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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 16,2005 The O fficial Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S PS 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly New spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical maner at the Post Office at Heppner. Or egon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Ore-gon Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541)676-9228 Fa.\(541)676-9211 E- mail gt a heppner net or gt a rapidserve net Website www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P O Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscriptions S24 in Morrow County. $18 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older). $30 elsewhere David Sykes .......................................................................Publisher Katie Foster .................................................................. Editor News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $4 75 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 50$ per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 35 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for publi cation must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: w n.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! City Council approves 2005 goals The City o f Heppner Monday night approved its goals for the coming year The city council voted unanimously to approve the following goals and action items for 2005. M aintain and enhance the quality o f life of our citizens by providing excellence in infrastructure , for safe clean drinking water, e ffe ctiv e and reliab le wastew ater handling, safe and efficient transportation and aesthetically pleasing parks and rights of way. Action items: -Complete the Water System Im provem ent Project -Complete Riverside Avenue Reconstruction -In sta ll C annon Street Guard Rail -Je t clean w a ste w a te r co llectio n system -R e h ab ilitate the "island" at May and Gale streets -P rio ritize streets and alleys for fu tu re improvement -Reach consensus on ultimate use o f "Old Pool" and proceed with improvements -Im p ro v e city sidewalks that are in poor state o f repair 9. Obtain ow nership o f Corp road connecting Bruce Kelly Way with Willow Creek Road , C ontinue to build trust and involvement in City governm ent through improved communication with citizens Action items: -P rovide to u rs o f city facilities twice yearly for City Council members to keep them inform ed on status o f City systems -Continue quarterly newsletters -C o n tin u e C ity commissions -Involve seniors and - youth in community planning i i ________ Letters to the Editor________ Sheriff's Report Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times will not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone num ber on all letters (or 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.) Heppner, a good place for community and schools To the Editor As the time passes here in Heppner with the school year, I have been contemplating what it is that w e all seek in q u ality schools As a parent and a school a d m in istra to r in Heppner, I have found that both our school system and community are inviting and functioning on high levels In the search for a good community and school system, many parents have continually moved looking for the right combination in which to raise and educate their children In this pursuit o f parental involvement and solitude in “a place,” many have op ted to move to a n o th er school d istrict, considered private schools, or even hom e schooled B eing new to the community, my family and 1 feel extremely fortunate and lucky to find such “a place” in Heppner. As the V ice- P rincipal o f H eppner S ch o o ls it has been u n b eliev ab le to see the outpouring o f support for student programs that our school system prom otes. This en co u rag em en t is displayed on th e back w indow o f nearly every vehicle in Heppner, to the constructive reactions o f clubs, businesses and interest g ro u p s W ith this in consideration, I have come to the conclusion that each o f us plays a part in creating a climate that is conducive to child learning and “raising.” We have high functioning schools here in Heppner that are in part due to the clim ate that our community has promoted B ecause o f this, we understand the importance o f testing and measuring or assessing our strengths and weaknesses as to what the needs o f our children are. Various levels o f assessment m easure stu d en t achievement, and this helps our schools discover where best to improve curriculum and programs One o f these areas that the State o f Oregon co m p ares and deem s important and assesses us by is that o f attendance rates Last year we scored under the state average when compared to other schools in O regon B ecause o f this data, both o f our schools have earmarked this as an area that we want to improve upon. Parent involvement has a significant impact on student achievement and this includes school attendance I have come to believe that our community takes stock in what is well and good when it comes to our youth This is why I am pleased to announce th at o u r First semester attendance at both Heppner Jr/Sr High School and H eppner Elem entary School has im proved. Currently, we are above last year’s state average with one more sem ester to follow. Our schools’ encourage each p aren t and com m unity member to celebrate this success, as we look forward to the second sem ester attendance rates As we start the home stretch of the school year, we look forward to the constant and continuous community involvement that Heppner so proudly illustrates. When your child e n ters o u r schools, it re p re se n ts a commitment on the part o f both you and your child and gives everyone involved a vote o f confidence that you believe in the cooperative effort in educating your child in a “place” that we all are very proud of. (s) Daye Stone Vice-Principal o f Heppner Schools P reserv e and enhance the standard o f living fo r o u r c itiz en s th ro u g h support of econom ic d ev elo p m en t activities Action items: -Continue support for the Willow Creek Valley E conom ic D evelopm ent Group through maintaining m em bership and participation in activities -Continue support for the Heppner Chamber of Commerce P reserv e and enhance property values and reduce the risk o f damage from flo o d in g w hile lowering citizen's costs for flood insurance Action Items: -Complete the Flood Mapping Project -Apply for credits th ro u g h the FEM A Community Rating System P ro v id e for quality com m unity p o licin g to ensure continued safety and low crime rates in the City o f Heppner E nhance the livability and com m unity v iab ility th ro u g h en co u rag in g m o d erate population growth to 1500 