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PESS I E WET2ELL U 0 F ORE ' JJ V.' SPA V I R L I 0 E U 5 L ;.L OH & 7 4 2 3 The HeppEieff vol. 102 no. Nearly $1,500 raised for Lexington woman in benefit pool tourney : " " ; . I rj , . - j .; - Pool tournament finalist Matt Hughes (left), Bud Englert, Josie Kindsfather, Chuck Marquardt, Bryce Powell and Rick About $1,500 was ruised for Debbie Sharp of Lexington during a Calcutta pool tour nament in Heppner last Sa turday. Sharp, 27. was serious ly injured in a December 13 accident and has been recei ving medical treatment at St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla since then. The tourna ntenle was sponsored by the Heppner Elks Lodge, Buck- num's Tavern, the Blackhorse Tour of Kinzua sawmill scheduled for Mar. 6 The Morrow County Private Woodlands Association in co cperation with Kinzua Corpo ration will sponsor a lour of the Kinzua sawmill in Hep pner on March, announced Maurice Mitchell, extension area forester. All interested individuals are asked to as semble at the company office at 1:30 p.m. for a short brie fing prior to the tour. This is an opportunity to Farm programs signup period extended Secretary of Agriculture John K. Block has extended the sign-up period for 1984 cotton, feed grain, rice and wheal programs by three weeks, through March 16, an nounced the Morrow Co. Agri cultural Stabilization and Conservation Service office. Block . also said he has changed summer fallow rules so that the requirements would be the same as they were in 1983 and previous programs. Prior to this action, ' acreage designated for the 1984 programs could not have been land intended for sum mer fallow in the current year. Other provisions of the 1984 programs will remain unchanged, he said. Block said he took these actions to clear away some of the obstacles which made it difficult for farmers to make sound decisions about the Morrow County's s s paces Thursday, M.rch l. tm Tavern and the Wagon Wheel. Fifty-two players were auc tioned off into 26 teams. Each of the sponsors provided the use of a table, and many people donated food for the event. The team of Bud Englert Bnd Uryce Powell came in first. Chuck Marquardt and Josie Kindsfather placed second, Jasbo Gibbs and Kick Smith took third and Mike observe the mill in operation and to become familiar with recent innovations in the sawmill industry. Also, the cogenerating plant under construction will provide many points of interest, Mitc chell said. For safety purposes, those attending the tour should bring a hard hat. For those not having one. a limited number will be made available. programs. Also, many far mers have not been able to finalize crop operating plans including financing and lease arrangements. Since produ cers must sign a binding con tract in the 1984 acreage re duction programs, with liqui dated damages for failure to comply, they are reluctant to sign up until their operating plans are more complete, he said. "Both U.S.D.A. and private sector analysts say that when most farmers compare these programs with they own ope rating plans, thej(will find participation is to their ad vantage," Block said. Block encouraged fanners to avoid a last-minute rush to U.S.D.A's Agricultural Stabi lization and Conservation Ser vices county offices so that they can better serve each farmer. Smith pose with Debbie Sharp Gibbs and Mike Doherty. Doherty and Matt Hughes won fourth place. Winnings of $150 for first place, $100 for second and $50 for third were to be divided between the two win ners in each team. The prize money came from $5 entry fees that each participant in the tournament paid. A dinner was held that evening at the Elks Lodge. Debbie attended the dinner County residents file for school board, advisory comm. positions Seven county residents have filed a dec laration cf candida cy for three vacant positions on the Morrow County School Board. Ten people are seeking election to seven advisory committee positions. Vying for director of zone V, a four year term are Robert Ma honey and Prank Pearson, both of Heppner. Bryan Timms of Irrigon and Dwayne Carroll, Rural Rt. 1, Hermiston are running for director of zone II, a four -year term. Running for director of zone IV, also a four-year term, are Pauline Winter of Heppner, William James Doherty of I,exington and Jack Strege of Boardman. Dean Robinson and Helen C.B.E.C. The Columbia Basin Elec tric Co-op Board tentatively approved a non-firm power rate for irrigators at a meet ing last Thursday, reports C.B.E.C. Manager Fred Toombs. Bonneville Power Administration has offered to cut irrigation rates in March and April to help econimically distressed farmers. The board will submit their proposed rule for UFA 's approval, Toombs said. Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper 25' Heppner, Oregon (center). Not pictured: Jasbo and posed with the tourna ment winners for a photo. She has returned to Walla Walla but will be able to come home on weekends. Anyone wanting to make a donation to help pay medical costs that her insurance doesn't cover may contribute to the Debbie Sharp Trust Fund at the Bank of Eastern Oregon in Heppner. Riehl, both of Heppner, are running for position no. cne on the Heppner-lexington Advi sory Committee, a three-year term. George Koffler of Heppner has filed for position no. two, a three-year term, on the Heppner-Lexington Advisory Committee. Koffler is running unopposed. Position no. seven on the Heppner-Lexington Advisory Committee is being sought by Jean Brazell of Lexington. It is also a three-year term. She runs unopposed. Julie Nelson of Lexington is running for position no. four on the lone Advisory Commit board holds meeting In other business Toombs said the board: discussed upcoming law suits stemming from the co-op's involvement in W.P.P.S.S. The board learned that the co-op's insurance car rier, St. Paul Fire and Marine, will cover defense costs. Toombs expects it will be a year before the case goes to court. discussed hiring an audi f9 MISS Proposed The Morrow County School District's proposed budget for new year will be up five percent, reports School Dis trict Superintendent Matt Doherty. The budget will increase by $306,546 for a total of $7,697,678. Doherty says the main rea son for the increase is prima rily more money for salaries. Summer maintenance help has been increased, teachers received a .08 percent cost of living increase, and adminis trators a .07 percent. One additional teacher has been added at Columbia Junior High, and some employees have received salary incre NewP.M.H. administrator hired The Pioneer Memorial Hos pital Board has announced that a new hospital adminis trator has been hired. Albert rl. "John" Ochsner III of. Yuma, Arizona was to arrive in Heppner this week and will begin his position at the hospi tal March 5, reports Renee Siminoe, P.M.H. board member. Ochsner will replace inte rim administrator Byron Smith who has filled the posi tion for the last three and one-half months. Smith, who is employed by Brim & Associ ates, Inc. of Portland, a firm specializing in the manage ment of small and medium sized hospitals, replaced A.K. "Lucky" Felt. Ochsner, 46, has been em- tee, a three-year term. Nelson also is running unopposed. Mary Lou Carlson and Mary Michael, both of Boardman, are vying for position no. one on the Boardman-Irrigon Ad visory Committee, a three year term. Position no. four on the Boardman-Irrigon Advisory Committee is being sought by Mary Lee Wilson and John Wenholz, both of Irrigon. Po sition no. four is a one-year term. George Kennedy of Irrigon is running unopposed for posi tion no. six, a three-year term on the Boardman Irrigon Ad visory Committee. ting firm for the co-op. No action was taken but the mat ter will be continued at the next board meeting, the manager said. elected to retain a nego tiator for future use to repre sent the co-op in negotiations with the International Bro therhood of Electrical Wor kers Local 125. The negotiator, from a Portland firm, was hired for one year. Weather by the City of Heppner school budget up 5 percent ments for next year. Employee benefits have also been increased to take care of anticipated higher costs there, said Doherty. Purchased services (such as water, sewer, etc.) have been increased slightly; however, electricity is not expected to be as much as anticipated. This was "a bright spot," said Doherty. In the area of capital im provements, the budget will show a decrease of 2.5 per cent. The budget committee cut this amount down from an original proposal showing a 20 percent increase. " Doherty says the revenue side of the budget "does not ployed at the Yuma Regional Medical Center, a 220 bed acute care hospital, since 1979, said