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* *> - » * 'V t» • ** FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, August 14, 1996 L etters to the E d itor The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Let's work to im prove M orrow County Heppner G A Z E T T E -T IM E S U S P S 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3. 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 147 West Willow Street Telephone (541)676-9228 Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $18 in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant Coun ties; $25 elsewhere. April Hilton-Sykes........................................................................................News Editor Stephanie Jensen Typesetting Monique Devin Advertising Layout & Graphics Bonnie Bennett ..............................................................................................Distribution Penni K eersem aker................................................................................................Printer David Sykes, Publisher Scarecrow s w on't scare you away ed sentries to soft-sculpture versions. Judges will exercise no discrimination; the only re quirement is that they must have been constructed and named by their creator exhibi tor. More than one entry per exhibitor is permitted. A fair superintendent is offer ing $10, $5 and $2.50 for first, second and third prizes. Morrow County Fair visitors can expect to see a wide varie ty of scarecrows in a contest sponsored by fair superinten dents and open to all ages. These cornfield characters will more likely cause birds to fly in for a closer look than to frighten them away. These creatures can range from old-fashioned straw-stuff PaV HHS/HJHS fees in advance Irrigated ag field trip set Aug. 19 Fred Ziari of the Umatilla Basin W atershed Council (UBWC) will lead a field trip on Irrigated Agriculture on Mon day, Aug. 19. This trip is a continuation in the UBWC series of program topics on the different parts of the Umatilla watershed and will focus on the lower portion of the watershed. For an agenda and to RSVP, contact Luise Langheinrich at Marine Sgt. Jeffrey T. Hoff 278-3836. Bus transportation man, the son of James and will be provided through IRZ Sharon Hoffman of Irrigon, Consulting and the Oregon recently received the Combat Water Coalition. Action Ribbon and was pro moted to his present rank. The ribbon is awarded to ser vice members who have active ly participated in ground or The Oregon Grains Commis surface combat after March 1, sion (OGC) will hold a regular 1961. commission meeting Friday, He is currently assigned with Aug. 23 at 9 a.m. at the U.S. Marine Aviation Logistics Bank conference room, adja Squadron 12, 1st Marine Air cent to the Oregon Wheat craft Wing, Marine Corps Air Growers League office, 202 Station, Iwakuni, Japan. S.E. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. The 1990 graudate of Amador Commission meetings are VaHey High School W Pleasan open to the public. The OGC ton, Calfornia, joined the complies with the Americans Marine Corps in November, with Disabilities Act which pro 1990. hibits discrimination against Army Pvt. Eddie E. Crosby persons with disabilities. Any has graduated from the heavy- one who would like to attend wheel vehicle mechanic course the meeting, but who needs at Fort Jackson, Columbia, special accomodations, contact South Carolina. the OGC office 48 hours in ad During the course, students vance, 276-4609, FAX 276-5753, were instructed to perform or TDD (503) 986-4762. maintenance and assist in the repair of heavy-duty vehicles and associated equipment. Crosby is the son of Valerie Crosby of Irrigon. He is a 1994 The Justice Court office at the graduate of Riverside High courthouse annex building in Hepper reports handling the School, Boardman. Army Pvt. Herbert W. Hill following business during the has entered basic military train past week: ing at Fort Benning, Columbus, Rodney Allen Ehrmantraut, 20, Lexington-Violation of the Georgia. During the eight weeks of Basic Rule, 79 mph in a 55 mph training, the soldiers will study zone, $122 fine; the Army mission and will Ron A. Schwarz, 34, Hepp- receive instruction in drill and ner-Failure to Renew Registra ceremonies, weapons, map tion, $49 fine; reading, tactics, military Tareena Lee Nash, 27, Hepp- courtesy, military justice, first ner-Maintaining a Dog as a aid, Army history and tradi Nuisance, $43 fine; tions, and special training in David W. Eldridge, 30, Lex ington-Possession of Less Than human relations. Hill is the son of William and One Ounce of Marijuana, $586 fine. Marcia Hill of Irrigon. In the Service Commission plans meeting Justice Court Report h C S lth C d r C To the Editor: Foremost, I wish to state that I am writing as a private citizen, not as a member of the Morrow County Health District Board. Most of the valid complaints of which Dr. Zielinski speaks in the Hermiston Herald and East Oregonian would not have oc curred if Morrow County had had the following circum stances going for them when he was here: 1. Broad recognition that health care facilities in our sparsely populated areas need ed more adequate tax support to exist. 