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To the Editor:
1 am writing this letter in support
of Dave Frohnmayer’s candidacy for
governor of Oregon.
Dave Frohnmayer has the ex
perience, training and temperment
required to be an outstanding gover
nor. He has been a legislator, a
teacher and an attorney general who
approaches the problems facing this
state in a thoughtful yet decisive
manner. In years of traveling the
length of this state he has listened
carefully to all Oregonians. He
knows Pendleton and Klamath Falls
as well as Portland and Eugene. He
has acted to develop practical solu-
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The Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
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Published e>er> Wednesday and entered as seeund-class mailer at the Post Office
at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March .1, 1879. Second class postage paid
at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (5031 676-9228.
Address communications to the Heppner Ga/ette-Times, P.O. Bo* 337, Hepp
ner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $12 in Morrow, Wheeler. Gilliam and Grant
Counties; $23 elsewhere.
Joyce H u g h es........................................................... Office Manager, Typesetting
April Sykes ........................................................................................... News Editor
Beth Rafferty.........................................................................Graphics Department
Becky Evans .........................................................................Graphics Department
Monique P a r r e l.....................................................................................Distribution
Kay Rene Q ualls........................................................................................... Bindery
David and April Sykes, Publishers
Obituaries__
Perry William Terrell
Letters to the Editor
Hospital policy neglects diplomacy
To the Editor:
Perhaps in the management
changes now being negotiated by
Pioneer Memorial Hospital there
should be some consideration for
policy changes.
Our hospital is a tax-supported in
stitution that also depends on user
charges. But incorrect statements,
lack of detailed billing and other
discrepancies happen too often. It
would behoove office personnel to
examine accounts before sending out
threatening letters stating that said
account will be assigned to a collec
tion agency if payment is not receiv
ed within five days.
Over the past year this family has
dealt with payment to numerous
health providers, most of whom
want payment before insurance com-
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panies receive a bill or can process
a claim. And most health provider
entities act like they are doing the pa
tient a favor, though it is in their best
interest to bill insurance companies.
The money spent for time and
postage on repeated billings to the
client far exceeds the expense of bill
ing insurance companies.
Utilizing our local resource would
be better encouraged by more
diplomacy and correct statements
without threatening letters. And local
phone calls hardly add to the
hospital’s phone bill, but presently
it’s the client who must take the time
to get a correct billing.
Sincerely,
(s) Merlyn Robinson
Heppner
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Perry William Terrell, 66, of
Boardman, died Saturday, Sept. 29,
1990 at his home.
Graveside funeral service was held
at the Boardman Cemetery on
Wednesday. A memorial service
was also held Wednesday at the Her-
miston Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s
Witnesses.
Mr. Terrell was bom in Nebraska
on April 22, 1924 to Daniel A. and
Stella R. Seymour Terrell. He lived
at Payette. Idaho, for a number of
years and had lived in Boardman for
the past three years.
On June 9, 1977, he married Dor-
sie Thwreatt Jahr at Laramie, Wyo.
He had been employed as a log
ger and as a long distance truck
driver.
He enjoyed motorcycling and had
built a two passenger airplane and a
35-foot sailboat from scratch by
hand.
Mr. Terrell enjoyed sharing his
faith with others.
Survivors include his wife, Dor-
sie, at the home; sons. Shannon of
Roseburg; Terry o f Florence;
Adrian of Belgrade, Mont.; and
Darrell of Newport; daughter, Tracy
Terrell of Belgrade, Mont.; brothers
Danny of Payette. Idaho and Charles
o f Kennewick. W A.; sisters
Viola Weise of Toledo; Stella
Dewey of Yakima, Wa ; Dalpha
Gibson of Salem, 18 grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren. A
sister, Orthelda, died earlier.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Mrs. Terrell, P.O. Box 767,
Boardman, 97818.
Bums Mortuary, Hermiston, is in
charge of arrangements.
