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The Heppner J m i mry I t . » Gazette-Times Ttaea 'i Weather Marrow C o u n ty « Homm-Ownrd Wmmkiy Nmwpapmr V O L 184 NO 3 Heppner, Oregon 25*WK,,NK*°*v. j a n i ary ». Two from lone file for judge Don McElligoft Two candidates have filed with (he Morrow County Clerk's Office for the position of Morrow County Jud ge Judge Don McKlligolt whose term expires in January. 1987 has filed for re-election on the Democra tic ticket Louis Carlson, chairman of the Port of Morrow Board of Commissioners, has filed on the Republican ticket Both candidates are lone area wheat ranchers and both attended lone High School McKlligolt. how ever, graduated from high school in Beaverton and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in business with a minor in philosophy from the University of Portland in 1941 Carlson graduated from Oregon State University McKlligolt served two terms on the lone School Board of which the last year was on the county school board after its reorganization, four years on the lone Advisory Commit- tee. two terms on the Morrow County School Board, was appointed to the office of county judge m 197» by Governor Vic Atiyeh and was elected in 1981 for a six year term He is a member of the Oregon Consortium which administers Job Training Partnership funds in 27 rural counties, the Kastern Oregon Computer Consortium which was created to standardize record keep ing in 10 eastern Oregon counties, is chairman of District 6 of the Aaaoci- ation of Oregon Counties, and is one of five county commissioners on the laical Officials Advisory Committee to the Oregon State Dept of Trans portation McKlligolt is also a member of the Wheat league, the Cattlemen s As sociation. the Morrow County Live stock Growers, Grange. National Farm Organization. Klks. Catholic Church. A S C committees, and the Soil Conservation Service commit tees He and his wife Kunice have eleven children ranging in age from 21 to 37 Presently Carlson is active in the raising of wheat and cattle in the lone Heppner area He is president of a family owned corporation. 4-C Ranches Inc Kxtra activities apart from farming include intensive work with the Oregon Wheat Growers l-eague and served as its president in 1982 During that same period of time was on the board of directors of the National Association of Wheat Growers where he served as chair man of the Transportation Commit tee Currently he is serving as sec Treas . of the Columbia Improve ment District He is the public member of its board of directors The water district provides Colum bia River water to center piviot irrigation in north Morrow County Louts Carlson He is on the Board of directors of the Pacific Northwest Malrrwaya Asso elation, member of the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Depart men! of Knvironmental Quality, Chairman of (hr Port of Morrow Commission, member of the Morrow County Kxlension Advisory Commit tee. member of Klks Ixidge 358. member of Willows Grange and is a board member of Valby Lutheran Church Carlson has also served on the lone schools advisory committee, the Morrow County ASC committee aa a 4 H H u h leader He and hie, wife. Betty, have four children. Phil and Clint who reside in the area and Sandra and Cheri who live in central Oregon and in Northern California Both boys are members of the farm corporation and are employed by 4 C Ranches There is still time prior to the March primary election for candi dates to file for the office of judge Britt named Environmental Logger John Brill Logging Company was also one of three Oregon Forest Operators of the year seleetrd by the Oregon State Dept of Forestry The operator of the year award was presented January I. The crew of John Britt l ogging Company, based in Lexington, was awarded the IMS honors as Orrgon Knvironmental Logger of the Year January IS at the annual contention of Associated Oregon Loggers John Britt acrrplrd the award on behalf of his crew and company from Orrgon Forest Industries Council Chairman Charlie Shotts The a- ward is presented Joinll» bv 04 It and IO L The winning crew is selected from all the loggers operating on private lands in the stale Four regional winners are selected by the Orrgon Board of Forestry and then the state winner is chosen by a five-member panel consisting of the Chairman of the Hoard of OF'll'. Chairman of the Hoard of AOL. Director of the Orrgon Department of environmen tal Quality, Mate Forester, and I’residrnl of the Orrgon Newspaper I’ublishers Association Hritt's operation on Kiniua t