TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 3, 2004
obligations secured by said the foregoing instrument is a j o u r n a l is m u n d o u b te d ly
trust deed and a notice o f de complete and exact copy of the awaited him.
fault has been recorded pursu original Trustee’s Notice of Sale
R acew alking at the
ant to Oregon Revised Statutes
SHAPIRO & KRE1SMAN national and international level
86.7 3 5 (3 ); the d e fa u lt for 201 NE Park Plaza Drive, # 150 is a very dem anding sport.
which the foreclosure is made
Vancouver, WA 98684
Racewalking probably is more
is grantor's failure to pay when
(360)260-2253
mentally demanding than any
due the following sums:
Lender Loan#: 8015535688
M onthly paym ents in the Published: February 25, March other track event. It is a sport
o f endurance. The O lym pic
sum of $1,099.00 from July 1, 3, 10 and 17,2004'
2003, together with all costs, Affid_____________________ distances are 50 kilom eters
(31.1 m iles, 5 m iles longer
disbursements, and/or fees in
than the m arathon) and 20
curred or paid by the benefi
kilom eters (12.5 m iles) for
ciary and/or trustee, their em
ployees, agents or assigns.
m en and 20 kilom eters for
By reason of said default the By Lance Tibbies
wom en. To be com petitive at
beneficiary has declared all
the elite level, the 50 kilometer
sums owing on the obligation
Albert (Al) Heppner, walker must walk at a pace o f
secured by said trust deed im 29, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 7 minutes 45 seconds per mile
mediately due and payable, said 2004 in San D iego, CA. He
for 4 hours. It is a technical
sum being the following, to-wit: w a s
th e
g r e a t- g r e a t- sport. The racer attem pts to
$104,254.22, together with g r a n d n e p h e w o f H e n ry
go as fast and as efficiently as
interest thereon at the rate of
Heppner, H eppner’s founder. possible within two basic rules:
9.25000% per annum from
He is survived by his m other the front foot m ust strike the
June 1,2003, together with all
costs, disbursements, and/or Evelyn Heppner o f Columbia, ground before the back foot
th e
g ro u n d
fees incurred or paid by the M D a n d h is f a th e r a n d le a v e s
beneficiary and/or trustee, their stepm other M ax and Shana (distinguishing it from running)
employees, agents or assigns. H eppner o f D eerfield, FL. and the knee has to be straight
W H E R E FO R E ,
n o tice Funeral services were held on w h e n the foot strik e s th e
hereby is given that the under M onday, Feb. 23, 2004 in ground and rem ain straight
signed trustee will on April 7, San Diego.
until the leg is perpendicular to
2004, at the hour of 11:00 AM,
Al H e p p n e r w as a the ground (distinguishing it
in accord with the standard nationally-ranked racewalker
from pedestrian w alking and
tim e e sta b lish e d by ORS and a m em ber o f the U nited
power
walking). A racewalker
187.110, at the main entrance
S tates A rm y W orld C la ss w ho violates either o f these
o f the Morrow County Court
A thlete Program . He trained r u le s - b e c a u s e o f p o o r
house, located at 100 Court
at
the U.S. O lym pic Training technique, fatigue, or whatever
Street, in the City o f Heppner,
C
enter
in C hula Vista (San - is d is q u a l if ie d a n d
County of Morrow, State of
Oregon, sell at public auction Diego), CA. He placed fifth in immediately remov ed from the
to the highest bidder for cash the U.S. Olympic Team Trials ra c e . To c o m p e te at th e
the interest in the said de for the 50 kilom eter racewalk national and international level
scribed real property which the on Feb. 15 in San Diego.
re q u ire s
n e a r ly
to ta l
grantor has or had power to
Al Heppner was bom commitment Despite his warm
convey at the time of the exe on A p r il 2 4 , 1 9 7 4 in
and cheery personality and
cution o f said trust deed, to C olum bia, MD. He ran track
friendly disposition, Al w as
gether with any interest which
in g rad e a n d h ig h sc h o o l extrem ely com petitive. He
the grantor or his successors
before being introduced to devoted the past seven years
in interest acquired after the
execution o f said trust deed, to racewalking. He attended and to m aking the U.S. O lym pic
satisfy the foregoing obliga graduated from the University team.
