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D F. C S I E W E T Z E !. L u of o r :: The Heppner Low Precip VOL. M, Co-op, irrigators agree on 'compromise' rate increase Negotiation between Col umbia Basin Electric Co-op and large Morrow County irrigation farmers came to an end last Friday with a compromise rate increase. The co-op and farmen have been arguing for dome time about how much rates should Increase to the large irrigator. All Columbia Basin electri cal users will see an increase of from 20.29 percent to 44 69 percent in their electric bills for July, however, the irrigat ors were successful in nego tiating a 16.39 percent in crease from the co-op. The increases were said to be necessary to raise $779,150 more in revenue so the co-op may pay for higher power costs from Bonneville and increased operating expenses. In the meeting Friday, consultants for both the co-op and the irrigators announced that they had successfully reached a compromise on a long standing dispute on how much of that increased rev enue should come from large irrigators, who use power to pump their water, and from other segments of co-op cus tomers . Morrow Co. schools to start Sept. 1 The first day of school for Morrow County students this year will tie September 1. The early date represents a departure from previous years when students entered school on the day following Labor Day. "The September 7 Labor Day is the latest Labor Day of the past decade, and would have required that school be carried on until Tuesday, June 8, in order to complete a full school year," said a school district spokesperson. Students will be dismissed at 1 p.m. on the first day; buses will run and school cafeterias will serve lunches. Irrigon youth to An Irrigon youth, Lerry Wilson, son of Chester and Frances Rose Wilson, will be playing in the East West Shrine football game to be AFS student The household of Donna Bergstrom and her daughters, Kelli and Cindi, now includes a third high school girl, Hep pner 's second American Field Service student, Kristine Don aldson from New South Wales, Australia. Eighteen-year-old Kristine will spend her senior year at Kelli Bergstrom (left), 1 : ' if . , i "' f ... s ' f V, I.53KJF JCi Morrow County's NO. 32 THURSDAY, Under an original study commissioned by the co-op, the irrigators would have seen 42.89 percent jump in rates this year; residential users would have had a 35.24 percent increase and small irrigators would have had a 22.lt percent increase. After hiring their own con sultant to study the plan, however, large irrigators were able to prove to the Basin that their share of the increase was unfair, and that the study was inaccurate. Under the compromise reached last week, the large irrigator will now pay 16 39 percent more for power; residential users (who face the largest increase of all seven classes of users) will hav a 44 69 percent increase; and small irrigators will have a 28.48 percent boost. Other classes of users will also face increases, according to the compromise. "I think the irrigators will stand behind this reluctant ly," said irrigation farmer Marvin Padberg. "We still think it's too high." New students to the district may register throughout the summer at all of the district's schools as offices are open throughout the summer. Re turning secondary students are asked to register during the week of August 24 through August 28, except at Riverside High School where students will be registered on Septem ber 1. Returning elementary stu dent! need not pre-register, however, all who can are urged to pay necessary school feea early if possible in order to avoid first day confusion, said the spokesperson. play in Shrine held this Sat., Aug. 8 at Baker. Wilson has been at Eastern Oregon State College in La Grande practicing for Satur day's competition. arrives from Heppner High School where Cindi, also 18, is a senior and they will be graduated togeth er next spring. Kelli, Hep pner's outstanding swimmer will begin her freshman year there this fall. Jerry Healy, president of the Heppner Chapter of AFS, says that last year, during the Kris Donaldson and Home-Owned AUGUST 6. IWtl IS PAGES The irrigators were able to convince the co-op to lower their proposed rale increases by pointing out several mis takes the co-op's consultants 1940-45 HHS reunion hugely enjoyed 14 Jim Barrett MCs 1940 By EILEEN SAI.ING Approximately 175 alumni, spouses, guests and former faculty members attended the classes of 1940 through 1945 Heppner High School reunion Saturday night. Aug. 1. at the Heppner Elks Club. Co-chairmen of the event were Jim Barratt. Corvallis. and Walt Skuzeski of Yamhill. Verdict 'not After 55 minutes of delibera tion, a Morrow County jury returned Tuesday