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Hotel Project \% ill strengthen economy Goodyear, Bristow, Lindsay, supported
markets, drug store, shoe and ap
as port commission candidates
To ihc Editor
The Official Newspaper of ihc
City of Heppner and lhe
Counts of M o rrii«
The Heppner
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David and April Sykes, Publishers
Editorial
Heppner pulls together fo r St. Pat fs
The success o f last weekeruTs Si Patric k's Day Cclchrafion
proves that Heppner truly has become “ the Irish Capital of
Oregon.”
The celebration would not even be possible, however, without
the support o f everyone in town, and in tact the entire Hepp
ner area
Out of town guests (and they are our guests) on St Patrick's
Day Weekend were treated very well and made to feel welcome
here, which is a big plus for our hospitality and sincerity in
pulling on a first class celebration
As St Patrick's Day chairman, Jim Parley said Saturday over
the K C M A radio show, “ it pulls the town together, and gets
us out o f our winter doldrums
How true Congratulations everyone
David Sykes
Has enjoyed working on hotel project
I wav a lv i happy to assist you in
getting your S.VIO.OOII grant from
Inter government Relations Divi
sum I hope Ihc main street Senior
Center and Retirement Home is
j success and I look forward to
working with you in Ihe future
Sincerely yours,
(si P.ugcnc (Gene) I) Timms
Stale Senator
District VO
Hotel is worthwhile project
To ihc Editor
We wivh to concur with all Ihe lei
lers in Iasi week's (la /c tlc Times,
which supported the re modeling of
ihc Heppner Hotel lo house seniors
We have often heard the remark
that Heppner was a town of
"W idow s" So what better idea than
this to create a nice living space and
provide a Senior Center al the same
parel shops, hardware, appliance
stores, florist, gift shop and others.
I l l three banks attorncss. barber
and beauty shops, auto sales and
maintenance and I could go on We
just about have it all
In return these retired people can
help us hy pros uhng I ) use of our
doctors, hospital and health care
facilities i probably the key to main
taming these tor our whole com
munity). 2> buyers and tenants lor
the nuns places advertised here. V)
business tor our stores and service
people 4i increased actisits in our
churches and organizations. Si use
and expansion o f our recreational
facilities, hi population increase with
little or no vandalism, drug abuse or
law violation
They could be an asset lo
Heppner
Ihe Heppner Hotel project is ihc
one positive, concrete move toward
lapping this retired citizen source I
doubt that (he l*( apartments plann
cd there w ill cover the need o f our
own people in the next R) years, and
I loci sure Ihal an active senior center
in that location w ill be an added in
ccnlisc lor people oulsidc our area
lo move here
We can be thankful tor the in
disiduals and organizations with the
s ision to pn>[»••< this project and Ihc
dedication, hard work, and sacrifice
to make u happen On March VI wc
people of Heppner can support and
encourage their work by getting to
the hallot tsn and soling tor tins pro
jest ll is one was to strengthen our
economy It is not a risk It s an
opportunity
Sincerely.