or poralion lands near llrpp n rr was the basis for the award Key practices includrd minimiring damage to re sidual trees, buffer protection and use of temporary crossings on a ( lass I stream, ground skidding with Gov. offices close Feb. 3 Although February 3 may not be marked aa a holiday on everyone'» calendar, it 1 » a holiday for the City of llrppnrr. anf for county, stale, and federal offices which will be dosed that day Schools and most businesses will remain open as usual Peace and disarmanent topics of meeting A meeting for anyone interested in exploring peace issues has been scheduled for Sunday. Feb 2, at 3 p m at the lone United Church of Christ The meeting will include a poiluck and fellowship time, as well as a discussion of future organiza tion and action Anyone who is concerned about world peace and nuclear desarmament is urged to attend, or contact Jane Rawlins at •7K453 or Cathy Barker at 422 7530 l consideration for toil protection and stabilizing exposed soil during a partial rut harvest The award consists of gold susprn ders for all members of the crew that read. "Fnvironm enlal Logger 1985. " a check for 1500 for use howrvrr (he crew sees fit. and a wall plaque for Ihr company. The purpose of the award is to raise the environmental awareness of loggers and emphasize the role of the (Irrgon korest I'rartires Act to the crew mrmbers Budget committee sets calendar The Morrow County Budget Com mittee met Friday. Jan 24 in the County Court chambers of Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner Committee member Matt Doherty was elected chairman by unanimous ballot Kldon Padberg and Terry Thompson who unable to attend, are other members of the committee which also consists of County Judge Don McKlligolt and commissioners Irv Rauch and Je rry Peck The committee adopted the budget calendar and will meet February 4 7 and Frbtuaty IJ with the Hospital Hoard, the Fair and Rodeo Board, the Airport Hoard, and the various county departments to review their proposed budgets The Revenue Sharing Committee is scheduled to meet Friday morn mg. Feb 7 to discuss disbursement of revenue sharing funds The budget committee will resume its meeting immediately afterwards Final overview and approval of the budget and certification of the levy is expected Thursday. Febru ary 13 i«a • packs M Wad Th u r» rn b> ^ a m s e -ï ■> Sat M U 47 Comet mania may only be a slight aberration in southern Morrow ( (Mints at this time but evidente of escalation is beginning to accumu late A small, but dedicated group of comet watchers from lone lead by Marv Peterson and I'rle r l.ongway- Vince has been following the prog ress of Halley's Cornel since early November when it first became visible with small telescopes and binoculars Another small group of star gaz ers met with Fllvworth Mayer of Hlue Mountain Community College Monday, Jan 28 at Heppner High School where he conducted a work shop in observational astronomy. Press releases from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, the University of Orrgon's Pine Mountain Observatory, and l.oidendaleObservatory State Park, are piling up on the news desk at the Gazette-Time* office. Kids are buzzing with questions are searching out books with dram a tic photos and detailed information of the spectacular 1(18 passage of Halley's comet Halley's comet is unusually large for the short period comets and unlike a majority of comets Is visible to the naked eye during a portion of Ha orbit A nucleus af rock, water M ’ S’ M IS r . Both sides reject factfinder s report Both the Morrow County School Board and the Morrow County Kdu ration Association have rejected the report submitted by the factfinder Gary Axon concerning collective bargaining negotiations School Superintendent Ihiyle Me Caslm says that the hoard rejected the report by a four to three vole at a ypecial meeting Mondav night. Jan 27 Morrow County teachers rejected the report by a 95 1 vote at a meeting January 23 Bill Jacobson. Oregon Kducation Association representa live for the teachers says that they considered Axon's findings a "poor job. which presented a one sided report and made it unacceptable to the teachers " Jack Liles who represents the school board said that they consider ed Axon's report a fairly good report except that there were two areas about which they were concerned The report must be accepted or rejected as a whole unit Collective bargaining law prevents either side from publicly discussing details of the report until the Kmployment Relations Board has ouhltshed the Imjxtrtant