TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 18, 2002
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Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Cham ber
Executive Director
It’s always nice to meet
new friends and to pass on
positive things 1 hear about
Heppner. Last week, Dan. who
had never visited our home
before and had no clue that my
job had to do with the well-being
o f Heppner and the success of
our business community, shared
the following: he had stopped in
H eppner for g roceries and
“couldn’t believe that all the food
items purchased at Central Red
Apple, with the exception of one,
were less than they cost at the
Portland grocery store.” I told
him if he had more time I would
put pen in hand and have him
write a letter to the editor. So
often we forget to check our local
stores out before assuming we
can get it for less elsewhere.
M ary
B osch,
of
Marketek will be presenting the
results of the Morrow County
leakage study on Monday, Sept.
23 from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Bank
of Eastern Oregon conference
room.. Her free presentation will
be “Creating a Healthy Retail
Base for H eppner” and will
include retail market overview,
analysis, strategies for retail
success; Heppner’s assets and
liabilities; and organizing for retail
development. The public is invited
to bring a brown bag lunch and
attend all or a portion of this
presentation. With an early call,
Chamber members Bucknum’s,
C om m uter C afe, or the Red
Apple Deli will prepare a lunch
ahead for attendees “on the go”.
Hope to see you there.
One and all are
encouraged to begin your
scarecrow entry for yet another
Heppner happening. Come by the
Chamber office for an entry form
if you wish to enter. Scarecrows
are to be displayed in front of or
in sto res, on front porches,
wherever they lend themselves to
welcoming visitors and locals
alike. There will be recognition
for the most welcoming (friendly),
the largest, the funniest, the tiniest
and the most unique. These are
to be displayed from Oct. 1-31.
Have fun.
Do you have your tickets
for “ An E vening At The
Cemetery”, put on by the FARM
Museum foundation and helpers?
The event includes fine dining,
music and history of some of our
historic residents, all done in a
respectful way to provide a first-
ever experience to assist in
funding the 2003 Flood Memorial.
Call right now, 676-5536, so you
won’t miss out and at the same
time will be helping to remember
the victims of the historic 1903
flood.
Thought for the week:
“You’ve got to be careful if you
don’t know where you’re going
‘cause you might not get there.”
-Yogi Berra
Hearing screening to be conducted
The U m atilla-M orrow
Education Service District will be
providing hearing screening to
public elementary school students,
including all kindergarten, first and
third grades, new students to the
county, and referral students from
other grades. Children who fail
the initial screening will be re-
screened within a three-week
period.
Screenings will be held at
Sam Boardman Elementary on
Monday, Oct. 21, at 8:30 a.m.; at
H eppner
E lem entary
on
Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 8:15 a.m.;
and lone E lem entary on
Wednesday. Oct. 23, at 10:30 a.m.
R e-screens w ill be held on
Wednesday, Nov. 6, for Heppner
and lone, and on Tuesday, Nov.
12 for Boardman.
Parents who do not want
their child’s hearing checked
should notify the appropriate
school as soon as possible. Any
questions may be directed to the
school p rincipal or to the
audiology departm ent at the
Umatilla-Morrow ESD by calling
966-3140.
Please tell Rep. Smith to slow down
To the editor:
We love our children
here in the Willamette Valley as
much as you folks in Heppner and
Morrow County love yours, so it
was with considerable anger that
1 read in the Sept. 14 edition of
Statesm an
Journal
that
Representative Greg Smith (R-
Heppner) was clocked by Salem
police traveling at 41 mph in a 20
mph school zone. It was also
reported that he asked for
immunity while his excuse was
that he was late to the Capitol for
an 11 a.m. session.
According to the story,
Representative Smith offered no
apology or feeling of guilt for
what he had done. It would, after
all, be one thing if he were caught
speeding on 1-84 as much of that
goes on. But in a school zone!
What’s more, the Legislature has
had a regular session and now five
special sessions. What’s the hurry
to get to what’s become a totally
dysfunctional activity?
I would hope you folks in
that part o f Oregon will tell
Representative Smith to slow
down and watch for children
when he’s driving in this part of
Oregon. As I said, we love our
ch ild ren here too and d o n ’t
appreciate speeders who come up
with unacceptable excuses for
illegal behavior and try to get out
of it by declaring their immunity
from traffic laws.
