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VOL. 139
NO. 18 10 Pages
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Morrow County Clerk
Bobbi Childers says ballots
for the May 19 primary
election will begin to go
out Wednesday, Apr. 29
and should start to arrive in
mailboxes around May 4.
The last day to register
to vote or change party
affiliation in the upcoming
election was Tuesday, Apr.
28.
Remember, ballots are
not forwarded. Those who
don’t receive ballots, but
believe they should have,
should contact the Morrow
County Clerk’s office at
541-676-5604.
All ballots are due by
8 p.m. on Election Day,
Tuesday, May 19. Ballots
must be received, not sim-
ply postmarked, on that day.
Due to Oregon Legislature
approving a bill codifying
paid postage for ballots in
June 2019, ballot return
envelopes will include pre-
paid postage for business
reply mail. Mailed ballots
should be mailed no lat-
er than May 12 to allow
enough time to arrive by
May 19.
For voter convenience,
24-hour drop boxes are lo-
cated throughout the coun-
ty. All drop boxes close
at 8 p.m. on election day.
Locations are as follows:
Heppner: Behind the
Bartholomew Building, in
the parking lot. Open 24
hours. Ballots may also
be dropped at the Mor-
Getting to know your Morrow County candidates
row County Clerk’s office
inside the courthouse by
calling 541-676-5604 for
an appointment due to the
courthouse being closed
to the public during the
Covid-19 pandemic. The
clerk’s office will be avail-
able for appointments from
8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m.,
M-F and election day (May
19) from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Lexington: 365 West
Hwy 74 (Public Works
parking lot). Open 24 hours.
Ione: Spring St. (in
front of the turn to 3 rd
Street). Open 24 hours.
Boardman: NW
Boardman Ave. Open 24
hours.
Irrigon: 205 NE 3 rd
St. (Irrigon Annex). Open
24 hours.
Kelly L. Doherty
Ballots go out this week for the May 19 election. Among other decisions voters will have to make are contested races for several Morrow Candidate for Morrow
County positions. To help with the decision process, the Heppner G-T asked the candidates in these contested races to tell us a little more about County Justice of the
themselves. Here are their answers:
Peace
Theresa Crawford
Joel Robert Peterson
Michael H Sweek
Jim Doherty
Joseph Armato
Candidate for Morrow
Candidate for Morrow
Candidate for Morrow
Candidate for Morrow Candidate for Morrow
County Justice of the
County Commissioner,
County Commissioner,
County Commissioner, County Commissioner,
Peace
Position 1
Position 1
Position 1
Position 1
Kelly L. Doherty
Age: 35
What education and/or
degrees do you have that
qualify you for the position?
I’ve taken some ac-
counting classes but my
education comes from prac-
tical experience tracking
financial reports, budgets
and handling cash flow
and expenditures for the
Age: 50
What education and/or
degrees do you have that
qualify you for the position?
I have an Information
Processing diploma from
TREND College with ad-
ditional accounting classes
from Portland Community
College.
What, if any, prior ex-
Age: 57
What education and/or
degrees do you have that
qualify you for the position?
I hold an AAOT from
Blue Mt. Community
College, Bachelor of Sci-
ence from Eastern Oregon
University. I am currently
enrolled in the Master of
Legal Studies program at
James E. Rogers College of
Law University of Arizona
and hold a Mediation cer-
tificate from Arizona Law
school. I have academic
proficiency in business law,
farm law ethics of law,
philosophy of law, critical
thinking, contracts, human
resources, leadership and
Managerial Accounting.
My concentration at East-
ern was philosophical juris-
prudence and business.
What, if any, prior ex-
perience, do you have?
There are no formal
classes that you can take to
be a judge. Even law school
does not prepare you for the
position. There is a lot of
procedure and decorum in
a courtroom along eviden-
tiary rules and writs. Some
come before the bench
accidentally, some willful-
ly. What is the role of the
judge? To deter, rehab, heal
or to incarcerate and pro-
tect. Are these actions that
come before us character
flaws, addiction, despera-
tion, disability or a com-
bination thereof? Judges
have a unique opportunity
to modify behavior, reduce
recidivism and encourage
lawful behaviors. In Pla-
tos Republic, he speaks
of the four virtues of a
“Good City,” wise, brave,
temperate and just. I have
that experience. I live that
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EIGHT
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FOUR
Joseph Armato
Joel Robert Peterson
Michael H Sweek
Jim Doherty
Age: 63
What education and/or
degrees do you have that
qualify you for the position?
I hold a BS in physics
engineering with a minor
in computer science and I
have completed directors
training through the Oregon
Bankers Association.
What, if any, prior ex-
perience, do you have?