afternoon with a verdict of "not guilty" in the trial of a Boardman man accused of attempting to solicit the murder of a Boardman policeman. Frank A. Morgan, 20, was indicted by the Morrow County Grand Jury on two counts of trying to solicit the murder of Tim Peck, a Boardman policeman, by hav ing another man kill Peck by placing a pipe bomb in his patrol car. The man allegedly solicited New South Wales term of the chapter's founding President Elaine George, Heppner enjoyed its first year-long foreign student, Jari Alasuvanto from Imatra Fin land, who lived with the Bob and Marian Abrams family. President Healy states that a third student will be arriving soon, a young man from the 3s Cindi Bergetrom Mile Weekly Newspaper 2 C'FN'TS had made in the allocation of distribution costs in the Col umbia Basin system. The irrigators, through their consultants, R.W. Beck and Associates of Seattle, said - 45 reunion Class representatives for each year were as follows: 1940 - Bill and Shirley Wilson Blake. Milwaukie: 1941 Mary Eleanor Florence Oilman, Heppner; 1942 - Lib Healy Daggett. Heppner; 1943 Eunice Hiatt McElligott. lone, and Kingsley Chapin Slyter, Camas. Wash.: 1944 Merlyn Kirk Robinson and Howard Pettyjohn. Heppner: and 1945 guilty' to kill Peck was an undercover officer employed by the Mor row County Sheriff's Dept. The undercover officer had been involved in a four-month-long investigation into drug activities in Morrow County in February which resulted in the arrest of 12 persons. In another drug-related case. I,add Kanyid. Board man, was deemed "not guil ty" by a Morrow County jury Friday of the sale in March of a controlled substance, ac cording to Morrow County District Attorney Ann Spicer. Dominican Republic, who will be joining the Dale Holland household. Morrow residents will be learning more about Kristine as she gets out among them. Her father is a member of the state police as are her paternal uncles. Her mother's family is sizable, providing Kristine eight aunts and uncles. Kristine has a younger sister, 10, and a brother, 8. Kristine and Cindi have not had a chance to really get acquainted until this week as Cindi has been off in Michigan attending the "I Dare You" leadership camp with one other student from Oregon. Power outage Aug, 11 On Tuesday, August II, the electricity will be off on the main portion of Willow Creek in order to change to a different primary voltage, according to a city spokesper son. From approximately 8 a.m. until noon, the power will be off from Tanorys up to Cutsforth Park, inclusive of Blakes' Ranch. Then at 12.30 p.m., the Blakes' Ranch only IwjiiMMfciiuiliiia-'''' li'iff. IIFf'I'NF.R. OREGON they were being charged unfairly for distribution costs. The compromise was not arrived at without objections, however. "There won't be anv com - Jean Turner Runnion. Pen dleton and Ray French of Heppner. The event was well planned. nt very smoothly and was hugely enjoyed by the throng in attendance. After an excellent dinner, prizes were given during the program to those alumni with five or more children and those coming the farthest New books available at library Available now at the Hep pner Public Library are IS new children's books of the "Cowboy Sam" series. Pur chase of the books was made possible by a donation from the Vacation Bible School held in Heppner in June. Council meeting postponed Because of lack of a quorum, the Heppner City Council Monday evening post poned its meeting until Thurs day, August 6. Under consideration at that time will be: - a public hearing on an amendment to the zoning ordinance, which would allow HHS players to Heppner High School boys turning out for football this year will receive their equip ment on Sunday, August 23, head Coach John Sporseen has announced. Senior boys will be issued equipment from 12 to 1:30; juniors from 1:30 to 3, sophomores from 3 to 4 : 30 and freshmen from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Sporseen said. There will also be a team meeting Aug. 23 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 3 at the high will be off for about four hours. During the morning portion of the outage, all but one of the city pumps will be off so it is most imperative not to irri gate that day in town so the water reservoir can maintain a sufficient amount of water. Please make note of the power outage that day. i-iii. Inwgiiiaa lift' i Weather BY THE CITY OF HEPPNER . Tue., July 28 Wed., July 29 Thurt., July 30 Fri., July 31 Sat., Aug. 1 Sun., Aug. 2 Mon., Aug. 3 promise. You 11 just have to do this all over again," said small irrigator Dexter Miles. ' "You will hear from the other classes (of users)," he stated. by alumni distance. Joe Hughes of Los Angeles. Calif., edged out