TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppnef, Oregon Wednesday, January 29, 2003
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Work together to stop the crime
To the Editor:
I am writing because I
am very concerned about the
outpour o f thieving in our three
small communities. I find this an
• o u tra g e o u s in v asio n o f o u r
privacy. 1 feel that we need to all
w o rk to g e th e r to h e lp o u r
communities stop this outrageous
conduct o f these druggy scum s
that are committing these crimes.
We w ork very hard for
w hat w e have. These scum s
sleep all day and play hide-and-
seek all night. This has to stop.
We need to help our police force.
They are always at the north end
and w e do not get them dow n
south very often. We could help
by looking out our w indow s,
watching for vehicles, and other
suspicious behavior at night. It is
amazing what you can see w hen
you watch late at night and drive
the streets.
As neighbors, I feel this
is more important than calling the
cops for barking dogs, burning,
and noise complaints. I think that
we have good enough neighbors
that w e should be able to call
them ourselves to solve these
problem s and leave our police
force to take care o f the druggy
scums and meth labs we all have
in our communities.
Dan and I own Lexington
Auto Body. We were burglarized
the night o f Jan. 22. We w ere
robbed o f enough to interrupt our
w ork for a couple o f days. We
are not the only ones that have
been hit though.
I was upset when we had
to go be fingerprinted to rule
ourselves out. Even w orse is
when you have to take your 17-
year-old daughter too.
Please, let us all pull
together to get these druggy
scums o ff our streets and out o f
our com m unities. We all know
who m ost o f these people are.
(s) Dan, C arm en and D anielle
Looslie
Lexington
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at
the courthouse in Heppner reports
handling the following business:
A nn M arie Murray, 38,
Heppner, VB R 75/55, fine $77.
Martin Raymond Smith,
43, Heppner, V B R 73/55, fine
$77.
T a n a Jo H ill, 4 9 ,
L exington, V B R 79/55, fine
$132.
Thomas Joseph Koehler,
46, U m atilla, B orrow ing Big
G am e Tag (Elk), fine $301 and
Taking B ranched Bull w ith no
Valid Tag, fine $301.
John F. Hendergart, 47,
Boardman, Loaning an Elk Tag,
fine $157.
T o n y R o w la n d , 2 4 ,
Heppner, Allowing Consumption
o f Alcohol to Minors, fine $407.
Casey Daniel Rodriguez,
29, Irrigon, Passing in a N o
Passing Z one and Failure to
C hange A ddress on D riv er’s
License, fine $147.
MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWERS
WINTER GROWER MEETING
DATE: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2003
LOCATION: WILLOWS GRANGE HALL
TIME: 7:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
MEETING AGENDA
7:00- 7:20
Coffee and Doughnuts
7:20- 8:05 Don Homeck, OSU Extension: Applications
o f Manure and Compost and their effects on Soil Carbon and
Herbicide activity.
8 :10- 8:50 Max Morenz, UAP Northwest: Adjuvant and
Surfactant Updates. Their effect on Herbicide activity and the
important rule they play in weed control.
8:55- 9:40 Don Homeck, OSU Extension: Weed Seed
survival in Compost and other Agronomic questions.
9:45-10:00
BREAK
10:00-11:00 Joe Yennish, WSU Extension: Russian Thistle
control in Dryland Wheat / Chemical Fallow -Applications-of
Spartan Herbicide.
11:00-11:15 Jim Swanson. Wheatland Insurance: Insurance
Updates and Acceptable Practices.
11:20-11:55 Karl Rhinart, OSU CBARC: Winter Malting
Barley Heads Up.
12:00-12:30 Dan Steiner, MCGG Grain Dept.: Marketing
Updates and Production Issues.
12:30
LUNCH
Oregon Recertification Credits have been applied for.
St. Patrick’s Senior Center
reports on recent activities
The annual meeting o f St.
