:OUR - Heppner G azette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 9, 1992
Letters to the Editor
Time For
Ice Cream
Fortunate to have hospital
W hat's in a name? Is a label really
ippropriate? Is it fair to judge a per
son by the tag some folks hang on his
c o a t-ta il? W e ll, I g u e ss that
sometimes a bad (or good) reputation
is well-deserved. They say a dog is
entitled to his first bite, but after that,
he should be known as a biting dog.
You and I have known o f plenty in
stances where a label is unfair. Often
the name we use only tells part o f the
story. Sometimes a kicking cow gives
mightly good milk, and lots o f it.
once knew' o f a bucking horse that
could cut cow s w ith the best o f 'em.
W ell. I guess like I’ve been unfairly labeled by some folks. It’s no
secret that I've supported value-added agriculture on the Regional
Strategies Committee as well as elsewhere. That committee is limited
to one target industry , and I’ve held out for agriculture as the one.
By doing so. I've been labeled as opposed to tourism.
I wrote a paper once about the great Western Dichotomy explaining
that our culture tends to see things as either black or white, yes or no,
for or against. Most cultures around the world see things as a shade
o f gray, maybe or almost. We don't even have a good word to express
the idea that everything has some good about it and some bad. And
when you compare two things, the process is a lot more complicated
than just for or against.
But in this society, even when forced to choose between two alter
natives, it com es out as being for one and against another. That’s what
makes me so mad when the local daily says the Regional Strategies
Committee “ rejected” tourism as the target industry.
The truth o f the matter is that there is value in both industries. And
there is a need to diversity the local economy to give it strength and
stability. More strength and stability than either can provide all alone.
They say you will get tired o f beef steak for supper every night (I’d
sure like to know just how long I could hold out). It's not only a good
taste treat, but also healthful, to have a plate o f fried trout or maybe
a ham sandwich.
That’s the way it is with the economy. It’s OK to grow tons and
tons o f wheat, raise thousands o f head o f cattle, and even process your
spuds into French fries. But it's nice to generate a little electricity (and
let the folks in Portland pay a few Morrow County taxes). It is also
nice to sell a few trinkets, an extra restaurant meal and a tank o f gas
to a tourist. That's like a dish o f ice cream to top o ff a tender T-bone.
That's why I've proposed the Lewis and Clark-Oregon Trail Park
right on the edge o f the 1-84 freeway. The great Northwest explorers,
Merriweather Lewis and William Clark followed the Snake and Col
umbia Rivers from Lewiston, Idaho to the Pacific ocean, right past
the city o f Boardman. The Oregon Trail followed the overland route
cross southern Idaho, Oregon's Blue Mountains and then, when just
due south o f Boardman, turned to follow that same Columbia River
tin to western Oregon.
Boardman marks the spot where those two routes, famous in Oregon
history, came together and followed the common Columbia River west.
With a grant from Morrow County and the Oregon Trail Coordinating
Council, we're able to finance the first part o f the Lewis and Clark-
Oregon Trail Park by siting a covered wagon commemorating the
Oregon Trail connection. There will also be a bronze plaque marking
the significance o f the spot.
W e’re looking for just the right wagon. Weathered but complete,
with no ev idence of restoration, the wagon should appear just as it would
if abandoned on the spot 150 years ago. Oh, w e’re sure w e’ll have
to add some new bows and some bits o f canvas. And, o f course, the
wagon may not be an authentic Oregon Trail antique, but it must be
representative o f the kinds o f wagons that did ply the trail.
Wouldn’t it be swell if it came from some back fence com er in Mor
row County? Can anyone help?
The point is. we can all work hard for our basic agriculture economy.
But there is also time to develop our tourism industry. It’s not a mat
ter o f either-or, but each in its own time. Now is the time for a dish
o f ice cream.
Market Report
Pharm acy &
Your H ealth
Compliments of the Morrow County Grain Growers
Tuesday. Sept. 8. 1992
Soft White
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Sept.
Oct-Jan.
Boardman Pharmacy
& Hardware
202 1st N.W.
P O Box 170
Boardman. Oregon 97818
481-9474
481-7351
Ipecac Syrup: A Safe
and Effective Emetic
The majority of accidental poi
sonings involve small children and
occur at home. According to a
recent issue of American Phar
macy, “two-thirds of all poison
ings occur in children less than
five years old and usually occur at
home, with an adult close by.”
