TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 2,2005
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Support changes to Social Security
that will benefit you
To the Editor
The time has come
to change the social security
governm ent IOU “pay as
you go” system into your
own personal savings and
investment program
C u rre n tly social
security pays no interest on
the money deducted as FICA
on your payroll checks.
If you die early (or
befo re you re tire ) the
governm ent keeps the
money. Your beneficiaries
receive nothing
Politicians borrow
that money for their special
projects and pork barrel
spending They write an IOU
to be met sometime in the
future
We think there is a
better way:
All new w o rk ers
enterin g the w o rk fo rce
w ould have th e ir FICA
deductions deposited in their
own 401 K or Roth IRA or
a similar pension fund.
Everyone now in the
system could be given the
choice to opt out or stay.
E veryone
w ho
ch o o ses to stay in the
government program would
be
g u aran teed
their
retirement checks
This is how Chile
designed their program over
20 years ago
T hey
calculated it would take 25
years to move most people
out o f the governm ent
system
B ecause
of
com pound interest most
retirees opted out and the
transition took less than 10
years
Another huge benefit
in addition to your owning
your hard earned money
(your property), you would
eliminate the growing deficit
in social security (remember
it is currently only IOU’s)
and that money would be in
the private sector providing
much needed capital for
small businesses to grow and
provide jobs.
At the very least, ask
for the same retirem en t
program y o u r federal
workers and Congressman
have
designed
for
themselves.
Check the following
w ebsites
for
m ore
i n f o r m a t i o n :
www. full em ploym ent. org
and www pensionreform.org
(s) Jerry and D eanna
Dyksterhuis
Monroe, OR
BMCC to offer art class in lone
B lue
M ountain
Community College will
offer a mid-winter class,
E x p lo rin g A rt, in lone
starting Feb. 7.
This class will offer
stu d e n ts a chance in a
“ h a n d s-o n ” settin g to
sam ple several different
areas o f art including clay
modeling, acrylic painting
and sculpture Mark Bruno
of lone is the instructor. The
class is set to run for six
Monday night sessions from
6-8 p.m at lone High
School, Room 1. The cost is
$30, which will go towards
supplies
Interested students
are urged to contact Anne
M orter,
BMCC
Coordinator, at 422-7040 as
soon as possible P re
registration is required
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Dorothey
Darlene Mae
Bisbee
D orothey Darlene
M ae B isbee, 80, died
Saturday, Jan 22, 2005, at
her home in Boardman
A celebration o f life
gathering will be held at
noon on Friday, Feb 4, at the
Boardman Senior Center,
305 S.E O lson Road
D isp o sitio n
w as
by
cremation.
She was born Jan
12, 1925, at Foacher, OK, to
Jim and Jessie A nderson
Boyd.
She had been a
longtime resident o f Hood
River where she and her
husband were orchardists
before coming to Boardman
in 1993.
It was said she was
kind and generous and had a
delightful sense o f humor
and cheerful nature
B isbee
w as
a
m em ber o f G reen field
G range 579 and the
Boardman Senior Citizen’s
since 1998.
S urvivors include
her children, Judy Evans o f
W oodstock, GA, Smokey
Berquist o f Mesa, AZ, Doris
Aleksich and Bill Berquist,
both o f B oise, Linda
Albrecht o f Boardman and
John B erq u ist o f G rays
H arbor,
WA;
12
grandchildren and 14 great
g ra n d c h ild re n ; sisters,
Myrtle Hazelton o f Nampa,
ID and Loretta Gugin o f
P endleton; and b ro th er,
R aym ond S n o d g rass o f
H ood River. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, L eR oy A llen
Bisbee
Burns M ortuary o f
Hermiston is in charge o f
arrangements.
locals When he found a
town he liked, he’d stay a
while, learn the history o f the
area and ex p lo re the
countryside by following
roads just to see where they
went He was legendary for
taking people on a “short
rid e ” to show them
something o f interest, which
would take hours, or even
days, on a few occasions
He
loved
the
o u td o o rs and enjoyed
camping, fishing, and hiking
He gave g en ero u sly to
charities that protected the
en viro n m en t
and
encouraged learning and
ed u catio n
for
the
underprivileged He loved to
read non-fiction and history
books He loved people and
kids,
e sp ecially
his
grandchildren
He was a simple man
with simple tastes, always
content with what he had,
giving to o th e rs if they
needed it, whether it was a
possession or money. He will
be greatly missed by his
family and friends, especially
the twinkle in his eye and
smile on his face, as he was
getting ready to tell a joke
or a funny story.
