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our community Why are we
Oregon cannot
afford Measure
34
To the Editor:
Please carefully read
the opposition arguments
against Measure 34 and then
vote no. O regon cannot
afford to remove anymore
public forest lands from
responsible
reso u rce
management
(s) Margaret G Murray
lone
trying to tak e over this
business0 Aren’t we trying to
promote businesses in town9
If
th e re
are
complaints, call the business
owner Remember, Dave is
one man and if your pickup
isn’t prompt, there may be a
reason
We appreciate your
service Dave Keep up the
good work
• (s) Dave and Rhonda
Winters
Heppner
Time for change
in Morrow
County
Measure 38 will
hurt small
businesses
To the Editor:
Over the past few
weeks I have heard from
both can d id ates fo r the
M orrow C ounty Sheriff
Verlin Denton defending his
title against Ken Matlack
Has anyone stopped and
truly looked at the Sheriff’s
Department since Denton
took over9 Let me help you
reflect
First thing you might
notice is the turnover rate is
astronomical. It has been
e v ery th in g from illegal
activity com m itted by a
deputy while on duty to a
well known and respected
deputy qu ittin g out o f
frustration o f the current
management. It appears they
are always hiring dispatchers
and this is after Denton lost
the contract with Gilliam,
W heeler and Sherm an
counties.
Second thing, has
anyone listened to Verlin
Denton talking about the
B E N T team and1 taking
praise on being a founder of
it? The BEN T team , I
believe, is a highly needed
enforcem ent
group
However, talking with one
deputy, not to name names
on fear o f retaliation, he
made more narcotics arrests
himself in Morrow County in
one calendar year than the
entire BENT team did in
M orrow County. M aybe
Don’t close down D enton needs to help
a three-generation redirect the efforts o f the
BENT team to focus a little
business
m ore tim e in M orrow
County I know the drugs are
To the Editor:
We are w riting in here in the area Just look at
support o f the H eppner the paper and see the drug
Garbage Service. This is a arrests made by the Morrow
three-generation business in
To the Editor:
O ver the past 41
years, we have had
Workman’s Comp Insurance
w ith several different
insurance
com panies,
including SAIF and Liberty
Insurance, SAIF’s adversary
in Measure 38 In view of
our personal experience, we
feel qualified to speak out in
defense of SAIF and explain
to those who may not know
why SAIF has been silent in
defense o f themselves.
SAIF is prohibited
by law as to how they may
respond to negative ads on
radio and TV. SAIF cannot
use work time or corporate
funds to refute statements or
claims against the company,
while their opponent is able
to spend millions o f dollars
to abolish them S A IF ’s
mouth is taped and its arms
are tied while being punched
by their opponent SAIF
insures more than half p f all
small businesses in Oreuon
at reasonable rates Farmers,
ran ch ers
and
small
businesses statew ide will
suffer financially if this
measure were to pass Please
join us in voting No on
Measure 38
(s) Virginia and Dick
Wilkinson
Mark and Pam Wunderlich
Wilkinson Ranches LLC
Heppner
C ounty D ep u ties and
anhydrous ammonia thefts
throughout Morrow County
Third thing, Denton
tells about being a leader of
many organizations Besides
being a deacon o f his church,
I d id n ’t
see
many
organizations that were in
Morrow County or assisted
directly w ith M orrow
County
W hat is D en to n ’s
goal or idea for running for
sheriff again9 He has enough
time in to retire He himself
tells o f the many different
aspects o f the job he has to
do to keep the entire sheriff's
department functioning Has
anyone considered that this
election for Denton is just to
get elected and retire shortly
th e reafter? But before
retiring, appointing his next
sheriff, someone he wants in
there
This
is
an
underhanded way to become
sh e riff If a p erson is
qualified now to be sheriff,
then he should
run
respectfully and not just rely
on a known figure to hand
him the job
Maybe it is time for
a change in Morrow County
The sheriff could get out and
“ p a tro l.” W hat is that
undersheriff for anyway? I
would think Denton would
be a good enough leader to
