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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 19, 1997 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow 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 D evin.....................................................Advertising Layout & Graphics Bonnie Bennett Distribution Penni Keersemaker Printer David Sykes,«Publisher Letter home from Bosnia Editor's note: The following corre spondence is from Morrow County District Attorney Earl R. Woods, Jr., who has been sent to Bosnia with his National Guard unit. When I stepped out of my tent this morning, I was struck by the oddly beautiful sight of the sun pro viding a background for a city de stroyed. My unit is currently based in Slavonski Brod, which is a city of approximately 100,000 people, situ ated on the Sava River in eastern Croatia. This city, during the Bosnian-Croatian wars, was struck by over 10,000 artillery rounds, which destroyed 1/3 of the city, including over 800 commercial and residential buildings. Also, an esti mated 2,300 people were killed and twice that number suffered as sorted wounds in attacks by Bosnian Serbs. The Croatians have done a ter rific job of rebuilding their city. However, across the river in Bos nia, no such building is going on. The Bosnia city of Brosanski lies in ruins. We can only refer to this city by its Bosnian name o f Brosanski on this side of the river. On the other side, which is now held by the Bosnian Serbs, this city is now called BosBrod, which is a Serbian name. We control the bridge between the two cities and constantly stop Croatian and Muslim refugees who try and carry weapons and ordi nance into Bosnia in the hopes they will be able to reclaim their homes which have been destroyed. We seize those items; this sometimes gets tense. We also patrol the Bosnian side of the river to service base camps occupied by American soldiers to help them coordinate their defense with each other and us. On Feb. 11, the Breko Arbitra tion commenced in an effort to try and arbitrate Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian Muslim claims to western Bosnia. I am betting this won’t work. I’ll be writing periodical articles about this conflict and can be reached with your questions, if any, at: LTC Earl R. Woods, Jr.; 540-48-8029; O peration Front Guard; APO AEO 9789; Slavonski Brod, Croatia. Number of Morrow County criminal cases rises Criminal cases handled by the Morrow County Sheriffs Office (MCSO) in 1996 are up 123 over the previous year and up over 400 cases from six years ago. According to information released >by Morrow County Sheriff Roy Drago, the MCSÔ handled 1223 criminal cases in 1996; 1100 in 1995; and 809 in 1990. Burglary, theft and criminal m is c h ie f /v a n d a lis m s h o w e d increases-with burglary up from a low of 54 in 1994 to 70 in 1995 to 83 last year; theft is up from a low of 70 in 1992 to 106 in 1995 and 123 last year; and criminal mischief/vandalism up from a lo\v of 63 in 1992 to 68 in 1995 to 102 last year. There was some good news in the report, however. Driving under the influence of intoxicants is down from 30 cases each in 1990 and 1991 to 15 last year and only nine the previous year. Motor vehicle accidents are down from 33 in 1990 to 17 last year. Drug investigations are down from 42 in 1991 to 19 in 1995 and 21 in 1996. Criminal driving (such as reckless driving, driving while suspended, driving while revoked and eluding police officer) has had a general downward trend from 45 in 1990 to 13 in 1995 and 17 in 1996 Sex crimes, such as rape and abuse are up and down, ranging from a low o f three in 1990 to a high of 22 in 1994. There were 12 sex crimes reported in 1995 and 16 in 1996. Service reports (such as responding to alarms, assisting ambulances, checking residences, checking suspicious circumstances and disturbances, juvenile problems , rendering assistance, etc.) are up dramatically, increasing from 1029 in 1990 to 1426 in 1995 to 1558 in 1996. Complaints are also up markedly, from 1394 in 1990 to 2156 last year. Arts and Crafts Letters to the Editor ]ustlce Court Report Editor's note: Letters to the editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times will Ralph S. Crum not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number Ralph S. Crum, 84, lone, died on all letters lor use by the G-T office. The Q-T reserves the right to edit. February 11, 1997, at The Dalles The Justice Court office at the Funeral services were held courthouse annex building in Saturday, February 15, 1997, at H ep p n er reports handling the the United Church of Christ in following business d u ring the If we fully fund needed local lone, with concluding service and past week: Patrick Kay Schw arz, 31, projects, and if state and federal burial at the Arlington Cemetery', • Heppner-V iolation of the Basic governments can convince our lo Arlington. Mr Crum was bom March 4, cal officials, who can convince the Rule, 60 m ph in a 45 m ph zone, 1912, in Ajax and attended school taxpayers, then monies and in $67 fine; structions should be sent to them. in Mayville, Olex and Arlington. K eith R. P a p in e a u , 39, Money is power. Let us retain In 1936, he began work for H e p p n e r -F a ilu r e to W ear Braden-Bell Tractor & Equipment Seatbelt; both at the local level. Company in Arlington, repairing A “yes” vote on Ballot Measure R obert Neil B ow les, 44, machinery, then in sales and 25-26 would be a good first step. U n io n G ap, W A .