FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppiier, Oregon Wednesday, April 18, 1W0
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City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
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Letters to the Editor
High school dress code needs examined
To the Editor:
Last week 1 became concerned
with our school’s dress code when
I was called to school to bring pants
to my daughter who had worn pants
that had been cut off at the knee and
hemmed. When entering the school
a young girl in front of me reached
to open the door and her dress pull
ed up and underpants showed. With
the dress code this was accepted but
the modest knee-length pants were
not. Sometimes style can be tasteful.
without compromising standards of
modesty. Little girls legs are cute but
modesty is important even at an early
age. I believe that the schools are en
forcing as best they can the dress
code as it stands, but believe we may
need to look into the code. If you feel
this way please express your feelings
to those who can make a difference.
Thank you,
(s) Midge Michael
Heppner
Irrigon needs swimming pool
To the Editor:
I'm writing because of our need of
a swimming pool. The river is dirty
with oil and trash. There's not much
to do in Irrigon but swim in the
river.
The river is dirty because one day
I went down to the river to go swim
ming and there was oil in the water
and a dead fish and trash floating in
the water plus there are rocks.
The solution is that we raise
money for the swimming pool.
Sincerely,
(s) Scott Cason
P.O. Box 727
Irrigon
local teams.
I also understand we will need
money for teachers and a high
school, which will come from taxes
or the towns can have fund raisers
and earn the money. Thank you.
Sincerely,
(s) David Franke
Rt 2 Box 108
Irrigon
Supports Frohnmayer
To the Editor:
I am writing in support of Dave
Frohnmayer’s candidacy for Gover
nor. Oregon has the opportunity to
elect as governor a person who has
already demonstrated his ability to
deal with the challenges facing
Oregon in the 1990's.
Dave has been an outstanding At
torney General since 1981. He has
drafted and helped pass legislation
which is greatly aiding law enforce
ment in dealing with Oregon’s
serious crime problem. Thanks to
the new civil drug forfeiture laws
now in place, police and prosecuters
have tools to hit drug dealers where
they can be hurt the most, in the
pocket book.
As a former law professor, three-
term legislator and Rhodes Scholar.
Dave Frohnmayer has the broad-
based experience to deal effectively
with the legislature. As an able ad
ministrator who heads the state’s
largest law firm, he knows how to
manage resources effectively. Dur
ing his tenure as attorney general, his
office has collected three times the
amount budgeted to it by the
legislature.
Born and raised in Southern
Oregon, Dave knows that Oregon is
more than just m etropolitan
Portland He has traveled the state
tirelessly in an attempt to meet with
all Oregonians and get to know their
points of view.
Crime is one of the most impor
tant problems facing this state. Dave
Frohnmayer is the one candidate
with the expertise and experience re
quired to deal firmly and effective
ly with crime in Oregon during the
coming decade.
Yours very truly,
(s) Jeff Wallace
Rt. 2 Box 2504
Heppner
_____ Births
Casey Daniel King-u son. Casey
Daniel, was born March 28, 1990.
to Wendy and Dan King of
Longview, Wa. at St. Johns Medical
Center in Longview. Wa. The baby
weighed 8 lbs.
Grandparents are Nancy and Jerry
Myers of Heppner; and Norma and
Ray King of Richland. Wa.
Great-grandparents are Lila Myers
of Hermiston; and Walt Schuler of
Aurora.
The baby joins a sister. Ashley at
home.
Susan K. Young-a daughter
Susan was born April 7, 1990 at
Good Shepherd Hospital in Her
miston to Yesenia Young Orrala of
Boardman. The baby weighed 8 lbs.
9 ozs.
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ill the Service
Navy Lt. C m dr. Thomas K.
Parsons,son of Rachel Parsons of Ir
rigon has been promoted to his pre
sent rank while serving at Strategic
Weapons Facility, Pacific, Silver-
dale. Wash.
He is a 1964 graduate of Riverside
High School, Boardman.
Marine Pfc. Shawn G. Olson,
son of Lola F. Malmberg of Board-
man, has completed recruit training
at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San
Diego.
During the 13-week training cy
cle, Olson was taught the basics of
battlefield survival. He was in
troduced to the typical daily routine
that he will experience during his
enlistment and studied the personal
and professional standards tradi
tionally exhibited by Marines.
