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TWO - Heppnef Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 8, 2004 The Official Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S PS. 240-420 M orrow C o u n ty ’s H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper Published \seekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3. 1879. Penodical postage paid at Heppner, Ore gon Office at 147 W Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676- 9211 t-m ail: gt a heppner net or gtwrapidserve 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 rale (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older), $30 elsewhere. David Sykes .................................................................................................. Publisher Katie W all........................................................................................................ Kditor N ew s and A d ve rtisin g D ead line is M o n d ay at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadkne is M onday at 5 p.m. C ost tor a display ad is $4 75 per colum n inch. C ost for classified ad is S0C per word C ost for Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100 words. C ost for a classified display ad is $5.35 per colum n inch For Pubhc/legal Notices pubkc/legal notices deadline is M onday at 5 p.m. Dates for pubit cation m ust be specified Affidavits m ust be required at the time of subm ission Affidavits require three w eeks to p rocess after last date of publication (a sooner return date m ust be specified if required) On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a C la ssified A d • Subm it a N e w s Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Drug money for county continued from page one “When Mr. Bums came to Pendleton, he saw the extent of the drug problem we face and has been instrumental in locating additional drug en fo rcem en t resources. Plenty o f work remains and I’m not going to let up on my efforts to address the area’s rampant methamphetamine problem. This is a fight we can win and I’ll continue to do everything in my power to help secure for our communities the resources they need.” Sgt. Greg Sherman, a re p re se n ta tiv e on the BENT taskforce from the Oregon State Police, praised Walden’s efforts on behalf of the organization’s anti-drug activities. “ We sin ce re ly appreciate C ongressm an Walden’s assistance. There is no doubt that without his a tte n tio n to the drug problem here in the region we would not be receiving this funding,” said Sherman. A d d i t i o n a l in v estm en ts from the N ational M arijuana Initiative will hopefully be made available to conduct investigations to penetrate and dismantle the umbrella organizations responsible for p ro d u ctio n and trafficking o f illegal drugs throughout the region. Congressman W alden re p re se n ts the S econd C o n g re ssio n a l District o f Oregon, which in clu d es 20 co u n tie s in southern, central and eastern O regon. He is a Deputy W hip in the H ouse leadership structure and a m em ber o f the H ouse Committee on Energy and Commerce as well as the Committee on Resources. Justice Court monthly report The Morrow County Justice Court for Heppner and Irrigon handled 245 cases in July 2004. They received S35,174.45 and turned over the same amount. The state received S9092.23 of those monies; the county received $25,586.45; and $495.77 was paid in restitution. O f the cases filed, 196 were traffic citations; four were game citations; 27 were misdemeanors; four were civil claims and FEDS, two were small claims; and 12 were DUII. Other activities also included seven pre-trials; 23 warrants were issued; 77 suspensions were ordered; and 11 DUII Diversions were filed. Eighteen trials or hearings were schedule and 16 were held, with 14 being minor hearings (traffic) and two being jury trials. Tailgate Fundraiser to be held A Tailgate BBQ fundraiser will be held this Friday, Sept. 10 at the Heppner High School versus Reedsport football game. The BBQ will begin at 5 p.m. and run through halftime. The Morrow County Fair Board is sponsoring the event and proceeds will go towards the fairground’s community building and dormitory. W e aa'xf/ fò rt/o a /. o a r /rie/ufx cute/ ftu n i/y , to x/iare lotf/t ax tA r Aeea/ty o f M ix (far/ ax are a/tite to m a m o y e féfeaxe jo is t ax .fea/tsi Œ a/Aer a /u f ^ o n a /A a s t & a fg e ff w e s ts tf i Offe < fe/Uesn/ser 2 6 tA, 2 0 0 4 a / (TtOO jA./n. a t (yot/aye ,77o/oerx, /72Ó . Vf /,£/ ft re st, ffhyA /tray 1 cflesroixtost , Oreyost a x /trr tA c . ( Accej>tio/i, t/n/nre/iatc/y fò /A a o i/fy tAe (xrem ofty Obituaries Roger Lee Helfrecht R oger Lee Helfrecht, 63, o f Hermiston, died Monday, Aug. 30,2004 at Pendleton. A memorial service was held Sept. 3 in the chapel at Bums Mortuary of Hermiston. Disposition was by cremation. Helfrecht was bom Jan. 24, 1941, at Rockford, 1A, to Ralph and Elizabeth Draeger Helfrecht. He was raised at Burns and graduated from Bums Union High School. He attended Blue Mountain Community College at Pendleton for two years, where he earned a degree in diesel