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BE3SIE VJ-TZl. U OF ORE tiEVSPAFF-R LIS tUGEt.E OK 97405 Daylight Savings Time ends this Sunday Daylight Savings Time ends this Sunday, October 31. Remember to set your clocks back one hour, "Spring Forward - Fall Back!" Voters Voters in Morrow County will elect a county commis sioner, a diHtrlct attorney and three candidates to the Mor row County Soil and Water ConHervatlon District. Running for Morrow County commissioner are incumbent Dorothy Krebs - Republican, and Irvin Rauch Democrat. Richard J. McNerney, a non-partisan candidate, is seeking the position of Morrow County district attorney. He is unopposed. Three candidates are seek ing election to the Morrow County Soil and Water Con servation District In three different zones. All are run ning for four year terms, are unopposed, and are nonparti san candidates. Running for Zone one is Brock Unnell, for Zone four is Ken Wright, and for Zone five, VOL. 100 NO. 42 it fix s u II Local man elected to national co-op association board I f ju jfjrf'-f III --a JLJJhMV Kenneth Wright Kenneth Wright of Heppner was recently elected to serve on the board of directors of the National Rural Electric Coop erative Association at a re gional meeting in Boise, Idaho, announced the associ ation. Headquartered in Washington, DC, NRECA Is the national association of electric cooperatives and works closely with the Runt! Electrification Administra tion in forming policies deal ing with cooperatives nation wide and represents almost 1.000 cooperatives, Wright, 36, a longtime director' of Colum bia Basin Electric Coopera tive, Inc. (C.B.E.C.) was se lected to serve a three-year term. Moonlight i .;,,,,, ... -a ' i Ritq Hodman of wili b on tale Com Furniture with torn of the recilrwtrt that during the Moonlight Sale Tburtday night. Heppner merchants will reopen their doors this Thurs day night from 7 to 9 p.m. for an annual Moonlight Sale. Local clubs and groups will to face Albert Osmln. Heppner voters will elect a mayor and four city council members. Mayor Clifford Green is seeking re-election to a two year term and Is running unopposed. All four candidates running for positions on the Happner City Council are also unop posed. Those seeking election to four year terms are Joyce Winter, incumbent; Robert (Bob) Laughlin, (incum bent); and Bob Ployhar. Les Paustian, incumbent ap pointed to complete Jim Ack ley's term), is running for a two year term. Voters in Heppner will also face a question amending the city charter. The question states "Shall the City of Hep pner Charter be amended to allow for the reading of an ordinance by the title rather xTSC "- rrssmmm wmmmmssr rrr Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28. 1S82 12 PAGES 25 HEPPNER. OREGON In addition, the association administers insurance and re tirement programs that are made available to member systems throughout the coun try; NRECA also sponsors management related semi nars, training Institutes and a variety of functions aimed at providing the best possible information for directors and employees in the field. Anoth er important area of activity Is the legislative effort expen ded by the group to obtain the best possible interest rates and provide input about other utility related problems facing the Industry on a congression al level, according to the association. Wright, a fourth generation Property taxes due November 15 Property taxes are due In the Morrow County Tax Col lector's office by November 15. Between 8,000 and 9,000 property tax statements were mailed throughout the county, said a spokesperson from the Sale to offer bargains Scouts wili raffle' off three a Ii in mm II i also have booths offering a variety of Items at the sale. Besides the many bargains to choose from, the Lions Gub will sell refreshments, the Cub many than in full enactment?" Lexington voters will elect a mayor, two council members and a city recorder. Mayor Edward Baker Is seeking re-election to a four year term and is running unopposed. The three candidates run ning for two open positions (four-year terms) on the Lex ington City Council are Mag gie Henderson, Shirley McCarl and Cathie M. Poin ter. City Recorder Linda Jones is running for re-election to a two-year term and is running unopposed. In lone, voters will elect a mayor and three council members. Mayor Linda La Rue is run ning again for a two year term and is unopposed. The four candidates seeking election to three four-year terms on the lone City Council Tlie IHIppDieir II IE. farmer, has been active In local affairs; among them being a director of C.B.E.C. for eight years, he has been active in the Oregon Cattle men's Association, Heppner Lodge No. 69 of AF & AM, Scottish Rite Bodies and Al Kader Shrine of Portland, Heppner Elks Lodge No. 358, and presently serves as a director of the Morrow County Soil Conservation District. Wright attended schools at Heppner, Blue Mountain Community College and Ore gon State University. He is active in community affairs, and with his wife, Judy, and their three children, operates the family farm in partnership with his father. tax collector's office. Those who pay by Novem ber 15 will receive a three percent discount, she said, and people who pay after the fifteenth will be charged interest. Scouts will raffle off three separate cords of wood, the Soroptimists will sell popcorn balls, the Little League will hold a bake sale and will sell slices of pie and hot apple cider. They will also have a jack-o-lantern surprise gues sing contest. The United Methodist Youth Group will offer elephant ears and the United Methodist Jr. High group will sell cookies. Bal loons are also to be sold at the sale. The Lions Gub will also be showing a film of The Three Stooges in "Heavenly Daze," along with six cartoons which will feature Disney charac ters, said a Lions spokesper son. Cost for the