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VOL.105 NO. 25
Wednesday, June_24,j987
Heppner 25«
8 Pages
Hickey executive vice president of
Tidewater Barge Lines “ We are
still checking into the matter, he
said Although other prospective
sites were considered. Hickey said
the company now "prefers to pur
sue locating at the Morrow County
site because we have already done
some on site investigation We think
the person bringing the measure up
had some questions about our pro
posal. which we expect to answer at
the public hearing ''
A public hearing on Tidewater's
application fora condmonal use per
mil to allow a landfill in the Finley
Butte area is scheduled for 7 30 p m
Wednesday. June 24 at the school
district office in Lexington
Hickey said the company must
provide information to the Depart
ment of Environmental Quality that
will address, in detail, all item* the
petitioners are concerned about.
Under the Tidewater proposal, a
600-acre landfill would be establish
ed in the Finley Butte area 16 miles
south of Boardman
Residential and commercial gar
bage collected from communities
along the Columbia Ri»cr would be
barged to Boardman. unloaded al the
Port of Morrow , and trucked to the
disposal site
The garbage would all be
transported in sealed containers, and
when dumped at the landfill, covered
daily The site could take up lo 2.500
tom of waste per day. and last for
25 year*.
The site would not take toxic
waste. Tidewater emphasized
Our major concern is that people
maintain the right to preserv e the mi
age of the county. Mason said We
arc encouraged that much effort the
last few years has gone to upgrade
the image of the county in order to
attract industry here We're assum
mg that the image St Johns has as
a "garbage dump" could be taken
a step further, and Morrow County
could gam a reputation as a in state
dump "We think that image runs
counter to the image we've been try
mg to build and that people shouid
have the right to say 1 1 they want that
image changed.' he said
Another concern. Mason said, is
that the landfill operate the way they
say it is supposed to "We were pro
mised a clean operation when a
feedlot located near Boardman
Anyone who lives here knows that
it does smell We were promised
quality assurances, but the feedlot
has never operated the way it was
supposed to
If the mcusuic is on the ballot and
voters say they want a landfill in the
county. Wastcch can come in and
develop the site and will prohablv do
Fourth of July celebration planned
The third annual Fourth of July
celebration in lone begins Friday.
July 3 with a two on two basketball
tournament in the lone School Gym.
and a tennis tournament Deadline
for tennis entries is Friday. June
26th. those interested should call
Clint Krebs at 422 7548
A parade down lone's Main Street
begins at 10 a m Saturday with
Grand Marshall Mike Mathews lone
Cardinals No I Ian He will be
chauffcurcd by Bryan Bastord in his
1957 red Chevrolet pick up
Activities are planned throughout
the day Saturday in the city park and '
on the football field There are
games for the children, a chalk
drawing contest, baikxin release and
a straw money pile for pre
schoolers The pool at the school
will be open for free swimming in
the afternoon Other planned games
and contests are a cow chip throw
ing contest, bingo, a bed race, soft
ball, tug-of war. horseshoes and a
water balloon toss
“ In the Gfood Old'Summertime’’
Mike Matthews
Friday, July 3
7 p.m.
2 on 2 Basketball Tournament
lone School Gym-for Info call Dkk Snider 422-7151
Saturday, July 4
Tennis Tournament al lone School-times lo be announced.
( ontact C lint Krebs 422-7548.
12:30
1:30 pm
Big parade down Main Street
Mike Mathews. Grand Marshal
Kids’ chalk drawing contest at St. Wiliam’s Catholic
Church: Horseshoe tourney slgn-up In park.
Food booths open. Flea market begins; Dunk tank opens
Military fly-by sometime during day; Model T rides;
Bingo.
Horseshoe Tourney begins; Frog jumping contest
(frogs will be avaiiable).
Sack racea, 3-legged races, bean-bag races, straw-money
pile (for pre-school only) In park.
Balloon release
lone pool opens for free swimming until 5 p.m.
Cow-chip toas-football field. Historical tour of lone,
meet at park.
Check on the tennis tournament at the school
Radio-controlled airplane demomtratkm-bciow Willows
4:30
Grange Hafl (west).
Historical tour of lone-meet at part
Water baDoou toss In park
Fire department Tug-of-War, acroac street from park
Bed Race on footbaB field
Barbecued chicken dtnacr by Cardinal Club at the high
school: Adults tS, Ages 4-12 $2.54. 5 and ander $1,
Family t i t , hot dogs available-% chicken, csM aw , Frencl
bread, baked beans, and Ice cream ban
Square dancers performing an tennis courts, followed bv
Hootenanny. (Cat Jamde Aten 422-7543 If you'd like to
Softbat game at
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Heppner TV customers soon
a much better job planning and sell By Avon M«lby
Fquipment to repair Heppner I V
mg the idea than they have so far.
service
will hopefully arrive next
he said
week.
