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Karen’s Korner By Karen Masshoff
D ear Readers,
A s m any o f you know the State o f O regon has taken
aw ay the funding for the T obacco Prevention/E ducation
Program . Will it be reinstated again in the new fiscal year?
M ore about that later. Before 1 left M orrow County this spring,
I w anted to put out one m ore colum n.
O ne im portant consideration regarding O re g o n ’s
Tobacco Program is its com prehensiveness. This m eans w e
approach tobacco use issues from m any aspects: through
school curriculum and tobacco-free cam puses, by having
sm oke-free workplaces in our com m unities, by encouraging
sm oke-free hom es - then by having access to cessation
programs for those that want to quit. W here is M orrow County
in the schem e o f all this? Pretty good actually, but there is
m ore to do.
There is m uch we can do for ourselves at home. W hat
can parents do? Set good exam ples by not using tobacco and
give clear, consistent m essages about the dangers o f tobacco
to their children. Som ething I just read: teenagers w ho smoke
and are suffering nicotine-dependence tend to have an attention
span o f about five m inutes. A lso, o f those that sm oke, only
about seven percent get ‘ A’s in their school work.
Support coordinated school health programs and insist
that they include tobacco-use prevention education. Work with
the school board to provide assistance program s, rather than
punishm ent, for students who violate tobacco-use policies. If
your children already use tobacco, help them understand the
underlying reasons they are using tobacco (to deal with stress,
to feel accepted, to show their independence). H elp them set
realistic goals for stopping; give them positive reinforcem ent
and encouragement.
H elp your children critically analyze m essages that
glam orize tobacco use on television, in m ovies, and in
m agazines and other print m edia. This is w here the tobacco
industry is really targeting our young people. T he M aster
Settlement in 1998 did away with Joe Cam el, but the industry
is only getting m ore creative w ith introducing m ore exotic
appearing tobacco blends (that m ay be even m ore addicting),
with the “sizzling” and enticing ads to go with them. Tobacco
officials state they are speaking only to those o f “legal age.”
Do w e believe this? Write to those periodicals where such ads
appear.
A t this m om ent in Salem , the W ays and M eans
C om m ittees are in the m idst o f deciding the fate o f O regon’s
exemplar Tobacco Program. How can we afford to not continue
th e c o st-sa v in g p ro g re ss w e ’ve m ad e? W rite to th o se
com m ittee m em bers, encouraging them to fund HB 5030 for
2 0 0 3 -2 0 0 5 . T h e ir E -m ails: rep .g re g sm ith @ sta te .o r.u s;
s e n .j a c k i e w i n t e r s @ s t a t e .o r .u s ;
and
sen.avelgordly@ state.or.us.
I do w ant to com e back to M orrow County. I care
about the health and well-being o f all you.
Stokes Landing Senior C enter in Irrigon and The Old
Time Fiddlers Show is the destination for the next St. Patrick’s
Senior C enter bus trip, according to Ed Baker, chairm an o f
the transportation committee. The show will be held on Saturday,
A pril 26. The bus w ill begin loading at 5:15 p.m ., on M ain
Street, in front o f St. P atrick’s Senior Center.
O n Friday, M ay 2, the St. P a t’s dining room will be
tra n sfo rm ed into a B in g o H all. T he A d o p t-A -T each er
Com m ittee is sponsoring the Bingo lundraiser. The fundraiser
will lend support to the program to help provide for an adequate
num ber o f teachers in local schools. W atch for details on the
TV bulletin board and other places.
The lunch m enu for Wednesday, April 30 beginning at
11:30 a.m., is roast b e e f w ith w hipped potatoes, hot rolls and
other goodies. M em bers from St. P atrick’s Catholic C hurch
will volunteer on that day.
DA'» Report
Tony Ralph Page was
c o n v ic ted o f C o n te m p t o f
C o u r t, a n u n c la s s if i e d
m is d e m e a n o r. P a g e w a s
sentenced to 90 suspended
days in ja il, six m o n th s o f
bench probation, 40 hours o f
com m unity service and $374
in fines.
