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Army Engineer Reviews Plans for Dam Howard Hogan of the dams and reservoir section of the U. S. Army Corps of Eneineers, Walla Walla district, reviewed plans for the Willow Creek pro wet In a talk before the Hcdd ner Morrow county Chamber of Commerce April 21. He said that budget cuts for Corps projects are expected this year. AVe don't know how much we are going to end up with," he said. "Most of the reports are In the rumor stage. We have no definite information on cuts, but we do know that we will be short. We will analyze each project separately for the best use of the money." Mayor Bill Collins, speaking prior to llogan's talk, reported on the city s planning towards the Willow creek project. He said that in 1964 the city agreed to purchase 100 acre feet or water annually tor municipal and industrial use at a total cost of $72,000 to be repaid ov er a 50-year period. Many Uses Seen Mayor Collins said that this water could be used for such things as the cemetery, the high school grounds, the rodeo grounds, the grade school grounds and the city park with out making demands on the city's supply from wells for do mestic use. He said he understood the city's obligation on rights of way for the project channel and re location of utilities would total about $10,500. "We are going to try to budg et S2000 to $3000 this year to start a sinking fund for the rights of way and utilities re location," he said. Hogan said that now that the Willow Creek project is author ized by Congress, the next step is to do the pre-construction planning, which establishes def inite plans prior to construction. It would take approximately two years to do this planning, but construction could be start ed the third year. The dam would take two years to build, he said. Reviewing the proposal for the project, Hogan said that the dam would be 155 feet high, and it would be 1700 feet across the top. It would require relocation of 1.5 miles of the Willow Creek road, .9 mile of the Balm Fork road. 1.75 miles of the city's 8 inch water line, and a new city reservoir. Recreational development will require local participation on costs of 50 under an act re cently passed, he said. Local in terests must also administer, operate and maintain the rec reational areas. In answer to a question, Ho gain said that the Corps had requested the "full capability" on the prolect this year, about $250,000. However, he said it presents these requests on auth orized projects as a matter of! routine. It has done this for sev eral years without receiving an appropriation for pre-construction. In answer to another question. Joe Doetsch, who accompanied Hogan and also of the dams and reservoir section, said that max imum pool of the lake would be 200 surface acres. This might draw down as low as 90 sur face acres after heavy Irrigation use. By comparison, Bull Prairie is 29 surface acres. Pesldent Jerry Sweeney Intro duced the speaker. HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. May 1. 1969 County Seeks FAS (Funds To Improve Willow Route Recreation Planned In the way of recreation, po tential development would in clude swimming, picnicking, boating, camping, and construc tion of boat launching ramps. Hogan said that multi-purposes of the dam include flood control, irrigation, water quality control, recreation, sports fish- ing and wildlife and industrial and municipal water supply. Stream flow in the creek channel through town would be maintained at a level to take " care of nuisance abatement. It is figured that 21,000 fish ing days and 750 duck huntin? days would be included annual ly in the recreational use of the dam, among others. Hogan pointed out the sites for recreational developments along the shores of the propos ed lake, one going up Balm Fork " and the other up the Willow Crcpk side He said that the life of the dam is figured at 100 years. Its total capacity would be 11,500 Morrow county court Is cur- rentlv investigating the possi bility of using Federal Aid Sec- ondary highway funds, which