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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 26,2009 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Elmer L. Meligan Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES I S I ’ S 240-420 Morrow C o u n ty 's H om e-O w n ed W eekly N ew spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, < hegon under the Act of March 3,1870 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W W illow Street telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. 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On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a S ubscription • Place a C lassified Ad • Subm it a N ew s Story • View Real E state for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Birth Announcement Keaton Jo sep h C o in e r - A son, Keaton Jo seph, was bom to Josh and M elissa Coiner o f Heppner on Friday, August 7, 2009, at St. An thony’s Hospital in Pendleton. The baby w e ig h e d n in e pounds, nine ounc es and m easured 21 1/2 , , inches in length. and Fritzie, two different Elmer L. Meligan, dash-hounds w ho loved 95, died Friday, August 21, him in return. He also en 2009 at Pioneer Memorial joyed remodeling projects of his own as well as those Hospital in Heppner. He was bom April o f his children. He is s u r 5, 1913 at M a ra vived by: sons, Ger thon, IA the son of ald Meligan of The George and Cordia D alles, Jack M e Smith Meligan. He ligan o f H eppner, was raised and at and D aniel M e li ten d ed school in gan of Sedona, AZ; Minnesota, leaving d a u g h te rs , K ay e there as a young man to work on a Elmer L. Good o f Portland, mink and fox ranch Meligan and Kathleen Turner o f Heppner. He is in Iowa. On March 18,1933 also survived by several he m arried Estella Viola grandchildren, great-grand Nyberg in Peterson, IA. The children and great-great- couple raised three sons and grandchildren. two daughters. A memorial service He w orked as an for Mr. Meligan will be held u n derground m iner and at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Au eventually m anaged his gust 27,2009 at the Willow own fur ranching opera Creek Terrace in Heppner. tion in M innesota where A funeral service and mau he remained until the early soleum entombment will be 1950s. Following a decline held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, in the fur ranching busi August 29,2009 at Portland ness he becam e a heavy M emorial, 6705 S.E. 14th construction worker. He Avenue, Portland, Oregon, fo llo w e d h y d ro e le c tric 97202. p ro je c ts th ro u g h o u t the M em orial contri west, eventually settling in butions, for those who wish, Portland. may be m ade to W illow In 2001 his wife, C reek T errace B uild in g V iola, p reced ed him in Fund, 400 Frank Gilliam death. In 2002 he suffered D rive, H eppner, O regon a stroke but m anaged to 97836 or to Pioneer M e lead a somewhat full life. morial Hospice, PO Box 9, He moved to Heppner in Heppner, Oregon 97836. 2003. Sweeney Mortuary E lm e r e n jo y e d o f Heppner is in charge of hunting and ballroom danc arrangements. ing and really loved Penny Christian Life Center to host Discovery Club for kids „ . Keaton Joseph Coiner Christian Life Center will be hosting Discovery Club for all kids in kindergarten through 6th grade. The Keaton first club meeting will be Wednesday, September 9, at joins an older brother, Jackson. 6:30 p.m. The club will meet at the church’s locating at Grandparents are Joe and Jeri McElligott o f lone. 535 W. Morgan Street. Barb Coiner of Heppner, and Dan Coiner of Sacramento, For more information or to arrange rides for kids CA. call 676-5581. Great-grandparents are Loa McElligott o f lone, Betty Snow o f Salem, and Morris and Shirley McCarl o f Lexington. The Kinzua lunch group recently met in Prin- eville. Those attending were: Cenone Benson, Becky, Boeman, Harold and Peggy Reed, Gael (Windy) Liptak, Pete and Jackie Hester and her mother Marge Heiller, John Nelson, John and Midge Geer, Mark and Lavell Jel- Morrow County District Attorney Elizabeth Bal lick, Bonnie Campbell, Rollene Allen, Annabelle Gubser, lard has released the following report: Ernie and Ada Schell, Bob and Peggy Nelson, Bobby and -Judy Lynn Peck, 30, was convicted o f Failure Lavonia Slinkard, and Marilyn Garcia. to Perform Duties o f Driver, Property Damage, a Class The next lunch will be at Service Creek on Sep A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 90 days driver’s tember 18 at 11:30 a.m. license suspension, 90 days incarceration with 90 days suspended, three years bench probation, other conditions, and pay $2,577.01 in fines, fees and assessments. Judge Charlotte Gray, Heppner Justice Court, has -Kyle Lee Getsinger, 24, was convicted o f As released the following report: sault in the Fourth Degree, a Class A misdemeanor and -Casey Oneal, 20, Heppner, MIP Alcohol by was sentenced to 180 days incarceration with 180 days Consumption, $185 fine. suspended, 12 months bench probation, complete 40 hours -Brieann I. Smith, 19, Irrigon, Passing in a No o f community service, other conditions, and pay $1,133 Passing Zone, $185 fine. in fines, fees and assessments. -Wayne Bradley Schwabrow, 33, was convicted o f Possession of Forged Instrument in the First Degree, a Class C felony and was sentenced to 18 months super vised probation, subject to 90 sanction units with 30 jail units, other conditions, and pay $1,773 in fines, fees and The Willow Creek Water Park will be closing assessments. for the season at the end o f the day on Thursday, August 27. Kinzua lunch group meets DA’s Report Justice Court Report Willow Creek Water Park to close for season c r o l l i l o ^L5>oiIXo ( d u t i e s Announces the Arrival o f Francesco D’Alessandro, M.D., Ph.D. Derm atologist We are pleased to announce that Dr. Francesco D ’Alessandro will be joining Dr. Jeffrey Stiles and Kenneth Busby, P.A., in the Dermatology Department. His office will be located at 55 West Tietan. Dr. D'Alcssandro’s background includes: • Board Certified: American Board of Dermatology. • Residency: Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University; Washington, D.C. • Medical