FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 13, 1999
In the Service
Letters to the Editor
Navy Airman Joseph Baker,
son of Robin Baker of lone and
Robert Baker of Cecil, recently
completed a six month deployment
to the western Pacific Ocean, In
dian Ocean and Arabian G ulf
aboard the aircraft carrier USS
Abraham Lincoln.
While deployed in the Arabian
Gulf, Baker’s ship aided multina
tional interception operations in
prohibiting contraband transports
to and from Iraq.
During the deployment, Baker
and crew members had the op
portunity to visit Hong Kong,
Singapore and the United Arab
Emirates.
The 1996 graduate of lone High
School, lone, joined the Navy in
June, 1996.
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Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager
By Claudia Hughes
"Good morning...good
afternoon, Heppner Chamber of
Commerce." Some of Monday's
calls: "Reservations for four at
the luncheon; does Heppner
have candidates for a Miss or
Mrs. Eastern Oregon? I need a
table for St. Pat's; send St. Pat's
information; my organization
needs a money making project;
send a relocate packet. I can't be
your speaker for the annual
luncheon; I'm having oral
surgery. I purchased a cell
phone from a business in
Heppner and can't remember the
name. How many servers do
you need for the banquet?
ODOT speaker changing dates.
Strangers, friends, travelers. Are
the tickets sold out for the prime
rib dinner? Will you still store
my tree lights? There's a retail
meeting at 8 a.m. tomorrow. Is
the web site material ready yet?
How . about another Celebrate
Heppner?
Find a different
location for goal setting. It"s
time to print the St. Patrick's
schedule of events". And so
goes life at the other end of the
phone.
That could be partly why my
Christmas tree may be the only
one still up in Morrow County.
(Everyone should have the
expertise of the Columbia Basin
crew, the city and Tom
Rawlins.) My tree is still green
and it helped keep the 12 days of
Christmas in perspective.
It would have come down
Saturday, but I had to take my
cat to the vet. Don't laugh.
Curled up in my lap, Max could
lower my blood pressure and
bring calm to my household.
She arrived three years ago in
my four year old grandson's
arms. "Gramsie," he asked, "I
can't keep Max anymore, so will
you take real good care of her?"
She became family. Cat owners
will understand.
And what does this have to do
with the Chamber of Commerce,
you wonder. Everything. All
our lives are interconnected and
we're human beings working on
doing the best we can with our
lives,
our
families,
our
communities, our jobs, just life
in general. We celebrate with
many
rituals,
including
luncheons, banquets, parties and
quiet times. Most of all it's
about being there for others
when they most need you, and
letting them be when they don't.
Sometimes in our busy lives we
forget this. Remind me.
As the Chamber, our
community,
our
families,
friends, and strangers go forward
into 1999, let us each take more
time, have more patience, treat
others as we would like to be
treated, and remember to laugh
along the way. Happy New
Year.
See you at Town and Country.
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‘Robin ‘Broods, Ind. 'Rep.
Is four-day week serving our
youngsters well?
To the Editor:
Last week we learned that the
school board will not use a
survey on the four-day school
week. Are we then to continue
the four-day week?
The Nov 11 issue of the GT
revealed that our students are
well below the state required
benchmark standards. In 10th
grade reading, 64 percent of us
are below these standards, in
writing, 50 percent, in math, 74
percent. The scores for grades
eight, five and three are also
well below, most of them lower
than last year. We must ask, "Is
the four day week serving our
youngsters very well?"
We were told that we needed
the four-day week because of a
money shortage, but the savings
have not been substantial for our
budget. We can now afford to
return to five days. We were
also told that Friday would
better use the time for athletics,
but sports schedules show that
often other days are used for
sports contests.
