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BESSIEWETZE LL y OF ORE NEWSPAPER LIB EUGENE OR 07403 The Heppner Tue.Aug.2 M. g; Wed.. Aug. 27 75.47 Ttiuri., Aug. 2D 88-40 Frl., aug. 29 71 - 37 Sat., Aug. 30 71-43 Sun., Aug. 31 71-53 Wtsfhr by Don CtSsei .04 precipitation .10 precipitation Mon.. Srpt. I 80-44 ..August lHO precipitation was .14 of an inch. Normal precipitation for August is .38 of an inch. Precipitation for August of last year was .85 of an inch. Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper VOL. m, NO. 30 THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 4. 1980 SPACES 20 CENTS HEPPNER, OREGON GAZ Cut in roeds, general Morrow County Commiss ioner Dorothy Krebs aaid last week If voters turn down the county budget two more times, road funds and the general fund will have to be cut drastically. The county has one more election date, Nov, 4, after the upcoming Sept. 18 budget election to try to get a budget panned. "If the budget goes down then, we will just have to take Jobs and services out of each department." She said the county would be forced to cut the county road department's budget by 55 percent, and cut 25 percent out of the general fund. What this means, says Krebs, is that county services may be just the minimal required under Oregon State law. : She said other services such as the neighborhood services. Extension Service, county d faith nurse, assistant district Itorney and others would be reviewed and poHslbly elim inated. "It would be severe," she emphasizes. The county is only required to provide a diHtrict attorney, an assessor and a county clerk. Krebs wonders if much of the reason people have nega tive feelings toward the coun ty budget (it has been turned down twice), is that she says wrong information about the budget has been circulated. "We feel there is an individual who has an old budget document and is using old figures to tell people not to vole for the budget." OShe did nut name the tlividuul, but said he appar fJlinor takes All-Around , calf roping title at WRA-NM rodeo Pat Minor of Ellensburg took the Ail-Around in the WRANRA Rodeo held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds Aug. 23 and 24. Minor also took the calf roping event with a time of 10.9. Larry Patterson followed with a time of 11.6. Ed Arnold was 3rd with 11.9; Ted Lee. 4th, with 12.0; Dallas Kimble, 5th. with 12.85; and Dick Hoffman, 6th, with 13.5. The team of Dnrrel Broad heud and Chris Henderson won the team roping event with a time of 7.3. Second were Pat Minor and Jack Purchase with 7.45. Dave Inman and Larry Patterson were 3rd with 8.05; Dnrrel Broudhead and Steve Johnson, 4th, with 8.65; Pat Minor and Troy Perkins, 5th, with 9.65; and Brent Minor and Chris Henderson, 6th, with 11.9. Mike Hopper of Stanfield captured the steer wrestling title with a time of 4.7. Runner-up was Rod Hostetler with 5.95. Jim Creer came in 3rd with 6.2; Jerry Malone, 4th, with 6.95; Dwain Simons, 5th, with 7.8; and Roy Burton, 6th, with 8.8. In bareback riding It was Rod Dershon with 71. There were two ties In this event -John Hummock and Bill Benman tied for 2nd and 3rd with 66, and Joel Patterson and Lee Rice tied for 6th with 60. Fourth was Joe Sturza with 63; and 5th was A.D. Fryer with 62. In saddlebronc riding, Ger ald Bruhn was 1st with 65. Rick Courson from Pendleton ently has been going door to door showing the budget and urging people to vote no. Krebs said another incor rect budget document turned up at the Lexington Grange hall, and was used to urge people to vote no. "The figures have been revised downward since that time," says Krebs. "If there are several of these docu ments and people are reading them, then we are in trouble;" she adds. Commenting on proposed county salary increases which many people have apparently objected to, Krebs explains that many of the approxim ately 43 people working at the courthouse were doing the same Jobs for different salar ies. Site says a pay schedule baaed solely on merit was set up for the county by a group called Local Government Personell Institute (LPGI). Under the schedule some department heads gave emp loyees raises, while other department heads were not giving Increases for compar able Jobs. Consequently, says Krebs, a committee comprised of her self, and department heads devised a schedule based on seniority, which they feel is suitable to the county. When people were moved into the new Job schedule, many of their salaries were increased above and beyond the normal cont of living adjustment received each year, she says. The movement resulted in higher pay for many. "The majority of the salary was close behind with a score of 63. Rick Thomas, Pendle . ton. finished 3rd with 62; John Griffith, Spray, 4th. with 61; Archie Jack, Canada, 