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Road plan, school
By PATTI AI.I.STOTT
lone rancher, Eric Ander
son, reported at a Monday
night meeting that the Morrow
County Courthouse in Heppner
has informed him only a
three year serial levy is legal
in Morrow County.
The new stipulation prohib
it!) the earlier proposed four
year levy for road rehabilitation
Area ranchers, bankers and
oilier interested persons were
oniony those present at a
Wheat League sponsored pub
lic meeting held at St.
Patrick's Parish Hall in Hep
pner. Anderson, along with Don
Brings of the Morrow County
Road Department, discussed
the proposed $!() million road
levy and answer! questions
(nun the audience. Anderson
stated that the proposed levy
originated through the Wheat
League and the next step is to
present a petition to the
cmmtv clerk to have the levy
New runway
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Lexington Ainrt
Ity MARY ANN' CERl'I.LO
A rii-w runwav is i-nrrently
being planned for the Morrow
County Airport at Ix'xington.
Discussions have been un
derway since Jan. 27 by the
Irf-xington Airport Committee
to add a longer runway off the
present taxi area.
The airport committee pre
sently consists of five people:
Milo Prmdle. I'ele Skow, Mel
Hover, Pal Culsforth, and Dr.
Joe Gilford.
The airport is currently
operating with one major
runway and a taxiway cross
ing it. The runway, number
8 26. measures 2,520 feet by 50
feet.
The proposed runway, num
ber 20K-HL, will parallel the
present runway, allowing the
taxiway to cross it The
runway is designed to meas
ure 4.1 12 feet by 1(H) feet with a
10-inch base.
Morrow County has furnish
ed the hard rock and. accord
ing to Dr. Joe Gilford. Kin.tia
Corporation has donated time,
energy and money towards a
project (hat will handle a
moderately sized four-engine
aircraft.
This isn't a plaything, says
Gilford. The new runway
could mean more business for
the county and should be taken
seriously.
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entered on an ucoming May
ballot
Anderson states that the
proposed levy is of "great
importance to us and the need
has never been greater."
He also commented that the
only negative response he has
encountered is that people are
concerned about possible
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Presently, the committee is
attempting to get federal or
stale funds for lighting and
hard-surfacing the new run
way. The lighting would be
low intensity and taxiway
lighting with a "vasi" system.
The "vasi" system would
allow angular approaches.
According to Giflord, state
funds arc almost impossible to
gel at this time, so the
committee is approaching the
federal government for help.
County has until
April 1 to make
CETA decision
Morrow County will have to
decide by April 1 whether the
county will transfer respons
ibility of the Balance of State
CKTA (Comprehensive Em
ployment Training Act) pro
gram, to a county level.
CETA, partially subsidized
by the federal government,
and partially sponsored by the
slate, is a work -training
program for the unemployed.
Ray Thorne. Employment
Division administrator, an
nounced Feb. 20 that the state
will no longer act as prime
sponsor of CETA as of March
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budget reviewed at
Anderson
waste and misuse of funds.
If approved. Briggs said a
portion of the levy monies
would be used to purchase new
road equipment. He added
that the equipment will be
needed by the county even if
the proposed levy is not
passed.
Supporters of the proposed
To receive federal funds, the
airport must abide by stricter
lighting regulations and sub
mit a plan within the next 30 to
60 days. Gifford says the
Morrow County Airport Com
mittee may be looking at
$30,000 to $00.0(10 for finding of
the project.
The lexington Airport Com
mittee is scheduled to meet
during the month of March. A
date has still to be set.
31. Governor Atiyeh set the
decision deadline for April 1.
So far 24 counties in Oregon
have voted to transfer CETA
to a local level.
One county voted that the
Employment Division assume
full responsibility for BOS
CETA. bypassing the counties
all together. Two counties ab
stained one preferring to wait
until federal officials report
their preferences, and one
preferring to turn the pro
gram over to a non -government,
community-based
organization.
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HEPPNER. OREGON
levy have now agreed to
contract out portions of the
planned improvements if ap
proval is granted by the
voters.