tions thereby secured and the o f W isconsin-Parkside, the
Al was determined to
costs and expenses o f sale, in prem ier college racew alking make the three-m em ber 2000
cluding a reasonable charge by program ; w here he w as an O ly m p ic te a m in th e 50
the trustee. Notice is further N A IA A ll-A m erican and the kilom eter race. He probably
given that any person named N A IA 5 kilom eter Racew alk was in the best condition o f his
in ORS 86.753 has the right, at National Cham pion in 1997.
life. But the Olympic Trials race
any time prior to five days be
He b e c a m e o n e o f w as held on a cold, w et, and
fore the date last set for the A m erica’s elite racew alkers.
sale, to have this foreclosure D espite his young age, he windy day. During the race Al
developed hypotherm ia and
proceeding dismissed and the
completed in racewalking at the was unable to finish the race.
trust deed reinstated by pay
ment to the beneficiary of the national and international level H e w as c a rrie d fro m th e
entire amount due (other than for nearly a decade. He placed c o u r s e . A l w a s b i tt e r l y
such portion o f the principal as s e c o n d a t th e U S A 50 disappointed at his failure to
R a c e w a lk m ake the O lym pic team. But
would not then be due had no k ilo m e te r
default occurred) and by cur Cham pionships in 1999, first he recom m itted h im self and
ing any other default com a t th e U S A 5 k ilo m e te r w as determ ined to m ake the
plained o f herein that is capa R acew alk Cham pionships in 2004 Olym pic team in the 50
ble o f being cured by tender 2002, second at the U SA 15
kilom eter race. He spent the
ing the performance required and 20 kilom eter R acew alk
f o u r y e a r s in a to ta l
under the obligations or trust Cham pionships in 2002, and
c
o m m itm e n t to m ee t th e
deed, and in addition to paying
s e c o n d at th e U S A 30 qualify in g tim e and finish
said sums or tendering the per
k ilo m e te r
R a c e w a lk am ong the top three w alkers
formance necessary to cure the
default, by paying all costs and C h a m p io n s h ip s in 2 0 0 4 . in the Olympic Trials.
The O lym pic Trials
expenses actually incurred in H eppner represented Team
enforcing the obligation and U SA at the Pan A m erican w ere held in San D iego on
trust deed, together with trust Racew alk C up in 1998 and
Feb. 25. A gain Al w as in top
2001 and the IA A F form. Several people had been
e e ’s and attorney’s fees not
exceeding the amounts provid World Racewalk Cup in 1999. h e lp in g h im r e f in e h is
ed by said ORS 86.753.
W hile training at the te c h n iq u e . T h is tim e th e
In construing this notice, the O lym pic Training Center, Al
weather was perfect. Al set the
masculine gender includes the m et H eppner’s Jenny K rein,
pace for the first three hours
feminine and the neuter, the sin w h o w as an in te rn at the
o
f the race. But he set a pace,
gular includes the plural, the Training Center. W hen the 20
and
perhaps a goal, that he
word “grantor” includes any
k ilo m e te r
R a c e w a lk could not sustain. He faded in
successor in interest to the
grantor as well as any other C ham pionships w ere held in the latter stages o f the race. He
person owing an obligation, the Eugene, in June 1999, Jenny finished fifth and he did not
performance o f which is se arranged to bring Al to visit the m eet the required qualifying
cured by said trust deed, and tow n nam ed for his great- tim e . H is m a n y f rie n d s ,
the words “trustee" and “ben g r e a t- g r a n d u n c le , H e n ry including his fellow racers,
eficiary" include their respec Heppner. The June 30, 1999 consoled him - they reminded
tive successors in interest, if issue o f the G azette-T im es him that he had another chance
any.
carried a story o f A l’s visit in in M ay to q u a lify for the
Also, please be advised that Heppner. Al w as received in
O ly m p ic te a m . A l w a s
pursuant to the terms stated on H eppner as he w as received
the Deed o f Trust and Note, everywhere he traveled - as an extremely disappointed. But to
both his fellow racew alkers
the beneficiary is allowed to
im m ediate m em b er o f the and his num erous friends he
conduct property inspections
family. Al w as a stranger to seemed to recover and he said
while property is in default.
