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Heppner
Candidates
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children, six grandchildren and
13 step-grandchildren.
Mollahan was bom in Morrow
County and graduated from
Heppner High School. He
attended Gonzaga University,
WA, and Blue Mountain
Community College and is
several credits short of a degree
in criminology at Blue Mountain
Community College. Mollahan
served in the U.S. Army from
1958-1960 as a payroll clerk,
earning the rank of SP4. He was
honorably discharged with a
Good Conduct Medal.
Mollahan is retired, working as
a part time farm worker. He is a
member of St. Patrick’s Church
in Heppner and BPOE #358. He
was city policeman of Heppner
from 1964 -1968 and was elected
twice as Morrow County Sheriff,
from 1969 - 1976.
" I have knowledge of the
juvenile code, the procedure of
the courthouse, the duties of the
judge. Among my other duties as
sheriff, other than those of law
enforcement, were tax collecting
and civil defense. I had
budgeting and payroll duties. I
am familiar with the role of the
county commissioner."
Why would a voter select you
over your opponent?: I enter
this candidacy with ability and
background; a strong, sense of
the democratic process; a belief
that good government is based on
having a consensus on the issues;
a willingness to listen and seek
resolutions of issues affecting the
citizens; that I take, the future of
Morrow County very seriously.
If elected, what is the biggest
challenge facing you?: The
major challenge facing Morrow
County will be the great effort
that must be made towards
maintaining
its
livability,
lowering the crime rate, child
abuse and maintaining our
medical services. Effort should
go towards providing family-
wage jobs in the area.
W hat m ajor project would
you like to see accomplished.
W hat is your first priority?:
My first priority and major
project would be towards the
diversification
o f ' county
economy. I would put heavy
emphasis on recreation and a
safe, healthy environment. The
need for an "assisted living"
facility for the county would
greatly benefit the senior citizens
and this facility would provide
more job opportunities.
Please outline a brief plan to
help North M orrow County
accommodate growth: The
county should participate in
planning
for growth and
expansion o f services to North
Morrow County. This would
include
maintaining
and
improvements to infrastructure.
How can you assist South
Richard Maze
1997 BMCC Grad
Oregon Student Scholar
Currently at Whitman College
“I support the Blue Mountain Community College
bond measure because BMCC provides a service
that benefits everyone in our community. Blue
Mountain provides an excellent and affordable edu­
cation for those transferring to universities, for
those looking for specific job skills, for those seeking information on
technology and for those pursuing other personal educational inter­
ests. BMCC must have the necessary resources if it is to continue
equipping people with the skills required to excel in this changing
environment. On November 3rd, vote YES for the Blue Mountain
Community College Bond Measure."
FACULTY at BMCC, we challenge our students to academic
accomplishment while fostering a love fo r learning that will last a
lifetime. We applaud the success o f students, like Richard, as they
experiment with new ideas, think critically and effectively solve
problems.
THE BMCC FACULTY seek your support for Bond Measure 30-34.
STUDENTS WILL BE THE REAL WINNERS!
Paid fo r by F rien d s o f B M C C
M orrow County in retaining
and creating jobs?: South
Morrow County needs to engage
in vigorous planning to meet the
challenge of Kinzua reductions
or closure. Cooperative retaining
programs will need to be
available from BMCC, EOSU
and private industry.
Invite
diversification by attracting new
business and industry to South
Morrow County.
W hat is the m ajor problem
created by the plan to
incinerate chemicals at the
Army Depot. How would you
address
this
problem ?
Department of Defense is in
charge of this project and if
problems do arise, the county
will have full and complete
federal and state participation.
The county court should act in an
over-sight role to protect safety
and health of out residents.
Outline a brief plan to
allocate M orrow C ounty's
tippage fees, or if you are
satisfied with the present plan,
explain that: The tippage fees
should be managed as all county
funds are managed. They should
not be held as a slush fund o f the
county court. Citizens need to be
consulted on the use of the funds
before they are allocated or
pledged as these fees concern all
of Morrow County.
Briefly outline a plan to
allocate county services, such
as road construction and
maintenance,
among
the
communities: All road work
should be allocated on a "real
need" basis. The necessity for
farm
to
market
roads,
recreational access, safe bus
routes
and
economic
development should play a role
in all allocations.
Are you in favor of
establishing a road between
tone and Boardm an. Why or
why not?: I am in favor of
establishing a road between lone
and Boardman as we need a more
direct and shorter route to
Boardman. This would benefit
the transportation of farm
commodities, faster access to the
freeway and quicker response
time for police officers to the
Boardman area.
action".
