Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 17, 1990 - FIVE
Letters to the Editor
Barbara Roberts shows leadership
To the Editor:
Every night thousands of Orego
nians go to bed knowing that they are
one financial crisis away from join
ing the ranks of America’s homeless.
These are the new “ working poor,”
people who through no fault of their
own are barely making ends meet.
These are people who want the best
for their families, who know what
hard work is all about and who every
day spend at least eight hours work
ing at a job that just can’t pay the
bills. These people could be your
neighbors who just lost their job due
to automation at the local mill or
because a business is just cutting
back. These are families, and friends
not just nameless, faceless people on
the street. The next governor needs
to make homelessness among the
working poor one of the top
priorities.
Only Barbara Roberts has shown
the leadership needed to tackle these
problems. Barbara Roberts has pro
posed an innovative program which
would work like an IRA but this
would be an Oregon individual
Housing Account, where working
people could save before tax dollars
for their first home. This is a humane
and sensible strategy which
dem onstrates the degree of
understanding and commitment that
Ms Roberts has for this problem.
If you want to make sure that the
next governor is one who cares
deeply about all Oregonians,
especially those who face the horror
of homelessness every night, then
cast your ballot for Barbara Roberts,
Oregon’s next great governor.
(s) Rosemarie Atfield
Pendleton
Join a bitter fight to save a child’s life
To the Editor:
The facts are simple. Almost a
million U.S. children ingest a toxic
substance every year. Tens of
thousands end up in the hospital;
dozens die.
Many household, garden and auto
products are toxic. In 1987 , 3104
kids drank toxic household cleaners;
173 cases were life threatening; 14
kids died.
Current protective measures aren’t
enough. Mr. Yuk stickers don’t
frighten
kids
raised
on
ghostbusting/ninja turtles. Child
resistant caps are only required to
keep 80 percent of the test age
children out of a container for two
minutes. Give a child enough time
and the caps offer only minimal
protection.
Clearly, current preventative
measures can’t do the job alone. We
need to poison proof the poisons as
well as their containers.
Safe bittering agents (such as
denatonium benzoate) can make tox
ic products taste too bitter to
swallow. For % cent per quart, our
children can get the same protection
given kids in Britain, Germany,
Japan, Australia, etc.
The Poison Proof-project’s “ bit
ter fight” has been endorsed by the
AM A, National Safety Council,
American Assoc, of Poison Control
C enters, C onsum er’s Union
(publishers of Consumer Reports),
etc. We have appeared in/on NY
Times, Parents Magazine, Ladies
Home Journal, Woman’s Day, To
day Show, Home Show, CNN,
FNN, etc.
But we need to show support for
bittering agents in Oregon if our
fight is to continue. Please help us
make the world a safer place for our
children. Send us a postcard that
states “ I endorse the use of bitter
ing agents in toxic household, garden
and automotive products” and in
clude your name and address. Our
address is PPP, 4384 SE Ermine,
Albany, OR 97321.
It will cost you a minute of time
but it can help us save a child’s life.
A note to the editor: In case you
were wondering, we are a registered
non-profit consumer groups. None
of our five members has ties to a
company that makes, sells or profits
from bittering agents.
Sincerely,
(s) Lynn Tylczak
Director Poison Proof Project
4384 SE Ermine
Albany, OR 97321
Submits Oregon Trail anniversary plates
Place X by Frohnmayer
To the Editor:
I had the opportunity to attend the
gubernatorial debate held in
Pendleton, Oregon on October 4,
1990.
I feel that Eastern Oregon, if it is
to survive as we know it today, and
retain its agriculture and timber
economic base, must be guaranteed
that Salem will give us the facts and
they must be soundly and fiscally
based in the following four years.
Two things were raised at the
debate that has solidified my decision
about who I will vote for in the
governor’s race.
Ms. Roberts made a grave error
when her office failed to put on the
election ballot, what the economic
impacts of the Ballot Measures
would be to the taxpayers of this
state if they were to pass. If ballot
measure #5 were to pass, one of the
many consequences would be that
the farmer would lose his farm
deferral. At a time when wheat has
hit its lowest price in years, orchar-
dists are trying to come back from
two bad years and the price of far
ming has sky rocketed, the loss of
farm deferral would be devastating.
We would also lose somewhere
around eighty percent of the timber
tax that supports many smaller
school districts in Eastern Oregon,
the set aside of three million acres
o f tim berlands has already
devastated many rural timber com
munities without losing a major por
tion of federal tax money from the
timberland.
