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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1986)
IW U • 11»* Hcpporr l .u c t U • I Unr», H cppurr, Orrgmi U rd u c v u ), J ••»/ *->• •'*** Court halts construction of fairgrounds bridge Eating their words - er ballots Morrow County Clerk Barbara Bloodsworth served Commis sMmer Jerry Peck (left). Judge Don McElligon and Commissioner Irv Rauch their null in ballots with their choice of mustard or cat sup following the approval o f the county levy in June's mail in ballot A bridge rep lacem en t i» necessary, she said, before the Fair begins August 14 The Court decided to install two six foot culverts in the creek chan nel instead of building a bridge over it The cost of the two culverts, may hr as much as $1.500. hut is still less than the anticipated $5 .5 0 0 to replace the bridge Commissioner Irv Rauch said that he liked the idea of using culverts if it could he made to work because it meant fewer man hours lo install, and because the total cost to the county would he less than to build a replacement bridge Commissioner Jerry Peck con sulted w ith Road Dept foreman Don Hall on the engineering problems and availability o f culverts He was told also that adequate fill dirt was available at the site to provide the necessary three foot fill over the culverts Assured that culverts would he available and delivered lo the fairgrounds this week, the court Work was haultrd on a bridge at the Morrow County Fairgrounds last Wednesday by order of Morrow County Court Merlyn Robinson of the Morrow County Fair Board told the Court that the bridge served fairgrounds property on hoth sides o f Hinton creek near Shorty's Museum Robinson said the Fair Board has been promised various bridges dur ing the past year and that currently the county road department and the groundskeeper at the fairgrounds were to build forms and do the necessary digging along the creek hanks The county intended to pur chase beams for the bridge Fifth Wheel trailers Robinson told the Court, had difficulty making the turn to get across the existing bridge which was unsafe last year The Court had considered replacing the hndge with a longer one straight across the creek instead o f at an angle as the existing one A END OF SEASON C LO S E O U T S P E C I A L S ! 1250 °° SAVE * 349 SALE 11 H.P. 40” Cut Lawn Tractor Rear Discharge/Rear Bagger % Electric Start Reg »159995 5 speed transmatic transaxle drive Combination clutch brake pedal Rear twin bag grass collection system included 5 position cutting height adjustment blade engagement lever Combination clutch brake pedal Safety reverse (485618) Model 669 SALE Our Best Selling Lawn Tractor 11 H.P. 38” Cut 7 Speed J 92795 - Reg »109995 to get 10 trailer pads at Cutsfonh decided to install the culverts The Commissioners agreed that some unnecessary work may have been done on the bridge, hut that in stalling culverts was still the cheaper way to go Morrow County Judge Don McF.lligott had expected to he hack from a National Association ol C ounties meeting in time for Wednesday'» Court Session, hut decided he needed to stay for an ad ditional day of the meeting Doctor'» Contracts The Court again looked at con tracts which Pioneer Memorial Hospital Board has offered Doctors Thiesscn and Ko/nck They had ask ed that the hospital administrator and board chairpcrvm appear and ex plain some of the cloudy areas of the contracts Some of the wording in the contract w as ambiguous, however, they said, and asked to have county attorney Val IXiherty Park ready so they are bringing money into the park She said that although she was not try,n8 **•> gf* more money" from the county, there were "jobs to he done" and she needed to know it the Court wanted to authorize ad ditional hour» for half time employee Earl Papineau Commissioner Rauc h ads ised her that she would need to prioritize and use extra help for the most imfxir- tant jobs, because the project ran with only one supervisor last year and money was not available for two full time employees Commissioner Peck said that thes might he able fo transfer funds for some additional hours, hut the amount woukl not ap proach full time fhe supervisor is not paid from courts funds, hut from through the Juvenile Services Commission Other Business In other business, the Court heard from Fair Board member Mcrlyn Robinson that a fire escape would he required on the North grandstand The Fair Board learned from the state fire marshal three weeks ago that the structure would he needed before the rodeo begins, she said Jhc expense was not in eluded in this year's budget, so the hoard has had to "beg. borrow, and 'steal' materials to get the )ob done heard an update on the Courthouse renovation project from County Ar chitect Boh Smith The Court ap proved a silicone treatment lor the South retaining wall to present future discoloring from iron oxide when sprinklers spray against the wall The Court inspected