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Board man city manager
John Kenton "Jack" Palmer
has been indicted on 18 counts
in Morrow County Circuit
Court, according to Morrow
County District Attorney Earl
R. Woods, Jr.
Palmer was indicted Dec. 12
and charged with second
degree theft, a misdemeanor,
first degree theft, a felony, and
first
degree
official
misconduct, a misdemeanor.
The charges are in
connection with the alleged
theft of plywood, lumber and
concrete, theft o f services of
»city employees and use o f city
‘equipment, including two
backhoes, for his personal use
from the city o f Boardman
while he was employed as city
manager. He was also indicted
for the alleged use of a tractor
and augur belonging to the
Morrow
County
School
District.
The indictment also alleges
that Palmer was respnsible for
leakage at a thrust block site
that caused a shut down in city
water services to other
residents o f the city and
violated city o f Boardman
zoning regulations with the
intent to'benefit by siting more
than one dwelling on an
unpartitioned lot
According to the MCDA's
office. Palmer is scheduled for
arraignment this Thursday,
Dec. 19, and is represented by
Morrow County Heppner, Oregon Hermiston attorney Gary Luisi.
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VOL. 115
NO. 51
Pages Wednesday, December 18, 1996,
Churches join for
Christmas drama
Santa makes appearance for lunch with local kids
A special guest arrived in Heppner Sunday for the annual lunch with Santa program. Youngsters
were able to talk with Santa and then enjoy a lunch and a movie.
A special dramatic
presentation o f the Christmas
story with music will be
presented on Sunday , Dec. 22,
at 4:30 p.m. at the St. Patrick's
Catholic Parish Hall in
Heppner.
The presentation is co
sponsored by area churches.
All Saints Episcopal Church
Heppner, will present scene
one, "The creation, fall o f man
and need for a savior"; scene
two by the Church o f the
Nazarene, "Foretold prophesy
o f Christ; scene three. United
Church o f Christ, lone, "Mary
and the angel Gabriel"; scene
four, St. Patrick's Catholic
Church, "No palace for the
King"; scene five, Hope and
Valby Lutheran Churches.
"Angels' proclamation to the
shepherds"; scene six, St.
Williams Catholic Church.
"Christ the King is bom".
Fellowship and refreshments
will follow the presentation.
Josilyn "Jossie" Evans of
Heppner has been,selected as a
member of the 1997 Round-
Up Court.
Evans, 18, the daughter of
Monte and Beck Evans of
Heppner, is a 1996 graduate of
Heppner High School and is
attending Blue Mountain
Community
College
at
Pendleton.
Evans was active in
basketball, volley ball and track
in high school, winning a
medal at the 1996 state track
meet. She was an officer for
the Heppner FFA chapter and
participated on the judging
team. She has also been very
involved in rodeo and 4-H.
working with cattle and riding
horses.
She
has
won
numerous awards with her
beef and horses, including the
4-H county beef production
award, the Angus Auxiliary
awards, champion market
steer, champion round robin
show m anship,
reserve
champion beef showman,
champion senior performance
horse-twice at the Morrow
County Open Horse Shows,
and 4-H Horse Show high
point rider
Evans was a Morrow
County Fair and Oregon Trail
Pro Rodeo Princess in 1995.
the same year her younger
brother, Casey, was a pennant
bearer.
Her family has a long
history with rodeos and the
Round-Up. Her mother, is a
Jossie Evans
former queen of the Round-Up
and her aunt. Michelle Evans
Bergstrom, was on royalty
courts for both Heppner and
Pendleton. Jossie's father,
Monte, is a former Morrow
County calf roping w inner and
he often serves as bucking
chute boss during rodeos.
Her grandfather. Don Evans
was honored as the 1992
Morrow County Fair grand
marshal.
Jossie's
maternal
grandparents,
the
Royal
Raymonds,
are
active
supporters o f the Round-Up
Other members o f the 1997
Round-l'p Court are queen.
Jamie Bealer, and princesses,
Natalie Johnson, Kristen
Elliott and Megan Corey.
Hyatt retires from Kinzua
Last chance to
Buy a brick for Christmas gift
A People for the Pool
mailing has been sent to area
residents inviting donations for
the swimming pool fund
raiser.
People for the Pool, a non
profit fund raising booster
club, is giving people an
opportunity to "leave your
mark" on the Heppner this
Christmas by buying a brick
for the Willow Creek Park
District’s swimming pool
complex to be built next year.
For $30 people may purchase
a one-line inscription or $45
people, may purchase a two
line inscription on a brick that
will be installed at the new
pool. A heart or star symbol
will be added for an additional
$ 10 .