5th, with 55. In bull riding, LaVare Winebarger took honors with a score of 75. Second was Tom Walters with 70 Thre were two ties in this event - Mike Reed and Bill Pinz tied for 3rd and 4th with 60; and only a point behind were Wade Cole and Bub Indermuhle in a tie fur 5th and 6th place with a score of 59. Kanae woodcock, with 17.15. F - IT "Tpl , f r... J .. " " I JU Calf roping winner Pat Minor, Ellensburg, receives his award from Princess Lottie Laughlin. fund thre increases in the budget are for people at the lower end of the schedule," Krebs says. She says these Jobs were paying so low that the county was losing many good workers to the private sector. The county Judge has a proposed pay raise In the budget which Krebs says should put him in a salary range comparable with other administrators. She says the judge's salary would be raised from $17,028 to $22,920. The figure was arrived at by taking the American The American Legion Heppner Post 87 float took the grand sweepstakes award for the 1980 Morrow County Par ade with its harvest-forest scene. Runner-up in the Adult Organization Floats was the Pioneer Memorial Hospital with its giant "patient." Other entries in that category were: Morrow county Search and Rescue - 3rd ; and Boardman harvest Festival - 4th. First in the Business Float category was Kinzua Corpor ation with its 1942 Ford fire truck. Runner-up was the - Morrow County Grain Grow- -ers' entry. Third and fourth. respectively, were the U.S. Forest Service, Heppner dis trict, and Kinzua Corp. log truck of Earl Struckmier. Best Out -Of -County Float went to the Jesse James Club. Runner -up was the Main Street Cowboys' entry and third was the Happy Go-Lucky Singles Club. finished 30 seconds under runner-up Sherry Price to take the barrel racing cate gory. Janice Healy was 3rd with 17.75: Maureen Healy, 4th. with 17.8; and Nita Nichols and Ronda Herrera tied for 5th and 6th with 18.0. In breakaway, Lori Ruark finished first with a score of S.4. Holly Sue Hemstrom was 2nd with 4.25: Lori Nelson, 3rd. with 4.65; Sherry Price. 4th. with 4.8; and, in another tie for 5th and 6th, it was Teresa Plumsky and Jack McGuire with a score of 4 9. atened average of other county ad ministrators. She adds that it has been cut by $2,080 from the originally proposed raise. "The figure (past salary) set for the judge has not been realistic." Krebs says. "When the old judge resigned we found that out." She said it was hard for the county to get a qualified judge for the salary offered. "Don is doing a good job, and I feel really perplexed why people don't want to pay him what he is worth." Summing up her message. Legion 07 takes Parade grand sweepstakes The Walla Walla Wagon ettes took first in the Riding Club category with the Rein bow Riders of Milton-Free-water, second, and the Uma tilla Sage Riders of Hermis ton, third. First in the Mounted Family Groups went to The Paul Hisler Family, The Joan Eckman Family and Sister. Becky and Joslin Evans took second, with Susan and Kelsey Evans placing third. The "Mountain Man." Mel vin Bozarth, was the best Comic entry and the Sorop- umiM international oi Hepp- rhrvsler Imperial Cat Sher ner was first in lhe"Clown man.s im Chevrolet and Bob category. Peterson's 1946 Ford took Men coach pleased with turnout By Sherry Cowrtt There is a new coach at Heppner High School, Ms. Jan Terjeson. She is coaching volleyball and will also coach girls basketball. Ms. Terjeson was raised on a small farm near Helix. She has gone to college at the University of Oregon in Eugene, and is now coming to teach physical education at the high school as well as health at the junior high. Ms. Terjeson said she was "really pleased with the turn-out" and that they are a "good bunch of girls." MS ....- ' W SMHWI - PIWWS'' wWMfcNM ... - - .. - - - - fc-... VW..-J.. - . Wk.. r,iS..j ..W.."r.... ...... 1 " $a: 1 I it i r . ...a . . ' ..,., r . . J , ' i jr.." f . it . w '" " - " --a ii s I Lynn Dee Devin (center) practices setting the ball with Cindv Bowman. if county budget fails Krebs says. "Now is the time for factual information, and not emotion, to prevail." Krebs says that of the total taxes paid by county resi dents: 58.6 percent goes to the schools, 22.3 percent goes to the county, 5.3 percent to the city, .6 to the Port of Morrow, 10.5 percent to the community college and 2.7 percent is split among other groups. Of the county's 22.3 percent share, 52.6 goes to roads, 42.2 to the general fund, 4.1 to the hospital and the rest to district schools. One band, the lone High : School kand, provided music for the parade and took first in the Band category. In the Queens and Courts category. Happy Canyon court. Pendleton Round-Up Court, Gilliam County Court and Umatilla County Fair Court finished first, second, third