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The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 16, 1979 THREE JT l IWI II m IW MIIHIII nll II I III IKIIIPPI Mill MTqgMpiii ii III l llm III u I IW ' rv... 11 i i ' 1 t A 1 , V J ' ij Morrow County Princess Lori Edwards, Lexington sold a 197!) Fair and Rodeo Button to Cecil Jones this week to allow him four days admission into next week's fair activities. The buttons will be sold at the entrance gate by cheerleaders. Techite company offers to settle out of court The manufacturer of the Techite effluent pipe on Port of Morrow property has ad vised the Port by letter that it will replace the pipe at no cost. Frank Cassis of the Amoco Pipe Company, which owns the Techite Corp. made the request at Thursday's session of Port of Morrow Commis sion. Port Commissioners, who last month agreed to file litigation against Amoco for damages caused by the pipe, ' took no action on the request and asked that it include a separate cash settlement. Bruce Nichols appeared before the Port to request a duty-free trade zone for I.M. Docking on land now held by the Umatilla Army Depot to establish warehousing facili ties. Port Commissioners plan to investigate the idea of a free trade zone before accepting the proposal, according to Port Manager Buddy Toadvin. Granting of a farm-land lease on effluent land owned by the Port was postponed until another session and a meeting set on August 17 to decide on industrial bonding of Gourmet Foods. Joe Barlett of J and B Farms, Boardman, has sub mitted a written proposal for use of the 700 acres of effluent lands and a verbal request received. Development of the Board man airport is dependent on a arb set for August 25 On Saturday, August 25, the Episcopal Church in Heppner will present their annual pit Bar-B-Q. Serving begins at 5 p.m. and will last until rodeo show time begins. The menu includes a gener ous portion of beef, a baked potato, baked beans, cole slaw and garlic bread along with all the coffee you care to drink. The men of the church are in charge of this event under the direction and coordination of Laverne Van Marter, Jr. and Charles O'Connor. Reservations and advance tickets can be made or purchased by calling the church office most mornings between 8 a.m. and noon. "It has always been a worthwhile meal for the price. You can not beat it. We hope you will join us," say the organizers. The phone number of the church is 676-9970. land survey to be conducted by Toadvin after Miracle Potatoes harvests its crops. In other action, the board approved the purchase of an old railroad right of way from the Army Corps of Engineers for $7,100. The Port asked to buy it in March of 1978 and its purchase was finally okayed this month by the federal government. Board io open bids August 20 The regular monthly Board meeting for the Morrow County School District is set for Heppner High School at 8 p.m. on August 20. The School Board is expect ed to open bids for two new school buses and will consider bids for an additional bus. The Board will also consider for the first time, a proposed visitation policy and a citizen request to add cross country to the sports program. In other matters, the Board will consider several new members of both classified and certificated staff for hiring. James Corbett Mead James Corbett Mead, 57, died in a nursing home in Wewberg July 30, 1979. He was born in Lexington January 13, 1922, the son of Walter I. Mead and Ida Luella McCoy. The family later moved to Hermiston. He graduated from high school in Seattle, Wn. and the past few years had been living in Portland. He was a Pharmacist Mate in the Navy from Nov. 1941 to Oct. 1945. His grandparents, George and Lizzie Mead, came from Rockville, Mo. to Heppner in the spring of 1903 and settled on a homestead 3 miles from Lexington on Blackhorse Can yon where Jim was born. He was preceded in death by a sister Jerry in 1962 and his father Walter Mead and brother "Spud" in 1968. His survivors are a daugh ter, Melody Johnson of Rob binsdale, Minn., two grand children, Cory and Jody, his mother, Ida Mead, Hubbard, Ore., a sister, Maxine De ming, Bellingham, Wn., two brothers, Ken of Snohomish, Wn. and Gene of Kennewick, Wn., four aunts, Etta Dol larhide of Everett, Wn., Gladys Walker