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FOUR - H eppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon W ednesday. April 8,1998 I 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 Publish«! weekly and entered <u periodical matter at the Port Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical pottage paid at Heppner. Oregon Office at 1 47 West Willow Street. Telephone (541)676-9228 Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gaiette-Times, P O. Bo* 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subsc riptions: $18 in Morrow, Wheeler. Cilliam and Grant Coun ties; $25 elsewhere April Hilton-Svkes ...............................•................................................... News Editor Stephanie Jensen ............................................................................. TypetettMg Monique I Vein Advertising Layout & Graphics Bonnie Bennett ................. .*.................................................................. Distribution Penni Keersem aker...................... ....................................................... Printer David Sykes, Publisher Letters to the Editor Editor's note Letters to the Editor must be signed The Cazette-Times will not publish unsigned letters Please include your address and phone number on all letters (or use by the C-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. Better off with Cooley? To the Editor: Recently there was a long article in the Oregonian regarding the conflict of interest that exists between Congressman Bob Smith and his son's (Bob's) lobbying organization and Bob Smith as a Congressman. Last Saturday the Oregonian front page left column wrote about the failure of Bob's Forest Recovery and Protection Act of 1998 in Congress. It seems possible that the press is on another Cooley type persecution. Cooley was the author of the Timber Salvage Ibeowsfully prosecuted as the DA for Coos County. Since that time and now, I have witnessed Earl successfully prosecute murders, rapes, robbery and virtually ev ery crime imaginable. I know him to be aggressive, honest and fair, and a man who likes people. I think w e are fortunate to have him as our District Attorney, and as sheriff o f Morrow County, I urge you to re-elect him. (s) Roy L. Drago, Sheriff o f Morrow County Boardman Announces resignation (Editor's note: the following letter was sent to the Heppner mayor and city council members.) To the Editor: Mayor Jepsen, City Councilors and Heppner Citizens: Friday, May 1, 1998, will be my last workday as your city manager. I have accepted the position of city manager for the city of North Bend on the Oregon Coast and will assume that position on May 11. During my tenure, (I) was blessed to work with many fine people and, together, we accomplished much. I am proud to have been a part o f projects that saw the improvement o f the city sewer plant and system, creation o f the Memorial Park and the veteran's memorial, construction o f the city park restroom and playground, preservation and regaining o f vital services in the aftermath' o f Measures 5 and 50, development o f Lakeview Heights subdivision, construction o f the new public works equipment building, implementation o f a housing rehabilitation program,, creation o f the library district which brought improved service to the community, construction o f the W illow Creek Water Park, replacement o f four bridges, paving and reconstruction o f over 40 percent o f the city's streets, installation o f the water telemetry system, construction o f the new fire hall addition and the acquisition of the 1994 International fire truck and the remaking o f our downtown through the ambitious Main and May Street Project and the Downtown Building Renovation Program. None o f these accomplishments would have been possible without the strong and constant support o f the city council, city staff and, most importantly, the many fine citizens o f Heppner. This has been a very special time in my life and I will always cherish the many friends and memories made over these past years. May the Lord bless each i To the Editor: The com ing county election promises to be the most interest ing in years. If none o f the candi dates had withdrawn, we would have had the choice o f nine can didates for county judge alone. One wonders if the candidates studied the work o f previous judges and decided that anyone co u ld do the jo b . Probably though, the salary, benefits and perks were the deciding factors for some o f the candidates. Anyone who wins the job is engaging in a tough learning situ ation unless they have had some prior experience in governmental budgeting and finance and have a lot o f common sense. It also helps to know a debit from a credit and be able to read and un derstand financial reports. I per sonally prefer someone for the job who has successfully operated his own business. Surprisingly, some o f the most penurious people are not very careful when they can Rider which infuriated the tree hugging left, Albert Gore and Bill Clinton. Gore and Clinton retaliated against Cpoley by making it impossible for Cooley to get his military records and set him up for prosecution. It becomes easy to see that we would be better o ff with Cooley now because it seems Cooley was and is more able to pass legislation important to east Oregonians. Smith's candidate, Walden, can’t possibly be even as able as Smith. (s) Bem ie Wertgen Hood River candidate for Oregon House District 56 Re-elect Earl Woods, DA To the Editor: - - C ^ > I want to take this opportunity to endorse Earl R. Woods, Jr. for the