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JWO - Hgpprof Garprte-Times Bepprwr, Oregon Ytadneaday, February 13, 2002______________________ )f (ht The Official Newspaper ity ofH eppner and the County of Morrow Heppner G A Z E T T E -T I M E S U S P S. 240-420 M orrow C o u n ty 's H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper Puonshc I » :kK and ei.ored as periodical matter at the Host Office at Heppner. Oregon ui let the \ct ot March >. IlfM Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 W W illow Street lelcphone(541 in76-V228. Hex(541 »676-9211. E-mail: gtfu heppner nei >■: • rapidNerve.Det W ebsite uww xppner.net Postmaster tend address changes to ihe H errner Oa/eile-1 imes P.O Hix 337. Heppner. i »regon 9 1S36. Suhscnptiona: $22 in Morrow Comity, S1S senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $29 else where ................................... Publisher April Hlllon-Syites ........................... ................................................................. Editor News deadline s Monday at S p m For ioveTising. Mm>r strg de» tone is Tuesday at noon Cost ter a dismay ac is $4 50 per columr inch Cost for classified ad s 40« per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $5 up to 100 words Cost tor a Classified display aa is 55.70 per column inch F. J ui .iLogat Notices pubkolegal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m. Oates tor pupucanor must oe specifieJ Affaavits must oe required at the lime o' submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) On the HEPPNER If EBSITE: n n~m.heppner.net • S ta rt o r C h a n g e a S u b s c r ip tio n • i’lac e a C la s s if ie d A d • S u b m it a N e w s S to ry • \ icw R e a l L .-tate fo r S a le • C >ty C ouncil & Planning M inutes • I an il B usinesses • C ounty Park • W illow C reek Park R eservations • Free i )iMiml PosK-erd'i • senior H o m m e • end m o re1 Citv council votes down the survey, which mainly gauged publie support for a new $1.3 million library city hall facility, w ould be released to the publie at a joint meeting of 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 ff w ater b ecau se o f n o n payment o f water bills and other events. The rate w as raised from $5 to $35 during working hours. continued from page one and $ 125 after hours. The city will also charge $5 to turn water back on and $125 a fter 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 w ould not cost the city any money, city manager Jerry Breazeale said. TAifcntine SBvçers Gardner's Men's W ear (541 ) 676-9218 • 193 N. Main Street • Heppner $81,500 Three bedroom, one bath home on large lot with fenced yard, 20 x20' deck, large partially-finished basement, rewired in 1996, repainted in 1999. $45,000 $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 PRICED TO BUY! C i l l D a y M i i d a i to « ç th eM fjlfo p ertiej (S 4 1 |*7 6 -9 2 2 8 days • (541) *7 6 -9 9 3 9 cvcninqs 1 -8 0 0 -3 2 6 -2 1 52 /fa iia c fp ifa n d C c r. re a i t o r By C laudia Hughes Chamber Executive Director Visitors to the Chamber o f Commerce this time of the year are asked to forgive the mess on my desk. Piles range from new C ham ber 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 of 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 of calls come to the Cham ber office? Some exam ples; a rural com m unity wants to start a Cham ber and needs in fo rm a tio n ; a n o th e r 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 of Morrow to discuss rural economy, people wanting lo cate in fo rm a tio n ; v isito rs w anting 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 of articles of in te rest are “ P a rtn e rin g for Success” related to the Baker/ Morrow Regional Partnership; and “Reading Into The Future”, which deals with the importance o f 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 sse n tia l tool for b u sin ess relocation and startup, as well as providing opportunity for information to everyone in every walk o f life. Let’s move forward with the many opportunities that o th er rural co m m u n ities are struggling to acquire. M ark your calendars; next week Bob Krein will provide in fo rm a tio n on the e lk TB problem ; F ebruary 19, State Representative Greg Smith will speak to th e m em b ersh ip ; 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 hought for the w eek: “ Happiness consists in activity... it is a running stream , not a stagnant pool.” Lexington Grange to meet Three bedroom, one bath, large laundry room, new carpet, newer paint, newer forced air furnace; home located near school and downtown. m Chamber Chatter a “ 180 W. Baltimora #5 Happnar, OR 97836 www heppner net Lexington Grange will meet on Monday, Feb. 18. at 6:30 p.m the hall beginning with a politick 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. DA's Report M orrow County D istrict A ttorney D avid C. A llen has released the following report; -Juan Manuel Bcdolla- Torres plead guilty to Unlawful P ossession 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 ho u rs community serv ice He was also ordered to h a \e 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 el,a Torre p lea d 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 su c c e ssfu lly c o 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 w ith conditions o f diversion and pay $934 in fin e s, fees and assessments. Letters to the Editor E ditor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The G a z e tte -7imes w ill not publish unsigned letters Please ¡in lude vour address and phone number on all letters tor use by the C-T office. The C-T reserves the right to edit. The C-T is not responsible lor accuracy o t statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks w ill be placed in the classifieds under ’ Card o f Thanks’ at a cost o f $5.) Don't take people at face value To the Editor: This is a response to Mr M ewhinney’s letter to the editor last week. The United States was based from the beginning with the Free dom o f Choice, which includes the freedom of 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 b 1 onde 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 o f our county. If lone’s com munity can’t tolerate the differ ent cultures and environm ents then how will they be able to teach our children to be successful out side our area? If Mr. Mewhinney had set his opuuoas 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 of taking people for their value and not their looks. (s) Robbin Ferguison lone (s) Betty Bergstrom lone lone Legion Auxiliary *r assists family lone Legion Auxiliary #95 met on Feb. 5 at June Crowell’s home for a salad luncheon. Eleven members w-ere present for the meeting The m em bers purchased a Spinoza Bear, which was given to a family o f 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 o f crisis. They can also play messages from families who might not he 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. AGirls 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 Pictured (left to right): back-B en M cC arl, K atie Kilkenny, C yde Coil, Ja n n ie Allen. W hitney M atthew s; front-S pencer Palm er, F.ddie R am irez, Maggie A rm ato, Sherilvn 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 alw ays 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 au 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 of the fifth-sixth grade teachers. Readers worked toward the fourth quarter, or end. of the pro gram individually, but were also a part o f a team. Each w eek team prizes were awarded to the team with the highest weekly average. The team with the highest aver age for the month will en joy 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 of the pro gram was the prize party, which was held on Jan. 31. Prizes were displayed and students were giv en a chance to “w indow shop” to sec which prize to choose. Then the top reader, who logged the most minutes, chose first, and on dow n 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 m in 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-In entries Invited St. Paddy C ruz-In participants are reminded to fill out their entry form and send to D ick S a rg 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 w ill 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 h o ice. People's Choice, County Judges' Choice, Period Dress aw ards 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, me making the signs and they will be set in place as soon as possible. The resetting and straighten ing of 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 I teppner, Lexington, lone, lrrigon 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 tlood 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 Northw'est, 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 row County Museum, told the group that the museum will be opened on Friday. March 1, w itli the usual hours of I -5 p.m. Tues day through Friday, and Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The opera tion o f the museum depends upon volunteers who can commit them selves to specific day s. Training will be given to anyone who would like to do this to help preserve the county's history. Note cards have been o r dered with the sketch o f the Mor row County Coiuthou.se 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 lrrigon. The annu al meeting o f the complete mem bership is held the first Sunday in October. The historical society encourages anyone inlerestcd in saving the county history to join the organization. Dues are $5.
