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