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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 2,2012 The Official New spaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow' Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow C ounty’s Hom e-Owned Weekly N ew spaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing. LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3 ,1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676- 9228. Fare (541) 676-9211. t-mail: editor «rapidserve net or davidii rapidserve nel Web site www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $27 in Morrow County; $21 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $33 elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions. David Sykes............................................................................................... 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Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost tor a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost lor classified ad is 50« per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 75 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for pub lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) For Obituanes 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 w ill 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 nght 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 S10 Help me learn about Oregon Dear publisher of the Heppner Gazette-Times, I am from New Roads School. My name is Kevin and I am in third grade. I like to watch football, and I like playing soccer. My class is doing a project on the 50 states. I chose Oregon because I like watching Oregon play football on TV and if I go up to Oregon one day I think it would be very fun there. I wonder if it snows in Oregon. 1 am learning about Oregon in books and online but I’d like to learn from people who live in Oregon. I wonder if you can please send me something that will help me learn about Oregon like pictures, newspapers, travel brochures or letters from your readers. Thank you for taking your time to read. Sincerely, Kevin Los Angeles, CA Editor’s note: Anyone who would like to help Kevin with his project may mail him in care o f his teacher, Molly Ainsworth, at New Roads School, 2000 Stoner Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025. IE PPN E R ELK S 358 6-9181 "W here F riends M e e t” Letters to the Editor ~ rhe Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of 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 will only be used for verification and will 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 of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Dwight Holton for attorney general Featherstone the liberal, not Hansell As the Morrow County District Attorney, public safety is one of my top priorities. It is important for Oregon voters to elect an attor ney general who will work with Oregon district attorneys to protect the community. Prior to running for Oregon Attorney General, Dwight Holton spent 15 years as a United States federal prosecutor, including two years as the United State attorney for Oregon. Mr. Holton has a track record of successfully prosecuting gangs, drug traf fickers and terrorists. He has helped Oregon consumers by fighting mortgage and financial fraud. Because Dwight has done all this as a tough federal prosecutor and as U.S. attorney of Oregon—we can trust him to do the same as attorney general. My experience with Mr. Holton assures me that he will bring an outstanding level of integrity, account ability and transparency to the Oregon Department of Justice. 1 encourage your vote for Dwight Holton as Oregon’s next attorney general. Justin W. Nelson Morrow County District Attorney Featherstone attacks appalling We were appalled at the poor campaign choices of Featherstone in Irer attack of Bill Hansell in recent publications sent to registered voters. It was a misrepre sentation of information and is an assault to the leadership and community of Umatilla County, who have re-elected Hansell into office many times over. As a strong business woman, we expected a higher level of professionalism from Featherstone, especially considering that there will be a need for cooperation and collaboration long after the election is over. Bill Hansell stands for integrity and honesty and always has. His campaign is about what he can do for eastern Oregon, not about the shortcomings of his opposition. He is committed to our region and has been working for the betterment of our community for many years, determined to pass it on to the next generation in a better state. We are very proud to be members of Mansell's camp. Sincerely, Deacon and Erin Heideman lone, OR 142 N o r th M a in r- £ m ~ r m n MOTHER'S DAY, C eremony BEfORE LODGI REMEMBER -S a t u r d a y , m a y s FISHING DERBY AT CUTSfORTH PARK OPEN TO ALL YOUTH! Remember... Mothers Day. May 13th Our floral Department has Flowers, Plants & Balloons.... Order Early!! W e also have Gift Baskets, Chocolates, C andy and Cards Vote Featherstone for jobs, education As an employee of Graybeal Distributing, 1 would like to state why I believe Maryl Featherstone is the best candidate to represent District 29 as our state senator. Family and caring for her employees have always been her top priorities. I am one of many at Graybeal Distrib uting who is the recipient of her trust and generosity at a point in my life when I needed it the most. There are numerous stories I've heard from employees here who have been helped by Maryl and her husband Barry. From employees recently retired from the military to college students to those with an illness, to those down on their luck, all have been given employment and the flexibility to work the best schedule for their needs. Parents are told to attend their children’s assemblies and other activities... it is not an option to miss them. I will touch on one of the major points in Maryl’s campaign: the creation of jobs and a fight to bring trade education back into our high schools. Jobs and education are key points in any district and they are of the utmost importance to her. The more jobs, the more people work ing, the better any district becomes. All success stems from this. Maryl has run a profitable business for years, with an educational background and long career in business before returning to Pendleton to run her family’s business, Graybeal Distributing. This is the background District 29 needs for a state senator. Believe me, Maryl will fight for you and what is right. She will not back down and give in to political posturing. You may not like her toughness and tenacity, but that doesn’t matter. This is the attitude and strength that will get the job done for you. Jobs and education...these are her key areas of focus. Let's stick to the issues. Thank you, Deborah Wagner, Pendleton, OR !