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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 9, 1996
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Letters to the Editor
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
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Domestic Violence Awareness month
Heppner
Unconscionable
To the Editor:
1 am responding to Jimmy
Kinzer's letter in the Oct. 2,
19%, edition of the Heppner
Gazette-Times.
I am running for Morrow
County Treasurer because I am
proud of my accomplishments
of the last 16 years as your
county treasurer and because I
have many more goals to meet
if I am elected to a fifth term.
Among them I plan to organize
a county investment commit­
tee, asking four to six profes­
sional and lay people to meet
with me on a regular basis to
review county investments and
to prepare a county investment
policy for approval at the coun­
ty and state level.
I have been the elected trea­
surer for 16 years. I was also ap­
pointed tax collector in 1979
and worked in both capacities
until June 22, 1994, when I was
dismissed as tax collector. The
pending legal action is a dial
lenge to my abrupt removal
from the tax collector position
in 1994. I believe that my pro­
fessional reputation required
that I take this action.
In spite of our differences of
opinion in this matter, the
county court and I have con­
tinued to work together per­
sonally and professionally for
the good of Morrow County.
(s) Margo Sherer
Morrow County Treasurer
waste
offices.
To the Editor:
You see, domestic violence
October is Domestic Violence
does happen here. It affects all
aw'areness Month. This month,
U S P S 240-420
of us-every community, every
battered women's advocates in
workplace, every family. And
Umatilla and Morrow counties,
Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
we all have a responsibility to
Published weelds ami entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner,
and across the nation, are
Oregon under the Act o f March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner,
end domestic violence. Action
working to focus public aware­
Oregon Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Postmaster
can be as simple as contributing
ness on the epidemic of do­
send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Tim es, P.O. Box 337, Heppner.
money to your local shelter or
mestic violence and encourag­
Oregon 97838 Subsc riptions: $18 in Morrow, W heeler, Gilliam and (.rant Coun­
through
United Way, becom­
ties; $25 elsew here
ing all Americans to become
April Hihon-Sykes
News Editor
ing
a
crisis
line volunteer, or
part of the solution.
Stephanie Jensen
Typesetting
having
a
DVS
speaker come in­
Domestic violence has reach­
Monique Dec in
................................Advertising Layout & Graphics
to
your
workplace,
church,
ed epidemic proportions. In the
Bonnie Bennett
Distribution
club,
or
agency
to
teach
the
Penni Keersemaker
Printer
United States, four million
dynamics of family violence
women
are
physically
abused
D avid S ykes, P ublisher
and what can be done.
each year by the men who pro­
No women should fear vio­
mised to love them. It's easy to
lence in her own home. No
tell ourselves that not much of
child should dread coming
that sort of thing happens here,
home. This month, DVS ad­
but that's not so. Just ask any­
vocates
and volunteers will be
one who works with victims-
available
to do presentations,
police, medical professionals,
and
will
be
distributing posters
hum an
service •
learning tool will begin Oct. 24. cou rts,
to
create
an
awareness and to
The Oregon State University
Two daytime programs, of agencies.
offer
help
to
victims. I encour­
Extension Service's Hermiston
From January through
three credit hours each, will re­
age
readers
to
join in the effort
office will present a new pesti­
ly solely on the new program August of this year, Domestic
of
providing
services
and help­
cide training opportunity on
and enrollment is limited to six Violence Services (DVS) has
ing
to
stop
the
violence.
(If a
sheltered
113
women
and
106
Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Her­
pre-registered participants per
speaker
or
a
poster
is
wanted,
children
(for
the
total
of
1,976
miston Agirucltural Research
session. An evening program,
call 276-3322.) Remember, we
and Extension Center in Her-
open to all drop-ins, w ill use a nights). We took 1,380 crisis serve all of Umatilla and Mor­
calls
on
our
hotline.
We
had
miston.
traditional instruction-based
row counties. For questions,
Myron Shenk, of the OSU
pesticide training program and another 1,236 calls for informa­
please contact me at 276-3322.
tion
(mostly
from
victims,
Extension Service, has been in­
begins at 6 p.m.
Sincerely,
friends,
and
families
who
want
volved in the development of
All of these programs are free
(s)
Kricket
Nicholson
to know what kind of help is
a new innovative and interac­
and pesticide recertification
Executive Director, DVS
available).
