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-'jii.'n - .-a I i m mi, -H- - ' ' . ( 5" i noA -A rn a I IVI , v; T Z Z L..U BESSIE U OF O K t ' . r i e v; $ 1' A P E R E U G L N E OR LIB 9 7 4 0 3 L - L PIT HI VOL. OH. Office seekers present views i o L::: DoneD Smith tails to Eleven local and regional office Beckers presented (heir views taut Wednesday night at (he American Association of University Women-sponsored Candidates Fair. In addition to candidates Larry Fetsch. W.J. "Bud" Englert, Douglas Rathbun. drirbara Bloods worth, Paul r Winter. Mnrgo Sherer, Alice Vance, John Smnllmon. Ralph Currin, Ken Jernsledt and Donnell Smith, around SO spectators attended. The candidates gave pre pared speeches and answered questions, and also mingled with the crowd during two short refreshment breaks. The following Is a summary of the candidates presentat ions: John Smallmon, incumbent candidate for district court judge, said he was much in favor of the court continuing to hold session in Heppner one day a week. His district covers both Umatilla and Morrow counties and he said he believes "firmly" in local courts. "But Most city populations The populations of Heppner, Irrigon. Lexington and Board man are up, but the population of lone is down, according to preliminary census figures released recently by the Bureau of the Census. Heppner gained 69 people in the last ten years since the 1970 census, and now has a population of 1,498. Dog disease surfaces in Heppner The parvovirus disease, which has been striking dogs all over the country, has surfaced In Heppner and outlying areas. "I've had about a half dozen cases the past two months," said Heppner veterinarian J. W. Norene. "Four of those were in the past week." el Morrow County's Home-Owned NO. 35 crowd at Candidates 1 believe the primary role of the district court should be in civil cases " He said the local Justice of the peace should handle all landlord disputes and traffic violations. Smollmon's challenger, Ralph Currin, agreed, saying that the primary obligation of the circuit court is to expedite civil matters. He also said that the circuit court should con tinue to hold sessions in Heppner. In the sheriff's race, incum bent Larry Fetsch cited his efforts while in office, includ ing the institution of 24-hour dispatching. He says the sheriff's department has worked at improving cooper ation between other law en forcement agencies, and that the deportment will eventual ly need more deputies. "We hnve five deputies to cover 2.055 square miles, and to improve reaction time (to calls) we are going to need more deputies. One challenger to Fetsch. "Bud" Englert, says, if elect ed, he would like to see more after -hours patrol in outlying Irrigon has a population of 699. up 438 from the 1970 count of 2fil. Lexington now has a popu lation of 307, says the Census Bureau, up 77 from 230 ten years ago. Boordman showed the big gest gain in the county, up from 192 in 1970 to 1,265 in 1980, a gain of 1,073. lone showed a loss of Dr. Norene said that at the present time his office is out of the vaccine which can prevent the disease. ''We've already gone through one batch and are expecting another. But I don't know when to expect it." He added that there already is a waiting list at his office of I i f ' ... The Heppner E THURSDAY, OCTOBER . 1M0 Fair areas.' and "efforts" made' '16 slop the turnover of deputies in the department. Englert also hit on the sheriff's budget, commenting. "The budget has increased $100,000 in the last four years, and I can't see that many more services for that amount of dollars." Fetsch's other challenger. Doug Rathbun. says there is a problem with turnover in the sheriff's department. He said he would institute an incentive program to induce deputies to stay on the force. Rathbun also stated that he would like to see another person hired on at the department as a detective, and one of the present officers used as a liason to go into the schools to talk with the young people. Incumbent County Clerk Barbara Bloodsworth said, if elected, she would work to speed up the payroll, election and recording procedures at the courthouse. She also said that the clerk should work to encourage voter registration, "tha't's part of her job." Bloodsworth's challenger, Pauline Winter, says that she up in county population in the last ten years, according to Census figures. That community now has a population of 345. down from 355 in 1970. Morrow County as a whole showed a population jump over the past ten years from 4.465 to 7.525. a gain of 3.060 people. The number of housing units in the county jumped from people who want to get dogs vaccinated. In the meantime. Dr. Nor ene savs that the best treat ment is for dog owners to keep their pets away from other dogs. Since the disease is a virus, he savs that there is no "cure" other than treating the symp - TME Weekly Newspaper 14 PAGES at local Candidates Fair .