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Krebs clarifies Rev. Sharing Comm. actions
By MARY ANN CEIU'I.LO
"I would like to state and
hopefully clarify some things
regarading the Revenue Shar
ing Committee's recent deci
sion to withdraw funds from
the Heppner Neighborhood
Center," Commissioner Doro
thy Krebs said last week.
On February 3. the county
made the decision to withdraw
their support of $10,000 for the
Heppner Neighborhood Cen
ter. Up until now. the center's
budget has been dependent on
the Blue Mountain Economic
Development Council and
Morrow County.
According to Morrow Coun
ty Court, the Neighborhood
Center should te a place
where low income people are
helped to become self suffi
cient, as Btated in the 1981-82
contract with B.M.E.D.C.
BM.EJD.C. director denies
"The Heppner Neighbor
hood Center has been a joint
venture (between Morrow
County and the Blue Mountain
Economic Development
Council) for eight to ten years
now," Richard Gay, executive
director of the council, stated
during a recent phone inter
view. "I'm kind of at a loss as
to exactly what happened," he
said.
According to Gay, the
Neighborhood Center con
ducts the following services:
emergency assistance with
food and clothing; an infor-matiorT-referral
service for
those who don't know where to
turn- mediation with various
agencies such as Internal
Revenue Service; food glean
M.C.G.G. Appreciation Day
draws large crowd Saturday
Morrow County CowBelles Sharon Harrison (L) and Pat Gentry prepare taco filling for pocket
bread at the Morrow County Grain Growers Appreciation Day held last Saturday.
Representatives from the Oregon Wheat Commission and Oregon State University Extension
Service also gave demonstrations to after breakfast viewers.
About 550 people attended the free breakfast, said Judy Osmin, M.C.G.G. clerk.
Winners of the adult door prizes included : Irvin Rauch - pressure washer, Dennis Papineau -tool
box, Joel Engelman food dehydrator, Chuck Adams - blender, Scott McMillan - pots and
pans, John Ledbetter - wrench set and Harold Klienback - battery charger.
Children's door prize winners were: Aaron Heideman -22 tractor, Susie Heideman - Steiger
tractor and Robyn McRoberts - IH tractor.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1982
represented in Neighborhood Center dispute
The Blue Mountain Econo
mic Development Council
states in the new 1982-83
contract that the center should
be a social-recreational place
for activities.
"B.M.E.D.C. changed the
goals on us. We (County
Court ) asked for a list of those
goals which Kick Gay did not
provide," stated Dorothy
Krebs, referring to the opera
tional contract for the Neigh
borhood Center.
"The Center has been pro
viding free meeting space for
local agencies and organiza
tions," said Krebs, "We (the
Court) have trouble with that.
This is not being consistent.
The county charges Mental
Health rent for its office,
charges Dr. McCoy and Dr.
Gifford for their space and the
Heppner senior mealsite for
the use of their space at the
ing; winter fuel assistance
and the Christmas baskets
provides a gathering point for'
people, especially the seniors; ,
classes preparing for General
Educational Development
(G E D tests are held there:
and Adult and Family Servi
ces Division and Social Secur
ity representatives use the
center to meet with clients.
Last year the center worked
with Public Works and CETA
to clean up the county parks
and provide wood for needy
seniors, added Gay.
"It's a general focusing
point for those in need," he
said.
"Since we've (the council)
been informed that the funds
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fairgrounds."
The 1982-83 contract for the
center stales. "in providing a
site, the Heppner Neighbor
hood Center brings services to
those in need. This often
facilitates the opportunity to
receive a service and save
clients gas money, which can
be utilized for their basic
needs.
"This is not valid for the
county." responded Krebs. "It
is limited only to Heppner.
"That $10,000 of county
money should be spent on a
county project and not center
ed in one locality. The center
should be funded by local
people because it serves local
people." she continued.
Krebs stated that one time
services such as fuel assis
tance and the food baskets can
easily be handled by other
groups, such as A. A U.W., the
being uncooperative
won't be provided, my view is
that if the people in Morrow
County feel the center is a
viable program, they will
convince the decision makers
to change their minds," stated
Gay.
"I've read the reports that
I've been uncooperative and I
don't feel I have been." Gay
said. "I've been requested to
provide some things which I
have done."
"The council has provided
monthly reports (to the coun
ty ) which are fairly detailed."
he continued.
"Many of the center's ser
vices are not realized to the
public, but we can't exactly go
out and advertise every time
we provide a service." said
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Lions. Elks Gub. or Boy
Scouts.