have accumulated to its credit, for improving the Willow Creek highway (74), County Judge Paul Jones told directors of the Heponer-Morrow county Cham ber of Commerce on April 21. He said that the county's ac cumulated credit on the state and federal funds could be as much as $550,000. These are pro vided on a matching basis for county roads and bridge con struction, but when used on county roads, the county must match the funds with 20 from the local source. The judge expressed the thought that if the funds were used on the state highway, the county's matching would not be required. The State Highway Depart ment administers the FAS funds. The judge said that a state highway engineer would meet , with the county court on Wednesday, May 7, to consider the matter. next year," Pierce said. Director Ed Dick said that he felt the county should plan for funds in the future to surface the Shaw Creek Grade to link with the Western Route Road when it is built from Ukiah to wards Condon in the future. Directors agreed to authorize some funds for Judge Jones to go to Washington, D. C, in the interests of the Willow Creek project in late May. Cong. Al Ullman has requested that he be there to help put the case for the project to Congressional1 committees and other agencies. Wranglers to See Movies of Court; Playday is Held Straightening is Goal Under the plan being consid ered by the court, a large part of the lunds would go straightening and realigning bad spots on the Willow Creek highway to the junction with Hiehwav I-80N. It would not go far towards complete rebuilding such as was done on three miles from Heppner towards Lexington several years ago. This 3-mile project alone cost in excess of $300,000, The judge said that the plan of taking accumulated FAS funds to improve state high wavs within a county is not without precedent, since it was done In Crook county some time ago. He said that the county court would not look with favor on using the entire $550,000 for this purpose since it would want to reserve some for needed county road improvements. One such need, he said, is to oil the Wil low Creek road from the end of the present surfaced road to Cutsforth Park. The judge said that if the county used the FAS funds on the highway to the norm xnere mav be some possibility that it would encourage the btate tiign wav Department to do some more badly needed work on its own. --. Rebuilding Awaited When the 3-mile section was rebuilt, it was understood that the highway, which retains most of its original construction of more than 40 years ago, would acre feet and 1300 acre feet be rebuiit in similar sections, would be allowed for providing for flash floods. Hogan said that the city, in agreeing to take a share of the water, doesn't have to pay for it until it starts using it. How ever, it must be paid within a 50-year period. The first 10 years is free of interest, but thereaf ter interest must be paid. , Corps Maintains Channel This project is different from many in that the Corps has agreed to maintain and oper ate the channel. Usually this is a local responsibility, Hogan said. but nothing more has been done. "It looks as if we are not go ing to get any more improve ment on it this year," the judge said. Director Gene Pierce said that one contestant at the week-end Cow Cutting contest, who came from southern Oregon, declared that the 40 miles from the inter state highway to Heppner was "longer" than the rst of his entire trip. The man was pulling a trailer wtih two horses and battled the twisting highway. "He said he wouldn't be back mm mm NOW AVAILABLE Petunias Alyssum Marigolds Portulaca Asters Tomatoes Pansies Cabbage Lobelia Peppers Fertilizers -- Bug Killers Hose fir Tools Seeds IF IT IS USED IN THE GARDEN. we have rri Corneff Green Feed PH. 676-3422 Monthly meeting of the Heppner Wranglers Riding club will be Tuesday, May b, at the fairgrounds building, starting at b:uu p.m. Special feature of the program will be the showing of home movies by Mike Matthews of lone. Films will be shown of various activities of the 1968 Rodeo Court, and their travels of the past summer, during the reign of tjueen Berniece Matth ews. Next regular Spring Playday is announced for Sunday, May i.8. mere win be no playday events on May 11, in observance or Mothers Day. Results of the Wraneler Plav- day races on Sunday, April 27. were as ionows: Barrel Racing Six years and under: Tonv Currin. 