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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
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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,
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MARCH 26, 1881
I2PAGKS
2nd district rep.
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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
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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
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