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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. December 25, 2002 Benefit auction, dinner set for Olex burn victims The Official Newspaper o f the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner Boogie in Redmond; collectibles, etc. C ash donations are being accepted as well. Due to tight budgets and the som etim es heavy financial load at Christm as tim e, auction organizers are allowing credit for 60 days before paying for items purchased at the benefit. S e v e ra l f r ie n d s a n d neighbors o f the Johnson family are helping to organize the event, including Gerry and Rene Durfey o f C on d o n ; M ike and Vicki M c K in n e y , R o d a n d L o ri M c G u ire , K e n t a n d Ju d y M ise n e r, D a rre ll a n d A p ril A am odt, all o f A rlington; and Brent Johnson o f Fossil. Contact any o f these people for m ore information on how to help with the effort. A memorial service was held to celebrate the life o f Kevin Johnson, 46, at the Condon Elks Lodge on Saturday, Dec. 21. Kevin and his son, W aylon, 19, were burning trash Thanksgiving Day and fuel w as added to the blaze, which exploded, dousing both in fuel and flam es. Their bums were extensive and severe, and it is anticipated Waylon will be hospitalized for at least five months. A fter putting up a hard fight, Kevin lost his battle for life, to a lung infection on D ec. 12. W aylon continues to fight, is gaining strength and healing. You m ay send get-w ell w ishes to W aylon at O regon B u rn C e n te r, 3001 N. Gantenbein Ave., Portland, OR 97227. A trad itio n al holiday comm unity party featured at the form er Rock C reek School in Gilliam County the past few years will becom e a benefit for bum victim s Kevin Johnson and his son Way Ion this year. The event, a benefit auction, potluck dinner and dance, will be held Saturday, Dec. 28, starting at 2:00 p.m. at the R ock C reek C om m unity C enter, 13181 M iddle Rock C reek Lane, G illiam County, Oregon. Auction items are being d o n a te d from re g io n -w id e . Som e o f the donations received to d a te a re : 3 0 .0 6 r if le ; a working ranch horse; Raft Trips; Two night stay at a beach home on the O regon Coast; 1 week at a s tu d io C o n d o w /k itc h e n facilities on Kauai, Hawaii; Ocean fishing trips a n d /o r sturgeon fishing on the Colum bia; dinner and night at S h an ik o H otel; W ils o n R a n c h e s B e d an d Breakfast retreat; Dinner for two at the H otel Condon; Hair style and m anicure; handm ade baby q u ilts; h an d m ad e q u ilts and afghans, one year’s supply o f dog food; 2 m en and 3 days for a c o n s tru c tio n p ro je c t; S heep Pelts; B rass Trundle Bed; Hide a Bed; Roll top desk; baked goods; homemade preserves; art w o rk by lo c a l a r tis ts ; horseshoeing, trim and sets; New Year’s Eve package dinner, room and breakfast at Hotel Condon; O ne-ton alfalfa hay; 4 tickets to N ew Year’s Eve Bull Riding and GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post O ffic e at Heppner. 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Editor News deadline is Monday at S p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $4 75 per column inch Cost tor classified ad is 50< per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.35 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified Ad • Subm it a N ew s Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! lone School continued from page one shipping students from the north increasing available housing in the end o f the county; approaching a r e a ; e n c o u r a g in g h o m e M orrow County for reparation schoolers to enroll in the lone m onies for the lone-north end Schools; encouraging Lexington road; p etitioning the state to students to attend school in lone; rew ard excellent schools w ith prom oting construction o f the tangible support; repealing Ballot r o a d b e tw e e n lo n e a n d M easure 5; and w ithdraw ing Boardman; building a relationship from the Morrow County School w ith a m a tc h in g fu n d s D istrict. The evening w as not organization; obtaining grants; w ithout hum or as one person instituting school tuition; seeking s u g g e s te d , “ k ic k in g o u r lo ttery m o n ey ; p ro m o tin g a legislators in the rear” as a way change in the state school funding to resolve the state budget crisis. form ula; establishing a charter school; lobbying for passage o f “ O n our ow n personal note, us y o u n g p e o p le n eed to k eep M easure 28 to increase taxes; h a v in g b a b ie s ,” a d d e d an increasing lunch prices; soliciting o b v io u s ly p r e g n a n t D a rc y area businesses; asking the city Padberg M itchell, prom pting to reduce w ater costs or donate laughter from the crowd. w ater to the school; seeking out Each revenue suggestion students w ho qualify for free and w as then assigned to a local red u c e d school lu n ch es and organization or com m ittee to assisting those families in filling w ork on such as Booster Club, out the form s; siting a local cell S ch o o l B o ard L ia iso n , S ite to w e r a n d c h a r g in g r e n t; C ouncil, S e lf D eterm ination, prom oting good will betw een A dvisory Board, C ity o f