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Seniors asked to return property B P S S ! E WE T Z E L L U OF ORE NE WS P AP E R L I B EUGENE OR 0 7 4 0 3 The Senior Citizen* Committee deed the propertv bas k to the coun w ill not he allowed to build a senior ty center on Fairground* property, If the veniors vhould decide to M o rro w C ounty Judge Don build there at a later date, he said, McF.Ihgott ha* announced He ha* we w ill hold a bearing to determine also asked that the senior citizen* if the property is surplus and then return to the county the parcel o f •nt land deeded to them on June 27. M cFlligott also said that because 1985 the county had received a number o f Morrow County Court ha* learn letters and personal communication* ed that a governing body i* pro hihited by state law from translcmng public property to a private entity without fir*! holding a public hear- in* to establish that the property i* surplu*,” he *aid Since the county did not follow With harvest in Morrow County proper pnvedure and hold a public three fourths over. Morrow County hearing to determine that the proper Crain Growers still has adequate ty actual Hinton Creek from the storage available. Manager ta rry fairground* i* "surplu*" county pro- M ills reports Jordan Elevator is full and has had VOL 104 NO 32 Wednesday, August 6. 1986 Heppner, Oregon 25« 8 Pages PcrI>- the Judge said, the county —---------- — court i* asking that the senior citizen* to tum away several customers, elevator manager Dick Snider said Tuesday "W e have been full here the last tour or five years Our total capacity ic (SOO.OOt) bushels and at the beginning o f this year's harvest Approval o f advertising for a pro donations by organizations Kuhn and Development Council requirev we only had room for about 150,000 By Avon M r I by ject architect for turning Heppner said Heppner Economic Develope it State funding w ill he uced to pay bushels," he said Most of Jordan Cits of Heppner w ill ask for a new Hotel into a 24 unit housing rental mem Corp has already donated ihe Tennison people ( j x ha*e at the November election, elevator's customers have finished for retired pe«>ple was given City A t $1.500. the Chamber o f Commerce and for a three-year serial levy of harvest Kuhn reported the Corps o f torney Rill Kuhn Kuhn said the anti other organizations w ill he ask $100,000 per year at the September The Grain Growers still has two Engineer* had people here last week $500,000 grant already awarded the ed to donate 16 election large covered piles at the river car They have agreed to redo the work city could he disallowed if the city City Manager Marshall laivgren ned over from previous years. M ills Council member* agreed on the on the Little league field they built is not working on the project by was jpf»•m int C-rtifvm g Officer, to new tax base request because each said Since crop y leld is less than last near the dam co it can be uced December He wav a lv i authorized take care o f alf the government o f the past two year* voter* have re year, it helps storage "W e expect leveling and seeding should be done to spend $5,000 to hire an archetect form s and other paper w ork jected budget requests Councilman tame w ill be stored on the ground at this tall to make up a project design so the necessary on the hotel project Marvin l-ane said "W e have had to Nonh Lex this year." he said I iquor licence renewals were ap state could he told how the requested Tennison Engineering was hired cut out 25 to 35 thousand dollar* o f This vear'x crop is definitely not loan of $600,000 can he repaid "N o to do the upstate work on the city 's proved for Heppner Bowl. Central a bumper crop, and is somewhat needed equipment and supplies, Market, Cal's Lounge A Cate. one wants to go in to this unless we com prehensive plan T his is money we needed to provide ade below the five seat average, but it Heppner Flks Club, Court Street necessary because the state are sure the project is feasible,'" he quate services, because the budget is c lo ^ to the 10 year average. Mills Market, and Hucknum's Tavern said The $5.000 is to come from legislature and (.and Conservation was voted down " A tax base o f $125.000 was ap proved in 1980 It has been increas ed by the allowable six percent each year, giving a tax base this year o f $167,000 An amount o f $200,000 was suggested for the new base l-anc noted "W e can use less than the total, or not use (he automatic six percent increase, it we have enough money in future years " No exact amount was set A committee w ill study and report at the next meeting on what figure should he requested For the November election, the amount would need to he declared to the county clerk after the council's next meeting on September 2. Money on the serial levy is need ed to provide repairs, up date the water system, and repair some street surfac ing in many areas of the town. Water and sewer work w ill be done first, so no streets w ill be dug up for repairs after new surfacing is laid Cost estimate figured by crew foreman David Winters is $40 per linear foot for the paving Based on current figures, cost would be estimated at $3 85 per $1,000 of pmperty valuation to raise the annual $100,(MX) next year, but would pro bably increase a little each o f the next two years Librarian Bethel Heinrichs and Pauline Winter o f the library hoard, asked