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Area citizens
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"We lifivr no plnre to lodi'e
our prisoners We're in
trouble and we need some
answers." staled Morrow
County Jurle Don McElligott
at a public meeting held to
discuss possible solutions to
the county's prisoner pro
blem. AIout (dirty people
attended the Wednesday
night. Dee. V meeting held at
the courthouse in Heppner.
Morrow County officials
recently learned that Umatilla
Co. is currently planning to
enlarge their jail and will not
be allowing Morrow Co. to
lodge its prisoners once the
building is completed.
A stale $55 million jail bond
issue to Ik- brought to the
voters in May could bring
hoje for Morrow County's jail
problem, informed Ies Belle
que. chief of Jail Inspections
and Misdemeanant Services
of the Corrections Division.
To be eligible for a port ion of
the bond, local governments
must apply by February 1,
1982. Proceeds from the jail
bond would be divided among
state and local governments,
Belleque explained.
Belleoue continued by en
couraging counties who have
Morrow County's
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discuss prisoner problem
smaller populations, such as
Morrow, to develop regional
facilities " hut there is still
no cheap way in the confine
ment business." he warned.
By November. Morrow Co.
had used its entire yearly
budget for lodging prisoners in
the Umatilla Count v Jail.
informed Sheriff Larry
Felsch. reinforcing Belleque'g
previous statement.
As of last month. Morrow
County Sheriff's deputies have
driven 30.0UO miles and spent
613 man hours at a total cost of
$9,600 just to transport prison
ers hack and forth to Umatilla
County Jail in Pendleton,
stated Fetsch. These figures
do not include the time spent
during court, he added
"I don't have the answers,
but we're talking about your
tax dollars and we have to do
something," said Sheriff
Fetsch.
To conclude the public
meeting, a study group was
appointed to review all op
tions. According to Judge
McElligott. these options will
include boarding with other
jails, cooperating with Uma
tilla County in the remodelling
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of its jail, and the considera
tion of having a new jail that
would accept prisoners from
other counties.
Members of the study group
include Steve Conover. Peggy
Fishhurn. and Mayor Cliff
flreen. all of Heppner. Diane
and Daryl Brownke agreed to
speak for Irrignn. Linda
Iilttie. mayor of lone, will
represent that area. Repre
sentatives from Boardman
and lcxington have yet to he
appointed
The study group will hold its
first meeting Thursday. Dec.
17 at 7:30 p.m. in the North
Morrow County Annex in
Irrigon.
Morrow Co.
Thirty-one counties in Ore
gon, including Morrow, and 27
counties in Washington re
ceived $124.5 million as their
share of revenues from the
sale and use of national forest
products and services in fiscal
year I9H1, reports a news
release from the U.S. Forest
Service.
The Oregon amount totals
$95,112,708.07. $281.928 15 of
which Morrow County receiv
ed. The Washington amount
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Eucon Ctxp. ha begun blotting at darn cite,
for dam construction.
Guest speaker at Farm City
Banquet keps audiences amused
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John Skow, (R) accepts award from Dr.
Wallace Wolff
Guest speaker Baxter Black
kept a packed house thor
oughly entertained, and a
roast bwf dinner kept them
well fed. when the Morrow
County Uvestock Growers
and the Heppner-Morrow
Chamber of Commerce put on
their annual Farm City Ban
quet at the fairgrounds last
Friday night in Heppner.
A good turnout for the
banquet first enjoyed a social
hour sponsored by the PCA
IHS holds Comm. Service
lone High School students
and faculty were volunteering
services to individuals of the
community and to the citv on
Wednesday. December 16,
receives $281,928,15 from
totals $29,396,778.66, according
to Regional Forester R F.
Worlhington. IJSDA Forest
Service. Last year's totals
were $98,888,365.36 and
$:)2,7(8,540 02. The counties
received approximately three
fourths of the 1981 amounts at
the end of the fiscal year, and
the remainder was disbursed
Friday. Dec. 4.
The money returned to the
states, and in turn to the
counties, represents 25 per
cent of the money collected by
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and the Federal Land Bank,
before settling in to enjoy a
roast beef dinner put on by the
I-exington Grange.
Several awards were hand
ed out, including:
Mrs. Virginia Rosewall. who
received a community service
award for her contributions
and gifts to the county road
department and Pioneer
Memorial Hospital.
John Skow. who received a
business improvement award
reports City Recorder Diana
Starr.
The Community Service
Day is in "appreciation for
community support the com-
the Forest Service from the
sale of timber, and from
grazing, recreation, minerals,
and other land-use charges
where national forests are
located. The money is to be
used for public schools and
roads, the news release con
tinued. Since passage of the Nation
al Forest Management Act of
1976, the base on which state
shares are now figured in
cludes credits made to timber
with cement
for his and his wife's work in
building an RV park in
Heppner. "He was noted for ,
contributing to business in
town." said Dr. Wallace Wolff,
who represented the chamber
in presenting the awards.
