FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. March 12, 1997
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Seeks info on sheep industry
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To the Editor:
I’m beginning work on enlarg
ing the "History of the Morrow
County Sheep Industry” that ap
peared in the 1996 Morrow
County Chronicles. It is going to
be printed in booklet form and sold
at the museum. If anyone has in
formation on growers I’ve missed
or would like to add more, please
call me at 676-9820, or mail it to
me at Route 1, Box 36, lone,
97843.
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Letter h o m e fro m B o sn ia
Editor's note: The following letter from Bosnia was written by Morrow
County District Attorney Earl R Woods, who is serving in Bosnia with
his National Guard unit.
Yesterday, I was invited by a Catholic priest to visit a orphanage
in Slavonski Brod. It was the first time I’d been off this base camp
since arriving, other than when I’ve been on patrol. The orphanage
services 62 orphans ranging from one year old to age 18. It is oper
ated by the state and seemingly very effectively run. The orphans are
bused to school each morning and returned each night.
The Croatian school system is much like the German. Every
Croatian is expected to complete eight years of compulsory educa
tion. A t‘the end of the eight years, depending on grades, the student
will be either terminated, enrolled in a trade school or placed in a
gymnasium, which is the equivalent of our high school and a year of
junior college. The trade school and gymnasium are four years in length.
When students complete the trade school, they enter into the work
force. The students finishing the gymnasium, again depending on grades,
will either enter into the university system or will go into the work
force.
The orphans in Croatia have the same opportunities to work their
way through this school system as any other student and do so without
cost since every aspect of education is free. As my friend, the priest,
said, “It is a holdover from our Socialist past.”
The situation on the other side of the Sava River in Bosnia is quite
different. Driving across the Sava River is much like descending into
hell. The orphanage, the town and the area are in ruins.
My friend, the Catholic priest (71 years old), protects us when we
are in Bosnian Serb territory because the Serbs don’t like us even
when we are delivering clothing to the orphanage. We always go in
convoys of four vehicles with at least one manned machine gun on a
ring mount on top of our Hum-Vees.
My friend the priest offers diplomatic services and we try and
introduce a little fear. I question whether that works. The Bosnian
Serbs see us as a friend of the Creates, and they hate the Creates.
This hatred exists at a visceral level that you and I cannot understand.
I’ll write more about this hatred, the orphanage and this place as I
leam more. In the meantime, I have a new address: LTC Earl R.
Woods, Jr.; 540-48-8029; Operation Joint Guard; Slavonski Brod,
Croatia.
Oakes to resume guitar lessons
Carl Oakes will return to Hepp
ner again this spring to teach an
eight week session of guitar les
sons.
The lessons would be held Sat
urday, March 29, April 5, 12, 26
and May 3, 10, 17, and 24. There
will be no class April 19.
Oakes will have two classes.
The first class, from 1-2 p.m.,
would be made up of those stu
dents who have already taken
guitar lessons in the past. The sec
ond class, from 2-3 p.m., would
be for beginners. The advanced
class will focus on varied music
and students will sing along as
they play.
The lessons will be held at the
M orrow County Museum. A
scheduled performance for all
guitar students is planned on the
last lesson day, May 24.
The Morrow County Recre
ation District has approved fund
ing the cost of the lessons. Oakes
requires at least eight students in
the advanced class and at least
five in the beginner class. The
beginning students would have to
purchase a recommended music
book for $10. Oakes will supply
the music for the advanced stu
dents. Classes will be filled on a
first-come, first-served basis.
For more information or to reg
ister for the lessons, call Marlene
Currin, 676-9711.
I would like to find pictures of
sheep using the railroad yards or
being loaded, or any clear picture
of the sheep business in the past.
If you wouid like, you may leave
your information at the museum
by April 15.
Also, if there are any mistakes
in the first article, this will be a
chance to correct them.
(s) Darlene Hoskins
lone
HB 2515 crucial for homeowners
To the Editor:
The 1997 Oregon Legislature
is now in progress. Thousands of
ideas and proposals are being
discussed at the state capitol and
many will be passed into law.
The bill most important to
every property owner is HB
2515. This is the landowner
notification bill. Currently, a
citizen can buy a home or a piece
o f property under one set of
zoning laws and the government
can change those laws without
notifying the property owner that
a change has been made.
