FOUR * Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 16, 1992
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Letters to the Editor
Hats off to Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
To the Editor:
Hats off to the Oregon trail Pro
Rodeo chairman Jerry Gentry,
the Pro Rodeo Board, Queen Jen-
ni Ashbeck and her beautiful
court, the generous sponsors and
the dozens of volunteers for a
fabulous rodeo.
I feel that this year's rodeo was
the best ever. 1 don’t think there
was an empty seat left all three
days. As a member of the
Women’s Pro Rodeo Assn, and
the N orthw est Pro Rodeo
Association I feel that this was
one of the best rodeos I’ve attend
ed all year. We had a world
renowned announcer, top quali-
ty stock, excellent ground condi
tions, and super sound system. It
is obvious that the hundreds of
hours put in by dedicated citizens
had paid off by not only a very
successful rodeo, but also by the
amount of revenue and publicity
brought into Heppner and the sur
rounding communities by the
thousands of spectators and con
testants. I feel that with the
positive attitude and ambition
portrayed this year we can look
forward to a bigger and even bet
ter show next year. I’ll take my
hat off to that any day.
Thanks Morrow County.
(s) Mary Ann Munkers
Column ‘right on’
To the Editor:
Your Off The Wall’ column
writer by Merlyn Robinson of
Wednesday . July 22, 1992. about
L.D. ’’Doc” Tibbies and the ad
joining essay by his grand
daughter Barbra Tibbies were
right on the mark about the belov
ed and highly respected "D oc” .
I was privileged to get to know
him as a compassionate physician
and as a friend while I was ad
ministrator of the then fledgling
Pioneer Memorial Hospital of the
said forties and the early fifties.
"D oc" was all Merlyn and
Birhra said he was. "D oc"
even rode at times with Bob
Lowe and me on an ambulance
run every onee-in-a-while, just to
make sure that any injured par
ties might need a physician at the
scene. I. as the laboratory and X-
ray technician, in addition to my
administrative duties would on
many occasions be called by
“ Doc" to the hospital in the mid
dle of the night to perform tests
for his diagnostic work-ups of an
emergency patient. He was
always there when he was
needed.
As Merlyn Robinson said,
"H is extended family came to
know and love their " D o c " .”
And many of us will never, ever
forget him as a friend and most
capable physician.
(s) John B. Emsdorff
Lewiston, ID
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To the Editor:
This coming November, we
w il be voting for our next district
court judge. This will be one of
our most important local races.
That’s why I am supporting Jeff
Wallace. He has the experience
that the job requires.
Jeff has been the district at
torney in Morrow County for the
past six years. He’s been a pro
secutor for 10 years. He has been
in private law practice in this area
for a number of years as well.
He’s the only candidate who has
prosecuted criminal cases or been
in private practice.
I’ve known Jeff Wallace for the
past six years. He’s calm and
thorough in his approach to law.
He deals well with the police and
crime victims. He would make an
excellent judge, not only because
he knows people.
Jeff Wallace has the best
qualifications for the job and I’m
asking you to vote for him on
November 3.
(s) Norma French
County health care at all time high
To the Editor:
Health care in Morrow Coun
ty is at an all time high. With the
D r.’s Berretta in the south end,
with the physician assistant, and
Dr. Boss and the Boardman
Clinic in North End, the residents
of Morrow County can feel
secure that their health care needs
can be met.
(s) Hazel Mahoney
No on Measure 9
To the Editor:
As a concerned Oregon citizen,
I am asking you to join with me
in voting no on Measure 9, which
will appear on the November
ballot. Measure 9, if passed,
would be the first piece of legisla
tion in this nation’s history which
would take away civil rights from
any of its citizens, and would en
courage hate, intolerance, distrust
and violence.
Measure 9 was designed by the
Oregon Citizens' Alliance (ÒCA)
and is intended to amend the
Oregon State Constitution to
relegate gay men and lesbian
women to the status of second
class citizens. It would make it
legal to discriminate against them
in housing, insurance, finance,
employment, police protection,
health care and in all other aspects
of daily living.
The OCA is a neo-Nazi,
fanatical religious hate group,
which is targeting a vulnerable
segment of our society by
spreading half-truths, inuendos,
and out-and-out lies about the
sexual orientation of gay men and
lesbian women. The OCA. with
its Measure 9, is attempting to
equate the sexual orientation of a
large segment of our population
with pedophilia, sadism and
masochism, none of which has
anything to do with sexual
orientation.
Gay men and lesbian women
do not want “ special rights” ,
they want equal rights, and
Measure 9 is structured, not on
ly to take away their equal rights,
but to take away the equal rights
of all those perceived to be gay
or lesbian and from all those who
support them.
Measure 9 is a dangerous piece
of legislation and has the ability
to open doors to all kinds of
abuse, not only to gays and les
bians, but to all minorities, as
well, and to any person or group
of people, whom the OCA con
siders not to be in agreement with
its own biased, hate-filled and
bigoted agenda.
Please join with me in voting
no on Measure 9 in November.
Sincerely,
John Kurka
North Bend
Chamber Chatter
Births
By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager
This week, a few things "off
the top of my desk..."
Chamber’s second “ Good
Morning Heppner" is scheduled
for Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7:30
a m. hosted by the Elks. The “ If
Looks Could Kill” customer rela
tions video will be shown with in
formal visiting over coffee. These
morning sessions are being given
a trial run to encourage participa
tion for businesses unable to at
tend chamber at noon. Non
chamber members are invited.
