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1 V BESSIE WETZELL U OF ORE NEWSPAPER r tt r m p o o LIB 9 7 4 0 ; 4 a '- 'i . - f V www! VOL. 95 NO. 50 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1977 HEPPNER, OREGON 12 PAGES 15 c l-A ' M.i ! I li K Farm-City day recognizes many A bevy of awards were presented and Master of Ceremonies Charlie Daly managed to keep his jokes relatively clean as a packed house gathered Friday at the St. Patrick's parish hall to salute area agriculture and commerce during the annual Farm-City dinner. Special honors went to Gene Majeske, recipient of the 1977 Morrow County Conservation Man of the Year award and Chuck Acock, honored by county livestock growers as the 1977 Morrow County Cat tleman of the year. County Extension Agent f I. ( . ' i i - Problems hamper Planning Commission The lack of any paid personnel to handle adminis trative tasks and a relatively high rate of turnover among commission members are im peding the operation of the Heppner Planning Commis sion, according to Commission Chairman Ed Dick. A directive issued by the City Council earlier in the year asked the Commission to rotate the chairmanship among the members on an an nual basis but Dick, who has served as chairman for more than a year, is having a hard time finding a replace ment. At least two current members have declined the Chamber officers Monday A new slate of officers will be installed at the regular noon luncheon meeting of the Heppner-Morrow Chamber of Commerce next Monday at the West of Willow restaurant. Officers will be elected at a special meeting of the Board of Directors this Friday at noon, which includes both retiring and new board mem bers elected at the last meeting. Boardman woman top cakebaker Cheryl Amnions of Board man, was named Oregon's state champion cake baker last Tuesday by the Oregon Wheat Growers League. In other business at their annual meeting last week in Pendleton, the league elected John Cuthbert, La Grande, as president. Cuthbert succeds Tad Miller of Heppner. The league also supported Harold Kerr presented car cass contest awards to 12 county FFA and 4-H mem bers, whose animals graded out highest after slaughter. Mary Daly was top winner for raising a steer which produced a yield grade of .583. Kerr said the grade had to be one of the highest in the country since a 3.0 grade is considered normal and any thing under L0 is exceptional. Others receiving carcass certificates and accompany ing checks were Carol McEUi gott, Robert Richards, Grace McElligott, Jo Lynn Daly, Wade West, Tim Daly, Clay position, citing insufficient spare time needed to properly handle the chairmanship 'du ties. In addition, the Council and Mayor Jerry Sweeney are now seeking applicants to fill two recently vacated seats on the nine-member board. The va cancies arose when both Bill Lande and Mel Parker sub mitted their resignations last month. Currently, three Com mission members have served less than a year. "Our biggest problem is that there are no paid person nel to do all the legwork required," Dick said, "And recent legislation has added to to install Newly elected directors in clude Ernie McCabe for a on-year term; Dave Harrison, Lyle Lowe, Matt Doherty and Everett Harshman for two year terms. Next Monday's meeting will be the last of the year for Chamber and the annual Christmas program is sched uled to follow installation of officers. changes in the 1902 Reclam ation Act to reflect today's farming practices. The Act currently limits acreage un der irrigation from federal projects. Support for the concept of 100 percent of parity for farm products was expressed by the league although the "farmers' strike" received no direct support. i Helen and Chuck Acock receive recognition from Charlie Daly as Morrow County Cattleman of the Year. West, Time Hellberg, Todd Harrison, Vincent McElligott and Diann Morter. From the business commu nity, Dr. Wallace Wolff pre sented two awards on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Lee Hazen was honored for his efforts in establishing a new dental clinic in Heppner and Bob Kroll was cited for Dr. Lee Hazen (left) and Bob Kroll were recipients of special awards from the Chamber of Commerce. Hazen opened a new dental clinic in Heppner and Kroll, with wife Phyllis, opened a new department store here. the workload by more clearly defining the criteria under which planning commissions have to operate." House Bill 2944, passed during the last session of the Oregon Legislature, stipulates that "approval or denial of a permit application shall be based on standards and cri teria which shall be set forth in the zoning ordinance or other appropriate ordinance... and shall be based upon and accompanied by a brief state ment that explains the criteria and standards considered re-, levant to the decision, states the facts relied upon in rendering the decision and lw w o first $50 Pauline Matheny of Hep pner was the big winner in last Saturday's Heppner area merchants Christmas