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No one had filed a
petition with the Morrow
County Clerk to recall any
members of the Lexington
City Council as of Tuesday
morning, Aug. 2. However,
according to the Morrow
C ounty C lerk ’s O ffice, a
recall petition for Town of
Lexington officials must be
filed with the Lexington city
recorder, who serves as the
filing official. The county
clerk, who serves as the
e lec tio n
o ffic ia l,
is
responsible for determining
the num ber o f signatures
req u ired ,
sig n atu re
verification and conducting
the recall election.
No petitions have
been filed with the city of
L exington as o f Aug. 2,
according to Nicki Clement,
city recorder.
An effort to recall
council member Jean Brazell
is now reportedly underway,
according to a Lexington
citizen. The G-T was earlier
told that recall efforts were
also underway for another
council m em ber and the
mayor.
T he co u n cil has
e n co u n te re d d iffic u ltie s
betw een
feuding
personalities on the council
and has had other problems
with its water system.
HEPPNER
imes
VOL. 124
NO. 31
8 Pages
Wednesday, August 3,2005
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Fourth annual Dinner at the Cemetery
highlights Roberts Opera House
Ron McDonald (playing
NC Zan), formerly of
Heppner, sang “Danny
Boy” to the crowd at the
Dinner at the Cemetery.
The fourth annual
Dinner at the Cemetery, held
July 30, hig h lig h ted the
Roberts Opera House and
R oberts H all during the
1903-1905
period.
S how casing the popular
entertainment of the early
1900s, the evening was filled
w ith num ero u s m usical Sarah Carlson, of lone, played Anna Matilda Minert
performances and a wealth Natter and dazzled the crowd with both her singing
of historic information.
and orchestra performances.
Ella McCormack, dancing to “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,”
took first in the 6-12 year old category.
The first annual
Heppner Idol Talent Show
was a new feature of this
y e ar’s Celebrate Historic
Heppner festivities. There
were three categories, 6-12
years old, 13-17 years old
and
18
and
older.
C ornerstone G allery and
Murray Drugs Inc., donated
gift certificates for a fre f:
drink to all participants. v
In the 6-12 category,
Ella McCormack took first
with a dance to “Girls Just
W anna H ave F u n .” She
received a $50 cash prize
sponsored by W heatland
Insurance.
In
the
13-17
category, Drion Donner and
m achine, $30-35,000 for
remodeling the facilities to
accom m o d ate the new
system, $25,000 for PAC
(the
sto rag e
sy stem ,
so ftw are, back up and
support) and $51,000 for the
CR
(co m p u terized
radiography) digitizer. The
new system w ill be
purchased through a three-
y ear flex lease. C h ie f
Financial O fficer N icole
Mahoney said that the new
system will save the district
around $ 1,400 per month on
x-ray film. She also said she
was able to reduce the cost
of the computer system by
$4,000 by negotiating with
the
c o m p a n y ’s sales
representative. Vander Does
said that they hope to have
the new system installed by
Septem ber. It will allow
physicians to send the x-ray
results to medical facilities
virtually anywhere via the
web. The district will also
employ a backup system.
A
new
x-ray
te ch n icia n ,
M elissa
P ed ersen ,
form erly
Cutsforth, is now on the job.
She replaces former tech,
Gaylin Fickel, who moved
out of the area. Although
licensing has been completed
for a new p h y s ic ia n ’s
assistant to be em ployed
w ith the district, Vander
D oes has not yet heard
when, or if, the new PA will
begin.
Also at the meeting,
new members, John Murray,
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W hitney Smith took first
place with a western swing
dance. They received a $50
cash prize sponsored by
W heatland
In su ran ce.
Albany West took second
w ith “baby sh a rk .” She
received a $25 gift certificate
sponsored by The Video
Store.
In the 18 and older
category, Sarah W hatley
took first place with her
singing talent. She received
a $50 cash prize sponsored
by The Hughes Ranch. Sam
Van Doom, also singing,
took second. She received a
$25
gift
c e rtific a te
sponsored by The Video
Store.
