F O l'R - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon W ednesday January 23, 1991
City tallies questionnaire response
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Letters to the Editor
Thanks for Christmas donations
To the Editor:
The Christmas and holiday season
took on new meaning to over 160
people in South Morrow County
thanks to the generous outpouring
love, gifts and monetary support
from individuals, churches,
organizations and businesses. The
spirit of Christmas touched over 73
households as people enjoyed festive
foods and gifts.
I think the fine people of South
Morrow County deserve a special
thanks for making this year’s
Christmas season special to many
people throughout all of Morrow
County.
I also want to share the apprecia
tion of our service personnel
overseas for the support you have
shown them and their families.
(s) Rev. Stan Hoobing
President of the Board of Directors
of the Neighborhood Center of SMC
American Legion to send care packages
To the Editor:
The American Legion Auxiliary is
formulating plans to send care
packages to our local service person
nel who are serving with Operation
Desert Storm. Anyone who has a
family member or knows of anyone
who is serving in this campaign may
contact Rita Hedman at 676-9278 or
Evelyn Sweek at 676-9483.
If anyone is interested in par
ticipating in this project and would
like to donate any items, below is
a list of things which are very much
needed: batteries-AA, C, D, shav-
ing items, foot powder, tooth paste,
tooth brushes, packaged snacks,
non-scented soap, combs, brushes,
cassette tapes, feminine hygiene pro
ducts, playing cards.
These items must be non-aeresol.
non-breakable and non-perishable.
Money will also be accepted to help
defray postage expenses. These
items may be dropped off at Miller’s
Mini Mart.
Thank you
(s) Linda Schultz, secretary
A.L.A. #87
Grateful for award
To the Editor:
Town and Country week has come
and gone and I felt very honored by
the award presented to me. What a
surprise. Were it not for this great
community of volunteers, 1 would
not have been standing up there and
I am grateful.
Town and Country week is in its
fifth year. It requires hard work by
a number of groups and individuals,
as well as donations from businesses
and organizations to pull it off. Larry
Mills and Fred Lundin “ carried the
ball,” with Sue Evans and Tami
Rietmann responsible for inviting
Wayne Philen (beef demonstration)
and Valerie Johnson (Oregon Lands
Coalition). Soroptimists hosted the
wine tasting with music provided by
Jeff Wallace and Tom LaRusso. The
beautiful table decorations at the
banquet were created by Heppner
Garden Club. Special recognition
goes to the Elks who provided the
4-H News__
Food Fun
The Food Fun 4-H club of Hepp
ner will be having a bottle/can drive
Sunday, January 27.
Proceeds will be used on their
community project.
Monday Crazy Cookers
By Jake McElligott, Reporter
The Monday Crazy Cookers met
Monday, January 14, at 5:30 p.m.
facility and the hospitality; and to the
Bank of E.Gt., Kinzua Corporation,
First Interstate. Morrow County
Grain Growers, Heppner Chamber,
Peterson’s, Cattlemen and Cat-
tleWomen, Central Marketr ^heat*
League, SWCD. Small Woodlands,
Port of Morrow, panel members
presenting Measure 5 and involve
ment of the Morrow County Queen
and Court, j; q
The Town and Country commit
tee desires input from the community
regarding the weeks activities.
Should it be a one day only event?
Should it continue to be combined
with all the meetings? Is January a
good month? Are there new faces
willing to work on the planning com
mittee? Please share your thoughts
with Larry Mills, Fred Lundin or
myself as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
(s) Claudia Hughes
in the lone High School Home Ec
room.
Those attending made nachos and
chili and talked about meeting twice
a month and about recycling.
Members decided to try recycling by
saving things at home. Leader, Nan
cy Miller, told members what to
save. Recycled things should be
brought to the next meeting and Mrs.
Miller said she would take them to
Hermiston.
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676-996!
To the Editor:
The City Council and I thank all
of you who responded to our ques
tionnaire sent with last month's
water/sewer billing. We sent out 551
and received 125 in return for a 23
percent return. I have tallied the
responses and find the following:
More Same Less
0
54
71
Personnel
11
71
39
City Pool
84
Police Car Reserve 0
31
3
84
31
Street Lights
Fire Materials/
17
90
9
Support
17
91
6
Fire Equipment
4
59
55
Library
7
39
67
Library Books
As you can tell, some responses
did not answer on all items.
However, the above does give us an
idea of the thoughts of the citizens.
There were a few comments on
the questionnaires which 1 would like
to address at this time.
Currently, at the St. Patrick’s
Senior Complex the handicapped,
unit is the only vacancy. We have
been able to maintain all costs
through rentals and have developed
a reserve fund. Our Heppner Hous
ing Authority has done a fantastic job
of meeting all the needs of the
residents and seniors at the Senior
Center and are to be commended for
their work. The city is not losing
money on this long term, much
needed senior investment.
