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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)
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Proposed landfill would provide jobs/revenue
VOL 105 NO. 17
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Wednesday. April 29, 1987
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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*
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