TWELVE - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 13, 1992
Lexington
News
____________ By Delpha Jones
-¡-C olleen B ergstrom of
Lewiston, ID. was a recent visitor
in Lexington with her sons and
other relatives.
-:-Earl Miller of Seaview, WA
has been a visitor at the home of
his aunt and uncle Cecil and
Delpha Jones.
-:-Jim and Sandy Putnam are
staying with her mother Pat
Wright.
-¡-Cecil Jones and Earl Miller
wre visitors last week at the VA
hospital in Walla Walla, WA,
where they visited a former Lex
ington resident, Charlie Padberg.
Earlier in the day Eileen and
Eldon Padberg had visited.
Charlie is the brother of Eldon.
-¡-Faye Ruhl visited her son
Skip, at Good Shepherd Com
munity Hospital on Monday. He
underwent surgery that day.
-¡-Debra Jones and daughter
Janie and Brenda of the Tri-
Cities, visited with her parents
Joe and Hilda Yocom on Mothers
Day weekend. Others for dinner
on Sunday were Marie and
Leland Jones and children, Millie
West and children of Pendleton,
Renee and Jack Yocom of Hepp
ner, Martha and Gary Munkers
and sons and Cecil and Delpha
Jones.
Riverside
student takes
first in district
contest
Kelly Spray, a senior at River
side High School, took first place
in Division III at the Morrow
County School District Spelling
Contest held at Riverside High
School. Kelly has now won nine
consecutive division champion
ships in this annual contest.
Jake McEUigott, a sixth grade
student at lone Middle School,
and Allen Day, a ninth grade stu
dent at Riverside High School
were the champions in Division
I and n , respectively.
The top three finishers in each
division were as follows:
Division I elementary to grade
six: first-Jake McEUigott, lone;
second-K risti M ason, Sam
Board man; third-a tie between
Lara Fritz, Sam Boardman and
Jayme Hanson, Heppner Middle
School.
Division II grades 7-9: first-
Allen Day, Riverside; second-
Donnie Pointer; Heppner Middle
School; third-Gabe Escobedo,
Columbia Junior High.
Division in grades 10-12: first-
Kelly Spray, Riverside; second-
Tony Becket, Heppner; third-
Brent Sheirbon, lone.
-•-Judy Groshens of Irrigon
underwent major surgery at Good
Shepherd Community Hospital in
Hermiston.
- -Bob and Luella Taylor spent
the weekend at Newport, visiting
her family.
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hugh— , c h a m b f manager
“ Hats off to Morrow County”
opens all kinds of opportunities
for the 1992 Morrow County Fair
and Oregon Trail Pro-Rodeo
parade, booths, and publicity, our
vivacious Court were guests at
the Chamber luncheon Tuesday.
Dressed in their attractive red and
black outfits, they shared events
and activities for August 19
through the 23. A competition for
businessmen or an across county
Chamber Challenge is in the wind
to occur sometime during the
weeks events. We’re open for
ideas just as long as it doesn’t in
volve being drug on the end of a
rope or bucked off something. In
the meantime, Chamber is
preparing for the parade, schedul
ing Paddy Wagon appearances,
mailing out brochures, and plan
ning on helping “ man” the rodeo
gate and attend the fair on
Thursday.
* Jane Rawlins is busy planting
the empty planters on Main
Street. Hats off to her and Garden
Club members and the businesses
who maintain the Chamber
planters. It shows community
pride.
* Many Chamber of Com
merces have A m bassador
Groups. I’m told they have a
great time promoting their com
munities at events across the
state. In fact, there are now con
ferences held for the various
groups with the next one schedul
ed for September 25-27 in
Gresham. Included will be an op
portunity to participate in the
parade promoting your town, ride
the Stemwheeler, and hear some
excellent speakers. Please contact
the Chamber office if you would
be interested in starting a Hepp
ner Ambassadors group to act as
greeters for events and activities
and to promote our events around
the state. Start those creative
juices flowing...leprechauns on
parade; hats off to Heppner;
western theme. Other towns have
great success stories to tell.
