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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 30, 1998 - THREE Letters to the Editor Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed The Gazette- Times w ill 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. To the Editor: "Sedan Values" T'was a week before Christmas and all through the town, Not a creature was stirring except a sedan; It cruised the streets looking for something to do; It had no conscience; scruples and values were few. As it drove down Main it spotted the perfect crime; Destroy St. Nick and his elves ... turn them to slime! No one was looking, so it drove through the park; No one witnessed the mayhem ... it was quite dark. The elves were not so lucky, though Santa was spared, The scene o f Christmas spirit was suddenly not there. The soldiers of wood were unable to defend Such cruel destruction that had befallen all of them. The scene had been bom of loving hands. Creativity and time had been the only demands. Volunteers that had made these elves and toys To bring smiles of happiness to all our girls and boys. Now certain souls were looking down at this scene... Henry said to Jack, "What have we here? Someone not nice, bringing our town fear. Sheriff McDuffee would bring a halt to this. His bravery has never been amiss." "Get JW Reddington, he'll let the citizens know What happened this night to bring our town so low." But little they could do this night; They were only spirits, though they tried with all their might. Their only hope is the city would recover; Sharing the loss and supporting each other. The pride of the citizens of Heppner is strong Even when they have been given a great wrong. Now the very next day the pitiful scene was found; The elves and the toys scattered across the ground. The evidence included the tracks from a sedan; The police said that they would do what they can. The staff of the museum were quite upset and didn't know That something like a sedan could have its priorities so low; To take away from the community the Christmas spirit they had shared; Destroyed by a reckless sedan that had not cared. There were tears from children for the elves gone from the site. The parents were thankful that it was only elves destroyed that night. The teens hid their tears but they knew, That life wasn't always perfect from their point o f view. "We really enjoyed them, we really did care. We hope that next time no one will dare Destroy our Christmas spirit of Santa's Workshop; This mayhem and destruction, it really must stop!" We hope that we've learned something from this event; The museum staff and volunteers and all the time that was spent Bringing the citizens some holiday cheer; We hope to replace it by December next year. ...Now our city founders Henry Heppner and Jackson Morrow' were talking again, With the early editor of the Heppner Gazette, Mr. Reddington: They came up with a statement that they would like to share; Because they knew the citizens of Heppner really must care. "We ask that you remember the responsibility of owning a sedan; To nurture it and love it as part of your plan; Teach it morals and pride, to do what is right; We wouldn't want to have happened again, what happened that night." Tami Sneddon Heppner Wind causes power outage Much of Heppner experienced a fiower outage on Sunday, Dec. 27. The outage lasted only around 20 minutes, from 11:46 p.m. to 12:05 a.m. According to Columbia Basin Electric Coop general manager Jerry Healy, the outage, which affected 80-90 percent of the downtown area, was caused by high winds. We Make POSTERS Heppner Gazette-Times H appy H o lid a y s from Wright Chevy! THE 99s ARE IN! The all new Silverado extended cab 4x4 pickups The 1999 S10 extended cab ZR2, 4x4, wide stance The 1999 Chevrolet Malibu LS Sedan A great car at a price you can afford! The 1999 Chevrolet Venture Extended 4-door van, loaded - Great family vain! The 1999 Oldsmobile Alero, 4-door, GL sedan Great looks - All New! Watch our showroom floor... it!& Pug In Soon! 1999 C hevrolet C orvette Coupe Low GMAC fínancing on selected models! W right Chevrolet C hevrolet fit O ldsm obile __ Fossil, OR ÍT/.I75T» 541-763-4175 - 1-800-336-0057 Herb Wright - Rill Maclnnes - Bill Maclnnes. Jr. Sheriff's Report The Morrow County Sheriffs office (MCSO) reports handling the following business: Dec. 21-Heppner Police Dept, received a report of drug para phernalia discovered at a Hepp ner residence. MCSO received a report of two kids out on frozen ponds along 1-84, milepost 161. An officer was unable to locate anyone. MCSO deputy removed a dead deer from the roadway on High way 207, milepost six; MCSO received a report of a person hitting their grandparents' dog at a Lexington residence. MCSO dispatched to the Hepp ner Police Dept, a report of a white Chevy extended cab passing on Riverside and traveling at a high rate of speed. MCSO, Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a man at a H eppner residence who was drunk, had a gun and was refus ing to leave. He reportedly threat ened several subjects. Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a fight at Bucknum’s Tavern. Gordon Walker, 40, was arrested for four counts of Men acing, Criminal Trespass I, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. Walker was lodged at the UCSO jail. Dec. 22-Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a verbal ar gument on a neighbor’s front porch. Heppner Police Dept, received a report of an 18 year old making an obscene threat. Complainant threatened to take action if some thing wasn’t done about it. MCSO dispatched to the Boardman Police Dept, a report of a vehicle hitting a trash can and the Boardman BP building. It was believed that a pickup was in gear and jumped. MCSO received a report of a broken waterline on a ranch. MCSO deputy cited two juve niles, 13 and 14, for Criminal Mis chief III. MCSO received a report of harassment at the Washboard Laundromat in Imgon. The sub ject waited for a woman’s hus band to leave and then went into the laundromat and harassed her. MCSO and ODFW received a report of four men hunting in a Port of Morrow field that was posted closed to hunting. MCSO received a report from ODFW that some people have special permits to hunt on no-hunt ing days. MCSO received a report of a six month old Labrador puppy sit ting in the westbound lane in Lex ington. The dog was returned to its owner. Heppner Police Dept, received a report from a man who said two subjects called him names, used foul language and tried to run over him. The man said he beat the pickup with a baseball bat. MCSO received a request for an extra patrol at an Irrigon resi- Playing with our lives To the Editor: My name is Chelsea Brede- meier and I’m a seventh grader at Columbia Middle School in Irrigon, OR. My language arts class is writing letters to editors around the country in hopes of getting published. I am wnting about Hanford and the Umatilla Army Depot. I know that you probably don’t care or even know that you might be in danger or that we are in danger. Imgon is located two miles from the army depot and 50 miles from Hanford. If either of those places were to leak, it would not take long for the chemicals to reach us. There is also a PCB dump out side of Arlington that not very many people know about. If you don’t know what PCBs are, they are low radioactive wastes. So as you can see, Irrigon, Boardman and Umatilla are kind of in a triangle of chemical dumps. We have Hanford to the north, the army depot to the southeast and the PCB dump to the southwest. Remember, it’s your lives that the Dept, of Energy, the Army and the Portland dumps are playing with. (s) Chelsea Bredemeier Irrigon Inaccurate reporting To the Editor: In response to an article pub lished in the Heppner Gazette- Times on Dec. 23, 1998 entitled “Heppner man turns vigilante,” I would like to make it public that Mr. Verrall is not a member of the Heppner Crime Prevention Com mittee. He attended the first meet ing of the committee as a volun teer and participated in the first meeting o f the Neighborhood Watch group but quit shortly there after because of “personal rea sons.” He has not been a partici pant in either group since August, 1998. The inference in the Ga zette-Times that the Committee now supports vigilantism is totally false and an offense to those of us who are working hard with law enforcement officials and local citizens to eradicate the crime in Heppner in a peaceful, but lasting way. The action of Mr. Verrall, whether true or not, have no re flection whatsoever on the phi losophy o f the Heppner Crime Prevention Committee as the in appropriate and inaccurate accu sations of one reporter do not re flect on the otherwise professional journalism normally seen in the Heppner Gazette-Times. (s) Darwin Merrill Chair, Morrow County Crime Prevention Committee Heppner dence. Heppner Police Dept, received a report of a man missing in Hepp ner. The man showed up and was okay. MCSO received a report o f the flood computer jumping to a Level 3. The fire chief checked the sta tus of the creek and advised the creek was frozen solid. MCSO deputy arrested Roberto Rodriguez, 22, on a cir cuit court warrant for Delivery of a Controlled Substance and Pos session of a Controlled Substance. Rodriguez was lodged at the UCSOjaii. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of a dog attacking another dog in Boardman. Oregon State Police received a report of a woman in lone com ing home and finding her ceiling fan on. When she left home, it wasn’t on. MCSO, Oregon State Police and the Boardman Police Dept, received a report of a domestic dispute at the Outback Apts, in Boardman. Boardm an Police D ept., Boardman ambulance received a request for an ambulance for a 50 year old female having a severe anxiety attack. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. Dec. 23: MCSO and Oregon State Police received a request for a welfare check in Irrigon. All was okay. MCSO deputy cited a 14 year old for Criminal Mischief II. MCSO received a report of a possible car fire or overheating on 1-84 westbound. It turned out not to be a fire. MCSO received a report of a broken window on a vehicle parked behind the North Lexing ton Grain Elevator. MCSO received a report of a ; small fire at Three Mile Canyon. | The fire was put out. ! MCSO received a report of a fire alarm at Finley Buttes Land fill. It was a false alarm, but also out of the district. MCSO, Boardman ambulance received a report of a man having a heart attack in Boardman. The patient was transported to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. MCSO deputy cited Brian Burnside, 18, with Failure to Per form the Duties of a Driver with Property Damage. MCSO deputy arrested Joseph Kindle, 18, for Burglary II, Theft b A ! |Av p p y m 0 and Criminal Mischief n. Kindle was lodged at the UCSOjaii. MCSO received a report of a woman locked out of her resi dence. There were no deputies in the area. MCSO received a report of a lost chocolate lab at the Irrigon Marina. MCSO, Heppner Fire Dept., Heppner ambulance received a report o f a one vehicle accident with one person injured and still in 1 the vehicle approximately three : miles south of Hardman on High- I way 207. The patient was trans ported to Pioneer Memorial Hos pital in Heppner. Heppner Police Dept, received a report o f a car alarm sounding on Morgan Street. MCSO received a report of a possible drunk driver who was all over the road on Highway 730 westbound. An officer was unable to locate anyone. Heppner Police Dept, received a report of an alarm on Riverside Street in Heppner. Boardman Police Dept, re ceived a report of an intrusion alarm at the Boardman Chevron. MCSO received a report of gates open and lights on inside MCGG in Lexington at 2:15 a.m. It turned out to be the cleaning service. MCSO received a request for a welfare check at an Irrigon resi dence with a previous history of domestic violence. An officer was unable to locate anyone it the resi dence. MCSO received a request for assistance for a woman wanting help in getting her kids from her husband for visitation. MCSO, Boardman Fire Dept received a report of a Toyota on fire on 1-84 between Highway 730 junction and Patterson Ferry. Two men were trying to put out die fire. MCSO received a report of a burglar alarm at Cascade Speci alities on Bombing Range Road. An officer was unable to locate anything. MCSO received a report of a puppy found at Coast to Coast in Heppner. MCSO received a report of a Rottweiler killing a duck at a Boardman residence. The caller said they had previous problems with the dog and wanted to know if they could kill the dog. MCSO advised not to and said they would send a deputy over. w j f e A ^ D e c e m b e r 3 1 st - T hu rsd ay a NEW Y1^ A R ,a EVE p a r t y Crab Feed, B aron of Beef |r - t f ||| D inner from 6-8:30 p.m. V ' l * Live m usic from 9-?? P arty Favors 1 B I N G O I S B A C K l W e d n e s d a y * a t 7 : 5 0 p .m . (HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "Where Friends Meet" 142 N orth M ala G T FOOTBALL PICKS CONTEST Each w eek through football season, the below football “e x p e rts” will test their gridiron knowledge by picking winners o f games in both the p ros and college. PICK THE WINNER! Bold-Pro Italics-College Buffalo @ Miami Arizona @ Dallas New England @ Jacksonville Green Bay @ San Francisco 1) Southern Cal vs Texas Christian 2) Virginia vs Georgia 3) Penn State vs Kentucky 4) Georgia Tech vs Notre Dame 5) Michigan vs. Arkansas 6) Mississippi State vs. Texas 7 ) Texas AAM vs Ohio State 8) Wisconsin vs UCLA LAST WEEK'S SCOflF RIGHT WRONG TOTAL SCORE RIGHT WRONG Chris Sykes □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 Greg Grant □ 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ 0 □ 11 3 109 63 11 3 104 56 Butch Laughlin □ 0 □ 0 □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 0 Larry Mills 0 □ □ 0 0 □ □ 0 0 □ 0 George Koffler □ 0 □ 0 □ 0 0 □ 0 □ Molly Rhea □ 0 □ 0 □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ □ 0 □ □ 0 0 □ □ 0 0 0 □ 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 1 1 ^ 2 102 ^ 122 58 t^ 5 0 I) Sun Bowl • 2) Peach Bowl • 3) Outback Bowl • Dennis Stefani Les Payne Kitn Gutierrez □ 0 □ 0 □ 0 Rick Paullus 0 □ * □ 0 □ 0 □ 0 0 □ 0 □ 0 □ □ □ 0 0 □ 0 □ 0 □ 0 □ 0 0 □ 0 □ □ 0 0 □ □ □ 0 □ 0 9 5 116 56 4) Gator Bowl Stef Jensen 0 □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ 0 0 0 □ 0 □ □ □ 0 □ □ 0 □ □ □ 0 □ 0 0 □ □ 0 0 0 □ 0 □ 0 □ 0 0 0 0 □ 0 □ 0 □ □ □ □ □ □ 0 0 0 0 0 □ □ □ 0 7 7 90 70 9 5 111 61 11 3 121 51 11 3 117 55 □ 0 8 6 106 66 • 5) Citnu Bowl • 6) Cotton Bowl • 7) Sugar Bowl • 0 □ 0 11 3 113 59 □ 0 □ 0 10 4 115 57 8) Rose Bowl * Last week I score includes the Motor City Bowl A Oahu BowI The remaining college games will be counted as the games are played ( ^ ) Hr. 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