Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 19, 2000 - THREE
Obituaries
Delpha K. Jones
Delpha K. Jones, 83, of Lex
ington, died Saturday, April 15,
2000 at Good Shepherd Commu
nity Hospital in Hermiston.
Funeral service was held
Wednesday, April 19,2000 at First
Christian Church in Heppner. Con
cluding service and interment was
held at the Lexington Cemetery
in Lexington.
She was bom December 22,
1916, at Baker City, to Frederick
and Florence Spence Merritt. She
grew up at Union and attended
school there and at Lexington,
graduating from Lexington High
School.
On August 12,1937, she mar
ried Cecil C. Jones at La Grande.
The couple began their married
life at Union, then lived at various
locations throughout the North
west before settling at Lexington
in 1947. They operated a ranch
northwest of Lexington.
Mrs. Jones was involved with
the Lillian C. Turner Foundation,
the Holly Rebekah Lodge, lone
Garden Club, Lexington Grange
726, Wheatland Pomona Grange,
Rhea Creek Home Extension,
Morrow County Historical Soci
ety, Morrow County Fair Board
and was involved in other civic
activities.
Survivors include her husband,
Cecil Jones of Lexington; daugh
ter, Charlene Whitney of Portland;
son, Kenneth Jones of Lexington;
sisters, Georgia Irvin of Imgon and
Patricia Cool of Pendleton; two
grandchildren and one great
grandchild. She was preceded in
death by a granddaughter, Kim
berly Ann Whitney, in 1998.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Morrow County Mu
seum Farm Foundation, P.O. Box
515, Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp
ner in charge of arrangements.
Joanne Alice Blake
Joanne Alice Blake, 70, died
Tuesday, April 11, at a Portland
nursing home.
Bom in Heppner, March 6,
1930, she is survived by a sister,
Helen Gilliam of Heppner; a
brother, Don Blake of San
Francisco; two nephews and
three nieces and their six
children.
Joanne asked that any
remembrance be made to the
American
Cancer
Society.
Funeral arrangements were
pending. She requested that
interment be at the lone cemetery
near her parents, Margaret and
Earl Blake.
Joanne Blake, a tribute by her
brother and sister, Donald Blake
and Helen Gilliam.
Bom with cerebral palsy,
Joanne's life was a lesson in
dealing with adversity. She did
not have the use of her left arm
and hand, she was blind in one
eye, and walking was always a
struggle for her. But despite
these handicaps, or perhaps
because of them, she lived life on
her own terms and without help.
She learned to make-do where
others faltered. And she did it
without complaint and with good
humor. Only a few months ago
she was told there was something
she couldn't do, but did it as soon
as the person was out of the
room. A visitor said, "It didn't
occur to them you had your teeth
to help solve problems.""Yes,"
she said, "and my nose and my
shoulder and my belly and my
butt."
Five years before her final
illness she had a radical
mastectomy, then radiation
treatment and chemotherapy.
When all her hair fell out, she
had a street artist paint a stylized
face on the back of her head.
Then she sent photos of it to her
family and friends.
Unfortunately Joanne's physical
problems where unique to her
time and place, and people then
didn't always know how to help
her develop. She not only had to
learn how to cope with her
handicap, but with those who
told her there were things she
couldn't do. When she was very
young, she wanted a bicycle, and
when she was told it was
impossible,
she
begged,
wheedled and badgered until she
got one. The struggle to learn,
hampered even more by rough
unpaved roads, was Herculean.
But she learned.
In high school, she was told she
couldn't take typing. Later she
found a teacher who taught her to
type with one hand.
In her sixties, despite no
familiarity with electronics or
computer jargon, she got a
computer, learned to browse the
Internet and kept in touch with
her family via e-mail.
She didn't win all her battles. It
was a major disappointment to
her that she could never leam to
drive a car. She couldn’t win over
an impaired nervous system that
made skills, easily acquired by
others, impossible for her.
