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M arget
Dubuque
M.
Marget M. Dubuque,
79, o f Heppner, died Sunday,
M arch 21, 2004, at Pioneer
M e m o r ia l H o s p ita l. A
graveside m em orial service
will be held Friday, M arch 26
a t 1 p .m . a t H e p p n e r
M a s o n ic C e m e te r y in
Heppner.
Me mo r i a l
contributions may be made to
the W illow C reek Terrace
Assisted Living Facility, P.O.
B ox 6 1 0 , H e p p n e r , O R
97836.
Sw eeney M ortuary
o f H eppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
Correction
The winners o f the S t
P atrick ’s D ay P arade Irish
C haracter Junior (U nder 12)
c a te g o ry w ere M ack en zie
H ughes and M acy G ibbs,
both girls w ere first as they
entered together.
country’s strength and do not
w an t us to e le c t a stro n g
leader. M ost o f the public
th e re a p p e a rs to b e lie v e
a p p e a s e m e n t o f d e s p o tic
leaders w orks even though
history has show n tim e and
a g a in th a t it d o e s n o t.
Unfortunately the world does
not have a great deal o f tim e
to get the nuclear problem
under control and out o f the
hands o f despots willing to use
it. Tim e is not on our side in
this.
Consequently, do we want to
follow E urope’s lead in the
future? Do we wish media such
as the B B C to elect the next
U.S. president?
You decide.
(s) M argaret G M urray
lone
Doris Jean
Jolliff
colum n inch. C ost to r classified ad is 50c per word. C ost to r C ard of Thanks is $7 up to 100
C ondon native Loa
M. Snyder, 77, o f Irrigon,
d ied T hursday, M arch 11,
2004, at her daughter’s home
in T ruth o r C onsequences,
N . M.
A memorial graveside
service will be held at 2 p.m.
on Thursday, M arch 25, at
D e s e r t L a w n M e m o ria l
C e m e te ry
in
I rr ig o n .
Disposition was by cremation.
S n y d e r w a s b o rn
Sept. 28, 1926, at C ondon,
to W illard W arren and Alice
Loa Crall Keeney.
O n M ay 19, 1943,
she married Sam Irving Snyder
at C ondon. The couple had
tw o children, a boy, M ichael
and a girl, Alice.
Snyder
w as
a
hom em aker
and
w as
supportive o f her children
through 4-H leadership. She
w as said to be the backbone
ol^bet family and an inspiration
t o ‘ ..h e r c h ild r e n
and
grandcH ildren/T lef* farriily
m em oirs and genealogy are
published in a book entitled
“ W agon Ruts W est,” written
by her brother, Ralph Keeney.
S n y d e r liv e d in
Oregon m ost o f her life and at
Irrigon for many years, moving
to her d a u g h te r’s hom e in
Truth or Consequences when
she became ill with cancer.
Survivors include her
son, M ichael Ray Snyder o f
Irrigon; daughter, A lice E.
B ry a n
of
T r u th
or
C onsequences,
N .M .;
brothers, Ralph Ray Keeney
o f The D alles and W illiam
W arren K eeney o f K lam ath
falls; sisters, Ida Dee Kelty o f
La G rande, Billie Fae Lacey
o f H eppner and B essie Joe
L am oreaux o f R enton, WA;
eight grandchildren, 11 great­
grandchildren and many other
relatives. She was preceded in
Don’t let the BBC elect our next
M any in E urope resent our
president
death by her husband, Sam in
1987, by her parents and by a
brother. Jack LeRoy Keeney.
B urns M ortu ary o f
H erm iston is in ch arg e o f
arrangements.
Nawa and Advertising Deadline la Monday at 5 p.m.
