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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 30, 2002 KAREN’S KORNER Anniversaries Lyle and Virginia Peck Justice Court Lyle and Virginia Peck, o f Heppner, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniv ersary at a dinner party at their son and daughter-in-law ’s, Stephen and Camille Peck o f Lexington. Their children are Allen, Debbie VanCleave o f C alifomia, S te p h e n , T e re s a o f N o rth Carolina, and Dennis. The couple has ten grand children and two great grand children. L y le P e c k m a rrie d Virginia Allstott on Oct. 5,1952, in Heppner. Lyle was a self- employed wheat farmer and now is r e tir e d . V irg in ia is a homemaker. They have lived in Heppner for 31 years. Richard Frank Flaiz, 54, H e p p n e r, D riv in g w h ile Suspended, $297 fine. Travis P. Bellam y, 19, L e x in g to n , M IP -A lc o h o l- Consumption, $ 157 fine. S andra Kay Day, 36, Heppner, VBR 75/55, $ 136 fine. C hris Q uinn Brusm an, 41, Long Creek. D riving w hile Suspended, $297 fine. M ich ael S. M cC ab e, 18, H eppner, M IP -A lc o h o l- C onsumption, $ 15 7 fine. Edw ard J. D ucre, 28, Stanfield, Failure to Validate Elk Tag, $59 fine. N athan M . W ilson, 25, Lexington, No D river’s License (D riving w hile Suspended in M O), D riving U ninsured, and No Seatbelt, $213 fine. VBR 81/55, Failure to Display Plates (out o f state), Failure to Register Vehicle, $268 fine. Jeffery Jam es Carrow , 39, Ridgefield, WA, Operating an All-terrain Vehicle while Carrying a Firearm, $ 155 fine. Carol Lynn Daley, 42, lone, VBR 65/45, $77 fine. C hristina M. Stanton, 21, W ilkes B arre, PA, O pen C ontainer, $ 179 fine. Jeffrey P. Cutsforth. 43, Lexington, V B R 75/55, $111 fine. J a m e s L. B o o r, 5 5 , A rlington, Failure to Validate Deer Tag, $77 fine. D ouglas Jam es Boor, 34, lone. Failure to Validate Deer Tag, $77 fine. Jose A. M adrigal, 34, Boardman, Truck Speed 68/55, $117 fine. M ark A. A nderson, 31, lone, VBR 73/55, $77 fine. Sheri Renee Haley, 54, Roseburg, V BR 76/55, $132 fine. Brian Robert W allace, 20, Dallas, Operating All-Terrain Vehicle while Carrying a Firearm, $155 fine. Christopher D. Brown, 31, Tigard, VBR 71/55, $87 fine. S u n d a y D y e r, 4 3 , Heppner, VBR 73/55, $132 fine. Kathleen L. Sinsel, 46, Toledo, VBR 63/45, $111 fine. Child Care Resource and Referral to hold class C hild C are R esource and Referral will be offering an O v erv iew sessio n , Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the Gilliam and B isbee B uilding, above Heppner Hardw are. This class is designed for childcare providers w ho are interested in becoming registered through the state. C hildcare prov iders that are caring for three or more children are required by O re g o n law to b e c o m e registered. For more information or to register for the free class, contact Child Care Resource and Referral in Hermiston by calling 1-800-559-5878. Garden Club to hold meeting The H eppner G arden Club will hold at m eeting Nov. 11, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m., with hosts Ida Farra and Eleanor Gonty. The evening’s program w ill in clu d e a talk by John M urray-on general gardening. M urray is the President o f the Master Gardener Club, Heppner Chapter. DA’s Report Todd P a tric k C o p e n h a v e r p le d g u ilty to P o sse ssio n o f a C o n tro lle d Substance-Methamphetamine, a Class-C felony. Copenhaver was sentenced to 18 m onths formal p r o b a tio n , 80 h o u rs o f community service, completion of a drug package to be provided by M orrow County Behavioral Health, and $914 in fines. Local advisory committee to meet T he L o c a l A d v is o ry Committee for the Willow Creek Senate Bill 1010 process will be m eeting at 6 p.m., on Nov. 5, in the Pettyjohn O ffice Building conference room. This meeting is to review the final draft o f the W illow Creek Plan. The public is welcom ed to attend. SWCD weed board to meet A regular board meeting o f the M orrow SW CD w eed advisory board w ill be held Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 1:30 p.m. at the Pettyjohn Office Building in Heppner. The meeting is open to the public. A g e n d a ite m s a n d discussion items include: BPA contract update, LAC update, annual meeting planning, annual report discussion, sub-basin p lan n in g , sm all g ran ts, and agency reports. 