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youth in legislature
given a complete tour of the
capital building. Along with
their parents, Thomas and
Karen Wolff, the young ladies
m et w ith S enator D avid
N elson o f Pendleton and
Representative Greg Smith of
Heppner. A special honor was
an audience with Governor
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Kulongoski in his ceremonial
office. He spoke to the girls
about their schools, their
interests and experiences of the
day.
“ It was a very
inform ative lesson in the
workings o f Oregon’s State
G overnm ent,” stated Tom
Wolff.
WCLL takes over Rolling
Hills Fun Run
Willow Creek Little
League will be taking over the
Rolling Hills Fun Run from the
Pioneer Memorial EMTs. The
EMTs have been sponsoring
this run for many years and
have decided to move on to a
different fundraiser.
WCLL will hold the
race on Saturday, April 26, the
same that has been done in the
past. Event organizers, with the
help of the former organizers,
will be W CLL President
Theresa Crawford, and board
members Sandi Day, Jacque
Hedman, Bill M orris and
Merry Brannon.
W CLL consists o f
Fossil, Condon, Arlington,
lone and Heppner and will use
the fund raiser to purchase
uniforms, equipment and to
help cover the cost of sending
team s to the All Star
tournaments held in July.
For more information,
or for a registration form, call
(541) 676-8118 or (541)
676-5275.
ASC to host benefit
The Arlington Saddle
Club (ASC) o f Arlington will
host a Tw o-M an R anch
Sorting, featuring Paradise
Rose Hometown Dutch Oven
cooking, with Rattlesnake
Rod, on April 6, at 11:00 a.m.,
at the Saddle Club Rodeo
Grounds in Arlington. The
Sorting and Chuckwagon
Chow meal will be held to
benefit the Kevin and Waylon
Johnson Benefit Fund, with all
proceeds going directly to the
family to offset medical costs.
Kevin and Waylon
Johnson were burned in a fire
at their home in Olex on
T hanksgiving Day 2002.
Kevin died o f his injuries and
his son, Waylon, continues to
be cared for at the Oregon
Bum Center. He is recovering
from his bums. The Johnson’s,
lifetime residents of Gilliam
County, are also long-time
members o f the Arlington
Saddle Club.
Two-Man Sorting is a
timed event featuring the
so rtin g o f 10 cow s, in
numerical sequence, from
one pen to another, all done
on horseback. Ranch Sorting
is an event that requires
strategy and finesse and is
open to riders o f all ages.
Classes are Open, Pro -Am,
Amateur and Novice. The
ASC has added a Gilliam
County Only class for the
benefit o f the local riders.
Rod McGuire will
bring his chuckwagon and
prepare his specialty, Dutch
O ven C o o k in g for all
attendees. The featured menu
is a steak sandwich, baked
beans, potato salad and a
small drink - all for $8 per
person. The proceeds will go
to the benefit fund.
F or
m ore
inform ation, call M arta
Mikkalo at (541)454-0217
or Debbie Wilson at (541)
454-2502.
LONG TERM CARE
W O RK SH O P
a t S t Patrick’s Senior Center, Heppner
Wednesday, April 2 from 3 - 4 pjn.
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Seating Is Umtted.
To reserve a place call (541) 676-5818.
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TUs workshop Is being presented by
Brenda Sherren and Gary London
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Listen and think
through
problems, don’t
ignore them
To the Editor:
Let’s take a little stroll
down memory lane, say about
fifty or sixty years.
About the time the
internal combustion engine
started its down hill trip to
obsolete.
When people talked
about v irtually cost free electric
cars for the 2151 century.
Bright, clear skies and smiling
faces. (Commercials o f the
50s and 60s.)
What happened to the
great American dream that
w ould tak e us into a
technologically advanced
future? What happened to a
world o f peace and plenty?
Share, and share alike?
What happened to it?
No one listened back in the
50s and 60s, th a t’s w hat
happened.
Back when people
asked serious questions like:
“How long will fossil fuel last?’
and “What will replace it?”
Nobody that controlled oil
then w orked tow ard that
inevitable end.
Instead, inventors
were paid not to invent or
market their inventions. No
one talked seriously about how
to get through a transition
period that must happen. In
short: nobody’s talking.
Yet, there are those
few transitional minded people,
for example, some o f the
bigger strip mining operations,
Kennecott Copper in Utah, for
one, that have spent millions
of dollars on new equipment.
Dump trenches and draglines
with capacities at least 300
percent more that run seven
days a week, 24 hours a day,
with a 60-year life expectancy.
