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Lend acquisition, roed relocation
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The Willow Creek Project
will receive $455,000 for land
cquisiiion and road location
under an amendment offered
by Sen. Mark Hatfield to the
Public Worka Appropriation
Bill, Sen. Hatfield told the
Gazette-Times by phone
Thursday from Washington.
$30,oo of the total goes for
land acquisition, $65,000 for
road relocation.
Hatfield said the add-on was
approved Thursday morning
by the Senate Appropriation
Committee. He is the ranking
Republican on the Public
Works Sub-Committee. The
add-on must still be approved
by the full Senate and by a
conference committe with the
House. Hatfield will be a
member of the conference
committee.
.1 will be pushing hard for
keeping this appropriation in
conference," he said, "Public
works dollars are an invest
ment in the future of our state.
Sweeney explains
city charter's revision
Mike Sweeney, law clerk for
Attorney Bub Abrams, told
Chamber of Commerce mem
bers Monday about the old and
new charter for Heppner.
Heppner's city charter,
approved in 1918, is in the
process of being revised and
updated. It will be submitted
1o the city council for approval
in a few days, after which it
must be voted on by residents.
Sweeney gave a short his
tory of city charters, and cited
the necessity of updating them
to keep pace with changing
conditions.
"Like the constitution, city
charters must be broad
enough to permit change
without having to re-write
them," he said. "Growth
necessitates changes in the
charier because it presents
special problems. Issues were
small in 1918; not so today."
He observed that the old
charter is too specific to be
workable today-all powers of
the city were enumerated in
detail-and is too long and
cumbersome.
"Any charter that it takes
more than one hour to read is
a bad one," he said.
Sweeney was thrown into
the "speaker's breach" when
the scheduled speaker failed
to appear at the Monday
luncheon.
Water
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Mild restrictions have been
placed on the use of city water
in Heppner, and they are
effective immediately.
The city council ordered
restrictions on lawn and
gardening watering at a
special meeting Wednesday
night.
The temporary rules do not
apply to normal household
use. All city water users are
affected, and the order is in
effect seven days a week until
further notice.
Lawns and garden watering
will be permitted every other
day, and the schedule is as
follows :
Water users on the East side
of Main street will be permit
ted to irrigate lawns and
gardens on odd dates on the
calendar; and,
Water users on the West side
of Main Street will irrigate on
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The money is spent and
respent In each community,
and nothing but good comes
from it."
Hatfield said that flood
damage in the Heppner area
has been so severe in the past
that he had made this a "top
priority for additional
funding."
A total of S141 million for
public worka projects was
approved Thursday, of which
$115 million was budget
additions for Oregon and
Oregon-Washington power,
projects.
At Monday's Chamber of
Commerce meeting, Presi
dent Lemy Gardner read a
letter from Cong. Al Ullman
acknowledging receipt of the
chamber's letter of support
for Willow Creek Dam. Ull
man is his letter assured the
Chamber of Commerce of his
interest In getting the Corps of
Engineers to begin construc
tion of the dam.
President Leroy Gardner
read a letter from Cong. Al
Ullman acknowledging re
ceipt of a communication
from the chamber supporting
the Willow Creek Dam
project.
Fair Court
wins again
The Morrow County Fail
and Rodeo Court took firs
place in the court competitior
at the Elgin Rodeo last week.
Competition was stiff, with
19 courts entered for the
judging. Pioneer Posse was
second and Tumbleweed
Rodeo Court, third. The $30
first place check will go
toward the Cheif Joseph Days
expenses.
The court especially enjoys
the grand entry at Elgin
where they can enter at full
speed. The show is noted for
its "somethings happening all
the time". Most exciting is the
annual Suicide Race.
The girls had danced late
Saturday night, but were
ready to go at 4:30 a.m. after
spending the night at the home
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restrictions
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of Princess Patricia Mugnes
even dates on the calendar.
These restrictions are for 24
hours a day, seven days a
week.
Mayor Jerry Sweeney
warned the "water situation in
Heppner is very critical, and if
we lose Wells No. 2 and 5, the
city is out of water."
He explained that the pre
sent limitations are tempo
rary, and are imposed as a
"precautionary measure."
