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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, August 12,
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S P S. 240-420
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Letters to the Editor
Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times will not
publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all
letters for use by the G-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit.
Excuse more important than
accountability?
justice, naturally the accused
To the Editor:
Recently some editorials to the may have been having a bad day,
Gazette
have
caught
my or even worse, they may be a
attention. One letter raises some product of a dysfunctional
serious and legal concerns about family.
The question has been asked,
police procedures. . Namely:
detaining
minors
without "Why have the police not
parental notification, searches cracked down on illegal drug
without signed warrants, reliable use?" They have, time after time
sources.
again. Only to have the cases
These activities by the police thrown out of court for frivolous
are grounds for personal and libel reasons. Or, to have special
lawsuits. Have the head law- interest
groups
formulate
enforcement authorities been legislation controlling police
informed about these charges? procedural activities. Yes police
Have formal charges been filed? do need rules and guidelines to
Have
reliable
sources of follow as well; But, usually the
information been verified?
underlying reason for enacting
Accusations against the police legislative controls is to 'protect
are not uncommon and may be the rights' of the accused.
valid.
However, when legal
Any citizen who has knowledge
grounds for complaints are not of suspected illegal activities
valid usually the whole story has taking place and does not report
not been told or at best the information to the authorities
exaggerated. How many times are in fact endorsing the activity.
have you heard someone claim Thus becoming just as guilty as
the police were unfair for issuing the perpetrator of the activity.
a citation to a speeder, i.e.?
Now back to the original point.
Regardless of any rational I find it interesting that police are
excuses for the offense, the detaining
minors
without
question still remains were they parental notification. Minors can
in fact exceeding the posted not be held for any length of time
speed limit?
in Morrow County. We have no
Often 1 have heard statements holding facilities.
Besides,
like, "Why don't the police do detainment is what occurs when
something?" There are several parents are being notified or
reasons why. First, were police during identification procedures.
informed?
Second, is the Holding a minor in detainment
informant willing to sign a could only be a very short
written deposition or otherwise inconvenience at worst.
become involved?
Third,
Unwittingly, society has turned
without witnesses police can do inward on itself. Otherwise;
little or nothing, unless the even "good", kids feel it is more
officer personally observes the important to have a rational
incident.
Fourth, due to excuse to justify their actions
unethical (but. otherwise legal) rather than take accountability
actions by attorneys and judges for their actions.
in court, police arrests and
Of course "responsibility" in
procedures are often turned Morrow County is seldom held
against them (and/or the victims "accountable".
of crime). All in the name of
(s) Duane Jones
Heppner
Turn that tick counter-clockwise
To the Editor:
After reading the “tick" article
in last week’s paper, I feel com
pelled to add to it. Last year, my
dog had an enormous tick on him.
After exhausting all means of re
moving the little vannit, and, of
course, “after hours.” I resorted
to calling Pioneer Memonal Hos
pital. True, he wasn’t a person,
but I was desperate. Someone
there was used to dealing with
animals, so they suggested their
method: twist him off counter
clockwise. It worked.
This summer, I had many
chances to practice the method
again and again, with grandkids,
10 kittens, the same dog,
Raymond, and myself. In every
case, with no exceptions, it
worked. Not once did any of the
ticks stay in the host.
(s) Deena Reid
Heppner
Workshop set at Hope Lutheran
An ecumenical worship service Metz.
A Sunday brunch/potluck dinner
will be held on Sunday, August
16, at 10 a m. at Hope Lutheran will be served immediately
following the worship service.
Church in Heppner.
The service will include the • "The congregations extend an
congregations of Valby Lutheran, open invitation to anyone who
Ione; All Saints Episcopal Parish, wishes to join us on the 16th (or
Heppner;
and
the
host anytime for that matter) for
worship and fellowship," said
congregation, Hope Lutheran.
Holy Communion will be Pastor Metz.
Future ecumenical services are
celebrated at the worship service,
being planned at All Saints and
and the Lord's Supper is open to Valby.
Details will be
all who wish to participate, said
forthcoming.
