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' i ' s ' . ’- V . w - ■ • .J 1 S \ j ». » , * ‘ • j v V * . : *•.. . imes VOL 105 NO. 27 W ednesday, July 8 . 1 9 8 7 ^ Celebrating our Independence a p ,n o c Heppner 25* r a ges c- > ^ » .. . ______________ __________ _________________________ emergency people in their area They need two portable oxygen N't ties’ with masks These they said had been promised at an earlier meeting o f the N urd before it had authority to act. but have not yet been sup Several members o f the Irngon Emergency Medical Technicians from Irngon attended the meeting to request immediate attention to their needs Members of the fire depart ment. they said they were the only St Anthony Hospital was named administrator of all medical care ser vices under the jurisdiction o f Mor row County Medical Board last week The Pendleton hospital holds a contract with the county court to operate Pioneer Memorial Hospital here This coot rad was expanded to include all services under the new hoard, at the hoard s first official meeting The extension is for a period o f 60 days F.rnest W ick, administrator o f Pioneer Memorial, w ill he interim administrator of the county services St Anthony was just one o f several offering methods o f orgam/ ing and staffing the new hoard ser vices Hie new hoard said all sug gestions would he considered before a final method o f administrating was decided. A search is underway for new doctors to staff the clinic at Hcpp ner and the one at Boardman after July 20 Bill Alsdorf. St Anthony ’ s administrative assistant, said an e f fort would he made to find physi cians hy St Anthony " I t we supp ly them it w ill save you money.” f.e told the hoard . . „ . . . . They said tN* tanks could have been used last week, and might have saved a lite Irn g o n representatives also wanted a rapid response vehicle It was provided for as part ot the Foot bridge closure planned Dr Edward Crippcn o f Hood River, who was a temporary physi cian at North Morrow Medical Clinic at Boardman. said he was in terested in making a survey o f the needs o f the county and offering a package lor the hoard's considcra lion Cnppen. however, has left Boardman and is no longer working at the clinic By Avon Melby Why hasn’t something been done aNnit the foot bridge over W illow Creek by the Niwling alley? the Heppner City Council was asked Monday night Councilman Chuck Holt, who was sworn in last month after being off the council since last December said the last he knew the Lions Club was going to install bridge repairs with lumber donated by the m ill, but nothing had been done Apparently, when the Lions found all that needed to be done, such as installing stringers, and other work not in the original plan, they painted city hall instead Attorney Bill Kuhn, also a member o f the Lions, said they did not have the nun power to take on the job Mayor Cara Costa said the city had the material on hand, and would welcome any volunteer laN>r She said it might make a good project for some organization, or maybe just several volunteers could come forward The bridge was judged so dangerous that it was ordered clos ed by the council It w ill be posted as closed and blocked oft to loot traf fic. Council members said they knew this would create an inconvenience for those people used to using the sN>rt cut. but it was too dangerous and could not be covered by in surancc. until repaired The mayor encouraged anyone willing to help the city to get in touch with city hall A liquor license was requested by Max English for his mini irurket at the Chevron Service Station The council gave its approval, but it w ill still be necessary to sec the plann ing commission English was told After some discussion the council decided to retain State Accident In surance Fund Corp policy now in cflect for the coming year Complaints on old building on lots owned by absentee owners have been coming to city hall City At tomey Kuhn said he had written let ters to the lax recorded owners since February on one and March on the other, with no response Since they have not cleaned up the property he asked for a public hearing next By Avon Melby City police force w ill soon have a new look The council approved a request for new uniforms for the chief and two patrol officers The sharp new uniforms w ill beol a very dark navy blue pants, jacket and shirt Assistant chief Merle Cowett told the council the officers had never lik ed the tannish brown uniforms and that some pieces were now wearing out He said the darker color would be more "o ffic ia l appearing" and would, he felt, make the officers stand out better as officers He related that a driver o f a car he recently tried to stop said she "thought I was a fireman" was why she didn’t stop Cost o f the replacement o f three outfits w ill be $786. he said, and the money is in the police uniform budget for this year Officer Gary Bingham asked that the official Heppner patch worn on the sleeve o f the uniform be replac ed He wanted a rainNiw effect