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MRS. IDA MAY GRABILL celebrated her 93rd
birthday Sunday, She In shown here relaxing with one
of her favorile hobbies, jig-saw puzzles.
Ida May Grabill
is a spry 93
Ida May Grabill, lone,
celebrated her 9'lrd birthday
Sunday, at the Bristow resi
dence in lone
she ua born in lone, Jan.
28 IKH2. one of 12 children of
Milton and Mary Hale Her
lather migrated to Oregon
f i imi Indiana, her mother
came to Oregon 'rotn Iowa,
and I he lo were married in
Brownsville, Ore . Nov. 25,
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Ida May Hale married
Thomas E. Grabill in IW2, at
Ori'ijiin (ity Tlie couple have
(no children. Mr. Anna
Wright. Itaker. Mr. (iene
What else Is new?
Stop flooding;
build a dam
Hv FHMFt'EHKSA
Twenty citizens appeared at
the Morrow County court
house Monday night to receive
A publicized report on flood
plain problems and conditions
in the Heppner area.
What they learned was 1 1
th.it Hit report is many
months away and 2 the city
needs Willow Creek Dam.
Representatives of the State
Water Resources Hoard, the
1' S. Army Corps of Engi
neers and the Soil Conserva
tion Service spent the evening
pointing out thai floods hap
pen, they are bad, and some
thing should be done about
them.
Il was hardly news to those
who had braved 20-degree
. temperatures, snow and ice to
!c present, and who had lived
through years of costly floods
and had had the Willow Creek
Dam vetoed by the president
last year because it wouldn't
show a financial profit.
Robert Evans. State Water
Resources Hoard showed
slides showing , preventive
methods thnt might be adopt
ed to minimize damage in
case of a flood. "Heppner is
unique in that it doesn't flood
every year, but when it does it
crcaies problems, Evans stat
ed, which the 20 interested
citizens understood as the
understatement of the year.
"Generally speaking, we
are not concerned with water
running over the land as we
are with the damage the water
causes."
Dikes and channel improve
ments can be useful in keeping
the water away from man, as
can updating building codes,
land use programs, urban
development programs,
warning signs and flood insur
ance combined with the flood
plain management program,
he said.
Ronald G. Barrett, U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers, told
the group that the flood
patterns for Shobe, Hinton and
Willow Creeks are all based on
it
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Grabill. Sumpter, Ore,, Hazel
Kill and Mary Bristow, both
of lone, and Mr. Helen
Keiihley, Heppner.
Mr Grabill has IS grand
children. .14 great grandchild
ren and four great ureal
grandchildren
She si ill does her own
housework, and enjoys putting
jigsaw puzzles together. She is
also an ardent wrestling fan,
and seldom misses (hem on
television. She recently at
tended the wrestling matches
in Heppner. and hopes to visit
Portland to see matched in the
Inline.
a too year flood and also on a
5vear flood Although the
cubic feet per second shown on
a chart appear to be rather
small. when they are combin
ed l hey arc quite large, with
the runoffs varying from 6.000
to 34.ooo cfs for a loo-year
Mood.
"The Heppner area is uni
que in that it is subject to
cloudburst rather than the
rising waters of rivers or
streams." said Barrett.
Last summer surveyors
look cross sections of the
Heppner area, and a computer
was used to determine the
looyear flood plain level.
Should a flood occur, such as
I he one in 1903. Heppner would
be isolated, as all of the
present bridges would either
Im' destroyed or they would be
under water. Heppner needs a
dam. like the Willow Creek
Dam." said Barrett.
After the veto by the
president of the Willow Creek
Dam project, Barrett said he
sxke to one of his superiors
and he w as told that the cost
benefits would not justify the
cost of the project. He feels
that this was one of many
projects caught in the guide
line squeeze.
"We are not burning our
drawings and our designs of
the Willow Creek Dam pro
ject," Barrett said, "We are
just putting them on the shelf
for a while."
Speaking for HUD regard
ing home and commercial
flood insurance was Chuck
Steele, who said "Flood insur
ance is required whenever an
existing house or building is
sold that requires money from
a bank."
Within the next year or so,
the flood insurance study
should be completed, establi
shing the flood risk areas. The ;
map when completed will also .
show the actual elevations and
showing the boundaries of a
100-year flood. If the dam is ,
built, ileppner will no longer ,
be in'the 100-year flood plain,
and the federal flood in
surance would be eliminated.
Record school budget proposed
Members of the Morrow
County School District budget
committee are finding their
work cut out for them as they
prepare the operating budget
for the district for 1975-76.
Their first meeting, how
ever, was recessed on Jan. 21
due to a lack of a quorum.
