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Project update
Dam site
Two shifts of worker
A new lab building for
Heppner's new water tank is under construction
Work on the Willow Creek Dam is rapidly progressing as aggregate is being crushed, a
diversion ditch is being formed, the new water tank is going up, huge bridge supports are being
placed; to name only a few of the many activities at the dam site.
New corp offices have been set up and a new lab building for testing concrete, soil and rock has
been erected.
Presently, Eucon Corp. and its sub contractors have about 32 field workers employed, said Bill
Roberts, project supervisor for Eucon.
The crusher is running two shifts and aggregate is being stock piled according to its size.
Roller compacted concrete will begin being laid by May 1 and the dam structure will have
reached a height of 1990 ft. above sea level by May 21, said two .spokesmen for the Corp.
Spicer unnounces
Morrow County District
Attorney Ann Spicer has
announced that she will run
for a full term as district
attorney in the May primary
election. Spicer has sent her
statement of candidacy to
Secretary of . State Norma
Morrow County's
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candidacy
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In 1980 Gov. Vic Atiyeh
appointed Spicer, then deputy
district attorney to replace
Dennis Doherty, who resigned
to open a private practice in
Hermiston. Her appointment
will end Dec. 31. 1982.
The Heppner
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Gazette-Times
correspondent
retires
Frances Hose Wilson of
Irrigon has recently resigned
aslrrigon news correspondent
for the Gazette-Times.
Wilson resigned after 16
years of employment with the
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Columbia Basin hires rate
study consultant
Columbia Basin Electric
Co-op's board of directors met
last Thursday and hired the
firm of Black and Veatch of
Kansas City. Mo. to perform a
rate increase study.
Black and Veatch was
chosen after three bids were
discussed at a board meeting
December 23. The company
expects to have the rate study
completed by March 31. at a
cost of about $19,000. said Fred
Toombs, co-op manager.
Columbia Basin is expecting
a large cost increase in
wholesale power from Bonne
ville Power Administration as
well as unknown costs derived
from the co-op's 0.4 percent
share in the Washington
Public Power Supply System's
Morrow Co. may lose
space from Umatilla
By MAKY ANN CERUI.I.O
Because of lawsuits being
brought against Umatilla
County Jail. Morrow County
may lose what little space is
currently available for its
prisoners. Judge Don McElli
goll told Morrow County Court
last Wednesday. Jan. 6. This
decision was made to allow
more capacity for the remain
ing prisoners, the Umatilla
County Commission told
Morrow County Court in a
recent correspondence.
Public sentiment received
from within the county is for
Two sentenced in Morrow
County Court last week
Two men, Michael Bruce
Wilson. 31 of Salem and Jack
Scott Donovan, 22 of Board
man were sentenced in Mor
row County Court last Wed
nesday. January 6, reports
District Attorney Ann Spicer.
Wilson was charged with
burglary in the first degree
and theft in the second degree.
Wilson pled guilty to attempt
ed burglary in the second
degree on October 22 and was
sentenced last week to two
years probation, $250 fine,
ordered to pay $:i50 attorneys
fees, 100 hours of community charged with burglary in the
Morrow County 1981
farm sales top $100
By BOB COSTA
Morrow County
Extension Agent
Morrow County annual
gross farm sales topped $100
million for Ihe first time. The
estimated 1981 gross agricul
tural income for the country
was $105,773,000 - up 16
percent from last year.
A mild winter and timely
early summer rain contribu
ted to a record wheat crop;
Morrow County's leading ag
ricultural commodity with
gross sales of $42 million.
Morrow County ranks second
in Oregon, behind Umatilla
County in total grain sales.
Potato acreage increases
coupled with high prices for
some early potatoes resulted
a pnvis income of
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two unfinished nuclear plants.
Toombs added.
Black and Veatch will work
with co-op board members
and an advisory committee
which was appointed by the
board, to determine how new
rate increases should be
imposed. Increases could
range from 50 to 100 percent,
depending on the fate of the
two plants.
Co-op consumers received a
15 percent increase in Novem
ber to cover expected costs
from a plan to "mothball" the
two nuclear plants. However,
the board agreed Thursday to
drop the mothballing plan,
said Toombs. "We'll just have
to wait and see what hap
pens." he concluded.
Morrow lo stay away from the
Umatilla County Jail and go
,-ihead and build its own
facility, said McElligott. This
would mean using the bond
issue money from the state
which will be voted on in May.
he continued.
In other business. Morrow
County Court:
heard the minutes for
December.
read the monthly treasur
er's report for December.
approved a tax refund for
$2 94.
signed two orders to
transfer funds from the Gen
service and 13 days in jail with
credit given for time pre
viously served.
Donovan was found guilty
on November 4 after being
charged with delivery of a
controlled substance.
He was sentenced to three
years probation. $1,000 fine. 30
days in the Umatilla County
Jail and a mental health
evaluation.
In other news. Spicer
reports:
John Walter Wells Jr.. 25 of
Boardman was arrested and
million, compared to $27
million for last year's crop.
