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DEQ refuses approval of IHS septic system
Kimberly Hughes (Left) with her mother, Claudia.
Thirty-right Heppner High School senior girls and
their mothers enjoyed the annual Soroptmnst luncheon
last Wednesday at All Saints Kpiscopal parish hall
An invocation by Don Shelton of hirst Christian
Church began the afternoon
Date und Margo
Sinkrvitch entertained the group tilth a sing a long ol
the theme song of the Women s Christian Temperance
Union
Sheridan Tarnasky spoke to the girls on the impor
lance of hat ing flexible goals and always keeping the
lines to home open
Tile Smkevitehes closed the luncheon with Margo on
the piano and Dave singing Shenandoah
The l>epartmrnl of Knvironmen
tal (Jualili DFq has refused to
approte a recent Is installed septic
system at lone High School, even
though the system has tieen lunct
toning without problems for the past
six months, the Morrow County
School Hoard was told Monday
night
John Cimmtvotti, of Kl Coyote
Construction Company in Irrigon
was contractor for the s e l l i l i ’ S )S
tern, which replaced an ohi st stein
that ties aliie moperuhlc last tear
(Tinm iyotti told the schiMil tioard
that I»’ has gone out of the way to
satisfy the 11E (J. but has had nothing
hut problems
rh r DKQ said deficiencies in the
$l9.ixx) system include untreated
building pafM'r was installed instead
of the required filter latiru tanks tin
no' have watertight risers to the
gr.Mind surface, screens in dosing
lank appear to have a gap and
hardware used to secure the screen
In the lank is not non corrosive
material as designated in plans
C im m iyolli told the tmard the
changes are unnecessary. and re
quested that the board pav him the
remaining $3,20*1 l>etng withheld on
the contract
Superintendent Doyle McCasItn
advised the tioard after some dis
cusiiion that DE(J must sign o ff
the project before final payment can
lie made, and hinted there muy be
legal action over the protect
This is rapidly becoming a legal
matter and the more we discuss it in
the open the more jeopardy we put
the district in. he said
The tmard took no action on
Cimmivotii's request for payment
In other business, the board
learned there is a waterline
break under the bus shop on Fair
view in Heppner estimated cost to
lix the break w ill be lietween $1 txxi
and $1 2*XI
agreed to let (lie county fair
board use half the school district bus
yard (or lin k in g during (air
approved a field trip request
from teachers Jan Sharp and l-arry
fe ru llo to take 13 students to a
writing festival in Eugene at the
University of Oregon May .1 and 3
accepted the retirement letter
Irnm l.»»»o time Heiinner Itigb Schiml
teacher Edward Hiemstra effective
M.t\ u IMS
granted a one year leave of
absence to teacher Harhara Stelam
wlio plans to attend Portland Slate
University lor one year taking
clavses in counseling
hired Tun lieatty as assistant
tennis coach at Kiverside High
Oregon State University, in co
operation w'th the Morrow Counts
Livestock Growers w ill hold an
annual spring meeting at the Mor
row County Fair Grounds in Hep
pner at I 30 p m Saturday. April 27
Speakers w ill address Resource
management with an emphasis on
total resource coordination, which
will apply to public as well as
privately held land
The follow ing speakers are
scheduled
Rich Wilburn a laing Creek area
rancher who has implemented a
watershed, forage, and timber im
provement plan on his deeded land,
w ill explain some rem arkable
improvements he has achieved over
the past 10 to 12 years
Arleigh Isley of the () S U
(Extension Agent (or (Irani County
has done considerable work with
total watershed management He
will discuss the watershed and the
influence of various c u ltu ra l
practices on the overall effective
ness of it in retaining water and
producing forage
Dan Guthrie, O S .l extension
Splecialist for the Sea Grant Pro
gram, is involved with the program
for maintaining, improving and
re establishing the salmon and steel
head fisheries in the Pacific North
west He w ill discuss the interaction
of livestock and wildlife with steel
head and salmon He w ill gear his
presentation to the goals and
