TWO - Heppner Gazette- Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 31, 2002
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Fire precaution level increases;
restrictions imposed (ODF) NE Oregon
The Industrial Fire
Precaution Level (1FPL) for the
south half of the Umatilla National
Forest will increase to a Level 111
and the north half will increase to
a Level 11 at 12:01 a.m., July 30,
said John Robertson, Fire
Management Officer. The south
half of the Umatilla National
Forest includes lands south of
Interstate 1-84 on the North Fork
John Day and Heppner Ranger
Districts. The nortli half of the
Forest includes lands north of
Interstate 1-84 on the Walla Walla
and Pomeroy Ranger Districts.
The 1FPL increase only affects
commercial or industrial
operations.
In addition to the increase
in IFPL’s, firewood cutting and
chainsaw use is now prohibited on
the south half o f the forest.
"Typically , the southern portion of
the forest is hotter and drier,” said
Robertson. "We tend to see high
fire danger readings on the south-
half first. In the meantime, we’ll
continue to allow firewood cutting
on the north-half, although that is
being evaluated on a daily basis.”
Woodcutters are required to call
the toll-free message number each
day (1-877-958-9663) to get the
most current firewood cutting and
public-use restriction before
heading to the mountains. The
message will be updated by 5 p.m.
daily if there are changes in
restrictions. Firewood cutters
are required to have an axe,
shovel and an 8 oz. capacity fire
extinguisher in their possession.
The use of generators and other
internal combustion engines are
also prohibited on the south-half,
unless it is in a designated
recreation site (listed below) and
then only in an area that has been
cleared, at least 10 feet in
diameter, o f all flammable
material. As a reminder, the
Oregon Department of Forestry’s
District
imposed a regulated closure on
July 20. At the same time the
Umatilla National Forest-wide
public-use restrictions on
campfires, smoking, and travel
went into effect.
Restrictions prohibit the building
and tending of open campfires,
including charcoal briquettes,
cooking fire and warming fires
until further notice, except in fire
pits at designated recreation sites
(listed below). Permissible
sources o f heat include
pressurized gas stoves and space
heating devices for those rare
cool nights. Smoking is only
allowed within enclosed vehicles,
buildings, and developed
recreation sites or when stopped
in an area at least three feet in
diameter that is barren or cleared
of all flammable material. Travel
restrictions prohibit traveling off
of developed Forest roads and
trails except when traveling to and
from campsites located within 300
feet of a developed Forest road.
Visitors are advised to
use extreme caution while
traveling throughout the forest.
All vehicles must abide by all laws
and regulations pertaining to the
area of travel. Restrictions on
logging and other industrial
operations have also been placed
in effect. If visitors are unsure
of which restrictions may apply,
please contact any Umatilla
National Forest or Oregon
Department of Forestry Office or
visit
their w ebsite
at:
www.fs.fed.us/r6/uma.
Campers are cautioned
to be extremely careful when
using fires only in the following
designated recreation sites on the
Umatilla National Forest:
North Fork John Day
Ranger District— Bear Wallow,
North Fork John Day, Frazier,
Lane Creek, Winom Creek,
Welch Creek; Heppner Ranger
District— Bull Prairie.
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Country club ladies
golf results
The Willow Creek Country
Club ladies held a playday on
Tuesday, July 23. Results are as
follows:
Low gross of the field-Shari
Stahl, 35.
Low net of the field-Luvilla
Sonstegard, 25.
Least putts o f the field-
Lynnea Sargent and Mary
Kincaid, 14.
Flight A: low gross-Pat
Edmundson, 37; low net, Betty
Christman.
Flight B: low gross-Betty
Carlson, 45; low net, Loa
Henderson, 29; least putts,
Suzanne Jepsen, 15.
Flight C: low gross-Kim
Houweling and Barbara Gilbert,
49; low net, Jackie Allstott, 32;
least putts, Maud Hughes, 16.
Birdie: Shari Stahl, two bird
ies, 11 and 18.
Chip in: first Pat Edmundson,
2; second a tie between Shari
Stahl and Luvilla Sonstegard, 1.
Secret score: gross 44 (none);
net 28, Pat Edmundson and Mary
Kincaid.
A Thursday evening playday
was also held on July 25. Results
are as follows:
Low gross-Missy Cutsforth.
Low net-Luvilla Sonstegard.
Least putts-Sandi Hanna and
Mary Kincaid.
Chip in: Luvilla Sonstegard,
#13.
The Willow Creek Country
Club men’s championship was
held July 27-28. The overall win
ners were:
Low gross-first, Ron Bow
man, 130; second. Slater Mitchell,
132; third, three-way tie, Tom
Bedortha, Chris Bowman and
Earl Fishbum, 138.
