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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 5, 2000 The Voice of Middle America The Real Legacy o f Viet Nam Pan i B> David P. Price. Ph.D. This is the 25th anniversary of our withdrawal from Viet Nam; without a doubt the darkest era in American History. Quite rightfully much has been said concerning the 58.000 young Americans who gave their lives for nothing. Tragic as that is. it is still not the most toxic of the Viet Nam legacies. Indeed, Viet Nam released a poison on America that continues today as our most grievous national problem The poison is both metaphor as well as real. To understand how it came to be. consider the 173rd Airborne. Every man a volunteer, they were ordered to take Hill 875 near Dac To. Known to be heavily fortified with North Vietnamese Regulars, the overall commander himself. General William Westmorland ordered the attack. Without reinforcements, for three hellish days and nights American teenagers fought one o f the most protracted battles in our history. One hundred and fifty eight were killed, and 300 wounded. When reinforcements did arrive, the North Vietnamese quietly slipped away into the jungle. After the medivacs, the Saigon brass flew in the press and showed off the captured bunkers. But just days after watching their buddies killed and maimed for life, the 173rd was ordered to abandon the hill! Shortly after that, the North Vietnamese returned! Was hill 875 taken as a trophy? Or was it just part of the Haw ed strategy o f attrition? It makes no difference. The bottom line is that the Viet Nam soldier learned their sacrifice had no meaning. More specifically, they learned they could net trust their leaders. While many if not most soldiers continued to fight bravely, it was not country or commanders they fought for. They fought for their buddies and their own survival The disconnect and distrust of authority extended to the homeland as well. And for good reason. Hindsight is always 20:20; but for the record, intellectuals had advised Pres. Kennedy that Viet Nam was not a Cold War conflict. It was a civil war, nothing more. Kennedy and later Johnson refused to believe in the irrelevance o f Viet Nam, and continued to escalate. While that was simply poor judgment, it was the fabricated projections o f success that brought about the greatest conflict. While military leaders gave false testimony; genuine assessments came from field reporters with the troops . . . and then later, from the returning troops themselves This marked the beginning of cynicism between the press and politicians . . . but more than that, an entire generation learned they could not trust their own government. O f the anti-w ar protestors, probably only about 10 percent truly understood the historical and philosophical folly of Viet Nam. Many others simply found an outlet to shed their inhibitions, and display the rebelliousness of youth. But their rebellion had a genuine basis in fact, which led to a poisonous plague being released on America. A plague that continues today. • Figuratively, the fact that the press continues to have a confrontational relationship with government, maintains cynicism among the public. But the poison is real. For decades drug abuse existed, but among a sub-culture. To mainstream America, drug usejs were outside the bounds of normal society. Viet Nam changed all tfiat. Soldiers attempting to escape the insanity of Viet Nam turned to drugs. Some were strong enough to resist; but there were a great many (sic) wanton contempt for their loyalty and lives. Many used alcohol, the accepted form of temporary suicide. But Viet Nam evaporated trust and respect for authority, which ushered in the era o f drug use. Not only among soldiers, but as we will discuss next time . . . on the home front as well. St. Patrick's Senior Center Bulletin Board Last Wednesday was a special celebration for Beulah Patty Ogletree on her 95th birthday. Relatives and out-of-town guests provided a large banner, balloons, fresh flowers and a delicious cake to serve everyone. Beulah grew up in the Eightmile area and taught in the school there and in Heppner for years before moving to Brookings where 'he spent the rest of her professional career as a teacher. A number of her former students were at the dinner. Another special treat was songs by a ministry team from two Tri-eities area Baptist churches joined by the Willow Creek Baptist Church vacation Bible school singers. The young singers also helped the Methodist church volunteers in assisting with the serving o f 110 meals. The weekly Thursday movie at 2 p.m. was "Jury