For many years, landowners
have complained that the state's
land-use agency is unfair. It is
wrong when rules are proposed
and put into law which restrict
the use of private property
without informing the property
owners prior to the change. In
many instances, landowners have
been totally left out of the land-
use process. Citizens may not
leam until years after laws have
changed that they cannot use
their property for its intended
purpose.
The state land-use system has
made a serious error by not in
cluding landowners in the pro
cess. HB 2515 is the first step to
return needed balance to Ore
gon's problem plagued land-use
system and to bring landowners
back into the process.
(s) Joan McConoughey
Corvallis
Blood drive set for March 25th
An American Red Cross blood
drive will be held in Heppner at
St. Patrick’s Senior Center, on
Tuesday, March25, from2-6p.m.
Donors must be 17 or older,
weight at least 105 pounds and be
m good general health. Donors
can give blood every 56 days, or
eight weeks.
To schedule an appointment to
donate blood, call the Red Cross
at 1-800-868-9057. The drive is
sponsored by the Heppner Sorop-
timists.
Commission to hold workshops
The Morrow County Com-
mission on Children & Families
has scheduled two workshops to
assist contractors who are plan-
mng to submit proposals for the
upcoming biennium.
One workshop will be held at
the Columbia Basin Cooperative
conference room, 171 W. Lin-
den, in Heppner on Monday,
March 17, beginning at 1 p.m.
The second workshop will be
held on Tuesday, March 18 at the
State Office for Services to
Children & Families conference
room, 101 S.W. Kinkaid in
Boardman at 9 a.m.
Instructions on how to corn-
plete the application, measurable
outcomes, etc., will be given and
all individuals or agencies who
axe planning to submit proposals
are encouraged to attend.
For more information contact
Dar Merrill, 676-9675.
Crossing guard reinstituted at HES
MCCCF present program March 13
A program, entitled "Love
and Logic", by Jim Fay will be
presented by Dar Merrill,
director o f the Morrow County
Commission on Children and
Families, will be presented on
Thursday, March 13, from 7-
8 30 p m at the St. Patrick
Catholic Church Parish Hall
According to Merrill, "the
program will help parents to
set limits, reinforce parents'
ability
to teach children
responsibility and learn what
natural
and
logical
consequences may be "
Child care will be available
Yard sale to benefit Braces
New addition to
Hair I Am
Sheri Arbogast - Nail Tech.
Trevor Rhea, sixth grade crossing guard at Heppner Elementary
School, assists students crossing the street in front of the school
The program was recently re-instituted at the school The young
guards volunteer for the duty.
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The Church of the Nazarene
will sponsor a yard sale Saturday,
March 15, at the Heppner Com
munity Center, starting at 9 a.m.
The yard sale will benefit Jerry
and Sharon Brace to help with
their medical expenses.
Those having items they wish
to donate, or anyone wanting to
help on Saturday should call Pas
tor Duane Jones at 676-5529.
Lions M obile Screening
planned for Friday-Saturday
The Oregon Lions M obile
Screening unit will be in front of
Central Red Apple Market, Fri
day, March 14, from 10 a.m.-5
p.m., and Saturday, March 15,
from 9 a.m.-l 1 p.m.
The screening will offer free
vision, glaucoma, hearing, blood
pressure and diabetes screening.
Sheri (1) with Hair I Am owner Leah Brosnan
Call 676-5112 or 676-9644
to schedule your
Manicure Pedicure
or Artificial nails
Lion's Club Mobile Screening unit
Health Dept.___
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Cham ber Manager
The Morrow County Health
Dept, lists the following monthly
schedule for blood pressures and
immunizations.
Thursday, March 13-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m.
Monday, March 17-blood pres
sures and immunizations, lone City
Hall, 2-4 p.m.;
Tuesday, March 18-blood pres
sures and immunizations, Board-
man, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Thursday, March 20-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Heppner office, 8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m.;
Tuesday, March 25-blood pres
sures and immunizations, Board-
man, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.;
Thursday, March 27-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Heppner, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s
office at the courthouse in Hepp
ner reports issuing the following
marriage licenses during the past
three weeks:
Feb. 18: Jason James Ellis, 21,
Bend;and
Jenny Marie Halbert, i 7, Irri-
gon.