Judic
l.aughlm said Monday
I wo things Mason said Wastcch
It
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serv ice should be tullv
failed to consider are the additional
traffic on the site's access road and restored the following week
An eli cii is al storm caused a
the amount of water required to keep
power
outage May 27 When the
the landfill from blowing
electricity was turned back on. a
Certain times of the year, roads power surge knot ked out an SH.tXxi
become soft. Mason pointed out
piece of equipment, which had to be
Heavy trucks could iik reave damage ordered Since then there has been
to the roads ' i don't see where that no reception on channels 9, 11 ami
problem is solved in their pn>posal
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At the annual meeting of Heppner
If the roads become soft, there TV Iris , Greg Sweek was elected
needs to be a provision in the per
president Dean Gilman was named
mil which states that when garbage vise president laughlm was main
can t be transported to the landfill, ed as secretary licasuicr
it would be stored at the point of
Kilcv Munkeis. whose five vear
origin rather than stacked up al (he term on the board was expiring, was
Port of Morrow where it would be re elected to another five year term
off loaded from Tidewater's barges
Other members of the hoaid an I'd
(ionty and Dan ()glcsbcc win was
He said Wastcch s groundwater out going president
study
did not sufficiently
A change in the hv laws adopted
demonstrate that no contamination nuking the i its limits of Heppner the
would result from the amount of houndar* for TV service I aughlin
water requited at the site Part of the said this was a bookkeeping change
reason goes back to the feedlot. he only as the sy stem has alway s wort,
said After they got their permit. ed that wav. but it was not >pc-llid
lhi\ never operated the way they
said they would One condition ol
granting a permit a>uId be that viol«
lion of any criteria would be grounds
Several physicians who nuv he in
to close the landfill, he said
terested in starting a piacine in
Finally. Mason said, asking voter Heppner are scheduled to visit here
approval of a landfill is asking their during the next two weeks,
goodwill If the general populace, scrutinize the hospital facilities, and
survey the community, Pioneer
not just the Chamber of Commerce
or the County government, put* Memorial Hospital Administrator
Ernie W ick said Monday
W’e arc-
pressure on to ensure a good deal,
talking
with
several
interested
pai
they are more likely to get good
lies.” he said
neighbors, he said
Dr Wallace Woltt has extended
out in the bv laws I here will be no
chunge in service
Another by law change set dates
tor future annual meetings lo be the
second ruesday in June
I he IV board meets once a
month All subsc libers lo the system
arc members and are eligible to al
lend meetings
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Trivia contest
winner named
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Winner ol last week s Heppner
Gazelle I lines and Charlie s Pizza
Invia solitesi is A shies ( onklin.
who coliceli* slated that Heppner s
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and two losses
t i> 11 X 1111 w ms a largì pizza and pit
cher of jxop for his ettorts
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I Ins wick s invia question is
Naim the planet located biiwcen the
planets F.arth and Mercury
It you know tin- aiiswci or think
you know the answer, enter at
l liarlie s 1*i/ / a or the Heppner
Gazelle I ink's
Ihc- lust correct entry drawn wins
a pizza and pitcher of pop
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Search for doctor continues
his ottici tloui > and will jirov uled
hospital covciage ioni day* each
weck al Icast unni the end ni July,
VSuk sani (Mher |>hy siciuns are
schcdulcd lo he mi duty al thè
hospital on weekends C ium file*
fuse becn mnvcd lo thè hospital, he
said. so thè on-duly phy sii tari wiII
ha*c access lo jialicnts' medicai
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County hires public works director
lone 4th of July Celebration
Schedule of Events
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Saturday was a perfect day tor the Rolling Hills Run — overcast with a slight breeze More
th a ï 50 runners and walkers rushed the starting line in the Rolling Hills Run Most run par
ticipants and nearly 100 other members of the community ate breakfast at Heppner City Park
following the walk/run Both events were sponsored by South Morrow County Emergency
Medical Technicians Funds raised will go toward purchase of a portable defibrillator for the
ambulance Winners m each age division will be named in next week s paper.
