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.................. . • OUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 19, 1993 r The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at liepp- ner. Oregon under the Net of March 3, 1879. Second class postage paid at Hepp ner, Oregon. Office at 147 \yest Willow Street. Telephone (503) 676-9228. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $15 !n Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant Counties: $23 elsewhere. Joyce Hughes ...........................................................Office Manager. Typesetting April Hilton-Sykes ...............................................................................Mews Editor Mary N an B ibber................................................................. Graphics Department Monique D evin............................................................................................. Bindery Penni Keervemuker....................................................................................... Printer Jean Ann T u rn e r....................................................................................Distribution David and April Hilton-Sykes. Publishers Letters to the Editor Vandalism not the fault of snowmobilers To the Editor: Morrow County Judge Louis Carlson made statements in the East Oregonian, Monday, May 17, 1993, concerning the van dalism to Cutsforth Park He is blaming the snowmobilers for this damage. Cutsforth Park was kept open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all winter and spring. The park is used by 4-H, Scout groups, churches, fishermen, campers and mushroom hunters. The general public. The damage to the building was not discovered till May 6. Most snowmobilers quit using the area around the first of March. Also, the only damage I saw to the grass, was when one of the county’s own snowplows got too deep and rolled the grass up in several places. Snowm obilers are men, women and children out for a day of recreation, not vandalism. Judge Carlson is terribly misin formed. He should be looking for ways to increase the use of the park, not restrict it. (s) Gene Orwick 4-Comers Snowmobile Club Keep ball park clean To the Editor: Last Saturday, after my son’s minor league game and including the major’s game before that. Hager field looked like a battle ground for garbage. All up and down where people sat there were candy wrappers, pop cups, food, etc. There was one garbage can so overflowing it had spilled out onto the ground. Yet, not less than 20 feet away was a garbage can only half full. After the game my youngest son, a few other people and myself picked up all that garbage was left. If the parents that go to those games would make sure their garbage is thrown into the cans and stress the importance of that to their kids things would be a lot cleaner. That baseball field has been worked on very hard by several people around this com munity for our children. Let’s do our part by keeping it clean. The boys and girls who play baseball have a responsibility to keep that park clean. So does everyone else who attends those games. Let's all do our part, just put garbage in its place, the garbage can, not on the ground. I have an umbrella that was left under the bleachers from last Saturday. If it’s yours, you can pick it up at the snack shack next Saturday. Thank you, (s) Shanna Paullus ★ It’s an instant estate for your loved ones. ★ It’s peace of mind. ★ It’s something you should look into. ★ It’s not expensive. Call Bob at PLOY7I I A l l IN S U R A N C E 676-5818 COAST TO COAST YOUR SOURCE to BEAT THE HEAT Let Coast to Coast Help You Keep Your Cool Evaporative Coolers - Cooler Parts Fans - Wading Pools Ice Chests & Jugs Shop Coast to Coast and Beat the Heat G o a s tto G o a s t Heppner WF. CAS HELP YOL To the Editor: Recently my neighbor traveled 110 miles round trip from her home outside lone. Or., to take her 90 year old mother to the Hermiston doctor she was ac customed to seeing. This was an additional 62 miles round trip. The physician prescribed medica tion, and wished to later ascertain how his patient was reacting. Arlington has the services of a nurse practitioner once or twice a week. Consequently my neighbor made another 110 mile round trip to Arlington with the intention of having the nurse practitioner draw a blood sample and send it off for testing. When she arrived at the Arl ington Clnic the N.P. told her she could not draw blood for testing as she did not have a laboratory on the premises, and she had to refuse to do it. My neighbor was upset, as this development would uselessly require another 62 mile round trip. So she called the doc tor’s office and asked what she should do. The doctor’s office stated that they had never heard of such a limiting requirement and for her to call Salem, which she did. Salem reported that this was a new ruling last April. Never mind the traveling burden this places on East Oregonians. Wheeler and Gilliam Counties both depend on nurse practi tioners and physician’s assistants respectively for all their health care needs. To restrict these pro fessionals for lack of a laboratory on premises effectively denies the residents access to health care services. All Morrow County citizens could find themselves in a like situation sooner than they think. Anyone who values access to health care facilities should con tact their legislators and Con gressmen concerning the new ac cess rules that fit urban areas but leave rural areas lacking both functioning health professionals and pharmacy services. The “ managed competition” considered by both Democratic and Republican politicians to be the solution to health care costs is merely a political theory that leaves the foxes guarding the health care hen house; the foxes being the insurance companies, the drug