* Next week: the chamber pro
gram will be Domestic Violence
Services for M orrow and
Umatilla Counties.
Thought for the week: “ What
lies behind us and what lies
before us are tiny matters com
pared to what lies within us.”
Sheriffs Report
The Morrow County Sheriffs
department reports dispatching
the following business during the
past week:
May 5: M orrow County
Sheriffs office dispatched the
Marvin L. Gammell
Marvin L. Gammell, 86, of Fossil ambulance to A street in
Cutbank, Montana, died Sunday, Fossil. One fem ale was
May 3, 1992 at Deaconess transported to the Asher Clinic in
Fossil. Airlife was paged to res
Hospital in Great Falls, Montana.
Mr. Gammell was bom March pond to the clinic;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
5, 1906 at Villisca, Iowa, to
fice dispatched the Boardman am
Robert Gammell and Lavonnie
bulance to 1-84, east bound mile
Rains Gammell. The family mov
post 171 for one male. There was
ed to Heppner in March 1911.
no transport, patient refused;
Mr. Gammell attended school in
M orrow County deputy
Heppner and graduated from
responded to an Irrigon resident
Heppner High School. He loved
to investigate a report of harass
the outdoors and worked with
ing phone calls. Investigation is
livestock most of his life. He has
continuing;
resided in Montana for the past
M orrow County deputy
34 years.
responded to an Irrigon resident
Survivors include two sisters
to investigate a juvenile problem;
Beulah Florence and Mary
Morrow County deputy ar
Beamer both of Heppner and
rested Leroy Rea of Lexington
several neices and nephews.
for Violation of Restraining
At his request there will be no
order. Subject was lodged at Ben
funeral.
ton County Jail;
Morrow County deputy ar
rested Kristina Rea of lone for
Violation of Restraining Order.
The Morrow County Clerk’s
office at the courthouse in Hepp 'Subject posted bail;
ner reports issuing the following
Morrow County Sheriff s of
marriage licenses during the past
fice dispatched the Boardman am
week:
bulance to a two vehicle accident
May 3: Michael Edward
on Wilson Road. One male sub
Kendell, 42, Irrigon; and
ject was transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital with unknown
Maria Eugenia Davis, 39,
Irrigon.
injuries.
May 6: Morrow County depu
May 6: Elpidio Garcia, 21,
ty responded to the Irrigon area
Echo; and
Patricia Jean Cisneros, 35,
to assist with a juvenile problem.
Call was cancelled enroute;
Echo.
Kenneth Egbert Miller, 3V
Moftol# •- County deputy
Arlington; and
responded to a citizen complaint
in lone. Investigation is
Linda P. Johnson, 43, Irrigon.
Obituary
Marriage Licenses
continuing;
Morrow County deputy con
tacted an Irrigon resident regar
ding a juvenile problem;
Morrow County dispatched the
lone Fire Dept, to a Ford pickup
on fire on Hwy 74 mile post 29;
M orrow County deputy
responded to a suspicious cir
cum stance at an Irrigon
residence. Investigation is
continuing.
May 7: Morrow County depu
ty received a report of horses in
the road on Hwy. 730, west of Ir
rigon. Deputy was unable to
locate horses upon arrival;
Morrow County deputy receiv
ed a report of vandalism to a vehi
cle belonging to Walt Avery, Rt.
2, Irrigon. Investigation is
continuing;
Morrow County deputy ar
rested Jose Manuel Castillo-
Galindo, 27, Spokane, WA. for
Driving Under the Influence of
Intoxicants, No O peraters
License and Possession of less
than one ounce of marijuana.
Subject was lodged at Benton
County Jail.
May 8: M orrow County
Sheriffs office dispatched the
Arlington ambulance to a motor
vehicle rollover, a pickup,
camper and boat, on 1-84, mile
post 116, west bound, with in
ju ries. One person was
transported to Mid Columbia
Medical Center;
M orrow County deputies
received a report of a drunk
driver to east bound on 1-84 near
Boardman. Deputy was unable to
locate driver;
M orrow County deputies
responded to a Boardman area
resident regarding a vehicle pro
blem. Investigation is continuing.
