FOUR ■ Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 1, 1996
The Official Newspaper o f the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
Heppner
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News Editor
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Printer
David Sykes, Publisher
Letters to the Editor
Supports Ridgway
To the Editor:
I was pleased to read that
Robert "B o b " Ridgway is a
candidate for the Umatilla and
Morrow County circuit court
position being vacated by Judge
Robert Abrams.
Bob Ridgway was a member
of the Pendleton School District
board for nine years and was its
chairman for two terms. I was
an administrator in the school
district during his tenure. He
was well-prepared, very fair in
Support Ridgway
To the Editor:
We would like to take this op
portunity to pledge our support
to Robert Ridgway as he seeks
the position of circuit court
judge.
We know that as an attorney,
Robert Ridgway treated us in a
very professional, kind and
sensitive manner. We also
know that for many years our
community has been the bene
ficiary of his personal time,
energy and knowledge.
Please join us as we cast our
vote for Robert Ridgway for cir
cuit court judge.
Sincerely,
(s) Pete and Gail Perkins
Pendleton
Ridgway brings integrity
To the Editor:
Without a doubt Bob Ridg
way is an excellent individual
to be elected as our circuit court
judge.
I have known Bob for over 15
years. During that time, I have
come to know him as a dedi
cated parent, a concerned
public servant, and as an ex
cellent lawyer.
Bob's approach to our judicial
system is not complicated. He
has a deep respect for the law
and simply believes that the
law should be obeyed. It
follows then that breaking the
law will bring about some
unhappy consequences. How
ever, those who come before
Judge Ridgway will find that he
is fair, compassionate and
understanding.
In financial matters, I know
Bob to be meticulously honest.
He w'ill bring a great deal of in
tegrity and personal respon
sibility to his court. His tenure
as Pendleton's municipal court
judge has given him the ex
perience to be a most successful
circuit court judge.
Bob certainly has my vote.
(s) Bob Harper
Pendleton
Marie Key for county treasurer
To the Editor:
We believe that Marie Key
would bring a healthy and
positive change to the office of
Morrow County Treasurer.
She has done an outstanding
job as Morrow County Public
Works office administrator for
almost three years.
Marie received her education
in accounting and business and
To the Editor:
Many topics are out of bal
ance with our national and
state governments-abuse of
power, out-of-control debt, un
fair trading agreements and
leadership incompetence to
name a few. No topic, no mat
ter how unjust, is as vital to all
as the erosion of our private
property rights and economic
devastation of our great natural
resources. One hurdle after
another is thrown in our paths
by some government agencies
and many special interest
groups, to curtail business and
impede our rights to private
property.
Terry Drever Gee has the ex
perience, background and most
importantly, attitude along
with energy, determination
and talent to combat this war
in the political arena. She
knows how wealth is produc
ed and even more importantly,
how it is conserved and en
hanced. Natural resources
must be managed and harvest
ed. Property rights must be
protected.
These issues are only a por
tion of the problems facing us
all, but Terry can made a dif
ference and is my choice for
State Senator, District 28.
Please join me in voting for
Terry Drever Gee as our next
state senator.
Sincerely,
(s) Dan Wamock, Jr.
Baker City
Wenholz for county commissioner
his decisions and always made
an attempt to represent the
parents, as well as teachers, in
business that came before the
board. Also, for the past nine
years, he has done a superior
job, as judge, representing the
city of Pendleton, as he has
presided over the Municipal
Court.
Join me and cast a vote for
Robert Ridgw ay as our new cir
cuit court judge.
(s) Rudy Rada
Pendleton
has had years of experience in
these fields.
She will bring lots of energy
and enthusiasm to this posi
tion.
We encourage you to cast
your vote for Marie Key.
Sincerely,
(s) Dick and Lynnea Sargent
Heppner
By Martyn Nofrnaon
Terry Drever Gee for state senate
To the Editor:
I was especially pleased
when John Wenholz announc
ed he was a candidate for Mor
row County Commissioner. He
came to the county in 1973 and
has remained because, as he
says, "Morrow County is a
great place to live and raise a
family."
