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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1986)
T W U -n « G iit U t - T lB « * . H l f f M f O regon M rd n e td a y . F e b ru a ry I* . IW« Contract talks to continue Prom poge 1 Teachers and citizens present were also upset that the Board hired a professional negotiator this year, and asked the Board to explain why this was necessary Brow nfield noted that in the past neither side had professional negotiators, and were able to work things out for themselves Board member. Jerry McKlligolt. responded that the professional neg otiator was necessary because of the complexity of the issues, and annou need when asked by teachers that the negotiator cost the district S7.S00 plus expenses If a settlement is not reached Thursday night, and the teachers decide to strike they cannot do so before March 5. the end of the 30 day "Cooling O f f period They must also give the district 10 days notice of their intent to strike, the last day of the notice may coincide with the end of the cooling off period " If there is a strike." board member Bill Doherty said, "the school* will remain open " MCEA Disfncf Representative Ion longway-Vmce (center) ts among teochers picketing the Board Meeting Monday Both side* accused the olher of Retting kick backs, with the tea cher* saying that Blue Cross would give money back to the Board, and the Board implying that Oregon Kduca'ion Association (state wide teacher's union! would get a kick back when insurance was placed through the company of their choice The teachers also say that Blue Cross would not give as many benefit* a* their present company On salaries the teachers want a larger increase in salaries at the upper end Of die pay scale teachers who have been in the district, and the School Hoard »ant* more money in the lower levels to attract new teachers to the district Both sides say this would increase the quality of teachers in the dt* trict Fair share, or the stipulation that all teachers have to pay money into the union, is also a sore spot, with the Board saying that the district should nol tie obligated to withhold the money from all teacher’s pay checks "We re just asking that we have too percent participation, we re not asking that everyone join, just that they pay dues *' said teacher Steve Brow nfield Batteries Automotive, Tractor, Truck, R V TS-1000 M.C.G.G. 989*8221 File for March 25 election The follow ing people have filed for positions on the Morrow County School Board and school district advisory committees which will tie up for election March 25 The School Board at large position vacated by Keith Nelson s reslg nation has been filed for by Mary lam Carlson, Begins Coles. Joe McKlligolt. Burke O'Brien, and Crank Pearson The lone Lexington Advisory Committee position No 1 has been filed for by Sue Proudfoot and Hiehard Ladd Incumbent Paul Tews has nol fill'd so far lone la'xington Advisory Com mtltee position No 5 has been filed for by incumbent George Miller Boardman Irrigon Advisory Com tniltee position No 2 has been filed for by incumbent John Jensen lleppner lexinglin Advisory Com m iller position No I has been filed for by incumbent Barley Sager lle p p n e r L exin g to n A d viso ry Committee position No 5 has tieen filed (or by incumbent Peggy Kish burn No one has filed for School Board p-Mlion No | currently held by Joe Stevens of Boardman Position No i of the Boardman Irrigon Advisory Committee hald by Sue Gibson has not had anyone file for elect ion Filing deadline for the above positions is February IS. IS86 The special election will lie held in Morrow County Tuesday. March 25 Hotel renovation Grant approved Senator Kugene Timms >K Dist 30 1 called The lleppner Gazette Times last Wednesday to confirm that the city of lleppner had been awarded a |5uu uuo Block Grant to use for (lie rehabilitation of the lleppner Hotel for senior cituen housing A press release from Gov Vic Aliy eh also confirming that lleppner had been approved for the Oregon Communilv Dev elopement grant cautioned, however. "The awards are conditional upon receipt of funds from th r C S D epartm ent of Housing and Urban development Oregon's allocation has been temp orarily held back because of the Gramm Kudman budget balancing act and proposed deferrals of alio cations ' Receipt of the Block Grant is also contingent upon approval of a isui.ixw loan applied for through the state Housing Ilepartmenl's Klderly Housing Finance Program reports Kick Craiger of the Oregon Depart tnent of Intergovernm ental Be lations It 's important to remember too that the Block Grant funds are dispursed as the costs are incurred The entire amount is not paid in one lump sum The