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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 6, 2004 The Official Newspaper o f the Cit\ of Heppner and the County of Morrow Letters to the Editor Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be sinned. The Gazette-Times will not publish unsiffned letters. Please include vour address and phone num ber on all letters for use by the G-T office. The G-T reserves the rinhl to edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. (Any letters expression thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card o f Thanks" at a cost o f $7.) lle p p n e r G AZETTE-TIM ES U S P S 240-420 M orrow County"s t lome-< >wneJ W eekly N ew spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post < XTiee at Heppner. Or egon under the Act of March 3. 1879 Periodical postage paid at I leppner f )re-gon Office at 147 W Willow Street Telephone)541)676-9228. 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Editor News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at S p m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a cisplay ad is $4 75 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 5 0 f per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $6 35 per column inch For PublicTLegal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dales for publi cation 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: i m t .heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more1 Error in Irrigator candidate ads To the Editor There is an error in the O ctober issue o f the Irrigon Irrigator, regarding the two candidates, Cyde M arie E stes and Bobbi Childers, who are running for the office o f M orrow C o u n ty C lerk The ads, which were e-mailed to me, w ere fo rw ard ed to the H erm iston Herald office, w here o u r p ap er is formatted Bobbi e-mailed her initial ad and later in the week e-mailed a supplement that reads: “experienced in all elections, election laws and land records.” When I w ent to the H erm iston Herald office to proof-read the paper, 1 realized that Bobbi’s supplement had not been included, so I e-mailed the supplem ent a second time and it was inadvertently included with Cyde Marie’s ad instead o f with Bobbi’s. We are deeply sorry for this error and our apologies to both ladies (s) LaVelle Partlow Irrigon Irrigator Irrigon Meth Lab located and dismantled in Irrigon A to ta l o f six On Sept 29 m em bers o f the M orrow C o u n ty S h e riff’s O ffice d isco v e re d a methamphetamine laboratory in the residence located at 250 SE 3rd in Irrigon. M orrow C ounty Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Pratt, acting on information from a con cern ed person, responded to the residence o f Sherill G a rre tt to investigate a report o f a su sp icio u s odor and containers On arrival at the resid en ce, D eputy P ratt observed a propane tank, which contained a quantity o f an h y d ro u s am m onia. Deputy Pratt conducted a co n sen t search o f the resid en ce and located a q u an tity o f p re c u rso r c h em ica ls, inclu d in g anhydrous am m onia and pseudoephedrine Deputy P ratt also found a trace am ount o f suspected m e th a m p h eta m in e and approximately one ounce of marijuana. subjects were arrested, one o f which was a juvenile male, age 16. The adults, Sherill Garrett, 48, o f Irrigon, Maria M ontez, 36, o f Irrig o n , Jacob Kinsey, 25, o f Irrigon, R obert G ordon, 40, o f P en d leto n and B onnie Talbot, 49, o f Irrigon, were all ch arg ed w ith Manufacturing a Schedul^II C o n tro lle d S u b stan ce, according to M orrow C o u n ty S h e riff V erlin D enton. All ex cep t for G ordon w ere issued citations to appear in court, as the jail facility was over capacity. G ordon w as lodged at the U m atilla County Jail facility on an outstanding arrest warrant The chemicals were sampled by Morrow County S h e riff’s D ep u ty Je ff L am bier and U m atilla C ounty S erg ean t D ave Williamson, who are trained as Lab Site Safety Officers A clean -u p crew w as dispatched out o f Portland to rem ove the h azard o u s chemicals from the residents. Measure 35 will not improve patient safety, vote no To the Editor Did you know it is easier to check the background on a contractor rem odeling your kitchen than it is to find out if your surgeon has a history o f negligence? Well, it’s true It is alm ost impossible to find out if your d o c to r has a h isto ry o f reck less o r n egligent b eh av io r If we want to improve patient safety, we should crack dow n on re c k less and n eg lig en t doctors. M easure 35 w on’t do anything to im prove patient safety and it will hurt O reg o n ian s B efore we amend the constitution we should try something less drastic. Voters should reject Measure 35. (s) Malinda Fisler Hermiston VanCleave displays excellent leadership skills My daughter Faith Healy m oved back to H eppner a fte r Fighting cancers for many years She chose to move back to enjoy her last years w ith th e support o f her family and friends And we could not have given her the quality o f life she desired at the end w itho u t the carin g and knowledgeable help o f the Home Health and Hospice group Faith also received excellent care whenever she stayed or used the services in the hospital With the help o f home health and our local physicians, she was able to stay at hom e in an environment she cherished There was never a time, day or night, they were not there when we needed them For this, my family and I will be forever grateful. I again needed this fa cility w hen my new husband Tom becam e suddenly ill at our home five miles out o f town. All I could think o f was the help that would be waiting for us in town The ER was quick in getting him stable and in the ambulance to H ermiston There is always a crew on call or at the hospital to respond to o u r m edical needs. The time it would have taken to drive all the way to another facility would have been frightening. I am not normally political, but to not write in support o f this important bond could not be overlooked. I pray most o f you will never need this type o f support and if you do we are lucky to have it Please join me and my family in expressing our gratitude to the many people that are always there for us by voting in support o f those excellent medical facilities, (s) Faye Seitz Wilson