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Undersheriff Verlin Denton (left) and OSP Senior Trooper Tim Cundell pour diesel on marijuana
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VOL. 115
NO. 44
12 Pages Wednesday, October 30, 1996,______ Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
H eppner home burns
Morrow County Undersheriff Verlin Denton (left) and Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Tim Cundeii
prepare to unload marijuana plants from pickup
Flames engulf Scott home
The home o f Alan and
Debbie Scott. 230 Rock Street
in Heppner, sustained fire,
beat, smoke and water damage
in a fire that broke out around
7:29 p.m. Sunday, October 27.
According to Heppner Fire
Chief Rusty Estes, the fire was
initially reported by Heppner
Police Officer Mike Sweek,
who saw smoke coming from
the eaves o f the home.
Estes said that 15 fire
fighters responded and three
engines were dispatched to the
scene.
"The north end o f the house
was pretty much destroyed."
said Estes. Estes said that the
Scott family dog was killed in
the blaze.
There was no official cause
o f the fire and no estimate of
the damages as o f presstime
Tuesday.
Voters go to the polls Nov. 5
Morrow County
ty voters will
go to the e pol
polls for a general
election Tuesday, November
5, to decide the fate o f federal,
state, district, county and city
candidates and state measures
M o rro w
C o u n ty
Commissioner:Three
candidates. Democrat John
Wenholz, Irrigon, Republican
"Whisker Bill" Marren and
Independent Jerry Peck, both
Boardman, will face off for the
position o f Morrow County
Commissioner. Commissioner
Don McEUigott chose not to
run for another term.
Morrow County Treasurer:
Gayle Gutierrez, , Heppr
Heppner, and
incumbent Margo Sherer will
vie for Morrow County
Treasurer, a non-partisan
position.
Morrow County Tax Base:
Voters will decide whether to
approve a new tax base of
$4,094, 973, effective for the
1997-98 fiscal year.
City o f Heppner Charter
Revision: Voters will choose
whether or not to adopt a new
charter for the city of Heppner.
Lexington City Council:
Three candidates,
Duane
Disque, Stan Kemp and Jean
Brazell, will compete for two
four-year positions on the
council. No one filed for the
position of mayor.
lone City CounciEFour
candidates, Cleo Childers, Joe
Barnett. Robert Ball and Betty
Gray, are running for two four-
year seats on the council.
City o f Boardman Mayor:
Two,
candidates,
Terry
fci.M i lO f tn m
Tall man. and incumbent Bill
Brown, will oppose each other
for the mayoral spot.
Boardman Rural Fire
District Measure: Shall the
district be authorized to
approve $190.000 o f bonds for
a fire truck and related
equipment.
Circuit Court Judge Sixth
District: Attorneys Garry
Reynolds, Hermiston. and
Robert Ridgway. Pendleton,
seek the judge's position
previously held by Bob
Abrams, Pendleton, formerly
o f Heppner. who retired from
that position because o f health
reasons.
State Senator 28th District:
Ted Ferrioli, Republican, and
Kevin Campbell, Democrat,
both seek the senatorial spot.
U.S. Representative in
Congress: Republican Robert
F. "Bob" Smith has emerged to
run for the position he held
previously, most recently held
by Wes Cooley, who resigned.
Smith will
run against
Democrat Mike Dugan and
Libertarian Frank Wise.
U.S. Senator: Republican
Gordon Smith. Pendleton, and
Democrat Tom Bruggere. head
up this race wruch also
includes
Michael
Hoyes,
Natural
Law,
Brent
Thompson, Reform. Paul
"Stormy" Mohn. Libertarian,
and
Christopher
Phelps,
Socialist.
Voters will also decide on
U.S.
President.
Oregon
Secretary o f State. Oregon
State Treasurer and Oregon
Attorney General in addition
to 23 state measures.
Morrow County Clerk
Barbara Bloodsworth reminds
voters to vote both sides of
their ballot.
The polls will be open
from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Polling places are as follows:
Precinct
#1
(North
Boardmanj-Greenfield
Grange;
#2
(South
Boardman)-Lutheran Church;
#3 (Hardman)-Morrow County
Courthouse; #4 (lone)-Ione
City Hall; #5 (North Irrigon )-
North Morrow Annex; #6
(South Irrigonj-Old Irrigon
City Hall; #7 (Lexington)-
Mormon
Church;
#8
(Northeast
Heppner)-St.
Patrick's Senior Center; #9
(N o rth w est
H eppner)-
Pettyjohn
Building;
#10
(Southeast Heppner)-Morrow
County
Courthouse;
# 11
(Southwest
Heppner)-New
Forestry Building.
