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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner Oregon Wednesday, February 16, 2000 Beverly A. Gunderson Justice Court Report Meg Murray has the courage to speak out for needed reforms or community improvements We certainly do need new leadership in this The Justice Court office at the country. However 1 would like to elaborate on topics that she recently courthouse annex building in touched on in the Heppner Gazette-Times Heppner reports handling the fol Meg is right about the need for farm policy reform W hen people lowing business: castigate farm subsidies they don't realize that all Americans are John Sargent. 22, Heppner- subsidized in some manner. With more disposable income on hand, Harassment. SI 131 fine. 90 days consumers are now spending more on entertainment than on food in jail, $500 andjail sentence sus Inflation has been held in check due to our cheap food policy. pended with three years probation, All taxpaying Americans subsidize our social programs, education, contact Umatilla County Mental roads and the military, for example Many farm and ranch families are Health for sexual abuse counsel subsidizing agriculture and the public, by working at off-farm jobs to ing. try and maintain farms and ranches. But it’s true that many people are unaware of the many programs, including welfare, that are lumped under the Department of Agriculture As to ethanol pioduction, which the Midwest has embraced, Ruby B arrera-a daughter nationwide government assistance might be a more prudent course. Presently ethanol production is subsidized by a 5.4 cent-a-gallon Ruby was bom to Graciela and federal tax break. Although powerful petroleum corporations lobby to Santos Barrera of Boardman on oppose this competition, this country could become more energy self- January' 18. 2000 at Good Shep sufficient with cleaner burning fuel from a renewable resource. herd Community Hospital in California, which enforced the use of MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl Hermiston. The baby weighed 6 ether) in gasoline for cleaner emissions, is now revoking this stance. lbs. 13 oz. MTBE, believed to cause cancer, is said to have contaminated Kylee Lynn Nolen-a daugh underground water sources. Imagine the costs involved in this clean ter Kylee Lynn was born to up. Christel Young and Russell Nolen Currently oil prices are skyrocketing. Yet experts claim that ethanol of Irrigon on January 19, 2000 at production would result in higher fuel prices. Agriculture, one the Good Shepherd Community Hos- biggest fuel consumers, is impacted by production costs and p ’al in Hermiston. The baby government restrictions. Therefore the use of surplus ag crops, weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz. Yulisa Blanco C ardenas-a including the nine million bushels of com now grown annually for daughter Yulisa was bom to Maria ethanol, would help floor agriculture, stimulate agri-businesses and Blanco and Arsenio Rodelo of bolster the agriculture economy. Our leaders have shown a blatant disregard for protecting our Irrigon on January 21, 2000 at industries, thus creating a trade deficit and leaving producers at the Good Shepherd Community Hos mercy of world markets. If we could become more energy self-reliant, pital in Hermiston. The baby create more industries and jobs and utilize our abundant surplus crops, weighed 6 lbs. 15 oz. producers wouldn't be facing financial ruin. ITiere might not be a future Adriann Markus Stahl-a son need for farm subsidies. The European community is already opposing Adnann Markus was born to USA gene-altered crops that increase efficiency and production. Karina and Anthony Stahl of However the field com and some other crops, including by-products, Irrigon on January 22, 2000 at used in ethanol production are not grown, nor are suitable, for human Good Shepherd Community Hos consumption. This country could still produce enough food for pital in Hermiston. The baby ourselves and many other countries. For certain Meg is right that food, weighed 9 lbs. 2 oz. not weapons, should be our contribution to foreign aid. but food cannot A ndrew Baylee B ark er-a be raised at below production costs. son Andrew Baylee was bom to With all the talk about our great economy, the plight of agriculture Billie and Robert Barker of is ignored. Consider the livestock industry, which has never been Boardman on January 23.2000 at subsidized but has been reeling from market control by major packers Good Shepherd Community Hos and the influx of imported beef. Around 22 percent of the meat pital in Hermiston. The baby consumed in the United States is imported. It is often co-mingled w ith weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz. domestic meat, yet all beef sold in supermarkets is stamped USDA Lynzie Mae Coller-a daugh approved. Consumers have no way of know ing quality or the country ter Lynzie Mae was bom to Sa of origin, unlike many other products. rah and Jamie Coller