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rWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 9, 2003 The Official Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow H ep p n er G A Z E T T E -T IM E S U.S P S. 240-420 M o rro w C o u n ty ’s H o m e -O w n e d W eekly N e w s p a p e r P u b lish ed w eekly and en tered as perio d ical m atter at the P ost O ffice at Heppner, Oregon under the Act o f M arch 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at H eppner, O re-gon. O ffice at 147 W. W illow Street T elephone (541) 676- 9228 Fax (541) 676-9211. E -m ail: gt@ heppner.net or g t@ ra p id serv e.n et. Web site: www heppner net. Postm aster send address changes to the Heppner G azette-T im es, PO . Box 337, H eppner, O regon 97836. S ubscriptions: $24 in M orrow C ounty; $18 senior rate (in M orrow County only; 62 years or older); $30 elsew here David S y k e s...................................................................................................... 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Letten to the Editor Editor's n o te : le tte r s to th e E ditor must be signed. The Gazette-Times will not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and ph on e num ber on all letters for use b y the G-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The G -T is not responsible for accuracy of statements m ade in letters. (Any letters expressing School board’s performance questioned To the editor: A f te r r e a d in g th e recent reports about keeping a h ig h s c h o o l in lo n e , I question the perform ance o f the school board. The lone com m unity has indicated it w ants to keep a high school and is meeting, what appears, resistance from the board as it Where I draw my line To the Editor: In resp o n se to Mr. W h ite , I ’m c e rta in ly o ld e n o u g h to k n o w a n d rem e m b e r the c la ss bully. Fortunately, the schools I grew up in had a m ore stringent set Ed Baker, a 10-year volunteer driver for St. Patrick’s o f “line” concerning bullies. Senior C enter in H eppner, chauffeured the senior bus to Any kind o f fighting was very Pendleton on March 27 to the CAPECO recognition luncheon seriously frowned on. After all, for R SV P persons. A total o f 12 attended - 1 0 traveled by students were there to “learn” bus on this w indy day. T hose w ho attended w ere G inger not fight. Keithley, M yrtle M cM illan, Ed and G race Baker, Bebe First offense: teacher M unkers, Verna Brinda, Joyce Dinkins, Sharon Brace, Tom and principal warned the bully. Wilson, Clarence Buchanan, Mary Goheen, and Dorothy and Second offense: parents were Wilbur Jackson. called in. T hird offense: the The main floor o f the armory was filled to capacity as bully’s nam e was announced volunteers cam e from all the com m unities o f M orrow and over the loud speaker, at that Umatilla counties. Bebe Munkers received a five-year pin as p o in t, h e o r sh e w a s recognition for her volunteering. D orothy Jackson was everybody’s bully. W ithin a presented an RSVP pin. The others received certificates o f week, the bullying attitude recognition for their varied hours o f service. disappeared. Children from the Harris Academ y offered musical Y our q u e s tio n num bers for entertainm ent. Scot Jacobson o f C A PE C O assum es that I d o n ’t draw presided for the meeting. Sharon Woodside, treasurer, gave lines at all. a financial report. Personal experience: The St. P atrick’s Board o f D irectors is m eeting on I ’m 1 5 -y e a rs-o ld (1 9 6 5 ), Wednesday, April 16 at the senior center office. These meeting confronted by a class bully, no are open to the public and everyone is invited to attend. teacher in sight and he wants to fight. I say, “Okay, right dow n there on the gym floor in front o f everybody.” W hat h a p p e n e d ? M y “ lin e ” o f B lu e M o u n ta in talking convinced him it wasn’t Community College released Irrigon, 3.00; and A ngela K. worth it. its W jjiter 2003 