FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 1, 1994
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIM ES
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April Hilton-Sykes ................................................................................ News Editor
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Letters to the Editor
Smith has got to be kidding
To the Editor:
Article V, Section 10 of the
Oregon Constitution puts the
governor in charge of law
enforcement.
Denny Smith wants to be
governor.
He promises to hire more
policemen to make things safer.
And he says the police he will
hire will “ pay for themselves
with the tickets they’ll write.”
Good grief.
That single statement blares to
the world his incredible ignorance
of the justice system, and the
huge mistake we’d make to put
him in charge. In the first place,
“ more tickets" means more court
clerk time, more judge time.
more paperwork time, more ex
pense and bureaucracy.
In the second place, the notion
that law enforcement should be a
moneymaker is almost evil, car
ried to logical conclusion, it
means we don’t want to reduce
offenses, we want more.
But the big one is, he says he'll
hire more police to reduce crime,
giving the clear impression he’s
meaning burglary and robbery
and rape and drug dealing, when
what he really expects is for the
new faces to spend their time
writing traffic tickets.
He has to be kidding.
Sincerely,
(s) Meredith Wood Smith
N.E. Portland
Give yourself tax relief
To the Editor:
Now that the election season is ple: two percent of what you
underway, it’s time to take a spend is tax. Period.
It will eliminate property tax,
serious look at the future of our
state
income tax, gas tax and the
state. November will bring many
changes that will shape our lives; other 33 hidden state taxes and
some will be good changes, some fees we are currently burdened
with. Yet it will raise the same
will turn out not so good.
When Measure 5 was propos amount of funds as pre-measure
ed, most people thought it was the 5.
No more $15 per thousand of
answer to state tax reform.
Although many people got pro ever increasing assessed proper
perty tax relief, no provision was ty value, no more 24 cents per
made for the shortfall of revenue gallon of gas, no more threats of
an additional “ needed to fill the
it would cause.
Now schools are cutting sports, revenue gap” sales tax, no
essential academic programs, more... Only two percent of what
teachers, etc. We see increased you spend.
Change is a hard concept for
gangs, violence, a lack of good
moral values, and students who most people to accept. But this is
are falling behind the national the change we need to make our
average. It can only get worse as state work. If you are fed up with
the full effects of Measure 5 the current system, if you are
tired of waiting to see which
become reality.
But there is hope. It’s the 2 per “ group of suckers” will be fac
cent Equal Tax. It’s the only pro ing increased taxes, do
posal for true tax reform. It will something. Give yourself real tax
give schools the money they need relief and schools the money they
to get back on course. It will also need before it’s too late. Time is
running out. Call the Direct
give each of us more "in
pocket” money to spend which in Legislation League at (503)
turn will boost the state economy. 239-5949 and see for yourself.
(s) Bryan Covell
Ten years of planning and
Linda Coveil
research by a private group, not
37091 Gore Dr.
a lobbying effort, have created
Lebanon 97355
the plan. The bottom line is sim
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Sheriff’s Report
The Morrow County Sheriff s
office in Heppner reports dispat
ching the following business dur
ing the past week:
May 24: Morrow County
Sheriff’s office dispatched the
Fossil am bulance to 405
Ellsworth for an unconscious
woman. There was no transport;
Morrow County Sheriff s of
fice dispatched the Boardman
Fire Department to a grass fire on
Columbia Avenue. Fire was
extinguished;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
fice dispatched the Heppner am
bulance to a two vehicle accident
on 21 road by Tupper Spri. The
H eppner Fire D eaprtm en
responded with the jaws of life.
Morrow County deputy secured
the area while three patients, one
from the Tacoma area and two
from the Fossil area, were
transported to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner.
May 25: Morrow County
deputy responded to 1-84 looking
for a semi truck pulling a house
trailer that was losing the insula
tion. Deputy was unable to locate
tuck;
M orrow County deputy
responded to a report of loud
music at Irrigon Mobile Court.
Noise was abated.
May 26: Morrow County
deputy responded to the Irrigon
area for a report of an assault vic
tim. Deputy was unable to locate
victim upon arrival;
M orrow County deputy
responded to a request to assist an
elderly couple in a disabled vehi
cle on 1-84, mile post 176. Depu
ty was unable to locate couple;
Morrow County Sheriff s of
fice dispatched the Boardman
Fire Department to a grass fire of
fof Wilson Road. Fire was put out
and there were no injuries.