of Baker City Many industries have moved outside U.S. borders to take advantage on January 24, 2000. The baby of cheaper labor and production costs; those products are then sold to weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz. Her grand Ameyc%p consumers. Agriculture has always been considered the bqsis parents are Wayne and Theresa of«MU**conomy. However if the U6dt<3$ki)es doesn't alter its present ' Bourne and Leo and Do) C oiler, policies this cpupt(y cjj ) ^ ^ c q n ^ T s F r v ( ^ n a ird n ~ ^ F T Im g y-'rviep«. to all o f Baker City: Myron and one another, white depending more on other countries Tor food, fiber and fuel-no matter the cost. If millions more productive acres of farm Brenda Sherburn of Bridgeport round or rangeland are idled, environmentalists will have accomplished and Bruce and Christy Virgil of their goal to set aside more land for wildlife habitat and recreational Lexington. uses. Like the forest industry, agriculture would no longer be a major tax contributor to support public serv ices. The future of this country is in the hands of the voters. Births Obituaries St. Patrick's Senior Center __________ Buiietin Board__________ Ninety-five people were present for the senior dinner Wednesday, February 9, and 23 meals were home delivered. Members of the Lutheran Church served. The Senior Center Board met after the meal.. Blood pressures were taken before dinner. Marian Murchinson. co-manager of the senior apartments, conducted a tour of the vacant apartments for between 25 and 30 people in the afternoon. Edith Mathews won the drawing for a floral arrangement, and Marian Brosnan won a place on the list for one month's free rent. Tours will be given each Wednesday at 1 p.m. The menu for the birthday dinner Feb. 23 will be chicken and noodles, mixed vegetables, fruit salad, biscuits and pumpkin pie. Catholic ladies will serve. Seniors needing help with their income tax reports may call Susie Cooper at 676-5007. Sue is a certified tax consultant with AARP Exercises were done Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a m. There were two tables of pinochle, with three persons each playing Tuesday and three tables on Friday. Bingo was played Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. The office will be closed for the President's Day holiday Monday, February. 23. The message machine will be checked for van appointments however. The time is now-to volunteer to help with the senior's St. Patrick's celebration activities. Please set aside a few hours to help with the Saturday senior fund raisers. Free Puppies Kenneth Marshall Kenneth K. Marshall, 96, of Zillah. Washington, formerly of Lexington, died Sunday, February 6. 2000. at his home. Graveside service was held Friday. February 11, 2000 at the Lexington Cemetery. Mr. Marshall was bom Janu ary 9,1904, at Kelliher, Minnesota, the son of Harry and Mary Har ris Marshall. He was raised and attended school in Minnesota. On October 3, 1923, he mar ried Myrtle Duncan at Bend. He worked in Idaho and Washington before moving to Lexington in 1939. He worked for Kinzua Pine Mills from 1939 to 1973. Follow ing his retirement, he worked for both of his sons-in-law on their ranches near Lexington. His wife. Myrtle, died in 1987. He married Buelah Duncan on April 2, 1988, at Lexington. The couple moved to Zillah in 1989. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife, Buelah, at the home; a son, Ber nard “Bud" of Vancouver, Wash ington; a brother, Argalus of Al bany; 12 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren and 13 great-great- grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his daughters, Alice Majeski and Leila Palmer, three brothers and three sisters. Memonal contributions may be made to the Pioneer Memorial Hospital Fund. P O. Box 9. Hepp ner. Oregon 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp ner was in charge of arrange ments. Correction Call Sykes 676-9939 \ An obituary for Clifford E. Yamell in the February 9 Gazette-Times was incorrect. Mr YameH's daughter is Robyn Ferguson of Cheshire, Oregon, not Robbin Ferguison of lone. Mr. Yamell was a former lone resident. The Gazette-Times apologizes for the error. Beverly A. Gunderson, 69. of Heppner, died Saturday, February 12. 2000, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. A graveside memorial service will be held at the Heppner Ma sonic Cemetery at 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 17.2000. Mrs. Gunderson was bom Au gust 8. 