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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 2, 2005 Belt The Official Newspaper of the Cit> of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S PS 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter 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 Fax (541)676-9211 E- nuul gt «heppner net or gtarapidscrxc net Website www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times. PO Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscriptions S24 in Morrow County . SIS senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older). $30 elsewhere David S y k es.............................................................................................. 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 o f submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) On the HEPPNER H'EBSITE: ww.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! Letters to the Editor 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 for use by the G-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under *Card o f Thanks’ at a cost o f $7.) Must have left some of cards at luncheon meeting To the Editor: As I read the article “ C om m issio n ers R eject Residential Mental Health Treatment Facility” in last w eek’s Eastern Oregon, I was confused, disappointed and angry 1 am confused because the article stated that John Wenholz didn’t think the facility would serve enough o f the county with only eight beds So does he think our county would be better served with no beds or more beds? I ’m d isap p o in ted with Ray Grace’s “no vote,” because I strongly agree with him when he stated, “There definitely is a need ” Earlier this month Ray Grace had given me a list o f his questions and concerns about the new facility. I shared that list with Kimberly Lindsay and she explained the answers to each and everyone one o f those concerns. I was confident that her explanations would satisfy the commissioners I’m angry because there are no “valid reasons” that W enholz and G race voted no. I think that they either had a card up their sleeves, which means they weren’t playing fair, or they just weren’t playing with a full deck They must have left some o f their cards at th e ir luncheon m eeting where only the two o f them were playing. (s) Mary Ann Elguezabal Heppner More comments to previous concerns M ost o f all To the Editor: In my previous letter to the editor, I d id n ’t m ention why she was a tte n d in g city council meetings, it was because of the ho lly h o ck s, w hich bloomed out in late summer. the people around here told me how pretty and wanted seeds for starter in their own yards Oh, oh, oh, I know w hat is next, sh e ’ll be watching the forest service cross walk (s) Tom Gonty Heppner Chili feed and concert to be held A chili feed will be held March 18 at 5 p m , at the M orrow C ounty Fairgrounds The meal will include chili, cornbread and a drink Prices are $3 for a large bowl and $2 for a small bowl. Following the feed, the Blue Mountain Old Time 9 B ^ Fiddlers will perform at 6 p.m Prices for the concert are $5 for adults; $4 for sen io r citizen s; $3 for children ages 6-12; and $ 15 per family. The Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Court are sponsoring both events. Sheriff's Report The Morrow County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) re ports handling the following business: Feb. 22: M CSO arrested Deborah Wells, 41, on a Heppner Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay F in e /D riv in g w hile Suspended. Feb. 23: Boardman PD arrested Tyler Davis, 32, on charges o f Forgery, Theft II, Theft III, Harassment and ID Theft Davis was lodged at Umatilla County Jail -MCSO received a report from Hermiston PD that Robert Gollady, 43, was arrested on a M orrow C ounty C ircu it C ourt warrant for Parole Violation/ A ssault IV. G ollady was lodged at Umatilla County Jail. -MCSO received a report from a caller in Irrigon that his shop was burglarized over the weekend and three power tools and other small items were taken -M C SO arrested Michelle Ann Stephens, 31, on a Salem PD warrant for F ailure to A ppear arraig n m en t and on a Hermiston PD warrant for Failure to Appear/Driving while Suspended. Stephens was cited and released to appear -M C SO arrested Luis Albeno Nunez, 19, on a AJmatilla County warrant for Failure to A ppear/ Attempt to Elude-Vehicle, D U II and R ecklessly E n d an g erin g A nother. N unez w as lodged at Umatilla County Jail -MCSO received a rep o rt that Pedro