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. • t H > 1 K • H e p p w r G a ze tte -Tim e s, lle p p n e r, O re g o n W ednesday, M ay 10, IW V O b s e r v a tio n s The Official Newspaper o f the CTly o f Hcppncr and the County of M orrow GAZETTE-TIMES The Heppner M o rro w C o u n ty ’« H o m e -O w n e d M eekly Newspaper « U S P S 240-420 Publishrti r*rr* V'ntiwsd»* »nd rnlrrrd at wiond i U m maltrr •* lb» P<iM IXTVr rn ll»|*|Mi»r. I irrgi»« undrr the Kct ot 'U r ill i. 117«. S«uo*l itaM p»Ma«» P«*«l •I ilrppnrt. O n | M . OtTVr at 147 VSrU W ill«» Slrrrl |Hrpb.>m» iW i* 7 4 .»ja i AddrrsK lommufMcatiun* In lb» Hrppn»r l.«/»ll»-ilm r*. P <) 8<n '17, Hcpp nrr. Orrynn »7«.t*. Sulnrripouii*: «12 U M otto » . Wb»»Wr I .ilium and t.ranl ( uunltcs; V2J rl*»»h»r» Jo>ct llunhcs ...................................................... l#TVe 'U n a «»r. T«p»s«4lin| I Nana Hall ....................................................................................... N*»* ><U,of Mar*» Mrulhirs .......................................................... t.raphks INpartimm (.ail Papmrau .............................................................. l.rapbKs ll»pann»nl Herb, h i m .................................................................................... DwiriboOi.n * David and April Sykes, Publishers :% • •• j Letters to the Editor S u p p o r t [ Jf V » ». *►*{»' 4 * I .. * * * * '• # ; •» . * ’ f *♦4 . A 1 • / N , r f* «r î* \* • V « ■ t.* 1 * . . • .* * «■ • '* - I A - V Â*r» : . y- F • * * - , ' r . • / . * ' \ • Z-, î * • f" ♦ ' > r -,-. > ‘> A v< ¿ ; »7 î ’* » L / at ; i i . ■ î, : ‘ ,>, , R e p s V ! t- • V r till ' • * V , r ' ' \ ‘ * ? :■ > & s_^ t ' ‘ f Ì .¿ * I ’ /V. - iV. , * %/ i * ; *' : .*■ ♦*■''' \‘ v • * t \* \T .T * ! . .*« * W h y single out just Avon? A ll cosmetics, skin care and hair care products have probably been tested in a similar manner O u r Avon cosmetics are useful products that enhance the lives of our customers O ur customers deserve absolute assurance that the products they buy from us are totally safe for their use, and harmless to children who may play with them when no one's looking Please feel free to contact your Avon representative if you have any quest Kins T w o local representatives (s) Judy Handbury L o n Stralcv ' V Li , MOM ' [ f •-Î-V - ‘V * ’ — *•* " » ìf ^ » * ■i » * * / ' > • <** J . * i , ' t' : • ; a - ¿ iw V - Û i i ) • "* V i i shape. i ) V i I' 1»\ ll\ ' ^ I IS V • m , And Mont will love (he new fit of Wrangler jeans for women, specially designed to compli ment a lady’s u- *¡i *. *'• • *. *\ it c la im Wrangler Jeans are Great G ifts > :- s a le Auxiliary ’ These poppies arc offered to the public, not at a monetary price, hut for a contribution, a few cents or dollars to say " w e care and we remember” that sacrifices were made that we might live free Contributions nude locally arc us cd by the local unit to aid disabled and needy veterans and (heir families in the community and hospitals throughout the state A ll proceeds are channeled directly to rehahilita tion and furtherance of programs to aid the veteran. Auxiliary members all over the nation will ask the public to pause for a moment, pin on a (Nippy and wear il with pride, remembering the civilians who took an oath to serve their country and gave their lives (many have been left with a shattered existence) because they cared that America would remain a land of the free As I mentioned earlier, think about that and he gcrncous in your giving Please don't walk on hy knowing the worthy- work that is done with the money you give Thank you for listening, for remembering the sacrifices made hy the veteran and for giving with a smile, it will brighten the day tor the auxiliary volunteer Thunk you also to the businesses who allow us to be outside their stores and to the newspapers for helping us tell of this worthy program (s) Rita H ednun Hcppncr Unit #K7 T o Th e Fditor: In response to Ians Winchester’s letter last week, we wish to clear some misunderstandings and state some accurate facts A von has a long history of w o rk ing to eliminate animal tests About ‘JA percent of all our new products arc approved without animal tests. N o company in the beauty industry has done more to reduce animal testing than Avon fhis letter comes ten months after A von closed their animal testing laboratory and con tracted with other labs for the few tests still required to ensure product sulety Ilicsc required tests arc done on rats, mice and rabbits .