lone, lone and Heppner, shortening the school year, seeking corporate > 1 ' T e a c h e r s , 'L o c a l 'F u n d i n g s p o n ’s 'd /ih lp ;" te s tin g h o m e ' Foundation; lo n e C om m unity A g ri-B u sin e ss O rg a n iz a tio n schoolers tb verify that they are (1CA B O ), State School Lobby m e e tin g s ta te s ta n d a r d s ; and Student Recruitment. e n c o u r a g in g e a rly te a c h e r A n o th e r lo n e retirement; spending the school community meeting is scheduled district cash carryover; seeking for Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m . at the N ature C onservancy financial lone School. su p p o rt o f sc h o o ls; g e ttin g Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes Chamber Executive Director As I write this, Christmas is three days away. W hy aren’t my cards written? W hy isn’t my shopping done? Am ong other things, I stopped and w ent ice skating w ith m y grandchildren. It had been twenty-five years! At first it was a comedy o f errors, but someone up there kept me from broken bones and after a few shaky rounds, this grandmother was enjoying the lights and music and only touching the rftil one or two times! It was great fun! For some reading this, Christmas is already “over.” M y wish for all is that pause be taken to truly savor the twelve days o f Christmas (Dec. 25 to Jan. 6) so that the m ad rush doesn’t end C hristm as Day, but becom es the beginning o f feeling the reason for the season. It’s not too late to do for others what you didn’t have tim e to do before. So m uch o f the w orld rushes m adly along letting deadlines and pressures build, becoming overscheduled, running, running as fast as we can! W hat are we running for or from? Rushing certainly doesn’t extend our lives; it may even shorten them! W e’re writing our own “story” as we go. W hat do we w ant our story to be? Give yourself and your family a gift. Invite them to sit quietly by the tree, watch feel-good Christmas movies with a message, read stories o f the season, share moments with children, turn o ff the boxes (because by now they’ve returned to repetitive sensationalism five tim es a day); listen to music, send the cards you didn’t have tim e to do, visit people who are alone or have lost family, enjoy your work, take a w alk, look up at the stars, think about the true m eaning o f Christmas. And while w e’re reflecting, we might give thought to how our com m unity can w ork together to address the issues facing our small town. Often we find problems are easier solved when w e take tim e to breathe, slow down and listen to our hearts! M ay the Christm as season be a tim e o f balance, caring and reflection w ith good friends, family, food, em pathy, understand, looking inwards and a bit o f “spice” (like ice skating) stirred in. May it continue for you and yours. “ m ileag e out o f the m ed ia ” ; Lexington announces 2002 lighting contest winners Lexington announced the winners o f this year’s light contest winners as: “Best Overall Lighting”- Roger Ehrmantraut. “Best Use of Lights”- B ob M ontgom ery. “Mini But Bright”- John Ripple. “Judges Choice”- M ike Orwick. Colum bia Basin Electric, M orrow County G rain G row ers and the City o f Lexington donated prizes. Out o f town judges were used for the contest. “There were many, many participants and all were beautiful,” said a spokesperson. A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL from THE HEPPNER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE! *. e • in t » • ■ "X . t • e e x Letten to the Editor Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times will not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address a n d p h on e num ber o n all letters h r use b y tbeG-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy of statemei its m ade in letters. (A ny letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under ‘C ard o f T hanks "a t a cost o f f 7.) One view on Kulongoski’s comments to but out farms To the Editor: I w as a sto n ish e d but unsurprised at G overnor-elect T ed K u lo n g o s k i’s r e c e n t p a r a d o x ic a l c o m m e n ts on O re g o n ’s econom ic recovery plans and his desire to buy out farmers in the Klamath Basin. At a tim e w hen he can ta lk o f increasing tourism, encouraging new light industry, creating new jobs and potentially raising taxes he re c o m m e n d s b u y in g out farm ers and ran c h e rs in the K lam ath Basin. W hat part o f taking productive property o ff th e ta x r o le s d o e s n ’t he understand? O f course, the pat answ ers to this m ove and the d r iv e r s b e h in d it a re th e m andates under E ndangered Species Act (ESA). The enforcem ent o f the ESA is m ost often tied to the indicator o f the survival o f the “m ost sensitive species.” I say here th at the m ost se n sitiv e species is and should alw ays be people. The most sensitive issue is our right to pursue our choice o f life, liberty and happiness. T h e b ro a d -s p e c tru m m ove to relocate farm ers and ranchers to controllable space w ithin the urban spheres is the bigger picture here. (1 can already hear the m oans about another conspiracy ranting). One has only to get and read the torturous b o o k , “ W a te r R e s o u r c e M anagem ent, A W orld Bank Policy Paper,” published by the I n te r n a tio n a l B ank fo r R e c o n s tr u c tio n and D evelopm ent, 1993, to see that the global control o f land use is a n a g e n d a th a t w ill be o j u tiin K in s o o i o y y u -jiq Lexington resident offers ideas on school vm.i. • i'w • / .