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David and April Sykes, Pubiisher*
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Count your blessings
Thoaeof ua mature ‘ notice avoidance of the three letter word' enough to
recall Bing Croaby ainging 'When you're weary and you can't alerp. just
count your Meaning* inatead of aheep. and you'll fall aaleep counting your
bleaainga." may wonder how, at Thanksgiving. the crooner would deal with
unemployment, below freezing temperature* family diacord. international
unreal, and not enough money in our pocheta to buy "everything we want to
give and get for Christina* "
With so many obstacles in the way. however, it can tie even more
rewarding to count the blessings we do have
A contradiction-’ Not
necessarily I'nemployment is difficult to deal with, sub zero weather is
uncomfortable, and treacherous, family discord wrenches our heart*.
International unrest leaves us uneasy and not enough money leaves us
feeling inadequate Once these nuisances are put in perspective however,
blessings abound
In the midst of unemployment, we can still be thankful for the skills and
abilities which make us fit for work when used routinely, our minds and
bodies have undreamed of abilities which adversity forces us to discover
The recent snows and sub zero temperatures have caused many traffic
accidents and hardships for those who must work outdoors
Also an
additional hardship on our pnckethooks when we must use additional fuel to
heat our homes, but we have homes to heat We have warm boots, gloves
coats, cars and homes to give respite from the harshness of winter And we
have the blessing of moisture added to the ground when the snow melts and
the beauty of snow to enjoy
Conflict among fam ily members, when not of the playful variety,
threatens to separate and isolate, but al the same lime compels stubborn
fam ily members to communicate, to find ways to bridge the gaps and
ultimately strengthens delicate family ties and makes them more precious
so that they endure even separations brought on by children growing up.
fam ily member* moving away and death
International unrest is the framework not onlv for war but also for peace
talks and better understanding It Just depends on how maturely we our
political leaders! handle the situation
When trying to pay u tility bills, make car or house payments, or
adequately feed our families with half enough money, the pressure from our
obligations overwhelms us Hut even w ith an almost non existent Christmas
budget, it Is still possible to give toothers the most precious thing we have, a
bit of ourselves, in a hug. a kind word, a homemade or handcrafted item, a
thoughtful gesture or good deed
When we start adding all these blessings, we begin to forget the nuisances
and. in part the stress they cause Our "blessings' begin to take over each
reminds us of another and we do "fa ll asleep" in the soothing company of our
blessings
To the Editor
The Heppner Economic Develop
menl Corp would like lo thank the
Gazette-Times for it's interest in our
efforts lo encourage formation of a
Park District for the development of
the Willow Creek Dam recreation
area It is our opinion that there is a
tremendous recreation potential
offered by the resevoir for folks of
all ages The amount of activity to
be seen around the area already
would seem to confirm that
It
would indeed be unfortunate not to
take advantage of all opportunities
presented by the resevoir for the
benefit to our area
One important point that needs to
be made is that a tremendous
amount of credit for getting the
program to the point it is now is due
the County Court and Judge
McKlligott in particular
Judge
McKlligott has and continues lo
expend a great amount of effort
toward development of this pro
gram H E D C has endevored to
work with Judge McKlligott since it
is our mutual feeling that a Park
by confusion which resulted from a
meeting of the Independent State of
Eastern Oregon of which Morrow-
County is a part
"M e re not loo concerned about
the suit at this tim e." said the judge
” M’e haven't even received our
membership card in the State of
Eastern Oregon yet "
The (»li/cttc-Times will be closed Thursday
and Friday Nov. 28. «X 29. The stuff wishes
you u Happy Thanksgiving
Blood drive nets 48 units
To the Editor