• •;■ ° * ,- « r d is p u te p o p p y » !■< ■ • - . ' ! ' d u r in g T o the Editor O n May 16. the familiar red crepe paper memorial poppy i ' being of fered to the public by the local American le g io n Auxiliary This reminder of the sacrifice of countless thousands in four great wars W W I, W W II. Korea and Vietnam is an an nual event undertaken hy the members o f Hcppncr Unit #K7 m Hcppncr Volunteers from the unit w ill once again take pari in this nationwide program in memory of servicemen and women who gave their lives in the cause for freedom Think of this, as you give, they gave their lives, what cun you give? These memorial poppies arc made completely by hand, by disabled and hospitalized veterans in ‘ ‘ Poppy Shops” run by Legion Auxiliary volunteers. It is pari of a physical ami psychological therapy program by veterans for veterans and is pari o f the rehabilitation program at the White Cuy Domiciliary in the valley where over iOO.OOO poppies arc made A ll materials m the poppies aic furnished free and llic veterans receive pay for each poppy made Do you know that in the spring of I^ IV . amidst complete devastation, poppies bloomed in abundance on the battlefields of France, where so many o f our men had fallen in bat- tjy ’ And that j,s why a replica of this Plunders Field p> >ppy has become the memorial flower of the American LepTon arid the American l egion A v o n ri * l - s » v e te ra n s 1 Colors: red. It blue ' mint, grey, white. Mack and peach Auiildblc in Jr ami ¡.odies sizes '! ;/ ¿¿P. 3 Í * ;| W : ■ a m l i d pr J l G - rodeo a r d n e r s 103 N MEN'S WEAR «7»921« ■ ^ N e ls o n a p p la u d s The fotltnang article is repnnteil from "Oregon Edtmuion", the of- final il cm \fhiper of the Oregon fulucation AssiH iarion Oregon's IAth teacher strike end ed March 14 when M orrow County Education Association ( M C E A ) members ratified a new three-year contract The settlement came finally after IH months of negotiations, m e d ia tio n , fa c tfin d in g , post lactfinding mediation, and If) days on the picket lines The strike was due. in large part, to a school hoard thjt hail ihoroughlv entrenched itscll and refused to budge until the very end of the strike itself. Mike Persons. Columbia River UniScrv consultant, said. "W ith ballooning cash carry -overs and over a m illion dollars of new iiNiney this year alone, in a satety net district, the board was unw illing to even pay teachers the money already budgeted for salaries and benefits It was not until teachers were on strike that the hoard came off its in sistcnce on a salary freeze in the first year and offered a two percent in crease retroactive for IMK 8 8 M At the same time, however, the hoard insisted on a substantial rollback in insurance benefits for ihe district’s 14 * teachers In the final settlement, teachers got salary increases ot two percent tor each o f the three years of ihe contract, and ihey won con trol o f insuransc ca rrie r and coverages District liability for in surance premiums was capped at ARM) pm Month lor 1'ixu iai m l A ' 6 ' per month tor I'Hai M| What ended the ten-day strike’ According lo Jan Hamlin. O F.A communications consultant assigned to the strike, it was hard organizing hy the teachers which resulted in massive community involvement “ W hile the school hoard refused to bargain over the IH months, leathers did not sit still.” said Hamlin She said leas hers jsk ked hoard UKVtings participated in inform ational piikcting. held more than AO coffees, spoke al fwo public forums, made regular media contacts. Icaflcted more than 10 functions, canvassed numerous limes and direct mailed to every M orrow County resident on four separate occasKins After eight days of the strike, Hamlin said about 20 community members inserted themselves into ihe bargaining process Fed up with the hoard's refusal lo bargain anti aware of Ihe caliber of Ihe "repl.K e i ^ V * w ; V . 1 » . i , - T ’-*■*' ■ », f \ L - *• ’* m , V V * V a - * t. . • V» ' - v . - - •_* ^ r . '.V** »'.