In other discussion. Don
Cole, principal of Heppner
Elementary and Junior High
Schools represented the school
district in discussing the
proposed 1981-82 school bud
get. In explanation of budget
increases and tax computa
tion for the 1981-82 budget, the
following categories show in
creases from , the present
1980 81 budget: Total require
ment : Amount of tax required
to balance: Estimated tax not
to be received: and Levy for
bonds and interest: showing a
Decision on sewage sludge
left in the air again
By MARY ANN CERt'LLO
A decision on Portland's
sewage sludge proposal wa
left in the air again by the
Morrow County Court last
Wednesday.
The county court, meeting
in Irrigon, postponed the
decision on making the trans
portation of Portland sludge to
Morrow County.
Also postponed were deci
sions on plans for the disposal
and usage.
Two proposals are under
consideration by the County
Court - "SPARS" and
"CROPS."
SPARS is a method by
which the sludge is dried by
solar and wind processes. The
dried sludge would then be
stored in Morrow County and
distributed to agricultural
users in the area. Portland
officials are believed to be in
favor SPARS.
CROPS entails the injection
of the sludge under the soil of a
perched 40-acre bed. A perch
ed bed is an asphalt and
cement lined bed designed to
separate the liquids from the
solids.
Pool repair will cost
$2,000 council told
The Heppner City Council
learned Monday night it will
cost about $2,000 to sand blast
and repaint the city pool, $250
more than previously esti
mated. Paint in the pool is begin
ning to crack and peel off, and
pool chairman Ron Forrar
said after some investigation
he came up with the figure he
felt would be needed for the
repairs.
To pay for the repainting job
the city will have to come up
with at least $1,000. The
Heppner Lions Club has al
ready committed $1,000 to
have the job done.
Monday the council investi
gated several options, includ
ing postponing the job until
next year.
A final decision on the pool
will be made at a special
meeting of the council March
16, Mayor Cliff Green said.
In other business at the
Wheat League
total of $1,059,518 in increases
to be levied, said Cole. .
Cole.
One category. Resources,
showed a decrease from the
1980-81 budget of $404,993.
In the breakdown of expend
itures he said salaries have
been allowed a 10.6 percent
increase (cost of living).
Employee benefits have been
allotted 17.9 percent, much of
which is not controlled by the
school district, such as FICA
wages, unemployment, etc.
Purchasing services show an
increase of 14 percent,
-supplies. 17 percent, while
capital outlay shows a 20
percent reduction, said Cole.
All remaining expenditures
One hundred acres would be
used on an experimental basis
so that the effect of the
grained liquid fnm the sludge
on crops could be watched.
Portland officials presented
modifications of both plans to
the county court. Officials
agreed to discuss possible site
changes of the SPARS pro
posal. CROPS officials agreed
to shift emphasis from dis
posal, storage and experi
ments to a greater use of the
product in sludge processing.
Under the new modifications,
a five-acre perched bed would
be used in place of a 40-acre
bed.
During a discussion on the
removal of heavy metals from
the sewage sludge with John
Lang, Public Works adminis
trator of Portland, it was
revealfd that no changes have
been made in the cadmium
removal processes and instal
lations in Portland.
Cadmium, a poisonous
heavy metal, enters sludge
from the effluence systems of
industries such as electrplat
ing and battery manufactur
ing plants. The effect of
cadmium on the food chain is
not yet known.
meeting, the council:
- decided not to vacate Kirk
Street, and to continue to
maintain a bridge behind
McBride's Body shop.
agreed to a liquor license
transfer for S & J Market
which is under new ownership.
- decided to hold a special
meeting March 16 to approve
the bond sale for the city
water improvement project.
The sale is a formality as
Farmers Home Administra
tion of the federal government
has already agreed to buy all
the bonds.
- voted to hire Van Arsdale
Construction Co. of Heppner to
grade the shoulders of some
city streets which are break
ing off and deteriorating. The
job was expected to cost $800.
- discussed the sale of city
water to the Army Corps of
Engineers while the corps is
building the Willow Creek
Dam.
