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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner' Oregon Wednesday, August 10,2005 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 Published weekly and entered 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*? rapidscrve nel or davidOt heppner net Website: 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): $ 31 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions. David Sykes ...................................................................................................Publisher Katie Foster..................................................................................................... Editor N ew t and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday al 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 time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituanes 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 H EP P N E R W EB SIT E : www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified A d • Subm it a N ew s Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Letters to the Editor Editor's note: Letters to the E ditor m ust b e signed. The Gazette-Times w ill not p u b lis h uns ig n e d letters. Please in c lu d e yo u r address a n d p h o n e n u m b e r on a ll letters for use b y the C -T office. The C -T reserves the right to ed it. The C -T is not responsible for ac cu ra cy o f statem ents m a d e in letters. (A n y letters expressing thanks w ill b e p la c e d in th e classifieds u n d e r "C a rd o f Thanks" at a cost o f $ 1 0 .) Asbestos Bailout Bill is unfair to survivors To the Editor: RR The U nfair Asbestos Bailout Bill Doesn’t it seem odd that when across our great country all most all of us know some one or a family That has been effected by an asbestos related illness, that our elected officials are g ettin g ready to pass a Bailout Bill that will remove responsibility from the big businesses who exposed our workforce to this dangerous material. This goes back to WWI1 when this material was used on ships, subs and tanks, thus exposing our m ilitary and civ ilia n employees who were taking part in the w ar effort to su p p o rt our nation. O f course it didn’t stop there; was used in building m ate ria ls, c ar and trick brakes and numerous other materials. Thus again our country’s work force was being put at risk as they helped build this country into the most powerful nation on the earth. It went on for y ears, the w orkers not knowing the danger in which they were placed. Not until 2000 to 3000 were being diagnosed each year with mesothelioma and lawsuits were beginning to be filed were some safety measures were put into place, but not near enough or fast enough. W hat about the survivors who cared for these ill people and were d ep riv ed of th eir companionship and financial support dung the long ills and are struggling to make it today. Is there no justice- these folks aren’t asking for a lot... but how about a fair and just settlement for them and their families. Some of these spouses still have children to educate and to cane for themselves in their older age. The manufactures are still in business and showing profits so lets urge our politicians to support the voters who put them in office not the lobbyists who are supp o rted by the manufactures. (s) Joyce Henry-Mackay Sutherlin, OR Entries open Sunday, Aug. 14 for the M orrow County Jackpot Rodeo to be held on Sunday, Aug. 21. The entry deadline is 6 p.m., Aug. 17, w ith no late e n tries accepted. To participate in the rodeo you must be a Morrow County alumni or a Morrow County resident for one year. E v en ts av ailab le include: Mutton Bustin’- 60 pounds and under; C alf Riding- ages 9-13 (can use two hands); Cow Riding; Jr. Break-Away R oping-14 and under (one head); Sr. Break- Away Roping- 15 and over (one head); Pee Wee Barrels- 12 and under; Jr. Barrels- 13 to 17; Sr. Barrels- 18 and over; Jr. Goat Tying- 13 and under, boys and girls; Goat Tying- girls only 14 and over; Amateur Calf Roping (two head)- Limited to those with less than $1000 lifetim e earnings and those that have not yet won the saddle; Open Calf Roping- one head (can only win spurs once); Steer W restling- one head; and Team Roping- Pick a partner/ Draw a partner (you must be in draw). Entry fees must be in