delegate some authority and
have him “patrol” or share
the duties and both “patrol”
a little When was the last
time anyone saw Sheriff
D enton or U n d ersh eriff
Sam ple
out
in
the
com m unity assisting his
officers
since
h e ’s
“shorthanded ” If it wasn’t
for the election, I don’t think
we would ever see Denton
I believe its time for
a change A change that the
voters pick the sheriff, not
one individual I hope you all
join me in m aking that
change forfhe bitter and for
voting in Ken Matlack as our
new M orrow C ounty
Sheriff
(s) John L Rietmann
lone
Help keep the
hospital open
To the Editor:
Please vote to keep
the hospital and clinic open
Without the excellent staff
and Dr W enberg getting
Robert on the helicopter for
Kadlec Hospital, he would
not be with us
Also, we want to
express our appreciation to
Barbara Bloodsworth for the
excellent service through the
years and urge you to vote
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Glass Export". Welcome and congrefutations Jlml
for Bobbi Childers. She has
trained under Barbara and
will carry on the same
(s) Darlene and Robert
Hoskins
Heppner
Some change will
help Heppner’s
future
To the Editor:
If you think the City
o f Heppner is better off now
than it was 10 years ago, if
you think that businesses
closing
th eir
d o o rs,
b u sin esses fo r sale and
people relocating to other
com m unities are good
omens, then vote for Tim
Van Cleave If, however you
think some changes need to
be made and the present tax/
spend mentality is not the
right approach, vote for
Keith Lewis for mayor
Like a large segment
o f the p o pulation, I am
retired, living on a fixed
income and cannot afford
large rate and tax increases
If things continue on the
present track, what I see in
H e p p n e r’s fu tu re is an
annual oyster feed, held in
the new city hall building to
g en erate funds for the
maintenance o f museums
and city parks, a la Hardman
If the city goes into the
garbage collection business,
the fees will increase and be
included in your water bill
whether you use the service
or not I agree it would be a
money maker for the city,
because city government will
raise the rates as much as it
wants, as often as it wants. I
don’t think anyone should
have to pay for a service they
do not use To my detractors
I say, “ I don’t need your
moving van ” Not yet
(s) Gene Sonstegard
Heppner
VanCleave has
most extensive
background
To the Editor:
The City of Heppner
is fortunate that we have two
excellent candidates for the
position o f Mayor in our
small town Keith Lewis and
Tim VanCleave are both men
o f proven ability and either
one would provide us with
the quality o f leadership
necessary for our to w n ’s
fu tu re
grow th
and
development
However, in making
a choice between the two,
we feel that Tim VanCleave
has the m ost extensive
background and experience
w o rk in g
as
C ity
Councilman, his many years
o f d ed icatio n to civic
interests, working with kids
and roles of leadership in our
community. Tim VanCleave
gets our votes
(s) Archie and Jeanette
Padberg
Heppner
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To the Editor
plates
for
the
facial and
I am writing to urge
your readers to vote Yes on related bone fractures as well
Measure 37 Measure 37 will as his jaw being wired closed
help p ro tect farm ers, for several weeks At PMH,
p ro p erty ow ners and he was put in a drug-induced
homeowners from loss of paralysis by Dr Wenberg and
value caused by government intubated in preparation for
air transport to Portland by
regulation
If governments want AirLife fixed-wing I was
to take or limit the value of able to go with him and rode
your property, they should in our “rickety” ambulance
to the Lexington Airport
pay for it
Now I've mentioned
If you are like most
Oregonians, your home and all three of my topics, so I
property are your largest will expound on them
H ealth
D istrict
investment What will you
Levy-
The
hospital
is down
do when the government
passes a law or regulation to minimum s ta ff and
that lowers the value o f your serv ices already There is just
property; will you be happy one nurse and one aide in the
about the loss o f your building weekends and after
investment9 If not, join me hours The clinics need to
running.
