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S I A F £ R EU L L L J P s* 7 •» „ J The Heppner Gazette-Times Tues ww Thurs 1 n Sat Sun Mon M o r r o w C o u n t y 'a H o m e - O w n e d W e e k l y N e w s p a p e r NOI MM NO. 2» H eppner, O regon 25 ‘ Wrdnesdav. July 16 . iwa 8 Pages July 8 - 14 High lam 84 53 78 52 71 49 78 51 78 46 81 44 77 37 Prpclp l>\ the City of Heppner 0 i *i 14 00 (X) 00 0 Court postpones contract approval Morrow County Court last W'cdnevlav postponed signing con tracts between Drx Thiex.xen and Koznek jnd Pioneer Memorial Hospital Negotiated between the hospital board and the doctor«, the proposed contracts guarantee the doctors net salaries of $60.1*10 and $70,(XX) per sear respectively over the nest two sears Because the hospital receives taxes les led by the County Court to supplement its revenues, the Court must approve the hospital budget in eluding major expenditures The court needs time to review the contracts, have its attorney read them, and would like to have the hospital board explain the contracts before approving them. Commix sioner Jerry Peck said The Court meets again today The Court also heard an update of the Courthouse renovation from Ar chiles t Hob Smith Weatherstripping has arrived, and installation of win dows he expected installation to begin July 14 and be completed in approximately two weeks Fugitive arrests have insreased. but total arrests have decreased from last sear. Sheriff Roy Dr ago told the Court in his six month report The Sheriff s Office handled 2ft* cases in the first six months of 1986 com pared with NON cases for the entire year of 198V he said The sheriffx office has begun recording miscellaneous services such as animal problems, occupant checks, messages delivered, distir hanccs. etc as well as assists to other agencies, he said, which gives a more complete account of how the department uses of its time last year the department drove an average of 620 miles each day with a 14 6 miles per gallon average fuel consumption Based on the first 181 days this year, the department has driven 650 miles per day with an average IN 6 miles per gallon Sheriff Drago also told the Court that he had appeared at the Heppner City Council and. at their request, presented a tentative cost estimate. $61.028 per year, to provide two deputies and one vehicle to the city for 24-hour protection from the sheriffs department "W e're not trying to undercut the Heppner Police Dept ." he said The city is looking for ways to cut costs, and contracting service from the sheriffs office is one possibility The Court agreed to a request from Charley Daly of the Morrow County Fair Board for Road Dept assistance on the bridge at the fairgrounds In additional business, the Court • received a monthly report from Morrow County Justice Court for May 1986 The Court handled 471 cases, 83* at the Imgon Court and 17* at the Courthouse in Heppner approved an additional $500 for the Irrigon Rural Fire Dist 911 emergency equipment budget The Court had already approved $2000. the fire district expected to spend $4,200 for beeper-type equipment approved maternity leave for an employee in the assessor's office -considered and approved claims Local 4-FTer returns from Canadian exchange There's mil a lot of difference ex cept the tanns arc little and there are trees everywhere, is the way Shan non Mclaiughlin described the Nanaimo area of Vancouver Island The 16 vear-old daughter of Boh and Bette Mclaiughlin, Heppner. is recently relumed from a 10-day 4 H exchange to British Columbia. Canada She and 4 H'erx from Con don. Fossil, and Moro traveled with Fossil extension Agent Ken Kill - ingxworth and his wife and stayed with 4 H families on Vancouver Island Mdaiughltn's host family were Dennis and Janet l.imin and their daughter Karen who is also 16 They have a small farm of about 15 acres, some hay. and 10 cows, said the Heppner 4 H'cr Mr l.imin works away from the farm, at a pulp mill Mrs l.imin is an assistant leader for a beef 4-H club Most of the men. Mclaughlin said, work away from home and do the milking at 4 a m before going to work and again in the evening The wives do the majority of the farm work, she said Farms average 15-20 cows The l.imins were a good family to visit, she said, they were interested in the way we lived and the things