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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 12,2005 - THREE Letters to the Editor Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times w ill not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone num ber on all letters for use by the G-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks w ill be placed in the classifieds under ' Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10.) Support for Jean Brazell To the Editor: To the re sid e n ts o f Lexington: In Jan 2003 Jean (Brazell) was elected by the council to do the new water project and help with the new storage building. These projects were completed and on time to earn the grant money to pay for them. Both projects were done with lots of volunteer time. Both the B razells took time away from regular jobs to work with the Port of Morrow on the w ater p ro ject. The Brazells worked with the following people who built the storage building. Rusty B ritt, Bob M ontgom ery, L arry K ennedy, K enny Eckman, Mike Alldritt, John Steagall, Bob Steagall (use o f his tra c to r), and Jim Nelson, project manager. Jean has helped each year with the annual bake sale, yard sales, scrap metal drive, and other fundraisers, with other residents, these m onies su p p o rt the fire department. Jean is c u rre n tly w orking on the state required Water Emergency Plan, by mapping water lines and shut-off valves. When the city has water line breaks they call on Jean or Al, often because few have taken the time to learn the system and they are available. She has been very reliable person to help with the city recorder duties and computer problems, as she knows the system . Every time a recorder quit, she had to do the billings as well as train them. She has taken the time to go to state water m eetin g s w ith the city maintenance employee and to educate herself in water testing and running of the city w ell fu n c tio n s. W h en ev er we lost a maintenance man, she was able to monitor the water system. Jean types up reports and sends them out to Lexington residents, keeping them in fo rm ed o f city projects and maintenance, if allowed by the council. Jean Brazell has not cost the city thousands of dollars, as was reported. It takes more than one person to approve the expenditures. At the council meetings she is the only council member that the city attorney and state engineers can converse w ith to get th in g s accomplished. The state and business contractors seek Jean out; she does not solicit their calls. Jean is a good councilor. She works for the good of the town, and is an asset to the community. We urge your support for her. (s) Beverly Steagall, Lexington (s) Lorrene Montgomery, Lexington Boardman Garden Club next to the water tower meets Oct 15 on sets First Street in Boardman. Boardman G arden C lub w ill host the Blue M ou n tain G arden C lub District fall board meeting, Saturday, O ctober 15, at Greenfield Grange Hall in B oardm an. Fall arra n g em en ts may be checked in between 9-10 a.m. during social hour. The m eeting w ill begin promptly at 10 a.m. with District Director Bertha K eith p re sid in g . The luncheon will cost $6.50. There will be a country store and treasure chest. Visitors are welcome. The Grange Hall is a pink building that For m ore information call Boardman G arden C lub P resid en t C onnie R odriquez, 481- 3177 after 3 p.m., or Jane Dean, 481-5223. O rd e r M a g n e tic D oor Signs H ERE Heppner Gazette-Times 676-92211 HEPPNER BOOSTER CLUB STEAK FEED and AUCTION Saturday, October 15th Heppner Elks Club Dinner: 6:00 p.m. Auction: 8:00 p.m. Issues clarified To the Editor: Dear Citizens of Lexington: Jean Brazell, Ron McDowell and I were elected to the council in Nov. 2002 to begin o u r term s on the council in January 2003. There was $39,400 in grants waiting to be used by the tow n on w ater related projects and $3,000 plus for a storage building. Jean Brazell was elected to take on the water projects and I was to take on the storage building project. (January 13, 2003, minutes) As it happened my mother became very ill and a fte r g ettin g ev ery th in g ordered and ready for the Town volunteers to work on, I had to leave tow n. Al Brazell volunteered to keep the project going and Jean saw to it that the hours were kept for Workman’s Comp, etc. After I got back I took the project back over. As far as I know, Jean Brazell had n o th in g to do w ith any overages, nor did she cause any overages to the expense of the building. The council ap p ro v ed any ex p en ses related to the project. Jean was instrumental in getting all of the water projects completed by the dates the grants were due. One was March 31, one May 31, and two by June 30, 2003, or the town would Asbestos banned but not the U.S. To the Editor I The United States is supposed to be one of the m ost p o w erfu l and technologically advanced countries in the world. Yet, there are 37 countries that are more advanced than us. T hey have to ta lly and completely banned all forms of asbestos while we have not. A few of the countries that have banned asbestos p ro d u cts are the U nited K ingdom , E uropean Accession Countries, Czech R ep u b lic and H ungary. C learly they are not controlled by special interest groups such as "The Fortune 500 Companies”. Instead of banning asbestos, we have a Bailout B ill, S enate 852. The m a n u fa ctu rers and our S enate have been threatening to pass this bill for two years stringing along the asbestos victim s and putting all claims in limbo while asbestos victims are dying. In the m eantim e, some Senators are racking up large contributions for have lost the money. She gave regular reports and when things took a change, the council was approached and made the decisions. The $10,000 in question was actually paid by the grantee; so they were well aware of the use of the money. Surveys