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"y W pl inili'"''ywnji"i0Wijiiimimi mini nil' g)iT'yi y w yi npn"i)p"")iir" y mi IP' ipirjr"1pf'''(i''JTM VOL. 101 NO. 32 THURSDAY, AUGUST It, 1983 Thunderstorm causes flooding, damage in Ruggs area r - . i i If I . fc.' Water from storm swell Rhea Creek at Rugga - " tk", Storm broke several trees, including this one across highway A severe thunderstorm struck portions of south Morrow County Tuesday evening, causing Hooding and some damage to property. The Ruggs area reported thunder and Ice storms around 6:45 p.m. that broke several trees and caused flooding of Rhea Creek. Water washed debris onto the highway through Ruggs, and caused some flooding near the grain elevator there. Judy Wright of Ruggs said ice broke windows and destroyed her garden, and a tree fell on the Harold Wright home. In Lexington, residents reported hail the size of marbles falling at about the same time. Strong winds and thunder and lightning also struck that area. .... -a . Tin HeppusF """ """" ' Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper 8 PAGES " .r a. i ..3 'tern-" j, ' '. i 73 25' Judge rules utilities not liable for Columbia Basin Electric got the best news the co-op has had in a very long time Tuesday morning when it learned that Washington Judge Joseph Coleman ruled that C.B.E.C. and the other utilities involved in the same lawsuit were not liable for bond debt on two unfinished nuclear plants in Washington. School board to learn achievement test results The regular August meeting of the Morrow County School District board will be held August 15. 8 p m.. in the school district office in Lexington. The board will hear a report on the district's general achievement test results from tests given this past year. The board w ill also consider 4-H Horse Show to take place Sa turd lav By BIRIMNF. Tl'Ll.IS Program Assistant Morrow Co. Kxtenslon Service The long awaited moment for 4-H Horse Club members is about to happen! Saturday, August 13, bright and early in the morning the action will start! They will be trailering and trucking in from all cor ners of the county to test their horsemanship skills against those of their friends. The show will begin at 9:30 a.m. The judging contest will begin at 8;30 a.m. A full horse show including judging contests, halter, showmanship, western and English equitation, trail class, and colt classes will show off the expertise of boys and girls Heppner man participates in internship program v- v r Ron Young Ronald Young of Heppner is presently participating in a summer internship program offered by the Production Credit Associations (P C. A s) of the Twelfth Farm Credit District, reported Cary He greberg of the Federal Inter mediate Credit Bank. Young will be entering his senior year of study at Oregon , State University where he is pursuing a degree in business. This is the sixth year the Willows Grange plans annual picnic Willows Grange will hold their annual picnic on Sunday, August 14, 4 p.m., at the grange hall in lone. A potluck dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Card games will follow the Will VX,- . HEPPNER. OREGON C.B.E.C. Office Manager Jerry Healy said after Tues day's ruling that all the parti cipants in W.P.P.S.S. plants 4 and 5 have now been released of any previous obligation of bond debt on the two plants. "There will definitely be appeals and bond holder suits. This isn't the er?d of it but it's a step in the right direction." the need for the development of several policy statements in the area of school closure, hiring of personnel and the use of non-certificated oaches. In addition, the board will consider a bid for an automo bile and replacement of heat ing units for Heppner High School. in fourth through 12th grades. A wide variety of special awards provided by local in dividuals, groups and busi nesses await those who claim the honors. Serving as volunteer super intendent for the 4-H event is Brian Timms of Irrigon, with other 4-H Horse leaders shar ing responsibility. Four-H'ers eligible to attend State Fair will be named at the end of the day. The 4-H Horse Show is the first event of County Fair. There is no charge to attend and the pub lic is welcome to come out and enjoy a top-rate horse show. The 4-H Snack Shack will be open at noon to provide cool drinks and lunch. internships have been avail able with the Twelfth District P.C.A.s. Young will spend 10 weeks as an intern, eight of which