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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1984)
• * The Heppner Mod . Oct I I Thur» . Nov I Gazette-Times I Went her Morrou 1 C o u n t y ' s H o m e - O w n e d W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r I« NO I , n i l l t s l » \ v NOV F MHF II * io I* v i. i s I WO Hcpptier, On*|pin Trade expert addresses grain growers Hob Miller of Irrigon was names] acting Port of Morrow msnsnsr ml m Port Commission meeting Tuesday. C c bJD .5 lone Irrigon N o v . 6. 1984 A delegation of 10 or so Heppner residents attended Monday night s city council meeting to ask the city to start doing something about the dogs which are running in packs throughout the city . said Ikiug Hath bun spokesperson for the delegation which included senior citizens and representatives from the schools The itogs running in packs all over town are mostly big dogs and have knocked children down at the school grounds Their barking keeps peo pie awake and there is the underly mg fear one of the dogs might bite someone 0) Oct 23 Miller has been operations manager for the oort since Mav Patt He came to Hoardman in 19m with L. Costa W a rre n P locharsky Ju stin e P J W e a th e r fo rd C ounty C om m issioner W a rre n GW H. M cC oy 5 03 Peck 330 (J e rry ) E ? a +» 0 • -O o 0 > o County Surveyor D avid Earl H D 3 10 K ru m b e m 474 M in g State R epresentative, Distri ct 59 Ray Morrow County »«null» Only (Not fmol) French Jesse 460 368 H im m e ls b a c h 0 c r 3 s at 370 370 262 262 75 75 140 155 17 444 131 156 15 53 7 151 164 19 502 92 100 11 35 3 204 25 0 30 774 70 66 3 229 State Sen ator, D istrict 80 Morrow County Rebuilt Only (Not Final) Eugene M a rk D Tim m s S trin g e r 330 129 158 17 38 3 498 134 151 15 564 405 166 204 18 59 6 419 109 113 15 378 531 193 231 19 693 31 3 81 87 14 319 R epresentative in C on gress, Distrii •t 2 Morrow County B*»ult» Only (Not Fmol) F (B o b ) Sm ith R o b e rt L a rry a n n C W illis U .S. Senator M a rk Morrow County Result* Onty (Not Fmol) 0 H a tfie ld M a rg ie H e n d ric k s o n 01 Total precipitation (or Ortohcr was H9 inchos Normal is I I I inches Citizens have ‘bone to pick ivith H eppner City Council H eppner City M ayor C a ra 2U 07 02 dogs in this pack do not seem to have owners who claim them The only permanent solution to solve this problem would tie a licensing pro gram or a pound which would cost a "lot of money " Cntil a more effective means of dealing with the problem can be found. Green said that the city w ill try to more v igorously enforce the existing law if a dog is causing a problem anyone can (lie a complaint in municipal court and the dog's owner is fined progressively for each offense City police w ill file the complaint themselves, if necessary This method of dog control only works if a "responsible owner" claims or cares about his dog, explains Green The usual case w ith dogs which be< nine nuisances is that no one claims them the engineering firm of Seaton, The dog packs are not just a city Johnson and Odell He was man problem Green says that neighbor ager of live office here while the mg farmers also report having overpass on Cllman Hoad was lieing trouble with them If dogs bother lunlt livestock he continues the farmer Miller and his wife Judy have two has the right to shoot the dog and lo daughters at home, Holly and Jody receive restitution from the county and two grown daughters, Laurie (or hi* expenses Green cautions city residents a and Tammy Wayne Schwandl. current port gainst vigilante action in town manager has accepted a position in Kven if livestock is bothered, it is still against statutes lo discharge Hellingham. Washington, as direc any firearm within the city lim its tor for Fourth Corner Develop City Attorney Hill Kuhn said the merit He will coordinate activities "to do something now the city must with public and private entities in a involve the county " Hecuuse dog Port Facility control is under the county's author ity , the city would have to act as an agent of the county W ith Morrow County's bai king the city of llcpp ner could start picking up stray dogs as soon as the city could arrange to "borrow " a dogeatcher and pound facilities Kuhn said thul the city The Heppner Gazette Times office has said that thev would lx* w tiling to will la* closed Monday. Nov 12 in share costs with the county, for observance of Veterans Day The picking up and Ixiardmg dogs al a newspaper will, however, lie mailed pound on Wednesday as usual with a A permanent solution lo the dog Thursday publication date problem would require enforcing the Because of the Monday closure, 1931 slatute which requires that dogs we ask contributor cooperation in in Morrow County tx* licensed The submitting news and classified ads County Clerk's Office has the auth before 5 p m F riday. Nov 9 only to issue dog licenses but once these licenses are