Lois Winchester was also
honored by the Chamber for
her "devotion to the patients
and residents at the hospital
and nursing home." Wolff
said. Ims regularly brings
flowers and visits those at the
hospital.
Also honored was Bill Col
lins, a long lime resident who
served 22 vears in citv
government,
four terms
Collins served
as Heppner's
mavor, as well
as being a
member of the Columbia
Basin Electric Co-op Board of
Directors. He is currently
president of the senior citizens
advisory group.
After awards were handed
out. Master of Ceremonies
Ron McDonald introduced
Baxter Black. DVM. who
proceeded to entertain the
crowd with jokes, monologues
and poems about his travels
and observations in the ranch
ing and farming business.
Day
munity has given
the
schools." said Starr,
Services donated include
wood chopping, yard work and
lot cleaning, she added
Forest Ser.
purchasers for building roads,
and funds used by the Forest
Service to improve timber
sale areas. Before passage of
the act, these were not
included in the base on which
the 25 percent was figured,
Worlhington said.
Oregon leads the nation in
its share of $230,051,337.75
distributed to 40 states and
Puerto Rico; Washington
ranked third, with California
second.
High taw Precip.
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Wed.. Dec. 9 55 32 .03
Thurs.. Dec. 10 . 47 27
Fri.. Dec. 11 45 28
Sat.. Dec. 12 40 24 .16
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Sun.. Dec. 13 .41 23 .19
Mon.. Dec. 14 46 30 .53
County seeks bids
on new shop
By MARYANN CERl'l.I.O
Morrow County Court is
asking for bids to build a 6.600
square-foot shop to hold coun
ty equipment, it was announc
ed last Wednesday. Dec. 9.
Construction is expected to
begin next spring on a five
acre site adjacent to the Road
Department's yard in Lexing
ton. The land, valued at
$17,500 was recently donated
to the county by Virginia
Rosewall of Heppner. in
memory of her husband.
Clarence.
Approximately $100,000
from the revenue sharing fund
is to be used for the construct
ion costs.
Construction bids will be
accepted at the office of the
Chamber of
elects 1982
Bob Harris, a local real
estate broker, was elected
president of the Heppner
Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce for 1982. at a
meeting held Tuesday. Dec.
15.
Harris. 65. has lived with his
wife Babe for the past four
years in Heppner. He is owner
of Far Western Real Estate.
Harris, who served as first
vice president for the past
year, will replace 1981 Presi
dent Fred Toombs, manager
of Columbia Basin Electric
Co-op.
Harris said he hopes as
president to promote some
grow th in the Heppner area,
and with the help of the
chamber to fight for changes
in land use planning. "There
is too much going on that
people aren't aware of." he
said about land planning.
Louis Carlson
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O.W.G.L. President
lx)uis Carlson, 51 who farms
2.258 acres near lone, has been
elected 1982 president of the
Oregon Wheat Growers
league.
He succeeded Pendleton
farmer Stan Timmermann in
the election during the 54th
annual convention of the
wheat organization Nov. 29 -Dec.2
in Pendleton. Carlson
will be formally installed at
the Jan. 6 meeting of the
OWGL Board of Directors.
Carlson farms the 4-C
Ranch with his wife, Betty
Jeane. and a son, Phil. 25. a
graduate of the Oregon Insti
tute of Technology. In
addition to dryland wheat
farming, they pasture cattle
on the wheat stubble in the
winter months.
They have another son,
Clint, 21, a senior at Oregon
Stale University, and two
daughters, Sandra, who lives
near Medford and Cheri, of
Tule Lake, California.
Other officers elected were :
Bob Nixon, Junction City, first
vice-president; Ralph Ward,
Baker, second vice-president.
Public Works Department
until January 13. 1982 reported
Judge Don McElligott.
In other business County
Court did the following :
accepted the resignation
of Wes Kvarstens. director of
L.C.D.C.
passed the airport sup
plemental budget of $8209.
accepted bids from the
state for two Sheriff patrol
cars at a price of $7,020 each.
agreed to hold the De
cember 23 County Court
meeting in Heppner instead of
in Trrigon.
read the monthly report
from the Neighborhood Cen
ter. heard the weekly Road
Report from. Don Briggs.
director of Public Works.
Commerce
officers
Also elected at the meeting
were Ron McDonald as first
vice president. David Sykes
second vice president, and
Kristi Lovgren will serve as
secretary-treasurer.
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elected
Louis Carlson
Wesley Grilley, executive vice
president of the League, was
re-elected secretary-treasurer
The Oregon Wheat Growers
League is a non-profit organi
zation representing the inter
ests of Oregon's 9,000 wheat
farmer
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