FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 16, 1993
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the >
County of Morrow
L e t t e r s t o t h e E d it o r
Heppner
Mushroom picking should be regulated
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P S. 240-420
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
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ner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Second class postage paid at Hepp
ner, Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503) 676-9228.
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David and April Hilton-Sykes, Publishers
Editorial
Do voters want services?
“ Yes we really mean it.” These are the words o f M orrow
County Judge Louis Carlson about cuts in county staff and ser
vices if the current levy fails.
Carlson says quite a few people seem to believe em ployees
w on’t really lose their jobs, funds for services w on’t really be
cut, and program s can ’t truely be eliminated if voters say no
for the third levy try.
It’s really going to happen. There isn’t any rabbits to pull
out o f the hat, no funds to m iraculously appear. In case th ere's
some out there who haven’t seen “ the list’’ put out by the coun
ty, here is a partial run down on what you, that’s correct, you,
will be losing:
-elimination o f all deputies in the sheriff departm ent
-no more county funding for extension. Neighborhood Center,
soil and w ater conservation district, fair and rodeo, and more
-no paid staff at m useum
-cuts in support staff in the county court, accounting dept.,
treasurer, clerk, juvenile dept, and planning dept,
-elimination o f six positions in the assessors office
-cut back to half days to the public in the assessor’s,
treasu rer’s, clerk ’s, juvenile and county court offices.
This is not a com plete list, but you get the idea.
C arlson says now is the time for the voting public to decide
if they are willing to pay for the services they typically have
enjoyed. Are they? Are you?
Ballots are in the mail.
David Sykes, publisher
To the Editor:
I don’t think the Forest Service
is managing the commercial
mushroom permits very well.
There are too many mushroom
pickers out in the forests. I know
the wildlife eat mushrooms, and
as many pickers as there are,
there aren’t any mushrooms left
for the wildlife. They are distur
bing the elk and deer while
they’re having calves and fawns
and pushing them out of the
mountains.
If the forest service is going to
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sell mushroom permits, they
should be able to limit the number
of pickers and allow only certain
areas to be picked, and have
patrols that can speak the
language and patrol the pickers
before someone gets hurt.
They’ve cut back on cattle
numbers on the forest and are dy
ing to cut more. The cattle do less
damage than all those people as
far as I’m concerned. But if
they’re cutting the forest use, I
think mushroom picking should
be cut or totally eliminated.
(s) Rosco Qualls
should the Morrow County
budget be defeated. Not only is
this a concern for our school
children, but also for all residents
and visitors to Heppner and Mor
row County.
Please consider this aspect of
our community when you vote on
the upcoming Morrow County
budget.
Sincerely,
(s) Cara Osmin
Third grade teacher
(s) Karen Dubuque
Third grade teacher
(s) Bryan Traylor
principal
To the Editor:
Oregon needs a license plate to
commemorate the Oregon Trail.
Idaho, Washington, Wyoming
and many other states have had
special plates to commemorate
their centennial celebrations.
HB 3266, the Oregon Trail
commemorative license plate bill,
passed the House unanimously.
Senator Joan Dukes, chairman of
Senate Transportation, opposes
the bill and has not scheduled a
hearing on the bill. Please write
or call and request her support.
We believe that Morrow Coun
ty is a good place to raise our
three children, but wonder if that
will change if the county levy
fails a third time.
The thought of living in a large
county like ours without deputy
sheriffs or a preventative drug
program should concern all of us.
Please join us in making that
extra effort to return your mail
ballot voting for the Morrow
County tax levy by June 29.
(s) Mike and Kay Proctor
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State senator Gordon Smith
will be holding an informal town
hall meeting from 7-9 p.m. Fri
day June 18 at the Boardman
Greenfield Grange 209 First St.
Johnston lead East, beats the West
The East team, coached by
Heppner’s own Rick Johnston,
came out on top two games to one
in the recent East-West Oregon
baseball tournament held last
weekend at John Day.
The east beat the west in the
first and second game 4-0 and
12-7 respectively but was outdone
by the west in the third game 7-4.
Coach Johnston commented
that Jason Hanna and Scott Coe
both played good games for the
east team. Hanna, who had a bat
ting average of .418 during
season play, had two RBI’s in
both the first and second game.
T .J. Bailey o f W eston-
McEwen was selected the most
valuable player for the east team.
Brian Rodgers, from Elgin,
whom the Mustangs defeated in
the playoffs was the tournaments
most valuable player. Rodgers
pitched eight scoreless innings in
the first game and got several key
hits for the east team.
Assisting Johnston was Dennis
Ross, Lost River. West team
coaches were head coach Wayne
Stango, Harrisburg and Lennie
Wolfe, Warrenton.
A good crowd of Hepner peo
ple attended the games.
