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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 21, 2003 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County o f Morrow Lyle Glenn Williams H eppner G A Z E T T E -T I M E S U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Ore gon. Office at 147 W Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676- 9211. E-mail: gtu/ heppner net or glm rapidserve net Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $24 in Morrow County ; $18 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $30 elsewhere. David S y k e s................................................................................................. Publisher Katie W all.................................................................................................... Editor News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at S p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $ 4 7 5 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 50< per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 35 per column inch. For Public/legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Dates for publi cation must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of subm ission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified A d • Subm it a N ew s Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! H eppner C h am b er o f C om m erce honored by SO L V The H eppner C ham ber o f C om m erce has been seleeted for the 2002 “Enduring Community Builder Aw ard” by the SOLV Board o f Directors. An awards cerem ony w ill be h eld on the S tate C a p ito l fro n t s te p s on Wednesday, June 4, at 11 a.m. Governor Ted Kulongoski will present the aw ard and kick o f f th e S O L V ’s P r o je c t O regon for 2003. The event will last about 30 minutes. E ach y e a r, an organization or individual is selected that has conducted projects over several years that benefit a com m unity. Justice Court Report W h ile th e r e a re m a n y wonderful efforts, the Heppner C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e com m unity cleanup projects stood out to the SOLV Board. “ R e c o g n itio n of organizations and individuals th ro u g h S O L V ’s P ro je c t Oregon is important, because it g iv es us all m odels for v o lu n te e r a c tio n and inspiration to m ake Oregon a better place,” stated a press release. SOLV was created in 1969 b y G o v e r n o r Tom M cCall and others to help keep Oregon livable through volunteerism. Nathaniel Jerry Harrison- a son, N athaniel Jerry, was bom M ay 7 ,2 0 0 3 at G ood Shepherd M edical Center in Hermiston to Bobbi and Jerry Lawrence Harrison ofBoardm an. IS III ' S&qL Freda June Bates Annual PMH and Nursing Home Jean Maxine A uxiliary yard McCurdy Gilman sale to be held E ldon Lynn O lson, The Pioneer Memorial 61, Umatilla, VBR 80/55, fine H ospital and N ursing Hom e SI 32. Auxiliary is taking donations Brian W. Doherty, 31, for their annual yard sale. The Lexington, VBR 76/55, fine sale will be held Saturday, $132. M ay 31 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Jean Ann Turner, 64, th e M o rro w C o u n ty H eppner, VBR 75/55, fine Fairgrounds. $ 111 . The group will accept Joseph B. Thompson, both large and small donations. 30, Heppner, VBR 73/55, fine You can donate your yard sale $77. contribution by contacting D onna M ae M aben, N ancy V ander D oes, 676- 34, Heppner, VBR 80/55, fine 5860 or Penny M iller, 676- $177. 9133. Contact either o f these Robert H. Jaeger, 42, ladies to m ake arrangem ents C ondon, V B R 76/55, fine to have your s tu ff picked-up $147. and/or delivered. Births the U.S. B order Patrol, two days after the R ound-U p in Septem ber 1941. She lived in many cities along the Mexican border during her husband’s 3 5 -y e a r c a re e r. A fte r the Lyle Glenn Williams, couple retired they had hunting 6 9 , o f B o a r d m a n , d ie d lodges in N ew M exico and Monday, M ay 12,2003, at his conducted safaris in A frica home. and China. A p r iv a te f a m ily Survivors include her service will be held later. h u s b a n d , L e o n a rd ; so n s, W illiam s w as b o m L a n c e a n d B re n t; fo u r M ay 25, 1933, at Prom ise, to grandchildren and one great- T hom as and Eliza Z um w alt g r a n d d a u g h te r . S h e w a s W illiams. He was raised and p