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BESSIE W ETZ ELL U OF ORE NEWSPAPER LIB EUGENE OR 97403 Tlie Heppner tt This week' weather vras not available at presstime VOL. IM Revenue Sharing Comm. reconsiders, awards Neighborhood Center $7,360 By MARY ANN ERl'l.LO More than 30 people attend ed the Morrow County Re venue Sharing Committee's meeting last Friday, which ended with a unanimous vote to fund the Heppner Neighbor hood Center with t7.30 The original request for the center was tio.noo. which the county turned down jeopardiz ing a total proposed budget of $26,240 The Neighborhood Center has been funded jointly by Blue Mountain Economic De County Court again discusses Neighborhood Center dispute By MRV AVM KItl I.I.O Hob Fhrnann. president of the board of directors of Blue Mountain Economic Develop ment Council .met with Mor row County Court February 17 to discuss the Neighborhood Center dispute Hick Gay. council executive director, joined Ehmann at Wednesday's meeting of County Court to clarify some disagreements. "The (Neighborhood) cen ter seems to be important to a certain number of people," stated Judge Don McElligott. "There's reams of personal testimonials here." Both Fhrnann and Gay acknowledged receiving many letters on behalf of the center. According to McElligott. the written reports from B M E D C. on the Neighbor hood Center do not show the overtime hours worked by volunteers or center director Lions Club awards local man recognition for contributions Ky.MARV ANN CERT I.I.O Tlx1 Heppner Lions Club presented Pat Sweeney of Sweeney Mortuary. Heppner. with a plaque last Tuesday, Feb. 16. in recognition of his contribution lo the community and the blind. Sweeney Mortuary in Hep pner is now an official Oregon Lions Eye Bank Substation w here eye inoculations can be oerformed. , rat Sweeney IK) accepts According to Sweeney, when mm a person has agreed to become Jn LoiMy Watne a donor, the removal of the TfTfl a eyes must occur within six hours of death. The eye donation is then transported in dry ice by the state police, allowing only six more hours before arriving at the eye bank in Portland. In Portland, a cornea trans plant will be performed This means that the window of the eye. the cornea, can be transplanted from one person who no longer needs it to another who desperately does: allowing the blind to see Morrow County's NO. I THURSDAY. velopment Council and Mor row County for approximately ten yearn, The meeting began with a number of concerned citizens voicing their opinions and requesting that the committee reconsider its previous deci sion of withdrawing funds from the center. Attorney Bill Kuhn present ed a petition containing up to 700 signatures on behalf of the center. "There are 650 to 700 signatures (on the petition! just to show this committee what kind of local support the Pat Brindle. The reports also lack other details, he said "No. reports do not reflect the long hours of hard work that are put in. That's why the testimonials are important," said Hick Gay. Alter further discussion it was agreed that some im provements are needed in communication. The county Revenue Shar ing Committee was set to meet at 2 p.m. February 19. which Ehmann agreed to attend (See related story). Commissioner Dorothy Krebs was ill and did not attend the county court meet ing, so Ehmann and Gay agreed to visit her at home before returning to Pendleton. Rick Gay also informed the court that B M E D C. has received additional funding, giving the go ahead for the weatherization project. "We're looking at about a month to have a crew station 1 ro I tj t k mm . wneai league 10 sponsor combine seminar Mar. 1 The Morrow County Wheat league, in cooperation with (he Oregon Wheat Growers league w ill sponsor a March I seminar on "How to Make a Combine Efficient." The 9 a m, to 5 p.m. seminar will be conducted by Ray Stuckle. at the Lexineton Grange Hall Stueckle. who spoke at the last state wheat convention, nas authored several bonk and has held hundreds of Home-Owned FEBRUARY 25, 1MU PAGES center has in the community." Kuhn told the committee members. A motion lo offer funds for the Neighborhood Center was made by Commissioner Dor othy Krebs. In a unanimous vote, the committee agreed to fund the center's operating expenses, excluding the direc tor's salary and out of county travel. This was estimated at a cost of $7,360. Funds for the Neighborhood Center will be coming from county contigency funds, not revenue sharing, said Judge ed and working here," he said. In oiher business, the curt : accepted the resignation of Richard Knack as county sheriff's deputy, effective February 8 - re appointed Merle Carl son of Koardman and .Max Jones of Irriuon lo North Morrow Vector Control - appointed .Jennifer Wilson to the Juvenile Services f.'nm- - viewed courthouse main tenance person. Donna Berg strom's new courthouse sign, in place beside the back entrance to the courthouse, - approved the purchase of a two-way radio transmitter for the Sheriff's Department. - heard the weekly road report from Public Works Director Don Briggs "Bids for the construction of the county maintenance shop in Iexington will be opened Feb 24." said Briggs a plaque from photo by Mary Ann Cerullo combine clinics throughout the U.S. and Canada, said a local spokesperson. There will be a registration fee of Sio plus a small charge for a noon dinner prepared by the grange women. All inte rested farmers and agri-businessmen are invited to call the Oregon Wheat League office in Pendleton 276-7:110 for reservations. Weekly Newspaper 2$ CENTS Don McElligott. "Until we know what we have to do about a place for our prisoners, we should keep the revenue sharing money." said McElligott. II may be necessary lo have matching funds lo either build a prison facility here in the county, or to assist Umatilla in building a larger jail which could accomodate Morrow County prisoners, he staled. The proposer) amount of S7.:to(l for the center will be presented at the H M E DC. meeting of the board of directors on February 23 - Local man charged in auto crash Wednesday. February 17. David Arthur White. 34 of Boardman was charged with Criminal Mischief I. two . counts of Assault in the Third Degree and recklessly En dangering Another Person after he drove through a wall of the Hitchin Post Tavern in Boardman on October 4. 1W11. The charges of Criminal Mischief and Assault were dismissed While pleaded guilty lo the charges of Recklessly Endangering Another. He was sentenced to 90 days in Umatilla County Jail - suspended, a $750 fine and must make restitution to Oscar Shoemaker, tavern owner. In other news. District Attorney Ann Spicer reports: Jack Chitty. 26 of Heppner was found guilty in Morrow County Circuit Court on char ges of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants. He was sentenced to 10 days in the Umatilla County Jail - sus pended, and a $310 fine. A grand jury met Friday, February 19 and returned three indictments. Indicted were: Iceland J. Shippentower, 27 of Pendleton for Driving While Suspended - felony; Raymond V. Curnutt, 24 of lone Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle; and Gary Degerness, 25, lone Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. Mark Wendell King, 29 of lone, arrested October 11. 1981 for Driving Under the In fluence of Intoxicants, was found not guilty by a jury in Morrow County Justice Court on February 11. New phone books arrive New phone books for 1982 ai should be delivered to area residents by Thursday. Feb ruary 25. said a local phone book distributor for Pacific Northwest Bell. Those who live in rural areas will receive books by mail, she added. Those who don't receive books by February 25 are asked to phone the business office in Pendleton. 276 5051 IIEPPNER. OREGON Mustangs against Wasco Co. The Heppner Mustangs wrapped up regular season play last Saturday with a 52-59 win over Wasco - the same team the Mustangs will face in round one of division playoff action opening Friday in Pendleton. The game was close in the first half, and the Mustangs were down hy one point, 25-26 at ihc half. hut thanks to fine third p xm play by Mustang guard Don Dill, the Heppner team pulled the game out to manage its I7lh win of the season with only one defeat. "Loll proved the difference in this game," said Mustang Head Coach Dale Holland. I .nil was high scorer for the Mustangs in this contest with 17 points, however, 13 of those came in the third period when the boys in blue needed them most. He also pulled down 12 rebounds in the game. "He did an exceptional job." Holland Mustangs to in 1st round The Heppner Mustangs will face Wasco in the first round of the district 7A basketball tournament this Friday in Pendleton. The game will be held at the tournament. Tourney tickets available atHHS A limited number of tickets for the District 7A Tourna ment, to he held at the Pendleton Armory on Feb ruary 26 and 27. are available at Heppner High School Cost for the tickets is $M for adults and $5 for students. Ag, conference slated By BOH COSTA Morrow Co. Extension Service There will be much more than just lectures at Agricul tural Conference Days II. This year's conference is scheduled for March 7 - 10 at Oregon State University and is open to all Oregonians interested and or involved in agriculture. The first full day of the conference. Monday, March 8. begins with several presenta tions on the general theme of Agriculture Our World Our Nation Our Slate. One afternoon session