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• i* TWO - Heppner Gazette-Tim es. Heppner, Oregon W ednesday. April 1.1998 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow * Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES 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 t l 8 in Morrow, Wheeler. Gilliam and Grant Coun ties; $25 elsewhere. April Hihon-Sykes............................ •............................................... News Editor Stephanie Jensen ............................................................................. Typesetting Monique Devin Advertising Layout & Graphics Bonnie Bennett ................ Distribution Penni Keersemaker Printer David Sykes, Publisher Bereavement teleconference set Pioneer Memorial Home Health is sponsoring the Hospice Foundation of America's Fifth Annual National Bereavement Teleconference titled "Living with Grief - Who We Are and How We Grieve". Cokie Roberts moderates this 2-1/2 hour live broadcast whose panel features five hospice professionals ‘ that will be focusing on cross-cultural differences in death and dying. The Ed-Net program will have opportunities for people to call in with questions and will be conducted on Wednesday, April 22, from 10:30 a.m. 1 p.m. To register to attend or for more information call Molly Rhea, at 676-2946. Food handlers course set in Boardman The Boardman Greenfield Grange is hosting a local session o f Food Handler Training on Wednesday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the grange hall, 209 First Street, Boardman. Information covered will include guidelines for select ing “safe” food items for booths or community events, safe stor age and cooking techniques and ways to increase volunteer safe food handling skills. At the con clusion of the class, the state test will be offered. There is no charge for the class or the test. There is a $10 fee for the certificate, which is good for three years. The State of Oregon requires employees who handle or prepare food in food service facilities to attend an Oregon Health Division class on safe food handling tech niques, pass a quiz on safe han dling techniques and receive a food handler certificate. Addi tionally, Oregon statues require all community food booths or events where volunteers serve food to have at least one person at the activity w ith a food handler’s certificate. Pre-registration will help to have enough materials on hand. Call 481-6191 for registration or directions to Greenfield Grange. Whiffle ball meeting slated A meeting for whiffle ball parents and coaches will be held at Kate's Pizza on Thursday, ov i O A a J i. V April 9, at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Craig Gutierrez, 676-5160. . SSnseC P O R TR A IT S Color Portrait o n ly $ 3 .9 9 all age* welcoma groups 51.00 extra per person Murray Drugs, Heppner Monday, April 6 12 noon to 5 p.m. April S - Thursday Ladles’ Nite: A ndrea Mortlmore and crew. Ham din n er w ith all the trim m ings, startin g at 6 p.m. April 4 - Saturday Bowl-a-thon “STRIKE OUT FOR KIDS.” Pledge cards a re available a t the bowling alley or the Elks Lodge. April 1 1 » Saturday E aster Egg Huntl Bingo every W ednesday n igh t a t 7:30p.m . R egular Outing on F rid a ys an d S a tu rd a ys © Heppner Elks 358 676-9181 "Where Friends M eet" 142 N. Main Come Share With Us A t Willow Creek Baptist Ckurck Worship Service on Sundays at 11 a.m. Meeting in the 7th-day Adventist Church 560 North Minor, Heppner A nd a t i g W ELC O M E to our new pastor and his wife B rent and Jennifer Waldrep PG & E Gss Transmission Northwest Corporation Letters to the Editor Klamath managers Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Cazette-Times w ill not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use by the G-T office. The C-T reserves the right to edit. receive promotions Make your feelings known To the Editor: I received many comments, phone calls, etc. after my recent letter to the editor. There are a lot of people in the community who are very concerned, as am I, about what medical staff we will have here in just a few months. I would like to make clear that my letter was in no way meant to express the opinion o f the M orrow County Health District. With the potential for a juve nile correctional facility and for a retirement home, we need a stable medical staff, including doctors. As far as I know, the many “hats” wom by the doctor (i.e., medical examiner, director of various departments, etc.) can’t be wom by anyone but a doctor. Mid-level providers, i.e., nurse practitioners, can’t admit to our nursing home and a physician is needed for back-up with our cur rent Level Four certification. I urge concerned citizens to make your feelings known, by whatever method you choose. The next medical board meeting is Monday, April 6 at Boardman. (s) Patricia (Trish) Maben Heppner Newkirk for Congress To the Editor: Second Congressional District race: John D. Newkirk (R), con tender for this job, Navy veteran of WWII/Korea, a man who’s been there, done that. An Amen- can Indian with a concern for the human environment that makes sense and that you’ll like, helped with the greatest gift a man can have, common sense. He’s used that to subsist in mining, logging and ranching. He