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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, October 19, 1994 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner G A Z ET T E-T IM ES U S P S 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published w eekly and entered a s second -class m a tter at th e Post Of- lice at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3 , 1 8 7 9 . Second cla ss p o stag e paid a t Heppner, Oregon. O ffice a t 1 4 7 W est Willow S tre e t. Telephone 1503) 6 7 6 9 2 2 8 . P ostm aster send ad dress chang es to the Heppner G azette-T im es. P.O. Box 3 3 7 , Heppner. Oregon 9 7 8 3 6 . S u b scrip tio n s: S 1 6 in Morrow. W heeler, G illiam and G ran t Coun tie s ; S 2 3 elsew here. Jo y c e H u g h e s ............................................ O ffice M anager. T y p esettin g April H ilto n -S y k e s .....................................................................News Editor M onique Devin ....................................A dvertising layout & G raphics Lorene P a p in e a u ................................................. G rap h ics & D istrib u tion Penni K eersem a k er ............................................................................. P rin ter David and April Hilton-Sykes, Publishers Letter to the Editor Tim e to return high school to Irrigon To the Editor 1 am writing to respond to the "View From the West” column in the Sept. 27 issue of the Her- miston Herald. Parts of the ari- cle 1 agree with, a plan was devised that would have restored a high school to Ir rigon at no additional cost to the district, Glenn is right about that; however, he states it would be detrimental to educa tion, and with this I heartily disagree. 1 was at public meetings when Mr. Starr was asked outright, "Will we lose electives if we split the high school?” He answered without hesitation, "W e may lose some anyway, because of measure 5 . " f ie went on to assure the people that any electives lost would not be in science or math fields. Glenn states that Irrigon is trying to have their high school restored at a time when other schools are consolidating in order to have better schools. Contrary to this statement, when the Oregon State Depart ment of Education was called and asked if consolidation was the trend, they referred us to Sisters, Oregon, a town that bused their students to Red mond for 25 years and then succeeded in getting their high school back. The following quote is from the Dec. 13, 1993 edition of the East Oregonian: "Having our students back has been great," said Connie Hol ly, the high school secretary. " It's given more time for students to spend with their families." The community has rallied around its high school, attending games and other school events, Holly said. The smaller school also gives more students and opportunity for individual attention and greater opportunies to participate in sports, she added. I agree with Connie Holly, the thing I liked most about be ing in a small school was the whole class participatd in every sport and school activity. We were more closely supervised which resulted in better behavior. I was in the class of 1959, the last class to graduate from Ir rigan high school. I can tell you (as anyone can who lived here than) that there is no com parison to the town spirit that existed then and now. Without a high school, there is nothing that draws all aspects of a town together. There was never a town more proud of its high school than Irrigon. We had a marching band that traveled and performed constantly along with good ball teams. Our town has not been the same since we lost all of this and w’e believe now is the time to return a high school to Ir rigon. Anyone who has seen the student configuration staf fing analysis prepared by Starr can see that an extremely well- rounded education would be available to students of both Boardman and Irrigon. When we get our high school back, the same thing will happen here as in Sisters, our town will come alive. Mr. Glenn, I would like for you to state who campaigned against the bond, because I know of no such action. (s) Sarnie J. Griffin P.O. Box 323 Irrrigon, OR Vote for French • .i , . >* i To the Editor We would like to express our support for Ray French in his bid for re-election as Morrow County Commissioner. French possesses the ex perience, background, skills and abilities to contiue to meet the many challenges of running county government. We believe he will continue to do a good job for us. We urge you to re elect Ray French for county commissioner. (s) Bob and Suznne Jepsen COAST TO COAST YOUR SOURCE FOR COLD RELIEF T h e m ornings are nippy- T im e to WINTERIZE V 1 C o v e r i W in d o w s !