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+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV+HSSQHU2UHJRQ Wednesday, April 10, 2024 7+5(( ~ Letters to the Editor ~ 7KH+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHVZLOOSULQWDOOOHWWHUVWRWKH(GLWRUZLWKWKHIROORZLQJFULWHULDPHWOHWWHUVVXEPLWWHGWRWKHQHZVSDSHUZLOOQHHGWRKDYHWKHQDPHRIWKHVHQGHUDORQJZLWKDOHJLEOHVLJQDWXUH:HDUHDOVR UHTXHVWLQJWKDW\RXSURYLGH\RXUDGGUHVVDQGDSKRQHQXPEHUZKHUH\RXFDQEHUHDFKHG7KHDGGUHVVDQGSKRQHQXPEHUZLOORQO\EHXVHGIRUYHUL¿FDWLRQDQGZLOOQRWEHSULQWHGLQWKHQHZVSDSHU/HWWHUVPD\QRWEH OLEHORXV7KH*7UHVHUYHVWKHULJKWWRHGLW7KH*7LVQRWUHVSRQVLEOHIRUDFFXUDF\RIVWDWHPHQWVPDGHLQOHWWHUV$Q\OHWWHUVH[SUHVVLQJWKDQNVZLOOEHSODFHGLQWKHFODVVL¿HGVXQGHU³&DUGRI7KDQNV´DWDFRVWRI (PDLOWRHGLWRU#UDSLGVHUYHQHWRUXSORDGWR+HSSQHUQHW Drotzmann for State Senate :LWKWKH0D\SULPDU\ HOHFWLRQ IDVW DSSURDFKLQJ we as voters have the oppor- tunity to elect a leader who ZLOO EULQJ ¿VFDO UHVSRQVL- bility and business-friendly SROLFLHVWR2UHJRQSROLWLFV 7KDWLVZK\,DPVXSSRUWLQJ 'DYH 'URW]PDQQ IRU VWDWH 6HQDWRU(YHU\GD\H[SHQVHV OLNHJURFHULHVPHGLFDWLRQ and housing are concerns IRUDOO2UHJRQLDQV:HQHHG leaders in Salem who will hold our government ac- countable for every dollar that is received and spent. 'XULQJ KLV WLPH DV +HUPLVWRQ PD\RU 'DYH has overseen investments WRJURZWKHFLW\¶VHFRQRP\ those investments have pro- duced more family-wage jobs for citizens to thrive. 'DYH VKRZV XS DQG LV capable and ready to tackle tough challenges. He brings with him an attitude of ZRUNLQJWRJHWKHUOLVWHQLQJ and a genuine curiosity for those things that he would like to know more about. 7KHUHJLRQZHOLYHLQDQG WKDW 'DYH ZLOO UHSUHVHQW can be a challenge given our population and the special QHHGV WKDW ZH IDFH 'DYH understands this and is will- ing to put in the time and energy to ensure the voices of our region are heard in Salem. 'DYHDQG,KDYHYLVLWHG RQ VHYHUDO RFFDVLRQV DQG I have asked some tough TXHVWLRQV 'DYH , KDYH decided that he is the best candidate for this position. 7KHSHRSOHLQRXUFRPPX- nity whom I respect and admire for their leadership and working together on challenging issues are on WKHOLVWRI'DYH¶VVXSSRUWHUV as well. 'HEELH 5DGLH 5HVLGHQW9ROXQWHHU3DUHQW and Business Leader in the Region for over 30 years. ³1HZDOOHJDWLRQV´ Rebuttal 7KLVOHWWHULVDUHEXWWDO RI *D]HWWH7LPHV ³1HZ allegations emerge beyond RULJLQDO %2& UHFDOO SHWL- WLRQ´ &KULV6\NHV In an attempt to justify the allegations against me the *7FRQWDFWHG%2&&RP- PLVVLRQHUV 'DYLG 6\NHV -H൵ :HQKRO] 5R\ 'UDJR DQG SUHYLRXV %2& &RP- PLVVLRQHU 'RQ 5XVVHOO $FFRUGLQJWR'DYLG6\NHV “the true reason for this recall is his need for ven- geance over the last recall... 