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FOUR - Heppner G azette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 29, 1992 k ONPA Support library district The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow To the editor: W e would like to express our enthusiastic support for the for m ation o f the O regon Trail Library District. By joining forces with other areas, we can stabilize the fun d in g fo r o u r lib ra rie s by spreading the costs over a larger population base. This m eans we can look forw ard to expanded h o u rs , a la rg e r b o o k and The Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper U S P S 240-420 Published fv trt \\ ednvsdat and entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Second class postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 West W illow Street. Telephone (503) 676-9228. Vddress communications to the Heppner Gazette-Times. P.O. Box 337, Hepp ner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $15 in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant Counties; $23 elsewhere. Joyce Hughes ............................................................Office Manager. Typesetting April Sykes ........................................................................................... News Editor Mary Van B ibber................................................................. Graphics Department Monique P a rr e l..................................................................................... Distribution Penni K eersem aker....................................................................................... Printer David and April Sykes, Publishers Letters to the Editor Register to vote T o the Editor: It is impossible to over-state the importance o f registering to vote. W ithout informed and concerned voters our governm ents cannot begin to function. The following party choices ap pear on your registration form, with a box beside them to check the party preferred: D e m o c ra t, L ib e rta ria n , R epublican, Not affiliated with any political party, other party (print other party name). There are many registrants who check ‘Not affiliated with any party’ and whom often refer to them selves as Independents. These persons so registered may request a Republic ballot and legally vote in the May prim ary. Please take the time to express your choices concerning the can didates running for state, federal and local offices. Come to the candidates forum May 5, 7:30 p.m. at the Heppner High School. Sincerely, (s) Meg M urray Urges vote for Glenn To the editor: M ost politicians are quick to tell us what they think we want to hear and then change as the wind blows. O r they skirt the issue and never take a position so we never know where they stand. Ed Glenn is not that way. He researches facts, considers the consequences and takes a position on issues o f importance. Ed is not reluctant to explain his position. T hat’s a refreshing change from most people in politics, including the other candidates for M orrow County Com m issioner. I don’t always agree with Ed on everything. To his credit, he will listen to a different point o f view, and, when all the facts are known, Ed has the courage to change his mind. Ed Glenn is running for M or row County C om m issioner and we need a representative on the county court who has the courage o f his convictions and the ability to listen and consider all points o f view. I urge you to vote for Ed Glenn. Yours Truly, (s) Bruce O. Nicholes Boardman Murgo for judge To the editor: Soon the people o f Morrow and Umatilla Counties will be voting on a judge to represent them in Departm ent num ber 1 o f the D istrict Court. This court has traditionally been located in Pendleton, how ever after recent revelation that the law had been changed in the mid 1980’s to in clude M orrow County in its jurisdictional area and titled it D epartm ent num ber 1. This discovery was m ade by Rudy M urgo, city attorney for the city o f Pendleton and a candidate for district court judge. Departm ent num ber 1. Rudy M urgo is a person of honesty, integrity, sincerity to justice and academically qualified (c u m la u d e , U n iv e rsity o f W a s h in g to n , 1971 and W illam ette University 1975). As a former assistant district attorney in Um atilla county he establish ed a reputation as a fair and stem prosecutor protecting the states interest. As Terry Rudolf, former C hildren Services m anager, has stated “ Rudy understands the purpose o f the court and is an ad vocate for fairness.’’ His ad vocacy reaches beyond the actual court room an into volunteering on com m ittees that make a dif ference with livability in our communities. As past chair o f the Um atilla County Juvenile Ser vices Com m ission he assisted in funding Youth Service officers in H e rm is to n , P e n d le to n and M ilto n - F r e e w a te r. T h is volunteerism didn’t stop there, he is coaching young children in soc cer and baseball, m em ber o f the Criminal Justice Advisory Board at B .M .C .C ., as well as being a past m em ber on the G overnor’s J u v e n ile J u s tic e A d v iso ry Com mittee. I urge you to support Rudy M urgo for District C ourt Judge, Departm ent num ber 1. Rudy M urgo represents a choice and a change, dedication, experience and knowledge o f the law. Thank you (s) Greg Pierce Pendleton, OR Favors library district To the editor: Put my vote down in favor o f form ing O regon Trail Library D istrict. What a loss if the doors o f the library had to close. No m ore story hours. No m ore adult and children reading program s. No m ore m ystery books. No more periodicals and tapes No more videos. So sad. Sincerely, (s) Doris Young P.O . Box 28 97818 B o ard m an reference selection, and most im portantly, continued service. The 25 cent per $1000 o f valuation is a very m inor amount to pay for the valuable education, inform ation and entertainm ent our libraries provide. Please join us in voting yes for the Oregon Trail Library District. Sincerely, (s) Gary and Kathy Neal Boardman t Prag for county commissioner T o the editor: O ver the last several years I have served with John Prag on the board o f directors, loan com mittee and presently the executive com m ittee o f the greater Eastern Oregon Development C o rp ., an eight county SBA approved non profit lender. J o h n ’s d e d ic a tio n and perseverance has been and con tinues to be most instrum ental in the successful delivery o f much needed loans to start up e m e rg in g sm all b u s in e s s e s throughout the areas. John is both a leader and a team w orker. I wholeheartedly endorse and recom m end John Prag to the voters o f M orrow County for M orrow County Com m issioner Position num ber 2. (s) John Grace Boardman Vote for Jeff Wallace T o the editor: There are a num ber o f can didates for district court Judge, position 2. H ow ever, one in par ticular stands out above the rest, Jeff W allace. Jeff is now serving as the district attorney for M orrow County. He has been both a pro- secuter and a private attorney. He knows his way around a cour troom and is an experienced trial lawyer. Jeff W allace also has the em o tional maturity and demeanor that I feel is essential for a judge to have. I want someone on the bench who is calm and deliberate in the way he approaches things and Jeff fills the bill. Please vote for Jeff Wallace for district court Judge, Position 2. Thank you (s) Shirley Larson 415 N .W . 4th Pendleton Vote yes for libraries To the editor: A fter many years o f being one o f the first departm ents o f the ci ty budget to be cut, the libraries in Boardman and H eppner have received the final cut. For the next budget year, the funds to operate these libraries have been reallocated to other departm ents within the cities budgets. This ac tion by the city councils o f the respective cities may just be the best thing that could have happen ed to the libraries that serve these com m unities. Due to the hard w ork o f the Friends o f the Library in Boardm an and Hepp ner, there is a opportunity for the com m unities to not only keep their libraries open, but actually im p ro v e th e s e rv ic e and availability o f resource and recreational reading material. The vehicle that would allow this to happen is the O regon Trail Library District. The O regon T rail Library District will encompass the voting precincts o f H eppner and Board- m an. T hese p re cin cts w ere chosen because they coincide most closely with the present ser vice area o f the two libraries. The proposed district also includes both industrial and utility value areas which means: 1. Less o f the city taxpayers dollar will go to library operation (the cities are at the $10 limit set by M easure 5, so the city tax rate cannot be increased). 2. The industrial and utility properties will pay approximately 60 percent o f all money needed fo r lib ra rie s . 3. The nlral area'Surrounding the cities will see their taxes go up by only 25 cents per $1000 assessed value ($25 per year on the average $100,000 farm ). I hope the citizens o f the corn- unities o f Boardm an and Hepp ner can see what a valuable asset the libraries are to their areas and vote yes for M easure 25-1 on M ay 19. Sincerely yours, (s) Ed Struthers Board C hairm an H eppner Public Library Wallace for district court judge To the editor: Jeff W allace is a candidate for district court judge (position 2) on the May primary ballot. I believe that he would make an outstan ding judge and urge everyone to vote for Jeff. I have known Jeff W allace for a num ber o f years, both as an at torney and as a person. He is well qualified on both counts. He is o rg in ally fro m the M ilton- Freew ater area and was active in 4-H and FFA. He has lived in this area most o f his life, including both M o rro w and U m atilla Counties. Jeff has been the M orrow County District Attorney for the past five years. He is not only an experienced prosecutor but has had quite a background in private practice as well. He is qualified in many areas o f the law. (new shipment) Support library a I SEE IT Support for Rudy Murgo MAY SPECIALS . -— (Â&t GREEN FEED & SEED HWY 207 «76-0422 HEPPNER. OR. Shoe Box 143 N. Main St. Heppner, OR 676-5241 FABRICS, ETC. 676-5241 1 9 'ib . El a s id Steak Frozen whole or Cut up Fresh Broccoli Brussel Sprouts 4 9 V F r y e r s _______ __ 6'/*oz. oil or water pack 49V . Starkist Tuna 69< M D 12 roll 89*ea. Bathroom Tissue •3**„ Western Family 16oz. 