TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 12, 2000
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The Voice of Middle America
The Real Legacy o f Viet Nam Part II
By David P. Price, Ph.D*
As we discussed last time, Viet Nam brought something to our
young soldiers beyond the horror of war . . . a feeling of
abandonment. A sense of isolation from knowing that their
presidents and commanders were more concerned with politics
than the life and death of their soldiers. Never before had America
fought a war of attrition. Despite propaganda put out by the
Pentagon and politicians, they knew the reality. "It don't mean
nothing'," was the anthem repeated among themselves. They
continued to take orders from their commanders, but their
allegiance was to their own survival. As an escape from the
madness, many turned to drugs.
Back home drug use became part of the counter-culture.
Beginning with the distortions and untruths about the war;
followed by the beatings delivered to demonstrators by the
Chicago police at the Democratic National Convention; and
ultimately the killing of unruly, but unarmed students at Kent State
. . . without even an inquiry into who was responsible for the
shootings; an entire generation felt alienated.
Much has been said about our current president losing his moral
authority, and certainly that is true. But the reality is that in the
1970s the entire U.S. government lost its moral authority. Civility
and morality is always fragile in youth, and without respect for
authority it will and did unravel.
As it turned out, the same hallucinogens the counter-culture were
using; the CIA was clandestinely giving to citizens without their
knowledge. Likewise the CIA was supporting factions in Laos
known to be trafficking in opium. To those in governmental power,
{hese transgressions had noble purpose. To the counterculture they
were merely lies.
The bottom line is that the U.S. government engaged in a
monumentally stupid war policy, while committing criminal acts
upon its own citizens. The drug user of today probably knows little
of the history of how drug use got started, but similar conditions
perpetuate it. The press aggressively seeks to discredit politicians
and likewise politicians continue to attempt to deceive and mislead
the press and public. The bottom line is that respect for
government and authority simply does not exist as it did prior to
Viet Nam.
Aside from that, in today's culture, middle class youth have no
heroes to look up to; other than sports figures. Many of their Viet
Nam era parents used drugs; while the Hollywood based
entertainment industry uses irreverence as the primary stock of
movies aimed at youthful audiences.
For minority and inner-city youth, their concept of govemmen4
is the Rodney King beating, Abner Louima and the Diallo
incidents, along with the wholesale scandals of corruption and
brutality in major metropolitan police forces. Currently the Los
Angeles police scandal occupies the headlines, but there have been
many others. To inner city youth, their concept of government is
the cop on the beat. In most cities, the cops have taught youth to
fear . . . but not respect them.
To date we have tried to treat drugs as a criminal issue . .. but
criminals are only peripheral to the real problem, which is drug
use. Beginning as a social rebellion, drug use has perpetuated for
a variety of reasons. Like the Viet Nam soldier, in the despair of
the inner cities it is an escape from reality. For middle and
privileged classes it is simply part of the permissiveness that began
in the 70s.
Like the Viet Nam War, our war of attrition with drug traffickers
has been a loser. If we are ever to win the drug war, we must win
back the hearts of our people. And that is something that cannot be
done by passing laws and arming SWAT teams.
Live a Little.
Longer.
Chamber Chatter
Obituaries
by Claudi« H ugh», Ckewber "• ii| ir
By Claudia Hughes
"Batter-Up" will be the key
words in Heppner this weekend
as 300-some Little Leaguers and
parents surge into Heppner for
the District All-Star Tournament.
The motel is full, the RV park is
full, the fairgrounds are filling
up. Motels in Hermiston and
Boardman are occupied. Sandi
Day has worked hard to bring
these visitors to Heppner. Give
her a call if vou can volunteer for
a few hours on Friday, Saturday
or Sunday.
It takes a community to pull an
event like this off and to give
visitors the desire to return.
Between games, what can they
do? Send them to Willow Creek
Water Park, the museum or
courthouse where it's cool.
Encourage them to walk the
Volkswalk (information
at
Central Red Apple), to have a
bite to eat, to enjoy a cold drink
in the outdoor garden by
Murray's, to bowl a line or two,
golf, and to check out our
businesses. It's always fun to
investigate stores in a small
community. Great finds. Then
when the lights go out, encourage
them to look up at the sky. Stars
in
Morrow
County
are
spectacular.
Chamber members will tour the
Port of Morrow for their annual
summer tour on Tuesday, July
18, instead of their regular
Chamber
meeting.
Pre
registration is required by calling
676-5536 before Friday.
Donations coming in for the
Main Street banners are greatly
appreciated.
The
Chamber
banner committee has plans to
enhance Main Street with
seasonal banners. Currently the
St. Patrick's Committee and the
Rodeo Committee
provide
banners for two events.