It’s not too early to think
"Irish". A call from Portland this
weekend gives all indications that
our singers and dancers from
Ireland wish to return in ’93.
They need to perform in other
cities to make their trip cost ef
fective. hut most of all they in
dicated a desire to return to Hepp
ner and spend more time. They
are willing to bring slides, share
their culture in schools, teach
dancing, hold a Celi, perform
where scheduled, participate in
the pageant, whatever. The
catch ., they do need some
assistance funding their airfare.
Put on your thinking caps. The
St. Patrick's Committee will be
meeting in early October. Next
year’s dates are March 12-14.
1993.
Responses are coming in from
candidates invited to speak at
Chamber Candidates and Issues
Forum. Oct. 6. 7 p.m. at the
Heppner High School. Mark your
calendars. This will be a great op
portunity to decide how to vote
at the polls. Everyone is
welcome.
The Chamber office is getting
more and more calls from people
wanting to relocate in eastern
Oregon. One man. the third caller
from California that day. wants
to move to Heppner. "but only
if there are no Californians
here."
Thought for the week: “ Bless
ed are the flexible, for they shall
not be bent out of shape."
Bradley Michael Lovell-a son
Bradley Michael was born to
Sheryl Conklin and Christopher
Lovell, both H eppner, on
September 3, 1992 at Good
Shepherd Community Hospital in
Hermiston. The baby weighed 4
lbs. 14 oz.
Grandparents are Dale and Lin
da Conklin, Heppner and David
and Dianna Lovell, Albany.
Kimberly Ann McConnell-a
daughter Kimberly Ann was born
to Mary and Richard McConnell
of Heppner on September 5. 1992
at St. Anthony Hospital in
Pendleton. The baby weighed 5
lbs. 9 oz.
Grandparents are Nelson and
Lois Connor, and Charles and
Vivian McConnell, all Heppner.
Great grandparents are Albert
and Mildred Connor, Heppner;
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Messenger
Jr., Hermiston. Great-great
grandfather is Mr. Truman
Messenger Sr., Lexington.
M ixed Blessings
Isn't it funny the way something
can strike wildly different responses
in folks? How a simple little event can
make some of us cry and others
laugh? Take the rain for example.
Many of the dry-land wheat
fields were turning green last week,
seed sprouted on the last wisps of
moisture from a few weeks ago. I
didn’t ask, so I don’t know for sure,
but it seems to me that those little
sprigs of winter wheat were just beg
ging for a drink. The last couple of
days of rain sure couldn’t have hurt,
and maybe helped a lot. Put dry-land
w heat farmers in favor of a little rain.
But fellows with hay down, onions
in the windrow to dry and potatoes in the ground don’t have much use
for rain. Some are bold enough to say they hope it doesn’t rain a drop
from April ‘til November. After all. the water they need for irrigation
comes through a pipe, and they can put it on whenever they want.
Something as simple as rain is surely a mixed blessing.
Take last Friday night’s football game. One team won and they were
excited, another lost and they were down in the dumps. I wrote about
a football team a few years ago and the whole community was on my
neck for saying the boys didn’t play very good ball. So I’m not going
to write about Friday’s game, except to say, another mixed blessing
And then there’s the puppies. That stirs up a lot of love and hate
all in the same instant. Sydney, that’s what we call the family dog,
too young to have spayed just yet, I said. And she was out only that
one morning, but there was a whole yard full of dogs.
The puppies look like a good mix between tan Cocker Spaniel and
Doberman Pincer. The vet said it would be best to take them away
before the first nursing and I did have good intentions. But Sydney
is such a good mother, she tried to bite me when I reached for a pup
the first morning. Well, there would be another day, I said.
It’s now two weeks and the little tykes (not so little already) have
their eyes open and are beginning to roam from their bed. I don’t talk
to much about disposing of Sydney’s pups but I certainly don’t want
to raise four little mongrel dogs.
Puppies must always be a mixed blessing.
Harold is off to OSU in a few days. Laurel starts BMCC next week.
Francie goes off to school alone now. the first time in years. Every
parent must be proud when his children jump off into the cold cruel
world by themselves. But of course, it is so nice to see kids grow up
day-by-day. We’re both glad to see the kids go, it’s the natural thing
to do. But we’re sad to have the empty house to ourselves.
Raising kids is sort of a mixed blessing itself. But when the raising
is over and they go on to do their own thing, that too, raises mixed
emotions.
I guess I’ve written about the great American Dichotomy where we
try to make everything good or bad, black or white, yes or no. The
truth is, even simple things like the weather and a litter of puppies are
never all good or all bad. Most things in life are mixed blessings.
Men’s cross country tournament set
This Sunday. September 20,
marks the annual Men’s Play
Cross Country Tournament at
Willow Creek Country Club. The
entire course layout is changed
Heppner Elk’s Lodge #358
Friday & Saturday’s Menu
Dinner Served 6 p.m. till 9 p.m.
1. Prime Rib Dinner - Reg. Cut M Q ® *
Cowboy Cut $I 4 M
2. Baked Tolopi Fillet
W ith Spicy Red Sauce (similar to Red Snapper)
3. Terivaki Beef Kabobs$ 9 * 5
2 Kabobs Skewered With Vegies & Fruit
Bingo Starts W ed ., Sept 16, 7:30 p.m .
A ll dinners Served With
Soup. Salad. Choice of Potato & Special Dessert
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