Hope Lutheran Pastor Dick
Sports exams planned, Aug. 18*19
Physical examinations for
Heppner and Ione junior and
senior high school students will
be
given
Tuesday
and
Wednesday, August 18 and 19 at
Pioneer Memonal Clinic. Girls'
exams will be on Tuesday from
5-7 p.m. and boys' exams will be
on Wednesday from 5-7 p.m.
All sophomores and seventh
graders and those new to the
Morrow County School District
are required to have physical
examinations
in
order to
participate in extracurricular
activities.
A personal medical history
must be completed before exams
will be given with parental
signature. The physical exam
form is available at either
Heppner Junior/Senior High and
at Ione Schools.
The first day of high school
sports practice for football and
volleyball will be Monday,
August 24.
Heppner High School opens
football action Fnday, September
4 at Scio.
1998
Depot advisory
Gilliams to celebrate golden anniversary
com. to meet
Howard and Helen Gilliam of
Heppner will celebrate their 50th
wedding anniversary with a
reception and buffet luncheon
on Saturday, August 29, from 1 -
4 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal
Church in Heppner. Everyone is
invited to attend the celebration.
Helen Blake and Howard
Gilliam were married in the
same church on August 29,
1948.
Helen was bom in Eugene. Her
father was traveling with the
Oregon State Band, so her
mother stayed with her parents
there waiting for her baby to be
bom. Howard was bom in a
house on Baltimore Street in
Heppner. The house is still
standing.
Howard and Helen were high
school sweethearts at Heppner
High School. She graduated in
1944, but Howard joined the war
effort, enlisting in the U.S. Navy
before graduation that same
year, when he was only 17 years
old. He served in the South
Pacific in World War II as a
hospital corpsman. By the time
he was honorably discharged
from the service, he was with the
Navy aviators, giving physicals
to pilots.
Howard's mother received his
high school diploma after he had
returned after the war and was
already enrolled in his first term
at Oregon State University.
The couple married after
Helen received a degree in home
economics at OSU. He received
his degree in agriculture at OSU
the following year.
Howard's entire working
career was in the agricultural
field except for a five-year stint
with the Oregon State Police. He
was a lamb buyer for Swift &
Co. for 10 years and worked as
an Extension agent and with
Farm Home Administration for
28 years. He retired in 1985.
Helen taught school in Salem
for several years and then
substituted for several years in
the state of Washington.
Howard and Helen returned to
their home town after his
retirement in 1985.
The Gilliams have two
children, Mary Jo Morris,
LaGrande, and Paul Gilliam.
Portland,
and
one
granddaughter, Hallie Lauhon.
who is attending Eastern Oregon
University at LaGrande.
The couple have a rich history
in Morrow County. Howard's
grandfather, Frank Gilliam, was
mayor of Heppner during the
great flood. His house was used
as a hospital in the aftermath ot
the flood, since there was no
hospital in Heppner at that time.
His parents were Earl and Mae
Gilliam.
Helen's parents, Earl and
Margaret Blake, established the
Blake
Ranch
mountain
subdivision, which is located
near Heppner. Her grandfather,
the Rev. John Louis Jones, an
immigrant from Wales, was
minister at the Congregational
Church in Ione, now the United
Church of Christ, which recently
burned in a fire.
Helen had two sisters, Joanne
Blake, who lives in Portland,
A meeting of the Chemical
Demilitarization
Citizen's
Advisory Commission will be
held Thursday, August 20, from
7-9 p.m. at
Good Shepherd
Community Hospital conference
room, 610 N.W. 11th Street,
Hermiston.
The advisory commission
receives
information
and
briefings and provides input to
the U.S. Army regarding the
disposal of lethal chemical
agents and munitions at the
Umatilla Chemical Depot.
The commission will receive
brief status reports from state
and federal representatives about
various aspects of the chemical
demilitarization program at
Umatilla and will view a video
about the chemical depot.
Time has been allotted for
audience
questions
and
comments. The public is invited
to attend.
CSEPP provide
supplies
Morrow County’s Chemical
Stockpile Emergency Prepared
ness Program (CSEPP) is provid
ing supplies to support students
and staff at two positive pressur
ized schools. The materials will
assist school children and faculty
if they are sheltered in the pres
surized areas for an extended pe
riod of time.