that are different here They were surprised that ranches here are so large W'hile staying with the Limins. Mclaiughlin said she often went to the beach, visited a dairy farm, the Parliament buildings in Victoria, and the Hut,hart gardens She enjoyed the huge sunken gardens with every flower imaginable and fountains Though everywhere was crowded, shopping was interesting, she said V % Center honors volunteers Center volunteers, from left Helen Dyer, Eleanor Gonty, Neola Mackey, Betty Tan ner, and Camilla Samples Volunteers were recognized at a July 9 dinner for their serv ice to the Heppner Neighborhood Center dur ing the last year Neola Mackey, Helen Dyer, Bel ty Tanner, Eleanor Gonty, Camilla Samples. Irene Swanson. Verna Hrtnda. Alena Anderson, Maxine Grey, Martha King, Adelle 1 .a Trace. Babe Harris, and Bob and lairina Shuman were honored as the 14 volunteers who had donated the greatest number of hours in server to the Center during the past year They were presented carnations and cactus gardens by Center Coor- dinator Put Scott and Blue Mountain Economic Development Council program coordinator Sharon Carroll In addition, the ten volunteers with the greatest number of donated hours received certificates Receiving an extra gift for their service were the six volunteers who led the list Neola Mackey with 1,405 hours, Helen Dyer with 1.03636 hours. Theta Lowe with I ,(X)2 hours, Hetty Tanner with 891 hours. Eleanor Gonty with 878 hours, and Camilla Samples with 747^6 hours A special award was presented to Bob and lairina Shuman for the hours they have spent helping with cheese distribution. Christmas baskets, repairing toys, and collec ting commodities donated by businesses and merchants Guests at the recognition dinner were Sarah Powell and Hy Com pton, BMEDC board members, Marge Shade and Dorothy Irish. Heppner Advisory Council members, and Clara Courtney and Murna Toll Robin Mattison. Phil Fsherg and John Ferrell with the Center's Youth Training Program waited tables and helped clean up after the dinner New manager 207 pre-aps received Shannon McLaughlin (left) with her host sister Karen Limin. Although she didn't buy much, she admits to purchasing some candy bars that we don't have here Prices were mostly lower, she said, except food is more expensive, and l>evis are $40 a pair She enjoyed her trip because it was both a learning experience and a vacation, but mostly, she said, because it was a chance to visit another country It was different to see many trees everywhere and not be able to see for miles like you can here, she said The McLaughlins will host a 4 H er from Canada later in August, she said Karen Lunin, her host sister, will not be coming to the United States because so many are in compel it K in for the few chances available Those 4 H'ers who are in high sc T kki I and think they might be in tercstexl in going to Canada next year should contact the Morrow County Extension office Two hundred seven pre- applicationx have been received for the proposed elderly housing project at the Heppner Hotel Heppner Mayor Cara Costa and City Attorney Hill Kuhn and others interested in the project took the pre applications to a meeting with the state housing division in Salem Tues day The pre applications were needed to show state housing of ficialx that there is local interest in the project The city is now in the application stage in attempting to gel a VO),(XX) loan from the state housing division to use in conjunction with a $N00,(XX) federal block grant already awarded the city for development of a 28 unit elderly housing project at the Heppner Hotel If the city does not get the loan, it will lose the block grant In the application stage, the city must show that rent income will repay the loan and will cover costs of maintenance, upkeep of the building The city also expects to try to verify that proposed construction costs arc reasonable, said a spokesperson If the city advances through the application stage and if money is available, it will get (he loan, con cluded the spokesperson Accident Victim dies Tues. Dennis Campbell died Tuesday. July IN at St Marv 'x Medical Center in Walla Walla He hud been in in tensive lave there since a July N car accidct)) near Ruggs Arrangements are pending at Sweeney Mortuary. Heppner » Mike Procter Mike Proctor. 