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(s) Lisa M cCune Herm iston T o the editor: I would like to express my sup port for Rudy M urgo for District C ourt Judge, Dept. 1. I believe Um atilla and M orrow counties are ready for a change. Rudy M urgo has shown him self to be very committed and involved, not only in his position as Pendleton city attorney, but in the numerous » T o the editor. M y son has been going to the Boardm an Public Library since he was a baby. I would hope that all future Boardm an children have the same advantage. Please support the formation o f the Oregon Trail Library District. (s) Barbara Hemnes Boardm an Onions Sachets - Samplers - Tea Lights Tapers - Potpourri Tarts New ‘Sweet Shoppe’ Flavors The road from my house to town is pretty important, considering I drive it nearly every day, sometimes twice. I know that road so well, I can see the slightest little chuck hole start, develop and grow until it’s fixed. Sometimes I get to thinking that the road I drive every day is the most im portant road in the world. After all, a lot of my neighbors drive the same road as much as I do. I’ll bet that nearly everyone is the same way, but, of course, to most of them, it’s a different road. We all get to thinking that our By Ed Glenn road is the most important and someone else’s road can’t be nearly so valuable. That’s the way I was thinking not long ago, until I realized there are other roads important too. Take the road to elk camp that I drive once a year. Now on the day before season opens, that’s a pretty important road and equally so on the way out, if I have anything to bring out, that is. The point, 1 guess, is that we all have important roads, some more so than others. Or at least some are important more often than others. There must be some way to measure the importance of the roads we drive. Not even I would say the road to elk camp should be as good a road as I drive to town everyday. Maybe on a scale of one to 10, and if the road to town was a 10, well then I’d have to say the elk camp road would be just bigger than a speck in the eye of a gnat. Since Morrow County spends about half of its entire budget on roads and since even then there isn’t enough money to make them all four-lane freeways, there must be a way to decide which road is more important than another. Resources are limited so that we must set priorities on the roads needing repair and reconstruction. Condition of the respective roads is one consideration that we must use. A road full of chuck holes should come before one that just has a few cracks. Length might also be a factor. A long road disrepair might be assigned a higher priority than a short one in similar condition. Kind and volume of traffic should also be considered. Certainly a wheat or potato haul road should be given a priority over that mud track to elk camp. Then, we should consider our objectives in building and maintaining roads. High on the list is safety. No where should Morrow County allow truly dangerous roads to remain long without repair. Another goal is to promote commerce. Market roads are essential to our economy. To some extent tourism roads are roads of commerce and should be afforded extra consideration. Certainly, we must consider convenience of personal travel, convenience in driving to town, or across the county. Finally, we should consider roads a means of communication just like phone lines and the postal service. Roads allow us to travel from place to place so that we can talk to each other, eyeball to eyeball, which is the very best way to communicate. Considering the kinds of roads we need and the kinds of needs the serve, we should be able to assign priorities on a sensible basis. It is just too simple to say that traffic counts should be the basis for decisions. There are many other factors to consider. These kinds of decisions are typical of the kinds of decisions that govern ment is so good at dodging. It’s hard work to make these kinds of hard decisions and no matter how one decides there will be a few who disagree. That’s something a politician finds hard to accept, someone who disagrees. Most politicians are so afraid of losing just one vote that they avoid mak ing any decision at all that might offend someone. So the kind of hard work outlined above goes undone and priority decisions are not made on a rational, sencible basis, but rather on some kind of political basis. What’s worse, the decision making process is so muddled that it is virtually unknown, even by the decision makers, how some particular decision was made. Roads are too important in Morrow County to hide the process from the folks who pay the bill. Please elect J e ff W allace district court judge for position 2, U m atilla and M orrow C ounties. 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