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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1986)
T W O The llr p p a r r U l f U M l M l . H»p|M»er. O rrgaa. Wednesdav February 26. IWt» Wins state E lk s scholarship •Utton II will be forwarded for national competition where he will be eligible to win additional scholar ihip money depending on how hi* brochure is rated. Swanson con tinued National awards are pres ented to first, second, and third place candidates as well as addi tional categories McLaughlin is the son of Mr and Mrs Bob V< l-aughlin of Hrppnrr He is the third of five children A senior at Heppner High School, he has already been accepted for ent ranee at Oregon State University nest fall where he plans to major in engineering Many attend meeting to learn about new farm programs About I6t) farmers, both from irrigated and dryland farms, sonie from Gilliam and Umatilla as well as Morrow County, were at St Patrick s Parish Hall last Friday to hear about the new farm Program "This year's program looks good, said Fred Lundm. ag agent with the Morrow County Extension Service, "but each case is different and must be evaluated A computer program is available at the extension office which help» farmers decide if they want to participate in the program, he says Th e program allows farmers to compare participation in the conservation reserve or acreage C BEC to replace power line O ui» McLaughlin Chris McLaughlin, Heppner High School, has now won first place in the Oregon State Elks Scholarship competition He has already won a 1700 award in local competlon and a (5U) award for competition at the district level At the state level. Jim Swanson, local scholarship chair person fbr the Elks, says that he has won close to »3.000 The amount, he explains is derived from interest In the scholarship account, so the exact amount varies The application which M c- l-aughlin prepared for local comp etilion followed him through district and slate interviews and comp- The Colum bia Basin E le ctric Other items discussed by the rtio p — Board -oi Directors, at a_ board were the pending lawsuits February 1». meeting, approved the" from WPPSS and future power replacement of the 60.000 volt power requirements line from the Bonneville Power Administration source to the lone. Lexington. Kuggs. Kin/ua and Hep ner substation areas, reports co-op Manager Fred Toombs ; "We have known for some time that the line was deteriorating be By Justinr Weatherford cause of its age Plans had been This year is expected to be an made earlier to replace the line in extra big year for tourism in Oregon the late lWKXi or early ltwoa This last severe weather last winter with its as many travel through the state on the way to E X P O 86 in Vancouver extended power outages have shown us that we cannot wait for the plan to B C The Oregon Travel Director be executed because the line has Ed Remington, is urging all area of the state to have plenty of up to-date deteriorated far beyond our exp^c brochures ready for distribution tations. he continued Remington s office has supplied Arrangements have been made for the necessary financing to ac Chambers of Commerce and Con vention Bureaus with "Brochure comodate replacement in 1987 Bids will be awarede in the late fall of Guidelines" and with the request that a minimum of loo be sent to 1986 and construction is expected to Oregon Tourism Division's state begin in the early spring of 1987 office plus 1.400 which that office will distribute to state welcome centers The Tourism Division states that Oregon * theme is now "Oregon You're More Than Welcome", and asks that this logo lie included on all new brochures Their mailing even includes a sheet of various sues and arrangements of this logo to be cut out for use on publications The Heppner M orrow county Chamber of Commerce has a com mittee working diligently to have new county brochures printed during March These will conform in sue and style to the state guidelines, and will tie much like the six fold brochures which were printed in 1981 and are now hard to find It is planned to have IS.000 printed at the cost of »3.736 (about 25 cents each I. The 1981 printing of 12.000 cost of »4.000 'just under 35 cents each' This year's new edition will coat leas because moat of the thirt- teen full-color pictures will not be changed and because the high quality paper and printing format will be so like the earlier edition Before 1981 the county govern menl had various brochures pub lished. the last of those was pro duced in 1*76 while Paul Jones was county judge Since then the Hep pner Chamber of Commerce has taken over this task and is much in need of financial help with this im portant project Most county Chamber compiles new county brochures Yes Virginia, There will be ll— a Spring! / production programs tor a given amount of acreage and crop to help them decide if they want to parti ripate in one program, both, or neither Those who bring a blank computer disk to the extension office are welcome to copy the program, he says Many fa rm e rs had questions about crop compliance and he said that as of then it was still a part of the program Crop history estab lishes barley base and wheat base for each grower and he may not olant more than that base If he decides to participate in the reserve program, a farmer may not plant that wheat producing area in barlev Secretary of Agriculture John K Block recently announced major provisions of the 1 « » farm pro grams in