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TW O • The H rpprrr (iiid ^ T Im e » , tlrppnrr. Oregon Wednesday, November 5. PWW>
Princesses chosen for Morrow Countv fair and rodeo court
The Morrow Count) Fair and
Rodeo committees and Fair Board
chine three princesses at October 26
tryout« to accompany (Jueen Cindy
Devta for 19*7
Kathleen Hra/rll u the daughter of
Al and Jean Bra/ell of Lexington
She i» a 17 year-old junior at Hepp
ner High School Bra/ell u active in
4-H cooking, tew ing, and
horvemanthip. and alto an active
member of the Heppner Methodic!
church in Heppner
Rgghel Flanagan, daughter of
Charles and Arlene Flanagan of Ir
rigon is a IS year old sophomore at
Riverside High Schml She it active
in spirts, hoth volleyball and basket
ball, and was a pennant bearer for
die I986 court Flanagan is current
ly training and riding her own horse.
Sham
Judy Jepsen. daughter of John and
Jean Jepsen of lone is a 15-year old
freshman at lone High School She
was also a pennant hearer last year
and is active in spirts at lone High state fair the last two sears
Jepsen is a member of 4 H conking
All three girls excel inpersnnali
sewing and horsemanship and she ly. talent, and ruling ability, said a
and her horse Slick, have gone io the rodeo committee spikespervin the
Doherty closes law office;
McNerny to open practice
sits He earned ho law degree from
the University of Oregon I.aw
School
Doherty, a I*471 Heppner High
School graduate, completed
undergraduate work at the Univer
sity of Oregon with a nui<>r in
science and psychology She work
ed for her dad (Mel Boyer of Oar
Aviation! for a year jnd tor Morrow
County Mental Health Services for
a year before entering law school
After attending Willamette law
School and being sworn in as an al
tomey. she joined the Winter and
Sweeney law firm in Heppner in (k
toher, 1981 She is married to Tony
Doherty, also a Morrow Count)
native He is a wheal cattle rancher
" The last live years have been an
incredible education." she said. "I
hope the nest five will he as produc
live My dad said lh.il I would have
to serve my hitch with the counts
and. as with many things, he was
right It s almost a tradition Boh
Ahrams. Herman Winter. Dennis
Doherty all look turns working tor
the county I know that I will enjoy
the work It has been interesting so
far. providing legal advice to the
county on a contract basis It ms ap
plication is accepted, it will he an op
portunity to limit my workload in
some respects, hut an opportunity to
round out my experience So lar.
from private practice, my experience
has hern criminal dclcnsr The
government and prosecutorial side is
the other half "
Heppner attorney Val Doherty is
closing the door* on her law prac
ticc, she announced Monday Mor
row County District Attorney Rick
McNemey will open a general law
practice in January. 1986 in the of
fice building which Doherty is
vacating
Doherty who is now keeping of
fice hours by appointment only says
she will wrap up as much of her
business as possible by December I
so that she can take some time off
to rest before applying for a position
as County Counsel'Deputy District
Attorney
with Morrow
County "Although I hope to have
some time off.” she said. “ I will
fulfill my contract with the county
as legal counsel through
December ”
McNemey who lost the bul for re
election to Jeff Wallace in the May
primary election said he is looking
forward to being his own boss ‘ 'On
the other hand, the government pro
vidcs a fairly secure income, and it
will he challenging to build a new
practice to that punt I will he work
ing with different people, but am
definitely looking forward to work
ing fulltime in Heppner." he said
McNemey served as district at
tomey for four years and was
employed at a Boardman law office
for one year prior to that He com
pleted undergraduate work in
political science at the University of
Oregon, and did graduate work in
administration al Willamette Univer
'Savings
y
Judy Jepsen
Rachel Flanagan
K a th le e n B ra /e ll
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Fair Board felt that the selection of
three princess instead of the pre
announced two would benefit Mor
row County
Tamings were off substantially in the upturn comes "
I9H6, members of the Morrow
Mills said thal the effects of the
County (¡rum (»rowers cooperative CRP. a federal farm program which
were told at the annual meeting takes highly erodihle farmland out of
Monday night
production and pays farmers not to
Net sjvtngs decreased by over produce, would he substantial Mor
S4UK.IXM) toe past year, j slump al
row County (¡rain (¡rowers expects
Inhutcd to the general decline in the grain handling to he down by one
agriculture economy, smaller crop million bushels, fuel consumption to
and lower wheat prices. Manager he down in the county by 210.000
larry Mills said
gallons and total fertilizer sales
The co-op is still in g o d I mane al county wide to he off $330.000 tit
shape reported accountant Steve course these are not all our sales, hut
Green. with the current assets to cur we are going to feel it." he said
rent liability ratio I 2 to I
Mills urged the co-op members to
In addition to a drop in sales ol
shop at home, support their com