policies of the Sea Grant Program
Kids invited to
special Story Hour
Visiting the Heppner labrary this
Thursday, w ill be an u p liftin g
experience indeed for area young
sters
In celebration of National Library
Week Heppner Librarians Bethel
Heinrichs and Pat Thompson have
organized a balloon release during
story hour Thursday. April 18 Kach
child attending w ill be able to
release a balloon bearing his or her
name and address
Story hour will begin at ID in a m
and will also feature stories, a craft
and a treat
Parents are requested to please
call the library ahead to insure that
each child w ill have a balloon
AAUW meeting set
A meeting of the Heppner lone
branch of American Association of
University Women will lie held this
Thursday . April 18, at the home of
Hetty Rtetmaim in I b m M r l e j
Campbell is hostess
Program for the evening w ill be
"M oral Decisions in Health Crises
Nominations for next year's of
fleers w ill he made
Everyone is invited to attend For
car pooling information call April
Hilton Sykes 676-9*3«
Over the Tee Cup
Ladies April 9 golf results are
Willow Creek Country Club follow
lajis Hunt gross, Sharon Harrison
net, and Lucile Peck least putts
Each speaker w ill take 20 to 30
minutes and a panel discussion will
follow with a question and answer
period
This meeting w ill be especially
beneficial for private land operators
and w ill provide needed inputs into
the role that water retention plays in
the production of forage and the
subsequent production of livestock
and fish, says OSU Extension agent
for Morrow County. Steve Campbell
It w ill also provide insights into the
policies and goals of the fisheries
organizations This understanding is
c ritic a l in protecting livestock
interests and in working out a
mutually beneficial solution to the
grazing and water issue
There w ill be no dinner or other
activities scheduled in conjunction
with this meeting
Hoad project
to be bid
The Oregon Transportation Com
mission has announced that it w ill
receive bids Thursday. April II for
12 projects estimated to cost $6 5
million
A Morrow County project calls for
constructing an emulsified oil mat
using state furnished aggregates
I lie work is on the It", k
Creek County lane section of the
Heppner Spray Highway, south of
Heppner Estimated cost of the
project is in the llixi.ixxi to * 25 *). 0 txi
range The project is to tie complet
ed by Aug 31, 19B5 says the ODOT
The Hoy Scout Troup661 will clean
up the downtown City Park area and
also help in repainting the garbage
cans along the main streets of town
The iiardcti i lub and 3 n will
finish the Mint Park and plant flow
ers in it and also at other locations
around town
Other activities which have lieen
planned include painting the Elks
Club building setting out planter
boxes at Mi llunuld Chevrolet and
putting large pots along Main Street
with trees and flowers planted in
connected with it, there were more
acute care lieds than at Pioneer, so
he is finding the patient use load only
slightly smaller here
He says that Hum and Assoc is a
good company and he is happy to
he working with them
During his 20 years as a hospital
administrator, he has been involved
with situations where two hospitals
have merged and where a county
owned hospital has been leased by a
for profit chain He sees his role at
Pioneer, therefore, as helping the
employees and the Hospital Hoard,
to the extent which it is appropriate,
to work through their current deci
sion process
Ik-pending on the
outcome of that process, helping
employees deal with the decision
may lie important
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Receive national
Bob Smith
Pioneer Memorial Hospital has a
new administrator. Hob Smith, who
has tieen administrator at the Gold
Heach county hospital for the past
three years
Smith has recently
joined Brim and Associates so he
was available to fill the admimstra
tor's position at the Heppner hospi
tal when Byron Smith, former inter
im administrator, was promoted toa
regional manager position with the
firm
Hob Smith s contract as interim
administrator ends June 30. so he is
staying at the house owned by the
hospital, he explains
His wife.
