FOUR • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 15, 1996
Vote for Wenholz
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Letters to the Editor
Wenholz ideal candidate
To the Editor:
John Wenholz is the ideal
candidate for the position of
Morrow County Commission
er.
His experience in business
and his active participation in
community affairs have pre
pared him well for public ser
vice.
John's dedication to the best
interests of all of Morrow
County's citizens have won
him the respect and enthusias
tic support of friends in every
area of our county.
Please elect John Wenholz.
(s) Larry and Corrine Lindsay
Lexington
Garry Reynolds for circuit judge
To the Editor:
I strongly recommend the
election of Garry Reynolds as
circuit court judge. For 20 years
I have fought against him and
with him on all kinds of cases,
he has all the legal skill and per
sonal traits to be an excellent
judge.
Before an attorney can be a
good circuit judge, he must
have actual experience as an at
torney trying cases to juries in
the circuit court. Garry has
tried innumerable cases to
juries year after year-all kinds
of them. To the best of my
knowledge, one of his oppo
nents, Dan Hill, has only tried
one case to a circuit court jury
in his whole legal career.
When the Oregon State Bar
polled Morrow and Umatilla
county attorneys as to whom
they felt would be the best
judge, 71 percent of those
voting chose Garry Reynolds-
even though there were two
other candidates. 1 can never
recall a higher percentage of
support for a judge.
Finally, Garry Reynolds is the
type of man we all want as our
judge. He is fair, firm, intelli
gent, hardworking and has
common sense. He is exactly
the type of person I would
want sitting in judgment before
me. I can give no higher re
commendation.
Very truly yours,
(s) George L. Anderson, P.C.
Hermiston
Vote for Wenholz
To the Editor: *'
Once again it is time to get
out and cast our votes for coun
ty commissioner. I am asking
you to consider John Wenholz
for that position.
I worked with John on the
school advisory board for
several years and found him to
be willing to listen to ideas
presented and make unbiased
decisions. Also, he was willing
to take a sand for what he felt
was right when necessary.
John is committed to being
our eyes and ears from north
Morrow County as a member
of the county commissioners.
Cast your ballot for John
W enholz and then talk to him
regularly so he can become a
good representative.
(s) Karen Pettigrew
Ridgway for circuit court
To the Editor:
We have known Bob Ridg
way for several years as mem
bers of the Starbottle Ski Club
and have exercised with him at
the Round-up Athletic Club.
We feel that Bob is of high
moral character and has strong
family and community values.
We agree with his tough but
fair principles for criminal
justice.
Bob has the proven ex
perience as Pendleton's muni
cipal court judge, demonstrat
ing both responsibility and
leadership. We hope that you
will join us in support of Bob
Ridgway for circuit court judge.
Sincerely,
(s) Howard and
Cheryl Headley
Pendleton
Ridgway not for catch and release
To the Editor:
Watching the judicial system
in action during the past year
has been a frustrating adven
ture. I always thought that the
catch and release program dealt
with fishing, not felons.
I still cling to the idea that an
individual can make a differ
ence; in this case, that individ
ual is Bob Ridgway. I have no
false pretenses that circuit
judge Ridgway can individually
revamp the liberal legal system
in this country that seems to
protect the criminal element at
the expense of the law abiding
public.
Bob Ridgway is mentally and
emotionally tough. He is fair
and compassionate, but I can
not imagine him being intimi
dated by anyone. He will meter
out the letter of the law. Have
we in this country ever need
ed it more?
I'm voting for Bob Ridgway
for circuit court judge.
(s) Fritz Hill
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To the Editor:
I would like to encourage
everyone in Morrow County to
vote for John Wenholz for
county commissioner. He is a
longtime resident of our coun
ty and is familiar with our pro
blems and how to address
them. I am glad we have so
meone that is successfully self-
employed that has the time and
the energy to take on this dif
ficult job. We will find him to
be fair, informed and to the
point when he gives his input
to our county government.
Please vote for John when
you cast your vote.
(s) Gary Frederickson
Boardman
Campbell for senate district 28
To the Editor:
I am writing this letter in sup
port of Kevin Campbell for the
Democratic nomination for
State Senate District 28. Having
grown up in Condon, I knew
Kevin's grandparents and their
children as intelligent, friend
ly and active community mem
bers. Kevin has followed their
example and distinguished
himself in county government,
serving as Grant County judge
and president of the Associa
tion of Oregon Counties.
Kevin cares deeply about our
future and has fought hard for
funding for education, econo
mic development and better
care for senior citizens. Like
many people, I find that all too
often I vote against a candidate
instead of for one. This year,
however, I am enthusiastically
voting for Kevin Campbell for
state senator on May 2 1 .1 hope
you will too.
