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The Heppner
Gazette-Times
March 4 18
Weather
M orrow C o u n ty '0 H o m e-O w n ed W eekly N e w e p a p e r
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Richard McNerney
T w o c a n d id ate s have (lie d so fa r
fo r the o ffic e of M o rro w C ounty
D is tric t A tto rn e y to be on the M ay 20
p rim a ry e le c tio n b a llo t
In cu m b e n t R ic h a rd M c N e rn y . l r
rig o n . and a de p uty d is tric t a tto rn e y
fro m U m a tilla C ounty. J e ff W allace,
P endleton w ill ru n fo r the o ffic e If
County's need for roads
presented to state committee
C h a irm a n A n th o n y U tu r r i o f the
O regon S tate T ra n s p o rta tio n C o m ­
m itte e and Bob H ector, Region
K n g in e e r fo r Region 5 conducted a
h e a rin g fo r M o rro w C ounty and
U m a tilla C ounty on the p re lim in a ry
six y e a r H ig h w a y im p ro v e m e n t pro
g ra m last F rid a y , M a rc h 7 in
P endleton
Suggestions and com
m ents fro m a series o f these hear
ings w ill be a n alyzed b e fore the
fis c a l plan is a p p ro ve d th is s u m m e r,
says M o rro w C ounty Judge Don
M c E llig o tt
P re s e n tly 1200,000 is
recom m ended fo r a rest a re a fa c il
ity at B o a rd m a n O th e r p ro je c ts are
H ig h w a y 74 fo r p la n n in g in 1967 and
P a tte rson F e r r y In te rc h a n g e fo r
fu tu re c o n s id e ra tio n
Judge M c K lIig o tt re p o rts th a t he
and C o m m issio n e r J e rr y P eck pre
sented M o rro w County p rio r itie s fo r
im p ro v e m e n ts a t the m ee tin g
F irs t, to ad va nce H ig h w a y 74,
lone C e cil se ctio n fro m the 1987
e n g in ee rin g to c o n s tru c tio n m ade
The County presented a re so lu tio n
o ffe rin g »50,000 in m a tc h in g funds
( F A S ) upon c o m p le tio n and help
in s e c u rin g r ig h t of w ay
Second p r io r it y was to up g ra d e
the P a tte rs o n F e rry Road in te r
change fro m c o n s id e ra tio n to the
c o n s tru c tio n schedule w ith a s im ila r
m a tc h in g fu n d o ffe r
The c itie s of H eppner, l>exington
and lone. H eppner C h a m b e r o f
C om m erce, H e ppner E c o n o m ic De
velopm ent C o rp o ra tio n and lone
C o m m u n ity A g ri Business O rg a n i
ra tio n gave te s tim o n y in fa v o r o f the
H ig h w a y 74 p ro je c t c o n tin u e d the
Judge
F ra n k la im b of E a ste rn
O re g o n F a r m s o ffe re d S lo oou
m a tch in g funds and r ig h t of w a y fo r
the in te rch a n g e p ro je c t O ffic ia ls of
the P o rt o f M orro w . M o rro w C ounty
School D is tric t, C ity o f Irrig o n ,
B o a rd m a n C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rce
M orrow County G ra in G ro w e rs and
others spoke as o ffe re d testim ony on
this p ro je ct
C ounty o ffic ia ls pla ce d H ig h w a y
207 in U m a tilla C ounty fro m the
Ju n ctio n to I 64 as th ird p rio r ity
This section is on the 1968 construc­
tion schedule A n u m b e r o f B u tte r
creek a re a residents w ere presented
to advoeate th is p ro je c t, said M c E l­
lig o tt A no th e r p ro je c t of in te re st is
the im p ro v e m e n t o f H ighw ay 395 on
laing C re e k ' M ou n ta in in G ra n t
County F in a l request by the County
Court was fo r the H ig h w a y D e p a rt
m ent to secure the ra ilro a d rig h t of
way w h ich is being abandoned by
B u rlin g to n N o rth e rn R a ilro a d and
borders H ig h w a y 730 fro m Irrig o n to
U m a tilla in a n tic ip a tio n of fu tu re
w id ening of th a t highw ay
Judge M c E llig o tt said th a t a mod
e m sta te system is as im p o rta n t to
