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lone elects prom king and queen
Russell has right age, right
experience for Port
To the Editor
We are w riting in
support o f Don Russell for
commissioner for the Port of
Morrow.
D on is a lifelong
resident o f Morrow County.
He has a proven track record
as a successful businessman
D o n ’s a cco u n tin g and
business experience would
be a valuable addition to the
Port Commission
Don has been active
in the community and has
served on the Port budget
Cattle producer supports resolution
To the Editor:
I am w riting as a
cattle producer, R-CALF
LISA member, member o f the
O regon
C a ttle m e n ’s
A ssociation and M orrow
County Livestock Growers,
to ask Representative Greg
Walden (R -O R -2) to co
sponsor and convince the
House leadership to allow a
vote on H J. Res. 23, a
Resolution o f Disapproval of
the USDA rule that would
prematurely open the U S.
border to Canadian beef and
cattle Cattle producers in
M orrow
C ounty
are
co u n tin g
on
our
representative signing onto
this bill
So far, to my
know ledge,
42
U.S.
representatives have signed
on as co -sp o n so rs The
livelihood o f ranch families
depends on this being a top
priority in the House. This
resolution passed on March
3 in the U.S. Senate and we
are
hoping for a House floor
(L-R): Arthur Ekstrom and Kasie Peterson were chosen
vote
on the issue prior to
as lone's Prom King and Queen on April 23 at the
May
7.
Heppner Elks Lodge.
P lease call y o u r
re p re se n ta tiv e ,
G reg
Walden, this week at (202)
HJHS track team to hold car
wash, pop can drive
The Heppner Junior
High track team is holding a
combined car wash-pop can
drive, this Saturday, April 30,
at the Les Schwab parking
lot from 9 a m to 3 p.m All
proceeds will go to the new
Heppner track renovation
project
The school is in the
process o f finishing a six-
lane rubber asphalt track for
the community It is believed
th at the kids need to
contribute financially, as well
as athletically, in giving back
to the track program.
The team also hopes
of selling each lane for $5000
and pooling all the money
from supportive donors to
possibly name these lanes
from various areas. In the
planning stages are lanes
nam ed
fo r
H eppner,
L exington, S andhoilow /
Buttercreek, Rhea/Ruggs,
for example We would also
like to honor o ur state
champions and are open for
suggestions.
The car wash is a
way for the kids to work for
obtaining something they
will use and it’s a great team
bonding activity. Please
bring in your cars to wash.
D o n a tio n s
will
be
appreciated
Join m fo r an 'Elegant Evening
o f fine Dining
Entertainment
c 4 a a B enefitfar
‘Darcg Coil Her fa m ilg
f ricla y, M a y 6 th a t th e F l c p p n e r E JF s O IJb
—
w o s e a tin g s a v a ila b le —
l ) F ) in n e r , F ) e s s e r t & V n te r ta in m e n t a t
committee the last few years
We feel that Don has
the experience and is the
right age to make a positive
impact on Port efforts to
g ro w
th e
bu sin ess
com m unity in M o rro w
County so that jobs will be
av ailab le fo r th e y o ung
people that now have to
leave the county.
P lease jo in us in
voting for Don Russel! for
Commissioner for the Port
o f Morrow.
(s) Larry and Betty Mills
Heppner
225-6730 or fax him at (202)
225-5774 and urge him to
sign on as a co-sponsor to
H.J Res. 23 and also have
him ask House leadership for
the full House vote on the
resolution.
People I have talked
to in the cattle business also
feel that the U.S. would be
closer to getting Japan and
o th e r im p o rtan t e x p o rt
markets to resume trade with
us if they didn’t feel we were
ab o u t
to
je o p a rd iz e
ourselves and others by too
quickly opening the border
to Canada, when Canada is
not complying with world
standards for BSE. Taiwan,
Egypt, The Philippines and
Tahiti recently re-opened
their markets to U.S. beef,
but prohibited shipping them
any Canadian beef imported
into the United States
At present, U.S. beef
is th e safest b e e f in the
world. We have a separate
high standard in the United
S tates and m ust not be
fo rced to low er th o se
standards. Cattlem en and
consum ers deserve to be
protected now
(s) Pamela Wunderlich
Heppner
Consider Port representation
carefully
To the Editor:
Voters will receive
ballots in the mail this week
that include a slate o f
candidates for the Port o f
Morrow board o f directors.
As m ost people
know, the Port offices are
located in Boardman (which
is where most o f the port’s
developm ent is located).
However, since the closing
o f the Kinzua sawmill in
1998 the Port has owned and
operated the former mill site
now called th e South
Morrow Industrial Park
As president o f the
W illow C reek V alley
E conom ic D evelopm ent
Group (WCVEDG), I have
had the opportunity to work
with the Port on various
business recruitment efforts
in the past several years at
the industrial park The Port
has also leased four acres to
the city o f Heppner, which
we hope to use for future
industrial development.
WCVEDG has had a
good relationship with the
P o rt and its board o f
directors, and as president o f
W CVEDG, I urge South
Morrow County residents to
o p en th e ir b a llo ts and
c o n sid e r carefu lly th e ir
ch o ices fo r the P o rt o f
M orrow board We need
co n tin u ed
stro n g
representation to back up the
many people in our area
working hard to better the
economy o f South Morrow
C ounty. Your choice o f
b o ard m em bers is very
important to these continued
efforts and I urge your care
and c o n sid e ra tio n w hen
choosing candidates to the
Port o f Morrow.
