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An open letter to the citizens 01
J COX.
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The OfOcUl Newspaper of the
CSty of Heppoer aod the
County of Morrow
GAZETTE-TIMES
U SP S
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Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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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
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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
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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
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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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