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Heppner Galette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday March 29, 1995 THREE Sheriff out of town but not off the job Reprint from the Daily Astorian, March 13, 1995 issue. and took off. "Fortunately, 1 had a police car with lights," Drago con tinued. A sheriff for 14 years, Drago pursued; the suspect down U.S. Highway 26 and stopped him about four miles from the store. He ordered the man to drive back to the store and followed him. Oregon State Police arrested Who says there's never a cop around when you need one? Not when Morrow County Sheriff Roy Drago is around, not even when he's a couple hundred miles from his eastern Oregon home. On his way home from a sheriffs conference in Seaside, Drago had stopped at the Camp 18 restaurant and gift show near Elsie around 11:30 a.m. Saturday. He saw a man steal four T-shirts and a sweat shirt valued at $103 from the gift shop and chased the man down in his patrol car. " I saw him do it. As he left the store, I told the young lady (store clerk)," Drago said. "She told him to stop. He took off running. He jumped in his car Arthur D. Spence, 46, of Elsie Route 238, Seaside, for second- degree theft. "1 just happened to be in the right place at the right time, or the wrong place at the wrong time, depending on how you look at it," Drago said. About the suspect, he said, "H e happened to come in at the wrong time. He should have stayed home." Brosnan women best of show The Brosnan women took best of show in the Bed Race during the St. Patrick's weekend. First place went to the Oregon State Highway Department and second went to Pettyjohn's Building Supply. EOSC plans meetings for extended programs Eastern Oregon State Col lege's Division of Extended Programs will hold several meetings to explain continuing education opportunities for nontraditional time and place- bound students. These meet ings will provide information regarding the division of ex tended programs' external degree in liberal studies. The spring term orientation session will be held in Board- man April 12 and in Heppner May 3. Both meetings will be from noon to 2 p.m. For more information call the Umatilla/Morrow County center 276-1260 ext. 245. OTPR lists barrel race winners Tiffanie Munkers, Lexington, race-first Susie Dade, second was the junior winner at the Pam Christopher, third Shirley Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo barrel Martin, fourth Connie Holm racing event held Sunday, quist, fifth Larrie Davis, sixth March 19, at the Morrow Coun Sherrie Britt, seventh Toni Cur ty Fairgrounds, in conjunction rin, eighth Jim Leach, ninth with the St. Patrick's weekend Angie Hughes, 10th Patsi Nee events. She had a time of 17.84 ly 11th Alecia Meadors. and won sterling silver earrings Amateur: first race, first donated by the OTPR com Angela Munkers, second Lexi mittee. Matteson, third Tina McGuire, Angela Munkers took first in fourth Jan Robinson, fifth T^ri the amateur race with a time of Knopp, sixth Megan McLeod, 17.811 and second in the se seventh Carol Brown; second cond race with a time of 18.333. race-first Lexi Matteson, second Annie Hisler, Heppner, was Angela Munkers, third Tina first in the first open race with McGuire, fourth Tari Knopp, a time of 17.619. She took se fifth Jan Robinson. cond in the junior category $500 Novice: first race, first Peggy Reitcer, second Lisanne with a time of 17.916. Lexi Matteson, Heppner won Currin, third Sabrina Jacobsen the amateur rider award and a fourth Jackie Roeser, fifth breast collar donated by Green Nickki Connell, sixth Dency Feed and Seed. Matteson also Paluso, seventh Kelly Gregg, took second in the first amateur eighth Tamara Nye, ninth ♦ t race with a time of 17.848 and Amber Evans, 10th Leslie first in the second amateur race Stritake; second race-first M with a time of 17.665. Amber Evans, second Lisanne Race results are as follows: Currin, third Peggy Reiter, masculine prints Open race 1: first Annie fourth Tamava Nye, fifth Kel «♦ Hisler, second Sabrina Jacob ly Gregg, sixth Dency Paluso. per yard son, third Randi Rae Britt, Paluso. Solid Colors fourth Evelyn Barber, fifth $250 Novice: first race, first Carolyn Hultberg, sixth Kellie and second Peggy Reiter, third Print & Solid per yard Judy Poitras, fourth Jerita Be, Currin. New « V i p ” Christmas Prints per yard j < i . Open race 2:“ first < Jackie fifth Monique Hack, sixth Toni ftoegrser, secohd Sabrina Jacob- Hagen Currin, seventh Tara Remember to check our remnant table for bargains! ^^H?Tbird Deè Dee Schtiiìtadv Johnson. ______ er, fourth Jill Johnson. Junior results: first Tiffanie FABRIC'S ETC. 676-5241 ^ $1500 Novice race 1: first Pat- Munkers, second Annie Hisler, si Neely, second Terri Leach, third Amber Steinhoff, fourth 133 N. Main St. third Alecia Meadors, fourth Sammie Warren. Heppner, OR Larrie Davis, fifth Susie Dade, --*• » a t a t Pee Wee results: First Cash a t sixth Sherrie Britt, seventh Juby W rightson, second Devin Poitras, eighth Shirley Martin, Doutre, third Lea Walchli, ninth Toni Hagen Currin, 10th fourth Kelsie Wrightson, fifth Jim Leach, 11th Pam Chris Page Davis, sixth Jordan topher, 12th Angie Hughes, Crossley, seventh Haley Davis, e n u in e h e v r o l e t "1 13th Connie Holmquist; 2nd eighth Alexis Doutre. Spring Jabrics-Sewfor i\cw> KILN’’ Southwest prints $ 4.99 per yard DENIM” stripes & prints $ 3.79 per yard CHAMOIS CLOTH” $ 5.69 per yard SUEDE CLOTH” $ 4.39 $ 3.97 $ 4.99 T-Shirt Knit G Frosty blades of green grass sparkled, during Agriculture Week, March 19-25, which coincided with spring break from schools. But regardless of the calendar marking the start of spring, last week's weather didn't provide the optimum conditions to harness the unfettered energy of 'cool' youngsters running around in shorts. Nor