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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