*** rt* ■ • 4 7c V * • * *V' * * - * »•* ' the Planning CommissHtn of each county? They have their orders to report each item or statement in which the Columbia Gorge Com m is sion o r Scenic A rea it even ment Mined Every bn of this is an overstepp ing of Congressional authority and trampling all over a landowners con- siitutHmal rights Government exists to protect us from those who would destroy our freedom, it must not become the agressor itself or ultimate destruction of that G overn ment w ill ensue The word service in Forest Service means it it a Government Agency who verves the people It's u n i had the bureaucracy doesn't sec it that way Please believe me when I say all ihe heavy handness reminds one of some foreign Colonel with dark glasses O u r only hope is a small group of landowners called Colum hia Gorge United, who hase filed a lawsuit in Federal Court demanding 12 counts o f violations of the Con- stitution he answered A ll those in terested in helping, please contact Ihe Colum bia Gorge United ai VW -427-8392 or Box 128. Steven- s*»n. W A dH648 Everyone will benefit from winning this case W ill the last person to leave the Columbia Gorge, please bring the Flag. Fhank sou again, (s) Fd Woods 20 Hcndervin Rd , I vie. W A le a d e r s Jerry Peck wailing to lobby me lor or against bills that affect M orrow County Probably the only person I sec as often as Jetry is Boardman C i ty Manager. I.arry Dalrympfc His untiring cfTorts to help his com m unr ty ‘* economy have been nothing short of incredible The county is blessed with a host of other advocates committed to en couraging gm w ih and prosperity: Fred Lundin. Don M cElligott. Art Kcglcr, Cara Costa. Irv Rauch, and especially Ken Tu rn e r, whose com mitment to the W illow la k e R V Park is the driving force behind that project's potential success I have named only a few of those who deserve mcntHin The citizens of M orrow County s h ^ k ) give their leaders a pat on the n ^ x for doing such a fine job Sincerelv, (s) Michael R Nelson State Representative District AM How others see it û ê ? V* a p p r e c ia te d c o u n ty T o the Fditor The people of M orrow County should know what kind of job their leaders are doing, and I would like to share my observations after w ork ing with M orrow County through this legislative sessitin. Though M orrow County is one of four counties in m y district, it has only about 17 percent of District AM's population However, the pev’plc I see and hear from the most, by a large margin, arc Morrow County 's leaders Judge lanns Carlson is in constant contact with myself and my staff, asking for my support of various projects that will help M orrow County, including the W illow laikc R V park, the Patterson Ferry Inter change. the Blue Mountain Scenic Byw ay, and a host o f other issues that affect M orrow County Ihcrc have been many mornings when I come into my office to find C. V 'm. 1 . * 1 G o r g e T o the Editor M r Fd Glenn Thank you Thank you For your very perceptive observatKin concer ning the Colum bia Gorge Com m is- sK»n Yes sir. I own properly in the so-called scenic area and have already received a ration o f crap from the Forest Service Have any of you flown over ihe Gifford Pin- chnt National Forest lately 1 If you drive through, (he quite ‘ ‘ visual cor ridors” will fool you Lots of timher left along sale the only mads that are open Fly over and sec clear cuts behind the “ visual corridors” , the rape o f our National Forests Yet Senator Pack wood and Senator Hat field gave the Gorge to the Forest Serv ice Sad news Such arc political pawns. A n y landowner must have 40 acres to build on in the Special Management Area or sell to "T ru s t for Public lainds” who then doubles the price to the Forest Service IzNikout taxpayer If you are in the Scenic Area, the color o f your house or face may he offensive to the Forest Service Have you ever tried to get pcrmissMin for anything out of Washington. D C ? Negative result, I am sure Even have to get permis sion from the Indian Natnws Now I ask you. why? If a full investigation o f the C o l umbia Gorge Com m ission's ir regularities was instituted, it would outdo Watergate WTiy don't you ask ' V ' :*.**■ • ‘ r e : 1 , 1 ment teachers" hired hy the district, the community members dratted their own settlement proposal and presented il to both sides " T h e teachers accepted the proposal within h o u rs ." said Ham lin But. she noted, it took the community members 4H hours of "heating up on” hoard members to get the tour votes necessary for a tentative agreement Persons said the conflict taught M orrow County residents "the im portance of getting involved and in sisting that schiiol hoard members listen to the people who elect them ” He also praised N C F .A teachers tor "hanging in there through a very dif ficult time and standing up for their rights and (heir dignity ” The strike was the first strike in the Colum bia River UniScrv Area :• .