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BESSIE V?ET2ELl U OF ORE EUGENE OR 97403 VOL. 102 NO. S THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1984 Jerry Peck announces he'll run for co. commissioner Boardman Mavor G W. "Jerry" Peek has announced his candidacy for Morrow Countv Commissioner. Peek. 43. has twen the mavor of Boardman since 1M76 His term will expire this year and he has said he will not seek another. Very active in community affairs. Peck savs he will run for commissioner because, "I see a potential for tremendous growth in the north end of the countv and though we are prepared. 1 would like to see more countv) services of fered iere " Peck specified that some time in the future the north end of the county should have a deputy clerk and a deputy tax collector stationed there. "I'm looking to the future when these services are nee ded. I'm not saving they are needed todav." he empha sised - , ... Peck's wife's name is Kavrn. and they have four tmvs ranging in age from 13 to 21 Peck is a native of Board man. his parents having lived there when he was lrn. and himself graduating from Ri verside High School in 1958. He also attended Oregon Technical Institute from 1958 59, studying surveying and highway tech. On other issues Peck says he has been very pleased with the sheriff 's department recently "For a long time I thought thev didn't have enough per sonnel, but that goes along with budget problems and you can't solve those problems overnight " Of the road department, he savs it has improved "iiile a bit" in the last two years, but there is si ill room for im provement. "I have been a frustrated member of the Count v Riuul Coiniiiitiee." he savs. "The county has spread a lot of asphalt without ade quate road beds underneath, which has made them expen sive to maintain. But the department has improved quite a bit in the last two years It has purchased a lot of equipment, and now we will see more repairs on the roads." Peck presently works part time for attorney F E. Glenn of Boardman in investiga tions, and part lime for Dodge City Inn as kitchen manager. He also served in the mili tary; including Oregon Natio nal Guard-Army reserve ( 1 959-1 5) and on active duty with the Army for several months. Peck will be seeking the position now held by Warren McCoy of Irrigon ; however, as of Tuesday afternoon. Peck was the only person who has filed with the county clerk. It is a four-year term. Although registered as a democrat now, Peck has pre viously "been a registered independent." Peck's list of community activities, appointed positions and elected positions is quite long; however, here are a few of the highlights: member U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, t ; 6". k - Jerry Peck Umatilla Flotilla (1969-1981); AC. Houghton Elementary Parents Club (1969-1980); Riverside High School Boos ter Club memtcr (1977 pre sent i ; Rov Scout cub master, scout master and board of directors (1971-74); charter member Boardman Lions Club ; member of Elks Lodge -Pendleton and Hermiston: Boardman Little League coach and umpire (1973 74 : elected to Morrow County School Board (1968-75) chair man (1971-73); Boardman Citv Council member (1974 7fi ) : m a vor (1 976 present ) : appointed as selective service svstem director. Condon (1971 -76); !ng Range Plan ning Committee for school School district proposes purchase of computer equip. The Morrow County School District Budget Committee approved inclusion of funds in the 198485 proposed school budget for the purchase of additional computers, which will provide for an increase in computer instruction at all levels, reports a spokesperson from the school district. Acting on the recommenda tion of the district's Computer Education Advisory Commit tee, the budget committee approved the purchase of Federal Land' Bank to hold stockholders meeting The Annual Stockholders Meeting of the Federal Land Bank Association of Pendleton is set for February 23. accor ding to Robin A. Fletcher, manager of the association. A highlight of this year's meeting is a report of the association's progress and accomplishments during the post year. The program also includes the election of two directors and a nominating committee, and a report from the board of directors on important actions taken since TBie ffleppraeir a n Morrow County's 10 PACES district ( 1974-78): Morrow Countv Sanitary I,and Fill Committee ( 1976-present ) : Morrow County Road Com mittee 1978 present : Mor row Countv Intergovernmen tal Council (1976 19801. chair man (1978): East Central Oregon Association of Coun ties board of directors (1977 83); Boardman Clinic Com mittee (1977): North Morrow Medical Clinic board of direc tors (1979-82); legislative committee. league of Oregon Cities (1980-1982): and Peck was named Citizen of the Year hv the Heppner-Morrow Countv Chamber of Com merce (I9KI ) seven starter unit micro computers for the elementary level, two starter units at the junior high level and three full units at the high school level. Estimated total cost of this equipment is $21,000. The Computer Education Advisorv Committee- is com prised of 15 citizens and edu cators from throughout Mor row Countv who have been