show, which will run from 7 : 15 to 8 : 30 p.m , will be $1 per person. important issues in Nov. are Harvey Childers, Wayne Hams, incumbent Elmer Holtz and incumbent Billy Rietmann. Morrow County voters along with the voters in Umatilla County, will also decide to pass or defeat a proposed tax base for Blue Mountain Com munity College in Pendleton. The measure states "Shall a tax base of $3,418,177 be estab lished for the Blue Mountain College District to be first levied in the fiscal year 1983-84?" The ballot states that "The college has operated without a tax base since its formation in 1962. District voters have been asked each year to approve an annual levy for the college's operation. The college is now required by law to submit a tax base measure to the voters. The tax base amount of $3,418,177 is projected as the CD 3 vie for Two director's positions on the Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative board are being sought by three candidates. Darl E. Kleinbach and Frank Bettencourt, both of Arling ton, are running for one open position in Rural Zone 1. The zone is presently served by Van Rietmann, who is not seeking re-election. H.C. (Herb) Wright of Fossil is seeking re-election of the Fos sil City Zone and is running unopposed. Both positions are three-year terms. Ballots were mailed to co-op members last Friday, and must be received by Novem ber 4, by mail, or in person at the co-op's annual meeting In Condon. The 38th annual meeting will be held at the Condon Grade School Play-Shed, with registration beginning at 5 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m., with a business meeting to follow at 7 p.m., which will include a report by the elec tion committee. The following information has been submitted by the three candidates: Darl E. Kleinbach, 42, is a homemaker. She is married to Harold G. Kleinbach and has two children. She has been a member on the Neighborhood Association boards and committees (com prehensive plan for City of Portland), a member of the Portland School Advisory Committee; a member of the Olex School budget board; and a director on the Oregon Wheat Growers' League board. Kleinbach said she is run ning "because I think it's every citizen's duty to contri bute time and energy on im portant issues." When asked if she thinks there is anything else that should be done about the co-op's involvement in the two WPPSS projects, she stated "No. I hope to turn my mind to innovative and positive ap proaches to paying our obliga tions and getting on with the future." Concerning the last rate increase study, Kleinbach said "Basically, I accept the most recent rate study. The concern is the practical bal- amount needed to finance a five percent increase in the General Fund Budget for 1983-84. This tax base will be partially funded by the State of Oregon. "The college provides vo cational programs, lower di vision transfer classes and continuing education classes for approximately 7,000 area residents each year. A tax base would provide an im proved financial foundation for existing programs and anaw for more efficient plan ning. The tax base would limit future tax levy increases to six percent per year. Any in crease fcbove six percent would require annual voter approval." On the national level, Ore gon voters will elect either Robert F. (Bob) Smith -Republican or Larry Ann Wil lis - Democrat, to the Second 2 directors positions on co-op board ice: the rate that will be most fair w'atie ioi causing termination by large consum ers." When asked if she' would like to see any changes in the co-op, she answered "With rates as high as they are and rising, the issues of conserva tion and alternative energy sources will be paramount. It makes sense for the co-op to be constantly receiving and disseminating the latest re search to benefit consumers." Other Comments: "I mar ried George Kleinbach two years ago and moved to Olex. George is a wheat farmer. Formerly, I was a commodity futures broker for 10 years with Geldermann and Co., a Chicago futures house, with a branch office in Portland." Frank Bettencourt, 46, is a farmer and auctioneer. He is married to Garnett Betten court and has three children. He has been chairman of the Gilliam County Fair board, president of the Rock Creek Water Control District, a member of the Gilliam County Planning Commission and a member of the Olex School board, School District No. 11. Bettencourt said he is running "because I feel C.B.E.C. has not, and is not serving its people in its best capacity." When asked about the co-op's involvement in the two WPPSS projects, he stated "There has got to be some answers to this. C.B.E.C. owes it to the people to work hard to find reasonable solutions. C.B.E.C. should never have gone ahead with this project without a vote of the people. C.B.E.C. should strive to see this sort of thing never occurs again." In reference to the last rate Increase study, he said "I have not been satisfied with any rate study to date. I feel the board sees a rate increase as the only solution to the present problem. This could be, but other lanes of thought should be introduced. Raising rates is not the long term answer." When asked to explain any changes he would like to see in the co-op, Bettencourt Congressional District as a representative in Congress. To the state, voters will elect a governor, a commis sioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, a state repre sentative in the 59th district, a judge of the Supreme Court, position six. and a superinten dent of public instruction. Running for governor are incumbent. Governor Victor Atiyeh - Republican; Ted Ku longoski - Democrat; and Paul J. Geveland - libertarian. Seeking election as commis sioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries is Mike Wooton Republican; Burgess Laugh lin - Libertarian; and incum bent Mary Roberts - Demo crat. Max Simpson, Democrat