our C ounty as good co u n ty roads
The c o n trib u tio n s of fin a n c ia l sup
port w ere m ade to f it the c r ite r ia of
the State m o d e rn iza tio n p ro g ra m
w hich g ive s p rio r ity w h e re th e re is
strong lo ca l su p p ort, w here there is
lo ra k g o ve rn m e nt o r p riv a te sector
fin a n c ia l support and to p ro je cts
w hich encourage e conom ic develop
m ent to c re a te o r save jobs
The H ig h w a y 74 im p ro v e m e n t is
a b solutely necessary if the H eppner
branch lin e is abandoned and should
also increase to u ris m in o u r area,
the ju d g e concluded
M cN e rn e v says th a t he has le a rn
ed a lot th a t is essential to c a rr y in g
on his goals w h ile se rv in g his fir s t
fo u r ye a rs as d is tric t a tto rn e y a nd a
second te rm w o u ld g iv e h im a
chance to c a rry on to w a rd those
o b je ctive s
W allace. 36. has served as d e p u ty
d is tric t a tto rn e y fo r U m a tilla C oun­
ty since 1983
P rio r to th a t, he
served M a lh e u r C ounty fo r one ye a r
in the sam e c a p a c ity F ro m 1981 to
1963 he was c ity a d m in is tra to r fo r
the C ity of Weston F ro m 1978 81, he
was in p riv a te law p ra c tic e in
M ilto n F re e w a te r F ro m 1977 78, he
was deputy d is tr ic t a tto rn e y and
county counsel w ith the U m a tilla
County D is tr ic t A tto rn e y 's o ffic e
F ro m 1978-77. he was e m p lo ye d on a
one ye a r c o n tra c t basis by C o rey,
B y le r and Rew , a tto rn e ys, Pendle
ton
He a ttended O regon State U n iv e r ­
s ity and the U n iv e rs ity o f O regon
fro m w h ich he g ra d u a te d in 1972
w ith a B a ch e lo r of Science degree
w ith honors in jo u rn a lis m F ollow
ing g ra d u a tio n fro m the u n iv e rs ity ,
he e n ro lle d in the O regon N a tio n a l
G uard and a ttended D e p a rtm e n t of
Defense In fo rm a tio n School at F t
H a rriso n , In d ia n a
He e n ro lle d in
W illa m e tte U n iv e rs ity College of
ta iw . Salem in 197.1 W hile in law
school, was a c tiv e in M oot C ourt
B oard and C lie n t counseling co m p e ­
titio n
He rece ive d a D o cto r o f
Ju risp ru d e n ce fro m W illa m e tte la w
School in 1976 and was a d m itte d to
the O regon B a r the sam e ye a r
He is a m e m b e r of the S ixth
J u d ic ia l D is tr ic t and O regon B a r
A ssociation, the O regon D is tr ic t
A tto rn e y 's A sso cia tio n and has been
M o rro w C ounty voters w ill go to
the polls M a rc h 25 to decide the fate
of a $6,180.808 one ye a r ta x le vy fo r
operaton of the school d is tric t The
levy is up »47,252 or 6 p e rce n t over
this y e a r's ta x le vy
No e le ctio n is
re q u ire d to a p p ro ve the $834.809 tax
base and the $709,684 bonded debt
le v y , a d d in g these tw o a m o u n ts to
the special le vy w ill re s u lt in a $9 66
p ro p e rty ta x ra te per S1.000 of asses
v a lu a tio n T h is y e a r's tax ra te is
$8 75
Next y e a r's to ta l proposed oper
ations budget ia 18,471,6» a 8.87
percent increase or »787,387 o ve r
th is y e a r's to ta l budget E xp e cte d
resources o th e r than the p ro p e rty
tax a re »2,915,038 The la rg e st u p
e n d ilu re increases are due to s ta ff
a d d itio ns and negotiated s a la ry and
b e n ifit costs, ite m rep la ce m e n t,
school ve h icle re p la ce m e n t, and
co n tin u a tio n o f se ve ra l m a inte n a n ce
p ro je cts
Proposed s ta ff a d d itio n s fo r next
y e a r are an a d d itio n a l p rim a r y
teacher and lib r a r y aide at Sam
B o a rd m a n e le m e n ta ry school, a
h ealth teacher and special e ducation
teacher at C o lu m bia J u n io r H ig h .