14K Yellow Cold Heart-Shaped Pendant 1 have a potpourri o f items to present in this colum n starting o ff w ith a disturbing report out o f T o ro n to ’s T he Globe and Mail on an aspect o f breast cancer research. If a teenage girl takes up smoking within five years from th e o n se t o f h er m e n stru a l periods, she almost doubles her risk o f developing breast cancer. “Even if they quit in their early 20s, the d am age m ay already be done,” medical oncologist Pierre Band says. T he th in k in g is th at during puberty, when th ere’s overall rapid growth, the cells o f the developing breasts are also undergoing such changes that increase their vulnerability to the carcinogens'in tobacco smoke. Som e breast cells d o n ’t fully d e v e lo p until a w om an has carried a baby to term. F in a lly , w h e re d o es fam ily history o f breast cancer and growing up in an environment o f secondhand smoke fit into this equation? The article did not speak to this specifically. S o m e n u m b e rs to ponder: On O ctober 17, 2002, Philip Morris posted third quarter revenues o f $19,996,000,000 w ith a net incom e o f $4.35 billion. This included the profits fro m K ra ft F o o d s at $ 8 6 9 million. Their total revenue to date comes to $61.6 billion with a net income o f $9.3 billion. However, Philip M orris has lost som e dom estic retail shares over the last six m onths so they will be increasing their prom otional spending to about $350 million. It is estimated that it costs about a p e n n y fo r th e to b a c c o com panies to m ake a cigarette; the ad d itio n al costs pay for advertising and profit. A report released by the C am paign for Tobacco Free K id s a n d C o m m o n C a u se reveals that the tobacco industry has thus far contributed more than $7 m illion in soft m oney and p o litic a l a c tio n c o m m itte e c o n tr ib u tio n s to fe d e ra l candidates, political parties and committees during the 2001 - 02 election cycle. During this same p e rio d , P h ilip M o rris h a s contributed $3,203,801. Over a 14-year period, the C enter for Responsive Politics estimates that Philip Morris has contributed at least $18.9 million. I refer you to M argie B o u le ’s c o lu m n in O ct. 24 e d itio n o f T h e O re g o n ia n , “O regon needs to take a deep breath and ban smoking in bars.” ...”Doesn’t anyone else find it odd that people go on and on about the “ freedom ” to sm oke, when m ost sm okers w ant to quit and c a n ’t ...b e c a u s e t h e y ’re addicted? W here is the freedom in th a t? L e t’s m o v e to th e question o f m orality. Sm okers m ust not be allow ed to harm o th e rs . B ar an d r e s ta u ra n t w orkers m ust be p rotected... Allowing smoking in any public place in our state is allow ing people to be hurt. It’s as simple as that. And nobody should have the legal right to hurt other people.” ■4 V with .25 carat total weight Diamonds OSU Extension offers Farm Business Plan workshop Farm ers and ranchers w ill create a com prehensive, w ritten business plan in the upcoming OSU Extension Farm Business Plan Workshop Series. T he first sem inar session is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 1-4 p.m. at BMCC in Pendleton in Morrow Hall Room 132. Registration is required by Friday, Nov. 1. Enrollment is limited to 12 families or farms per location. A ccording to a new s release, producers will answ er three age-old questions about their business: “ W here are we now ? W here do we want to be in the future? and How do we get t h e r e ? ” a s th e y b u ild th e components o f their plans. “ I believe the ‘Create a B usiness Pilin’ series offers a unique opportunity for local grow ers to develop a business plan,” says M ary Corp, OSU E xtension agent. She sees the three-pronged approach offering a good mix o f structure, helpful tools and individual assistance to make the series productive. The degree o f personalized feedback an d a tte n tio n h as n o t b een available before locally for farm business