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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 7, 2004 The Official Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow C o u n ty ’s H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical maner 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. F ax(54l)676- 9211. E-mail: gKa heppner net or gt u 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 es.................................................................................................Publisher Katie W all........................................................................................................ 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(Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under ‘C ard of Thanks ‘ at a cost of f 7.) M o rro w C o u n ty S h e riff V erlin D enton has announced that he would seek M o rro w C o u n ty R o a d a second term. Department. They make living D e n to n w as in the country possible. Many appointed sheriff in October o f people in M orrow C ounty 1998 to finish the term o f depend on the road crew s to retiring Sheriff Roy Drago. He keep the roads open in all was elected to the position in k in d s o f w e a th e r. M u ch 2000 . appreciation to all o f you! Denton was bom and (s) Sue Jones raised in Eastern Oregon and Heppner g re w up in W h e e le r a n d Appreciates county road crew To the Editor: O n Friday, our road out to the highway was drifted in due to the high w inds and snow w e had last w eek. I called the M orrow C ounty Road Department to see what help they could offer. By that afternoon they had cleared S to c k D riv e R o ad to the highway. We truly appreciate th e q u ick resp o n se o f the specified if required) On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified Ad • Subm it a N ew s Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Chamber Chatter By C laudia H ughes, Executive D irector “ H eppner For All Seasons” is the them e for the January 15 Town and Country Annual Chamber Banquet this year. And yes, believe it or not, that’s next week! Tickets will be available at M urray’s, Bank o f Eastern O regon, in both H eppner and lone, and at M orrow County Grain Growers. H eppner is truly experiencing all seasons as 2004 kicks o f f .. . seasons o f the y e a r.. . seasons o f change . . . .seasons o f our lives. W inter is everywhere. One o f the good things about w eather like this, in addition to m uch needed m oisture, is that w e ’re forced to take things slower. It’s an introspective time, and it comes with the realization o f how very fortunate we are to be able to m eet our needs without leaving Main Street, Heppner, or endangering our lives. If you have any reading time, you might try “Dakota, A Spiritual G eography” by Kathleen Norris. A m ong other things, it looks at a shrinking community with a history much like ours where some encourage change, some reject change, and some like their small town just as it is/was. Trouble is, as we well know, ifjobs aren’t being created to encourage young people to return and grow fam ilies, and if changes d o n ’t happen, we d o n ’t grow, we shrink losing am enities. 1 encourage you to read part or all o f this book in w hich we find ourselves, H eppner for all seasons. The C ham ber and Willow Creek Valley Economic Development are working to grow Heppner. It’s a com m unity project for all o f us. Chamber Members, the annual luncheon is Tuesday, January 13, at 11:30 a.m. at All Saints Episcopal Parish. Join us as new board o f directors are installed and Victor Vander Does takes the helm as C ham ber President 2004. Please RSVP to 676-5536 by Friday, January 9. L et’s kick o ff2004 together. Thought for the week: “Disconnecting from change does not recapture the past, it loses the future.” Referral agency recruiting child care providers Child Care Resource and R eferral (C C R & R ) is recruiting child care providers for Morrow County. CCR&R is an a g e n c y th a t a s s is ts families in finding child care, as well as supporting child cure professionals in p roviding quality care. CCR&R w as aw ard ed a grant from the M orrow County Commission on C hildren and Fam ilies to provide individualized training, assist providers in becom ing registered with the Child Care Division, and providing health and safety items for child care homes. This grant is available to any child care provider in M orrow County. A n y o n e c u r r e n tly doing child care in M orrow C o u n ty o r in te r e s te d in becoming a child care provider t and w ho w ould like m ore information on how to benefit from this grant, contact Candy G reen in H eppner at (541) 676-9150 or Joan G ray in Hermiston at (541) 564-6878 or 1-800-559-5878. Class of 2004 service auction set A H e p p n e r H ig h School Class o f 2004 service auction has been planned for this Saturday, January 10, during halttime o f the girls’ and boys’ basketball games. The boys will be sold during halftim e o f the g irls’ gam e, ap proxim ately 4:30 p.m. The girls will be sold during halftim e o f the b o y s’ game, approximately 6 p.m. Vof Too B ad For An O ld Man! H APPY B IR T H D A Y F rom Y ou r F a m ily & F r ie n d s Another Heppner Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot has been scheduled for Sunday, Jan. Uth at the lone gymnasiums, WEATHER PERMITTING! Sign-ups will be at 1:30 p.m. Obituaries Sheriff Denton Fulleton to seek second Betty A J. memorial graveside service for Betty