May 27: Morrow County
Sheriffs office dispatched the
Fossil ambulance to a motor vehi
cle accident at 7th and Main. Am
bulance was cancelled before ar
rival as there were no injuries;
Morrow County deputy began
investigating a report of telephone
harassment in lone;
M orrow County deputy
responded to a business near
Heppner to investigate criminal
mischief done to their equipment;
Morrow County Sheriff s of
fice dispatched the Boardman am
bulance to a one vehicle accident
on 1-84, east bound. Two patients
w ere transported to Good
Shepherd Community Hospital in
Hermiston;
M orrow County deputy
responded to a disturbance at
Bud’s Pub in Heppner.
May 28: Morrow County
deputy responded to an Irrigon
residence for a report of a miss
ing juvenile. Child returned
home;
Morrow County Sheriff s of
fice dispatched the Spray am
bulance to downtown Spray for
an unknown injury. There was no
transport;
Morrow County deputy began
investigation of a stolen vehicle
in Irrigon on 3rd St.
May 29; Morrow County
deputy assisted Heppner Police
Department with a disturbance at
a Heppner residence;
Morrow County Sheriff s of
fice dispatched the Spray am
bulance to the rodeo grounds for
a female with an illness. Airlife
was activated;
M orrow County deputy
responded to the Irrigon area for
a family disturbance;
Morrow County Sheriff s of
fice dispatched the Fossil am
bulance to Bear Hollow Camp
Ground for a 32 year old female
with an illness. There was no
transport;
Morrow County Sheriff s of
fice dispatched the lone Fire
Department to Juniper Canyon
Road for a field fire on the
Hughes Ranch near Bellamy’s;
Morrow County Sheriff s of
fice dispatched the Fossil am
bulance to Hwy. 218 mile post 28
for a motorcycle accident. There
was no transport;
M orrow County deputy
responded to lone to investigate
a report of a suspicious person at
a business. The person had per
mission to be there:
Morrow County deputy ar
rested Donald F. McEwen. 72.
Heppner. for Maintaining a Dog
as a Public Nuisance. McEwen
was cited and released.
May 30: Morrow County
Sheriffs office dispatched the
Mitchell ambulance to Hwy 207,
12 miles north of Mitchell for a
male with an illness. Airlife was
activated and transported to
Bend;
Morrow County Sheriffs of
-fice dispatched the Boardman
ambulance to 1-84, mile post 175
west of the Army Depot for a one
vehicle rollover with injuries.
Two people were transported to
Good Shepherd Community
Hospital in Hermiston;
Morrow County deputy located
a vehicle reported to be driven by
someone drunk. Driver was not
drunk;
Morrow County deputy ar
rested Dennis Duane Peterson,
25, Prineville, on a warrant from
Crook County. Peterson was
lodged at Benton County;
Morrow County Sheriff s of
fice dispatched the Spray am
bulance and Air Life for a resi
dent from Spray with an unknown
illness. Patient was transported to
Bend;
Morrow County deputy in
vestigated a report of suspicious
circumstances at an Irrigon
business. Events were not
criminal mischief.
Economic development, retain
ing existing businesses, farm/
ranch recreation, housing, in
frastructure, tourism, diversity,
running businesses, marketing,
health, death and new life,
families and 999 other concerns
fill our day-to-day lives.
Following the death of a special
aunt and memorial weekend
remembrances, I experienced
some diversity, fence repair, ac
tually, for three days. My task
was to help stand up let-down
fence, and pack the chain saw and
tools up and down forest trails.
Thirty trees had to be removed
from across the fence before all
was said and done. The worst
part was getting soaking wet and
mosquito bitten; the best was the
total silence with no phone, mail
or meetings and the simplicity of
it all.
Ever since I was told at a
tourism conference that people
are willing to pay to go help fix
fence. I’ve been trying to figure
out why. Now I know. You work
hard, you sleep good, and you get
in tune with what’s important.