H pndr Roll, .Steagall, Irrigon, 3.25. So Mr. W hite, I don’t D ean ’s List and P resident’s The following Morrow disagree with you completely. List students. C o u n ty s tu d e n ts w e re The following Morrow recognized on the Dean’s List: C o u n ty s tu d e n ts w e re T a n y a G. L ie u r a n c e , recognized on the Honor Roll: B oardm an, 3.40; S arah L. K a th r y n L. B o w lin e , Britt, H eppner, 3.67; Lela J. Boardm an, 3.25; Vanessa L. M cD aniel, H eppner, 3.79; To the Editor: Eldridge, B oardm an, 3.08; R e b b e c c a E. O w en, There isn’t one single Jackie S. Brandon, Heppner, Lexington, 3.77; Beth A nne government on this planet that 3.00; Jennifer E. H am m ons, Heagy, lone, 3.75; A aron C. is perfect. N o m atter w hat it’s H eppner, 3.33; R ichard C. Tw orek, lone, 3.50; M artha called: com m unist, fascist, Campbell, lone, 3.00; Daphne C. Hurtado, Irrigon, 3.69; and D. Friend, lone, 3.00; Jennifer N ich o le V. Jones, Irrigon, socialist or democratic. That’s why the United L. T h o m p so n , lo n e, 3.21; 3.75. N ations’ jo b is to prom ote Jo se C ad en as Jr., Irrig o n , The following Morrow 3.29; Linda S. Calvert, Irrigon, C o u n ty s tu d e n ts w e re security and peace through international law. 3.00; R ocio M acias, Irrigon, recognized on the President’s “Laws” meaning more 3.20; R uby M unoz, Irrigon, L is t: L y n n M . D e a n , “suggestions” that lead toward 3.00; Stella L. Naillon, Irrigon, Boardman, 4.00 and Justin S. a p e a c e fu l s e ttle m e n t o f 3 .1 1 ; R e b e c c a I. P a rrish , Slinger, Heppner, 4.00. disputes. Food for oil w as a working suggestion. Imperfect: It was also a sanction against Iraq, which 676-9181 "Where Friends Meet" 142 North Main certainly hurt the population m ore than the governm ent. (C N N s h o w e d tw o Ira q i Thursday, April 10th en fighting over one box LADIES NIGHT. Karen Wolff and Ginger O'Brien wom o f food.) will be serving a Baked Ham Dinner starting at 6 One problem: There is p.m. Special Initiation will be held at 8 p.m. no mechanism to enforce these “ lawful suggestions.” Simply, th e U .N . c a n ’t go to M r. t f B ush’s house and detain him for being overly aggressive. N or can they go to H ussein’s house and detain him for being Sunday, April 13 at 2 p.m. overly “studpid.” Where does that leave All Saints’ Episcopal Church us- the general public- all o f in Heppner us in 201 separate nations? As a so n g title in d ic a te s , in Come Welcome the New Baby! V ? “Nowhereville.” Tw o h u n d red and sixteen years ago, according to letters that survived, the w r ite r s o f th e A m e ric a n Constitution set behind locked doors and debated about what We have cards, candy, baskets, k in d o f g o v e rn m e n t th is country should live under. All egg coloring kits and morel the above listed were debated We also have Communion and on. F o rtu n a te ly fo r us, a dem ocracy w as chosen. Confirmation gifts and cards in stock. A tid b it o f history, 217 North Main • Happnar w hich w o n ’t be found in a school history book, taken inc 676-9158 Serving Happnar Lexington t lone from 1986 ed itio n s o f the E n c y c lo p e d ia B rita n n ic a : St. Pat’s Senior Center volunteers travel to Pendleton BM C C announces W in ter 2003 honor roll allows the superintendent to be actively opposed to lo n e ’s wishes. The board’s inaction seem s to indicate that they w ish to close the lone High School. W hy not help lone keep its high school, if you have nothing to offer as a county district? (s) Don Peterson lone “ Lines,” along w ith rules, regulations and laws need to be set and perhaps som e new ones added. Tw elve years ago it may have been possible to put heavier sanctions against Iraq. War was not possible because the United Nations, o f which the U.S. is a part, set their “line” for sanctioning a w ar at “self preservation.” A t that point, th e U .S . h a d n o t b e e n attacked. I’m suggestion that the U.N . be given the right for m ore