BESSIE WET2ELL
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NEWSPAPER L,B
I3ENE OR 97405
Heppner voter will be asked
lower budget Monday.
The Heppner budget committee met May 26 and lopped
over $60,000 off a proposed levy of 193,866 outside the six per
cent limitation that voters balked at on May 17.
The committee's chopping ended with a new levy of $28,191
outside the limitation. And, with the addition of taxes not
expected to be received ($3,947) the levy will be $32,138.
This levy will require a tax rate of $2.77 per thousand of
true cash value from the voters. This amount compares with
an $8.08 per thousand cash value that the older $93,866 levy
would have asked. .... i
The committee recognized that the pared budget proposal
Is "far below that which would be necessary to maintain any
resemblance the present level of city services; that the city is
growing in population; that costs of unexpanded sery ices i are
increasing by more than six per cent each year; and that the
pared budget was probably Inadequate to maintain city
solvency and fiscal responsibility."
Nevertheless, the chopped budget proposal was reported
back to the city council with a recommendation that user fees
k inrawl And. it was the belief of the
committee that it is "fair, and reasonable" to propose to shift
Vol. 93, No. 17
Heppner girl termed 'serious'
following one cor Occident
A Heppner girl was listed in
serious condition Tuesday at
Kadlec Hospital in Richland,
WA. following a one-car acci
dent, five miles south of Ruggs
Sunday morning.
Laurie Lucille McCabe, 17,
and two other passengers in a
1971 Chevrolet Nova were
hospitalized at Pioneer Mem-
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Heppner girls
to state meet
Two Heppner girls will represent this community at the
Girls State Convention at Willamette University this week.
The two juniors. Lisa Burkenblne and pam Haugen, will
leave for Salem for a week's stay with more than 270 girls
from across the state. ,k
The American Legion Auxiliary sponsored event in the J5tn
annual session will run from June 13-18.
The theme for the week will be "To inculcate tense of
Individual obligation to community, state and nation." The
girls had to meet five Item standard by the girls stale
selection committee to achieve the honor.
Along with a written resume on why they wanted to attend,
the girls had to meet a list of qualifications that included
leadership, character and honesty, scholarship, cooperative
ness. and community participation and service.
Miss Burkcnblne. 16. daughter of Forrest and Gail
Burkenbine. Heppner, said she wanted to "learn about
government", meet new people and get to know the
atmosphere of college surroundings.
Both girls enjoy hobbies that include sports activities,
sewing painting and other summer activities. Miss Haugen,
17 living with her aunt and uncle, George and Beatrice
Liiclanl, was unavailable for comment this week.
Both girls plan on college educations after their senior
years and have the medical field In mind for the future.
Gov. Sfraub
to visit here
Gov. Bob Straub will be In Heppner, June 23
it was announced at the Heppner City Council
meeting Monday night.
Straub will visit with city officials June U
from M a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Later In the day,
he will lour Klniua Corp. and then meet with
cilUens group for questions and answers, at
noon.
Se this paper for mora details next week.
to approve a substantially
orial Hospital after the 2:15
a.m. accident. Miss McCabe
was transported to Kadlec
with a broken bock.
Robert Emmet Smith, the
driver of the car, suffered a
broken collar bone, along with
cuts and bruises. John David
Hoffman, riding in the pas
senger seat, received cuts and
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Voters
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Borne of the burden for direct consumer services to the users
and away from the general property taxpayer.
The council has approved a water rate increase which
would raise an estimated additional $21,600 in resources.
(This increase would amount to a $2 charge.)
An increase in fees for use of the swimming pool is being
considered and a study is being conducted of a proposal to,
for the first time, impose a library card fee.
The committee's findings to reduce the levy to $28,191 will
abrasions. Smith. 22. lives in
Wasco. Hoffman, 21. lives in
Condon.
According to police reports
the car was traveling north
toward Heppner on Highway
207. There was a curve to the
west at the scene. The car.
reportedly, drove off the north
side of the highway, traveled
120 feet along a steep embank
ment, flipped end over end,
and came to rest on it's top,
facing wet in a field. 64 feet
north of the highway.
