TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times,
Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, August 13, 2003
The Official Newspaper
of the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow
Heppner
G A Z E T T E -T IM E S
U.S.P.S. 240-420
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Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes,
Executive Director
Heppner patriotism shows out at the 2003 M orrow
C ounty Fair and Oregon Trail Pro-Rodeo. In the C ham ber
office parade registrations are coming in and it’s looking ’true
to the red, w hite and blue” as "board m em bers” are in all
stages o f dress waiting in anticipation to ride in the parade.
Curious? Watch the Saturday morning parade. You still have
tim e to enter.
On A ugust 21 and 22, the Eastern O regon Alliance
w ill be h o lding a sum m it in B urns. E astern O regon
communities share many o f the same challenges in agriculture,
timber, transportation, education, public safety, health, finance,
tourism, economic development, housing, regulatory issues,
and business. Issues and threats seem less daunting when the
solutions are approached with a united voice. The goal o f the
sum m it is for all o f us to create a plan o f action for Eastern
Oregon to present to the Governor, the Oregon Legislature,
and the O regon C ongressional D elegation. W ho know s,
m aybe it will be voices from this side o f the state that will
bring the longest session in O regon history to a close. Call
the Chamber at 676-5536, if you are interested in contributing
solutions and w ould like to attend. N ow is not the tim e to
give up.
T here’s a fine line betw een m aintenance and going
backw ards and it’s very hard to define. As the cost o f living
goes up, it takes m ore dollars to m aintain, and m ore people
are needed to share the m aintenance: If we don’t m aintain,
w e w on’t have more people or growth, and w ithout growth,
we are in danger o f losing children, health care, businesses.
This translates to jobs. If w e don’t support our community,
services and businesses close, and there are fewer people to
maintain what currently exists or to make improvements. It’s
one o f those “ W hat com es first, the chicken or the egg?”
situations. N o easy answ ers, but the one thing we all know,
w e need to w ork together for solutions. It’s far enough to
B um s; w e ought to be able to have som e great discussions
on the way.
Rem em ber to give a call to the C ham ber if you plan
on attending the Tuesday, A ugust 19 luncheon w ith guest
speaker Roland Bergheer. The public is welcome.
A nd w ith that, have a great Morrow' C ounty Fair
and Rodeo w eekend... a big part o f our history.
Births
Eli Martin Metz- a son, Eli M artin, was bom July
28,2 0 0 3 , at G ood Shepherd M edical C enter in Herm iston
to M elissa and Daniel Metz, o f Ione.
Ella Rose Hagel- a daughter, Ella Rose, was bom
Aug. 6,2003, at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston
to Paula Jeanne and Josh Allen Hagel, o f Irrigon.
J O H N ’S P L A C E
FAIR & R O D E O
W EEKEND SPE C IA L
- F R E S H P R IM E R IB -
$ 1 4 .9 5 single
$ 2 5 .0 0 couple
Obituaries__
Letters to the Editor
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publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone num ber on a ll
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responsible fo r accuracy o f statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing
thanks w ill be placed in the classifieds un de r"Card o f Thanks ’ at a cost o f $ 7.)
Matlack resigns City Corporation
from Irrigon Fire Yard lowers
property value
District Board
To the Editor:
Open Letter to the People o f
the Irrigon R ural Fire
Protection District:
In th e M ay 2 0 0 3
election, I submitted by name
for consideration for the Board
o f D irectors o f the M orrow
C ounty School D istrict, the
Irrigon Rural Fire Protection
D is tr ic t, a n d th e Irrig o n
C em etery D istrict. To m y
pleasant surprise, I was elected
to all three positions. I already
serv e on th e Irrig o n C ity
C o u n c il a n d th e M o rro w
County Health District Board
o f D ire c to rs . I k n e w m y
schedule w ould be very full
and l did m ake scheduling
plans in the event I was elected
to a ll th r e e p o s itio n s .
U n f o r tu n a te ly I d i d n ’t
anticipate the difficultly in
changing m eeting days and
tim es w hen tw o boards m eet
at the sam e tim e, w hich was
the case w ith the M orrow
County School District and the
Irrigon Rural Fire Protection
D is tr ic t. I d is c u s s e d m y
dilem m a w ith both B oards
and after m uch thought and
consideration it w as felt by
both boards that changing the
m eeting day and tim e w ould
be a very difficult thing to do.
B ecause I cannot be in tw o
places at the sam e tim e and
trying to split time between two
boards in not fair to either
board, I believe I have no other
o p tio n b u t to te n d e r m y
resignation w ith one o f the
boards.
