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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 2, 1994 Obituary The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Ilene K. Laughlin Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S 240-420 Morrow C ounty's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Publhh«! »evkl> and entered as seciind-vlass matter at the Post Office at Hepp ner. Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Second class postage paid at Hepp ner. Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503) 676-9228. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Oarette-Tinies, P.O. Bos 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $16 in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant Counties; $23 elsewhere. Joyce Hughes ............................................................ Office Manager, Typesetting April Hilton-Sykes ................................................................................ News Editor Monique D ev in ................................................................................................Binders Penni K eersem aker......................................................................................... Printer Jean .Ann T u rn e r..................................................................................... Distribution David and April Hilton-Sykes, Publisher Letter to the Editor 2% Equal Tax measure nears sig quota To the Editor: and would like to help get this on To all taxpayers who are tired the ballot write to: Direct Legisla of supporting an ever-growing tion League, PO Box 15023. bureaucracy with higher and Portland. OR 97215 or call higher taxes, we are in the final 503-239-5949. In Roseburgarea months of getting the 125000 call Nora LeBeau at 679-4427. signatures needed to put the 2 % Sincerely, Equal Tax Measure on the ballot (s) Janette Kirkland next fall. 544 Fir Point Lane If the 2 % Equal Tax passes in Glendale. 97442 November, you would pay two cents out of every dollar you spend but never again would you pay state income taxesAproperty C arter Fletcher C urrin-a son taxes, license fees, registration Carter, was born to Kelli and fees or any other state tax. You Tony Currin of Heppner, on would be in control of your January 11. 1994 at St. Anthony money. Never again would you Hospital in Pendleton. The baby file a state tax form, or have state weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. taxes deducted from your Grandparents are Wilbur and paycheck. The assessors’ offices Jeani Fletcher. Dayton. WA. and and tax courts would be closed, Ron and Judy Currin. Heppner. saving taxpayers 45 million Great grandparents are Glen dollars a year. and Vernice Fletcher. Dayton. Businesses would move to WA. and great grandmother Oregon when they discover they Helen Currin, Heppner. would have only one state tax to Monica Calvillo-a daughter deal with, the 2 % Equal Tax. Monica, was born to Maria and Also, tourists, foreigners, drug Mario Calvillo, Boardman on dealers and tax cheaters would January 16, 1994 at Good pay their fair share along with the Shepherd Community Hospital in rest of us. Hermiston. The baby weighed 9 Figure out how much you paid lbs. 6 oz. last year in state income taxes, Jovanny Llamas-a son. Jovan- property taxes, gasoline taxes . ny was bom to Xochitl Llamas of (approx. 23 cents on every gallon Boardman on January 19, 1994 purchased). license fees, vehicle at Good Shepherd Community registrations, then compare it Hospital in Hemiiston. The baby with what you would pay at two weighed 9 lbs. 15 oz. cents on every dollar spent. Spend $20,000 in one year and your taxes would amount to $400. Spend $40,000 in one year, C o m p lim e n ts o f th e M o rr o w C o u n ty G ra in G ro w e rs your taxes would be $800. This tax works because Tuesday, February 1, 1994 everyone pays a little, no one is Soft W hite overburdened because it is fair, Feb. *3.64 and you are in control of your March *3.56 money. As it stands now, if you April-May *3.58 don’t come up with your proper Aug. *3.50 ty taxes every year, you could Barley lose your home. You have no Feh *1 .03/' 1.04 control over escalating property March ' 1.05 taxes, you pay or else. If you need more information Births Market Report ÌO G % M C G G G r o w e r M e e tin g DATE: Friday, Feb. 11, 1994 9 - 9:30 a.m. Russ Canon, Monsanto-Weed minimum till sytems control in 9:30 - 10 a.m. Pete Vanourek, CIBA-New Products & Label Updates 10 - 10:30 a.m. Barry Duerk, Miles-Proper Timing for Cheat Grass Control 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. Dennis Wilson, DuPont-Herbicide