Vote may decide landfill issue
Voter* may have a chance lo *ay
it they want a Landfill in Morrow
County
If a petition filed at the County
C lerk'* office meets all re
quirement*. it will appear on the
November ballot. Voter approval
would then be necessary before a
landfill in Mono* County could ac
cept garbage from outside the
county
Petitioner* Dean Mason and jerry
>mipson. both of Boardman may
begin gathering signatures on the
petitions anytime, but have been ad
vised by County Clerk Barbara
Bloodsworth to wait until after June
29 Anyone objecting to the ballot
language can ask the Circuit Court
to review it. Should they win,
Bloodsworth said, the ballot
language would change Signature*
would have to be collected again on
a new ballot.
The petition was not designed to
stop a landfill at Finley Buttes in
Morrow County proposed by
Tidewater Barge Lines of Van
couver. Mason said If the landfill
at Finley Buttes is not operating by
November, he said, voter* will say
if they want it here
Should the measure meet all re
quirements and appear on the
November ballot, it could delay the
landfill at Finley Buttes, said Wes
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A radio-controlled airplane
demon viral ion i\ to be performed in
the field below the W illows Grange-
Hall An historical lour featuring a
visit to an old Victorian home will
be conducted in the afternoon also
Foods for all appetites will be
available throughout the day in the
park from snow cones to ham
burgers Homemade pie will be sold
al St William’s Catholic Church
The ( ardmal Club will serve a
barbecued chicken dinner beginning
al 6 p m at the school
At 6 W) p m square dancers will
entertain on the tennis courts,
followed by a hootenanny Anyone
who would like lo perform in the
hootenanny should call Jannie Allen
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The grand finale of the day will he
the fireworks on the fiHithall field
and a street dance in dowtown lone,
with music provided by Chuck
Nelson. Rich Harjx-r and Kathy
Hoskins
Philip Aikman 19. most recently
of Femdalc. Washington, has becn
on the job as Morrow Count* Public
Work* Director since last Wednes
da* Hi* aim. he said, is to build a
modern, efficient operation ot the
department which had such a good
start under the direction of Don
Briggs Ihc department has been
without a director since Otto
Burden s resignation. May 1985
Aikman and his wife, Audrey, son
Ircvci. 14. and daughter. Alisha.
12. will make their home al
Boardman
At Femdalc. Aikman was public
works director tor the B uic.ni ol In
diaii Afl.nrs at Lunutii Reset vat ion
tor two year* His duties involved
putting together a new department
complete with administrative plaint
ing and organization
with
Reaganomics, a ledcr.il grant lor the
project was withdrawn and his job
ended early, he said
He taught cngmcci mg toi two and
a hall years al a tech school in
I actinia Prior to that, for five years.
he was office engineer al Friday
Harbor, Washington Hi* respon
sihilitic* included engineering lor the
county and some administrative
duties
He has an Associate ol Science
degree in Engineering He attended
the University ot Washington anil
North Idaho College, and served in
the Marine Corps
Morrow County looks better the
longer I'm here, he said He wa*
raised in the S|v>k.inc area but never
vpent much time in country like
Morrow County before It's such a
remarkable change, he said, it s in
tcrcsimg because it is so ditlcrcnl
? The Public Work's director's job
involves so much, he said He ex
peels to be busy organizing and
developing management polls k -' and
setting priK'cdures lor equipment un
to improve efficiency I hat doesn t
mean spending a lot of money, he
said by keeping up to date on the
latest technology the department can
save lime and money He will work
under the direction of the County
Court on county road*, facility
Power outage
planned Sunday
Columbia Basin F.lectric Co-op
ha* planned a seven to eight hour
power outage beginning at 12 main
Sunday. June 28 Letters were sent
by the co-op to its customers earlier
this week explaining that the outage
it necessary because of work on the
new line which cannot he completed
with the old line energized The
outage will affect customers in the
Sandhollow. lone. Olex, Kinzua,
Public Works Director Phil Aiken
Ruggs and Heppner areas
maintenance and county parks
He will be involved with ad
ministration, planning and project
management ot anything that will af
feet county toads, he said, such as
additional traffic on the roads access
mg the proposed landfill al Finley
Butte
He plan* under the direction ot
the Court to i icate a department
manual to describe the facilities, list
the inventory, and duties ol person
nel ami outline responsibilities and
performance standards on some pro
jtfcts OiK'C the manual o complete
it will pioside consistency tor the
dep.irtiik.-nt he said C rux ! plans will
increase the department's effictency
and effect , ness and ultimately
maintain better road*, lor less
money
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