TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 3,2005
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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
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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
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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
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