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BESSIE V.' E T 2 E L L U OF ORG M E V S P A P t P. LID Euan:;n cr. d? ioj . .. VOL.M Local cattlemen visit leaders of (he Oregon Cattlemen Association met with Hop. Denny Smith to brief him on Issues of concern to cattlemen throughout Ore gon during a visit to the nation's capital recently. Pictured from left to right ore OCA President Ray French and his wife Norma, of Heppner. ftep. Smith, Dottie Dement, wife of OCA 1h( Vice President Sum Dement (far right), and between the De men Is Ih Legislative Chair man Hill Ross of Jordan Valley. The Dements are from Myrtle Point. Smith emphasized a "new trend in Washington and a growing spirit in America." "One of the biggest problems cattlemen face is inflation. The Congress must Join with the president in working toward a balanced budget and reduction in the rate of growth in federal spending, Beyond that, the Reagan administration brings a more reasoned approach to striking a balance between economic and environmental goals." the 2nd District congressman said. Smith, who serves on the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee nd has had sever al meetings with Sec. of Interior James Watt, says he is impressed with Sec. Watt's desire to provide "more local authority in decisions that affect federal lands." "He's oen to input from the people who work the lands and understand the need to put our resources to the best and highest uses. Cattlemen should find working with him and the rest of the Reagan administration a refreshing experience: he understands the needs of the West." Smith said Smith, scheduled town meetings in Hermiston and Pendleton for April 4 Juvenile Services deadline April 1 The deadline to submit proposals fol the next biennial to be funded by Juvenile Services is April 1 The programs selected will run from July 1, l'.mi. through June 30. 1983. Individuals or organizations with ideas for new programs, or ideas on expanding current activities are asked to call Nancy Moure in Heppner at B7(i t)2:il or Sharron Barrich in Boardman at 4111-4715 for Currin wins $1,370 purse Hon Currin. Heppner. com peted in a mulched amateur invitational at the Rodeo Royal held at Galgary from Wednesday to Sunday last week. Half of the competition was matched amateur, in which two competed at the some time, and the other half was WCCC spring cleanup April 4 Dave Hanna. president of Willow Creek Country Club, has announced that the golf club's annual spring cleanup day will be Saturday. April 4. beginning at 8 a.m. No golf will he played on the Morrow County's Home-Owned Nf). ; THURSDAY, application forms and infor mation. Klaine Nelson and Nancy Moore met with Jeff Mulligan from the state Juvenile Ser vices Commission in Pendle ton last week and discussed the format for the coming biennial. The next meeting of the Commission will be in Irrigon on April fi at 7; 15 p.m. in the Court House Annex and is open to the public. PRCA (Professional Rodeo CowIhws Association). Currin won four out of five matches in steer wrestling, ended up second in average and won $1,370 in prize money. Currin's parents. Ron and Judy, were able to fly up Friday night and stay for the final competition on Sunday. cimr.se thai da v. Members are asked to bring tools such as shovels, rakes, and brooms. Lunch will be provided hy the club and served by club ladies. Cleanup of the clubhouse will be done on a later date, '-W p J r u it , :!: The Heppner MARCH 26, 1881 I2PAGKS 2nd district rep. - n ? ' W i Meetings slated on deer, elk management The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has schedul ed a series of informational town hall-type meetings to discuss proposed manage ment objectives for herd levels of Rocky Mountain elk and Mule deer in eastern Oregon. A meeting has been scheduled for Fossil. Tuesday. March 31. at 7:30 p.m. in the Isabel Kdwards Hall at the fairgrounds. The purpose of the meeting is to give the public an opportunity to examine the proposed objectives and to provide the public w ith neces sary information upon which to base written comments to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission before the end of June ltmi. Rep. Bellamy to Slate Hep. Bill Bellamy will arrive in Heppner this Satur day, March 2H, around 10:30 a.m. to visit with constituents. He will also speak at a no-host luncheon at Hie Wagon Wheel cafe from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. The luncheon will he served at a cost of $4 per .fcr 11 IM. Weekly Newspaper 20 ( FA TS IIKPPN The management objec tives or herd sizes, were developed frrfm intensive ex amination of deer and elk populations data collected in various units over the past decade. ered in the development of these herd levels, according to the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, such as: It numbers of animals that each big game range can support without adding problems on private lands: 2 minimum number of bulls per 100 cows and bucks per 100 does needed for herd maintenance: and 3) alloca tion of forage and cover on public lands for both domestic livestock and big game animals. visit area pei son and will be open to the public. The day before. Friday. March 27. Bellamy will hold a town hall meeting at Condon at 6:30 p.m.. concerning disposition of the Condon Air Force Base. ER. OREGON" Voters to decide fate of Voters across Morrow County will be going to the polls next Tuesday to decide the fate of the county school budget for the 1981-82 year. At issue is whether or not the district will be allowed to levy property taxes next year at $4.020.0R5 outside the six percent limitation. Voters will be facing both an 'A and a 'B' ballot when they vote, with the 'A' ballot totalling $3,604,830. and the 'B' (415.255. The 'A' ballot represents the amount of property tax which will be partially funded by the state. The 'B' ballot will be totally funded by county property owners.) Committee By MARY ANN ("FRl'l.1.0 To comply with federal regulations, a committee con sisting of six members met on March 18 to hear proposed uses of Morrow County rev enue sharing money. The revenue sharing budget committee consists of Joe Stahl. Pat Cutsforth. Mary Bryant, and members of county court. Senior citizens, represent ing the Heppner Neighborhood Time sequence for sludge decision revealed By MAR V ANN CERl'I.I.O Deane Seeger. Morrow County Planning director, last Wednesday presented to the Morrow County Court a time sequence in regard to a future decision whether or not to dump sewage sludge from the city of Portland on Morrow lone Spring Clean-up The Spring Clean-Up for the City of lone is scheduled for the week of April 3 through 11. All residents, property owners (including absentee owners), businessmen and school child ren are asked to make a special effort to "fix-up. paint -up. and clean-up" their property and dispose of un wanted equipment and debris Boardman man A Boardman man. Randy James Shaffer. 30. was killed in an accident Friday after noon while working at the Simplot Livestock Feed Stor age Lot at Three Mile Canyon near Boardman. According to State Police at Arlington, a witness said he had seen Shaffer climb into a truck and begin working on an auger. When the witness Look inside for iff iffft Do you know where these six people work? It's all part of the "Know Your Local Business People Contest" starting this week in the Gazette-Times. If you can correctly identify where all six people work (no Weather by Don Gilliam At a recent meeting of the Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, Superintendent Matt Doherty reminded voters that passage of the 'B' ballot and failure of the 'A' ballot would constitute a failure of the entire school budget. In comparison to last year, the proposed 1981-82 budget has $1,059,518 more in local taxes than in 1980-81. The increase is due mainly to increases in salaries, em ployee benefits, purchased services and supplies, and administration predictions that the county school district will receive less money from "outside" sources such as the slate and federal government. meets to deliberate revenue sharing Center, voiced concern that the center and its nutrition program would not be contin ued. Commissioner Dorothy Krebs assured those present that as soon as a new location is settled on. cooks are hired, and days and times resolved. . the Heppner mealsite, would continue. Rick Gay. representing the Blue Mountain Economic Dev elopment Council, encouraged expanding county support on senior services. County land. The time sequence, required under a federal comprehen sive plan, specifies that; The City of Portland must file for a conditional permit with the Morrow County Planning Dept. Forty five days are allowed for filing. -t-Any private citizen of in the designated disposal sites. The Morrow County dump (Blackhorse landfill) is open from 9 am. to 5 p.m. weekends and during the week by appointment. The Lexing ton dump may be opened by appointment for tires and white goods only. Phone Everett Keithley. 