'RQRWEHSDUWRIRQHPDQ¶V personal lust for vengeance RYHUWKHSDVW´ *7 I appreciate the oppor- tunity to respond to these allegations after being cen- sored from writing letters LQ WKH *7 ,Q DGGLWLRQ WR allegations against me a QXPEHURIFRPSODLQWVH[- FXVHVDQGDOOHJDWLRQVZHUH PDGHDJDLQVWSUHYLRXV%2& &RPPLVVLRQ¶V-LP'RKHUW\ DQG0HOLVVD/LQGVD\ It is unfortunate and LOODGYLVHGWKDWWKH*7GLG not reach out to previous &RPPLVVLRQHUV 'RKHUW\ and Lindsay or me to pro- vide both sides of this de- EDWHFRQWURYHUV\ UDJLQJ LQ our county. I established a )DFHERRNSDJHRQ FDOOHG ³0RUURZ &RXQW\ Citizens for Liberty and -XVWLFH´,KDYHZULWWHQ editorial posts on that page VLQFH -DQ FRSLRXVO\ and comprehensively ex- plaining and document- ing the motivation behind WKH UHFDOO7KHVH SRVWV DUH DYDLODEOH WR WKH *7 DQG DOOFLWL]HQVWRUHYLHZVWXG\ GHEDWH DQGRU FKDOOHQJH ZKDW WKH *7 FDOOV ³P\ true reason behind the recall H൵RUW´ *7 , RU- JDQL]HG¿YHSXEOLFGHEDWHV LQ HYHU\ FLW\ LQ 0RUURZ County “trying to find a VROXWLRQ ZLWK RXU %2&´ *7 0\WUXHUHDVRQIRUWKH recall is well documented. “We do not want to have to do another recall. We do not want to go through this DJDLQ´ (DVW 2UHJRQLDQ %HULW 7KRUVRQ , made it crystal clear at DOO ILYH 0RUURZ &RXQW\ meetings my motive for WKHVHGHEDWHVZDV³WR¿QG VROXWLRQV´ *7 ³,I he (Stuart) learns his under- standing of the situation is wrong and people are happy with the Commissioners GHFLVLRQVKHZLOOQRWSUR- FHHG ZLWK ¿OLQJ D SHWLWLRQ IRU D UHFDOO´ (2 7KRU- VRQ &RPPLVVLRQHU Wenholz never bothered to show up and Commissioner 'UDJRPDGHRQHDQGDKDOI meetings. We conducted a vote after each meeting that documented 70% to 30% in favor of recall. I stand behind “Com- missioner Russell orches- trated the lynch mob against 'RKHUW\DQG/LQGVD\7KDW disgraceful manipulated recall is a main reason for WKLVUHFDOO´7KLVVWDWHPHQW came from a personal re- sponse to one individual RQ )DFHERRN WKDW WKH *7 chose instead of any of WKHSRVWV,KDYHZULWWHQ regarding my well-docu- mented motivation. I have documented why and how that recall was manipulated. If challenged I will write DQRWKHU SRVW RQ P\ )DFH- book page and the Gazette 7LPHV 7KH LVVXH KHUH LV not the manipulated recall but my motivation “for WKLVUHFDOO´,VWDUWHG0RU- row County Citizens for Liberty and Justice in part because justice and liberty was not served in the recall RIWZR¿QH&RPPLVVLRQHUV It is ludicrous and dishon- HVWIRU&RPPLVVLRQ'DYLG Sykes to use a front page “news” story to accuse me of initiating this recall for UHYHQJH 0\ PRWLYHV IRU this recall are clearly doc- umented and it is shameful IRU'DYLG6\NHVWRH[SUHVV his opinion of me as news. ,QWKHIXWXUH'DYLGXVHDQ editorial opinion page like the rest of us. I will once more suc- cinctly state my motivation for this recall including what has been documented. 