May 9: M orrow County
Sheriffs office dispatched the
Arlington Fire Dept, to a pickup
on fire on 1-84 at mile post 149.
Fire was contained;
M orrow County deputy
responded to an alarm at lone
High School. Alarm turned out to
be false;
M orrow County deputy
responded to an Irrigon residence
to investigate a complaint of
telephone harassment;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Heppner am
bulance to a Lexington residence
for a man with an unknown il
lness. One male was transported
to Pioneer Memorial Hospital;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Spray Fire
Dept, to a grass fire south of
Spray. Fire was contained;
M orrow County deputy
responded to Lexington to in
vestigate a report of suspicous
people going door to door.
May 10: Morrow County
deputy assisted the Boardman
Police Dept, with breaking up a
loud party;
Morrow County deputy con
tacted an Irrigon resident regar
ding possible stolen property;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Arlington Fire
Dept, to a grass fire on 1-84 mile
pst 119. Fire was contained;
Morrow County deputy con
tacted the custodian of AC
Houghton School in Irrigon for
an investigation on vandalism
done to the school. Investigation
is continuing.
May 11: Morrow County
Sheriffs office dispatched the
Boardman am bulance to a
residence on Cotton Wood Loop
in Boardman for one male sub
ject with an unknown illness
Subject was transported to Good
Shephed Hospital;
Morrow County deputy con
tacted Dee Rock, Rt. 2 Irrigon,
regarding an animal problem;
Morrow County deputy cited
and released Rodney Reynolds,
29, Irrigon, for maintaining a dog
as a public nuisance;
M orrow County deputy
responded to Olson Road. Board-
man, for an animal problem.
P U B L I C N O TICE
Motorized Travel Management
Plan
AVAILABLE FOR
PUBLIC REVIEW
HEPPNER RANGER
DISTRICT
UMATILLA NATIONAL
FOREST
The Heppner Ranger District
of the Umatilla National Forest
has recently completed an en
vironmental assessment (EA) for
the proposed Motorized Travel
Management Plan. The Travel
Plan EA is now available for
Section 11, Tax Lot 401 located
public review and comment.
in a General Industrial (MG) estate are hereby required to pre
The proposed plan encom Zone.
sent the same, with proper
passes all National Forest Lands
3.
Application by D. J. Edman vouchers, within four months
with the Heppner Ranger District for a V ariance (H ardship
after the date of first publication
boundary. The main issues iden Reasons) for an Additional
of this notice, as stated below, to
tified are road-oriented activities, Manufactured Dwelling located
the personal representative at:
off-highway vehicle use, non- in Township 4 North, Range 25,
P.O . Box 218, Pendleton,
motorized recreation, effective Section 18, Tax Lot 600, con
Oregon 97801 or they may be
big game habitat and ad sisting of 2.31 acres in a Small
barred.
ministrative use. The Heppner Farm-40 Zone.
All persons whose rights may
Ranger District has developed
Interested persons are invited be affected by the proceedings in
alternatives to address these to the hearing to express their
this estate may obtain additional
issues. Alternatives vary in the views. Written, signed statements
information from the records of
miles of road and trail that would will be considered. Reasons for
the court, the personal represen
remain open for motorized travel. approval or disapproval should be
tative or the attorney for the per
The EA discusses these alter included in oral or written
sonal representative.
natives and their environmental
statements.
Dated and first published: April
effects.
Kent Goodyear
29, 1992.
Public involvement is ap Chairman
Charles A. Carlson
preciated. Anyone wishing to M orrow County Planning
Personal Representative
review the EA or comment on the Commission
P.O. Box 45
project is invited to contact Don Published: May 6 and 13, 1992
lone, Oregon 97843
Finley, Team Leader, Heppner
Steven H. Corey OSB #72058
Ranger District, P.O. Box 7,
P U B L I C N O TIC E O f Attorneys for Personal
Heppner, OR, 97836, or call
CALL FOR BIDS
Representative
(503) 676-9187. Comments will
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Corey, Byler, Rew, Lorenzen &
be accepted for 30 days from the that the City of Heppner will
Hojem
date of this notice.
receive sealed bids on gas as
222 S.E. Dorion Avenue
Published: May 13, 1992
follows:
P.O. Box 218
1. On gasoline only.
Pendleton, Oregon 97801
2. Lowest price to the City on
P U B L I C N O TIC E
503-276-3331
THE
CENTRAL
AND regular and unleaded. (Specify
Published: April 29; May 6 and
EASTERN
OREGON which pump price.)