At the end of the first four-day
year, some of us went to the
board urging their careful
attention to what it would mean
to kindergarten though third
grade children, knowing that
these years form the foundation
for future success in school
work. We pointed out that this
age doesn't have the physical,
mental or emotional maturity to
take those longer days. By one
o'clock they are worn out, but
two hours remain before they
can take the bus where they fall
asleep on the way home. On
Monday they have forgotten
more than on a two-day
weekend, leaving teachers to
spend more time in review to get
back on track.
Developing reading skill at this
age
gives self-confidence/-
weekend, but what about our
kids? It is the responsibility of
us all to provide schools that
will graduate them as literate
young men and women
A quality education rests on
communication skills. It largely
determines an
individual's
success in our society. It also
determines the success of our
society.
Call or write to your board
members.
(s) Jane Rawlins
Heppner
Why makeftBif issue?
To the Editor:
It was pretty obvious when the
news about the blue dress with
evidence on it was broadcast
around the globe on TV that a
plot was in store for the nation.
It left no doubt in the minds of
the voters that it wasn't to prove
her virginity.
What in the
flames of hell was she messing
around with a married man for in
the first place? She was no
teenager that had been led
astray.
To help matters out, the
straight-laced,
overzealous
representatives are worried
about what they can do to punish
him, if the impeachment doesn't
go tlirough. What other man on
earth has ever gone through
more punishment already than
our president since this astute,
awesome research started?
I doubt if the man has had one
normal night's sleep since this
plot was made public. With all
this nit-picking going on day and
night, how can he keep a settled
mind to tend to the business that
he was elected? Also, when has
the government ever been in
better shape?
I would like to remind people
of how Oregon lost the yery
helpful, valuable Senator Bob
Packwood, when some women
showed the audacity to claim
harassment as long as 25 years
previously. Something must
have been wrong with their
mentality, since it took them that
long to make up their minds.
Perhaps if some of the
representatives had walked a
mile in President Clinton's
moccasins, they would not have
been in such a mad rush to string
him up. My question: Why have
past presidents' transgressions
been ignored and President
Clinton's have been made such a
worldwide issue? It certainly
has not enhanced our image in
other nations.
(s) Lois Winchester
Heppner
What do we say to the students?
To the Editor:
Many companies have already
altered their job application forms
to ask what Certificates of Mas
tery the applicant has achieved.
What answers are the parents
and Morrow County School Board
members going to give to the 60-
65 percent of the students who do
not qualify and are not given the
crucial initial job interview?
(s) Meg Murray
lone
St. Patrick's Senior Center
Bulletin Board
Hearing aid assistance was given and blood pressures taken
before the senior meal Jan. 6. Members of the First Christian
Church served at the meal. The Nutrition Site Committee met
following dinner. The St. Patrick celebration senior breakfast and
luncheon-were discussed..
The menu for Jan. 20 will be tamale pie, cabbage and chick pea
salad, relish tray and dip, chunky apple sauce and chocolate cake.
Members of St. Patrick's Church will serve.
Irene Anhom is home from the hospital and recovering well from
her broken hip.
Pinochle was played Tuesday and Friday afternoons. The card
players had a party New Year's Day, a luncheon hosted by Jane
Rawlins.
The St. Patrick's quilt is now on display at the Senior Center.
Tickets are available in the office.
Remember, Bingo is on Fridays at 7 p.m.
Sue Vinson moved into an apartment here last week. The tenants
are happy to welcome her.
' ^-Ten people in the RSVP group folded news bulletins for the
Extension Service on Jan. 7 and 11.
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healthy self concept, lbe child
who cannot read by the third
grade will be unable to keep up
from then on. He can't be
computer literate and will
probably never enjoy reading a
good book.
Beyond being less successful
in school, research shows that
these kids are more likely to be
drop-outs, drug abusers, have
teen-age pregnancies, not go on
to higher education and be under
or unemployed. There is no
research to show that four-day
week schools produce a good
percentage of reading or math
skills. Indeed Morrow County
schools seem to prove the
opposite.
