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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 25. 2006 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S E S 2 4 0 -4 2 0 M o r r o w C o u n t y ’ s H o m e O w n e d W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r entered as period u al m a ile r al the Post O ffic e at H eppner. A c t ul M a rc h 3. IS 7 <t 1V n o d ie a l p o sta g e paid at H eppner. ( tregi >n P u b li s h e d w e e k ly a i u O re # >n u n d e r t h e i NX W W tllt >w Street T elcp ho i ie (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 -9 2 2 » F a x (5 4 1 1 6 7 6 -9 2 1 1 . E rc.net ot da\ id W h q ipner.net W e b s ite .w w w h e p p n e tn e t P o -,1 m a s k u send address t tia n g o to d ie H ep p net G a ze tte -T im e s, P O B o x , V 7 . H eppnei * 1 9 7 1 0 6 . S u b 4* r ip t io n v t ’ h in M m o w C o u n ty : $2U scrnoi rate lin M o rro w C o m ty o n ly : 62 year*' o r o ld e r;; > »2 else where. $26 student su bsenptum s. 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On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • P lace a C la ssified Ad • Submit a N ew s Story • V iew R eal Estate for Sale • City Council <fc Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • .Senior Housing • and more! Child Care Resource and Referral offers required child care classes U m atilla-M orrow Head Start has announced training classes for the months of November and December. For more information or to pre-register for classes, call Child Care Resource and Referral at (800) 559-5878 or (541) 564-6878. Classes available include: Family Child Care Overview- Nov. 6, 2006, 6-9 p.m., Hermiston and Dec. 4, 2006, 6-9 p.m., Pendleton This class is required by the Child Care Division for anyone wishing to become a registered family child care provider and for individuals that want to learn more about Oregon’s laws governing child care. CCD Certifiers will be on hand to talk about the tittles and regulations and to explain the on-site Health and Safety Review process. The class is free. Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and N eglect (Spanish)- Nov. 13, 2006, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Pendleton. The class will be in Spanish. This class is required by the Child Care Division for anyone wishing to become a registered family child care provider and for DHS listed providers who want to qualify for the enhanced rates. It will cover Oregon’s mandatory laws and how to recognize child abuse and neglect. This class will help you understand what happens when made, what the decision points and possible outcomes. There is a $5 charge for the class. Medic First Aid and CPR- Nov. 4,2006, 8:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m., Hermiston. You may receive your Infant Child First Aid/CPR certifications by attending this session for the low price of $ 15. Payment for this class must be received at the time of registration to ensure a slot. There are only 12 slots available. Officer Smith will be the trainer for the class. The cost for the class is $15. Child Health and Safety (Spanish)- Beginning Oct. 25, 2006, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hermiston. The class will be in Spanish. This month we will begin a five-part training program that covers a wide variety of information on all aspects of health and safety with children. This training is appropriate for anyone providing childcare in a home or center, as well as for parents. Participants will receive a manual and workbooks at each class. Sessions can be taken in any order, for a specific list of which session is offered each week contact the CCR&R. The cost for the class is $5 per session or $20 for all five sessions Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect- Nov. 9, 2006, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hermiston. This class is required by the Child Care Division for anyone wishing to become a registered family child care provider and for DHS listed providers who want to qualify for the enhanced rates. It will cover Oregon’s mandatory laws and how to recognize child abuse and neglect. This class will help you understand what happens when a report is made, the decision points and possible outcomes. The cost for the class is $5. Partnering with Parents- Nov. 14, 2006 6:30-8:30 p.m.. Hermiston. Families and the relationship they have with child care providers is a very important part of caregiving. This session will focus on strategies for building effective relationships with families that will assist providers in their day-to-day interactions with families. The cost for the class is $5. - Letters to the Editor The Heppner (ia /e lte