Hetty, has remained at their home in
Gold Heach
Smith says that Gold Heach is a
small town like Heppner. so he feels
very much at home here
He is
impressed with the friendly and
helpful people from local businesses
as well as hospital employees which
makes this a nice place to be "
Although the hospital at Gold
Heach did not have a nursing home
R.H.S. maintains kA' ranking
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man w ill remain in the Dregon A
athletic league for the next four
years. High School Principal Dan
Daltoso said Tuesday
High school enrollment in the top
three grades during spring term
would have had to exceed 2tx) for the
school to lie moved into the AA
ranks said Daltoso. and figures
show enrollment to be 182
During Winter term there was
concern the school might top the 2UU
cam paign
PM H has new administrator
Appreciation
noted
Several people were recipients
this week of certificates of appreci
alum announced the City of Repp
ner They are Warren Plocharsky
for 12 years of service on the City
Council la’s Paustian for I 1 years
service on the Council Joyce W inter
lor three years service on the
i ounctl Ron Forrar for over five
years serv ice on the t ouncil Roliert
l-aughlin for over six years service
on the Council I-arry How man who
served as Chairman and as a mem
tier of the City Planning Commis
sion. Mike Gray who served as
Planning Commission member and
John Shaw who served as a Planning
Commission member
A plaque will be presented to
Clifford W Green at the next Council
meeting for his service as Mayor
1981 Ihrough I9H3 and as a council
member 1976 through 1980
Heppner High .School student
I mm I v has offered to make a Wei
come to Heppner" sign and clean up
the area on the north end of town
They w ill also help by making
encouraging "(lean Up Heppner"
signs to tie put up during the
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enrollment and be moved to A A, a
move the school did not want
The school currently competes in
the same athletic league as Hepp
ner Stanfield and other schools this
size, and a move to AA would have
meant extensive travel for sports
events to compete against bigger
high schools
We had no aspirations or desires
to go into A A Daltoso said
academic award
The National Secondary Edit* a
turn ( 'ounctl announced recently that
Dana and lama Reid have boon
named Academic All Americans
The NSEC has established the
Academic A ll Am erican Scholar
Award Program in order to offer
deserved recognition to superior
seniors who excel in the Academic
disciplines The Ai adetnic A ll
American Scholars must earn a 3 3
or lietter grade point average Only
Scholars selec ted by a secondary
school in s tru c to r, counselor, or
other qualified sponsor are accept
ed These scholars are also eligible
for other awards given by the NSEC
reports a council news release
Dana and laina who attend Hep
pner High were nominated for this
National Award by Mike Royer,
Career Ed teacher They w ill ap
pear in the Academic All American
Scholar Directory, which is publish
ed nationally
The Council selects Academic All
American Scholars upon the exclu
sive recommendations of teachers,
coaches, counselors, and other qual
died sponsors Once awarded, the
students may be recognized by the
NSEC for other honors continues the
news release
Dana and laina are the daughters
of Raymond and Deena Reid Their
grandparents are Roliert and Hazel
Reid, also of Heppner, Oregon
Seniors add
to bldg. fund
the building fund for the future
Senior Center Pudding in Heppner
gained otmut $5 isxi as a result of the
efforts of the seniors busy day at the
County fairgrounds on Saturday.
April 13 Halm Harris, committee
chairman, says that all the linai
figures are not in yet. but the day
was successful and Many thanks to
the community for its sup|mit
The moped motorbike which was
raffle*! was won by Hob Jepsen
Jr. high Choir to perform
rtnrty four Heppner Júnior High
choir sludents will xmg and perform
at the Heppner Klementarv Mullí
purpose room at 7 30 p ni Tliursday
and Kriday, April 25 and 26 Cosí of
admission each cvcning is $2 for
udulls. $1 for grades five Ihrough 12.
