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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 16, 2023 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Lexington business owner seeks to start Neighborhood Watch Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve.net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: In Morrow County $35/year. Outside Morrow County $40/year. In County Senior Rate (65 years or older) $30/ year. 9 month Student student subscriptions $35/year. Chris Sykes ...............................................................................................Publisher Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor Cindi Doherty.........................................................................................Advertising All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.50 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $15 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.00 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi- cation must be specified. Affidavits must be requested at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. One Lexington busi- ness owner is seeking to start a Neighborhood Watch in response to increased crime in the small town. Carol Dougherty, who owns the Broken Spoke restau- rant in Lexington with her husband, Sean, spoke out about the idea at a recent Lexington Town Council meeting. “We’ve had a lot of different weird things going on around town, at all times of day and night,” said Dougherty. Dougherty said she thought a community pres- ence would help to curb the rising crime and mischief in the town. Several residents, in- cluding council members, have echoed the concern about crime. Lexington Town Councilor Katie Imes responded that she had things stolen from her property and had reported the thefts to the sheriff’s office. City staff also re- cently discovered the theft Joseph Jones reenlisted for another six-year term in the U.S. of the solar panel and light Navy last month. Pictured L-R are Jones’s wife Socorro Jones reenlists in Navy Gonzalez, holding their son James, mother Liz Puckett of Heppner, Jones, father-in-law Jose Gonzalez, and the officer who swore Jones in July 21. -Contributed photo Joseph Daniel Jones has reenlisted for another six years in the U.S. Navy, his family announced re- cently. He has reenlisted as an Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class. Jones has already served six years in Navy. For eight months of that time, he was deployed on the U.S.S. Abraham Lin- coln. During his deploy- ment, he traveled to China, Japan and the Philippines. He received his honor- able discharge on July 20, 2023, one day before being sworn in for his new term on July 21. Jones’s wife, Socorro Gonzalez, recently reen- listed for a three-year term. The couple also has a son, James. Jones is the son of Liz Puckett of Heppner. fixture on one of the town’s welcome signs. Dougherty said she had received good feedback for the idea on Facebook, though she didn’t see the turnout she hoped at the council meeting. “A lot of people will say that they want to help, but then do they show up or not?” she said. The town council and staff as a whole seemed to like the idea of a Neigh- borhood Watch program in Lexington and discussed what they could do to sup- port it, including getting Neighborhood Watch sig- nage. “That alone can deter people,” said Lexington Councilor Bill Beard. Lexington Mayor Juli Kennedy said Kelly Boyer had worked to get a Neigh- borhood Watch going a few years ago. “And she had signs,” said Kennedy, adding that it might be good to check with the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office for more information on resources. The council agreed that they should move forward with that and schedule an informal town meeting at a later date for anyone who is interested in participating. Lexington residents or neighbors who would like to help with a Neighbor- hood Watch program can stop by the Broken Spoke and speak with Dougherty. From the Archives Of the Gazette-Times From the Archives, August 16 50 years ago…….1973 Heppner Gazette-Times editor Ernest Joiner re- ceived this letter and made a brief reply: Usually you are pretty clear in reporting news, and I believe dedicated in pre- senting it in a way that all who read your paper can’t miss reading what goes on. However, in your Aug. 9 issue there were a few lines about a chicken that left lots of questions unan- swered. The reference led me to believe that you ran over a $95 chicken. That whets my interest. Was it a Barred Rock, Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, White Leghorn, or what the hell kind of chicken was it? A crowing chicken, a laying chicken, or was it a household pet and sort of like one of the family? And then under the circumstances, when you were in a hurry to get back to your new home and busi- ness in Heppner, I am curi- ous to know what happened when you hit this chicken? Did you stop and report the collision to the own- ers? How did you arrive at the monetary value of the bird? Were herd laws involved? Did you volun- tarily or involuntarily have the services of a third party to determine the value of the kill? That was quite a chick- en. It could have won a prize at the fair. We would like to know the answers to all these questions, and to more that keep popping up. 11:30 a.m. every Tuesday at W. W. Weatherford, St. Patrick’s