Best Wishes,
(s) Frances Baker
The Dalles
Concerned about education quality
To the Editor:
Most of us who have children
or grandchildren in the public
schools are very concerned
about the quality of public
education. The most common
complaint that we hear in the
media and locally is that too
many of our high school
graduates lack a good basic
education. A rather quick study
of the new standards seem to
indicate that spelling, grammar
and style are merely matters of
personal preference, mathema
tics is a function for calculators
and much of U .S. history is
irrelevant.
We have now had about 50
years of educational innova
tions or "reform s,” most of
which last about six years and
then are abandoned and forgot
ten. Remember "sight read
in g ," the "n ew m ath ," "n ew
English" and now we have
"Education 2000." Every one
has a history of failure and we
then reap the consequences.
In our own district, we have
reinstituted a four-day week.
Why? How many solid class
hours do we have a week?
Twenty? Can we afford to give
up 20 percent of classroom time
now? If we provide less than a
superior education we are
perpetuating and increasing an
even larger class division than
we have at present.
We hear the old refrain, "W e
need more money for better
education."- I was told years
ago by a school superintendent
that this is an old PR ploy.
Anyone against more money is
against better education. Does
more money necessarily mean
better education? When I was
a school director, about 80 per
cent of the school budget was
for salaries. I believe that the
questions we should ask are
not how our salaries compare
but are our teachers doing their
jobs, earning their salaries? If
not, how are we evaluating
them and how are we upgrad
ing them? How much admini
strative overhead is necessary
and how do we evaluate our
administrators?
Juvenile crime has increased
in Morrow County about 50
percent in the last ten years.
Rumor has it that shoplifting is
increasing at an alarming de
gree. There is an Oregon
statute that mandates teaching
ethics and citizenship in our
schools. If these things are be
ing given proper weight, why
the apparent disintegration of
values in some communities?
How many more commissions
and governor's committees do
we need to study the problem?
Finally, are all students being
treated equally in educational
and disciplinary matters? Dis
crimination tends to destroy
morale and respect for authori
ty. In my 20 years involvement
with schools, it was my ex
perience that, with few excep
tions, my fellow board mem
bers tried to see that all
students were treated equally
w ithout regard for th eir
parents' position or influence.
There is always a temptation to
some educators to curry favor
by ignoring such problems, but
I have confidence that our
board members will not con
done such actions.
Sincerely,
(s) Donald McElligott
Gutierrez has qualifications
To the Editor:
This letter is in support of
Gayle Gutierrez for Morrow
County treasurer. G ayle's
qualifications speak for them
selves. She has worked in the
Morrow Count Court system
for many years. Gayle has
worked in the Public Works of
fice in Lexington. She has
worked in the treasurer tax col
lector dept, (when it was
together as one office) and the
assessor's office. Currently, she
is working in the accounting
dept. Gayle has been involved
with the union and the county
court in the negotiations of the
employee contract.
She has a keen perception of
where the money comes from
(the taxpayer) and where the
money is spent (the budget). It
is obvious that Gayle has the
experience for the treasurer's
postition. Gayle has the ability
to make friends and keep them.
She works very well with
others, is considerate for their
feelings and of their opinions
without letting any differences
of opinions get in the way of a
smoothly running workplace. It
is obvious that Gayle has the
integrity and personality for the
treasurer's position.
Please join us in voting for
the obvious. Gayle Gutierrez
for Morrow County treasurer.
(s) Tom Gates
(s) Arlynda Gates
Ridgway best candidate
To the Editor:
I am urging a vote for Robert
E. Ridgway for circuit court
judge.
I have seen all candidates in
action and am convinced that
Judge Ridgway is the best
candidate.
Robert E. Ridgway is the on
ly candidate with extensive
judicial experience, and it is this
experience that has people
talking-including those in law
enforcement, drug rehabilita
tion, domestic violence services
and even those who have been
on the receiving end of his
sentences. They think he is the
right choice.
I've known Bob for years and
I know him to be of the highest
ethics, a fair and considerate
man, and I hope you'll join me
in voting for Robert E. Ridg
way.
(s) Joe McLaughlin
Pendleton
For Measure 24
Brookings need bother to ex
press their opinion on that
measure; the rest of us outside
of Portland need not bother to
vote either.
As a result of this myopic ap
proach to representative gov
ernment, a large segment of
Oregon feels disenfranchised.
The result has been an increas
ing number of divisive initiative
measures that feed the wishes
or fears of some small group of
Oregon voters. The rest of us
are obliged to squander our
resources to fight these silly,
unfair, one-issue measures. If
the interest group has enough
money, we see the same mea
sure over and over again in
hopes that the electorate will
slip up and let it pass.
