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St. Paddy time in Heppner Morrow County s Home-Owned Newspaper T hr Heppner St. Patrick’s Weekend Schedule Friday, March 13 1 00 1 00 pm Roller SJutifif ITS - 10 IS pm Roller Skating Morrow County Fair Pavilion Morrow County Fair Pavilion Saturday, March 14 imes County annex said wrong use of residential zone VOL 105 NO 10 W ednesday March 11, 1987 Heppner, Oregon 25« B» Avon M rlby Scleral illegal practices came to li^hl »hen Heppner Planning Com mission reviewed an application tor a conditional use permit tor the county's new office building on Rock street Monday night Because the offices were put into a building formerly used as a dental office the county originally thought no conditional use would be needed That came to light when the county asked what was needed to construct a parking area for use ot those seek ing services at the justice court men tal health office and juvenile office located in the building Hie city told the court a conditional use was need ed for the building Fred and Nadine Toombs, who own a home at 162 Rock Street, presented a formal protest against locating administrative office in the R I rone They said they realized the county had spent a lot o f money. and needed the space, but thought it was a wrong use o f residential zoning "T he county has erroneously es pended large sums for the renovation o f the building betöre properly ob taming permits to do so," their paper stated They listed specific things that would be necessary to be done betöre their protest would be w ithdrawn Several years ago when the Lifeguard helicopter was first in stituted a variance was granted Pioneer Memorial Hospital to allow landings at the extreme south end of Thompson street at intersection with H ill street Provisions required in eluded, the area be kept tree o f weeds, rock that would not blow in the prop wash be around the paved area, and that larger rocks be used to keep down dust and debris from the prop wash Instead, small gravel was used which regularly •'peppers" both his home and the home of Dr Clare Koznck He said none o f the other condi tions were met until early summer o f I9K6 when they complained to the hospital hoard Two months later the city fire department burned a small area of weeds Weeds around the former dental clinic were not taken care o f properly Finally under an agreement the Toombs nude with the former owner, their daughter was paid by him to care for it. until the Hospital Foundation purchased the property Since then the Foundation furnish ed spray, the Toombs have done the work to keep it up •\ lot across the street, owned bv Morrow County Judge Louis Carlson left Monday to attend a Tuesday meeting at the Center tor Environmental Health and Disease Control in Atlanta Georgia Chief executives of the counties surroun ding the Umatilla Ordnance Depot were invited to explain the impact on their county of proposed local detox ification facilities for toxic gas stored at eight regional facilities in thr United States Judge Carlson w ill explain the necessity of tour legs on the Palter son Ferry overpass, a qua. k response vehicle for the City of Irrigon. and the opening of the North gate of the Ordnance depot The county is working toward eac h of the projects he said, but w ill be trying to enlist the Army's help in securing adequate emergency evacuation routes In the event of a spill during the detoxification process an event the A rm y says is of very low probability it is important Irrigon not have to rely on l 'treatilla County tor an ambulance It's also important to have the North gate opened and the four legs on the Patterson Ferry overpass tor rapid evac nation of the area. Carlson said The Army has considered tour op lions for handling its stockpile of nerve gav on site disposal, transfer to regional centers tor disposal, transfer to a nalNirul disposal center, and continued storage Because Iran sit states have expressed opposition to transfering the gas, the Army is currently considering on site detox ification centers Opinion is neutral tending toward slight acceptance o f the local centers, the Army says, because of economic benefits to the area while centers arc constructed and operated They will be regulated by a variety of local, stale, and federal agencies, the Army says The Army stores 11 6 *4 o f its stoc kjnle ot toxic gas at thr Umatilla Depot The stockpile consists of pro (Cctiles. rockets, sprav tanks, mines, bombs, and ton containers ot persis tanl and non persistant nerve gas, and persistant mustard gas Judge addresses impact of proposed detox center No Main St. parking Sat. Parking w ill be dosed o ff on Main St in Heppner during the St Patrick s Day Celebration on Satur day This w ill make for a better parade and bed race, says St Patrick's Day co-chairman David Sykes, and we ask that