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Vote for Kerry to maintain Social
Security
To the Editor:
1 have been thinking
and have com e to the
conclusion that there hasn’t
been much if anything said
in the p apers or on TV
concerning Social Security
and Medicare.
President Bush has
been p rom oting turning
these ag en cies over to
private com panies. This
might sound good to the
misinformed voter at first
glance. However, this is
so m eth in g that could
backfire that other way and
would surely make more
millionaires out o f the Wall
Street brokers.
Social Security has
been one o f the few
government agencies that
have been successful right
from the start.
I know that Social
Security has to over go
changes if it is to survive.
However, privatizing Social
Security isn’t one o f them.
So, if you want to
save Social Security as it is
today, vote for Kerry.
People at my age,
who were alive during the
stock market crash in 1929
and have lived through the
D ep ressio n , u n d erstan d
what could happen to our
retirement.
Also, I know that the
Washington politicians have
been dipping into the Social
Security Fund and backing
it w ith w o rth less lO U s.
Most o f this money has been
going for “ pork b a rre l”
spending not to national
d efen se, or any oth er
necessary expenses.
The go v ern m en t
owes Social Security way
over a trillion dollars.
Also, do you know
that the Social Security Fund
does not belong to you? It
belongs to the government
and if Congress so desires,
they could disband it at
anytime and we would have
no Social Security.
Sweet dreams.
(s) Vernon Christopherson
Donald, OR
Matlack addresses Morrow County
residents
Donita Daniels and Keith Brudevold
Pastor Keith Brudevold o f Heppner and Donita
Carol Daniels o f Salem are pleased to announce their
engagement to be married.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Don and Joan
Daniels o f Salem and the niece o f Evelyn and Don
Campbell of Lexington.
The groom-elect is the pastor o f the Heppner
United Methodist Church.
The couple plans an Oct. 17, 2004 wedding at the
Heppner United Methodist Church.
Anniversary celebration to be held
Patricia Larson Way and Kenneth Wav
All friends and family are invited to the Vinson
Way family reunion on Sunday, Sept. 5, at the Heppner
City Park to celebrate Kenneth and Patricia Larson Way’s
50th wedding anniversary.
To the Editor:
My name is Kenneth
Matlack and I am running
for Morrow County Sheriff.
The political season is upon
us and I have enjoyed the
early
stages o f my
campaign. Many people of
Morrow County have been
very receptive o f my ideas
and w hat a M atlack
administration would look
like for the people o f
Morrow County.
Recently, I became
aw are o f several rumors
about what will happen if I
am elected Sheriff. One
rumor that 1 want to stop
immediately is that I plan to
“clean house” and terminate
current staff o f the Sheriff’s
Office. This is not true. I
have no in ten tio n o f
term in atin g any sta ff
currently employed by the
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office. Two other rumors
that do not re fle c t my
p o sitio n
concern
Community Policing and the
S h e riff’s O ffice Reserve
Program. My position is to
expand community policing
efforts and organize as many
n eig h b o rh o o d
w atch
programs as possible. This
is especially true o f the
Reserve Program. I want to
increase, not decrease the
size of the Reserve Program.
I would like to see as many
qualified people as possible
become actively involved
their communities and serve
all parts o f the county.
By now most o f the
voters o f Morrow County
have
receiv ed
an
informational letter that was
recently sent out. I must say
again my campaign is about
being av ailab le to the
citizens o f the county and
being actively involved with
deputies in the field. If you
have any q u estio n s or
concerns, please know that
I am available 24/7. If you
have any questions about
any issue, please come by or
call me at (800) 291-1791 or
my home at (541) 922-5173.
Thank you for your support,
(s) Kenneth Matlack
Irrigon
Justice Court
report
Daniel R. James, 68,
DUII Diversion, fine $405.
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BALTIC
AMBER
J a m ie s o n & M a r sh a ll
is proud to introduce
A vailable
in d ifferen t
len g th s
and
bead siz e s
ROB CONLEE
Journeym an Plum ber
our newest employee
Obituaries
Health
district levy
Sophia Oleita
Shipp
continued from page one
providers include Dr. Sam
Datta who is employed with
the district full-time and Dr.
Ed Berretta, who works for
the district part-time. Dr.
Ken Wenberg, a Heppner
physician who operates a
private clinic and is not
under co n tract w ith the
district, also provides ER
co v erag e. A ccording to
Vander Does, Dr. Wenberg’s
ER coverage for the district
w ill now becom e m ore
lim ited. An ad d itio n al
p h y sic ia n ’s
assistan t
provides care in the Irrigon
Clinic and the district is also
under co n tract w ith Dr.