persons. Action Items: -R ev iew and im prove c o n tra ct w ith Morrow County Sheriff - I n c r e a s e compliance with City code Girls excel in math and science To the Editor: for nuisance properties amazes is Marion Abram’s R ecently H arvard m other w ho w as a civil President Laurence Summer engineer building bridges created a flap by stating that alm ost 100 years ago. women’s representation in Obviously she did not accept the fields of math and science stereotyping is due to a lack o f aptitude Today girls should and/or a lack o f interest in be en co u rag ed to seize these fields. interesting futures and bury W hen girls are negative thinking encouraged at an early age (s) Meg Murray by their parents and school lone H eppner systems to challenge this G azelle-T im es assumption, they can and do Marriage 676-9228 excel. Our girls enjoy science License and we have a niece who Feb. 8: C laren ce recently g rad u ated from Novala Glover, 49, Irrigon OSU in civil engineering One exam ple that really and Sharon Ann Hinkley, 49, Irrigon. O rder M agn etic Door Signs H ERE Bank of Eastern Oregon BEO turns “60” in February of 2005! HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "»'here Friends Meet" 142 North Main You are cordially invited to attend Heppner Elks BPOE #358 108th ANNUAL on Saturday February 19th LADIES TEA will begin at 1:30 p.m. Time Does Fly!! But, hold on to your hats! Great products and exceptional service are here to stay at Bank of E.O! * * ♦ Join us in our anniversary celebration by stopping by during branch hours in February and register to win one of three great prizes! followed by gam es. Any guest o f a m em ber is welcome to attend. D ressy attire. LODGE & IN IT IA T IO N at 2 p.m. ft m Obituaries Eileen Marie Steiger Eileen Marie Steiger, 72, o f Portland, died Friday, Jan 21, 2005, in Gresham, surrounded by members o f her immediate family. A m em orial g ath erin g o f fam ily and friends was held at the home of Roger Steiger in Portland Born in Heppner on Dec. 18, 1932, S teig er moved to Portland in 1951. A finance officer for over 28 years, she was an avid b a sk e tb a ll fan and creative cook, with family being most important. She is survived by her husband o f 51 years, Roger Steiger; daughter, D erinda; son, D ouglas; granddaughters, Kandi and K asey; and th ree g re a t g ra n d c h ild re n ; siste rs, H arriet Hall o f Heppner, Beth Hughes o f Stanfield and Nancy Ekstrom o f lone; and brother, Archie Ball o f Heppner. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arch and D oris Ball; brother, Robert Ball and sister, Laurel VanMarter, all o f Heppner D onations may be made in Steiger’s honor to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Lexington Grange to hold pancake dinner T he L ex in g to n Grange will be holding a pancake dinner on Monday, Feb. 21, President’s Day, at 6:30 p.m. The Grange men will be cooking the meal. T h ere w ill also be a discussion on “What does the community need?” City Council continued from page one good, with parts o f Heppner possibly having the flood plain reduced by as much as 63 percent. The final new flood plain fig u res will probably be released in April 2006 Breazeale said “We can (then) take those people who d o n ’t need to be protected out o f the hazard area, and it will still protect th o se w ho need to be p ro te c te d ,” B reazeale added Any structures within the flood plain are required to have flood insurance w hen banks finance the p ro p e rty and special construction requirements on new buildings are also required which usually add to the cost o f building -approved the goals for 2005 (see related story page two). f Cecil Jones’ children invite you to stop by and wish him a M em bers Only O fficers in tuxedos. Happy 90th Birthday DINNER will be served at 6 p.m. at an Open House at the ranch on Saturday and Sunday, February 19th-20th, from noon to 5 p.m. Prime Rib $16 per person. Member FDIC The Morrow County Sheriff s Office (MCSO) re ports handling the following business: Feb. 9: Boardman PD arrested A drian Lee Ahmuada, 21, on a MCSO warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Criminal Trespass II A hm uada was cited and released Feb. 10: M CSO cited Edgar Horacio Valdes Sobrevilla, 27, for Failure to * Signal and No Insurance Sobrevilla was also given a w arning for F ailu re to R eg ister and F ailure to Renew Tags. -M C SO arrested Deana Hendricks, 25, on a H ep p n er Ju stic e C ourt warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Harassment. Hendricks was cited and released. -MCSO received a report from Hermiston PD that Timothy Stacy, 20, was arrested on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Contempt of C o u rt-M in o r in P o ssessio n /F a ilu re to C ontact M orrow C ounty Behavioral Health. Stacy w as lodged at U m atilla County Jail on Hermiston PD local charges Feb. 11: M CSO cited Josh Lee Munkers, 27, fo r D riving w hile Suspended-violation. -Boardman PD cited a male juvenile for DUII. The vehicle was impounded -MCSO received a re p o rt from a caller in Boardman that a vehicle hit her fence. Ross Van Etta, 24, was arrested by Boardman PD on a P ro b atio n and Parole D etainer w arrant. Van E tta was lodged at Umatilla County Jail Feb. 12: M CSO receiv ed a re p o rt from Albany PD that David Lee Harper, 34, was arrested on an Irrigon Justice C ourt w arran t for F ailure to Appear/DUII. Harper was lodged at Linn County Jail but do to overcrowding he was released. -Boardman PD cited Jose Marcelo Huchin Mis, 21, for No O p e ra to r’s License and No Insurance. The vehicle was impounded. -Boardman PD cited M arco s A ndres U icab Canche, 25, for Failure to D rive in Lane and No Insurance. The vehicle was impounded. Feb. 13: M CSO cited Brittany Nicole Leidig, 19, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 78 mph in a 55 mph zone. -M C SO cited William Vemer Vineyard, 53, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 81 mph in a 55 mph zone. -Boardman PD cited a male juvenile for DUII and cited David Chavez, 19, for Minor in Possession-alcohol. Both subjects were cited and released to appear. The vehicle was impounded Feb. 14: M CSO receiv ed a re p o rt from Pendleton OSP that Kyle C Moses, 27, was arrested on an Irrigon Justice C ourt warrant for Failure to Pay F in e s/D riv in g w hile S uspended M oses was lodged at Umatilla County Jail with local charges -MCSO cited Otto A Erdman, 89, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 87 mph in a 55 mph zone -MCSO cited James Nicholas Denton Brown, 22, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 76 mph in a 55 mph zone -Boardman PD cited Maria Guadalupe Lezama Santoyo, 35 for Failure to Renew R eg istratio n and Jesus O ctav io E strella Torres, 27, for Exceeding the Maximum Speed Limit, 80 mph in a 65 mph zone ~ M U SIC will begin at 9 p.m. *
