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'tis TWO - The Heppner Gazette-Timet, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March ZS, 1882 j 'lfeilt The, Official Nwipopr of City of Hppnr and fh County of Morrow Ue Heppner Nirr Cmti'i Imw-OwiH Weekly Newspittr U.S.P.S. 240-420 Published every Thursday and entorcd as second-class matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3. 1879. Second-class postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503) 676 922R. Address communications to the Heppner Gazette Times. P.O. Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 97836. $10.00 in Morrow, Umatilla, Wheeler & Gilliam counties: $12.00 elsewhere. I David and April Hilton Sykea, Publishers j Letters To The Editor Yes vote a step up Hospital Notes Patients admitted and re leased from Pioneer Memor ial Hospital in Heppner over the past week include: Erika Bergs trom, lone -admitted March 14. released March 16: Audrey Standly. Lexington -admitted March 15, released March 18: Bradley Schmidt, lone -admitted March 16. released March 19. Rosetta Palmateer, lone -admitted March 16. released March 18; Mindy Binschus, Heppner -admitted March 18. released March 19: and Jean Nelson, Lexington -admitted March 19, released March 21. Patients still receiving care at the hospital as of Monday, March 22 included: Clarence Rice, Lexington, admitted March 16: and Charles Morris, Condon -admitted March 16. B. . V D. EASTER ACCENTS Spring is in the air and love is blossoming. Show her you care by giving her something special on Easter that she will remember you by forever and ever. Peterson's ivyj Jewelers Heppner fJJ 676-9209 To the editor: 1 am writing this letter to ask your support for the budget of Blue Mountain Community College on March 30. In this time of high unemployment the need for the college is greater than ever. People with good job skills will be able to find employment and that is what the college is all about. The education the college gives to students in all departments develops their abilities and job skills so they can become contributing members of our society. The college staff, budget committee, and board mem bers have gone through the budget item by item and believe every' item is neces sary to provide the sen-ices the patrons of Umatilla and Morrow counties need. The future of many is in your hands, please help. A yes vote is a step up the ladder of success for the students of BMCC. Sincerely, Bob Rietmann Board Member lone, Oregon Support Bob McKinley To the editor: March 30 is the election date for Morrow County School Board position No. one. I strongly urge the support for this position for Bob McKin ley. I have known Bob for several years, he is a strong dedicated person and would do an excellent job for the people of Boardman and Morrow County in this position. Sincerely. Kenneth Broadbent Boardman. OR. Health Dept. Friday, March 26 - free blood pressure clinic and immunizations, Lexington Health Dept. office, 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Consider the following To the editor: On March 30 when you are voting on the budget for Blue Mountain Community College, consider the following facts: Enrollment in continuing education classes in south Morrow County (lone, Lexing ton, Heppner) has doubled over the past two years. There are over 200 people, per let m, taking advantage of class offerings through BMCC in this area. The number of different class offerings has also in creased. There are now be tween 15-20 different offerings available each term. These offerings include classes from three categories: transfer courses, vocational prepara tory and upgrading courses, and adult enrichment courses. When you vote on March 30, remember the opportunities being offered in your com munity through Blue Moun tain Community College. Nancy Brownfield BMCC Continuing Education Coordinator South Morrow County Heppner, Oregon 97836 To anyone To the editor: Usually one assumes that a yes vote on the school budget signifies a real interest in furthering our children's ed ucation. I can't believe this to be true when voting March 30 on the upcoming school bud get. At present, we do not offer sufficient vocational courses in Morrow County. Amongst other things, we also do not have enough computer and math classes. For quite some time now we have been spending more, but offering less, to our students. After completing the most rigorous academic program offered at Heppner High School this year, our son will still take a remedial course in computers when he goes to college, as he could not work this class into his schedule due to lack of equipment and staff. And he will have to work hard to catch up with other students Vote 'yes' Vo the editor: On behalf of students, teachers, and volunteers of the Heppner Adult Basic Education program sponsored by BMCC, we strongly urge nil Morrow County voters to vote "yes" March 30 to continue BMCC's educational oppor tunities in our area. The Heppner site of Adult Basic Education has had an enrollment of 27 students this year. Adult Basic Education serves handicapped adults: non-English speaking adults learning English as a second language: adults preparing