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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 3,2005 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper j [ Published weekly and enured as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3 , 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228 Fax (541) 676-9211. E- mail: editor@rapidserve.net ordavidwhcppner net Web site: www.heppner net. Post master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $25 in Morrow County; $19 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $ 3 1 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions. David S y k e s.....................................................................................................Publisher Katie Foster .................................................................................................... Editor News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m . Cost for a display ad is $4.90 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50« per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.50 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Dates for publi cation must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the lim e of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start o r C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified A d • Subm it a N ew s Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Health district loses $105,000 continued from page one -heard the following report: Pioneer M emorial Clinic had 369 patients in June with 14 of those new patients and an additional 47 patients seen by a nurse; Irrig o n C lin ic had 173 patients with 20 new patients and an additional 36 patients seen by a nurse; the Heppner Ambulance had six runs, the Boardman Ambulance, 26 ru n s, and the Irrigon Ambulance, six runs. The fiscal year-end ambulance Letters to the Editor E d ito r's n o te : L e tte rs to th e E d ito r m u s t b e s ig n e d . T h e G a z e tte -T im e s w i l l n o t p u b lis h u n s ig n e d le tte rs . P le a s e in c lu d e y o u r a d d re s s a n d p h o n e n u m b e r o n a l l le tte rs (o r us e b y th e G -T o ffic e . T h e G - T re s e rv e s th e r ig h t to e d it. T h e G - T is n o t re s p o n s ib le fo r a c c u ra c y o f s ta te m e n ts m a d e in le tte rs . (A n y le tte rs e x p re s s in g th a n k s w i l l b e p la c e d in th e c la s s ifie d s u n d e r * C a r d o f T h a n k s 'a t a c o s t o f $ 1 0 .) Stop and shop in town To the Editor: I am g reatly concerned by the decline of business within many of our H eppner estab lish m en ts, because if our community does not support them, we stand to lose more than our stores. I think many will be surprised to learn that I have c arefu lly co m p ared my g ro cery co sts from the Hermiston food chains to those of our Red Apple store and, overall, I have actually spent less by shopping our advertised sales. And there was an added bonus, that being the helpful expertise of our m erchants and th eir friendly staff. Even if there had not been any monetary savings for me, another incentive was my not having to spend h a lf a day d riv in g long distances. With the Middle E ast b ecom ing m ore unstable, while other nations such as China are competing for its “finite” oil reserves, we are not going to be insulated from the upcoming market shortages. I could list other calam ities in which having local services would be v ital fo r o u r g ettin g through these upheavals but my point is that if we remain short-sighted and do not spend our dollars in town, we will be losing more than our stores and all the healthy e m p lo y m en t th at they provide; we w ill, as the say in g goes: have done ourselves in. O ne o f the m ajor e lem en ts in m aking a community secure is their sticking together and I want to emphasize it is for our self-interest that we should get smart and be patriotic by giving Heppner a fighting chance to survive. O ne w ay to accomplish this goal is to have everyone make that extra effort to stop and shop in town. I know th at we alread y have a hig h ly m o tiv a te d and c re a tiv e citizenry and I look forward to reading their ideas as to how we can make a great town even better. (s) Pat Walker Heppner re p o rt is as fo llo w s: H eppner, 147 ru n s, Boardman, 214, and Irrigon, 117, with 14 flights. Pioneer M em orial had three adm issions in Ju n e, 410 outpatients, 1178 lab tests, 95 x-ray procedures, 16 CT scans, 14 EKG tests and 15 Asbestos manufacturers need to be re sp ira to ry th erap y procedures. Home Health held accountable reminders every day of the loss of a loved one. They had 83 visits and therapy To the Editor: sessio n s. The p h arm acy R.R. A sb esto s miss out on special events of children