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TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 28, 1992 Governor Roberts reappoints Lewis Keith Lewis and Debbs Potts of Grants Pass were reappointed to the Oregon State Lottery Com mission by Governor Barbara Roberts. Lewis retired from the Oregon State Police in 1982 after 27 years of service. In 1989 and 1990, he worked for the Oregon Lottery’s security division. He now owns farmland in Heppner and the School board accepts bus The Morrow County School Board, at their regular meeting Monday night, voted to accept a donation of a travel bus from the Riverside High School Booster Club. The North Morrow County delegation of around 50 people, lead by Gary Neal. Port of Mor row manager, Dave Youngbluth, Riverside High School principal and Dalarie Philippi, however, made several stipulations to their donation. The club specified that the bus is for the use of the Riverside High School students for travel to athletic and other Riverside High School student events and further stated that the bus is to be called and “ appropriately painted and lettered the ‘Riverside Pirate Ship’.“ The club will donate the 1976 Prévost bus at no initial cost to the district. However, the district is to maintain the bus and pay all costs of operation, including fuel, driver’s wages and other costs. The donors stipulate that the Riverside High School principal and athletic director schedule the trips for which the “ Pirate Ship” will be used. They added that the bus “ might be considered for providing travel for students of other schools in the district when: travel requirements at Riverside High School are nil, travel re quirements at other schools are extraordinary such as post-season competition and the above designated scheduling committee concur.” The RHS Boosters say that pur chase o f the 47-passenger commercial-type bus was pro mpted by the distances that the Riverside teams must travel since FREE TRADE - Bob Sm ith supports the North American Free Ttade Agreem ent (NAFTA), which would spur econom ic growth, create job s, and b o o st Oregon farm exports. Heritage Land Company, a real estate company. Lewis was ap pointed to the lottery commission in 1991 to fill an unexpired term. Pending senate confirmation, he will serve a new term ending in December 1996. Potts, the lottery commission chair, was an Oregon State Senator from 1961 to 1984. RHS was moved up to the AAA league. The bus, which has a restroom and reclining seats, is to be funded through donations and fund raisers, say the boosters. In other business, the board: -approved field trip requests to the Heppner High School band to travel to Ashland for a three-day band competition; to the HHS senior class for a graduation trip to San Francisco, funded by the students and fund raisers; to lone High School history class to travel to Portland to attend the Anne Frank exhibit; and to IHS International Club to travel to London during spring break. The trip to London will be funded by fundraisers, donations and the students; -approved resignations of Clair Costello, Columbia Junior High baseball coach; Benn Houk, CJH head basketball coach; Tom Bedortha, lone High School girls’ assistant basketball coach; and Bob Sagely, Heppner High School girls’ assistant basketball coach; -approved employment of G erald Dom agala, A .C . Houghton Elementary School third grade teacher; C lair Costello, Riverside High School assistant baseball coach; and Alan Haskins, RHS JV girls’ basket ball coach. Weather Report b y City of H eppner Oct. 10 - 26, 1992 High I >ow Prec Rain 77 46 .15 Tues. Weds. 60 42 .16 .0 Thurs. 71 42 40 .0 71 Fri. .0 71 41 Sat. 65 40 .0 Sun. 64 35 .0 Mon. BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT - Bob Sm ith is a principal sp on sor of a balanced budget am endm ent to the C onstitution. Sm ith feels that we have a budget deficit because Congress over-spends, not b ecau se C ongress under-taxes us. GRAZING ON PUBLIC LANDS - Bob Sm ith supports grazing on public lands, and op p o ses an increase in the federal grazing fee, which would displace 5,000 family ranchers in the first year alone. TIMBER -Bob Sm ith believes jo b s and the stability o f tim ber-dependent com m u nities sh ou ld take precedence over preservationist m easures. Sm ith leads the charge against legislation that would tie up m illions o f acres and c o st Oregon 50,000 job s. Sm ith has urged the Forest Service to salvage the dead and dying tim ber from forests, providing 8,229 family wage job s, prevent forest fires, and improve forest health. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT -Bob Sm ith introduced a proposal that would protect the owl and save 11,000 jo b s in Oregon. Sm ith feels it is tim e we made people as im portant as fish and birds. HEALTH CARE -Bob Sm ith is fighting to control m edical c o s ts and provide affordable health insurance to everyone. Sm ith is opposed to a governm ent-run m edical system , with the com p assion of the IRS and Pentagon prices. Sm ith introduced legislation to bring quality health care to rural areas, and cosp on sored a health care plan to provide m edical insurance for 20 m illion Am ericans. CONGRESSMAN BOB SMITH He Stands For YOU! Authorized and Paid For by Bob Smith for Congress Committee P.O. Box 8161 Medford, OR 97504 We Need Someone Who Will DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION NOT DESTROY IT! NRA RATING: Michael Payne Steve Uffelman A B- Source: American Rifleman, October 1992, pg. 51 Now more than ever, we must elect individuals who will defend our rights! Defend firearms. Defeat gun control. Vote for Michael Payne. Authorized by Committee to Elect Michael Payne, P.O. Box 5. Baker City, OR 97814 523 4360
