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Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir.
O regon C ham ber
Day at the Capitol was last
Thursday. Though it was a
last minute decision to at
tend, I found it to be well
worth my time
Two hundred Cham
ber m em bers attended a
morning session in the Salem
Conference Center. This in
cluded talks by Speaker o f
the House Karen Minnis,
House Minority Leader Jeff
Merkley, Senate Majority
L eader K ate B row n and
Senate Minority Leader Ted
Ferrioli on school funding,
health care, death tax and
jobs. Some interesting solu
tions for funding education
were presented All stressed
the importance o f activism,
especially because o f our di
versity. One message deliv
ered was, “make state enter
prise small so communities
can grow.”
The C hair o f the
Senate Land Use Commit
tee, Charlie Ringo, and the
Chair o f the House Land Use
Committee, Bill G arrard,
gave legislative updates on
land use and Measure 37.
One size certainly does not
fit all, which was quite obvi
ous after these two men fin
ished sharing their ideas for
solutions and answering au
dience generated questions.
No sugarcoated presenta
tions here
The audience had the
opportunity to ask questions
throughout the morning ses
sion Senator Ferrioli gave
examples o f over regulation
stories and encouraged all of
us to share them in Salem
Many there will not know if
we do not tell them
H ealth C are for
small businesses and Work-
m an ’s Com p Legislation
were also sessions o f inter
est. All discussions were en
lightening and caused one to
see that it is indeed a mira
cle when the entities in Sa
lem come together on a de
cision.
Governor Ted Ku-
longoski was the keynote
speaker for the luncheon af
te r which the group ad
journed to the State Capitol
I sat in on Representative
G reg S m ith ’s W ays and
M eans subcom m ittee on
economic and community
developm ent and visited
with Senator David Nelson
in his office
I encourage you to
visit your State Capitol, sit
in on the sessions and visit
with your senator or repre
sentative. Write to them, e-
mail them, call them and
communicate They are there
to represent everyone Tell
your story over and over and
over, so Salem understands
how the laws they implement
affect rural Oregon.
When we raise our
children, we learn that each
is unique and different and
should be treated according
ly to enhance their strong
traits. By the same token,
rural and urban are different
and they should not be put
in the same box. One size
does not fit all All legisla
tors should be invited to get
to know the entire state
Think about how we might
make this happen The Ways
and Means committee meet
ing in Heppner a few weeks
ago, organized by G reg
Smith, was a beginning
We are at a turning
point in legislation when the
less said is not for the better
Stand up for what you be
lieve, listen, learn and be re
ceptive to change. Progress
is not made by standing still
Join Chamber mem
bers on Thursday, May 5 at
11:30 a m. at John’s Place,
to hear candidates for the
M orrow C ounty School
Board speak
VOTE
P O R T OF
MORROW
C O M M ISSIO N E R
PO SIT IO N # 3
MIKE DIPO
• Morrow County Resident - 6+ years
• Past President Boardman Chamber of
Commerce and current member
• Member of Latino Commission
• President of Elders Quorum
• Boardman Planning Commission - 3 years
• Married with 3 (+) children
• Branch Manager - Simmons Financial Group
VISION FOR MORROW COUNTY
Continued Economic Growth affirming a
future in Morrow County for our children.
Paid for by Committee to Elect Mike Dipo
enable her to w ork with
fellow b o ard m em bers,
administrators and parents
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Thanks’ at a cost of $7.i
degree and CPA license, (s) Larry and Betty Mills
Russell qualified bu sin ess b a ck g ro u n d , a Heppner
businessman for Renfro leads as
for Port position o successful
v er 20 y ears and his
To the Editor:
experiences from serving on professional
I w as esp ecially national and local boards and To the Editor:
pleased when Don Russell com m issions m akes him
John Renfro has led
an nounced he w as a uniquely and th e m ost our Morrow County School
can d id ate fo r Port o f qualified to be your next Port Board in a professional,
Morrow commissioner
o f M orrow Commissioner knowledgeable manner
Don has lived his for Position 1.