by Aug. 18 at 5 p.m ., to participate. Fees and entry form s may be m ailed to: M orrow C ounty R odeo, Attn: Lynn Dee Ramos, P.O. Box 113, H eppner, OR 97836. The Rodeo office at the Fairgrounds will be open Sunday, Aug. 14 through Sunday, Aug. 21 ,9 a.m. to 6 p.m., during Fair and Rodeo Week. E n tries may be phoned in Aug. 14 through Aug. 17. To enter by phone, call 676-9451. Also included in the rodeo will be stickhorse races for age groups, 3 and under, 4-5 and 6-7. All you have to do to participate is show up at the rodeo w ith your stickhorse. Teak surfing becomes illegal Beginning in 2006, teak surfing (a.k.a. platform dragging) will be illegal in Oregon. Teak surfing is when a passenger hangs onto the rear of the boat to be pulled through the water until the boat’s wake builds enough to allow body surfing. Senate Bill 56 recently passed by the 2005 DON’T MISS OUR 9th ANNUAL MICROBREW BEER & WINE TASTING! THURSDAY, AUG. 18th AT 6:30 p.m. MORROW COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS A l l W , nes A r e From Ita ly Barbecue by John Gochnauer: Serving Italian Lamb & Fried Oysters ^ Entry for Exchange program looking for Morrow Morrow County host families County Jackpot D oty en co u rag es meeting with a community Foreign high school students are scheduled to fa m ilie s to c o n tact the re p re se n ta tiv e may call Rodeo begins arrive soon for academ ic program immediately, as it P.I.E., toll-free, at (800) 631- Aug. 14 semester and year program will allow the proper time for 1818. The agency also has Miu/uuj'i D auj 217 North Main • Happrvar • 676-9158 legislature, making teak surfing illegal. There are a number of dangers associated with teak surfing. An obvious danger is the sw im m er’s proximity to the boat propeller. A nother not-so-obvious danger is carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. In addition to these dangers, teak surfing is usually done without a life jacket because it inhibits body surfing. “One of the saddest stories I’ve heard involving CO poisoning and teak surfing, involved a dad and his five year old son,” recalls Jyll Smith, public information officer for the Oregon State M arine Board. “The family was enjoying a fun filled day on the water. The adults were teak surfing and after numerous pleads from the son to be allowed to ‘su rf, the father gave in. Within minutes the little boy went under and drowned. I can’t imagine the grief and guilt that father will carry with him for life.” A person who is teak surfing for just one minute could be exposed to 990 parts per m illion (ppm) concentration of carbon monoxide. This means that within an hour, the person could begin to experience headaches, dizziness and nausea. A ccording to the World Health Organization, a level exceeding 87 ppm during a 15-minute interval is considered dangerous. h o m estay s, and the sp o n so rin g o rg an izatio n needs a few more local host families. According to Pacific In te rc u ltu ra l E xchange (P.I.E.) Executive Director, John Doty, the students are all between the ages of 15 and 18 years, are English- speaking, have their own sp en d in g m oney, carry a ccid en t and h ealth insurance and are anxious to sh are th e ir cu ltu ra l experiences with their new A m erican families. P.I.E. currently has programs to match almost every family’s needs, ranging in length from a semester to a full academic year, w here the students attend local high schools. P.I.E. area re p re se n ta tiv e s m atch students with host families by finding common interests and lifestyles through an informal in-home meeting. Prospective host families are able to review stu d en t applications and select the perfect match. As there are no “typical” host families, P.I.E. can fit a student into ju st about any situation, whether it is a single parent, a childless couple, a retired couple or a large family. Fam ilies who host for P.I.E. are also eligible to claim a $50 per m onth c h a rita b le c o n trib u tio n deduction on their itemized tax returns for each month they host a sp o n so red student. For the upcom ing programs, P.I.E. has students from Germany, the former Soviet Union, Venezuela, A rg en tin a, B razil, M aced o n ia, H ungary, Korea, Mexico, Australia, Yugoslavia, China, and many other countries. P.I.E. is also participating in two special