manufacturers, and the bureaucrats, all of whom have a don’t-care attitude. It will destroy what health care is currently available in rural areas. Please protest the proposed lack of access now by calling your Salem legislator at 1 -800-327-7389 to support Senate bill 597, the Freedom of Access Bill. Due to pressure from big businesses and big bureaucracies Sen. Shoemaker has essentially killed this bill by not scheduling a hearing, much less a vote by the full Senate. It is bad enough when Salem stiff-arms a health care provider; Sen. Shoemaker is cur rently choosing to stiff-arm the public also. Increased timely ac tion by consumers is needed. (s) Margaret G. Murray Obituary Louis “ Louie” Dan Lorengel Louis ‘Louie’ Dan Lorengel, 80, a longtime resident of The Dalles, passed away at the Mid- Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles on Wednesday, May 12, 1993. Funeral services were held Monday, May 17 at the Smith Callaway Chapel in The Dalles with interment at Balch Cemetery in Lyle, WA. A reception was held at Faith Lutheran Church in The Dalles. Mr. Lorengel was bom August 1, 1912 in Portland to Bill and Mabel Thomas Lorengel. He married Betty Locke in 1939 at Stevenson, WA. He was a locomotive engineer and worked for the J. Neils Lumber Com pany, the Klickitat Log and Lumber Company and on the Condon-Kinzua Southern Line for the Kinzua Lumber Com pany. He was a member of the National Rifle Association and a member of the Faith Lutheran To the Editor: At the Heppner City Council meeting on Monday night, May 10. the Mayor, public employees and remaining five council members proceeded to “ chastise” me for having a let ter to the editor published in the Heppner Gazette-Times. I was told that in a Democracy, when the majority votes for a particular position everyone should then get behind it and support it. I don’t know about any one else, but that’s not what I was taught. I am under the impression that the minority has the right to speak out. Isn’t that what they call freedom of speech? Knowing that I am ’’rocking the boat” , I am once again using this forum to get my message across. I wish to inform the citizens of Heppner that I have filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the ‘Personal Evaluation and Merit Compensation System’. The Heppner City Charter states “ The Council shall determine the amount of compensation for ser vices of each City officer and employee.” The merit compen sation system, as it was passed by the council on a five to one vote on January 11, 1993, takes that responsibility out of the hands of the council and places it in the hands of the city administrator and the department supervisors. The supervisors evaluate each employee in their department. The evaluation is a personnel matter, and may not be viewed by the council. I have no quarrel with evaluations being kept private. That is as it should be. Yet, that is the sole basis for granting a merit pay raise. There is no recommendation from the administrator or supervisor to the council. I submit that this is one more example of the erosion of the Church in The Dalles. Survivors include his wife Bet ty; son, Ldee of Hood River; two daughters Yvonne Benson, of Netarts and Linda Williams of Portland; six grandchildren, Dan ny, Donny, Shawn, Nathan, Katrina and Marcie and five great-grandchildren, Crystal, Tif fany, Michael, Nicholas and Christopher. Memorial contributions may be made to Seniority Care-A-Van, in care of Mid-Columbia Medical Center. _____ Births____ T alissa Jo A n n e Byrd-a daughter Talissa JoAnne was bom to Leslie Coates and David Byrd of Irrigon on May 3, 1993 at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. Brandon Daniel Stewart-a son Brandon Daniel was bom to Robin James of Irrigon on May 3, 1993 at Good Shepherd Com munity Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz. Who ever hit the YELLOW FORD MUSTANG on APRIL 23 while parked at a local business in Heppner, THANKS A LOT for not contacting me. I really wished you would have left a note. Terri and David Denton Challenges merit pay system LIFE INSURANCE _ Regulations burden East Oregonians rights of the citizen. I feel strong ly enough about what is happen ing, that I am “ going public” and letting the people know what is going on. Now that you are aware of the situation, it is up to you to decide whether or not you want the responsibility to determ ine salaries to remain in the hands of your elected representatives (who are answerable to you, the public), or if you want to be plac ed in the hands of employees who are not directly accountable to the public. It is now time to stand up for what you believe in. I have put my money where my mouth is and. based on my principles, am challenging the system. The rest is up to you, Heppner. (s) Martha J. Doherty Heppner City Council Member I T h e fam ily of j Maryan McElligott | would like to thank | everyone who has of- i fered their support j through her illness. | The support of the community through 1 j the prayers, cards, i visits, and food we | received were over- j whelming, and too j numerous to | mention, $ I he M orrow j County Home Health staff of Robanai, Mol ly and Donna were especially kind and helpful. Their dedica tion and skill is cer tainly an asset to Morrow County. We would also like to j thank a very special person, Dr. William j Anderson i __ W CCCGolf Jerry (L.J.) McElligott Mike and Sue McElligott Terry McElligott Grace and John Romano Janet McElligott Matt and LaDonn McElligott Vince and Paula McElligott Patty McElligott Bridget McElligott WCCC Ladies May 18, 1993 Flight A: low gross-Marcia Anderson; low net-Juanita Mar tin; least putts-Lois Hunt. Flight B; low gross-Kay A nderson; low net-Karen Thompson and Suzanne Jepsen; least putts-Martha Peterson. 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