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BESSIE WETZELL U OF ORE 'NEWSPAPER LIB c M K c ns 0740 Carty petitions 71 o rn f I liMi ii lm Me I - - .... i f M i 1 . Stephen Lindstrom (left), Port of Umatilla manager, discusses log loading operation at McNary Dam tcith Norman Pallus, log hauler for Kinzua Corp., Heppner. Kinsua expects to unload about one million board feet of lumber monthly at the port site and haul it to its plant atlleppner. GAZETTE-T VOL. 94, NO. 25 M asons invite public to Worshipful Master Dick Wilkinson and officers of Heppner Masonic Lodge No. 69 are extending a special invitation to residents of the area to attend the 100th Anniversary of the Lodge Saturday, June 25. . An evening dinner and program starts at 6 p.m. in the Heppner High School Cafetor ium. The dinner will be a no-host affair, catered by Jim Rogers of the West of Willow Restaurant. Fair premium books in mail The 1977 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Premium Books were maiied last week to 4-H'ers, advertisers, the last two year's exhibitors and interested persons. If you didn't receive a book, you are advised to contact Liz Curtis at 676-9454 or stop by the Extension Office in Heppner or Irrigon. This year's premuim book is dedicated to the memory of Mary Lindsay who devoted countless hours of service to the Morrow County Fair for more than 20 years. Exhibitors are reminded all open class exibits will be accepted on Monday, Aug. 22, at the Fairgrounds between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Lebush slates grand opening Lebush Shoppe II, a clothing store for women and girls, will hold their grand opening in the lower level of the Dodge City Inn, Boardman, this Friday and Saturday from 9 to 5 each day. Featuring a line of moder ately priced, quality clothing, Lebush offers a selection from more than 20 famous-maker brands. Hal and Virginia' Whitaker, owners of the Lebush Shoppes in Heppner and Boardman, said numerous prizes will be v ill 1 v ' ' r- v:. .. - - . - - ' i -r Af j j, 1 f ) ; k . ft' - v- : brrfi'A HEPPNER, OREGON Anniversary Saturday r f; ... - " I M .... miiiMiTii I Dick Wilkinson ...Masons Worthy Master awarded grand opening custo mers including merchandise and gift certificates. Draw ings will be held every hour for door prizes. The shop will carry the same lines of junior, missy and queen sizes as the Heppner store, plus a line of casual-sport shoes. "We're very pleased with the response we've had from customers this past week and the ladies seem to be happy to have their own clothing store in Boardman," said Mrs. Whitaker. If . . - l,v,v. : ...... f - "S ".1.1, THURSDAY, JUNE 23. 1977 Wilkinson will open the program at 7 p.m., which features a reading of the history of the Lodge by Harold Becket, who compiled the history. Each person atten ding the dinner and program will receive a copy of the history and a deer skin bookmark commemorating the anniversary. Keynote speaker for the evening will be Joseph W. Jarvis, Grand Master of Masons in Oregon. Burns Don Burns, acting Mor row County Planning Dir ector for the past three months will be leaving that position effective July 1. Burns, who has also served as City Planner for the cities of Heppner, Lexington, lone and Irri gon for the past ten months, will assume the position of Criminal Justice Planner with the East Central Oregon Assn. of Counties. With ECOAC, Burns will be working in conjunction with law enforcement agen cies in determining prob lem areas and monitoring crime level activities. He will also be working to secure grants for various programs including juv enile facilities and boys' ranches. Burns will be working out of ECOAC's office in Pen dleton where he curently . resides with his wife Mich elle. Vacation of the planning post will force the four cities Burns has aided to WEATHER June 15-21 Hi-Lo Wednesday 82-48 Thursday 82-46 Friday 88-50 Saturday 90-55 Sunday 88-56 Monday 82-57 Tuesday 82-54 A four-mile stretch of rutted trail directly north of lone has been stirring up much more than dust in the past two weeks. The strip of land, located on Boeing Coroporation-leased property, has been the subject of an extensive petition drive directed at the Morrow County Court. The petition asks that the Court consider extending Ella Road across Boeing land to the Carty Reservoir gener ating site making it accessible to potential workers from the south end. But Boeing officials have emphatically stated that the petitioners will be facing formidible road blocks. "We definetly oppose and will continue to oppose any access to the Boeing property from the south end," Boeing Agri-Industrial Vice President Gene Norton told the Gazette Times Tuesday. "We don't want it open to the public and have no intention of changing our position at this time," Norton said. Norton cited possible haz ards to the public which could result from Boeing's tests and research in the area as the reason for the firm stand. He HEPPNEM ME PAGES 10 IS c 100th Entertainment will be prov ided by the Heppner High School Swing Band with vocal selections by Jim Ackley and Shannon Kelly. During the afternoon Satur day, the Lodge Hall, located on Willow Street behind Gard ner's Men's Wear, will be open