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BESSIE U O F OR E WE 7 Z E L L NE WS P AP E R L I B E Thf a £ N E OR County Court asked to form two health districts Z 9 7 -1 3 H rppnrr M o rro * C ounty's Home-Own#d N «w sp*p*r Seniors want center included in hotel project VOL 104 NO 40 W ednesday, O ctober 1. I986 Heppner, Oregon 25‘ The Senior Citizen Center Board units which would reduce income appeared before the County Court from the property . but the architect last Wednesday to ask i f the Court has pointed out that reconstruction would let them use $41.000 to would be less expensive renaxicl the first floor of the propos "O u r help may nuke the d if ed Senior Housing Protest at the ference.” Rawlins said o f the hous Heppner Hotel as a senior citizen ing project's succeeding "W e 'v e senter rather than to build a building been working to try to develop a for the senter Senior Center at a price we can af " l. c t me slarify that the $41,000 fo rd ." she added belongs to the senior siti/ens, not to "There is no final agreement the county," Morrow Count) Judge y e t." she emphasized The City of Don M cKlligott said " D ie county Heppner w ill be the owner o f the gave it to the senior siti/e n senter housing fa c ility and it's our understanding now that if we buy in, board "W e have been offered a spot on we could have a long term contract the first floor o f the Heppner We would need assurance from the H otel," if the city of Heppner is able city that, if for some reason their to obtain a necessary loan from the project should tail, we could con state housing division to build a tinue fo use the senior center portion senior citizen housing project there, of the building Jane Rawlins, > hairman o f the senior "T h e first thing we re concerned citizens hoard told the court about is getting a senior citizen "W e have decided to explore all center." Judge M cl-lligotl reassured the possible locations we can." she the senior citizen center board said, "because many o f the seniors " Y o u need to remember, though, wunted to locate on Main Street that the money which the Court gave The senior board is considering you is federal revenue sharing other Main Street locations in addi money and carries revenue sharing lion to the one in the Heppner Hotel restrictions, it cannot be used for building No commitment has been lobbying or as matching funds for made yet other federal grants For your sate "T he seniors could help the Hotel ly . the court recommends that you project along by paying for the cost explore some questions which need o f the development o f their area l4.d(N) square feet on the first flo o r),” Rawlins said The money from the senior citizens would reduce the size o f the loan the city of Heppner is applying M orrow County 4 H 'ers are for with the State Housing Division. among more than 4 3 m illion young Dr Wallace W o lff said people across the country who w ill The city already has a $S0(),000 participate in the week long cclebra federal block grant to use for renova tion using the theme. "4 -H For lion o f tfie Heppner Hotel as a senior Youth. For America citizen housing facility Die city In celebrating National 4 H could lose the grant, however, if it Week. we recognize that 4 H is tru does not get money to fund the ly a people development pro balance o f the project fairly soon gram ."said Birdine Tullis o f the Morrow County Office of the Fxten nr sion Service "4 H helps young pco pie develop skills that w ill be useful in the real world It helps them d isco ve r th e ir strengths and Judjie Don McHlligoll weaknesses It exposes them to ac tivities in a variety o f career fields Use o f the first floor o f the hous And. most importantly. 4 H ers ing project as a senior citizen's Icam and have tun doing it and center is in line with the type o f use families c an add to the fun by learn the agenc y requires for restoring old ing and growing together buildings. W o lff continued Senior "le a rn in g doesn't slop with the Center use o f the first floor also 4 H member and family Volunteer would mean 20 instead of 24 rental i : PAGES research, he said The Court and County Counsel advised the senior citizen hoard to hire their own attorney . independent o f the city's and the housing divi sion's legal counsel, who could ad vise them o f the advantages and disadvantages of a lease or limned partnership agreement with the Ci ty o f Heppner The Court agreed that they would rewrite the ordinance which gave the senior citizens the V41 ,lUU> so that they could use it to remodel or renovate an existing building rather than just for building a new facility as long as the senior citizen hoard had assurance from all parties in solved that thev would not lose the money which they pul into the project Sue Jepsen. another member of the senior center hoard told the court that senior centers in other areas of the state have been located in buildings which also have other functions Administrative Assistant to the County Court l.oRavne Bowman reiterated, " It 's a great concept, and a good location The Court is con ecmed that you have something in the end." 4-H offers opportunity "The first thirty 're con cerneii about is getting a senior citizen center. leaders learn new skills while shar ing their expertise with young pco p ie ."T ullis said Through a network o f volunteer leaders state land grant universities, state and local govern ments and the U S Department of Agriculture. 