in cludes the outlook for agricul ture in 1982. and another will cover the use of micro-computers in agriculture. Day two of the conference gets underway with a general session on high interest rates and agricultural credit, mod erated by Manning Becker. OS I' Extension farm manage ment specialist. This session will emphasize how agricul tural producers can deal with high interest rates and what interest rates may do in the future In the afternoon, the semi nar on micro-computers will be repeated. In another semi nar. Gene Nelson OSL Exten sion farm management specialist. will discuss changes in income and estate planning for farmers and wrap up season play added. Also turning in a good performance for the Mus tangs, was reserve center Mike Currin, who poured in a season high 15 points and corraled seven rebounds. "Mike played his best game this year," said Holland, "both defensively and offen sively." Currin has replaced the injured Robert Bier, who went out with a knee injury in a game against Pilot Rock, Feb. 5. Holland said Bier is still questionable for the playoffs, and won't be one hundred percent if he does play." ."We've got good balanced scoring and good defense to win the game," said Holland. Wasco Co. Heppner 16 10 8 18 52 8 1721 13 59 Scoring: J.. Orr 2; Forrar 10; Currin 15; Connor 2; Lott 17; Holland 11; Murray 2. face Wasco of tourney Pendleton Armory, and will start at 3 p.m. The Mustangs will take a 17-1 record and third place 'ranking in the state into the There are four sessions at the tournament and charges for each session are $2 50 for adults and $1.50 for students. Tickets for individual sessions must be purchased at the Armory. ranchers made bv recent revisions in federal tax law. The final day of the confer ence will be devoted to a symposium on minimum til lage, moderated hy Norm Goetzc, OSU Extension ag ronomist "This session will feature conservation-experienced farmers, machinery manufac turers, chemical industry re presentatives, and public agencies concerned with agri cultural production and con servation issues," said Goetze. "Major emphasis will he given lo discussing what kind of minimum tillage operations are best suited to Oregon's agricultural regions." he con tinued Agricultural Conference Days II is jointly sponsored bv the Agri Business Council of Oregon, the Oregon Women for Agriculture and the OSI! School of Agriculture. Those people planning to attend the general sessions. s mposium or other programs are asked lo pre register so conference leaders can com plete their planning Registration forms and complete programs are avail able at the Morrow County office of the OSI' Extension Serv ice in Heppner Registra tion forms must be received in Corvallis bv Friday March 5 3' r r F Hum" ' l. ... ) n 1 4 photo by Gndi Bergstrom Mike Currin shoots for two of his season high 15 points Impasse called in negotiations at PMH Impasse has Ix-cn called in the contract negotiations tictween Pioneer Memorial Hospital and Pioneer Mem orial Hospital employees, AFSCME l-ocal 2479. stated a news release from' Oregon AFSCME The first mediation session has been scheduled for Fri day, March 5, in Heppner "The hospital has been totally unreasonable during negotiations - offering em 85th Elks Annual to be held this Saturday The Rith Elks Annual will be held in Heppner this Saturday with a full day of activities planned Ket'istration will begin al 10 a m. with a ladies champagne tea scheduled for 1:30 pm. I.ixlt!e will begin at 2 p m. and a dinner of crab, shrimp, rolled roast and salad will be 8 page supplement accompanies this week's Gazette-Times Accompanying this week's Gazette-Times is an eight page supplement, the "1(81 Morrow County Soil and Water Conservation District Annual Report." The district's annual meeting will be held Tuesday , March 2, 7:30 p.m. at the Lexington Grange Hall. Dave Humphreys of the Oregon Department of Agriculture Weed Control Program will present a slide program on potential weed problems. Humphreys will also provide information on the structure of a weed control district, the need, advantages and development of a district. with win CJ 1 1 A "mr iw 1; . I i f K r ployees of" the hospital less than half of w hat other county employees were given. On top of this, the hospital is demand ing the employees give up a vacation accrual schedule that they received years ago in lieu of a salary increase. This is definitely not good faith bargaining!" stated the news release. For this reason, the union has initiated mediation. served from 6 to 8 p.m. Dancing will begin at 9 p m with music by Bill Nelson downstairs and the Leonnig family will be performing upstairs. Total registration cost will be $10. Courtesy cars will be avail able by calling 676 9181.