It is w ith s in c e r e
reluctance and disappointment
that I feel I m ust subm it m y
resignation w ith the Irrigon
Rural Fire Protection District
B o a rd o f D ir e c to r s a n d
apologize to all those w ho
voted for m e and hope you
understand th at it w as m y
sincere desire to serve on all
boards if elected. Thank you
very m uch for your support
and understanding.
(s) K enneth W. M atlack
Irrigon
Missing boater
found
The M orrow County
S h eriff’s O ffice announced
Wednesday, Aug. 6, that they
had located the body o f Frank
Eugene Randle, o f Pendleton,
near w here he disappeared in
the Columbia River on Sunday,
Aug. 3.
S h e r i f f ’s O f f ic e
p e rso n n e l an d v o lu n te e rs
searched the river for four
days approxim ately 3.5 miles
east o f the Boardman Marina.
The body w as located near
riv e r m a rk e r # 4 6 a sh o rt
distance from w here he w as
reported missing on Sunday.
To the Editor:
S om e rea d e rs m ay
w o n d er w hy I seem to be
upset with City Hall. I will try
to explain in words that even
the public servants on NW
W illow sh o u ld be ab le to
understand.
M y wife and I spent a
lot o f tim e and m o n ey to
improve and increase the value
o f our property at 660 NW
Sperry, only to have the city
n o t o n ly u se th e " C ity
C o r p o r a tio n Y a rd ” as a
depository for all its debris, but
to invite everyone else to use
this as a dum p site for their
junk as well.
This cannot help but
d e c re a se the valu e o f our
property. The assessed value
should not be anyw here near
as high as the assessed value
o f com parable property that
d o e s n ’t h a v e a d u m p in g
ground on the opposite side o f
the street.
I s till th in k th e
suggestion to change the title
from “City Corporation Yard”
to “City Dump” is a good one,
and should be considered.
(s) G ene Sonstegard
Heppner
Justice
report
Court
A lb e rtic o R o b e rto
V illa lo b o s , 32, H e p p n e r,
F a ilu re to D rive in L ane,
C a r e le s s D r iv in g a n d
Following to Close, fine $ 177.
K e n n e th
W.
H e rm s e n , Jr., 2 5 , W anic,
D riving w hile S uspended-
violation, fine $297.
Doble Doran Wilbur,
4 1, W eston, Illegal Backing,
fine $59.
K ristie T aylor, 29,
Heppner, M aintaining a Dog
as a Public Nuisance.
K acy John C hilders,
21, Io n e, P o sse ssio n o f a
C ontrolled S ubstance-L ess
then One Ounce o f Marijuana,
fine $596.
DA’s Report
C hallis C raig N oble
a d m itte d to v io la tio n o f
probation allegation for DUII.
N o b l e ’s p r o b a tio n w a s
revoked and reinstated and he
w as sentenced to 10 days in
jail. N o b le ’s probation was
extended one year from the
original expiration date, and the
imposition o f the sentence was
suspended on condition that
N oble im m ediately contact
M orrow C ounty B ehavioral
Health.
Juan Carlos Guzm an
M a d rig a l p le d g u ilty to
Possession o f a C ontrolled
Substance, a Class-C felony.
Madrigal was sentenced to 18
m onths formal probation, 80
hours o f com m unity service,
completion o f a drug treatment
p a c k a g e an d p a y m e n t o f
$ 9 19 in fines and fees.
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FRESH GRILLED SALMON
$13.95
FRESH ALBACORE TUN A
$13.95
JOHN’S PLACE
MAIN STREET,
HEPPNER
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Susan Marie
Smith
Susan M arie Sm ith,
43, o f Condon, died Monday,
Aug. 4 ,2 0 0 3 , as the result o f
a motor vehicle accident on I-
84, near Biggs Junction.
A m em orial service
was held Aug. 8 in Condon.
Smith was born Aug.
18, 1959, at C ondon, to Al
R iney and Peggy Dean Rice
Riney. She grew up at Condon
a n d a tte n d e d C o n d o n
S c h o o ls, g rad u a tin g from
Condon High School in 1977.
She had been a cheerleader
for the Condon Blue Devils in
high school. She attended
beauty college at Salem and
becam e a hairdresser.
O n D ec. 22, 1979,
she m arried Robert E. Smith
at W hite Salm on, WA. The
couple lived at The Dalles for
a tim e then m oved to a ranch
a tM ik k alo in 1980. In 1986,
they moved to Prineville, and
in 1990 to Condon. Smith was
a beautician at C ondon and
w a s a c tiv e in St. J o h n ’s
Catholic Church and assisted
with community events such as
th e 4 th o f J u ly te n n is
tournament. She had served as
tournament director as well as
a player.