4 H has been able to stimulate youth to develop life skills In Morrow County. some 4 ' adult volunteer leaders work with 250 hovs and girls from the fourth to the 12th grade Programs are conducted in V 1 50 counties nationwide In ad dition. some H2 countries around the world reach approximately five m illion young people in programs similar to 4 H Youth interested in membership may call ( )S l' F.xtension Serv ice Of flee in Morrow County Phone 676 **>42, or write to Box 507. Heppner. Oregon M orro w C ounty C o u rt last Wedncsdav accepted a petition ask ■ng two health districts be formed in Mormw County "W e w ill research it ti > see w hat we need to d o .' Mor row County Judge IX>n MsFHigott told Dr Steve Zielinski and IX>n I p penbach who presented the petition 1 1 pprnhauch is vice ch a in iu n o f the North Morrow Medical Clinic Board and Dr /ic lin s k t is a physi clan at the North Morrow Medical Center ) Fach district would be run by a board ol five directors elected from within the district The districts would be divided at the W ilLmette Baseline with the North Morrow Medical Clinic and Boardman am hulance designated as the agencies responsible tor delivering care in district No I Area south o f the baseline would receive care from Pioneer Memorial Hospital and the Heppner ambulance fh e Morrow County Public Health Nurse would continue to serve both ends o f the countv After the districts arc form ed a tax base for each district would he determined based vilely upon the territory within that district la ch district would vote to approve its own tax base Forming two districts would literally k ill Pioneer M em orial Hospital. Commissioner Irv Rauch pointed out Die hospital's tax base would be reduced by K0‘<f he said I he population center is now in the north end of the counts the |udge Don McF.lligott said " I t the district works, it w ill be because the people who use the facilities w ill be the ones paving tor them ," Administrative Assistant toRayne Bowman added Die Morrow County Court cannot form 2 health districts without ap proval o f all cities within the coun ty ITie county would need to hold public hearings to determine it the districts would be supported Die issue cannot go on the Nov 4 ballot County Clerk Barbara Bksslsworth pointed out, because an initiative petition has not been filed with her office " I t was never our intention to put the issue directly on the ba llo t." Zielinski told the court "W e were trying to go through the responsible county agency " The needs in the north end ol the county arc different from the needs in the south end and we must do something to provide for those needs, he said \Ae may be a bit premature, the judge emphasized But there are over N X ) people who signed the petition who are looking for vmiething to happen In other business, the court consulted with County Architect Bob Smith about repairing gutters on the N W side o f the courthouse building which are leaking in a few places letting rain drip thmugh and stain the rock apj'ntved Jack Sircge'x rcsigna lio n from the North M orrow Medical Clinic Board apjvointed the Rev Steven Rowe and W inifred Salman to fill two vacancies on the North Morrow Medical Clinic Board Die Court received applications from six "w e ll qualified" candidates the |udge said Die two appointees were selected by secret b a llo t o f the three commissioners Volunteers add much to 4-H CBC’s annual meeting i hie of the most rewarding things vou can do lor tom orrow's leaders is to serve as a 4 H adult volunteer today "Volunteers not only give leadership to 4 H experiences for south, they keep the program rclc vant to leva! community needs and -rest " according to Birdine Tullis. of the OSI I xtension Ser vice I inlay. 4 H adult volunteers work with members from fourth to 12th grades t hese volunteers share their skills and experience by assisting young people in a variety o f 4 H projects and activities Volunteers do not have to be ex perts in specialized subject nutter areas according to lu ll is They can relv on the F xtension Service at <)Sl to proside them with training, educational nuterials and resources to u e in the 4 H program I he 4 H volunteer corps is 6 0 0 ,(too strong nation w ide Volunteers are (he backbone ol a basic and cost effective system which delivers practical educational exjceriences to some 4 1 million 4 H members in the United States Die time, travel, and support volunteers contribute is valued at 51 b illio n annually ' Die 4 H program prov ales many opp o rtu n itie s fo r grow th and stimulation for adults, and helps them attain enjoyment and self fulfillm ent " In Morrow County. volunteers are needed to serve in both agricultural and home ec projects In all areas of the county . the need for clothing and locals project leaders is especially great this fall I ivcslock leaders are also needed in Heppner and lone Help prepare the young people :.i your community for tomorrow by joining the ranks of 4 H volunteers For more information about how to become involved, contact Birdine Tullis of the ( )SIJ Fxtension Service, 676 ‘>642 A Fieppner