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TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 13, 2002_______________________ The Official Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow By Claudia Hughes Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as penodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act o f March 3, I 879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 V\ Willow Street Telephone (5411676-4228. Fax (5411676-9211. E-mail: gt@heppner.net or gtui rapidserve.net Web site: www heppner.net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times. P O. Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $22 in Morrow County; $16 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $29 else where David S y k es................................................................................................................. Publisher Apnl Hilton-Sykes........................................................................................................... Editor News deadline is Monday at S p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Tuesday at noon Cost for a display ad is $4 50 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 40« per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $5 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.10 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices publiolegal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Oates for publication must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). On the HEPP.\EB WEBSITE: k w . heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified Ad • Subm it a N ew s Story • V iew Real E state for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! City council votes down (he surv ey, w hich mainly gauged public support for a new $1.3 million library/city hall facility, would be released to the public at a joint meeting o f the city council and library district on Wed. Feb. 20 at the library in Heppner. O th e r business In other action the council approved new charges for turning o f f w ater b e c au se o f n o n payment o f water bills and other events. The rate was raised from $5 to $35 during working hours. Chamber Chatter continued from page one and $ 125 after hours. The city will also charge $5 to turn water back on and $125 a fte r hours for restoration of service. The council also gave the go- ahead for the D epartm ent o f Land C o n se rv atio n and D ev elo p m en t to com e into Heppner and complete a study to find a suitable site if someone wanted to build a new motel in the area. The study would not cost the city any money, city manager Jerry Breazeale said. 'Valentine ¿Sopers Gardner’s Men’s W ear (541) 676-9218 • 193 N. Main Street • Heppner $ 81,500 Three bedroom, one bath home on lot with fenced yard, 20’x20’ deck, large partially-finished basement, rewired in 1996, repainted in 1999. Chamber Executive Director Visitors to the Chamber of Commerce this time o f the year are asked to forgive the mess on my desk. Piles range from new C h am b er g o als to be ty ped, minutes from the board meeting, St. Pat’s brochures and parade entries to be mailed out, a list o f potential vendors, a response to a car club who w ishes to visit Heppner in April, dues to process, mail to sort, notes on a bowling tournament, business articles to read, entertainment to schedule for St. Pats, and calls to return. Is there anyone who would like to be a Chamber office volunteer on Fridays? Drop by the office for a chat. And what types o f calls come to the C ham ber office? Some exam ples: a rural com m unity wants to start a Cham ber and needs in fo rm a tio n ; an o th er Chamber wishes to know what our by-laws say about director terms; many calls are for lodging and St. Pat’s information; Senator Wyden’s office called to plan a tow n hall m eeting (w hich is scheduled for the Senior Center on Wednesday, February 20, at noon.); a meeting with Bill Scott at the Port o f Morrow to discuss rural economy; people wanting lo cate in fo rm a tio n ; v isito rs wanting to know when the Scenic Byway opens, and the list goes on. It’s an exciting place to work and never boring. Oregon Business arrived in the mail. A couple o f articles of in te re st are “ P a rtn e rin g for Success” related to the Baker/ M orrow Regional Partnership; and “Reading Into The Future”, which deals with the importance of libraries as a key to economic development in Eastern Oregon. Libraries are easy to take for granted. Heppner could be in the forefront if we all work together. In the 21st century, libraries will be the key for information, high speed c o n n e c tiv ity and an e s se n tia l tool fo r b u sin e ss relocation and startup, as well as providing an opportunity for information to everyone in every walk o f life. Let’s move forward with the many opportunities that o th er ru ra l co m m u n ities are struggling to acquire. Mark your calendars: next week Bob Krein will provide in fo rm a tio n on the elk TB problem ; February 19, State Representative Greg