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Iv a a a iHXrlhuIM.n David and April Sykes, Publishers Letters to the Editor Letter received by Citizen’s Committee To the Editor: 1 • - •: • * t ' : • i * . * 'r y • • • .,.**• : * I'» - j t .f ' k. rÀ'1, • : rdti<* 'V , * . •<' ' ' Lv« * • - a • a r f : ’. v- W • "* , ," t • ' ' F, e ‘ ■" ■ f U •* » , . p*' : • 2 » - * r ‘ i • v . * ’ Enclosed is a letter received by all o f the members o f the Citizen’s Committee who helped bring about an end to the strike Needless to say. several o f those who received these letters were a hit put o ff by it I myself have a hard lime seeing how anyone interested in reconciliation and healing could have in good con science sent this letter Thank* (s) Shirley M Alexander Dear Citizens For Cooperation In Our .School*: First o f all, the Morrow County School Board commends you lor your lime and effort as facilitators in the management labor dispute that has taken place in our county. You people obviously had a crash course on budgets, the present teacher contract, the union pro posals, hoard proposal*, collective bargaining and the factfinder’ s report, coupled with an incredible amount ol intestinal fortitude and creativity Your public help and sup port would he greatly apprec iated by the District in the upcoming la* base election The hoard docs, however, feel overwhelmed hy the (act that these happenings were kept Irom the hoard and administration for at least five days prior to Sunday’s "midnight c a lls ". Perhaps you are unaware of the in surmountable time and energy ex pended during the last seventeen months on the board's pari, and in particular, by the board’s ncgtKiating team We think that it would only he courteous to those involved to at least have been notified of what your group was doing, instciid o f being taken from a»hs and meetings and in- >\|»\ Viiloinali«' I r m i M i i i s s i o n ■ li m i . a . •• t tor Oil Heppner Auto Parts® • :• * 676 9123 148 E Center Heppner All (I h - ridili parts in ■> > > . / ,.v ;v 'V al I tJ* i ujl't ptac*-*.’ ■;■/ w v ’w .. ■j 4 -. * r il.* « . / r t i ‘ [f ‘ <> V • ./ t • ,*• : I ) YOUR SOURCE SPRING LIVING for / ‘ :.' i 1 • ' ♦ * v1 COAST TO COAST • à V * # •MlV*, per ql V ■ ‘ <»m> / r - 'i r t V - v * J/ 1 ^ M ost G rades • v . , , ; . - ; > » / ' , 1 , • * % * »v* i, • * r: NAPA Motor Oil Top quality NAPA motor oil on sale now Stock up while quantities last : r& V. ■ ! >■*» •;« - H. ' r emulated into a decision prior to ymir scheduled 7 p m meeting in Hoardman Then at 12:10 a m when agree ment was tentatively reached, we were with the understanding that the press release would "dow n play" the vigilante type activMies played on the hoard, bul instead wc get quotes from your group on how the hoard was split going into the 5 :3 0 p m Executive Session meeting In mir opinion, this statement is damaging to the credibility o f the hoard IXir mg the last seventeen months, the hoard has been "unanim ous" in nearly every decision, and most ccr tamly in every major decision You can imagine how shocked we were to see that statement in the paper While we realize the catastrophic atmosphere tearing our county apart and the urgency with which your group responded, you must realize that it was the Board o f Education o f the Morrow County School District that was elected hy the citizens of Morrow County and. as such, should have been granted somc consideration in matters that have been weighing heavy on our minds for the past seventeen months and tearing our lives apart lor si* of those past seventeen months While wc arc all grateful that this nightmare is behind us and the heal mg process ahead, we must ask your group to keep the hi>ard informed of your activities, especially where such delicate and controversial mat ters arc concerned Respectfully submitted, (s) Dwayne M Carroll, chairman Bob Mahoney Bill IX»hcrty Julie Ashheck Jerry McFlligott Marc ia Kcmr j v tillers hoes wheelbarrows sprays weedeaters mowers rakes shovels seeds fertilizer * , All Y>ur Garden Needs > r. l ’* v ' - r ’i V > £ 4 i 1 -\ ‘ ‘ . . . s* hunting fishing Turkey Season Opens .April !4th! Fishing Season Opens April 22nd! See Us For All Your Spring Needs Heppner F îiÎ C 1 ~ S* »-’S- . 