TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 23,1997
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
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Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
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ties; $25 elsewhere.
April Hilton-Svkes....................................................................................... News Editor
Stephanie Jensen ...........................................................................................Typesetting
Monique D ev in ................................ ......................... Advertising Layout & Graphics
Bonnie Bennett .......................................................................................... Distribution
Penni Keersemaker ............................................................................................... Printer
David Sykes, Publisher
W ell water testing slated July 26
Oregon State University system; application fertilizer in
Extension Service and Master excess o f plant uptake; or
Gardener volunteers will offer leaching of silage and animal
free
nitrate
screening
of waste in feed lots.
According to OSU Extension
household well water at the
Quality
Specialists,
Imgon Watermelon Festival on Water
for
nitrates
is
Saturday, July 26, between the screening
important.
If nitrates are
hours of 12 and 4 p.m.
"It is important that homes with detected above the natural level,
infants under six months old be then it is possible that other
aware of the amount of nitrate in pollutants such as bacteria and
their well water," said Carol pesticides are also reaching well
Michael, Oregon State University water.
Extension agent for Morrow For a free screening of domestic
County. High levels of nitrate well water for nitrates, bring a
consumption
can
cause 1/2 cup of untreated well water in
methemobloginemia (a blue a clean container to the Imgon
Watermelon Festival. Fill out
baby), she says.
Water with a nitrate level less the information form and drop
than 10 parts per million (ppm) is off the sample between noon and
considered safe for consumption 3 p.m. Free sampling bottles and
by infants over 12 months and collection instructions are also
available at Irrigon City Hall.
people o f all ages.
Those having water tested may
The naturally occurring level of
watch
the test being performed,
nitrate in well water is usually
which
takes a few minutes, or
less than one ppm. Michael says
they
can
come back by 4 p.m. to
that nitrate levels of wells tested
in 1995-1996 ranged from 0 ppm pick up the results.
For more information, contact
to more than 30 ppm.
the
Morrow County Extension
Nitrate can reach domestic
office
at 1-800-342-3664.
wells' from: a failing septic
Howard retires from Kinzua
Kenneth Howard (center) receives a watch from Mike Hauser (right)
and Dave-Piper for his 36 years of employment at Kinzua.
Howard started work in May of 1961 and has worked as tail sawyer,
lead man in the log yard and for the past 20 years has run the de
barker before his retirement last week.
Howard says that he and his wife, Maureen, aren't planning
anything special and they plan to stay in the Heppner area. The couple
has nine children and 14 grandchildren.
St. Patrick's Senior Center
Bulletin Board____
There were 79 present for the senior meal July 16 and 13 meals
were home delivered. Members of the Christian Missionary
Fellowship served. Blood pressures were taken before dinner.
The menu for the birthday dinner July 30 will be chefs salad with
ham, turkey, cheese, salami and boiled eggs, fruit salad, pasta salad,
rolls and berry cobbler. Members of the Seventh-day Adventist and
Nazarene churches will serve.
There were 33 at the Friday breakfast July 18 and six meals were
home delivered. The menu for July 25 will be pancakes and
sausage, fruit, hot or cold cereal, orange juice, milk, tea and coffee.
Two tables of pinochle were in play Friday. There was no movie
Sunday evening.
The senior bus made the trip to the Imgon (Stokes Landing) meal
site Monday. Gerald Bergstrom is the driver for the summer.
The memorial service for Dorothy Henderson will be Sunday,
July 27, at 2 p.m. at the senior center. All her friends are invited to
attend.
The exercise class and leader Velma Wight decided to have
exercises Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 10 a.m. instead
of just twice a week. All seniors are welcome to attend.
More volunteers are needed to staff the office. Call 676-9030 and
leave your name if you can help out, or come by.
PA's Report
Morrow County District Attor
ney William Hanlon has con
ducted the following cases in the
last month:
David William Evans, 43, of
Boardman, was convicted on June
19 of Possession of a Controlled
Substance 2 - C/Felony and sen
tenced by Judge Jeffrey Wallace
to 18 months probation with the
condition that he complete drug
treatment program, not frequent
places where drugs are available,
submit to a polygraph test, com
plete 80 hours of community ser
vice work, and pay fines and as
sessments o f $468.
Larry Gene Hottel, 26, of He
lix, was convicted on June 19 of
the Manufacture and Delivery of
a Controlled Substance-SC 2 - B/
Felony and sentenced by Judge
Jeffrey Wallace to 2 years proba
tion with the conditions that he
complete a drug treatment pro
gram, use no drugs, complete 80
hours o f com m unity service
work, submit to body substance
test and submit to search, have no
contact with users of controlled
substances, undergo alcohol and
drug counseling, have his proba
tion extended six months, and pay
fines and assessments of $586.