plan development. The examples and leaching materials will be oriented towards dry land and irrigated cropping as well as livestock production. C ontact the Pendleton Extension Service office at (541) 278-5403 or Blue M ountain C om m unity College at (541) 278-5969 for more information. A brochure detailing the series is available by request. lone graduate finishes Army National Guard course A rm y N ational G uard Pfc. Christopher R. Bennetto has g r a d u a te d fro m th e r a d io operator-m aintainer advanced individual training course at Fort Gordon, in Augusta, Ga. The soldier was trained to install, operate, and perform preventive maintenance checks and services on single channel r a d io , te le ty p e w r ite r assem blages, com m unications security devices and associated equipm ent. The student also learned to operate m anual and a u to m a te d c o m m u n ic a tio n s systems, and perform preventive maintenance services on assigned vehicles and pow er generating equipment. Bennetto is the son o f Terri B en n etto o f lone, and Kevin Bennetto o f W illits, CA. He graduated from lone High School in 1999. Marriage Licenses O ct. 18: Duane Edward Strong, 43, Irrigon and Liza De Maria Quintana, 30, Irrigon. O c t. 2 2 : M ig u e l A Sepulveda, 47, Boardm an and Josefina Rangel, 33, Boardman « TVe f la w let*, o f g o o d ie a a n d costu m e acceM orie*! and Try Our Speciality *Candied A pple ‘Drink! ” G om m & ooN . ^ J ^ Customer Thanksgiving Sale Thursday, Moo. 7th - Shop Cat«! 6-8 p.m . 4 . Peterson' Heppner JeWelers/ 217 North Main • Heppner Monday-Frlday 9-6 and Saturday 9-6 233 N 676-9200 M < ^ Mwrauj'j D jbuj - 676-9158 TAê ^ C o u n try M a,n " (\ R o g û . Hoppnar . 676-9426 Monday-Saturday 9-6 l tÆtÆÊÆt t t Court approves new security plan and position a n d R o d e o C o m m itte e fo r At the M orrow County Court meeting on Oct. 23, Circuit C o u rt J u d g e J e f f W a lla c e , acco m p an ied by Trial C ourt Administrator Bill Jones, County Counsel Bill Hanlon, and Sheriff V erlin D enton, spoke to the commissioners about using some court security funds to pay for a C o u rt S ecu rity C oordinator. Wallace explained that the Chief Justice’s budget reduction plan includes $ 13 million that is being rem oved presently, w ith som e possible add-backs if the January budget issue passes. Cutbacks include offices closed on Fridays and employee hours cut to 90%. He spoke of p rese n t understaffing and empty positions that will go unfilled and shared a prioritization list that reflected the impact the reductions will have on c a s e s . H e a n d J o n e s explained their hope for county fu n d in g o f a s ix - m o n th tem porary position for a court se cu rity c o o rd in a to r for the county. After discussing the merits and com plications o f W allace’s request, the Court approved a slightly different agreement with the Trial Court Adm inistrator to fund a position, from November 1 to June 30, to develop and manage a court security plan for M orrow County. The Court review ed an amended architect’s proposal for the expansion o f the Boardman A nnex. E x ecu tiv e S ecretary Andrea Denton reported that the Behavioral Health Department is prepared to proceed but that the Public Health Department has no funds for construction. She also suggested that the Court consider the possible future co-locations o f other departments to the annex before finalizing an expansion p la n . T h e C o u rt a g re e d to discuss the issue further. County Counsel Hanlon re v ie w e d fo r th e C o u rt an agreem ent from the State that recognizes the County Building Official’s authority in determining T h re e m ile C a n y o n D a iry ’s compliance with building-code requirements for the issuance o f an o c c u p a n c y p e rm it. T h e agreement clarifies the technical assistance to be provided by the State. The Court approved the agreement. C o u n ty C o u n sel Appointee David Allen reported on the issue o f the Behavioral Health em ployee’s educational expenses for courses from a college that is not accredited. The em ployee’s supervisor had approved the enrollment, and the college officials had presented it as an accredited