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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1987)
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V V > a A • V “ */:• • ,» M V ; / • . i .» Fire Season Assistant Fire Chief Rusty Estes douses Tuesday morning grass fire The blaze occurred on Aiken Street in Heppner near the Jim Bier and Vern Evans homes Child bitten by dog imes a zette VOL 105 NO 31 W ednesday, August 5, 1987 Heppner 25* 8 Pages By Avon Melby Residents soon n u t be asked again whal they «alti done about not much it could do about it State law requires the city to have a pound and he licensing animals before it can destroy a dog that bites A dog catcher is also required City Attorney Bill Kuhn said he told the police to pick up the dog and hriitui* bridge :ina! and cross the highway has take it to the veterinary because the been received I he mayor said the child s mother said it it turned out city could not do that Only the stale the dog had rabies she would sue the highway department can set speeds city Now the city has to pay a $75 on streets that are also stale hoarding fee lor the 10 days required highways The city w ill contact the to see if an animal is rabid A couple of years ago the city was state and request a rev lew to sec if going to build a dog pound, but the the speed can he reduced there Permission was granted for the expense was deleted from the budget shuttle bus taking people to the coun hy (fie budget committee Since then ty lair lo make a pickup in Iron! ol the city has continued to control ark ing dogs hy asking neighbors to sign the hotel on Main Street a complaint at city hall On the strength of the complaint an or- f ‘a j r ^ r O i l t M k p l a n s dinancc allows the city to notify the owner that his line w ill be $20 lor American l egion and Auxiliary the first complaint It graduates hy w ill have a potluck at the Rilcv $20 for each additional complaint Munkcrs home Aug 8 at 6 p.m Some lines o f over $HX) have been Meat w ill he tumished Members paid, and the owners usually see (fiat are encouraged to attend because lair the dog stops harking booth and rodeo float w ill he A biting dog can be destroyed on discussed order o f the health department, hut the city has no authority to do so In a lengthy discussion on the issue Council members said they had at council Monday. Mayor Cara never heard of a city doing it Sonic Costa said the city may have to said it would he tar too expensive rewrite some ordinances, ami also to Others seemed to think the idea had sec il the city can gel a dog catcher merit as a good public relations step and pound approved and funded Decision was to look into (he cost Councilman Chuck Holt, who and bring the suhjccl up ai the next brought the subject up, was ap meeting pointed to sec what kind o f costs Key was at (he meeting because would he involved the allowed 60 day permit for him The city has not licensed dogs lor to use city water was to he review more than 30 years This is done hy ed He was supposed to shpw the c i the county. When that agreement ty he had met all county re was reached the county had a dog quirements under the county zoning pound operated by Sheriff C J D ordinances, including a proper ac Bauman, who also acted as dog cat cess to his property chcr. both for the city and county. County Planner Deane Seeger was The county still does the licensing, unable to attend the meeting hut sent hut docs not have a pound or dog .i letter stating Key had met all other catcher requirements, and was expected to have a reply from the Corps ol Fngmeers granting a Corp permit Bill Kuhn, city attorney, said he had notified the Corps the city wants to lake over the street now owned by the Corps which serves that proper Princess Rachel Flannagcn sub ty He said it may lake lour months mitted her resignation as a member before the Corps goes through all the ol the Morrow County Fair and steps ncccsary before making any Rodeo Court citing health and per changes. sonal reasons Court Director In the meantime. Key is using the Mickey Madison said her resignation permit for access granted Bobbie has been accepted and she w ill he Angell hy the Corps on land adjacent missed m Key s dogs in the city o f Heppner A local child was bitten by a dog recently and the city found there was . By Avon Melby Higher temperature in water at the municipal swimming pool is costing the city more for the I *^H7 swinun ing season the city council was told Because parents complained about cool water this spring the temperature has been increased to 80-81 degrees 1 he higher temperature creates a need lor more purification to keep the water pure It also is taking more oil to heat fire water Added to the trouble is that quite a few o f the pipes put in when the pool * s solar heating system was installed have had leaks and hud to he replaced A sum o f $2.000 was transferred from the general fund contingency to the pearl fund to pay the costs un til the pool closes at the end o f August Request for city water for ir rigating the courthouse lawn was made by Phil Aikman. Morrow County public works director He said the water now being used from the county reservoir was marking! county vehicles with rust stains The pump on the well was too old lor the job, and was expensive to use. he said The use was granted Aikman reported work at (he hospital area was about complete, only paving in front o f the new justice o f the peace office in the county annex building and a screen requested by neighbor Fred Toombs remained Toombs had objected to the screen the county was installing Plans now arc to look into use ol shrubbery New liability insurance practice was explained by Bob Kahl, agent for the city's liability policy He said a change made by new policy would require additional premium if the ci ty wanted lull coverage above the present $3(X).