TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 27, 2001
To the Editor:
I think the police should enforce
parking laws more strictly. On
Cannon Street lots o f people park
on a "No Parking" street. They
should get tickets because it's the
law.
Sincerely, Caleb O'Neal
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To the Editor:
I'm Brandon Davis. My friends
and I would like the town to make
a hike track. If possible, down by
the Hager Park would be a good
place.
It would keep kids on bikes off
the sidewalks and out o f the street.
Sincerely, Brandon Davis
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Kids’ letters to the editor
To the Editor:
I told my students at Heppner
Elementary that I would give them
the recipe for Scotch Shortbread
cookies, and decided to put the
recipe in a letter to the editor. These
cookies were very popular with the
young people, but are at their best
with a hot cup o f tea.
Shortbread
1 cup butter, softened at room
temperature (NOT margarine)
1 cup sugar
4 cups flour
Heat the oven to 300 degrees.
Mix the butter and sugar with your
hands and then add the flour a cup
at a time. There are different ways
to "decorate" the cookies. I use a
cookie stamp o f a thistle, a symbol
o f Scotland. You can also form the
dough into 1-1 1/2 inch balls and
flatten on a cookie sheet with the
ball o f your hand. Use a fork to pnek
the center o f the cookie a couple
o f times, and then use the back o f
the fork to press in a design around
the edge o f the cookie. Bake the
cookies very slowly - you'll have
to check your oven for time, but
probably about 20 minutes. Do not
let the shortbread get brown - it
needs to be taken out o f the oven
before browning.
Enjoy, and "Lang mae yer lum
reek." (Long may your chimney
have smoke!)
(s) Jannie Allen
Heppner Elementary School
To the Editor:
My name is Ashley Dima from
Heppnei Elementary School and
I've just finished the sixth grade.
I want to say that what really bugs
me is that people keep saying bad
things about the singer Eminem.
They keep on saying how bad his
music is and I will admit that it is
kind o f inappropriate. If the people
don't want to listen to it, they should
not buy it. They can't hear it on the
radio because they're not allowed
to play it, and if they do it's edited.
So please stop saying that it is
so bad. Eminem even admitted that
he’s not a good role model for
children. Everybody says that the
kids are going to listen to his music
and do the bad things m his songs.
But if kids listen to that they'll listen
to him when he says that he's not
a good role model.
I think people should be nicer
to Eminem. I don't think little kids
should be able to listen to his music,
but he shouldn't be to blame, the
parents should be if they allow their
little kids to listen.
Sincerely, Ashley Dima
To the Editor:
My nam e is Kylie Tasker and
I'm 12 years old. Som ething that
bothers me is people always
com plaining about Eminem and
his music. They're always talking
about how they don't want their kids
listening to his music. So why would
they buy the tape or CD for them?
That's the only way little kids could
hear his music because they don’t
play it on the radio.
If parents are worried about their
kids hearing Em inem 's songs on
TV. make them turn that station
until his song’s over. Personally,
I'm not a huge fan o f Eminem, but
I still don't complain about him all
the time.
W hat I do like about Eminem
is that he speaks how he feels and
what he thinks. I think that's the
coolest thing about him.
Sincerely, Kylie Tasker
To the Editor:
The old pool is a dump. I think
we should m ake it into a youth
center. W hen people come from
Condon, Spray, Bend and Madras
they get to see the mess o f the old
pool. If not a youth center, we could
make it into an arcade or skating
rink.
We need to fix it up so it looks
nice. The kids o f Heppner
sometimes get into trouble, and if
they had a youth center, that
wouldn't happen. A youth center
would give them something positive
to do.
Sincerely, Nathan Kennedy
To the Editor:
I think that it is so rude when
people lock up their anim als and
do not let them be free. In John Day
there was a person who locked up
their horse and its baby and we saw
it several times just locked in a very
small junky area. My mom and I
told the vet and they finally let the
horses out. It was so mean because
they didn't have any shade from
the sun and very little food and
water.
I think people need to roll down
car windows for their dogs and park
in the shade. Then animals will not
suffer and I would not have to be
so mad at people who aren't kind
to animals.
Sincerely, Tiera McCool
To the Editor:
My name is Chelsey L. Foster.
I don't think many people pay much
attention to this, but I do. When we
drive out towards Condon, I see
the old pool. I wonder why the city
didn't have a "Plan B" when they
built it. They probably thought the
pool would always be in use.
Since there's not much for kids
my age (sixth grade) to do, maybe
the pool could be turned into a
skating n n k or som ething for us
bigger kids. The park is nice, but
it's really for kids about two to six
years old.