— iC a u lk Patch the R oof]— W in te riz e the S RV — Protect the j P lu m b in g Fire up the -• f. F u rn a c e ; or W o o d Stove W in te riz e the ! Car^— H e a t the 1 B ath ro o m See us for COLD RELIEF Htßfwr we c a \ H f.it rni t?t-9wn Measure 5 damaging To the Editor You may remember me when I was Oregon's Attorney General. Even though I'm not the attorney general anymore, I still care just as deeply as I always have about Oregon and its future. Right now, I'm worried. What concerns me is the new Measure 5 we'll be voting on in Nov. Though its content isn't anything like the old Measure 5, the new measure has the same capacity to sneak up on us in unintended and very damaging ways. It would require an election to obtain voter approval for i almost every single fee increase by cities, counties and the state, no matter how small, no mat ter how trivial. Now, I'm not talking about major tax increases either. As a practical matter under Oregon law, we already have an opportunity to vote on tax increases. I'm talking about how expen sive it will be to vote on a nickel increase in the fee for copying papers in Oregon's district courts, or a dime increase in a county's marriage license fee, a hike in a city's boiler inspec tion fee or an increase in the cost of a flu shot at a public health hospital. Measue 5 would force an expensive public vote on these and thousands of other little fee in creases that we don't have to vote on now. This would increase the Memorier of Heppner anount of money spent on political campaigns by millions of dollars every year. I think we spend enough time and money on campaigns already. Requiring a vote on thousands of little fee increases also means urban voters will be forced to vote on rural issues, such as livestock disease con trol programs. Rural voters will be passing judgment on urban issues such as pollution control. With Measure 5, the wrong people will be voting on the wrong issues. That's not good for Oregon. Measure 5 would also require a statewide vote on fees that people want to pay voluntari ly. Oregon strawberry growers, for example, willingly pay fees to help market their crops. If Measure 5 passes and voters decide these growers should not pay the fee, their marketing efforts would stop, sales would plummet, and farm families would suffer. Multiply this times all the commodities in Oregon agriculture, and you begin to see the very dangerous threat Measue 5 poses to Oregon's farmers and the state's economy. Please join me in voting no on Measure 5. It goes too far. It costs too much. It makes no sense. Thanks for taking the time to read this letter Sincerely, Dave Frohnmayer P.O. Box 12945 Salem, OR To the Editor Your most informative 10-5-94 article on the Reaney Reunion was read with much interest by the writer. 1 recall most vividly my associations with the Baldwin family over 60 years ago when the Mitchells were Heppner residents. Daughter Olivia was a classmate of mine in grade- school. Shelly, the patriarch of the family, operated a furniture store on Main St. Son Andy ran a grocery delivery service and split the town deliveries 50-50 with a Mr. Beamer. I assistd Andy in these deliveries from the six stores in town. Now there are only two. Sadly we call this progress. Don't ask the Heppner Merchants. Hello shopping malls in Hermiston, Pendleton and the Tri-Cities. When Andy took a day or two off, Frank Egan, son of a union pacific engineer, filled in admirably. In those days, the town housewives phoned in their orders and we would complete the cycle. Orders were different then. Forty-nine and 98 pound sacks of flour, HuntersSave Your Hides Donate your Deer and Elk Hides for the Veterans’ Rehabilitation Program Look for Hide Barrels Around Town Get real on Measure 20 To the Editor: If you love the existing and promised new taxes at all government levels, stop reading now. Measure 20 is a well thought- out approach for raising funds needed for government func tions such as police, fire and schools, to mention just a few. Now for the rest of us, brief ly: essentially no politician, either Democrat or Republican, is for this Measure. That fact in itself says it all; I believe that none of them wants to lose his/her control to tax us. You know then that Measure 20 must be good for us. The Measure will replace the present system of 27 state taxes and eight plus local taxes, with only