studving the educational uses of micro-computers, the spokesperson said. last year's meeting. A buffet luncheon opens the meeting at 12 p.m. at the Red Lion Motor Inn in Pendleton. Directors of the Federal Land Bank Association of Pendleton are Donald Haw kins. Pendleton, president ; Edwin Miller. Heppner, vice president ; Royal Raymond, Helix; Richard Wilkinson. Heppner: Frank Tubbs, Adams: and Robert Lazinka, Pilot Rock. The association makes long CD Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper 2S Hospital's At a meeting of the Pioneer Memorial Hospital Board held last Tuesday. Jan. 24. the amount of cash carryover budgeted by the hospital New C.B.E.C. director named Doug Wilson of Condon was named to replace Russell Ericksen as a director on the Columbia Basin Electric Co-op Board at a board meet ing last Wednesday, an nounced C.B.E.C. Manager Fred Toombs. Wilson will rep resent Rural Zone 2. Fricksen. who was elected (o the board in November 19&1. resigned his three-year term shortlv after the election. In other action at the Wed nesday meeting, the board drafted a rate schedule for irrigation customers. Toombs said Bonneville Power ad ministration is proposing to offer nonfirm energy to irri gation customers during March and April billing periods to help stimulate eco nomic recovery of irrigated." agriculture. Toombs said the , board approved of a contract to provide the rates for irriga-. tors The board also approved an off-peak pumping rate for the 1984 irrigating season which allows farmers to irri gate between 10 p.m. and 7 a m and all dav on Sunday. This irrigating rate was also used last vear. the manager said In other business, the hoard : met with counsel from the firm of Helsell. Fetterman. Martin. Todd and Hokanson. Seattle. Wash., to update present and post directors on lawsuits stemming from the co-op's involvement in two Washington Public Power Supplv Svstem's now aban doned nuclear plants. Computer instruction has been provided for high school students for several years. Thev have been learning be ginning and advanced pro gramming and applications in business, agriculture and science The new high school units will increase the oppor tunities for more students to learn how to use computers. Computer instruction was first begun this year on a limited basis at the junior high term loans to farmers and ranchers in Morrow and Umatilla counties. The asso A.A.U.W. to learn about Rajneeshpuram The Heppner-Ione branch of the American Association of University Women will be holding a monthly meeting on Monday. Feb. 13. 7:30 p.m., at Marion Abrams' home in HEPPNER, OREGON cash carryover discussed at meeting board for 19&3-84 was dis cussed. Morrow County Judge Don McElligott explained that for the budget year 1983-84. the hospital listed $72,000 as cash approved an interim fee agreement with St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. to pav legal deense costs as they are incurred from Chemical Morrow Co. report now The Morrow County Soil Survey report is now avail able, and meetings are scheduled to introduce poten tial users to the newly pub lished report, announced the Morrow Co. Soil and Water Conservation District. A soil survey report is an extremely valuable source of informa tion for those involved with the land including farmers, ranchers, foresters, land use , planners, government agen cies, road departments, tax ' assessors, realtors, bankers and more, said a spokesper son. The meetings will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8. at Boardman and Lexington. The meeting in Lexington will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the board room at the Morrow Countv School District office. In Boardman. the meeting will lone woman lone resident Ida Grabill celebrated her 102nd birthday last Saturday. Jan. 28. She was honored at a family dinner and all enjoyed eating birthdav cake. Family members present for the affair were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Eilis. Juanita Schult. Don Bristow and Mary level. The additional equip ment will increase the hands on experience of seventh and eighth grade students as they learn about computers and how thev are used. Computer instruction at the elementarv level is expected to be initiated next year with, the equipment planned for purchase if (he proposed budget is approved by voters at the March 27 election, the spokesperson concluded. ciation is entirely owned by the members it serves, Flet cher said. Heppner. This month's topic will be on Rajneeshpuram. A speaker is being scheduled to discuss the activities currently going in the Antelope area. Weather by the City of remaining at the end of Fede ral Year 1982-83 which could be applied to the 1983-84 bud get. However, the hospital's cash reserve bank account Bank I and bond holder law suits, also stemming from the co-op's involvement in two W.P P.S.S. nuclear plants. Soil Survey available begin at 8:30 a.m. and is scheduled to conclude at 11 :30 a.m. It will be held at Board man City Hall. Dave Johnson. Soil Conser vation Service soil scientist and survey party member will discuss the soils and land scapes of Morrow County. Herb Huddleston. Oregon State University extension