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BESSIE WETZELL 0 OF ORE NEWSPAPER I-8 EUGENE OR 0740 2 VOL, 100 Funds for Neighborhood Center withdrawn by Revenue Committee By MARY ANN CKItl'IXO After two public hearings, the Morrow County Revenue Sharing Committee met IiihI Wednesday and aftreed to withdraw county funding for the Heppner Neighborhood Center. Until now, Blue Mountain Economic Development Council and Morrow County MCGG to hold Customer Appreciation Day Saturday The Morrow County G ain Growers will hold its arm :al Customer Appreciation Day this Saturday. February 13. The day's activities will kick off with a free pancake breakfast starting at 8 a.m. and lasting until noon. Also starting at 8 a m. will tie demonstrations on various wheat and neat uses bv the President's Day closures announced In commemoration of Pre sident's Day. February 15. area fMtst offices, hanks and governmental offices will he Ten enrolled in BMCC class ' ' I K " rCTT "X" - - I 1 ,1-1 IpI iQt fh li tL J Instructor Ralph Schubothe goes over class material with John Maas as Don Peterson watches the viewing screen on his computer. Ten people are enrolled in the Blue Mountain Community College sponsored class "Computer programming with business applications." Students use a micro computer rented by BMCC for the Heppner class, as well as a Heppner High School computer. The class instructs students in computer language (BASIC) so that they may program the computer, said Schubothe. The class is held each Tuesday and Thursday at Heppner High School and is the third local computer class sponsored by BMCC. Area coordinator Nancy Brownfield said future classes depend on community interest. HHS to hold Leadership Dessert on President's Day President's Day is a time to reflect on the importance of leadership, both past and present. The Heppner High School student council has chosen President's Day, Mon day, February 15, to honor school leaders at a Leadership Dessert to be held at the high school cafeteria at 7 p.m. All class and club officers are asked to attend with their parents and bring a dessert, said a school spokesperson. 1 Ci Morrow County's NO. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY U, 18M have been sharing the cost of running the center. This year RME.DC. requested that Morrow County provide $10.(100 or 38 percent of a 1UH2-R.1 operating budRet of $20,242 for the Neighborhood Center. This request was an 1 1 percent increase from last year. "I'm really kind of shock county Extension office and the ItK-al CowBelles. The Grain Growers will have equipment and chemical factory representatives on hand during the day. to answer questions and display wares. Various door prizes will be given away during the day. including a pressure washer, tool box. food dryer, stone ,.1s(.( According to President of the Heppner Merchants' As- - " . John Murray, student body president, will serve as Mas ter of Ceremonies and will introduce class and club presidents. Presidents will explain about their clubs' activities and introduce the club or class advisor and other officers. Special guests will include Cliff Green, mayor of Heppner and his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Ron McDonald, who sponsor Teen of the Month acknowledgements. Mayor The Heppner .1 iw Home-Owned 8 PAGES ed." said Rick Cay. executive director to R M E.DC. in response to the county's rejection. "The County Court was publicly supportive of the center not that long ago." Without the county's $10,000. "we're unsure what the future of the center will be." he continued. According to Gav. the ware pan set. blender, wrench set. battery charger and special toy prizes for children 12 years and under. Also many items will be on sale at the Grain Growers during the day. Customer Appreciation Day is held at the Grain Growers head office in liCxington. and is open to everyone. social ion. Hon McDonald. Heppner businesses will remain open All count v schools will also remain ofwn Green will speak on leader ship, the spokesperson added. "Over 40 students will represent clubs and organiza tions. It is these students who organize activities and pro vide positive leadership and exmaples to all at school.' Some council members will provide some musical enter tainment, to show their di verse talents," the spokesper son said. II III M I lYLl Weekly Newspaper 25 CENTS B M E D C. hoard of directors will begin budget planning soon "The council itself is looking at fund reductions of 20 to 50 percent at the federal level. We're just going to have to look at a projected budget and our operating funds and see where we're at." said Gay. Commissioner Dorothy Krcbs made the motion to withdraw Morrow County 'a support from the Heppner Neighborhood Center. "Services such as the Christmas food baskets and fuel assistance will be able to continue through another a geney. such as the Area Agency on Aging." said Krehs. Commissioner Warren McCoy agreed saying. "There is too much duplication of services. If we start eliminat ing, maybe they'll start hand ling things better." Kinzua sawmill operations back to ncrmal for. now Kinii.i Corporation sawmill operations were hack to nor mal Mondav after weather conditions prompted a two yycek layoff that affected alwiii! 