MCSO said that the
Hunter found (MCSO).
hunter was discovered by
A Portland hunter who had
been reported lost around 1
n.m. on Wednesday, October
23, was discovered the
following day around noon,
according to the Morrow
County
Sheriffs
Office
Forest Service personnel at
Wilson Creek Road in the
Upper Rhea Creek drainage.
Morrow County Search and
Rescue was also involved in
the search.
A drug bust by the Blue
Mountain Drug ta sk Force
(BMDTF), which includes the
Morrow
County Sheriffs
Office and the Oregon State
Police, resulted in the arrest of
two Heppner-area women and
two people from the Portland
area, all members o f the same
family.
At presstime, charges were
pending against Janet Nadia
Beamer. 62, and her daughter,
Carrie Elaine Vernon. 38. both
Heppner.
Beamer's
son.
Douglas C. Preston. 45. and
his wife, Betty Jo Preston, 38,
both Rhododendron, were both
charged with possession of
over an ounce o f marijuana,
conspiracy
to deliver a
controlled
substance and
manufacturing a controlled
substance.
According to the Morrow
County
Sheriffs
Office
(MCSO). BMDTF acted on a
tip from local Oregon State
Senior Trooper Tim Cundell.
MCSO said that the Prestons
were arrested on Thursday,
Oct. 24. around 4 p.m. as they
were
stopped
at
the
intersection o f Balm Fork
Road and Willow Creek Road
near Heppner. heading back to
the Portland area.
The MCSO and Cundell said
that around 27 pounds of dried
marijuana and 200-300 pounds
o f green marijuana w ith stalks
were confiscated. Marijuana
was also discovered growing
and in various stages of
Veterans'
Office closed
M CGG annual meeting Nov. 4
Veterans' Service officer Rita
Hedman will be attending the
semi-annual veterans con
ference in Bend, Nov. 4-8. The
Heppner office will not be open
Thursday, Nov. 7.
Power outage
planned Nov 2
" A power outage, affecting
all Columbia Basin Electric
C ooperative
custom ers
receiving electrical service
from the Bonneville Power
Administration's Boardman
Substation, has been scheduled
for this Saturday, Nov. 2, from
9 to 11 a.m.
Customers in the Heppner,
lone. Lexington. Ruggs. Olex.
Cecil, Morgan. Hinton Creek.
Willow Creek, Rhea Creek,
Rock Creek, Shutler Flat.
Lower
Willow
Creek,
Mikkalo. Clem and Ajax areas
will be without power.
The Morrow County Grain
Growers annual membership
meeting w ill be held Monday,
Nov. 4, at the fairgrounds in
Heppner. Dinner will be serv
ed by the Willow Grange at
6:30 p.m.
The featured speaker will be
Dr. Patt Schwab. Dr. Schwab
has worked at Penn State, the
University of California and the
University of Washington. She
is currently president of "Fun
damentally Speaking," where
she presents training programs
that invite the audience to look
inside themselves for a humor
ous perspective on everyday
production
at
Beamer's
residence. They estimate the
street value of the marijuana at
around $60,000, with an ounce
estimated at $100-$ 125 and a
pound between $900 and
$1,000. They added that this
was the biggest commercial
operation that has been
discovered in south Morrow
County.
A 1993 Ford pickup and
several thousand dollars in
cash were also seized in the
arrest.
the Umatilla County Jail on
$60,000 bail each.
The BMDTF also includes
the Hermiston. Pendleton and
Milton-Freewater
police
departments, and the L'matilla
Countv Sheriffs Office.
problems and challenges. Dr.
Schwab's clients include Nord
strom, Hewlett-Packard, Wey-
erhauser and Paccar.
The business portion of the
meeting will include reports
from company officers and the
election of directors. The no
minees for the four director
positions are: Keven Hague-
wood, Travis Harrison, Steve
Hill, Mike Jones, Dave
Matheny and Paul Proudfoot.
The associate director nomi
nees are Jeff Cutsforth, Ken
Klinger, Barney Lindsay and
Bill Tews.
Free babysitting w ill be pro
vided in the dormitory build
ing.
Food drive planned in lone
A food drive has been
tanned in lone Thursday,
[ov. 7. beginning at 7 p.m. to
collect food for food baskets
for the Neighborhood Center
S
to distribute to the needy of
south Morrow county
The lone Youth Group is in
charge of the food drive.
For more information call
Jeri McEUigott. 422-7257.
Be Winter Ready
Anti-Freeze
Gallon or Bulk now in stock
Morrow County Grain Growers
Lexington 989-8221
1-800-452-7396 _____
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