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BESSIE WETZELL U OF ORE NEWSPAPER LIB EUGENE OR 97403 The Heppner VOL. 100. Construction to begin on new county shop at Lexington - 1 ... w5 By CATHY PECK The Morrow County Roiid Department office arid tihop will Ik- completed June I at its Morrow Co. Court hears fire safety concerns H MXItV AWOIIl I.I.O On Wednesday. April 7. Bcv Uiuner. communications su pervisor for Ihe Morrow County Sheriff's Department, came before Morrow County Court lo discuss safety pre Cautions for the Morrow County fourth mse limner expressed her con rem over courthouse fire safely, esccinllv when trials are in session and the court house is filled The court agreed In consider the installation of fire alarms and thai quarterly fire drills lc conducted In other business. Morrow County Court accepted a low bid of $2ri.rili."i for a combina tion tractor loader hackhoe for the road department The low bid w as offered by Fischer Mill Supply of Oregon City Funds lo purchase the machine had already been approved in this year's budget Fund raising luncheon for Scouts scheduled A kickoff luncheon will be held Wednesday. April 21. 12 noon, al the Heppner Flk's Lodge lo discuss fund raising activities for the Oregon Trail District of Boy Scouts of America "This is a fund raising effort for the council which supplies backup for the local Cub pack and Hoy Scout troops and among other tilings, funds are used for Co. spelling contest slated A Morrow Counlv District Wide Spelling Contest will be held next Thursday, April 22. 7:31) p in at the lone Junior Senior High School. Division 1, elementary stu dents through grade six. will meet in the cafelorium. Divi sion II. grades seven through nine, will meel in the music V- X JJL. liJ JAJ JL JL H Morrow County's NO. IS mmm mmmmmem mimwrtu, iM-im mjmmmm new Im'ation in Lexington. The Kile has been prepared and work is scheduled to begin immediately. The construc tion project has been awarded to William L Lonigan Associ- County court continued with the following business: - heard the court minutes for Ihe month of March - transferred funds in the amount of $:i.(Mi9 from the general fund into the mental health fund discussed (KTsonnel in suranrc w ith county insurance agent Jim Allen - signed a contract with Peck's Auto Recycling of llermiston to crush solid waste at the Lexington dump site accepted Ihe resignation nt Marvin Padborg from the Juvenile Services Commis sion. discussed le;iks in the courthouse roof and the re placement of the proposed thermal pane windows with Dunn, i Boi gsllulii. niuillioii.se maintenance heard the weekly Koad Report from Don Briggs. director of Ihe Public Works I cpl summer camps and Cub day camps and leadership train ing, said local scout spokes person Mike Chacon All interested individuals and businesses who are sup Mrlive of Ihe scouting pro gram in this area are encour aged to attend, be said If unable lo attend, those inter ested may call Chacon at (iVli lllli:) or (i7(i 5202. room, and Division HI. grades II) through 12 will meel in the library. Readers will pronounce the word to be spelled, use Ihe word correctly in a complete sentence, pronounce the word again and allow students about 10 seconds lo write Ihe word on paper. H Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper APRIL 15, 19X2 photo by Cathy Peck ates, general contractors from Portland. According to Ini gan. visitors are welcome and touts of the site may be arranged Bob Smith plans trip to Morrow Co. next Tues. By CATHY PECK Bob Smith. Republican Se cond Congressional District candidate, will ( in Morrow County on Tuesday. April 2(1. He will attend a no-host luncheon al the Nomad Res taurant in Boardman at 12 noon, and a "Meet Boh" reception al a Boardman borne at 2 p m. More informa tion about the reception may be obtained from Fd Glenn, Boardman Smith w ill arrive in U-xing-lon at the Morrow County (rain Growers to meet with area farmers between 4:3(1 and 5 p m Al 5: 15. he will continue his Morrow County trip w ith a meet and greet tour on Main Street in Heppner. A nti bust social hour is Swimming pool to Run earns The Rolling Hills Run, held Sunday. April 4 in Heppner earned $:t(Ki. said Liz Curtis, a coordinator of the run The funds are to be donated to Ihe Heppner Swimming Pool So New water now in use The city of Heppner is now using water from the new city water lank and water svstem. Refreshments will he served to contestants and spectators in the caletorium al the end of the contest whiie results are being determined First, second and third place winners in each division are to be determined for each school - 8 PACKS 25 C ENTS County court MV ( EHI I.I.O Wilh the defeat of the Morrow County budget March :ui. Morrow County Court called a budget meeting last Wednesday. Aprii 7. The meeting came to order to discuss why Ihe proposed lH2-ftt operating levy was defeated by 29 voles. In seeking an explanation among Ihe members of the budget commillee. Commis sioners Warren McCoy and Dorolhy Krehs expressed their unhappiness with cover 43 exclusion orders Exclusion Orders were mailed Monday. April 5 . lo 11 percent 53.375 Orders) of I rcgon's parents whose child ren arc not in compliance wilh Oregon's Immunization I-aw. According to the Oregon Slate Health Division, 43 orders have been sent lo parents in Morrow County. The Exclusion Orders, which are based on informa tion submitted to the County Health Departments March 15. will come in two