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The Heppner Gazette-Times M o r r o » C o u n t y ' s H o m e - O u ' n e d Weekly N e w s p a p e r \OI. I « NO « » H E D N E B D AV . DEC KM HKK 5. iss« io PAC.ES Heppner. Oregon Help clean up (loft problem by enforcing IV31 late • Tur* , Nov Wed Nov Thur» . Nov Eri , Nov 30 Sat Dec I Sun . Dec 2 Mon . Dec 3 Went her liv the ( its of Heppner High 50 53 45 44 50 41 27 U » 40 32 32 27 » 18 Precip trace trace 07 trace a Total precipitation (or Novem ber ».is 2 27 inches Normal is 1 49 Post Office lauded as C of C unveils sign Morrow County Court says 4no’ Hy M \KY ANN ( K R l'L L O Morrow County Court responded negatively Wednesday, Nov 21 to Heppner City Attorney Bill Kuhn's request for help with the city's stray dog problem The city's request cam e after a delegation of Heppner citizens voic ed their concern at a recent city council meeting over the potential danger of having large stray dogs roaming on Main Street and near the elementary school The court was asked if they would either authorize a dog impounding pro gram or reactivate the county’s 1931 dog licensing ordinance Having the ordinance already in place could save both time and money for Heppner if the county was willing to reactivate their licensing program, stated Kuhn Is the county interested in doing anything ifor the dog problem )? ” Kuhn asked the court "Not at this time,' replied Judge Don McEUigott. "Not with our bud get problems If people come in and want us to. we will study the problem for next year's budget " According to McKlligott the Ore gon statute requires that counties provide dog control only for rabid dogs Kuhn disagreed that the statute was for rabid dogs only He repeated the city's previous offer to the county, that Heppner would be willing to provide funding for a county dog program "A t this time the county will opt out and ask the city to handle it with the exception of handling any rabid dog problems until the county re ceives m ore response from the people, said McEUigott McKlligott indicated that the court is currently organizing committees which will be designer! to discuss major problems concerning inter governmental relations with Hepp ner and Boardman and the other communities The judge agreed to add dog control as one of the concerns Kuhn slated that Heppner City Council would now have to look into the m atter to determine what city funds are available to organize their own dog impounding programs isee related story ) In other business the court conduc ted the following agreed to hold a public hearing December 12 at 10 a m on a rate increase for Hermiston Sanitary C of C to sponsor lighting contest The chamber of com m erce will once again be sponsoring its home Christmas lighting contest for Hepp ner. with the top winners receiving $ >o each There will be two categories of lighting judged l> indoor lighting as seen from the street, and 2) outdoor lighting Eirst place in each category will receive $50. second $25 and third $10 Judging of the lights will be held on Sunday. Dec 23, so be sure to have your display turned on and ready for the judges that night Disposal which serves over 240 families outside the city limits of Irngon and Boardman A 50 cent increase per garbage can is propos ed and a $1 25 increase per dump ster learned that Morrow County has been awarded a $25.(XX) grant from the Mate I ’.irks Board for the improvement of Cutsforth Park ap p oin t«! lleene Secger. Mor row Co Planner, as director of grants programs for parks Dog control program could cost $5,000 It could end up costing the city of Heppner between $2,000 and $5.oiX) to set up a dog control program , the city council was told Monday night Heppner has been having a severe dog problem recently with reports of dogs roaming the city in packs, and sometimes knocking children down at the school grounds City attorney Bill Kuhn told the council that it would only cost about $500 to build a pound to keep the dogs, but would cost much more to operate it with an animal control officer over the years Following an October meeting of the council where numerous citizens complained about the dog probler the council instructed Kuhn to ap proach the county court about dog control eniorceinent. since county laws cover the problem The court said it would not enforce dog control laws (see related story / so the problem cam e back to the city council "T h e only way you can get the county to do it is sue the county Kuhn said in response to a council member question "T h ey didn't want anything to do wilh it not even if thev would have no expense except the licensing procedure ' " It seems if the city of Heppner wants a dog control program it should do it itself," added Kuhn Mayor C liff Green however, read a letter to lone Mayor Linda l.aHue from District Attorney Richard Me Nerney saying that the county was enforcing dog control there, and that anyone with a dog problem should call the D A 's office with a com plaint. Green said that all the county will do in that situation would be to send the sheriff out to a farm or ranch and give the farm er permission to shoot the dog He said it w as not the same type of problem faced by Heppner within the city limits The two to five thousand dollar figure Kuhn gave the council for operation of a dog control program cam e from figures supplied by the city of Boardman. which has an animal control officer and a dog pound Kuhn said the main cost was in manpower, as the pound only cost $500 and the cost of a cage to put in the back of a pickup was minimal Mayor Green appointed a three member com mittee to study the city's options on dog control In other business, the council gave Columbia Basin Electric and easement to run power lines to the city's new well, stipulating that the lines must be overhead, how ever heard from Eire Marshall Eor- rie Burkenbine who said that per mits for open burning are available Chevron has new owner from him for people who wish to burn t'erm its are now required Burkenbine also said that anyone wishing to burn in a barrel must clean the area 10 feet around the barrel, and use a 20-gauge steel screen across the top heard from the city crew fore man Earl I’ apineau. who asked people not to cut up wood, or stack wood chips on the street where debris may lx- washed down the sewer system He said the bark chips from