The first water shortage in
25 years in Heppner has been
created, Mayor Jerry Sween
ey says, by "growing pains"
increased water usage, and a
water table level that declines
at an average rate of one and
one-half feet a year.
Much of the blame can be
traced to an inadequate water
distribution system with
under-size mains and poorly
laid out "loops" that impede
Last Sunday the Padbergs had a small picnic at lone to
introduce friends and relatives to Kriemhild Padberg f
Germany. Above from the left, are Alvina. KriemhiW and
EUeea Padberg.
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School board
Three
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The Morrow County School
District board accepted three
resignations from the school
system Monday night, but not
without criticizing a teacher
for resigning after June 1.
Ray Maynard, math, track
coach and 7th grade basket
ball coach at Heppner ele
mentary school, submitted his
resignation on June 22,
.whereas it has been under
stood that all resignations
should be submitted by June 1
to prevent, as Supt. Ron
Daniels pointed out, the "hir
ing of teachers all summer."
However, replacement per
sonnel was found to replace
the three resigned employees,
and all three resignations
were accepted on a 4 -1 vote.
The other resignations were
Lynn Killpack, industrial arts
teacher and assistant football
coach at lone, and Dolores
Pummel, head cook at River
side. The three accepted for em
ployment are: Mrs. Cathy
Terney, Eastern Oregon Col
lege, 1970, who will teach
English at Heppner Junior
High; Edward Sherman,
Eastern Oregon College, 1973
math, assistant basketball
and track coach, Heppner
Junior High; and Marvin
Peterson, Washington State
College, 1973, industrial arts
at lone. This completes the
certificated staff for 1973-74
term.
In other business, the board
elected Dr. Wallace Wolff
chairman and John Matthews,
vice-chairman;
rather than facilitate ade
quate water supplies at an
acceptable pressure per
square inch.
Bert Corbin, public works
superintendent for the City of
Heppner, points out that the
city has four wells, numbered
2 through 5.
Well No. 2 is located 12 miles
outside the city limits on the
North Fork of Willow Creek.
Both wells have 8-inch water
lines, and are tied together at
well No. 5.
Only Wells No. 2 and 5 can
be operated now at any degree
of efficiency.
Corbin explained why. At
Well No. 3, seven miles from
the city, the water pressure,
per square inch (psi) meas
ures 106 pounds. But by the
time the water reaches the
city limits the psi drops to 42
pounds. ,
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Heard the superintendent's
report that there will be an
estimated $88,000 carryover of
funds to the 1974-75 budget,
$36,000 over the anticipated
' amount ; '
Accepted a bid from Stand
ard Oil Co. for bulk delivery of
gasoline at lone, Heppner,
Irrigon and Boardman; Mor
row County Grain Growers for
fuel oil; General Tire Service
for anti-freeze; Western Fuel,
Pasco, for PS 300 fuel oil; and
Gene's Chevron and Kuhn's
Union 76 for oil and bus
supplies. All bids were up
from last year's prices.
Louis Carlson's bid of 36
cents per mile for the 42-mile
Gooseberry-Valby bus con
tract run was passed over
until the August ' meeting.
Carryover contracts of Lois
Hunt, Nolan-Campbell-Harrison
run, .315 cents per
mile; and Adon Hamlett,
Ione-Cecil-Morgan, 23 cents
per mile, are still in effect.
There was a change in the
1973-74 school calendar. Stu
dent days were reduced from
177 to 175 days in order to free
teachers for in-service train
ing. There are 186 contract
days for teachers.
Robert Abrams : was
approved as district attorney
for the next year, with a boost
in the retainer fee of $75 per
month to $100 per month.
The First National Bank and
Bank of Eastern Oregon were
certified as school district
depositories.
Considerable discussion was
given to new legislation affect
.
imposed; all users affected
U :,.,.. ri.ina, sniirce of replacement of pori
No. 4 on the Wilkerson
Ranch has a starting pressure
of 75 psi when No. 2 and 5 and
pumping at 350 gallons per
minute (gpm).Wells 3 and 4
cannot increase the pressure
because they are not designed
to pump against any head
resistance. Well 5 can operate
at 500 gpm and Well 2 at 400
gpm, and when they do, the
flow of No. 5 drops to 450 gpm.
This indicates improper distri
bution within the main Uines,
Corbin explained.