Department of Intergovern mental Relation* selects projects to receive funds and watches to make sure that the project is successful rather than turning the whole thing over to three or four active local people who are told to do the best they can with the project project' approved The department received 22 applications lor housing project grants It is significant to note, however, that it is the only project for which the entire amount requested was approved The other approved projects are for rehabili tation of individual homes for low income families but in the case of the Hotel, it was not possible to choose to do only 2u homes instead of 30 The other housing projects to receive approval are located at Coos Bay, Dallas. Seaside and Vernonia In the lleppner project's favor is the fact that it will provide the only low income elderly housing avail able in three counties, Craiger said The project may prov ide an altern alive for people who leave the area when they "are no longer able to take care of the farm " Meg Murray who has been doing a lot of thr work locally on the project said that with the receipt of the Block Grant the project's future "looks hopeful Tom Meeks senior loan officer of the state housing (I ivimdm will make an on site in spection of the building Wednesday, Feb 19 which is also a good sign Soroptimists name Citizenship winners K im b erle Wright N E W & U S E D E Q U IP M E N T SAVINGS! NOW USED TR A C TO R S W AS Steiger Super Wildcat 512,500 59.S00 IH 4586. 24 5x32 539.500 $35,500 529,500 $27,500 JD 8430 522.500 $20,500 JD 7520 $14,000 515.500 JD 7020 JD 4430, new rubber 517.500 $15,500 516.500 $15,500 IH 1586, C /A . duals 54.950 55,950 IH 706 55.950 $4,950 IH 656, hydro, utility Cat D 5 wtolade, wet deck, S A L T 545.000 $39,500 AC H D 9, C/A, BeeGee. comp O H 51 1.000 $10,500 IK 1 566, duali, clean 515,500 $14,750 516.500 515,000 IH 4568, 24 5x32 duals U S E D C O M B IN E S NOW WAS IH 1470, low houri 5105.000 $95,000 IH 1460, O H d, chromed 552.500 542,500 IH 1460. 1979 532.500 $29,500 IH 863 & 963. 6-row corn heads ea 57.500 $6,000 IH 71 5 511.500 $10.000 IH 914. 1977 $9,500 510.500 527.500 $22,500 JD 6602, 1975 JD 6602, 1976, 20' 529.500 $27,500 JD6602. 1977. very clean 534,500 $31,500 W AS NOW N E W C O M B IN E S 51 20.000$ 110,000 IH 1470, lease, 500 hrs N E W T IL L A G E W AS NOW IH 800, flex frame, 9B 514,750 $13,750 New Farmhand 880 tub gr nder 510.500 $7,950 Craiger continues that his depart ment has managed the block grant program for four vears now and is solely responsible for selection fo projects Six staff people repre senling different areas look at all proposed projects and rate them on a point system based on objective information The lleppner project ranked No S of the five housing NOW W AS U S E D T IL L A G E $1.950 Calkins 16' skew treader . . . $2.250 $3,500 JD 640, 6B. 2 w tuich ........... $4.950 $3,950 $5.500 JD 640, SB, 2 wtutch 52.250 $2.950 IH 70. SB &4B wtutch $900 $1.350 IH 540. 4B, semi-mount $7,500 JD swinger disc . 2 5 ’ ............. $9.000 $13.500 $10,500 Calkins 60' cuki-weeder $2,000 Edwards 36' rodweeders. . . $2,500 $2,950 $3.500 Jeffrey 24’ chisel, high clear 55,950 $6,500 JD 3100, SB. 2 w tutch $3,250 Kent cultivator. 4 2 ' ............. $4.500 $14,000 $11,500 Wilbeck. 24', wingup disc $250 IH 80 rods............................ F R O M IH 770 5B plows, 2 wtutch, auto $4.500 $7.500 $3.500 IH 140, 4B, rollover $3.950 $2.500 IH 360. spi 'ngtooth............. $2.950 $4,500 MF 24' wing vo disc............. $5.500 $3.950 $4.500 Melroe 6B C O M P L E T E S T O C K C A L K IN S C U L T IW E E D E R S , C U L T IV A T O R S , A N D C E N T E R D R IV E R O D W E E D E R S WAS U S E D W IN D R O W E R S IH 5000, 14'. P/TJ ••eel. conditioner. 600 hrs $17,500 $14,500 NOW N E W G R A IN D R IL L S W AS $5,950 IH 5100. 21x7. dbl due $6.550 $4.250 IH 7100, 10x14 $6.950 55,950 IH 6200. 20x7. dbl disc $6.500 $5.950 $6.500 IH 7100. 12x10 $5,950 IH 7100. 8x 18. split packer $6,950 $4,500 IH 7100. 10x14, split packer $7.500 CHECK W ITH US FOR EXCELLENT SELECTION OF USED IHC 403, 4S3 AND JD 95H PARTS K im berle W right and Alex landsay have been named recipients of the lleppner chapter of Sorop tim ist Intern ation al Citizenship Award First place winner Wright w ill receive a 1150 award and second place winner Lindsay will receive a VIM award The award is paid directly to the winner to use however they deem necessary to further their education The award is based solely on citizen ship community, school, church, and family activities, said a Sorop tim ist spokesperson The ap p li cations do not ask for the student's grades or financial need First place local winner will com pete with 23 other