FO U R - Heppner G azette-Tim es, Heppner, O regon W ednesday, June 2, 1993
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
Heppner
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April Hilton-Sykes .................................................................................News Editor
Mary Van B ibber...................................................................Graphics Department
Monique D ev in ................................................................................................Bindery
Penni K eersem aker..........................................................................................Printer
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Justice Court
Report
Births
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in
Heppner reports handling the
following business during the past
week:
Jeremy D. Maddern, 18,
Heppner-Failure to Use Seat
Belts, $25 fine;
Carl R. Bork, 23, Heppner-
Assault IV, $687 fine, 180 days
in jail, $300 fine and 178 days in
jail suspended with two years
probation with no further viola
tions of the law excluding minor
traffic, complete anger manage
ment counseling with Morrow
County Mental Health;
Johnny Duane Lewis, 50,
Lindsay, CA.-Failure to Drive
Right, curve, $55 fine;
Jeanne Dobbs to
visit Heppner
Jeanne Dobbs will be visiting
Heppner on Saturday, June 5.
Anyone who would like to visit
with her is welcome to stop by the
St. Patrick Senior Center sitting
room from 2 to 5 p.m. that day.
R J’s
Steakhouse &
Lounge
Dylan Keith Douglas Trump-
a son Dylan Keith was bom to
Barbara Dyana Trump of Board-
man on May 14, 1993 at Good
Shepherd Community Hospital in
Hermiston. The baby weighed 7
lbs. 2 oz.
Em ily
A nn
D o h erty -a
daughter Emily Ann was bom to
Pairin and Steven Doherty of
Boardman on May 17, 1993 at
Good Shepherd Community
Hospital in Hermiston. The baby
weighed 6 lbs. 2 oz.
Travis Arlen Rodriguez-a son
Travis Arlen was bom to Lisa
Clark and Rocky Rodriguez of
lone on May 19, 1993 at Good
Shepherd Community Hospital in
Hermiston. The baby weighed 6
lbs. 9 oz.
Josey Sue Taylor-a daughter
Josey Sue was bom to Glenda and
Roderick Taylor of Lexington on
May 23, 1993 at Good Shepherd
Community Hospital in Her
miston. The baby weighed 8 lbs.
5 oz.
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Letters to the Editor
Dairy farmers help sponsor wagon train
To the Editor:
June may be dairy month for
most of the United States, but
1993 is Oregon Trail year for
Oregonians, including the 650
dairy farm families in the state.
In truth, almost every pioneer
was a ‘dairy farm er’ when
Oregon was settled. Each family
making the trip west was advis
ed to bring one or two milk cows
with them, and most did.
The cows provided fresh milk
along the 1500 mile trail, on a
two or three month journey
where adding provisions was
usually impossible. In fact, one
of the few chores made easier on
the trip was production of butter
that resulted from a can of milk
being jostled (churned) on a bum
py wagon all day. Pioneers found
pieces of butter and fresh butter
milk when they stopped for the
evening.
To help celebrate the 150th an
niversary of the great migration
of pioneers coming west, the
Dairy Fanners of Oregon are a
Pass the county levy
To the Editor:
Morrow County voters will be
voting on the county budget in
June for the third time this year.
There are probably as many
reasons for the failure to pass as
there are for voters in the coun
ty. Perhaps this time we should
each evaluate the proposal on a
more general level rather than
voting based on one or two line
items contained in the budget that
we may disagree with.
We should keep in mind that
the National Consumer Price In
dex (CPI) for 1992 increased by
three percent and the CPI for
Oregon (Portland area) increas
ed by 4.4 percent. The county
budget as proposed for the last
levy contained a very modest in
crease of less than one percent.
Too bad we can’t get a federal
proposal like that. Let’s get out
our votes and pass the levy this
time around.
(s) John L. Bristow
Linda Tullis
Two percent equal tax will work
sponsor of the Sesquicentennial
Wagon Train, a moving history
museum that will make its way
across Oregon in July and
August.
