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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 26,2005 The Official Newspaper o f the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Publohed weekly and entered a> periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W Willow Street. Telephone (3411676-9228. Fax (541 >676-9211 E- mail editor<P’rapidserve.netordavid(it heppner net. Web site: www .heppner.net. Post master send address changes to the Heppnet Gazette-Times, PO. Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $25 in Morrow County; $19 senior rale (in Morrow County only: 62 years or older); $31 elsew here; $26 student subscriptions. David S y k e s....................................................................................................Publisher Betty MacTavish................................................................................................. Editor News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Letters to the Editor Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times w ill not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone num ber on all letters for use by the C-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 w ill be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks“ at a cost of tlO .) Call out the law To the Editor: Okay, let’s call out the law. It should be inhumane to keep beating that dead horse in Lexington. (s) Nate Otto Lexington For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $4.90 per column inch. Cost tor classified ad is 50« per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.50 per column inch. For Public/Lega! 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). For Obituanes: Obituaries are published in the Heppner G T at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Fam ilies wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a C lassified Ad • 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! Pecks attend U.S.S. Enterprise reunion Focus on the real problem To the editor: I support the recall of Jean Brazell as I believe Lexington needs council members to act as a team, not as in d iv id u a ls ad m in isterin g th eir ow n agenda. According to state laws, “No council member has in d iv id u al pow ers separate from the powers of the council.” Time and time again, council member Jean Brazell acts alone w hile conducting town business. She p rep ares h er ow n agenda and makes her own reco m m en d atio n s and co n clu sio n s based on information no other council member has received. She b e liev es that L ex in g to n needs more funding for her projects. Every year for five years, Jean has been pushing to raise the local option tax, stating the town needs more revenue, when in fact, the past five years the town has carried over almost 1/3 of its budgeted amount. Several budget committee members have req u ested to m ake e x tra p ay m en ts on our existing loans with the some of the excess money. Jean has objected. D uring co u n cil meetings, she has stated that the town needs a new well and reservoir; according to direction she had received from the state. However, the town has not been out of com pliance nor have we been fined with our present w ater sy stem . A recent e n g in ee r study has contradicted Jean Brazell. Jean is in favor of raising the w ater ra te s in o rd e r to qualify for funding for a new well and reservoir. A new well and reservoir could cost the town patrons as much as one million dollars. In addition, Jean has no problem with causing town debt, as she instructed the town maintenance man to drain the airport reservoir without knowledge of the rest o f the c o u n cil or residences living in the area. Since there was plan to drain the re serv o ir, the maintenance man turned on the water value and left - causing flooding onto the street, state highway and into a residence. A claim was processed against the city in su ran ce to re p a ir the damage. Furthermore, the street had to be reb u ilt costing the town. Jean B ra z e ll’s agenda includes raising taxes and w ater rates for Lexington. But she fails to address the num ber one problem in Lexington and that is crime and drugs. (s) Marcia Kemp Lexington Chili feed to raise money for Mustang yearbook^ andchili lovers and save Lucile and Kenneth Peck board the U.S.S. Lexington Lucile and Kenneth Peck of Lexington flew to Corpus C hristi, Texas, in early October to attend the 2005 reunion of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise. While in Corpus Christi they toured the carrier U.S.S. C USTO M BANNERS Heppner Gazette-Times Lexington, a sister ship to the E n terp rise . The Lexington is now a Navy m useum , p erm an en tly anchored in the C orpus Christi harbor. K enneth Peck served aboard the carrier U.S.S. Enterprise during World War II. About 250 people attended the 2005 reu n io n , in clu d in g 70 officers, crew and airmen who had all served on the Enterprise in the War in the Pacific. H ep p n er H igh School B o o ster C lub is sponsoring the M ustang y earb o o k s ta ff as they present a Chili Feed at the Fairgrounds before the game on October 28th. The cost of the meal is $5. E ach y ear the yearbook staff must raise funds for publication of the yearbook. The funds come in by holding events such as this one, and by selling ads and sponsorships throughout the year. This year the goal is to raise $10,000. All senior pages will be in color in the 2006 book (only half were la st y ear and none in p rev io u s y ears) and an interactive DVD will be included with the book (for an extra fee). The sale of the book itself brings in nearly half of the needed funds. Come on out to the fairgrounds about an hour, hour and a half or so before the game and warm up on a hot bowl of chili. Enjoy the fellowship of other football y o u rself from having to cook. FBLA will be serving hot chocolate and coffee at the snack shack. The Junior class will have burgers, dogs and cheese sandwiches along with candy and