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County seeks budget approval for 2nd time
Morrow County balloters
will go to the polls next Tues
day to vote oo an operating
budget cut by over $299,000
from the first budget, defeated
March 30 by 29 votes.
In explaining the cuts, Mor
row County Commissioner
Dorothy Krebs said $100,000
was cut from the road fund,
$3,000 from the district attor
neys office, and $138,319 from
the North Morrow Medical
Clinic.
Achievement test results told
Morrow Co. students good at
science, poor at writing
Students hV Morrow County
are good at science, but poor
in writing, results of recently
completed achievement tests
have shown.
Science Research Assoct
iates (SRA) achievement tests'
show that students in nearly
every grade level In the
county are below the national
average in language arts, or
writing, and above the nation
al average in science.
The test results were given
to the Morrow County School
Board by assistant superin
tendent for the district, John
Edmundson, Monday night.
Edmundson said part of the
reason writing skills sre low,
is that many students feel
writing is not Important as it
once was.
"A lot of them feel most
communication in the future
will be electronic - or televi
sion," Edmundson told the
board.
The reason students in this
district do so well in science is
that they are outside, and near
to nature, more than other
students, he said.
The scores were shown by
grade, starting with grade two
through nine, and grade ele
Lexington City Council meets,
adopts budget for 1982-83
Lexington City Council met
last Tuesday night, June 15
and adopted a $98,154 budget
for 1982-83, reported Linda
Jones, Lexington city record
er. The amount of tax to be
raised locally is $9,452 which
includes a six year, $74,000
serial levy for a new fire
truck.
The increase is within the
six percent limitation. (An In
crease of up to six percent
Accountants to open Heppner office
In an effort to better serve
the people of the Heppner
area, the accounting firm of
LeMaster & Daniels has an
nounced the forthcoming
opening of its Heppner office
on Thursday, July 1. The
office, which will be located at
269 A. N. Main, will be open
Monday and Thursdays from 8
i.m. to 5 p.m. Benham Mal
com and Dennis Barnett, cer
tified public accountants of
Hermiston will be In charge of
operating the office.
Services the accountants
will provide include tax prep
aration, financial statements,
management and advisory
services, auditing, tax plan
ning, estate tax planning and
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Morrow County's
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. Cuts from the clinic came
when the clinic's board of
directors decided to change
the management structure at
the medical facility.
The board decided to change
the county's role in the clinic
to that of landlord, leasing the
building to a physician.
Presently the county oper
ates the facility and pays the
physclan's salary. The change
In the county's role as well as
ven. The tests measured six
different study areas, includ
ing reading, math, reference
material and social studies.
Two classes, last year's nin
th and eighth grades, showed
above average in all areas.
Some are just "up" groups
Edmundson said.
The board discussed the low
scores by students in writing,
""however,' no acflortwai taken.-
"If you want to put more
emphasis on a certain subject
you can. But you have to rob
Peter to pay Paul," Edmund
son said in suggestions that
more time be spent on writing.
In other business, the
board:
awarded tire bids to Les
Schwab Tire Center in Hep
pner for retreats, and Fire
stone of Umatilla for new.
Gasoline bids were awarded to
Devin Oil, Arlington, and Rus
sell Shell, Boardman. Fuel oil
to Albina Fuel. Portland. Pro-"
pane fuel to Heppner Nor -Gas,
And a roofing job for lone
school to Eagle Cap of Haines
for $11,534.
- accepted a bid of $14,731
from a Portland company to
install a small boiler In the
Heppner Junior High building.
over the present budget does
not require voter approval).
The new tax rate that Lexing
ton property owners will be
paying has not yet been com
puted. In other business:
- the council vacated North
Street and scheduled a hear
ing for July 13 on vacating
West Street. Jones said the
streets aren't graveled and
aren't being used as streets.
