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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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