The Merchants Committee is
planning another great "Celebrate
Heppner" and sidewalk sale on
Friday, July 28, so mark your
calendars and head for Main
Street. There will be music, kids
games, a dunk tank and lots of
bargains. One might call it our
"Annual U-tum Day," as the
shamrock will be closed off in
the afternoon for music and
games and people will still be
allowed to park in the blocks.
The Heppner Chamber has
adopted Highway 74 through
town with four annual cleanups
planned. They hope to involve all
of Main Street with a community
get-together following each
clean-up. Stay tuned.
Thought for the week: "Give
your best to the world, and the
best will be given back to you."
VBS planned
July 17-21
"Club Can Do," a vacation
Bible school planned children
from preschool through fifth
grade, will be held Monday
through Friday, July 17-21, at
the United Methodist Church at
the comer of Church and Gale
streets from 9 a.m. to noon.
The VBS is a joint project of
All Saints' Episcopal, Hope and
Valby Lutheran and the United
Methodist churches.
There is a registration fee of $4
per student or $10 for a family of
three or more. Scholarships are
available.
For more information or to
volunteer to help, call George
Naims at 676-9970.
Martha Jane “Janie”
Vance
Martha Jane “Janie” Vance, 32,
of Irrigon, died Monday, July 3,
2000 at Hermiston.
Memorial Mass was held Fri
day, July 7, 2000 at Our Lady of
A ngels Catholic Church in
Hermiston. Disposition was by
cremation.
She was bom Sept. 23, 1967,
at Salisbury, North Carolina to
James B. and Betty J. Hams Fos
ter. She was raised in Portland and
lived there until 1994 when she
moved to Boardman.
On June 4, 1995, she married
James A. Vance at Boardman.
They moved to Irrigon in 1997 and
had lived there since.
Mrs. Vance had been employed
as a cook for United Vending at
the Wal-Mart Distribution Center
in Hermiston.
She enjoyed cooking, camping,
fishing and spending time with her
children.
Survivors include her husband,
James “Jim” Vance, son, Austin
James Vance, daughter Meagan
Marie Vance, all of Irrigon; her
mother, Betty Lumsford and her
husband Jerry, of Portland; her
father, Jim Foster of Portland; her
grandmother, Martha Foster of
Salisbury, North Carolina; sisters,
Michelle Ockfen o f Tacoma,
Washington, Linda Dukart and
Jennifer Lunsford, both of Port
land; and several other relatives.
Memorial contributions may be
made to a fund for Mrs. Vance’s
children through Bums Mortuary
of Hermiston, P.O. Box 289,
Hermiston, OR. 97838.
Rosalie Moe
Rosalie Moe, 90, of Heppner,
died Friday, July 7, 2000 at Pio
neer M emorial H ospital in
Heppner.
Graveside service was held
Wednesday, July 12,2000 at the
Heppner Masonic Cemetery.
Mrs. Moe was bom July 24,
1909, at Valparaiso, Indiana, to
LeRoy and Eliza Roe Nulf. She
was raised at Geraldine, Montana
and attended schools there, gradu
ating from Geraldine High School.
In 1937, she moved to Wash
ington and to Oregon in 1941.
On February 27, 1943, she
m arried Elmer M. Moe at
Pendleton. The couple lived in
Heppner throughout their married
life.
Mrs. Moe enjoyed riding horses
most of her life. She also enjoyed
collecting and going to yard sales.
She enjoyed fishing, especially at
Lake Pend’Oreille in Idaho.
Mr. Moe died in 1998. Survi
vors include sons, Jack Ployhar
and Darrel Ployhar, both o f
Heppner; daughters, Peg Martin
of Redmond and Jo Hudson of
Heppner; sister, Jerry Anderson
of Geraldine, Montana; 14 grand
children, 25 great-grandchildren
and five great-great-grandchil
dren. Sisters Willadean, Frances
and Kate, and brothers LeRoy and
Elmer, also preceded her in death.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital Foundation, P.O. Box 515,
Heppner, Oregon 97836.
Sweeney
M ortuary
of
Heppner was in charge o f ar
rangements.
The lone Library reading pro
gram will get underway with a
dress-up party at the library on
Monday, July 17 at 3 p.m. Kids
are invited to come dressed as
their favorite book characters.
issues and many more items.
Fourteen different pages
explain Co-Op operations and
facts. To get to the site, log-on
to the CBEC web site at
www.heppner.net and click on
the Columbia Basin Electric web
page. A web site information
contest will be on the back page
of upcoming Ruralite magazines.
from page one
agreed that the county counsel
would become involved should
the level of placing a lien on a
property develop.