676-9961 T o the Editor Enclosed is information about a lour to the Sos ict Union my wife and I are helping to coordinate as volunteers W c have farmed in the Condon area for over 4 0 years and are active in church and community activities W c enjoyed our trip to the Soviet Union inl9H7 so much we want to repeat it. especially with the many changes taking place in that country This time the tour will emphasize Soviet agriculture hut will lease cm sidcrablc time to visit the Soviet cultural features that tourists are nor mally exposed to. We thought that the project was sufficiently newsworthy to deserve some space in your paper Wc would like to he able to fill up the 30 available spaces in order to better ac- lamiplish the goal o f US USSR understanding Wc have ahmit 10 pe**ple committed now There is no financial advantage to us in filling up the lour as we will pay the same as anyone else so aren't using your paper for free advertising if you want more information con tael us at 1H4-414K or Bo* 44b, Con- Jo n . OR 97K2J Sincerely. Van Rictmann E d itor* S o le The lou r leav e* S ew York (h toh er H an d return* O ctober 23 The co\ l it 12559 h include\ tran sp ortation . loih iin ii. fu ll h oard , a ll trav el w tthin the USSR arui th ree cu ltural p rog ram *, f o r m ore in fo r m ation i ontai t Mr Rirtmann a t the a b o v e a d d rew Give Oregon back to the Oregonians To the Editor A couple hundred year* ago, the people o f this nation were subjected to a tyrannical government riddled with pompus. incompetent, crooked bureaucrats who were given almost total control over their "su b jects '* Some very wise men wriMc a docu ment to inform the rotton creeps wc wouldn’t put u p with their injustices anymore The bureaucrats called on their lf"<»ps to "ta k e care o f the rebels " They under estimated the rage of the people We got out our pitchforks and rifles and ran the skunk* (nit The wise men then wrote a document to protect the pco pic " i i k i i a K i nation trom being subjected to the same ills by some future government The framers of the document felt English laws ileal ing with children were oppressive, unfair and un|ust- so they ilclihcratc ly left them out When they were finished, they had a pretty good piece o f work rhey sent the docu ment to the thirteen colonics lor ratification Imagine their surprise when the leaders of the colonics van), "N o way. w e’ve been subjected to searches of our homes and pcrvms because someone suspected we did something wrong, thrown in tail without charges ami relused a tair trial Wc had our property con fiscated. our weapons taken away ami didn't have the right to sjx-ak i«ur minds Wc ain't gonna sign ” Our forefathers, wise men they were, amended (he document with the Bill of Rights to address their concerns The Constitution was ratified and since thai time, wr have enjoyed the protection o f the Constitution o f The United States guaranteeing freedom, justice, protection and safety until now Wc ( Hegomans are has ing oui rights taken away one hy one Witness the Children's Agemla It has been touted as the answer to child abuse when in tmth il is a ploy lor the stale to gain control of our ihildrcn Sponsors of the Children’s Agenda said "th e traditional lanuly ami its values are part o f the pro hlem. not the solution NNe must uv ter*enc with all children Roots arc a silly Amertcandrcam " Childa-n's Services (C SD ) has been given almost unlimited power, generous funding and no accountability Cur rent ( )rcgon legislation it pussexi will force parents to sumhit to stale- sponsored "cou n selin g " and in terferen ce, will force priest*, ministers, doctor*, lawyers and phychoanalysts to reveal confidential information to C SD . ami will give the state control o f your children (I • mii . iv i I \ l k 22W® Highway 20. Eddyvdie. OR 9 7 3 4 3 .) Control o f your schmd will be (aken away from the citizens lin gual is to give the state control o f every aspect o f school including private ami church schools The statu will dictate all curriculum including ’ ’com m on k n o w le d g e " se*- cducation. their version of proper behavior ami ’ ’counseling" (treat ment) Three year olds would he forced to atteml pre-school and "program s” would ho mandated tor children as yming as si* months (Contact Alternate Agenda Com mittee XU I IKth St Mi Minn side. OR 97I2H ) A lair trial in Juvenile Court will not exist Most rights guaranteed under the Constitution already "d o not apply .