2. A knowledgeably adminis trated medical district with a tax base existed that thoroughly recognized the needs of all areas of the county. 3. The requests of Dr. Zielin ski had been aired publicily before they understandably erupted into divisiveness in the county. All segments of Morrow County need to work together n these difficult economic imes for rural areas. This calls for communication that has been miserably lacking up to now. This lack has occurred with our school board also, causing the loss of highly valued physicians in south Morrow. Actually, lack of funding and how the available funds are spent triggers many problems here. This should be of vital concern to everyone in the county. We all need to get in volved in voting and decision making. But we need the correct infor mation given to us to make in formed decisions. The Health District Board is now in the pro cess of getting adequate and ac curate information available to the public. But, regretably, it is a slow process. Concerning the accuracy of Dr. Zielinski's comments, the only place I would disagree with him is his assertion that Heppner must cut back on their services at the hospital. With out being on the current board, he has no way of being aware that the hospital pays the way for the nursing home through better hospital reimbursements from third party payers. And Morrow County health services are 93 percent self-supporting. Also we are talking about needs here. The Trauma IV center in Heppner serves south Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler counties. We can't zip over to the nearest hospital in a timely fashion. We need the staff of the Trauma IV center to stabi lize patients, and this same staff serves the hospital and nursing home too. It is cost effective. If one remembers the hospi tal as broken down and anti quated, we need to update cer tain areas. And we need to up date the facilities in the north end to assure that they have viable communities as well. One of the questions asked at one hearing was why I was on the Health District Board when | co.owneci a drugstore 5% years ago. There is a precedent for this. Mary Michael was Medical Board chairman at one time while a co-owner of Boardman Pharmacy, and Ray himself was a board member while a practicing pharmacist. We all have been active in health affairs because we know how fragile our health care delivery system is. Access will not be easy in the future. It makes sense to work together to negotiate third party pay ments to the best of our abili ty, to exist in the national health care system. But this decision should be left to in formed voters. I sincerely regret the lack of communication, the lack of un derstanding, the lack of fun ding, and the lack of coopera tion in Dr. Zielinski's case. Let us work to correct it. (s) Meg Murray lone Parents of all Heppner junior high and high school students are encouraged to pay student body fees, pay-to-participate charges and purchase lunch tickets prior to the first day of school. The high school is open M onday-Thursday from 8 a .m .-4 p.m . throughout August. Fees are as follows: high school body fees $8, high school yearbook $25; junior high student body fees $6, junior high yearbook $16; for all grades computer lab fees $5, BMCC golf lessons set at W CCC Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) golf classes are scheduled to begin Thursday, Sept. 5. Students interested in beginning golf may contact BMCC Morrow County coor dinator Anne Morter, 422-7040, to preregister. The class, which will be held at Willow Creek Country Club (WCCC) in Heppner, is intend ed for people with little or no prior golfing experience. The basics of the rules, play and eti quette of the game will be For three year terms: ZONE NO. 3: That territory served or to be served by the Cooperative lying East of the Morrow-Gilliam County Line and North of the Baseline. ZONE NO 4: That territory served by or to be served by the Cooperative lying East of the Morrow-Gilliam County line, South of the Baseline, North of the Township line between Township 2 South and 3 South. ZONE NO. 8, HEPPNER ZONE: That territory served by or to be served by the Cooperative within the incorporated city limits of Heppner, Oregon. / __________ Ladies' Play, August 6 Low gross of the field: Pat Edmundson. Flight A: low gross Linda Schultz and Karen Thompson; low net Jan Paustian, Carol Norris and Eileen Padberg; least putts Karen Wildman and Luvilla Sonstegard. Flight B: low gross Suzanne Jepsen; low net Martha