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The Heppner Economic
Development Corporation has
been working with the Army
Corps of Engineers since
March 16, 1983 in an effort to
establish a recreation site on
the lakeside of Willow Creek
Dam.
Jim Hayes, president of the
Economic Development Corp.
says that Morrow County now
has all the labor and machin
ery lined up to construct the
park, (including $126,000 in
next year's county budget)
The Corporation has been
assuming that if it were able
to provide funds or "in kind"
services or machinery, then
the Corps would match that
contribution in building a park
at the site.
At a meeting, March 31,
19H4, Dick Welter of the Army
Corps of Engineers office in
Walla Walla informed the
Economic Development Corp
that their current intention is
to turn the area over to the
Oregon State Department of
Fish and Wildlife for devel
opment of a park area. Weller
further stated that a master
study of the area around the
lake will need to be conducted
by the Corps of Engineers, and
that this would take approx
imately six months.
Hayes says if the park area
is turned over to the Dept. of
Fitih and Wildlife there will be
no significant return of tax
dollars to the community and
taxpayers. The only access
that the Corps has planned to
the lake is a boat ramp.
The plan which the Econ
omic Development Corp. had
proposed includes approxi
mately 14 campsites, a rest
room and a baseball diamond.
Originally the ball diamond
was planned for softball only,
but with the support of three
organizations, Heppner High
School, the Babe Ruth Base
ball league and the City Soft-
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ball league, plans have been
altered so there would be
enough outfield room for
regulation hardball games.
The three organizations have
all indicated to the Economic
Development Corp. they
would be willing to help put in
and maintain the diamond.
Hayes points out that use by
these organizations would
generate recreational traffic
New physician will come to Heppner
. If
LI Li L
Dr. Gregory Lytie
Dr. Gregory It. Lytle, DO,
has announced he will move to
Heppner in 14 months to set up
a practice in association with
Dr.
Clare Koznek.
Lytle, 32 will graduate from
medical school at Pomona
Osteopathic College this
spring, and then enter one
year of internship training at
Enid, Oklahoma, before com
ing to Heppner.
Dr.
Koznek, who has prac-
ticed
in Heppner the past
year,
says the addition of
Lytle
will insure adequate
medical coverage to the
people of this area.
Ths Meppmeir
to go
through Heppner which would
be beneficial to certain types
of businesses.
Hayes also quotes figures
from the Forest Service show
ing average usage per day of
existing parks from Memorial
Day through the Labor Day
camping season. Bull Prairie
averages 62 users per day on
weekends, and 31 per day on
weekdays; Penland Lake
"There is no doubt in my
mind that myself, Dr. Wolff
and Ken Dyball can handle
health care in the area for 14
months," Koznek said.
Assoc. of
The Spring Conference of
the Oregon Association of
Treasurers and Finance Of
ficers (OATFO) was held last
Thursday and Friday, April 26
and 27 in Boardman. Attend
ing the conference were
representatives from 22 coun
ties, the Department of Rev
enue, the Association of Ore
gon Counties, and the Morrow
County Court.
Approximately 40 people
attended the Thursday after
noon tour of the Portland
General Electric coal fired
plant and Ed Glenn's La Casa
deVin winery. Morrow County
Treasurer Margo Sherer who
was in charge of arrange
ments for the conference said
that most were very impress
ed with the coal fired plant
and that some scheduled
individual tours of the Simplot
feedlot.
The Friday program was
highlighted by three speakers
from the Department of
Revenue who addressed the
topic of revenues from taxes
and by Bill Penhollow from
plans for
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campground averages 40
users overnight on weekends
and 15 on weekdays. County
operated parks, Cutsforth and
Anson Wright, have an aver
age use of 14 campsites per
day.
"In developing specific cost
estimates, design drawings
and commitments from both
the County Court and the
Army Corps of Engineers, we
(Dyball is a physician's assis
tant working in Dr. Koznek s
ottice. "But we do need anoth
er physician here," he said.
Lytic, who graduated from
Woodburn High School in 1969,
Treasurers
the Association ol Oregon
Counties in Salem who in
formed the treasurers about
the revenues other than taxes.
Friday night a banquet at
the Dodge City Inn was atten
ded by 65 people and Sherer
says that they were pleased
with the meals and facilities.
Eppenbach,
'
with the meals and facilities
a Eppenbach
Park
were able to include and pass
a tax levy for our part of the
cost of this park project. In
other words, everything
seemed to be in place for
the installation of the park this
summer..." Hayes said in a
letter to Senator H-tfield, "As
the Corps had previously
committed not only to finan
cial aid but to engineering and
design work as wsM, we were
also led to believe far in
advance that the properties in
question, as well as additional
properties adjacent to the lake
would be leased to the county
for recreational use."
He says that now, even if the
county and Economic Devel
opment Corp. were to provide
the entire cost for the con
struction, it could not go ahead
with the project because it
lacks the lease from the Corps
for. the government owned
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Hayes said that the Econo-'
mic Development Corp. is
currently sending letters to
legislators and to the Corps of
Engineers Walla Walla and
Portland offices in order to try
to gain the lease.
"The Willow Creek Dam
project has been controversial
here in South Morrow County.