Frances Wilkinson Oslund of Denver. Colo, for that honor. Many door prizes were given, among them Jantzen shirts and sweaters, beef certifi cates and cocktails and dinner , for two at the Flying M Ranch out of Yamhill. Also, everyone attending received a large bucket (take-out chicken buc ket ) heaped with comestibles -a "junk food junkie's" delight. Dancing to the "Sierra Express" was enjoyed until 2 a.m. Sunday morning. Aug. 2. a no-host breakfast was served by the Elks Club and enjoyed by around 125 alumni and guests who were still talking non-stop. Faculty attending were Nor bert and Hester Peavy. Sacra mento. Calif.; Ken and Betty McKenzie. Crescent. Ore.; Jean McElhinny Nelson and Norman Nelson. Lexington: Juanita Leathers Carmichael. Rachel Forsythe Dick and Ed Dick, and Lorena Wilson Jones and Floyd Jones, all of Heppner. Tentative plans were discus sed for another reunion in 1985. New books of interest in the adult library are: "How to Build Your Own Log Home & Cabin From Scratch," "How to Build Your Own Wood Frame House from Scratch," and "How to Repair Briggs and Stratton Engines." mobile homes as a conditional use in city commercial zones. opening of bids for the purchase of a $430,000 promts ory note for interim financing of the city's portion of water system improvements. -determination of a fee for development permit in the flood plain. get equipment school, said the coach. Information on physicals and practice schedules will be announced later. Anyone with questions should contact Coach Spor seen. Men sentenced Two Morrow County men were sentenced July 23, by U.S. Magistrate, Arthur Bar rows, according to a Umatilla National Forest news release. On March 12, 1981, Dave Russell, Boardman, plead guilty to charges of damaging government property and en tering a government building not open to the public. Rodney Collins, Irrigon, plead guilty to a charge of cutting timber not authorized by a permit. Russell was fined $150 for each charge; Collins was fined (100 and required to pay $233.25 restitution. The two were involved in a post and pole sale near the Ellis Guard Station, Ukiah Ranger District, Umatilla National Forest. 88 73 81 86 87 84 81 42 46 49 50 56 45 50 Immunizations required for school children Students who will enter kindergarten or first grade for the first time will be required to have completed immuniza tiona before entering Morrow County Schools, according to Matt Doherty, superintendent. Physical examinations are not required this year, how ever, a thorough physical is recommended. Immunization should in clude D.P.T. (diptheria-per-tussis-tetanus). rubella. Im Lexington man The condition of a Lexington man, Virgil E. Douglas, who, according to Morrow County Sheriff Larry Fetsch. made an attempt on his own life, is stable, said a spokesperson at Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston. Motion made for new trial A motion for a new trial has been made by Jose Mario Mendoza Verduzco, Board man, convicted of murder by a Morrow-County jury July 15 in the death of Antonio Delgadil lo Guzman, according to Morrow County District At Morrow brochure t--; - '1 f f A new brochure featuring recreation, industry and facts about Morrow County is now off the presses and available to the public. Sponsored by the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce and financed by donations from businesses, individuals, and groups throughout the county, the brochure gives readers full-color pictures and much information about life in Morrow County. Each incorporated city in the county has an individual section listing facts about the community, and one section is devoted to recreation. Another section lists important weather, population and other facts.and the inside tells much about the economic activities in the county. The brochure was compiled by a Chamber of Commerce committee headed by Justine Weatherford. Composition and printing was handled by the Heppner Gazette-Times. munization against mumps is also recommended but not required. Free immunization clinics will be offered by the Morrow County Health Department. at schools throughout the county. Parents are encouraged to watch their papers for an nouncements of these clinics, or contact the Morrow County Health Office in Lexington, 989-8256. said 'stable' Douglas was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner Sunday night and then transferred to Good Shepherd. He had been em ployed at the Montie Crum Ranch. torney Ann Spicer. Spicer said that the judge is expected to arrive at a decision concerning the mo tion sometime this week. The victim (also of Board man ) was shot and killed April 25 near a tavern in Boardman. County available ' ft ' I k .. . a 1 1 IViaffl ig.MP.ufi,