Heppner
only until he arrived. that he w as determ ined to
This shall serve as notice that
the beneficiary shall be con The tow n w as as delighted to continue his quest.
ducting property inspections on include this new H eppner in
B u t A l ’s e x tr e m e
the said referenced property. the community as Al was to join com petitiveness, his years o f
The Fair Debt Collection it
unrelenting training, and a
Practice Act requires that we
Al was also a budding second m ajor disappointment
state the following: This is an journalist. For the past several had taken its toll on him. In
attempt to collect a debt, and years he had w ritten articles
addition, unknown even to his
any information obtained will be and stories about racewalking,
c
lo s e s t c o m p a n io n s , A l
used for that purpose. If a dis n a tio n a l and in te rn atio n a l
probably
suffered from clinical
charge has been obtained by
races, and his travels both in d e p re s s io n . H is e x te rn a l
any party through bankruptcy
this country and abroad. He dem ean o r w as extroverted
proceedings; This shall not be
construed to be an attempt to w o u ld re p o rt in th e th ird and filled with humor and wit.
collect the outstanding indebt person on races in w hich he He had m any fellow athletes
edness or hold you personally was one o f the competitors. Al and other friends w ho cared
h a d a m a r v e lo u s s e lf - deeply for him. But inside this
liable for the debt.
KELLY D. S U T H E R deprecating writing style. He depression m ade him alone
LAND
reported about getting his car and vulnerable. T hree days
Successor Trustee
s tu c k in th e s n o w in th e after the race Al Heppner took
Dated 10/28/03
mountains during high-altitude his own life.
By: /s/ Kelly D. Sutherland training and being lost in the
Since learning o fA l’s
State o f Washington, Coun streets o f a foreign city. After
death the entire racew alking
ty of Clark, ss:
r a c e w a lk in g , a c a r e e r in community has expressed grief
I, the undersigned certify that
A tribute to
Albert Heppner
S
and shock. He had been a dow n at it.” “ Hey Al, are you
source o f jo y , in sp iratio n , going to walk the race on your
devotion, and love. He was hands?” “A pparently you do
described as shy, but at the not have to be able to count
same tim e outgoing, a person to six to jo in the A rm y .”
w ho w as charm ing, funny, E v e r y o n e , in c lu d in g A l,
exuberant, talented, and with enjoyed his plight.
It was quite clear that
a big heart. E xpressions o f
pain and sadness have com e these com peting athletes and
from his closest friends, many the race officials had great
of
w hom
w e re
h is a f f e c tio n fo r A l. T h e
corrlpetitors, from elite women outpourings o f affection and
w alkers, coaches, officials, loss from these people during
and racew alkers and other the past three weeks show that
athletes at virtually every skill they still do.
B u t in a w a y A l
level - m any o f w hom w ere
e n c o u ra g e d , g u id e d , a n d H eppner w as right - #6 was
inspired by Al. Although Al had not his number.
F o r th e p e o p le o f
inspired many others by both
w ords and deeds, in the end H e p p n e r, the g re a t-g re a t-
his clinical depression, which g r a n d n e p h e w o f H e n ry
was m asked by his outgoing H eppner will alw ays be # 1 .1
a n d c h e e rfu l p e rs o n a lity , know that he will be for me.
prevented him from continuing
to inspire h im self as he had
inspired so m any others.
1 had seen A 1 race in
the midwest. But in June 1999
A favorite spot for
w hen m y brother, Dr. Larry ju n io r high and high school
Tibbies, and I attended the students in Heppner on Friday,
1999 T ra c k a n d F ie ld M arch 12, is the free Lads and
C ham pionships in Eugene, L a s s ie s
T een
D ance.
n e ith e r o f us h ad m et Al Sponsored by the St. P a t’s
Heppner and we did not know W eek en d C o m m itte e , the
w h eth er he w as related to dance that begins at 9 p.m .