Benham Malcom
other general accounting ser
vices. LeMaster & Daniels is a
Spokane, Washington based
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decreased cost of equipment
purchases at the clinic saved
the money, according to
Krebs.
Krebs also said that a new
building inspector, contracted
by the county, will not add
additional expense to the bud
get. She said the inspector will
take 70 percent of the fees,
with the rest fWng to the
county.
Heat for the building had been
piped under the street from
the elementary school, how
ever, the pipes were worn out
and leaking.
discussed a policy on hiring
relatives of school board
members, and employees of
the district. School district
Superintendent Matt Doherty
said there have been instances
of the children of principals
wanting to work for the dis
trict, and of school advisory
board members applying for
jobs in the district. "The
(present) policy is too loose,
there is concern out there
among your people," Doherty
told the board. No action was
taken.
voted to hire a full-time
maintenance person capable
of repairing the districts heat
ing and cooling systems. Do
herty said the employee would
eventually have a salary
"package" of $20,000 but
would save the district money
by eliminating the need for
calling in outside repair and
inspection men.
Accepted the resignation
of Terry White of Sam Board
man Elementary School.
The property presently
occupied by the two streets
will be divided among proper
ty owners living on the streets,
the recorder said.
the council agreed to in
stall a two Inch suction line
with a foot valve, . 100 feet
down the main line to Mel
Boyer's residence to stabilize
the city's water pressure and
to give Boyer's better water
pressure, Jones concluded.
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Dennis' Barnett
firm with a number of offices
in Eastern Washington as well
as offices in Hermiston and
Umatilla.
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HEPPNER, OREGON
Money for a new sheriff's
deputy is included in the bud
get, which Krebs says is need
ed to maintain adequate law
enforcement.
The deputy would be used to
transport prisoners between
the Jail in Umatilla County,
and trials in Heppner. "Until
we have a jail in Morrow
County we are going to have to
Heppner men to present
petition to Co- Court
By MARY ANN CERULLO
Morrow County Court will
receive a petition from Randy
Iit and Dick Wilkinson, both
esidents of Heppner, on Wed
nesday, June 30 at 10 a.m.,
Instead of June 23, as earlier
reported, stated Commission
er Dorothy Krebs.
The petition requests that
the county retain the geo
-Co. Judge in good eond.,
will return home soon
By MARY ANN CERULLO
Morrow County Judge Don
McEUigott was listed in good
conditional Emmaneul Hospi
tal in Portland on Monday,
June 21, reported County Com
missioner Dorothy Krebs.
McEUigott, who underwent
triple bypass heart surgery,
June 9, was rushed back into
surgery June IS to have his
gall bladder removed.
According to the judge's
physicians, it is not 'uncom
mon for gall bladder problems
Heppner women retire
from local business
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Mclba Quackenbush and June Bellenbrock
By MARY ANN CERULLO
On Thursday, July 1, Hep
pner's Main Street will be
losing two familiar faces to
retirement, Melba Quacken
bush and June Bellenbrock of
Lebush Shoppe.
Mrs. Quackenbush has been
employed by Lebush for ap
proximately seven years and
was manager for the last two.
Bellenbrock has worked there
for two years.
Upon their retirement, the
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do this," Krebs said.
The budget, to be presented
to the voters will be $47,100
less thin the current year, she
said, and the proposed tax
rate will be $4-01 per thousand
of valuation, down from $4.39
in the current year.
Krebs said the drop in rate
was due mainly to a large tax
settlement with Portland
General Electric.
Polls will be open from 8
a.m. to 8 p.m.
graphical name of the Willow
Creek Dam project instead of
naming it after an individual.
Public interest was aroused
recently when the Heppner -Morrow
Chamber of Com
merce and Morrow County
Court each drew up a resolu
tion suggesting that the dam,
lake or both be named after
the late Oscar Peterson.
to develop after heart surgery'
said Krebs, and becuase of
extreme pain, they felt gall
bladder surgery was neces
sary, she continued.
