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M û t J r a r n i The O fficial Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow Editor Governor Goldschmidt dropped a bombshell on Morrow County when he revealed that a mega prison may still be sited at Boardman. despite in itial construction o f a facility near Ontario The second bombshell came when the Corrections Depart ment admitted that the conditions, concessions and impact requests from Morrow County, the Pori o f Morrow and Boardman had hern re jected In other words, if Boardman had hem selected as the primary site. Morrow County taxpayers would he forced to hear the entire burden without relief The iron fist o f stale power is becoming quite evident If a facility is ever started in Mor row County, it will he the first phase o f a true mega prison Future expan sums will all come here because the stale will have permanent control o f this County with no need for local approval This will become a rcali ty if the voters do not send a clear signal to Salem that they arc strong ly opposed to a prison site in Mor row County Some people do not realize that (a) A prison pays no taxes; (b ) A prison increases local taxes for local services (schools, welfare, public health, court costs, law en for cement and roads), (c ) The negative impacts hit the entire county. not jusj the Boardman area; (d l The "minimum security” aspect p u m a s unerat release policies; (c ) There is no limit on the even tual size o f the facility; (0 Contrary to expectations, very few local people arc employed by a prison Boardman has good reasons for GAZETTE-TIMES M orrow County’ f H om e-Owned W eekly Newspaper U S P S 240-420 PuMfehrd every VS ntarwlat end entered at M r i a d d m wader a) the Pual (M ire al llepfmer . Oregon under the Art at Starrh 3, 1*74 Second (law purtagr paid aUtepfmrr.Oregua (M k e a t 147 VS,« VSUhm Street. IHrptamr i W i Addreee ranumine el tom to (hr Heppnrr l.arette I Imec. f.O . B oi JJ7. Hepp- aer, Oregua *7*14 Suhn rlpttum $12 la Morrow. VSheeter, I .Ilham and I,rami ( Dundee U i e h eeh n r Joyce Hurhrc ..................................................... (M ire Manager. Irpcnetttng (.rapM rt Urparlinrat ( , rapture department Dtstrtbultofi David and April Sykes, Publishers Letters to the Editor Examine clear-cut crisis : . * S * • n * ■ T o the Editor The diligent response o f the coun ty court and cotuitmsiouers has sav ed M orrow County from significant advene economic and social impacts o f the state megapnson We owe these men a dcht o f thanks I submit we need an urgent ex amination into a larger economic and social crisis facing our county Our national forests and adjacent timber lands arc being stripped o f timber and natural vegetation via clear cutting and high grade logging (H igh grade logging consumes all the commercial timber and leaves the rest-mistle towed dwarfed and diseased) Our forest the sr*urce o f our tourism, hunting, recreation, cattle grazing, watershed and timber industry-arc being replaced by hull thistles and weeds Springs arc dry ing up. trees arc rarely replanted on private land, and clear cuts mean no timber harvests for at least 80 years at best for our loggers The impact o f clear cuts will he felt next hunting season. According to the Oregonian the Heppner Unit will initiate limited entry elk hunting next year Why? ‘ ‘ Increased cover mss. especially in the National Forest there is less escape cover as forest cutlmg accelerates and game that chooses to stay in these areas is more easily killed ," the Oregonian, Oct 3. 1989 This means leas revenues for recreational and hurt ting supported businesses and one less freedom for Oregonians I ask our county officials and soil conservation district to initiate an in vestigation into the state o f our forests and dependent resource* It is economic suicide to turn our forests into ihislic infested eyesores and deny hunters access to our forest game so we can produce tree plan tations for a tourist industry that our county docs precious little to enhance or conserve W c don't have to put up with this "tyra n n y" as Larry Lindsay called the megapnson W c can 1) restrict clear cutting instead o f elk hunting. 2) Require selective logging on all forest lands; 3) Resirict high grade logging (W ould a rancher sell his hes« stock and keep the sickly?); 4) Initiate a C'RP r pc conserve tion program to protect our local timber industry (s) Stuart Dick Lexington Save our quality of life Co the Editor I am outraged with the plea bargain arrangement and sentence tnmosfd upon Paula Lynn Anderson in the deaths ot her two mtant »children Placing this woman on probation for six years, undergoing intensive 'hcrapy. pregnancy tests every three months and abstaining from drugs md alcohol is an incomprehensible punishment considering she mur dered her own children Punishment for child abusers and murderers needs to reflect the Vote no on prison to the Editor W e would like to urge you to v»4c no on the ballot measure in regard to the siting ot a prison in (he Hoard man area Even ihough the governor has chosen Ontario, we are still in se cond position This means if a pro blem arises in the ( Intano site, or it a second prison is to he built, it seriousness o f