Dorothy E. Burcham
A memorial service for Dorothy
E. Burcham will be held at the Lex
ington Church on Friday at 11 a.m.
Mrs. Burcham, 70, of Lexington,
died Sunday, Sept. 30, 1990 at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner.
She was bom Dec. 30, 1919 at
Cambridge, Idaho, to Elijah and
Bertha Lyons Ledington.
On June 3, 1945, she married
Ralph J. Burcham at Weiser, Idaho.
The couple had lived in Idaho and
Oregon, settling in Lexington in
1965.
Mrs. Burcham was a member of
Holly Rebekah Lodge 139, the Lex
ington Garden Bugs. Lexington Bap
tist Church and the Morrow County
Historical Society.
Survivors include a son, Mike
Burcham of Pendleton; daughters
Kathy Tellechea of Lexington and
Linda Jackson of Greeley, Colo.;
sisters, Leona Symes of Tigard and
Betty Parkhurst of Shoshone, Idaho,
Mildred Anderson of Renton, Wash,
and Lena Brown of San Jose, Calif.;
a brother, Harry Ledington of Boise;
and eight grandchildren. Her hus
band, Ralph, died in 1985.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the EMTs-Morrow County
Ambulance, P.O. Box 557, Hepp
ner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner is im
charge of arrangements.
tions to the crime, consumer protec
tion and other problems facing this
state. He is a quick study who will
"hit the ground running" as our next
governor.
That is why Dave Frohnmayer has
a broad base of support from a cross-
section of Oregonians. Of all the
candidates, he is the only one with
the broad range of experience to res
pond to the challenges facing Oregon
in the 90’s.
Please vote Dave Frohnmayer for
governor.
(s) Jeff Wallace
Heppner, OR
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in Hepp
ner reports handling the following
business during the past week:
Marvin Monroe Crumley, 29,
Boring-Aiding and Counseling in a
Game Violation (exceeding bag
limit-deer) $197 fine;
Calvin Terrill Foster, 21, Spray-
Open Container (whiskey), $43 fine;
Jerry Caldwell-Illegal Possession
of Fireworks, $85 fine;
Kenneth M. Stookey-Criminal
Mischief, $147 fine.
Marriage Licenses
The Clerk’s office at the cour
thouse in Heppner report issuing the
following marriage licenses during
the past week:
Sept. 24-Jon Patrick Srofe, 31,
Boardman; and
LeAnn Bailey, 21, Boardman.
Sept. 25-Trey Max Fischer, 21,
Irrigon; and
Michele Lee Thomas, 19, Irrigon.
Sept. 26-Stanley L. Davis, 43, Ir
rigon; and
Tallifer Baker, 43, Irrigon.
Births
Pablo Antonio Navaez-a son
Pablo Antonio, was born to Hermin
and Maria Navaez of Boardman on
September 18, 1990 at Good
Shepherd Community Hospital. The
baby weighed 9 lbs. 4 ozs.
Joshua Thomas LaRue-a son,
Joshua Thomas, was bom to Shawn
and Denise LaRue of Portland on
September 21, 1990. He weighed 7
lbs. 3 ozs. and was 20 inches long.
Grandparents are Del and Linda
LaRue of lone; Marilyn Mabe of
Fossil and the late Gary Thomas.
Great-grandparents are Art and Joy
Bartmess of Lostine and clarence
Asher of Fossil.
Matthew Robert Carl Kerbs-a
son Matthew Robert Carl, was both
to Kathleen and Scott Kerbs, of
Saratoga, Wyoming on September
25, 1990 at Memorial Hospital of
Carbon County Wyoming. The baby
weighed 7 lbs. 5ozs.
Grandparents are Carl and Nadd-
ne Kerbs, Saratoga, Wy.; Robert
Van Schoiack, Heppner and the late
Katherine VanSchoiack.
In the Service
Army Sgt. Craig A Rea has ar
rived for duty in Vilseck, West Ger
many. Rea, an instructor, is the son
of Keith and Judy Rea of lone.
