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Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
VOL. , NO. 2fi
Eleven arrested in
A four month long investi
gation in northern Morrow
County culminated in the
arrest of eleven people on
charges ranging from deli
very of a controlled substance
to theft to solicitation to
commit murder. According to
Morrow County Sheriff Larry
Fctseh.
Feisch said that a number of
drugs were confiscated during
the arrests Morrow County
District Attorney Annetta
Spicer said driujs included
amphetamines arid I .SI as
well as marijuana
Felsch slated maximum
penalties for conviction on
charges of delivery of n
controlled substance, a class
'B' felony, could range as hitfh
as 10 years imprisonment
and or a $2.!oo fine
Those arrested June 21 in
connection with the investiga
tion were
- Howard l.ee Fitv.crald, 22.
IVsert Springs Estates.
Boiirdiiian. on a Morrow
County Circuit Court warrant
by Morrow Co Sheriff's de
puties and the Boardman
Police Dept f'ir alifrtl deli
ivery of a controlled mhstanre
and criminal conspiracy;
Nathaniel Nolan is Dad's Day baby
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Gary Nolan, Heppner, got quite a present
this Father's Day - a new baby boy. Although
Nathaniel Levi Nolan didn't arrive until June
22, because he was born closest to Father's
Day, bin ddd .! i! d a $!0 bc(f
certificate from the Cow Belles.
Ballot to hire two county personnel,
reduced road levy major changes June 30
A separate ballot to fund
hiring of two new county
personnel, and a greatly
reduced road Improvement
levy are ma jor changes voters
will find when they go to the
polls for the second time on a
county budget June 3i.
In addition county voters
will find all ballots , clearly
marked 'A' or 'B' which was
not done at the last election
May 19
The county 'A' ballot, that
portion of properly tax levy
eligible for state reimburse
merit, will remain the same at
$1,927,583.
A 'B' ballot, asking for
$108,565 to fund the county
hospital and north end medi
cal services, will also be the
same as the last election,
What will change is the
county has added a third 'IC
ballot separating out a $-4(1.778
tax to hire a county building
inspector and a sheriff trans
port deputy, and purchase r.n
additional car for the coitntv.
THURSDAY, JUNK 25,
- Y vonne Louise Fitzgerald.
Desert Springs Kstates.
Boardman. on a Morrow
Count v Circuit warrant by
Morrow Co Sheriff's deputies
and the Boardman Police
!)ept for alleged delivery of a
controlled substance . and
criminal conspiracy.
- Frank Albert Morgan. 20.
Whitney Trailer Court. Board
man, on a Morrow Co. Circuit
Court warrant bv Morrow Co.
Sheriff's deputies and the
Boardman Police Dept. for
alleged Theft I and solicitation
to commit murder:
- Jav Inns Sullivan. 20. 2mi
Second Street, Boardman. on
a Morrow Co. Circuit Court
warrant by Morrow Co Sher
iff's deputies and the Board
man Police Dept. for alleged
delivery of a controlled sub
stance - Jack Ia-v Brawl. 23. 7(H)
Wilson Boad. HI. Boardman,
on a Morrow Co Circuit Court
warrant bv Morrow Co Sher
iff's deputies and the Board
man Police Dept for two
counts of alleged delivery of a
controlled substance;
- Paul Richard Simnis. Jr .
21. lit I Box 5. Boardman. on
a Morrow Co Circuit Court
These expenditures were in
cluded In the 'A' ballot May 19.
The transport deputy and
car are needed to carry
pr isoners to and from jails in
Umatilla County, and the
inspector would simplify and
speed up building permit
approval in the county, the
County Court has stated. The
inspector would also pay his
salary w ith fees that now go tc
the state If this 'B' ballot is
passed, the fees would come to
the county, the court says.
The third 'B' levy, a
controversial three year levy
to pay for major upgrading of
the county's roads, has been
cut by nearly one third from
the original proposal voters
rejected May 19
The new revised road levy is
asking for $i,r5.55! per year
for the ixl three years, The
money would be used to grade,
pave and fix roads throughout
the county.
The five cities in the county
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Sheriffs
warrant by Morrow County
Sheriff's deputies for alleged
delivery of a controlled sub
stance: - Patrick John Nelson. ; 19.
Ht 1. Box 4!iB. Boardman. on
a Morrow County Circuit
Court warrant by Morrow Co.
Sheriff's deputies and the
Boardman police Dept, for
alleged delivery of a control
led substance and possession
of a controlled substance:
- Bernard Kay Decker. 2K
Desert Springs Kstates.
Boardman. on a Morrow Co.