Javier B ustam onte, 22, was arrested by Umatilla PD on a M orrow County Circuit Court warrant for Failure to Appear/Attempt to Elude Police B ustam onte was cited and released to appear -M C SO cited Vincente Resendiz Salas, 30, for Illegal U-Turn and No Operators License. Feb. 24: Boardman PD a rre ste d M. O felia Flores, 31, on a M orrow C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Hit and Run- Property. F lores w as cited and released -Boardman PD cited Joel Ernesto Rodriguez, 19, fo r D riving w hile Suspended-violation. The vehicle was impounded -M C SO arrested Antonio Chavez Herrera, 24, on a Circuit Court warrant for F ailure to A ppear/ Misdemeanor treatment o f a felony. Herrera was cited and released -M C SO cited Gonzalo Casillas Silva, 69, for Failure to Use Safety CeleWaife S f. 1^3^ riclc s D ay ar»4 W ee ° ’ Irelan4! (m s\rc k 17 - 2 0 ) See all the "Greens"! Shamrock plants coming soon! lRish gifts And pARry supplies. plus' Pun rhinqs co ujc < xr ! J Dor,'! miss CASIHO H1GHT! m , rok 18 a! 7 >.m. k m czw r \ \ S if rK e rv e p p r x e r k 2 .jk s L ]u r> * Purchase Vour Cucky St. P a tric k 's D utton (£ 3 ) for 3 chances to win £100! EASTER IS EARLY THIS YEAR! SONDAY. MARCH 27th ORDER A REAirriFUL EASTER CENTERPIECE OR EASTER LILIES! Miuuuj'i D muj 217 North Main • Heppner * 676-915« Serving Heppner Lexington S lone We have a great selection of Easter Garxlg and Easter Basket. Staffers! -M C SO cited C. B rent P arad iso , 33, for Driving while Suspended- violation Feb. 26: M CSO received a re p o rt from Pendleton PD that Scott Ray Bass, 21, was arrested on an Irrigon Ju stice C ourt warrant for Failure to Pay F in e/M IP -A lco h o l by C onsum ption B ass was lodged at Umatilla County Jail -Boardman PD cited Fernando Ramirez Estrada, 19, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 75 mph in a 55 mph zone -Boardman PD cited James Benjamin Murray, 31, fo r D riving w hile Suspended/M isdem eanor The vehicle was impounded -MCSO received a report from Hermiston PD that Bobbie L Wade, 21, was arrested on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay Fine/Driving while Suspended -Boardman PD cited F ran cisco Jav ier N unez Lezama, 20, for Driving while Suspended/Violation The vehicle was impounded -M C SO cited Landon J Wagler, 22, for F ailure to O bey T raffic Control Device -Boardman PD cited Megan Carol Taylor, 22, for Driving while Suspended- violation, No Insurance and Open Container; Juan Luis Ayala Garduno, 23, for Open Container and Erik Ramirez, 23, for Open Container. The vehicle was impounded. -Boardman PD cited Ronie Renee Burden, 25, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 53 mph in a 30 mph zone Feb. 28: M CSO received a report from a caller in Heppner that the caller’s in-laws had not come to Saturday dinner as was planned and co u ld n ’t be reached at home The couple along with a neighbor were found by M orrow County Search and Rescue -MCSO received a report from Pendleton PD that Sherill Mark Garrett, 48, was arrested on an Irrig o n Ju stice C o u rt w arran t for Failure to Appear/Disorderly Conduct Correction Last week’s letter to the editor from Tom Gonty w as published w ith tw o errors. The letter should have stated, “Your county’s finest would drive through and look and at the next meeting they would report no problem ” Also it should have said, “ My dear old mother had a bad heart and if she would have witnessed the carnage on city property it would have done her in.” The Gazette regrets the errors Day embezzlement case continued The pre-trial hearing for the embezzlement case ag ain st Sandra Day, originally schedule for Feb 17, w as co n tin u ed said M orrow C ounty D istrict Attorney David Allen Day’s attorney, Ann Spicer, asked for the continuance due to the fact th at Day is u n d e rg o in g m edical treatment, added Allen. Obituaries Donald W. Stanley, Sr. Donald W Stanley, Sr., 70, o f Irrigon, died Monday, Feb 21,2005 at his home A living memorial to Stanley was held at his home in Irrigon on Feb 25 for frien d s and family. D isp o sitio n w as by cremation. He was born Oct. 18, 1935, to W G and Mary C aulkins S tanley at Knoxville, IA, w here he grew up The family lived at Knoxville and in Colorado. As a young man he rounded up wild horses until he was struck down with polio and was told he would never walk again, but he proved them w rong He went on to break broncs and worked on ranches. During his life he owned his own dairy farms and cattle ranches, he was ranch manager for absentee owners, shop foreman for a farm