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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 2,2007 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow ~ Heppner U S PS. 240-420 M orrow County's H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at'Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, I 879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228 Fax (541) 676-92 11. E- mail: editortffrapidserve nct oralas idC“ heppner net Web site: www heppner net Post master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscriptions 526 in Morrow County: $20 senior rate (in Morrow County only: 62 years or olden: $32 elsewhere. $26 student subscriptions. David S y k e s.................................................................................................... Publisher Autumn M organ.................................................................................................. Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $4.90 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50c per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.50 per column inch. For Pubiic/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi cation must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks lo process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author's address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT Is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks" at a cost of $10. On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppiivr.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified Ad • Subm it a N ew s Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes •Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Health district board approves preliminary architectural remodeling plans for long term nursing care Support county infrastructure To the Editor: Due to the size and rural nature of Morrow County we have a very large county road system, comprised of both paved and gravel roads. Keeping the road system safe and viable is very important for the economic sustainability of the county. With the ever increasing costs of oil and fuel, it seems as though a local option levy, specifically for projects that have been identified as in critical need or repair, is a reasonable approach to managing the problem. The current county value is just over $1 billion dollars, which generates approximately $4.5 million dollars in taxes to the county. Without a local option levy, the county value would have to increase by approximately $480 million dollars, or 48% in order to generate the additional taxes needed to fund these projects. Let’s not put off for tomorrow (and future generations) what we should and can do today. Please join us in supporting a safe and viable road system by voting yes for the Morrow County local option levy. Steve and Lisanne Currin Heppner Levy an investment in the future of Morrow County Dear Editor: I am writing to encourage support of the passage of the Morrow County Road Levy. The roads in Morrow County are critical for the movement of commodities as well as getting county citizens to and from work each day. There is not enough money in the county budget on an annual basis to do the big jobs of repaving and reconstruction of some of our most important roads that we all travel over. This is a large amount of money but it does projects in all comers of the county. Although it raises taxes a small amount, because of another debt being paid off, it will be paid off in a short five year period. It also gives needed funds to all of the communities of Morrow County for their budgets. This levy is an investment in the future of Morrow County. Let’s pull together and support these needed improvements. Please vote yes on the Morrow County Road Levy. George Koffler Heppner Morrow County Road Levy - exercise your right to vote total visits w ith 20 new other requirements, once the patients and 45 seen by a person co m p letes the nurse; Irrigon Clinic had 195 paramedic school, he will total visits with 29 new have to work two years for patients, 33 seen by a nurse the district. “Growing your and 15 no-shows; Heppner own is a great idea in a rural Ambulance had 25 page- com m unity," said Vander outs and 23 transports for Does. “It’s a great way to $ 22,636 in rev en u e; give back to the community. Boardman Ambulance had -d isc u sse d the 15 p ag e-o u ts and 11 district’s annual contribution transports for $11,020 in ttp,,,))!? ^ o l u m h U n F i ^ f ,, revenue; Irrigon Ambulance Heal.th S ervices rpj.gr,qptr/ Had 17 page-outs and 11 clinic in Boardman. Board transports for $9,821 in Chair Larry Mills expressed revenue; there were four a desire to talk with their flig h ts out; P io n eer board before the district Memorial Hospital had 11 decides on a donation figure, admissions for acute care, six The district currently also swing bed admissions and 16 pays for a fu ll-tim e ob serv atio n adm issio n s; Boardman Ambulance staff. PMH had 460 total However, Vander Does said o u tp a tie n ts w ith 73 that he does not believe that em ergency room many are aw are o f the encounters, 1662 lab tests, district’s contributions to the 137 x-ray procedures, 40 CT Boardman area. “I ’m not scans, 36 EKG tests, 68 seeing it in the newspaper,” re sp ira to ry th erap y said Vander Does. procedures; Home Health -appointed Dr. Dale had 220 home health visits; Alter to the medical staff. Hospice had 98 total days; -heard the following and the pharmacy had 2316 report for March: Pioneer drug doses for $147,101 in Memorial Clinic