Patrick’s Senior Center was held
on Jan. 18. Florene Robinson,
treasurer, presented the annual
f in a n c ia l
r e p o r t;
th e
responsibilities for som e o f the
p ro je c ts w ere o u tlin e d ; and
o rg an iz atio n al b u sin ess was
brought to the attention o f the
m e m b e rs h ip . T h r e e b o a rd
m em bers will com plete their
te rm s o f o ffic e in 2 0 0 3 . A
n o m in a tin g c o m m itte e w as
appointed to bring a pool o f
nominees before the group. From
this pool, members for 2004 will
be elected in D ecem ber. One
third o f the m em bers on the
Board o f Directors may be under
60 years o f age.
T h e p re s e n t sla te o f
officers will continue to serve in
their present capacity. They are
Felix Schwarzin, president; Tom
Wilson, vice-president; Florene
Robinson, treasurer; an.d Judy
Buschke, secretary.
In a d d itio n to th e
officers, the following members
and visitors were present: Archie
Padberg, M ary G oheen, G race
Drake, M ike Amato, Ex-officio
m em ber, Tom W olff, M arian
M urchison and Ed Baker. Ed
B aker is in charge o f the buses
and drivers o f the “Dollar-Ride”
se rv ic e o ffe re d th ro u g h the
center.
The volunteer staff o f the
center office consists o f nine
r e g u la r v o lu n te e r s ( o n e a
resident) and three alternates.
They take phone messages, keep
track o f the scheduling, answ er
questions, and take care o f many
other tasks that may com e up in
the course o f a day or week.
On Jan. 22, a busload o f
guests from Irrigon cam e to eat
lunch at St. Patrick’s; afterw ard
they took a tour o f the recently
opened W illow C reek Terrace
assisted living facility. D orris
G r a v e s , v o lu n te e r a n d S t.
P atrick ’s resident, hosted their
tour. A m ong the Irrigon guests
w as fo rm er M orrow C ounty
Com m issioner, Warren McCoy.
A p p r o x im a te ly
60
p e o p le , (in a d d itio n to th e
guests), ate lunch at the center on
that day. Volunteers who helped
serve the m eal w ere from the
Heppner Christian Church.
The tim e for serving the
W ednesday m eal is now from
1 1 :3 0 a .m .- 1 2 :3 0 p .m . A
beginning ceremony o f flag salute,
b le s s in g th e m e a l a n d
announcements will take place at
11:30 a.m.; then food serving will
begin. People are invited to find
seats before going to be served.
D iners m ay go random ly to be
served. Table numbers will not be
called.
P in o c h le , b in g o an d
j ig s a w p u z z le s a re a m o n g
activities that go on every week
at the center. For o ther details,
call the center office at 676-
9 0 3 0 , fro m 9 a .m .-5 p .m .,
M onday through Friday.
Court appoints David Allen as
county counsel
A t the M orrow County
C ourt m eeting, Jan. 22, D avid
A llen w as appointed C ounty
C o u n sel and a c o n tra ct w as
signed to begin duties as County
Counsel as o f Jan. 1,2003.
The list o f appointments
to a num ber o f
boards and com m ittees
w as review ed and discussed,
with the following appointments
made: Kelly Sager to the Safety
C om m ittee; Ray G race to the
CA PECO
B o a rd ,
N eigh b o rh o o d C enter, C ourt
S ecurity C o m m ittee, R C & D
B o a rd , a n d C l a s s i f ic a ti o n
Committee; Terry Tallman to the
G EO D C B oard and Extension
A d v iso ry C o m m itte e ; C arla
M cL ane to the L ocal R euse
Authority; and Sheree Sm ith to
the Commission on Children and
Families.
Public W orks D irector
B urke O ’B rien reported that
road blading is continuing on the
f o llo w in g r o a d s : B r e n n e r
Canyon, M cCabe Lane, Kincaid
Lane, G us Road, H oltz Lane,
Peck Lane, Cemetery Hill Road,
Claries Canyon, Halvorsen Lane,
S to c k D riv e , K e n n y R o a d ,
A lpine Lane, and Z inter Road.
He also inform ed the court that
the road crew is continuing to
finish w ork on Juniper Canyon.
They com pleted crushing on
Tuesday and are starting to move
equipment.