The Sm iths lived at
C ondon for 12 years before
m oving to Salem where they
lived for a year. They had
recently returned to Condon.
Survivors include her
husband, “ B ob” Sm ith, son,
C aleb, daughter, Shana, and
mother Peggy Dean Riney, all
o f Condon; father, Al Riney o f
H e p p n e r; s is te r, D e a n n a
Stinchfield o f Salem; brothers,
D ave R iney o f C ondon, and
Steve Riney o f Prineville.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
the Joe Jackson M em orial
T e n n is T o u r n a m e n t, c /o
Condon School District, P.O.
Box 615, C ondon, OR
97823.
Sweeney Mortuary o f
C o n d o n is in c h a rg e o f
arrangements.
Richard Ray
Kinne
R ichard Ray Kinne,
74, o f D esert Springs, CA ,
died Sunday, July 27,2003.
A graveside funeral
service was held Aug. 12 at
Olney Cemetery in Pendleton.
Kinne was bom Aug.
19 , 1928, at Yakima. When he
w as five, he m oved w ith his
family to Heppner, and when
he w as in the sixth grade,
m oved w ith his fam ily to
Pendleton, where he attended
L incoln School, Pendleton
J u n io r H ig h S c h o o l a n d
grad u ated from P endleton
High School in 1947. An avid
s p o r ts fa n , he p la y e d
b a s k e tb a ll, f o o tb a ll a n d
softball all three years he was
in high school.
H e e n lis te d in the
arm ed services and served
during the K orean War as a
tank commander. He returned
to Pendleton and, in 1952,
married Mary Lucille Toomay.
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He served with the Pendleton
police for approximately nine
years before moving his family
to S o u th e rn C a lifo rn ia in
19 6 1.
He was em ployed at
North A m erican Aviation in
C alifornia, and had been an
e m p lo y e e at M c D o n n e ll
Douglas Aircraft for 25 years
when he retired.
A fter retirem ent, the
Kinnes m oved to Desert Hot
Springs w here they had been
residents the last 12 years.
Kinne was a m em ber
o f th e N a tio n a l R ifle
Association.
Survivors include his
wife, Lucille Kinne o f Desert
Hot Springs; his son, Jock
K inne o f W enatchee, WA;
daughters, Cheryl B ench o f
Pendleton and Lisa Bodeman
o f C y p ru s, T X ; an d fo u r
grandchildren.
Local bull makes
AAA sire
evaluation report
K a th ry n H e a ly o f
Heppner owns one bull listed
in th e 2 0 0 3 F a ll S ire
Evaluation Report published
by th e A m e ric a n A n g u s
Association headquartered in
St. Joseph, M issouri. Issued
in both the spring and fall, the
new report features the latest
p e rfo rm a n c e in fo rm a tio n
available on 6,409 sires. The
report is currently accessible
at www.angus.org.
“This report provides
both A n g u s b re e d e rs and
com m ercial cattle producers
using A ngus genetics with
accurate, predictable selection
tools for improv ing their herd,”
says Bill Bowman, American
Angus Association director o f
p e r f o r m a n c e p r o g ra m s .
Expected Progeny Differences
(EPDs) are generated from the
perform ance database o f the
American Angus Association,
w hich includes inform ation
submitted by more than 8,000
Angus breeders this past year
th ro u g h th e A n g u s H e rd
Im p ro v em en t
R e c o rd s
(AHIR) program.
EPDs are available for
17 traits including birth weight,
weaning weight, milk, yearling
w eight and height, m ature
daughter w eight and height,
and scrotal circum ference.
C arcass progeny m easures
g en erate EPD s on carcass
weight, marbling, rib eye area,
external fat th ick n ess and
p e r c e n t r e ta il p r o d u c t.
Ultrasound body composition
d a ta a ls o g e n e r a te s e n d
product predictors for rib eye
a re a , in tr a m u s c u la r fat
percentage, fat thickness and
percent retail product. The
sem i-annual analysis for the
sire evaluation report contains
over 11 million measures used
to generate genetic predictions
for the Angus breed.
New student
registration
nearing
H eppner Junior/Senior High
School, in Heppner, will be
h o ld in g
new
s tu d e n t
registration Tuesday, Aug. 19,
2003. Registration will be held
from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m . at the
HHS office.
If you have any questions, call
HHS at 676-9138.
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