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Sun. storm causes a
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of the store
An electrical torm and
cloud burst that dropped six
tenths of one Inch of rain
Sunday caused a variety of
problems in south Morrow
County. A power outage and
flooding which caused washed
out roads and extensive dam-
County Court
effects of ballot measure
By MARV ANN CERL'LI.O
Ballot Measure number
three was a major topic of
discussion for Morrow County
Court last Wednesday, Sept.
15.
The measure, which will be
presented to the voters In
November state wide, Is a
property tax limitation mea
sure. By limiting the property
tax to one and a half percent of
true cash value, or $15 per
$1,000 of assessed value, it
would roll property asses
sments back to the year 1979.
According to Greg Sweek,
Morrow County assessor, if
Ballot Measure number three
passes, the possible effect to
Heppner physician leaves,
search in progress
Dr. E. J. (Tim) McCoy saw
his last patients in his Hep
pner office September 3 before
leaving for Maine, said Pio
neer Memorial Hospital Ad
ministrator A.K. (Lucky)
Felt. McCoy came to Heppner
Morrow County's
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23.
1982
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lexinglon Lumber wonders where to start cleaning up the mud
age to one Lexington business
had many people hard at
work.
The electrical outage, which
began at 4:55 p.m., was attri
buted to lightning striking a
power pole and breaking an
insulator between Lexington
learns of possible
the county Is a 40 percent
decrease In the budget. All
departments not considered
essential, such as the Exten
sion Service, could be elimi
nated and all other depart
ments would be cut drastical
ly. There would also be a 40
percent layoff in presonnel.
"If the measure passes,
there will be some real hard
decisions to make on who will
be going, but there won't be
any way around It," stated
Sweek.
He continued by saying he
couldn't even begin to es
timate what effect the meas
ure would have on the school
district. All he could venture
was that it would be crippling.
"Should it pass, more people
In November 1980 and began
his practice as an independent
family physician in January
1981.
Felt said McCoy left be
cause "He was offered a hosp
itial position he felt was more
attractive."
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variety of
filled floor
and lone, said Fred Toombs,
manager of Columbia Basin
Electric Co-op. Ruggs, Hep
pner, Lexington, lone and
Olex were all affected by the
outagt, he said. Electricity
was restored to lone and Olex
at about 6:15 p.m., while the
will be hurt than helped," said
Sweek. He concluded by in
forming the court that he
would have some exact
figures by the end of Septem
ber. In other business, the court:
approved the installation of
a telephone, in the new Search
and Rescue Posse office,
which is located near the
school bus barn between Hep
pner Elementary School and
the Fairgrounds.
- assigned Ernest Jorgenson
as Justice of the Peace pro
tempore for Sept. 21.
discussed a possible trade
on a parcel of land near the old
county bus depot in Heppner
with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Harris.
replacement
Although no replacement
has yet been found, Felt said
the hospital board is In discus
sion with several physicians.
We're interested in finding a
physician who is accustomed
to surgery, he said.
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heppner,
problems in S. Morrow
remaining repairs were com
pleted at 7:59 p.m., Toombs
said.
The Morrow Co. sheriff's
office reported being notified
at 7:30 p.m. Sunday by the
weather bureau in Pendleton
that Morrow County was un
der flood watch. A sheriff's.,
office spokesperson said the
warning was lifted at 11:30
p.m. Union, Umatilla, north
ern Grant and Wasco counties
were also warned of possible
flooding, she said.
Don Briggs of the Morrow
County Road Department re
ported that local road damage
due to flooding, was quite
extensive. Much of the dam- -age
was in the Blackhorse
Canyon and Sandhollow areas,
and all roads in between, he
said. Some road damage was
also reported in the Cecil area
he added.
Though only two roads were
totally unpassible, water, mud
and debris washed out many
other roads and traffic was
impaired for some motorists.
Briggs said county crews
have been working to clear the
two roads, and traffic was to
be opened again on Tuesday.
Local cowboy injured in Lewiston
Heppner cowboy Jerry Gen
try was injured Saturday, Sep
tember 11, in a rodeo at
Lewiston, Idaho, when the
Czech family moving
Morrow Co. soon
Jiri Jam
A family of four from
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia will
be moving to the Heppner
area in the near future. The
Cervenys, a refugee family
who came to Austria on a visa
and then sought political as
sylum siting political oppres
sion, are being sponsored by
Hope and Valby Lutheran
Churches through the Luther
an Immigration and Refugee
MES
Oregon
However, he said, the crews
would still be working to re
pair the damage for several
weeks.
Leif Erickson of the Army
Corps of Engineers at the
Willow Creek Dam Project
said the storm caused no
,,3pparent problems at the dam
' site.
The heavy rains caused
flooding in Lexington and
lone, with the most damage
being done at Lexington Lum
ber in Lexington.
Blackhorse Creek overflow
ed its' banks Sunday afternoon
and crested between 4:30 and
5 p.m., sending water several
inches deep through the store.
Monday morning work
crews began cleaning up the
mess both inside and outside
the store. Water had broken
through a wall, flowing the
length of the building leaving
mud accumulated up to a foot
in some places.