O ’Brien also passed out
pictures o f the truck accident o f
Jan. 15. The driver m et a school
bus, both were going very slowly
due to the foggy conditions. The
driver pulled over to the side and
the soft, wet shoulder “pulled the
right front wheel dow n” into the
barrow pit. The truck was picked
b a c k u p u s in g o u r o w n
equipment. No one was hurt and
there w as very little dam age to
the truck.
O ’Brien also noted that
last year the county had 54 days
o f lost time and 57.5 days o f light
duty from on-the-job injuries
com pared to only 5 days o f lost
time and no light duty days this
year.
The C ourt approved a
c o n tra ct w ith D evin O il for
lubricants, at the recommendation
o f O ’Brien.
A contract w ith W ilbur
E llis for herbicides w as also
agreed upon.
In other business, the
Court:
-approved an approach
perm it for M ax H ellberg onto
K angaroo C ourt Lane for the
W est W inds Subdivision near
Irrigon.
- h e a r d fro m N a n c y
Snider o f W heatland Insurance
regarding flood and earthquake
insurance protection.
-h e a r d fro m s e v e ra l
citizens o f M orrow County who
c a m e to d is c u s s p o s s ib le
situ a tio n s in w h ich M orrow
County might assist the M orrow
C ou n ty S chool D istrict w ith
funding to alleviate the school’s
b u d g e tin g s h o rtfa ll. It w as
decided to table the discussion
until after
the vote on M easure 28
had taken place.
-h e a rd a re p o rt from
Andrea Denton on the Centennial
C om m ittees activities from the
last tw o years.
-ap p ro v e d a c o n tra c t
w ith IR Z C o n su ltin g for the
E m e rg e n c y
M anagem ent
Department.
-approved the education
ex p en se
r e im b u r s e m e n t
a g re e m e n ts w ith K im b e rly
Lindsay and Courtney Hesla.
-ap p ro v ed the respite
care a g re e m e n t w ith N an cy
Huddleston.
- a p p r o v e d th e n e w
a g re e m e n t w ith the S tate o f
Oregon Office o f Energy.
Marriage Licenses
Jan. 14: Jose de Jesus
H ernandez, 25, B oardm an and
Leticia Salazar, 25, Boardm an;
S h a n n o n R ay D o u g la s, 39,
I r r ig o n a n d M a ria L ynn
Stonebumer, 20, Irrigon.
Jan. 27: B lake B lair
Philippi, 22, Boardman and Kara
Lanette Sandlin, 21, Boardman.
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D A 's Report
Chamber Chatter
C ynthia Lee O lson was
co n v icted o f C arry /U se o f a
D angerous W eapon, a C lass-C
felony. O lson w as sentenced to
80 hours o f com m unity service,
36 months supervised probation
and $164 in fines.
D ora E. R am irez pled
guilty to Furnishing Alcohol to a
M inor- as a violation. R am irez
w as sentenced to pay $125 in
fines.
Jim R odriguez, Jr. was
convicted o f Criminal Mischief-
1, a C lass-C felony. R odriguez
was sentenced to 80 hours o f
com m unity service, 30 days in
j a i l, 18 m o n th s s u p e rv is e d
probation, $914 in fines and $754
in restitution.
Rodrigo Rodriguez was
convicted o f Criminal Mischief-
1, a C lass-C felony. R odriguez
w as sentenced to 80 hours o f
com m unity service, 30 days in
ja i l, 18 m o n th s s u p e rv is e d
probation, $914 in fines and $754
in restitution.
B y C l a u d i a H u g h e s C h a m b e r E x e c u t iv e
WVSC announces
February meeting
agendas
February meetings o f the
W illow V alley S erv ice C lub
include presentations on Head
Start, the V ictim s’ Impact Panel
and other club business. These
n o -h o st lu n c h e o n s a re h eld
upstairs at Jo h n ’s O ther Place,
from 12-1 p.m.
The Feb. 6 m eeting will
b e a b u s in e s s m e e tin g to
determine up-coming sponsored
events.
Kathy Cutsforth will be
the guest speaker at the Feb. 13
m eeting and w ill explain the
c u rren t H ead S tart program .
C utsforth is a m em ber o f the
Um atilla-M orrow County Head
Start and is the Fam ily Educator
for South M orrow County, a
position she has held for 10 years.
