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TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner Oregon Wednesday, September 23,1998 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner Big fan of Heppner, "diamond in the desert" To the Editor: I am a big fan of Heppner, although I have never even U.S.P S 240-420 visited your town. However, I have worked with and know many people who have lived Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office it Heppner, Oregon in Heppner, and I greatly under the Act o f March 3,1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 147 enjoy reading the Heppner W W illow S treet T elephone (5 4 1 ) 6 76-9228 Fa* (541) 676-9211 E-m ail: t Gazette-Times and visiting gt@npidserve net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P O your web site. Bo* 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscriptions SI 8 in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant counties, $25 elsewhere From what I read and hear, I David Sykes ............................................................................................................... Publisher believe there is a quality of April Hilton-Sykes .......................... ................................................................................ Ed|tor life in Heppner that is noteworthy, indeed a rare find these days where a Letters to the Editor community places high value on its civic duties, youth, Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. T he Gazette-Times will not families and residents. I have publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all been so impressed with your letters for use by the C-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. town and the people that hail from Heppner, that I wanted Let's start solving hospital's problems to write and give you my "outsiders" perspective of To the Editor: problems? The board should be what makes your town I was shocked to read of the calling meetings in each special. impending closure of Pionter community immediately to A letter to the editor Memorial Hospital in explain how we got into this published July 22 caught my yesterday's (9/16/98) Gazette- mess and to search for solutions. attention, and heart, in a big Times. The most disturbing is If it is government policy not to way. The letter was written by the fact that we were not support Medicaid, Medicare or Doris Brosnan, titled warned by the board of this rural hospitals as has been "Looking Good Heppner", impending catastrophe. The suggested then the whole who was filled with pnde at the hospital has had financial community should be hounding many improvements made to the troubles before but we have our senators and representatives downtown area, with new always rallied enough support in to change the rules. Surely the sidewalks and highway paving. advance to keep things running. country can't be broke since all She notes that private citizens Now it seems that we have no we've heard from the money and no time. newspapers, television and the I'm sure that every one over 60 Democrats is the wonderful will agree that we need a trauma economy. Maybe all the lies are center, ambulance service and a not about sex in high places. full time physician. How many Next week isn't too early to The Willow Creek Symphony unnecessary deaths must we start working. Let's go. suffer before we can come (s) Don McElligott will begin its fall rehearsals on together and solve these lone Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Heppner Middle For Kevin Campbell School band room. of fairness, decorum and good Rehearsals will be held at 5:30 To the Editor: judgment. I feel that he is not a p.m. each Tuesday. The My husband and I are avid sup democratic lock-step and would porters of Kevin Campbell, who take his 2nd Congressional posi conductor for the symphony will is running as the Democratic Con tion very serious and would ben be Ralph Wemer. The symphony will give two gressman in the 2nd Congressional efit all of us who live within this District of Oregon. When Kevin district. He would be great as concerts this year in conjunction was Grant County Judge for six Oregon’s democratic congress with the South Morrow County years, I personally worked closely man from District #2, one that will Community Choir. The dates of with him on probate, uphold the United States Consti the concerts are Dec. 6 and April conservatorships, guardianships tution for what it stands for, one and adoptions. He worked closely that we Oregonians in District #2 with attorneys, helped close cases would be very proud to represent out in record time and had none us, back in Washington D.C. His dragging on for years as often they heart is in this district. do. He received a letter from the Kevin Campbell is a man of state commending him on his ef character, and “character does ficiency in the probate matters. count.” He is strong-willed. “If I feel that Kevin Campbell is he’s with you, he’s with you and one of the smartest people in I.Q. if he’s not, he’s not, and it doesn’t and is constantly seeking more take but a couple of minutes to knowledge, more information to find out.” inform him on hisjudgments. He Please cast your vote for Kevin is very gracious in manner, inde Campbell on Nov. 3, 1998 to be pendent-minded and profoundly Oregon’s next Congressman from ethical and an avid partisan and Congressional District #2. savvy politician. (s) Sammie and Otho Laurance He maintains a strict standard Canyon City G A Z E T T E -T IM E S take the time to spruce up and pull weeds from the town's planters and flower beds, and she compliments the city workers for their hard work and dedication. She articulates well that the citizens of Heppner care about their town and are motivated to take action for its benefit. What a refreshing attitude. I have referenced Ms. Brosnan's letter at several of my management meetings for the purpose of showing that taking ownership of an issue or project, and having pride and conviction in your work, reaps positive results. These traits also are contagious, and can have a great affect on boosting morale and productivity. Your town appears filled with people that model these characteristics, thereby creating the quality o f life so many people seek. A co-worker and friend of mine, and a Heppner native, is a great ambassador for you, boasting of your community and people. Based on this, I plan to take a group of people on a tour of your town soon so we can see and hopefully meet the people that comprise this diamond in the desert. (s) Joe Wiley Kennewick Symphony to begin new season 25. Due to a shortage of string players, the format of the group will be a concert band this year. Brass and woodwind players of all ages are welcome to join. Basic instrument proficiency and note reading ability are prerequisites to playing in the symphony. Anyone interested in joining may call Myma Van Cleave at 676-5448 for an application form. Tworek selected for scholarship Don't let nursing home residents down To The