The other thing that she said that
makes me worry about her ability to
be the governor of the state of
Oregon, was what she said about the
Regional Strategies Program and
how it has worked in Umatilla Coun
ty. She stated that she was satisfied
with the Regional Strategies Pro
gram and would not change it. She
then told us how we in Umatilla
County were so fortunate to have
received Regional Strategies money
to help purchase the Armory
Building and remodel it into a con
vention center that is located in
Pendleton. Umatilla and Morrow
Counties went together for their
regional strategies. The strategy they
picked was value added for
agricultural products grown in the
area and the lion’s share of the
monies went to construct a food pro
cessing plant on the border between
the two counties west of Hermiston.
The convention center was not ac
ceptable to the governor’s commit
tee that okayed the regional
strategies picked by the different
counties.
Because of these inconsistencies,
on November 6th, when I step into
the ballot box and pick my choice for
the person who will be the next
governor for the state of Oregon, I
am going to place my X in the box
next to Dave Frohnmayer’s name.
(s) James M. Bums
Milton-Freewater
French company shares Heppner’s name
(.Editor's note: Heppner’s Mayor
Cara Costa received this letter from
Groupe Heppner, France.)
To the Mayor of Heppner,
You will certainly wonder why
you receive today a letter from
France. A quick glance at the
heading of the letter will provide you
with the right information: the name
of your city is the same as our
company’s.
Let us explain you what happen
ed a few months ago: we were busy
at looking for a city of Oregon in a
map, when we suddenly came across
the name Heppner. You can easily
imagine how much surprised we all
were.
Eversince we have spent much
time talking about the Overseas Ci
ty, we then decided that we had to
do something. We hope this letter is
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ship between your city and our firm.
We would be delighted to meet you
whenever possible.
We do hope we will be hearing
from you very soon.
Yours faithfully,
(s) Frederic Colas
Heppner International Forwarder
On behalf of Pascal Wurster
France
Marriage Licenses
The Clerk’s office at the cour
thouse in Heppner reports issuing the
following marriage licenses during
the past week:
October 5: William Jay Devin, 29,
Lexington; and
Angela Reane Jackson, 28,
J^exington.
To the Editor:
On September 6, 1989, I cir
culated a petition and vehicle license
plate in Heppner, asking that the
Oregon Transportation Commission
adopt the plate or a similar color and
design by 1993 to commemorate the
150th anniversary of the Oregon
Trail. On October 17, 1989 in Salem
the commission chairman returned
the petition sheets that I had turned
over to the commission to me, in
dicating that the Legislature would
have to take the lead. I now plan to
submit the signed petition sheets to
the State Legislature.
To the 55 people in Heppner who
signed my petition or anyone else,
Justice Court
Repo rt___
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse in Heppner reports
handling the following business dur
ing the past week:
C urtis Gene C utsforth, 34,
Lexington-Violation of the Basic
Rule, 51 mph in a 35 mph zone, $37
fine;
Rick Dean Britt, 29, Heppner-
Exceeding the Maximum Speed
Limit, 69 mph in a 55 mph zone, $37
fine;
R obert Steven Baker, 41,
Stanfield-No Mud Flaps, $20 fine;
W illiam Eugene King, 42,
Brightwood-Aiding in a Game
Violation, $41 bail forfeited;
Sheri Lyn Gregory, 22, Umatilla-
Exceeding the Maximum Speed, 65
mph in a 55 mph zone, $38 bail
forfeited;
Patricia Louise Papineau, 53,
Lexington-Exceeding the Maximum
Speed, 80 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$122.00 fine;
Jesse Darns Hughes, 64, Safford,
Arizona-Unsealed Waste Disposal
System, $35 bail forfeited;
C hris Davis Anderson, 27,
Milwaukie-Criminal Negligence,
Waste of Big Game Animal to wit-
Spike Elk $1,340 fine 30 days jail,
$250 fine and 30 days jail suspend
ed with two years probation and no
further violation of game laws; Tak
ing Elk Closed Season, $351 fine.
