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20 more laid
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Twenty employees in the
planer section at the Kinzua
Mill in Heppner were laid off
late last week, according to
General Manager Harry Ken
nison The swing shift closed down
because "there is not enough
lumber to keep two shifts
going ut this time," Kennison
said "We have no idea when
they will go hack to work hut
we hope the shutdown is
temporary."
The planer is the finishing
KirlMin of the plant. Since
chips are in such demand.
Kennison said more wood is
j being used for chips so less
needs to be processed through
the planer to lie finished
Kennison said low grade No.
3 and No. 4 wood is "dumped
into chips" rather than fin
ished into lumber. He said the
lay-off is not just for a few
weeks but the mill should
know by .lulv where it stands.
"We are in the dark alniut
the market." he admitted "It
is a struggle-getting worse
everyday. We will try to keep
running hut it is a day to day
thing "
Kennison said as more mills
close down, chips for paper
products ttecome more
ararce Me said hinzua makes
$f0 to $(( more mt thousand
by turning low grade wood
into chips rather than finish
ing it into lumber.
"Everyday I pat our sales
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Morrow County residents
can now receive free, general
legal information thanks to
the efforts made by Heppner
attorney Michael Sweeney.
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Frank Johnston (left) and Hospital Administrator A.K. Felt.
Anesthetist from Idaho
comes to Heppner
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
has an anesthesiast and a
director of nurses as of last
Thursday.
Frank Johnston, of Su
perior, Mont., fills the position
of head nurse vacated by
Carmen Bjella a few months
ago. Rosie Smith held the
position on a temporary basis.
Johnston is a graduate of
Madison College in Tennesee.
THURSDAY, MAY
people on the back because
they are doing an excellent job
at finding the markets to sell
our wood and keep us going."
Kennison said.
Hera use of the Kinzua
shutdown in December and
record high interest rates, the
Oregon State Employment
Division expects an unemploy
ment rale of 8 4 percent in 1980
while 6 6 percent had been the
forecast. The unemployment
rale in the county in 1979 was
4 8 percent.
According to a recent Forest
Service news release, the
Forest Service has developed
a committee to research and
implement a program by the
end of May that will put
unemployed wood products
workers back on the Job.
The release said there is a
strong market for chips so the
study is looking into the
possibility of making more
wood residues available in
locations where they are
needed lo sustain wood pro
duct operations.
Possibilities include: in
creasing the number of tree
thinning contracts in stands of
smaller timber suitable for
chipping: increasing the sal
vage in tree thinning con
tracts: and using large
amounts of residue that under
normal conditions are burned
or left to rot because there is
not a market
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Before his work at Superior,
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Mike Garrett had been the
anesthesiast on a case-by-case
basis at the hospital.
"It is a new full-time
position at the hospital in
hopes that the hospital will
begin lo have more surgery,"
Johnston said.
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Council discusses solar heat for pool
Heppner City Council dis
cussed the possibility of using
Rolar heating to warm the city
swimming pool at its meeting
Monday.
Konald Forrar, councilman,
said it costs $2,800 to heat the
pool during the summer
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months and the cost will
probably increase to $5,000 a
year with the new rate
increases
Forrar said the city can
probably split the cost of
obtaining solar heating 50-50
with the Department of Ener
gy. Ideas include having a
plastic dome over the top of
the pool or using solar ray
panels Cost would be from
Sfi.iKHMo $25.(KHI "depending on
bow fancy we want lo get,"
Forrar said.
"In 10 years, we would not
lose anymore than what we
would spend on utilities,"
Forrar said "Solar is really
catching on. With a cover, the
pool might be able to be open
most of the year. looking
down the line, it may be the
Ix-st way to go."
No act ion w as taken but the
council did encourage Forrar
to continue researching the
idea.
Clifford Green (old the
council that Richard I'atton.
of the Corps of Engineers,
overstepped his authority by
telling the city that pari of the
water project would not le a
"betterment "
The city now has lo make
some "trade-offs." The coun
cil agreed lo eliminate a
Ixxisler pump from the system
thai will not be needed
anyway because the reservoir
site is being changed. The
council also agreed not lo have
the Balm Fork system con
nected Council members told the
Corps that the city could not
pay llie "betterment costs of
$H6.ooo because the city water
bond election had already
Im'cii set for $430,000."
By a 3 2 margin, Heppner
City Council denied a request
by Winn Crist for a variance to
build a carport on his property
at 260 S. Court St. in Heppner.
The council overruled an
earlier decision made by the
Heppner City Planning Com
mission allowing the variance.
Elta Mae Ixivgren. 240 S.
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the Heppner High School
Court St. in Heppner, ap
pealed the city commission's
decision. She said the carport,
as proposed, would be a "fire
hazard because it would only
le 13 fee! from my house to the
carport."
Crist (eslified that tree sap
has ruined the paint job on his
car so he needs a carport. He
said he has a garage but it is
loo narrow for the cars they
build "nowadays."
John Shaw, city planning
commissioner, testified that
Crist showed a need for the
carport and the city would
benefit because of the added
value of his property on the
tax rolls so the commission
granted the variance.
Councilman Ronald Forrar
came up with a plan lo move
the carport so it would not be
as close to the Ixngren's
properly.
Crist said Forrar's plan
would be satisfactory to him,
builder Ken Fifield said he
could build the carport there
and lyovgren said she would
withdraw her appeal if the ,
carport is built in the new
location. Crist now must resubmit his
request for a variance lo the
city planning commission.