Shaun P. Hisler, 19, of Hepp
ner, was convicted on June 12 of
Driving Under the Influence of
Intoxicants - A/Misdemeanor and
sentenced by Judge Rudy Murgo
to five years probation, 180 days
in jail, 150 days suspended, have
driver’s license suspended one
year on the condition that he have
no alcohol, no entry to bars/tav-
ems/OLCC outlets, complete an
alcohol treatment program, sub
mit to breath test, complete 100
hours o f com m unity service
work, make an apology and pay
$1028 in fines and assessments,
and attend victim impact panel
two times per year or speak to
area high schools regarding the
consequences of use of alcohol
while driving, enroll in and suc
cessfully complete a criminal jus
tice class at Blue Mountain Com
munity College during the 1997-
98 school year, submit by Dec.
31, 97 a 5,000 word essay on al
cohol and its impacts and also rec
ommendations for treatment by
the court system of youthful of
fenders.
Hisler was also convicted on
four counts Recklessly Endanger
ing Another - A/Misdemeanor
and one count Reckless Driving -
A/Misdemeanor on June 12 and
sentenced by Judge Rudy Murgo
to five years probation, 180 days
in jail, 150 days suspended, 100
hours community service work,
driver’s license suspended 90
days, and pay fines and assess
ments of $618; community ser
vice work to run consecutively
with Conviction I for a total of
200 hours, allowed to serve the
60 days on electronic surveillance
to commence as soon as program
can be arranged, serve commu
nity service at a rate o f at least 50
hours per year, and adhere to all
special conditions in Conviction
L
Ruth A. Koonce, 37, of Board-
man, was convicted of Possession
of a Controlled Substance 2 - C/
Felony on June 19 and was sen
tenced by Judge Jeffrey Wallace
to 18 months probation and or
dered to complete a drug treat
ment program , not frequent
places where drugs are available,
submit to polygraph test, do 80
hours community service work
and pay fines and assessments of
$1,463.
Births
Michael Rhea Swanson-a son
Michael Rhea was bom to Jodee
and Mark Swanson of Pendleton
on June 26, 1997. The baby
weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz.
He joins a brother, Shane, at
home. His grandparents are
Wayne Swanson o f Hermiston
and Geri Swanson of Pendleton,
and Alvin and Julie Ashbeck of
Echo. Great-grandparents are Leo
and Mary Ashbeck o f Echo, and
Earl and Dolores Ayres o f The
Dalles.
Joah Isaac Mossman-a son
Joah Isaac was bom to Marti and
Kevin Mossman of Kalamazoo,
MI on July 15, 1997. The baby
weighed 8 lbs. 3 oz.
His grandparents are Clarence
and Clarice Baker o f Heppner,
and Ray and Kay Neidbala o f
Granger, IN. Great-grandparent is
Gladys Ritter of Mishawaka, IN.
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager
Heppner Chamber will be
offering two exciting vacation
packages. The recipient of each
package will be able to choose
from Victoria, BC, Anaheim,
Banff Springs, Las Vegas,
Jackson Hole, or California wine
country and vacation there for
four days and three nights
between November 1997 and
November 1998.
All current Chamber members
and those joining prior to
November 1997 will be entered
in the "Chamber Pot" drawing.
Members attending weekly
Chamber luncheons will have
additional
opportunities
to
become the lucky trip winner.
The second drawing , "the Hard
Hat Great Escape", will be open
to everyone patronizing Chamber
member businesses during the
Main
Street
renovation.
Logistics are being worked out
by the committee. Watch for
details in the "Hard Hat Days"
flyer.
Chamber Hard Hat Ambassadors
have been hard at it. Many of
you saw Suzanne Jepsen and
Betty Carlson handing out the
Main Street news along w ith„
kisses (chocolate that is) up and
down Main Street.
Doris Brosnan and her
leprechaun sidekick were seen at
Kate's Friday evening welcoming
the cyclists who pedalled the
Oregon Trail. They were pleased
to receive the Heppner lapel pin
as a memento of their "pioneer"
travels.
Our ambassadors are much
appreciated; to join them, call A1
Trachsel, Doris Brosnan, or the
Chamber Office, 676-5536.
How observant are you? If you
have seen the small dark brick
size imprints in the new sidewalk
then you can visualize a tree
close by.
The people who
purchased a tree from the
Chamber of Commerce will be
identified at these spots. There
are still trees to be purchased.
