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U OF L ! ' 0 7 'I vCTifL LQ) ii ii JJL ii VOL. 101 NO. 20 THURSDAY, MAY U. 1983 ELECTION i s . g RESULTS 1 $ I I I May 17, 1983 7 7 7 y -7? f ' VKS yT VKS r YKS YES YES YES I 322 270 87 18711 74 x 1040" passed Mn,I,Mm ,,MV,V ,tn,MT X229 X46 All 139 605 270 277 79. 237 WZS 1044 " PASSED Moitltow roiATY S II'MM HI IK.ET "274 39 X4 T l40 jx604 Virginia Rosewall honored at Road Dept. open house n m. 3 -. r f "" '"'"-',"jWt nil' Virginia Rom wall cu rfcbon to open new county hop o County Judge Don AAcElligott looks on Residents from all over Morrow County turned out for an open house at the new County Public Works Depart ment and Road Shop In Lex ington last Saturday. The County Road Depart ment moved into the new shop facility last July. The new 7,200 sq. ft. metal building is itu9H on an eight-acre par cel of land. Five acres of the land were donated to the county by Mrs. Clarence Former Army engineer sends comments on (Editor's note: The follow ing letter was sent to the Gazette Times by Stanley E Sporseen. consulting engi neer, of Salem, concerning Willow Creek Dam): Some months ago KOIN TV put on a program on Willow Creek Dam. I didn't get to see the program so 1 had the young lady at KOIN rerun It for me. I was really shocked to hear the Great White Father being blamed for foisting this monstrosity off on the unsus pecting citizens of Heppner. In . fact. I am so shocked I must come forward and confess my guilt and cleanse my soul. However. I am going to plead entrapment. In about IfHH I was planning engineer with the Army Kngineers and one day the district engineer called me to his office. He had a letter from the president of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce asking Senator Morse to get the Army to make a flood control study of the Heppner area. Some months ago one of my neigh bors told me he had written the letter to Senator Morse for Rosewall of Heppner in memory of her husband. Low bid for the building shell was submitted by Wil liam Lonigan and Associates of Portland. The final finish work was completed by the following local contractors: plumbing - Pettyjohn Builders Supply: electrical Lotts Electric Company, chain link fence - Circle D. Construction; interior partitions Boyd the Chamber of Commerce. So you see. Henry Tetz (former athletic director and superin tendent at Heppner High School ) and I are probably the guiltv ones. On the other hand, maybe we can all make the best of the situation. I have suggested in the past that the city should develop a hydro plant at the dam. My company. Haner. Ross & Sporseen. Inc. of Gladstone, Oregon has deve loped a large number of these small hydro projects and they are quite successful. Even if you don't like the dam you have it and I suggest making the best of it and get some income for the city from the project. The stories you hear about Shobe Creek posing as great a threat to Heppner as Balm Fork and Willow Creek is a lot of misinformation put forth by people who know no better. Maybe they just like to see themselves on TV. Of course to do that you really do need something to say. 'No one in Tins Hflsppmsir Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper 10 PACES Martin Construction. Iexington was chosen as the location for the new facility because its more centralized location would save substan tial travel time and fuel con sumption would be considera bly less. The project was funded by federal revenue sharing money. The 1.5C0 sq. ft. three-unit modular office building was transported to Lexington from a nuclear power site near Arco, Idaho and was donated to the county by the federal government. Expenses to the county .for handling charges and remodeling costs amoun ted to $25,000; approximately $16 per sq. ft., which is about one-third the cost of new con struction, the department estimated. The unit was set up and enclosed by Boyd Martin Con struction, with most of the finish work being completed by Paul Weed, a county employee. Offices located in the build ing Include the Public Works Department. Planning De partment, building Inspector's office and county surveyor's office. their right mind, even if they know nothing about hydrol ogy, would really believe that a small stream like Shobe Creek with a drainage area of about seven square miles could produce a flood such as Ralm Fork with a drainage area of over 26 square miles. Then add the area of Willow Creek and you have an area 12 times as great as Shobe. When I made my first survey no one mentioned having seen a flood from Shobe Creek. Furthermore, calling this an experimental dam is just a lot of nonsense mouthed by people who know no better. Boardnian dentist to open Heppner practice Boardman dentist Thomas F. Alexander has announced that he will open a general dentistry practice in Heppner in Dr. Huber's office, located in the First Interstate Bank Building. Dr. Alexander will 25 Central Market starts grocery giveaway f 4 t. I,, f .. L Central Market clerk Sue Mattison holds entry blanks for customers to fill out and possibly win $5,2000 in free groceries. Central Market is participa ting in Associated Grocers' "Great Grocery Give-Away Contest" where 10 lucky people will win a grand prize of $100 in groceries each week for 52 weeks. The grand prize winners will be picked from entries received at 150 parti cipating grocery stores. "We're the only store in the area participating in the con test," said Central Market owner Forrie Burkenbine. He urged everyone to sign up for the contest which be gins May 18 and runs through Iast year at the International Congress on Large Dams, engineers from all over the world were eager to hear about Willow Creek Dam. I think if I had taken a vote, the answer would have been 1,500 to zero approval of the design as a real step forward in dam construction. This, being a gravity dam. is really the safest type of construction available. The fact that it is roller compacted concrete just makes it cheaper to build. Don't let a few little leaks fool you. I've seen a lot of these. In concrete dams these see patients on Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., beginning May 1. Appointments may be made by calling 676-9118, or 481-9462, collect. HEPPNER, OREGON 1 VJ1"-.