FOUR ■ Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 25, 1995
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
Heppner
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Letters to the Editor
The following letters were
subm itted by the students of
Dean Robinson, lone schools.
To the Editor:
On behalf of all the students
in lone Middle School, I would
like to let everyone know how
much I appreciate their support
for the park and Recreation
District. Since this has passed,
we will continue to have extra
curricular activities throughout
the county. I think that proper
appreciation is in order since
you will be paying for this in
your taxes with your hard-
earned money. Morrow Coun
ty, we appreciate the support
for our extra cu rricu lar
activities.
Sincerely
(s) Jeremiah McElligott
To the voters of Morrow
County, my school and 1 would
like you to know how glad we
are you voted yes on the
Recreation District. It gave us
extra curricular activities such
as sports, drama, ect. I will en
joy sports as well as the other
things that were in the Recrea
tion District. Sports are not on
ly fun, they keep kids' grade?
up so they could play sports. I
just wanted you to know how
appreciative I am that you
voted yes on the Recreation
District.
Sincerely,
(s) Allison Halvorsen
I would like to tell the people
of Morrow County how glad I
am that they voted for the
Recreation District. I love sports
like basketball and track. I think
that it would be horrible to lose
them. I am from lone and
basketball is basically our life
here. I want to be able to play
basketball when I get in high
school, and now I can.
Sincerely,
(s) Jeremy Rietmann
To the voters that voted, I am
glad you did and kept all the
sports in Morrow County, so
we can play volleyball, football
and basketball. We should put
a bulletin board by every school
in Morrow County and let the
voters know how much we ap
preciate them.
Sincerely
(s) Amellia Peck
Judge Louie Carlson lauded
To the Editor:
At the recent meeting of the
Morrow Courtly Commission
on Children and Families, we
took a long look at our
strengths and weaknesses con
cernin g child abuse and
neglect. Saddened by the latest
statistics showing the high rate
of abuse in our county, we are
determined to work toward
providing a safer environment
for our children.
One area that all agreed was
a plus in our county was the ex
cellent performance of Judge
Carlson in his duties as judge
in family and juvenile matters.
The professionals on our com
mission who work with the
judge have high praise for his
dedication to strong family life,
his insistence that parents be
responsible for their children
and his care in finding the right
solution to each individual cir
cumstance. We wish to public
ly laud his efforts.
The commission hopes we
can be a part of the solution to
child abuse and neglect by
making available good parent
training programs, respite care
for troubled parents, enrich
ment programs and other op
portunities that will make fami
ly life richer and more rewar
ding for all Morrow County
families.
Sincerely,
(s) Corrine Lindsay
Chair, Morrow County
Commission on Children
& Families
Dress code carried too far
To the Editor:
I'm writing in response to the
column that was in the paper
on September 20th on school
dress codes.
I can understand why they
will not allow shirts that have
to do with drugs, alcohol, or
tobacco, but I think they have
carried this entirely too far.
If they had planned on
changing or enforcing the dress
code, it seems to me that the
smart thing to do would be to
tell kids and parents before
people went school shopping.
I think that if you like the
clothes that you wear and your
parents don't care, then it's not
the school's position to say
anything. Memorializing the
dead is ridiculous, but if you
want to wear a shirt of Jimi
Hendrix, then do it. Just
because you wear a shirt with
his picture on it does not mean
you support the reason of his
death.
We go to school to learn, not
for our teachers to tell us what
we are wearing is not appro
priate. If our clothes we are
wearing do not interfere with
our school work, then we
should not be questioned.
If things keep moving like
they are, you will have to hire
someone to pick out kids
clothes everyday. I realize that
parents and teachers are con
cerned about us, but maybe
you should worry about other
schools and other districts that
do have gangs and do have
problems.
Sincerely,
(s) Elizabeth Jane Allen
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Obituaries__
Ua F. Albert
Graveside funeral service for
Ila Fern Albert will be 11 a.m.
Saturday, October 28, 1995, at
the
H eppner
M asonic
Cemetery.
Mrs. Albert, 92, of Roseburg,
died Thursday, October 19,
1995, at Douglas Community
Hospital in Roseburg. .
She was bom February 9,
1904, at Des Moines, Iowa, to
Samuel and Harriet Everett
Mauk. Her childhood years
were spent on a farm near
Bismarck, North Dakota and
she graduated from Bismarck
High School in 1922.
She was granted a lifetime
teaching certificate by Valley
City State Teachers College in
North Dakota. She completed
her bachelor of science degree
in education at Eastern Oregon
State College at La Grande in
1964.
On June 11, 1930, she mar
ried Edgar G. Albert at Aurelia,
North Dakota; he died in 1976.
Mrs. Albert taught in North
Dakota, Montana and Oregon
for many years before retiring
in 1968.'
She was an active member of
the First Christian Church,
Order of Eastern Star, Rebekah
Lodge and the Business and
Professional Women's Associa
tion.