But she won others. Following
graduation from Heppner High
School, she attended the Portland
Museum of Art school. The
museum retained several of her
paintings which have appeared in
retrospective shows there.
When cancer reappeared
throughout her body and she
knew she had only a few months
left, her good spirits never failed.
She knew the names of the staff
at the nursing home and ?11 abqut
their families. Visitors who came
to see how she was, instead spent
the time answering her questions
about them and their families. If
ever she indulged in self pity, no
one saw it.
From a shy, introverted little
girl, Joanne blossomed into an
open, outgoing and fun-to-be-
with friend to every person she
met.
She was a beautiful example of
how reaction to adversity can
change some people for the
better.
Heppner officer
back on the job
Heppner Police Officer Mike
Sweek is back on the job after
being
placed
on
paid
administrative leave last week,
pending
investigation
on
undisclosed charges.
Heppner Police Chief Doug
Rathbun said that he investigated
the allegations and determined
that they were unfounded.
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D A 's Report
The Morrow County District
Attorney David C. Allen has
released the following report of
cases conducted:
February 10:
-Mary Arm Davis pled guilty to
charges of Frequenting a Place
Where Controlled Substances
Are
Used,
a
class
A
misdemeanor, and was sentenced
to serve 30 days in jail.
-John Joseph Homer, Jr., pled
guilty to Assault IV, a class C
felony, and sentenced to: pay
fines, fees and assessments of
$1,659 with $1,000 suspended;
36 months' formal probation; 80
hours
community
service;
complete batterer's intervention
at the direction of his probation
officer; be subject to an alcohol
and drug package, be evaluated
for alcohol and drug treatment
and submit to drug and alchol
treatment
programs
as
recommended by the treatment
provider and probation officer;
have no further offensive
physical contact with the victim
or her minor children.
-Efren Q. Muro pled guilty to
Harassment,
a
class
B
misdemeanor and sentenced to:
reimburse the state of Oregon for
$200 for court appointed
attorney's fees; 90 days in the
Morrow County Jail; enroll in the
batterer's intervention program
by contacting Morrow County
Behavioral Health; one year
bench probation.
Sergio Renteria Landersos pled
guilty to Criminal Trespass I, a
class A misdemeanor, and was
sentenced to: two years' bench
probation; 90 days in jail,
suspended;
fines,
fees,
assessments and reimbursements
of $929, $500 suspended; 80
hours community service; no
further
unwanted
physical
contact with the victim.
-Gabriel Escobedo was found to
be in violation of his probation-
his probation was revoked and
reinstated, extended for one year
from original expiration date. He
was also ordered to make
payments toward his court-
ordered fines and fees.
-Martin Quezada pled guilty to
Driving While Suspended, a
class A misdemeanor, and
sentenced to pay $929 in fines,
fees,
reimbursement
and
assessments,
with
$500
suspended; 90 days in jail,
suspended; serve two years'
bench probation, 60 hours
community service and ordered
to obey all laws and have no
further traffic offenses during the
term of his probation period.
-Michael Dean Lynch pled
guilty to Possession of a
Controlled Substance, a class C
felony and sentenced to: pay
$1469
in
fines,
fees,
reimbursement and assessments,
$1,000 suspended; 10 days in jail
with credit for 10 days served; 18
months' formal probation; be
subject to drug and alcohol
package; with bail posted applied
to all court-ordered financial
obligations.
February 15:
-Hipolito Munoz pled guilty to
Assault IV, a class A
misdemeanor, and was sentenced
to: two years' bench probation;
„0 M
80 days ,n j» l. suspandad
contact with the victim; pay
fines, tees and assessments of
$1369,
$750
suspended;
complete batterer's intervention
program by contacting Morrow
County Behavioral Health;
undergo alcohol evaluation and
treatment by contacting Morrow
County Behavior Health.
