FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 17, 1996
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GAZETTE-TIMES
Easy road robs students of music
U S P S 240-420
To the editor,
My name and the subject of
music education has been in
the local papers recently. I have
been a music instructor in
South Morrow County for 11
plus years and a substitute
teacher before that. My view is
unique in that no one, admin-
istators or community, have
had quite my perspective. I
have seen some changes and I
would like to give my input.
Our present music situation
did not happen overnight, nor
can we put the blame entirely
on the present superintendent
and board. A promise was
made to restore in our system
what was taken away first
(music and art). The situation
now is indeed disappointing.
The arts should be a vital part
of every child's education.
However, those decisions,
through time, given economics
and personnel, were logical, for
the most part. Whether you
realized it or not, part of their
decisions came from input from
you.
When Bob Isted, the previous
band director, was here, we
constantly battled the drop-out
problem. It is true that some
our best students had schedul
ing problems. But most, and
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DA's Report
The Morrow County District
Attorney's office at the cour
thouse in Heppner reports
handling the following cases
during the past several weeks:
June 21: Timothy Sherwood,
39, Heppner was convicted of
two counts of possession of a
controlled substance (metham-
phetamine) in two separate in
dictments, conspiracy to deliver
a controlled substance (meth-
amphetamine) and delivery of
a controlled substance. Sher
wood was ordered to serve 100
days in jail, to be evaluated and
successfully complete a drug
and alcohol program, refrain
from contacting other drug
users, abide by other condi
tions of probation, and pay
fines and fees totalling $1,500.
July 11: Bruce Stanley Mit
chell, 52, Lonerock, was con
victed of the felony crime of
coercion. Mitchell received 18
months' probation, 30 days in
jail, suspended on the condi
tion that he maintain in
Alcoholics Anonymous, par
ticipate in the 12-Step Program,
and not have any contact with
the victims, write a letter of
apology tQ the victims and pay
a $250 fine;
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, l ,
. Timothy Dale (WJytaKe^ 35,
Irrigon, was convicted of Driv
ing While Suspended. Whit
aker received 90 days in jail,
suspended was ordered to pay
$880 plus assessment and at
torney's fees, complete 40
hours of community service
and obtain and Oregon driver's
license by the end of his
probation;
• Dean C. Polston, 27, lone,
was convicted of Driving While
Suspended. Polston was sen
tenced to six months in the
county jail, suspended, with
one year bench probation,
ordered to obtain an Oregon
driver's license by the end of
his probation and fined $125
with fees and assessments;
Donald Gene Hadley, 66, Ir
rigon, who was convicted of
three separate counts of
sodomy I, was sentenced to 29
years, four months in the
Oregon State Penitentiary.
Hadley was sentenced follow
ing the convictions for
sodomizing a seven-year old
boy;
Tyson Lynn Doolin, 18,
Chehalis, WA, was sentenced
to 18 years in the Oregon State
Pentitentiary following convic
tion for armed robbery and
kidnap;
Aaron Alexander Anello, 18,
Chehalis, WA, convicted of
armed robbery and kidnap,
was sentenced to 17 years,
eight months in the Oregon
State Pentitentiary for his in
volvement in the same crimes
committed by Doolin. The con
victions stem from an incident
that occurred on March 19,
where Anello and Doolin ab
ducted a man and forced him
to drive from Boardman, west
bound on Interstate 84. During
the incident, they held a gun to
the mom's head and robbed
him of $200.
Market Report
To The editor:
In this time of difficulty bet
ween the North and South
ends of the county, it is reassur
ing to experience teamwork in
the emergency services of our
county. The South Morrow
County EMT association was
the beneficiary of this goodwill
on Saturday, July 6. On this
date EMS services of the South
End were pushed to their very
maximum and the Boardman
ambulance very graciously and
unselfishly stepped in to assist
us in our time of great need.
On the aforementioned day,
there was one team and one of
our two ambulances dispatch
ed to take a critically ill nursing
home resident to Walla Walla.
In the interim the back-up crew
was called to a remote location
to respond to a serious acci
dent. This would have left the
Heppner area without an am
bulance or a crew to respond to
Tuesday
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July
Aug.
Sept.
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remember, I was there, drop
ped out because it was the easy
thing to do. They didn't want
to practice and you, parents, let
them. Where was your support
when we asked them to play in
pep bands or at parades? Most
of them just watched. You let
them. The numbers were low
before any of the programs
were cut. We needed and need
musicians to sign up for classes
to justify a teacher.
I have worked with the
young people here. There is no
lack of intelligence or talent.
I often tell my students, "A
goal is more than a dream, it's
a dream being acted on.'' I
believe the common goal here
is the best possible education
for our children. What I see
here is a lack of action from
both parties.
So many lessons: self-expres
sion, self-confidence, self
discipline, history, culture,
working in a group and many
more. I guarantee most cannot
be learned from a computer.
