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The Heppner Gazette-Times Weather M o r r o w County '• H o m e - O w n e d Weekly N ew e pap er VOL 183 NO «• Heppner, Oregon 25' » « > n e m > a y . « h t o h k r Heppner meat lockers filling up i . it*5 » pa c es Srp lrm b fr ! l October 1» High Lo» High 19 1 $ T*es 78 41 Wed M Thur* M :i 85 Eri. 58 H Hal M 81 Sun ja Mon 8H I're c i|- by the City of Heppner PMH granted adult day care license Pioneer M emorial Hospital has I been granted an Adult b a y Care license reports Hospital Admims tralor John Hemple The license will allow the facility to care for three adults from 7 a m 6 p m for shot I or extended periods of time Reservations will tie required for the service which, Hemple says, could begin as early as mid October The facility will provide meals and beds for naps and is aimed at people who need a day away from caring for a family member in order to see a doctor, do Christmas shopping, or just enjoy some free time The hospital board is still working to collect information needed for im m ig ra tio n b e fo re Dr C urtis Thievsen of Winnipeg Manitoba. Canada can be granted a visa to come to Heppner In essense, Hemple says the board must prove that the job he is coming to is not being taken a way from an interested l S physician Hemple considers the contract with St Anthony Hospital In Pendle ton "to our tienefit because they have been co-operative, helping when we ask but not taking over here " The cuntract provides for an administrator and support services to the hospital in Heppner Hemple says that with many administrators spending a short time at 1 ’ ioneer the hospital had no sense of direction, administrators were in an uncomfortable position of silting and waiting for something to go wrong and then fixing it He savx that since he has been hired the administration is no longer in that position He expects to spend tw » thirds of his time planning and carrying out new things at the hospital and one third fixing things He would also like to stress that l*ioncer is not just Heppner’s hospi tal. but can serve the whole county and asks to answer praise and condemnation of the hospital jn-rson ally Gourmet won't pay increased utility charges From the Sep' Ernie McCabe, co-owner of Central Market in Heppner stands among some 55 deer carcases hanging in the store s walk in cooler McCabe says that the carcases are basically in good condition and of average Many C. of C. projectsS underway size More deer were brought into Central Market on the first weekend of the genreal deer than last year during the first season IV Boordman fmerprue The manager of (iourm et brands potato processing plant in board man said Wednesday his company wdl refuse to pay increased water fees from the Port of Morrow totaling over $350.ouo per year, until the port can document why the increases are necessary Jim Heimbecker. plant manager and vice president of production with Gourmet, said the company is willing to pay its fair share, hut that its landlord the Port of M orrow . has been unable to show why the fee hikes are necessary "T hey have been unable to give us that proof due to the problem with their lasikkeeping system ," he said "P r o v e to us that this is the cost and we will pay the rate, but for now we will continue to pay what we have both plants. 56 V cents per li**> been,' he said gallons for Oregon Potato Company The Port, last year, collected and 71 7 per l.ixxi gallons for Gour about $7uo.oixi in utility fees This met brands The higher rate for year their income for utility fees will Gourmet brands is due to the be over one million dollars, accor increased coat in processing their ding to Asst Port Manager bob effluent because of the sand and Miller grease it contains when leaving the Miller said that the Port Commis plant, said Miller sn<n has alwavs taken the |M>»ition "W e are serious about the action that the system should pay for itself we are taking.1' said Heimbecker I and not require subsidy from other cannot, ill good conscience agree to port incomes In analyzing the situa pay what will tie about a $ 350 .ixxi lion, the port found itself seriously yearly increase without some sub behind, said Miller stuntiation I am surprised the I nder the old rate charge system, commissioners were willing to vote the tenants paid $10 taxi a month for on something that they knew were basic service and 80 cents per I IXX) assumptions The people of Morrow gallons of water usage The new County deserve better " rates are 112 929 basic charge (or Port to take positive action to resolve water use questions From the Sept WATER USE PORT OF MORROW Ity Justine Weatherford Heppner Chamber of Commerce President I>oug Smith. Vice Prrsi 79 80 dent birdine Tullis. the board of Directors along with all the mem hers are involved with various coin mittees working on community pro 80 81 jects The Heppner chamber is cooperating more and m ore with the lone Agri business organization and with the Itoardman C o f f (form er ¡81 82 ly the boardman Com mercial Club > Currently a "W elcom e to Hepp n er" newcomers coupon tiooklet is being put together which will he 3 82 83 given to fam ilies when they arrive The coupons will offer introductory gifts or specially priced items from merchants and the booklet will 83 84 contain helpful facts for newcomers about Heppner. Lexington, and lone civic and social organizations Some Chamber members are be 8485 ginning work on revising the county promotional brochure because the supply of the last pictorial brochure which was printed in mid 19«] is almost depleted and the text needs ujxiating The Oregon State Depart ment of Information recently re guested a new supply as tourism has been up considerably this year and Iziuis Carlson, Port of Morrow more and more visitors are imjuir president, stated Tuesday that the mg about the Eastern part of this port had taken positive action to sl.l'l- resolve the questions Port tenants The Cham tier com m ittee needs have raised over the increase in help with this pamphlet revision water rales In an interview Tues both in the updating of significant day. Carlson reported thast Com changes in the communities and missioner Bill Sharkev had been organizations in the counts and with the considerable exjiense of publish mg this g ive away which will look much like Ihe 19BI edition Don Cole and Ann Spicer of the Chamber are the two legislative representatives (roni this county to "T h e Business Lunch a seven the right county "State of