colors, white and yellow A while Order means that a child's planned for 6:30 p.m. and a no-host dinner at 7 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Lodge. Co-chairmen for the Com mittee to Fleet Bob Smith are Ray French and Merlin Hughes French and Hughes are also organizing the ticket sales in Morrow County for Bob Hope's July 24 appear ance in Pendleton on behalf of Smith. The show w ill he held at the Pendleton Round l'p Stadium beginning at 8 p.m. The "Bob Hoik- in Person" extravagan za is designed as a dual -purpose event : to raise money to help finance the campaign and to afford campaign workers and supporters a fun eve ning." said Smith. Details on the ticket sales will be announced later. benefit $300 lar Heating Project. Curtis said 300 people parti cipated in the run. "When we made up our budget we'd planned on breaking even, so we did pretty good," she added system tiiiiiouiiceu carl I'apiiieiiU. city foreman. "We've been on service now lor about a week." he added Originally, there was some concern aliout water pressure being loo high in some homes and too low in others, but Papincau said that all adjust ments had been made and the new system is running smoothly The new water lank and system was installed in con junction with the Willow Creek Dam and road relocation project. HKPPNKR, OREGON holds budget age by ihe media prior to the election. The committee agreed thai Ihe publicity for Ihe May election should be changed. "Whatever we decide to do wilh this (Ihe election), we should gel out into the community lo form some committees wilh the people." said Judge Don McElIigotl. The meeting continued wilh a discussion of the tax base for Morrow County. Commissioner McCov made a motion to have the tax base remain al $3 2 million ( for the immunization records have insufficient information or thai ihe records indicate incomplete immunizations. A vellow Order means that the child has no immunization record on file at the school-day care cooler Parents who receive a while Order must supplv any mis sing information directly lo the school or dav care center that the child attends. Parents "hp receive a yellow Order must report first to the County Health Department for ap Co. weed By BOH COSTA Morrow County Kxtension Agent Wheal growers can mark their calendars for the Mor row County weed lour with Don Rydrych. beginning at 1 p m. on April,28. Rydrych, a weed researcher wilh Ihe Oregon State Univer sity Experiment Station near Pendleton will be on hand to discuss Ihe latest in weed control in wheat, and talk with growers about specific pro blems. The tour will begin near Heppner and continue to the Easter bunny makes annual visit at egg r Kathleen Greenup, eight months, daughter of Greg and Janet Greenup of Heppner had her first visit with the Easter 6y 77ie City meeting May 18 election). The motion was carried by a four to one vole. As committee chairper son. Krebs did not vote. The county is required by law lo submit a request for a new tax base this year. Should it fail on May 18. the county has until May 26 to file an election notice for the June 29 election. Present for the budget committee meeting were Chris Iwgren. Eldon Pad berg. Terry Thompson and members of Morrow County Court. mailed proval and then take the approved Order back to the school or day care center. If the parent feels that he or she needs more information or thai an error has been made on ihe Exclusion Order, an informal review is available by contacting their local County Health Department, staled a health division spokes person. Involved parents must take immediate action lo avoid the April 21 school-day care exclusion of their child. tour slated lone area. Topics will include the new herbicide. Glean, some new ideas in cheatgrass control and chemical fallow. Late afternoon stops in the Four mile area will be concerned with goalgrass control. Wheat growers will soon receive specific information about the tour in the next Extension agriculture news letter. The tour is being sponsored by the Morrow County office of Ihe OSU Extension Service and co sponsored by the Morrow County Wheat Growers league. of Heppner This week's weather report was not available at press time. Hansen chosen for '82 Junior Rodeo ' 1 w y J Queen Kathy Hansen The Morrow County Junior Rodeo is pleased to announce the selection of Kathy Hansen as Queen of this year's show, to be held June 11, 12 and 13 at the Fairgrounds in Heppner. Queen Kathy, 17, is the daughter of Elmer Hansen of Pilot Rock and Cathy Hansen of Heppner. She has competed in Oregon High School Rodeo competing in barrel racing, pole bending and goat tying. She qualified for the OHSRA finals for the past three years, competing in pole bending during her freshman year and junior year and goat tying her sophomore year in high school. She was a princess on the 1981 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo court. Kathy's school activities include being a member of the G.A.B., Student Council, Varsity Cheerleader, annual and newspaper staffs. After graduation this Spring, Kathy plans to attend Lane Community College to achieve a degree in Medical Assisting. Taxes due Thursday federal and State income tax reports are due this Thursday, April 15. Envelopes must be received at the bunny Saturday at the Elks Heppner. Heppner Post Office by 5:45 p.m. Thursday to be post marked April IS, said a post office spokesperson. hunt annual Easter egg hunt in 1 ; -" , - i j. ' i , - t
