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TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 15,2006 The Official Newspaper of 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 Published weekly and enlered as 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 (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-92 11. E- mail editorsrapidserve net or davidt^1 heppner.net. Web site: www heppncr.net. Post master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $25 in Morrow County; $19 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $ 3 1 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions. I M d S y k e s.................................................................................................... Publisher Katie F oster.......................................................................................................... Editor All 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 90 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50c 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/legal Notices: public/lega! 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 Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary wntten in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters M UST include the author's address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the hght to edit letters. The GT 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 $10. On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.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! Schonbachler named nurse of the year Donna Schonbachler Donna Schonbachler of Heppner was recently honored by the Oregon Association for Home Care as the 2005 Nurse of the Year at a presentation in Bend. Schonbachler graduated from Good Samaritan School of Nursing in 1976. She has worked in several hospital settings and started working as a registered nurse in home health in 1983 for Wallowa Memorial Home Health in Enterprise. She has worked for Pioneer Memorial Home Health since 1991. Pioneer Memorial Home Health and Hospice provides home care throughout Morrow and Gilliam counties. CUSTOM BANNERS Any Size Lots of C o lo n Logos & Graphics Makes Great Advertisingt Heppner Gazette 676-9228 Justice Court T he H eppner M orrow C ounty Ju stice C o u rt has released the following report: Rita Jean Britt, 55, H eppner, failu re to use seatbelt, $76 fine; R odney Scott W ilson, 41, H eppner, disobeying traffic control device, $185; Wallace Gary Smith, 35, Hermiston, violation of the basic rule, 85 mph in a 55 mph zone; driving while suspended infraction, $474 fine; failure to appear, $640 fine, 180 days in jail, $200 and jail sentence suspended with three years' probation; Jon D. Hanna, 29, H eppner, failu re to use seatbelt, $76 fine; Kirk Alan Looslie, 31, Lexington, driving while su sp en d ed , no v eh icle license, $846 fine; Theresa C. Rushing, 49, Lexington, VBR, 67/45, $185 fine; T eresa M ichelle Gaines, 41, Heppner, VBR 75/55; M arlene A ndrea S paulding, 27, H eppner, VBR, 81/55, $214; Michael F. Doherty, 52, Heppner, maintaining a dog as a public nuisance, $76 fine; Deanne K. Kasten, 41, Heppner, failure to use seatbelt, $76 fine; C h rista n D. K ennedy, 29, H eppner, failure to register vehicle, $84 fine; R ich ard K. McDaniel, 50, failure to sue seatbelt, $76; Heath Lynn Stillman, 22, Lexington, VBR 75/55, $131; James Dustin Page, 27, R athdrum , ID, truck speeding 65/55, $76 fine; Rory P. Kilkenny, 18, Heppner, disobeying traffic control device, $ 185 fine; Gary Lee Chance, Jr., 41, A p p leto n , WA, disobeying traffic control device, $267 fine. Morrow County Gun Club news Twelve competitors came to the club to shoot on Sunday, March 12. Results are as follows: S in g les: D ennis P eck, 23 o f 25, M ark S c h lic h tin g and Rob A shbeck, 22 o f 25, Jeff C u tsfo rth and Jim m y Walton, 21 of 25. H andicap: M ark Schlichting, 21 of 25, Roger M ortimer, 20 of 25, Rob Ashbeck, 19 of 25. A nnies were shot w ith S c h lic h tin g and Ashbeck each winning one, and Cutsforth winning two. The next M orrow County Gun Club hoot will be held Sunday, March 19, at 12 noon. d 'lim e par PAe TV cairn jtw booR S ig n in g — We have lots of fun things to wear! CspResso Special: peppeRminr paddy CDocha ~ Friday, March 17th ~ Open until 7:00 p.m. From 5:00-7:00 p.m .: W ine Tasting from W heatridge W inery (Winery located in Arlington) Book Signing: A uthor Cheryle R ietm ann CUine T e s tin g ! See all the Greens! Beautiful Shamrock plants St. Patrick's Day Weekend Schedule 4 And P4e <piee*t/ “Finding Myself, Finding My Daughter * ~ Saturday, March 18th ~ Open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Sunday, March 19th ~ N ew This Year! Open from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.! Larre' MURRAY S DRUG THeUn Street. Pfeftjuten • 676-915% • ” Obituaries ______ Randall M. Martin Randall M. Martin, 90, died at his home on N orth McKay C reek on T u esd ay , M arch 7, 2006. Randall Martin A funeral service will be held Friday, March 17, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Bishop Funeral C h ap el. In term en t w ill follow at Skyview Memorial Park. Mr. Martin was bom June 28, 1915, at home in D eM oss C anyon, near Moro, Oregon, to Myles and H o rten se C larin d a (Deatsman) Martin. He grew up on the Martin family farm sev en m iles out o f Lexington, Oregon. He rode his horse for several miles each day to go to school out at the Divine School House near the Lindsey Ranch. A fter the eighth grade Mr. Martin work on the family farm for a few years. He then moved to Moro, Oregon, and worked for Clarence (Pop) Morrison where he met his future wife, Marie L. McLeod. T hey elo p ed to K elso , WA, and w ere married on June 8, 1938, at the home of his aunt Lola. They resided in Moro about two years where their son John was bom in 1939. Mr. M artin had a restaurant/tavem/bus stop in Moro. In the early 1940’s he and his family moved back to the Lexington farm. Their daughter Janice was bom in 1940. He farmed in Lexington until 1950 when they Moved to Butter Creek ( at Lena) to a wheat and cattle ranch he'd purchased. He acq u ired additional summer range at N. McKay Creek in 1964 and until 1973 worked both ranches. He continued to work up until his death. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one son, three brothers and one sister. He is survived by his daughter, Jan Wheelhouse, one g ran d so n , one granddaughter, one great g ran d so n and num erous nieces and nephews. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the U m atilla C ounty C attlem an 's S cholarship Fund through B ishop Funeral Chapel P.O. Box 325, P en d leto n , O regon 97801 B ishop Funeral C h ap el is in care o f arrangements. Marriage Licenses The M orrow County C lerk's Office in Heppner has released the following report: March 13: Mitchell Jess Tipton, 57, Irrigon, and Glenda Myree Cadek, 52, Irrigon; M arch 7: Steven Theodore Evans, 29, Echo, and K im berly Kaye Johansen, 29, Echo. ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with a legible signature We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT 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 $10. Man’s best friend? To the Editor: I have been a resident of Heppner for three years now. I love this town and plan to spend the rest of my life here. However, I have watched in horror to an all too familiar sight - an accident waiting to happen and am now disappointed in myself that I have not spoken up sooner. Why is it that many of this town’s residents who are dog owners leave their dogs loose or even tied to leashes/straps in the back of their pickups while they drive? As you drive behind these people you see the dogs straining to keep their balance and sliding back and forth, nearly falling off tool boxes or flat beds. What happened to dogs being “man’s best friend?” Today, I had to be the witness to a horrifying situ atio n . W hile driving dow n M ain S treet and getting ready to turn east tow ard the courthouse, a pickup truck coming from the courthouse direction was turning onto Main. In the back of the pickup-two dogs strapped to the truck. Today, the straining for balance w a sn ’t en o u g h . As the pickup took the turn onto Main, one of the dogs slid off the tool box« she was desperately trying to balance on and she hit the cement. Because she was tied to the truck, she couldn't escape further agony. Instead, her strap had become a noose which was holding her just far enough for her legs to be repeatedly run over by the back tires of the truck. I could only watch in horror as her legs were run over 2- 3 tim es before she broke loose from her strap. As I ju m p ed out o f my car frantically running to the aid of this poor creature of God, she lay in the street crying out in great pain. As I ran toward her, her face seemed to cry out for help from someone whom she could trust to care for her as she drug h e rself tow ard me. Once I got to her, I could only hold her head in my hands and to my chest, being covered with blood, as she cried out in pain. How could someone be so heartless to place a “frien d ” in such danger. As the driver of the truck came to get her, his only comment was “thanks”. My fru stra tio n o f his ignorance, the horrific scene I had just experienced and the heartfelt sorrow for the dog just left me to say “you are supposed to take care of them”. Now, hours later as this horrifying vision replays in my mind, the sorrow is deep and the frustration is d e ep e r still. O ne day forgiveness of this heartless act w ill com e but the memory will never go away. My daughter was a witness to th is as w ell. W hat a horrible display this has been to her of animal neglect and abuse. W hat can our community do now? I realize ra n c h e rs /fa rm e rs /d o g owners do this all over the country, but it doesn’t make it right. Our dogs are live beings. They have been known for hundreds of years as “man's best friend”. Is this how we treat our friends, by placing them in obvious danger? Pass a law, start a new tren d , treat our “friends” like we want to be treated, sound familiar? To all the “friend” owners out there and for those who also say “it’s just a dog” , think before you place a noose around your “friend’s’Vdog’s neck and then place them on a slick footing and take corners. Instead, put the dog in the cab of your truck, in a kennel that is securely anchored in the bed o f your truck or leave them at home. Prevent a n o th er dog from the su ffe rin g , prev en t endangering your “friend’s” life and prev en t the memories that will plague the minds of the witnesses for years to come. I d o n ’t know her name or if she had puppies or a warm place to sleep each night but we formed a bond in the few moments on M ain S treet in H eppner today. And tonight, I pray for ease to her suffering. (s)Jodi Chapa Heppner Morrow County Health Department The M orrow County Health D epartm ent has announced its clinic schedule for the month of March: Thursday, March 16 - Heppner clinic, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. (closed 12-1 p.m.); Monday, March 20 - Boardman clinic, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:30-1 p.m.); Tuesday, March 21 - Boardman clinic, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:30-1 p.m.); Thursday, March 23 - Heppner clinic, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. (closed 12-1 p.m.); Monday, March 27 - Boardman clinic, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:30-1 p.m.); Tuesday, March 28 - Boardman clinic, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:30-1 p.m.); Thursday, March 30 - Heppner clinic, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. (closed 12-1 p.m.) Case IH EZ-Steer Assisted Steering System NEW OPTION: T2™ Terrain Com pensation • Hands-free steering Technology coming • Easy installation and set up soon! 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