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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1985)
b - ssie u CF w e t z e i t ORE NE WS P AP E R L I 0 - J ^ * •* - C R ô 7 4 0 3 The Heppner Gazette-Times Weather M o r r o w C o u n ty a H o m e - O w n e d W e e k ly N e w e p o p e r \«>l. t u n o «I Heppner, Oregon 25' W* DNI“ ®A' octomct » iwa w a *ca Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Oeluber 1 «K lober T 1 m High 72 si 74 41 88 35 70 36 74 48 67 34 43 22 C rri'lp 02 1 SI 01 by the l'.it > of Heppner Council supports retirement center Kahl said since the park district would cover the whole county, ex cepi the lour most northern dial ricts, which already have a park district, it would be possible lor la'xmgton and lone to develop parks in addition to the W illow Creek l.ake area In urging ihe council to give its approval to ihe park district. Kahl anted out thal Ihe lake area may- closed by the Corps of Engineers "There's a possibility Ihe Coprs w ill just close it up and put a fence around it.' he said In other business. Ihe council agreed to establish a 450.000 line of credil with First Interstate Bank in Heppner The money may be needed tocov er a cash shortfall until lax revenues start coming in later, City Recorder Marshall laivgren lold Ihe council Dave Hampton ol First Interstate was at the meeting lo say that the city nc«'il only lo pay a Soil fee lo set up the credil and Ihe money would I k - available unlit Ihe first ol the year at 6 .> percent interest The idea of renovating the Hepp ner Hotel and turning it into a retirement facility, met with ap proval of the Heppner City Council Monday mghl Meg Murray -ponsorer of the plan to (is up the old hotel, presented her idea to the council, asking (or their "moral support " Murray said she had originally planned to rejuvenate ■ he three story building which was constructed in U» 20 , with private funds, hut after careful study said this was not possible She has since dec idl'd to try lor public lunds Monday request to the city council was not for funds, just for a rcsolu (ion from the council say mg il was in (avor of the project The resolution will he used along with sim ilar ones Irom la'Xington and lone councils in an attempt to obtain federal funding Cnder M urray’s proposed plan the hotel would l>e completely fixed up wilh rooms for 24 retir«'d persons She says so far she has heard nolhing hut favorite comments “ It w ill he not only for people who live here now but (or ones who want to move back to heppner Murrav pointed out that it would I m - good (or the economic health of Heppner. since it would draw people in from a wide area She said so lar Stale Hepresenta live Bay French, Congressman Bob Smith and Senator Mark Hatfield have all expressed interest in the project Murray recently returned (rum Washington l> C , where she went to garner support for the facility > Murray said she would also ap proach the County Court at mut endorsing the project, and thanked the city saying "absolutely no one wants to gel behind this unless we. Ihe local people, are slronglv behind il " In another r«i|uesl for support Ihe council heard from Bob Kohl of the Heppner Economic Development Corp HEDCl. who requested that Ihe city pass a resolution in favor of forming a park district for south Morrow County Kahl told Ihe city that Ihe IIEDC has determined, after much study, that this is Ihe best way to have the Willow Creek l-ake developed He ftiil Greif said that the Corps of Engineers has Phil Greif. 2b is the new manager gone "about as far as it w ill go. and ol ihe Morrow County Grain Grow lhat a park district is n«'ctlc<l Kahl said that in addition to ers Chemical plant in lone Greif, who came from Orofino, Heppner. the city of lone and the Idaho, replaces John Ripple, who low not la-xmgton. w ill be approach has twen promoted II) grain dept cd (or approval of ihe park district These resolutions w ill I«' presented manager with the co-op Most resently fire d worked for the to Ihe county court, which has the power to form a park district. Kahl la'wiston Grain Growers in (Irofino. when* In- was field man anil fertiliz said If the court forms the district a er manager C»eirf's wife's name is Vicki and five member hoard would I m - appom led and ihen (uniting would have to thev have two children. Sarah live I m * obtained, most likely through a years and Lindsay, three years old " I'd like everyone to slop by sav lax levy A park txiard would ihen lie elected with one memtier from hello, and gel acquainted, hr saui each of Ihe cities in the south end of ihe county and two members from ai large Kahl told Ihe council He said lo develop Ihe Willow f r i i 'k park with a