Heppner gazette-times., December 30, 1976, Page Page 3, Image 3

THE GAZETTE-TIMES. Heppner, OR. Thursday. Dec. 30. 197. 1
rani rejection slows
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or dm an clinic
proposal
Last week's snowfall?
s Lawrence F. Burd, Pen
dleton, was cited by Morrow
County Sheriff Department
last week for offensive lit
tering. Although this picture looks
like the countv received a
Manslaughter
trial here
dismissed
Suppressed information
forced the dismissal last week
of a manslaughter trial
against Jerry Patrick DeLair,
Boardman.
DeLair, 25, was the driver of
a pickup truck that struck a
tree on Wilson Road, which
caused the death of Douglas
Theodore Brundy, 30. Board
man. The accident took place in
late August and was a one car
accident Involving the driver
and five passengers.
District Attorney Dennis
Doherty, Morrow County, said
his case against DeLair was
bawd on blood alcohol evi
dence that was taken from
Del-air following the accident
at St. Anthony's Hospital In
Pendleton.
The defense successfully
suppressed the information
when the court ruled that
Oregon State Police did not
have probable cause to justify
the seizure.
PrftHp,wnrY rePorf
County, city grants
rejected by PWEA
I"reliminary grant approv
als from the Public Works
Employment Act in Morrow
County don't leave many
county or city officials with
smiling faces. Of more than
two million dollars worth of
applications in the county, the
tentative report is that the
county gained approval on one
application for $116,000.
One of the biggest dis
appointments in the county
Christmas light
winners nam ed
lUirl Muhoney won
the outdoor and Itutrh
I l.aughlin the Indoor
competition f the Hep-purr-Morrow
County
j Chamber of Commerce
Christmas lighting con
tent. Mrs. Mahoney, 635 K.
'linger, won first prlie of
$30. In second was
Itundull Peterson. $211
winner, and Calvin
Sherman, third. 1 10 In
heavy snowfall, it was taken
last week by county road
superintendent, Doc Sherer. It
is not snow but soap.
Burd was using soap to aid
in his well drilling process in
the Sand Hollow area. The
HEPPNER OR THURSDAY, DEC. 30, 1976 SECOND PAGE ONE
Ray Boyce
Takes over
from Larry Mills
was the disapproval of a
$301,906 application for a
medical clinic in Boardman.
(See additional story.)
In some respects, the dollar
signs look fine, but to this
Individual county, they don't.
In Oregon, out of $29,700,000
granted, there were applica
tions that went over the $500
million mark.
Of that $29 million granted
In Oregon district 12, which
ner.
l.auKhlin won the :io
first prlie for Indoor
lighting (seen from the
outside). Laughlln lives
al 263 K. Canyon. In
second was Harry Ken
nlxon. $20 winner, and
third was Toussent Du
biMiie. $l winner.
Honorable mention
went to Sam and Ruby
.Hirers and to Robert
Kelly.
soaov foam ran out of the well
and onto the county road,
standing In places knee deep
for about a hundred yards
down the highway.
Burd will appear in court on
Dec. 29 at 2 p.m.
THE
GAZE
Boyce
Ray Boyce officially took
over the presidency Monday
of the Heppner-Morrow Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce.
Boyce and his two officers,
first vice president Don Cole
and second vice president
Lyle Lowe, were installed in a
ceremony by Bob Abrams,
installing officer.
Boycr takes charge, fol
lowing the year stint of Larry
Mills.
Boyce told the chamber that
Mills had done a "wonderful
encompasses Morrow, Uma
tilla, Gilliam. Wheeler and
Grant counties received $3
million.
"On a population basis, we
got more than our share,"
Judge Paul Jones said of the
district's application approv
als. "On an area basis." he
added, "we didn't get
much."
Of the 10 applications from
the county and cities of Mor
row, only one, a grant for
$116,000 in Irrigon, was ap
proved for improvements on
that city's water system.
That $116,000 Is to expand
the present system and im
prove on It. Jones said that
figure "wasn't much" and he
thought the application would
be rejected because of an
"insufficient application."
The Improvements are to
include water lines to outlying
areas and Improvements on
the distribution system. Jones
laid the improvements should
enable Irrigon to add con
siderably to the number of
households on the water sys
tem. Jones made it clear that the
grant approval reports were
not official, but said that he'd
heard of some thut did gain
(Continued on Page 81
"We're back to first base,"
Bob Ewell, Tri-County Health
Services head said this week
when he learned that a grant
proposal to build a health
clinic in Boardman had been
rejected by the Public Works
Employment Act.
The PWEA grants are de
signed on an immediate work
force program. And that's
what has Ewell as well as
Morrow County Judge Paul
Jones perplexed and disap
pointed. According to Ewell, the
proposed 3,950 square foot
clinic would have housed ser
vices consisting of medical,
mental health, dental and pre
ventive educational services.
The estimated employment
would be 16 full time persons,
including seven minorities
installed chamber
job.
ly."
Truthfully and honest
Boycc said, "I think
Larry's set a record. As far as
I know, he's only missed three
meetings this year."
Also stepping down is Nona
Grace, who has been secre
tary of the chamber for the
past seven years. Wil Phinney
was named by Boyce to suc
ceed her.
In other business, the cham
ber: raised dues $5 per year.
Cost raise was instituted by a
hike in the noon luncheon fee
from $2.25 to $2.50. which was
negotiated earlier this year. A
full membership raised from
$105 to $110; an associate
membership raised from $35
to $40; and an honorary
membership increased from
$15 to $20.
.heard from Randall Peter-
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The first beby of 1977 won't
cry. Look to page 10 to see
why.
because of the Spanish speak
ing population in the area.