tw o a d d itio n a l teachers at R iv e rs id e
H igh School, and a lunch o ffic e aide
Getting into your work
Actually
someone found use for on old mannequin’s leg in the new courthouse parking
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St. Patrick’s schedule
Friday
6
8pm
8 15
10 15 p m
9pm
-2am
R o lle r S ka tin g
M o rro w Countv F a ir P a v ilio n
Dance to L iv e M usic
E lk s Lodge & Wagon Wheel
1-ounge
Saturday
{ 8
10 a m
9am
10 a m
H am
10
10 a m
4p m
10 a m
H am
1 pm
1 p m
, 1 15 p m
2pm
i
1 2 30 p m
JeW Walloce
2
2
4
a d m itte d to p ra c tic e in U S D is tric t
Court fo r the d is tr ic t of Oregon
W hile in the N a tio n a l G u a rd , he
was a firs t lie u te n a n t w ith the Judge
Advocate G eneral C orps
H is hob
bies and in te re s ts in clu d e m usic,
sports, and jo g g in g
R ega rd in g his ca n d id a c y , he says
I feel th a t I am q u a lifie d due to the
fact that I have six ye a rs e xperience
as a IV p u ty D is tr ic t A tto rn e y and
C ity P ro se c u to r, am a life lo n g Fas
tern O regon re sid e n t, and w ould
w o rk e ffe c tiv e ly w ith local law
enforcem ent agencies "
4pm
6 p m
5 p m
4 10
7 30 p m
6 8 p m
9p m
2 a m
C o n tin e nta l B re a k fa s t
Ron M cD o na ld C hevrolet
Showroom
V F W food sale
State of E a s te rn Oregon L e g is la tiv e M eeting
H eppner E lk s la x lg e
K l ’ M A C o ffe r H our L IV E A M
I ’lw ttuirs Heppner
E lk s Lodge
M C C re a tiv e A rts Show & Sale lx-s Schwab T ire
Store
TOPS Bake Sale
B ru n ch
E lk s D in in g Room
Beil Race S ta rts in F ro n t of C e n tra l M a rk e t
Iris h P a ra d e
M ain Street
Sheep Dog show
M orro w C ounty F a ir G rounds
W ra n g le r's Horse d u b R um m a g e & Food Sale
Cow B elles Baked Iris h Potatoes
Cub Scout Cake Sale
Sheep S h e aring Contest
Preschoolers Coin H unt, dow ntow n
Slide show of Ire la n d
U p s ta irs at H eppner E lks
Lodge
R o lle r S ka tin g
M o rro w County F a ir P a v ilio n
B a b y s ittin g by J r B o w le rs at A ll Saints P a ris h H a ll
Social H our
Ron M cD o na ld C h e vro le t and F a rle y
M oto r Co Showroom s
St P a tric k s Day D in n e r
St P a tric k 's C atholic
C hurch P a ris h H a ll
S kating
M o rro w C ounty F 'air P a v ilio n
Dance to la v e M usic E lk s and W agon W h it-I lazunge
Sunday
10 a m
II) a m
l l a m
12 n o o n
2pm
Sheep Dog T ria ls
M orro w C ounty F’ a ir G rounds
1st A nnual Iris h Sweepstakes B o w lin g T ou rn a m e n t
H eppner B ow l M a rc h 8 A 16th
K e b ro a d c a it K l ’ M A ( ’off«*«* H our Tap«* KM
M a rio Z u b irri Basque Barbecue
M o rro w C ounty
Grounds- -l .iin h ’ S* <*1 A .lu lU $1 - i l . W u n t l f i
School levy up $47,252 over last year
W e've heard of People getting into their work, but this is ridiculous.
