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rWO-Tk Heppaer Gette-TlM. Hepjwer. OrtfM. n4y. J H. 14 ... . An open letter to the citizens 01 J COX. Biaa The OfOcUl Newspaper of the CSty of Heppoer aod the County of Morrow GAZETTE-TIMES U SP S Published every Thursday and entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Heppoer, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Second-Class postage paid at Heppoer, Oregon. Office at H7 West Willow Street. Telephone (503) 676-9228. Address communications to tbe Heppner Gazette Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. $10 in Morrow. Umatilla, Wheeler k Gilliam counties: tlJ elsewhere. David and April Sykes, Publishers Morrow & Umatilla counties Letters to the Editor Appreciates Maas To tbe editor: Our family appreciated the picture and article about Pas tor John Maos in last week's Gazette-Times. I suppose Judy would have "cringed had she seen me pick up my pen" as John said she does sometimes when he writes a letter to the editor. She is such an incredable person in her own right. AO parents whose children have benefited from ber love and teaching can attest to that. Her music and her presence in the congregations attest to that. Having to listen to all those "John Maas" jokes at test to that. At the risk of offending John or at tbe very least, embar rassing him, I want to present tbe other side of the issue of John Maas and his ministry. Last week's article was too one sided, it only quoted John. But he expressed his openess to hearing all sides. He likes a good argument augmented by love. I don't want to really "ar gue" because his last quote in tbe article said it all. That's my validity as a minister, being a part of people's Lives." I only want to document a few occasions when his ministry affected our lives. John neg lected to do that John's time on the streets of Heppner were special to so many. Several years ago when Bob's annual back prob lem was severe, a week in the hospital here and transfer to Kadlec Hospital in Richland, John wanted to know how be could help in the store. He even agreed to my request to drive tbe ambulance for the transfer. Even though it was tbe last of November and he had so much to do in his congregations for Christmas worship he spent several hours every day at Heppner Auto Parts working the inven tory card files. We promoted him to parts man plus the card file in later years as be came to help with tbe yearly crisis. I suppose I am violating a trust when 1 write here that his pay check, which I insisted upon, went to either Pioneer Memorial Hospital Founda tion or Lutheran World Hun ger Fund. Sorry about that, John. Oh, there was one check which helped toward a com- nuter that h ravptMf In h1n him out of his chaotic system PubllC duped of handling paper work for the To the editor: You may have been asked to sign a petition to get an issue on the ballot of the next election concerning the abol ishment of Uie Land Conserr atKW and Developement Com mittee and it's subsidiary The Land Use Board of Appeals. Before you make your deci sion, I would like to tell you that there is another side of the issue. Have you ever driven by a business in a residential neighborhood and thought to yourself, I sure wouldn't like to live next to that business? What if you woke up one morning and discovered you had a new neighbor, a used car lot or a rodeo arena or a livestock feedlot or. an indust rial truck operation? What would you do? Would you like to live with any of those businesses as your close neighbor? Well some of your fellow Morrow and Umatilla county citizens have found themselves in these circum stances. And they didn't like it. but they had to seek a solution to the problem. These people have tried to resolve their property disput es through their local govern ment and have lost their battle for the right to privacy and peace of mind. They have gone to much expense hiring attorneys to prepare the case for them and gone through tbe court proceed ure to protect their property. Tbe only alternative available to these property owners after the lo cal government was not sym pathetic to their needs was to file a complaint with tbe State Land Use Board of Appeals. LUBA is a branch of the Land Conservation and Develope ment Committee which the petitions being circulated are trying to have abolished. LCDC and LUBA were formed to protect the state planning goals from overxealous local governments that might for get the needs of the private citizen when making their decisions on land use disputes. You need not fear the LCDC or LUBA if you are a private citizen in need of outside help to preserve your property rights. But if you are trying to impose a business on adjoin ing property owners aginst the will of the majority, then you are one who should fear these two branches of government. Before you sign the petition concerning the LCDC, get more information. Write to LUBA for a statement of their purpose and compare what they've done to what local government would be like without someone to answer to for their actions. If