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Marsha Sweek, the director of the the humanities council to come to
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June 29 levy passes, the museum museum, with the capabilites and
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will be shut down. I am writing staff to host it. In other words, the
today to express my concern tax dollars spent to fund the coun
about the potential loss of this fine ty museum acted as a magnet to
institution, with the hope that the attract other available statewide
information I am providing will funding. On a larger scale, the
be of help to voters in determin Morrow County Museum has
ing what the potential effects of been chosen from a nationwide
levy failure may be.
survey of small museums to host
The Morrow County Museum an upcoming exhibit from the
has sponsored many cultural Smithsonian Institution com
Ride begins at 10:30 a.m. at the base of
events offered by the Oregon memorating the 50th anniversary
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Council for the Humanities’ of World War II. This exciting
rals, approximately 3 p.m. Barbecue will begin
Chautauqua program, which I project will provide educational
at 3 p.m. This ride is open to anyone interested. |
oversee. Most recently, the
opportunities for adults and
museum hosted on April 27 an schoolchildren alike. Unfor
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appearance by actress Jane Van tunately, if there is no museum
Boskirk highlighting the lives of in Heppner to sponsor it, the ex
notable pioneer women in hibit and the funding which ac
Hey Heppner!
“ Abigail and Others: The Nor companies it will go elsewhere.
thwest Women” . This program,
I understand that the museum
is but one component in the coun
ty funding levy being considered
in the upcoming vote, but I would
that voters would maintain
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funding at its current level by
voting yes. To do so would in
J o r d a n B rooke S au er-a
dicate an investment in the
daughter Jordan Brooke was bom
cultural heritage of Morrow
to Natalie Tiboni and Richard
County and in its future.
Sauer of Boardman on May 29,
Sincerely,
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New location! Now meeting on Sundays
(s) Penny Hummel
munity Hospital in Hermiston.
at the Seventh Day Adventist’s building.
Coordinator, Oregon Chautaqua
The baby weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz.
560 N. Minor
Program The Oregon Council for
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the Humanities
daughter Saryna Marie was born
to Patricia Marie Horrace of Ir
rigon on June 6, 1993 at Good
Shepherd Community Hospital in
Hermiston. The baby weighed 6
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lbs. 4 oz.
NaDine Lee Ann Rodriguez-
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The bill died in her committee in
1991. Oregonians should not
have to wait until the 200th an
niversary of the Oregon Trail to
purchase a commemorative plate.
Write or call: Senator Joan
Dukes, Oregon State Capitol,
S-205, Salem, 97310 (503)
378-8027.
Sincerely,
(s) Jill Thome
Executive Director
Oregon Trail
Coordinating Council
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Senator Smith to hold town meeting Support museum by ‘yes’ vote
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Senator Smith represents
district 29, which consists of
Umatilla, Union, Wallowa coun
ties and a portion of Morrow
County.
By Mortyn Wotenoon
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Oregon needs Oregon Trail license plate
Levy failure should concern all of us
To the Editor:
Both of our famililes and
ourselves have lived and worked
in Morrow County for years in
the Boardman. Irrigon, Lex
ington and Heppner areas. We
consider ourselves conservative
in spending our money. We do
own home property and a retail
business, Green Feed and Seed,
in Heppner so we do pay our fair
share of property taxes and feel
that we get a fair return on ser
vices from the county.
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Citizens should become more involved when it comes to the budget
making process for county operating expenses. It doesn t take a col
lege degree to look at the budget and decide some options when it
comes to reducing the levy amount.
Because two of the highest-paid department heads objected to wage
freezes because of retirement benefit credits, the court opted not to
freeze salaries. And the current levy reduction of about $37,000
translates to about one department head’s salary and benefits.
No one wants to see the county services devastated or people laid
off from their jobs. But there has to be a half-way point to be accep
table to the people who bear those expenses.
It’s said that the county road department will be limited to bare
maintenance. However, the road department budget of over $4 million
shows around $240,000 budgeted for capital outlay plus another
$20,000 budgeted for equipment rental. And nothing shows for bridge
construction expenses although it’s said that contracts for bridges have
been approved.
Why does the county need two high paid road department heads
when a roadmaster and an office manager were able to handle the
job in the past? And how are 20 paid road workers going to occupy
their time if the work is reduced to bare maintenance—because nothing
has been said about laying off any of these workers.
We’re being threatened by total reduction of the sherifFs depart
ment. Nothing said about city police or state patrol protection. Can
we really afford to have nine sherifFs officers when the population
hasn’t grown in the past 10 years? Admittedly the crime rate has in
creased and officers are hampered by paperwork and many regula
tions that protect criminals.
People need to take a closer look at the 121 page budget docu
ment that is open to the public. And it sure wouldn’t hurt to show
up at the budget hearing at 9 a.m. on June 23. There has to be a
happy medium between a drastic reduction in services and providing
an affordable level.
Museum closure concern for children
To the Editor:
To the residents of Morrow
County:
Each year our third grade
classes visit the Morrow County
Museum as part of our field trip.
The children always look forward
to visiting the museum and going
into the old school house.
The class has a scavenger hunt
at the museum and each year we
find new and different items to
find, as well as new exhibits for
them to enjoy.
This year we were notified the
museum would close on July 1
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Joseph Bryant Armato-a son
Joseph Bryant was bom to Kim
and Mike Armato of Portland on
June 7, 1993 at St. Vincents
Hospital in Portland. The baby
weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz.
Grandparents are Sharon and
Keith Lewis. Heppner and Ken
neth and Carolyn Cutsforth, Her
miston and Frank and Fran Ar
mato. Petaluma, CA.
He joins a sister Maggie Ar
mato, 23 months, at home.
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