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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 9,1998
Letters to the Editor
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through
Blue
Mountain
Community College every term.
She said that the 2-1/2 hour
classes are held once a week .
She added that she will do pre
certification
training
on
Saturdays
in
outlying
communities.
Skinner and her husband
Robert have been residents of
Gilliam County for 10 years and
are currently living on 20 acres
they purchased in the Olex area.
She has two children, Scott who
lives at home and works for
Weimar Farms, and Jaime,
currently living in College Place,
Washington.
Skinner began her career with
Services to Children and
Families in 1991 as a part-time
office specialist working in the
Condon office. Since September,
1997, she has worked full-time
in the agency's Boardman office
as a human services assistant
and homemaker, a position that
has allowed her to provide
services to families in Morrow,
Gilliam and Wheeler counties.
Skinner says she plans to take
her message to all the
communities
in
Morrow,
Gilliam and Wheeler counties
and will share the need for foster
and adoptive homes with all who
will listen. She wants to hold
informational meetings in each
community for those who would
like more information about
becoming foster or adoptive
parents. Watch for notices for
public meetings.
Anyone who has an interest in
becoming a foster or adoptive
parent may call Skinner at (541)
481-9482. "I am happy to
schedule meetings for groups ot
interested people or visit with
individuals about the foster care
program," she adds.
Celebration has little to do
with community
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To the Editor:
Every year I look forward to
going home for the 4th of July
celebration in lone as it has
always been
family
and
community-oriented.
I’ve
boasted to many of my friends
who are from Portland and other
big
cities
that
haven't
experienced a community event.
My boyfriend was excited to
accompany me and experience
personally what I had been
bragging about.
Much to my extreme
disappointment very little was as
I described to him. This year's
celebration had virtually nothing
to do with family or community.
The blues festival was nice, but
way too loud especially during
the fireworks. The kids'
activities were limited and short
lived. No bed races, no auction
(though someone said a few
items did get auctioned off
between bands and even this
time was resentfully given), and
few adult activities like there has
been in the past. Local people
didn't know the location and
time Bingo was being held, as
the
usual
building
was
unavailable. How can we inform
our visitors if those who live
here aren't informed?
This is supposed to be a
community event, but it
appeared to me that the
committee didn’t care. My aunt
and uncle come from Portland
especially for the auction and
golf tournament to support a
community they don't even
belong to. They grew up in small
towns, so they are aware of how
important it is to give to their
community. The auction is held
especially for a
local
scholarship trust to support the
further education of our
children.
This celebration is a time for
family and community. I have
been looking forward to
returning to this community with
my children so they may
experience the benefits of a
family and small community as
I have. I'm all for change and
progress but not at the expense
o f our family and community.
After all, isn't this importance
what we are trying to teach our
children? So why is it difficult
for the committee to continue
this tradition?
(s) Wendy Anderson
Portland
Keep up the good work
To the Editor:
Recently I was able to make
one arrest for illegal possession
of a 78-inch sturgeon in Irrigon,
three arrests
for illegal
possession of an antelope from
Willow Creek Road and four
arrests for illegal possession of
a deer from Butter Creek.
In all of these cases at least
one
local
resident
was
concerned enough to make a
telephone call to report the
violation. Without' their help.
these crimes would have gone
unpunished. It is great to see
these people take an interest in
"their wildlife."
With the huge areas, lack of
funding and time constraints,
there is no way for any police
agency to effectively protect the
wildlife resources on its own.
So, keep up the good work.
(s)Dave Rzewnicki, Trooper
Oregon State Police
Heppner
Historical Society Plans potluck
Plans are underway for the
Morrow
County
Historical
meeting Oct. 4. A potluck turkey
dinner with turkey, potatoes,
dressing and gravy furnished will
be held at 1p.m. with a program
by Jay Christin of Baker City as
speaker. The Chronicles and
local and state membership will
be available at this time.
Port meeting resheduled
A regular Port of Morrow
Commission Meeting will be
held on Wednesday, September
16 at 1:30 at the Boardman
Senior Citizens Center, 305
Olson Road.
The meeting has been
rescheduled for the third
Wednesday of the month rather
than the second Wednesday
because of
commission
conference.
Padbergs selected yard of the month
Foster home recruiter named;
foster homes needed
Kathy Skinner
Kathy Skinner has accepted
the position of foster home
recruiter as part of the Early
Start Project for the Foster Care
Program within the State Office
for Services to Children and
Families' (formerly Children's
Services
D ivision)
Morrow/Gilliam/W heele r
Branch office located in
Boardman.
