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Support restoration of Heppner Hotel
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Hotel renovation will
boost Heppner two ways
W ith the proposed hotel renovation project Heppner has
the chance to (using the old cliche) kill two birds with one
stone.
Number one. the hotel is in bad shape Anyone who has
been through the building can tell you that it is literally tall
mg apart. The next time you are downtown take a look at
this building and you can see that it is last becoming an
eyesore in Heppner. And it is not going to get an> heltei
Considering the amount of money needed to tix the building
up. don’t expect a private owner to come in later and put
money into the structure, because it |ust isn't feasible
Along with its deteriorating condition, consider the
|x»ssibility of lire in the old hotel l ire is a real danger there,
and once started it would be very difficult to put out Wc
could very easily have a repeat of what happened across the
street in l ‘)HT. a devastating bla/e that will take out a good
|*>rtion of the block
The second ginnl reason for moving ahead with the renova
tion project, is the economic boost it could give to our town
The benefits for retired people living in Heppner are mans.
and our town is a dcsireablc place for older people to live
Stores are easily accessible, the nursing home and hospital
are nearby, recreation is available, and our town is sale W ith
the continued bad news we keep hearing about the economy
ol our county, it is good to hear some positive news lor a
change
I here is some risk involved with the project, but as with
any forward movement, and with any progress there is bound
to be risk.
Much of the hard work on the project has already been
done, and major hurdles crossed Money is available and
there has been financial backing by local groups An oppor
(unity such as this for the betterment ol Heppner does not
come along often, and we should take advantage ol it
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To ihc fdiior
Dear Mayor Costa and incnihcrs ol
the Count, it
The purpose i>l this letter is in sutc
our supjvri tor the rcsii»ration of the
hotel building into a senior citizen
resident c
ll has ciHiic In nur attention lhal
there is hesitancy on the pari ol ihe
tounol lo lotgc ahead with this pro
|Ctt and we warn lo let sou know
lhal. as incrthanls in the downtown
area we hasc heard nothing hut
positive comments front the publn.
tegardmg the project
Certainly the senior citi/ens arc
supportive of Ihc idea, wnh Id ren
lal units planned anil more commiil
live ills to rent Ilian there arc umls
available Plus the seniors are work
mg hard lo raise hinds to contribute
toward ihc project
Consider this Would vou rather
see an unused, decaying lire hazard
in Ihe heart of our liltlc town or
would you rather >cc a renovated,
utilized building with increased oc
ns its in the downlown area
Ii will he convenient lo seniors
win» will he w nhin walking distance
lo Ihe post o il ice. pharmacy,
grocery, etc
We understand lhal you base
authorized a sum ol money lo he
paid lo ihe bond council lor a bond
rating study ami we commend you
lor lhal action
We ask lhal you please proceed
with the project wuh the knowledge
lhal the community support is there
Sincerely.
(sihorresi \ (tail Burkenhme.
Heppner
FÁplains l i l i l í ) Oregon program
In Ihe Lditor
Perhaps the biggest challenge, anil
opportunity, lo lace me as Stale
I reasurer during my term ol office
is the recently passed federal lav
Reform Hill
lav Reform creates challenges
because not only will ihe financing
of inibite improvements have lo meet
new and rigid tests, hul also because
il places limits on the volume of
bonds each siale can offer
Municipal debt financing will hc
morc ditliculi and more cvpcnsivc
Oregon must get oil ihe beach
bclore the lulal wave ol lav reform
crashes over us Hut since I see lav
reform as only part ol the comuni
mg hostility lo municipal debt liliali
ung by ihe l S treasury. il is not
enough to move oil the beach, it is
essential lo position ourselves oul of
harm's way
I lie elice Is ol lav reform have not
yet been fell, so many (»copie don t
rulizc there is a problem Just as
many people do noi want lo lake
vitamins when they are feeling all
light we are having «ime difficulty
convincing them they are about lo
get sick Hut they will get sick and
soon W hai we needed is ihe proper
medicine available m our medicine
c hesi
I he tirsi 1 1 un* ( begun is unable lo
oiler bonds loi a housing or water
facility because of volume caps .
