TW O - Th* Hcppoer Gazette-Times. H epporr, Oregon Wednesday, August 27, IV«*
4-acre park addition dedicated
A four-acre addition to Cutsforth
Park, »huh »ill add 10 more camp
space* to the county < >w ned facility.
» a t dedicated latt Tuesday
afternoon
On hand for the dedication » at
Barham Cutsforth. »ho donated the
pantKin Barbara it the »ife of the
late Orville Cutiforth. »ho gave the
original property for Cutsforth Park
The nc» addition to the park
features 10 spaces » ith se»er. »aier
and electric hookups for recreational
vehic les and brings to 22 the number
(L-R)Barbara Cutsforth, Don McElligott, Donna Lynn
Dougherty and Eldon Gilbert look over new fence at
Cutsforth Park.
park The park addition »as financ
ed through a 126,000 grant, and the
same amount of matching county
money, said M ono» County Judge
Don McElligott
Much of the »ork on the ne»
campsites »as done by the M ono*
County Youth Employment Cre».
Charlene Papineau. director
-''These kkls have »orked hard."
said Papineau “ It may have just
turned their lives around "
The hoys stayed at Cutsforth Park
over the summer »orking on the
ne* addition, »hich included
building a 1.000 ft pole fence from
trees cut in the mountains
“ It took si* days to build the
fence," Papineau said, "and these
kids learned ho» to hammer and
ho* to nail. and some of them dkln t
even kno» ho* to drive a nail »hen
they came up here "
In addition to the expansion of the
park by four acres, the pond at
Cutsforth park »as also »orked on
this summer The old pond »as com
pletely dug out, deepened and
»idened A board »all was install
ed on one side so the small lake » ill
he accessable for swimming and
fishing by handicapped persons, said
McElligott
Commissioners approve emergency
funding
Commissioner Jerry Peck pointed
Morrow County Court last
Wcdncsdav agreed to pniside $2000
emergency funding for the Teddy
Bears Workshop as soon as it
becomes a non-profit corporation,
ihc Hcppner Daycare Center
Nancy Welborn. owner and
manager of Teddy Bears Workshop.
Ann Spicer and Marianne Kahl
presented the daycare center's pro
hlem to the Court Welborn has been
working without salary during the
summer months and because the
center has had only V* full time
kids has had to pay many of the
center's expenses out of her own
pocket With 16 full lime kids,
W elborn said the Center could break
even She was willing for awhile to
continue without salary , she said, but
could not continue meeting expenses
also.
The center is licensed for 30
children. Spicer told the court, and
the license can be extended to in
elude five more children
Spicer reminded the court that a
daycare center operating in Hcppncr
about 10 years ago lor three or tour
years experienced an increase in full
time children when school started
because high school age babysitters
were no longer available
•''The problem." Spicer said, "is
that a daycare center can t be fund
ed properly on a private ownership
basis If it becomes a non profit
organization, it becomes eligible for
granbv. the federal hot lunch pro
gram. and other possible sources of
income including fundraisers for
specific items needed for center
operation
Spicer told the court that she was
not charging the Day Care Center,
but was donating her time in filing
papers lor non profit status She also
told the courl that it would not be a
problem to set up a required board
of directors for the non profit
daycare center and that once
established the board would look at
and consider all cost saving
possibilities lor the daycare center
Morrow County Judge Don
McElligott told the delegation that
they had nude a good presentation
and obviously needed emergency
funding, and since there was not a
single, large business which
employed most of the parents using
the center's service, he didn't know
where they could get the emergen
cy funds except from the county
out that the county could not sub
sidi/c a private business and could
not authorize any funding until it
received notice that the daycare
center had become a non profit
corporation
The Court also held a public hear
ing to consider the Planning Com
mission's request for a zone change
from industrial to rural service
center the zoning of property recent
Is required by Columbia View Com
muniiy Church The Court voted to
supporl the planning commission's
request
In other business, the court
approved an agreement for lawn
care services at the North Morrow
Annex
approved three lays of vacation
time for Ed Sirulhcrs
heard that the Road Dept had
completed paving on Bob Jepscn's
road, all of Rhea Creek Road. F.lla
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Sen Bob Packwood will he a
special guest at the dedication of
Boeing's Boardman Antenna Test
Range at V 30a m . Thursday. Aug
2«, Riverside High School
" The antenna measurement facili
ty represents a significant commit
ment by The Boeing Company to
Boardman. to Morrow County and
to the state of Oregon.” said B Dan
Pinick. executive vice president of
the Boeing Aerospace Company
"Our projected investment in the
next phase expansion of the Board
man Antenna Test Range will be
about $13 million, and the incrcas
ed activities will generate the poten
tial for employment growth
The Boardman Antenna Test
Range is located at the Boeing Space
Age Industrial Park and maintained
by Boeing Agn Industrial Company
Pinick said expansion of the test
range will provide Boeing with a
permanent remote research,
development and testing facility to
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will include an adult tricycic race,
a penny to**, a coin hunt, and an
evening vtreet dance
Local organizations and merchant*
arc paOicipating in the event Mor
row County (»rain Grower* will
have an Open House, the Rcbekah
Lodge will veil pie and coffee. Del's
te a
market will feature frozen yogurt
anil hroaxted chicken, and the garden
club and Vic'* Chevron will con
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Shawn Adlard. Barbara Cutsforth. Gene Long, Charlene Papineau. Boby Cate. Judge
Don McElligott and Donna Lynn Dougherty cut the ribbon for the new park dedication.