Fortunately, most poisonings
involving children can be handled
at home if proper procedures are
followed. Call the nearest poison
centeror hospital emergency room
and follow their instructions. You
may be told to have the child drink
1 to 2 cupfuls of water. You may
be told to have the victim vomit.
Emesis (vomiting) is one of the
most effective ways of removing
some poisonous materials from the
stomach. Emetics are chemicals
which cause vomiting. Ipecac
syrup is an effective emetic for use
in adults and children who have
ingested poisons. Ipecac stimulates
local tissue in the stomach as well
as receptors in the brain. Ipecac
does not work to its full potential if
the stomach is empty. The recom
mended dose of ipecac syrup in
children over the age of 12 months
is two to three teaspoonfuls fol
lowed by one glass of water. Usu
ally drinking water is better than
milk for adding bulk. If vomiting
does not occur in 20 minutes, the
same dose may be repeated one
time. Ipecac should not be used if
the ingested poison is an acid,
alkali, or a petroleum distillate
product such as gasoline.
The Official Newspaper of the
City o f Heppner and the
County of Morrow
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To the Editor:
I could not agree more, to the
letter last week, that health care
costs are high. This is not a pro
blem that is unique just to our
hospital. This is true all across
America. We as Americans are
very fortunate to have such a high
level of health care available to
us, and we as Americans have
grown to expect it. We in Mor
row County are especially
fortunate.
It is so easy to forget that there
is more to an emergency room
and hospital than just seeing a
doctor, getting a shot, receiving
a prescription and walking out the
door. When a patient walks
through the doors of a hospital
emergency room there is a whole
spectrum of diagnostic and care
services available to him; i.e.,
physicians, registered nurses,
laboratory. X-ray, pharmacy,
respiratory therapy. The list goes
on and on. These services are
available 24-hours a day, seven
days a week and 365 days a year.
With the Federal Reimburse
ment System the way it is, there
is a large portion of Medicare and
Medicaid bills that is never paid
to hospitals and physicians,
because it falls over the limits.
The Heppner
These deficits have to be made up
somewhere. Unfortunately, it is
the patient that pays his bills that
makes this up.
I support our hospital in our
community. I shudder to think of
what it would be like if we had
to live without it.
It would be interesting to know
if the doctor in Washington,
D.C.: asked for cash up front;
does the hotel do his billing for
him; would the doctor bill your
insurance company and wait
45-60 days for his payment; ac
cept Medicare and Medicaid
assignments; uses a reputable
pharmacy for his drugs and
prescriptions and not using those
pharmaceuticals which are out
dated or inappropriate; and would
he be available at 3 a.m ., during
Thanksgiving D inner and
Christmas morning?
I know some doctors and a
small rural hospital that do: bill
insurance and wait for payment;
accept Medicare and Medicaid
assignments; prescribe what is
appropriate and not what is on
hand; use a reputable pharmacy;
whose diagnostic abilities far ex
ceed treating a sore throat; and
will see patients on Christmas
morning.
(s) Marcia Anderson
Wallace clear choice
To the Editor:
Jeff Wallace is a candidate for
district court judge on November
3, and I am urging everyone to
vote for him.
Jeff has been a prosecutor for
10 years. He has been the Mor
row County District Attorney
since 1987. He’s handled all
types of criminal cases and is an
experienced trial attorney.
As a police officer, I see first
hand the effect crime has on in-
nocent victims. Jeff, because of
his prosecution background, also
understands that it’s important to
make our court system sensitive
to the needs of crime victims.
Jeff Wallace is the only can
didate for this very important
position who has prosecuted
criminals. For me, it is a pretty
clear choice.
Please join me in electing Jeff
Wallace as our next district court
judge.
Sincerely,
(s) Mike Boise
Hermiston
Ciar ifíes endorsement for Cooley
To the Editor:
Recently a letter was sent to
natural resource based industries
in Senate District 28 endorsing
Wes Cooley. I was one of the
signatures on that letter, however,
my membership with the Hood
River Grower Shipper Associa
tion (HRGSA) was used under
my signature instead of my
business name. I wish to clarify
that the HRGSA does not publicly
endorse policital candidates and
the letter was not intended as an
endorsement from HRGSA. I,
how ever, as president of
Rodacamar Farms, Inc. in Hood
River, enthusiastically endorse
Wes Cooley. The natural
resource based industries of
Senate District 28 desperately
need a voice in Salem that
represents and supports rural in-
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The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in
Heppner reports handling the
following business during the past
week:
. Shawn Ray Eng,
20,
Lexington-Illegal Passing, $35
fine.