re c e d e d in d e a th by her a tte n d e d s c h o o ls in th e p a re n ts a n d h e r b ro th e r, W allowa area. . Harlan D. M cCurdy, Jr. He w o rk ed construction at McNary Dam, then w orked as a log truck driver throughout northeast Freda June B ates, 78, a O re g o n fo r m a n y y e a rs , form er lone resident, passed retirin g in 1995. A fter his away April 24,2003, with her retirem ent, he traveled for a family by her side. few years, then m oved to the Bates was bom June Golden M anor Apartm ents in 23, 1924, to Elm er and N ina Hermiston in 1999. He moved Christopherson Ball in lone. to Boardm an in 2002. She was a corporal in W illia m s e n jo y e d the U.S. M arines, as well as a traveling, fishing and hunting. homemaker and loving wife o f S u r v iv o r s in c lu d e 57 years to Edw ard Bates. sons, R onald o f H erm iston She and Edward met while in and Gary ofUmatilla; daughter, the m ilitary during WW1I in Glenda Winston ofBoardman; 1945. They made their life and brothers, Merle o f Hermiston, family in Madera County. F red o f W allow a, G ail o f B a te s w a s a life U nion and Leonard o f G rass m e m b e r o f th e M a d e ra Valley, CA; 11 grandchildren County Sheriffs rescue posse, and five great-grandchildren. past President o f the M adera He was preceded in death by E m b le m s C lu b ( E lk s ) , his parents, by sisters, Nellie m em ber o f the D aughter’s o f Doud and Jessie Hescock; and the Am erican Revolution and b r o th e r s , C h e t, E a rl a n d the Colonial Dames. She was Halley. also a m em ber o f the O rder M e m o r i a l o f Eastern Star C hapter 92 o f contributions may be made to M a d e r a , m e m b e r o f th e the Am erican Cancer Society R ebekah Lodge o f M adera through B um s M ortuary o f (Odd Fellows), and a member H erm iston, P.O. B ox 289, o f th e V F W W o m e n ’s Herm iston, O R 97838. A uxiliary in O akhurst. She was a woman who believed in b e in g in v o lv e d in h e r com m unity as w ell as her country. She is survived by her Jean M a x in e h u s b a n d , E d w a rd B ry a n t M cCurdy Gilman, 82, passed Bates; her son, Robert Bryant aw ay Feb. 12, 2003, in San Bates and his w ife C arolyn M udge Bates o f M adera; her Diego, CA, from cancer. S ervices w ere held b ro th e r, L eo n E. B a ll o f Feb. 15, 2003 in the Little H eppner; grandson, Jerem y C hapel o f the Roses, G len Michael Bates; and two great Abby Memorial Park, Bonita, g ra n d c h ild re n , Ty B ry a n t CA. The United States Border B ates and G ra n t M ich ael Patrol H onor G uard assisted Bates. She w as preceded in death by her parents, Elm er with the service. Gilman was bom Aug. and Nina Christopherson Ball; 20,1920, in lone to Harlan D. sister and brother, twins Nina and Della McCurdy. She was a n d E lm e r, a n d b ro th e rs raised on a ranch in the area. Shirley and Jack Ball. S h e w a s a q u e e n o f th e Heppner Rodeo and queen o f the P e n d leto n R o u n d -U p , where she was elected into the Round-Up Hall o f Fame. May 13: Jose Luis Gilm an was an honor student and voted the m ost M artinez, 44, Boardm an and p o p u la r g irl a t P a c if ic C arm en Lucina D om inguez, University where she was also 38, Boardman. May 14: Jeffery Alan s e le c te d q u e e n o f th e university. During college, she Eynetich, 30, lone and Dawn obtained a pilot’s license and M ichelle Boor, 23, lone. May 16: M a n u e l flew passengers at several C hairez A laniz, 43, Um atilla Oregon festivals. G ilm a n m a r r ie d and M aria C. Pezzina, 45, Leonard Gilman, an officer in Umatilla Obituaries O rder M ag n etic D o o r S ig n s HERE Heppner Gazette- Ti mes 676-9228 3531 Ünff-ri A Gift For Dad... Father's Day is June 16th III Marriage Licenses Letters to the Editor Editor's note: letters to the Editor m u s t b e signed. The Gazette-Times will not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use bytheG -T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The C - T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under ’Card of Thanks" at a cost of $ 7.) People of Irrigon can no longer afford consolidation Irrigon wants to go to the same To the Editor: At the last M orrow County School District Board meeting, the citizens o f Irrigon were once again denied (at this tim e) the return o f their high school. D espite the fact