baseball belli swimming area and campground The post office, ih r forest service would cost in Ihe neighborhood of office and other federal offices will Iwo lo three hundred thousand dot close Monday , ta t 14 in observance lars. with payment spread over a of Columbus Day Cily and county 25 vear period offices w ill remain open as wiil schools, banks and local businesses MCGG has new plant mgr. Elementary students gather up the trash Doing their litter bit Children at Heppner Elementary Schisil began picking up litte r on their way to school, at bus stops, and around the community September 21 \ mountain of trash is the r«*»ult of their two wc«'k effort which ended • ictobcr 4 Incited by a proclamation of "Bag It Days '85 from Oregon Governor Aliyeh, a committee at the grade schis.l began distributing trash hags provided by ihe Oregon Department of Environmental Quality D F y also supplied buttons and stickers which encourage Stop Oregon latt«*r and Vandalism tSOLV) Efforts by students brought the Cily of Heppner and the Heppner Garbage Service into the project with their donations of free landfill use and free use of the garbage truck to haul the trash to the landfill Follow inti is Ihe stalemenl issued bv Governor Aliveh in Mav of this vear i irrgon has earned a national reputation as a special place tolivr with an abundance of natural beauty that enhances the iiuality of life latter can detract from Ihie la-juty of out state blight our roads, streams and shores, recreation areas and communities Plastic, nylon products and other materials can foul our beaches, lakes, and streams and emlangiT wildlife Garbage is a valuable source of raw materials The demands of our environment and resources necessitate an increased awareness of environmental values and individual commitment lo k«x'ping Oregon a special place to live Therefor«' as Governor. I hereby proclaim September 21 through October 4. It«., as Rag B Day* 85 in Oregon I urge tbs- people of this state to participate in programs and activities which «*ncourage the cleanup and -ecvcling ol Oregon litter Columbus Day observed Students bring filled bogs for disposal Boardman ABK instructor named Margaret Wood. Hoardman ha> brrn named the new Aduli Basic Education instructor lor Blue Moun tain Community Collede in that area ABE classes in Boardman » ill meet in classroom A al Riversale Hidh School Monday and Wednesday eveninds from 6 to 9 p m Adult Basic Ed classes include instruction in preparing to take the GED. high school completion im proving reading skills English as a Second lamguage. and citizenship In addition to her new duties lor BMCC. Wood is a teacher in Language Arts at Riverside High School She may he reached t>> calling 481 toi « (or further inhu mation about her classes Former city employee filers lawsuit A suit was tiled September 1 in Circuit Court against the city of Heppner by former city employee Earl I ’apineau The complaint alleges Wrongful termination viola lion of civil rights and interference with a business relationship Papineau is asking lino.ixxi gen oral damages and I'» 25n special dai lages from the city and tliMl.issi pur alive damages against city Ad m iristrator Marshall laivgren Reasons listed lor the filing are tV.250 wages lost anxiety emotional distress, impairment to reputation and loss of future earning- I'npineau was fired from his job .is eilv crew foreo in in Npril IttlS Shopper stops publication Hulch s llclpci a lin ai want ad shopper printed in Heppner thè lasl seven vears has i easeu publication thè shopper s owners bave announ ced Charles lliitchinson owner ol liu ti h s f'nnting Company in Ifepp ner sani Mondav rha* lasl week s ivsue would In- ih«1 linai lira lor thè tre«' dislrihution shoftper liu ti hinson and his wite landa starteli thè want ad paper severi vears ago in conjundion wdh their pnn'ing business The couple recently moved lo l'rinvdl«- where thev are now opei atmg a pi inting tm-iness Moonlight sale plans underway T it I* s Club the C hristian i hurth \o u 'h and the Na/arem- i hiiicti have signed up to sell corn i -»ion» during the Eridov Sept :> MiHinlight Sale «i»h«-r groups which would like hooth space should • all Marlene Peterson •>'*> ** 2 t«i or ••;«> 'Mia, Heppner High S< hool Honor Six i ely w ill clean the Main Street Mtlewolks beginning at 1 to p m Enday to prepare the area for the 7V p m sale when Heppner mer chants will have sjx'i talk marker! - tie iii-ii - in thi-u stores Bob Harrison, tfro n li and la v /vnsotrgui narneque the lamb for Saturday's Fair appreciation dinner held at the fairgrounds in Heppner The annual dinner is held to show thanks to all those who volunteer their time and effort to put on a fa ir each year
