Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 2009)
SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 11, 2009 Morrow County Court holds January meeting The Morrow County Court met on February 3 at the Morrow County Court H ouse in H eppner w ith Judge Tallman, C om m is sioner Grieb and Commis sioner Rea in attendance Follow ing is a summary of the meeting provided by Leann Rea -T h e C o u rt a p proved accounts payable, payroll, etc in the amount of $83,593 53 -The Road Depart ment report stated Upper Rhea Creek Road - The crew has been w orking along portions of the road slop ing banks back on some of the corners to improve sight distance and using that material to build up the shoulders where there is very little shoulder, Basey Canyon Road - Continuing with adding crushed rock to the shoulders along both sides of the road, Lunceford Canyon Road - Finished removing material from the landslide Cleaned the area up and seeded the area with grass seed Did sanding as needed and are continued replacing road signs and rural addressing around the county -The C ourt heard the m onthly report from the Sheriff’s office It was reported that the Sheriff’s office had recently handled a call involving several minors in possession of al cohol -The Court reviewed the following requests for ex- tension on “Needs & Issues” projects The R iverside Booster Club, requested an extension until September 1, 2009 (granted). The Board- man Cemetery requested an extension until March 31, 2009 (granted), The City of lone requested an exten sion until May 31, 2009 (granted). A request for ex tension from the Boardman Community Development Association was reviewed and sent back to the group for further clarification -The Court reviewed and signed a letter to be sent to the governor regarding the declaration of a county-wide disaster area for agricultural producers in the county -The Court reviewed other correspondences and upcom ing calendars and meeting notices -The C ourt di scussed with some of the Depart ment heads the possibility of meeting twice a month It was decided that for the time being we will continue meeting on a weekly basis -The Morrow Coun ty Health District requested a loan in the am ount o f $250,000 00 from the Mor row County Equity Fund to help pay for the costs involved in the creation of the new Long Term Care wing at the Pioneer M e morial Hospital located in Heppner It was reported that the remodel has been Armato selected as semifinalist in Coca-Cola Scholars Program Maggie Armato has Maggie will return been selected as a semifi an additional more detailed nalist in the 2008-09 Co application 250 student ca-C ola Scholars finalists will be Program Because s e le c te d fro m so few of the total these applications num ber o f a p p li Those selected as cants (nearly 75,000) Coca-Cola Schol for the Coca-Cola ar finalists must Scholars Program attend the Coca- are a d v a n c e d as C o la S c h o la rs sem ifinalists, this W eekend (April is considered this M aggie A rm a to 2-5, 2009) at the an o u t s t a n d i n g Scholars Founda achievement tion’s expense during which As one o f 2 ,1 0 0 they will interview for one of Sem ifinalists, Coca-Cola 50 National Scholar awards Scholars Foundation views of $20,000 The remaining M aggie’s selection as af 200 Scholars will receive firmation of her ability to Regional Scholar awards distinguish herself academi valued at $10,000 cally and personally Valentine’* Day i$ Flowers! Candies! £ards! 25c off Regular Price Wedding Tables lone students examine bobcat G len d a Taylor, a local lo n e resid en t, fo u n d a b o b ca t an d b ro u g h t it in fo r “ show a n d tell” in E rin H e id e m a n 's high school an im al science class on T uesday, F e b ru a ry 3. T h e first g ra d e class jo in ed th e class an d got a ch a n ce to look a t th e c a t an d touch it. T h e class talk ed a b o u t h a b ita t, b ree d in g a n d o th e r an im al physiology traits. -Contributed Photo icceptod. Public Work* Saving the planet- one old computer at a time. 166k fir M il mirkt through illness It’s a great time now, for us to honor her and say Thank You for all she has done for her patients and their families In conjunction with this tribute, a social hour from 8:30-9:30 a m at the Heppner United Methodist Church, where Donna at tended, will give people a chance to reunite There will be a short walk at 9:30 along the same path that Donna and her friends enjoyed so many times Pink shamrocks will guide the way F r ie n d s h e lp in g Friends are requesting con tributions in mem ory o f Donna to go to Home Health or Hospice programs All donations, will stay locally, and continue Donna’s love M o rro w C o u n ty District Attorney Elizabeth Ballard has released the fol lowing report: -Victor Landeros Jr, 21, was convicted o f un lawful possession of meth- am phetam ine, a class C felony, and was sentenced to 18 months formal proba tion, 90/30 sanction units, complete a drug package, complete 80 hours of com munity service, other nu merous conditions, and pay $1,771 in fines, fees and assessments -Kenneth Twidwell, 46, was convicted o f un lawful possession of meth- am phetam ine, a class C felony, and was sentenced to 18 months formal proba tion, 90/30 sanction units, complete a drug package, complete 80 hours of com munity service, other nu merous conditions, and pay $1,771 in fines, fees and assessments -Toni M arie Pen- nock, 31, was convicted of possession of less than one ounce o f m arijuana, and was ordered to pay $1,000 ' i Wiralni" " in« “D in u r Turn Them lul Saturday May 09.2009 Locatod at tha Horthaad Transfer Stadou. Beardmau <ff l:00e.m. to 4:09 p.m. ^ Mmy'i Diuuj INC 217 N orth Mam • H a p p n ar • P h o n a 676-9168 • Floral «76-9426 i to the cure o f other genetic diseases The Mike and Kay Proctor fam ily o f H epp ner has dealt with Fanconi Anemia in two of their chil dren In 2007, their son u n d erw en t a su ccessfu l bone marrow transplant in New York In 2000, survival rate of a FA bone marrow transplant patient was only 25% Thanks