Survivors include daughters,
Gayle Feller of Kingston,
Washington, Patricia Prock of
Heppner and Feme Healy of
Roseburg; brother, Frank Mauk
of Tacom a, W ashin gton ;
sisters, Alice Hartley of Seattle,
Clara Whittom of Mt. Vernon,
Washington, Lillian Greene of
Phoenix, Arizona and An-
nabelle Etherton of Sun City
W est, Arizona; 11 grand
children and 14 great-grand
children. Two brothers and
three sisters preceded her in
death.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Salvation Army
Dress-a-Child prgram, 3030
N.E. Stephens, Roseburg, Ore.
97474.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp
ner is in charge of arrange
ments.
Albert R. Connor
Recitation of the Rosary for
Albert R. Connor was Monday,
October 23, at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church in Heppner.
Funeral Mass was held Tues
day, October 24, at the Church.
Concluding service and burial
followed at the Heppner Ma
sonic Cemetery.
Mr. Connor, 92, of Heppner,
died Friday, October 20, 1995,
at Pioneer Memorial Nursing
Home in Heppner.
He was bom January 1,1903,
at Salem, Mass., to Frank and
Alice Foster Connor. He grew
up at Salem and attended
school there, then moved to
Heppner with his family in
1917. He graduated from
Heppner High School in 1920.
In September 1928, he mar
ried Mary Morgan at Heppner.
She died in 1959. In 1961, he
married Mildred Bergstrom at
Stevenson, Wash.
He had been employed as a
millwright at Heppner for 37
years.
He was a member of Hepp
ner BPOE 358.
Survivors include daughters,
Colleen Williams of Beaverton
and Darlene Drake of Fairfield,
C a lif.; son s, M organ of
Portland, Gary of Springfield,
and Nelson and Dean of Hepp-
ner; 19 grandchildren and 23
great-grandchildren. A son,
Keith, died in 1992 and a
brother, Frank, died in 1990.
Memorial contributions may
be m ade to th e P ion eer
Memorial Nursing Home, P.O.
Box 9, Heppner, 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp
ner was in charge of arrange
ments.
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager
Heppner has six delegates at
tending the Rural Futures
Forum: Mike McGuire, Corol
Mitchell, Cara Osmin, Dan
Brosnan, Ann Spicer and
Delanne Ferguson. The pur
pose of this series of five
weekend workshops is to help
rural communities' leaders to
develop practical skills critical
to maintaining the economic
vitality of rural communities.
The participants have the op
portunity to address topics of
special interest to them and
their communities. The group
has been interacting with the
Heppner Coordinating Council
(Heppner's community resour
ce team). Together \hey focus
ed on 20 clues to rural survival,
while identifying Heppner's
weak and strong points. One of
the weak points that continues
to surface over the past few
years has been the shortage of
younger leadership and par
ticipation in many area organ
izations.
Why is this? There are many
talented citizens in their mid
twenties to forties with great
energy and ideas. What would
encourage them to invest in
Heppner's social capital and
decision-m akin g for their
future? A couple of ideas emer
ged during the discussion, one
being that current members
need to be flexible and open to
change. Another was the desire
for organized agendas for the
meetings with time set aside for
visiting prior to or after the
business is conducted. The
third point stressed: "If you
don't know an organization ex
ists, or you don't know its pur
pose and you aren't invited to
participate, then how can you
share your expertise?"
A very good point and one in
the works. Within the next few
weeks, all area organizations
will receive a brief question
naire. From this information,
Doris Brosnan of "Twice Upon
A T im e ..." bookstore will put
together a Heppner organiza
tion directory. There will be
something for everyone includ
ed. It will be available at the
Chamber and other locations
and will provide excellent op
portunities for developing
social capital.
Next week, Chamber con
tinues to meet for lunch at
Kate's with some Halloween
fun and the Spooktacular
"B o ss Pum pkin" winner. Be
sure to take in the Merchants'
Moonlight Sale, Monday, Oct.
30, and vote for your favorite
pumpkin.
Thought for the week: "W e
don't see things as they are, we
see them as we a re ".
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk's
office at the courthouse in
Heppner reports issuing the
following marriage license dur
ing the past week:
October 10: Richard Herman
Mackie, 31, Elgin; and
Ramona Kay Whitmore, 30,
Elgin.
October 28:
'Prime
special $9 - 6 p.m.
MaUoween Costume ‘D ance 9 p.m.-1 a.m
Hunters • save those Elk hides.
Thanks deer hunters for turning in 440 hides for
Veterans.
P.S. We still need a cook-apply at the Lodge.
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Birth»
Ashley Madison George-a
daughter Ashley Madison was
bom to Kimberley and Cam
George of Molalla on October
2, 1995 at Willamette Falls
Hospital in Oregon City. The
baby weighed 7 lbs 14 oz.
Grandparents are Kit and
Shirley George of Heppner and
Bill and Carole Cannon of
Clackamas.
