T W O • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, July 21,2004
The Official Newspaper
o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow
Heppner
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Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir.
Back up, back up, back up. Those who are
computer literate get the picture. The picture becomes
even clearer when your hard drive crashes and not
everything was backed up. The Cham ber computer
literally went to the hospital for a while and was treated
exceptionally well by “Dr. Greenlaw.” Now “Nurse
Tonia” has been reloading some essential stuff while I
was out of the office for family health reasons. For others
who came to the rescue we can be eternally grateful.
Onward and upward. This too shall pass.
July is h alf gone and some fun events are
scheduled to finish out the month. Watch Heppner TV
and next week’s Gazette for all the Celebrate Historic
Heppner events. In the meantime, set aside the weekend
of July 30,31 and Aug. 1 for a great Heppner Happening.
Starting with sidewalk sales, a really short parade for short
people, music, a free BBQ sponsored by Bank of Eastern
Oregon and served by the Chamber, the day will continue
with supporting our troops with yellow ribbons, a pie
auction and a rodeo street dance featuring Little McKay
Creek Bank. Those who aren’t inclined to dance will enjoy
listening. Make sure to bring your folding chairs.
Practice those pie-baking skills and get those short
people ready for the short parade, about two blocks long.
Entries supporting our troops or Heppner history are
encouraged. The object is to make it fun for kids.
Everyone loves a parade.
Saturday will include the Library book sale and
Dinner at the Cemetery and Sunday will include the Quilt
Exhibit. Come one, come all and invite your friends. Have
a great time in downtown Heppner. Questions, call the
Chamber at 676-5536. It will be a great family activity
weekend.
The Chamber program for July 29 will be centered
around thd Morrow County Fair and Rodeo, which is just
around the comer. The Court will share activities with
Chamber members; and we hope to have the Rodeo
C om m ittee and Fair Board chairpersons on hand.
Meetings are at John’s Place at noon every Tuesday.
Also on the slate of Chamber activities is “The
Bite of Oregon,” an opportunity to showcase our visitor
amenities. We will be working with the county and other
Morrow County Chambers on this August event in
Portland where Eastern Oregon will be included for the
first time. No wonder a year passes so fast.
Thought for the Week: “Judge not the horse by
his saddle.”
Letters to the Editor
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ber on all letters for use by the G-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit.
The G-T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. (Any
letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of
Thanks’ at a cost of $7.)
Commissioner explains Tillamook
Forest Trust Lands
The
C ounty
Commissioners have taken
a com prehensive, m u lti
resource approach to the
m anagement o f the State
Forest over the years. That
is why so much work was
put into the State Forest
Management Plan.
Most of the land that
m akes up the Tillam ook
Forest was from county
foreclosed tax-delinquent
lands. The land was felt to
have little value after a series
of wildfires.
An agreement was
m ade
to
have
the
Department of Forestry to
replant the Tillamook bum
and the counties would pay
off the reforestation costs as
the timber was harvested.
T his tru st agreem ent
allowed the State Forestry to
manage county lands with
the understanding that a
certain portion of the monies
was to return to the counties
from the management of the
timber. This trust agreement
has been upheld in court.
The R ain F orest
Coalition’s 50/50 plan does
not look at the agreements
o f the past and the
concessions the counties
have already m ade. The
Coalition’s desire is to have
the voters of Oregon say
what can be done on the trust
lands to T illam o o k and
C latso p c o u n ties. The
C o alitio n is asking the
people of Oregon to vote out
the m anagem ent o f 50
percent of the land base of
the Tillamook Bum.
(s) Charles J. Hurliman
Tillamook County
Commissioner
Heppner citizen wants exact costs
for City Hall purchase
To the Editor:
The city government
continues to mention the
$13,000 figure for repairing
the roof o f the old bank
building, but the roof is not
all that needs fixing. How
much will it cost to repair
any water damage that may
have been caused by the
leaking roof? How much to
replace the rotting supports
under the building? How
much to repair the hot water
system? What else needs to
be repaired that the public
d o esn ’t known about? It
would be nice to know the
whole truth.