pop. Lexington ballot boxes open Voting is underway for the recall election of Jean Brazell. Voters may drop off their ballots from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Public Works office in Lexington. Ballots will also be accepted at the Morrow County Courthouse d u rin g b u sin ess hours. Ballots that are mailed must be received in the Elections o ffice by 8 p.m . on November 8. lone homecoming photos next week Photos of the lone hom ecom ing w ere not available at press time. A photo and story will appear in next w eek 's G azette- Times. Send something boo-tiful. October 31. \ Heppner (¡a/.ette-Times 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 We want to tfian^you! 9(pvem6er 1 mark\s the 5tfi Anniversary We truly have the residents and business owners o f Tieppner and the surrounding area to th a n lfo r our success Jour fa ith in our judgment and your confidence in our ability to protect your interests are truly appreciated. Tiease stop in fo r fyfreshments and help us Ctte6ratt! 9{pvcmbcT 1 ,2 0 0 5 - m fw MuMuj'J D mj 217 North Main • Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 teleflora M agn etic Door Signs HERE W fteatCand Insurance Center. Here’s a real treat for the eyes: Bright flowers in a beauti fully hand-painted ceram ic pum pkin with a H alloween grin that won’t quit. A boo-tiful hostess gift. STJM: M orrow C ounty D istric t A tto rn ey D avid A llen has re le ase d the following report: -C h arles C ass Cooley, 26, was convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance, a Class C Felony. T he sen ten ce included suspension of his driver’s license for six months, six months in jail, followed by one year post prison supervision. -Levi Welch Jones w as c o n v icted of H arassm en t, D om estic V iolence, a C lass B Misdemeanor. The sentence included 90 days in ja il, su sp en d ed , 20 hours o f community service, have no offensive physical contact with the victim, complete domestic violence education and was ordered to pay fines, fees and assessments totaling $531. -John B randon Paradiso was convicted of Fleeing and Attempting to Elude a Police Officer. His sentence included 80 hours o f co m m u n ity serv ice, driving privileges suspended for one year, and was ordered to pay fines, fees and assessments of $ 1371. -M ich ael Jo sep h Stiles, 41 was convicted of Manufacturing and Delivery of a Controlled Substance, a Class B Felony. The sentence included suspension of his d riv e r’s licen se for six m onths, su p erv ised probation of 36 months with num erous conditions, 80 hours of community service and was ordered to pay fines, fees and assessm en ts o f $1,166. -R h o n d a L. B ren em an , 41, was convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants, a Class A Misdemeanor. The sentence included 180 days in ja il w ith 120 days suspended and credit for tim e serv ed , in -p a tie n t treatment, suspension of her d riv e r’s license for three years, 24 m onths’ bench probation with numerous probation conditions. She was ordered to pay $2,786 in fin e s, fees and assessments. She was also co n v icted o f R eck less E n d an g erin g , a C lass A m isd em ean o r, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended, with 24 months’ bench probation, and $ 126 in fines, fees and assessments. -D avid R alph S tark w eath er, 43, was convicted of Harassment, a C lass B M isdem eanor, red u ced to a C lass A Violation and was ordered to pay $311 in fines, fees and assessments. -P ed ro C la u stro - Velasco was convicted of A ttem p ted C /F elo n y P o ssessio n o f a Forged In s tru m e n t-1, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail, su sp en d ed , 24 m o n th s’ bench probation, 40 hours community service and $874 in fin e s, fees and assessments. -E dw in A rn u lfo G u ard ad o , 24, was convicted of Attempted B/ Felony Assault-2 and was sentenced to 36 m onths’ supervised probation with num erous conditions, 80 hours community service, ordered have no direct or indirect contact with the victim , w rite a le tte r of apology to the v ictim , co m p lete a b a tte re r’s intervention program and pay $1,916 in fines, fees and assessments. -R uben Tam ayo Moreno, 25, was convicted of Possession of a Controlled S u b stan ce 2, a C lass C Felony, was sentenced to 18 m o n th s’ su p erv ised probation with numerous conditions, participate in a substance abuse evaluation and six -m o n th s’ d riv e r's license suspension. He was also convicted of being a Felon in Possession o f a Firearm, a Class C Felony, and sentenced to 36 months’ supervised probation with n u m erous co n d itio n s, participate in a substance abuse evaluation, complete 80 hours o f com m unity service and ordered to pay $1166 in fines, fees and assessments; another count of Possession of a Controlled S u b stan ce 2, a C lass C Felony, and was sentenced to 18 m o n th 's su p erv ised probation with numerous c o n d itio n s, 80 ho u rs o f community service and six m o n th s’ d riv e r’s license suspension and was ordered to pay $1166 in fines, fees and a ssessm en ts; Manufacturing/Delivery of a Controlled Substance-SC 2, a Class B Felony, and was sentenced to 24 m onths’ supervised probation with num erous conditions, 80 hours of community service, ordered to participate in a substance abuse evaluation, six months’ driver’s license suspension and pay $ 1166 in fines, fees and assessments. -Paul William Hays, 33, w as co n v icted of Harassment Physical +, a Class B Misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 90 days in ja il, suspended, w ith 24 m onths’ bench probation with numerous conditions, 40 hours o f com m unity service; complete an anger m anagem ent p ro g ram , obtain a substance abuse evaluation and pay $126 in fines, fees and assessments. o f our association w ith Teleflora's Pumpkin Patch Bouquet For nationwide or lo cal delivery, call or D A’s Report Serving the Willow Creek Valley: L i - ___ I » H EPPNER BRANCH Wflncy, Steve, Janet, Kjm & Terri
