TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 19, 2003
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They would not listen
To the Editor:
A f te r re a d in g th e
article on the new city w ater
project in the M arch 12 issue
o f the G azette Tim es, I feel
th e re n e e d s to be fu rth e r
explanation.
A s it w as stated 1 do
a p p r o v e o f th e n e e d to
r e p la c e th e d e te r io r a tin g
w ater system. I do not see the
n e e d fo r th e n e w sto ra g e
reservoir and tw o additional
w ells, at a cost in excess o f
$2 million.
I gave the follow ing
reaso n s for try in g to save
some m oney for m y town and
yours.
Reason #1: In the mid
1970s H eppner b u ilt a new
re s e r v o ir a b o v e th e h ig h
sch o o l, th a t w e w e re to ld
wOBldgive us plenty o f storage
capacity for a city o f 2000
people.
Reason #2: In the mid
1980s with the construction o f
the W illow C reek D am w e
a b a n d o n e d th e r e s e r v o ir
below the cem etery and built
a la rg e r, 7 5 0 ,0 0 0 g a llo n
reservoir above the cemetery.
We w ere told again that this
would give us storage capacity
to serve a city o f 2000 people.
F o u r o f five y ears
ago, w hen our C ham ber o f
C o m m e rc e a n d c ity a n d
county officials were trying to
locate a “boot cam p” type
correctional institution here
w e w ere told w e had plenty
o f water to serve this “facility”.
In the m eantim e, our
population has dropped more
than 10 percent to betw een
1300 and 1400. D ozens o f
hom es are for sale as people
leave tow n and have their
water disconnected. W hat has
happened to create a need to
spend more than $2 million for
this reservoir and wells?
I suggested th at we
negotiate an agreem ent w ith
the county fair board to allow
us to tap into their fairground
w ell, to be used only in case
o f emergency. That would give
us a proven source o f good
w ater as opposed to drilling
tw o additional wells with the
possibility o f either getting
little or no w a te r an d no
assurance that it would be o f
an a c c e p ta b le q u a lity . I
rem em ber the well drilled at
a cost over $ 100,000 up by
the new reservoir that w as
im m e d ia te ly a b a n d o n e d
because o f a strong sulfur
ta s te an d th e re fo re o f
unacceptable quality.
The city used a scare
tactic by reporting a “near
catastrophe” w hen a w ater
m ain was drilled into near the
grade school tw o weeks ago.
We w ere told by ou r city
e m p lo y e e s th a t the m ain
re s e rv o ir n e a rly e m p tie d
because they w ere unable to
locate valves that would shut
o ff this line and stop the water
flow. I stated right then that if
th e v a lv e s h a d b e e n
m aintained and em ployees
knew w here they w ere this
w ould not have happened. I
also pointed out that with the
n e w w a te r lin e s a n d
appropriate valves in the right
place, an accidental break o f
this type can be isolated and
sh u t dow n in a m atter o f
m inutes, not hours, and the
r e s e r v o ir w o u ld n o t b e
drained.
We have the best city
m aintenance crew w e have
had in m any years. They are
all w orkers and under the
direction o f C raig C anham
h a v e s a v e d o u r to w n
expenses in the past year.
Two councilpersons
u n d e r s to o d w h a t I w a s
saying; the others just w eren’t
listening.
One more thing, even
with water rates increasing to
over 600 percent in the last
n in e y e a rs , tw o p e o p le ,
including a C.RA., stated that
even w ith the new rates, it is
still not enough to service this
debt w e are getting into.
I feel that H eppner
w ould be better served by
so m e o n e k n o w le d g e a b le
a b o u t th e o p e ra tio n o f a
w ater system and w ould put
less em p h asis on bein g a
beggar for grant money.
(s) Randy Lott
Heppner
Lexington IOOF bingo party
postponed
The
p r e v i o u s ly
scheduled third Sunday o f the
m o n th B in g o P a r ty a t
Lexington IOOF hall has been
postponed for the m onth o f
M a rc h d u e to th e w irin g
p r o je c t ta k in g p la c e th is
w eek. The next B ingo party
will be held on Sunday, April
20 at 2 p.m .