Resistsance Management 11:30 - Noon |im Benson, Cenex Land O'Lakes, Products New 1 2 - 1 p.m. Lunch 1 - 3 p.m. Denise Race, Sandoz-Small Grains Staging Clinic. Lunch will be provided and credit hours will be given Sponsored by Dobyns Pest Control & MCGG There will also be a welding clinic at MCGG Shop in lone starting at 1:30 p.m. Memorial Mass for Ilene Kilkenny Laughlin was held this morning at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with private committal service at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Recitation of the Rosary was held Tuesday, February 1, 1994 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Mrs. Laughlin, 75, of Hepp ner, died Thursday, January 27, 1994 at Pioneer Memorial Nurs ing Home in Heppner. She was born Feb. 5, 1918 at Condon to John and Lottie Russell Kilkenny. She grew' up on the family ranch 10 miles east of Heppner on Hinton Creek. She attended school at Pleasant Point on Buttercreek, St. Joseph’s Academy at Pendleton and graduated from Heppner High School. She then attended the University of Oregon at Eugene. She worked for over 20 years at Pioneer Memorial Hospital as office manager and administrator. Mrs. Laughlin was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and Altar Society. She very much enjoyed the Irish celebration on St. Patrick's Day at Heppner. Survivors include a son Robert “ Butch” Laughlin and daughter Sheridan Tarnasky, both of Heppner: brothers John F. Kilkenny of Portland and Robert J. Kilkenny of Lexington, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was preced ed in death by husband Robert Laughlin; brothers, William P. and Robert R.; sisters. Rose Ellen, Sara, Mary Ann and Colleen. Memorial contributions, for those who wish may be made to the Pioneer Memorial Hospital Fund, PO Box 9, Heppner, 97836 or to the Heppner St. Patrick's Day Celebration, PO Box 1232. Heppner. Sweeney Mortuary. Heppner, was in charge of arrangements. Sheriff’s Report The Morrow County Sheriff s office in Heppner reports dispat ching the following business dur ing the past week: January 25: Norma Ortiz of Ir- rigon asked the Morrow County deputy to check her residence for unwanted guests. January 26: Morrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the Spray Fire Department to the Spray high school for a report of a fire alarm going off. There was no fire. The incident happened two times; Morrow County Sheriff s of fice dispatched the Condon am bulance to the Airbase. One per son was transported to Gilliam County Medical Center; M orrow County deputy responded to the Morrow Coun ty Grain Growers Hogue Warner elevator site for a report of a break in. Tools and other mise, items reported at a value of $814 were missing; M orrow County deputy responded to the Little Butter- creek area for a report of van dalism done to Goerge Irwin’s place: Morrow County deputy took a report of a briefcase stolen from a vehicle belonging to Aaron Wanner of Irrigon. January 27: Morrow County deputy responded to a report of a stolen lap top computer from the Coal Fire Plant on Tower Road; M orrow County deputy responded to a report of van dalism at AC Houghton School in Irrigon. A power meter had been smashed; M orrow County deputy responded to a report of theft at Rivercrest Farms. Amount of values were unknown at press time; Morrow County Sheriff s of fice received a complaint from Michelle Garcia of West Glenn about dogs running loose and barking in her neighborhood; M orrow County deputy assisted the Boardman Police Dept in locating a vehicle that had been driven out of the Boardman BP station without the driver pay ing for the gas; M orrow County deputy assisted the Boardman Police Dept in the investigation of the report of a fight which broke out at the Dodge City Inn. Boardman. January 28: Morrow County deputy responded to investigate the report of a possible burglary at the Riverview Irrigation building located on Tower Road. The building was secure; M orrow County deputy responded to Malhur St., Board- man, for a complaint of loud music; M orrow County deputy assisted in returning lost proper ty to its owner in Irrigon; M orrow County deputy responded to investigate a juvenile problem on Wilson Road, Boardman; Morrow County Sheriff s of fice dispatched the Spray Fire Dept, to the Spray High School in response to the fire alarm. The alarm turned out to be false. January 29: Morrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the Heppner ambulance to meet a vehicle en route to Pioneer Memorial Hospital with a six year old boy with unknown injuries; Morrow County Sheriff s of fice dispatched the