J. Fulleton, a term form er deputy clerk for the Medicare plan a good bill To the Editor: H ave you w ondered why, in these days o f intense p a rtisa n p olitics, so m any members o f Congress crossed party lines to join together and vote for the M edicare Bill? P e r h a p s it w a s because senior citizens will now enjoy re lie f from the o u tr a g e o u s c o s ts of prescription medications, with m any lo w -in co m e seniors qu alify in g for no m onthly premiums for their prescription drug coverage. Or because M edicare w ill n o w r e c o g n iz e th e im p o rta n c e o f p re v e n tiv e m e d ic in e by w a iv in g the deductible for colon cancer s c r e e n in g , a u th o r iz in g c o v e r a g e o f c h o le s te r o l s c r e e n in g a n d an in itia l preventative physical exam for all beneficiaries, along w ith diabetes and cardiovascular disease screening. O r because the bill e n jo y e d b ro ad -b a sed constituent support, including th a t o f th e A m e ric a n A s s o c ia tio n o f R e tir e d P e rs o n s (A A R P ) , th e American Medical Association (A M A ), and the A m erican Hospital Association (AHA). This bill is a good bill. T h a n k s to th e e ff o r ts o f Senators W yden and Sm ith, along w ith R epresentatives W a ld e n a n d W u, s e n io r citizens across O regon will have better access to doctors, h o s p ita ls , an d a ffo rd a b le m edications. These leaders should be commended for their efforts, not criticized. (s) Charles E. Hofmann, M D, FACP Councilor, Baker City Past-President, Oregon Medical Association DA’s report M orrow County District Attorney David C. Allen has released the following report: -Jose Joaquin Estrada Arango (AKA Jose Joaquin A rango Estrada), 38, was convicted o f A ttem pted B/Felony Sexual A buse 1, a C lass C felony, and w as sentenced to 24 months probation. He was also ordered to pay fees, fines and restitution, not use or possess controlled substances, submit to breath and urine tests, participate in substance abuse evaluation, remain in the state until written permission from the Departm ent o f Corrections, find and m aintain em ploym ent, not change employment or residence without prior permission and num erous other conditions. He w as also, as special conditions o f probation, ordered to submit a written apology to the victim , register as a sex offender, agree to im m ediate deportation and not return and if he does return will be arrested immediately. -Jose Joel Ramirez, 27, was convicted o f Attempting to Elude Police, a Class A m isdem eanor, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended, and 24 months probation, with 80 hours o f com m unity service and S 1,124 in fines, fees and assessm ents. His driv er’s license was also suspended for 90 days. Ramirez was also convicted o f Resisting Arrest, a Class A misdemeanor, with 24 months probation. -Robert Martin Leinweber, 37, w as convicted o f Assault 4, a Class A m isdemeanor, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended, and 24 m onths probation. He w as ordered to enroll and com plete the N orthw est B atterer’s Intervention program in Hermiston, pay $ 126 in assessments, write a letter o f apology to the victim and have no further contact with her. Lienweber was also convicted of: Theft 1, a Class C felony, and was sentenced to three years probation, ordered not to use or possess controlled substances, subm it to breath or urine tests, rem ain in the state o f O regon, find full-tim e employment, not change employment or residence without prior perm ission and num erous other conditions; Possession o f a C o n tro lled S ubstance 2, and sen ten ced to three years probation with numerous other conditions; Felon in Possession o f a Firearm , a Class C felony, 36 m onths probation and 20 days in jail, w ith num erous other conditions and $164 in assessments. In another charge, Leinweber was convicted o f C rim inal M isch ief 2, a C lass A m isdem eanor, and was sentenced to 24 m onths probation and ordered to m ake $265.45 in restitution to the victim , w ith num erous other conditions. -Joaquin Ledesma Fernandez, 21, was convicted ofG iving False Information to Police, a Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended, w ith 24 months probation, 40 hours o f community service and $624 in fines and assessments. -Lyle Kim Taylor, 42, was convicted of: Rape 1, a Class A felony, and was sentenced to 100 months in the Oregon D epartm ent o f C orrections and post-prison supervision; Sodomy 1, a Class A felony, and was sentenced to 100 months in prison and post prison supervision; and Sexual Abuse 3, a Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 12 m onths in jail to run concurrently. He was also ordered to register as a sex offender. -Daniel Joe Hurn, 27, was convicted o f Attem pting to Elude Police/Vehicle, a Class C felony, was sentenced to 18 m onths probation, had his driver’s license suspended for 90 days, was ordered to pay $914 in fines and assessm ents, com plete 80 hours o f com m unity service and write a letter o f apology to the victim, with numerous other conditions. ì M orrow counties. He started h is 3 0 - p lu s y e a r law e n fo r c e m e n t c a re e r as a patrolman with the Gold Beach Police Department. In 1974 he w as hired as a road deputy w ith th e C u r r y C o u n ty Sheri fTs Office, attaining the ranks o f patrol sergeant an d detective sergeant. In M ay o f 1983 he was hired as a patrol deputy by