T h is
c o m in g
S a tu rd a y , H o lly R e b e k a h
L odge will host the M cN ary
D A 's Report
K y le C h r i s t o p h e r
M oses was convicted on a plea
o f guilty o f Assault-4, a Class-
A m isdem eanor. M oses w as
sentenced to 335 suspended
days in jail, 24 m onths bench
probation and received 30 days
in j a i l a s a c o n d it io n o f
probation, with possible credit
for tim e served. M oses w as
also convicted on a plea o f
guilty oftw o counts ofCriminal
M is c h ie f - 2 ,
C la s s - A
m isdem eanors and R eckless
B u r n in g ,
a
C la s s - A
m isdem eanor. For counts tw o
through four, he was sentenced
to 24 m onths bench probation
to be served concurrently with
the same term s and conditions
as count one.
M o s e s w a s a ls o
convicted o f a second count o f
A s s u a lt - 4 ,
a
C la s s - A
m isd em ean o r and C rim inal
M is c h ie f - 2 , a C la s s - A
m is d e m e a n o r. H e w a s
sentenced to 335 suspended
days in ja il, 24 m onths bench
probation w ith 30 days in jail
as a condition o f probation,
w ith possible credit for tim e
served. T his sentence w ill be
served concurrently w ith the
sentencing from the previous
case. M oses was also required
to pay $ 1449 in fines.
Tim othy A. M ooney
pled g u ilty to C o n tem p t o f
Court. M ooney was sentenced
to 180 suspended days in jail
and five years bench probation.
A s a te r m o f p r o b a tio n ,
M ooney m ust m ake m onthly
court ordered payment, plus 20
percent. H e shall also seek
employment and provide proof
o f s e a r c h a n d p r o v id e
notification once em ploym ent
has been secured.
Local Pathfinder
recognized by the
AAA
K a th r y n H e a ly o f
H eppner has been recognized
nationally by the A m erican
A ngus A ssociation for having
tw o reg istered A ngus cow s
included in the A sso ciatio n ’s
2003 Pathfinder Report.
Only 1971 o f the more
than 35,000 A m erican A ngus
A s s o c ia tio n m e m b e rs are
re p re s e n te d in th is y e a r ’s
re p o rt, a c c o rd in g to Jo h n
C r o u c h , e x e c u tiv e v ic e
president o f the A ssociation
w ith h e a d q u a r te r s in S t.
Joseph, Missouri.
The
P a th f in d e r
P rogram identifies superior
A ngus cow s based upon
recorded perform ance traits
that are economically important
to efficient b e e f production.
These traits include early and
re g u la r c a lv in g an d h eav y
w eaning w eights, reports Bill
Bowman, Association director
o f p e rfo rm a n c e p ro g ra m s.
M ore than 1,250,000 eligible
d a m s w e r e e x a m in e d to
determine Pathfinder status. All
reg istered A ngus cow s that
m e e t th e s tric t P a th fin d e r
standards are listed, along with
their owners, in the Pathfinder
R e p o r t th a t is p u b lis h e d
annually by the Association.
T he 2003 Pathfinder
R eport lists 7,980 individual
cow s and 228 Pathfinder sires.
It is published in the April issue
o f th e A n g u s Jo u rn a l, and
limited copies are available from
the A ssociation. T he reports
a p p e a r o n th e w e b s ite at
w w w .angus.org. The largest
n u m b er o f P athfinder cow s
from a single herd this year is
7 0 . S ta r te d in 1 9 7 8 , th e
Pathfinder Program continues
to r e c o g n iz e o u ts ta n d in g
breeders participating in the
A n g u s H e rd Im p ro v e m e n t
Records (A H IR) Program.
D istrict C onvention at the
IO O F H a ll in H e p p n e r.
Registration will be at 9 a.m.,
w ith a noon luncheon, and
sessions planned for both the
a n d a fte rn o o n .
Patricia O lson, President o f
th e R ebekah A ssem bly o f
O regon, will pay her official
visit to the local lodge and to
March 14: Justin Jay
the convention.
Sm ith, 32, Irrigon and Lori
The next regular card Ann Schilling, 25, Irrigon.
party w ill be held Saturday,
A pril 5, at the L exington We Print Business Cards
IOOF Hall.