man was in stable con dition Tuesday after being hit by a cat last Friday while crossing the street in front of the post office in Heppner Verri Wilson, 24(1 Skyline Dr . Heppner. suffered a fractured pels is when he was hit bv a car driven by Archie Bechdolt Pendleton W ilson was crossing the street in front o f the post office at around I I a in when the accident occurred He was taken by ambulance to Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston. where he underwent surgery Friday to stabilize a broken pelvic bone Heppner Police C hief Doug Kuthhun said I uesday that the acci dent is still under investigation The public is invited to attend a special meeting Tucsd.iv October 21 tor a discussion on the Morrow Counts school budget and serial levy to be voted on Nov 4 Ihe meeting, which starts at 7 ft) p m . w ill be held at the Heppner Llementary M ulti purjsise room, and w ill feature an open forum with questions and answers about the serial levy for Morrow County Schools Dicre w ill he representatives fn>m the school -superintendent's office and from the school board to answer questions, says laRae Kindle and Kav Procter of ihe Heppner Parent's Club BMCC offers management course Fall classes fu r B M C C have started. One o f the new classes being offered Lx o riental cook ing w ith M arcia Anderson as in stru cto r. ♦ Above (left to rig h t) Joan Hughes, Judy B arber and l.in d a Panter tr y th e ir hands at o riental dishes Monday night. The Columbia Basin Flectric # Coop Board o f D irectors set November 6 as the date for the co op's annual meeting in Heppner Further plans for the meeting w ill he announced at a later date The Board o f Directors met September 25 in Heppner Four positions arc up tor election at the meeting The nominating com nnttee's report w ill be published in October. CBEC Manager Fred Toombs said A survey form w ill be included in custom ers' September b ills Customers arc asked to answer the questions and return the survev forms to the co-op The staff anil board want to obtain i ustonier input in several areas, he concluded Heppner Lions Accident victim hospitalized plan to build foot bridge Parents club sponsors school budget meeting Tasty dishes consulted with Harlan (iurlock from the laiCirande office of the State Highway D ivision concerning traffic flow problems where the state highway intersects First St . a county road in Irngon heard a complaint about traffic traveling to fast on Second St W in Irrigon The county cannot set a speed lim it, the judge pointed out “ We have a petition to set a 25 mph lim it on several county roads." M cFlligott said " D ie best we can do now is nuke recommendations to the State Speed Control Board approved a contract with the Umatilla City Jail (a 72 h<sir holding facility) to house ccHints prisoners at a cost o f $40 per day per prisoner approved a waterway project on Willow Creek since no adverse com ment had been received A portion o f a creek bank on the l-ouis Carlson ranch was eroding and Carlson had asked to rip rap the corner read a request from County Ac countant Cindce Henderson to con sider some changes tor the county computer program agreed to draw up a return deed for property which the Heppner Senior Citizen Center Board was given The County Court gave the hoard a conditional lease lor pn>pcr ty next to the Morrow County fairgrounds The C ourt later discovered thc.1 they had not follow ed proper procedure and asked thai the property be returned The Senior Citizen Center Board voted to return the property , but asked if the Court could lake care o f the legal pro cedure. since it was their error which made it necessary Does it seem like you can never get organized, and there’s never tune to get everything done’’ Then you need to enroll in B M C C '* "T im e and I lie Management the busy per son's survival course, offered in Heppner by the college this fall Taught bv Deborah Lee and Julie Reese, the first class w ill focus on tips on such things as time manage ment. setting goals and priorities, and scheduling Die second session w ill be the efficient home Topics w ill include work simplification, storage, meal planning, house clean ing techniques, and delegation techniques The class w ill he divided into two sessions Die first is Oct 7 and the second Oct 14 Cost for both is $10, or you can take only one for $5 A third class "H andling the Holidays" will be offered November V Special holiday menu planning and recipe sharing w ill be highlighted Holiday stress buster* w ill be suggested and family holiday traditions w ill he discussed Cost is $5 For more information and to register tor the classes contact BMCC local coordinator Marie lame 676 N)5q The Heppner l ions Club w ill hold a work Jiarty this Satunlav ( Mober 4 to build a new loot bridge across W illow Creek behind the howling alley A ll l ions Club members are urg ed to come and help with this need ed project, says President David Sykes The group w ill meet at K a in Saturday behind the howling allcv Weather Report By C-»ty (jf Heppner September 23 High Tues 66 Wed 57 Thurs (►1 1 n 60 Sat 5V Sun 60 Mon 54 Septembe r 2 t l/om V’rc iip 46 53 35 .0 40 01 41 IK 41 II (16 45 44 23 Market Report at ffs# arem C o un t, . . 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