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G rain G row ers install in-house
com puter system
dismissal Thursda\
to study budgets soon
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During late February the Hep
poor Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce members gained know
ledge and enjoy meni from speakers
at their Tuesday noon meetings On
February 19 the new manager of the
Port of Morrow Steve landstrom,
gave an excellent review ol recent
developments at the port and consid
ered some of the future plans there
On February 19 lleppner High
School s student I sh I v president,
Kellv Bergstrom told of current and
future high school activities She
was introduced by Assistant School
Superintendent John Fdmundson
That same noon 1FYE Susan
Herndon from Oregon City narrated
a showing of the slides she look
dorm« her recent four month Slav in
India Susan was introduced by
Birdine Tullis and Monica Swanson
A free will ottering was collected to
help support the IF Y F program
The chamber's March 5 meeting
was devoted to business matters
including reports of all standing
committees Jim Farley gave a gixxt
update on the plans for this year's
St Patrick's celebration
Next Tuesday. March 12. Judge
Ikxi McFlligutl is slated to go over
(he county budget (in March 19
County School Superintendent Doyle
McCaslin will review the school
district budget Mayor Cara Costa
has promised to discuss the City of
lleppner s budget as soon as
possible also
The chamber voted to contribute
$250 toward the support of the St
Patrick's weekend of 1985
PMH F oundation scholarship
applications due
Applications are now being taken
for Pioneer M em orial Hospital
Foundation college scholarship
The applications arc dm- March
15. and are available from either
Linda Henry or Byron Smith at the
hospital
Debbie Koffler works on new MCGG computer
The Morrow County (¡rain »¡row
in la-xmgton recently inst.illeit a
new in house computer system, that
will handle its accounting, and parts
inventory-ordering duties
"The old system was antiquated,
and we had to tie in with a computer
in Chicago every night said M C(i(i
Manager Larry Mills
The new system will allow the
it s
co-op to do all their accounting and
hilling right from the store, and will
also provide up to the minute
information about price, location
and quantity ol parts (or customers.
Mills said The sy stem could hook up
by phone toother parts dealers amt
Case Equipment Co
Me added that eventually the
entire inv enlorv ol the store w ill also
S V iC I) sets 13th Annual M eeting
The Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation District s An
nual Meeting will tie March 12 at the
Lexington (irange Hall A jxitluck
dinner will liegin at ti to p m The
district will furnish the mam dish
and beverages Anyone attending is
asked to bring a salad or dessert
The meeting will tiegm at 7 to with
the program including a slide pre
sentation by David Childs of the
Gilliam County Soil and Water Con
serval ion District, entitled.
Who
tses Our W ater’
Also. I^irrv
Nunn. I malilla Basin Water Master
w ill tie available to answer questions
about current water bills before
legislature
The public is cordially invited to
attend For more information, con
I.u t the S W C D office al iiTb .02
tu- pul on thè computer
The computer ilself is a Micro
Itala Il ia d e by McDonald Ito u g l a s
Corp
thè termináis are Digital
hquipment and thè software prò
grams were supplii-d liy A D I’ Auto
matte Data Processing
Mills sani thè co op looked al tour
or (ivi* systems Indori- dectding
wliu ti Was (he tx-,1
\\ hat s ^ our
Opinion?
Daggett hands keys to Adams
Question “ How do you («***1 ufxmt
the possibility of the eountv landfill
closing down**"
I don't think It’s too good an
idea said Stub la*wis of lleppner.
“our garbage prices will probably
go way out of sight
Jerry Daggett retired from his
position as Transportation Sujx-r
v isor and Mechanic for the Morrow-
County School D istric t F rid a y .
March 1 He held the jHiMtion for
13 11 years and recalls at least two
major changes during that time
i ’opulation growth in the north end
of the county has created a need to
increase the numtx-r of bus routes
therefrom four in 1971 to 12* „■ routes
now This means that the total
numtier of miles the school buses
travel per year has increased, too.