you would like more information con cerning Oregon's State Wide Planning Goals, write to: Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Develope ment, 1175 Court Street N.E., Salem, Oregon 97310. My purpose is to present the facts of the other side of the issue. Sincerely, Joy Hart for C.HJRJ.S.T. Gtizens Have Rights In Small Towns An organization founded for the preservation of Citizens Rights P.O. Box 50 Hermiston, Oregon 97838 church. John was there when we needed bin. He helped us through the loss of my father and of coy mother and of Bob's mother within an eight month period. We feel doubly fortun ate for his help because we were not members of his congregation. John just minis ters, be doesn't discriminate. He shares Jesus' love by his actions. I could cite numerous occasions when be beiped oth ers in similar situations. John merely serves man kind where he sees need. Iam not surprised that his conver sion to the ministry was "dra matic and abrupt." God know s a good man w hen he sees him. Maybe God had to use a two by four to get John's attention but we are glad be did. (s) Aloha DeSpain To the editor: Tbe public and our U S Congressmen have been dup ed by liberal political action committees, primarily The Si erra Club, into passing onto President Reagan wilderness btO legislation which makes inaccessible more than 900.000 acres in Oregon. We 2 -heeled special interest groups have really given Oregonians a snow job. They have many of us believing that these "wild erness areas" mast be pro tected from most of us so that a hardy, chosen few can have backpacking vacations. Here is how they protect their wilderness: 1. No roads to be built. 2. No use of forest management tools, i.e., use of chain saws and chemicals sprayed by airplane to control fire, or use of chemicals to control insect infestation. 3. No use of emergency vehicles to rescue injured people in these remote areas. 4. No harvest of mature timber or valuable minerals, and 5. No restocking of fish or game, and no hunting. There should be no wilder ness areas. These 900,000 acres-plus should be set aside as national parks, or as "mul tiple use" areas. The public has been snowed, and some Congressmen have fortified their reelection cam paigns' war chests, courtesy of a well-heeled minority. (s) Gerald M.Whitney P.O. Box 1614 Pendleton, Oregon Antique machinery Many attend potluck To the editor: I ran onto it by accident. I was lost or confused as to where we were. W were up Rhea Creek about three miles then west up a canyon by the old crusher site then a left turn at tbe top of the hill on a dead end road and there it was: The best exhibit of old farm machinery I ever saw. It's well preser ved, well exhibited and paint ed, with hitches, complete. It being the first time I was ever on this 100 year farm of the McCabe family, I don't believe there is an equal of this display anywhere in Ore gon. It will be weil worth anyone's time to go up here and see it. I've given Alvin McCabe all of the old junk I had as I know it will be taken care of. Congratulations, Alvin on your 100 year farm and ex hibit. (i)OW.Cutsforth T ,e- r. t Hats off to Cramer & Timms To the editor: Water policy questions will be dominant and critical for Oregonians through at least the next decade. Eastern Oregon represents two-thirds of all state water rights. In addition, a majority of the major water adjudication cases originated out of East ern Oregon. It is vital for a geographically balanced view to be taken toward water rights by the Water Policy Review Board. At tbe same time, geographic balance is not enough. Tbe Board also needs a person with broad experience, a background in water policy setting and the guts to make decisions. Wil liam Cramer of Burns is that type of person. The Oregon Senate debated Mr. Cramer's appointment to the Water Policy Review Bo ard in late May. State Senator Gene Timms of Burns waded right into the middle of the debate, introduced Mr. Cram er at the Senate Confirmations hearings and worked for his approval with other Senators. Mr. Cramer was eventually confirmed and will provide the type of balance to the Water Policy Review Board that Eastern Oregon needs. My hat is off to both Mr. Cramer for being such a dedicated public servant and to Senator Gene Timms for leading the Eastern Oregon charge. (s) C.T. "Cub" Houck State Sena tor District 17 Tbe Rev. John and Judy Maas receive a money tree from the members of the Hope-Valby Lutheran congregations. Over 100 parishoners attended a farewell potluck for the Maases last Sunday, June 10. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cannical and Mr. and Mrs. CJR- McElligott invite you to share in the joy of their children when they exchange marriage vows, Tina Carmkal to Charles McElligott Saturday, July 7, 4 pjn. Christ Episcopal Church Lake Oswego, Oregon 3 Sheriff's Report D.As Report Births Hospital Notes The Morrow County Sher iff's Department at the Mor row County Courthouse in Heppner handled the following business during the past week: On June 4, a Boardman Ambulance and the Boardman Police Department responded to Marina Park in Boardman to a possible heart attack victim. The Police Depart ment requested LifeGu a rd III. The 69 year-old male was dead on the helicopter's arriv al. On June 5, Heppner Police Department responded to an accident on Gale Street. On June 6, a Heppner ambu lance and LifeGuard III re sponded to a motor vehicle accident, a pickup rollover, at milepost 12 on Highway 207 near Rock Creek. One female was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital with bead injuries. Six children who were riding in the back of the pickup were also taken to Pioneer Memorial hospital, with bumps and bruises. A Morrow County Sheriffs Dep uty also responded. On June 7, John Steven Alters. 40, Boardman, was arrested by the Boardman Police Department on a char ge of Criminal Trespass II. He was lodged at Umatilla Police Department. On June 9, a Boardman Ambulance responded to an accident which was sub sequently handled by the Ore gon State Police. The District Attorney's off ice at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner con ducted the following business during the past week : June 7, the Grand Jury met and returned three true bills : Tammy Jo Risley, 24, and Steven Dennis Webb, 27, both of Irrigon were indicted on a charge of Conspiracy to Com mit Arson in the first degree. Lowell R. Hinton, 49. Irri gon, was indicted on a charge of Rapel. Fred Terry, 49, of Orlando, California, was indicted on a charge of Theft I. A warrant was issued for his arrest. On June 8, the district attor ney's office arraigned Robert Leo Peck, 27, of Vancouver, Washington, on a charge of Driving While Revoked. He plead guilty to the misde meanor of Driving While Sus pended. He was sentenced to pay a $280 fine. Also on June 8, Wayne F. Florea, entered a petition with the district attorney's office to change his plea of Not Guilty of Forgery I to Guilty. He was sentenced to five years proba tion which was suspended and he was placed on parole and probation for five years. Sifting through the Times 1 Years Age Thursday, June 13, 1984 Morrow County School Dist rict began its search for a new superintendent to replace the resigning Ron Daniels who had just accepted the position as president of Blue Mountain Community College. County Court took further action to use revenue sharing money to assist a new doctor should he come to Heppner, by setting aside $5,000 to subsi dize rental of a mobile unit to be used as an office. A hospital levy which was turned down by county voters on May 28 was to be resubmit ted to voters July 16. City council was threatened with court action by one of the three owners of the burned -out building which housed Evans Lumber Yard if the city allow ed a Hermiston contractor to complete the tearing-down and removal of the debris from the burned building. 25 Years Ago Thursday, June 11, 1909 "Three county communities Boardman, Hardman. en4 Lexington) presented protests to the school board Monday night over plans to close scho ols or combine grades in va ious schools. The board, however, took no action on any of the requests." A new branch bank was scheduled to open in lone Saturday, June 13 with an open bouse. The new branch of the Bank of Eastern Oregon would be open for business Monday, June 15. S Years Ago Thursday, June 14, 1934 "A plan for widening and straightening the channel of Willow Creek through Hep pner and elevating and widen ing bridges was presented before the city council last night by Roscoe Neill, district SERA engineer, who offered his assistance in working out a project which may be eligible for SERA funds. Mr. Neill considered this would be an effective measure for the con trol of flood waters such as Heppner experienced on May 29" of this year -1934, not the flood of June 14, 1905.) Charles B Cox was appoint ed postmaster to succeed W. W. Smead. Happy Father's Day 1 JT- - Forlbur ELEGANT MAN... an important diamond ring. How large should the diamond be? That depends on just how important he is to you. Tell your man what you think of him without saying a word. He'll get the message. 4 Peterson's yTi Jewelers a Mspntr 3 674 200 MEMBER AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY Hillary Ana Shrtton a daughter, Hillary Ann was born to Dolores and Don Shel ton of Heppner May 24, 1984. She weighed 8 lbs. Hillary was born at Good Shepherd Community Hospi tal in Hermiston and joins brother Nathaniel. 6, and sis ter Heather, 3, at home. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shelton, Jr. of Florence, and Mrs. Leona Wil licut of Eugene. Great Grandfather is Mr. Robert Shelton, Sr. of Floren ce, Oregon. Pioneer Memorial Hospital In Heppner admitted and re leased the following patients during the past week: Gladys Loree Hubbard, lone, admitted June 4, releas ed June 9; and Marlene Gray. Heppner, ad mitted June 7, released June 8. The following patients were still receiving care as of Mon day, June II: Delia Scrivner, Heppner, admitted June 6; and Lola Taylor, Heppner, ad mitted June 8. 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