Ashley joins two sisters,
Destiny and Courtney George,
at home.
John Scott Hickey II- a son
John Scott was born to Paula
and John Hickey of Bend on
October 6, 1995 at St. Charles
Medical Center in Bend. The
baby weighed 8 lbs 13 oz.
Grandparents are Roger and
Shirley Palmer of Heppner, Jim
and Dotty Schreiber of Car
michael, CA and John and
Sharon Hickey of Anderson,
CA.
G reat-g ran d p aren ts
are
Harold and Edna Peck and
Elmer and Muriel Palmer, all of
Heppner; Wayne and Marie
Hadley of Lancaster, CA and
Ruth Rhyme of Redding, CA.
Estefani Carolina Diaz-
Zavalza-a daughter Estefani
Carolina was born to Maria
Zavalza and Armando Perez of
Boardman on October 1, 1995
at Good Shepherd Communi
ty Hospital in Hermiston. The
baby weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz.
In the Service
Air Force Airman Troy E.
Wilson, L exin gton , has
graduated from basic training
at Lackland Air Force Base, San
Antonio, Texas.
During the six weeks of train
ing, the airman studied the Air
Force mission, organization
and customs and received
special training in human re
lations.
In addition, airmen who
complete basic training earn
credits toward an associate
degree through the Communi
ty College of the Air Force.
Wilson is the son of Tracy
and Shawna Wilson, Lexing
ton. He is a 1995 graduate of
Heppner High School.
4-H News
Wild Riders
By Jennifer Rankin, reporter
The Wild Riders 4-H horse
club held a meeting at the Mor
row County Fairgrounds on
Oct. 21.
The club watched leader Bob
Sagely demonstrate how to lay
down a horse. Leader Merlyn
Robinson then worked with the
group on a trail course. Each
member had to complete such
skills as backing, completing a
360 degree haunch turn, loping
or trotting a circle and carrying
a sack of newspapers around a
barrel. The newspaper exercise
helps a horse not to fear strange
new objects.
At the end of the meeting,
the group gathered to discuss
plans for their Halloween plar-
ty, Oct. 29, at the Fairgrounds
in the beef barn. Robinson also
asked members what they
would like to work on in the
future.
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in
Hepner reports handling the
following business during the
past week:
William Fidanzo, 46, Aloha-
Negotiating a Bad Check, $397
fine, 180 days in jail, jail
sentence suspended with one
year probation with no further
violation of law excluding
minor traffic violations;
Glen George Griffith, 38,
Ione-Exceeding the Maximum
Speed Limit, 78 mph in a 55
mph zone, $137 fine;
Walter E. Ephrem, 51, Eu-
gene-Depositing Refuse Within
100 yards of Waterway, $49
fine;
Jeremy Steven Cimmiyotti,
18, Heppner-No Valid Big
Game Tag (1995 Columbia Ba
sin Buck Tag), $75 fine;
Staci Lynn G rabeel, 19,
Heppner-Exceeding the Max
imum Speed Limit, 72 mph in
a 55 mph zone, $67 fine;
Traci R. Je ffre y s, 28,
Lexington-Violation of the Basic
Rule, 74 mph in a 55 mph zone,
No Operator’s License, $134
fine.
H ansina Rae H ill, 19,
Heppner-Exceeding the Max
imum Speed Limit, 75 mph in
a 55 mph zone, $67 fine;
Traci R. Jeffrey s, 28,
Lexington-Violation of the Basic
Rule, 74 mph in a 55 mph zone;
No Operator's License, $134
fine,
Eric Daniel Walters, 18, Ione-
Exceeding the Maximum Speed
Limit, 74 mph in a 55 mph
zone, $77 fine;
Donna Maben, Heppner-Ne-
gotiating a Bad Check, $485
fine, 90 days in jail, $200 and
jail sentence suspended with
one year probation with no fur
ther violation of the law;
Thomas Hamman, Heppner-
Criminal Trespass I, $620 fine
and 20 days in jail with credit
for time served, $500 suspend
ed with one year probation
with no further violation of the
law excluding minor traffic
violations.
Market Report
Compliments of the Morrow County Grain Growers
Tuesday, Oct. 24
Soft White
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Aug. new crop
Barley
Oct.-Jan.
new crop
*5.28
*5.29/*5.30
*5.31/*5.33
*5.35/*5.36
*5.38/*5.40
*4.55
*145
*120
Condon plans
haunted house
A Haunted House, spon
sored by the Condon High
School band, will be held
Saturday, Oct. 28; Sunday,
Oct. 29 and Monday, Oct. 30,
from 6-9 p.m. at 201 S. Main in
C ond on. M atinee p e rfo r
mances will be held from 6-7
p.m. each night for the younger
children. Children four and
under are free; 4-15, $2.50; and
15 and over $3.50.
Proceeds will go towards a
band trip to Disneyland. Dona
tions will also be accepted.