The council recommended lo
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Sixth graders listen intently
HEPPNER. OREGON
County Court hearing
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By Steven A. Powell
Salaries for county officials,
the $1.5 million county road
budget, and the new Animal
Control District fund were the
main topics of discussion at
the county budget hearing last
week .
County Court Judge Don
McElligott explained the bud
get to two persons at the
hearing.
He said the increase in
salaries has met with a lot of
criticism from community
members.
McElligott said a committee
was formed to look into a
salary scale comparing sala
ries with other Oregon coun
ties. The county budget com
mittee found that salary
schedule to be "too high" so
Commissioner Dorothy Krebs
50 go outdoors for school
Fifty sixth graders at Hepp
ner Grade School took to the
woods hist week as part of the
Outdoor School at the Tupper
Guard Station 40 miles south
of Heppner.
Sixteen Heppner High
School students went along as
counselors. Principal Don
Cole and sixth grade teachers
Nan Nelson and Brenda Wey
gandt also were there. Gladys
Van Winkle cooked for the
troops.
It is the eighth year that
Morrow County schools have
participated in the program.
Irrigon students are there this
week.
Instructors and counselors
began setting up camp April
26 but the youngsters did not
arrive until about noon April
2H.
The campers reported all
kinds of weather including
snow, rain and sunshine
during their stay at the Forest
Service camp.
'Students learned about
science, nature and social
problems of how to live with
each other." Cole said. "They
were responsible for the flag,
setting the table, checking
weather instruments and
other duties."
The students had six hours a
day of actual classroom-type
learning with two hours of
instruction in science and one
hour in recreation in the
morning and afternoon.
Youngsters learned ar
chery, riflery, hiking, tool
craft and knot tying along with
&
during a nature discussion.
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Wed . April 30 59 34 by Don G7am
Thurs..MayI 75 45
Fri..May2 70 54
Sat.. May 3 74 40 April Precipitation.
Sun. May 4 84 45 Normal-1.27
Mon.,May5 79 52 .03 April 1979-2.61
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scale studies
built a salary scale comparing
work responsibilities in each
county office with salaries in
the private sector ideally arid
officials in other eastern
Oregon counties.
A step scale was formed to
standardize the pay scale.
Each office now has brackets
and employees are awarded
with raises for longevity
rather than merit.
"Everyone had at least an
11 4 percent raise while the
cost of living is 14.8 percent."
McElligott said. "My salary
probably took the biggest
jump but I'm not going to
complain."
The average raise for non
elected officials will be 16.5
percent. With elected officials
included, the increase will be
about 20 percent.
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Students in the Outdoor School-go fishing.
such all-time favorite games
like "kick the can" and
"Chinese tag."
Counselors were given nick
names like "Pesky," "Tip
py." "Flash," "Poncho,"
"Snooks" and "Weasle."
Students learned how to
build a fire without matches
and they made fishing poles.
Kim Wright was the only
person to catch a fish during
their short fising trip and she
did it with her homemade
pole.
The sixth graders had to
keep a journal of each day,
clean up cabins for inspections
and gather firewood.
"If you keep them busy, you
have no problems," Cole said.
The campers were up at 7
a.m. with reveille and the long
day ended with a campfire
and taps at 9: 15 p.m. The sixth
May 20 voting
Polling places for the May
20 Primary Election will be:
Boardnian Greenfield
Grange.
Ilardman I.O.O.F. Build
ing. lone City Hall.
Irrigon North Morrow Of
fice Building.
Lexington City Hall.
N.E. Heppner Precinct
Old City Library Building.
N.W. Heppner Precinct Li
brary. S.E. Heppner Precinct Up
stairs at the County Court
house. S.W. Heppner Precinct-
In the budget going to the
voters, the assessor, eounty
clerk, sheriff and treasurer
will receive $19,618. The
assessor now has a salary of
$14,594. the clerk and the
sheriff $15,695 and the trea
surer $11,326 (although that
position will combine with the
tax collector position for the
new salary.)
The County Judge salary
will increase from $17,028 to
$25,000. The Roadmastesr
(now the Public Works Direc
tor) will increase from $16,559
to $24,960. The two commis
sioners will split $20,435. up
from $18,244. and the County
Planner will get $16,102. up
from $14,513. The Justice of
the Peace in Heppner will get
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graders had a quiet time in the
afternoon for a half hour and
Cole said about 70 percent of
them used that time for a
quick nap.
Dennis Kochelmier, grade
school teacher, taught classes
on weather study and Jim
Superior of the Forest Serv ice
taught classes on reading
maps and compasses. Bill
Meyers, of the Soil and
Conservation District, taught
a class on soil. Other classes
were about .wildlife, plants,
water and survival.
Cole said the high school
counselor positions are very
competitive with 29 applying
and 16 selected. They are
trained for a month, one day a
week.
"They have a lot of responsi
bility at the camp," Cole said.
"It teaches them leadership.!'
polls named
County Judge's Office at the
County Courthouse.
Persons may register to
vote at the county clerk's
office at the courthouse up to
7:59 p.m. May 20 as long as the
person can be done voting by 8
p.m. according to clerk Bar
bara Bloodsworth.
Absentee ballots must be
sent into the clerk's office by 8
p.m. May 20 to be counted.
Bloodsworth said handi
capped or other persons who
desire aid in getting to a
polling place may call the
county clerk's office to re
quest assistance.