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The lleppnrr Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon. Thursday, March 27. 1980 THREE , r ? ; ........ -.vs ' p,- -3fv --A t, School board to decide on tax base April 7 O r ' - a 'i;r"J;a -.. . 1 l-y-s.- '4,,s. . ' IT- t-! : :::::: s' i ILf .n3( Checking (heir inventory at (he f oasl-lo-C oasC store in Heppner are Chris and Kalph l.lnianrn. who recently purc-hatted the buhineKK. Grand opening planned New owners riin hardware firm Ralph and Chris Umnnen are I he new owners of the Coast to-Coast store in Hepp ner. After being closed for a few days for inventory, the l.ima nens opened their store last Wednesday. The l.imancns moved to Ileppner from Springfield where Kalph Limanen was the display manager for the Coast -to-Coast Western Divi sion consisting of 10 states. C ofC entertained with slide show County Commissioner Doro- O hy Krebs presented an inter esting slide-and music show with a patriotic theme at the I ieppner Morrow Count y Chamber of Commerce lunch eon Monday at the West of Willow "Before I became a county commissioner, 1 had time for hobbiesand putting things together." she remarked The first segment of her show was titled "A Trip to the Zoo," and depicted wild ani mals in various natural or zoo settings. A recorded voice recited an amusing verse to accompany the pictures Other segments included pictorial scenes from around he continent accompanied by Recordings of patriotic music. At the conclusion, Mrs. Krebs said. "I would like to emphasize for you to vote in the elections tomorrow, and then on May 20 there will be some more." The "elections tomorrow" referred to the school district and budget votes held on Tuesday, while May 20 is the date for the regular county and slate primary elections. Chamber President William Kuhn said the Cow Belles n ti mark i a iL3 MJ 111 U biH mm Talk 10 Minutes for A Dollar. You can call Ibrdand or anywhere else in Oregon and talk a full 10 minutes for $1 or less; additional minutes are only 10$ each. Just dial without operator assistance any time between 10pm and 8am. And make your pint while talk is cheap in Oregon. Chris Limanen sold real estate. Kalph Limanen is originally from Sebcka. Minn, and his wife is from Kennewick, Wash. They have a son Keith, 11, and a daughter Janell. 8. The Limanens are planning on redecorating the store and having a Grand Opening around April 16. The Limanens are purchas ing the slore from the Dick wanted to know , "Who won the steaks7" At the previous week's meeting, beef-recipe pamph lets had been distributed In some of them had been tucked exchange certificates for free beef The names of the winners were not obtained, so Deadline on tax-delay program approaches Older homeowners wishing to defer their property taxes have until April 1 to sign up with county assessor Greg Sweek Oregon's Senior Citizen Pro perty Tax Deferral allows homeowners who are at least Ii2 to defer their projerty taxes. Only two persons have signed up as of Monday, which is one less than last year, Sweek said. The owner must live on the property and have a recorded title to it or be buying it under a recorded contract. The property taxes, plus six per cent interest, becomes due when the owner dies, sells the linniiiii in 1 1 1 in iii ii 1' " ir'im in inn hi "H ' ' " "'" Sargcnts. who operated the slore for nine years. In fact. Kalph Limanen helped the Sargents set up the Coast -lo-Coast nine years ago and has been interested in the store ever since. "I was looking for some time for a store and Hcppner was a prime choice," Kalph Limanen said. "Dick Sargent called me and told me it was for sale because he knew I was interested in it." those who by chance had found the certificates were requested to identify them selves. The CowBellcs organization is a women's affiliate of the Oregon Cattlemen's Associa tion. home, stops using it as a main residence, or earns more than $ 1.800 a year income from the property (such as from rent ing out rooms). The spouse of a person who dies while participating in the deferral can continue the deferral if he or she is at least age 59' 2. Participants in the deferral may still Ie eligible for property tax relief programs that reduce the amount of tax being deferred. Those already participating in the deferral program do not i,!d to sign up again. The deferral will be continued automatically. (Continued from Page I) The school will be open to the public for self guided tour during the afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. Coffee und refresh ments will be served. A more formal program will take place that night from 7:30 to 9 p m, Superintendent Matt Doherty will present the Padberg says (Continued from Page l to pay for transmissions, substations and distribution of the energy. He said Columbia Basin policy is to pay for the installation costs in seven years then start paying for them again. "We tried to fight it but it didn't work." Padberg said. "1 am not saying it's right but it's the policy." Padberg said Columbia Ba sin recieves its power at seven