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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name o f the sender along w ith a legible signature. We are also requesting that you prov ide 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 ofThanks” at a cost o f $10. Write in Jean M. Brazell for mayor Dear Lexington Voters: Our town is in desperate need of leadership and experience. We need someone who will gather the facts and listen to all sides of an issue so that council members can make an informed decision for all of us. Jean Brazell has worked eight years for this town. Please write in Jean M. Brazell for mayor. Beverly J. Steagall Lexington M U R D E R IN D IC T M E N T vated Theft in the First Degree: The defendant, on or between October 1, 2010 and October 4, 2010, in Morrow County, Oregon, did unlawfully and know ingly commit the theft of United States Currency, of the value of $10,000 or more, the property of The Pheasant Café and Lounge. The state further alleges that the defendant exerted control of the United States Currency that is the subject o f this theft in Morrow County, Oregon. A warrant was is sued for Crum’s arrest on October 7 for the murder of Jessica Rae Killian, whose body was discovered on October 4 on a farm near lone. She was believed to have been killed sometime between October 1 and 4. Crum, a Morrow County Sheriff’s reserve deputy, was arrested on October 8 without incident during a traffic stop in Harney County. C ru m w as a r raigned Monday, October 11 and will enter a plea at a hearing on Friday. A bail hearing will also be held at that time. K illian also had another child who did not live with her. The Oregon D e partment of Justice is pros ecuting the case at the re quest o f Morrow County District Attorney Justin W. Nelson in order to ensure the integrity of the process because of the defendant’s involvem ent in law en forcement. Anyone with any information should call the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office at 541-676-9061. IONE AYP -Continuedfrom Page ONE the teachers had a master’s state news release, the dis trict had $6,927 per student in direct classroom expen ditures for the 2008-09 school year, compared to an average o f $4,670 per student statewide. The dis trict spent $1,296 in class room support per student, compared to $1,444 per student statewide; $3,801 in building support per stu dent, compared to $1,430 per student statewide; and $360 per student for central support, compared to $366 statewide. According to the state report, for the 2009-10 school year the lone district had: 12 teachers with an average o f 14.8 years of experience; 41.7 percent of - FIVE CLEAN UP Letters to the Editor ~ -Continuedfrom Page ONE Wednesday, October 13,2010 degree or higher; 7.7 per cent had an emergency or provisional credential as of January 15. The report lists two educational assistants for the lone district and 3.8 other staff. One hundred percent o f the classes at lone were taught by “highly qualified teachers,” com pared to 96 percent state wide. According to state figures, the district has no special education students, compared to an average of 14.6 percent state-wide and 3.7 percent of their students were enrolled in English as a Second Language pro grams, com pared to 9.9 percent statewide. Halloween ^Costumes *Candy *Decor -Continued from Page ONE Pettibone held up several sheets of paper. “I have four pages o f comments from Facebook (of people who have heard about this). All of them are behind us,” she said. Others in the audi ence also were in support. “I ’m here to support our rural lifestyle,” said Jerry Gentry, Heppner. “How far do you want to carry this?” asked Nancy Gochnauer, also of Heppner. Pettibone’s daugh ter, Sibbea Browning, was also at the m eeting. “If someone else rides in town is my sister being targeted?” she asked. “We see sheep in town all the time, and we still see dog poop all the time downtown. My sister has been targeted,” she told the council. “She (Pettibone’s daughter) is the only one being observed, so she is being targeted,” Mayor Les Paustian said. “Clean up you own poop the same as dog owners.” Paustian said the city has received numer ous complaints besides Ed- mundson’s asking why dog owners are required to clean up after their animals, and horse owners are not. The city also called into questions if Pettibone was violating her permit to keep animals within the city limits. City manager Dave DeM ayo was instructed by the mayor to read the permit out loud to the coun- cil. A nyone who keeps animals on their property is supposed to obtain a permit from the city, and the council was told Pettibone’s permit allows her to keep 10 horses and she has 13 on her property. In the end P etti bone and the council agreed that an adult would clean up within about a day after animals went through town. “We can live with that,” Pettibone said. “We can pick up right away.” “We do not want to take away their (daughters’) rights to ride out to the fairgrounds,” the mayor said. Request to revisit apart ment purchase In other business, the council heard requests to reconsider their “no” vote last month on purchas ing a run-down apartment complex on Chase Street and turning the area into parking. At its September meeting the council voted not to spend $ 15,000 to pur chase the property which is along Willow Creek next to the bridge in front of the Morrow County Court house. Heppner resident Larry Mills said he would encourage the council to re-think the decision