As you can see from the tally, it
was overwhelming that we keep our
fire service as it has been in the past.
We agree that this service is much
needed in our rural area. We have
just signed a formal agreement with
the cities of lone and Lexington for
reciprocal service, if needed-and as
has been proved in the past, is
needed.
Many people commented on our
city police force. I would like to of
fer at this time some statistics from
that department . The Heppner Police
department handled 1006 incidences
during 1990. This was an increase
of 42 cases from 1989. The follow
ing is a list of these incidences:
Animal
ordinance,
38;
assault/menacing/resisting arrest 4;
assist a citizen at residence 5;
assistsance/hospital
26;
assistance/fire
dept.
22;
assistance/Morrow County Sheriffs
office/OSP/Other police dept. 102;
assistance children’s services div.
11; burglary 12; child abuse 1;
courteous driver awards 10; criminal
mischief/vandalism 26; criminal
trespass 1; disorderly conduct 2;
domestic violence 18; drugs/in-
vestigations 1; false security alarms
36; fights/loud parties 25; found pro
perty
12;
fraud/w orthless
documents/bad checks 11; funeral
escorts 5; harassment 13; health
hazards 3; minors in posses-
sion/open containers/alcohol 10;
missing persons 12; police officers
hold/mental 4; prowler calls 13;
security checks/doors found open at
businesses 61; theft/theft by decep
tion 24;traffic accidents 11; traffic
citations including parking fines,
DUII and DWS 97; traffic control 2;
unlawful possession of a firearm 1;
warning tickets 364; warrant arrests
6; welfare check 14; vacation securi
ty checks 536; unattended deaths 2;
total incidents 1542.
Also, in addition to being available
24-hours a day, members of our
police department serve on ci
ty /county boards including the Mor
row County Tourism Committee,
Morrow County Medical Board,
Blue Mountain Criminal Justice
Board, Oregon Together. Oregon
Police Chief Association and Mor
row County Child Abuse Team.
As for our visible police cars, we
do have three city owned cars. One
was donated for use of our Rural
Fire department, and one is used as
a back-up should our newest car be
broken down. The council agreed
that the police cars could be parked
at the respective officer's homes who
are either on duty, or on call, to cut
down on response time. This has
proved to be effective.
Many commented on our dog pro
blem. At one time, the budget con
tained money to develop a dog
pound and a dog control officer. The
total budget was outside the six
percent limitation and upon a vote,
was defeated. These monies were cut
by the budget committee. There is
a leash law in the city, however we
have neither a dog control officer nor
pound in which to keep these
animals. Without a budget to pay for
these costs, the problem needs to be
addressed on an individual basis.
Keep your dogs on a chain, or con
tained within a fenced yard. We will
be dealing with a proposed
“ Dangerous Animal Ordinance" at
our next council meeting Should
you have questions or comments on
this, you are welcome to attend our
February 11 meeting at 7 p.m.
Again, we are grateful for those
of you who responded to our need
for citizen imput. Our first budget
committee meeting will be on
January 29 at 7 p.m. at city hall Our
budget committee members consist
of our city council: David Allstott,
Rick Curtis, Martha Doherty, Amie
Hedman, Chuck Holt, Kay Robin
son as well as committee members:
Jackie Allstott, Pat Hyatt, Larry
Mills, Linda Shaw, Barb Watkins
and Roger Williams. Feel free to
contact me or any other city person
nel to give your comments.
Sincerely,
(s) Cara L. Costa
Mayor
A warning to
parents, children
To the Editor:
This letter is to warn parents that
even in small towns children can be
taken.
Last Wednesday, Jan. 16, while
my first grade son was walking
home he was approached by a
stranger in a pickup. This stranger
asked Kelly if he wanted a ride.
When Kelly turned and ran this man
yelled at hime to come back. We live
just about one block away from the
grade school. Needless to say Kelly
was scared to death but we are so
proud of his actions.
We are also impressed by the
police chief, Doug Rathbun and the
grade school’s actions. They were
both called immediately to be warn
ed and given a description. Less than
45 minutes later Doug had cornered
someone downtown matching Kel
ly’s description. It wasn’t the man
but Doug’s quick action was very
important to us. He has continued to
keep his eyes open too.
The next day the word was pass
ed on to the children by their
teachers and a paper telling them not
to talk to strangers.
Even in this small town it is so im
portant to teach our children the
dangers of talking to strangers. We
always want to believe that our
children will always be safe but we
need to do everything to make sure
they will be.
