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« • ' *• * Wildlife management or fee hunting Legislator and local hunters disagree A bill introduced in the Oregon House of Representatives by Rep Ray French (R-DiM 59) could alios» the State Fish and Wildlife Commis sion to issue wildlife management licenses for private lands Many local hunters arc upset because they feel the hill would reserve private land (previously open to all hunters) for fee hunting Some are concern ed that the hill would nuke hunting a sport for only the wealthy French disagrees saying the bill, introduced on behalf of Grant Coun ty residents, is designed to enhance game habitat and game herds, not to decimate them Although the bill is not a Conservation Reserve Program issue, some CRP lands may qualify as bird refuges, he said The bill is nut designed to take anything from regular hunting, he emphasized, its purpose is to enhance fish and wildlife resources A hearing and possible work session on the bill were scheduled before the House Morrow County's Home-Owned Newspaper The Heppner imes azette Agriculture. Forestry, and Saiur.d Resources committee April 28 French will he in Hc|>pncr May 9 to discuss the pr\\x>scd bill with con sltiucnts from 10 a m until noon at Heppner Flementary School The bill. French said, would allow Fish and Wildlife to issue licenses to pnsate lands deemed suitable laud owners applying for a license would need to cstinulc wildlife popula lions, density, and habitat Thcs also would have to stale management goals and describe proposed actions to achieve those goals A manage ment license woukl he valu) for three years hut could he reviewed annually laindowners nunaging a wildlilc area would he permitted to issue hunting licenses (provided by Fish and W ildlilc ) The hill further re quires hunters in any wildlilc management area (whether within ordinary hunting season or not) to lollow Fish and W ildlife rules reg.u ding tim time, e, manner, nunner, a aiul amount of uinjt wildlife taken A person violating commission rules may base licenses, lags, and pcrmiU revoked. Clackamas County Representative latrry Sowa points out, "It is likely the allocated number ol hunting lags issued to the landowner will 'take away' from the total number of tags issued by the commission for the hunting unit that surrounds the private managcntcni area " Another hill before the House Agriculture. Forestry, and Natural Resource committee would allow landowners to bring purchased animals (including exotics) onto their property and operate a game ranch Animals bought from a private source, such as a game ranch in amxhcr state, could he raised tor profit A landowner could receive a license to hunt and sell a given number of animals for profit. Sowa said Questionnaires asking outdoors enthusiasts their opinions on the pro posed game management hills are available at some sporting good stores Completed questionnaires should he mailed to Rep I arry Die landfill would he operated by Sowa. H 472, State Capitol. Salem. Wastcch. Inc , a San Francisco OR 97310 legislators mav lx- con based company that owns and litcicd in Salem hy calling the Toll operates the Oregon Processing and Free legislative number, Recovery Center in Portland, a Nor I 800-327-7389 thwest recycling facility Town Hall meetings about the pm- posed landfill arc planned for Hepp ner and Hoardman (see rcla(cd story) V. » > V ’ O -» ' ., * w « » • • . - % ' Proposed landfill would provide jobs/revenue VOL 105 NO. 17 1 % Wednesday. April 29, 1987 1 Backers of a proposed »olid waste landfill in Morrow County say the project could turn into a regional garbage disposal site, and provide revenue and jobs for Morrow County. Tidewater Barge Lines of Van couver is looking at a site near Finley Buncs in central Morrow County on which to dump commer cial and residential garbage collected from communities akxtg the Colum bia River. The landfill would he located on 600 acres presently owned by Lex- ington farmer Larry Lindsay Wesley Hickey, an executive vice president with Tidewater, was in Morrow County last week to explain the project, and pass out a 12 page booklet explaining the operation Hickey said Tidewater was ap proached about locating the landfill here, and that feasibility studies of the Finley Buttes site showed it was acceptable for a large scale landfill Under the plan, garbage from communities on the river whose pre sent landfills arc filling up. would pack waste into sealed containers The containers would then he load cd on barges, shipped to the Port of Morrow unloading dock at Board man. unloaded and trucked to the Finley Buncs landfill Hickey emphasized that the site would be operated under strict cn vironmcntal guidelines, and said that it could he an economic boon to Morrow County. The Tidewater report said that “ If. for example. Clark County. Washington, was the only nver- system community to utilize the Finley Bunes Landfill for its disposal needs. 