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BESSIE WETZELL U OF ORE NEWSPAPER LIB EUGENE OR 07403 THE "If you don't want it published, don't let it happen. E Heppner, OR, Thursday, Jan. 29, 1976 Vol. 92, No. 50 15c Sweeney appointed Mike Sweeney was introdu ced as a new member of the Morrow County ' Planning Commission Monday night at the Morrow County Court ' house. Dorris Graves, Roy Undstrom and Fritz Cutsforth were re-appointed to the com mission for another term. Keeco Inc. presented a vari ance requiring a setback in M l zone, located at the south west corner of Highway 730 and Patterson Ferry Road. Keeco Inc. also presented an application for a condition use permit for contractor equip ment yard and an office on the same property. The application for the equipment shed and the office was approved, however when it was discovered that Kenn Evans was seeking the vari Employees for 3 year An awards dinner for the employees of Eastern Oregon Logging Company, Kinzua Corporation was held Jan. 17 at Kinzua. The dinner was held to honor construction employees and their wives lor having no lost time accidents over a three year period. Construction employees and wives honored were: Richard Mortimore. Cleburne Rob bins. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Cook, Glen Potter. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Munger. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cline, Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick Dunlap. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Medlock, Otis Cody and Sherron Mangum isisler . Mr. and Mrs. Doyal Hubble. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Progress report on irrigation project By Dan Wilton, Project Coordinator The irrigation project for North Morrow County and Western L'matilla County, now known officially as the Stanfield Westland project, is making rapid progress toward providing enough Information for the landowner so they can decide if they want lo participate in an irrigation project from the Columbia River. At the most recent meeting of the Stanfield Westland Project Coordinating Committee, reports were heard from lending Institutions as to the importance of a financial consultant to advise the committee and assist them in finding aources of financial support for this project. Also st the meeting were representatives from Vitro Boyle Engineering Firm who explained seven conceptions! ideas on how to bring water from the Columbia River to the nearly 95.0O0 acres now signed up in the project. They discussed pros and cons of each alternative and asked the coordinating committee for feedback. The coordinating committee, at the suggestion of the engineering firm, voted to re-open the sign up for the project so landowners within the existing signup area, or landowners adjacent, either on the east side, east of Buttercreek. or on the west side south of the bombing range, and Boeing land, could participate in the irrigation project. Additional lands will carry a 10 per cent late charge so they will need to make a contribution of 13 20 per acre. The new deadline for additional acres Is Feb. 5. 1976. Interested landowners should contact the Stanfield Irrigation office in Stanfield. The coordinating committee stated that additional lands will help the overall feasibility of the project, because the larger the project area, the smaller the per acre development cost. Approximately 1.000 additional acres has already requested permission to Join the project. The coordinating committee, a 12 man board includes: Larry Campbell, farmer, chairman; Gaylord Madison, farmer, vice-chairman; Dan Wilson. OSU. Extension Economist secretary and official spokesman for the committee; Robert O'Rourke. Attorney and irrigation districts representative; Bill Penney, manager. Port of l'matilla; Ken Turner, farmer; Chester Prior, farmer; Stafford Hansell. farmer; Darrell Maxwell. Umatilla County Extension Agent; lladley Akins. Ag. representative. U.S. Naliot-! Bank, part project coordinator; pill Giltwt, manager. Stanfield Westland Irrigation Districts and Tom Harper, city manager. City of Hermlston. The coordinating commute, on Nov. 21 authorized the Stanfield and Westland Irrigation District to enter Into contract with Vitro Boyle Engineering firm to complete an engineering feasibility study of the area lo be completed by Aug I. 1976. This completion date coincides with the completion date of an economic feasibility study being done by Oregon State University Extension Service. The three major questions that the two studies will answer art: , I w"ha kind of legal organization Is necessary to administer the project, the pricing policy and a recommendation on how the financing should be arranged. I The cost of delivering water lo the different areas of the '"j