and taxpayers are ottered the pto
sped ol no improvements or even
higher laves, we sin mid have a solu
lion ready
Another challenge ol lav reform is
lo find a replacement lot Industnal
Development Bonds which arc
sunsetted under lav reform
Although ihe merits of IDH's are lie
c|ucnily debated, il seems unlikely
that business demands for coiu.es
skins will go away Hence, il we are
lo compete with other slates for new
businesses. I predici lhal some clone
ol IDH wdl need lo appear in
( hegon
Osci a veal ago I became con
v meed ol these trends, so I began lo
look lor solutions
Because Oregon has sullered
severely from a poor economy since
l‘*HI I worried about whut would
happen il we lost the ability lo
finance IDH s and needed capital nn
prosements in our communities
Because I believed we. as otlerors
ut munte ipal debt, would be pushed
into the lavable market. I believed
we should have Ihe choice of any
lavatile market
•\s I studied these problems lor
solutions, ihe image ol a solution
began lo appear II was to develop
into a program which I announced
this tail called III II I)Oregon I was
taler to learn that several other
slates, notahlv Illinois, have plans
which shine some of Ihe features of
HI II D (begun and sonic ol the
same ohjcctivcv which only proses
the strength of the idea
HI II D tb eg o n . however, is uni
epic and tailor made lo Oregon, has
features the other programs do mu
have, and is designed lo he sell
supporting
I he program lias live components
and unique financing alternatives It
is as hig as needed bin no larger
than necessjrv
Births
District Attorney’s
Report
Gruhaugh a
son. William, was born Ik-cemhcr
IX lo Carolyn and James (iruhjugh
ol lone al («»»I Shepherd Hospital
in Hcmusiun Ihe baby weighed b
lbs I oz
W illia m
Jessic a
B roo k s
Lyn
M a i n * r ig h t
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The Morrow County District At
lomey s Office at the Morrow Coun
ty Courthouse in Heppner reports
handling the billowing business dur
mg the past week
Ray Matter. 25. unknown ad
dress, tailed lo apear lor arraignment
on January b A warrant was issued
by Judge Ralph Cumn
Guillermo Anas Magana. 54.
Boarditun. tailed to appear for ar
raignment on January b A warrant
was issued hy Judge Ralph Cumn
Jeffrey I odd McLIhany, 20.
Heppner, was arraigned before
Judge Ralph Cumn January b on
eight counts of Sev Abuse I and two
counts of Thcll I He entered a pica
o f Not Guilt) Trial is set for
february b
Charles Allen Hansel. 25. Scap
poo sc. was arraigned January b
before Judge Ralph Cumn on a
charge of Driving While Revoked
He entered a plea of Not Guilty
Trial was set for february b
ferry L (\»>k. 20. Washington,
was arraigned January b before
Judge Ralph Cumn on 10 counts of
forgery I He entered a plea ol Not
Guilty fru l was set lor february b
a
daughter. Jessica Lyn was (xirn
December 24 lo Stacey Kennedy,
Heppner. ami Buz Wainwrighl The
baby weighed 7 lbs 7 oz
Grandparent- are tarry and fllcn
Kennedy. Heppner. and Al and
Mary fllcn Wainwrighl Madras
(■real grandparents arc floyd and
l.aurctia Lantis. Condon, and
Dewey Kennedy. Heppner
fram p u s Wav nr \ rcn k a n l-
JrfTrrys a son. I tampus was horn
December IK to Helen Vccnkant of
Heppner al (« « d Shepherd Hospital
in Hcrmislon Lhc baby weighed b
lbs b oz
Blair Vshlev krilhtrv a daughter.
HI j u was l»>rn January b lo Kelly Jo
am) Jas Keithlcy ol Heppner al (»»»)
Shepherd Hospital in Hcrnnston
Ihe baby weighed 5 lbs 14 oz
Grandparents ate Vcm and Ginger
kcithlcs Heppner. Dick Rice. lev
ington. and Carol Rice. Springfield
(¡real grandparents arc Lscrrtt
and Helen Keithlcy. Heppner.
I vclyn Rice. Kelowna. British
Columbia
Joshua Dale I ankford a son.
Joshua was horn December 2K lo
Susan and Steven lanktord ol Hcpp
tier at <»»»! Shepherd Hospital in
Justice Court al the Morrow
llermision Die habv weighed 7 lbs
Cinintv Courthouse in Heppner
15 oz
reports handling Ihe following
( iramlparenls are Hob and Belly
business during ihe past week
lank lord and Mike and Marlene
Nicholas Scott Miies. Heppner
( itav. all ol Heppner
Switched license Plate. S57 fine.