Heppner Gazette-Times
Marriage License
Chamber Chatter
W hen I think o f the
past w eekend, I see the three
flags flying high at the Morrow
C o u n ty C o u r th o u s e : o u r
A m erican flag on top, the
Oregon flag next, and then the
Irish flag. What a sight with all
three waving in the breeze.
T h e A m e ric an flag
speaks to us, even m ore since
9/11. We feel em otion as we
share its pledge; w e adm ire
and respect faces o f all those
who fought in wars to protect
our freedom ; w e think o f our
color guard in the parade; we
feel abundant em otions, and
w e all y e a rn fo r p e a ce fu l
existence for the w orld. That
s ta r ts in o u r h o m e s , o u r
schools, our communities, our
valley, our county, ou r state,
ou r country, and ou r w orld.
We have to look deep within.
T h e O r e g o n fla g
represents the state in w hich
w e live, and though w e have
many challenges, we will work
through them as o u r pioneer
forefathers before us: w e are
proud to call this state home.
T he Irish flag could
w ell be a flag from m any
different countries, but this
w eekend it h appened to be
Irish because the early Irish
settlers had a n c esto rs w ho
liked a party on St. P atrick ’s
D ay . It r e p r e s e n ts th o s e
fam ilies w ho did com e from
the old country, it represents a
community and valley working
together to set a positive image
fo r th e are a ; it re p re se n ts
diversity, it represents new life
and change, w hich the Irish
fac e d w h e n th e y c a m e to
A m erica. It m akes one w ish
that Ireland could settle their
differences, yet rem inds us
that w e all have differences
and problems, which e veryone
faces in one w ay o r another
d aily. A n d in H e p p n e r, it
represents taking tim e to have
a little fun or create som e fun
for others in the m idst o f our
daily lives. Three flags a-flying.
No
q u e s tio n
w hatsoever, it did rain on our
parad e. M ay b e w e should
h a v e h e ld m o re p a ra d e s
throughout the year if th a t’s
w hat it took to get rain. ’Tis
sure a bit more sunshine would
have been appreciated by all,
but in spite o f it, the sunshine
cam e through in m any ways.
W hat
a
tr e m e n d o u s
c o m m u n ity o f v o lu n te e rs,
friendly appreciative visitors,
and e n e rg ize r lep re ch a u n s
running all over the place. The
Com m ittees did an aw esom e
jo b . The co m m u n ity did an
aw esom e job. Those soaking
w e t k id s m a r c h in g fro m
H e p p n e r a n d lo n e d id an
aw esom e job. Parade entries
endured. Together w e m ake a
difference.
A fter the sym phony
Sunday, the sun w as shining,
rain w as falling and the m ost
brilliant rainbow curved over
H eppner. O h, to have been
able to capture it in a painting.
It w a s th e e n d to a b u sy
w eek en d , w h ich w e hope,
meant new friendships, lots o f
laughter, and increased funds
fo r o u r m an y w o rth w h ile
organizations in the community,
our school, and for ou r local
businesses. T hat’s what it’s all
about.
lone United Church o f Christ
in lone.
L u n d e ll w a s b o rn
Feb. 19, 1909, at lo n e, to
C .W . a n d A rv illa P e tte y s
Stanley Leon Magill, Swanson.
She w as preceded in
84, o f The Dalles, previously
death by her husband, Frank
from C ecil, died at his hom e
on Sunday, M arch 16,2003. Lundell, in 1983.
S u r v iv o r s in c lu d e
Viewing visitation was
so
n
s,
W
illiam L u n d e ll o f
held at Spencer, L ibby and
Milwaukie and Merle Lundell
Powell Funeral Hom e o f The
o f W e s tp o r t, W A ; e ig h t
Dalles on Tuesday, M arch 18,
grandchildren and seven great-
and W ednesday, M arch 19.
grandchildren. A daughter,
G ra v e sid e se rv ic es
Norma Lundell, also preceded
were held Wednesday, M arch
19 at the V eterans’ section o f her in death.
S te h n ’s M ilw a u k ie
The
D a lle s
P a r k la w n
F u n eral H om e, 2 9 0 6 S .E .,
C em etery w ith A sa Jenson
H a rriso n , M ilw a u k ie , O R
officiating.
9 7 2 2 2 , is in c h a r g e o f
Magill was bom M ay
arrangements.
