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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, August 14, 1996
L etters to the E d itor
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
Let's work to im prove M orrow County
Heppner
G A Z E T T E -T IM E S
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 Devin
Advertising Layout & Graphics
Bonnie Bennett ..............................................................................................Distribution
Penni K eersem aker................................................................................................Printer
David Sykes, Publisher
Scarecrow s w on't scare you away
ed sentries to soft-sculpture
versions. Judges will exercise
no discrimination; the only re
quirement is that they must
have been constructed and
named by their creator exhibi
tor. More than one entry per
exhibitor is permitted.
A fair superintendent is offer
ing $10, $5 and $2.50 for first,
second and third prizes.
Morrow County Fair visitors
can expect to see a wide varie
ty of scarecrows in a contest
sponsored by fair superinten
dents and open to all ages.
These cornfield characters will
more likely cause birds to fly in
for a closer look than to frighten
them away.
These creatures can range
from old-fashioned straw-stuff
PaV HHS/HJHS fees in advance
Irrigated ag field trip set Aug. 19
Fred Ziari of the Umatilla
Basin W atershed Council
(UBWC) will lead a field trip on
Irrigated Agriculture on Mon
day, Aug. 19.
This trip is a continuation in
the UBWC series of program
topics on the different parts of
the Umatilla watershed and
will focus on the lower portion
of the watershed.
For an agenda and to RSVP,
contact
Luise Langheinrich at
Marine Sgt. Jeffrey T. Hoff
278-3836.
Bus transportation
man, the son of James and
will
be
provided
through IRZ
Sharon Hoffman of Irrigon,
Consulting
and
the Oregon
recently received the Combat
Water
Coalition.
Action Ribbon and was pro
moted to his present rank.
The ribbon is awarded to ser
vice members who have active
ly participated in ground or
The Oregon Grains Commis
surface combat after March 1, sion (OGC) will hold a regular
1961.
commission meeting Friday,
He is currently assigned with Aug. 23 at 9 a.m. at the U.S.
Marine Aviation Logistics Bank conference room, adja
Squadron 12, 1st Marine Air cent to the Oregon Wheat
craft Wing, Marine Corps Air Growers League office, 202
Station, Iwakuni, Japan.
S.E. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
The 1990 graudate of Amador
Commission meetings are
VaHey High School W Pleasan open to the public. The OGC
ton, Calfornia, joined the complies with the Americans
Marine Corps in November, with Disabilities Act which pro
1990.
hibits discrimination against
Army Pvt. Eddie E. Crosby persons with disabilities. Any
has graduated from the heavy- one who would like to attend
wheel vehicle mechanic course the meeting, but who needs
at Fort Jackson, Columbia, special accomodations, contact
South Carolina.
the OGC office 48 hours in ad
During the course, students vance, 276-4609, FAX 276-5753,
were instructed to perform or TDD (503) 986-4762.
maintenance and assist in the
repair of heavy-duty vehicles
and associated equipment.
Crosby is the son of Valerie
Crosby of Irrigon. He is a 1994
The Justice Court office at the
graduate of Riverside High courthouse annex building in
Hepper reports handling the
School, Boardman.
Army Pvt. Herbert W. Hill following business during the
has entered basic military train past week:
ing at Fort Benning, Columbus,
Rodney Allen Ehrmantraut,
20, Lexington-Violation of the
Georgia.
During the eight weeks of Basic Rule, 79 mph in a 55 mph
training, the soldiers will study zone, $122 fine;
the Army mission and will
Ron A. Schwarz, 34, Hepp-
receive instruction in drill and ner-Failure to Renew Registra
ceremonies, weapons, map tion, $49 fine;
reading, tactics, military
Tareena Lee Nash, 27, Hepp-
courtesy, military justice, first ner-Maintaining a Dog as a
aid, Army history and tradi Nuisance, $43 fine;
tions, and special training in
David W. Eldridge, 30, Lex
ington-Possession of Less Than
human relations.
Hill is the son of William and One Ounce of Marijuana, $586
fine.
Marcia Hill of Irrigon.
In the Service
Commission
plans meeting
Justice Court
Report
h C S lth C d r C
To the Editor:
Foremost, I wish to state that
I am writing as a private citizen,
not as a member of the Morrow
County Health District Board.
Most of the valid complaints
of which Dr. Zielinski speaks in
the Hermiston Herald and East
Oregonian would not have oc
curred if Morrow County had
had the following circum
stances going for them when
he was here:
1. Broad recognition that
health care facilities in our
sparsely populated areas need
ed more adequate tax support
to exist.
2. A knowledgeably adminis
trated medical district with a tax
base existed that thoroughly
recognized the needs of all
areas of the county.