(»real gtamlparcnls are I Hite h and
Disobey Slop Sign, S I 7 line
lavonne I anktord of Pilot Rock
Jerry Harvey Derry, Fossil
and Merrill and Mavine Gray of
f weeding Bag Limit game birds to
Heppner
wii exceeding limit on nullards,
Cody Richard Clow a son. Cody
Sb7 fine
was born January K to Kathy and
Richard Charles Bare mo re. Union
I tic Clow of Hcrmislon al («»»I
Ovcrhcight, S i I bail forfeited.
Shepherd Hospital in Hcrmislon
John Hrenl Looney, Heppner No
Ihc baby weighed b lbs 12 oz
Clearance I ights. S2bhail forfeited
Grandparents are Norman and
Ian ma May Winters. Heppner
Bonnie Clow. Irrigon. Lliner
Violation of the Basic Rule (bb mph
Hansen. I'doi Rock and Cathy
in a 55 mph zone). S57 tine
Hansen I'rinidod. Colo
Patrick Dana Longbotham .
Great grandparents are John and
Pendleton Violation of the Basic
Hazel Clow and Weldon and Duisv
Rule ( 'X mph in a 25 mph zone), S 50
Swan, all ol Dayton, and Lulu fine
Rowan. Boise. Idaho
Kenneth Charles Lindsay, I.cx-
ington Violation ol the Basic Rule
i4X mph in a 2X mph zone). S5U line
The program features arc the
Ml It I) Bond program. M K T S
(financing Oregon College and
l nisersity Students). I l l I (Local
Infrastructure financing Iru sij.
HIT I’ l Health and Iducation I o jn
Program) arid ihe I sport finance
authority
They all involve in
novativc financing techniques in
eluding use ol (he global capital
market
HI II D Bonds arc a replacement
lor ihe soon lo he extinct IDH s It
envisions loans lo business, located
or looking lo locale in Oregon, al
below market rales, made possible
bv use ol (»»ded Imaitcing in t S
and foreign capital market
H K T S will provide loans to
parents or independent students lor
financing the cost of higher cduca
non lav reform was especially
cruel lo college students and their
parents Sol only has the cost of
education increased and. in Oregon
al least ihe ability ol parents lo meet
those costs declined lav reform
made interest on student loans non
deductible and in some cases even
made scholarships sub|ed lo lav
I II I otters lower rale financing
lo local communities ihimigh lav ev
cnipi (»»>led liiuiicing II also may
offer ihc only source of funds,
through lavable |«»ilcd financing,
once (he volume caps and public pur
l»'sc tests aie in place Ihe savings
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
In lav|»avers are obvious
Heppner reports admitting and
HIT P ollers lower rale financing
discharging ihe billowing patients
through (»»'Is. but HIT P also, lor
during (he past week
Ihe tusl lime, oilers access lo capital
Kristi O'Brien. Heppner admit
markets lor some ol out 501 cl 5)
led J.imiarv b, discharged Januaiv b.
(non protnj hospitals, colleges,
Debbie Peck. I.cvingion admit
museums amt libraries
led January 7, discharged January
A key lo financing in many ol
11. and
these cases is access lo international
Owen Hughes, Heppner admit
capital markets where there is great
led Januaiv X. discharged Januaiv
liquidity and a shortage ol bor
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rowers, esjx-c tally sovereign l»>r
Ihe lollowmg patients were still
rowers In global finance ihere is a
receiving caie al ihe hospital
greal opportunity lor a program like
Monday
III II I) I" line! attractive tales
Myrtle M arshall. I.cvingion
We have our work cut out lor us
wuh lav rclorm. hul the op|»ir admitted January X.
Norman Case. Heppner adinil
'unities are clearly Ihere to pul
led January 9 .and
Oregon oul in front ol mosi other
James Pickle, Heppner admitted
stales by giving ourselves Ihe power
January 11
lo creatively solve tliesc problems on
our own
Join me bv sup|»ining ihe HI II I)
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Sincerely.
(si Hill Kulhertord
Slate I reasurer
I ' 1) Stale Capitol
Salem. Oregon 1711(1
Heppner Police
Report
I I k - Heppner Police I K-pl te(»irts
handling Ihe lollowmg business dur
ing ihc past week
Januaiv 4 12 4(1 a in Security
< bee k
Januaiv H US') p m Parking cita
lions issued
January III 4 p m li»'k report ol
( Jnninal Mischief
Januaiv II 2 p m u»>k accident
report, b l i p m citation issued lor
I vpired Vehicle I icense
January 12 X 10 p m received
report ol bail checks. X IX p m
citation issued lor Careless Driving
Certified Public Accountants
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