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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,
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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
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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
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Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.