n'e ability of the land within the project lo pay back the coal of development and the cost of operation, based upon everal cropping pattern, crop yields and price variations. ance because of difficulties with the Boardman Telephone Co., as he wanted his office to be served by Pacific North west Bell, some discussion followed. It was later discov ered the county road had not been built on county property, and this was the reason for the variance. Evans wanted a variance of 14 ft. however, the planning commission approv ed a two foot extension. The commission approved the final plat for Greenwood Estates Subdivision. The subdivision includes 17 building lots of more than an acre per lot. Bob La Rue, lrrlgon and Bob Lagier, engi neer of LaGrande presented the final plat to the planning commission. The County Court must approve the final plat prior to construction. honored record Warren, Henry Geer, Mr. and Mrs. Don Stanton and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Howell. Lee Wilson. Safety Com pliance Officer, Accident Pre vention Division, Workmen's Compensation Board and Bill Bolender. Safety Consultant State Accident Insurance Fund presented the crew with merit awards from their respective offices. Representatives from Kin zua Corporation, Heppner, and their wives attending the dinner to congradulate the employees for their fine re cord included Mr. and Mrs. Darl Hagey. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lankford. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Vader. Mr. and Mrs. Guy VanArsdale and Milo Prindle. County equipment needs repairs Nine employees of the County Road Department were temporarily laid off Jan. 5 by the Morrow County Court until the equipment operated by the employees can meet State Safety Standards. Prior to their dismissal, the men notified road master Doc Sherer, that some of the present equipment did not meet safety standards. Sherer took the list and asked the courts advisement on the matter. The County Court decided to contact the State of Oregon Accident Prevention Division, Pendleton to have the equipment checked, re garding the necessary safety features. After the Accident Preven tion Division inspected the equipment, they listed some 20 faulty features with the equip ment. Some of the necessary corrections include the re placing of all broken or cracked glass within the vehicles; installation of seat belts and roll bars; bleepers must be Installed on all equipment that has a reverse gear; safety guard rails must be installed when large equip ment is in operation to prevent anyone from entering the area Juveniles apprehended Three youngster ages 7-9 years of age were apprehend ed by Heppner City Police and remanded to juvenile authori ties, on charges of theft. The youngsters were seen entering a vacant home and police investigated the young sters activities. It appears the youngsters had been ripping off miscellaneous items from parked vehicles in the neigh borhood and placing them in the vacant house. Among the items recovered NFO meeting tonight, lone There will be a National Farm Organization meeting, tonight, Thursday at the lone Grange Hall. The meeting will be preceeded by a crab feed starling at 7:30 p.m. Following dinner speakers will include Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Schulz. Mr. Schulz was recently elected Washington State president of NFO. Prior his recent appointment he has been active in both communi ty and Grange affairs and joined NFO at the start of organizing in the northwest. He has held various offices from bean chairman, district director and 4th district presi PGE awards Portland General Electric Company announced recently it has awarded Peter Kiewit Sons' Co.. Omaha. NE. the approximately Its million contract for preliminary site earthwork and reservoir con struction for the utility' Boardman coal fired generat ing plant. Peter Kiewit Sons' Walla Walla Area office has respon sibility for supervising the operation. Primary work to be com pleted under the contract will be excavation of material from the power block and coal handling area at the site. Thi material will be used by the contractor to construct dam, divider dike and a saddle dam for the 1400 acre cooling reservoir. During February the con tractor will develop a con struction water aupply system and build shop and office facilities In the reservoir area. "We anticipate the majority of work Involved with this contract will be accomplished where the equipment is work ing : the electrical panel on the rock crusher has to be rewired and safety equipment instal led. ? When the county purchased most of the equipment in 1969 safety features were not' installed as it was not deemed necessary. Judge Paul Jones has stated that as soon as the safety equipment arrives for the machinery