mechanics. Helfrecht has been a residenUof Hermiston since 1974. He ow ned and o p erated R o g e r’s Automotive at Hermiston for several years, then was employed at Agri-Northwest as maintenance supervisor before retiring in 2003. He was a long-time m em ber o f the N ational Rifle Association. He enjoyed fishing and the mountains and he loved his family, children and grandchildren. Survivors include his life partner, B elinda Helfrecht o f Hermiston; his mother, Elizabeth Helfrecht o f Pendleton; sons, Jamie H elfrech t o f H eppner, Darrin Helfrecht o f Seattle and Ju stin H elfrech t o f H erm iston; daughter, D esiree S ch w artz o f Kennewick; brother, Robert H elfrech t o f P endleton; sister, Marlene Essa o f Las Vegas, NV; and four g ra n d c h ild re n . He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph Helfrecht.. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the A m erican Lung A sso ciatio n o f O regon, 7420 S. W. Bridgeport Road, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97224-7790. Burns Mortuary o f Hermiston is in charge or arrangements. and managed restaurants in Redmond. She then worked at Stefani’s Restaurant in lone and ow ned the Lexington Airport. W ihlon m oved to Gresham in 1984 to live near her children. She is survived by her children Clarence “Jack” Low e, B arbara JoA nne Lowe Rogers and Thomas Fred Lowe; sisters, Helen Moyer, Bertha Cunningham and Genevieve Holman; six grandchildren; 15 g reat grandchildren and one great- great-grandson. In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. James B. “Jim” Hart Helping young drivers become safe By Molly Rhea School has started with another crop of new drivers pulling their assorted vehicles into the high school parking lots. As with every season, the ambulance crews o f Morrow County Health District (MCHD) respond to motor vehicle crashes more often than nearly any other emergency call. MCHD has ambulances or first responder units in every community in Morrow County. These ambulances are mostly manned by EMTs that work somewhere other than the health care field, often these individuals have sought out, and paid for, their training so they can work within the Emergency Medical System (EMS) to help others in need. And almost all o f these responders would tell you the worst calls, or the ones they dread the most, are to the scene o f an accident involving teenagers or children. We frequently remind our young drivers to “Be careful,” because, as adults we realize these young people often are driving with much technical information and very little experience. Youth are often frustrated with adults “white knuckle” attitude to their initial driving efforts. It is difficult for them to imagine the devastating aftermath o f roadw ay crash es that the E m ergency M edical Technicians (EMTs) have seen first hand, and too often. Motor vehicle injuries are the greatest public health problem facing children today. In fact, they are the leading cause o f death among children at every age after their first birthday. On the basis o f miles driven, teenagers are involved in three times as many fatal crashes as are all drivers. Why do young drivers have such poor driving performance? Three factors work together to make the teen years so deadly for young drivers: Inexperience; Risk taking behavior and im m aturity; and G reater Risk Exposure. Inexperience: All young drivers start out with very little knowledge or understanding o f the complexities of driving a motor vehicle. Like any other skill, learning to drive well takes more than technical ability, good judgment and experience are also needed to properly make the many continuous decisions, small and large, that add up to safe driving. Without supervised practice driving time, we are setting them up for the risk o f making a fatal mistake. Risk-taking behavior and immaturity: Adolescent impulsiveness is a natural behavior, but it results in poor driving judgment and participation in high-risk behaviors such as speeding, inattention, drinking and driving, and not using a seat belt. Peer pressure also often encourages risk taking. « Greater risk exposure: Teens often drive at night with other teens in the vehicle, factors that increase crash risk. Compared to other drivers, a higher proportion of teenagers are responsible for their fatal crashes because of their own driving errors. In general, a smaller percentage of teens wear their seat belts compared to other drivers. A larger proportion o f teen fatal crashes involve speeding, or going too fast for road conditions, compared to other driver. More teen fatal crashes occur when passengers are in the car than do crashes involving other drivers. In fact, two out o f three teens who die as passengers are in vehicles driven by other teenagers. The Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) has proven to be effective in fostering safer driving behavior in young drivers. With GDL new drivers typically go through a three- stage process that involves their gradual introduction to full driving privileges. By restricting when teenagers may drive, and with