of Heppner, Helen Estes and Mrs. Victor Knight of Hubbard. Numerous nieces and nephews. His cousins, Stanley Cox and Marlene Gray live in Heppner. He was buried in Willamatte National Cemetery in Port land August 3. Ruud's Hearing Aid Service Qualitone, Maico, Zenith, Widez, Activair, Starkey, Gould AUDIO TONE TO HEAR BETTER IS TO LIVE BETTER. At Gonty's Aug. 23 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Serving Heppner, Lexington & lone 21 S.W. Dorion 276-3155 Pendleton Sludge dumping in Morrow County? Portland's plan causes concern The Morrow County Court will submit a lengthy sheet of questions to the city of Portland regarding its prop osal to ship sludge from sewage treatment facilities by barge to the county. Aiding the court in prepara tion of the questions has been Jeri Cohen, local coordinator for the East Central Oregon Association of Counties. A great deal of court concern about the sludge disposal focuses upon the possibility that Morrow County might become a dump ing ground for Portland's wastes; the first question asks, "Site Improvement or Sludge Disposal?" "Although assurances have been made that the city of Portland is proposing a soil improvement program, a number of factors lead to the conclusion that a disposal site is being sought for the city's sewage solids. While Alterna tive A is for stabilization, barge transportation and ap plication to land for soil improvement, the terms "dis posal" and. "disposal site" are used 23 times and the Morrow County site is only referred to as a disposal site." The report issued by the city of Portland also does not indicate that Morrow County will be used for agricultural purposes. Irrigation water is not presently available at the site and dry land wheat 'farming would only consume one-eighth to one-fourth of the nitrogen accumulated at the five-to-ten-tons-per-acre, per- year application rate. "In light of the foregoing discussion, please explain in details of city of Portland's intentions with respect to the Morrow County site." Other questions include, why the city of Portland is barging the solid wastes to Morrow County when a sim ilar project exists in Washing ton County in closer proximity to the city. "How will the sludge be treated prior to barging, does the city of Portland require pre-treat-ment within the industries which utilize city sewage facilities, how will the city of Portland ensure that the sludge applied to land in Morrow County complies with DEQ, will the city analyze the sludge to determine its con tent of substances such as nitrogen, heavy metals and other toxic elements prior to barging in order to guarantee that excessive amounts of these elements are not applied to the land, how many barge loads will be transported and further questions designed to determine the full extent of the sludge issue. In a group of business related questions, the Court states, "Morrow County is actively seeking the location of new industries within the county," and asks "what effect on the image of Morrow County as a desirable place for businesses to locate can be anticipated as a result of the city of Portland sludge pro ject?" Port of Morrow officials have gone on record as supporting Port property as the site for the docking facilities for the sludge should the County Court approve the proposal. Cowboy breakfast August 26 The Wranglers Riding Club is again sponsoring the Annual Cowboy Breakfast held on Sunday morning, August 26 from 10 a.m. at the Heppner City Park. Come on out for a delicious breakfast of ham, eggs, hash browns, hotcakes, milk and coffee. All you can eat. r ISlARKfeT ARMOUR ARMOUR. Beef Weiners l-Tb. Pkg. BIRDFARM do SausQcje 12-oz. Roll NABISCO COOKIES! JpT ' M argarine.' vF Tree Top Apple Rem Juice 46-oz. Can Pacific Friend Wafer Chestnuts. Bamboo Shoots Craft Velveeta CHEESE SPREAD ARMOUR Combination Lunchmeat Salami Bologna 1 1 12-oz. Pkg. Chips Ahoy Cocoanut Chip Choclate Chip ChcC Lipion CMb Tea fTirr 100 Bag Box , 44l S chool upplie NOW IN STOCK s Walla Wc!b Sweet Onions ixM" mi Ears For MARKET Prices Effective August 16-17-18 Groc. 676-9614 Meat 676-9288 V A . ML TS 89 lJ$ ---""-- i f. h , I Ivy risco Shortening 3-lb. Tin SuPer Washington Sweet Corn Seedless Grape: Sly lb. if.r Rfiflmhfif? ft Celery us tral iuncktt Market for De.t "odUCe