people cooperate in finding other parking Signs directing drivers to other available parking o ff Main St w ill be posted around town to aid those looking for parking space I 12 Pages the county. " Is also a disaster " It is used bv hospital and Court House to burn weeds, grass and other debris from the hospital grounds The court has planned on using the culdcsac to park cars 1 oombs wanted the length of the euldesac painted yellow on curbing saying it is too dangerous in freezing weather He said every year cars end up in his yard from there three of them the past winter I he street there is also too narrow tor normal traffic and cars cannot turn around tn the culdcsac He wants two no (larking at anytime signs to be placed, and that provision be made to allow cars to travel from Rock street to the parking lot at 200 R tvk street •. He asked that a plot plan for all purking areas, landscaping agreeable to all parties, and schedule of conn nuing care and maintenance be agreed on before any decision allow ing the conditional use be granted A ll previous agreements on the helicopter landing area should be cn forced Adequate policing by city and county should be carried out Further, that a determination of use of the property, and a lime frame o f that use be agreed on for the site now used to bum. between the south end of the hospital lawn and Hill street He requested that all terms of an agreement to be signed by Morrow County and the city be written out. including an arbitration and cure clause stating notice o f cither party would force a correction within 10 days, or either parly “ may request a hearing by the District Judge " He wants an annual review of the con ditional use using jHihlic notice lor the hearing meeting No decisions were reached at the Monday meeting Morrow County Planner IX'anc Sergcr said obviously the helicopter pad was not meeting standards Heppner City Attornev Bill Kuhn said the use o f the building was in conflict with R I zoning, that it had been allowed before because it was for health care Workers moved into the offices in January Seeger and the county planners will meet with the city planners at a later date to see how the situation can be met 1 • N> am Continental Breakfast Heppnet Elks lodge 10 am State ot Eastern Oregon legislative Meeting Elks lodge 1 30 am Sheep Oog trials M C Fairgrounds 'I0M Novice t Pro-Nov*«. '20** Open to N 30 am KUMA Koffea Hour LIVE AM Upstairs Heppner Elks lodge 10 am 3 pm MX Creative Arts Show I Sale las Schwab fire Stoie Refreshments 10 am Cub Scouts Cake Sale Mam Street lergstrom Bake Sale - Main Street Heppner Tops Com Oog Sale lone library Book Salt 10 am & 3 pm Irish (Scotch) Doubles Bowling Tourney Heppner Bowl 11 am 1 pm Brunch Elks Dining Room 11 am J pm Oregon Cattlewomons Irish Baked Potatoes Mam Street 1 pm Irish Peradt • Mam Street 1 30 pm Dud Race Starts In Front ot Control Market 130 pm Sheep Shearing Demonstration M C Fairgrounds 130 5 30 pm Country Fibre Arts Guild Sheep to Shawl Domonstra bon M C fairgrounds 2 pm Shoep Oog Trials Morrow County Fairgrounds lone TOPS Food l Crafts Sale On Matn St at tost Office 2 - 4 pm Roller Skating Morrow County Fairgrounds 2 30 pm Shde Show ol Ireland Upstairs a Elks lodga 4 5 pm Social Hour Farley Motors Showroom Downtown Heppner 4 30 7 30 pm St Patrick's Dinner St Patrick's Catholic Parish Hall I I pm Skating Morrow County Fairgrounds Sunday, March 15 1 30 am Sheep Oog Trials Morrow County Fairgrounds 10 am Irish Doubles (Scotch) Bowling Tournament Heppner Bowl Down low it (March 14 I IS) 11 am St Patrick ! 100th Anniversary Celebration Reception at Parish Hall Followfng ft am Matt 11 am Rebroadcast of KUMA toffee Hour Tape FM 12 noon 2 pm Mario Zubtrrt Basque lamb Bartwcuo M C Fairgrounds Rands to reign St. Pat’s weekend Josephine Rands Josephine Rands w.is horn in Heppner. May V 1914 Her parents were Michael and Murv Hughes Hcaly Hot lather. Michael, c.unc Iroin County I ongtord Ireland to Oregon around l ‘*M and settled in Morrow County He ran a livcrv stable in Heppnet and later moved to Itoatdiuan where he raised cattle and melons Her grandfather. John Hughes, wav also trom Ireland and her naiihcr, Mary was horn in Mot row Counts Josephine went to schools in But tcrvfcck Alpine. Heppner. le x ington. Rhea Creek, lone and Boardmun Josephine and Buster Rands were united in marriage in l lM2 and they lived in Boardrnan where they had a cattle ranch and raised melons until Buster's death in July of I ‘X>‘< had iw o children M ary Ann Alternatin''! Richland Washington and V im v Reuse filer ot I ast W enal chcc. Washington Mary Ann is a teacher and lias three children and V in o works lor the government and has two children Josephine belongs to the St Patrick's mission ot Our lady ol Angels ( uiholic Church Ntie has also been a baby sitter tor her sjxm . i I lamilv the Daltosos. o l Boardrnan avoid a repeat o f last year when school levies were defeated several times Our focus w ill he on continuing all educational and extra curricular programs at present levels, setting Market Report Morrow» COwnTy Q at t*0 Tuesday, M arch 10 Soft White Weather Report Oy <y M«ppn«r by M arch 3 . 