Mark Allen Sosnovske, 26,
Oregon City-Exceeding the Max
imum Speed, 65 mph in a 55 mph
zone, $38 bail forfeited;
Spring Louise Fields, 18,
Stanfield-Exceeding the Maximum
Speed, 73 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$47 fine;
Larry John Cecil, 18, Heppner-
Exceeding the Maximum Speed. 68
mph in a 55 mph zone, $59 fine;
Harvey Ray Childers, 32, Ione-
Exceeding the Maximum Speed. 73
mph in a 55 mph zone, $37 fine;
Richard Lee Ryan, 49, Tillamook-
Hunting Prohibited Area (from
public road), $53 fine;
Lois Velma Winchester, 81,
Heppner-Vehicle Registration Ex
pired, $16 fine;
Diana Rue Britt, 51, Spray-
Exceeding the Maximum Speed
Limit, 68 mph in a 55 mph zone. $37
fine;
Troy Allen Hyatt, 21. Heppner-
Exceeding the Maximum Speed. 75
mph in a 55 mph zone, $75 bail
forfeited;
G eorge Junior N orris, 46,
Tillamook-Hunting Prohibited Area
from a public road, $43 fine;
William Douglas Tews. 32, lone-
Exceeding Truck Speed, 65 mph in
a 55 mph zone, $75 bail forfeited;
Jerry M ichael Healy, 40,
Heppner-Casting an Artificial Light
on a Game Mammal While in
SEARS
please contact or write to your state
legislator sometime before the 1991
legislative session, asking that he or
she support the necessary legislation
If you prefer, you may submit to
your legislator my proposal and
license plate design along with any
comments that you deem ap
propriate. To obtain a copy, please
write to me at 1210 Bowron Road,
Lakeside, Oregon 97449 or call
759-4160 after 2 p.m ., Tuesday
through Saturday.
Very truly yours,
(s) Bill Perl
1210 Bowron Road
Lakeside, OR 97449
Possession of a Weapon Capable of
Killing Same, $85 fine;
Brian Keith Kollm an, 19,
Heppner-Exceeding the Maximum
Speed, 65 mph In a 55 zone, $48 bail
forfeited;
John Wesley Hall, 23, Pendleton-
Exceeding the Maximum Speed, 70
mph in a 55 mph zone, $75 bail
forfeited;
Scott Louis Sullivan, 19,
Hermiston-Defective Equipment
(high beam indicator), $9 fine;
Ronald Albion Schwarz, 29,
Heppner-Exceeding the Maximum
Speed, 68 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$37 fine;
Adam Joe Perez, 32, Ione-
Exceeding the Maximum Speed, 65
mph in a 55 mph zone, $33 fine;
Donald G. C hristian, 33,
Hermiston-Exceeding the Maximum
Speed Limit, 73 mph in a 55 mph
zone, $37 fine;
Debra Jo Greene, 27, Echo-
Failure to Properly Validate Deer
Tag, $43 fine;
Earlynn Alva Garrett, 40, Ione-
Exceeding the Maximum Speed, 70
mph in a 55 mph zone, $37 fine;
Charles Douglas Tyler, 53,
H erm iston-V iolation o f Road
Closure-driver, $58 fine;
Mark Douglas T yler, 29,
Stanfield-Violation of Road Closure-
passenger, $58 fine;
Hugh Hiatt, Heppner-Disorderly
Conduct, $301 fine, 30 days in jail
($100 fine and 30 days in jail
suspended) with one year probation
and no further violation of law ex
cluding minor traffic;
Jesse
Jeffrey s,
Heppner-
Disorderly Conduct, $2% fine, 30
days in jail ($100 fine and 30 daysin
jail suspended) with one-year proba
tion and no further vipl^tjon of the
law excluding minor traffic;
Kristi Rea. Heppner-Maintaining
a Dog as a Nuisance, $63 fine
suspended on the condition that the
dog is to be given away or disposed
of and is not allowed within Hepp-
ner city limits._________________
_____Births
Julianne M arie Riehl-a daughter
Julianne Marie was bom to Bob and
Cindy Riehl, Spokane, WA., on
Oct. 4, 1990 at Fairchild Air Force
Base Hospital at Spokane. The baby
weighed 8 lbs. 12 % ozs.
Grandparents are Tom and Helen
Riehl, Heppner and Rip and Sheryl
Palmer, Montgomery, Alabama.
Dylan Jacob Olsen-a son Dylan
Jacob was bom to Jennifer Mae
Olsen of Irrigon on Oct. 1, 1990 at
Good Shepherd Hospital in Her
miston. The baby weighed 6 lbs. 15
ozs.
Stormi Rae Cave-a daughter
Stormi Rae was born to Donald and
Laura Hopkins of Irrigon on Oct. 6.
1990 at Good Shepherd Hospital in
Hermiston. The baby weighed 7 lbs.
10% ozs.
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