The
in voting Yes for Measure keep
ambulances need replaced (I
37.
(s) Tim Holtz shu’d der to think w hat
lone Heppner’s ambulance feels
like on a road other than the
Lexington Hwy.) I’m glad
Garbage issues
my brother wasn’t awake to
could be resolved feel it The areas in South
Morrow County don’t need
with customer
any further reduction in
medical services and the
service
North End needs upkeep as
well Heppner has been at
To the Editor:
the
maximum tax for years
We are w riting in
and
our tax es pay for
regard to an article we read
services
that are needed at
in the Heppner Gazette last
week It was a surprise to the N orth End including
read that the city is planning schools, police, etc. Not so
to take over the garbage long ago, the South End’s
co llectio n W e’ve been taxes and support meant a lot
reading that the city would to the North End when they
like to a ttra c t more were just dots on the map
businesses Doesn’t seem to Unfortunately, new comers
make much sense to put one may not recall this history,
out o f business T heir that without the South End,
reasons: d o e sn ’t answ er th ere w o u ld n ’t be the
telephone, garbage not development established in
picked up, many complaints the north Hey, w e’re still in
and my favorite, garbage this together
Join A irLife- Just
truck dirty. These issues
$45
a
year
and they accept
could be resolved with a little
what
your
insurance pays.
customer service
My
b
ro
th
er w a sn ’t a
We have lived here
seven years and have no m em ber, but we are so
complaints about the service thankful that a trip to
or the cleanliness o f the Portland was less than one
including
the
garbage truck We are hour
ambulance
to
Lexington
concerned about the high
city taxes We have lived in The flight crew was
a few states and several cities wonderful
C ougars- T h e re ’s
and find this to be the most
too
many
and the deer
expensive place we have
population
is
suffering As
ever lived We do appreciate
we
sat
in
Emmanuel’s
ICU
the clean air, clear skies and
being able to see the stars at waiting room for 48 hours
night (of course there are no recounting our story, no one
city lights) and the pride the in that urban h o sp ital
“powers that be” take in this disputed our feeling and it
beautiful little town We are seems lots of folks have their
glad to be here We do own cougar story Just think,
w onder if the city taxes the playground screams o f
could be managed better We city and country kids sounds
don’t want to see a young a lot like prey to cougars
(s) Patricia Maben
businessman with a family
Heppner
put out o f business so the
city can bring in more money
to put to ill use The high city
taxes make it hard for retired
people to live here
(s) Marlin and Ruth
Donohoe
n e s e tu p fe e , I
co a tro c i
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unneeded, rural
,
.
.
doctors already
Heppner g e t h e l p
MCHD levy,
AirLife, Cougars
Proudly Sorting dis Northwest Sines 1985
( 800 ) 421-0022
Measure 37 will
help protect
farmers and
others
Yes, these three
topics are tied together Oct
9 started as a routine day, but
events would soon change
that The day started at the
VanSchoiack ranch in the 5
am sighting of four cougars
in the rim rock above a deer
hunter’s camp by the ranch
house Just a few hours later,
my brother. Bill, headed his
horses up a steep trail Near
the house his saddle horse
was acting up, not wanting
to go up the hill Bill thinks
the horse reared over,
possibly hitting his face with
its head Also, receiving a
lower back injury Hunters
later reported cougar tracks
on that same trail
To the Editor:
S u p p o rters
of
M easure 35 claim it is
needed to help rural doctors
But I just found out that the
Oregon Legislature passed a
law last year providing funds
to pay up to 80 percent o f
their malpractice insurance
This is an Oregon solution
developed by a Republican
legislature and signed into
law by a D em o cratic
governor
Why do we need to
amend the Constitution and
pass M e a su re '35 if rural
doctors are already getting
help9 Let’s give our Oregon
solution a chance to work.
Vote no on Measure 3 5 .
(s) Glen and Mishawn
Bertram
Ontario
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