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At Boardman, Irrigon
ixlew clESsrooms Feaoieo.
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Two expecUnt area schools '
re patiently awaiting the
arrival of quadruplets and
octupleta.
Riverside High School.
Boardman, and A.C. Hough
ton, Irrigon, are in their final
stages of new classroom con
struction. By Dec. 1 and Feb.
1, respectively, the additions
are expected to open their
doors to the wave of overflow
Fire district
i
asks station
The Boardman Rural Fire
District board agreed last
Thursday to ask voters for a
$65,000 bond issue to pur
chase land and construct a
new fire station on it.
Election was set for Jan. 11.
Three rural fire department
vehicles stored at the city fire
station for a $450 yearly
rental fee must sit outside due
to lack of space. Because of
freezing weather conditions
the water stored in the trucks
must be drained to avoid
damaging the tanks.
"A lot of good a fire truck is
with no water in it," comment
ed Boardman Assistant Fire
Chief Carroll Donovan.
State law requires the
minimum amount of water
taken to a fire to be no less
than 4.000 gallons. The situa
tion has left the rural fire
department considerably
short with only one 1,500
gallon truck stored inside.
To be built within the city
limits, the Door plan of the
proposed station would be the
same as the one already
standing in Echo. A few
changes would be included in
the Boardman station: a larg
er meeting room, smaller
kitchen, a few more doors and
lowering the ceiling in the
office and kitchen for more
storage space overhead. The
Farm-City
banquet Fri.
Honor will abound Friday
night.
The annual farm-city ban
quet, set for 7:30 p.m. at the
Heppner Elks Lodge in Hep
pner Friday, will be the scene
of numerous awards, pre
sentations and honors.
The dual purpose awards
night for the city will include
farm awards in 4H and
Future Farmers of America
for youth. Oregon Steer Merit
Certificates, the Cattleman of
the Year.
The Heppner Morrow Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce will
lvi present two awards One
is an improvement type
wards for a business that
improves the climate of the
area In the past, theme
wards have gone to Card
nrr s. Prtersona Jewelry. and
the LrHih Shoppe for their
remodeling: Kinua Corp. for
the construction of the veneer
plant
AUo presented will be a
community service type
ward Drlvin 1 1) O N !!
a awarded this for his work
in the potato Industry's prog
rrm in the county, Randall
prtrrvm fur his work with the
thamher and rodeo, to Orville
Cuthth on more than one
occasion fur community ser
vice; and lo Mrs. Duvall for
hrf contribution of the ambu
lance and the establishment of
(be library and muwnim
Alg with the lwochi.mle
an. 23 Marrow County H
and r FA '" U receive
students in the two institu
tions. Riverside's four new class
rooms could handle another
100 students at 25 people per
room. The eight rooms being
built at A.C. Houghton will
make it possible for that
elementary school to accom
modate 425 students. Its
present enrollment is set at
350 students, in the kinder
garten through sixth grades.
firemen also plan to offer the
station as a ballroom facility
for community dances.
A definite plus for the
community, were this station
built, is the fire insurance
factor. "In order to be covered
by fire insurance, a structure
must be within a five mile
limit of the fire station. By
building this station it would
enable many people, now
excluded, to be listed within
the district," said Donovan.
For residents living on the
edge of the district, board
member Delmer Hug said, "If
they don't feel they are
getting adequate protection
they can petition out of the
district if they want to," In
doing this the resident would
no longer have to pay a fire
insurance premium.
The firemen feel this new
rural station is urgently need
ed. In order to keep equip
ment in proper working condi
tion, the housing problem is
vitaL In maintaining a low
insurance rating the equip
ment must be kept in good
shape. Weathering is another
factor that will cost the
taxpayer money in the long
run as corrosion is much more
active outside than inside.
Purchase of new equipment is
an expensive alternative.
awards for the top quality beef
they produced and exhibited
at the 1976 Morrow County
Fair.
The five top carcasses will
receive cash awards. The top
carcass winner this year is
Tim Daly, who exhibited a
1,068 pound cross bred steer in
the FFA division. JoLynn
Daly had the second place
carcass, followed by Chris
Rauch. Wayne lluwe and Sally
Sumner. The cash awards to
these people are sponsored by
the Morrow County Livestock
Growers Association and
Frank Anderson.