position of District Attorney for Morrow County, Oregon. I have known Earl for 24 years as a prosecutor in both Coos and Morrow counties and I know him to be a man o f both integrity and character. When serving as a police of ficer in Eastside, Oregon, I be came involved in a senes of high- profile serious crimes which Earl Endorses Van Arsdale o f you in a very special way and may His blessing continue to be poured out on this wonderful community. With Great Affection, (s) Gary B. Marks City Manager, Heppner Commission plans meeting The M ojtow County Commis sion on Children and Families w ill hold its next m eeting o ff Tuesday, April 14, at the Morrow County Family Service Center, 120 South Main, Heppner, at 7 p.m. The main item ofbusiness will be the approval o f the community development proposals and the com mission ftinding policy. This is a public meeting and everyone is invited to attend. spend public money. In fact, I re member one man that served to gether with me for several terms on the school board that though not personally conservative was a most careful spender and ana lyzed every expenditure. A Heppner rancher who served who served several years on the county budget committee was also ajeal- ous guardian of public money. I am writing this to endorse Guy Van Arsdale for county judge. He was a successful busi nessman and after he retired was persuaded to become the public works director While he has held this job, he has demonstrated a sound grasp of public finance and budgeting and is probably the most qualified of all the candi dates in the things that I have mentioned. He is greatly con cerned about at-nsk juveniles and I expect that he will pursue some innovative plans if he wins the office. I believe that he has the ability and courage to represent Morrow County in the potential struggles with the federal govern ment over the Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project. Local government does have some voice in federal policy, but the agencies prefer to ignore their rights. Van has another qualification that is most important for the job. He loves the whole county and has no regional preferences. When he was in business build ing roads, he had some equipment the county didn’t have and many times he loaned us his lowboy or roller or would smooth out one of our mountain roads without charge. In fact, in the 80s, he did some small jobs for the county during his idle time at a cost well below any contractor’s bids. The six jobs that I recall were the cut and fill on the Dave Baker Road; straightening the Pettys Canyon Road; the Buttercreek Road at Gordon O ’Brien’s and upper and lower Sanford Canyon; and fill ing the slide on the Weyland Grade, all of which were done for a total of less than $30,000. The local SCS engineer measured the yardage of the first o f these jobs and advised us to keep Van work ing as he was moving dirt for less than we could do it ourselves. I’ve always thought that because he was proud of our county and good roads he wanted to help and en courage us. This letter is not meant to dis parage the character or abilities of any of the other candidates, many of whom are my friends. I do urge you to vote for Van Arsdale because I feel that he has the character and ability to bring the county through these perilous times. (s) Don McElligott lone April 1 1 - Saturday EASTER EGG HUNT! Starting at 10 a.m.: Preschool at the City Park; first and second grades at the Middle School Playground; third and fourth grades at Hager Park. The Easter Bunny will be making his annual visit at the City Park at 10 a.m. ______________ Bingo every W ednesday night a t 7:30p.m . R egular Pining on F ridays a n d S a tu rd a y j HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 be known Elections can be a boor ON THE WEB w w w .m cgg.net ELECT ROD OSGOOD for JU S T IC E O F T H E PE A C E ❖ Everyone is innocent until proven guilty. ❖ The guilty should be sentenced in a way that will persuade them to change their behavior. ❖ That restitution should be paid to as many victim s as possible. ❖ My Primary Job is not to raise m oney for the county, but to help protect and make life more pleasant for the people who live here. At times may be a chore For a better administration Let’s have celebrations FOR COMMON SENSE JUSTICE And let Guy Van Arsdale VOTE ROD OSGOOD in the door. Paid lor by the Comnwmne« to E led Guy Van Andak Morrow Co. Judge Paid for by the Committee to Elect Rod Osgood Justice of the Peace We’re Spring Cleaning! you're looking fo r a good used carf now is the time to stop by Wright Chevrolet! 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However, conversations since that meeting suggest that not all people who have strong opinions about the situation have made their opinions known to the authorities. Their letters, whether in support or in opposition, are equally important as the testimony already given. The committee will only gain a clear view of Heppner's position on the proposal if interested people make certain they have been heard. So, I encourage every interested person to tell your neighbor what you think, of course, but if you haven't already, write what you think to the people who are going to make the decision in May. Send your reasons to the Oregon Youth Camp Siting Committee, Brad Mulvihill, 62910 O.B. Riley Road, Bend, OR 97701. (s) Doris Brosnan Heppner "Where friends M eet" ■B3 Chenrolet Astro Van, a ll wheel drive $9,800.00 Wright Chevrolet, Inc. Chevrolet & Oldsmobile r S3 Phone 541-763-4175 -:- Fossil, Oregon Herb Wright Bill Maclnnes -:- Bill Maclnnes, Jr.