According to Krebs. the
federal government has pulled
the weatherization. Loan, and
CETA programs out of the
center within the last year and
a half.
"There are alternatives,"
she said. "The county ."since it
doesn't agree with the (cen
ter's) present programs, asks
that some other agency pick
up the slack: or the county
could pick up the entire
program."
"Next Wednesday the court
will be meeting with Bob
Ehmann. president of the
board of directors to
B.M.E.D.C. to discuss the
entire problem." concluded
Commissioner Krebs. "Per
haps a meeting like this should
have happened in the very
beginning."
Gay, "Some feel there is a
duplication of services, while
the center serves a very
different clientele."
"1 do not want to add fuel to
the fire." stated Gay. "but in a
way. all this may be benefi
cial, in that a lot more people
have become more aware of
what the center does. It's
become an education."
When asked if he knows
what is going to happen to the
Neighborhood Center. Gay
stated that the center is in
jeopardy. "There would have
to be some curtailment of
services. We'll just have to see
what the board (of directors)
decides when they meet."
According to Gay. the next
board meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday, February 23.
Co. Budget
Comm.
reschedules
meeting
The Morrow County Budget
Committee meeting, sched
uled for Wednesday, February
17. has been rescheduled to
Friday, February 19. said a
county spokesperson. The
meeting will begin at 9 a.m.,
county court room at the
Courthouse in Heppner. The
first item on the agenda is
Pioneer Memorial Hospital's
budget, she said.
The Revenue Sharing Com
mittee is also scheduled to
meet Friday, February 19.
The meeting will begin at 2
p.m.. at the county court
room.
I I.I I. S. reunion
planned
Heppner High School grad
uating classes of 1946-48 are
planning a reunion June 26
and 27.
Members of the class of 1947
are trying to locate the
whereabouts and addresses of
Bob Mollahan and the former
Carolyn Bauman. Anyone
having these addresses is
asked to call Jo Pettyjohn,
676-9157.
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Services at Heppner's Neighborhood Center
will be curtailed as the result of funds
being withdrawn by Morrow County.
Legal technicality causes Court to
By MARY ANN CERl'LLO
Morrow County Court met
last Wednesday and rescinded
a motion to accept the bid
from Bootsma Construction
for the county maintenance
shop becuase of a legal
technicality.
The court then moved to
reject all previous bids and
agreed to resubmit new speci
fications. According to Don Briggs.
Two Morrow County men
sentenced, two arraigned
Two men, both from Mor
row County were sentenced
Tuesday January 26 in Mor
row County Circuit Court,
reports District Attorney Ann
Spicer. Two other Morrow
County residents were ar
raigned. Patrick John Nelson. 20 of
Boardman was sentenced to
three years probation, must
have a mental health evalua
tion to determine if he has an
alcohol or drug problem and
he must submit his person,
residence and vehicle to a
search at any given time by a
parole officer upon reasonable
suspicion for Delivery of a
Controlled Substance and
Possession of a Controlled
Substance (LSD).
Allen Keith Tompkins, 19 of
Irrigon was sentenced to three
years probation. 90 days in the
Umatilla County Jail with
credit given for time pre
viously served, must make
$:8.25 restitution to Morrow
County for attorney fees, must
make $577 65 restitution to
Earl Isom, Irrigon (victim),
must make $300 restitution to
Brown's Truck Stop for an
other burglary, must submit
his person, residence and
Weather,
"By Citbf Heppn'er
director of the Public Works
Department, the new specifi
c3tions will be sent to all the
contractors who sent bids in
before.
Bid opening day for the
county shop will be held at the
Public Works office on Wed
nesday. February 24, said
Briggs.
County Court continued with
the weekly Road Report,
presented by Don Briggs.
"I just want to say." said
Judge Don McElligott. while
vehicle to a search at any
given time for the persence of
stolen property by a parole
officer upon a reasonable
suspicion.
Arley J. Hamilton. 23 of
Boardman. indicted by a
grand jury January 19 on
Assault in the second degree
charges, was arraigned Janu
ary 29 and was continued on
bail previously posted. Rich
ard McNerney was appointed
as Hamilton's attorney.
Steven Keith Ball. 24 of
Heppner was indicted and
charged with felonious pos
session of a game animal. He
was arraigned January 26 and
pleaded not guilty. He was
released on his own recogni
zance pending trial.
John Thomas Findley. 22 of
Boardman entered a not
guilty plea after being charg
ed January 19 with Criminal
Mistreatment.