H enry Heppner. In Eugene, will feature three hours ofhigh-
Larry and I had an opportunity energy 3-D Productions.
to talk w ith Al. H e told us o f
D an B u rn s o f 3-D
h is re la tio n s h ip to H e n ry provides the music, the sound,
H eppner and that he had not the lighting, the videos, the
b e e n to H e p p n e r b e fo r e laser lights, all the special
although his father, Max, had effects that have m ade him a
visited Heppner shortly before fav o rite DJ am o n g young
Al was bom . We visited with people who have enjoyed this
Al both the day before his im p o r ta n t s e g m e n t o f
race and the next day after the H e p p n e r ’s
w eekend
race. In talking with Al, we saw celebration. The dance will
w hy he was an im m ediate hit again be held at the H eppner
with everyone w hom he met. High School.
We became fans o f the articles
and stories that he wrote. After
his visit in Heppner, Larry and
I saw Al again in 2001 at the
N ational C ham pionships in
The M orrow C ounty
Eugene. He rem em bered us Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) re
and our connection to the town ports handling the following
that bore his name. Once again business:
w e w ere struck by his charm
-M C S O , H e p p n e r
and his congenial personality.
A s y o u k n o w , in am bulance received a report
H eppner, as in m any other from a caller in H eppner o f a
places, when a friend or loved young male stumbling around,
one dies others remember him w ho w as incoherent and out
or her by recallin g stories o f control. The subject had
about the person. In Heppner ingested jim so n w eed. The
some o f the stories are actually subject w as tran sp o rted to
true. O thers are so good that Pioneer M emorial Hospital in
they should be true even if they H eppner then air-flighted to
are not. A l’s friends have been St. Charles Hospital. A second
recalling stories about Al - they s u b je c t w a s t r e a te d a n d
a re m a n y a n d th e y a re released.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
touching. I have only one story
r e q u e s t fro m a c a ll e r in
about Al, and it is true.
A t the 2001 National Boardman for extra patrols on
C ham pionships in Eugene, I T om ’s C am p R oad, as there
was standing near the starting are a lot o f speeders especially
line for the m en’s 20 kilometer after school.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
ra c e w a lk . B e c a u se o f the
length o f the race, the walkers r e p o r t fro m a c a ll e r in
w alk a loop on a city street Boardm an that her grandson
rather than walking around the has received tw o threatening
track 50 tim es. B ecause this l e t te r s in h is lo c k e r a t
was the national championship C olum bia M iddle School in
the walkers were nervous and Irrigon. He has also received
tense at the starting line for one hang-up phone calls.
-M C S O re c e iv e d a
o f the most important races o f
report
o
f
a parking com plaint
the year. The walkers have an
identifying num ber on their in the area around C olum bia
singlet and they also get a M iddle School.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
smaller number to put on their •
hip to indicate their proper report from a caller in lone o f
position at the starting line. The a bird dog found on Rhea
starter began to line up the C reek Road.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
w alkers: “ Hip # 1 - start here.
H ip #2 - rig h t h e re . H ip report from W asco C ounty
# 3 ....# 4 ....# 5 ....# 6 N u m b er that C hallis C raig Noble, 24,
6? W here is #6? W hy is there w as arrested on a M orrow
no #6? O K , #7 ....#8....#9. County Circuit Court warrant
Two #9s? W hy are there tw o for DUII/Driving while License
Suspended Misdemeanor. He
walkers with #9?”
To the delight o f the was lodged at NO RCOR with
w alkers, officials, and the local charges also.
-M C S O
d e p u ty
handful o f sp ectato rs w ho
show ed up at 8 a.m. to watch arrested Charles DeLarm, 25,
m en in their skivvies waddle on a H eppner C ircuit C ourt
up and dow n the street for an w arrant for DUII.
-M C S O ,
I rr ig o n
hour and a half, it was quickly
P
u
b
lic
W
o
rk
s
re
c
e
iv e d a
discovered that Al had put on
his hip #6 upside dow n. The report from a caller in Irrigon
tense group o f superbly trained ofTiay bales blocking a section
e lite a th le te s f o r g o t th e o f Idaho Street.