Loa M. Snyder
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thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card o f Thanks’ at a cost of $7 J
To the Editor:
W hen v isiting pro-
Am erican friends in England
very sh o rtly a fte r G eo rg e
B u s h ’s e l e c ti o n , I w as
surprised by their negative
attitu d e to w ard s P resid en t
Bush. Due to the French airline
strike at that tim e, I stayed in
E n g la n d lo n g e r th a n I
intended. W hile passing time I
watched a panel discussion on
a TV station. I w as literally
stu n n e d by the a n im o sity
show n tow ards the U.S. by
the TV audience.
George Bush had barely been
e le c te d . H e h a d no tra c k
record at that tim e by w hich
the British public could judge
his performance in office. The
n e g a tiv e p u b lic r e a c tio n
a p p e a r s to h a v e b e e n
prom oted by the BBC.
For A dvertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m . Coat to r a display ad is $4.75 per
Obituaries
L etten to the Editor
To the Editor:
Doris Jean Jolliff, 74,
W e h a v e p r o u d ly
o f Pilot R ock, form erly o f
lived and worked in this town
H eppner, died W ednesday,
since 1962, volunteering for
M a rc h 17, 2 0 0 4 , a t S t.
m any groups and comm ittees
A n th o n y H o s p ita l in
fo r the b e tte rm e n t o f the
Pendleton.
community and its residents.
A t h er req u e st no
But w e honestly feel
s e r v ic e w ill b e h e ld .
that if the city purchases the
In u rn m e n t w ill be at the
‘old Klamath l 5' building,’ we
Heppner Masonic Cemetery.
will all regret it for many years.
Jolliff was bom M ay
We are not saying that the City
20,1929, at W eston, to Oren
Hall is fine, because it’s not,
and Pearl Orwick Brace. She
but it could be improved. The
attended school at W eston
dow n p ay m en t m oney
and lone before m oving to
(approx. $79,000) w ould be
H eppner
w h e re
she
a good start on up grading the
graduated from high school.
old building. It d o esn ’t need
She lived on the family ranch
to cost $300,000.
at Eightmile near Heppner.
L e t’s not go in debt
O n Sept. 23, 1976,
for an expensive building to
she m arried Bill Jo lliff at
maintain and support. Utilities
R e rio , NV. T h e c o u p le
alone will be more than double
m w W W W « Rock in 198 J r ' o f w t^ j ÿ j ÿ
J o lliff
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w as
a
there will be maintenance o f the
hom em aker throughout her
outside, painting the trim every
life.
2-4 years, the ro o f repair (I
She
e n jo y e d
un d erstan d the low er ro o f
crocheting, w orking in the
already needs som e repair),
yard, riding four-w heelers
upkeep o f the carpet area and
and extensive travel with her
the expansive wall area w on’t
husband.
be ch eap to k eep painted.
Survivors include her
I n s u r a n c e o n th a t h u g e
husband. Bill Jolliff o f Pilot
building will becom e a large
Rock; sons, Glenn Jolliff and
issue. The bank has done well
K e ith J o l l i f f , b o th o f
at re-doing this building in the
Pendleton; brother. Bill Brace
past. T hey have redecorated
of Irrigon; four grandchildren
e x te n siv ely about e v e r 10
and two great-grandchildren.
years. That would have helped
She w as preceded in death
C ity H all, a little up-dating
by h e r p a re n ts a n d by a
periodically.
brother, Jerry Brace.
The second floor has
M e m o r i a l
not been touched since the
contributions may be made to
rem odel in the 1970’s; it’s
a charity o f choice.
m uch w orse than City Hall.
Sw eeney M ortuary
W e w a n t to buy a second
o f H eppner is in charge o f
story b u ild in g th at is h a lf
arrangements.
unusable? C an we afford to
make it useable? Then add an
elevator to make it useable to
the public? A fter w e spend
$325,000 for the first floor?
Also, the rental income that the
city is c o u n tin g on to put
tow ards the paym ent to help
c o n v in c e y o u th a t th is
purchase w ould be a ‘great
d e a l’ is a m onth to m onth
situation, no signed lease, so
no guarantees beyond 30 days
that the incom e will be there.
