TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 3,2006
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fair and has the m ost
PMH nurses appreciated for hard
experience for the position.
Please join us in voting for
work and outstanding care
Annetta L. Spicer for Circuit
Court Judge.
H ealth
and H ospice,
(s) Frank and Cara Osmin
To the Editor:
m ed ically
Heppner
May 6-12, 2006 has p ro v id in g
n
ecessary
care
to
the
been designated as National
Nurse Appreciation Week, residents of M orrow and To excise or not
and I would like to take this Gilliam counties, their years to excise
opportunity to recognize the of experience total 83. These
nurses I work with every three share 24-hour, 365
days a year call for our To the Editor:
day.
At
P io n eer Home Health and Hospice
It’s very simple. The
Memorial Hospital we have patients.
Oregon State Constitution
I often receive letters says it best. A rticle XI,
five R eg iste re d N urses
(RNs), with a total of 112 from patients or patients’ sections 7 and 9, which are
years o f experience. The family members expressing commonly referred to as the
hospital and em ergency their appreciation for the “ L ending
of
c red it
room is staffed by one RN care they received from our provisions” spell it out in
and one C ertified Nurses nursing staff. Many people’s black and white. Section 9,
Aide (CNA), working 12 lives have been changed in a however, paints the picture
hours shifts, with another positive way because of their in color for you. Section 9
co m p assio n , reads: Lim itations on the
RN a v a ila b le o n -call if care,
and powers of county or city to
needed. Each of these nurses p ro fessio n alism
maintains certifications in influence.
assist c o rp o ra tio n s- No
T his han d fu l o f county, city, town or other
A dvanced C ard iac Life
S upport and A dult and women has consciously and municipal corporation by
Pediatric Trauma Care. Each u n c o n sc io u sly touched vote o f its c itiz e n s, or
of these nurses is able to others’ lives in ways that can otherwise, shall become a
triag e and in itia te life never be fully measured but sto ck h o ld er in any jo in t
supporting therapies while are felt by many. By wiping com pany, corporation or
physicians and other backup a tear, providing a reassuring association, whatsoever, or
is being summoned. These word, intervening in a crisis, shall raise money for, or loan
five staff and share call for c a re fu lly a d m in isterin g its credit to, or in aid of, any
the hospital 365 days a year. m edications, a hug when such company, corporation
T hree RNs sta ff hope is w av erin g , each or a sso c iatio n . T hese
Pioneer M em orial Home in te ra ctio n leav es an restrictive provisions were
in d e lib le m ark on the placed in our constitution to
individuals involved.
protect the public against
C O A LM IN E
Yes, it is National g o v ern m en t
spending
HILL WILL
Nurses Appreciation W eek- ab u ses, in o rd e r that
and I a p p re cia te the pressures o f the moment
OFFICIALLY BE
outstanding
contribution co u ld not overw helm
OPEN ON
these nurses make to our le g isla tu re s, m unicipal
W EDNESDAY,
patients and our community. g o v ern in g b oards and
MAY 3rd.
(s) Molly Rhea co u n cils and even local
PMH
Director
of Nursing, elections. Section 9 was
-M orrow C o u n ty
Home
Health
and
Hospice in ten d ed to prev en t the
R oad D e p a rtm e n t
U.S.P.S. 240-420
CHRISTOPHER R.
BRAUER
for Circuit
Judge &
(Position 5, Umatilla & Morrow Counties)
ENDORSED BY ALL THE
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES OF
UMATILLA & MORROW COUNTIES
union of public and private
capital in any enterprise
whatsoever. It also closes the
doors on m assive public
d eb t,
g o v ern m en tal
c o rru p tio n , w aste and
unsavory political practices.
The essence of Article XI,
section 9 was to restrict the
activities and functions of the
state,
county
and
m u n icip ality to that o f
government and forbid their
en g ag in g
d ire c tly
or
indirectly in com m ercial
enterprises for profit.
As I sympathize with
those in our county that need
work. The Constitution of
Oregon should not be bent,
twisted or manipulated by
our local government in the
name of creating jobs. This
speedway project is purely
governm ent pledging its
credit and taxing power to a
private enterprise. Let them
gain their own financing- like
every o th er b u sin ess in
Oregon. The constitution of
Oregon protects your rights.
Protect it, by voting no.
It’s wrong whether it
affects you or not.
(s) Jim and Kelly Doherty
Boardman
Grieb expresses
why he wants to
be commissioner
To the Editor:
To the Citizens of Morrow
County:
I have had many
people ask me why I want
to be a co m m issioner. I
sim ply tell them , “ I t’s
because 1 like to help people
solve problems.”
The
county
commission position would
allow me to take many of my
past leadership experiences
and use them to make a
positive difference for the
citizens of Morrow County.
I have been involved
in every community within
our county in one way or
another and I have built
relationships that would give
me an excellent opportunity
to help this county grow and
prosper.
I
b eliev e
in
co m m u n ity serv ice and
economic development- so I
am a member of the Willow
C reek
E conom ic
D evelopm ent G roup, the
lone C om m unity A gri-
B usiness O rg an izatio n
(ICABO) and the Chambers
o f Com m erce o f Irrigon,
Boardman and Heppner.