lot sewer pipe
P re c lp
by the City of Heppne
Two file for Morrow County District Attorney
no one else file s by to d a y's deadline,
the re su lts of the p rim a r y e le ctio n
w ill be fin a l and th e re w ill he no need
fo r the p o sition to a p p ea r on the
N ovem ber g e n era l e le ctio n b a llo t
M cN e rn y. 36. has been an a tto rn e y
as an associate to K K G lenn of
B o a rd m a n . a law c le rk fo r the fir m
o i L iv e ly and W isw a ll. and spent
three ye a rs w ith F re d M eye r. Inc
He se rve d the s u m m e r of i960 as an
in te rn t r ia l deputy fo r Coos C ounty
and w o rked as an a d m in is tra tiv e
assistant to the C h ie f of P o lice in
F’ ugene
He attended the U n iv e rs ity of
Oregon School of la w and earned a
J D in 1981 He a ttended W illa m e tte
U n iv e rs ity G ra d u a te School o f Ad
m in is tra tio n and ea rn e d a B a chelor
of Science in p o litic a l science fro m
the U n iv e rs ity of O regon in 1972 He
also attended C a lifo rn ia L u th e ra n
C o lle g e
and
P o r tla n d
S ta te
U n iv e rs ity
He and his w ife , Susan, have no
ch ild re n He is a m e m b e r of both the
B oa rd m a n and H eppner Cham tie r of
C om m erce, the lio n s C lub o f I r r i
gon, the H eppner K lk s C lub, the
Oregon State B a r U n ifo rm State
Iaiw s C o m m itte e and is a one ye a r
m em b e r of the C o lu m b ia U t ile
le a g u e B oard of D ire c to rs
H igh lx»w
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64
41
62
48
67
39
56
38
49
42
57
38
80
Tues
Wed
T hurs
F ri
Sat
Sun
Mon
to keep va rio u s records re q u ire d fo r
the lu n c h p ro g ra m th a t operates in
I tie (our n o rth county schools
S ta ff, a d d itio n s , the b o a rd 's o ffe r
of s a la ry and wage increases, plus
benefit increases account fo r 8 7
percent o r »755,143 o f the budget
increase
The b o a rd 's o b je ctive , "
s a id
S u p e rin te n d e n t
D o y le
M cC a slin . "re m a in s to pay com pel
itiv e s a la rie s at a ll levels and in a ll
jo b ca te go rie s, w ith em phasis on
a ttra c tin g teachers to the system as
the need a rises
Ite m s to la- rep la ce d include con
tra c ts fo r lA w fing, lo w e rin g c e ilin g s
in o ld e r cla ssroo m s, b u rn e r and
b o ile r r r p a lc r m r n ts . and fencing
T he re a re also s u b s ta n tia l increases
fo r legal and a rc h ite c tu ra l se rvices,
the E d u ca tio n S ervice D is tric t con
tra c t fo r handicapped e d u catio n ,
m a inte n a n ce o f e q u ip m e n t c o n tra
c ts , and re n ta l of fa c ilitie s such as
fa irg ro u n d s g o lf course and the
P ro je c t H elp cla ssroo m
W a te r, sewer ga rb a g e and tele
phone services g e n e ra lly show a
fo u r percent increase o v e r last ye a r
as do te xtb oo k, lib r a r y hook and
p e rio d ic a l supplies E le c tric a l costs,
says the budget o ffic e r continue
u p w a rd based on increased consum
p tio n , the d is tric t is rese a rch in g
reasons fo r the increases
P r io r to a p p ro v in g the proposed
le vy, the budget c o m m itte e cut
»261,037 fro m the o rig in a l to ta l
budget proposal
In his w ritte n budget message the
b u d g e t o f f ic e r . S u p e rin te n d e n t
D oyle M cC aslin said
" I j»st ye a r at th is tim e we d e liv e re d
a budget to the budget c o m m itte e
that was up a p p ro x im a te ly 13 per
cent, w ith the o pinion o f the budget
o ffic e r th a t the increase, o v e ra ll,
was u n a cce p ta b ly high
" N e ith e r th is c o m m itte e nor the
vo te rs agreed w ith th a t o pinion
how e ve r, and as a re s u lt we a re