Their second meeting was
held at Riverside High School
on Jan, 28, Their final work
Jones
"Since Friday we have
made more progress toward
building a clinic than we have
since Drs. Joe Gifford and
Richard Carpenter, general
practicioners in Pendleton,
had first said they would
locate in Heppner," County
Judge Paul Jones said Mon
day morning.
Jones said he felt work on
the building site would be
under w ay by March 1 and the
clinic ready for use by June I,
The county court began
negotiations with Kinzua Cor
poration Monday to purchase
two lots on which to build the
Wheat
seminar
at lone
A wheat seminar will be
held Feb. 4 at the Willows ,
Grange in lone.
The education program be
gins at to am., and is
presented by the OSU exten
sion specialists and research
personnel at OSU and (he
AltS t'SDA slation in Pendle
ton, At in a m Paul Rasmussen,
Columbia Basin Research
Center. Pendleton, will speak
on "Nitrogen and Sulphur
ResHinses in Dry Land
Wheat;" followed by Don
It win ch. also of the Columbia
Basin Research Center,
speaking on "Weed Control in
Wheat and Fallow."
At II '3d the group will have
lunch at Beecher's in lone.
The seminar will resume al
I pin. with Bob Robinson.
OSlr extension entomologist,
discussing "Wheat Insects;"
followed by Norm Goetze,
OSl' extension agronomist,
"How Wheal Varieties are
Developed." The final speaker
will be Gene Nelson, OSU
extension farm management
sH'cinlisl. speaking on "Cop
ing with Inflating Production
Costs."
Patrolman hired,
another sought
A special meeting of the
Heppner common council was
held Thursday night to hear a
report from Police Committee
Chairman Ray Boyce regard
ing the hiring of another police
officer. ,
The request for another
officer was made by Police
Chief Dean Gilman at the
regular meeting of the coun
cil, Jan. 6, at which time the
matter was referred to the
committee.
With Dave Panter unable to
continue his duties as a
patrolman, the police com
mittee authorized the hiring of
another officer to fill the
vacancy and also authorized
the hiring of an additional
police officer.
The police committee also
recommended that in the
future all police personnel be
required to pass a "physical
examination prior to being
hired by the city, and that all
police officers have periodical
physical checkups.
Gilman stated that Wayne
Maxam, has been hired by the
city as a patrolman, replacing ;
Dave Panter,
session is scheduled for Feb. 4
at Heppner High School.
An increase of 18.5 per cent
In (he budget over the 1974-75
budget is predicted; however,
several variables hamper
budget estimates. Some of
these uncertainties are presi
dential planning for oil em
bargo and the effect on fuel
price, inflation and its effect
on costs, uncertain receipts
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clinic. The lots are located
east of the hospital just across
Thompson Avenue, which
runs in back of (he hospital.
The judge pointed out that the
doctors could buy the clinic
and lot outright from the
county at some future date if
the building were located off
hospital property.
Building codes would be
easier to meet off hospital
property, especially fire and
health regulations. The loca
tion would allow for expansion
and better parking Jones also
said the possibility of a federal
grant to pay a portion of the
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WAYNE MAXAM is Heppner 's newest police officer.
He and his wife. Theresa, have one child and are
expecting another in March. He was active in the
police reserve at Lake Oswego, Ore., for one year
before coming to Heppner.
In other business, Mayor
Jerry Sweeney signed an
agreement with the Parker
Hosmit Corporation granting
the city the necessary rights-of-way
for the installation of
the water transmission line to
the proposed reservoir site
near Heppner High School.
Weather permitting, Kenny
Construction Company will
begin installing the water
main Monday.
Former Councilmen Clyde
Alstott and Jerry Holomon
were present in the audience
and both commented on the
progress of Valley View
Estates subdivision. They re
ported they had received
complaints that some dis
crepancies exist in the sub
division and the contractor
and the architect should be
notified.
After reading a deficiency
report submitted by Thomas
Potter, Sweeney notified the
city clerk to ask both men to
be present at the next regular
meeting of the council, Feb. 3,
to explain their changes in the
subdivision.
from basic school support
funds, inability to predict
what will happen to revenue
such as federal forest rentals
if the building industry con
tinues to slump, and the fact
that the budget document is
being presented to the com
mittee before settlement of
salaries with teachers. This is
due in part to the March
voting dale whereas the pre
Heppner, Ore.,
clinic
clinic cost might be impos
sible if the clinic were located
on hospital property. Water
and sewer are available on the
two lots being considered. If
the clinic is constructed on the
proposed location less ex-,
cavation work w ill be required
and a basement is not being
planned.
A number of estimates and
bids have been received by the
court and more are expected
during the coming week,
Three different types of con
struction are being consider
ed. One is the modular unit
which is built at the factory
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vious voting date was in May.
