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FO U R • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 8, 1992
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
The Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
U.S.P.S. 240-420
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at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of M arch 3, 1179. Second class postage paid
at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 Weal WOkm Street. Telephone (503) 676-9228.
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Joyce Hughes ........................................................... Office M anager, Typeaetttng
A prs Sykes ........................................................................................... News Editor
Mary Van B ibber................................................................. G raphics Department
Monique P a rre i............................................................................................ Bindery
Penni K ecracm nker..................................................................................... Printer
Jean Ann T u rn er................................................................................. - D istribution
David and April Svkes. Publishers
Letters to the Editor
Remember the good old days
To the editor:
Too much TV warps the mind,
dulls the senses. Here are a few
suggestions to help. I read and
found some interesting facts.
The old time flour mills were
gas powered. They ran on wood
tracks. A load of wood cost $1 a
bushel of wheat brought 27C low
40C high. In the 30’s four bushels
to the acre was good, then the
crops got better and 25 bushels to
an acre was really good. A sack
of wheat 2 Vi bushels cost $1. A
loaf of bread was eight cents, a
pound of coffee was 12c. The
flour mill in Lexington was
known to trade for vegetables,
had a grist mill by the city hall.
Grandma had a model T-Ford
which backed up the steep hills.
The 1927 Model A Ford-the
more you pushed the brakes, the
faster you went. A 1926
4-cylinder Ford cost $395. There
was no seed wheat a bad crop, it
was fed to the horses (had four
cylinder tractors).
Butchering
hogs
after
Thanksgiving was a welcome
relief from harvesting. The men
got together, built fires, but
chered hogs, trimmed the fat,
rendered the lard, made sausage,
and crackling bread. Nothing was
wasted on a pig, but the squeal.
The bladder was their kids foot
ball. Some folks never had
anything but pork and venison.
If any water came out of the
well, it went on the garden, and
the kids packed it in buckets.
Fruit was dried on sheets on top
of the house.
The butchering was "kind of a
social,” the women in the kit
chen, preparing food and gossip
ing, exchanging recipes.
Ah the good old days. No ad
ditives in your food, no chlorine
in the water.
The beautiful fields of golden
wheat ripple across our part of the
land. It’s truly God’s country.
(s) Maxine Lamoreaux
Fossil
Heppner Chamber of Commerce
Invites you to a
“ STEAK OUT”
Steak Dinner
with all the trimmings
Thursday, July 16
6:30 p.m. City Park Main Street
$1000 per person
Tickets should be purchased in advance
* Meet The Vintage Motorcyclists
from British Columbia
* Casual Visiting
* Music-
* Museum Open 6 to 8 p.m.
Tickets available at Chamber/TV Office, Morrow Coun
ty Grain Growers, Kuhn & Spicer, Bank o f E.O. and
Murray’s Drug.
COAST TO COAST
YOUR
SOURCE
TO
SAVE
Save 90 Mile Round Trip
Save Aggravation
Save Time
Save Peace of Mind
Selection Service
Competitive Prices
Coast toGoast
H efner
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S heriffs Report
The Morrow County Sheriffs
office at the courthouse building
in Heppner reports dispatching
the following information during
the past week:
June 30: Morrow County depu
ty responded to assist Oregon
State Police with a report of
unknown subjects near an or
chard in Irrigon;
M orrow County deputy
responded to investigate an
animal problem. The owner of
the dog was contacted and the
situation taken care of;
M orrow County deputy
responded to the Irrigon Marina
and began investigation of
juveniles in the boat area;
Morrow County deputy handl
ed a civil problem in the Irrigon
area;
Morrow County deputy cited
and released Debra Louise
Dillard, 32, Ontario, CA. for
Possession of Less than 1 oz.
Marijuana;
M orrow County deputy
responded to the Outback Apart
ments to assist the Boardman
Police Dept with a report of
careless driving in the parking lot.
Deputy was unable to locate vehi
cle upon arrival;
M orrow County deputy
responded to the Boardman area
for a complaint of trespassing.
