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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1985)
rhe H rp p n rr I x i r l l r l i m n . H r p p n r r MCGG manager named prexy of regional trade organization Births City budget trimmed TV H«*pf>n«*r city budiirl com met Thursday. July 27. and trimmed *86191 (rum the budget levy »h u h »«fit down (or the second time June 25 The total city budget including the lav tuse was *820.277 which has tiren adjusted to *715 186. a to 18 percent cut The total budget amount was also effected by in creased revenues o( *17.600 above December «filmiate* The resulting tav levy outside the tax base reflects a 76 6 percent decrease to 118.515 The reduced budget levy will be submitted to voters on August I I City budget o ffic e r M arsh all laivgren reports that the following OrrgiMi M rd n rv d a v . J u ly J. I s a l H V K budget cuts were made by the committee (26.770 including payroll and payroll expense by not funding a fourth crew member in a main tenance department reduction of It ooo in salary for crew foreman This does not reflect a pay cut but since the previous torciii.m had twen with the «its lur several years, his salary was higher than the «fitry level salary of the beginning foreman dog control was cut *1 5tW (6 121 was cut from overtime for the lleppner I ’otice Dept ( t o w was cut from the street paving fund M aran d a Lacey M ig h t • a daughter Maranda ljc e y was born June 27 to Hob and Betty Might Hermiston. at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston She weighed 7 lbs to oz Grandparents are Harry and Fae Green larxington Honorary great grandmother is Bertha Holt, ('reswell Maranda Joins a brother /achary at home District ( aourt Report District Court at the Morrow County Courthouse in lleppner re ports hamlling the following bust nevs during the month of May Million! Jesse Thomas lexington Exceeding the Maximum S jhnn I (70 mph in a 55 mph rone *24 50 line Artlet Avery Campbell, lleppner Truck Spetdmg 16 J mph in a 55 mph zone'. (12 line Krank Dee Halvorsen, lone Exceeding the Maximum Sp«fd i'J mph in a 55 mph zone I, (3 assess men! Sheriff Drago calls for safe J lily 4 celebration Roger Hodgson, (left) outgoing president turns gavel over to President Lorry Mills l-arry Mills General Manager of Morrow County Grain Growers. Inc . a grower owned grain ware housing and farm supptv coop in Lexington, has twen elected 1‘res ulent of Pacific North«esf I .r,un and Teed Association at the group s annual membership meeting June 7 in Portland The Morrow County Grain Growers also have ware housing and shipping facilities in lleppner, lone Irngon and North I a* xmgton Pacific Northwest Grain and Feed Association is a regional trade orga nizatiori representing |7.‘> country grain elevator firms fe«-d and flour milling companies and «-sport ship ping interests throughout Washing ton, tiri-gon. Id,dm and Montana The Association maintains proles Farmers can influence 1986 wheat program ! The I S Department of Agricul lure is formulating plans for the I9H6 wheat marketing quota program and is asking for public comments by July 5 Marketing quotas are us«-d to allocate the Market among farmers growing wheat when an excess crop is expected Before becoming effective, however, mar krting quotas must first I n - approved in a referndum by two thirds or more of the eligible wheal growers, according to Judy Buschke. Director of Morrow County AM'S “ Since the public is increasingly called up to help establish food and agricultural policy, it is in the best interest of all the programs that effect them The comments will I k - used to finalize program provisions for the wheal producers' referendum scheduled for July 19 26 She said written comments should contain eligibility requirements for voters participating in the grower referendum, type of balloting to be used, diverted acreage require ments and uses it marketing quotas are approved by referendum, levels of price support for cooperating and concooperating producers if m arket ing quotas are approved, and levels