February 17:
-Jose Carvajal pled guilty to six
accounts of Assault IV, a class C
felony, and Driving Under the
Influence of Intoxicants, a class
A misdemeanor, and was
sentenced on count one-to pay
fines, fees and assessments of
$1,100; three years'
formal
probation; suspension of driver's
license for five years to run
concurrent to all counts; write
letter of apology to all victims;
be subject to alochol package
through MCBH; with all court
ordered financial obligations
docketed as a civil judgment; on
count two- pay fines, fees and
assessments of $1,100; three
years' formal probation; driver's
license suspended for five years,
concurrent; write letter of
apology to all victims within 30
days of the order; be subject to
the alcohol package through
MCBH; on count three-pay fines
fees and assessments of $1,100;
three years' formal probation;
driver's license suspended for
five years, concurrent; write
letter of apology to all victims
within 30 days; be subject to
alcohol package; on count four-
pay fines, fees and assessments
of $1,100; three years' formal
probation;
driver's
license
suspended for five years,
concurrent; write letter of
apology to all fictims; be subject
to the alcohol package; count
five- fines, fees and assessments
of $1,100; three years' formal
probation,
driver's
license
suspended for five years,
concurrent; write letter of
apology to all victims; be subject
to the alcohol package; count six-
fines fees and assessments of
$1,100; three years' formal
probation,
driver's
license
suspended for five years,
concurrent; write letter of
apology to all victims; be suject
to thé* afltdhdl' jJackàèe; Driving
Undej-* ïïie
Influence
of
Intoxicants,
a
class
A
misdemeanor-fines, fees and
assessments of $1279; serve 90
days in jail with credit for 45
days served; driver's license
suspended for one year to run
concurrent; attend the DUII
Victim's impact panel.
-Paul A. Carlson pled guilty to
Frequenting a Place Where
Controlled Substances are Used,
a class
A misdemeanor;
sentenced to 45 days in jail
(suspended); two years' bench
probation; pay $929 in fines,
fees,
assessments
and
rei m b u r se m en t s,
$500
suspended; obtain a substance
abuse evaluation through MCBH.
-Dellana Irene Ferrell plead
guilty to Unauthorized Use of a
Motor Vehicle, a class C felony,
and sentenced to: pay $1319 in
fines fees, assessments and
reimbursement, $500 suspended;
two years' formal probation.
We have
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b a „ o ts fa
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by end of the month
Morrow County mail in ballots
are expected to be mailed to
voters by the end of the month,
according to the Morrow County
Clerk's Office.
The ballots must be returned to
the clerk's office by May 16.
Morrow County voters will
decide the fate of the Morrow
County School District Local
Option Serial Levy.
To pass the levy must be
approved by a double majonty-
50 percent of the county's
registered voters, not just 50
percent of those voting.
The school district local option,
if passed, would impose a levy of
$ 1,000,000 a year for five years
beginning in the 2000-2001 year
for school district operations.
The levy, however, is expected
to generate only $500,000 for the
school district, because of Ballot
Measure 5 and 50 limitations.
The levy specifies that the
taxes would be used to fund
teaching positions, including
employment of 10 teachers-two
in Heppner, one in lone and
seven in the Boardman-Imgon
area. The school district cut
teaching staff when faced with
almost a million dollar budget
shortfall.
The school district serial levy
tax rate would be an estimated
$1.04 per thousand assessed
valuation. A taxpayer with a
$50,000 home may pay around
$520; a taxpayer with a $100,000
home may pay around $1,040; a
taxpayer with a $500,000
business may pay around $5,200;
and a taxpayer with a $1 million
farm may pay around $10,400.
Morrow County Tax Assessor
Greg Sweek earlier said
residential property owners and
farmers would probably bear the
brunt of the new tax, while
commercial property owners
would probably be less affected.
Industrial property owners would
probably not see an increase in
their taxes because the tax
monies generated result from the
difference between market and
assessed
valuation.
Most
industrial property, he said, has
nearly equal market and assessed
valuation, so would not see
additional taxes.
Sweek said that tax increases
are estimated around three
percent.