We will be losing all
the storage room (garage style)
that the City Hall has and the
maintenance crew’s shop area.
You can ’t drive into the bank
to store a piece o f machinery.
M r. S y k e s c o u ld
purchase, or trade for another
building to free up his land for
the Fire D ept.’»needs. A lso,
keep in mind that the Bank o f
E astern O regon will occupy
the bank building if they don’t
sell it to the city. They will
re m o d e l a n d u se it as a
processing center or offices for
them selv es. It w ill not sit
vacant.
Please ask the city to
p u b lish all o f the fig u res,
buying, selling, and all o f the
expenses in the paper together
and m aybe let us vote on the
project via our water bills.
D o you know that we
are already one o f the highest
taxed tow ns per capita in the
state o f O regon? H ow m uch
more can we stand, no m atter
which ‘fund’ it’s for?
M a y b e th e m a y o r
w o u ld n ’t be e m b a rra s s e d
about C ity Hall if he and his
crews would have invested as
m uch tim e and m o n ey in
updating it, instead o f the new
‘H e rita g e P la z a ’- a n o th e r
e x p e n s e to th e c ity f o r
maintenance.
Please call your city
council members.
(s) Je rry and Jo y c e K a y
Hollomon
Heppner
Chamber supports City Hall
presence on Main Street
To the Editor:
No new taxes, no new
taxes, no new taxes, no new
taxes, no increase in any city
rates, no increase in any city
rates, no increase in any city
rates, and no increase in any
city rates. Som etim es clarity
comes from a little repetition.
The
H eppner
C h a m b e r o f C o m m erce
encourages our community to
get the facts on the proposed
City Hall move to the Klamath
First Building from any o f the
H e p p n e r C ity C o u n c il
m e m b e rs o r th e re m o d e l
com m ittee. A s m any o f you
know, the B ank o f Eastern
Oregon has offered to sell this
building to the City.
A t the request o f the
H eppner
C h a m b e r,
a
presentation was given during
the past Tuesday m eeting on
the financial aspects o f the
proposal. T he m em bership
voted to support the project.
It is th e C h a m b e r ’s
understanding that there will be
no ad d itio n al taxes o r fee
increase to pay for the move.
T he City Hall R eserve Fund
plus other funds set aside for
the remodeling project help to
lo w er annual p ay m en ts to
$8,119 a year. If the m ove
occurs, the H eppner G azette
has offered to purchase the
City Hall, which would free up
the G a z e tte sp a ce fo r the
required space for the Fire
D e p a rtm e n t. T h a t w o u ld
prevent having to locate the
F ire D e p a r tm e n t in tw o
separate places to meet space
requirements. Sounds positive
for all entities.
T he C h am b er feels
that the City of Heppner would
have a b e tte r p rese n c e on
M ain Street, w ould be m ore
visitor friendly, offer additional
space for public and council
m eetings, and create m ore
people traffic. It is so important
to keep M ain Street vital and
inviting to visitors. One o f the
first places visitors go for
inform ation about starting a
business or m oving to town is
the City Hall. Often they form
opinions about a tow n from
that initial visit. W e all w ant
th a t to b e a p o s itiv e
experience.
Please, if you have
questions, see the City Council
m e m b e rs w h o h a v e th e
financial facts, and jo in the
H eppner C ham ber
in
supporting the project.
(s) Victor Vander Does,
Pres. H eppner C ham ber o f
Commerce
PS. N o new taxes and no rate
increases.
City responds to Sperry St. resident
To the Editor:
have rem oved large piles o f
To show how quickly dirt and concrete and other
City Government can respond unsightly m aterials. We will
to th e c o n c e r n s o f th e continue to make the property
individual, this is a letter I wrote m ore attractive as tim e goes
to th e c ity ( w h ic h w a s on. It is how ever, a w orking
som ehow overlooked for last property in an industrial zone,
week’s front page article in the and it m ay not alw ays be the
GT), and the City M anager’s best looking property in town.
response:
Y our
c o m p la in t
To the M ayor, City M anager regarding the alleged buried
and City Council:
material is being investigated.