Progress today: all this new
equipment is totally electric.
Intelligent progress:
Think through any problem,
invent an acceptable plan and
go forw ard w ith it. I t ’s
considerably better than this
“grab it up before it’s gone”
war.
Bottom line: It still
rem ain s to be proven if
chemical or nuclear weapons
ex ist. C o n sid e rin g the
documents that supposedly
p ro v ed the attem p t to
purchase uranium were fakes,
there’s little doubt there’s been
some deception, but no one
knows by who.
There are two reasons
w hy
the
a n ti-w a r
demonstrators won’t simply go
away.
(s) Phillip Kight
Heppner
yourself a former member
To the Editor:
I am w ritin g in when you knew it had not been
response to Marcia Kemp’s disbanded?) M aybe it is
letter to the editor about the because what was voted on
Lexington FD Auxiliary. She by the m em bers was not
said, “It was insinuated that fo llo w ed , ju s t like the
w hen L.F.D . A u x iliary dissolution statement in the
disbanded it did not follow the articles o f incorporation, and
articles of incorporation and its just like the by-laws.
Maybe it is because
fin an cial in te g rity was
when
two
members o f the
jeopardized.”
A
u
x
ilia
ry
re q u e ste d an
Maybe it is because
there is more to the story. accounting ofhow the money
Look at the a rtic le s o f was being spent they got
incorporation for registry stonewalled and were never
727186-88 Secretary o f State given access. Red flags go up
Office 503-986-2200 (Cost when the treasurer refuses to
$5) or Marcia and I have be a c c o u n ta b le to the
co p ies. It states “ #9 members.
Maybe it is because of
Distribution o f Assets Upon
the
officer
of the Willow Creek
Dissolution: Lexington Fire
Department.” The EO article Service Club who told about
th at was w ritten on the the offer they received from
disbanding o f the auxiliary Marcia, from the Auxiliary
states that there was over Funds, that the members of the
$3 ,0 0 0 in the ch eck in g Auxiliary did not authorize.
Maybe it is because
account but let me assure you
the fire department did not get we noticed and asked about
close to that amount of money. the additional monies being
Maybe it is because it appears spent above the limits set at
the Auxiliary told the state one that last Auxiliary meeting. We
th in g in its a rtic le s o f were told that an executive
in co rp o ra tio n and then decision had been made. We
wondered how many of these
something else was done.
Maybe it is because executive decisions were going
the by-laws state that the to be made in disregard of
Auxiliary’s “purpose is to aid limits that were set by the
and support the Town o f members. We also failed to
Lexington’s Fire Department.” find in the by-laws where the
And it further states “Money power for executive decisions
raised from fund raisers by the was granted.
Maybe it is because
Auxiliary will be split 75
we
listened
when a member
percent for fire equipment and
supplies and 25 percent for fire who voted for disbanding
safety education and public stated th a t som e o f the
awareness programs.” Maybe members were going to try to
it is because the above two make sure the money did not
statements were told to people go to the Fire Department
who gave to the Auxiliary. And even though prior limits had
it appears the by-laws were been set.
Maybe it is because of
not followed in addition to the
the
waste
of money we saw
dissolution statement in the
concerning smoke detectors.
articles of incorporation.
Maybe it is because as We were glad to see every
Marcia said, “the minutes home in Lexington have at
reflected how the remaining least a sm oke d e te c to r
funds would be spent.” She available for the shelf. But
also offers “the minutes are when families who did not
available.” Yet, when I tried to need them were told to take
get a copy of the minutes from them anyway, we saw this as
some members they claimed wasting money.
Maybe it is because
they never were given copies.
Why did I want a copy of this we followed your advice:
a year ago? It was so I could “they need to contact the State
have in writing what was o f O re g o n .” We have
decided in case it was not contacted the Corporation
followed. If the minutes reflect Division. Maybe in following
what was decided at that your advice you want us to
meeting they would be had to contact the State office of the
explain why the money did not Attorney General.
Maybe it is because
go to where the vote stated it
when we look at this whole
should go.
Maybe it is because scenario: it appears that the
when Marcia was pressed at dissolution statement in the
the council meeting, following articles o f incorporation that
the vote to disband by the the Auxiliary gave to the State DA’s Report
Auxiliary, as to how much was ignored; it appears what
Ja v ie r
Pedro
money would be placed in a told to the town council was Bustamante was convicted of
fund for FD training, she said ignored; it appears what the Attempt to Elude Police, a
$1,800 to $1,900. But at m em bers voted on was C lass-A m isd em ean o r.