were done of all of the land that was going to be used for projects. The land above Clay Street had notes by the surveyor that two homes had been b u ilt on part o f tow n property. The cemetery well land had no notations by the surveyor. None of us were aware that the deed held farming rights by the past owner of the property. When that was discovered, it was 1 who contacted the owner of the farming rights and made a deal to bring back to co u n cil as the p ro p erty needed to be fenced. One of the grants was allowed to be switched for that purpose as the airport reservoir and well had issues that needed to be reso lv ed before w asting money on fencing it. There was not enough time to get those issues resolved before the grant came up. Jean did not remove any equipment, the owner did. As far as I know, she did not accuse the farmer of trespassing. (s) Jim Nelson Lexington Umatilla-Morrow ESD receives grant duties will be to travel to Dinner will be Barbecued New York Steak prepared by Lee Ansotegui, Mike Proctor & Crew; Baked Potato; Salads; Bread and Dessert Auctioneer Ken Grieb will preside over the main auction; there will also be a silent auction with many items up for bid A few items to be auctioned include Jimmy Buffet tickets, a Black Hills Gold ring, rocking chairs, 20 hrs. of child care, Italian supper for 8, Oregon Zoo tickets, Motorcross gear and much more! A complete list of auction and raffle items can be found on www.heppner.net Child care will be provided by the Shamrockettes starting at 5:30 p.m. to the end of the auction. Donations accepted. Justin Glasson 111 and Kelli Bates Kelli Nicole Bates, Lewiston, ID, and Justin William Douglas Glasson 111, Clarkston. WA, have announced their engagement and upcoming wedding. Kelli is the daughter of Dale Bates of Heppner and Kandy Hall of Lewiston. She attended Asotin schools and graduated from Heppner High School in 2001. She received an associate’s degree in accounting in 2005 from Blue M ountain Community College in Pendleton. She is employed with Sixth Street Chiropractic in Clarkston and attends Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston. Justin is the son of William Glasson II of Clarkston and Roxy Bartels of West Sacramento, CA. He graduated in 37 countries - from Clarkston High School and in 2003 from Lewis-Clark State College. He is employed by Guy Bennett Lumber in Clarkston. p o litic a l fav o rs. The They plan an October 22 wedding at the Puffer manufacturers are earning Butte Lodge at Fields Spring State Park in Anatone. interest on the money they set aside for victims’ claims. Engagem ent The GAF Corporation, and Hisler-Weygandt its very w ealth y o w ner Samuel Heyman, will gain enormously if this bill passes because the amount that they will pay under the Bailout Bill is significantly less than w hat they are paying to asbestos victims. What do the victims gain? They get large medical bills, funeral and autopsy bills. There is loss of income to families due to death. Widows never get full Social Security and p en sio n b e n efits; only p a rtia l. Not to m ention lo o sin g the em o tio n al support of a spouse and your children’s father. Congress wants to pass this Bill in Oct. Please call your U.S. Senators and Annie Hisler and Evan Weygandt Annie Marie Hisler and Evan John Weygandt. both C o n g r e s s i o n a l Portland, announce their engagement to be married. R ep resen tativ es and tell Annie is the daughter of Susan and Paul Hisler, Jr., them to vote "No” on the Heppner. She is a 1998 graduate of Heppner High School Bailout Bill S-852. Asbestos and received a degree in cosmetology from Mt. Hood has affected too many people Community College in 2002. She is employed as a color for too many years. specialist at The Colour Authority. (s) Barbara Andrews Evan is the son of Brenda Young, Salem, and John Echo Weygandt. LaGrande. He graduated from South Salem High School. Salem, in 1995 and received a degree in business management from Western Oregon University at Monmouth in 2000. He is employed as a shoe rep for Ecco USA. They plan an April 22, 2006. wedding at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Heppner. Dinner cost is $10 each Advance tickets may be purchased at Heppner Hardware and Hollomon’s Raffle tickets may also be purchased at Heppner Hardware, MCGG, and Hollomon’s. Tickets are 6 for $5, 15 for $10 and 40 for $20. Engagem ent Bates-Glasson We find solutions. Sometimes we may make a suggestion that is somewhat different than your initial loan request. We look for a way to honor your loan request that makes sense for both sides of the fence. We don’t just hand down a decision from “ON HIGH" that doesn’t consider all the options. Celebrate the spirit o f your hometown! Member Bank of FDIC I Eastern Oregon The U m atilla- Morrow Education Service D istrict has receiv ed a $ 396.999 Em ergency R esponse and C risis Management grant from the Department of Education. Sara Strizzi, a federal project officer in the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, announced the award. This is the second such grant received by the ESD. The project director for the grant will be Tammy C am pbell who has been w orking with schools in U m atilla and M orrow counties in a sim ilar role during the past eighteen months. One of Campbell’s Washington, D. C., to work with federal officials on the administration of the grant. As part o f the administration of the grant, the ESD will continue to operate a coalition of local agencies designed to help prepare for potential school related e m erg en c ie s, including com m unity or reg io n al d isa ste rs. The co alitio n is p a rtic u la rly in te re sted in ta rg e tin g inform ation for schools, families, and communities. In a d d itio n to working with schools, the grant w ill also p ro v id e education and training to opportunities to parents and community members.