to the public for viewing. "We wish to stress that this is a community affair and want to extend a warm welcome to everyone," said Wilkinson. resigns look elsewhere for assit ance in planning. Burns has been working with the local planning commis sions in compiling guide lines for the citys' compre hensive plans. The four cities have been contrac ting his services through the county. Joint A little more than l'i months after going to work as joint city administrator for the communities of Echo and Irrigon, Dave Moon handed in his resignation last Thursday. He will officially leave the position July 1. Krolls plan July 5 opening for store Bob and Phyllis Kroll of Heppner announced this week the opening of a new depart ment store at 167 N. Main. July 5 has been set as the opening date. The new Heppner business will be called Kroll s Depart ment Store and will feature a basic line of ready-to-wear clothing for men, women, children, toddlers and infants. The store will also carry a said present tests involving jet engines and solar energy are not hazardous "from that distance" but said plans make it imeritive the area remain restricted. Currently, the only access to the coal-fired generating plant now under construction is the Power Road from Boardman which is strictly regulated by a guard station. "I have complete control of access from the north and I'm not interested in implement ing the same guard situation from the south the distance from our base of operations is too great," Norton said. Petitions won't help road When asked about the cur rent petition drive, Norton said he was "tired of people running around with petitins trying to ram this road down my throat because it isn't going to work." He expressed a willingness to talk the issue over with the interested parties but said no one had approached him on the subject. As it stands, the County lone sewer plan first stage lone is nearing the end of the initial phase in a three-step process ultimat ely aimed at providing a new sewer system for the city. Currently, the details are beir.g handled by the Tenn ieson Engineering Corp., and according to Tennieson spokesman Donald Rhode, the environmental impact survey is completed and ready for submittal to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Environ mental Quality (DEQ) for final approval. The next step for The Dalles-based engineering firm will be the overseeing of federal grant applica tions that would provide a major portion of the finan cing for the project. The impact and feasibil ity study already comp leted by Tennieson is estimated at a cost of planning post Burns said one option would be for the cities to enlist the services of ECOAC planners where pertinent information is more readily available. All four cities are now near the completion of the inventory stages of their comprehen sive plans and will soon be Mgr. Quits "It was just that the running back and forth be tween the two communities was getting to be too much for me. There was never enough time to really accomplish anything for either city," Moon stated. complete line ol domestics, such as sheets and towels. "We will open with pretty much basic lines of clothing, including some fashion mer chandise," said Kroll, "but we'd like to see what the community wants from it's department store and we will then order stock accordingly.' He added that a complete size selection will be offered in all departments. Court, soon to be the recipient of the petitions, is in a virtually helpless position. The disputed roadway is located on private property and therefore completely out of the Court's jurisdiction. Norton said that after a similar petition drive last year he was contacted by County Judge Paul Jones but added he never actually saw any peititons and the issue was soon dismissed. 'Til get a hold of D.O. Nelson as soon as he takes office and tell him the same thing I told Jones," Norton said. "The road area is simply not available." The property is now leased from Boeing by Portland General Electric which em ploys 420 workers in the construction phase of the plant. Employment is expec ted to increase to 800 by late next year. A PGE spokesman from the corporation's Condon office indicated that PGE "has very little to say one way or the other on the road." "Everything is covered by our lease with Boeing and its not appropriate at this time $6,80025 per cent of which will be paid from city funds. The remainder is covered by an already approved EPA grant. Two major grants are now pending for the bulk of the sewer system finan cing. One grant request, sub mitted to EPA, would cover 75 per cent of the est imated $365,000 needed to build the treatment fac ility. Another grant is pending with the Federal Housing Administration which would provide 50 per cent financing for the estimated $348,000 collec tion system. According to lone Mayor Robert Drake, a city bond election would be needed to come up with the funds necessary for the city's portion. Rhode said the city is "looking at one year at least before any definite moving into drafting the actual plans. Replacing Burns will be Dave Moon who will return to his former position as County Planning Director after completing a three month term of duty as