Thank you,
(s) Rick and Shanna Paullus
Shipmates sought
To the Editor:
The LST Association is looking
for LST shipmates for reunions with
old shipmates. The association reu
nion will be held in New Orleans in
Sept. 1991.
Call 1-800-228-5870 for informa
tion or contact: Bob Gamer LST
461, HC 52 Box 362, Hemphill,
Texas, 75948. (409) 579-3732.
(s)
Bob
G arner
Weather Report
by City of Heppner
Jan. 15 - 29, 1991
High Low Prêt Snow
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Prisoners o f
War
Did you see the captured pilots on
telly last night?
You could have been kind of casual
about keeping up on the war until then.
But those boys in the hands of Sad
dam's sadists couldn't help but get your
attention.
War is hell, no doubt about it.
Human affairs have got to fall to a pret
ty low state of rationality when war
breaks out. War must be the very bot
tom of what it is that distinguishes man
from animal.
And seeing the destructive capacity
of modern war machinery on the TV
just minutes or hours after it destroys,
really brings the seriousness of war right into every living room across
the land. It isn't hard to see the point of the peace demonstrators who seek
more negotiation, more time for sanctions, more of anything than war.
Even the heathens among us are drawn to the prayer vigils and the isola
tionists who would only wage war when our own borders are breached
draw an audience.
And the cost of war is astronomical. Million dollar rockets are being
fired at will, multimillion dollar airplanes fly into air defense systems over
and over. Few of us can even imagine how much a billion dollars is. much
less really appreciate but a single day’s cost of waging war.
We all find it difficult to forget the heartache of Viet Nam and we hate
the idea of maybe finding ourselves in another war just like that one. We
find it equally difficult to apply the lessons of World War II where
Chamberlain negotiated “ Peace in our own time“ just to be even more
deeply involved when Hitler grew unsatisfied with invading just Poland
and went on to conquer all of Europe.
Most of us have a real live friend or relative in harm’s way, like Board-
man’s Curtis Vial, an A -10 pilot flying daily sorties over Iraq. That could
have been Curtis on the TV last night. That makes the war pretty personal.
Some of us cannot forget our own brush with war. I never saw, first
hand the terrible destructive force of the nuclear demolition munitions I
was trained to deploy. The movies I saw at the time seemed remote in
deed. Now, however, those movies are as real and urgent and indelible
as last night’s television update. Every veteran must be having those
flashbacks of their own experience with war and the ability to make war.
The impact on war on families must be devastating. Frightened mothers
and young children barely able to grasp the significance of Dad’s absence
are one of the greater costs of war. And parents, such as Francie and I,
of cannon fodder-aged sons and daughters, live on the cusp between
patriotic price and hope for peace.
With all that in mind, the sight of those pilots in captivity last night made
the course of the future crystal clear for me. The puffy, bruised and batter-
marked face of that young lieutenant left no doubt in my mind. The British
pilot, unable to even lift his head, barely able to mutter the dictated words,
gave clear insight to the only acceptable response The wing commander’s
subdued demeanor and unexpected phraseology demand an unquestioned
pursuit of world order.
Saddam Hussein msut be driven from the face of the earth. He is a cruel,
inhuman despot and he must be destroyed. It is equally clear that no single
man can impose his will on a nation imposed. Saddam's top circle of com
manders are equally at fault and they too must be destroyed We must use
the most sophisticated, destructive and awesome weapons in our arsenal
and we must use them now. Another minute of this tyrant is too much.
Nor can 1 find an ounce of compassion for the people of Iraq. Sometimes
a leader is not in tune with his people. Sometimes a dictator can direct
action contrary to his subject’s choice. But that can account for only minor
differences. History is replete with instances of revolt, of overthrow of
deplorable despots.
That has not happened in Iraq. The people seem to support this scourge
on the face of the earth. I cannot find a speck of compassion for their plight,
if they do not support him, let them join us in his prompt destruction.
Seeing those battered, tortured, broken Americans last night made it
clear: We must wage war, we must wage it now and we wage the most
destructive war known to man so that the despicable regime of Saddam
Hussein comes to an end at the earliest possible date.
To do otherwise would abrogate our American heritage.
B irth s____
Hope Ann W hitaker-a daughter
Hope Ann was bom to Joe and
Teresa Skow Whitaker, Redmond,
on January 3, 1991 in Redmond.
The baby weighed 10 lbs. 2 ozs.
Grandparents are John and Ann
Skow, Heppner and Wini and Elbert
Whitaker, Redmond. Great grand
parents are Bill and Lorrine Ary,
Stigler, OK., Frances Whitaker,
Redmond and Elmer Whitaker,
Talent.
The baby joins a brother Jacob,
2 Vi and Jordan lVi at home.
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