SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 22,2006
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Letters to the Editor ~ ____________ Sheriffs Report
No, we will never forget.
E ditor’s note: The following is a follow up to an
orticle about my Uncle Guy Sykes which appeared in the
Nov. 8 edition o f the newspaper. Because o f the number o f
positive comments I received about the article, I thought
readers may be interested in what followed. After the article
ran in the paper I forwarded a copy to Jim Lankford, the
official editor o f the 14"' armored division web site and
newsletter. Following is his reply:
Dear David,
“Thank you for sharing the wonderful newspaper
article you wrote about your Uncle Guy. You have done
him a great honor by remembering him and telling his story
to others. I am gratified to have been of assistance to you
in your thoughtful and patriotic work. Darrell Todd is quite
a fellow. Like most real heroes he is quiet and when asked,
simply tells things the way they were. 1 am proud to call
him friend.
1 know your family is proud of what you have
done, and your Uncle Guy is too. 1 have attached for you
a copy of the message sent by the 14th Armored Division
Association to the citizens of the Hatten and Rittershoffen
for their 60th Annual Commemoration of the battle and
their subsequent liberation from Nazi tyranny. I wrote the
message, and it was read in both French and English to the
assembled citizens by the granddaughter of a veteran of
the 14th A.D. who speaks fluent French. My good friend
Rev. Georges Pfalzgraf, who lives not far away, was in
attendance. He told me that many tears flowed when the
message was read.
You can rest assured that your Uncle Guy and the
other veterans who fought and died for their freedom, and
ours, have not, and will not be forgotten by the French
people of Hatten, Rittershoffen, and the Alsace in general."
With Best Regards,
Jim Lankford
National Historian and Website Editor
14'h Armored Division
“Liberators”
Message to the Citizens of R ittershoffen and H atten
12 June, 2005
Greetings to our Friends of Rittershoffen and
Hatten, from the Men of the 14th Armored Division:
It has been many long years since those dire, dark
days of mid-January 1945 when we came here to share in
your suffering and make our sacrifice.
Although the years have brought us to the twilight
of our lives, we have not forgotten you nor have we
forgotten what we did here.
We will never forget.
Even after we have left this earth, we will still be
jiere with you.
For in your soil is our blood.
It is mixed with yours, shed together in the cause
of liberty.
No, we will never forget.
Vive F France! Vive F American! Vive F Liberty!
Sincerely,
The Men of the 14th Armored Division
Births
M ason O rem - a son. Mason, was born to Eric
and Brandi Orem of lone on November 14, 2006, in
Pendleton. The baby weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz. and was 20'/2".
Mason joins sisters, Morgan and Madison, and
brother, Matthew, at home. Grandparents are Bob and
Bonnie Ball of lone, and Joe and Anita Orem of lone.
Drama club plans can and
bottle drive
The Heppner High School Drama Department has
planned a can and bottle drive on Saturday, November 25,
and Saturday, December 2, to raise funds for a Drama Club
trip to New York.
Club members will pick up the cans at your home
or, if you are not going to be at home or live out of town,
call 676-8161 and club members will pick them up at your
convenience.
Extension Service closed for
Thanksgiving, Christmas
The OSU Extension Service in Morrow County will
be closed on Thursday and Friday. November 23 and 24.
for the Thanksgiving holiday. They will also be closed on
December 22, 25 and 26 for the Christmas holiday.
The Morrow County
Sheriff 's Office reports han
dling the following business:
Nov. 16: -M C SO
receiv ed a rep o rt from
reporter advising that he hit
a dog in the back end and the
dog was still alive. The
reporter was unsure on how
to handle the dog. MCSO
gave an em erg en cy vet
number to the reporter.
-MCSO received a
rep o rt that an Irrig o n
re p o rte r m ade a rep o rt
regarding a threat.
-M C SO a rre sted
Zachary D. Acock, 24, for
failin g to ap p ear for
M isdem eanor Treatm ent
Felony and for failing to
appear for Reckless Driving
-MCSO received
report from a reporter that
was having a problem with
his neighbor’s dog and the
reporter had talked about the
problem with the neighbor
and it had not been resolved
The reporter later called
back and had taken care o
the problem.
-MCSO received
request for extra patrol in
lone for the reporter and
several other people who
had gas stolen from their
vehicles. The reporter also
requested extra patrol in
lone for right after schoo
ends because vehicles are
racing down the road.
-M C SO arrested
O nofre E strad a, 18, for
Theft III.
-M C SO issued
c ita tio n to Joyce Ann
Becket, 54, for violation o
the basic rule by going 8
mph in a 55 mph zone.
-MCSO received
report that a reporter spotted
a large black dog foaming at
the mouth running west on
Thomas Ave. in Irrigon.
-MCSO received
report about approximately
20 juveniles throwing bark at
each other at Heppner High
School.
A
c lean -u p
community was set up and
the basketball coach and
principal are addressing the
issue.
-MCSO received
request for extra patrol after
the reporter's daughter's car
had an attempted break in.
-MCSO responded a
d o m estic in v o lv in g
ste p fa th e r versus the
step so n .
T h ere
w ere
weapons in the house.
-MCSO received
report that a female pulled
into the back of Bake's in
Irrig o n fo r a rest from
driving. MCSO advised her
for safety reasons to maybe
choose another location.
-MCSO received
report that a gang at the
m ini-m art
in Irrigon
assaulted the reporter's son.
-B PD receiv ed a
report about a check fraud
in Boardman.
-BPD assisted with a
verbal domestic dispute.
Nov. 17: -M C SO |
received a report about
possible drunk driver. The
subject was swerving in and
out of lanes.
-MCSO received
report that a bottle of liquid
h y d ro co d o n e was taken
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-MCSO received a
report that S alem PD
arrested John Christopher
Thompson, 23, for failing to
pay fine for possession of
less than an o u n ce o f
marijuana.
-MCSO received a
report that the reporter had
a female subject destroying
property at his house and she
hit the reporter in the chest.
-MCSO received a
report that a subject found a
dead bird by the river in
H eppner. O D W F was
notified.
-MCSO received a
report that an Irrigon subject
had his computer stolen from
him at his home while he was
away.
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-M C SO issu ed a
citation to Yessica Valencia,
27, for failing to maintain
lane and failing to use a
seatbelt.
-MCSO received a
report from Irrigon City Hall
ad v isin g o f a c itiz en
co m p lain t about code
violations on a house in
Irrigon.
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