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VOL 105 NO. 27
W ednesday, July 8 . 1 9 8 7 ^
Celebrating our Independence
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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
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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
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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
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chairman and vice chairperson
Maiv Michaels ot Hoardnun acted
as chairman during this firs t
meeting
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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
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lone and llm I ppenbach. Irngon.
drew two year terms, Man i . i Aiuler
son. Heppner and I d Glenn. Irngon.
one year terms
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review woiksliop.it IrrigonCity Hall
Ironi three to five on Monday. July
20. prccecding the 7 p ni N u rd
meeting
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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
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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-
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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
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High 1 ow l* m
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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.
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Rep. French
sponsored hill
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night-long street dance See pages two and three for more photos and
stones of the July 4 celebration
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