In her new position, Skinner
will recruit foster homes in
Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler
counties.
The state office for Services to
Children and Families is the
child protective service agency
for the state of Oregon and
provides
assessments
of
children's safety in their homes
as well as services to assure
children are safe within their
families, said Skinner.
The Early Start Project has
been created to assist Services to
Children and Families' branches
to meet a pressing shortage
statewide of foster homes
available to children who are
unable to live in their own
homes due to abuse or neglect
they have been subjected to.
Currently, says Skinner,
because of the shortage of foster
homes, it is often necessary to
place children in foster homes
out of their home areas making
it necessary for them to change
schools and be away from
friends and family. More local
foster homes would make it
possible to keep more children
in their local areas allowing
more regular and frequent
contact between them and their
families and allowing them to
stay in familiar surroundings.
"There's a real need for foster
care and adoptive families," said
Marcie Anderson, foster home
certifier/adoption
worker.
"There hasn't been a lot of
information out there and a lot
of kids need homes."
Anderson said that those
interested need to complete 15
hours of pre-certification held
Jeanette Padberg
The yard of Archie and Jeanette Padberg was selected the
September yard of the month by the Heppner Garden Club and
Green Feed & Seed. The Padbergs moved into their newly built
house shortly before thanksgiving.
Missionaries to speak at Church
Dougg and LeAnn Custer,
missionaries to Austria serving
with
CBIntemational
of
Wheaton, Illinois, will speak
about their ministry at the
Lexington Baptist Church on
Wednesday, September 16, at 7
p.m.
For more than 11 years, the
Custers have been involved in
planting and developing the
Baptist Church in Villach,
Austria, which was started by
CBIntemational missionaries
Tim and Joan Cumings. This
ministry
of
evangelism,
discipleship and leadership
training reached its desired
conclusion in the spring of 1994
with the appointment of elders
to take over all the leading and
teaching responsibilities. When
they return to Austria in the fall
the Custers will continue in
their second church planting
effort in Spittal. Their main
concentration will again be
teaching
and
leadership
training.
LeAnn Custer serves as
treasurer for the Austria field.
Along with mothering three
children, she has been heavily
involved in teaching ministries,
including one-on-one Bible
studies, a women's group and
Sunday school.
Dougg Custer is teach
chairman for the Austria field.
He sits on the national board for
the
theological
education
program and is helping form a
new ministry in Austria that is
designed to provide counseling
help to national church leaders.
Denton to replace Drago
Strategic plan
meeting
scheduled
The Morrow County Court has
passed a resolution appointing
Undershenff Verlin R. Denton as
Sheriff to replace retiring Sheriff
Roy Drago. The appointment is
The kick-off meeting for the effective Thursday, Oct. 29.
development of the updated Hepp Denton will complete the two
ner Community Strategic Plan will years left on Sheriff Drago’s term
be held at the Heppner High • of office.
Denton is a 26-year veteran
School cafeteria on Tuesday
officer,
joining the Morrow
evening, Sept. 15.
County
Sheriffs
Office (MCSO)
Invited speakers and topics in
in
1983
as
a
patrol
deputy. He has
clude Judge Louis Carlson on
worked
at
the
MCSO
for over 15
county services and economic
years,
13
as
undershenff.
Denton
conditions, Oregon Economic
was
promoted
to
detective
ser
Development Dept, regional de
geant
three
weeks
after
joining
the
velopment officer Dave Harlan
on state economic conditions, pro department and then was pro
grams and opportunities, and moted to undersheriff in October
USD A Rural Development coor 1985.
Before joining the MCSO,
dinator Steve Dube on funding lev
Denton
worked for the Curry
els and programs.
County
Shenff
s Office (CCSO)
For more information, contact
for
nine
and
a
half
years at Gold
Rick Minster, Morrow County
Beach
on
the
southern
Oregon
Economic coordinator, 989-8200.
coast. At Curry County, he
worked his way up through the
ranks to detective sergeant. He
started his law enforcement ca
reer as a patrolman for the Gold
Beach Police Dept, in 1973 be-
forejoining the CCSO.
Denton holds management and
executive-level certification from
Oregon’s Dept, of Public Safety
Standards and Training and has
extensive experience in the admin-
lstration and operation of a
shenff s dept., said a MCSO news
release.
Denton, 51, is an Eastern Or
egon native. He was bom in Walla
Walla, WA. and raised in the mill
town of Kinzua in Wheeler
County. He attended eight years
of grade school in Kinzua and
three years of high school in Fos
sil. He graduated from Brooking-
Harbor High School in 1964. He
is married and has two children
and two grandchildren.
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