Smith will speak to the m em bership; February 26, Tom W olff will update the membership on new tax audit information. Want to know more about Chamber? Visit us at noon on Tuesdays at John’s Other Place. T h o u g h t fo r the w eek: “Happiness consists in activity... it is a running stream , not a stagnant pool.” Lexington Grange to meet $ 45,000 Three bedroom, one bath, large laundry room, new carpet, newer paint, newer forced air furnace; home located near school and downtown. $ 25,000 One bedroom, one bath, 762 sq. ft., 6x16 covered patio, nicely landscaped; an excellent rental, first home or easy-care retirement home. $ 65,000 Three bedroom, one bath, new paint, newer roof, across from city park. P R IC E D TO B U Y ! Call David (541) 676-9228 days ■ (541)676-9939 1 - 80 0 - 326-2152 H e ita g e JÇand Co. R EA LTO R 01 180 W. Baltimora *5 Happntr, OR 97836 w w w .htpprw .rw t Lexington Grange will meet on Monday, Feb. 18, at 6:30 p.m. the hall beginning with a potluck supper. The public is invited to attend the program which will begin at about 7:30 p.m. Bonnie Wenberg o f the Ar tesian Village will be the speaker for the evening. D A 's Report M orrow C ounty b is tric t A ttorney D avid C. A llen has released the following report: -Juan Manuel Bedolla- Torres plead guilty to Unlawful Possession o f a Firearm and M en acin g , both C lass A m isd e m e a n o rs, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended, 24 m onths bench p ro b atio n and 80 hours community service. He was also ordered to have no contact with the victim and pay $869 in fines, fees and assessments. His seized weapon was forfeited to the state. -R eginaldo R odriquez D eLa T orre p lead g u ilty to Attempt to Elude a Police Officer, a Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended on the condition that he s u c c e s s fu lly co m p lete probation conditions, 24 months bench probation and revocation of his driver’s license for 90 days.. He was also ordered to comply with conditions o f diversion and pay $934 in fin es, fees and assessments. Letters to the Editor Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Cazette-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 t o edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under ‘ Card of Thanks' at a cost of $5.) Don't take people at face value To the Editor: This is a response to Mr. Mewhinney’s letter to the editor last week. The United States was based from the beginning with the Free dom of Choice, which includes the freedom o f expression or opinion. Everyone has the inevitable right to their own opinions, wheth er it is a judgmental, opinionated old man who chooses to write a letter to the editor or a 15-year- old good student to have blue hair and facial piercing. We all adorn ourselves in dif ferent ways to express who we are. If it be the old woman who dyes her hair black or bleaches to blonde to make herself seem just a little younger. Or the old man who wears his shirt a little too tight not realizing the fact that he may have put on extra weight. Teenagers since the begin ning o f tim e have expressed themselves in different ways from the previous generation. Some of this stems from the environment that they grow up in, such as the Willamette Valley or any other part of our county. If lone’s com munity can’t tolerate the differ ent cultures and environments then how will they be able to teach our children to be successful out side our area? If Mr. Mewhinney had set his opinions aside and got to know this young person, he would have found out that she is a very nice young lady and good student. Mr. Mewhinney obviously makes nar row-minded decisions without the benefit o f taking people for their value and not their looks. (s) Robbin Ferguison lone (s) Betty Bergstrom lone lone Legion Auxiliary assists family lone Legion Auxiliary #95 met on Feb. 5 at June Crowell’s home for a salad luncheon. Eleven members were present for the meeting. The members purchased a Spinoza Bear, which was given to a family of four children in John Day. These bears are given to abused children or ill children to help them cope. The bear has a high quality cassette player and speaker hidden deep in its fur. They have m essages o f unconditional love that the children need in times of crisis. They can also play messages from families who might not be able to be with the child. The group will be passing around a petition to get a check off space on Oregon Tax Forms to help the O regon Veterans Homes. A Girls State Tea will be held on Sunday, Feb. 24. Invitations will be going out soon. The annual birthday dinner was discussed and a date in March will be set. Heppner students participate in reading program m j F Ü f ! Z P I Pictured (left to right): back-Ben McCarl, Katie Kilkenny, Cyde Coil, Jannie Allen. Whitney Matthews; front-Spencer Palmer, Eddie Ramirez, Maggie Armato, Sherilyn Peck Students in grades five-six at Heppner Elementary School have been very busy this past month as they bounced from one book to another in the annual “Time Out