March’s council meeting only ignored; its appears what was Bustamante’s driver’s license
$500 was placed in the fund. told to the giving public was was suspended for 90 days
Maybe it is because a ignored; it appears the check and he was sentenced to 180
year ago the Auxiliary voted signers want to ignore being suspended days in jail, 24
to disband (Marcia claimed to accountable; it appears that m onths bench probation,
even have b ro u g h t the oral reports do not always com m unity serv ice, and
disbanding papers to that balance with financial reports payment of $874 in fines.
meeting), yet 10 months later and it appears the money was
Rhonda K. Draves
the C orporation division spent elsewhere.
(kna: Rhonda K. Pelletier)
Marcia said, “I can admitted to and was convicted
claim ed to have n ev er
guarantee
that all rules and o f Contempt o f Court for
received the papers. (If this is
true Marcia, why did you call regulations were followed.. failure to pay child support.
.” Well here is your chance to Draves was sentenced to five
Classic follow up on that guarantee. years bench probation with 90
We can set up a time where suspended days in jail. She
Black
you can bring the cancelled was also ordered to begin and
checks, bank statements, and continue to make monthly
Notch
comparison can first be payments o f no less than the
Tuxedo a made,
with as you say, “how court ordered amount plus 20
the remaining funds would be percent.
spent.” Check book ledgers
Jonathan A. Nelson
by themselves are not good was convicted o f Assault-4, a
enough as verification.
C lass-A m isdem eanor.
(s) Glenn Anderson
Nelson was sentenced to 365
Assistant Chief Lexington FD suspended days in jail, 24
Lexington
months bench probation and
$624 in fines.
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March 21: Jose Daniel Macias, 22, Hermiston and
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4-H News
North Lex Livestock
Club
By Meghan McCabe, reporter
North Lex Livestock
Club held their first club
meeting of the year on March
9. M em bers b eg an the
meeting by electing officers for
the club. Officers are Diana
McElligott, president; Tracy
Griffith, vice-president; and
Meghan McCabe, secretary.
The
m em bers
discussed suggestions for what
they could do for community
service this year. Next, they
discussed goals that everyone
wanted the club to have this
year. Everyone agreed that we
should have at least one field
trip this year and thought of
places to go to. Members o f
the club thought that it would
be a great idea to have a
barbeque at the end o f the
school year. The last topic that
was discussed w as when
members would meet, what
time the meetings would be
and where the meetings would
be. Members decided to have
a meeting ever)' other week.
The c lu b ’s second
meeting of the year was March
16. Two new members joined
the group and were caught up
on what was discussed at the
last meeting. Club leader Justin
M iller h elp ed th e club
members put their record
books together and made sure
members had all the necessary
papers in their binders. The
next topic that was discussed
was selecting what days to
have m eetin g s in A pril.
Everyone agreed to meet on
April 13 and April 21.
Picture Perfect
By Lynzee Sjurset, reporter
The Picture Perfect
photography club m et on
M arch 17 at W h eatlan d
Insurance. Members present
were Shannon and Kara Clay,
Emily Rietmann, Kim Morris,
Tiana Camarillo and Lynzee ‘
Sjurset.
M em bers b ro u g h t
pictures from the field trip taken
in January to photograph old
buildings at the cemetery in ’
Morgan. We also visited Bob
Perry’s ranch and took many
pictures.
L ead er
K risty
C row ell passed out new
information about fair. The
club’s next meeting will be on
May 4. We will be taking
pictures using special effects •
and learning creative uses for
photography.
Commission meeting
The regular monthly
m eetin g o f the M orrow
C ounty C o m m issio n on
Children and Families will be
held on Tuesday, April 8, in the
c o n fe ren c e room o f the
D ep artm en t o f H um an
Services Building, at 103 S.W.
Kinkade, Boardman, from 7-
9 p.m.
A genda items will
include program reports,
discussion of Emergency Food
and Shelter Program, budget,
RFP status and other business
as necessary. The public is
encouraged to attend and
participate in the discussions.
For further information or for
special accommodations, call
676-9675.
SW CD, W eed
Board to m eet
A re g u la r board
meeting o f the Morrow Soil
and W ater C o n serv atio n
District/Weed Advisory Board
will be held Tuesday, April 1 at
5 p.m. at the Pettyjohn Office
building in Heppner. Agenda
and discussion items include:
m an ag er re p o rt: N avy
Bombing Range weed control,
w eed
m an ag em en t
questionnaire review, BPA
buffer update, the budget
hearing on April 11 and agency
reports.
This meeting is open
to the public.
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