will be spent at South west Washington P.C.A. in Chehalis and two weeks at the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Spokane. The internship offers stu dents an opportunity to define career goats through on-the-job training and provides an orientation to the Farm Credit System, Hegreberg said. The F.I.C.B. of Spokane is part of the member-owned national Farm Credit System. P.C.A.s obtain loanable funds from the F.I.C.B. and provide financing and financially re lated services to farmers, ranchers and commercial fishermen. The F.I.C.B. ob tains funds through the sale of bonds to private investors. According to Hegreberg, in 1982, the 30 P.C.A.s in Wash ington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana provided $3 billion to area producers. dinner, and children will be able to go swimming, said a grange spokesperson. All grangers and their friends are invited to attend. Weather by the City of Healy stated. Columbia Basin, along with 87 other Northwest utilities, entered into an agreement in 1976 to finance Washington Public Power Supply System nuclear plants 4 and 5. Colum bia Basin agreed to the project to obtain power that Bonne ville Power Administration Chamber of Commerce hosts Japanese Labo guests 101 t f Ui r Japanese exchange students under the Labo program were guests of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce Tuesday at noon. The students are staying with host families in Morrow and Umatilla counties. The students arrived July 26 and will stay one month. New Tri-County Mental Health completes recruiting By MARY ANN CERl'LLO Recruiting has been com pleted for the new Tri-County Mental Health program, re ported the director of Morrow County Mental Health Dept., Dr. Terry Templeman, to Morrow County Court last Wednesday. Debra Mcintosh of Fuller ton, Calif, will be working out of Boardman as a school consultant. The Wheeler-Gilliam position with an office in Condon has been filled by Kelly Sager of Lexington, Templeman told the court. Public invited to take part in 'Burn to Learn' session A house in Heppner that is owned by the county will be burned down in a District 12-A Burn to Learn session this Sunday and the public is invi ted to participate, says Hep pner Fire Chief Forrie Bur kenbine. Those who wish to take part in the project must attend classroom instruction which will be held Sunday at 9 a m. at the old city library building next to city hall. No one with a beard will be allowed to take part, Burkenbine said. After lunch, the house, at 590 N. Elder St., will be burned. Instructors from Condon, Tues . Aug. 2 Wed.. Aug. 3 Thurs.. Aug. 4 Fri.. Aug. 5 Sat.. Aug. 6 Sun.. Aug. 7 Mon.. Aug. 8 Heppner W.P.P.S.S. then said would be needed. After millions of dollars in cost over runs, however, the plants were terminated in January 1982. Many of the participants, including Columbia Basin, filed suits claiming they weren't liable for the debt since the plants were not 1 K" . ' Another recruitment re cently conducted by Morrow County was hiring Roger Con verse as Morrow County Building Inspector. According to Deene Seager, county planner, Converse began his job July 15. He is scheduled to work Monday and Tuesday at the Lexington office and will be at the Irrigon annex Wednesday through Friday. Converse is originally from western Ore gon. In other business, the court signed a resolution and a rtVl i 4t This county-owned house at 590 burned down in a 'Burn to Learn' Hermiston and Milton-Free- water will be present and firemen from Gilliam and i Inns v S u bJf f Prec 86 92 95 99 88 91 54 53 50 55 60 62 Trace Trace bond debt completed and no energy will be obtained from them. The ruling came almost two years from when Columbia Basin first filed suit, in Octo ber 1981. "The legal battle isn't over yet . . , out it certainly looks good at this point," said Co-op Manager Fred Toombs. three-year lease agreement on the Heppner Medical Clinic with Dr. Clare Koznek. The agreement was drawn up by the court to read that the lease for the clinic will be 4n per month through 1983. In 1984 it will increase to $600 per month and will raise again to $700 in 1985. The Morrow County Pioneer Hospital Board recommended the lease agreement to the court. Koznek has 30 days to sign the agreement, or refuse it. stated Judge Don McElli gott N. Elder Si. in Heppner will be session Sunday . Umatilla counties as well as those in Morrow County will "Burn to Learn." High !.ow 86 53 .-- . i
