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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1979)
The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday March 22, 1979 THREE Auto accident claims life BUSINESS WEEK of 4-year-old boy Tragedy befell a Heppner family early Tuesday after noon when 4-year old Travis James Lindsay suffered fatal injuries after he was struck by a car on North Main Street near the Hinton Creek Bridge. Driver of the car was the boy's mother, Sharon Lind say, Evergreen Terrace Apartments, Heppner. A statement given to Hep pner police by a passenger in Mrs. Lindsay's car said the vehicle was northbound on Main Street, crossing the Hinton Creek Bridge when a small child darted from be hind the bridge railing and was struck by the car. Travis was reportedly staying with friends in the area and was walking with other children when the accident occured. Gift and craft supply k store set to open here Lone Rock artist to show work at West of Willow A special weekend showing of paintings and woodcarvings by Lone Rock artist Sam Nichols is scheduled for Sat urday and Sunday at the West of Willow Restaurant in Hep pner. Nichols, whose work has sold largely in the Portland area, was art director for Jantzen for 15 years and came to Lone Rock to do swim suit photography for the firm one year recently. He and his wife Lorraine fell in love with the area and Nichols quit his job, moving to Lone Rock to pursue capturing Eastern Oregon in oils. The artist will be at West of Willow both days between the hours of 2-8 p.m. for the showing. Nichols subject mat ter is "old Oregon" featuring homesteads, landscapes and scenes from the present as well, done in a realistic style. Dianna's This & That a handmade gift shop and craft supply will tentatively open for business on May 1 in the "1892 Building" that was formerly part of Thomson Bros. Grocery. Dianna Fifield, owner operator of the new shop said handmade craft and gift items will be sold on consignment and will be the only ready made retail ilems in the store. A line of ceramics, tole painting and oil painting supplies, all forms of needle craft and macrame supplies will be sold. Instruction books and craft kits for all ages will be stnekori "This fall we hope to have craft demonstrations and classes in a special room we're building at the rear of the store," said Mrs. Fifield. Persons wanting more inform ation should contact Mrs. Fifield at 676-5051. Mrs. Fifield's husband, Ken, owns Fifield Construction Co., here in Heppner. The couple and their five children moved here a year ago from Port land. The historic building will be refurbished inside but as much of the store's exterior will be preserved as possible, according to Mrs. Fifield. ; i ' ': f "it ' , t , ',; ? , 2 $ 1 ' . : . V f ; ' r a i v x 4 ' ' I V; h l"M:r-- if' . - 1 'f . J t '-. - s 'w I r.;sr.r. If,;.' ..: , ( . - I ; f A " ' i Mike Saling of Heppner was honored by Kinzua Corpora tion at a retirement dinner last week after more than 28 years of service to the company. Bob Lankford pre sents an engraved gold watch to the retiree as Saling's wife Eileen, and daughters Michele and Patti look on. 'Honey' of a firm operating in Heppner City budget vote Cont. from page 1 fund an after-hours dispatcher for the city at the Sheriff's Office. Also included in the Police Budget increase is $2,000 for equipment (car) reserves. The Fire Depart ment budget increased from $5,574 to $9,528 for 79-80. Major increases in that department were for equipment, (truck) reserves and partial funding of the after-hours dispatcher. Marginal increases less than a thousand dollars each were made in the Library and Swimming Pool budgets. Capital outlay, new meters and increased personnel costs bumped up the Water Depart ment budget from $76,600 in the current year to $84,089 for 79-80. The Street Department bud get was increased by more than $14,000 to $52,300 for 79-80. Personnel, capital out lays and equipment reserve funds accounted for the in crease. The city has earmark ed $12,000 from the fund for paving this year. There's a new business in town that's buzzing with activity as spring weather becomes warmer and plant life begins to bloom. John and Brenda Weygandt (formerly Brenda Young) started construction on a building this week that will house Willow Creek Honey Farm, at 540 East Hager Street in Heppner. Raw honey, beeswax and fruit tree pollination are available from the new busi ness at the present time with about 75 working hives. After construction of the building is completed, Weygandt will in stall processing equipment for the honey and over the next three years will expand to 600 hives of bees. The raw honey is available for 75-cpr.i.-! per pound at the Weygandt residence on Hager Street or by calling 676-50 57. Flood plain rules will be outlined Cont. from page 1 cated that the city would present voters with a bond issue this summer in order to finance the cost of replacing the entire three-mile stretch of water line without Corps assistance. Green noted that it was important for the city to continue to participate in the federal flood insurance pro gram, since a pullout from the program would jeopardize the city's receiving grant funds from federal sources that would be needed to defray the cost of projects such as the planned rennovation of Hep pner's sewer plant. Non-participation in the fed eral flood insurance program would also prevent Heppner from receiving federal dis aster aid in the event of a flood or other natural catastrophe, and cut off construction loans from such agencies as the department of Housing and Urban Development, Econom ic Development Administra tion, Small Business Admin istration, and Department of Health, Education and Wel fare. Mortgage insurance would no longer be available through FHA, Veterans Ad ministration and Farmers Home Loan programs. Banks would not be able to sell mortgages on flood zone property through the second ary FNMA and GNMA mar kets. When asked why a three dam approach to answering Heppner's flood problem was not given more consideration, Ron Barrett of the Corps of Engineers answered that the cost of such a project could not be justified in terms of the benefits to be received. In fact, Barrett said, the prop osed Willow Creek Dam may not be justifiable in a cost-to-benefit ratio. In order to be meet Corps guidelines for triggering a project, property expected to be saved from a 100 year flood through build ing the dam must be worth the cost involved in building the dam. Currently, the cost-to- benefit ratio stands at only .7 to 1. In order to construct the dam, the Corps must receive Congressional approval to take the potential loss of human life into account in order to meet the cost-to-benefit ratio. "The project is on really shaky ground," commented Barrett. "A yes vote doesn't mean you'll get it." ILji Dance To The Rythym ff THE ORIONS 1 m Saturday, Mcr. 24 9-2 JJ H Early Morning Breakfast j J fj Will Be Served As Usvall l I I EyERY , I Sunday j VBEECHER'Sj W (liddcn) ivi U Mnr ir pran pal :zrz OETnTvnn n Gallon reg. $10.99 SAVE 4.00 III u tWA; atl KV (V.. " s yj SAVE 4.U0 Gallon reg. $13.99 Glidden's BEST Flat Latex Wall Paint Elegant, flat finish Scrubs clean, stays colorfast Easy water clean-up Plus, Glidden's BEST Latex Semi-Gloss Enamel Resists grease, dirt, moisture Applies easily, dries quickly Matches Spred Satin colors Easy soapy water clean-up 676-9157 HEPPNER USDA CHOICE Pork -yA ,4 rti Mean BUI OREGON CHIEF Dinner Franks ib. 2-lb. pkg. ARMOUR COMBINATION 12-oz. pkg. 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