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Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 3,1997 - THREE Wheatland Pomona holds meeting Wheatland Pomona met for their quarterly meeting October 25 at the Lexington Grange Hall with members from Spray, Boardman, lone and Lexington in attendance. Officers for 1998 and 1999 elected were as follows: master, Bob Hammack; overseer, Aloha Medlock; lecturer, Jean Nelson; steward, Clarence Buchanan; chaplain, Eulenna Vaughn; treasurer, Cecil Jones; secretary, Delpha Jones; lady assistant steward, Barbara Gilbert; assistant steward, Eldon Gilbert; gatekeeper, Willard French; Ceres, Margaret Stangel; Pomona, Nyna Knighten; Flora, Bobby Jo Medlock; and executive members, Kenneth Smouse, Wilma Martin and Dot Halvorsen. A special memorial service was held for departed members. These included Ruth Bergstrom, Howard Crowell, Barbara Emert, Charles Carlson, Margaret Donovan, Mike Medlock, Celia Reed, Ernest Gillenberg, Annie Hight, Melvin Parkhurst and Walt Fisher. Special program for the day was a talk by Larry Lindsay. Lindsay, who has been a member of the board for the Port of Morrow for over 30 years, emphasized the impact of the Port of Morrow on the county. P A 's Report The Morrow County District Attorney’s office in Heppner re ports handling the following busi ness: Marcelo Mejia, 36, of Irrigon was convicted of Sexual Abuse 1 - B/Felony on Sept. 17 and was sentenced by Judge Jeffrey Wallace to five years probation, 90 days in jail, 90 days electronic surveillance, 80 hours community service work on the condition that he submit to blood sample for DNA testing, register as a sex of fender, have no contact with mi nor, complete a sex offender treat ment program, make an apology, and pay $1,463 in fines, fees and assessments with $1,000 sus pended and all costs incurred by victim for treatment. Mejia was also convicted of another count of Sexual Abuse 1 - B/Felony on Sept. 17 and was sentenced by Judge Wallace to five years pro bation, 90 days electronic surveil lance on the condition that he sub mit to blood sample for DNA test ing, register as a sex offender, have no contact with minor, complete a sex offender treatment program, make an apology, and pay $ 153 in fines and assessments and all costs incurred by the victim’s treatment of damages. Michael Robert Nelson, 39, of Boardman, was convicted of Pos session of a Controlled Substance 2 - C/Felony on Oct. 31 and was sentenced by Judge Jeffrey Wallace to 18 months probation and 10 days in jail on the condi tion that he use no drugs and pay $658 in fines and assessments with $500 suspended; upon suc cessful completion of probation, this matter shall be entered as a Misdemeanor conviction. David John Line, 34, of Her- miston, was convicted of Reck less Driving - A/Misdemeanor on Nov. 6 and was sentenced by Judge Jeffrey Wallace to two years probation, one year in jail, suspended, on the condition that he make an apology, have driver’s license suspended for 90 days, submit to alcohol and drug coun seling, complete 40 hours com munity service work, violate no laws, have no contact with the victim and pay $ 1,113 in fines and assessments with $1,000 sus pended. Line was also convicted of Menacing - A/Misdemeanor on Nov. 11 and was sentenced by Judge Wallace to two years pro bation and one year in jail sus pended; and also convicted of Contempt of Court/Remedial - U/ Misdemeanor on Nov. 6 and was sentenced by Judge Wallace to two years probation, and six months in jail suspended. School CLASS PICTURES W ANTED for the M orrow County Museum. C a ll 6 7 6 -5 5 2 4 fo r more information J Prior to the time the port was established in 1959, the county economy was based primarily on agriculture and forestry, he said. After that many new businesses were brought in the area. Now Morrow County taxes are supplied 80 percent from industry and five percent from farms. This makes our taxes about half that of the adjoining counties, he noted. Oscar Peterson, who was county judge, Gar Swanson, Dewey West and Buster Rand were the ones who spearheaded the push for the development of the port. The biggest problem in the future seems to be the possible draw down of the Columbia River, he said, which will curtail most of the pumping for irrigation from the river, cut out most of the barge transportation of wheat and other products and severely cripple our economy. For instance, he said, it would take 700,000 trucks to haul the wheat and other products that is now barged down the river. Lindsay suggested that each one of us need to contact our governor, who is one of the four northwest governors who are putting together a group that could control the use of the Columbia and Snake River system. Representatives of the Indian tribes and the Clinton administration are the other two agencies that are planning this. The big problem is that none of the groups such as agriculture, industry and forestry are included, he concluded. Local girl competes in teen pageant Spout Springs Jaylene Papineau Jaylene Papineau, daughter of Jay and Lorene Papineau, Lexington, was selected as a contestant in the Miss Oregon Teen All American Pageant. The pageant was presented in the executive ballroom of the Doubletree Hotel