approval o f the council to order a book drop box to be built at a cost o f $279 as quoted by an out of-town person The council said to check locally to see i f that price could he met or would come in less than the quoted amount for the work If no one locally would do the work Fid Strulhers, caretaker at the Morrow County Fairgrounds has been busy form above the animal pens then turns at a 90 degree angle dropping into for $279. permission was given to go the last week huilding a fire escape behind the Nonh grandstand one o f the pens The fire escape w ill he an emergency exit only and w ill ahead and have it built, contingent The Fair Board was notified in July that an exit from the nonhwest cor not he used for a regular entrance or exit, Strulhers said on approval o f the County Court ner o f the grandstands would have to he in place before this year 's rodeo To keep fire danger at a minimum. Strulhers continued, before to each Since the Court is in charge o f the New fire regulation* made the regular exits insufficient year's rodeo all weeds and trash are cleaned away from the grandstands museum library building. Mayor and the entire area including the bleachers is soaked down with a fire hose The fire escape descends from the top row o f the bleacher seats to a plat Cara Costa said she would meet with the Court to get it’ s permission Following a lengthy discussion, the council agreed to permit Ken Key to annex to the city, by-pawing the earlier route which would have The M orrow County SchiHil demanded approval of the Corps o f since 1981 New minimum stjn sc hool Forced closure in any I oca is less than 251 o f the county's Engineers to deed some o f its land District needs voter approsal o f both dards have been set for counseling lion would result in unusual dissen registered voter* "W'e need a heavy to the city An effort w ill he made the $5.140,64 t special levy and the and dropout prevention vion and discord In today's school turnout hy mail for the budget to The total tax rate for 1986 87. to get the cemetery annexed to the $473.786 serial levy in the August finance climate, we doubt that any pass I would like to encourage city The boundary for city limits 12 mail in election. Superintendent calculated on a total levy amount of district can pass a budget if it voters to mail their ballots in hy Fri w ill he extended to a portion o f the Doyle McCaslin said Tuevlav $7.158.922 ($5,140.643 special alienates an entire population center day because August 12 comes School district administrators are levy. $4 rV786 venal levy. $839.809 property South o f the cemetery , tak by closing their school The fact is mighty fast If the majority o f the ■ ng in Key's land Key. who had concerned, he said that many voters tax have, and $709.684 bonded debl everyone veemv to he willing to dose voters. 6 7 1 . who sent in ballots for complained about waiting six months tend to consider the serial levy as payment) iv estimated to be $8 95 a school in someone e ls e '* Ihe county levy w ill vote in the for water, wav told to meet with the something extra "B u t. no,rung ex per $I.(KX) o f assessed property town If it become* a question o f school budget election, we believe city crew within the next two days tra is proposed On the contrary. we alienating a majority to accom value "T h is represents an increase the school budget w ill pass also to figure where the best connection have actually delayed until next year o f about $10 per year on a $I0.(XX) modate a m inority, the hoard needs because we can't believe that a ma for water could he made He w ill he several things which need to he to know that, too " property over last year’s rate." he jo rity o f people arc not supporting said annexed to the city if the cemetery done The district has $27 m ilium We need to keep our schools fur*. the programs in the schools ” board agree* lie a tio n s and type of worth o f buildings and equipment Honing and we need to keep them in Some people, he said, have asked ' buildings he may put on the land w ill Any business is concerned with place If vime o f Ihe expected why the district doesn't close ineffi maintaining its investment and not he set by the planning commission developments in the north end o f the cient school* "Inefficiency is not . . . . county materialize, " I suspect we Mayor Cara Costa briefed the letting facilities deteriorate If we the only consideration." he said w ill not he able to build schools fast council on a cooperative effort o f the operate as a business, we need to Many people throughout the county city and several organizations in maintain buildings and equipment enough " want to keep their school in their "And that (expense) is only sup^ boosting Heppner The first project A proposal for two way com own town It is doubtful that any is to change the empty lot on Main port for our main program which munication through local advisory town would w illingly give up their Street where a fire burned out a educating kids," he emphasized "\W grocers store between the post office w ill still have a good budget if both and the Shoe Box The garden club levies pass ” The serial levy is not an extra, he The School Board, he said, is w ill do landscaping and plant repeated It merely raises the addi flowers The Lions Cluh w ill put up restricted by the state tax rate limita tional money needed to retain