over an outline ot the dam. he didn’t like the bull depiction and didn't want it in the present white and red with green background The present one is a picture o f a Hereford bull and City police get new uniforms l)r Steven /.iclinski. who has been the physician at the Boardman Clinic for one year, said he had presented the clinic hoard a proposal of 25 hour serv ice at the Boardman Clinic before he moved his practice to Hermiston recently, and com plained because it was not being con sidered fhe hoard said 25 hours per week service was not enough, they wanted a full time doctor for Boardman As interim administrator Wick was authorized hy the N u rd to hire some one to provide janitorial ser v ice at the clinic and to keep up the lawn and yard work Bids are ex jvcted to he called tor these positions at the clinic at Boardman next month is also the official seal o f the city, (he mayor said Permission to change the background color was given, but the new patches w ill re tain the same Hereford red and white faced bull IV.(XX) allowed lor Irngon in the recently approved budget lo r medical needs in the county The N urd said it was necessary lor the firemen T i l l s to have an in lergoverninrntal agreement with the county in order to receive the lunds This w ill N* taken care ot by the court They were promised loan of jvortable oxygen Nittles and equip mem from St AnlNuiy it necessary The budget also allowed limits lor a building to house the present am bulance at Boardman Bids w ill N* called lor a building, or a contract lease structure to be presented and acted on bv the N urd at its next meeting. Inly 20 at the city hall in Irngon at 7 p in Needs lor medical emergency response at I exington and lone were also discussed I he Ihursdav meeting was sup jvosed to be an organizational meeting, but neither representative from Heppner was in attendance Bee ause ot this the N u rd decided to w.nt until the lulv 20 to name a month at council meeting so the cits could either place a lien on the pro peny. or clean it up and bill the owners He was instructed to notify them of the hearing dale August \ Some 40 architects have requested information on bidding lor obtaining the contract to remodel the N*tel in to a Senior Citizen apartment com plex Kuhn told the council He said it would be a long |oh in deciding which one to >hoisr, anil could N* a- late as December before the bids could be given on construction He said two who had already respond ed estimated construction time at six mouths tor the job The State Historical Preservation office has given notice it is withholding ap jMxoal o f the plans lor the remodel mg until further information is pro Pioneer Memorial Hospital has sided Kuhn sjul the needed infor had no indication from doctors who malion was technical uNiut the visited Heppner recently il they may building which could be sujiplicd on be considering open-ng a practice ly by the architect and the Salem ot here Hospital Administrator Ernest rice was not going to place rcstric Wick said Tuesdav tions so the city could not use (he W e are still looking tor doctors to funds to hire the architect to pros ule serve Nuli ends ol the county, he the information said, since Dr Edwin Cnppen who Ordinance to change the residen replaced North Morrow Medical tial sewer minimum line Ironi tour Clinic physician Dr Steven /ic lin to three inches was adopted This ski on a temporary basis failed to w ill make the city requirement the renew his contract same as the stale code the unlorseen event in Hoardnun Mayor Costa reported the county had agreed to give the city 15,000 o f the IS ,200 closing fund for the county owned landfill so tN* city can The M orrow County Gram have open trenches and a pit closed Growers has announced that it is and contoured Van Arsdale Con now open lor special harvest hours struetton bid 15.000 for the job. she The Lexington Co op is now open said Under the agreement made 7 M) a m to 6 p m Monday through with the county when the city took over the landfill, the county w ill dig necessary new trcncN*s Department ot Environmental (Juality is insisting A climber working on the new the trenches be tilled and the place Columbia Basin Power line north ol cleaned up. Kuhn has told the Heppner fell 50’ from a pole last council Wednesday afternoon Greg Karlson, one o f nine climbers lor Bart and Assoc . the Linda Dunaway was last week’s contractors lor the project, was winner o f the Heppner Gazette transported to Pioneer Memorial T im e s /C h a rlic ’ s Pizza T riv ia Hospital in Heppner following the Contest accident The extent o f his injuries Linda won a large pizza and pit cher of pop for correctly answering that Humphrey Bogart won an Oscar for best actor in the 1951 movie "The African (Jucen’ Hers was the A public hearing before the Mor first correct entry drawn row County Court scheduled for 10 This week’s trivia question is a m July 15 has been continued to What sportscastcr graduated Phi 7 W) p m the same day at Riverside Beta Kappa from law school ’ High School in Boardman If you know the answer, you may The court w ill hear signed written be the winner Enter at Charlie’s and oral statements concerning ap Pizza or the Heppner ( iazette Times plication by Tidewater Barge Lines for a conditional use permit for a solid waste disposal site at Finley Buttes north of lexington y ' . » m S r^ ÌA ... j i-f • i * ■ ... / • « ’• . . I .