1) Boardman control of WKH 0RUURZ &RXQW\$6$ ambulance system will cause continued turmoil and endanger citizen wel- fare and empower Board- PDQWRSXOORXWRI09+' WD[ /HYH\ %2& Amazon tax abatements will only enrich the Board- PDQDJHQGD &5(=3RUWRI 0RUURZ%5)'%RDUGPDQ City Council) and provide no property tax relief and rob tax funds from our ag- LQJVFKRROVDQGFLW\FRXQW\ UHVRXUFHV 7KH %2& GHFLVLRQWR'21$7( acres of the most valuable LQGXVWULDO ODQG LQ 2UHJRQ (worth over a billion dol- ODUV DW SHU DFUH WR WKH 3RUW RI 0RUURZ LV JURXQGV IRU UHFDOO 7KH %2&GHEDFOHRIWKH&LUFXLW Courthouse (only rodeo site or Boardman) is 100% RQ&RPPLVVLRQHUV 7KH IDWH RI 3LRQHHU 0HPRULDO +RVSLWDOVRXWKHQGFOLQLFV +RVSLFHDQG+RPH+HDOWK are all in jeopardy because of the Boardman agenda of WKH%2& 0XFKPRUH ,Q FRQFOXVLRQ &KULV Sykes and his staff have provided fair and balanced coverage of this raging battle for liberty and justice IRU 0RUURZ &RXQW\ XQWLO QRZ +HSSQHU DQG 0RU- row County need the Ga- ]HWWH7LPHV MXVW OLNH WKH\ QHHG3LRQHHU0HPRULDODOO KHDOWK FOLQLFV GHSHQGDEOH DPEXODQFHVHUYLFHIDLUGLV- WULEXWLRQRI&'$SURSHUW\ WD[DEDWHPHQWVWKDWEHQH¿W DOO RI 0RUURZ &RXQW\ QRW MXVWWKH%RDUGPDQ &5(= %5)' %RDUGPDQ FLW\ 2XU SUHVHQW %2& GR QRW serve or listen to the citizens RI0RUURZ&RXQW\DQGWKH\ are putting the welfare of our very way of life (Hos- SLWDO FOLQLFV DPEXODQFH &RXQW\6HDWSURSHUW\WD[ LQ MHRSDUG\ 7KH SHRSOH deserve a vote to retain a JRYHUQPHQWRIWKHSHRSOH by the people and for the people. 6WXDUW'LFN,UULJRQ2U Drotzmann for Oregon Senate , VXSSRUW 'DYH 'URW- ]PDQQ IRU 2UHJRQ 6HQDWH 'LVWULFW,¿UVWPHW'DYH when we served together on the Hermiston School 'LVWULFW %RDUG RI 'LUHF- WRUV PRUH WKDQ \HDUV DJR 6LQFH WKHQ , KDYH seen his commitment to RXU(DVWHUQ2UHJRQYDOXHV through his leadership as 0D\RU RI +HUPLVWRQ KLV LQYROYHPHQWFRPPLWPHQW and leadership within the /HDJXH RI 2UHJRQ &LWLHV and in many other capac- ities like supporting high VFKRROVSRUWVUDLVLQJIXQGV IRU WKH ORFDO IRRWEDOOWUDFN VWDGLXPRUKHOSLQJWRUDLVH funding to build the new )XQODQG 3OD\JURXQG +H not only understands the importance of our natural UHVRXUFHV WR WKH HFRQRP\ VWDELOLW\ DQG OLYDELOLW\ RI RXU UHJLRQ EXW DOVR VHHV WKH YDOXH RI RXU IRRG ¿- EHUDQGHQHUJ\WRVXSSRUW our state and country. He also supports the rights of JXQ RZQHUVKLS EHOLHYHV government should be held accountable for every dollar VSHQWDQG+HLV3UROLIHDV ZHOO ZKLFK LV LPSRUWDQW to me. 