Do you think the present
Morrow County juvenile court
system should be retained or
should
jurisdiction
be
transferred over to circuit
court. Why? W hat are your
qualifications for serving as
juvenile court judge? 1 believe
that the jurisdiction of juvenile
court should be retained as it is
now handled. Juvenile court is
able to handle local juvenile and
family problems effectively. I
feel fully qualified to address the
problems of juvenile court from
my past training and experience.
Do you agree with the current
system of two commissioners
and a judge elected at large.
Why or why not. If not, what
system would you propose ? I
agree with the current system
because it reflects the one
person, one vote, on a county
wide basis,
"Democracy in
Saints Episcopal Church Nov. 7.
Members are asked to bring any
arts and crafts items for sale,
two dozen cookies and any
white elephant items.
Club sponsors
watercolor
workshop
A watercolor workshop,
featuring Oregon Watercolor
Society artist Nancy Bourgeois
from Spray will be held Friday
and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21 at
the
Morrow
County
fairgrounds.
Participants may bring any
sort of subject matter they
would like to paint.
Some painting materials and
ideas for pictures will be
available.
Another workshop to be given
by Shari Cantrell is being
planned for Dec. 4-5. Cantrell
specializes in teaching florals
and portraits.
Both events are sponsored by
Morrow County Creative Arts
and Crafts Club. Students need
not be c’ub members and
beginners
are
welcome.
Anyone interested in either
class is invited to call Sharon
Harrison, work 676-9164; home
989-8496, as soon as possible.
Reservations are limited.
Two local teenagers with
"outstanding artistic abilities",
Audra Bunch and Ton Odinet,
will be sponsored to a workshop
by MCCACC said a club
spokesperson.
Craft club members are
reminded of the arts and craft
sale and show to be held at All
News deadline
5p.m. Monday
D ear Friends and Neighbors,
Thank you for the encouragement and support you have provided to me as
your state representative. Although we have accomplished many great things
while I have been in office, there are very important challenges that lie ahead:
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Making state government smaller and making it work smarter tor
Central and Eastern Oregon
Insuring a high-quality education for our schoolchildren
Establishing a balance between protecting our natural resources and
preventing people who depend on the environment from losing their
jobs
I know we share the same fundamental ideas about the future/ and I will make
sure your voice is heard. You have my word on that.
Please vote on November 3rd.
Re-Elect Lynn Lundquist.
The right man for the job ahead.
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Voters
from paga 1
a year with an additional one­
time only state start up costs of
$104,000.
State Ballot M easure 63:
allows passage of greater-than
majority voting requirements
only by an equally large
majority. A measure imposing a
2/3 majonty voting requirement
to change a law would require a
2/3 majority to pass.
This measure is estimated to
have no effect on state or local
government expenditures.
State Ballot M easure 64:
prohibits many present timber
harvest practices and imposes
more restrictive regulations.
It prohibits chemical
herbicides, and pesticides in the
forest; limits the size of trees
that can be harvested; imposes
new
harvest
regulations
including federal regulation by
classifying forest land waters as
navigable; requires state to
submit new forest land water
quality
plan
to
federal
Environmental
Protection
Agency and seek approval
before permitting logging. It
authorizes citizens' suits to
enforce
new
harvest
Smith, Socialist; Patti Steurer,
Natural
Law;
Roger G.
Wcidner, Reform.
State Representative 57th
District:
Bob
Jenson,
Independent;
Vem
Kube,
Republican.
State Representative 59th
District: Lynn Lundquist,
Republican, unopposed.
State Superintendent of
Public Instruction: Stan Bunn,
Margaret Carter, non-partisan.
State Judge of the Suprem e
Court, Position No. 7: William
Riggs, Bob Tieman.
State Judge of the Suprem e
Court, Position No. 4: Susan
M. Leeson, unopposed.
State Judge of the C ourt of
Appeals, Position No. 4:
Virginia L. Linder, unopposed.
State Judge of the C ourt of
Appeals, Position No. 7:
Robert Wollheim, unopposed.
State Judge of the Circuit
Court, 6th District, Position
No. 2: Ronald J. Pahl,
unopposed.
R ec. Dist.
advisory vote
on ballot
Morrow County voters will be
asked Tuesday if they wish to
continue providing current
community recreation programs
and to continue levying current
property taxes for the Morrow
County Unified Recreation
District. The rec. district
currently provides approx.