Two years later we went again
to the school board and
presented each member with
printed proof that the state test
scores for third grade were
dropping in all the Oregon four-
day week schools (except lone).
We also presented a list of 360
names of people willing to show
their names to the public that
they wanted a # return to five
days.
At a meeting called
expressly to determine the vote
on this issue the board chairman
told us to sit down. Our board
and
administrators
have
supported the four-day week and
teachers may enjoy a three-day
January's Greenfield Grange
meeting will be the first time for
Bobbi Peck to preside as master.
. After five years as secretary
she has been elected to a higher
position.
Other officers for 1999 are:
Martha Baker, overseer; Lennie
Vaughn, lecturer; Otis Dean,
steward; Don Baker, assistant
steward; Nancy Huddleston,
lady assistant steward; Edna
Melby, chaplain; Jane Dean,
secretary/treasurer;
Patrick
"Tiny" McDonough, gatekeeper;
Eleanor Bailey, Ceres; and
Connie Rodriguez, Pomona.
Edna Melby remained Grange
Women's Activities chairperson
and
Tiny
McDonough,
agriculture chairman.
The hall has a new look. Since
getting a new exterior coat of
paint this summer, new carpet
has been laid in the dining hall
and the card room. The GW As
are planning to put up new
drapes in the hall this year.
Anyone wishing to join the
Grange may contact a Grange
officer or call Jane Dean, 481-
5223.
PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF HEPPNER
WATER SYSTEM SUPPLY
FEASIBILITY STUDY
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The City of Heppner is
requesting proposals
from
q u a lifie d
e n g in e e rin g
consultants to provide a
feasibility analysis for serving
the water needs of the City with
a population of 2,000. Qualified
applicants will have experience
in municipal water supply and
shall demonstrate experience
doing an extensive analysis of
water systems with multiple
pressure zones.
Copies of the complete
request for proposals containing
required scope of work and
qualifications of the consultants
can be obtained from The City
of Heppner, PO Box 756,
Heppner, OR 97836; phone
(541) 676-9618. Applicants may
also obtain a copy in Microsoft
Word through e-mail by sending
their request to heppner@ptinet.
net.
Gerald W. Breazeale
City Manager
Published: January 13 and 20,
1999
Affid_____________________
St. Pats
Committee to
meet Sat.
The Heppner St. Patrick's Day
Committee will meet this
Saturday at 8 a.m. at Corbin's
Bowl.
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The Morrow County Court will
hold the continuation o f Public
Hearing on Wednesday, January
20, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. in the
County Health Office, Boardman,
Oregon to hear public comment
on the “Petition to Withdraw from
the Morrow County Health Dis
trict”. Any interested person may
appear at the hearing and be
heard.
Published: January 6 and 13,1999
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN COUNCIL
MEETINGS
The Town Council meetings
for the Town of Lexington have
been changed. These meetings
will now be held on the first
Tuesday of the month at 7:30pm
at Lexington City Hall. All
citizens are encouraged to attend
the meetings.
Susan L. Baker
Recorder
Published: January 13, 1999
Affid_____________________
PLEASE check your ad on
the first date of publication.
While we are happy to make
any necessary corrections, we
cannot be responsible for er
rors appealing on multiple days.
When cancelling an ad, PLEASE
check to be sure your ad was
not inadvertently published.
THANK YOU!
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
The Town Council meeting
for the month of January has
been rescheduled for Tuesday,
January 19, 1999 at 7:30pm at
Lexington City Hall, n All
citizens are encouraged to
attend.
Susan L. Baker
Recorder
Published: January 13, 1999
Affid_____________________
CARD OF THANKS
We would like to extend our
sincere thanks to the following
people for helping to make our
daughter’s wedding and reception
a most memorable occasion: the
lone Legion, the lone Legion La
dies Auxilary, Betty Gray, Cheryl
Anderson, M onica Swanson,
Birdine Tullis, Laurel Cannon,
Brian Holtz, Staci Miller, Jack
Barnett, Della Heideman, Erin
Hansell-Heideman, Anne Morter,
Barbara B loodsw orth, Tina
Chinen, Lorie Sullivan, Kevin
and Jim Logan.