Duty". Three tables of pinochle were in play on Friday. The July Center Board meeting will be July 12. I he Activity Committee met last Tuesday and plan to present the Senior Center Board the following activities for approval: continuation of the monthly Sunday potluck and entertainment, an October local flea market, a baked food sale, a networking workshop. "Along Came a Spider." in August, and a Poet Laureate Pinsky poetry project. The menu for July 12 dinner will be hot turkey sandwiches, whipped potatoes w/gravy, beets, peaches, bread slice and pumpkin cake. M C G G 's RAILROAD TIE SALE #1 Half Rounds 8 $ 8 95 $795 Switch Ties (12 to 1 4 ) 890m #2 7x9x8’ #2 Sale good through Saturday, July 12nd Morrow County Grain Growers Lsxington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 For farm equipment, visit our web site at www.mcqq.nat f Send or Receive Heppner Gazette-Times PUBLIC NOTICE ITie regular monthly meeting of the Lexington Town council will be held Monday. July 10th at 7:30 PM Anyone wishing to be ap pointed to a seat on the council should have a letter of intention to the council by July 7th. Two posi tions need to be tilled by appoint ment The term would last until January 1, 2001. • Published: July 5,2000 PUBLIC NOTICE Trustee s Notice of Sale Pur suant To O.R.S. 86.705, et seq. and O.R.S 79.5010 et seq Trustee No. 2000-19230-A Ref erence is made to that certain deed made by Joy Arellano, as grantor, to Mid Columbia Title, as Trustee, in favor o f Long Beach Mortgage Company, as benefi ciary. dated 12 22 1998, recorded 01 11 1999 in the m ortgage records of Morrow. Oregon, as Instrument No 56427 in book "M”. page 56427. The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by Long Beach Mortgage Company Said Trust Deed encumbers the following described real property situated in said county and state to wit:. Lot 1. Edgewood Villa, in the City of Irrigon. County of Morrow and State of Oregon The street ad dress or other common designa tion. if any. of the real property above is purported to be: 1359 Idaho Ave Irrigon. Oregon 97844 The undersigned trustee. Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, hereby certifies that no assign ments of the Trust Deed by the trustee or by the beneficiary and no appointments of a successor- trustee have been made except as recorded in the m ortgage records of the county or counties in w hich the above described real property is situate, further that no action lias been instituted to re cover debt, or any part thereof, , now remaining secured by the said Trustee Deed. or. if such action has been instituted, such action dismissed except as permitted by O.R.S. 86.735 (4). There is a de fault by the Grantor or other per son owing an obligation the per formance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their suc cessor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default f such provisions, the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay when due the fol lowing sums: From 1/1/2000 Int. Rate 9.625 No. Pmt 10 Amount $478.50 Impound $13.78 Total $4,922.80 Late Charges: $215.37 Advances & Adjustments Sched ule: Description delq prior L/C Interest Rate 0 Amount 23.93 Description NSF check fee Inter est Rate 0 Amount $25.00 De scription misc fees Interest Rate 0 Amount $63.00 Description misc fees Interest Rate 0 Amount -$7.72 Description suspense bal interest rate 0 Amount $125.00 Total interest on advances & Ad justments: $0.00 Grand Total: $5,367.38 Also, if you have failed to pay taxes on the property, pro vide insurance on the property or pay other senior liens or encum brances as required in the note and deed of trust, the beneficiary may insist that you do so in order to reinstate your account in good standing, the beneficiary may re quire as a condition to reinstate ment that you provide reliable written evidence that you have paid all senior liens or encum brances. property taxes and haz ard insurance premiums. These requirements for reinstatement should be confirmed by contact ing the undersigned trustee. By reason of said default, the benefi ciary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the fol lowing: The installment of princi pal. interest & impounds which became due on 01-01-00 and all subsequent installments together with late charges, advances, as sessments and attorney fees, if any. Nothing in this notice shall be construed as a waiver of any fees owing to the beneficiary under the deed of trust, pursuant to the terms of the loan documents Where fore. notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee w ill, on 10/ 05/2000. at the hour of 1:00 PM in accord with the standard of time established by O.R.S. 187.110 at the following place: at the front door. Morrow County Courthouse, Court Street. Heppner, Oregon County of Morrow State of Or egon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the inter est in the said described real prop erty with the Grantor has or had power to convey at the rime of execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor his successors in interest acquired after the ex ecution of said Trust Deed, to sat isfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including rea sonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in O.R.S. 