Store owner Donna Orwick
said she was notified by phone
that the business was flooding
Sunday afternoon, and rushed
to the store in an effort to save
steer he was attempting to
bulldog flipped and caught
him in the forearm pinning
him to the ground.
Services.
Jiri Cerveny, 32, is a gra
duate of a technical school and
has worked as an electrician
and a coal mining technician.
His wife, Jani, 30, is a deco
rator. He speaks fluent Czech,
Polish, English and Russian.
She speaks Czech and Polish
fluently and has some skills in
English and Russian, Maas
said. Their two children, a
daughter Lucie, and son Petr,
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some of the merchandise.
Although a dollar amount of
damage hadn't been deter
mined, she did say it was quite
a bit. Rolls of insulation in a
side shed were damaged quite
heavily, it was reported.
B It B Chevron in Lexington
also had flood water in the
shop area and around the
islands, however no damage
was done. "No water was
found in the gasoline," said
owner Darryl Bigelow.
In lone, water came on to
Main Street, and clean up was
being done there Monday
morning between Pettyjohn
Oil Co. and Ekstroms. Water
did not come into the buildings
howeve.
On Highway 207 between
Heppner and Lexington many
areas were covered with mud,
but crews had much of it
cleaned up by mid-morning on
Monday.
Also, many spots on High
way 74 between Lexington and
lone had been washed over
causing some slickness to the
roads, but the road was open
to traffic.
rodeo
After two hours in surgery
and a few days in a Lewiston
hospital, he is recovering at
home in Heppner.
to
are five and three years old.
The family is scheduled to
arrive in four to six weeks,
and many items are needed to
help them set up a household,
said Maas. Those wanting to
donate to the family are asked
to contact Maas at 676-9940 or
676-5069. Donations may also
be sent directly to him at Rt. 1,
Box 3394, Heppner, Oregon,
97836.
Tue., Sept. 14
Wed., Sept. 15
of Heppne, Z'T't
Sat., Sept. 18
Sun., Sept. 19
Local youth chosen as
CF poster partner
Curtis Lynch
This week, September 19
through 25, marks National
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Week.
Curtis Lynch of Heppner has
been chosen as a poster part
ner and will represent the
Oregon Chapter of the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation, announ
ced Max Mehlhaff, executive
director of the Oregon
chapter.
Lynch, 17, is one of seven
people, who range in age from
three to 23, who were chosen
as Oregon poster partners.
Other members of the group
are from La Pine, Medford,
Eugene, Salem, Milwaukie,
and Gresham.
According to the foundation,
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Sylvia Mc Daniel displays the oil pointing she w;9 present to
the Historical Society this Sunday
By JUSTINE
WEATHERFORD
At the annual meeting of the
Morrow County Historical
Society, this Sunday, Septem
ber 26, at the Lexington
Grange Hall, Heppner artist
.Sylvia McDaniel will present
her oil painting of the Morrow
County Courthouse to the
society.
Several years ago the of
ficers of the society asked
Sylvia to paint a picture of this
historical building. She says
she didn't get started on it
immediately, but has now
been working on the painting
for a full year. Sylvia was
Story hour to begin in Heppner
Story hour at the Heppner
Public Library will begin
Lexington Gty Council meets
Lexington City Council met
last Tuesday, Sept. 14, and
accepted the resignation of Ed
Baker as fire chief, announced
.Linda Jones, Lexington City
Recorder. The resignation is
effective November 9, . she
added.
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CF is the number one killer of
children and young adults in
the U.S. The disease, which is
inherited, effects the exocrine,
or externally secreting glands
of the body. These glands and
their secretions are important
for maintaining normal func
tions of the body. Presently,
there is no cure for CF and the
basic cause of the disease is
not known. However, CF
patients are now living longer
and half of those born today
will live past 20 years of age.
Lynch was 12 when it was
discovered that he had CF. His
treatment plan includes tak
ing antibiotics with a mist
machine to prevent respira
tory infections, and postural
drainage and percussion
treatments to drain mucus
from his lungs. He also takes
enzyme replacements since
his pancreas can't produce
needed enzymes to digest food
properly.
Poster partners were sel
ected in a variety of ways,
Mehlhaff said. Lynch was
brought to the foundation's
attention by volunteering to
organize a dance-a-thon,
which will be held in Heppner
on October 30. (See related
story).
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employed at the courthouse
for 274 years before she
retired from her longtime
position as county treasurer.
She says she took her first
painting lesson in 1974 from
Dr. Margaret McDevitt, art
teacher for Blue Mountain
Community College. Sylvia
has completed a series of
paintings which have been
exhibited in various shows -some
of which she has sold.
The framing for this paint
ing purchased by Mrs. Mc
Daniel was made by a Boise,
Idaho man. She says that in
time she hopes to have an
engraved, metal plate attach
ed to the picture's frame.
Thurs., Sept. 23 at 10:30 a.m.
All pre school children are
welcome to attend.
In other business, the coun
cil discussed the possibility of
obtaining satellite television
for the town. Steve Conley of
Steve's Electronics in Fossil
will present more information
on the proposal at a later
meeting, she concluded.
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