government-funded p ro g ram s to bring scholarship students from the N ew ly In d ep en d en t States of the former Soviet U nion as w ell as p red o m in an tly Islam ic countries such as Yemen, Syria, Jordan, M orocco, Kuwait, Iraq and Qatar to the United States. P.I.E. is a n o n -p ro fit e d u ca tio n a l o rg a n iz atio n th at has sponsored more than 25,000 students from 45 countries since its founding in 1975. T he o rg a n iz atio n is designated by the United States Department of State and is listed by the Council on S tan d ard s for International Educational Travel (CSIET), certifying th at the o rg a n iz atio n complies with the standards set fo rth in C S IE T ’s Standards for International E d u c a tio n a l T ravel Programs. tra v e l/stu d y pro g ram opportunities available for A m erican high school stu d en ts as w ell as possibilities for community volunteers to assist and work w ith area host fam ilies, students and schools. the students and hosts to get to know one another before they actually meet for the first time. M orrow C ounty area families interested in learning more about student exchange or arranging for a Wallowa Valley Orchestra joins INWM N o rth w est M u sician s is made up of volunteer singers and players who rehearse at th ree site s- H eppner, P endleton and W allowa. M u sician s in te re ste d in knowing more about joining any o f the p erfo rm an ce groups may contact INWM at 322 S.W. 3rd S treet, Pendleton, OR 97801 or may phone (541) 966-6649. C o n certs are presented in communities th ro u g h o u t a 10-county region in both N ortheast O regon and S o u th east Washington. All concerts are free to the p u b lic , but donations are encouraged and w elcom ed at the performances. Inland N orthw est Musicians is pleased, and excited to announce the formation of the Wallowa Valley Orchestra as a part of the organization. The move to accept the orchestra as a member group was ratified at a July 16, 2005 INWM board meeting. The new ensemble w ill w elcom e in terested players of a variety of skill levels and will be rehearsing in Wallowa under the baton o f a p air o f a sso c iate c o n d u cto rs. INW M co n d u cto r and m usic director R. Lee Friese of A thena w ill oversee the o rc h e stra, a tten d in g re h e arsa ls on re g u la rly scheduled occasions. W allow a V alley Orchestra will perform in three concerts listed on the season program for Inland Northwest Musicians, one of them will be an exchange concert with Willow Creek S ym phony and W illow Creek singers of Heppner. Now consisting of five p erfo rm in g g roups (In lan d N o rth w est Orchestra, Inland Northwest C h o rale, W illow C reek Symphony, Willow Creek Singers, and Wallowa Valley O rc h estra ), Inland r Litter pickup to be held It is tim e to get H ep p n er ready fo r the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo. T he C h am b er o f Commerce volunteers will do litter pick up on the state highways through town on Thursday, Aug. 11. Your assistance is appreciated. SOLV litte r bags will be provided to pick up litter along the highway. Please Join Us for a N o-H ost Celebration in Honor o f FRANK HALVORSEN Friday, August 19th at the Heppner Llks Lodge Frank Is the Grand Marshal for the 2005 M orrow County Fair & Oregon Troll Pro Rodeo See you there! e H ost an E xch an ge Student Today! Make a lifelong friend from abroad. linrich ysmr family with anni Iter culture Now you can I hi K a high school exchange undent (fóri or hoy) from France, («ennany, VamUiuvia. Spain. Inalami japan. Ilra/il Italy or other countries Recommit a hoat to a young international visitor is an experience of a lifetime! Klaus frtun (, erma tty. 17 yrs. U u n n u /n>»t V n rw tm (D m Like* skiing ‘»miming rntong .Un. mg and J U U M f *> pan » dnm . eft* ggg U O O « V S I lm r* [g __| M J¡J*f been UU Emma a t 1-800-733-2773 (Toll Free) Sandie Sleele (541) 922-0620 & Cathy Halvorsen (541)422-7107 » « m i n im n r » a sm International Mu tient Exchange Pm gram is a p u b i* benefit, n o n p ro fit otg an i/atto n BACK TO SCHOOL! DRIVERS NEEDED Openings for self-motivated, team-oriented people. Training provided. Apply in person or contact us at: Mid Columbia Bus Co. 20 Hwy 74 East Heppner, OR 97836 541-676-5861 / 1-800-348-8241 An equal opportunity employer I ♦ m »pend s I