-T ru ck service for eight years in the Speeding, 70 m ph in a 55 m ph (s) Floyd White Columbia Basin. Heppner zone, $67 fine; On June 16, 1929, he married M arla James A nderson, 27, Lou B. Strahm of Arlington and in H eppner- Violation of the Basic 1946 they moved to lone where Rule, 75 m ph in a 55 m ph zone, they established a wheat ranch. They' celebrated their 50th Expired Vehicle Registration, continue city services at the anniversary m 1989. Mrs. Crum $146 fine; present level. The levy will not Jacqueline R. M cConnell, 24, died June 7, 1993. * increase our tax rate. The levy will H e p p n e r-C a re le s s D riving, The Crums helped establish the keep our tax rate within the $ 10 per $137 fine, Violation of the Basic Church of the Nazarene in $1,000 valuation limitation for Rule, 48 m ph in a 35 m ph zone, Heppner. They were able to travel local, county and special district $101 fine, Failure to Obey Traf to several foreign countries and services of Ballot Measure 5. fic C ontrol Device, $122 fine, visit many o f the states, including It is time for rural Oregonians to Furnishing Alcohol to M inors, Hawaii. Mr. Crum had taken two send a message to the westside big $617 fine, 180 days in jail, $150 Good-Will Tours with People to money people that we want to People, visiting Russia, Germany, and jail sentence su sp en d ed preserve our right to determine for France, Sweden and China. w ith one year probation with ourselves the level of public Survivors include daughters, no further violation of law; services we will maintain in our Bonnie Peterson o f Tempe, AZ Jeffrey R. B o te fu h r, 20, small towns. We need to serve and Kathy Hageman of Mesa, AZ; H erm iston-Failure to Renew notice that we don’t like being sons, Jack Crum of Portland, Bob Registration, $49 fine; ‘jerked around” by laws enacted by Crum of Dayton, WA, and Monte Jason A lan B athurst, 20, the urban majority of this state that Crum of lone; grandchildren, H eppner-V iolation of the Basic just don’t work for us in Heppner. Robm and Ranee Peterson, Holly Rule, 71 m ph in a 55 m ph zone; I urge you to exercise your Crum, Rob, Cami and Steve Crum Brian David Holz, 20, Lexing democratic responsibility and cast and Jeremy and Danny Hageman; ton-M inor in Possession of your mail-in ballcrt in favor o f the great-grandchildren, Ace Peterson Alcohol, $147 fine; city of Heppner’s serial levy. and Hope Crum; sisters, Inez Jon David H anna, 20, H epp- (s) John Edmundson Kegley and Charlotte Crum of The ner-M inor in Possession of * Heppner Dalles and Maxi Kust of Alcohol, $147 fine; Woodbum; and two brothers, Ron C. Lewis, 26, Pendleton- Jeremiah Crum o f The Dalles and a N egotiating a Bad Check, Joe Crum of Washougal, WA $620 plus restitution, $180 days Memorial contributions may be in jail, $200 and jail sentence to Child Evangelism We think this is critical at this sent su sp en d e d w ith one year p ro time because the city is making Fellowship (Umatilla County bation with no further violation Chapter), P.O. Box 1454, great strides in upgrading the of law. Pendleton OR 97801. downtown area and the liveability Spencer, Libby and Powell was of the entire community. in care of arrangements Please join us in voting yes for the city of Heppner ballot measure 25-26. Leona M. Mason (s) Larry and Betty Mills Leona M. Mason, 66, Heppner, Heppner died Tuesday, February 11, 1997, at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Heppner. Graveside funeral serv ices were held on February 18, 1997, at the Everyone seems to search and find Heppner Masonic Cemetery. at least one more item to donate to Ms. Mason was bom at Alton, the auction. Such support is what Kansas on September 25, 1930, to makes the auction work and what Wane and Edith Ash Mason. She means that the community can moved to Oregon when she was 12 sponsor another year of the years old and lived in Salem, celebration. Proceeds from the Pendleton, Condon and Heppner auction also contribute to the South Survivors include sisters, Mema Morrow County Scholarship Fund Campbell, Pendleton, Grace and at least one other area project Emerson, Wichita, Kansas, and Ruth Hakerott, Osborne, Kansas; each year. brothers, Ed Mason, Nyssa, We welcome your new and Calvin Mason, Osborne, Kansas, collectible auction items. We will Alvin Mason, Fruitland, Idaho, also be excited to see you at the Sara Adkins and Wayne