Letters to the Editor
McKlligott j»<H)d at getting things done
To the 1-ditur
I gUrxcd up from my desk ycMcr
day . blinked. and discovered that the
'»"fid is inosing along My first hint
of the passage of time was that the
leases have fumed odors The se
cond was the reassuring roar of
general election politics, reassuring ’
Well where there's politics there's
life Or niayhe it's the other way
around
Anyway. I took the «»pportunity of
a lull between crises to muse upon
the candidates and the offices they
seek Perhaps because it is the p«»si-
tion with which I am most familiar,
ms tfv >ughts centered on the race for
Morrow Counts Judge
Candidates and campaign pro
mises aside, there are a few facts to
he reckoned with But honestly, if
bluntly. Morrow County is a
"sm all" county, its funds, and
therefore its gosemmrntal rrsouaes
are limited The finest plan in the
world will die on the drawing hoard
if the personnel necessary to impie
ment it are not asailahle Everybody
likes a good plan, hut personnel hasc
to he paid Salary means dollars
Dollars mean tases Everybody likes
taxes
Two approaches offer themselves
as a resolution to the budget crunch
ill eliminate or cuoail county in-
solsement in non mandated pro
grams te g medical services.
Neighborhood Center. Justice
Court, etc l or. (2) wring every
ounce of benefit out of the resources
that are available
The present court has elected the
second option, as a result we have
Commissioners who personally ar
range land transactions, compare
prices of various construction
m ethods, type letters, attend
meetings and perform a host of other
miscellaneous chores they probably
weren't told about before they sign
ed on with the outfit We have a
Budget Officer (that's " a ” singular)
who
the administrative
tant and the Judge's secretary and the
public relations staff and the infor
illation coordinator And we have a
Judge
The Judge does not type letters
He does carry an ever-present
legal pad, as it it were some strange
growth that attached itself under his
ami seven years ago and about
which he has adopted his typical at
titude if it's there, use it He uses
it to note the terms of construction
agreements He uses is to draft cor
respondence to everyone from state
is a ls o
. is s is
and federal agencies to individuals
from whom there has been inquiry
on county plans or policies He uses
it to sketch out property lines or
bridge plans He uses it to keep trac k
of evidence in juvenile hearings
He is out of his office as much as
he is in it and when he steps out the
legal pad goes with him They in
spevt projects ranging from road im
provements to juvenile works pro
grams They meet with officials
from other counties to plan regional
ly cohesive responses to the rising
costs of community services in the
face of a shrinking economy
Homeward bound at least after a 12
or 14 hour day. they may swing a
few miles off course to v lew the site
of a proposed park, or talk to a Ian
downer in hopes of obtaining a
necessary casement, or stop by to see
how a kid in foster care is getting
along
Why ’ The reason is simple, if he
doesn't do it. it doesn't get done
because there isn't anyhxly else to
do it
The notion that the Judge sits in
the grand seal of power and issues
directions to a coterie of minions
who miraculously transform dreams
into reality would be hysterically
funny it it weren't so pitifully naive
The Judge may occupy a seal of
power, but in this county that seal
had better move or there will be no
progress
It has occurred to me that [versons
who can function under such condi
lions are a rarity The coincidence
of the present County Court being
comprised of three such persons is
incredible These are the un
definable sorts of qualities that
generally don't find their way into
the campaign ads, but they arv worth
more in a mere two hours of actual
service than all the golden cliches
that ever dripped from a candidate's
tongue
There is however, one area in
which our current Judge is woclullv
defic ient He is a lousy politic lan He
has neither the time nor inclination
to beat his breast or his own drum,
and for that I hope he may be
forgiven This, roo, is a very sun
pie tact, some folks are good at talk
ing about doing things and some
folks are good at getting things done
The two don't necessarily go
together
Sincerely
(s)Valcne H Doherty
P () Box 582
Hcppner. OR d78fb
St. Anthony offers
to operate clinic
District garden club presents awards
By Eva Hamlett
Awards presentation and
workshops filled the slay at the Blue
Mountain District No 10 meeting of
the Oregon Federation Ctuhs at the
Stokes landing Senior C’lti/ens
Center on (Anther 16 The I ’nutilla
and Irrtgon garden dubs acted as
hostesses
Cece Slocum of Hermiston.