He participated in an active
physical conditioning program and
gained proficiency in a variety of
military skills, including first aid. ri
fle marksmanship and close-order
drill. Teamwork and self-discipline
were emphasized throughout the
training cycle.
A 1989 graduate of Riverside
High School, he joined the Marine
Corps in December 1989.
4-H News
Monday Mixers
By Becky W agenblast, Reporter
On Monday. April 2. the Monday
Mixers made desserts, caramel com.
three cakes and nutritious dessert
snacks. Some of the cakes were quite
interesting, but it was the first time
the members had made cakes.
Officers were elected. Melissa
McElligott was voted president;
Jamie Lovett was chosen to be vice
president; Jessica Stefani was
selected to be secretary and Becky
Wagenblast to serve as reporter.
Members also chose to name the
club the Monday Mixers.
The next meeting will be Monday
April 30.
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To the Editor:
Our new Voter’s Pamphlet list:
five candidates for state school chief,
four veterans in education and one
former state office-holder in other
positions.
Compare qualifications of all five
as to experience, expertise, and
policies. Who will best lead state
wide educational improvement by
advising teachers, administrators,
parents, boards, and others? Who
will best supervise the staff of
educators at Salem and manage the
deaf and blind schools? Who will
stimulate most effectively the need-
ed student achievement in Oregon?
The State Superintendent of Public
Instruction is elected state-wide, but
to date the post has not been used as
stepping-stone to other public of
fices. Tax policy gets set by govern
ment and legislature, not by school
chief. Pick the best leader for educa
tional progress.
Y o u rs,
(s) Dr. Fred W Decker
827 N.W. 31st St.
Corvallis, OR 97330
Retired deputy assistant U.S.
secretary of education for research
and improvement, 1981-85.
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in Hepp
ner reports handling the following
business during the past week:
M ichael Fred V ogele, 33,
Heppner-No Lights on Trailer, $20
fine;
Russell Lloyd Smith, 35, Arlee,
Mt.-Exceeding the Maximum Speed
Limit (75 mph in a 55 mph zone) $92
fine; Open Container, $67 bail
forfeited;
Franklin E. Cason, 20, Irrigon-
Failure to Yield Right of Way to
Pedestrian in Cross Walk, $20 fine;
Vincent Kingsley Parke, 30,
Heppner-Violation of the Basic
Rule, 43 mph in a 25 mph zone, $37
fine;
Daniel Keith Johnson, 23,
Pendleton-Vehicle License Expired,
$30 fine;
Steve Ball, 32, Heppner-Assault
IV, $301 fine, 30 days in jail ($150
fine, 30 days jail suspended) with
one year probation, no further viola
tions of the law.
We're Real
Pikers
When it comes to provincialism,
Morrow County can’t hold a candle to
our neighbors in Umatilla County. On
that score we’re real pikers.
M onday night the Regional
Economic Development Strategy Com
mittee met and the regionalism disap
peared very quickly. In its place arose
a degree of localism that even I had
never witnessed.
You see, the committee had requests
for funding sixteen projects totalling
By Ed Glenn
some $2 million. But the region’s share
of lottery money is only $438,000.
That meant that some projects simply
would not get funded as they had requested. Some would not get funded
at all.
The committee is composed of five representatives from each of the two
counties, representatives appointed by the respective county governing
bodies.
In appointing the Morrow County representatives. Judge Louis C arlson
avoided individuals with some vested interest, like the Port ol Morrow
manager and chamber of commerce president. Instead the county court
appointed individuals who were able to approach the regional issues with
a relatively clear conscience.
They are: Meg Murray, Joe McElligott, Jerry Anderson. Rod Collins
and myself.
Umatilla County Commission, on the other hand, built in conflict by
passing on the selection to various local interest groups. They rubber
stamped a nominee from the Round-Up City Development Corp. (the folks
leading the promotion of Continental Mills in Pendleton), Hermiston
Development Corp. (promoting Roundhouse Popcorn and a regional water
system,) the Port of Umatilla (promoting flex-space in Milton-Freewater)
and the Umatilla Indian Tribes (the lead promoter ot a pheasant process
ing plant.)
