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FOUR The Heppner GateUe-Times, Heppner. Oregon, Thursday. March 24. 1983
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Port of Morrow Commissioners
Morrow Co. School District
Board of Directors
(vote for two)
(unopposed)
Jody Tatone
Jody Tatone, 30-year-old
candidate for the Part of
Morrow Commission from
Boardman. says that the
"biggest obstacle to the devel
opment of the Port of Morrow
has been the lack of capital.
The problem in past years has
been both high interest rates
and the lack of recognition of
the Port of Morrow by capital
sources."
Tatone, a businessman and
lifelong resident of Boardman,
says "The Port of Morrow
needs the type of facility
development that will con
vince both potential tenants
and potential capital sources
that the Port of Morrow is a
viable location for their in
vestments. "These 'pre-investment'
developments demand that
the port show confidence in
itself by the very fact that they
require port funding," adds
Tatone. "This is not to say that
more tax monies are required.
In fact, the Port of Morrow,
without tax funds, has
achieved a level of activity
that lends itself to be self
supporting."
Tatone says that the most
advantageous short-term de
velopment would be the incor
poration of an additional food
processor, which would
"create many new jobs for
Morrow County residents,
provide a new market for
Morrow County's agricultural
community and would put to
use facilities that are present
ly in place but under utilized."
"In the long term," says
Tatone, "diversification of the
port would be desirable. This
would envelop several compa
tible industries (including
wood products; that would do
the most good for Morrow
County and the Port of Mor
row." Tatone, who has a bachelor
of science degree in political
science from Oregon State
University, and is presently
serving on the Boardman City
Council, says he believes the
"primary purpose of the Port
of Morrow is industrial de
velopment. Accompanying
this type of development is not
only a strong tax base, but an
increased standard of living
for Morrow County residents
and increased commercial
activity."
"The Port of Morrow has
been instrumental in the de
velopment of Longview
Fibre's chip plant, a venture
which has benefited both the
north and the south ends of
Morrow County," he says. "A
future port bonded develop
ment that will affect the south
end will be the co-generation
plant at Kinzua. With proper
guidance, the port will
benefit the economy of all of
Morrow County, and will have
an impact on surrounding
areas as a result."
"As a lifetime resident of
Morrow County," concluded
Tatone, "my interest and con
cern in our future is surpassed
by none. It is my desire to
promote steady responsible
growth of the Port of Morrow
County. Furthermore, I see an
active port as the key to the
recovery of our troubled
economy."
Wagon Trail
By PAULA HEATH ERLY
The Wagon Trail Cookers
4-H Club met March 14 at Mrs.
Geer's house. Nancy Taylor
opened the meeting.
Leroy Gardner
Expansion of the U & I food
processing plant, upgrading of
the solid waste facility, con
struction of an overpass and
building of a chip handling
facility are some of the major
accomplishments of the Port
of Morrow over the past 10
years, says Leroy Gardner,
61, candidate for the port
commission.
Gardner, a Heppner busi
nessman w ho has been on the
commission for 10 years, and
president for the past four,
says probably the biggest
project he has seen has been
the $20 million expansion at U
& I, which added more jobs to
the county.
He says a general slow down
in the economy and the high
cost of electricity has kept
some development from
coming into the port, but he
sees efforts now underway as
attracting business in the fu
ture. "We're upgrading our solid
waste facility, which will al
low for more industrsial
users," he points out. "And it
looks like we will have a public
dock which will give us an
advantage in shipping," he
says.
Gardner also says the port is
looking at a generating facil
ity using wood and other waste
to make cheaper electricity
for port tenants.
Although nearly all de
velopment in the port district,
which covers all of Morrow
County, has been in the nor
thern end, Gardner points to
the Kinzua chipping facility in
Heppner which was made
possible through a joint
agreement with Longview
Fiber to ship wood chips out of
the port.
The object of the port is to
make more jobs for Morrow
County and keep our young
people home," he says. "Tne
Port of Morrow is a leader in
ports on the Columbia, they
look up to us."
Livestock Growers voice
concern to County Court
By MARY ANN CERULLO
Unauthorized use of the cor
rals at the county fairgrounds
in Heppner was a concern
voiced by Wayne Evans of the
Morrow Co. Livestock Grow
ers to Morrow County Court
last Wednesday, Mar. 16.
