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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
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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
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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
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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
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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