(s) Gene H. McIntyre
Keizer, Oregon
Petition started to keep BMX track where
it is
someone got hurt. This track
seems to be quite harmless yet
still enjoyable for kids of varying
ages. If the track is moved outside
of town or to the outskirts it will
make it difficult for most kids to
get to it. Where it is now the kids
can get to it even if they only have
a few minutes in the evening to
enjoy it. They can hop on their
bikes and ride over and stay for a
half hour then ride home. I think
it should stay where it is and if
you agree w ith me I have a
petitio n w hich I w ill place
throughout town for you to sign
or you can contact me at 676-
9209 to put your name on the
petition.
(s) C.J. Johnson
Heppner
To the Editor:
I was dismayed when I
read in the G azette this past
Wednesday about a petition to
m ove the BMX bike track.
Before is was built there was very
little for the kids who are too old
to play on the equipment at the
city park but too young to afford
to hang out at the bowling alley.
This is especially true since the
old school was to rn dow n,
destroying one of the basketball
courts. The kids were constantly
building their own jumps all over
the place, on sidewalks, in the old
car wash and where ever they
could find a board and set it up. It
was only a matter of time before
S tratford
B uilding
C orporation announces the
appointment of Gentry Homes of
H eppner as th eir new est
authorized builder/dealer. Gentry,
a builder in the eastern Oregon
area for many years, will oversee
the operation. According to a
Stratford Building Corporation
news release, he is anxious to
show this new housing product
and answ er q u estio n s about
modular construction.
L ocated in northern
Idaho, S trafford B uilding
Corporation opened its doors in
1994. Their homes are made to
be energy efficien t, and are
co n stru cted in a co n tro lled
atmosphere.
Hardm an Com m unity
Center members are anticipating
serving their annual Salmon,
Oyster, Ham dinner to more than
400 hungry hunters and visitors,
S aturday, Sept. 28, at the
Hardm an Com m unity Center
Hall at Hardman.
Hardman is a ghost town
with many of its old buildings still
intact. The town originated in
1870 and had its first school in
1879 in an area then called
D airy v ille. L ocals in the
community also gave the town the
name o f “Red Dog” . Another
town sprang up a mile away and
was called “Yaller Dog”. The two
communities were then united
when David Hardman applied to
have a post office in 1882. The
application was approved, but it
came back as Hardman, Oregon.
Some residents also referred to
the new town as “Dog Town”.
The town prospered with
over 300 residents, and was the
main stop over for the freight line
and was the stage route from The
Dalles to Canyon City.
The town boasted three
hotels, a post office, livery stables,
grocery store and an assortment
of saloons.
The Oyster/Salmon/Ham
dinner includes crisp coleslaw,
baked potato, cake, coffee and
punch at $12 for adults, $4.50 for
children under 12 years and free
to preschool children. Serving will
start at 4:30 p.m. and continue to
7:30 p.m . T ickets may be
purchased at the door. Proceeds
from the dinner will be used to
preserve the historic Hardman
Community Center.
New m em bership is
welcome. Interested persons may
become members by paying a
membership fee of $ 10 per year,
and will be accepted at the gate.
Hardman is located 25
m iles south o f H eppner on
Highway 207.
Morrow County District
Attorney David C. A llen has
released the following report:
Scott Ray Bass admitted
violation of probation allegations
for two counts o f first-degree
Theft, and one count of possession
of a controlled substance. Bass
also pled guilty to Theft-1, a Class
C felony, Burglary-2, a Class C
felony, and Unlawful Entry o f a
M otor V ehicle, a C lass A
misdemeanor. Bass’s probation
was revoked. All time sentenced
is to be served concurrently, with
13 months in jail and 24 months
probation.
Obituaries
Hugh McLaughlin
Hugh McLaughlin, 77, of
Spokane, Wash., died Sept. 9,
2002, in Spokane.
Mr. M cL aughlin was
bom Jan. 8, 1925, in Heppner, to
C or and M ary (D oherty)
McLaughlin. He graduated from
Heppner High School and went
on to graduate from Oregon State
College in Corvallis. He served in
the U.S. Marine Corps and then
moved to Spokane, WA, where he
worked for the post office.
Survivors include one
son, Kevin, and one daughter,
Erin; sisters, Kathryn Wright and
Virginia Conlon Penner, both of
Pendleton, N onie Pointer o f
Heppner, and Sally Connelly of
Gig Harbor, WA; brothers, Jim
McLaughlin, of Mead WA, Joe,
Herb, and Mike McLaughlin, all
of Pendleton, Bob McLaughlin of
Bend and Terry McLaughlin, of
Huntington Beach, CA
Mr. M cL aughlin was
preceded in death by his wife,
Agnes, in 1988, two sons, Dan and
Jack McLaughlin, and his parents.
