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
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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 !
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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.
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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
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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.