9 High l o» Rain T ues Wed Thurs Fri Sai Sun Mon hS fiK 67 A5 Ari 47 5*» 5H 51 42 M) 12 37 42 0 0 16 09 0 07 0 Sn March April May June July August » 1 14 •3 15 »3 0 |/*3 07 *2 K4 *2 H2 *2 H2 Barles March A pril May July Aug Hard Red W inter Ordinaries PIK C ash ‘ H7 *H2 HO »77 50 »3 10 I03T i More St. Pat's stories pages 6-7ÿ School operating levy will be on May ballot The M orrow County School budget committee made minor changes last week, before sending a proposed *9.656.749 budget to voters for approval in May Ftnphasizing that the budget is bare Nines, with no major purchases or new programs planned for next year, school administrators and the budget committee arc hoping to Hughes to head parade the priority on maintaining programs tor youngsters." Superintendent Doyle Met asltn had said earlier in a budget message I j s t week the budget committee looked over a budget scenario that would have held costs in the district at the same level as last year but deemed the results too drastic to implement Unde i i n v t i u c i i o i i s l i o m th e c o m nuttee. McCashn had prepared a "zero increase" budget. Nit the plan would have required cuts of about $650,000 (the dollar aiiNiunt the budget is up), cuts the committee found unacceptable MeCaslin also recommended against cunmg that deep, saying that if would cause "very significant changes in athletic s. c lass size and classroom staffing He said changes ot (hal magnitude would re quire extensive public discussion before implementing The only maior changes made by the hudgci cominiticc hclore approv mg the budget were to increase the amounts allowed lor Niv repairs and building maintenance Ihc commit tec raised bus maintenance by SA.5Ut.irHl building maintenance bv SI0.500 mainly lo r roof coatings Voters w ill decide on a one year levy request ol S '.'ffJ 4H4 on May 1*4 The oik - year levy combined With S ib il.7lb approved bs last year s serul levy, the district's tax base- ot SHH4K9N and allowances ol S4Ab. 179 for u i h o I leviable taxes, make up the total local property taxes required to balance the budget I ndor present Oregon law voters w ill have only one chance to pass the 55.9qt.4K4 tax levy If the levy is defeated in May. then the district would be required to cither cut the levy request by approximately 5509 (tu to r ask for a serial levy like last year McCashn said the law could N- changed by the legislature before May and " I |ust don't think anyone knows what w ill happen," he said W illia m E d w irt "E b b " Hughes VI ufi an Irtsh iwinkle in bis ove. he says "don t put much in thè papcr' and he means it. bui it you bave a chance lo visil with 1 bb Hughes St l’atnck's Day, you'll find he has touch lo teli His gran lattici. W illiam , retumed lo hcland tot his bride and .liso hcl|X-d binhl Heppncr s fa th o lic Chutvh UNI years ago. escn ihough he was an ! piscopalian I bb was I h un ili Heppner and thè bunch grass countiy ol M orto» Counly has been Ins (ionie silice, »uh thè exception ol A voarx in I nudila Counly »liete he graduatevi troni high school and a sfiori lime at Oregon Stale l niversity whcre he cnded his football ami mllcge i arccr with a knee tnjury About ibis lime bis tather. f’crcy. had lo take back thè ranch on I.itile Butteri teck so Fbb and his » ile l’aulmc Ballou i .ime hoiiie Io Morrow County During thè early Tri s f bb was Morrow ( ountv brami mspcctor He was untong thosc on thè originai C( ( N urd who petitioned to hrmg thè Soli Conservadori Districi lo Heppner and he servai as i hatrman tor I 1 vears He wav ih a iriiu n o t thr l au Board, and honored (fumigli thè years av Morrow ( ountv < attlcman ol thè Year Sotl Conserv ation Man ot Arar in Nith ( Mutiliti ami Mor row ( ountv and as ( ¡rami Marshall ol thè Morrow ( ountv Falf and Rmleo in IU72 He has .liso been ac live in Morrow County I ivrslock ( ìrowrrs Assm Silice 196(1 when I bb and Pallimi- espandevi thè lisi-stock op ctalio n lo im lu tle the- 1 r I ktah ranch, thev flave spent summers in I n u d ila County Thcir two sons Alien and M e rlin are on thè Butteri rrek Ranch I hey ttiarned musine, (i.o l and Claudia Coc Alien and < iati bave tlu cc daughters Carolen. Jennifer, and Paine la Peck. mother ot A ltih cr and Christopher M e rlin and Claudia have a daughtrr K m iN -rly and von W illu n i Kevin Josephine Rami s grandfathcr John Hughes ami I bb v grandfathcr W illiam Hughes wcrc Tirsi coustns Josephine ami I bb insite onr and all to join them durine Heppner’ s St Patrick s celebraiton to rene» ac quaintamcs ami celebrate their Irtsh herttage