Sincerely, Chelsey L. Foster
To the Editor:
I would like to see people helping
the elderly. They should go shopping
for them and help them around the
house. If the elderly can’t read very
well, they could read to them.
There are lots o f ways for kids
to be helpful in the summer. They
could even mow their neighbor's
lawn just to be helpful.
Sincerely, Lindsey Ansotegui
To the Editor:
I’d like to take the opportunity
to tell everyone how much I
appreciate them attending the Braves
and Pirates games.
All o f the players like to see all
o f the people cheering for them.
We all play better because we smile
and have a lot more fun when we
know somebody is cheering for us.
Please continue to come to the
games.
Sincerely, Quinn Peck
To the Editor:
I think that people with mean
or aggressive dogs should be
charged with assault. I have been
bitten five times for no good reason.
I wasn't even on their territory. The
only reason they bit me was because
their owners trained them to. I think
all aggressive dogs should be kept
behind secure fences or chained
up.
Sincerely, Drew Prindle
To the Editor:
I really feel sorry for animals
in the summer. More specifically,
dogs. Many people this time o f year
are very inconsiderate o f their
anim als. They leave them in the
car for maybe 30 minutes to an hour,
and sometimes don't even leave the
window down. O r if they do, it's
only a quarter o f an inch or so.
Someone should lock them in the
car and see how they like it.
Sincerely, M echele Voorhes
To the Editor:
A few weeks ago I went to
Tupper and it was one o f the most
fun things I've ever done. The
counselors were awesome. The
people who came up to help were
also great. I am so glad that Tupper
has kept going.
A couple o f years ago the
"Hermit" stories from Tupper caused
the fictional fellow to be eliminated.
At least getting rid o f the fun o f the
Hermit is not as bad as getting rid
o f the whole outdoor school.
Hopefully som eday I can be a
good Tupper counselor just like the
counselors I had at Tupper this year.
Sincerely, M ahaley Huddleston
To the Editor:
I am writing to you about the
old swimming pool. I just moved
here from Herm iston and when I
saw that pool I was disgusted. I was
thinking, "They actually swim in
that thing?" Then I heard that it's
been abandoned for a long time.
No one seems to know why the old
pool is still there. I w ish the city
would tear it down because it looks
so ugly when you come into town.
Sincerely, Bryson W ood
To the Editor:
I think we should do something
to the old swimming pool. It is really
an eye-catcher and it m ight make
people think that Heppner is a dirty
town. M aybe the tow n could use
it for a little park or a skating rink.
Sincerely, Justin Gregory
To the Editor:
I think that the townspeople
should get together and help build
a skateboarding rink for the kids
o f Heppner. The skating rink would
be located where the old swimming
pool is.
The reason is the swimming pool
is not a very good eye catcher for
the people than come through town
from the Condon direction. These
people m ight not think too much
about our town when this is the first
thing that they see.
My m om 's alw ays saying that
I need to do som ething besides sit
and w atch TV. This w ould give
people som ething to do and keep
kids o ff the street and o ff drugs.
Sincerely, C olton Hanson
To the Editor:
Swimming season is coming up.
Here are some things that people
should rem em ber:
• W alk on the concrete around
the pool, especially when it's wet.
• Don't dunk people.
• Stay in the shallow water if you
can't swim very well.
Sincerely, Kate Kendrick
To the Editor:
Eminem's music is bad and you
can tell ju st from the titles. W al-
Mart won't even sell their CDs
because is has "Parental Discretion
Advised" on the CD. My point is,
if a song has a filthy word m it about
40 times, it's not a song.
Ifs a free country, so if you want
to listen to it, go ahead. But at least
put on head phones.
Sincerely, Regi Seitz
To the Editor:
I think the Heppner City Council
should do something about the old
pool. They should turn it into a skate
park or something like that. We
could use a skate park like
Hermiston's. W e're not doing
anything about the old pool. It could
also be turned into a batting cage.
Sincerely, Justin Delveaux
To the Editor:
I'm a fifth grader at Heppner
Elementary. My nam e's Logan
Anthony. I'm com plaining that
children o f today are too busy
watching TV to read a book or play
a sport. Well, they should turn it
off.
Parents should be signing them
up for sports like baseball,
basketball, football or track. They
should do anything to get their kids
out o f the house. They could send
the kids to a friend's house so they
won't be bored and turn on the TV.
Get a trampoline or a basketball
hoop. Anything that would help
them get out o f the house. Maybe
even a day time job in the summer.