fertilizer company, mechanical engineer for hay press m achines, w orked security for a few years and for the last few years drove truck for Wamock Trucking He w as a self- educated man who had a great sense o f humor, loved telling stories, enjoyed the o u td o o rs and “ Old West Life.” On Jan 5, 1992, he married Helen Davis Mabe at Prosser, Wash They were together for 26 years. Survivors include his wife, Helen; sons, Bill o f Prineville and Kelly o f La Grande; daughters, Sandra Valadez o f Stanfield, Connie Martinez of Rupert, ID, and Leanne M artin ez of H ayburn, ID; b ro th ers, Lewis Stanley o f Homedale, ID, Glen Casewell o f Des Moines, IA, Keith Stanley of Bullhead City, AZ; sister, D orothy K aradas o f Des M oines, IA; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; stepchildren, Chuck Mabe o f Vancouver, WA, Ray Mabe o f Moro, Bev Osborn o f Fossil, Pam M onahan of B attle M ountain, NV, and Nora Garcia o f Moses Lake, WA; nine step-grandchildren and five ste p -g re a t- g ran d ch ild ren . He was preceded in death by his parents. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston was in care o f arrangements. Irvin Rauch Irvin E. “Irv” Rauch, 82, o f Lexington, died Feb 22, 2005 at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, WA. A funeral service was held on Feb 25 at Hope L u th eran C hurch in Heppner Burial with military honors followed at the Echo Cemetery in Echo. Rauch w as born Nov. 1, 1922, in Pendleton, to Julian and Irene Moehinke Rauch. He was raised on the ranch that his grandfather hom esteaded in 1918 in Lexington and has lived there for his en tire life, continually adding acreage, leaving a great legacy to his family. He attended Morrow C ounty sch o o ls and graduated from Lexington High School He attended Oregon State University for one year before serving his country in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He served overseas in the P h ilip p in es as a s ta ff sergeant Rauch returned after his honorable discharge in 1946 and attended Eastern Oregon College for a time before returning to the ranch in Lexington Rauch was united in marriage to his wife, Mildred “ Mi l l i e ” Penney on April 20, 1947 in Pendleton They lived on the ranch, dryland wheat farming a n d raising I n i n E. “I n ” Rauch cattle Rauch was on the M orrow C ounty School Board for 23 years. He was instrumental in obtaining the funding for the construction o f Riverside High School in Boardman He served eight years as a Morrow County C om m issioner. As a commissioner he saw to the co n stru ctio n of the courthouse parking lot and the funding and completion o f the P atterso n Ferry Interchange on Interstate 84 among other projects. He also helped to build the Hope Lutheran Church in Heppner as well as serving on the council for over 20 years. He was a m em ber o f the lo n e American Legion Post 95 as well as serving on several committees and boards over the years. He was an admired and respected businessman in the community. He had a great sense o f humor and was beloved by all. He loved to travel around the world and all over to watch his grandchildren and g re a t grandchildren participate in a c tiv itie s He enjoyed farming, hunting, reading history, computers, learning, going to machinery auctions, w riting short poem s, tinkering and making art out o f junk. He was a lifetime student, not being afraid to learn new things and expand his horizons. He took college courses up into his late 70s. Rauch had planned and arran g ed 42 R auch family reunions, which he really enjoyed He told his children the m orning he passed away that he “was blessed to have such a wonderful family.” He said, “Well, I’ve traveled to see more o f the world than most people and have had about every to y a man could imagine, but my greatest treasure is my family.” Survivors include his wife o f 57 years, Millie o f Lexington; sons, Stanley Rauch and wife, Jamie o f M oses Lake, WA, C hris Rauch and his wife, Kathy of Lexington; daughter, Tana Hill and husband Stephen o f L ex in g to n ; sister, Jean Pardue o f Hermiston; nine grandchildren, Jeff, Jason, Jennifer, Dani, Josh, Brady, KayCee, Andre and Natalie; and six great-grandchildren, Justyn, Jerek, Colton, Faith, Kaydee and Emilie He was preceded in death by his parents Those who wish may make c o n trib u tio n s in R au c h ’s m em ory to the Hope Lutheran Church in Heppner or the American Cancer Society, c/o Burns Mortuary o f Hermiston, PO. Box 289, Hermiston, OR 97838 Burns Mortuary o f H erm iston is in care o f arrangements