Buzz and Jeanette Logan
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A special thank you to every
one for the phone calls, cards,
baked goods, dinners, gifts and
floral arrangements. The caring
and support was overwhelming.
Thank you again; it meant a lot.
The Schonbachlers
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A big thank you to those in the
lone Fire Dept, who responded to
our calving bam fire on Thursday
a.m. We were lucky in the timing
of the fire and extremely lucky to
have neighbors and friends will
ing to help out. Thanks to you all.
Paul, Sue, Jason
and Megan Proudfoot
Bill Bacon
p.s.-the cow and calf are singed,
but doing fine.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
STATEMENT OF
NONDISCRIMINATION
Umatilla Electric Cooperative
has filed with the Federal
Government a Compliance
Assurance in which it assures
the
Rural
Electrification
Administration that it will
comply
fully
with
all
requirements of Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the
rules and regulations of the
Department of Agriculture
issued thereunder, to the end that
no person in the United States
shall, on the grounds of race,
color, or national origin, be
excluded from participating in,
be denied the benefits of, or be
otherwise
subjected
to
discrimination in the conduct of
its program and the operation of
its
facilities. Under this
assurance, this organization is
committed not to discriminate
against any person on the ground
of race, color or national origin
in its policies and practices
relating to applications for
service, use of any of its
facilities, attendance at and
participation in any meetings of
Beneficiaries and Participants in
the conduct of the operations of
this organization. Any person
who believes himself, or any
specific class of individuals, to
be subjected by this organization
to discrimination prohibited by
Title VI of the Act and the rules
and
regulations
issued
thereunder may, by himself, or a
representative, file with the
Secretary
of
Agriculture,
Washington, D.C., 20250, or the
Rural
Utilities
Service,
Washington, D.C., 20250, or this
organization, or all, a written
complaint. Such complaint must
be filed not later than 90 days
after the alleged discrimination,
or by such later date to which
extends the time for filing.
Identity of complainants will be
kept confidential except to the
extent necessary to carry out the
purpose of the rules and
regulations."
Published: January 13, 1999
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Job requirement: 1) clean of
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inside and out monthly. 3) sham
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Please submit bid to: Heppner
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New arrivals at Gardner’s
Men’s Wear: XL Socks, Pan
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Sale items: Coats, Ladies
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Contemporary leather chair
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$70; small electric lawnmower,
$50; portable barbecue (Weber),
$15. 676-9625, Kim.
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WANTED: person to write
Heppner High School girls’ bas
ketball articles. Call April or
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Part-time Help
Needed
Applications available
at BUCKNUM’S,
152 N. Main, Heppner
676-5274
Position 1 : Custodian (6 hours
per week - cleaning). Location:
District Office, Lexington, Ore
gon. Application: Contact Person
nel at (541) 989-8202. Success
ful candidate may be subject to
fingerprinting. EOE
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The Bank of Eastern Oregon,
a profitable growing community
bank, is now accepting applica
tions for one peak time teller po
sition in their Heppner, Oregon
branch immediately.
The successful applicant will
possess outstanding customer ser
vice skills, be a team player, and
have a genuine interest in help
ing customers with their financial
needs.
Hours will be 10:00-3:00 Mon
day - Friday with additional hours
possible depending on Bank
needs.
Position will include a com
petitive salary and prorated ben
efit package.
Applicants may call or write
Darrell Raver, Branch Manager,
(541) 676-9125, or P.O. Box 39,
Heppner, Oregon 97836 to re
ceive an application.
Applications will close on
January 22, 1999.
The Bank of Eastern Oregon
is an Equal Opportunity Em
ployer.
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