27.9: Jana Steagall, 29.6: Jo Lvnn Dalv. 34.0; Mary Brock, 34.9. Ages 7-9: uinay Dougherty. 21.2: Janice Healy, 21.3; David Steagall, 21.9; Ron Currin, 22.1. Ages 10-12: Lisa Collins, 21.0; Mark Mech am, 21.9: Marv Healv. 24.1: Cin dy Brock, 25.0. Ages 13-17: Mar cia Jones, 18.2; Patti Healy, 18.8: Sherri Brock. 19.0: Marv Adair, 19.2. Ages 18 and over: uail Malcom, 18.1: Beverlv Steagall. 19.0: Cliff Adair. 19.4: Kite Healy,, 20.8. role Bending Six vears and under: Tony Currin, 34.0; Jana Steagall, 37.4: Jo Lvnn Dalv. 45.5; Mary Brock, 51.3. Ages 7- uavid ateagall. 26.4: Janice Healy, 57.3: Krvnn Robinson. 28.2; Cindy Dougherty, 28.9. Ag es 10-12: Mark Mecham, 28.2; Lisa Collins, 28.7; Mary Healy, 30.5; Michelle Evans, 32.0. Ages o-i; aneri urocK, zd.u; Kyle Robinson, 25.2; Sherry Kemp and Becky Fulleton (tie). 25.8. Ages 18 and over, Beverly Stea gall, 24.2; Pat Doushertv. 26.4: Cliff Adair. 26.5: Kite ' Healv. 27.0 Figure 8 Stake Race Six years and under: Jana Steagall, 11.5; Jo Lynn Daly, 14.1; Mary Brock, 14.4: Tonv Currin. 15.2. Ages 7-9: Janice Healv. 9.3: Da vid Steagall, 9.4; Maureen Healy, 9.5; Ron Currin, 11.6. Ages 10 12: Lisa Collins. 9.9: Marv Healy, 10.4; Mark Mecham, 10.7; Mary Ann Greenup, 10.9. Ages 13-17; Patti Healy, 8.3; Kyle Robinson, 8.4; Sherri O'Brien and Becky Fulleton (tie), 8.6. Ages 18 and over: Roice Fulle ton, 8.7; Beverly Steagall and Merlyn Robinson (tie), 9.1; Cliff Adair and Kite Healy (tie), 9.2. Ring Race Ages 7-9: Janice Healy, 17.5: David Steaeall. 19.0: Ron Currin and Maureen Healy hk;, Ages iu-12: usa Col lins, 16.3; Mark Mecham and Mary Healy (tie), 18.3; Mary Ann Greenup, 19.1. Ages 13-17: Craig Munkers, 12.8; 'Barry Munkers, 13.2; Becky Doherty, 13.5; Susan Healy and Marcia Jones (tie), 13.9. Ages 18 and over: Jerry Dougherty, 13.3; Ken Howard, 14.9; Glen Mecham and Pat O'Brien (tie), 15.0. Graduation Days Near for Seniors It won't be' Ion it until ,-,-im meneempnf- tim fn - " v AlllUli, lil Morrow county high schools. Heppner High school gradual ion will be on Sunday afternoon may 25. at 2:3D in tho hih school rvmnasinm Thio ior me nrst time, commence ment and baccalaureate pro grams at the school will be combined into one. it is an nounced. Commencement at Riverside High school, Boardman, will be on Friday, May 23, at 8 p.m. At lone High school, the grad uation Will b on Tnesrlav Mav - j j 27, at 8 p-m. Baccalaureate for Rivers i d e seniors will be Sunday, May 18, at 7 p.m. in the Boardman Com munity church, and for lone, the baccalaureate will be Sunday, May 25, at 7 p.m. Last day of school for all stu dents, hrrth hich and plpmpn. :fn)r- i j n-T-- I i if if- -in tiff? until vi .. MB It a L ji 11 ii il i V 111111 -UJi-J THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2, 3 ADULTS - REGISTER FOR DOUBLE BED SIZE FIELDCREST Electric Blanket TO BE GIVEN AWAY AT DRAWING SATURDAY, MAY 3, 5:00 P.M. TEENAGERS and KIDDIES Register for 4 ft Velour Bunny Rabbit Spring Clothespins ALL YOU CAN HOLD IN ONE HAND. ONE HANDFUL TO CUSTOMER 5C Handful FOAM SPONGES ea. 5c All Colors , MAGIC SLATE ea. 9c For the Kiddies DISH RAGS . .. only 97c pkg. 12 to Package 10'2 in. GAS PLAYBALL 47c LIQUID BUBBLES 6c 4 or. Size ; SQUEEZE SPONGE MOP 97c Complete with Irreplaceable Sponge 4. , CUP and SAUCER SET 47c set Import China . 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Luggage Set Cosmo Weekender Pullman Colors: Green, Blue Charcoal Reg. $30.00 $15.97 Se WASH CLOTHS Pkg. g7c All Colors 10 to Package FINGERTIP TOWELS Pkg. 67c 4 to Package High Colors CHILDREN'S COLORING BOOKS Rag. 29c Each 2 f" 35" s 9 j4fn)K; S J v O ft HEPPNER, OREGON ALSO STORES IN HERMISTON AND BURNS 37c tary, will be Thursday, May 29. 393EB