S urvivors include
children, Wayne Hanson and
wife Jeannie o f Sacramento,
CA, Dale Hanson and wife
Carol of Rockfall, CT, Bruce
Hanson o f New Haven, CT
and C hristy K err and
husband Mike o f Loveland,
CO; siste rs, R osalyn
M cFarland o f California,
Jea n e tte V anSlyke o f
Washington; brothers, Don,
Warren and Ken o f Oregon;
seven grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren
In lieu o f flowers,
please, plant a tree in his
m em ory
th ro u g h
www.americanforests.org.
L ook fo r the on-line
m em orial
at
www.mem.com
Kermit E. Hanson Justice Court
Kermit E. Hanson, report
85, died Jan 26, 2005 in
Berthoud
A p riv a te fam ily
m em orial
serv ice
is
scheduled
He w as born in
Aitkin, MN, on Nov. 19,
1919.
He
worked as __
__
a
machinist
a n d
welder in
P o rtla n d
during
W W I I
and was a
dairym an
and diesel Kermit Hanson
mechanic,
retiring in 1974 from San
Diego County.
Since re tirin g in
1974, H anson enjoyed
traveling by train or car
th ro u g h o u t the U .S.,
Canada, and Mexico. His
greatest pleasure was eating
breakfast out every day,
teasin g th e w aitresses,
d rin k in g
co ffee
and
swapping stories with the
The Justice C ourt
for H eppner and Irrigon
received $ 2 8 ,9 5 1 .6 6 in
receipts for the month o f
D ecem ber 2004. T hose
funds were distributed with
the state receiving $8580.50,
co u n ty
receiv in g
$20,036,16, and restitution
o f $335 being paid
In D ecem ber, the
court had 141 cases filed
Those cases consisted o f 111
traffic citations, two game
citations, 18 misdemeanors,
four civil claims and FEDS
and six DUIIs. The court
also handled 14 pre-trials,
four orders to show cause,
issued 50 warrants, ordered
25 suspensions, had five
DUII Diversions filed, had
10 warrants returned from
the sheriff’s office and sent
77 accounts to collections.
The court also held seven
minor hearings (traffic).
R ecent cita tio n s
given include:
Kory Daniel Paullus,
18, H eppner, M inor in
Possession-A lcohol, fine
$159
A ll Naiiit’s E piscopal Church
SH R O V E T U E SD A Y
PANCAK E S U P P E R
Tuesday, February S , 2 0 0 5
From 5 - 7 :3 0 p.m.
E very o n e i* in vited !
Menus Pancakes, Ham, Frnit,
Coffee, Tea, Jniee and Milk.
. / / / I t n t C an E a t!
Adults: $ 4 .0 0
Students: $ 3 .0 0
Family: £ 1 4 .0 0
All Saints* E piscopal C hurch
4 0 0 N. Gale Street, Heppner
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annual meeting
Health District
continued 'from page one
continued from page one
rather than an adaptable one,
could
cost
in
the
neighborhood o f $350,000
to $400,000
-learned that monies
for a new' ambulance will be
placed in next year’s budget
The ambulance, which is
estim ated
at
around
$ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 will go to
H eppner, since H eppner
cu rren tly has the o ld est
ambulance in the district.
Irrigon received the last new
ambulance and Boardman
has the second o ld est,
Vander Does said
-learned that x-ray
technician Gaylin Fickel
plans to resign from his
position at PMH Vander
Does said that the district has
received two well-qualified
applicants for the position
-noted that MCHD
received the business o f the
year award at the Heppner
Cham ber o f C om m erce’s
annual Town and Country
Banquet
-learned that Pioneer
Memorial Clinic had 414
patient visits in December,
with eight o f those new
patients and an additional 36
patients seen by a nurse;
Irrigon Clinic has 176 patient
visits, with 34 new patients
and an additional 69 patients
seen by a nurse (for $25,975
in m onthly rev en u e by
providers for the Irrigon and
Heppner clinics); Boardman
H ealth C are C enter (Dr.