I have some concerns As this reported material was
about the City C orporation [i buried, m any years ago, it will
Yard, other than the uglinèss. i pibbabtyfàke some'tibie tó find'
Does industrial zoning m e a ii.. it.' Wè afe W r k m £ Witti thèr‘
this property can be used for O r e g o n D e p a r tm e n t o f
a landfill? Som e residents o f E n v iro n m e n ta l Q u a lity to
N W S p erry S t., in clu d in g unearth the material and check
myself, have witnessed a large to see if there is any hazard
a m o u n t o f m aterial bein g involved with the burial. This
buried there in the past. D id o p e r a tio n
s h o u ld
be
the city have an EPA permit to com pleted by the end o f June
bury this m aterial? W as the o f th is year. W e h a v e no
burial site lined with anything reason to think that there is any
prior to this burial? W hy was contam ination occurring in
th e la rg e p ile o f a s p h a lt W illo w C r e e k d u e to
patching material spread over substances buried at the site
the ground w ithin the City o f the City corporation yard.
C orporation Yard, instead o f
T he asphalt that w as
being used to fill potholes? spread on the property w as
Should I be concerned about old cold m ix, w hich w as no
the possibility of contamination longer suitable for pavem ent
from this asphalt material, and patching. T he asp h alt w as
the buried m aterial, leeching spread on the site as the best
into W illow C reek? I w ould way to use the material. There
appreciate an answ er to these is no hazard associated with
questions, because I fish in this s p re a d in g a s p h a lt on th e
part o f the stream, and use the property.
fish I catch.
B e c a u s e w e a re
S ig n e d :.
G e n e concerned w ith the w ay the
Sonstegard
corporation yard m ay appear
D ear Mr. Sonstegard:
w h e n v ie w e d fro m th e
T hank you for your re s id e n tia l p r o p e r tie s on
le tte r r e g a rd in g th e C ity S p e rry S tre e t, w e w ill be
corporation yard on Riverside planting trees and shrubs along
A venue. Ttie C ity co u n cil the creek bank. These plants
review ed your letter at the will serve to screen the view,
M arch 8th m eeting and asked and will be environm entally
that I w rite you a letter in friendly.
response.
T hank you for your
We are aw are o f the interest in the City o f Heppner.
view o f the property from
S ig n e d G e ra ld W.
Sperry Street. T he C ity has, Breazeale
over the last few years, put (s) G ene Sonstegard
The M orrow C ounty
c o n s id e r a b le e f f o r t in to Heppner
School District learned March
cleaning up the property and
19, t h a t s u p e r in te n d e n t
and Christo Clarence Xiggenis
candidate Mark Mulvihill has
o f Irrigon.
withdrawn his application.
Kellen
Joseph
Breanna N icole
Mulvihill, the principal
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Kellen
Joseph,
o f Desert View Elementary in Reyes Purcell- a daughter,
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would not fit his needs.
inches long. H is parents are
T he rem aining tw o Reyes o f Boardman.
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Payton
Ryne h ilip an d T in a J o y c e o f
superintendent candidates are
D uane Yecha o f R eedsport Xiggenis- a son, P a y to n O ntario . G ra n d p a re n ts are
and M ark B urrow s o f John Ryne, w as bom M arch 14, G a ry a n d M a rc ia K em p ,
Day. The decision on who will 2 0 0 4 , at G o o d S h e p h e rd Lexington and Kitsie Joyce of
receive the position is still Medical Center in Hermiston, Ontario. Kellen joins a sister,
to Jennifer Jannettee Baldwin Julianna Marie, 15 months, at
forthcoming.
home.
MCSD down to
two candidates
Births