To be added to the list o f people
providing shade for our Main
Street, stop by or call the
Chamber office.
People who lived here
previously or left their heart in
Heppner are invited to add to the
history o f Main Street by
purchasing a tree. A spring
dedication is planned.
Have you eaten out lately? Our
restaurants offer delicious food
and an opportunity to sit by the
window and observe the activity
outside. Many will also deliver,
but then you would miss a great
walk and searching for the tree
sites. Try it, you'll like it.
Thought for the week:
"Happiness is a stock that
doubles daily."
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July 26th
Class of 1967 Reunion.
* FREE NEC 810
handheld phone
Aug. 2nd
Couples Golf Tournament
* FREE Activation ($ 4 5
* 30 minute residential
long distance per m onth
Bingo every W ednesday, starting at 7 p.m .
Heppner Elks is now taking applications for a Friday
and Saturday night cook. Volunteers are needed for
previously scheduled dinners and rodeo snack shacks-
applications and resume not required.
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The 1997 Oregon State Fair is
now receiving entries for the All
Oregon Art Annual.
Artists
and calligraphers who are current
residents of the state o f Oregon
are invited to submit art work.
This juried exhibition is intended
to evidence the broad spectrum
of contemporary
art and
calligraphy being produced by
Oregonians.
The competition is sponsored
by and held in conjunction with
the Oregon State Fair, which runs
August 21 through Sept 1.
All professional art entries must
be postmarked on or before
Tuesday, July 15. Professional
artists may send two slides of
separate works for jurying.
Eligible works must have been
produced within the last two
years and not previously entered
for exhibition in this event.
Amateur, student youth and
calligraphy artists must hand
deliver their art work to the
fairgrounds on Saturday, August
9, or Sunday, August 10.
Pieces also may be mailed and
must be received in the Oregon
State Fair office no later than
Friday, August 8.
For more information, entry
forms and rules, call the Oregon
State Fair Office (503) 378-3247,
or write: 2330 17th Street NE,
Salem, Ore. 97310.
Those
interested may also pick up the
information at the state fair
office.
Deep water plants during summer
During periods ot especially
hot and dry weather, make
sure smaller trees and shrubs
in the home landscape get
adequate moisture by deep
watering.
Plants weakened by lack o f
w ater are more susceptible to
insect attack and disease,
according to Kathryn Kettel,
M orrow County Oregon State
U niversity Extension agent.
"Deep-watering trees and
shrubs is simply a matter o f
watering them for longer
periods during the summer
than at other times o f the
year," Kettel said. "Trees and
shrubs in their first growing
season usually need this type
o f irrigation more than most
other plants.
Less deep
watering
is needed
for
shallow-rooted plants."
W ater travels downward
through the soil, not outward.
To keep the water directly
over the plant roots it
sometimes helps to build
watering basins around the
trunk o f a tree.
Check to see how m oist the
soil is below the surface by
digging down with a shovel
about a foot and a half. M oist
soil at that level means the
roots have sufficient m oisture
for vigorous growth.
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Softball all stars compete in tourney
Willow Creek Senior Girls Softball coaches (left to right) Bill
McDowell, Jason Hanna and Ron Brisbois, holding sportsmanship
trophies.
The Willow Creek Senior Girls Softball All Stars won the
sportsmanship trophy and took eighth place in their tournament
held Saturday and Sunday, July 12-13 in Madras. This year marks
the first softball tournament ever for the local senior girls' softball
teams. The all star team was selected from the Morrow County
Grain Growers and the Heppner Elks teams.
Their first game, against Crook County, ended in five innings
when Willow Creek was defeated 13-2.
Shelly Rietmann went two for three with two RBIs and Allison
Sykes was two for two. Casey Ingraham was pitcher.
In the second game against Jefferson County, Janelle Healy was
pitcher, throwing four strike-outs. Kim Pointer went two for three
in that game and Amy Papineau was one for one with two RBIs.
The Willow Creek team lost, 6-2.
The Redmond team took first place in the tournament; Hermiston
was second and Jefferson County, third.
Willow Creek coaches were Jason Hanna, Ron Brisbois and Bill
McDowell.
All star team members were: Trisha Adams, Brett Barber, Brandi
Brantley, Charissa Gates, Kathleen Greenup, Jessie Gutierrez,
Janelle Healy, Casey Ingraham, Marissa McCabe, Amy Papineau,
Jenny Patton, Kim Pointer, Macy Rhea, Shelly Rietmann and
Allison Sykes. Alternates were Stephanie Clough and Leah Denton.