Ephrem Espinoza was
convicted o f tw o co unts o f
Possession o f a C ontrolled
S u b s ta n c e - 2 ,
C la s s - C
fe lo n ie s , o n e c o u n t o f
P o s s e s s io n o f a F o r g e d
I n s t r u m e n t - 1, a C la s s - C
felo n y , a n d o n e c o u n t o f
Endangering the W elfare o f a
M in o r,
a
C la s s - A
m isd e m e a n o r. E s p in o z a ’s
driver’s license was suspended
for six months and he received
a co n cu rren t sentence that
b r o u g h t: 2 4 m o n th s o f
supervised probation, 90 days
in jail, 80 hours o f comm unity
service and payment o f $2492
in fines.
Jam es E rnest Stout
w as found guilty o f D U II, a
C lass-A m isdem eanor. Stout
w a s s e n te n c e d to 180
su spended d ays in ja il, 80
hours o f com m unity service,
24 m onths bench probation,
completion o f a m isdem eanor
a lc o h o l p a c k a g e to b e
provided by M orrow County
B ehavioral H ealth, driving
p riv ile g e s are su s p e n d e d /
re v o k e d fo r one y e a r and
paym ent o f $ 1294 in fines.
Pioneer Memorial Hospice
honors volunteers
N a tio n a l H o s p ic e
V olunteer W eek is A pril 27-
M ay 3. D u rin g th is w eek,
P ioneer M em orial H ospice
wishes to honor the following
volunteers w ho have trained
and registered to assist in this
health care program .
F ro m
H e p p n e r:
M ichael A rm ato, N ella Britt,
Betty Carlson, Louis Carlson,
Barb Coiner, A loha DeSpain,
C yde Estes, Joy K rein, Judie
Laughlin, Sherree M ahoney,
The O regon W heat C om m ission w ill hold regular
Veda N ave, D elia Robinson,
meetings on Tuesday, April 29 at the W heat M arketing Center
F lo ren e R o b inson, D ebbie
C onference R oom , 1200 N W N aito Parkw ay, Suite 240,
Sumner, Paul Sumner, Lindsey
Portland, at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. D ress is business casual.
W a rd , M a ry W e st, a n d
The m eeting location is accessible to persons w ith
C a ro ly n W illey; an d from
disabilities. The Commission meeting is open to the public and
B oardm an: M arie D eB oer,
anyone w ishing to attend is encouraged and w elcom ed to do
N o rm an D e B o er, D ona
so.
Edman and Alice Ellis.
A hospice volunteer is
a lay, or professional person,
trained in providing support
and c o m p a n io n sh ip to the
patient and family, including
OWC to hold meeting
R E T IR E M E N T
O P E N H O U SE
fo r
B U T C H L A U G H L IN
F red
E ugene
Stephens, Jr., w as convicted
o f H arassm ent- Physical, a
C la s s - B
m is d e m e a n o r .
Stephens w as sentenced to
179 suspended days in jail, 2
y ears bench pro b atio n , 20
hours o f com m unity service,
o n e d ay in ja il as p a rt o f
probation, and paym ent o f
$424 in fines.
Todd
P a tric k
Copenhaver was convicted o f
A ttem pting to Elude Police, a
C la ss-A m isd em ean o r. H e
w a s s e n te n c e d to 9 0
su sp en d ed d ays in ja il, 24
m onths bench probation and
$374 in fines. C openhaver
w as also found guilty o f DUII,
a C lass-A m isdem eanor. For
this, he w as sentenced to 180
days in jail w ith 178 o f those
d a y s s u s p e n d e d a n d th e
remaining two days converted
to 80 hours o f com m unity
s e rv ic e , 24 m o n th s b en ch
probation, com pletion o f a
drug package to be provided
by
M o rro w
C o u n ty
B ehavioral H ealth, driving
privileges suspended/revoked
for one year, and $1294 in
fines.