Feb. 19: Joshua Mark Turner,
21, Germany; and
Lois Anne Stone, 19, Germany.
Feb. 24: H ector Escalante
Madera, 22, Hermiston; and
Margarita Isabel Luvianos, 17,
Hermiston;
John L. Thomas, 23, Board-
man; and
Masako Thomas, 43, Board-
man.
Feb. 25: Alejandro V. Anas, 26,
Boardman; and
Maria Paula Ruiz Alvarez, 36,
Boardman.
Feb. 26: James Daniel Sullivan,
27, lone; and
Deyonna Faye Senn, 27, lone.
In the Service
Army Staff Sargeant Donald
E. Doherty has been decorated
with the Army Achievement
Medal.
The medal is awarded to sol
diers for mentonous service, acts
of courage, or other outstanding
accomplishments.
Doherty is an infantry squad
leader with the 14th Infantry at
Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Ha
waii.
He is the son of Charles and
Beverly Doherty of lone, and is a
1985 graduate o f lone High
School.
Navy Constructionm an Re
cruit Corey Baker, son of Rob
ert and Robin Baker of lone, re
cently graduated from Basic Con
struction Mechanic School.
During the course with Naval
School Construction, in Port
Hueneme, CA., students received
instructions on the fundamentals
of gasoline and diesel engine
maintenance and repair. Studies
involve troubleshooting tech
niques, preventive maintenance
and tune-up procedures for heavy
construction equipment, as well as
welding and acetylene cutting as
applied to the repair of construc
tion equipment chassis.
The 1996 graduate of lone High
School joined the Navy in June,
1996.
'Tis again upon us, the
wearing o' the green, and green
'twill it be once the sun begins to
shine. Look for a rainbow by
Saturday.
Irish flags are waving, a
reminder of the many hours of
hard work Gwen Healy has
donated in years' past. Those
who watched Channel 6 were
sure to see the Irish flag flying
high above the IOOF Hall. Our
Heppner Chamber ambassadors
are doing a great job, traveling to
AM Northwest and being out and
about as leprechauns.
The first ambassador meeting
will be sometime in April. All
interested persons are welcome.
Have you seen the buttons
created by Judie Laughlin? 'Tis
sure you'll wish to purchase one
with the Morrow County Court
house in the background. But
tons, as well as schedules of
events, including the Ceili, and
tickets for the Cascadia Folk
Quartet will be available at the
bright green information booth.
Soroptimists will again be greet
ing visitors and cheerfully giving
information to one and all.
All past and future Irish
families are encouraged to attend
the KUMA Coffee hour where
this year, the most recent Irish
immigrants will be recognized.
We had to promise to let them
keep a low profile, but we're
proud to honor Father Gerry
Condon and Winnie Flynn during
this 15th celebration. The St.
Patrick's Committee keeps a list
of Irish families, but because
most of us can't claim the honor
of being historians, we welcome
knowledge of additional Irish
families.
During both the Coffee Hour
and the Ceili we'll be treated to
the music of John Doherty and
the Irish Singers. This great
group has faithfully contributed
their talent and wild songs to the
celebration from the inception of
the event. Heppner seems to be
their second home.
And one last com m ent... sure
and begorrah, many Irish settled
these rolling hills, but without
the Swedish, English, Scots,
Italians, and the rest of our
Heppner mix, the celebration
couldn't happen.
Thought for the weekend:
"May the sun shine warm upon
all our faces." Have a great one. ,
MCGC shoot
on March 23
The Morrow County Gun Club
will not hold a shoot on Sunday,
March 16 due to the St. Patrick’s
Celebration. Weekly shoots will
begin again on Sunday, March 23.
Starting time is 12 noon.
Curt Day and JeffCutsforth hit
24 out of 25 targets to lead all
shooters last Sunday. Rob
Ashbeck followed with a 23.
Wind and rain made shooting
“Annie Oakleys” difficult, said a
club spokesperson, but Mike
Adams won two, with Jeff Cuts-
forth and Curt Day winning one
each.
A ladies’ shoot will be held in
April; the date and time of the
shoot will be announced later.