The wagon train crosses into
our state near the farms of many
eastern Oregon diary men. There
are dairies near the old wagon
ruts crossing the state, and the
wagons will stop just lA mile
from the Barlow Trail Dairy,
owned by another dairy industry
leader and his sons.
One hundred fifty years later,
Oregon dairy men and women
still care about the things that
make their lives full and their
dairy products important, kids,
customers, cows and the beautiful
land that is Oregon. And we hope
everyone will join in remember
ing the early Oregonians who
followed the Oregon Trail.
Sincerely,
(s) Lorinda Moholt
Director of Communications
Dairy Farmers of Oregon
To the Editor:
tighten up their budgets when
Oregon wants and needs true necessary and not be worried
tax reform. The two percent about losing their homes for not
equal tax is the tax reform in paying their “ occupancy tax” .
itiative that will fund the state, They will pay with each transac
counties, cities, schools and tion they make. When they are a
special districts at the 1992 little short, they just don’t buy as
budget level.
much. That is a choice you have
What is it? It is a two percent of controlling how much you pay.
transaction tax on all goods and
Two weeks ago there were 68
services, wholesale, retail and bills in the state Legislature
otherwise-no exceptions and no relating to taxation. I ordered and
exemptions. It would replace the received copies of them all. I
property tax, the state income tax didn’t read them word-for-word,
and the fees and assessments but I scanned them all to see if
charged by the state, counties and they were “ add ons” or if they
The parents of Nancy Bailey of Heppner and Kerry Gorham of
cities. To put it simply, if you were true tax relief.
Summerville announce the couple’s engagement.
spend $20,000 purchasing goods
Only one gave any true tax
The bride-elect is the daughter of Dwight and Janell Bailey of Hepp
and services, per year, you would relief. That was a replacement ner. She is a 1989 graduate of Heppner High School and will graduate
pay $400 total taxes with those tax. House Joint Resolution 44, from Blue Mountain Community College in June. She works for
purchases.
which is the two percent equal Meadow Springs Speech Camp.
The two percent equal tax is tax, all the rest of them were
Gorham is the son of Merrill and Diana Gorham of Summerville.
pay as you go, no more state in ’’add-ons” of some type. A copy He graduated from Imbler High School in 1987 and is employed by
come tax forms to fill out or tax of the law may be obtained from Boise Cascade Corp in Elgin. He is also the ski director at Spout
deadlinies to meet. The two per the sponsor, Direct Legislation Springs.
cent equal tax does away with all League, PO Box 15023,
The couple will be married on July 24 at Meadowood Springs near
the county assessors and their Portland, OR 97215, phone Tollgate.
staffs in the 36 counties of the 239-5949.
state. That alone is a savings of
The equal tax has a provision
$45 million a year. You would for raising up to a one percent
own your property without fear local equal tax, but only by a 60
Heppner TV Inc. has moved will be moved to the location
of foreclosure for non-payment of percent majority vote of the peo their office to 162 North Main, along with outside supplies and
property tax. This includes ple, for no more than five years, the former Sears Catalog Outlet equipment, she said.
business property, residential and or the completion of the project store. The TV office was closed
Members of the system are
all real and personal property.
it was voted for. The county, on Wednesday, June 2 and will reminded of the 38th annual
The two percent equal tax will cities and districts will agree on open again at the new location on meeting of the members will be
be the only tax in Oregon. It will how to divide up the one percent Thursday, June 3.
held June 15 at 8 p.m. at the St.
boost the economy, increase in based on rules set up and specific
The purchase m arks a Patrick’s Senior Center according
vestments, open up new in needs, time constraints and milestone for the cooperative who to Laughlin. One board position
dustries, make more jobs, in priorities.
has always operated out of rented is open for election. The finan
crease revenue and solve the pro
The two percent equal tax space since its beginning in 1955 cial report from the auditors will
blem of school funding, lower separates the power to tax from said manager Judie Laughlin. be reviewed and the last year’s
tuition for college students and the power to spend.