-’i, i: i ¡jr i j cuts To the Editor: I p erceiv e the school district as a forest and it appears you are trying to cut one tree. The largest part o f the forest is the administrative cost; this is where su b s ta n tia l a m o u n ts c a n be reduced. L ay o f f a ll b u ild in g p rin cip als - have one in the d is tr ic t o ffic e to d e a l w ith personnel then each building counselor would be in charge o f student discipline and order. A large savings: Lay o ff all athletic directors - have one in the district office and allow each head coach to adm inister their area. A large savings: Do not move the district office - the cable a n d in s t a ll a ti o n h a s b e e n completed. A move would create m ore cost in relocation (cable/ office supply address changes) than the present maintenance. Lexington is (almost) the geographic center o f M orrow County. Reduce the vehicles to - e • -X w O • - X . I • ’ • • X . e e " czM eity ¿K iristm as! . ♦ .* ■ (a)« Hop* Hav* a °*r ? flQ«rry dhrisfmas If Kapp? N«® ?*ar, M erry Christmas dL H appy N ew Year and ®« thank ?ou for four patronage AFTER CHRISTMAS SALE If friendship through th* fear. 7rom all of us at P«t«rson’s $«w*Urs: Gaylt, $udf, Garmon, PQarlen* and Randall 1 /2 PRICE CHRISTMAS SALE STARTS THIS THURSDAY DECEMBER 2 6 th AT 10 a.m . t 0 (Reduced hours on Thursday only: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) t ( J o w lo m o f Am ortea. In c. Petersons v 7 Heppner 0 i 676-9200 0 0 ^ MWUUJ'J ÜJBU|jÿf t 0 676-9158 t . « I X . • • X . e • X . « • X . e • X •• X « * X 127 N. Main, Heppner Roga Stop fry aI pickup a 676-9426 t « X e • X « * X • • X SH ER R ELL Brenda Sherrell 6 7 6 - 5 8 1 8 2 3 3 N. M ain • H eppner Serving Heppner Lexington A lone ---------------------- ----------- <Brenda c£ M indy at INSURANCE 74« Country .> 217 North Main • Heppner 0 0 We X 0 WV APPRECIATE VOI R RI SINESS! t Jewe,erS/ t 0 / • • X accom plished by the control o f water. This plan is essentially (and not very covertly) being placed throughout the West today. The socialization and governm ent control o f farming, r a n c h in g and reso u rc e m anagem ent has already been proven to be a bankrupt system, (e.g. the form er Soviet U nion failure, the m anagem ent o f the U.S. N ational Forests) so that doesn’t need to be revisited here. We also know that ones d o n ’t n e e d to re m o v e e ach farmer, rancher, logger or m iner from the land, but just remove (by s e d u c tiv e o r o th e r m e a n s ) sufficient num bers o f them to em asculate the targeted group a n d th e r e m a in in g a re le ft voiceless and easy pickings for future control, buyouts and/or relocations. It is really very simple and effective. A t a tim e w h e n w e s h o u ld be e n c o u r a g in g entrepreneurship and generating p riv a te rev e n u e th at can be legitimately taxed, our Govemor- to -b e an d o u r S e n a to r R on Wyden seem to think that taking tax dollars to buy out productive a g r ic u ltu r a l b u s in e s s e s is c o n s is te n t w ith e c o n o m ic recovery. I don’t like government subsidies, but if w e are to have them as a last resort, let them be d ire c te d at k e e p in g p riv a te , industry in business and on the tax roles. That is the only way we as taxpayers, can get back so m e T o f our invested tax dollars. That is a p o s itiv e b e g in n in g fo r economic recovery. (s) Tim Smith Harney County • • X 9 1 one car and one pickup to be dispatched from the district. Savings on insurance a n d m a in te n a n c e : K eep the “ E xcellence” in education by busing the Heppner High School students to lone, leave the other students w here they are; in so doing every com m unity is still m aintaining an active school. In keeping “ E xcellence” , do not eliminate the kitchens - it’s been p r o v e n a h u n g r y c h ild is handicapped in learning. G e n e ra te in c o m e by selling real estate the district owns. U tiliz e th e s a te llite system for extra classes (students an d te a c h e rs) an d m ee tin g s (teach ers and a d m in istra tiv e staff). Survey the graduated s e n io r s as to w h a t b a s ic education classes they fell short in at college. Possibly, a last resorjt m aneuver w ould be to freeze salaries for one year. We need b a s ic education; let’s dig down and get back to it. (s) Betty Christman Lexington Heppner Little League and Youth. Baseball set meeting H eppner Little League and Youth B aseball will hold a m eeting at 6:30 p.m ., Tuesday, J a n . 14, 2 0 0 3 , a t G D s R e stau ra n t in H eppner. T he purpose o f the meeting is to elect new board m em bers and discuss the upcom ing 2003 season. All interested is welcome to attend. Your help is needed a n d a p p re c ia te d . F o r m o re inform ation please call Doug H o lla n d 6 7 6 -5 0 6 7 o r D ave P ra n g er676-9767. Order Magnetic Door Signs HERE Heppner Gaiette-Times