over S*k million, increased ad munity and support their co-op "If
ministrutive costs due to higher in
are to preserve the lilc wc have
suranee rates and bad debt write offs wc
in these small communities, wc need
contributed to the p an showing on to work together through the tough
the bottom line
limes." he sard
Mills sad he expects the downturn
Also part of the annual meeting
to last several years until the effects program, was a speech by co-op ac
of the conservation reserve program countant Green on the effects of the
(('KPi jre tell, wheal surpluses are new tax law on agriculture
reduced, am) prices begin to rise
Some of the highlights of the new
Mills said the co op has taken law as it applies to farmers include
steps to meet the dec line in business
1 repeal ol the investment tax
including laying ofl six people, or credit
17 percent of the workforce, cutting
2 lengthening of depreciation
hack on the jmount ol suppirt for schedules
community service and reducing
3 vul conservation costs limited
inventors
to actual costs, and only those pro
"W c have a couple of tough sears jects approved by ASCS
ahead in the (arm equipment sec
4 no deductions for land cleaning
tor." Mills said "But it surplus ^associated with installation of center
gives down, we will see increased ’
irrigation
commodify prices We see an im pivotal
5
repeal
of capital gains dcduc
provement in j couple of years " lion, and maximum
tax of 28
He said the co-op has established percent
a parts outlet in Wasco and "thal
h Corporations and partnerships
should position us quite well when must change from fiscal to calendar
year accounting
7 income averaging repealed
K consumer interest deductions
phased out over the next three years
Green also gave some accounting
tips on what to do before the end of
l9Kh to lessen tax hills
1 huv auto or equipment, because
of the change in depreciation
schedules
2 pas hills and take deductions in
I9K6
1 prepay any farm expenses
possible
4 plan to sell property by
December II. 1986
READY
TO GO!
I
Livestock editor
to speak Nov. 21
Nationally known livestock editor
Ire Ihtts will sjx-.ik al ihe Farm City
Banquet which begins at h 10 p m
Friday. Nos 21 Pitts is executive
editor and part owner ol Livestock
Market Digest and pens a humorous
weekly column. "Riding Herd "
Pitts address al the prime rib ban
quet will cap a full das ol meetings
ami presentations hy the wheat
growers, the small woodlands
ow ners. livestock grow ers.
Cow Belles and the Soil and Water
Conservation District
Booths will he on display all day
organized around Ihe following
themes lann finance, woodlands
management, retraining oppor-
tunnies, conservation, small business
development and larm programs
M
City Council
F ro m P g 1
Trenching, which is supposed to allowed to keep pigs on his place in
he dune by the county. has not been the urban growih boundary He ask
done at the land fill. Costa told the ed that he he taken out of the "u r
council Winter said he would see if ban growth boundary ." that the ci
he could arrange it. hopefully within ty give him water and lake him in the
the nexi month It may be impossi city, or that he be allowed |y h#vf
ble to get through the winter without water without coming into the city
the work being done
During a meeting jointly with the
Police Chief Douglas Rathbun city planning commission before
reported the county sheriff1 s person council meeting Monday. decision to
nel and police had cooperated in con request that area be returned to zon
structing a satisfactory firing range ing for farm use had been made
at the location of the old city dump This information will he sent to the
Just how dangerous pit hull dogs county. Key was told, and may help
arc. was asked by Ployhar He said his problem about the pigs
there are one or two in U>wn. and ex A meeting to abstract the votes in
pressed concern about safety to the general election was set for
children Chief Rathhun said he November 12 at 5:30 p m at city
wanted something done about peo hall Several council members ob
ple who keep rattlesnakes in the ci jected to having to meet "for three
ty There have been a couple of minutes to accept the vote ” The
times when the police had to tell poo mayor said it was in the city charter,
pie to get rid of them and one ten- and that there was no way it could
nant moved and left one in an emp he disregarded Kuhn said telephone
ty house Kuhn will draw up an or conference
was considered a legal
dinance covering vicious dogs and meeting Those
council members
exotic animals and have it for the who can are to attend
the meeting,
council to review next week
others
will
he
phoned
if
necessary
Request to keep a horse by
Richard Turrcll at 460 So Main and
a pony hy Gene Pierce at 615 S. Plastics kill wildlife
Altalfa Street, were approved
According to many experts,
Mayor Costa announced a meeting plastic trash thrown into oceans may
at 7 p m at the Ixxington school he as big a problem, if not bigger,
November 13 to discuss the issue of than oil spills International Wilflifc
two medical districts in the county m aga/inc reports that non-
The meeting set up by Mamie bmdegradahlr plastic waste is kill
Anderson, chairman of the Board ing up to one million seabirds.