it will be installed by the mechanics Dick Sherer and Glen Irby. He further stated the cost of installing the safety equipment and repair to the rock crusher will probably cost the county thou- ; sands of dollars. The equipment cannot be -put into operation until all repairs are completed and meet state standards. Failure to comply with the law could result in severe penalties to the county. All snow equipment has been equipped with the afety factors and the equipment is ready for any snow emergen cy. The County Court does not forsee the men being able to return to work prior to March 1. were plastic glasses, wind shield scraper, can opener, billfold, an instamatic cam era, 5 eight-track tapes, check book, cement weight and three sets of mounted antlers. Three Heppner teenagers were arrested by Heppner City Police and charged with criminal activities in drugs. Police reported the juveniles had been smoking marijuana. They have been remanded to juvenile authorities. dium . His wife Oryissa M. Schulz. has worked as a columnist and free lance writer and is a legislative consultant to the Washington State Legislature. She is a chairperson on agri culture workshops, state con ference on food and nutrition. She is a lay member of the Select Committee on preser vation of agricultural land. Washington Stale; Member of the Policy Council. Hunger Action Center and is listed in the 5oth edition of Marquis' Who's Who in the West tand America i. contract in 1976, but the contract will extend lo the end of 1977."said Ad Starner. PGE's manager of generation construction. He said the contract w ill involve a peak construction force of about 190 worker. PGE expect permanent foundation work for the 550 megawatt. NS0 5O0 million project to begin in late 1976. S DAYS TO WIN It The Morrow County Fair Committee Is offering III for a theme for this year's Fair. Parade and Rodeo. Entries mutt be submitted by Feb. J. Entries may be sent U Delpha Jones. Lexington, l.li Curtis, Heppner or Larry Mills, at the Morrow County Grata Growers. Becante of (he limited lime, phone rails from entrant will be accept ed. The winner will be selected Feb. 4. at the regular meeting of the Fab- Committee. ify Water System Completed "The City of Heppner now has enough water to serve 2.500 residents, or until 1995 if the population increases at the rate of the predicted one per cent annual growth," said City Engineer Steve ' Anderson, speaking before the Chamber of Commerce Monday. "I have done a lot of things in the past two and one-half years," said Anderson, stating he was hired by the City of Heppner in June. 1973. By November, 1973 he had com pleted his study on the existing water system and presented his report to the Chamber of Commerce asking for its support in the passage of a (450.000 water bond issue to revamp the existing water others march Thursday night Volunteers for the March of Dimes w ill be knocking on the doors of homes in Morrow County towns on Thursday evening. Jan. 29. People in Boardman, Irrigon, lone Lexington and Heppner will be asked to contribute to the 1976 campaign. The Morrow County chapter of the national foundation uses part of the money collected to sponsor Mikka Lou Evans, 14 month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Evans, Irrigon. Mikka was born with two birth defects of the windpipe. She has spent three months of her life in the Oregon Medical School Hospital and has had several corrective surgeries. Mikka will also need another operation at the end of January. She requires two large machines to help with her breathing and catheter replacement supplies are used constantly. The Morrow Cou nty March of Dimes ha paid for these machine and up- Wheat seminar A one day wheat and production seminar will be held at the Willows Grange Hall, lone, Feb. 2. starting at 9:30 a.m. lo bring grower abreast of current develop ment in the wheal Industry. ' Project coordinator, Norm Goetze, an OSU extension agronomist (aid the meeting I designed for grower, but should be of interest to supplier and trade people. Topic to be covered in clude: change In wheat grading procedure, perfor mance of new wheal varietie In Eastern Oregon, winter S (JJi I-- ' 'i line. In March 1974, he and Orville Cutsforth went to Washington, D.C. and testified before the Senate in hopes of securing federal funds for the proposed water line with the building of the Willow Creek Dam. However, in 1975 Presi dent Ford vetoed the constru ction of the dam and new plans had to be designed by Ander son. Some of the existing reser voirs, thought to be obsolete by the City had to be repaired and used in the project. With the usage of these reservoirs there is now ample water for the city as well as sufficient water for any fire hazard. At present the city has four zones of water