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lieppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 28. 1992 - NINE Smith knows rural communities To the Editor: Bob Smith is the kind of con gressman eastern Oregon needs to keep. He understands the im portance of renewable natural resources to Oregon’s economy, as well as the necessity of mak ing a living off the land while preserving it for future genera tions. He knows that rural com munities face problems far removed from those in big cities and suburbs and was instrumen tal in bringing the regional office of the Rural Development Ad ministration to Oregon. We should be proud that Bob Smith introduced a balanced budget amendment to the Con stitution, which is supported by President Bush and nearly pass ed. He understands that a balanc- ed budget amendment is the on ly way to force Congress to change its spending habits and balance the budget. Bob believes real people are forced to make ends meet and so should government. He has tirelessly and suc cessfully fought against proposals that would have taken more private land in Oregon off the tax rolls and into the hands of federal agencies. Federal acquisitions hurt local units of government that rely on a stable tax base for vital services like schools. A vote for Congressman Bob Smith is a vote for preserving our rural communities and way of life. He cares. Sincerely, (s) Merlin and Claudia Hughes McElligott honorable, trustworthy To the Editor: Where a person lives is rarely if ever a criteria for giving a per son a job. County commissioner is a serious position and a deci sion to give a person that position is also serious. Don McElligott has the ex perience in Morrow County government to help guide us through the Measure 5 dilemmas that will be coming. He served as county judge with honesty and integrity for the whole of Morrow County. He will do that again as Morrow County Commissioner. Our votes are for Don McElligott. (s) Thomas and Sharron Meyers Boardman Carlson works hard for county To the Editor: I wish to go on record in sup port of the re-election of Louis Carlson for county judge. I have personally observed the high esteem Louis is held by state, federal and private interests on the Oregon Rural Devel opmental Council and its na tional counterpart. Not only does Louis’ actions raise the stature of Morrow County on all levels it also results in the receipt of grants, job building and broad based economic development for our county. I personally appreciate Judge Carlson’s hard work and dedica tion for all areas of our county. I am voting for Louis Carlson on Nov. 3 and urge everyone to do the same. Yours Very Truly, (s) John A. Prag Boardman Spicer knows what it’s all about To the Editor: Do you want the man in charge or the woman who knows what it’s all about? Ann Spicer, former Morrow County District At torney, has the qualifications to make a top notch Morrow County Judge. She is a good ad ministrator and works well with people. Her knowledge of law would be a great asset as a juvenile judge. I urge everyone to come out on November 3 and vote for the woman who knows what it’s all about, Ann Spicer for Morrow County Judge. (s) Pat Pettyjohn Don McElligott is fair To the Editor: 1 would like to express my sup port for Don McElligott who is a candidate for Morrow County Commissioner. I have known Don for over 30 years. I have always found him to be honest, trustworthy and fair in everything he does. For many years Don has serv ed the residents of Morrow Coun ty. He was Morrow County Judge from 1979 to 1986, and prior to that he served on the school board and budget commit tees, for more than 20 years, and always with honor. Don will represent the entire county. He has property, family and business in all areas of Mor row County. He believes in balanced representation for all areas. He proved this as judge. Support Don on November 3. Sincerely, (s) Dante Daltoso Boardman Ann Spicer should not be ignored To the Editor: Morrow County voters have a rather unique opportunity in the upcoming elections, that is the option to cast their ballot for the position of county judge in favor of a candidate who has a profes sional legal background. This op tion, in the person of Ann Spicer, should not be ignored. Consider for a moment what Ann Spicer’s candidacy offers to Morrow County: 1. A legal background with 15 years experience practicing law. 2. The first-hand experience of running a personal business with all the management decisions thereby entailed. 3. Two years experience as a teacher of a trainable mentally retarded class of children, which could be of great value in the county judge’s role as juvenile court judge. 4. Three years experience working with and for Morrow County as district attorney and assistant district attorney as well as part-time county counsel. 