incumbent, is seeking re-election as state representative in the 59th district. by the stated "I feel the co-op should take a long hard look at their own structure. They should educate themselves better on the responsibilities and duties of B.P.A. B.P.A. should not be looked upon as "The Boss." The board of directors needs to get back to the job of representing the people who have elected them." Other comments: "I do not, at this time, feel C.B.E.C. should cut their board of directors." H.C. "Herb" Wright, 64, in cumbent, is a garage owner. OSU dean of ag. to speak at M.C.C.G's annual meeting November 1 Dr. Ernest J. Briskey Guest speaker at this year's Morrow County Grain Grow ers annual meeting Monday, Nov. 1 will be noted agricul tural expert, and Dean of Agriculture at Oregon State University, Dr. Ernest J. Briskey. Dr. Briskey. has a long his tory of work in Agricultural research and education, hav ing received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and written over 140 scientific papers in food and agricultur al sciences. Dr. Briskey also has spent time working in the private sector. In 1971, he assumed the position of vice president of Basic Research within the Campbell Institute for Food Research. After two years he was elected to a position of corpor ate vice president of Campbell 2 lection Judge Wallace P. Carson Jr.. incumbent, nonpartisan, is seeking re-election as Ore gon Supreme Court Judge, position six. Verne A. Duncan, incum bent, and Bill Kendrick, non partisan candidates, are run ning for superintendent of public instruction. Six ballot measure that will come before the state's voters November 2 are: 1. "Shall a taxing district's constitutional tax base in crease when new property construction causes district's true cash value to increase?"; 2. "Shall governor be allow ed more time to approve or veto bills presented fifth day before end of legislative ses sion?": 3. "Shall constitution limit real property tax rates and valuations, preserve (HAARP), require elections Weather City of Heppner He is married to Margaret "f Ann: Wn&iit, and has one child. Wright has served as a director on Columbia Basin's board for 12 years and is presently chairman. He said he accepted the nomination because with four new board members, he felt that continuity of some mem bers was essential for the next four years. He also said he felt it is in the board's best interest to have someone who under stands the situations that the co-op is facing. Wright said everything pos sible is being done about the Soup Company with special responsibility for all of the technical administration within the company. This in cluded procedures, formulas and quality control for all of the Campbell Soup operations, including the restaurant divi sion. He also served in new busi ness development and scienti fic affairs. Some of his assign ments took him into extensive studies of agro-industrial de velopments in several devel oping countries of the world. He also completed the Sen ior . Executive Management Program within the Sloan School of Business at Massa chusetts Institute of Technology. Hardman residents to create new city gov. By ROD FULTON Saturday evening, Oct. 23, 20 residents of Hardman held a meeting at the Hardman dance hall. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the question of whether the townspeople wished to create a new city charter, and elect a city council and mayor. Beverly Harris recorded the minutes and Rod Fulton chaired the meeting. Mike Sweeney, a Hardman landowner and Heppner at torney was on hand to discuss for certain taxes and limit tax elections?"; 4. "Shall persons other than service station operators employees be allowed to pump gasoline and other vehicle fuels for retail sale?"; 5. "Shall the people urge United States to propose to Soviet Union a mutual freeze on nuclear weapons system development, deployment?; and 6. "Shall the state's land use authority end, goals be advi sory only, and county and city land use planning continue:" Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Those not able to vote at the polls may pick up an absentee ballot at the Morrow County clerk's office at the courthouse in Heppner. Absentee ballots must be re turned by S p m. November t. (See candidate's forum, P. 6). High LawPrccip Tues., Oct. 19 52 27 Wed., Oct. 20 52 32 Thurs., Oct. 21 66 32 .02 FtL, Oct 22 74 49 1.26 Sat., Oct 23 64 55 .01 Sun., Oct. 24 65 41 .02 Moo., Oct 25 68 39 .20 co-op's involvement in the ; WPPSS projects by tjvg In volved in a lawsuit. He said "Yes" he is satisfied with the last rate increase study. When asked if there were any changes he would like to see in the co-op, he stated "Changes and improvements plus economical considera tions are always some of our goals. In (the) future, plan ning with members' needs (is) always a prime consider ation." The annual meeting will be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds in Heppner and will begin with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Free babysitting will be provided in the pavilion for those who wish to bring their children. The meeting will also in clude reports from officers and the election of directors and associate directors. The nominees selected for directors are: Ron Hague wood, Larry Lindsay, Gene Majeske and Joe McElligott. For associate directors, Charles Anderson, Dwight Bailey, Jerry Dougherty, Alvin McCabe and Lee Pad berg will be nominated for election. the legalities of incorporation. He stated that "Hardman is still an incorporated city," but the original charter may have been burned in a fire. Sweeney volunteered to write the new charter for the town and will present a rough draft at the next meeting. He also expressed an interest in working with the townspeople on all the legalities of city government. The group voted unani mously to undertake the task cont. p. 12