12 to 15 new jobs will still be created for unloading and loading trucking, and landfill operations Royalties to Morrow County could amount to as much as $90,000 per year based upon 50 cents per ton of solid waste ” The report further stated that the Port of Morrow would receive ap 1 i n a | l pruximately $480.000 revenue an nually for unloading the garbage containers The report speculated that if the landfill is expanded to service other river communities such as Portland, revenues for the county could reach $450.000 per year, and for the Port $1 5 million per year, with an addi tional 30 to 50 new jobs created Hickey said it is possible Morrow County could he the regional gar bage center for the entire Columbia Snake River system, and that a co generation plant to hum the garbage and make electricity, might be constructed Hickey emphasized that although no “ firm numbers" on the amount of garbage to be dumped each year has been established, Clark County is very interested in the project with 180,000 tons of waste to ship annually. To establish the landfill in Morrow County. Tidewater must first have the approval of the Department of Fnvironmcntal Quality, and the county planning commission Hickey said the DEQ has already given "preliminary okay" to the sjtc, however, according to County Planner Deane Seeger although he has known about the project, "so far wc haven’t seen anything." Seeger said Tidewater would have to submit an application for a con ditional use permit, and that public hearings would have to be held before the permit could he issued Seeger said the permit could he discussed at the May planning meeting and he thought two public hearings, one at Boardman and one in Heppner would probably be held Hickey said Gilliam and Colum bia were both interested in having the landfill located in their counties, and that, "Gilliam County has hop ped on the hand wagon and is active ly supporting it,” he said Heppner 25« 1 8 Pages I • 1 / Site of proposed landfill in Morrow County Hermiston ^ i? 'e f o n Landfill Site -O |Bo«*W>na^ L T .^L .I •••••••••• • Pm# C*l* Caca Io n# Jordon / |IO n H#0O»«r •••••••••• / Norm A o tv o n m a i# tcai# m m a t 10 She volunteers at the Neighborhood Center and is sec retary ol their hoard of directors Brinda is an avid howler and is a member of a Thursday morning and a Sunday evening league She is also a member of the Willow Creek Country Club and spends many afternoons on the golf course For the last few years Brinda has been very active in Rhea Creek Ex tension She is willing to have a meeting at her home, she takes her turn at the leader teacher training and presents these programs well She also attends all of the study Verna Brinda group's senes as publicity person Theta Sorority when it was in Heppner Homemakers Day ends years’ programs Extension study group members and friends gathered at Lexington for a day of honors, fellowship and special programs last week The Annual Homemakers Day marks the official end of year for study group programs, as well as a day to recognize achievements This year, the 75th year of Oregon State University Extension Educa tional Programs was noted with a brief history of Extension in Oregon by Agent. Dawn Hawkins Special Guest speakers were Sher iff Roy Drago. deputy Sheriff Mark Calhtck, and State Police Detective Don IlifT "Drugs in Morrow Coun ty" was the topic of their infnrma lion presentation Mistress of ceremonies was Isabelle Jones. Imgon. chairperson of Homemakers Advisory group Luncheon was served by Lexingion Grange Study groups front all areas of the county shared repvxtsibility for the day's events • to handle public relations on siting the dump According to the report the land fill is intended only for the disposal of residential and