(Did I pay?) Hardly. Did ‘my
boss’ pay me? Think again. I did,
how ever, come to some
understanding as to why some
people might pay for the oppor
tunity to get away from it all and
fix fence, not many, mind you,
The Justice Court office at the but some.
Heppner needs to become in
courthouse annex building in
Heppner reports handling the novative to attract businesses and
following business during the past visitors. For example, did you
hear about the three men who had
week:
Daniel Wayne Sharp, 20, adjacent businesses in the same
Heppner-Violation of the Basic building? The businessman at one
Rule, 50 mph in a 25 mph zone end put up a sign reading ‘Year
and Driving Under the Influence End Clearance Sale’. At the other
of Intoxicants $1,168 fine, 365 end, the businessman followed
days in jail, $100 and 363 days with a sign that said ‘Closing-Out
in jail suspended with one year Sale’. The businessman in the
probation with no further viola middle knew his business was go
tion of the law. Sharp was ing to be hurting bad, so he put
ordered to complete alcohol up a sign that said, ‘Main
Entrance'.
classes.
Next week, June 7, is chamber
board meeting at 11 a.m. follow
ed by the monthly business
meeting where all entities in the
N atalie K u rstian Penney community report on current af
Rauch-a daughter Natalie Kurs fairs. (Hello to Charlie and
tian was born to Kathy and Chris Dorothy Heard former owners of
Rauch of Lexington on May 17 the Heppner Gazette, who still
at S.W. Washington Hospital at renew their subscription).
Vancouver, WA. The baby
Thought for the week: The
weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz.
Chinese word for ‘crisis’ is com
Grandparents are Irvin and posed of two picture characters,
Millie Rauch, Lexington and Jim the one meaning ‘danger’ and the
and Barb Andre, Ridgefield, other meaning ‘opportunity’.
WA.
Natalie joins a brother, Andre,
four, at home.
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Joyce A. Darst
Joyce A. Darst, 75, of Eugene,
died Tuesday, May 24, 1994.
Memorial services were held
Saturday, May 28 at Emerald
Baptist Church in Eugene. Burial
services were held Sunday, May
29 at the Valby Lutheran Church
in lone.
Mrs. Darst was bom March
21, 1919, at Gooseberry, near
lone, to Leonard and Julia
Carlson. She attended lone grade
school and high school and
graduated from Portland Beauty
school. She owned a beauty salon
at Salem for many years and
worked at several jewelry stores
in Eugene before retiring from
Skeies Jewelers in 1988.
She enjoyed sewing, garden
ing, cooking, horse riding and
animals. She was a princess of the
Morrow County Rodeo in 1937
and a princess of the Pendleton
Round-Up in. 1938.
In August 1940 she married
Joseph P. Darst of Auburn, WA.
The couple later divorced.
Survivors include sons,
Richard of Prineville, Leonard of
Central Point and Hal of Ashland;
daughter, Dixie Copeland of
Olympia, WA.; sister, Millie
Hope of Eugene; brother Louis
Carlson of Heppner; six grand
children and one great grand
child. A brother, Clifford, died
earlier.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Alcoholics Anonymous
in care of Musgrove Family Mor
tuary, 1152 Olive St. Eugene,
97401.
Musgrove Family Mortuary,
Eugene, was in charge of
arrangements.
Justice Court
Report
Births
Correction
A story in the May 25 Gazette-
Times entitled “ Record number
students earn R&W certificates”
was incorrect.
Tom and Helen Riehl, owners
of the R&W Drive In, received
the “ Atta Boy” and “ A ttaG irl”
awards for sponsoring the reading
incentive program, not teachers
Kay Chinen and Linda Shaw.
W e make
Posters
A good way to
advertise your event
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Death Notice
Roxie J. Lovgren
Graveside service for Roxie J.
Lovgren will be held 2 p.m .,
Thursday, June 2, 1994 at the
Heppner Masonic Cemetery.
Mrs. Lovgren, 82, of Heppner,
died Monday, May 30, at
D elam arter Care Center in
Pendleton.
Memorial contributions for
those who wish may be made to
the Pioneer Memorial Nursing
Home, PO Box 9, Heppner,
97836.
A complete obituary will be in
next week’s Gazette-Times.
Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner,
is in charge of arrangements.
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