(s) David Sykes
Heppner
President
Willow Creek Valley
Economic Development
Group
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C H R IS
RAUCH
City Council
members should
express
disagreements
To the Editor:
It was refreshing to
read the letter from Glenn
Baker and realize that not all
City Council members are
toadies or rubber stamps
Not everyone can attend all
o f the Council meetings to
observe first hand what is
taking place Being able to
receive this information from
the local new spaper is a
definite plus.
It
has
been
su g g ested th a t all C ity
Council m em bers should
agree on everything, but if
they don’t, should not submit
such letters to the media, but
in stead co m p o se th ese
letters and have another
party sign and submit them.
That does not strike me as
being quite ethical. I believe
in calling a spade a spade and
that this political correctness
s tu ff is ju s t so m uch
u n a d u lte ra te d
bovine
byproduct.
To Glenn B aker I
say, keep up the good work
and continue to keep your
fellow taxpayers informed,
(s) Gene Sonstegard
Heppner
lone church to
hold annual
auction
B arg ain s
and
barbeque will abound at the
4 3 rd lo n e C om m unity
Church auction, to be held
Saturday, June 4 at the
Willows Grange Hall in lone
T his annual fu n d ra ise r
supports the mission and
outreach o f the small church
and donations o f auction
item s are now being
accepted.
T he live o u td o o r
auction and indoor “Country
S to re ” h isto rically offer
antiques, furniture, farm
eq u ip m en t,
h o u seh o ld
goods, arts and crafts, toys,
books, baked g o o d s, a
custom -m ade quilt and a
wide variety o f services. The
auction does not include
clothing. Church members
will gladly pick up large or
bulk donations. Call Jerry
Rietmann at 422-7181 for
arrangements.
lo n e C om m unity
Church is affiliated with the
United Church o f Christ, the
Christian Church (Disciples
o f Christ) and the National
A sso c ia tio n
of
C ongregational Christian
Churches.
Heppner
Chamber to hold
Candidates1
Forum
Thursday, April 28
and Thursday, May 5, the
Heppner Chamber will be
holding Candidates’ Forums
for the P ort o f M orrow ,
M o rro w C ounty H ealth
District and Morrow County
School Board positions
Interested persons
are invited to join Chamber
members at 11:30 a m , both
days, at John’s Place, for a
no-host luncheon and the
forums Guests are asked to
RSVP to 676-5536 if they
plan to attend.
MCHD approves
proposed $5.8
million budget
continued from page one
-learned a portion o f
the ro o f over the hospital
solarium needs replacement.
-reviewed the March
profit/loss statement, which
shows $339,966 in gross
patient revenues; a $34,566
loss for the month and a
$22,747 average monthly
year-to-date loss.
-rev iew ed
th e
following reports: PMC had
463 patient visits with 15
new p a tie n ts and an
additional 40 patients seen
by a nurse; Irrigon Clinic had
254 patient visits with 39
new p a tie n ts and 46
additional patients seen by a
nurse; PM H had th re e
admissions in March, 472
outpatients, 65 emergency
room encounters, 1303 lab
tests, 117 x-ray procedures,
28 CT scans, 25 EKG tests
and 28 respiratory therapy
procedures; Home Health
had 174 v isits; and the
pharmacy provided 671 drug
doses for $36,743 in drug
revenue.
Embezzlement
pre-trial
conference
continued
The
p re -tria l
c o n fe ren c e
in
the
embezzlement case against
Sandi Day originally set for
April 21 was continued until
M ay 12 so th at m edical
records could be reviewed,
said Morrow County District
Attorney David Allen
Allen said he has to
review the medical records
to determine whether Day
would be medically able to
serve a jail sentence. After he
has time to consider the
records he will contact Day’s
attorney, Ann Spicer, to
work on negotiations.
At th e M ay 12
conference, Allen said that
either an agreement will be
made or a trial date will be
set, unless there is another
continuance.
Grant-writing
workshop set
The Union County
C u ltu ral C o alitio n and
Eastern O regon Regional
Arts Council will sponsor a
free grant-writing workshop
for arts organizations on
S atu rd ay , M ay 7, in La
Grande. Organizations from
all 10 counties in Eastern
Oregon are invited to attend.
The workshop will
take place from 10 a m. to 2
p.m . on th e cam pus o f
Eastern Oregon University
in Hoke Hall, Room 301.
Lunch is provided
Attendees are asked
to bring a project for which
they are seeking funds. J.D.
Sm ith, g ran t w rite r for
Oregon East Symphony and
Pendleton C enter for the
A rts, will p re sen t the
workshop. Smith has been a
grant writer for non-profit
arts organizations for more
than 25 years
Call EO R A C at
(541) 962-3624 for more
in fo rm atio n a n d /o r to
register for the workshop.
Please register no later than
May 6.
RE-ELECT
D A N CREAMER
to the
PORT OF MORROW
Port of Morrow
Commissioner
-Experienced Port Commissioner-
While Dan has been Commissioner,
the Port has created 900 Jobs
Paid for by Chris Rauch
Paid fo r by Dan Creamer
t