Increased acreage and farm
sales of barley, dry beans, and
corn for grain also contributed
to Morrow County's record
breaking year.
Alfalfa producers, however,
did not have a good year, with
yield, acreage, and prices all
down. Alfalfa gross farm
sales in 1981 were $6.7 million,
down from last year's $8.5
million.
Although an increase in the
number of livestock marketed
pushed livestock sales above
last year's level, many live
stock producers experienced a
net loss. Morrow County
ranchers showed gross live
stock sales of $9 million in
1981. Livestock producers
faepH low prices all venr
Weather
By City of Heppner
Heppner student named
'CO-ED' correspondent
Kim Gcotx'e . Heppner. has
Im-cii named "CO-KIVcnrres-pondent
for the 1981-82 school
year, according lo an
announcement by Kathy Gog
ick. editorial director of "COED-FORECAST"
magazines.
"CO-ED." published national
ly byscholastic Ind., for home
economics students, contains
features on personal develop
ment, careers and consumer
awareness as well as the latest
trends in fashion, food, beau
ty, and home furnishings.
Kim is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Kit George of
Heppner. She is a seventh
grade student at Heppner
Junior High and a part of the
Occupational Versatilities in
prisoner
Co. Jail
eral Fund into Mental Health
and Ihe Road Department.
.. moved to make, a main
tenance agreement on the
copy machine in the district
attorney's office.
agreed to hold an
organizational meeting for the
county budget committee on
January 13.
heard the weekly road
report from Don Briggs of the
Public Works Dept. As of Jan.
6. 37 requests for specifica
tions had been received for the
construction of the county
maintenance shop. . said
Briggs.
first degree, theft in the
second degree and theft in the
first degree.
The charge of burglary in
the first degree was reduced
to burglary in the second
degree. Wells pled guilty to
the second degree burglary
and first degree theft charges.
He is currently awaiting a
presentence.
'Pamela Vail Maddern, 28 of
Rock Springs. Wyoming was
charged with custodial inter
ference. She was placed on
diversion for nine months.
gross
million
along with increased produc
tion costs which put the
livestock industry into a profit
squeeze.
Despite the record farm
income, 1981 was not out
standing for farm profit.
Farm costs increased 6.5
percent and prices received
by farmers were down 9.2
percent from 1980. Taking a
bigger bite were increased
costs for interst, energy,
equipment, labor, and sup
plies. Gross farm income esti
mates are prepared annually
for Morrow County by Oregon
State University Extension
agents in Heppner and Her
miston, in cooperation with
Stan Miles, OSU Extension
economist.
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All MOW
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Wed., Jan. 6 22 6 0
Thurs., Jan. 7 43 1 4 0
Fri., Jan. 8 47 27 0
Sat., Jan. 9 42 26 0
Sun., Jan. 10 41 23 trace
Mon., Jan. 11 45 29 .01
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Kim George
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Annual livestock seminar
to be held January 18
The annual animal health
review and cow-calf nutrition
seminar will be held Monday.
January 18, at the Heppner
fairgrounds annex, 7:30 p.m.
Featured speakers will be
Norden Stefanides DVM from
Hermiston, and Dr. Michael
Mehren, nutrition consultant
from Hermiston. Dr. Stefan-'
ides discussion will cover new
drugs and vaccines pertinent
to the livestock industry, and
new health care techniques.
Dr. Mehren will address cow
New manager takes
over at Boardman bank
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Richard Slincbak
Active in community organ
izations, Slinchak is finance
chairman for the Union Coun
ty Economic Development
Area. He received the 1981
President's Service Award
from Ihe Union County Cham
ber of Commerce for out
standing success with the
annual chamber membership
drive. Slinchak is a graduate
of the University of Hartford
in Connecticut.
Homcmnking program. She
was appointed correspondent
by xi. Curtis, her home
economics teacher.
Kim was selected for her
(ii;ililics of leadership and the
(ii;ilitv of work she does in
Home Economies, said Curl is.
She will serve as a junior
advisor to "CO-ED" editors.
Like the other 'CO-ED"cor-respondents
throughout the
United States and Canada, she
will keep the editors informed
of jiclivilics at her school.
This is the second year
Heppner Jr. High has been
selcch-d lo participate in the
program. I-iist ye;ir Dana
Keid was chosen correspon
dent for the publication.
and calf nutrition cycles and
possible feed rations. John P.
Nordheim. Morrow. County
Extension agent, will talk
about production records and
testing. Speakers will be
available for questions.
The annual seminar is
sponsored by both the Morrow
County Livestock Growers
Association and the Morrow
County Extension office.
Coffee and doughnuts will be
provided by the First Inter
slate Bank of Heppner.
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Richard Slinchak has been
promoted to manager of U.S.
National Bank of Oregon's
Boardman Branch, according
to Alan L. Hollowell. senior
vice president and eastern
region manager.
Slinchak most recently was
assistant manager of the
bank's La Grande Branch. He
joined the bank in 1974 and has
served in several positions at
U.S. Bank branches in Bend
and Rpdmnnd
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