Twenty five beef exhibitors
will receive Oregon Steer of
Merit Certificates Steer of
Meril winners were JoLynn
Daly, Mary Daly. Tim Daly.
Dawn Peterson. Krynn Robin
son. Matt Clark. Carol Mc
Elligotl. Vincent McElligntl.
Ralph Morter;
Chris Rauch. Jay lla)S.
ttVl, So.ll M'k. Hiil
Van ShtMak. Kathleen Van
Srhtxaik, M.ke Cnnklin. Pal
(lark. Wayne lluwe. Ann Van
fcboiatk. Sally Sumner. Mali
M f '.Illicit. F.liaheth McElli
girft, lAmald Richards. Mirh
elle Mt Flint-!. Jerry McFJ
lig'Xt The farm city banquet fol
low an aft et mum and evening
of the TTth annual meeting of
Ihe Morw County Uvestmk
rjrnwrr AMitmn tHher
jiorirs crert,ifig Ihe day s
events are in this paper
Aside from strictly class
room purposes, the Irrigon
school will also be incorporat
ing into its new wing a speech
and hearing room, special
reading room, two storerooms
and two restrooms. Two third
grade classes of 44 students
have been combined with two
teachers until facility comple
tion. The same situation holds
true with 48 fourth graders.
Fifth and sixth grade class
es are housed in the original
A.C. Houghton school built in
1918. The newer school was
built next to it in 1952 with
another addition in 1962 of an
Grazing
Grazing fees in 1977 for cat
tle, horses and sheep on
National Forests in U con
tiguous western states and all
public lands administered by
the Bureau of Land Man
agement, will be held at their
1976 levels, rather than in
creased. This action covers most of
the western states, except
where competitive bidding is
used to establish fees, and is
CBEC franchise
A franchise renewal for Columbia Basin Electric
Cooperative could cause a few blackouts in the Heppner
common council if the two bodies don't come to an agreement
before the franchise expiration in February.
A 50 year franchise runs out on February 1 for CBEC and
the city of Heppner. The two bodies are studying a different
franchise proposal, other than another 50 year shot.
And, because Heppner needs additional revenues, the city
is asking that the franchise tax be upped to 3 per cent instead
of the 2 per cent that has been in effect for many years.
Jim Rogers and Robert Jones, councilmen. met with CBEC
manager Dave Harrison recently to discuss a new franchise.
Correspondence from CBEC was reviewed, showing the
rate structure prior to 1972 when the street light rates were
reduced and showing the comparative rate structure and
franchise tax relationship.
Rogers stressed the need the city has for additional
revenues, according to a committee meeting statement
prepared and read at the Heppner common council Monday.
The Coop position of passing any increase above 2 per cent
was also discussed.
Jones and Rogers favored a 3 per cent franchise tax by a
normal franchise tax ordinance even if the Coop added it on
to the billing for Heppner customers.
And that's exactly what the Coop has in mind, according to
Harrison.
Harrison said a renewal in Condon in 1972 did not raise the
franchise tax and that Lexington and lone had not
entertained a franchise tax increase either.
The committee did suggest that the term of agreement be
set at 25 years with an option of review every five years from
the date of adoption.
Mayor Jerry Sweeney told the rest of the council Monday
that if CBEC decided to raise street light billing to pay for the
franchise tax, that it would be "unfair."
"If they're going to do it," Sweeney said, "they should do it
to everybody."
The Coop does not pay any other taxes and gets fiee police
and fire protection, Sweeney said.
CBEC paid I3.16 In building ad volorem tax to the city of
Heppner this year, according to Harrison. He said CBEC also
pays a gross revenue in lieu of ad volorem to the state
BMCC offers
G.E.D. testing
Pernios in Morrow and
I'matilla counties who have
not received a high school
diploma can now lake the
CCD tr U in of Umi citifi
otitnit ol Pendleton.
ipmired by Blue Mountain
Community College. Ihe pro
gram is deigned for perioni
living in Morrow County or Ihe
liVrmivlnn. Mtl'oo Freewater
or Mmiofl arras and who
canno get to Ihe BMCC
rampu for Ihe lru
The C, E D lest, divided into
fi segments. a General
lUluratHinal vrlopmenl
Trt and i ciiilrrH Ihe
e-jtmalrnl In Ihe Ibgh Shl
dilm The leM Is required
b many employers, college
office area, library, two class
rooms and a cafetorium. Burs
ting at the seams, principal
Mick Tolar moans, "We really
needed this (the new addi
tion). We're in worse shape
than many as far as needing
space."