to worldwide research funded by FARF, Yiur Household Hazardous Waste Saturday, April 25, 200Ç Westwood ( rnited Methodist Church, Los A nqeles, CA Serving Heppner Lexington A lone County Pienso visit liti» //w w w oi-i‘t’i)nciM li--' ora For additional itonis M a cv e/ R h ea & D a le C r e n sh a w ____ H e p p n e r F am ily Food em ployees C alien e S m ith , D iane M u n k e rs, D anny P icard an d B onnie B uschke show a “ H ave a H e a rt!” to raise fu n d s fo r bone m arro w rese arch . -ContributedPhoto the success rate has climbed to 75% FARF receives no government funding for re search, all funds are raised by the affected families Donors may write their names or a message on the hearts The cam paign runs through February 15 For information, contact fanconi org or the Heppner fundraiser chairperson, Kay Proctor and dev o tio n for Hom e Health and H ospice pro grams A commemorative T-shirt is available with a February 2 3 rd p re -re g is tration deadline You need not walk or buy a T-shirt to participate in this trib ute Money donations are welcomed and may be sent to Home Health or Hospice, Box 9, Heppner, Oregon F l y e r s m ay be picked up at Heppner TV/ Wind wave, Murrays, Coun try Shears, Dickenson Chi ro p ractic, H eppner Post Office, Pioneer Memorial Hospital, and Hair Expres sions For any questions, contact Susan Hisler 676- 5878 or Kathi Dickenson 676-9932 DA’s Report R el ECTRONICS C h r isto p h e r S v h e s & B rean a A n d e r so n Saturday, February 23th 3:00 p . m . Pendleton Free Methodist Church * r * Walk planned in memory of Donna Schonbachler N o r t h a n d S o u t h e n d T r a n s f e r S t a t io n s a c c e p t in g | COMPUTER MONITORS, DESKTOP COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS ALL FREE OF CHARGE AT THESE MORROW COUNTY l o c a t io n s : 6 9 9 0 0 F r o n t a g e L a n e . B o a r d m a n REUSE 5 7 1 8 5 H w y 7 4 . L e x in g t o n H o u r s o f o p e r a t io n 9 :0 0 - 4 .0 0 S a t . a n d S u n . 5 4 1 -9 8 9 - 9 5 0 0 Chocolate Covered Cherry Mocha % H e p p n e r F am ily Foods owners, Bert and Kim Houweling, are supporting fundraising for bone mar row research by accepting donations for pink, red and white hearts to be displayed in their grocery store The Fanconi A ne mia Research Foundation (FARF) is asking the pub lic to “Have a Heart!” to raise funds for research of this rare disease Known primarily as causing bone marrow failure in children, researchers believe that FA is under diagnosed as the primary cause of many head and neck cancers, heart and liver failures, pituitary gland diseases as well as hand and lower arm birth defects A defective gene in herited from both parents’ causes Fanconi Anemia, in the United States the odds of a child having FA is one in a million Recently discov ered to have two genes in common with breast cancer, researchers believe finding the cure for FA will lead F rie n d s h e lp in g Friends will gather Satur day, March 14, in Heppner to pay tribute to Donna Schonbachler, Home Health and Hospice care icon, who lost her own battle to cancer last April In 2008, during Hep- p n e r’s St P atrick ’s Day parade, Donna Red Hats to hold Celebration was seen riding up the street no-host luncheon on a float with her hands held high, wearing boxing The Red Hats will gloves and a cancer survivor hold a no-host luncheon at shirt She fought a most cou noon on Thursday, February rageous battle for years, and always put her job and life 19, at Sweet Productions passion first, to help people Morrow Drink Special r tf completed and has had as many as six patients It was further reported that due to the expansion, the District has hired seven new staff members and there are two additional positions avail able, including a certified nurse’s aide and a new risk management professional The Court approved the re quest which will have a ten year payback period This is the first loan that has been made from the Equity Fund which has been in existence for several years -In 2007 there was a House Bill (233 l ) in troduced which directed a “ C om m ittee” to conduct a com prehensive assess ment of state court facili ties throughout O regon's 36 counties As a result of this action, the Court head a report on “Safety and Ef ficiency” needs for potential upgrades to the C ounty Court House The two items that were given the higher priority was the installation of a fire alarm and sprinkler system at an estimated cost of $240,000 00 and an aux iliary power system at an es timated cost of$l40,000.00. In today’s economic status it is unlikely that either one o f these projects will be untaken in the near future All agreed that any upgrades would need to be done in a manner so as not to take any thing away from the historic look of our facility Heppner Family Foods accepting donations for bone marrow research DEQ Reward for turning in Mercury Thermometers - a , safe, digital thermometer! in fines, fees and assess ments. -Vince Monroe, 23, was convicted o f harass ment, a class B misdemean or, and was sentenced to 90 days incarceration with 90 days suspended, one year bench probation, complete 20 hours o f com m unity service, and other numerous conditions Monroe was also convicted of two counts of contempt of court and was sentenced to one year bench probation for each count and other numerous conditions Monroe was ordered to pay $399 in fines, fees and as sessments Justice Court Report Ju d g e C h a r lo tte Gray, Heppner Justice Court, has released the following report -Richard Earl Fox, 66, Cornelius, aiding in a game violation, $76 fine -Arthur Jones Smith III, 56, Springfield, hunting on the enclosed land of another, $545 fine -E rin E H ansell- H e i d e m a n , 33, l o n e , violation of the basic rule by going 74 mph in a 55 mph zone, $148 fine -Enoch J Sparks, 34, Heppner, passing in a no passing zone, $244 fine -Tyler M Bradfield, 23, lone, drivi ng while suspended-violation, driving uninsured, $810 fine -David R Spaulding, 75, Stanfield, violation of the basic rule by going 74 mph in a 55 mph zone, $ 147 fine I
