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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 6, 2004 - FIVE 2004 Candidates’ Forum Electric Co-Op announces photo contest think we need to keep a tight High School in Portland He also attended University o f rein on city operating costs by focusing on the basics of Q u estio n 3) Oregon in Eugene for three Election day is Nov. city g o v e rn m e n t- law 2 and the Heppner Gazette- make Heppner a better place “Heppner needs to address years enforcement, fire protection, Br its in fra stru c tu re C olum bia B asic Times has opened a forum to live.” municipal utilities, streets Q u estio n 2) “ As deficiencies, including an w o r k e d Electric Co-Op is pleased to for H eppner candidates. and parks.” for the aging w ater system. I t ’s m ayor, the econom ic announce a Photo Contest to Each c an d id a te in the Q uestion 4) “With U . S . important to try to pay down d ev elo p m en t o f o u r be held this fall The mayoral and city councilor respect to the local economy, Department or structure our debt in order com m unity would be my races w ere given a w e ’ve alre ad y hit som e Cooperative is looking for of the questionnaire as a way to biggest challenge I would to lower our property taxes bumps in the road and the entries from which to select inform re a d ers o f th eir work closely with the city Affordable housing is crucial I n te r io r / problems w on’t get solved quality prints to be enlarged N a tio n a l to a healthy town The city council to su p p o rt the backgrounds, positions and overnight. However, w e’ve and put on p erm anent P a r k needs to m ore activ ely H ep p n er E conom ic hopes for Heppner g o t g o o d p eo p le in the display Service pursue efforts to coordinate Development Group as they E n trie s will be A forum for county chamber o f commerce and for 28 received the week o f Nov. 1 - positions will be included in seek to draw industry to groups to provide quality o f our local econom ic years He life activities in Heppner, H eppner” 5, closing on Friday at 5 next week’s paper development group working served as Glenn Baker including youth activities ” Q u e stio n 3) “ An p . m , at both the Heppner All the candidates on it, so my o u tlo o k is a grant Q u estio n 4) “ A immediate issue facing our w ere asked the sam e hopeful. For the near term, I and Condon offices. Entries is the steady population growth o f administrator for 11 years, anticipate slow but steady must be photographs, either questions including: l)W hy com m unity national park ranger for six standard or digital, color or would a voter select you implementation o f the new families moving into the years, public affairs officer grow th in tourism , a few black-and-white, with some area.” water system In addition, over your opponent? 2) If new small businesses gracing C ity C o u n cil for three years and as NPS indication or reference to elected, what is the biggest issues facing us include business manager for eight Main Street, a gradual influx e le c tric ity or e le c tric a l Position #1 is uncontested sew er and stre et challenge facing you? 3) years in Seattle, Mt. Rainer o f re tire e s (rich ones, infrastructure. This required What do you feel are the maintenance, completion o f th is y ear w ith C ynthia hopefully), and continuation D o h erty running as the and San Francisco im p o rtan t issu es facing adjustments to the floodplain o f Heppner’s status as one element may be very minor, He has also served as candidate and floodway; resolving the however A panel appointed Heppner at this time? and 4) a liaison with the City o f o f the cleanest small towns by C BEC will p erfo rm D o h e rty , 47, dog and feral cat problem, W hat do you see as the V ancouver, WA w hile around Heppner is loaded in d ep en d en t ju d g in g o f future o f Heppner for the and deciding what to do with graduated from lone High with tough, compassionate the old swim m ing pool. School She and her husband serving as a park ranger at entries. Judge’s decisions next five years? Fort V ancouver National people who pull together in will be final There will be Mike have three children, Although not directly related After many years o f g o o d tim es and bad Historic Site ages 29, 25 and 15. two entry classes: entries of being an uncontested race, to city government, keeping Baker is a member of Whatever the future brings people/animals and entries of D oherty has been our hospital open is a critical the H ep p n er m ayoral with the U S Forest Service the First Christian Church of us, I think w e ’ll face it landscapes/general