district director presided over Ihe
meeting Jane Rawlins of Heppner.
assistant director, reported on the
meeting of the ( Hcgon Federation of
Garden Clubs held in June
Mjrthj I anss. first vxe president
of the OFGG. presented a pin to
Ellen Cambers ol Pendleton a> j N j
tional Life Member
Awards and certificates of ap
prcciation were gisen to the Hcpp
ner and lone Garden Clubs lor best
history fsxik. horticulture essays,
and contributions to state projects
Jane Rawlins. Ms rile Potter (Coo
donl and Cece Slocum held
workshop dealing with fudging ol
floral designs so that members could
understand how a )udgc might stew
an exhibit in a flower show or fair
The horticulture workshop was von
Mrs l ea Calvert's second grade
ducted by Sherne Ropmz of Her leading
i lass at Heppner Elementary
miston. who told members aNnit
School presents a play " The Terri
meet the needs of patients the
hospital is currently serving in
Pendleton, to maintain and en
courage referrels to St Anthony,
and to provide service for their
Preferred Provider Organization
activities A PIN) is an organization
of physicians and medical facilities
that provide health care Individ
ualsor companies that contract with
m i 's agree to use only those
physicians and facilities contained
within the PPO for healih care
Dr Zielinski expressed some
curiosity about the proposal We
encouraged SI Anthonv previous"
to bring specialists into this
community", he said We were
willing to prov ide facilities for such
physicians
The response was
silence So why are Kiev interested
now’ "
The Medical Board and County
Commissioner (>erald Jerry Peck
agreed that the proposal w arranted
further study be» ause there were
many questions to hr asked
The North Morrow Medical Hoard
will meet again Thursdav October
23 William Alsdurl will la- present
to answer questions at that lime
The meeting is scheduled lor fi p m
at the Pot ol Mm row otfu es Im alrd
on Marine Drive The meeting is
open 'o t|o nubile
It’s a Party!
Who: Judy Buschke
Why: She’s Moving On
When: Saturday, October 25
Where: at the Elks Club
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They can pay le s t for lira pro
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Homeowners Package Policy
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hie. Horrible Giant" lor (virente and
schoolmates
Heppner. OR
676-5818
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St An (honey Hospital. Pendleton,
has expressed an interest in opera!
ing the North .Morrow Medical Clinic
here in a letter addressed to Don
Eppenbach vice chairm an. North
Morrow Medical Board
William Hill Alsdurf. executive
vice jjresident of the hospital told
Eppenbach that if the clinic building
were av ailable for use for a nominal
fee the hospital could staff the clinic
including the physician1, manage
the clime using St Anthoney's
resources and deliver quality ser
vice to area residents
Alsdurf said visits by Pendleton
specialists on a jienodic basis might
also be arranged He also stated
that the operation could be managed
with no fee from Morrow County and
that the hospital did not anticipate
any tax subsidization for the clinic
One advantage Alsdurf mentioned
was that the Medical Board could
continue to be responsible for med
ical care without the " headache
and worries about staffing and
operations St Anthony currently
ad m in istrates Pioneer M em orial
Hospital in Heppner
Alsdurf mentioned the goals of the
hospital were to develop a prim ary
health care facility in this area, to
Ihe Heppner Gazette-Tiroes, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, October 22, Iffih - KI\K
Show CiHirse II held in Pendleton
this
month The school III is plann
preparation of the garden for the ed lor
Hermiston in May with in
winter season
vtruclors
coming from Eugene
hollowing the meeting many
Spring
meeting
of the district will
visited the cactus garden in Irrigon he in Milton Freewater
on April 22
ami found it a delightful place with
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from
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attending
a wealth of cactus available
were
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Helen
Martin,
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fomimer district director, who pass Jane Rawlins. Justine Weatherford.
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Munkers. Verna Bruula and
Ken Tcletvonol Milton f reewater Bebe
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Jaikson
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