Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner Oregon, Wednesday October 28, 1992 - THIRTEEN
criminal, civil and appeals cases.
People should vote for me
because I have shown that I
understand that the essence of be
ing judge is to be fair to all sides,
not just defense or law enforce
ment. I have worked full-time,
and not neglected my duties as
judge, despite the need to cam
paign. And I also believe that the
judge’s role should be one of
leadership to improve the ad
ministration of justice in our com
munity, which I have done by
working with the schools, the
Umatilla County Youth and
Childrens Services Commission,
the Affordable Housing Develop
ment Forum and many other non
profit civic groups,” said Fels.
Jeff W allace
Jeff Wallace, 43, Heppner, is
challenging Peter Fels for district
court judge departm ent 2.
Wallace has lived in Morrow
County for six years and Umatilla
County for 37 years.
He and his wife Ronda have
two children, Wes nine, and
Laura, 11h years old.
Wallace is a graduate of
Umapine High School, Universi-
ty of Oregon, earning a bachelors
with honors in journalism and a
graduate of Willamette Law
School. He has been Morrow
County District Attorney since
1987; a deputy district attorney
in the Umatilla County DA’s of
fice from 1984 to 1986 and a
deputy DA in Malheur County
DA’s office from 1983-84. He
was in private law practice from
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1976-77 and 1978-81 and was ci Agricultural Stabilization and
ty administrator for the city of Conservation Service, president
Weston from 1981 to 1983.
o f Long Creek Cattlemen's
Wallace is cubmaster of the A ssociation, president o f
Heppner Cub Scout Pack 661; Morgrass Inc., a member of the
trustee, Heppner Elks Lodge; and Elks Lodge, a life member of the
a member of the Heppner Lions Wheat League and a member of
Club and the Heppner Episcopal the Willows G range, the
Church Bisbee Committee.
American Legion the Veterans of
‘‘Being an effective district Foreign Wars, the National Ri
court judge requires experience in fle Association, the University of
many areas of the law,” said Portland Alumni Association and
Wallace. ‘The district court hears St. Williams Catholic Church.
cases ranging from landlord/te-
“ During the next four years we
nant and civil cases to drunk driv will see the real fallout from
ing and domestic violence. In ad M easure 5 , ” commented
dition, the district judge also sits McElligott. “ Increasingly, state
in Morrow County as a circuit programs will be pushed down to
judge pro-tem. In this capacity the counties and the tough deci
the judge would hear criminal sions will have to be made about
felony cases ranging from child which to abandon and which to
abuse to aggravated murder as try to cover and how to finance
well as major civil cases.
them.
“ My background has best
“ The county is also the last
prepared me to fill this dual role bulwark between the citizen and
in the Morrow County justice over-reaching federal and state
system. Not only am I a career bureaucratic regulation,” he said.
prosecutor, but 1 have four years “ I advocate a county convention
experience in private law practice to consider “ Home Rule” which
as well. I have also served as a will give us more power in deal
military judge, prosecutor and ing with state and federal agen
defense attorney as a captain in cies,” he added.
the Judge Advocate General’s
Corps of the Oregon National
Guard. This varied experience
has given me a sense of perspec
tive and a grasp of the legal issues
and their relationship to this area.
“ I have been endorsed by vir
tually every police officer’s
association in Morrow and
Um atilla counties and by
Umatilla County D.A. Dave
Gallaher. The people who are in
and around the courts on a daily
basis have an opportunity to
evaluate both candidates’ perfor
mance in court. Their endorse
ment clearly shows who they feel
is the more qualified candidate.
“ As a lifelong Eastern Oregon
resident, I understand this area.
Growing up on a family farm and Ed Glenn
being involved in 4-H and FFA
Ed Glenn, republican, 51, from
has helped shape my outlook and Boardman, is the other candidate
values. I would bring this ex vying for the commissioner spot.
perience to the court as well.
