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1 FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Time*. Heopner. Oregon W ednesday. November 25. I9»I7 jy gk J H H v J QU& L e t’s Celebrate Life The Official Newspaper of the Cily of Heppner and Ihe County of Morrow The Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper U S p S 240-420 PuMMvrd r*ery Wwli m t u « i d m lr r r d a» m n»d rl—i m a o rr at tfc* h a ( l l l k t at H rpftnrr. under I h r Art uf M arch .1. 117« Serund rtaa> ju»a««r paid at IW ppnrr. Ore«.u. O flh r at 147 West W«nr> S»r*n THrpfam* iH H 474-*JM SddrrsA >omnMMOtattiuw lu the H eppner ( .« i r t l e Thnes. P O . Ho« 117. M epp n er. ttre p a n r T » h Su»n>rtpttnn« t i t hi M o m »». Vth eeter. t.UHam and (.ra n t ( ounttes. U < rise » h ere . Jos re Hup he- ...................................................... OITtre Manatee. TypeaeUtaa lHana Hall ...................................................................................... 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IIM iihuO nn David and April Sykes, Publishers Letters to the Editor M o rro w C ou nty R o a d Departm ent employees air grievances To the Editor Negotiations between Morrow Cininty and ihe mad department employees have broken down The county commits toners have rejected Ihe factfinder report that would give employees a 3% raise in 1987. even though the commissioners voted themselves a 235t raise in 1987 Also, the county commissioners have refused to meet face to face with ihe employees Instead, they have paid about $8,000 to a Salem attorney to deal with the empkiyccs If (hat money had been spent on wages for Morrow County workers, the contract would be settled now Citizens of Morrow County could help avoid a crisis by calling the commission and asking them to set tle this contract (s) Jay Paptneau. Heppner Tom Bedortha. lone To ihe Editor There is a problem in the Morrow County Road Department Morrpw County residents should know that the county budget has 45.MW for wage increases for workers in the mad department This budget was passed by a vote of the people Die rna3 workers have accepted a factfinder report that would pro vide a wage ipc-reagr- eciMtug the ernunty only S-HT'/iO. The county commisMunas have refused to ac cept that report, and want the employees to take a 2% raise The county commissioners have not said why they are being so unreasonable, and have refused to meet face to face with the employees Maybe it’s because they gave themselves a 23% raise this year The employees want to avoid a strike on the contract Please call the tommisMoners and ask them in meet vyith the employees and settle this problem. fs) Kranklin B Gentry, Heppner Ronald Cecil. Heppner To the- Editor: It’s time someone to)d the people of Morrow County what is going on at the Road Department We are negotiating for a contract We arc the lowest paid mad department in the eight Northeast Oregon Coun ties, except for Gilliam County For esamplc. an equipment operator in Morrow County makes $1,546 per month. Compare the same job in BARB S SLENDER QUEST (Toning System) Watch For Our GRAND OPENING Thurs., Dec. 3 LOCATEO AT 441 N. MAIN Hood River $1,645; Wasco $1.821; Sherman $1,837, Umatilla $1,716, Union $1,737. and Wallowa $ 1.661. The county budget, passed by the people of Morrow County, has $45,609 to give wage increases to road workers The county commis sioner's are refusing to give a 3% raise recommended by the state fact finder that would cost only 10,920 The employees have accepted this factfinder report These arc the same commissioners that gave themselves a 23T raise this year, making them the highest paid commissioners in the counties listed above It's only fair that road department employees receive the raise rccom mended by the factfinder We need your help Please call the commis sioners and ask them to provide a lair wage for the road department employees. (s) Kim M Gutierrez. Heppner Boh Gates, lone Dennis Thompson, lone The fasts of our Brothers we write upon the sands, their virtues upon the tablets of love and memory. MORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1987 at 8:00 p.m. HEPPNER ELKS LODGE r.. the Editor beam weaponry Do we really want Recently I read this most disturb kids having tun playing nuclear war* mg statistic "Since 1982 sales of This coming year the average war toys has increased 7(H) per eight year-old will watch the cent " Thinking about the meaning equivalent of 22 classroom days of of this stjlisik prompts me to write pro war entertainment on TV Car here toons have an average of 50 acts of Here wc arc in the middle of a violence an hour Wc need to holiday season that celebrates life, recognize that by shaping our and yet eleven of the lop Iwcnly hcsl ihildrcn with violence toys and TV shows, wc are legitimizing violent selling holdiay toys have themes ol behavior Worse yet. wc arc desen violence Wc need to think more seriously ahnu the meaning of such silizing them to the danger of violent statistics, to remind ourselves that behavior and the real horrors of war every lime we buy a toy and give it and military combat Ixaming to to a child, wc communicate our adult u k c pleasure from aggression values to the child All the studies decreases their ability to learn sym I've seen on the afleels on children pathy. empathy, and cooperation, to be human of violence toys. TV shows, car Wc must sec that