3. The requests of Dr. Zielin
ski had been aired publicily
before they understandably
erupted into divisiveness in the
county.
All segments of Morrow
County need to work together
n these difficult economic
imes for rural areas. This calls
for communication that has
been miserably lacking up to
now. This lack has occurred
with our school board also,
causing the loss of highly
valued physicians in south
Morrow.
Actually, lack of funding and
how the available funds are
spent triggers many problems
here. This should be of vital
concern to everyone in the
county. We all need to get in
volved in voting and decision
making.
But we need the correct infor
mation given to us to make in
formed decisions. The Health
District Board is now in the pro
cess of getting adequate and ac
curate information available to
the public. But, regretably, it is
a slow process.
Concerning the accuracy of
Dr. Zielinski's comments, the
only place I would disagree
with him is his assertion that
Heppner must cut back on their
services at the hospital. With
out being on the current board,
he has no way of being aware
that the hospital pays the way
for the nursing home through
better hospital reimbursements
from third party payers. And
Morrow County health services
are 93 percent self-supporting.
Also we are talking about
needs here. The Trauma IV
center in Heppner serves south
Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler
counties. We can't zip over to
the nearest hospital in a timely
fashion. We need the staff of
the Trauma IV center to stabi
lize patients, and this same staff
serves the hospital and nursing
home too. It is cost effective.
If one remembers the hospi
tal as broken down and anti
quated, we need to update cer
tain areas. And we need to up
date the facilities in the north
end to assure that they have
viable communities as well.
One of the questions asked at
one hearing was why I was on
the Health District Board when
| co.owneci a drugstore 5%
years ago. There is a precedent
for this. Mary Michael was
Medical Board chairman at one
time while a co-owner of
Boardman Pharmacy, and Ray
himself was a board member
while a practicing pharmacist.
We all have been active in
health affairs because we know
how fragile our health care
delivery system is. Access will
not be easy in the future. It
makes sense to work together
to negotiate third party pay
ments to the best of our abili
ty, to exist in the national
health care system. But this
decision should be left to in
formed voters.
I sincerely regret the lack of
communication, the lack of un
derstanding, the lack of fun
ding, and the lack of coopera
tion in Dr. Zielinski's case. Let
us work to correct it.
(s) Meg Murray
lone
Parents of all Heppner junior
high and high school students
are encouraged to pay student
body fees, pay-to-participate
charges and purchase lunch
tickets prior to the first day of
school. The high school is open
M onday-Thursday from 8
a .m .-4 p.m . throughout
August.
Fees are as follows: high
school body fees $8, high
school yearbook $25; junior
high student body fees $6,
junior high yearbook $16; for all
grades computer lab fees $5,
BMCC golf lessons set at W CCC
Blue Mountain Community
College (BMCC) golf classes are
scheduled to begin Thursday,
Sept. 5. Students interested in
beginning golf may contact
BMCC Morrow County coor
dinator Anne Morter, 422-7040,
to preregister.
The class, which will be held
at Willow Creek Country Club
(WCCC) in Heppner, is intend
ed for people with little or no
prior golfing experience. The
basics of the rules, play and eti
quette of the game will be
For three year terms:
ZONE NO. 3: That territory served or to be served by the Cooperative lying East of the
Morrow-Gilliam County Line and North of the Baseline.
ZONE NO 4: That territory served by or to be served by the Cooperative lying East of
the Morrow-Gilliam County line, South of the Baseline, North of the Township line between
Township 2 South and 3 South.
ZONE NO. 8, HEPPNER ZONE: That territory served by or to be served by the Cooperative
within the incorporated city limits of Heppner, Oregon.
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Ladies' Play, August 6
Low gross of the field: Pat
Edmundson.
Flight A: low gross Linda
Schultz and Karen Thompson;
low net Jan Paustian, Carol
Norris and Eileen Padberg;
least putts Karen Wildman and
Luvilla Sonstegard.
Flight B: low gross Suzanne
Jepsen; low net Martha Mun-
kers; least putts Bernice Lott
and Betty Rietmann.
Flight C: low gross Floss
Watkins; low net Jean Ball;
least putts Jackie Allstott,
Lucille Peck, Verna Brinda,
Cam Wishart.
Long drive: Karen Wildman,
Martha M unkers, Lorene
Montgomery.
Chip in: Betty Rietmann,
Jackie Allstott.
Morrow-Gilliam County line and South of the Township line dividing Townships 3 South and
4 South.
The members of the nom inating com m ittee are:
ZONE NO. 2: 541-676-9146, 541-384-2023
ZONE NO. 3: Clint Krebs, lone, Oregon, 541-422-7548
-:- Mike Padberg was a visitor Saturday.
at the home of his father and
-:-Ray and Gae Papineau
stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Bill spent several days last week at
Padberg.
their home before going to the
-:- Eugene Sawyer of the Tri- valley with their race horses.