and fourth, respectively. Blue Mountain Model A Club took first in antique Car Clubs; Pete Schwarzin's 1926 Model T and Darrell Vinson's 1925 Model T took first and second in Old Cars. 1939 and Older; O.W. Cutsforth's 1957 at Heppner Because the turn out is so large there are enough girls for B and C teams. Ms. Howe, assistant coach, also thinks that there was a good turnout and says there are still more girls turning out. Ms. Howe said, "The varsity team could win dis trict and possibly take state." The girls haven't been divided into reams as of yet. The first game is against Riverside, A, B, and C teams, at Boardman on Sept. 16, at 5 p.m. After having watched the girls at practice. Riverside should have something to worry about. Krebs says the county's share of the tax is small and that even a cut of $3,000 in wages would not lower the tax rate by 1 cent per thousand of valuation. "We are at the crossroads now," she urges. "We have tried to maintain present levels of service, but Septem ber 16 is as far as we can go. The county will be asking voters to approve taxes of $1,073,224 out of a total budget of $1,636,214. The county has a tax base , of $367,999. first, second and third in Old Cars or Trucks 1939 and Newer. O.W. Cutsforth also took first in antique Farm Equip ment with his 1883 Gar-Scott steam engine. Grand Marshal Floyd Hutchens and his grandkids were first in the Wagons and Buggies category. Tom's Chevron finished second. The Baker Livestock Commission Mule Team placed first in the miscellan eous category. In the Children's and Juve nile Division, Mike Gorman, -pulling the - Stookey Wood Products Wagon, took first in sheriff Department reports thefts The Morrow County Sher iff's Dept. in Heppner reports four thefts during the last week: Slim Emert of lone reported the theft of tools valued at $850 from his ranch on Aug. 25. Tools were also reported stolen on Aug. 25 from the Ralph Crum Ranch in lone. lobinson-Jaeleap take top honors at horse show in 1 sect epen cn llcppncr council One Heppner City Council position will be open following the election in November, because no one filed for the position by the Aug. 26 deadline, city hall reports. Warren Plocharsky, Ron Forrar and Joyce Winter all submitted petitions to have their names on the ballot, but that still left one seat unfilled. Cliff Green, the only person to have filed for mayor, will appoint someone to fill the vacancy when he takes over the top city spot in January. Children's Floats, with the children of the Morrow County Possettes runner up. Raggedy Ann, alias Sara Greenup, was chosen best in Children's Costumes; Robin Mattison finished second. The Heppner Wranglers were first in Riding Clubs, while Wendy Toombs and Beth Forrar, on their bicycle-built-for-two, were tops in the Bicycle entries. Jason Hanna was second in that category. A. J. Tarnasky and Alecia Tarnasky tricycled to first and second in their category. First in the final category. Marching Units, was Cub Scout Troop No. 661. The value of the tools had not been estimated. On Aug. 26, Mark Launer, of Heppner reported the theft of drums from the Hardman Dance Hall. The value of the drums was estimated at $3,990. In a related incident, Mike Stickney of Hardman reported I V.S" " 4 . L'tr0 Krynn Robinson and her horse Jaeleap took top honors, winning the champion performance horse category in the 1980 Morrow County Horse Show held August 17 at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. Krynn and Jaeleap are two-time winners, having won the event last year also. The champion performance horse trophy was sponsored by D O. Nelson Booster Club' . tistcs nesting A Booster Club meeting will be held Thursday. Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. at Heppner High School. HIS reunion set Oct. 18 in Portland The 1 lone High School reunion will be held at the Sheridan Airport Hotel in ' Portland on October 18 at 8 p.m. Those wanting to attend the festivities should send in their registration fee of $8.30 a single or $15 for a couple to Marilyn Peck, 4130 N.E. 79th Ave., Portland, Ore. 97218. For more information, call Mary Kilkenny, 989-8165, or Diana Hams, 422-7507. 3 fib fcr lcr.3 council rnsycr Three persons have filed for three lone City Council posit ions up for election this year. One person has filed for the mayor's position. Cleo Childers, Laurel Can non and Dorothy Stefani all have filed for- the three, four-year council seats. Linda LaRue has filed for the two-year lone mayor's spot. Filing deadlines were Aug. 26. the theft of a guitar and microphone from the Hard man Dance Hall. The estim ated value of the instruments was $205. A suspect in the theft of the instruments. Jay Patrick Morgan, was arrested by the Spokane Police Dept. on Aug. 28. V- re" '