percent and sells it at eight percent. "I have three small pumps myself." he said. "I don't like to pay the 300 percent increase either but I think it's justified becaue the small pumps have not paid enough in the past." "I encourage the small irrigators to do the research," he continued. "It is painful to live with but it is right. I am going to have to pay an extra $fi.5oo a year for all of my pumps." Kraft Individual Wrap Slices American Cheese YJESTERN " FAMILY Western Family Flour 2S RM IIY. km US J Ott Dinty Moore background and vital statis tics about the building. Princi pal Susan Black will introduce (he faculty and guests and open house activities, includ ing serving of refreshments, will follow. A dedication for both new buildings will take place April study 'fair' Padberg said he tried to see if he could purchase the transformers instead of hav ing to pay for them in seven years and then continue pay ing on them indefinitely but government regulations pro hibit it. he said. "I wish now that Columbia Basin had not hired our people (R.W. Beck) because we lost credibility." Padberg said. "But it is right and everyone will be paying their fair share. It is not right for a business to be subsidized. These cost of rate study surveys are in their infancy. Before that, they only made educated guesses. The small pump irrigators were not paying their fair share before and now they are and that is why there is the large increase. "There are a dozen ways to make the money (the irriga tion class needs) but this is the only way that is equitable to everybody." Prices Effective March 27-28-29 ay vZ3 rfLM 149 I 10 lb. bag Western Family Chile Con Carne 15 en Western Family Yellow Cling Peaches 16 oz. Western Family Cheese Dinners c- J CO VA oz. Beef Stew 19 at the open house for Columbia Junior High. The same type of informal self-guided tours will be avail able in the afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. School Board Chairman Ken Broadbent is scheduled to preside at the formal dedica tion that night beginning at 7 p.m. The members of the school board and the district architect will be introduced. Doherty will give an overview of the building program in the north end. Principal Vic Marchek will introduce his staff at Columbia Junior High and the open house with refreshments will follow. Doherty made some changes in the proposed tax base the board approved at its last meeting because he had been contacted and told that there would organized efforts to defeat such a tax base if it was taken to the voters. "The basic opposition is that they do not want to give up the opportunity to vote, (on the school budget)" Doherty said. "They thought they would be giving the school board a blank check for the next four years." "What we need from a tax base is to have enough money so we can run the schools if the budget is defeated enough times so we won't have to HUNGRY FOR A DELICIOUS STEAK? WEU NOW'S THE TIME TO SATISFY THAT APPETITE. STEAK IS NOW ON SALE! TRY ONE AND SAVE1 USDA Choice T-Bone Steak 39 lb. 3 lb. pkg. Pacific Bamboo Shoots or Water Chestnuts c QCW 0IU 8t Grocery Dtpt. 676-9614 Moot Dept. 676-9233 close the schools," he said.' The school board decided to meet April 7 in Boardman in" a special session to set the tax base. One proposal for a tax base is the proposed budget figure for next year of $3,668,474. Doherty said this one would be the easiest to sell to the voters because it is the lowest figure of the proposed plans. The major disadvantage is that the voters will still have to go to the polls next year and vote on a portion of the budget because, with inflation sky rocketing, next year's budget request for the following year would probably be more than the $3,668,484 figure, plus the six percent limitation. Another plan is to add six percent to the current pro posed budget to have a tax base of $3,888,593. Therefore, with the six percent limita tion, next year's budget com gtV PIZZA hJ New York Special Saturdays 4.95 " limiiliffitiNiiinlrr ' - - in Western Family Beef Wieners 11 2 Cabbage 1 Snoboy Apples -iV We have a good selection of Easter candy, plus assorted Easter baskets. mittee could increase this year's budget a total of 12 percent and still not require a vote of the people. A disadvan (Continued on Page 7) Heidamah argue over increases (Continued from Page I) him $10.50 an acre while it will cost $60 an acre with the rate change. I can't grow anything down there to make that return," he said. He said he probably will have to pull his 7'j horse power pump if the rate change takes effect "and the larger irrigators' attitude is "so what." They don't care if we go out of business. "This is cutthroat and they are trying to run people out of business," Heidaman said. "It's the same as charging some people $3 a gallon for gas and others $1 a gallon." west uj rrwuM Large Combination $6.75 lrge Ham & Pineapple $6.25 Large Beef & Onion $6.25 Wednesday & Saturday Evenings Only Seafood Buffet Fridays, 6 : 00-8 : 30 495 lb. pkg. Snoboy Carrots 00 lb. bag Ec 3 lb. bag ea. Pacific Northwest Bell
