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Amazon donation
should have gone to
affected districts
To the editor:
With election of two
Morrow County Commis-
sioners coming up I rec-
ommend everyone watch
the forums done by the
Boardman Chamber of
Commerce and the Hep-
pner Chamber of Com-
merce.
Part of the discussion
in Heppner’s forum dealt
with the Amazon donation
to correct a mistake made
in an evaluation of proper-
ty value. It became clear to
me that the mistake affect-
ed specific taxing districts
in Morrow County.
When Amazon gra-
ciously donated funds to
correct this mistake, the
monies clearly should have
gone to the affected dis-
tricts. Commissioner Rus-
sell’s proposal to distribute
the money to those affected
taxing districts was correct
on this issue. Instead, the
Board of Commissioners,
in essence, redistributed
some of that money to oth-
er tax districts. The Board
of Commissioners didn’t
have to do the right thing,
but they should have. Am-
azon did.
Joel Peterson, Ione
To the editor;
Monumental chang-
es are happening that will
change the world, and not
for good, yet precious lit-
tle is spoken or record-
ed in the news or church.
That is what sets the Bible
apart from all literature,
news or forecasts. The Bi-
ble tells the world what is
about to happen for those
with ears to hear. Near-
ly a third of the Bible is
prophetic. “The testimo-
ny of Jesus is the spirit of
prophesy.” (Rev. 19:10).
Most of the prophesies of
the Bible are focused on
the condition of the world
when Jesus Christ returns.
The world will be lawless,
ruthless, Godless, faithless
and morally perverse as it
was in the days of Noah.
There will be a worldwide
cashless monetary system
controlled by a mark on
the body. Jesus taught his
disciples, “nation shall rise
against nation … and there
shall be famines, and pes-
tilence, and earthquakes in
diverse places.” (Matt: 24:
7).
President Biden has al-
ready proclaimed the com-
ing digital cashless system
for the New World Order
(executive order March 9,
2022). Cash, in hand or in
the bank, buys freedom,
liberty and the pursuit of
happiness. When the gov-
ernment controls your
money, they control you.
In America today we are
living on fiat money. Fiat
money is money printed
out of thin air. The only
reason American politi-
cians can order the Fed. to
print more fiat money (they
call it stimulus) is because
the U.S. dollar is the world
currency reserve. In 1972
President Richard Nixon
made a deal with Saudi
Arabia and the moderate
OPEC nations to protect
them and in return all pe-
troleum sales to every na-
tion had to be in U.S. dol-
lars, hence the Petrodollar.
The Petrodollar is about to
end as nation after nation
are dumping the U.S. dol-
lar as the world reserve.
Why? President Biden
has double crossed Saudi
Arabia to work a nuclear
deal with their (and our)
mortal enemy Iran, the
King of the South (Dan-
iel 11). The Communist
world, the Islamic world,
the Euro world are all in
the process of competing
for the next world reserve
currency. When George
W. Bush took office in
2001 the national debt for
America was 5.6 trillion.
American presidents cre-
ated fiat (stimulus) mon-
ey like there would be no
end of the petrodollar and
went on a spending frenzy.
President Bush added 5.85
trillion, President Obama
8.6, President Trump 6.7,
and already President
Biden has added 3.34 and
counting to a national debt
of over 30 trillion. What
will happen when the rest
of the world will not buy
American fiat dollars?
Under Biden America
now imports 72 percent of
crude oil. Fifteen percent
of products in America
are imported. It does not
take an Einstein to figure
out this will not end well
for all who have no ears to
hear and those who do not
prepare to endure this time
of tribulation.
Nothing
happens
by chance in this world.
“Food shortages have been
exacerbated by a string of
fires, plane crashes and
explosions at nearly two
dozen food processing fa-
cilities across Canada and
the US.” (Western Stan-
dard, April 23, 22). The
Hermiston Shearer’s Food
plant fire in Hermiston put
over 400 employees out of
work. “Anything that af-
fects product availability
will put upward pressure
on food inflation. That is
why Canada, and the US,
are seeing skyrocketing
prices.” (op. cit. Western
Standard) God does not
cause famines or wars;
however, his word warns
us when they are coming
and how to prepare.
The reason the testi-
mony of Jesus is the spirit
of prophecy is because God
truly loves his creation.