Bonan za drawing, taking home $50 in cash certificates. Ron Becket of Heppner won $25 and Mrs. C.F. Hall of Heppner won $15. Six other persons were the recipients of $10 cash certificates; a com plete list of winners appears on page 12 along with details of the Bonanza. All you have to do to be a winner in the $500 giveaway is to sign up at participating merchants. A second drawing for nine more winners will be Christmas rk i v . - ! . ' -" - .ft fj J v 1,;',. i pr "- ' t r ' ' "' ": I '"" ' ' ' T- I i - ; 1 directing his energies into opening Heppner's only down town department store. Tad Miller, outgoing presi dent of the Oregon Wheat League, took a few minutes to address the audience, saying, he was proud of the amount of state-wide leadership that is coming from Morrow County. County residents active in Oregon organizations include Don Peterson, Oregon presi dent of the National Farm Organization ; Dick McElli gott, president of Oregon explains the justification for the decision..." "The regulations were im plied before but now they are definite," Dick said. "It's just about a full time job keeping up with everything and the cooperation we get from the council certainly leaves some thing to be desired." Dick said the zoning ordi nances adopted by Heppner in 1966 are already "sadly out dated" citing as an example the fact that the ordinances provide no area in the city for multiple-family dwellings or mobile homes. "You simply can't find fault with land use planning princi e winner held this Saturday and a grand prize drawing will be held on Dec. 24. Merchants participating in the Christmas Bonanza in clude Gardner's Men's Wear, Peterson's Jewelers, Kroll's Department Store, The Shoe Box, The Lebush Shoppe, Coast to Coast, Farley Motors, Court St. Market, Case Furn iture, Central Market, Judy's Fabric and Macrame, Lett's Electric, Cole's House of Fashion and Posy Patch, Murray's Drug, The Gazette Times, Morrow County Grain Growers and Pettyjohn's Farm and Builders Supply. Bonanza r tnr n 1 O Gene and Alice Majeske receive the Conservation Man of the Year award from Dallas Rea of Pioneer Implement. Association of Conservation Districts; Miller, president of the OWL; Raymond French, first vice-president of the Oregon Cattleman's Associa tion; Milt Morgan, chairman of the State Board of Agricul ture; Henry Krebs, a repre sentitive on the Oregon Sheep Commission; and Shirley Rugg, recently apapointed to the State Forestry Board. "I'm proud of the county, I'm proud of the agriculture and I'm especially proud of the people," Miller said. ples but the fact remains that property owners just don't want to be told what they can do with what they own," Dick said. "It's difficult for people to accept mandatory require ments." The Planning Commission operates mainly as an advi sory board although it is empowered to set up public hearings and grant condi tional use and variance per mits. Still, the Commission decisions are subject to City Council approval and they can be reversed, as was recently the case when the Council overruled the Commission and granted a permit to a Gre- Contest underway for Fair theme Morow County residents will have a chance to pick the theme of the 1978 County Fair by entering the annukl thame contest now underway, spon sored by the Chamber of Commerce and jlhe Fair Committee. The theme idea should be general enough to allow for creative variation in floats and decorations. The person submitting the winning theme idea will receive $10, a free pass for two to Family Fun Night and have the pleasure of seeing his or her theme carried out throughout the fair and parade. Theme entries should be , sent to Larry Mills in Heppner or Delpha Jones in Lexington by Friday, Dec. 23. The theme is selected early in order to give decorating and float committees a chance to orga nize their plans. Representatives of the Fair Committee including Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Rauch, Mr. and Boardman medical clinic eyes March opening The Morrow County Medical Ginic in Boardman is nearing completion and will be re ceiving patients by the first of March, it was announced this week. Built as a joint venture with Morrow County and Cal-Am Fuhrman Co., developers of Boardman South, the clinic will be staffed by Drs. Richard Carpenter and Joe Diehl of Heppner. The loss of a third physician, Dr. Joe Gifford, from the Heppner medical Clinic, may force the Boardman facility to operate on a three-day-a-week basis to start. PGE contributes to x-ray machine Portland General Electric was the first contributor to the Morrow County Medical Clinic X-ray machine fund drive and with the utility's $14,000 check, the drive is more than half-way there. "Portland General Electric has once again confirmed their interest and concern for sham construction firm for a proposed apartment complex. "It's kind of frustrating when our decisions are over ruled without the Council giving any justification at all," Dick said. "We made our decision based on the