whom, graduated driver licensing allows new drivers to gain much-needed on-the-road experience in controlled, lower-risk settings. It also means that a teenage will be a little older and more mature when her or she gains a full, unrestricted license. After the young driver demonstrates responsible driving behavior, restrictions are systematically lifted until the driver “graduates” to full driving privileges. So how can we help these young drivers reduce their risk exposure? Next week’s article will be “Clues for Driving Safe.” Meanwhile, continue to tell those kids to “Be careful” and rem em ber M orrow County Health District’s Emergency Medical Technicians are always on call and ready to help. Jam es B. “ Jim ” Hart, 56, o f Irrigon, died Wednesday, Sept. 1,2004, at his home in Irrigon. A graveside service was held on Sept. 4 at Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Irrigon. Hart was bom July 7, 1948, at Meadville, PA. He was raised in California and Arizona before moving with his family to La Grande in his mid-teens. He lived at Ellensburg. WA, for a few years then returned to La Grande for a short time. He moved to Irrigon in 1976 and has lived there since. He w orked in construction most of his life and for the last 12 years had been em ployed as an executive superintendent at O ’Brien C onstruction o f Hermiston, until his health forced him to retire. He was an avid hunter and fisherman who en jo y ed hang g lid in g , b u ild in g race cars and building airplanes. He loved sp en d in g tim e w ith his fam ily, esp e c ially barbecuing for them. Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Wondra of Irrigon; daughters Tammy Spencer o f Wenatchee, WA, Cindy Hart o f Irrigon and Kathy Piper of Hermiston; son, Nathaniel Caswell o f P en d leto n ; his father, Donald Hart o f Ellensburg; brothers. Nelson Hart and Bernice Alberta John Hart, both o f Eugene; sisters, Carolyn Hart o f San Rogers Lowe Jose, CA and Sharon Larsen Wihlon o f La G rande; and 10 W ord has been g ran d ch ild ren . He was receiv ed that B ernice preceded in death by his A lberta R ogers Lowe mother, Doria Hart; a sister, Wihlon, 89, o f Gresham, Judy Hayes; and his mother- formerly o f Lexington, died in-law, Vavid Miller. May 17, 2004, at Gresham Remembrances may due to h eart and lung be made to a memorial fund complications. through Bums Mortuary of In term en t is at Hermiston, P.O. Box 289, CAPECO currently seeking board Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Hermiston, OR 97838. in Portland. Bums Mortuary o f members variety o f services to the area She was bom Jan. Hermiston is in charge of The C om m unity residents which include: 14, 1915, in Buhl. ID, to arrangements. A ction Program o f East com m odity food Fred and Hazel A m idon Central Oregon (CAPECO) d istrib u tio n , em ergency Rogers. is c u rre n tly rec ru itin g assistance service such as Justice Court She married Joseph individuals who represent help with utility payments, C larence Lowe in 1930; report the low-income sector to lodging, rental assistance together they raised their serve on the B oard o f and rent subsidy, housing three children. Mr. Lowe M atthew Scott Directors and is particularly re h a b ilita tio n and died in an auto accident in Young, 18, Heppner, VBR interested in maintaining a weatherization services. Bums in November 1951. 78/55, fine $209. balance o f representation The W orkforce In 1955, she married K ristie Joleen from all four counties within Development Component is Armin Chester Wihlon and Taylor, 30, Heppner, VSL its service delivery area. re sp o n sib le for the lived in R edm ond and 72/55, fine $108. and C A PEC O is a m anagem ent Lexington. Mr. Wihlon died Raymond Kenneth private, non-profit agency ad m in istra tio n o f our in an airplane crash in 1979 Howey, Jr., 29, Umatilla, serv in g d isad v an tag ed em ploym ent and training w hile w o rk in g for G ar VSL 80/55, fine $180. resid en ce in M orrow , programs, which consist of Aviation with a firefighting Robert L. Botefuhr, U m atilla, G illiam and ad u lt, youth, d islo cated crew. 48, Heppner, VBR 85/55, Wheeler counties. CAPECO workers, disabled and senior Prior to moving to fine $ 180. is composed o f three major community services. Lexington, Wihlon owned co m p o n en ts, each responsible for their unique Individuals delivery of services within in terested in serving on the organization. C A P E C O 's Board o f The Senior Services’ D irectors should contact 676-9181 "W here I rleitét M eet" 142 North Main component houses the Area Kelly Thornburg at 1 (800) A gency on Aging which 752-1139 ext. 133. p ro v id es a v a rie ty o f C A PEC O is an Equal Thursday, September 9th serv ices to the sen io r O p p o rtu n ity Em ployer. LADIES’ NIGHT: with Karen Wolff and Friends citizens o f our region. Auxiliary aids and services for the Elks Tailgater! German Dogs, Sauerkraut, The C om m unity are available upon request to Mozarella Bread, Moe$ Potato Salad and Other Service and Weatherization individuals with disabilities. Goodies! C om ponent pro v id es a HEPPNER ELKS 358