the crime The sentence should he no less than what they gave their victims death lam fed up with the violent acts against innocent children and even morcin tolerant o f the leniency in punishment I have two small children that I love with all my heart and I feel such anguish for those children who arc abused, neglected and murdered every year Is) Martha Kncchtlc-Dickinson Aloha. Ore t»\*U1VJ ,>V IIVIC III M ol l o w c cl. 2-in. the time " Being disappointed al a governmental decision is part o f the price of representative government When wc elect officials to make our govern mental decisions for us. we must expect to he disappointed some o f the time When a public official makes an unpopular decision, there is nearly always vune talk ahoul recall When the decision is o f the nature and kind expected o f that official. I think it is inappropriate to consider recall The purpose o f the recall is oust a politician for actions outside the usual job assigned to the office For example, wc elect a county commissioner to make decisions about how to expend county tax revenues W c may differ in many respects on- thc various possible ways to do that, and if our commissioner is wrong most o f the time, we should elect someone else next election But wc do m* elect him to steal county funds for his own use; if he does that wc should recall him A recent recall effort o f two M orrow County School District directors w a s wisely turned trade because the issue was school policy, part o f the legitimate job o f a director That is a proper consideration when consider-1 mg rccleclKin hut we think not a grounds for recall, no matter how unpopular There has been talk o f recall o f the president o f the Port o f Morrow Commission and o f a Morrow County Commissioner because o f a dif- j fcrcnce o f opinion over a prison in Boardman I think that is something to be considered at rcelcction time rather than by way o f recall. In John Day. there is an effort to recall Circuit Judge M ilo Pope because he set hail on appeal at a level that the defendant was able to meet Setting hail on appeal is part o f the |ob o f a circuit judge The amount o f bail set is one o f htc many judicial decisions every judge must make The fact that the defendant was able to nuke that hail and thus avoid incarceration pending the decision on appeal is part o f our system o f jurisprudence. I can certainly understand that some folks might he upset to find a con victed dope dealer free on the streets o f John Day pending his appeal But to recall Judge Pope because o f it would he absurd I hope voters have the wisdom to turn this recall effort aside, and preserve the integrity o f our system Come Join Us At The Old Time Fiddler’s Concert Sat. Oct.21st - 6:30PM DINNER A N D EVE NIN G ENTERTAINM ENT u ih ! lo the Editor: I am a lover o f history and 1 have a somewhat unusual hobby I collect old tokens used hy Mores, barber shops, pool halls, hakcrics. saloons, forts, and other businesses vears ago tne tokens were g«xvl tor >C, IOC, I2'AC or such trade or mer chandise or "g o o d fo r” a loaf o f bread, one drink, one shave, one ride or whatever They were usual ly made of metal, and while having the general appearance o f a coin, they were made in all shapes and sizes I am hoping that if you have a ‘ T r u e r to the E ditor" section or such in your paper that you might mention my search I know that this Lexington Grange Hall pad 10.99 unn fdivaxdi synthetic-leaf her cover, offers supwt> control . m ». . Q U A N T IT IE S L IM ITE D • • : • j WALLPAPER | SALE 30% OFF Spirit NCAA No. 5 S o c cer Ball with hand - sewn ^ M u w u p tto u j Hurry! Sale Ends Oct. 28th : : ■ V t l . A J o h n 's H u i l d v r V i : i — s S u p p ly rti i»t s* Ni.ith St.i ; Ï : . V » te Vi ’S I ¡.P* > »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» »»»»a »»——»«* # »«»»»»* »— THE ELKS IS WHERE IT’S AT... Calendar of Events * Oct 20 - HHS Homecoming Dance. Free breakfast served after dance-12:30 Oct 21 - Lee Ansotegui Basque Barbeque- 6PM Heppner Booster RENO SITE - 7PM Oct 28 - Halloween Costume Dance L ive Music - 9PM “ Community Service- Our Elks" The Morrow County Creative Arts and Crafts club will meet Mon day. Oct 2? at the Wagon Wheel A no-host dinner will he at 6 :3 0 p m and the meeting will begin al 7 Anyone who is interested in arts ^ Heppner Elks 358 676-9181 BJirnr Fn<rui\ Meet" 142 N . M a ill Court Street M arkot CHECK OUR EVERYDAY LOW PRICES WHERE YOUR DOLLAR MAKES MORE CENTS Kountykist 10.5 o z W estern Family Quart Asparagus Spears 1 s t 79< Sour Cream Western Family, Cut A Frenxh S lu e Iboz w estern Family. 