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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 29, 1995 Tlu, 0 ffK.ial Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow C O IT e C tiO n A portion of a story in the Nov. 22 Gazette-Times concer ning taxpayers' appeals of their property values was incorrect. The board of equalization will meet from January 13, not January 31, to April 15 to con sider the appeals of the assessor's estimate of value. Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S. 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published wet-kls and entered as second-elass 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 Gazette-Times, P O. Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions $18 in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant Counties; $25 elsewhere April Hilton-Svkes News Editor Stephanie Jen sen ................................................... Typesetting, laiyout. Distribution Monique Devin Advertising layout 4c Graphics Penni K eersem aker...............................................................................................Printer David and April Hilton-Sykes, Publishers ___Letters to the Editor Treat animals humanely To the Editor: This letter is to remind peo ple who tie their dogs outside in the winter that it is time to provide a dry bed for them. There should be a floor in the doghouse or a bed of straw. Cedar shavings also make a comfortable nest for dogs to sleep in. A flap should be nail ed over the door to keep the drafts out. Oregon has a state law that reads, "Pets must be provided with shelter from the summer and winter elements." What a disappointment when a voice answers a Heppner police number and says, "Morrow County has not adopted that law y et." It is my under standing that Morrow County is a part of Oregon. No wild animal ever stands out in the open to receive a McDaniel elected M CAC president Sheila McDaniel has been elected the new president of the Morrow County Arts and Crafts Club. Shirley McNary was elected vice-president, Sharon Harrison, treasurer, and Peggy DeZoete, secretary. The club's Christmas get-to gether will be held upstairs at Kate's in Heppner on Wednes day, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. Members are asked to bring a $5 gift to exchange and Christmas goodies to share. The club will sponsor an oil painting workshop with artist Robert Walton in June. Day and evening classes will be available. We’ve ¿ot Christmas all wrapped up. You'll find a wonderful selection of seasonal wrap, from the almost too-elegant-to-open to the cheerfully casual. • • • I • • w We special order CD's, Tapes 8c Books •Fast Delivery ask for details blasting from the wind and the pelting down of hard rain. The deer, elk and antelope tuck themselves in the shelter of heavy growth of trees or brush. All of the smaller creatures, like rabbits, squirrels, skunks, bob cats, badgers, coyotes, weasels and mink, dig burrows to hide from the freezing elements. The beaver builds homes above the water line in the center of ponds that they have created, to protect their young during the cold winter months. Even the bear finds a dry, cozy spot for his winter nap. The frog families bury themselves for protection from the severe winter weather. In New Zealand, it is not customary to build bams or shelters. They leave the natural forest growth along the fence lines. When a rainstorm comes up, it is quite a sight to see all of the livestock on a dead run for the shelter of the trees. Animals would protect them selves if they were not tied up with no way to get away. Ani mals are made of the same stuff that we are-skin, muscles, blood, bones and nerves. They feel pain and misery the same as we do. One time, Beula Mankin and I headed out on horseback for a 30 mile trip from Heppner to my cabin at the head of Ditch Creek. We had not gone far when a rainstorm overtook us. We had no rain clothes, so we decided to stop on Willow Creek at the lower cabin and see if we could rummage some thing to help shed the water. All we could find was some window shades that were still tacked on the wooden rods. We drapped them over our laps like chaps and headed on. They acted like sponges and col lected more rainwater on us. By the time we got to our destina tion, we were so cold, stiff and numb that there was no way that we could have been able to pull the cinch straps to loosen the saddles. The horses were lucky that Fred Mankin was there to care for them and put them in the barn with their usual food of hay and grain. If you treat every creature as you would want to be treated, you are following the humane code of conduct. Sincerely, (s) Lois Winchester DA's Report The Morrow County District Attorney's office in Heppner reports handling the following business during the past month: Oct. 30: Mark Louis Atche- son, 39, of Boardman, was con victed of one count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance and one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance stemm ing from a Morrow County Sheriff's office investigation. It was determined that he had been selling methampheta- mines from his residence in Boardman. He was ordered to serve 45 days in the Morrow County Jail. Nov. 17: Lydia Lopez Pena, 34, of Boardman, was convicted of two counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance (meth- amphetamines) within 1,000 feet of a school. The investiga tion, headed by the Morrow County Sheriff's office, disclos ed that Pena was selling meth- amphetamines from an apart ment located on Main Street in Boardman, where she was the manager. Because the defen- dent was on probation due to an earlier conviction for one count of possession of a con trolled substance in addition to the two current convictions, she was ordered to serve five years in the Oregon State Penitentiary. Kathy Tellechea, 37, of Lex ington, was convicted of Theft I, ordered to serve 30 days in the Morrow County