had 469 drug revenue. -Continuedfrom page one To the Editor: We are writing in support of the Morrow County Road Levy. The county road system is important to all of us as it connects the county and all the communities together. The road system provides needed economic transportation as well as recreation access. One of the most important functions of the road system is the transportation of the children of the communities to school and their many activities. It is important that everyone exercise their right to vote on this issue. In order for the levy to pass it must have a 50% voter turnout, so even if you are opposed to the levy it is important that you cast your ballot. We think passage of the road levy is extremely important and we encourage Morrow County voters to join us in voting yes for the Morrow County Road Levy. Larry and Betty Mills Heppner Pulitzer Prize winner connected to Heppner Debby Applegate, a descendent of James G, and C atherine D oherty (early im m igrant settlers of Heppner), granddaughter of G ertru d e D oherty Applegate, and daughter of Paul A p p leg ate, both H ep p n er H igh School g ra d u a tes, w as re c en tly awarded The Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Applegate won the Pulitzer for her book The Most Fam ous A m erican. The book is about Henry Ward Beecher, brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe. She spent 20 years researching writing about Henry Ward B eecher a fte r first d isco v e rin g him as an undergraduate in the college archives Amherst College. Applegate graduated Birth Announcements summa cum laude in 1989 Sierra M ary Colleen G reenup - A daughter. Sierra from Amherst College and Mary Colleen Greenup was born to Travis and Tiffanie then went on to Yale where Greenup on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. Sierra joins her sister Blake, 10, and her brother Hunter, 4. at home. Grandparents are Barry and MaryAnn Munkers. and Bill and Cindy Greenup. Great-grandparents are Leonard Munkers. Rocky and Nita Proctor, and Herb and Nancy Ekstrom. --r r > X \ n a t io n a i M unm m S c l e r o s i s A S O C IE T Y * lo all l Itosi* w h o hel ped w ith th e 2 0 0 7 H e p p n e r Wall? 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We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only he used for verification and will not be pnnted in the newspaper Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks" at a cost of $10. GAZETTE-TIMES ’ ï v , Letters to the Editor 0 P u litz e r P riz e w in n e r Debh> A p p leg a te she received her Ph.D. in 1998. She received $10,000 in addition to the title of Pulitzer Prize winner. Applegate currently lives in New Haven, CT and P o rtlan d , OR w ith her husband, management writer Bruce Tulgan. For more i n f o r m a t i o n w w w .p u litzer.o rg or wwwJhen x Filts 11 miintrarruiea com. HHS students compete in Knowledge Master Open T h o u san d s of stu d en ts th ro u g h o u t the country and in many foreign c o u n trie s co m p eted Wednesday, April 25, in the 4 8 lh K n o w led g e M aster Open academic competition. Middle school, junior high, and high school students faced their computers and 200 tough questions to vie for the top scores based on the accuracy and speed of their answers. A team of 12 high school students and 14 junior high sch o o l stu d en ts at H ep p n er Jr. Sr. H igh competed. The high school team scored 1,006 and the ju n io r high team scored. 1,125 of 2,000 points p o ssib le . O nce again Heppner students enjoyed competing in the Knowledge Master. Students on the high school team in clu d ed : Brendan McElligott, Sean Murray. Kelsey Wolf, Sarah Fair Board meeting to be held The next Fair Board meeting will be Monday, M ay 7, at 6 p.m . at the fairgrounds in the fair office. Free dumping this weekend Free dum ping for county residents w ill be allo w ed this w eekend, Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6 at both north and south end transfer stations. B allard , G ran t Sm ith, M aggie Armato, Sherylin Peck, Frank Meyer, Lane Wright, Ashley Wolff, Emily T hom p so n , and S p en cer Palmer. The junior high team included: Karlie Crumbliss, Eric Chick, Julia Meyer, Ian Murray, Justin Smith, Zach Yocom, Zech Hintz, Devin Robinson, Jordan Wright, Willy Gentry, Joe Armato, Stephanie Schuller, Tren Cannon, and Joanna Patton. The K now ledge Master Open was designed to stimulate enthusiasm for learning and recognition for academic accomplishment. The c o n te st runs on classro o m co m p u ters to allow all stu d en ts the opportunity to compete in a large acad em ic ev en t w ith o u t the ex p en se o f traveling to a central site. Results o f the contest are tabulated into overall, state, and e n ro llm e n t - s iz e ra n k in g s by A cadem ic H a llm a rk s, a C o lo rad o publishing firm that hosts the event. Contests results and ex am p le q u e stio n s are a v a ila b le at www.greaktauk.com. Heppner flood noted in national magazine Editor's Note: The following information ran in S u n d a y’s edition of Am erican Profile. This portion o f the article was found under the Did You Know Tidbits. O regon - W hen a storm-fueled flash flood hit the community of Heppner (pop. 1,395) w ith o u t warning on June 14, 1903 - killing at least 247 people - residents Leslie Matlock and B ruce K elley m ounted horses to ride ahead of the waters that were flooding W illow C reek to w arn re sid e n ts and ran ch ers d o w n stream of the impending disaster. The two are cred ited w ith saving many people and livestock. l
