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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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