FOUR - Heppner
Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December
7, 1994
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
Classified employees against
contracting out services
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Punch contest announced
Christmas Punch winners for
week two of the four-week con
test have been announced.
Twenty-five dollar gift cer
tificate winners for this week
are: Esther Fowler-Green Feed;
Jack Maben-Shoe Box; Dave
Winters-Court St. Market;
Shirley Harris-Country Rose;
Doyle Keys-Heppner Bowl,
and Tom Wicklund-Petty-
john's, all Heppner, and Myr
tle McMillan, Lexington-
Central Market.
Remember there are still two
weeks to enter the contest and
a drawing will be held each
week. All entries will go into
the pot for the final grand prize
drawing of $650 in gift cer
tificates for one luckv winner.
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of course festive occasions.
L IV IIIg l i a u v i i y
Letters to the Editor
Pick up your punch cards at
any of the participating local
businesses. Each time you
shop, don't forget to have your
card punched and then enter to
win.
M arket Report
Compliments of the Morrow County Grain Growers
Tuesday, Dec. 6
Soft White
Dec.
*4.49/*4.50
Jan.
*4.51
Feb.
*4.52
Mar.- Apr.
*4.53
Aug. New Crop
*3.90
Barley
Dec.
*99
Jan.
*100
Feb.
*101
To the Editor:
Morrow County School
District classified employees are
asking for your support against
contracting out food service
workers, transportation and
maintenance.
The facts are: contracting out
does not save the district
money. Transportation is 70
percent reimbursed from the
government. The lunch pro
gram is reimbursed. You lose
control of and have no say in
these contracted services.
Dependable and quality
workers would be forced to get
other jobs. Selling the buses
would be a temporary money
fix. Once equipment is sold,
you can't afford to buy back in.
Tires, fuel and parts would no
longer be purchased locally.
Food and maintenance sup
plies would not be purchased
locally.
Classified employees are will
ing to take a wage freeze for the
1995 contract term to avoid con
tracting out. The four-day week
has already meant a 20 percent
wage cut for some classified
employees, which in turn
means a reduction of money
spent locally. If some are forc
ed to look elsewhere for jobs,
these faithful local workers will
not be able to buy locally and
continue to support our com
munities in Morrow County.
None of us want that to hap
pen. Not only have these peo
ple given 100 percent to their
jobs, they are school and com
munity supporters. Contrac
ting out has been discussed
before and was proven not to
save money. Please call or write
your school board members
and let them know you do not
want to contract out and want
to keep the classified employ
ees we now have. Write your
elected legislators and ask
them, as we do, to direct fun
ding to support education for
our young people. Please call or
write a board member before
the December 12 board meet
ing, or tell them in person that
night. Let them know you want
to keep the people now work
ing for you. Thank you for your
support.
Morrow County School
District board members: Scott
Bauska, 318 Willow Fork Dr.,
Boardman, OR 97818, 481-7047;
Dwayne Carroll, Rt. 1, Box
1816, Hermiston, OR 97838,
567-5767; Bill Doherty, PO Box
4125, Lexington, OR 97839,
989-8113; Gary Frederickson,
Rt. 1, Box 73-D, Boardmao, OR
97818, 481-6225; Marcia Kemp,
PO Box 527, Lexington, OR
97839, 989-8178; John Riet-
mann, PO Box 313, lone, OR
97843, 422-7123; Molly Rill, Rt.
1 Box 3220, Heppner, OR
97836, 676-5455.
(s) Arless Faye Seitz
OSEA Chapter 59
vice president
O S S O M impacts
alcohol use
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Marriage Licenses
The clerk's office at the cour
thouse in Heppner reports is
suing the following marriage
licenses during the past week:
December 5: James Patrick
Sullivan, 49, lone; and
Carolyn Ann Benton, 39,
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The Hope-Valby Lutheran
Parish will again sponsor a
"Living Nativity Scene" on
Sunday, D ec.'11 from 2 to 4
p.m. at Hope Lutheran church,
675 Alfalfa Street.
Members of the congrega
tions will portray angels,
shepherd, Mary, Joseph and
the wise men. There will also
be cows, sheep and maybe a
member of the camel family
this year.
People are welcome to drive
by, visit with the participants or
stop in the church for some cof
fee and cookies.
O bituary
Mary 'Ilene' Richards
Mary "Dene" Richards, 77, of
McKinleyviDe, CA. died Thurs
day, Nov. 24, 1994.