Senior Center Heppner in Heppner. Seniors 60 and (ED. NOTE—The mat- above may donate what they can toward the cost of the meal. Those 60 and younger are asked for a suggested donation of $5. No to-go plates or de- livery are offered at this A soccer camp for kids time, but diners may bring kindergarten to sixth grade empty containers for a por- will be held this Friday and tion to take home. Saturday, Aug. 18-19, from 8-9 a.m. at Hager Park in Seniors Matter menus for August South Morrow Coun- ty Seniors Matter has an- nounced the following menus for the month of August: Aug. 22: Quiche, hash- browns, peaches, coffee cake and dessert. Aug. 29: Meatloaf with garlic mashed potatoes, corn, salad and dessert. Meals are served at T h e m o re t h i n g s change, the more they stay the same: The heaviest wind- storm ever known in the Ione section, so report reaches this paper, occurred there at about 5:30 Monday afternoon, followed by a heavy downpour of hail and rain that lasted for more than an hour and a half. The course of the storm was from southeast to northwest and struck with full force an the Ben Buschke place on Rhea Creek and ending near the Henry Stender farm nine miles northwest of Ione. The storm swept area was two miles wide and 18 miles long and wherever the hail struck the grain fields were laid bare. The heaviest downpour near Ione occurred in Riet- mann Canyon and on the hills just north of town. This caused the water to collect along the embankment of the railroad east of the depot and gathering up of rubbish forced the water over the track and down the main street of the town. Stores and basements along the street were over- flowed and deposits of mud left to a depth of from one to eight inches. Heppner. The fee is $5 per person, which will be used to purchase equipment for the upcoming season. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Gauntlets with tribal craftmanship on display. - Contributed Photo local Tribal members and Tamástslikt Cultural Insti- tute. From gauntlets to horse trappings, bags, vests and more, this exhibit highlights the extraordinary crafts- manship of the makers and demonstrates the impor- tance of the horse and the affection Plateau Tribes had for their horses. The beads themselves also have a colorful history. Glass beads were first trad- ed in the Pacific Northwest after the 1770s, and for the next half century most of the glass beads were ac- quired through trading with the Hudson’s Bay Company and other fur trading enter- prises whose supplies came from Chinese and European sources. The Plateau tribes of Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla had a history with horses that is equal- ly important. The bunch 105 years ago……1918 Soccer camp this weekend 100 Horses to appear at Tamástslikt “100 Horses: An Equine History in Bead- work” opens at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute on Friday, Sept. 1. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Opening day is free. The Fred L. Mitchell Collection combines the colorful history and cul- ture of both beadworking and horses to create this amazing exhibit. Thanks to a lifetime collecting Plateau floral and pictorial bead- work, Walla Walla, WA resident Fred L. Mitchell has amassed the premier collection of that material. His collection is partic- ularly noteworthy not only because of its size, but also because of its quality and diverse subject matter. Included in “100 Hors- es” is a portion of that col- lection focusing on beaded depictions of horses. Ad- ditional pieces have been added to the exhibit by ter was settled by the Inter- nal Revenue Service, which has charge of such matters of price control, with the requested assistance of the National Medication Board, and I’m sorry I ever brought the subject up in the first place.) Vest with tribal beadwork on display. - Contributed Photo grass-covered hills of Co- lumbia Basin was the home of the Cayuse and Appaloo- sa, as well as Pintos, Paints and Mustang horses. The Cayuse Tribe was known for its large horse herds that grazed in the foothills of the Blue Moun- tains. Prestige and wealth were partly reflected by the number of horses that a person owned. Tribal elders recall that in those days the tribes had thousands and thousands of horses and that they used to graze horses all through the Umatilla Basin, across the Columbia River on the Horse Heaven Hills all the way to Hanford to the north, on the east side of the Blue Mountains from the Grande Ronde country all the way to Huntington, to the John Day River country in the South and all the way to the Cascades in the west. The horse expanded Shahaptian and Cayuse culture, improved mobility, and brought the Cayuse, Walla Walla and Umatilla into contact with other In- dian cultures throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Horses allowed for new ideas to be introduced from new places as well as allowing other Indians to travel and trade along the Columbia River. The exhibit closes on Dec. 2. $429,000 $350,000 PRICE REDUCED! Great school and excellent location! This 2,471 sqft home and two lots totaling 13.12 acres could be the perfect property to keep your horses and livestock. Pasture and dry land. Tax ID 5378 and 8939. Selling as-is. MLS#: 23292049 All reasonable offers will be considered. 62886 HIGHWAY 74 - Ione 177 N. Main P.O. Box 337 Heppner, OR 97836 Chris@sykesrealestate.net Broker Chris Sykes 541-215-2274