Boss’ clinic) had 264 patients
seen by a p h y sic ia n ’s
assistant and 145 seen by Dr.
Boss; Heppner Ambulance
had 11 runs, B oardm an
A m bulance had 19 and
Irrigon Ambulance, seven;
PMH had eight admissions
to the hospital and nine
discharges, 442 outpatients,
62
em ergency
room
encounters, 1395 lab tests,
132 x-ray procedures, 19 CT
scans, 27 EKG tests, 30
re sp ira to ry
th erap y
procedures
and
1021
Sh eriffs Report d o ses d istrib u ted drug
for
$58,850 in drug revenue;
The Morrow County Home Health had 164 visits
Sheriff's Office (MCSO) re and other procedures.
ports handling the following
Irrigon son
business:
ow n ers
of
existing
businesses (gap financing)
T ask #2 Provide
assistance to local businesses
a.
P rovide
information to businesses
about funding options, i e ,
G EO D C ,
M orrow
Development Corporation,
Morrow Equity Fund
d
Support
im provem ents to W illow
Creek County Club
Sykes also spelled
out
some
of
the
accom plishm ents o f the
group from 2004 including:
-Developing a site to
construct a 5,000 sq ft.
m etal
m an u factu rin g
building on property leased
from the Port o f Morrow.
-Sending out 10,000
business recruitment mailers
that gen erated over 40
responses from prospective
businesses.
-Working with a glue
lam bu sin ess th a t has
expressed interest in moving
to the Heppner area.
-H osted program
with GEODC for business
retention.
-B egan atten d in g
Port o f Morrow and County
Court meetings on a monthly
basis.
-A ttended G orge
R esearch
bu sin ess
conference
-A cquired a grant
w riter for industrial park
spec, building.
The
board
of
directors elected for 2004
were: Nancy Snider, Marcia
Kemp, Sharon Lewis, Jerry
Breazeale, George Koffler
and Howard Mullins.
Membership in the
econom ic developm ent
group is $25 per year and is
open to everyone. Those
wishing to become members
can co n tact any board
member.
J a n . 25: M CSO
received a rep o rt from
Hermiston PD that Vernon
Lee Piel, Jr, 43, was arrested
on an Irrigon Justice Court
w arran t for Failure to
A p p ear/D riv in g
w hile
Suspended.
-M CSO arrested
Roberto Lopez Barajas, 22,
for DUII
Jan. 26: M CSO
received a re p o rt from
Hermiston PD that Vernon
Lee Piel, Jr., 43, was arrested
on an Irrigon Justice Court
w arran t for F ailure to
A p p e ar/D riv in g
w hile
Suspended
Jan. 27: M CSO
received a re p o rt from
H erm iston
PD
that
Christopher Buffo, 19, was
arrested on a M orrow
C ounty C ircuit C o u rt
w arran t for F ailure to
A p p ear/P o ssessio n o f a
Controlled Substance II.
Jan. 31: M CSO
received a report from Coos
County Jail that Craig Lee
Hibdon, 28, was arrested on
a Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office warrant for Failure to
A p p ear/P o ssessio n o f a
C ontrolled Substance II
Hibdon was lodged at Coos
County Jail
-MCSO received a
re p o rt from C lackam as
County Jail that Lisa Luann
Amme, 42, was arrested on
a Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office warrant for Failure to
A p p ear/D riv in g
w hile
Suspended
completes basic
training
PV2 Corey Griffin
PV2 Corey.Griffin
has completed 12 weeks o f
basic train in g at F ort
Jackson, S.C.
Recruits begin their
day w ith running and
p erform ing calisthenics
They also spend numerous
hours in classroom and field
assignments which include
uniform regulations, physical
training, combat survival,
m arksm anship, which he
received rifle sharpshooter,
expert grenade, hand-to-
hand combat and assorted
weapons training He said he
very much enjoyed the repel
training
Griffin was given the
honor o f being squad leader
U pon com pleting
basin training, Griffin had a
short Christmas visit home
and is now stationed in Fort
Huachuca, AZ, receiving
advanced individual training
in unmanned aircraft
Griffin is the son o f
Sam G riffin and L eora
Svatonsky, both of Irrigon
t