Pioneer Memorial Hospital con
ducted it blood drive November 20
Considering the weather, we had a
remarkably good turnout We col
levied Pi units of blood, we were
targeted for 75 units
I would like to thank our cu spun
sor, the Elks B P O K ., Pioneer
Memorial's staff, the PMH Women's
To the Editor
Just over one year ago. I was
selected State Senator from South
ern Oregon
As this holiday season approa
ches. my wife, each of our five
children and I wish lo thank every
one in the Stale for the opportunity
to serve in the Oregon Legislature
This past year has been an improve
ment In the leadership and the
willingness of many of the legisla
tors to cooperate w ith each other for
the benefit of Ihe Oregon we love
This was especially true of Senator
O n e Timms and Hepresenative
Kay French
Mhen I was campaigning for
office. I said as often as possible that
Oregon's fu tu re was on our
shoulders It is up to us to work
together to bring about a stronger
economy, (letter local government
and schools, and above all a brighter
To the Editor
Oregon's last regular 1985 election
date to consider school levy elec
lions was November 5 M'hen the
votes were counted It Oregon
school districts faced closure before
the first 1988 regular election date on
March 25 For 25,778 children in
Oregon, we had a real crisis
But there was hop«- Because of
Oregon's limited number of regular
election date*, for 1977 legislature
had provided another alternative
The law provided (or special elec
tions to prevent school closure
However, the special provision in
the law had b«-«-n rarelv used and the
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District off e n the best method to
advance further development of the
area
Also of importance is the interest
expressed and the resolutions pas
sed by the City Councils of lone.
Is lin g to n and Heppner supporting
the formation by Ihe County of a
park district
The park district concept appears
to offer a practical way to provide
swimming areas and other badly
needed improvements at the rese
voir
The ingredient needed Just
now to get things underway is the
signatures of local folks on the
petition for formation to be pre
sented to the County Court People
interested in signing these petitions
will find them located at Bristow s
Market in lone. Del-* Market or the
V ft G Tavern in Lexington. Central
Market. Case Furniture Store. Coast
to Coast Stores. Murray's Drug or
The Shoebox in Heppner
Sincerely.
The Heppner Economic
Dev elopment Corp
<s i Bob Kahl, Chairman
vision of our potential quality of life
I know how that the number of
enthusiastic, positive, community
action oriented people is growing
throughout Oregon For this I am
very thankful because It is the
substance of true success in any
endeavor
My father and mother put their
lives into the future of their children
When we remain committed to the
future and each other with positive
expectations our sustained labors
w ill yield a great reward (or our
posterity
The State of Oregon is
increasingly becoming known for an
open minded, warmheated and
hard working ueoole If I can ever
lie of any assistance to the people or
this area, please let me know
May (iod bless each of you’
(Si Senator Bill Olson ft Family
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language was not clear Conflicting
opinions atioul the law resulted in
different practices in counties w here
schools faced closure
As S«-cretary of State and Chief
Flections Officer of Oregon I am
required by law "to obtain and
maintain uniformity in the applica
tion. operation and interpretation of
election laws " The law in question
, 1RS 255 355, allowed for "special"
elections if the Superintendent of
Oublie Instruction concurs with the
local school district that closure w ill
occur Furthermore, the law pro
vides that the requirements relating
to the notification process and sam
ple ballots "s h a ll" he waived But
there were ambiguities in the law
that demandt-d clarification for
school districts, county election
clerks and voters
My office is administering a law
designed by the legislature solely to
address special elections dealing
with the prohelm of school closure I
remain mindful of that policy man
date However legislative clarifica
tion of the law cannot wait for the
legislature to reconvene in January.