Mun- kers; least putts Bernice Lott and Betty Rietmann. Flight C: low gross Floss Watkins; low net Jean Ball; least putts Jackie Allstott, Lucille Peck, Verna Brinda, Cam Wishart. Long drive: Karen Wildman, Martha M unkers, Lorene Montgomery. Chip in: Betty Rietmann, Jackie Allstott. Morrow-Gilliam County line and South of the Township line dividing Townships 3 South and 4 South. The members of the nom inating com m ittee are: ZONE NO. 2: 541-676-9146, 541-384-2023 ZONE NO. 3: Clint Krebs, lone, Oregon, 541-422-7548 -:- Mike Padberg was a visitor Saturday. at the home of his father and -:-Ray and Gae Papineau stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Bill spent several days last week at Padberg. their home before going to the -:- Eugene Sawyer of the Tri- valley with their race horses. Cities was a Lexington caller on UBW C to hold monthly m eeting The Umatilla Basin Watersh ed Council will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Her miston Community Center, 415 South Highway 395. This pro gram is a continuation of the series on areas of the Umatilla Basin Watershed and will cover the lower Umatilla Basin-irri gated agriculture. The meetings are open’to the public and all are invited to at tend. For more information, HEPPNER, OREGON TWO BIG PRCA SHOWS Friday, August 16 • 7:30 pm Saturday, August 17 • 1:15 pm Barrel Racing • Team Roping Bull Riding • Saddle Bronc Bareback Riding • Qalf Roping Steer Wrestling • Mutton Bustin The nominating committee will accept nominations up to and including the last day of August. Nominees must be members of the Colum bia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. They must reside in, and receive service in the Zone in which they will be running. Published: August 7, 14, 1996 contact Luise Langheinrich, 278-3836. HHS yearbook signing Sept. 3 Yearbook signing for grades nine-12 at Heppner High School is scheduled for Tues day, Sept. 3, from 6:30-8:30 p.m . in the high school cafeteria. Junior high yearbooks will arrive the middle of September; that signing date will be announced later. Friday N ig h t & S aturday A fte rno on A ugust 1 6 -17 Fair & Rodeo Grounds, Heppner, Oregon PRCA ALL-AROUND CHAMPION SADDLE D ON ATED »V G A R D N E R S M EN SW EAR M IK E ( T U R I N M E M O R IA L ( A l l H O P IN G CHAMPION BUCKLE Featuring - The Flying C ossacks Rodeo Announcer - Bob Tallman Stock Contractor - Beard Rodeo Co. Bullfighters • Danny Newman Mark Nichols Clown - Rooster Kersten TICKETS: ADULTS $ 8 .0 0 0-12 YRS. $ 5 .0 0 5 & UNDER FREE • Free Parking • • Concessions & Beer Garden • Queen Brenda Holtz Princesses Stormy Howard Beth Hermanns Dawn Boor For information call Sheri Miller (541) 6 7 6 -5 2 S S or to purchase tickets call Nicole Mahoney (541) 676-5157 SPONSORED BY - Graybeal Distributing • Wheat Growers • Les Schwab Tires • Morrow County Grain Growers • Coca-Cola • Carner Auto • Finley Butte Landfill • Partlow Livestock • Bank of Eastern Oregon MORROW COUNTY FAIR AND JACKPOT RODEO FRIDAY, AUGUST 10 * Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo ★ 7:30 pm - Fairgrounds ★ SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 * Main Street Parade-10:00 am • Downtown Heppner ★ * Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo-1 :1 5 pm • Fairgrounds ★ * Cowboy Auction - 8:15 pm - Heppner Elks * SUNDAY, AUGUST 1ft ZONE NO. 4: Tony Doherty, Heppner, Oregon, 541-676-5398 ZONE NO. 8: Bob Ployhar, Heppner, Oregon 541-676-9649 teeing off. School students grade five and up may enroll in class with instructor's permission on a space-available basis, and if an adult takes the class with them. Cost of the class is $20 tuition for six IV 2 hour sessions, plus $20 temporary membership to WCCC for all non-members. John Edmundson will be the instructor. W _________________ By Delpha Jones OREGON TRAI PRO RODEO For two year term: ZONE NO. 2: That territory served or to be served by the Cooperative lying West of the covered. Skills covered include putting, chipping, pitching, ap proaching, fairway shots and Lexington News WCCC Golf NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS Colum bia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. is notifying all members that nom inations are open for the following four director’s positions: towel fee (for sports and P.E.) $3, lunch $1.50, breakfast .75 cents. Pay-to-participate charges are set at $50 per student per sport, with a $100 maximum per stu dent. The maximum charge to families with more than one student participating is $200. These charges must be paid before the student can partici pate in the first athletic contest. Student class schedules and a newsletter will be mailed around Tuesday, Aug. 20. Morrow County Jackpot Rodeo * (Entries limited to Morrow Co. residents and school alumni only) 1:15 pm - Fairgrounds ik FOR INFORMATION CALL SUFRI MILLER <5 II) R7R-52DD