Prophecy is the fourth tell-
ing and foretelling of truth.
God is warning his creation
of conditions upon planet
earth before Jesus returns
to restore order, justice
and peace as He prom-
ised. At that time there
“shall be great tribulation,
such as was not since the
beginning of the world.”
Matt. 24:21). God’s word
is exhorting His people to
prepare to endure the hour
of great tribulation. It is
God’s will that there will
be faith on the earth when
He returns, however “faith
without works is dead.”
(James 2:26) We must pre-
pare as God’s Spirit leads
us.
Trust Jesus. Commit
your life to Him, confess
your sins and He will for-
give you. He is an awe-
some heavenly Father, and
He will see you and your
family through this time
of trouble and show you
and your loved ones how
to prepare to endure to the
end.
Stuart Dick, Irrigon
Changes are happening
Fortunate to have
MCSD bond measure
Wenholz as a candidate to improve safety
To the editor;
Morrow County resi-
dents should feel fortunate
to have such a qualified
county commissioner can-
didate in Jeff Wenholz. He
has lived in Morrow Coun-
ty for nearly 50 years. He
attended schools in Irrigon
and Boardman and essen-
tially lived only outside of
the county during his time
at Portland State Universi-
ty where he majored in ac-
counting. Since returning
he has served on a number
of important committees to
further his understanding
of the needs and concerns
of Morrow County cities
and citizens.
For the past 20 years
he has served on the Mor-
row County Solid Waste
Advisory Committee and
Morrow County’s Plan-
ning Commission. Ad-
ditionally, he served on
Morrow County’s Uma-
tilla Chemical Depot Cit-
izens Advisory Commis-
sion for 11 years. He has
also served for the past
five years on the Morrow
County Budget Commit-
tee, and since 2019, on the
Good Shepherd Hospital
Board of Trustees.
Jeff also currently
serves on Umatilla Electric
To the editor;
I am writing this let-
ter in the perspective of
a MCSD Alumni, and a
mother of a child who
currently attends school
in MCSD. I attended A.C.
Houghton, Irrigon Jr. High
School, then ultimately
graduated from Riverside
High School in 2003. My
son currently attends Sam
Boardman Elementary.
The proposed bond
measure’s goal in every
school is on the basis of
improving safety to protect
students and staff during
and after school hours.
This includes new secure
entries and offices to im-
prove lines of site in Board-
man, Irrigon and Heppner
schools. This will allow for
proper visitor check in for
added security.
In both Boardman and
Irrigon there will also be
a reconfigured traffic and
parking. This will help
with the flow of traffic and
ultimately safety. With
having combined Jr/Sr
High Schools since I have
been in school, there hasn’t
been a modernization of
classrooms to accommo-
date the different schools
in the same building. This
is important for providing
a more comfortable and
safer environment for all.
The bond will also cover
needed upgrades to plumb-
ing, electrical and HVAC
that is needed to maintain
adequate functionality of
the schools.
It has been nearly
20 years since I attended
school in MCSD, it has
been 20 years since the
district has had a request
to support important im-
provements to the build-
ings, security systems,
locker rooms and class-
rooms. It is our respon-
sibility as parents and as
community members to
ensure that the children
are attending school in the
highest level of safety and
education. On Election
Day May 17, 2022, I’m
voting “yes” for Morrow
County Schools.
Sonja Neal
Boardman
David Sykes for Morrow
County Commissioner.
Respectfully,
Brian and Susie
Thompson
To the editor;
We
enthusiastically
write this letter in support
of Melissa Lindsay for
Morrow County Commis-
sioner. During the last six
years as commissioner, we
have had the pleasure of
witnessing Melissa be a
leader who is dedicated to
all citizens of the county.
Melissa’s roots run
deep in public service. Her
grandfather was a found-
ing member of the Port
of Morrow, and her father
was a dedicated volunteer
and advocate for our com-
munity. Her leadership was
never more apparent than
it was during the Covid
pandemic. Melissa’s ef-
forts were instrumental in
obtaining vaccines, setting
up drive through vacci-
nation clinics, obtaining
small business funding
and working tirelessly to
keep our county “open
for business.” Her abili-
ty to work with agencies
such as FEMA, OHA and
the governor during this
crisis are testament to tal-
ent as a leader. Melissa is
dedicated and informed,
it is nearly impossible to
attend a meeting in the
county where she is not ei-
ther attending in person or
participating via Zoom. If
you have a question about
county business, she is
guaranteed to have the an-
swer.