Washington. D C Acreage reduction programs will be in effect for wheat, com. oata. barley, grain sorghum upland cot- Let Coast to Coast Help You be Ready ts Fishing v* Hardware Automotive ^ Paint ^ Lawn <$ Garden cities and some organisations and industries are kindly contributing funds It is hoped that the county will provide at least one third of the cast, as these brochures are labeled "Morrow County" and the address given on them is "Morrow County and the Heppner Chamber of Com m e rce ’. During the last few years many letters have come addressed to the Chamber of Commerce requesting information about this county The cities, the county office* and now the North Morrow Chamber of Com merce also receive requests for information, and they will find sup plies of the new brochure* very convenient to mall Contributions to help with the expense of producing the 1986 bro chures may be mailed to Box 78*. Heppner. OR. 97836 Fire causes minor damage An early Monday morning fire left m ainly smoke damage at Les Schwab Tire Service in Heppner An apparent malfunction of the oil furnace caused the building to fill with smoke causing only minor damage, said Assistant Fire Chief Rusty Estes Twenty firemen and three trucks responded to the 5 a m alarm v TOTAL HARDWARE 106 K May Ave. 676-9961 TURN ON THE WATER Improvements for the crusher are rxpreted to decrease from (26.000 this year to » 10.000 next year Building improvements at the coun ly shop were budgeted at ta.tXMi last year and for this year none are expected Bridge contract matching funds for repair of bridges is down from last year s estimate A line Hem of »35.000 is listed for a new bridge on Quaid Street should one be needed for access to the proposed senior center Fair A Rodeo fund The Fair and Rodeo Fund Is divided into five sections Revenues included in the administrative sec lion are expected to be up 3 27 percent from this year Racing commission funds remained the same, but the money received from the county fair commission rating WITH M.C.G.G. IRRIGATION SYSTEM! & ssas up liom SK1.000 to (14.000 Personal srrvtres show the re moval of a c a rrla k rr's valary from thr budget but II listed as other services' which Is transferred lo (he general fund P a ri of caretaker Kd Strulhers salary Is also transferred from the motor pool fund into the general fund A part-tim e secretary Is also rem oved from thr budget, and the secretary Is increased to Include both parttim e positions PLUMBING SUPPLIES Morrow County Grain Growers INC 350 Moin Str#«t Lexington, Oregon 97839 / Phone 989-6221 1-800-452-7396 j wheat producers whose harvested acres do not exceed 65 percent of their farm ’s wheat base may be eligible for diversion payments on an acreage equal to an additional 10 percent of their wheat base." the ASUS official said As with pervious acreage reduc tton programs, for 1986 haying and grating on acreage conservation rev-serve land will be permitted at the request of individual State ASC committees However, haying and grazing are prohibited during the five principal growing months To conserve eroding cropland and help adjust the production of surplus agricultural commodities, the Sec retary of Agriculture has announced a new Conservation Reverve Pro gram The program is designed to convert highly erodible cropland to permanent vegetative cover for 10 years, according to Judy Buschke. County Executive Director, of the County budget We’re here to help you Coast to Coast Morrow County Agricultural Stabil ton and nee. according to Judy ■ration and Conservation Service Buschke. County Executive Director Cropland classified as highly of the Morrow County Agricultural erodible is defined as land in capab Stabilization and Conservation Ser ility Classes ll-V eroding at higher vice "The program* are designed to curtail the burdensome supplies of than triple the soil loss tolerance.or land in capability classes V I-V U I the commodities Buachke said Program requirements call for a For retiring such land from crop 2S percent reduction of wheat and production. Buschkr said farmers upland cotton acres. 20 percent for will receive annual rental pay menu, based on a bid. of up to 150.00) per feed grains. and a 35 percent redu year in cash or commodities, and etion in rice acres Included in the one half the expenses of establishing announced wheat and feed grain the permanent vegetative cover on acreage reduction programs is a 2 5 the land percent paid in-kind land diversion "Rental payment* will be ma>Je provision, according to Buachke annually as soon as possible a f er ' T o be eligible for loans and October I of each calendar y e a r," target price protection, farmers said Buschke "Cost-sharing p a y must sign up and comply with ments will he made as soon as program requirements " She said possible after individual p o rt)- program signup will be March 3 cipants report the approved conser through April 11 vation treatment is completed » The target price for 1986 wheat She said farmers who dec.de tn will he H 38 prr bushel the same as return land to production duri ng the last year Feed grain program par 10 year contract period mast repay ticipants will be eligible for target the government, «nth interest, all of prices of »3 03 prr bushel for corn. lU costs for annual rental a nd for »2 88 for sorghum. 