for the GED and adults preparing for a BMCC adult high school diploma. Education is a continuing process: BMCC provides that continuum for Morrow County ; residents. It will provide a small adult basic education program in the Boardman area this fall. Please give BMCC's budget your consideration. Vote "Yes March 30. Sincerely. Joy Krein Peggy Fishburn, Alena Anderson. Donna Privett. j Nella Britt concerned that have had the advantage of higher math courses. Additionally, and most im portantly, we are losing some good teachers because they do not feel Morrow County is seriously committed to quality education. Morale is low. Our school board needs leadership that only the voters can provide to correct the deficiencies in our school system. You can vote yes and receive more of the same spread thinner. Or you can vote no as long as necessary to free the school board and the administration to ask for an evaluation of our school sys tem and whether it provides what our students need now. Only the voters of Morrow County can help determine the Pest way to provide the most benefits for the least amount of taxpayer's money, Yours truly, Meg Murray Keep sales tax out of Oregon To the editor: The Republican Party has proven again their admiration for the sales tax by its recent endorsement of this unfair tax at the Dorchester Conference. This regressive form of taxation has been repeatedly rejected by Oregon Demo crats. Unlike most political issues in this state, the party lines are very clearly drawn on this subject. The electorate knows that the more ways you can tax the citizen, the more taxes there will be. State taxes in Oregon are about average among the fifty states; add a sales tax and we will be among the highest. i California has a sales tax and their citizens carry a heavy tax burden. The state of Washington has a sales tax and their form of taxation is among the most regressive in the nation; It hat not kept that state from going broke. The main argument for a sales tax is the alleged stability it brings to revenue collection. But such stability is illusory in a declining econ omy. In addition, the sales tax is the cruelest tax, in that an umemployed mill worker or a senior citizen on a limited fixed income pays the same tax rate as a wealthy person. We can accomplish the same thing in Oregon with a large "Prudent Person Reserve Fund" to cushion the effects of periodic economic recession. We should not be like the state of Washington which must depend upon a good Christmas shopping season to balance the state budget. Those who advocate a sales tax as a replacement for property taxes should also be reminded that this scheme will not lower the total tax bill, only remove local control of local property tax-supported government. The sales tax would dramatically shift pow er to state government in Salem away from the people. A majority of Democrats in both the State House and Senate will keep the general sales tax out of Oregon, This is a pledge that must and will be honored BEFORE YOU DIG, STOP, LOOK, CALL (509) 534-0857 Along the Pacific Gas Transmission pipeline route, these signs are posted as a WARNING to let you know that there is a high pressure natural gas pipeline safely buried nearby. Don't dig up trouble. Check the area for our CAUTIOH signs . . . they may prevent costly accidents caused by careless digging. To determine the exact location of the Pacific Gas Transmission pipeline, please check with us BEFORE you dig. CALL COLLECT, (509) 534-0657, ANYTIME, DAY OR MGHT TOR TREE LOCATIOH SERVICE Pacific Gas Transmission Company Operating Headquarters, P.O. Box 4389 Station B Spokane, Washington 99202 Out muiMtttKM COWMOT MSKAM, MtM. Jrj JW. V J Ferry if jf Y 7 x ems? JA f TEL 181-534-6157 X JZyLX V llffiRf DIG&IK6 M P J . OR Jf i FT w qmooh wmmo TO EEPCJtT PlrCLINE TROUBLE M fZ C11 COLLECT HI . 34 1157 f ft I none bm tmmbmm a II com ( I w I I 'MMIHIM I I CMVOMH rot nreunc route Sincerely, Doll Ishnm Semite Majority Leader S-203 Stale Capitol Salem, Oregon 97310 More letter on page 4 Grattan Kerann House Majority Leader H 2U5 Stale Capitol Salem. Oregon 973J0 Worthy of support To the editor: In times like these it is easy to feel upset by tux inerenses. Those of us who serve on boards and budget commit tees know the feeling. We make our living the simie way others do. That is why the Morrow County School District Budget Committee has tried to pre sent a budget that is in tune with the times. The ballot for the Morrow County School District Budget vote on Mat ch 30 shows an increase in taxes for schools next year How ever, it is important for voters to know that although budget funds which cannot be shown on the ballot, coupled with reductions In some budget expenditures, which was ac companied by the budget committee, will result In a considerable reduction in the tax for schools next year. II is expected that if the district's value remained the same, the school tax on a $ii0.ono.(in home would be $U!i (Hi less than this year, I believe we have a good budget request, one that can result in good schools, and at the same time a low tax It is worthy of your support Sincerely. 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