pressure. plies. Pat Gentry, county chair man and coordinator of the Mother's March, stated. "We have a large turnout of volun teers this year and are looking forward to exceeding the amount of money we raised last year." The fund grossed $1,044 in the 1975 march. W ft 1 MIKKA LOU EVANS hardiness of wheat, foot rot of wheat, how to sell wheat and report from the Oregon Wheat Grower League. Other on the program with Goetze are Robert Powelson, OSU plant pathologist; Char les Rohde, Columbia Basin Research Center at Pendle ton; Ai Plummer, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Portland, Don George, USD A Agricultural Research Ser vice, Pullman, WA; and We Grilley, executive vice presi dent of the Oregon Wheat Grower League, Pendleton. J City Engineer Steve Anderson various modifications made to better circulation within the city due to the looping of some of the existing mains and additional fire hydrants, and additional water pressure. While the pressure varies from 30 to 90 pounds per square inch (psi), due to the surrounding hills, all areas within the present city limits now have an ample supply of water. The city of Heppner is now rated 7-B by the state for Tire protection and in the near future the city should be rated at least 7-A which should mean a decrease in the fire rates. It is doubtful if the City of Heppner will ever increase beyond 7-A as the city has a volunteer fire department and School committee meets Boardman The Morrow County School Budget com mittee met at Riverside High School Jan. 26 in the second of three scheduled meetings. A lively discussion, with the music department of the Heppner High School revealed that the participation in the program has increased dra matically. In 1974 approxi mately 20 were involved in band in Heppner High. This has increased to 43 and is projected to involve more than 60 students. The Elementary School is experiencing the ame type of growth and the involvement is expected to reach 90 to 100 youngsters. This activity has resulted in need for more instruments and equipment to carry on the program. Presently the In structors are using a number of their own amplifier and electrical Instruments. A result a higher than usual request was made in the budget. The budget committee re commended that some form of rental program be worked out to offset the cost of new or replacement instrument. Four budget item were approved by the committee: ( 1 approved capital outlay of $34,446; (2) approved replace ment outlay of $21,404; tl) approved capital outlay of major improvement to build ings $12,720 after deleting $2,014 for a r H water healing coil at lone, and (4) approved additional staff cost of $89,818. These will be passed to the school board with the budget as a whole after the next meeting. point to a map showing the Heppner' new water system. the rating is given by the state. New hydrants were added in the area of the Elementary School and at Heppner High .School and the existing stand pipe hydrants were replaced. Should the City of Heppner expand beyond the predicted growth rate, the present water system could be expanded due to the existing work completed in the field. The city now has two automatic booster sta tions that are virtually vanda lism proof. "I feel confident that Hepp ner now has a modern, water system, one that will provide for the growth of the area," said Anderson. Pet Rock Show The Oregon Agate and Mineral Society will sponsor a series of exhibits and lapidary demonstrations at the Oregon Museum of Science and In dustry. Jan. 31-Feb. 8, includ ing its "Firs tAnnual Pet Rock Show." Vying for attention with pet rocks of all breeds will be a special Bicentennial display of stones from each of the 50 states. Oregon's state rock, the thunderegg. will be a focus of interest and visitors will have the opportunity to pur chase an Oregon thunderegg and have it cut open at no charge. A wide variety of rocks, minerals, and jewelry will be on sale, and rock hunting location maps of Oregon will be available. On weekends during the show, Oregon Agate and Mineral Society member will give actual working demon strations of faceting, rock cutting and polishing, carving, jewelry making, silversmith ing, and the art of making pictures from crushed stone. Awro" will be handed out in the "First Annual Pet Rock Show" at OMSI on Feb. I. The public Is invited to bring in favorite pet rocks on any day during the two-week Agate and Mineral Society exhibi tion. These will be registered, identified and put on display until judging at 1 pm , Sunday, Feb. I. Pet rock expert Mr. Ralph Mason of Oregon' Department of Geo logy will b among the Judge handing out award In catego rie ranging from "Best of Breed" to "Best Trained." The Oregon Agate and Mineral Society show will be held at OMSI Jan. 31 Feb. I.