(XX) one Since the in surance hills for the city now arc running $21.(XX) per year decision was nol to have the additional coverage Public hearings on three ordinance changes was held Adopted w ithout opposition were Ordinance 469 which allows lh«/ city to set Inns against property for unpaid sewer and water hills, and Ordinance 470, a 40-ycai old ordinance on dangerous buildinvs The new ver sion w ill provide tor clarification ot notifying the property owner when action is to he taken It also pros ides for a $5<X) tine if compliance not received Public hearings were held on Roark property at 680 Elder street, and Ponsercllo property at 387 E l inden Way Both have made efforts to clean up their property since he ing notified the city would take ac ^ I iquor license applications were approved tor Central Market. Court Street Market. Heppner Howl. Hucknum's tavern and C a l's Lounge and Cate Animal permit to keep live chickens and five rabbits was approved for Irene An horn A request that a pager he purchas ed tor the city crew brought permis sion to look into costs, w ith (he sub jeet to conic up again next month It was reported the wooden side walk at the apartments owned hy Hob and Myrna Johnson on Court street has not been repaired as re quired hv the city Citv Attorney Hill Kuhn was instructed to notify them again that it must he done The city may do the work and hill them A request that the city lower the speed on the highway at the north end ot town where children walk on a tion. so additional lime w ill he allowed, hut they w ill he adsised they must cut or burn the dry high grass on their property, or the city w ill do so and 'iill them tor costs C’al Sherman told the council he had changed the name of his station to Cal's Sers ice Center, and wanted to replace the sign he has had there for many years with another the same si/e Under the new zoning or dinanec. which sets si/e o f signs allowed to proportion of size ot building, he said he could not install one nearly large enough for his pur pose He was adsised to ask the planning commissioners tor a variance at the planning meeting next Monday John Skow. owner of the RV park on Mam Street and of Northwestern Motel said the RV Park was closed and he wanted an adjustment on the $71 sewer charge he received each month from the city He claimed By Avon Melby since he wasn't renting spaces he Possibility o f the city advertising shouldn i he charged Council members said the policy adopted «* •«» *»l\s was raised at city council Monday night when Ken Key asked recently required payment, whether why the city o l Heppner did not the rentals arc tilled, or vacant Alter advertise the same as the county extended objections were voiced. d«»es W ilbur Jackson, councilman, was Key said he thought the public appointed to meet with him and go should know about the city'% expen over the questions and make recoin dilutes the same as it does about the mcndations at next month's council county s meeting Queen Cindy serious about her duties Being Morrow County Fair and Rodeo queen is a lot ot tun. hut a lot o f responsibility. too. Queen Cindy Davis said "Y o u have lo he serious about it . " And serious she is Queen ( indy was a princess on the 1985 fair and rodeo court during the- reign o f Queen Bridget Greenup Since then she said she decided to try out for queen to fu lfill her enthusiasm As queen. Cindy said she makes more speeches than she did as a princess, and now must he the one to help the princesses know what lo do Parade days can he hectic, inc queen admits She has to arrange for time o ff from her fulltime job at Central Market in Heppner. get up at 4 a m to fix her hair and catch and brush her horse sometimes with her head still full o f curlers Alter loading her official mount. Jeep, a quarter horse appoloosa gelding. Queen Cindy said she tries to leave the house on time It's more than worth the effort though the gracious queen said, when the little kids look at you like you're somebody None o f the early morning activi ty is evident as the composed queen rides the parade route, and grand en try and visits with people in her sparkling white suit Weekend events are n»orc relaxed she said She especially enjoyed Prmcvillc in spite ot misplacing her gloves The best part o f being on the court is getting to meet lots ot people, the pleasant queen said, lo tell them about Morrow Counts and how much tun it is to come to our lair and rodeo Cindy enjoys visiting