These Umatilla County representatives each came to the meeting with
a vested interest in one or more projects that were being supported by the
organizations sending them, so it is no surprise that their vision of truly
regional impact was clouded. But a strong underlying current of local
animosity further impaired the process.
It seems that the Pendleton community (wheat, livestock, old stable com
munity) is on the outs with Hermiston (irrigation, development, growing
population and threatening political strength.) That much sounds like Mor
row County. But then there is Milton-Freewater; old stable community,
but irrigated, intense farming, food processing, development minded. In
some respects Milton-Freewater is threatened by the Hermiston upstarts,
in others it identifies with them economically. The dynamics of the debate
was in deed interesting.
In the end, Pendleton came through with their pet project (Continental
Mills) unscathed, a form of peace offering that did not make peace. Three
of the five projects primarily sited in Morrow County found funding but
not without cuts, demanded in major part by Umatilla County represen
tatives out of “ principle." Milton-Freewater got a project as did the tribes.
Hermiston got their water system.
As I see it, provincialism, vested interests and power politics prevailed
over a sense of vision of regional impact. Value-added agriculture, to me
has a much broader role than merely a new processing plant in town. It
means an overall improvement in the agricultural economy. That includes
the new plant in town, of course, but it also includes the impact on the
business community, the farming community and the potential for further
growth, development and profitability beyond the immediate project.
By that standard, some projects were funded which should not have been
and some were not that should have been. That's because Umatilla Coun
ty folks have elevated provincialism to a science.
Marriage Licenses
The Clerk’s office at the cour
thouse in Heppner reports issuing the
following marriage licenses during
the past week:
April 17: Ronald Wayne
Haguewood. Heppner; and •
Karen Lynn Palmer, Heppner.
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COAST TO COAST
$20,000 will be paying taxes four
times greater as a proportion of their
income than families earning over
$50,000. Why should those least
able to pay bear the burden for
reducing the deficit?
Another problem with excise and
other consumption taxes is that they
unduly impact the consumers of cer
tain products. The federal deficit is
a national problem which requires a
national, even-handed response. By
increasing excise taxes, a certain
group of consumers is being singl
ed out to solve a problem affecting
us alL
The rallying cry of recent tax
reforms has been “ tax equity.” A
tax which lands squarely on one
group of consumers can hardly be
called equitable. In a nation which
strives to eliminate discrimination in
employment, housing, health care
and other areas, I cannot believe that
our leaders would support
discrimination of the worst kind—the
kind which hits you and me in our
wallets.
If congress and the administration
are sincere about reducing the
federal deficit, they should look to
solutions which are equitable for all
taxpayers. And they certainly should
not propose those which hurt the
poor and middle classes and which
discriminate between groups of
consumers.
(s) Bill Blosser
Box 399
Dundee, Oregon 97115
Pick best ed. leader
Concerned about AA status
To the Editor:
I’m writing because of my concern
of the schools going AA. I don't
think it’s fair for people having to
travel over 200 miles to play a sport.
Because of this some students may
not play sports next year.
The only solution I have of not go
ing AA, is split the schools and go
back to B schools. Then we will play
To the Editor:
The congress and administration
are again talking about reducing the
$125 billion federal deficit. This
perennial rite of spring has, thus far.
produced little but rhetoric, a few
catchy phrases like "read my lips,’’
and a consensus in the government,
for one more year, to paper over the
problem by ’’borrowing” from the
various trust funds and using other
slight-of-hand methods to disguise
the deficit.
Even though I am cynical about
the chances for meaningful reduc
tions, I will add my voice to those
supporting deficit reduction. I think,
along with many others, that such
reductions will require a combina
tion of tax increases and expenditure-
reductions.
Where 1 part company with mans
of those making recommendations,
including House Ways and Means
Chairm an Dan Rostenkowski.
however, is in the area of tax in
creases which fall mainly on those
least able to afford them. I’m talk
ing about excise taxes, which arc-
proposed to be increased on a varie
ty of “ sins,” like beer, wine, liquor,
gasoline and cigarettes. Excise taxes
have a basic weakness: they are
regressive, which means that the
burden of them falls most heavily on
those least able to pay. Specifically,
those families earning less than
$20.000 per year will be hardest hit
In fact, the proposed excise tax in
creases will w ipe out the tax relief
the poor received from the 1986 tax
act. Families earning less than
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