knows these concerns, like land use laws, etc., EPA’s rules on cattle feedlots, hog, poultry and dairy farms. He knows water will be a coming major fight. No one running this race is as well informed, has the moral cen- ter/courage to take the heat for the hard-working, decent people of this district. You’ll have to stay with him because he’ll catch hell from the people he’ll oppose for you. John knows the arbitrary sepa ration of citizens, on the basis of race, is so evil and destructive that the effects confront all of us in our daily lives. Americans boast o f the freedom enjoyed by us above all other peoples. John will do all he can to maintain the struggle for equality for all citi zens, regardless of race. He’ll not be an errand boy for a political system. Before you decide who to vote for, run, check John out. Reach him in Medford, 772-4068. His web page/Intemet: http://id.mind/net/-newkirk. (s) John W. Blaney Medford Greg Walden to replace Smith far our best choice to do a good To the Editor: job for us. This letter is to let you know When looking at the other two what my thoughts are on the candidates, one falsified some upcoming legislative race for statements in the voter's U.S. representative to replace pamphlet and was also Bob Smith in Washington D.C. questioned on some other facts. I am personally sorry to see Bob My experience with politicians quit the job, but I think we in is, that once a bad egg, the Eastern Oregon have a clear and chance for any improvement or good choice of the man we should elect to take over this change is rather remote. Why he important job. It is, I believe, thinks the voters will now respect without any doubt, our Eastern and vote for him now is beyond Oregon friend Greg Walden of me. The other gentleman candidate, Hood River. as I understand it, has not been In the past I have worked with involved in the type work or life and seen Greg Walden's such as he is asking you to elect decisions on many projects and new laws and benefits for our him to. I am afraid he would be area. One of the first things Greg at a loss on what is needed and will ask and consider is, will this happening in our area. Again I think Greg Walden is new law or regulation benefit or help his constituents rather than our clear choice for this tough put more unneeded rules or job to represent us in Washington regulations in force that will only D.C. Let us vote for Greg and ask make life tougher and more your friends to do likewise. restrictive? Yours for a stronger and Greg Walden is an honest, greater Eastern Oregon where we sincere, thoughtful, down-to- need all the help we can get. earth person. He will not lie to (s)Herb C. Wright you nor mislead you. He is by Fossil Gerald Brown, president and chief executive officer of Kla math First Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary, Klamath First Federal Savings and Loan Association, has announced the promotion of six branch managers to regional managers, including Diane Isom, who is the manager of the North east Region, w hich includes Heppner, Enterprise, Pilot Rock, Union and Hermiston. The new regional managers will continue to manage their lo cal branches and live in their present communities. “This new organizational structure will allow more local ized decision m aking,” said Brown. “These are very experi enced managers, each with an av erage of 21 years in banking. Pre viously all branch managers re ported to me. This new arrange ment allows optimal efficiency and span of control,” he added. Klamath First Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary, operate 33 of fices, in 22 counties throughout Oregon. 4-H News Martingale 4-H Horse Club ’The Martingale 4-H Horse Club had a meeting March 26 at the lone Library. Present at the meeting were Nonnee Walters, Enn Crowell, Tasha Hollis, Kara Miller, Katie Bacon and Sybil Krebs. The meeting was called to order by President Nonnee Walters. Secretary Erin Crowell read the minutes and they were approved. Members discussed having a bake sale in May. Each member will bring three items for the sale. Another fund raiser might be to purchase something to raffle. Erin Crowell gave a demonstration on how to check tack for safety. The meeting was adjourned by President Nonnee Walters who then served snacks. The club will hold its annual Easter egg hunt on horseback Sunday, April 5, at the home of Gene and Kristy Crowell, 68104 Highway 74, lone, beginning at 1:30 p.m. All 4-Hers, family members and guests are welcome to come and take part. Each family is asked to bring Easter candy for prizes. For more information call 422-7564. Tree planting cancelled The tree planting scheduled for downtown Heppner Saturday, April 4, has been cancelled because no bids were received for the purchase of the trees. The planting will be rescheduled at a later date. Has applied for a Modification of an Air Quality Title V Operating Permit The Department o f Environmental Quality has conducted a prelimi nary review o f this application and is providing an opportunity for public comment. For a copy o f the draft permit and a “Chance to Com ment” call Bonnie Hough at (541) 388-6146 extension 223 or call toll free in Oregon at 1 -800-452-4011. For more information see the legal notice