Arlington am bulance to a residence in Arl ington for a 90-year old female with an unknown illness. There was no transport; Morrow County Sheriff s of fice dispatched the Spray am bulance to the RimRock Tavern in Spray to assist a 50-year old female with an injury; M orrow County deputy responded to investigate the report of two suspicious vehicles at Columbia Junior High School in Irrigon. Deputy was unable to locate vehicles upon arrival; Morrow County Sheriff s of fice dispatched the Boardman am bulance to a residence at Man- camp. Subject refused transport and was taken to the hospital by a private vehicle; Morrow County deputy ar rested Donald Lienol Baldwin. Jr., 28. Hermiston, for Driving Under the Influence of Intox icants. He was released on his own recognizance. January 30: Morrow County Sheriffs office dispatched the Spray Fire Dept to the high school in response to a fire alarm. Fire alarm turned out to be false; Morrow County Sheriff s of fice dispatched the Heppner Fire Dept to the transfer station bet ween Heppner and Lexington for a dumpster fire; Morrow County Sheriff s of fice dispatched the Boardman Fire Dept to a controlled bum that had gotten out of control near Boardman on Wilson Road. January 31: Morrow County deputy began investigation of a break in at the Tagarres Shop, Boardman; M orrow County deputy recovered a vehicle stolen from LaGrande. Vehicle was located abandoned in an orchard off Depot Road, Irrigon; M orrow County deputy assisted an Irrigon resident locate the owner of a black pot bellied pig that had strayed into the street; Morrow County deputy began investigation of a bicycle reported stolen from an Irrigon residence. The Eastern Oregon Develop ment Council has come up with a suggestion that may add fuel to the Ione-Boardman road proposal. The council wants the Port or Morrow, By Earl Woods, Jr. or some other governmental enti ty, to build a bridge across the Col umbia River. The bridge would connect Washington Highway 14 with Morrow County s Tower Road. Evidently, potato and onion processing plants are concerned that ground in Morrow County, which has traditionally been used for potato and onion production, is slowly being changed over tor tree pulp production. In addition, Washington State is issuing new agricultural water permits on the Columbia River which will allow farmers in Washington to put more land into potato and onion production. This bridge, which would initially be a toll bridge, would allow Washington farmers easy access to Boardman processors. It would also promote tourism. Talk to John Prag if you’re interested in pushing for this project. Storch Engineering from Portland claims the bridge can be built for 15 million. Incidentally, why can Washington issue water permits while Oregon can t (won t)? Don Holes of Irrigon, was appointed the ninth and final member of the Home Rule Charter Committee, which should please Irrigon folks. Don is a fine addition to what appears to be a strong commit tee. Their next meeting is February 22 at the Public Works Building in Lexington Gene ALlen, of Boardman. approached the county about the utilization of the initiative process to create a medical district in the north end. I haven’t talked to Gene about this, but I will. I unders tand that the proposed boundaries of the district would be voting precincts number one and two, which are the two Boardman precincts, and which include the coal-fired plant. It turns out that, during construction, the Corps of Engineers in stalled a valved pipe at the base of the Willow Creek Dam. The county is now exploring the feasibility of placing an electrical genera tion device at the down-stream end of the pipe. Any profits derived from the sale of electricity could be used to fund the construction of an underground irrigation system to supply water from the dam to down-stream users. The county is now gathering information from the Corps (which controls the dam), the Bureau of Reclamation (which controls the water behind the dam), and from people who have actually been involved in designing and operating small hydro electric/irrigation projects. This may be in the “ wish” category for a long time, but the county is thinking that the UP Railroad right- of-way might be used to pipe water down the valley. The two most interesting rumors related to this dam/irriga- tion/right-of-way issue are: one-that the BLM has field an applica tion to acquire the UP right-of-way; and two-that the original con struction budget for the Willow Creek Dam included money specifically designated for irrigation project development. 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