John has a special interest in
youth as evidenced by hours of
time and effort spent on the
Columbia Junior High ball field
and the local Little League pro
gram. Over the years John has
performed many services for
his community as well as serv
ing on the Morrow County
School District local advisory
committee. It is commonly
known that if a project is im
portant and needs help, you
can count on John.
He has run a successful busi
ness in the area for many years
and has faced many of the pro
blems of doing business in to
day's world.
His integrity is without ques
tion. He is a man always will
ing to listen and learn with an
open mind.
When you go to the polls on
election day, I would strongly
recommend that you cast your
vote for John Wenholz for Mor
row County Commissioner.
Sincerely,
(s) Matt Doherty
Irrigon
Rita Hedman attends conference
Rita Hedman, Morrow Coun
ty Veterans' Service officer, at
tended the semiannual state
wide Oregon County Veterans
Service Officers Training con
ference held recently in The
Dalles.
The session, sponsored by
the Oregon Department of
Veterans' Affairs, provided
county veterans service officers
with updated information
necessary to advocate for
Oregon veterans, their families
and survivors in applying for
state and federal veterans'
benefits in such areas as: U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs
health care, priority for claims
processing, compensation,
pension and education claims.
Officers also attended the
groundbreaking ceremony for
the Oregon Veterans' Home in
The Dalles.
Mushroom hunting permits available
Mushroom permits are now
available for the 1996 mush
room season and are available
at any administrative site on
the Umatilla, Malheur or Wal-
lowa-Whitman National For
ests. Permits will also be
available on the Snow Moun
tain Ranger District of the
Ochoco National Forest.
Commercial permits will be
the only permit required for
anyone planning to sell, har
vest, posess or transport more
than one gallon of mushrooms
in Oregon or three gallons in
Washington. Persons wishing
to harvest incidental amounts
of mushrooms will not be re
quired to obtain a permit this
year. Incidental amounts are
Terry Hall
Branch Manager
I le r m i s t o n
'At Campbell
and bruce,
we behex e
customer
satisfaction
is our first
priority
defined to be consistent with
state laws.
Prices for the permits are $2
per consecutive day ($10 mini
mum permit) or $50 annually.
The intent of the mushroom
program is to establish a con
sistent policy and price for the
Blue Mountains forests in nor
theast Oregon, said a Forest
Service news release. As a re
sult, a person will be able to ob
tain a commercial permit in any
Forest Service office in north
eastern Oregon and will be able
to harvest mushrooms on any
of the three national forests'
lands.
For more specific information
about mushroom permits, con
tact a local Forest Service office.
"It is great to live and work in a
community like Hermiston,
knowing we will be
growing together.
At Campbell and Bruce,
we bring a tradition of
customer service by offering
trained, experienced
employees, by carrying
excellent Lennox products,
and by a genuine commitment
to be the best. We look
forward to an exciting future
here!"
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It's a world of contradictions, and opinions by so-called ex
perts or public figures can be very confusing to the general public.
No matter that the average person has a better, common-sense
approach to solutions.
Let's hope you didn't foolishly molest a dandelion or squash
an insect during Earth Day last week. We must not upset the
ecology though slugs are multiplying like rabbits during cool,
damp weather. I did give a decent burial to an earthworm that
unfortunately was struck by my shovel.
Hopefully, on their designated day, secretaries who are the
foot soldiers of home and business front lines, were dutifully
remembered with bouquets. Some hothouse beauties are grown
in a sterile environment without destructive pests. Yet to haul
out the pesticides or fertilizers means war with organic promoters.
There are thousands of wooded acres where logging restric
tions were supposed to protect the spotted owl habitat. I guess
eagles are more urban-minded, as those big birds are seen nesting
inside Seattle city limits.
The salvage rider on logging has been upheld by the courts.
It authorizes logging of 4.5 billion board feet of timber on federal
land nationwide. Much of this timber would come from trees
that have been killed or damaged by fires and insects, and also
allows some thinning of live trees. Yet several reports say that
under this rider, thousands of acres of old-growth, live trees will
be clearcut without any environmental restrictions. Old-growth
trees, from the days of Paul Bunyon, do not have an indefinite
lifespan and trees are a renewable resource.