commercial gar huge. No hazardous wastes would he dumped there, and garhage wixild he covered each day with a six-inch layer of soil , Hickey explained that the Finley Buttes site is located 16 miles south of Boardman and one mile off Bom bing Range Road He said the site is obscured from view from the highway Tidewater has hired the Portland advertising and public relations firm of Pihas. Schmidt, and Wcstcrdahl Extension names woman of year Verna Brinda was named Exten sion Homemaker for 1987 at Exten sion Homemakers Day last week The annual award is presented to honor women involved in communi ty service as well as dedication to Extension educational program Members of RJtca Creek Study Group nominated Brinda for the award She has a long list ot caring and sharing community services Brinda has worked on and oft with Extension for many years She was an Extension member when she lived at Ukiah After mov ing to Heppner she joined Extension here and was on the Heppner Ad visory Council She was unable to attended Extension for several years while working full time After retir ing from the hospital she is once again active in Extension. Through the years she has work ed at St Anthony and Pioneer Memorial Hospitals She worked at the Heppner grade school for several years During this time she worked at the Neighborhood Center and was the first cook for the Senior Citizen’s Meals ixi Wheels program which has since become Senior Citizens mealsite at the fairgrounds Not having graduated from high school, she studied for her GED and she has passed her tests with flying colors. She was an active member ot Rhea Creek Grange, doing many hours of sewing for the hospital She is now a member of Lexington Grange She is a past-treasurer of the Heppner Garden Club and was chairman of the Scrapbook Committee which won first place for a scrapbook at the 1986 State Garden Club Convention She ia a member and past president of the Morrow county Art Soc iety and ia a member of the Mor row County Historical Society She was an active member of the Alpha J ?0 Pioneer hires administrator By Avon Mrlby Pioneer Memorial Hospital hoard approved hiring of Earnest Wick as new manager to replace John Hempel last week Wuk is presently a radiologist at lady of lairds Hospital in Pasco. He has worked under St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton for several years, and will be hired by St An thony to work here There is no thought of closing the hospital. Ed Glenn, a member of the new County Health Care hoard said "I am committed to keeping the hospital at Heppner open," he com mented when reference was nude to what might happen alter the recent ly court apjmmicd replacement of the hospital board was mentioned Glenn, ol Boardman, Lucille Peck of Lexington and Jackie Bergstrom of lone, all members of the new board, have attended the Iasi two monthly meetings ut the hospital to hectmtc familiar with the work there The new appointees will take over from current health facilities, ad visory hoards in both Heppner and Boardman on July I The hospital emergency mom scr vices w ill he unaffected by Dr Clare Koznck liaising from Heppner Bill Alsdurf, executive vice president ol St Anthony, said doctors will he provided hy St Anthony for weekend coverage. Priest to serve local churches Father Dominic Hahn. 51, is the new administrator at St Patrick's and St William's Catholic churches He is most recently from l.aGrandc where he was assoc iate priest at Our I-ady of the Valley Catholic Church As associate priest, he ministered to the missions at Union and North Powder. He was ordained to the priesthood June 27, 1980 Prior to that time, he was a Benedictine monk lor 23 years at Si Martin's Abbey in Olympia. Washington He earned his Masters in Theological Studies from Mt Angel Abbey Seminary in Mt Angel. As a monk, he lived at St Mar tin's abbey and worked in the library and business office for the college He entered seminary , he said, after his experience working with Viet namese immigrants Ministering to them in their time of upheaval made him want to continue his work by entering the priesthood His role as a priest, he said, dif fers from his lomtcr role as a monk, because a priest brings the sacraments to the people of (xxl to build a community so we can all ex perience God’s love in our lives Since Heppner is a small area with a I (XT year tradition, that stnxig re la Fun events included a "Spoof' style show and a silent auction lone was named "Study Group of the Year." recognizing the group's many civic programs, including monetary donations to youth ac tivitics. Christmas gixxJies for senior citizens, sponsoring a CPR class. Annual Easter Egg hunt, fashion show for community, special educa tKXtal programs, catering dinner for A scries of public information county weed program meeting, special international program, as mcciings regarding the proposed well as involving husbands in their special programs Interested persons will have a chance to hear proposed hunting regulation changes at a May 5 meeting in Hermiston Dept of Fish and Wildlife representatives will ex plain proposed changes for big game regulatiixis in the Pendleton and Heppner districts, answer qucsiKXis, and report rccixnmemlatMXts hack to the commission before final rules for the 1987 season are set The meeting will begin at 7 30 p m . May 5 at the Hermiston junior high school, 199 E I Ridgeway. Chamber plans to welcome motorcyclists Members of motorcycle clubs all over the Pacific Northwest will be participating in the (Jregon 5Ut Ro;*l Kallyc. May 9 Over I.OOOol these nsxlertt motorcyclists will leave their 9 to 5 weekday pressures at work ami their unpaid hills at home to par ticiputc in this timed event ( "heckoff points alixtg the wav will reveal llicir next stop, halfway destination. Heppner They're secretaries, luwycrs. .firem en, retired couples a sntorgashourd of personalities, all sharing the fascination of tun. freedom, and fresh air as they pur sue their hobby Club members has c described motorcycling as a feeling ot total exhilaration "When you're closed in the co coon of a car. all you hear is the sound of the wind rushing hy the window." one member said “ On a motorcycle, you can teclif it's wet. or dry, and feel die wind in your face you get the feeling you're part of the area you're traveling through " Chamber encourages merchants, organizations, and local citizens to make them Icel part ol this area with a friendly Heppner welcome Dio sc wishing to set up a booth along Mam Street arc* encouraged to contact merchants lor permission < 'hamber will lx- handling brochure dtstribu lion ami a fruit stand li is ho|x*d the Heppner welcome will encourage hikers to plan tours, camp outs, and tamilv events here in the future M > Fire service appreciation week proclaimed Oregon Governor Ned Goldschmidt prixiaiittcd May I 9 fire service appreciation week in ()rcgon "Oregon is proud of its fire scr vice, which is composed ol 2.6<X) paid and 8.800 volunteer pcisonncl in 4(X) departments, districts, and volunteer companies." he said Firefighters also perform many public services such as lire preven- < lion education, honx* safety mspcc lions, pre-fire planning, fire and life safety code enforcement, and emergency medical services, the governor said Father Dominic Hahn tionship may he in place already. he said, it may he easier for a new pnest to work with smaller numbers His first priority will he to work with the people in the parish to determine the- direction of his ministry here and to carry on the fine work I alher Ed ward (Receconi) did while he w js m Heppner He will work with the ministerial assoclatHin, he said, and help with the care of i J k sick anil infirm Cixn pulcrs head the list ol his hobbies Proposed landfill topic of meetings Big game rule changes presented F . * Finley Butte landfill in Morrow/ County will he held in lixal com munities this week Die first meeting will he Wednesday. April 29 m the multi purpose roixn at Heppner Elementary schi*»l fhe meeting will begin at 7 p m The second meeting will heat 7p m Thursday. April Mt at Riverside High School m Boardman Anyone interested in learning more about the proposed l.tmlfill project in Morrow County is cn couraged to attend these public meeting* Weather Report fry C*y a* H ttn>w April 21- 27 High I on h I . Tucs Thurs Fri S.il Sun Mt 'H 72 71 72 68 71 77 84 Wad 43 44 40 M 39 41 58 • ■ \ 0 Tr 0 0 0 0 05 Market Report m» Mort™» Cour», Ot»to Orowort c.ompkmenu ri Tuesday, April 28 Soft White April • 3 04 May »3 03 »2 99 June *2 94 »2 91 July *2 H7/*2 84 August »2 84 Sept *2 H5/»2 Mb Barley April *87 ^ay *86'84 June Sept \fi\ llatd Red Winter I irdinartcs u q .3 PIK (rettene Certificates I03fc%