from 2UU.OOO to ;!65.uoo He boasts
that there have tx-cn no bus related
student injuries during his time with
the district This would not have
been possible without good bus
drivers and a gixid administrator he
said
The other major change he recalls
is moving the bus shop from its old
location near lleppner grade school
to its present site at the opposite end
of the fairgrounds
Bill Adams who replaces Daggett
as TransjMirtation Supervisor has
been with the school district for four
years Hi- has worked at the Board
man Shop as Assistant Superv isor
Although he plans a major change
for himself, a move from Boardman
to the lleppner area where he
"hopes to live for many, many
years." he doesn't anticipate any
major changes at the bus shop
"There s really no need
Daggett said his plans for retire
ment were to "just relax and do
what my new boss ihis w ife i says for
now By summer though he hopes
to have more time for golf
Hearing set on proposed P B C s burner
A public hearing concerning a
hazardous waste site for the purpose
of burning PCBs <a carcinogenic i
proposed 12 miles southwest of
Arlington has been scheduled for
March It at 7 p m at the Wasco
County Courthouse. Circuit Court
Room. Fifth and Washington. The
Dalles
Written comments concerning the
proposed site should tie sent to the
Public Affairs Division. ATTN Ar
lington Project. Department of Fn
v ironmental Quality P i t Box I7M i
Portland. OR 972U7 by 5 p m on
March 15
Copies of the proposed permit and
an information packet may 1 m - ob
lamed from Kastern Keg ion D K y
700 S K E m ig ra n t, Suite 3oo
Pendleton. DR 97Hlil A copy of the
permit application DEQ environ
mental regulations and the proposed
permit are on file at the Alington
Public Library Main Street. Arling
ton
Neighborhood
Center News
liv M i l l \ VI \l KI 5
A cheese giveaway for those who
meet the federal guidelines will In
field Wed March LI from 9 a m to 4
p m at the lleppner NnghtMirhixxl
Center Those who wish to obtain
cheese must have proof of income
and proof of address For those
unable to come in a note must be
sent naming the person who is to
pick up the cheese The note should
also include proof of income and
address The note must In- signed
bythe party receiving the cheese
not by the person picking it up
Section 8 Housing representative
Bette Higgintiotham will lie at the
center Friday. March 15 from to
a m
Steve Hickman job counselor, will
be at the center Wed March U at 2
p m
The W 1C clinic will be held at the
center Tues March 19 Please keep
your appointments as no vouchers
will ho mailed out. due to the cost of
mailing Those needing recertifica
tion should please contact the center
before the clinic date
The center is in need of yarn All
donations will be appreciated Varn
is used in various crafts
\\ aste Comm,
asks for info
\ Solid Waste Committee meeting
at the School District offices in
Lexington last Thursday considered
options which the county may have
lor waste disposal following the
i Insure ol the present Turner Land
till site The county "s lease calls lor
die site to tx- closed and " ready to
farm " by September 15
the following four options were
presented (or discussion 11 finding
a priv ate operator who is w 1 1 ling and
able lo provide a new dumpsite. 2'
locating a transfer site for hauling lo
an existing out of county site. 3>
touting a private operator willing
and able to provide collection and
transfer service to an existing out of
county site and 4' no solid waste
disposal
Die proposed county budget which
will go ix-lore voters March 2»>
includes funds for closing out the
existing site No funds are currently
included for waste ilts|xisal service
after that
Nor are any funds
included in the proposed budget for a
preliminary feasibility study and
geological tests at a proposed site
which lH-partment of F.nvironmen
lal Quality representatives at the
meeling said could cost $2n ikxi and
Jake alxiut 90 days to complete
Haul Jones, chairman of the com
millet- said that he considered the
matter a political question “ Does
the south end of the county want to
come to a point to handle its own
dis(M>s.il since Boardman. Irngon
and lone arc currently using a
disjMisul serv ice out of Hermiston. or
doue want a "central location tfor a
landfill found and developed
The committee acted on County
planning commission chairm an
Gene Trumbull's recommendation
that they did not have enough mjiul
to make a decision and directed
I ’ubllc Works Director. Otto Burden
to gel proposals, recommendations,
and Itids on all the alternatives
discussed and on any other options
from whomever wants to make
them The committee will also ask
each ol the city councils to make
recommendations
The information is to tx- made
available to Ihe committee at its
next meeting Thursday March 21,
7 top in al the school district office
The meeting is ojx-n lo (he puhlic
March b i s s , I |\t
Early school
Chamber enjoys speakers;
By .11 S I I M
Wrdnrsdav
The scholarships are open to
anyone who has lived in Morrow
County at least six months and is
interested in receiving education in
the health care delivery field
Anyone who has received a schol
arship in the past is eligible to apply
again
Because the lleppner High School
Fillies will play in Ihe state basket
ball tournament Thursday at Pen
dleton. lleppner High School
students will be dismissed for lunch
a( I I 05 and route buses will leave
the high school at I I 35
lleppner Elemenlarv and Junior
High School students will tx- dismis
sed from schtxil a! I I 45 a m Thurs
day. at which time the route buses
will leave the school Students at
the elementary and junior high
schools w ill begin lunch at to 45 a m
that day
The lleppner High School Fillies
will begin play at 1 30 p m Thurs
day in Pendleton against Amity
According to a sctmol spokesperson,
no rooter buses will travel to the
tournament
Sheriff warns of
phone seam
The Morrow County Sheriff s
Office is again alerting Ihe public to
a possible credit card scam operat
ing in the county
According to a Sheriff s Office
spokesperson, the office has tx-cn
receiving complaints that county
residents have received phone calls
in which Ihe caller promises gills in
exchange for credit card numbers
W hile it is not illegal for people to
make these calls
said the sjxikes
person, "it is illegal (or them lo use
your credit card Please do not give
out your credit card numtier
Farm ers Ins. office closed...m aybe
The Farmers Insurance office in
lleppner will lx- closed Friday if Ihe
Killies lose their game Thursday
Bui d the Fillies win Thursday Ihe
office will remain open Frolav
Time is money.
on
us.
Now s Ihe lim e lo ge l dll your
equipm ent m top operating
shape for the busy season
lust ahead
We re here to do the jo b for
you O ur e xp e rie n ce d tech nicians are
ready to p rovide prom pt service with
m inim um in con venie nce for both Case
and IH e q uipm e nt
W hether you re a Case or IH ow ner
you can also co u n t o n us for
the q u ality parts you ne ed to :
he lp Keep your e q u ip m e n t j
producin g and earning for you
VW* II co n tin u e to honor w arranty
coverage on bo th new and used tra t i
tors com bines and im plem ents
Win re at your service Ca' us t »»lav
Don t take a chance on ailing e q uipm e nt
in a season w hen tim e is m oney
A fr e s h t e a m fo r to d a y 's f a r m e r
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