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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 26,2004 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.PS. 240-420 M orrow C o u n ty ’s H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Ore gon. Office at 147 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676- 9211. E-mail gt<#heppner net or gt@rapidscrve.net. Web site: www.heppner net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times. PO. Box 337. Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscnpnons: $24 in Morrow County; $18 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $30 elsewhere. David Sykes................................................................................................... Publisher Katie W all.......................................................................................................... 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Letters to the Editor Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Cazette-Times w ill not publish unsigned letters Please include your address and phone num ber on all letters for use by the G-T office. The C-T reserves the right to edit. The C-T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. <Any letters expressing thanks w ill be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks' at a cost o f $7.) Big City boy has worked the farm To the Editor: In the Wednesday, May 12,2004 edition of this newspaper I was accused of being from the “big city,” which isn’t all that bad. Big city boys deserve a little re c o g n itio n too, no monuments please. I was one of the 12 to 17 year olds from the towns and cities across this great country of ours who a ssisted the farm ers in h arv estin g the n a tio n ’s crops, plus tended to our own family cow, chickens Health district looks at levy option for November continued from page 1 who is in charge o f co m m unications at the sheriff’s department, spoke to the board about the proposed charges to MCHD for 911 services. Denton explained to the board that G illiam , W heeler and Sherm an counties have formed their own 911 service and no longer c o n tra ct w ith M orrow C ounty for 911 services, which will be a huge n egative fin an cial impact to MCSO- a loss of around $56,500 each. In addition, 911 services will be under-funded by the state of Oregon because of loss of business and private phone lines statew id e, w ith b u sin esses and people leaving the state. The 911 program is funded by the number of ground and cell phone lines*at a rate of 75 cents^ach. *Tfi£ IfigLSfafdffc didn’t help a couple of years ago when they robbed the fund,” said Denton. The combination of the loss of the contract and the reduction in state 911 fees could re su lt in a shortfall o f $175,000 to MCSO. D enton estim ated that M CSO w ill charge M CHD $14,420 for 911 ambulance service, based on call volume, beginning with 2005, u nless the state legislature gives the 911 program m ore m onies. Those charges (based on calls for serv ice from January through December 2003) include $3,425 for the Heppner Ambulance with 120 c alls; $316.17 for Lexington EMT-11 calls; $333 for lone EMT-12 calls; $6,217 for the Boardman Ambulance-218 calls; and $4,127 fo r the Irrigon A m bulan ce-1 4 5 calls. Denton and Dilley said that MCSO was one of only a few 911 dispatches in the state that did not already charge for their services. Other agencies to be charged include: MCSO- $92,039-3231 calls; S heriff’s O ffice Heppner Patrol contract-$21,885-768 c a lls; B oardm an Police D epartm ent-$39,819-1398 c alls; H eppner Fire D e p a r tm e n t- $ 2 ,1 6 0 -7 6 c alls; L ex in g to n Fire Departm ent-$ 193-7 calls; lone Fire Department-$509- 18 calls; Boardm an Fire D e p a rtm e n t-$ 2 ,8 8 0 -101 c alls; and Irrigon Fire D e p a rtm e n t-$ 1,7 3 8 -6 1 calls. D enton said that there is a limit of employees that his department can cut and still run a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week dispatch service. “We can’t operate the center with only four or five people,” said Denton. “We want to maintain what w e’ve got.” Denton said MCSO would “try to hold the line” as long as possible before im plem enting the charges. In other business, the board d iscu ssed the m igrant h ealth c lin ic proposed for B oardm an. Vander Does said that he doubted th at the clin ic project would be approved by the federal government, but if it is not approved, he believed that MCHD should establish a clinic there and it could be a money maker for the district. ^ i f t (Sutjcjeitloni. However, Dr. Robert Boss, a private physician with an office in Boardman who receives a subsidy from MCHD, still has a practice there and tw o years remaining on a contract with M CH D . A cco rd in g to M CHD B oard m em bers John Prag and Ed Glenn, Dr. B oss had p rev io u sly in d icated that he w ould retire from his Boardman practice if the migrant clinic project went through and, in that event, would terminate his contract with MCHD. However, it has not yet been determined what path Dr. Boss would take if the clinic project is vetoed by the feds. Board C hair Larry M ills asked Vander Does to speak with Dr. Boss, but Glenn ad v ised a g ain st that, considering Dr. Boss’ rocky relationship with Vander Does and the district. The board decided to wait to speak with Dr. Boss u n til they learn whether or not the migrant project is approval. In other business, the board: -ap p ro v ed hirin g Faith A lv erso n , a physician’s assistant, for emergency room coverage and as a fill-in for p h y sician s, pending “credentialing,” for $80,000 per year and a standard benefit package, including malpractice. -heard the following report: Pioneer Memorial Clinic- 399 patients with 18 new patients and 47 patients seen by a nurse; Irrigon Clinic-185 patients with 23 new patients and 72 seen by a nurse; Boardman Health Care C en ter-166 patients seen by Dr. Boss and 306 seen by a p h y s ic ia n ’s a ssista n t; H eppner A m b u lan ce-1 7 runs; Boardman Ambulance-23 runs; Irrigon Ambulance-10 runs. Order Magnetic Door Signs HERE Heppner Gazette-Times and “victory” garden, during the Second World War, from ’42 through ’45. We do know where