Sincerely, Logan Anthony
To the Editor:
My name is Trent M iles and I
think the city should either fix the
old pool or tear it down and build
a new ice cream shop.
Sincerely, Trent Miles
To the Editor:
I am part o f a fifth grade class
and I am writing to say that Heppner
should change the old pool into a
skating rink so kids will have more
stu ff to do.
Sincerely, Eric Skaggs
To the Editor:
. I am writing to encourage all the
people o f Heppner to go and look
at the wonderful m urals at the
Agricultural M useum down by
Green Feed.
The people who painted the
murals answered all o f the questions
they were asked. There are eight
pictures o f horses, bam s, tractors
and many m ore country scenes.
Sincerely, W hitney M atthews
To the Editor:
I'm in the fifth grade and I'm
writing to you to tell you that the
creek should be cleaned. The banks
are littered in some places. People
going fishing should clean up after
they fish. And the county should
trim some trees where people go
fishing because there is line and
also hooks galore in some trees.
Sincerely, Andre Rauch
To the Editor:
My name is Kyle O'Brien and
I'm 11 years old. I think the city
should have more public activiges
for kids. Now don't get me wrong,
I think the bicycle rodeo was a great
idea, but think to yourself how many
public activities have there been
for kids o f every age in the past year.
If you've lived here long you'd know
there weren't many.
I suggest maybe we could have
a kids' scavenger hunt around town,
or maybe we could raise money for
a bigger park. If you ask any kid
about the park, they say we need
more equipment.
These are just a few suggestions.
Sincerely, Kyle O'Brien
To the Editor:
I'm a part o f the fifth grade class
at Heppner Elem entary School. I
would like to say that Eminem
should not be listened to by kids
under 15 because o f the foul
language. Eminem is not a very good
influence to younger people like
me.
Eminem has some good songs
and bad songs. There is a difference
between "edited” and "parental
advisory". Edited is no foul language
and parental advisory is bad
language. Parental advisory means
parents should really look out for
those CDs.
So, if you are a parent, look out
for edited and parental advisory
labels.
Sincerely, Matt McCabe
To the Editor:
I am a granddaughter and I like
to help my grandparents. I think
all people should help out elderly
people. I'm sure they would
appreciate it because they may not
be able to get around as easily as
younger people.
M aybe you will even enjoy
helping out. I know when I help
out at my grandparents' house I get
a reward... my Grandma's first-class
cookies. I love them.
Sincerely, Katie Kilkenny
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To the Editor:
I was walking home from school
yesterday and I passed the creek.
Trash was floating in the water and
piling up on the banks. I think that
Heppner should have a clean-up
team that goes around the town and
the creek picking up trash and
recycling the plastic and cans.
We should keep our home clean.
Sincerely, Jessica Heliker
To the Editor:
I'm a fifth grade student at
Heppner Elem entary. Som ething
that has been on my mind is the old
pool and what they're going to do
with it. I think they should make
a basketball court or a park out o f
it, so we would have more places
to play. Not only w ould we have
more places to play, but it would
look a lot better than the pool with
an old diving board in it.
Sincerely, C yde Coil
To the Editor:
My nam e is Kendra and 1 am
a fifth grade student from Heppner
Elementary. I am writing about the
new mural in between Linden Way
and R iverside Street. The artists
behind all o f this beautiful work
are R obert Thom as, his wife
Caroline and daughters Brenda
Thom as and Debbie Lunz.
This mural is about the people
o f Heppner before modem farming
equipment. Each piece describes
early time work and machines that
were used. Most o f the items painted
can be found inside the Agricultural
M useum.
Be sure to go by and look at the
m ural on the w est wall o f the
Agricultural M useum.
Sincerely, K endra Rayburn
To the Editor:
Every day I com e to town I see
kids riding scooters past old people
and spooking them. To give the kids
something to do and keep our elderly
people safe, maybe Heppner needs
a skate park.
Sincerely, Luke Basile
To the Editor:
I'm in the fifth grade at Heppner
Elementary School and the thing
that has been bothering me is the
blowing dust in M orrow and
Umatilla counties. I think to solve
the problem trees or bushes need
to be planted.
It is very dusty on the way to
Herm iston and there have been
wrecks caused by the dust because
the drivers can't see the road. A
person from Heppner was in the
bad wreck by Pendleton. It only
dented her car, but could have hurt
her very badly.
If we had trees along the road
the dust w ouldn't be so bad.