13, 1992___________________
3. Minimum or no service.
JU V EN ILE
JUSTICE
Specify which. (Check oil and
CONSORTIUM
P U B L I C N O TIC E
The Central and Eastern clean glass is minimum.)
The Morrow County Court will
4. Starting date will be July 1,
Oregon Juvenile Justice Consor
hold
a public hearing on Wednes
tium Budget Committee will hold 1992. Bid expires June 30, 1993.
day,
May
20, 1992, at 10:00 a.m.
a hearing at 10 a.m. at the All prices quoted on gasoline
at
the
North
Morrow County An
Umatilla County Juvenile Depart must be quoted in terms of cents
nex
in
Irrigon,
Oregon. A public
ment, Pendleton, Oregon on the off on pump prices. Bids submit
hearing
will
be
held on the
ted will be prices which dealer
19th day of May, 1992.
following:
The purpose of this meeting is will supply City vehicles when
A public hearing to consider an
to adopt the budget for the fiscal the City makes purchases from
amendment
to the Morrow Coun
year beginning July 1, 1992 and the dealer. The City of Heppner
ty
Comprehensive
Plan and Zon
ending June 30, 1993. All per reserve the right to see the rack
ing
Ordinance
to
remove
from the
sons have the right to submit writ price on any day. Deadline for
Irrigon
Urban
Growth
Boundary
ten or oral comments at that time. sealed bids will be 5:00 PM
A copy of the budget may be ob prevailing time Friday, June 5, an area bounded by Fourth Street
tained free of charge at the Cen 1992. Bids will be opened at the West, the Columbia River, State
tral and Eastern Oregon Juvenile regular June 8, 1992 City Coun Highway 730, and the westerly
Justice Consortium office located cil meeting at City Hall, 188 West city limits. Further, that the
at 407 S.E. 1st Avenue, Ontario, Willow Street, Heppner, Oregon. Suburban Residential One-Acre
Oregon 97914, or by calling The meeting begins at 7:00 PM. Zone of the Zoning Ordinance be
Due to unforeseen price hikes the amended. Said amendments to
503-889-8802.
City of Heppner can review and apply only to the above-
Published: May 13, 1992
possibly rebid gas. The City of mentioned area.
Interested persons are invited
P U B L I C N O TIC E Heppner reserves the right to re
to the hearing to express their
MORROW COUNTY SCHOOL ject any or all bids.
DISTRICT
The City of Heppner is an views. Written, signed statements
will be considered. Reasons for
W HEEL
CHAIR
LIFT equal opportunity employer.
approval
or disapproval should be
PROJECT
Gary B. Marks
included in written or oral
CALL FOR BIDS
City Administrator
• Sealed Bids for the wheel chair Published: May 6, 13 and 20, statements.
lift project will be received by 1992_______________________ Louis A. Carlson
Judge
Morrow County School District
PUBLIC
NOTICE
Morrow County
at the District Office, 270 West
Published: May 6 and 13, 1992
PUBLIC
NOTICE
OF
FILING
Main, Lexington, OR 97839, un
OF
INITIATIVE
PETITION
til 2 p.m., May 26, 1992. At that
•
■■ »
The City of Heppner has r *
time all bids will be opened and
received
a
Initiative
Petition
publicly read.
which will be circulated to obtain
Card of Thanks
Scope of work called for in this
signatures to initiate the measure.
bid shall include, but is not
The ballot title for this Initiative
limited to all necessary crafts re
Petition is as follows:
quired to install a Garaventa
First, I would like to thank
CAPTION: Heppner Charter
Margaret Ann, my wife, for the
GSL-1 wheel chair lift and an
Amendment for no new taxes or
happiest and most enjoyable 12
American Stairglide PLTG ver
increases.