Robert Boss, who operates
a private clinic in Boardman,
In other business,
the board:
-approved a contract
w ith Sum m it S prings
Assisted Living in Condon
to pro v id e n u rsin g care
through Pioneer Memorial
Home Health.
-ap p o in ted board
member Ken Matlack and
board Chair Larry Mills to
the
m edical
s ta ff
credentialing committee.
-learned from Rhea
that P ioneer M em orial
Home Health will now offer
the “ L ifelin e S e rv ic e .”
Through the service, units
w ill be av ailab le w hich
allow subscribers to push a
button to summon help if
they have fallen or become
ill. The units, w hich are
hooked up to the phone
sy stem , w ill co st $65
initially for set-up and then
around $35 (or more) per
month for the subscription
depending on the level o f
services provided.
-learn ed th at a
com m ittee form ed to
su p p o rt passage o f the
MCHD tax levy has held its
first m eeting. M em bers
include
Leann
R ea,
Boardman, Norma Stahl,
Irrig o n , Ken G rieb and
Melissa Lindsay, Lexington,
Howard Mullins, lone, and
Barbara Hayes and David
Sykes, Heppner.
-learned from CFO
Nicole Mahoney that the
district was $2,722.88 in the
black for the m onth.
However, Mahoney told the
board that the month was
atypical. She said that the
recent absence o f two billing
clerks, because o f an injury
and m aternity leave, has
tem porarily affected the
district.
-learned that Pioneer
Memorial Hospital had 21
patients in July, 406 out­
patients, performed 1280 lab
tests, 98 x-ray procedures,
30 C-T scans and 26 EKG
tests.
-Home Health had
275 visits total.
-learned that Pioneer
Memorial Clinic had 403
p a tien ts w ith 18 new
patients and 60 seen by a
nurse.
-learned that Irrigon
Clinic had 204 patients with
33 new patients and 67 seen
by a nurse.
-learn ed th at Dr.
R obert B oss saw 221
p atien ts in July and his
physician’s assistant, Rich
Hamblin had 222.
Sophia Oleita Shipp,
36, o f H erm iston, died
Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, at
Kadlec Medical Center in
Richland, WA.
A funeral service
w as held Sept. 1 at the
Hermiston First Christian
C hurch, w ith burial to
follow at the H erm iston
Cemetery.
Shipp was bom on
S ept.
22,
1967,
at
Tillamook, to Melvin Dean
and
T heresa
A nne
Wahleithner Spence.
On May 27, 1994,
she married Bryan W. “Bill”
Shipp at Richfield, WA.
She
was
a
homemaker, a member o f
the
H erm iston
First
C hristian C hurch, which
was her main focus and was
also the Gazette editor for
the Rock Hound Club.
Survivors include
h er husband, B ill, o f
H erm iston; sons, Joseph
Sturgeon o f Twin Falls, ID
and Bryan Shipp o f
H erm iston; d au g h ters,
D estiny Spence o f Twin
Falls, ID and Misty Spence
o f H erm iston; p aren ts,
Theresa and Melvin Spence
o f B oardm an; bro th ers,
L loyd Spence and Leo
Spence, both o f Twin Falls;
sister, Annette Peterson o f ’
Twin Falls; and several other
relatives. She was preceded 4
in death by her grandparents.
Bums Mortuary of
H erm iston is in care o f
arrangements.
Free child safety
seat inspections
to be held in
Heppner
On Saturday, Sept.
11, Umatilla Morrow SAFE
Kids and Morrow County
Public Health Department is
hosting a free child safety
seat
in sp ectio n
and
installation clinic. The free
clinic will be held at the
Bank o f Eastern Oregon on
Main Street in Heppner from
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Trooper Amy Ford
o f the Oregon State Police *
along w ith m em bers o f
Umatilla Morrow Safe Kids
will be participating in the
free clinic. The trooper will
be providing information
and education to parents
ab o u t the p ro p er use,
in sta lla tio n and law s
pertaining to child safety
seats.
We w ould like to
invite parents, grandparents,
caregivers and their children
to drive through out free
child safety seat clinic on
Saturday to have your safety
seats inspected by certified
technicians.
M otor
vehicle
deaths continue to he the
leading cause o f death and
serious injury for children.
The majority o f these deaths
and in ju ries could be
prevented through proper
use o f a child safety seat.
Even if you think
y o u r seat is safe and
installed correctly we urge
you to come to the free clinic
and be ab so lu tely sure.
W hen it com es to our
children’s lives there should
be no second-guessing.
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