He has lived in Morrow County
“ A judge must be more than
16 years. He and his wife Frances
fair and impartial. A judge needs have two children, Harold 21 and
to know the law and how the Laurel 18.
court system works. Without that
Glenn is a graduate of Lostine
knowledge, our courts get bogg High School and attended Eastern
ed down with convictions and rul Oregon State College, and the
ings which get reversed by ap University of Oregon where he
pellate courts.
received a bachelors in 1969 and
“ Ask the people who are in a J.D. in 1971.
volved in the criminal justice
He was an attorney from 1971
system, the people who know.
to 1986 and since then has been
They will tell you that I am the a writer. Glenn has been a
best qualified candidate for member of the Morrow/Umatilla
district court judge.”
Regional Strategies Committee
from 1987 to the present and
Morrow County
served on the Morrow County
Commissioner race
Medical Board from 1986 to
1987. He is currently president of
the Boardman Chamber of
Commerce.
“ The Morrow County Court
should provide county-wide
representation to all the citizens
of Morrow County," said Glenn.
“ I am the only candidate who
resides in the Boardman-Irrigon
area. With my knowledge and
understanding of the oppor
tunities and challenges of north
Morrow County, I will represent
that important part of the county.
“ I was bom and raised on a
farm near a small town in
Wallowa County and believe both
agriculture and small towns are
important to a desirable way of
life. However, to save a small
Don McElligott
town or a small county, it is
Donald M cE lligott, 73,
necessary to maintain a healthy
democrat from lone is one of the
level of economic growth. I have
two candidates seeking the county
pursued that growth through the
commissioner spot. McElligott
Regional Strategies Committee
has lived in Morrow County 61
with considerable success.
years. He and his wife, Eunice,
“ As Morrow County Commis
have 11 grown children ranging
sioner I would continue to
in age from 28 to 43.
develop our economy, based in
McElligott has been a rancher
agriculture but with some diver
for 46 years and has a bachelor’s
sification to other industries, in
degree in business administration
cluding tourism. County services
from the University of Portland.
such as roads, medical services
He has been a rancher and
and senior programs, should be
stock grower for the past 47
delivered throughout the county
years. He was a member of the
based on need rather than meer-
lone School Board, the Morrow
ly based on population or
County School Board, chairman
geographic area.
of the lone Rural Fire District
“ Our cities are no longer able
Board and secretary-treasurer for
to provide all the customary ser
the lone Rural Fire Dist. He is a
vices we have expected of them.
former Morrow County Judge.
I expect to provide leadership in
A long-time head of the Long
solving these financing crisis,
Creek Cattlemen's association.
without simply dumping the
McElligott has experience in
burden on county taxpayers.
county government, three years
“ Communication is a vital link
experience on the executive board between county government and
of Oregon Consortium Associa its citizens. I will facilitate that
tion. five years on the JPTA Con communication so everyone is
sortium (27 counties), and on the better able to participate in impor
executive board of the Associa tant decisions,” concluded
tion of Oregon Counties.
Glenn.
He has also been a director of
the Soil Conservation Service, a
com m ittee
man
on
the
Morrow County
C
Louis Carlson
Two candidates are seeking the
position of Morrow County
Judge. Incumbent Louis Carlson,
republican and Ann Spicer,
democrat.
Louis Carlson, 62, Heppner,
has lived in Morrow County all
his life. He and his wife Betty,
have four children, 40, 38, 36
and 32.
Carlson attended lone grade
school, lone High School and
Oregon State University. He has
been a wheat and cattle rancher
since 1958 and has been Morrow
County Judge one term.
Carlson has been a member of
the Oregon State University Ex
tension Advisory Committee;
director of the Port of Morrow;
director of the Columbia Im
provement District; president of
the Morrow County Wheat
Growers; president of the state
Oregon Wheat Growers League;
chairman of the National Wheat
Growers Transportation Commit
tee; member of the governor’s
trade mission to East Asia; vice
chairman of the Oregon Rural
Development Council; board
member of the Greater Eastern
Oregon Development Commis
sion; and board member of
CAPECO.
He is a member of the Valby
Lutheran church, BPOE, the
Grange, Heppner Chamber of
Commerce, the Pacific Nor
thwest Water Ways Assoc., the
Greater Eastern Oregon Develop
ment Council, senior citizen ad
visory, the O regon Rural
Development Council, the exten
sion advisory and advisory to the
school of agriculture at OSU.