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclo sure proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by ten dering the performance required under the obligations or to cure to default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in en forcing the obligation and Trust Deed, together with trustee's and attorney's fees. In construing this notice, the masculine gender in cludes the feminine and the neu ter. the singular includes plural, the word” Grantor" includes any suc cessor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person ow ing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust dated, and the words "Trustee" and “ Beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. Dated: May 25. 2000 Fi delity National Title Insurance company By A Fragassi For fur ther information, please contact: Fidelity National Title Insurance Company 401 S. W. 4th Avenue Portland, OR 97204 C/O Law Office of Steven J. Melmet, Inc. State of CA) County of ORG)ss. I Certify that. I, A. Fragassi am an authorized representative of Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, trustee, and the fore going is a complete and exact copy of the original trustee's notice of sale. A. Fragassi Authorized Rep resentative of Trustee. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. PI 34499 6/14 6/ 21 6/28 7/5/2000 Published: June 14,21,28 and July 5,2000 _______________ B U SIN ESS CARDS H eppner (iu zette- Times PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Port of Morrow will hold a public hearing on July 12.2000, at 1:30 pm in the Riverfront Cen ter located at 2 Marine Drive. Boardman. Oregon, to receive comments on the submission of an application for funding to the Ore gon Economic and Community Development for Columbia River Processing. Written comments and or ques tions may be directed to Gary Neal at 541-481-7678 by July 12, 2000 . Published: July 5,2000 Aftid PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE PORT OF MORROW. OREGON PUBLIC NOTICE IS HERE BY GIVEN, that on July 20,2000. the Board of Commissioners (the "Board”) of the Port o f Morrow, Oregon (the “Port”) will hold a special meeting commencing at approximately 12:00 p.m. The public meeting will be held at the regular meeting place o f the Board, at the offices o f the Port, located at Two Marine Drive, Boardman, Oregon 97818. The purpose of the meeting is to consider an ordinance or resolution authorizing the pro posed issuance by the Port of up to $12,650,000 Revenue Bonds, in one or more series, for the purpose of acquiring certain land located in Morrow County for general Port purposes, to fund certain reserves and to pay costs of issuance of the Bonds. Additional information may be obtained from the Board of Commissioners at their office at the Port, or from Gary Neal. General Manager. Port of Mor row, P.O Box 200, Two Marine Drive, Boardman, Oregon 97818, telephone: (541)481-7678. This notice is published pursuant to ORS 192.640 and ORS 777.565. DATED: July 5. 2000. Gary Neal General Manager Port o f Morrow, Oregon Published: July 5 and 12,2000 Affid CLASSIFIED ADS .40 per word PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF MORROW Probate Department In the Matter of the Estate of JAMES J. FARLEY. Deceased. No. 00 PR 010 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS 1 Notice is given that the under signed has been appointed and has qualified as the co-personal rep resentative of the estate. All per sons having claims against the estate are required to present it, with proper vouchers, within four months after the date of first pub lication of this notice, as stated below, to the co-personal repre sentatives at the offices of Kuhn, Spicer & Mills, 269 A North Main Street, P.O. Box 428. Heppner, Oregon 97836, or they may be barred. 