Veterans honored in lone and Heppner
B e s s ie t f e t z e i l
U o f 0 ite * 3 ? i .iar L ib r a r y
Eugana, OR 9 /4 03
50v
HEPPNER
The lone American Legion displays the flag as members of the community look on Monday during
Memorial Day services in lone. John Türner, new president of Blue Mountain Community College
in Pendleton, was the featured speaker. Türner, who retired after 28 years as an infantry officer in
the United States Marine Corps, praised the generation that fought and won World War II. “The
story of this generation is the story of sacrifice. They lived through the great depression and they
know that freedom is not free,” Turner said. “The price of liberty is vigilance.” During the service,
lone vets who died in the war were honored.
imes
VOL. 123
NO. 22
10 Pages
Wednesday, June 2,2004
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
M ustangs advance to state
championship game Sat.;
graduation time changed
The Heppner Mustangs
beat Bonanza 3-2 Tuesday
afternoon to advance to the
state championship baseball
game Saturday against either
Regis or Santiam Christian.
Heppner’s graduation has
been moved to 7p.m. Satur
day night to accomodate the
game. The playoff game will
be held at Volcano Stadium
in Keizer at 10 a.m.
Speaker of House Karen Minnis visits lone
p
Oregon House Speaker Karen Minnis (center) visits with LLsa Rietmann (left) and Donna Rietmann
when she visited lone recently
M innis was in the
area to speak with local
residents about the concerns
of resource businesses and
small towns. From a news
release issued Tuesday,
Minnis (R-Wood Village)
follow ed through on her
duty to convene the House
o f Representatives under
House Joint Resolution 42,
w hich was passed last
A ugust and required the
L eg islatu re to m eet in
Special Session this week.
Speaker Minnis called the
House to order at 9:05 a.m.
and adjourned the House at
9:23 a.m. after the House
failed to reach the required
quorum of 40 members to
conduct business because
the Democrats boycotted the
session.
“ I can resp ect a
worthy adversary if they
choose to disagree with my
position and vote against
me,” said Speaker Minnis. “I
cannot how ever, respect
those who use their absence
from the body to which they
have been elec te d as a
strategy to obstruct a vote
which could result in the
passage of something with
which they disagree. It is a
cynical rationalization, a
dereliction of duty and an
insult to the voters of this
great state.”
Because the Senate
D em ocrats also failed to
show up as re q u ire d -
denying the S enate a
quorum as w ellr neither
cham ber was able to
organize to conduct business
and therefore, there was no
special session. As such, the
paym ent of per diem or
m ileage ex p en ses to
members of the Legislature
is not authorized, and no
costs were incurred.
Speaker Minnis said
afterw ard that, if elected
Speaker in 2005, she would
co n tin u e to make the
enactm ent of a spending
limit and rainy day fund a
priority. “The Legislature
m ust dem onstrate fiscal
restraint and prudence to
Oregonians before we can
contemplate a fundamental
restructuring of Oregon’s tax
code.”
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
Kids’ Fishing
Derby to be held
in Heppner
The K ids’ Fishing
Derby is fast approaching.
This annual event will again
be held at the Willow Creek
Reservoir on June 6, 2004
from 1-5 p.m. Registration
is from 12-1 p.m.
The event is held in
co n ju n ctio n w ith the
N ational F ishing and
Boating Week. The event is
sponsored by the Heppner
Lions Club, Mid Columbia
Bass C lub, N orthw est
Steelheaders, High Desert
M arine, Bi-M art, Oregon
D epartm ent o f Fish and
Wildlife and the U.S. Forest
Service. The day promises to
be a memorable time for
young and old alike.
Youngsters 12 years
and under can pre-register at
Heppner Elementary School
or the D istrict O ffice in
Lexington. Kids can also
register on the day of the
derby. All children must be
accompanied by a parent or
guardian, and should bring
their own fishing poles and
tackle. Pop will be provided.
Prizes donated by
local merchants and clubs
will be awarded. An extra
special event is the Zebco
Casting Contest, which will
take place from 1-3 p.m.
All
kids
that
p a rtic ip a te w ill receive
fishing related m aterial.
Local volunteers will be on
hand to offer assistance,
expertise and fishing tips.
For
more
in fo rm atio n co n tact the
Heppner Ranger District at
676-9187.
Garden Club to
meet
The
H eppner
Garden Club will meet on
Monday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at
the St. P a tric k ’s S enior
C enter. H osts for the
ev en in g w ill be Eve
Ironhaw k and D orothy
Jackson. The program will
include discussion of plans
for a flower show.
Correction
The correct date for
the lone United Church of
Christ auction is Saturday,
June 5.
Ed Baker (left) of the Heppner American Legion, and
Heppner mayor Bob Jepsen speak at a assembly honoring
World War II veterans last week in Heppner.
Plots available in Heppner
community garden
Are you lacking
outdoor space to grow a crop
of pumpkins? Would you
like to sow sunflower seeds
now, then h arvest the
flowers this fall for your
fin e -fea th e re d frien d s?
Interested in your own plot
of annual flowers to use as a
cutting garden for fresh cut
bouquets? Blue Mountain
Master Gardeners can help
you out.
In cooperation with
the City of Heppner. BMMG
turned a w eed covered
vacant lot on Riverside into
a com m unity garden site
several years ago.
Plots are available to
the public to grow flowers
or vegetables at no cost.
Local Master Gardeners are
available throughout the
y ear to answ er any
gardening questions. Water
is provided free by the City
of Heppner.
If you would like a
plot in the com m unity
g ard en , p lease co n tact
Morrow County Extension
Service at 676-9642. John
Murray at 676-9631 or Kay
Proctor at 676-9827.
Dinner at the Cemetery to be
held in July
D inner
at
the
Cemetery will offer its third
annual theatrical and dining
experience this summer.
P r e v i o u s l y
ad v ertised as a June 12
event, the affair has been
postponed to July 31, which
is the Saturday following the
“Celebrate Heppner” Friday.
T his
y e a r’s
presentation, “Celebrating
the Spirit of Rebirth” is set
in the year 1904 and features
local and nationally known
c h aracters. The meal is
expected to equal or surpass
the previous two dinners.
Seating for the
ev en in g w ill again be
limited to 100. Proceeds
from the event will be used
to help fund the next mural
for the Agricultural Display
building.
Det ai l ed
inform ation will soon be
published.
Christian
Church youth to
hold yard sale
The pre-teen group
o f H eppner C h ristian
Church will be holding a
yard sale on June 4 and 5 at
the church. The proceeds
from this event will be used
to help the youth pay for
summer camp this year. It
will be open from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m ., both Friday and
Saturday.
C heck O ut
O u r S e le c tio n O f
LiUtvn M o w e r s !
Morrow County Grain Growers
Lexington 989-8221 • 1 -800-452-7396
for firm equipment, »tait our
web
(ite at
WWW nKKK.not