Eastern part seminar series on current Oregon They will soon be srllng business topics is being offered to citizenship cards and ' illegal Li the business community of the South bills in several locations in Morrow Morrow Count) area, by the Small County The Chamber is backing Business Development Center of this mythical prelend slate whose Blue Mountain Community College western boundary begins where the The seminar series begins October rain forest ends and whose eastern 3 at the Heppner Elks laxlge. at and southern boundaries will pro niwn. with a discussion on compu claim You are enlrring Eastern ters and small business Tins Oregon, the gateway to western l iregon" The leaders of this prom o session will he presented by Don tional state will join folks here when Armstrong of Computer Processing, the community celebrates SI P a t I nlimited of Hermiston rick's Day next March The series will fa* held on succes Other recent Chamber projects sive Thursdays through November include Main Street planters and a U Other topics to tie covered include customer relations ad verti congratulatory sign that has been sing. inventory control, cash flow pointing out new and improved management, evaluation of opera mis i nesses lions, and credit and collection The Chamber members honored strategies volunteer firem en and their wives These topics were selected by I tu last fall and will sixin he leading the bus incss community, during a re campaign to select the county first citizens of I9H5 26 Boordmon Enterprise Oregon potato Company will pay 58 V cents per IJXXI gallons nf usage and Gourmet will pay 71 I cents per t.txxi The higher rate for Gourmet Itrands represents the Port s added expenses for the rem oval of sand and grease from their effluent According to Assistant Port Maria ger Hot» M iller, it is costing the Port $1.19.(Kxi yearly for maintenance, personnel and equipment replace ment to rem ove the sand and grease Another reason for the increase in rates according to M iller is the $ 1 . 608 .ixx) capital Investment the Port has made to the Utility system since 1979 According to Miller. Gourmet Brands water use today would be equal to that o| a city o| about 20.<XX) people GOURMET BRAND OREGON POTATO lone Hardware sets open house J____ _L 5 4 _L 6 lone Hardware, form erly Kiel mann's Hardware, in lone, will hold an open house this Saturday, Oct 5 from H a m to 6 p m Helen Heideman. eo owner of the store invites everyone to stop by and look over Ihe expanded inventory, including video tape and VCR rent al. and enter to win some of the fret- gifts to be given away Helen and her husband Hutch Heideman liought the hardware store from Gene and Maxine Biel manti last month 8 WATER USE IN 100 MILLION GAL./YR. delegateti to approach thè Pori tenants and set up a special work shop meeting brlwet-n Pori staff and key figures at lenant bustnesses lo answer all thè tenants questions about how thè new rate was deter miniti Pori Manager Steve Lind strom had assunti thè Pori Coni missioners that the figures were available The action follows state ments made by Jim Heimbecker last week H eim b eck er. plant manager for Gourmet Brands, said his company would not pay the new ralrs until it was demonstrated to him that the rales were accurate Sharkey stated that the meeting or meetings could lake place within the next month The new rate schedule will represent uhout a $ 250.000 increase in utilities cost for Gourmet Brands The basic charge for both plants goes from $to non monthly to $32.929 monthly Business lunch series offered in Heppner cent survey we did in South Morrow County, as the most important iss ues facing business owners," said Tom Hampson director of BMCC's Small Business Development Ccn ter. Eres for Ihe series are $9 50 I (H J . seminar or $iui for all s e v i z i sions The fee include) lunCfTand Ihe opportunity lo listen and share ideas with experts in the field The Heppner Morrow Chamber of Com merce Board of Directors will un derwrite the cost of the luncheon $-85 1 for all its m em ber* who attend Contact the business center at 276-6233 for more information Sign up forms are available at the Heppner Gazette Tim es office or at Swanson s Insurance Agency in lone Co sponsor of the series is tfie Small Business Adminixtralion '4^ 'T t y J »•a ■•>"<8% + 4 ^ . * « S '* » — • —■* -•* ? - _ 4 . % TT t , , JM y- f f f v 1 . . -+» . > - Time management seminar offered Tim e management will be the topic of a special workshop to be presented in Heppner on Thursday. Oct to, from 6 30 to 9 30 p m at the Columbia Basin Electric community room by the Small Business D eve lopment Center of Blue Mountain Community College Making effective use of tim e will be discussed by Nancy Macduff Bunt Associates of Walla Walla Macduff's premise is that (line is precious and "is the most elusive of all quantities the modern person attempts to manage She will be l leaching i> u ,-B in d n u r f I, i i \ - i n l m k u ... lav . ,,n participants bow lo con duct current work loads more effi ciently and how to save hours each week The workshop fee is $3u and enrollment is limited To reserve space, interested persons should call the Small Business Development Center at 276 6233 Registration forms ean fa- picked up at the Heppner G a ze tte T im e s . Hutch's P rin t Shop in H eppner or Swansons Insurance Agency in lone W e want to help people explore *6 a «#> Znrr»M, ,n their live* *h-,l m-,|rr them feel out of control and there fore always out of tune an mating to Tom Hampson. director of the Sm all Business D evelop m en t Center The process of lim e management presented is designed for use in the home farm, or in business "It's really for anyone who feels they could better utilize their time said Macduff a Walla Walla Community College instructor and consultant in interpersonal relations and man agement The workshop is co-sponsored by the Small Business Admistration fhfTTl In the swim of things Erom shallow water jump and prone float lo disrobing in o n . . . r w f i h s i r I r vf h i n d ■ a fln l a l m n ilm u-n in l deep water and . using the clothing as a flotation device third and fourth grade beginning swimmers, advanced beginners, intermediate*, and advanced swim mer* demonstrated their skill for parents and other piemen Ur> students at an Aquatic Show Friday. Sent 27 at the n L • ' • lone School Pool Intermediate swim m ers, (in water* exhibit the elementary back strokes while advanced beginners wait at the edge of the pool for their chance to gel wet •