My countywide experi-
ence includes over 25 years
on the board of directors
of the Bank of Eastern
Oregon; 16 years on the
Morrow County Planning
Commission; 40 years on
the Oregon Wheat Grow-
Age: 65
What education and/or
degrees do you have that
qualify you for the position?
Two years at Eastern
Oregon. La Grande; Con.
Ed B.M.C.C., Firefighter/
EMS and police.
What, if any, prior ex-
perience, do you have?
Worked with the public
all my adult life as a fire-
fighter, EMT, police officer
and security guard
Do you have family
here? Spouse? Children?
Mother, Evelyn
Why are you running
for a county office?
Have wanted to run for
Age: 50 something
What education and/or
degrees do you have that
qualify you for the position?
An Associate degree
in Production Ag, BA in
Business and History. In
addition I received high
honors, (two merit cords)
after completion of the As-
sociation of Oregon Coun-
ties/OSU County College, a
one-year fast track program
for county administrators
and policy makers. Cer-
tificate from CLI, County
Leadership Institute.
What, if any, prior ex-
perience, do you have?
I am on the homestretch
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FOUR
-See SWEEK/PAGE FOUR
-See J DOHERTY/PAGE
FOUR
Glen G. Diehl
Candidate for Morrow
County Justice of the
Peace
Erik L Patton
Candidate for Morrow
County Treasurer
Jaylene Papineau
Candidate for Morrow
County Treasurer
Theresa Crawford
Age: 26
What education and/or
degrees do you have that
qualify you for the position?
I graduated from Hep-
pner High School and at-
tended University of Or-
egon.
What, if any, prior ex-
perience, do you have?
I have been an exec-
utive board member and
member of the budget com-
mittee for the Willow Creek
Park District for two years.
I have also been an exec-
utive board member for
the Heppner Community
Foundation for over a year.
I am actively involved in
various youth programs
such as football and chess.
And lastly, I have worked
Age: 59
What education and/or
degrees do you have that
qualify you for the position?
Associates of Applied
Science degree in Criminal
Justice, graduated in May
2019. Legal secretary di-
ploma.
What, if any, prior ex-
perience, do you have?
I w o r k e d f o r Va l
Doherty, Attorney at Law
for two years as a legal as-
sistant and 12 years as court
recorder and maintaining
juvenile records for the
Morrow County Juvenile
Department. Living and
working in Morrow County
for the last 30 years in pub-
lic service, I have been able
to serve and support our
-See ARMATO/PAGE FOUR
-See CRAWFORD/PAGE
FOUR
Cody High
Candidate for Morrow
County Treasurer
SaBrina Bailey Cave
Candidate for Morrow
County Treasurer
SaBrina Bailey Cave
Cody High
Glen G. Diehl
Erik L Patton
Jaylene Papineau
Age: 60
What education and/or
degrees do you have that
qualify you for the position?
Graduated from Hep-
pner High School in 1978,
studied Criminal Justice at
Blue Mountain Community
College, graduated OSSA
Command College, Oregon
Executive Development In-
stitute, Executive Academy,
obtained basic, intermittent,
and advance police certifi-
cations and more than 2,100
hours of approved training
in the field of criminal jus-
tice.
What, if any, prior ex-
perience, do you have?
Currently serving Mor-
row County as your Justice
of the Peace. I have over
35 years of criminal justice
experience working as a Pa-
trol Officer, Narcotics De-
Age: 38
What education and/or
degrees do you have that
qualify you for the position?
Graduated from Hep-
pner High School in 2000.
Attended Blue Mountain
Community College in
Pendleton.
What, if any, prior ex-
perience, do you have?
I have 16+ years em-
ployment for the Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office, as
a Communications Deputy
and then Civil-Records
Deputy. I was the secre-
tary, vice-chair and then
chair of the Oregon State
Sheriff’s Association Con-
cealed Handgun License
subcommittee between the
years of 2017-2019. In
2019 as chair of the Oregon
State Sheriff’s Association
Concealed Handgun Li-
Age: 39
What education and/or
degrees do you have that
qualify you for the position?
For the past 3 ½ years
I have been serving Mor-
row County as the Morrow
County assessment and tax
clerk. In addition to that, I
have been working for Pa-
triot Building and Grounds
Maintenance for the last 18
months.
Do you have family
here? Spouse? Children?
I was born in Heppner
and graduated from Hep-
pner High School. I grew
up in a house that was
built by my grandparents.
I am a proud 3 rd generation
Morrow County resident.
After getting married and
starting a family, I moved
to Clackamas County and
lived there for almost 10
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-See PATTON/PAGE EIGHT
-See PAPINEAU/PAGE
EIGHT
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