the joint City Administrator for the cities of Echo and Irrigon. Neither council has had time to meet on this recent development. No regular meeting is slated before Moon is scheduled to leave. Mayors of both communities are cur Continued Page 8 A grand opening has been scheduled for July 8-9 to coincide with Heppner mer chants Sidewalk Sales Day July 8. Details of Kroll's grand opening will be announ ced at a later date. The 2,500 square-foot store is fully carpeted and finished in dark wood paneling and off-white with a shingle val ance encompassing part of the display area. for me to say if we (PGE) would back the road or not," he said, adding that a road from the south "would not do us any good at this time." More than a few people in the lone area, however, are of the opinion that the road would do them some good. "I'd like to see it," said lone businessman Gene Rietmann. "It's not going to turn lone into a metropolis overnight, but as far as providing goods and services, the city is capable." Presently, the $30,000 per day payroll generated at the Carty site is channeled almost exclusively back to the Board man area. Only a handful of workers make the round trip to the plant from the south end. Rather than make the 45-mile circuit to Boardman on paved roads, the workers take short cuts across the restricted area on unimproved dirt paths a practice that Norton is well aware of. He said he would have to resort to digging ditches across the paths "if it comes to that." One of the lone workers at the plant said the road would probably bring more people into lone, "not necessarily to construction begins," and added that without approv al of the two grants there is virtually no way the sys tem would be completed. "The EPA has a list of priorities for its grants and although Ione's grant will be approved eventually, I can't say if it will come through this year," Rhode said. Water again City Foreman Don Penney has asked Heppner residents to limit lawn and garden watering during the current two-month critical use period. News Sidewalk sale set Heppner merchants are busy marking down merchan dise in preparation for thier annual Sidewalk Sales Day, scheduled for Friday, July 8. Randall Peterson, chairman of the merchants' committee, said most of the stores in downtown Heppner would be participating in the one-day event that offers "very special prices" on regular merchandise. Peterson also invited any group or organization that wishes to set up a sidewalk display of craft or food items for sale to contact him at Peterson's Jewelers, 676-9200. Nelson in July 1 Del win O. Nelson, newly appointed County Judge, will take the oath of office during ceremonies Friday, July 1 at the Morrow County Courthouse. Ed Sullivan, legal counsel for Gov. Bob Straub, will administer the oath at 11:30 a.m. Nelson was appointed by Gov. Straub to fill the unexpired term of retiring Judge Paul Jones last week. The public is invited to attend the ceremonies and Nelson will be at the Courthouse during the day to greet visitors. Coffee and cookies will be served throughout the day. Burning ban on Fire Chief Forrie Burkenbine announced that a burning ban for area residents goes into effect immediately. "Due to the extremely dry conditions and recent fires we must enforce the city's statutes that prohibit burning in anything but state approved incinerators," said Burkenbine. The Fire Chief noted that burning barrels do not fit into the "approved" burning device category, whether or not they have a cover. "Persons should understand that if a fire gets started from their burning, they are responsible for all costs in putting the fire out, plus damage," said Burkenbine. Burning while the ban is in effect is also punishable by a fine and the Fire Chief noted that the ban would be enforced, beginning immediately. live but just because it would be more convenient." "I work with the people out there and most are quality people, I don't think they would detract from the town at all," he said. lone Planning Commission Chairman Fred Martin said the road would probably have "the greatest effect on lone, no doubt, but of course the effect would also extend through Lexington and Hep pner." Others do not look as favorably on the possibility of having a direct link to the burdgeoning industrial area, but for now the question appears moot. Harold Sherer of the County Road Department offered a summation for the present when he said, "there's nothing the county can do, it can't condemn right-of-way on a road on private property or government property for that matter." "The chances of anything happening in the near future aren't too bright," Sherer said. "If they (Boeing) don't want the road, it's not going to be built by a handful of citizens hollering," he added. pas "Ione's sewer situation is not a real serious problem now and more immediate concerns of other cities might be approved before this one," Rhode said. The sewer project will be included on the agenda of a special city council meet ing set for June 28at 8 p.m., in lone City Hall. cutback asked Peak demands are now plac ing overloads on the five city well pumps and Penney is now left without a standby pump for use in case of a breakdown. notes 4 m- -v 4