college. He recom m ended that the Court ap p ro v e reim b u rse m e n t and pursue a refund from the college. The court agreed, and A llen a g re e d to c o n ta c t th e S tate A ttorney G en eral’s O ffice to request a dem and letter to the c o lle g e . A lle n f u r th e r recommended that employees be required to check with the Office o f Degree Authorization to assure accreditation before commencing classes. Public W orks D irector Burke O ’Brien and US Forest Service representative Lori Seitz reported to the C ourt on an application for Federal Title II money. I f funded, the project would improve safety on Ditch Creek, Penland Lake, and Shaw Creek Roads. The road surfaces w o u ld be s ta b iliz e d by introducing a new lift o f crushed rock o v er the ex p o sed base rock, cattle guards w ould be replaced - im proving one-w ay traffic problem s - and sight- restricting trees and limbs would be removed. The project would also reduce the introduction o f a ir - b o r n a n d w a te r- b o rn sedimentation into the ecosystem. S e itz re q u e s te d a le tte r o f support from the Court before the Dec. 15 deadline. O ’Brien asked about the com m issioners’ m eeting with representatives o f the Fair Board discussion o f the school district’s request to pave and use the road behind the rodeo arena. The commissioners believed that the issue seem ed resolved at that m eeting, granting the school d istric t’s request. A copy o f meeting notes from a subsequent R o deo C o m m itte e m ee tin g , however, show ed that the issue resurfaced. O ’Brien reported crew w ork w ith the grader on Rhea Creek Road, sign work and rural addressing, and stockpiling o f sand for winter maintenance. He described a tour o f the Juniper C anyon project scheduled for O ct. 29. H e ad d e d th a t the project is on schedule. A ctio n s o f the C ourt follow: - approval o f a permit to K n e rr C o n s tr u c tio n fo r installation o f new phone lines on Spring Street in lone; - a p p ro v a l o f an approach perm it on the First Street extension in Irrigon; - approval o f a Bunker Hill landow ner’s request for a w eed no-spray zone to protect some windbreak trees; - approval o f an indirect cost rate agreement between the C SEPP program and O regon Emergency Management; - approval o f a renewed c o o p e r a tiv e p u r c h a s in g agreement with the State; - review ed the letter o f r e s ig n a tio n fro m P la n n in g D irector Tam ra M abbott and a g re e d to p r o c e e d w ith recruitment for the position; and - a p p ro v a l o f tw o quitclaim deeds, from the Nature Conservancy to Morrow C ounty and from the C ounty to the N a tu re C o n se rv an c y on the Juniper Canyon project. Lexington Grange happenings The Lexington G range met Oct.*21 at the hall beginning with a potluck dinner at 6:30. At the m eeting officers w ere e le c te d for 2003. T he e le c tio n s w e re as fo llo w s : M a s te r- W ilb u r J a c k s o n ; O v e r s e e r - E a rl P a p in e a u ; A ssistant Stew ard- N ed Clark; L a d y A ssista n t^ S te w a rd - K athleen Clark; Stew ard- Lyle P e c k ; C h a p la in - Z e lm a M cD an iel; G a te k ee p e r- Jim C a r te r ; L e c tu r e r - B a rb a ra Gilbert; Secretary- Robin Moran B ailey; T reasu rer- C la re n c e Buchanan; Pom ona- D orothy Jackson; Flora- Edie Hendricks; Ceres- Lisa C arter; Executive C om m ittee m em bers- D orris G raves, Virginia Peck and Ned Clark. G uests for the evening were Bob Allen, Helen Crawford and Dot Halvorsen from Willows G range; and Richard H artw ig and his m other from Estacada. During the meeting plans w ere m ade to host W heatland Pom ona on Oct. 27 beginning with fifth degree. M embers will then be eligible to receive sixth d e g re e , s ta te , a n d s e v e n th degree, n ational, Nov. 16 at Portland. The group decided to have a table at the Arti factory on Nov. 23 at the Fairgrounds. Fourth degree pins were presented to Edie H endricks, Lisa and Jim Carter, and Ashley Zimmerman by Master, Barbara Gilbert. Members plan to help as hosts at the N ational G range to be held in Portland, Nov. 11-17. Magnetic Door Signs Order Yours Here Heppner Gazette- Times 676-9228 {