"His voice was strong," said
Krebs, who had spoken to the
judge over the weekend, "He
was well enough to worry
about county matters, which I
think is a good sign."
McEUigott is expected to
return home by the end of the
week (June 25), but not to
return to work for at least six
weeks.
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two sisters are planning to
travel to the coast together
with their husbands. After
ward, Melba is looking for
ward to her oil and toll paint
ing while June says that she
plans to retire along with her
husband, Don, who has been
an employee with Kinzua
Corp. for 33 years.
"We would like to extend
our thanks to all our friends
and regular customers who
have been so supportive
through the years," they said.
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Heppner Soroptimist officers installed,
new members initiated
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1982-B3, officers I to R: Atory Goheeri, lenna Smith, Jackie Alktott. Pbt Hya. Vi Wikjer.
Oista Vena rd, Bettie Doherty and Gail Burkenbine (center), past president. Not pictured:
Christy Lovgren ond Joan McDonold.
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New members L to R: Molty Rill, Joyce Hughes, AAargo Sherer,
Marilee McDowell. Not pictured: Judy Own in and Ann Spicer.
New officers were installed
and hew members were in
itiated into the Soroptimist
International of Heppner in a
Friday night ceremony follow
ing a no-host dinner at the
Heppner Elks Lodge.
New officers for 1982-83
were installed by Sally Shum
way, district no. three director
Willow Creek Dam rising
1 to 1 Vz feet per day
Construction on the Willow
Creek Dam near Heppner is
proceeding at the rate of one,
to one and a half feet per day,
an engineer with the Army
Corps of Engineers told the
Heppner Chamber of Com
merce last week.
Engineer Herb Bessey said
that 33 feet of the dam had
already been built, leaving
about 100 feet to go.
"In a couple of months
you're going to see a tremen
dous structure there," Bessey
said in explaining the speed
with which the dam is going
up.
He said the SS feet already
built brought the dam back to
ground level, since contrac
tors had to dig down to reach
bedrock and a solid foundation
for the structure.
Bedsey gave a run-down on
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of Baker. Jackie Allstott will
serve as president; Bettie Do
herty, first vice president;
Christy Lovgren, second vice
president; Mary Goheen, re
cording secretary; Vi Wilgers,
corresponding secretary; Pat
Hyatt, treasurer; Lenna
Smith, regional representa
tive; Joan McDonald, altern
ate representative; Clista
the progress of the dam con
struction work, saying that the
new Willow Creek Road, and
both the Willow Creek and
Balm Fork bridges, would be
open the first of July.
Also , a new public viewing
area should be open by mid
July he said. It will be located
above the former Pete Lennon
property, and will include a
parking area and covered
shelter for the public to view
work on the dam.
Bessey said that crews on
the dam project are working
two eight-hour shifts in order
to place the entire dam in one
"lift".
A lift being one continuous
piece of concrete when finish
ed. Pipes are being included in
the dam, some for monitoring
water temperature, Bessey
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Norma French and
Venard, federation represent
ative; Mary Goheen, alternate
federation ; and Clista Venard,
board member.
New members Norma
French, Joyce Hughes, Meri
lee McDowell, Judy Osmin,
Molly Rill, Margo Sherer and
Ann Spicer were initiated by
Clista Venard.
explained. He said pipes
would allow water from both
the top and bottom of the lake
behind the dam to be tested.
The water directly behind the
dam will be 60 to 70 feet deep.
He said water temperature
is important to the fish which
will be planted in the lake.
In a related matter, Bessey
said quite a bit of vegetation
was being left at the lake site
to provide better wildlife habi
tat. "The lake will be quite
small," Bessey said in ex
plaining the recreation poten
tial. It would extend only
about 100 yards past the form-'
er Thompson ranch.
There will be a recreation
area with a boat ramp, rest
room and picnic tables, how
ever, he said.
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