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support aerospace programs Con
xtruction on the test range is ex
pected to begin September 17
Earlier (his month. Boeing gain
ed authorization to proceed w ith the
antenna range from the Morrow
County Planning Commission. Mor
row County Court and the laind
Conservation and Development
Commission
Pinick said the dedication »ill pro
vide a forum to acknowledge and
thank the local community, as well
L i g h t n i n g c a u s e s f ir e s
By Avon Melhy
A fast moving electrical stomi
Friday night brought reports of
several fire* caused by lightning
strike* Hcppner Fire ivpartmenl
w ith four rigs responded to area* on
Willow Creek Road where fires
were reported during the height of
the stomi One fire was fought on
weeds and grassland on the Tetry
Thompson land near Willow Creek
dam
Two other fires were put out about
seven miles south on Willow Creek
Road, one on Dick Wilkinson pro
perty and another on land belonging
to F.verct Harshman
Hcppner Fire Chief Forrie
Burkcnhmc said three trucks were
kept busy looking for the other fire
im p r o v e m e n t p r o je c ts
The joint committee of Hcppner *
economic and government groups
met last Wcdncsdav night, and iden
lifted two projects on which to con
centrate efforts for betterment of
economic condition* in this area
A combination of the Hcppner
Chamber of Commerce. Hcppner
Economic Development Commis
vion. Hcppner Merchant* committee
and the City of Hcppncr. the group
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was formed two months ago to coor
dinate economic efforts in the south
Morrow County area
Wednesday the group identified
the Hcppncr Hotel senior housing
project and Willow Creek lake
recreation park as projects for their
support
The group also discussed the re
cent failures of the Morrow County
School budget, and agreed that a
strong school system is essential to
the betterment of the county The
group agreed to work actively
toward passage of the school budget
The group also discussed the
renovation of the vacant lot in
downtown Hcppncr. and agreed that
Ihc project had gone well and great
ly improved the " lo o k " of
dow ntown
Chamber votes
to support
school levies
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reported, but apparently the "spot
ty" rain which accompanied the
brilliant display of lightening put
those out before they were located.
The four vehicles and 14 firemen
were out about one hour
Sunday afternoon about I 30 throe
truck* were called to the Kinzua
plant where a several hundred foot
thick chip pile had caught tire on one
side and was burning underneath
Burkcnbinc said Kinzua brought a
bull dozer to the area and spread out
the chips with it. so firemen could
douse the fire with water
It took all throe trucks about one-
half hour to extinguish the blaze
Burkcnbinc said, source of the fire
was unknown
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Boardman T3ie dedication ceremony
is open to the public. Following the
proceeding*, transportation will be
provided to those interested in view
ing the site
Boeing leased the 100,000 acre
Boardman tract from the state of
Oregon in 1963 The land has been
used for a variety of purposes, rang
ing from agricultural development to
aerospace industry product testing
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The Hcppncr Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce voted Tues
day to go on record in support ot the
current school district levy
School district levies have been
defeated three times this year, and
the district is asking for a one year
levy of $5,140.643. and a three year
levy which would raise $473.786 for
each of the next three year*
The school budget election will he
null in Voters should he getting
their ballots soon, and they must he
returned to the county clerk no later
than Sept 16
The chamber also discussed ac
tively going out into the community
seeking support of the budget, in
cluding placing signs urging a ye*
vote in business windows and put
ting up lawn signs