'B"BN~BT B N~ffTT nnr8~tnrB~ tn n n r T r r r r r 8NNN T T T T p r T r »NNN~B~rnrg district office at 430 Hepp- ner/Lexington Highway, Hepp ner between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Anyone in - terested must bring their own oO 111 N. Court Heppner 676-9643 containers. For more information O o contact Janet G reenup at 10lb . N e w York 676-5452. $ 4 « « lb. Potatoes 7 9 *b a g Steak PL07KAR INSURANCE MCSWCD plans tree give-away 127 N. Main Heppner, Oregon Court Street Market In the Service Use John Prag’s Expertise to: l/A p p ly modern management techniques j to county government. Increase the tax base to minimize j individual tax impact. Promote county involvement in protection of property rights. M ORROW COUNTY COMMISSIONER PM hr by J«ha Png far Canty Cmaimam, P.0, l a 7V7, Boardan, 01 fTtli 411-2414 M arine Pfc. Ryon B. Johnson, son of Gerald Johnson, Irrigon, recently completed the Aviation Electrician's Mate Course. During the course, at the Naval Air Technical Training Center. Naval Air Station Memphis, Millington, TN, students receive introductory instruction required to perform scheduled maintenance on naval aircraft in cluding specialized training on electrical and electronic instru ment systems. Johnson is a 1990 graduate of Riverside High School, Board- man. He joined the Marine Corps in May 1991. Frozen Breast Boneless Beef Ribs lb. Turkey •■ ••ib . W estern Fam ily 2 2 o z. Boneless C huck Steak lb. Macaroni & Cheese ! regea, j „ Boneless Beef Seneca 4 4 o z. 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