1930. at The Dalles, to Ri chard and Mae Brock Yocom. She was raised at Rufus and at the age of seven came to Heppner where she attended school. She gradu ated from Heppner High School in 1948, then attended Oregon State University at Corvallis. On July 21, 1950, she married Eddie Gunderson, Jr., at Heppner. She worked for the Morrow County School District for many years, then owned and operated Bev’s Bookkeeping Service in Heppner, retiring in 1998. She w as a member of the Epis copal Church, the Elks Ladies Auxiliary and the Willow Creek Country Club. She had served on the Morrow County School Board and the Heppner Cemetery Dis trict Board. She enjoyed golfing, fishing, knitting and watching sports. Survivors include her husband, Eddie Gunderson, Jr., at the home; sons, David Gunderson and Doug Gunderson, both of Heppner, and Jim Doherty o f W tlsonville; brother, Joe Yocom of Lexington: sister, Shirley Otto of Springfield and four grandchildren. Memonal contnbutions may be made to the Heppner Booster Club, P.O. Box 917, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Sweeney M ortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrange ments. COPY PAPER Ream or Carton Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9 22 8 PUBLIC N O TIC E MORROW COUNTY LAND USE HEARING THE MORROW COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will hold the following hearings of pub- lic interest on Monday, February 28. 2000. at 7:30 p.m. at the North Morrow Annex Building on Third and North Main Streets in Irrigon, Oregon: Second of three hearings to amend the Morrow County Sub division Ordinance to include re quirement to submit a partition plat for parcels under eighty acres. Conditional Use Permit, CUP- N-144: Hood River Cellular Tele phone Co., Inc., dba AT&T Wire less Services, applicant; Port of Morrow, owner. Property is de scribed as tax lot 4700 of Assessor s Map 4N 26, a 76.33 acre parcel located on the south east corner of Bombing Range Road and Interstate 84. approxi mately four miles east of the City of Boardman. Proposal is to con struct a 150’ monopole with as sociated antennas and placement of a prefabricated 12’x28’ elec tronic equipment shelter. Criteria for approval include Morrow County Zoning Ordinance Section 3.070(2)(Q) and ARTICLE 6, Section 6.020 and 6.030. Subdivision Application, SDN- 205: Gregorio Lopez, etal, appli cant and owner. Property is de Mabel I. O’Hara Mabel Isabel O’Hara. 96. of scribed as tax lot 235 o f Assessor’s Map 5N 26 36, a 6.85 Condon, died Sunday. February acre parcel located on the north 13. 2000, at Summit Springs Re west comer of Depot Lane and tirement Village in Condon. Daisy Road, approximately two A memorial service was held miles southwest of the City of at Summit Spnngs on Wednesday, Irrigon. Proposal is to replat Par February 16, 2000. cel #3 of Partition Plat 1998-6. Mrs. O ’Hara was bom Janu Applicant proposes to subdivide ary 6, 1904, at Sisters, to Robert the parcel into three parcels larger and Lydia Taylor Smith. The fam than the one acre minimum lot size ily moved to Morrow County in of the Rural Residential One Acre 1916 and lived near Morgan and (RR-1) Zone. Criteria for ap lone. She attended school for one proval includes Morrow County year at the Fourmile Schoolhouse Subdivision Ordinance 3.020 and and at Arlington for one year, be 3.100. fore returning to lone where she Subdivision Application. SDN- attended school, graduating from 206: Cecil W. and Ora DeElva lone High School in 1922. She Rock, applicants and owners. then attended and graduated from Property is described as tax lots Oregon Normal School, now 200, 300 and 400 of Assessor's W estern State College at Map 5N 26 25B, a total of 20.70 Monmouth, in 1925. acres. The parcels are located Over the years, she taught in a between Idaho Lane and State number of Oregon school districts. Highway 730 on the north and On September 23, 1933, she south and Second and Third married Daniel I. O ’Hara, in Streets on the east and west, ap Wheeler County. The couple lived proximately one-eighth mile west at Kinzua for 10 years, then moved of the City of Irrigon. Proposal is to Portland during World War II to subdivide the 20.70 acres into They returned to Eastern Oregon, fourteen parcels larger than the living at The Dalles, then moved one acre minimum lot size of the to Condon in 1961. Suburban Residential One Acre Survivors include nieces, Bar (SR-1A) Zone. Criteria for ap bara Smith of La Habra. Califor proval includes Morrow County nia, and Virginia Elledge of Subdivision Ordinance 3.020 and Pendleton; and nephews, Philip 3.100. Smith of Merrott, British Colum Land Partition Application, LP- bia, Canada, and Bruce Smith of S-257: Jerry & Terri Gentry, ap Riverside, California; and 10 plicants and owners. Property is grand-nieces and nephews. described as tax lot 600 o f Memonal contributions may be Assessor’s Map 2S 26 34, a 19.43 made to the Gilliam County Li acre parcel located on the west brary, 310 S. Mam, Condon. Ore side o f Spray/Heppner State gon 97823. Highway 207. approximately Sweeney Mortuary of Condon 1000’ from the Heppner City lim was in charge of arrangements. its. Proposal is to partition the 19.43 acres into two parcels larger than the one acre minimum lot size of the Suburban Residential One Acre (SR-1) Zone. Criteria for approval includes Morrow County H ep p n er G a zette- Tim es Subdivision Ordinance ARTICLE PUBLIC N O T IC E 5, Section 5.020 and 5.030. Opportunity to voice support or Notice is