Commissioner Lind-
say has the respect of her
peers. Melissa’s was re-
cently appointed to the
LOAC Board that advises
the state LCDC in regard
to land conservation and
development. With this
appointment, she will have
the unique opportunity of
helping guide the state in
regard to Morrow Coun-
ty’s housing issues. She
believes, as do we, that
our county cannot grow
without quality housing
opportunities in all of our
communities.
We believe the voters of
Morrow County have a
unique opportunity to
reelect an independent
proven leader who will un-
doubtedly continue to put
the needs of the county and
its citizens first.
Please join us in vot-
ing for Melissa Lindsay
for Morrow County Com-
missioner.
Respectfully,
Brian and Susie
Thompson
To the editor;
I’m writing to request
the voters of Morrow Coun-
ty retain Melissa Lindsay
as a Morrow County Com-
missioner. When elected
six years ago, she jumped
into her role and hasn’t
looked back. Melissa has
represented and served us
through an unprecedented
time, working diligently
to keep businesses open
and people safe during the
pandemic, and has devoted
much time and energy on
all of the county’s issues,
old and new.
She’s forward thinking
and a problem solver - two
important qualities that
good leaders share. She
advocates for the right thing
and isn’t afraid to say what
needs to be said. Serving the
public is never an easy job,
and yet Melissa has signed
on for more. She serves on
more councils, committees
and boards than I can list,
and is always looking out
for what is best for all of us
in Morrow County. She is
a leader we need to keep.
Please vote to retain Mor-
row County Commissioner
Melissa Lindsay.
Patti Allstott
Cooperative (UEC) Board
of Directors and has since
2004. I met Jeff four years
ago when I was elected
to UEC’s board. During
these years I have come
to appreciate his careful
attention to details, his far
better than average under-
standing of budget sheets
and his innovative and
thoughtful decision-mak-
ing process.
Because of his expe-
riences within the county,
he understands the impor-
tance of agriculture, man-
ufacturing,
processing,
etc. to the region. He also
knows and understands
how to help and encourage
planned growth through-
out the county.
Jeff is a local busi-
ness man, probably knows
and understands the needs
and concerns within all
of Morrow County bet-
ter than anyone. I believe
Jeff will bring to Morrow
County thoughtful and in-
novative leadership to help
navigate Morrow County
through current and future
issues and for that reason
I fully support his election
to Morrow County’s Com-
missioner Position #2.
Philip Hamm
Hermiston
Lindsay devoted to
serving all
To the editor
Our current Morrow
County
Commissioner,
Melissa Lindsay is devot-
ed to serving all residents.
This job is not part time as
Melissa attends meetings
during the week both day
and night, and events on
the weekends to take care
of county business.
One of her biggest
assets is the ability to lis-
ten and she is committed
to capturing the pulse of
each community. No mat-
ter what time of day it is,
she always takes phone
calls, emails, texts from
citizens. She is dedicat-
ed to getting answers and
finding solutions for solv-
ing problems. Melissa has
built relationships and trust
with local residents, as
well as local governments,
state and federal agencies.
She has been instrumental
working with businesses to
development partnerships
to benefit all of Morrow
County.
Her background in
business, leadership skills
along with her grit and for-
titude, has been a winning
combination for Morrow
County residents. There
is no one better to repre-
sent us than Commissioner
Lindsay. We can afford her
lose her experience, de-
termination to get the job
done. Please join me in re-
electing Melissa Lindsay.
Marcia Kemp
Lexington
Supporting David
Sykes for Morrow
County Commissioner
We believe that David
Sykes is a candidate who
will be an asset to all cit-
izens of Morrow County.
David successfully oper-
ates a newspaper business
(Heppner Gazette Times),
a printing business (Sykes
Publishing) and a real estate
business (Sykes Real Es-
tate) along with his family.
We believe David’s
wide range of business
experience and knowledge
of our communities will
make him a great choice for
county commissioner.
During his career with
the newspaper, David has
attended and reported on
an untold number of county
meetings where he has gar-
nered a deep understanding
of how the county works
and its needs. If you are
looking for a candidate that
is informed, experienced
and independent, we urge
you to join us in voting for
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