Ewell said that 16 persons
represents 11 per cent of the
county employee work force in
the county and it would be
permanent.
Ewell was dismayed at the
outcome. "The money was in
the ball park," he said. The
proposed application asked
for $301,906. "The school dis
tricts got the money," he said.
Ewell noted that Eagle Point
school district, a school dis
trict that has not operated
since October because of
budget defeats, got $3 million
to build a new building.
"What was the criteria to
determine which applications
should be granted and which
ones would not?" Ewell asked.
He said Portland was ex
TCP
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son. merchants' chairman.
Peterson told the chamber
that he had not yet solicited
businesses for their share of
the Christmas street light
decorations collections. Peter
son also explained the reason
for nil the lights not being lit.
He said that the committee
simply ran out of time. The
lights all needed new plugs,
lights and brackets.
Peterson said he wasn't
leaving the chamber "high
and dry" since the chamber
loaned the merchants the
money to purchase the lights
from The Dalles. Cost of the
lights was around $1,000.
Hcppner purchased 35 lights
at $20 apiece and received 45
lights.
Peterson said he will ask for
a $20 contribution from the
50-tiO merchants in the town
pecting around 13 million and
got a figure in the thousands.
What was it for? A tennis
court. "How many people will
a tennis court employ?" Ewell
asked again. "They could hire
a person to sweep it off, I
guess."
Ewell was critical of the
7 felt pretty
criteria used to determine
. grant applications since the
whole idea of the program was
to create immediate employ
ment. Both Ewell and Jones were
somewhat confident that the
application would be approved.
HEPPNEM
TIME
and that individual contribu
tions are also welcome. Col
umbia Basin Electric Coop,
Lyle Lowe
Kuhn joins Abrams in
Heppner attorney firm
Bill Kuhn has been as
sociated with Robert Abrams
in the Main Street Law Office,
which says "Mahoney and
Abrams" or. its window, for
the past four weeks now. He
likes this small town, likes the
West generally, and wants to
settle in and stay quite a
while.
Statistically, Bill is almost
26 vears-old. holds a 1976 J.D.
Bill Kuhn
degree from Portland's Lewis
and Clark School of Law and
was admitted to the Oregon
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Jones said the program
must not have felt that the
health clinic would contribute
to immediate employment in
the Boardman area.
Jones said he "thought that
without the clinic, businesses
will be discouraged to come to
confident'
the area."
Ewell echoed that stand. "I
was hopeful." he said. "This
area has been designated the
fastest growing area in the
state. Using their own cri
teria, I thought it would be
justified."
Gaining the clinic, accord-
pres
the city of Heppner crews and
Heppner TV did the light In
stallation. Don Cole
Bar last summer. He Is
single but is engaged to a
Lewis and Clark law student
from Toppenish. Wash. His
fiancee will complete her legal
training next June.
Attorney Kuhn grew up in
north central Pennsylvania
and
attended Pennsylvania
State
University before he
carried out his desire to come
west. During summers he has
worked as a lifeguard and has
coached swim teams. Last
summer he w as employed as a
beach guard at Rooster Rock
State Park along the Columbia
River. Bill enjoys high school
sports and will be cheering for
Heppner from now on.
Bill first heard about Hep
pner from a fellow law
student. Bill Cox. who en
couraged him to come here
and look around. He came to
talk with Bob Abrams and, in
fact, spent an early November
weekend In the Abrams'
home. Bill is Impressed with
the friendly people in this part
of the world and with the help
being offered to him by
everyone, especially the city
officers and (he folks at the
county courthouse.
Kuhn feels that No"o
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ing to Ewell, would present j
growth and also add a
"stimulus for more diversified !
industries to come into the i
area." Ewell said new com
panies and businesses look
into incentives when they
come to an area. They look for
housing, the labor force,
schools and medical services,
Ewell stated.
The proposed building, still
proposed but with a slight
financial setback, would be
owned by the county. Space in
the clinic would be leased to
practitioners. The clinic al
ready has a commitment from
one dentist who said he vould
build his own facility if the
clinic grant proposal fell
through.
Ewell said contact with doc
tors had also been made, but
there have been no commit
ments from them. Dr. Janice
Green would continue to serve
as mental health officer, t
Services that would be of
fered are of a wide amy. Id
general practices, the follow
ing would be among the ser
vices: general and physical
examinations, treatment, im
munizations, minor surgery
and family planning.
The emergency services
would be for minor trauma,
lacerations, simple fractures,
heart attacks, major trauma,
respiratory distress, seizures,
and overdoses.
The clinic would be equip
ped with X-ray facilities for,
both doctors and dentists. The
floor plan listed a common
lounge and waiting area with a
common entrance. It also
called for an ambulance
entrance next to the X-ray and
trauma centers.
Ewell said he received
"great support" from con
' gressmen on the Boardman
clinic proposal. Among those
going to bat for the clinic were
Ullman, Packwood, Acoin and
Hatfield.
"I felt pretty confident,"
Ewell said. "I thought we had
a good shot at it."
Ewell said he will direct his
communications back to the
building committee in Board
man, made up of business
leaders, citizens and elected
officials.
Ewell said a bond issue,
financed through the Federa?
Home Administration on a 20
year term might be asked. "It
depends on what the citizens
feel the need is," Ewell said.
County offers much variety
western atmosphere which he
likes. He has already visited
its mountains and is enjoying
looking around. He likes
camping, hiking, hunting and
fishing and likes having these
things available nearby.
Along with Attorney
Abrams, he has attended
several city council meetings
and school board meetings. He
is interested in the many
developments taking place in
the entire county.
Presently, Bill is living in an
apartment In the Heppner,
Hotel Building, where he is
close to the center of Heppner.
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WEATHER
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(I" snow
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Dec. 21 43 22
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