I wouldn’t hqld my
breath waiting for any exact
figures from city hall. As
long as the people of this
Governor should seize opportunity
to allow Oregon to set sound forest
policy
The Bush administration recently announced a
decision to establish a new and lawful process to protect
roadless areas in national forests- a process where states
are in the driver’s seat. So we are surprised and saddened
that our governor has announced he will fight the
President’s offer to give Oregon more control over the
federal forests within its borders.
We have come a long way in Oregon over the past
three years. We have watched the electronics industries
crash and seen 20 percent of our general fund revenues
disappear as Oregon’s unemployment rate soared. We have
worked to balance the education, healthcare and public
safety services Oregonians want, with our ability to pay
for them. The legislature, the governor and the people of
Oregon understand that we need to make public policy
that advances the interests of all Oregonians.
The federal government has a great deal of power
over Oregon. They own and manage about half of our
state’s land mass. They define the operation of our human
services, education and transportation programs. Often,
we chafe under the weight of their power and advocate
strenuously for an opportunity to negotiate ways to make
programs work better for Oregon. Our governor is working
successfully right now with the Bush administration to
rework the Oregon Health Plan to provide the most needed
services within what Oregon taxpayers can afford.
Environmental issues need to be looked at the same
way. We should welcome the invitation from our federal
partners to tell our side of the story. Roadless areas have
always been a contentious and controversial issue, and a
discussion of the benefits and risks of the Clinton era set-
asides never occurred. Given our recent experience with
catastrophic wildfires that have destroyed critical wildlife
habitats and key watersheds in roaded, roadless and
wilderness areas, this is clearly an opportunity we should
pursue.
Why will we willingly have these discussions in
regard to the Health Plan, but not in regard to the
environment? Does the governor not want our citizens’
needs to be considered? It is beyond our comprehension
that the governor is proposing spending taxpayers’ dollars
to have the attorney general sue to block our ability to
determine for ourselves how to best manage our forests.
We challenge Governor Kulongoski to reject his
predecessor’s agenda and grapple meaningfully with the
issues Oregon faces today. We have economic, social and
environmental realities that are much different from the
last decade. Just as we have done with human services,
we can make environmental policy that reflects our
changing needs and understanding. Let us move together
to define Oregon as the place where people have good,
secure jobs; where we are taking good care of our children
and vulnerable citizens; and where we are genuinely
protecting our quality of life.
(s) State Sen. Ken'Messerle (R-Coo's Bay*)
State Rep. Susart Morgan (R-Myftle Creek;
community remain silent,
your city government will
continue to do whatever it
wants, whenever it wants,
regardless of cost, or how
you may feel.
The Gazette-Times
reported a vote of 6-1 in
favor of purchasing the bank
building. That means that
only 1 o f every 2000
inhabitants was allowed to
vote on this $ 325,000
ex p en d itu re o f o ur tax
d o llars. A re n ’t the city
council members supposed
to be representatives of the
people? Shouldn’t they at
least show v o ters the
courtesy of asking for their
opinion before voting on
DA’s Report
important matters?
Matthew Townsend
(s) Gene Sonstegard
Heppner pled guilty to Unlawful Use
of a Motor Vehicle a Class-
C felony. Townsend was
sentenced to 80 hours of
com m unity serv ice, 24
months bench probation and
“It’s difficult to see
payment of $921 in fines and
who has learn ed and
On Sunday, July 25, benefited the most,” said a fees.
Townsend also pled
the congregation of the lone spokesperson from the lone
gu
ilty
to F leeing or
United Church of Christ will UCC about Dawedeit’s visit.
bid farewell to a new and
To
cele b ra te Attempting to Elude a Police
a
C lass-A
d ear frien d , M argaret D aw edeit’s stay with the O fficer,
m
isdem
eanor.