and grandchildren. provided 386 drug doses and Bailout Bill brought in $26,003 in drug My husband died The surviving spouse has d iffic u lt revenue. three and a half years ago of m any “ sm all cell lung can cer” responsibilities and decisions to make that were shared caused by asbestos. W hen a p erson before and now they are manufactures a substance doing it alone. The surviving and markets it, knowing that spouse also has the vivid, dow n the road it causes heartbreaking image o f a health problems and death, strong individual who scaled dozen #2 pencils; pencil they are usually put in prison. walls and climbed scaffolds eraser tops; 2 pink pearl I personally find it turn in to a v u ln e ra b le, erasers; 1 cm /inch ruler; very offensive that instead of helpless soul who could scisso rs (F isk ars); 1 set holding the manufacturers barely walk across the room c o lo re d p e n c ils; p en cil accountable, the government and breathe at the same time sharpener; 1 24-count box of wants us “the taxpayers” to because of the intense pain. crayons; 2 glue sticks; 1 bail them out. This all needs to be small bottle white glue; 1 Now since we can’t validated by the asbestos large box of Kleenex; and a put them in p riso n fo r m a n u fa ctu rers and our backpack. “reckless endangerment” or government that is backing 4,h grade: 1 3-ring “murder,” then the only way them. soft covered notebook/zips; they can be held accountable (s) Stella Enright-Queen 3 w id e -lin e d sp iral is by m onetary means or Echo n o teb o o k s (p ag es not financial settlements to the perforated by the spiral); 1 survivors. Births zipper pencil pouch; 4 dozen We try to teach our #2 pencils; pencil eraser young, “When you do the Tyler Michael tops; 2 pink pearl erasers; 1 deed , you m ust pay the Boor- a son, Tyler Michael, cm /inch ru ler; sc isso rs p ric e .” W hat kind o f was bom July 12, 2005 at (F isk a rs); 1 set c o lo re d ex am p le is th is fo r our St. A nthony H ospital in pencils/and markers; pencil impressionable youth, when Pendleton to Shannon and sharpener; 1 24-box crayons; o ur le ad e rs d o n ’t even Doug Boor of lone. 2 glue sticks; 1 small bottle follow th a t? John Philip D ouble glue; 1 box Kleenex; and a standards. No wonder our McElligott- a son, John backpack. Philip, was bom July 13, prisons are full. 5/6* grade: 1 3-ring Just because a victim 2005 at St. A nthony soft covered notebook; 2 is deceased doesn’t mean the H ospital in Pendleton to p ack ag es c o lle g e ruled pain and suffering is over. A nna and Jerom e notebook paper; 1 zippered T h ere McElligott of lone. are c o n sta n t pencil pouch; 2 to 3 dozen pencils- no mechanical; 3 glue sticks; 1 pair scissors; 1 S i Tot ffl set colored pencils; 1 box K leenex; pencil erasers; in ex p en siv e c a lc u la to r; w ash ab le m ark ers; c o rre c tin g p en s; c le a r protractor; and a backpack. N azarene C hurch holding school supply drive nonoH ii.• • > -liti T7iif li-.vi ^ continued from page one. tra p p e r k eep ers or notebooks. 2 nd grade: 2 pink pearl erasers; 2 glue sticks; 1 64-count box of crayons; 2 dozen #2 yellow (only) pencils; 1 bottle glue; 1 p o ck et fo ld e r; 1 box Kleenex; scissors; 1 box (5 inches by 8 inches); and a backpack/duffle bag. 3rd grade: 4 wide- lined spiriil notebooks (pages not perforated by the spiral); 2 zipper pencil pouches; 4 MIKE S MOBILE SLAUGHTER lone Cardinal Booster Club Thanks You X For Your Support £ MORROW COUNTY FAIR KICK-OFF DANCE August: 5th, from 8-1*1 p.m. Morrow County Fairgrounds FOSTER GRANDPARENT/ SENIOR COM PANION PROGRAM Seeks low-intome seniors to help kids with reading or to assist seniors with friendly visiting . Benefits: Reteive stipend of $2.65 per hour; mile- ogc reim oursem enT, rruininy ono onenfUTion• Host: Be 60 years of age or elder, meet interne geidelines and pass batkgreand thetk. LITTLE McKAY CREEK BAND \ Call (541) 276-4474 in Pendleton I New thinking needed to change existing government system To the Editor: T h ere are three fundamental problems that a ffe ct how we, in rural O reg o n , m ust ap p ro ach problem solving in existing systems. Problem number one- P o p u la tio n B ased Thinking. If governm ent p ro g ram s, p o lic ie s and solutions are made based on population num bers then how can ru ral e aste rn Oregon hope to cope with the accum ulating tide o f issues? P ro b lem n um ber two-Square Peg Thinking. How can ru ral O regon change the ‘fit in the square hole or else’ mind set to a realistic ‘one size does not fit all’ mentality? P roblem num ber th ree- A ccu m u latin g Problems. We are reaching c ritic a l m ass in the accumulation of issues and problem s im pacting rural Oregon. P o p u la tio n b ased thinking: There is not one governmental body that does