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VOL. 95 NO. 50
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1977
HEPPNER, OREGON
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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."
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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.
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