2 All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the co-personal repre sentatives or the attorney for the co-personal representatives. DATED and first published: 06/ 14/00. (s) William J. Kuhn, OSB No. 76207 Attorney for Personal Representatives Published: June 14,21,28 and July 5.2000 ___________ t Card of Thanks: up to I 00 words - $5 Deadline: Tuesday at noon CARD OF THAN KS I am so grateful for all of you who sent lovely flowers, prayers, phone calls and notes of encour agement to me during my long convalescence. It was great to hear from so many friends when I was so far away from home. Thank you very much for your thoughtfulness. Katherine Lindstrom 7-5-1c M IS C E L L A N E O U S Advertise your business with solid magnet door signs from the Heppner Gazette-Times. 676- N O T IC E S Want to get on the Internet, but not sure how? Take the first step and pick up your Internet Sign-up Pack The pack has phone numbers, prices and other information on how to sign up-and best of all. it's free. Pick one up today at the Hepp ner Gazette-Limes or Heppner City Hall. 7-28-tfx REA L ESTATE I have buyers interested in the following properties: 1) small mountain acreage suitable for cabin: 2) property at Penland Lake: 3) 2-3 bedroom home out side of town with some acreage; 4) 2 bedroom, 2 bath home with at least 1 acre of land; 5) 4 bed room fixer-upper in Heppner or Lexington. If you have property like this or other property you would like to sell, please contact David Sykes at 676-9228 or 676-9939 evenings. Your property listing will go on the Internet at www. heppner.net. Heritage Land Co., Heppner, OR 97836. 5-3-tfx W illow Creek R ealty 6 7 6-5 24 1 ^ . , n . Jo y c e K a y & Jerry H ollom on Want to start your own business? For sale: an excellent Main Street lo cation, corner lot 50'x132', building 12'x36’ with a paved parking lot. S28.000 Great investm ent opportunity. New duplex close to shopping-each unit approx 940 sq. ft.. 2-bedroom with laundry hookups, dishwasher and disposal Lot size approx. 10.500 sq. ft Good rental history. S139.000 Building site with view. Two vacant lots. 90 x120' each, with water and sewer on site. Paved, curbed, dead end street. Property has view of town and beyond. $30,000 Charming home with 2 bedrooms and 1 bath, 1022 sq ft. with newer roof on a flat 50 x90' lot in an excellent neighborhood. 215 Church St., #00-4. $40,000 Llke-new good quality 1996 Fleetwood mfg. home. Three bed room, 2 bath Located in lone on over 3/4 of an acre, fenced with barn and storage shed Neatly landscaped Must see to appreciate. 2$0 E. Third St., #00-06 $82,000 i rn--<nW Unique home with jacuzzi tub in master bath and large sVibwer in sec ond bath Newer remodeled kitchen with oak cabinets and built-ins, 13'x26' deck off kitchen. Three bedrooms, utility room, fenced yard and carport/ shop. Flat lot 140’x78' m/l. 255 W Union, #00-07. $59,900 Heritage Land Co. □ 180W Baltimore #5. Heppner *‘LT0" 676-5049 EQUAL HOUSING O PPO RTUN ITY • 45,000 - large 40’x60' shop and storage buildings in city limits. • 85,000 - 4 bedroom, 2 bath, older 2-story home with corner lot, remodeled and updated with large covered front porch. • 49,000 - com m ercial/office building on Main Street with good rental history. • 125,000 - 40 acres with elec tricity. septic system and spring completely fenced with mobile, lots of decks, deer and elk near Cutsforth Park. Sale pending. • 85,000 - 4 bedroom, 2 bath home with fireplace and large covered front proch. Also in cludes 1 bedroom. 1 bath rental. • 228,000 - 2-story older home with 5 bedrooms. 2 baths and fire place. fenced yard located on 18 acres M/L on Willow Creek. Bam and shop with wheel lines in cluded. Near Lexington. • 59,000 - 3 bedroom, 1 bath, nicely cared for home on one level. 10’x15' deck, fenced yard and storage shed. Convenient to downtown Sharon Lewis 6 7 6 -5 2 3 3 Boh Ployhar 6 7 6 -9 6 4 9 A. Kim Cutsforth 6 7 6 -9 6 2 5 Dai id Sykes 676-9228 www.heppner.net Kenmore heavy-duty washer/ dryer. $175; Sunbeam propane barbecue. $35. 676-8028 or 676- 2110 . _____________________ 6-28-2p Hot tub, good condition. 7 ft. sq. $1,500 OBO. 989-8209 ______________________ 7-5-2c Good buy: new Perfection oil heater, new pipe, therm ostat, blower, barometric damper. Half price. $ 1,200. 676-9868 (message phone), 375 E M atlock, Bill Ulrich. ______________________ 7-5-lp Swamp cooler. $100 OBO. Heppner DavCare, Inc.-Merry, 676-5429 7-5-1c W ANTED Used wood stove with blower. Call anytime. (541) 676-5342. 6-28-2c BUILDING MATERIALS Huge savings on arch-type steel buildings. Slightly damaged during production. Must sell im mediately. Save thousands. Will finance. 20x26, 25x70. 35x100. Cal! 1-800-222-6335. ____________ __________7-5-2p Two steel buildings, engineer certified. 40x40 was $8,680, now $4,580. 50x 100 was $ 17.940. now $11.935 Must sell, can deliver. 800-292-0111 7-5-Ip