Why would we rob our stud
ents of these valuable lessons?
Yet when we take the easy
road, for their sakes or ours, we
do so.
(s) Geneva Mathews
There were 68 people present for the senior dinner July 10.
Three meals were home delivered and one was taken out. Dot
Halvorsen won the meal ticket. Members of the Catholic Church
served. Julie and Josie Proctor and Sara Eckman helped the adult
servers by taking desserts to the tables and by carrying bowls
of soup for many of the seniors. They also cleared the tables.
The men who help clear and wash tables after the meals are Bob
Taylor, Paul Werner and George Jefferies. They were inadvertent
ly left out last week. Rose Marie Buschke was back at the sign
up table. She recently had back surgery at Bend and returned
to Bend this week. The Senior Center Board met following the
meal.
Eleven seniors went by bus to the meal site at Milton-Freeewater
Friday July 12. One table of cards was in play Friday afternoon.
A group of tenants gathered in the sitting room Sunday even
ing to eat sandwiches and salad for supper. Seven people wat
ched the movie, ''Bushwacked'' afterwards.
The families of Darlene Arrington and Rachel Harnett have
been busy cleaning out their apartments. Darlene is at Hermiston
Good Samaritan Center. She is doing well but misses her friends.
Rachel is in a nursing home in Walla Walla and there is no ad
dress as of yet.
There will be a meeting of the Oregon Economic Development
Division in the Senior Center dining room Tuesday July 23.
The senior bus will leave for the Condon Meal Site at 10:30
a.m. July 25. Seats are still available. Those interested should
sign up at the senior center office.
Other dates to remember are: Tuesday and Thursday exercise,
10 a.m.; Wed., blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m., senior meal, noon;
Friday, cards, 2 p.m. Sun., movie 7 p.m.
Creative Arts & Crafts to meet
Members and guests of Mor
row County Creative Arts and
Crafts Club will meet at Kates
Pizza on Wednesday July 24 at
1 p.m. for lunch and a meeting.
Plans will be finalized for the
fair booth. Future workshops
Barley
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In the Service
Army Spec. Afred C. Burt
has been decorated with the ar
my Achievement Medal.
The medal is awarded to
soldiers for meritorious service,
acts of courage of other
outstanding accomplishments.
Burt is a power generator
repairer with the 6th Field Ar
tillery at Warner Barracks
Bamberg, Germany.
The son of A1 and Jo Burt of
Heppner, he is a 1991 graduate
of Heppner High School.
Fair & Rodeo tab
deadline July 26
The deadline for news and
advertising for the Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo supple
ment in the Gazette-Times is
Friday, July 26 at 5 p.m.
emergencies. However the
Boardman ambulance service
graciously came to our aid by
bringing an ambulance and a
crew to Heppner to cover the
area until our crew could
return. But their generosity did
not end there. The crew volun
teered to take a critical patioent
onto Walla Walla in their am
bulance. This prevented further
strain to our EMS services.
The South Morrow County
EMT Association would like to
extend our gratitude to the en
tire Boardman ambulance ser
vices especially to EMT Roy
Harrell, JR., and ambulance
driver Evelene Finley. These
volunteers went above and
beyond the call of duty and we
are deeply grateful.
Sincerely
The South Morrow County
EMT Assoc,
(s) Mark E. Johnson,
President, S.M.C.EMT Assoc.
Marriage Licenses
4-H News
The Morrow County Clerk's
office at the courthouse in
Heppner reports issuing the
following marriage licenses
during the past week:
July 9: Manuel Carrillo
Rodelo, 24, Boardman; and
M arisela M endiola, 20,
Boardman.
July 11: James Patrick Suter,
50, Boardman; and
Leslie Lee Suter, 45, Boardman.
By Nicole Wilson, reporter
The North Lex Sheep Club is
going to have a can drive. Sat,
July 20. Club members will
meet at the city park at 10 a.m.
Drop off donations will be ac
cepted at the Heppner city park
Saturday or call 989-8230 for
pick-up before Saturday. The
money will be used for items
for the Club.
and activities will also be
discussed.
"Anyone interested in arts,
crafts and good company is
welcome to attend, "said a club
spokesperson.
The Neighborhood Center wishes to
THANK the following listed DUNKEES
Ray B anka
Dar Merrill
A dam Perez
Corey Breeding Helen Jeffries
Tony Looney
Aaron Harris
Terry Reynolds A J Perez
North, south work together
Compliments of Morrow County Grain Growers
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Senior Center Bullctin
for their volunteer time in assisting raise funds for our facility.
A THANK YOU also goes to the Morrow County
Search and Rescue for the use of their tank,
Heppner Fire Department for water delivery and
Girls Softball League for loan of Baseballs
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the Morrow County Fair
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