rWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, April 9, 2003
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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
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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
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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
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EASTER SUNDAY is APRIL 20th
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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
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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.
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