School: Medical University o f South Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. D’Alessandro is a welcome addition to the Walla Walla Clinic. He comes to Walla Walla with his wife. Appointments may he made by calling 525-3720 Your C om m unity ... Your Health . . . Your Clinic 55 WEST TIETAN, W AIT.A WAIT.A. W A 99362 • 509-525-3720 I ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times will prim all letters to the Editor u ith the follow ing criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with a legible signature We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card o f Thanks” at a cost o f $ 10. To the editor and Lexington residents: Freedom of speech is guaranteed by the U.S. C onstitution, but not in Lexington, OR. The M ayor (appointed, not elected by the people, and herself not a registered voter) recently read a protocol which she wants the city council to adopt. The protocol is as follows: Town Council Meeting and Public Comment Protocol Policy Visiting or talking, in the gallery' during the meet ings will not be tolerated from anyone. The Town government will not tolerate disrespect, profanity, racial slurs, or harassment at any time. No comments regarding personnel or jo b performance will be allowed. Any complaints regarding personnel, or Town employee s jo b performance, must be submitted in writ ing. These complaints will be taken under advisement by the Mayor and Council Members and dealt with accord ingly, at a future time. Also, personal comments regarding Town employees or Town Government members will not be allowed. Those people that do not respect, and do not fo l low the above mentioned protocol will be considered out o f order. They will receive one warning. A second time out o f order and they will be asked to leave the meeting. I f they do not leave voluntarily the meeting will put into recess and the County Sheriff's Office will be called to have the person removed. Public Comment: This is an opportunity fo r mem bers o f the public to address the council on items which are o f concern to the community. This will be done in one o f the following ways: If you wish fo r your comment to be given con sideration o f the Council on the night o f the meeting the comment must be submitted in writing on a public com ment form which is available free o f charge at Town Hall at least 48 hours prior to Town Council Meeting to allow fo r distribution The Public Comment form contains the policy fo r public comment (see attached). At this time the comment may be placed on the agenda. I f on the agenda the comment may be acknowledged, or answered. It may also be referred to appropriate staff members or set over to a future meeting. You will be allowed three minutes to make your presentation unless extended by the Mayor. There will also be a place set on the agenda fo r Other Public Comment. This time is set aside for persons wishing to address the Council on matters not on the agenda Speakers will be limited to three minutes, unless extended by the Mayor. Action will NOT be taken at the current meeting on these comments. These comments will pertain to relevant Town concerns only. No personal comments will be tolerated The Council, however, after hearing from interested citizens, may place items under new business on a future agenda so proper notice may be given to all interested parties. Those people that do not respect, and do not follow the above mentioned protocol concerning public comment will be considered out o f order. The way she has it set up, is that no community members will be allowed to speak or contest any phone, credit card or any other bills or voice their concerns about city matters. If they do, the will be declared out of order. Per the current financial statements, they are spending approximately twice as much as they are taking in each month. The primary source o f income for the city is the water receipts, with a few small incidental items. Some of the residents are not paying their water bills on time and the recorder is making other arrangements with them. Anytime any community member asks why or when the city manager is going to do something in the town, they are told that he will “when he gets time.” Cur rently and for a long time he has spent a lot of time at city hall, doing nothing. The town is a mess and a disgrace, to the residents who do try to keep up their property. There are pot holes in all o f the streets (some as old as two years), while at the same time there is over $2,000 worth o f patching material “purchased two years ago” now deteriorating in the storage shed. The streets and right-of-ways are almost overcome with puncture vine. The council spent a wasted $900 for a bunch o f weevils to get rid o f them, with no results. Some residents have taken it upon themselves to spray around their property. These are just two o f the things, among others that he “does not have time for.” Many people passing through town have commented on the bad condition of the town and even indicated that they would not even considered moving here. Evidently, the council is not interested in what happens to the town, but only their personal agenda. There have been two meetings in the past year, set up by ECODC. Both time, not even one o f the council members felt they were important to attend. Recently the council sent out a survey to residents, asking them why they did not attend council meetings. They will probably not even reveal the results o f the survey, if it makes them bad or is something they disagree with. Why would any one want to go to a meeting where they are ignored, ridiculed, or not allowed to voice their concerns, and where their rights as an American citizen are taken away? At the current rate, how long will it be before Lexington becomes another Rajahneespurin or taken over by the communists? Bob Taylor Lexington “ ” Senior Center Menu Willow Creek Baptist Church members will be serving lunch on Wednesday, September 2. The menu will include chicken enchiladas, rice and beans, green salad with tomatoes, fresh salsa, com chips, and flan.