that John R ietm ann, Larry M ills and Burke O ’Brien presented a sound financial plan, four m em bers w ould not agree. E v e n th o u g h th e m o st successfiil school in the county is also the sm allest they said the w ere co n c ern e d about creating tw o sm all schools. They expressed fear that both s c h o o ls “ m ig h t” lo se programs. P erh ap s w e should look at the things they do not fear: W hen Riverside’s teams play games half way across the state and do not return until the middle o f the night, they have no fear for tjie safety o f Irrigon athletes, male and female, who are dropped o ff at H uw e’s gas station on Hwy. 730. They take turns calling their parents and then wait until their parents can pick them up. There is no adult supervision or protection provided for them during this tim e. T his m ay have been acceptable 20 years ago, but not in these troubled times. It d o e s n o t u p s e t them that the School District provides activity buses to bring B o a r d m a n c h ild r e n to C olum bia M iddle School for d a n c e s , b u t th e y do n o t provide an activity bus to take Irrigon students to Riverside for any school functions They are not the least concerned about the inequity o f a bus being provided to transport Boardm an athletes to CM S for gam es but Irrigon athletes have to provide their ow n way to Riverside. W hen coaches call for Friday and Saturday practices, there is no transportation provided for Irrigon kids. We believe this is the result o f an elitist attitude that may preclude low income students living 13 miles away, from participating in sports. T hese B o a rd m em bers never m ention that the low incom e fam ilies are missing out on much o f the joy o f their high school careers. For many o f the students from Irrigon the only connection they have with Riverside is that they g o t o classes there. If students living in the city o f Ja c k W ayne Lyver was convicted o f misdemeanor t r e a tm e n t o f F e lo n in Possession o f a Firearm , a Class-A misdemeanor. Lyver was sentenced to pay $764 in fines. Thom as A lle n Hamman admitted to violation o f probation allegations for F elo n in P o s s e ss io n o f a F ir e a r m . H a m m a n w a s sentenced to 180 days in jail and 12 m onths probation. Jesus O lvera-V alera was convicted o f Assault-4, a C la s s - A m is d e m e a n o r. Olvera-Valera was sentenced to 365 suspended days in jail, two years bench probation, 60 hours o f com m unity service and payment o f $874 in fines. Tony Lee K ellar was c o n v ic ted o f M en acin g , a ■ C lass-A m isd em ean o r and Criminal M ischief-2, a Class- A m isdem eanor. K ellar was sentenced to 364 suspended days in jail, tw o years bench p r o b a tio n , 80 h o u r s o f community service, one day in j»« as a term o f probation and Paynrentof$874 fmes. Need more ro Emm Housing Land« (£> Mambar FDIC Klamath First Home Loans Jeweler* of Amartca. Inc. . Peterson’s Heppner DA’s Report B oardm an want to go to a school function, they can walk. " e *>r*nt L e tte r h e a d If a student living in the city o f H e p p n e r G a z e tte -1 im e s Genuine stone globe, pen and business card holder il event they m ust have access to a vehicle and the money for gas. These sorts o f things have been happening since Irrigon and Boardman schools w ere c o n s o lid a te d . It has p laced an u n fair financial b u rd en on the c itiz e n s o f Irrigon. It is at least a 26 mile round trip from Irrigon to Boardman. For most o f us that is not a problem, but for many parents it m eans they sim ply cannot stay as connected to their children’s school as they w o u ld lik e . T h e se B o ard m em bers have dem onstrated little com passion for these p a re n ts. T h ey say M C S D cannot afford to separate the high schools. Well, the people o f Irrigon can no longer afford this consolidation. The bottom line is that the parents and children o f Irrigon have been forced to subsidize the rest o f the district for over 40 years. The tim e has com e for the citizens o f M orrow County to say enough is enough. Irrigon’s children and parents deserve the sam e considerations the rest o f the children and parents in M orrow County enjoy. (s) Nathaniel Smith Irrigon Bank where everything matters 676-9200 Heppner: 111 N. Main Street, 676-5407 • Klamathfirst.com I f » I