July l : Morrow County depu
ty took a report of a theft that oc
curred in the Boardman area. A
coat was taken from a truck park
ed at the Nomad;
M orrow County deputy
responded to the Irrigon area for
an animal complaint. Dogs were
barking;
Morrow County deputy took a
report of a pig stolen from the
West Glen area in Boardman;
M orrow County deputy
responded to Irrigon to begin in
vestigation
of
possible
misrepresentation;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Arlington fire
dept, to a field fire at Steve
Anderson’s;
M orrow County deputy
responded to Irrigon and advis
ed a citizen regarding an animal
problem;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Arlington am
bulance to 1-84, westbound, three
miles east of Arlington. One vehi
cle rollover was handled by
Oregon State Police. The am
bulance caught up to the accident
victim in Alrington;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Boardman am
bulance to Columbia Village for
a male subject with an unknown
illness. Transport was made to
Good Shepherd Community
Hospital.
July 2: Morrow County depu
ty took a report of vandalism of
a mail box on a rural route in the
Irrigon area. Investigation is
continuing;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Arlington am
bulance to a one vehicle rollover
on 1-84, eastbound mile post 143.
One male was transported to
Good Shepherd Community
Hospital with unknown injuries;
M orrow County deputy
responded to the Irrigon area for
a report of a horse that was found
loose. Owner was located;
M orrow County deputy
responded to the Irrigon Marina
for a report of juveniles setting off
fireworks in the parking area;
Morrow County Sheriff s of
fice dispatched the Boardman am
bulance to a residence at 212 N.
1st in Boardman. One female was
transported with an unknown il
lness to Good Shepherd Com
munity Hospital;
Morrow County deputy ar
rested Penny Renee Pownall, 29,
Boardman, on a Umatilla Coun
ty Sheriff s office warrant for
Failure To Appear. Pownall was
transported and turned over the
Umatilla County Jail;
M orrow County deputy
responded to the Irrigon area for
a complaint of an on going
neighborhood problem. In
vestigation is continuing.
July 3: Morrow County depu
ty assisted the Oregon State
Police with a one vehicle rollover
on 1-84, mile post 156;
Morrow County Sheriff s of
fice dispatched the Boardman am
bulance to a motor vehicle acci
dent on 1-84, mile post 156.
Three adults and two children
were transported to Good
Shepherd Community Hospital
with unknown injuries;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Boardman am
bulance and rescue to a farm ac
cident in Lindsay Canyon. One
male was transported to Good
Shepherd Community Hospital
with unknown injuries;
M orrow County deputy
assisted the Umatilla County
Sheriffs office with an investiga
tion in the Irrigon area;
Morrow County deputy ar
rested Harvey Reyes Gonzales.
22, Irrigon, on a warrant for
Parole Violation. Gonzales was
lodged at Benton County jail;
Morrow County deputy con
tacted an Irrigon resident regar
ding a civil matter;
M orrow County deputy
responded to back up Boardman
Police Dept at Wilson Road
Trailer Park on a call for
disturbance;
M orrow County deputy
responded to a report of a distur
bance in the Irrigon area. The
neighborhood problem is under
investigation.
July 4: Morrow County depu
ty assisted the Boardman Police
Dept with an investigation of
suspicious circumstances. Lights
were flashing in the Desert
Springs Estates;
Morrow County deputy began
investigation of téléphoné harass
ment to someone in the Irrigon
area. Investigation is continuing;
Morrow County deputy began
investigation of property damage
to Dave Riekkola, Boardman,
caused by a hit and run accident.
Investigation is continuing;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice responded to AC Houghton
grade school in Irrigon to a report
of people shooting off fireworks
near the building. All fireworks
were illegal.
July 5: Morrow County depu
ty responded to 8th St. W for a
report of property damage done
by a vehicle.