We have endeavored with the
recreation project to bring the
local community into a posi
tive involvement with the dam
and the lake behind it. We
have been able to aquire this
magnitude of local support
only because we would main
tain local control," concluded
Hayes.
and Willamette University in
1979, is married, his wife's
name is Lori and they have
one child, a girl named Heath
er who is 21 months old.
meet in Boardman
Sherer says that this was an
exceptionally large group for
the spring conference. She
considers that part of the
reason for the large atten
dance was the advance infor
mation which she sent about
Peck to vie for
f
Jerry Fee is.
Weather
by the City of
IHS names Valedictorian, Salutatorian
for 1984 graduating class
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Howard Leavitt
Mike Douglas
Candidate French addresses C. of C.
French
Ray French, Heppner
rancher and candidate for the
the tours and program and
also that many of the people
had not been to Morrow Coun
ty before and were interested
in what was going on here.
Hay
Dem. nomination for Co.
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Two democratic candidates
for Morrow County Commis
sioner came to the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce meet
ing last Tuesday, to campaign
for the coming election May
15
Don Eppenbach, mayor of
Irrigon, and Jerry Peck,
Mayor of Boardman, will be
running against each other to
determine who will face
incumbent Republican
Warren McCoy in the Nov
ember general election.
Eppenbach said many oi the
things north county people
want, the south is aginst, and
vice versa
would like to be more
involved w ith more aspects of
the county, and the best way 1
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Total precipitation for April was 1.93 inches.
Heppner Normal is 1.90 inches
The 1984 graduating class of
lone High School has named
Howard Leavitt Valedictorian
and Mike Douglas Salutator
ian. Howard Leavitt is the son of
Nancy Leavitt of Boardman
and Rodney Leavitt of Manas
sas, Virginia. He has made his
home for the past three years
with Dana and Tonya Heide
man at their ranch near lone.
Leavitt is a member of the
National Honor Society and
served as vice-president his
junior year and secretary dur
ing his senior year.
He is president of the Boys
Letter Club and vice president
of the senior class.
Active in sports, Leavitt
played tailback and defensive
corner back on the varsity
football team for four years.
He was voted first team tail
back and second team corner
back on the 1983 Big Sky All
Star Team.
He played JV basketball one
year and varsity for ' three
years. He has competed for
four years in track specializ
ing in the triple long and high
jumps.
Oregon Legislature, District
59, says he's not looking for a
steady job in running for
office.
"I believe the sessions last
too long", says French who
has been running an active
campaign to fill the spot
vacated by the resignation of
Max Simpson.
"I'm not looking for a
steady job and I'd like to go
down there, get the job done
and come back."
French was speaking to a
recent luncheon meeting of
the Heppner Chamber of Com
merce, and he said in travel
ing across the 59th district he
has heard one common com
plaint from the people.
"People say they go down to
Salem to testify, and the legis
lators don't listen. They get up
and leave, or aren't there at
all." Well I'm going to listen,"
French promised.
He says the top issues of
concern among people he has
talked to while campaigning
are land use planning and
taxes. "The only way a sales
tax might be acceptable to me
is to lock one of the other taxes
down so they can't raise it,"
he says.
know how to do that is run for
county commissioner,," he
said.
Eppenbaugh says Morrow
County has a plan that needs
to be implemented now. In
cluding introducing new busi-
ness
improving tourist trade
and
improving streets and
roads.
Jerry Peck, who has been
mayor of Boardman for the
past seven years, says he has
the experience to be a good
commissioner.
In addition to being a life
long resident of the county he
has served on the school board
and many committees and
commissions within and out
side the county which would
be beneficial.
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He plans to work for one
year after graduation from
high school and then enter
college.
Mike Douglas is the son of
Larry and Sue Douglas,
ranchers north of lone.
Douglas has been a member
of the National Honor Society
for three years; he is serving
as vice-president this year.
He is active in sports and
has played varsity football for
three years. He played base
ball his freshman year.
For three years, Douglas
has participated in JV basket
ball and in track for which he
holds school record for the
1,500 and 3,000 meter events.
Douglas plans to attend
either ML Hood or Blue Mt.
Community College and
major in mathematics.
lone High School Bacca
laureate services are schedul
ed for Wednesday May 23, 7 : 30
p.m. at the lone United
Church of Crist. The gradua
tion ceremony will be at the
High School Gymnasium,
Thursday, May 31. 8 p.m.
French also said he would
work hard to represent East
ern Oregon interest in the
Legislature. "People in Port
land need to know that a lot of
the wealth in the Portland
area comes from the Eastern
part of the state. We need to
convince them that we need
servicing, and I think I can do
that."
French says the Heppner
area has a lot of tourist
opportunity that is "untapp
ed", and says "I would like to
see Heppner get its licks in.
"When I go to Salem I will
be working for you. I'll be
listening to what you want,"
he says.
Barrel Club
starts season
The Heppner Barrel Club
will start its season May 8, 7
p.m. and run every other
Tuesday announced a spokes
person for the club.
Running will be at the Mor
row County Wrangler's Arena
again this year. A big turnout
is hoped for.
For more information, con
tact Mary Ann Munkers, 989
8488. Commissioner
The county commission
"The county commission
needs someone who under
stands city problems as well
as the farmers problems,"
says Peck. He said one of his
priorities is to seek improve
ments in the county road
system.
Breakfast this Sim.
A Men's Breakfast is sched
uled for 8:30 Sunday morning,
May 6 at All Saints Episcopal
Church in Heppner. The Rev.
Ed Watts said that everyone is
invited to come and enjoy the
fellowship.
Forrie Burkenbine is in
charge of arrangements and
may be contacted for further
information. There is no
charge for the breakfast.