Funeral Mass was Nov. 28 at
Christ the King Catholic
Church in McKinleyviDe.
Mrs. Richards was bom May
11, 1917 at Heppner, and was
raised on a ranch in Eastern
Oregon.
She received her registered
nursing degree from the
University of Oregon Medical
School.
She married Bill Richards
prior to World War II. They
moved to the McKinleyvUle
area in 1954.
Mrs. Richards was employed
at the old Trinity Hospital in
Areata and later worked for
many years for Dr. Donald
Bux.
Her husband Bill and a
brother Edward Kenny, died
earlier.
Survivors include daughters,
Jennifer Simpson, JoAnn Ricci
and Nancy Bettendorf; son,
Kenny Richards; sister Patricia
Erwin of Portland; brothers, BiD
Kenny of Heppner, Emmett
Kenny of Pendleton, Matt Ken
ny of Portland and James Ken
ny of Lake Oswego; and nine
grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Christ the King
ChUdrens Fund, 1951 McKin-
leyvDle Ave., McKinleyveUle,
CA 95521.
Pierce Mortuary Chapels/
Paul's Chapels, Areata, Calif,
was in charge of arrangements.
Admission 2 items of non-perishable food or
paper products for the Neighborhood Center
food baskets for the needy.
Music by State Police Trooper Tim Cundell
Sun. Dec. 11th: Lunch with Santa, noon
to 3 p.m. Hot dogs, movies and pop for the
kids
Dec. 17th: Elks Tom & Jerry party 6-9 p.m.
Binge every Wednesday
Dining Friday and Saturday nights 6-9 p.m.
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Lutheran church
Thurs. Dec. 8th: Family night Karaoke.
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To the Editor:
A short time ago I attended
a conference celebrating
prevention. There were around
500 individuals from all around
the state in attendance. Guest
speakers and presenters came
from all about this country.
There was a wealth of informa
tion sharing at this conference.
I would like to talk about one
of the guest speakers, Margie
Boule and the OSSOM (Ore
gon Student Safety On The
Move) group presenters and
how they touched me. Margie
Boule is a feature columnist for
The Oregonian newspaper.
The OSSOM group is made up
of students from various high
schools throughout this state.
Margie and her brother free
ly talked about their childhood
exposure to alcoholism and its
effects on their family. It
brought geniune feelings of
compassion, as well, for many
of those participants. It kindl
ed childhood memories where
alcoholism left lasting tread
marks.
My generation (50's-60's)
grew up in a world where
alcohol and tobacco use were
just there, like mass on Sun
days, prayers before meals and
the knowledge that come
*■ festive holidays our families
grew intensely large and we
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got to eat at 'special' tables.
I feel lucky in someway.
Alcohol was always kept at its
respectable distance in my im
mediate family. It was used to
a * relax after a hard day at the of-
Growing up I never saw an
adult falling down drunk, hav
ing slurred speech or be
physically abusive. As I grew
older, we heard talk of a
relative who apparently did get
abusive while on a 'bender'.
This was the term I heard.
Vaguely I knew it referred to
alcohol somehow. Eventually,
like Margie's uncle who died,
so did mine. I was an adult by
then and felt the sadness. I was
sad as my memories only saw
a quiet, friendly, warm kind of
man, who somehow died of
alcohol complications. There
must have also been a sense of
relief as well. For the family,
relief from the volatile environ
ment and relief for my uncle
from this monkey on his back.
Why some can drink and
walk away and why some can't
is a mystery to me. With so
many of us affected in some
way by this brew each day is
mind boggling. We carry these
scars forever.
It is truly refreshing to have
a group of young adults willing
to commit to a drug free life,
called OSSOM. At this con
ference workshop I listened to
them as they announced the
various reasons for joining
OSSOM and their decisions to
remain tobacco, alcohol and
other drug use free. Their
reasons definitely touched me;
from the loss of loved ones due
to drunk drivers to wanting a
better life for themselves and
the future generations. This
truly is inspiring and definite
ly worth giving recognition.
I have an idea. In this season
of thanksgiving and giving,
please look into your local
chapter of OSSOM (check with
the schools). Make a donation
of time and/or money. These
types of groups need all our
support so that perhaps some
day the Margies, Marilyns and
others won't be pondering the
whys and feelings of sadness
and loss.
(s) Marilyn Bader-Nesse
Heppner Elks 358
676-9181
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