interest position has two candidates issue.” together and get by quite Q u estio n 4) “ I ’m for the past three years and Heppner. The same photo may be running, Tim VanCleave and Baker has 11 years nicely. And if that ain’t a entered in both classes if has also w orked fo r the optimistic about Heppner’s Keith Lewis. m anagem ent bright future, then I guess I desired, but a copy for each M orrow County Sheriff’s g ra n t VanCleave, 44, and fu tu re. Speaking from don’t know what is.” Office, Morrow County Tax experience involving state his wife Myrna have been personal experience, I see C ity C ouncil class will be required. Each and local g o v ern m en ts Office and the City o f lone. our tow n as a w onderful residents of Morrow County Position #3 is uncontested entry must be titled She is currently the th ro u g h o u t the Pacific place for young families to T h ere w ill be s i n c e Northwest He also has 10 this year w ith a current awarded a first, second and Booster Club vice-president raise their children I also see 1 9 8 7. public affairs member o f the council, Kay third place finish for each it as a great place for seniors and has been Little League y ears They have Robinson, running as the to re tire As we are secretary She has also been experience involving federal, candidate class, with prizes granted s i x state and local government active on site council for the successful in draw ing in being $50 for each first c h ild r e n Robinson, 74, has grade school and coached officials, law enforcement, industry, I envision Heppner place, $35 for each second ages 20, seventh grade volleyball for e d u c a to rs, local civic liv ed in as a v ib ra n t, th riv in g place and $ 15 for each third 17, 15, Morrow g ro u p s, cham bers o f four years community.” place award Entrants will 12, 9 and County D o h erty was commerce, etc. Lewis, 72, and his agree to allow CBEC to 6 He is an Question 1) “First, s i n c e appointed to the city council wife Sharon are co-owners en larg e, fram e and o rd a in e d because o f my many years of birth She tw o years ago and has o f Heritage Land Company. permanently display winning m in is te r and her He came to Morrow County decided to now run for the jo b e x p erien ce on the husband, entries at CBEC’s discretion, w ith the periphery o f politics, with a with no com pensation or Assemblies Tim VanCleave in 1983. H e has one position. “ I think being on lot o f ex p o su re to the C re s to n , daughter, two stepdaughters value paid. A p p ro p riate o f G od m ech an ics and human have one City Council takes a long and one stepson. recognition will be noted of and is the p a sto r o f dynam ics o f governm ent adult son tim e to com prehend and Lewis attended Blue entrant. All entrants must be H eppner’s C hristian Life and one operations at the federal, understand what goes on in Kay Robinson M ou n tain C om m unity m e m b ers/co n su m ers o f Center. the city and after two years sta te and local levels. a d u l t College and Treasure Valley CBEC. No single entrant V a n C l e a v e Second, because o f 11 years d au g h ter, w ho is now may submit more than four I think it is sinking in.” Community College and has graduated from Bend High deceased. Q u estio n 2) o f g ra n t a d m in istra tio n School and continued his several law enforcem ent Robinson has served entries in any one class. experience that could benefit “ M aking related certifications He A nyone w ishing education at Central Oregon as a city councilor for 14 -Vi H eppner financially. And s u r e additional information or C om m unity C o lleg e, served for third, because o f my natural years and served 1 -Vi years detail may call Tom Wolff of things are four years N orthw est College o f the reluctance to go along with as mayor o f Heppner d o n e A ssem blies o f G od and in the U S. Q u estio n 2) CBEC’s Heppner office at spending public funds absent according N a v y graduated from the College “ H elping o u r econom y 676-9146. a compelling need.” to what during the o f Ministerial Education in Q u estio n 2) grow.” t h e Korean Lebanon Q u estio n 3) “Initially, I need to get up to citizens of He is a member of Conflict “Completing our new water speed on local operations H eppner It the H eppner Cham ber o f such as our law enforcement system ; re ta in in g the want and a ' 'rW Commerce; treasurer o f the is serv ice c o n tra c t w ith b u sin esses we have and w hat is South M orrow C ounty m e m b e r M orrow C ounty, w a ter/ working to find new ones.” rig h t for the M in isterial A sso ciatio n , o f Q u estio n 4) sewer rate