July 6: Morrow County depu
ty responded to the Irrigon area
for a report of criminal mischief;
Morrow County deputy ar
rested Lester Ray Martin Jr., 22,
Irrigon for Criminal Mischief H,
two counts of Driving While
Suspended felony, Hit and Run,
Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
Martin was transported and lodg
ed at Benton County Jail;
Morrow County deputy took a
report and started investigation of
Non-sufficient Funds Checks;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Arlington Fire
Dept to a grass/wheat fire at
Blalock Canyon;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Condon Fire
Dept to a grass/wheat fire west
of Condon on the John Day River
on BLM land;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Boardman
Fire Dept to a grass fire west of
Boardm an. There was no
response, fire was in No Mans
Land;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Boardman am
bulance to Boardman RV park for
a female with an unknown injury.
Transport was refused;
Morrow County deputy ar
rested Leroy Keith Rea for Viola
tion of Release Agreement. Rea
was transported and lodged at
Benton County Jail.
During the week of June 29 to
July 5 Morrow County Sheriffs
office assisted two motorists.
New Thinking
By now you know that the county
has funded the Oregon Trail Library
district for next year. The process of
forming a new district is apparently
so complicated that we just couldn’t
get it done right the first time.
Formation of the library district
was necessary because the cities of
Heppner and Boardman could no
longer provide all the services they
have in the past. Measure 5 has put
the skids on government’s ability to
tax property even with the taxpayers
consent.
As a consequence, the significance
of city government will diminish over
the years. We all remember when a
city provided running water, sewer, police and fire protection, libraries,
museums and all manner of things that we call the good life. Folks
out in the country just had to work, daylight to dark.
Just as libraries get cut from city budgets, so too will other parts
of city government. Heppner has already cut one man from its police
force just as Irrigon has axed its entire force. Fire protection will be
the next to go. Even operation of water and sewer systems will become
harder and harder without general tax revenues.
Folks can’t look to the state to pick up the slack. The state is busy
trying to figure out how to finance schools. And if the governor can t
get her act together soon, it looks like state government will be even
worse off than the cities.
It sure looks like the county is the only one left. County tax rates
are quite a bit less than the limits of Measure 5 so it does look like
the county could raise money to finance a much broader range of ser
vices than it has ever before.
But county policy has been to keep as low as possible. That goal
has been achieved pretty well over the past four years with only a 3.4
percent increase in that time. But it was that very goal that contributed
to the formation of the Oregon Trail Library District. By refusing to
step in and fund libraries, the county forced library proponents to form
a district with its own taxing authority.
It really doesn’t make any difference whether we pay taxes to the
county or the library district, we still have to pay them. But it does
make a difference as to how much. Consider: the two cities spent
$45,000 on libraries this year. The county has funded libraries for
$63,000 for next year. But when the district gets squared away the
following year, the tax bill will be $140,000.
That’s what will happpen when we turn operation of a special district
over to folks who have a special interest in the very service that district
provides. The library folks only have to consider the library not roads
and fairs and medical services too. Only the county budget committee
can consider all the services to be provided, balance one against the
other, and then balance the total against the taxpayer’s need to keep
the total tax bill within reason.
Formation of more and more special service districts is not the answer.
Once we approve a special district tax base, like the library’s, we can
never get it back or balance it against some other social need.
The county cannot simply bury its head in the sand and refuse to
take on a new social service. Sure, it may mean the county tax rate
might go up a little. But if we just ignore the fact that cities can no
longer function as cities have, then more and more special districts
will drive up the tax rate farther and faster than if we face reality.
It may weil come to the county providing fire protection throughout
the county, the Sheriff having deputies in every town as the only law
enforcement officers, even operation of "regional” water and sewer
systems.
Of course, that’s new thinking. It’ll take years, if we don’t miss the
boat in the meantime.
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The Cardinal Club of lone
would like to
thank patrons of the
annual 4th of July Chicken barbecue
for partaking in our offering.
The money received from this event
goes to a scholarship
and to offset budget short falls
on educational programs
at the lone schools.
Thanks again
Cardinal Club
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