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
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___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.
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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
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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
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Dec. 10: 12-3
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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.
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December 7:
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December 16:
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