of price support for coop«-rating and nonciNi|N-ratmg farms if marketing quotas are disapproved by the refer endum "Farm ers voting in the refer endum will I n - choosing the type of program they want in effect for the 19H6 wheat crop said Buschke If two-thirds or more of the voters favor marketing quotas, basic pro gram provisions should include mandatory acreage controls and jN-nalties for overplanting, a three tie r price support system, a domestic and export certifications program financed by processors and low speed or on snort trips All driving can I n * dangerous In fact, recent highway safety slu«li«*s have shown that more than half of the accidents causing injury or death incur at -> p «-« n K of less than forty miles per hour Fatalities invulv irig non h»*lted occupants have lnn*n recorded as low as twelve miles per hour the sp»-ed you d I n - driving in a p.u king lot And. three out of four accidents causing death occur within tw«*nly five miles from home Therefore, s«-al tn-lts are needed fur both short trips and long trips It is also false to think that by not wearing seat Ix-lls you can I n * saved it you re thrown clear of the vehicles involved in an accident The proha bilily ol death is almost five limes greater when the moturist is thrown from the car l nder almost any set of i ollision circumstances jM-ople are bftt«*r off I n 'IU n I up inside the car Motor vehicle collisions are also the numlier one kill«*r ol voung children Whenever you your child ren or others get into your car make sure ev eryone has buckled their seal D-lt B During this Fourth ol July holt day period and throughout the year whether you re traveling short distances or longer distances always remember to buckle up for safely Sherifl Drago concluded Take the extra precaution to en sure the safety of you your family member* an«l others riding in your vehicle Morrow County Sheriff Hoy Dr ago is calling on all ciliz«*ns of our community to make this July 4 a sale holiday Since July 4 falls on a Thursday this year, many will make a long win -kend out of this holiduy period which means a high number of motorists will be traveling our high ways.' Sheriff Drago said “ I would like to remind all motorists to tie especially careful and c-aulious while driving the highways over the holiday wis-kend wise passengers and responsible drivers use safety bell* But many p*-ople make excuses for not huckl mg up the sheriff noted Seats I n -II s art- needed whenever you get in the car It is false to think that seal I n -II s are not int«*nded when traveling at a stonai staff and office* in Portland Mills has lw*«*n th«- Manager for Morrow County Gram Growers for the past 16 years Prior to that, he was employed with Odessa Trading Company. Odessa Washington, for It years He has twen an active member of the Association and its Board of Directors for many years with five years of service on the Board of Directors Mills has also be«-n an active member of the lleppner City Council, and President of both the Heppner Chamber of commerce and lleppner Lion s Club He and his wife ll«-tty have two grown children Mills expects to continue work on several legislative matters whteh the association board and staff have tw*-n interested in Accident under investigation An accident Saturday. June 29 from which two Heppner women were taken to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in lleppner is still under investigation says the Hermiston Office of the Oregon State Police Dept The accident occurred on High way 2U7 near the North la-xington elevator at It It) a m Police report that a car driven by Evelyn Marren. 