soil science specialist will tell how to use the soil survey report. Also to be covered at the meetings is how extension agents and Soil Conservation Service personnel can help with soil related needs. The meetings are being sponsored by the Morrow County Soil and Water Con servation District, the Soil Conservation Service and the Oregon State University Ex tension Service. turns 102 Bristow. all of lone: Mr. and Mrs. Gene Grabill of Baker; Mrs. Bob Harrison and Tif fanv of Lexington: Mrs. Pat Sweeney and Corey. Nichole, Cameron and Brooke of Hep pner: and Mr. and Mrs. Eve rett Keilhley. also of Heppner. Manv friends dropped by during the day to wish Mrs. Grabill well. She also received manv birthdav cards. Heppner Auto Parts store nears completion -A -"" . - V- Building contractors Dennis Miller (left) and David Allstott, both of Heppner, finish a sidewalk at old Morrow County Creamery Building in Heppner. When construction is complete, the building will house the Heppner Auto Parts store, owned by Bob and Aloha DeSpain of Heppner. Construction began in November and is expected to be complete in about one month. "We've just about completed renovation of the old building," Allstott said. Tues.. Jan. 24 58 43 Wed.. Jan. 25 52 32 Thurs,. Jan. 26 55 39 Fri., Jan. 27 58 30 Sat.. Jan. 28 62 36 Sun.. Jan. 29 64 31 Mon.. Jan. 30 46 26 Heppner contained $270,000. including $130,000 in certificates of deposit. A county ordinance allows the hospital board to deposit all monies in excess' of 20 percent over the annual ope rational budget with the coun ty treasurer. For Federal Year 1982-83. the hospital's operational budget was slight ly over $1,350,000. which would permit the board to hold up to $270,000 over their operational budget, the judge explained. The remainder of the hospi tal's cash reserves were de posited in the hospital's bank account. The funds were re ported on the hospital's audit, which was performed by the John Joyce, rather than by Niemi. Holland and Scott, the county's genera auditor. McElligott said. The county has been informed that in the future all audits must be conducted by the same firm, he added. During the time the 1983-84 budget was being prepared, "the budget committee, which includes the . County Court, was unaware that the hospi tal's cash reserve had been seriously underestimated." the judge said. After County Counsel Mike Oths contacted the county's auditing firm, the court learned that the method used to carryover cash was within accepted accounting practice, and that the appropriate amount of cash carryover for the hospital would be approxi mately $250,000. Cash carryover is used to provide operating capital from the beginning of the fiscal year until November, when tax monies become available, and to guard against shortfalls in revenue in a high cash-turnover opera tion such as the hospital. McElligott said. McElligott stated that the proper method used to carry over cash should be a reserve '---iiillfr-iri Mm r - sir - - - -i t Zlm - t ii i nil jiitM !""" '' - 1 4 , High Low Prrcip. Trace account, which is listed as a debit, rather than as an asset. "Had the hospital budgeted its cash reserves properly, the amount of tax levy would have been the same, but the cash carryover would have been listed as a reserve account on the expenditures portion of the budget. "In no respect did the board or the administrator of the hospital conceal the presence of the assets of the hospital, nor did they act in any fashion which was inconsistent with accepted accounting practi ces." McElligott stated. He added that the method in which the hospital's revenues were displayed on its accoun ting sheets did not cause a need for additional tax monies. The judge said part of the $270,000 was carried over from 1980 after the completion of the hospital's new addition. The amount remaining after the construction was complete was shown on the 1981 audit, he added. , When asked if some of the cash carryover would be used to offset the new budget. Hos pital Board Chairman Fred Martin of lone said he doesn't know yet. Martin said it would take a close budget analysis to determine if part of the funds could be used for that purpose. Unlike the school district or other county operations, he explained, the hospital can't operate on a set schedule of incoming revenue and spen ding. For example, if a large number of people were admit ted to the hospital for treat ment, revenue would be up: however, additional personnel would also have to be added to the staff, so spending would also be increased. The county's budget, which includes funding for the hospi tal, is tentatively to be put before the voters in a March 27 election, said Morrow County Clerk Barbara Bloodsworth. 'J imam :irer-&.rr5y ... A new cement floor was poured, new walls,, have been put up, new windows and doors have been installed, a new ceiling hung and a counter built inside. Outside, the floors for an addition have been poured and is now ready to be blocked in. DeSpains plan to move into the new store on March 13. When the move is complete, Miller and Allstott will turn the old store, which is located between Central Market and Ray Boyce Insurance, into an expansion for Central Market.
