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
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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
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