Times will pnm all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name o f the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number w ill only be used for verification and w ill not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks" at a cost o f $10. Experience and professionalism make Brauer best choice To the Editor: Please jo in me in voting for Christopher R. B rauer fo r c irc u it co u rt judge. As Umatilla County elected district attorney since 1995, Chris Brauer has the experience and the character to represent us well as our new circuit court judge. He has the civil and criminal law experience to fairly judge the cases heard in Umatilla and M orrow C ounty C irc u it Courts and the initiative to improve our court system in a cooperative manner. On a personal note, C hris is know n fo r his co m m itm en t to his profession, his community and his fam ily. He has devoted his professional life to the law. We participate in the sam e serv ice club together and w hether it’s picking up litter along the ro ad s, serv in g for scholarship fundraisers, or offering leadership on the board of directors, Chris is dedicated to his community. As one o f m any examples of his dedication to public service w ithin his profession, Chris Brauer is the only candidate who has participated in the Umatilla C ounty D rug C ourt C om m ittee. He has been instrumental in making the drug co u rt a re a lity for U m atilla and M orrow counties. Drug court has been successful in many other communities and is a major step in dealing with the m eth am p h etam in e epidemic in our area. Chris B ra u e r’s c re d e n tia ls, experience, professionalism and accomplishments make him, by far, the best choice for circuit court judge. Chris Brauer is the only candidate endorsed by all the circuit court judges in the sixth judicial district. W ho b etter to know the qualifications for a judge than the judges themselves? Vote B rau er for circuit court judge on Nov. 7. (s) Susan McHenry Hermiston Senior judge endorses Brauer To the Editor: It is my privilege to ask you to vote for Chris Brauer for circuit judge. Local lawyers voiced their preference for circuit judge through the judicial bar poll. A t the MCCC GREEN FEED STORE in H eppner: NEW SELECTION OF COAST CUTLERY Xnives, ‘Knives, NOW 20% OFF a more M orrow County Grain G row ers Green Feed & Seed 242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-6221 (MCGQ main offtca) Chris Brauer won this poll in both the prim ary and general elections. Even though there were three candidates on the ballot during the primary election, 48 percent of the voters chose Chris Brauer. C hris B rauer is endorsed by all the circuit ju d g e s in U m atilla and M orrow counties and by H ardy M yers, O regon Attorney General. C hris B rau er has been district attorney for Umatilla County since 1995 and past president of the Oregon District Attorneys Association. He has been on the Umatilla Jail Advisory Board since 1985 both as a d e fe n d er and later as a prosecutor and on the State Prison Advisory Committee at EOCI. Mr. B ra u e r’s background is that o f an a tto rn ey em p h asizin g criminal law for 25 years as both a p ro secu to r and a defender with experience as a partner in a law firm and as a sole practitioner in civil practice. I anticipate with this information you will vote for C hris B rauer for C ircuit Judge, Position 5. (s) Richard J. Courson Senior Judge Pendleton Brauer will prosecute fish and wildlife offenders To the Editor: The c itiz e n s o f U m atilla and M orrow counties will be well served by Chris Brauer as circuit judge. He has served with great d istin c tio n as our district attorney in Umatilla County for over 10 years. I was proud to be part o f the g rass roots movement to remove Judge Rudy Murgo from the bench. One of his leading faults, in my view, was being soft on violations of fish and wildlife game laws. Enforcement of fish and game laws in our courtrooms have been poor for years. Chris Brauer is an avid outdoorsman and has a very high respect for our fish and wildlife resources, which belong to us, the citizens of Oregon. I’m certain he will take a dim view of these as well as all other criminals. C h ris is a hard working public servant with unquestioned integrity. Join me in electing him circuit ju d g e for U m atilla and Morrow counties. (s) John R. Groupe, DVM Pendleton You have the o p p o rtu n ity to m ake a choice in this election about one of the individuals that will be sitting in the judicial position in your jurisdiction. Chris B rauer is the clear choice in my mind. Yes, 1 have been a prosecutor for 19 years and m any w ould say I lean towards rights for