was the temperature kind to budding trees and plants. Bone-chilling winds and frosts swept the land as ranchers, dressed in insulated clothing, came back inside with reddened faces and Rudolph-like noses. Perhaps some people escaped to a warmer clime during spring break. While it's not practical to till frozen ground, the most predic table soil movement came from badgers and ground squirrels. And they don't need a digging permit or an environmental im pact study. Wildlife management is basically dictated by the animals themselves. However about 75 percent of all wildlife live on private land whereas only one percent of the federal budget goes for farm-related expenses. Now there is a proposed property rights bill which would pay a landowner when zoning laws were designed to protect all in habitants from incompatible uses. When feed lot smells permeate a nearby housing complex, it doesn't add to property values. Yet all wildlife is supposed to belong to the people, not a lan downer. So if a badger digs a hole that causes erosion onto a neighbor's property, is the original landowner liable? And is the landowner entitled to compensation for lost of topsoil? Or does the habitat of that badger fall under some type of protected species regulation? Of course if there were no squirrels, there probably wouldn't be any badgers. Yet some citizens protest about poisoning over- populated species including pigeons and starlings. Obviously, those people or their vehicles have never been targeted by these birds. Overzealous regulations created havoc for Californians because residents weren't allowed to disturb any of the land where kangaroo rats existed. The underbrush grew impenetrable and the rats left. Without fire breaks, about 30 homes were lost due to fire. Even the Indians were knowledgeable about keeping the underbrush burnt to save forests. And speaking of Indians, they have devised a way to get even. For those farmers who may find themselves out of business due to the loss of irrigation water, perhaps other occupations will give them more dollars to spend at the gambling casino. Millions of dollars will be spent to save salmon including the repair of reparian areas and stream banks. Yet the efforts of man can be wiped out in an instant by flash floods. The deluge of flooding on California fields will be felt for seasons to come. The process of evolution has caused many creatures to become extinct. Yet in the land of suburbia, surrounded with green lawns and golf courses, people envision that rural areas should be predominately inhabitated by wildlife. I think that a loose wolf in a park can't be much more dangerous than a mugger. As the population increases and crime grows more rampant, rural work camps for offenders might be a solution. Getting back in touch with natural resources through hard work might pro vide a different perspective, especially for juvenile offenders. Planting trees and shrubs along creeks, filling up badger holes or using a crosscut saw to salvage dead timber. Chain saws and axes might be dangerous tools; however I have a very dull shovel that I would consider donating. C Remember when your word was your Bond. - You sealed a deal with a handshake - That's still the way we do business today. COMFORTABLE • TRUSTFULL • HONEST • CARING The Largest Volume Chevy Truck Dealer in Eastern Oregon SHERRELL CHEVROLET Hermiston, Oregon 1-800-567-6487 New Car Sales Used Car Center 567-6488 567-3919 Children in crisis teleconference set Did you know one in every five children in the United States is living in poverty? Six ty percent of the nation's two year olds have not been fully immunized against childhood diseases? Nearly one million teenage girls will become preg nant in 1995? Forty-six percent of teens who give birth end up on welfare within four years? Our nation's children are in crisis, says a press release from the Morrow County Extension office in Heppner. Unless com munities intervene, millions of children will remain at high risk of failure. Our country and our communities cannot afford to Senior C itizens Special (60 years old and older) at ? j 'Beecher's 'Restaurant and Lounge lone, Oregon 422-7038 Every Wednesday Evening Buy o ne dinn&i and gel Ike second 0H£ FR££. Tell all vonr friends Hope to see yon there! have our children fail, con tinued the press release. "What can 1 do about our na tion's children", a national satellite broadcast highlighting ways that communities can mobilize support to address the need's of our nation's children will be broadcast Thursday, April 6 at the Morrow County Extension Service, Pettyjohn office building in Heppner. The satellite broadcast will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m. The satellite broadast is helpful for local elected of ficials, health and human ser vices providers, juvenile justice providers, business leaders and anyone interested in coor dinated community efforts on behalf of children, says the press release. There is no charge to attend and partici pate. For more information contact Carol Michael-Bennett, Mor row .County Extension agent for Home Economics 676-9642 or 1 800 342-3664. see us for PRINTING • • • • Business Forms Business Cards Letterhead Envelopes Gazette-Times 676-9228 Come Worship With Us at Willow Creek Baptist Church Sundays at 3 p.m. Meeting in the 7th Day Adventist Church 560 North Minor NOTICE TO WATER USERS Winter packing may now be removed from meters. Also a reminder that the customer is liable for any damages to the equipment and that it is a violation to operate the meter stop that controls the flow of water to the meter unless there is a shut-off on the property side of the m eter. Please contact the W ater •Superintendent at City Hall if there is a problem with your water service. David Winters City Crew Foreman Phone 676-9618