Bob Smith, an Ontario, Ore.
architect, designed both new
school wings. "When River
side's building was initially
constructed by the Corp of
Engineers," according to Riv
erside principal Dan Daltoso,
"it was built to repel sound."
A need felt due to the sonic
booms which frequented the
fees stay same
required by the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (Bureau of Land
Management Organic Act)
enacted Oct. 21.
Announcement of the fee
proposal is scheduled to be
made by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) in the
Nov. 29 Federal Register after
which revised regulations will
and universities Subjwt
covered, by Ihe Iculs are
English, Social Sludies, Set
erne, Uterature and Mathe
nuiic A small fre. now U,
charged by Ihe stale for the
full series
The lesls will be given in
Heppner a! the Neighhorhond
Crnrr. al 7p m Thurwlavs by
dpiifiimenl Appointments
should be made al the
Heppner Adult Education
Center. .
Tet in the outl ing renters
wilt be administered by Jrni
Jwtlmlmry TeU will continue
lo 1 given on Ihe Ulue
Mountain Community foltrfie
campim between lam and i
p m weefcdvs
area in the 1960'a. The origin
al building is a double-brick
wall construction which is
considerably more expensive
than the route chosen for the
new east wing. Today the
original building would coat
approximately $80 per square
foot. The addition is brick
with a wood frame.
Its acoustic advantages will
not be equal to the old
building. "But it didn't coat aa
much either," said Daltoso.
The original Riverside build
ing is also capable aa serving
as a shelter in case of national
emergency.
be published. In addition,
revised regulations will soon
be published by the Depart
ment of Interior.
Fees on these National
Forests will remain at an
average of $1.60 per animal
unit month, as they were in
1976. (An animal unit month is
the grazing of a mature cow,
horse, or five sheep for one
month.) The new fee year
starts Mar. 1. 1977.
Sweeney also said he favored a reduced time span so as not
to "strap the city till the year 2000."
Harrison said any franchise tax over the regular 2 per cent
would be shown as a bill back on Heppner residents' light
bills.
In a letter to Jim Rogers, chairman of the city franchise
committee, Harrison said the form of agreement is basically
City favors 3 franchise tax. CBEC
favors long standing 2
the "same as was approved by the city of Condon in 1972,"
except the term was set at 25 years
'There has been some misunderstanding in reference to
the franchise tax." Harrison wrote, "thai is paid the city.
This tax is not pari of the franchise agreement and is cover ed
in a separate ordinance."
Harrison wrote further thai "the Coop boaro has nee n of
Ihe opinion that il would be unfair for the entire membership
to pay for the tax applied for the benefit of only a portion of
the membership. Therefore, they have a policy that any
future assessments of franchise tax would be passed on
(indicated as extra billing) to the members concerned "
Harrison also said that the
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Heppner has new Christmas street lights this year. The
lights were bought from The Dallas. Also, a large spruce
tree will be decorated.
renewal studied
board leels tne present raie
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structure 'effectively more than offsets the comparative
relationships to a higher franchise tax and higher rates."
"1 wan of the opinion," he wrote, "that the rale reduction
given the cities in Oct. 1972 was strong evidence of the
interest of the cooperative in holding down coats for
operation of the cities served. It 1 remarkable that the
present rate structure is less than the first adopted by the
Coop more than 25 years ago "
A comparison study also sent, noted that CBEC rates were
lower than those at Pacific Power and Light.
The study showed that Ihe reduction from 1972 lowered the
lulling rates by 29 per cent and that present rates, compared
to PP & L. were 4f per cent lower through CBEC.
The two bodies. CUF.C and the council, have until February
I to agree on a franchise tax and term of years
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