We counseled 502
tive computer assisted learning
credits will be available for
Pendleton
program that helps guide par­ those who already have their adults and 153 children in our
ticipants through the basics of
licenses but would like to brush
pesticide applicator training. It
up on pesticide safety.
is designed to be used in ^ It is recommended that those
preparation for taking the
interested call the Extension of­ To the Editor:
private pesticide applicator's
In 1968, 1 built the first To the Editor:
fice, 567-8321, to pre-register,
ed his business late at
exam and to satisfy recertifica­ and confirm date, location and known redemption drop-box
At last, a candidate for Mor­ night to get us that one part we
tion needs.
for pop and beer containers.
time of the programs.
row County Commissioner that needed so we could get our
Initial trial runs of this new
And it worked.
doesn't need to supplement his trucks and equipment on the
Then, in 1971, we were so
income.
job early in the morning.
proud when the legislature ap­
John Wenholz is a fair and
We can't afford not to vote
proved our idea for a bottle bill.
In h o n o r o f the
honest individual with a desire for a candidate like John. Join
We expected it would encour­ to serve the citizens of Morrow me in electing John Wenholz
5 0 th w edding a n n iv ersa ry o f
age recycling. And did it ever.
County. Mr. Wenholz believes for Morrow County Commis­
Mr. a n d Mrs. R a y m o n d F r e n c h ,
Now Measure 37 comes
in progress, trying not to dupli­ sioner.
along. Measure 37 will put a cate problems of the past and
Wesley Wise
th eir ch ild ren a n d g ra n d ch ild ren
major crack in the great Oregon has on several occasions open-
Irrigon
req u est the p le a s u re o f y o u r
bottle bill. Why? Because Mea­
sure 37 takes away from the
co m p a n y at a celebra tio n on
recycling progress we've made
S a tu rd a y , the 1 9th o f O ctober fr o m
these last 25 years by turning
valuable assets as a county
5-8 in the ev en in g at the
our grocery stores into recycl­ To the Editor:
commissioner.
ing
centers.
Let
me
repeat:
I have known John Wenholz
H ep p n er E lk s Lodge.
John is the type of guy who
Measure 37 dumps even more
for over 20 years. During this
will research issues thoroughly
stuff on our grocery stores and
time I have had opportunity to
and will be fair in making deci­
away from the recycling pro­ work with him in different
sions that affect all of the peo­
cess.
areas as he was involved with
ple in Morrow County. He will
Recycling
at
our
curbs
and
in
several
youth
programs
in
the
HA??Y
be
willing to take "to u gh ”
bins and drop-boxes has pro­ community and school district.
stands
on issues and not bow
gressed and increased because
John's background is varied
DAT!
to
special
interest groups if they
of the Oregon bottle bill; it'd be
and includes time spent as an
do
not
represent
the best for all
f f
a crying shame if it now stop­ iron worker, and several suc­
concerned.
ped because of it.
cessful ventures as a self-em­
Sincerely,
Join me, one of the folks who
ployed b usin essm an. His
Show friends
(s)
Bob Byrd
first worked to make our bot­ honesty, perserverence and
i «io# it'g Hot n r pi fcc
and loved ones
Irrigon
tle bill law, in voting no on 37.
problem solving abilities will be
To 6¡re You aovice,
LTe^'7..«s how much you
Sincerely,
w t ivt DoiM6 it agriuar..
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care with a
(s) James K. (Keith) Delaney
Sweetest Day
Pacific City
National Boss Day
card from
do it, a request for service gets
To the Editor:
Hallmark.
is Wednesday,
immediate action and a suc­
In November, Morrow Coun­ cessful conclusion.
O
O ctober 16
ty voters will make an impor­
He believes strongly in Mor­
Even bosses like to hear
Brick Elton Sager and Tegan tant decision in the selection of
row
County and is optimistic
how special they are! At
Abigail Sager-twins Brick Elton a county commissioner. This
about
the county's future. The
Hallmark, you'll find the cards
and Tegan Abigail were bom to letter is written in support of
county
needs a person with
that
can
do
the
job
for
you.
S w eetest D ay is S atu rd ay , O c t . 19
Laura and Kelly Sager of Lex­ John Wenholz who is a can­
energy
who
will try to repre­
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ington on September 30, 1996. didate for that position.
sent all its citizens. John Wen­
W
Brick Elton weighed 5 lbs. 9 oz.