local w inners for a $250 district award One district winner will compete for a $1,250 regional award A national feder at ion aw ard is also presented Kimberle Wright is the daughter of Ken and Judy Wright, lleppner She plans to attend Mt Hood Com munity college for one year and then transfer to Bassist, a Portland fashion school where she will con centrate on retailing Alex Lindsay is the son of 1-arry and Corrine Lindsay , lyxington He plans to attend Oregon State Umver sity and major in microbiology FEBRUARY D U R IN G A ïxt of babyhood can be permanentty jKX/i • preoout per tonal t reatore ▼bur baby » thoet nchty preserved m eoteJ metal w»th every create teuft and <*T*nx»e retained M e ry of yo u r favorite m em entos can be b ro nzed ñetebe« giovea cowboy b o o ts h a ts o r that otd beat up pair of ta r ru t sh o e s alA LEPW C El aew a««/# 1-800-452-7396 te le MBS MM 41ft MU Alt style* In Bright Bronze Antique Bronze. 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M orrow C ounty G rain G ro w e rs Voter registration laws nave re cently undergone a major change and Morrow County clerk Barbara Bloodsworth urges voters to famil larize themselves with these laws in order to avoid problems at election time Day of e le c tio n re g is tr a tio n , which has tieen in effect in Oregon, has been eliminated In addition, any person wishing to register in the last It days before an election must do so in person, rather than by mail Prospective voters will also be required to provide some evidence of residence before being allowed to register Bloodsworth stall'd that the new rule is welcomed by County Clerks The new rules will help us to more effectively identify those who are qualified voters We have always encouraged a rule like this because it has always been a tough job determining is such short time whether a person was really a resident " The County Clerk denies that the publicity over voter registration in Kajneeshpuram was the sole reason for the change, but she does acknow ledge that the Wasco County situ ation brought the issue into focus "The Bajneesh situation brought the issue to a head, but the County Clerks have encouraged the rule change since 1980 We used to have a 21) day cut-off for any registration, and we would like that again The rule was changed in 1979 because it was felt that some people were being excluded from the voting process " The new rules state that a pros pective voter may register in the period from I I days before the election to a period one day before the election by appearing in person at the Clerk's Office or other desig nated station The applicant can then "prove " his residency by cither bringing a signed statement from another registered voter attesting to the applicant's residence, or by providing one of a list of fifteen "Indicators of residency." Those indicators include a broad slope of items, ranging from a driver’s license to a bank statement The offered piece of identification must include the applicant's name and current address Voters can still register by mail at any time, provided that the regis (ration card is received in the Clerk's office at least 12 days before an election While the new system does not affect long term absentee voters (students, servicemen, etc ) Bloods worth advises voters not to wait until the last minute to check their status "Anyone who has not voted in the last two years is sent a "purge card" in the m ail," stated Bloodsworth "Those people are not considered registered to vote any more unless they send their "purge card" back to the Clerk's office People who were sent a purge card and ignored it and then show up to vole on election day will not be allowed to vote as they are no longer registered to vote." The Clerk's Office urges voters who are in doubt of their status to call in advance at 676 9061 “ If you anticipate a problem, or are unsure, come in anytime and we will deal with it," concluded Bloods worth "All it lakes is a telephone call and we can help " O N BABY SHO E B R O N Z IN G Ji erenui eapeme-jn* USED COMBINES INTEREST FREE Clerk explains voter registration changes SAVE 25% 42 Ove Mvwetwre T IL ! 7-1 --86 1 THEN 8.8% FINANCING. she says The Housing Division will be able to form an opinion sooner than if the inspection were sched uled several months from now They already know the history, the building plans, the financial aspects of the project and that the economic need is here, she said "It's ex citin g co n c lu d ed Timms, "because this type of project could help a lot of rural communities if it works here, it may be good for other areas also keeping people in the area where their home is." Peterson’s A -} ----------- n <0 Heppner Jewelers 676 9200