*' In circuit court, current legislation wtHild allow state workers ami others with vested interest in the (Hitcome ol the case to either testily tor or videotape testimony ol a child (after careful coaching) instead of having the child testify himsell Sentencing laws arc being revised It» allow iknihlc jeopardy in child abuse- cases Justification for this, accor ding to D A s and C SD workers is. "ju st because a person is found not guilty doesn't mean he is innocent '* (Contact Oregon f amily PAC. 753 Park Asc , lehanon. OR 97 IS * j I C IX ’ members are appointed hy the governor, have a large staff paid with our money ami answer to no om- Pressured hy special interest groups, many of whom are hacked hy hig monev interests, they arc sponsoring legislation ami enacting zoning law* so restrictive, small land owners arc being destroyed Big u y porations and foreign investors will he able to snap up all rural property at bargain basement prices because one o f the goals o f IX 'D C is to keep rural landowners In mi living on their land City dwellers have been given the false impression they arc "preserving our natural resources" when in truth. I.CDC is confiscating our land If allowed to continue, even urban landowners will he sub jected to the same unreasonable restrictions This is a dangerous situation (Contact Oregonians in Action. P O B o * 5425. Portland. OR 9722K J "P u b lic input" has become a joke No? The loggers who went to Salem to pnXcst about restrictions on timber sales arc being threatened with reprisals because some o f them got one hour’s pay And who was sitting in the State Capitol, slopping up money from the taxpayers’ trough, urging legislators to pass bills to take our rights away * ( hit so- called "public servants" that's who Hut guess what ’ If you took lin K o lf work paid ymir own transportation and hought your own lunch you were lucky if you got to testify because most of the "public testim oncy" time went to the bureaucrats. Mow 's thc*m apples ’ Wc can cither sit hac k and Ict our rights he eaten up hy the pirahnas or we can do soiiK-thing about it Call (I-ROO-327-73K9) or write (Stale Capitol. Salem. OR 97310) your legislators and tell them you will not tolerate government control o f your lanuly, cimliscaiion ol your proper ty. hav ing ymir nrhts stripped away or a hunch of bureaucrats running your school Some o f our legislators do listen I art them know how you lecl If your legislator doesn't vote right. kick his lanny out It's time to give Oregon hack to Oregonians How About A Prison ? The City of Boardman is promoting a state prison near town And for good reason The present prisons are so overcrowded, a lot of folks who should he in are out Probation instead o f a prison term and early parole are the rule rather than the exception for so many crimes that wc have no chance o f quelling the lawlessness that seems to have pcmKatcd our entire society Somebody will simply have to have a prison in their back yard D k high powered panel that appeared in Board man last week was unanimous in their opinion that a prison wasn’t at all bad The good side includes a fair number o f well paid, year around, stable, solid employees Folks that would buy homes that arc now empty and go ing begging for a buyer Folks that wihj UI do a little l«H'al shopping and spread the ta* burden a little Boardman suffers from an employment problem that is two pronged the single largest employer in the County has cut total employ ment from afsHJt 1.0 0 0 two years ago to about VM) today And then for those remain ing 5<K). days of work have been cut from about 250 to 150 per year Other employment around is mostly agriculture, seasonal, bo»mi or bust The prison is seen as a more stable employer that will create a better and larger economic base One aspect of the plan that has not had much play so far is the multiplier effect Economists have long recognized that for every 10 new )obs in basic industry