Evans pointed out the Live
stock Growers' liability when
unauthorized people use the
corrals, such as young people
during football games. The
court discussed keeping the
corrals locked as one alterna
tive to the problem.
Evans also requested a re
newal of the Livestock Grow
ers yard contract with the
county for upkeep of the cor
rals at the fairgrounds. No
action was taken.
In other business, the court
also:
discussed county em
ployee retirement benefits for
fiscal year 1982-83 with Jim
Allen, county insurance rep
resentative. " heard an update from
Mike Oths, county counsel, on
current contract negotiations
with Jody Tatone over pur
Cookers meet
Members made a chef's
salad, cheese bread and
cookies. They discussed the
food. It was really good.
The next meeting will be
held March 28.
Lawrence Lindsay
Port of Morrow candidate
Larry Lindsay says the port
has shown steady responsible
growth over the years, and
should see more of the same in
the years ahead.
A Morrow County farmer,
Lindsay has been on the port
for 16 years and is an incum
bent. "We have a good port
manager, and good facilities
on the port property," says
Lindsay.
He points out that the port is
now improving its waste
water treatment system to
enable more industry and
business to move into port
property in the future.
An interchange on Inter
state 84 will also ease truck
and other traffic onto port
property and cut shipping
costs for teanants. The port
took the lead in pushing for the
interchange to be built.
Other accomplishments he
says he has seen since serving
on the port, is the large $20
million expansion of the U&I
processing plant and a new
chip handling facility to ship
wood chips down the river.
"I think agricultural pro
cessing is the main industry
which we can look to in the ,
future for devieopment of the
port." he says, and that may
include using biomass from
farms and ranches in the area.
"We have river transporta
tion that could open up the
entire west coast and the far
east to shipping of our port,"
says Lindsay. The port is now
in the process of having a dock
bilt and the river dredged.
"What the pioneers of the
Port Commission envisioned
here on what was then just dry
earth and sagebrush, is now
becoming a reality in the
1980s." he says.
chasing the land connecting
the Interstate 84 overpass to
Columbia Avenue, Boardman.
Tatone is the current property
owner.
signed a contract with
Humbert Asphalting of Mil-ton-Freewater
for paving the
bike path on Boardman's
Main Street.
Bike-A-Thon
April 16
A St. Jude Children's Re
search Hospital "Wheels for
Life Bike-A-Thon" will be held
locally on Saturday, April 16,
announced Margaret Nichols
of Lexington, chairman for
the event.
The Bike-A-Thon will begin
at Ruggs and will end in lone,
Nichols said.
Sponsor sheets for those who
want to participate are avail
able at local schools, some
local stores and where ever
Bike-A-Thon posters are
displayed.
Swim team slates
rummage sale
The Heppner Swim Team
will hold a rummage sale
April 22 and 23 at the old post
office building in Heppner.
Anyone who has usable
items to donate may call Gary
Bruch at 676-9420 or Sheridan
Tarnasky at 676-5059 for
pickup.
Daniel Creamer
Daniel Creamer, 37-year
resident of Irrigon and candi
date for the Port of Morrow
Commission, says he feels the
biggest obstacle to develop
ment of the port is develop
ment of the waterfront.
While Creamer agrees that
present development is right
for the port, he says, "there
should be more and there can
be if we spend the effort and
time."
A retired tugboat captain,
port captain, former manager
of ferry operations on the
Columbia, and project
manager in charge of river
operations on the San Juan
River, Creamer says his
knowledge about waterfront
development would aid him in
fulfilling port duties. He says
he has the time and enthusi
asm to devote to the Port of
Morrow.
Creamer, 46. says that more
industry and an airport are
needed at the port, "We must
have transportation for people
in and out by air.
A former member of the
County Planning Commission,
chairman of the budget
committee and a member of
the Road Commission.
Creamer says the primary
purpose of the port is to create -"jobs
and a tax base for all of
Morrow County" and that
"the Port should try to de
velop the south end (of Mor
row County)" as well as the
north.
Morrow
Heppner
Lexington Position No. 3
(unopposed)
Harley E. Sager'
Harley E. Sager, 45, of
Lexington, is running unop
posed for position no. 3 on the
Heppner-Lexington Advisory
Committee as a write-in can
didate. Position No. 3 is a
three-year term.
He is employed as a com
mercial loan officer for First
Interstate Bank of Oregon in
Heppner. He and his wife,
Bertha, have four children,
ages 12, 19. 21 and 23.