and MI cents for ages 12 and under
Pri» eeds will lie used lo pinchase
next y car s musical, saul musical
ilirector Killv Hredemier
Livestock grow er.s slate annual C le a n u p c a m p a ijjn to b e g in A p ril
spring meeting \pril 27
laical service organizations met
April II at the city hall in Heppner to
brainstorm and to list possible
arras in town which might benefit
from cleanup efforts Ideas included
picking up Ksr bwge sweeping Mam
Street sidewalks, cleaning up the
Citv Park areas In pulling weeds
and trim m ing grass around fences,
and finishing of the Mini Park
tiehind Case Furniture
As a result of the evening Mayor
Cara Costa reports that the follow
ing commitments were made by
groups attending the meeting
Heppner Lion s Club, with tin-
help of Guy VanArsdale. w ill clean
up the burned out lot on Main Street
Lions intend to put up a fence about
III feet back from the sidewalk,
gravel the area and build benches
VanArsdale w ill bring in the gravel
to help with the parking lot
School
learned that oral arguments in
a school district lawsuit over owner
ship of lami near A * Houghton in
Irrignn. will l>e held in Pendleton on
May 17 The district and an Irriguo
resident arc in dispute over who
owns a piece of property near the
school
An a ikied attraction at the even
mgs performance will include a
repeat display of artists hi the
scfiiKilx " presented last month
I know you d find attending
w orthw hile The students have
worked hard on both projects and
the results are sujmt entertaining
concluded Hredemier
Homemakers
27 Day
slated
them The cement donated by Uma
till.« Ready Mix and the trees and
plants, donated by the Chamber of
Commerce will la- watered by the
i lly the Heppner Lion s Club has
already agreed to paint the front of
the Fire Station and listed City Hall
as the next project
A Poster Contest to help create an
awareness to get momentum for the
clean up. w ill I m - sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce The contest
entries w ill be displayed during the
week of April 27 through May 5
Schedule of Activities
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m am
ail people
working to meet at the intersection
of Main and Willow Streets for a
rousing start
April 27 28 Groups will work on
their respective projects
April 29
May 5
Heppner
residents are encouraged to work at
jetting their yards cleaned up
lushes pruned weeds pulled, etc
May 3 3 The county Landfill will
I m - open, free to all Morrow County
restaents
May 5 5 p m
The Heppner
Morrow Chamber of Commerce will
furnish refreshments for an Did
Fashioned Ice Cream Social at the
downtown l itv Park for all people
helping w ith I he Clean Up Keaull
(nation is a Neat ld*-M. concludes
the Heppner mayor
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All homemakers are invited to
attend the Spring Homemaker's Day
Thursday, April 25 at la-xington
Grange Hall from Id a m to 2 p m
The spring event is scheduled
annually to complete the program
year of Oregon Stale University
Extension Homemaker Groups The
days programs will include announ
cement of Extension Women of the
Near award, as well as special
recognition of the study group that
has contributed most in community
service A no host luncheon w ill be
prepart-d by the women of the
(.exington Grange The afternoon
program w ill lie devoted to creative
ideas presented hy Mycall Osmtn of
Heppner with emphasis on country
folks arts made from Items often
found around the home or farm
Each person w ill also have an
opportunity to make a small item,
courtesy of supplies by Mycal
Mistress of ceremonies w ill I m -
Charlotte Carpenter. Chairperson of
the Homemakers Adv isory Commit
tee who extends a very special
welcome to "Come at 10 a m (or
visiting and getting reacquainted "
Bid awarded for office space
Judy Buschke, county executive
director for the Morrow County
A S C S office has ,innounc*-d that a
bid for providing office space was
awarded to I ’ettyjohn Builders Sup
ply at a March 26 meeting of the
county governing I mm I v for the
A S T ST S and Extension Ser
vice offices
The new one story building w ill
include 3,3tm so ft of office space
for use by the three agencies and is
expected to I m - ready (or occupancy
by September I IN I
The main reason for the move,
explains Buschke is that the present
Support
second flmir location of the agencies
falls to meet federal handicapped
access requirements A S I S and
S t ' S were required to advertise for
space which would meet thus«- re
quirem ents and because the
agencies prefer to be located
together, the OSU Extension office
w ill also move to the new Im alion on
property at the north end of Heppner
I m -I ow Petty John s Builders Supply
The offices are currently located
over the Coast to Coast store in
Heppner
Li
Anna Mae Steagall Heppner. holds bum tier sticker with slogan. " I t s your
Life Guard i t ' " which won first place in a contest to promote the serial levy
for LifeGuard helicopter service
She and second place winner, Mae Hums. Pendleton received free
helicopter rides and gold helicopter pins at a Thursday. April 3 ceremony
The bumper slickers which Steagall designed are available for t l each by
writing P O Box 1331, Pendleton. Oregon 97801