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COUNTY TREASURER
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Margo Sherer, 39. of lone, Is running for
the position of Morrow County Treasurer.
She was the Morrow County Deputy Tax
Collector for almost three years and then
was appointed county tax collector In
Decemher of 1979. She has filled in for
Treasurer Sylvia McDaniol during this
time, whenever she has been ill or out of
town. Sherer said.
Sherer has been a resident of Morrow
County for 20 years and she is married to
Dick Sherer. They have three sons. Scott is
19 and a freshman at Treasure Valley
Community College, Todd is 18 and will
graduate from Heppner High School this
year, and Brett is 17 and a junior at
Heppner.
Sherer
"I have worked closely with the present
treasurer so I am well aware of the duties
and responsibilities of the office," Sherer
said. "Now that my children are almost
grown. I have the time to devote and if
elected my experience qualifies me to
assume the duties immediately, when the
new term begins."
The Morrow County Treasurer and Tax
Collector positions will be combined in
January of 1981.
Mary Martin. 32, Rt. 1 P.O. Box 462 In
Iexington. is a candidate for Morrow
County Treasurer.
She has lived In the county for 13 years
and is married to Tom Martin. They own
the 4M Ranch. Inc. The Martini have three
daughters. Susan Is 11, Catherine 10 and
Jennifer seven.
Martin graduated from Mt. Assisi
Academy in Lemont. 111. She attended
DePaul University for two years In the
Liberal Arts School majoring In philoso
phy with a minor in math. DePaul
furnished a scholastic grant for tuition
both years. She took classes in accounting,
computer language and seminars In group
behavior.
She is employed with Bechtel Power
Corp. in Boardman in the accounting
department. She formerly worked at
Kinzua in accounting.
Martin is president of the Morrow
County Cowbelles, chairman of the
Cowbelles Legislative Committee, on the
lone School Advisory Board, a member of
the Heppner Juvenile Advisory Board, a
member of the Morrow County Wheat
Growers Association ind a member of the
Heppner Child Development Center
Board. She has also assisted in initiating
"Many Against Drugs" in the Boardman
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Alice Vance
Alice Vonce. 52, Rt. 2 Box 2384 in
Heppner, is one of the candidates running
for Morrow County Treasurer. She is a
Republican.
Vance is the School District Deputy
Clerk. She has a son who lives in Heppner.
Vance said she has thorough knowledge
of accounting, investment, budgeting,
audits, financial statements and managing
public funds.
"I understand the demands of the office
and have the experience and ability to
carry out the responsibility." she said.
. Vance is a native of eastern Oregon
having graduated from Condon High
School. She has lived In Morrow County for
2t years. After high school, she has taken
professional courses through the Blue
Mountain Community College evening
division and computer payroll training.
She has been employed by the Morrow
County School District for more than 17
S ears including six years as secretary at
nieppner High School, five years as
secretary at the district office and Bix
years as deputy clerk.
"My main duty as deputy clerk is sole
responsibility for district funds," she said.
"The largest Bhare of the tax money
collected in Morrow County is for the
oM'ra!ion of schools. Any funds not needed
for immediate cash flow are invested
locally at the best Interest rate and for the
longest possible time for the best return.
Interest earnings to May 1 for the 1979-80
fiscal year are $1,800 more than the
amount budgeted to be received.
"I have earned the respect of the school
board, administrators and co-workers by
setting and achieving high standards of
integrity and accuracy. My experience in
managing public funds, ability, knowledge
and maturity are needed in the position of
Countv Treasurer."
Alice Vance
COUNTY CLERK
Barbara Bloodsworth
Pauline Winter
Barbara Bloodsworth. 42. Rt. 2 Box 2145
in Heppner. is seeking the office of Morrow
County Clerk.. She is the present clerk
having been appointed to the office when
Sadie Parrish retired.
"I am seeking the office of Morrow.
Conty Clerk because 1 enjoy the type of
work that goes on in the clerk's office." she
said. "In some way it touches upon the
work done in every office in our county
government."
For the past 10 years. Bloodsworth has
worked in the county clerk's office and
worked for one year in the assessor's office
prior to that She feels most of the work
that is done in the office must be learned
by experience.
She was born in the county and spent
most of her life here. She has been married
to .)im Bloodsworth for the past 7'i years.
They have a farm between Lexington and
Heppner.
Barbara Bloodsworth has three chil
dren Barbara (Bobbie) is a first year
student at Blue Mountain Community
College and hopes to transfer to Oregon
Stale University and sludy oceanography.
Coleman is a graduating senior at Heppner
High School and plans to attend Central
Oregon Community College next year.
Patricia will be a junior at Heppner next
year and will also be 'a varsity
cheerleader.
Bloodsworth graduated from Heppner
High in 19"fi and then worked at J.C. Penny
as a bookkeeper. She took a secretarial
course at the Northwest Business College
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in Port land in 1957. She then took a job with
attorney J.J. Nys. For 10 years she was a
housewife and then she worked for Dr.
L.D. Tibbies. She then worked In the
assessors office, county clerk's office and
then became county clerk Jan. 1. 1980.
"I really feel that after 10 years as
Deputy County Clerk in the office of the
County Clerk. I am well qualified for the
job." Bloodsworth said. "It is not a job that
can be learned in the few months time my
opponent has spent in this office."
Pauline Winter. 45. Rt. 2 Box 2489 In
Heppner. Is seeking the office of Morrow
County Clerk.
Winter has lived in the county for 174
years and has three children. Karen Is 22.
Rosemary 19 and Herman Jr. 18.
Winter has had four years of college
education and has taken bookkeeping and
accounting courses through Blue Mountain
Community College. She Is the Civil
Deputy for the Morrow County Sheriffs
Office. ,
She has three years of college at
Willamette University plus two semesters
at Lewis and Clark College majoring In
political science with minors in literature,
philosophy and sociology.
Winter has eight years of job experience
in related fields in both the private and
public sector including four years of
general office work, three years as a legal
secretary for attorneys, and more than
four years as the Civil Deputy.
She said she has broad experience with
various courts, legal documents, record
keeping and civil and criminal proceed
ings. She" added that she' has experience
and ability to work with the public and has
a proven record in this area.
Winter said she has taken an active role
in every election since 1952 either as a
campaign worker, precinct committee
woman, party chairman, member of an
election board or as a candidate. She has
"extensive and direct personal experience
in all areas in which candidates for public
office should have r working background
"including family responsibilities, church
membership in local and diocesan
leadership roles, and voluntary commu
nity and civic work (nine years servica en
the Morrow County School Board, eight
years on the Heppner Library Board,
American Cancer Society and the March
of Dimes).
"I have the ability and willingness to
recognize and balance partisan concerns
In matters of bipartisan natijre and
impact." Winter said. "I have an open
mind and a willing spirit, committed to
furnishing fair, equitable, impartial,
courteous and professional service to
everyone.
"I have a solid foundation in the political
process through being involved and plan to
bring a fresh approach to the duties of
county clerk."
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