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Thank you kindly in advance and best wishes (s) Travis Roberts Box 1168 Bellairc, Texas request is relatively unimportant, but as our elderly pass away and the younger members o f the family in hern their possessions, tokens and other items arc considered junk and thrown out I do get a great deal o f enjoyment from my hobby and I do believe that these concrete reminders o f our great heritage arc worth preserving I have reason to believe that some o f these tokens were used in your area and I would he most interested in obtaining some o f them for my collection I would like to hear from anyone having one or more o f these tokens or from anyone that might be able to help me Any help that you can give me o f any kind is greatly ap predated My address is Travis '< 0 . ^ 0 $5»« Looking for old tokens adds comfort to your chairs' Choose blue, rose or peach floral print Poty/ cotton '.'4 AS I SEE IT away trom the institution and its problems A mirth end penitentiary would mean Hoardnun would he known as a prison town with all of Morrow County faced with higher taxes due to increase in county services in eluding health, mental and medical facilities, more funds needed to operate the schools, overcrowding o f our court systems, increased demands on police and emergency personnel and other si vial programs A few individuals would reap benefits a prison would bring and move out o f the area leas ing the rest o f the county residents who chose to live here lacing the problems the prison aftermath will bring I urge everyone to vote no and save the quality o f life wc and our families have come to enjoy and value in Morrow County Don’t sad die our children w ith a dun future for a sake o f a few dollars (s) Marcia Kemp Box 327 l>exington community and county Many prison employees w ill choose not to live in our towns and prefer bigger towns Supplies Last chair Recall o f elected officials is an im portanl aspect o f our form o f represen tativc government Even though wc elect our politicians for a definite term and have the opportunity to elect so meone else at the end o f that term, it tv important to have a means o f throw ing out a really bad official even betorc the next regular election But the process can he abused I think it is abused when recall is us ed to oust j politician for a mere error in judgement or a difference o f opinion on policy It would he rare indeed for Hv Fd Glenn an elected official to make everv deci sion ilie office requires in was ihat suits every voter, every time Every problem admits to several possible solutions, each o f which fit within the range o f reasonable, rational solutions But^ny given one would not suit all the people " Y o u can please sonic o f the people all o f the time, all o f the people some o f the time hut you can’ t please all the people all Sincerely, (s) Larry Lindsay lexington. OR Vote no on prison ballot W hile ruffle pride and optimism, not panic and despair Despite some tough years. efforts to reduce unemployment in Boardman are hearing fruit The ci ty has become the dominant shipp ing point upnvcr from Portland The voters’ sin mg endorsement o f the l\>rt o f M orrow ’ s G O bond issue has paid o ff w ith a surge o f interest by new businesses focusing on ihc port s transportation huh There arc new opportunities for inter modal container movement hy rail, as well as hy water The Port is adding a se cond dock and installing a giant crane for oversized products Private projects scheduled to hegin in the near future will offer more employment than the initial phase promised by the state’ s prison prtv ject (over 200 jobs available to local people) At least $20 milium (all tax able) will he invested by Tidewater’ s regional project, the Longview Fibre Kinzua expansion. Ingan In tcrnational. Oregon Hay C o , Sumitomo, Oregon Potato C o , A C X Corporation, and others look ing at export markets Con A gn and Boeing have invested additional miliums in local projects Portland General Electric is planning resump tion of its generating plant Boardman is a proud city with a bright futjrc ll prosides Morrow County with an open door to the Pacific Rim Boardman must not sell itself short by hosting a mega prison which may divouragr investment by tax paying, jofvcreating industries in the future Protect Morrow County hy voting " N o ” on the prison To the Editor Morrow County voters will again he faced with deciding the future for all o f us when (hey vote on the mail in referendum election Prison Siting Nov 7 The governor has nude his dcci sion to select Hojrdnun as (he backup site for Oregon’ s newest prison and maybe the next site nam ed for a future 13(N>-bed institution We need to send a message to every Oregonian, including the governor and legislature, what another prison would mean to Eastern Oregon Eastern Oregon, once known for its quality o f life, agriculture, scenic beauty . and rec reation opportunities, w'ill be Jumping grounds tor ( >rcgnn with prisons hxatrd along I 84 fct Ontario, Baker, Pendleton and next Boardman Morrow County is ( i n i small to handle a L5UU bed tacaluv__ N ot. residents will enjoy our freeway and will spend their money outside the become our tax burden (si Dan and Mary Lou Daltoso Kurt and l>ce Gantenhcin Boardman Marcia Kemp Lexington Jerry Hcaly Heppner Sue Proudfoot lone (|(l fl Recall Mania To the The Heppner Starle St rut Here Becky h e r n , . . Monique Parrot 18 , I W V Against prison siting F O U R - Heppner U i u t ^ T I m n , Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, Ortnher Grapefruit 19V Y ellow Dry Onions Ground Beef 1 9 C .fr $ 1 .4 9 b Prices Good October 19th-23rd OPEN 7 DAYS A W EEK - 7 A M. - 6 P.M. 0 * e C* ' ....................................................................................... ...... Court St root >larkot Heppner H IN Court 676-9643 *