'XULQJ WKHVH SDVW years I have seen a man with the passion to serve. +H LV WKRXJKWIXO FUHDWLYH KRQHVW DQG KDUGZRUNLQJ +H WKLQNV RXW RI WKH ER[ LVFROODERUDWLYHDQGDYHU\ JRRG SUREOHP VROYHU DOO characteristics sorely need- ed in Salem these days. He will be a strong voice IRU HDVWHUQ 2UHJRQ DQG KH ZLOO UHSUHVHQW (DVWHUQ 2UHJRQH[FHSWLRQDOO\ZHOO )RU WKRVH DQG PDQ\ RWKHU reasons please join me in YRWLQJIRU'DYH'URW]PDQQ IRU6HQDWH'LVWULFW 3KLOLS+DPP+HUPLV- WRQ2UHJRQ Going for the jugular ,DPDQ(07DQGTXLO- WHU 1RW WR EUDJ EXW ,¶G say I’m pretty good with DQHHGOH6RZKHQWKHRS- portunity presented itself to start an IV on my beloved 5RVLH &RZ P\ UHVSRQVH ZDV ³VXUH FDQ¶W EH WKDW hard”. 2QH WKLQJ WKDW GLGQ¶W enter my mind immediately was the fact that my patient would not share the same RSLQLRQ $SSDUHQWO\ P\ golden reputation with a needle had not reached her yet. But she was in need of immediate medical atten- WLRQZKLFKLQFOXGHGDQ,9 and a couple shots. But let me go back just a bit. Rosie is normally a very healthy specimen. But that was before the unexpected April event; the one that was not supposed WR KDSSHQ IRU DQRWKHU months. 2NOHWPHJREDFNMXVW a little bit further…. back to November of last year. 7KDWZDVWKHPRQWK5RVLH had spent in the company RI D YHU\ DWWUDFWLYH YHU\ available Long Horn of the RSSRVLWHVH[7KH\VHHPHG WR³JHWDORQJ´VRWRVSHDN and it was estimated a new calf would arrive sometime in August. 6R , ZDV D ELW SHU- plexed when one day in ODWH$SULO,JODQFHGRXWWKH window and ….” What the KHFN":KHUHGLG7+$7FDOI FRPH IURP" $QG ZK\ LV 5RVLHVRIRQGRILW"´5RVLH didn’t seem perplexed at all and was obviously adoring and continuously licking the new addition to the pasture. Now I’ll admit that ,¶PQRPDWKHPDWLFLDQEXW I happen to know that the usual gestation of a cow is 127¿YHPRQWKV+PP« VRPHWKLQJ¿VK\KHUH$QG while I’m not one that en- joys airing someone else’s GLUW\ ODXQGU\ WKH FRQFOX- sion I came to involved one milk cow and a certain bull calf that shared the same pasture…. and the same blood lines. 2NVR,0$<KDYHWDN- en a little too long to wean VDLGEXOOFDOIEXW\RXNQRZ how time flies and how QRLV\ZHDQLQJFDQEHDQG Rosie was so attached. Back to the IV and my needed medical skills. All was going well until one morning when I noticed Rosie was lying in a kind of awkwardly uncomfortable SRVLWLRQ)XUWKHULQYHVWLJD- tion and a quick call to the vet and she was diagnosed ZLWK+\SRFDOFHPLD ³0LON )HYHU´WRWKHOD\SHUVRQ After a prompt visit from the vet and the proper PHGLFDOWUHDWPHQWVKHZDV back on her feet in no time. 7KDWZDVWKH¿UVWHQFRXQWHU with this malady (this year). 7ZHQW\IRXU KRXUV ODWHU she was back to the weird SRVLWLRQDQG,ZDVEDFNRQ the phone. 7KH YHW ZDV RXW RI WRZQ EXW KH KDG OHIW PH with an extra bottle of PHGVFDOFLXPDQG,9WXE- ing…just in case. He kindly explained the process over the phone….” Just give her the whole bottle in the jug- ular. It’s the size of a garden hose…can’t miss it.” 2N,FDQGRWKLV:LWKD IHZ0DF*\YHUPRYHVDQGD URSH,KDGKHUKHDGWXUQHG around exposing what I had hoped was the jugular. ³6LULVKRZPHDFRZMXJ- ular” …. just to make sure. 