with and listening to people She likes to work with kids especially her small cousins who come to nde horses It's cute to watch them start learning to ride, she said Queen Cindy, a 14-ycar Heppner resident, moved here from Kinzua She is the daughter o f Wayne and Judy Davis and has one older sister. Tina Rinshaw She is a 1986 graduate of Hepp ncr High School While still in school, she was active in FFA livestock, crop judging, and tractor d riv in g , and garnered several awards Six years as a member of Two Trackers 4 H Club, four years as a member ol Wranglers Riding Club and two years as a member ol bar rcl club arc part of the hard work she put into winning the 4 H All Around Horsemanship award her last year in competition Riding and swimming are Queen Cindy's hobbies She has competed in hand laving and pole bending and expects to find time lo run novice barrels at the Sunday morning and at the Morrow County rodeo Queen Cindy has plans beyond the lair and rodeo with a September I*) wediting She and her fiance Mike Hrosnan intend to live m Heppner and Cindy w ill continue to work at Central Market while taking night and correspondence classes toward her goal o f becoming a secretary or bookkeeper Fair and Rodeo goers should look for Queen Cindy and say " H i " She'll he more than glad lo visit and to answer questions about the various events X r Jim Barrett is reported in stable condition at St Anthony Hospital in Pendleton following a Thursday morning logging accident above Blake Ranch Barrett was felling a tree when it ^ -, - . • - ;. m - ** • ] ? . * * *. «, •' « * .J * • -. : v * of« ( *" -v 2» ! . * ' 4 *’ . ~ ‘ ‘ « . 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L V -r/v fV • V ‘ m Special parking offered seniors/ handicapped for school fair bus and rodeo barn a lte r 4 :3 0 Parking w ill be scry limited at this year's M o rro w County F a ir, secretary Marlene C um n has an nounccd Space on the Little league Field w ill he used hy a carnival, and therefore, w ill he unavailable for parking About 50 cars can he accom modated at the parking lot ol o f th the plctc distribution o f the power line and until November I to remove the old line, he continued, however, we anticipate the contractor w ill finish before that Landifll closure funds turned over to city By Avon Melby City o f Heppner received $9,200 from Morrow County to close the South Morrow County I andflll at a special council meeting July 10 The money came from a state grant the county was awarded when it owned the landfill When Ihc coun ly decided it could no longer operate kicked hack and landed on his right jhc*facility the city took it over. Expectation is (hat the landfill w ill side He was taken by the Heppner ambulance to Pendleton He is ex still meet the needs of the city for at least another year, hut sections are pecting a lengthy stay at St to be filled and closed as used up. Anthony and the money w ill be spent for this as well as the final closure Victim stable after logging accident V Q ueen Cindy Davis r v y v s * .- - * + ■ ! • * V ) • * transmission line Ihc lone area w ill not he effected by the outage Bart and Assoc began the $1 5 m illion reconstruction o f the power transmission line from Baseline Road into Heppner last May Patrons also experienced an 8 hour outage Sunday. July 28 while crews worked on the transmission lines We are pleased that the contras lor is so far ahead o f schedule and certainly hope that this puts an end to the unplanned had weather outages we have experienced over the last year. Toombs said fhc con tractor has until Scptcmhcr I locom - j* Fair and rodeo princess resigns Tuesday morning power outage planned Connection with the new main power line was made during Sun day's 8 hour 15 minute power outage. Columbia Basin Electric Co op Manager Fred Toombs announc cd Monday W’c can expect one more major outage when the connec tion to the Heppner substation is made, and a few minor outages to connect individual lines to the main one. he said Tuesday. Aug 11 from 5 7 a m . customers in the Heppner. W illow Creek. Ruggs. Lexington and Blakes w ill be without power while Colum bia Basin crews work on the new . j : ' A *. ‘¿ ’. v * \ si • • * '-> • V Legion to discuss City to consider advertising its hills ; * * J ■\ Heppner’s dog problem resurfaces Warmer pool water costs city dollars « * ! Wednesday Friday all day Saturday and Sunday Seniors and handicap ped persons who wish a special per mit for those spots need to contact Curnn at the fairgrounds. 676 9474 Only those cars pre registered with ihc lair office w ill he allowed in the school bus parking area *• Dr C«» Ol Moppno. C r / c 86 83 79 74 78 86 92 53 51 4M 44 46 50 56 ' * - ^ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ■ • ! Market Report C o m e w w w Ol *io M ono» Go»»*» Qt m r Oi oo o n * »2 74 »2 76 Aug Sept Barley »82 Hard Red Winter 11 protein •2 81 PIK Generic Certificates 1 0 7 cash " 4M Aug / 'k s - ÎT) - Tuesday, Aug. Soft White .4 K V . : - , T t «si July 28 - August 3 High laiw Free. Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon -V. ■ Weather Report -, * .**.• -, v •tv*) w S ^ * t * ' - ‘1 * 1
