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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Morris returns home after 19 month Sager family to present Rwanda deployment in Iraq experiences on Nov. 9 B\ A utum n M organ F o rm e r M o rro w C ounty S h e riff’s deputy Phil Morris returned home on O cto b er 8 after a 19 month deployment in Iraq. While Morris has nine years o f military experience, his job was as a civilian work ing \v ith the military to train Iraqi police. Morris was stationed to work in the western re gion o f Iraq where day to day life was, according to M orris, “ not bad. There were a lot worse places to be over there.” The Iraqis in the western region were “receptive o f the American troops,” stated Morris. Morris’job involved administration duties as well as a lot o f recruiting with the Iraqi police. He trained and mentored patrol officers. He also helped to train and mentor chiefs. Morris said that he felt that the m ilitary has been successful. “ Where I was at and with what I saw, yes we are being success ful,” stated Morris. “ I saw a lot o f progress where I was at.” Morris said his work with the Iraqi police, while interesting, could be frus trating at times. “(The Iraqi police agency) cannot be brought up to the level of an American police agen cy,” said Morris. “But for w here we w ere and what we trained them (to do), I think they made a lot of progres sion. (They) were willing to make changes.” Morris said that troop morale was good where he was located. “For their day to day living it was pretty good. I'm very appreciative o f what they have done.” Morris is appreciative o f , < %. f V*\ K elly and L aura Sager, form er Lexington residents, will be in Hep pner on Sunday morning, November 9, at 10:45 a.m. at W illow Creek B aptist Church to tell about their experiences as missionaries in the African country o f Rwanda. The Sagers, and their six children, ranging in age from 4 to 12 years old, have been living in Kigali, the capital city o f Rwanda for the past four years. They are in the United States for six months and will return to Rwanda in April. The family will be sharing their story and pictures o f Africa and Kelly will talk about taking risks in life. E veryone is w e l come to attend the serv ice. Refreshments will be served afterwards. Back Row (L-R) are Nyssa, Darby, Brick, Tegan, and Kooper. Front Row (L-R) are Laura, Kelly, and Grayse. -Contributed Photo Willow Creek Bap Minor Street. For more in tist is located just off Water formation call Pastor Keith Street in Heppner at 560 N. Price at 676- 5552. Parenting with Dignity to be held at HES Pictured is Phil Morris during his 19 month deployment to Iraq. -ContributedPhotos what the military does, un derstanding that families are having a tough time with some members of the mili tary on their second or third tour. “ I'm thankful for what they’ve done and what they are still doing,” stated Mor ris. “ I could not have done it without the military.” While M orris was in Iraq the lone Legion Hall supported him and the mili tary by sending several care packages to help them en dure the 140 degree weather. The care packages included neck coolers, antibiotic hand sanitizer, sun lotion and a lot o f other items to help with the extrem e heat. “ Their contribution were very valu able for our personal hy giene and comfort,” stated Morris. S in ce his re tu rn , M orris has been sp en d ing his time helping Larry Sample w ith his campaign for sheri ff. Morris will not be going back to Iraq. He was there for a year and chose to extend his stay to work for seven more months and “then knew that was it.” Morris and his wife, Paula, have one daughter, Heather, and two grandsons, Tre and Dayshawn. Parents for Parents will present Parenting with Dignity with Mac Bledsoe on Tuesday, November 4, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Heppner Elementary School gym nasium . B abysitting will be provided in the HES library. Admission is free. The PWD mission is to improve the lives of children by promoting and teaching effective parenting skills. PWD provides tech niques for raising respon sible, independent children through discipline, punish ment, and empowerment. More information on Mac Bledsoe and Parenting With Dignity can be found at par- entingwithdignity.com. The following par ents can be contacted for m ore in fo rm atio n about the presentation or the Par ents for Parents committee: B randi Sw eeney at 676- 5530, Jessica Lehman at 989-8571, Nicole Mahoney