1987
On November 6 , therefore, my
office held a public hearing on a
proposed Administrative Rule to
govern the special elections for the
eleven affected school districts
Under the rule any disthcl where
closure was more than 34 days away
was required to use the full 34 days
for election notice and other proced
ures normally used in regular elec
tions Eight of the II districts fell
into this category
Because closure was imminent
in the three remaining districts,
Gresham Elementary. Albany, and
Sandy Elementary. a revised elec
tion schedule was necessary
After examining the c ir
cumstances of the school districts
and the requirements for absentee
voters. I set all three elections for
December 3
In making tlw-se very difficult
choices, under Oregon law and the
provisions of the newly adopted
Administrative Bule, some flexibil
ity was necessary
The highest
priority was given to those voters
who regularly use the more time-
consuming absentee ballot process
senior citizens, handicapped c iti
zens, and our m ilitary voter* For
voter participation and convenience
I wanted to avoid strict timetables
that might cause an election to fall
on a weekend or holiday
I gave
preference to Tuesday, our trade
turna I election day
The standards I have used for the
first application of this important
new rule w ill guide me in all such
future divisions
I w ill work to
insure voter participation, uniform
election procedures and a clear
process to meet the legislature's
directive for special elections deal
ing with school closure The final
decision on school closure reals with
the Oregon voter
(S i Barbara Roberta
Secretary of State
nville DK. and Elnor 1 -jne Belle
vue. WA. six grandchildren,
hr olher»
Dr Ralph Thompson.
Medford. Ted Thompsen Green
Valley. Arizona. Norris Thompsen.
Sacramento, C a lifo rn ia . James
Thompsen Portland
He began his schooling in Portland
and in 1918 the family moved to
Morrow County where he attended
Ella School and lone High School
He later farmed and drove school
bus having the first non high school
contract in the county
In 1942. World Mar II brought the
family to McMinnville
He then
drove to the Oregon Ship yards until
1945 Then he was a carpenter, until
he contracted Polio in 1947 When he
had recovered he learned bicycle
and lawn mower repair and waa in
business for 30 years
He was a active member of United
Methodist Church and Walnut City
Kiwanis (Tub. Chamber of Com
merce and was an honorary volun
leer fireman
Memorial services were Thurs
day. Nov 21 at United Methodist
(hurch
Memorial contributions may be
made to the (hurch or the Salvation
Armv
McClintnck
Andrew Wayne McClmtock of La
(•ramie died Thursday. Nov 21.
1985 in Phoenix. Arizona a* a result
of an automobile motorrvcle acc
ident
He was 18 years of age
McClmtock was horn April 12 . 1987
al Pendleton He graduated from
high school in June. 1985 He had
been attending U T I for the last <
weeks
McClmtock is survived by his
father and stepmother Gale and Fat
McClmtock of Boardman. hia
mother and stepfather. M ary
Kosann, and Jess Tetrich of I j t
Grande brother William and a
si*t«-r. Kelly, of Pendleton grand
father Kay Ayers of Pendleton,
great grandfather Clayton Ayers
Heppner great grandfather and
grandmother Raymond and Opal
Pettyjohn of Arlington, a niece
Kylene McClmtock and olher rela
live* and friends
Service* w ill be held Friday. Nov
29 at It a m at the Daniels Valley
Funeral Home in I m Grande w ith the
Kev l in k Sk4MB "I P t l d l t l M
Church of the Nazerene officiating
Concluding services w ill be at 2
p m at Folsom Bishop Funeral
Chapel in Pendleton
Internment
will be at Olney Cemetery-
Memorials in memory of Andrew
McClmtock may be made to Ihe
Phoenix U T I scholarship Fund in
care of Daniel Valley Funeral
Home. 1502 7th St , La Grande.
Oregon
Front End
Alignment
Furling N. Thom peon
Erling N Thompson died Nove
mber 17. 1985 at McMinnville He
was born October 13. 1911 al Port
land, the son of Nicolai and Karen
Aafar Thompson
He was united in marriage to
Katherine Scharf June 9. 19:19 in
Salem
He is survived by his wife, their
children Eldon Thompson, San
Diego. CA. Carl Thompson. McMin
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Provisions for special elections
to prevent school closure
County named in legal action
Morrow County Judge Don McEU-
igott called the (iazette Time* last
Friday to report that the county had
been named as a party to a lawsuit
against the "Independent State of
Eastern Oregon
A letter from Portland attorney A
Michael Adler alledges that serious
personal injuries sustained at loth
and Broadway in Baker were caused
Obituaries
Letters to the Editor
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