section. «# s; The Justice Court at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner reports handling the following cases over the past several weeks: Perry Alan Adams, 67, Heppner, failure to wear safety belt, $54. Stuart Lee Dick, 51, Meacham, failure to wear safety belt, $54. Stacey Lee Jessen, 29, Umatilla, operating unregistered snowmobile, $74. Ronald Owen Larson, 26, Walla Walla, WA., failure to wear safety belt, $54. Robin D. Scott, 35, Heppner, violation of the basic rule 75/55, $82. Memtt Harold Gray, 82, Heppner, failure to drive on the right side of the highway, $127. Mark Raymond Huddleston, 38, Heppner, violation o f the basic rule 71/55, $72. Joshua Travis Peck, 22, Lexington, driving uninsured, driving while suspended, $464. Paul Francis Donovan, 66, Pendleton, failure to wear safety belt, $54. Monte L. Bohannon, 41, Kimberly, operating with out proper ODOT authority, $152. Kenneth Dean McLaughlin, 25, Pendleton, failure to obey traffic control device (stop sign), $127. Albert G. Barbera, 50, Estacada, endangering child passenger, $54. Earl D. Jenks, 73, Springfield, violation of the basic rule 45/35, $74. Jeffrey Patrick Cutsforth, 38, Lexington, failure to wear safety belt, $54. Laurence H. Sullivan, 27, lone, failure to wear safety belt (passenger), $54. Edith R. Hendricks, 47, lone, failure to wear safety belt, $54. John L. Britt, 60, Heppner, wide load with no front or rear warning signs, $52. Mark Duane Thompson, 51, Pendleton, disobeying traffic control device (stop sign), passing in a no pass zone, $254. Vem Alfred Garrett, 51, Hermiston, truck speeding 68/55, $72. James Leo Boor, 50, lone, failure to wear safety belt, $54. Barry David Ater, 31, Portland, disobeying traffic control device (stop sign), $127. William Lee Andrews, 27, Heppner, no Oregon operator's license, $72. Nicole Lynn Clark, 26, Lexington, violation of the basic rule 72/55, no Oregon operator's license, $144. Samuel Alan Myers, 38, Heppner, violation of the basic rule 70/55, $72. Douglas John Brown Jr., 30, Kennewick, WA., failure to wear safety belt, $54. William Ellis Looney, 22, Heppner, driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, $526; furnishing alcohol to minors, $626. What's with hospital board? To the Editor: What is with this hospital board? We need to take a good look at what they are making us lose. We don't like having our lives put on the line by a few people. Who knows who they are? We are losing a top doctor and for what? Hopefully none of you will require monitored care where a change of doctors could be a threat to your health because a new doctor might not know how your body reacts. The care in the hospital is still great but with no good doctor or no doctor how long can it last? Will we be like Alaska, where there are few doctors to provide the care needed and to get to one requires travel? That will mean the hospital will turn into a nursing home with an emergency room on it. (s)Chuck and Betty Bailey Heppner Keep Dr. Atkins To the Editor: I want to say amen to Patricia Maben's letter. L e t’s get rid o f these Adventists. They are not trying to get doctors for us or keep die one we have. I for one think Dr. Atkins is a good doctor and we should do everything we can to keep him. (s) Maude Hughes Heppner Singspiration slated for April 5 This month's community Singspiration will be held at the Christian Life Center, 535 W. Morgan St. in Heppner, Sunday, Football team to attend W O S C camp The Heppner High School Mustang Football Team is going to camp. The team will attend the Western Oregon University team football camp June 21-25. The camp features instruction by Mac Bledsoe and his son Drew of the New England patriots. World champion lineman, Brian Habib of the Denver Broncos, will also attend. Teams from Seattle, Spokane, Portland and Northern California will be in attendance. "We are looking forward to the experience we will get from this exposure to great coaching and other top programs. The days of showing up in August for daily doubles and expecting to be competitive are a thing of the past," said HHS football coach Greg Grant. "We have to do more than our competition to April 5, at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend a time of worship, singing favorite hymns and choruses. Compressor Station 9 Near lone, Oregon Justice Court Report GOLF PROFESSIONAL PETE STRAW ICK Will be Teaching at Willow Creek Country Club Every Thursday Starting on April 2nd Call Luvilla Sonstegard for Appointments 676-5437 « • .i V-<f. n s*' - '• - Xf.«,-»- : m ^ÈkU U lÊtt I I ‘ i have a chance to win regularly and everyone ingoing to camps in the off-season." Sponsors are being sought for those players who need to raise money for camp. The sponsor would promise $205 to cover the cost of camp; the student will pay the $75 deposit which will be due June 20; and then the student will perform 35 hours of work to cover the sponsorship. All sponsors are guaranteed that work will be done to satisfaction, said Grant. "The player could do the work before or after camp. I hope to find enough work that every player who really would like to go can earn the opportunity," said Grant. For more information about sponsoring a player, contact Grant at 541-676-9138; or 676- 5257. .
