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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 23,1999 Fight for passage of fair pesticide act The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Mountain men and their ladies rendezvous in Heppner Heppner To the Editor: There is controversy brewing in our nation’s capitol and across the country that I think deserves U S P S. 240-420 the attention of area residents. A coalition of food, agriculture Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper and pest management interests is Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act o f March 3 , 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 147 concerned that the U.S. Environ W Willow Street Telephone (541 >676-9228 Fax (541)676-9211. E-mail: gt@heppner net mental Protection Agency (EPA) or gt(o>rapidserve.net Web site www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to is unfairly implementing the Food the Heppner Gizette-Times, P O Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $22 in Morrow County, $16 senior rate (in Morrow County only, 62 years or older); $29 else Quality Protection Act (FQPA). where This 1996 federal law significantly David Sykes........................................................................................................ Publisher changes the way pesticides are April Hilton-Sykes....................................................................................................... Editor evaluated and registered for use. While those of us who depend on pesticides support the fundamen Letters to the Editor tal goals of the law, especially the additional protections for infants Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Cazette-Times w ill not and children, we fear that the EPA publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all will base future decisions on pes letters for use by the C-T office The G-T reserves the right to edit ticide availability on “worst case” theoretical assumptions, not on actual use and scientific principles. Such decisions won’t just af fect me, it will also affect consum ers. Unfair implementation of the Seven young people. Two • FQPA could mean that I will lose To the Editor: important pesticides that protect dead. On Wednesday, June 16 the public from disease-carrying 5. Rosanne and Liz run to Lee there was a tragic accident on mosquitoes and ticks and other Wagonblast's ranch home and Clarks Canyon Road in call 911. pests such as spiders, and will lose Lexington, Oregon, involving 6. They return to the scene products that enhance outdoor young people from the Heppner and wait. Caleb, Tori and recreational areas. This would and lone communities. The Camille comfort John. Rosanne also affect my business by not accident resulted in loss of life. sits by Beth, in a pool of blood, Dead are Elizabeth Sue Baker, being able to continue using the patting and comforting her 16, John Roy Blake, 21. proper pesticides needed to main cousin until help arrives. Richard Cockle of The tain a good, safe and healthy qual Kids are screaming and Oregonian might have printed ity of life for my customers. crying. Their friends are dying these facts. Yet he chose to The Regulatory Fairness and or dead. The stupidity and speculate, use creative license, Openness Act (H.R. 1592) would foolishness of teen-age interview grieving teenagers on ensure that the FQPA is imple independence and rebellion has the streets of Heppner and fuel mented according to the most ended with the cold reality of rumors among our modem, scientific standards. In death. Childhood ends for some communities, causing additional troduced by a bipartisan group of with terror, and for two, John pain and anguish for all the and Beth, forever. congressional representatives, the families involved. Richard 7. These young people were bill would mean those who use Cockle needs to meet a not drinking. Poor choices, not pesticides will have continued ac deadline. We need to lay the intoxication, were the factors. dead to rest, mourn our loved cess to effective, reliable pesti In an ideal world ones, comfort the survivors, cides, as long as they meet rigor teenagers would not grow up forgive the young and foolish ous, scientific safety standards, with their own actions, thoughts who will answer to the law- not after a full and fair review by the and decisions. We as parents to me, not to you. EPA. would keep them perfect and Families in anguish. H.R. 1592 is a sensible and safe and, God knows- alive. Bill Baker, Glorene Wright, balanced approach to fairly imple So for accuracy in Sarah Baker, parents, sisters, menting FQPA. It will avoid un journalism- question. Always grandparents, aunts and uncles necessary disruptions in food pro question- stop the rumors. Talk and big brother Michael. duction and, most of all, ensure to Glorene. Talk to Scott and Jim Blake and all of protection of public health. I urge Joan. Talk to Jim Blake. Don't John's brothers and sisters, spread rumors. Speak only residents to fight for its passage. friends who opened their hearts compassion. Support your co- Contact your senators and repre to this shy young man and workers, your family, your sentatives. included him with acceptance neighbors, your acquaintances, and compassion. (s) Jean Jepsen your friends. Let's stop the Newspapers throw Jepsen Pest Control, Inc. judgmental attitudes and gossip. items together and convince us Dba: Dobyns Pest Control Love these people in that all that is written is truth. lone their pain. Love Caleb and It’s only news to them. Tori. Recognize the pain and Impersonal sensationalism. Big grief in these young people. story. We're at home here with Acknowledge the pain the Heppner Gazette. Let's state of Liz, Rosanne, Camille, facts. 