p re se n tly m a n a g in g one of the best
■ unded budgets th is d is tric t has e ve r
had
"W e u rg e you to e x a m in e y o u r
e d u catio n a l p rio ritie s c a re fu lly and
tra n s la te those in to e x p e n d itu re p n
o n tie s The need to s triv e to w a rd
e d u ca tio n a l exce lle n ce is v e ry re a l,
and m an y re p o rts d e m o n stra te that
tr y in g h a rd e r is not enough, tr y in g
h a rd e r goes hand in hand w ith m o re
resources to do the jo b
And when
the fe d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t, the state,
and the lo ca l people dem and m ore
p ro g ra m s fo r youngsters, m ore re
sources of a ll kin d s have to be
e x p e ite d
" Y e t a bala n ce m ust be s tru c k
The C o u n ty's econom ic prospects in
the fo rth c o m in g y e a r m ay be no
b e tte r th a n they w ere at th is tim e
last ye a r they m ay a c tu a lly tie
worse
And you m ust se rio u sly
q u estion w h e th e r o r not you can
a llo w the schools to seem to e x is t as
an isla n d in the econom y "
Voters w ill also consider a new tax
base fo r the school d is tric t in the
M ay
p r im a r y
e le c tio n ,
s a id
M cC aslin, because statued d icta tes
that when the budget in an odd
n u m tie re d y e a r exceeds the ta x base
a vote fo r a new base m ust tie held
d u rin g e ith e r the p rim a ry m general
ele ctio n of the fo llo w in g even num
tiered year At the M a rc h 17 school
tm ard m ee tin g , the proposal w ill tie
discussed. M cC a slin said, so that the
co u n ty c le rk can bo n o tifie d of the
am ount by A p r il 10
Heppner goes to State
Fans o f the H eppner M ustangs
and F illie s w ill w ant to be at the
Pendleton A rm o ry M a rc h 12 15 to
cheer on the team s as they com pete
fo r the s ta te " A " b a s k e tb a ll cham
pionship
T h u rsd a y at 1 30 p m the F illie s
meet the A m ity W a rrio rs fo r the
firs t gam e in the to u rn a m e n t
Should the F illie s lose th is gam e,
they w ill e n ter the C onsolation round
of the to u rn a m e n t and face the loser
of the C row la is t R iv e r gam e at 9
a m F rid a y
The w in n e r o f this
m atch w ill p la y fo r the C onsolation
a w a rd at 9 a m S a tu rda y
I f the
F illie s w in the im p o rta n t gam e
against the W a rrio rs , how ever, they
advance to the sem i fin a ls at 7 p m
F rid a y , to ta ke on the w in n e r o f hte
law t R iv e r-C ro w gam e The loser in
the sem i fin a l m a tc h w ill com pete
fo r the s ta te th ird place slot a t 1 30
p m
S a tu rd a y
W inner o f the
sem i fin a l g a m e w ill p la y fo r the
ch a m p io n sh ip at 7 p m S a tu rda y
The M ustangs meet the S heridan
S partans fo r a la te . 8 45 p in gam e
T hu rsd a y
looser of th is gam e w ill
e n ter the consolation rou n d at 10 30
a m F rid a y and w in n e r of that
m a tc h w ill com pete fo r the Consola
lio n a w a rd at in 30 a m S a tu rda y
W in n e r of the im p o rta n t Heppner
Sheridan gam e w ill com pete in the
sem i fin a ls against the w in n e r of the
I» s t R iv e r C ro w gam e at 8 45 p m
F rid a y
Loeer o f the sem i fin a l
m a tc h w ill com pete fo r the sta le
th ird place trophy at 3 p m Satur
day W inner of the sem i fin a l gam e
w ill com pete in the c h a m p io n s h ip
m a tc h at 9 p m S a tu rda y
T ic k e t p ric e s fo r the to u rn a m e n t
a re »3 50 fo r a d u lts and »2 50 fo r
students per session o r »22 fo r a d u lts
and »12 fo r students fo r a season
tic k e t w h ich is good fo r a ll the
to u rn a m e n t g a m rs
Halley’s Comet rises at 4 a.m.