Morrow County Behavioral
Health Director Kelly Sager
spoke to the court about the
status of their alcohol and drug
funding. He explained that
additional funding from contracts
and the state would allow hinng
greatly needed additional staff,
one full-time in Wheeler County
and one full-time and one half
time in Morrow County.
Sager said that the department
is looking at a case-management
model that helps clients build
natural support systems. Sager
reported that the number of
alcohol and drug users has
increased
substantially
but
treatment has not kept up. In
response to a question, Sager said
that gambling addiction cases are
referred to Umatilla County.
Sager also reported to the court
that Doug Johnson has accepted
the position of clinical director of
the
Behavioral
Health
Department, and Sager is
recruiting for the alcohol and
drug supervisor position. The
bilingual counselor, Teresa
Lopez, will be able to get some
domestic violence training at a
conference paid for by a grant
through the district attorney's
office.
In other business at the July 5
meeting, the court:
-heard from Judge Terry
Tallman a suggestion of a
country-wide meeting with
entities that could be interested in
fiber optic line usage;
-approved the request from
Barb
Hayes,
Special
Transportation Fund coordinator,
the STF Formula Program
Application. Wenholz reported
information on the purchase of a
new STF bus, which will be
funded 80 percent by the state
and 20 percent by the STF Bus
Reserve Fund;
-heard from Sheriff Verlin
Denton of the promotion of
Deputy Phil Morris to the vacant
patrol sergeant position. Denton
is advertising for a code
enforcement deputy;
-heard from Hanlon about a
letter he received from the state
building codes inspector, stating
that the ramps of the agricultural
museum are not properly
constructed and need to be
reinstalled. He will send the
letter on to the architect;
-discussed the Stanford
Chemical
enterprise
zone
exemption.
T o All M C H Z 7 £ x n p J o y e e s ;
A s members of the Board of Directors of the Morrow County Health District, we
want to take this opportunity to thank you for your outstanding efforts to provide
top quality healthcare to our patients. In addition, we want to express our deep
appreciation for your agreem ent to forego scheduled salary increases until
January 1, 2001. This very generous act on your part will greatly assist the
district in regaining its financial stability.
Your valued contributions along with the added revenue sources of the C T
Scan, Pharmacy and streamlined billing operations, will m ake it possible for the
district to thrive and grow in the com ing years.
W e have also seen the addition of new Doctors to the area, which will provide
us with stability for our patients and increase revenue for our facilities.
W e know that you have been asked to m ake many sacrifices during this
transition period Not only with the m any changes that have been made, but also
the loss of som e positions and other cost reductions. W e thank you for your
continued patience and cooperation during this period.
With your continued excellent efforts, we feel that the District is turning the
comer to additional patient services and financial stability.
W e want to again thank you for you efforts and sacrifices. It is sincerely
appreciated and we know that together we can accom plish our goals.
(sj Larry Mills, Chairman
(s) Linda LaRue, Norm a Stahl and Vicki Kent, Board members
(s) Sherron Meyers, Secretary
To tlxo J V f o m o w C o u n ty Com m unity:
The above letter to the Em ployees of Morrow County Health District not only
expresses the Boards appreciation for all their efforts, it also show s their
determination to make things work for the benefit of the District's patients.
A s a board, we are working closely with the Administrator to pursue additional
revenue sources in addition to the cost cutting m easures that have been taken.
W e would ask that you take a good look at the services the District is providing
and when ever possible, use them. W e feel we have top quality medical
providers in the District and we would encourage each of you to give them an
opportunity to serve your medical needs.
W e are shaping long term goals for the District and with everyone's help we can
meet the goal of providing top quality care on a long-term sustainable basis.
Sincerely, Morrow County Health District Board of Directors
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www.heppner.net
an d click on Colum bia B asin E lectric lin k
Library dress up
New CBEC web site up
Columbia Basin Electric
Cooperative announces that a
new web site is on-line for
owner/consumer's information
and use.
The web site, created by Jan
Mac Donald of the CBEC staff,
features information on Co-Op
history, rates, board members,
electrical facts, environmental
County Court
.
I A Century of Power by Mertyn Robinson, local author and rancher
2. C B E C ’s locations
3. O u r 56th Annual Meeting...mark your calendars
4. Meet the Board of Directors
5. "W a tt” to do in case of a power outage
6. H ow to read your electric meter
7. It’s vacation time!
8. Locate underground power lines
9. W h at is a kilowatt?
10. Gift certificates
11. Electricity restructuring update
July 14th - Friday
Smorgasbord Buffet:
Dinner starts at 6 p.m
12. Just say N O to dam breaching!
13. Destroying Snake River dams based on “lose-lose” logic
14. Air Life of Oregon; it’s for You!
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