He
was
D aw edeit. D aw ed eit, a people o f lone, a special
sentenced
to
365
suspended
seminary student at Pacific barbecue is planned after
School
o f R elig io n in church on July 25. days in ja il, 40 hours
Baby shower to be held for Greens
com m unity serv ice, 24
There will be a baby shower for Hannah Elizabeth Berkeley, CA, has been in Hamburgers, hot dogs and months bench probation and
Green. Hannah is the infant daughter of Candy and David lone for the past month, and all the fix in g s w ill be payment of $631 in fines and
is now bound for a month’s provided, and guests are
Green.
asked to bring only their fees.
The shower will be Saturday, July 24 at 4 p.m., at stay in Condon.
D arren
Ned
The program that lawn chairs. The barbecue
the United Methodist Church basement.
Humbert
was
convicted
of
brings a seminary student in begins at 11:15 a.m. or so,
the city to the rural life of but ev ery o n e is also Forgery-1, a Class-C felony.
Eastern Oregon is not new welcome to church, which He was sentenced to 13
months in jail and two years
to the United Churches of starts at 10 a.m.
probation.
Christ in lone and Condon.
Kevin Wayne Smith
For many years the two Fair Book
was convicted of Assault-4,
ch u rch es have pooled information
a Class-C felony reduced to
reso u rces to bring a
a Class-A misdemeanor. He
available
seminary student to these
For information on was sen ten ced to 365
communities. In fact, Lauren
Allen, who is pastor of the how to o b tain a 2004 suspended days in jail, two
Thursday, July 29 at 6 p.m.
Condon UCC, was once a Morrow County Fair Book years bench probation, 40
please contact the Morrow hours community service
summer intern herself.
Heppner Elks Lodge
County Fair Office at 676- and payment of $624 in fines
and fees.
9474.
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Dinner includes:
W e’re cleaning house and rem odeling!
v io la tio n o f p ro b atio n
Barbecue Chicken
allegations for Harassment.
Mark your calendars
Jim
e n ez ’ p ro b atio n was
for our
Baked Potato
revoked and reinstated and
she was sentenced to one
Salad, Rolls
year extended probation.
Dick Daryl Sands
Dessert
Friday, July 30
was found g u ilty o f
Contempt of Court. Sands
“starting at 9 a.m.
was sentenced to 90 days in
SPECIAL AUCTION:
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probation and payment court
Few select items include
ordered am ount plus 20
Country
fishing trip, coast trip,
percent.
217 North Main • Happner
Rose
Noe
Ram on
233 N. Main • Happnar
676-9158
and various misc. items
R odriguez pled guilty to
Serving Heppner. Lexington & lone
676-9426
D iso rd erly C o n d u ct, a
IU C C to h old farew ell
b arb eq u e fo r su m m er
in tern
BENEFIT DINNER
for the
Heppner DayCare, Inc.
ANNUAL
SIDEWALK SALE
Class-B misdemeanor. He
was sen ten ced is 180
su sp en d ed days ja il, 12
months bench probation and
payment of $481 in fines and
fees.
Justice Court
report
Rece Bly, 52, Tigard,
VSL, 74/55, fine $143.
Tonya Kay Reams,
31, Heppner, Driving while
Suspended-Infraction and
No Operator’s License, fine
$239.
Steven John Geller,
47, S ilv er S p rin g s, NV,
VBR, 71/55, fine $108.
Randal Scott Goins,
18, Tigard, Follow ing to
Close, fine $275.
L e a titia
Ann
W anous, 34, H eppner,
F ailu re to Y ield W hen
E n terin g R oadw ay, fine
$238.
Jessica Lee Gann,
24, H eppner, D riving
Uninsured, fine $180.
Julie Brown Proctor,
20, Heppner, VSL, 72/55,
fine $108.
Tracy Lee Shane,
Gresham, VBR 69/45, fine
$180.
Births
D y lia h la Iv ette
Luna Delgado- a daughter,
Dyliahla Ivette, was bom
July 12, 2004, at G ood
Shepherd Medical Center in
Hermiston to Mary Isabel L.
and Peter R. Delgado, Jr., of
Irrigon.
Hannah Elizabeth
Green- a daughter Hannah
Elizabeth, was bom July 14,
2004, at G ood Shepherd
M edical
C en ter
in
H erm iston to C andace
Darlene and David Wayne
Green of Heppner.
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