John is a successful business­ holz is that kind of person.
and was 19” long, Tegan man who has always found
Sincerely,
Abigail weighed 4 lbs. 9 oz. and time to support his communi­
(s)
Matt
Doherty
was 18” long. The twins join ty. He is especially interested in
their sister, Darby, at home.
the youth of this county and
Maternal grandparents are has devoted many hours to
James and Susan Humphrey.
projects in their behalf. Never
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6 7 6 -9 1 5H
Great-grandparents are Lee
one to wait for the other guy to
and Patsy Hoover and Abbie
Humphrey, all of Fossil. Great-
great-grandmother is Evelyn
Woods of Vancouver, WA.
A H ILA R IO U S O N E -M A N PLAY BY H UM OR W RITER
Paternal grandparents are
Harley and Bertha Sager of
Hermiston. Great-grandfather
is Harley Sager of Parma, ID.
Th$ nitionilly loved humorist, author of boat sellers like "THEY
Great-grandmother is Bertha
Gates of Old Town, ID.
SHOOT C A N O ES , D O N ’T THEY?" has created:
Hannah Louise Lynch-a
daughter, Hannah Louise, was
born to Teri and Greg Lynch of
Walla Walla on October 2,19%
at St. Mary's Medical Center in
Walla Walla. The baby weigh­
ed 7 lbs. and was 21” long.
G A Z E T T E -T IM E S
Pesticide training session offered
No on 37
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Elect Wenholz county commissioner
Wenholz tough, fair
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To the Editor:
The October 19% National
Geographic issue has an in­
teresting map of the U.S.
outlining in color all the federal
lands in the 50 states. 1 ask the
editors of the Oregonian to
reproduce this map in living
color.
Precious little land exists in
Oregon that is not Forest Ser­
vice land, Bureau of Land
Management land, Fish and
Wildlife or Wild and Scenic
Rivers. If Oregon voters elect
people eager to bypass multi­
ple use of these lands, and elect
people who choose to lock up
and waste these incredible
resources, there will be pre­
cious few people left to support
the economy of the entire state.
Only actually looking at these
vast acres will drive home the
enormity of the waste if a com­
promise is not worked out for
conflicting views of how our
lands should be managed or
not managed. Political advan­
tage should not be the deciding
factor. Our futures are too
threatened.
The Strawberry Mountain
wildfire near Prairie City, Ore­
gon, started in designated
wilderness area, jumped the
fire lines for the supposedly
controlled burn, and burned for
tw'o weeks, much of it on adja­
cent private land. The result
was destruction of 10,OtX) acres.
This is a mere fraction of our
total burn this year.
Our forests need manage­
ment in these areas-not neglect.
Some of our experienced,
knowledgable Forest Service
managers are retiring rather
than watch the continued des­
truction of our forests which
are now being controlled by
persons far from the scene, for
political ends and purposes.
In July, contrary to current
law, the Clinton Administra­
tion issued an administrative
rule through Agriculture Secre­
tary Dan Glickman that there
shall not be any helicopter
salvage logging in roadless
areas where no buildings are
threatened and where 25 per­
cent of the trees are alive.
The resulting inferno from
the remaining 75 percent is
hard to imagine. It is not only
an unconscionable waste of
precious resources, but an ex­
treme hazard to Forest Service
employees; to say nothing of
the destruction of neighboring
non-wilderness lands.
Besides looking at the map of
just how much Federal land ex­
ists in the West, I would en­
courage everyone to look
around their hom es and
garages and businesses. W'hat
isn't made from natural re­
sources of some kind? If we
had not controlled nature we
would still have the bubonic
plague and Stone Age living
quarters. This is not to say that
we should consume all that we
have in the past, but the solu­
tion should be wise, sus­
tainable use-not neglect.
Sincerely,
(s) Margaret (Meg) G. Murray
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excuse our Clutter
Marriage License«
as we inlarge yaw’s
The Morrow County Clerk's
office at the courthouse in
Heppner reports issuing the
following marriage license dur­
ing the past week:
Oct. 1: Paul Joseph Kramer,
33, Irrigon; and
Tracy Lynn Rash, 33, Irrigon.
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W A RN IN G : Spokane's Spokesman-Review cautions that "the audience was
laughing so hard for so long...I thought people might hurt themselves."