29,1918, in Tygh Valley, the
youngest o f four children to
F red G a rd n e r a n d M elv ie
(Remington) Magill. He grew
up in Wamic.
E lroy G ran t “ R oy” ,
M a g ill j o in e d th e
Martin,
78,
o f Lexington, died
National Guard prior to World
Friday,
M
arch
14, 2003, at
War II and was called to active
duty after the attack on Pearl Kadlec Hospital in Richland,
Harbor. After his discharge in WA.
A funeral service was
July 1945, he returned to the
held
Tuesday,
M arch 18, in
M id - C o lu m b ia a r e a a n d
bought a ranch at C ecil in Heppner. Concluding service
M orrow C ounty, w here he a n d b u r ia l f o llo w e d at!
farmed in partnership with his H eppner M asonic Cemetery.
M artin was bom Dec.
father.
7,
1924,
at L e x in g to n , to
H e m arried E leanor
R ose L andreth on Dec. 12, M iles and H ortense M artin.
1947, in Walla Walla, W Aand He lived on the M artin R a n c h .
they w orked on the ranch at near Lexington his whole life.
He
a tte n d e d .
Cecil until retiring to The Dalles
Lexington schools, graduating
in 1974.
He w as a m em ber o f from Lexington High School.
Martin served with th e,
th e V F W a n d A m e ric a n
U.S.
Arm
y on Okinawa during
L e g io n a n d e n jo y e d th e
W orld W ar II. O n N ov. 4,.
outdoors and hunting.
M agill is survived by 1942, he m a rrie d J u a n ita ,
his sons, Leon M agill and his Bellenbrock, at Portland.
H e s e rv e d o n th e
wife, Linda, o f Pendleton and
M
o
rro
w
C o u n ty G ra in .
Leland Magill o f Oak Harbor,
WA; his daughter, M arlene G r o w e r s B o a rd a n d th e .
Shaw
of
M ilw a u k ie ; M o rro w C o u n ty S c h o o l,
grandchildren, D avid, Scott, Board. H e w as a m em ber o f
R yan, S tefanie, Ju stin and the W illow C reek C ountry.
Jason; and num erous nieces C lub, the S enior B lues golf,
a n d n e p h e w s . H e w a s group, the W heat League, and
preceded in death by his wife, Veterans o f Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his
E leanor, on M arch 21,1987,
w
if
e
,
J
u a n it a M a r tin o f.
and his siblings.
R em em brances m ay Lexington; sons, Jim Martin o f
be m ad e to th e A m e ric an Kent, WA, and Tommy Martin
L e x in g to n ;
e ig h t
C ancer Society, 2120 First o f
grandchildren
and
12
great­
Ave. N ., Seattle, WA 98109.
grandchildren.
H e w as preceded in
death by his parents, a sister
and tw o brothers.
Ruth Frances Lundell,
M e m o r i a l
9 4 , an lo n e n a tiv e , o f
contributions m ay be made to
M ilw a u k ie , d ie d F rid a y ,
th e H e p p n e r B P O E 3 5 8
M a rc h
14, 2 0 0 3 ,
in
F oundation, P.O. B ox 494,
Milwaukie.
H eppner, O R 97836.
A m em orial service
Sw eeny M ortuary o f
w a s h e ld a t 1 p .m . on
H e p p n e r is in c h a rg e o f;
W ednesday, M arch 19 at the
arrangements.
Obituaries
Stanley Leon
Magill
Elroy Grant
“Roy” Martin
Ruth Frances
Lundell
Softball clinic to be held
w elcom e, along w ith m ajor;
and m inor coaches.
For more information >
contact K im G utierrez, 676-;
5052 or P etra E lguezabal,-
676-5774.
A softball clinic will be
held Saturday, M arch 22 at
Bob Kilkenny softball field in
H eppner. T he clinic w ill be
held from 9 a.m. until 12 noon.
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Correction
In the story entitled
“ S t. P a tr ic k ’s C o m m itte e
donates fountain” in the March
12, 2 0 0 3 e d it io n o f th e
H eppner G azette T im es, it
w as Dan M cL aughlin (not
H erb) that left a m em orial
donation to the St. P a trick ’s
Committee.
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