the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office. Three weeks late r he w as p ro m o te d to detective sergeant. In 1985 he was promoted to undersheriff, a position he held for 13 years until being appointed sheriff in 1998. D e n to n h o ld s executive certification with the Oregon Department o f Public Safety Standards and Training, th e h ig h e s t c e r tif ic a tio n aw arded by DPSST. He is c u rre n tly e x e cu tiv e b o ard c h a ir m a n fo r th e B lu e M ountain D rug Task Force, se c re ta ry /tre a su re r for the O r e g o n S ta te S h e r i f f ’s A s s o c ia tio n , m e m b e r o f O regon Judicial D epartm ent C itiz e n R e v ie w B o a rd , m em ber o f the M orrow and U m a tilla C o u n tie s L a w Enforcement A dm inistrator’s C o u n c il, O r e g o n Y o u th A u th o r ity C o m m u n ity R esource Team, G o v ern o r’s C S E P P E xecutive R eview Panel, M orrow County Local Public Safety C oordinating C ouncil, and several other s ta te w id e and lo c a l committees and commissions. “The m ission o f the M o rro w C o u n ty S h e riff’s O ffice is to consistently and a f f ir m a tiv e ly p r o m o te , preserve and deliver security and safety for our citizens and to p r o v id e q u a lity law enforcement services through integrity, fiscal responsibility and p ro fe ssio n a lism , w ith respect for human dignity and recognizing the w orth o f all people.” “ H aving w ritten this m ission sta te m e n t several y e a rs a g o , I c o n tin u e to believe in and prom ote these id eals a n d v a lu e s. I h av e w orked hard during m y 20- p lu s y e a rs w ith M o rro w County to build and maintain a quality departm ent o f well- e q u ip p e d , w e ll tr a in e d , professional sta ff to provide the citizens ofM orrow County w ith the best possible law e n fo rc e m e n t se rv ic es and hope to continue to do so in th e f u tu r e ,” s a id S h e r if f Denton. Marriage licenses M arriage licenses have been issued at the M orrow County C l e r k ’s O f f ic e fo r th e following: D ecem ber 1 9 - F ra n k lin H elm es H aines, 47, Irrigon, and Peggy Sue H aines, 45, Irrigon. D ecem ber 1 9 - R o g e lio M a d rig a l S a n g u in o , 2 8 , Umatilla, and M argaret Anne Reynosa, 24, Umatilla. D e c e m b e r 2 6 -B e n A la n Svaronsky, 37, Stanfield, and L e o ra J a n ic e G riffin , 4 0 , Irrigon. D e c e m b e r 2 6 - H e r ib e r to M a d rig a l M a d r ig a l, 2 9 , H e r m is to n , a n d M a rib e l C e r v a n te s P e rez , 28, Hermiston. Echo School District, was held S a tu rd a y , D e c e m b e r 13, 2003, at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. M rs. Fulleton, 82, o f H e r m is to n , a lo n g tim e H e p p n e r r e s id e n t, d ie d Tuesday, D ecem ber 9,2003, at Ashley Manor in Hermiston. She w as b o m Nov. 14,1921, on the fam ily farm at Broken Bow, Nebraska, to Paul and Jean M arie Bruce Predm ore. She grew up and attended school and college in N e b r a s k a a n d a tte n d e d Eastern Oregon College in La Grande, majoring in business. O n A ugust 29, 1941, she married Roice Fulleton in N ebraska. Follow ing World War II, the couple lived at Vale until 1952 when they m oved to Heppner. They purchased the Chevrolet dealership, ranched and raised Q uarter Horses. They later divorced. M rs. F u lle to n w as later employed at the Umatilla T r ib a l O f f ic e o f L a n d Operations and then as deputy clerk o f Echo Schools until her retirement. H er g r e a te s t* enjoyment was her family, her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. S u rv iv o rs in c lu d e daughters, Diana Ball and her husband, Archie, o f Heppner, R uby S h ear and husband, Tom , o f lo n e, a n d B ecky C annon, and her husband, D ave, of H ep p n er; g r a n d c h ild r e n , A n d re a Fletcher, D uane Ball, Ryan S h e a r, A n n S h e a r, T re n t C a n n o n ; a n d fo u r g r e a t grandchildren. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to W illow C reek Terrace, P.O. B ox 6 1 0 , H ep p n er, O R 9 7 8 3 6 , o r to P io n e e r M emorial Hospice, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, O R 97836, or to V an g e J o h n M e m o ria l H o sp ice, 645 W. O rch ard Ave., H erm iston, O R 97838. Sweeney Mortuary o f H eppner w as in charge o f arrangements. Additional Hoop Shoot planned A n ad d itio n al Elks Hoop Shoot will be scheduled this Sunday, January 11, at 1:30 p.m . at the lone School gym, weather permitting. The first hoop shoot was held Sunday, January 4, but organizers scheduled an ad d itio n al co n te st in case participants w eren ’t able to com pete because o f the cold and sn o w y w e a th e r conditions. Snowmobile Club holds first playday T h e F o u r C o rn e rs Snowmobile Club held its first p lay d ay for the 2 0 0 3 -0 4 season on Saturday, Jan. 3, at Kelly Prairie. T h o s e a tte n d in g report it was a good turnout with approximately 43 present. S n o w m o b ile r s e n jo y e d hotdogs, chili, visiting and the snow. A poker run w as also held, w ith D an B olthouse w inning first prize, his dad, Doug B olthouse, collecting s e c o n d p la c e a n d M ik e Gorman taking third. The next scheduled m e e tin g fo r th e c lu b is M onday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. at M o rro w C o u n ty G ra in G r o w e r s in L e x in g to n , e v e r y o n e is w e lc o m e to attend. For more information about the club or scheduled events, contact Mike Gorman, club president, at 676-9623. t