years of my life. She was the
tical wheel chair lift in Heppner
ultimate partner in my work, play
QUESTION:
Should
the
Hepp
Middle School.
and just making life fun and
ner
Charter
be
revised
to
prohibit
The bidder is responsible for
enjoyable.
new
taxes
or
increases
unless
providing all crafts necessary-or
Next, I want to thank all our
voter approved?
detailed specifications for any
friends, neighbors, business
SUMMARY: This initiative
electrical, mechanical, masonry,
associates and all our customers
measure
will prohibit the City
or other requirements.
for the over 200 cards of
from implementing new taxes or
A mandatory, pre-bid, on site,
condolences and sympathy and
conference for this project will be raising existing taxes. The
loving concern that our familes
drafters did not define the word
received. And so many of the
held on May 20, 1992, at 1 p.m..
“ taxes,” so what revenue sources
cards we received had personal
Bids will not be accepted from
hand-written tributes of concern
contractors not attending this pre will be effected are unknown.
and admiration for Margaret Ann.
Also unknown is the effect of the
bid conference.
Also, I want to say thank you
Bidding documents may be ob measure on the City’s ability to
to all the ladies who brought all
provide
services.
The
measure,
if
tained at the District office, 270
the bountiful food for the
passed, will require further
West Main, Lexington, OR.
wonderful potluck after the
legislation or court proceedings
97839, Monday through Friday,
services. I have a list of about 50
to interpret.
from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
families that brought food, then
Any City elector dissatisfied
M orrow County School
helped clean up.
District may reject any bids not with the ballot title may file a
These kind of things can
only happen in our small rural
in compliance wiht all prescrib petition in the Morrow County
areas in Eastern Oregon, where all
ed public bidding procedures and Circuit Court asking for a dif
the
thoughtful and kind people
ferent
title
and
stating
the
reasons
requirements, and may reject for
live.
good cause any and all bids upon that the ballot title is insufficient,
A special thanks to all who
a finding of the district that it is not concise or unfair. The peti
sent
beautiful
flower arrangements
tion must be filed in court within
the public interest to do so.
and potted plants in full bloom.
seven business days after the
Published: May 13, 1992
Flowers were Margaret Ann's
publication of the date of this
greatest enjoyment.
notice.
Also, a great big thank you
P U B L I C N O TIC E DATED May 7, 1992.
for all the memorials to the Fossil
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
(s) Gary B. Marks, City
Volunteer Ambulance Fund in
The Morrow County Planning
Margaret Ann's name. She was a
Administrator
Commission will hold a public Published: May 13, 1992_____
believer in helpful community
hearing on Monday, May 18,
projects that live on, an would
1992, at 7:30 p.m. at the Public
appreciate these memorials.
We all appreciate your
Works Building in Lexington,
P U B L I C N O TIC E
condolences,
sympathy, thoughts
Oregon. A public hearing will be
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
and friendship. We are saddened
held on the following:
OF THE STATE OF OREGON
by our great loss.
1. Application for Conditional
FOR THE COUNTY
Herb Wright
Use Permit, N-49, by Oregon
OF MORROW
Pal Maclnnes A family
State Department of Transporta
No. 92 PR 7
and all the Smith Family,
tion for a Asphaltic Concrete ESTATE OF:
Daughter Janet
Batch Plant in Township 5 North, FRANCES M CARLSON.
Sons Roger. Loyd A Gordon
Range 26, Section 26, Tax Lot
and all the grandchildren
Deceased.
205 and 207 located in a Rural
NOTICE TO INTERESTED
Residential Zone.
We would like to thank Dr.
PERSONS
2. Application for a Condi
Notice is hereby given that the Jeanne and the hospital staff for
tional Use Perm it, N-50,
the wonderful care during
undersigned has been appointed
Umatilla Ready-Mix, Inc. for a and has qualified as the personal
Kimberly’s recent illness.
Concrete Ready Mix Plant in representative of the estate. All
Bill. Sharon and Kimberly Morris
Township 4 North, Range 25, persons having claims against the
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