H u s s a in
J a s s im
A lsuw aihy w as convicted o f
Providing False Information to
Police on a Citation, a C lass-
A m is d e m e a n o r. H e w a s
sentenced to 90 suspended
days in ja il, one year bench
probation and $374 in fines.
reg u lar survivor contact as
needed. Volunteers m ay also
provide supportive services to
the hospice staff in such areas
as, but not lim ited to assisting
in the office, public relations,
fund raising and other various
hospice activities.
T h e a b o v e -n a m e d
people have taken a seven-
week training course, made the
d e c is i o n to s e r v e a s a
v o lu n teer in som e areas and
continue to participate in the
monthly educational meetings.
Currently, a volunteer
training class is underw ay in
Condon under the direction o f
R o b a n a i D isq u e , H o sp ic e
coordinator, C arolyn Willey,
v o lu n te e r c o o rd in a to r and
C y d e E s te s , t e a c h e r - in -
training.
For m ore information
on th e P io n e e r M e m o ria l
H ospice Program call (541)
676-2946, w eekdays, from 9
a.m .-5 p.m.
Morrow County 0HV Park
Q u a d s , D irtb ik es, J e e p s
Opening May 17, 2003
For More Information Contact:
Morrow County Public Works
(541) 989-9500
«fei r
Wednesday, A p ril 3 0 th
11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.
M orrow County Grain Growers
in L exington
R efreshm ents w ill be served
Morrow County 0HV Park
Work Party
on Sunday, April 27,2003
Bring your gloves, hammer, wheelbarrow,
rakes, fencing supplies, pitchfork, chainsaws, and,
of course, your OH V. We w ill be marking and
clearing trails, fixing fence, etc.
H e lp ¿ et y o u r park ready to use!
Letters to the Editor
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District office move creates
unknown burden
To the Editor:
A t its la s t m e e tin g , th e
M o rr o w C o u n ty S c h o o l
B o a rd v o te d to m o v e th e
school district o ffices from
L exington to Irrig o n ’s new
school building. T he idea o f
m o v in g th e o f f i c e s w a s
originally intended to save the
district m oney in this revenue
crisis. M oving the offices to
u n u se d sp a c e in H e p p n e r
Elementary School and closing
the L exington building m ade
good econom ic sense.
H ow ever, the superintendent
d id n ’t feel “w a n te d ” w hen
H eppner requested that the
d is tr ic t p a y a p o r tio n o f
expenses such as utilities and
custodial care (currently in the
d i s t r i c t b u d g e t) . N o w ,
s e e m in g ly fro m o u t o f
now here, the superintendent
claim s carte blanche to move
the offices w herever he wants
them , regardless o f cost and
future consequences.
Since the district has already
b a lk e d a t p a y in g re n t to
w hatever school building it is
housed in, it seem s that the
d istric t’s electricity, w ater,
heat, and m aintenance w ill
c o m e o u t o f I r r i g o n ’s
“e q u a lize d ” p o rtio n o f the
budget, or the superintendent
w o n ’t
fee l
w a n te d .
F urtherm ore, w hen the tim e
com es that the d istrict can
afford to staff Irrigon’s school,
a new administration building
w ill have to be built. From
w hat funds, pray tell? T he
bottom line is that Irrigon will
not be able to use its school
for children until the district can
afford a new office building. At
the same time, available space
sits em pty in Heppner.
W hat started out as a cost
saving exercise has turned into
an unknown burden on district
funds, and potentially a large
burden on Irrigon. Surely our
school board can do better
than this.
(s)
Joel Peterson
lone
Show your support for MCHD
To the Editor:
I wanted to take a few
minutes and tell my opinion on
the M orrow C ounty H ealth
District.
I’ve lived 50 years in
M orrow County and have had
m any dealing with all aspects
o f the care offered. In 1950,
when the hospital opened, my
son was one o f the first babies
bom in the facility and I have
been using M CH D ever since.