structure, public the city of Cynthia | m em ber o f the M orrow B P O E “ Working to keep the city works staffing, budget, etc. Heppner’ Doherty The Willow Creek C o u n ty S h e riff’s (Elks) He g ro w in g - Over the longer haul, I think econom y Question 3) “Getting has been a Symphony and Singers, a D e p artm en t C haplaincy the single biggest challenge businesses, etc Also, seeing branch o f th e Inland the w ater system going. m e m b e r Keith Lewis program , m em ber o f the is going to be seeking out the hospital and clinic remain N o rth w est M usicians Willow C reek Symphony o f the M o rro w C ounty People have seen increase in that elusive balance that open.” their water bills and want to o rg a n iz atio n , will be P lan n in g C o m m issio n , and Singers and a trained The last day to brin g s enough jo b s and see some progress Once we perform ing locally tw ice M orrow C ounty School Hospice volunteer. register to vote is Tuesday, commerce into Heppner to get the bids and award a during th e ir 20 0 4 -2 005 V anC leave is B oard; and th e O regon O ct 12. B allots will be keep us economically viable, contract, then the work will season. The first C om m ission- currently the president o f the L o tte ry w ith o u t dam aging the mailed out on Friday, Oct 15 performance will be Dec. 5 start and that will help. We S ecu rity and B udget Heppner City Council and and must be returned by want to make sure everyone character, charm and vitality in lone. The concert will has been a member o f the Committee Tuesday, Nov. 2 by 8 p.m that makes this town such a has good drinking water.” feature selections by Mozart, L ew is has also council for 10 years He is fine place to live, work and Question 4) “I would and Grieg, as well as holiday also chairman o f the Police gained state management like to see Heppner keeping raise kids.” m usical sele c tio n s. The e x p erien ce th ro u g h the Commission. He has many Q u estio n 3) up with the times and making second local performance Oregon State Police years o f experience working sure it is still a great place to “Number one is probably will be April 17 in Heppner. Q u estio n 1) “ To with people with differing jobs, or rather, the lack w o rk , live and play fo r The Willow Creek views and has completed the refresh city government with th e re o f The K inzua everyone.” Symphony and Singers are R ural D evelopm ent new ideas and goals As a shutdown was a tough hit for C ity C ouncil looking for musicians who local business owner I seek Come and join the Initiative training course, P o sitio n #2 has tw o Heppner to take and we need activity at Willows Grange in are interested in rehearsing to reduce the city debt in which trains participants in o rd e r to cut city candidates running for the to regain that lost ground lone on Friday, Oct 8 The and perform ing in these community leadership. position, Glenn Baker and through light industry or G range will be hosting a concerts The two groups Q uestion 1) “ I ’ve expenditures.” Warren Givens However, at other enterprises that inject S p ag h etti Feed, w ith reh earse on T uesday Q u estio n 2) had 10 years o f experience time o f publication, Givens cash and jobs into the local entertainment by the Blue evenings at the Heppner as a city council member and “Helping to keep the cost o f had not subm itted a economy We’re also facing Mountain Old Time Fiddlers Elementary School music I’m familiar with the current living in Heppner affordable a m ajor w ater system Association questionnaire room T he sym phony issues facing our community and a ttra c tiv e to new upgrade at a time when rates Baker, 55, moved to Music and meal will rehearses from 6-7:30 p.m I’ve spent the past 17 years families and businesses.” Heppner with his wife Terry are already a contentious be $8 for seniors, $7 for and the singers from 7:30- volunteering my tim e to at the end o f October 2003. issue among many residents, students, $2 50 ages 6-12 8:30 p.m. He is a native Oregonian and particularly those on fixed and under 6 is free Meal For m ore graduated from Parkrose incomes And, as always, I only will be $5 for 12 and information, contact Myrna Willow Creek Symphony and Singers to hold local concerts Willows Grange to hold Spaghetti Feed § Wedding Tabl es Melissa M chllijÿott & Josli C o in e r W edding - S a tu rday, O ctober Qtb D o n i l a D a n i e ls & I ’a s t o r K e i t h R r u d c v o u g Wedding - S u n day, O ctober I 7th Muiuuj'i D j UU) 217 North Main • Heppner _ \\ M n r r a y ’g ¿ C o u n tr y j * R oga *r 676-9158 233 N. 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