Jail, and make restitution of $10,594. She was placed on probation, ordered to do 80 hours of com munity service and write a let ter of apology to the victim, Heppner Day Care Center. This conviction stems from an investigation that covered four years beginning in 1991 and ex tending to 1995 which reveal ed that she had embezzled ap proximately $10,000 as the director of the day care center. Nov. 21: Karen Riddle, 50, formerly of Heppner, now of Hermiston, was convicted of Driving while Under the In fluence of Intoxicants. She was arrested by the Morrow Coun ty Sheriff's office on May 13, 1995 in the parking lot of the Central Red Apple Market at 9:30 a.m. As a result of the con viction, she was ordered to serve 180 days in the Morrow County Jail, with 175 days suspended and was fined $1,350, as this was her second DUII conviction. Nov. 28: Ronald Wilhelm, 39, of Lexington, was convicted of Theft III and Criminal Mischief II stemming from incidents that occured in March 1995 alleging that he illegally hooked up to water owned by the City of Lexington, and, in the process, destroyed a lock which had been placed on his water meter. November 30: A nnual Morrow C ounty L iv e sto ck Growers M eeting and Banquet startin g a t 1 :0 0 p.m. We make Posters Gazette-Times The 1995-96 lone boys hoopsters open their season Friday, Dec. 1, against the Pilot Rock Rockets at lone. Satur day's scheduled home game with the Dufur Rangers has been cancelled as Dufur is play ing for the state football cham pionship on that day. A game has been scheduled with Damascus Christian, at Damas cus on Saturday, Dec. 1. The first game Friday will be girls' JV at 3 p.m., followed by boys' JV, girls' varsity and boys' varsity. Saturday's games at Damascus will start at 1 p.m., with boys' JV. Damascus does not have a girls' JV team. The Cardinals return eight lettermen from last year's state tournament team. Returning juniors are Steve Allen, Luke Swanson, Jon Garrett, Joe Bacon, Jacob Taylor and Kelly Morgan; and sophomores Marc Orem and Jake McElligott. They will be joined by seniors Rob Crum and Petr Hybs, with junior Jory Crowell. The Cardinals will be short, but hope to make up for their lack of height in quickness. A strength of the Cardinals is that the returning juniors saw much action on last year's team. Coach Del LaRue, assisted by Dean Robinson, opens his 25th year at the helm of the Car dinals and looks for a suc cessful season. The Cardinals are pointing toward returning to the district tournament in Hermiston and possibly a fifth straight trip to the state tourna ment in Baker City. With only 17 out for the com bined JV and varsity rosters, everyone should see much playing time. The Cardinals are looking to improve on last year's overall 12-13 record. M C SW to meet The Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will hold its monthly board meeting December 5 at the Pet tyjohn office building confer ence room at 1 p.m. Agenda items to be discuss ed are as follows: budget, edu cation partnership update and annual meeting plans. The public is welcome to at tend. For more information, contact the SWCD office at 676-5452. Donald J. Carlson, D.P.M. Medicine and Surgery of the Foot will be at Heppner Clinic December 13 to treat all foot problems 676-5504 Pioneer Memorial Clinic 567-8750 ‘Beecher’s Bgstaurant in lone Features: T u e s d a y Evening: 8 oz. Top Sirloin Steak, 14 oz. Ribeye Steak W edn esday Evening: Senior’s Night - 60 and older. Buy one dinner, get second free. T h u rsd a y & Sunday Even in gs: Seafood Sam pler - includes oysters, fish, clams, large shrimp and popcorn shrimp. Friday & Satu rd ay Evenings: Prime Rib. 676-9228 Pendleton ... for the best part of the week! I Large Selection of Wrangler wear for men and women M orrow C o u n ty G rain G ro w e r’s R etirem en t P a rty for Clyde A llsto tt and C h ristm as P a rty . December 2: M emorial Serv ices for B ro th er Neil Beam er a t 1 :0 0 p.m. Open Sundays in December Dec. 10: 12-3 17: 12-3 24: 10-4 •Christmas Eve Ladies Night Dinner 6 :0 0 p.m. M emorial Serv ices for all deceased B ro th ers during 1 9 9 5 a t 8 :0 0 p.m. *217 North Mam The Justice Court office at the courthouse annex building in Heppner reports handling the following business during the past week: Joseph Matthew Harwood, 18, Lexington-Minor in Posses sion of Alcohol, Theft II, Crim inal Mischief II, two counts of Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor, $1,866 fine, 180 days in jail, $200 and jail sentence suspend ed with one year probation with no further violation of the law; Nathan Michael Morris, 18, Lexington-Minor in Possession, Theft II, Criminal Mischief II, $1,166 fine, 180 days in jail, $200 and jail sentence suspend ed with one year probation with no further violation of the law; Loni P. Costello, 35, Gres- ham-No Oregon D river's License, $192 fine; Serguio Ayala Murguia, 20, Kimberly-No Operator's Li cense, Driving Uninsured, $359 fine; Robert C. Blodgett, 49, Heppner-Failure to Validate Big Game Tag (general elk), $91 fine; Walter E. Ephrem, 51, Eu gene-Driving While License Suspended, $67 fine; Anthony Uanno, 25, Port- land-Parking on Highway, $79 fine; Ronald W. Scott, 62, Bend- Oversized Load, 15' height alleged, 14' height limit, $67 fine; Melvin Lee McCarl, 33, Lex- ington-Failure to Wear Seatbelt, $49 fine; Stephen Allen, 22, Gresham- Illegal U-Turn, $101 fine; Daniel E. Graham, 36, Stan field-Oversized Load, 14'06" alleged height, 14' height limit, $49 fine; Gilbert Stocker, 69, Oregon City-Failure to Use Safety Belt, $49 fine; Vernon Shad Jeffreys, 27, Heppner-No Operator's Li cense, $167 fine. Cardinals open hoop season December 1: UPS shipping Free gift wrapping ask tor details 41 Muwmj’j D*q Justice Court Report December 7: Genuine Lizard Boots fc. from Justin Men s Wear December 16: Tom and Je rry Party from 6 :3 0 to 9 p.m. Heppner Elks 358 % M ^ 6 7 6 -9 I8 I W hen- h ,e n ,Is M eet 142 V M a in J*» * 193 N. Main St Heppner f 2E
