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ity ofH eppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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• 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
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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
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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.
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Chamber Chatter
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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.