$365,000 in funding to the
Morrow County School District
each year.
The vote is advisory only and
not binding.
Recreation District Board
Chairman Kyde Estes says the
vote is a way for the recreation
district to honor its promise to
the voters of Morrow County.
"This advisory vote is our
way of keeping our promise to
the voters to look at this again
in three years," Estes said. "And
see if they still want to fund the
district."
The original district levy was
set up for three years only,
however, a change in state law
has now made it possible for
the district to continue levying
taxes in peretuity.
"We feel we need to honor our
committment to the taxpayer,"
Estes said.
On what the district will do
with the vote results Estes said:
"Our (the board's) intention is to
honor the wishes o f the
taxpayers.
If there is an
overwhelming no vote we do
not intend to levy again in the
near future."
restrictions.
State revenues and
expenditures are estimated to
decrease $25,000,000 per year.
A 65 percent harvest reduction
is estimated in eastern Oregon
and a 60 percent reduction is
estimated in western Oregon.
Decreases apply to private,
local and state lands.
Revenues to schools are
estimated to decrease by
$33,200,000 annually. County
and special district revenues are
estimated to decrease by
$7,800,000 per year.
State Ballot Measure No.
65: amends the constitution and
creates a process for petitioning
the legislature to require its
review of administrative rules.
No effect on state or local
government expenditures or
revenues is expected.
State Ballot M easure 66:
amends the constitution to
dedicate 15 percent of net
lottery proceeds to parks,
beaches,
salmon,
wildlife
habitat
and
watershed
protection.
The measure would take 15
percent of lottery funding away
from job creation, economic
development
and
public
education.
Half of the fund would create
and maintain state parks, ocean
shores, public beach access
areas, historic sites and and
recreation areas. The other half
School Superintendent Chuck
would go to a single agency to
Starr said the district has not
administer funds to protect
made specific plans on where it
native salmon, wildlife habitat,
will cut if it does not receive the
watersheds, using at least 65
funding from the district. But he
percent for capital expenditures.
did say the school district will
State Ballot Measure No. 67:
have to somehow get along
allows the medical use of
without $365,000 in funding.
marijuana within specified
He also added that funding is
limits and establishes a state
coming from the recreation
controlled permit system.
district for the coming budget
It allows for medical use of
year, and any decision by the
marijuana to mitigate symptoms
rec district would affect the
and effects of debilitating • following year's school budget.
medical conditions which
include cancer, glaucoma,
AIDS, HIV, MS and others. It
requires written proof by a
physician. It exempts the permit
holder or applicant from
marijuana criminal statutes and
authorizes criminal charge
defense for medical use without
Doug Jerome of the Church of
permit. It limits the amounts of
the Redeemer in Pendleton will
usable marijuana and the
be the speaker at All Saint's
number of plants that can be
Episcopal Church Sunday. Nov.
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possessed.
Jerome, who is junior warden
State expenditures are
at his church, suffered an illness
estimated at $147,000, based on
a few years ago that left him
the assumption that 500
without his eyesight. He will
applicants will register with the
tell the story of how he learned
Oregon Health Division each
to cope with blindness. He is
year. Some or all of the costs
still able to hunt deer and elk.
may be offset by fees.
Jerome will be accompanied
U.S. Senator: Dean M. Braa,
by
his wife Phyliss and his
Socialist;
Jim
Brewster,
guide dog, Brogan.
Libertarian;
Michael
A.
Campbell, Natural Law; John
PUBLIC NOTICE
Lim,
Republican;
Karyn
Auction Notice
Moskowitz,
Pacific;
Ron
Wyden, Democrat.
The City of Heppner Police
U.S. Representative in • Dept. Will hold an auction on No­
vember 20 , 1 998 at 8:00 am at 1 98
Congress,
2nd
District:
Lindsey Bradshaw, Libertarian;
NW Willow Street, Heppner, OR.
Kevin Campbell, Democrat;
Following is a list of items that will
Greg Walden, Republican;
be Auctioned off: Five (5) Bi­
Rohn "Grandpa"
Webb,
cycles One (1) Office Chair, One
Socialist.
(1) Car, One (1) Copyer and sev­
State Governor: Blair
eral Miscellaneous items. Item
Bobier, Pacific; Richard P.
may be viewed at the above ad­
Burke, Libertarian;
John
dress or phone 541-676-9620 for
Kitzhaber, Democrat; Bill
additional information.
Sizemore, Republican; Trey
Published: October 28,1998
Jerome to
speak at
All Saints