1st Jane Rawlins
To the Editor
Heppner Economic Development
Corporation wishes to express sup
port for three of the candidates cur
rc-ntly running lor the Port of Mor
row Hoard of Directors
Kent (inodscar has cxjscricikc as
a port manager He also has ad
ministralise experience lor a large-
employer ihc Kinzua Corporation
n u ll
in
Heppner
He has
demonstrated his ability lo be lair
minded and reasonable ab-ut issues
o f import to the entire county
John Hristow. Irom lone has been
a community businessman lor nuns
years He has wrsed on the Morrow
Counts Planning Commission and is
a past president o f the lone Com
munity A gri Business ( »rganization
(IC A B O t He has demonstrated
hiniscll to be a major asset to the jx-rt
commission since his ajsjx’intmcnt in
November. IRHh
fu rry I indsas has been a jx-rt
commission member for many
scars Most of the other members
arc relatively new to ihe jx-rt com
mission lu rry can offer a continui
is whishisonls possible Irom a per
son who has served the organization
lime ’ ll is righi in ihc downtown area
so convenient in every respect It
would give our lown a "h u le
something more" thaï we really need
right now
We |usi Iccl that it's Ihe tight dung
lo do and we wanl lo go on record
as supporting whal we Iccl is a wor
thwhile project
Is) Carl and Sylvia McDaniel
Heppner
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Eric Anderson
To ihe Editor
W’c arc excited about all the
possibilities for Heppner develop
mcntthal indicate people care I list
and foremost is the Heppner Hotel
What potential Here is a dilapidated
building soon to be revised into a
thriving apartment complex and
Senior Citizen Center, while preser
sing the historical significance ll
w ill mean Main Street w ill he alive
with more people and its appraraikc
w ill be upgraded
I was fortunate to visit a part ol
Europe a lew years ago and the thing
(hat stood out most in my mind was
the safe ihcs gave their old buildings
land we re talking KM). Attn and
I .d ill years) I returned with the opt
mon that we are a wasteful country
W hy lease old skeletons of buildings
and build new elsewhere ’ Preserve
To the Editor
I write this letter to inform Ihe
public o f my support ot Bruce
Nicholes for port Commissioner lor
Ihc Port of Morrow I have known
Bruce for nuns years and feel con
fident ihal he w ill do whal he sass
he w ill Ihal is a quality we all like
and resped in our elected officials
Bruce has ihc time lo desole lo be
ing a good commissioner in lhat his
livelihood, real estate, places no
great time constraint on him as a
regular business or M 5 job d«x-s
the old. it shows pride in our
heritage
While we’re talking about posiiisc
additions to our community, don't
lorgct the Paik Project at Willow
Creek Dam Hits has so much
jsotential and is greatly needed tor
both visitors and Heppner families
Ihc paik would be lull on St
Patrick's Das and many other
weekends This is our "gateway to
the blue mountains' and would be
another sign that "yes. wc care
about our rural com m unity"
A yes vote lor the Hotel Project
and the P.irk District < >pr rating I e ss
w ill continue a resitalizalion trend
which S.ISS to people "W e ’ re < >h
and we re moving ahead
Sincerely.
iv i Merlin and Claudia Hughes
Heppner
‘Safety net’ measure will keep schools
open
To ihe Editor
Although I strongly support a
school "salets net measure to keep
schools open. I was the only senator
who voted against SJR V as it is
w ritten
District 10 with its 4*1 school
districts has wide variety of ssh«x-l
financing problems Many school
districts have tax bases, which this
h ill doesn’t a ile d The problem
develops with those which have cut
hack their budgets dramatically and
depend on other operation budget
resources’ Ms district has mans
schools that depend heas ily on other
revenue sources Also, any workable
salets net plan must address the pro
blcm ol entollment increases and
decreases Ihere is no provision in
this legislation, and consequents I
find it a serious drawback Du-rc is
sets little llesibilus in ibis process
SJR V
Another source ol revenue is basic
school support I am scry disap
pointed there w ill be very lilllc in
crease in basic school support Ihe
state has mandated programs and not
provided financing kindergarten in
|RHU is a prime example II ihe state
increased school support I would
have voted for this legislation Ih o c
luiuls could have stabilized other
revenue resources I hope that pco
pie understand lhat this is not the
answer to scfvx.l financing It is tust
whal it sass. "a safety n e t", not an
answer to school finance
isi Eugene D Timms
Senator. Disi »0
S RI2. Slate Capitol
Salem