Low net-first, Stub Lewis,
113; second, Dave Mitchell and
Rod Ehrmantraut, 115; third, Brian
Thompson, 116.
The championship was host
ed by Slater Mitchell and Chris
Bowman. There were 22 contes
tants for the field both days.
The next event at the club is
the annual couples tournament on
Saturday and Sunday, August 3-
4. It will be hosted by Dave and
Deborah Kendrick, Dave and
Sandi Hanna, Teresa Hughes,
Rick Paullis, Dennis and Penny
Miller and Karen and Terry Th
ompson.
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at
the courthouse in Heppner reports
handling the following business:
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse in Heppner reports
handling the following business:
Dustin Dale Rollis, 21,
Heppner; driving while license
suspended violation, $297 fine;
driving while license suspended
infraction, $297 fine.
Marc Jason Angell,
Heppner; driving under the
influence o f intoxicants.
Sentenced to 180 days in jail,
$1,798 fine, and three years
probation.
Tony A. Fox, 33,
Heppner; failure to carry weight
certificate in vehicle, $59.
Michael Patrick Mallory,
32, Hermiston; failure to attend
rod/line while angling, $77.
Erika Dawn David, 28,
Yakima, WA; Speeding/VBR, 76/
55, $132 fine.
Correction
Tracy Rankin and Bobbie
Rankin were inadvertently left off
of the Blue Mountain Community
College honor roll list.
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes
Chamber Executive Director
What
an
awesome
community! “Celebrate Historic
H eppner” brought fam ilies,
friends and visitors to Heppner for
bargains, a kids parade, food, a
pie auction, the dunk tank, old
time displays, costumes, visits to
the museum and courthouse and
more! One hundred and eight
amazing quilts (made from 1850
to 2002) were displayed by
generous people willing to share
their treasures. The work of many
hands at Artisan Village made this
happen. It was an exceptional
display.
R&W Drive In sponsored
and organized the first kids parade
with participants receiving free
ice cream cones and favors. It
was a patriotic parade with flags
flying from pony cart to miniature
racecar. Hopscotch and a dunk
tank run by the HHS cheerleaders
kept the physically fit busy.
Friday night, Heppner was as
American as apple pie, and
rhubarb and almond chocolate,
and lemon, and pina colada. The
first-ever Chamber of Commerce
Pie Baking Contest, sponsored by
Sherrell Insurance Agency, had 27
entries from 90-plus years young
to 13 years old. Chamber
member, Brenda Sherrell,
announced judging results at the
pie auction, presenting Betty
Pfeiffer with a first place $100
gift certificate. A second place
$50 gift certificate went to Susie
Thompson. Sherrell Insurance
donated both gift certificates.
Tina Fox took home a third place
pie connoisseur’s cooking set
donated by the Bank of Eastern
Oregon. John’s Other Place
provided coolers and a place to
judge the tasty creations delivered
by Willow Creek Valley’s best pie
chefs. Ken Grieb brought about
some lively action as he auctioned
the pies in the park. The excellent
community support means
Chamber projects continue!
A complimentary community
barbecue, sponsored by the Bank
of Eastern Oregon, found Darrell
Raver (pie auction co-chair and
Chamber vice president) flipping
burgers and hot dogs way into the
evening. Word has it there was a
bun shortage in Heppner that day,
with Heppner Hardware also
giving away free hotdogs. With all
the pies, buns and burgers, many
diets went by the wayside this
weekend. Topping off “dessert”
were Joe and Leanne Lindsay
singing for one and all.
Diane Munkers, Judy Richert,
Rachael Allen and Dr. Sam Datta
won gift certificates to be spent
at Chamber member businesses.
They will have a variety o f
choices from haircuts, to
groceries, to hardware, gifts and
dining out.
Salli McElligott, Julie Proctor
and Genia Grant, the Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo Court,
were assisting all day and
reminded us that the Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo is the next
big Heppner event, Aug. 14-18.
A Chamber welcome to new
members: W histling Wings
Taxidermy - Curtis Christensen;
Mary Kay - Amy Kollman; and
Commuter Café - Pam Schmidt.
Heppner Chamber wishes them
all well in their endeavors. The
more businesses, the more variety,
the more visitors are enticed to
return and stay longer. It’s the
people, behind the counter and in
front of the counter with a good
attitude, honesty, ability to have
fun, forgive, laugh and support
community projects that make us
all lucky to live in Heppner.
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Letters to the Editor
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C ourt’s decision upholds meaning of
“indivisible”
with liberty and justice for all in
To the Editor:
With the recent court decision
on the Pledge of Allegiance, my
thoughts returned to the Heppner
school where my classmates and
I first recited the Pledge under
the demanding eyes of the teacher.