one exception: the Workers Compensation In surance Taxes. That means that state income taxes, property taxes and all the rest go away. I urge you not to be confused by tax and spenders who are using their own concocted scare language on how this Measue will impact you. No matter what the Tax and Spenders say, the only language that matters to you, is the Equal Tax Initiative which was signed by over 105,000 voters. I shall be happy to pro vide you with a copy plus a summary of the Oregon taxes mentioned above. As current taxes are remov ed from the cost of producing Oregon's goods and services, this will make the prices of Oregon's products for sale very advantageous for both in and out of state trade. This will place Oregon in a most favored position to attract/keep business with increased oppor tunities for all of us. The two percent transaction rate was determined by taking the total costs of all govern ments and schools divided by the total dollars of trade in Oregon based on fiscal year 1992. The Tax and Spenders love to say that this Measure will create short-falls which will harm our governmental func tions. Measure 20 is a respon sible solution to the raising of funds and its language does provide for such an emergen cy should it arise. This measure is "School- Friendly” . This measure pro vides the solution to the pro blem of school district funding and assigns a high purpose to reducing tuition charges to as nearly free as possible for resi dent students in accredited post-secondary schools and colleges. Big caution. Do not be fool ed by Measure 5; it will not eliminate the property tax, the state income tax, the 24 cent a gallon state gas tax or the other 35 or more taxes. Its sponsors have left the door open again for more taxes and assess ments. "The Oregonian” in its comment of Measure 5 said in part "it would permit two tax elections annually and allow continuation of automatic an nual six percent tax base in crease” . You know that if the politicians can raise your taxes, they will. Vote " n o ” on Measure 5. Vote "y es” for Measure 20. (s) Joseph G. Reiser 765 17th Ave. Coos Bay Correction The Morrow County Sheriff's Office German Shepherd Police dog, Dax, was purchas ed through drug seizure monies, not tax monies. Heppner Elks 358 676-9181 142 N. Main I ................ W)ierc Friends M eet" Halloween Costumes Look over our large selection other Halloween items in stock HOURS: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. RX HOURS ^ Mi w m ' a D m Court Street Market 111 N. Court Heppner 676-9643 GhOCERIES - MEATS - PRODUCE Endorsing French To the Editor: We are endorsing Ray French for re-election as Morrow Co. Commissioner. French is very knowledgeable and hard work ing for the benefit of all Morrow Co. We are fortunate to have a man with his outstanding record of public service willing to give of his time and energies to make our county a better place to live. A vote for Ray French for Morrow Co. Commissioner is a vote for dedicated experience. Sincerely, (s) Cam and Jim Wishart etc., and case goods (canned milk, etc.) made up many an order. Check with that well known retired grocer, Jim Thomson, he will confirm. An dy married Eva Hiatt and as I recall, their first home was on Quaid St. across from Bert Sigsbee and Mrs. Whetstone. Eva played a "mean piano” for sound accompaniment to the silent movies at the Star Theater. Andy also ventured into the soft drink business. He built a bottling plant on a vacant lot next to the Hinton Creek Bridge on North Elder. I peddl ed his wares at the rodeo grounds during the Sunday Wheatland League Baseball. Tasted rather good, too. I remember Andy telling me he was just an infant when the disastrous June, 1903 flood hit Heppner. Memories, memories, folks. But they just don't go away and I hope they never will. (s) Bill Mitchell 61 Forest Grove Dr Daly City, CA 94015 Prices good Oct. 19th - 25th 2 lb Cello Package Skippy 18 oz C a rro ts 5 9 6 P e a n u t B u tte r $1»9 Reg «2* Tillamook 9 oz. Colby. Medium. Monterey Jack C u cu m b ers 3 for B a k e r P o ta to e s 9 9 £ C h e e se $ J 39 Reg »2*> 2 0 0 . B e e f S te w M e a t » I 9 9 . 8 9 0 . B e e f T ip R o a s t s2 ° 9 . Red or Green Seedless G ra p e s Western Family 10-1 or pkts H o t C o c o a M ix Pork Reg »1* Tree Top Gallon Size A p p le C id e r . * 4*■ -v 1 V • /. >»•' ' V.V! i* • v $£89 Reg m » (■-.< v v 9 9 0 ~v V . W If ’ . t S h o u ld e r S teak « 1 8 9 . Oreqon Fryer T h ig h s o r D ru m stic k s $^ 09 Western Family 3 Pack Roll P ap er Tow el Reg »2«’ « 1 ?»