Realizing that our
e n tire life in M orrow
Hispanic
population is out
So please join me in
County Along with running voting for Don Russell for future voters, he has made
a very successful business Position 1, Port o f Morrow sure that the additional
and raising a family; Don has Commissioner
money that is earmarked for
always found time to give (s)Jetf Wenholz
their programs actually is
back to his community.
spent on them He is a fair
Irrigon
Don Russell is the
to all segments o f the
Russell is a man of person
right man for the job
population This is essential
1 feel Don has the integrity
No one can please
experience, qualification, To the Editor:
everyone at all times. Hard
knowledge and understands
I have known Don decisions have to be made
the needs o f Morrow County Russell all o f his life He was w hen lim ited funds are
to be an outstanding Port born and grew up in involved, but he takes into
Commissioner
Boardman during the time I account all viewpoints and
I
stro n g ly
was mayor and president of has dem onstrated that he
recommend you join me in the League o f Oregon Cities. knows how meetings can be
casting your vote for Don I know Don as a man o f held correctly.
Russell
He has given much
integrity, intelligence and
(s) John Wenholz
time
and
thought to know
good character
Irrigon
how
best
to educate our
As a candidate for
children
Please
v o te to
Port
of
M orrow
County
om m issioner, Don will return John Renfro to his
knowledge makes C bring
to the Commission his position on the M orrow
County School Board
Russell right one e d u catio n and personal (s)
Meg Murray
su ccess in business, his
To the Editor:
lone
I am w riting to leadership as chairman o f the
express my support and ask B oardm an R ural Fire I promise to be
your vote for Don Russell Protection District and his fair and honest
for Port o f M orrow knowledge o f Port activities
commissioner
Commissioner, Position 1 through his several years’
Please let me tell you why service on the Port’s budget To the Editor:
To the Voters:
Don is the most qualified and committee
I
’m
a
form
er
Port
My name is Chris
deserving o f your vote
Commissioner
myself
and
I
Rauch;
I am running for
Don is a lifelong
know
Don
will
recognize
M
orrow
C ounty Port
resident o f Boardman and
and
act
upon
the
many
Commissioner
I have not
longtim e businessm an in
opportunities
the
Port
will
asked
anyone
for
money or
Boardman Don graduated
bring
to
Morrow
County.
I
to write letters o f support for
from
O regon
State
also
know
that
the
Port
has
my campaign Heck, at the
University with a degree in
alw
ays
hoped
for
writing o f this letter all I have
accounting. After college
representation
from
each
of
is one homemade campaign
Don became a licensed CPA
th
e
co
m
m
u
n
ities
in
the
sign. 1 have chosen not to
w hile w o rk in g for an
co u n ty and Don is an throw money out on fancy
accounting firm
T hree y ears after exceptional candidate to signs or expensive campaign
ads. All I really need and I
graduating from college, achieve that goal
I
urge
the
voters
of
am asking for is your vote
Don returned to Boardman
M
orrow
C
ounty
to
elect
If I can have the
to w ork in th e fam ily
Don
R
ussell
as
support
o f your vote, I will
business, Russell Oil Co.
Commissioner
for
the
Port
promise
that
I will be fair and
Two y ears later Don
of
Morrow.
honest.
I
will
be here to listen
purchased Russell Oil and in
(s)
Dewey
W
West,
Jr.
to
all
concerns
and ideas and
the 17 years Don owned the
I will be responsible to you
business, he expanded the Boardman
the
taxpayers. I will do
business from operating one Vander Does
whatever
I can to bring in
service sta tio n and a
jo
b
s
that
fit well w ith
wholesale jobber business to understands
M orrow C ounty, w hile
owning five gas stations/
education
maintaining the quality of life
m in i-m arts, w hile also
that
we love here in Morrow
increasing the w holesale importance
County.
business. In 2001, Don sold To the Editor:
I believe we need to
Russell Oil to Devin Oil to
Nancy Vander Does
look
to
the
future and try and
p u rsu e o th e r business is a candidate for Morrow
bring
industries
such as bio-
in te re sts Don cu rren tly County School Board
fuels
in.