The vehicle, destined to be
totalled, sustained damage to
the front, top, both sides and
the rear. All three occupants,
riding in the front seat, were
thrown out.
According to police reports.
Council approves
meter revival
Get your nickels and dimes
ready again. The Heppner
City Council decided to re
install hand cranks on the
city's parking meters.
The meters will be working,
effective Monday, June 14,
throughout the town.
The city held a month's
moratorium on the meters In
May. Despite the city stopping
the parking payment, city
maintenance crews collected
$163.79 from the two working
machines.
At the Heppner Morrow Co
mfy Chamber ef Commerce
meeting Monday, bo o'
hands from city businena
people hoed city officials
that people want the meter
back.
The meters are II ami 16
years old and some ar
beyond repair it was told al
lh council meeting Monday.
The meters provide the city
with between M4.CW) year.
But. according to IVlict Chief
Dean Caiman, a new meter
head today could coat Bi much
as $l.
The council approved the re
Installment and alto planned a
Heppner, OR
Smith told Oregon State Police
that he was driving north at
about 55 miles per hour and
not being familiar with the
highway, entered the curve
too fast and could not negoti
ate the curve. Statements
were not taken from the pas
sengers due to the extent of
their injuries.
The car. which rounded the
sleep embankment for 120
feet, traveled another 48 feet
after the impact, mostly
through the air.
Smith was cited by OSP for
failure to maintain reasonable
control of a motor vehicle.
Primary cause for the wreck
was listed as "speed."
Two other accidents were
long term repair, replacement
plan for the metirs.
In other business, the coun
cil: heard anxious swim team
parents ask when the city
swimming pool would open.
The council agreed to open the
pool June 15. Prices for
swimming have doubled. A
children's $ 23 ticket is now
$ 50 and the adults admission
has doubled to $1 00. Family
tickets are now $40.
Dan Jamea and Paul Ar bo
gs t, representing the pool,
asked the council tf next year,
a special levy for the pool and
library, wouldn't be feasible.
The council said they would
entertain the thought.
read a communication
from Umatilla Readi Mix.
saying the cement company Is
planning to move from Its
prrtrnt location In town. The
council said the company did
(all Into the nuisance ordi
nance qualifications.
The company, which pro
ke plenty of wise and dust
In a normal working dy. !
located next to residential
toned property. They plan to
move, within V feet of the
city, for city services.
-balked at a request to put
a U7.7l Fleetwood moNle
home on Schultt Street. The
council voted no. 1 1 ih
ahalenOoo. There was one
opposition to the moNle home
by a nearby r relent ho
allegedly Mid lh moNle
home would depreciate the
value of his hou.
Randall Peterson, planning
cwnmiwMon member, ssid ,h
asked
include items that would otherwise be deleted if the city were
to stay within the six per cent limitation.
They are: $9801 to retain the street department employee
positions; $12,400 for street paving; $990 for the police clerk;
and $5,000 for the city's share towards maintaining a night
dispatcher in conjunction with the sheriff's office.
(That final $5,000 share for a night dispatcher may be
eliminated if the county is able to fund the position.)
With these additions, the total budget, by department
would be as follows: $59,010 for general government; $73,427
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Thursday, June 10, 1976
reported last week, one in
conjunction with the accident
that left Laurie McCabe at
Kadlec Hospital, Richland.
A non-injury, motorcycle
pickup accident occured about
5:30 a.m. Sunday when Danny
McBride, driver of the pickup,
was coming out of the Pioneer
Memorial Hospital after visit
ing the accident victims in the
McCabe Wreck.
According to police reports,
McBride, 27. Heppner was
pulling out of the hospital
parking lot when the motor
cycle came around a corner
and hit the vehicle's right
front fender. Ken Gorman, 27,
Heppner was the operator of
the motorcycle.
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opposition came in the form of
a written paper. He said the
opposing people did not follow
his aggressions out.