Mayo Hallin. 51 of Hermis
ton was charged with Driving
Under The Influence of Intoxi
cants and was found guilty at
a February 3 trial. Spicer said
sentencing had been postpon
ed until a missing witness
could be contacted.
High Low Preclp
Tues., Feb. 9 31 9
Wed.. Feb. 10 40 20
Thurs.. Feb. 11 49 30
Fri.AFeb.J2 53 - 38
Sat., Feb. 13 56 50 .01
Sun., Feb. 14 60 46 .06
Mon Feb. 15 64 42 .01
Save the Neighborhood
Center comm. meets,
takes action
The committee now calling
itself "Save the Neighborhood
Center" held its first meeting
last Tuesday. February 8. said
Nenla Mackey. a co-leader of
the organization. About 30
people attended the meeting
where it was decided that the
group would continue a peti
tion campaign, distributing
posters and writing letters to
the editors of local newspa
pers. Mackey is a volunteer at
the center. John Canaday. the
second co-leader of the group
is vice chairman of the Blue
Mountain Economic Develop
ment Council.
Mackey said she had en
countered very few who sup
port the Revenue Sharing
Committee's action to with
draw funding from the center.
, Mackey and Canaday spoke
to members of the Heppner
Morrow Chamber of Com
merce at the chamber's week
ly luncheon last Tuesday.
Mat-key campaigned in the
north end of the county on
Wednesday.
When asked what residents
in the north end of the county
thought of the recent action,
she said that most of the
discussing the county road
department, "that I'm real
pleased with the Kinzua log
truckers in going easy on the
roads, for keeping light loads
and watching their speed."
In other business the court :
learned from the County
Clerk's office that Merlin
Cantin filed a petition to run
for Morrow County Commis
sioner on the Republican
ticket.
set an appointment with
Bob Ehmann, president of the
Mustangs assured
tourney spot
With victories over Weston
McEwen and Stanfield last
weekend, the Heppner Mus
tangs have assured them
selves a spot in the District 7A
basketball tournament, get
ting underway next week in
Pendleton.
The Mustangs beat Weston
McEwen 76 - 67 on Friday, and
came back Saturday to dump
Stanfield 74 - 67.
BMCC budget hearing set
A public budget hearing on
the Blue Mountain Commun
ity College 1982 83 proposed
budget is scheduled for 7:30
p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, in the
boardroom of Pioneer Hall.
The hearing is for the
purpose of taking testimony
from any interested party
about the budget, according to
College President Ron Dan
iels. The BMCC board of
education will meet in regular
session that same evening to
formally adopt the budget
figure to be put before the
voters March 30.
The budget figure currently
set for the college's pperation
next year is $5,417,027. This
represents a 6.2 percent in
crease over the current year's
people she talked with didn't
realize that services they were
receiving were through the
Neighborhood Center. She
said they thought that the
services were through Wel
fare, since services are hand-,
led through the Boardman
Adult and Family Services
office.
She further stated that the
Heppner center had sent
canned food, clothing, dolls,
toys and other items to a
volunteer from Irrigon to be
used in Christmas baskets in
that area. All money dona
tions given to the center from
north Morrow residents were
returned and more, she
stated.
Mackey said a large number
of the newly formed group's
members attended the county
budget hearing at the county
courthouse last week and
more were to attend the
Thursday. February 18
hearing.
The organization will hold
open meetings each Tuesday.
2 p.m. at the Heppner bowling
alley, she stated. anyone:
interested is invoted to attend,
she added.
reject bids
board of directors for Blue
Mountain Economic Develop
ment Council. The meeting
was set for Wednesday, Feb
ruary 17.
granted Richard Knack
leave of county service with
agreed conditions.
read the January reports
for the Health Department
and Juvenile Services Depart
ment. viewed a demonstration
of a copy machine.
The Mustangs will meet
either Wasco or Sherman
County in the first game of the
tournament.
The game will be played
Friday, February 26, at 3
p.m., said Head Coach Dale
Holland.
The Mustangs will be taking
a 17 - 1 record and a third
place ranking in the state into
the tournament.
budget. However, due to the
loss of state funds and other
resources, it will require a
property tax levy of $3,118,177
to balance the budget.
If the levy is approved at the
March election by the voters
of Morrow and Umatilla'
counties! the cost to a home
owner would be $1.60 per
$1,000 true cash value. An
owner of a $50,000 home would
be assessed $80 to support the
college for the year. The levy
per $ 1 .000 true cash value is up
18 cents from the current
year's levy of $1.42.
Also at the February meet
ing, the board will review the
college's quarterly financial
report in addition to conduct
ing regular board business.