5. A break from the traditional M cElligott an To the Editor: Don McElligott, farmer- rancher and former Morrow County Judge, has earned the vote of the people for the position as Morrow County Commis sioner. During his term as coun- ty judge, he relocated the county road shop to a central location in Lexington. He initiated the new road up Willow Creek that made the scenic highway possible. He rebuilt the Bombing Range Road and helped secure the rebuilding of the Lexington-Butter Creek road. For 15 years Don has been an advocate of a connecting link “ retired farmer” routine into which the Morrow County Court seems to have fallen. While a legal and/or profes sional background is not a re quirement for the position of county judge, it should be ap parent to all that it would be a big advantage. The bureaucracy, the red tape, and regulations, which make government and governing such a bewildering process at times, appear to increase each year. Ann Spicer could help simplify that process for Morrow County. Furthermore, her years of practice as an attorney nearly guarantees good communications skills and experience in cooperating and dealing with a variety of people. For a rural area to have so meone with Ann S picer’s qualifications as a candidate for the position of county judge is unusual, perhaps even un precedented in Morrow County, we are fortunate to have this choice and I urge Morrow Coun ty voters not to pass it up on November 3. (s) A.J. Doherty honest man from the northern part of the county, from Tower Road near Boardman to the lone road, in order to bring the north and south communities closer together. He improved the county park system and made them self-supporting. His interest in schools and school bus routes dates from 1955 to the present. He served on the local and the Morrow County School boards from 1955-1975. Don is a square shooter, honest and fair. His experience as a public servant qualifies him for your vote for Morrow County Commissioner. (s) Pat Pettyjohn Let’s keep our place at the table To the Editor: It has been four decades since the Boardman-Irrigon area fought for and earned a seat on the Mor row County Court. At that time, north county had maybe 15 per cent of county population and precious little assessed valuation. Does that mean that our candidate at that time had all the answers? Of course not. What we sought was a seat at the table of county government. So it has been 40 years like a handshake, a bond, a sort of covenant, if you will. So here we are in 1992. With almost 60 percent of the people and four-fifths of taxable value within the greater Boardman and Irrigon communities, are we now to lose our only seat at the table? Morrow County voters must not allow that to happen. That is not the recipe of cooperation and economic growth. Ed Glenn and Don McElligott are both good friends. Both are fiscal conservatives, believe in open public libraries, good schools, the best roads we can af ford, and a balanced approach to environmental concerns. So say most of us. They will even discuss home rule issues, if you like. Transcending these issues of the day, and outweighing them all is the 40-year old handshake, the understanding. Please join in and insist by your vote that we keep our place at the table. (s) Gene Allen Boardman nr row County Judge... Andrew Kauffman Kalven R. Keys Vicki Kinzer Lorraine Ladd Alcy Lamb Craig & Trina Lankford James E. Larsen Sean Lawson Olli Lewellen Micki Lewellen Hazel Lewis Paul R. Lienig Vicki Lienig Katherine Lindstrom Roy Lindstrom Kim Linn Mike Linn Brock Linnell Larry & Corrine Linsday Bill Loftin Glenna Loftin Michael S. Long John Lovett Erin Lovett Bob Lovgren Vonnie Lovgren Ethel Male John MaricV Mary Lee Marlow Betty & Va Mattison Hope McCavley Gale & Pat McClintock Dori McKee Mary & Pat McKenzie Jane McRoberts Tharon Midland Hazel Miller Tad Miller Melba Miller Gloria Mora Milton Morgan Michael Morrison Keith Moultrie Barry Munkers Mary Ann Munkers Meg Murray Rod Murray The Murray’s Duane & Linda Neiffer Brenda Newport Bruce O. Nicholes Gary Neal Charlene Nix Virgil Norton Paul Olp Vote yes on measure 9 k Ken 'o n D in rn rlf Pincock ^ ^ Shannon Plueard Rolf Prag John & Lynn Prag Dante Pritchard Perry Pummel Dolores Pummel Pat Quarisa Al Quarisa Marilyn Ralph Margaret Ramirez Guillermo Ramirez Willie Ramirez Keith & Judy Rea Blanch Savage Darrel & Judy Scott Hubert Senn Hazel Shannon Jack & Shirley Sheadel Helen S. Shearer George W. Shearer Oscar Shoemake Virginia Shoemake Bill & Peggy Simmons Walter & Eva Sinclair Steven E. Sinor Joy E. Smith To the Editor: Just a few short years ago peo ple were shocked to see explicit sex on television. Are we shock ed anymore, or being desensitiz ed to the crux of acceptance, and to the brink of teaching our children to accept it? Those who believe that homosexuality is wrong are draped with nasty labels like homophobic or Christian. This implies it’s not the deviant who has the problem but the one who states the deviance is wrong. It says you have a neurosis if you think the act of men preferring to have oral and anal sex together is unnatural. I do not think it is right to demand that cameras be put in all households to be sure that everyone is practicing healthy and moral sex. Even God has given us the choice to accept or reject His laws. But where people choose to demonstrate and flaunt that preference is everyone’s business. If this country gives homosex uals a minority status it will only be a matter of a year or so before all delighters of