• <’ »» " ’ Harvest Time Combines have begun to roll in most of the county-Steve Hill of Starvation Farms reports cutting 62 bu/acre wheat on this double summer fallow Hill said they have not yet begun cut ting barley, but other area ranchers report fall barley yields in excessof 2T/acre •a«i i .-»r ffTir r , ~ ■ s ' S •r? . ~ T •; ' : ... .. *. : ' . ’ * ’.l * *• *■ * ,T • vs * a * 1 1 ; • i * , i* * • - ‘ * * " • o * »• V chairman and vice chairperson Maiv Michaels ot Hoardnun acted as chairman during this firs t meeting *• • The court, said Judge Louis ('arisew, had dec klcd to fuse a draw ing to determine length ol term ol ot lice lor the appointed memN'rs so there would always he experienced persons on the eight member N u n l Judge Carlson held the hat and Com missMuier Jerry jvck drew the names Michaels and Pearson. Heppner. drew lour year terms. I ucille Peck. Lexington and Barbara Wadekampcr, Irngon. received f ' m *** » , « j a *j •' \ .. N ji" - . *•' ■ A S « *-. ‘ '' t '■ I « ** / . . r- *.» i . -s . " V N 1 s •' 1 « three yeii term Jackie Berftfrom, lone and llm I ppenbach. Irngon. drew two year terms, Man i . i Aiuler son. Heppner and I d Glenn. Irngon. one year terms _ ’ - ' * w - y v 1 ». * „ * - The new hoard w ill hold a budget review woiksliop.it IrrigonCity Hall Ironi three to five on Monday. July 20. prccecding the 7 p ni N u rd meeting • > x.-c- (Dr Crippcn’s sudden dc|urturc from the clinic) and tlie continuation of the search for a doctor m Hcpp ner are keeping me busy. Wick sail! Dr Wallace W o lf I is continuing to keep office hours and to provide hospital coverage lour days each week ( hher phy su tans are sc Itcdul ed to provide medical care at the Nispital on weekends Files from the Heppner Medical Clinic have been moved to the hospital, so the doctor on duty has access to patient medical tiles V Friday, and 7 m to i p m on Saturday s The Wasco parts outlet harvest hours are Mon Fri 7 Ml a m to 6 p m and Sat X a m to 3 p m Power line worker injured Wins trivia contest State Representative Ray French <R Heppner) carried a bill on the floor o f the House recently which w ill allow irrigation districts to col le d assessments for payments owed to them as a result o f contracts made with the state The problem in the past has been that, when a water district is under contract with the federal government for water from a federal project, o fte i times the federal contract has been paid off. but stale contracts re main to he paid This bill w ill enable districts to continue collecting assessments to pay of f those con- Continued page six Heppner service station has was still unknown Thursday after noon, irew superintendent Mike Wolfe said Karlson step|H*d on a knot and it cut out from under him while he was framing a pole. Wolfe continued This kind of accident is always a possibility, he said, although he hadn't seen it happen tor a long time Bart anil Assoc based at Fair view. Oregon, has a IV member crew working on reconstruction of the main power line between Baseline Road and Heppner The 11 5 m illion replacement beiame necessary because the old line hail deteriorated Weather Report By C*y at ► ' June 30 - lulv High 1 ow l* m Tues Wed Ihurs Fri Sat Sun Mon new name C al’s Service (Vntcr in Heppner (formerly Cal’s Mobil) has changed it’s name, owners Cal and Bev Sher man explain because Mobil Oil Co no longer serves this area The sta lion w ill now carry Union O il pro ducts, and w ill continue to provide the same good service For two weeks. Cal’s Service Center w ill accept all major credit cards (for gasoline purchase only), the Shermans say. then they w ill ac cept only Union Oil ami VISA credit cards. < MM) 92 80 88 75 73 79 69 64 51 sr, 4X 52 51 .0 05 T 0 0 0 0 Market Report Mmm» (**•.« r t* C ovM f * . * *; c l »a ■ (»'am t v c. J* Tuesday, July 7 Soft White July *2 95/»2 9 | Aug *2 9|/»2 92 Sept »2 94 »2 96 Barley July ’ 81 Aug *K|/*83 Hard Red Winter Ordinaries *2 95 PIK Generic Certificates 106'* cash J 1 ' I t. > . * ‘ -f 4 H ^ nW i V alle. ... . * Æ ■, V | Aài-' L ■ v > o a - â a V l ■ * . ’. (¡rain (¡rowers announce Harvest hours Rep. French sponsored hill favoring irrigation districts *» '« M M Ü* .M S ' .«y* >*.. f ; - Still looking for a doctor Landfill hearing time changed v » • I- Spectacular fireworks filled the sky at lone Saturday night ending the day-long festivities an<1 in,r° d ucm9 night-long street dance See pages two and three for more photos and stones of the July 4 celebration p ied • w v vJ • • •*. V - •„ St. Anthony to administer all county health care for 60 days R By u Avon A . n n Melby lu la lh , . *, ..A- r v" A.* » . * -1