72. Heppner. allegedly struck a van which had stopped on the east side of the highway after being flagged down to assist a motorist with car trouble The van was operated by Dale M Holland Heppner Marren. still a patient at the hospital Monday was reported in stable condition Her passenger Kim M jrre n was released from the hospital on Sunday A passenger in the Holland vehicle. Karen L Holland, 44. reportedly received minor injuries and was treat«*«! as an outpatient at Pioneer exporters, and a mandatory unpaid land diversion program If more (ban one thir of the voters reject marketing quotas, the basic wheat program would contain a price support loan program s«-l at 6o p«-rc«-nt of parity for cooperators and possibly noncoopcrators. no domestic or certificate program and no land diversion program The ASCS official said farmers can directly influence the 1986 wheal program li they let their views I n - known to Washington, hy Julv 5 Wheat comments should I n - inaib-d to the Direc tor. Commodity Analysis Division. I'SDA AM'S. Boom 1741 N P O Box 2415. Mashington D C 20250 Benefit fund established A tn-nefit fund has b«-en estab lished at the Bank of Eastern Oregon lone Branch for L«*she and Kim Thompson An accident last week cut a nerve and two arteries in Thompson's right arm lie was taken by L ifegu ard helicopter to Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston where he spent two days in intensive care It is estimated that Thompson w ho did general ranch work at the Rick Peterson Ranch will tie unable to return to work for approximately three months Donations may tie made directly to the fund at the Bank of Eastern Oregon in lone 58* White envelopes ire ideal tor all typ«*s ot correspondence or easy bill paying You can choose the 100 count standard, or the 50 count legal size and stock up economically rvuxvio QJQPLÌ h Construction Popo* 99' 38' pages 96 sheets come in assorted bright colors om is water resistant, smearproof Good for labeling Black »101 Construction paper 9« i? m Sharpie permanent ink pen MuMIJ'i DilUA ^ uee «^jLaxoon«* a i*»w A In Stock 10% ®,f ^ Infants boys & girls | SHORTS OUTFITS ^ 6 3 0 W e a t Coamt ' I NEWFROXIJONSERE USED CHAIN SAW SPECIALS* M cCulloch M ini-M ac size 12 to 24 month Reg $7» $5 bras-large selection 5 0 % 0,1 Jr. Camisoles T-SHIRT ( 0 Heg. 51XT Special 4 3 0 <W 630 Super Reg. 535“ 28**B«r.rWw( °° Special 4 9 U Gnh hkj borMK e u c .ii I (values to $ 48 °°) I ASSORTED SEPARATES 4 D r a s tic a lly R e d u c e d ! The 2 ¿ (SALE JULY 3Thru Country Rose i I JULY30th!!_ ___ Hew«* a I Re9 $25" $15 I Maternity Pant« 5®®oir , Maternity Tops 10®®h » Maternity Dresses 15®®„d Girls size 7 to 14 SUMMER PAJAMAS f Ci turq., k>lu©, pin 0 R eg $1 115“ Boys Size 2T to 4T Brand New Jonsfrutls 28" Bar 5 b* 630 Super $350 D ra s tica lly R e d u c e d ! SEATTLE BLUES EXQUISITE FORM Ot» Sash c° lored Pan,s 240 *130 iso- $110 Jonsarads ODDS-n- ENDS ieiecrea styles sryies of 01 Selected % Girls Size 7 to 14 colored jeans by H o m allte $40 l. $65 One rack of girls and boys AH SWIMWEAR ★ Specially Tuned Air Filter Horn à of vinyl plastic for splicing insulation automotive wiring «, n . 25 h T he first p e n cil wnth an at ta c h a d e rase r w a s p ate n t ad in P h ila d e lp h ia in 18*>a * 10% Boost in Power ★ Power Flow l illot.* illot.son ( Carburetor 6.30 Electrical tape your cho ice Morrow County F air buttons are now on sale at Court Street Market, (oast to Coast and My Cal's in Heppner or hy eontarting Fllen Kennedy Bill Rrodertck lone and Kenn Evans. Irngon also have buttons for sale Huttons sell for *2 50 this year and serve as a s«*ason pass to all five days of the fair l(«*gular daily admission to the fair will I n - ti tor adults 5(1 cents fur children 6 12 years and free for children under six and senior citizens over 75 The next m«N-ting of the Fair Com m ittee and F a ir Board is sch«-<tuled lor Monday. July 8. 7 30 p m at the fairgrounds ( a s s 5 ’*"'- | tea fures a sturdy vinyl hose with rub tier cottar Tits over faucet *•*« Fair buttons now on «sale Reserve Community Booth space now Community I xxj II i space is filling up last for the Morrow County Pair says a Fair Committee spokes person Those who wish to reserve space should call the fair office to reserve space as soon as possible ta-tore the space is gone The fair office will I n - staff«*! from I p m to 4 p in Monday s through Friday to lake reservations For additional information, call the fair office. 676 9474 49' Deluxe shampoo spray — ---------- __ |