hereby given that the Final Draft copy of the Unified 5 opposition to the above proposals Year Plan for workforce devel or to ask questions will be pro opment activities in Morrow and vided. Failure to raise an issue in Umatilla Counties under the fed person or by letter or failure to eral Workforce Investment Act is provide sufficient specificity to now available for review at the afford the decision maker an op Work-Links office (located with portunity to respond to the issues the Oregon Employment Depart precludes appeal to the Land Use ment office) at 408 SE 7th St., Board of Appeals based on those Pendleton from 8:00am-5:00pm. issues. Copies of the staff report and Comments of the Draft need to be submitted in writing to Mary all relevant documents will be Nixon. RWIB/Work-Links Coor available after February 18.2000 dinator. at the above address, by For more information, please con 5:00pm March 16. 2000. Follow tact Tamra Mabbott at the Mor ing that date, the final document row County Planning IXpartment will be presented to the Execu at 922-4624 or 676-5650. tive Committtee of the Morrow DATED this 16th day of Febru Umatilla Workforce Investment ary 2000. Board. If you have questions, call MORROW COUNTY PLAN Ms Nixon at 541-276-9050 Ext. NING DEPARTMENT 230. Published: Februarv 16. 2000 Published: February 16, 2000 Affid BUSINESS CARDS C opies 1 0 ( (jazette-'Times 676-9228 PUBLIC N O TIC E The Utilities Commission meet ing date for the City of Heppner has been changed for the month of February 15, at 8:00 AM to February 17,2000 at the 1 leppner City Hall, 188 W Willow Street. The Utilities Commission regularly meets the third Tuesday of every month. Gerald W. Breazeale City Manager Published: Februarv 16.2000 Affid___________ PUBLIC N O TIC E A special orientation meeting for the board-appointed Budget Committee will be held ILiursday. February 17th. at Riverside High School Library at 12:00 noon. ITie district’s financial status and new member orientation will be the top ics discussed.' Published: February 16,2000 Farm help wanted: general farm help wanted, experience needed driving tractor. I have modem tractors and offer good pay and working conditions. Con tact Steve Anderson, (541) 454- 2513 evenings. _____________________ 2-9-3c Part-tim e help wanted. All positions. Must be able to work nights. Apply at B ucknum 's, Heppner. _____________________ 2-9-tfc Receptionist/ AR Bookkeeper M orrow C ounty Gr a i n Growers is accepting applica tions for a receptionist/AR book keeper until Feb. 22. Must have excellent people skills, computer know ledge and be able to stay focused in a busy en vironment. Full time, w/benefits, wages depends on experience. Contact MCGG in person or call (541)989-8221. ____________________ 2-16-lc Full-time loan processor po sition in the Heppner Branch Loan Department for Bank of East ern Oregon. Hours 8:30-5:00 Monday through Friday. Duties will include preparing loan docu ments. disbursing funds, compil ing files, typing, filing and answer ing the phone. Qualifications: knowledge of Windows-based programs with understanding of Word and Excel, good typing skills and 10-key. Benefit package and salary DOE/DOQ. EOE. Appli cations available at the Heppner Branch. 2-16-2c Libraries ot Eastern Oregon Request for Qualifications Program Coordinator, approx. 20 hrs/wk.. S25.000/yr Libraries of Eastern Oregon is seeking a Program Coordinator for a 3 yr governance simulation program involving the 34 public libraries in the 10 county region This RFQ is to establish a list of applicants from which candidates will be selected tor interview The successful candidate will serve under a one year contract, renewable each year of the program Compensation for the first year will be $25,000. This offering provides an exciting opportunity for a skilled project coordinator to assist in the development of a new system of library service in Eastern Oregon Responsibilities will include adminis tration of grants for the simulation program and demonstration projects design of the organization and governance structure of a perma nent regional library system, devel opment of legislation permitting a vole for a new taxing system (if appropri ate) and management of communi cation between citizen and govern mental agencies involved in this program Responses should include evidence of substantial experience with projects of comparable size and scope if application is submitted by a team, include a biography that indicates teams history, organiza tional structure and key staff Include at least 3 current references that have relevant knowledge of appli cants ability to manage such a project Include references name affiliation, address, current phone and relationship with applicant Sub mittals are due on or before March 10, 2000 at the LaGrande Public Library. 1006 Penn Ave LaGrande OR 97850 Copies of the |ob description art available by calling Jo Cowling, director LaGrande Public Library. 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