perversion, whatever may be, will demand the same. What used to be thought of as pornography, is now entertainm ent, and if measures like #9 are defeated, there will soon be a different story line on ‘My Two Dads’. You shout never, but 10 years ago that’s what was said about the possibility that an issue like this would ever stir. If a married person is tempted to have an affair should they just do it because of a sexual urge or preference? Or should they seek help to get over the urge, doing right by their spouse and children? But the adulterer just couldn’t help it, could he? Is it really coming down to the point that if the urge is there, you just have to do it, and society had bet ter understand you were just bom that way? Should adulterers de mand minority status? Another point: when I try to rent housing no one has ever ask ed me if I am a lesbian, but I’ve been turned down lots of times for having children. Where are my rights? It’s easier to hide your sex than your kids in the closet. The words ‘In God We Trust’ is becoming an abomination because this country is selling out to its lusts of pleasure. We think we’re becoming more open and humane, but are damning our own selves. I used to concern myself about the physical en vironment, but the moral en vironment is becoming so beyond belief we’ve become numb. We have problems in our USA that says judgment is at the door: drugs, alcoholism, divorce, satanism, abortion, hate groups, pornography, families torn asunder, millions of children with one parent in poverty, homelessness, child molestation, killing children, killing parents, killing just to kill, suicides, movie stars proclaiming to be God, adultery and homosexuality. There’s only one healing factor for all of this. It’s in Romans 8. In John 7, Jesus said the world will hate him because he tells us to quit sinning. Our country is falling under judgment of a Holy God who not only created and placed us here, but commanded us to live within the standards given long ago, pro ven by history, and the modem health professionals, to be the healthiest way to live. God made a man and a woman, that the two should marry and become one flesh; and keep only unto each other. Our dollar bill says we trust Him, but our lives and the media are beginning to sound like we hate our own creator. God has already blessed America tremendously, above all other nations. We are turning our backs and judgment is already evident in every city. If we don’t return our allegiance, love and obedience to Him there will no longer be an America, just a history of another rise and fall. Today God has given me this verse, and the implication is chill ing. “ But always first of all, I warn you through my prophets. This I now have done.” Amos 3:7. Vote yes on measure 9. (s) Sylvia Westrom Vote for Ann Spicer To the Editor: It has been brought to my at tention that Tidewater Barge Lines and Ray Hickey (Finley Buttes Landfill) have donated $1,000 to the Louis Carlson Campaign. The firm who crushes the County’s gravel donated $500. Why are Carlson’s campaign funds being donated by these people? I used to work for Morrow County and I feel Louis Carlson was very unfair in the way he treated me and other employees. I urge you to vote for Ann Spicer in this election. (s) Johanne Wood Pat Suton LeRoy & Barbara L. Swope Terry & Cheryle Tallman Joe Tatone Alice M. Tatone Larry Teters Jim Thomas Shirley Thompson Robert Thompson Wayne Tisin Stanley T. Toms Jennifer Triplett Lee R. Triplett Donna Trudeau Brok Tucker Janet Tucker Anthony Tudar Win Weston Jane Weston Patricia Wetzel Gary & Patty White Dick & Virginia Wilkinson Chester Wilson Rose Wilson Brad Winkler Jeri Withvcombe Harold & Mary Wright Mildred Wright Olga M. Wyss Danny Young We Hope You Will Too. Lyla Olp Susan Orrala Roger Palmer Shirley Palmer Elmer Palmer Muriel Palmer Frank Palmer Sr. LaVelle Partlow LaVern Partlow Steve Partlow Ada Patton Frank Pearson Lloyd Peck Bobbi Jean Peck Keith Peirson Bonnie Pelzer Herb Peterson Don Peterson Martha Peterson Skip Pettyjohn Mr. & Mrs. John Phillipi Danny Phillips Karen E. Pierson Sheila Pincock Krissie Rea Bill J. Reaves Carol Reaves Joe Redinger Rod Reeves Clinton & Clara Reid Tamara L. Ried Dennis Reisch Doug & Wanda Renoe R. Marshall Richmond Shelly & Dave Riekkola Bob Rietmann Betty Rietmann Rev. Harold Roberts Warren Rogalla Jay Rood Frank & Wanda Rossi Vernon L. Russell Barbara Russell Shelly Salisbury Howard & Winnie Salmon Pearl Salmon Virginia Sannar Kalowa Smith Kenneth Smouse Joyce Snyder Tom & Dorothy Snider Joel Stahl Norma Stahl Toni Stanger Newt Stanger Mark B. Stanley Wanda Stanley Rick Stanley Mike L. Stanley Bill & Carole Steagall Dorothy Stefan i Vernon Stewart Chris & Dana Stone Grace Stone Jack Strege Nelda Strege E.W. Stroud Gladys Stroud Elmer Stubblefield Jane Sturgeon Ray Tudor Kenneth Turner James Vance Dan VanLiew Sandra.'VanLiew Eulenna E. Vaughn Charles B. Vaughn Mr. & Mrs Ernie Wade Steve Wagenblast Vicki Wagenblast Carl A. Ward Glen Ward Joyce Ward Dewey & Jeanne West Mary Westmoreland Proven Leadership - He Delivers Committee lo elect Louis Carlson. Morrow County Judge Barton E. d ark . Treasurer. Rt I Box 309i. Heppner O * 971136