(With some sadness 1 understand
that my old school building is
being demolished.) I was in high
school when the Pledge was
altered by an act of Congress to
state that mine was a nation
“under God.” I was worried then,
as I remain today, that we had
turned what had been a patriotic
pledge into a public prayer —
something that the original Pledge
was not intended to be. The
original language of the Pledge of
A llegiance - “one nation
indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all” referred to the rebuilding
of our nation after the Civil War.
We were again “one nation
indivisible.”
In 1954, at the height of the
cold war, Congress added the
words “under God” in an effort
to distinguish the U.S. from the
godless communist countries. But
when Congress enacted the
additional words, President
Eisenhower was quoted as saying
how nice it will be when public
school children reciting the
required Pledge, will also be
pledging their faith to his god.
It is often difficult for us to
balance our personal faith with
our public life and to separate our
personal professions of faith from
our public requirements for it. We
are often blind to subtle dictates
forcing everyone to profess
reverence to our own concept of
a deity. What do I gain when I
use the power of government to
require others, when pledging
their allegiance to our republic, to
also pay homage to my god?
Some people who wish for
the government to continue to
require the words “under God,”
do so because they believe that it
clearly professes a devotion to a
particular supreme being. These
people suggest that those who
cannot profess such a devotion
should remain silent while others
pledge their allegiance to their
country and their devotion to their
god. All legal scholars would
agree that such a purpose for the
words “under God” would clearly
be impermissible. To be upheld,
the purpose for the extra words
must be something different than
this.
Perhaps the words are
merely an acceptance o f any
supreme deity. If so, the words
“under Allah” will sufficiently
express that thought. But 1 doubt
that people who ask the
government to require the words
“under God” will be content with
requiring the words “one nation
under Allah.” If I must object to
the words “under Allah,” I can
begin to understand why other
citizens who wish to pledge
allegiance to our republic may
object to the words “under God”
and why the words “one nation
under god or Allah, indivisible”
may demean the concept of
“indivisible.”
If it is legally impermissible
for me to tell someone who does
not recognize my god that she
cannot participate in a patriotic
pledge to our country unless she
also pays homage to my god, and
if I cannot accept the words
“under Allah” because I do not
think those words really mean my
god, then, perhaps, I can accept
the words “one nation, indivisible
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accord with an ‘omnipresent
universal supernatural force.’”
If those words are
unacceptable to me, I may have
to admit that the original words
“one nation, indivisible with liberty
and justice for all” is the best
statement of an inclusive patriotic
pledge o f allegiance to our
republic.
(s) Lance Tibbies
Professor of Law
Capital University Law School
Columbus, Ohio
Litter is dangerous
to pets
To the Editor:
My husband and I enjoy
walking the dog on the upper end
o f the lake. We went out
Saturday night and there were
piles of broken glass just over the
cable for about 20 feet all the way
across the road. We did our best
to keep her out of it. There are
many others also that use that for
a dog run.
But
really,
whoever is responsible probably
doesn’t read the paper. Please
don’t take any frustration out on
a poor, defenseless animal.
(s) Jessie Scott
Heppner
Searching for
family
To the Editor:
I am writing in regard to
the obituary for Edwin Wilson
dated November 1980. He
passed away in Heppner.
He was my uncle. I
have been searching for my family
and found out when he passed
away through Social Security
records. I am trying to find, or at
least know more about, my family
as I was orphaned at 11 and am
now 58. I do not know where
anyone is or where they might be
buried except my grandfather, the
father of Edwin, Lee Wilson and
my father, Earl Lee Wilson,
Edwin’s brother.
If anyone can help me, I
would be forever grateful. Any
information will be of help.
(s) Sandra Lee Wilson- Dennis
2204 Elmwood Ave.
Stockton, CA 95204
(209)464-0673
lo n e
w om an
receives Alpha XI
Delta scholarship
The Alpha XI Delta
Foundation has awarded a $750
Phillips Scholarship to Shelby
Krebs, a member of the Theta
Omega Chapter of Alpha XI
D e l t a
W o m e n ’ s _____________
Fraternity at
New Mexico
S t a t e
University.
Krebs, a
so p h o m o re
majoring in
H o t e l ,
R e s ta u ra n t
and Tourism,
was chosen Shelby Krebs
for
this
scholarship by demonstrating
leadership and responsibility to
her fraternity, university and
community. Krebs has served her
Alpha XI Delta Chapter as
president and as a member of the
Theta
Omega
Housing
Corporation. In addition, she
serves her community by
volunteering with the Las Cruces
Unidad Park, the Las Cruces
Junior League Literacy Fair and
National 4-H.
Krebs is the daughter of Clint
and Maureen Krebs of lone. She
graduated from lone High School
in 2001.
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