Cities was a Lexington caller on
UBW C to hold monthly m eeting
The Umatilla Basin Watersh
ed Council will hold its regular
monthly meeting on Tuesday,
Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Her
miston Community Center, 415
South Highway 395. This pro
gram is a continuation of the
series on areas of the Umatilla
Basin Watershed and will cover
the lower Umatilla Basin-irri
gated agriculture.
The meetings are open’to the
public and all are invited to at
tend. For more information,
HEPPNER, OREGON
TWO BIG PRCA SHOWS
Friday, August 16 • 7:30 pm
Saturday, August 17 • 1:15 pm
Barrel Racing • Team Roping
Bull Riding • Saddle Bronc
Bareback Riding • Qalf Roping
Steer Wrestling • Mutton Bustin
The nominating committee will accept nominations up to and including the last day of August.
Nominees must be members of the Colum bia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. They must
reside in, and receive service in the Zone in which they will be running.
Published: August 7, 14, 1996
contact Luise Langheinrich,
278-3836.
HHS yearbook
signing Sept. 3
Yearbook signing for grades
nine-12 at Heppner High
School is scheduled for Tues
day, Sept. 3, from 6:30-8:30
p.m . in the high school
cafeteria. Junior high yearbooks
will arrive the middle of
September; that signing date
will be announced later.
Friday N ig h t & S aturday
A fte rno on A ugust 1 6 -17
Fair & Rodeo Grounds,
Heppner, Oregon
PRCA ALL-AROUND
CHAMPION SADDLE
D ON ATED »V G A R D N E R S M EN SW EAR
M IK E ( T U R I N M E M O R IA L ( A l l H O P IN G
CHAMPION BUCKLE
Featuring - The Flying C ossacks
Rodeo Announcer - Bob Tallman
Stock Contractor - Beard Rodeo Co.
Bullfighters • Danny Newman Mark Nichols
Clown - Rooster Kersten
TICKETS: ADULTS $ 8 .0 0
0-12 YRS. $ 5 .0 0 5 & UNDER FREE
• Free Parking •
• Concessions & Beer Garden •
Queen Brenda Holtz Princesses Stormy
Howard Beth Hermanns Dawn Boor
For information call
Sheri Miller (541) 6 7 6 -5 2 S S
or to purchase tickets call
Nicole Mahoney (541) 676-5157
SPONSORED BY -
Graybeal Distributing • Wheat Growers
• Les Schwab Tires • Morrow County Grain Growers •
Coca-Cola • Carner Auto • Finley Butte Landfill
• Partlow Livestock • Bank of Eastern Oregon
MORROW COUNTY FAIR AND JACKPOT RODEO
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10
* Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo ★ 7:30 pm - Fairgrounds ★
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17
* Main Street Parade-10:00 am • Downtown Heppner ★
* Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo-1 :1 5 pm • Fairgrounds ★
* Cowboy Auction - 8:15 pm - Heppner Elks *
SUNDAY, AUGUST 1ft
ZONE NO. 4: Tony Doherty, Heppner, Oregon, 541-676-5398
ZONE NO. 8: Bob Ployhar, Heppner, Oregon 541-676-9649
teeing off.
School students grade five
and up may enroll in class with
instructor's permission on a
space-available basis, and if an
adult takes the class with them.
Cost of the class is $20 tuition
for six IV 2 hour sessions, plus
$20 temporary membership to
WCCC for all non-members.
John Edmundson will be the
instructor.
W _________________ By Delpha Jones
OREGON TRAI
PRO RODEO
For two year term:
ZONE NO. 2: That territory served or to be served by the Cooperative lying West of the
covered. Skills covered include
putting, chipping, pitching, ap
proaching, fairway shots and
Lexington News
WCCC Golf
NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS
Colum bia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. is notifying all members that nom inations are
open for the following four director’s positions:
towel fee (for sports and P.E.)
$3, lunch $1.50, breakfast .75
cents.
Pay-to-participate charges are
set at $50 per student per sport,
with a $100 maximum per stu
dent. The maximum charge to
families with more than one
student participating is $200.
These charges must be paid
before the student can partici
pate in the first athletic contest.
Student class schedules and
a newsletter will be mailed
around Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Morrow County Jackpot Rodeo *
(Entries limited to Morrow Co. residents and school alumni only)
1:15 pm - Fairgrounds
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FOR INFORMATION CALL SUFRI MILLER <5 II) R7R-52DD