at 676-5157, Andrea Fletch er at 989-8232, or Lisanne Currin at 676-9421. Scholarship winners announced The South Morrow County Scholarship Trust announces that Regina Seitz is the recipient o f the 2008- 2009 Lexington Voting Pre cinct Award in the amount of $500. Regina is the daughter o f Wayne and Lori Seitz o f Lexington. She attends Oregon State U niversity, m ajoring in New M edia Communications. The w inner o f the B eth S lo tte e M em o rial Scholarship for the 2008- 2009 year is Amy (Jepsen) Schaffeld. She will be re ceiving a check for $750 from the South M orrow County Scholarship Trust. Amy is a senior at C en tral Washington University in Ellensburg, WA. She is w orking on a b a ch e lo r’s degree in chemistry with a minor in music. MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT Voter Fact Sheet Greg Walden: Putting Oregon Families First The District provides healthcare to Morrow County residents in many ways: Ambulance Service Ambulances & EMTs located in Boardman, Heppner & Irrigon Quick Response teams with EMTs located in Lexington & lone Standby coverage for community & sporting events Pioneer Memorial Home Health & Hospice Services provided to the entire county Nurses & therapists see patients in their homes Irrigon Medical Clinic "We have b een u n a b a sh e d in o u r s u p p o rt o f U.S. Rep. G reg W alden as h e c o n tin u e s to re p re s e n t E astern O re g o n w ith d istin ctio n ...few in d iv id u als in h is p o sitio n are as accessible o r as tu n e d in to th e re sid e n ts o f th e ir d istrict as is W alden." East Oregonian 10/23/08 “ ... he c o n tin u e s to ably re p re s e n t th e in te re sts o f th e spraw ling, m o stly ru ral 2nd C o n g ressio n al D istrict. V oters sh o u ld g ra n t him a n o th e r te rm .” Primary healthcare (nurse practitioner & physicians), free sports physicals & blood pressure checks Columbia River Community Health Services Subsidy Primary healthcare to all residents of the Boardman community Pioneer Memorial Clinic Medford Mail Tribune 10/17/08 “U.S. Rep. G reg W alden h as b een a co n siste n t c h a m p io n o f w h a t’s im p o rta n t to S o u th e rn O re g o n ia n s ...’ Primary healthcare, free sports physicals & blood pressure checks Pioneer Memorial Hospital Emergency Room, Inpatient & Swing Bed care, Lab, X-ray & CAT scan, upper endoscopy, colonoscopy Grants Pass Daily Courier 9/2S /08 “W alden u n d e rs ta n d s th e d istrict an d its d iv e rsity ... H e ’s unassum ing, h a rd w o rk in g a n d has m an ag e d to carve o u t v icto ries for th e re g io n ... H e sh o u ld be re tu rn e d to W a sh in g to n to keep up th e good w ork." Countv-wide County-wide enrollment assistance for Medicare Part ‘D’ Prescription Drug Plans Bend Bulletin 10/16/08 C o m parison o f Health D istrict C u rrent Tax Rates “W alden has co n siste n tly serv ed th e S econd D istrict w e ll... He has also m an ag ed to w o rk acro ss p a rtisa n lin es ...W ald en sh o u ld be an easy choice. H e is fo r u s.” Argus Observer 10/14/08 E n d o rse d by: Oregon Small Business Coalition | Oregon Cattle PAC | Oregonians for Food and Shelter | AG-PAC Veterans of Foreign Wars Political Action Committee | Oregon State Police Chiefs for Safer Communities John Day Burns Enterprise Morrow Oregon Farm Bureau Board of Directors and Oregon Farm Rureau PAC | U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors National Federation of Independent Business PAC | Oregon State Building and Construction Trades Council S V w w w .w aldenforcongress.com S Paid for by Walden For Congress V S > Hith this Local Option Levy, the District is proposing to continue a tax rate o f $0.39 f “' ™ L T ‘ ,es to $39 for a house valued at $100,000. Even with the proposed levy, the Health District's rate would continue to he only H alf o f what the other districts in our region average. Why the Health District needs a Five-Year Local Option Levy Greg Walden: Real Solutions for Today’s Problems Walden $ 2.1329 per $1,000 $ 1.9314 per $1,000 $ 1.7997 per $1,000 $ 0.6050 per $ 1,000 To Maintain the current level of services. Current year budget projections indicate insurance discounts and charity care will climb to a high of $984,780. Our current tax rate is estimated to generate only $634,542 this year. In the near future, current tax rate collections are projected to be flat due to reductions of property values in the entire county. Same 0.39 cents per $1000 as voted in 2004. To provide Stability to local healthcare.