Nazarene Church holding
school supply drive
The
H eppner
Nazarene Church is holding
a school su p p lies drive
during the month of August.
Donations can be dropped
off weekdays from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. at the church. School
starts Aug. 29.
Health district loses $105,000 in June;
prepares for new digital x-ray system
The Morrow County
Health District learned at its
regular meeting July 25 that
the d is tric t lost ov er
$105,000 for the month of
June. The average monthly
y e a r-to -d a te loss was
$36,341. The district had
over $250,000 in operating
revenue in June with an
additional $7,961 in non
operating gain, and had over
$363 ,0 0 0 in o p eratin g
e x p en se s. C EO V ictor
Vander Does said that July
w as
loo k in g
b e tte r
financially.
The district is in the
process of upgrading the x-
ray equipment from a film
system to a digital system.
The changeover will cost
$ 85,000 for the x-ray
No recall filed for
Lexington
Council members
The
H eppner
Elementary School supply
list includes:
All K-6 grade
students will be expected to
have a pair of clean gym
shoes for PE. These shoes
will be left at school.
K indergarten: (all
supplies are used from a
common supply table, so
please do not label) I pink
pearl eraser; 4 glue sticks; 1
8-count box of crayons; 1 set
markers; 1 dozen pencils; 8
ounce bottle of glue; 1 box
Kleenex; paint shirt- labeled/
name; PE shoes (Velcro-
kept at sch o o l); and a
b ack p ack . No tab lets,
trap p er
keepers
or
notebooks.
I s1 grade: 2 pink
pearl erasers; 2 glue sticks;
1 16-count box of crayons;
2 dozen pencils; 1 bottle of
glue; 1 box Kleenex; 1 box
(5 in ch es by 8 inches);
backpack/duffle bag; and a
w ater bottle. No tablets,
John Gochnauer and Judy
Rea, were sworn in. Larry
Mills was re-elected board
ch air and L inda LaR ue,
secretary.
In other business, the
board:
-heard from Vander
D oes th at a new step /
sidewalk entrance has been
in sta lle d
at
P io n eer
Memorial Hospital and the
district is installing a new
sidewalk at the back of the
Irrigon Clinic.
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Weekend break-
in at Murray’s
M urray D rugs on
Main Street in Heppner was
broken into and pain
medication was taken from
the pharmacy, some time
between 6:15 p.m., Sunday,
July 31 and 7 a.m., Monday,
A u g .l, said Ann Murray,
owner.
A cco rd in g to the
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office the suspect used force
to enter the building. “It
looked like a quick in and
quick out,” said Sheriff Ken
Matlack.
Pain medication was
the only item taken from the
store, which carries a variety
of items, including liquor.
This is the first time
in 20 years that the business
has been broken into, said
M urray. In the 30 years
before she and her husband,
John, took over, the business
had only been broken into
nine times.
Local men to
celebrate 80 years
Five men, all Ionians
in their youth, will celebrate
becoming octogenarians this
year. They will be at an open
house to visit with friends on
Aug. 7 at the lone Legion
Hall from 2-5 p.m.
In recent years, the
group and their wives try to
get together at least once a
year to visit and reminisce.
All are World War II
vets. They represent four
b ran ch es o f the A rm ed
Services. Jim Barnett served
twice in the Navy. He was
drafted before he graduated
from high school and later as
a reserve was called again to
the Korean War. (He got
seasick this tim e.) Ernie
McCabe was also a navy
man. George Griffith was a
Marine, Bob Hoskins was a
p a ra tro o p e r and Don
Peterson was a SeaBee.
Mist & Cool Outdoor Cooling System
Makes outdoor areas up to 25° cooler
Uses only a few gallons of water per hour
WEEK OF HARVEST HOURS
Monday, Aug. 8 - back to regular hours!
Morrow County Grain Growers
Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396
For farm equipment,
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