$on To the editor: In politics, the candidate with the most money has the opportunity to use superior resources to define the character of their opponent as well as paint a positive portrait of themselves. Mitt Romney used overwhelming financial resources to paint himself as a conservative Re publican businessman and his opponent Rick Santorum as an inside tax-and-spend Washington politician. Romney is not a conservative Republican and Santorum is not a Washington liberal politician; nevertheless, Romney’s negative portrait of Santorum prevailed. Maryl Featherstone has painted herself as a con servative Republican and her opponent, Bill Hansell, as a tax-and-spend liberal, career politician. The question every voter must ask is, is Maryl Featherstone exhibiting the character trait of integrity necessary for the office of State Senator in 1) her claim to be a conservative Repub lican and 2) her attack on the integrity and character of Bill Hansell? Maryl Featherstone changed her political party affiliation to become a Republican less than eight months ago because she knew a Democrat could not win the state senate from District 29. Maryl Featherstone is not a conservative Republican. Maryl Featherstone supports abortion, a hideous practice no conservative Republican endorses. Maryl Featherstone has never communicated or championed the core conservative Republican values of traditional marriage, family values or constitutional liberty. The truth is, Maryl Featherstone has the money to portray herself as a conservative Republican, but in reality the public has no track record to know what Maryl Featherstone really believes. In contrast, Bill Hansell has been an open book for all Oregonians to read for over 30 years of public service. Bill Hansell has a clear record of conservative Republican actions, deeds and positions for over three decades. In addition, Bill Hansell has demonstrated the core conservative values o f integrity, honesty and forthrightness that rise above party affiliation. Maryl Featherstone’s claim that Bill Hansell lacks integrity and operates as a tax-and-spend politician is unsubstantiated and below the belt, and illustrates and magnifies the core of her character, not her opponent. The next senator from District 29 must govern from a standard of core conservative values that cannot be changed for the purpose of political expediency. Bill Hansell is the only candidate that has that core standard of values necessary for our next senator. Stuart Dick Irrigon, OR Celebrate random acts of kindness Editor and Folks of Eastern Oregon, On behalf of the city council of Irrigon, I would like to invite all communities of Eastern Oregon to join us on May 9,2012. That is the day we have designated as the first annual RAK-Day in Irrigon. This will be a day to do A Random Act of Kindness—hopefully—for someone you don’t even know. As the frequency and viciousness of violence increases in our society, we often feel nearly helpless to stop it or slow it down. It permeates nearly every facet of our society from computer games to movies to social media to domestic violence to our schools. This random act does not have to be extravagant or expensive, either. It can be as simple as buying some one a cup of coffee, giving someone a flower. Just stop someone and say, “Hello, how are you today?” or compli ment someone who does a good job or who is friendly and kind.... Believe me, it will make you feel just as good as the person receiving the random act. It may seem like such a small thing to do but if enough of us join in, we might just begin to change things a bit. So then, what are you going to do that day? David Bums Irrigon, OR Pirates take over lone elementary The kindergarten through sixth-grade stu- dents at lone Community School will present their 9TH ANNUAL POKER RUN IN THE BLUES Graduation coming soon... Check out the store for gifts! Saturday, May 12, 2012 DRINK S alted C aramel M ocha $ 3.25 SPECIALS M ai T ai S oda $ 2 5 0 Location: Morrow/Grant County O H V Park 30 Miles .South of Heppner on HWY 207 Cost: $15.00 each or $50.00 Family* W e d d in g Tables Kyle Carlson & ‘ Family must he immediate family, children 21 and under only Brenda Gleason Shower: April 27, 2012 We A Ain g: June lO, 2012 MllMfflj'i D juuj 217 North Main St. Heppner • Phone 676-91M • Floral 676-9428 Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 Sign-up: 9 am Prizes: 3 pm Time: First Rider Out: 10 am Last Rider Out: 12 pm Poker Ran Information contact: John Wight Tim Wright 541-676-5152 541-490-6681 OFTHRINO A VARIETY OF POOD, SNACKS AM) DRINKS Km WDERS AND PAUK QUESTS TO ENJOY music program “Pirates!” on May 3 at 7 p.m. The musical is presented by the classes o f Mrs. Collin, Mrs. Orem, Mrs. Neiffer, Ms. Dowdy, Ms. McElligott and Mrs. Spivey; directed by Ms. Jordan Bemrose. Tea party to meet Willow Creek Tea Party Patriots w ill meet Tuesday, May 8, at Colum bia Basin Electric Co-op. Everyone is w elcom e to attend. Correction In last week’s story, “Storm brings rain, flood ing,” it was incorrectly stat ed that the Heppner sewer plant overflow ed during the storm. It had difficulty keeping up with the flow but did not overflow.