It is m y feeling that
they all do a w onderful jo b
from th e c lin ic s, h o sp ita l,
physical therapy, hom e health,
s p e e c h a n d o c c u p a tio n a l
therapy and nursing home. Thy
have all been very supportive
to m y p r o b le m s a n d
rehabilitation.
In O c to b e r 2 0 0 2 , I
m oved to the W illow C reek
Terrace (assisted living) and
enjoy the facility very much. In
February 20 0 3 ,1 began having
m e d ic a l p r o b le m s t h a t
required m e to spend tim e in
the h o sp ita l and in M arch
2003, it w as decided th at I
n e e d e d to r e c o v e r in th e
nursing hom e to regain m y
strength and mobility.
People think nursing
hom es are ju s t for long-term
care, but I have found that the
s t a f f w o rk s v e ry h a rd to
reh ab ilitate residents in all
aspects o f care to help them
return to as norm al a life as
possible.
T he kindness show n
to m e and the other residents
has been exem plary. A ll the
e m p lo y e e s o f th e M C H D
should be recognized for their
p r o f e s s io n a l c a r e a n d
faithfulness to the district.
I w o u ld like to ask
everyone in the county to give
th eir support to the H ealth
District. We need our facilities
on both ends o f the county so
that everyone has adequate
health care.
(s) Jean N elson
Heppner
Final thoughts on the war
To the Editor:
The coalition counties
are being told they m ust now
deal w ith Jihad. F o r those
r e a d e r s w h o d o n ’t k n o w
e x a c tly w h a t th a t m e a n s,
here’s a note from Webster: 1 -
a w ar by M oslem s against
u n b e lie v ers o r en e m ies o f
Islam, carried out as a religious
duty; 2- a fanatic campaign for
o r a g a in s t a n id e a , e tc .;
crusade.
I need to take a step
back to the onset o f this w ar
w hen a new s rep o rter asked
the Com m ander in C h ief how
h e is h a n d lin g th is o n a
personal basis. His answer: “I
pray for guidance every day.”
Very shortly after that,
Hussein was quoted as saying,
“I pray for salvation, long live
Islam.”
Yet, they both let it
happen.
I u n d e rs ta n d , fo r
m yself anyway, that about 50
percent o f this letter will be in
the realm o f fiction; at the very
least, debatable ideas.
C o nsidering the tw o
a s p e c ts : “ g u i d a n c e ” a n d
“religious duty”; could there be
something else that the general
p u b lic
i s n ’t h e a r i n g ?
S om ething that is, as a show
title in d ic a tio n s, “ B e y o n d
B elief’?
T h in k for a m om ent
about N ostradom us’ quatrain
a b o u t a t h ir d w o r ld w a r
h o l o c a u s t b e in g le d b y
som eone in a blue turban.
C o u ld a ll t h is b e
happening because o f o v er
simplified, very fearful ideas.
L ast line ab o u t this
w ar: I w ould sooner put m y
faith in us. U s hum ans, the
peacem akers, the ones w ho
open their m ouths and keep
the box o f bullets closed.
N ow I ’ll shut up; for
aw hile.
(s) Phillip Right
Heppner
Smith to hold Town Hall meetings
R epresentative G reg
Sm ith w ill hold Tow n Hall for us to discuss the O regon
meetings, Thursday, April 24, that we w ant.”
in H e p p n e r , lo n e a n d
The first m eeting will
L e x in g to n to d is c u s s th e be held in lone at the U nited
release o f the C o-C hair’s and Church o f C hrist at 3 :30 p.m.
th e G o v e r n o r ’s 2 0 0 3 - 0 5 T he second m eeting w ill be
budget and other legislative held at 5 p.m., at the Lexington
items.
C ity Hall. T he third and final
“This is an opportunity m eeting for the day w ill be
for us to sit dow n and discuss held in H e p p n e r at J o h n ’s
O re g o n ’s econom ic crisis,” O ther Place at 6:30 p.m .
said Rep. Sm ith, “ It is a tim e