O
nes
th a t will
ow ns a car w ash in
We think N ancy
actually
be
built
not
just sit
Boardman, Pendleton, Ben, would be an excellent school
a gas station/car wash in board member She has had on p ap er for years.
Pendleton and a commercial e x ten siv e
b u sin ess D iversifying the already
o ffic e /re ta il com plex in experience in budget and strong base o f Ag related
Reno, NV and O verland finance and as a mother of jobs we already have We
Park, KS.
two grown daughters, she should work to increase the
Don has served on understands the importance tourism aspect o f our county,
m any
b o a rd s
and o f education with emphasis which will help pump in
co m m issio n s, from a on special education and dollars and jobs into our
county. We need to work to
National Jobber Council for distant learning
a
good
his b u sin ess to co u n ty
N ancy has shown m aintain
infrastructure
to
feed
the
plan n in g
co m m issio n , with her work at the hospital
Port
with
goods
And
we
d ire c to r m ental health and her role as manager of
need
to
in
crease
the
d istric t,
P ort B udget the Willow Creek Terrace
Committee and Boardman Assisted Living, the ability to efficiency of the port to make
Fire District, to name a few work extremely well with it stro n g financially and
D on’s educational people These skills will administratively. So, that it
is able to react quickly to
background, an accounting
opportunities in an ever-
changing business climate
O ver th e years, I
have served on many boards
Letters to the Editor
that have given me a good
solid background 1 have
been President of the Oregon
Shorthorn A ssociation I
serve on the Hope Lutheran
church council and have
been treasurer and president
over the years I spent 12
years on the Morrow SWCD
board, 10 as president I was
on the O regon W heat
Growers League board for
five years I am a partner and
o w n er o f a successful
farming operation in central
Morrow County Over the
course o f these actions, I
have overseen all kinds o f
budgets I have had to lobby
state and national legislatures
for funding. 1 have met with
agencies at the national level and
lobbied for m oney or rule
ch an ges for farmers and
landowners.
W ith your v o te I
believe I will be a very good
p ort
com m issioner
representing all o f Morrow
County.
I a p p re cia te your
support
(s) Chris Rauch
Lexington
Re-elect current
school board
members
To the Editor:
In a very short
period o f time we will be
called upon to select three
M orrow C ounty School
Board members. Luckily for
us, all the members whose
terms are up have decided to
run for re-election This
makes the decision a no-
brainer for me, as it should
for every voter in the county,
particularly the voters in
Irrigon.
John R enfro, Bill
Kuhn and Barney Lindsay all
voted to return to Irrigon
High School Personally, I
believe that is, absolutely, the
best thing that has ever
happened to o u r tow n
Certainly we will not turn
our backs on them now.
B erto H ernandez
was appointed to his position
but has been a valuable asset
There is much to learn for a
new b o ard m em ber and
Berto has been eager to learn
all he can We do not need
to start over w ith an
inexperienced person
Our district remains
one o f the few financially
stable districts in the state.
Every student in this district
can expect to be offered the
best e d u catio n th at is
possible No school should
ex p ect
p re fe re n tia l
treatm ent, it just will not
happen
Serving on a school
board is not just a matter of
attending one meeting every
month These gentlem en
devote many hours a month
to the management o f this
school
d istric t.
One
candidate kept track o f the
hours his first year and was
amazed to learn that he spent
less time on his job The
dedication o f these people is
astronomical and the pay is
the satisfaction in seeing the
children o f Morrow County
be the best they can be
We have a good
thing going in this county
Please support the people
that have m ade M CSD
successful
(s) Meredith DeHaven
Irrigon
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