milk and bread comes from. During those years participating in such things was considered to be our patriotic duty, which I think we performed rather well. The farm ers o f that era appreciated our help, and never referred to us as “big city” boys, but just called us “hands.” A fter g rad u atin g from high school, this “big city ” boy enlisted in the military, proudly serving in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force, for a total of 20 y ears, tw o m onths, and fourteen days. Not brag, just fact. This is just to clear up any misconception about w here I may have come from. (s) Gene Sonstegard Heppner Appeasement will not stop terrorism To the Editor: Do I hear an echo? Does that echo have a Spanish accent? T rain s in M adrid were exploded, people were killed. M any S panish, afraid, voted for a change in their government. That new government, in an attempt at appeasem ent pulled their troops from Iraq. Since then, m ore atrocities have surfaced. B odies o f aid w orkers burned and hung from b rid g es. M alco n ten ts explode bombs, and shoot from ambush. Thugs, paid for by outsiders, take over neighborhoods Mafia-style. A self-proclaimed religious leader, outlawed by his own people, hides inside the most holy o f places in Iraq to launch a ttack s on our soldiers. In spite of the proven a b ility o u r so ld ie rs to ro u tin ely squash such in cid en ts, certain opportunistic entertainment stars, media personalities and p o litic ia n s w rite e d ito ria ls or ap p ear on n ew scasts, callin g for a change in our government, and in an attem p t at appeasement, call for the pulling of our troops from Iraq. This is fool-hearted. Those who saw and hack the heads off of innocent young men, or fly aircraft into b u ild in g s w ill n ev er be appeased. Their obsession is to control the world. (s) F. Green White Heppner McCabe apologizes to organizations and community To the Editor: Dear Heppner Booster Club M em bers, W illow C reek C ountry C lub B oard o f D irectors and M em bers, Heppner Cemetery District Board Members, Heppner Rural Fire District Board M em bers and the Community of Heppner, Finding the words that adequately express my sincere apology and remorse is difficult. I deeply regret my actions because what I did was wrong. I am truly sorry. I write these words with such heart-felt emotion that it seems impossible to express how deep in my soul I carry this burden. I have wounded many and the scars w ill rem ain for years to come. An entire community has been shaken to its very core. I am filled w ith ov erw h elm in g rem o rse, guilt and shame. I not only betrayed each organization and the community but my family. I will never forget the look in my children’s eyes when I told them what I had done. N or w ill I fo rg et seeing the pain on the faces of my husband, parents and family. I have caused so many people c o u n tle ss hours of anger, frustration, d isap p o in tm en t and betrayal. You had placed your tru st in me and I b etray ed you. T here is nothing that I can say or do that will ease the pain. Please know that in my heart I feel such anguish for what my actions have done to a community and a family^ I w ill carry this burden forever. I know that there will be consequences for my actions and I fully accept them. I pray daily that in time the Board members, community and my family may all be able to find forgiveness in their hearts and h ealin g may begin. T hrough G od, I w ill continue to en d eav o r to make am ends for my mistakes. Respectfully, (s) Sonja McCabe Heppner i Heritage Plaza, a good addition To the Editor: The new Heritage Plaza is a beautiful addition to our city. It adds to and compliments our downtown and can’t help but have a very p o sitiv e affect on visitors as they drive into Heppner. Not only that, but it sig n ifie s o ur h eritag e, homage to its citizens and an inspiration to its future. To all those who dedicated themselves to its c o m p le tio n , “Job well done.” (s) Dick and Lynnea Sargent Heppner St. Patrick’s Senior Center On June 2, Willow C reek B ap tist C hurch members are hosts for the noon meal at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The menu includes fish and chips, tater tots, mixed vegetables, fresh fruit, cheesy biscuits and lemon cake. The Memorial Day dinner is ready to go. The Center doors will be open at 12:30 for people to socialize. Food service will begin at 1 p.m. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for school age children and there is no charge for pre-school age children. Mayor Bob Jepsen is the M .C. fo r a short program. The Christian Life Center, Heppner Christian, H ope-V alby-A ll S aints Parish, Nazarene and United Methodist churches are each providing a part of the menu. The S en io r C en ter is furnishing the entrée, which is a choice between turkey or roast beef. Corol Mitchell and Jo Anne Burleson are providing rolls and dessert. B urleson is ch air o f the event. High school students are assisting with the meal service. A recep tio n for family and friends of Ellen “D oll” Cam pbell will be held Monday, May 31 at 2 p.m ., at the C enter. C am p b ell, 93, a fo rm er re sid en t o f the S en io r Center, died March 27 in Portland after a long illness. Inurnment is at 1 p.m. at Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Mem orial Day Cemetery Containers are now available. Containers start at $20 and up. See us for your j i Memorial Day flowersl u ■ | Delivery is available until Saturday, H ay 29 at 2 p.m . June is National Rose Month Growers have given us a deal and we are passing the savings on to you. Everyone is Invited to Attend a 1 Doz. Roses with vase only $25 M ulti-Family Sponsored COMMUNITY 6RADUATI0N RECEPTION Saturday, June 5 From 3:30-5 p.m. Morrow County Fairgrounds WE WILL BE CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY Monday, May 31st Peterson's Happnar For more information, contact Bobbettc Lovfrcn • Mary Mafutwood Shannon Rust • Ann Murray • Shelley Wifht Jewelers. cash and carTy only Starting June 19 Florist on duty Mon Fri only. Arrangements available in Floral cooler. Balloons available on request. Murrays Country Rose 233 N. Main • Happnar • 673-9426 676-9200 I f
