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Wayne Kietmann named 4th of July grand marshal II i I m I iii I i I h III iihi II i I iii II Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 Wayne Kietmann HEPPNER e imes VOL. 125 NO. 25 8 Pages Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon The lone 4th of July C o m m ittee has selected Wayne Rietmann to be the Grand Marshal of this year's lone 4th of July Celebration Parade. R ietm an n , along with a crew of seven, put on a wonderful lone Fireworks Display every Fourth of July. He has been doing this for the past 15 y ears and involved with the fireworks for 22 years. This will be the 58th uninterrupted fireworks at dusk in lone. Rietmann is from a longtime lone family. His g randparents cam e from Illinois in 1885. They took a train to San Francisco, then a boat to Seattle, (where it was too rainy) then a wagon to Walla Walla. They learned that land was available near lone to hom estead. They picked land with a spring, but it soon dried up. Rietmann has lived in lone all his life. He is the son of Cabins & lagoon system installed at OHV park National Guard soldiers discuss the work to be done at the Morrow County Off Highway Vehicle Park David and Lucille Rietmann. His mother was a Bristow. He has one sister. Julie who resides in California w ith her husband Paul Frisk. His brother Harold and sister-in- law Sharon reside in lone and are re tire d w heat ranchers. Rietmann attended the lone School and graduated in 1956. In 1958. he graduated from Oregon Tech at Klamath Falls with a degree in auto mechanics. He was d rafted into the Army and did his basic train in g in Fort O rd, California and was sent to Hawaii for 18 months. He was on active duty for 2 years and then in the Army Reserves. In 1972. Rietmann married Vera Lou Smith. She passed away in 2004. She was a h o m em ak er and mother and was well known for her baking o f wheat products. R ietm ann still bakes his own bread from Vera's recipes. Wayne and Vera had two children. Eddy and Len. Eddy and his wife Becky have an 18-month-old son. (Calvin. They reside on the fam ily farm -R ietm an n Homestead Farm. Len lives in P en d leto n . W ayne is retired, but helps Eddy out w ith farming when needed. Wayne Rietmann has been a very strong supporter o f lone. He is a 23-year mem ber of the American Legion Post 95 of lone. He served as a volunteer fireman and a member of the lone Fire District Board for many years. His hobbies include local travel, listening to "Big Band Music” and he has a vast c o lle c tio n of instrumental CD s he enjoys listening to. We salu te and appreciate Rietmann for his d e d ica tio n to our community, our 4th of July Celebration and our way of life here in Eastern Oregon. Nelson, Papineau appointed to Lex Council Jim Nelson and Jay Papineau were appointed to the Lexington Town Council and sworn in as council members by Mayor Valerie D oherty at the reg u lar meeting held June 13. N elson and Papineau's council terms, along with the terms of the remaining council members, Jean Brazell and Beverly S teag all, w ill be up for election in November. Also at the meeting, the co u n cil adopted a $273,933 budget for the 2006-07 y ear w ith a correction. In other business, the council: -discussed a request to add water service to a property and stressed that what the town provides for one resident, it must provide for others, also taking into consideration the tow n's comprehensive plan. -v o ted to accept $1066 in revenue sharing funds and to place the monies in the general fund. -authorized Morrow County to invest Lexington's water bond monies. - p r e s e n t e d Lexington Fire Chief Charlie Sumner w ith a plaque for his “many years of service and many acts of community s e rv ic e .” He was also p resen ted caps for Lexington Volunteer Fire Department members. -named 'C ' Street as the street designated for u p g rad in g w ith O D O T funds. -approved the use of city hall for A lco h o lics Anonymous meetings once or twice a week, barring any scheduling conflicts. -ap p ro v ed a one- y ear ag reem en t w ith WindWave Communications to provide television service to Lexington residents. Prior to WindWave taking over, the town had faced increased costs, failing equipment and exorbitant FCC fees with the previous cable television system. The new system will provide more offerings to residents. -approved $250 to send the town recorder to a workshop in Portland on state payroll issues. -heard maintenance and w ater rep o rts and discussed an alarm system to alert city officials when the tow n well becom es dangerously low. The town has applied for a grant to fund the alarm system. -authorized funds for payment to Sam Bellamy w ith Lexington Pump to pull a pump at the airport well and scope it out w ith a cam era to d eterm in e whether the well could be rehabilitated. -approved engaging Barnett & Moro as town auditor. -agreed to a request for grading and gravel for ‘F’ Street as m ain ten an ce personnel has time. Website created to help lone man more photos page New cabins for rent are being installed at OHV Park Five cab in s have been installed at the OHV Park and are available to rent. The one-room cabins w ill sleep four people comfortably and come with several amenities including, w ater and power, a deck with barbecue, fire rings and picnic tables. Restrooms are located nearby the cabins. C abin s may be rented year-round through the Morrow County Public W orks D epartm ent by c allin g 989 -9 5 0 0 or by v i s i t i n g www.nK)m)wcountyparks.org. The rental fee is $37.50 per night. A nim als are not allowed in the cabins. Other progress has been being made at the Park. with the help of 50 National G uard m em bers from A lbany. The G uard is spending their two-week annual training building a sewer lagoon system so that restroom facilities can be installed at the Park. They began June 10 and will leave June 22. They have been bivouacked at Anson Wright Park A w ebsite, w w w .g e o c itie s .c o m / helpbenjohnson. has been created to give people the opportunity to help lone resident Ben Johnson. Jo h n so n , an old er gentleman in his 70s has experienced some recent health problems and more Ben Johnson recently was in a car accident that has added to his ever-increasing medical bills. Those w ishing to help Johnson may make a contribution at the Bank of Eastern Oregon- lone Branch. For more information, visit the website or contact the bank. A t th e M C G G G R E E N F E E D S T O R E in H eppner: SATURDAY, JULY 1st, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free barbecued hamburgers & hot dogs. Enter to win door prizes! All nursery stock, clothing on sale; coupon specials on Purina Horse Feed. M o r r o w C o u n t y G r a in O Lexington 9 8 9 -8 2 2 1 • 1 -8 0 0 -4 5 2 -7 3 9 6 For farm equipm ent, » h it our w eb site at www meju» not