7n men Weather in the area warmed County learns precepted construction bid not legal By MARY ANN CERl I.I.O Last Wednesday. February 3. Morrow County Court awarded Bootsma Construct ion of Baker the contract for the building of a county maintenance shop in Lexing ton. it has since been discovered that a couple of legal statutes had been overlooked in the bidding process. "It looks as if we're going to have to throw the entire thing out and start the bidding procedure all over." stated Don Briggs. director of the Car reported as stolen from Portland found in Lexington Authorities from the Mor row County Sheriff's office in Heppner recovered a report edly stolen 19 Corvette from a Lexington residence Satur Gov. cheese to hf. Hist, in Heppner Fri. Pat Brindle. Heppner Neighborhood Center coordi nator has announced that government surplus cheese will be distributed at the Heppner Neighborhood Center on Friday ..February 12. v "Eligibility will be based on those who receive the food assistance or are living in subsidized housing," said Brindle. Cheese was to be distributed at Boardman Wednesday, February 10. HEPPNER, OREGON Commissioner Krehs stated that her division to withdraw suptiiri from R M F..D.C. and the Neighborhood Center was made from "a lack of cooper ation with county court, a failure to provide coiinlywide services, a failure to act on complaints made hv the court 011 programs, and dissatisfac tion with programs at the center. "The center is social-recreational." she continued, "it's supposed to he geared at economic development, bene fitting the low income, men tally handicapped, and senior citizens. "I think a number of clients and services rendered are kind of hidden and not realized." said Rick Gay about the Neighborhood Cen ter." It's not just a senior activity center. The center has helped people in crisis situa tions whether they're six or eighty-six yar old. I think tit the (.'round thawed out and luruint' oMT;ilions were cur tailed LaVerne Van Marter, per sonnel manager, said that freezing temperatures had allou-d logeers to brine in Public Works Department. According to Briggs. the couri's decision to accept Bootsma's bid must be for mally reversed next court day before announcing the new bidding.. Briggs also stated that even with this recent new develop ment, no delay in contruction is expected. In other business the court: heard the weekly Road Report. heard the reading of the minutes for January. went into executive day. January 30. According to the Sheriff's office, the car was reported as stolen from the Portland area about 16 months ago. The vehicle was obtained by Two HHS seniors selected to Shrine toun On Saturday, January 30, the East and West teams were selected for the Shrine game that will be played in Baker this coming August. For the sixth consecutive year, Hep pner High School is represen ted on the East team; John Murray has been named to the team with Lee Rice being selected as an alternate. Murray is a four-year foot ball letterman, has been named all-league for three years, and holds numerous Weather By Cfty of Heppner that if the people of Morrow County think the services the center offers are beneficial enough, that they'll make their feelings known so that the court might reconsider their decision." Cay contin ued Out of a total of six members of the Revenue Sharing Committee, four were present. Three voted to with draw county support: Judge Don McRlligolt abstained. The committee is made up of three members from Coun ty Court and three county citizens: Joe Stahl. Pat Cuts forth. and Mary Bryant. Pat Cutsforih and Mary Bryant were not present. Business continued with the Revenue Sharing Committee granting: $fino to the Boardman Day Care Center. The day care is supported solely by parents and contributions. from 40 to V loads of logs a dav 'ao Marter also slated that ihe sawmill would run as long as "Mother Nature permits, but when Ihe weather warms up. we'll be in trouble again." session with Justice of the Peace Charlotte Gray. held a preliminary review of the Auditor Ordinance, citing the duties of the county auditor. The duties will in clude payroll and handling the bookkeeping for County Court. learned from Commis sioner Warren McCoy that the city of Irrigon has 876 regis tered voters within its limits. Deane Seeger of the County Planning Department estima ted a population of approxi mately 2.000 in the immediate Irrieon area. three local