children do need loons, and movies have shown lhai to leant how to deal with aggressnwi. all these cause aggressive behavior, more hitting, kicking, choking, hut there arc more constructive pushing and holding down other ways Cooperative games do exist children Yet we continue to give I urge parents to think more about "dolls" of Gl Joe and Kamho. the statistics given here and not to games like Dungeons jnd Dragons ¿¡low violent toys in their homes, but to purchase non v k dent, constructive and realistic looking battery powered submachine guns, nuclear toys this Christmas I x t't celebrate life weaponry and megaton particle <s) Jane Rawlins Brother In last week's article on Wilbur Jackson, it was inadvertently reported that he rides a red four- wheeler It is blue w ith a red wagon I got carried away with the season. I guess Also it was not clear that Wilbur is a member of the city coun cil Sorry Wilbur for the mistakes Most folks cither hunt alone or with someone I have the worst of both worlds. I hunt with my brother, and he hunts with Don and Judy Elk hunting is sort of an inslttu tarn in Eastern Oregon And to some extent I think elk hunters should he institutionalized Take my brother for example This year he showed up with a brand new Remington model 7(JO m a 7 millimeter magnum caliber with hand loaded ammo that Bv Ed Glenn would knock a freight train off the rail at MOO yards Having missed a shot at a big bull the first day out. he shot a grouse on the way back to camp Wc had |ust enough to kind of flavor the gravy Judy went along, of course It was her granddad's cabin so we couldn't say much She saw a couple of cows and went crazy screaming down the hill to tell someone and we spent most of the second djy try ing to find her rifle It was stuck in the crotch of a tree about 20 yards from where I figured she first heard th»>sc old cows Don fixed the cracked stock with some masking tape I was glad to have Don along He knew the country like the hack of my hand He put Jerry and I on a long down hill drive and when I got lost, there Don was driving the road to pick me up Jerry hitched a ride with some other hunters and we all talked them into guiding us back to the cabin Don still thinks ol' granddad moved it over a couple of canyons Nobody shot any elk But it was a good hunt, anyway Wc hunted hard and went to bed early Got up early and hunted hard We ate well, drank everything and even played a little pinochle I was awful proud of the pictures of the sunrise I took, except I forgot my camera at lion's and it got broken when he shipped it back Altogether it was a great time Especially the warm shower and thick beef steak Francic had waiting when I got home It was inadvertently omitted from last week’s paper (hat Buzz Lynch donated the space where the town Christmas tree is located this year Sorry Buzz, for this error Chief Rathbun’s Tips Marriage License Children always tell your mom and dad if anyone tries to give or sell you drugs When it comes to drugs, users arc losers, and winners don't use drugs. _ D A’s Report _ The District Attorney 's office at the Morrow County Courthousc in Heppner reports handling the follow ing business during the past week Gerry Kirkpatrick. Washington appeared for arraignment on the charge of Sesual Abuse in the first degree on November 19. 1987 before Judge Ralph Cumn Entered a Not Guilty plea No trial date luis been set latter Mocn. Boardnwn appeared for .raignmcnt for Failure to Ap pear on the charge of Driv ing W'hile Suspended before Judge Ralph Cur rin on November 19. 1987 He entered a plea of Not Guilty No trial date has been set Anthony Way ne James. Umatilla appeared for arraignment on the charge of Theft in the First Degree before Judge Ralph Currin on November 19. 1987 He entered a plea of Not Guilty No tnal date has been set Kent Cate. Irrigon-Failed to ap pear on the charge of Theft in the Third Degree, warrant issued by Judge Ralph Currin on November / hunt with my Correction The Morrow County Clerk's of fice at the CourthiHise reports issu ing the following marriage license during the past week Edward Carl Springer. 31 and Dawn Rcnae Itnpcr Sandlin. 2fboth of Boardman AS SEE ' G7tt-5I2I QUALITY ALFALFA HAY and 19. 1987 Francisco Santa Cruz. Umatilla Failed to appear on November 19. 1987 on the charge of Sesual Abuse m the Second Degree, and K k I tut ping in the Second Degree Warrant issued by Judge Ralph Currin ALFALFA/BABLET ME delivery available _________a tm ________ Dear Customers & Friends K ( * and M arilynn invite you to participate in Gardner's annual Christmas card discount days promotion. h On November 27 and 28 everyone receives a discount of 10-40"o on any item pure hast'd in our store. Simply draw a Christmas c ard w hen you first enter our store» to determine your discount. Free Gift Wrapping Heppner Lyle Cox Lester Cox Franklin Ely James J. Hayes Roy Orwick Elton Pier Samuel Worley Alton Yarnell W W Herbiso Farrxby. Mends and the general pubic are mvited to attend the services Fiay Boyce Jerry Daggett Ralph Jackson Gordon White (Ladies Night Dmner Thursday 6 30 p.m) iS J H e p p n e r Elk s 358 m >„,. V », , ■ ^ »* Ft..... if../ . «. has a limited selection of stained glass window panels available for Christmas. $4500 - $7500 KING FARMS For the fotowrtg Brothers who passed away thts past year ^S£%»7f>-9|XI SWEEK GLASSWORKS 142 Y Main i> m ’f Give a Gift of Light 135 N. Court \