Correction
The spelling of Darrell Vin
son’s name was submitted to the
Gazette incorrectly, therefore we
printed his name wrong. The
Gazette apologizes for any in
convenience this might have
caused. We would like to say
however that we do not know the
correct spelling of everyone’s
name submitted since there are
several different ways to spell
each name. It would be helpful
and cut down on errors if names
were spelled correctly when
submitted.
DMV office
closed
Sept. 23
The Heppner Motor Vehicles
office will be closed on Wednes
day, September 23, because of a
managers' workshop.
The office will be open regular
hours the following week. Oc
tober 15, November 9 and
December 17 the office will be
open in Condon from 8:30 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
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Bore Sighting *500 - Free with pur
chase of Rifle and/or Scope.
In Store Demo of New Fire Starter
* “ Safelite” Saturday, September 12.
Coast to Coast
H i ( A V H U P YtH
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Oliver and Hester Creswick,
formerly of Heppner, will
celebrate their 50th anniversary
on October 10, J 992.
The children are preparing a
memory book and request that old
friends please send cards, letters,
funny stories or warm remem
brances to Jean Creswick. 33947
Tarbell Road, Scappoose, OR
97056.
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Births
Colton Marcus Hill-a son,
Colton Marcus was bom to
Shelley and Mark Hill of Walla
Walla, WA on August 29, 1992
at St. Mary’s Hospital in Walla
Walla. The baby weighed 8 lbs.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Don Stroeber, Heppner and Mr.
and Mrs. Don Hill, Walla Walla.
Great grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Cecil, Spray and
Rose Marie Buschke, Heppner.
Great great grandmother is Elsie
Caldera, Coos Bay.
Ian Andrew Murray-Ian An
drew was bom to Ann and John
Murray, Heppner on September
3, 1992 at St. Mary’s Hospital in
Walla Walla, WA. The baby
weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz.
Grandparents are Meg and Rod
Murray, lone and Corrine and
Larrv Lindsay, Lexington.
Ian joins Luke, six; Laurie
four and Sean, two. at home.
Enjoy the Fun at
Fort Henrietta Dave
SATURDAY
Echo Oregon
8 a.m. 5 & 10K Run
September 12 & 13
1 mile run
9:30 a.m. Quilt Show
10 a.m. Parade
SUNDAY
Craft Market
10 a.m. Craft Market
11 a.m. Art Show
Rendezvous Activities
Barbeque
10:30 a.m. Quilt Show
Vintage
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Clothing Show
Music & Entertainment
Noon Rendezvous Activities 1 p.m. Oregon Trail Tour
Noon to 5 p.m. Music &
Entertainment
For More Info.
3 p.m. Historic
367-8411 Days
Building Tour
367-8509 Eves.
8:30 p.m. Street Dance
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Other Activities Scheduled Both Days.
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Prices Good
September 9th through 15th
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Western Family 1 oz.
Bottom Roast
Beef Roast
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Good Through September 19
The Morrow County Health
Department lists the following
monthly schedule for September:
Thursday, Sept. 3-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Heppner office, 8:30 a.m-4:30
p.m.;
Tuesday, Sept. 8-blood
pressures and immunizations, 1-4
p.m. Irrigon county building;
Thursday, Sept. 10-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Heppner office, 8:30 a.m-4:30
p.m.;
Tuesday, Sept. 15-blood
pressures. Bank of Eastern
Oregon,
lone,
kitchen
noon-iz:3U
p .m .;
blood
pressures and immunizations,
Boardman City Hall, 1:30-4:00
p.m.;
Wednesday, Sept 16-blood 4
pressures, Heppner Senior
Citizens, 11 a.m.-noon;
Thursday, Sept. 17-blood
pressures and immunizations, *
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Heppner
office;
Tuesday, Sept. 22-blood
pressures and immunizations, Ir
rigon county office, 1-4 p.m.;
Thursday, Sept. 24-blood
pressures and immunizations,
Heppner office, 8:30 a.m .-4:30
p.m.;
Wednesday, Sept. 30-blood
pressures Heppner Senior
Citizens, 11 a.m.-noon.
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Heavy Game Loads
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Justice Court
Report
111 N. Court Heppner 676-9643
20 & 12 gauge
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