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With fresh milk in WKHIULGJHZKRFDQDVNIRU more than that. 6XVLH&URVE\3ULQHYLOOH WWW.HEPPNER.NET Sɲɟɪɦɱ1ɢɴɰ$ɡɳɢɯɱɦɰɦɫɤ $ɫɫɬɲɫɠɢɪɢɫɱɰ /ɢɱɱɢɯɰ7ɬ7ɥɢ(ɡɦɱɬɯ 6ɢɫɡ8ɰ3ɥɬɱɬɰ 6ɱɞɯɱ$1ɢɴ6ɲɟɰɠɯɦɭɱɦɬɫ Drotzmann dedicated and committed , VXSSRUW 'DYH 'URW- ]PDQQ IRU 6HQDWH 'LVWULFW +LV GHGLFDWLRQ DQG commitment to addressing critical issues make him WKH FOHDU FKRLFH 'DYH DV D VPDOO EXVLQHVV RZQHU comprehends the chal- lenges our local business- es face and is dedicated to providing necessary sup- port for their success. His plans will foster economic growth and job creation in our district. 'DYHLVLQYHVWHGLQDG- dressing our community’s KRXVLQJ FULVLV UHFRJQL]- LQJWKHQHHGIRUD൵RUGDEOH housing options to ensure safe and stable housing for all. 'DYH SULRULWL]HV DF- countability in government VSHQGLQJHPSKDVL]LQJ¿V- cal responsibility. He vows to ensure taxpayer dol- lars are spent wisely and WUDQVSDUHQWO\KROGLQJVWDWH government accountable at HYHU\WXUQ'DYHSULRULWL]- HV SXEOLF VDIHW\ VXSSRUW- ing law enforcement and implementing proactive policies to enhance neigh- borhood safety. His dedi- cation promises better and safer communities. 'DYH DOVR UHFRJQL]HV the urgency of addressing homelessness and addic- tion. He understands that these issues require a mul- WLIDFHWHGDSSURDFKLQFOXG- ing access to treatment and VXSSRUW VHUYLFHV DV ZHOO as initiatives to prevent homelessness. 'DYHDGYRFDWHVIRUHG- XFDWLRQSULRULWL]LQJVFKRRO improvement and ensuring students have necessary re- sources. He views educa- tion investment as crucial for our future and pledges to prioritize initiatives en- hancing educational qual- LW\ LQ RXU GLVWULFW 'DYH staunchly defends conser- vative values like the Sec- ond Amendment and pro- tecting innocent life. He SOHGJHV UHOHQWOHVV H൵RUWV WRXSKROGWKHVHSULQFLSOHV strengthening our commu- nity’s foundation. 'DYH 'URW]PDQQ¶V dedication and compre- hensive understanding of our community’s issues make him the clear choice IRU 6HQDWH 'LVWULFW , XUJH \RX WR YRWH 'DYH 'URW]PDQQIRU6HQDWH'LV- WULFW +HDWKHU %DXPJDUWQHU %RDUGPDQ25 FISHERMAN'S NIGHT Thursday, April 18th 2\VWHUDQG&DW¿VK'LQQHU VWDUWLQJDW30 Lodge at 8 pm /RWVRI5DIÁH,WHPV 0HPEHUV *XHVWV2QO\ ,57+5,*+7 Birthright of Morrow County is seeking monthly donors to support our work here in +HSSQHU:HDUHDQRQSURÀWWKDWRIIHUV FRQÀGHQWLDOVXSSRUWWRDQ\RQHZKRLV pregnant or thinks she may be pregnant. If you are ableto donate $10, $20, or more per month, please let us know! We also accept one time donations as well. For more info, call 541-676-0530. Thank you! 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