stringent search and s e iz u r e s , m o re e x a c tin g sanction, thereby drawing the line much, m uch sooner than even you suggest. In short, the methods need to be changed. M ake the U.N. so strong that any bully raising his head will have the w orld on top o f it. T h e U .N . m u s t survive, they can’t go the same r o u te a s th e L e a g u e o f Nations. The desire for peace m ust be stro n g er than the capability o f war. That, Mr. W hite, is w here I draw my line. (s) Phillip Kight Heppner Thoughts on democracy H E P P N E R E L K S 358 BABY SHOW ER for LEAH and HAYDEN HYATT Q V ■ 1 EASTER SUNDAY is APRIL 20th ^ Miuuy'i D jhu ) m u m From 1787 to 1913, w e the people did not vote our ow n senators into office. A point o f contention for 135 years, that this democracy is still not a true democracy. The electoral college turns this dem ocratic system into a tem porary m ixture o f fascism and socialism. Yet, the standing laws in a dem ocracy though slow to change are the easiest to change. Thereby m aking a democracy the best this planet has to offer, but it’s not perfect. Look at the last four a d m in is tr a tio n s : C a r te r - W inner o f the N obel Peace Prize; Bush Sr.- Desert Storm, Hussein backed off, but there w as little talk afterw ard s; Clinton: Took a four year ride and ended up like a w orn out soldier looking for die red-light district; Bush Jr.- “Proud to be the C om m ander In C hief.” There’s an understatement. He w o n ’t listen to anyone that doesn’t agree with him. I survived on one side o f the fence, now I choose to “ liv e ” on th e o th e r sid e. Freedom o f choice, there lies my own democratic, American patriotism. P e rh a p s th e re has been som e progress tow ard peace; I h av en ’t been told lately that “w e d o n ’t serve your kind here.” But then, it’s not over yet, is it? (s) Phillip Kight Heppner DA’s Report Jeremy Travis Hollyer a d m itte d to v io la tio n o f p ro b a tio n a lle g a tio n s for P u b lic In d e c e n c y -fe lo n y . H o lly e r ’s p ro b a tio n w as revoked and he was sentenced to 24 m onths probation. Jeffrey Steinman pled guilty to Harassment, a Class- B misdemeanor. Steinman was sentenced to 90 suspended d a y s in j a i l , 2 0 h o u r s community service, 12 months bench probation, and payment o f $500 in fines plus additional statutory fees. W illia m C h a r le s Reed, Jr., w as convicted o f A s s a u lt- 4 , a C la s s - A m is d e m e a n o r. R e e d w a s sentenced to 364 suspended days in jail, tw o years bench probation with one day in jail as a condition o f probation w ith possible credit for tim e served and payment o f $ 1374 in fines. N icholas Tony Ray R obbins w as co n victed o f A s s a u lt- 4 , a C la s s - A m isdem eanor. R obbins w as sentenced to 180 suspended days in jail, 24 m onths bench p r o b a tio n , 80 h o u r s o f c o m m u n ity s e r v ic e a n d payment o f $874 in fines. T yler B laine D avis a d m itte d to v io la tio n o f probation allegations for Theft in the First D egree. D av is’ probation w as revoked and reinstated with an extension o f six m o n th s from o rig in a l expiration date and he m ust serve 75 non-custody units o f electronic surveillance or work release. Lady’s Play Day T he W illow C re e k Country Club held it’s Lady’s K ic k - O f f B r e a k f a s t a n d Scramble Play Day, Tuesday, April 1. T h e g ro ss w in n e rs were: 1 “- Virginia Grant, Loa H e n d e rso n and B a rb a ra G ilbert; 2nd- Pat A nderson, Betty C hristm an and Joyce D in k in s ; a n d 3 rd- E v a Kilkenny, Lynnea Sargent and Lorrene Montgomery. The net winners were: Tied for 1“- Pat Edm undson, C am W ish a rt a n d J a c k ie A lls to tt; M a ry K in c a id , S u zan n e Je p se n an d K im H o u w e lin g ; a n d C o ro l M itchell, Francie M orris and Bernice Lott; and 2nd- Luvilla Sonstegard, Alene Rucker and Betty Carlson. S p e c ia l e v e n ts winners were: # 1 K.P.- M ary Kincaid, Suzanne Jepsen and K im H o u w eling; #5 K.P.