31. from laiGrande is the new manager at the Heppner Les Schwab Tire Center He was assistant manager of the lire center in laGrande for 3'6 years and at Hemuxton for four years before He has been with l.ex Schwab for 7*6 years He and his wife, Kay. have two daughters Proctor grew up in Irrigon He replaces former Heppner manager Dale Thompson Conservation Program effects more than farmers Putting out the flames A pickup fire was out shortly after the Heppner Fire Dept arrived on the scene Thursday evening. July 19 A pickup belonging to Frank Wilson apparently caught tire while driving up Gilmore St said Assistant Fire Chief Rusty Estes Cause of the fire is under investigation The fire caused major damage to the motor and every thing under the hood requiring that the pickup be towed away. Estes caul < The federal conservation reserve ed a $50,(XX) payment limitation program has the potential to For example, five partners in a ranch drastically effect Morrow County could each receive the maximum The program ' 'takes farmland that payment, but a corporatKin could probably should not be farmed receive only one maximum payment anyway out of production for 10 During the first signup period, years." says Judy Buschke of the Buschke said 8,083 acres were of Morrow County Agricultural fered and 7,(XX) were accepted Stabilization and Conservation Ser 29,619 acres were offered during the vice Morrow County has approx second signup period with 27,(XX) imatcly 400,000 acres of crop land, accepted one fourth of of that land may he bid For an average Morrow County into the CRP farm of 700 acres. Buschke said, if Bidding the land, docs not the entire anaiunt were acceptable in guarantee that it will be accepted the CRP, the farmer would receive said Buschke The Soil Conservation a $35,OfX) payment each year Service determines if the land is ac although half of the land would nor ceptahlc for the program by deter mally be summer lallow It's almost mining its soil loss Rainfall, slope as if he were to receive $100 per length, tillage practices used, and crop year for the land, vhe said other pertinent data are considered The economic impact on die coun in the formula to determine soil loss ty may not be that great if only land with high soil loss is ac 34.(XX) acres are in the program, hut cepted in the program at a maximum if the maximum I ll).(KK) acres are of $50 per acre It must then he seed seexJed to grassland, all farm-related ed to grass which may not he graz businesses cannot help but feel the ed for 10 years The government impact ' ' Farmers are hav mg a hard will reimburse 50* of the cost for tim e." she said, "the program is seeding grass designed to help them, but it seems The government also has impos when you help out one group, it always has an effect on another ” larry Mills, manager of Morrow County Grain Growers said that although it's a little early to speculate, grain storage, fertilizer, chemicals, machinery parts and ser vice, equipment sales, luel, all aspects of their business may be ef fected proportlonallv to the acres in die CRP "The program is so attractive, it will be difficult for farmers to pass up because the payment is more than he can net on most ground in the county," Mills said "The business community needs to he aware that die CRP could have a detrimental ef feet (on their businesses) because with less land farmed, ranchers may not need to hire as many people ’’ Judge attends meeting Morrow County Judge Don McEJIigoti left last Wednesday after noon to attend a National Associa t*°n of Counties Conference He will returned to the county Tuesdav and i* presiding at the County Court meeting today Some of those hired helpers may leave the county which would effect banks, insurance businesses, and all other businesses where those people now spend money Skip Pettyjohn ol Pettyjohn Oil Co also said that all businesses which supply fuel or equipment to fanners will be effected by the CRP. depending on the amount of acres which are eventually accepted for grassland "Som e recreational businesses may benefit," he said Market Report CompRmgnfi cH it« Mnrrow County Ok«*fs (V ovmp * Tues., Juls 15 Soft White IXeliveries this week $2 81 Balance July »2 77 Aug •2 '4 Sept »2 76 *2 78 Oct »2 80 *2 82 Nov *2 84-»2 86 Dec $2 88 $2 90 Barley July/Sept »71 Oct »72 Nov »73