Wall o f Fame donors will
have a laser printed faux
granite plaque placed in a
prominent position at the pool
site. Friends o f the Pool (for
contributors of $100 to $499),
Patrons
of
the
Pool
(contributors o f $500 to
$24,499) and Champions of
the Pool (contributors of
$25,000 and over) will be
recognized with their name
(individual,
memoriam.
corporation, business, club,
foundation, etc.) and optional
logo as Wall o f Fame donors.
Checks may be sent to People
for the Pool, Inc., P.O. Box
901, Heppner, OR 97836.
People for the Pool has
raised around $70,000 in
donations, fund raisers and
grants. The group is planning
to fund an indoor multi-use
pool,
which
could
be
completed in two phases, as
funds are available. The first
phase would be construction
o f the building which would
surround the indoor pool and
the second phase would
include the therapy pool itself.
The outdoor pool will be
built this year. According to
Gary Marks, project manager,
bids are out and will be
opened January 22 at 2:30
p.m. The outdoor pool will
include a four or six-lane pool,
a zero-depth fan area (m jch
like a sloped beach) and a
slide area.
Woods to leave for Bosnia; DA replacement named
Morrow County District
Attorney Earl R. Woods, Jr.,
has learned that he will be
going to Bosnia sooner than
originally planned, but won’t
be shipped out until after
Chrisltmas.
Woods, whose National
Guard Unit has been called up.
has already begun training and
will be officially activated on
Dec. 31. From January 6-10,
he will take a combat
lifesaving course and then will
fly non-stof>from Portland to
Heidelberg, Germany, where
he is scheduled for a mine
sweeping course. The course
not only provides instruction
on avoiding mines, but on how
to extract them from the
ground.
After leaving Heidelberg,
Woods will be shipped to
Budapest. Hungary. From
Budapest, he will join a
convoy
through
Czech
Republic to Tuzla, Bosnia,
which is located northeast of
Sarajevo.
At Tuzla, Woods will be
working seven days a week, 12
hours a day, coordinating the
defense
of
the
Tuzla
containment area. He says he
will not be allowed to leave
the area, even to go into town,
because it is a combat zone.
Replacement DA named
the
William Hanlon, formerly
district attorney of
Jefferson County, has been
named
interim
Morrow
County DA during Woods'
e x p e c te d
n in e -m o n th
deployi vment to Bosnia.
Janlon will interrupt a
sailing trip around the world to
assume Morrow County DA
duties, effective Monday, Dec.
30, said Woods.
Early deadlines
The Heppner Gazette will
publish one day early next
week for Christmas. News
deadline for next week's paper
is this Friday and advertising
deadline is Monday noon.
'shop Heppner
Sundays'
This Sunday, Dec. 22, the
"Shop Heppner Sundays"
theme continues, representing
the final opportunity to enter
the drawing for a trip to Reno.
Individuals 21 years old or
older can get entry forms in
participating businesses. The
drawing for the Reno trip for
two will take place after stores
close on Sunday. The winner
will be notified. The prize has
been donated by Mid-Colum
bia Bus Co.
Punch cards w ill continue as
another shopping bonus activi
ty, and this Sunday will be the
last one for the Sunday specials
that some businesses have
featured this month.
The Heppner Chamber of
Commerce will judge entries in
the Holiday Lighting competi
tion this Sunday also. Shop
pers might end their afternoon
with a tour of the city streets to
witness the splendid colors and
designs of this year's decorat
ors, said a spokesperson.
Wayland Hyatt (center) with
Chuck Mitchell (left) and
Mike Hauser
Friday the 13th is a good day
for Wayland 1 lyatt of Heppner.
He was bom on that day and
retired on Friday, Dec. 13. of
this year. Hyatt retired from
Kinzua Resources after 42
years with the company.
Hyatt. 61. started working
parttime summers at Kinzua in
1952. Then in 1954 he began
working at the Kinzua
Mercantile, the local grocery
store in the town of Kinzua.
After that he began working
for the CK&S railroad, which
was owned by Kinzua. He
worked on the railroad for 12
years when he was transferred
to Heppner in 1975. where he
has worked ever since. In
Heppner he worked with fire
protection and in the filing
room.
Hyatt and his wife Pat, who
also works for Kinzua, were
married in 1955. They have
three children. Theresa Morris.
Kah-nee-ta.Travis, Portland,
and Troy. Heppner. and four
grandchildren.
”1 worked for a lot o f good
people," said Wavland. "I had
some awful good Kisses, some
real good people."
He said that when he began
working for Kinzua in 1952.
he earned $1.63 an hour.
Hyatt says that now he will
be spending more time
working on his home in
Sheridan, where the couple
lan to move by the end of
une.
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