not base its p ro g ram s, p o licies and funding on p o p u la tio n . P rogram delivery and caseload drive g o v ern m en tal activ itie s. They are all determined by population numbers served or regulated. There is never a question of reasonableness or value to so ciety as a whole. P ro g ram s and policies are developed to m eet the n eed s o f m ost p eople w here the m ost people live. So if you have a need but don’t happen to live where most people live your need remains your need. If you have a problem and you live where most people live your problem may have a solution. Square Peg thinking: Having a structured process can move a mass of people or m a terial th o u g h that process easily. Agencies and even b u sin ess love a structured process with little variation. Having to make accommodation for variety can bring on a case of hives. It is much easier for the agency or business not to deal with variety of need. This means we either bend the p ro b lem to fit the so lu tio n or ig n o re the problem because it does not fit the solution. Critical Mass Issues: E ach y e ar the fed eral agencies that impact rural Oregon have new rules and statute changes. Every other y ear state ag en cies th at im pact rural O regon get statu te c h an g es or new statutes passed. Each year state agencies change or add new rules. Over the course of years, all of this agency activity adds up. It is rare indeed if any rule or statute, either federal or state, is ever rem o v ed . T h ere is no oversight on the collective impact of all this. There is no th o u g h t g iv en to the accu m u latin g cause and affect. So, D ear E d ito r, how do we in rural eastern Oregon address the three fundam ental problem s o f Population Based Thinking, Square Peg Thinking and A ccum ulation o f critical p ro b lem s? T h ere are a couple of things that we can and should do in my opinion, but it w ill require us as citizen s o f rural eastern O regon to a c tu a lly do something, get involved and make a difference.The first thing we can do is organize. A small group of dedicated people can move mountains. There are plenty of examples in history of that. The basic beliefs, values and structures of rural eastern Oregon are more similar than not. Urban Oregon would have a much more difficult time agreeing on fundamentals than rural Oregon would. B ecause we have such a few number of elected state R epresentatives and Senators we must change how we do business. We must strengthen our support and focus for these few representatives. We must begin to speak w ith one voice on selected issues. We must do this across as many c o u n tie s, in as m any communities as possible. To do this we must organize. I am not talk in g about m oney here. I am talking about developing a structure that can organize all the e x istin g e n titie s energy and effo rt into a power not to be ignored. T his is not about control. It is about working smart. Using what we have in place. U sing w hat we already pay for to actually affect change. The drawback to this p ro p o sal is a ctu a lly the c itiz e n o f ru ral e a ste rn Oregon. We are as a group independent to a fault. We prize our independence in all the ways of our rural life to our own detriment at times. If we are ever to forge our way out o f the declining situation we are in we must create some powerful tool to use. If we are ever to have the ability to develop our own solutions, we must a find the way to act together. If we do not have the actual n u m b ers to p rev ail on population alone then we m ust prevail on unity o f thought and action. The second thing we can do is get the number of state S e n a to rs ch an g ed . There are 30 Senators. There are 36 counties in Oregon. If each co u n ty had one Senator that would be an addition o f only six new S en ato rs. The H ouse o f R e p re se n ta tiv e s co u ld rem ain population based. T h is w ould m irro r the United States Congress, so it is not an idea without merit or precedent. For those that would say ‘does this mean that counties as small of Wheeler would have a Senator?’ The answer is yes, as does the S tate o f New Jerse y in C o n g ress. H ow ever, it would mean a much more even playing field. Would this be easy? No, so what? When were we in eastern O regon e v er afraid o f a tough go? These are a few ways we can approach solving our problems. There are many more I’m sure. We who live here in rural eastern Oregon can solve our problems if we believe we can and ‘just do it.’ (s) Laura Pryor Gilliam County Judge Gift Certificates Perfect for every occasion! Distinctive certificates make shopping easy for your customers and bring in new business for you. Call for pricing Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228 _______ _______ /