residents from the thieves, said an officer from the sheriff's department. No charges have been filed pending investigation. school records. He is a well-rounded individual who serves as student body presi dent while having a difficult academic schedule at the same time. Rice has lettered for two years and was picked as an all-league performer on both offense and defense this past year. He also has a very difficult academic schedule and is well-known for his accomplishments in rodeo. High Low Precip Tues.. Feb. 2 32 .09 Wed.. Fob. S 34 10 Thurs.. Feb. 4 27 9 Fri.. Feb, 5 14 Sat.. Feb. 6 12 7 trace snow Sun.. Feb. 7 31 ' Mon.. Feb. 8 ' '2 05 -$4nn to the Irrigon Senior Mealsite to provide tables. - S.VJ3 to the Heppner Senior Mealsite for kitchen equip ment - $4on to provide meal wrapping for coiinlywide senior mealsites. - $7,520 for the Area Agency on Aging to fund the posit ion of Senior Services Supervisor. Currently. Lynnea Sargent holds the title. $4,800 for six fireproof file cabinets to be placed in the assessor's and county clerk's offices. There are no concrete figures on what we will receive next year in revenue sharing said McElligott. but he said he is hoping the county w ill receive $90,000 to $100,000. tasl year the county was granted $179,000 with the court now expecting a carryover of $48.noo in revenue sharing funds. Extension agents named to development comm. New members, including two Oregon Slate University Extension Agents in Morrow County, have been named to slate 4-H developmental com mittees. John Nordheim will serve on Ihe small animal committee which works with such 4-H projects as rabbits, poultry and guinea pigs. Nordheim served I h ree y en rs on t he s t a te Horse Development Commit tee prior to this appointment. Birdine Tuliis was appointed to the International commit tee which is concerned with such programs as the Interna tional 4-H Youth Exchange. Each of the new appointees will serve until the fall of 1984. They join some 150 other volunteer 4-H leaders, older youth. Extension agents and specialists and other OSU faculty members in reviewing 4-H projects and recommend ing changes to the Extension Service, explains Duane P. Johnson, acting assistant dir ector for 4 H vouth. ilrrigon man accepted ifito Hereford Assoc. Arnold R McClure of Irri gon has been accepted into membership of Ihe American Hereford Association, accord ion to an announcement by HII Dickenson, executive vice president of the AHA. The American Hereford As sociation, headquartered in Kansas Cilv. Missouri, is the world's largest beef breed Lexington Qty Council meets, slates hearing Lexington City Council met Tuesday. February 2 for a regularly scheduled meeting. The council will hold a hearing on March 2. 8 p.m.. at Lexington City Hall, to discuss whether to vacate North Street. Discussion will also be heard on the right-of-way on F Street. In other council business, bids were let on January 25 for the Arcade Street Bridge Property taxes due Second properly tax pav inen's ore due Mondav. Feb ruary 15 However, since Feb. I", is President's Dav. and all ollires ill the courthouse, ex eepi the Sheriff's will he closed that dav. payments will U- accepted Tuesday, Febru ary Hi., said Tax Collector M.u i'o Sherer Many items have been turned into the fair office lost and found department, re ports Dorothy Estberg. fair secretary. Call the office at 676-9474 after 1 p.m. to identify and claim lost articles. "Each of Ihe 10 develop mental committees reviews and evaluates programs, makes recommendations and assists in development efforts it feels would improve or expand programs," Johnson adds "Any changes are first considered by the state 4-H advisory council and then by the extension staff." Since the first committee was established in Oregon several years ago. the idea of involving leaders, older youth and faculty members in Ihe development of 4-H projects and programs has spread to other states, Johnson notes, "because Oregon showed that this was one way to keep the 4-H program current and up-to-date with the needs, of youth and adults." Some committees work with extension faculty members in conducting workshops for leaders and in planning and conducting state-wide events for 4-H members. registry organization, having entered more than 18 million head into the records since it was founded in IK81. The Hereford breed, one of Ihe oldest in the I'nifed States, is well known for its ability to convert grass and grain to rxvf efficiently. stated Dickenson. construction project. A bid of $.917 was accepted from a private contractor from The Dalles, said Linda Jones. Lexington City Council re corder. Total cost of the bridge will be $125,:i24.47 said Jones. $125.15958 will be funded through federal funds and a special city allotment, which will leave the City of Lexing ton with just about $65 to fund. Mm