St. Pats Day meeting set for next Friday Anyone w ith ideas or plans for the St Patrick's Day celebration in Heppner this year, is urged to attend an important meeting Friday. Feb , 7, 12 noen at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Heppner Final times for various activities during St Patrick's Day will tie accepted at the meeting and used on (Misters to be printed If your group has something they would like to have included on the (Mister, make sure it is turned in prior to. or during the meeting so it can lie included If you have something to include on the poster, or have questions about St Patrick's Day be sure to contact Jim Farley. David Sykes. Diana Ball, or Bob Kahl M C G G ' Annual Meeting Feb. 8 The Morrow County Grain Grow ers will hold their annual customer appreciation day. Saturday, Feb 8 starling at fc a m The day will start off with a free pancake breakfast for everyone, followed by demonstrations and dis plays by equipment, chemical and other dealers and suppliers The Grain Growers will also be holding an open house at its Wasco Parts Outlet on Saturday. Feb IS from 8 a m . to noon, to which evervone is invited report which it must do within five days after its rejection Jacobson indicated thul John V ale, an assigned mediator from Ihe slate conciliation service will return to continue the negotiation process Liles also says that more burguin ing IS .-»brad publish more information about op portunitirs to view the comet as it becomes available \ special hot line” at OMNI. 124-UOMFTl lists up to-dale information on Ihr iiimel its location and IlM SI sponsored comet events Those who wish to share their experience viewing the comet in 1910 are invited to contact Sandy at Ihr (•azeltr Times office. 178-8228. icau lion. If you admit to srring Ihr comet in 1910. also admit to being at least 7» years young ) We are also interested in hearing if you plan to observe the i omet again this spring, and what your reaction is to that experience Burkenbine gets shot at wheel Forrie Burkenbine of Heppner will have his "big chance" next W'ednes day. when he goes to Salem to spin the Oregon Lottery wheel Burkenbine. who is co-owner of Central Market in Heppner. won his chance at the Jackpot with an entry winner on the current scratch off game of the Lottery Burkenbine. who purchased his ticket at Central Market, will win a minimum of 18.000 in the Spin Should further mediation not re solve Ihe differences between the tMiard and teachers, the teachers may. with todays prior notice, tiegin a strike no sooner than 30 days after the factfinder s report Is published li shed Nelson resigns from board At a special meeting Monday . Jan 27. the Morrow County School Board accepted Keith Nelson s resignation from an "at large position on the board and declared the position vacant In resigning Nelson submitted the following letter To The Morrow County School Hoard of Directors I am leaving Morrow County to attend sehiMil in I’ortland soon Since I will no longer be a resident of the county, please accept my resignu lion from the school district tMiard of directors effective January 31. 1988 It has tw-en a great experience to serve on the tMiard and I thank the tax payers of their confidence in my ability to represent them The school district has numerous problems facing it in the coming years, but with continued support from Ihe people I'm sure these problems can and will tie solved We have been associated w ith all the tMiard mem tiers as well as ihe many admin istrators and teachers I'm con vinced Morrow ( ounty has one of the best schiMil systems in the state I challenge more of the public to become actively involved in their school system I urge the public to become informed on the issues and to give their support to the people serv ing on the school board I wish you all the best of luck and hope my resignation doesn't cause too much of an inconvenience Sincerely, ts » Keith Nelson The tMiard. hoping to fill the position at its next regular meeting February 17. 1988. is presently en couraging interested candidates to apply for the position by letter to the district office Board policy requir es each applicant to be interviewed prior to an appointment Candidates must tie registered voters in the county in order to qualify The appointee will serve until June 30. 1988 at which time a newly elected member will he sealed For more information call Doyle McCusItn at the district office in Lexington. 