12 6u for barley establishing cover In the '¿vent of and ( I 60 p rr bushel for oats Loan national need however, the Secre rale* per bushel are wheat. »2 40 tary of Agriculture may do< lore that I ■ ¿hum *1 82 barlev any farmer who wants to return the »1 56. rye (1 63 and oats f 99 Rice land to production may do -io without and upland cotton loan rates will be penally announced later. Buschkr said "U S D A will retire only the moat Under the 1986 programs, partici highly erodible land unde r the Con pating producers who plant at least servation Reserve P r o g ra m ," 50 percent of thieir permitted acre Buschke said A p p ro xim a te ly age to a program crop and plant the I (XI9.800 acres of Oregon cropland remaining permitted acreage to a are eligible for the prog ram non program crop, other than soy Farmers who are interested in the beans or extra long staple cotton, or program should contact the Morrow devotes such area to conservation i * ■ ( ) AM S ( iffice uses, will be eligible to receive Signup for the p rig ra m is March deficiency payments of »2 percent of 3 14 the permitted acreage Winter Capital outlay for buildings and structures is listed at »3.(MM), and for bridge repair. » 6.000 is transferred lo the rood fund (» 30,000 of county matching funds are also budgeted lor repair of the motor pool bridge 1 Sewer renovation is near comple lion but still included in the budget at »3.500 The second section, the fair, shows revenues the same as last year from gate receipts with the addition of horse show and some miscellaneous revenues, for an increase of 45 percent Expenses are basically the same as last year with a decrease in the cost of ribbons and buttons from tt.500roII.ixxi Premium books will be printed differently this year with the fair committee expected to sell advertising to pay printing costs, the item is listed as a tio.ooo expense Section three, the rodeo, list« revenues from gate receipts, con cessions, jackpot fees, dances, and donations Rodeo revenues are expected to be down 47 percent from 23.400 last year to an expected 12.200 Rodeo expenses are also down Last year »400 was budget for programs, no money is budgeted this year Dance expenses were budgeted at »3.(NX) Iasi year, but this year are expected lo be in ly »1.6IX) The total budget for the queen and court is »2.(XX). » 1.500 for uniforms and lierra. »2011 for the queen's luncheon, and »2 ini for chaperone Section five gives the horse show a separate budget detail with rev enues from open class entry fees and general donations Trophies and awards are the main expenses I Receive state farmer degrees Alex Lindsay z.nd Noella Rill of the Heppner F F A Chapter will receive their state farm er degrees at the state F F A Convention in Corvallis They will be umong 120 of the top F F A m em ben in the stale to receive this award In order to earn this degree the candidates must complete an exam and application and they are inter viewed twice Only the top three percent of the state membership may be awarded the state farmer degree in any year Candida les are judged in the areas of agricultural knowledge, work experience in agriculture, and lead ership From poge 1 M wcellaneouB fund» Other taxing funds in the county budget include the County School Fuad the other Read Districts Fund, the North Morrow Medical (lim e Fund, and the North Morrow Ambulance Fund The county school fund is man dated by Oregon state law Each county has lo turn over a certain percentage of property taxes it levies to the county school district Other Hoad Districts Fund is the mandated portion of the lax levy which is turned over to city rood districts The North Morrow Medical Clime Fund is almost S25.00U higher than Iasi year The increase is chiefly due lo the increased operating time of the clinic, and the requested tax monies remain the same while the projected income has almost doub led. said Don Eppenliach. chairman of the medical clinic board of directors The clinic has seen a couple of slow months, but the patient load has never been less than 13 patients per day What we are seeing is a delay in payment Mr have almost »26.(XMi in outstanding billings to Welfare and Worker's Compensation The total billing so tar this year is almost $65.0(M). the funds w-iil be collected, he conclud ed. but a portion will fall into the next fiscal vear The North Morrow Ambulande' Fund has budgeted a capital outluy for four pagers at a cost of HQtf apiece, there is a current shor'ajgi of pagers Five lightweight jackohi and dual chains are Included in the request for capital expenditures j»g well as a »300 telephone answering m achine which the a m h u la nre lioard hopes will improve public relations and collections The;; ambulance fund also had budgeted »5 1100 1 double last year's amount 1 to be transferred to the Ambulance Reserve Fund which is a holding fund for money to purchase a new ambulance sometime in the futurh- Non-taxing airport fund The non taxing airport fund has a revenue of »16.400 transferred in from the general fund which is the county's matching amount for a tlM.(HN) federal grunt which is pay.- ing for the airport renovation pro ject The beginning fund halance and the income from airport and hangar rents balance the budget with a $6.i«Ni allowance for hangar.*-'' Weather Report. truni & F D C M a u t( ■ 1— J s Ù . — *=r i -J Personalized fo r Him I Frcdut hiv smile with precision weather instruments for wall or desk. Genuine brass, mounted on solid mahogany Brass engraving plates accompany all models. Shown are: A -W a ll Barometer; B-Wall Barometer/Ther mometer/ Hygrometer; C-Desk Barometer/Thermometer From S00 00 (o $000 00 6 7 * »2 0 0 S Main