the a m w ill help put spectators in the August 9 the first major canoe a tent for covered seating space, and turn law Since the first two efforts mood lor a big race, and evening current educational standards at a race in Oregon w ill get underway at a place to show information about to pass a levy failed, the maximum events in Roardman w ill help somewhat reduced —but s till 11 a m at the Irrigon Park the area Shorty Peck, o f the fair the district can ask in a one-year everyone relax afterwards You acceptable—level Organizers say there is good view hoard, w ill bring an old wagon to special levy is that amount which the w on't want to miss the Lions Club "W e 're trying to get kids well mg at the darting point, along the 15 display The project is to he com lax rate extahlished in 1981. $6 89 auction at Ihe Boardman Marina educated." he said mile Columbia River course, and at per S1.000 o f assessed property pleted before the fair To obtain in from 6-8 p m , a Western Street Funher reduction o f educational the finish in B«>ardman surance. the city should rent the land value, w ill raise For next year, that Dance at the Hitchin' h>*t in and extra curricular programs doe* from its owners, at $1 per year This amount is $5.140.643. The race may not start until Satur Roardman. and a Popular Street not seem feasible, he said D is trict-w id e enrollm ent wax way it can he included in the city's day morning, but the fun is expected Dance at the Boardman Marina and It is important that everyone vote, lower in 1981 than is expected for liability policy Council members to start Friday night with a 6-9 p m then finish the whole event with an he said As o f last Friday, the Mor thought it was good publicity and next year, the superintendent said barbecue in the Imgon Park An out outdoor breakfast at the Boardman row County C lerk’ s Office had agreed to the lease, and to providing New graduation and special educa door breakfast Saturday from 7-10 Marina Sunday morning received only 1.084 ballots, which non requirements have been added water for the area The Heppner Morrow County's Homo-Owned Newspaper from pts^vle »< both ends o f the coun ty who opftwed deeding fair grounds property to the senior citizen*, the county court had determined to hold a public hearing on the matter following harvest and the Morrow County Fair and Kodev It was while doing research for the matter, that "w e discovered that such a transfer is prohibited." he said Harvest yields close to 10-year average mies City to ask new tax base Building an escape explained There is a wide variety in quality o f the crop this year, he continued A lot ot the barley tv coming in light because o f the h*« spell in June Some o f the wheal tv even light, hut most tv about 58 jxHinds per bushel "Y ie ld s are down, hut are better than were expected." County Agent Fred l undin echoed M ills report "Some bushel weights are light, hut not as li|jht ns th e y could have been Some barley iv doing better than ex peeled " Some farmers have reported that this year's spring barley t* yielding better than their fall barley did Two special sections included this week Two special section* are included in this week's newspaper A 16-page Morrow County Lair and Kodco special section highlights events o f the August 14 17 counts wide event An eight page section tealurev in formation about the first Greater Columbia Canoe Race to be held this weekend between Irrtgon and Roardman Sheriff confiscates marijuana plants The Morrow County Sheriff's Of ficc seized 12 marijuana plants August 26 following an investigation and flying over fields neat Patterson Ferry Road The Sheriff reported receiving in formation o f suspicious activity in a c irc le o f corn near Pole Line Road and I 84 Investigation on August 27 resulted in the location o f nine man juana plants and a suspect who led deputies to three more plants grow ing along the railroad tracks near Patterson Ferry Road The .Sheriff has requested a com plaint charging "M anillaslure ot a Controlled Substance" from the District Attorney’ s office against the suspect. Duane Bruce Sidehottom. 33, Irrigon The plants ranged in size from three to five feet in height Sheriff Roy Drago said a full grown six toot plant in full blossom has a street vulue. when dried, o f approximate ly $1 .(XX). depending on the ivpc and quality o f the plant The plants were found growing in a circle field owned by a corporate farm, not on land owned hy the suspect Superintendent says both levies needed If a majority o f the voters setui in ballots we believe the school bulge! will pass because we can t believe a ma jority o f people are not suppor ting programs in the schools Supt Doyle McCaslin ! Canoe race starts Sat. committees w ill he implemented this fall, because. McCaslin said, more than ever before. Ihe advisory com mittee members need to he active rather than passive in their'com munitie* Weather Report By C»y * July 2V - August 4 High loss P m ip 79 45 Tue* 0 80 50 Weil 0 87 Thur* 55 0 93 58 Fri 0 94 58 Sat 0 94 54 Sun 0 89 50 Mon 0 Market Report o» Mor fram f.amfUwnente trim m a County O tmrnrt l urs., August 5 Soft W hite Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec »2 •2 *2 ‘2 76 80 84 88 »2 »2 *2 »2 »2 74 78 82 86 90 Barley *70 Aug Sept »71 Oct Nov *72 Dec »73 Hard Red W'inter Ordinaries »2 71 1091 on generic certifícales