Mason o f Alma, WI. auction on Sunday, March 16. Sara Adkins, Pioneer Memorial Bums Mortuary o f Hermiston (s) Doris Brosnan Nursing Home resident, celebrated was in care of arrangements Heppner her 102nd birthday on Saturday, i Feb. 15. Adkins, wearing a shirt made by The H eppner C oordinating a Valentine, is a long-time The correct date for the auction is Council (HCC) will meet on Tues Heppner resident Sunday, March 16, in Heppner. day, Feb. 25, at 7:30 a.m. at the Future articles will include time, Heppner Ranger District office. location and more information The council will work on the about the auction. Heppner community strategic plan and make final arrangements for the Heppner Friends of the Library community volunteers’ recruitment will meet Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7 and development workshop that will be held at the ranger station p.m. at the Morrow County Mu seum. from 7-10 p.m. Heppner Legion and Auxiliary Call the library, 676-9964, for The public is welcome to attend will hold its regular meeting Mon all HCC meetings. more information. day, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the United Methodist Church basement. A potluck dinner will precede the meeting. Veterans and their families are welcome to attend. "Yes" on 25-26 is good first step To the Editor: Congratulations. Somebody is finally getting it right. Propositions 5 and 47 are signs of dissatisfaction with the current method whereby state and federal goverments tax us and then return sm all am ounts o f it to local goverment in the form of grants, along with very specific spending instructions. This is backward. Vote in favor of Heppner levy To the Editor: In last November’s general election, 64.5 percent of the voters of the city of Heppner opposed state initiative Ballot Measure 47. All four Heppner voting precincts opposed the measure. The consequences of Ballot Measure 47 for our city would be reduction of our police force from three officers to two officers, elimination of 80 percent of our park maintenance budget, elimina tion of the weekend emergency employee and elimination of summer extra help for maintenance and clean-up projects. The result of these cuts would be a significant reduction in the safety, efficiency, appearance, and livability of our city. The city council has decided to submit a serial tax levy to the city’s voters which will enable us to • "Yes" vote on city levy critical To The Editor: This weekend we will receive mail ballots for the serial levy for the city o f Heppner. This levy is to replace funds lost due to Ballot Measure 47. The loss of these funds will seriously hamper the city’s ability to maintain basic services. Sara Adkins celebrates 102 St. Pat's Auction set on Sunday To the Editor: “Oops! “ The news article two weeks ago incorrectly stated the date for this year’s St. Pat’s Auction. The auction committee regrets that error and any confusion it might have caused. The auction will, again, be on Sunday of the St. Pat’s Weekend Celebration. The auction will, again, begin at 1 p.m. at the fairgrounds on that Sunday, March 16. We continue to be in awe of our community this time o f year. Club to meet Wranglers to begin playdays The Morrow County Creative Arts and Crafts Club will get together for lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Willow Lanes Bowling Alley in Heppner at 1 p m , with the meeting to follow at 1:30 p.m. The fair annex building will be open the same day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for any artists or crafters who would like to finish old projects, start new ones or just get together Plans will be made for the St. Patrick's Day sale as well as for several workshops. New members and guests are invited to attend. Obituaries Wrangler’s Riding Club will hold their spring playdays on Sundays, April 20 and 27 and May 4 and 11 at the club grounds. Sunday, May 11, will be a Mother’s Day barbecue. All playdays begin with a potluck at noon and games to follow at 1 p.m. Two clean up days have been set for April 6 and 13 beginning at 12:30 p.m. to get the grounds cleaned up and ready. The next Wranglers’ meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 5, at 6:30 p.m. at Kate’s. 30 The St. Patrick’s Day Auction date previously given was in error. Legion, Aux plan meeting Little league plans meeting The Heppner Little League will hold a meeting Wed., Feb. 26 at 7p.m. in the Heppner high school library. Topics o f discussion include discussions on a new field (preparations, costs, and construction) and election o f officers. All adults interested in all aspects o f little league (coaching, managers, umpires, helpers and volunteers) are urged to attend. NEED WORKERS FOR YOUR SPRING H CC to meet Friends of the Library to meet 1VIQ ^ [MARCH 1™ W hole R oasted Pig ALL YOU £ gj n C CANEAT O O . I D Buffalo Boys WE CAN HELP 7K%. (?o. %c. 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