The proposed budget is up.
$3.r6.6.r9 from last year's
$1,926,297.
Projected receipts for 1975
76 show an increase of $54,359.
A large share of this increase
is due to an increase in the
available cash on hand which
has been recommended to be
placed in the budget to offset
tax requirements.
Jan. 30, 1975
by June 1
and transported in two sec
tions to the site. Size is limited
with this type. A second type
being studied is the one built in
sections which are then trans
ported to the site and erected
on a prepared foundation. The
third method is the complete
construction of the building at
the site from the foundation
up
The court and the two
doctors have been proposing a
building measuring 64 feet by
2H leel or approximately 1.8O0
square feet.
Funding of the clinic is in
question because prices quot
Mobile health unit to
provide services here
Area residents w ill have an
'opportunity for a free blood
pressure check and lung
function test on Thursday.
Jan. 30.
This free check is being
provided as a community
service by the Seventh-day
Adventist Church which owns
and operates the mobile
health unit. The unit will be in
Heppner Thursday morning
and in Lexington Thursday
from 2 to 4 p.m.
The mobile health unit was
obtained and equipped in the
fall of 1974 at a cost of
approximately $15,000 by the
Upper Columbia Conference
of the church for health
screening and education in
Eastern Washington. North
ern Idaho and part of North
east Oregon.
All testing is done by two
nurses and other qualified
personnel, under the direction
of the church's Health Ser
vices Department. When per
sons being screened indicate a
high blood pressure reading,
they are advised to see their
family physician for medical
attention.
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On the expenditure side ot
the budget it is anticipated
that budget requirement
could increase 3 per cent over
last year's increase requiring
an additional levy of $2.43 per
thousand of true cash value.
Some of the reasons for
additional monies are extra
staff due to the development of
new programs and the antici
pated increase in student
ed by the varied construction
f irms have fluctuated as much
as $10 per square foot.
The sum of $30,000 w as set
aside in 1974 from revenue
sharing funds which can be
used for construction of a
clinic. What additional monies
are needed and how said
monies will be acquired have
not been determined. Judge
Jones said he has made
inquiry into the possibility of a
lederal grant.
No contract has been drawn
up because, as hospital board
members pointed out at a
meeting Thursday, the two
Pastor Robert Youngberg.
in eommenling on the visit of
the mobile health unit to the
Heppner area said. "Many
people have an elevated blood
pressure that they are not
aware of. and this condition
should have medical atten
tion. The purpose of this
screening program is preven
tion of disease through early
detection, referral and educa
tion." Health information will
be available on heart disease
prevention, weight control,
nutrition, physical fitness and
many other areas vital to
health.
"We are fortunate to have
this unit in our area because
there is such a heavy demand '
for its use." Pastor Y'oung
berg stated. "We believe that
helping our fellow man is a
living demonstration of what
Christianity is all about, and
that man can serve his God
and fellow man more effec
tively when he is healthy and
strong,"
"High blood pressure has
been called the silent killer,
said Donald R. Hall. MPH,
Director of Community Health
SUNDAY'S 4-inch snow bent tree branches to the ground
This picture was taken in Lexington.
.enrollment. During the past
year there was an increase of
80 students in the district
exclusive of the kindergarten.
A similar increase or more is
anticipated for the coming
year. Increases in salary and
fringe benefits to employees,
and increases in supplies such
as paper and textbooks and
increases in electricity and
water rates are factors.
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doctors must first make
application to the hospital
board to be admitted to the
medical staff of Pioneer
Memorial Hospital. This pro
cedure is standard in all
hospitals. The two doctors
submit a standard application
containing their credentials.
The applications are then
reviewed by the medical staff
at the hospital and recom
mendations given to the
hospital board. At present
Drs Gifford and Carpenter
are on the medical staffs at St.
Anthony's and Community
Hospital in Pendleton.
Sen-ices for the church and a
former pastor in Heppner.
"because it usually has no
obvious symptoms." Hall
pointed out that high blood
pressure is a leading cause of
disease and death in this
country, affecting one in every
six adults. Of the estimated 23
million people who have high
blood pressure. 50 per cent of
the people are completely
unaware and another one
fourth are aware, but not
doing anytning about it. Un
controlled high blood pressure
can result in a stroke, heart
failure, or other serious
diseases, he said.
SPAGHETTI DINNER
BY HONOR SOCIETY
The Heppner High School
National Honor Society is
sponsoring an "all you can
eat" spaghetti dinner Satur
day. Feb. 8.
The dinner will be served
following the performance of
the College of Idaho Chorus,
and will continue through the
junior varsity game with
Wasco Countv.