676-5525. Litter and weeds should be accident victim looked again. Shaffer had fallen into the machine. Ac dording to the police, the witness ran to the machine, turned it off. called Shaffer's name and then called author ities. Shaffer was pronounced dead at the scene by Corporal Hansel of the State Police at Arlingont. 'Know Your Local High l.w Preclp. Tues.. March 17 51 21 Wed.. March 18 57 25 Thurs.. March 19 50 35 Fri.. March 20 4R 41 .01 Sat.. March 21 62 39 Sun.. March 22 M 40 21 Mon., March 23 59 34 trace. school budget Tues. The estimated tax rate for the proposed 1981-82 budget would be 9.17. up from 8.07 last year. The 9.17 rate would mean a person with a home evaluated at Wfl.OOO would pay 8550.20 in property taxes for the school next year. The total school budget, including all outside funds, money to pay off bonds, and money which may be taxed inside the six percent without a vote is proposed at S6.083.734 an increase of 9.93 percent over last year. Concerning the 'A and the 'B' ballots, school officials have stated that if the 'A' ballot passes and the 'B' fails. Gay stated his willingness to work with Morrow County Court to gel the most and best senior services for the dollar. The committe affirmed that senior services would be included in the revenue shar ing budget. John Nordheim of the Ex tension Service proposed that $2,700 be used toward the purchase of a copy machine. Until recently, the Extension office has been using the copy machine in the Tri-counly Home Agency office. the county has 15 days to appeal the decision of the commission. 4 Morrow County Court is given 21 days to set a hearing date on the appeal. Any private citizen of the county has 15 days to appeal the county court's decision to LCDC (Und Conservation and Develop scheduled cleared from parking areas, alleys and streets surrounding their property. "A neat and attractive town of which we all can be proud is our objective. It takes the cooperation of all citizens to accomplish this goal." said a spokesperson. "To aid in this effort volunteers in cooperation with the city will he available on Friday and Saturday. April 10 Quintra bus to run 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month Beginning on April 8, a senior citizens' Quintra bus will be running the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. The route will begin at 9 am., picking up riders at Bristow's Market in lone. Del's Market in Ixington and stop at Murray's Drug store in Heppner. The bus will run 8 times on a Business People' I f ' - fit i?M - m a. tf' names needed) you may be the winner of one of two $25 gift certificates to be given away this week. It costs nothing and you could be a winner. For full details see the ad on page 5 of this week's G-T. cuts will have to be made in most areas of school activities to make up the (415.255 shortfall. Polling places for the Tues day. March 31 election are as follows: Heppner Hardman combin ed Old City Library next to city hall on Willow in Hep pner: lone - lone Citt Hall: Irrigon - North Morrow Office Building: Lexington Lexington School Office: Boardman - Greenfield Grange: The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Extension office makes an average of l.SOO copies per month, according fo Nord heim. Approximately $12.000 of the revenue money was requested by Barbara Bloodsworth. county clerk, for an account ing machine. The machine would he used by the county . assessor, tax collector, and treasurer's offices. According to Bloodsworth. the accounting machine would cut down both on unnecessary and expensive paperwork. ment Commission). IX"DC must set a hearing date and has three- to six months to make a decision. The total time required for a final decision is I8fi to 27(idays after the permit is filed. According to Seegar. the City of Portland had not filed for a conditional permit as of March 18. April 3-11 and 11. to pick up the heavy refuse. We trust that all properties will be cleaned by April II. This "City Beautiful" effort is sponsored hy the lone Garden Club, city of lone, city fire department, lone Linns Club and interested citizens. For additional information please call 422-7182 or 422-7142 trial basis, the county court announced during a Revenue Sharing Budget Hearing. March 18. Should the bus prove to be a needed serviee hy the senior citizens in South Morrow County, the court says it will continue as scheduled. The charge will be 75 cents per senior citizen. All other riders will be charged $1.50. contest rules ..! 2'. zA 1 I - ? J-. -.