*.%*• t » t f • »' - • Absolutely Reasonable W e saw the log trucks on their way to Montana the other day Someone in the coffee shop remarked (hat they were on the way to the First Annual Spotted O w l Barbecue That whole fiasco has us a little worried Seems as though Mime years hack some folks who liked nature a whole lot got Congress to pass the Fn dangered Species A d Thai law makes il almost impossible to do anything that Bv Fd Glenn • w ill further endanger any plant or animal species that may he nearing ex tinction Maybe man should not go out | of his way to cause the exlinciKin of some plant or animal species The Am erican Buffalo, once roaming ihe great plains in vast numbers, can now only he seen by a few people in a few places The Carrier Pigeon 'is gone. Bui this spotted owl thing causes me some concern The proponents claim (hat il lakes some 2.000 acres of old growth fir to provide habitat for just one pair of spotted owls And to cut that timher to build homes would cn danger the species The loggers see their jobs on the line and they arc beginning to wonder if the preservation of a species is worth the destruction i4 the naist basic in dustry of the Pacific Northwest Roaming over 2.000 acres of old growth, it is doubtful whether more that a few hundred people in the entire world w ill ever even see a spotted owl Both sides have aolidified their positions to a degree of absoluteness One sale claims that the prescrvatHin of the spotted owl is absolutely essen nal to the continued existence of mankind They drive railroad spikes in the old irees to ftwtrale (and tnavbc kill) Ihe loggers that try to cut them down The other side answers that the harvest of old growth fir is absolutely essential to the economy o f the Pac ific Northwest as we know it And their motto i» " I f it'* a' híNNin'. I'm a' shoocin’ . ’ ’ W e ll, we know that neither position is entirely correct That's kind of the way it is with absolutes We remember a recent statement by a C hief o f Police to the effect that every business in town that marketed alcoholic beverages should close up In the same category is the advise we received years ago when fresh out of law sch*N)| " I f there's ever anyone you can't trust, it's a deacon in a church.” Absolutes make our lives easier, that's for sure If this is absolutely right and that is absolutely w rong, we don't much have to think about il when it comes up But few. if any. things are that simple W e 've discovered ihat most things arc relative What's this way today, might be sone other way tomorrow when circumstances arc different Take killing another human being, for example T o just walk up and shoot someone dead is probably murder, against the law. the most heinous crime known lo man Bui It ii w-as done to protect yourself from being killed, we might call il self defense And if it was done not only to protect yourself, but also to prevent hang robbed of the church collection plate by a wild-eyed dope addict, not only would it not be a crime, it would be brave, commendable, | a heroic act So u n > would he killing the enemy in wartime Where most of us are not yet sure is killing unborn babies and terminal ly ill grandparents. Absolutes would make that issue-easy If saving the spotted ow l is ab solutely essential, then killing unborn babies and terminally ill grandparents would he absolutely wrong But maybe it's relative. That makes it a little harder We have to think about each case, weigh all the factors, consider all the particular circumstances and come to a con clusion this time that might he different next time That is hard And so seldom do we do it H ow often have you heard a public body w orry that a proposed action will "set a precedent?” For years H ieard people voice the ultímale solution. “ First, you kill all the lawyers " And rcccnily we heard that "w e should just fire all the teachers.” W c think if folks would just think about all the reasons why man ought id do what he can about preserving the endangered species of this planet, attendent with the costs to society for the effort, this whole issue could he resolved on the side of reason Not a bad practice, no matter what the problem AS I SEE IT Wagon Wheel Specials Friday Night Special: Steak & S h r im p ..........................................«(¿so Saturday Night Special: B -B -Q R ib s ........................................................ * 6 '° . 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