not to purchase the property. “Once you get people to stop in our community they will spend money here,” Mills said. “Our school is down 20 kids (actually 29, see school board story this week) again this year.” Mills also said the extra parking would help when there is a trial at the Morrow County Courthouse just across the street. Beverly Howe, owner o f Howe’s About Pizza, says they have seen people park in her busi ness parking lot when going to the courthouse across the street. “We would be will ing to expand our business if we could get some more parking,” Howe said. Jerry H ollom on, who lives next door to the apartment complex, wrote a letter to the council in which he said: “I was sur prised at your decision last month regarding the old apartments at 120 N. Chase St. I understand the main purpose for purchasing this property is to develop a space for large rigs pulling ATVs or fifth wheel trail ers, or camp trailers, motor homes etc., to have a place to park (daytime only) so they may shop a little in Heppner, or just stop and take a look around our com munity. They may want to get a bite to eat or buy a few groceries that they need for their trip. “ T he w ay o u r streets are designed, there is no place for these large outfits to park. We should discourage them staying all night in this spot, as we have two overnight areas for that purpose now, and we don’t want to interfere with their business. The lot could also allow extra parking for special occa sions, such as St. Patrick’s Day, etc. Council member Cody High, who was the most vocal against the pur chase last month, said he has heard from constituents around town who want to know why, if the county is going to benefit from the parking with overflow from the courthouse, they are not purchasing the property? M ayor P austian said the whole purchase may not be viable because, if there is asbestos in the buildings on the property, the city will probably back away from the deal. “The county does not want to get involved if there is as bestos in those buildings,” Morrow County Health District Welcomes John Adair, PA-C F a ll F lo w er s To Irrigon Medical Clinic I wink S pecial »! Kahlua Mudslide Mocha $3.25 Eggnog Frappe $3.25 B aby R egistry he said. -A patient from Fire C hief Rusty L akeview H eights was Estes told the council that transported from Bend to an inspector was coming in Heppner for court. the next few days to deter -Deputies investi mine if there was asbestos gated a complaint from a in the structures. citizen regarding someone Paustian said the who was trying to hack city would be “partnering” into the new computer she with the county if the sale just purchased. It was deter does go through, but they mined there was no crime; are now just waiting for the the citizen was inexperi inspection report. “We have enced with computers. had a lot of input on this,” -A person called he said. MCSO and reported hear City Manager De- ing explosions in the past. A Mayo said that the property deputy responded, and was is in the flood plain so that told the person believed the makes it more difficult to explosions were coming rehabilitate the structures. from under the eaves, near DeMayo said he had talked the satellite dish. to a developer who wanted -A deputy investi to take the building “down gated a complaint from a to the studs”, but the de caller who was concerned veloper was informed that for his 17-year-old girl under the flood plain rules friend, whom he just asked he could not co this. to marry him; her parents “The said prop were not allowing her to erty is located in the flood speak to him. plain,” Hollomon wrote -A deputy respond in his letter, “so it would ed to a complaint where a be difficult to ever build person moved out of a room anything on the property they were renting, and were now or in the future. I have having difficulty retrieving lived next to these apart their belongings. ments for 38 years and have -Deputies handled watched the deterioration a complaint where a ju of this property, I have had venile was living with a occasion to cover holes to relative, and needed to ob keep starlings out of ceiling tain his property from his space and I can tell you the room. wood is rotten, the metal -G raffiti was re roof (put on several owners ported at the city park. ago) leaks and has (in one -A person reported spot) been covered with a another person got their plastic tarp held down with daughter’s cell phone wet, bricks removed from old causing damage. It was de chimneys on the property. termined to be accidental. “As for dislocating -MCSO received a present tenants, there are call regarding people smok several other low income ing marijuana. properties in town that from -A deputy investi time to time advertise va gated an incident of tele cancies. phone harassment coming “We have a very from Jamaica. nice looking town and a -M CSO in v e sti very photographic court gated a possible sex crime. house, however in their It was determined to be present condition, these unfounded. apartments are very dis -MCSO was con tracting. tacted by a juvenile’s par “I would like to ents who reported their see you reconsider the op child entered another per portunity to purchase this son’s residence and used a property and make our computer. town a more attractive and -A school employee inviting community. Please reported a student walked don’t pass up this opportu out of Friday school. nity,” Hollomon concluded -A parent called in his letter. 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