issued, the city could act as the county's agent in enforcing dog control There is a log problem That's obvious, replied lie ppner City Ma "The solution, yor. Cliff Green however, is not so obv urns ' ' Hy statute dog licensing and control is under the authority of the county and not the city . therefore, the city has authorized a delegation to ask the County Court to exercise their authority in controlling the dog problem If that doesn't work we will look into other possibilities." he said There is one particular pack of dogs which is causing the problem in Heppner. Green continued The Irrisori man named Acting Port Manager M o rro w C o u n ty G eneral Election R esults For Free ip low 28 21 25 41 37 29 30 ’ He said language is often a barrier to effective trade, and making sure buyer and seller understand each other is important to maintaining a good trading relation with foreign countries He said Japan is constantly look ing for stable markets from which to buy raw materials, insuring a con slant flow of goods hopefully unin terrupted by weather conditions, government embargo» and other complications He also spoke of the personal life of Japanese people working over seas saying that Japanese schools are more competitive than Amen can. causing some Japanese to leave their families at home when trän» ferred overseas, rather than risk their children s falling tx-hind when thev return Boardman A Japanese trailing expert based in Portland says the l S is the largest supplier of grain to Japan, shipping nearly 3 4 million tons or 125 million bushels a year to the Asian country Takenobu Sato, manager of Nich imen America Inc Cortland, a large Japanese trading house spoke at the annual meeting of the Morrow Coun ty d ra in (¡rowers Monday night Hi- talked about the role of the trading house in the Japanese* eeon omy, and gave insight into how trading houses operate Sato pointed out that because Japan, which is roughly the size of California with a population of 140 million has few natural resources, it must import nearly all its raw materials Sato said nine trading houses are operating in Japan and across the world, buying and selling everything from food to textiles to cual Ills area of expertise is wheat, which is why he is working out of Cortland, near the wheat markets - * TOTAL _ I Sal . Nov 3 Sun , Nov 4 Mon , Nov 5 Tuo» Nov 6 l>> the ( lit \ o f l l r p | i t u * r Heppner VOI Hardman V. Nni High 53 3» 54 57 53 57 49 G-T closes for Veterans’ Day Property taxes due Nov. 15 Property taxes are due Thursday, Nov 15 To avoid fines and late payment charges, the Morrow Coun Businesses close for Vets’ Day Many area businesses w ill be closed Monday. Nov 12 in obser vance of Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov 11 Among the businesses to close their dixirs for the holiday are the post office. Itanks. the Courthouse and county offices, federal, state and c ity governm ent offices. Schools, Peterson s Jewelers. Sears Catalog Store, Gonty s 'and the Heppner Gazette Times Some of the businesses which will remain open for the day are Coast to Coast Murray 's Drug Store, and the local grocery stores Central Mar ket and Court Street Market in Heppner. Del s Market in la*xington. and Hristow's Market in lone ty Tax Collector's office urges pro- |>rrty owners to mail or tiring their payment to the tax office at the Morrow County Courthouse in Hep pner Kesidents of north Morrow County may make their payments at the Inland Kmpire Hank in Hoard man A spokesperson from the tax collector's office emphasizes that this year s tax forms are different from last year s Tax payers are to return the lop stub with their pay ment and keep the Ixitlom portion of the statement for their own records Property taxes may lx* paid for the full year (or a three percent discount of the total amount of the tax If property owners prefer they make a two thirds payment for a two percent discount with the additional one third payment due Muy 15. or pay one third of the amount Novem ber 15 with additional one third payments due February 15 and May 15 President and Vice Preside ‘lit of t le Unit eel Stat es Morrow Counry R o n a ld Wm "\ Only (No* Fmab R eagan G e o rg e 489 190 199 21 618 348 86 114 9 384 Bush W a lte r F M o n d a le G e ra ld in e A F e rra ro Ju d g e of the C ircuit C ou rt, Dih trict Morrow County Re*ult* Ohly (No* Fmol) 6, Positio n 1 N( >n-Parti san R obert B A b ra m s 463 232 261 23 855 D avid D G a lla h e r 289 42 48 8 138 356 112 M easure 2 YIS 77 313 12 Morrow County Result* Orly (No» Fmol) P ro p e rty Tax lim ita tio n NO M easu re 10 Increase M o r ro w C o u n ty Tax Base P ro g ra m s yes fo r 485 157 33 7 109 21 237 155 6 686 416 O p e ra tin g NO 486 159 i 153 27 559 Election Day Flection (xiard mem tier Kdilh Matthews registers early morning voter John Jepsen at the lone precinct polls, in the Tuesday, Nov ft general election