objec tions of the residents in the area." Weoiher HI LOPREC Wed., Dec. 7 39 29 Thurs., Dec. 8 37 28 trace Fri., Dec. 9 36 26 Sat., Dec. 10 58 28 .09 Sun., Dec. 11 57 40 .16 Mon., Dec. 12 50 40 Tues., Dec. 13 58 43 .54 Mrs. Cecil Jones and Liz Curtis attended workshops at the State Fair Convention in Portland last week to keep informed on what's going on in fairs around the state. Mrs. Jones emphasized that planning for the fair is an all year process with the 10-mem-ber Fair Committee meeting at least once every month. Several sub-committees are already working on the 1978 event, including one that is reviewing fair premiums and comparing them with other counties. The Fair Committee in cludes Marv Garkson, Irri gon; Verne Minnich, Board man; Julie Nelson and Ruth McCabe, lone; Bob Kroll and Jim Launer, Heppner; Gary Grieb, Butter Creek area; and Mildred Rauch, Phyllis Piper and Delpha Jones, Lexington. The 1978 Morow County Fair has been set to take place Saturday through Tuesday, August 19-22. "We'll be ready to open the clinic by the first of March and hopefully we will be able to find some additional help for staffing of the Clinic in Boardman by that time," said Diehl. Carpenter and Diehl said they are already looking for a nurse practioner that will locate in Boardman which would give residents 24-hour emergency medical service. Arrival of a new X-ray machine and other equipment is expected by late February. The $28,000 X-ray machine is currently the object of a fund drive for which an Morrow County with the generous donation for medical facilities in Boardman," said Morrow County Judge D.O. Nelson. "We just can't exress enough, our appreciation to PGE." The nearly completed clinic, constructed by Cal-Am Fuhr man in a joint venture with Morrow County, will be re ceiving patients by the first of March. Between now and then it is necessary to raise an addition al $14,000 to purchase the new X-ray machine. Boardman Mayor Jerry Peck is spearheading the fund drive. "That's alot of cash to raise in a short time and we are going to need the help of individuals, businesses and industry in meeting the goal," said Peck. Mustangs roll on The undefeated Heppner Mustangs stretched their season mark to 4-0 and picked up a little hardware in the process, as they topped both Riverside and Union to retain the first place trophy in the Heppner Invitational Tournament over the weekend. The Mustangs breezed past Riverside 54-44 on Friday and came back in the championship finals Saturday to beat Union 57-49. More tournament information can be found in this week's sports section. Nelson appointed Governor Bob Straub recently appointed Morrow County Judge D.O. Nelson to the State Task Force on Juvenile Corrections. In making the appointment Straub said, "I am particularly glad to know that County Judges exercising jurisdiction over juvenile corrections will be represented." Nelson attended his first session of the Task Force, following his appointment, last Friday in Salem. He replaces Wheeler County Judge A.F. "Buck" Leckie on the commission. Board to At its regular monthly meeting Monday, Dec. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Lexington, the Morrow County School Board will consider a bond issue worth approximately 4.5 million dollars recently recommended by the district's Long Range Planning Committee for constructing two new schools in north Morrow County and improving some existing facilities. District Architect Bob Smith will be on hand to assist in the deliberations. The Board will also consider revisions in current policies for married and pregnant students and for the selection of material for school libraries. Consideration of attendance boundaries and personnel! matters are also on the agenda. additional $14,000 is needed. Please see accompanying story. Morrow County Judge D.O. Nelson said mental health offices will also be located in the clinic and should be open after the first of the year. "We are happy the clinic is completed and nearing open ing" said Judge Nelson, "and we're confident the residents of North Morrow County will be pleased with the service of Drs. Carpenter and Diehl." The new medical clinic joins a recently completed dental clinic in the continuing de velopment of Boardman. $14,000 fund "Portland General Electric has certainly set the pace with their donation and we will be looking to industry and bus iness to pick up the bulk of the tab," said Peck. With the x-Ray machine the new clinic will be able to offer residents of North Morrow County full medical services, short of hospitalization, and Drs. Richard Carpenter and Joe Diehl of Heppner are attempting to locate a nurse practioner for Boardman so the clinic will be available to residents on a 24-hour emer gency basis. Individuals, businesses and industry interested in making a contribution should contact Jerry Peck in Boardman or send their contributions to X-Ray Fund, Morrow County Medical Clinic, Boardman, Oregon 97818. 1 air bond if 1 4 " ffjV-jjrfVbeat-f