Circuit Court warrant by
Morrow Co Sheriff's deputies
for alleged delivery of a
controlled substance;
Gary Marvin Titus. 19. Dlfi
Boardman Avenue,. NR.,
Boardman. on a Morrow Co.
Circuit Court warrant bv a
Morrow Co Sheriff's deputv
for alleged deliverv of a
controlled substance: and
l.add Wavne Kanvid. 20.
Hah Doc Apartments. No 3.
Boardman. on a Morrow
County Circuit Court warrant
by a Morrow Co Sheriff's
deputv for alleged deliverv of
a controlled substance
A Heppner man. Noel C
Harshmnn. Jr.. was arrested
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Pictured above are mom, Heather Nolan.
Nathaniel, dad Gary, and CowBelle Clista
V'enard.
Nathaniel, who weighed 8 lbs , 8 oz., joins
brothers, Jonathan, Timothy. Anthony and
Charles, and sister, Tamar, at home.
population $18(1,7(11 of the road
levy funds if the road levy is
approved. The cities would
use the money for improve
ments of city streets and
bridges, according to Dorothy
"Dode" Krebs of the Morrow
County Court.
"We have cut money from
the budget (since its defeat
May 19)," Krebs said Tues
day. She outlined cuts in salary
made in the budget since final
agreements were reached
with county employees, say
ing the county settled for less
than had been originally
anticipated.
In addition she said cuts
were made in machine main
tenance contingency and other
areas, but that the overall
budget was not reduced be
cause an upcoming murder
trial in the county is going to
be expensive.
"Court costs are going to
take over all these cuts we 've
made," said Krebs with re
2 CENTS
investigation
on June 19 on a Morrow Co.
Circuit Court Bench warrant
in connection with the investi
gation. Harshman was arrest
ed by the I'matilla Police
Dept. for alleged delivery of a
controlled substance and pos
session of a controlled sub
stance. At presslime Howard Fitz
Ten hour
work days
By MARY ANN CERILLO
Discussion on ten hour work
days for certain departments
was held before Morrow
County Court last Wednesday,
June 17.
Greg Sweek, county asses
sor, suggested ten hour work
days for appraisors while they
are in the field. Currently,
says Sweek, field workers
must include travel time of up
to two hours in their eight
hour day, leaving little time
remaining for appraising.
Barbara Bloodsworth,
county clerk, proposed that
her office employees work ten
hour days to make up for time
spent helping the public.
According to Bloodswortk
the regular eight-hour day
doesn't leave enough time for
indexing and filing, while
assisting the public and ans
wering phones.
Bloodsworth suggested that
her four office workers, stag
ger their work days, giving
each of them an extra day off.
Wednesday would be a full
work day for everyone.
Sweek and Bloodsworth re
commended to the court that
Petition for repairs on
Penland presented to court
By MARY ANN CERILLO
A petition for Morrow
County to provide repairs to
the road into Penland Lake
was presented to Morrow
County Court last Wednesday.
"Being as Penland Lake in
the Umatilla National Forest
is a major recreational spot
for the area, the undersigned
gard to trial costs for three
defendents charged with mur
der in Boardman recently.
She said court fees have
been raised from $7,000 to
$10,000, to cover appointed
lawyers, interpreters and wit
ness compensation.
"It could end up costing the
county fifty to seventy thous
and dollars." said Krebs.
Polls for the June 30 election
will le oMn from 8 a m. to 8
p.m.
The county 'A' ballot failed
(M0 to 777 in the last vote; the
hospital ballot passed May 19.
844 to c25, and the road levy
failed fits to 8(51.
CPU classes set
The Rhea Creek Grange will
be sponsoring two nights of
CPU classes ( cardiopulmon
ary respiration resuscitation)
July 13 and 14. at 7:30 p.m.. at
the grange hall at Ruggg,
Any interested persons
should contact Mildred Wright
HEPPNER. OREGON
gerald. Morgan. Brasel and
jSims had not posted bail and
were being lodged at Umatilla
Co. Jail. Harshman. who also
had not posted bail. " was
lodged at the Umatilla Citv
Jail.
Arraignment has been set
for this Friday at the Morrow
Co. Courthouse in Heppner.
courthouse
proposed
the ten hour work days be used
on a trial basis for two to three
months.
County Court deferred their
decision to discover whether
other departments would
benefit from such a proce
dure. Business continued with
Morrow County Court accept
ing the resignation of Monica
Swansea from the Morrow
County Planning Commission
According to her written
statement, she resigned be
cause of other responsibilities.
Her resignation is to be in
effect as soon a a replace
ment is found.
In other business, county
court agreed to allow the state
archive personnel to sort out
old county records and micro
film them.