Sincerely, Lane Bailey
To the Editor:
I'm a fifth grader at Heppner
Elementary School. I have a concern
about all o f the power Heppner is
using. The other day I was out on
a walk and I noticed that this one
house had, what looked like, all o f
the lights on.
Some easy ways to save power
are to: one, instead o f watching TV,
read a book; two, turn off all o f your
lights if you're not using them; and
three, if you have m ore than one
electric clock in a room, try to lower
it to one.
Sincerely, Baillie Keithley
To the Editor:
My name is Jenna and I'm writing
to tell you about sportsm anship.
I think sportsm anship is a very
im portant part o f a game. You
should always be nice to your
teammates and the people on the
other team, too, whether you win
or lose.
If you lose your temper and start
acting like a poor sport, just think
o f it this way: you can always try
to defeat them next year.
Sincerely, Jenna Bowman
To the Editor:
I'm only in fifth grade and I'm
worried about cutting teachers. If
a 10-year-old boy is worried about
cutting teachers, there are hundreds
o f people who feel the same, and
that's not right.
People keep on complaining but
most o f the school board just ignores
them. They are going to build a new
gym at the grade school, but they
cut the P.E. teacher. What good are
buildings without teachers?
They are m aking our teachers
teach more classes than ever before
We have great teachers, but they
need help.
Sincerely. Sean Murray
To the Editor:
I'm a second year 4-H member.
I think everyone who is a 4-H leader
should have a secretary o f their club
that writes 4-H news for the Gazette-
Times. I'm a person who likes to
read the 4-H news to see what other
clubs are doing. Please write so I
can see what's going on.
Sincerely, Kelsie Fox
To the Editor:
I think kindergarteners should
not have to go to school a whole
day. When they get home they are
really tired. So I think all o f the
citizens o f Heppner should think
about that.
Sincerely, Taylor Kempas
To the Editor:
I am a fifth grader at Heppner
Elementary. I would like to ask if
people would mow their lawns and
take care o f their gardens. If they
don't, their houses will look really
bad. So I just want people to mow
their lawns at least once a week and
water their lawns. But remember
to water at night.
We want people to think Heppner
is a good place to live.
Sincerely, M egan Orr
To the Editor:
I am a sixth grader at Heppner
Elementary School. The old Heppner
pool has been lying there for quite
awhile now. They've been making
improvements everywhere else in
Heppner, but the old pool hasn't
been touched. What I'm trying to
say is they should do something
with the old pool.
Sincerely, Tony Haguewood
To the Editor:
I think the school district should
change the school schedule. I think
that we should go to school for two-
three months and then have a break
for a couple o f weeks or a month.
Then I think we would learn more
because we would be in school
more. Plus we would get a break
to unwind and rest.
Quite a few o f the other countries
in the world are a lot smarter than
the U.S. We could catch up to them.
Sincerely, Brendan M cElligott
To the Editor:
The handicapped parking is great
for old people that need it. Some
people park there just to be closer
to the store, and then old people
can't park in the spaces. We should
make it easier for them because they
can't w alk as far as we can.
Sincerely, Lyndi Patton
Local woman rare
and wonderful
To the Editor:
Jane (Huston) Rawlins is a rare
and wonderful life force. She is
known to be opinionated and
aggressive in her views; but behind
that exterior is a kind, caring and
empathetic woman. Jane forces you
to think. As a teacher, advocate or
opponent all she seeks is your
involvem ent. It really does not
matter if you agree or disagree with
her opinion, she only wants you
to voice your side o f the issue at
hand. She begs you to support and
defend what you believe to be true.
We are all better for having been
loved, nurtured, mentored and
prodded by her. She has been
teacher, philosopher, activist, friend
and foe. The lives she has enhanced
is beyond m y ability to list and I
guarantee, she has touched everyone
o f you at some time. Whether it was
as a teacher or taking you or your
kids to the Shakespearean Festival
or watching Arsenic and Old Lace
or enjoying the M orrow County
Fair or the Senior Citizens Center,
the list could go on. More than that,
she has been a guardian and
champion for those that had no voice
nor strength to fight.
In her hom e is a small plaque
w ith a poem, the author I do not
recall, but I will never forget the
words and meaning:
"Two ships set sail. One goes
east and the other west, by the self
same winds that blow. It's the set
o f the sail and not the gale that
determines the way they go. Like
the ships at sea, so goes life as we
travel along its shore. It's the set
o f the soul that determines the goal
and not the calm or strife."
My Aunt Jane Rawlins' soul is
well set, her course has been true
and her accomplishments...continue.
(s)Bob Dobbs
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