Did you watch the Country-Western Music awards? The focus
of male cowboy styles was by popular "wannabes" with long,
scraggly hair and whiskers wearing cowboy boots. Some male
performers appeared to be trying to impersonate the old time
circuit rider preachers. The rodeo cowboy athlete of today is a
clean-cut, well-dressed individual who still knows it's proper to
take off his hat while inside. Even the working cowhand who
drags in out of the corral muck sports a better, if less expensive,
set of duds.
I hope you didn't miss out on a chance to buy a trinket for
a mere pittance during the auctioning of Jackie O's estate. After
Uncle Sam's share, there should be enough cold cash to keep
several generations of that family in necessities. They could share
with us common folks!
Yes, our cows are sane, except for one old hide that likes to
destroy fences. That's more that I can say about some two-legged
inhabitants on this place. Take the goose episode, for example,
when trying to capture newborn goslings as ganders were
threatening to rip off my hide. Beef is our main diet and I don't
think the Oprah show propaganda will keep others from eating
red meat. With cattle prices in the cellar, it's the producer and
the consumer who are getting ripped off, thanks to the meat
packer exploitation.
Petroleum prices are at an all-time high due to shortages, they
say. Yet this nation could have become more energy self-sufficient
if the oil companies that lobby our representatives hadn't effec
tively blocked the widespread production and use of ethanol,
made from a renewable resource.
Now the experts say that the Columbia River should be allowed
to flow more freely with natural scouring of riverbanks. Low dam
reservoirs will impact river transportation, growers and electrical
energy output. If it hadn't been for the network of river dams
during the recent flooding, there would have been more pro
perty and people "scoured" downriver into the ocean.
Rantings for a home-based soapbox can also be questionable.
So it's better to get on with simple things, like cutting the grass.
Putting up "N o Trespassing" signs near free-running spring
water to keep domestic animals, including geese, from polluting
the water just won't cut it under the proposed clean stream in
itiative. I'm open to suggestions that don't involve penning or
barbed wire.
Math contest winners announced
The 1996 Morrow County
School District Middle School
Math Contest was held April 10
at the lone School.
Seventh grade winner was
Jacob Johnson from Columbia
Middle School. Eighth grade
winner was Matthew VanLiew,
Heppner Middle School. Other
winners are as follows:
Seventh grade-first Jacob
Johson, Columbia Middle
School (CMS); second Jeremiah
McElligott, lone Middle School
(IMS); third Josh Reeve, fourth
Sheree Steiner, and fifth Beth
Skoubo, all CMS; sixth Amber
Haiz, seventh Mandy Sned
don, and eighth David Piper,
all Heppner Middle School
(HMS); ninth Rio Weikel-Mag-
den and 10th Greg Grabeel,
both CMS.
Eighth grade-first Matthew
VanLiew, second Trisha
Adams, and third Matt Jepsen,
all HMS; fourth a tie between
Leah Denton, HMS, and Clint
Shoemaker, CMS; fifth Ashley
Ropp, HMS; sixth Kristina
King, CMS; seventh Mark
McElligott, IMS; eighth Laurie
Michael, HMS; ninth Jesse
Hirai, CMS; 10th a tie between
Casey Ingraham, HMS, and
Randi McElligott, IMS.
Donald J. Carlson, D.P.M.
Medicine and Surgery of the Foot
will be at Heppner Clinic on May 8
to treat all foot problems
676-5504
Pioneer Memorial Clinic
567-875C
HUNT I'US I ANGLERS
Big Game
Controlled Hunt
Deadline is
May 15
Apply early and avoid
long lines. H unters m ust
apply at a “ Point o f Sale”
license agent.
L ocal PO S A gents A re :
Coast to Coast - Heppner
M & A Auto Parts - Condon
Fossil Hardware - Fossil
Oregon Dept
of Fish and
Wildlife
The Oregon Dept, of Fish and
Wildlife
will
conduct
a
meeting to solicit public input
on proposed changes to the
1997 angling regulations. The
meeting is scheduled
M ay 6
7:00 PM
O D O T C o n feren ce Room
3 0 1 2 Island A venue
L a G ra n d e
The public is
ram.iiriF.n
encouraged
to attend