victims, punishment for wrongdoers and ju stice for all. Chris a ctu a lly has b ro ad er experience than I. He has been a c iv il (d iv o rc e / contract) attorney, defense a tto rn ey and lastly the elected U m atilla C ounty district attorney. He is smart, fair, supports victims rights and is deeply concerned that ju s tic e is served for all citizens. He has held all the o ffic e r p o sitio n s in the Oregon District Attorney’s A sso c ia tio n in clu d in g president. He has been and is a re sid en t o f E astern Oregon for decades and truly loves the co u n try and people. He has ridden in the Round-Up parade year after year. I have worked with both candidates, know both can d id ates and feel that C hris B rauer is the best, m ost e x p erien ced , m ost stable and most qualified. (s) Thomas W. Cutsforth 1/3 o w n er o f C u tsfo rth Farm, Lexington Vice Chairman of Morrow- Wheeler Behavioral Health Fossil Brauer will bring very best to the bench To the Editor: As a form al legal secretary in one of Portland’s largest law firms, 1 learned the difference between good and excellent judges. From many years of acquaintance w ith C hris B rauer, I see all o f the qualities in Mr. Brauer that I observed in the best of the judges in Multnomah and Clackamas counties. Your vote for Chris Brauer will bring the very best to the bench in Umatilla and Morrow counties. Let us all vote for C hris B rauer for C ircuit Judge, position 5. (s) Coralee J. Courson Pendleton Brauer meets important circuit court judge qualifications To the Editor: As a former longtime resid en t o f Pendleton, I know well of the important q u alificatio n s for circuit judge. I grew up in a home with my father serving on the bench. Chris Brauer meets these qualifications with his comprehensive knowledge of all phases of the law in which he has directed his professional life for more Brauer is most than two decades. C h ris B rauer is stable and endorsed by all of the circuit qualified ju d g e s o f U m atilla and Morrow counties. candidate I urge you to vote for To the Editor: D ear friends, fam ily and C hris B rauer for c irc u it c itiz e n s o f M orrow and judge, position 5. (s) Julie Courson Umatilla counties. Tigard Morrow County School Board opposes Ballot Measures 41 & 48 To the Editor: On, Monday, Oct. 9, the Morrow County School Board of Directors approved resolutions opposing Ballot M easures 41 and 48. The board took actio n after review ing data from the state’s non-partisan financial impact committee compiled by the Oregon School Board Association. The following are concerns discussed by the board: Ballot Measure 41 What is it? Substitutes Oregon personal income tax deduction equal to federal exemption for the existing state credit. School B oard Concerns: It is estimated that this measure would reduce state tax collections by 6 percent. Individuals’ state tax “ k ic k e r” w ould be reduced in the 2005- 2007 biennium. The state’s general fund w ould lose $800 million, school funding $370 million in the 2007-2009 biennium (assuming school funding formula remained the same.) Morrow County School district’s anticipated loss of revenue would be $ 1,575,289 for the biennium or approximately $800,000 per year. This would equate to a loss of approximately 15 of M CSD ’s 157 teaching positions. Ballot Measure 48 What is it? Amends state constitution to limit state spending to a formula derived from population and inflation gains per biennium. School B oard Concerns: It is estimated that this measure would reduce c o lle c tio n s to the state general fund by $2 billion and the state school fund by $860 million in the 2007- 2009 biennium. The courts would need to determine if the effects of the passage of this m easure would take a ffe ct in the cu rre n t biennium. If so, the loss to MCSD this school year is estimated to be $1,932,870, the approximate cost of 35 teaching positions. The loss of revenue to the Morrow C ounty School D istric t would continue at nearly $2 million per year for both y ears o f the 20 0 7 -2 0 0 9 biennium. This represents a loss o f 10 percent of the school d is tric t’s general fund. Combined Impact of Measures 41 and 48 on Morrow County Schools: If measures 41 and 48 both pass, the estim ate d combined effect would result in the loss of $7,373,898 to the Morrow County School District over the next three y ears. T his sum in our current budget equates to nearly a third o f M CSD teaching positions. Or put in another way, the closure of two of the district’s eight buildings would not fill the budget gap. S u b m itted by Board Member William J. Kuhn A p proved by Board Members Craig Miles, Pat McNamee, N ancy Vander Does and Barney Lindsay
