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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 23, 1993 Children’s summer project funded through commission 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 Meekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Hepp- 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) 670-9228. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Time*, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $15 in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant Counties; $23 elsewhere. Joyce H u g h es.............................................................Office Manager, Typesetting April Hilton-Sykes .................................................................................News Editor Mary Van B ibber...................................................................Graphics Department Monique D ev in ................................................................................................Bindery Penni k e e rse m a k e r..........................................................................................Printer Jean Ann T u rn e r......................................................................................Distribution David and April Hilton-Sykes, Publishers Letters to the Editor Where is ‘middle of the road’ reality? To the Editor: Have you noticed what's been happening at the fairgrounds late ly? So you don't go to the rodeo. Maybe you don’t go to ball games. Perhaps you're not in terested in the fair. But, you can take justifiable pride in the work and improvements being done by many organizations, businesses, and individuals supplying talent, labor, material and equipment. One group went out on a limb to get the lighting installed. Another group put out a lot of time and ef fort to remove the old stadium and move a lot of dirt to get ready for a greatly improved arena. All of this will make the fairgrounds a continuing asset to the county. Makes me proud to see dedicated volunteers providing these im provem ents almost entirely without government help. Which brings me, the long way around, to the current county budget crisis. Seems to me the ad ministration has forgotten two basic principles of a democracy taught in high school American history. First, government should provide for the people those ser vices which they cannot collec tively provide for themselves. That was usually defined as postal service, roads, public education and national defense. On a county level that might be redefined as roads, public education and police protection. And, second ly, that government can only be empowered by those governed. By rejecting a proposed budget the people are asking, by the on ly means they have, the ballot, for government to reduce expen ditures. 1 have been very disap pointed that the administration did not take a more reasoned ap proach to cutting the budget. We have been told that we are voting on approximately 25 percent of the total budget. And yet, we are given the choice of continued big government or almost no govern ment. Yet, we are also told, this is not ‘blackmail' but ‘hard reali ty’. Is there no middle of the road reality? Why does reduction of services equal no service to the politician? Just like the fairgrounds, hardworking folks will provide the things that they can for themselves. We do not need or ask for ‘new deal' or ‘great society'. But, if our coun ty is going to spend 14 million dollars, can't we please have de cent roads, police and education? Sincerely, (s) AJ, R. Brazell , : ; - ij i ; <”..ob io no»_____ To the Editor: The Neighborhood Center Summer Project is in its final stages of preparation for 1993. July will be a month when much energy in the community will be directed toward the successful carrying out of field trips and ac tivities for those youth who have completed first through sixth grades and who have been registered to attend. I want to emphasize that the money which was necessary for implementing the summer project was granted through the Morrow County Youth and Childrens Ser vices Commission. This group of dedicated volunteers surveys needs in the county, encourages individuals and groups to develop programs which will address those needs, and carefully evaluates the progress and results. The commission is composed o f local people who care both about our children and that our tax dollars are spent as an expresr sion of public trust. Those of us involved in the summer project are grateful for the commission’s faith which they expressed last year in a kind of program not presented to them before; and especially for their continued support again this year. I have received many honors for the summer project. 1 greatly appreciate them. However, I need to say again that I am simply a representative. I am only one part of the total effort which ex presses, overtly, the care which civil officials and you, the general citizenry of the county, have for the growth and development of our young people. I believe in such tax investment programs. They make a difference in a tangible and seeable way. Sincerely, (s) Grace E. Drake Coordinator, Neighborhood Center Summer Youth Project B irth s Marine Pvt. Travis R. Tate, a 1992 graduate of Riverside High School, Boardman, recent ly completed recruit training. During the training cycle at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, recruits are taught the basics of battlefield survival, in troduced to typical military dai ly routines, and personal and pro fessional standards. All recruits participate in an ac tive physical conditioning pro gram and gain proficiency in a variety of military skills including first aid, rifle marksmanship and close-order drill. Teamwork and self-discipline are emphasized throughout the cycle. Joan Sebastian Campos-a son of Joan Sebastian was bom to Maria Campos of Irrigon on June 13, 1993 at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Her miston. The baby weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. Deborah L. Driverhas earned a bachelor’s degree at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, and was com missioned a second lieutenant through the Air Force ROTC program. She is the daughter of Linda Ellison and Ivan Driver, both of Irrigon. The lieutenant is a 1989 graduate of Riverside High School, Boardman. No vote means end of services To the Editor: If you haven’t filled out your ballot for the Morrow County levy, I would like to encourage you to vote yes. A no vote on this ballot will not change anything except the county services we all enjoy and need desperately. If you don’t like the decisions that are being made, get involv ed and change who is making the decisions. If you don’t like the budget, get involved in the budget process and let your views be known. If something isn’t being done you think should be, get on the phone or write a letter to your In the Service county officials, let them know how you feel. Your vote matters to the residents of Morrow County, senior citizens, children, employed, unemployed, retired. We all use the roads, we all ex pect the sheriffs department to be there when we call, we expect the mosquitos, other insects and weeds to be controlled. If the budget fails June 29 the services we all enjoy will not be available. Go find your ballot and please join me and vote yes on the Mor row County levy. (s) Janet Greenup Marriage Licenses The Clerk’s office at the cour thouse in Heppner reports issu ing the following marriage licenses the past week: June 18: Scott Michael Reece, 20, Hermiston; and Jodi Fae W ilson, 20, Hermiston. This Man Is Trying To Catch AIDS for Rev. Crum Rev. Bob Crum wili celebrate Holy Communion at All Saints Episcopal Church on Sunday, June 27 at 10:30 a.m. Gayle Crum will provide special music for the worship service. Following the worship service a coffee hour will be held honor ing Rev. Bob and Gayle Crum’s ministry at All Saints. This will be their last Sunday to serve All Saints. Game night at Stokes Landing Game night and dinner at Stokes Landing Senior Center in Irrigon will be on Friday, June 25. Dinner is from 5 to 7 p.m. and games begin at 7 p.m. with refreshments and prizes to the winners. A special picnic dinner will be prepared with a choice of hot dogs or hamburgers, potato salad, and dessert for $2.50. The community is welcome to attend. WE W ILL BE CLOSED J U L Y 5 FOR THE 4th O F J U L Y W E E K E N D OCA childrens book reviews intolerable To the Editor: After the Cornelius vote, OCA head Lon Mabon was quoted by ‘‘The Oregonian” May 20, 1993 as saying: “ Some o f the children’s books are going to be reviewed to see if they promote homosexuality” . That’s plain enough. If «.book doesn ’t rpeet Mahon's test, as yet Coffee hour set undefined publicly, out the book goes, regardless of what value it may have for some readers. That’s intolerable. Libraries must be able to acquire books based on their merit, and readers must be free to select among them on the basis of their own taste and judgment. , -, '} ‘ Narrow special interest gfoupfc, such as the OCA, must never be allowed to ’’cleanse” our public library shelves to suit their own particular creeds. The Oregon Library Associa tion urges Oregonians who value the integrity of their libraries to oppose vigorously the OCA’s drive to impose censorship on the rest of us. Sincerely, (s) Deborah L. Jacobs, president Oregon Library Association THANK YOU ! UMUj'jDiUJ 217 North Main Heppner 676-9158 OLD BOOT ROUNDUP Don’t just put your old boots out to pasture. Donate them to our Old Boot Roundup, and w e’ll give you $10 off a new pair of Red VCing Boots. 4-H News North Lex Livestock By Amber Peck, Reporter On Sunday, June 13 the North Lex Livestock club met at McNab elevator at 3 p.m. They judged swine and beef with Bill Broderick’s help. Then they wat ched Joe McEUigott castrate a bull. After that they had a barbecue at Jim and Monica Swansons house. Any Redwing Boots in stock June 24 - June 30 SHOE BOX 143 N. Main Street Heppner, Oregon RE DAW ! ^SHOES’ Made in U.S.A. C ourt Street M arket 11 N. Court Heppner 676-9643 G RO CERIES - MEATS - PRODUCE Prices good June 23rd - 29th ‘ •*”■ c * ,* * •. S e n e c a 4 4 o z. R e d or G r e e n S e e d le s s A p p le sa u c e reg » 2 . » $ l * ® ° W e s t e r n F a m ily And when he does, he isn’t going to die. Neither are m illions of others. Because when Dr. Summerton catches something like this, he kills it. Dr. Sum m erton is a biochem ist, a virus sleuth, and he’s working bn a cure for viruses including AIDS. Like a good detective, he is patient, watchful and clever. Viruses, he learned, can’t always be killed by outside bom bardment. Rather infected cells must be treated from within. So he set out to fin esse the ultim ate in s id e jo b , with the Oregon Lottery a willing accomplice. Antivirals, Inc. started in 1980 as a research and development offshoot of OSU. The company has attracted nation al attention, making affordable, genetic- like material that binds to a virus and keeps it from reproducing. And in the cut-and-dried world of a virus, if it can’t reproduce, it’s as good as dead. Research like this, takes a lot of money, including $500,000 from the Oregon lottery. It’s exciting being on the winning side, beating the odds against disease. It Doei Good Things Sugar 10 lb re g » 4 .« *5«*® G ra p es 8 9 < ,b R ed P o ta to es 3 3 < ib. P ork L oin C h op s $ l.*® ib. T o p S irloin S teak $3 « ,p ib. W a te r o r oil p a c k 6 1 /8 o z . S ta rk ist T u n a * reg 8 5 « 2 f o r f l * 1® . *1 r • . f v £ ♦ G o ld e n G r a in 8 1 % le a n N o o d le R on i 5 o z G o ld -N - S o fl 1 lb re g » 1 . « 99< $ l e * ® i b H ills S liced B acon tu b M a r g a r in e G rou n d B e e f re g 89« $l.° ® ib 15 < B a r-S E Z C a r v e D rv •r Y ello w O n io n s I9< ib Vi G reen C a b b a g e 24C ib L a u n d ry D e te rg e n t R ed D elicio u s A p p les 5 9 < »> » 1 ."» H am C h eer or T id e 4 2 use reg »8* $ J « 1®
