TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 21,2005
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lone student raise over $3,000
for Katrina victims
lone school stu d en ts
recently raised over $3,000
for victims of the Katrina
hurricane.
The students collected
coins and donated $3081.25
to the Red Cross, the lone
School Board was told
Monday night.
In other b usiness the
board:
swore in Joel Peterson
as a new board
member.
H eard that cu rren t
enrollm ent at lone
schools is 161 with 66
students at K-5, 41
students in grades 6-
8 and 54 students in
the high school,
learn ed
from
superintendent Bryn
Browning that there
are four exchange
♦ H T
students this year.
Two students are
from Germany, one
from Mexico and one
from Czech Republic.
H eard
that
the
business/publications
class has received a
grant from the lone
E d u c a t i o n
F o undation in the
am ount o f $1,000.
The money will be
used to purchase
photography
equipment. Students
are currently learning
proper use o f the
equipment, strategies
for taking good
p ictu res and are
gearing up to take the
fall sports pictures.
Other activities will
include film ing of
c o n ce rts
and
c lassro o m
group
photos.
L earned that the
PSAT
test
is
sch ed u led
for
Wednesday, Oct. 12
during the morning
forjuniors.
H eard that all P.E.
classes are currently
using the pool for
swimming instruction
one hour a day. They
hope to have a night
for family swim and so
that stu d en ts can
show off their new
skills before the pool
closes at the end of
September.
The
d istric t
is
currently advertising
for a p art-tim e
education assistant
that will work one-on-
one. It is a 16-hour
per week job only in
the mornings.
Was given a report
that the N ational
H onor
S ociety
w orked
on
the
landscaping project
around the read er
board.
L earned th at the
district is currently
accepting bids for the
grounds’ contract. It
w ill in clu d e lawn
mowing.
The Tic - Tac
Bandit is 75!
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
ELLIS!
HEPPNER ELKS 358
676-9181
"Where Friends M eet"
142 North Main
Thursday. Septem ber 22nd
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Poor planning may make asbestos
trust insolvent in 10 years
To the Editor:
Re: R.R. Asbestos Bailout
Bill, Trust fund, insolvent
’’Late last month, the
congressional Budget Office
released its estimate of trust
fund costs (Congressional
B udget
O ffice
C ost
Estimate, August 25, 2005).
The
B udget
O ffice
concluded that expenses
would exceed revenues in
the first 10 years of the trust
fund’s existence and that it
w ould need to borrow
money. The interest cost of
b o rrow ing “ w ould add
significantly to the long-term
costs, faced by the fund” and
increases the possibility that
the tru st may becom e
insolvent. A lthough, the
maximum revenue that the
trust fund may collect is
$140 b illio n , the actual
am ount
“ co u ld
be
c o n sid e ra b ly le ss .” The
projections that have been
made in the past, o f the
number of asbestos claims
likely to be filed were much
to low, suggesting there is a
“ sig n ific a n t
risk
of
underestimating the number
Hurricane or bullying, child victims
face same trauma m ake them v ictim s o f
To the Editor:
As we all watch the
news and see the victims of
Hurricane Katrina, we see all
the children who escaped
harm ’s way. Then we see
only pictures of the children
to which we are uncertain of
their plight. Are they alone
som ew here- traum atized
and scared? Did they make
it through the devastation?
At this point, most of us are
reaching for our box o f
Kleenex and our feelings are
that of sadness and anger.
How could this happen?
W hen we see the
children’s pictures- some are
overweight, some have bad
teeth, tattered clothes, bad
haircuts. But none of this
m atters- it should never
matter. We empathize and
we want to help.
The children at our
sch o o ls
have
held
fundraisers for victims of
Katrina. Kudos to you all.
There is irony, however, in
this story and that is the
purpose of my letter.
R ight
here
in
H eppner, d u rin g every
school day, we have some of
those same children who
wanted to help the victims of
Katrina that are manifesting
victims of their own. It might
be the person sitting across
from them or maybe behind
them or just a person they
pass in the halls. The victims
may be overweight, have an
o v er b ite, be w earing
undesirable clothes or are
having a bad hair day. But
instead of reaching out to
those children (and it would
not take m oney, ju s t
kindness) the kids choose to
bullying, hurtful words and
degrading statements, which
causes the victims to feel
alone or trau m atized or
d ev astated . The b u llies
som ehow
find
this
entertaining and even funny.
The similarities are
eerie and again ironic. I am
am iss at how the tw o
situations can be viewed by
our children so differently.
One group they want to help
and one group they want to
squash like a bug. How is it
that they find empathy for
total strangers and not for
their own peers?
My feelings for both
situations however are the
same. Sadness and anger.
And your conclusion that my
grandchildren are among the
victim s in H eppner is a
correct one.
(s) Linda Corbin
Heppner
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of future asbestos claims.
Since the period from initial
asbestos exposure to the
onset of asbestos disease can
be decades.
This w ould be an
excellent cover-up for the
Asbestos manufactures to
give the ap p earan ce o f
making restitution to their
victims by passing this bill.
And we have already heard
about the 13 asb esto s
companies belonging to the
“Fortune 500 com panies”
and th e ir (not so secret
an y m o re) arm y o f 168
lo b b y ists. C alled the
“A sbestos Study G roup”
also th e ir in v estm en t
counselors from Goldman’s
Sach’s advising the Senate
Judiciary Committee on the
amount of the trust fund. By
the way, Goldman Sachs has
massive Asbestos holdings.
This Bill is “a slap in the
face” to all the asbestos
victims and their families.
Please call your U.S.
Senators and tell them to
vote “No.”