Assisted Living open house
continued from page one
Kids need a safe place to play
so kids have a safe place to play.
I hear the community members
that live across from the BMX
track do not like the sound o f
laughter of kids on the track. I
think they should be happy to
heard kids laugh. So, I hope to
keep it open. I also encourage
other young people to voice their
opinion resp ectfu lly
and
responsibly.
(s) Orion Donner
Heppner
To the Editor:
W hen my mom came
home today she told me there
were community members that
wanted to close down the new
BMX track. This disappointed me.
There are community members
that have given time and effort to
make that BMX track so the kids
in this community can have fun
and stay out of trouble off the
streets of Heppner. I think they
should keep the BMX track open
Mannix for governor
Corporation
appoints new
builder
DA's Report
To the Editor:
Out of all the 50 states,
Oregon is ranked number one for
having the highest unemployment
rate. Why is the unemployment
rate so high? I t’s because
Oregon’s current bureaucracy is
not friendly toward businesses
that cause the unemployment.
Kevin Mannix says that,
as governor for Oregon, he will
improve the business climate to
provide more jobs. He promises
to cut government regulations by
about 50 percent in order to
reduce the excessive regulations
that have kept our unemployment
rate so high. This will attract new
businesses to the state and help
the businesses we have. Mannix
will also aggressively use the
g overnorship to invite jo b
producing businesses to the state.
This is the kind o f
leadership Kevin Mannix will
provide as O reg o n ’s next
governor.
(s) Calvin Smith
Echo
American Legion,
Auxiliary meeting
cancelled
The September meeting
o f the American Legion and
Auxiliary has been cancelled.
T heir next m eeting will be
announced at a later date.
Friday before the Sunday open
house. The board o f this facility
is still seeking grants for funding
to further embellish the facility.
Residents will furnish their own
ap artm en ts,
how ever
contributions including patio
fu rn itu re, plants or inside
accessories can be utilized.
For more information call
the Willow Creek Terrace at 676-
0004, or Suzanne Jepsen at 676-
9850.
grounds with shrubbery, lawns,
flowers and a stone retaining wall.
“ I t’s still a work in
progress,” says Doris Brosnan,
one
of
the
com m ittee
chairpersons. After setting the
date for the grand opening, many
people rushed in to help with last
minute details. For instance, some
of the lawn sod and the dining
room furniture arrived on the
St. Patrick’s catechetical classes have
begun
For more inform ation
please contact M ike or Kim
Armato, 676-9777. The Armatos
have volunteered to continue as
the directors of education for the
parish.
St. P a tric k ’s Church
Catechetical classes for children
ages preschool through eighth
grade resum ed on Sept. 15.
Classes will be held in the parish
hall from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., each
Sunday.
Teachers volunteering
again this year are: Patti Pappas,
Kimberly Lindsay, Bill Kuhn,
Mike Armato, Mark Miller and
Mary Ann Elguezabal.
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Heppner Gazette-Times
WEDDING RECEPTION
fo r
LEN 8c MICHELLE RIETMANN
Saturday, October 5th from 2 - 4 p.m,
at the lone Legion Hall • Dress Casual
Reception given by Wayne and Vera, room mothers is? friends
We Print Business Cards
Heppner G azette-T im es
Len and Michelle were married on August 18, 2002
They are registered at Murray's and Wal-Mart
T he Future
BURNING
BAN
o f O u r C om m u n ity
*
Nothing really ever
stays the same.
The Burn Ban for the City of Heppner
W h a t w e d o t o d a y w i l l d e c i d e t h e fu tu r e .
will no longer be in effect beginning
M em ber f = T
W h e n w e s h o p a n d i n v e s t l o c a l l y w e a re
m a k in g it p o s s i b l e t o h a v e t h e c o n t in u e d
s e r v i c e o f l o c a l m e r c h a n t s in t h e fu tu r e .
S h o p lo c a lly w h e n e v e r y o u ca n .
V
Bank o f
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Eastern Oregon
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002. A 5-day
burning permit is required for all
open (out of container) fires and
HOM ETOW N C O M M U N ITY SPIRIT
HOMETOWN COMMUNITY PRIDE
may be purchased for $1.00 at
Heppner City Hall, 188 NW Willow Street.
The Children Are Our Future
Rusty Estes, Fire Chief