For Reading” program. This in centive program has been held for at least 10 years and always takes place during the month o f Janu ary. The grand total this year was 114,362 m inutes, w hich was 11,652 more minutes than was ac cumulated in 2001, said teacher Jannie Allen. One of the positive aspects o f “Time Out For Read ing” is that all students have an equal opportunity to earn points as the program is based on min utes rather than pages. Literally hundreds o f books were read and enjoyed by the students. “Read ers were loaning and borrowing books, recommending titles and discussing plots ...it was great,” commented one o f the fifth-sixth grade teachers. Readers worked toward the fourth quarter, or end, o f the pro gram individually, but were also a part of a team. Each week team prizes were awarded to the team with the highest weekly average. The team with the highest aver age for the month will enjoy a piz za and pop lunch. The winning team was the Magical Gladiators, with members Kelsey Wolff, Pat ty Little, Katie Moore, Spencer Palmer and Eddie Ramirez. The grand finale o f the pro gram was the prize party, which was held on Jan. 31. Prizes were displayed and students were giv en a chance to “window shop" to see which prize to choose. Then the top reader, who logged the most minutes, chose first, and on down the line until every student had chosen a prize. Prizes includ ed basketballs, books, backpacks, duffle bags, shirts, stuffed animals, reading lights, pillowcases and much more. The top reader was Katie Kilkenny with 5,390 min u tes; fo llo w ed by W hitney Matthews, 5,231; Maggie Armato, 5,000; Chris Hickerson, 4.543; Ben M cC arl, 4,459; Spencer Palmer, 3,819; Eddie Ramirez, 3,593; Katie Moore, 3,355; Cyde Coil, 3,257; and Sherilyn Peck, 3,099. “It’s always appropriate to take time out o f our busy lives to read, but in January at HES, it was a whole lot of fun,” said Allen. St. Paddy Cruz-ln entries invited St. P addy C ru z -ln participants are reminded to fill out their entry form and send to D ick S arg en t, P.O. Box 98, Heppner, Oregon 97836 or call (541) 676-9621. Pre-registration of $10 received by Friday, Feb. 15 w ill have five free raffle tickets waiting for them at check in on March 16. Entries received after Feb. 15 will be $15 and include one free raffle ticket. Dash plaques will be awarded for each vehicle entry. Categories include vintage, foreign, classic and modified cars and pickups. Larger plaques will be awarded to w in n ers o f each class. Additional awards will be given for L e p re c h a u n ’s C hoice, People’s Choice, County Judges' Choice, Period Dress awards for men and women and Car Club Award. Participation in the St. Patrick’s Parade will be optional. Check-in begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 16. Everyone is invited to view the cars and vote for a favorite entry. Historical Society schoolhouse project underway The Morrow County Histori cal Society project for putting up identification signs at old country schoolhouses is underway. Board member Mildred Baker and her husband, Harold, are making the signs and they will be set in place as soon as possible. The resetting and straighten ing o f markers in the cemeteries is another project the society has in progress. The group voted to give $500 to each of the ceme teries in Heppner, Lexington, lone, Irrigon and Boardman to help get needed materials. The Heppner Cemetery has taken up this job and is nearing completion. They plan to have it all done before the centennial commemoration of the Heppner flood in 2003. The work is being done by volunteer labor. Anyone who would like to help with the Heppner project is asked to contact Bob Jepsen. Don Eppenbach, coordinator for the celebration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pa cific Northwest, reported that the signs would be put in place on the Heritage Trail along the Colum bia River by April 2002. Robin Baker Krebs, the vol unteer who is working in the Mor- 1 row County Museum, told the group that the museum will be opened on Friday, March 1, with the usual hours o f 1 -5 p.m. Tues day through Friday, and Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The opera tion of the museum depends upon volunteers who can commit them selves to specific days. Training will be given to anyone who would like to do this to help preserve the county’s history. Note cards have been or dered with the sketch o f the Mor row County Courthouse on the front and will be available at the courthouse, museum and from various board members. This is in cooperation with the people planning the centennial celebra tion o f the com pletion o f the courthouse this year. The M CHS board m eets quarterly in various towns in the county. Don and D onna Eppenbach hosted the meeting on Jan. 6 at the Stokes Landing Com munity Hall in Irrigon. The annu al meeting o f the complete mem bership is held the first Sunday in October. The historical society encourages anyone interested in saving the county history to join the organization. Dues are $5.