the new windows being installed upstairs Smith was asked to get a price lor Venetian blinds The Court will survey the condition of the blinds now on the windows heard from Boh Stevens that there were a lot of potholes in the Hard man Ridge Road fie asked it they could he repaired before he started hauling grain in harvest The Court consulted IVn Ball at the county road department and informed Stevens that blade patching was scheduled to begin July 17. held an executive session to discuss the Sheriffs Association Contract held an executive session to discuss terms of the contracts with Drs Thiessen and Koznek rewrite those portions of the con tracts before the court approved them Hovpital Administrator John Hempel and Hovpital Board Chairperson Marcia Anderson ex plained articles of the contracts which guarantee Drv Thiesscn and Ko/nek net incomes of $60.000 and $70.10) pet year respectively for the ncxl two years Die yearly guarantee is to he paid monthly, because the first few months are when the doc tors are likely to need financial help in their practices, Anderson explained The hoard offered a two scar con tract hoping to regain, during the sc cond year, part of the expense paid out during the first scar Should the doctors earn more than the guaranteed net income, the contract provides for their repayment of money received from the counts on ■ percentage of net monthly ¿am mgs because, she said, the hoard did not want to "penalize them for do ing a good job " "The contracts were offered." said Hempel. because "getting a longterm stable medical community is a benefit to the hospital Hempel said that typically, the cost to a physician to set up a prac lice in a rural area is $95 100.000 and in order to get a physician start up costs and a net income are usual ly guaranteed Because Drs Thiesscn and Ko/nck have agreed to work from the same office. Hempel said that the hospital is saved the su n up cost for Dr Thiesscn ‘‘It was never the Board's intent to supply the doctors with capital equipment." Anderson assured the Court Parks Project Charlene Papineau reported that four acres of the summer park pro jeet is 901 burned, piled, cleared, raked, and ready to he seeded to Fair buttons on sale now Fair buttons can he purchased at Bristow's Market. Del s Market. Murray's Drug Store. Coast to Coast, and Court Street Market Fair buttons will admit the wearer to the grounds all lour days Admission to • Electric Start • Twin 19 cutting blades • 5 cutting heights hlade engagement lever • 7 speed transmatic drive 15 00 x 6 00 front tires 18 00 x 9 50 rear tires (485597) Model 696 8 H.P. 30" Cut Riding Mower Rear Engine/Rear Discharge 5 Speed Transmatic Transaxle 202 ‘ 79700 SAVE % SALE Reg »99995 • Electric Start • 6 position rutting height adjustment with Made engagement lever • Combination clutch brake pedal (485570) Model 504 Shown With Optional Bag-It Grasscatcher Collection System SALE 10 H.P. 38" Cut Lawn Tractor 5 Speed Transmatic Transaxl $89Q O O Reg »99995 • Electric Start • Two 19 cutting blades • 5 position cutting height adjustment blade engagement lever • Combination clutch brake pedal 15 00 * 6 00 front tires 18 00 * 9 50 rear tires (485589) Model 637 M o rro w County Grain Grow ers ISC. R>one 989 8221 I 800 452 7396 7 o lo i j*? Leiinglon Oiegon ■ A»»—. A » - - - ■■ A » «- A 1 » jU M M L rA V * » C L 5 ■ .1» . * ■ .' * 1 i •* ' ■ M ii I . . . I Jason (left) and Dave Hanna Father/son to bowl at national tournament Dave Hanna and hiv *>n Jason will represent the State of Oregon in the Prep Division of the I Ith annual Sa tional Family Bowling Tournament held in Washington. I) C August 29-Septemher 2. They howled vix games to place first in the Prep Division and will receive a trip to Washington D C They also receive a bowling shirt and $260 for expenses Hanna, an average 180 howler, has howled in Heppner for 25 years His son Jason has been howling for four years and averages 90 pins per game The Oregon Stale fam ily Touma ment was held at Fastmont Bowl in Gresham the first three weekends o f April Oreogn had 62 teams par ticipating in three age groups, cun sitting o f a junior howler and an adult howler who were related The V. . r \ age groups were M to II Preps. 12-14 Juniors, and 15 19 Majors The Hannas howled in the Prep group which had the most entries. Each state sends three teams to Washington D C While in Washington D C . they will take various tours around the area Some o f the places they will he touring are the Capitol Lincoln Memorial, and the Tomh o f the Unknown Soldier During the howl ing tournament, a state team will he chosen to place a wreath on the Tomb o f the Unknown Soldier An award banquet will he held the Iasi day of the Bowling Tournament. Trophies and nhhons will he given out for each age division Die firs! prize in each age disision will he a $1000 scholarship pul into a trust fund until the child is 19 Second place will he a $500 scholarship i l ü — m n \ *»)
