TWO - Heppnef Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 8, 2004
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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