on the Columbia River the weekend of November 28-30. The state pageant will select a representative for the National Miss Teen All American Pageant to be held next August in Miami. Papineau competed with young women from all over the state for the title of Miss Oregon Teen All American. There are two different presentations which she participated in: the preliminary competition on Saturday evening and the final competition on Sunday afternoon. Papineau is a Senior at Heppner High School where she is a cheerleader. She plans to become a massage therapist. The Miss Teen All American Pageant has been an activity for young women for the last 20 years. Each year the state winner receives a prize package worth approximately $6,000. MCLG annual meeting Dec. 12 The Morrow County Livestock Grower’s Annual Meeting will be held Fnday, December 12, at the Heppner Elks Club. The program will start at 1 p.m. Speakers will include Tim Delcurto, Eastern Oregon Ag Research Center, Union, who will speak on "Beef Cow Nutrition"; Dick Temple, local veterinarian, "Cow Herd Health"; Bob Lazinka, local commercial cattleman, "Cow Management"; Kyle Robinson, local purebred 4-H Ranch Horse breeder, "Registered Cow Herd"; and Bill Zollinger, OSU beef specialist. "Cow Herd Maintenance". A Morrow County Livestock Grower's business meeting will get underway around 4:30 p.m., and a social hour is planned from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. A prime rib dinner will be served by the Elks at 6:30 p.m. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP at the Morrow County Extension Office at 676- 9642 or 1-800-342-3664. Club plans meeting Banquet features "Slob Sisters" A 4-H Ranch Horse Club will The annual Town and Country hold an organizational meeting Banquet, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. at the Thursday, January 15, will Morrow County Fairgrounds. feature the return of the "Slob Sisters", according to a Chamber Those interested should contact of Commerce spokesperson. leaders/coordinators Dick and Tickets for the dinner, Karen Temple at 989-8181. coronation, awards and featured The meetings will be held on entertainers will go on sale after Saturdays. Parents will be encour Christmas. aged to ride with the members It's time to nominate deserving whenever arena space allows and citizens and a business for the contribute information and skills annual man, woman, educator at the meetings. Members are en couraged to join another 4-H horse club as well because the activities of this club will contrib ute only indirectly to training for The 1998 CSEPP Emergency Public Information Calendar will the fair. The A 4-H Ranch Horse Club dif be mailed this week. fers from other 4-H horse clubs calendar, a project of the in that it primarily teaches prac Chemical Stockpile Emergency tical ranching skills which utilize Preparedness Program, will be horses. The basic goal of the club mailed to all postal customers in is for the member to demonstrate the areas around the Umatilla Chemical Depot. proficiency in various skills form In addition to the normal walking, trotting and stopping, to calendar pages, the calendar knot tying, roping, packing and contains information that may be cattle sorting. useful in the unlikely event of an The primary emphasis will be accidental release of chemical on safety, control and versatility. agent from the depot. The The Temples have developed chance of an accident at the some innovative ways of teach depot is very remote, said a ing riders how to recognize when CSEPP news release, but they are overworking their horses. consequences could be serious if Speed activities will have built- the area is not prepared. The in controls and group drills will calendar is printed in both be adjusted to the skills levels of English and Spanish. Two cards are inside the cover the riders. 4-H provides worthwhile acci dent insurance and requires that ASTM and SEI-approved hel A “Sharing T ree” will be mets be wom by all members in all mounted activities, said the placed at Kate’s Pizza in Hepp Temples. Basic equipment and ner again this year by the Willow where to get the best buy on a Creek Baptist Church. Everyone is invited to take an helmet will be discussed at the ornam ent and buy a c h ild ’s organizational meeting. present for Christmas. The child’s age, gender and wish are on the 4-H News back of the ornament, along with and business awards. Nomination forms are available at the office of Kuhn, Spicer and Mills or may be mailed by calling the Chamber office, 676- 5536. The committee would like to have these in hand by December 19. "These deserving people are quietly working behind the scenes on a daily basis," said Chamber manager Claudia Hughes. "The committee needs to hear about them." »«ok drive set The Family Literacy Initiative is seeking 1.000 new books for a book drive aimed at increasing Under a special code of federal family literacy in Umatilla and regulations order signed by the Morrow counties. Low income forest supervisor of the Umatilla families applying for Christmas National Forest, the alpine skiing Food Baskets will be the area of the Spout Springs Resort recipients of these books. is closed to public access. Coordinators of the drive