The state agreed to be
finished with the two-year
project by 1985. The records
date from before 1900 through
the 1930's, and are said to be of
considerable historical value.
Roger Rickey, representing
the state archives, stated that
Morrow and Umatilla are two
of the few counties in Oregon
that have retained their old
records.
feel that an adequate passable
road for family cars be
maintained," stated Charlene
Papineau, chief petitioner.
"We're not asking for a
major highway," she said,
"just a decent road." The
petition currently lists approx
imately 130 signatures.
The road is reportedly
inpassible for most vehicles
except for those with four
wheel drive. It is currently
classified as a public right-of-way
by use, because it crosses
private property belonging to
Dick Wilkenson and Terry
Thompson.
Morrow County Court mov
ed that the petition be accept
ed and referred to the plan
ning commission for the next
scheduled meeting.
Local student
wins OSU
pharmacy award
Scholarships and awards to
outstanding students in the
school of pharmacy at Oregon
State University have been
announced. Vicki Edmundson,
senior, received a School of
Pharmacy service award for
professional service and lead
ership. The awards are made each
spring and include top recogn
ition given to students in
pharmacy. Pharmaceutical
associations and drug manu
facturers provide most of the
awards to recognize outstand
ing performance by pharmacy
students.
Kinzua conducts tour of
new small log mill
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Elwayne Bergstrom operating
By JUSTINE
WEATHERFORD
Four company guides. La
V'erne Van Marter. Jr.. Mar
sha Sweek. Kent Goodyear
and Bob lnkford. conducted
groups of ten or more interest
ed persons through the Kinzua
Corporation's new small log
mill last Friday afternoon.
June 19.
Each person looked at and
listened to the automated
electronic devices that per
form such huge tasks and
admiringly observed the skill
full operators of these wonder
working machines while
guides patiently tried to ex
plain what was happening and
to answer many questions.
I had not visited the mill
since 1972 when the public was
invited to view the new
plywood facility there. Now
the building where that was is
almost empty and there is a
possiblity that the space will
be converted to new uses.
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Lions to vend fireworks
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Lions display fireworks
Terry Hughes, (left) Bill Kuhn and Lonny
W'atne of the Heppner Lion's Club show 4th of
July fireworks the club will be selling at a
stand on Main St. beginning Saturday.
The fireworks, which are Oregon safety
approved, will be sold to the public from a
stand to be set up next to Abrams and Kuhn
law offices.
City raises water rates
In a meeting Monday morn
ing the Heppner City Council
raised water rates 50 cents a
month for minimum billings.
The rate increase, which
will not affect elderly or low
income water users, will
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the trimmer in Kinzua 's new small
During its operation many
more female workers were
employed in the mill than are
working presently.
Viewers were told that the
mill's stock pile of logs had
been worked down to almost
zero before the new small log
operation took over. Presently .
the mill is working with pine
logs from the Johnson Creek
area and with fir logs from
near old Kinzua.
Inside the new mill the
cutoff sawYer. Larry Angell.
sees that intake logs are made
into 20 foot and smaller
lengths. Sawyer Don Pap
ineau operates the big new
head rig which cuts the logs
into length-wise sections.
Then these long sections go
through other steps which cut
away poor parts before the
rough boards are automatical
ly sorted and stacked for
drying. After their time in the
dry kilns they are run back
into the large Stetson-Ross
planer which planes them on
all four sides. Delmer
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become effective in the July
billing.
In other action the council
adopted a 1981-82 city budget
amounting to a $217,950 prop
erty tax levy, within the new
$125,000 tax base. Of the total
amount. Sfl3.B50 ia bntuWi
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log mill.
Buschke is the planer set-up
person. It was pointed out that
all the cutting parts of the mill
are well elevated to make for
easier cleanup under these
working parts. A reminding
sign states "Down time is
cleanup time."
After boards are planed
they move through the grad
ing line where Jack Ployhar.
with 27 years of experience,
and others carefully grade the
boards as select, shop or
common grade and have
imperfect parts cut away
from more perfect parts.
Then comes the final hand
sorting and stacking by
lengths and the last step
before readying for sale which
is the skillful tallying of the
board feet in the principal,
saleable merchandise. I was
interested in learning that
short lengths of boards have
been sold to companies that
make wooden shoe soles and
to the manufacturer of Lincoln
Logs.
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Hours for the stand will be:
Sat., June 27 - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Mon., June 29 - Thur.. July 2 - 4 p.m. to 7
p.m.
Fri.. July 3 - noon to 7 p.m.
Sat., July 4 -10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
debt. Because the levy is
within the new limitation, the
budget will not go to a vote.
It was also announced that
the Heppner swimming pool
will not be open July 4.