989 8202 County copes with vacancies Morrow County has filled the positions of county counsel and building inspector on u temporary basis since accepting resignations from County Counsel Mike (Mbs on January 17 and Building Inspector Roger Converse on January 15 Services for county counsel have been contracted by Ihe month with Val Doherty, a Heppner attorney, who is retained by the county on an hourly tiasis as needed Gary Kitchen, a former II imn I River County building inspector, hus been hired on a temporary purttime basis to "clean up 50 incomplete inspections, says Morrow County Judge Don McKlligolt Kitchen is a licensed, Class A inspector The position of Public Works Director is still being filled tempor arily by Road Supervisor Don Ball McKlligolt said that the county may advertise the position ugum and attempt to fill it before oiling season, but they found that not enough money had been budgeted lust year to hire a qualified public works director following Otto Burden's June, 1985 resignation Deputy County Clerk Claudine Warren is retiring as of March I The position has been advertised, but. says McKlligolt. general prefer ence is to fill It with somebody alrrudy employed by the county Plant Pathologist to address farmers ducing Quality Seed How and Why. Greg Vollmer. 4 oundation Seed and Kon I ook. OSI Seed Certification; 2 38 p in Making "Cents" of Maxi mum 5 leid. Kuss Karow. 4:»trn»lon Agronomist. J.io p m ( 'including Rrmarks by 4 red Lundin and Jim Mui pItV. ost 4:»tension Agents There will be a demonstration of an indent cleaner cleaning goat- grass from wheal seed at lunch which will be catered locally and will cost approximately 85 More infoimation Is available at Ihe Morrow I uunly k xlension Off ice. 678 9812 The comet is coming... ice, and frozen gases, warms as it approaches the sun and part of Ihe flnr mile which a hall becomes a visible coma Available sources predict that the comet will not be as spectarular during its 1985 Mi passagr around Ihr sun as it was on its 1910 approach; nevertheless It will be visible for those who know where to look Since the comet disappeared from view as its orbit look it behind the sun early last week, the next five to six weeks provide some lime for the rest of us to begin getting excited and making preparations to view this "once in a lifetime" phenomen on. Moyer recommrnls that those who are serious about viewing Ihe comet check astronomy magazines (or rur rent star charts and dalrs and times for better viewing Any current issue of "Sky and Telescope" or "Astronom y" should also provide titles of books, places to order mrmorabilia. and other valuable information about the comet, he says. Hr has also offrrrd to return to llrpp n rr later in Ihr spring to conduct another class, where stud ents actually get a chance to locale and view the comet. Watch the Gazelle-Times for more information about local groups for ming to watch or to celebrate the return of Comet Halley. We will 01 Chamber begins biLsy year Paul Koepsell Paul Knepsell, OHI 4 xlrnviiMi Plant Pathologist, will address wheat farmers Thursday. February 4. at Ihe 4'air i.rounds in ( ondon D r Koepsell is part of an annual program presented by Ihe 4 »tension Service to update wheal growers in Morrow and Gilliam County. The wheat seminar is being hosted this year In Gilliam County, but will return to Heppner In 1987 The agenda for the seminar Is as follows: 8:38 a m -Registration, 9 a m Wheat Growth Model with Koa Rlrkmaa. ONU Agronomist. 19: IS a m ’.Strategies far Root Health by Jim Cook, lia m -Need Treatments by Paul Koepsell. Kxlension Pathol ogist; II : 45 a m -8 T K F P What Is It? Don Wyaorkl. F.xtensioa Noils Spe cialist. Nson-lanek; 1:38 p.m -Pro Members of the Heppner Morrow Chamber of Commerce liegan a tills V 198*1 Their new officers presided at the first meeting after their installation on January 21 President Hirdinr Tullis called for order with the suggestion that everyone begin now to "think green" as SI Patrick s weekend celebration will come "vainer than we expect." Committee assignments were passed out and Ihe chairmen were asked to call the mrmbers of their committees together soon to make plans as they will be expected to have reports ready to present to Ihe whole membership Two new members were Inlroduc ed State Representative Kay mond French and Klks Manager rxoei u Harshman A new practice was begun in cooperation with the pastors of the South Morrow Ministerial Associa lion Kach of the first four Tuesday noons of each month, a visiting pastor will meet with the chamber and give the day s invocation The Ministerial Association is in charge of arranging scheduling
