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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.
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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."
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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