Recently the line was tested
to find how much pressure
could be added before ruptur
ing the pipe. The only sections
that ruptured were between
Wells 2 and 5.
For this reason, Corbin
believes, there is no way of
saving the Wilkinson Ranch
well.
At Well 4, with Wells 2 and 5
pumping 400 and 450 gpm
respectively; and with Well 3
open, the input from Well 3
was zero.
When Well 4 is opened, the
input to the main line was only
100 gpm after 17 minutes of
continuous pumping "against
the head" of the 8-inch.
'We cannot get enough
water to Wells 3 and 4 to
regulate the pressure in the
line," Corbin said. However,
he added, this isn't the
problem.
During the present emer
Senator joins
State Senator Kenneth Jern
stedt, R-Hood River, has
recently returned from Los
Angeles where he attended a
reunion of the famous World
War II Flying Tigers.
The affair allows the 43
remaining pilots from the
original group and their crews
lo reui.ite ai.d discuss the
llrnpner. Ore.. Thumdav July 2. IS7J
ing schools, including Senate
Bill 15, the open meeting law
now in effect. The board
expressed no concern at
having the press present at
personnel and executive meet
ings provided the press would
use information gained in such
meetings so as not to embar
rass or injure either the
district or any person under
discussion.
The bill authorizing collec
tive bargaining for all school
district employees was dis
cussed at length, with Supt.
Daniels pointing out the pro
cedures, and pitfalls almost
sure to follow.
Also discussed were new
graduation requirements,
applicable to the class of 1978,
setting up new standards "to
prepare all students for life
rather than some students for
college."
Four new course plans for
all classes were announced:
citizenship education, sepa
ration of physical education
and- health requirements,
personal finance and career
education.
Taxpayers got some cheer
ful news. The Oregon State
Board of Education notified
Supt. Daniels on July 10 that
the basic school support
money for the district has
been increased by $65,728.34
over the previous estimate.
This means that the county
' assessor will reduce the tax
levy on property owners in the
district to reflect the addition
al funds.
gency, Corbin in continually
regulating the line pressure Dy
the use of existing valves,
trying to maintain 50 psi in the
main lines within the city
limits.
At present, the valve at the
high school is being used to
regulate pressure in the
higher areas.
Part of the problem within
the city limits has to do with
the size of existing water
mains. Most feeder mains
inside city limits are 8-inch
lines, and these lines are tied
together with, 3-inch lines.
Because of this existing
loop, the only way to maintain
pressure is by trying to
increase the volume of water.
But the 3-inch lines restrict the
amount of water necessary to
maintain proper flow.
What can be done to solve
Heppner's water problem,
how long it will take, and what
the cost to taxpayers will be
are questions of concern at
city hall-and questions resi
dents will be called upon to
answer in the near future.
There are two solutions to
relieve the present water
shortage. First, a volume
pump could be installed at
Wilkinson Ranch to increase
the pressure on the lower end
of the mains serving residents
in the city limits. Estimated
cost, $2,000.
It could be installed in one
day, but it could take two to
reunion
good, bad and dangerous
times of WW H.
Jernstedt was flight leader
for the third pursuit squadron
stationed in Burma.
Jernstedt said another re
union is scheduled in two
years for the famous flying
group.
Only 150
attend
'Fair'
The first Health Fair for
Heppner was held over the
weekend, and was attended by
150 persons.
Staff of the Health Fair is
made up of college students
attending medical or pre
medical colleges. The four
man team here consisted of,
Fred Purdy, Dave Jones, Stan
Avery and Tom Pong. They
are working out of Portland
during the summer.
The staff is all volunteer
work. During the course of the
summer 17 such fairs are put
on in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho to bring dental and
medical services to the
people.
The medical students ex
plained to visitors the care of
teeth, balanced diets, blood
and urine samples, cancer
symptoms, drug use and other
medically approved informa
tion for maintenance of heal
thy bodies.
The affair was funded by the
United Presbyterian Church,
and is under the guidance of
Jhe Oregon State Health
Division and sponsored locally
by the Soroptimist Club of
Heppner.
CARELESS DRIVING i
CITATION ISSUED
Dana Alan Sweek, 18, 405
Water St., Heppner, was cited
by the Heppner City Police for
careless driving, July 19.
