TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 23,2007
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
Obituaries
Herbert R.
Ekstrom Jr.
Heppner Elks Lodge and a
4-H livestock leader for over
ten years before M ultiple
S clero sis took o v er his
a b ility to p a rtic ip a te in
community activities.
He loved spending
time with his family and
friends at McNary Yacht
Club on the Columbia River.
He also loved hunting and
deep sea fishing.
Survivors include his
wife of 53 years; sons Herb
Ekstrom III of Elson, MO.,
John E kstrom o f lone;
daughters Cindy Greenup of
Lexington, and Jan Gridley
o f The D alles; nine
g ra n d c h ild re n ; 16 great
g ran d ch ild ren ; brothers;
R ichard
E kstrom
of
Enum claw , WA, R oland
Ekstrom of The Dalles; and
n u m erous nieces and
nephews.
M e m o r i a l
contributions for those who
wish may be made to Valby
Lutheran C hurch, 60492
Valby Road, lone, Oregon
97843, or to MS Society,
Oregon Chapter, 104 SW
C lay St., P o rtlan d , OR
97201.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Herbert R. Ekstrom
Jr., 73, o f lone died
Thursday, May 10 at his
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He was born April
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19, 1934 at P ortland,
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He was raised and attended
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In 1953 he married
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couple of years and operated
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not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks
and started Ekstrom Farm
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Mr. E kstrom had
been a member of the Lions
Fire closes Sani Boardnian Elementary C lub serv in g a term as
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fire departments for all their that timeline.
Lodge serving a term as
District officials met Master, and the Eastern Star
hard work.”
B urrow s said he with Sam Boardman staff serving as Worthy Patron,
can’t remember there ever Tuesday, Burrows said, and
being a fire at a Morrow a temporary office for Sam
C ounty school in recent Boardman will be set up at Road levy goes down; school board
nearby
W indy
R iver incumbents handily beat opponents
history.
There is a significant Elementary with updated
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Oregon Trail Library
for Sam
amount of smoke and water inform atio n
w ere p retty even in District positions were also
dam age to num erous Boardman parents.
classrooms, the kitchen and
The
318 garnering votes for three un o p p o sed w ith Sally
gymnasium. The cost of the kindergarten through third positions on the W illow Walker receiving 1180 votes
damage has not yet been grade stu d en ts at Sam Creek Park District, with for P o sitio n 1; B laine
determined, as an insurance B oardm an had already 605, 679 and 683 votes G anvoa receiv in g 1062
votes for Position 2; and
official was expected to completed the majority of respectively.
Krista Price, Blair Alice Ellis receiving 1032
arrive late on Monday for an their curriculum for the year,
inspection of the school, said and benchmark tests also are Purcell and R aym ond votes for Position 3.
M olly Rill was
A ssistant Superintendent finished. Smith said. Most of Michael were also fairly even
W ade Sm ith. H ow ever, the teachers were basically with 236,225 and 241 votes, unopposed with 1558 votes
B lue
M ountain
Smith said the damage is tying up loose ends with resp ec tiv e ly , for three for
C ollege
“significant,” with about 20 school for the year. Burrows positions on the Boardman C om m unity
Park and Recreation District. Director Zone 1.
percent o f the school said.
Andrew Reid, who
Three can d id ates,
damaged by fire, and more
The H ead Start
than 50 percent by water and program housed at Sam was unopposed, received A lbert O sm in w ith 358
B oardm an had already 374 votes for Irrigon Park votes. Bill Gentry with 372
smoke.
D espite
the finished up their school year. and R ecreatio n D istrict votes and Archie Ball with
significant damage, district Smith said. However, the D irecto r 2 and John 386 votes, were elected to
officials said they’re hoping migrant program still had a Sebastian, also unopposed, three director positions on
to have the repairs made this few days left of school and receiv ed 317 votes for the Heppner Water Control
summer and have the school has been cancelled for the Irrigon Park and Recreation District.
