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The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner,
Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner,
Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (541)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 Coun
ties; $25 elsewhere.
April Hilton-Sykes........................................................................................ News Editor
Stephanie Jensen ............................................................................................Typesetting
Monique D evin.......................................................... Advertising Layout it Graphics
Bonnie Bennett .............................................................................................. Distribution
Penni K eersem aker................................................................................................ Printer
David Sykes, Publisher
Heppner garden club to discuss fair
Heppner Garden Club will
meet at the home of Peggy
Connor, 460 East Cowins,
Thursday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m.
Business will include pre-
paration for exhibiting and
other participation in the coun
ty fair floral show, and a report
from state and regional con
ventions.
The public is welcome to
attend.
W . C C C Golf
L a d ie s ' P la y , Ju ly 2 3
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Low gross of the field: Pat
Edmundson
Flight A: low gross Eileen
Padberg; low net Lois Hunt;
least putts Luvilla Sonstegard.
Flight B: low gross Alene
Rucker; low net Betty Carlson;
least putts Bernice Lott.
Flight C: low gross Lucille
Peck; low net Jean Ball; least
putts Dorris Graves.
Chip in: Jenny Reynolds,
Dorris Graves, Juanita Martin.
Obituaries
James M. Stirewalt
Funeral services for James M.
Stirewalt, 80, Spray, were held
Sunday, July 28, 19%, at the
Spray High School gymna
sium. Concluding services and
burial followed at Winlock
Cemetery.
Mr. Stirewalt died Wednes
day, July 24, 19%, at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in Heppner.
Mr. Stirewalt was bom Oct.
31, 1915, at the family home
stead on Sourdough Ridge at
Winlock. He grew up and at
tended school on Sourdough
Ridge through the eighth
grade. He attended high school
at Orland, California, then
returned to Spray where he
began ranching in the Spray
area.
On Feb. 9, 1940, he married
Effie L. Snabel, at Fossil. The
couple's first home was on
Sourdough Ridge in Wheeler
County. They moved to Kim
berly in 1946, and returned to
the Snabel Homestead in the
Spray area in 1972, where he
lived until his death.
He served on the Spray,
Winlock and Monument school
boards, was a 4-H horse leader
in Grant County for over 20
years and helped to start the
first ever junior rodeo which
was held in John Day. He also
helped to start the junior rodeo
in Redmond and was instru
mental in helping start the
Spray Rodeo. He was a mem
ber of the Spray Rodeo and was
a member of the Condon Elks
Lodge.
Survivors include daughters,
Judy Bertsch of Stanfield, Dina
Stirewalt of Spray, Lula Daniels
of Sisters, Elizabeth Parke of
Beaverton, and Nancy Wilson
of Fossil; son, James II, of Ter
rebonne; sisters, Sarah Pem
berton of Redmond, and Ruby
McCracken of Gold Hill; 15
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren. His wife, Effie,
and brothers, David and Ray
mond, preceded him in death.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Spray Ambu
lance Fund, P.O. Box 123,
Spray, OR. 97874.
Sweeney Mortuary, Hepp
ner, was in charge of arrange
ments.
Health Pept*
The Morrow County Health
Dept, lists the following mon
thly schedule for blood
pressures and immunizations:
Thursday, Aug. 1-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m.;
Tuesday, Aug. 6-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Boardman, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Thursday, Aug. 8-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m.;
Monday, Aug. 12-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Irrigon annex, 1-4 p.m.;
Tuesday, Aug. 13-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Boardman, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Thursday, Aug. 15-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m.;
Monday, Aug. 19-blood
pressures and immunizations,
lone City Hall, 2-4 p.m.;
Tuesday, Aug. 20-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Boardman, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Thursday, Aug. 22-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m.;
Tuesday, Aug. 27-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Boardman, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Thursday, Aug. 29-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m.
The Morrow County District
Attorney's office in Heppner
reports handling the following
business during the past
month:
July 10: Dean C. Poulston,
26, lone, was convicted of driv
ing while license suspended;
he was given six months in the
Morrow County jail, suspend
ed on the condition that he pay
assessments and obtain an
Oregon Driver's License within
one year.
July 11: Bruce Stanley Mit
chell, 52, Echo, was convicted
of felony crime of coercion; he
was given 18 months proba
tion, and as a condition of the
probation, had to remain alco
hol free, write a letter of apo
logy to the victim, and pay a
$1,500 fine.
Timothy Dale Whitaker, 36,
Irrigon, was convicted of driv
ing while license suspended;
he was ordered to pay $1,500,
with all but $880 suspended,
pay assessments and attorney's
fees, and received a 90 day jail
sentence, suspended with 40
days community service.
July 24: Kenneth James
Sicard, 36, Boardman, who had
previously been convicted of
possession of a controlled sub
stance, unlawful possession of
a weapon, carrying a conceal
ed weapon, and attenpting to
elude a police officer, was
revoked on his previously im
posed probation and sentenc
ed to 30 days in the Morrow
County jail and to be evaulated
and undergo drug treatment
because he was found to be in
possession of a hand gun and
methamphetamines while on
probation.
Michael Wayne Phillips, 23,
lone, previously convicted of
unauthorized use of a motor
vehicle, was revoked of proba
tion previously imposed and
ordered to serve 40 days in the
Morrow County jail, because of
failure to appear for jail time
previously imposed as a result
of his conviction.
July 25: Rodrigo Chavira Per
ches, Hermiston, convicted of
Attempted Manslaughter I, and
Attempted Assault 1 with use
of a weapon was ordered to
serve six years, eight months in
Oregon State Penitentiary.
Michael Raymond Vincent,
Vancouver, Washington, was
convicted of two counts
Criminal Non-Support; he was
ordered to serve 30 days in the
Morrow County jail, suspend
ed for two years and was
ordered to pay $805 a month
towards support and his ar
rearage. The court found he
owed $58,723 in back support.
Patrick D. Marshall, 39, Irri
gon, was convicted of unlawful
possession of a firearm, unlaw
ful possession of less than one
ounce of marijuana; he was
given six months in the Mor
row County jail, suspended,
placed on probation two years
and ordered to forfeit weapon,
pay attorney's fees and costs,
fined $1,000, suspended on the
condition that he be evaluated
and undergo treatment for
drug dependency.
Matthew Bartoschek, 19,
Hermiston, was convicted of
Criminal Mischief I, stemming
from an incident which occur
red Nov. 23,1995, where it was
alleged that he, along with two
other individuals, vandalized
property at the Vey Ranch, Big
Buttercreek Road; he was given
30 days in the Morrow County
jail, suspended on the condi
tion he write a letter of apology
to the victim, do 80 hours of
community service, pay attor
ney's fees and $750 restitution.
Justin Lee Bartoschek, 25,
Hermiston, was convicted of
the same crime as above, and
received the same sentence.
From Jan 1-July 29, 116 indict
ments were handed down; this
exceeds the number of indict
ments ever returned in a calen-
Weather Report
Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 31, 19%
dar year in Morrow County.
The Sheriff's office, and Board-
man and Heppner Police
departments all added person
nel during that time.
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July 27.
Matteson was the high point
cowgirl over all, taking first in
barrel racing and pole bending,
and second in goat tying.
Matteson is the daughter of
Chuck and Sherry Matteson,
Heppner.
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