-4.. would work to give depend able filing, office manage ment and a courteous and professional attitude to the clerk's office. She also said she would train all personnel in the clerk's office to do all the jobs there. Concerning voter registration, she said, "voter registration is the responsibility of the county clerk. I have no complaint ' with mailing and other meth ods. The only problem I have is when voter registration is used in a partisan setting." Incumbent County Treasur er Margo Sherer says she will invest county money in all of the banks in the county. On the subject of taxes she says "as long as people are making an effort to pay ) I will bend over backwards." Her challenger. Alice Vance, says she would work to inform people what is happen ing with county finances. "People need to know what their county workers are doing." she said. Concerning taxes she said. "I feel it's a privilege to pay taxes." She 1.764 in 1970 to 3.212 in 1980. according to the 1980 census. The Census Bureau stressed that the released figures were preliminary, and "are subject to revision and will be superceded by the final popu lation counts which must be turned over to the President bv Jan 1. 1981. toms of vomiting and diarrhea as thov appear and preventing a secondary infection. "Youncer dogs are hit prettv hard, but older dogs can usuallv make it through with care," said Dr. Norene. "It can kill younger ones in a day or two because it does heart damage." 20 CENTS said she would turn delinquent tax payers over to the sheriff's department. Incumbent District 28 State Senator Ken Jernstedt .ex plained that in light of the recent state budget deficiency of over $200 million. . some people have suggested cutting the recently inacted state property relief program. But Jernstedt disagreed, saying. "It (property relief program) is one of the last things I would dip into." He criticized Ballot Measure 6. saying it would cause more lax money to go to Washington D.C. as federal tax. "We can use it (tax money) better here in Ore gon." Jernstedt defended the legislature's action during the recent emergency session saving. "We did not take a hatchet approach." He poin ten nut that the budget was "scrutinized for three weeks before cuts were made." Jernstedt 's opponent. Don nel Smith, savs the state is Devin pleads guilty to dynamite theft William Jay Devin. 19. of Lexington plead guilty in Morrow County Circuit Court Monday to two counts of first degree theft in connection with the theft of over one ton of dynamite last February, and the theft of guns in Heppner. Devin plead guilty to the theft of one and a half tons of dynamite from an Oregon State Highway division stor- Nancy Miller named Nancy Miller, the 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tad Miller of Lexington will be next year's Morrow County Rodeo Queen, the Rodeo Board announced Tuesday night. Rural Artist Residency program in screening process at lone Schools The lone Schools system is presently in the process of screening and interviewing candidates for the "Rural Artist Residency Program." which is scheduled to begin at . lone after the first of the year. The program, which is jointly funded by the North west Area Foundation. The Oregon Arts Foundation and individual school districts, brings professional artists into the classroom to work with teachers, and students and. in some instances, with mem bers of the community, the lone School system is not a newcomer to the innovative program, having participated last year with enthusiastic results. "It was great." said lone School Principal Chuck Starr. "We don't have a full-time art teacher and this program really gives us a shot in the arm." Executive director of the Eastern Oregon Regional Arts counc il Doug Davis agrees. "This program provides ev- Weather by Don Gilliam HEPPNER. OREGON spending too much money on higher education, and that more emphasis should be placed on the first 12 years of school. "We should slowly wean part.' not all. of the money from the four year college." he said. Smith main tains that Oregon State Uni versity and the University of Oregon "have gotten what thev want over the years." Smith also critized the