-M C S O , O r e g o n
seriousness o f the race and for
State
Police,
Boardman Police
10 seconds laughed and joked
w ith Al about his m istake D ept, received a report o f a
w hile, w ith great delight, he p o s s ib le D U II o n 1-84
pulled his n um ber o f f and westbound. Units were unable
replaced it right-side-up. “ It to locate the vehicle.
looks like a ‘6 ’ when he looks
Lads and Lassies
Teen Dance
Sheriffs Report
- M C S O , O re g o n
State Police, Boardman Police
Dept, received a report from
a caller in Boardman ofhearing
a door slam in his apartm ent;
possibly someone was inside.
The caller left through the back
and was w aiting in the front.
A n o ffic e r w as u n a b le to
locate anyone.
O c t. 10: M C S O ,
B o a rd m a n P o lic e D e p t.,
B o a rd m a n
a m b u la n c e
r e c e iv e d a r e q u e s t fo r
assistance from a caller in
B oardm an for a 71 -year-old
fem ale w ho had fallen and
couldn’t get up. N o transport
was made.
-M C S O , U m a tilla
Police Dept, received a report
from a caller in Irrigon that a
m ale subject was outside her
d o o r th re a te n in g her. T he
caller called back and said the
m ale s u b je c t le ft a n d no
contact w as needed.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
report from a caller in Irrigon
ofTiay bales blocking a section
o f Idaho Street.
-M C SO , B oardm an
F ire D e p t., B o a rd m a n
am bulance received a report
o f a fire on the ro o f at Oregon
P o ta to . E v e r y o n e w a s
evacuated.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
request for assistance from a
c a ll e r a t th e B o a r d m a n
e a s tb o u n d r e s t a re a ; he
requested a ride to Boardman,
as his vehicle was disabled 11
miles west o f Boardman.
-M C SO , B oardm an
P o lic e D e p t, r e c e iv e d a
r e q u e s t fro m a c a lle r in
B oardm an that an unw anted
male subject be removed from
a residence. It w as a verbal
disturbance. The subject left
for the night.
-M C S O receiv ed a
report from a caller in Irrigon
that the neighbor’s dog was at
large again and killed his cat.
Tiea Hussey, 23, was cited for
M aintaining a Dog as a Public
Nuisance.
-M C SO , B oardm an
Police Dept, received a report
from K egler’s Sentry M arket
in B oardm an o f a shoplifter
w h o to o k a c a r to n o f
cigarettes. The subject fled the
scene while the caller w as on
the phone. He dropped a blue
sweatshirt and three packages
ofSudafed.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
request for a deputy contact
fro m a c a lle r in I rr ig o n
re g a r d in g th e n e ig h b o r ’s
multiple dogs.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
report from the H erm iston
P o lic e D ept, th a t L e a n n e
L o u is e A lv a re z , 3 3 , w as
a rre s te d on a w a rra n t fo r
Contem pt o f Court.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
report o f a wallet found in the
H eppner City Park.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
report from a caller that they
b r o k e d o w n o n 1-84 a t
P a tte r s o n F e rry . A to w
com pany was contacted.
-M C SO , B oardm an
Police Dept, received a hang
up 911 call from a location in
B o a rd m a n . T h e c a ll w as
unfounded.
-M C S O rec e iv e d a
report from a caller that a hide
barrel near his house had been
overturned. The Elks Lodge
w ould correct the problem .
-M C S O receiv ed a
r e p o r t fro m a c a ll e r in
Lexington that a male subject
has been m aking unw anted
contact with the caller's wife.
-M C S O receiv ed a
report o f a disabled vehicle on
1-84 with a female and child in
the vehicle.
-M C S O
d e p u ty
arrested Frank B attaglia on
M orrow County Justice Court
warrants for Failure to Appear/
C rim in a l M is c h ie f II and
C ontem pt o f Court. He was
lodged at the Umatilla County
Jail.
t.