I think that forcing an initia
tive measure to have state-wide
support will mean that initia
tives that serve only the Port
land metropolitan area will be
harder to get on the ballot. The
single issue people will have to
make their case across the state
rather than just Portland. It will
be harder for the wealthy to
buy their initiative onto the
ballot. Measure 24 is not the
whole answer to what ails
Oregon's initiative process but
it certainly is part of the
solution.
Sincerely,
(s) Dr. Lee T. Hill
Ashland
To the Editor:
I would like to recommend
passage of Measure 24 in order
to ensure the continued fair
ness of Oregon's initiative pro
cess. During the last few voting
cycles I have become increas
ingly aware of a trend in the in
itiative process that alarms me
greatly. That trend is the use of
the process by "b ig money”
and "on e issue fanatics" to
capture our legislative rule. If
you have enough money and a
single issue you can get an in
itiative on the ballot. Once an
initiative is on the ballot it then
becomes the job of campaign
mangers and pollsters to design
a message in support of the
ballot issue that is palatable to
50 percent plus one vote of the
electorate.
How would Measure 24
change this? For one thing it
would force initiative support
ers to leave the friendly con
fines of the metropolitan Port
land area and gamer support in
all five legislative districts in
Oregon. Each district would
have to supply at least 20 per
cent of the required minimums
for ballot qualifications.
C u rren tly , anyone w ho
wants to place an initiative on
our state ballot can set up shop
in a Portland mall and easily
gather the needed signatures.
This means that nobody in
Eugene, Medford, Bend or
Ridgway concerned, committed
Mr. Ridgway wanted the
complete details known before
arriving at a solution to a pro
blem. As a circuit court judge,
Mr. Ridgway will provide ser
vice with integrity and respect.
I would recommend that
each person cast their vote for
Robert Ridgway as circuit court
judge.
Sincerely,
(s) Don R. Harsch D .D .S.
Pendleton
To the Editor:
I would encourage everyone
to vote for Robert Ridgway for
circuit court judge. I have
known Bob for over sixteen
years, working with him on the
school district budget commit
tee and later on the school
board. During these years, he
exhibited deep concern and
commitment for the respon
sibilities of our educational
system.
Eastern Oregon needs Campbell
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To the Editor: I *
himself or as a public servant
Sometimes it seems that the who has worked tirelessly on
concerns of family farmers in ag issues such as watershed
rural Oregon are forgotten in restoration.
Salem. We need people there
Eastern Oregon needs some
who are familiar with the issues one like Kevin Campbell in
that affect us, people like state Salem, a native of this area who
senate candidate Kevin Camp will always try to do what's
bell. As wheat farmers in Gil best for us. Vote for Kevin
liam County, we appreciate Campbell on May 21.
Kevin's background in agricul
(s) Henry Wilkins
ture, whether as a rancher
Arlington
Voting for Wenholz
To the Editor:
working to improve facilities for
We are writing in support of youth activities.
John Wenholz for county com
If you are a registered Demo
missioner.
crat, we would urge you to vote
John and his family have liv for John Wenholz, and if you
ed in Irrigon for a number of are a Republican, we would
years, where they have operat urge you to write in John
ed their business.
Wenholz for county commis
John has been active in com sioner.
munity and school activities
(s) Larry & Betty Mills
and has spent many hours
Wenholz willing to help
To the Editor:
ed that day in 1971 was the
I have never met anyone like start of a lifelong bond.
John Wenholz. He is willing to
John is good at business. At
help anyone that is in need. I the time I met John, I was rais
first met John Wenholz on ing and showing the best cut
Mother's Day in 1971 in Wil- ting horse line in the business.
sonville, Oregon. I had been John and I were partners on
towed into Wilsonville from some horses for years until
Skunkhollow with a broken Joh n 's interests and other
driveline in my pickup. I had business pulled him in other
my wife, three kids, a load of directions.
horses and nobody to help me
John will get things done
as it was Sunday, Mother's when other people are just
Day. A man on vacation wear standing on the sidelines. John
ing a white shirt, seeing my gave the first dollar to form the
predicament, approached and Oregon Reining Cutting Horse
asked if I could use a little help. Association (ORCHA). He was
That man was John Wenholz. on the board of the ORCHA
Three or four hours later, futurity for years and a member
John's white shirt was black of the American Quarter Horse
and he had me back on the Association for years.
road to Irrigon. What transpir
(s) Ival Sullivan
Ridgway an excellent choice
To the Editor:
We are supporting Bob
Ridgway for circuit court judge.
Bob has the qualities of hones
ty, fairness and experience to
be effective.
We have known Bob as a
member of the extended fami
ly of swim team parents. This
activity provided an opportuni
ty to see Bob as a caring, sup
portive parent.
We belive he is an excellent
choice and we ask you to join
us as we vote for Bob Ridgway
to be our circuit court judge.
(s) Paula Turner
(s) Ewald Turner