“ Six years ago, I was elected
to the position of Morrow Coun
ty Judge," said Carlson. “ At that
time I pledged to the citizens of
this county that there would be
equality of services for each and
every citizen according to need.
Today, we have made great
strides toward that end. We have
one of the most effective sheriff’s
departments in the state, the most
productive and most effective
road departments in eastern
Oregon and the most complete
health care package ever offered
to the citizens of Morrow
County.
“ All departments within the
county system are carefully
managed with greater work loads
per person using the latest
technology in state standards. We
would welcome our citizens into
any of our departments at any
time to review management styles
and productivity.
“ During the past four years,
the growth in the county one-year
operating levy has continually
declined until the 1992-93 levy of
no increase. It is our policy to use
a no-growth levy as a goal while
still providing the services that the
communities request. Obviously,
this approach will continue to
challenge everyone in county
government to become more ef
ficient and to force new and bet
ter ways to do business.
“ As your county judge, I will
continue to be pro-active in deal
ing with municipalities and other
governmental agencies. I believe
that my record proves that Judge
Carlson is a member of every
community, not in theory but in
action. No other candidate can
make that statement in good
conscience.
“ I would appreciate your vote
of confidence on November 3 .”
Annetta L. Spicer, 42, Hepp
ner, has lived in Morrow Coun
ty for the past 15 years. She and
tier husband William Kuhn, have
two children, Paula, eight and
Phillip, 14.
Spicer is a graduate of Top-
penish High School, Toppenish.
WA. and received her bachelors
from Portland University and her
J.D. from Northwestern School
of Law of Lewis and Clark
College.
Annetta Spicer
Spicer has been an attorney for
15 years with a broad range of
public and private experience.
Her public experience includes
district attorney for Morrow
County, county counsel for Mor
row county and city attorney for
Umatilla. Her private experience
includes representation of the
cities of Heppner, Lexington,
lone and the Morrow County
School District. She has also
represented children and families
in the juvenile courts of Morrow
and Umatilla counties. She is also
a former teacher.
She has been a member of the
Heppner Economic Development
Corporation serving three years
as president; a member of Sorop-
timist International of Heppner,
serving as president from
1986-87; chairman of the Hepp
ner Vision 2000; a member of the
Heppner Coordinating Council;
a 4-H leader; a member of the
Chamber of Commerce; and co
chair of the St. Patrick’s auction
for the past three years.
“ I bring a professional
perspective, integrity and ex
perience to the position of Mor
row County Judge,” said Spicer.
“ I will commit to communica
tion and coordination between all
county municipalities and districts
and the county and within the
county itself. The financial im
pact of measure five makes work
ing together absolutely necessary.
Unity cannot be achieved by
competition between governing
bodies or between agencies
within the county government.
“ I commit to developing
business and industry within the
county. The county court has
been an inactive player in
economic development too long.
Long-range
county-w ide
economic planning is a must. A
commitment to retaining the
businesses that are here and sup
porting them when it is cost ef
fective needs to be forthcoming
from the county court. Our
children will not remain in the
community without jobs to sup
port them.
“ The county court must make
more efficient use of our tax
dollars. This includes reducing
dollars spent outside the county
and making very efficient use of
those dollars spent within the
county. Coordination between all
Morrow County agencies and
governments in spending and pro
viding services is the key.
“ I will plan and act for the
future of the county, not react to
crisis that could have been avoid
ed,” she said.
City Recorder
Susan Lankford
Susan L. Lankford, 30, Lex
ington, who has lived in Morrow
County ail her life and in Lex
ington for three of those years is
seeking the position of city
recorder for the town of Lex
ington. Her opponent is Susan
Baker. She and her husband,
Steve, have two children, Joshua
5 Vi and Tony 1V4.
Lankford graduated from
Heppner High School and from
Trend Business College where
she received a secretary I degree.
She has been employed at the
Morrow County School District
office since Nov. of 1991.
Lankford is involved in the
ladies group at the All Saints
Episcopal Church and says she
would like to become more in
volved in the community.