Heppner To the Editor: For the first time in several years we have a contested race for mayor o f Heppner. We commend both candidates for filing for a job that req u ires a lot o f volunteer time and effort O ur choice for mayor is Tim VanCleave. Tim has several y ears ex p erien ce on th e city council and has displayed sound ju d g m en t and excellent leadership skills Tim and his w ife Myrna have a great young family and they can all be seen volunteering in various Bring a change capacities in the community P lease jo in us in in leadership, voting for Tim VanCleave vote for Matlack for mayor To the Editor: (s) Larry and Betty Mills Ken Matlack has our Heppner su p p o rt for S h e riff o f Support quality Morrow County We operate in both of life, support Morrow County and Gilliam the health district County. The service and attention from the Gilliam levy C o u n ty p olice so far o u tp a ce s w hat we have To the Editor: witnessed and heard tell o f I would like to take the Morrow County Police a m inute to ex p ress my that we think it is time for a support o f the bond measure change o f leadership for the M orrow C ounty We urge you to elect Health District Many people Ken M atlack as M orrow may not realize how County Sheriff important and vital the care (s) Eric and M am ie these facilities can be Anderson lone Join Os Por Our oKTOBe^fe^T admission and treatment in the emergency room I don’t want us to lose our medical clinics and the local health care they provide. We need to vote for the Health District levy. Please vote yes for the Health District Levy (s) John Edinundson Heppner Levy small price to pay for valuable services To the Editor The Morrow County Health District has a small 39-cent per thousand three- year levy on the November ballot. The passage o f the levy will mean continued su p p o rt fo r am bulance service, Irrigon M edical Clinic and Home Health and Hospice In B oardm an, the passage o f the levy will provide continued support for the Boardman Health C are C lin ic, am bulance service and Home Health and Hospice In the communities o f lo n e, L exington and Heppner, the passage will provide continued support for ambulance service, first responders, Home Health and H ospice and Pioneer M em orial H o sp ital and Clinic. The district has not had an in crease in tax support in over 10 years The district is faced with increase malpractice insurance costs and re d u c tio n s in re im b u rse m en ts from in su ran ce co m p an ies, Medicare and Medicaid, plus in creases in free care demands because o f state reductions in the Oregon Health Plan C u rren tly , the district is in a position that it c an n o t rep lace vital eq u ip m en t such as ambulances. The levy is 39 cents per th o u san d o f taxable v alu atio n . If you ow n property with an assessed value o f $ 100,000, the levy will cost you $39 per year or $3.25 per month. Which is less than a six pick o f your favorite beverage. This is a small am ount to pay for readily available health care and emergency services It is im portant to remember that quality health care services are a critical issue when businesses and th eir em ployees look at moving into the county As we strive to improve our economic opportunities, so some o f our people can stay in the area, we need to maintain these services. We invite you to join us in supporting the passage o f the Flealth District Levy (s) Larry and Betty Mills Heppner Don't lose our medical services, vote yes on levy To the Editor: I recen tly had an e p iso d e of kidney malfunction. It hurt badly and I was really sick I c a n ’t im agine driving an hour to Hermiston, plus waiting for Maintaining quality services means quality doctors To the Editor: I urge you to vote yes on the upcoming Health District tax levy We need to keep the medical services and professionals we now have I have had my own experiences with the medical staff and have been very satisfied This last August, my fam ily becam e very aware o f what wonderful, caring, professional doctors we have- we don’t want to lose them All o f the staff are professional caring people, but I want to tell you about our personal experience with Dr Datta My daughter from Idaho was visiting with her young son (15 months old). When my grandson showed signs o f an ear infection my daughter was able to get an appointment with Dr Datta and while he was examining Blake, he discovered a heart murmur, which had not been discovered previously. You can im agine how alarming this could be for a young mother who has just learned her baby has a heart murmur. Dr D atta handled my daughter and grandson in a very calm, p ro fessio n al m anner, explaining exactly what he heard. He was reassuring to Amy, relaying he was not a pediatrician, but that he felt it would be best to see one when she returned to her hom e for an acc u ra te assessment. H aving Amy feel comfortable about the visit was great What we learned when she took Blake to the pediatrician is how fortunate we in Morrow County are to have Dr. D atta. The p e d ia tric ia n w as very impressed in Amy’s ability to relay exactly what Dr. Datta had heard and that he had correctly diagnosed Blake. Thank goodness, the heart murmur isn’t at a serious level My p u rp o se in relaying this story is to urge everyone to think about and realize just how important it is to maintain the level of medical care we have We need to keep our doctors and facilities in order to do this To keep our doctors and facilities, we must vote yes on the upcoming levy (s) Nancy Snider lone COME JOIN THE FUN tor Heppner’s First OKTOBERFEST âi^ ew fiisK S flk e S atu rd ay, O ct. 9 tb on Saturday, October 9th! M o rro w County Clerk M . Peterson s Heppner V f J ew ele r s/ 676-9200 A History of Service ” I will represent you efficiently, effectively and cheerfully providing the accountability that is critical to sustain trust in local government. / hope you will allow me the opportunity to serve you. Paid for by the Committee to Fleet Cyde Marie Estes Murray’s Wine Tasting from 2-6 p.m at the Beer (iarden! We will be open until 7p.m. fo r espresso and shopping! dût W atch for our REMODELED a n d EXPANDED ESPRESSO RAR! Murrays Country Muwuj'J D äuj H 7 U -rfh U .I« . • — 217 North Main Heppner 676-9158 Serving Heppner. Lexington & lone ' * \\ R ose 233 N. Main • Heppner 676-9425
