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BESS I E WETZELL O OF ORE NEWSPAPER LIB EUGENE OR 97403 o Q r VOL. O'Briens chosen Morrow County Livestock Gordon and Helen Sludge dumping conditions Conditions governing the rrposi'd dumping of sewage sludge in northern Morrow County by the city of Portland were laid down by the Morrow County Court at its meeting last Wednesday. According to County Judge Don McElligott. a letter spel ling ou! these conditions has been sent to Portland city officials Benefit aids victims of house fire Benefit entertainment by a local band, Dwayne and The Plainsmen, raised $2(Ki for a Butter Creek family burned out of their home in a fire last Tuesday night. The family of Dan and Mary Coffman and their four chil dren lost the two story frame Local girl chosen national I. , ...fc mnmmmm4 'V' ., V"-., Dana Reid GAZETTE-TO Morrow County's Home-Owned 98. NO. 44 THl'RSIMY, DECEMBER II. I9H0 OTJrien Discussions on the proposed dumping, which would see 80,000 gallons of sewage sludge barged up the Colum bia River and dumped near Boardman in northern Mor row County every year, have tx-cn going on for some time. County officials have been concerned that the sludge, which eventually would be applied to crop land as a house they were living in on the Hughes ranch, to a fire that started around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2. The cause of the fire was unknown, but it did start in a wall between the bathroom and kitchen near the flue. The Coffmans were at home at the The Heppner 14 PAGES fertilizer, might contain heavy metals injurious to human health. I'nder the conditions laid down by the county last Wednesday the sludge treat ment and application plan would have to be approved by three separate agencies, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the time, but only managed to escape with clothing and some bedding. No one was injured. Dwayne and the Plainsmen toured the Wagon Wheel. Bucknutns and Cals in Hepp ner. taking donations to raise money for the family. magazine correspondent Dana Reid. seventh -grade student at Heppner Junior High, has been named "CO-ED" correspondent for the 1980-81 school year, accor ding to an announcement by Kalhy Gogick, editor of "CO ED Magazine." "CO-ED." published na tionally by "Scholastic Magazines. Inc.." for home economics students, contains features on personal devel opment, careers and consum er awareness as well as the latest trends in fashion, food, beauty, and home furnishings. Miss Reid. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Reid, was elected correspondent by her fellow seventh-grade students. Elected for the qualities of Bob Montgomery The 1981 Rodeo Board Chairman will be Bob Mont gomery, the Rodeo Board voted at its meeting Tuesday, Dec. 2. Montgomery will replace Rocky Proctor, the outgoing Weekly Newspaper 20 CENTS HEPPNER. OREGON 7 V If f r layed down Food an Drug Administra tion, before dumping could begin. "This (the letter of condit ions) is by no means an agreement." emphasized McElligott recently. "They 'the city of Portland would still have to come back and work out the nuts and bolts and negotiate further with us to go ahead with this." The county also laid out two other conditions in the letter. The county would have the ultimate responsibility for monitoring the sludge for Area Lighting contest date Dec. 21 If you plan on entering the Heppner Christmas decorat ing contest this year, be sure to have your home, church or business finished by Sunday, Dec. 21. leadership and enthusiasm for home economics. Miss Reid will serve as junior advisor to "CO ED" editors. Like the other "CO ED" correspon dents throughout the I'nited States and Canada, she will keep the editors informed of activities at her school. Dana participates in the Occupational Versitilities Hoinemaking program for seventh grade students at Heppner Jr. High. Her home making teacher is l.iz Curtis. Mrs. Curtis reports that she feels it an honor to have a small school such as Heppner Jr. High selected to partici pate in the "CO ED pro grain." chosen chairman 1980 chairman. Other appointments made by the Rodeo Board were: vice chairman - Don Stroeber; secretary - Judy Currin: publicity and awards - Donna Fetsch: barns - Bob Kinds father; livestock - Dwight Growers of the Year ' Gordon and Helen O'Brien. Butter Creek, have been chosen as the Morrow County Livestock Growers of the Year for 1980. and will be honored at the annual Farm City Banquet this Friday. Dec. 12. in Heppner. The O'Briens run about 3O0 head of Angus, Hereford, shorthorn mixed cattle out of the O'Brien ranch on Little Butter Creek, where Gordon has lived all his life. The two were chosen for the award because of their work in maintaining a high weight average and good quality amongst their stock. "We averaged 544 pounds on our overall steer weight," said Helen O'Brien on discussing the herd. The O'Briens also calve all but the heifers out on the range, to lessen the chance of disease among the cattle, and don't calve until Feb. 1 of each year to avoid cold weather that may damage the calves, says Helen. Gordon and Helen live on the ranch which was Gordon's father's. He started raising cattle around 1950. The