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
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David Sykes ...................................................................................................Publisher
Katie Foster..................................................................................................... Editor
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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
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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
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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
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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
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