1. Three vehicles. In the pick innocent of racing cars, but in up that failed the turn. Driven Closed fire season was the wrong place at the wrong by Caleb. John is in seat belt, time. declared on the John Day Unit dies at hospital (Pioneer). Beth Acknowledge the within the Central Oregon is thrown from the vehicle, and of the Oregon parents of all these young District dies at the scene. Caleb has people. Tragedy is not Department of Forestry on minor injuries but a lifetime of contagious. Neighbors, family, Monday, June 21. guilt, remorse, accepting the During closed fire season, open friends could take a meal legalities and punishment and instead of a rumor, a hug burning is restricted except by missing two dear friends for the permit. instead of being ignored. rest of his life. The following requirements for When you touch tragedy, experience it, try to forest operations will be in 2. In the second car is Tori heal from it. You need to say to effect: Odinet. Her passenger is yourself softly, "There but for -equipment must be equipped Camille Sykes. the Grace of God go I." with spark arresters and fire 3. In the third car is Elizabeth We buried Beth extinguishers; Allen. Her passenger is yesterday. We memorialize -fire tools must be carried; Rosanne Baker. John today. -watchman service is required; 4. Caleb passes Tori and Liz. And sadly, life goes on, -smoking is prohibited within Tori passes Caleb. Liz backs with deadlines for all of us. an operation area. off. Caleb again passes Tori. (s)Robin Baker These restrictions apply to Unable to negotiate the turn at lone lands protected by the Oregon such speed he rolls the pick-up. Department of Forestry, Central Oregon District, in Morrow, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Umatilla and Wheeler counties. To obtain a burning permit or for more information, contact the A Pilot Rock man, Gary Leon Spray when he went off the left Department of Forestry-John Day, 575-1139; Fossil, 763-2575; Sells, 55, died in a one-vehicle side of the roadway. The accident was discovered by Monument-934-2300. accident on Friday, June 18, around 2:30 p.m. on Highway a passing motorist who called the SCR A TCH 207, milepost 20, south of Ruggs. sheriffs office. Sells was According to a report from the pronounced dead at the scene. PADS The accident is under Morrow County Sheriffs Office, investigation by the sheriffs Sells was riding a motorcycle south on Highway 207 toward office. GAZETTE-TIM ES Have compassion for young people and their families Fire season declared Photo by Allison Sykes Left to Right: Doug DesJarlais, 48, Ardyce DesJarlais, 47, Dick Blankenship, 50, Rita Blankenship, 52, all from Montana, Mary Dement, 44, and Rick Dement, 45, California, enjoy some Ice cream while walking through downtown Heppner. All three couples have participated In the Mountain Men Rendezvous for the past 20 years. The Rendezvous is taking place near Heppner this week. Support the senior center To the Editor: This is written in support of the St. Patrick Senior Center. To those who may not know, this center is unique among senior centers in Oregon in that it combines three entities to provide services for seniors. 1. The city council (now the Housing Authority) manages 19 apartments for seniors and is funded by the rent from those. 2.The Area Agency on Aging (under CAPECO) provides nutrition in a meal on Wednesdays and some frozen meals, and is funded by federal and state money and supplies and donations from the recipients of the meals. 3. Heppner Senior Center Board of Directors, Inc., provides the place (most of the first floor) where the meals are served and various other social, educational and health activities for seniors. They pay for utilities, insurance and maintenance and are funded by fund-raising projects, rentals, and donations-no tax support. Volunteers do the work. Their office is also unique , the only senior center in the area kept open five days a week entirely by volunteers. Senior transportation buses and vans is a separate system, funded by the state with the STF (Special Transportation Fund) from cigarette taxes. It is administered by the Morrow County Court. Now a problem is growing that the community needs to know about. Although the Housing Authority has been very helpful in sharing housekeeping in the front rooms, the Senior Center Board has experienced a declining income. Some traditional fund-raisers have been dropped and income has lowered for others. For months expenses have exceeded income. After 11 years of wear the place needs repairs and replacements. The time has come for us seniors (anyone over 55), and others who believe Heppner needs this center, to get on a path to better fund-raising. The board is taking a first step by giving a yard/rummage sale July 16-17. They hope for donations of help and items of all shapes and sizes that will attract buyers. With enough large items, even an auction is possible. For free pick-up, call the center, 676-9030, or R.G. Watkins, 676-5393. Quoting President Bush on his parachute jump on his 75th birthday, "Old folks can do stuff." 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