O'Briens have a daughter, Ronnie Belsma, of Lake Oswego. Friday will see a day of activities marking the annual Livestock Growers meeting. Starting at 1 p.m. speakers and reports are scheduled for most of the afternoon at the Catholic parish hall in Heppner. At 7 p.m. in the Fair Pavilion on the Morrow County Fair Grounds, the Farm City Banquet will begin. The O'Briens will be honored with the Livestock Growers of the Year award at this time. Wes Kvarsten of the Land Conservation and Development Commission will be the guest speaker at the banquet. Also on tap Friday is a no-host luncheon at 12 noon at the Wagon Wheel Cafe in Heppner by the Morrow County 'CowBelles. The CowBelles will hold their annual meeting at" 12:30 following the luncheon. The annual meeting of the Livestock Growers will be held at 4 p.m. in the Catholic parish hall, followed by an "attitude adjustment hour" beginning at 6 p.m. at the Fair Pavilion. metals content. "We could shut them off at any time, said McElligott. And the rounty would re ceive payments in lieu of taxes for dumping the sludge. (The treatment system would be owned by the city of Port land! "This (dumping) still isn't a sure thing." said McElligott. "Portland still has to nego tiate with the other agencies, and they would have to come back to us. It's just one of their options." he concluded. That is the day the Chamber of Commerce judging team will be oul to look at decorations and make its decision. A new category will be added this year to the compe tition In addition to the lighted homes, churches and business categories, an un lighted display category has been added for homes not using electric lighting in their displays. There will be no applicat ions to enter the contest this year, just have your home ready by Dec. 21. You could win a cash prize if your home is judged the best. There will be three categor ies with prizes of $:i0. $20 and $10 for first, second and third places, respectively. of Rodeo Board Bailey; chamber represen tative - Jim Hayes; court -Fay Seitz; dances - Tom Wilson; races - Max Hellberg. It was also announced that the Rodeo Board will not meet in Januarv. Weather by Don Gilliam Correction A subhead. "$96,000 to be funded by city," over last week's story explaining the Town of Lexington's grant for construction of a bridge was incorrect. Lexington will pay no mon ey for construction of the bridge, which is to be built over Blackhorse Creek. The entire project will be funded by two state grants of $120,000. The text of the newstory was correct. Doll raffle to benefit Pioneer nursing home residents Renee Siminoe (right) and Betty Brown, of the Pioneer Memorial Hospital Auxiliary show the nurse doll that will be raffled off Dec. 19. Proceeds from the raffle will go toward purchase of an air purifier for the nursing home. At present there is no ventilation in the hospital basement where the nursing home is located. "Some people can't come out of their rooms (because of poor ventilation, smoke, etc.)" said Mrs. Siminoe. "We'd like to give it to them by Christmas." Cost for the purifier has been estimated between $325 and $350. One-hundred-fifty dollars toward the purifier were raised by the auxiliary by selling food and craft items at the "Artifactory" craft fair in Heppner. Dec. 6. Raffle tickets for the doll are available for 25 cents each from auxiliary members. The drawing will be held at the Bank of Eastern Oregon in Heppner on Dec. 19. Ticket buyers need not be present at the drawing to win, say auxiliary members. The doll, whose uniform and satin evening dress were made by Erma Keithley, Heppner, is on display at the Bank of Eastern Oregon. To purchase tickets call 676-5389 or 676-5019. ' High Uw Precip. Tues.. Dec. 2 61 36 .31 Wed.. Dec. 3 62 42 Thur.. Dec. 4 58 27 .38 Fri.. Dec. 5 38 30 .08 Sat.. Dec. 6 32 22 . .06 Sun.. Dec. 7 25 15 Mon.. Dec. 8 26 . 9 Thursday. Dec. 4 - trace of snow. Friday. Dec. 5 - trace Saturday. Dec. 6 - one Kerr accepts Extension DOSltlOn U1 l8CO CtO . -7. 1' '"' . Ym - . v Li i A'y f -. X-f s 1 V t A - Harold Kerr Harold Kerr. Morrow Coun ty Extension agent for the past 12 years, has accepted a position as Extension agent in Wasco County. He will be leaving to take over the new post around Feb. 1. subject to final approval from Oregon State University. "It's a promotion for me. It's an opportunity for ad vancement in my professional career." said Kerr. Prior to his 12 years in Morrow County, Kerr was 4-H Extension agent In Crook County. ' "I've really en joyed my 12 years here." said Kerr. "I've had a lot of cooperation and will miss our many friends." Citing accomplishments A- -r- X ' X- ' of snow. inch of snow. since arriving here. Kerr noted that he is "Pleased with .acceptance of the minimum tillage and chemical fallow concept of dry land wheat production." And that he is satisfied with the role he has played in the coordination of growth in the north end of the county with ( other areas, "tying the areas together as a whole." Kerr and his wife Carol have two children. Cindy lives in Heppner at the time, and Bryan is a freshman at Lane Community College. Kerr said that it will be a minimum of 60 days before a replacement for Morrow County will be named. ft J