- Corol Mitchell, Francie Morris a n d B ern ice L ott; a n d #7 K.P.- Virginia Grant, Barbara Gilbert and Loa Henderson. Heppner Elks Lodge installs officers T h e H e p p n e r E lks L o d g e r e c e n tly h e ld an in sta lla tio n cerem ony and installed their officers for the 2003-2004 Lodge Year. Installed as E xalted R uler w as T hom as W olff. Other officers installed were: L e a d in g K n ig h t- B u rk e O ’ B r ie n , L o y a l K n ig h t- R ich ard D rake, L ectu rin g K night- L indsay K incade, E sq u ire- C o lin A n d erso n , Chaplain- M arc Orem, Inner Guard- Craig Canham, Tyler- Josh Coiner, Secretary- Roger M ortim ore, O rganist- K en Turner, Treasurer- Joe Kenny, and Trustee- Marvin Brannon. Installing officers, all Past E xalted R ulers, w ere Gene Hall, Gene Orwick, Dick Turrell, D ave B arnett, Scott Dougherty, Dean Robinson, Jo h n B re id e n b a c h , E d d ie G underson, Jr., G len Ward, B o b L o v g r e n , D e lm e r Buschke and David Hanna. A Prim e Rib dinner w as enjoyed follow ing the ceremony. Dancing concluded the affa ir w ith D an B um s P ro d u ctio n s p roviding the entertainment. A full calendar o f com m unity and charitable e v e n ts w ill o c c u p y th e attention o f the new installed officers. ODOT hiring for summer youth litter patrols This sum m er O D O T ex p ects to hire a b o u t 250 youth statew ide to clean up litter along state highw ays as part o f the Youth Litter Patrol program . W hile the crew s primarily pick up litter, duties m ay a lso in clu d e g ra ffiti re m o v a l and g e n e ra l landscape maintenance. O D O T is looking for c re w le a d e r s and crew m em bers. Leaders must be at least 18 years old and have a valid drivers license and a g o o d d r iv in g r e c o r d . M em bers m ust be 16 to 20 years old. A pplicants n eed to r e g is te r w ith th e ir lo c a l E m p lo y m e n t D e p a rtm e n t office betw een now and July 18. A list o f the offices is a v a ila b le at www.workinginoregon.org. I n te r v ie w s fo r selected applicants for the summer session may begin as early as mid-May. Depending on th e a re a , Y outh L ittle Patrols m ay work as m any as 12 weeks this summer. OTLD adds to their eBooks collection By Debbie Harper T h e O re g o n T ra il L ibrary D istrict has added o v e r 3 0 0 0 b o o k s to th e ir collection, eB ooks that is. Library patrons can now use an eBook service provided by netLibrary, w ith over 3000 available titles. The eB ooks a re f u ll-te x t v e rs io n s o f published books; and d o n ’t think they’re ju st stuffy, out- of-date titles. Most are current books, such as the popular, “Idiot’s Guides.” Library members can use the Internet to browse and check out these books, either from the library term inals, or from their hom e com puters. Patrons need to come into the library for training and the initial registration. Then they can access the collection from their ho m e c o m p u te rs , b ro w se books, check them out, and e v e n re fe r th em to o th e r people. O n e lady u se d the W e Print collection to research Alaska, said librarian Barb O rw ick. Business Cards W hen she found a book she Heppner G azette-T im es lik e d , sh e e m a ile d th e 676-922 information about it to a friend, who was then able to preview the book from th eir hom e computer. HHS April 2003 events H eppner H ig h School will be holding its Site C o u n c il m e e tin g , W ednesday, A pril 9, at 6 p.m. in the HHS library. The M o rro w C o u n ty S c h o o l Board m eeting will be held a t 7 :3 0 p .m ., M o n d a y , April 14, at Columbia Middle School. Conferences will be held April 10, from 6-8 p.m. andApril 11, from 7:30-11:30 am . C h e e rle a d in g try outs will be held at 7 p.m ., Wednesday, April 16. The Jr. H igh Band Festival will be held in Athena on April 23. M any sports events will also be held through out the month o f April. Order Magnetic Door Signs Heppner Gazette- Times