Sweek was cited on May
Street, and was scheduled to
appear at the City Hall July
25, at 10 a.m. Bail was set at
$53.
three weeks for approval of
the Oregon Board ot Heaun
and another two to three
weeks for final completion of
the work.
Second, the existing pump
at Wilkinson Ranch could be
replaced, and the number of
bowls increased in size and
number. There are now 6
inch bowls; and depending on
the existing pump, 9 to 12
could be put in service.
Meanwhile, Mayor Sweeney
told the Gazatte-Times Mon
day that residents are cooper
ating "very well" in conserv
ing water. Monday morning
both reservoirs, having a total
capacity of approximately one
million gallons, were full.
Heppner's wells pump, and
residents consume, about a
million gallons of water a day.
Between $30,000 and $40,000
worth of water is sold each
year by the city, and is the
supports
The Morrow Soil & Water
Conservation District has in
formed U.S. Senators Robert
Packwood and Mark Hatfield
and Cong. Al Ullman of its full
support of the Willow Creek
Dam project.
Ken Turner, chairman of
the district, wrote the law
makers on July 18:
"The Morrow Soil & Water
Conservation District has
been in support of the Willow
Creek Dam project since its
inception. At this time we wish
to reaffirm our support and
strongly urge that funding and
construction be started as
soon as possible.
"The flood peril that exists
from the large Willow Creek
Allen Hughes. Heppner. hat his blood pressure
checked by Dave Jones, medical student at the Health
Fair.
Peggy Schlichting. Heppner, has blood sample taken
by Mary Jo Lindstrom, R.N., during the Health Fair.
Boy clobbered by
When Tom Crawford, 16,
goes back to Eugene he can
tell his friends how it feels to
get run over by a combine.
The boy has been visiting his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Art Dalzell, during the current
wheat harvest. He climbed
upon the combine, his foot
slipped, the combine started
and caught his foot under the
city's principal source of
income.
In other business, the coun
cil reject an application for
variance to permit a 51-foot
trailer to be used as a
permanent home, and ap
proved an easement for in
derground cable sought by
pacific Northwest Bell Tele
phone Co.
Steve Anderson, registered
civil engineer for Telek En
gineering, La Grande, said he
is doing everything possible to
help solve existing water
problems.
The problem is four-fold:
lack of water, lack of pressure
in the fringe areas, lack of
circulation in the distribution
system, and lack of automatic
controls on the existing
system.
A long range study is now
under way to alleviate the
situation. Under studv is
dOGil
watershed is awesome. It is
difficult to imagine the catas
trophic effect if the total
watershed were to receive a
storm of the magnitude of the
1903. or even the 1971 storm.
"The Morrow Soil & Water
Conservation District board of
supervisors is deeply con
cerned about the potential for
loss of lives from flooding. The
City of Heppner sits directly
exposed in the flood plain. The
peril is real, but also the
psychological stigma is af
fecting the town's well being.
Furthermore, Heppner's
grown will amplify the hazard
for loss of life.
"The Corps of Engineers'
proposal, or alternative No. 4,
proposal
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combine
wheel. The machine ran over
him, full-length.
Because the ground was
soft, the boy was not seriously
injured. He was taken to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
for treatment of head-to-foot
bruises.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Crawford, Eugene.
renlacement of portions of the
Willow Creek line and adding
Thorpe Well to the city
system. This well is located
one mile up Balm Fork.
Another item considered is a
higher water level system
which would improve con
ditions near the cemetery, the
hospital area, and improve
fire protection in the high .
school area.
At present, without a com
pleted water study, it would
take at least 10 months to
correct most of the city's
water problems, Anderson
said.
It appears almost certain
that voters will be presented
with a water bond issue to
upgrade the water system.
Anderson declined to state the
cost of such a project before
the study is completed. These
cost figures should be a
available soon.
fills the communitie's major
needs and desires at the
present time. The basic con
cepts of proposal No. 4 seem
adequate and therefore should
be rapidly adopted so that
construction can be ex
pected." JAPANESE ARRIVE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Ten Japanese teenagers will
arrive in Heppner by char
tered bus Friday between 3: 15
and 3:45 p.m.
They will stay at the park a
short time in order to meet
some of the people of Heppner.