Voters will also decide the fate
of numerous state measures:
-an amendment to the
constitution which would make
certain local taxing districts'
temporary property tax authority
permanent. This would affect
only the tax rate limits of
Dechutes County, Linn County
and the city of Sweet Home.
-an amendment to the
constitution
which
would
lengthen the period for verifying
signatures and initiative and
referendum petitions from 15 to
130 days.
-an amendment to the
constitution
which
would
increase signatures required to
place initiatives amending the
constitution on the ballot from
eight percent of the total number
of votes cast for all candidates in
the last election for governor to
12 percent.
-an amendment to the
constitution which authorizes
using fuel tax, vehicle fees for
increased policing of the
highway system. Authorizes use
of revenues from fuel tax and
motor
vehicle
fees
for
construction,
reconstruction,
im p r o v e m e n t ,
repair,
maintenance, operation, use of
public highways, roads, streets,
roadside
rest
areas,
administration costs, highway
bond retirement, certain parks
and recreation costs. Authorizes
additional use of such revenues
to increase policing of public
highways, roads, streets, and
roadside rest areas by law
enforcement officers.
-an amendment to the
constitution which allows the
legislature to limit recovery of
damages in civil actions.
-a referendum which would
repeal the truck weight-mile tax;
establish a diesel fuel tax of 29
cents per gallon; and increase
fuel taxes by five cents to diesel
tax
rate;
raises
vehicle
registration
fees;
requires
licenses for diesel fuel suppliers,
distributors and others; requires
record keeping, monthly tax
reports by licensees. It authorizes
the tranportation department to
enforce the requirements with
fines,
penalties,
criminal
sanctions and other provisions.
The measure would increase
gas
tax
revenues
and
expenditures an average of $140
million per year over five years.
Of that increase $39 million per
year is allocated to counties;
$22.5 million per year to cities;
and $78.5 million per year to the
state.
On the Democrat ballot voters
will select:
-President-Lyndon H.
Larouche, Jr. or A1 Gore.
-U.S Representative in
Congress-Walter
Ponsford,
unopposed.
-Secretary of State-Bill
Bradbury, unopposed.
-State Treasurer-Randall
Edwards or Gary Bruebaker.
-Attorney General-Hardy
Myers, unopposed.
-State Senator, 29th District-
Bill George Duncan, unopposed.
-State Representative, 57th
District-Keith
Kirkwood,
unopposed.
-Morrow County
Commissioner Position No. 1-
John Wenholz, unopposed.
On the Republican ballot,
voters will select:
-President-George W. Bush or
Alan Keyes;
-U.S. Representative 2nd
Con gressional
District
(unopposed)- Greg Walden;
-Secretary of State- Lynn
Lundquist, Paul Damian Wells or
Lynn Snodgrass;
-State Treasurer (unopposed)-
Jon Kvistad;
-Attorney
General
(unopposed)-Kevin L. Mannix;
-State Senator 28th District
(unopposed)-Ted Ferrioli;
-State Representative 59th
District
(unopposed)-Greg
Smith;
-Morrow
County
Commissioner-no
candidate
filed.
Non-partisan candidates are as
follows:
-Judge of the Supreme Court
Position 2-Randall H. Niven,
Charley Merten, Phillip D.
Hatfield, Greg Byrne, Paul J.
Demuniz.
-Judge of the Supreme Court
(all unopposed) Position 3-
Robert D. (Skip) Durham,
incumbent; Position 6-Wallace P.
Carson, Jr., incumbent.
Judge of the Court of Appeals
(all unopposed) Position 3-Rives
Kistler, incumbent; Position 5-
Rick Haselton, incumbent;
Position 8-Jack L.. Landau,
incumbent; Position 10-Rex
Armstrong, incumbent.
-Judge of the Circuit Court 8th
District Position 1-Greg Baxter,
unopposed.
-Morrow County Assessor-
Greg Sweek, unopposed.
-Morrow County Surveyor
(vote for one)-Judson Coppock,
Ronald V. McKinnis.
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