Sager served on the advi
sory committee and school
budget committee from 1970
through March 1973 and was
advisory committee chairman
in 1972.
Sager stated he is running
because, "I enjoy being in
volved in community affairs. I
feel our local schools are a
vital part of our community
and play a major role in the
development of our young
people. As an advisory board
member. I feel I can contri
bute in a positive way to this
responsibility our schools
have." '
Wash, man
acquitted
Terrance Lee Jones, 22, of
Raymond, Wash, was acquit
ted by a jury in Morrow
County Circuit Court of char
ges of Criminally Negligent
Homicide stemming from the
October 11, 1982 death of Ken
neth Ray Peck, 27, of Kelso,
Wash.
Peck was killed when a
vehicle driven by Jones
crashed near Boardman.
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Jerry McEUigott
Jerry McEUigott. 52, of
lone, is seeking re-election as
a director on the school board,
for zone III. a four-year term.
He is running unopposed.
He is a farmer and he and
his wife, Maryan, have eight
children, ages six, 13, 18. 20,
21. 22. 24 and 25.
McEUigott has served as a
director on the board for three
years.
When asked if he felt there
were any changes needed
within the district, he stated
that he felt no immediate
changes were needed, but that
there is always evolvement
and change to give direction.
McEUigott said he feels
economics is the biggest prob
lem facing the school district.
He said the district is doing
quite well but can't expand
because of the economic sit
uation. He also stated that he
doesn't feel that any particu
lar areas of education need
improvement.
When asked how he felt
about the overall education
Morrow County students re
ceive, he said he felt the
county's students receive an
education that is equal if not
better than that received by
students of surrounding areas
throughout the state.
Co. School
Heppner-Lexington
Position No. 5
(vote for one)
Marlene Currin
Marlene Currin. 37, of Hep
pner. is seeking election as a
write-in candidate to position
no. 5 on the Heppner-Lexington
Advisory Committee. The
position is a three year term.
She is a former secretary
and is presently a housewife.
Her husband's name is Tom.
She has two children, ages
nine years and nine months.
She has held no previous
public office.
Currin says she is running
because. "I was asked by
some Morrow County voters to
be a write-in candidate for the
Heppner-Lexington Advisory
Committee. I did consent to do
so. taking an active part in our
community."
Peggy Fuhburn
Peggy Fishburn of Heppner
is running as a write-in candi
date for position no, 5, a three
All Saints to
stained glass
On April 10, at the 10:30 a.m.
services at All Saints Episco
pal Church, Heppner, the
large stained glass window at
the rear of the Nave will be
dedicated to the Glory of God
and to the lives of all who have
given of themselves to this
parish and community an
nounced the Rev. Ed Watts,
vicar.
The Memorial Fund Com
mittee, chaired by Mrs.
Happy Graham, completed
the work of choosing the de
sign and craftsmen to do the
work in mid 1982, after consi
derable time and effort to
insure an appropriate design,
fitting the existing decor of the
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Robert J. Hawkins
Robert "Bob" Hawkins, 59,
is running for school district
director in zone IV, four
year term.
He is a farmer and he and
his wife, Dorothy, live on
Butter Creek near the county
line on Highway 207. He has
four children, ages 16, 31, 33
and 35.
Hawkins has served as a
director on the Happy Canyon
Board, Pendleton, for eight
years and has served the past
two years on the school dis
trict budget committee.
"The reason I am running
for this position is that I have
always had a great interset in
our school system and I just
plain like our kids when
Irvin Rauch said he was re
signing I decided to run for
this position.
"As far as changes in the
school district. I feel there are
always problems coming up in
our school district that we will
have to face, talk it over and
solve the best way we can. I
have and always will try to get
the best education for our kids
and yet keep the costs down as
much as possible to keep the
taxpayers happy. There will
always be changes made and
especially now the way the
District Advisory Committees
year term, on the Heppner
Lexington Advisory Commit
tee. She is a housewife and she
and her husband. Earl, have
three children, ages six. 13
and 16.
Fishburn served as a coun
cil member on the Unity City
Council for three years and
served on a parent advisory
council at Unity for one year
as president and two years as
secretary.
Fishburn gave this state
ment as to why she is running,
"As the parent of three school
age children, I am concerned
with the running of our
schools. Being a part of the
advisory committee would al
low me to show support for
both the school and school
children."
dedicate
window
church was available and sa
tisfactory to the congregation
at large, he said.