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The Heppner Police Department
reports handling the following
business during the past week:
September 24: 6:31 p.m.-assist
District Attorney’s office; 11:22
p.m.-request officer for Security
Check.
September 27: 8:42 p.m.-request
officer for Security Check.
September 28: 10:28 p.m.-report
of Missing child.
September 29: 12:51 p.m.-report
of Fight; 1:34 p.m.-Warrant Arrest;
8:40 p.m.-report of Deer Killed in
City Limits; 9:55 p.m.-report of
Theft; 11:28 p.m.-Prowler Call.
September 30: 7:46 p.m.-assist
Oregon State Police.
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Tanner Wade Wilson-a son Tan
ner Wade was bom to Matthew and
Makayla Wilson, Portland, on Sept.
13, 1990 at Emmanual Hospital in
Portland. The baby weighed 4 lbs.
7 ozs.
Grandparents are Linda and Lester
Dutcher, Heppner; Dean and Shirley
Hamilton, Hermiston; Gary and
Lauri Wilson, Graham, Wa.
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Well, now those ill fated referendum
measures are back on.
The issue was all very simple, but,
of course, with all the political
ramifications, it got pretty complicated.
Here’s how I see it.
If you didn't buy a buck tag before
midnight Friday night, it was too late.
And if you went ahead and shot a buck
on Saturday, you'd be in violation of
the law. And if somebody blew the
whistle, you’d be fined, have the buck
and your gun confiscated and your hun
ting privileges forfeited for years.
That’s because the law applies to you
and me. And the local justice of the
peace will whop it to us if we break the
law. No appeal.
But if the same law says you can’t put a measure on the ballot without
an estimate of the financial consequences attached and the estimate must
be filed by a certain date and you failed to file the estimate by that date,
well, the law doesn’t mean much if you’re a candidate for governor.
Further more when the estimate of financial consequences was filed,
but two days late, and the powers that besaw how horrendous those con
sequences were, well, you’d just bury the estimate in some bottom drawer
and the measures go on the ballot anyway. Who knows, maybe we can
snow the voters if they don’t know what they re voting on.
So after all the rhubarb we get to vote on a bunch of stuff in the dark.
My vote will be easy to figure out ‘‘no’’ on the whole slate of stuff.
This property tax limit is the easiest. My taxes are just a little over the
proposed limit now but they are mostly school taxes which will go from
the present $11 per thousand down to $5. Okay so far. But taxes or all
other entities will be limited to $10 when they are now only about $6.
I’ve never seen anything that didn’t go up to the limit in short order, so
I can see the county taxes nearly doubling so they can hit the limit.
In Boardman and Heppner and every other city the city taxes will already
put a limit on county taxes, so to keep the $10 limit in the city, the county
will get less there. That means I’ll pay $7 or $8 for county services that
a city resident pays only $3 or $4.
By limiting school taxes so low a sales tax will be required. Everyone
is talking about how necessary a sales tax is anyway so property taxes must
be limited to force the issue.
My own estimate of financial consequences looks like this:
My property taxes run about $600 a year. With the proposed limit I’d
still pay about $500. A savings of $100 a year.
But I also figure my family spends about $1,000 a month on items sub
ject to a sales tax. At 5% that’s $50 a month, or $600 a year in new taxes.
Subtract the $100 savings on my property tax and that’s a net increase
of $500 a year in taxes.
If we just kept the present property tax program and then increased them
about 80% it would have the same impact.,
Now do you see why that official estimate of financial consequences
was two days late, and therefore hidden in the bottom drawer? And why
even the supreme court said that's OK?
Understand that everyone involved in this deal draws their paycheck out
of the public coffers.
By the way, the fishing was great, the weather was warm andsunny,
the water dean, clear and cold and the magic of the old fishing hole just
as great as it has always been. The best part was I didn’t have any clean
ing to do when I got home.
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