A.C. Houghton Elementary
School and Columbia Middle
School in Irrigon are equipped
with positive pressurized systems.
The systems provide a “safe area”
for students and staff to assemble
in the event of a chemical release
at the Umatilla Chemical Depot.
Air pressure inside the building will
be higher than the pressure out
side. This prevents toxic chemi
cals from seeping in through
cracks in the building, windows
and doors.
The supplies include Meals
Ready To Eat (MREs) which are
fully self-contained meals from the
factory. Each item is sealed in plas
tic and can be consumed hot or
cold. The meals take up very little
storage space and have a long
shelflife. Morrow County CSEPP
received 96 oartons at 12 meals
per carton. The meals will be
stored in the school’s pressurized
areas.
Morrow County Emergency
Management also received 700
sleeping mats for the students and
is requesting blankets through the
Red Cross. Other items that will
be provided to the schools included
bottled water, sanitary supplies
and materials to keep students
occupied. The items are available
for 948 students and staff at the
two schools.
Umatilla County’s positive
pressurized schools will receive
similar supplies in the near future.
Supplemental funding for this
project was provided through the
office of Russ Salter at FEMA
National.
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS
Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. is notifying all
members that nominations are open for the following four
director’s positions:
For three year terms:
ZONE NO. 2: That territory served or to be served by the
Cooperative lying West of the Morrow-Gilliam County line
and South of the Township line dividing Townships 3 South
and 4 South.
ZONE NO. 5: That territory served or to be served by the
Cooperative lying South of the Township line dividing Town
ship 2 South and 3 South and East of the Morrow-Gilliam
County line and in Wheeler County that area East of the range
line between Range 24 East and 25 East.
ZONE NO. 6: That territory served or to be served by the
Cooperative within the incorporated city limits of Condon,
Oregon.
ZONE NO. 8: That territory served or to be served by the
Cooperative within the incorporated city limits of Heppner,
Oregon.
The members of the nominating committee are:
Zone No. 2: Ed Bates, Condon, Oregon, 384-6462
Zone No. 5: Lyndale Qualls, Heppner, Oregon, 676-9705
Zone No. 6: Jack Reser, Condon, Oregon, 384-4284
Zone No. 8: Randall Peterson, Heppner, Oregon, 676-9466
The nominating committee will accept nominations up to
and including the last day of August, any 50 or more mem
bers may make other nominations in writing during the month
of September.
Nominees must be members of the Columbia Basin Elec
tric Cooperative, Inc. They must reside in, and receive ser
vice in the Zone in which they will be running.
Published: August 12, 1998
The Gilliams, 1998
I
Howard and Helen Gilliam, 1948
and Mary Kay Singer, who is
now deceased. Howard's brother,
the Right Reverend Jackson
Gilliam, who lives in Hawaii, is
planning to attend the reception
and will deliver the sermon at
All Saints the next day, Sunday,
August 30, beginning at 10:30
a.m.
The couple request no gifts.
Your presence is the only gift
they would like.
Boardman Chamber plans Potlatch tour
Members of the Boardman
Chamber of Commerce will leam
about the Potlatch Hybrid Poplar
Project at their Wednesday, Aug.
19 chamber meeting. Chamber
members will board a motor
coach and leave Boardman at
noon for a two hour “Lunch ’n
Learn" tour of the Potlatch
project. A Potlatch tour guide will
board the bus. provide narration
and answer questions during a
continuous tour of the project. The
tour will conclude in Boardman at
2 p.m.
During the ride to Potlatch, Uisa
Smith of the Boardman Child De-
velopment Center will provide a
brief recap of the Boardman sum
mer recreation program and Debi
Wilson will address the Hermiston
UEC-PPL deregulation issue.
Lunch will be a box lunch, ca
tered by Kegler’s Sentry Market.
Tickets for the “Lunch 'n Leam”
are $ 12 and include box lunch and
transportation. Seating priority is
given to members of the
Boardman Chamber of Com
merce. Tickets not sold by Aug.
10 are available to the interested
public for $13. Contact the
Boardman Chamber of Com
merce, 481 -3014 for tickets.
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Lexington
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