In my work with the
O regon W heat G row ers
League and serving as that
organizations state president
in 2003, I gained extensive
ex p erien ce dealing with
policy issues, budgets and
decision making.
Morrow County is
not that far away from Salem
or Washington D.C. when
you think of all the state and
federal m andates we are
expected to comply with. I
have lobbied these agencies
and policy makers as well as
testified at state and federal
hearings. I understand that
process and know what it
takes to get results from
those efforts.
I also understand the
political process. Politics is
about building relationships
and coalitions in order to get
things accomplished. I have
the qualities necessary to
build and strengthen those
re la tio n sh ip s
for the
I
To the Editor:
Ann Spicer has over
28 y ears o f e x p erien c e
working as an attorney, all of
those y ears in M orrow
County. During this time, she
has worked in the areas of
crim in al
p ro se cu tio n ,
defense, family law, divorce,
child custody and general
practice.
Ann has been active
in v ario u s co m m u n ity
serv ice
o rg a n iz a tio n s,
including volunteer work on
St. Patrick’s Day and serving
as a board m em ber and
chairperson of the Oregon
Trail Library District.
Given that Ann has
raised h er ch ild re n in
Morrow County, lived in
Morrow County for 28 years
and has been active in the
com m unity, she has first
hand k n o w led g e o f the
issues facing our county. Her
experience is well rounded
and this will be beneficial to
her and us as a judge. She
has proven herself over time
to be a p erson o f high
integrity. Ann will listen to
all discussions presented and
her decisions will be based
upon
fa irn e ss
and
impartiality. Please join us in
voting yes for Ann Spicer,
(s) Barney and Kimberly
Lindsay
Lexington
Brauerhas
expertise for judge
To the Editor:
P lease vote for
C h risto p h e r B rauer for
C ircu it C o u rt Ju d g e,
Position 5, U m atilla and
Morrow counties on May
16.
Brauer has the legal
expertise in both criminal
and civ il law to be an
outstanding judge. He has
been professional and fair,
yet tough on crime in his
current position as Umatilla
County District Attorney.
Brauer has been elected and
re-elected by the public over
his 11-year tenure as DA.
Certainly that record speaks
for the excellent job he has
done for the public.
Additionally,
Christopher Brauer is the
only candidate endorsed by
all four circuit court judges
in U m atilla and M orrow
counties. A qualification no
other candidate can claim.
Please jo in me in
voting for C h risto p h e r
Brauer for C ircuit C ourt
Judge, Position 5, Umatilla
and M orrow counties on
May 16.
(s) Mike McHenry
Weston
Freddie Albert
Breeding
F red d ie
A lbert
Breeding, 62, of Heppner.
died on Wednesday, April 19,
2006 at the P ioneer
M em orial H o sp ital in
Heppner.
A memorial service
was held Saturday, April 29,
at 1 p.m., at the Hermiston
Cemetery.
Breeding was bom
on Nov. 23, 1943 to parents
Albert Mason and Elba Alice
V inson
B reed in g
in
L ex in g to n . The fam ily
moved to the Hermiston-
S tan field area w here he
attended school. Later he
moved back to the Heppner
area w here he m arried
M ildred W inters who
preceded him in death in
2003.
Survivors include his
sister, Aileen Stice of Salem;
stepchildren, Simon Winters
o f L ex in g to n and D ave
Winters and Sally Maddem
both o f H eppner; five
grandchildren; six great
grandchildren; five nephews
and one niece. He was
preceded in death by his
p aren ts, b ro th er, Floyd
Breeding and sisters, Yvonne
Garber and Lucile Breeding.
M e m o r i a l
Contributions can be sent to
Aileen Stice at 990 Cordon
R oad, NE, Salem , OR
97301.
Burns Mortuary of
H erm iston is in care o f
arrangements.
Local man sets
off on cross
country bicycle
trip
continued from page one
wife, Sandy, will travel to
C alifornia to spend some
time with her sister, and then
return to lone and finish the
sum m er out w ith the
Morters.
Wolfsen has been an
avid bicyclist all of his life
and when his children were
younger, the fam ily took
m any 10-day sum m er
b icy clin g trip s. He now
enjoys bicy clin g around
M orrow C ounty and has
gotten his grandson into
bicycling. W olfsen hiked
over 4000 miles last year and
has already accum ulated
1200-plus miles for 2006.
Wolfsen is also very
big into b icy cle safety ,
wanting to let readers know
they should alw ays w ear
helmets, wear bright colors
and alw ays presum e that
vehicle drivers cannot see
you. He also said it is very
im portant to ride on the
right-hand side of the road
and don’t switch sides as you
see cars coming.
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M C G G G R E E N FE E D S TO R E in H eppner
• EXPERIENCED • PROFESSIONAL
• TOUGH • FAIR • EFFECTIVE
“DEDICATED TO THE RULE OF LAW"
enrichment of our county.
I want the very best
for o u r co u n ty and its
people. We need the county
to be strong financially in
order to provide a high level
of services. To do this we
must plan strategically to
ensure that public dollars are
utilized to their fullest.
My public service
experiences have fueled my
passion to serve the citizens
of Morrow County as your
commissioner. So I ask for
your support, your trust and
your vote. I have a real
d esire to m ake a real
difference.
(s) Ken Grieb
Lexington
C o u n ty
Lexington 989-8221
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