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City gives garbage franchise to Miller & Sons T he c ity c o u n c il Monday aw arded Heppner’s garbage collection franchise to Miller & Sons Excavating after it was announced the company had made a deal to purchase Heppner G ar bage Disposal from David Green. Ryan Miller gave a presentation to the council in his bid to pick up the fran chise saying his company had the expertise, resources and manpower to do the job. Miller said the purchase of 11 • 1 1 1 1 ■ 11 1 1 1 1 1 111 111 •• 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 Bessie Wet/ell New spaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 HEPPNER Heppner G arbage’s assets hinged on whether the city would give him the fran chise. Without the franchise Miller would not have been able to operate in the city limits o f Heppner. Miller said his com pany deserved the franchise because they had truck re pair facilities, an office staff and experience in business. The family has been in busi ness in Heppner 30 years, and they own a truck and equipm ent repair facility among other things, on Dee L-R: Public Works Director Brian Harmon, Johnny Pimentel of Cox Road just outside the Eagle Freightliner, llcppiu-r Mayor l.es Faustian, City Crew member ( had Doherty and ( ity Manager Da\ id De.May o show city. -Continued on page eight off the new street sweeper the city recently took delivery on. The sweeper was purchased from Eagle and replaces an older one that was worn out. Neighborhood Center, HES canned food drive held unes VOL. 126 NO. 41 10 Pages Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Attorney general candidate makes campaign swing through Heppner John Kroger, Demo crat candidate for Oregon attorney general, stopped in Heppner October 4 on a campaign sw ing through the state. “ It’s important for me to travel the whole state and meet with people all over Oregon,’’ said Kroger. This trip would make the second time he has visited Hepp ner. He said he first came to Oregon on a cross-country bike trip, fell in love w ith the state and moved here. K roger has taught criminal law and legal phi losophy at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland since 2002. “There is no bet ter job than teaching young lawyers,” he said. Kroger has twice won the Levenson award for teaching excel lence, awarded by the Lew is John Kroger & Clark graduating class. Kroger grew up in Houston, Texas, the fourth of six children to parents who ran a music store. He says he played piano and saxophone prior to a hand injury. When he turned 17 he left Texas to join the Marines, serving in Central America and the Pa cific. “ The Marines taught me that some things are so important, they are worth fighting for. We all have a duty to make our nation and our community stronger and safer. I will put those values to work as your attorney general,” says Kroger. After his discharge from the Marines, Kroger worked his way through col lege with the help o f the G1 bill. He graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School. Prior to becoming a prosecutor, he worked as an economic and domestic pol icy advisor to President Bill Clinton, whom he met with often. He says that Clinton has a magnetic personality. As Clinton’s policy advisor, he helped develop Clinton's “successful initiatives to hire 100,000 new police of ficers and cut bureaucratic -Continued on Page two Pictured are the Mrs. Rills' third grade class along with the student body officers. Mrs. Rills’ class won the canned food drive competition. The N eighborhood C enter and H eppner Elem entary School recently teamed up for the fourth annual canned food drive. A total weight of 1,531.5 pounds was contributed. First place was Mrs. Rills' third grade class with 266.5 pounds of canned goods. Second place was Mrs. Mor- Huwes sell Irrigon station, mini-mart to Devin Oil Barb Huwe o f Hu- w e’s Has It All gas station and mini-mart in Irrigon has announced the sale o f the operation to Devin Oil. Huwe, who, along with her husband. Wayne, has been living and work ing in Morrow County for the past “26 years and six weeks,” says that the change is “bittersweet” for the pair. Huwe said that they planned Steve Wilson killed this 34 V*" buck in the Columbia Basin Unit. The deer scored 162 1/8”. The Heppner Gazette-Times wants to see pictures o f your hunting successes. Stop by to have your picture taken, drop o ff photos, or e-mail them to david(a hep pner. net. Deadline to register to vote approaching October 16, 2007 is the last day to register to vote for the November 6, 2007 Special Election. The Special Election includes state measures 49 and 50. to sign the papers w ith Dev in Oil on Tuesday, W ednes day would be their last day as owners and Devin Oil would take over operation on Thursday. Huwe says that the couple plans to stay in Ir rigon. “This is our home,” she said. "And we still have a senior, Kevin, at Irrigon High School. We arc appre ciative of our community for The Morrow County School B oard heard the results o f the Oregon State school report cards at the MCSD regular meeting held at Sam Boardman Elemen tary School in Boardman Monday evening. Heppner II igh School and Heppner Elem entary School each receiv ed an “ex ceptional” statewide rating. A.C. Houghton Elementary School in Irrigon. Irrigon Elementary, Irrigon High School and Riverside High School in Boardman earned “ strong" ratings and Sam Boardman Elementary and Windy River Elementary in Boardman earned “satisfac tory” ratings. MCSD Super intendent Mark Burrow s told the board that “ 100 MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. percent o f MCSD schools w ere satisfactory, 75 percent were better than good and 25 percent were exceptional.” Burrows said he was proud o f the results and remarked, “The rednecks from Mor row County are doing just fine.” He credited teachers and administrators for their commitment to education. Burrows said only 14% of schools statewide were ex ceptional. A ssistant Superin tendent Phyllis Danielson presented a report to the board on statewide testing. Danielson said the district has focused on high quality instruction, increased in structional time, profession al dev elopment, has targeted -Continued on page two OIL PUMP FOR 2 Vi GALLON CONTAINERS Ret). $56.25 ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: the living they have given us and all the support they have given us over the years,” says Barb. T hey cam e to Ir rigon 26 years ago when they bought Brown’s Auto and Truck Stop. Twenty-two years ago they tore down the old store and built a new one and in 2003 named it “ Huwe's Has It All, Inc.” at -Continued on Page two Morrow County Schools earn good report cards; Heppner schools exceptional Rifle hunters And success Autumn Morgan shot her 4\4 sshitetail on Saturday, August 29, in the Minam Unit. ris’ kindergarten class with 264.5 pounds and third place was Mrs. Smith-Grilfith’s 4-5 graders with 233.5 pounds, The drive was spearheaded and led by Jamie McCormack. “The real winner would be the Neighborhood Center," said teacher Jannie Allen at the assembly after announcing the class winners. ON SALE $ 4 9 .0 0 Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 * 1-800-452-7396 For fumi equipment, finit our web sit« «I www mrgg net