lor some lime Without his ex
pencncc. the port commission
members would.be lorsed lo relearn
a lot ol the procedure and develop
mcnl which has nude the port an el
festive organization
Ihe port commission as it now ex
ists with the three persons above
noted, fairly represents all areas ol
the counts W hilc il is true that Ihe
Hoardnun area has received the nu
jority ol benefit from the [x>rl. the
port is a county wide organization
and is xupjx-rtcd bs taxes from all of
Morrow Counts
The port has
shown an interest in aiding cu>nomic
development throughout the county
Such a goal can only he reached
through balanced representation
HI IK therefore encourages each
o f you lo vote tor Kent Cioodycar,
John Bristow and I urry 1 indsas to
maintain balance and continuity on
the Port of Morrow They are the
best qualified candidates both by
education and experience, and they
w ill bring balance lo the Pori
Commission
(si C liff Green
President. HE. I) C
Supports Nicholes for port commission
Reviving hotel shows that people care
Letters to the Editor
To Ihc Editor
1 would like lo express lo ihe pro
pic ot Heppner and Morrow ( ’oun
ly how much I have enjoyed work
ing on the Heppner Hotel Project
Such programs arc important hmh lo
Heppner and other rural areas
wishing lo establish facilities lor
their older cili/ens
We in Heppner and South Morrow
all agree that we need to strengthen
our economy ( >rgani/alions and in
dividualv here are beginning to es
plore ways we can do ihal We need
to find as nuns as we can Suggrs
lions include tourism, cottage in
dustrics. a flour m ill, and others
One idea I believe is sure lo sue
seed is to encourage people to move
here to spend their retired years I
say it's sure because our country has
marked increases in Ihe number ol
older people and the assurance of
even greater increases in the next 20
to 40 years The "hahy boomers
arc in their tomes People are retir
ing earlier and living longer Most
o f them now live in urban areas
Ihc Heppner jrcacan otter vmie
ot this large group ol older citizens
an opponunily lo maintain and pro
long their independence and enhance
their cjuality ol life
Whal can we otter these people *
11 clean air w ith open country . a lake
jn d lorcsl lands nearby . 2l a Iricnd
ly . rural lown at ns-sphere w nh pco
p lc o l all ages, tree from limitations
o f a "retirement com m unity". V) a
variety of si/cs and quality ol homes
and apartments lor rent or sale. 4i
freedom trorn city congestion, the
"fasl lane" and tear of being mugg
ed. robbed and beaten. V) dentisis.
doctors.
h o sp ita l.
lifeguard
helicopter and other health services,
hi a choice of worship in IV different
churches, 7i a choke ol membership
in a sanely o f lodges, c i v i c and hob
by organizations. Mi recreation ot
good fishing, hunting, Ixiwling. golf,
swimming, boating, and others, */i
several restaurants, cates, and bars
for eating out. 10) good food
Bruce has the dedication, interest,
and knowledge lo lu ll ill his duties as
Port Commissioner He has bex-n in
stniment.il in the pasi in helping new
indusirs locate in Morrow County
and I would like to see him now in
a position to help take care o f ex
istmg tenants right along with help
ing new ones locale here Help me
help Bruce, let's elect hint to the Pori
o l Morrow and pul him to work
is) Vernon Russell
PO Box 7
Boardman. OR
Continue to stri\e for economic
development
To the Editor
Economic development, the buzz
word of today s society Much used
serbage. highly sought alter com
modify. Ihc answer lo all our pro
blcms ' Is economic development all
Ihal good * Yes. when done in a
positive manner with the right long
term goals m mind W e wanl growih
and development because without it
wc stagnate which leads to fewer
opportunities for success, fewer
jobs, fewer people and businesses
sharing ihe burden of providing set
sices, and our lax rale g<x-s up
The Port ot Morrow can be
c rediled w ith helping to bring mans
o f our industries to Morrow ( ’oun
ly. and those industries are helping
lo keep our lax rales down Jus! look
to our west and see Ihe large rates
needed lo support services in bolh
areas casils twice whal ours are in
Morrow County
Die reason wc
have large industries helping us sup
[sort our services they do not
We must continue to strive for our
positive economic development and
ihe Port o l Morrow should be the
leader and catalyst lor economic
development in Morrow County
I would like to add my time,
knowledge and committment hy ser
sing you. the citizens of Morrow
County, on the Port of Morrow
Commission
(si Bruce O Nicholes
Boardman. OR
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