Weather
by Don Gilliam
Feb. Precip
Normal Prec.
Feb. 1980
1.26 inches
1.12 inches
1.95 inches
show a 4.8 percent reduction.
Included in the 1981-82 ballot
Is $623.80 within Jhe six
percent limitation and $715,732
for bonded debt. The amount
to be voted on at the levy
election will be $4,020,660. Of
this amount. $3,604,830 will be
on an 'A' ballot and $415,255
will be on a 'B' ballot.
The money levied in-the 'B'
ballot is a '"bare bones. ..hold
the line budget." said Cole, not
to be used to fund new
programs, with one exception
- a program for talented and
gifted students.
The proposed school budget
will be presented to the voters
in a March 31 election.
The county court restated
its earlier decision, that Mor
row County does not favor
applying sludge to county land
if the sludge has a level of 50
ppm cadmium.
Portland officials stressed
Portland's Commitment to the
pre-treatment process, abid
ing by regulations, and the
plan to reduce the cadmium
level over a two-year period.
Portland is currently on a
deadline of Sept. 30 for funds
from the Environmental Pro
tection Agency, so Portland
officials are urging the county
court to come to a decision.
Judge McElligott says no
decision will be made until
April or May.
A sludge information meet
ing is scheduled in Boardman
on March 12.
'Diary of Anne Frank3
performance is this Thur. & Fri.
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Anne and Mr. Frank played by Lisa Nix and
John Bier portray a tender scene between
father and daughter in the upcoming Heppner
High performance of "The Diary of Anne
Frank."
High lw
Tues.Feb. 24 50 33
Wed.. Feb. 25 53 27
Thurs..Feb.26 54 28
Fri.,Feb.27 55 31
Saf..Feb,28 53 27
Sun. March 1 51 27
Mon..March2 55 27
District class
employees reach
tentative agreement
The Morrow County School
District and classified em
ployees have reached a tent
ative agreement on a new
three-year contract, following
two sessions with a state-appointed
mediator.
A mediator was called in
after the two groups declared
an impasse after over a year
of negotiations.
Highlights of the tentative
contract call for the class
ifieds to receive a four percent
cost-of-living increase the first
first year, plus an individual
dental plan.
In the second and third
years they will receive a
cost-of-living increase less the
cost of a dental plan for all
familv members.
Morrow County tax
investments earn money
According to Morrow
County Treasurer and Tax
-Collector Afirgo Sherer- ap-!
proximately $2,000 was made
for Morrow County through a
repurchase agreement.
In the past, when taxes were
paid to the county, the money
was put into a bank for four
days while it was divided and
delegated to the taxing districts.
Harsliman pleads guilty
Trial was cut short last
week, Feb. 25, in Pendleton
when Floyd Everett Harsh
man, 22, pled guilty on two
counts of burglary. Cole's
House of Fashion and Murray
Drugs, both in Heppner.
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The district agreed to pick
up the employee cost of the
public employee retirement
plan, a benefit of about six
percent.
The classifieds and the
district also agreed on a
revised leave policy. The
classifieds can now take leave
w hen it is ok'ed by the building
principal, and they now have
the option of taking leave
working or taking comp time
on "bad weather" days when
. schools are closed.
The two groups will get
together again to refine the
language of the labor agree
ment, before sending it to the
district board of directors and
the classified employees for
final approval and adoption.
This year when second
installment payments
arrive . says Sherer. the tax -money
was invested into a
repurchase agreement for
four days. During those four
days, the money belongs to the
county. The investment was
recommended to the county
treasurer by efficiency
experts and, says Sherer,
seemed to work very well."
A presentenceing investiga
tion is underway and will last
for approximately six weeks,
according to Ann Spicer,
Morrow County district attor
ney. A date for sentencing has
not vet been set.
Dramatic scenes, vintage furniture, and a
set designed according to the Frank's original
hiding place offers a full evening for play
goers.
Curtain time is 8 p.m. Thursday and
Friday. March 5 and 6 at the Heppner High
School Cafetorium.