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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 7,2012 - FIVE CAPITOL TRIP -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE annual flow o f the Colum bia River,” the bag said. Inside was one fruit loop which represented Oregon’s share o f that water. “ So the question is, how many salmon does that one Fruit Loop withdrawal harm? ... What would the take be in salmon if we took 2/3 o f one percent o f the flow?” it asked. After the group ar rived in Salem and checked into the motel, they took a tour o f the Capitol then met with Senator David Nelson in his Senate Cham bers. Nelson said he thought a favorable w olf control bill that passed the house was going to die in the senate, and that a favorable water bill had a chance to pass the senate. Nelson pointed out the difficulty in getting som e leg islatio n passed because, out o f 30 Oregon senators, only four o f them are from east o f the Cas cades. L ater, the group had dinner at the Newport Fish Grill in Salem and, at that tim e, heard from A m ericans for P ro sp er ity’s Oregon State Director K arla Edw ards and also from citizen volunteer Tom Stuzman. Stuzman urged members o f the group to become involved in the is sues by asking their legisla tors w hy they vote the way they do. “If you have some thing that interests you, talk to someone about it,” he urged. The next day, on Feb. 22, the group started their day at 9a.m. in the Capitol “War Room,” which is where people can meet to follow and discuss issues and legislation. Edwards, Representative Greg Smith and Senator Doug Whit- sett addressed the group there. A group o f volunteers m onitors the legislation going through the capitol and will send out emails to St. Patrick's Pil Ham Dinner Where finicky Leprechauns eat! GRAND MARSHAL -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE A local group visits the “war room” at the Capitol in Salem where volunteers monitor the legislation going through the legislature. -Contributedphoto citizens who wish to keep up on what is going on in Salem. Stuzman was one o f those volunteers. Senator W hitsett, who described him self as “the most conservative fos sil in the senate,” said gov ernment is growing, with 150 new programs and 180 new agencies, spending $ 10 billion more than in 2007. He told the group the state needs to create more jobs to provide more revenue to the government. He also told the group that there are currently 23 million people across the U nited States who identify them selves as Tea Party members, and that the true unemployment rate in Oregon is currently 15 percent. W hitsett also urged the group to stay involved. “If we aren’t look ing out for rural Oregon, who is?” he asked. Dick Sargent, who organized the trip to Salem, said he was very impressed with reception the group received, both from the rep resentatives and their staff. Sargent said the relation ships made, and the face to face meetings, are very important in future citizen involvement on important state-wide issues affecting rural Oregon. Sargent also said that, during the whole trip, there was very little silent time on the bus, as peo ple were discussing water, wind, w olf and other issues the whole time. Fie added that meeting and talking to people from other counties on the trip also show ed that “we all have the same issues.” Pennies for Patients successful By Justin Pranger Saturday, Marc h I ft from 4 - 7 p.m. Serving: Pit Ham, Irish Potato Casserole, Green Salad, Veggie, Roll & Homemade Pie! Adults - $9 / Children under 12 - $5 Wee ones - free St. Patrick's Chinc h Parish Hall 525 Gale Street (one bloc k »If Main Street) The Heppner High School chapter o f the Na tional H onor Society re cently put on a Pennies for patients fundraiser. Pennies for Patients is a national fundraiser and awareness project that sup ports leukem ia patients. Many schools choose to do a w eek-long donation drive in which they start with pennies on the first day and go up in currency value each day. This was the way Heppner High School participated. This past F ebru ary’s Pennies for Patients drive was a great success, with multiple classes bring ing in more than one hun dred dollars each. H ep- pner’s school raised more than $600 to give toward leu k em ia p a tie n ts . The money generously given by students and community m em bers w ent tow ard a great cause. life living in the Columbia River Gorge. Since 1986, he and his wife, Mylene, have owned a small busi ness in Oregon. “We understand the challenges that O regon’s economy and small busi nesses face today,” Walden says. He and M y len e live in Hood River where their son. Anthony, attended public school before start ing college in fall 2008. The Waldens are an active family that enjoys taking advantage o f Oregon's vast outdoor recreational oppor tunities including skiing, kayaking and hiking. One o f the w ays Walden shows his connec tion to his Eastern Oregon district, including Morrow County, is the way he con tinues to push back on the wave o f regulations com ing from federal agencies, including the attem pt to regulate dust on farms. “ Hey, if we had enough rain, we w ouldn’t call it dryland wheat farm ing,” Walden says. M o th e r N a tu r e aside, Walden and his wife will be attending the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on Saturday, M arch 17. The Great Green Parade, o f which Walden is grand marshal, will take place at 1 p.m. Heppner vocalists perform in contest lone Community School music teacher, Jordan Bemrose, poses with voca'I students Shannon Metcalf and Larissa Jones just before their performances at the annual Solo and Ensemble Contest at Eastern Oregon University this past Saturday. Both girls performed solo pieces in the contest’s soprano category; they were accompanied by Erin Heideman. -Photo by Erin Heideman Wranglers play days scheduled The Wranglers riding club will hold play days April 15 and 22 at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. A potluck will be held at noon each day, with play to follow at 1 p.m. Both days are double-headers. C ongratulations & G ood L uck to Patrick Collins (1st Place - Eastern Oregon Regional Qualifier) and Ryan Smith (3rd Place - Eastern Oregon Regional Qualifier) AS THEY HEAD TO THE 2012 O regon M iddle S chool S tate W restling T ournament on M arch 10 th . We ’re behind you all the way! A special “thank you” to Coaches Larry Palmer, Brian Harmon, Larry Lutcher & Steve Cherry. We appreciate all of your hard work & countless volunteer hours spent with the team this season! \_________________ _________________ y