Editor: I am writing this letter to alert you to the situation developing at Pioneer Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home. That is, the option offered by Pioneer's administration which would lead to closure of the hospital and nursing home. My mother is one of more than 30 of our elderly citizens living at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home. All can no longer stay in their homes, care for themselves and many can no longer speak for themselves. My mother probably would not survive a move to the closest nursing home. She is 84 and completely disabled. She is very dependent on the caring staff at Pioneer. They are her lifeline. The hospital also being in the same facility, supports in her continuing care. We must recognize the need for this facility in our community, to care for and continue to provide the residents with their home and hospital needs. Please call or write Morrow County Health District and let them know your feelings in this issue. We have a heritage in Eastern Oregon of caring for our own and being community oriented, I have seen it time and time again. Please, let's not let down the most vulnerable in our society, %ie folks that need us the most, our sick and elderly dependent citizens. (s) Jan Beitel Umatilla ST0R-4-U Mini-Storage MOVE IN SPECIAL Call For Details. 567-7317 • All Sizes Available ———— | — —— ——— — — »— —— I Arts Council Annual Meeting Monday, September 28th 7 p.m. at the Morrow Estates, Boardman We ufitt hear reports from hoard members on future projects For questions, call 422-7191 up the fund with the Oregon State Scholarship Commission in 1994 with the goal of establishing an endowment of $20,000 and making an annual scholarship award. We reached our goal at the end of 1996 and have now more than doubled our goal which enables us to make an annual scholarship grant." Only the income from the endowment fund will be used to make annual awards, thus leaving the principle intact and creating a perpetual source of scholarships for lone students. Mari* Tworek "The Maryan L. McElligott Marie Tworek of Pendleton Memorial Scholarship Fund was selected as the 1998 assets are currently managed recipient of the Maryan L. by the Oregon Community M c E llig o tt M em o rial Foundation in Portland. Scholarship by the Oregon State Family and friends continue Scholarship Commission in to make gifts to the June. endowment," Jerry added. A $1,000 scholarship was The Maryan L. McElligott awarded to Tworek, a 1996 Memorial Scholarship Fund graduate of lone High School, will continue to make an for the 1998 - 1999 school year. annual scholarship award to Tworek, who begins her second graduates of lone High year at Blue Mountain School who are enrolled or Community College in will be enrolled as Pendleton this fall, is pursuing a sophomores or above in a registered nursing degree and full-time undergraduate working at Good Shepherd course of study at any eligible Community Hospital in post-secondary institution, Hermiston. After she receives including out-of-state her associate degree in the • institutions. Successful summer of 2000 she hopes to applicants can reapply for continue her studies and attend additional assistance. Eastern Oregon State and pursue Applications are available in a bachelor's degree in nursing January from the Oregon from Oregon Health Science State Scholarshi University. Commission at Valley Office The Maryan L. McElligott Park, 1500 Valley River Memorial Scholarship was Drive, Suite 100, Eugene, established in 1993 following Oregon 97401. her short and unsuccessful battle For more information with cancer. McElligott placed a about the scholarship, contact high value on community and Jerry, 422-7567. volunteered in the schools, 4-H and throughout the community. Education was very important to her. She raised eight children; seven have completed their college degrees and the eighth is currently a senior at Regis University in Denver Colorado. The scholarship was established A meeting of the Oregon to provide other students the Wheat Commission will be held opportunity to go to college and Thursday, Sept. 24, at 9 a m. at for youth to caiTy on those the Cousins' Restaurant & values she cared most about, Saloon at 2114 W. 6th St., The said L. J. "Jerry" McElligott, her Dalles. husband and family The meeting is open to the spokesperson. "The family set public. Wheat commission plans meeting Historical Society plans program Joy Christenson The Morrow County Historical Society will host a special presentation by Western Heritage performer Joy Christensen of Baker City on Sunday, October 4, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Lexington Grange Hall. Through storytelling and music, Christensen shares the history of the remarkable teachers who taught in one-room country schools. For this event, she also will tell stones from her own expenence to illustrate the strength of character, re so u rc e fu ln e ss an independence that were developed in students by those teachers and that were characteristic of ranch culture. Lexington Baptist plans Christensen will be accompanied by her dog Sage, the well "schooled" mascot and side-kick. Christensen was bom in Montana, in time to be raised with the expenence, traditions and outlook on life developed during the pioneer era of the great Amencan West. She has been a working cowgirl and horse trainer much of her life. Living on isolated ranches afforded her the opportunity to attend one-room country schools. The program will include a potluck dinner. Those planning to attend are asked to bring salads and desserts. Drawings for door prizes will be held. Everyone is invited to attend. Obituary Francis E. Ely Francis Ely, 84, of Salem, for merly of lone, died Saturday, Sep tember 19, 1998. Services were held Wednesday, September 23, Lexington Baptist Church is 1998 at the Vlrgil T. Golden Mor planning its annual Roundup tuary, with interment at Belcrest Sunday for Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. Memorial Park. The annual event features lots Mr. Ely was bom on July 13, of special music, a brief message 1914 in lone and served in the by Pastor Glenn Anderson, Coast Guard during World War II. followed by a meal of* After the war, he taught school Chuckwagon Stew and biscuits. and coached a variety of sports in Those attending the service are lone for five years. He moved to encouraged to come dressed in Salem in 1951 and was a claims their jeans or other., western director for SAIF until retiring. clothes. This year's special He was a member of Odd Fel music includes a string quintet lows, lone Masonic Lodge, Salem featuring violins, cello and Golf Club and was an avid golfer. double bass. Other instrumental His wife, Florence Fredenckson and vocal numbers will also be Ely, whom he married in 1938, died performed. in 1996. Everyone is invited to attend. Survivors include his son, Visitors are especially welcome. Duane of The Dalles, and two Lexington Baptist is located at grandchildren. 160 East B Street in Lexington. Roundup