there will also be nine new |obs m the Kxal economy Ihcsc arc the bag boys at the l«xal gnx-cry. the plumbers. electricians and carpenters required to build and maintain h«*nKs. sdxx'l teachers to teach the kids and preachers to man the churches and kids to deliver papers and mow lawns A unique feature about prisoners is that they require an unusual amount o f legal services Appeals, post conviction proceedings, axitestcd disciplinary hearings. Writs o f Habeas Corpus and all that kind of stuff pour out o f a prison like confetti and it all requires lawyers And judges, court reporters, clerks and prosecutors are all required in great number The sheriff ckxrs the transporting trom prison to court and back but sometimes a judge will set up cixirt right in the prison itself W ell, with all this new legal business added to the work of the assessor trying to keep up with the rising property values and the clerk recording deeds lor the sale o f homes and registering new v»xcrs. and the ta* collec tor collecting all those new taxes, the strain on our p»x»r old courthouse- will be pretty heavy Die state is lixiking (or a site for about 500 inmates that will take about 175 guards But they warn that it could grow to 3 ,0 0 0 inmates with about 1,000 guards If the multiplier holds true, that’s a total o f 1.900 new jobs and counting families and all about 4 .(MX) people. That’s an increase of nx>rc than 50 T (>) the present population o f the county If all that strain on our dear old Courthouse docs lead our counts fathers to build a new one. wc hope it will be soon, before the present one is total ly used up It's one of the lew remaining examples ol the turn ol the century architecture and now in pretty good shape II ought to be- preserved andl n»x used up Construction o f a new courthouse would add to the economic impact o f the prison w ith all the construction laborers and purchase o f construc tion materials The boom might just go on and on A hxation for a new c<>urthouse might present a hit o f a problem since it dix-s not appear that the present site would be- large enough especially considering building cixlc provisions lor pjrlung. maximum lot coverage aixl all that Maybe souk ol the adjacent homes could be condemned but that might be a little expensive and disruptive to the present owners. Someone is hound to suggest a site in Boardman. one that was iden tified for that scry purpose on a land use plan approved years ago The location is now open land but has roads, sewer, water and utilities in place and would be particularly handy to the prison Moving a County Seat isn't easy but hy then there would be- enough soles in the North to do it Sincerely, (S i Velma Hartwig Eddyville. OR 97341 4-H N e w s U se Burrifos By Jo n Hanna. R eporter Today wc made baked potatoes W c baked a few and microwaved o ik - potato Mark grated the cheese ami helped nuke the bacon hits Melissa made the bacon hits and set the table Phillip made the chili amt the pears with a cherry on (op Jon peeled the carrots and helped with the bacon hits We had sour cream on them too Everybody liked it Next week we arc hjving a salad bar The Adventures of Gra/elda & Clem... (A fter Hours) 6 :0 0 a .m . - MINI p.m. Clem \/H>ke up "Hey. Gra/elda by golly I'm gonna go down to Vlill«*r*x M ini S t a r t A ( h t x r a n . fill up with gas and oil. round out a big lunch and go out and make a bunch of money to day We need a bunch of things around here and by golly I’m gonna get them '' (¡n i:cld o \nurkcd :' Oh that s just great Clem then we can buy that candy bar we ire always wanted and maybe even that piece of bub ble gum 1' C o u rt St ro o t Ila r k o t CHECK OUR EVERYDAY LOW PRICES WHERE YOUR DOLLAR MAKES MORE CENTS W e ste rn Fam ily •4 r o ll j m i k Bathroom ( elery 15«, Lettuce lissiie Broccoli 9 9 II) New York Steak Hills Doggies i2 oz jikg tM C.fix-nvsK h frozen Rist Delicious Apples Game liens >n»z 0.1 Kelloggs Raisin Bran 2. . 0/ Oil P.ivsn, liquid Dish Detergent 22 0/ tM 1 5 |M< k P e p s i I 2 oz ( .ins Prkts Good \pril 6th - 10th Pork Steak $ |IO OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK - 7 A M - 6 P M. iti C u u rl St ro o t M a rk o t 111 N ('o u r! Heppner 6 7 6 -9 6 4 3 * ■ >