F o r the week o f M a rc h 12 M arch
16. telescope v ie w in g under c le a r
skies at G oldendale O b se rva to ry
should re v e a l the Moon, the planets
M ars. S a tu rn , and U ra nu s, and
H a lle y 's Com et
the b rig h t star
S in u s , the double s ta r Cor C a ro li,
the open s ta r c lu s te r M 4 I, the
g lo b u la r s ta r c lu s te r M3, the plane
ta ry nebula M97> th O w l i . the d iffu s e
nebula M42, and the g a la x y M 3I
“ ABC A s tro n o m y ", the p o rtio n of
the p ro g ra m d e dicated to w ords and
phrases, w ill e x p la in jo u le
D u rin g "T h e S ta rs T o n ig h t," ob
se rve rs w ill id e n tify the constel
la tio n C ancer
And d u ru m " P r a c tic a l A stro n
ony, v is ito rs in the th e a te r w ill see
d e m o n s tra tio n s about the M ilk v
Way
C a ll the o b s e rv a to ry at >509>
773 3141 fo r m o re in fo rm a tio n about
any of these p ro g ra m s
Special hours a re now in e ffe c t at
the o b s e rv a to ry th ro u g h M arch
R e g u la r v is itin g hours a re F rid a y ,
7 9 p m . S a tu rd a y , 1 5 p m and 7-9
p m , and Sunday. 15 p m O ther
tim e s W ednesday th ro u g h Sunday
by a p p o in tm e n t
E xtended hours
w h ic h in c lu d e v ie w in g H a lle y 's
Comet when it is v is ib le a re Wed
nesday th ro u g h Sunday fro m II p m
u n til daw n the fo llo w in g m o rn in g
T his week H a lle y 's Comet rises
about 4 a m
Farley celebrates 40
years in Heppner
F a rle y M o to r Co in H eppner is
c e le b ra tin g 40 years in business in
H eppner th is y e a r, says ow ner J im
F a rle y
F a rle y s ta rte d in business a fte r
re tu rn in g hom e fro m the A rm y in
1946. when he was appointed Shell
O il A gent fo r the a re a
He also
purchased a Shell s e rv ic e s ta tio n at
th a t tim e
In M a rc h of 1948 he was appointed
P ontiac D e a le r. 1949the W illy 's Jeep
d e a le r, 1951 B u ic k and G M C and in
O ctober 1971 he was m ade the F o rd
d e a le r in H eppner
F a rle y has co m b in e d his a n n iv e r
s a ry c e le b ra tio n th is y e a r to c o in ­
cid e w ith St P a tr ic k 's D ay, and
w e ll w ish e rs m a y stop by on S a tu r
day fro m 4 to 5 p m and p a rta k e of
the social h o u r at the show room