-, - "e- i iTT May 23. In addition to the grand prize, there will also be three $100 gift certificates: eight $50 certificates and 12 $25 certifi cates, all of these to be given locally. To enter, just fill out an entry form each time you come into the store. No pur chase is necessary, and you need not be present to win. You must be 18 years or older to enter. Drawing for the local prizes will be held at the store Monday, May 23. dam always seal themselves in a year or so. That's one of the nice things about concrete in hydraulic structures. Cracks in concrete buildings and bridges are dangerous. In a gravity (dam) they are no problem. Bonneville Dam had such leaks, but in a few years they all dried up. That was my first experience of that kind. In the forty-five years since that, I've seen hundreds more. I know the Army Engineers are proposing a sealing pro gram. That's just window dressing. They know it is unnecessary but maybe they saved a lot of money by this type of construction and have some left over. So why not use it to lull the nervous citizens. That's a problem with government bureaus. The end of the fiscal year is approach ing and you have funds left over and if you don't spend it, back it goes to the general fund. Then next year the bureau of the budget lops an equivalent amount from your request. Weather by the City of Polish family welcomed By JUSTINE WEATHERFORD Andrezj Doboszynsky. 32. his wife. Barbara, their nine-year-old daughter. Inga. and five-year-old son Woxjiech. are now beginning a new life in the downstairs apartment at the corner of Gale and Church streets in Heppner which their sponsors. Hope and Valby Lutheran churches, generously prepared for them. This Polish Catholic family arrived in Portland last Wed nesday. May 11. and were met hv Pastor John Maas and Lutheran ladies Anna Johnson and Shirley George, who brought them to Heppner. Last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. John Urych of Pendleton, who speak Polish, came to talk with the Doboszynsky family and a few of their sponsors. Except for this help from John and Phyllis Urych. most of the communication between the Heppner sponsors, none of whom speak or understand Polish, and the immigrants, who so far speak no English, has been sign language, and drawings. Now plans are underway to begin tutoring sessions in Eng lish, and the Rev. Maas says that any volunteers are en couraged to contact him or Liz Curtis to schedule some time when they can help. Last Saturday evening, Maas and Bill and Jane Raw lins accompanied the new family to Mass at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, where they were introduced to their neighbors and fellow Catho lics. The Rev. McGovern pre sented a picture of the Pope to these fellow countrymen that they dearly appreciated. Al though they were brought here through the Lutheran Church Refugee program, they will regularly attend church at St. Pettyjohns to celebrate with open house this Fri. & Sat. r i f' Jo (left), Howard and Larry Pettyjohn, owners of Pettyjohn's Farm and Builder's Supply in Heppner, will be celebrating the completion of remodeling on their store, with an open house this Friday and Saturday. The project included complete remodeling of the inside of the store, doubling the size of the show area, and work outside to improve looks of the building. The Pettyjohn's bought the hardware, plumb ing and building supply store in November of 1963. They moved to the present location in High Law Precip Tues., May 10 60 35 Wed.. May 11 61 36 Thurs., May 12 67 37 Fri.. May 13 67 37 Sat.. May 14 62 41 .25 Sun.. May 15 51 38 .38 Mon.. May 16 64 40 Trace Hcppncr '4 C "V ,7 j f - .Us I The Dobottynsky family: mother Barbara, father Andrezj, daughter Inga and son Woxjiech Patrick's. The father, Andrezj, worked as the foreman in an auto shop in Poland, supervising workmen. He received nis mechanical training in a vocational-technical school. Mother Barbara, has worked as a bookkeeper. This week the tatner was to begin work ing in the woods with Jeff Maben. This will be good as he has stated his hobbies are fishing and hunting mush n J I -r i r ism 0 f 1 J M rooms. Daughter Inga may just visit the school here before the year ends, but the children will need much tutoring in English before they can be enrolled next fall. ' Everyone in Heppner is very pleased to have this latest international addition, bringing the opportunity for residents here to become a little better acquainted with the country of Poland. ,1 jus i r V I ; February 1967. Their son, Larry, joined the business in June of 1981. During open house this Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21, four door prizes will be given away each day, including a lawnmower, grass trimmer, chainsaw, hose reels and more. There will also be specials on some merchandise. The Pettyjohns' urge everyone to stop by during open house, enjoy free hotdogs between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., and free pop and doughnuts all day. J