stress Forest officials determined this that the books can be as action necessary for safety and inexpensive as "Little Golden security. No public access will Books", but the focus is on books be permitted to the sites of the for children birth through eight buildings, the tower or the ski years. The books may be in runs. either English or Spanish. The recreation staff of the The project brings together Walla Walla Ranger District says Umatilla County businesses, they regret that there is no agencies and Blue Mountain operator for the Spout Springs Community College in a Resort this season. cooperative spirit aimed at The Spout Springs Nordic ski reaching the most donors trails can be used this winter, but possible. On November 24 drop no grooming will be done, they boxes, wrapped in red, were said. placed at the following locations: A new area of groomed Nordic Head Start office in Umatilla; in ski trails is open on the south end Hermiston at the Hermiston of the district, approximately two Bookstore, BMCC West Campus miles off 1-84 on the Summit/Mt. Basic Skills Department and Emily Exit. The Meacham McDonalds; in Pendleton at the Divide Ski Area offers nine miles Head Start office, Frazer of trails plus the new Emily Sno- Bookstore, Pendleton Book park. Company, Armchair Books, BMCC Basic Skills Department (Emigrant Hall), and Subway; and in Milton-Freewater at the BMCC Basic Skills Department McDonald's in Hermiston. Pendleton and Milton-Freewater will offer a coupon for free The Heppner High School class "super sizing" at each drop box of '98 has planned a Christmas location. Pendleton Subway is trees sale on Sunday, December offering a coupon for $1 off a 7, and Sunday, December 14, foot-long sub sandwich for books from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Sneddon dropped at that location. Tree Farm behind Willow Creek Collections will end on Friday. Golf Course, one mile north of December 5. Heppner. For more information regarding The trees are naturally grown the book drive contact Dinah Austrian Pine trees. There is a Hemphill, BMCC Basic Skills, at $10-20 cash donation, and 278-5795. If you are a group that delivery of the trees is available provides literacy support in your for $5. community and would like to Hot chocolate will be available. join the Family Literacy For more information call 676- Initiative, contact Vecie Grant at 9046. 541/278-5953. Resort closed HHS plans tree sale Happy 80th Birthday Jam es J. Farley! so Stop by and wish him happy birthday on December 4th 1998 CSEPP calendar mailed low «, of the calendar. One asks for some information on how residents of the area get information and if they would like to have a speaker on CSEPP come to meet with them. The other seeks to identify persons with disabilities who may need assistance in the event of an emergency. The card are post paid. Persons who haven't received a calendar in the mail by December 20 may pick them up at libraries, city halls in Hermiston, Stanfield, Umatilla, Echo, Boardman and Irrigon, the CSEPP offices in Hermiston at 305 B SE Fourth and Irrigon in the Morrow County Annex building. Morrow and Umatilla county courthouses and various other public locations. a 80 80 your k ld sg Q IN S U L A T E P BR O W N PUCK CO VER ALLS S IS S Kate's Pizza to have "Sharing Tree" By Dan Jepsen The Bamyarders 4-H Club held its second meeting of the year on November 24. At the meeting members watched a swine judging video. They learned about how to judge hogs and how to give oral reasoning to a judge. After that they judged two classes of hogs on the video. The winners were Meagan Healy and Kelsy McKinney. IHScake raffle a number from the South Morrow County Neighborhood Center. Those wanting to participate should wrap up the gift, remem bering to put the ornament on the gift, and then take it back to Kate’s Pizza or the Neighborhood Center. This “Sharing Tree’’ is spon sored by Willow Creek Baptist Church, Kate’s Pizza and the Neighborhood Center. • JA C K E TS 10% o f f -th ro u g h C h ris tm a s Morrow County Grain Growers 1-NMO-n« Lexington, Oregon asQHan ~S~ NM221 ^ L A fO O lA U S J r By Nova Rietmann The lone High School junior class will hold a cake raffle during the IHS basketball game versus Pilot Rock this Friday, November 5. The game starts at 3 p.m. and the raffle will be held during the half time of the boys’ varsity game. PIO NEER M EM O RIA L HOSPITAL and NURSING HOME HEPPNER, O REG O N m NEW DIRECT PHONE NUMBERS December 4th-Thursday LADIES’ NIGHT with Joyce Ward and crew. Menu: pork roast, mashed potatoes, dressing, salad, and apple dumpling for dessert. Dinner starts at 6 p.m Come in after the light parade for a home-cooked meall Memorial service upstairs before lodge. Bingo every Wednesday, starting at 7 p.m. © Heppner Elks 358 1 ’ 142 N. Main *76-*ISI Whrrr Fhrndi Mrrt MAIN SW ITCHBO ARD 676-9133 Administration Business Office Home Health Laboratory Medical Records Physical Therapy 676-2942 676-9133 676-2946 676-2933 676-2920 676-2945 EMERGENCY DIAL 911 Pioneer Memorial Clinic Purchasing X-Ray Hospital Patient Phones 676-5504 676-2912 676-2918 676-5076 Hospital Patient Account Representatives 676-2914 A-K 676-2919 L-Z P l e a s e C l i p A S a v e fo r R e fe re n c e