man Medical Center hoard, is open 100.000 sea mammals, and countless
to the public. and Costa encouraged fish each year Part of the problem
the council to attend
is that seals, turtles, fish and birds
Ken Key told the council he had become entangled, and then die. in
received a letter from the county discarded fishing nets and strapping
planning dqiartmcnl that he was not hands
Jewelry Fashions. Facts. Fiction
Here’s To You
This is the time of year we reflect
on the things we are thankful for. on
people who have made a difference
to us Fvery day people come into
the store and give us the chance to
share in one of the important
moments in their lives Thank you
lor choosing us to be your family
jeweler
In 19 34 , a group of jewelers
recognized the need to form a priv
lessional organization dedicated to
protecting the jewelry consumer
That group named itself the
American Gem Society, and I'm
proud to say that our store has been
right in there with your best interests
in mind since 1929 Because our
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5 make charitable contributions
6 pay consumer interest
7 defer income to I*#87 if
possible
" There is little in the lax reform
act to help agriculture," Green said,
and he urged taxpayers to consult tax
ads ivors ' 'especially if you are a cor
poration "
New officers elected at the annual
meeting were Lyle Peck president,
Mark Miller sice president. Charlie
Anderson secretary, and l^arry
Mills treasurer
Directors elected to three year
terms were Charlie AmJervm. Ken
Nelson. Keith Rea, and Boh
Kietmann
orders of their doctors
Concern for the future of Pioneer
Memorial Hospital was expressed
last month by several hoard
members when the subject of the
proposed two health care districts in
the county was discussed "It will
mean the death of the hospital.”
County Commissioner Irvin Rauch
said Commissioner Jerry Peck was
authorized to get in touch with at
tomeys for Oregon Association of
Hospitals to tee how contracts and
htvundarict could he drawn
Patient load is down al the hospital
hut there are bright spots Ad
ministrator John Hempel told the
hoard laboratory work has almost
doubled over a year ago Nursing
home use is up 33 percent Outpa
tient care is up by 17 percent, and
emergency room use up by eight
percent Both doctors in the clinic
are doing well They should he well
above their guaranteed annual in
come. he said
A new telephone system will he
installed early this month Funds for
the change were included in the
budget and the cost is well below the
amount allowed, according to
Hempel
Collection policy of the hospital
will he reviewed h> the hoard at its
November 20 meeting It will he
decided how long to carry hills A
limit is expected, and may he set at
VO days
At the request of Board President
Marcia Anderson, patients have
been surveyed about the care they
received and changes they would
like to sec made Hempel said it
showed the moq comments were on
the friendly service, and the most
needed change was to lower the
noise level
relationship with you matters, we
continue to join forces with other
jewelers in AGS to give you as much
information as we can, to keep our
store up-to date to meet your needs,
and to keep our staff well-trained to
help you with your jewelry selection
You. though, are the reason that
we continue to he the successful
store we are Because you value the
kind of service we provide, because
you keep coming hack, because you
give us the chance to help you decide
on just the right jewelry selection,
we keep on Wc take pride in the
quality of our customers So. here's
to you'
We Will Be Closed Tuesday, Nov. 11 for
Veteran s Day.
Morrow County
Grain Growers
I -000-452 7396
By A son Mrlby
Tri-County Home Health Services
will lixale in Pioneer Memorial
Hospital the first of nest month
Members of the boards of the two
agencies had been discussing the
change lor some time and arrived at
an agreement last month
There are advantages for hoth
agencies It will cut administrative
costs for Tn-County. and will pro-
s ulc patients leas ing the hospital het
ter access to the home health care
The move is on a trial basis, hut
will become permanent if it works
out as well as anticipated
A no smoking p>licy will he en
forced at the hospital One room was
set aside for smokers when the last
employee contract was signed and
was a part of the agreement, hut the
policy has not been enforced The
h«ard decided there will he no strok
ing except in that room, by
employees or visitors Patients may
smoke in private rooms only on
Grain growers earnings off for 1986
Get your tractor in to p s h a p e for the
busy season and s a v e at o ff-s e a s o n
prices. We ll send a s e rv ic e te c h n ic ia n
directly to your farm fo r a P e rfo rm a n c e P lu s C h e c k u p of
your Case, IH. or C a s e In te rn a tio n a l tra c to r Then, if you
want repairs, we ll d o th e m in o u r S e rv ic e C e n te r a t a
special discount. Don t w a it u n til th e b u s y s e a s o n hits. G et
your tractor ready to roll n o w at sp e cia l P re -S e a s o n S e rvice
Savings
ffcone 909-8221
Home Health service
to move to hospital
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