Smith. Ochsner was asso ciate administrator , at the medical center, and since April 1983 he has been acting chief executive officer. Before his employment at Yuma, Ochsner was the senior re search associate at the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center in Beaverton, where he worked for 13 years. He and his wife, Pat, a native of Eugene, have a 13-year-old boy. An open house to honor Smith and Ochsner will be held at the hospital on Mon day, Mar. 5, from 2 to 4 p.m., Siminoe said. The public is invited to attend the reception. Child I.D. program The Heppner Lions Club has announced it will postpone the date of a child identification and finger printing project. The project is being sponsored in conjunction with the Hep-pner-Ione Branch of the Ame rican Association of Univesity Women and the Heppner Soroptimist Club. The project is now being organized by the clubs in conjunction with the Eastern Oregon Friends of Child Find. Campfire 1 5 t Local Campfire boys and girls Dads last Thursday at St. Patrick's Cathoalic Church parish hall in Heppner. A potluck dim served, and the kids sang songs and put on skits for their dads. The event is held each year in February as a Campfire project to honor fathers. look as favorable this year." "We expect to have less money from carryover funds, from prior year taxes and from several of our smaller sources that we had available last year." He says basic school support funds from the state could improve slightly next year, however, the district will not know the exact amount until spring. Overall, Doherty estimates that the district will have nearly $300,000 less income from outside, sources (other than local property tax) on which to operate. The total property tax Congressman's circuit rider coming to Heppner Mike Hanna, circuit rider for the Second District Con gressman Bob Smith, will be holding an open town hall meeting on Tuesday, Mar. 6, from 3 to 4 p.m. at Heppner Snil Water District Report inside The "1983 Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District Report," an eight page supplement, is included in this week's issue of the Gazette-Times. The district's annual meeting will be Tuesday, Mar. 6, 7:30 p.m., at the Lexington Grange Hall. Darrel Maxwell, area extension agronomist of Pendleton, will be the featured speaker. Maxwell will review the development of the STEEP program and research efforts, will discuss straw distribution behind combines and will give a slide presentation on conservation tillage. The public is invited to attend the meeting, meet the directors and take part in the program. At a Lions Club meeting on February 23, Carol Hardie of the Eastern Oregon Friends of Child Find gave some advicer regarding organization of the project. Her recommendation, which the club adopted, was to wait until the project was more organized and more publicity given, explained Lonny Watne of the Lions Club. Therefore, the club de cided to delay the project until early April. kids honor A I f t a i " n ..Wi,. .i v '. : Ht. " --' . Lmttstmm a ...m... jl- -mi it- i run iini ni mm mini , y f and their fathers attended Campfire's annual Special N High Low Precip Tues., Feb. 21 45 31 Wed., Feb. 22 46 35 .01 Thurs., Feb. 23 47 38 .03 Fit, Feb. 24 52 36 .10 Sat., Feb. 25 45 26 Sun., Feb. 26 49 30 Mon., Feb. 27 52 35 needed to balance the budget next year will be $6,093,165. This is a $515,506 or 9.2 percent increase over the present local property tax funding the schools. Of the local tax, $742,978 is within the tax base, $533,773 is used to pay off bonds, and the remaining $4,816,414 will be required from a special levy. Based on an estimated dis trict wide property evaluation of $790 million, the tax rate would be $7.71 per thousand dollars. This is 55 cents more than the current rate of $7.17. Voters will go to the polls March 26 for a countywide election. City Hall. The public is urged to attend and communicate their thoughts, ideas and problems to Hanna who will relay them to Congressman Smith. Conservation I postponed The club will announce the date at the earliest possible opportunity in all the news media and will send notices of the rescheduled date home with elementary school stu dents. "The Heppner Lions Club is sorry for any inconvenience this has caused, and promises smooth operation of the project when we get underway in early April." Watne said. dads