District Position 3.
T hom as
W olff
up and running by the end of rest of the year.
All Morrow County received 513 votes for an
August for the start of the
T he
M igrant
new school year. A Summer School Program Unified Recreation District unopposed director position
c o n tra c to r out o f Hood that was supposed to be at D irecto r p o sitio n s were on the Heppner Cemetery
R iver
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C ooper Sam Boardman this summer u nopposed w ith Barry District and Grant Chapman
C o n stru ctio n
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that will now be held at Windy Turner receiving 334 votes received 307 votes in an
for Zone 3; Del LaR ue unopposed director position
specializes in fire restoration River Elementary.
was expected to meet with
P aren ts
and receiving 321 votes for Zone on the Boardman Cemetery
district officials Tuesday and com m unity members can 4; and Cyde Marie Estes District.
begin work on repairs as find updates on this incident receiving 547 votes for Zone
soon as possible. Smith said. on the M orrow C ounty 5.
An emergency board School District Web site,
meeting set for Wednesday w w w .m orrow .k 1 2 .or. us, New venue for June 16 Dinner at
at 5 p.m. at the district office throughout the week.
U S PS 240-420
the Cemetery
Saturday, June 16,
denotes the return of the
The County Clerk’s Office at the Morrow County H eppner D inner at the
Courthouse in Heppner released the following marriage Cemetery players. With a bit
of a twist on the traditional
license information:
the
venue,
-Jason Douglas Strebin, 25, Irrigon and Alicia dinner,
“Moonshine and Murder,”
Renae Hickman, 24, Irrigon.
co -p ro d u ced by D oris
B rosnan
and
Sharon
H arrison
d en o tes
a
co u rtro o m settin g w ith
TAYLOR'S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
carefully research trials of
presents...
1907 h isto ric H eppner.
“Ju d g e ” G reen w ill be
"Just A n o th e r Hangover" Com edy Tour
presiding.
on Friday, June 8+h
Spectators will view
Dinner 7 p.m. • Comedy £how 8 p.m.
a cast of 35, including the
Sandwich and £alad Bar included in ficke l price!
retu rn
of
fav o rite
perfo rm ers:
stro llin g
21 years and older only
^ ()v ToUr
musician Joe Lindsay, orator
Call for info, 4 2 2 - 9 8 0 0 ^ ^ ^ * '
Dan Van Schoiack, and Janet
TAYLOR S RESTAURANT, I0N€ • 422-9800
G reenup, one o f the few
women of that period who
was both seen and heard. At
Marriage Licenses
At the MCGG GREEN FEED STORE in Heppner:
Rototillers and Lawn Thatchers for rent
Firewood permits now available!
Spring hours through June: 8 -5 :3 0 Mon-Fri / 8 -4 Sat - -
Morrow County Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed
242 W. Linden Way. Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office)
V
this writing, there are a few
walk-on parts still available
for interested persons. To be
a part of this historic event,
call Harrison at 676-9125.
The production will
o ccu r at 6:30 p.m . at
Heppner Masonic Cemetery
during Celebrate Historic
Heppner weekend. Tickets
are $10 per person and are
available at the Bank of
Eastern Oregon. M urray's
Drug, Heppner Chamber of
Commerce, and the June 15
BBQ, pie auction, and talent
show at the Heppner City
Park.
A tten d ees
are
encouraged, but not required
to wear period costumes and
to bring along nickels and
dimes for 1907 concessions
to be enjoyed during the
court trial breaks.
The Heppner High
School baseball team
won their game against
Nestucea on Tuesday,
and will play Friday,
May 25 at 4 p.m. in
Heppner (team TBA).
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cost o f $10.