C utsforth was bom in H eppner
and a fte r re s id e n tia l m o v es
returned to H eppner 10 years
ago. H er hobbies include horses
and avid reading. C utsforth is
active in St. P atrick ’s C atholic
C h u rc h . C u ts fo r th a n d h e r
husband, Ed Fullm er reside in
Heppner.
Betty Carlson will share
her personal story and the work
o f the V ictim ’s Im pact Panel, at
the Feb. 20 m eeting. C arlson is
a native o f H eppner and after
m oving aw ay she returned 15
y e a rs a g o . H e r c o m m u n ity
involvement is important to her.
Carlson and her husband, Louis
have four children and eight
grandchildren.
All community members
a re in v ite d to a tte n d th e s e
meetings.
W V S C ’s s e r v ic e in
January included helping to set
up, serve and clean-up for the
H eppner
C ham ber
of
Com m erce’s annual luncheon.
Magnetic
Door Signs
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W ith the annual Town
a n d C o u n tr y B a n q u e t a n d
Chamber luncheon behind us, the
C ham ber Board o f D irectors is
ready to kick into gear to plan
how to help make “Heppner, the
place to be in 2 0 0 3 .” M any
challenges lie ahead for Heppner
and the Willow Creek Valley, but
ou r c o m m u n ities have risen
above similar difficulties for many
generations and will continue to
do so. It’s that pioneer spirit and
a w illingness to m ake changes.
We can choose every m orning
how we approach each day. All
one needs to do is drive around
the state, read the new spapers,
and visit small towns to know that
our problems are not unique, but
how we choose to deal with them
is.
A s w e w ork through our
challenges, we need to also take
tim e to enjoy new experiences
and invite visitors to share them
with us. One o f those experiences
in
2003
w ill
be
th e
C om m em oration o f the 1903
F lo o d . T h e M u seu m F lo o d
C om m ittee has been w orking
hard to plan the June 13 and 14
commemoration which includes
funding a m em orial w ith the
nam es o f the flood victim s, the
dedication, a performance by the
C a sc a d ia F olk Q u a rte t w ho
wrote the Heppner flood song; a
historic Volkswalk, museum visit,
dinner at the cem etery and a
historic flood presentation to
music by the Shenanigans, under
the direction o f Peg Willis.
The com m unity will be
g iv e n a p r e v ie w o f th e
S h e n a n ig a n ’s f ir s t flo o d
p r e s e n ta tio n o n T h u r s d a y
evening, Feb. 6, at St. P atrick’s
Parish Hall in H eppner. This
young fiddler group, along with
th e ir lead er and fam ilies, is
working to earn m oney for their
trip to Ireland for a music class.
It will be Irelan d ’s turn to hear
about H eppner! P lease m ark
your calendars for an evening o f
h is to r y a n d m u s ic b y th e
m usicians, w ith dessert by the
Flood Committee, just one week
away. Both are w orking tow ard
positive accomplishments.
A nd, in-betw een these
tw o events will be the “Wee Bit
O ’lreland” celebration; the event
that helps to bring incom e to all
o rg a n iz a tio n s w h ile c a llin g
attention to H eppner across the
state and state lines. Volunteers
are w elcom e to help w ith the
celebration in a variety o f ways.
There are many, many details and
decisions to m ake it happen.
L et’s talk! T ille r’s Folly from
C anada, will be the Saturday
evening entertainment.
C o u n t y w i d e
representatives met last Thursday
in B o ard m an to d isc u ss th e
O regon Cultural Trust for Arts,
H e r ita g e , a n d H u m a n itie s .
M em bers are asked to identify
c u ltu r a l r e s o u r c e s in e a c h
com m unity and to define w hat
they would like the cultural life in
their towns to be. Dream big and
please share your vision with us
right away, prior to Wednesday,
Feb. 5. If you w ould like to be a
part o f that committee, please call
C laudia at the C ham ber office,
Terry Tallm an, or Billie Jean
Morris. A community with variety
is a place people want to visit.
Thought for the week:
“ Your life is yours to design;
m ake it all it can be.” - Ken
Blanchard
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