people cutting up fire wood in town is causing problems by plugging up the sewers Pictured above are left to right Commerce members George Koffle Chamber ol Jim Haves Gerald P u r on. Heppner Postmaster Ken Nairn», anil Chamber member» Justine Weatherford and Harley Sager The Heppner Chamber of Com merce unveiled its new congratula CBEC Board signs wheeling agreement The Colum bia B asin E le c tric Board ot Directors signed a "wheel ing agreem en t" with the Kinzua Co generation Company in order to supply a path over the C B E C. system from the Kinzua generator to the Bonneville Power Admimstra lion system at their November 29 meeting said Ered Toombs, C B E C Manager The agreement has been signed and sent to Kinzua for execution and delivery of energy to the purchaser continued Toombs The Board's authorization is subject to review by the staff and legal council of the four parties involved in the agreement C B E C , B P A . Kinzua General ing Company, und P G E . the ulti- mate purchaser However, the agreement is the clim ax of many months of negotiation and legal processing said Toombs Although C B E C '» charges to Kinzua are nominal, the benefit of having an alternate power source cannot be measurer! in dollars Not only is the diversity of employment at the Kinzua mill a plus for the commun ily, but because of the Heppner power source, future plans to recon struct the electrical facility between lone and Heppner will not leave consumers without power while work is being done "C B E C is p le a s «! to have been a part of the project and we look forward to working with Kinzua and wish them every success," said Toombs In other business, the Board discussed the Washington Public Power Supply System and the pro gross of the W’PPSS connected law suits provided the 1985 budget which Toombs says is probably the largest budget in several years because the C B E C is anticipating revenues in 1985 of almost $4 4 million He said that anticipated expenditures for electricity which the c o o p must purchase alone are anticipated at $ V < * <*«* We expect that we. will have to borrow no funds during 198.5. he concluded Smith elected chamber president lory sign Tuesday, and at the same tune honored the post office on the opening of its new building in downtown Heppner The sign, which savs ( ongratu latum», w e're proud of you will la- placed around town in front of various businesses to show the Chamber's appreciation for efforts of the local business community The post office will have the sign displayed in fron’ if its office for efforts in rebuilding, which followed the devastating fire of May 1981 which destroyed several buildings on the downtown block of Heppner H ew ant to encourage people and businesses in those efforts which im prove or vitalize the business community in Heppner." Chamber President Hurley Sager said He added that the sign will lx- used to recognize new business openings, remodelings or other efforts by local business people St. Patrick s Day planning underway I he St Patrick s Day com mittee held it first meeting to start to get organized for the 1985 Irish eele hration A housing com mittee head ed by Jerry llollomon has already Ix-gun to scout the area for available housing Those who might be wiling to rent extra rooms, campers, etc are asked to contact Jerry Iloilo rnon. 678 5542 1 irgamzations and individuals wh are interested in helping with tb celebration may contact either Jin Earley or Charles Hutchinson o attend the next com mittee tneehni at noon. January 10. 1985 at Kate : Pizza and Pastry in Heppner Balloon business changes hands fc Doug Smith Doug Smith of Heppner has been elected the 1985 president of the Heppner Morrow County Chamber of Commerce Smith replaces outgoing president Harley Sager Smith. 57, is the owner of Heppner Bowl, which he purchased in 1981 He was first vice president during 1984, and ha* been a m ember of chamber since he cam e to Heppner In other Chamber elections Gerald 1’ ierson, Manager of The Bank of Eastern Oregon, was named first vice president, and Birdine Tullis. Morrow County Extension agent, was elected second vice president Water power activity to challenge 5th -6th graders Son Vinh purchased the Chevron station from Howard Buchanan and began opera'ion Novem ber 27 Vinh will change the station's name to "V ih n's Chevron, but will keep services the same Buchanan said he will remain as mechanic "until Vinh has a chance to find another certified mechanic and plans to remain in Heppner through the winter Vinh and his wife. Sen, have lived in Hermiston for 18 months, but are planning to move to Heppner Although he has not owned a service station before, he has had experience with this type of business and is looking forward to serving Heppner He says that he has found nice people in Heppner " The second Morrow County School District Academic Challenge Pro gram activity for this year is sched uled for December 6 and 7 at the district office in Lexington announ ced a spokesperson for the program Participating students will learn about water power, the renewable power source that provides the Northwest with 80 percent of its electricity Students will discover basic water principles through prediction and experimentation Other activites will include learning how fish get over the dams and how water power is turned into electricity The instructor for this activity will be Lynn Vandercamp from the staff of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland The activity will be organized as a laboratory experience providing in depth treatment of the topic of water power The activity will emphasize hands on problem solving techni ques Process skills will tie stressed In addition, students will have an opportunity to use equipment often not available in their own schools The activity will be organized with a separate two-hour session for eligible students for each grade level in the Challenge Program as fol lows Ixzcal coordinators for the Chall enge Program are arranging the details for transporting students to this activity Jimmy Records Another option for cheering someone up might be to order a bouquet of balloons delivered by this winsome clown Joan Kecords purchased Rainbow Balloons from Cara Costa December 1, and will be offering the new service in addition to the same types of bouquets which were previously offered 1