At a crossroads/pondering
To the editor:
Recently you have read of how expensive it was to
clean out our “digester" at the Heppner Sewage Treatment
Plant. No major work has occurred at the sewer plant since
1994 and time has begun to take its toll. Metal parts have
become rusted, seals and valves leak. Plastic parts,
especially those exposed to the sun. become brittle and
crack, etc, etc. As you already know, our “grinder”
(communitor) is broken (cost $60,000+ installation). Our
propane driven power generator which keeps the plant
running in the event of an electrical power outage, has been
rusting/corroding away from being exposed to the plant
vapors inside the pump house/office (replacement cost
$42,000). The trickling filter has a major leak (cost $7-
8,000 to fix). Our chlorine system is made largely of plastic.
It needs an overhaul/replacement (cost $7,500). We have
a safety walk that needs to be weatherized and installed in
our “contact basin" (cost $4,000) etc. And "to add insult
to injury,” we still owe $150,000 on the repairs made in
1994. The Utility Commission is grappling with these issues
and how to best address these issues (among others). At
this point no decisions have been made but we felt it
necessary to let you know some of the issues. If anyone
wishes to visit our sewage treatment plant and see these
items first hand, call us at City Hall at 676-9618.
Dave DeMayo, City Manager
Heppner
Apology to the citizens of the
community for a bad decision
Letter to the Editor:
Hi, my name is Tayler Hodges and a few weeks
ago I had made a bad decision.
I chose to drive my pick-up across the corner of
the grass at the Willow Creek Dam. I realize now that it
was not the right thing to do and I am sorry that I
disrespected the citizens of my community by doing this.
My personal apology goes out to Mr. Keithley, the
gentleman that works so hard to maintain the grounds for
everyone to enjoy.
It was inconsiderate of me to damage something
that all individuals and families locally and afar enjoy
throughout the year. I also enjoy to go fishing at the dam
myself.
In the future, I give you my promise that I will never
disrespect nor damage any property. I am also very sorry
that I made myself and my family look bad by doing this.
I am in hopes that the community will accept my
apology and I will deal with my punishment as they see fit.
Tayler Hodges
Heppner
Heppner city governments should be
prevented from spending large sums
without voter approval
To the Editor:
The new mayor and city manager have taken a novel
approach. That is, if you don’t have any money, don’t spend
it. That just might work. Too bad some previous managers
placed the city so far in debt, by borrowing and spending,
that there are no funds left for the present administration
to work with. But then, it’s no longer their problem is it?
Whatever time of day I visit the new City Hall building
there seems to be only two city employees working there.
If I remember correctly there were only six persons, other
than city employees, present at the city council meeting
when the new mayor was sworn in. There would have more
than ample space in the old city hall for any of this. I think
there should be something on the books to prevent future
Heppner city governments from spending, or borrowing,
large sums of money without voter approval. The limit
should be set at well below a third of a million dollars.
Would I have voted yes on the purchase of the old bank
building for the new city hall? No way!
Gene Sonstegard
Heppner
Ehrmantraut retires from city
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help them with some odd
jobs. He says his mom has
already made out a list for
when he arrives. He also
plans on helping his brother,
who is wheelchair bound,
resto re a 1969 Ford
Mustang.
One other specific
job Ehrmantraut wants to
finish once he is retired
in v o lv es co m p letin g a
miniature golf course that he
has been working on the past
two years at his home. He
plans to open it up for kids
to play on. at a reasonable
price. “ Hopefully it won't
take too much longer, but it
m ight take an o th er tw o
years." Ehrmantraut said.
Saturday, June 30, is
the day Ehrmantraut will
o ffic ia lly re tire . "A fte r
having a heart attack I
decided to retire because life
was too s h o rt,” stated
Ehrmantraut. He plans on
staying in the Heppner area
and do odd jobs for people.
“I enjoyed working with city.
If they ever need my help,
they can call me. if I ’m
home." said Ehrmantraut.
Senior Center lunch menu
United Methodist Church members will be serving
lunch on Wednesday, May 30. The menu will consist of
chicken, red potatoes and gravy, green beans, waldorf salad,
rolls, and brownies.