(s) Stella Queen
Echo
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A S S IS T E D
I h a n k you, s ta ff m em b ers
a t Will ow C re e k lerrace:
G eorge, B obbie, C h e rri,
Synrli, S ue, D ian a, Tina,
B arb , D eana, C in d y , S b eila,
B rea, K iesba, D aniel
W E A P P R E C IA T E Y O U
SO M UCH!
F ro m y o u r g ratefu l
b o ard o f d irec to rs
Canadian family
bicycles
continued from page one
a “house-h u sb an d ” , had
worked for a community
services organization as an
ad d ictio n c o u n selo r for
teenagers and had been
in v o lv ed in o u td o o r/
w ilderness programming
and lead wilderness trips.
M artin e, w ho is an
alternative school teacher,
had p rev io u sly been
in v o lv ed in b u ild in g
mountain bike trails. And,
they had both hiked before.
The family travels
around 25 m iles a day,
bik in g in the m orning,
taking a midday break and
then biking again in the
afternoon. The girls are
“very good at antertaining
themselves,” said Martine.
“We know when they’ve
had it and we stop.” Lily, the
younger,
tak es
the
opportunity to take two
naps during the bicycling
time. Sylvie takes one nap
and then plays with stuffed
animals and her interactive
toy. They are pretty self-
sufficient, bringing toys,
books, stuffed animals and
their guitar to entertain the
girls and them selves, in
addition to water, food, a
tent and -20 degree sleeping
pads. They plan to bicycle
“as long as the girls are
en jo y in g th e m selv e s. .
.when they aren’t, we’ll take
the bus,” said Martine.
They plan to meet
various friends and relatives
at certain points during their
travels and hope to arrive in
Arizona in December.
Health district
shows $175,000
profit
continued from page one
for a combined ambulance
revenue o f $42,077; 141
Home H ealth visits; four
Hospice admits; 1217 drug
does ad m in istered for
$47,278 in revenue. Pioneer
Memorial Hospital had 133
provider encounters at the
h o sp ital fo r $30,473 in
rev en u e. G ro ss p a tien t
revenue fo r A ugust was
$ 3 9 2 ,5 1 0 ; g ro ss p a tien t
rev en u e fo r July was
$353,979.
MCHD CEO Victor
Vander Does reported that
the x-ray room, which is in
the p ro cess o f being
refurbished to accommodate
a digital x-ray system, is
nearly ready. He said that the
flo o rin g is dow n, the
electrical work is underway
and the equipm ent is to
arrive Tuesday. The x-ray
d ep artm en t is c u rre n tly
developing film, but the new
d ig ita l
eq u ip m en t
is
scheduled to be installed in
October.
V ander Does also
rep o rted th at the front
sid ew alk is aw aitin g
h a n d ra ils and a rough
surfacing and added that
until work is completed, use
o f that sidew alk will be
restricted.
He said that one
resident has been discharged
from the W illow C reek
Terrace Assisted Living, but
a person on the waiting list
will move in at the end of the
month, which will put the
center at capacity once again
with 16 residents.
The d is tric t has
scheduled a work session/
retreat on Thursday, Oct. 13,
at lone Community Church,
w hich
w ill
include
adm inistrators, managers
and providers.
The next reg u lar
m eeting w ill be held on
Monday, Oct. 24.
L e x in g to n
c ity co u n cil
continued from page one
said they will hire someone
to check for a leak at their
end. The city currently has
no
easem en t
for
maintenance. The council
directed the city recorder to
draft a letter to the families
involved stating the council’s
position.
-discussed the old
telephone company building
and decided to contact the
Morrow County Historical
S o ciety co n ce rn in g the
building, which is believed to
be a fire h azard and is
located on Carmen Wilson
and Jim and Yung Nelson’s
property. Wilson said that
she had earlier signed a paper
to give the building to the
Historical Society.
-approved graveling
the alley from ‘B’ Street to
‘A’ Street between West and
Water streets.
-discussed an issue
raised by council member
Luella Taylor. Taylor alleged
that council member Jean
Brazell, independently and
w ith o u t the c o u n c il’s
p erm issio n , co n tac te d a
re p re se n ta tiv e o f the
engineering firm Anderson
Perry concerning the town’s
water system. Brazell denied
the accusation and said the
A n d erso n
Perry
representative contacted her
“out of the blue.” Taylor
informed Anderson Perry
that in the future they should
not deal with any individual,
but rather with the council
as a whole.
-passed a motion for
Brazell to w rite M orrow
Development Corporation
for permission to use their
o v erag e fo r the w ater
management conservation
plan, amounting to $7500.
T he
o v erag e
has
accumulated in a fund and
can be used fo r w ater
projects.
-approved purchase
of a new boring machine.
-approved spending
$75 for a city employee to
attend a one-day workshop
in P en d leto n on co n tro l
valves.
-discussed the city’s
permit policy. A request for
a permit was received from
a pool company that was in
the process of building an
outdoor pool at a private
residence in Lexington. The
town had previously issued
building permits, but details
on p erm it req u irem en ts,
circumstances of granting
permits and fees were not
immediately certain.
-discussed the issue
of liability between the city
and a construction company
concerning costs for repair
o f a w ater line break.
A cco rd in g
to M ayor
Edwards the company had
asked for a locate from the
city, but c o n se q u e n tly
ignored th at advice and
broke the line.
-discussed an issue
concerning alleged private
use of the fire department’s
brush rig.
B enefit dinner
planned for Kelly
Paullus
T here w ill be a
benefit spaghetti feed for
Kelly Paullus, Friday, Sept.
23,
b efo re
the
Homecoming game against
Stanfield. The feed will be
from 4:30-7 p.m., at the
M orrow
C ounty
Fairgrounds. The menu will
consist of spaghetti, salad,
bread, dessert and drink,
Paullus was in an
autom obile accident on
Sept. 2. He graduated from
Heppner High School in
2002 .
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