state property tax relief program. "The people asked for tax relief and they got half an apple." Candidate for state treas urer Jewell Lansing did not attend hut did send a repre sentative who spoke on Lans ing's qualifications, but did not participate in the question answer session. More complete biographical and background information on all the candidates running for office this year will appear in subsequent issues of the Gazette-Times. age site between Heppner and Lexington Feb. 19. He turned himself in to authorities in Palmer, Alaska Sept. 18. after learning char ges had been brought against him in Morrow county. A sentencing date has not been set. however, assistant District Attorney Ann Spicer says it should be in about six weeks. Nancy was a princess on this year's rodeo court. Two girls will be chosen next Wednesday to be prin cesses on Queen Nancy's 1981 Rodeo court. ery-day exposure to some children who have not been exposed to art before." Our goal is to make art a regular part of kids' lives." "to leave something behind -skills, enthusiasm." Davis added that "artist" goes beyond the traditional meaning the "word" connotes - to include poets, printmak ers. puppeteers, potters and dramatic people as well as sculptors and painters. Davis said that artists are hired from all over the North west, but that the final decision belongs to the indi vidual school and the individ ual artist. "It's a mutual agreement." concurred Starr. Cost for the nine-week program is $3,800, said Starr, with $3,300 of that amount provided by the Oregon Arts Foundation and a private organization, the Northwest Area Foundation, a.id $500 funded by the school district. High hum Tuer, Sept. 30 ' 74 52 wed., Oct. 1 71 39 Thurs.. Oct. 2 73 39 Fit, Oct. 3 78 41 Sat., Oct. 4 86 47 Sun.. Oct. 5 92 52 Mon.. Oct. 6 85 so Record 1.11 .73 .35 Sept. Precipitation Normal 1979 Heppner zone ruling allows church on 'Cemetery Hill' A special residential zone, which will allow the construct ! ion of churches on "Cemetery Hill." was approved by the Heppner City Council Monday nieht. The new zone was approved at the request of members of the Baptist Church who want to erect a church building in the area. However, "Cemetery Hill's" zoning would not allow church construction, so both the Heppner Planning comm ission and city council agreed to amend the ordinance. Some objections were voiced to the zoning ordinance change, mostly from property owners on the hill who felt the church congregation would cause congestion on the street leading into the area on Sundays, and who felt the church structure might not blend into surrounding homes. The council apparently all eviated these fears, however, by stipulating that the church structure must meet certain guidelines which would make it compatible with the neigh borhood before it could be built. Church Pastor Richard Big elow assured the council and G-T adds new feature A new feature, "What's Your Opinion?" is making its debut in this week's issue of Rodeo Queen Nancy Miller Local calves shot, reward offered The Oregon State Police report two calves belonging to area ranchers were shot and killed Tuesday. Value of the calves was placed at $800 to $1,000. Raymond French, Heppner, president of the Oregon Cattle man's Association says his organization and the Morrow Preclp. high for October. : property owners that the church would follow the guidelines. He said the church plans to move the former Community Church building in Kinzua up to "Cemetery Hill" and redo the 32-by-80-foot building. Bigelow also said thf t his 30 member congegratio? would not con gest the road up e hill as much as if homes wer. milt on the same property and more people lived there. Under the amended ordin ance, churches would be allowed on "Cemetery Hill." but only with a conditional use permit. The amended ordin ance was passed unanimously by the city council. In other business the city sold a well to Carl Thorpe, Heppner, for $4,400. The well was previously used for city water, but reportedly devel oped trouble with sanding. ' In other action the council appointed Gary Bruch. Hepp ner. to the city planning commission. Bruch works for the Forest Service and has lived in the area for 2 years. The appointment still leaves one seat vacant on the city planning commission. the Gazette-Times. Look on page two for this week's interview. County Livestock Growers have a standing reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons who kill livestock. The calves shot Tuesday belonged to Dick Wilkinson and Shirley Rugg. . W ' . I
