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MC fair features fiber mural
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Don’t you judge me
So just when you think
you’ve seen it all….the
devil one-ups himself as
the perpetrator of a blatant
mocking of Jesus and The
Last Supper as the Grand
Opening entertainment at
the Olympics. Makes me
wonder who the Olympic
genius was that said yes
to that. Was he looking for
a gold medal in the Worst
Decision Ever game? A
bunch of rainbow guys
dressed up in ridiculous
outfits pretending to be Je-
sus and his disciples. Yeah,
I’m sure that should please
everyone…. except maybe
those that know Jesus as the
One that died in their place
and saved them from hell.
Oh, just sit down and be
quiet you pesky Christians.
Get over it. A little ironic
that the folks that come
unglued if you don’t use
their desired pronoun think
Christians should just zip it
and enjoy the show while
their Savior get bashed.
I had an interesting
conversation with a wom-
an the other day that felt
people were making a big
deal outta nothing. She
made her opinion clear
that this was an “artform”
which should be viewed
and critiqued as art, and, by
the way, who was I to say
how God critiqued it? As
she tried whitewashing the
blasphemy, complete with
several Bible verses to sup-
port her opinion of Chris-
tians that have the audac-
ity to “judge” (I think she
googled it), my eyes were
opened to the number of
twists and turns some will
take around those verses to
make their point. Context
is a pretty important deal
when you’re using scripture
to support your view.
It seems that even
outside the church arena,
there’s usually one verse
everyone knows and can
quote quite well. It is, in
fact, a favorite of the un-
believer. “Do not judge
lest ye be judged….” flows
quite easily off tongue ……
while defending one’s bad
behavior. Because Chris-
tians are supposed to love
everyone while ignoring
their sin and love is com-
plete tolerance and total ac-
ceptance of one’s behavior.
Right? Well, that’s a lie and
I’m not buying it. While
I’m no Biblical scholar, I
don’t believe Jesus meant
we should go through life
without having opinions
and making judgements.
That would be silly. Yes,
He did tell us to get the
board out of our own eye
so we can see to get the
speck out of another’s eye
(which is kinda funny when
you picture it). He was
actually telling us HOW
to judge, as in don’t point
out someone’s sin when
you’re rolling in it yourself,
you hypocrite (which is a
judgement). Get your own
act together so you can help
someone else get theirs
together.
Jesus said we will know
a tree by its fruit. Are we
not supposed to look at that
fruit and make a judgement
as to what type of fruit it is,
and then react appropriate-
ly? Being able to tell the dif-
ference between good and
evil is a valuable asset, and
an important judgement.
And pointing someone to
Jesus when we see them
heading for hell is about as
loving as you can get.
“Stop judging by mere
appearances, but instead
judge correctly.” John 7:24
B y S u s i e C r o s b y,
Prineville, OR.
Oregon Health Authority
installs more than 100 water
filters in LUBGWMA
By Yasser Marte/East
Oregonian- The Oregon
Health Authority and com-
munity-based organizations
installed more than a hun-
dred water filtration sys-
tems at residential house-
holds in the Lower Uma-
tilla Basin Ground Water
Management Area to help
address the ongoing issue
of high levels of nitrate in
domestic well water.
According to a press
release from OHA, 111 wa-
ter treatment systems were
placed Sunday, June 30, at
some of the homes in the
LUBGWMA.
“We are grateful to the
plumbers who have helped
us reach this milestone
and we continue to look
for ways to install these
systems at a faster pace,”
according to Gabriela Gold-
farb, section manager of
OHA Environmental Public
Health.
Goldfard expressed her
gratitude for the patience of
residents who are waiting to
get their treatment system
installed.
The LUBGWMA re-
gion in northern Morrow
and northwestern Umatilla
counties has had high levels
of nitrates in domestic well
water for decades.
Nitrate in well water is
a potential health hazard,
and levels above 10 mil-
ligrams per liter of water
are considered dangerous
for human consumption.
Pregnant people and babies
face the greatest risk, and
livestock can be affected
in the same way as babies.
OHA also recently an-
nounced a retesting effort
to ensure households near
the 10 mg/L are monitored.
Residents are encouraged to
continue testing their do-
mestic wells nitrate levels.
Households in the
LUBGWMA with a labora-
tory nitrate test result above
10 mg/L can all receive free
water deliveries.
For the households
with well water tests high-
er than 10 mg/L but under
25 mg/L, the state will pay
for installation and main-
tenance of one in-home
reverse-osmosis system
that is certified to reduce
nitrate levels to what is safe
for drinking. These systems
are not certified to reduce
nitrates in wells with levels
above 25 mg/L, according
to the press release.
State rules require li-
censed plumber to install
treatment systems. OHA’s
vendors also provide on-
going maintenance and
replacement of filters.
Vendors also collect a wa-
ter sample for laboratory
analysis of the water from
the tap after installation to
guarantee the water is safe
for consumption.
admire.
On Friday we will shift
gears when Randy Linville
will bring Bend the Trend
Leather to the Morrow
County fair. She will have
classes on Friday from
10:30 am to 12:00 pm and
again from 3:30-5:30pm
the same day. She was born
and raised in The Dalles,
OR on a wheat farm. Her
company is based out of
Goldendale and was found-
ed in 2021. She started her
business with a dream of a
cowhide purse. She took
matters into her own hands
and made one. She has
perfected these purses over
the years and has ventured
into new areas. “Small
things have turned into big
things!” Randy and Bend
the Trend leather is now
mobile. She will be fea-
turing her talents this year
with you. Participants will
be making key chains made
from cowhide.
The supplies need-
ed and the classes are all
free thanks to the Morrow
County Art Coalition. Take
time during the fair to cre-
ate, relax and be a part of
your community.
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The Heppner Housing
Community response to
the Needs of SMC Seniors
Authority sought bids from
various contractors for the
HVAC unit replacement.
The estimated cost exceed-
ed their available funds, so
I talked with some grant
funding partners. I met
briefly with Amazon Web
Services (AWS) external
affairs manager Kalie Da-
vis on July 11th and de-
scribed the need. On July
26th, she called me back
to say AWS had decided to
provide all the necessary
funds for the HVAC re-
placement. She described
how they were excited to
support the senior meal
derfully
helpful—Hep-
pner Housing Authority,
Morrow County, ODHS
Office of Resilience and
Emergency Management,
Heppner Elks Lodge, and
Amazon! We named our
program South Morrow
County Seniors Matter,
and if that name were a
question— "Do the seniors
of South Morrow County
matter?"—the resounding
response from this com-
munity is, "Yes, they do!"
This community has been
amazing in its support of
its older adults! And we
are so very thankful!
Ione School District BOD to
hold meeting August 5 th
Notice of board meet-
ing of Ione school district
notice is hereby given that
the Ione School District
Board of Directors will
meet for a Special Board
Meeting on Monday, Au-
gust 5, 2024, at 11:00 am
at the Ione School District
cafeteria. Join the meeting
now Meeting ID: 232 041
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WCCC Ladies play day results
There were 5 players
in the ladies’ gameplay at
the Willow Creek Country
Club on July 30 th .Good,
Cloudy. The results are as
follows; Low Gross of the
field was Karen Thompson.
The low Net field was Kris
Linder. The least putts of
the field was Carol Mitch-
ell. Flights- Low gross was
(B)Betty Carter. The low
9B) net was Karen Smith
Griffith. Long Drive was
Karen Thompson. K.P. was
Carol Mitchell and Kris
Lindner.
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