Councilmen Warren Plo
charsky voted no because of
the single opposition. Larry
Mills abstained. The mobile
home is owned by Dan Gray of
The Dalles. A cement founda
tion and grass yard were, re
portedly planned.
set June 1 for a special
council meeting to canvass the
ballots from the special elec
tion vote Monday for a W2.138
levy, outside the six per cent
limitation.
Saturday,
Junior rodeo oction set
Two big days of rodeo action are slated for this weekend at
the Sixth Annual, Morrow County Junior Rodeo. The two day
event will run Saturday and Sunday at the Heppner Fair
Grounds.
Th action will match cowboys and cowgirls from
nine year old through 18 In 11 events. Two divisions, one for
nine through 14 and the other for 1H8 yearsold have been
established.
The Western States Junior Rodeo Asaoclation approved
JU will begin at I p m. both days. Listed for compeUUv.
LTon will bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, cow
hng. barrel racing, steer dobbing. team roping caU
roping, bull dogging, girl, calf roping, pole bending and
breakaway.
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BE.U'TIFY AMERICA Bicentennial pro
ject for the 7th and 8th art class was the
decorating of the trash containers on Main
Street. .Marge Gardner is shown In picture.
Tom Shear, art teacher said the ciiy
Breathmobile slated Wed.
Breathe deeply please.
The Oregon Lung Associa
tion has slated the Christmas
Seal Breathmobile in Board
man and Heppner next week.
The Heppner tests, schedul
ed for Wednesday. June 16 at
Murray's drug will proceed
the Boardman tests. Thursdav
at the parking lot in Board
man. Pulmonary function breath
ing tests for shortness of
breath will be provided with
Sunday
for water and utility department; $29,500 for sewer
. . . in, trm rionartment: $50,558 for police
department; o,j - -i- - -
department; $55,951 for street department; $1,666 for
garbage collection and disposal; $9,830 for city swimming
pool; $4,236 for the city library; and $16,925 for revenue
The total operational budget would come to $309,446 and the
total budget, with all funds would be $400,510. (For a
comparison between this year's budget and last year , by
department, see table.)
The budget committee is maintaining a low profile on uua
levy, assuring voters that this special levy Is "essential,
well-justified, fair, and the smallest amount which the
committee can recommend in good faith."
With it, the total operational budget is absent of any
unjustified items. In fact, the total budget will still be short
some items which the committee would prefer to be able to
budget-for instance, vacation and sick pay for city
The committee welcomes and urges all interested citizens
to ask questions and examine the budget document. It also
urges voters turn-out, June 14.
See additional stones.
out charge to all persons, 18
years of age and older. The
breathmobile will be in Hepp
ner from noon to 3 p.m. and
then again from 4:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. at Murray's Drug at
217 N. Main.
It will be in Boardman at the
City Hall Thursday from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m.
Women are compared only
to women of their age and
height who were all non -cigarette
smokers and men are
compared only to men of
similar age and height who
Buckles will bt given tn all venta and an all-around
blanket will be awarded In each age group.
After the Saturday show, an open team roping competition
gets under way.
Also slated for the weekend's festivities wUl b a dance,
Saturday from I p.m. to S a m. at the Fairgrounds Pavilion.
Music will be by the Continentals and coat will be tl 50 per
person.
A Cowboy breakfast Is scheduled for Sunday at 7 a m. to 10
a m. at the Fairgrounds. A full breakfast will cost W 50 and a
half breakfast, $1 23.
The breakfast will be sponsored by tha American Legion,
Heppner post.
All in all, It looks like a full weekend of rodeo'ln a tion and
fun and excitement.
classes next year will be able to paint more. If
you look closely, the signatures of the artists
are on the conta Iners. Some of the Senior high
students helped too.
(G-T Photo)
were non-smokers.
Over 80.000 Oregonians have
received the free pulmonary
function testa on the breath
mobile since its inception in
1972. In the beginning, four
tests were given on the unit.
Today, a fifth and even more
definite test Is being given on
each person being tested. The
newest test is called "FEF-75-85
Percent" and helps to
Identify extremely early chan
ges in lung function when such
changes are most likely to still
be reversible.
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