Eventually electronic equipment operation report will be
cut the cost and size o f
The state treasurer, an elected
discussed.
government.
official, will adminster the collec
The two percent equal tax is a tion and disbursing of the two
broad-based tax with a low rate. percent equal tax.
“ What is the very first thing to com puter registration forms
It is based on the dollar amount
The equal tax is constitutionally do when I take my exhibit to the correctly.
of trade that flows through the fair because its rate is equal to
“ Parents are responsible for
fairgrounds? What is the dif
state. Oregon has about $400 everybody.
helping
their children register for
ference between 4-H exhibits and
billion of trade a year and the
The equal tax makes provision 4-H contests? Where can I learn exhibits and contests, as well as
state, counties, cities and schools for cost-of-living increases and
to move across the stage so I getting members and projects to
costs about $8 billion a year out allocations for growth in popula
won’t be scared during ‘My the right activity at the proper
of taxes, fees and assessments. tion and school enrollment.
Favorite Outfit’ contest?” The time. Leaders are willing to help,
Two percent of $400 billion is $8
I personally support the two answers to these questions and but parental involvement and sup
billion.
percent equal tax and I urge all many more will be explained on port is vital to the youth’s self
The tax does away with the citizens to do the same. I am a
Saturday, June 12 at the home confidence and enjoyment of fair
bonding authority, which is like retired logger, and a 32-year resi
economics and expressive arts activities,” points out Michael-
buying on a credit card. The in dent of Springfield, Oregon.
Pre-Fair beginning at 8:45 a.m. Bennett. A goal for the 1993 pre
terest we pay on all the bonds out
Sincerely, at the fairgrounds 4-H annex fair is to increase awareness of
in the state in a year is almost
(s) Forrest Rehwalt building in Heppner.
the contests available to all 4-H
$700 million. That is enough to
2301 N 5th
This free, non-competitive members, regardless of project
give every school district in the
Springfield event is the place to learn how to area. “ For example, there is a
state a $2.3 million gift, or
understand the fair premium special photography exhibit that
enough to build a 100 miles of
1 book, fair registration forms, how is a wonderful place to enter
highway, or enough to repair all
to be comfortable during inter photographs of a 4-H project,”
existing highways all over the
view judging, practice for fair Michael-Bennett said.
state, or to pay for a health plan.
Most of the activities will Hr
contests
and much more. All 4-H
The Morrow County Clerk’s
Bonded indebtedness also shifts
lead
by junior and teen leaders.
members
are
welcome
to
attend
payment to our children and office at the courthouse in Hepp
This
is the place to get answers
this
event.
It
is
most
helpful
to
grandchildren, without their vote ner reports issuing the following newer members, said Morrow to questions about 4-H fair ac
or approval. What better legacy marriage licenses during the past County Extension agent carol tivities. Pre-registration is not
could we leave our children and week:
P arents, necessary but participants need to
May 21: Juan M. Torres, 27, M ichael-B ennett.
grandchildren than a state with
relatives
and
leaders
are en bring a snack for the break. The
Boardman; and
only one tax and that tax “ pay as
couraged
to
attend
with
members.
workshop begins at 8:45 a.m. and
Maria Elena Rodriguez, 25,
you go” and no interest.
There
will
be
a
special
session,
will end at 12 noon. For more in
Boardman.
The experts are telling us a per
“ Especially for Parents” . Adults formation call Michael-Bennett at
son working now will have five
will tour fair facilities and learn 676-9642.
to seven careers in his or her
how to help youth fill uot the new
lifetime. That means perhaps lean
times between jobs. The two per
cent equal tax will allow them to
Engagements
Bailey — Gorham
Heppner TV moves to Sears building
Pre-fair answers exhibit questions
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Fri - Tuna Noodle Casserole
Sat - BBQ Beef Spareribs
Sun - Country Fry Steak
Mon - BBQ Country Style Pork Spareribs
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Wed - Chinese Noodles
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