The same firm that
designed and installed the
large glass window also re
paired and weatherized the
other glass within the church
itself. The total cost was more
than existing funds could
cover; however, through the
generosity of many members
of the parish and the com
munity of Heppner, funds
were generated to complete
the repairs, and the Installa
tion of this beautiful window,
Watts said.
A reception will follow the
dedication and Eucharistsic
services. The public is invited.
(vote for one)
economy is at the present
time."
"The biggest problem at the
present facing our school dis
trict is the high cost of every-
thing. Our fuel situation seems
to be coming down a little at
the present, but I feel It will go
back up. Electricity has
tripled In the past year. We
are lucky we had a mild
winter this year but what
about the future years? The
salaries to take care of this
cost of rise in living. One of
these days things are going to
the other way and then the
wages will have to go down
also. These are Just a few of
our major problems. Three
are also a lot of small prob
lems that all add up. We will
just have to work together to
cut them down.
"As far as the particular
areas of education that need
improvement, I have not as
yet checked that out. I will say
that If 1 am elected I will be
one to stress for good grades
rather than to be a good
athlete. Although you will
usually find that a good ath
lete is a good student most of
the time. Not always though.
"What I have seen of the
overall education received
from Morrow County school
systems has been good or
better. Most of our kids going
on to college have done pretty
well. I feel a student will do
just what he wants to do. If
he or she wants to make it and
he a success in life, then it is
all up to the individual, but we
sure want to give them the
"Big Tool" to help them out
and that is a good education
from our schools in Morrow
County from kindergarten
through a senior in high
school."
lone- Lexington
Position No. 1
(unopposed)
Paul Tewi
Paul Tews. 58, of lone, is
running for reelection to posi
tion no. 1 on the lone-Lexington
Advisory Committee, a
three-year term. He runs un
opposed. He is a farmer and he and
his wife, Rikka, have three
children, ages 12, 23, and 24.
Position No. 5
(unopposed)
George Miller
George W. Miller, 38, lone,
is seeking election to position
no. 5 on the lone-Lexington
Advisory Committee, a three
year term. He is running
unopposed.
He is a farmer and he and
his wife, Nancy, have three
children, ages three, eight,
and 12.
Miller served as a director
Fair
New superintendents for the
1983 Morrow Co. Fair in the
open class departments are
Marlene Currin, who will re
place Merlyn Robinson for the
Wrangler's Open Horse show;
the lone and Heppner Garden
Clubs will -supervise the
Flower Dept;' and Joyce
Hughes will replace Helen
Currin and Sue Vinson in the
Foods Dept.
Volunteer superintendents
are needed in the Children's
Corner and Teen Corner.
LaRae Kindle is presently in
charge of the Children Cor
ner'but wiH need more help
during this year's fair.
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Randy W. Hughe
Randy Hughes, 29, of Lex
ington, is seeking election as
school board district director
in zone IV. a four-year term.
He is a farmer and he and
his wife, Joyce, have two
children, ages six and two,
Hughes has had no previous
experience in a public office,
When asked why he is seek
ing election as a director, he
answered, "I have a son Just
starting school and a daughter
that will also start in a few
years, and I would like to get
involved in helping to run our
school system."
Hughes stated that he feels
the "tight money situation and
budget cuts" are the biggest
problems facing the district,
and does not know of any
needed changes within the
district.
When asked how he feels
about the overall education
that Morrow County students
receive, he stated, "We should
always strive to improve the
overall quality of education in
Morrow County."
Tews has served on the
committee for six years. He
also served as secretary on
the Columbia Basin Electric
Co-op Board for several years.
Tews says he is running to
maintain and improve, where
needed, the quality education
at lone schools.
on the Olex School Board for
three years, served as a com
mittee man for the county
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service and
served on a committee to
study the feasibility of a coun
ty jail.
Miller says he Is running "to
get more Involved in com
munity activities."
News
Donations of old wooden
. boards are needed to help
finish the wall decor in the fair
buildings. Contact Fair secre
tary Dorothy Estberg at
676-9474 o9r 676-5448, in case
you have some boards to get
rid of.
The Wheat League Cake
recipe this year is "Truly
Oregon Cake" with "Cherry
Frosting." Recipe and contest
rules to enter will be printed in
. the Fair Premium Book.
New Fair Committee mem
bers this year are Bill Brode
rick of lone and Jan Evans of
Irrigon.